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(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, April 15, 2011, to correct errors in the January-February 

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – FEBRUARY 2011 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February on a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, 

the all items index increased 2.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

Though the seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was broad-based, the energy index was 

once again the largest contributor. The gasoline index continued to rise, and the index for household 

energy turned up in February with all of its components posting increases. Food indexes also continued 

to rise in February, with sharp increases in the indexes for fresh vegetables and meats contributing to a 

0.8 percent increase in the food at home index, the largest since July 2008.

The index for all items less food and energy rose in February as well. Most of its major components 

posted increases, including the indexes for shelter, new vehicles, medical care, and airline fares. The 

apparel index was one of the few to decline. 

The 12-month changes in major indexes continue to trend upward. The all items index increased 2.1 

percent for the 12 months ending February; the figure was 1.1 percent as recently as November. The 12-

month increase in the index for all items less food and energy reached 1.1 percent in February after 

being as low as 0.6 percent in October. The 11.0 percent increase in the energy index is the largest since 

May 2010, while the 2.3 percent rise in the food index is the largest since May 2009. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Feb. 2010 - Feb. 2011

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Feb. 2010 - Feb. 2011

Percent change

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Consumer Price Index Data for February 2011 

Food

The food index rose 0.6 percent in February after rising 0.5 percent in January. The food at home index, 

up 0.7 percent in January, rose 0.8 percent in February. Five of the six major grocery store food groups 

posted increases. The index for fruits and vegetables increased the most, rising 2.2 percent as the fresh 

vegetables index increased 6.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced 1.2 

percent with the index for meats up 1.9 percent. The dairy and related products index increased 0.6 

percent, as did the index for other food at home. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which rose 1.5 

percent in January, advanced 0.2 percent in February. The index for cereals and bakery products, which 

was unchanged in February, was the only major grocery store food group not to rise. Over the past 12 

months, the index for food at home has risen 2.8 percent with all six groups increasing. The index for 

food away from home rose 0.2 percent in February and has risen 1.6 percent over the past 12 months. 

Energy

The energy index rose 3.4 percent in February and has risen 9.8 percent over the last three months. The 

gasoline index continued to increase, climbing 4.7 percent in February after a 3.5 percent rise in January. 

(Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 2.2 percent in February.) The index for household 

energy, which fell 0.2 percent in January, rose 1.3 percent in February. The fuel oil index rose 5.8 

percent, the index for natural gas advanced 3.4 percent, and the electricity index increased 0.4 percent. 

The index for gasoline has risen 19.2 percent over the last 12 months; the household energy index has 

increased 1.4 percent over that span, with the fuel oil and electricity indexes rising but the index for 

natural gas declining. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in February, the same increase as in 

January, with most of its major components posting increases. The shelter index rose 0.1 percent in 

February, with rent and owners’ equivalent rent both also rising 0.1 percent. After declining in January, 

the new vehicles index rose 1.0 percent in February, its largest increase since October 2009. The 

medical care index rose 0.4 percent in February after a 0.1 percent increase in January. The index for 

medical care commodities rose 0.7 percent and the medical care services index advanced 0.4 percent. 

The index for airline fares increased 2.1 percent in February, its fourth consecutive monthly increase of 

over two percent. The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent, its second straight monthly increase. The 

indexes for household furnishings and operations and for used cars and trucks both edged up 0.1 percent 

in February. In contrast to these increases, the apparel index turned down in February, declining 0.9 

percent after increasing 1.0 percent in January. 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter 

index has gone up 0.8 percent over that time period with the rent index up 1.1 percent. The indexes for 

airline fares, medical care, new vehicles, and used cars and trucks were among the indexes that 

increased over that span. Indexes that declined include household furnishings and operations, apparel, 

and recreation.
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.1 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 221.309 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.3 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 217.535 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.0 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please 

note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to revision.

The Consumer Price Index for March 2011 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 15, 2011, 

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-CPIU), 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing 

units and approximately 26,000 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 C-CPI-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. 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 116.500. 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. 
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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 0.03 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 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices.

For example, 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 0.14 and 

0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, 

see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010”. 

These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.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
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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 2006 through 

December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. 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. 

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the 

Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from 

independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal 

components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, 

from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of 

seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is 

reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal 
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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 before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally 

adjusted for 2011. 

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 2011, BLS adjusted 29 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 David 

Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 220.223 221.309 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 

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

 659.692 662.943 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 223.160 224.039 2.2 .4 .1 .5 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.742 222.912 223.799 2.3 .4 .1 .5 .6 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.816 220.016 221.241 2.8 .6 .2 .7 .8 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.090 253.349 254.238 1.1 .4 .4 .8 .0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.813 214.344 216.175 6.8 .9 -.3 .9 1.2 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .839 202.349 203.510 2.4 .6 .4 .1 .6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.152 285.619 286.766 4.3 .4 1.8 1.3 2.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .926 164.019 163.734 .6 -.2 -1.1 1.5 .2 

Other food at home .............................................................. 1.996 191.468 193.055 .8 .8 .1 .2 .6 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .297 202.648 204.168 1.1 .8 1.3 -.2 .8 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 207.813 210.508 4.8 1.3 -.4 2.1 .9 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.466 203.610 205.174 .1 .8 -.1 -.1 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .432 120.930 121.438 .2 .4 1.5 -1.2 .4 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.926 228.181 228.606 1.6 .2 .1 .2 .2 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .329 160.643 161.836 2.1 .7 .2 .0 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.051 224.975 225.749 1.5 .3 .0 .2 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.460 216.739 217.259 .7 .2 .2 .1 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 31.955 249.462 249.886 .8 .2 .1 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.925 251.555 251.829 1.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .776 128.630 131.572 2.0 2.3 1.0 -1.0 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 24.905 257.775 258.073 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.310 257.764 258.060 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .349 126.192 126.529 1.7 .3 -1.0 .0 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.096 214.045 215.587 2.3 .7 .8 -.1 1.2

Household energy .................................................................. 4.000 187.704 189.006 1.4 .7 .8 -.2 1.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .309 314.130 326.919 17.9 4.1 4.1 5.4 4.1 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 3.691 189.088 189.837 .2 .4 .6 -.6 1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.095 175.754 177.194 5.4 .8 .5 .3 .8 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.409 124.342 124.576 -1.9 .2 -.1 .1 .1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .772 151.189 151.358 1.1 .1 .3 .4 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.601 116.664 118.369 -.4 1.5 .1 1.0 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .882 109.985 110.962 -.3 .9 -.3 1.0 -.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.520 102.438 105.076 -1.6 2.6 .0 1.5 -1.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .192 110.096 110.101 -3.7 .0 .4 -1.9 -1.6 

Footwear .................................................................................. .700 126.286 126.830 -.7 .4 -.1 .8 -.4

Transportation ............................................................................ 17.308 200.835 203.037 7.1 1.1 2.0 1.3 1.9 

Private transportation ............................................................... 16.082 196.087 198.073 6.9 1.0 2.0 1.3 1.9

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.333 97.128 97.633 .6 .5 -.1 -.2 .5 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.513 138.925 140.158 .9 .9 -.1 -.1 1.0 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.055 142.555 142.937 1.9 .3 -.1 -.3 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.079 265.703 271.843 19.4 2.3 6.5 3.9 4.8 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.865 264.979 270.822 19.2 2.2 6.7 3.5 4.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .408 140.487 140.912 3.9 .3 .3 .9 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.172 250.726 250.851 2.0 .0 .1 .2 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.227 259.634 265.327 9.7 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.627 393.858 397.065 2.9 .8 .2 .1 .4

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.633 318.929 321.186 2.7 .7 .1 .5 .7 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.994 417.025 420.567 3.0 .8 .3 -.1 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.830 331.921 334.296 2.6 .7 .1 .0 .5 

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 625.897 633.413 5.8 1.2 0.7 -0.1 0.5 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.293 112.638 113.183 -.1 .5 -.2 .2 .3 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.816 97.325 98.268 -1.3 1.0 -.7 .0 .5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.421 130.665 130.692 1.2 .0 -.1 .2 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.107 204.057 204.153 4.1 .0 .4 .6 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .204 522.026 520.778 3.6 -.2 .7 1.2 -.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.903 586.386 586.782 4.1 .1 .4 .5 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.313 83.783 83.779 -1.3 .0 -.6 -.2 .0 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.138 80.422 80.417 -1.6 .0 -.7 -.4 .0 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.334 101.412 101.316 -1.0 -.1 -.6 -.3 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .804 9.181 9.204 -3.5 .3 -.9 -.8 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .228 72.947 72.709 -6.7 -.3 -2.1 -1.7 -.5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.497 384.689 385.397 2.0 .2 .2 .1 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .906 828.079 829.535 5.6 .2 .8 .0 .2 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.591 207.298 207.685 .8 .2 .0 .1 .1 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .671 160.920 161.325 -.4 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .638 229.933 230.177 .9 .1 .2 -.1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.055 357.576 358.521 2.2 .3 .1 .1 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 40.012 177.480 178.874 3.1 .8 .8 .9 1.0

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.792 223.160 224.039 2.2 .4 .1 .5 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.219 153.102 154.657 3.7 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.474 196.248 198.885 6.4 1.3 2.2 1.8 1.6 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.601 116.664 118.369 -.4 1.5 .1 1.0 -.9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.873 250.293 253.570 8.6 1.3 3.0 2.0 2.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.745 110.696 111.237 -.5 .5 .0 -.1 .4

Services ....................................................................................... 59.988 262.701 263.480 1.4 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.607 259.934 260.373 .7 .2 .2 -.1 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .349 126.192 126.529 1.7 .3 -1.0 .0 .3 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 3.691 189.088 189.837 .2 .4 .6 -.6 1.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.095 175.754 177.194 5.4 .8 .5 .3 .8 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .772 151.189 151.358 1.1 .1 .3 .4 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.140 263.984 265.354 3.5 .5 .2 .6 .5 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.994 417.025 420.567 3.0 .8 .3 -.1 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.340 311.299 311.975 1.6 .2 .0 .2 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.258 219.820 220.937 2.1 .5 .5 .4 .5

All items less shelter .................................................................... 68.045 211.273 212.633 2.7 .6 .6 .5 .7

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.373 211.714 212.709 2.1 .5 .4 .4 .6 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.270 155.682 157.221 3.6 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.525 198.007 200.543 6.1 1.3 2.2 1.6 1.5

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.923 246.854 249.895 8.0 1.2 2.7 1.9 2.0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 30.266 210.205 212.056 4.3 .9 1.2 1.1 1.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.382 286.292 287.547 2.2 .4 .3 .1 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 54.994 250.737 251.354 1.3 .2 .2 .0 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 9.079 223.266 226.860 11.0 1.6 4.0 2.1 3.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 90.921 221.666 222.506 1.3 .4 .1 .2 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.179 222.177 223.011 1.1 .4 .1 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 20.882 142.845 143.712 .0 .6 -.1 .2 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 5.388 269.970 276.485 19.3 2.4 6.4 4.0 4.8 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.297 270.199 270.982 1.5 .3 .1 .1 .2 

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

 $ .454 $ .452 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .152 $ .151 - ----

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 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2011 Aug.

2010

Feb.

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 219.240 220.186 221.062 222.270 -0.4 1.4 2.2 5.6 0.5 3.9 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 221.237 221.524 222.602 223.779 1.6 .4 2.3 4.7 1.0 3.5

Food ................................................................................ 220.884 221.190 222.314 223.544 1.6 .3 2.4 4.9 .9 3.7 

Food at home ................................................................ 216.999 217.375 218.983 220.800 2.2 -.6 2.8 7.2 .8 5.0

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 250.935 251.870 253.956 254.037 -1.0 -2.1 2.9 5.0 -1.6 3.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 212.605 211.984 213.942 216.444 8.5 3.8 7.7 7.4 6.2 7.6 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 201.277 202.056 202.349 203.510 -2.1 2.0 5.3 4.5 -.1 4.9 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 270.268 275.074 278.517 284.574 5.6 -9.1 .1 22.9 -2.0 10.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 162.016 160.310 162.636 162.958 -1.5 .3 1.2 2.3 -.6 1.8 

Other food at home ..................................................... 191.146 191.289 191.580 192.706 .2 -.2 -.2 3.3 .0 1.5 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 200.586 203.098 202.648 204.168 .4 -3.5 .5 7.3 -1.6 3.9 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 203.503 202.623 206.878 208.833 1.8 1.1 5.6 10.9 1.4 8.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.250 204.090 203.922 204.936 -.1 .3 -1.3 1.4 .1 .0

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 120.623 122.419 120.930 121.438 -1.9 4.0 -3.8 2.7 1.0 -.6 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 227.512 227.722 228.181 228.606 .9 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.9 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 160.392 160.681 160.643 161.836 -.1 2.5 2.2 3.7 1.2 2.9 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 224.449 224.494 224.951 225.415 .8 2.1 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5

Housing ............................................................................. 216.472 216.850 216.983 217.561 .0 .3 .4 2.0 .1 1.2 

Shelter ............................................................................. 249.019 249.321 249.523 249.867 .1 .7 .9 1.4 .4 1.1 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 250.347 250.844 251.249 251.607 .2 .6 1.7 2.0 .4 1.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 132.990 134.258 132.892 132.915 14.3 2.9 -7.8 -.2 8.5 -4.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 257.166 257.402 257.659 258.016 -.4 .6 .9 1.3 .1 1.1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 257.158 257.394 257.648 258.003 -.4 .6 .9 1.3 .1 1.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 127.501 126.194 126.192 126.529 1.9 4.6 3.3 -3.0 3.3 .1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 214.089 215.738 215.607 218.231 2.3 -.4 -.5 8.0 .9 3.6 

Household energy ......................................................... 188.274 189.867 189.553 192.096 1.4 -1.6 -2.0 8.4 -.1 3.1

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 286.367 298.037 314.130 326.919 -6.6 -13.1 40.1 69.9 -9.9 54.3 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 191.182 192.310 191.114 193.224 2.0 -.7 -4.6 4.3 .6 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 173.971 174.824 175.400 176.725 6.0 4.4 4.9 6.5 5.2 5.7 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 124.473 124.307 124.382 124.493 -3.5 -1.9 -2.1 .1 -2.7 -1.0 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.180 150.648 151.189 151.358 2.3 .1 -1.2 3.2 1.2 1.0 

Apparel .............................................................................. 119.132 119.208 120.456 119.384 -2.6 2.8 -2.6 .8 .1 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.637 111.304 112.414 111.408 -2.2 5.3 -3.5 -.8 1.5 -2.2

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.288 106.330 107.957 106.622 -5.6 2.1 -4.0 1.3 -1.8 -1.4

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 113.107 113.587 111.436 109.634 .8 4.1 -7.1 -11.7 2.4 -9.5

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.336 127.149 128.166 127.691 -2.9 .7 -1.7 1.1 -1.1 -.3 

Transportation ................................................................... 197.102 200.956 203.622 207.433 -5.5 4.4 9.6 22.7 -.6 16.0 

Private transportation ...................................................... 192.348 196.183 198.730 202.446 -6.8 5.4 9.5 22.7 -.9 15.9 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 97.253 97.173 97.000 97.490 .4 2.9 -1.7 1.0 1.6 -.4 

New vehicles ............................................................... 138.095 137.923 137.752 139.065 .3 1.3 -.6 2.8 .8 1.1

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 144.162 144.058 143.664 143.847 3.8 8.6 -3.4 -.9 6.2 -2.2

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 250.892 267.320 277.665 291.093 -24.3 11.3 33.2 81.2 -8.2 55.4 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 250.744 267.635 277.129 290.027 -24.9 11.9 34.3 79.0 -8.3 55.0 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 138.768 139.223 140.487 140.912 1.4 4.5 3.3 6.3 3.0 4.8 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 249.872 250.134 250.726 250.851 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.6 2.0 2.0 

Public transportation ....................................................... 256.463 260.181 264.616 269.625 14.2 -7.1 11.5 22.2 3.0 16.7 

Medical care ...................................................................... 392.587 393.537 393.843 395.615 2.8 1.9 3.7 3.1 2.4 3.4 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 316.794 317.199 318.929 321.186 2.7 -.1 2.5 5.7 1.3 4.0 

Medical care services ..................................................... 416.152 417.315 417.004 418.529 2.8 2.6 4.2 2.3 2.7 3.2

Professional services .................................................... 331.641 332.107 331.974 333.483 1.4 3.8 2.8 2.2 2.6 2.5

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.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2011 Aug.

2010

Feb.

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 621.219 625.757 624.854 628.137 7.1 3.5 8.2 4.5 5.3 6.4 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 112.988 112.727 112.939 113.242 .4 -.5 -1.4 .9 .0 -.3 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 98.576 97.871 97.904 98.395 -1.6 -2.4 -.4 -.7 -2.0 -.6 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 130.500 130.328 130.548 130.759 2.0 1.4 .7 .8 1.7 .7 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 201.763 202.558 203.738 204.456 4.8 3.3 2.9 5.4 4.0 4.2 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 510.408 514.054 520.236 519.288 3.1 -1.9 6.2 7.1 .6 6.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 580.254 582.411 585.549 587.834 4.9 3.6 2.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.465 83.943 83.760 83.746 -.4 -.2 -1.3 -3.4 -.3 -2.3 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 81.292 80.761 80.399 80.383 -.5 -.2 -1.4 -4.4 -.3 -2.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.329 101.739 101.412 101.316 .3 .6 -.8 -3.9 .5 -2.4 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.328 9.246 9.171 9.189 -2.6 -2.6 -3.0 -5.8 -2.6 -4.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 75.503 73.943 72.662 72.289 -5.9 -.2 -4.1 -16.0 -3.1 -10.2 

Other goods and services ................................................. 383.748 384.680 385.031 385.532 1.1 5.5 -.6 1.9 3.3 .6

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 820.854 827.680 828.079 829.535 6.5 12.8 -.9 4.3 9.6 1.7 

Personal care .................................................................. 207.246 207.326 207.547 207.783 -.6 3.1 -.5 1.0 1.2 .3 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.401 160.656 160.920 161.325 -4.1 2.5 -2.3 2.3 -.9 .0 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 229.623 230.159 229.933 230.177 3.4 .6 -1.3 1.0 2.0 -.2 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 357.200 357.711 358.181 358.894 1.9 3.0 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.0 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 175.807 177.291 178.833 180.549 -3.3 1.9 3.8 11.2 -.7 7.4 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 221.237 221.524 222.602 223.779 1.6 .4 2.3 4.7 1.0 3.5

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 151.586 153.502 155.178 157.054 -6.0 2.8 4.6 15.2 -1.7 9.8 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 192.897 197.199 200.839 204.142 -10.9 4.6 9.7 25.4 -3.5 17.3 

Apparel .......................................................................... 119.132 119.208 120.456 119.384 -2.6 2.8 -2.6 .8 .1 -.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 243.168 250.350 255.448 260.797 -12.2 5.4 13.6 32.3 -3.8 22.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 110.661 110.632 110.557 111.024 -.7 1.5 -4.0 1.3 .4 -1.4 

Services .............................................................................. 262.363 262.782 263.034 263.745 1.5 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 259.975 260.617 260.471 260.509 -.3 .1 2.4 .8 -.1 1.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 127.501 126.194 126.192 126.529 1.9 4.6 3.3 -3.0 3.3 .1 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 191.182 192.310 191.114 193.224 2.0 -.7 -4.6 4.3 .6 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 173.971 174.824 175.400 176.725 6.0 4.4 4.9 6.5 5.2 5.7 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.180 150.648 151.189 151.358 2.3 .1 -1.2 3.2 1.2 1.0 

Transportation services ..................................................... 262.751 263.379 264.832 266.061 4.5 .1 4.4 5.1 2.3 4.8

Medical care services ....................................................... 416.152 417.315 417.004 418.529 2.8 2.6 4.2 2.3 2.7 3.2 

Other services ................................................................... 311.135 311.102 311.610 312.190 2.6 1.9 .4 1.4 2.3 .9 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 219.001 220.049 220.885 222.091 -.8 1.6 2.1 5.8 .4 3.9 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 210.063 211.276 212.429 213.995 -.7 1.7 2.8 7.7 .5 5.2 

All items less medical care .................................................. 210.750 211.688 212.578 213.755 -.7 1.3 2.1 5.8 .3 3.9 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 154.188 156.060 157.709 159.553 -5.8 2.8 4.5 14.7 -1.6 9.5 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 194.920 199.211 202.374 205.455 -10.1 4.0 9.8 23.4 -3.3 16.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 240.332 246.849 251.499 256.414 -11.2 5.0 12.6 29.6 -3.4 20.8

Nondurables ........................................................................ 207.592 210.033 212.320 214.660 -4.4 1.8 6.6 14.3 -1.4 10.4 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 286.073 286.792 287.061 288.270 3.0 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.0 2.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 250.769 251.378 251.378 251.810 1.2 .4 1.9 1.7 .8 1.8 

Energy ................................................................................. 216.506 225.151 229.915 237.620 -13.3 5.0 15.8 45.1 -4.6 29.6 

All items less energy ........................................................... 221.259 221.434 221.922 222.483 .9 1.0 .9 2.2 1.0 1.6 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 222.059 222.210 222.587 223.029 .8 1.2 .7 1.8 1.0 1.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 143.373 143.228 143.571 143.793 -1.1 1.4 -1.5 1.2 .2 -.2 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 254.408 270.712 281.416 294.905 -23.4 9.7 33.6 80.6 -8.3 55.3 

Services less energy services ......................................... 269.632 269.986 270.374 270.955 1.5 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.3 1.7 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Feb.2011 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2011 from—

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Jan.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 218.803 219.179 220.223 221.309 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.6 0.6 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 235.094 235.141 235.969 237.110 2.0 .8 .5 1.6 .4 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 236.806 236.828 237.564 238.798 2.0 .8 .5 1.5 .3 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 140.282 140.351 141.001 141.547 2.2 .9 .4 1.9 .5 .5 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 208.816 209.270 210.388 211.090 2.2 .9 .3 1.9 .8 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 209.344 209.936 210.928 211.503 2.0 .7 .3 1.7 .8 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.058 134.267 135.061 135.665 2.4 1.0 .4 2.0 .7 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 206.014 206.136 207.551 208.156 2.4 1.0 .3 2.0 .7 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 211.996 212.488 213.589 214.735 2.2 1.1 .5 1.7 .8 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.424 213.850 215.127 216.145 2.2 1.1 .5 1.6 .8 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.892 135.240 135.925 136.625 2.3 1.0 .5 1.8 .8 .5 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.736 216.189 216.750 218.772 2.2 1.2 .9 1.3 .5 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 221.671 222.081 223.149 224.431 1.9 1.1 .6 1.4 .7 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.847 226.112 227.281 228.444 2.0 1.0 .5 1.5 .6 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.930 134.328 134.917 135.826 1.7 1.1 .7 1.2 .7 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 199.844 200.123 201.059 201.974 2.0 .9 .5 1.6 .6 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 135.289 135.579 136.260 136.960 2.2 1.0 .5 1.7 .7 .5 

D ................................................................. M 212.124 212.541 213.417 214.862 2.3 1.1 .7 1.6 .6 .4 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 213.066 213.778 215.155 216.192 1.8 1.1 .5 1.4 1.0 .6 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 225.941 226.639 228.652 229.729 2.3 1.4 .5 1.8 1.2 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 241.960 241.874 242.639 243.832 2.1 .8 .5 1.5 .3 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 238.103 -

 239.814 ---- 1.1 .7 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 206.168 - 207.587 ---- 2.2 .7 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 201.168 - 203.199 ---- .5 1.0 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 142.915 - 144.327 ---- 2.3 1.0 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 202.519 - 205.744 1.5 1.6 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 206.384 - 206.816 1.7 .2 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 194.479 - 197.224 2.5 1.4 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 224.907 - 227.451 2.2 1.1 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 228.017 - 230.878 1.9 1.3 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 227.658 - 229.981 1.7 1.0 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 226.862 - 229.482 1.5 1.2 ----

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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 216.400 217.535 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 

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

 644.591 647.969 - ----

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 222.385 223.273 2.3 .4 .1 .5 .5 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.315 222.039 222.942 2.3 .4 .1 .5 .6 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.906 218.804 220.110 2.9 .6 .1 .8 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.236 253.991 254.963 1.3 .4 .4 .7 .1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.227 214.127 216.062 6.9 .9 -.3 .9 1.2 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .917 201.170 202.335 2.4 .6 .4 .1 .6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.219 282.396 284.132 4.5 .6 1.9 1.2 2.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.091 163.586 163.262 .5 -.2 -1.2 1.5 .1 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.217 190.656 192.187 .7 .8 .0 .3 .6 

Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ .324 201.824 203.373 1.2 .8 1.3 -.2 .8 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .258 208.026 210.741 4.7 1.3 -.4 2.1 1.0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.635 203.614 205.098 .0 .7 -.2 .1 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .463 121.161 121.605 .1 .4 1.3 -.9 .4 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.409 228.279 228.596 1.5 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 161.635 162.728 2.5 .7 .1 .0 .7 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.086 225.994 226.675 1.4 .3 .0 .1 .2 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.228 213.442 213.931 .7 .2 .2 .1 .3 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 29.811 243.569 243.961 .8 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.396 249.848 250.128 1.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .436 130.091 133.181 2.0 2.4 .9 -1.3 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.672 233.565 233.872 .7 .1 .1 .1 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 19.942 233.564 233.870 .7 .1 .1 .1 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .306 127.690 128.035 2.1 .3 -.7 .0 .3 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.633 212.409 213.775 2.2 .6 .7 .0 1.0 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.476 185.463 186.578 1.4 .6 .8 .0 1.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .301 315.348 326.950 16.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 

Energy services 3 ................................................................. 4.175 187.874 188.567 .4 .4 .6 -.4 .9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.157 176.175 177.594 5.2 .8 .5 .3 .7 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.784 120.345 120.518 -2.1 .1 -.1 .1 .0 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .364 153.583 153.703 1.4 .1 .2 .3 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.668 115.649 117.507 -.9 1.6 .0 1.0 -.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .921 110.386 111.528 .0 1.0 -.2 1.3 -.8 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.502 101.701 104.611 -1.8 2.9 -.2 1.5 -1.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .280 113.268 112.814 -4.2 -.4 .7 -2.1 -1.7 

Footwear .................................................................................. .750 125.474 126.363 -1.2 .7 -.1 .9 -.2

Transportation ............................................................................ 19.418 200.635 202.910 7.7 1.1 2.2 1.4 2.0 

Private transportation ............................................................... 18.631 197.275 199.417 7.6 1.1 2.3 1.4 2.0

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.914 96.227 96.734 1.0 .5 -.1 -.2 .5 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.320 139.871 141.114 .9 .9 -.1 -.2 1.0 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 3.003 143.479 143.868 2.0 .3 -.1 -.3 .1 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 6.470 266.820 273.013 19.4 2.3 6.7 3.9 4.8 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 6.193 266.224 272.117 19.2 2.2 7.2 3.5 4.7 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .479 140.289 140.763 3.7 .3 .4 .8 .3 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.184 253.310 253.524 2.0 .1 .1 .2 .1 

Public transportation ................................................................ .787 256.604 262.444 9.2 2.3 1.5 1.5 2.0 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.355 395.536 398.908 3.1 .9 .3 .1 .5

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.318 310.488 312.764 2.8 .7 .2 .5 .7 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.038 420.540 424.289 3.2 .9 .3 -.1 .4 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.220 335.368 337.901 2.7 .8 .1 .1 .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

2010

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

Feb. 2011 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov. to

Dec.

Dec. to

Jan.

Jan. to

Feb.

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 628.321 636.256 6.4 1.3 0.8 -0.1 0.6 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 5.862 109.039 109.693 -.3 .6 -.3 .4 .4 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.959 97.925 98.897 -1.2 1.0 -.7 .1 .5 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.118 125.065 125.069 .6 .0 -.2 .0 .1 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.380 201.353 201.500 4.1 .1 .4 .6 .3 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .199 526.152 526.197 4.1 .0 .6 1.6 .1 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.181 565.760 566.205 4.1 .1 .4 .5 .3 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.738 86.209 86.174 -1.5 .0 -.7 -.4 .0 

Information and information processing 2 .............................. 3.605 83.881 83.844 -1.7 .0 -.7 -.5 -.1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.823 100.882 100.768 -1.2 -.1 -.6 -.4 -.1 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ .782 9.713 9.734 -3.4 .2 -.9 -.8 .2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .208 72.433 72.138 -7.4 -.4 -2.2 -1.8 -.5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.950 414.263 415.088 2.6 .2 .4 .1 .2 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.450 832.904 834.343 5.5 .2 .9 .0 .2 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.500 205.264 205.705 .9 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .717 161.462 161.974 -.1 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .572 230.140 230.418 1.0 .1 .2 -.1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.027 359.587 360.528 2.3 .3 .3 .2 .2 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.898 180.958 182.442 3.6 .8 1.0 .9 1.1 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.401 222.385 223.273 2.3 .4 .1 .5 .5 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.497 158.473 160.171 4.4 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 17.244 206.142 209.079 7.2 1.4 2.7 1.8 1.8 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.668 115.649 117.507 -.9 1.6 .0 1.0 -.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 13.576 266.785 270.459 9.5 1.4 3.3 2.2 2.0 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.253 111.973 112.498 -.1 .5 .0 .0 .5

Services ....................................................................................... 56.102 257.982 258.732 1.4 .3 .1 .1 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.504 234.715 235.090 .8 .2 .2 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .306 127.690 128.035 2.1 .3 -.7 .0 .3 

Energy services 3 ....................................................................... 4.175 187.874 188.567 .4 .4 .6 -.4 .9 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.157 176.175 177.594 5.2 .8 .5 .3 .7 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .364 153.583 153.703 1.4 .1 .2 .3 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.994 264.313 265.521 3.4 .5 .1 .4 .5 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.038 420.540 424.289 3.2 .9 .3 -.1 .4 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.563 296.924 297.671 1.2 .3 -.1 .1 .2

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.685 215.215 216.389 2.3 .5 .6 .4 .6

All items less shelter .................................................................... 70.189 208.828 210.242 3.0 .7 .7 .6 .8

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.645 209.141 210.198 2.3 .5 .5 .5 .6 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.583 160.795 162.470 4.3 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.3

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 18.329 207.458 210.278 6.8 1.4 2.5 1.7 1.7

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.662 262.134 265.539 8.9 1.3 3.1 2.0 1.9 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.644 214.950 216.941 4.8 .9 1.4 1.2 1.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.598 252.563 253.664 2.0 .4 .2 .1 .4 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.065 246.643 247.244 1.2 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.946 224.500 228.160 11.6 1.6 4.2 2.3 3.4 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.054 216.389 217.222 1.3 .4 .1 .2 .3

All items less food and energy ................................................... 73.739 215.627 216.448 1.1 .4 .1 .2 .2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.812 145.024 145.909 .1 .6 .0 .2 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.771 270.105 276.539 19.3 2.4 6.6 4.0 4.8 

Services less energy services .................................................. 51.927 265.639 266.394 1.5 .3 .1 .1 .2 

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

 $ .462 $ .460 - ----

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - $ .155 $ .154 - ----

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 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2011 Aug.

2010

Feb.

2011

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 215.236 216.367 217.344 218.702 -0.9 1.6 2.5 6.6 0.4 4.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 220.515 220.782 221.853 223.029 1.5 .6 2.4 4.6 1.1 3.5

Food ................................................................................ 220.065 220.351 221.486 222.716 1.6 .5 2.5 4.9 1.0 3.7 

Food at home ................................................................ 215.914 216.235 217.871 219.728 2.1 -.3 2.8 7.3 .9 5.0

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 251.623 252.705 254.540 254.751 -.7 -2.1 2.9 5.1 -1.4 4.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 212.375 211.826 213.732 216.300 8.1 4.3 7.7 7.6 6.2 7.6 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 200.084 200.958 201.170 202.335 -2.2 2.4 5.0 4.6 .1 4.8 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 267.492 272.546 275.896 282.396 5.5 -9.1 .0 24.2 -2.1 11.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 161.709 159.802 162.150 162.352 -1.3 .2 1.4 1.6 -.6 1.5 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.223 190.252 190.804 191.912 -.2 .1 -.6 3.6 .0 1.5 

Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. 199.542 202.206 201.824 203.373 .2 -4.1 1.4 7.9 -2.0 4.6 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 203.735 202.870 207.171 209.238 .6 1.9 5.2 11.2 1.3 8.2

Other foods ............................................................... 204.121 203.773 203.965 204.938 -.4 .7 -1.9 1.6 .1 -.2

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 120.723 122.267 121.161 121.605 -2.0 3.1 -3.5 3.0 .5 -.3 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 227.634 227.871 228.279 228.596 .9 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.2 1.9 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 161.428 161.657 161.635 162.728 .2 2.5 4.0 3.3 1.3 3.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 225.656 225.647 225.786 226.181 .9 2.5 1.1 .9 1.7 1.0

Housing ............................................................................. 213.124 213.535 213.712 214.274 .0 .1 .6 2.2 .1 1.4 

Shelter ............................................................................. 242.968 243.290 243.522 243.891 .1 .5 1.1 1.5 .3 1.3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 248.584 249.110 249.556 249.881 .2 .3 1.7 2.1 .3 1.9 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 134.716 135.916 134.166 134.483 13.2 2.2 -5.8 -.7 7.5 -3.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 233.011 233.235 233.453 233.818 -.3 .5 1.0 1.4 .1 1.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 233.012 233.235 233.452 233.819 -.3 .5 1.0 1.4 .1 1.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 128.556 127.674 127.690 128.035 2.2 4.8 3.3 -1.6 3.5 .8 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 212.762 214.276 214.330 216.540 2.8 -.1 -.9 7.3 1.3 3.1 

Household energy ......................................................... 186.318 187.766 187.675 189.762 2.0 -1.1 -2.2 7.6 .4 2.6

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 287.994 299.558 315.348 326.950 -9.0 -13.4 39.7 66.1 -11.2 52.3 

Energy services 3 ........................................................ 190.037 191.094 190.284 192.035 2.8 -.3 -4.5 4.3 1.2 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 174.458 175.249 175.803 177.057 6.0 4.0 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.5 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 120.526 120.388 120.479 120.458 -4.0 -2.4 -1.7 -.2 -3.2 -.9 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.778 153.116 153.583 153.703 4.4 1.0 -2.0 2.4 2.7 .2 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.143 118.126 119.268 118.404 -3.3 .8 -1.9 .9 -1.3 -.5 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 111.552 111.303 112.711 111.786 -1.9 4.0 -2.9 .8 1.0 -1.1

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 105.650 105.468 107.067 106.045 -6.5 -.7 -1.2 1.5 -3.6 .2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 116.085 116.916 114.477 112.572 .2 .7 -5.7 -11.6 .5 -8.7

Footwear ......................................................................... 126.414 126.296 127.404 127.194 -3.4 .0 -3.6 2.5 -1.7 -.6 

Transportation ................................................................... 196.502 200.880 203.697 207.843 -6.6 5.5 10.1 25.2 -.7 17.4 

Private transportation ...................................................... 193.154 197.516 200.277 204.353 -7.4 6.0 10.2 25.3 -.9 17.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 96.488 96.431 96.217 96.700 1.1 3.9 -2.0 .9 2.5 -.5 

New vehicles ............................................................... 139.042 138.950 138.691 140.067 .2 1.2 -.9 3.0 .7 1.0

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 145.103 145.000 144.598 144.792 3.7 8.6 -3.2 -.9 6.2 -2.0

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 251.513 268.361 278.809 292.327 -24.3 11.1 32.5 82.5 -8.3 55.5 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 250.858 268.977 278.404 291.392 -24.8 11.8 32.2 82.1 -8.3 55.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 138.654 139.150 140.289 140.763 1.4 4.3 3.1 6.2 2.8 4.6 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 252.610 252.759 253.310 253.524 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.5 2.1 2.0 

Public transportation ....................................................... 253.078 256.908 260.787 266.108 12.2 -5.4 9.4 22.2 3.1 15.6 

Medical care ...................................................................... 394.161 395.218 395.575 397.444 3.1 2.1 3.8 3.4 2.6 3.6 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 308.332 308.823 310.488 312.764 2.8 .1 2.4 5.9 1.5 4.1 

Medical care services ..................................................... 419.554 420.827 420.595 422.224 3.1 2.8 4.3 2.6 3.0 3.5

Professional services .................................................... 334.979 335.472 335.757 337.029 1.7 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6

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.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

May

2010

Aug.

2010

Nov.

2010

Feb.

2011 Aug.

2010

Feb.

2011

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services ........................................ 623.224 628.241 627.317 630.894 7.7 4.2 8.6 5.0 5.9 6.8 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 109.234 108.943 109.345 109.742 -.3 -.8 -2.1 1.9 -.6 -.2 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.092 98.429 98.510 99.020 -2.0 -2.1 -.4 -.3 -2.1 -.3 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 125.259 124.955 124.959 125.081 1.6 1.2 .1 -.6 1.4 -.2 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 199.002 199.846 200.978 201.628 4.7 3.2 2.9 5.4 4.0 4.1 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 513.501 516.326 524.385 524.817 3.0 -1.2 5.8 9.1 .9 7.4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 559.803 562.114 564.783 566.738 4.9 3.7 2.6 5.0 4.3 3.8 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.075 86.499 86.192 86.152 -.2 -.1 -1.6 -4.2 -.1 -2.9 

Information and information processing 2 ..................... 84.882 84.299 83.864 83.822 -.2 -.1 -1.6 -4.9 -.1 -3.3 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 101.975 101.327 100.882 100.768 .2 .5 -1.0 -4.7 .4 -2.9 

Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... 9.868 9.782 9.704 9.722 -1.9 -2.2 -3.7 -5.8 -2.0 -4.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 75.142 73.494 72.178 71.808 -6.0 -.8 -5.7 -16.6 -3.4 -11.3 

Other goods and services ................................................. 412.455 414.260 414.533 415.238 1.5 6.8 -.7 2.7 4.1 1.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 825.644 832.741 832.904 834.343 6.4 12.8 -.9 4.3 9.6 1.6 

Personal care .................................................................. 204.886 205.285 205.476 205.822 -1.1 3.5 -.5 1.8 1.2 .7 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 160.801 161.217 161.462 161.974 -4.3 2.7 -1.4 2.9 -.9 .7 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 229.855 230.332 230.140 230.418 3.7 .6 -1.3 1.0 2.2 -.2 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 358.618 359.558 360.275 360.922 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 179.007 180.813 182.495 184.454 -3.7 2.3 4.3 12.7 -.8 8.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 220.515 220.782 221.853 223.029 1.5 .6 2.4 4.6 1.1 3.5

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 156.541 158.952 160.848 163.087 -6.8 3.3 5.5 17.8 -1.9 11.5 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 202.225 207.594 211.319 215.122 -12.2 4.7 12.1 28.1 -4.1 19.8 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.143 118.126 119.268 118.404 -3.3 .8 -1.9 .9 -1.3 -.5 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 258.599 267.257 273.060 278.583 -12.9 6.4 15.2 34.7 -3.7 24.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.936 111.888 111.840 112.365 .2 2.2 -4.3 1.5 1.2 -1.4 

Services .............................................................................. 257.663 258.034 258.262 258.975 1.4 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.6 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 234.338 234.729 234.950 235.112 -.3 .3 1.8 1.3 .0 1.6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 128.556 127.674 127.690 128.035 2.2 4.8 3.3 -1.6 3.5 .8 

Energy services 3 .............................................................. 190.037 191.094 190.284 192.035 2.8 -.3 -4.5 4.3 1.2 -.2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 174.458 175.249 175.803 177.057 6.0 4.0 4.8 6.1 5.0 5.5 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.778 153.116 153.583 153.703 4.4 1.0 -2.0 2.4 2.7 .2 

Transportation services ..................................................... 263.053 263.406 264.463 265.678 4.2 1.4 3.9 4.1 2.8 4.0 

Medical care services ....................................................... 419.554 420.827 420.595 422.224 3.1 2.8 4.3 2.6 3.0 3.5 

Other services ................................................................... 297.133 296.889 297.247 297.790 2.1 1.7 .1 .9 1.9 .5 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 214.194 215.473 216.422 217.800 -1.3 1.8 2.5 6.9 .2 4.7 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 207.446 208.883 210.141 211.871 -1.2 2.1 3.0 8.8 .4 5.9 

All items less medical care .................................................. 207.992 209.116 210.104 211.434 -1.1 1.6 2.4 6.8 .2 4.6 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 158.899 161.252 163.108 165.304 -6.5 3.3 5.3 17.1 -1.7 11.1 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 203.719 208.830 212.360 215.973 -11.4 4.5 11.4 26.3 -3.8 18.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 254.639 262.540 267.850 272.891 -11.9 6.0 14.1 31.9 -3.3 22.7

Nondurables ........................................................................ 211.911 214.836 217.332 219.926 -5.1 2.0 7.2 16.0 -1.6 11.5 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 252.590 253.116 253.273 254.399 2.9 1.2 1.2 2.9 2.0 2.0 

Services less medical care services ................................... 246.514 246.935 247.082 247.660 1.2 .6 1.4 1.9 .9 1.6 

Energy ................................................................................. 217.210 226.396 231.611 239.431 -13.8 5.6 16.4 47.6 -4.6 31.1 

All items less energy ........................................................... 215.961 216.122 216.590 217.170 .8 1.1 .9 2.3 1.0 1.6 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 215.513 215.648 215.982 216.431 .6 1.3 .6 1.7 1.0 1.2 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 145.547 145.475 145.784 146.034 -.9 1.7 -1.6 1.3 .4 -.1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 254.251 270.984 281.694 295.209 -23.6 9.9 32.8 81.7 -8.4 55.4 

Services less energy services ......................................... 265.038 265.330 265.675 266.270 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.7 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

Feb.2011 from—

Percent change to

Jan.2011 from—

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Feb.

2011

Feb.

2010

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Jan.

2010

Nov.

2010

Dec.

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 214.750 215.262 216.400 217.535 2.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 0.8 0.5 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 232.962 233.082 233.914 235.109 2.3 .9 .5 1.8 .4 .4 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 233.031 233.092 233.851 235.230 2.2 .9 .6 1.7 .4 .3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 141.452 141.598 142.196 142.691 2.4 .8 .3 2.0 .5 .4 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 204.468 205.024 206.258 206.981 2.4 1.0 .4 2.0 .9 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 204.064 204.731 205.878 206.516 2.4 .9 .3 1.9 .9 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.112 134.454 135.277 135.841 2.5 1.0 .4 2.1 .9 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 203.937 204.132 205.648 206.306 2.6 1.1 .3 2.1 .8 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 209.352 209.994 211.216 212.416 2.5 1.2 .6 1.8 .9 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 211.222 211.712 213.058 214.129 2.3 1.1 .5 1.6 .9 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.927 134.405 135.207 135.919 2.6 1.1 .5 2.0 1.0 .6 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.822 216.477 217.200 219.352 2.4 1.3 1.0 1.5 .6 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 216.267 216.847 217.995 219.368 2.2 1.2 .6 1.6 .8 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.817 219.273 220.564 221.848 2.3 1.2 .6 1.7 .8 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.777 134.306 134.900 135.845 1.9 1.1 .7 1.2 .8 .4 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 198.598 198.979 200.022 201.033 2.3 1.0 .5 1.7 .7 .5 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.969 135.379 136.112 136.808 2.4 1.1 .5 1.9 .8 .5 

D ................................................................. M 210.529 210.959 212.005 213.495 2.5 1.2 .7 1.8 .7 .5 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 206.632 207.479 209.016 210.106 2.2 1.3 .5 1.7 1.2 .7 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 218.694 219.619 221.540 222.814 2.6 1.5 .6 2.0 1.3 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 237.606 237.575 238.396 239.750 2.4 .9 .6 1.8 .3 .3 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... 1 238.891 -

 240.540 ---- 1.1 .7 -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 197.530 - 199.568 ---- 2.6 1.0 -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 204.918 - 206.954 ---- .7 1.0 -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 142.938 - 144.556 ---- 2.4 1.1 -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 - 201.390 - 204.611 1.6 1.6 ----

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 - 202.280 - 202.849 2.0 .3 ----

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 - 192.863 - 195.677 2.8 1.5 ----

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 - 222.510 - 225.346 1.9 1.3 ----

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 - 228.072 - 231.306 2.1 1.4 ----

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 - 224.152 - 226.638 2.1 1.1 ----

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 - 222.853 - 225.790 2.1 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 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,

2007-2008

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 Feb. 2011 from—

 Jan.

 2011

 Feb.

 2011

 Feb.

 2010

 Jan.

 2011

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 R126.811 127.429 2.0 0.5 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 129.897 130.402 2.2 .4 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 129.971 130.479 2.2 .4 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 125.260 125.939 2.8 .5 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 136.473 136.726 1.6 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 129.622 130.092 1.4 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.074 128.403 128.726 .5 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 131.696 131.927 .7 .2 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.231 157.336 158.474 1.8 .7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 92.128 92.354 -2.3 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 87.458 88.737 -.7 1.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 R135.346 R136.824 7.4 1.1 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 135.961 137.364 7.3 1.0 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 R127.460 R129.878 9.7 1.9 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 152.417 153.610 2.7 .8 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 134.398 135.298 2.5 .7 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 159.032 160.337 2.7 .8 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 102.062 102.486 -.9 .4 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 112.730 112.737 .8 .0 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 188.254 188.346 4.0 .0 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 71.834 71.813 -1.7 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 140.089 140.344 1.6 .2 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 59.383 R136.170 R136.560 1.3 .3 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 115.538 116.442 3.0 .8 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 80.179 80.543 -1.1 .5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 133.958 135.157 4.4 .9 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 R120.281 R120.721 .9 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.606 190.231 193.273 10.9 1.6 

R Revised.

Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 are interim adjustments.

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