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Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card

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
Oct
2008		 Percent change from Oct
2008		 Percent change from Oct
2008		 Percent change from
1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago

All Items

 216.573 -1.0 3.7 206.019 -1.5 3.3 221.034 -0.5 3.3

Food and Beverages

 218.705 0.5 6.1 211.748 0.3 6.3 223.326 0.4 5.5

Housing

 217.383 -0.4 3.2 197.420 -0.8 2.4 229.347 0.2 2.9

Apparel

 122.243 0.9 0.3 114.661 -0.8 1.4 114.017 2.0 -1.4

Transportation

 192.709 -5.5 4.2 192.796 -7.2 3.6 194.604 -3.9 4.1

Medical Care

 365.746 0.2 2.8 365.058 0.6 2.3 369.897 -0.1 3.2

Recreation (1)

114.169 0.1 2.2 115.690 -0.1 2.4 110.079 0.2 1.4

Education and Communication (1)

125.686 0.1 3.4 127.251 0.1 3.2 125.336 0.1 3.6

Other Goods and Services

 349.276 0.3 4.1 337.109 0.6 3.8 350.294 0.3 3.8

All Items (1967 = 100)

 648.758

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
Oct
2008		 Percent change from Oct
2008		 Percent change from Oct
2008		 Percent change from
1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago		 1 month
ago		 1 year
ago

All Items

 212.182 -1.3 3.8 201.236 -1.8 3.5 215.499 -0.7 3.5

Food and Beverages

 218.141 0.5 6.2 211.964 0.3 6.4 223.252 0.3 5.6

Housing

 213.156 -0.4 3.5 191.869 -0.9 2.8 225.446 0.3 3.2

Apparel

 121.957 0.8 0.3 112.855 -0.9 1.9 115.178 2.1 -1.3

Transportation

 192.198 -6.1 4.1 192.819 -7.7 3.5 192.606 -4.3 3.9

Medical Care

 366.000 0.2 2.9 367.131 0.6 2.3 368.013 -0.2 3.3

Recreation (1)

110.947 0.0 2.0 111.818 -0.1 1.8 105.556 0.1 1.3

Education and Communication (1)

121.569 0.1 3.1 123.468 0.1 3.1 123.059 0.1 3.4

Other Goods and Services

 362.354 0.3 4.5 351.937 0.6 4.5 350.913 0.3 3.6

All Items (1967 = 100)

 632.025

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
1st half 2008 Percent change from 1st half 2008 Percent change from 1st half 2008 Percent change from
2nd half 2007 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007 1st half 2007

All Items

 198.278 2.0 3.2 200.868 2.6 4.0 208.741 2.9 3.7

Food and Beverages

 201.675 2.3 3.7 206.678 3.3 5.1 198.694 2.7 4.1

Housing

 187.115 0.6 1.5 193.093 2.0 3.2 192.726 2.6 1.7

Apparel

 125.935 0.3 1.7 107.382 -1.0 -2.8 103.331 3.6 4.3

Transportation

 189.492 5.1 7.3 196.778 7.8 10.7 234.245 4.9 8.7

Medical Care

 343.086 0.1 -0.5 423.776 4.6 5.8

Recreation (1)

122.946 3.2 3.1 114.445 0.9 0.4 126.174 0.2 3.1

Education and Communication (1)

128.582 2.2 5.2 116.728 1.1 2.4 111.570 0.8 1.3

Other Goods and Services

 271.104 4.0 3.9 328.186 1.4 1.2 312.664 3.7 2.5

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
1st half 2008 Percent change from 1st half 2008 Percent change from 1st half 2008 Percent change from
2nd half 2007 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007 1st half 2007

All Items

 197.848 2.3 3.6 192.430 2.9 4.3 201.124 3.2 3.9

Food and Beverages

 202.211 2.4 3.9 206.299 3.3 5.1 199.964 2.9 4.4

Housing

 188.886 0.2 1.1 183.304 2.0 3.1 185.442 2.8 1.3

Apparel

 127.014 0.9 2.6 101.564 -1.0 -0.9 99.783 5.6 8.9

Transportation

 194.208 5.9 8.2 186.760 7.6 10.7 231.963 4.5 8.8

Medical Care

 342.151 -0.1 -0.4 423.167 5.0 6.2

Recreation (1)

124.897 3.4 3.3 113.658 1.1 0.7 115.011 0.1 2.6

Education and Communication (1)

125.230 2.0 5.0 110.363 1.4 2.3 112.064 0.4 -0.2

Other Goods and Services

 269.651 4.0 3.9 332.747 1.6 1.5 314.058 3.7 2.3

Footnotes
(1) December 1997=100.

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