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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6. Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Price Price Price Price Price Price Index Index Index Index Index Index for for for for for for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 USDL-94-249 TRANSMISSION OF THIS RELEASE IS UNTIL 8:30 A.M. Friday, May 13, MATERIAL IN EMBARGOED (EDT) 1994 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--APRIL 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in April to a level of 147.4 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U increased 2.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April 1994 CPI-W level of 144.7 was 2.2 percent higher than the index in April 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in April, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The food index increased 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March. A sharp decline in the index for fruits and vegetables offset increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The energy index dropped 0.4 percent in April after increasing in each of the 2 preceding months. The indexes for household fuels and motor fuels each fell slightly, following seasonal adjustment. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in April, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The more moderate increase in April reflects a substantially smaller rise in shelter costs coupled with a decline in the apparel index. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.|Apr. 94|Apr94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .3 .2 .0 .3 .3 .1 | 3.0 | 2.4 Food and beverages| .4 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 .1 | -.3 | 1.8 Housing | .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .3 .0 | 3.1 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| -.1 .7 -.1 -.1 -.3 .4 -.3 | -.6 | -.4 Transportation | 1.0 .0 -.2 -.2 .5 .6 .3 | 5.6 | 2.5 Medical care | .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .6 | 4.7 | 4.9 Entertainment | .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 Other goods & serv| .3 .4 .4 .1 .3 .4 .7 | 5.4 | 2.1 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.9 -.9 -.7 -.8 1.6 .4 -.4 | 6.4 | -1.1 Food | .5 .2 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 .1 | -.3 | 2.0 AI - food & energy| .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 | 3.1 | 2.8 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 4 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.3 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.7 percent annual increase in 1993. The food index declined at a 0.6 percent rate during the first 4 months, while the indexes for energy and all items less food and energy increased at annual rates of 2.4 and 2.7 percent, respectively. The food and beverage index increased 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March. Grocery store food prices were unchanged in April, following seasonal adjustment, and have declined at a 1.7 percent annual rate thus far in 1994. The index for fruits and vegetables, which has been the predominant factor in the behavior of the grocery store food index during most of the past 12 months, declined 2.3 percent in April, offsetting increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The index for fresh fruits decreased 1.4 percent, while that for fresh vegetables fell 6.0 percent. The index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 0.2 percent. Among other grocery store food groups, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1 percent in April. Declines in prices for beef and eggs were more than offset by increases in the indexes for pork, other meats, poultry, and fish and seafood. Beef prices declined 0.7 percent in April and are 0.4 percent lower than a year earlier. The indexes for pork and poultry rose 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and dairy products increased 1.1 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. The index for other food at home rose 0.5 percent in April, reflecting increases in prices for both canned and frozen prepared foods. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.2 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The housing component was unchanged in April, following a 0.3 percent increase in March. Shelter costs, which increased 0.5 and 0.4 percent in the 2 preceding months, rose 0.1 percent in April. Within shelter, renters' costs were unchanged, while homeowners' costs and maintenance and repair costs increased 0.1 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for fuel and other utilities also contributed to the moderation in housing costs, declining 0.3 percent in April after increasing the same amount in March. The index for household fuels fell 0.5 percent, reflecting declines in indexes for fuel oil and electricity--down 2.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively. Charges for natural gas also declined, but the index rose 0.2 percent after seasonal adjustment. The index for other utilities and public services decreased 0.1 percent, largely as a result of declines in charges for telephone services, both local and long distance. The index for household furnishings and operation continued to register small changes, advancing 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March. The transportation index rose 0.3 percent in April, following increases of 0.5 and 0.6 percent in the 2 preceding months. The moderation in April was largely the result of a downturn in the index for motor fuels, coupled with a smaller rise in the index for public transportation. The index for gasoline, which had increased in the 2 preceding months, was unchanged in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 1.7 percent.) As of April, the gasoline index was 4.0 percent lower than a year earlier and 18.2 percent below its peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs advanced substantially for the third consecutive month. The index for new vehicles rose 0.4 percent and automobile finance charges advanced 2.3 percent, their largest increase since a 2.4 percent rise in March 1989. The index for used cars rose 0.8 percent. The index for public transportation increased 0.2 percent, following a 1.6 percent rise in March. A 0.8 percent increase in airline fares was partially offset by a 0.4 percent decline in the index for other intercity transportation. The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.3 percent in April to a level 0.4 percent lower than a year ago. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.2 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in April, its largest advance since a 0.7 percent increase in May 1993. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.5 percent in April. The index for medical care services rose 0.7 percent in April. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.7 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs declined 0.1 percent in April, as a decrease in the index for entertainment services more than offset an increase in the index for entertainment commodities. Fees for participant sports fell 1.6 percent in April, but remained well above their level a year earlier--up 7.2 percent. The index for other goods and services rose 0.7 percent in April. A 4.9 percent increase in the index for personal financial services, coupled with a 0.8 percent rise in the index for personal care, accounted for about 60 percent of the April advance. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) _______________________________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.1 percent in April. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1993 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.|Apr. 94|Apr94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 .1 | 2.8 | 2.2 Food and beverages| .4 .2 .4 .1 -.3 .1 .1 | -.3 | 1.9 Housing | .3 .1 .2 .1 .5 .3 .0 | 3.2 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| .1 .4 -.3 .3 -.2 .2 -.4 | -1.5 | -.1 Transportation | 1.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 .5 .3 | 5.0 | 2.2 Medical care | .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 .6 | 4.7 | 4.8 Entertainment | .3 .6 .3 .3 .3 .3 -.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 Other goods & serv| .3 .5 .3 .1 .2 .5 .7 | 5.5 | .8 Special indexes: | Energy | 2.0 -1.0 -.7 -.8 1.6 .5 -.5 | 6.5 | -1.3 Food | .5 .2 .3 .1 -.4 .3 .1 | .0 | 2.0 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 | 3.2 | 2.6 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for May will be released on Tuesday, June 14, 1994, 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Mar. Apr. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 1994 fromApr. 1993 Mar. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJan. to Feb. to Mar. to Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 147.2 441.1 147.4 441.4 2.4 - 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... 17.398 15.799 9.853 1.454 2.984 1.186 1.909 2.320 .331 .246 143.9 143.2 142.8 160.4 137.9 131.8 162.7 132.6 135.3 132.6 144.0 143.4 143.0 162.5 137.6 131.8 161.8 133.0 135.9 133.2 1.8 2.0 2.1 4.6 1.5 3.0 .6 2.4 2.0 2.3 .1 .1 .1 1.3 -.2 .0 -.6 .3 .4 .5 -.3 -.3 -.4 .6 .2 .8 -3.4 -.1 .4 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .0 .6 .2 -.1 1.3 .1 .1 .0 1.1 .1 .8 -2.3 .5 .5 .4 Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... .712 1.030 5.946 1.600 116.0 146.4 144.8 151.4 115.5 147.5 145.1 151.6 1.1 3.3 1.7 1.3 -.4 .8 .2 .1 -1.0 .4 .1 -.1 .5 -.2 .1 -.1 .2 .9 .2 .0 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 41.394 27.948 7.984 5.771 2.213 19.768 19.386 .382 144.1 159.8 170.1 153.2 201.9 164.1 164.4 150.0 143.9 159.6 169.1 153.3 197.3 164.2 164.6 150.1 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.4 -.1 -.1 -.6 .1 -2.3 .1 .1 .1 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .5 .6 .1 .3 .4 .4 .3 .8 .4 .4 .4 .0 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .1 .1 .196 .118 129.3 131.8 130.2 133.3 -1.2 -1.2 .7 1.1 .4 -.1 -.1 .5 .7 1.1 .078 7.262 3.983 126.1 122.4 111.1 126.3 121.6 109.8 -1.1 1.7 .9 .2 -.7 -1.2 1.0 .9 1.1 -.8 .3 .5 .2 -.3 -.5 .369 92.5 90.2 -2.6 -2.5 6.0 -.1 -1.9 3.614 118.1 116.9 1.4 -1.0 .6 .6 -.4 3.279 6.183 3.601 1.109 1.473 150.1 120.6 110.5 132.3 137.8 150.0 120.6 110.7 131.5 137.9 2.6 1.2 .9 .7 2.1 -.1 .0 .2 -.6 .1 .7 -.4 -.7 .1 -.1 .1 .1 -.2 1.0 .1 -.1 .1 .5 -1.1 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.897 5.333 1.389 2.421 .203 .781 .539 .564 136.1 133.4 125.6 137.2 125.8 127.0 152.9 154.2 136.4 133.7 126.9 137.4 128.0 128.0 149.0 154.8 -.4 -.6 -1.6 -.9 1.2 .7 .5 2.7 .2 .2 1.0 .1 1.7 .8 -2.6 .4 -.3 -.4 -1.2 -.2 -.4 -.8 1.7 .1 .4 .5 -.2 .4 -.7 -.6 5.1 .1 -.3 -.5 .4 -.3 -.6 .2 -3.7 .4 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ 16.954 15.295 5.025 4.031 1.245 132.2 128.6 136.8 135.3 133.6 132.6 129.2 136.9 135.4 135.3 2.5 1.9 3.6 3.3 5.1 .3 .5 .1 .1 1.3 .5 .5 .4 .5 -1.1 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .4 .4 .8 Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 3.010 1.533 4.483 93.3 92.7 149.0 160.2 94.8 94.3 149.4 160.4 -3.7 -4.0 2.9 2.8 1.6 1.7 .3 .1 2.1 1.8 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .8 -.2 .0 .2 .4 .629 103.5 103.4 -.5 -.1 .2 .4 .0 3.854 1.659 173.3 178.5 173.6 176.5 3.3 8.4 .2 -1.1 .1 .4 .8 1.6 .4 .2 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.108 1.287 5.821 3.353 208.3 199.1 210.4 190.3 209.2 199.7 211.4 191.4 4.9 3.1 5.3 4.6 .4 .3 .5 .6 .3 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .0 .3 .4 .6 .5 .7 .7 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.351 1.986 2.365 149.6 135.2 166.6 149.7 135.7 166.5 3.0 1.9 4.1 .1 .4 -.1 .4 -.1 .8 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .3 -.4 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 6.897 1.601 1.184 195.5 217.7 143.0 196.4 218.0 144.2 2.1 -8.1 2.6 .5 .1 .8 .3 .0 -.2 .4 .6 .0 .7 .2 .8 .628 .556 4.112 .249 3.863 139.7 146.6 219.1 204.0 220.4 141.4 147.1 220.1 204.0 221.6 2.4 2.7 6.5 4.2 6.6 1.2 .3 .5 .0 .5 -.4 -.1 .5 .2 .5 -.2 .3 .5 .4 .5 1.2 .3 .8 .3 .8 100.000 43.547 17.398 26.149 15.579 5.333 147.2 132.8 143.9 126.0 127.8 133.4 147.4 133.1 144.0 126.4 128.3 133.7 2.4 .9 1.8 .2 -1.2 -.6 .1 .2 .1 .3 .4 .2 .3 .0 -.3 .2 .6 -.4 .3 .2 .1 .3 .4 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.5 10.245 10.570 56.453 27.337 127.9 123.4 162.1 166.3 128.5 123.7 162.0 166.1 -1.5 2.6 3.5 3.0 .5 .2 -.1 -.1 .4 .0 .4 .7 .1 .2 .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 -.1 8.900 135.5 135.0 2.0 -.4 .4 .3 -.1 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 7.046 5.821 7.349 168.5 210.4 183.2 168.2 211.4 183.8 4.3 5.3 5.2 -.2 .5 .3 .2 .3 .5 .9 .3 .4 .3 .7 .3 84.201 72.052 80.232 92.892 27.749 17.178 11.845 32.977 29.116 50.632 6.993 93.007 77.208 148.0 143.7 148.6 143.8 127.0 129.1 129.4 136.0 169.3 157.5 101.9 153.3 155.8 148.1 144.0 148.7 143.9 127.4 129.6 130.0 136.4 169.4 157.4 102.0 153.4 155.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 .3 -1.0 -1.1 .4 4.1 3.3 -1.1 2.6 2.8 .1 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .5 .3 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 .2 .3 .2 .5 .4 .1 .5 .6 1.6 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .1 .6 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .5 .3 .4 .2 -.4 .2 .2 24.369 3.380 52.839 136.9 93.4 166.6 137.2 94.5 166.6 .9 -3.6 3.7 .2 1.2 .0 -.1 2.4 .4 .3 .2 .4 .1 -.3 .2 - $.679 .227 $.679 .227 -2.3 - - .0 -.3 - -.4 - .0 - Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables 2/ ............................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. July Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedOct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1994 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 1.7 2.8 1.9 3.0 2.2 2.5 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 143.7 143.1 142.5 160.1 137.2 130.5 164.4 131.8 134.9 130.6 115.7 145.6 144.6 151.4 143.3 142.7 141.9 161.1 137.5 131.5 158.8 131.7 135.4 130.6 114.5 146.2 144.7 151.3 143.5 142.9 142.1 160.6 137.6 131.5 159.8 132.0 135.2 132.3 115.1 145.9 144.8 151.1 143.6 143.0 142.1 162.4 137.7 132.6 156.1 132.7 135.9 132.8 115.3 147.2 145.1 151.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 4.5 -.6 7.7 -3.3 3.1 -.6 1.2 3.2 5.1 1.7 .3 4.3 4.6 5.9 3.6 3.0 -6.5 29.3 1.8 2.7 -.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.6 4.6 2.1 5.1 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.7 3.5 -.3 -.3 -1.1 5.9 1.5 6.6 -18.7 2.8 3.0 6.9 -1.4 4.5 1.4 -.8 2.9 3.0 3.8 4.0 1.2 .3 11.8 2.5 1.1 .2 2.5 3.5 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 .7 5.2 1.8 5.8 -9.2 2.1 3.0 4.4 .0 2.9 1.5 1.3 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 142.9 157.8 166.3 152.2 192.9 162.8 163.1 149.2 143.5 158.6 167.0 152.9 193.5 163.6 164.0 149.4 144.0 159.2 167.7 153.3 195.0 164.3 164.6 150.0 144.0 159.3 167.7 153.3 195.0 164.4 164.7 150.1 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.5 6.2 2.9 2.6 3.2 2.4 5.4 2.3 2.3 4.1 2.0 3.1 1.7 2.4 .2 3.8 3.8 .8 3.1 3.9 3.4 2.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.1 3.3 2.4 2.4 5.2 2.5 3.5 2.6 2.7 2.3 3.9 3.9 1.6 128.9 131.3 125.9 121.8 110.0 129.4 131.2 127.1 122.9 111.2 129.3 131.8 126.1 123.3 111.8 130.2 133.3 126.3 122.9 111.2 -1.5 3.9 -9.1 3.4 3.7 -1.5 .6 -5.0 2.3 1.4 -5.7 -14.1 9.4 -2.3 -5.3 4.1 6.2 1.3 3.7 4.4 -1.5 2.2 -7.1 2.8 2.6 -.9 -4.5 5.3 .7 -.5 86.3 91.5 91.4 89.7 -3.9 -8.1 -12.8 16.7 -6.0 .9 117.9 148.9 120.7 111.1 131.5 137.7 118.6 150.0 120.2 110.3 131.6 137.6 119.3 150.1 120.3 110.1 132.9 137.8 118.8 150.0 120.4 110.6 131.5 137.6 4.5 2.5 -1.3 -2.9 -3.0 3.3 2.4 3.6 4.8 4.5 7.9 3.6 -4.3 1.4 2.4 4.1 -1.8 2.1 3.1 3.0 -1.0 -1.8 .0 -.3 3.4 3.0 1.7 .7 2.3 3.4 -.7 2.2 .7 1.1 -.9 .9 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 133.8 130.9 126.7 132.7 127.8 128.0 143.0 153.8 133.4 130.4 125.2 132.4 127.3 127.0 145.4 154.0 134.0 131.1 124.9 132.9 126.4 126.2 152.8 154.2 133.6 130.5 125.4 132.5 125.7 126.5 147.1 154.8 -3.0 -3.9 -.9 -6.7 9.7 -1.0 -6.1 2.4 .6 .6 1.3 -1.2 -2.8 1.6 7.1 3.2 1.8 1.9 -2.5 5.0 5.2 7.2 -9.5 2.4 -.6 -1.2 -4.0 -.6 -6.4 -4.6 12.0 2.6 -1.2 -1.7 .2 -4.0 3.2 .3 .3 2.8 .6 .3 -3.3 2.1 -.8 1.1 .7 2.5 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 131.4 128.4 134.8 133.3 137.5 94.8 94.6 148.4 158.4 132.0 129.0 135.3 133.9 136.0 96.8 96.3 148.6 158.6 132.8 129.7 136.0 134.5 136.6 97.0 96.4 148.9 159.8 133.2 130.0 136.5 135.0 137.7 96.8 96.4 149.2 160.4 1.5 .0 3.7 2.8 13.1 -13.6 -15.4 3.1 1.0 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.0 9.5 5.9 7.3 2.5 2.8 -1.5 -1.5 1.2 1.2 -1.7 -13.5 -12.8 3.9 2.0 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.2 .6 8.7 7.8 2.2 5.1 2.9 2.0 4.0 3.4 11.3 -4.3 -4.7 2.8 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.1 3.2 -.6 -3.0 -3.0 3.0 3.6 102.9 103.1 103.5 103.5 -2.7 -.8 -.8 2.4 -1.7 .8 171.4 171.7 171.6 172.4 173.0 175.2 173.7 175.6 1.7 20.1 3.4 4.3 2.6 .9 5.5 9.4 2.5 11.9 4.0 5.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 206.7 198.4 208.4 188.5 207.3 198.3 209.1 189.2 207.8 198.3 209.8 189.9 209.1 199.3 211.2 191.2 6.4 4.6 6.5 4.9 4.8 3.3 5.4 4.2 3.8 2.7 3.9 3.2 4.7 1.8 5.5 5.9 5.6 4.0 6.0 4.5 4.2 2.2 4.7 4.5 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 148.6 134.7 165.2 149.2 134.5 166.5 149.6 134.9 167.0 149.5 135.3 166.3 1.4 .9 1.8 3.9 3.3 4.6 4.7 1.5 7.6 2.4 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.1 3.2 3.6 1.6 5.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 194.9 215.5 143.3 195.4 215.6 143.0 196.2 217.0 143.0 197.5 217.4 144.2 4.4 -2.0 4.0 -5.0 -28.7 1.1 3.6 -1.7 2.6 5.4 3.6 2.5 -.4 -16.4 2.6 4.5 .9 2.5 140.5 146.3 217.7 202.4 218.8 140.0 146.2 218.7 202.8 219.9 139.7 146.6 219.7 203.6 220.9 141.4 147.1 221.5 204.2 222.7 5.6 2.3 7.5 3.9 7.9 -.9 3.7 5.0 2.2 5.2 2.3 2.8 6.1 7.0 6.1 2.6 2.2 7.2 3.6 7.3 2.3 3.0 6.2 3.1 6.5 2.4 2.5 6.6 5.3 6.7 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 132.3 143.7 125.4 126.8 130.9 132.3 143.3 125.6 127.5 130.4 132.6 143.5 126.0 128.0 131.1 132.7 143.6 126.1 127.9 130.5 1.7 -.3 1.4 -1.9 -4.6 -3.9 2.8 2.1 4.3 1.3 -2.2 .6 1.9 .6 2.5 -.6 -1.6 1.9 3.0 1.2 -.3 2.3 3.5 -1.2 2.2 .9 2.9 -.3 -3.4 -1.7 2.5 .9 1.1 .8 .9 .3 127.3 123.0 160.6 164.5 127.8 123.0 161.3 165.6 127.9 123.2 162.0 166.3 128.5 123.6 162.3 166.1 -.9 2.3 3.6 3.5 -2.7 4.7 3.3 1.2 -6.0 1.3 2.8 3.5 3.8 2.0 4.3 3.9 -1.8 3.5 3.5 2.4 -1.2 1.6 3.5 3.7 135.3 165.7 208.4 182.5 135.9 166.0 209.1 183.4 136.3 167.5 209.8 184.1 136.1 168.0 211.2 184.7 3.6 5.8 6.5 5.1 3.6 3.5 5.4 4.6 -1.5 2.5 3.9 6.1 2.4 5.7 5.5 4.9 3.6 4.6 6.0 4.8 .4 4.0 4.7 5.5 146.8 143.0 147.6 142.7 126.5 128.2 128.8 135.0 168.1 156.0 102.1 152.3 154.6 147.3 143.2 147.9 143.1 126.7 128.8 129.3 135.2 168.9 157.0 103.7 152.5 155.0 147.9 143.7 148.4 143.5 127.1 129.4 129.4 136.0 169.3 157.4 104.1 153.0 155.5 148.0 143.9 148.6 143.7 127.2 129.2 130.0 136.4 169.9 157.7 103.7 153.3 155.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 -1.6 -4.2 -.9 -4.6 5.2 3.2 -4.1 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.6 1.3 -1.2 -2.1 4.9 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.4 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.7 -.6 -1.5 -5.1 -2.3 2.9 2.3 -8.9 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.2 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.4 6.4 2.7 3.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.1 -.2 -2.7 -1.5 .0 4.6 3.3 -.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.3 .8 .8 -.8 .9 3.6 3.4 -1.5 2.7 3.0 136.0 94.0 165.0 135.8 96.3 165.7 136.2 96.5 166.4 136.4 96.2 166.7 .3 -12.6 3.8 .6 4.2 3.2 1.5 -13.2 3.5 1.2 9.7 4.2 .4 -4.6 3.5 1.3 -2.4 3.8 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables 2/ ............................... Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Mar. Apr. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 1994 fromApr. 1993 Mar. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJan. to Feb. to Mar. to Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 144.4 430.2 144.7 430.9 2.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 19.344 17.622 11.187 1.660 3.513 1.321 2.019 2.674 .374 .283 .833 1.184 6.435 1.722 143.4 142.8 142.3 160.2 137.8 131.6 161.7 132.5 135.2 132.5 116.4 146.1 144.6 150.9 143.6 143.0 142.4 162.2 137.4 131.6 160.9 132.9 135.8 133.2 115.9 147.3 144.9 151.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 4.6 1.5 3.1 .9 2.3 2.2 2.4 1.1 3.2 1.7 1.1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 -.3 .0 -.5 .3 .4 .5 -.4 .8 .2 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 .6 .1 .6 -3.5 -.2 .4 .1 -1.2 .4 -.1 -.3 .1 .3 .2 -.2 .1 .2 .5 .2 -.3 1.3 .6 -.1 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .9 .0 .8 -1.8 .6 .5 .4 .3 .9 .1 .0 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. 39.004 25.682 8.095 6.628 1.467 17.399 17.074 .324 141.3 155.3 148.5 152.8 201.4 149.6 149.9 137.3 141.1 155.3 148.0 153.0 197.3 149.8 150.0 137.3 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 -.1 .0 -.3 .1 -2.0 .1 .1 .0 .5 .6 .4 .5 .3 .7 .6 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .7 .3 .3 .4 .0 .1 .1 .0 .3 .1 .1 .0 .188 .102 129.4 135.3 130.0 136.6 -1.6 -1.1 .5 1.0 -.2 -.1 .0 .4 .5 1.0 .085 121.0 120.9 -2.3 -.1 -.1 -.6 -.1 Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 7.523 4.093 122.1 110.5 121.4 109.3 1.8 1.0 -.6 -1.1 .9 1.0 .3 .7 -.4 -.7 .339 92.3 90.1 -2.6 -2.4 6.5 -.3 -1.9 3.754 117.5 116.4 1.4 -.9 .5 .8 -.5 3.429 5.800 3.525 1.141 1.134 150.7 119.2 109.2 132.4 139.8 150.7 119.2 109.3 131.7 139.9 2.6 .9 .6 .5 2.5 .0 .0 .1 -.5 .1 .7 -.5 -.7 -.2 -.1 .0 .3 .0 1.3 .1 .0 .0 .3 -1.1 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.909 5.379 1.393 2.356 .261 .866 .502 .530 134.7 132.1 124.9 135.2 126.7 128.1 152.2 153.7 135.0 132.4 126.0 135.0 128.5 129.0 150.1 154.2 -.1 -.4 -1.6 -1.0 .2 1.3 2.2 2.5 .2 .2 .9 -.1 1.4 .7 -1.4 .3 -.2 -.2 -1.2 .0 .1 -.3 .9 .1 .2 .2 -.6 .2 -.9 -.5 5.0 .1 -.4 -.5 .4 -.6 -.5 .0 -2.4 .3 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 18.863 17.613 4.948 3.606 2.256 3.705 1.615 5.089 130.5 128.1 137.4 135.0 134.3 93.1 92.6 149.7 155.7 131.2 128.9 137.6 135.1 136.0 94.7 94.3 150.1 156.0 2.2 1.8 3.8 3.4 5.1 -3.8 -4.0 2.8 2.6 .5 .6 .1 .1 1.3 1.7 1.8 .3 .2 .5 .5 .4 .5 -.8 2.3 2.0 .1 .1 .5 .4 .5 .4 -.1 .1 -.1 .3 .6 .3 .3 .4 .4 .8 -.1 .0 .3 .4 .795 102.9 102.8 -.4 -.1 .2 .4 .1 4.295 1.251 168.7 173.2 169.0 171.5 3.0 7.5 .2 -1.0 .1 -.2 .7 1.8 .5 .3 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.044 1.061 4.983 2.865 207.7 197.2 210.0 191.0 208.6 197.8 211.0 192.2 4.8 3.0 5.2 4.7 .4 .3 .5 .6 .2 .3 .2 .4 .3 -.2 .4 .3 .6 .5 .7 .8 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.028 2.077 1.951 147.7 134.8 166.3 147.8 135.2 166.2 3.0 1.9 4.2 .1 .3 -.1 .3 -.1 .7 .3 .4 .2 -.1 .1 -.2 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 6.807 2.121 1.146 193.4 217.5 143.2 194.4 217.8 144.5 .8 -8.2 2.6 .5 .1 .9 .2 .0 -.3 .5 .6 .1 .7 .3 .9 .650 .496 3.540 .219 3.321 140.3 146.7 215.0 205.8 216.0 142.2 147.2 216.3 205.8 217.4 2.5 2.9 6.5 4.4 6.6 1.4 .3 .6 .0 .6 -.4 -.1 .4 .3 .5 -.1 .3 .5 .4 .5 1.4 .3 .9 .3 .9 100.000 47.644 19.344 28.300 16.590 5.379 144.4 132.2 143.4 125.3 126.9 132.1 144.7 132.6 143.6 125.8 127.5 132.4 2.2 .9 1.9 .2 -1.5 -.4 .2 .3 .1 .4 .5 .2 .2 .0 -.3 .2 .7 -.2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.5 11.211 11.710 52.356 25.143 127.3 121.9 159.4 149.5 128.0 122.4 159.4 149.4 -2.1 2.7 3.4 3.0 .5 .4 .0 -.1 .4 .1 .4 .5 .1 .2 .4 .4 .5 .2 .2 -.1 8.771 7.160 4.983 6.299 124.6 164.6 210.0 180.2 124.1 164.6 211.0 180.8 2.1 3.7 5.2 5.2 -.4 .0 .5 .3 .6 .1 .2 .5 .1 .8 .4 .3 -.2 .4 .7 .4 82.378 74.318 82.601 93.956 30.022 18.312 12.933 35.934 27.213 47.373 7.798 92.202 144.7 141.7 135.9 141.4 126.3 128.3 128.8 135.4 150.7 155.0 101.1 150.5 144.9 141.9 136.1 141.6 126.8 128.8 129.5 135.8 150.8 155.0 101.3 150.7 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.0 .2 -1.3 -1.7 .3 3.8 3.3 -1.3 2.5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .4 .4 .5 .3 .1 .0 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .6 .4 .1 .5 .5 1.6 .1 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 .4 .1 .5 .3 .3 .5 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .3 .2 -.5 .1 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables 2/ ............................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 74.580 152.5 152.7 2.6 .1 .3 .3 .2 25.978 4.044 48.602 135.6 93.3 164.1 135.9 94.6 164.2 .8 -3.6 3.6 .2 1.4 .1 -.1 2.7 .4 .3 .0 .4 .1 -.2 .2 - $.692 .232 $.691 .232 -2.1 - -.1 - -.3 - -.4 - -.1 - Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Jan. 1994 Feb. 1994 Mar. 1994 Apr. 1994 July 1993 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedOct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1993 1994 1994 1993 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ 143.4 142.7 142.1 159.8 137.2 130.3 164.2 131.7 134.9 130.6 116.1 145.3 143.0 142.2 141.4 160.7 137.3 131.1 158.5 131.5 135.5 130.7 114.7 145.9 143.2 142.6 141.7 160.4 137.5 131.4 159.3 131.8 135.1 132.4 115.4 145.7 143.3 142.7 141.8 161.9 137.5 132.4 156.4 132.6 135.8 132.9 115.7 147.0 2.0 2.6 1.7 2.8 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 4.7 -.3 8.0 -4.3 3.1 -.3 1.2 2.8 5.2 4.0 4.3 5.9 3.1 3.0 -7.1 31.7 1.9 2.4 -.6 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.6 4.9 2.4 5.4 .7 1.5 3.9 1.9 1.0 1.1 -.3 .0 -.8 5.4 .9 6.6 -17.7 2.8 2.7 7.2 -1.4 4.8 2.9 3.0 3.8 3.9 1.3 .2 12.2 2.5 1.1 .3 2.5 3.5 1.1 1.1 .9 5.1 1.6 6.0 -8.9 2.1 3.3 4.5 -.2 2.9 Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 144.5 151.1 144.4 150.7 144.8 150.6 144.9 150.6 2.0 .5 1.7 2.2 2.0 3.5 1.1 -1.3 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.1 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 140.1 153.7 146.2 151.9 192.9 148.4 148.7 136.5 140.8 154.6 146.8 152.6 193.5 149.4 149.6 136.7 141.2 155.0 147.3 153.0 194.8 149.8 150.0 137.3 141.2 155.2 147.4 153.0 195.3 149.9 150.2 137.3 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.9 1.1 2.8 2.5 6.2 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.1 6.0 2.8 2.8 4.2 1.7 2.9 2.2 2.7 -.2 3.3 3.6 .6 3.2 4.0 3.3 2.9 5.1 4.1 4.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.0 3.5 2.8 2.6 5.2 2.5 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.7 3.8 1.5 129.6 134.9 121.8 121.5 109.4 129.4 134.8 121.7 122.6 110.5 129.4 135.3 121.0 123.0 111.3 130.0 136.6 120.9 122.5 110.5 -1.2 4.7 -7.8 3.7 4.5 -1.8 2.0 -6.8 2.0 .7 -4.5 -14.8 9.4 -2.0 -5.0 1.2 5.1 -2.9 3.3 4.1 -1.5 3.4 -7.3 2.8 2.6 -1.7 -5.3 3.0 .7 -.5 86.0 91.6 91.3 89.6 -3.9 -8.1 -13.6 17.8 -6.0 .9 117.3 149.6 119.3 109.6 131.7 139.6 117.9 150.7 118.7 108.8 131.4 139.5 118.8 150.7 119.0 108.8 133.1 139.7 118.2 150.7 119.0 109.1 131.7 139.6 5.2 2.5 -1.4 -2.2 -2.7 3.9 1.7 3.6 4.5 4.1 5.6 3.2 -4.3 1.3 2.0 3.0 -.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 -1.0 -1.8 .0 .0 3.5 3.0 1.5 .9 1.4 3.6 -.7 2.2 .5 .6 -.5 1.4 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 132.7 130.1 126.4 131.1 128.2 128.7 143.3 153.4 132.4 129.8 124.9 131.1 128.3 128.3 144.6 153.5 132.7 130.1 124.1 131.3 127.2 127.6 151.9 153.7 132.2 129.5 124.6 130.5 126.6 127.6 148.3 154.2 -2.1 -2.1 -.3 -5.9 8.5 .0 -.5 2.1 1.2 .6 1.0 -.3 -4.9 1.9 7.7 3.2 1.5 1.6 -1.3 4.1 2.5 6.8 -11.4 2.7 -1.5 -1.8 -5.6 -1.8 -4.9 -3.4 14.7 2.1 -.5 -.8 .3 -3.2 1.6 1.0 3.5 2.7 .0 -.2 -3.4 1.1 -1.3 1.6 .8 2.4 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... 130.2 128.1 135.4 133.0 138.3 94.6 94.5 149.1 154.3 130.8 128.8 135.9 133.7 137.2 96.8 96.4 149.2 154.5 131.4 129.3 136.6 134.2 137.1 96.9 96.3 149.6 155.5 131.8 129.7 137.2 134.7 138.2 96.8 96.3 150.0 156.1 1.2 .0 4.0 3.4 13.4 -13.6 -15.0 3.1 1.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.3 10.1 5.0 5.9 2.2 2.4 -1.8 -2.2 1.2 .6 -2.0 -13.5 -12.5 3.8 1.8 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 -.3 9.6 7.8 2.4 4.7 2.8 2.2 4.3 3.9 11.7 -4.7 -5.1 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 3.3 2.9 -1.1 -2.6 -2.8 3.1 3.3 Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 102.3 102.5 102.9 103.0 -2.7 -1.2 -.4 2.8 -1.9 1.2 167.0 167.6 167.2 167.2 168.4 170.2 169.2 170.7 2.0 17.4 2.9 4.2 2.2 1.9 5.4 7.6 2.5 10.6 3.8 4.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 206.0 196.3 208.0 189.1 206.5 196.8 208.5 189.9 207.1 196.4 209.4 190.4 208.4 197.4 210.8 192.0 5.8 4.5 6.1 5.1 4.6 3.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 2.3 4.1 3.5 4.7 2.3 5.5 6.3 5.2 3.9 5.6 4.4 4.4 2.3 4.8 4.9 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 146.7 134.2 165.0 147.2 134.0 166.2 147.7 134.6 166.5 147.5 134.8 166.1 1.7 .6 2.5 3.7 3.4 4.3 4.5 1.8 7.6 2.2 1.8 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.4 3.3 1.8 5.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 192.5 215.4 143.5 192.9 215.5 143.1 193.8 216.8 143.2 195.1 217.4 144.5 3.6 -2.5 4.0 -8.1 -28.6 1.1 3.2 -1.3 2.5 5.5 3.8 2.8 -2.5 -16.6 2.6 4.3 1.2 2.7 141.0 146.4 213.6 203.9 214.5 140.5 146.3 214.5 204.6 215.5 140.3 146.7 215.5 205.4 216.5 142.2 147.2 217.4 206.0 218.5 5.6 2.3 7.7 5.2 7.8 -.9 3.7 4.5 1.2 4.9 2.0 3.3 6.4 7.0 6.2 3.4 2.2 7.3 4.2 7.7 2.3 3.0 6.1 3.2 6.3 2.7 2.8 6.9 5.6 6.9 131.9 143.4 124.8 126.1 130.1 131.9 143.0 125.1 127.0 129.8 132.2 143.2 125.4 127.4 130.1 132.3 143.3 125.5 127.3 129.5 2.0 -.3 1.7 -1.0 -5.2 -2.1 2.6 2.2 4.0 .6 -2.5 .6 1.7 .3 2.6 -1.3 -2.2 1.6 2.8 1.2 -.3 2.3 3.9 -1.8 2.3 .9 2.9 -.2 -3.8 -.8 2.2 .8 1.1 .5 .8 -.2 126.7 121.9 158.1 148.1 127.2 122.0 158.8 148.9 127.3 122.2 159.4 149.5 128.0 122.5 159.7 149.4 -1.2 3.1 3.7 3.4 -3.9 4.4 3.1 1.9 -7.2 1.3 2.8 3.3 4.2 2.0 4.1 3.6 -2.6 3.7 3.4 2.6 -1.7 1.7 3.5 3.4 124.7 162.5 208.0 179.4 125.4 162.6 208.5 180.3 125.5 163.9 209.4 180.9 125.3 164.6 210.8 181.7 4.0 4.9 6.1 5.4 3.3 2.8 5.0 4.4 -.6 2.5 4.1 6.0 1.9 5.3 5.5 5.2 3.6 3.8 5.6 4.9 .6 3.9 4.8 5.6 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables 2/ ............................... Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 143.6 141.1 135.2 140.6 126.0 127.5 128.2 134.6 149.7 153.8 101.5 149.6 151.5 144.1 141.3 135.4 141.0 126.3 128.3 128.7 134.7 150.4 154.6 103.1 149.8 151.9 144.6 141.7 135.9 141.4 126.6 128.8 128.8 135.4 150.9 155.0 103.6 150.3 152.4 144.8 141.9 136.1 141.5 126.7 128.7 129.5 135.8 151.3 155.3 103.1 150.5 152.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 -.9 -4.8 -1.2 -3.8 4.7 3.2 -4.9 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.3 .6 -1.9 -3.3 3.9 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 -.9 -1.9 -6.0 -2.3 2.4 2.6 -9.3 2.4 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.3 4.0 6.5 2.4 3.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 -.2 -3.3 -2.3 .0 4.3 3.2 -1.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 .6 .9 -1.1 .6 3.4 3.3 -1.7 2.4 2.8 135.0 94.1 162.8 134.8 96.6 163.5 135.2 96.6 164.1 135.4 96.4 164.5 1.2 -12.9 3.3 .0 3.8 3.5 1.2 -13.2 3.3 1.2 10.1 4.2 .6 -4.9 3.4 1.2 -2.2 3.7 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Jan. 1994 Feb. 1994 Mar. 1994 Apr. 1994 Percent change to Apr. 1994 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Mar. 1994 fromMar. Jan. Feb. 1993 1994 1994 M 146.2 146.7 147.2 147.4 2.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 0.7 0.3 M 153.2 154.0 154.3 154.4 2.2 .3 .1 2.3 .7 .2 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... Size A Size B Size C - More than 1,200,000 ........ 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M 153.7 152.5 151.3 154.6 153.0 151.9 155.1 152.7 152.2 155.0 153.3 152.6 2.2 2.1 2.3 .3 .2 .5 -.1 .4 .3 2.3 2.3 2.1 .9 .1 .6 .3 -.2 .2 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 141.5 142.5 141.1 142.4 142.1 143.2 141.3 143.0 142.6 143.9 141.8 143.1 142.9 144.1 142.2 143.7 2.5 2.6 3.3 2.1 .6 .6 .6 .5 .2 .1 .3 .4 2.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 .8 1.0 .5 .5 .4 .5 .4 .1 M 136.7 137.2 137.8 137.9 2.3 .5 .1 2.3 .8 .4 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 142.5 142.9 144.4 141.0 142.9 143.4 144.6 141.6 143.6 144.4 145.4 142.0 143.8 144.4 145.5 142.9 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 .6 .7 .6 .9 .1 .0 .1 .6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 .8 1.0 .7 .7 .5 .7 .6 .3 M 140.8 140.7 141.3 141.3 2.6 .4 .0 3.1 .4 .4 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 148.1 149.7 147.8 148.3 149.9 148.3 149.0 150.5 148.7 148.9 150.4 148.6 2.2 1.8 3.1 .4 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 2.6 2.2 3.4 .6 .5 .6 .5 .4 .3 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 132.7 145.8 144.3 141.2 133.3 146.1 144.9 141.5 133.9 146.5 145.2 142.0 133.9 146.8 145.8 142.1 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.5 .5 .5 .6 .4 .0 .2 .4 .1 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.7 .9 .5 .6 .6 .5 .3 .2 .4 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 146.5 152.2 156.0 152.5 147.5 146.8 152.2 157.4 152.9 147.4 147.6 152.5 157.9 153.5 148.2 147.9 152.0 157.7 153.1 148.0 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.3 .8 .7 -.1 .2 .1 .4 .2 -.3 -.1 -.3 -.1 2.4 1.8 2.5 2.8 1.7 .8 .2 1.2 .7 .5 .5 .2 .3 .4 .5 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 143.8 153.6 142.4 141.0 138.6 150.9 1.7 .6 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.0 .8 .9 .6 1.8 .8 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. 2 2 Selected local areas - 139.2 141.7 145.0 155.0 143.3 143.5 139.7 151.5 - 140.3 142.6 2.4 2.8 - .8 .6 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 2 2 - 137.0 142.6 - 136.8 143.9 3.8 3.1 -.1 .9 - - - - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Apr. 1994 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Mar. 1994 fromMar. Jan. Feb. 1993 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.7 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.3 0.6 0.3 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 150.8 150.2 150.3 152.7 151.4 150.9 150.7 153.2 151.7 151.4 150.6 153.4 151.8 151.4 151.1 153.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 .3 .3 .3 .5 .1 .0 .3 .3 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 .6 .8 .2 .5 .2 .3 -.1 .1 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... M M M M 138.5 138.8 137.4 140.0 139.0 139.4 137.6 140.6 139.4 140.0 137.9 140.6 139.8 140.3 138.5 141.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 1.9 .6 .6 .7 .4 .3 .2 .4 .4 2.3 2.6 2.8 1.7 .6 .9 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 .0 Jan. 1994 Feb. 1994 Mar. 1994 Apr. 1994 Region and area size 2/ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 135.3 135.8 136.3 136.4 1.9 .4 .1 1.9 .7 .4 ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 141.0 141.0 141.1 140.8 141.2 141.3 141.2 141.3 141.9 142.3 141.8 141.6 142.2 142.4 141.8 142.6 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.4 .7 .8 .4 .9 .2 .1 .0 .7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.2 .6 .9 .5 .6 .5 .7 .4 .2 M 141.1 141.0 141.4 141.4 2.6 .3 .0 3.2 .2 .3 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 145.3 145.3 145.4 145.4 145.4 146.0 145.9 145.9 146.3 145.9 145.8 146.3 1.9 1.6 2.7 .3 .3 .2 .0 -.1 .0 2.2 2.0 3.2 .4 .4 .6 .3 .3 .2 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 131.7 143.2 143.6 140.6 132.1 143.4 144.1 140.8 132.7 143.8 144.3 141.2 132.7 144.1 144.9 141.4 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 .5 .5 .6 .4 .0 .2 .4 .1 2.3 2.6 2.1 2.5 .8 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .1 .3 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 142.0 146.8 152.4 152.1 145.3 142.3 146.9 153.5 152.2 145.0 143.0 147.0 154.0 152.8 145.6 143.3 146.6 153.9 152.6 145.6 2.1 1.2 2.1 2.1 .6 .7 -.2 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.3 -.1 -.1 .0 2.5 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.3 .7 .1 1.0 .5 .2 .5 .1 .3 .4 .4 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 142.7 152.5 135.1 138.7 137.7 148.3 1.7 -.3 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.1 .7 .4 1.7 .7 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - Selected local areas 1/ - 138.1 137.0 136.3 136.3 144.2 153.5 135.7 141.1 138.7 148.9 - 139.3 137.9 136.2 137.4 2.2 2.5 3.7 2.8 - .9 .7 -.1 .8 - - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. - - 2/ 3/ NOTE: 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
