United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West in July 2009 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in July 2009, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): West was 219.484 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was -2.0%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Food away from home: 3.1%
  2. Professional services: 2.2%
  3. Alcoholic beverages: 2.1%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: West and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in July 2009.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Alcoholic beverages
Food away from home
Professional services
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: West of Selected Categories in July 2009 (Not Seas Adj.)
Food away from home
Professional services
Alcoholic beverages
All items less food and energy
Food
All items
All items less medical care
Energy
US CPI-U: West in July 2009 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Professional services
Alcoholic beverages
Energy
All items less food and energy
Food
All items
Food away from home
All items less medical care
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West of Selected categories in July 2009 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 219.484 -2.0
Energy 222.997 -26.9
All items less food 219.489 -2.2
All items less food and energy 221.822 1.0
All items less shelter 205.813 -3.2
All items less medical care 211.718 -2.3
All items less energy 221.058 0.9
Apparel 110.485 1.9
Commodities 168.981 -5.9
Energy commodities 226.221 -36.6
Commodities less food 145.147 -8.6
Commodities less food and beverages 141.732 -9.0
Commodities less food and energy commodities 137.057 0.7
Durables 110.111 -1.4
Education and communication 126.67 2.7
Food and beverages 221.32 0.1
Food 220.448 -0.1
Food at home 221.009 -2.5
Alcoholic beverages 230.576 2.1
Other goods and services 367.766 5.9
Housing 228.901 0.0
Shelter 256.224 0.4
Fuels and utilities 234.619 -3.1
Household energy 217.96 -6.1
Household furnishings and operations 133.973 0.2
Medical care 384.197 4.1
Medical care commodities 307.97 3.4
Medical care services 407.468 4.3
Nondurables 199.028 -7.7
Nondurables less food 179.668 -13.6
Nondurables less food and beverages 175.575 -14.7
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 221.497 -19.0
Nondurables less food and apparel 221.828 -17.3
Recreation 108.288 -1.1
Services 265.803 0.8
Rent of shelter 272.541 0.4
Other services 299.342 2.1
Transportation services 255.655 1.1
Services less rent of shelter 287.089 1.5
Services less medical care services 255.531 0.6
Services less energy services 269.283 1.2
Transportation 186.948 -12.7
Private transportation 181.183 -12.8
Food away from home 218.598 3.1
Rent of primary residence 260.66 2.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 270.293 1.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 270.293 1.2
Energy services 221.89 -4.8
Electricity 238.813 5.4
Utility (piped) gas service 195.973 -27.9
Professional services 299.085 2.2
New and used motor vehicles 93.367 0.1
New vehicles 135.345 1.3
Used cars and trucks 123.1 -7.8
Motor fuel 223.875 -36.6
Gasoline (all types) 224.223 -36.1
New cars 137.637 1.2
New cars and trucks 94.069 1.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular 223.077 -36.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 210.95 -35.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium 215.271 -34.8

U.S. CPI-U: West and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): West and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
2021
2022
2023