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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2005 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.7 percent in April, before 

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

April level of 194.6 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in April 2004. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.8 

percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April level of 190.2 was 3.7 percent higher than in April 

2004. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in 

April on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The April level of 113.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.9 percent 

higher than in April 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 rose 0.5 percent in April, following an increase of 0.6 

percent in March. Energy costs advanced sharply for the third consecutive month--up 4.5 percent in April. 

Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 6.3 percent and the index for energy services 

increased 2.3 percent. The index for food rose 0.7 percent. The index for food at home increased 1.1 percent, 

its largest advance since a similar rise in May 2004. The index for all items less food and energy, which 

increased 0.4 percent in March, was virtually unchanged in April. Declines in the indexes for apparel and for 

lodging while away from home, which had accounted for the acceleration in March, were largely responsible 

for the deceleration in April. 

 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 2004 2005 3-mos. ended ended

 Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. ’05 Apr. ’05

All Items .6 .3 .0 .1 .4 .6 .5 6.2 3.5

 Food and beverages .5 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .6 3.6 3.1 

 Housing .2 .3 .2 .1 .4 .5 .3 4.4 3.2 

 Apparel .0 .2 -.4 .3 -.2 .8 -.6 -.3 -.5 

 Transportation 2.1 .2 -.7 -.2 .8 1.9 1.8 19.1 7.0 

 Medical care .4 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 .2 5.1 4.3 

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

 Education and 

 communication -.2 .4 .1 .1 .3 .2 .4 3.6 1.8 

 Other goods and 

 services .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 .1 .0 2.0 2.6 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 4.0 1.0 -1.3 -1.1 2.0 4.0 4.5 51.2 17.1 

 Food .6 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .7 3.7 3.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .0 2.6 2.2 
During the first four months of 2005, the CPI-U rose at a 4.8 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

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

16.6 percent in 2004, advanced at a 31.7 percent SAAR in the first four months of 2005. Petroleum-based 

energy costs increased at a 54.1 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at an 8.9 percent 

annual rate. The food index has increased at a 3.1 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.7 percent 

rise for all of 2004. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.6 percent SAAR in the first four 

months, following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 2004. 

The food and beverages index increased 0.6 percent in April. The index for food at home, which rose 

0.2 percent in March, advanced 1.1 percent in April. Increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for 

nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home--up 3.4, 1.1, and 1.3 percent, respectively--accounted for 

five-sixths of the advance in the April food at home index. The advance in the index for fruits and vegetables 

was its first increase since November. In April, the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and 

vegetables rose 7.9 and 2.8 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh fruits decreased 0.7 percent. (Prior 

to seasonal adjustment, the index for fresh fruits rose 0.8 percent.) Increases in the indexes for coffee and for 

carbonated drinks--up 4.6 and 1.9 percent, respectively--accounted for the rise in the index for nonalcoholic 

beverages. Upturns in the indexes for snacks, for sugar and sweets, and for butter and margarine were largely 

responsible for the increase in the index for other food at home. The indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

and for dairy products each increased 0.4 percent, while the index for cereals and bakery products was 

virtually unchanged. Within the first group, increases in the indexes for pork and for fish and seafood more 

than offset declines in poultry and egg prices. Beef prices were unchanged in April. The other two 

components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 

and 0.1 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in April. Shelter costs, which advanced 0.6 percent in March, 

were virtually unchanged in April, largely as a result of a downturn in the index for lodging away from home. 

The index for lodging away from home declined 1.2 percent in April, following a 3.9 percent increase in 

March. In April, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively.

The index for fuels and utilities rose 2.1 percent, following a 0.1 percent increase in March. The index for 

fuel oil increased 4.6 percent in April to a level 39.1 percent higher than in April 2004. The indexes for gas 

and for electricity rose 5.6 and 0.6 percent, respectively. During the last 12 months, charges for natural gas 

have risen 16.4 percent and charges for electricity have increased 4.1 percent. In April, the index for 

household furnishings and operations was unchanged for the second consecutive month. 

The transportation index rose 1.8 percent in April, largely reflecting a 6.4 percent increase in the index 

for gasoline. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the price of gasoline was 10.2 percent higher than its previous 

peak level of last month and 24.2 percent higher than a year earlier.) The index for new vehicles declined for 

the second consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in April. Despite the recent declines, new vehicle prices 

have risen 0.9 percent during the last 12 months. The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.3 percent in April 

to a level 5.2 percent above April 2004. The index for public transportation increased 1.7 percent in April, 

reflecting increases in the indexes for airline fares and for other intercity transportation. Airline fares 

registered their third consecutive advance, up 3.6 percent in April, their largest monthly advance since a 5.0 

percent increase in June 2001. With the recent advances, airline fares are 1.1 percent higher than in April 

2004, but are 3.8 percent lower than in the month prior to the terrorist attacks in 2001. 

The index for apparel decreased 0.6 percent in April after increasing 0.8 percent in March, reflecting 

discounting of women’s and girls’ apparel--down 1.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices 

rose 0.2 percent.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in April to a level 4.3 percent higher than a year ago. The index 

for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually 

unchanged in April. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in April. Charges for professional 

services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.4 percent.

The index for recreation, which was unchanged in March, rose 0.2 percent in April. The index for 

recreational services rose 0.2 percent in April after declining 0.2 percent in March. Increases in the indexes 

for club membership dues and fees for participant sports and for fees for lessons and instructions more than 

offset a decline in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. 
The index for education and communication increased 0.4 percent in April. The education index rose 

0.6 percent and the index for communication costs increased 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the index 

for telephone services rose 0.3 percent, reflecting increases in both local and long distance land-line telephone 

charges. The index for personal computers and peripheral equipment was virtually unchanged in April, but 

has declined 15.7 percent during the last 12 months. 

The index for other goods and services was virtually unchanged in April. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products increased 0.1 percent. The index for miscellaneous personal services rose 0.3 percent, 

reflecting a 1.4 percent increase in the index for tax return preparation and other accounting fees.

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 April. 

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 2004 2005 3-mos. ended ended

 Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. ’05 Apr.’05

All Items .6 .3 -.1 .1 .4 .6 .6 6.6 3.7

 Food and beverages .5 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .6 3.7 3.0 

 Housing .2 .3 .2 .2 .4 .3 .3 4.1 3.2 

 Apparel .0 .2 -.3 .5 -.1 .5 -.7 -1.3 -.5 

 Transportation 2.2 .1 -.5 -.3 .8 2.1 1.8 20.2 7.7 

 Medical care .3 .3 .3 .3 .6 .4 .3 5.6 4.4 

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

 Education and 

 Communication -.3 .3 .1 .1 .3 .1 .4 2.9 1.1 

 Other goods and 

 Services .1 .2 .4 .5 .4 .0 .0 1.6 2.8 

Special Indexes 

 Energy 4.2 .7 -1.3 -1.3 2.0 4.4 4.6 53.5 17.4 

 Food .6 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .7 3.9 3.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 2.3 2.2 

Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 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

Apr. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Mar.

2005

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 193.3 194.6 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.5 

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

 579.0 582.9 -----

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 189.6 190.7 3.1 .6 .1 .2 .6 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.295 189.1 190.2 3.1 .6 .1 .2 .7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.183 188.1 189.8 3.1 .9 -.2 .2 1.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.185 208.5 209.1 1.8 .3 .1 .2 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.272 184.3 184.7 3.1 .2 .3 .2 .4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .849 181.4 182.2 4.7 .4 -.8 .2 .4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.276 233.7 240.1 5.2 2.7 -.7 -.5 3.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .884 143.6 144.8 3.7 .8 -.1 1.0 1.1 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.716 165.7 167.5 1.5 1.1 -.2 .2 1.3 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .296 162.6 164.9 1.4 1.4 .5 -.9 1.9 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .258 167.0 169.4 1.9 1.4 -.9 -1.3 1.8 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.163 181.3 183.0 1.4 .9 -.3 .9 .9 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .301 111.9 110.8 .3 -1.0 .2 1.5 -1.0 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.113 191.7 192.1 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .332 129.4 129.6 3.9 .2 .9 .5 .2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ .996 195.7 195.9 2.1 .1 .5 .3 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.993 194.1 194.4 3.2 .2 .4 .5 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.686 224.4 224.4 2.7 .0 .3 .6 .0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 6.133 215.5 216.0 3.0 .2 .2 .2 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 3.008 138.3 136.2 5.5 -1.5 1.1 3.9 -1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.158 228.7 229.0 2.3 .1 .2 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .387 119.0 118.2 2.2 -.7 .2 .3 -.7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.951 166.7 169.6 9.0 1.7 .8 .1 2.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.021 148.4 151.5 9.8 2.1 .8 .1 2.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .300 195.5 199.5 33.4 2.0 1.4 4.6 4.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 3.722 152.7 155.9 8.1 2.1 .8 -.3 2.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .930 128.9 129.1 5.6 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.355 126.1 126.3 .6 .2 -.2 .0 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .707 128.3 129.1 4.3 .6 .5 -.2 .6 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.841 123.5 123.7 -.5 .2 -.2 .8 -.6

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .977 119.6 120.4 .1 .7 -.2 .4 .0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.638 117.1 116.6 -1.8 -.4 -.6 2.0 -1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .188 119.0 121.3 .7 1.9 -.7 -1.3 2.6 

Footwear ................................................................................ .765 122.8 123.8 2.3 .8 .8 -.9 -.1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.414 168.8 173.2 7.0 2.6 .8 1.9 1.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.385 165.2 169.6 7.4 2.7 .8 2.0 1.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.744 95.6 95.6 1.6 .0 .1 -.1 .0 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.692 139.1 138.8 .9 -.2 .1 -.4 -.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.037 137.7 138.1 5.2 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 3.969 175.9 193.9 24.4 10.2 3.2 8.0 6.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 3.934 175.0 192.9 24.2 10.2 3.2 7.9 6.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .364 110.9 110.8 2.7 -.1 .3 .0 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.341 204.7 205.0 3.2 .1 -.1 .6 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.029 210.1 215.0 1.7 2.3 .0 1.3 1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.132 320.7 321.5 4.3 .2 .6 .5 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.484 273.2 273.5 1.9 .1 .4 .0 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.649 334.3 335.2 5.0 .3 .6 .6 .3 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.767 279.7 281.0 3.8 .5 .7 .4 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.516 437.3 437.1 5.7 .0 .7 .7 .4 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Apr. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Mar.

2005

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.733 109.0 109.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.691 104.6 104.8 .1 .2 -.5 .5 .2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.846 112.7 112.9 1.8 .2 .3 .2 .4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.931 149.3 149.5 6.3 .1 .5 .5 .6 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .220 360.6 361.3 3.4 .2 .0 .4 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.712 430.9 431.4 6.5 .1 .5 .6 .6 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 2.914 85.2 85.4 -2.3 .2 .0 -.2 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.737 83.1 83.2 -2.6 .1 .1 -.2 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.187 95.0 95.3 -1.2 .3 .3 -.1 .3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .550 14.0 13.9 -7.3 -.7 -1.4 .0 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .192 13.4 13.4 -15.7 .0 -3.6 -.7 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.750 311.2 311.6 2.6 .1 .3 .1 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .804 496.6 497.0 5.0 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.946 184.7 184.9 2.0 .1 .3 .1 .0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .658 153.0 153.4 -.7 .3 .5 -.6 .3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .652 203.3 203.3 3.7 .0 .5 .2 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.454 300.8 301.4 3.0 .2 .1 .2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.239 158.2 160.3 3.9 1.3 .4 .9 .9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.291 189.6 190.7 3.1 .6 .1 .2 .6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 24.948 140.4 142.9 4.4 1.8 .5 1.4 1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 13.980 163.7 168.9 7.4 3.2 .3 1.7 2.2 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.841 123.5 123.7 -.5 .2 -.2 .8 -.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.139 192.7 201.0 10.6 4.3 1.8 3.2 2.9 

Durables ................................................................................. 10.967 115.7 115.6 .5 -.1 .1 -.3 -.2 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.761 228.0 228.6 3.2 .3 .3 .4 .3

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 32.300 233.7 233.7 2.8 .0 .4 .6 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .387 119.0 118.2 2.2 -.7 .2 .3 -.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 3.722 152.7 155.9 8.1 2.1 .8 -.3 2.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .930 128.9 129.1 5.6 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .707 128.3 129.1 4.3 .6 .5 -.2 .6 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.235 223.3 224.4 2.0 .5 .0 .4 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.649 334.3 335.2 5.0 .3 .6 .6 .3 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.833 266.1 266.7 2.7 .2 .2 .2 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 85.705 194.0 195.3 3.6 .7 .4 .7 .5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.314 183.2 185.1 3.9 1.0 .3 .7 .8 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.868 186.8 188.1 3.5 .7 .3 .6 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 25.943 142.5 144.9 4.3 1.7 .6 1.4 1.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 14.976 165.6 170.6 7.1 3.0 .4 1.5 2.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.135 192.1 199.7 9.9 4.0 1.8 3.0 2.6 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.271 177.0 180.3 5.2 1.9 .2 .9 1.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.462 238.5 239.8 3.8 .5 .1 .3 .7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 55.113 219.2 219.7 3.0 .2 .3 .4 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.991 160.8 170.9 17.1 6.3 2.0 4.0 4.5 

All items less energy .................................................................. 92.009 198.3 198.6 2.3 .2 .2 .4 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.714 200.7 200.9 2.2 .1 .3 .4 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 21.674 141.1 141.2 .5 .1 .0 .0 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.269 178.0 195.2 24.9 9.7 3.1 7.8 6.3 

Services less energy services ................................................ 56.040 235.7 236.0 2.9 .1 .3 .5 .2 

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

 $ .517 $ .514 -----

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

 $ .173 $ .172 -----

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—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

Oct.

2004

Apr.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 191.3 192.0 193.2 194.2 3.2 3.2 1.3 6.2 3.2 3.7 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.1 189.2 189.6 190.8 4.8 2.2 1.5 3.6 3.5 2.6

Food ....................................................................................... 188.6 188.7 189.0 190.3 5.1 2.2 1.5 3.7 3.6 2.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 188.0 187.7 188.0 190.0 6.4 1.3 .2 4.3 3.8 2.2

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 208.0 208.2 208.7 208.8 1.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.1 1.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 183.5 184.0 184.4 185.2 9.0 -1.9 1.8 3.8 3.4 2.8 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 183.1 181.6 181.9 182.6 39.1 -17.1 5.4 -1.1 7.4 2.1 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 235.9 234.2 233.1 241.0 -2.8 26.6 -8.7 8.9 10.9 -.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 141.7 141.5 142.9 144.5 2.0 1.1 3.2 8.1 1.6 5.6 

Other food at home ............................................................ 165.5 165.1 165.5 167.6 2.2 -1.4 .5 5.2 .4 2.8 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 162.5 163.3 161.9 165.0 1.0 -.7 -1.0 6.3 .1 2.6 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 170.3 168.8 166.6 169.6 13.9 -6.4 3.1 -1.6 3.3 .7 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 180.3 179.7 181.3 183.0 -.2 -.4 .4 6.1 -.3 3.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 110.1 110.3 111.9 110.8 -3.9 1.8 .7 2.6 -1.1 1.6 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 190.8 191.4 191.7 192.1 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.5 2.9 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 127.5 128.7 129.4 129.6 1.6 4.2 3.2 6.8 2.9 5.0 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 194.3 195.2 195.7 195.9 .8 2.9 1.5 3.3 1.9 2.4 

Housing .................................................................................... 192.3 193.0 193.9 194.4 3.4 2.3 2.5 4.4 2.9 3.5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 221.7 222.4 223.7 223.8 2.8 2.4 1.8 3.8 2.6 2.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 214.3 214.8 215.3 216.0 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 127.8 129.2 134.3 132.7 3.9 5.1 -2.2 16.2 4.5 6.6 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 227.6 228.1 228.7 229.0 2.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 118.5 118.7 119.0 118.2 1.4 .7 7.8 -1.0 1.0 3.3 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 167.6 168.9 169.0 172.5 10.8 2.0 10.7 12.2 6.3 11.4 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 149.7 150.9 151.0 154.7 11.8 1.4 11.7 14.0 6.5 12.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 176.1 178.6 186.9 195.8 30.8 73.9 -9.0 52.8 50.8 17.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 155.4 156.7 156.2 159.8 10.7 -2.6 13.4 11.8 3.8 12.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 127.7 128.5 128.7 129.0 7.4 4.6 5.8 4.1 6.0 5.0 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 126.1 125.9 125.9 125.9 -.3 3.6 -.3 -.6 1.6 -.5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 127.9 128.6 128.3 129.1 5.6 2.2 5.5 3.8 3.9 4.6 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.3 120.0 120.9 120.2 -1.0 -1.3 .7 -.3 -1.2 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.6 117.4 117.9 117.9 1.0 -7.2 5.6 1.0 -3.2 3.3

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.5 110.8 113.0 111.5 -1.1 .7 -6.2 .0 -.2 -3.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 119.4 118.6 117.1 120.1 -4.0 -.7 5.2 2.4 -2.3 3.8

Footwear ................................................................................ 122.0 123.0 121.9 121.8 -5.3 7.7 7.9 -.7 1.0 3.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 165.3 166.6 169.7 172.7 4.8 8.1 -2.6 19.1 6.4 7.7 

Private transportation ............................................................. 161.7 163.0 166.2 169.1 5.2 9.1 -2.9 19.6 7.1 7.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.4 95.5 95.4 95.4 -.4 3.5 3.4 .0 1.5 1.7 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.8 139.0 138.5 138.4 -1.4 -.6 6.9 -1.1 -1.0 2.8 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 137.5 137.6 137.7 138.1 2.5 15.0 2.1 1.8 8.6 1.9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 162.4 167.6 181.0 192.5 18.5 28.0 -20.3 97.4 23.2 25.4 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 161.6 166.8 180.0 191.6 18.3 27.9 -20.2 97.6 23.0 25.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.6 110.9 110.9 110.8 3.4 2.6 4.1 .7 3.0 2.4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 203.8 203.5 204.7 205.2 3.5 2.4 4.2 2.8 2.9 3.5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 207.9 208.0 210.8 214.3 -3.4 -2.5 .4 12.9 -2.9 6.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 316.9 318.7 320.2 320.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 5.1 3.9 4.5 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 272.1 273.1 273.2 273.3 1.7 3.6 .4 1.8 2.6 1.1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 329.5 331.5 333.6 334.6 4.6 4.2 5.0 6.3 4.4 5.7

Professional services ........................................................... 276.2 278.0 279.2 280.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 6.2 3.1 4.6

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 429.7 432.6 435.5 437.1 6.3 3.1 6.2 7.1 4.7 6.6 

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—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

Oct.

2004

Apr.

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 109.0 108.8 108.8 109.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.3 103.8 104.3 104.5 -.4 .8 -.8 .8 .2 .0 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 112.4 112.7 112.9 113.4 1.1 .7 2.2 3.6 .9 2.9 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 148.3 149.0 149.8 150.7 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.3 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 357.1 357.0 358.5 360.6 2.3 3.1 4.3 4.0 2.7 4.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 428.0 430.2 432.6 435.3 6.7 6.6 5.8 7.0 6.7 6.4 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 85.4 85.4 85.2 85.3 -4.1 -4.5 -.5 -.5 -4.3 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 83.2 83.3 83.1 83.2 -4.1 -5.1 -1.0 .0 -4.6 -.5 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 94.8 95.1 95.0 95.3 -3.7 -4.1 .8 2.1 -3.9 1.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9 -5.2 -7.9 -8.0 -8.2 -6.6 -8.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 14.0 13.5 13.4 13.4 -14.3 -17.1 -15.5 -16.1 -15.7 -15.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 309.6 310.6 311.0 311.1 2.5 2.5 3.6 2.0 2.5 2.8

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 493.9 496.1 496.6 497.0 6.2 1.5 10.0 2.5 3.8 6.2 

Personal care ......................................................................... 183.7 184.3 184.5 184.5 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.8 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.1 153.9 153.0 153.4 -2.8 1.6 -2.3 .8 -.6 -.8 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 201.9 202.9 203.3 203.3 2.9 3.9 5.1 2.8 3.4 3.9 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 298.8 299.2 299.9 300.8 2.9 3.4 2.7 2.7 3.2 2.7 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 156.2 156.8 158.2 159.7 3.2 4.5 -1.0 9.3 3.8 4.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 189.1 189.2 189.6 190.8 4.8 2.2 1.5 3.6 3.5 2.6

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 137.8 138.5 140.4 142.0 2.1 5.7 -2.3 12.8 3.9 5.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 159.4 159.9 162.6 166.1 9.6 7.5 -4.2 17.9 8.6 6.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.3 120.0 120.9 120.2 -1.0 -1.3 .7 -.3 -1.2 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 185.2 188.5 194.6 200.2 7.3 14.4 -10.5 36.6 10.8 10.6 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.7 115.8 115.5 115.3 -1.4 2.5 2.5 -1.4 .5 .5 

Services ...................................................................................... 226.2 226.9 227.9 228.6 3.3 2.2 3.1 4.3 2.7 3.7 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 230.8 231.7 233.0 233.2 2.9 2.3 1.8 4.2 2.6 3.0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 118.5 118.7 119.0 118.2 1.4 .7 7.8 -1.0 1.0 3.3 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 155.4 156.7 156.2 159.8 10.7 -2.6 13.4 11.8 3.8 12.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 127.7 128.5 128.7 129.0 7.4 4.6 5.8 4.1 6.0 5.0 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 127.9 128.6 128.3 129.1 5.6 2.2 5.5 3.8 3.9 4.6 

Transportation services ............................................................ 222.3 222.3 223.1 224.0 2.0 1.8 .9 3.1 1.9 2.0

Medical care services ............................................................... 329.5 331.5 333.6 334.6 4.6 4.2 5.0 6.3 4.4 5.7 

Other services .......................................................................... 265.0 265.5 266.0 266.8 2.3 2.3 3.2 2.7 2.3 3.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 191.8 192.5 193.9 194.9 2.8 3.4 1.3 6.6 3.1 3.9 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 181.6 182.2 183.4 184.8 3.4 3.6 1.1 7.2 3.5 4.1 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 184.9 185.5 186.7 187.7 3.3 3.1 1.1 6.2 3.2 3.6 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 139.8 140.6 142.5 144.0 2.0 5.9 -2.5 12.6 4.0 4.7 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 161.4 162.1 164.6 167.9 9.0 7.4 -4.1 17.1 8.2 6.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 185.0 188.3 193.9 198.9 7.3 13.2 -9.9 33.6 10.2 9.7

Nondurables ............................................................................... 174.4 174.7 176.3 179.0 7.0 4.7 -1.4 11.0 5.8 4.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 237.9 238.2 238.9 240.5 3.9 2.2 4.7 4.4 3.0 4.6 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 217.6 218.2 219.0 219.7 3.2 2.3 2.8 3.9 2.7 3.4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 155.1 158.2 164.6 172.0 14.9 14.4 -6.0 51.2 14.6 19.3 

All items less energy .................................................................. 196.8 197.1 197.8 198.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 198.9 199.4 200.1 200.2 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.6 2.1 2.3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.4 140.4 140.4 140.3 -.9 1.4 1.7 -.3 .3 .7 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 164.0 169.1 182.3 193.7 19.0 30.6 -19.8 94.6 24.7 24.9 

Services less energy services ................................................ 233.4 234.1 235.2 235.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.8 2.6 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

Apr.2005 from—

Percent change to

Mar.2005 from—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Mar.

2004

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 190.7 191.8 193.3 194.6 3.5 1.5 0.7 3.1 1.4 0.8 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 202.6 203.6 206.0 206.9 3.8 1.6 .4 3.7 1.7 1.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.0 206.0 208.6 209.3 3.9 1.6 .3 3.9 1.8 1.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.4 120.1 121.3 122.0 3.3 1.6 .6 3.3 1.6 1.0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 184.1 185.2 186.3 187.7 3.4 1.3 .8 2.9 1.2 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 185.9 187.1 188.3 189.6 3.2 1.3 .7 2.8 1.3 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.3 118.1 118.7 119.6 3.5 1.3 .8 3.0 1.2 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 178.2 179.2 179.9 181.7 4.5 1.4 1.0 3.3 1.0 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 183.6 184.7 185.9 187.3 3.5 1.4 .8 3.2 1.3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 185.2 186.6 187.9 189.1 3.6 1.3 .6 3.4 1.5 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 117.1 117.7 118.4 119.3 3.2 1.4 .8 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 182.3 183.1 184.5 187.2 4.8 2.2 1.5 3.8 1.2 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 194.5 195.7 197.1 198.6 3.3 1.5 .8 2.5 1.3 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.7 198.3 199.8 201.3 3.4 1.5 .8 2.7 1.6 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.5 119.6 120.4 121.4 3.1 1.5 .8 2.1 .8 .7 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 174.3 175.5 177.0 178.1 3.5 1.5 .6 3.2 1.5 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 117.9 118.5 119.2 120.1 3.3 1.4 .8 2.8 1.1 .6 

D ................................................................. M 183.0 183.7 184.8 186.9 4.2 1.7 1.1 3.3 1.0 .6 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 189.9 190.5 191.3 193.2 3.2 1.4 1.0 2.7 .7 .4 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 195.4 197.4 199.2 201.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 4.0 1.9 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 208.1 208.9 212.4 212.5 4.2 1.7 .0 4.4 2.1 1.7 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 211.3 -

 214.2 ---- 2.6 1.4 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 183.3 - 186.3 ---- 3.5 1.6 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 180.0 -

 181.3 ---- 2.0 .7 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 121.3 - 122.7 ---- 3.9 1.2 -

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

 185.3 - 188.0 3.1 1.5 ----

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

 187.8 - 189.8 2.8 1.1 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 174.6 - 175.0 3.1 .2 ----

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

 190.6 - 193.2 4.3 1.4 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 200.1 - 203.3 4.4 1.6 ----

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

 201.2 - 202.5 2.1 .6 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 197.6 - 201.3 3.6 1.9 ----

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated:

 M - Every month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Apr. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Mar.

2005

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 188.6 190.2 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.6 

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

 561.9 566.4 -----

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 189.1 190.1 3.0 .5 .1 .2 .6 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.940 188.5 189.6 3.1 .6 .1 .2 .7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.540 187.4 188.9 3.1 .8 -.1 .2 1.0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.342 208.4 209.0 1.7 .3 .2 .2 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.845 184.3 184.5 3.0 .1 .3 .2 .3 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .962 181.3 182.1 4.9 .4 -.9 .2 .4 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.407 231.3 237.5 5.3 2.7 -.6 -.4 3.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.051 143.0 144.1 3.6 .8 -.3 1.1 1.3 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.934 165.3 167.0 1.5 1.0 -.2 .2 1.2 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .311 161.8 163.9 1.2 1.3 .9 -1.0 1.9 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .311 167.2 169.4 2.0 1.3 -.9 -1.1 1.7 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.312 181.7 183.4 1.4 .9 -.3 .8 .9 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .341 112.5 111.1 .1 -1.2 .2 1.4 -1.2 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.400 191.6 192.0 3.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .251 129.1 129.2 3.9 .1 .9 .6 .2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.084 196.0 196.2 2.1 .1 .4 .4 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 38.973 188.9 189.4 3.2 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 29.902 216.8 216.9 2.6 .0 .4 .4 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 8.025 214.6 215.2 3.0 .3 .2 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.742 137.1 135.2 4.2 -1.4 1.7 2.9 -1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 19.795 207.4 207.7 2.3 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .339 119.4 118.5 2.2 -.8 .1 .4 -.8 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.288 165.7 168.6 8.7 1.8 .8 .1 2.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.336 146.8 149.8 9.3 2.0 .7 .1 2.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .281 195.3 199.2 33.8 2.0 1.3 4.9 4.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.055 151.8 155.0 8.0 2.1 .7 -.3 2.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .952 129.2 129.4 5.6 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 3.783 121.9 122.1 .7 .2 -.2 -.1 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .321 130.2 131.3 4.5 .8 .4 -.5 .8 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.208 123.0 123.2 -.5 .2 -.1 .5 -.7

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 1.063 119.6 119.9 -.6 .3 .0 .6 -.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.664 116.8 116.1 -1.9 -.6 -.5 1.7 -1.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 121.9 124.1 .6 1.8 -1.1 -1.4 2.1 

Footwear ................................................................................ .991 121.7 122.7 2.6 .8 1.1 -.8 -.2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.845 167.6 172.2 7.7 2.7 .8 2.1 1.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 19.072 164.9 169.5 7.9 2.8 .9 2.1 1.8 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 9.146 94.5 94.5 2.1 .0 .1 -.1 .1 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 4.725 140.0 139.7 .7 -.2 .1 -.4 -.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 3.536 138.5 138.9 5.1 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.843 176.5 194.5 24.3 10.2 3.2 8.0 6.3 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.803 175.7 193.7 24.3 10.2 3.2 8.0 6.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .449 110.5 110.4 2.7 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.357 206.9 207.2 3.4 .1 .0 .6 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... .773 209.0 213.3 1.9 2.1 .0 1.4 1.5 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.014 320.3 321.1 4.4 .2 .6 .4 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.126 266.6 266.9 1.7 .1 .3 .0 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................. 3.888 334.8 335.8 5.1 .3 .7 .5 .4 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.270 282.3 283.6 3.8 .5 .6 .3 .4 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.276 433.6 433.4 5.8 .0 .6 .7 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2004

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Apr. 2005 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Mar.

2005

Jan. to

Feb.

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.546 106.5 106.8 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.878 103.9 104.0 .1 .1 -.3 .4 .1 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.498 110.7 110.8 1.1 .1 .3 .1 .4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.361 147.8 148.0 5.9 .1 .5 .5 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .217 362.4 363.1 3.6 .2 .0 .4 .6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.145 418.0 418.5 6.2 .1 .6 .5 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.137 86.8 87.0 -2.2 .2 .0 -.2 .2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.990 85.3 85.5 -2.3 .2 .0 -.2 .2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.473 95.1 95.4 -1.3 .3 .4 -.2 .3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .517 14.5 14.5 -6.5 .0 -1.4 -.7 .0 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .171 13.2 13.2 -15.4 .0 -2.9 -.8 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.891 319.6 319.9 2.8 .1 .4 .0 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.244 497.4 497.8 5.0 .1 .4 .1 .1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.648 183.0 183.2 1.7 .1 .3 -.1 .0 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .712 153.3 153.6 -1.0 .2 .6 -.6 .2 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .611 203.6 203.6 3.6 .0 .4 .1 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.160 300.8 301.5 2.9 .2 -.1 .2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.809 159.2 161.5 4.3 1.4 .4 1.0 1.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 17.024 189.1 190.1 3.0 .5 .1 .2 .6 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 27.786 142.2 145.0 5.1 2.0 .6 1.5 1.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.322 167.8 173.6 8.2 3.5 .4 1.8 2.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.208 123.0 123.2 -.5 .2 -.1 .5 -.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.113 199.4 208.9 11.7 4.8 2.0 3.6 2.9 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.464 115.3 115.3 1.2 .0 .1 -.3 .0 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.191 223.2 223.8 3.1 .3 .4 .3 .4

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.562 208.8 208.9 2.6 .0 .4 .4 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .339 119.4 118.5 2.2 -.8 .1 .4 -.8 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.055 151.8 155.0 8.0 2.1 .7 -.3 2.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .952 129.2 129.4 5.6 .2 .6 .2 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .321 130.2 131.3 4.5 .8 .4 -.5 .8 

Transportation services ............................................................ 6.166 224.0 224.8 2.1 .4 .0 .3 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.888 334.8 335.8 5.1 .3 .7 .5 .4 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.907 258.1 258.7 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.060 188.5 190.1 3.8 .8 .4 .7 .6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 70.098 180.4 182.4 4.1 1.1 .4 .7 .8 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.986 183.1 184.6 3.6 .8 .3 .6 .7 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 28.870 144.1 146.8 4.9 1.9 .6 1.5 1.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.406 169.5 175.1 7.8 3.3 .5 1.7 2.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.197 198.3 206.9 10.9 4.3 1.8 3.5 2.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.346 179.0 182.5 5.5 2.0 .3 1.0 1.5

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.628 211.6 212.7 3.7 .5 .2 .2 .7 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.303 214.7 215.4 3.0 .3 .3 .2 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.179 160.9 171.4 17.4 6.5 2.0 4.4 4.6 

All items less energy .................................................................. 90.821 192.9 193.3 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.881 194.2 194.5 2.2 .2 .3 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.745 141.3 141.4 .9 .1 .0 .0 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.124 178.1 195.5 24.8 9.8 3.1 7.9 6.2 

Services less energy services ................................................ 51.136 231.1 231.4 2.7 .1 .3 .3 .2 

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

 $ .530 $ .526 -----

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

 $ .178 $ .177 -----

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—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

Oct.

2004

Apr.

2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 186.9 187.6 188.7 189.9 3.5 3.3 1.3 6.6 3.4 3.9 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 188.5 188.6 189.0 190.2 5.1 2.2 1.3 3.7 3.6 2.5

Food ....................................................................................... 188.0 188.1 188.5 189.8 5.5 1.9 1.3 3.9 3.7 2.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 187.1 186.9 187.3 189.2 6.9 .9 .2 4.6 3.9 2.4

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 207.8 208.3 208.7 208.8 1.8 2.0 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 183.5 184.0 184.4 185.0 9.5 -1.7 1.5 3.3 3.7 2.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 183.0 181.4 181.7 182.4 40.4 -17.7 5.9 -1.3 7.5 2.2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 233.1 231.8 230.9 238.4 -2.6 28.0 -9.8 9.4 11.6 -.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 141.1 140.7 142.2 144.1 1.7 .9 3.5 8.8 1.3 6.1 

Other food at home ............................................................ 165.1 164.8 165.1 167.1 2.0 -1.7 .7 4.9 .1 2.8 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 161.5 162.9 161.3 164.3 .5 .2 -2.4 7.1 .4 2.2 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 170.2 168.6 166.7 169.6 14.2 -6.8 3.1 -1.4 3.2 .8 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 180.8 180.2 181.7 183.4 -.2 -.9 1.1 5.9 -.6 3.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 110.7 110.9 112.5 111.1 -4.6 2.2 1.5 1.5 -1.3 1.5 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 190.6 191.2 191.6 192.0 3.3 3.7 2.8 3.0 3.5 2.9 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 127.3 128.4 129.2 129.4 2.3 4.2 2.9 6.8 3.2 4.8 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 194.4 195.2 196.0 196.2 .2 3.6 1.0 3.8 1.9 2.4 

Housing .................................................................................... 187.7 188.4 189.0 189.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 4.1 2.8 3.5 

Shelter .................................................................................... 214.8 215.6 216.4 216.6 2.7 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.5 2.6 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 213.5 214.0 214.6 215.2 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 127.3 129.5 133.3 131.8 3.2 3.2 -3.7 14.9 3.2 5.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 206.4 207.2 207.4 207.7 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.2 2.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 118.8 118.9 119.4 118.5 1.0 .7 8.1 -1.0 .9 3.5 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 166.7 168.0 168.1 171.6 11.1 1.5 10.2 12.3 6.2 11.2 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 148.2 149.3 149.4 153.1 11.9 .8 11.3 13.9 6.2 12.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 175.1 177.3 186.0 194.9 32.8 76.2 -10.8 53.5 53.0 17.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 154.5 155.6 155.2 158.8 10.7 -2.9 13.2 11.6 3.7 12.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 128.0 128.8 129.0 129.3 7.4 4.9 6.2 4.1 6.1 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 121.9 121.7 121.6 121.7 -1.3 4.0 .3 -.7 1.3 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 130.3 130.8 130.2 131.3 6.2 1.3 7.7 3.1 3.7 5.4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.1 120.0 120.6 119.7 -1.0 -1.0 1.3 -1.3 -1.0 .0 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 117.1 117.1 117.8 117.3 .3 -7.6 4.6 .7 -3.7 2.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 111.5 110.9 112.8 111.0 -1.1 1.1 -6.2 -1.8 .0 -4.0

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 123.0 121.7 120.0 122.5 -3.9 .0 7.8 -1.6 -2.0 3.0

Footwear ................................................................................ 120.9 122.2 121.2 120.9 -3.0 5.2 8.7 .0 1.0 4.3 

Transportation .......................................................................... 163.9 165.2 168.6 171.6 5.1 9.5 -3.1 20.2 7.3 7.9 

Private transportation ............................................................. 161.2 162.6 166.0 169.0 5.7 10.2 -3.6 20.8 7.9 7.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 94.3 94.4 94.3 94.4 -.4 5.3 3.5 .4 2.4 1.9 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 139.7 139.9 139.4 139.3 -1.7 -.9 6.9 -1.1 -1.3 2.8 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.9 2.8 14.6 2.1 1.7 8.5 1.9 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 162.9 168.1 181.6 193.0 19.0 28.2 -20.7 97.0 23.5 25.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 162.1 167.3 180.7 192.1 19.4 28.0 -20.9 97.2 23.6 24.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 110.1 110.4 110.5 110.4 2.6 2.6 4.5 1.1 2.6 2.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 205.8 205.7 206.9 207.4 3.6 2.8 4.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 

Public transportation ............................................................... 206.7 206.8 209.6 212.8 -3.2 -3.4 2.4 12.3 -3.3 7.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 316.2 318.2 319.5 320.5 3.7 4.1 3.9 5.6 3.9 4.7 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 265.7 266.5 266.6 266.7 1.2 3.5 .3 1.5 2.4 .9 

Medical care services ............................................................. 329.6 332.0 333.8 335.1 4.5 4.3 4.9 6.8 4.4 5.9

Professional services ........................................................... 279.1 280.7 281.5 282.7 3.0 3.4 3.4 5.3 3.2 4.3

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 426.1 428.7 431.9 433.4 6.1 3.0 6.7 7.0 4.5 6.9 

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—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

July

2004

Oct.

2004

Jan.

2005

Apr.

2005

Oct.

2004

Apr.

2005

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 106.6 106.4 106.4 106.5 -0.4 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.5 103.2 103.6 103.7 .4 .8 -1.2 .8 .6 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 110.4 110.7 110.8 111.2 .0 .0 1.8 2.9 .0 2.4 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 146.8 147.6 148.3 149.1 5.8 6.3 5.3 6.4 6.1 5.9 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 358.6 358.6 360.2 362.3 2.2 4.0 3.9 4.2 3.1 4.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 415.2 417.6 419.7 421.9 6.2 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.3 6.0 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 87.0 87.0 86.8 87.0 -4.0 -4.5 -.5 .0 -4.2 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 85.5 85.5 85.3 85.5 -3.6 -5.0 -.5 .0 -4.3 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 94.9 95.3 95.1 95.4 -3.7 -4.1 .4 2.1 -3.9 1.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.5 -5.1 -7.6 -5.2 -7.9 -6.3 -6.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 13.7 13.3 13.2 13.2 -14.5 -17.4 -15.8 -13.8 -16.0 -14.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 318.2 319.4 319.4 319.5 2.7 2.2 4.5 1.6 2.5 3.1

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 494.9 496.9 497.4 497.8 6.5 1.2 10.2 2.4 3.8 6.2 

Personal care ......................................................................... 182.3 182.9 182.8 182.8 1.1 2.7 2.0 1.1 1.9 1.5 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 153.3 154.2 153.3 153.6 -3.1 1.0 -2.6 .8 -1.0 -.9 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 202.4 203.3 203.6 203.6 3.1 3.7 5.1 2.4 3.4 3.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 299.5 299.2 299.9 300.9 2.9 3.6 3.3 1.9 3.2 2.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 157.1 157.7 159.3 160.9 3.7 5.0 -1.0 10.0 4.3 4.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 188.5 188.6 189.0 190.2 5.1 2.2 1.3 3.7 3.6 2.5

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 139.4 140.2 142.3 144.0 2.4 7.1 -2.5 13.9 4.7 5.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 163.2 163.9 166.8 170.7 10.8 7.9 -4.3 19.7 9.3 7.0 

Apparel ................................................................................. 120.1 120.0 120.6 119.7 -1.0 -1.0 1.3 -1.3 -1.0 .0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 190.9 194.7 201.8 207.6 9.1 14.9 -11.3 39.9 12.0 11.4 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.3 115.4 115.1 115.1 -1.4 4.3 2.8 -.7 1.4 1.1 

Services ...................................................................................... 221.8 222.6 223.2 224.0 3.2 2.0 3.1 4.0 2.6 3.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 206.7 207.5 208.4 208.7 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.9 2.3 2.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 118.8 118.9 119.4 118.5 1.0 .7 8.1 -1.0 .9 3.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 154.5 155.6 155.2 158.8 10.7 -2.9 13.2 11.6 3.7 12.4 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 128.0 128.8 129.0 129.3 7.4 4.9 6.2 4.1 6.1 5.1 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 130.3 130.8 130.2 131.3 6.2 1.3 7.7 3.1 3.7 5.4 

Transportation services ............................................................ 223.2 223.1 223.8 224.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.2 2.2 1.9

Medical care services ............................................................... 329.6 332.0 333.8 335.1 4.5 4.3 4.9 6.8 4.4 5.9 

Other services .......................................................................... 257.1 257.6 258.1 258.8 1.6 1.9 2.9 2.7 1.7 2.8 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 186.5 187.3 188.6 189.7 3.1 3.5 1.3 7.0 3.3 4.1 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 178.7 179.4 180.7 182.2 3.7 3.9 .9 8.1 3.8 4.4 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 181.4 182.0 183.1 184.3 3.4 3.4 1.1 6.5 3.4 3.8 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 141.3 142.2 144.3 145.9 2.6 6.7 -2.5 13.7 4.7 5.3 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 165.0 165.8 168.7 172.3 10.1 7.8 -4.2 18.9 9.0 6.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 190.4 193.8 200.5 205.6 8.7 14.0 -10.4 36.0 11.3 10.4

Nondurables ............................................................................... 176.2 176.8 178.5 181.2 7.4 4.9 -1.6 11.8 6.1 4.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 211.2 211.6 212.0 213.4 3.9 1.9 4.7 4.2 2.9 4.5 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 213.6 214.2 214.7 215.6 3.3 1.9 2.9 3.8 2.6 3.3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 154.8 157.9 164.8 172.3 15.8 14.7 -7.2 53.5 15.2 19.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 191.7 192.1 192.5 192.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 192.8 193.3 193.7 193.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.6 140.6 140.6 140.5 -.6 2.3 2.3 -.3 .9 1.0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 164.1 169.2 182.5 193.8 19.6 30.3 -20.2 94.5 24.8 24.6 

Services less energy services ................................................ 229.2 230.0 230.7 231.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.4 2.5 2.8 

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 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

Apr.2005 from—

Percent change to

Mar.2005 from—

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Apr.

2005

Apr.

2004

Feb.

2005

Mar.

2005

Mar.

2004

Jan.

2005

Feb.

2005

U.S. city average ............................................ M 186.3 187.3 188.6 190.2 3.7 1.5 0.8 3.1 1.2 0.7 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 199.0 200.0 201.8 202.9 3.7 1.5 .5 3.4 1.4 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.1 201.1 202.8 203.8 3.8 1.3 .5 3.5 1.3 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 119.6 120.1 121.2 122.1 3.4 1.7 .7 3.1 1.3 .9 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 179.1 180.2 181.2 182.8 3.7 1.4 .9 3.1 1.2 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 180.4 181.3 182.5 184.1 3.5 1.5 .9 3.0 1.2 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 116.4 117.2 117.8 118.8 3.7 1.4 .8 3.2 1.2 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 175.7 176.5 177.3 179.1 4.6 1.5 1.0 3.4 .9 .5 

South urban .................................................... M 180.5 181.5 182.7 184.3 3.8 1.5 .9 3.4 1.2 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 182.6 184.0 185.3 186.7 3.9 1.5 .8 3.6 1.5 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 115.7 116.3 117.0 117.9 3.4 1.4 .8 3.2 1.1 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 181.9 182.7 184.1 186.7 5.0 2.2 1.4 4.1 1.2 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 189.5 190.5 192.0 193.7 3.4 1.7 .9 2.6 1.3 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 190.1 191.6 193.2 194.9 3.6 1.7 .9 2.8 1.6 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 118.9 119.0 119.8 120.8 3.1 1.5 .8 2.2 .8 .7 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 172.6 173.7 175.0 176.3 3.7 1.5 .7 3.2 1.4 .7 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 117.0 117.5 118.3 119.2 3.4 1.4 .8 3.0 1.1 .7 

D ................................................................. M 181.0 181.7 182.9 185.1 4.5 1.9 1.2 3.5 1.0 .7 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 183.5 184.2 184.8 186.9 3.5 1.5 1.1 2.8 .7 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 188.5 190.3 192.1 194.2 4.9 2.0 1.1 3.9 1.9 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 202.6 203.3 205.5 206.0 3.8 1.3 .2 3.7 1.4 1.1 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 210.3 -

 213.1 ---- 2.7 1.3 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 174.5 - 177.2 ---- 3.6 1.5 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 180.3 -

 181.6 ---- 2.3 .7 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 120.7 - 122.3 ---- 4.0 1.3 -

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

 183.4 - 186.0 3.3 1.4 ----

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

 182.6 - 185.2 3.3 1.4 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 171.8 - 172.8 3.6 .6 ----

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

 188.3 - 191.2 4.7 1.5 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 200.0 - 202.9 4.6 1.5 ----

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

 197.3 - 199.3 2.4 1.0 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 192.4 - 196.2 3.8 2.0 ----

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

 Apr. 2005 from—

 Mar.

 2005

 Apr.

 2005

 Apr.

 2004

 Mar.

 2005

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 112.5 113.1 2.9 0.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.076 112.7 113.3 2.9 .5 

Food ....................................................................................... 14.086 112.7 113.4 3.1 .6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.062 110.9 111.8 2.9 .8 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.023 115.1 115.3 3.1 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... .990 113.0 113.1 2.1 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 41.793 116.8 117.0 3.0 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.380 118.3 118.3 2.6 .0 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.643 129.1 130.9 8.2 1.4 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.771 96.6 96.6 .1 .0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 93.1 93.2 -.9 .1 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.315 111.5 113.7 5.8 2.0 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.206 112.1 114.3 6.0 2.0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.109 103.8 106.3 1.4 2.4 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.783 125.3 125.7 4.1 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.466 116.0 116.2 1.8 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.317 128.6 129.0 4.9 .3 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.5 103.6 -.5 .1 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.004 100.1 100.2 .4 .1 

Education ............................................................................... 2.560 137.6 137.7 6.1 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.444 77.6 77.7 -3.6 .1 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 116.1 116.2 2.5 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.567 118.8 119.1 2.9 .3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.433 104.5 105.5 2.9 1.0 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.521 88.2 88.1 .1 -.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.912 112.3 113.9 4.1 1.4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.985 110.1 110.3 1.9 .2 

Energy ........................................................................................ 6.929 140.4 148.1 15.6 5.5 

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.