CPI Detailed Report Data for January 2012

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1 CPI Detailed Report Data for January Editors Malik Crawford Jonathan Church Darren Rippy Notice: Correction to Relative Importances This report was reissued on March 12, to reflect changes to the relative importances for December using weights, which were reissued on March 7,. Contents Consumer Price Movements, January... 1 CPI-U 12-Month Changes... 3 C-CPI-U Revisions... 4 Redesigning the Consumer Price (CPI) Press Release Tables... 4 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data... 6 Revised seasonally adjusted changes... 7 Response Rates for the Consumer Price es,... 8 Technical Notes Page CPI U CPI W tables Table Page Table Page U.S. city : Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Historical: All items, 1913-present Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December Selected areas: All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross-classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes i CPI Detailed Report-January

2 Contents Continued CPI U CPI W Table Page Table Page Semiannual tables, Selected Areas, All Items Regions Population classes Regions and Population classes cross stratified Cities tables, U.S. city Expenditure categories; commodity service group... 1A 164 6A 175 Detailed expenditure categories; commodity service group... 3A 166 8A 177 Special detailed expenditure categories; commodity service group... 5A 173 Regions... 11A A 197 Population classes... 12A A 199 Regions and Population classes cross stratified... 13A A 201 Cities... 16A A 204 Average price tables U.S. city Energy: Residential prices... P1 212 Residential units and consumption ranges... P2 213 Gasoline... P3 214 Retail Food... P4 215 Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables U.S. city, expenditure categories, and commodity and service groups, annual s... 1CA 217 U.S. city, expenditure categories, and commodity and service groups... 1C 218 U.S. city, all items index... 24C 219 Historical U.S. city, expenditure categories, and commodity and service groups, indexes... 25C 220 Historical U.S. city, expenditure categories, and commodity and service groups, percent changes from previous December... 26C 221 Scheduled release dates Consumer Price data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: month Release date month Release date February March 16 May June 14 March April 13 June July 17 April May 15 July August 15 ii CPI Detailed Report-January

3 CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS JANUARY The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment. The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy all rose in January, each increasing 0.2 percent. Within the food group, the index for food away from home increased while the index for food at home was unchanged; within the energy group the gasoline index increased while the index for household energy declined. Within all items less food and energy, the apparel index rose sharply, and the indexes for shelter, recreation, medical care, and tobacco increased as well. The indexes for used cars and trucks and for airline fares both declined, while the new vehicles index was unchanged. The all items index has risen 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, a slight decrease from last month s 3.0 percent figure. The index for energy has risen 6.1 percent over the last year and the food index 4.4 percent; both figures are slight declines from last month. The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent, its largest 12-month increase since September Table A. changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city July Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Unadjusted 12-mos. ended All items Food Food at home Food away from home 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 Not seasonally adjusted. Consumer Price Data for January Food The food index rose 0.2 percent in January, the same increase as in December. The food at home index was unchanged, as the major grocery store food groups were mixed. The index for dairy and related products increased 0.9 percent, and the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for other food at home increased as well. In contrast, the index for fruits and vegetables fell 1.3 percent, its fourth consecutive decline, and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages also decreased. Over the last 12 months, the food at home index has risen 5.3 percent. The dairy and related products index rose 9.0 percent over that span, the largest increase among the major grocery store food groups, while the fruits and vegetables index fell 0.1 percent, the only decline among the groups. The index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent in January, its largest increase since August, and has increased 3.1 percent over the last 12 months. 1 CPI Detailed Report-January

4 Energy The energy index rose slightly in January, increasing 0.2 percent after declining in each of the three previous months. The gasoline index rose 0.9 percent after declining the three previous months. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 3.6 percent in January.) In contrast, the household energy index declined 0.6 percent. The fuel oil index rose 1.4 percent but the natural gas index declined 2.9 percent, its fourth consecutive decrease. The index for electricity was unchanged in January. Over the last 12 months, the gasoline index has risen 9.7 percent while the household energy index has increased 1.2 percent. The indexes for fuel oil and electricity have risen over the last year, but the index for natural gas has declined. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in January. The shelter index increased 0.2 percent, with the indexes for rent, owners equivalent rent, and lodging away from home all rising 0.2 percent. The apparel index, which declined in December, rose sharply in January, increasing 0.9 percent. The recreation index rose 0.6 percent as the indexes for admissions and toys both rose notably. The medical care index increased 0.3 percent, with medical care commodities rising 0.6 percent. The index for tobacco rose 0.5 percent and the indexes for household furnishings and operations and for personal care increased slightly. In contrast to these increases, the index for used cars and trucks declined for the fifth month in a row, falling 1.0 percent, and the index for airline fares fell 0.9 percent. The new vehicles index was unchanged in January after declining in each of the prior four months. The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index has risen 2.0 percent over that span, the first time its 12-month change has been that high since November The apparel index has increased 4.7 percent and the medical care index has risen 3.6 percent. The indexes for both new vehicles and used cars and trucks have each risen 3.2 percent. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of ( =100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.1 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of ( =100). For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post- period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price for February is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 16,, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). 2 CPI Detailed Report-January

5 CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2001 to Present All Items All Items Less Food and Energy CPI Detailed Report-January

6 C-CPI-U Revisions As scheduled, effective with this release of data for January, the Chained Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) has undergone its annual revision. Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions. Therefore, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of are issued in final form employing monthly expenditure weights from. Values for the 12 months of are revised and issued as interim, using expenditure weights from the period. Calculation of the initial value of the January C-CPI-U index, and all subsequent months in, will also be based upon expenditure weights. For more information on the C-CPI-U, contact Rob Cage by telephone at (202) or by electronic mail at Cage.Rob@bls.gov. Redesigning the Consumer Price (CPI) Press Release Tables The format of the tables contained in the CPI News Release will change beginning with the CPI News Release for March,, which will be issued on Friday, April 13,. News Release tables are currently available as part of the News Release pdf and html files, and independently in html format. The new tables will also be available in XLS format. In addition, the BLS will begin issuing monthly companion XLS files, which will contain additional index level and CPI-W information. These tables were made available for public comment during October. In response to the public comments, the BLS will issue XLS files each month, as companions to the News Release. There will be CPI-U and CPI-W files, and in addition to the data contained in the News Release tables, the Excel files will contain index values. Samples of the companion XLS files will be available with the February CPI News Release in March. Samples of the new CPI press release tables are available now at In August 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) restructured the text of the CPI press release to focus on the price movements of three broad expenditure categories, namely Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Table A within the CPI press release text was also updated in August 2009 to reflect this new structure. Before August 2009, the text of the CPI press release had focused on eight CPI major groups (Food and beverages; Housing; Apparel; Transportation; Medical care; Recreation; Education and communication; and Other goods and services). While the text of the CPI press release was restructured in 2009, seven additional CPI press release tables continued to be published using the eight major groups. BLS has redesigned these press release tables, to reflect the focus on Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Within these three broad categories, CPI item series will be further divided into commodities and services. The CPI News Release will contain these updated tables beginning with the March News Release, to be issued on Friday, April 13,. Beyond the redesign in the structure of the CPI press release tables, several other improvements to these tables have been made. The new Table 1 gives a summary of the index series which typically contribute to changes in the Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The new Table 2 will show the full publication stub using the new structure for the CPI-U, including 11 new items series that were created to augment the redesign in the publication structure. Table 3 will show aggregate item series (e.g., Transportation) that do not fall under the Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy structure. Table 4 will show the All items indexes at the local, regional, and city-size class levels. Table 5 will show the Chained Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), and presents a history of annual percentage changes in the C-CPI-U compared to the CPI-U. Table 6 will focus on 1-month seasonally adjusted changes in the CPI-U, while table 7 will focus on 12-month not seasonally adjusted changes. Tables 6 and 7 will present three additional pieces of data to help users better interpret index changes. First, these tables will show the effect each item has on the price change for All items. For example, if the effect of food is 0.4, and the index for All items increased 1.2 percent, it can be said that 4 CPI Detailed Report-January

7 increases in food prices accounted for 0.4 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, of the increase in overall prices for that period. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged, the All items index only would have increased 0.8 percent (or 1.2 percent for All items, minus the 0.4 effect for Food). Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Second, standard errors for percent changes will be shown on tables 6 and 7. Confidence intervals for statistics can be created using standard errors; e.g., roughly 95 percent confidence intervals can be constructed using two standard errors. For example, if an item increased 3.7 percent, and its standard error was 0.6 percent, the 95 percent confidence interval for that price change can be said to be 3.7 percent plus or minus two standard errors, or 3.7 percent plus or minus 1.2 percent. Finally, each item series in tables 6 and 7 will show the last time that item had a price change as large (or as small) as the percent change published that period. For example, if bananas rose 3.7 percent, and that was its largest increase since November 2007, that would be noted in the new tables. In addition, most of the existing tables show the relative importance, or weight, of each item category as of the previous December. The relative importance columns in the new tables will be improved in that they will be updated monthly to reflect the change in relative prices over time. Finally, there will no longer be any press release tables that focus on the Consumer Price for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). That said, the CPI-W All items index level and percent changes will still be noted in the text of the press release, and a companion XLS file with CPI-W information will be available. 5 CPI Detailed Report-January

8 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 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 2007 through December were replaced in January. 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. Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December in January, the Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 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 before that period will not be changed. Note: 38 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for. 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, BLS adjusted 31 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 For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price es, Washington, DC or contact David Levin at (202) , or by at Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) CPI Detailed Report-January

9 Revised seasonally adjusted changes Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated seasonal factors for. All Items Former Recalculated Difference January February March April May June July August September October November December All Items less food and energy Former Recalculated Difference January February March April May June July August September October November December CPI Detailed Report-January

10 Response Rates for the Consumer Price es, This article and the accompanying tables update articles previously published on response rates in the CPI Detailed Report for March 1991, and in the January issues of 1993 through. In an effort to measure the outcome of data collection for the CPI, the BLS calculates response rates. Response rates measure the proportion of completed surveys to those issued and help measure the accuracy of the CPI. Failure of a data unit to respond at either the data collection stage or estimation stage represents a loss of statistical information which dilutes the accuracy of the sample. The BLS publishes response rates annually to assist the data user in judging the accuracy of CPI data. The BLS calculates response rates for the CPI-U at the data collection and data estimation phases for pricing. The response rate at the data collection phase is the number of responding sample units divided by the number of eligible sample units. A sample unit is eligible if it belongs to the defined target population and if it should provide information for one or more items. The percent of the sample used at estimation is defined as the number of sample units used in estimation divided by the number of eligible sample units. 1 Response rates for are presented in tables R- 1 through R-17. Table R-1 shows response rates for all data included in the CPI-U, U.S. city, by major group, for all of. Tables R-2 through R- 17 show rates for current data collection in selected areas for which indexes are published monthly, bimonthly, or semiannually. The response rates in tables R-1 through R-17 are separated into commodities and services, and the shelter portion of housing. Commodities and services are further broken down into outlets and quotes. An "outlet" is a generic term that designates the place where prices are collected. A "quote" is a specific item to be priced in a specific outlet. There may be from 1 to more than 50 quotes priced in each outlet. In table R-1, it is important to note the relatively low percentages of quotes reported, collected and used in estimation for apparel. Low rates for these items can be partially attributed to the design of the apparel sample. Because seasonal apparel items commonly are in stores only during certain times of the year, most of the apparel sample is doubled, with each half of the sample designated for pricing during part of the year. Thus, at any particular time of the year, a large number of apparel quotes, although eligible, are designated out of season and are not collected. The response rates at the data collection phase for shelter are separated into three categories. If useable information is obtained, the unit is designated data reported. If the assigned unit is located but is unoccupied, the unit is designated found vacant. In instances where the unit is eligible but no data are available (for example, refusals or no one at home) the unit is designated other. For additional information on response rates, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price es, Room 3615, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC , or call Darren Rippy at (202) , or him at Rippy.Darren@bls.gov. 1 Imputed prices, when used in estimation, are counted in this estimate. Beginning in July, the BLS began using rent prices imputed by a noninterview adjustment technique in estimation. Therefore, nearly all eligible sample units have prices, collected or imputed, that are used in estimation. 8 CPI Detailed Report-January

11 Table R-1. Response rates for the CPI-U, U.S. city, by major group and shelter, Commodities and services Outlets Total Housing (excluding shelter) Quotes Apparel Medical care Food and beverages Transportation Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Eligible 330,927 1,183, , , , ,896 73,118 78,666 78,527 43,539 Collected Number 317, , , ,683 80, ,531 47,790 65,007 71,489 39, Used in estimation Number 302, , , ,349 76, ,827 45,633 61,717 70,022 38, Shelter All Units Eligible Number 73, Collected Data reported Number 57, Found vacant Number 6, Other Number 9, Used in estimation Number 73, CPI Detailed Report-January

12 Table R 2. Response rates for the CPI U, Chicago Gary Kenosha, IL IN WI, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 17,577 52,123 Eligible Collected Number 2,235 Number 16,647 42, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 15,866 41,714 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 2, CPI Detailed Report-January

13 Table R 3. Response rates for the CPI U, Los Angeles Riverside Orange County, CA, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 24,209 75,478 Eligible Collected Number 5,009 Number 23,074 60, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 21,999 58,955 Number 3, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 5, CPI Detailed Report-January

14 Table R 4. Response rates for the CPI U, NY Northern NJ Long Island, NY NJ CT PA, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 36, ,223 Eligible Collected Number 6,032 Number 34,909 94, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 33,258 92,151 Number 4, Found vacant Number Other Number 1, Used in estimation Number 6, CPI Detailed Report-January

15 Table R 5. Response rates for the CPI U, Phil. Wilmington Trenton, PA NJ DE MD, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 6,044 17,959 Eligible Collected Number 1,831 Number 5,791 15, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 5,519 14,444 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

16 Table R 6. Response rates for the CPI U, San Francisco Oakland San Jose, CA, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 5,263 16,550 Eligible Collected Number 3,608 Number 4,960 13, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 4,650 12,900 Number 2, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 3, CPI Detailed Report-January

17 Table R 7. Response rates for the CPI U, Washington Baltimore, DC MD VA WV, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 7,739 26,645 Eligible Collected Number 2,231 Number 7,386 21, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 6,981 21,007 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 2, CPI Detailed Report-January

18 Table R 8. Response rates for the CPI U, Boston Brockton Nashua, MA NH ME CT, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 5,447 16,485 Eligible Collected Number 1,836 Number 5,143 13, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 4,855 13,164 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

19 Table R 9. Response rates for the CPI U, Cleveland Akron, OH, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 4,125 14,464 Eligible Collected Number 1,167 Number 3,966 12, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 3,766 11,962 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

20 Table R 10. Response rates for the CPI U, Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 1,504 6,703 Eligible Collected Number 1,013 Number 1,478 6, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 1,464 6,191 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

21 Table R 11. Response rates for the CPI U, St. Louis, MO IL, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 1,316 6,084 Eligible Collected Number 687 Number 1,287 5, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 1,266 5,595 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number CPI Detailed Report-January

22 Table R 12. Response rates for the CPI U, Dallas Fort Worth, TX, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 1,783 6,854 Eligible Collected Number 1,339 Number 1,766 6, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 1,736 6,200 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

23 Table R 13. Response rates for the CPI U, Detroit Ann Arbor Flint, MI, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 5,013 16,513 Eligible Collected Number 1,496 Number 4,660 12, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 4,375 12,351 Number 1, Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

24 Table R 14. Response rates for the CPI U, Houston Galveston Brazoria, TX, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 4,061 13,807 Eligible Collected Number 1,135 Number 3,877 11, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 3,673 11,192 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

25 Table R 15. Response rates for the CPI U, Pittsburgh, PA, Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 3,272 11,883 Eligible Collected Number 679 Number 3,161 9, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 3,018 9,719 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number CPI Detailed Report-January

26 Table R 16. Response rates for the CPI U, Phoenix Mesa, AZ., Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 3,415 12,139 Eligible Collected Number 937 Number 3,317 10, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 3,145 10,206 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number CPI Detailed Report-January

27 Table R 17. Response rates for the CPI U, Atlanta, GA., Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Shelter All Units Eligible 4,694 14,413 Eligible Collected Number 1,260 Number 4,481 11, Collected Used in estimation Data reported Number 4,231 11,347 Number Found vacant Number Other Number Used in estimation Number 1, CPI Detailed Report-January

28 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Item and group Relative importance, December 1 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to from Seasonally adjusted percent change from Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to All items All items (1967=100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy and related products Fruits and vegetables Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Other foods Other miscellaneous foods Food away from home Other food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent of primary residence Lodging away from home Owners equivalent rent of residences Owners equivalent rent of primary residence Tenants and household insurance Fuels and utilities Household energy Fuel oil and other fuels Energy services Water and sewer and trash collection services Household furnishings and operations Household operations Apparel Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation New and used motor vehicles New vehicles Used cars and trucks Motor fuel Gasoline (all types) Motor vehicle parts and equipment Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services CPI Detailed Report-January

29 Table 1. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued Item and group Relative importance, December 1 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to from Seasonally adjusted percent change from Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to Hospital and related services Recreation Video and audio Education and communication Education Educational books and supplies Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication Information and information processing Telephone services Information technology, hardware and services Personal computers and peripheral equipment Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal care products Personal care services Miscellaneous personal services 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 Tenants and household insurance Energy services Water and sewer and trash collection services Household operations 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 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 ( =$1.00)... - $.443 $ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00)... - $.148 $ The relative importances for the U.S. city were reissued on March 7,. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 es on a December 1997=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 5 es on a December 1982=100 base. 6 es on a December 1988=100 base. 7 es on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 27 CPI Detailed Report-January

30 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended 6 months ended Oct. Nov. Apr. July Oct. July All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy and related products Fruits and vegetables Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Other foods Other miscellaneous foods Food away from home Other food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent of primary residence Lodging away from home Owners equivalent rent of residences Owners equivalent rent of primary residence Tenants and household insurance Fuels and utilities Household energy Fuel oil and other fuels Energy services Water and sewer and trash collection services Household furnishings and operations Household operations Apparel Men s and boys apparel Women s and girls apparel Infants and toddlers apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation New and used motor vehicles New vehicles Used cars and trucks Motor fuel Gasoline (all types) Motor vehicle parts and equipment Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services CPI Detailed Report-January

31 Table 2. Consumer Price for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended 6 months ended Oct. Nov. Apr. July Oct. July Hospital and related services Recreation Video and audio Education and communication Education Educational books and supplies Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication Information and information processing Telephone services Information technology, hardware and services Personal computers and peripheral equipment Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal care products Personal care services Miscellaneous personal services 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 Tenants and household insurance Energy services Water and sewer and trash collection services Household operations 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 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 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 es 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 es on a December 1982=100 base. 5 es on a December 1988=100 base. 6 es on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 29 CPI Detailed Report-January

32 Table 3. Consumer Price for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city, detailed expenditure categories Item and Group Relative importance, December 1 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to from Seasonally adjusted percent change from Oct. to Nov. Nov. to to All items All items (1967=100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Breakfast cereal Rice, pasta, cornmeal Rice Bakery products Bread White bread Bread other than white Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies Cookies Fresh cakes and cupcakes Other bakery products Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts Crackers, bread, and cracker products Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Uncooked ground beef Uncooked beef roasts Uncooked beef steaks Uncooked other beef and veal Pork Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products Bacon and related products Breakfast sausage and related products Ham Ham, excluding canned Pork chops Other pork including roasts and picnics Other meats Frankfurters Lunchmeats Lamb and organ meats Lamb and mutton Poultry Chicken Fresh whole chicken Fresh and frozen chicken parts Other poultry including turkey Fish and seafood Fresh fish and seafood Processed fish and seafood Shelf stable fish and seafood Frozen fish and seafood Eggs Dairy and related products Milk Fresh whole milk Fresh milk other than whole Cheese and related products Ice cream and related products Other dairy and related products CPI Detailed Report-January