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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2006 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in November, 

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

The November level of 201.5 (1982-84=100) was 2.0 percent higher than in November 2005. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also decreased 0.1 

percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November level of 196.8 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 

percent higher than in November 2005. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in 

November on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The November level of 117.0 (December 1999=100) was 1.9 

percent higher than in November 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to 

revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in November, following declines of 0.5 

percent in each of the preceding two months. Energy prices, which declined sharply in September and 

October, fell 0.2 percent in November. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy decreased 1.5 

percent while the index for energy services increased 1.2 percent. The food index decreased 0.1 percent in 

November. The index for all items less food and energy was virtually unchanged in November, following an 

increase of (cont.) 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov.’06 Nov.’06

All Items .4 .2 .4 .2 -.5 -.5 .0 -3.9 2.0

 Food and beverages .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 -.1 2.3 2.3 

 Housing .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .0 .4 3.0 3.0 

 Apparel .2 .0 -1.2 .9 .6 -.7 -.3 -1.7 .2 

 Transportation 1.5 -.2 1.6 .2 -4.1 -3.1 -.9 -28.1 -1.0 

 Medical care .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 3.2 3.7 

 Recreation .2 .1 .3 -.1 .0 .0 .1 .4 1.3 

 Education and 

 communication .0 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 -.2 .3 2.4 

 Other goods and 

 services .1 .6 -.2 .3 .5 .3 .1 3.5 2.6 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 2.4 -.9 2.9 .3 -7.2 -7.0 -.2 -44.9 -3.8 

 Food .1 .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 -.1 2.3 2.3 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.6 2.6 

Effective with release of the January 2007 CPI, BLS will publish index levels to three decimal places. 

Percent changes based on these indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place. See page 4 for 

more details. 
0.1 percent in October. A 0.4 percent increase in shelter costs was partially offset by declines in the indexes 

for apparel and for the non-energy portion of the transportation index, particularly the indexes for new and 

used vehicles and for airline fares. 

During the first 11 months of 2006, the CPI-U rose at a 2.2 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2005. The index for energy, which 

increased 17.1 percent in 2005, decreased at a 1.6 percent SAAR in the first 11 months of 2006. Petroleumbased energy costs declined at a 1.7 percent rate and charges for energy services fell at a 1.5 percent rate. The 

food index has increased at a 2.4 percent rate thus far in 2006, following a 2.3 percent rise for all of 2005. 

Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.6 percent SAAR in the first 11 months of 2006 after 

increasing 2.2 percent in 2005. 

The food and beverages index decreased 0.1 percent in November. The index for food at home 

declined 0.3 percent, reflecting a 2.2 percent decrease in the index for fruits and vegetables. The indexes for 

fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits declined 4.7 and 1.4 percent, respectively, while the index for processed 

fruits and vegetables rose 1.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for processed fruits and vegetables 

declined 0.1 percent.) The indexes for dairy products and for other food at home also contributed to the 

November decline in grocery store food prices, decreasing 0.6 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Partially 

offsetting these declines were increases in the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages, for cereal and bakery 

products, and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.9 percent 

and the index for cereal and bakery products rose 0.4 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

advanced 0.2 percent. Increases in the indexes for eggs, for beef, and for other meats--up 4.0, 0.7, and 1.8 

percent, respectively--more than offset price declines for pork, for poultry, and for fish and seafood. The other 

two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 

0.2 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing, which was virtually unchanged in October, rose 0.4 percent in November. The 

index for shelter rose 0.4 percent, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the preceding two months. 

Within shelter, the indexes for rent, for owners' equivalent rent, and for lodging away from home rose 0.4, 0.3, 

and 1.0 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home decreased 

3.7 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities, which declined 2.2 percent in October, increased 1.0 percent in 

November. The index for natural gas rose 4.7 percent, following a decrease of 7.7 percent in October, but was 

19.8 percent lower than a year ago. The index for fuel oil increased 0.3 percent, but was 3.0 percent lower 

than in November 2005. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fuel oil prices declined 0.8 percent.) The index for 

electricity decreased 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month, but charges for electricity are 6.5 percent 

higher than a year earlier. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity declined 2.9 percent.) The 

index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.2 percent. 

The transportation index declined for the third consecutive month--down 0.9 percent in November--

reflecting price decreases for gasoline, for new and used motor vehicles, and for airline fares. The index for 

gasoline, which had declined sharply in both September and October, fell 1.6 percent in November. The index 

for new vehicles declined 0.7 percent in November. (As of October, about 66 percent of the new vehicle 

sample consisted of 2007 models. The 2007 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate 

adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a 

report on quality changes for the 2007 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news 

release USDL-06-1973, dated November 14, 2006.) New vehicle prices are 0.9 percent lower than in 

November 2005. The index for used cars and trucks decreased 1.4 percent in November and was 1.5 percent 

lower than in November 2005. The index for public transportation declined 1.9 percent, reflecting a 4.8 

percent drop in airline fares. Airline fares have declined 10.0 percent in the last four months after advancing 

12.6 percent in the first seven months of the year. 

The index for apparel declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.3 percent in November. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 1.3 percent, reflecting seasonal discounting.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in November and were 3.7 percent higher than a year ago. The 

index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--

declined 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in November. The indexes for 

professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively. 

 

The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in November. The index for admissions to movies, 

theaters, concerts, and sporting events increased 0.8 percent, more than offsetting a 0.3 percent decline in the 

index for video and audio products and services. 
The index for education and communication declined 0.2 percent in November. Educational costs rose 

0.5 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.8 percent. Within the latter group, the index for 

telephone services declined 0.3 percent, largely reflecting a 0.7 percent decrease in charges for long distance 

land-line telephone services. The index for information technology, hardware, and services declined 4.2 

percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer 

software and accessories, and for charges for internet services and electronic information providers. The latter 

component has declined in each of the last five months and is 13.9 percent lower than in November 2005. 

The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in November. A 0.3 percent decline in the index for 

tobacco and smoking products was more than offset by a 0.2 percent increase in the index for personal care. 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers declined 0.1 

percent in November. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov.’06 Nov.’06

All Items .5 .2 .5 .4 -.7 -.7 -.1 -5.5 1.8

 Food and beverages .2 .3 .2 .4 .3 .3 .0 2.5 2.3 

 Housing .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 .4 2.4 2.8 

 Apparel .1 -.2 -1.2 1.2 .8 -.7 -.3 -.7 .7 

 Transportation 1.5 -.2 1.8 .2 -4.4 -3.5 -.9 -30.0 -1.1 

 Medical care .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 3.5 3.6 

 Recreation .2 .2 .2 -.2 .0 .1 .1 .7 1.2 

 Education and 

 communication .0 .2 .3 .4 .1 .2 -.3 .0 2.0 

 Other goods and 

 services .0 .6 -.1 .2 .3 .3 -.1 2.2 2.3 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 2.5 -.9 3.1 .3 -7.5 -7.3 -.2 -46.4 -3.9 

 Food .1 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 -.1 2.5 2.2 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .3 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 1.2 2.4 

Consumer Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on Thursday, January 18, 2007, at 

8:30 A.M. (EST). Releases for the remainder of 2007: 

 Feb. 21 Aug. 15 

 Mar. 16 Sep. 19 

 Apr. 17 Oct. 17 

 May 15 Nov. 15 

 June 15 Dec. 14 

 July 18 Jan. 16, 2008 
Consumer Price Index Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places 

Effective with the release of the January 2007 Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics will display CPI index values to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. This 

change will apply to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and 

C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, percent changes will be 

computed based upon the three decimal place indexes rather than the current one decimal place indexes. 

Percent changes will continue to be rounded to one decimal place. 

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

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

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

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

percent changes, will essentially eliminate the rounding differences. This change will only affect the 

presentation of the index data. The index values will continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the 

same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data will be introduced. The 

levels of future indexes will be affected only in that they will be published to three decimal places rather than 

one. Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. 

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

691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

(1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners 

and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All 

Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover 

approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker 

households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term 

workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. 

 The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ 

and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are 

collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail 

establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service 

establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. 

Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other 

commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month 

in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the 

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 

local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the 

average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the 

national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. 

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

reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. 

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

expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has 

risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. 

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

Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. 
Calculating Index Changes 

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

changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by 

the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The 

example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. 

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

are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data 

indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12- 

month period. 

Index Point Change

CPI 115.7 

Less previous index 111.2 

Equals index point change 4.5 

Percent Change

Index point difference 4.5 

Divided by the previous index 111.2 

Equals 0.040 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 

Equals percent change 4.0

Regions Defined 

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

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

Vermont. 

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

Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2001 through December 2005 

were replaced in January 2006. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the 

seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally 

adjusted for 2006. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

 For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational books and supplies indexes, this 

procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates 

of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to 

offset the effects of sharp rises in the price of coffee futures. The procedure was used to account for unusual 

butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the 

Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and 

cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of 

hurricane-related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than 

expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For New vehicle 

series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. 

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

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on 
(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call 

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

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Oct.

2006

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 201.8 201.5 2.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 

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

 604.6 603.6 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 197.5 197.2 2.3 -.2 .4 .3 -.1 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.942 197.1 196.8 2.3 -.2 .3 .3 -.1

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.988 195.1 194.3 1.7 -.4 .5 .3 -.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.098 214.6 214.5 2.6 .0 .1 .3 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.133 188.1 188.4 1.4 .2 .5 .2 .2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .852 182.0 180.6 -1.6 -.8 .0 .7 -.6 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.219 261.6 256.8 4.2 -1.8 3.0 .0 -2.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .910 148.3 148.9 2.3 .4 .2 .3 .9 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.777 170.1 169.2 1.1 -.5 -.5 .2 -.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .302 172.5 172.7 3.7 .1 -.6 .5 .3 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .231 169.1 168.1 1.1 -.6 -.2 .5 .9 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.244 185.2 184.0 .5 -.6 -.6 .1 -.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .328 113.7 113.8 1.0 .1 .4 -.4 .1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 5.953 201.1 201.6 3.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .277 138.0 138.6 3.7 .4 .1 .1 .7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.109 201.9 201.6 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.380 204.4 204.5 3.0 .0 .3 .0 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.260 234.8 234.9 4.2 .0 .3 .3 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 5.832 228.0 228.9 4.0 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 2.611 135.7 130.7 4.4 -3.7 .7 -.5 1.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.442 241.3 242.1 4.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .375 116.2 118.3 2.1 1.8 .2 -.2 1.8 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.371 190.1 190.6 -2.1 .3 .7 -2.2 1.0 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.494 171.5 172.1 -3.3 .3 .7 -2.7 1.2

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .339 227.9 227.2 -1.9 -.3 -4.9 -5.0 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.155 176.4 177.0 -3.5 .3 1.2 -2.5 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .877 138.6 139.0 4.9 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.749 127.4 127.2 .9 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .779 138.6 138.9 4.8 .2 .3 .9 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.786 123.3 121.7 .2 -1.3 .6 -.7 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .915 116.4 115.6 -1.5 -.7 1.0 -1.0 -.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.612 116.4 113.9 .0 -2.1 1.0 -1.2 -.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .183 119.4 117.6 2.0 -1.5 -1.9 1.4 -1.0 

Footwear ................................................................................ .759 125.6 124.5 .2 -.9 .0 .5 .0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.415 174.8 173.9 -1.0 -.5 -4.1 -3.1 -.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.329 170.7 170.0 -1.0 -.4 -4.3 -3.3 -.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.858 95.2 94.9 -.9 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.8 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.155 136.8 136.8 -.9 .0 -.1 -.1 -.7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 1.799 139.3 137.3 -1.5 -1.4 -1.0 -1.2 -1.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.191 193.8 191.4 -4.2 -1.2 -13.4 -11.1 -1.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.148 192.7 190.3 -4.2 -1.2 -13.5 -11.1 -1.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .362 118.9 119.5 5.2 .5 .4 .2 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.131 218.5 218.5 3.8 .0 .2 .6 .0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.087 226.9 220.4 -.2 -2.9 -.7 -1.0 -1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.220 339.3 340.1 3.7 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.457 288.1 286.6 2.2 -.5 .2 .0 -.4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.764 354.0 355.6 4.1 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.815 291.4 291.9 2.6 .2 .3 .3 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.576 474.2 477.7 6.3 .7 .3 .4 .1 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Oct.

2006

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.637 111.2 111.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.783 104.1 103.7 -.5 -.4 -.1 -.6 -.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 6.047 118.5 118.1 2.4 -.3 .1 .2 -.2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.967 167.1 167.4 6.3 .2 .2 .6 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .196 398.4 398.5 6.7 .0 -.1 1.1 .8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.771 482.9 483.7 6.3 .2 .2 .5 .6 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.080 84.0 83.3 -1.3 -.8 -.1 -.2 -.8 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.895 81.5 80.8 -1.7 -.9 -.1 -.2 -.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.245 96.8 96.5 1.4 -.3 .2 .7 -.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .650 11.9 11.4 -13.0 -4.2 -1.6 -3.3 -4.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .236 10.4 10.3 -14.2 -1.0 -.9 -1.0 -1.0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.463 324.3 324.3 2.6 .0 .5 .3 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .710 521.1 519.4 1.6 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.752 192.0 192.2 2.8 .1 .6 .4 .2 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .710 156.6 156.1 .7 -.3 1.0 .1 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .675 211.7 212.3 3.5 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.172 317.6 318.2 4.0 .2 .7 .5 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.790 162.5 161.8 .2 -.4 -1.7 -1.4 -.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 197.5 197.2 2.3 -.2 .4 .3 -.1 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 25.739 143.0 142.1 -1.0 -.6 -2.9 -2.3 -.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 14.163 171.2 169.7 -.8 -.9 -5.8 -3.4 .9 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.786 123.3 121.7 .2 -1.3 .6 -.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.377 205.0 203.5 -1.2 -.7 -6.9 -4.8 -.9 

Durables ................................................................................. 11.576 113.8 113.5 -1.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 -.5 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.210 240.9 240.9 3.2 .0 .4 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 31.884 244.7 244.7 4.2 .0 .3 .3 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .375 116.2 118.3 2.1 1.8 .2 -.2 1.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.155 176.4 177.0 -3.5 .3 1.2 -2.5 1.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .877 138.6 139.0 4.9 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .779 138.6 138.9 4.8 .2 .3 .9 .2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.707 232.3 231.5 1.4 -.3 .1 .0 -.5 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.764 354.0 355.6 4.1 .5 .4 .4 .3 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.669 281.2 281.1 3.3 .0 .2 .2 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 86.058 202.6 202.3 1.9 -.1 -.6 -.6 .0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.740 191.2 190.7 .9 -.3 -.9 -.9 -.2 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.780 194.9 194.5 1.9 -.2 -.6 -.6 .0 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 26.848 145.1 144.3 -.9 -.6 -2.8 -2.2 -.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 15.272 173.1 171.7 -.6 -.8 -5.4 -3.3 .9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.486 203.8 202.5 -.8 -.6 -6.2 -4.4 -.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.214 184.8 183.8 .8 -.5 -2.7 -1.7 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.325 254.4 254.6 2.0 .1 .3 -.4 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 54.446 231.5 231.5 3.2 .0 .3 .0 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.685 181.3 180.4 -3.8 -.5 -7.2 -7.0 -.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 91.315 205.6 205.3 2.5 -.1 .2 .1 .0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.373 207.8 207.6 2.6 -.1 .2 .1 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 22.319 141.2 140.6 -.1 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.530 196.9 194.6 -4.0 -1.2 -12.9 -10.7 -1.5 

Services less energy services ................................................ 55.055 247.5 247.5 3.7 .0 .3 .3 .2 

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

 $ .495 $ .496 - - - - -

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

 $ .165 $ .166 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 203.7 202.7 201.7 201.7 2.7 5.7 3.6 -3.9 4.2 -0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.2 196.9 197.4 197.3 2.9 .8 3.1 2.3 1.9 2.7 

Food ....................................................................................... 195.8 196.4 197.0 196.9 2.7 .6 3.5 2.3 1.7 2.9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 193.5 194.5 195.0 194.5 2.3 -1.0 3.6 2.1 .6 2.8 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 213.8 214.1 214.8 215.6 .4 1.9 4.8 3.4 1.1 4.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 186.8 187.7 188.0 188.3 -.9 .0 3.3 3.3 -.4 3.3 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 179.8 179.8 181.1 180.1 .2 -4.5 -2.6 .7 -2.2 -1.0 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 254.1 261.7 261.6 255.9 13.1 -10.3 13.1 2.9 .7 7.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 147.5 147.8 148.3 149.6 .0 1.9 1.6 5.8 1.0 3.7 

Other food at home ............................................................ 170.6 169.7 170.0 169.5 2.6 2.6 1.7 -2.6 2.6 -.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 173.1 172.1 172.9 173.5 -2.1 11.8 4.5 .9 4.6 2.7 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 167.5 167.1 168.0 169.5 5.4 -2.8 -2.6 4.9 1.2 1.1 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 186.1 185.0 185.2 184.0 3.8 1.5 1.5 -4.4 2.6 -1.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 113.8 114.2 113.7 113.8 2.5 3.2 -1.7 .0 2.9 -.9 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 200.2 200.5 201.1 201.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.9 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 137.3 137.5 137.7 138.6 3.0 4.8 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 201.2 201.4 201.9 201.6 5.0 2.6 .8 .8 3.8 .8 

Housing .................................................................................... 204.0 204.7 204.6 205.5 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 233.4 234.2 234.9 235.9 3.0 5.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 226.2 227.1 228.0 228.9 2.8 4.0 4.7 4.9 3.4 4.8 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 136.1 137.1 136.4 137.7 7.5 3.6 2.1 4.8 5.5 3.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 239.7 240.4 241.3 242.1 3.1 5.6 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.2 116.4 116.2 118.3 1.0 .3 -.3 7.4 .7 3.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 193.9 195.2 191.0 192.9 3.9 -7.8 .0 -2.0 -2.1 -1.0 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 176.0 177.2 172.5 174.5 3.2 -9.6 -1.1 -3.4 -3.4 -2.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 253.2 240.9 228.9 228.8 -18.2 33.5 27.7 -33.3 4.5 -7.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 179.7 181.9 177.4 179.6 4.8 -12.2 -3.5 -.2 -4.1 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 137.5 138.1 138.7 139.1 7.8 1.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 127.4 127.5 127.5 127.3 .6 2.2 .9 -.3 1.4 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 137.0 137.4 138.6 138.9 7.8 2.1 3.9 5.7 4.9 4.8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 119.7 120.4 119.6 119.2 -3.6 7.3 -1.0 -1.7 1.7 -1.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 114.3 115.4 114.3 113.3 -4.4 1.8 .7 -3.5 -1.4 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.1 112.2 110.8 110.5 -8.7 12.4 -.7 -2.1 1.3 -1.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 118.0 115.8 117.4 116.2 11.3 .0 3.5 -6.0 5.5 -1.4 

Footwear ................................................................................ 122.3 122.3 122.9 122.9 4.0 2.9 -7.8 2.0 3.5 -3.0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 188.5 180.8 175.2 173.6 3.5 20.9 6.6 -28.1 11.8 -12.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 184.7 176.8 171.0 169.6 3.3 22.2 6.5 -28.9 12.4 -13.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 96.1 95.8 95.5 94.7 .8 .0 1.3 -5.7 .4 -2.3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 137.7 137.5 137.3 136.4 2.1 -1.7 .0 -3.7 .1 -1.9 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 142.4 141.0 139.3 137.3 .3 4.1 4.3 -13.6 2.2 -5.0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 252.3 218.4 194.2 191.0 10.4 95.5 18.7 -67.2 46.9 -37.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 251.2 217.3 193.1 190.1 10.3 95.5 19.2 -67.2 46.8 -37.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 118.2 118.7 118.9 119.5 4.7 7.5 4.2 4.5 6.1 4.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 216.6 217.0 218.2 218.1 5.0 4.8 2.6 2.8 4.9 2.7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 231.1 229.5 227.3 222.9 2.2 3.8 8.0 -13.5 3.0 -3.3 

Medical care ............................................................................. 338.0 339.1 340.1 340.7 3.3 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.9 3.4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 287.6 288.1 288.1 286.9 3.8 4.6 1.8 -1.0 4.2 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 352.4 353.8 355.1 356.3 3.1 4.6 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.2 

Professional services ........................................................... 290.2 291.2 292.0 293.1 .4 3.1 2.9 4.1 1.8 3.5 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 473.0 474.4 476.1 476.8 8.3 8.4 5.2 3.3 8.3 4.2 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 111.3 111.3 111.3 111.4 0.7 3.3 1.1 0.4 2.0 0.7 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.9 104.8 104.2 103.9 -1.5 4.3 -.8 -3.8 1.3 -2.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 117.4 117.5 117.7 117.5 3.2 2.1 3.8 .3 2.6 2.1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 163.6 164.0 165.0 165.9 5.8 6.2 7.4 5.7 6.0 6.6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 392.9 392.4 396.9 400.1 4.9 6.1 8.4 7.5 5.5 7.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 472.5 473.6 476.2 478.9 6.1 6.3 7.3 5.5 6.2 6.4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 84.3 84.2 84.0 83.3 .5 -1.4 .5 -4.7 -.5 -2.1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 81.8 81.7 81.5 80.8 -1.0 -1.5 .5 -4.8 -1.2 -2.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.9 96.1 96.8 96.5 .0 .0 3.0 2.5 .0 2.7 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 12.5 12.3 11.9 11.4 -3.0 -6.0 -9.1 -30.8 -4.5 -20.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.3 -15.7 -22.2 -7.2 -10.8 -19.0 -9.0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 322.0 323.6 324.5 324.8 2.9 1.1 2.9 3.5 2.0 3.2

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 521.1 520.8 521.1 519.4 3.7 1.2 2.8 -1.3 2.5 .7 

Personal care ......................................................................... 190.3 191.5 192.2 192.5 2.8 1.1 2.8 4.7 1.9 3.7 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 154.9 156.4 156.6 156.1 1.6 -2.5 .8 3.1 -.5 1.9 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 210.1 210.7 211.7 212.3 5.4 1.5 2.7 4.3 3.4 3.5 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 314.4 316.7 318.3 318.9 3.2 3.8 3.4 5.8 3.5 4.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 167.3 164.4 162.1 161.4 1.7 9.7 3.9 -13.4 5.7 -5.1 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 196.2 196.9 197.4 197.3 2.9 .8 3.1 2.3 1.9 2.7 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 150.2 145.9 142.5 141.5 1.1 15.3 4.1 -21.2 8.0 -9.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 185.0 174.2 168.2 169.7 -.9 32.6 3.8 -29.2 14.6 -14.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 119.7 120.4 119.6 119.2 -3.6 7.3 -1.0 -1.7 1.7 -1.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 231.4 215.5 205.2 203.3 4.6 38.2 11.1 -40.4 20.2 -18.6 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.9 114.3 114.1 113.5 -.3 -.3 .7 -4.8 -.3 -2.1 

Services ...................................................................................... 239.9 240.8 241.0 241.7 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 243.3 244.0 244.7 245.7 3.3 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.2 116.4 116.2 118.3 1.0 .3 -.3 7.4 .7 3.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 179.7 181.9 177.4 179.6 4.8 -12.2 -3.5 -.2 -4.1 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 137.5 138.1 138.7 139.1 7.8 1.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.1 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 137.0 137.4 138.6 138.9 7.8 2.1 3.9 5.7 4.9 4.8 

Transportation services ............................................................ 232.2 232.5 232.6 231.4 1.2 2.1 3.5 -1.4 1.7 1.0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 352.4 353.8 355.1 356.3 3.1 4.6 4.0 4.5 3.8 4.2 

Other services .......................................................................... 279.1 279.7 280.3 280.6 3.1 4.2 3.8 2.2 3.6 3.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 205.1 203.8 202.5 202.6 2.6 6.6 3.8 -4.8 4.6 -.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 194.4 192.7 191.0 190.6 2.4 6.2 3.4 -7.6 4.3 -2.3 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 196.9 195.8 194.7 194.7 2.5 6.0 3.7 -4.4 4.2 -.4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 152.2 147.9 144.7 143.7 1.4 14.8 4.0 -20.5 7.9 -9.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 186.0 176.0 170.2 171.8 -.7 30.3 3.7 -27.2 13.8 -13.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 227.5 213.4 204.0 202.3 4.6 34.1 10.3 -37.5 18.4 -17.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 191.4 186.3 183.1 183.8 1.1 15.7 3.6 -15.0 8.2 -6.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 254.4 255.2 254.2 254.6 3.2 1.6 3.0 .3 2.4 1.7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 230.7 231.4 231.5 231.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 2.1 3.3 2.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 210.8 195.7 182.0 181.6 6.3 35.0 9.4 -44.9 19.8 -22.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 204.6 205.1 205.4 205.5 2.4 3.2 3.0 1.8 2.8 2.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 206.9 207.4 207.6 207.7 2.0 3.8 3.0 1.6 2.9 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 141.1 141.0 140.6 140.0 .3 1.7 .6 -3.1 1.0 -1.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 253.6 220.9 197.3 194.3 8.1 90.8 19.2 -65.5 43.6 -35.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 246.0 246.8 247.5 248.1 3.0 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.7 

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

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

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Nov.2006 from—

Percent change to

Oct.2006 from—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 203.9 202.9 201.8 201.5 2.0 -0.7 -0.1 1.3 -1.0 -0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 218.1 216.3 215.2 214.8 2.3 -.7 -.2 1.7 -1.3 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 220.7 219.1 217.7 217.4 2.5 -.8 -.1 1.8 -1.4 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.5 127.2 126.9 126.4 1.7 -.6 -.4 1.4 -1.2 -.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 195.1 193.7 192.3 192.8 1.3 -.5 .3 .1 -1.4 -.7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.9 195.7 194.1 194.5 1.2 -.6 .2 .2 -1.4 -.8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.1 123.2 122.6 123.1 1.5 -.1 .4 .0 -1.2 -.5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 190.9 189.1 187.1 187.0 1.1 -1.1 -.1 .2 -2.0 -1.1 

South urban .................................................... M 197.1 195.8 194.7 194.3 1.9 -.8 -.2 1.1 -1.2 -.6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 199.2 198.3 197.2 196.6 1.9 -.9 -.3 1.4 -1.0 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.4 124.4 123.7 123.4 1.6 -.8 -.2 1.0 -1.4 -.6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 198.3 197.1 195.7 195.4 2.5 -.9 -.2 1.1 -1.3 -.7 

West urban ..................................................... M 207.5 207.8 207.1 206.3 2.4 -.7 -.4 2.2 -.2 -.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 210.7 211.3 210.5 209.7 2.7 -.8 -.4 2.5 -.1 -.4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.2 125.9 125.5 125.1 1.9 -.6 -.3 1.5 -.6 -.3 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 186.7 186.1 185.0 184.7 2.2 -.8 -.2 1.6 -.9 -.6 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 125.7 124.8 124.2 124.1 1.7 -.6 -.1 .9 -1.2 -.5 

D ................................................................. M 196.6 195.6 194.3 194.2 2.1 -.7 -.1 1.1 -1.2 -.7 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 200.4 199.6 197.5 197.9 .3 -.9 .2 -.2 -1.4 -1.1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 211.9 212.9 211.4 211.1 2.7 -.8 -.1 2.2 -.2 -.7 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 224.1 222.9 221.7 220.9 2.6 -.9 -.4 2.4 -1.1 -.5 

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

 224.5 - 223.1 2.1 -.6 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 190.7 - 189.4 -.3 -.7 - - - -

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

 192.0 - 188.4 .3 -1.9 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 130.2 - 129.3 3.1 -.7 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 197.3 -

 192.7 - - - - -.6 -2.3 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 198.6 -

 196.6 - - - - .8 -1.0 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 182.5 - 180.4 - - - - .7 -1.2 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 205.6 -

 204.8 - - - - 3.0 -.4 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 216.4 -

 211.6 - - - - 2.0 -2.2 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 210.7 -

 211.0 - - - - 2.5 .1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 209.6 - 209.8 - - - - 3.2 .1 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Oct.

2006

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 197.0 196.8 1.8 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.1 

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

 586.7 586.1 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 196.7 196.5 2.3 -.1 .3 .3 .0 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.519 196.2 196.0 2.2 -.1 .4 .3 -.1

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.347 194.2 193.4 1.7 -.4 .5 .3 -.2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.275 214.9 214.9 2.9 .0 .2 .4 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.653 187.5 188.0 1.2 .3 .4 .2 .3 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .965 181.4 179.9 -1.9 -.8 .0 .7 -.7 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.338 260.8 255.1 4.8 -2.2 3.0 .2 -2.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.087 147.7 148.3 2.4 .4 .1 .4 .9 

Other food at home ............................................................ 2.030 169.5 168.7 1.1 -.5 -.5 .2 -.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .337 171.4 171.3 3.4 -.1 -.7 .3 .3 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .287 169.8 168.9 1.6 -.5 -.1 .5 .9 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.406 185.3 184.3 .5 -.5 -.5 .0 -.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .370 113.8 114.1 .8 .3 .3 -.6 .3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.172 200.8 201.4 3.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .275 137.5 138.3 3.6 .6 .1 .2 .7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.018 201.8 201.9 2.5 .0 .1 .4 .0 

Housing .................................................................................... 40.161 199.6 199.9 2.8 .2 .3 -.1 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 30.069 227.5 227.8 4.1 .1 .2 .3 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 7.880 227.1 228.0 4.1 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.412 134.7 129.3 3.9 -4.0 -.3 -.1 .7 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 20.429 218.8 219.5 4.2 .3 .2 .4 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .348 116.6 118.6 2.1 1.7 .2 -.2 1.7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.900 188.1 188.9 -2.1 .4 .7 -2.2 1.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.984 168.7 169.4 -3.5 .4 .8 -2.6 1.2

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .347 226.6 226.3 -2.2 -.1 -4.9 -5.3 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.637 174.3 175.1 -3.6 .5 1.2 -2.4 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .916 139.0 139.3 5.0 .2 .5 .4 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.193 122.8 122.8 .8 .0 .2 -.2 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .363 140.6 140.9 4.1 .2 .1 .6 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.090 123.1 121.8 .7 -1.1 .8 -.7 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .982 116.4 115.8 -.9 -.5 1.3 -1.1 -1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.689 115.9 114.2 .7 -1.5 1.2 -1.6 .1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 121.8 120.5 2.3 -1.1 -1.8 1.7 -.8 

Footwear ................................................................................ .964 125.2 124.2 .8 -.8 .4 .3 -.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.669 173.7 172.7 -1.1 -.6 -4.4 -3.5 -.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 18.931 170.7 169.9 -1.2 -.5 -4.6 -3.6 -.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 8.944 94.3 93.9 -1.1 -.4 -.3 -.5 -.8 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.380 137.8 137.9 -.9 .1 -.1 -.2 -.7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.801 140.1 138.1 -1.5 -1.4 -.9 -1.3 -1.4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 5.244 194.4 192.0 -4.2 -1.2 -13.4 -11.1 -1.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 5.193 193.4 191.0 -4.2 -1.2 -13.4 -11.1 -1.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .434 118.6 119.2 5.3 .5 .5 .2 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.130 221.1 221.1 3.8 .0 .1 .7 -.1 

Public transportation ............................................................... .738 225.6 219.7 .1 -2.6 -.2 -.7 -1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.171 338.9 339.8 3.6 .3 .3 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.140 281.0 279.7 2.3 -.5 .2 .0 -.4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.030 354.6 356.3 4.0 .5 .4 .4 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.336 293.6 294.2 2.5 .2 .3 .3 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.332 469.9 473.9 6.2 .9 .3 .4 .2 

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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Nov. 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Oct.

2006

Aug. to

Sep.

Sep. to

Oct.

Oct. to

Nov.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.097 108.4 108.5 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.928 103.5 103.3 -.2 -.2 .0 -.6 -.1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.635 115.4 114.9 2.0 -.4 .1 .2 -.3 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.243 165.2 165.4 6.4 .1 .4 .6 .6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .199 400.9 401.0 7.0 .0 -.2 1.5 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.044 467.4 468.0 6.3 .1 .4 .5 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.392 86.1 85.4 -.9 -.8 .0 -.1 -.8 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 3.244 84.4 83.7 -1.2 -.8 -.1 .0 -.8 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.653 96.9 96.7 1.5 -.2 .2 .7 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .590 12.4 11.9 -13.1 -4.0 -1.5 -3.9 -4.0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .208 10.2 10.2 -13.6 .0 -1.9 -1.0 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.640 333.1 332.9 2.3 -.1 .3 .3 -.1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.137 522.7 521.1 1.5 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.504 189.9 190.0 2.6 .1 .5 .4 .1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .774 156.5 156.0 .7 -.3 .8 .1 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .616 211.9 212.5 3.4 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... .949 317.9 318.5 4.0 .2 .5 .5 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.601 163.8 163.1 .2 -.4 -1.9 -1.6 -.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 196.7 196.5 2.3 -.1 .3 .3 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 28.064 145.3 144.4 -1.0 -.6 -3.2 -2.7 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.599 176.0 174.6 -.9 -.8 -6.5 -3.9 1.2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.090 123.1 121.8 .7 -1.1 .8 -.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.509 212.7 211.2 -1.4 -.7 -7.7 -5.1 -1.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.465 113.9 113.6 -1.1 -.3 -.5 -.3 -.4 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.399 235.8 236.2 3.0 .2 .3 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.721 219.3 219.5 4.1 .1 .3 .3 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .348 116.6 118.6 2.1 1.7 .2 -.2 1.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.637 174.3 175.1 -3.6 .5 1.2 -2.4 1.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .916 139.0 139.3 5.0 .2 .5 .4 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .363 140.6 140.9 4.1 .2 .1 .6 .2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.659 232.2 231.9 1.5 -.1 .3 .1 -.4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.030 354.6 356.3 4.0 .5 .4 .4 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.726 271.4 271.2 3.0 -.1 .2 .2 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.481 196.9 196.7 1.7 -.1 -.8 -.9 .0 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 69.931 188.0 187.6 .8 -.2 -1.1 -1.1 -.2 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.829 191.0 190.8 1.7 -.1 -.7 -.7 -.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 29.082 147.3 146.4 -.9 -.6 -3.1 -2.6 -.6 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.617 177.6 176.3 -.6 -.7 -6.1 -3.5 1.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.527 210.9 209.5 -1.1 -.7 -7.1 -4.9 -.9 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.136 186.9 186.1 .8 -.4 -3.2 -1.7 .4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.679 225.2 225.5 1.7 .1 .4 -.5 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.369 226.9 227.1 2.9 .1 .3 .0 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 10.228 180.6 179.8 -3.9 -.4 -7.5 -7.3 -.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 89.772 199.9 199.7 2.4 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.253 201.0 200.9 2.4 .0 .1 .1 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.491 141.7 141.1 -.1 -.4 .0 -.4 -.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.591 196.7 194.4 -4.1 -1.2 -12.9 -10.7 -1.4 

Services less energy services ................................................ 50.762 242.6 242.8 3.6 .1 .2 .3 .2 

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

 $ .508 $ .508 - - - - -

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

 $ .170 $ .171 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 199.6 198.2 196.9 196.8 2.3 6.3 4.1 -5.5 4.3 -0.8 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 195.4 196.0 196.6 196.6 2.7 .8 3.1 2.5 1.8 2.8 

Food ....................................................................................... 194.9 195.6 196.2 196.1 2.7 .4 3.4 2.5 1.6 2.9 

Food at home ....................................................................... 192.6 193.5 194.0 193.6 2.3 -1.0 3.6 2.1 .6 2.8 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 214.0 214.5 215.3 216.0 .6 2.5 4.6 3.8 1.5 4.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 186.4 187.1 187.4 187.9 -1.5 .0 3.1 3.3 -.8 3.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 179.2 179.2 180.5 179.3 .4 -4.9 -3.3 .2 -2.3 -1.5 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 252.6 260.1 260.6 254.7 13.8 -10.0 13.6 3.4 1.2 8.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 146.9 147.1 147.7 149.0 .0 1.9 1.9 5.8 1.0 3.9 

Other food at home ............................................................ 170.0 169.1 169.4 169.1 2.9 2.2 1.7 -2.1 2.5 -.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 172.3 171.1 171.6 172.2 -2.1 11.3 5.0 -.2 4.4 2.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 168.0 167.9 168.8 170.3 7.1 -3.9 -2.1 5.6 1.4 1.7 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 186.2 185.3 185.3 184.3 3.5 1.1 1.5 -4.0 2.3 -1.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 114.2 114.5 113.8 114.1 2.1 2.1 -.7 -.3 2.1 -.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 199.9 200.2 200.8 201.4 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 136.7 136.9 137.2 138.2 3.3 5.2 1.8 4.5 4.2 3.1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 200.7 200.9 201.8 201.9 5.0 2.4 .2 2.4 3.7 1.3 

Housing .................................................................................... 199.4 199.9 199.8 200.6 2.7 2.5 3.7 2.4 2.6 3.1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 226.3 226.8 227.5 228.2 2.8 5.0 4.7 3.4 3.9 4.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 225.3 226.2 227.1 228.0 2.8 4.1 4.8 4.9 3.4 4.8 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 136.1 135.7 135.5 136.5 8.2 2.4 5.2 1.2 5.3 3.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 217.6 218.0 218.8 219.3 3.1 5.4 4.9 3.2 4.2 4.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.6 116.8 116.6 118.6 1.0 .3 .0 7.0 .7 3.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 192.0 193.3 189.1 191.2 3.8 -8.1 -.6 -1.7 -2.3 -1.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 173.1 174.4 169.8 171.9 3.2 -9.9 -1.8 -2.7 -3.6 -2.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 252.6 240.2 227.5 227.4 -19.1 34.8 28.0 -34.3 4.4 -8.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 177.7 179.8 175.4 177.8 4.9 -12.3 -4.0 .2 -4.1 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 137.8 138.5 139.1 139.5 7.4 2.1 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 122.9 123.1 122.9 122.9 1.0 1.3 1.0 .0 1.2 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 139.7 139.8 140.6 140.9 6.7 2.3 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 119.4 120.4 119.5 119.2 -3.7 7.7 -.7 -.7 1.9 -.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 114.4 115.9 114.6 113.4 -3.4 1.8 1.4 -3.5 -.9 -1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.0 112.3 110.5 110.6 -9.1 14.5 .0 -1.4 2.0 -.7

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 120.1 117.9 119.9 119.0 7.4 1.4 4.1 -3.6 4.3 .2 

Footwear ................................................................................ 121.9 122.4 122.8 122.7 4.3 3.3 -6.6 2.7 3.8 -2.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 188.6 180.3 174.0 172.5 3.2 23.2 7.3 -30.0 12.8 -13.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 185.8 177.3 171.0 169.5 3.3 24.1 7.2 -30.7 13.2 -13.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.3 95.0 94.5 93.7 .4 .8 1.3 -6.5 .6 -2.7 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.8 138.7 138.4 137.5 1.7 -1.1 .0 -3.7 .3 -1.9 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 143.2 141.9 140.1 138.1 .3 4.3 4.0 -13.5 2.3 -5.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 252.8 219.0 194.8 191.8 9.1 94.3 19.5 -66.9 45.6 -37.1 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 251.8 218.0 193.8 191.0 9.3 95.2 19.4 -66.9 46.1 -37.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 117.8 118.4 118.6 119.2 3.9 7.9 4.5 4.8 5.9 4.7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 219.1 219.4 220.9 220.7 5.0 4.5 2.8 3.0 4.8 2.9 

Public transportation ............................................................... 228.5 228.0 226.3 222.0 3.1 3.1 6.4 -10.9 3.1 -2.6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 337.5 338.6 339.7 340.4 2.3 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 280.6 281.1 281.0 280.0 3.9 4.3 2.0 -.9 4.1 .6 

Medical care services ............................................................. 352.9 354.2 355.7 357.0 1.9 5.1 4.2 4.7 3.5 4.5 

Professional services ........................................................... 292.5 293.4 294.2 295.3 .1 3.1 2.8 3.9 1.6 3.3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 468.6 469.9 471.8 472.9 6.6 8.6 5.7 3.7 7.6 4.7 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2006

Nov.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 108.5 108.5 108.6 108.7 0.4 3.4 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.7 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.2 104.2 103.6 103.5 -1.2 3.5 -.4 -2.7 1.2 -1.5 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 114.5 114.6 114.8 114.5 2.5 1.8 3.6 .0 2.1 1.8 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 161.7 162.3 163.2 164.1 6.4 5.7 7.5 6.1 6.1 6.8 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 394.5 393.9 399.7 402.2 5.6 5.8 8.4 8.0 5.7 8.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 457.2 459.2 461.4 463.9 6.5 5.7 7.1 6.0 6.1 6.6 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 86.2 86.2 86.1 85.4 .5 -1.4 .9 -3.7 -.5 -1.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 84.5 84.4 84.4 83.7 -.5 -1.4 1.0 -3.7 -.9 -1.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 96.0 96.2 96.9 96.7 .4 -.4 3.0 2.9 .0 3.0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 13.1 12.9 12.4 11.9 -5.7 -5.8 -5.9 -31.9 -5.8 -19.9 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.2 -15.9 -19.6 -7.3 -10.9 -17.8 -9.1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 331.3 332.4 333.3 333.1 3.1 .9 3.1 2.2 2.0 2.6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 522.9 522.4 522.7 521.1 3.7 1.2 2.7 -1.4 2.4 .7 

Personal care ......................................................................... 188.4 189.4 190.1 190.2 2.8 .9 3.0 3.9 1.8 3.5 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.0 156.3 156.5 156.0 1.8 -2.3 .8 2.6 -.3 1.7 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 210.2 210.8 211.9 212.5 5.0 1.2 3.1 4.4 3.0 3.8 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 315.1 316.8 318.5 319.1 3.6 3.9 3.5 5.2 3.8 4.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 169.3 166.0 163.4 162.8 1.7 11.2 4.1 -14.5 6.4 -5.6 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 195.4 196.0 196.6 196.6 2.7 .8 3.1 2.5 1.8 2.8 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 153.7 148.8 144.8 143.9 1.4 17.2 5.1 -23.2 9.0 -10.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 192.2 179.8 172.7 174.8 -.7 36.1 4.5 -31.6 16.3 -15.4 

Apparel ................................................................................. 119.4 120.4 119.5 119.2 -3.7 7.7 -.7 -.7 1.9 -.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 243.4 224.7 213.2 211.0 4.6 43.6 11.2 -43.5 22.5 -20.7 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.0 114.4 114.1 113.6 .3 -1.0 1.1 -4.8 -.3 -1.9 

Services ...................................................................................... 235.1 235.8 236.0 236.7 2.8 2.8 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.2 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 217.9 218.6 219.3 220.2 2.7 5.2 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.6 116.8 116.6 118.6 1.0 .3 .0 7.0 .7 3.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 177.7 179.8 175.4 177.8 4.9 -12.3 -4.0 .2 -4.1 -1.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 137.8 138.5 139.1 139.5 7.4 2.1 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 139.7 139.8 140.6 140.9 6.7 2.3 4.1 3.5 4.5 3.8 

Transportation services ............................................................ 231.5 232.2 232.5 231.6 1.2 1.8 2.8 .2 1.5 1.5 

Medical care services ............................................................... 352.9 354.2 355.7 357.0 1.9 5.1 4.2 4.7 3.5 4.5 

Other services .......................................................................... 269.6 270.2 270.8 271.0 2.8 3.8 3.5 2.1 3.3 2.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 200.2 198.5 196.8 196.8 2.3 7.6 3.9 -6.6 4.9 -1.5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 192.0 189.9 187.8 187.5 2.2 7.0 3.6 -9.1 4.6 -2.9 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 193.7 192.3 190.9 190.8 2.6 6.3 4.0 -5.9 4.4 -1.0 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 155.5 150.7 146.8 145.9 1.4 16.9 4.8 -22.5 8.9 -9.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 192.9 181.1 174.7 176.5 -.2 34.1 4.3 -29.9 15.7 -14.5 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 239.0 222.0 211.1 209.3 4.4 39.6 11.5 -41.2 20.7 -19.0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 194.8 188.6 185.3 186.1 1.5 17.2 4.0 -16.7 9.1 -6.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 225.4 226.2 225.0 225.5 3.1 .9 2.7 .2 2.0 1.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 226.4 227.0 226.9 227.6 3.1 2.7 4.0 2.1 2.9 3.1 

Energy ........................................................................................ 211.4 195.5 181.3 180.9 5.9 37.5 10.0 -46.4 20.7 -23.2 

All items less energy .................................................................. 199.0 199.4 199.7 199.6 2.1 2.9 3.3 1.2 2.5 2.2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 200.2 200.5 200.8 200.8 2.1 3.5 3.1 1.2 2.8 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 141.6 141.6 141.1 140.5 .3 1.7 .9 -3.1 1.0 -1.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 253.6 220.8 197.1 194.3 7.3 90.6 19.8 -65.5 43.0 -35.7 

Services less energy services ................................................ 241.3 241.9 242.6 243.1 2.8 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.5 3.6 

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

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

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Nov.2006 from—

Percent change to

Oct.2006 from—

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Nov.

2006

Nov.

2005

Sep.

2006

Oct.

2006

Oct.

2005

Aug.

2006

Sep.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 199.6 198.4 197.0 196.8 1.8 -0.8 -0.1 0.9 -1.3 -0.7 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 214.2 212.7 211.1 210.9 2.1 -.8 -.1 1.4 -1.4 -.8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 215.1 214.0 212.1 212.2 2.4 -.8 .0 1.5 -1.4 -.9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.9 127.5 127.0 126.5 1.7 -.8 -.4 1.3 -1.5 -.4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 190.4 188.7 187.0 187.5 1.0 -.6 .3 -.3 -1.8 -.9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 191.3 189.8 187.9 188.3 .9 -.8 .2 -.3 -1.8 -1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.8 122.5 121.7 122.2 1.3 -.2 .4 -.4 -1.7 -.7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 189.3 187.3 185.1 185.2 1.2 -1.1 .1 .1 -2.2 -1.2 

South urban .................................................... M 194.5 192.9 191.5 191.1 1.6 -.9 -.2 .7 -1.5 -.7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 197.5 196.4 195.0 194.4 1.7 -1.0 -.3 .9 -1.3 -.7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.2 122.9 122.1 121.8 1.5 -.9 -.2 .6 -1.7 -.7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 198.5 196.9 195.2 195.2 2.2 -.9 .0 .4 -1.7 -.9 

West urban ..................................................... M 202.5 202.4 201.3 200.6 2.1 -.9 -.3 1.8 -.6 -.5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.0 204.3 203.0 202.2 2.3 -1.0 -.4 2.0 -.5 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 126.0 125.6 125.0 124.5 1.7 -.9 -.4 1.5 -.8 -.5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 185.1 184.3 182.8 182.6 1.8 -.9 -.1 1.1 -1.2 -.8 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 125.1 124.0 123.3 123.1 1.6 -.7 -.2 .7 -1.4 -.6 

D ................................................................. M 195.4 194.1 192.5 192.5 1.9 -.8 .0 .6 -1.5 -.8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 193.8 192.8 190.3 190.8 -.2 -1.0 .3 -.8 -1.8 -1.3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 205.0 205.3 203.5 203.3 2.5 -1.0 -.1 1.8 -.7 -.9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 217.8 216.9 215.3 214.7 2.3 -1.0 -.3 2.0 -1.1 -.7 

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

 224.3 - 223.4 2.6 -.4 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 181.7 - 179.5 -.7 -1.2 - - - -

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

 193.7 - 189.6 .4 -2.1 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 129.9 - 128.7 2.8 -.9 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 195.8 -

 190.9 - - - - -1.1 -2.5 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 194.0 -

 191.2 - - - - .4 -1.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 182.0 - 178.9 - - - - .3 -1.7 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 204.6 -

 203.1 - - - - 2.9 -.7 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 215.8 -

 211.1 - - - - 1.7 -2.2 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 206.7 -

 206.2 - - - - 1.8 -.2 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 205.1 - 203.9 - - - - 2.7 -.6 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Nov. 2006 from—

 Oct.

 2006

 Nov.

 2006

 Nov.

 2005

 Oct.

 2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 117.2 117.0 1.9 -0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 116.6 116.4 2.2 -.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 116.6 116.5 2.2 -.1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 113.7 113.3 1.6 -.4 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 120.6 120.8 3.0 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 116.2 116.0 2.3 -.2 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 122.8 122.8 3.1 .0 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 124.2 124.2 4.3 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 146.1 146.8 -.8 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 97.0 96.8 .2 -.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 92.2 91.2 -.1 -1.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 116.0 115.4 -.8 -.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 116.4 116.0 -.9 -.3 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 111.6 108.3 -.4 -3.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 132.5 132.8 3.5 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 121.9 121.2 2.1 -.6 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 136.1 136.7 3.9 .4 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.7 105.6 .6 -.1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.5 104.0 1.4 -.5 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 155.1 155.4 6.3 .2 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 75.4 74.7 -2.4 -.9 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 120.6 120.6 2.5 .0 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 125.6 125.6 3.3 .0 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 106.7 106.2 .0 -.5 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 86.6 86.3 -1.8 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 116.5 116.0 .8 -.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 113.9 113.7 2.3 -.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 157.5 157.0 -3.1 -.3 

Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.

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