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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2011 

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

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

the all items index increased 3.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

A decline in the energy index more than offset small increases in the indexes for food and all items less 

food and energy to create the all items decline. The energy index turned down in October after 

increasing in each of the three previous months as the gasoline and household energy indexes declined 

after a series of seasonally adjusted increases. The food index rose in October, but posted its smallest 

increase of the year as the fruits and vegetables index declined sharply. 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in October; this was the same increase 

as last month and matches its smallest increase of the year. While the shelter and medical care indexes 

accelerated in October and the apparel index turned up, the indexes for new vehicles, used cars and 

trucks, airline fare, and recreation all declined. 

The all items index has risen 3.5 percent over the last 12 months, a lower figure than last month’s 3.9 

percent increase, as the 12-month change in the energy index fell from 19.3 to 14.2 percent. In contrast, 

the 12-month change for all items less food and energy edged up from 2.0 to 2.1 percent. The food index 

12-month change was 4.7 percent, the same figure as in September. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2011

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2011

Percent change

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Consumer Price Index Data for October 2011 

Food 

The food index decelerated in October, rising 0.1 percent after rising 0.4 percent in September. The food 

at home index, which had risen 0.6 percent in each of the last three months, rose 0.1 percent in October. 

The deceleration was largely due to the fruits and vegetables group, which fell 1.7 percent as the indexes 

for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables both declined sharply. The other five major grocery store food 

groups all posted modest increases. The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.5 percent, as did the 

index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food 

at home both rose 0.4 percent, while the index for dairy and related products increased 0.1 percent. The 

food at home index has risen 6.2 percent over the past 12 months with all six major groups up between 

4.9 percent (nonalcoholic beverages) and 9.0 percent (dairy and related products). The index for food 

away from home advanced 0.2 percent in October and has risen 2.7 percent over the past 12 months. 

Energy 

The energy index fell 2.0 percent in October following a 2.0 percent increase in September. The 

gasoline index, up 2.9 percent in September, fell 3.1 percent in October. (Before seasonal adjustment, 

gasoline prices fell 4.3 percent in October.) Despite the October decline, the gasoline index has risen 

23.5 percent over the past 12 months. The household energy index also declined in October, falling 0.3 

percent. The electricity index rose 0.4 percent, but this increase was more than offset by a 3.0 percent 

decline in the index for natural gas and a 0.5 percent decrease in the fuel oil index. The household 

energy index has risen 3.1 percent over the last 12 months. The fuel oil index has risen 26.8 percent and 

the electricity index has increased 2.9 percent, while the index for natural gas has declined 2.2 percent.

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in October, the same increase as in 

September. The shelter index, which rose 0.1 percent in September, increased 0.2 percent in October. 

The rent index rose 0.4 percent in October after a 0.2 percent increase in September, while the index for 

owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.2 percent in October after a 0.1 percent increase in September. These 

increases more than offset the third consecutive decline in the index for lodging away from home, which 

fell 1.7 percent in October. The medical care index, which rose 0.2 percent in September, increased 0.5 

percent in October. The index for medical care commodities rose 0.3 percent and the medical care 

services index rose 0.5 percent with the indexes for hospital services rising 0.7 percent and the 

physicians’ services index increasing 0.5 percent. The indexes for household furnishings and operations 

and personal care posted slight increases in October. In contrast to these increases, the index for new 

vehicles declined in October, falling 0.3 percent after being unchanged for three months in row, and the 

index for used cars and trucks fell 0.6 percent, while the indexes for recreation and for airline fares 

posted slight declines. 

The index for all items less food and energy has increased 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. Indexes 

with larger 12-month increases include airline fares (9.6 percent), used cars and trucks (5.2 percent), 

education (4.7 percent), apparel (4.2 percent), new vehicles (3.4 percent), and medical care (3.1 percent). 

Indexes with smaller increases include shelter (1.8 percent) and recreation (0.3 percent), while the 

communication index declined (-1.8 percent). 
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.5 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 226.421 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.2 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.9 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 223.043 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

declined 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.4 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-2009 period are subject to revision. 

The Consumer Price Index for November 2011 is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 

16, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households 

of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and 

(2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-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 26,000 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. 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 116.500. 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 0.03 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 0.06 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 0.14 and 

0.26 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 2010”. 

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/cpivar2010.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 2006 through 

December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. 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. 

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the 

Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from 

independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal 

components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, 

from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of 

seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is 

reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 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 
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indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally 

adjusted for 2011. 

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

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

agreements. 

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

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some 

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

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

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

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

Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, BLS adjusted 29 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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Sep.

2011

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 226.889 226.421 3.5 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 

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

 679.658 678.258 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 230.448 230.885 4.5 .2 .5 .4 .1 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.742 230.573 231.017 4.7 .2 .5 .4 .1 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.816 229.739 230.196 6.2 .2 .6 .6 .1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.090 264.135 265.433 6.2 .5 1.1 .9 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.813 227.194 227.853 7.4 .3 .4 .4 .5 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .839 219.381 219.493 9.0 .1 .9 1.2 .1 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.152 286.865 284.269 5.2 -.9 .6 .9 -1.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .926 168.213 169.137 4.9 .5 -.2 .0 .5 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.996 200.347 201.315 5.2 .5 .8 .6 .4 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .297 213.330 213.602 5.2 .1 1.2 1.7 .1 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 224.770 226.216 11.1 .6 .9 .5 .3 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.466 211.619 212.737 4.3 .5 .7 .4 .4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .432 125.044 125.461 3.1 .3 .6 -.1 .3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.926 233.032 233.459 2.7 .2 .4 .2 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .329 163.334 163.978 2.5 .4 .3 -.1 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.051 227.265 227.606 1.3 .2 .2 .0 .0 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.460 220.540 220.138 1.9 -.2 .2 .2 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.955 252.647 253.101 1.8 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.925 254.628 255.651 2.4 .4 .4 .2 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .776 140.259 136.551 2.2 -2.6 -1.8 -.7 -1.7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 24.905 260.459 261.034 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.310 260.433 261.011 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .349 127.922 128.416 1.0 .4 .2 .3 .4 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.096 226.409 220.450 3.5 -2.6 .3 .7 -.2

Household energy .................................................................. 4.000 199.814 193.058 3.1 -3.4 .4 .7 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .309 334.735 335.148 21.2 .1 -.3 -.4 .1 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 3.691 201.270 193.843 1.7 -3.7 .4 .7 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.095 181.569 181.916 4.9 .2 .1 .7 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.409 125.013 125.223 .6 .2 .3 .0 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .772 151.967 152.415 1.5 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.601 125.272 127.590 4.2 1.9 1.1 -1.1 .4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .882 116.602 119.506 4.7 2.5 -.2 -.2 .6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.520 113.304 115.851 4.6 2.2 2.1 -2.2 .6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .192 116.615 118.048 3.0 1.2 .8 -.3 -.8 

Footwear .................................................................................. .700 130.921 130.886 .0 .0 .6 .1 -1.0

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.308 215.198 212.127 9.2 -1.4 .7 1.0 -1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.082 210.513 207.404 9.3 -1.5 .7 1.0 -1.2

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.333 100.988 100.540 3.4 -.4 .2 -.2 -.4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.513 142.334 142.535 3.4 .1 .0 .0 -.3 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.055 153.586 151.494 5.2 -1.4 .9 -.6 -.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.079 309.745 296.944 23.6 -4.1 1.7 2.9 -3.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.865 309.018 295.877 23.5 -4.3 1.9 2.9 -3.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .408 145.646 145.308 5.1 -.2 .4 .1 -.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.172 255.244 255.774 2.4 .2 .2 .8 .2 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.227 271.199 269.158 7.0 -.8 .6 .8 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.627 401.605 403.430 3.1 .5 .2 .2 .5

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.633 325.130 325.962 3.1 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.994 425.258 427.467 3.1 .5 .3 .2 .5 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.830 336.461 337.257 2.2 .2 .2 .1 .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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Sep.

2011

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 645.026 649.496 4.9 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.293 113.440 113.270 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.816 98.491 98.572 .1 .1 -.4 .4 .3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.421 132.627 132.755 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.107 212.348 212.680 4.7 .2 .3 .2 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 538.887 540.431 5.9 .3 .0 1.3 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.903 610.562 611.458 4.7 .1 .3 .1 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.313 83.017 83.049 -1.8 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.138 79.625 79.659 -2.1 .0 -.2 -.1 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.334 101.084 101.257 -1.2 .2 .0 .1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .804 8.912 8.882 -4.7 -.3 -.8 -.5 -.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .228 65.796 65.511 -13.1 -.4 -2.7 -1.2 -.8 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.497 388.627 389.119 1.7 .1 .3 .3 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .906 843.141 842.785 2.6 .0 .5 .7 .0 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.591 208.843 209.232 1.3 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .671 160.162 160.705 .5 .3 -.5 .7 .3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .638 230.974 231.238 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.055 365.351 365.905 2.6 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.012 186.015 185.236 5.7 -.4 .6 .5 -.4 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 230.448 230.885 4.5 .2 .5 .4 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.219 161.850 160.608 6.4 -.8 .6 .5 -.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.474 211.709 209.518 9.5 -1.0 .8 .8 -1.4 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.601 125.272 127.590 4.2 1.9 1.1 -1.1 .4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.873 270.380 265.302 11.2 -1.9 .8 1.5 -1.8 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.745 113.177 112.822 1.7 -.3 .3 -.4 -.4 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.988 267.510 267.352 2.1 -.1 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.607 263.251 263.717 1.8 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .349 127.922 128.416 1.0 .4 .2 .3 .4 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 3.691 201.270 193.843 1.7 -3.7 .4 .7 -.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.095 181.569 181.916 4.9 .2 .1 .7 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .772 151.967 152.415 1.5 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.140 268.979 269.487 3.0 .2 .2 .5 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.994 425.258 427.467 3.1 .5 .3 .2 .5 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.340 316.708 316.933 1.8 .1 .2 .1 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.258 226.329 225.717 3.3 -.3 .4 .3 -.1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.045 219.396 218.558 4.3 -.4 .5 .4 -.2

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.373 218.281 217.730 3.6 -.3 .4 .3 -.1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.270 164.287 163.084 6.2 -.7 .6 .5 -.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.525 212.750 210.697 9.0 -1.0 .7 .8 -1.3

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.923 265.279 260.703 10.4 -1.7 .8 1.3 -1.7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.266 222.036 221.035 7.0 -.5 .6 .6 -.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.382 293.301 292.365 2.4 -.3 .3 .3 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.994 255.295 255.009 2.0 -.1 .3 .3 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.079 250.480 240.902 14.2 -3.8 1.2 2.0 -2.0 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.921 226.303 226.754 2.5 .2 .3 .1 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.179 226.289 226.743 2.1 .2 .2 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 20.882 146.734 147.068 2.1 .2 .4 -.2 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.388 313.145 300.916 23.4 -3.9 1.6 2.7 -2.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.297 274.327 274.851 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 

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

 $ .441 $ .442 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .147 $ .147 - ----

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—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2011

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011 Apr.

2011

Oct.

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 225.425 226.268 226.955 226.763 3.9 6.2 1.8 2.4 5.1 2.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 228.453 229.589 230.542 230.795 3.1 6.9 3.8 4.2 5.0 4.0

Food ................................................................................ 228.455 229.643 230.673 230.948 3.2 7.2 4.0 4.4 5.2 4.2 

Food at home ................................................................ 227.131 228.508 229.911 230.077 4.5 10.2 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.1 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 259.615 262.369 264.757 265.757 6.1 2.9 6.2 9.8 4.5 8.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 224.610 225.514 226.323 227.379 4.4 14.2 6.3 5.0 9.2 5.7 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 214.781 216.720 219.381 219.493 2.1 15.4 10.0 9.1 8.5 9.6 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 285.577 287.215 289.690 284.749 12.1 12.3 -1.6 -1.2 12.2 -1.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 168.300 168.012 167.995 168.863 4.0 9.5 4.7 1.3 6.7 3.0 

Other food at home ..................................................... 197.654 199.249 200.393 201.118 .9 7.8 5.1 7.2 4.3 6.1 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 207.321 209.780 213.330 213.602 -.6 2.3 7.1 12.7 .8 9.9 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 220.368 222.384 223.600 224.341 10.2 19.5 7.7 7.4 14.7 7.6 

Other foods ............................................................... 209.632 211.126 211.873 212.752 -.2 7.1 4.3 6.1 3.4 5.2

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 124.418 125.193 125.044 125.461 -2.5 9.7 2.1 3.4 3.4 2.8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 231.580 232.513 233.032 233.459 1.6 3.4 2.6 3.3 2.5 3.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 162.971 163.468 163.334 163.978 1.5 4.0 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 226.915 227.345 227.285 227.240 1.1 2.1 1.4 .6 1.6 1.0

Housing ............................................................................. 219.299 219.780 220.162 220.446 1.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.1 

Shelter ............................................................................. 251.947 252.420 252.726 253.214 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.0 1.2 2.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 253.315 254.265 254.857 255.853 2.3 1.4 1.9 4.1 1.8 3.0 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 143.172 140.659 139.636 137.306 -4.2 3.0 30.8 -15.4 -.7 5.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 259.682 260.230 260.548 261.086 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.2 2.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 259.664 260.211 260.522 261.064 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.2 2.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 127.278 127.581 127.922 128.416 -2.9 1.2 2.2 3.6 -.8 2.9 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 220.447 221.155 222.606 222.093 1.8 10.1 -.7 3.0 5.8 1.1 

Household energy ......................................................... 193.621 194.359 195.624 194.943 .9 10.9 -1.9 2.8 5.8 .4

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 336.894 335.995 334.735 335.148 66.5 51.8 -12.8 -2.1 58.9 -7.6 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 194.368 195.223 196.677 195.909 -3.2 7.8 -.8 3.2 2.2 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 179.974 180.159 181.374 181.744 5.2 6.8 3.8 4.0 6.0 3.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 124.870 125.275 125.249 125.369 -.9 .9 .7 1.6 .0 1.1 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 151.908 152.066 151.967 152.415 2.8 .4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 

Apparel .............................................................................. 123.562 124.934 123.529 124.021 4.9 -4.9 16.4 1.5 -.1 8.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 117.114 116.898 116.635 117.293 1.6 -6.3 25.7 .6 -2.4 12.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 110.363 112.690 110.218 110.866 7.7 -7.1 17.5 1.8 .1 9.4

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.598 116.559 116.253 115.333 -2.1 -4.5 21.3 -.9 -3.3 9.6 

Footwear ......................................................................... 129.026 129.766 129.833 128.577 -1.3 -4.5 7.5 -1.4 -2.9 3.0 

Transportation ................................................................... 213.484 215.052 217.280 214.819 15.4 24.3 -2.8 2.5 19.8 -.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 209.018 210.575 212.785 210.201 14.9 25.1 -2.2 2.3 19.9 .0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 101.140 101.297 101.095 100.651 -1.3 8.7 8.7 -1.9 3.6 3.3 

New vehicles ............................................................... 143.549 143.572 143.509 143.020 -1.6 10.1 7.1 -1.5 4.1 2.8 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 151.827 153.211 152.354 151.440 -.9 8.7 14.7 -1.0 3.8 6.6

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 303.903 309.112 318.141 308.228 53.5 70.3 -15.8 5.8 61.7 -5.6 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 302.520 308.398 317.446 307.494 53.6 69.8 -16.4 6.7 61.5 -5.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 144.960 145.537 145.646 145.308 6.5 3.2 9.9 1.0 4.8 5.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 252.769 253.337 255.244 255.774 1.5 1.2 2.1 4.8 1.3 3.5 

Public transportation ....................................................... 265.862 267.455 269.718 269.679 21.7 14.6 -11.1 5.9 18.1 -3.0 

Medical care ...................................................................... 400.468 401.431 402.269 404.134 2.0 4.1 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 324.159 324.395 325.130 325.962 3.7 6.8 -.1 2.2 5.2 1.1 

Medical care services ..................................................... 424.076 425.328 426.192 428.457 1.4 3.2 3.7 4.2 2.3 3.9

Professional services .................................................... 335.831 336.426 336.855 337.940 1.5 2.7 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.3

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—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2011

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011 Apr.

2011

Oct.

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 643.675 647.003 647.688 651.366 2.7 5.5 6.7 4.9 4.1 5.8 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.332 113.461 113.379 113.299 -.3 .9 .5 -.1 .3 .2 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 98.435 98.047 98.421 98.742 -3.1 2.2 .0 1.3 -.5 .6 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 131.598 131.685 131.772 132.015 .9 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.5 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 208.477 209.073 209.477 210.224 6.1 3.9 5.5 3.4 5.0 4.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 528.975 528.860 535.859 537.994 10.0 2.9 3.9 7.0 6.3 5.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 599.439 601.281 601.966 604.094 5.9 4.0 5.6 3.1 4.9 4.4 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.235 83.112 83.064 83.078 -3.7 -.9 -1.6 -.8 -2.3 -1.2 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 79.846 79.722 79.673 79.688 -4.8 -1.0 -1.8 -.8 -2.9 -1.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 100.961 101.006 101.084 101.257 -4.0 -.9 -.9 1.2 -2.5 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.043 8.975 8.933 8.895 -7.0 -1.3 -4.2 -6.4 -4.2 -5.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 69.089 67.192 66.391 65.874 -15.6 -8.8 -10.3 -17.4 -12.3 -13.9 

Other goods and services ................................................. 386.568 387.673 388.859 389.064 2.4 .6 1.0 2.6 1.5 1.8

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 833.067 837.427 843.141 842.785 3.2 -.4 2.8 4.7 1.4 3.8 

Personal care .................................................................. 208.228 208.649 209.012 209.193 2.2 .9 .4 1.9 1.6 1.1 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 159.763 159.017 160.162 160.705 2.4 1.2 -4.0 2.4 1.8 -.9 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.454 230.779 230.974 231.238 1.0 .8 .1 1.4 .9 .7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 363.086 364.537 364.789 365.594 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 184.701 185.783 186.622 185.783 7.6 12.3 1.3 2.4 9.9 1.8 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 228.453 229.589 230.542 230.795 3.1 6.9 3.8 4.2 5.0 4.0

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 160.855 161.879 162.643 161.394 10.3 15.5 .0 1.3 12.9 .6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 209.517 211.198 212.876 209.810 20.7 19.9 -1.3 .6 20.3 -.3 

Apparel .......................................................................... 123.562 124.934 123.529 124.021 4.9 -4.9 16.4 1.5 -.1 8.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 267.418 269.682 273.642 268.818 24.8 29.4 -7.2 2.1 27.1 -2.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 113.697 114.000 113.488 113.001 -2.1 5.8 5.7 -2.4 1.8 1.6 

Services .............................................................................. 265.897 266.471 267.015 267.482 1.5 2.3 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.2 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 261.882 262.558 263.256 263.905 1.9 .3 1.9 3.1 1.1 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 127.278 127.581 127.922 128.416 -2.9 1.2 2.2 3.6 -.8 2.9 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 194.368 195.223 196.677 195.909 -3.2 7.8 -.8 3.2 2.2 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 179.974 180.159 181.374 181.744 5.2 6.8 3.8 4.0 6.0 3.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 151.908 152.066 151.967 152.415 2.8 .4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 

Transportation services ..................................................... 267.367 267.867 269.113 269.469 5.0 5.0 -1.1 3.2 5.0 1.0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 424.076 425.328 426.192 428.457 1.4 3.2 3.7 4.2 2.3 3.9 

Other services ................................................................... 314.461 315.150 315.430 315.958 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 224.968 225.757 226.389 226.124 4.0 6.1 1.4 2.1 5.0 1.8 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 217.613 218.612 219.458 218.994 5.1 8.6 1.4 2.6 6.9 2.0 

All items less medical care .................................................. 216.818 217.649 218.324 218.055 4.0 6.4 1.7 2.3 5.2 2.0 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 163.305 164.317 165.062 163.841 9.9 15.0 .0 1.3 12.4 .7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 210.536 212.073 213.675 210.929 19.5 18.9 -1.5 .7 19.2 -.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 262.591 264.643 268.178 263.695 22.9 27.3 -6.6 1.7 25.1 -2.5

Nondurables ........................................................................ 219.814 221.179 222.435 221.009 11.8 14.7 .1 2.2 13.2 1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 290.297 291.055 291.867 292.461 1.9 3.7 .9 3.0 2.8 1.9 

Services less medical care services ................................... 253.218 253.904 254.668 255.055 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.9 1.8 2.1 

Energy ................................................................................. 244.507 247.367 252.319 247.248 27.7 42.8 -10.4 4.6 35.0 -3.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 225.284 225.930 226.190 226.491 1.7 2.9 3.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 225.463 226.014 226.137 226.444 1.4 2.1 3.1 1.8 1.8 2.4

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 146.370 146.897 146.533 146.428 .4 2.4 5.5 .2 1.4 2.8 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 307.662 312.602 321.179 311.714 54.2 69.3 -15.6 5.4 61.6 -5.7 

Services less energy services ......................................... 273.207 273.755 274.216 274.800 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

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

Oct.2011 from—

Percent change to

Sep.2011 from—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Sep.

2010

July

2011

Aug.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 225.922 226.545 226.889 226.421 3.5 -0.1 -0.2 3.9 0.4 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 242.282 243.033 243.323 243.014 3.6 .0 -.1 4.0 .4 .1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 243.806 244.601 244.983 244.534 3.4 .0 -.2 3.8 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 144.952 145.339 145.369 145.404 4.0 .0 .0 4.4 .3 .0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 216.099 216.586 216.968 215.653 3.3 -.4 -.6 3.9 .4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 216.350 216.870 217.360 216.130 3.3 -.3 -.6 3.9 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.222 139.451 139.542 138.573 3.4 -.6 -.7 3.9 .2 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 212.261 213.009 213.606 212.476 3.4 -.3 -.5 4.1 .6 .3 

South urban .................................................... M 219.682 220.471 220.371 219.969 3.7 -.2 -.2 4.1 .3 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 220.897 221.685 221.242 220.515 3.2 -.5 -.3 3.6 .2 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.783 140.378 140.471 140.303 4.0 -.1 -.1 4.3 .5 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 224.681 224.613 224.462 224.574 4.3 .0 .0 4.3 -.1 -.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 227.805 228.222 229.147 229.195 3.4 .4 .0 3.5 .6 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 231.666 232.219 233.221 233.259 3.2 .4 .0 3.3 .7 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.128 138.171 138.564 138.696 3.7 .4 .1 3.8 .3 .3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 205.928 206.524 206.883 206.393 3.3 -.1 -.2 3.6 .5 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 140.057 140.440 140.584 140.355 3.8 -.1 -.2 4.1 .4 .1 

D ................................................................. M 219.465 219.856 220.391 219.959 3.8 .0 -.2 4.2 .4 .2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 219.277 219.688 220.027 219.592 2.9 .0 -.2 3.1 .3 .2 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 231.303 231.833 233.022 233.049 2.8 .5 .0 3.1 .7 .5 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 249.164 250.058 250.559 250.051 3.3 .0 -.2 3.8 .6 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 244.256 -

 245.310 ---- 3.7 .4 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 211.686 - 213.004 ---- 3.7 .6 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 208.602 - 209.255 ---- 3.7 .3 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 147.747 - 147.658 ---- 3.4 -.1 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 212.335 - 209.182 3.1 -1.5 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 213.924 - 212.927 3.5 -.5 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 202.445 - 201.398 3.2 -.5 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 232.749 - 232.141 3.8 -.3 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 236.196 - 235.440 3.0 -.3 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 234.608 - 235.331 3.2 .3 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 233.810 - 235.916 3.8 .9 ----

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Sep.

2011

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 223.688 223.043 3.9 -0.3 0.4 0.4 -0.1 

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

 666.299 664.376 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 229.965 230.420 4.6 .2 .5 .5 .1 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.315 229.967 230.406 4.9 .2 .6 .5 .1 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.906 228.777 229.269 6.4 .2 .6 .6 .1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.236 264.869 266.335 6.4 .6 1.1 1.0 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.227 227.285 228.019 7.6 .3 .4 .4 .5 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .917 218.406 218.451 9.3 .0 .9 1.2 .0 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.219 284.884 282.345 5.6 -.9 .7 1.0 -1.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.091 167.416 168.262 4.7 .5 -.1 .0 .5 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.217 199.519 200.430 5.3 .5 .8 .5 .3 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .324 211.591 212.276 5.4 .3 1.2 1.5 .3 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .258 225.698 227.230 11.6 .7 1.0 .5 .4 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.635 211.730 212.673 4.3 .4 .7 .4 .3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .463 125.167 125.681 3.2 .4 .6 -.1 .4 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.409 233.257 233.622 2.7 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 164.421 165.008 2.5 .4 .2 -.1 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.086 228.513 229.194 1.6 .3 .2 .2 .0 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.228 217.371 216.843 2.0 -.2 .2 .2 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 29.811 246.372 246.922 1.8 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.396 252.771 253.727 2.4 .4 .4 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .436 140.665 137.128 1.7 -2.5 -1.9 -1.0 -1.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.672 235.886 236.407 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 19.942 235.876 236.397 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .306 129.090 129.562 1.1 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.633 225.398 218.952 3.5 -2.9 .3 .7 -.3

Household energy .................................................................. 4.476 198.168 190.976 3.1 -3.6 .4 .7 -.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .301 334.361 334.886 20.2 .2 -.3 -.2 .2 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 4.175 200.861 193.001 1.9 -3.9 .4 .8 -.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.157 181.931 182.337 4.9 .2 .1 .7 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.784 121.399 121.642 .8 .2 .3 .1 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .364 154.718 155.235 1.6 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.668 124.716 126.966 4.4 1.8 1.0 -.6 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .921 116.854 120.512 6.1 3.1 -.3 .3 1.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.502 113.333 115.638 4.7 2.0 2.0 -1.6 .1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .280 119.921 121.409 3.5 1.2 1.6 -.3 -.6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .750 131.035 130.799 .7 -.2 .7 -.1 -1.1

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.418 216.474 213.013 10.1 -1.6 .9 1.1 -1.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.631 213.141 209.647 10.2 -1.6 .9 1.1 -1.3

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.914 100.736 100.187 3.9 -.5 .3 -.3 -.4 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.320 143.290 143.539 3.4 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 3.003 154.645 152.569 5.3 -1.3 .9 -.5 -.6 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 6.470 310.810 297.935 23.5 -4.1 1.7 2.8 -3.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.193 310.227 296.999 23.5 -4.3 1.8 2.8 -3.2 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .479 145.652 145.326 5.2 -.2 .4 .2 -.2 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.184 258.001 258.440 2.3 .2 .2 .8 .2 

Public transportation ................................................................ .787 267.826 266.204 6.8 -.6 .7 .6 .0 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.355 403.433 405.472 3.2 .5 .2 .2 .5

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.318 316.869 317.901 3.4 .3 .1 .2 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.038 428.856 431.274 3.2 .6 .3 .2 .6 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.220 340.195 341.110 2.3 .3 .2 .1 .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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Oct. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Sep.

2011

July to

Aug.

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 647.586 652.231 5.1 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.862 109.995 109.869 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.959 99.148 99.339 .3 .2 -.5 .3 .4 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.118 126.219 126.415 .6 .2 .0 .0 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.380 208.721 209.343 4.6 .3 .3 .2 .5 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .199 544.702 546.888 6.6 .4 .2 1.3 .5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.181 586.531 588.222 4.4 .3 .3 .1 .5 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.738 85.492 85.543 -1.9 .1 -.1 .0 .0 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.605 83.144 83.196 -2.1 .1 -.1 .0 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.823 100.475 100.616 -1.5 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .782 9.462 9.440 -4.3 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .208 65.435 65.342 -12.8 -.1 -2.3 -1.3 -.4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.950 418.837 419.067 1.8 .1 .3 .4 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.450 848.513 847.868 2.6 -.1 .6 .7 -.1 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.500 206.615 206.887 1.3 .1 .2 .2 .0 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .717 160.623 160.970 .5 .2 -.6 .6 .2 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .572 231.139 231.409 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.027 366.656 366.867 2.5 .1 .3 .1 .1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.898 190.644 189.605 6.4 -.5 .7 .6 -.5 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 229.965 230.420 4.6 .2 .5 .5 .1 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.497 168.793 167.147 7.4 -1.0 .7 .6 -.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.244 223.817 220.916 10.5 -1.3 .9 1.0 -1.5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.668 124.716 126.966 4.4 1.8 1.0 -.6 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.576 290.172 284.081 12.2 -2.1 1.0 1.6 -1.8 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.253 115.332 114.872 2.3 -.4 .3 -.5 -.4 

Services ....................................................................................... 56.102 262.636 262.427 2.0 -.1 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.504 237.418 237.944 1.8 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .306 129.090 129.562 1.1 .4 .3 .3 .4 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 4.175 200.861 193.001 1.9 -3.9 .4 .8 -.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.157 181.931 182.337 4.9 .2 .1 .7 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .364 154.718 155.235 1.6 .3 .1 -.1 .3 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.994 269.151 270.160 3.0 .4 .3 .4 .2 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.038 428.856 431.274 3.2 .6 .3 .2 .6 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.563 301.130 301.477 1.4 .1 .1 .1 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.685 222.384 221.548 3.8 -.4 .4 .4 -.2 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 70.189 217.817 216.732 4.8 -.5 .5 .5 -.3

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.645 216.346 215.626 4.0 -.3 .4 .4 -.2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.583 170.938 169.349 7.2 -.9 .7 .6 -.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.329 224.341 221.629 9.9 -1.2 .9 .9 -1.5

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.662 283.654 278.162 11.4 -1.9 .9 1.5 -1.7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.644 227.983 226.642 7.6 -.6 .7 .7 -.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.598 258.945 257.887 2.3 -.4 .2 .3 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.065 251.058 250.733 1.9 -.1 .2 .3 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.946 252.823 242.844 14.8 -3.9 1.2 2.0 -2.1 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.054 221.161 221.643 2.6 .2 .3 .2 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.739 219.766 220.258 2.2 .2 .3 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.812 149.633 149.890 2.5 .2 .4 -.1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.771 313.363 300.937 23.4 -4.0 1.7 2.7 -3.0 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.927 269.337 270.000 2.0 .2 .2 .2 .3 

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

 $ .447 $ .448 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .150 $ .151 - ----

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—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2011

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011 Apr.

2011

Oct.

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 222.077 223.010 223.845 223.535 4.4 7.3 1.6 2.7 5.9 2.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 227.802 229.016 230.060 230.351 3.2 7.1 3.8 4.6 5.1 4.2

Food ................................................................................ 227.692 228.952 230.030 230.337 3.4 7.4 4.0 4.7 5.4 4.3 

Food at home ................................................................ 226.069 227.458 228.884 229.153 4.7 10.4 5.0 5.6 7.5 5.3 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 260.242 263.058 265.587 266.730 6.1 3.3 5.8 10.4 4.7 8.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 224.657 225.516 226.446 227.546 4.3 14.6 6.5 5.2 9.3 5.9 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 213.957 215.910 218.406 218.451 2.6 16.4 9.9 8.7 9.3 9.3 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 282.395 284.468 287.175 282.740 12.6 12.8 -2.7 .5 12.7 -1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 167.414 167.199 167.262 168.076 4.2 9.3 4.0 1.6 6.7 2.8 

Other food at home ..................................................... 196.955 198.478 199.568 200.240 1.3 7.2 5.9 6.8 4.2 6.4 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 206.103 208.537 211.591 212.276 .7 1.6 7.1 12.5 1.1 9.8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 221.486 223.640 224.718 225.509 10.4 18.8 10.0 7.5 14.5 8.7 

Other foods ............................................................... 209.767 211.152 211.956 212.671 .1 6.5 5.1 5.7 3.2 5.4

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 124.607 125.327 125.167 125.681 -2.1 9.0 2.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 231.603 232.682 233.257 233.622 1.5 3.4 2.5 3.5 2.4 3.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 164.167 164.551 164.421 165.008 1.6 4.1 2.2 2.1 2.9 2.1 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 227.990 228.514 229.060 229.130 .6 3.1 .8 2.0 1.8 1.4

Housing ............................................................................. 215.909 216.430 216.896 217.175 1.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.8 2.1 

Shelter ............................................................................. 245.635 246.170 246.496 247.041 1.5 1.3 2.2 2.3 1.4 2.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 251.517 252.486 253.029 253.907 2.5 1.4 1.7 3.9 2.0 2.8 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 144.542 141.783 140.409 138.160 -4.8 5.8 27.3 -16.5 .4 3.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 235.213 235.681 235.969 236.463 1.2 1.1 1.9 2.1 1.2 2.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 235.206 235.674 235.959 236.454 1.2 1.1 1.9 2.1 1.2 2.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 128.377 128.727 129.090 129.562 -1.4 -.1 2.3 3.7 -.7 3.0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 219.074 219.783 221.302 220.648 1.9 9.1 .0 2.9 5.4 1.5 

Household energy ......................................................... 191.649 192.373 193.702 192.887 1.1 9.7 -.9 2.6 5.3 .8

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 335.796 334.935 334.361 334.886 64.3 47.2 -12.7 -1.1 55.6 -7.1 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 193.693 194.520 195.994 195.083 -2.3 7.3 .1 2.9 2.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 180.357 180.557 181.809 182.163 5.0 6.7 3.8 4.1 5.8 3.9 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 121.083 121.447 121.613 121.679 -.7 .7 1.3 2.0 .0 1.6 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 154.670 154.879 154.718 155.235 2.3 .9 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 

Apparel .............................................................................. 122.700 123.897 123.110 123.381 3.8 -4.0 16.7 2.2 -.2 9.2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 116.888 116.537 116.944 118.380 4.0 -6.7 24.0 5.2 -1.5 14.2

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 109.948 112.099 110.315 110.444 6.0 -4.8 16.8 1.8 .5 9.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 118.190 120.035 119.637 118.953 -1.4 -5.1 19.8 2.6 -3.3 10.9 

Footwear ......................................................................... 129.250 130.189 130.053 128.627 -.9 -2.2 8.3 -1.9 -1.6 3.1 

Transportation ................................................................... 214.617 216.457 218.765 216.031 16.6 26.9 -2.9 2.7 21.7 -.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 211.387 213.215 215.526 212.729 16.5 27.5 -2.6 2.6 21.9 -.1 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 100.613 100.947 100.694 100.304 -1.2 9.0 9.7 -1.2 3.8 4.1 

New vehicles ............................................................... 144.489 144.511 144.429 144.033 -1.7 10.3 6.8 -1.3 4.1 2.7 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 152.817 154.229 153.401 152.535 -.9 8.7 14.8 -.7 3.8 6.7 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 305.332 310.629 319.294 309.254 53.7 70.8 -15.8 5.2 62.1 -5.9 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 304.500 310.120 318.744 308.583 53.9 70.3 -16.0 5.5 61.9 -5.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 144.840 145.390 145.652 145.326 6.3 3.5 9.8 1.3 4.9 5.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 255.509 256.077 258.001 258.440 1.2 1.1 2.4 4.7 1.1 3.5 

Public transportation ....................................................... 263.228 264.968 266.655 266.551 19.4 14.7 -9.5 5.1 17.0 -2.5 

Medical care ...................................................................... 402.449 403.355 404.101 406.170 2.2 4.1 2.9 3.7 3.1 3.3 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 315.957 316.299 316.869 317.901 3.9 7.0 .2 2.5 5.4 1.3 

Medical care services ..................................................... 427.870 428.997 429.797 432.259 1.7 3.1 3.9 4.2 2.4 4.0

Professional services .................................................... 339.447 340.063 340.515 341.718 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.7 2.3 2.3

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—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Jan.

2011

Apr.

2011

July

2011

Oct.

2011 Apr.

2011

Oct.

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 647.029 650.044 650.292 653.945 3.3 5.6 7.2 4.3 4.4 5.8 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.989 110.007 109.921 109.929 -.6 1.5 .9 -.2 .4 .3 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.198 98.741 99.049 99.493 -2.8 2.3 .5 1.2 -.3 .8 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 125.517 125.576 125.624 125.928 -.6 .9 .9 1.3 .1 1.1 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 205.277 205.796 206.130 207.239 5.9 3.7 4.9 3.9 4.8 4.4 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 532.994 534.305 541.400 544.346 11.3 3.3 3.3 8.8 7.2 6.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 577.124 578.589 578.907 582.018 5.4 3.7 5.1 3.4 4.6 4.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.644 85.568 85.530 85.570 -4.5 -.9 -1.6 -.3 -2.8 -1.0 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 83.298 83.221 83.182 83.223 -5.3 -1.0 -1.7 -.4 -3.2 -1.0 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 100.366 100.405 100.475 100.616 -4.8 -.9 -1.1 1.0 -2.9 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.582 9.527 9.482 9.455 -6.9 -1.2 -3.8 -5.2 -4.1 -4.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 68.476 66.880 66.005 65.750 -16.2 -10.5 -9.4 -15.0 -13.4 -12.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 416.213 417.579 419.144 419.022 2.9 .4 1.3 2.7 1.6 2.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 837.692 842.479 848.513 847.868 3.2 -.4 2.8 4.9 1.3 3.9 

Personal care .................................................................. 206.107 206.492 206.855 206.852 2.7 .8 .4 1.5 1.8 .9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.567 159.655 160.623 160.970 3.3 1.6 -3.7 1.0 2.4 -1.4 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 230.579 230.907 231.139 231.409 .9 .8 .0 1.4 .8 .7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 364.641 365.672 366.100 366.640 3.1 2.2 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 189.046 190.282 191.372 190.348 8.5 13.9 1.1 2.8 11.1 2.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 227.802 229.016 230.060 230.351 3.2 7.1 3.8 4.6 5.1 4.2

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 167.478 168.690 169.769 168.215 11.7 17.9 -.3 1.8 14.8 .7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 220.896 222.967 225.168 221.806 22.7 22.7 -2.7 1.7 22.7 -.5 

Apparel .......................................................................... 122.700 123.897 123.110 123.381 3.8 -4.0 16.7 2.2 -.2 9.2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 286.641 289.480 294.063 288.888 26.5 31.3 -7.5 3.2 28.9 -2.3 

Durables .......................................................................... 115.677 116.073 115.500 115.002 -2.1 6.8 7.1 -2.3 2.3 2.3 

Services .............................................................................. 260.993 261.562 262.136 262.648 1.3 2.4 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.2 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 236.372 237.045 237.511 238.113 1.9 .7 1.7 3.0 1.3 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 128.377 128.727 129.090 129.562 -1.4 -.1 2.3 3.7 -.7 3.0 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 193.693 194.520 195.994 195.083 -2.3 7.3 .1 2.9 2.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 180.357 180.557 181.809 182.163 5.0 6.7 3.8 4.1 5.8 3.9 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 154.670 154.879 154.718 155.235 2.3 .9 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 

Transportation services ..................................................... 267.720 268.407 269.601 270.174 3.5 4.8 .2 3.7 4.1 1.9

Medical care services ....................................................... 427.870 428.997 429.797 432.259 1.7 3.1 3.9 4.2 2.4 4.0 

Other services ................................................................... 299.585 299.911 300.175 300.871 .6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.7 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 220.891 221.765 222.557 222.138 4.6 7.3 1.1 2.3 5.9 1.7 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 215.872 216.959 217.988 217.364 5.7 9.9 1.3 2.8 7.8 2.0 

All items less medical care .................................................. 214.730 215.656 216.487 216.108 4.5 7.5 1.5 2.6 6.0 2.0 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 169.640 170.837 171.906 170.390 11.3 17.4 -.3 1.8 14.3 .7 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 221.553 223.538 225.645 222.347 21.5 21.6 -2.6 1.4 21.6 -.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 280.419 283.019 287.198 282.244 24.9 29.3 -7.1 2.6 27.1 -2.3

Nondurables ........................................................................ 225.476 226.992 228.532 226.833 13.0 16.2 -.3 2.4 14.6 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 256.220 256.800 257.577 258.101 1.4 3.6 1.1 3.0 2.5 2.0 

Services less medical care services ................................... 249.178 249.772 250.450 250.871 1.6 2.0 1.4 2.7 1.8 2.1 

Energy ................................................................................. 246.895 249.914 254.922 249.471 29.7 44.3 -10.5 4.2 36.8 -3.4 

All items less energy ........................................................... 220.065 220.749 221.083 221.394 1.6 3.1 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.9 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 218.908 219.477 219.660 219.972 1.3 2.2 3.2 2.0 1.7 2.6

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 148.996 149.589 149.394 149.226 .4 2.7 6.2 .6 1.6 3.4 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 308.122 313.210 321.564 311.879 54.2 69.7 -15.7 5.0 61.8 -5.9 

Services less energy services ......................................... 268.327 268.865 269.335 270.009 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 2.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 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

Oct.2011 from—

Percent change to

Sep.2011 from—

July

2011

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Oct.

2011

Oct.

2010

Aug.

2011

Sep.

2011

Sep.

2010

July

2011

Aug.

2011

U.S. city average ............................................ M 222.686 223.326 223.688 223.043 3.9 -0.1 -0.3 4.4 0.4 0.2 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 240.707 241.431 241.838 241.549 3.9 .0 -.1 4.4 .5 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 240.475 241.191 241.752 241.355 3.7 .1 -.2 4.3 .5 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 146.536 146.985 147.039 146.999 4.4 .0 .0 4.8 .3 .0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 212.718 213.212 213.626 212.038 3.8 -.6 -.7 4.5 .4 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 212.211 212.589 213.070 211.604 3.8 -.5 -.7 4.5 .4 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.835 140.207 140.363 139.157 3.8 -.7 -.9 4.5 .4 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 211.120 211.873 212.520 211.193 3.8 -.3 -.6 4.6 .7 .3 

South urban .................................................... M 218.087 218.947 218.787 218.109 4.2 -.4 -.3 4.6 .3 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 219.543 220.583 220.130 219.075 3.6 -.7 -.5 4.1 .3 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.584 140.190 140.229 139.879 4.4 -.2 -.2 4.9 .5 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 225.923 225.793 225.478 225.364 4.6 -.2 -.1 4.7 -.2 -.1 

West urban ..................................................... M 222.815 223.204 224.237 224.268 3.7 .5 .0 3.9 .6 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.152 225.662 226.764 226.759 3.5 .5 .0 3.8 .7 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 138.151 138.255 138.770 138.884 3.9 .5 .1 4.1 .4 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 205.474 206.077 206.484 205.846 3.7 -.1 -.3 4.1 .5 .2 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 140.288 140.723 140.883 140.505 4.2 -.2 -.3 4.6 .4 .1 

D ................................................................. M 218.791 219.093 219.494 218.914 4.2 -.1 -.3 4.6 .3 .2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 214.437 214.740 215.005 214.145 3.5 -.3 -.4 3.9 .3 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 224.277 224.665 226.096 226.116 3.1 .6 .0 3.5 .8 .6 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 245.265 246.025 246.877 246.297 3.7 .1 -.2 4.3 .7 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 245.949 -

 246.424 ---- 4.0 .2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 203.660 - 204.981 ---- 4.2 .6 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 213.480 - 214.567 ---- 4.4 .5 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 148.294 - 148.352 ---- 3.9 .0 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 212.325 - 208.362 3.2 -1.9 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 210.377 - 209.427 3.7 -.5 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 201.772 - 200.464 3.8 -.6 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 231.448 - 230.728 4.2 -.3 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 236.583 - 236.478 3.4 .0 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 231.445 - 232.371 3.6 .4 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 230.558 - 232.697 4.3 .9 ----

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

 Oct. 2011 from—

 Sep.

 2011

 Oct.

 2011

 Oct.

 2010

 Sep.

 2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 130.449 130.204 3.4 -0.2

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 134.054 134.314 4.4 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 134.369 134.634 4.7 .2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 130.684 130.946 6.1 .2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 139.350 139.620 2.7 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 130.684 130.875 1.1 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.074 130.529 130.320 1.8 -.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 133.392 133.626 1.8 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.231 165.443 161.388 3.1 -2.5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 92.464 92.578 .2 .1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 93.711 95.481 3.7 1.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 144.884 142.880 9.3 -1.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 145.848 143.766 9.5 -1.4 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 132.614 131.592 6.9 -.8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 155.282 155.987 3.0 .5 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 136.868 137.242 3.0 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 162.044 162.877 3.0 .5 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.120 101.882 -.7 -.2 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 113.861 113.920 .7 .1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 195.655 195.853 4.6 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 70.905 70.913 -2.4 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 142.954 143.137 2.6 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 59.383 138.611 138.535 2.0 -.1 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 120.696 120.236 5.4 -.4 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 81.414 81.145 .8 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 141.308 140.744 7.0 -.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 122.379 122.605 1.9 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.606 212.213 204.473 13.8 -3.6 

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.

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