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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the U.S., Midwest, and West
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. City Average Midwest region West region
Apr
2008		 Percent change from Apr
2008		 Percent change from Apr
2008		 Percent change from
1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago

All Items

 214.823 0.6 3.9 205.393 0.8 4.0 219.437 0.4 3.5

Food and Beverages

 211.365 0.8 5.0 204.537 0.9 5.1 216.955 0.8 4.7

Housing

 214.890 0.2 3.0 196.777 0.5 2.6 226.377 0.0 2.8

Apparel

 122.113 1.0 -0.7 114.650 1.5 1.0 116.106 -0.1 0.9

Transportation

 198.608 1.8 7.2 200.854 2.2 8.5 199.793 1.5 5.5

Medical Care

 363.184 0.1 4.3 360.684 0.0 3.3 367.486 -0.3 4.4

Recreation (1)

112.874 0.1 1.2 114.385 0.1 2.3 108.768 0.2 0.3

Education and Communication (1)

122.073 0.2 3.2 124.146 0.2 2.6 121.969 0.3 3.1

Other Goods and Services

 343.410 0.5 3.5 333.336 0.4 3.8 345.671 0.4 3.8

All Items (1967 = 100)

 643.515

Footnotes
(1) December 1997=100.

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) in the U.S., Midwest, and West
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. City Average Midwest region West region
Apr
2008		 Percent change from Apr
2008		 Percent change from Apr
2008		 Percent change from
1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago

All Items

 210.698 0.7 4.2 200.788 0.9 4.4 214.355 0.6 3.8

Food and Beverages

 210.559 0.8 5.0 204.427 0.9 5.1 216.693 0.7 4.8

Housing

 210.161 0.4 3.2 190.739 0.6 2.8 222.254 0.2 3.1

Apparel

 121.855 0.9 -0.5 112.471 1.1 0.4 117.261 0.0 1.1

Transportation

 199.556 2.0 7.9 202.125 2.3 9.2 199.153 1.6 6.0

Medical Care

 363.356 0.1 4.4 362.843 0.0 3.5 365.245 -0.4 4.2

Recreation (1)

109.775 0.0 1.0 110.765 0.1 1.8 104.383 0.1 -0.4

Education and Communication (1)

118.462 0.3 2.8 120.766 0.2 2.3 120.016 0.4 2.7

Other Goods and Services

 354.887 0.4 3.8 346.757 0.3 4.5 346.157 0.4 3.6

All Items (1967 = 100)

 627.606

Footnotes
(1) December 1997=100.

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), selected metropolitan areas
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item St. Louis, MO-IL Kansas City, MO-KS Denver, CO
2nd half 2007 Percent change from 2nd half 2007 Percent change from 2nd half 2007 Percent change from
1st half 2007 2nd half 2006 1st half 2007 2nd half 2006 1st half 2007 2nd half 2006

All Items

 194.338 1.2 2.1 195.753 1.3 2.2 202.799 0.8 1.9

Food and Beverages

 197.064 1.3 2.9 200.003 1.7 3.6 193.495 1.4 4.5

Housing

 185.961 0.9 1.1 189.345 1.2 2.5 187.856 -0.8 -0.2

Apparel

 125.583 1.4 8.0 108.442 -1.9 -3.8 99.748 0.7 -7.6

Transportation

 180.346 2.1 2.6 182.594 2.7 3.9 223.280 3.6 4.8

Medical Care

 342.893 -0.6 1.0 302.852 1.3 1.2 405.130 1.1 4.3

Recreation (1)

119.138 -0.1 1.7 113.457 -0.4 -1.9 125.918 2.9 2.7

Education and Communication (1)

125.765 2.9 3.2 115.505 1.3 1.1 110.703 0.5 4.4

Other Goods and Services

 260.630 -0.1 1.6 323.679 -0.2 1.2 301.431 -1.1 0.7

Footnotes
(1) December 1997=100.

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), selected metropolitan areas
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) (not seasonally adjusted)
Item St. Louis, MO-IL Kansas City, MO-KS Denver, CO
2nd half 2007 Percent change from 2nd half 2007 Percent change from 2nd half 2007 Percent change from
1st half 2007 2nd half 2006 1st half 2007 2nd half 2006 1st half 2007 2nd half 2006

All Items

 193.393 1.3 2.1 187.094 1.4 2.3 194.819 0.6 1.8

Food and Beverages

 197.422 1.5 2.9 199.666 1.7 3.7 194.358 1.5 4.9

Housing

 188.574 0.9 0.9 179.722 1.1 2.4 180.345 -1.5 -0.9

Apparel

 125.929 1.7 5.8 102.586 0.1 -3.8 94.522 3.1 -4.9

Transportation

 183.362 2.1 2.6 173.546 2.8 4.0 222.035 4.2 5.5

Medical Care

 342.482 -0.3 1.3 304.312 1.1 1.1 403.098 1.2 4.3

Recreation (1)

120.762 -0.1 1.7 112.407 -0.4 -1.0 114.859 2.4 1.8

Education and Communication (1)

122.789 3.0 3.3 108.849 0.9 1.3 111.652 -0.6 4.3

Other Goods and Services

 259.208 -0.1 1.7 327.421 -0.2 1.4 302.802 -1.3 1.2

Footnotes
(1) December 1997=100.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2008