Consumer Price Index for the U.S.,Midwest, Chicago, Cleveland

MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE Chicago, Ill.

For release: 7:30 A.M. CT, Wednesday, June 14, 2017

General information: (312) 353-1880 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/regions/midwest Media contact: (312) 353-1138

Scheduled Release Date for the June 2017 CPI: Friday, July 14, 2017

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX May 2017

Midwest CPI Summary

NOTE: 2018 CPI Geographic Revision to affect publication of four cities in the Midwest Region.

As announced on www.bls.gov/cpi, publication of the CPI for the following Midwest cities will be affected by the 2018 CPI Geographic Revision:

Cleveland-Akron, OH; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; and Milwaukee-Racine, WI, will no longer be published after 2017 data reference periods.

 Cleveland’s final release will be for the month of November 2017, scheduled for publication on December 13, 2017.  Cincinnati’s and Milwaukee’s final releases will be for the second-half average and annual average 2017, scheduled for release in January 2018.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, will go from semi-annual publication to bi-monthly publication. It will be published for the odd numbered months starting with January 2018 data in February 2018.

Additional information on the geographic revision is available at: www.bls.gov/cpi/georevision2018.htm and www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2016/article/the-2018-revision-of-the-CPI-geographic-sample.htm.

Consumer Price Index May 2017 United States City Average Midwest Region Percent change to Percent change to Group Index May 2017 from Index May 2017 from (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) May May Apr. May May Apr. 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 244.733 1.9 0.1 229.705 1.4 0.0 All items (other base)(1)...... 733.110 - - 373.743 - - Food and beverages...... 249.749 .9 .1 241.489 .5 .2 Food...... 250.016 .9 .1 240.989 .4 .2 Food at home...... 238.964 -.2 .1 226.674 -.2 .3 Food away from home...... 268.128 2.3 .2 265.048 1.4 .0 Alcoholic beverages...... 244.785 1.0 -.3 246.153 .7 .0 Housing...... 250.376 3.1 .3 221.420 2.7 .5 Shelter...... 296.503 3.3 .3 262.233 2.8 .4 Rent of primary residence(2)...... 306.379 3.8 .3 261.025 3.0 .2 Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)(3)...... 303.312 3.3 .2 265.570 2.7 .2 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)(3)...... 303.297 3.3 .2 265.537 2.7 .2 Fuels and utilities...... 236.615 4.6 1.2 220.578 5.1 1.3 Household energy...... 197.732 5.0 1.5 180.686 5.5 1.6 Energy services(2)...... 202.401 4.8 1.8 188.212 5.4 1.8 Electricity(2)...... 210.541 2.7 1.9 203.168 1.3 2.0 Utility (piped) gas service(2)...... 174.901 12.8 1.3 152.087 15.4 1.2 Furnishings and operations...... 121.234 -.5 -.1 114.194 -.5 -.2 Apparel...... 126.563 -.9 -1.4 119.265 .3 -1.5 Transportation...... 202.212 1.8 -.1 196.661 .6 -.7 Private transportation...... 196.549 2.1 -.2 190.495 .8 -.7 Motor fuel...... 210.313 5.9 -1.4 209.895 2.5 -3.3 Gasoline (all types)...... 209.441 5.8 -1.4 208.788 2.4 -3.3 Unleaded regular(4)...... 205.164 5.6 -1.5 202.827 2.1 -3.5 Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)...... 225.365 5.6 -1.1 243.102 2.7 -2.4 Unleaded premium(4)...... 221.740 6.9 -.6 233.053 3.9 -2.2 Medical Care...... 473.512 2.7 .0 478.245 2.4 -.2 Recreation(6)...... 118.577 .9 -.1 121.097 1.8 -.4 Education and communication(6)...... 135.563 -2.5 -.2 136.537 -2.7 -.2 Other goods and services...... 431.911 2.4 -.1 414.166 1.5 .2 Commodity and Service Group...... Commodities...... 181.489 .5 -.3 177.144 .0 -.4 Commodities less food & beverages...... 147.605 .2 -.6 145.955 -.3 -.8 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 190.106 1.9 -.9 189.499 1.1 -1.4 Durables...... 106.257 -1.9 -.1 103.708 -2.2 -.1 Services...... 307.084 2.7 .3 283.900 2.4 .3 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 233.752 1.8 .1 217.940 1.3 .0 All items less shelter...... 227.205 1.1 .0 220.255 .9 -.2 Energy...... 203.132 5.4 .1 194.062 4.1 -.7 All items less energy...... 250.866 1.6 .1 236.075 1.2 .1 All items less food and energy...... 251.835 1.7 .1 235.900 1.4 .0 Commodities less food...... 150.852 .3 -.6 149.095 -.3 -.8 Nondurables...... 219.337 1.3 -.4 215.106 .7 -.5 Nondurables less food...... 193.311 1.8 -.8 192.491 1.1 -1.3 Services less rent of shelter(3)...... 328.654 1.9 .3 316.146 1.9 .1 Services less medical care services...... 292.035 2.7 .3 267.175 2.4 .4 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 238.609 1.8 0.1 223.575 1.2 0.0 All items (other base)(1)...... 710.744 - - 361.571 - - (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 May 2017 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Cleveland-Akron, OH Percent change to Percent change to Group Index May 2017 from Index May 2017 from (1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted) May May Apr. May May Mar. 2017 2016 2017 2017 2016 2017 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items...... 233.443 1.8 0.2 223.089 0.5 0.1 All items (1967=100)...... 697.430 - - 714.883 - - Food and beverages...... 244.050 .4 .8 250.232 .3 .0 Food...... 243.852 .4 .9 254.531 .2 .0 Food at home...... 234.298 -.6 1.4 240.975 -.6 .0 Food away from home...... 252.623 2.0 .2 279.145 1.4 -.1 Alcoholic beverages...... 245.241 .3 -.2 200.318 1.6 .5 Housing...... 241.575 2.8 .6 208.846 1.5 .6 Shelter...... 302.965 2.9 .7 243.725 1.6 .6 Rent of primary residence(1)...... 320.162 2.7 .2 242.055 2.4 .5 Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1)(2)...... 306.420 2.2 .1 239.392 2.7 .9 Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1)(2)...... 306.420 2.2 .1 239.392 2.7 .9 Fuels and utilities...... 202.820 5.5 .6 192.311 2.4 -1.2 Household energy...... 159.677 6.1 .3 154.721 1.3 -1.8 Energy services(1)...... 162.850 6.1 .3 152.899 1.1 -1.8 Electricity(1)...... 152.474 -3.1 -.5 164.274 -9.2 -.4 Utility (piped) gas service(1)...... 165.410 23.8 1.7 121.516 26.0 -4.3 Furnishings and operations...... 92.645 -.7 .2 117.919 .3 2.6 Apparel...... 86.119 -1.6 -.8 133.131 -5.0 -2.8 Transportation...... 183.936 .8 -1.1 193.097 -1.7 1.1 Private transportation...... 180.002 .8 -1.1 192.417 -2.0 .8 Motor fuel...... 221.368 1.5 -4.5 233.066 -1.7 2.1 Gasoline (all types)...... 219.200 1.5 -4.5 230.575 -1.7 2.2 Unleaded regular(3)...... 209.966 1.2 -4.8 217.274 -2.2 2.2 Unleaded midgrade(3)(4)...... 247.411 2.1 -4.2 246.294 -1.8 2.4 Unleaded premium(3)...... 246.062 3.0 -3.0 250.703 -.7 1.7 Medical Care...... 493.445 4.0 .5 443.292 5.9 -.4 Recreation(5)...... 111.163 2.4 -1.8 118.516 1.1 -1.5 Education and communication(5)...... 142.921 .4 .2 124.180 -2.2 -.7 Other goods and services...... 385.182 .7 .0 412.654 -2.1 -.5 Commodity and service group...... Commodities...... 165.595 -.5 -.2 188.087 -.7 -.1 Commodities less food & beverages...... 125.990 -1.2 -1.0 156.863 -1.6 -.2 Nondurables less food & beverages...... 166.277 -.4 -1.9 204.922 -.4 -.4 Durables...... 88.379 -2.4 .3 106.125 -3.1 .3 Services...... 297.873 3.2 .4 258.489 1.4 .2 Special indexes...... All items less medical care...... 222.285 1.6 .1 212.978 .0 .2 All items less shelter...... 209.999 1.3 -.1 217.017 .1 -.1 Energy...... 183.288 3.9 -2.0 184.973 -.1 -.1 All items less energy...... 240.108 1.7 .3 228.898 .6 .1 All items less food and energy...... 240.275 1.9 .2 224.629 .6 .2 Commodities less food...... 130.282 -1.2 -.9 158.599 -1.4 -.1 Nondurables...... 205.635 .1 -.3 227.568 .0 -.2 Nondurables less food...... 171.509 -.3 -1.7 204.194 -.2 -.4 Services less rent of shelter(2)...... 307.927 3.5 .0 279.892 1.2 -.1 Services less medical care services...... 282.946 3.0 .3 245.594 1.3 .3 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) All items...... 224.984 1.5 0.0 212.936 0.5 0.1 All items (1967=100)...... 660.747 - - 665.359 - - (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.