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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX –JULY 2010 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in July on a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Before seasonal 

adjustment, the all items index was unchanged for the month.) Over the last 12 months, the index 

increased 1.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The energy index posted its first increase since January and accounted for over two thirds of the 

seasonally adjusted all items increase. Both the gasoline and household energy indexes turned up in July 

after a series of declines. The food index, in contrast, declined in July, largely due to the fourth 

consecutive decline in the fruits and vegetables index. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in July after increasing 0.2 percent in June. 

The indexes for shelter, apparel, used cars and trucks, and tobacco all continued to increase in July. In 

contrast, the indexes for medical care and recreation turned down in July and the indexes for airline fares 

and household furnishings and operations continued to decline. The 12-month change in the index for all 

items less food and energy remained at 0.9 percent for the fourth month in a row. 

 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, July 2009 - July 2010

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, July 2009 - July 2010

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Consumer Price Index Data for July 2010 

Food 

The food index fell 0.1 percent in July after being unchanged in each of the two previous months. The 

index for food away from home was unchanged in July after rising 0.1 percent in June. The food at 

home index declined 0.1 percent, the same decrease as last month. The index for fruits and vegetables 

fell sharply, declining 1.9 percent after falling 1.3 percent the previous month, and the index for cereals 

and bakery products fell 0.3 percent. These declines more than offset increases in the other four grocery 

store food groups. The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.6 percent after falling in each of the 

previous two months, and the index for dairy and related products rose 0.5 percent. The index for meats, 

poultry, fish, and eggs, rose 0.3 percent, its seventh consecutive increase, and the index for other food at 

home advanced 0.2 percent. The food index now has risen 0.9 percent over the last 12 months, with the 

food at home index up 0.7 percent. The indexes for fruits and vegetables, cereals and bakery products, 

and nonalcoholic beverages have declined over the past 12 months; the other grocery store food groups 

have posted increases. 

Energy 

The energy index rose 2.6 percent in July after falling 2.9 percent in June. The gasoline index rose in 

July, increasing 4.6 percent after declining in each of the previous five months. (Before seasonal 

adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.1 percent in July.) The household energy index, which fell 1.6 percent 

in June, rose 0.6 percent in July. The index for natural gas rose 1.7 percent after increasing 0.6 percent 

last month, and the electricity index turned up, increasing 0.5 percent after a 2.2 percent decline in June. 

These increases more than offset a 1.6 percent decline in the fuel oil index. The energy index has 

increased 5.2 percent over the last 12 months. The gasoline index has risen 7.4 percent over the last 12 

months, with the index for household energy up 2.5 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in July after rising 0.2 percent in June. The 

shelter index rose 0.1 percent in July, the third consecutive such increase. Within the shelter component, 

the indexes for both rent and owners’ equivalent rent repeated their June increases of 0.1 percent, while 

the index for lodging away from home increased 0.2 percent. The apparel index rose 0.6 percent in July 

after increasing 0.8 percent in June. The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.8 percent in July following 

a 0.9 percent increase in June. The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent in July, the same increase as 

in the previous two months. The index for tobacco increased 1.6 percent in July, its third straight 

increase of at least one percent. A number of indexes declined in July. The index for airline fares 

decreased 1.2 percent after a 0.6 percent decline in June, and the household furnishings and operations 

index fell 0.1 percent in July after a 0.4 percent June decline. The medical care index, which rose 0.3 

percent in June, fell 0.1 percent in July as the indexes for prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and 

hospital services all declined. The recreation index also turned down in July, falling 0.1 percent. 

Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.9 percent. Indexes that 

have increased over that time period include used cars and trucks (17.0 percent), medical care (3.2 

percent), airline fares (10.2 percent) and tobacco (7.4 percent). In contrast, the shelter index has fallen 

0.7 percent, the index for household furnishings and operations has declined 3.1 percent, and the indexes 

for recreation and for apparel have declined 0.8 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. 
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 218.011 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.6 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.898 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index was unchanged on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note 

that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision. 

The Consumer Price Index for August 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 17, 

2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
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Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 

Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. 

Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households 

of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and 

(2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage 

earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, 

the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. 

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

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

living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing 

units and approximately 25,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling 

stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the 

purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained 

every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every 

month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods 

and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and 

population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of 

prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. 

For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and 

CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to 

two annual revisions. 

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

reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. 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. 
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Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

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

retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 

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

These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For 

example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All 

Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail 

prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of 

these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. 

For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 

95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 

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

see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2009”. 

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

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2009.pdf 

Calculating Index Changes 

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

than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in 

relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation 

of index point and percent changes. 

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

according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent 

change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. 

Index Point Change

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3
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Regions Defined 

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

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

and Vermont. 

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

and Wisconsin. 

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

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

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

Washington, and Wyoming. 

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

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

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

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

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

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

cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

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

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

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

before adjustment for seasonal variation. 

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

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

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

December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the 

updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, 

dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a 

change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see 

“Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the 

CPI Detailed Report. 

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

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

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

from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the 

aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used 

before that period. Note: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010. 

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

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some 

CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally 

adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are 

estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the 

calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis 

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

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

damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. 

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

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

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

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

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David 

Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov If you have general questions about the 

CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and

service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

June

2010

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 217.965 218.011 1.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 

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

 652.926 653.066 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 219.562 219.539 .9 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Food ......................................................................................... 13.738 219.218 219.121 .9 .0 .0 .0 -.1 

Food at home ......................................................................... 7.801 215.361 215.256 .7 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.108 250.260 250.172 -1.3 .0 .2 -.6 -.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 1.745 208.171 208.989 3.6 .4 .4 1.0 .3 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .820 197.947 198.991 3.0 .5 .2 .1 .5 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.153 271.907 265.967 -1.8 -2.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ .952 160.361 161.121 -.6 .5 -.8 -.2 .6 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.023 191.001 191.529 .3 .3 .3 -.3 .2 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .295 199.737 201.180 3.1 .7 1.2 -1.2 .6 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .232 199.375 200.506 -.3 .6 .1 .0 .0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.496 204.874 205.166 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 .1 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .439 121.551 122.052 .1 .4 -1.4 .8 .4 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 5.937 225.797 225.710 1.1 .0 .1 .1 .0 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .326 159.271 159.338 1.8 .0 -.1 .5 .0 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.056 222.680 223.639 1.3 .4 .2 .1 .5 

Housing ...................................................................................... 41.960 216.778 217.076 -.5 .1 .0 -.1 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 32.289 248.470 248.677 -.7 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 5.966 248.999 249.126 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .769 140.476 143.358 2.8 2.1 2.5 1.3 .2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 25.206 256.352 256.395 -.2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 23.593 256.347 256.387 -.2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .347 125.289 125.865 3.8 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.081 217.820 219.614 3.1 .8 -.4 -1.2 .6 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.028 193.678 195.268 2.5 .8 -.6 -1.6 .6 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .276 265.521 261.257 13.5 -1.6 -2.0 -2.6 -1.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 3.752 198.207 200.177 1.7 1.0 -.5 -1.6 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.052 169.745 171.156 6.0 .8 .5 .2 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 4.590 125.589 125.239 -3.1 -.3 .0 -.4 -.1 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .781 150.560 150.747 .5 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.695 118.319 115.248 -.3 -2.6 .2 .8 .6 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .903 112.446 109.670 -.1 -2.5 .5 2.3 -.2 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.580 104.746 100.659 -1.0 -3.9 .3 .2 1.4 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .196 112.930 112.882 1.7 .0 -.4 .8 2.2 

Footwear .................................................................................. .721 127.196 125.212 .6 -1.6 .0 .6 .2

Transportation ............................................................................ 16.685 192.651 193.038 5.6 .2 -1.2 -1.0 1.3 

Private transportation ............................................................... 15.497 187.593 188.028 5.4 .2 -1.4 -1.0 1.4 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.386 97.176 97.620 4.5 .5 .2 .3 .3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.573 137.503 137.323 .9 -.1 .1 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.012 144.399 146.379 17.0 1.4 .6 .9 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 4.525 234.868 234.642 7.7 -.1 -5.0 -4.1 4.4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 4.337 234.214 234.091 7.4 -.1 -5.2 -4.5 4.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .401 136.686 137.236 2.6 .4 .3 .4 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.167 247.635 247.536 1.9 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ 1.187 257.825 257.337 7.7 -.2 1.5 -.5 -.8 

Medical care ............................................................................... 6.513 388.199 387.898 3.2 -.1 .1 .3 -.1 

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.611 314.888 314.113 3.2 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 4.902 410.802 410.710 3.2 .0 .0 .4 .0 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.796 327.938 328.899 2.8 .3 .0 .4 .3 

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

service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

June

2010

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 606.378 604.291 6.3 -0.3 0.4 0.6 -0.4 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.437 113.802 113.689 -.8 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 1.894 99.814 99.244 -2.3 -.6 -.3 .4 -.4 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.434 129.263 129.586 2.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 3.035 197.284 198.206 4.8 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .200 504.870 504.856 4.8 .0 .6 .8 -.2 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.835 566.910 569.750 4.8 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.399 84.657 84.703 -.4 .1 -.2 -.2 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.225 81.487 81.535 -.6 .1 -.2 -.2 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.392 102.303 102.471 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .833 9.422 9.399 -2.1 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .246 75.751 75.912 -6.1 .2 -1.3 -.4 .4 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.483 380.926 383.247 2.8 .6 .2 .4 .7 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ .871 806.154 819.214 7.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.6 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.612 206.481 207.025 1.2 .3 -.2 .2 .4 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .688 160.061 161.372 -.9 .8 -.8 -.2 .8 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .642 230.225 230.519 1.4 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.048 353.941 354.533 3.0 .2 .1 .1 .5 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 39.816 173.899 173.503 1.8 -.2 -.6 -.4 .5 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 14.795 219.562 219.539 .9 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 25.021 149.648 149.116 2.3 -.4 -.9 -.6 .9 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 15.044 188.237 187.006 2.9 -.7 -1.5 -.8 1.3 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.695 118.319 115.248 -.3 -2.6 .2 .8 .6 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 11.349 236.028 235.935 3.9 .0 -2.0 -1.7 1.9 

Durables ................................................................................... 9.978 111.443 111.555 1.5 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Services ....................................................................................... 60.184 261.756 262.241 .9 .2 .1 .0 .1 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 31.942 258.910 259.115 -.7 .1 .2 .0 -.1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .347 125.289 125.865 3.8 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 3.752 198.207 200.177 1.7 1.0 -.5 -1.6 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.052 169.745 171.156 6.0 .8 .5 .2 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .781 150.560 150.747 .5 .1 .3 .0 .1 

Transportation services .............................................................. 6.060 260.525 261.054 3.9 .2 .4 .0 .0 

Medical care services ................................................................. 4.902 410.802 410.710 3.2 .0 .0 .4 .0 

Other services ............................................................................ 11.347 309.349 310.033 2.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 86.262 217.788 217.857 1.3 .0 -.2 -.2 .4 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 67.711 208.486 208.469 2.2 .0 -.3 -.3 .4 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 93.487 209.605 209.664 1.1 .0 -.2 -.2 .3 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 26.078 152.247 151.754 2.3 -.3 -.9 -.6 .9 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 16.100 190.306 189.196 2.8 -.6 -1.3 -1.0 1.4 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 12.405 233.711 233.710 3.7 .0 -1.8 -1.6 1.7 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 29.838 204.157 203.471 1.9 -.3 -.9 -.9 .8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 28.243 285.371 286.238 2.7 .3 .1 -.1 .1 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 55.282 250.094 250.605 .7 .2 .1 -.1 .0 

Energy .......................................................................................... 8.553 211.660 212.372 5.2 .3 -2.9 -2.9 2.6 

All items less energy .................................................................... 91.447 220.336 220.316 .9 .0 .1 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 77.708 221.265 221.258 .9 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 21.276 143.376 142.864 1.0 -.4 .1 .2 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 4.801 238.032 237.602 8.0 -.2 -4.8 -4.1 4.0 

Services less energy services .................................................. 56.432 268.308 268.655 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 

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

 $ .459 $ .459 - - - - -

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

 $ .153 $ .153 - - - - -

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

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

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

Oct.

2009

Jan.

2010

Apr.

2010

July

2010 Jan.

2010

July

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 217.579 217.224 216.929 217.597 3.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.680 219.764 219.696 219.641 .1 1.8 1.7 -.1 .9 .8 

Food ................................................................................ 219.396 219.459 219.369 219.222 .0 1.9 2.0 -.3 .9 .8 

Food at home ................................................................ 216.045 215.939 215.622 215.430 -1.4 2.3 3.0 -1.1 .5 .9 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 250.147 250.615 249.216 248.561 -.1 -.4 -2.1 -2.5 -.2 -2.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 205.699 206.622 208.669 209.196 -3.6 3.1 8.2 7.0 -.3 7.6 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 197.308 197.749 197.947 198.991 4.7 7.6 -3.3 3.5 6.1 .0 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 281.331 278.110 274.549 269.266 -8.8 7.4 13.0 -16.1 -1.0 -2.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 162.487 161.177 160.840 161.755 -.5 .0 .0 -1.8 -.3 -.9 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.748 191.270 190.613 190.968 1.5 -.7 -.1 .5 .4 .2 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 199.672 202.040 199.608 200.816 6.7 1.9 1.6 2.3 4.2 2.0 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 199.755 199.880 199.817 199.743 -3.4 1.8 .6 .0 -.8 .3 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.458 204.717 204.265 204.548 1.3 -1.6 -.6 .2 -.2 -.2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.298 120.607 121.551 122.052 .4 -1.8 2.4 -.8 -.7 .8 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 225.276 225.573 225.797 225.710 1.6 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 .7 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 158.738 158.529 159.271 159.338 1.2 1.2 3.1 1.5 1.2 2.3 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 222.001 222.354 222.582 223.758 2.2 .5 -.9 3.2 1.4 1.1 

Housing ............................................................................. 216.129 216.172 215.933 216.192 .4 -1.4 -.1 .1 -.5 .0 

Shelter ............................................................................. 247.855 248.080 248.360 248.533 .3 -2.6 -.3 1.1 -1.1 .4 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 248.982 249.015 249.201 249.381 -.5 -.1 .2 .6 -.3 .4 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 132.018 135.330 137.144 137.410 5.4 -13.0 7.3 17.4 -4.2 12.2 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 256.091 256.166 256.370 256.521 -.1 -.7 -.7 .7 -.4 .0 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 256.086 256.161 256.365 256.513 -.1 -.7 -.7 .7 -.4 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 124.879 125.036 125.289 125.865 3.0 7.3 1.7 3.2 5.1 2.4 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 215.725 214.885 212.218 213.471 4.9 6.8 5.7 -4.1 5.8 .7 

Household energy ......................................................... 191.400 190.232 187.134 188.333 4.3 7.3 5.2 -6.3 5.8 -.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 278.080 272.606 265.521 261.257 26.1 75.7 -3.9 -22.1 48.9 -13.5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 195.046 194.056 191.036 192.576 3.0 3.4 5.9 -5.0 3.2 .3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 169.531 170.317 170.723 171.409 7.2 5.0 7.6 4.5 6.1 6.0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 125.722 125.708 125.203 125.135 -3.8 -1.6 -5.1 -1.9 -2.7 -3.5 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 150.068 150.575 150.560 150.747 .5 -1.8 1.5 1.8 -.6 1.7 

Apparel .............................................................................. 118.459 118.740 119.705 120.373 -.3 .2 -7.0 6.6 -.1 -.4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 110.398 110.897 113.432 113.220 -1.8 -1.7 -6.6 10.6 -1.8 1.7 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 106.015 106.381 106.627 108.074 -1.1 1.1 -11.2 8.0 .0 -2.0 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 114.244 113.803 114.727 117.212 -2.6 .8 -1.8 10.8 -.9 4.3 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.337 127.334 128.153 128.465 1.1 4.3 -6.1 3.6 2.7 -1.4 

Transportation ................................................................... 192.243 189.994 188.135 190.544 15.6 14.2 -2.8 -3.5 14.9 -3.1 

Private transportation ...................................................... 187.597 185.021 183.147 185.797 15.6 14.9 -3.6 -3.8 15.2 -3.7 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 96.840 97.011 97.307 97.557 7.8 4.9 1.7 3.0 6.4 2.4 

New vehicles ............................................................... 137.747 137.840 137.939 138.139 2.9 -1.0 .8 1.1 .9 1.0 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 141.905 142.691 143.950 145.088 30.5 24.6 5.6 9.3 27.5 7.4 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 236.628 224.806 215.489 224.977 38.5 43.6 -17.2 -18.3 41.1 -17.8 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 236.631 224.391 214.321 224.135 37.5 44.8 -17.0 -19.5 41.1 -18.3 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 135.701 136.135 136.686 137.236 -.2 5.0 1.3 4.6 2.3 2.9 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 247.355 247.311 247.635 247.536 3.9 .3 2.9 .3 2.1 1.6 

Public transportation ....................................................... 250.293 254.009 252.626 250.567 16.3 5.9 8.8 .4 11.0 4.5 

Medical care ...................................................................... 386.905 387.136 388.254 387.933 3.7 3.8 4.4 1.1 3.7 2.7 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 314.535 314.923 314.888 314.113 5.6 2.8 5.3 -.5 4.2 2.3 

Medical care services ..................................................... 409.135 409.293 410.880 410.759 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.6 3.6 2.9 

Professional services .................................................... 326.134 326.207 327.522 328.610 2.7 3.6 1.7 3.1 3.1 2.4 

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—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

Oct.

2009

Jan.

2010

Apr.

2010

July

2010 Jan.

2010

July

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 602.052 604.503 607.995 605.466 5.8 7.2 10.2 2.3 6.5 6.2 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 113.612 113.557 113.695 113.599 -1.4 -2.1 .3 .0 -1.8 .1 

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 99.556 99.212 99.598 99.240 -5.1 -.1 -2.8 -1.3 -2.6 -2.0 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 129.852 129.932 130.083 130.355 1.9 1.8 3.1 1.6 1.8 2.3 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 198.426 199.041 199.925 200.686 3.8 4.0 6.8 4.6 3.9 5.7 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 502.840 505.738 509.604 508.430 5.1 6.4 3.2 4.5 5.7 3.9 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 570.587 572.249 574.662 577.097 3.7 3.8 7.0 4.6 3.7 5.8 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 84.950 84.811 84.657 84.702 .0 -.4 -.1 -1.2 -.2 -.6 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 81.784 81.641 81.487 81.535 -.1 -.8 -.2 -1.2 -.4 -.7 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.394 102.369 102.303 102.471 1.0 -.6 -1.3 .3 .2 -.5 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 9.530 9.473 9.422 9.399 -4.2 -1.8 3.1 -5.4 -3.0 -1.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 77.198 76.179 75.891 76.160 -11.0 -4.2 -3.7 -5.3 -7.7 -4.5 

Other goods and services ................................................. 378.248 379.027 380.603 383.432 2.5 2.7 .4 5.6 2.6 3.0 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 788.066 798.192 806.154 819.214 5.8 6.9 .6 16.8 6.4 8.4 

Personal care .................................................................. 206.116 205.796 206.246 207.160 1.3 1.1 .4 2.0 1.2 1.2 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 161.601 160.351 160.061 161.372 -1.5 -1.5 -.1 -.6 -1.5 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 229.635 230.013 230.225 230.519 2.0 .3 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 352.300 352.658 353.072 354.973 3.1 3.1 2.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 174.112 173.127 172.440 173.368 4.9 6.4 -2.5 -1.7 5.7 -2.1 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 219.680 219.764 219.696 219.641 .1 1.8 1.7 -.1 .9 .8 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 149.892 148.511 147.598 148.890 8.0 9.3 -4.8 -2.6 8.6 -3.7 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 188.173 185.316 183.771 186.102 11.9 15.3 -9.2 -4.3 13.6 -6.8 

Apparel .......................................................................... 118.459 118.740 119.705 120.373 -.3 .2 -7.0 6.6 -.1 -.4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 235.996 231.178 227.173 231.395 16.0 20.2 -9.5 -7.6 18.1 -8.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 111.244 111.315 111.381 111.465 3.9 2.5 -1.1 .8 3.2 -.2 

Services .............................................................................. 260.792 261.066 261.169 261.549 1.7 -.4 1.7 1.2 .6 1.4 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 257.900 258.334 258.297 257.998 .6 -1.6 -1.9 .2 -.5 -.9 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 124.879 125.036 125.289 125.865 3.0 7.3 1.7 3.2 5.1 2.4 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 195.046 194.056 191.036 192.576 3.0 3.4 5.9 -5.0 3.2 .3 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 169.531 170.317 170.723 171.409 7.2 5.0 7.6 4.5 6.1 6.0 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 150.068 150.575 150.560 150.747 .5 -1.8 1.5 1.8 -.6 1.7 

Transportation services ..................................................... 258.879 259.890 259.909 259.852 7.3 2.1 5.0 1.5 4.7 3.2 

Medical care services ....................................................... 409.135 409.293 410.880 410.759 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.6 3.6 2.9 

Other services ................................................................... 308.870 309.426 310.105 310.990 1.6 1.3 2.5 2.8 1.5 2.6 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 217.313 216.892 216.564 217.361 3.5 2.4 -.3 .1 2.9 -.1 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 208.187 207.597 207.070 207.943 4.3 4.7 .1 -.5 4.5 -.2 

All items less medical care .................................................. 209.257 208.883 208.536 209.236 2.9 2.2 -.3 .0 2.6 -.2 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 152.467 151.127 150.242 151.537 7.7 8.9 -4.7 -2.4 8.3 -3.6 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 190.158 187.713 185.878 188.502 10.2 14.8 -8.7 -3.4 12.5 -6.1 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 233.688 229.400 225.675 229.614 14.1 19.0 -8.7 -6.8 16.5 -7.8 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 204.613 202.850 201.106 202.701 7.1 7.5 -2.9 -3.7 7.3 -3.3 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 284.130 284.374 284.147 284.537 3.6 2.7 3.9 .6 3.1 2.2 

Services less medical care services ................................... 249.037 249.394 249.234 249.251 1.8 -.1 .6 .3 .9 .5 

Energy ................................................................................. 211.324 205.093 199.059 204.195 21.0 25.6 -7.6 -12.8 23.2 -10.2 

All items less energy ........................................................... 219.942 220.179 220.463 220.684 1.4 .3 .8 1.4 .9 1.1 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 220.768 221.037 221.388 221.676 1.7 .0 .6 1.7 .8 1.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 143.279 143.357 143.626 143.923 2.0 1.7 -1.6 1.8 1.8 .1 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 240.344 228.758 219.487 228.353 37.8 45.4 -16.5 -18.5 41.5 -17.5 

Services less energy services ......................................... 267.547 267.941 268.337 268.610 1.6 -.6 1.4 1.6 .5 1.5 

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

July2010 from—

Percent change to

June2010 from—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

Apr.

2010

May

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 218.009 218.178 217.965 218.011 1.2 -0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 233.615 234.130 233.834 233.885 1.6 -.1 .0 1.7 .1 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 235.496 236.054 235.769 235.770 1.4 -.1 .0 1.6 .1 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 139.115 139.362 139.163 139.274 2.1 -.1 .1 2.0 .0 -.1 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 207.777 207.987 207.886 208.211 1.7 .1 .2 1.2 .1 .0 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 208.308 208.489 208.289 208.556 1.4 .0 .1 1.0 .0 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.510 133.772 133.845 134.130 2.1 .3 .2 1.7 .3 .1 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 204.326 204.026 203.749 203.992 1.5 .0 .1 1.3 -.3 -.1 

South urban .................................................... M 211.528 211.423 211.232 210.988 1.0 -.2 -.1 .9 -.1 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 213.052 213.101 213.121 212.696 .8 -.2 -.2 .8 .0 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.606 134.500 134.173 134.130 1.1 -.3 .0 .8 -.3 -.2 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 214.714 214.336 215.216 214.639 2.0 .1 -.3 1.6 .2 .4 

West urban ..................................................... M 221.202 221.417 221.147 221.331 .8 .0 .1 .6 .0 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 225.040 225.571 225.291 225.574 .9 .0 .1 .6 .1 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 134.133 133.889 133.635 133.685 .7 -.2 .0 .5 -.4 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 199.043 199.358 199.183 199.224 1.1 -.1 .0 1.0 .1 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.920 134.909 134.692 134.753 1.3 -.1 .0 1.1 -.2 -.2 

D ................................................................. M 210.968 210.739 211.094 210.882 1.5 .1 -.1 1.2 .1 .2 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 212.929 212.984 212.186 212.535 .8 -.2 .2 .6 -.3 -.4 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 225.916 226.438 225.877 225.991 .9 -.2 .1 .9 .0 -.2 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 240.529 241.075 240.817 241.147 1.5 .0 .1 1.5 .1 -.1 

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

 238.083 - 236.132 1.3 -.8 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 204.024 - 203.989 1.7 .0 - - - -

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

 202.108 - 200.227 -.2 -.9 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 142.025 - 141.966 .8 .0 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 204.014 -

 204.725 - - - - .6 .3 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 205.248 -

 204.891 - - - - .2 -.2 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 194.037 - 194.734 - - - - 1.3 .4 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 222.625 -

 222.390 - - - - .4 -.1 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 227.432 -

 228.074 - - - - 1.9 .3 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 227.697 -

 228.110 - - - - 1.1 .2 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 226.513 - 226.118 - - - - -.5 -.2 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

June

2010

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

All items ........................................................................................ 100.000 213.839 213.898 1.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 

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

 636.962 637.138 - - - - -

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 218.730 218.784 .9 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Food ......................................................................................... 15.333 218.291 218.276 .9 .0 .0 -.1 .0 

Food at home ......................................................................... 8.900 214.143 214.212 .7 .0 -.1 -.2 .0 

Cereals and bakery products ............................................... 1.257 250.742 250.670 -1.3 .0 .2 -.6 -.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. 2.144 207.883 208.784 3.7 .4 .4 1.1 .3 

Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ .898 196.663 197.782 3.1 .6 .3 .1 .6 

Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 1.223 269.040 263.715 -2.1 -2.0 -1.3 -1.5 -1.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ 1.123 159.938 160.862 -.5 .6 -.7 -.3 .7 

Other food at home .............................................................. 2.254 190.164 190.675 .2 .3 .2 -.4 .2 

Sugar and sweets .............................................................. .321 198.560 199.857 3.0 .7 1.1 -1.2 .4 

Fats and oils ....................................................................... .259 199.676 200.656 -.5 .5 .0 -.1 .0 

Other foods ........................................................................ 1.674 204.877 205.206 -.2 .2 .1 -.2 .2 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... .472 121.830 122.217 .1 .3 -1.5 .8 .3 

Food away from home 1 ......................................................... 6.433 225.846 225.707 1.0 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 

Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... .321 159.601 159.725 1.8 .1 -.1 .4 .1 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 1.092 223.718 224.772 1.5 .5 .3 .1 .7 

Housing ...................................................................................... 39.753 213.469 213.743 -.1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 

Shelter ...................................................................................... 30.171 242.253 242.396 -.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 

Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... 8.476 247.389 247.442 -.1 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... .432 142.529 145.768 3.5 2.3 2.1 1.8 .3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. 20.959 232.235 232.271 -.2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ 20.218 232.237 232.272 -.2 .0 .0 .1 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... .303 126.345 126.950 4.3 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... 5.632 217.007 218.770 3.1 .8 -.4 -1.2 .6 

Household energy .................................................................. 4.517 192.105 193.671 2.4 .8 -.6 -1.5 .6 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... .271 267.671 263.269 13.0 -1.6 -2.2 -2.5 -1.6 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. 4.246 197.258 199.162 1.8 1.0 -.5 -1.5 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... 1.114 170.323 171.690 6.1 .8 .5 .2 .4 

Household furnishings and operations ..................................... 3.950 121.720 121.273 -3.1 -.4 .0 -.3 -.2 

Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... .369 153.235 153.634 .7 .3 .6 .0 .3 

Apparel ....................................................................................... 3.788 117.630 114.464 -.9 -2.7 .4 .8 .4 

Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... .945 112.359 109.313 -1.1 -2.7 .7 2.1 -.5 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... 1.568 103.952 99.600 -1.7 -4.2 .5 .2 .8 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... .285 116.509 116.291 2.2 -.2 -.2 .8 2.0 

Footwear .................................................................................. .781 127.034 125.317 .2 -1.4 .1 .5 .3

Transportation ............................................................................ 18.647 191.587 192.051 6.4 .2 -1.6 -1.1 1.5 

Private transportation ............................................................... 17.881 188.088 188.577 6.4 .3 -1.7 -1.1 1.6 

New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. 6.952 96.467 97.003 6.6 .6 .3 .4 .3 

New vehicles ........................................................................ 3.385 138.639 138.387 1.0 -.2 .1 .1 .1 

Used cars and trucks ........................................................... 2.944 145.257 147.247 17.0 1.4 .5 .9 .8 

Motor fuel ............................................................................... 5.774 235.670 235.399 7.7 -.1 -5.6 -4.2 4.4 

Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. 5.530 235.124 234.959 7.4 -.1 -5.2 -4.6 4.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... .472 136.719 137.218 2.6 .4 .2 .4 .4 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ 1.180 250.142 250.143 1.9 .0 .0 .1 .0 

Public transportation ................................................................ .766 254.023 253.625 7.0 -.2 1.3 -.6 -.6 

Medical care ............................................................................... 5.261 389.513 389.335 3.5 .0 .1 .3 .0 

Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... 1.301 306.440 305.764 3.3 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 

Medical care services ............................................................... 3.961 413.834 413.883 3.6 .0 .1 .4 .0 

Professional services ............................................................. 2.195 331.323 332.219 2.9 .3 .0 .4 .3 

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

and commodity and service group-Continued

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative

importance,

December

2009

Unadjusted

indexes

Unadjusted

percent change to

July 2010 from—

Seasonally adjusted

percent change from—

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

June

2010

Apr. to

May

May to

June

June to

July

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 606.700 605.634 7.1 -0.2 0.4 0.6 -0.2 

Recreation 2 ............................................................................... 6.031 110.339 110.076 -1.2 -.2 -.1 .1 -.2 

Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 2.046 100.239 99.660 -2.3 -.6 -.4 .3 -.3 

Education and communication 2 ................................................ 6.175 124.430 124.687 1.6 .2 .0 .1 .2 

Education 2 .............................................................................. 2.327 194.746 195.550 4.8 .4 .3 .5 .4 

Educational books and supplies ............................................. .196 507.168 506.799 4.4 -.1 .4 .7 -.3 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ 2.131 547.366 549.874 4.8 .5 .3 .4 .4 

Communication 2 ..................................................................... 3.848 87.306 87.376 -.5 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 

Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ 3.715 85.115 85.186 -.5 .1 -.2 -.2 .1 

Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... 2.906 102.021 102.185 -.4 .2 .0 -.1 .2 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. .809 9.976 9.957 -1.5 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.2 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... .225 75.631 75.929 -6.0 .4 -1.4 -.6 .5 

Other goods and services .......................................................... 3.919 408.610 411.793 3.3 .8 .3 .5 .9 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ 1.397 811.325 824.198 7.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.6 

Personal care ........................................................................... 2.522 203.922 204.575 1.0 .3 -.3 .2 .5 

Personal care products 1 ....................................................... .733 159.900 161.416 -.8 .9 -.8 -.2 .9 

Personal care services 1 ........................................................ .577 230.472 230.769 1.4 .1 .2 .1 .1 

Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 1.019 355.101 355.667 2.6 .2 .0 .0 .4 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ................................................................................ 43.589 176.848 176.554 2.4 -.2 -.7 -.5 .6 

Food and beverages .................................................................. 16.425 218.730 218.784 .9 .0 .0 .0 .0 

Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... 27.164 154.282 153.847 3.2 -.3 -1.2 -.7 1.0 

Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... 16.703 196.614 195.484 3.2 -.6 -1.4 -1.5 1.7 

Apparel ................................................................................... 3.788 117.630 114.464 -.9 -2.7 .4 .8 .4 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 12.915 250.039 250.103 4.4 .0 -2.2 -1.9 2.1 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.461 112.781 112.995 3.3 .2 .1 .3 .1 

Services ....................................................................................... 56.411 257.138 257.595 1.0 .2 .1 .0 .2 

Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... 29.868 233.460 233.588 -.4 .1 .1 .0 .0 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... .303 126.345 126.950 4.3 .5 .1 .2 .5 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... 4.246 197.258 199.162 1.8 1.0 -.5 -1.5 .8 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... 1.114 170.323 171.690 6.1 .8 .5 .2 .4 

Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... .369 153.235 153.634 .7 .3 .6 .0 .3 

Transportation services .............................................................. 5.918 260.032 260.674 3.9 .2 .3 .1 .2 

Medical care services ................................................................. 3.961 413.834 413.883 3.6 .0 .1 .4 .0 

Other services ............................................................................ 10.631 296.070 296.475 1.7 .1 .1 .2 .2 

Special indexes

All items less food ........................................................................ 84.667 212.865 212.937 1.7 .0 -.3 -.2 .4 

All items less shelter .................................................................... 69.829 205.788 205.817 2.5 .0 -.4 -.3 .5 

All items less medical care ........................................................... 94.739 206.706 206.771 1.5 .0 -.3 -.2 .4 

Commodities less food ................................................................. 28.256 156.641 156.245 3.2 -.3 -1.1 -.7 1.0 

Nondurables less food ................................................................. 17.795 198.309 197.295 3.1 -.5 -1.3 -1.4 1.6 

Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. 14.007 246.685 246.832 4.1 .1 -2.0 -1.8 2.0 

Nondurables ................................................................................. 33.128 208.127 207.547 2.1 -.3 -1.1 -.8 .9 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... 26.543 252.319 253.109 2.6 .3 .0 -.1 .2 

Services less medical care services ............................................ 52.450 246.079 246.547 .8 .2 .1 .0 .1 

Energy .......................................................................................... 10.291 212.049 212.674 5.3 .3 -3.4 -3.0 2.7 

All items less energy .................................................................... 89.709 215.015 215.005 1.2 .0 .1 .1 .1 

All items less food and energy ................................................... 74.376 214.733 214.724 1.2 .0 .1 .2 .1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... 22.211 145.603 145.205 1.9 -.3 .1 .3 .2 

Energy commodities ............................................................... 6.045 238.151 237.720 7.9 -.2 -5.5 -4.1 4.1 

Services less energy services .................................................. 52.165 263.631 263.922 1.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 

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

 $ .468 $ .468 - - - - -

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

 $ .157 $ .157 - - - - -

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

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

5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.

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

expenditure category and commodity and service group

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent

change for

3 months ended— 6 months

ended—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

Oct.

2009

Jan.

2010

Apr.

2010

July

2010 Jan.

2010

July

2010

Expenditure category

All items .............................................................................. 213.475 212.882 212.487 213.275 3.9 3.3 -0.3 -0.4 3.6 -0.3 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.864 218.938 218.830 218.851 .1 1.8 1.8 .0 .9 .9 

Food ................................................................................ 218.518 218.546 218.416 218.336 .0 1.7 2.1 -.3 .8 .9 

Food at home ................................................................ 214.833 214.701 214.353 214.312 -1.4 2.2 3.2 -1.0 .4 1.1 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 250.672 251.275 249.676 249.053 .1 -.9 -1.8 -2.6 -.4 -2.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 205.451 206.203 208.396 208.949 -3.5 2.9 8.8 7.0 -.3 7.9 

Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... 195.958 196.490 196.663 197.782 5.0 7.5 -3.4 3.8 6.2 .1 

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 278.948 275.416 271.241 266.463 -9.3 7.3 13.6 -16.7 -1.4 -2.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... 162.122 160.946 160.429 161.496 -.5 .0 .1 -1.5 -.3 -.7 

Other food at home ..................................................... 190.036 190.471 189.767 190.144 1.6 -.5 -.4 .2 .5 -.1 

Sugar and sweets ..................................................... 198.863 200.989 198.514 199.386 6.6 2.2 2.3 1.1 4.4 1.7 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 200.301 200.344 200.054 199.998 -3.1 1.5 .2 -.6 -.8 -.2 

Other foods ............................................................... 204.531 204.735 204.250 204.633 1.4 -1.3 -1.0 .2 .1 -.4 

Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ 122.712 120.869 121.830 122.217 1.8 -2.0 2.2 -1.6 -.1 .3 

Food away from home 1 ............................................... 225.395 225.657 225.846 225.707 1.8 1.1 .7 .6 1.4 .6 

Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. 159.088 158.901 159.601 159.725 .0 2.0 3.6 1.6 1.0 2.6 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 222.504 223.245 223.450 224.936 1.9 1.8 -2.2 4.4 1.9 1.1 

Housing ............................................................................. 212.824 212.781 212.526 212.756 .4 -.4 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 

Shelter ............................................................................. 241.857 241.982 242.233 242.390 .1 -1.6 -.2 .9 -.8 .3 

Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... 247.447 247.434 247.585 247.705 -.6 -.3 .2 .4 -.4 .3 

Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... 133.683 136.433 138.894 139.345 5.4 -12.6 8.8 18.0 -4.1 13.3 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... 232.020 232.086 232.272 232.411 .0 -.8 -.6 .7 -.4 .1 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... 232.021 232.088 232.275 232.411 .0 -.8 -.6 .7 -.4 .1 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... 125.872 126.051 126.345 126.950 3.3 8.5 1.8 3.5 5.9 2.7 

Fuels and utilities ............................................................ 214.347 213.520 211.014 212.231 4.8 6.7 5.3 -3.9 5.8 .6 

Household energy ......................................................... 189.210 188.088 185.237 186.400 4.4 7.0 4.6 -5.8 5.7 -.7 

Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. 280.770 274.630 267.671 263.269 24.5 77.3 -4.6 -22.7 48.6 -14.1 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... 193.513 192.568 189.775 191.240 3.3 3.6 5.3 -4.6 3.5 .2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... 170.225 171.010 171.367 172.010 6.8 5.6 7.8 4.3 6.2 6.0 

Household furnishings and operations ............................ 121.744 121.712 121.367 121.071 -2.9 -1.4 -5.8 -2.2 -2.2 -4.0 

Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 152.329 153.176 153.235 153.634 2.1 -4.8 2.2 3.5 -1.4 2.8 

Apparel .............................................................................. 117.754 118.204 119.096 119.544 -.7 -.5 -7.6 6.2 -.6 -.9 

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. 110.263 111.040 113.393 112.845 -2.3 -4.2 -6.9 9.7 -3.3 1.1 

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. 105.263 105.741 105.953 106.821 -1.3 1.0 -11.6 6.1 -.1 -3.2 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... 117.760 117.581 118.487 120.885 -3.5 4.3 -2.3 11.0 .3 4.2 

Footwear ......................................................................... 127.125 127.277 127.913 128.294 1.3 2.6 -6.4 3.7 1.9 -1.5 

Transportation ................................................................... 191.311 188.273 186.209 189.020 20.1 16.3 -3.7 -4.7 18.2 -4.2 

Private transportation ...................................................... 188.020 184.801 182.732 185.661 20.3 16.8 -4.2 -4.9 18.5 -4.5 

New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... 95.843 96.087 96.497 96.827 12.0 8.0 2.1 4.2 10.0 3.1 

New vehicles ............................................................... 138.762 138.877 139.038 139.218 3.1 -1.1 .5 1.3 1.0 .9 

Used cars and trucks .................................................. 142.767 143.528 144.773 145.889 30.7 24.8 5.5 9.0 27.7 7.3 

Motor fuel ...................................................................... 237.728 224.388 214.902 224.320 46.2 41.1 -17.7 -20.7 43.6 -19.2 

Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... 237.823 225.380 215.031 224.891 37.4 46.3 -17.2 -20.0 41.8 -18.6 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ 135.914 136.182 136.719 137.218 -.1 4.9 1.6 3.9 2.4 2.7 

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... 249.873 249.841 250.142 250.143 4.0 .3 3.1 .4 2.1 1.8 

Public transportation ....................................................... 247.394 250.693 249.252 247.744 16.2 5.0 6.9 .6 10.5 3.7 

Medical care ...................................................................... 388.188 388.456 389.639 389.453 3.7 4.1 5.0 1.3 3.9 3.1 

Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ 306.117 306.458 306.440 305.764 5.3 2.9 5.7 -.5 4.1 2.6 

Medical care services ..................................................... 412.109 412.337 414.012 414.049 3.1 4.5 4.7 1.9 3.8 3.3 

Professional services .................................................... 329.450 329.497 330.959 331.963 2.8 3.9 1.9 3.1 3.4 2.5 

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—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

Oct.

2009

Jan.

2010

Apr.

2010

July

2010 Jan.

2010

July

2010

Expenditure category

Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 602.551 604.958 608.514 606.994 5.8 8.0 11.8 3.0 6.9 7.3 

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... 110.165 110.072 110.196 109.992 -2.2 -1.9 .0 -.6 -2.1 -.3

Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 100.080 99.656 99.980 99.646 -4.6 .0 -2.8 -1.7 -2.3 -2.3 

Education and communication 2 ....................................... 124.905 124.929 125.018 125.256 1.5 1.3 2.5 1.1 1.4 1.8 

Education 2 ..................................................................... 195.692 196.263 197.168 197.893 3.7 4.1 7.0 4.6 3.9 5.8 

Educational books and supplies ................................... 506.406 508.525 512.033 510.490 4.5 6.2 3.9 3.3 5.3 3.6 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... 550.348 551.888 554.317 556.699 3.6 3.9 7.2 4.7 3.7 6.0 

Communication 2 ............................................................ 87.583 87.454 87.306 87.375 .0 -.8 -.2 -.9 -.4 -.5 

Information and information processing 1 2 .................. 85.394 85.263 85.115 85.186 .0 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 -.5 -.6 

Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... 102.132 102.101 102.021 102.185 .9 -1.2 -1.4 .2 -.2 -.6 

Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... 10.087 10.028 9.976 9.957 -4.6 -.7 4.4 -5.1 -2.7 -.4 

Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 77.339 76.229 75.763 76.168 -11.3 -3.4 -3.0 -5.9 -7.4 -4.5 

Other goods and services ................................................. 405.156 406.288 408.314 411.916 2.9 3.5 .3 6.8 3.2 3.5 

Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... 793.243 803.019 811.325 824.198 5.7 7.0 .7 16.5 6.3 8.3 

Personal care .................................................................. 203.801 203.291 203.690 204.671 1.0 1.3 .1 1.7 1.2 .9 

Personal care products 1 .............................................. 161.604 160.289 159.900 161.416 -1.3 -1.4 -.2 -.5 -1.3 -.3 

Personal care services 1 ............................................... 229.857 230.263 230.472 230.769 2.1 .2 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.7 

Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 354.179 354.133 354.233 355.713 2.6 3.8 2.4 1.7 3.2 2.1 

Commodity and service group

Commodities ....................................................................... 176.982 175.718 174.912 176.029 7.1 7.5 -2.8 -2.1 7.3 -2.5 

Food and beverages ......................................................... 218.864 218.938 218.830 218.851 .1 1.8 1.8 .0 .9 .9 

Commodities less food and beverages ............................. 154.413 152.614 151.534 153.086 11.5 11.0 -5.4 -3.4 11.3 -4.4 

Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... 196.223 193.425 190.600 193.805 13.7 18.4 -11.5 -4.8 16.0 -8.2 

Apparel .......................................................................... 117.754 118.204 119.096 119.544 -.7 -.5 -7.6 6.2 -.6 -.9 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... 249.714 244.252 239.549 244.635 18.9 22.1 -11.2 -7.9 20.5 -9.6 

Durables .......................................................................... 112.342 112.426 112.718 112.840 7.1 4.5 -.1 1.8 5.8 .8 

Services .............................................................................. 256.225 256.389 256.454 256.860 1.5 .2 1.7 1.0 .9 1.3 

Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ 232.865 233.081 233.089 233.052 .4 -1.0 -1.3 .3 -.3 -.5 

Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. 125.872 126.051 126.345 126.950 3.3 8.5 1.8 3.5 5.9 2.7 

Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. 193.513 192.568 189.775 191.240 3.3 3.6 5.3 -4.6 3.5 .2 

Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. 170.225 171.010 171.367 172.010 6.8 5.6 7.8 4.3 6.2 6.0 

Household operations 1 2 ................................................. 152.329 153.176 153.235 153.634 2.1 -4.8 2.2 3.5 -1.4 2.8 

Transportation services ..................................................... 258.832 259.637 259.839 260.234 6.9 1.8 5.2 2.2 4.3 3.7 

Medical care services ....................................................... 412.109 412.337 414.012 414.049 3.1 4.5 4.7 1.9 3.8 3.3 

Other services ................................................................... 295.503 295.891 296.522 297.141 1.2 1.3 1.9 2.2 1.3 2.1 

Special indexes

All items less food ............................................................... 212.397 211.695 211.254 212.194 4.7 3.6 -.7 -.4 4.1 -.6 

All items less shelter ........................................................... 205.432 204.572 203.939 204.964 5.7 5.5 -.4 -.9 5.6 -.6 

All items less medical care .................................................. 206.373 205.759 205.321 206.132 3.9 3.3 -.6 -.5 3.6 -.5 

Commodities less food ........................................................ 156.736 155.000 153.951 155.506 11.1 10.7 -5.3 -3.1 10.9 -4.2 

Nondurables less food ........................................................ 197.896 195.285 192.563 195.686 12.9 17.4 -10.9 -4.4 15.1 -7.7 

Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... 246.339 241.419 237.103 241.864 16.8 21.1 -10.5 -7.1 18.9 -8.8 

Nondurables ........................................................................ 208.423 206.172 204.622 206.494 8.8 7.8 -4.0 -3.7 8.3 -3.8 

Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. 251.049 251.154 250.979 251.382 3.4 2.6 4.0 .5 3.0 2.3 

Services less medical care services ................................... 245.161 245.348 245.258 245.438 1.6 .2 1.0 .5 .9 .7 

Energy ................................................................................. 211.677 204.416 198.255 203.561 25.7 25.4 -8.8 -14.5 25.5 -11.7 

All items less energy ........................................................... 214.650 214.861 215.163 215.408 1.7 1.0 .8 1.4 1.3 1.1 

All items less food and energy .......................................... 214.247 214.496 214.887 215.198 2.0 .8 .5 1.8 1.4 1.1 

Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... 145.265 145.455 145.835 146.172 3.5 2.9 -1.6 2.5 3.2 .5 

Energy commodities ..................................................... 240.647 227.514 218.075 227.010 45.2 42.5 -17.2 -20.8 43.8 -19.0 

Services less energy services ......................................... 263.042 263.332 263.722 264.007 1.4 -.1 1.4 1.5 .7 1.4 

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

item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

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

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

(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

All items 

Pricing

schedule 1

Indexes Percent change to

July2010 from—

Percent change to

June2010 from—

Apr.

2010

May

2010

June

2010

July

2010

July

2009

May

2010

June

2010

June

2009

Apr.

2010

May

2010

U.S. city average ............................................ M 213.958 214.124 213.839 213.898 1.6 -0.1 0.0 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 

Region and area size2

Northeast urban .............................................. M 231.109 231.661 231.308 231.380 2.1 -.1 .0 2.0 .1 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 231.338 231.851 231.552 231.615 1.8 -.1 .0 1.9 .1 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 140.126 140.510 140.227 140.283 2.7 -.2 .0 2.4 .1 -.2 

Midwest urban ................................................ M 203.426 203.674 203.524 203.877 2.0 .1 .2 1.5 .0 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 203.056 203.330 203.063 203.363 1.9 .0 .1 1.4 .0 -.1 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.540 133.797 133.845 134.136 2.3 .3 .2 1.7 .2 .0 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 202.263 201.974 201.654 201.950 1.8 .0 .1 1.5 -.3 -.2 

South urban .................................................... M 209.017 208.920 208.640 208.440 1.5 -.2 -.1 1.3 -.2 -.1 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 211.068 211.065 210.985 210.592 1.0 -.2 -.2 1.0 .0 .0 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.695 133.621 133.227 133.227 1.7 -.3 .0 1.4 -.4 -.3 

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than

50,000) ............................................... M 215.006 214.679 215.416 214.840 2.1 .1 -.3 1.7 .2 .3 

West urban ..................................................... M 215.873 216.044 215.681 215.824 1.1 -.1 .1 .8 -.1 -.2 

Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... M 218.103 218.605 218.238 218.499 1.2 .0 .1 .9 .1 -.2 

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M 133.993 133.764 133.448 133.471 .9 -.2 .0 .7 -.4 -.2 

Size classes

A 4 .............................................................. M 197.786 198.087 197.852 197.908 1.4 -.1 .0 1.2 .0 -.1 

B/C 3 ........................................................... M 134.594 134.624 134.349 134.420 1.8 -.2 .1 1.5 -.2 -.2 

D ................................................................. M 209.327 209.097 209.374 209.161 1.8 .0 -.1 1.5 .0 .1 

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... M 206.466 206.774 205.834 206.307 1.4 -.2 .2 1.1 -.3 -.5 

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... M 218.475 218.787 218.222 218.367 1.0 -.2 .1 1.0 -.1 -.3 

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

NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M 235.750 236.144 235.916 236.330 1.8 .1 .2 1.7 .1 -.1 

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

 238.863 - 236.657 1.8 -.9 - - - -

Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... 1 - 195.574 - 195.477 2.1 .0 - - - -

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

 205.263 - 203.537 .2 -.8 - - - -

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 - 142.064 - 141.926 1.1 -.1 - - - -

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... 2 203.095 -

 204.084 - - - - .7 .5 -

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. 2 201.003 -

 200.703 - - - - .4 -.1 -

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... 2 192.447 - 192.696 - - - - 1.4 .1 -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. 2 220.633 -

 220.384 - - - - .6 -.1 -

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ 2 227.325 -

 228.175 - - - - 2.2 .4 -

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... 2 223.821 -

 224.185 - - - - 1.4 .2 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 222.309 - 221.857 - - - - -.1 -.2 -

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

 most other goods and services priced as indicated: 

 M - Every month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement

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

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

Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 

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

category and commodity and service group

(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U Relative

importance,

2007-2008

 Unadjusted

 indexes

 Unadjusted

 percent change to

 July 2010 from—

 June

 2010

 July

 2010

 July

 2009

 June

 2010

Expenditure category

All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 126.247 126.203 1.0 0.0 

Food and beverages ................................................................ 14.519 128.137 127.917 .6 -.2 

Food ....................................................................................... 13.493 128.121 127.842 .6 -.2 

Food at home ....................................................................... 7.780 123.035 122.904 .5 -.1 

Food away from home .......................................................... 5.712 135.068 134.569 .7 -.4 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 1.027 128.805 129.360 1.2 .4 

Housing .................................................................................... 42.074 128.679 128.838 -.5 .1 

Shelter .................................................................................... 32.119 131.087 131.179 -.7 .1 

Fuels and utilities .................................................................... 5.231 161.750 163.131 3.2 .9 

Household furnishings and operations ................................... 4.724 93.136 92.841 -3.5 -.3 

Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 88.100 85.643 -.9 -2.8 

Transportation .......................................................................... 17.199 131.562 131.791 5.9 .2 

Private transportation ............................................................. 16.013 131.921 132.187 5.7 .2 

Public transportation ............................................................... 1.186 126.596 126.345 7.8 -.2 

Medical care ............................................................................. 6.294 150.338 150.224 3.0 -.1 

Medical care commodities ...................................................... 1.570 132.684 132.328 3.1 -.3 

Medical care services ............................................................. 4.723 156.814 156.795 2.9 .0 

Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 103.473 103.294 -2.2 -.2 

Education and communication ................................................. 6.288 111.835 112.088 1.5 .2 

Education ............................................................................... 2.804 182.045 182.870 4.6 .5 

Communication ...................................................................... 3.484 73.010 73.043 -1.0 .0 

Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 137.952 138.653 2.2 .5 

Commodity and service group

Services ...................................................................................... 59.383 135.719 135.963 .7 .2 

Commodities .............................................................................. 40.617 114.616 114.215 1.4 -.3 

Durables ................................................................................... 10.376 81.139 81.171 .7 .0 

Nondurables ............................................................................... 30.241 132.053 131.416 1.6 -.5 

All items less food and energy ................................................. 76.901 119.814 119.755 .6 .0 

Energy ........................................................................................ 9.606 187.625 188.248 5.4 .3 

Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.

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