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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JULY 2005 

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

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

level of 195.4 (1982-84=100) was 3.2 percent higher than in July 2004. 

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

percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July level of 191.0 was 3.3 percent higher than in July 

2004.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in July 

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The July level of 113.4 (December 1999=100) was 2.6 percent higher than 

in July 2004. Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U, which was unchanged in June, increased 0.5 percent in 

July. Energy costs advanced sharply, increasing 3.8 percent in July after falling 0.5 percent in June. Within 

energy, the index for petroleum-based energy rose 6.1 percent in July, accounting for over one-half of the 

increase in the overall CPI. Energy services increased 1.1 percent. The index for food increased 0.2 percent 

in July. The index for fruits and vegetables, which fell 1.2 percent in June, increased 1.6 percent in July. The 

index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent for the third consecutive month. A decline in 

new vehicle prices--down 1.0 percent in July--was more than offset by increases in the indexes for airline 

fares and for lodging away from home. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2005 3-mos. ended ended

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July ’05 July ’05 

All Items .1 .4 .6 .5 -.1 .0 .5 1.9 3.2

 Food and beverages .1 .1 .2 .6 .1 .0 .2 1.3 2.2 

 Housing .1 .4 .5 .3 .1 .1 .4 2.3 3.0 

 Apparel .3 -.2 .8 -.6 .0 -.7 -.9 -6.5 -1.8 

 Transportation -.2 .8 1.9 1.8 -1.0 -.1 1.5 1.9 6.3 

 Medical care .4 .6 .5 .2 .3 .2 .4 3.9 4.2 

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

 Education and 

 communication .1 .3 .2 .4 .0 .1 .2 1.1 1.8 

 Other goods and 

 services .4 .3 .1 .0 .4 .0 .6 3.9 2.9 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -1.1 2.0 4.0 4.5 -2.0 -.5 3.8 4.7 14.2 

 Food .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 .1 .2 1.5 2.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .3 .4 .0 .1 .1 .1 1.6 2.1 
During the first seven months of 2005, the CPI-U rose at a 3.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent for all of 2004. The index for energy, which 

increased 16.6 percent in 2004, increased at a 19.4 percent SAAR in the first seven months of 2005. 

Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 29.8 percent annual rate, while charges for energy services rose at 

an 8.0 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 2.4 percent rate thus far in 2005, following a 2.7 

percent rise for all of 2004. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.2 percent SAAR in the 

first seven months of 2005, the same rate as for all of 2004. 

The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in July. The index for food at home, which fell 

0.3 percent in June, increased 0.3 percent in July. The index for fruits and vegetables increased 1.6 percent in 

July, following a 1.2 percent drop in June. The index for fresh fruits increased 2.8 percent in July, following 

increases of 1.7 percent and 1.3 percent in May and June, respectively. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and 

eggs declined 0.4 percent in July, following a 0.2 percent drop in June. The indexes for beef and pork 

declined, more than offsetting increases for poultry and for fish and seafood. Egg prices rose 4.6 percent in 

July, but are still 11.9 percent lower than a year ago. After declining 0.4 percent in June, the index for dairy 

products rose 0.4 percent in July. Prices for milk, cheese, and ice cream each turned up in July. The index for 

cereals and bakery products fell 0.1 percent in July. Nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.3 percent in July after 

falling by the same magnitude in June. The index for other food at home rose 0.4 percent in July, the same as 

in June. Food away from home increased 0.2 percent in July, following increases of 0.3 percent in May and 

June, while the index for alcoholic beverages fell 0.1 percent. 

The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in July after increasing 0.1 percent in both May and June.

Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent in July. The index for lodging away from home, which was unchanged in June, 

rose 1.2 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 2.7 percent 

in July.) In July, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.

The index for fuels and utilities, which rose 0.1 percent in June, increased 1.3 percent in July. Fuel oil rose 8.4 

percent in July, following a 4.4 percent increase in June. Natural gas, which fell 3.5 percent in June, increased 

3.8 percent in July. Electricity turned down in July, falling 0.3 percent after increasing 1.5 percent in June. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose 0.4 percent in July.) The index for household 

furnishings and operations, which fell 0.6 percent in June, decreased 0.1 percent in July.

The transportation index increased 1.5 percent in July. The index for gasoline--which fell 4.4 and 1.2 

percent in May and June, respectively--rose 6.1 percent in July. The index for new vehicles fell 1.0 percent in 

July, due to increased incentive programs. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined 1.3 

percent.) The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.8 percent in July, the same as in June. The index for 

public transportation increased 1.0 percent in July, largely reflecting an increase in the index for airline fares.

Airline fares registered their sixth consecutive advance, up 1.7 percent in July, and are 7.0 percent higher than 

a year ago.

The index for apparel declined 0.9 percent in July after falling 0.7 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal 

adjustment, apparel prices were down 3.8 percent in June, reflecting seasonal discounting of spring-summer 

wear.)

Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in July to a level 4.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.1 

percent in July. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in July, with the indexes for professional 

services and for hospital and related services up 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively.

The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in July, with increases in cable and satellite television and 

radio service more than offsetting declines in televisions and audio equipment. 
The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in July. The education index rose 0.6 

percent while the index for communication costs decreased 0.2 percent. Within the latter group, the index for 

telephone services declined 0.2 percent for the second straight month, reflecting decreases in both long 

distance land-line telephone charges and wireless telephone services. The index for personal computers and 

peripheral equipment declined 1.5 percent in July--its third straight monthly drop of this magnitude--and has 

fallen 16.3 percent since July 2004.

The index for other goods and services, which was unchanged in June, increased 0.6 percent in July.

Cigarette prices rose 1.2 percent in July after falling 0.1 percent in June. The index for personal care rose 0.4 

percent.

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.6 

percent in July. 

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 2005 3-mos. ended ended

 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July ’05 July ’05

All Items .1 .4 .6 .6 -.1 .0 .6 1.9 3.3

 Food and beverages .1 .1 .2 .6 .1 .0 .2 1.1 2.0 

 Housing .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .4 3.0 3.1 

 Apparel .5 -.1 .5 -.7 .1 -.8 -.6 -4.9 -1.6 

 Transportation -.3 .8 2.1 1.8 -1.0 -.1 1.6 2.1 7.0 

 Medical care .3 .6 .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 3.9 4.3 

 Recreation .2 -.2 .0 .1 .4 -.4 .0 .0 .2 

 Education and 

 communication .1 .3 .1 .4 .0 -.1 .2 .4 1.2 

 Other goods and 

 services .5 .4 .0 .0 .3 .0 .7 4.3 3.2 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -1.3 2.0 4.4 4.6 -2.1 -.6 4.1 5.0 14.4 

 Food .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 -.1 .2 1.1 2.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 1.7 2.1 

Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 

8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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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 2000 through December 2004 

were replaced in January 2005. 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 2005. 

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 labor and supply problems for coffee. 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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

June

2005

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 194.5 195.4 3.2 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.5 

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

 582.6 585.2 -----

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 190.9 191.3 2.2 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.295 190.4 190.8 2.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.183 189.4 189.8 1.4 .2 .1 -.3 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.185 209.4 209.4 1.1 .0 .1 -.2 -.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.272 185.2 184.7 .5 -.3 .2 -.2 -.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .849 181.0 181.6 -3.2 .3 .4 -.4 .4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.276 238.4 240.3 7.0 .8 .6 -1.2 1.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .884 144.0 144.8 3.1 .6 .1 -.3 .3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.716 166.9 167.6 1.0 .4 -.8 .4 .4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .296 165.7 167.1 2.0 .8 -1.2 1.5 .5 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .258 164.5 167.3 -2.7 1.7 -1.4 -1.4 1.4 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.163 182.9 183.0 1.5 .1 -.5 .5 .1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .301 110.2 111.5 1.9 1.2 .0 -.5 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.113 193.2 193.6 3.1 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .332 131.6 132.0 5.5 .3 .6 1.1 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ .996 195.9 195.8 1.9 -.1 -.2 .2 -.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.993 195.5 196.6 3.0 .6 .1 .1 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.686 224.5 225.6 2.5 .5 .0 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.133 216.8 217.5 3.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 3.008 132.8 136.4 3.2 2.7 -2.4 .0 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.158 229.7 230.2 2.3 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .387 118.0 118.1 1.7 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.951 177.4 180.1 8.1 1.5 .6 .1 1.3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.021 159.9 162.6 8.8 1.7 .6 .0 1.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .300 195.0 202.9 34.3 4.1 -1.6 3.1 6.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.722 165.6 168.1 7.1 1.5 .8 -.2 1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .930 129.9 130.7 5.1 .6 .4 .5 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.355 126.0 125.9 .6 -.1 .6 -.6 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .707 130.1 130.3 3.8 .2 .5 .3 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.841 118.3 113.8 -1.8 -3.8 .0 -.7 -.9

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .977 115.3 111.6 -3.1 -3.2 -.3 -1.4 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.638 109.1 102.8 -3.1 -5.8 -.2 -.5 -1.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .188 116.4 112.8 -1.5 -3.1 -.6 -.9 -1.6 

Footwear ................................................................................ .765 121.7 119.3 3.6 -2.0 .2 .2 -.4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.414 171.8 174.4 6.3 1.5 -1.0 -.1 1.5

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.385 167.7 170.3 6.4 1.6 -1.1 -.1 1.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.744 95.6 95.2 1.8 -.4 .3 .1 -.3 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.692 138.1 136.3 .3 -1.3 .1 .0 -1.0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.037 139.9 141.0 6.7 .8 .5 .8 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.969 185.5 197.5 19.6 6.5 -4.4 -1.1 6.1

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.934 184.6 196.5 19.5 6.4 -4.4 -1.2 6.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .364 111.2 111.9 2.8 .6 .2 .2 .6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.341 206.1 206.7 3.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.029 222.4 226.1 5.5 1.7 .7 1.2 1.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.132 322.9 324.1 4.2 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.484 275.6 276.3 2.4 .3 .5 .3 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.649 336.3 337.8 4.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.767 281.9 282.6 3.8 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.516 437.9 440.9 5.2 .7 .3 .1 .6 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

June

2005

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.733 109.1 109.1 0.4 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.691 103.1 103.1 -1.2 .0 -.2 -1.3 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.846 112.8 112.9 1.8 .1 .0 .1 .2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.931 150.5 151.3 6.5 .5 .7 .4 .6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .220 363.4 364.0 4.1 .2 .6 .2 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.712 434.4 436.6 6.6 .5 .7 .4 .6 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 2.914 84.6 84.4 -2.4 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.737 82.4 82.2 -2.7 -.2 -.6 -.4 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.187 94.6 94.4 -1.3 -.2 -.5 -.2 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .550 13.6 13.6 -8.1 .0 -.7 -1.4 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .192 13.0 12.8 -16.3 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.750 312.5 314.1 2.9 .5 .4 .0 .6 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .804 497.8 503.4 4.8 1.1 .2 .0 1.1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.946 185.5 186.1 2.4 .3 .4 .1 .4 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .658 154.3 155.0 1.0 .5 .7 -.1 .5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .652 203.0 203.9 3.2 .4 -.2 .1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.454 302.9 303.9 3.2 .3 .5 .1 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.239 158.9 159.5 3.2 .4 -.4 -.2 .6 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 190.9 191.3 2.2 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 24.948 140.8 141.4 3.9 .4 -.7 -.3 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 13.980 164.7 166.7 6.4 1.2 -1.9 -.1 3.4 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.841 118.3 113.8 -1.8 -3.8 .0 -.7 -.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.139 197.5 203.3 9.4 2.9 -1.6 -.5 2.8 

Durables ................................................................................. 10.967 115.4 114.9 .7 -.4 .3 -.2 -.3 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.761 229.8 230.9 3.0 .5 .1 .1 .4

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 32.300 233.8 234.9 2.5 .5 -.1 .3 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .387 118.0 118.1 1.7 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.722 165.6 168.1 7.1 1.5 .8 -.2 1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .930 129.9 130.7 5.1 .6 .4 .5 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .707 130.1 130.3 3.8 .2 .5 .3 .2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.235 226.0 227.1 2.5 .5 .3 .4 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.649 336.3 337.8 4.8 .4 .3 .2 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.833 266.7 267.2 2.6 .2 .3 .0 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 85.705 195.2 196.1 3.3 .5 -.1 .0 .6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.314 184.9 185.7 3.4 .4 -.1 -.1 .5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.868 187.9 188.8 3.1 .5 -.1 .0 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 25.943 142.8 143.5 3.8 .5 -.6 -.3 .8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 14.976 166.6 168.5 6.1 1.1 -1.7 -.2 3.2 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.135 196.5 201.8 8.7 2.7 -1.4 -.4 2.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.271 178.2 179.4 4.2 .7 -.8 .1 1.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.462 242.4 243.6 3.7 .5 .3 .1 .4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 55.113 220.9 222.0 2.9 .5 .2 .1 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.991 171.4 178.5 14.2 4.1 -2.0 -.5 3.8 

All items less energy .................................................................. 92.009 198.5 198.7 2.2 .1 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.714 200.6 200.8 2.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 21.674 140.0 138.9 .5 -.8 .2 -.2 -.3 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.269 187.0 198.8 20.4 6.3 -4.2 -.8 6.1 

Services less energy services ................................................ 56.040 236.4 237.4 2.8 .4 .1 .2 .3 

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

 $ .514 $ .512 -----

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

 $ .172 $ .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 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—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2005

Jan.

2005

July

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 194.2 194.1 194.1 195.1 3.2 1.3 6.2 1.9 2.2 4.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 190.8 191.0 191.0 191.4 2.2 1.5 3.6 1.3 1.8 2.4

Food ....................................................................................... 190.3 190.5 190.6 191.0 2.2 1.5 3.7 1.5 1.8 2.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 190.0 190.1 189.6 190.1 1.3 .2 4.3 .2 .7 2.2

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 208.8 209.1 208.6 208.4 2.5 1.2 1.5 -.8 1.9 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 185.2 185.6 185.2 184.5 -1.9 1.8 3.8 -1.5 -.1 1.1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 182.6 183.3 182.5 183.3 -17.1 5.4 -1.1 1.5 -6.5 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 241.0 242.5 239.7 243.6 26.6 -8.7 8.9 4.4 7.5 6.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 144.5 144.6 144.1 144.5 1.1 3.2 8.1 .0 2.2 4.0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 167.6 166.2 166.9 167.5 -1.4 .5 5.2 -.2 -.5 2.4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 165.0 163.0 165.5 166.4 -.7 -1.0 6.3 3.4 -.9 4.9 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 169.6 167.3 165.0 167.3 -6.4 3.1 -1.6 -5.3 -1.7 -3.5 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 183.0 182.0 182.9 183.0 -.4 .4 6.1 .0 .0 3.0 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 110.8 110.8 110.2 111.5 1.8 .7 2.6 2.6 1.3 2.6 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 192.1 192.6 193.2 193.6 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 129.6 130.4 131.8 132.2 4.2 3.2 6.8 8.3 3.7 7.5 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 195.9 195.5 195.9 195.8 2.9 1.5 3.3 -.2 2.2 1.5 

Housing .................................................................................... 194.4 194.6 194.8 195.5 2.3 2.5 4.4 2.3 2.4 3.4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 223.8 223.7 224.1 224.8 2.4 1.8 3.8 1.8 2.1 2.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 216.0 216.4 217.0 217.7 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 132.7 129.5 129.5 131.0 5.1 -2.2 16.2 -5.0 1.4 5.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 229.0 229.6 230.0 230.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 118.2 118.0 118.0 118.1 .7 7.8 -1.0 -.3 4.2 -.7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 172.5 173.5 173.7 175.9 2.0 10.7 12.2 8.1 6.2 10.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 154.7 155.7 155.7 158.0 1.4 11.7 14.0 8.8 6.4 11.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 195.8 192.6 198.6 210.9 73.9 -9.0 52.8 34.6 25.8 43.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 159.8 161.0 160.7 162.4 -2.6 13.4 11.8 6.7 5.1 9.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 129.0 129.5 130.2 130.8 4.6 5.8 4.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 125.9 126.7 125.9 125.8 3.6 -.3 -.6 -.3 1.6 -.5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 129.1 129.7 130.1 130.3 2.2 5.5 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.2 120.2 119.3 118.2 -1.3 .7 -.3 -6.5 -.3 -3.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.9 117.6 116.0 114.4 -7.2 5.6 1.0 -11.4 -1.0 -5.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.5 111.3 110.7 109.5 .7 -6.2 .0 -7.0 -2.8 -3.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 120.1 119.4 118.3 116.4 -.7 5.2 2.4 -11.8 2.2 -5.0

Footwear ................................................................................ 121.8 122.0 122.3 121.8 7.7 7.9 -.7 .0 7.8 -.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 172.7 171.0 170.9 173.5 8.1 -2.6 19.1 1.9 2.6 10.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 169.1 167.3 167.1 169.6 9.1 -2.9 19.6 1.2 2.9 10.0 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.4 95.7 95.8 95.5 3.5 3.4 .0 .4 3.4 .2 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.4 138.5 138.5 137.1 -.6 6.9 -1.1 -3.7 3.1 -2.4 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 138.1 138.8 139.9 141.0 15.0 2.1 1.8 8.7 8.3 5.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 192.5 184.1 182.1 193.2 28.0 -20.3 97.4 1.5 1.0 41.5 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 191.6 183.2 181.0 192.1 27.9 -20.2 97.6 1.0 1.0 41.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.8 111.0 111.2 111.9 2.6 4.1 .7 4.0 3.3 2.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 205.2 205.8 206.3 207.0 2.4 4.2 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 214.3 215.7 218.2 220.4 -2.5 .4 12.9 11.9 -1.0 12.4 

Medical care ............................................................................. 320.9 322.0 322.8 324.0 4.0 3.9 5.1 3.9 4.0 4.5 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 273.3 274.6 275.3 275.7 3.6 .4 1.8 3.6 2.0 2.7 

Medical care services ............................................................. 334.6 335.5 336.3 337.8 4.2 5.0 6.3 3.9 4.6 5.1

Professional services ........................................................... 280.4 281.3 281.6 282.3 3.1 2.9 6.2 2.7 3.0 4.5

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 437.1 438.6 439.2 441.8 3.1 6.2 7.1 4.4 4.6 5.7 

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—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2005

Jan.

2005

July

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 109.0 109.3 109.0 109.1 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.5 104.3 102.9 103.0 .8 -.8 .8 -5.6 .0 -2.5 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 113.4 113.4 113.5 113.7 .7 2.2 3.6 1.1 1.4 2.3 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 150.7 151.8 152.4 153.3 6.3 5.9 6.6 7.1 6.1 6.9 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 360.6 362.6 363.4 365.5 3.1 4.3 4.0 5.5 3.7 4.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 435.3 438.4 440.1 442.8 6.6 5.8 7.0 7.1 6.2 7.0 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 85.3 84.9 84.6 84.4 -4.5 -.5 -.5 -4.2 -2.5 -2.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 83.2 82.7 82.4 82.2 -5.1 -1.0 .0 -4.7 -3.1 -2.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.3 94.8 94.6 94.4 -4.1 .8 2.1 -3.7 -1.7 -.8 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.6 -7.9 -8.0 -8.2 -8.4 -7.9 -8.3 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.8 -17.1 -15.5 -16.1 -16.7 -16.3 -16.4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 311.1 312.3 312.3 314.1 2.5 3.6 2.0 3.9 3.0 2.9

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 497.0 498.0 497.8 503.4 1.5 10.0 2.5 5.3 5.7 3.9 

Personal care ......................................................................... 184.5 185.3 185.4 186.1 2.9 1.8 1.8 3.5 2.3 2.6 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.4 154.4 154.3 155.0 1.6 -2.3 .8 4.2 -.4 2.5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 203.3 202.8 203.0 203.9 3.9 5.1 2.8 1.2 4.5 2.0 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 300.8 302.2 302.6 303.9 3.4 2.7 2.7 4.2 3.1 3.4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 159.7 159.1 158.8 159.8 4.5 -1.0 9.3 .3 1.7 4.7 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 190.8 191.0 191.0 191.4 2.2 1.5 3.6 1.3 1.8 2.4

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 142.0 141.0 140.6 141.9 5.7 -2.3 12.8 -.3 1.6 6.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 166.1 163.0 162.8 168.4 7.5 -4.2 17.9 5.7 1.5 11.6 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.2 120.2 119.3 118.2 -1.3 .7 -.3 -6.5 -.3 -3.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 200.2 197.0 196.1 201.5 14.4 -10.5 36.6 2.6 1.2 18.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.3 115.6 115.4 115.1 2.5 2.5 -1.4 -.7 2.5 -1.0 

Services ...................................................................................... 228.6 228.9 229.2 230.1 2.2 3.1 4.3 2.7 2.6 3.5 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 233.2 233.0 233.6 234.2 2.3 1.8 4.2 1.7 2.0 3.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 118.2 118.0 118.0 118.1 .7 7.8 -1.0 -.3 4.2 -.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 159.8 161.0 160.7 162.4 -2.6 13.4 11.8 6.7 5.1 9.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 129.0 129.5 130.2 130.8 4.6 5.8 4.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 129.1 129.7 130.1 130.3 2.2 5.5 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 

Transportation services ............................................................ 224.0 224.6 225.5 226.2 1.8 .9 3.1 4.0 1.4 3.5

Medical care services ............................................................... 334.6 335.5 336.3 337.8 4.2 5.0 6.3 3.9 4.6 5.1 

Other services .......................................................................... 266.8 267.6 267.5 268.1 2.3 3.2 2.7 2.0 2.8 2.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 194.9 194.7 194.7 195.8 3.4 1.3 6.6 1.9 2.3 4.2 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 184.8 184.7 184.6 185.6 3.6 1.1 7.2 1.7 2.4 4.5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 187.7 187.6 187.6 188.5 3.1 1.1 6.2 1.7 2.1 3.9 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 144.0 143.1 142.7 143.9 5.9 -2.5 12.6 -.3 1.6 6.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 167.9 165.1 164.8 170.0 7.4 -4.1 17.1 5.1 1.5 10.9 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 198.9 196.1 195.3 200.2 13.2 -9.9 33.6 2.6 1.0 17.1

Nondurables ............................................................................... 179.0 177.5 177.6 180.3 4.7 -1.4 11.0 2.9 1.6 6.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 240.5 241.2 241.5 242.4 2.2 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.4 3.8 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 219.7 220.1 220.3 221.1 2.3 2.8 3.9 2.6 2.5 3.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 172.0 168.5 167.6 174.0 14.4 -6.0 51.2 4.7 3.7 25.9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 198.1 198.4 198.5 198.8 2.3 2.1 2.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 200.2 200.5 200.7 201.0 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.3 140.6 140.3 139.9 1.4 1.7 -.3 -1.1 1.6 -.7 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 193.7 185.5 184.0 195.3 30.6 -19.8 94.6 3.3 2.4 41.8

Services less energy services ................................................ 235.6 235.8 236.2 237.0 2.5 2.4 3.8 2.4 2.4 3.1 

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

July2005 from—

Percent change to

June2005 from—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 194.6 194.4 194.5 195.4 3.2 0.5 0.5 2.5 -0.1 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 206.9 206.2 206.2 207.9 3.4 .8 .8 2.5 -.3 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 209.3 208.6 208.5 210.2 3.5 .8 .8 2.6 -.4 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.0 121.6 121.8 123.0 3.2 1.2 1.0 2.6 -.2 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 187.7 187.4 187.8 188.4 2.8 .5 .3 2.5 .1 .2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 189.6 189.4 189.8 190.1 2.5 .4 .2 2.4 .1 .2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.6 119.3 119.6 120.2 3.4 .8 .5 2.4 .0 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 181.7 181.6 182.3 182.9 3.3 .7 .3 3.1 .3 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 187.3 187.3 187.8 188.5 3.2 .6 .4 2.7 .3 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 189.1 189.2 189.7 190.3 3.6 .6 .3 2.9 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.3 119.4 119.7 120.2 2.8 .7 .4 2.3 .3 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 187.2 186.6 186.9 187.5 4.1 .5 .3 3.5 -.2 .2 

West urban ..................................................... M 198.6 198.8 198.0 198.6 3.0 -.1 .3 2.4 -.3 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 201.3 201.5 200.5 201.3 3.0 -.1 .4 2.3 -.4 -.5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.4 121.3 121.1 121.3 2.9 .0 .2 2.7 -.2 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 178.1 178.0 177.9 178.6 3.2 .3 .4 2.6 -.1 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 120.1 120.0 120.2 120.8 3.0 .7 .5 2.5 .1 .2 

D ................................................................. M 186.9 186.9 186.9 187.2 3.3 .2 .2 2.8 .0 .0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 193.2 193.3 194.0 194.2 2.6 .5 .1 2.6 .4 .4 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 201.1 201.5 200.7 201.4 4.1 .0 .3 3.6 -.2 -.4 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 212.5 211.4 210.7 212.5 3.4 .5 .9 2.3 -.8 -.3 

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

 214.6 - 217.2 4.0 1.2 ----

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 186.8 - 187.8 3.4 .5 ----

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

 183.5 - 184.3 2.9 .4 ----

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 123.6 - 125.0 4.0 1.1 ----

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 188.0 -

 189.6 ---- 2.1 .9 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 189.8 -

 189.6 ---- 2.0 -.1 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 175.0 - 174.2 ---- 2.9 -.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 193.2 -

 192.6 ---- 3.8 -.3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 203.3 -

 204.8 ---- 3.4 .7 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 202.5 -

 201.2 ---- 1.1 -.6 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 201.3 - 199.8 ---- 2.3 -.7 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

June

2005

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 190.1 191.0 3.3 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.6 

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

 566.2 568.8 -----

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 190.3 190.6 2.0 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.940 189.8 190.2 2.1 .2 .1 -.1 .2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.540 188.6 188.9 1.4 .2 .1 -.3 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.342 209.5 209.2 1.0 -.1 .2 -.3 -.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.845 185.2 184.6 .5 -.3 .3 -.2 -.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .962 180.9 181.4 -3.4 .3 .5 -.5 .2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.407 235.9 238.0 7.1 .9 .7 -1.3 1.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.051 143.4 144.1 3.1 .5 -.1 -.4 .3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.934 166.3 167.0 .8 .4 -.8 .4 .4 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .311 164.8 166.3 2.1 .9 -1.5 1.8 .7 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .311 164.5 167.4 -2.7 1.8 -1.2 -1.5 1.3 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.312 183.1 183.3 1.4 .1 -.6 .4 .1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .341 110.5 111.9 2.0 1.3 .2 -.7 1.3 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.400 193.0 193.4 3.1 .2 .2 .3 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .251 131.5 131.8 5.5 .2 .3 1.5 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.084 195.7 195.6 1.8 -.1 -.5 .2 -.1 

Housing .................................................................................... 38.973 190.9 191.9 3.1 .5 .2 .2 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 29.902 217.3 218.3 2.5 .5 .1 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.025 215.9 216.6 3.0 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.742 132.9 136.9 2.9 3.0 -2.0 .5 1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 19.795 208.4 208.8 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .339 118.3 118.4 1.8 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.288 176.7 179.2 7.9 1.4 .6 .2 1.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.336 158.5 161.0 8.5 1.6 .7 .1 1.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .281 194.8 201.8 34.4 3.6 -1.2 3.1 5.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.055 164.8 167.2 7.0 1.5 .9 -.1 .9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .952 130.2 131.0 5.2 .6 .3 .5 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 3.783 121.9 121.5 .7 -.3 .6 -.6 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .321 132.8 133.0 4.3 .2 .7 .5 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.208 117.9 113.8 -1.6 -3.5 .1 -.8 -.6

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.063 114.9 111.2 -3.5 -3.2 -.3 -1.5 -1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.664 108.7 102.7 -3.1 -5.5 .1 -1.0 -.5 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 118.9 115.2 -1.5 -3.1 -.2 -1.2 -1.5 

Footwear ................................................................................ .991 121.3 119.0 4.0 -1.9 .2 .7 -.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.845 170.6 173.5 7.0 1.7 -1.0 -.1 1.6

Private transportation ............................................................. 19.072 167.7 170.5 7.0 1.7 -1.1 -.1 1.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.146 94.8 94.5 2.6 -.3 .2 .3 -.2 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.725 139.0 137.2 .1 -1.3 .1 .1 -1.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 3.536 140.7 141.9 6.7 .9 .5 .8 .9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.843 186.1 198.1 19.6 6.4 -4.4 -1.1 6.3

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.803 185.3 197.2 19.5 6.4 -4.3 -1.2 6.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .449 110.8 111.4 3.0 .5 .1 .3 .5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.357 208.4 209.1 3.5 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Public transportation ............................................................... .773 219.8 223.3 5.3 1.6 .3 1.3 1.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.014 322.5 323.7 4.3 .4 .4 .2 .4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.126 268.8 269.4 2.2 .2 .4 .2 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 3.888 337.0 338.4 5.0 .4 .4 .1 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.270 284.6 285.3 3.8 .2 .4 .1 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.276 434.3 436.9 5.2 .6 .4 .1 .5 

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

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

June

2005

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.546 106.6 106.5 0.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.0 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.878 102.5 102.4 -1.3 -.1 -.1 -1.3 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.498 110.7 110.7 1.2 .0 .0 -.1 .2 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.361 149.1 149.7 6.2 .4 .7 .3 .6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .217 365.1 365.6 4.3 .1 .7 .1 .5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.145 421.6 423.4 6.4 .4 .7 .3 .6 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.137 86.3 86.0 -2.4 -.3 -.6 -.2 -.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.990 84.8 84.5 -2.5 -.4 -.6 -.2 -.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.473 94.8 94.6 -1.3 -.2 -.5 -.1 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .517 14.2 14.1 -7.8 -.7 -1.4 -.7 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .171 12.7 12.5 -16.7 -1.6 -1.5 -2.3 -1.6 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.891 320.9 323.1 3.2 .7 .3 .0 .7 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.244 498.9 505.2 4.9 1.3 .2 .0 1.3 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.648 183.8 184.6 2.4 .4 .4 .1 .4 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .712 154.5 155.4 1.0 .6 .6 .0 .6 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .611 203.3 204.1 3.0 .4 -.2 .1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.160 303.2 304.4 3.3 .4 .7 .1 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.809 160.1 160.8 3.6 .4 -.4 -.2 .8 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 190.3 190.6 2.0 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 27.786 142.8 143.8 4.6 .7 -.7 -.3 1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.322 169.2 171.7 7.0 1.5 -2.0 -.2 3.7 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.208 117.9 113.8 -1.6 -3.5 .1 -.8 -.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.113 204.7 211.3 10.2 3.2 -1.6 -.4 3.0 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.464 115.3 114.9 1.5 -.3 .2 .0 -.3 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.191 225.3 226.3 3.0 .4 .2 .2 .3

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.562 209.3 210.2 2.5 .4 .0 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .339 118.3 118.4 1.8 .1 -.2 .0 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.055 164.8 167.2 7.0 1.5 .9 -.1 .9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .952 130.2 131.0 5.2 .6 .3 .5 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .321 132.8 133.0 4.3 .2 .7 .5 .2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.166 226.0 226.8 2.3 .4 .2 .4 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.888 337.0 338.4 5.0 .4 .4 .1 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.907 258.6 258.9 2.1 .1 .2 -.1 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.060 190.0 190.9 3.5 .5 -.1 .0 .6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 70.098 182.2 183.1 3.6 .5 -.2 -.1 .6 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.986 184.5 185.3 3.2 .4 -.1 .0 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 28.870 144.7 145.7 4.5 .7 -.8 -.2 1.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.406 170.8 173.2 6.7 1.4 -2.0 -.2 3.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.197 203.0 209.0 9.4 3.0 -1.5 -.5 2.8 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.346 180.3 181.7 4.4 .8 -1.0 .0 1.8

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.628 215.3 216.3 3.5 .5 .3 .0 .5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.303 216.8 217.8 2.8 .5 .1 .1 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.179 171.5 178.7 14.4 4.2 -2.1 -.6 4.1 

All items less energy .................................................................. 90.821 193.2 193.3 2.1 .1 .2 .1 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.881 194.3 194.3 2.1 .0 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.745 140.4 139.3 .9 -.8 .2 -.1 -.2 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.124 187.3 199.0 20.2 6.2 -4.2 -.9 6.3 

Services less energy services ................................................ 51.136 231.9 232.8 2.7 .4 .2 .2 .3 

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

 $ .526 $ .524 -----

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

 $ .177 $ .176 -----

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—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2005

Jan.

2005

July

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 189.9 189.7 189.7 190.8 3.3 1.3 6.6 1.9 2.3 4.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 190.2 190.4 190.4 190.7 2.2 1.3 3.7 1.1 1.7 2.3

Food ....................................................................................... 189.8 190.0 189.9 190.3 1.9 1.3 3.9 1.1 1.6 2.5 

Food at home ....................................................................... 189.2 189.3 188.8 189.2 .9 .2 4.6 .0 .5 2.3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 208.8 209.3 208.7 208.2 2.0 1.2 1.9 -1.1 1.6 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 185.0 185.5 185.2 184.5 -1.7 1.5 3.3 -1.1 -.1 1.1 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 182.4 183.3 182.4 182.8 -17.7 5.9 -1.3 .9 -6.6 -.2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 238.4 240.1 237.0 240.9 28.0 -9.8 9.4 4.3 7.4 6.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 144.1 144.0 143.4 143.8 .9 3.5 8.8 -.8 2.2 3.9 

Other food at home ............................................................ 167.1 165.7 166.3 166.9 -1.7 .7 4.9 -.5 -.5 2.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 164.3 161.8 164.7 165.8 .2 -2.4 7.1 3.7 -1.1 5.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 169.6 167.5 165.0 167.2 -6.8 3.1 -1.4 -5.5 -2.0 -3.5 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 183.4 182.3 183.1 183.3 -.9 1.1 5.9 -.2 .1 2.8 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 111.1 111.3 110.5 111.9 2.2 1.5 1.5 2.9 1.8 2.2 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 192.0 192.4 193.0 193.4 3.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 129.4 129.8 131.7 132.1 4.2 2.9 6.8 8.6 3.5 7.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 196.2 195.3 195.7 195.6 3.6 1.0 3.8 -1.2 2.3 1.2 

Housing .................................................................................... 189.6 190.0 190.3 191.0 2.4 2.8 4.1 3.0 2.6 3.5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 216.6 216.8 217.2 217.9 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.4 2.1 2.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 215.2 215.5 216.1 216.8 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 131.8 129.2 129.9 131.3 3.2 -3.7 14.9 -1.5 -.3 6.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 207.7 208.2 208.6 209.1 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 118.5 118.3 118.3 118.4 .7 8.1 -1.0 -.3 4.3 -.7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 171.6 172.7 173.0 175.0 1.5 10.2 12.3 8.2 5.8 10.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 153.1 154.2 154.3 156.4 .8 11.3 13.9 8.9 5.9 11.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 194.9 192.6 198.5 210.2 76.2 -10.8 53.5 35.3 25.3 44.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 158.8 160.2 160.0 161.5 -2.9 13.2 11.6 7.0 4.8 9.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 129.3 129.7 130.4 131.1 4.9 6.2 4.1 5.7 5.5 4.9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.7 122.4 121.7 121.4 4.0 .3 -.7 -1.0 2.2 -.8 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 131.3 132.2 132.8 133.0 1.3 7.7 3.1 5.3 4.4 4.2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 119.7 119.8 118.9 118.2 -1.0 1.3 -1.3 -4.9 .2 -3.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.3 117.0 115.2 113.9 -7.6 4.6 .7 -11.1 -1.7 -5.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.0 111.1 110.0 109.5 1.1 -6.2 -1.8 -5.3 -2.6 -3.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 122.5 122.2 120.7 118.9 .0 7.8 -1.6 -11.2 3.8 -6.6

Footwear ................................................................................ 120.9 121.2 122.0 121.6 5.2 8.7 .0 2.3 7.0 1.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 171.6 169.8 169.7 172.5 9.5 -3.1 20.2 2.1 3.0 10.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 169.0 167.1 166.9 169.7 10.2 -3.6 20.8 1.7 3.0 10.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 94.4 94.6 94.9 94.7 5.3 3.5 .4 1.3 4.4 .9 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 139.3 139.4 139.5 137.9 -.9 6.9 -1.1 -4.0 2.9 -2.6 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 138.9 139.6 140.7 141.9 14.6 2.1 1.7 8.9 8.1 5.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 193.0 184.5 182.5 194.0 28.2 -20.7 97.0 2.1 .9 41.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 192.1 183.9 181.7 193.1 28.0 -20.9 97.2 2.1 .6 41.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.4 110.5 110.8 111.4 2.6 4.5 1.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 207.4 208.1 208.6 209.3 2.8 4.2 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.4 

Public transportation ............................................................... 212.8 213.4 216.1 218.3 -3.4 2.4 12.3 10.7 -.6 11.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 320.5 321.9 322.4 323.6 4.1 3.9 5.6 3.9 4.0 4.7 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 266.7 267.7 268.2 268.9 3.5 .3 1.5 3.3 1.9 2.4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 335.1 336.5 337.0 338.4 4.3 4.9 6.8 4.0 4.6 5.4

Professional services ........................................................... 282.7 283.7 284.0 285.0 3.4 3.4 5.3 3.3 3.4 4.3

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 433.4 435.0 435.6 437.8 3.0 6.7 7.0 4.1 4.9 5.6 

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—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2005

Jan.

2005

July

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.5 106.9 106.5 106.5 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.0 0.6 -0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.7 103.6 102.3 102.3 .8 -1.2 .8 -5.3 -.2 -2.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 111.2 111.2 111.1 111.3 .0 1.8 2.9 .4 .9 1.6 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 149.1 150.1 150.6 151.5 6.3 5.3 6.4 6.6 5.8 6.5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 362.3 364.8 365.1 367.1 4.0 3.9 4.2 5.4 4.0 4.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 421.9 424.9 426.3 428.9 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.8 6.0 6.7 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 87.0 86.5 86.3 86.0 -4.5 -.5 .0 -4.5 -2.5 -2.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 85.5 85.0 84.8 84.5 -5.0 -.5 .0 -4.6 -2.7 -2.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.4 94.9 94.8 94.6 -4.1 .4 2.1 -3.3 -1.9 -.6 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.1 -7.6 -5.2 -7.9 -10.6 -6.4 -9.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 13.2 13.0 12.7 12.5 -17.4 -15.8 -13.8 -19.6 -16.6 -16.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 319.5 320.6 320.7 322.9 2.2 4.5 1.6 4.3 3.4 3.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 497.8 498.7 498.9 505.2 1.2 10.2 2.4 6.1 5.6 4.2 

Personal care ......................................................................... 182.8 183.6 183.7 184.4 2.7 2.0 1.1 3.5 2.3 2.3 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.6 154.5 154.5 155.4 1.0 -2.6 .8 4.8 -.8 2.8 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 203.6 203.1 203.3 204.1 3.7 5.1 2.4 1.0 4.4 1.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 300.9 302.9 303.2 304.0 3.6 3.3 1.9 4.2 3.4 3.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 160.9 160.2 159.9 161.1 5.0 -1.0 10.0 .5 1.9 5.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 190.2 190.4 190.4 190.7 2.2 1.3 3.7 1.1 1.7 2.3

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 144.0 143.0 142.6 144.1 7.1 -2.5 13.9 .3 2.2 6.9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 170.7 167.3 167.0 173.2 7.9 -4.3 19.7 6.0 1.6 12.6 

Apparel ................................................................................. 119.7 119.8 118.9 118.2 -1.0 1.3 -1.3 -4.9 .2 -3.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 207.6 204.2 203.3 209.4 14.9 -11.3 39.9 3.5 .9 20.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.1 115.3 115.3 115.0 4.3 2.8 -.7 -.3 3.6 -.5 

Services ...................................................................................... 224.0 224.4 224.8 225.5 2.0 3.1 4.0 2.7 2.6 3.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 208.7 208.8 209.3 210.0 2.0 1.8 3.9 2.5 1.9 3.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 118.5 118.3 118.3 118.4 .7 8.1 -1.0 -.3 4.3 -.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 158.8 160.2 160.0 161.5 -2.9 13.2 11.6 7.0 4.8 9.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 129.3 129.7 130.4 131.1 4.9 6.2 4.1 5.7 5.5 4.9 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 131.3 132.2 132.8 133.0 1.3 7.7 3.1 5.3 4.4 4.2 

Transportation services ............................................................ 224.4 224.9 225.7 226.4 2.0 1.6 2.2 3.6 1.8 2.9

Medical care services ............................................................... 335.1 336.5 337.0 338.4 4.3 4.9 6.8 4.0 4.6 5.4 

Other services .......................................................................... 258.8 259.4 259.1 259.6 1.9 2.9 2.7 1.2 2.4 2.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 189.7 189.5 189.5 190.7 3.5 1.3 7.0 2.1 2.4 4.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 182.2 181.9 181.8 182.9 3.9 .9 8.1 1.5 2.4 4.8 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 184.3 184.1 184.1 185.1 3.4 1.1 6.5 1.7 2.2 4.1 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 145.9 144.8 144.5 146.0 6.7 -2.5 13.7 .3 2.0 6.8 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 172.3 168.9 168.6 174.7 7.8 -4.2 18.9 5.7 1.6 12.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 205.6 202.6 201.6 207.2 14.0 -10.4 36.0 3.1 1.1 18.4

Nondurables ............................................................................... 181.2 179.4 179.4 182.6 4.9 -1.6 11.8 3.1 1.6 7.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 213.4 214.1 214.2 215.2 1.9 4.7 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.8 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 215.6 215.9 216.2 217.0 1.9 2.9 3.8 2.6 2.4 3.2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 172.3 168.6 167.6 174.4 14.7 -7.2 53.5 5.0 3.2 26.9 

All items less energy .................................................................. 192.9 193.2 193.3 193.6 2.3 2.1 2.5 1.5 2.2 2.0 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 193.9 194.3 194.4 194.7 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.5 140.8 140.6 140.3 2.3 2.3 -.3 -.6 2.3 -.4 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 193.8 185.6 184.0 195.5 30.3 -20.2 94.5 3.6 2.0 41.9

Services less energy services ................................................ 231.1 231.5 231.9 232.6 2.3 2.3 3.4 2.6 2.3 3.0 

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

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

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

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

July2005 from—

Percent change to

June2005 from—

Apr.

2005

May

2005

June

2005

July

2005

July

2004

May

2005

June

2005

June

2004

Apr.

2005

May

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 190.2 190.0 190.1 191.0 3.3 0.5 0.5 2.6 -0.1 0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 202.9 202.5 202.5 204.0 3.4 .7 .7 2.5 -.2 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.8 203.5 203.4 204.9 3.5 .7 .7 2.6 -.2 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.1 121.6 121.8 122.8 3.1 1.0 .8 2.5 -.2 .2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 182.8 182.4 182.9 183.6 3.1 .7 .4 2.6 .1 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 184.1 183.8 184.0 184.4 2.7 .3 .2 2.6 -.1 .1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 118.8 118.5 119.0 119.8 3.7 1.1 .7 2.6 .2 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 179.1 178.8 179.6 180.4 3.9 .9 .4 3.2 .3 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 184.3 184.2 184.7 185.5 3.5 .7 .4 2.8 .2 .3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 186.7 186.8 187.3 188.1 3.8 .7 .4 3.0 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.9 117.9 118.2 118.7 3.0 .7 .4 2.5 .3 .3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 186.7 186.2 186.7 187.3 4.4 .6 .3 3.7 .0 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 193.7 193.9 193.1 193.7 3.0 -.1 .3 2.4 -.3 -.4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 194.9 195.2 194.1 195.0 3.2 -.1 .5 2.3 -.4 -.6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.8 120.8 120.6 120.9 3.0 .1 .2 2.6 -.2 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 176.3 176.3 176.2 177.0 3.3 .4 .5 2.6 -.1 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 119.2 119.1 119.3 119.9 3.2 .7 .5 2.5 .1 .2 

D ................................................................. M 185.1 185.0 185.1 185.6 3.7 .3 .3 3.0 .0 .1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 186.9 186.8 187.1 187.4 2.7 .3 .2 2.5 .1 .2 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 194.2 194.6 193.7 194.6 4.2 .0 .5 3.4 -.3 -.5 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 206.0 205.6 205.1 206.5 3.2 .4 .7 2.3 -.4 -.2 

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

 214.0 - 216.0 3.9 .9 ----

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 177.9 - 178.8 3.5 .5 ----

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

 184.1 - 185.4 3.3 .7 ----

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 123.2 - 124.5 4.0 1.1 ----

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 186.0 -

 187.5 ---- 1.9 .8 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 185.2 -

 184.7 ---- 2.4 -.3 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 172.8 - 172.7 ---- 3.0 -.1 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 191.2 -

 190.7 ---- 4.0 -.3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 202.9 -

 204.0 ---- 3.4 .5 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 199.3 -

 197.5 ---- 1.1 -.9 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 196.2 - 194.8 ---- 2.3 -.7 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2001-2002

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 July 2005 from—

 June

 2005

 July

 2005

 July

 2004

 June

 2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 113.0 113.4 2.6 0.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.076 113.4 113.6 2.1 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.086 113.4 113.7 2.2 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.062 111.5 111.8 1.4 .3 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.023 115.9 116.2 3.1 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... .990 113.0 113.0 1.8 .0 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.793 117.6 118.2 2.7 .5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.380 118.4 119.0 2.5 .5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.643 137.7 139.5 7.4 1.3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.771 96.3 96.2 .1 -.1 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 89.0 85.5 -2.3 -3.9 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.315 113.2 114.4 5.3 1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.206 113.4 114.6 5.3 1.1 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.109 110.1 112.0 5.5 1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.783 126.2 126.6 3.9 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.466 117.0 117.2 2.1 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.317 129.4 129.9 4.6 .4 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.1 103.1 -.5 .0 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.004 99.8 99.8 .4 .0 

Education ............................................................................... 2.560 138.7 139.3 6.3 .4 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.444 76.8 76.5 -3.8 -.4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 116.5 117.1 2.8 .5 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.567 119.7 120.3 2.8 .5 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.433 104.6 104.6 2.2 .0 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.521 87.8 87.4 .2 -.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.912 112.7 113.0 3.2 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.985 110.0 110.0 1.8 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 6.929 150.1 155.7 13.2 3.7 

Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.

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