Cpi 09142012

USDL-12-1834
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AUGUST 2012

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in August on a
seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months,
the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was the largest since June 2009. About 80 percent
of the increase was accounted for by the gasoline index, which rose 9.0 percent and was the major factor
in the energy index rising sharply in August after declining in each of the four previous months.
The food index increased 0.2 percent in August, with major grocery store food group indexes mixed.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent for the second month in a row. The indexes
for shelter, medical care, personal care, new vehicles, and recreation all rose in August. These increases
more than offset declines in the indexes for used cars and trucks, apparel, household furnishings and
operations, and airline fares.
The 12-month change in the index for all items was 1.7 percent in August, an increase from the July
figure of 1.4 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent for the 12 months
ending August, a slight decline from the 2.1 percent figure in July and its smallest increase since July
2011.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Percent change
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Jun
Jul
-0.3
Aug'11
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Aug'12
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Percent change
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Aug'11
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
All items
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
All items less food and energy
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Jul
Aug'12
Consumer Price Index Data for August 2012

Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in August after a 0.1 percent increase in July and has risen 2.0 percent
over the past 12 months. The food at home index, which was unchanged in July, increased 0.1 percent in
August. The food at home index has been stable in recent months, increasing a total of 0.1 percent since
April. Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in August. The fruits and
vegetables index increased 0.5 percent in August after declining in July, with the index for fresh fruits
rising 1.9 percent but the fresh vegetables index declining 1.3 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish,
and eggs rose 0.4 percent in August, its third consecutive increase. The index for dairy and related
products rose 0.1 percent, ending a streak of six consecutive declines. In contrast to these increases the
index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.2 percent in August after a 0.5 percent July decrease, and the
index for other food at home fell 0.1 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged
in August. The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in August and has risen 2.8 percent over
the last 12 months.
Energy
The energy index, which had declined in each of the four previous months, rose 5.6 percent in August.
This was its largest increase since June 2009. The gasoline index accounted for most of the increase,
rising 9.0 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 7.2 percent in August.)
However, the other major energy indexes, which had all declined in July, increased as well. The fuel oil
index increased 4.6 percent, the index for natural gas rose 2.8 percent, and the electricity index advanced
0.2 percent. Over the last 12 months, the energy index has declined 0.6 percent. The gasoline index has
risen 1.8 percent over that span, but the other major indexes have declined, with the index for natural gas
down 11.2 percent, the electricity index down 1.2 percent, and the fuel oil index down 0.8 percent.
All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in August, the same increase as in
July. The index for shelter, which rose 0.1 percent in July, rose 0.2 percent in August. The rent index
increased 0.2 percent and the index for owners equivalent rent rose 0.3 percent, but the index for
lodging away from home fell 0.6 percent. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in August after rising
0.4 percent in July. The indexes for personal care, new vehicles, and recreation also increased in August.
In contrast to these increases, several indexes declined in August. The index for used cars and trucks fell
0.9 percent, the apparel index fell 0.5 percent, and the index for household furnishings and operations
fell 0.3 percent. The index for airline fares fell 1.3 percent in August, its third decline in a row, and the
tobacco index also declined.
The index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.9 percent over the last 12 months; this figure has
been trending down slightly since its recent peak of 2.3 percent in March, April, and May. Indexes for
most major components have increased over the period, though the indexes for used cars and trucks and
airline fares show declines. The medical care index rose 4.1 percent and the shelter index increased 2.1
percent.
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 230.379 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.6 percent prior
to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.7
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 227.056 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
increased 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.5 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-2010 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for September 2012 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, October
16, 2012, 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 29 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 88 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage
earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers,
the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for
doctors and dentists services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day
living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing
units and approximately 26,000 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 Bureaus 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. 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 116.500. 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 0.03 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 0.06 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 0.14 and
0.26 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 2011.
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/cpivar2011.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 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 2007 through
December 2011 were replaced in January 2012. 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 2010 in January 2011, 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 2012.
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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 2012, 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
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David
Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the
CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2012
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted indexes
Unadjusted percent
change
Seasonally adjusted percent

change
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Aug.
2011
Jul.
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
All items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food................................................. .
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meats, poultry, sh, and eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dairy and related products1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fruits and vegetables........................ .
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food away from home1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100.000
14.235
8.558
1.235
1.951
0.886
1.252
226.545
229.554
228.354
262.970
225.651
216.720
282.579
229.104
233.630
231.306
268.449
231.309
214.434
280.173
230.379
234.156
231.708
267.794
232.475
214.549
280.672
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.8
3.0
-1.0
-0.7
0.6
0.2
0.2
-0.2
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.2
-0.3
1.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
-0.5
-0.3
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.941
2.293
5.677
168.268
200.054
232.513
167.375
205.508
238.337
167.622
205.864
239.057
-0.4
2.9
2.8
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.3
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy commodities............................ .
Fuel oil1 ....................................... .
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline (all types)........................ .
Energy services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electricity2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utility (piped) gas service2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.849
5.957
0.213
5.647
5.468
3.891
3.026
0.865
251.706
315.330
367.286
311.962
311.269
201.564
205.362
186.808
239.972
299.361
348.104
296.502
295.498
193.679
203.318
162.972
250.306
320.214
364.165
317.798
316.859
194.136
202.870
165.953
-0.6
1.5
-0.8
1.9
1.8
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
4.3
7.0
4.6
7.2
7.2
0.2
-0.2
1.8
-1.4
-2.3
-7.9
-2.0
-2.0
0.0
-0.5
1.7
-0.3
0.2
-0.5
0.2
0.3
-1.1
-1.3
-0.2
5.6
8.6
4.6
8.9
9.0
0.8
0.2
2.8
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Commodities less food and energy
commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care commodities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco and smoking products1 . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent of primary residence2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owners equivalent rent of residences2 ,
3
...........................................
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physicians services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hospital services2 , 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1
..........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Airline fare....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75.916
225.874
229.893
230.196
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
19.717
3.476
3.169
1.982
1.730
0.949
0.803
56.199
31.519
6.460
146.159
121.547
142.327
155.823
324.395
227.126
837.427
274.038
252.546
254.003
147.137
122.300
143.953
155.815
335.048
231.192
858.730
280.024
257.409
260.107
147.133
123.568
143.749
154.851
336.004
230.674
857.727
280.526
257.843
260.677
0.7
1.7
1.0
-0.6
3.6
1.6
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.6
0.0
1.0
-0.1
-0.6
0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.1
-0.5
0.5
-0.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
-0.2
-0.5
0.2
-0.9
0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
23.846
5.416
1.615
1.540
5.773
260.178
424.546
341.141
242.032
268.940
264.740
442.305
348.828
254.982
272.860
265.422
442.410
349.608
253.380
272.651
2.0
4.2
2.5
4.7
1.4
0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.6
-0.1
0.1
0.7
0.8
1.2
-0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
-0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
-0.4
0.0
1.146
2.417
0.773
253.337
388.619
308.670
257.423
400.709
305.689
257.641
403.246
299.284
1.7
3.8
-3.0
0.1
0.6
-2.1
0.1
0.4
-2.5
-0.1
0.4
-2.7
0.1
0.6
-1.3
Expenditure category
1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specic date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure
category, August 2012
All items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food................................................................... .
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cereals and cereal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flour and prepared our mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakfast cereal1 ......................................... .
Rice, pasta, cornmeal1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rice1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bakery products........................................... .
Bread2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
White bread1 , 3 ..................................... .
Bread other than white1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cookies1 , 3 .......................................... .
Fresh cakes and cupcakes1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other bakery products................................. .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1 , 3 . . .
Crackers, bread, and cracker products3 . . . . . . . . . .
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meats, poultry, sh, and eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meats, poultry, and sh..................................... .
Meats....................................................... .
Beef and veal1 ......................................... .
Uncooked ground beef1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef roasts1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef steaks1 , 2 ......................... .
Uncooked other beef and veal1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pork...................................................... .
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products2
............................................................................
Bacon and related products3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakfast sausage and related products1 , 2 , 3
............................................................................
Ham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ham, excluding canned3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pork chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other pork including roasts and picnics2 . . . . . . . . .
Other meats............................................. .
Frankfurters3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lunchmeats1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamb and organ meats1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamb and mutton1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicken2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh whole chicken1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh and frozen chicken parts1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other poultry including turkey2 .................... .
Fish and seafood1 ..................................... .
Fresh sh and seafood1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Processed sh and seafood2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shelf stable sh and seafood1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
100.000
14.235
8.558
1.235
0.477
0.054
0.292
0.131
0.758
0.225
0.112
0.183
0.238
1.951
1.848
1.196
0.564
0.221
0.082
0.209
0.052
0.371
0.139
0.080
0.062
0.090
0.262
0.345
0.268
0.077
0.307
0.157
0.150
Unadjusted percent
change
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.8
4.3
1.0
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.0
2.0
-0.3
1.6
3.3
5.2
2.0
1.7
3.5
3.2
0.6
0.2
0.2
-0.2
-0.3
-0.5
-0.1
-0.8
-0.4
-0.2
-1.5
-0.8
-2.3
0.0
-0.5
-1.3
0.3
1.2
2.7
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.1
-0.4
-0.1
1.5
-0.5
-1.0
-0.1
-0.5
-0.7
-0.9
-0.9
0.4
-0.6
-0.7
0.2
0.0
1.0
-1.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
-0.5
-0.9
-0.2
0.8
-0.2
0.8
1.3
2.3
1.2
-0.1
1.0
0.6
0.6
-0.4
-1.0
0.8
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.1
-0.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
-0.8
-2.3
0.4
-0.4
-1.1
0.3
0.8
2.7
0.2
-0.4
3.0
2.9
2.5
5.8
6.8
5.0
5.4
4.0
-0.2
1.4
0.5
0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
-1.0
0.4
1.6
-0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.6
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.8
-0.8
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.6
-0.3
1.5
1.2
0.7
-0.1
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
-1.0
0.4
1.7
0.2
0.4
2.7
4.2
-1.4
-1.5
0.1
1.6
2.7
3.6
3.1
1.1
1.2
0.6
-2.5
-0.2
1.4
-0.3
-4.4
-11.5
5.6
5.3
3.9
5.9
6.9
1.3
-0.4
3.4
6.8
0.9
2.5
2.6
0.9
-0.5
0.7
1.9
0.2
0.0
1.6
-0.5
-0.5
-2.1
0.1
-0.6
-0.7
-0.2
-1.2
-0.6
-0.4
0.6
0.6
-0.4
-0.5
-0.3
-2.7
0.0
0.3
0.5
1.0
1.3
0.7
2.6
0.1
0.1
-0.2
1.0
0.8
-1.7
-1.8
-2.1
0.1
0.3
-0.9
0.5
-0.4
-0.9
-7.1
1.3
1.4
3.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.9
2.0
2.3
1.1
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.6
-0.4
-0.4
-2.1
0.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
-0.6
category, August 2012 Continued
Frozen sh and seafood1 , 3 .................... .

Eggs........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dairy and related products1 .................................. .
Milk1 , 2 ....................................................... .
Fresh whole milk1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh milk other than whole1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cheese and related products1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other dairy and related products2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fruits and vegetables.......................................... .
Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh fruits................................................. .
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bananas................................................. .
Citrus fruits2 ............................................ .
Oranges, including tangerines3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other fresh fruits2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Potatoes................................................. .
Lettuce................................................... .
Tomatoes1 .............................................. .
Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Processed fruits and vegetables2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canned fruits and vegetables2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canned fruits2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canned vegetables2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frozen fruits and vegetables2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frozen vegetables3 ................................. .
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried2 ................................................. .
Dried beans, peas, and lentils1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . .
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . .
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1 , 2 . . . . . .
Beverage materials including coffee and tea2 . . . . . . . . . . .
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roasted coffee3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instant and freeze dried coffee1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other beverage materials including tea2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sugar and sweets1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sugar and articial sweeteners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Candy and chewing gum1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other sweets2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Butter and margarine2 ................................... .
Butter3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Margarine3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salad dressing1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other fats and oils including peanut butter2 . . . . . . . . . . .
Peanut butter1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
0.103
0.886
0.289
0.280
0.132
0.185
1.252
0.948
0.492
0.095
0.081
0.116
0.199
0.456
0.082
0.059
0.079
0.236
0.305
0.150
0.096
0.058
0.941
0.703
0.286
0.014
0.403
0.238
0.145
0.093
2.293
0.310
0.060
0.185
0.064
0.264
0.075
0.066
0.123
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
0.1
5.5
-1.0
-2.7
-3.1
-2.2
-1.6
1.2
1.1
-0.7
-2.1
0.0
10.1
-0.8
-0.1
-0.1
-5.9
-4.3
-13.7
-2.5
-4.1
-1.1
3.9
1.6
1.9
1.4
5.4
6.0
-2.2
8.1
0.1
0.2
1.3
-0.4
0.6
-1.0
-0.3
0.2
0.0
1.8
5.0
-1.4
6.3
9.2
-1.2
-1.8
-0.8
2.0
-4.8
-2.1
0.6
0.8
1.1
0.7
0.4
-0.4
1.2
0.9
-0.3
-0.6
-1.2
-0.3
1.0
-1.9
0.9
1.3
1.7
0.3
4.0
0.3
0.0
-1.9
0.1
3.2
-1.8
2.1
8.7
1.1
0.0
-0.6
0.1
-1.1
0.8
1.2
-0.9
0.0
-0.5
0.3
-0.1
0.5
-1.6
0.3
-0.8
-0.3
-0.1
-0.8
1.5
0.0
0.1
-1.3
-3.7
0.8
-3.3
2.3
0.0
1.1
-1.1
-1.2
0.5
-2.3
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
5.0
0.1
0.2
1.3
-0.4
0.9
-0.9
-0.7
0.5
0.4
1.9
3.6
-0.6
1.2
1.7
1.6
-1.3
-4.2
0.9
-4.8
-0.2
0.9
0.8
1.6
0.5
1.0
0.4
8.3
15.9
-0.4
0.1
0.3
1.3
-0.1
-1.7
-3.8
-4.4
-0.3
0.9
2.9
2.5
0.2
3.0
2.9
3.6
-4.5
-11.9
2.5
0.3
11.0
34.4
0.3
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.8
-1.6
-0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.2
-0.7
-0.1
-0.7
-1.2
-0.3
0.4
-0.3
0.8
-0.5
-0.6
0.3
0.1
2.3
0.1
0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-1.3
-1.3
-1.7
2.5
-0.1
0.4
-0.1
1.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.3
-1.4
0.8
-1.6
-0.2
0.8
-0.1
-0.9
-0.5
-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
1.5
-0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.4
1.1
-0.4
-1.2
0.7
-1.7
0.9
-0.1
-0.3
0.6
0.8
-0.2
0.2
0.7
-1.6
-0.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
-0.7
-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
0.3
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
2.8
1.7
0.1
6.2
1.8
6.1
-1.2
0.7
2.8
2.1
3.3
5.3
2.8
2.6
3.3
1.0
0.5
2.9
2.0
0.4
-1.3
-0.8
1.2
1.4
1.0
2.4
0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.2
0.2
2.6
2.8
0.3
0.1
-0.2
-1.0
-0.7
0.4
0.5
-0.8
-0.3
1.1
1.5
0.3
-0.3
-0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
-0.9
-1.9
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.9
0.7
-1.0
0.2
-0.8
-0.1
1.5
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.8
1.2
0.5
0.9
2.4
-0.6
0.2
-0.3
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.8
2.8
0.3
0.1
0.179
3.891
3.026
0.865
-0.6
1.5
-4.2
-0.8
-11.1
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.1
1.0
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
4.3
7.0
3.0
4.6
-0.5
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.2
6.8
5.8
0.2
-0.2
1.8
-1.4
-2.3
-7.0
-7.9
-4.2
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-1.9
-7.0
0.0
-0.5
1.7
-0.3
0.2
-1.4
-0.5
-2.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.3
-0.2
5.6
8.6
3.0
4.6
-0.4
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.5
6.3
0.8
0.2
2.8
75.916
19.717
3.348
0.271
0.039
0.076
0.156
0.723
0.233
0.346
0.136
1.9
0.7
0.0
-4.1
-2.8
0.1
-6.3
1.3
1.0
0.8
3.6
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.9
-0.4
-0.4
-1.3
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
-1.6
0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.7
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.5
-0.4
0.5
-1.0
0.4
0.1
-0.6
5.7
0.1
-0.2
-0.5
-0.9
-0.4
-0.4
-1.3
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
-0.6
0.288
0.166
0.9
2.9
6.6
-1.9
-3.7
-4.5
-0.4
-10.9
-0.7
-1.1
-0.9
0.0
-0.8
-0.6
-1.3
-0.7
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.8
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
0.8
-0.2
0.5
0.9
0.1
-0.2
-1.0
-1.4
-1.3
0.0
-0.8
-0.6
-0.6
-0.7
1.719
0.102
0.303
0.325
0.288
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy commodities.............................................. .
Fuel oil and other fuels1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel oil1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propane, kerosene, and rewood1 , 6 .................... .
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline (all types).......................................... .
Gasoline, unleaded regular3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3 , 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline, unleaded premium3 .......................... .
Other motor fuels2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy services8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electricity8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utility (piped) gas service8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.849
5.957
0.310
0.213
0.097
5.647
5.468
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Other foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soups.................................................... .
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods1 . . . . . . . . . . .
Snacks1 ................................................. .
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . .
Salt and other seasonings and spices2 , 3 . . . . . . .
Olives, pickles, relishes1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sauces and gravies2 , 3 ............................ .
Other condiments1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baby food1 , 2 .......................................... .
Other miscellaneous foods1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepared salads1 , 3 , 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food away from home1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full service meals and snacks1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited service meals and snacks1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food at employee sites and schools2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food at elementary and secondary schools1 , 3 , 5 . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1 , 2 . . . .
Other food away from home1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Commodities less food and energy commodities............. .
Household furnishings and supplies9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Window and oor coverings and other linens1 , 2 . . . . . . .
Floor coverings1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Window coverings1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other linens1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and bedding1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bedroom furniture1 ....................................... .
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1 , 2 .. .
Other furniture2 ........................................... .
Infants furniture1 , 3 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appliances2 .................................................. .
Major appliances2 ........................................ .
Laundry equipment3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other appliances1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other household equipment and furnishings1 , 2 . . . . . . . .
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indoor plants and owers10 ............................. .
Dishes and atware1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unadjusted percent
change
0.072
0.629
5.677
2.693
2.290
0.252
0.082
0.361
0.119
0.495
0.261
0.102
0.047
Nonelectric cookware and tableware2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2 . . . .
Tools, hardware and supplies1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outdoor equipment and supplies2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housekeeping supplies1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household cleaning products1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household paper products1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous household products1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens and boys apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens furnishings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens shirts and sweaters2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boys apparel.............................................. .
Womens and girls apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens outerwear.................................... .
Womens dresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens suits and separates2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories2 ......................................... .
Girls apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Footwear...................................................... .
Mens footwear1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Boys and girls footwear................................. .
Womens footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Infants and toddlers apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jewelry and watches6 ...................................... .
Watches1 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jewelry6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation commodities less motor fuel9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New vehicles................................................. .
New cars and trucks2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New cars3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New trucks3 , 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Used cars and trucks..................................... .
Motor vehicle parts and equipment1 ................... .
Tires1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle accessories other than tires1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1 , 3
............................................................................
Motor oil, coolant, and uids1 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care commodities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicinal drugs1 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prescription drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonprescription drugs1 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical equipment and supplies1 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation commodities9 ..................................... .
Video and audio products9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Televisions................................................. .
Other video equipment1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
0.085
0.682
0.173
0.363
0.889
0.360
0.241
0.287
3.476
0.861
0.684
0.123
0.182
0.212
0.160
0.177
1.425
1.194
0.071
0.155
0.567
0.0
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
2.0
1.3
3.8
1.5
1.7
4.2
3.6
-2.0
4.6
6.4
3.9
6.5
-0.1
0.2
-14.1
-3.8
2.5
-1.1
-0.6
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.1
1.0
0.4
0.7
1.3
-0.3
2.7
-1.1
-0.9
1.1
1.4
6.3
3.7
1.5
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
1.0
-1.0
2.2
-1.9
-1.3
-0.1
-0.5
-3.5
-2.1
-0.7
0.8
0.1
0.2
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
2.1
1.9
-0.3
0.9
3.9
2.5
1.8
-0.4
-0.3
0.8
-3.1
0.2
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-0.2
-1.0
1.8
0.3
-0.7
0.3
-1.3
-0.7
-6.3
-3.5
-0.8
0.386
0.231
0.676
0.209
0.148
0.318
0.197
0.316
0.088
0.228
5.656
3.169
1.982
0.436
0.296
0.140
1.0
-1.7
2.7
2.2
0.0
4.4
4.0
-0.5
2.1
-1.4
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.3
1.7
-0.6
2.3
2.4
2.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.9
0.8
0.6
1.1
1.0
2.9
2.7
3.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.8
1.9
1.1
-0.2
0.9
1.9
0.7
1.8
1.3
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.8
-0.1
-1.0
1.1
-0.3
0.9
-2.2
-0.7
-2.5
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
-0.5
0.3
0.2
0.7
1.6
-4.3
0.3
0.8
-0.3
0.6
-0.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
-0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
1.730
1.651
1.337
0.314
0.079
2.301
0.408
0.155
0.026
0.071
2.1
2.0
3.6
3.6
4.0
2.0
2.9
-2.1
-9.3
-18.0
-11.4
-7.1
-0.2
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.5
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-1.5
-3.2
-1.8
0.3
0.9
-0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.7
-1.9
0.1
0.7
-0.2
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.3
0.0
Audio discs, tapes and other media1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pets and pet products1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pet food1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1 , 2 , 3 .. .
Sporting goods1 ............................................. .
Sports vehicles including bicycles1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sports equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film and photographic supplies1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographic equipment2 , 3 ............................ .
Recreational reading materials1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newspapers and magazines1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreational books1 , 2 .................................. .
Other recreational goods2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Toys1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1
, 2 , 3
.................................................. .
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music instruments and accessories2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and communication commodities9 .............. .
Educational books and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College textbooks1 , 3 , 12 ............................... .
Information technology commodities9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal computers and peripheral equipment4 . . . . . .
Computer software and accessories1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . .
Distilled spirits at home1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whiskey at home3 ..................................... .
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1 , 3 . . .
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages away from home1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from
home1 , 2 , 3 ............................................ .
Wine away from home1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distilled spirits away from home1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other goods9 ................................................... .
Tobacco and smoking products1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarettes1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco products other than cigarettes1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care products1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products1 , 2 ...................................... .
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements1 ............................................ .
Miscellaneous personal goods2 ........................... .
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Infants equipment1 , 3 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shelter........................................................... .
Rent of shelter13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent of primary residence8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
0.462
0.243
0.209
0.054
-4.3
0.7
1.0
-0.8
0.0
0.7
-1.0
-4.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
-0.5
-0.6
-0.6
-0.8
0.1
0.7
-0.5
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.224
0.123
0.098
0.465
0.344
-5.8
2.6
5.1
-0.3
-3.8
-6.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
-0.9
0.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.9
-0.6
-0.3
3.7
-0.4
0.1
0.9
-1.0
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.1
-0.2
0.4
-0.6
-0.9
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
-2.5
5.4
1.6
-2.0
7.6
8.4
-7.1
-7.4
-7.2
-1.1
1.6
0.4
-0.3
2.2
1.4
-1.6
-1.8
-2.3
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
-2.0
-0.8
0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.7
1.9
-1.0
-1.1
-0.7
-1.1
1.4
0.4
-0.4
1.3
1.4
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
0.230
0.378
-5.9
1.6
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.1
-0.1
2.6
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.5
-0.1
0.6
-1.4
0.0
-1.5
0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.7
1.4
-0.1
0.5
0.6
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.2
-0.9
0.4
0.5
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.6
-1.4
0.0
1.660
0.803
0.743
0.054
0.652
2.1
2.2
3.4
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.6
0.4
-0.8
0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.4
1.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.5
0.6
1.1
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
-0.8
0.3
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.342
2.1
-0.1
0.0
0.8
-0.1
0.304
0.205
3.0
0.4
1.5
-2.1
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.6
1.0
0.0
0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.4
0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-1.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
1.0
1.5
1.7
-0.4
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.043
0.688
0.062
0.039
0.596
0.204
0.391
0.260
0.047
0.085
0.949
0.571
0.269
0.072
56.199
31.519
31.170
6.460
Lodging away from home2 .............................. .

Housing at school, excluding board8 , 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels............................................ .
Owners equivalent rent of residences8 , 13 . . . . . . . . . . .
Owners equivalent rent of primary residence8 , 13
............................................................................
Tenants and household insurance1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water and sewer and trash collection services2 . . . . . . . .
Water and sewerage maintenance8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garbage and trash collection1 , 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household operations1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestic services1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gardening and lawncare services1 , 2 ................. .
Moving, storage, freight expense1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair of household items1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional services..................................... .
Physicians services8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental services8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eyeglasses and eye care6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services by other medical professionals1 , 8 , 6 . . . .
Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hospital services8 , 14 ................................. .
Inpatient hospital services8 , 14 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services8 , 3 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursing homes and adult day services8 , 14 . . . . . . . .
Care of invalids and elderly at home1 , 5 ........... .
Health insurance1 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leased cars and trucks12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Car and truck rental2 .................................. .
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle body work1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1 . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle repair1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle insurance.................................. .
Motor vehicle fees1 , 2 ................................... .
State motor vehicle registration and license fees1 ,
8 , 2
....................................................
Parking and other fees1 , 2 ........................... .
Parking fees and tolls1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile service clubs1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public transportation...................................... .
Airline fare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity bus fare1 , 3 , 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity train fare1 , 3 , 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ship fare1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracity transportation1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracity mass transit1 , 3 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation services9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video and audio services9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cable and satellite television and radio service11 . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
0.863
0.154
0.6
4.0
-2.7
2.0
0.9
0.3
-2.3
0.5
-0.6
0.2
0.709
23.846
-0.3
2.0
-3.7
0.3
1.0
0.1
-3.0
0.2
-0.9
0.3
22.438
0.349
1.182
0.891
0.291
0.729
0.250
0.237
0.091
0.078
5.416
3.003
1.615
0.760
0.251
0.376
1.762
1.540
2.0
3.3
6.2
7.4
2.6
2.3
1.5
1.3
4.3
4.2
2.2
2.5
2.4
0.6
1.3
4.4
4.7
4.9
4.3
3.9
1.1
14.8
1.4
-6.1
0.9
1.7
1.9
1.9
1.6
3.8
3.1
0.3
0.1
1.1
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
-0.6
-0.9
-0.6
0.1
0.1
0.5
-0.1
-0.8
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.7
-0.1
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.8
0.3
-0.4
-0.1
1.1
1.2
1.7
0.9
0.2
0.2
1.0
-0.2
0.0
0.9
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.9
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1
-0.8
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.9
-0.2
-1.3
0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.4
-0.4
-0.7
-0.4
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.7
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.5
7.3
9.4
2.9
-1.5
-3.0
-1.7
2.2
3.0
-5.2
3.5
3.3
3.3
4.8
5.3
0.0
0.3
0.8
-0.2
-1.6
-2.1
-1.7
-0.4
-1.6
-2.8
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
-1.8
-2.5
0.4
1.4
4.5
1.1
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.0
0.1
-1.5
-2.7
-1.5
1.4
6.0
0.2
1.3
1.7
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.8
-0.2
-0.9
-1.3
-1.3
-0.4
-1.6
-2.8
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.137
0.086
0.651
5.773
0.384
0.075
1.146
0.057
0.457
0.596
2.417
0.562
0.326
0.214
1.190
0.773
0.153
0.262
3.728
1.514
1.403
Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video discs and other media1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental of video or audio discs and other media1 ,
2 , 3
................................................. .
Pet services including veterinary2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pet services1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterinarian services2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographers and lm processing1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographer fees1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film processing1 , 2 , 3 ................................ .
Other recreation services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises2 .................................... .
Admissions1 ............................................ .
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts1 , 2
, 3
................................................... .
Admission to sporting events1 , 2 , 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fees for lessons or instructions1 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and communication services9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . . .
Child care and nursery school10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical and business school tuition and fees2 .. .
Postage and delivery services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postage1 ................................................ .
Delivery services1 , 2 .................................. .
Telephone services1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wireless telephone services1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land-line telephone services1 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internet services and electronic information
providers1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other personal services9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haircuts and other personal care services1 , 2 . . . . .
Miscellaneous personal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal services6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Funeral expenses6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laundry and dry cleaning services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial services1 , 6 ................................. .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
-0.5
-7.2
-0.6
-0.9
-0.4
-1.5
-0.9
-1.2
-0.6
-0.9
1.745
5.3
2.8
3.0
2.6
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
-1.1
0.4
0.6
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.566
0.644
3.4
2.3
0.3
-0.6
0.3
2.2
-0.1
0.2
0.3
-0.6
0.228
6.141
2.999
1.684
0.381
0.772
0.059
0.149
0.138
0.010
2.397
1.453
0.944
2.0
4.4
0.5
1.9
3.6
4.2
3.6
2.3
2.5
3.7
3.8
2.4
0.2
-1.3
2.4
-0.7
0.1
1.3
0.4
1.4
2.0
1.4
0.3
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-1.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.3
2.4
1.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.4
-0.6
0.2
0.3
-1.4
-0.5
-0.7
-0.1
-0.7
0.1
1.3
-0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.3
-1.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.3
0.581
1.712
0.629
0.629
1.083
0.295
0.158
0.239
-0.8
2.5
1.8
1.8
2.9
1.8
1.5
2.2
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
-0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
-0.5
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.5
0.2
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.030
0.218
2.5
6.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.111
0.410
0.058
Checking account and other bank services1 , 2 ,

3
.....................................................
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees2 , 3 ............................................ .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted percent
change
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
7.4
1.2
0.4
0.8
1.2
5.5
-0.1
0.6
0.5
-0.1

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes,
August 2012
Special aggregate indexes
All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All items less shelter................................. .
All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used
cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commodities.......................................... .
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars
and trucks........................................ .
Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . .
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less rent of shelter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durables............................................... .
Nondurables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housing................................................ .
Education and communication2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education2 ......................................... .
Communication2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information and information processing2 . . . .
Information technology, hardware and
services3 ...................................... .
Recreation2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video and audio2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pets, pet products and services2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photography2 ...................................... .
Food and beverages................................. .
Domestically produced farm food4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuels and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New and used motor vehicles2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other goods and services........................... .
Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unadjusted indexes
Unadjusted percent
change
Seasonally adjusted percent

change
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Aug.
2011
Jul.
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011Aug.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
May
2012Jun.
2012
Jun.
2012Jul.
2012
Jul.
2012Aug.
2012
85.765
68.481
54.246
44.397
226.092
218.952
215.906
211.352
228.417
220.629
217.019
214.896
229.813
222.251
218.904
215.124
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.8
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.7
0.8
0.9
-0.1
42.415
92.854
90.151
39.910
214.589
217.955
225.797
185.566
218.400
219.972
229.811
185.872
218.705
221.275
230.148
187.952
1.9
1.5
1.9
1.3
0.1
0.6
0.1
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
1.2
17.734
25.674
24.725
60.090
28.921
54.675
8.950
30.960
16.724
15.775
145.828
164.059
161.621
267.271
292.871
255.085
113.799
220.958
211.642
210.546
146.949
162.997
160.419
272.062
297.722
259.084
113.751
221.463
209.533
208.076
147.046
165.628
163.121
272.560
298.312
259.599
113.250
224.939
215.220
214.091
0.8
1.0
0.9
2.0
1.9
1.8
-0.5
1.8
1.7
1.7
0.1
1.6
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.4
1.6
2.7
2.9
0.2
-0.4
-0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.7
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.1
1.8
1.9
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
1.7
3.0
3.1
12.299
13.248
40.979
6.736
3.203
3.533
3.384
270.809
265.656
220.506
132.028
210.266
83.077
79.687
266.207
261.851
223.316
133.546
215.156
83.117
79.598
275.298
270.110
223.699
134.039
218.286
82.605
79.090
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.5
3.8
-0.6
-0.7
3.4
3.2
0.2
0.4
1.5
-0.6
-0.6
-1.1
-1.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
-0.5
-0.6
4.2
3.9
0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.6
-0.6
0.987
6.030
1.922
1.098
0.113
15.185
7.229
11.581
2.800
5.383
4.201
7.146
17.077
15.887
5.679
10.064
4.077
3.372
2.569
8.960
113.592
98.222
160.158
80.062
229.490
234.747
315.791
115.780
226.493
200.144
400.874
216.057
211.315
101.524
209.928
125.138
387.053
208.199
8.778
114.944
99.630
162.426
79.751
233.557
238.300
322.397
116.158
221.449
191.913
416.759
214.294
209.458
101.811
209.479
126.077
395.418
212.440
8.656
114.929
99.747
162.481
79.447
234.017
238.853
323.412
117.408
222.769
192.759
417.123
219.110
214.763
101.458
209.491
125.610
396.161
213.041
-3.4
1.2
1.6
1.5
-0.8
2.0
1.7
2.4
1.4
-1.6
-3.7
4.1
1.4
1.6
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
2.4
2.3
-1.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.1
2.2
2.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.4
-0.3
-0.6
0.6
-0.7
-0.6
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.8
-1.1
0.4
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
-0.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
-1.3
0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.1
-0.6
0.9
0.9
0.2
2.9
3.1
-0.3
0.2
-0.3
0.3
0.5

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2012
Pricing
Schedule1
Area
Percent change to Aug. 2012 from:
Percent change to Jul. 2012 from:
Aug.
2011
Jun.
2012
Jul.
2012
Jul.
2011
May
2012
Jun.
2012
1.7
0.4
0.6
1.4
-0.3
-0.2
Northeast urban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
Size A - More than 1,500,000. . . . . . M
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003 .. . M
1.3
1.4
1.1
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
-0.3
-0.2
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
Midwest urban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Size A - More than 1,500,000. . . . . .
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003 .. .
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less
than 50,000). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M
M
M
1.8
1.7
1.9
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
2.0
0.8
0.6
1.8
0.4
0.2
South urban............................. .
Size A - More than 1,500,000. . . . . .
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003 .. .
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less
than 50,000). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M
M
M
1.6
1.5
1.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
1.4
1.2
1.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1
2.5
0.9
0.8
1.7
-0.3
0.1
West urban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
Size A - More than 1,500,000. . . . . . M
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003 .. . M
2.1
2.3
1.3
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.5
0.6
0.2
1.8
2.0
1.1
-0.5
-0.4
-0.8
-0.3
-0.3
-0.5
1.8
1.4
2.5
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.7
1.4
1.3
2.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.4
0.6
1.1
-0.3
-0.2
2.3
0.5
0.6
1.9
-0.5
-0.1
1.4
0.4
0.6
1.1
-0.3
-0.2
1
1
1
0.8
1.4
1.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
1.4
-0.2
U.S. city average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M

2
Region and area size
Size classes
A4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
B/C3 ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI. . . . . M
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange
County, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M
Boston-Brockton-Nashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT....................... .
Cleveland-Akron, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atlanta, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX. . . . . .
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............ .
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
2
2
2
1.5
1.5
0.7
1.4
0.6
1.2
-0.4
0.9
1.4
0.9
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August
2012 Continued
Area
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose,
CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA. . . . . . 2
Pricing
Schedule1
Percent change to Aug. 2012 from:

Aug.
2011
Jun.
2012
2.8
2.7
0.6
0.3
Jul.
2012
Percent change to Jul. 2012 from:

Jul.
2011
May
2012
Jun.
2012
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1
- January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions dened as the four Census regions.
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.
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.
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, August 2012
[Percent changes]
Month Year
Unadjusted 1-month percent

change
C-CPI-U1
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
December
CPI-U
2000........................................................................... .
2001........................................................................... .
2002........................................................................... .
2003........................................................................... .
2004........................................................................... .
2005........................................................................... .
2006........................................................................... .
2007........................................................................... .
2008........................................................................... .
2009........................................................................... .
January 2010.............................................................................. .
February 2010............................................................................. .
March 2010................................................................................ .
April 2010.................................................................................. .
May 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 2010................................................................................... .
August 2010............................................................................... .
September 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October 2010.............................................................................. .
November 2010........................................................................... .
December 2010........................................................................... .
January 2011.............................................................................. .
February 2011............................................................................. .
March 2011................................................................................ .
April 2011.................................................................................. .
May 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 2011................................................................................... .
August 2011............................................................................... .
September 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October 2011.............................................................................. .
November 2011........................................................................... .
December 2011........................................................................... .
January 2012.............................................................................. .
February 2012............................................................................. .
March 2012................................................................................ .
April 2012.................................................................................. .
May 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 2012................................................................................... .
August 2012............................................................................... .
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.6
0.5
-0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.4
0.8
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.6
Unadjusted 12-month percent

change
C-CPI-U1
CPI-U
2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.9
2.3
3.7
0.2
2.5
3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
0.1
2.7
2.4
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.3
1.4
1.9
2.3
2.7
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.1
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.1
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.5
2.6
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.7
3.2
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.5
3.4
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.3
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.7
1 The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its nal form, accounts for any substitution that consumers
make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are
available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is being issued rst in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and is subject
to two revisions.
NOTE: Indexes for 2012 are intial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Data prior to 2011 are nal.
August 2012, 1-month analysis table
One Month
All items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food................................................................... .
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakfast cereal4 ......................................... .
Rice, pasta, cornmeal4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rice4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bakery products........................................... .
Bread5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
White bread4 , 6 ..................................... .
Bread other than white4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cookies4 , 6 .......................................... .
Fresh cakes and cupcakes4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4 , 6 . . .
tarts, turnovers6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meats....................................................... .
Beef and veal4 ......................................... .
Uncooked ground beef4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef roasts4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef steaks4 , 5 ......................... .
Uncooked other beef and veal4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pork...................................................... .
............................................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products4 , 5 , 6
............................................................................
Ham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pork chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other meats............................................. .
Frankfurters6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lunchmeats4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamb and organ meats4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamb and mutton4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicken5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh whole chicken4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh and frozen chicken parts4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fish and seafood4 ..................................... .
Fresh sh and seafood4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
100.000
14.235
8.558
1.235
0.477
0.054
0.292
0.131
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.1
-0.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
-0.8
-2.3
0.4
-0.4
-1.1
0.3
0.8
2.7
0.2
0.758
0.225
0.112
0.183
0.238
1.951
1.848
1.196
0.564
0.221
0.082
0.209
0.052
0.371
0.139
0.080
0.062
0.090
0.262
0.345
0.268
0.077
0.307
0.157
0.150
1.6
0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
-1.0
0.4
1.7
2.7
3.6
0.9
2.0
2.3
1.1
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.6
-0.4
-0.4
-2.1
0.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
-0.3
Seasonally
Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.029
0.012
0.000
-0.002
0.000
0.000
-0.001
0.000
-0.001
0.001
-0.001
0.002
0.008
0.002
0.004
-0.002
0.000
0.000
-0.002
0.000
0.006
0.004
0.002
0.001
0.001
0.000
-0.002
-0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.03
0.08
0.14
0.35
0.50
0.88
0.69
0.72
0.81
0.43
0.89
1.19
1.30
0.61
0.88
0.95
0.97
0.78
0.92
1.17
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Oct.2011
L-Mar.2000
S-Jun.2012
0.8
0.2
0.1
-0.4
-0.1
1.5
0.6
-1.0
-0.8
-0.5
-0.7
-0.9
-2.4
0.4
-0.6
-1.5
0.2
1.1
2.7
-1.7
1.11
0.23
0.24
0.28
0.41
0.60
1.10
0.79
0.73
0.48
L-May 2011
L-Mar.2012
S-May 2012
L-Mar.2012
S-Jun.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-Jun.2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Oct.2010
2.0
0.8
-0.6
0.5
-0.7
1.1
-0.6
-2.0
0.0
2.0
0.84
1.07
L-Mar.2011
L-Mar.2011
3.8
4.5
1.23
0.98
1.04
1.02
1.09
0.63
2.08
0.64
1.06
1.19
0.62
0.80
1.91
0.85
0.80
0.52
0.75
0.70
L-May 2012
L-Mar.2012
L-Mar.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Dec.2011
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Mar.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Feb.2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
2.8
2.4
2.5
1.8
0.6
0.6
-2.7
0.2
0.3
3.4
-1.3
-1.9
-4.8
-0.8
-1.1
-1.2
-0.2
-1.4
August 2012, 1-month analysis table Continued
One Month
Shelf stable sh and seafood4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frozen sh and seafood4 , 6 .................... .
Eggs........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dairy and related products4 .................................. .
Milk4 , 5 ....................................................... .
Fresh whole milk4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh milk other than whole4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cheese and related products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh fruits................................................. .
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bananas................................................. .
Citrus fruits5 ............................................ .
Potatoes................................................. .
Lettuce................................................... .
Tomatoes4 .............................................. .
Canned fruits5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dried5 ................................................. .
Dried beans, peas, and lentils4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . .
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4 , 5 . . . . . .
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roasted coffee6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instant and freeze dried coffee4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sugar and sweets4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Candy and chewing gum4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other sweets5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Butter6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Margarine6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salad dressing4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
0.103
0.886
0.289
0.280
0.132
0.185
1.252
0.948
0.492
0.095
0.081
0.116
0.199
0.456
0.082
0.059
0.079
0.236
0.305
0.150
0.096
0.058
0.941
0.703
0.286
0.014
0.403
0.238
0.145
0.093
2.293
0.310
0.060
0.185
0.064
0.264
0.075
0.066
0.123
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
-0.6
-2.2
5.0
0.1
0.2
1.3
-0.4
0.9
-0.9
-0.7
0.5
0.4
1.9
3.6
-0.6
1.2
1.7
1.6
-1.3
-4.2
0.9
-4.8
-0.2
0.9
0.8
1.6
0.5
1.0
0.4
0.6
0.8
-0.2
0.2
0.7
-1.6
-0.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.1
-0.7
-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.006
0.000
0.001
0.003
-0.001
-0.001
0.006
0.004
0.009
0.003
0.000
0.001
0.003
-0.006
-0.003
0.001
-0.004
0.000
0.003
0.001
0.001
0.000
-0.001
0.002
0.002
0.000
-0.001
-0.001
0.000
-0.001
-0.002
-0.002
0.000
-0.001
-0.001
-0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
1.17
1.03
0.77
0.31
0.33
0.44
0.48
0.59
0.83
0.61
0.37
0.47
0.63
1.15
0.82
1.48
1.73
1.07
0.63
1.06
1.57
1.80
0.91
0.47
0.69
0.81
0.98
0.87
1.04
S-May 2012
S-Sep.2009
L-May 2011
L-Jan.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Aug.2011
S-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Mar.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Mar.2012
S-Apr.2009
S-Apr.2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Mar.2012
L-Feb.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Jan.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
-1.3
-3.1
5.4
0.9
-0.6
1.3
-1.0
1.0
-1.9
0.9
1.3
1.7
1.9
4.0
-2.1
2.0
2.0
2.9
-1.6
-4.9
-2.6
-5.7
-0.2
1.2
1.5
2.6
2.0
1.1
1.2
0.79
1.19
0.42
0.50
0.72
1.09
0.65
0.59
0.81
0.77
1.18
0.77
0.26
0.59
0.49
0.92
0.71
0.51
0.79
1.21
1.06
0.80
0.91
L-Mar.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Mar.2011
S-Jun.2009
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Nov.2011
L-Dec.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Nov.2011
S-Mar.2012
S-May 2012
S-Mar.2012
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
0.8
2.3
0.1
0.2
1.2
-1.7
-0.4
0.1
1.8
0.7
-1.7
-1.6
-0.1
-1.7
-1.0
-1.2
-1.2
0.1
0.1
-1.4
0.8
-1.6
One Month
Peanut butter4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soups.................................................... .
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods4 . . . . . . . . . . .
Snacks4 ................................................. .
Olives, pickles, relishes4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other condiments4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baby food4 , 5 .......................................... .
Other miscellaneous foods4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepared salads4 , 7 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food away from home4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full service meals and snacks4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited service meals and snacks4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food at elementary and secondary schools4 , 8 , 6 . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4 , 5 . . . .
Other food away from home4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel oil and other fuels4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel oil4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propane, kerosene, and rewood4 , 9 .................... .
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy services11 ................................................ .
Electricity11 ..................................................... .
Utility (piped) gas service11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household furnishings and supplies12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Window and oor coverings and other linens4 , 5 . . . . . . .
Floor coverings4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Window coverings4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other linens4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and bedding4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bedroom furniture4 ....................................... .
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4 , 5 .. .
Other furniture5 ........................................... .
Infants furniture4 , 8 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appliances5 .................................................. .
Other appliances4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other household equipment and furnishings4 , 5 . . . . . . . .
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
1.719
0.102
0.303
0.325
0.288
0.072
0.629
5.677
2.693
2.290
0.252
0.082
0.361
9.849
5.957
0.310
0.213
0.097
5.647
5.468
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.8
1.2
0.5
0.9
2.4
-0.6
0.2
-0.3
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.8
2.8
0.3
0.1
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.001
0.000
-0.003
0.004
0.002
0.000
0.003
0.017
0.006
0.004
0.002
0.000
0.000
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Sep.2010
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jan.2012
L-Jan.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2011
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Aug.2011
L-Aug.2011
L-Jun.2012
0.8
0.5
-1.0
-2.6
1.4
0.5
2.8
8.9
-2.0
1.5
-0.3
0.9
-0.3
0.3
0.1
2.2
4.1
0.4
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Mar.2011
L-Mar.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Mar.2011
L-Sep.2011
L-May 2012
L-Jan.2010
9.3
19.0
4.6
6.2
0.8
20.1
20.3
20.8
19.3
18.5
9.2
0.8
0.3
3.7
0.179
3.891
3.026
0.865
5.6
8.6
3.0
4.6
-0.4
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.5
6.3
0.8
0.2
2.8
0.011
0.028
0.005
0.024
0.11
0.11
0.42
0.54
0.44
0.11
0.12
0.28
0.27
0.27
0.16
0.16
0.18
0.18
75.916
19.717
3.348
0.271
0.039
0.076
0.156
0.723
0.233
0.346
0.136
0.1
-0.2
-0.5
-0.9
-0.4
-0.4
-1.3
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
-0.6
0.040
-0.038
-0.016
-0.002
0.000
0.000
-0.002
-0.004
0.000
-0.001
-0.001
0.04
0.09
0.15
0.62
0.55
0.68
0.92
0.34
0.65
0.42
0.73
S-Sep.2011
S-Apr.2010
S-May 2012
S-Mar.2012
S-May 2012
S-Sep.2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
-0.2
-0.7
-1.1
-0.9
-2.0
-0.6
-0.4
0.7
-0.8
0.288
0.166
-1.0
-1.4
-1.3
0.0
-0.8
-0.6
-0.003
-0.002
0.38
0.48
0.58
0.59
0.41
0.51
S-Nov.2011
S-Nov.2011
S-Nov.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-Mar.2012
S-Mar.2012
-1.0
-1.5
-1.4
0.0
-1.4
-1.9
0.119
0.495
0.261
0.534
0.506
0.009
0.010
0.000
0.496
0.484
1.09
0.31
1.05
0.76
0.75
0.75
0.81
1.36
1.40
0.74
0.51
0.57
0.89
0.06
0.07
0.10
0.14
0.12
0.23
0.12
0.000
-0.004
-0.001
One Month

Dishes and atware4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tools, hardware and supplies4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housekeeping supplies4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household cleaning products4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household paper products4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous household products4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boys apparel.............................................. .
Womens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens dresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
accessories5 ......................................... .
Girls apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Footwear...................................................... .
Mens footwear4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Womens footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watches4 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jewelry9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation commodities less motor fuel12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New vehicles................................................. .
New cars6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New trucks14 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle parts and equipment4 ................... .
Tires4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle accessories other than tires4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4 , 6
............................................................................
Motor oil, coolant, and uids4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care commodities4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicinal drugs4 , 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonprescription drugs4 , 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical equipment and supplies4 , 12 .................... .
Recreation commodities12 .................................... .
Video and audio products12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
0.102
0.047
0.085
0.682
0.173
0.363
0.889
0.360
0.241
0.287
3.476
0.861
0.684
0.123
0.182
0.212
0.160
0.177
1.425
1.194
0.071
0.155
0.567
-0.6
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-0.2
-1.0
1.8
0.3
-0.7
0.3
-1.3
-0.7
-6.3
-3.5
-0.8
-0.001
0.000
0.000
-0.002
0.000
-0.002
0.000
-0.001
0.001
0.000
-0.016
-0.005
-0.001
-0.001
0.003
0.001
-0.001
0.001
-0.020
-0.009
-0.005
-0.006
-0.005
0.69
1.02
0.51
0.28
0.35
0.32
0.27
0.40
0.38
0.47
0.39
0.61
0.65
1.77
0.98
1.49
1.32
1.48
0.75
0.82
3.37
2.67
1.10
S-Mar.2012
S-May 2012
S-Feb.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Mar.2012
S-Apr.2012
L-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Sep.2011
S-Sep.2011
S-Aug.2009
S-Apr.2012
S-Mar.2012
-0.9
-1.8
-1.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.6
0.5
0.7
0.5
-0.9
-1.7
-0.2
-1.3
3.5
-2.7
-1.9
-1.3
-1.5
-1.9
-6.9
-4.3
-1.5
0.386
0.231
0.676
0.209
0.148
0.318
0.197
0.316
0.088
0.228
5.656
3.169
0.006
-0.011
0.002
0.002
0.000
0.002
-0.002
0.009
0.002
0.006
-0.014
0.005
1.982
0.436
0.296
0.140
1.6
-4.3
0.3
0.8
-0.3
0.6
-0.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
-0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
-0.018
-0.001
0.000
-0.001
1.16
2.09
0.56
0.85
1.22
0.86
1.00
1.36
0.78
1.56
0.07
0.11
0.10
0.15
0.11
0.02
0.20
0.25
0.25
L-Aug.2011
S-Oct.2009
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2007
L-Jan.2007
L-Nov.2010
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2012
S-Oct.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-Oct.2002
2.5
-5.3
1.1
1.5
-1.4
1.9
-1.1
3.0
3.6
3.0
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
1.730
1.651
1.337
0.314
0.079
2.301
0.408
-0.2
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.005
0.005
0.006
0.000
0.000
-0.005
0.000
0.25
0.64
0.14
0.15
0.14
0.49
0.47
0.18
0.28
S-Apr.2012
S-Jun.2009
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-Dec.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-EVER
-0.3
-1.5
0.1
0.1
0.4
-0.3
-0.7
-0.1
One Month
Televisions................................................. .
Other video equipment4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio discs, tapes and other media4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pets and pet products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pet food4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4 , 5 , 6 .. .
Sporting goods4 ............................................. .
Sports vehicles including bicycles4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sports equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film and photographic supplies4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreational reading materials4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newspapers and magazines4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreational books4 , 5 .................................. .
Toys4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
, 5 , 6
.................................................. .
Education and communication commodities12 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College textbooks4 , 15 , 6 ............................... .
Information technology commodities12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer software and accessories4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consumer information items4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distilled spirits at home4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whiskey at home6 ..................................... .
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4 , 6 . . .
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages away from home4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
home4 , 5 , 6 ............................................ .
Wine away from home4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distilled spirits away from home4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other goods12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco and smoking products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarettes4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco products other than cigarettes4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
care products4 , 5 ...................................... .
implements4 ............................................ .
Infants equipment4 , 8 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
0.155
0.026
0.071
0.043
0.688
0.462
0.243
0.209
0.054
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.224
0.123
0.098
0.465
0.344
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.7
-1.2
0.062
0.039
0.596
0.204
0.391
0.260
0.047
0.085
0.949
0.571
0.269
0.072
-1.1
1.4
0.4
-0.4
1.3
1.4
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
-0.001
-0.001
0.000
0.000
0.64
0.61
0.45
0.47
0.39
0.41
0.76
0.31
0.33
0.53
0.62
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Jun.2012
0.2
-1.8
-2.0
-0.2
0.5
0.8
0.2
-0.3
-0.6
1.8
-0.3
-0.001
0.000
0.000
-0.003
-0.004
0.82
0.34
0.48
0.47
0.44
0.53
S-May 2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-Apr.2012
-1.9
-0.5
-0.7
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
0.51
0.91
0.42
0.34
0.29
0.24
0.43
0.51
0.75
S-Apr.2012
L-Oct.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-Aug.2008
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-Dec.2010
-1.1
1.8
0.5
2.4
0.0
-1.3
-1.6
-2.7
-0.003
0.000
0.77
0.13
0.21
0.27
0.33
0.49
0.59
0.37
0.16
L-May 2012
S-Mar.2012
S-Jan.2010
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jan.2012
S-EVER
L-Jun.2012
-0.2
-0.2
-0.4
0.5
0.7
1.4
1.2
0.6
L-Jun.2012
S-Dec.2002
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Mar.2012
0.4
-0.8
0.5
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
1.2
0.001
0.000
-0.002
0.003
-0.005
-0.003
-0.001
0.230
0.378
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.6
-1.4
0.0
0.000
-0.002
-0.002
0.001
0.000
1.660
0.803
0.743
0.054
0.652
0.4
-0.8
0.3
0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.005
-0.001
-0.001
0.000
0.003
0.13
0.20
0.20
0.19
0.16
0.17
0.46
0.37
0.342
-0.1
0.000
0.54
S-May 2012
-1.1
0.304
0.205
1.0
1.5
1.7
-0.4
0.003
0.003
0.56
0.44
0.46
0.51
L-Mar.2012
L-Oct.2008
L-Oct.1993
L-Jun.2012
1.0
1.5
3.0
-0.4
One Month

Shelter........................................................... .
Rent of shelter16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent of primary residence11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housing at school, excluding board11 , 16 . . . . . . . . . . .
and motels............................................ .
Owners equivalent rent of residences11 , 16 . . . . . . . . . .
............................................................................
Tenants and household insurance4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water and sewerage maintenance11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garbage and trash collection4 , 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household operations4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestic services4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gardening and lawncare services4 , 5 ................. .
Moving, storage, freight expense4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair of household items4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physicians services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services by other medical professionals4 , 11 , 9 . . .
Hospital services11 , 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inpatient hospital services11 , 17 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services11 , 9 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursing homes and adult day services11 , 17 . . . . . . .
Care of invalids and elderly at home4 , 8 ........... .
Health insurance4 , 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle body work4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4 . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle repair4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle fees4 , 5 ................................... .
11 , 5
...................................................
Parking and other fees4 , 5 ........................... .
Parking fees and tolls4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile service clubs4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Airline fare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity bus fare4 , 7 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity train fare4 , 7 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ship fare4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
56.199
31.519
31.170
6.460
0.863
0.154
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.6
0.2
0.077
0.069
0.068
0.012
-0.005
0.000
0.03
0.05
0.05
0.07
0.86
0.05
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2012
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.9
0.2
0.709
23.846
-0.9
0.3
-0.006
0.062
1.07
0.04
L-Jun.2012
L-Nov.2008
1.0
0.3
22.438
0.349
1.182
0.891
0.291
0.729
0.250
0.237
0.091
0.078
5.416
3.003
1.615
0.760
0.251
0.376
1.762
1.540
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.4
-0.4
-0.7
-0.4
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.7
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.058
0.000
0.009
0.009
0.000
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.008
0.011
0.005
0.004
0.000
0.001
-0.006
-0.007
0.04
0.21
0.13
0.17
0.15
0.10
0.07
0.11
0.43
0.14
0.06
0.08
0.12
0.08
0.23
0.12
0.11
0.12
0.18
0.22
0.12
0.15
0.07
0.11
0.44
1.34
0.12
0.14
0.15
0.19
0.16
0.12
L-Nov.2008
S-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Apr.2010
L-May 2012
L-Feb.2012
S-EVER
S-Jul.2010
S-EVER
S-Jul.2010
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Aug.2011
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Dec.2011
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Oct.2010
S-Jun.2012
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.1
0.0
0.4
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.2
0.7
1.6
0.3
-0.4
-0.5
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.0
-2.4
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.12
0.16
0.13
0.26
0.29
0.40
0.66
0.52
1.24
0.82
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Dec.2011
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jan.2012
S-Jan.2009
0.2
0.1
-0.6
0.8
1.0
0.4
-0.8
-5.9
-3.2
0.137
0.086
0.651
5.773
0.384
0.075
1.146
0.057
0.457
0.596
2.417
0.562
0.326
0.214
1.190
0.773
0.153
0.0
0.3
0.8
-0.2
-0.9
-1.3
-1.3
-0.4
-1.6
-2.8
0.000
0.000
0.003
0.001
-0.003
-0.002
0.001
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.015
0.001
0.000
0.001
-0.011
-0.010
-0.002
One Month
Intracity transportation4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracity mass transit4 , 12 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation services12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video and audio services12 ............................. .
video and audio4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video discs and other media4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 , 6
................................................. .
Pet services4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographers and lm processing4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographer fees4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film processing4 , 5 , 6 ................................ .
group exercises5 .................................... .
Admissions4 ............................................ .
, 6
................................................... .
Admission to sporting events4 , 5 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fees for lessons or instructions4 , 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and communication services12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postage4 ................................................ .
Delivery services4 , 5 .................................. .
Telephone services4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wireless telephone services4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land-line telephone services4 , 12 ................... .
providers4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other personal services12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haircuts and other personal care services4 , 5 . . . . .
Legal services9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cleaning4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial services4 , 9 ................................. .
Checking account and other bank services4 , 5 ,
6
.....................................................
fees5 , 6 ............................................ .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
0.262
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
3.728
1.514
1.403
0.111
-0.6
-0.9
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.000
0.008
0.007
0.007
-0.001
0.07
0.09
0.19
0.23
0.23
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.84
1.22
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
-0.4
-0.1
L-Jun.2012
S-Feb.2012
S-May 2012
S-Feb.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2012
L-Jun.2012
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.3
-0.3
1.1
1.745
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.002
0.75
0.19
0.22
0.19
0.36
0.36
0.44
0.35
0.566
0.644
0.3
-0.6
0.002
-0.004
0.71
0.50
L-Jun.2012
S-Feb.2012
0.3
-0.9
0.228
6.141
2.999
1.684
0.381
0.772
0.059
0.149
0.138
0.010
2.397
1.453
0.944
-0.7
0.1
1.3
-0.4
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.3
-1.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.3
0.003
-0.023
-0.007
-0.008
-0.001
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
-0.008
-0.011
0.003
0.42
0.52
0.23
0.07
0.12
0.21
0.03
0.11
0.18
0.01
0.00
0.12
0.05
0.06
0.09
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2007
S-EVER
S-Aug.2000
S-Sep.1987
S-Aug.2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
-1.0
1.4
2.1
-0.2
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.3
0.581
1.712
0.629
0.629
1.083
0.295
0.158
0.239
-1.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.5
-0.007
0.004
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.001
0.000
0.001
0.29
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.13
0.12
0.09
0.09
S-Jun.2007
L-Jun.2012
L-Feb.2012
L-Feb.2012
S-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Aug.2009
-1.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.6
0.030
0.218
0.4
0.0
0.000
0.000
0.19
0.62
L-Dec.2011
S-Feb.2012
0.7
-0.9
1.2
0.51
L-Feb.2012
2.0
-0.1
0.73
S-Jan.2012
-1.3
0.03
L-Jun.2009
1.0
0.410
0.058
0.000
0.000

All items less food................................................... .
85.765
0.7
0.573
One Month
All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All items less food and shelter..................................... .
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and
trucks............................................................... .
All items less medical care......................................... .
All items less energy................................................ .
Commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks.. .
Commodities less food........................................... .
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less rent of shelter16 .................................. .
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables.......................................................... .
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and beverages......................... .
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housing............................................................... .
Education and communication5 ................................... .
Education5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communication5 .................................................. .
Information and information processing5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information technology, hardware and services18 . . . . . . . . .
Recreation5 .......................................................... .
Video and audio5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pets, pet products and services5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photography5 ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestically produced farm food4 ............................. .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel less footwear............................................... .
Fuels and utilities.................................................... .
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation........................................................ .
Private transportation............................................. .
New and used motor vehicles5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Household furnishings and operations............................ .
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
68.481
54.246
44.397
0.8
0.9
-0.1
0.534
0.505
-0.029
0.04
0.05
0.05
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
S-Oct.2008
1.3
1.6
-0.1
42.415
92.854
90.151
39.910
17.734
25.674
24.725
60.090
28.921
54.675
8.950
30.960
16.724
15.775
12.299
13.248
40.979
6.736
3.203
3.533
3.384
0.987
6.030
1.922
1.098
0.113
15.185
7.229
11.581
2.800
5.383
4.201
7.146
17.077
15.887
5.679
10.064
4.077
0.0
0.6
0.1
1.2
-0.1
1.8
1.9
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
1.7
3.0
3.1
4.2
3.9
0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.6
-0.6
-1.3
0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.1
-0.6
0.9
0.9
0.2
2.9
3.1
-0.3
0.2
-0.3
-0.011
0.589
0.069
0.491
-0.019
0.461
0.463
0.106
0.041
0.115
-0.002
0.524
0.496
0.497
0.516
0.513
0.105
-0.025
-0.005
-0.020
-0.020
-0.012
0.003
0.007
0.000
0.000
0.027
0.017
-0.011
-0.019
0.047
0.038
0.013
0.484
0.495
-0.017
0.016
-0.010
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.06
0.09
0.07
0.07
0.04
0.05
0.04
0.07
0.07
0.10
0.11
0.07
0.07
0.05
0.08
0.12
0.07
0.08
0.26
0.15
0.19
0.26
0.36
0.08
0.14
0.08
0.47
0.13
0.15
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.08
0.09
0.12
S-Dec.2010
L-Mar.2011
L-Jun.2009
S-Sep.2011
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Jul.2008
S-Mar.2002
S-Aug.2000
S-Dec.2010
S-Jul.2009
L-Jun.2012
L-Jan.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jan.2012
S-Dec.2010
S-Feb.2012
L-Dec.2010
L-Feb.2011
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
0.0
0.6
2.0
-0.1
3.1
3.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.0
2.8
5.5
5.9
8.0
7.3
0.5
-0.4
-0.1
-0.6
-1.3
0.3
0.6
0.4
-0.9
0.2
0.7
-0.1
-1.1
0.9
0.9
0.2
4.9
5.3
0.4
-0.3
One Month
Other goods and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Seasonally
adjusted
percent
change
Jul. 2012Aug. 2012
3.372
2.569
0.3
0.5
Seasonally
adjusted
seasonally adjusted
Standard
effect on All
change since:3
error,
median price
Items
change2
Percent
Jul. 2012Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.011
0.012
0.11
0.13
S-Jun.2012
L-Nov.2011
0.3
0.5
1 The effect of an item category is a measure of that items contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40,
and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another
way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. 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. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution
of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).
2 A statistics margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6 percent,
and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this items 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3 percent.
3 If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column identies
the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month percent change
is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month
change is identied. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparisons are
used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller
decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can
be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is
considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.
6 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have
a relative importance or effect.
August 2012, 12-month analysis table
Twelve Month
All items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food................................................................... .
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakfast cereal........................................... .
Rice, pasta, cornmeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rice4 , 5 ................................................. .
Bakery products........................................... .
Bread4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
White bread5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bread other than white5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cookies5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh cakes and cupcakes5 ....................... .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5 . . . . . .
tarts, turnovers5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meats....................................................... .
Beef and veal. .......................................... .
Uncooked ground beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef roasts4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked beef steaks4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncooked other beef and veal4 ................... .
Pork...................................................... .
............................................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products4 , 5 .. .
Ham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pork chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other meats............................................. .
Frankfurters5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lunchmeats4 , 5 ..................................... .
Lamb and organ meats5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamb and mutton4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poultry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicken4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh whole chicken5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh and frozen chicken parts5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fish and seafood....................................... .
Fresh sh and seafood4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shelf stable sh and seafood5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
100.000
14.235
8.558
1.235
0.477
0.054
0.292
0.131
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.8
4.3
1.0
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.0
2.0
-0.3
1.6
3.3
5.2
2.0
1.7
3.5
3.2
0.758
0.225
0.112
0.183
0.238
1.951
1.848
1.196
0.564
0.221
0.082
0.209
0.052
0.371
0.139
0.080
0.062
0.090
0.262
0.345
0.268
0.077
0.307
0.157
0.150
-0.4
3.0
2.9
2.5
5.8
6.8
5.0
5.4
4.0
-0.2
0.2
0.4
3.1
1.1
1.2
0.6
-2.5
-0.2
1.4
-0.3
-4.4
-11.5
5.6
5.3
3.9
5.9
6.9
1.3
-0.4
3.4
6.8
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
unadjusted change since:3
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.281
0.121
0.021
0.006
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.015
0.002
0.002
0.006
0.004
0.057
0.052
0.030
0.031
0.014
0.004
0.010
0.002
0.000
0.000
0.001
0.000
-0.002
-0.001
0.019
0.014
0.005
0.004
-0.001
0.005
0.07
0.14
0.20
0.43
0.72
1.33
0.94
1.08
1.67
0.59
1.22
1.78
1.73
1.05
1.06
1.51
1.15
1.00
1.61
1.88
L-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2011
S-Oct.2010
S-Mar.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-Jan.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-Mar.2011
S-Nov.2010
S-Nov.2010
S-Oct.2010
S-Aug.2011
S-Mar.2012
S-Jul.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.8
1.7
3.4
0.4
1.4
1.7
1.6
0.5
-0.7
1.5
2.6
5.0
1.9
2.1
3.8
6.3
1.52
0.39
0.41
0.52
0.74
1.14
1.80
1.12
1.47
0.87
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2010
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
0.8
2.7
2.9
2.1
5.4
7.3
5.6
4.0
3.1
3.0
1.49
2.54
1.68
1.75
2.43
1.66
1.96
1.30
3.30
0.93
3.30
5.73
0.93
0.99
2.17
1.25
2.24
1.03
1.47
1.17
2.12
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2010
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2010
L-Jun.2012
S-Jul.2010
S-Jun.2007
S-EVER
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2011
S-Aug.2010
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2011
L-May 2012
2.0
3.3
3.5
2.0
0.3
-2.2
-0.3
5.6
-0.3
-5.3
5.1
4.2
8.8
3.4
6.6
0.5
-0.4
3.4
7.2
Twelve Month
Frozen sh and seafood5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eggs........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dairy and related products.................................... .
Milk4 ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh whole milk5 ........................................ .
Fresh milk other than whole4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cheese and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresh fruits................................................. .
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bananas................................................. .
Citrus fruits4 ............................................ .
Potatoes................................................. .
Lettuce................................................... .
Tomatoes................................................ .
Canned fruits4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dried4 ................................................. .
Dried beans, peas, and lentils4 , 5 ................ .
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4 . . . . . . . . .
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roasted coffee5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instant and freeze dried coffee5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sugar and sweets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Candy and chewing gum4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other sweets4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Butter5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Margarine5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salad dressing4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peanut butter4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
0.103
0.886
0.289
0.280
0.132
0.185
1.252
0.948
0.492
0.095
0.081
0.116
0.199
0.456
0.082
0.059
0.079
0.236
0.305
0.150
0.096
0.058
0.941
0.703
0.286
0.014
0.403
0.238
0.145
0.093
2.293
0.310
0.060
0.185
0.064
0.264
0.075
0.066
0.123
1.719
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
0.1
5.5
-1.0
-2.7
-3.1
-2.2
-1.6
1.2
1.1
-0.7
-2.1
0.0
10.1
-0.8
-0.1
-0.1
-5.9
-4.3
-13.7
-2.5
-4.1
-1.1
3.9
1.6
1.9
1.4
5.4
6.0
8.3
15.9
-0.4
0.1
0.3
1.3
-0.1
-1.7
-3.8
-4.4
-0.3
0.9
2.9
2.5
0.2
3.0
2.9
3.6
-4.5
-11.9
2.5
0.3
11.0
34.4
2.8
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.005
-0.009
-0.008
-0.005
0.002
0.002
-0.009
-0.020
0.000
0.010
-0.001
0.005
-0.015
-0.020
-0.012
-0.002
-0.004
-0.003
0.011
0.003
0.005
0.004
-0.004
0.001
0.001
0.000
-0.001
-0.004
-0.005
0.001
0.065
0.007
0.000
0.006
0.002
0.009
-0.003
0.000
0.012
0.048
2.12
1.18
0.51
0.79
1.28
1.16
0.88
1.31
0.93
0.55
0.69
1.01
1.75
1.44
2.25
2.47
1.56
1.01
1.86
2.27
2.40
1.33
0.70
1.02
1.19
1.43
1.23
1.25
S-Aug.2010
L-Apr.2012
S-Feb.2010
S-Jan.2010
S-Jan.2010
S-Mar.2010
S-Nov.2010
S-Mar.2011
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Oct.2011
S-May 2012
S-Mar.2012
S-Feb.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jan.2010
L-Jan.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
-2.7
5.6
-2.8
-6.9
-5.4
-2.8
-1.1
0.9
-2.1
3.3
12.3
-1.0
-5.4
-2.8
2.0
-6.9
-14.7
-1.4
-6.9
-1.8
5.1
3.5
3.2
6.9
6.8
1.36
2.74
0.68
0.84
1.14
2.34
1.05
0.99
1.45
1.78
2.00
1.25
0.41
0.99
0.92
1.53
1.05
0.82
1.41
2.47
1.86
1.32
1.22
1.63
0.49
L-Apr.2009
L-Feb.2012
S-Dec.2010
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jan.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-Jul.1999
S-Mar.2002
S-Jun.2002
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-May 2011
S-May 2011
S-Mar.2008
S-Jul.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-Dec.2010
S-Jan.2010
S-Nov.2009
S-Dec.2010
S-Sep.2010
S-Sep.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-Jul.2011
9.3
16.0
-1.2
1.2
0.9
0.6
1.1
-1.7
-5.1
-5.6
2.1
-1.0
2.5
1.6
-1.7
1.9
2.4
1.6
-5.0
-14.9
1.2
0.1
10.8
39.2
2.5
Twelve Month
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
Soups.................................................... .
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Snacks................................................... .
Olives, pickles, relishes4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other condiments5 .................................. .
Baby food4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other miscellaneous foods4 .......................... .
Prepared salads6 , 5 ................................ .
Food away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full service meals and snacks4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited service meals and snacks4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food at elementary and secondary schools7 , 5 . . . . . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4 . . . . . . .
Other food away from home4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
0.102
0.303
0.325
0.288
1.7
0.1
6.2
1.8
6.1
-1.2
0.7
2.8
2.1
3.3
5.3
2.8
2.6
3.3
1.0
0.5
2.9
2.0
0.002
0.000
0.020
0.006
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel oil and other fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuel oil.. ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Propane, kerosene, and rewood8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy services10 ................................................ .
Electricity10 ..................................................... .
Utility (piped) gas service10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.849
5.957
0.310
0.213
0.097
5.647
5.468
-0.035
0.100
-0.014
-0.002
-0.012
0.114
0.113
0.179
3.891
3.026
0.865
-0.6
1.5
-4.2
-0.8
-11.1
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.1
1.0
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
75.916
19.717
3.348
0.271
0.039
0.076
0.156
0.723
0.233
0.346
0.136
0.288
0.166

Household furnishings and supplies11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Window and oor coverings and other linens4 . . . . . . . . . .
Floor coverings4 .......................................... .
Window coverings4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other linens4 .............................................. .
Furniture and bedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bedroom furniture......................................... .
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4 . . . . .
Other furniture4 ........................................... .
Infants furniture7 , 5 ................................... .
Appliances4 .................................................. .
Other appliances4 ........................................ .
Other household equipment and furnishings4 . . . . . . . . . . .
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dishes and atware4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.072
0.629
5.677
2.693
2.290
0.252
0.082
0.361
0.119
0.495
0.261
0.102
0.047
0.085
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
1.59
1.11
0.93
1.04
1.99
1.64
1.83
1.66
0.94
0.80
1.42
0.17
0.21
0.30
0.54
0.73
0.88
0.45
S-Jun.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2011
S-Dec.2011
S-Oct.2011
S-May 2012
S-Jul.2010
S-Jul.2010
S-Dec.2011
S-May 2012
1.2
-0.2
5.6
2.2
7.9
2.1
0.5
2.8
1.3
3.2
2.7
2.6
0.4
-0.3
2.7
2.0
0.001
-0.135
-0.030
-0.105
0.19
0.18
0.92
1.14
1.24
0.19
0.19
0.48
0.45
0.45
0.33
0.32
0.37
0.62
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-May 2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Oct.2009
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Mar.2012
0.9
3.1
-1.8
0.9
-17.4
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.1
1.6
-3.0
0.5
-9.1
1.9
0.7
0.0
-4.1
-2.8
0.1
-6.3
1.3
1.0
0.8
3.6
1.446
0.131
-0.002
-0.012
-0.001
0.000
-0.010
0.010
0.003
0.002
0.005
0.09
0.20
0.35
1.43
1.43
2.32
1.74
0.91
1.64
1.20
2.17
S-Jul.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-Aug.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-Dec.2010
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2011
S-Jun.2012
1.8
0.7
-0.1
-4.1
-3.6
0.1
0.6
1.3
-1.8
-4.9
0.9
2.9
6.6
-1.9
-3.7
-4.5
-0.4
-10.9
0.0
0.003
0.005
0.76
1.10
1.75
1.22
1.21
1.82
1.49
2.54
1.31
S-Nov.2011
S-Nov.2011
S-Dec.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-Sep.2011
L-Jul.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
0.9
2.1
4.0
-1.8
-3.6
-3.6
-0.5
-11.2
-0.4
0.002
0.019
0.160
0.072
0.076
0.002
0.003
0.007
-0.002
-0.019
-0.012
0.000
-0.006
0.000
Twelve Month

Tools, hardware and supplies4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housekeeping supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household cleaning products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household paper products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous household products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boys apparel.............................................. .
Womens apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Womens dresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
accessories4 ......................................... .
Girls apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Footwear...................................................... .
Mens footwear............................................ .
Womens footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watches8 .................................................. .
Jewelry8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation commodities less motor fuel11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New vehicles................................................. .
New cars5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New trucks13 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle parts and equipment..................... .
Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle accessories other than tires4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5 . . .
Motor oil, coolant, and uids5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicinal drugs11 ........................................... .
Nonprescription drugs11 ................................. .
Medical equipment and supplies11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation commodities11 .................................... .
Video and audio products11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Televisions................................................. .
Other video equipment4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audio discs, tapes and other media4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pets and pet products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
0.682
0.173
0.363
0.889
0.360
0.241
0.287
3.476
0.861
0.684
0.123
0.182
0.212
0.160
0.177
1.425
1.194
0.071
0.155
0.567
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
2.0
1.3
3.8
1.5
1.7
4.2
3.6
-2.0
4.6
6.4
3.9
6.5
-0.1
0.2
-14.1
-3.8
2.5
-0.001
0.000
-0.002
0.018
0.004
0.009
0.004
0.060
0.036
0.025
-0.003
0.008
0.014
0.005
0.011
0.000
0.003
-0.010
-0.004
0.015
0.60
1.02
0.77
0.51
0.81
0.92
1.02
0.95
1.06
1.19
3.03
2.44
2.52
2.41
2.92
1.86
2.10
9.10
6.62
2.06
S-Mar.2012
S-Apr.2011
S-May 2012
S-Aug.2011
S-Aug.2011
S-Aug.2011
S-May 2011
S-Jun.2011
S-Jul.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
S-Apr.2011
S-Apr.2011
S-EVER
S-Dec.2010
S-Mar.2012
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
1.0
0.6
1.3
1.0
-4.1
2.6
7.6
6.9
7.6
-0.6
-0.7
-5.3
1.3
0.386
0.231
0.676
0.209
0.148
0.318
0.197
0.316
0.088
0.228
5.656
3.169
1.0
-1.7
2.7
2.2
0.0
4.4
4.0
-0.5
2.1
-1.4
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.3
1.7
-0.6
2.3
2.4
2.0
2.1
2.0
3.6
3.6
4.0
2.0
2.9
-2.1
-9.3
-18.0
-11.4
-7.1
-4.3
0.7
0.003
-0.004
0.018
0.005
0.000
0.014
0.008
-0.002
0.003
-0.005
0.022
0.033
3.96
4.48
1.07
1.63
2.62
1.73
2.01
2.42
1.57
2.79
0.19
0.30
0.30
0.40
0.30
0.22
0.44
0.63
0.68
0.63
1.76
0.40
0.41
0.44
0.88
0.82
0.39
0.60
1.34
1.56
1.07
1.35
0.79
S-Apr.2011
S-Mar.2011
S-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
S-Mar.2012
L-Jan.2010
S-Nov.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-Oct.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-EVER
L-May 2012
L-May 2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Sep.2009
S-Jun.2010
S-Jul.2010
S-Dec.2010
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2010
L-Mar.2010
L-EVER
L-Mar.2012
L-EVER
L-EVER
S-Apr.2011
L-Mar.2012
L-May 2012
L-Mar.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2012
S-May 2011
0.4
-4.0
2.2
3.4
-0.3
5.5
3.2
0.7
3.1
0.2
1.3
1.3
0.4
2.0
-2.7
1.8
2.4
1.9
1.0
1.8
3.7
4.2
-2.5
-9.3
-17.7
-11.4
-7.1
-4.3
0.6
1.982
0.436
0.296
0.140
1.730
1.651
1.337
0.314
0.079
2.301
0.408
0.155
0.026
0.071
0.043
0.688
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
-0.021
0.010
0.007
0.003
0.060
0.058
0.052
0.006
0.002
-0.051
-0.040
-0.031
-0.003
-0.006
-0.002
0.005
Twelve Month
Pet food4 , 5 ............................................... .

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4 , 5 . . . . . .
Sporting goods............................................... .
Sports vehicles including bicycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sports equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film and photographic supplies4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreational reading materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newspapers and magazines4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreational books4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
, 5
......................................................
Education and communication commodities11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College textbooks14 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information technology commodities11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer software and accessories4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consumer information items4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Distilled spirits at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whiskey at home5 ..................................... .
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5 . . .. . . .
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alcoholic beverages away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
home4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wine away from home4 , 5 .............................. .
Distilled spirits away from home4 , 5 ................... .
Other goods11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco and smoking products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cigarettes4 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco products other than cigarettes4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
care products4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
implements.............................................. .
Infants equipment7 , 5 ................................... .
Shelter........................................................... .
Rent of shelter15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rent of primary residence10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housing at school, excluding board10 , 15 . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
0.462
0.243
0.209
0.054
1.0
-0.8
0.0
0.7
-1.0
-4.0
0.224
0.123
0.098
0.465
0.344
-5.8
2.6
5.1
-0.3
-3.8
-6.2
0.062
0.039
0.596
0.204
0.391
0.260
0.047
0.085
0.949
0.571
0.269
0.072
-2.5
5.4
1.6
-2.0
7.6
8.4
-7.1
-7.4
-7.2
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
-0.001
0.002
-0.003
-0.003
0.92
1.71
0.84
0.89
1.45
1.54
S-May 2011
S-Jul.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Jun.2012
0.9
-1.0
0.3
1.2
-1.0
-4.2
0.006
0.006
0.000
-0.017
-0.021
2.64
1.14
0.90
2.06
1.11
1.36
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Feb.2011
S-May 2012
S-Sep.2010
2.5
5.1
0.6
-3.8
-6.8
1.11
1.76
1.08
0.84
1.03
1.03
1.09
1.28
2.07
S-Oct.2011
L-Apr.2010
L-Feb.2010
L-EVER
L-Jul.2009
L-Jul.2009
L-Jun.2012
L-Feb.2011
S-May 2011
-2.7
5.7
1.7
8.4
8.9
-7.1
-6.7
-9.2
0.000
0.010
2.89
0.45
0.43
0.60
0.67
0.93
1.00
0.79
1.04
L-Jun.2012
S-Dec.2011
S-Apr.2012
L-May 2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Aug.2011
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
S-Apr.2011
-5.7
1.4
0.4
2.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
-0.4
2.6
L-Nov.2011
S-Jan.2012
L-Apr.2011
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-May 2012
L-May 2009
2.1
2.1
2.3
2.4
2.3
3.4
2.7
0.003
0.001
-0.011
0.015
-0.026
-0.018
-0.004
0.230
0.378
-5.9
1.6
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.5
0.1
-0.1
2.6
1.660
0.803
0.743
0.054
0.652
2.1
2.2
3.4
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.6
0.038
0.020
0.019
0.001
0.016
0.68
0.98
1.83
0.47
0.67
0.71
1.05
0.71
0.342
2.1
0.007
1.12
0.304
0.205
3.0
0.4
1.5
-2.1
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.6
0.6
4.0
0.009
0.001
0.90
1.02
1.16
1.18
0.10
0.13
0.14
0.18
1.03
0.32
L-Aug.2009
L-Feb.2010
L-Feb.2010
L-Jun.2009
S-Apr.2012
S-Mar.2012
L-Jun.2012
56.199
31.519
31.170
6.460
0.863
0.154
-0.005
0.015
0.005
0.005
0.000
1.315
0.656
0.645
0.160
0.003
0.006
3.4
0.4
1.8
2.8
2.4
2.5
3.5
Twelve Month

and motels............................................ .
Owners equivalent rent of residences10 , 15 . . . . . . . . . .
............................................................................
Tenants and household insurance4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water and sewerage maintenance10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garbage and trash collection13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Household operations4 ..................................... .
Domestic services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gardening and lawncare services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving, storage, freight expense4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair of household items4 ............................. .
Physicians services10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dental services10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services by other medical professionals10 , 8 . . . . . .
Hospital services10 , 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inpatient hospital services10 , 16 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services10 , 8 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursing homes and adult day services10 , 16 . . . . . . .
Care of invalids and elderly at home7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health insurance7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle body work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing. . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle repair4 .................................. .
Motor vehicle fees4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
....................................................... .
Parking and other fees4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parking fees and tolls4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile service clubs4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Airline fare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity bus fare6 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intercity train fare6 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ship fare4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracity mass transit11 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recreation services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video and audio services11 ............................. .
video and audio4 .................................... .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
0.709
23.846
-0.3
2.0
-0.004
0.482
1.27
0.15
L-Jun.2012
3.2
22.438
0.349
1.182
0.891
0.291
0.729
0.250
0.237
0.091
0.078
5.416
3.003
1.615
0.760
0.251
0.376
1.762
1.540
2.0
3.3
6.2
7.4
2.6
2.3
1.5
1.3
4.3
0.452
0.011
0.070
0.063
0.007
0.017
0.004
0.003
0.004
0.005
0.217
0.064
0.039
0.018
0.002
0.005
0.075
0.069
0.15
0.94
0.48
0.63
0.48
0.42
0.53
0.42
2.54
1.03
0.23
0.24
0.39
0.38
0.69
0.34
0.43
0.50
1.10
0.81
0.34
0.62
0.24
0.34
1.06
2.53
0.32
0.61
0.46
0.47
0.69
0.40
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2010
L-Jul.2010
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-May 2012
L-Dec.2011
L-Dec.2011
L-Feb.2012
S-Mar.2012
L-Dec.2011
S-Oct.1999
S-Sep.2005
S-Nov.2004
S-Jun.2005
L-Nov.2009
L-EVER
S-Mar.2012
L-May 2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Apr.2011
S-May 2012
S-Nov.2011
L-Jun.2012
L-May 2011
S-Jun.2012
3.2
6.2
7.6
1.9
2.1
3.8
3.9
2.2
2.7
2.4
0.5
1.3
4.4
4.7
4.9
4.0
4.1
1.4
-6.0
0.7
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.7
3.8
3.0
0.122
0.070
0.070
0.59
0.37
0.65
0.62
0.74
1.04
1.41
0.72
2.70
1.72
0.48
1.48
0.50
0.78
0.83
S-Jun.2012
L-EVER
L-EVER
S-May 2012
S-Oct.2009
S-Oct.2009
S-Mar.2012
S-Jan.2010
L-Jun.2011
S-Nov.2009
L-Dec.2011
L-Dec.2011
S-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Jul.2006
0.5
2.8
-4.5
-6.5
-2.8
-0.5
4.6
-8.1
4.3
4.5
3.3
4.9
5.9
0.000
3.13
S-May 2011
-0.6
0.137
0.086
0.651
5.773
0.384
0.075
1.146
0.057
0.457
0.596
2.417
0.562
0.326
0.214
4.2
2.2
2.5
2.4
0.6
1.3
4.4
4.7
4.9
4.3
3.9
1.1
14.8
1.4
-6.1
0.9
1.7
1.9
1.9
1.6
3.8
3.1
3.728
1.514
1.403
0.5
7.3
9.4
2.9
-1.5
-3.0
-1.7
2.2
3.0
-5.2
3.5
3.3
3.3
4.8
5.3
0.111
-0.5
1.190
0.773
0.153
0.262
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.005
0.001
0.078
0.080
-0.028
0.000
0.019
0.001
0.008
0.009
0.092
0.017
0.002
0.014
-0.020
-0.026
-0.003
0.009
Twelve Month
Video discs and other media4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5
.....................................................
Pet services4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographers and lm processing4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photographer fees4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Film processing4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
group exercises4 .................................... .
Admissions.............................................. .
............................................................................
Admission to sporting events4 , 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fees for lessons or instructions8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and communication services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postage.................................................. .
Delivery services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telephone services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wireless telephone services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Land-line telephone services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
providers4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other personal services11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haircuts and other personal care services4 . . . . . . . .
Legal services8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cleaning4 ............................................. .
Financial services8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Checking account and other bank services4 , 5
............................................................................
fees4 , 5 ............................................ .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
-7.2
3.14
L-Jun.2012
-5.0
0.039
4.48
1.14
1.05
1.50
1.20
1.73
1.08
0.79
S-Jun.2011
S-Apr.2010
S-Jun.2012
S-Oct.2010
L-Apr.2012
S-Apr.2010
S-Jun.2012
4.9
2.5
2.5
1.3
1.8
0.3
2.0
0.019
0.014
1.56
1.05
S-May 2012
0.6
S-May 2012
S-May 2012
L-May 2012
S-Nov.2011
S-EVER
S-Dec.2010
L-Jun.2012
S-Jun.2012
S-Jul.2007
S-Dec.2009
S-Dec.2011
S-Dec.2011
L-Jun.2012
0.3
2.4
0.5
1.9
4.1
3.6
2.3
2.3
1.6
-0.3
-2.3
2.7
1.745
5.3
2.8
3.0
2.6
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
0.566
0.644
3.4
2.3
0.228
6.141
2.999
1.684
0.381
0.772
0.059
0.149
0.138
0.010
2.397
1.453
0.944
2.0
4.4
0.5
1.9
3.6
4.2
3.6
2.3
2.5
3.7
3.8
2.4
0.2
-1.3
2.4
0.001
0.111
0.105
0.068
0.014
0.018
0.001
0.005
0.005
0.000
0.005
-0.019
0.024
1.24
1.31
0.94
0.26
0.44
0.77
0.51
0.35
0.81
0.29
0.30
0.43
0.33
0.50
0.36
0.581
1.712
0.629
0.629
1.083
0.295
0.158
0.239
-0.8
2.5
1.8
1.8
2.9
1.8
1.5
2.2
-0.004
0.042
0.011
0.011
0.031
0.005
0.002
0.005
0.77
0.40
0.47
0.47
0.46
1.07
0.45
0.51
S-Nov.2011
L-Jun.2009
L-Jun.2009
S-May 2012
S-Feb.2012
S-EVER
L-Dec.2010
-0.9
1.8
1.8
2.7
1.7
2.2
0.030
0.218
2.5
6.3
0.001
0.013
0.95
1.11
S-Apr.2011
S-Jun.2012
2.4
6.1
7.4
1.54
L-Mar.2012
8.9
5.5
1.27
L-May 2012
6.4
0.410
0.058
0.011
0.001

All items less food................................................... .
All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food and shelter..................................... .
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and
trucks............................................................... .
All items less medical care......................................... .
All items less energy................................................ .
Commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85.765
68.481
54.246
44.397
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.411
1.036
0.755
0.790
0.08
0.08
0.10
0.11
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2011
2.2
2.3
2.1
1.8
42.415
92.854
90.151
39.910
1.9
1.5
1.9
1.3
0.811
1.415
1.727
0.512
0.12
0.08
0.08
0.12
S-Jul.2011
L-Jun.2012
S-May 2011
L-Apr.2012
1.9
1.5
1.8
2.6
Twelve Month
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks.. .

Commodities less food........................................... .
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services less rent of shelter15 .................................. .
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables.......................................................... .
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and beverages......................... .
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Housing............................................................... .
Education and communication4 ................................... .
Education4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communication4 .................................................. .
Information and information processing4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information technology, hardware and services17 . . . . . . . . .
Recreation4 .......................................................... .
Video and audio4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pets, pet products and services4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photography4 ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestically produced farm food............................... .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel less footwear............................................... .
Fuels and utilities.................................................... .
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation........................................................ .
Private transportation............................................. .
New and used motor vehicles4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Household furnishings and operations............................ .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
17.734
25.674
24.725
60.090
28.921
54.675
8.950
30.960
16.724
15.775
12.299
13.248
40.979
6.736
3.203
3.533
3.384
0.987
6.030
1.922
1.098
0.113
15.185
7.229
11.581
2.800
5.383
4.201
7.146
17.077
15.887
5.679
10.064
4.077
0.8
1.0
0.9
2.0
1.9
1.8
-0.5
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.5
3.8
-0.6
-0.7
-3.4
1.2
1.6
1.5
-0.8
2.0
1.7
2.4
1.4
-1.6
-3.7
4.1
1.4
1.6
-0.1
-0.2
0.4
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.152
0.231
0.216
1.180
0.535
0.963
-0.052
0.564
0.283
0.268
0.209
0.224
0.592
0.100
0.120
-0.020
-0.025
-0.030
0.071
0.030
0.016
-0.001
0.296
0.122
0.275
0.041
-0.079
-0.149
0.277
0.217
0.237
-0.015
-0.009
0.015
0.22
0.17
0.18
0.10
0.13
0.10
0.18
0.15
0.26
0.27
0.16
0.15
0.11
0.25
0.41
0.27
0.28
0.59
0.35
0.65
0.62
0.94
0.14
0.21
0.22
1.12
0.27
0.31
0.18
0.15
0.15
0.21
0.23
0.29
S-Apr.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
S-Feb.2011
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Nov.2011
S-Jun.2011
S-Jan.2012
S-Jan.2012
S-Apr.2012
S-May 2012
L-Jul.2006
S-Jan.2011
S-May 2012
S-Jan.2011
S-Sep.2010
S-Feb.2012
S-May 2011
L-Jun.2012
L-Jun.2012
L-Apr.2012
L-Apr.2012
S-Aug.2009
L-Jun.2012
S-Sep.2011
0.4
2.4
2.4
1.9
-0.5
3.0
3.0
3.1
2.5
2.5
1.4
3.8
-0.6
-0.7
-3.4
0.9
1.8
1.5
-1.2
1.8
1.7
2.4
1.1
-1.4
-3.3
2.9
3.0
-0.1
0.5
0.4
Twelve Month
Other goods and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative
importance
Jul.
2012
Unadjusted
percent
change
Aug. 2011Aug. 2012
3.372
2.569
2.4
2.3
Unadjusted
Standard
effect on All
error,
Items
median price
Percent
Aug. 2011change2
Date
1
change
Aug. 2012
0.079
0.059
0.33
0.35
L-Sep.2010
L-Feb.2009
2.5
2.4
1 The effect of an item category is a measure of that items contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40,
and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another
way, had food prices been unchanged for that year the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. 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. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution
of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).
2 A statistics margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 2.6 percent,
and its standard error was 0.25 percent, the margin of error on this items 12-month percent change would be 2.6 percent, plus or minus 0.5 percent.
3 If the current 12-month percent change is greater than the previous published 12-month percent change, then this column identies the closest prior
month with a 12-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 12-month change. If the current 12-month percent change is smaller
than the previous published 12-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is
identied. If the current and previous published 12-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparison is used. For
example, 2.0% is greater than 0.6%, -4.4% is less than -2.0%, and -2.0% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for
example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases,
for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be
smaller than a 0.0% change.
5 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have
a relative importance or effect.

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AUGUST 2012

All items less food and energy

Consumer Price Index Data for August 2012

All items less food and energy

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

Facilities for Sensory Impaired

Brief Explanation of the CPI

Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index

Calculating Index Changes

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

Seasonally adjusted percent

All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

Frozen sh and seafood1 , 3 .................... .

See footnotes at end of table.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

See footnotes at end of table.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

Audio discs, tapes and other media1 , 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seasonally adjusted percent change

Lodging away from home2 .............................. .

See footnotes at end of table.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

Video discs and other media, including rental of

See footnotes at end of table.

Seasonally adjusted percent change

Checking account and other bank services1 , 2 ,

Seasonally adjusted percent change

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seasonally adjusted percent

1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

Percent change to Aug. 2012 from:

Percent change to Jul. 2012 from:

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

Region and area size

See footnotes at end of table.

Percent change to Aug. 2012 from:

Percent change to Jul. 2012 from:

Unadjusted 1-month percent

Unadjusted 12-month percent

See footnotes at end of table.

Shelf stable sh and seafood4 , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

See footnotes at end of table.

Indoor plants and owers13 ............................. .

See footnotes at end of table.

See footnotes at end of table.

Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

Special aggregate indexes

See footnotes at end of table.

All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.