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Revisions In January To August 2000 CPI Data -- 9/28/00

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Inflation and Consumer Spending

Consumer Price Index

Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average

  • U.S. City Average (Monthly News Release) (TXT) (PDF)
    U.S. City Average (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 13KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 11KB)
  • West Region (Monthly News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    West Region (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 13KB)
    • December 1977=100 (PDF 11KB)
    • West Size Class A (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 19KB)
    • December 1977=100 (PDF 19KB)
    West Size Class B/C (All items tables)
    • December 1996=100 (PDF 12KB)
  • Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County (Monthly News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co, CA (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 17KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 15KB)
  • San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bi-monthly News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
  • San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (Food & Energy News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 13KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 15KB)
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA (Bi-monthly News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA (Food & Energy News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 16KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 14KB)
  • Anchorage, AK (Semiannual News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Anchorage, AK (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 11KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 13KB)
  • Honolulu, HI (Semiannual News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Honolulu, HI (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 11KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 13KB)
  • Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (Semiannual News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (All items tables)
    • December 2001=100 (PDF 66KB)
  • Portland-Salem, OR-WA (Semiannual News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    Portland-Salem OR-WA (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 12KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 13KB)
  • San Diego, CA (Semiannual News Release) (HTML) (PDF)
    San Diego, CA (All items tables)
    • 1982-84=100 (PDF 15KB)
    • 1967=100 (PDF 13KB)

Consumer Expenditure Surveys

Producer Price Index (Historical tables)

  • All Commodities (PDF 8KB)
  • Finished Goods (PDF 8KB)
  • Industrial Commodities (PDF 8KB)

Employment and Unemployment

U.S. Labor Force Statistics, civilian noninstitutional population

  • Seasonally adjusted (PDF 16KB)
  • Not seasonally adjusted (PDF 16KB)

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted

  • Alaska (PDF 23KB)
  • Arizona (PDF 23KB)
  • California (PDF 24KB)
    • Los Angeles-Long Beach, PMSA (PDF 36KB)
    • Hawaii (PDF 23KB)
    • Idaho (PDF 23KB)
    • Nevada (PDF 23KB)
    • Oregon (PDF 24KB)
    • Washington (PDF 23KB)

    Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
    Average Annual Pay by State and Metropolitan Areas

    Wages, Earnings, & Benefits

    Employment Costs

    • Employment Cost Index, West Region (Quarterly release) (HTML (PDF)
    • Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, West Region (Annual release) (HTML) (PDF)

    National Compensation Surveys

    Safety and Health Technical Information

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    Ready Facts (Fax-on-demand Catalog):

    Fax-On-Demand Catalog: (HTML)

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    Publications and Other Documentation:

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Ways To Obtain Data

    • Ready Fax
      Fax-On-Demand: An automated fax system containing selected CPI, PPI, and selected employment series is available 24 hours a day at (415) 975-4567.


    • Telephone Hotlines
      CPI Hotlines: Recorded CPI messages available 24 hours a day.
      • Anchorage(907) 271-2770
      Honolulu(808) 541-2808
      Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange Co,CA(310) 235-6884
      Portland-Salem(503) 326-2081
      San Diego(619) 557-6538
      San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose(415) 975-4350
      Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton(206) 553-0645
    • Telephone
      The Economic Analysis & Information staff is available for phone assistance from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM at (415) 975-4350.


    • Library
      Location: The office is open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is located at:
      • 71 Stevenson Street
      Suite 600,
      San Francisco, CA 94105

      Mailing Address:
      Bureau of Labor Statistics
      PO Box 193766
      San Francisco, CA 94119-3766
    Latest Numbers

    ECI Total Compensation, private industry workers

    United States
     3-Month % Change:
    History      0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    12-Month % Change:
    History      4.0% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    Northeast
     3-Month % Change:
    History      1.2% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    12-Month % Change:
    History      4.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    South
     3-Month % Change:
    History      0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    12-Month % Change:
    History      3.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    Midwest
     3-Month % Change:
    History      0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    12-Month % Change:
    History      3.4% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    West
     3-Month % Change:
    History      0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    12-Month % Change:
    History      4.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2004

    CPI-U, All Items

    U.S. City Average
    History      +0.1% in Aug 2004

    History  +2.7% since Aug 2003

    Northeast
    History      unchanged in Aug 2004

    History  +3.4% since Aug 2003

    Midwest
    History      +0.1% in Aug 2004

    History  +2.5% since Aug 2003

    South
    History      unchanged in Aug 2004

    History  +2.6% since Aug 2003

    West
    History      +0.1% in Aug 2004

    History  +2.0% since Aug 2003

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