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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 TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) CPI QUICKLINE: (202) FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 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 606-7000 606-6994 606-7828 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-96-184 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Tuesday, May 14, 1996 APRIL 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in April to a level of 156.3 (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 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.5 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April 1996 CPI-W level of 153.6 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in April 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in April, the same as in March. The energy index registered its fifth consecutive increase--up 3.2 percent in April--after declining throughout most of 1995, and accounted for about three-fifths of the April advance in the overall CPI-U. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 5.2 percent in April, its largest advance since a 7.5 percent increase in October 1990, and the index for energy services rose 1.4 percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent in April, following an increase of 0.6 percent in March. The index for fruits and vegetables-up 1.0 percent in April--continued to advance, but by substantially less than in March. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent after increasing 0.3 percent in March, reflecting downturns in the indexes for apparel and upkeep, entertainment, telephone services, and tobacco products. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. '96 Apr. '96 All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Special Indexes: Energy .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .0 -.4 .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 .4 .4 .4 .1 .3 .7 .7 .4 .3 .2 .1 .2 -.9 .5 .2 .8 .4 .5 .3 .6 .7 .3 .1 .4 .3 .3 -.4 1.1 .3 -.1 3.9 4.0 2.9 -2.7 9.8 2.9 3.4 2.9 2.6 3.0 .1 2.9 3.7 3.5 .4 .4 .2 .2 .4 .4 .3 4.6 4.4 .3 -.9 1.1 1.9 .4 1.4 3.2 22.0 5.9 Food All items less food and energy .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 .6 .3 4.3 2.6 .3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 2.7 2.7 During the first 4 months of 1996, the CPI-U rose at a 4.1 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.5 percent increase for all of 1995. Energy costs, which declined last year, have increased at a 22.9 percent rate, with petroleum-based energy advancing at a 45.3 SAAR. The food index has risen at a 3.4 percent annual rate in the first 4 months. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.0 percent rate in the first 4 months of 1996, the same rate as the increase for all of 1995. The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in April. The index for grocery store foods, which increased 0.9 percent in March, rose 0.3 percent in April. Fruit and vegetable prices continued to advance, but by substantially less than in March. A 1.0 percent increase in the index for fruits and vegetables accounted for about three-fifths of the increase in the April grocery store food index. The index for fresh fruits rose 5.1 percent, while that for fresh vegetables declined 3.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh vegetable prices rose 1.6 percent.) Among the other major grocery store foods, the index for dairy products increased 0.4 percent, and the index for cereal and bakery products rose 0.2 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month. Within the latter group, the index for beef declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in April--and, coupled with declines in the indexes for poultry and for fish and seafood, more than offset increases in the indexes for pork and for eggs. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent in April. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in April, the same as in March. Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent for the third consecutive month. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs each increased 0.2 percent, and maintenance and repair costs rose 0.4 percent. The index for fuel and utilities, which increased 0.2 percent in March, rose 0.6 percent in April. The index for household fuels rose 1.6 percent in April, following a 0.3 percent decline in March. The index for natural gas turned back up in April, increasing 2.1 percent. The index for electricity increased 1.1 percent, and the index for fuel oil rose 5.1 percent. The index for other utilities and public services declined 0.6 percent, reflecting a decrease in the index for telephone services--charges for local telephone calls declined 2.4 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.1 percent in April, following a 0.2 percent rise in March. The transportation index advanced 1.1 percent in April. The index for motor fuels increased 5.4 percent and accounted for about 85 percent of the overall transportation increase. Since beginning its upward trek in December, the index for gasoline has risen 15.3 percent. Despite the sharp increases since November, gasoline prices as of April were still 6.6 percent below their peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs continued their pattern of very little movement, evident since the introduction of the 1996 models. The indexes for new car prices and for automobile finance charges each increased 0.1 percent in April. The index for used cars declined 1.3 percent. The index for public transportation increased 1.0 percent. The index for apparel and upkeep, which increased 0.6 percent in March, declined 0.4 percent in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 0.1 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in April to a level 3.7 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent in April. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in April. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs fell 0.1 percent in April. The indexes for sporting goods and equipment and for fees for participant sports declined 0.6 and 1.0 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 0.7 percent increase in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.3 percent in April, following an increase of 0.4 percent in March. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 0.7 percent in March, fell 0.2 percent in April, accounting for the slightly smaller rise in this major group. 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 0.4 percent in April. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. '96 Apr. '96 All Items .3 .1 .2 .4 .2 .5 .4 4.3 2.9 Food and beverages .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .3 4.1 2.6 Housing .3 .1 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 3.0 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .3 -.2 .2 .7 -.7 .6 -.2 -.9 .4 Transportation .1 -.3 .4 .9 .3 .9 1.1 9.5 3.1 Medical care .2 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 2.9 3.8 Entertainment .1 .4 .3 .4 .8 .0 -.1 2.9 3.3 Other goods and services .4 .4 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 4.3 4.2 Special Indexes: Energy .2 -.8 1.0 2.1 .2 1.8 3.3 23.4 6.3 Food .3 .0 .2 .1 .1 .6 .3 4.1 2.6 All items less food and energy .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 2.5 2.7 Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 12, 1996, at 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. 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. 1995 Mar. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJan. to Feb. to Mar. to Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 155.7 466.5 156.3 468.2 2.9 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.4 - 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 .................... 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 1.566 152.1 151.6 152.5 172.0 142.6 136.7 183.7 142.4 142.3 140.1 129.7 154.6 151.2 157.4 152.7 152.3 153.3 173.3 141.8 137.0 188.4 142.8 142.2 139.9 129.9 155.3 151.6 157.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.8 3.0 3.7 2.9 1.3 4.0 2.0 -2.3 3.1 2.2 2.8 .4 .5 .5 .8 -.6 .2 2.6 .3 -.1 -.1 .2 .5 .3 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .0 1.0 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 -.7 .0 .3 .5 .5 .6 .9 .5 -.2 -.2 4.0 .5 .4 .5 .3 .7 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .4 1.0 .4 -.1 -.2 .5 .6 .3 .3 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.102 19.716 .386 151.7 170.1 180.4 160.6 219.7 175.0 175.3 159.1 151.8 170.1 179.7 160.9 216.1 175.3 175.6 159.4 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.5 4.9 3.4 3.4 1.4 .1 .0 -.4 .2 -1.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .3 .2 .3 .1 .9 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .3 .3 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 ................ .199 .122 137.5 143.8 138.0 143.8 2.8 3.5 .4 .0 .5 .6 .4 .6 .4 .0 .077 7.014 3.792 129.0 125.2 111.9 130.0 125.4 112.9 1.9 2.7 3.3 .8 .2 .9 .2 .6 .7 .2 .2 -.3 .8 .6 1.6 .356 99.3 102.1 15.5 2.8 .2 2.2 3.5 3.436 118.2 118.9 2.0 .6 .8 -.6 1.4 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 156.4 124.6 111.7 140.9 146.6 155.4 124.8 111.9 141.4 146.6 2.1 1.8 .6 4.0 2.6 -.6 .2 .2 .4 .0 .3 -.2 -.4 -.2 .2 1.0 .2 .0 .9 .2 -.6 .1 .3 .0 .1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.516 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 134.8 131.6 129.1 129.9 133.3 128.1 154.7 158.9 134.9 131.7 129.0 130.2 133.7 128.2 153.5 158.8 .1 .0 1.6 -1.5 5.2 .8 -.6 .7 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .1 -.8 -.1 -.9 -1.0 .2 -2.5 2.2 1.4 -2.1 .2 .6 .6 .8 .2 -.8 .8 2.1 .3 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 .3 -.7 -.8 -.1 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 .................. 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 1.535 4.618 141.2 138.3 143.6 141.5 157.3 101.4 101.1 156.9 172.5 143.1 140.3 143.5 141.3 157.4 108.6 108.2 157.2 173.0 2.9 3.0 1.7 1.4 .4 9.1 9.0 2.6 1.2 1.3 1.4 -.1 -.1 .1 7.1 7.0 .2 .3 .5 .2 .3 .3 .7 -.2 -.3 .1 .4 .7 .8 .1 .1 .8 3.6 3.7 .2 -.3 1.1 1.1 .1 .1 -1.3 5.4 5.3 .1 .5 .608 105.3 105.1 .6 -.2 .1 .1 -.1 4.010 1.523 188.3 178.9 189.0 179.3 1.3 1.5 .4 .2 .5 3.3 -.4 .2 .5 1.0 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 226.6 208.9 230.7 206.5 227.0 209.6 231.1 207.0 3.7 2.9 3.9 3.8 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .2 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.367 1.975 2.392 158.4 142.7 177.0 158.6 142.8 177.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .8 .8 .7 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 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 .... 7.123 1.610 1.170 213.0 230.8 149.4 213.3 230.5 149.7 4.4 3.4 2.3 .1 -.1 .2 .4 .4 .1 .4 .7 .1 .3 -.2 .2 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 144.0 155.3 244.1 225.2 245.7 144.2 155.7 244.6 225.5 246.3 1.4 3.3 5.4 6.0 5.3 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .5 .4 .5 -.1 .1 .5 .6 .4 .1 .3 .4 .4 .4 100.000 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 155.7 139.2 152.1 131.3 132.6 131.6 156.3 140.2 152.7 132.5 134.7 131.7 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.7 .0 .4 .7 .4 .9 1.6 .1 .2 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -1.0 .4 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .3 .7 .9 -.4 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 136.2 129.5 172.6 177.0 139.3 129.5 172.7 177.0 5.5 1.1 3.1 3.3 2.3 .0 .1 .0 .4 .2 .4 .2 1.6 .2 .2 .3 1.6 -.1 .3 .2 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 139.6 178.5 230.7 199.2 139.6 179.0 231.1 199.5 2.1 1.6 3.9 4.2 .0 .3 .2 .2 .4 1.0 .2 .6 .2 -.1 .3 .3 .4 .6 .2 .3 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 156.5 151.6 156.9 151.7 132.4 134.0 137.3 142.5 180.4 157.0 152.4 157.5 152.3 133.5 136.0 140.1 143.9 180.6 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.6 5.1 3.1 2.9 .3 .5 .4 .4 .8 1.5 2.0 1.0 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 .6 .4 .5 .4 .4 .8 1.0 1.3 .8 .1 .4 .5 .4 .4 .6 .9 1.4 .6 .3 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 .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 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 .......... Nondurables ................................ 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: 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 167.2 106.1 162.3 164.9 167.3 110.0 162.5 165.0 3.0 5.9 2.7 2.7 .1 3.7 .1 .1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 1.4 .3 .3 .3 3.2 .2 .1 23.885 3.264 53.648 141.9 101.4 178.1 142.0 108.1 178.2 1.6 9.9 3.2 .1 6.6 .1 -.1 -.2 .3 .4 3.5 .2 -.1 5.2 .3 - $.642 .214 $.640 .214 -2.7 - -.3 - -.5 - -.5 - -.3 - 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. 1996 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 July 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedOct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 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 ................... 150.7 150.3 150.5 171.8 142.1 135.4 175.1 141.5 141.4 150.9 150.5 150.5 171.7 142.1 136.8 174.9 141.2 141.5 151.7 151.4 151.9 172.5 141.8 136.5 181.9 141.9 142.1 152.2 151.9 152.4 172.8 141.5 137.1 183.7 142.5 142.0 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.9 2.5 3.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.2 1.5 2.1 3.0 .9 4.2 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.4 9.0 2.1 3.2 .6 2.9 1.1 .8 .3 6.5 3.5 5.5 -12.2 1.1 7.4 4.0 4.3 5.1 2.3 -1.7 5.1 21.1 2.9 1.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 5.2 2.1 3.1 .7 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 4.4 .9 5.3 3.1 2.0 4.5 Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 139.3 129.5 153.1 150.6 155.9 139.0 128.6 153.1 151.1 156.7 139.7 129.0 154.2 151.2 157.1 139.4 129.7 155.2 151.6 157.5 2.7 -3.3 2.4 2.2 1.6 2.3 -2.4 1.9 2.4 3.2 2.9 -3.9 2.7 1.6 2.3 .3 .6 5.6 2.7 4.2 2.5 -2.8 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.6 -1.7 4.1 2.1 3.3 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 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 .................. 150.8 168.6 176.7 160.0 210.3 174.3 174.7 158.1 136.3 142.1 128.6 125.0 112.0 151.1 168.9 177.1 160.4 210.7 174.6 175.0 158.8 137.0 143.0 128.8 125.7 112.8 151.5 169.3 177.7 160.6 212.5 175.0 175.3 159.3 137.5 143.8 129.0 126.0 112.5 151.9 169.7 178.1 160.9 213.3 175.4 175.8 159.7 138.0 143.8 130.0 126.8 114.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 2.6 4.8 3.8 3.8 .5 2.7 2.3 3.5 .6 -.7 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 -1.5 3.6 5.8 .6 1.6 2.2 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.1 4.5 3.5 3.7 2.6 .0 .8 -.9 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.2 2.3 5.8 2.5 2.5 4.1 5.1 4.9 4.4 5.9 8.5 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 -.5 3.2 4.1 2.0 1.1 .7 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.7 5.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.8 1.7 4.4 5.8 95.5 95.7 97.8 101.2 4.6 -3.6 40.0 26.1 .5 32.9 118.9 154.4 124.4 111.9 140.5 145.7 119.9 154.9 124.1 111.4 140.2 146.0 119.2 156.4 124.4 111.4 141.4 146.3 120.9 155.4 124.5 111.7 141.4 146.5 -1.3 2.1 1.3 .0 4.5 2.5 2.7 1.3 3.3 2.9 5.0 3.1 .0 2.4 2.0 .7 4.1 2.5 6.9 2.6 .3 -.7 2.6 2.2 .7 1.7 2.3 1.4 4.8 2.8 3.4 2.5 1.1 .0 3.3 2.4 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 133.1 129.7 127.3 128.5 131.5 124.6 153.0 158.2 131.9 128.4 127.6 125.3 134.4 126.4 149.8 158.5 132.7 129.2 128.6 125.6 133.3 127.4 153.0 158.9 132.2 128.7 128.1 125.2 133.7 126.5 151.8 158.8 -.9 -.9 -1.6 .6 -12.3 -2.2 -1.6 -1.3 .9 1.3 1.6 -1.6 28.7 4.2 -.8 -.5 3.1 2.8 3.5 5.8 1.5 -5.0 3.2 3.1 -2.7 -3.0 2.5 -9.9 6.9 6.2 -3.1 1.5 .0 .2 .0 -.5 6.2 1.0 -1.2 -.9 .2 -.2 3.0 -2.4 4.2 .5 .0 2.3 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. 140.0 137.8 142.1 140.0 158.7 101.2 100.9 140.7 138.1 142.5 140.4 159.8 101.0 100.6 141.7 139.2 142.7 140.6 161.1 104.6 104.3 143.3 140.8 142.9 140.7 159.0 110.3 109.8 2.0 .3 1.4 .9 -5.0 1.2 1.2 -1.4 -.9 2.0 1.4 -.8 -14.5 -14.6 1.4 3.9 .8 1.2 7.1 16.5 16.6 9.8 9.0 2.3 2.0 .8 41.1 40.2 .3 -.3 1.7 1.2 -2.9 -7.0 -7.0 5.5 6.4 1.6 1.6 3.9 28.2 27.9 Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 156.5 171.6 156.6 172.3 156.9 171.7 157.1 172.5 2.6 -.5 2.9 3.8 3.4 -.5 1.5 2.1 2.8 1.6 2.5 .8 105.0 105.1 105.2 105.1 1.9 .8 -.8 .4 1.3 -.2 187.4 169.6 188.3 175.2 187.6 175.6 188.6 177.3 -.9 18.5 4.4 -3.9 -.6 -22.4 2.6 19.4 1.7 6.7 1.0 -3.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 225.4 207.7 229.3 205.2 225.8 208.1 229.7 205.6 226.4 208.5 230.3 206.1 227.0 209.4 230.8 206.8 3.9 1.6 4.4 4.3 3.9 2.8 4.2 3.6 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 2.9 3.3 2.6 3.2 3.9 2.2 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 156.9 141.3 175.3 158.1 142.5 176.6 158.3 142.7 176.6 158.2 142.5 176.6 2.6 2.3 3.1 3.7 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 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 ...... 212.2 228.4 149.1 213.1 229.4 149.3 214.0 231.1 149.4 214.6 230.7 149.7 4.6 4.7 1.7 5.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 -.9 1.6 4.6 4.1 1.6 4.8 5.1 3.0 4.0 1.6 1.6 143.7 155.0 242.5 222.1 243.9 144.1 155.2 243.7 222.9 245.1 144.0 155.3 244.8 224.3 246.2 144.2 155.7 245.8 225.2 247.3 1.4 1.9 5.4 3.4 5.4 4.9 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 -1.9 5.3 5.6 8.5 5.4 1.4 1.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 3.1 3.1 5.2 4.9 5.2 -.3 3.6 5.6 7.1 5.6 138.1 150.7 130.4 131.6 129.7 138.1 150.9 130.3 131.5 128.4 139.1 151.7 131.3 132.9 129.2 139.8 152.2 132.2 134.1 128.7 2.4 1.2 1.9 .6 .9 -.9 2.6 1.5 3.5 .3 -1.2 1.3 2.6 2.9 1.1 4.1 7.3 2.8 3.9 5.0 4.0 5.6 7.8 -3.0 2.5 1.3 2.7 .5 -.2 .2 3.3 4.0 2.5 4.9 7.6 -.2 135.3 129.0 171.4 175.6 135.8 129.2 172.1 176.0 138.0 129.5 172.4 176.5 140.2 129.4 172.9 176.8 1.5 .3 3.4 3.6 -2.4 1.3 3.1 3.3 8.4 1.9 2.4 3.5 15.3 1.2 3.5 2.8 -.5 .8 3.2 3.4 11.8 1.6 3.0 3.1 139.4 175.7 229.3 198.3 140.0 177.5 229.7 199.4 140.3 177.3 230.3 199.9 140.8 178.3 230.8 200.4 1.2 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.3 2.3 4.2 4.2 1.2 -5.3 4.3 4.8 4.1 6.1 2.6 4.3 1.7 3.1 4.3 4.0 2.6 .2 3.5 4.5 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 ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 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 ............ Nondurables .................................. 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: 155.3 150.5 155.6 150.5 131.6 133.0 136.6 141.3 179.2 165.9 106.1 161.2 163.8 155.7 150.8 155.9 150.8 131.5 132.9 136.8 141.4 180.2 166.6 106.5 161.5 164.2 156.3 151.5 156.6 151.4 132.5 134.2 138.6 142.5 180.4 167.0 108.0 162.0 164.7 156.9 152.2 157.3 152.0 133.3 135.4 140.6 143.3 181.0 167.5 111.5 162.3 164.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.5 .9 1.2 2.1 1.2 3.0 3.2 .0 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 .3 -.9 -1.2 .9 3.2 3.2 -5.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.7 4.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.6 2.0 8.7 2.3 2.2 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.0 5.3 7.4 12.2 5.8 4.1 3.9 22.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 .6 .2 .4 1.0 3.1 3.2 -2.8 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.7 7.2 10.1 5.1 2.8 2.9 15.2 2.5 2.5 140.9 100.7 176.7 140.8 100.5 177.3 141.3 104.0 177.7 141.2 109.4 178.2 .9 1.6 3.5 2.3 -13.6 3.3 2.3 19.1 2.5 .9 39.3 3.4 1.6 -6.3 3.4 1.6 28.8 3.0 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. 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. 1995 Mar. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJan. to Feb. to Mar. to Feb. Mar. Apr. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 152.9 455.6 153.6 457.6 2.9 - 0.5 - 0.2 - 0.5 - 0.4 - 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 .................... 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 151.5 151.1 151.6 171.6 142.3 136.6 182.7 142.1 142.3 139.9 129.2 154.4 151.1 156.8 152.2 151.7 152.4 173.0 141.5 136.8 187.7 142.4 142.2 139.7 129.4 155.1 151.6 157.3 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.1 1.4 4.1 1.9 -2.0 3.2 2.3 2.7 .5 .4 .5 .8 -.6 .1 2.7 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 .5 .3 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 1.0 -.2 -.1 .1 -.2 -.8 .1 .3 .5 .5 .6 .9 .4 -.2 -.1 4.5 .5 .6 .4 .3 .6 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .8 .4 -.1 -.2 .6 .6 .3 .2 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 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 ................ 38.888 25.976 8.091 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 148.5 165.1 157.0 160.3 219.6 159.6 159.8 145.9 136.3 145.8 148.6 165.2 156.6 160.6 215.6 159.8 160.1 146.0 136.8 145.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.5 4.8 3.3 3.4 1.0 2.3 2.8 .1 .1 -.3 .2 -1.8 .1 .2 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 .3 .3 .8 .1 .1 .5 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .9 .3 .3 .1 .4 .6 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .4 .1 .085 7.247 3.887 124.1 125.0 111.5 125.0 125.2 112.3 1.7 3.0 3.6 .7 .2 .7 .2 .6 .7 .2 .5 .0 .7 .6 1.5 .327 99.1 101.6 15.1 2.5 .3 2.1 3.2 3.560 117.9 118.5 2.5 .5 .8 -.2 1.4 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 157.0 123.2 110.2 141.3 149.6 156.1 123.4 110.5 141.7 149.7 2.2 1.6 .5 4.0 2.6 -.6 .2 .3 .3 .1 .4 -.2 -.3 -.1 .1 1.0 .2 .1 .7 .1 -.6 .1 .1 .0 .3 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 133.9 130.9 128.9 128.6 134.7 134.2 131.2 128.6 129.5 134.8 .4 .4 1.7 -.8 5.6 .2 .2 -.2 .7 .1 -.7 -.8 .2 -2.3 2.3 .6 .6 .9 .1 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.4 .2 .1 Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... .812 .495 .516 128.8 153.7 158.2 129.0 153.0 158.2 .9 -.3 .6 .2 -.5 .0 1.3 -1.8 .2 1.0 2.4 .2 -.5 -.3 .0 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 .................. 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 140.9 138.8 144.5 141.0 158.3 101.4 101.2 157.9 168.1 143.0 141.0 144.5 140.9 158.5 108.6 108.3 158.2 168.6 3.1 3.1 1.8 1.4 .7 9.1 9.1 2.7 1.0 1.5 1.6 .0 -.1 .1 7.1 7.0 .2 .3 .3 .1 .2 .3 .8 -.5 -.5 .1 .2 .9 .9 .2 .1 .6 3.9 3.9 .2 -.2 1.1 1.1 .1 .1 -1.0 5.1 5.0 .1 .6 .767 104.4 104.2 .5 -.2 .2 -.1 -.1 4.488 1.173 184.1 177.2 184.8 177.5 1.1 3.0 .4 .2 .2 2.4 -.3 .8 .7 .7 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 226.0 206.5 230.4 207.6 226.4 207.0 230.7 208.1 3.8 2.8 3.9 3.8 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .0 .2 .4 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.029 2.053 1.976 156.1 141.7 176.9 156.3 141.8 177.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 .1 .1 .1 .8 .9 .6 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 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 .... 7.006 2.135 1.132 209.9 230.7 149.3 210.1 230.3 149.6 4.2 3.2 2.1 .1 -.2 .2 .4 .4 .1 .3 .7 .1 .3 .0 .2 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 144.6 155.2 239.5 226.3 240.9 144.7 155.7 240.1 226.5 241.5 1.1 3.3 5.4 6.0 5.4 .1 .3 .3 .1 .2 .1 .1 .5 .3 .5 .0 .1 .3 .5 .3 .1 .3 .5 .4 .6 100.000 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 152.9 139.1 151.5 131.4 132.2 153.6 140.2 152.2 132.8 134.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.9 .5 .8 .5 1.1 1.7 .2 .0 .1 .0 .0 .5 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .4 .5 .3 .6 1.1 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 .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 5.017 130.9 131.2 .4 .2 -.8 .6 -.1 11.057 11.716 52.948 25.430 135.7 129.3 169.8 158.9 139.1 129.4 170.0 159.0 5.6 1.1 3.2 3.2 2.5 .1 .1 .1 .4 .3 .3 .2 1.6 .0 .2 .3 1.7 -.1 .4 .3 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 128.4 176.4 230.4 195.9 128.4 176.9 230.7 196.3 2.4 1.8 3.9 4.2 .0 .3 .1 .2 .5 .5 .2 .5 .4 .1 .2 .2 .3 .5 .3 .3 82.419 74.024 82.305 93.738 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 153.2 149.8 143.7 149.5 132.4 133.6 136.9 142.1 160.7 164.6 105.8 159.5 161.7 153.9 150.6 144.4 150.2 133.8 135.8 139.9 143.6 161.0 164.8 109.8 159.8 161.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.9 5.3 3.2 2.9 3.0 6.3 2.6 2.7 .5 .5 .5 .5 1.1 1.6 2.2 1.1 .2 .1 3.8 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .0 .2 .1 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .5 .5 .5 .8 1.1 1.5 .9 .1 .2 1.8 .4 .3 .5 .5 .5 .4 .6 1.0 1.4 .6 .4 .3 3.3 .2 .1 25.560 3.911 49.388 141.4 101.5 175.5 141.6 108.3 175.6 1.7 9.7 3.1 .1 6.7 .1 .1 -.4 .3 .4 3.7 .3 -.1 4.9 .2 - $.654 .219 $.651 .219 -2.8 - -.5 - -.3 - -.5 - -.5 - 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 .......... Nondurables ................................ 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 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. 1996 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 July 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedOct. Jan. Apr. Oct. Apr. 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 1.9 2.7 2.7 4.3 2.3 3.5 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 ...................... 150.3 149.8 149.8 171.6 141.8 135.2 174.5 141.0 141.2 139.2 129.0 152.8 150.6 155.3 150.5 150.0 149.8 171.4 141.7 136.5 174.2 140.8 141.3 138.9 128.0 153.0 151.0 156.1 151.3 150.9 151.1 172.1 141.4 136.3 182.1 141.5 142.2 139.5 128.4 153.9 151.1 156.5 151.8 151.3 151.6 172.5 141.2 136.9 183.6 142.1 142.1 139.2 129.2 154.9 151.6 156.8 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.9 1.5 1.8 2.7 .9 4.2 2.4 -3.3 2.7 1.9 1.1 3.5 3.8 4.4 3.6 9.3 2.1 3.2 .9 2.9 2.4 -1.8 1.9 2.7 3.2 1.3 1.1 .5 6.5 3.5 6.1 -12.3 1.1 7.1 3.2 -3.3 2.7 1.9 2.6 4.1 4.1 4.9 2.1 -1.7 5.1 22.5 3.2 2.6 .0 .6 5.6 2.7 3.9 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.3 5.3 2.0 2.9 .9 3.6 2.4 -2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.7 4.3 .9 5.6 3.7 2.1 4.8 1.6 -1.4 4.1 2.3 3.3 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 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 147.6 164.0 154.6 159.7 209.2 159.0 159.3 145.2 135.5 144.6 123.6 124.4 111.2 147.8 164.2 155.1 160.1 210.8 159.1 159.4 145.9 135.7 145.0 123.8 125.1 112.0 148.3 164.7 155.6 160.3 212.8 159.6 159.8 146.0 136.3 145.8 124.1 125.7 112.0 148.7 165.1 155.9 160.6 213.1 160.0 160.3 146.3 136.8 145.9 125.0 126.5 113.7 2.5 3.3 2.7 2.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 .3 3.0 2.8 3.6 .7 -.7 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.3 5.2 3.4 3.6 -1.6 3.0 4.3 1.0 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.1 2.1 3.6 3.6 2.5 -.6 .6 -2.2 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.4 2.3 7.7 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.9 3.6 4.6 6.9 9.3 2.8 3.3 2.8 2.3 4.7 3.7 3.8 -.7 3.0 3.6 2.3 1.3 .9 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 3.1 3.1 2.8 1.6 2.1 1.1 4.7 6.3 95.3 95.6 97.6 100.7 4.2 -3.1 39.4 24.7 .5 31.8 services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 118.2 154.8 122.9 110.3 140.8 148.8 119.1 155.4 122.7 110.0 140.7 149.0 118.9 157.0 123.0 110.1 141.7 149.1 120.6 156.1 123.1 110.2 141.7 149.5 -1.4 1.8 2.0 .7 4.2 3.1 3.1 1.3 2.7 1.8 4.7 3.9 .3 2.4 1.3 .0 4.7 1.6 8.4 3.4 .7 -.4 2.6 1.9 .9 1.6 2.3 1.3 4.5 3.5 4.3 2.9 1.0 -.2 3.6 1.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.9 128.9 127.1 127.5 132.3 125.3 150.3 157.6 131.0 127.9 127.3 124.6 135.3 126.9 147.6 157.9 131.8 128.7 128.5 124.7 134.7 128.2 151.1 158.2 131.6 128.6 128.0 124.9 134.8 127.5 150.7 158.2 -1.2 -1.6 -1.6 1.0 -12.5 -1.9 -3.4 -1.0 1.2 1.6 1.3 -2.2 33.7 4.5 .5 -1.3 2.8 2.8 4.2 6.5 -1.5 -5.5 .5 3.4 -.9 -.9 2.9 -7.9 7.8 7.2 1.1 1.5 .0 .0 -.2 -.6 8.1 1.3 -1.4 -1.1 .9 .9 3.5 -1.0 3.0 .6 .8 2.4 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 .................... 140.1 138.4 143.2 139.7 159.8 101.2 101.1 157.4 167.6 140.5 138.6 143.5 140.1 161.0 100.7 100.6 157.6 167.9 141.7 139.8 143.8 140.2 161.9 104.6 104.5 157.9 167.5 143.3 141.4 143.9 140.3 160.3 109.9 109.7 158.0 168.5 .6 .0 1.7 .9 -4.7 .8 1.6 2.9 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 2.0 1.2 -.8 -13.5 -14.2 2.6 3.7 3.8 4.8 1.4 1.4 7.6 16.5 17.0 3.6 -.7 9.5 9.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 39.1 38.6 1.5 2.2 -.4 -.7 1.8 1.0 -2.7 -6.6 -6.6 2.7 1.3 6.6 6.8 1.7 1.6 4.4 27.3 27.4 2.6 .7 104.2 104.4 104.3 104.2 1.9 .8 -.8 .0 1.4 -.4 183.5 169.6 183.9 173.7 183.4 175.1 184.7 176.3 -1.3 12.5 4.0 -1.8 -.7 -12.4 2.6 16.8 1.3 5.1 1.0 1.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 224.7 205.6 228.9 206.2 225.1 205.7 229.4 207.0 225.6 206.0 229.9 207.2 226.3 206.8 230.5 207.9 3.9 1.8 4.4 4.3 4.1 2.6 4.4 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 3.3 4.0 2.2 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 154.7 140.3 175.5 155.9 141.6 176.5 155.9 141.6 176.6 155.8 141.4 176.6 2.1 1.5 3.1 3.5 2.9 3.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 2.9 3.2 2.5 2.8 2.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... 208.9 228.4 149.1 209.7 229.4 149.2 210.4 230.9 149.3 211.1 230.8 149.6 4.0 4.5 1.1 5.6 5.4 5.0 2.9 -1.0 1.1 4.3 4.3 1.3 4.8 5.0 3.0 3.6 1.6 1.2 144.4 144.6 144.6 144.7 .6 5.1 -1.9 .8 2.8 -.6 Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 154.9 238.0 223.6 239.3 155.1 239.1 224.2 240.4 155.2 239.8 225.4 241.1 155.7 241.1 226.3 242.5 1.6 5.0 3.2 5.0 5.1 5.8 6.9 5.8 4.5 5.6 9.1 5.4 2.1 5.3 4.9 5.5 3.3 5.4 5.0 5.4 3.3 5.4 7.0 5.4 138.1 150.3 130.5 131.1 128.9 138.1 150.5 130.5 131.1 127.9 139.1 151.3 131.6 132.6 128.7 139.8 151.8 132.4 134.1 128.6 1.9 1.2 1.9 .6 .6 -1.6 2.7 1.5 3.5 .0 -1.2 1.6 2.7 3.3 1.3 4.4 7.3 2.8 4.3 5.0 4.1 6.0 9.5 -.9 2.3 1.3 2.7 .3 -.3 .0 3.5 4.1 2.7 5.2 8.4 .9 134.9 129.0 168.7 157.9 135.5 129.4 169.2 158.2 137.7 129.4 169.6 158.6 140.1 129.3 170.2 159.0 1.8 .3 2.9 3.4 -3.0 .9 3.2 3.1 8.4 2.2 2.7 3.6 16.3 .9 3.6 2.8 -.6 .6 3.1 3.3 12.3 1.6 3.1 3.2 128.0 174.6 228.9 195.1 128.7 175.5 229.4 196.0 129.2 175.6 229.9 196.4 129.6 176.5 230.5 197.0 1.0 1.9 4.4 3.6 2.2 2.8 4.4 4.5 1.3 -1.8 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.4 2.8 4.0 1.6 2.3 4.4 4.1 3.2 1.3 3.5 4.4 152.1 148.7 142.6 148.4 131.7 132.5 136.1 140.9 159.8 163.5 105.7 158.4 160.8 152.4 149.0 142.9 148.7 131.7 132.5 136.4 141.1 160.5 164.0 105.9 158.7 161.1 153.0 149.8 143.6 149.4 132.8 134.0 138.4 142.3 160.7 164.4 107.8 159.3 161.6 153.7 150.5 144.3 150.0 133.6 135.3 140.4 143.2 161.3 164.9 111.4 159.6 161.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 .6 .9 2.1 1.2 2.6 2.8 .0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 .3 -.9 -1.5 .9 3.6 3.3 -5.6 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.7 4.4 6.9 7.7 4.4 1.8 2.2 9.6 2.3 2.8 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.4 5.9 8.7 13.2 6.7 3.8 3.5 23.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.2 .5 .0 .3 1.0 3.1 3.0 -2.8 2.6 2.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 5.1 7.8 10.4 5.5 2.8 2.8 16.3 2.7 2.6 140.5 100.9 174.4 140.6 100.5 174.9 141.1 104.2 175.4 141.0 109.3 175.8 .6 1.2 3.3 2.3 -12.5 3.3 2.3 18.0 2.6 1.4 37.7 3.2 1.4 -5.9 3.3 1.9 27.5 2.9 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 ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 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 ............ Nondurables .................................. 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 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) Indexes Percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Mar. 1996 fromMar. Jan. Feb. 1995 1996 1996 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 154.4 154.9 155.7 156.3 2.9 0.9 0.4 2.8 0.8 0.5 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 161.4 162.2 158.7 159.8 162.2 163.0 159.2 160.6 162.8 163.7 160.2 160.8 162.9 163.6 160.6 161.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 .4 .4 .9 .4 .1 -.1 .2 .3 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.7 .9 .9 .9 .6 .4 .4 .6 .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 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 150.2 151.0 148.6 152.2 150.8 151.7 149.5 152.4 151.7 152.6 150.4 153.1 152.3 152.9 151.2 153.9 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.9 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 .4 .2 .5 .5 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 M 146.5 146.9 147.7 149.0 3.5 1.4 .9 3.5 .8 .5 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 151.1 150.4 153.2 151.1 151.5 150.6 154.1 151.4 152.4 151.5 155.0 152.2 153.2 152.4 155.6 153.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 .5 .6 .4 .6 3.0 2.4 3.1 3.8 .9 .7 1.2 .7 .6 .6 .6 .5 M 149.9 150.1 151.6 152.4 3.6 1.5 .5 3.4 1.1 1.0 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 155.3 155.4 159.8 155.8 155.9 160.8 156.4 156.6 161.4 157.1 157.3 162.2 2.5 2.1 4.0 .8 .9 .9 .4 .4 .5 2.4 2.0 4.0 .7 .8 1.0 .4 .4 .4 Jan. 1996 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 Region and area size 2/ Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 139.5 153.9 154.4 150.9 140.0 154.7 154.8 151.1 140.7 155.5 155.5 152.1 141.1 156.1 156.3 153.0 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.6 .8 .9 1.0 1.3 .3 .4 .5 .6 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.4 .9 1.0 .7 .8 .5 .5 .5 .7 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 154.6 155.7 164.8 160.3 152.9 155.2 156.2 165.7 161.2 153.2 156.3 157.3 166.5 162.0 152.9 156.4 157.7 166.0 162.1 153.9 2.2 1.9 2.9 2.7 1.6 .8 1.0 .2 .6 .5 .1 .3 -.3 .1 .7 2.4 1.7 3.5 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 .0 .7 .7 .5 .5 -.2 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 1 151.6 162.2 149.0 152.0 147.2 156.8 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.0 2.1 .9 .4 1.3 .3 1.2 1.0 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: - 146.2 151.3 141.5 151.1 153.0 162.8 150.9 152.4 148.9 158.4 - 148.5 152.3 143.1 152.8 2.4 2.8 3.7 2.6 - 1.6 .7 1.1 1.1 - - - 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) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Jan. 1996 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 Percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Mar. 1996 fromMar. Jan. Feb. 1995 1996 1996 M 151.7 152.2 152.9 153.6 2.9 0.9 0.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 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 158.8 158.5 156.5 161.4 159.4 159.2 156.9 162.0 160.1 160.0 158.1 162.1 160.3 160.0 158.5 162.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 .6 .5 1.0 .6 .1 .0 .3 .5 3.0 3.2 2.7 2.5 .8 .9 1.0 .4 .4 .5 .8 .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 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 147.0 147.1 145.0 149.6 147.5 147.7 145.7 149.8 148.3 148.6 146.6 150.4 149.0 149.0 147.3 151.3 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.0 .5 .3 .5 .6 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.3 .9 1.0 1.1 .5 .5 .6 .6 .4 M 144.7 144.9 145.7 147.1 3.4 1.5 1.0 3.3 .7 .6 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 149.7 148.6 149.6 151.1 150.0 148.7 150.3 151.3 150.8 149.5 151.1 152.0 151.8 150.6 151.9 153.0 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 .7 .7 .5 .7 2.9 2.3 2.9 3.8 .7 .6 1.0 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 M 150.4 150.4 152.1 152.9 3.8 1.7 .5 3.7 1.1 1.1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 152.2 150.9 156.6 152.7 151.2 157.6 153.4 152.1 158.2 154.2 152.9 159.1 2.6 2.2 4.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 .5 .5 .6 2.4 2.0 3.9 .8 .8 1.0 .5 .6 .4 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 138.5 151.1 153.5 150.2 138.9 151.8 153.9 150.3 139.7 152.6 154.4 151.4 140.2 153.3 155.4 152.4 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.7 .9 1.0 1.0 1.4 .4 .5 .6 .7 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.5 .9 1.0 .6 .8 .6 .5 .3 .7 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas 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 149.7 150.4 160.9 159.7 150.5 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 1 150.3 161.1 141.5 150.0 146.5 153.9 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: - 150.2 150.9 161.7 160.5 150.5 145.9 146.5 140.8 144.7 151.3 151.9 162.5 161.3 150.7 151.8 161.7 143.1 150.3 148.0 155.4 - 151.5 152.4 162.2 161.3 151.9 148.6 147.6 142.3 146.5 2.2 1.9 3.0 2.5 1.7 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.7 .9 1.0 .3 .5 .9 - .1 .3 -.2 .0 .8 - 1.9 .8 1.1 1.2 - 2.4 1.7 3.4 2.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 .1 1.8 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.0 1.0 .4 1.1 .2 1.0 1.0 - - 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. .7 .7 .5 .5 .1 -
