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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – AUGUST 2009 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted increase in the CPI-U was driven by a 9.1 percent rise in the gasoline index. This increase accounted for almost the entire advance in the energy index and over 80 percent of the overall increase. Despite the August increase, the gasoline index has fallen 30.0 percent over the last 12 months. The indexes for food and for all items less food and energy both posted slight increases in August. The food index rose 0.1 percent following a 0.3 percent decline in July. The food at home index, which fell 0.5 percent in July, was unchanged in August. Of the six major grocery store food group indexes, three rose in August and three declined. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.1 percent in August, the second consecutive such increase. Increases in the indexes for used cars and trucks, medical care, public transportation and lodging away from home offset a decline in the new vehicle index. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.4 percent over the last 12 months, the smallest 12month increase in the index since February 2004.

Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2009 Percent change 1.0 0.5

0.7 0.3 0.0

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0.1

Apr

May

0.0

0.0 -0.1

-0.5 -1.0

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Oct

Nov

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Feb

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Jun

Jul

Aug'09

Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2009 Percent change 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug'09

All item s less food and energy

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Feb. 2009

All items ................................................. Food .................................................... Food at home .................................... Food away from home 1 .................... Energy ................................................. Energy commodities .......................... Gasoline (all types) .......................... Fuel oil ............................................. Energy services ................................. Electricity ......................................... Utility (piped) gas service ................ All items less food and energy ............ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................................ New vehicles ................................... Used cars and trucks ....................... Apparel ............................................ Medical care commodities ............... Services less energy services ........... Shelter ............................................. Transportation services ................... Medical care services ......................

Mar. 2009

Apr. 2009

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Aug. 2009

0.4 -.1 -.4 .3 3.3 6.9 8.3 -3.8 .0 .5 -1.6 .2

-0.1 -.1 -.4 .1 -3.0 -4.7 -4.0 -8.5 -1.4 -.2 -4.8 .2

0.0 -.2 -.6 .3 -2.4 -2.6 -2.8 -.3 -2.2 -.6 -7.0 .3

0.1 -.2 -.5 .1 .2 2.3 3.1 -3.3 -1.7 -.4 -5.7 .1

0.7 .0 .0 .1 7.4 16.2 17.3 4.8 -1.2 -1.9 1.3 .2

0.0 -.3 -.5 .1 -.4 -.4 -.8 -1.5 -.3 -.6 .9 .1

0.4 .1 .0 .1 4.6 8.5 9.1 6.2 .0 -.1 .4 .1

-1.5 .4 -1.6 3.0 -23.0 -30.8 -30.0 -39.9 -10.6 -1.2 -32.7 1.4

.4 .8 -1.7 1.3 .6 .1 .0 .4 .3

.4 .6 -1.7 -.2 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .2

.5 .4 -.1 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .4

.2 .5 1.0 -.2 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .3

.3 .7 .9 .7 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .2

.2 .5 .0 .6 -.1 .0 -.2 .5 .3

-.3 -1.3 1.9 -.1 .5 .2 .1 .6 .2

1.1 .5 -5.4 .6 3.7 1.6 .9 1.4 3.2

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

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Consumer Price Index Data for August 2009 Energy The energy index rose 4.6 percent in August after falling 0.4 percent in July. The energy commodities index rose 8.5 percent as the gasoline index rose 9.1 percent in August following a 0.8 percent decline in July. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 3.3 percent in August.) The index for energy services was unchanged in August, with a 0.1 percent decline in the electricity index offsetting a 0.4 percent increase in the index for natural gas. Over the past 12 months, the energy index has fallen 23.0 percent, with the gasoline index falling 30.0 percent, the index for natural gas declining 32.7 percent, and the electricity index decreasing 1.2 percent. Food The food index rose 0.1 percent in August, with the index for food away from home rising 0.1 percent and the food at home index unchanged. Within the latter group, the index for fruits and vegetables fell 0.7 percent in August following a 0.3 percent decline in July. The index for dairy and related products fell 0.4 percent in August, its ninth consecutive decline, and the index for cereals and bakery products decreased 0.1 percent. Offsetting these declines were increases of 0.4 percent in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages and a 0.2 percent increase in the index for other food at home. The food at home index has declined 2.5 percent since its November 2008 peak. Over the past 12 months, the food index has risen 0.4 percent, with the food away from home index rising 3.0 percent and the food at home index declining 1.6 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August, the same increase as in July. Advances in the indexes for used cars and public transportation contributed to the increase. The used cars and trucks index, which was unchanged in July, rose 1.9 percent in August. The public transportation index rose 1.3 percent in August as the airline fares index rose 1.7 percent. Also contributing was an upturn in the lodging away from home index, which rose 0.5 percent in August after declining 2.1 percent in July. This increase drove an upturn in the shelter index, which rose 0.1 percent in August after a 0.2 percent decline in July. The rent index was unchanged and the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.1 percent. The medical care index rose 0.3 percent in August after a 0.2 percent increase in July, and the index for recreation edged up 0.1 percent. In contrast to these increases, the index for new vehicles fell 1.3 percent in August, partly due to “cash for clunkers” incentives. Also declining in August were the indexes for apparel, which fell 0.1 percent, and communication, which declined 0.2 percent.

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 215.834 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 1.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 211.156 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for September 2009 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

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Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected 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 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 2008”. 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/cpivar2008.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 Less previous index Equals index point change

202.416 201.800 .616

Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change

.616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 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 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. 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: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009.

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Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at [email protected]. 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 2008

Unadjusted indexes July 2009

Aug. 2009

Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2009 from— Aug. 2008

Seasonally adjusted percent change from—

July 2009

May to June

June to July

July to Aug.

Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

215.351 645.096

215.834 646.544

-1.5

0.2

0.7

0.0

0.4

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Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

15.757 14.629 8.156 1.150 1.898 .910 1.194 .982 2.022 .300 .241 1.481 .433 6.474 .314 1.127

217.608 217.257 213.815 253.391 201.743 193.118 270.940 162.069 190.967 195.126 201.031 205.544 121.990 223.345 156.570 220.850

217.701 217.350 213.722 252.382 202.911 192.381 267.309 162.953 191.317 195.430 200.578 206.064 121.892 223.675 156.697 220.946

.6 .4 -1.6 .9 -2.2 -10.4 -5.6 1.8 2.3 4.1 -1.2 2.5 .7 3.0 3.7 2.7

.0 .0 .0 -.4 .6 -.4 -1.3 .5 .2 .2 -.2 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .0

.1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 -.9 1.1 .1 .0 .2 .6 -.2 -.5 .1 .5 .2

-.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -1.3 -.6 -.3 -.3 -.3 -1.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 .1 .5 .3

.1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.7 .4 .2 .4 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .1 .1

Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781

218.085 250.310 248.994 139.424 256.872 121.298 212.961 190.534 230.192 196.767 161.403 129.267 149.983

217.827 250.248 249.029 137.454 257.155 121.830 212.661 189.735 237.521 195.475 163.136 128.304 150.494

-.6 .9 2.0 -7.8 1.7 2.8 -9.8 -12.7 -35.4 -10.6 5.8 .2 .9

-.1 .0 .0 -1.4 .1 .4 -.1 -.4 3.2 -.7 1.1 -.7 .3

.0 .1 .1 .3 .1 .3 -.8 -1.0 2.0 -1.2 .4 .0 .4

-.2 -.2 .0 -2.1 .0 .2 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.3 .6 -.1 .0

.1 .1 .0 .5 .1 .4 .4 .2 3.9 .0 .8 -.6 .3

Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear ..................................................................................

3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688

115.620 109.744 101.688 111.022 124.405

117.130 110.835 103.991 113.673 125.292

.6 .6 -.2 3.8 2.7

1.3 1.0 2.3 2.4 .7

.7 -.5 1.6 2.2 .2

.6 -.7 1.2 -.7 1.1

-.1 .6 -.3 1.2 -.2

Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................

15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125

182.798 178.330 93.413 136.055 125.061 217.860 217.945 133.729 243.031 238.932

184.386 179.987 93.126 134.080 128.028 225.089 225.179 133.531 243.494 238.997

-10.8 -10.8 -.1 .5 -5.4 -30.5 -30.0 2.5 3.1 -11.0

.9 .9 -.3 -1.5 2.4 3.3 3.3 -.1 .2 .0

4.2 4.5 .4 .7 .9 17.2 17.3 -.1 .1 -.5

.2 .1 .3 .5 .0 -.4 -.8 -.4 .1 1.9

2.3 2.4 -.4 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 1.3

Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545

375.739 304.229 397.868 320.076 568.315

376.537 305.797 398.303 320.252 570.150

3.3 3.7 3.2 2.5 6.5

.2 .5 .1 .1 .3

.2 .1 .2 .3 .4

.2 -.1 .3 .1 .7

.3 .5 .2 .1 .5

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative importance, December 2008

Unadjusted indexes July 2009

Aug. 2009

Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2009 from— Aug. 2008

Seasonally adjusted percent change from—

July 2009

May to June

June to July

July to Aug.

Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.741 1.822

114.619 101.614

114.755 101.474

0.9 -1.0

0.1 -.1

0.5 .4

0.0 -.2

0.1 -.2

Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............

6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214

126.914 189.184 481.768 543.810 85.056 81.991 102.643 9.604 80.838

128.128 193.161 490.102 555.402 84.913 81.835 102.674 9.499 78.576

2.8 5.4 6.8 5.3 .3 .0 1.4 -5.1 -15.4

1.0 2.1 1.7 2.1 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.8

.2 .4 1.2 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.5 -1.1

.3 .5 1.2 .5 .1 .1 .5 -1.3 -3.2

.2 .5 .6 .5 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.1 -2.8

Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.386 .776 2.610 .651 .647 1.074

372.894 762.907 204.571 162.887 227.325 344.367

372.699 763.634 204.352 162.476 227.580 345.137

7.4 27.8 1.4 2.0 1.5 1.2

-.1 .1 -.1 -.3 .1 .2

.3 .8 .1 -.5 .0 .4

.8 2.2 .2 .4 -.1 .5

.1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .2

39.556 15.757 23.799 13.289 3.691 9.598 10.510 60.444 32.867 .333 4.159 .971 .781 5.567 4.765 11.002

170.483 217.608 145.742 181.755 115.620 227.038 109.924 259.992 260.935 121.298 196.767 161.403 149.983 251.184 397.868 303.761

171.081 217.701 146.528 184.366 117.130 230.396 109.129 260.355 260.858 121.830 195.475 163.136 150.494 252.234 398.303 305.890

-4.5 .6 -7.4 -11.1 .6 -14.3 -1.5 .7 .9 2.8 -10.6 5.8 .9 1.4 3.2 2.7

.4 .0 .5 1.4 1.3 1.5 -.7 .1 .0 .4 -.7 1.1 .3 .4 .1 .7

1.8 .1 2.9 4.9 .7 6.6 .3 .1 .0 .3 -1.2 .4 .4 -.1 .2 .4

.0 -.2 .1 .5 .6 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .2 -.3 .6 .0 .5 .3 .3

.8 .1 1.2 3.1 -.1 4.2 -.6 .2 .1 .4 .0 .8 .3 .6 .2 .3

85.371 66.800 93.610 24.926 14.416 10.726 29.046 27.577 55.679 7.624 92.376 77.746 21.461 3.465 56.285

215.069 204.069 207.388 148.386 184.090 225.410 199.746 278.747 248.963 201.938 218.421 219.350 141.463 219.922 266.484 $ .464 $ .155

215.617 204.776 207.855 149.155 186.552 228.446 201.191 279.697 249.316 204.971 218.642 219.596 141.310 227.204 267.008 $ .463 $ .155

-1.8 -2.6 -1.8 -7.0 -10.2 -13.0 -5.5 .4 .5 -23.0 1.3 1.4 1.1 -30.8 1.6

.3 .3 .2 .5 1.3 1.3 .7 .3 .1 1.5 .1 .1 -.1 3.3 .2

.9 1.1 .8 2.7 4.5 6.1 2.4 .0 .0 7.4 .2 .2 .3 16.2 .1

.0 .1 .0 .1 .5 .2 .1 .3 .0 -.4 .0 .1 .2 -.4 .0

.5 .6 .5 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.6 .4 .2 4.6 .1 .1 -.3 8.5 .2

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Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

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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) Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended—

CPI-U

6 months ended—

Nov. 2008

Feb. 2009

May 2009

Aug. 2009

215.428

-9.4

-0.5

-0.2

217.638 217.291 213.876 251.380 201.738 193.118 275.379 162.431 190.071 194.193 200.428 204.528 121.990 223.345 156.570 220.815

217.829 217.478 213.951 251.049 202.601 192.381 273.410 163.008 190.494 194.991 200.546 204.958 121.892 223.675 156.697 221.072

4.6 4.5 3.6 9.2 3.9 -3.0 -10.1 9.5 9.7 11.0 9.9 9.4 8.6 5.6 7.7 5.6

.1 .0 -2.8 .1 -1.5 -15.1 -9.6 -1.5 4.0 10.0 -7.7 4.8 -3.1 3.5 2.0 1.8

216.984 249.861 249.374 134.507 257.138 121.083 206.342 183.526 224.706 189.362 160.401 129.428 149.995

216.612 249.410 249.293 131.742 257.073 121.298 206.046 182.927 222.296 188.839 161.408 129.254 149.983

216.726 249.658 249.266 132.411 257.278 121.830 206.783 183.374 231.023 188.839 162.756 128.471 150.494

-.7 1.8 3.4 -5.9 2.3 5.8 -16.1 -20.1 -58.3 -15.5 6.5 1.7 2.2

119.345 114.561 106.667 113.149 126.182

120.183 114.009 108.388 115.667 126.438

120.865 113.251 109.695 114.831 127.790

120.756 113.938 109.390 116.235 127.504

Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation .......................................................

171.635 167.234 92.847 135.284 122.788 173.872 173.954 134.347 242.488 228.210

178.843 174.831 93.227 136.179 123.851 203.703 204.131 134.270 242.683 227.003

179.180 174.949 93.501 136.826 123.848 202.924 202.498 133.729 243.031 231.418

Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

374.402 304.426 395.884 318.499 563.594

375.203 304.820 396.846 319.339 565.707

375.851 304.406 397.947 319.810 569.494

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

All items ..............................................................................

212.876

214.459

214.469

Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

217.965 217.738 214.929 251.645 204.679 196.055 273.037 162.848 190.643 196.340 199.782 205.011 122.838 223.023 155.099 219.601

218.094 217.838 214.999 251.576 204.365 194.197 276.092 162.993 190.637 196.818 201.067 204.694 122.224 223.163 155.841 220.105

Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 .............................................

217.056 249.680 249.233 134.136 257.003 120.728 207.903 185.399 220.321 191.671 159.821 129.413 149.468

Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear .........................................................................

Feb. 2009

Aug. 2009

4.9

-5.0

2.3

-2.0 -2.2 -5.5 -4.2 -6.9 -15.6 -3.4 -.8 -3.6 -1.3 -7.5 -3.5 .8 1.9 1.0 .8

-.2 -.5 -1.8 -.9 -4.0 -7.3 .5 .4 -.3 -2.7 1.5 -.1 -3.0 1.2 4.2 2.7

2.3 2.2 .4 4.5 1.1 -9.3 -9.8 3.9 6.8 10.5 .7 7.1 2.6 4.6 4.8 3.7

-1.1 -1.4 -3.7 -2.6 -5.5 -11.5 -1.4 -.2 -2.0 -2.0 -3.1 -1.8 -1.1 1.5 2.6 1.8

.0 .7 2.6 -13.2 1.8 1.5 -4.8 -6.2 -41.5 -2.9 2.4 .9 .4

-1.0 1.3 1.9 -6.9 2.1 .1 -16.1 -20.6 -41.1 -19.0 7.0 1.3 -1.8

-.6 .0 .1 -5.0 .4 3.7 -2.1 -4.3 20.9 -5.8 7.6 -2.9 2.8

-.4 1.3 3.0 -9.6 2.1 3.6 -10.6 -13.4 -50.6 -9.4 4.4 1.3 1.3

-.8 .6 1.0 -6.0 1.2 1.9 -9.4 -12.8 -15.6 -12.6 7.3 -.8 .5

-3.5 -4.2 -8.2 6.7 3.0

3.9 16.1 .3 -3.7 .5

-2.3 -5.9 -2.6 1.3 3.1

4.8 -2.2 10.6 11.4 4.3

.1 5.5 -4.1 1.4 1.7

1.2 -4.1 3.8 6.2 3.7

183.312 179.110 93.155 135.030 126.157 220.836 220.967 133.531 243.494 234.384

-45.7 -47.1 -6.9 -6.3 -16.0 -85.0 -85.4 8.3 5.0 -22.7

-7.4 -6.5 1.7 3.1 -11.9 -28.4 -26.6 3.5 4.5 -18.4

-2.6 -2.0 3.7 6.4 -3.1 -16.8 -14.1 .7 1.3 -10.5

30.1 31.6 1.3 -.7 11.4 160.2 160.4 -2.4 1.7 11.3

-29.1 -29.7 -2.7 -1.7 -14.0 -67.2 -67.2 5.9 4.8 -20.6

12.6 13.6 2.5 2.8 3.9 47.2 49.6 -.9 1.5 -.2

376.919 306.029 398.742 320.262 572.422

2.7 3.3 2.5 2.6 4.2

4.3 5.6 3.8 2.4 8.5

3.5 3.6 3.5 2.8 6.9

2.7 2.1 2.9 2.2 6.4

3.5 4.4 3.2 2.5 6.3

3.1 2.9 3.2 2.5 6.6

Expenditure category

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) Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended—

CPI-U

6 months ended—

Nov. 2008

Feb. 2009

May 2009

Aug. 2009

114.731 101.530

1.5 -1.8

1.0 -1.9

-1.6 -.6

127.751 191.709 486.256 551.241 85.053 81.991 102.643 9.604 80.838

127.967 192.686 489.280 554.000 84.909 81.835 102.674 9.499 78.576

2.2 4.9 4.2 5.0 -.4 -.4 .9 -5.7 -15.9

3.3 5.1 4.5 5.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.4 -5.7

370.235 746.283 204.231 162.301 227.572 343.178

373.084 762.907 204.714 162.887 227.325 344.739

373.425 763.634 204.899 162.476 227.580 345.448

1.9 1.7 2.0 4.5 3.7 -.2

166.959 217.965 140.736 170.782 119.345 206.581 109.576 258.637 260.188 120.728 191.671 159.821 149.468 248.944 395.884 302.653

169.920 218.094 144.765 179.090 120.183 220.257 109.957 258.780 260.267 121.083 189.362 160.401 149.995 248.652 396.846 303.902

169.875 217.638 144.891 179.986 120.865 220.790 109.926 258.833 259.779 121.298 188.839 161.408 149.983 249.855 397.947 304.916

171.236 217.829 146.689 185.567 120.756 230.120 109.238 259.344 260.033 121.830 188.839 162.756 150.494 251.455 398.742 305.733

212.111 200.829 204.892 143.471 173.715 206.725 193.862 276.222 247.547 178.340 218.126 218.910 141.817 177.449 265.491

213.936 202.989 206.490 147.413 181.572 219.267 198.515 276.247 247.530 191.584 218.507 219.344 142.300 206.131 265.873

214.037 203.183 206.476 147.555 182.401 219.772 198.640 276.955 247.503 190.905 218.588 219.543 142.612 205.261 265.982

215.123 204.437 207.422 149.315 187.699 228.214 201.800 277.946 248.063 199.667 218.743 219.692 142.179 222.805 266.543

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

114.044 101.488

114.592 101.920

114.612 101.741

Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ...

127.169 189.968 474.581 546.880 85.049 82.038 102.267 9.775 84.366

127.366 190.734 480.501 548.730 84.972 81.909 102.182 9.731 83.476

Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

369.237 740.311 204.078 163.051 227.607 341.763

Feb. 2009

Aug. 2009

2.4 .2

1.3 -1.9

0.4 -.2

3.1 5.9 5.7 6.0 .5 -.1 1.5 -5.9 -14.3

2.5 5.8 13.0 5.3 -.7 -1.0 1.6 -10.8 -24.8

2.7 5.0 4.4 5.1 .6 .6 1.2 -1.7 -10.9

2.8 5.9 9.3 5.6 -.1 -.5 1.5 -8.4 -19.7

2.0 8.1 .3 3.8 -.5 .4

22.3 114.7 1.5 1.3 3.1 .3

4.6 13.2 1.6 -1.4 .0 4.4

2.0 4.8 1.2 4.1 1.6 .1

13.1 55.9 1.6 .0 1.5 2.3

-21.8 4.6 -34.2 -49.9 -3.5 -59.4 -5.5 .4 2.1 5.8 -15.5 6.5 2.2 -1.6 2.5 2.2

-2.9 .1 -4.8 -5.8 3.9 -8.7 -1.3 1.3 .6 1.5 -2.9 2.4 .4 2.7 3.8 2.8

-.6 -2.0 .4 -4.8 -2.3 -5.3 2.2 .0 1.1 .1 -19.0 7.0 -1.8 .6 3.5 1.5

10.6 -.2 18.0 39.4 4.8 54.0 -1.2 1.1 -.2 3.7 -5.8 7.6 2.8 4.1 2.9 4.1

-12.9 2.3 -20.9 -31.3 .1 -39.1 -3.4 .8 1.4 3.6 -9.4 4.4 1.3 .5 3.2 2.5

4.9 -1.1 8.8 15.2 1.2 20.8 .5 .5 .4 1.9 -12.6 7.3 .5 2.3 3.2 2.8

-11.5 -14.3 -10.1 -32.9 -47.5 -56.1 -27.8 -1.0 .5 -67.0 1.2 .6 -2.2 -83.9 1.7

-.6 -1.0 -.8 -4.6 -5.0 -7.2 -2.0 2.1 1.1 -17.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 -29.4 1.6

.1 -1.0 -.5 .4 -4.4 -5.1 -4.0 -2.0 -.6 -18.9 1.6 2.3 4.4 -18.7 1.5

5.8 7.4 5.0 17.3 36.3 48.5 17.4 2.5 .8 57.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 148.5 1.6

-6.2 -7.9 -5.6 -20.0 -29.4 -36.2 -15.9 .5 .8 -47.8 1.2 1.1 -.5 -66.3 1.6

2.9 3.1 2.2 8.5 14.2 18.7 6.2 .2 .1 12.9 1.4 1.9 2.7 42.2 1.6

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services .........................................

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) All items

CPI-U

Indexes

Percent change to Aug.2009 from—

Pricing schedule 1

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

M

213.856

215.693

215.351

Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M M M

228.136 230.611 134.857

229.930 232.058 136.488

Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ...............................................

M M M

203.195 204.443 129.967

M

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to July2009 from—

Aug. 2008

June 2009

July 2009

July 2008

May 2009

June 2009

215.834

-1.5

0.1

0.2

-2.1

0.7

-0.2

230.154 232.416 136.417

230.883 233.314 136.598

-1.2 -1.2 -1.4

.4 .5 .1

.3 .4 .1

-1.9 -1.7 -2.3

.9 .8 1.2

.1 .2 -.1

205.350 206.308 131.640

204.814 205.656 131.366

205.632 206.591 131.748

-1.8 -1.8 -1.7

.1 .1 .1

.4 .5 .3

-2.5 -2.5 -2.4

.8 .6 1.1

-.3 -.3 -.2

198.911

201.157

200.908

201.823

-2.1

.3

.5

-2.7

1.0

-.1

Region and area size2

South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ...............................................

M M M

207.265 209.235 131.777

209.343 211.390 133.056

208.819 211.034 132.736

209.000 211.436 132.729

-1.6 -1.4 -1.7

-.2 .0 -.2

.1 .2 .0

-2.1 -2.0 -2.1

.7 .9 .7

-.3 -.2 -.2

M

209.563

211.815

210.491

210.899

-1.7

-.4

.2

-2.2

.4

-.6

West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M M M

218.567 222.659 131.990

219.865 223.908 132.952

219.484 223.498 132.774

219.884 224.072 132.756

-1.3 -1.1 -1.8

.0 .1 -.1

.2 .3 .0

-2.0 -1.8 -2.4

.4 .4 .6

-.2 -.2 -.1

M M M

195.745 131.876 206.717

197.214 133.220 208.543

196.987 132.975 207.784

197.614 133.069 208.369

-1.3 -1.7 -1.8

.2 -.1 -.1

.3 .1 .3

-2.0 -2.3 -2.2

.6 .8 .5

-.1 -.2 -.4

Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M M

209.809 222.522

211.010 223.906

210.906 224.010

211.441 224.507

-2.1 -1.7

.2 .3

.3 .2

-3.0 -2.6

.5 .7

.0 .0

M

235.975

237.172

237.600

238.282

-.9

.5

.3

-1.1

.7

.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1 1 1 1

231.891 200.196 199.311 139.311

-

233.018 200.558 200.663 140.810

-

-

-

-

-3.4 -3.1 -2.8 -.9

.5 .2 .7 1.1

-

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2 2 2 2

-

203.585 204.537 192.325 221.485

-

203.351 204.673 191.687 221.306

-3.8 -2.3 -.5 -1.8

-.1 .1 -.3 -.1

-

-

-

-

2 2 2

-

223.810 225.692 227.257

-

226.039 225.801 227.138

-1.0 .2 -.3

1.0 .0 -.1

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative importance, December 2008

Unadjusted indexes July 2009

Aug. 2009

Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2009 from— Aug. 2008

Seasonally adjusted percent change from—

July 2009

May to June

June to July

July to Aug.

Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ....................................................................

100.000

210.526 627.093

211.156 628.970

-1.9

0.3

0.9

0.0

0.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages .................................................................

16.942 15.865 9.201 1.249 2.315 .992 1.266 1.167 2.212 .304 .274 1.634 .472 6.664 .233 1.077

216.805 216.384 212.628 253.969 201.261 191.783 269.316 161.650 190.235 194.005 201.666 205.549 122.119 223.408 156.904 221.517

216.957 216.539 212.623 252.932 202.483 191.048 265.730 162.433 190.704 194.511 201.199 206.210 122.217 223.789 156.769 221.618

.5 .3 -1.7 .8 -2.3 -10.8 -5.8 2.1 2.3 4.1 -1.2 2.5 .6 3.1 4.3 3.1

.1 .1 .0 -.4 .6 -.4 -1.3 .5 .2 .3 -.2 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .0

.0 .0 .0 .0 -.3 -.9 1.3 .0 .0 .5 .7 -.2 -.5 .0 .4 .2

-.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -1.3 -.6 -.1 -.4 -.3 -1.4 -.4 -.1 -.3 .1 1.2 .4

.1 .1 .0 -.1 .4 -.4 -.9 .3 .3 .5 .1 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2

Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 .......................................................

41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360

214.029 243.248 247.573 140.873 232.723 121.765 212.276 189.082 233.018 195.547 161.790 125.160 152.577

213.824 243.279 247.601 138.543 232.977 122.254 211.808 188.125 239.435 194.211 163.567 124.219 153.667

-.4 1.4 1.9 -6.6 1.6 2.8 -9.2 -12.0 -34.1 -10.3 5.9 .2 1.0

-.1 .0 .0 -1.7 .1 .4 -.2 -.5 2.8 -.7 1.1 -.8 .7

-.1 .1 .0 .4 .0 .3 -.7 -.9 1.4 -1.0 .4 -.1 .4

-.1 -.1 .0 -1.6 .0 .2 -.1 -.3 -1.1 -.2 .6 -.1 -.1

.0 .1 .0 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 3.7 -.1 .9 -.6 .7

Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear ..................................................................................

3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840

115.516 110.558 101.289 113.744 125.046

117.095 111.629 103.727 116.482 125.880

.8 1.0 -.8 4.4 3.2

1.4 1.0 2.4 2.4 .7

.7 -.6 1.6 2.3 .5

.6 -.4 1.3 -.6 1.0

.0 .7 -.2 .8 -.2

Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................

17.067 16.284 7.627 4.057 2.863 4.029 3.770 .482 1.242 .784

180.419 177.197 90.973 137.082 125.817 218.560 218.757 133.787 245.421 236.963

182.541 179.368 91.129 135.130 128.781 225.797 226.007 133.587 245.871 237.029

-12.2 -12.2 -1.3 .4 -5.4 -30.5 -30.0 2.6 3.1 -10.5

1.2 1.2 .2 -1.4 2.4 3.3 3.3 -.1 .2 .0

4.8 5.1 .6 .8 .9 17.2 17.4 -.1 .0 -.2

.1 .0 .2 .5 .0 -.5 -.9 -.4 .1 2.0

2.7 2.8 .1 -1.3 1.9 8.8 9.1 -.1 .2 1.2

Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................

5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338

376.161 295.871 399.677 322.759 565.448

377.007 297.379 400.204 322.964 567.545

3.4 3.7 3.3 2.6 6.7

.2 .5 .1 .1 .4

.2 .1 .2 .3 .4

.2 -.2 .3 .1 .7

.3 .5 .2 .1 .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 2008

Unadjusted indexes July 2009

Aug. 2009

Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2009 from— Aug. 2008

Seasonally adjusted percent change from—

July 2009

May to June

June to July

July to Aug.

Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 ....................................................................

5.454 1.982

111.416 101.982

111.453 101.867

0.7 -.8

0.0 -.1

0.4 .5

0.0 -.1

0.0 -.2

Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............

6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202

122.699 186.596 485.218 524.523 87.780 85.653 102.587 10.113 80.736

123.579 190.222 493.615 534.825 87.667 85.532 102.613 10.012 78.480

2.3 5.2 7.1 5.0 .3 .2 1.3 -4.9 -15.6

.7 1.9 1.7 2.0 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.0 -2.8

.1 .4 1.3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.9

.3 .6 1.3 .5 .1 .2 .4 -1.2 -3.1

.1 .4 .4 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.0 -2.8

Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................

3.668 1.267 2.401 .662 .580 .947

398.448 768.005 202.490 162.767 227.512 346.525

398.228 768.483 202.221 162.415 227.751 347.402

10.6 28.1 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.3

-.1 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .3

.3 .8 .0 -.6 .0 .3

1.0 2.1 .2 .4 -.1 .4

.1 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .3

42.689 16.942 25.747 14.587 3.979 10.609 11.160 57.311 30.918 .306 4.713 1.035 .360 5.512 4.035 10.432

172.493 216.805 149.046 189.436 115.516 239.626 109.432 255.003 234.515 121.765 195.547 161.790 152.577 250.811 399.677 291.573

173.379 216.957 150.209 192.365 117.095 243.461 109.039 255.342 234.537 122.254 194.211 163.567 153.667 251.880 400.204 293.266

-5.2 .5 -8.3 -11.9 .8 -15.2 -2.1 .8 1.3 2.8 -10.3 5.9 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.4

.5 .1 .8 1.5 1.4 1.6 -.4 .1 .0 .4 -.7 1.1 .7 .4 .1 .6

2.1 .0 3.3 5.8 .7 7.4 .5 .0 .0 .3 -1.0 .4 .4 .0 .2 .4

.0 -.2 .1 .3 .6 .2 .0 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 .6 -.1 .4 .3 .4

1.0 .1 1.6 3.5 .0 4.7 -.3 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .9 .7 .6 .2 .2

84.135 68.776 94.645 26.824 15.664 11.686 31.530 26.392 53.275 9.024 90.976 75.111 22.513 4.311 52.598

209.308 200.871 203.723 151.466 191.387 237.011 203.377 246.622 244.531 201.967 212.505 212.097 142.526 220.264 261.425 $ .475 $ .159

210.021 201.726 204.341 152.606 194.170 240.515 205.017 247.308 244.857 205.144 212.823 212.449 142.634 227.506 261.960 $ .474 $ .159

-2.3 -3.3 -2.2 -7.9 -11.2 -14.0 -6.2 .2 .6 -23.3 1.5 1.7 1.3 -30.7 1.9

.3 .4 .3 .8 1.5 1.5 .8 .3 .1 1.6 .1 .2 .1 3.3 .2

1.1 1.3 1.0 3.2 5.4 6.9 2.9 .0 .0 8.1 .2 .2 .4 16.4 .1

.1 .1 .0 .1 .3 .2 .0 .2 .0 -.4 .1 .1 .3 -.5 .1

.6 .8 .6 1.6 3.3 4.3 1.8 .4 .2 4.8 .1 .1 -.1 8.6 .2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............

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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) Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended—

CPI-W

6 months ended—

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

Nov. 2008

Feb. 2009

May 2009

Aug. 2009

All items ..............................................................................

207.624

209.534

209.598

210.758

-11.8

-0.8

-0.1

Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................

217.225 216.912 213.768 252.282 204.374 194.694 270.352 162.650 189.923 194.731 200.498 205.144 123.126 223.082 154.409 220.348

217.312 216.977 213.806 252.211 203.845 192.898 273.813 162.608 190.000 195.695 201.926 204.831 122.537 223.186 155.091 220.755

216.821 216.395 212.646 251.916 201.245 191.783 273.468 161.977 189.366 193.001 201.077 204.578 122.119 223.408 156.904 221.612

217.045 216.610 212.744 251.677 202.128 191.048 270.988 162.465 189.945 194.039 201.203 205.196 122.217 223.789 156.769 221.978

4.7 4.6 3.8 9.2 3.9 -3.6 -10.4 11.3 9.4 11.2 10.6 8.9 8.1 5.8 8.7 5.9

-.2 -.3 -3.1 -.5 -1.4 -16.2 -10.5 -1.7 3.6 8.8 -7.8 4.7 -2.7 3.7 2.8 1.7

Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 .............................................

213.097 242.963 247.874 134.706 232.851 121.160 206.844 183.586 224.548 189.940 160.241 125.430 152.001

212.972 243.100 247.966 135.271 232.942 121.529 205.493 181.978 227.677 188.044 160.813 125.313 152.658

212.765 242.884 247.880 133.136 232.879 121.765 205.268 181.483 225.175 187.619 161.801 125.131 152.577

212.823 243.044 247.869 133.451 233.061 122.254 205.839 181.747 233.552 187.525 163.201 124.347 153.667

-.5 2.4 3.2 -3.4 2.3 5.8 -14.9 -18.6 -55.7 -15.0 6.8 1.7 .4

Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear .........................................................................

119.078 115.184 105.873 116.074 126.469

119.963 114.537 107.602 118.686 127.062

120.666 114.086 109.019 117.941 128.313

120.672 114.936 108.852 118.857 128.063

Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation .......................................................

168.145 164.963 90.153 136.199 123.465 174.513 174.723 134.439 245.036 226.424

176.300 173.329 90.664 137.234 124.559 204.503 205.099 134.273 245.129 226.048

176.456 173.340 90.888 137.855 124.569 203.579 203.341 133.787 245.421 230.677

Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 .....................................

374.834 296.120 397.699 321.250 560.587

375.650 296.547 398.660 322.098 562.806

376.321 296.084 399.808 322.537 566.848

Feb. 2009

Aug. 2009

6.2

-6.5

3.0

-2.1 -2.4 -5.3 -3.9 -7.1 -15.4 -3.1 -.1 -3.5 -1.5 -8.0 -3.1 .4 1.8 -.3 2.0

-.3 -.6 -1.9 -1.0 -4.3 -7.3 .9 -.5 .0 -1.4 1.4 .1 -2.9 1.3 6.3 3.0

2.2 2.1 .3 4.2 1.2 -10.1 -10.5 4.6 6.5 10.0 1.0 6.8 2.6 4.8 5.7 3.8

-1.2 -1.5 -3.6 -2.4 -5.7 -11.4 -1.1 -.3 -1.7 -1.5 -3.4 -1.5 -1.3 1.5 2.9 2.5

.4 1.4 2.5 -12.0 1.8 1.2 -4.3 -5.6 -39.6 -3.0 2.2 .5 -.2

-1.1 1.6 1.9 -7.0 2.0 .7 -16.0 -20.3 -40.0 -19.0 7.1 2.2 -.4

-.5 .1 .0 -3.7 .4 3.7 -1.9 -3.9 17.0 -5.0 7.6 -3.4 4.5

.0 1.9 2.9 -7.8 2.1 3.5 -9.8 -12.3 -48.2 -9.2 4.5 1.1 .1

-.8 .9 .9 -5.3 1.2 2.2 -9.3 -12.5 -16.2 -12.3 7.3 -.7 2.0

-3.7 -4.5 -9.0 8.7 2.4

4.1 18.0 -.5 -3.2 1.6

-2.6 -6.9 -4.3 2.6 3.6

5.5 -.9 11.7 9.9 5.1

.1 6.2 -4.8 2.6 2.0

1.4 -3.9 3.4 6.2 4.4

181.285 178.196 90.936 136.112 126.950 221.467 221.758 133.587 245.871 233.494

-49.6 -50.5 -9.0 -6.6 -16.3 -85.0 -85.5 9.2 5.0 -23.9

-8.9 -8.5 -1.1 3.2 -12.0 -28.1 -25.8 3.5 4.6 -17.7

-3.4 -3.2 2.2 5.8 -2.8 -16.7 -14.0 .5 1.3 -9.3

35.1 36.2 3.5 -.3 11.8 159.4 159.5 -2.5 1.4 13.1

-32.2 -32.7 -5.2 -1.8 -14.2 -67.2 -67.2 6.3 4.8 -20.9

14.2 14.8 2.9 2.8 4.2 46.9 49.4 -1.0 1.4 1.3

377.444 297.712 400.673 322.955 570.031

2.6 3.2 2.5 2.6 3.7

4.4 5.5 4.0 2.6 8.6

3.8 3.8 3.7 2.9 7.5

2.8 2.2 3.0 2.1 6.9

3.5 4.3 3.2 2.6 6.1

3.3 3.0 3.4 2.5 7.2

Expenditure category

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) Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended—

CPI-W

6 months ended—

Nov. 2008

Feb. 2009

May 2009

Aug. 2009

111.415 101.924

1.0 -1.8

1.3 -1.5

-1.3 -.4

123.348 189.018 490.109 531.480 87.778 85.653 102.587 10.113 80.736

123.479 189.859 491.859 533.890 87.664 85.532 102.613 10.012 78.480

1.7 4.8 5.6 4.8 -.3 -.3 .9 -5.9 -17.3

2.8 4.5 4.9 4.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.9 -4.5

394.708 752.078 202.115 162.165 227.800 345.423

398.522 768.005 202.553 162.767 227.512 346.809

398.801 768.483 202.705 162.415 227.751 347.691

2.4 2.1 2.6 4.2 3.6 .3

168.137 217.225 142.846 176.429 119.078 215.822 108.846 253.765 234.196 121.160 189.940 160.241 152.001 249.130 397.699 290.444

171.618 217.312 147.626 186.685 119.963 231.872 109.361 253.882 234.253 121.529 188.044 160.813 152.658 249.202 398.660 291.473

171.568 216.821 147.760 187.184 120.666 232.430 109.321 254.063 234.008 121.765 187.619 161.801 152.577 250.263 399.808 292.500

173.366 217.045 150.154 193.645 120.672 243.283 108.994 254.480 234.179 122.254 187.525 163.201 153.667 251.654 400.673 293.179

205.809 196.980 200.797 145.372 178.973 215.042 196.393 244.177 243.221 177.124 212.301 211.745 142.656 177.375 260.701

208.040 199.559 202.725 150.057 188.704 229.919 202.033 244.247 243.257 191.437 212.687 212.196 143.218 206.474 261.053

208.216 199.725 202.769 150.211 189.232 230.427 201.960 244.854 243.332 190.731 212.846 212.505 143.589 205.483 261.304

209.541 201.265 203.921 152.561 195.417 240.380 205.614 245.730 243.823 199.863 213.027 212.680 143.376 223.093 261.781

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ...........................................................

110.947 101.761

111.423 102.220

111.418 102.121

Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ...

122.797 187.168 477.376 527.111 87.712 85.624 102.231 10.271 84.017

122.940 187.894 483.813 528.674 87.650 85.524 102.153 10.238 83.278

Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services ..................................

393.500 746.009 202.156 163.119 227.829 344.423

Feb. 2009

Aug. 2009

1.7 .6

1.2 -1.6

0.2 .1

2.4 5.5 5.2 5.6 .3 .0 1.3 -6.4 -15.5

2.2 5.9 12.7 5.2 -.2 -.4 1.5 -9.7 -23.9

2.3 4.7 5.2 4.6 .6 .6 1.1 -1.6 -11.1

2.3 5.7 8.9 5.4 .1 -.2 1.4 -8.1 -19.8

3.0 8.3 .3 3.9 -.6 .1

34.4 116.5 1.5 1.4 3.1 1.0

5.5 12.6 1.1 -1.7 -.1 3.8

2.7 5.1 1.4 4.1 1.5 .2

19.1 56.1 1.3 -.2 1.5 2.4

-25.1 4.7 -38.4 -55.0 -3.7 -64.0 -7.2 .5 2.7 5.8 -15.0 6.8 .4 -.1 2.5 2.0

-3.8 -.2 -6.0 -5.1 4.1 -8.7 -2.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 -3.0 2.2 -.2 3.9 4.0 2.4

-.2 -2.1 .9 -3.0 -2.6 -2.7 1.4 .0 1.5 .7 -19.0 7.1 -.4 1.7 3.7 1.4

13.0 -.3 22.1 45.1 5.5 61.5 .5 1.1 .0 3.7 -5.0 7.6 4.5 4.1 3.0 3.8

-15.1 2.2 -23.9 -34.7 .1 -42.6 -5.0 1.1 1.9 3.5 -9.2 4.5 .1 1.9 3.2 2.2

6.2 -1.2 11.0 18.7 1.4 25.3 1.0 .5 .7 2.2 -12.3 7.3 2.0 2.9 3.4 2.6

-14.5 -17.3 -12.5 -37.2 -52.8 -61.1 -31.8 -1.4 .7 -68.6 1.2 .5 -3.1 -84.2 2.1

-.9 -1.7 -1.1 -5.7 -4.4 -7.6 -2.1 2.0 1.3 -17.6 1.3 1.6 .7 -28.7 2.1

.3 -.9 -.3 1.0 -2.8 -2.8 -3.2 -2.3 -.6 -18.5 2.1 3.0 5.8 -18.1 1.8

7.5 9.0 6.4 21.3 42.1 56.1 20.1 2.6 1.0 62.1 1.4 1.8 2.0 150.3 1.7

-7.9 -9.9 -7.0 -23.1 -32.9 -40.0 -18.3 .3 1.0 -49.1 1.3 1.1 -1.2 -66.4 2.1

3.8 3.9 3.0 10.7 17.5 23.2 7.8 .1 .2 14.9 1.7 2.4 3.9 43.1 1.7

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services .........................................

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) All items

CPI-W

Indexes

Percent change to Aug.2009 from—

Pricing schedule 1

May 2009

June 2009

July 2009

Aug. 2009

M

208.774

210.972

210.526

Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M M M

224.748 225.657 135.329

226.695 227.337 136.888

Midwest urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ...............................................

M M M

197.971 198.271 129.524

M

U.S. city average ............................................

Percent change to July2009 from—

Aug. 2008

June 2009

July 2009

July 2008

May 2009

June 2009

211.156

-1.9

0.1

0.3

-2.7

0.8

-0.2

226.714 227.550 136.626

227.598 228.472 137.109

-1.4 -1.3 -1.6

.4 .5 .2

.4 .4 .4

-2.1 -1.8 -2.6

.9 .8 1.0

.0 .1 -.2

200.487 200.356 131.554

199.824 199.611 131.096

200.723 200.710 131.481

-2.1 -2.1 -2.1

.1 .2 -.1

.4 .6 .3

-3.0 -3.0 -2.9

.9 .7 1.2

-.3 -.4 -.3

196.047

198.674

198.455

199.404

-2.6

.4

.5

-3.4

1.2

-.1

Region and area size2

South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ...............................................

M M M

203.500 206.271 129.885

205.968 208.909 131.382

205.415 208.492 131.063

205.867 208.995 131.302

-2.1 -2.1 -2.1

.0 .0 -.1

.2 .2 .2

-2.8 -2.7 -2.9

.9 1.1 .9

-.3 -.2 -.2

M

208.989

211.721

210.341

211.088

-2.3

-.3

.4

-3.0

.6

-.7

West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M M M

212.263 214.734 131.389

213.973 216.395 132.517

213.541 215.955 132.314

213.988 216.539 132.407

-1.8 -1.5 -2.3

.0 .1 -.1

.2 .3 .1

-2.6 -2.4 -3.1

.6 .6 .7

-.2 -.2 -.2

M M M

193.597 130.847 203.883

195.414 132.384 206.327

195.096 132.069 205.504

195.796 132.341 206.271

-1.7 -2.1 -2.3

.2 .0 .0

.4 .2 .4

-2.5 -2.9 -3.0

.8 .9 .8

-.2 -.2 -.4

Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................

M M

202.464 214.446

203.691 216.145

203.554 216.128

204.246 216.628

-2.5 -2.1

.3 .2

.3 .2

-3.5 -3.2

.5 .8

-.1 .0

M

230.307

231.916

232.177

232.841

-1.1

.4

.3

-1.4

.8

.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1 1 1 1

231.420 191.297 200.955 138.510

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232.535 191.494 203.075 140.434

-

-

-

-

-3.3 -3.3 -3.7 -.8

.5 .1 1.1 1.4

-

Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................

2 2 2 2

-

202.632 199.977 189.979 219.091

-

202.276 200.169 189.503 219.000

-4.2 -2.6 -1.9 -2.5

-.2 .1 -.3 .0

-

-

-

-

2 2 2

-

223.361 220.996 221.993

-

225.481 221.279 221.873

-1.2 .0 -.6

.9 .1 -.1

-

-

-

-

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)

C-CPI-U

Relative importance, 2005-2006

Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2009 from—

Unadjusted indexes July 2009

Aug. 2009

Aug. 2008

July 2009

Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................

100.000

123.711

123.955

-1.5

0.2

Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................

14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077

127.541 127.532 122.844 133.605 128.009

127.588 127.577 122.743 133.847 128.076

.5 .3 -1.7 3.0 2.7

.0 .0 -.1 .2 .1

Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................

42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008

129.087 131.820 155.640 95.877

128.915 131.803 155.255 95.121

-.7 .9 -10.8 -.3

-.1 .0 -.2 -.8

Apparel .....................................................................................

3.988

85.167

86.232

.4

1.3

Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ...............................................................

17.393 16.285 1.108

122.843 123.365 116.845

123.872 124.468 116.847

-9.3 -9.2 -11.0

.8 .9 .0

Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services .............................................................

6.085 1.615 4.470

145.844 128.494 152.260

146.130 129.138 152.392

3.1 3.5 2.9

.2 .5 .1

Recreation ................................................................................

5.935

105.259

105.236

-.5

.0

Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ......................................................................

6.196 2.771 3.425

110.001 174.898 73.998

110.825 178.469 73.787

2.1 5.3 -.5

.7 2.0 -.3

Other goods and services ........................................................

3.257

133.960

133.832

4.2

-.1

58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790

134.299 110.811 81.143 126.133 118.668 171.687

134.454 111.158 80.544 127.059 118.763 174.258

.4 -4.0 -2.2 -4.8 1.0 -23.2

.1 .3 -.7 .7 .1 1.5

Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................

Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.