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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX January 2015

Midwest CPI Summary

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Historical Average Energy Prices Consumer Price Index January 2015 United States City Average Midwest Region Percent change to Percent change to Index Index Group Jan. 2015 from Jan. 2015 from Jan. Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) 2015 2014 2014 2015 2014 2014 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 233.707 -0.1 -0.5 221.545 -0.3 -0.6 All items (other base) (1)...... 700.083 - - 360.466 - - Food and beverages...... 246.100 3.1 .2 239.433 3.1 .2 Food...... 246.538 3.2 .2 239.148 3.2 .3 Food at home...... 243.123 3.3 .3 231.378 2.8 .3 Food away from home...... 253.037 3.1 .2 252.035 3.9 .2 Alcoholic beverages...... 238.718 1.0 -.1 240.980 .8 -.2 Housing...... 235.485 2.3 .4 211.328 1.9 .3 Shelter...... 274.589 2.9 .4 246.573 2.2 .4 Rent of primary residence (2)...... 281.572 3.4 .2 244.939 2.4 .1 Owners' equiv. rent of residences (2) (3)...... 281.980 2.6 .2 250.385 1.7 .2 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (2) (3)...... 281.951 2.6 .2 250.378 1.7 .2 Fuels and utilities...... 232.309 1.0 .5 217.721 2.5 -.4 Household energy...... 198.143 -.1 .5 182.922 2.1 -.8 Energy services (2)...... 201.594 1.9 1.0 189.470 4.0 -.7 Electricity (2)...... 208.172 2.5 1.9 196.851 5.6 1.4 Utility (piped) gas service (2)...... 179.184 -.4 -2.0 167.872 .6 -4.8 Furnishings and operations...... 122.351 -1.1 .1 116.099 -1.3 .3 Apparel...... 122.527 -1.4 -1.1 115.993 -1.4 -2.2 Transportation...... 190.871 -10.6 -4.5 186.659 -11.8 -5.2 Private transportation...... 185.461 -11.2 -4.7 180.875 -12.4 -5.5 Motor fuel...... 186.763 -35.2 -17.1 179.847 -38.8 -19.8 Gasoline (all types)...... 185.142 -35.4 -17.1 178.034 -38.9 -19.9 Unleaded regular (4)...... 182.025 -36.2 -17.6 174.164 -39.8 -20.4 Unleaded midgrade (4) (5)...... 195.549 -34.0 -16.3 203.169 -37.1 -18.0 Unleaded premium (4)...... 192.399 -31.3 -14.9 190.240 -34.5 -17.2 Medical Care...... 440.969 2.6 .3 448.542 3.4 .7 Recreation (6)...... 115.288 .0 .4 117.892 1.0 .8 Education and communication (6)...... 137.604 .4 .1 139.651 1.1 .1 Other goods and services...... 412.545 1.8 .5 398.280 1.3 .9 Commodity and Service Group...... Commodities...... 178.576 -4.1 -1.8 174.605 -4.3 -2.1 Commodities less food & beverages...... 145.124 -8.5 -3.2 143.337 -8.9 -3.7 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 181.619 -12.5 -5.3 179.848 -13.3 -6.1 Durables...... 108.474 -2.0 .0 106.515 -1.7 .0 Services...... 288.178 2.4 .4 270.031 2.4 .4 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 223.721 -.3 -.5 210.802 -.7 -.7 All items less shelter...... 220.322 -1.5 -.9 214.755 -1.4 -1.0 Energy...... 192.619 -19.6 -8.2 182.372 -20.6 -9.9 All items less energy...... 239.670 1.9 .2 228.107 1.8 .3 All items less food and energy...... 239.248 1.6 .2 226.789 1.6 .3 Commodities less food...... 148.260 -8.1 -3.1 146.403 -8.6 -3.6 Nondurables...... 213.108 -4.7 -2.4 209.039 -5.1 -2.7 Nondurables less food...... 184.946 -11.6 -5.0 183.107 -12.4 -5.7 Services less rent of shelter (3)...... 313.112 1.9 .4 304.224 2.7 .4 Services less medical care services...... 274.345 2.5 .4 254.568 2.4 .4 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 228.294 -0.8 -0.7 216.078 -1.0 -0.9 All items (other base) (1)...... 680.018 - - 349.446 - - (1) Other base: United States City Average 1967=100; Midwest Region December 1977=100 base. (2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. (3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (6) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted. Consumer Price Index January 2015 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron, OH Percent change to Percent change to Group Index Jan. 2015 fromIndex Jan. 2015 from Jan. Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Nov. (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) 2015 2014 2014 2015 2014 2014 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 225.852 0.4 -0.2 218.536 0.5 -0.7 All items (1967=100)...... 674.753 - - 700.291 - - Food and beverages...... 240.287 3.7 .2 250.539 3.4 1.4 Food...... 239.683 4.0 .2 255.913 3.6 1.5 Food at home...... 238.969 3.3 .2 250.310 3.8 2.3 Food away from home...... 235.255 4.9 .1 267.595 3.3 .2 Alcoholic beverages...... 247.522 -.3 1.4 190.309 .9 .5 Housing...... 231.396 2.7 .1 204.096 3.5 1.7 Shelter...... 285.014 2.4 .4 234.256 3.8 1.6 Rent of primary residence (1)...... 301.829 3.0 .1 230.143 .9 .2 Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1) (2)...... 290.716 1.7 .2 227.434 2.3 .3 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1) (2)...... 290.716 1.7 .2 227.434 2.3 .3 Fuels and utilities...... 205.290 9.5 -1.4 203.339 5.9 4.1 Household energy...... 172.906 10.1 -2.5 170.338 4.7 3.4 Energy services (1)...... 176.372 10.6 -2.5 168.764 5.0 3.7 Electricity (1)...... 174.173 24.7 3.0 170.446 5.3 4.9 Utility (piped) gas service (1)...... 162.824 -5.2 -9.6 148.462 4.5 1.9 Furnishings and operations...... 96.766 -3.5 -1.0 117.079 -1.1 -.7 Apparel...... 88.807 -4.7 -.2 130.490 2.0 -7.1 Transportation...... 173.342 -12.1 -4.5 189.583 -10.3 -7.8 Private transportation...... 169.819 -12.6 -5.0 190.562 -10.5 -7.4 Motor fuel...... 188.814 -38.2 -18.8 206.866 -38.6 -30.0 Gasoline (all types)...... 186.485 -38.3 -18.8 204.508 -38.6 -30.0 Unleaded regular (3)...... 180.349 -39.1 -19.2 195.233 -39.7 -30.8 Unleaded midgrade (3) (4)...... 206.098 -35.1 -17.7 215.894 -36.4 -28.5 Unleaded premium (3)...... 196.316 -33.7 -17.0 211.957 -34.1 -26.8 Medical Care...... 462.307 3.6 1.3 402.818 2.3 .4 Recreation (5)...... 112.665 3.1 4.2 116.899 1.1 .5 Education and communication (5)...... 142.461 1.9 -.1 124.829 .3 -.7 Other goods and services...... 383.756 -.1 .5 408.323 1.7 1.4 Commodity and service group...... Commodities...... 164.448 -4.4 -1.8 187.007 -2.9 -3.2 Commodities less food & beverages...... 126.071 -10.2 -3.4 155.013 -6.6 -6.0 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 161.195 -14.2 -5.4 196.538 -10.4 -9.9 Durables...... 92.338 -2.9 .2 109.173 -1.2 -.4 Services...... 284.011 3.2 .7 250.640 2.9 1.1 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 215.722 .1 -.3 210.069 .4 -.8 All items less shelter...... 206.012 -.6 -.5 214.204 -.9 -1.6 Energy...... 178.729 -16.7 -9.9 185.717 -18.6 -13.3 All items less energy...... 232.128 1.9 .6 223.729 2.4 .5 All items less food and energy...... 231.578 1.5 .7 218.248 2.2 .3 Commodities less food...... 130.415 -9.7 -3.1 156.435 -6.3 -5.8 Nondurables...... 201.172 -4.8 -2.2 223.956 -3.5 -4.2 Nondurables less food...... 166.812 -13.2 -4.9 195.866 -9.7 -9.3 Services less rent of shelter (2)...... 297.793 4.0 1.0 273.736 1.9 .6 Services less medical care services...... 270.353 3.1 .6 239.597 3.2 1.2 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 218.433 -0.3 -0.5 208.542 -0.1 -1.0 All items (1967=100)...... 641.508 - - 651.631 - - (1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. (2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted. Consumer Price Index Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN, 2nd half 2014 and 2014 Annual Average Percent change to Index Percent change Group Index 2nd half 2014 from - Annual 2013 2nd half 2nd half 1st half Average to (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 224.519 1.5 0.4 224.100 1.9 All items (1967=100)...... 694.713 - - 693.414 - Food and beverages...... 219.340 2.6 1.2 218.005 2.4 Food...... 215.995 2.4 1.2 214.767 2.3 Food at home...... 213.434 2.4 1.5 211.814 2.0 Food away from home...... 223.400 1.9 .5 222.803 2.5 Alcoholic beverages...... 246.780 4.6 2.3 243.999 3.2 Housing...... 206.092 1.6 1.6 204.498 1.9 Shelter...... 235.310 2.0 1.8 233.265 1.9 Rent of primary residence...... 237.857 2.4 1.7 235.884 2.8 Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)...... 235.837 1.5 1.3 234.322 1.6 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1)...... 235.837 1.5 1.3 234.322 1.6 Fuels and utilities...... 228.500 3.4 3.6 224.575 3.8 Household energy...... 189.655 3.4 3.2 186.673 4.0 Energy services...... 194.709 3.4 3.7 191.198 3.8 Electricity...... 194.088 2.0 4.5 189.880 3.0 Utility (piped) gas service...... 188.095 7.5 1.5 186.705 6.4 Furnishings and operations...... 112.019 -2.6 -3.1 113.805 -.1 Apparel...... 138.876 -1.7 -.6 139.313 -1.3 Transportation...... 209.692 -.2 -2.7 212.620 1.0 Private transportation...... 206.193 -.6 -2.8 209.185 .6 Motor fuel...... 284.312 -8.3 -13.1 305.668 -4.2 Gasoline (all types)...... 282.826 -8.5 -13.1 304.117 -4.4 Unleaded regular (2)...... 290.872 -8.9 -13.5 313.498 -4.6 Unleaded midgrade (2) (3)...... 275.255 -7.9 -12.5 294.882 -4.1 Unleaded premium (2)...... 246.999 -6.5 -11.4 262.895 -3.1 Medical Care...... 459.784 3.4 .7 458.098 3.8 Recreation (4)...... 126.350 3.2 .8 125.840 2.7 Education and communication (4)...... 135.904 -.2 .1 135.803 .0 Other goods and services...... 470.222 2.3 .0 470.111 3.3 Commodity and service group...... Commodities...... 179.315 -.1 -1.7 180.838 .8 Commodities less food & beverages...... 157.909 -1.6 -3.2 160.558 -.1 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 201.480 -2.0 -4.6 206.332 -.3 Durables...... 117.150 -.7 -1.4 117.958 .7 Services...... 272.948 2.5 1.7 270.627 2.5 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 213.694 1.3 .3 213.333 1.7 All items less shelter...... 222.389 1.4 -.2 222.617 1.9 Energy...... 232.658 -3.1 -6.0 240.130 -.8 All items less energy...... 226.194 1.9 .9 225.144 2.1 All items less food and energy...... 229.455 1.9 .9 228.430 2.1 Commodities less food...... 161.543 -1.3 -3.0 164.075 .0 Nondurables...... 211.961 .2 -1.8 213.888 1.0 Nondurables less food...... 205.847 -1.6 -4.2 210.323 -.1 Services less rent of shelter (1)...... 324.584 3.3 1.7 321.825 3.3 Services less medical care services...... 256.580 2.6 1.9 254.228 2.6 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 218.562 1.3 0.1 218.400 1.7 All items (1967=100)...... 671.663 - - 671.167 - (1) Index is on a November 1982=100 base. (2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available. Consumer Price Index Milwaukee-Racine, WI, 2nd half 2014 and 2014 Annual Average Percent change to Index Percent change Group Index 2nd half 2014 from - Annual 2013 2nd half 2nd half 1st half Average to (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 227.634 1.3 -0.2 227.820 1.2 All items (1967=100)...... 703.074 - - 703.646 - Food and beverages...... 246.447 1.9 1.2 245.002 1.5 Food...... 250.933 2.0 1.3 249.357 1.6 Food at home...... 247.484 2.6 2.0 245.042 1.6 Food away from home...... 257.135 1.5 .4 256.602 1.9 Alcoholic beverages...... 203.922 .3 .2 203.745 -.2 Housing...... 210.342 1.5 -1.0 211.404 1.9 Shelter...... 254.004 1.7 .7 253.069 1.4 Rent of primary residence...... 237.544 2.1 .9 236.525 2.1 Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)...... 270.185 1.5 .8 269.131 1.4 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1)...... 270.185 1.5 .8 269.131 1.4 Fuels and utilities...... 215.975 3.9 -8.7 226.226 8.5 Household energy...... 180.209 4.7 -7.6 187.635 8.1 Energy services...... 184.790 4.8 -7.7 192.521 8.2 Electricity...... 215.093 1.3 1.7 213.250 1.3 Utility (piped) gas service...... 128.822 13.6 -22.9 147.945 23.9 Furnishings and operations...... 97.674 -2.3 -3.3 99.328 -3.0 Apparel...... 148.222 5.1 6.1 143.977 3.0 Transportation...... 200.973 -1.7 -3.0 204.069 -1.6 Private transportation...... 194.467 -.9 -2.9 197.375 -.5 Motor fuel...... 286.926 -3.9 -9.6 302.129 -3.0 Gasoline (all types)...... 282.549 -4.2 -9.6 297.587 -3.3 Unleaded regular (2)...... 284.403 -4.4 -9.9 300.063 -3.6 Unleaded midgrade (2) (3)...... 301.664 -3.7 -9.1 316.787 -2.8 Unleaded premium (2)...... 256.634 -3.3 -8.3 268.246 -2.4 Medical Care...... 483.239 2.7 1.5 479.678 2.5 Recreation (4)...... 115.694 .7 .1 115.620 .7 Education and communication (4)...... 152.817 1.8 1.1 151.959 1.3 Other goods and services...... 384.786 2.1 1.3 382.276 1.3 Commodity and service group...... Commodities...... 184.130 .6 -.4 184.488 .3 Commodities less food & beverages...... 155.273 -.2 -1.3 156.307 -.4 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 216.428 .5 -1.4 217.919 .4 Durables...... 100.599 -1.2 -1.3 101.238 -1.7 Services...... 269.075 1.8 .0 269.088 1.8 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 216.403 1.2 -.3 216.757 1.1 All items less shelter...... 220.025 1.1 -.5 220.624 1.1 Energy...... 229.022 -.1 -8.7 239.946 1.8 All items less energy...... 229.855 1.5 1.0 228.771 1.1 All items less food and energy...... 227.228 1.4 .9 226.221 1.0 Commodities less food...... 157.211 -.2 -1.2 158.205 -.4 Nondurables...... 233.318 1.1 -.1 233.461 .9 Nondurables less food...... 215.291 .4 -1.3 216.656 .3 Services less rent of shelter (1)...... 298.545 1.9 -.7 299.642 2.2 Services less medical care services...... 252.194 1.7 -.2 252.435 1.8 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 233.275 1.2 -0.4 233.748 1.3 All items (1967=100)...... 745.748 - - 747.260 - (1) Index is on a November 1982=100 base. (2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available. Consumer Price Index Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, 2nd half 2014 and 2014 Annual Average Percent change to Index Percent change Group Index 2nd half 2014 from - Annual 2013 2nd half 2nd half 1st half Average to (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 232.261 1.4 0.2 232.013 1.4 All items (1967=100)...... 729.887 - - 729.106 - Food and beverages...... 269.087 1.1 .5 268.369 .5 Food...... 257.699 1.1 .5 257.118 .5 Food at home...... 249.897 1.1 .0 249.905 .2 Food away from home...... 270.405 1.9 1.0 269.126 1.7 Alcoholic beverages...... 374.102 1.7 1.4 371.567 .6 Housing...... 206.512 2.4 1.0 205.520 2.2 Shelter...... 235.834 2.7 1.5 234.045 2.2 Rent of primary residence...... 239.272 4.4 2.2 236.680 3.7 Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)...... 245.178 2.0 1.2 243.766 1.7 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1)...... 245.178 2.0 1.2 243.766 1.7 Fuels and utilities...... 205.736 3.3 -2.5 208.338 5.5 Household energy...... 190.855 2.2 -3.1 193.905 4.8 Energy services...... 193.827 2.1 -2.2 196.009 4.4 Electricity...... 244.957 -2.7 .6 244.251 -1.1 Utility (piped) gas service...... 151.414 11.1 -6.3 156.526 14.3 Furnishings and operations...... 122.776 -1.5 .1 122.693 -1.5 Apparel...... 151.638 5.4 4.0 148.725 4.6 Transportation...... 211.727 -.7 -2.1 214.007 -.7 Private transportation...... 193.433 -1.0 -2.1 195.464 -.9 Motor fuel...... 253.345 -5.7 -9.5 266.603 -4.2 Gasoline (all types)...... 253.723 -6.0 -9.6 267.177 -4.6 Unleaded regular (2)...... 256.809 -6.2 -9.9 270.925 -4.8 Unleaded midgrade (2) (3)...... 255.731 -5.8 -9.4 269.022 -4.1 Unleaded premium (2)...... 299.341 -4.9 -7.7 311.914 -3.5 Medical Care...... 481.873 2.2 .7 480.098 3.1 Recreation (4)...... 122.120 -.7 -1.3 122.951 .8 Education and communication (4)...... 137.984 -1.1 -.6 138.410 -1.8 Other goods and services...... 357.792 1.8 .4 357.122 5.2 Commodity and service group Commodities...... 192.611 -.5 -1.1 193.709 -.1 Commodities less food & beverages...... 156.496 -1.5 -2.1 158.161 -.6 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 209.261 -1.3 -3.0 212.444 .1 Durables...... 109.561 -1.7 -.7 109.970 -1.4 Services...... 267.083 2.6 1.1 265.637 2.4 Special indexes All items less medical care...... 221.066 1.3 .2 220.889 1.2 All items less shelter...... 231.783 .7 -.4 232.267 1.0 Energy...... 225.657 -2.5 -6.9 233.973 -.6 All items less energy...... 236.580 1.8 1.0 235.442 1.6 All items less food and energy...... 233.562 1.9 1.1 232.339 1.8 Commodities less food...... 164.643 -1.3 -1.9 166.248 -.5 Nondurables...... 238.872 -.1 -1.3 240.392 .4 Nondurables less food...... 221.195 -1.0 -2.6 224.162 .2 Services less rent of shelter (1)...... 317.040 2.3 .5 316.228 2.5 Services less medical care services...... 248.574 2.5 1.1 247.168 2.2 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 226.451 1.4 0.1 226.347 1.6 All items (1967=100)...... 710.743 - - 710.416 - (1) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available.