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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2007

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in June, before 

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

level of 208.352 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in June 2006. 

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

in June prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 203.906 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in 

June 2006. 

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

a not seasonally adjusted basis. The June level of 120.221 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in 

June 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.7 percent increase 

in May. The index for energy, which had increased sharply in each of the preceding three months, declined 0.5 

percent in June. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 0.9 percent and the index for energy services 

fell 0.1 percent. The food index rose 0.5 percent in June with grocery store food prices up 0.6 percent. The 

index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in June, following a 0.1 percent rise in May. A 

larger increase in the index for shelter and an upturn in the index for new and used vehicles were responsible for 

the larger advance. 

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

Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’07 June ’07 

All Items .4 .2 .4 .6 .4 .7 .2 5.2 2.7

 Food and beverages -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 .3 .5 4.9 4.0 

 Housing .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 3.0 3.4 

 Apparel .2 .3 .5 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.6 -4.8 -1.4 

 Transportation 1.7 -.8 .1 2.8 1.2 2.8 -.2 16.5 0.9 

 Medical care .2 .8 .5 .1 .4 .3 .2 3.8 4.0 

 Recreation -.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 .2 .0 1.1 .3 

 Education and 

 communication .2 -.1 .3 .5 .3 .6 .0 3.5 2.4 

 Other goods and 

 services .6 .8 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 3.4 3.7 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 4.2 -1.5 .9 5.9 2.4 5.4 -.5 32.9 4.6 

 Food .0 .7 .8 .3 .4 .3 .5 5.1 4.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 2.3 2.2 
Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.2 percent in the second 

quarter after advancing at a 4.7 percent rate in the first three months of 2007. This brings the year-to-date 

annual rate to 5.0 percent and compares with an increase of 2.5 percent in all of 2006. The index for energy, 

which rose 2.9 percent in all of 2006, advanced at a 27.8 percent SAAR in the first half of 2007 and accounted 

for about 48 percent of the advance in the overall CPI-U during that period. Petroleum-based energy costs 

increased at a 48.3 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 5.5 percent annual rate. The 

food index rose at a 6.2 percent SAAR in the first half of 2007 and contributed about 17 percent to the overall 

CPI-U increase in the first six months. Grocery store food prices increased at a 8.0 percent annual rate in the 

first half of 2007, reflecting acceleration over the last year in each of the six major groups. These increases 

ranged from annual rates of 14.8 percent in the index for dairy products to 5.5 percent in the index for other 

food at home. 

 The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the second quarter, the same 

rate as in the first three months of 2007. The advance at a 2.3 percent SAAR for the first half of 2007 compares 

with a 2.6 percent rise in all of 2006. The deceleration largely reflects a smaller increase in the index for shelter 

and a downturn in the index for apparel. Shelter costs, which rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006, have risen at a 3.4 

percent annual rate in the first half of 2007. The index for apparel, which registered in first annual increase in 

2006 since 1997, has declined at an annual rate of 2.9 percent thus far in 2007. The annual rates for selected 

groups for the last seven and one-half years are shown below. 

 Percentage change 12 months SAAR 6 

 ended in December mos. 

ended 

 in June 

 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

All items 3.4 1.6 2.4 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5 5.0

 Food and beverages 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 6.2

 Housing 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.2

 Apparel -1.8 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 -1.1 .9 -2.9

 Transportation 4.1 -3.8 3.8 .3 6.5 4.8 1.6 12.3

 Medical care 4.2 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 4.7

 Recreation 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 .7 1.1 1.0 .6

 Education and 

 communication 1.3 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.1

 Other goods and services 4.2 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 4.1

 

Special indexes 

 Energy 14.2 -13.0 10.7 6.9 16.6 17.1 2.9 27.8

 Energy commodities 15.7 -24.5 23.7 6.9 26.7 16.7 6.1 48.3

 Energy services 12.7 -1.5 .4 6.9 6.8 17.6 -.6 5.5

 All items less energy 2.6 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8

 Food 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 6.2

 All items less 

 food and energy 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.3
 The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in June. The index for food at home, which rose 0.4 

percent in May, increased 0.6 percent in June. The index for dairy products increased 3.2 percent, accounting 

for over half of the June food at home advance. Milk prices rose 3.5 percent and have risen 9.9 percent since 

the beginning of the year. The index for fruits and vegetables declined for the second consecutive month--down 

1.1 percent in June. The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits declined 2.7 and 0.7 percent, 

respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.4 percent. The index for meats, 

poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent. The indexes for pork and for beef increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, 

respectively. Poultry prices rose 2.1 percent. Through the first six months of 2007, beef and pork prices have 

each risen 5.2 percent and poultry prices, 6.5 percent. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other 

food at home each increased 0.7 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.3 percent. The other two 

components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 

0.4 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing increased 0.3 percent in June, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the 

preceding three months. The index for shelter rose 0.4 percent, following an increase of 0.2 percent in May. 

Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.3 percent; the index for owners' equivalent rent, 0.2 percent; and the 

index for lodging away from home, 2.5 percent. The index for household energy increased 0.1 percent as a 2.5 

percent increase in the index for fuel oil was partially offset by decreases in the indexes for natural gas and for 

electricity--each down 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose 6.9 percent, 

reflecting in part the switch to seasonal rates in some areas.) The index for household furnishings and 

operations increased 0.1 percent in June. 

The transportation index, which had risen sharply in each of the preceding three months, declined 0.2 

percent in June, reflecting a downturn in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline prices, which had 

increased 28.0 percent during the previous three months, declined 1.1 percent in June. (Prior to seasonal 

adjustment, gasoline prices fell 1.9 percent from their peak level recorded in May.) The index for new vehicles 

was virtually unchanged. The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.4 percent. During the last 12 months 

new vehicle prices have declined 1.0 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 4.5 percent. The index for 

public transportation rose 0.8 percent in June, reflecting a 0.9 percent increase in the index for airline fares. 

(Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares advanced 2.8 percent.) 

The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 0.6 percent in June. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, apparel prices decreased 3.5 percent. Prices for women’s and girls’ apparel registered the 

largest decline--down 5.8 percent.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June and are 4.0 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

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

unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. The indexes for professional services and for 

hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. 

The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in June. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet products 

and services and for video and audio--up 0.6 and 0.2 percent, respectively--were offset by decreases in most 

other recreation categories. The index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events 

declined 1.1 percent. 

The index for education and communication, which advanced 0.6 percent in May, was virtually 

unchanged in June. Educational costs rose 0.2 percent and the index for communication costs decreased 0.2 

percent. Within the communication group, the index for information and information processing declined 0.3 

percent; the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for internet services and electronic 

information providers declined 2.7 and 1.2 percent, respectively. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in May. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products rose 0.5 percent and has increased 5.9 percent during the last 12 months. The index for 

miscellaneous personal services rose 0.3 percent, reflecting a 1.1 percent increase in the index for financial 

services. 
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 0.1 

percent in June. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

 Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended

 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June ’07 June ’07

All Items .5 .1 .4 .8 .5 .8 .1 5.6 2.7

 Food and beverages -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 .4 .5 5.2 4.1 

 Housing .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 2.4 3.4 

 Apparel .2 -.1 .5 -.8 -.4 -.3 -.9 -6.3 -1.7 

 Transportation 1.9 -1.0 .0 3.0 1.4 3.1 -.2 18.6 1.1 

 Medical care .1 .8 .5 .1 .4 .3 .2 3.7 4.1 

 Recreation -.3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 .2 -.1 .6 .1 

 Education and 

 communication .1 -.1 .3 .4 .3 .6 .0 3.4 2.2 

 Other goods and 

 services .8 1.0 .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 3.1 4.0 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy 4.3 -1.5 .8 6.2 2.6 5.8 -.7 34.7 4.7 

 Food -.1 .6 .8 .3 .4 .4 .5 5.3 4.1 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 1.8 2.0 

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT). 
Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places 

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

Statistics began computing percent changes based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal 

place indexes. This change applied to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the 

CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, CPI 

index values were displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. As in the past, 

percent changes were rounded and displayed to one decimal place. 

The change in procedure addressed a rounding issue that resulted in published percent changes that were 

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

indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences were particularly important when percent changes 

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

percent changes, essentially eliminated the possibility of rounding differences. This change only affected the 

presentation of the index data. Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same 

manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data was introduced. The levels of 

the indexes are affected only in that they are published to three decimal places rather than one place. Official 

CPI data previously published were not be revised. 

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

and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov 

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of 

retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 

2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error 

estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated 

standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This 

means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and 

estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 

1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI 

for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices 

would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the 

estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- 

December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page 

(http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
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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 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3

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 2002 through December 2006 

were replaced in January 2007. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the 

dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 

44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 

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. 

In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including 

selected food and beverage items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and 

educational books and supplies. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the 

effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel 

requirements in the United States. 

For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to 

the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at: 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on 

(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

May

2007

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 207.949 208.352 2.7 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 

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

 622.921 624.129 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 202.225 202.885 4.0 .3 .4 .3 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.885 201.791 202.441 4.1 .3 .4 .3 .5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.896 200.334 200.950 4.6 .3 .5 .4 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.103 220.939 222.605 4.6 .8 .9 .0 .7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.112 195.886 197.175 6.0 .7 .9 1.2 .5 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .821 187.266 191.435 6.6 2.2 .5 .5 3.2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.211 264.710 258.337 4.2 -2.4 .4 -.5 -1.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .906 152.869 153.104 4.4 .2 -.8 .9 .3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.743 172.657 173.790 2.2 .7 .5 .0 .7 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .302 175.453 176.665 2.8 .7 .7 -.2 .6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .227 171.495 171.581 2.6 .1 -.1 .8 .6 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.214 187.921 189.353 2.0 .8 .6 -.1 .8 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .327 114.692 116.101 1.5 1.2 .9 -.5 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.989 205.233 205.934 3.4 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .281 143.160 143.157 5.0 .0 1.2 .1 .0 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.107 206.599 207.383 2.9 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.691 208.902 210.649 3.4 .8 .2 .2 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.776 239.877 240.980 3.8 .5 .3 .2 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.930 233.549 234.071 4.3 .2 .2 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.648 144.112 148.622 6.8 3.1 1.9 1.6 2.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.830 245.236 245.690 3.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .369 116.386 117.106 .6 .6 .2 -1.0 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.264 198.574 206.199 4.4 3.8 .0 .0 .1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.368 179.798 188.040 4.2 4.6 -.1 -.1 .1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .338 241.473 241.589 1.0 .0 2.1 1.8 1.9 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.029 184.737 193.911 4.5 5.0 -.2 -.2 -.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .897 142.552 142.805 4.8 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.651 127.309 127.361 .0 .0 -.3 .0 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .792 140.465 140.527 3.1 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.726 121.452 117.225 -1.4 -3.5 -.3 -.3 -.6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .885 114.342 110.869 -1.9 -3.0 .6 -.4 -.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.590 114.444 107.826 -2.2 -5.8 -.5 -.5 -1.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .177 113.632 111.546 -3.0 -1.8 -1.9 -1.2 .6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .749 123.041 120.602 -1.9 -2.0 -.5 .0 -.3 

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.249 189.961 189.064 .9 -.5 1.2 2.8 -.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.188 186.376 185.175 1.1 -.6 1.4 3.0 -.2

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.581 93.981 93.842 -1.9 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.982 136.295 135.820 -1.0 -.3 .0 -.2 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.716 134.481 135.067 -4.5 .4 .0 .1 .4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.347 265.781 260.655 4.9 -1.9 4.7 10.4 -1.0 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.303 264.830 259.686 5.0 -1.9 4.7 10.5 -1.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .370 120.990 120.885 3.3 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 221.999 222.553 3.3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.060 228.251 233.389 -.4 2.3 -.4 -.5 .8 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.281 349.087 349.510 4.0 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.446 288.661 288.508 .8 -.1 .4 .0 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.834 367.127 367.758 5.0 .2 .4 .4 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.817 299.700 300.052 3.8 .1 .0 .2 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.630 494.122 494.916 5.8 .2 .8 .7 .3 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

May

2007

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.552 111.659 111.563 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.719 103.560 103.416 -1.7 -.1 .0 .6 .2 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.034 118.787 118.734 2.4 .0 .3 .6 .0 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.076 168.403 168.601 5.7 .1 .4 .4 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 414.694 415.635 7.5 .2 .5 .3 .3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.872 485.337 485.868 5.6 .1 .4 .5 .2 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 2.958 83.772 83.594 -.8 -.2 .1 .7 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.769 81.151 80.880 -1.1 -.3 .1 .6 -.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.225 98.491 98.485 3.2 .0 .1 .9 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .543 10.787 10.597 -16.6 -1.8 .1 -.8 -1.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .203 9.971 9.700 -9.3 -2.7 -.2 -2.0 -2.7 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.476 332.785 333.378 3.7 .2 .3 .3 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .712 549.703 552.314 5.9 .5 -.4 .4 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.764 195.641 195.835 3.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .708 158.594 158.771 2.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .677 216.228 215.860 3.2 -.2 .1 .4 -.2 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.188 324.661 325.259 3.8 .2 .7 .3 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.305 169.767 168.921 1.6 -.5 .7 1.3 .0 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.992 202.225 202.885 4.0 .3 .4 .3 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.313 151.136 149.669 .2 -1.0 .8 1.9 -.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 14.191 190.075 187.249 1.9 -1.5 1.0 2.9 -.3 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.726 121.452 117.225 -1.4 -3.5 -.3 -.3 -.6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 10.465 237.116 235.097 2.9 -.9 2.3 5.0 -.6 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.122 112.637 112.375 -1.9 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 

Services ....................................................................................... 59.695 245.793 247.450 3.4 .7 .3 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.407 250.055 251.200 3.8 .5 .3 .3 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .369 116.386 117.106 .6 .6 .2 -1.0 .6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.029 184.737 193.911 4.5 5.0 -.2 -.2 -.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .897 142.552 142.805 4.8 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .792 140.465 140.527 3.1 .0 .3 .2 .0 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.638 231.777 233.202 .6 .6 -.2 -.4 .4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.834 367.127 367.758 5.0 .2 .4 .4 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.730 284.541 284.656 2.9 .0 .4 .6 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.115 208.991 209.353 2.5 .2 .4 .7 .1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.224 197.783 197.913 2.2 .1 .5 .9 .1 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.719 200.779 201.178 2.6 .2 .4 .7 .2 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.420 153.228 151.825 .3 -.9 .8 1.8 -.2 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 15.299 191.064 188.463 1.9 -1.4 1.0 2.7 -.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 11.572 233.150 231.414 2.9 -.7 2.1 4.5 -.4 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.183 196.916 195.749 2.9 -.6 .7 1.6 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 27.288 259.262 261.677 3.1 .9 .2 .4 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.861 235.870 237.565 3.3 .7 .3 .3 .4 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.715 219.071 221.088 4.6 .9 2.4 5.4 -.5 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.285 208.400 208.636 2.5 .1 .2 .2 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.401 210.316 210.474 2.2 .1 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.735 140.518 139.589 -.8 -.7 -.1 -.1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.685 265.562 260.739 4.7 -1.8 4.6 9.8 -.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 55.666 252.050 252.955 3.4 .4 .3 .3 .3 

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

 $ .481 $ .480 - - - - -

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

 $ .161 $ .160 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007 Dec.

2006

June

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 205.146 205.999 207.387 207.784 0.6 0.2 4.7 5.2 0.4 5.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 200.756 201.562 202.227 203.192 3.1 .6 7.4 4.9 1.9 6.2 

Food ................................................................................ 200.281 201.111 201.794 202.773 3.3 .6 7.3 5.1 2.0 6.2 

Food at home ................................................................ 198.554 199.525 200.339 201.525 3.8 -1.2 10.0 6.1 1.2 8.0 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 218.512 220.386 220.379 221.959 3.8 3.4 4.7 6.5 3.6 5.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 192.493 194.211 196.611 197.568 3.0 .9 9.7 11.0 1.9 10.3 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 185.540 186.388 187.354 193.257 -2.4 .4 11.9 17.7 -1.0 14.8

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 263.665 264.641 263.352 260.558 18.6 -12.8 19.3 -4.6 1.7 6.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 153.069 151.879 153.191 153.685 1.9 3.0 11.4 1.6 2.5 6.4 

Other food at home ..................................................... 171.658 172.566 172.559 173.792 -.5 -1.4 5.9 5.1 -.9 5.5

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 174.394 175.639 175.236 176.267 2.1 3.8 .9 4.4 2.9 2.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 169.938 169.685 171.038 172.105 -.5 3.4 2.2 5.2 1.4 3.7 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 186.962 188.103 187.921 189.353 -1.3 -3.2 7.8 5.2 -2.3 6.5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 114.331 115.310 114.692 116.101 -.7 3.2 -2.6 6.3 1.2 1.7 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 204.082 204.725 205.233 205.934 2.6 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.0 3.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 141.393 143.105 143.226 143.183 3.6 5.3 6.1 5.2 4.5 5.7 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 205.663 206.166 206.599 207.383 -.4 -.6 9.4 3.4 -.5 6.3 

Housing ............................................................................. 208.072 208.547 208.912 209.617 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.2 

Shelter ............................................................................. 238.176 238.981 239.550 240.547 4.0 4.2 2.7 4.0 4.1 3.4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 232.437 233.001 233.654 234.254 4.5 4.8 4.7 3.2 4.7 3.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 136.702 139.332 141.581 145.059 3.9 3.5 -4.5 26.8 3.7 10.0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 244.646 245.079 245.277 245.778 4.1 4.1 3.1 1.9 4.1 2.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.333 117.559 116.386 117.106 .0 2.4 .8 -.8 1.2 .0 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 200.689 200.647 200.602 200.780 5.1 1.0 11.5 .2 3.0 5.7 

Household energy ......................................................... 182.293 182.151 182.006 182.136 4.9 .7 12.3 -.3 2.8 5.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 231.088 235.916 240.264 244.933 -2.9 -10.7 -4.7 26.2 -6.9 9.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 188.185 187.716 187.275 187.119 5.5 1.8 13.8 -2.2 3.6 5.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 141.806 142.184 142.552 142.805 6.0 3.2 7.4 2.8 4.6 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 127.483 127.151 127.099 127.183 .9 .0 .3 -.9 .5 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 139.861 140.252 140.465 140.527 3.3 5.0 2.2 1.9 4.2 2.1 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.541 119.165 118.772 118.065 2.0 -1.7 -.9 -4.8 .2 -2.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.598 112.218 111.817 111.634 5.0 -5.1 -7.2 .1 -.2 -3.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 112.077 111.548 110.951 108.817 2.5 -2.1 2.5 -11.1 .2 -4.6 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.794 113.572 112.180 112.895 -1.4 -3.7 3.1 -9.6 -2.6 -3.5 

Footwear ......................................................................... 122.184 121.597 121.648 121.283 -2.9 2.3 -4.2 -2.9 -.3 -3.6 

Transportation ................................................................... 180.584 182.835 187.879 187.592 -10.1 -8.6 8.3 16.5 -9.3 12.3 

Private transportation ...................................................... 176.599 178.995 184.318 183.924 -10.7 -8.5 8.3 17.7 -9.6 12.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.273 94.193 94.027 94.126 -1.2 -4.9 -1.0 -.6 -3.1 -.8 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.601 136.633 136.303 136.317 -.6 -3.2 .6 -.8 -1.9 -.1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 134.382 134.363 134.481 135.067 -1.4 -12.9 -5.2 2.1 -7.4 -1.7 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 222.136 232.663 256.776 254.122 -32.5 -21.7 33.9 71.3 -27.3 51.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 221.080 231.531 255.731 253.031 -32.4 -22.1 34.5 71.6 -27.4 51.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 120.485 120.714 120.990 120.885 5.9 2.7 3.3 1.3 4.3 2.3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 221.071 221.683 222.104 222.723 2.8 3.0 4.2 3.0 2.9 3.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 228.152 227.233 226.040 227.879 .0 -8.5 8.0 -.5 -4.3 3.7 

Medical care ...................................................................... 345.994 347.316 348.467 349.272 3.7 2.9 5.6 3.8 3.3 4.7 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 286.925 288.197 288.277 288.154 2.5 -1.1 .0 1.7 .7 .9 

Medical care services ..................................................... 363.568 364.892 366.427 367.567 4.2 4.0 7.3 4.5 4.1 5.9 

Professional services .................................................... 298.146 298.225 298.929 299.630 3.2 3.3 6.5 2.0 3.3 4.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 486.910 490.706 493.924 495.327 5.6 3.7 7.0 7.1 4.6 7.1 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007 Dec.

2006

June

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.118 111.184 111.400 111.424 0.4 -0.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.6 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.541 102.512 103.089 103.318 -1.5 -4.9 -3.3 3.1 -3.2 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 118.496 118.824 119.491 119.517 2.8 .7 2.7 3.5 1.7 3.1 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 168.862 169.614 170.365 170.781 6.3 6.5 5.3 4.6 6.4 5.0 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 412.206 414.225 415.517 416.568 6.2 7.3 12.2 4.3 6.8 8.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 486.972 489.125 491.336 492.532 6.4 6.5 4.8 4.6 6.4 4.7 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.117 83.201 83.771 83.594 -.5 -5.1 .1 2.3 -2.8 1.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.601 80.683 81.151 80.880 -.5 -5.3 .0 1.4 -2.9 .7 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 97.514 97.617 98.491 98.485 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.860 10.869 10.787 10.597 -12.0 -31.3 -11.6 -9.3 -22.2 -10.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.191 10.172 9.971 9.700 -7.3 -7.4 -4.2 -17.9 -7.3 -11.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 330.604 331.436 332.499 333.375 2.6 4.0 4.7 3.4 3.3 4.1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 550.021 547.663 549.703 552.314 -.5 5.1 18.4 1.7 2.2 9.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 193.988 194.830 195.427 195.833 3.4 3.8 1.4 3.9 3.6 2.6 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.592 158.657 158.594 158.771 3.1 6.8 -1.0 .5 5.0 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 215.091 215.380 216.228 215.860 3.1 3.5 5.0 1.4 3.3 3.2 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 320.565 322.914 324.032 325.136 4.3 3.8 1.3 5.8 4.1 3.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 165.295 166.375 168.578 168.620 -3.8 -3.8 6.3 8.3 -3.8 7.3 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 200.756 201.562 202.227 203.192 3.1 .6 7.4 4.9 1.9 6.2 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 145.505 146.671 149.471 149.116 -7.3 -6.7 5.7 10.3 -7.0 8.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 178.529 180.348 185.615 184.980 -13.4 3.2 4.4 15.3 -5.4 9.7 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.541 119.165 118.772 118.065 2.0 -1.7 -.9 -4.8 .2 -2.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 218.217 223.233 234.300 232.988 -17.0 -10.7 16.4 30.0 -13.9 23.0 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.900 112.714 112.434 112.361 -1.0 -3.5 -1.4 -1.9 -2.3 -1.7 

Services .............................................................................. 244.701 245.331 245.870 246.637 3.9 3.0 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 248.206 249.045 249.718 250.724 4.4 4.3 2.5 4.1 4.4 3.3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.333 117.559 116.386 117.106 .0 2.4 .8 -.8 1.2 .0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 188.185 187.716 187.275 187.119 5.5 1.8 13.8 -2.2 3.6 5.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 141.806 142.184 142.552 142.805 6.0 3.2 7.4 2.8 4.6 5.1 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 139.861 140.252 140.465 140.527 3.3 5.0 2.2 1.9 4.2 2.1 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.641 232.243 231.426 232.372 1.7 -.3 1.5 -.5 .7 .5 

Medical care services ....................................................... 363.568 364.892 366.427 367.567 4.2 4.0 7.3 4.5 4.1 5.9 

Other services ................................................................... 282.570 283.650 285.213 285.569 3.1 1.9 2.4 4.3 2.5 3.4 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 205.973 206.831 208.336 208.636 .4 .2 4.1 5.3 .3 4.7 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 194.509 195.393 197.122 197.285 -.8 -1.7 5.6 5.8 -1.2 5.7 

All items less medical care .................................................. 198.011 198.840 200.225 200.603 .6 .0 4.6 5.3 .3 5.0 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 147.723 148.873 151.608 151.287 -7.2 -6.1 5.7 10.0 -6.6 7.8 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 180.116 181.876 186.872 186.289 -12.5 3.0 4.6 14.4 -5.1 9.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 216.051 220.611 230.622 229.586 -15.5 -9.7 15.5 27.5 -12.7 21.4 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 190.237 191.486 194.573 194.630 -5.2 1.9 6.0 9.6 -1.7 7.7 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 258.518 259.061 260.009 261.082 3.2 .3 4.8 4.0 1.7 4.4 

Services less medical care services ................................... 234.638 235.366 236.073 237.044 3.5 2.4 3.2 4.2 3.0 3.7 

Energy ................................................................................. 200.164 204.969 216.073 214.911 -17.1 -11.5 22.9 32.9 -14.3 27.8 

All items less energy ........................................................... 207.278 207.720 208.092 208.656 2.8 1.6 2.9 2.7 2.2 2.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 209.263 209.634 209.948 210.436 2.7 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.229 140.050 139.880 139.809 .3 -2.5 .4 -1.2 -1.1 -.4 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 223.786 234.008 257.001 254.792 -30.9 -21.0 30.9 68.0 -26.1 48.3 

Services less energy services ......................................... 250.502 251.242 251.880 252.739 3.6 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

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

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

June2007 from—

Percent change to

May2007 from—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 205.352 206.686 207.949 208.352 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.7 1.3 0.6 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 218.334 219.501 220.591 221.579 2.3 .9 .4 2.3 1.0 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 220.936 222.001 222.924 224.036 2.2 .9 .5 2.2 .9 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.691 129.563 130.488 130.893 2.5 1.0 .3 2.4 1.4 .7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 196.389 197.405 199.194 199.263 2.7 .9 .0 2.9 1.4 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.335 199.378 200.818 200.666 2.6 .6 -.1 2.9 1.3 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.151 125.724 127.247 127.372 2.7 1.3 .1 2.9 1.7 1.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 190.365 191.685 193.467 194.442 2.7 1.4 .5 2.9 1.6 .9 

South urban .................................................... M 197.904 199.618 200.804 201.675 2.7 1.0 .4 2.7 1.5 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 200.538 201.818 202.840 204.152 3.0 1.2 .6 2.8 1.1 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.726 127.000 127.893 128.265 2.6 1.0 .3 2.6 1.7 .7 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 198.204 200.366 200.919 201.445 2.4 .5 .3 2.6 1.4 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 210.778 212.036 213.063 212.680 3.0 .3 -.2 3.0 1.1 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 214.393 215.540 216.640 215.901 3.1 .2 -.3 3.0 1.0 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.848 128.843 129.129 129.262 2.9 .3 .1 2.7 1.0 .2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 188.309 189.327 190.327 190.637 2.7 .7 .2 2.7 1.1 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 126.424 127.440 128.347 128.628 2.7 .9 .2 2.7 1.5 .7 

D ................................................................. M 196.999 198.516 200.118 200.800 2.8 1.2 .3 2.9 1.6 .8 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 202.483 204.019 205.686 206.092 3.6 1.0 .2 3.7 1.6 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 216.500 217.845 218.596 217.273 2.9 -.3 -.6 2.9 1.0 .3 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 224.551 225.780 227.146 228.258 2.5 1.1 .5 2.5 1.2 .6 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 226.427 -

 226.247 - - - - 1.5 -.1 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 194.244 - 196.216 - - - - 2.0 1.0 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 190.156 -

 192.779 - - - - .8 1.4 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 131.945 - 132.982 - - - - 3.2 .8 -

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

 199.039 - 202.200 3.2 1.6 - - - -

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

 200.418 - 201.585 2.4 .6 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 184.140 - 184.529 1.2 .2 - - - -

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

 210.904 - 212.820 4.4 .9 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 215.270 - 217.255 1.6 .9 - - - -

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

 215.842 - 216.123 3.4 .1 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 215.767 - 215.510 3.5 -.1 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

May

2007

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 203.661 203.906 2.7 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.1 

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

 606.643 607.374 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 201.478 202.185 4.1 .4 .4 .4 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.457 201.043 201.722 4.1 .3 .4 .4 .5 

Food at home ......................................................................... 9.244 199.355 200.059 4.6 .4 .5 .5 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.285 221.259 223.009 4.6 .8 .9 .0 .7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.623 195.331 196.660 6.1 .7 .9 1.3 .4 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .928 186.948 191.235 6.8 2.3 .5 .6 3.2 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.332 262.669 256.565 4.4 -2.3 .6 -.5 -1.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.082 152.173 152.501 4.4 .2 -.8 .9 .3 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.993 172.024 173.049 2.1 .6 .5 .0 .7 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .337 174.084 175.073 2.4 .6 .7 -.3 .5 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .283 172.401 172.222 2.6 -.1 -.2 .8 .6 

Other foods 1 ...................................................................... 1.373 188.049 189.456 1.9 .7 .6 -.1 .7 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .368 115.035 116.366 1.2 1.2 .9 -.3 1.2 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.213 205.046 205.691 3.4 .3 .3 .3 .3 

Other food away from home 2 .............................................. .279 143.031 143.018 5.2 .0 1.2 .1 -.1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 1.018 206.636 207.767 3.4 .5 .3 .1 .5 

Housing ...................................................................................... 40.463 204.033 205.711 3.4 .8 .2 .2 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.570 232.181 233.040 3.7 .4 .3 .2 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.021 232.690 233.188 4.3 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.430 143.880 148.948 7.4 3.5 2.4 2.0 2.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.776 222.264 222.671 3.2 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .342 116.828 117.503 .7 .6 .2 -.9 .6 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.779 197.052 204.396 4.3 3.7 .0 -.1 -.1 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.842 177.372 185.178 4.1 4.4 -.1 -.1 -.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .346 241.052 241.249 1.2 .1 2.3 1.9 2.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.496 183.103 191.771 4.4 4.7 -.2 -.3 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .937 142.786 143.086 4.7 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.114 122.786 122.826 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .368 142.780 142.941 2.8 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 4.041 120.931 116.389 -1.7 -3.8 -.4 -.3 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .954 113.986 110.739 -2.0 -2.8 .3 -.6 .0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.680 114.316 107.422 -2.2 -6.0 -.5 -.5 -2.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .235 115.555 113.427 -2.9 -1.8 -2.0 -1.0 .6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .954 122.983 120.367 -1.8 -2.1 -.4 .2 -.5 

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.515 190.265 189.205 1.1 -.6 1.4 3.1 -.2 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.793 187.595 186.374 1.2 -.7 1.5 3.3 -.2

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 8.626 93.000 92.917 -2.1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 5.210 137.535 137.060 -.9 -.3 .0 -.2 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 2.675 135.320 135.917 -4.6 .4 .0 .1 .4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.441 266.737 261.679 5.2 -1.9 4.8 10.5 -1.1 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.388 265.874 260.799 5.2 -1.9 4.8 10.6 -1.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .444 120.709 120.666 3.5 .0 .2 .3 .0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.145 224.623 225.172 3.3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ .723 227.024 231.549 -.2 2.0 -.2 -.6 .8 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.228 348.801 349.145 4.1 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.135 281.502 280.862 .5 -.2 .5 .0 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.094 367.696 368.384 5.1 .2 .4 .4 .3 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.338 301.979 302.346 3.7 .1 .0 .2 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.378 488.523 489.292 5.7 .2 .8 .5 .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

2006

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

June 2007 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

May

2007

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

May to

June

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.022 108.905 108.681 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.867 103.137 103.001 -1.4 -.1 .1 .6 .2 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.605 115.830 115.746 2.2 -.1 .3 .6 .0 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.329 166.667 166.758 5.7 .1 .5 .4 .1 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .208 417.791 418.705 7.9 .2 .5 .3 .2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.121 470.148 470.329 5.4 .0 .5 .4 .1 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.276 86.140 85.999 -.1 -.2 .1 .7 -.2 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.124 84.304 84.095 -.4 -.2 .1 .6 -.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.633 98.610 98.603 3.2 .0 .1 .9 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .492 11.243 11.062 -16.8 -1.6 .3 -.7 -1.6 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ .178 9.843 9.583 -8.7 -2.6 .0 -1.9 -2.6 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.652 343.096 343.939 4.0 .2 .1 .3 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.139 550.888 553.538 5.7 .5 -.4 .4 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.513 193.595 193.858 3.2 .1 .4 .3 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .771 158.566 158.739 2.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .618 216.489 216.174 3.3 -.1 .2 .4 -.1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .962 325.617 326.572 4.1 .3 .8 .4 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.175 172.126 171.216 1.8 -.5 .7 1.6 .0 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.475 201.478 202.185 4.1 .4 .4 .4 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.700 154.964 153.367 .4 -1.0 .9 2.3 -.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.699 198.237 195.053 2.2 -1.6 1.2 3.3 -.5 

Apparel ................................................................................... 4.041 120.931 116.389 -1.7 -3.8 -.4 -.3 -.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.658 250.737 248.347 3.4 -1.0 2.6 5.6 -1.0 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.001 112.686 112.485 -2.0 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.825 240.672 242.241 3.4 .7 .2 .2 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.227 223.833 224.655 3.8 .4 .3 .2 .3 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .342 116.828 117.503 .7 .6 .2 -.9 .6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.496 183.103 191.771 4.4 4.7 -.2 -.3 -.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .937 142.786 143.086 4.7 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .368 142.780 142.941 2.8 .1 .3 .2 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.600 231.542 232.623 .7 .5 -.1 -.4 .4 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.094 367.696 368.384 5.1 .2 .4 .4 .3 

Other services ............................................................................ 9.761 274.697 274.670 2.6 .0 .4 .6 .0

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.543 203.955 204.121 2.4 .1 .5 .9 .0 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.430 195.463 195.489 2.2 .0 .5 1.1 .0 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.772 197.543 197.783 2.6 .1 .5 .8 .1 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.718 156.872 155.339 .5 -1.0 .9 2.2 -.3

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.717 198.945 195.988 2.3 -1.5 1.1 3.2 -.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.676 245.886 243.806 3.4 -.8 2.4 5.2 -.5 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 32.174 200.781 199.476 3.1 -.6 .8 1.9 -.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.598 229.694 231.965 3.0 1.0 .2 .4 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.732 231.253 232.848 3.3 .7 .3 .3 .4 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.282 220.348 221.832 4.7 .7 2.6 5.8 -.7 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.718 202.489 202.582 2.4 .0 .2 .2 .2

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.261 203.163 203.132 2.0 .0 .2 .1 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.932 141.011 140.019 -.8 -.7 -.1 -.1 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.786 266.260 261.460 5.0 -1.8 4.6 10.0 -.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.329 246.894 247.606 3.3 .3 .3 .2 .3 

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

 $ .491 $ .490 - - - - -

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

 $ .165 $ .165 - - - - -

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—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007 Dec.

2006

June

2007

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 200.527 201.449 203.070 203.289 0.2 -0.4 5.2 5.6 -0.1 5.4 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 199.913 200.788 201.521 202.484 3.3 .6 7.3 5.2 2.0 6.3 

Food ................................................................................ 199.437 200.328 201.088 202.040 3.3 .8 7.2 5.3 2.1 6.3 

Food at home ................................................................ 197.484 198.516 199.429 200.582 4.0 -1.2 9.6 6.4 1.4 8.0 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 218.810 220.802 220.710 222.309 4.2 3.6 4.3 6.6 3.9 5.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 191.953 193.636 196.102 196.937 3.3 1.1 9.6 10.8 2.2 10.2 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 184.953 185.923 187.105 193.100 -2.4 .2 12.0 18.8 -1.1 15.3

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 261.391 262.893 261.575 258.830 20.5 -13.4 18.7 -3.9 2.1 6.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 152.389 151.119 152.510 152.979 1.6 3.0 11.5 1.6 2.3 6.4 

Other food at home ..................................................... 170.984 171.861 171.900 173.083 -.5 -1.4 5.5 5.0 -.9 5.3

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 173.102 174.315 173.743 174.680 2.1 3.8 .2 3.7 3.0 2.0 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 170.779 170.483 171.928 172.917 -.2 2.9 2.6 5.1 1.3 3.8 

Other foods 1 ............................................................ 187.026 188.165 188.049 189.456 -1.3 -3.4 7.4 5.3 -2.4 6.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 114.402 115.432 115.035 116.366 -1.7 2.8 -3.1 7.0 .5 1.9 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 203.838 204.519 205.046 205.691 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.1 3.7 

Other food away from home 2 ..................................... 141.285 142.978 143.120 143.004 2.7 5.7 7.4 5.0 4.2 6.1 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 205.729 206.342 206.636 207.767 -.2 .4 9.5 4.0 .1 6.7 

Housing ............................................................................. 203.510 203.924 204.238 204.709 3.9 3.2 4.1 2.4 3.6 3.2 

Shelter ............................................................................. 230.875 231.576 232.091 232.821 4.2 4.3 3.0 3.4 4.2 3.2 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 231.583 232.171 232.806 233.368 4.5 4.9 4.8 3.1 4.7 3.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 135.688 138.971 141.776 145.318 1.8 5.7 -6.0 31.6 3.7 11.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 221.773 222.148 222.344 222.727 4.1 3.9 3.1 1.7 4.0 2.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.653 117.945 116.828 117.503 .3 2.1 .9 -.5 1.2 .2 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 199.210 199.188 199.088 198.891 4.7 1.5 12.1 -.6 3.1 5.5 

Household energy ......................................................... 179.858 179.743 179.556 179.274 4.2 1.2 13.1 -1.3 2.7 5.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 230.061 235.366 239.903 244.615 -3.8 -10.6 -4.5 27.8 -7.2 10.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 186.511 186.072 185.598 185.008 5.1 2.0 14.5 -3.2 3.5 5.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 142.070 142.451 142.786 143.086 5.7 3.2 7.3 2.9 4.4 5.1 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.902 122.617 122.542 122.643 1.0 -.3 .0 -.8 .3 -.4 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 142.069 142.471 142.780 142.941 2.3 4.1 2.5 2.5 3.2 2.5 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.132 118.646 118.255 117.216 3.4 -2.3 -1.6 -6.3 .5 -3.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.739 112.055 111.391 111.352 7.2 -6.4 -6.7 -1.4 .2 -4.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 111.805 111.258 110.729 108.380 4.8 -2.5 1.5 -11.7 1.1 -5.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 117.687 115.362 114.205 114.892 -.3 -3.0 1.3 -9.2 -1.7 -4.1 

Footwear ......................................................................... 121.891 121.393 121.623 120.984 -1.9 1.6 -3.9 -2.9 -.2 -3.4 

Transportation ................................................................... 179.761 182.297 187.996 187.605 -10.7 -9.2 8.6 18.6 -10.0 13.5 

Private transportation ...................................................... 176.866 179.472 185.340 184.886 -11.3 -9.3 8.7 19.4 -10.3 13.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.159 93.122 93.015 93.140 -1.3 -6.2 -1.0 -.1 -3.7 -.6 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.675 137.725 137.497 137.508 -.6 -3.1 .5 -.5 -1.9 .0 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 135.203 135.192 135.320 135.917 -1.4 -13.1 -5.1 2.1 -7.4 -1.6 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 222.605 233.190 257.662 254.852 -31.8 -21.8 33.5 71.8 -26.9 51.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 221.570 232.197 256.779 253.987 -32.0 -21.6 33.3 72.7 -27.0 51.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 120.170 120.367 120.709 120.666 6.3 2.7 3.3 1.7 4.5 2.5 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 223.605 224.295 224.729 225.350 2.6 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.0 3.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 226.760 226.292 224.919 226.686 .2 -7.7 7.5 -.1 -3.8 3.6 

Medical care ...................................................................... 345.778 347.186 348.209 348.922 3.9 2.9 5.8 3.7 3.4 4.8 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 279.756 281.058 281.075 280.455 2.5 -1.0 -.3 1.0 .7 .3 

Medical care services ..................................................... 364.265 365.689 367.054 368.229 4.3 4.0 7.5 4.4 4.2 6.0 

Professional services .................................................... 300.458 300.604 301.184 301.939 3.2 3.3 6.4 2.0 3.3 4.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 482.119 486.111 488.533 489.841 5.9 3.4 7.0 6.6 4.7 6.8 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

Sep.

2006

Dec.

2006

Mar.

2007

June

2007 Dec.

2006

June

2007

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.351 108.379 108.634 108.505 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.032 102.106 102.693 102.875 -1.1 -4.2 -3.7 3.3 -2.7 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 115.329 115.644 116.328 116.283 2.8 .0 2.6 3.4 1.4 3.0 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 166.936 167.711 168.397 168.623 6.9 6.3 5.3 4.1 6.6 4.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 415.361 417.479 418.662 419.674 6.2 8.7 12.6 4.2 7.4 8.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 471.264 473.429 475.426 476.013 7.0 6.1 4.6 4.1 6.5 4.3 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.404 85.521 86.139 85.998 .5 -4.1 .5 2.8 -1.8 1.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 83.645 83.760 84.304 84.095 .0 -4.2 .7 2.2 -2.1 1.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 97.625 97.738 98.610 98.603 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.1 3.0 3.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 11.292 11.322 11.243 11.062 -11.5 -34.6 -10.2 -7.9 -23.9 -9.1 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 10.040 10.036 9.843 9.583 -7.4 -3.8 -6.1 -17.0 -5.6 -11.7 

Other goods and services ................................................. 341.327 341.796 342.916 343.960 1.9 4.0 6.9 3.1 3.0 5.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 551.161 548.812 550.888 553.538 -.8 4.8 18.2 1.7 2.0 9.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 192.086 192.859 193.446 193.875 3.2 3.6 2.1 3.8 3.4 2.9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.528 158.578 158.566 158.739 3.1 6.0 -.2 .5 4.6 .2 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 215.318 215.658 216.489 216.174 3.1 3.7 5.0 1.6 3.4 3.3 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 321.437 323.928 325.230 326.471 4.0 3.6 2.3 6.4 3.8 4.3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 166.963 168.201 170.823 170.779 -4.2 -4.3 6.6 9.5 -4.2 8.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 199.913 200.788 201.521 202.484 3.3 .6 7.3 5.2 2.0 6.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 148.351 149.718 153.103 152.618 -7.9 -7.3 6.3 12.0 -7.6 9.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 184.774 187.019 193.212 192.248 -14.6 3.8 5.1 17.2 -5.9 11.0 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.132 118.646 118.255 117.216 3.4 -2.3 -1.6 -6.3 .5 -3.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 228.357 234.256 247.338 244.925 -17.3 -11.5 18.2 32.3 -14.5 25.1 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.934 112.746 112.470 112.454 -1.7 -3.5 -1.3 -1.7 -2.6 -1.5 

Services .............................................................................. 239.874 240.432 240.902 241.430 3.6 3.1 4.1 2.6 3.4 3.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 222.481 223.171 223.723 224.459 4.3 4.3 2.9 3.6 4.3 3.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.653 117.945 116.828 117.503 .3 2.1 .9 -.5 1.2 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 186.511 186.072 185.598 185.008 5.1 2.0 14.5 -3.2 3.5 5.3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 142.070 142.451 142.786 143.086 5.7 3.2 7.3 2.9 4.4 5.1 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 142.069 142.471 142.780 142.941 2.3 4.1 2.5 2.5 3.2 2.5 

Transportation services ..................................................... 232.557 232.280 231.324 232.207 1.9 .3 1.1 -.6 1.1 .3 

Medical care services ....................................................... 364.265 365.689 367.054 368.229 4.3 4.0 7.5 4.4 4.2 6.0 

Other services ................................................................... 272.525 273.512 275.131 275.263 3.0 1.2 2.3 4.1 2.1 3.2 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 200.544 201.471 203.249 203.332 -.2 -.6 4.8 5.7 -.4 5.2 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 191.634 192.646 194.686 194.721 -1.3 -2.3 6.1 6.6 -1.8 6.4 

All items less medical care .................................................. 194.431 195.330 196.957 197.159 .2 -.6 5.2 5.7 -.2 5.4 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 150.381 151.734 155.051 154.607 -7.6 -7.0 6.3 11.7 -7.3 9.0 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 186.144 188.232 194.216 193.378 -13.6 3.6 5.2 16.5 -5.4 10.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 225.427 230.802 242.814 241.567 -17.4 -10.4 17.3 31.9 -14.0 24.4 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 193.124 194.614 198.318 198.136 -5.9 1.9 6.5 10.8 -2.1 8.6 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 229.109 229.610 230.420 231.283 3.2 -.2 5.1 3.8 1.5 4.5 

Services less medical care services ................................... 230.290 230.911 231.538 232.397 3.4 2.3 3.5 3.7 2.9 3.6 

Energy ................................................................................. 200.028 205.146 217.017 215.500 -17.9 -11.9 23.6 34.7 -15.0 29.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 201.470 201.876 202.235 202.670 2.9 1.0 3.2 2.4 1.9 2.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 202.268 202.572 202.846 203.171 2.6 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.9 2.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.665 140.479 140.348 140.228 .3 -2.8 .5 -1.2 -1.3 -.4 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 223.710 234.055 257.569 255.141 -30.5 -21.2 31.0 69.2 -26.0 48.9 

Services less energy services ......................................... 245.594 246.269 246.851 247.513 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2 

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

June2007 from—

Percent change to

May2007 from—

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

May

2007

June

2007

June

2006

Apr.

2007

May

2007

May

2006

Mar.

2007

Apr.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 200.612 202.130 203.661 203.906 2.7 0.9 0.1 2.8 1.5 0.8 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 214.517 215.802 217.008 217.794 2.3 .9 .4 2.3 1.2 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 215.629 216.766 217.739 218.624 2.2 .9 .4 2.3 1.0 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.888 129.856 130.881 131.234 2.4 1.1 .3 2.3 1.5 .8 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 191.145 192.379 194.553 194.538 2.7 1.1 .0 2.9 1.8 1.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 192.051 193.403 195.325 195.105 2.6 .9 -.1 3.0 1.7 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.508 125.159 126.897 126.995 2.7 1.5 .1 2.9 1.9 1.4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 188.484 189.901 191.801 192.455 2.6 1.3 .3 2.9 1.8 1.0 

South urban .................................................... M 194.734 196.730 198.175 198.838 2.8 1.1 .3 2.7 1.8 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.254 199.837 201.167 202.215 3.0 1.2 .5 2.8 1.5 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 124.185 125.598 126.639 126.930 2.6 1.1 .2 2.7 2.0 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 197.902 200.520 201.358 201.709 2.4 .6 .2 2.6 1.7 .4 

West urban ..................................................... M 205.173 206.521 207.795 207.311 2.9 .4 -.2 2.9 1.3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 207.180 208.393 209.674 208.726 2.8 .2 -.5 3.0 1.2 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 127.333 128.376 128.962 129.097 2.9 .6 .1 2.7 1.3 .5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 186.331 187.531 188.791 188.909 2.7 .7 .1 2.8 1.3 .7 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 125.513 126.624 127.710 127.942 2.7 1.0 .2 2.7 1.8 .9 

D ................................................................. M 195.247 197.059 198.771 199.237 2.6 1.1 .2 2.8 1.8 .9 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 195.472 197.067 199.109 199.279 3.6 1.1 .1 3.7 1.9 1.0 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 208.929 210.195 211.145 209.614 2.7 -.3 -.7 3.0 1.1 .5 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 218.510 219.791 221.396 222.322 2.6 1.2 .4 2.7 1.3 .7 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 225.918 -

 225.395 - - - - 1.1 -.2 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 184.014 - 186.889 - - - - 1.7 1.6 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 191.750 -

 195.216 - - - - 1.2 1.8 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 131.234 - 132.330 - - - - 3.2 .8 -

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

 197.856 - 200.943 3.4 1.6 - - - -

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

 195.417 - 196.701 2.4 .7 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 182.774 - 183.380 1.1 .3 - - - -

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

 208.921 - 210.938 4.2 1.0 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 214.668 - 216.511 1.6 .9 - - - -

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

 211.189 - 211.422 3.0 .1 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 210.388 - 210.550 3.3 .1 - - - -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 June 2007 from—

 May

 2007

 June

 2007

 June

 2006

 May

 2007

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 120.032 120.221 2.3 0.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 119.151 119.518 3.8 .3 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 119.165 119.525 3.9 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 116.325 116.642 4.4 .3 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 122.983 123.404 3.4 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 119.237 119.690 2.8 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 124.894 125.839 3.3 .8 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 126.754 127.298 3.7 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 4.702 149.589 155.348 4.5 3.8 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.293 96.314 -.4 .0 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 91.417 88.075 -1.7 -3.7 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 122.721 122.385 .3 -.3 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 123.649 123.099 .4 -.4 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 112.257 114.763 -.6 2.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 136.026 136.168 3.7 .1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 122.069 121.996 .6 -.1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 140.898 141.118 4.8 .2 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.491 105.312 -.6 -.2 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 104.949 104.780 1.4 -.2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 156.594 156.766 5.6 .1 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 74.991 74.708 -1.8 -.4 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 123.773 123.973 3.5 .2 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 127.890 128.673 3.3 .6 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 110.303 109.766 1.0 -.5 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 85.155 84.914 -2.4 -.3 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 123.450 122.743 2.5 -.6 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 115.036 115.047 1.8 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 7.351 186.106 188.863 4.6 1.5 

Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.

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