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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2008 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in February before 

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

level of 211.693 (1982-84=100) was 4.0 percent higher than in February 2007. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in 

February prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 207.254 (1982-84=100) was 4.4 percent higher than in 

February 2007. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in February on 

a not seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 122.251 (December 1999=100) was 3.7 percent higher than in 

February 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was virtually unchanged in February, following a 0.4 percent rise in 

January. Each of the three groups--food, energy, and all items less food and energy--contributed to the deceleration. 

The index for food at home, which rose 0.9 percent in January, increased 0.3 percent. The moderation reflected a 

downturn in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages. 

The index for energy turned down in February as a 1.9 percent decline in the index for energy commodities more than 

offset a 1.7 percent increase in the index for energy services. The index for all items less food and energy was 

virtually unchanged after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The deceleration reflects smaller increases in the indexes 

for shelter, for medical care, for recreation, for education and communication, and for other goods and services, and a 

decline in the index for apparel. 

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

Feb. 2008

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

Feb. 2008 Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

All items ................................. .0 .4 .3 .9 .4 .4 .0 3.1 4.0 

Food and beverages ........... .4 .5 .2 .4 .1 .7 .4 4.6 4.5 

Housing ............................... .1 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .2 2.8 2.8 

Apparel ................................ -.5 .2 .1 .6 .1 .4 -.3 .8 -1.0 

Transportation ..................... -.6 .7 .3 3.5 1.0 .5 -.7 3.5 9.0 

Medical care ........................ .5 .4 .5 .4 .3 .5 .1 3.9 4.5 

Recreation ........................... -.1 .2 .3 .2 .0 .2 .1 1.4 1.1 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 .1 3.2 3.2 

Other goods and services ... .1 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 3.9 2.9 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. -1.7 1.4 1.0 6.9 1.7 .7 -.5 7.6 18.9 

Food .................................... .4 .5 .2 .4 .1 .7 .4 4.7 4.6 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 2.3 2.3 
The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in February. The index for food at home, which 

advanced 0.9 percent in January, increased 0.3 percent in February. Downturns in the indexes for fruits and 

vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages were responsible for the 

moderation. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 1.3 percent, following a 2.2 percent rise in January. 

The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits declined 4.0 and 0.4 percent, respectively, while the index 

for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which 

advanced 0.8 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February. Price decreases for pork and for poultry--

down 1.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.5 percent increase in beef prices. The index for 

nonalcoholic beverages, which rose 1.6 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February, reflecting a 

decline in prices for coffee. On the other hand, the other three grocery store food groups advanced more in 

February than in January. The index for cereal and bakery products rose 1.8 percent, its largest monthly 

advance since January 1975. The index for dairy products, which rose 0.2 percent in January, increased 0.8 

percent in February. The index for other food at home increased 1.0 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in 

January. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic 

beverages--each increased 0.4 percent, the same as in January. 

The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for shelter was virtually unchanged 

in February, following a 0.3 percent increase in January. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' 

equivalent rent increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home fell 1.2 

percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home increased 2.8 percent.) The 

index for household fuels, which declined 0.1 percent in January, increased 1.5 percent as a 7.2 percent increase 

in the index for natural gas more than offset decreases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--down 1.5 

and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in 

February. 

The transportation index decreased 0.7 percent in February. The index for gasoline declined 2.0 

percent, accounting for about 95 percent of the overall transportation decrease. As of February, gasoline prices 

were 2.6 percent below their peak level recorded in May 2007. The index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent 

in February. (As of February, about 84 percent of the new car sample consisted of 2008 models. The 2008 

models will continue to be phased in, with adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they 

replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2008 vehicles represented in the 

Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-07-1787 dated November 14, 2007.) The index for used 

cars was virtually unchanged. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices declined 0.8 percent, while prices 

for used cars and trucks rose 2.0 percent. The index for public transportation decreased 0.1 percent in February, 

reflecting in part a 0.3 percent decrease in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment airline fares 

rose 1.2 percent in February and are 7.6 percent higher than in February 2007.) 

The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in February, following increases in each of the preceding five 

months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices increased 1.8 percent, reflecting the introduction of 

spring-summer wear.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in February. The index for medical care commodities--prescription 

drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services also 

rose 0.1 percent. The index for professional services was virtually unchanged, while the index for hospital and 

related services advanced 0.3 percent. 

The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in February. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet 

products and services, for recreational books, and for toys were partially offset by declines in the indexes for 

video and audio and for sporting goods. 

The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in February. Educational costs rose 

0.3 percent, while communication costs were virtually unchanged. Within the communication group, declines 

in the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral equipment--down 0.1 and 0.5 

percent, respectively--were offset by increases in the indexes for computer software and accessories and for 

internet services and electronic information providers--each up 0.6 percent. 

The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for tobacco and 

smoking products rose 0.4 percent accounting for about 42 percent of the monthly increase in this major group. 
The advance in the index for miscellaneous personal services, reflecting increases in laundry and dry cleaning, 

other apparel services, and financial services, was partially offset by declines in prices for personal care 

products. 

 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was virtually 

unchanged in February. 

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

Expenditure

Category

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

12-mos.

ended

Feb. 2008

Changes from preceding month Compound

annual rate

3-mos. ended

Feb. 2008 Aug.

2007

Sep.

2007

Oct.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

All items ................................. .0 .4 .3 1.0 .4 .4 .0 3.4 4.4 

Food and beverages ........... .5 .5 .2 .3 .1 .7 .3 4.6 4.6 

Housing ............................... .0 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 2.8 2.9 

Apparel ................................ -.2 .0 .1 .4 .2 .8 -.3 2.5 -.3 

Transportation ..................... -.6 .7 .3 3.8 1.1 .7 -.7 4.2 9.9 

Medical care ........................ .5 .4 .5 .4 .3 .6 .1 4.0 4.7 

Recreation ........................... -.1 .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.5 .8 

Education and

communication .............. .3 .1 .3 .0 .2 .3 .1 2.6 2.8 

Other goods and services ... .1 .4 .2 .2 .4 .5 .3 4.7 3.2 

Special indexes:

Energy ................................. -1.8 1.4 1.1 7.2 1.8 .8 -.7 7.7 19.7 

Food .................................... .5 .5 .2 .3 .1 .7 .3 4.5 4.6 

All items less food and

energy ........................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 2.4 2.3 

Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT). 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of 

stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included 

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

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

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

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 before 

adjustment for seasonal variation. 

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

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

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2003 through December 2007 

were replaced in January 2008. 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: 

48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008. 

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

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

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

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. 
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme 

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For 

example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil 

refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

 

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

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

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 

 

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

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

(202) 691-6968, or 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

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Jan.

2008

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 211.080 211.693 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 

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

 632.301 634.139 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.914 208.837 209.462 4.5 .3 .1 .7 .4 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.833 208.618 209.166 4.6 .3 .1 .7 .4 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.660 207.983 208.329 5.1 .2 .0 .9 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.030 228.661 233.389 6.6 2.1 .6 .6 1.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.807 200.035 199.688 4.8 -.2 -.1 .8 -.1 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .887 206.905 208.166 13.3 .6 -.2 .2 .8 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.156 279.072 272.129 1.3 -2.5 -.3 2.2 -1.3 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .928 157.863 157.805 4.0 .0 -.3 1.6 -.1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.852 176.085 177.863 3.7 1.0 .2 .4 1.0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .277 180.193 180.588 3.6 .2 .4 -.1 .4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .205 181.813 184.878 7.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.369 190.037 192.064 3.1 1.1 .0 .4 1.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .404 115.162 118.182 2.8 2.6 -.1 -.1 2.6 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.173 211.070 211.878 3.9 .4 .2 .4 .4 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .297 146.649 148.385 4.8 1.2 -.6 .6 1.2 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.080 210.425 212.044 3.7 .8 .2 .4 .4 

Housing ...................................................................................... 42.427 212.244 213.026 2.8 .4 .3 .2 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.596 243.871 244.786 2.9 .4 .3 .3 .0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.765 239.850 240.325 3.7 .2 .4 .3 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 2.564 140.176 144.092 3.5 2.8 .3 1.1 -1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 23.942 250.106 250.481 2.6 .1 .3 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .325 117.435 117.622 .3 .2 .0 .4 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.128 204.796 205.795 5.6 .5 .3 .0 1.3 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.215 185.107 185.994 5.6 .5 .3 -.1 1.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .351 306.937 308.269 33.0 .4 2.5 3.7 -1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 3.864 186.475 187.376 3.4 .5 .1 -.5 1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .913 148.277 149.057 5.5 .5 .5 .6 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.702 126.515 126.753 -.6 .2 .0 .1 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .737 142.828 143.500 2.7 .5 .3 .5 .5 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.731 115.795 117.839 -1.0 1.8 .1 .4 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .935 110.691 112.917 1.5 2.0 -.2 .7 1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.600 104.367 106.340 -4.1 1.9 .8 .2 -2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .185 113.861 115.750 .3 1.7 -.9 1.2 -.4 

Footwear .................................................................................. .679 121.148 122.377 .4 1.0 -.9 .6 .0

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.688 190.839 190.520 9.0 -.2 1.0 .5 -.7 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.583 186.978 186.571 9.2 -.2 1.0 .6 -.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.191 94.834 94.581 .0 -.3 .0 -.1 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.632 136.827 136.279 -.8 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 1.773 137.203 137.248 2.0 .0 .2 .2 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.482 260.523 259.242 32.7 -.5 2.8 1.1 -2.0 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.215 259.338 257.845 32.7 -.6 2.8 1.2 -2.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .356 124.282 125.225 4.2 .8 .4 .3 .8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.123 227.732 228.731 3.7 .4 .3 .7 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.106 234.334 235.724 5.2 .6 .9 .4 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.231 360.459 362.155 4.5 .5 .3 .5 .1 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.601 295.355 296.130 2.9 .3 .3 .5 .1 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.630 380.135 382.196 5.0 .5 .3 .6 .1 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.626 306.529 307.928 3.2 .5 .3 .4 .0 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.467 523.313 527.971 8.2 .9 .5 1.0 .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

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Jan.

2008

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.647 112.083 112.365 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.843 102.986 103.171 .0 .2 .3 .0 -.2 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.086 121.762 121.766 3.2 .0 .3 .4 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.944 177.440 177.460 5.7 .0 .5 .6 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .207 437.822 439.052 7.7 .3 .8 .1 -.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.736 511.301 511.253 5.5 .0 .5 .6 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.142 83.396 83.391 .7 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 2.975 80.642 80.638 .4 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.342 98.906 98.837 1.8 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .634 10.229 10.253 -5.5 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 ......... .242 9.026 8.985 -11.7 -.5 -.1 1.0 -.5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.277 339.052 340.191 2.9 .3 .3 .4 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .731 572.684 575.227 4.8 .4 .8 1.1 .4 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.546 198.112 198.716 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .639 158.201 157.677 -.2 -.3 -.2 .0 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .629 219.932 220.848 2.9 .4 .5 .1 .4 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.044 332.183 333.826 4.1 .5 .4 .6 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 41.269 171.179 171.530 5.3 .2 .5 .5 -.2 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.914 208.837 209.462 4.5 .3 .1 .7 .4 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 26.356 150.303 150.530 5.8 .2 .7 .4 -.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.519 188.692 189.420 11.1 .4 -.2 1.4 -.1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.731 115.795 117.839 -1.0 1.8 .1 .4 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.787 238.389 238.297 15.5 .0 1.2 1.6 .0 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.837 112.300 112.094 -1.0 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 58.731 250.648 251.527 3.2 .4 .3 .3 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 32.271 254.239 255.199 2.9 .4 .3 .4 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .325 117.435 117.622 .3 .2 .0 .4 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 3.864 186.475 187.376 3.4 .5 .1 -.5 1.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .913 148.277 149.057 5.5 .5 .5 .6 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .737 142.828 143.500 2.7 .5 .3 .5 .5 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.350 237.347 237.929 2.5 .2 .4 .5 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.630 380.135 382.196 5.0 .5 .3 .6 .1 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.641 290.905 291.406 3.4 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.167 211.512 212.136 3.9 .3 .4 .3 .0 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.404 200.609 201.110 4.6 .2 .4 .4 .0 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.769 203.569 204.136 4.0 .3 .4 .4 .0 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 27.436 152.531 152.799 5.7 .2 .6 .4 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.599 190.000 190.781 10.6 .4 .2 1.0 -.4

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.868 234.667 234.736 14.3 .0 1.3 1.2 -.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.432 199.346 200.030 7.7 .3 .3 .8 .0 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.460 265.311 266.154 3.5 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.101 240.201 241.004 3.0 .3 .3 .3 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.698 219.465 219.311 18.9 -.1 1.7 .7 -.5 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.302 211.846 212.545 2.6 .3 .2 .4 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 76.469 213.138 213.866 2.3 .3 .2 .3 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.602 139.845 140.324 .0 .3 .0 .2 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.834 264.660 263.508 32.7 -.4 2.8 1.3 -1.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 54.867 257.220 258.098 3.2 .3 .3 .4 .1 

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

 $ .474 $ .472 - - - - -

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

 $ .158 $ .158 - - - - -

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the

release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the

new 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—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

May

2007

Aug.

2007

Nov.

2007

Feb.

2008 Aug.

2007

Feb.

2008

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 210.930 211.680 212.516 212.571 5.1 2.0 6.3 3.1 3.5 4.7 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 206.740 206.929 208.326 209.087 4.1 5.2 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.4 

Food ................................................................................ 206.414 206.584 208.026 208.778 4.2 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 

Food at home ................................................................ 204.982 205.001 206.921 207.633 5.3 5.4 4.4 5.3 5.4 4.9 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 226.575 227.852 229.175 233.287 2.5 5.0 6.5 12.4 3.8 9.4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 198.357 198.250 199.747 199.499 13.1 1.4 2.5 2.3 7.1 2.4 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 205.627 205.278 205.698 207.341 9.6 36.1 6.7 3.4 22.1 5.0 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 267.159 266.288 272.105 268.642 -3.7 -3.2 10.9 2.2 -3.4 6.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 154.933 154.480 156.941 156.743 6.2 5.8 -.5 4.8 6.0 2.1 

Other food at home ..................................................... 175.064 175.436 176.178 177.957 2.1 3.5 2.7 6.8 2.8 4.7 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 179.285 179.933 179.774 180.431 3.3 4.4 4.2 2.6 3.8 3.4 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 176.692 178.470 180.743 183.396 1.3 8.1 5.9 16.1 4.6 10.8 

Other foods ............................................................... 189.597 189.640 190.435 192.472 2.0 2.5 1.7 6.2 2.2 3.9 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 115.396 115.267 115.162 118.182 -.9 4.9 -2.3 10.0 2.0 3.7 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 209.854 210.233 211.070 211.878 2.6 5.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 146.628 145.814 146.649 148.385 4.4 6.3 3.5 4.9 5.4 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 209.711 210.143 210.953 211.841 3.9 4.2 2.8 4.1 4.0 3.5 

Housing ............................................................................. 211.861 212.409 212.920 213.313 2.9 2.1 3.5 2.8 2.5 3.1 

Shelter ............................................................................. 243.295 243.974 244.744 244.837 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.9 2.8 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 238.050 238.925 239.745 240.191 3.6 3.0 4.5 3.6 3.3 4.1 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 144.578 145.050 146.695 144.953 5.4 8.8 -.9 1.0 7.1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 248.790 249.425 250.051 250.413 2.3 2.5 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 116.997 117.003 117.435 117.622 -3.1 1.9 .2 2.2 -.7 1.2 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 204.915 205.615 205.567 208.175 7.2 -1.2 10.2 6.5 3.0 8.3 

Household energy ......................................................... 185.667 186.261 185.991 188.722 7.7 -2.5 11.2 6.7 2.5 8.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 288.217 295.293 306.227 302.465 28.4 16.5 72.4 21.3 22.3 44.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 188.264 188.470 187.489 190.706 6.2 -4.0 6.7 5.3 1.0 6.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 146.602 147.262 148.142 148.647 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.6 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 126.406 126.414 126.493 126.510 -.6 -1.1 -1.0 .3 -.8 -.3 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 141.610 142.100 142.828 143.500 2.1 1.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 3.6 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.125 119.240 119.759 119.352 -6.0 -1.9 3.4 .8 -4.0 2.1 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 112.341 112.167 112.941 114.213 -1.6 .6 .4 6.8 -.5 3.6 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 109.575 110.443 110.658 108.393 -8.0 -6.1 2.1 -4.2 -7.0 -1.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 115.708 114.632 116.049 115.627 -9.4 -.2 12.2 -.3 -4.9 5.8 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.519 122.469 123.246 123.304 -3.3 1.7 3.9 -.7 -.8 1.6 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.718 194.653 195.722 194.390 16.7 -.5 19.5 3.5 7.8 11.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 188.833 190.738 191.811 190.437 18.0 -.8 20.0 3.4 8.2 11.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 94.372 94.405 94.318 94.156 -.3 2.2 -.9 -.9 .9 -.9 

New vehicles ............................................................... 136.038 135.953 135.597 135.195 .2 .1 -.9 -2.5 .2 -1.7 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 136.616 136.943 137.203 137.248 -.3 8.1 -1.5 1.9 3.8 .2 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 272.290 279.928 283.011 277.448 76.8 -8.5 77.6 7.8 27.2 38.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 271.068 278.588 281.880 276.131 77.4 -8.7 77.9 7.7 27.3 38.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 123.487 123.928 124.282 125.225 2.7 2.5 5.9 5.7 2.6 5.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 225.440 226.137 227.730 228.425 3.4 3.9 2.2 5.4 3.7 3.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 236.368 238.571 239.414 239.080 -1.0 4.8 12.8 4.7 1.9 8.6 

Medical care ...................................................................... 357.745 358.861 360.815 361.168 3.5 5.5 5.2 3.9 4.5 4.6 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 293.352 294.241 295.763 296.151 1.0 3.4 3.5 3.9 2.2 3.7 

Medical care services ..................................................... 377.152 378.338 380.459 380.787 4.3 6.1 5.8 3.9 5.2 4.8 

Professional services .................................................... 304.874 305.907 307.011 307.160 1.8 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 514.748 517.505 522.889 524.634 7.6 7.7 9.7 7.9 7.6 8.8 

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—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

May

2007

Aug.

2007

Nov.

2007

Feb.

2008 Aug.

2007

Feb.

2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 111.978 112.008 112.242 112.373 0.6 -0.5 2.7 1.4 0.1 2.1 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.974 103.291 103.337 103.147 -.4 -2.3 2.2 .7 -1.3 1.4 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 120.792 121.127 121.578 121.745 5.2 2.4 2.1 3.2 3.8 2.7 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 174.992 175.861 176.895 177.406 5.8 5.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 432.699 436.329 436.635 436.364 10.5 12.4 4.6 3.4 11.5 4.0 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 504.173 506.547 509.715 511.324 5.5 4.7 6.1 5.8 5.1 6.0 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 83.254 83.287 83.392 83.388 4.6 -.5 -1.9 .6 2.0 -.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 80.519 80.546 80.642 80.638 4.2 -1.0 -2.1 .6 1.6 -.8 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.775 98.792 98.906 98.837 5.9 1.3 -.2 .3 3.6 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.204 10.215 10.229 10.253 -2.4 -10.7 -10.4 1.9 -6.6 -4.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 8.946 8.936 9.026 8.985 -7.7 -16.8 -22.2 1.8 -12.4 -11.0 

Other goods and services ................................................. 336.671 337.641 339.063 339.869 2.8 2.0 3.2 3.9 2.4 3.5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 561.967 566.696 572.684 575.227 .6 4.1 5.0 9.8 2.3 7.3 

Personal care .................................................................. 197.373 197.648 198.120 198.473 3.3 1.4 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.561 158.236 158.201 157.677 1.4 -2.0 2.0 -2.2 -.3 -.1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 218.604 219.656 219.932 220.848 3.0 1.5 2.9 4.2 2.3 3.6 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 329.106 330.466 332.309 333.716 4.2 2.7 3.7 5.7 3.4 4.7 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 171.679 172.460 173.359 173.011 8.0 .9 10.3 3.1 4.4 6.6 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 206.740 206.929 208.326 209.087 4.1 5.2 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.4 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 151.881 152.893 153.519 152.726 10.4 -1.6 14.0 2.2 4.2 8.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 193.322 192.968 195.609 195.406 18.1 -5.7 31.2 4.4 5.5 17.0 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.125 119.240 119.759 119.352 -6.0 -1.9 3.4 .8 -4.0 2.1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 239.667 242.577 246.553 246.666 26.9 .3 24.5 12.2 12.8 18.2 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.158 112.098 112.020 111.756 -1.3 -.4 -.9 -1.4 -.8 -1.1 

Services .............................................................................. 249.821 250.537 251.317 251.804 3.1 2.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 253.589 254.282 255.206 255.267 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 116.997 117.003 117.435 117.622 -3.1 1.9 .2 2.2 -.7 1.2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 188.264 188.470 187.489 190.706 6.2 -4.0 6.7 5.3 1.0 6.0 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 146.602 147.262 148.142 148.647 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.6 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 141.610 142.100 142.828 143.500 2.1 1.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 3.6 

Transportation services ..................................................... 236.041 236.887 238.174 238.389 -1.0 4.2 3.1 4.0 1.5 3.6 

Medical care services ....................................................... 377.152 378.338 380.459 380.787 4.3 6.1 5.8 3.9 5.2 4.8 

Other services ................................................................... 288.944 289.835 290.834 291.364 4.7 2.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 211.701 212.548 213.281 213.221 5.2 1.5 6.6 2.9 3.4 4.7 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 200.627 201.415 202.288 202.328 6.2 1.5 7.9 3.4 3.9 5.6 

All items less medical care .................................................. 203.518 204.248 205.033 205.076 5.2 1.8 6.3 3.1 3.5 4.7 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 154.047 155.044 155.681 154.934 10.1 -1.4 13.5 2.3 4.2 7.8 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 193.857 194.184 196.169 195.304 21.6 -6.5 27.7 3.0 6.6 14.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 235.954 239.022 241.905 241.207 27.8 -1.2 23.8 9.2 12.4 16.3 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 200.294 200.818 202.477 202.376 13.0 -1.3 15.8 4.2 5.6 9.9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 263.971 264.852 265.500 266.373 4.0 2.7 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.7 

Services less medical care services ................................... 239.387 240.112 240.726 241.233 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 

Energy ................................................................................. 225.218 229.076 230.633 229.390 39.4 -5.7 43.6 7.6 14.6 24.3 

All items less energy ........................................................... 211.070 211.498 212.281 212.471 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 212.626 213.103 213.765 213.851 1.7 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.5

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.163 140.200 140.422 140.316 -1.2 .4 .5 .4 -.4 .5 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 274.623 282.263 286.070 280.566 73.2 -7.0 77.3 8.9 26.9 39.0 

Services less energy services ......................................... 256.130 256.897 257.857 258.078 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.1 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 1982=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the

release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the

new 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

Feb.2008 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2008 from—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Jan.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 210.177 210.036 211.080 211.693 4.0 0.8 0.3 4.3 0.4 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 223.356 223.425 224.325 225.213 4.0 .8 .4 3.9 .4 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.766 225.688 226.310 227.411 3.7 .8 .5 3.6 .2 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 132.049 132.323 133.301 133.511 4.7 .9 .2 4.8 .9 .7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 200.762 200.227 201.427 201.896 3.8 .8 .2 4.3 .3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 202.012 201.519 202.830 203.347 3.5 .9 .3 4.0 .4 .7 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.392 128.040 128.753 128.922 4.1 .7 .1 4.8 .3 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 196.569 195.819 196.708 197.596 5.0 .9 .5 4.9 .1 .5 

South urban .................................................... M 203.437 203.457 204.510 205.060 4.6 .8 .3 4.9 .5 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.698 206.078 207.221 207.605 4.6 .7 .2 4.8 .7 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 129.556 129.368 129.937 130.351 4.7 .8 .3 4.9 .3 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 202.550 202.878 204.524 205.189 4.7 1.1 .3 4.3 1.0 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 214.904 214.733 215.739 216.339 3.5 .7 .3 3.8 .4 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.196 218.020 219.036 219.799 3.4 .8 .3 3.8 .4 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.581 130.481 131.328 131.538 3.7 .8 .2 4.0 .6 .6 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 192.224 192.140 193.045 193.685 3.8 .8 .3 4.0 .4 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 129.848 129.718 130.431 130.728 4.4 .8 .2 4.7 .4 .5 

D ................................................................. M 202.525 202.333 203.200 203.803 4.5 .7 .3 4.4 .3 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 207.821 207.155 208.757 209.526 4.4 1.1 .4 4.7 .5 .8 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 219.943 219.373 220.918 221.431 3.1 .9 .2 3.9 .4 .7 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 229.504 229.395 229.869 231.020 3.6 .7 .5 3.7 .2 .2 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 230.689 -

 231.980 - - - - 3.4 .6 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 197.726 - 199.686 - - - - 4.2 1.0 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 196.465 -

 197.079 - - - - 4.3 .3 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 135.151 - 136.293 - - - - 4.9 .8 -

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

 202.751 - 204.166 4.8 .7 - - - -

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

 200.201 - 202.378 2.2 1.1 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 186.246 - 187.585 3.5 .7 - - - -

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

 217.319 - 219.082 5.3 .8 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 219.025 - 220.935 3.7 .9 - - - -

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

 218.485 - 219.612 2.8 .5 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 218.966 - 221.728 4.7 1.3 - - - -

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

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Jan.

2008

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 206.744 207.254 4.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 

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

 615.828 617.345 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.926 208.055 208.674 4.6 .3 .1 .7 .3 

Food ......................................................................................... 14.901 207.794 208.317 4.6 .3 .1 .7 .3 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.595 206.870 207.242 5.2 .2 .0 .9 .3 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.110 229.105 233.915 6.7 2.1 .5 .6 1.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.192 199.686 199.141 4.8 -.3 .0 .7 -.2 

Dairy and related products ................................................... .965 206.652 207.750 13.4 .5 -.2 .1 .7 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.218 275.843 268.954 1.1 -2.5 -.4 2.2 -1.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.094 157.130 157.456 4.3 .2 -.4 1.5 .2 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.016 175.572 177.442 3.9 1.1 .2 .5 1.0 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .279 178.902 179.740 3.8 .5 .3 .1 .6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 182.307 185.292 7.5 1.6 .9 1.2 1.5 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.504 190.364 192.430 3.2 1.1 .0 .5 1.1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .438 115.658 118.828 3.2 2.7 -.1 .0 2.7 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.305 210.776 211.517 3.8 .4 .2 .4 .4 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .218 145.625 146.924 4.0 .9 -.5 .8 .9 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.025 210.473 212.507 3.9 1.0 .3 .4 .5 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.994 207.692 208.268 2.9 .3 .2 .2 .2 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.397 236.550 237.158 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 7.979 238.955 239.419 3.7 .2 .3 .3 .2 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... 1.233 139.825 143.046 3.6 2.3 .2 1.3 -1.9 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. 20.888 226.703 227.057 2.7 .2 .3 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .297 117.740 117.921 .3 .2 .0 .3 .2 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.637 202.663 203.584 5.3 .5 .3 .0 1.2 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.670 182.025 182.823 5.3 .4 .3 -.1 1.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... .323 306.087 307.599 33.1 .5 2.3 3.7 -1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.347 184.522 185.324 3.2 .4 .1 -.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... .966 148.528 149.317 5.4 .5 .5 .5 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.960 122.322 122.547 -.3 .2 .0 .2 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .339 145.431 145.825 2.8 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.998 115.866 117.883 -.3 1.7 .2 .8 -.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... 1.031 111.494 113.592 2.3 1.9 .3 1.0 .8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.619 104.456 106.512 -3.4 2.0 .8 .5 -2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .251 116.323 118.442 .3 1.8 -1.3 1.7 .1 

Footwear .................................................................................. .821 121.137 122.408 .6 1.0 -.7 .6 .3

Transportation ............................................................................ 20.054 190.918 190.639 9.9 -.1 1.1 .7 -.7 

Private transportation ............................................................... 19.287 188.093 187.762 10.1 -.2 1.1 .7 -.8

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 7.952 93.842 93.664 .2 -.2 .0 .0 -.2 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 4.172 137.931 137.445 -.7 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... 3.103 138.052 138.094 2.0 .0 .2 .2 .0 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 6.940 261.531 260.402 32.9 -.4 2.8 1.2 -1.9 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.597 260.457 259.112 32.9 -.5 2.8 1.2 -2.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .446 124.416 125.238 4.5 .7 .4 .5 .7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... 1.169 230.255 231.349 3.7 .5 .3 .7 .3 

Public transportation ................................................................ .767 232.594 233.979 4.8 .6 .7 .5 -.1 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.192 360.710 362.329 4.7 .4 .3 .6 .1 

Medical care commodities ........................................................ 1.295 287.703 288.335 2.8 .2 .3 .5 .0 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.897 381.507 383.510 5.2 .5 .3 .6 .1 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.159 309.169 310.426 3.2 .4 .3 .4 .0 

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.260 518.853 523.654 8.4 .9 .5 1.2 .4 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2007

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2008 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Jan.

2008

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.341 109.046 109.315 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.987 102.839 103.028 .4 .2 .4 .1 -.1 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 5.987 118.097 118.079 2.8 .0 .2 .3 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.377 175.134 175.118 5.4 .0 .5 .6 .2 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 441.207 441.927 7.5 .2 .8 .1 -.1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.174 493.797 493.672 5.2 .0 .5 .7 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.609 85.935 85.919 .9 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.488 84.008 83.992 .8 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.869 98.988 98.931 1.7 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .619 10.737 10.754 -4.6 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 ......... .228 8.937 8.895 -11.0 -.5 -.3 1.1 -.5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.508 350.630 351.979 3.2 .4 .4 .5 .3 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.183 574.724 577.359 5.0 .5 .9 1.1 .5 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.325 195.885 196.564 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .647 158.167 157.877 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .560 220.324 221.338 3.1 .5 .5 .2 .5 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... .910 333.154 334.868 4.2 .5 .3 .5 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 44.745 173.711 174.083 6.0 .2 .5 .6 -.2 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 15.926 208.055 208.674 4.6 .3 .1 .7 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 28.819 154.345 154.603 6.9 .2 .8 .6 -.6 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.315 196.910 197.606 12.7 .4 .0 1.6 -.1 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.998 115.866 117.883 -.3 1.7 .2 .8 -.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.318 251.751 251.621 17.2 -.1 1.6 1.4 -.4 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.504 112.688 112.560 -.5 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 

Services ....................................................................................... 55.255 245.484 246.154 3.1 .3 .3 .3 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 30.100 228.071 228.660 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .297 117.740 117.921 .3 .2 .0 .3 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.347 184.522 185.324 3.2 .4 .1 -.4 1.5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... .966 148.528 149.317 5.4 .5 .5 .5 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .339 145.431 145.825 2.8 .3 .3 .5 .3 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.266 236.883 237.426 2.2 .2 .3 .5 .1 

Medical care services ................................................................. 3.897 381.507 383.510 5.2 .5 .3 .6 .1 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.042 279.780 280.199 3.0 .1 .3 .3 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 85.099 206.371 206.877 4.3 .2 .4 .4 -.1 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.603 198.113 198.592 5.0 .2 .4 .5 .0 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.808 200.329 200.800 4.4 .2 .4 .4 .0 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 29.844 156.365 156.670 6.8 .2 .8 .6 -.5 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.341 197.892 198.660 12.1 .4 .0 1.5 -.1

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.343 247.136 247.188 16.1 .0 1.5 1.3 -.3 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.241 203.268 203.933 8.5 .3 .0 1.1 .1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 25.155 234.576 235.258 3.3 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 51.358 235.557 236.154 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 11.610 220.163 219.983 19.7 -.1 1.8 .8 -.7 

All items less energy .................................................................... 88.390 205.991 206.588 2.7 .3 .2 .4 .1

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.489 205.992 206.605 2.3 .3 .2 .3 .0 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.581 140.696 141.238 .4 .4 .1 .3 -.1 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 7.264 264.633 263.601 32.9 -.4 2.8 1.4 -1.9 

Services less energy services .................................................. 50.908 252.103 252.756 3.1 .3 .3 .3 .1 

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

 $ .484 $ .483 - - - - -

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

 $ .162 $ .162 - - - - -

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the

release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the

new 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—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

May

2007

Aug.

2007

Nov.

2007

Feb.

2008 Aug.

2007

Feb.

2008

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 206.586 207.386 208.301 208.298 6.0 1.8 6.9 3.4 3.9 5.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 205.952 206.145 207.555 208.257 4.6 5.2 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.3 

Food ................................................................................ 205.618 205.780 207.222 207.901 4.6 5.3 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.3 

Food at home ................................................................ 204.016 204.017 205.887 206.527 5.9 5.5 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 226.906 228.116 229.488 233.733 3.0 5.1 6.4 12.6 4.0 9.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 198.016 197.974 199.343 198.931 13.3 1.7 2.5 1.9 7.3 2.2 

Dairy and related products .......................................... 205.536 205.206 205.370 206.877 10.5 36.6 6.8 2.6 22.9 4.7 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 264.861 263.920 269.770 265.318 -2.9 -3.3 10.7 .7 -3.1 5.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 154.322 153.768 156.112 156.437 6.3 5.7 -.3 5.6 6.0 2.6 

Other food at home ..................................................... 174.463 174.809 175.682 177.521 2.1 3.6 2.7 7.2 2.8 4.9 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 177.710 178.326 178.505 179.535 2.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.5 4.2 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 177.527 179.208 181.290 184.099 1.0 7.5 6.3 15.7 4.2 10.9 

Other foods ............................................................... 189.803 189.809 190.770 192.783 2.2 2.6 1.6 6.4 2.4 4.0 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 115.803 115.658 115.658 118.828 -.4 4.6 -1.9 10.9 2.1 4.3 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 209.518 209.931 210.776 211.517 2.7 4.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 145.233 144.454 145.625 146.924 5.1 5.4 .8 4.7 5.3 2.8 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 209.491 210.180 211.034 212.072 4.1 4.5 1.9 5.0 4.3 3.4 

Housing ............................................................................. 207.123 207.639 208.096 208.533 3.2 1.8 3.9 2.8 2.5 3.3 

Shelter ............................................................................. 235.668 236.320 236.955 237.099 2.9 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.9 2.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 237.208 237.988 238.767 239.179 3.8 3.2 4.4 3.4 3.5 3.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 144.435 144.750 146.621 143.829 8.6 7.1 .6 -1.7 7.9 -.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... 225.451 226.048 226.656 226.982 2.3 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 117.370 117.396 117.740 117.921 -2.7 1.6 .3 1.9 -.6 1.1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 202.933 203.522 203.514 205.930 7.6 -1.9 10.1 6.0 2.8 8.0 

Household energy ......................................................... 182.704 183.168 182.988 185.477 8.1 -3.3 11.0 6.2 2.3 8.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 287.993 294.530 305.305 301.932 28.7 18.2 70.7 20.8 23.3 43.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 186.277 186.409 185.607 188.475 6.7 -4.8 7.0 4.8 .8 5.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 146.890 147.594 148.371 148.883 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 122.149 122.123 122.389 122.330 -.6 -.6 -.8 .6 -.6 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 144.275 144.659 145.431 145.825 2.5 2.1 2.1 4.4 2.3 3.2 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.615 118.809 119.760 119.341 -4.5 -1.2 2.2 2.5 -2.9 2.3 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 112.382 112.718 113.796 114.759 -1.6 .7 1.5 8.7 -.5 5.1

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 109.374 110.224 110.735 108.555 -6.1 -3.6 -.7 -3.0 -4.9 -1.9 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 118.008 116.423 118.421 118.510 -10.8 1.1 10.6 1.7 -5.1 6.0 

Footwear ......................................................................... 123.012 122.170 122.938 123.294 -2.7 .2 4.1 .9 -1.2 2.5 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.987 195.050 196.402 194.963 18.9 -.6 21.0 4.2 8.7 12.3 

Private transportation ...................................................... 190.157 192.213 193.565 192.100 19.7 -.8 21.4 4.2 9.0 12.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 93.401 93.445 93.452 93.308 .0 2.8 -1.2 -.4 1.4 -.8 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.175 137.046 136.764 136.345 .5 .3 -1.3 -2.4 .4 -1.8 

Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... 137.457 137.791 138.052 138.094 -.3 8.2 -1.6 1.9 3.9 .1 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 273.216 280.926 284.180 278.651 77.7 -8.5 77.3 8.2 27.5 38.5 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 272.061 279.754 283.087 277.354 78.5 -8.7 77.3 8.0 27.7 38.4 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 123.302 123.786 124.416 125.238 2.7 2.9 5.8 6.4 2.8 6.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... 227.993 228.691 230.251 231.051 3.5 3.9 2.0 5.5 3.7 3.7 

Public transportation ....................................................... 234.266 236.012 237.118 236.848 -.9 4.1 11.8 4.5 1.6 8.1 

Medical care ...................................................................... 357.778 358.906 361.100 361.337 3.6 5.6 5.5 4.0 4.6 4.8 

Medical care commodities .............................................. 285.747 286.734 288.251 288.297 .8 2.9 3.7 3.6 1.9 3.7 

Medical care services ..................................................... 378.222 379.384 381.817 382.130 4.3 6.4 6.0 4.2 5.3 5.1 

Professional services .................................................... 307.357 308.431 309.634 309.636 1.8 4.8 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.2 

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 509.438 512.146 518.313 520.557 7.2 7.5 10.1 9.0 7.3 9.6 

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

May

2007

Aug.

2007

Nov.

2007

Feb.

2008 Aug.

2007

Feb.

2008

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 108.936 108.995 109.201 109.351 0.3 -1.3 2.6 1.5 -0.5 2.1

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 102.659 103.054 103.205 103.080 -.4 -2.5 2.8 1.7 -1.4 2.2 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 117.277 117.559 117.947 118.044 5.3 2.1 1.3 2.6 3.7 1.9 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 172.588 173.490 174.582 174.995 5.7 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.5 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 436.077 439.590 439.883 439.326 10.2 12.4 4.6 3.0 11.3 3.8 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 486.458 488.861 492.237 493.569 5.3 4.2 5.3 6.0 4.8 5.6 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 85.810 85.837 85.933 85.917 4.9 .0 -1.6 .5 2.5 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 83.894 83.917 84.008 83.992 4.7 -.3 -1.7 .5 2.2 -.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 98.874 98.887 98.988 98.931 5.8 1.4 -.4 .2 3.6 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.710 10.722 10.737 10.754 -1.0 -9.5 -9.0 1.7 -5.4 -3.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 8.866 8.843 8.937 8.895 -6.0 -16.1 -21.6 1.3 -11.2 -10.9 

Other goods and services ................................................. 347.645 348.898 350.676 351.684 2.5 2.3 3.4 4.7 2.4 4.1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 563.435 568.410 574.724 577.359 .6 4.2 5.1 10.3 2.3 7.6 

Personal care .................................................................. 195.302 195.524 195.924 196.315 3.5 1.5 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.4 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 158.579 158.407 158.167 157.877 1.5 -1.9 2.0 -1.8 -.2 .1 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 218.897 219.945 220.324 221.338 3.2 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.4 3.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 330.664 331.721 333.520 334.915 4.7 3.0 4.0 5.2 3.9 4.6 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 174.229 175.167 176.292 175.865 9.6 1.1 11.1 3.8 5.2 7.4 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 205.952 206.145 207.555 208.257 4.6 5.2 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 155.974 157.215 158.122 157.241 12.6 -1.3 15.6 3.3 5.4 9.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 201.748 201.649 204.777 204.470 21.7 -6.4 34.1 5.5 6.7 19.0 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.615 118.809 119.760 119.341 -4.5 -1.2 2.2 2.5 -2.9 2.3 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 253.733 257.755 261.377 260.305 34.6 -2.1 29.1 10.8 14.8 19.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.470 112.476 112.528 112.347 -1.3 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.8 -.3 

Services .............................................................................. 244.542 245.199 245.868 246.368 3.3 2.4 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 227.238 227.878 228.476 228.609 3.0 2.9 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 117.370 117.396 117.740 117.921 -2.7 1.6 .3 1.9 -.6 1.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 186.277 186.409 185.607 188.475 6.7 -4.8 7.0 4.8 .8 5.9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 146.890 147.594 148.371 148.883 5.0 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 144.275 144.659 145.431 145.825 2.5 2.1 2.1 4.4 2.3 3.2 

Transportation services ..................................................... 235.256 235.963 237.214 237.465 -1.1 4.0 2.2 3.8 1.4 3.0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 378.222 379.384 381.817 382.130 4.3 6.4 6.0 4.2 5.3 5.1 

Other services ................................................................... 278.127 278.909 279.758 280.128 4.7 1.5 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 206.575 207.491 208.298 208.176 6.3 1.2 7.5 3.1 3.7 5.3 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 198.217 199.078 200.108 200.052 7.4 1.4 8.6 3.8 4.3 6.1 

All items less medical care .................................................. 200.258 201.041 201.908 201.898 6.2 1.6 7.0 3.3 3.9 5.2 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 157.933 159.164 160.074 159.239 12.3 -1.1 15.1 3.3 5.4 9.0 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 202.374 202.296 205.318 205.143 20.6 -5.8 31.9 5.6 6.6 18.0 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 248.761 252.459 255.821 254.991 32.0 -1.6 26.7 10.4 14.0 18.3 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 204.803 204.783 206.961 207.202 12.8 -1.0 18.4 4.8 5.7 11.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 233.423 234.129 234.673 235.467 4.0 2.4 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 

Services less medical care services ................................... 234.646 235.252 235.849 236.298 3.4 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 

Energy ................................................................................. 226.219 230.224 232.031 230.458 42.1 -6.3 45.4 7.7 15.4 25.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 205.063 205.468 206.280 206.471 2.3 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 205.315 205.774 206.456 206.548 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.4

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 140.789 140.900 141.352 141.277 -.9 1.0 .3 1.4 .0 .8 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 274.866 282.540 286.486 281.012 74.6 -7.2 77.0 9.2 27.3 39.0 

Services less energy services ......................................... 250.837 251.555 252.403 252.625 3.0 3.1 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the

release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the

new 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

Feb.2008 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2008 from—

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Feb.

2008

Feb.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008

Jan.

2007

Nov.

2007

Dec.

2007

U.S. city average ............................................ M 205.891 205.777 206.744 207.254 4.4 0.7 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 219.871 220.146 221.065 221.702 4.3 .7 .3 4.2 .5 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 220.710 220.824 221.492 222.315 3.9 .7 .4 3.9 .4 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 132.485 132.856 133.766 133.893 4.9 .8 .1 5.0 1.0 .7 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 196.056 195.493 196.617 197.110 4.2 .8 .3 4.7 .3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 196.343 195.839 196.963 197.549 3.9 .9 .3 4.3 .3 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.129 127.740 128.561 128.695 4.5 .7 .1 5.3 .3 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 194.907 194.099 194.850 195.774 5.0 .9 .5 4.8 .0 .4 

South urban .................................................... M 200.849 200.850 201.814 202.291 5.0 .7 .2 5.3 .5 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.991 204.370 205.304 205.588 4.9 .6 .1 5.3 .6 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 128.407 128.206 128.767 129.144 5.1 .7 .3 5.4 .3 .4 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 202.913 203.333 204.954 205.523 5.2 1.1 .3 4.9 1.0 .8 

West urban ..................................................... M 209.629 209.488 210.342 210.816 3.8 .6 .2 4.2 .3 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 211.268 211.095 212.040 212.614 3.8 .7 .3 4.2 .4 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 130.356 130.309 130.935 131.148 4.0 .6 .2 4.3 .4 .5 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 190.680 190.622 191.461 191.982 4.1 .7 .3 4.4 .4 .4 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 129.268 129.156 129.830 130.092 4.7 .7 .2 5.1 .4 .5 

D ................................................................. M 201.016 200.867 201.685 202.292 4.8 .7 .3 4.5 .3 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 200.887 200.217 201.525 202.497 4.7 1.1 .5 4.9 .3 .7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 212.844 212.282 213.825 214.231 3.7 .9 .2 4.6 .5 .7 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 223.716 223.873 224.557 225.281 3.9 .6 .3 4.1 .4 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 230.440 -

 231.291 - - - - 3.1 .4 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 188.488 - 190.115 - - - - 4.7 .9 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 198.521 -

 199.407 - - - - 4.8 .4 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 134.844 - 135.826 - - - - 5.3 .7 -

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

 202.034 - 203.473 5.2 .7 - - - -

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

 195.866 - 197.670 2.6 .9 - - - -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 184.975 - 185.904 3.7 .5 - - - -

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

 215.561 - 216.971 5.5 .7 - - - -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

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

 218.791 - 220.718 3.6 .9 - - - -

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

 214.204 - 214.913 2.9 .3 - - - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 214.024 - 216.332 5.1 1.1 - - - -

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,

2005-2006

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Feb. 2008 from—

 Jan.

 2008

 Feb.

 2008

 Feb.

 2007

 Jan.

 2008

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 121.895 122.251 3.7 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.726 122.754 123.139 4.4 .3 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.648 122.818 123.160 4.4 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.557 120.057 120.290 4.8 .2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 6.091 126.480 126.964 3.9 .4 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.077 122.294 123.233 4.1 .8 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.421 126.224 126.688 2.6 .4 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.409 128.649 129.138 2.8 .4 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.004 150.932 151.681 5.0 .5 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 5.008 95.406 95.553 -1.1 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 86.315 87.846 -1.1 1.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.393 126.959 126.754 8.8 -.2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.285 127.949 127.677 9.1 -.2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.108 115.411 116.081 5.7 .6 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.085 140.429 141.042 4.2 .4 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.615 125.286 125.545 2.9 .2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.470 146.032 146.791 4.7 .5 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 104.981 105.181 .0 .2 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.196 106.292 106.297 2.2 .0 

Education ............................................................................... 2.771 164.392 164.408 5.5 .0 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.425 73.458 73.460 -.4 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 126.147 126.540 2.8 .3 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.427 130.051 130.502 3.0 .3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.573 111.721 111.962 4.6 .2 

Durables ................................................................................... 11.817 84.227 84.059 -1.6 -.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.756 126.020 126.500 7.2 .4 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.561 116.208 116.594 2.0 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.790 186.870 186.798 18.9 .0 

Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments.

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