Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. City Average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
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)
Unadjusted
Relative Unadjusted indexes percent change to Seasonally adjusted
importance, Nov. 2002 from- percent change from-
CPI-U December
2001 Oct. Nov.
2002 2002 Nov. Oct. Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
2001 2002 Sep. Oct. Nov.
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 100.000 181.3 181.3 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1
All items (1967=100) ........................ - 543.2 543.1 - - - - -
Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 177.1 177.4 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Food ...................................... 14.688 176.5 176.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Food at home ............................. 8.468 175.1 175.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3
Cereals and bakery products ............. 1.298 198.9 198.3 1.7 -0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 2.271 161.3 162.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.6
Dairy and related products (1)........... .916 166.5 167.1 -2.4 0.4 -0.5 0.1 0.4
Fruits and vegetables ................... 1.204 217.4 219.8 3.2 1.1 0.0 -0.9 1.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... .967 140.5 139.1 -0.3 -1.0 2.2 0.1 -0.7
Other food at home ...................... 1.811 160.9 161.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3
Sugar and sweets ....................... .315 159.9 158.5 2.3 -0.9 -0.3 0.4 0.1
Fats and oils .......................... .265 155.9 153.4 -1.4 -1.6 1.1 0.1 -1.0
Other foods ............................ 1.232 177.0 178.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.7
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... .289 109.8 110.3 -0.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5
Food away from home (1)................... 6.220 179.6 179.8 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ .383 119.1 119.7 3.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5
Alcoholic beverages ....................... 1.031 184.7 185.1 2.2 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.2
Housing .................................... 40.873 181.4 181.2 2.4 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
Shelter ................................... 31.522 209.7 209.6 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 6.421 201.3 202.0 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 2.702 117.0 113.2 1.4 -3.2 -0.6 0.0 0.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 22.046 216.8 217.3 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. .353 110.0 111.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.3
Fuels and utilities ....................... 4.511 144.4 143.6 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0
Fuels .................................... 3.654 127.9 127.0 -0.6 -0.7 0.4 0.5 -0.2
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ .188 119.3 121.8 3.0 2.1 1.2 1.7 0.8
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 3.466 134.9 133.7 -0.7 -0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.2
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... .857 113.9 114.3 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4
Household furnishings and operations ...... 4.840 128.0 127.8 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.1
Household operations (1) (2).............. .820 119.7 119.9 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2
Apparel .................................... 4.399 126.8 125.5 -2.0 -1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.4
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 1.122 122.8 123.2 -3.3 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.3
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 1.807 120.5 118.0 -1.2 -2.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.8
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... .203 127.7 127.5 -3.7 -0.2 1.5 1.2 -0.2
Footwear .................................. .874 123.0 122.7 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.1
Transportation ............................. 17.055 154.9 155.2 3.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 -0.1
Private transportation .................... 15.845 151.1 151.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 -0.1
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 8.614 98.9 98.8 -2.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.5
New vehicles ............................ 5.083 139.5 140.4 -1.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 -0.1
Used cars and trucks .................... 2.195 150.7 148.8 -5.5 -1.3 -0.8 -1.6 -1.4
Motor fuel ............................... 2.564 124.5 124.4 19.0 -0.1 1.0 3.4 -0.2
Gasoline (all types) .................... 2.536 123.9 123.8 19.3 -0.1 1.0 3.8 -0.4
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... .421 106.9 107.2 1.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 1.400 191.8 192.8 3.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5
Public transportation ..................... 1.211 203.4 202.3 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9 -1.6 0.9
Medical care ............................... 5.810 289.2 290.5 5.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6
Medical care commodities .................. 1.377 258.3 259.1 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
Medical care services ..................... 4.434 297.1 298.5 5.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6
Professional services (3)................. 2.784 256.0 256.5 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.3
Hospital and related services (3)......... 1.353 376.7 380.7 9.7 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.2
Recreation (2).............................. 6.019 106.4 106.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Video and audio (2)........................ 1.645 102.6 103.0 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
Education and communication (2)............. 5.813 109.4 109.3 2.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Education (2).............................. 2.726 129.9 130.0 6.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4
Educational books and supplies ........... .220 323.2 324.0 6.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 1.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 2.506 373.8 374.1 6.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.4
Communication (1) (2)...................... 3.087 92.2 91.8 -1.6 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.4
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 2.903 90.4 90.0 -2.4 -0.4 -0.9 -0.3 -0.4
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 2.324 99.9 99.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) .580 17.7 17.3 -13.5 -2.3 -2.7 -0.6 -2.3
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... .275 20.7 20.0 -22.5 -3.4 -4.1 -1.9 -3.4
Other goods and services ................... 4.312 295.4 295.6 2.2 0.1 0.4 -0.5 0.1
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... .928 470.6 470.4 5.3 0.0 1.6 -3.1 0.0
Personal care (1).......................... 3.384 175.3 175.5 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Personal care products (1)................ .706 154.6 154.2 -0.8 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Personal care services (1)................ .901 189.3 189.9 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.562 276.0 276.6 3.2 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 41.300 150.7 150.6 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Food and beverages ......................... 15.719 177.1 177.4 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 25.582 135.5 135.2 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.3
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 13.493 148.4 148.0 3.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.8 0.5
Apparel .................................. 4.399 126.8 125.5 -2.0 -1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 9.094 166.0 166.0 6.3 0.0 -1.0 1.3 0.8
Durables .................................. 12.089 120.6 120.5 -3.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5
Services .................................... 58.700 211.7 211.8 3.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 31.169 218.4 218.2 3.3 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... .353 110.0 111.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.3
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 3.466 134.9 133.7 -0.7 -0.9 0.4 0.4 -0.2
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ .857 113.9 114.3 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4
Household operations (1) (2)................ .820 119.7 119.9 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2
Transportation services .................... 6.638 210.9 212.0 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.6
Medical care services ...................... 4.434 297.1 298.5 5.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6
Other services ............................. 10.963 249.7 249.9 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 85.312 182.2 182.1 2.4 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1
All items less shelter ...................... 68.478 172.2 172.3 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
All items less medical care ................. 94.190 175.6 175.6 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1
Commodities less food ....................... 26.612 137.3 137.0 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.3
Nondurables less food ....................... 14.524 150.6 150.2 3.5 -0.3 -0.6 0.7 0.5
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 10.125 166.9 166.9 5.8 0.0 -0.9 1.3 0.7
Nondurables ................................. 29.212 163.0 162.9 2.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.5
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 27.531 219.9 220.2 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3
Services less medical care services ......... 54.266 204.2 204.3 3.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
Energy ...................................... 6.218 125.8 125.3 8.0 -0.4 0.7 1.9 -0.2
All items less energy ....................... 93.782 188.8 188.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
All items less food and energy ............. 79.094 191.8 191.8 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 23.860 143.9 143.6 -1.6 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Energy commodities ....................... 2.752 124.8 124.9 18.1 0.1 1.0 3.3 -0.2
Services less energy services ............. 55.234 219.5 219.8 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1982-84=$1.00) ......................... - $ .552 $ .552 - - - - -
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1967=$1.00) ............................ - $ .184 $ .184 - - - - -
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 converted to a
geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: December 17, 2002
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