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
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
CPI-U 3 months ended-- 6 months
ended--
Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.
2002 2002 2002 2002
Feb. May Aug. Nov. May Nov.
2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002
Expenditure category
All items ................................... 180.5 180.8 181.3 181.5 1.1 3.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2
Food and beverages ......................... 176.6 177.0 177.1 177.6 2.3 0.0 0.7 2.3 1.1 1.5
Food ...................................... 176.0 176.4 176.5 176.9 2.3 0.0 0.5 2.1 1.1 1.3
Food at home ............................. 174.8 175.4 175.2 175.8 2.1 -1.1 -1.4 2.3 0.5 0.5
Cereals and bakery products ............. 197.6 198.4 199.1 199.2 3.9 0.4 -0.8 3.3 2.2 1.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... 161.7 161.4 160.7 161.7 -1.0 2.5 -2.9 0.0 0.7 -1.5
Dairy and related products (1)........... 167.2 166.3 166.5 167.1 -2.5 -2.6 -4.2 -0.2 -2.6 -2.2
Fruits and vegetables ................... 220.3 220.4 218.4 220.6 21.2 -8.8 2.4 0.5 5.1 1.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ........................... 137.6 140.6 140.7 139.7 -3.9 -0.9 -2.0 6.2 -2.4 2.0
Other food at home ...................... 159.9 160.7 161.2 161.7 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 4.6 -1.2 2.3
Sugar and sweets ....................... 159.7 159.3 160.0 160.1 3.9 -0.5 5.2 1.0 1.7 3.1
Fats and oils .......................... 153.6 155.3 155.4 153.9 2.3 -3.0 -5.5 0.8 -0.4 -2.4
Other foods ............................ 176.0 177.0 177.5 178.7 -3.3 -1.1 0.0 6.3 -2.2 3.1
Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 109.3 109.7 109.8 110.3 -9.1 3.4 1.5 3.7 -3.1 2.6
Food away from home (1)................... 178.8 179.2 179.6 179.8 2.8 1.4 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.5
Other food away from home (1) (2)........ 118.1 118.8 119.1 119.7 1.4 4.6 3.5 5.5 3.0 4.5
Alcoholic beverages ....................... 184.2 183.9 184.7 185.1 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.0
Housing .................................... 180.9 181.1 181.6 181.9 2.7 2.9 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.1
Shelter ................................... 209.0 209.3 209.8 210.4 5.0 3.1 2.7 2.7 4.1 2.7
Rent of primary residence (3)............. 200.4 200.7 201.3 202.0 4.4 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.7 3.0
Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 118.9 118.2 118.2 119.0 6.6 1.0 -1.7 0.3 3.8 -0.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residence (3) (4)..................... 215.7 216.2 216.8 217.1 4.5 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 3.0
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 109.6 110.0 110.0 111.4 -0.4 3.0 7.6 6.7 1.3 7.2
Fuels and utilities ....................... 143.7 144.3 144.9 144.9 -7.8 5.8 0.3 3.4 -1.2 1.8
Fuels .................................... 127.4 127.9 128.5 128.3 -10.4 6.5 0.0 2.9 -2.3 1.4
Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 117.6 119.0 121.0 122.0 -31.3 24.6 13.2 15.8 -7.5 14.5
Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 134.4 134.9 135.5 135.2 -8.5 5.5 -0.9 2.4 -1.8 0.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2).......................... 113.3 113.5 113.9 114.3 3.7 3.3 2.1 3.6 3.5 2.9
Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.1 127.8 128.2 128.1 -2.1 0.9 -2.5 0.0 -0.6 -1.2
Household operations (1) (2).............. 119.2 119.7 119.7 119.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.5
Apparel .................................... 123.7 123.8 123.8 123.3 -3.5 0.3 -3.2 -1.3 -1.6 -2.2
Men's and boys' apparel ................... 120.6 120.7 120.4 120.8 -5.9 -3.2 -4.5 0.7 -4.6 -2.0
Women's and girls' apparel ................ 116.3 115.8 116.1 115.2 1.7 -2.7 0.7 -3.7 -0.5 -1.5
Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... 124.3 126.2 127.7 127.5 -14.8 0.6 -9.4 10.7 -7.4 0.2
Footwear .................................. 120.9 121.6 121.2 121.1 -3.6 7.1 -7.0 0.7 1.6 -3.2
Transportation ............................. 153.9 154.3 155.2 155.1 -3.2 10.6 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.2
Private transportation .................... 149.8 150.3 151.4 151.3 -3.3 10.9 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.9
New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 99.2 99.3 99.1 98.6 -4.3 -3.6 0.8 -2.4 -3.9 -0.8
New vehicles ............................ 139.2 139.9 140.4 140.3 -5.2 -2.8 -0.9 3.2 -4.0 1.2
Used cars and trucks .................... 153.7 152.4 149.9 147.8 -4.5 -6.3 4.5 -14.5 -5.4 -5.4
Motor fuel ............................... 119.7 120.9 125.0 124.7 -13.4 80.1 9.6 17.8 24.9 13.6
Gasoline (all types) .................... 119.0 120.2 124.8 124.3 -13.5 78.7 10.0 19.0 24.4 14.4
Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..... 107.7 107.4 106.9 107.2 1.1 2.7 3.4 -1.8 1.9 0.8
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... 191.2 191.2 191.4 192.4 3.7 5.0 2.3 2.5 4.3 2.4
Public transportation ..................... 208.2 206.3 203.1 205.0 -0.2 7.5 -6.1 -6.0 3.6 -6.1
Medical care ............................... 287.1 288.0 289.8 291.4 4.2 5.2 4.4 6.1 4.7 5.3
Medical care commodities .................. 257.5 257.9 258.8 259.9 4.2 2.1 3.7 3.8 3.1 3.7
Medical care services ..................... 294.4 295.5 297.7 299.4 4.3 6.3 4.5 7.0 5.3 5.7
Professional services (3)................. 254.9 255.0 256.5 257.2 2.1 2.4 4.0 3.7 2.3 3.8
Hospital and related services (3)......... 370.6 373.3 376.7 381.1 9.0 12.0 6.0 11.8 10.5 8.9
Recreation (2).............................. 106.2 106.2 106.5 106.5 0.8 1.5 -0.4 1.1 1.1 0.4
Video and audio (1) (2).................... 102.2 102.5 102.9 103.3 3.2 0.8 -2.3 4.4 2.0 1.0
Education and communication (2)............. 109.0 108.8 108.8 108.8 2.7 -0.4 7.3 -0.7 1.1 3.2
Education (2).............................. 127.2 128.0 128.4 128.9 6.4 4.6 8.6 5.5 5.5 7.0
Educational books and supplies ........... 321.2 320.9 320.6 324.0 10.2 7.0 4.7 3.5 8.6 4.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 365.6 368.0 369.4 370.8 5.9 4.5 9.0 5.8 5.2 7.4
Communication (1) (2)...................... 93.2 92.5 92.2 91.8 -0.9 -5.1 5.8 -5.9 -3.0 -0.2
Information and information processing (1)
(2)................................... 91.5 90.7 90.4 90.0 -0.9 -5.5 3.6 -6.4 -3.2 -1.5
Telephone services (1) (2)............... 100.6 100.1 99.9 99.8 2.8 -3.9 5.3 -3.1 -0.6 1.0
Information and information processing
other than telephone services (1) (5) 18.3 17.8 17.7 17.3 -18.5 -10.1 -4.3 -20.1 -14.4 -12.6
Personal computers and peripheral
equipment (1) (2)................... 22.0 21.1 20.7 20.0 -27.6 -12.8 -16.3 -31.7 -20.5 -24.4
Other goods and services ................... 295.9 297.0 295.4 295.6 1.4 1.8 6.2 -0.4 1.6 2.8
Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... 478.2 485.8 470.6 470.4 2.3 -0.3 28.7 -6.4 1.0 9.8
Personal care (1).......................... 174.9 174.9 175.3 175.5 2.6 2.3 0.5 1.4 2.4 0.9
Personal care products (1)................ 154.3 154.4 154.6 154.2 0.3 -1.8 -1.3 -0.3 -0.8 -0.8
Personal care services (1)................ 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.9 -0.9 4.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7
Miscellaneous personal services .......... 275.4 275.2 276.0 276.9 4.4 4.0 2.2 2.2 4.2 2.2
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................. 150.0 150.3 150.5 150.4 -2.1 3.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.9
Food and beverages ......................... 176.6 177.0 177.1 177.6 2.3 0.0 0.7 2.3 1.1 1.5
Commodities less food and beverages ........ 134.6 134.8 135.1 134.7 -4.7 5.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.6
Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 146.8 145.9 147.1 147.8 -4.7 12.8 4.5 2.8 3.7 3.6
Apparel .................................. 123.7 123.8 123.8 123.3 -3.5 0.3 -3.2 -1.3 -1.6 -2.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel .............................. 165.2 163.6 165.7 167.1 -5.7 19.6 7.9 4.7 6.2 6.3
Durables .................................. 121.3 121.1 120.9 120.3 -5.1 -2.9 -0.7 -3.3 -4.0 -2.0
Services .................................... 210.8 211.2 211.8 212.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.1
Rent of shelter (4)......................... 217.6 217.9 218.6 218.9 4.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 3.9 2.6
Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 109.6 110.0 110.0 111.4 -0.4 3.0 7.6 6.7 1.3 7.2
Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 134.4 134.9 135.5 135.2 -8.5 5.5 -0.9 2.4 -1.8 0.7
Water and sewer and trash collection
services (2)............................ 113.3 113.5 113.9 114.3 3.7 3.3 2.1 3.6 3.5 2.9
Household operations (1) (2)................ 119.2 119.7 119.7 119.9 3.5 1.7 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.5
Transportation services .................... 210.3 210.6 210.8 212.0 4.0 5.1 2.7 3.3 4.6 3.0
Medical care services ...................... 294.4 295.5 297.7 299.4 4.3 6.3 4.5 7.0 5.3 5.7
Other services ............................. 248.1 248.4 249.1 249.7 3.0 2.5 5.3 2.6 2.8 4.0
Special indexes
All items less food ......................... 181.3 181.6 182.1 182.3 0.9 4.1 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.3
All items less shelter ...................... 171.3 171.7 172.1 172.2 -0.5 3.8 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.9
All items less medical care ................. 174.9 175.2 175.6 175.7 1.2 3.3 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.0
Commodities less food ....................... 136.5 136.7 137.0 136.6 -4.3 5.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.6
Nondurables less food ....................... 149.1 148.2 149.3 150.0 -4.6 11.9 4.7 2.4 3.3 3.6
Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 166.1 164.6 166.7 167.9 -4.9 17.4 7.6 4.4 5.6 6.0
Nondurables ................................. 162.0 161.6 162.1 162.9 -1.5 6.2 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.5
Services less rent of shelter (4)............ 218.7 219.3 220.1 220.7 1.1 4.2 4.1 3.7 2.6 3.9
Services less medical care services ......... 203.4 203.9 204.4 204.9 3.1 3.6 2.8 3.0 3.3 2.9
Energy ...................................... 123.2 124.1 126.4 126.1 -11.2 34.4 4.0 9.8 9.3 6.8
All items less energy ....................... 188.2 188.4 188.7 189.0 2.2 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.9
All items less food and energy ............. 191.1 191.3 191.6 191.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.1 1.9
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ........................... 143.7 143.7 143.5 143.1 -3.0 -1.4 -0.3 -1.7 -2.2 -1.0
Energy commodities ....................... 120.2 121.4 125.4 125.1 -14.3 75.5 9.9 17.3 22.7 13.5
Services less energy services ............. 218.6 218.9 219.6 220.2 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.9 3.2
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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Last Modified Date: December 17, 2002
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