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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2006 

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

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

level of 202.5 (1982-84=100) was 4.2 percent higher than in May 2005. 

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

percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May level of 198.2 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher 

than in May 2005. 

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

on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The May level of 117.2 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than 

in May 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to revision. 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.6 percent rise in 

April. Energy costs continued their advance--up 2.4 percent in May. Within energy, the index for petroleum 

based energy increased 4.8 percent, while the index for energy services fell 0.6 percent. The food index 

increased 0.1 percent in May. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in May, the same 

as in each of the preceding two months; the index for shelter again accounted for over half of the monthly 

advance. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2005 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May ’06 May ’06 

All Items -.7 -.1 .7 .1 .4 .6 .4 5.7 4.2

 Food and beverages .3 .1 .5 .2 .1 .0 .2 .8 1.9 

 Housing .4 .2 .5 .1 .2 .1 .3 3.0 4.0 

 Apparel .1 -.3 .3 -1.0 1.0 .6 .2 7.3 .0 

 Transportation -4.9 -.7 1.8 -.2 .9 2.4 1.5 20.9 9.0 

 Medical care .5 .2 .1 .5 .4 .4 .3 4.5 4.2 

 Recreation -.1 .1 .0 .1 .4 .3 .2 3.3 1.6 

 Education and 

 communication .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .3 .0 2.1 2.7 

 Other goods and 

 services .3 .4 .3 .1 .2 .0 .1 1.1 2.5 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -8.1 -2.1 5.0 -1.2 1.3 3.9 2.4 35.0 23.6 

 Food .3 .1 .5 .1 .1 .0 .1 .6 1.9 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 3.8 2.4 
During the first five months of 2006, the CPI-U rose at a 5.2 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate 

(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2005. The index for energy, which rose 

17.1 percent in 2005, advanced at a 30.8 percent SAAR in the first five months of 2006. Petroleum-based 

energy costs increased at a 64.4 percent annual rate while charges for energy services fell at a 1.1 percent 

annual rate. The food index has increased at a 1.8 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.3 percent 

rise for all of 2005. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.1 percent SAAR in the first five 

months, following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 2005. 

The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home declined for 

the fourth consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in May. Decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, 

for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for dairy products more than offset increases in the other three major 

grocery store food groups. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent. The indexes for fresh 

fruits, for fresh vegetables, and for processed fruits and vegetables each decreased--down 1.4, 0.5, and 0.6 

percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit prices increased 1.4 percent and processed 

fruit and vegetable prices rose 1.1 percent.) The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.5 percent, 

reflecting decreases in the indexes for beef, pork, other meats, and poultry. The index for dairy products 

declined 0.5 percent as a sharp drop in milk prices was partially offset by an increase in prices for cheese and 

related products. The index for other food at home rose 0.7 percent, the index for nonalcoholic beverages, 0.5 

percent, and the index for cereal and bakery products, 0.4 percent. The other two components of the food and 

beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. 

The index for housing, which rose 0.1 percent in April, increased 0.3 percent in May. The index for 

shelter increased 0.4 percent in May. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent 

increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.1 percent. (Prior 

to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 1.8 percent.) The index for fuels and 

utilities declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.3 percent in May. Declines in the indexes for 

electricity and for natural gas more than offset an increase in the price for fuel oil. The index for natural gas 

declined 0.9 percent in May and has fallen 14.1 percent in the last four months. The index for electricity 

declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose 1.4 percent.) The index for 

fuel oil rose for the second consecutive month--up 3.8 percent in May. During the last 12 months, charges for 

electricity and for natural gas have increased 13.0 and 10.0 percent, respectively, and fuel oil prices have risen 

27.1 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which was unchanged in April, increased 

0.5 percent in May. 

The transportation index advanced 1.5 percent in May, reflecting a 5.0 percent increase in the index for 

motor fuel. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 6.6 percent. As of May, the price of gasoline 

was 0.5 percent higher than its previous peak level of September 2005.) The index for new vehicles declined 

0.3 percent in May and was 0.7 percent lower than a year ago. The index for used cars and trucks increased 

0.4 percent in May and was 1.5 percent higher than in May 2005. The index for public transportation 

increased 1.0 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for public transportation rose 1.7 

percent, reflecting another increase in airline fares.) Airline fares increased 2.6 percent in May and have 

advanced 7.9 percent in the first five months of the year. 

The index for apparel registered its third consecutive increase--up 0.2 percent in May. (Prior to 

seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined 0.8 percent, reflecting discounting of both women’s and men’s 

clothing.) 

Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May and are 4.2 percent higher than a year ago. The index for 

medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 

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

and for hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively. . 

The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in May. An increase in the indexes for recreational services--

for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts and sporting events and for club membership dues and fees for 

participant sports--was partially offset by declines in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for 

photography, and for toys. 
The index for education and communication was unchanged in May. Educational costs increased 0.5 

percent while the index for communication declined 0.4 percent. Within the latter group, the index for 

telephone services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a 1.0 percent decrease in long distance land-line telephone 

charges. The index for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 2.7 percent. 

The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in May. A 0.1 percent decline in the index for 

tobacco and smoking products was offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the index for miscellaneous personal 

services. 

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

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.5 percent 

in May. 

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

 Seasonally adjusted Un-

 Compound adjusted

Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 

Category 2005 2006 3-mos. ended ended

 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May ’06 May ’06 

All Items -.8 -.1 .7 .0 .5 .6 .5 6.3 4.3

 Food and beverages .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .8 1.8 

 Housing .4 .1 .5 .1 .2 .1 .3 2.5 4.1 

 Apparel .0 -.3 .0 -.7 1.1 .7 .1 7.7 .0 

 Transportation -5.2 -.7 1.8 -.3 1.1 2.6 1.5 23.2 9.8 

 Medical care .6 .2 .1 .3 .5 .4 .3 4.8 4.1 

 Recreation -.2 .0 .0 .1 .4 .3 .2 3.4 1.4 

 Education and 

 communication .4 .1 .4 .1 .2 .3 .0 1.8 2.2 

 Other goods and 

 services .3 .4 .3 .1 .3 -.1 .0 .9 2.6 

 Special Indexes 

 Energy -8.7 -2.1 5.0 -1.3 1.4 4.2 2.5 37.5 23.8 

 Food .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .4 1.7 

 All Items less 

 food and energy .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .3 3.5 2.3 

Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 8:30 

A.M. (EDT). 

CPI (Old Weights)

For the first six months of 2006, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W 

based on the 2001-02 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 2004 through 2005. These Old Weight data 

are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From April to May, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.5 percent and the 

Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.6 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. 

 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail 

establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service 

establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. 

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

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

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

Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent 

changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by 

the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The 

example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. 

 Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and 

are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data 

indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12- 

month period. 

Index Point Change

CPI 115.7 

Less previous index 111.2 

Equals index point change 4.5 

Percent Change

Index point difference 4.5 

Divided by the previous index 111.2 

Equals 0.040 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 

Equals percent change 4.0

Regions Defined 

The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. 

The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont. 

The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and 

Wisconsin. 

The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 

Wyoming. 
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since 

they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude 

every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model 

changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. 

Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract 

agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted 

for seasonal variation. 

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

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

year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2001 through December 2005 

were replaced in January 2006. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the 

seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally 

adjusted for 2006. 

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

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

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

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. 

Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme 

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

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

ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. 

 For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational books and supplies indexes, this 

procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates 

of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to 

offset the effects of sharp rises in the price of coffee futures. The procedure was used to account for unusual 

butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the 

Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and 

cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of 

hurricane-related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than 
expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For New vehicle 

series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. 

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

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on 

(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call 

our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

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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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 201.5 202.5 4.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 

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

 603.5 606.5 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 194.2 194.7 1.9 .3 .1 .0 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.942 193.7 194.2 1.9 .3 .1 .0 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.988 191.5 191.9 .8 .2 -.1 -.2 -.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.098 210.9 211.9 1.0 .5 .3 -.2 .4 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.133 185.5 184.7 -.2 -.4 .3 .2 -.5 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .852 181.3 181.0 -1.3 -.2 .1 -.7 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.219 246.6 248.0 1.3 .6 -1.7 -.1 -.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. .910 146.3 146.6 1.6 .2 .7 -.7 .5 

Other food at home ............................................................ 1.777 168.8 170.0 2.2 .7 .1 -.2 .7 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .302 171.0 171.3 4.9 .2 1.9 .9 .0 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .231 165.0 168.6 .5 2.2 -1.4 -1.7 2.4 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.244 184.3 185.4 1.9 .6 -.1 -.1 .6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .328 113.2 114.3 3.2 1.0 -.4 .2 1.0 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 5.953 198.0 198.7 3.2 .4 .2 .2 .4 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .277 135.8 136.0 4.4 .1 .4 .5 .2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.109 200.1 200.8 2.7 .3 .3 .0 .3 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.380 201.7 202.2 4.0 .2 .2 .1 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.260 230.7 231.2 3.2 .2 .4 .3 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 5.832 222.9 223.6 3.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 2.611 140.4 137.9 4.7 -1.8 .8 .0 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 23.442 235.8 236.9 3.3 .5 .4 .4 .6 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .375 116.2 116.3 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.371 190.8 192.0 11.8 .6 -.9 -.9 -.3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.494 173.2 174.4 13.5 .7 -1.0 -1.1 -.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .339 236.4 239.8 23.7 1.4 .4 4.0 3.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.155 177.7 178.8 12.7 .6 -1.1 -1.5 -.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .877 135.4 135.7 4.8 .2 -.2 .4 .3 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.749 126.9 127.2 .4 .2 .1 .0 .5 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .779 135.2 135.7 4.6 .4 -.1 .2 .4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.786 123.4 122.4 .0 -.8 1.0 .6 .2 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .915 118.0 116.5 -2.7 -1.3 .5 .9 -1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.612 116.3 114.4 .2 -1.6 2.2 .5 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .183 118.2 118.3 -1.3 .1 -.2 -.6 .8 

Footwear ................................................................................ .759 126.1 125.8 2.1 -.2 .4 -.1 .4 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.415 184.1 187.6 9.0 1.9 .9 2.4 1.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.329 180.4 183.9 9.3 1.9 1.0 2.6 1.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 7.858 96.0 95.8 .1 -.2 -.1 .1 .0 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.155 138.4 137.7 -.7 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 1.799 140.4 140.9 1.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 4.191 235.4 250.9 33.3 6.6 3.6 8.8 5.0 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 4.148 234.4 249.8 33.4 6.6 3.6 8.8 4.9 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .362 115.8 117.0 5.4 1.0 .4 .3 1.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.131 213.9 214.9 4.5 .5 .3 .3 .5 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.087 225.3 229.2 5.1 1.7 -.3 .2 1.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.220 334.7 335.6 4.2 .3 .4 .4 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.457 285.3 286.3 4.3 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.764 348.8 349.7 4.1 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.815 288.5 289.0 2.6 .2 .4 .1 .3 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.576 464.6 466.1 6.6 .3 .6 .8 .6 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.637 111.1 111.2 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.783 105.8 105.5 .9 -.3 .9 .4 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 6.047 115.8 115.7 2.7 -.1 .2 .3 .0 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.967 158.6 158.9 6.0 .2 .5 .5 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .196 383.1 384.7 6.2 .4 .5 .3 .7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.771 457.7 458.6 6.0 .2 .5 .5 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.080 84.5 84.2 -.8 -.4 -.1 .1 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 2.895 82.1 81.7 -1.2 -.5 -.1 .2 -.5 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.245 95.4 95.2 .4 -.2 -.2 .4 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .650 12.9 12.8 -7.2 -.8 .0 -.8 -.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .236 11.1 10.8 -18.2 -2.7 -.9 -2.6 -2.7 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.463 320.0 320.2 2.5 .1 .2 .0 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... .710 518.1 517.5 3.9 -.1 .6 -.2 -.1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.752 189.1 189.4 2.1 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .710 155.0 154.6 .1 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .675 208.5 208.7 2.9 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 1.172 311.3 312.4 3.2 .4 .5 .2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.790 165.5 166.9 4.4 .8 .6 1.1 .7 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.051 194.2 194.7 1.9 .3 .1 .0 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 25.739 148.6 150.3 5.8 1.1 .8 1.7 1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 14.163 181.8 185.6 11.1 2.1 .8 3.7 2.7 

Apparel ................................................................................. 3.786 123.4 122.4 .0 -.8 1.0 .6 .2 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 10.377 222.3 229.2 15.4 3.1 1.8 4.1 2.3 

Durables ................................................................................. 11.576 115.1 114.9 -.7 -.2 .0 -.1 .0 

Services ...................................................................................... 59.210 237.1 237.7 3.9 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 31.884 240.4 241.0 3.3 .2 .3 .5 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .375 116.2 116.3 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.155 177.7 178.8 12.7 .6 -1.1 -1.5 -.6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .877 135.4 135.7 4.8 .2 -.2 .4 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .779 135.2 135.7 4.6 .4 -.1 .2 .4 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.707 229.6 230.7 2.5 .5 -.1 .2 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.764 348.8 349.7 4.1 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Other services .......................................................................... 10.669 275.5 275.8 3.3 .1 .4 .4 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 86.058 202.8 203.9 4.5 .5 .4 .6 .5 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 67.740 192.3 193.5 4.6 .6 .4 .7 .5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 93.780 194.7 195.6 4.1 .5 .4 .6 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 26.848 150.6 152.3 5.8 1.1 .8 1.6 1.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 15.272 182.9 186.5 10.6 2.0 .8 3.4 2.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 11.486 219.2 225.5 14.2 2.9 1.6 3.7 2.2 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 29.214 188.7 191.0 6.5 1.2 .5 1.9 1.2

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 27.325 251.0 251.8 4.6 .3 .0 .2 .3 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 54.446 227.8 228.4 3.9 .3 .2 .3 .4 

Energy ........................................................................................ 8.685 201.4 209.3 23.6 3.9 1.3 3.9 2.4 

All items less energy .................................................................. 91.315 203.0 203.3 2.4 .1 .2 .2 .3 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 77.373 205.5 205.7 2.4 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 22.319 141.7 141.5 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .1 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 4.530 236.6 251.4 32.7 6.3 3.3 8.5 4.8 

Services less energy services ................................................ 55.055 243.2 243.7 3.3 .2 .3 .3 .4 

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

 $ .496 $ .494 - - - - -

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

 $ .166 $ .165 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2005

Nov.

2005

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2005

May

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 199.1 199.8 201.0 201.9 4.6 3.3 2.7 5.7 4.0 4.2 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 194.3 194.4 194.4 194.7 1.1 3.0 2.9 .8 2.0 1.9 

Food ....................................................................................... 193.8 193.9 193.9 194.1 1.1 3.0 2.7 .6 2.0 1.7 

Food at home ....................................................................... 192.3 192.2 191.9 191.8 -.6 2.8 2.3 -1.0 1.1 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 210.3 210.9 210.4 211.3 .6 1.5 .4 1.9 1.1 1.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 185.3 185.9 186.2 185.3 -3.0 3.5 -.9 .0 .2 -.4 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 183.1 183.2 182.0 181.0 -1.5 .7 .2 -4.5 -.4 -2.2 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 253.2 248.8 248.6 246.4 -3.2 7.3 13.1 -10.3 1.9 .7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 146.2 147.2 146.1 146.9 .6 3.9 .0 1.9 2.2 1.0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 168.8 169.0 168.7 169.9 3.4 .0 2.6 2.6 1.7 2.6 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 166.5 169.7 171.2 171.2 3.2 7.5 -2.1 11.8 5.3 4.6 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 169.8 167.5 164.7 168.6 -.5 .2 5.4 -2.8 -.1 1.2 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 184.7 184.5 184.3 185.4 4.2 -1.9 3.8 1.5 1.1 2.6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 113.4 113.0 113.2 114.3 3.7 3.3 2.5 3.2 3.5 2.9 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 197.2 197.6 198.0 198.7 3.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 134.6 135.2 135.9 136.2 6.6 3.1 3.0 4.8 4.8 3.9 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 199.5 200.1 200.1 200.8 .8 2.5 5.0 2.6 1.6 3.8 

Housing .................................................................................... 200.8 201.3 201.6 202.3 2.7 7.6 2.8 3.0 5.1 2.9 

Shelter .................................................................................... 228.2 229.2 230.0 231.0 2.2 2.9 3.0 5.0 2.5 4.0 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 221.4 222.3 222.9 223.6 3.0 3.3 2.8 4.0 3.2 3.4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 134.2 135.3 135.3 135.4 .6 7.0 7.5 3.6 3.7 5.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 233.9 234.9 235.8 237.1 2.3 2.3 3.1 5.6 2.3 4.4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.2 116.2 116.2 116.3 -.7 -6.3 1.0 .3 -3.5 .7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 197.9 196.1 194.4 193.9 9.8 48.7 3.9 -7.8 27.8 -2.1 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 181.0 179.1 177.1 176.5 11.0 60.0 3.2 -9.6 33.2 -3.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 221.6 222.4 231.3 238.2 59.7 34.2 -18.2 33.5 46.4 4.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 187.3 185.2 182.4 181.3 7.7 62.7 4.8 -12.2 32.3 -4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 135.1 134.8 135.3 135.7 4.7 5.0 7.8 1.8 4.8 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 126.4 126.5 126.5 127.1 -1.6 .3 .6 2.2 -.6 1.4 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 135.0 134.9 135.2 135.7 3.1 5.6 7.8 2.1 4.4 4.9 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.9 119.1 119.8 120.0 -2.0 -1.3 -3.6 7.3 -1.7 1.7 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 113.6 114.2 115.2 114.1 -4.7 -3.1 -4.4 1.8 -3.9 -1.4 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 108.1 110.5 111.1 111.3 -3.2 1.1 -8.7 12.4 -1.1 1.3 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 117.0 116.8 116.1 117.0 -8.5 -6.7 11.3 .0 -7.6 5.5 

Footwear ................................................................................ 123.9 124.4 124.3 124.8 4.0 -2.2 4.0 2.9 .8 3.5 

Transportation .......................................................................... 176.9 178.5 182.8 185.5 18.3 -5.1 3.5 20.9 6.0 11.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 172.9 174.6 179.1 181.8 18.7 -5.6 3.3 22.2 5.8 12.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 95.8 95.7 95.8 95.8 -.8 .4 .8 .0 -.2 .4 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 138.3 138.2 138.1 137.7 -6.5 3.9 2.1 -1.7 -1.4 .1 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 139.5 140.0 140.4 140.9 9.5 -7.1 .3 4.1 .9 2.2 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 204.4 211.7 230.3 241.7 83.1 -20.2 10.4 95.5 20.8 46.9 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 203.3 210.6 229.1 240.4 84.4 -20.5 10.3 95.5 21.1 46.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 114.9 115.4 115.8 117.0 5.1 4.3 4.7 7.5 4.7 6.1 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 212.7 213.4 214.1 215.2 3.5 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.1 4.9 

Public transportation ............................................................... 224.6 223.9 224.4 226.7 8.6 5.9 2.2 3.8 7.3 3.0 

Medical care ............................................................................. 331.4 332.8 334.0 335.1 2.9 5.7 3.3 4.5 4.3 3.9 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 283.1 284.3 285.3 286.3 3.2 5.6 3.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 

Medical care services ............................................................. 345.1 346.6 347.8 349.0 2.8 5.8 3.1 4.6 4.3 3.8 

Professional services ........................................................... 285.9 287.0 287.3 288.1 2.3 4.6 .4 3.1 3.4 1.8 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 457.7 460.5 464.2 467.0 3.0 6.8 8.3 8.4 4.9 8.3 

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—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2005

Nov.

2005

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2005

May

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 110.1 110.5 110.8 111.0 0.4 1.8 0.7 3.3 1.1 2.0 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.0 104.9 105.3 105.1 .4 .0 -1.5 4.3 .2 1.3 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 115.7 115.9 116.3 116.3 .7 4.3 3.2 2.1 2.5 2.6 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 158.3 159.1 159.9 160.7 5.7 6.4 5.8 6.2 6.0 6.0 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 379.4 381.2 382.4 385.1 3.6 10.2 4.9 6.1 6.8 5.5 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 457.2 459.5 461.8 464.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.8 6.2 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 84.5 84.4 84.5 84.2 -4.2 1.9 .5 -1.4 -1.2 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 82.0 81.9 82.1 81.7 -4.3 2.0 -1.0 -1.5 -1.2 -1.2 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.2 95.0 95.4 95.2 -2.9 4.8 .0 .0 .8 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 -11.1 -8.7 -3.0 -6.0 -9.9 -4.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.8 -22.1 -12.3 -15.7 -22.2 -17.4 -19.0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 318.8 319.5 319.5 319.7 3.2 2.4 2.9 1.1 2.8 2.0

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 515.9 519.0 518.1 517.5 7.0 3.8 3.7 1.2 5.4 2.5 

Personal care ......................................................................... 188.5 188.7 188.7 189.0 2.2 2.2 2.8 1.1 2.2 1.9 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.6 155.2 155.0 154.6 2.1 -.5 1.6 -2.5 .8 -.5 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 207.9 208.5 208.5 208.7 2.6 2.2 5.4 1.5 2.4 3.4 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 308.9 310.3 310.9 311.8 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.8 2.9 3.5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 161.9 162.8 164.6 165.7 7.5 -1.2 1.7 9.7 3.0 5.7 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 194.3 194.4 194.4 194.7 1.1 3.0 2.9 .8 2.0 1.9 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 143.5 144.7 147.2 148.7 11.6 -3.8 1.1 15.3 3.6 8.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 170.8 172.1 178.4 183.3 19.2 -2.5 -.9 32.6 7.8 14.6 

Apparel ................................................................................. 117.9 119.1 119.8 120.0 -2.0 -1.3 -3.6 7.3 -1.7 1.7 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 207.9 211.6 220.3 225.4 35.2 -9.2 4.6 38.2 10.8 20.2 

Durables ................................................................................. 114.8 114.8 114.7 114.7 -1.7 -.3 -.3 -.3 -1.0 -.3 

Services ...................................................................................... 236.0 236.5 237.0 237.8 2.8 6.6 3.3 3.1 4.7 3.2 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 237.8 238.6 239.7 240.7 2.3 2.8 3.3 5.0 2.5 4.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.2 116.2 116.2 116.3 -.7 -6.3 1.0 .3 -3.5 .7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 187.3 185.2 182.4 181.3 7.7 62.7 4.8 -12.2 32.3 -4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 135.1 134.8 135.3 135.7 4.7 5.0 7.8 1.8 4.8 4.7 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 135.0 134.9 135.2 135.7 3.1 5.6 7.8 2.1 4.4 4.9 

Transportation services ............................................................ 229.0 228.8 229.3 230.2 4.3 2.1 1.2 2.1 3.2 1.7 

Medical care services ............................................................... 345.1 346.6 347.8 349.0 2.8 5.8 3.1 4.6 4.3 3.8 

Other services .......................................................................... 273.7 274.7 275.8 276.5 1.8 4.4 3.1 4.2 3.1 3.6 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 200.0 200.8 202.1 203.2 5.5 3.3 2.6 6.6 4.4 4.6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 189.9 190.6 191.9 192.8 6.0 3.5 2.4 6.2 4.7 4.3 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 192.3 193.0 194.2 195.1 4.8 3.2 2.5 6.0 4.0 4.2 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 145.6 146.8 149.2 150.7 11.1 -3.8 1.4 14.8 3.4 7.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 172.5 173.8 179.7 184.3 18.2 -2.3 -.7 30.3 7.5 13.8 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 206.3 209.6 217.3 222.0 32.1 -8.4 4.6 34.1 10.0 18.4 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 182.9 183.9 187.4 189.7 10.0 .0 1.1 15.7 4.9 8.2 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 251.5 251.4 251.8 252.5 3.9 10.0 3.2 1.6 6.9 2.4 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 226.7 227.1 227.8 228.6 2.9 5.9 3.2 3.4 4.4 3.3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 191.2 193.6 201.2 206.1 44.4 11.4 6.3 35.0 26.8 19.8 

All items less energy .................................................................. 201.5 202.0 202.5 203.1 1.4 2.4 2.4 3.2 1.9 2.8 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 203.5 204.2 204.8 205.4 1.4 2.6 2.0 3.8 2.0 2.9 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.3 140.7 140.8 140.9 -.9 .0 .3 1.7 -.4 1.0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 206.5 213.4 231.5 242.7 81.5 -17.4 8.1 90.8 22.4 43.6 

Services less energy services ................................................ 241.0 241.8 242.6 243.6 2.4 3.4 3.0 4.4 2.9 3.7 

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.

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

May2006 from—

Percent change to

Apr.2006 from—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 198.7 199.8 201.5 202.5 4.2 1.4 0.5 3.5 1.4 0.9 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 211.6 212.8 214.7 215.7 4.6 1.4 .5 3.8 1.5 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.8 215.0 216.8 218.1 4.6 1.4 .6 3.6 1.4 .8 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.2 126.0 127.3 127.4 4.8 1.1 .1 4.3 1.7 1.0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 190.7 192.0 193.0 193.6 3.3 .8 .3 2.8 1.2 .5 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 192.5 193.8 194.5 195.1 3.0 .7 .3 2.6 1.0 .4 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.6 122.3 123.3 123.7 3.7 1.1 .3 3.1 1.4 .8 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 185.2 186.7 187.8 188.1 3.6 .7 .2 3.4 1.4 .6 

South urban .................................................... M 191.8 192.8 194.7 195.5 4.4 1.4 .4 4.0 1.5 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 193.9 194.6 196.5 197.4 4.3 1.4 .5 3.9 1.3 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.1 123.0 124.1 124.6 4.4 1.3 .4 4.0 1.6 .9 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 191.1 192.3 195.1 195.9 5.0 1.9 .4 4.2 2.1 1.5 

West urban ..................................................... M 202.7 203.8 205.3 206.9 4.1 1.5 .8 3.4 1.3 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.7 206.8 208.6 210.3 4.4 1.7 .8 3.6 1.4 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.7 124.2 124.9 125.7 3.6 1.2 .6 2.9 1.0 .6 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 181.9 182.8 184.3 185.3 4.1 1.4 .5 3.5 1.3 .8 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 122.7 123.5 124.5 125.0 4.2 1.2 .4 3.7 1.5 .8 

D ................................................................. M 190.2 191.6 193.5 194.4 4.0 1.5 .5 3.5 1.7 1.0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 197.2 197.6 197.7 198.4 2.6 .4 .4 2.3 .3 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 207.5 208.5 210.5 212.4 5.4 1.9 .9 4.7 1.4 1.0 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 216.4 218.2 220.2 221.6 4.8 1.6 .6 3.6 1.8 .9 

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

 221.3 - 222.9 3.9 .7 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 190.7 - 192.4 3.0 .9 - - - -

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

 188.4 - 191.2 4.2 1.5 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 126.8 - 128.8 4.2 1.6 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 189.8 -

 193.9 - - - - 3.1 2.2 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 194.8 -

 197.2 - - - - 3.9 1.2 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 178.6 - 181.2 - - - - 3.5 1.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 202.2 -

 203.8 - - - - 5.5 .8 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 209.0 -

 211.6 - - - - 4.1 1.2 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 207.1 -

 208.9 - - - - 3.2 .9 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 203.6 - 207.4 - - - - 3.0 1.9 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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. 
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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 197.2 198.2 4.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 

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

 587.3 590.5 - - - - -

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 193.4 193.9 1.8 .3 .1 -.1 .2 

Food ....................................................................................... 15.519 192.8 193.3 1.7 .3 .1 -.1 .1 

Food at home ....................................................................... 9.347 190.5 190.9 .8 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 1.275 211.2 212.2 1.2 .5 .4 .0 .3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 2.653 185.1 184.4 -.3 -.4 .4 -.1 -.3 

Dairy and related products ................................................. .965 180.8 180.5 -1.4 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.5 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 1.338 244.0 246.0 1.6 .8 -2.0 .0 -.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 1.087 145.7 145.9 1.5 .1 .8 -.7 .4 

Other food at home ............................................................ 2.030 168.2 169.4 2.2 .7 .1 -.2 .7 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. .337 169.9 170.5 5.1 .4 1.8 .9 .0 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... .287 165.7 169.1 .7 2.1 -1.3 -1.7 2.1 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 1.406 184.5 185.5 1.8 .5 -.1 -.2 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... .370 113.4 114.4 2.8 .9 -.4 .0 .9 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 6.172 197.8 198.4 3.1 .3 .2 .2 .3 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ .275 135.6 135.8 4.8 .1 .4 .5 .3 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 1.018 200.3 200.6 2.7 .1 .6 -.1 .1 

Housing .................................................................................... 40.161 196.8 197.4 4.1 .3 .2 .1 .3 

Shelter .................................................................................... 30.069 223.1 223.7 3.2 .3 .5 .3 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 7.880 222.0 222.7 3.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 1.412 139.8 136.6 4.2 -2.3 1.6 -.6 -.4 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 20.429 213.9 214.8 3.3 .4 .4 .4 .5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. .348 116.5 116.6 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.900 189.4 190.4 11.5 .5 -.9 -.9 -.4 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 4.984 170.8 171.8 13.0 .6 -1.1 -1.1 -.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... .347 235.8 238.9 23.4 1.3 .5 4.1 3.0 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 4.637 176.1 177.1 12.3 .6 -1.1 -1.5 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. .916 135.8 136.0 4.9 .1 -.1 .4 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.193 122.5 122.8 .2 .2 .0 .0 .3 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... .363 137.7 138.3 4.6 .4 -.1 .3 .4 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.090 123.1 121.9 .0 -1.0 1.1 .7 .1

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ .982 117.5 116.5 -2.3 -.9 .0 1.0 -.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 1.689 115.9 114.0 .1 -1.6 2.1 1.1 .2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. .242 120.3 120.2 -1.9 -.1 .8 -1.2 .8 

Footwear ................................................................................ .964 125.4 125.1 2.2 -.2 .9 -.3 .2 

Transportation .......................................................................... 19.669 183.9 187.7 9.8 2.1 1.1 2.6 1.5 

Private transportation ............................................................. 18.931 181.2 184.9 9.9 2.0 1.2 2.7 1.6 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 8.944 95.1 95.0 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .0 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 5.380 139.5 138.8 -.6 -.5 .1 -.1 -.3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 2.801 141.3 141.8 1.6 .4 .4 .4 .4 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 5.244 236.1 251.3 33.2 6.4 3.7 8.7 4.8 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 5.193 235.2 250.3 33.2 6.4 3.7 8.8 4.8 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... .434 115.3 116.5 5.4 1.0 .5 .3 1.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 1.130 216.3 217.4 4.6 .5 .3 .3 .5 

Public transportation ............................................................... .738 224.0 227.5 5.4 1.6 -.3 .3 .8 

Medical care ............................................................................. 5.171 334.2 335.0 4.1 .2 .5 .4 .3 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.140 278.4 279.4 4.3 .4 .4 .4 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.030 349.2 350.0 4.0 .2 .6 .3 .3 

Professional services ........................................................... 2.336 290.8 291.3 2.5 .2 .3 .2 .2 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 1.332 459.9 461.2 6.3 .3 .6 .8 .6 

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

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Feb. to

Mar.

Mar. to

Apr.

Apr. to

May

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 5.097 108.4 108.5 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 1.928 104.9 104.7 .8 -.2 .7 .4 -.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 5.635 113.2 113.0 2.2 -.2 .2 .3 .0 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 2.243 156.9 157.2 5.9 .2 .4 .4 .5 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... .199 384.7 386.2 6.1 .4 .4 .3 .7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 2.044 443.5 444.4 5.9 .2 .4 .5 .5 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 3.392 86.3 86.0 -.6 -.3 -.1 .1 -.3 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 3.244 84.6 84.3 -.8 -.4 -.1 .1 -.4 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 2.653 95.6 95.3 .4 -.3 -.2 .4 -.3 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... .590 13.5 13.3 -7.0 -1.5 .7 -.7 -1.5 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... .208 11.0 10.7 -17.7 -2.7 .0 -2.7 -2.7 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.640 329.3 329.3 2.6 .0 .3 -.1 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 1.137 519.9 519.4 4.2 -.1 .6 -.2 -.1 

Personal care ......................................................................... 2.504 187.2 187.3 1.9 .1 .2 -.1 .1 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... .774 155.0 154.7 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.2 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... .616 208.6 208.6 2.7 .0 .2 .0 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... .949 311.8 312.7 3.1 .3 .5 .2 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 44.601 167.3 168.9 5.0 1.0 .7 1.2 .8 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 16.537 193.4 193.9 1.8 .3 .1 -.1 .2 

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 28.064 151.8 153.7 6.7 1.3 1.0 2.0 1.1 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 15.599 188.4 192.8 12.4 2.3 .8 4.2 2.8 

Apparel ................................................................................. 4.090 123.1 121.9 .0 -1.0 1.1 .7 .1 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 11.509 233.2 241.1 17.0 3.4 1.9 4.5 2.7 

Durables ................................................................................. 12.465 115.2 115.0 -.4 -.2 .0 -.1 -.2 

Services ...................................................................................... 55.399 232.2 232.8 3.8 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 29.721 215.0 215.6 3.3 .3 .5 .3 .5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... .348 116.5 116.6 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 4.637 176.1 177.1 12.3 .6 -1.1 -1.5 -.7 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... .916 135.8 136.0 4.9 .1 -.1 .4 .2 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... .363 137.7 138.3 4.6 .4 -.1 .3 .4 

Transportation services ............................................................ 5.659 229.5 230.3 2.2 .3 .0 .1 .3 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.030 349.2 350.0 4.0 .2 .6 .3 .3 

Other services .......................................................................... 9.726 266.6 266.8 3.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 84.481 197.8 199.0 4.8 .6 .5 .8 .6 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 69.931 189.8 191.1 4.8 .7 .4 .7 .5 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 94.829 191.3 192.4 4.3 .6 .4 .6 .5 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 29.082 153.6 155.5 6.6 1.2 1.0 1.9 1.1 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 16.617 189.3 193.4 11.8 2.2 .9 3.9 2.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 12.527 229.4 236.6 15.9 3.1 1.8 4.2 2.5 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 32.136 191.8 194.2 7.0 1.3 .5 2.2 1.3

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 25.679 222.7 223.3 4.5 .3 .0 .0 .2 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 51.369 223.4 224.0 3.8 .3 .1 .3 .3 

Energy ........................................................................................ 10.228 202.0 210.0 23.8 4.0 1.4 4.2 2.5 

All items less energy .................................................................. 89.772 197.4 197.7 2.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 74.253 198.7 198.9 2.3 .1 .4 .2 .3 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 23.491 142.2 141.9 .4 -.2 .3 .1 .0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 5.591 236.9 251.4 32.5 6.1 3.4 8.5 4.7 

Services less energy services ................................................ 50.762 238.2 238.8 3.2 .3 .4 .3 .4 

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

 $ .507 $ .504 - - - - -

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

 $ .170 $ .169 - - - - -

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

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

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2005

Nov.

2005

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2005

May

2006

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 194.6 195.5 196.7 197.6 5.6 2.9 2.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 193.5 193.7 193.6 193.9 .8 3.0 2.7 .8 1.9 1.8

Food ....................................................................................... 193.1 193.2 193.1 193.3 .8 3.0 2.7 .4 1.9 1.6 

Food at home ....................................................................... 191.4 191.3 190.9 190.9 -.8 2.8 2.3 -1.0 1.0 .6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................. 210.3 211.1 211.0 211.6 .2 1.7 .6 2.5 1.0 1.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................ 185.0 185.8 185.6 185.0 -3.0 3.5 -1.5 .0 .2 -.8 

Dairy and related products ................................................. 183.0 182.8 181.6 180.7 -1.1 .2 .4 -4.9 -.4 -2.3 

Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 251.2 246.2 246.2 244.7 -3.3 7.2 13.8 -10.0 1.8 1.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............. 145.5 146.6 145.6 146.2 .0 4.2 .0 1.9 2.1 1.0 

Other food at home ............................................................ 168.4 168.5 168.2 169.3 3.2 .2 2.9 2.2 1.7 2.5 

Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 165.7 168.7 170.2 170.2 4.0 7.5 -2.1 11.3 5.8 4.4 

Fats and oils ..................................................................... 170.6 168.4 165.5 168.9 -.7 .5 7.1 -3.9 -.1 1.4 

Other foods 1 .................................................................... 185.0 184.8 184.5 185.5 3.8 -1.3 3.5 1.1 1.2 2.3 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... 113.8 113.4 113.4 114.4 2.9 4.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 2.1 

Food away from home 1 ....................................................... 197.0 197.4 197.8 198.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0 

Other food away from home 2 ............................................ 134.4 135.0 135.7 136.1 8.3 2.7 3.3 5.2 5.5 4.2 

Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 199.4 200.5 200.3 200.6 .0 3.5 5.0 2.4 1.7 3.7 

Housing .................................................................................... 196.4 196.8 197.0 197.6 3.2 8.0 2.7 2.5 5.6 2.6 

Shelter .................................................................................... 221.0 222.0 222.7 223.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.0 2.6 3.9 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. 220.5 221.4 222.0 222.7 3.0 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.2 3.4 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 133.6 135.8 135.0 134.4 1.9 3.7 8.2 2.4 2.8 5.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. 212.2 213.0 213.9 215.0 2.5 2.3 3.1 5.4 2.4 4.2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.6 -.7 -6.3 1.0 .3 -3.5 .7 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 196.4 194.7 193.0 192.3 9.4 48.1 3.8 -8.1 27.3 -2.3 

Fuels ..................................................................................... 178.5 176.6 174.7 173.9 10.5 58.3 3.2 -9.9 32.3 -3.6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... 220.4 221.4 230.5 237.5 58.3 34.5 -19.1 34.8 45.9 4.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... 185.5 183.4 180.7 179.5 7.7 60.3 4.9 -12.3 31.4 -4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. 135.3 135.1 135.7 136.0 5.0 5.0 7.4 2.1 5.0 4.7 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 122.2 122.2 122.2 122.6 -1.6 .3 1.0 1.3 -.7 1.2 

Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 137.5 137.3 137.7 138.3 4.3 5.2 6.7 2.3 4.7 4.5 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 117.4 118.7 119.5 119.6 -1.3 -2.3 -3.7 7.7 -1.8 1.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ 113.5 113.5 114.6 114.0 -4.1 -3.1 -3.4 1.8 -3.6 -.9 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... 107.3 109.6 110.8 111.0 -2.9 -.7 -9.1 14.5 -1.8 2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. 118.5 119.4 118.0 118.9 -9.2 -6.3 7.4 1.4 -7.8 4.3 

Footwear ................................................................................ 123.0 124.1 123.7 124.0 4.7 -3.5 4.3 3.3 .5 3.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 175.9 177.8 182.5 185.3 20.0 -5.7 3.2 23.2 6.4 12.8 

Private transportation ............................................................. 173.0 175.0 179.7 182.6 20.9 -6.5 3.3 24.1 6.3 13.2 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... 94.8 94.9 95.0 95.0 .8 -.8 .4 .8 .0 .6 

New vehicles ...................................................................... 139.2 139.3 139.2 138.8 -6.2 3.8 1.7 -1.1 -1.3 .3 

Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... 140.3 140.8 141.3 141.8 9.8 -7.3 .3 4.3 .9 2.3 

Motor fuel ............................................................................. 204.8 212.3 230.8 241.8 83.9 -19.5 9.1 94.3 21.6 45.6 

Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. 203.8 211.3 229.9 240.9 83.7 -19.8 9.3 95.2 21.4 46.1 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... 114.3 114.9 115.3 116.5 5.2 4.7 3.9 7.9 4.9 5.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. 215.2 215.8 216.5 217.6 3.7 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.8 

Public transportation ............................................................... 223.3 222.7 223.3 225.0 8.7 6.8 3.1 3.1 7.7 3.1 

Medical care ............................................................................. 330.5 332.2 333.4 334.4 2.9 6.1 2.3 4.8 4.5 3.6 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 276.3 277.3 278.4 279.2 3.2 5.8 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.1 

Medical care services ............................................................. 345.0 346.9 348.1 349.3 2.8 6.2 1.9 5.1 4.5 3.5 

Professional services ........................................................... 288.3 289.3 290.0 290.5 2.3 4.4 .1 3.1 3.3 1.6 

Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 452.7 455.6 459.4 462.1 2.6 7.8 6.6 8.6 5.2 7.6 

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—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

Aug.

2005

Nov.

2005

Feb.

2006

May

2006

Nov.

2005

May

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 107.4 107.8 108.1 108.3 0.0 1.9 0.4 3.4 0.9 1.9 

Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 103.4 104.1 104.5 104.3 .8 .0 -1.2 3.5 .4 1.2 

Education and communication 2 .............................................. 113.0 113.2 113.5 113.5 .0 4.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.1 

Education 2 ............................................................................. 156.6 157.3 158.0 158.8 5.2 6.2 6.4 5.7 5.7 6.1 

Educational books and supplies ........................................... 381.2 382.9 384.0 386.6 3.0 9.9 5.6 5.8 6.4 5.7 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. 443.2 444.9 447.1 449.4 5.4 5.9 6.5 5.7 5.6 6.1 

Communication 2 .................................................................... 86.3 86.2 86.3 86.0 -3.6 2.4 .5 -1.4 -.7 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... 84.6 84.5 84.6 84.3 -4.2 2.9 -.5 -1.4 -.7 -.9 

Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... 95.4 95.2 95.6 95.3 -2.5 4.3 .4 -.4 .8 .0 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.3 -8.1 -8.3 -5.7 -5.8 -8.2 -5.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.7 -22.4 -12.5 -15.9 -19.6 -17.6 -17.8 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 328.1 329.2 328.8 328.8 4.1 2.4 3.1 .9 3.2 2.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... 517.9 520.9 519.9 519.4 8.1 3.7 3.7 1.2 5.9 2.4 

Personal care ......................................................................... 186.6 187.0 186.8 187.0 2.2 1.7 2.8 .9 2.0 1.8 

Personal care products 1 ...................................................... 155.6 155.2 155.0 154.7 2.4 -1.3 1.8 -2.3 .5 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ...................................................... 208.0 208.5 208.6 208.6 2.6 2.2 5.0 1.2 2.4 3.0 

Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 309.4 310.8 311.5 312.4 2.3 2.9 3.6 3.9 2.6 3.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities .............................................................................. 163.2 164.3 166.3 167.6 8.5 -1.7 1.7 11.2 3.3 6.4 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 193.5 193.7 193.6 193.9 .8 3.0 2.7 .8 1.9 1.8

Commodities less food and beverages .................................... 145.9 147.3 150.2 151.8 13.6 -4.5 1.4 17.2 4.1 9.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... 176.0 177.4 184.9 190.1 21.7 -3.1 -.7 36.1 8.6 16.3 

Apparel ................................................................................. 117.4 118.7 119.5 119.6 -1.3 -2.3 -3.7 7.7 -1.8 1.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. 216.5 220.7 230.7 237.0 38.1 -9.5 4.6 43.6 11.8 22.5 

Durables ................................................................................. 115.0 115.0 114.9 114.7 -.3 -1.0 .3 -1.0 -.7 -.3 

Services ...................................................................................... 231.4 232.0 232.4 233.0 2.9 6.9 2.8 2.8 4.9 2.8 

Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... 212.9 213.9 214.6 215.6 2.5 2.9 2.7 5.2 2.7 3.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.6 -.7 -6.3 1.0 .3 -3.5 .7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... 185.5 183.4 180.7 179.5 7.7 60.3 4.9 -12.3 31.4 -4.1 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... 135.3 135.1 135.7 136.0 5.0 5.0 7.4 2.1 5.0 4.7 

Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 137.5 137.3 137.7 138.3 4.3 5.2 6.7 2.3 4.7 4.5 

Transportation services ............................................................ 228.9 228.9 229.2 229.9 4.0 1.8 1.2 1.8 2.9 1.5 

Medical care services ............................................................... 345.0 346.9 348.1 349.3 2.8 6.2 1.9 5.1 4.5 3.5 

Other services .......................................................................... 264.8 265.7 266.6 267.3 1.2 4.4 2.8 3.8 2.8 3.3 

Special indexes

All items less food ...................................................................... 194.7 195.7 197.2 198.3 6.3 2.9 2.3 7.6 4.6 4.9 

All items less shelter ................................................................... 187.1 187.9 189.3 190.3 6.8 3.1 2.2 7.0 4.9 4.6 

All items less medical care ......................................................... 188.9 189.7 190.9 191.8 5.8 2.6 2.6 6.3 4.2 4.4 

Commodities less food ............................................................... 147.8 149.3 152.1 153.7 13.1 -4.2 1.4 16.9 4.1 8.9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................ 177.4 179.0 186.0 190.9 20.4 -3.1 -.2 34.1 8.0 15.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ 214.0 217.8 226.9 232.6 35.7 -8.7 4.4 39.6 11.3 20.7 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 185.4 186.3 190.4 192.9 10.6 -.4 1.5 17.2 4.9 9.1 

Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 223.4 223.3 223.4 223.9 3.8 10.6 3.1 .9 7.1 2.0 

Services less medical care services ........................................... 222.7 223.0 223.6 224.2 3.4 6.2 3.1 2.7 4.8 2.9 

Energy ........................................................................................ 190.6 193.3 201.4 206.4 47.0 8.8 5.9 37.5 26.4 20.7 

All items less energy .................................................................. 196.0 196.6 197.0 197.4 1.5 2.3 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.5 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 197.0 197.7 198.1 198.7 1.7 2.1 2.1 3.5 1.9 2.8 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... 140.7 141.1 141.3 141.3 .0 -.3 .3 1.7 -.1 1.0 

Energy commodities ............................................................. 206.3 213.4 231.5 242.4 82.6 -17.4 7.3 90.6 22.8 43.0 

Services less energy services ................................................ 236.3 237.2 237.9 238.8 2.6 3.1 2.8 4.3 2.9 3.5 

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

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

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

May2006 from—

Percent change to

Apr.2006 from—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 194.2 195.3 197.2 198.2 4.3 1.5 0.5 3.7 1.5 1.0 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 207.9 209.0 211.0 212.1 4.7 1.5 .5 4.0 1.5 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.6 209.7 211.5 212.8 4.6 1.5 .6 3.8 1.4 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.5 126.1 127.6 128.0 5.3 1.5 .3 4.5 1.7 1.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 185.9 187.0 188.3 189.0 3.6 1.1 .4 3.0 1.3 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 186.9 188.0 189.0 189.7 3.2 .9 .4 2.7 1.1 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.0 121.7 122.8 123.3 4.1 1.3 .4 3.4 1.5 .9 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 183.2 184.7 186.0 186.4 4.3 .9 .2 3.9 1.5 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 188.9 189.9 192.1 192.9 4.7 1.6 .4 4.2 1.7 1.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 191.8 192.4 194.7 195.7 4.8 1.7 .5 4.3 1.5 1.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.7 121.6 122.9 123.3 4.6 1.4 .3 4.2 1.8 1.1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 191.1 192.4 195.3 196.3 5.4 2.0 .5 4.6 2.2 1.5 

West urban ..................................................... M 197.2 198.3 200.0 201.9 4.1 1.8 1.0 3.3 1.4 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.6 199.7 201.7 203.6 4.3 2.0 .9 3.5 1.6 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.1 123.6 124.4 125.6 4.0 1.6 1.0 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 180.0 181.0 182.6 183.7 4.2 1.5 .6 3.6 1.4 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 121.9 122.6 123.8 124.4 4.5 1.5 .5 3.9 1.6 1.0 

D ................................................................. M 188.7 190.2 192.2 193.3 4.5 1.6 .6 3.8 1.9 1.1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 190.6 190.9 191.4 192.0 2.8 .6 .3 2.4 .4 .3 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 199.9 200.8 202.9 205.0 5.3 2.1 1.0 4.5 1.5 1.0 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 210.6 212.0 214.0 215.5 4.8 1.7 .7 3.9 1.6 .9 

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

 220.5 - 222.9 4.2 1.1 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 181.6 - 183.8 3.3 1.2 - - - -

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

 189.7 - 192.9 4.8 1.7 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 126.4 - 128.2 4.1 1.4 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 188.5 -

 192.0 - - - - 3.2 1.9 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 189.6 -

 192.2 - - - - 3.8 1.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 176.7 - 180.0 - - - - 4.2 1.9 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 199.9 -

 202.3 - - - - 5.8 1.2 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 209.1 -

 211.1 - - - - 4.0 1.0 -

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

 204.9 - - - - 2.8 1.2 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 198.0 - 202.5 - - - - 3.2 2.3 -

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

 

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. 
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2003-2004

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 May 2006 from—

 Apr.

 2006

 May

 2006

 May

 2005

 Apr.

 2006

Expenditure category

All items 1 ................................................................................... 100.000 116.8 117.2 3.4 0.3 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 15.072 114.7 115.0 1.9 .3 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.943 114.7 115.0 1.8 .3 

Food at home ....................................................................... 8.029 111.8 112.0 .8 .2 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.914 118.7 119.1 3.2 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.130 115.2 115.6 2.6 .3 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.173 121.2 121.5 3.7 .2 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.495 122.0 122.3 3.3 .2 

Fuels and utilities 2 ................................................................. 4.702 146.6 147.5 10.7 .6 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.977 96.9 97.1 -.1 .2 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 92.8 91.9 -.2 -1.0 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.095 120.7 122.4 6.9 1.4 

Private transportation ............................................................. 15.988 121.5 123.2 7.0 1.4 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.107 110.8 112.7 4.7 1.7 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.055 130.8 131.1 4.0 .2 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.458 120.7 121.2 4.1 .4 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.597 134.2 134.5 3.9 .2 

Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 106.1 106.1 1.1 .0 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.190 102.8 102.6 1.6 -.2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.751 147.2 147.6 6.0 .3 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.439 76.4 76.0 -1.8 -.5 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 119.1 119.2 2.3 .1 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 58.763 123.7 124.0 3.7 .2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 41.237 108.2 108.8 3.1 .6 

Durables ................................................................................... 12.340 87.8 87.7 -1.1 -.1 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 28.897 118.3 119.2 4.9 .8 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 78.707 112.8 112.9 2.2 .1 

Energy 3 ..................................................................................... 7.351 R173.5 179.6 21.7 3.5 

1 Revised indexes: Feb. 2006=115.4, Jan. 2006=115.1. 2 Revised indexes: Mar. 2006=147.6, Feb. 2006=149.2, Jan. 2006=151.8. 3 Revised indexes: Mar. 2006=163.6, Feb. 2006=161.8, Jan. 2006=164.1. R Revised.

Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 1 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 201.7 202.7 4.3 0.5 

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

 604.2 607.3 - -

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 15.127 194.2 194.8 1.9 .3 

Food ................................................................................................ 14.151 193.7 194.2 1.9 .3 

Food at home ................................................................................ 8.049 191.6 192.0 .9 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... 1.157 210.9 212.0 1.1 .5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... 2.229 185.5 184.7 -.2 -.4 

Dairy and related products .......................................................... .836 181.3 180.8 -1.4 -.3 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. 1.242 247.0 248.8 1.7 .7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ .885 146.7 146.9 1.8 .1 

Other food at home ...................................................................... 1.700 168.8 170.0 2.2 .7 

Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... .297 171.0 171.3 4.9 .2 

Fats and oils .............................................................................. .246 164.9 168.6 .5 2.2 

Other foods ................................................................................ 1.157 184.4 185.5 1.9 .6 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... .295 113.2 114.1 3.0 .8 

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.102 198.0 198.7 3.2 .4 

Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... .338 135.7 136.1 4.5 .3 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .976 200.3 200.7 2.7 .2 

Housing ............................................................................................. 42.224 201.9 202.4 4.1 .2 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 32.442 231.1 231.6 3.4 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... 6.116 222.9 223.6 3.3 .3 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 3.009 140.2 138.1 4.9 -1.5 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... 22.951 235.9 236.9 3.3 .4 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. .366 116.2 116.3 -1.4 .1 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.538 189.9 191.0 11.2 .6 

Fuels .............................................................................................. 4.592 172.2 173.2 12.7 .6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ .360 236.6 240.1 23.8 1.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ 4.233 176.5 177.4 11.8 .5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... .946 135.5 135.8 4.9 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 4.243 127.2 127.5 .6 .2 

Household operations 1 ................................................................. .717 135.2 135.6 4.5 .3 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 3.677 123.4 122.2 -.2 -1.0

Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. .927 117.4 116.1 -3.0 -1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. 1.568 116.5 114.2 .0 -2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... .177 119.1 118.9 -.8 -.2 

Footwear .......................................................................................... .747 126.4 126.2 2.4 -.2 

Transportation ................................................................................... 17.650 184.6 188.4 9.5 2.1 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 16.595 180.9 184.7 9.7 2.1 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... 7.519 96.0 95.8 .1 -.2 

New vehicles ............................................................................... 4.521 138.4 137.8 -.6 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... 1.998 140.4 140.9 1.5 .4 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 4.460 235.5 251.0 33.4 6.6 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 4.418 234.4 249.9 33.4 6.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... .366 115.8 117.0 5.4 1.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... 1.344 214.0 215.1 4.6 .5 

Public transportation ........................................................................ 1.055 225.2 228.9 5.0 1.6 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 6.186 334.8 335.6 4.2 .2 

Medical care commodities ............................................................... 1.488 285.6 286.6 4.4 .4 

Medical care services ...................................................................... 4.698 348.8 349.6 4.1 .2 

Professional services ..................................................................... 2.776 288.5 289.0 2.6 .2 

Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 1.540 464.5 465.9 6.5 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... 5.605 111.2 111.4 1.7 0.2 

Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 1.637 105.6 105.5 .9 -.1 

Education and communication 1 ........................................................ 5.791 116.0 115.9 2.8 -.1 

Education 1 ...................................................................................... 3.008 158.7 159.1 6.1 .3 

Educational books and supplies .................................................... .223 383.3 384.8 6.2 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... 2.784 458.0 459.0 6.1 .2 

Communication 1 ............................................................................. 2.784 84.7 84.4 -.6 -.4 

Information and information processing 1 ...................................... 2.612 82.2 81.9 -1.0 -.4 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................... 2.123 95.5 95.3 .5 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... .489 12.9 12.8 -7.2 -.8 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... .156 11.1 10.8 -18.2 -2.7 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.739 320.0 320.3 2.5 .1 

Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... .824 518.1 517.3 3.9 -.2 

Personal care .................................................................................. 2.916 189.1 189.4 2.1 .2 

Personal care products .................................................................. .645 154.8 154.6 .1 -.1 

Personal care services .................................................................. .647 208.5 208.7 2.9 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 1.449 310.9 311.8 3.0 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ........................................................................................ 39.974 166.0 167.5 4.8 .9 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 15.127 194.2 194.8 1.9 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. 24.847 149.4 151.3 6.5 1.3 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ 14.289 182.5 186.5 11.7 2.2 

Apparel .......................................................................................... 3.677 123.4 122.2 -.2 -1.0 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... 10.612 223.3 230.5 16.1 3.2 

Durables .......................................................................................... 10.558 115.2 115.2 -.4 .0 

Services ............................................................................................... 60.026 237.1 237.8 3.9 .3 

Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ 32.076 240.8 241.3 3.5 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. .366 116.2 116.3 -1.4 .1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. 4.233 176.5 177.4 11.8 .5 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. .946 135.5 135.8 4.9 .2 

Household operations 1 ..................................................................... .717 135.2 135.6 4.5 .3 

Transportation services ..................................................................... 6.194 229.5 230.4 2.4 .4 

Medical care services ........................................................................ 4.698 348.8 349.6 4.1 .2 

Other services ................................................................................... 10.795 275.6 276.0 3.4 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ................................................................................ 85.849 203.1 204.2 4.7 .5 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 67.558 192.5 193.7 4.7 .6 

All items less medical care .................................................................. 93.814 194.9 195.9 4.3 .5 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 25.823 151.4 153.2 6.4 1.2 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 15.265 183.7 187.5 11.1 2.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... 11.588 220.4 227.0 14.9 3.0 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 29.416 189.1 191.5 6.7 1.3 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. 27.950 250.8 251.5 4.5 .3 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 55.328 227.9 228.5 3.9 .3 

Energy ................................................................................................. 9.052 201.4 209.3 23.6 3.9 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 90.948 203.2 203.5 2.5 .1 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 76.797 205.7 205.9 2.5 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ 21.004 141.9 141.7 .4 -.1 

Energy commodities ...................................................................... 4.819 236.7 251.6 32.8 6.3 

Services less energy services ......................................................... 55.793 243.4 243.9 3.4 .2 

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

 $ .496 $ .493 - -

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

 $ .166 $ .165 - -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 100.000 197.3 198.5 4.5 0.6 

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

 587.8 591.2 - -

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 16.817 193.4 193.9 1.8 .3 

Food ................................................................................................ 15.758 192.8 193.4 1.8 .3 

Food at home ................................................................................ 9.374 190.5 190.9 .8 .2 

Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... 1.310 210.8 212.0 1.1 .6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... 2.787 185.2 184.4 -.3 -.4 

Dairy and related products .......................................................... .946 180.9 180.5 -1.4 -.2 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. 1.365 244.1 246.3 1.7 .9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ 1.051 146.0 146.2 1.7 .1 

Other food at home ...................................................................... 1.914 168.3 169.6 2.3 .8 

Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... .312 170.3 170.9 5.3 .4 

Fats and oils .............................................................................. .298 165.1 168.7 .4 2.2 

Other foods ................................................................................ 1.304 184.8 185.8 1.9 .5 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... .335 113.7 114.6 3.0 .8 

Food away from home ................................................................... 6.385 197.7 198.4 3.1 .4 

Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... .255 135.5 135.8 4.8 .2 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ 1.059 200.2 200.6 2.7 .2 

Housing ............................................................................................. 39.247 197.0 197.5 4.1 .3 

Shelter ............................................................................................. 29.666 223.5 224.0 3.3 .2 

Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... 8.000 222.0 222.8 3.4 .4 

Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 1.739 140.1 137.0 4.5 -2.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... 19.607 213.8 214.8 3.3 .5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. .321 116.2 116.4 -1.6 .2 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. 5.903 188.7 189.7 11.1 .5 

Fuels .............................................................................................. 4.935 170.0 171.0 12.4 .6 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ .337 236.2 239.4 23.7 1.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ 4.598 175.2 176.2 11.7 .6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... .968 135.8 136.1 4.9 .2 

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ 3.677 122.8 123.1 .5 .2 

Household operations 1 ................................................................. .326 137.8 138.3 4.6 .4 

Apparel .............................................................................................. 4.020 122.7 121.6 -.2 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. 1.009 116.7 115.5 -3.1 -1.0 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. 1.582 116.0 113.6 -.3 -2.1 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... .226 121.8 121.8 -.6 .0 

Footwear .......................................................................................... .970 124.9 125.1 2.2 .2 

Transportation ................................................................................... 20.141 184.2 188.1 10.0 2.1 

Private transportation ...................................................................... 19.348 181.5 185.4 10.2 2.1 

New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... 8.889 95.1 95.1 .4 .0 

New vehicles ............................................................................... 4.550 139.4 138.8 -.6 -.4 

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... 3.465 141.2 141.7 1.5 .4 

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 5.443 236.3 251.7 33.4 6.5 

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 5.396 235.3 250.7 33.4 6.5 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... .451 115.5 116.7 5.6 1.0 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... 1.362 216.6 217.6 4.7 .5 

Public transportation ........................................................................ .793 223.4 226.6 5.0 1.4 

Medical care ...................................................................................... 5.059 334.3 335.2 4.1 .3 

Medical care commodities ............................................................... 1.127 278.4 279.4 4.3 .4 

Medical care services ...................................................................... 3.931 349.4 350.2 4.1 .2 

Professional services ..................................................................... 2.275 291.0 291.5 2.5 .2 

Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 1.297 460.0 461.3 6.4 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative

importance,

December

2005

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

May 2006 from—

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Apr.

2006

Expenditure category

Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... 5.408 108.5 108.7 1.6 0.2 

Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 1.816 104.9 104.8 .9 -.1 

Education and communication 1 ........................................................ 5.419 113.3 113.2 2.4 -.1 

Education 1 ...................................................................................... 2.416 156.9 157.3 5.9 .3 

Educational books and supplies .................................................... .220 384.3 385.9 6.0 .4 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... 2.196 443.7 444.6 5.9 .2 

Communication 1 ............................................................................. 3.003 86.5 86.2 -.3 -.3 

Information and information processing 1 ...................................... 2.861 84.8 84.5 -.6 -.4 

Telephone services 1 ................................................................... 2.399 95.7 95.5 .6 -.2 

Information technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... .462 13.5 13.4 -6.3 -.7 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... .140 11.0 10.7 -17.7 -2.7 

Other goods and services .................................................................. 3.889 329.3 329.4 2.7 .0 

Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... 1.275 519.9 519.1 4.1 -.2 

Personal care .................................................................................. 2.614 187.2 187.5 2.0 .2 

Personal care products .................................................................. .696 154.7 154.6 .1 -.1 

Personal care services .................................................................. .605 208.7 208.8 2.8 .0 

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 1.154 311.8 312.7 3.1 .3 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ........................................................................................ 44.564 167.6 169.2 5.2 1.0 

Food and beverages .......................................................................... 16.817 193.4 193.9 1.8 .3 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. 27.747 152.2 154.3 7.2 1.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ 15.719 188.7 193.3 12.7 2.4 

Apparel .......................................................................................... 4.020 122.7 121.6 -.2 -.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... 11.700 233.8 241.9 17.4 3.5 

Durables .......................................................................................... 12.027 115.3 115.3 -.2 .0 

Services ............................................................................................... 55.436 232.3 232.9 3.9 .3 

Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ 29.345 215.3 215.8 3.4 .2 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. .321 116.2 116.4 -1.6 .2 

Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. 4.598 175.2 176.2 11.7 .6 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. .968 135.8 136.1 4.9 .2 

Household operations 1 ..................................................................... .326 137.8 138.3 4.6 .4 

Transportation services ..................................................................... 6.109 229.6 230.3 2.2 .3 

Medical care services ........................................................................ 3.931 349.4 350.2 4.1 .2 

Other services ................................................................................... 9.837 266.7 267.1 3.2 .1 

Special indexes

All items less food ................................................................................ 84.242 198.0 199.2 4.9 .6 

All items less shelter ............................................................................ 70.334 189.9 191.3 4.9 .7 

All items less medical care .................................................................. 94.941 191.5 192.7 4.5 .6 

Commodities less food ........................................................................ 28.806 153.9 156.0 6.9 1.4 

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... 16.778 189.6 193.9 12.1 2.3 

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... 12.759 229.8 237.3 16.2 3.3 

Nondurables ........................................................................................ 32.537 191.9 194.5 7.2 1.4 

Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. 26.091 222.6 223.2 4.5 .3 

Services less medical care services .................................................... 51.504 223.5 224.0 3.8 .2 

Energy ................................................................................................. 10.378 202.3 210.5 24.1 4.1 

All items less energy ............................................................................ 89.622 197.5 197.8 2.3 .2 

All items less food and energy ........................................................... 73.864 198.9 199.1 2.4 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ 23.026 142.3 142.0 .5 -.2 

Energy commodities ...................................................................... 5.780 237.2 252.1 32.9 6.3 

Services less energy services ......................................................... 50.838 238.5 239.0 3.2 .2 

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

 $ .507 $ .504 - -

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

 $ .170 $ .169 - -

1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 

All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric

means estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available.

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

May 2006 from—

Percent change to 

Apr. 2006 from—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 198.7 200.0 201.7 202.7 4.3 1.4 0.5 3.6 1.5 0.9 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 211.8 213.3 215.3 216.4 4.9 1.5 .5 4.1 1.7 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 214.1 215.4 217.5 218.9 4.9 1.6 .6 3.9 1.6 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.3 126.3 127.5 127.6 4.9 1.0 .1 4.5 1.8 1.0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 190.7 192.0 193.2 193.9 3.5 1.0 .4 2.9 1.3 .6 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 192.5 193.8 194.7 195.3 3.1 .8 .3 2.7 1.1 .5 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.6 122.3 123.5 124.0 3.9 1.4 .4 3.3 1.6 1.0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 185.3 187.0 188.2 188.5 3.8 .8 .2 3.6 1.6 .6 

South urban .................................................... M 191.8 192.9 194.9 195.7 4.5 1.5 .4 4.1 1.6 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 193.8 194.7 196.7 197.6 4.4 1.5 .5 4.0 1.5 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 122.1 123.0 124.2 124.7 4.4 1.4 .4 4.1 1.7 1.0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 191.3 192.3 195.4 196.3 5.2 2.1 .5 4.4 2.1 1.6 

West urban ..................................................... M 202.7 203.7 205.4 207.1 4.2 1.7 .8 3.4 1.3 .8 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 205.7 206.8 208.6 210.4 4.4 1.7 .9 3.6 1.4 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.7 124.2 125.0 125.9 3.8 1.4 .7 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 181.9 182.9 184.5 185.6 4.3 1.5 .6 3.6 1.4 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 122.8 123.6 124.7 125.2 4.3 1.3 .4 3.8 1.5 .9 

D ................................................................. M 190.2 191.8 193.8 194.8 4.2 1.6 .5 3.7 1.9 1.0 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 197.2 197.6 197.7 198.5 2.7 .5 .4 2.3 .3 .1 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 207.6 208.5 210.4 212.4 5.4 1.9 1.0 4.6 1.3 .9 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 216.6 218.6 221.2 222.8 5.4 1.9 .7 4.1 2.1 1.2 

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

 221.6 - 222.3 3.6 .3 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 -

 191.0 - 192.9 3.3 1.0 - - - -

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... 1 - 188.5 - 191.2 4.2 1.4 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 127.2 - 129.1 4.4 1.5 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 189.8 -

 193.8 - - - - 3.1 2.1 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 194.8 - 197.6 - - - - 4.1 1.4 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 178.9 -

 181.5 - - - - 3.7 1.5 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 201.2 -

 203.3 - - - - 5.2 1.0 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 209.5 -

 212.7 - - - - 4.6 1.5 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 206.8 - 208.8 - - - - 3.1 1.0 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 203.6 -

 207.8 - - - - 3.2 2.1 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items

index 

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to 

May 2006 from—

Percent change to 

Apr. 2006 from—

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

May

2006

May

2005

Mar.

2006

Apr.

2006

Apr.

2005

Feb.

2006

Mar.

2006

U.S. city average ............................................ M 194.3 195.4 197.3 198.5 4.5 1.6 0.6 3.7 1.5 1.0 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 208.1 209.2 211.2 212.2 4.8 1.4 .5 4.1 1.5 1.0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.9 209.9 211.8 213.1 4.7 1.5 .6 3.9 1.4 .9 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 125.4 126.2 127.5 127.7 5.0 1.2 .2 4.4 1.7 1.0 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 185.9 187.2 188.6 189.2 3.7 1.1 .3 3.2 1.5 .7 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 187.0 188.2 189.3 189.9 3.3 .9 .3 2.8 1.2 .6 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 121.0 121.8 123.0 123.5 4.2 1.4 .4 3.5 1.7 1.0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 183.2 184.7 186.0 186.4 4.3 .9 .2 3.9 1.5 .7 

South urban .................................................... M 188.9 189.9 192.3 193.2 4.9 1.7 .5 4.3 1.8 1.3 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 191.9 192.6 195.1 196.3 5.1 1.9 .6 4.5 1.7 1.3 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 120.7 121.5 122.9 123.3 4.6 1.5 .3 4.2 1.8 1.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 191.3 192.3 195.7 196.8 5.7 2.3 .6 4.8 2.3 1.8 

West urban ..................................................... M 197.4 198.4 200.2 202.2 4.3 1.9 1.0 3.4 1.4 .9 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 198.7 199.9 201.9 204.0 4.5 2.1 1.0 3.6 1.6 1.0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 123.1 123.6 124.4 125.5 3.9 1.5 .9 3.0 1.1 .6 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 180.2 181.1 182.8 184.1 4.4 1.7 .7 3.7 1.4 .9 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 121.9 122.6 123.8 124.4 4.5 1.5 .5 3.9 1.6 1.0 

D ................................................................. M 188.8 190.3 192.5 193.6 4.6 1.7 .6 4.0 2.0 1.2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 190.7 190.9 191.3 192.0 2.8 .6 .4 2.4 .3 .2 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 200.1 200.9 203.1 205.4 5.5 2.2 1.1 4.6 1.5 1.1 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 210.8 212.3 214.4 215.9 5.0 1.7 .7 4.1 1.7 1.0 

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

 220.4 - 221.8 3.6 .6 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 181.9 - 184.2 3.5 1.3 - - - -

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

 189.8 - 193.5 5.1 1.9 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 -

 126.8 - 129.1 4.8 1.8 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 188.6 -

 192.2 - - - - 3.3 1.9 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 190.0 -

 193.0 - - - - 4.2 1.6 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 176.8 -

 180.4 - - - - 4.4 2.0 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 199.3 - 201.8 - - - - 5.5 1.3 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 209.2 -

 212.3 - - - - 4.6 1.5 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 202.6 -

 204.9 - - - - 2.8 1.1 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 198.5 - 202.9 - - - - 3.4 2.2 -

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.