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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-94-448 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Tuesday, September 13, 1994 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--AUGUST 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in August to a level of 149.0 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August 1994 CPI-W level of 146.5 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in August 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in August, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. The food and energy indexes rose again in August, but by less than in July. Coffee prices advanced sharply for the second consecutive month--up 22 percent in August--and accounted for over four-fifths of the 0.4 percent rise in the food index. The 1.4 percent rise in energy costs was due almost entirely to a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The CPI-U excluding food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.2 percent increase in July. 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 | 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.|Aug. 94|Aug94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .3 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 | 3.8 | 2.9 Food and beverages| -.3 .1 .1 .3 .3 .5 .3 | 4.5 | 2.7 Housing | .4 .3 .0 .2 .1 .2 .3 | 2.5 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| -.3 .4 -.3 .4 .6 -.4 -1.0 | -3.2 | -.6 Transportation | .5 .6 .3 -.4 .6 1.0 1.0 | 11.0 | 4.4 Medical care | .3 .2 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 | 4.8 | 4.6 Entertainment | .4 .3 -.1 .3 -.1 .3 .0 | .8 | 3.0 Other goods & serv| .3 .4 .7 .6 .4 .4 .2 | 3.9 | 3.1 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.6 .4 -.4 -1.0 .1 1.8 1.4 | 14.3 | 3.1 Food | -.3 .1 .1 .3 .3 .5 .4 | 4.8 | 2.8 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 | 2.8 | 2.9 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 8 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.9 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent in all of 1993. The food index increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent and energy costs at a 4.8 percent rate. The year-to-date annual rate for the index for all items less food and energy thus far in 1994 was 2.9 percent. This follows a 3.2 percent increase in all of 1993 and continues the moderating pattern evident in this component since 1990. The food and beverage index rose 0.3 percent in August. Grocery store food prices increased 0.6 percent, following a 0.8 percent advance in July. Over 90 percent of the August advance was the result of another sharp increase in coffee prices, which rose 22.0 percent in August after increasing a record 22.4 percent in July. The index for fruits and vegetables continued to advance, but by substantially less than in recent months. This index rose 0.3 percent in August, following an increase of 6.5 percent in the preceding 3-month period. The index for fresh fruits rose 3.4 percent, more than offsetting declines in the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables. Partially offsetting the moderation in the fruit and vegetable index was an upturn in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Meat prices, which had declined in each of the 3 preceding months, rose 0.4 percent in August. The indexes for beef and pork each rose 0.4 percent, while poultry prices fell 1.7 percent. The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.4 percent, while the index for dairy products declined for the third consecutive month--down 0.8 percent in August. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 percent and fell 0.2 percent, respectively. The housing component, which rose 0.2 percent in July, increased 0.3 percent in August. Shelter costs increased 0.4 percent, following a 0.3 percent rise in July. Within shelter, renters' costs increased 0.5 percent and homeowners' costs, 0.4 percent, while maintenance and repair costs fell 0.1 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities rose 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July. The index for household fuels rose 0.2 percent, as increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity--up 0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively, more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for natural gas. The index for other utilities and public services increased 0.1 percent in August. Within that group, small increases in charges for telephone services, water and sewerage maintenance, and refuse collection were partially offset by a decline in charges for cable television. The latter index fell 0.6 percent in August and last registered a monthly increase in February. The index for household furnishings and operation increased 0.2 percent in August, following no change in July. Transportation costs rose 1.0 percent in August, the same as in July, largely as a result of another sharp increase in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline rose 3.7 percent in August and has increased 7.8 percent in the past 3 months. Increases in automobile purchase costs and public transportation costs also contributed to the August transportation advance. The index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent in August and has advanced at a 4.6 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate thus far in 1994. Automobile finance charges continued to increase, albeit by substantially less than in recent months. This index rose 0.5 percent in August after advancing 11.7 percent in the preceding 4 months. The index for used cars rose 0.8 percent. The index for public transportation increased 1.8 percent, principally reflecting a 2.3 percent rise in airline fares. The index for apparel and upkeep declined for the second consecutive month, down 1.0 percent in August after falling 0.4 percent in July. The August decline reflects end-of-season sales of spring-summer wear, coupled with smaller than usual price increases on newly introduced fall-winter wear. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for apparel and upkeep rose 0.2 percent in August, following declines in each of the 3 preceding months.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in August, the same as in each of the 3 preceding months, to a level 4.6 percent above a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.3 percent in August. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in August. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services each increased 0.4 percent. The entertainment index was unchanged in August, following a 0.3 percent increase in July. Declines in fees for participant sports and club memberships and in prices for sporting goods and equipment offset small price increases in the indexes for reading materials, for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, and for fees for lessons or instructions. The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in August after advancing 0.4 percent in July. Smaller increases in the indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for personal and educational expenses--up 0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively, in August--were responsible for the moderation. 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 August. 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 | 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.|Aug. 94|Aug94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .2 .3 .1 .1 .3 .4 .4 | 4.5 | 2.9 Food and beverages| -.3 .1 .1 .3 .2 .5 .4 | 4.5 | 2.6 Housing | .5 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 .4 | 2.6 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| -.2 .2 -.4 .5 .5 -.2 -.9 | -2.4 | -.2 Transportation | .5 .5 .3 -.2 .6 1.1 1.0 | 11.4 | 4.5 Medical care | .2 .3 .6 .3 .4 .4 .4 | 4.9 | 4.5 Entertainment | .3 .3 -.1 .4 .1 .2 .0 | 1.1 | 2.9 Other goods & serv| .2 .5 .7 .5 .4 .4 .4 | 4.6 | 2.5 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.6 .5 -.5 -1.1 .4 1.9 1.6 | 16.6 | 3.4 Food | -.4 .3 .1 .3 .2 .5 .5 | 4.8 | 2.8 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 | 3.2 | 2.8 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for September will be released on Friday, October 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 July Aug. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1994 fromAug. 1993 July 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromMay to June to July to June July Aug. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 148.4 444.4 149.0 446.4 2.9 - 0.4 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... 17.398 15.799 9.853 1.454 2.984 1.186 144.8 144.2 144.0 163.9 136.7 131.8 145.3 144.8 144.7 164.7 137.1 131.8 2.7 2.8 3.6 4.6 .8 1.0 .3 .4 .5 .5 .3 .0 .3 .3 .4 .6 -.1 -.2 .5 .5 .8 .2 -.7 -.3 .3 .4 .6 .4 .1 -.8 Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.909 2.320 .331 .246 .712 1.030 5.946 1.600 164.4 135.7 135.2 135.1 122.8 147.6 145.6 151.6 162.8 138.9 135.1 134.1 131.3 148.4 145.9 151.3 5.6 6.4 1.0 3.1 15.1 2.8 1.6 1.1 -1.0 2.4 -.1 -.7 6.9 .5 .2 -.2 1.4 .3 -.2 .5 .4 .3 .0 .3 2.5 2.3 .1 .9 6.4 .5 .1 -.1 .3 2.2 -.3 -.7 7.1 .1 .1 -.2 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 .382 145.4 160.8 171.0 153.9 203.2 165.3 165.5 153.2 145.9 161.7 172.1 154.5 205.9 166.1 166.4 154.0 2.5 3.1 2.9 2.5 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.1 .3 .6 .6 .4 1.3 .5 .5 .5 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .0 .0 .7 .2 .3 -.1 .3 -1.0 .4 .4 .9 .3 .4 .5 .4 .8 .4 .4 .5 .196 .118 131.3 135.4 131.2 135.4 -.3 -.8 -.1 .0 .4 .3 -.2 .0 -.1 .0 .078 7.262 3.983 125.9 124.3 114.1 125.6 124.3 114.0 .6 .8 -.1 -.2 .0 -.1 .4 -.1 -.2 -.2 .2 .4 -.2 .2 .2 .369 87.1 86.8 -1.1 -.3 .0 .6 .1 3.614 122.3 122.2 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 3.279 6.183 3.601 1.109 1.473 150.4 121.5 111.8 132.2 138.6 150.6 121.4 111.5 132.2 138.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.8 .1 -.1 -.3 .0 .2 .0 .3 .5 .4 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .3 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 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 .564 130.9 127.6 124.9 125.7 129.2 125.0 150.6 155.7 131.1 127.8 125.7 125.5 128.6 124.5 152.4 155.9 -.6 -.9 -.2 -3.5 .2 .8 5.5 2.6 .2 .2 .6 -.2 -.5 -.4 1.2 .1 .6 .6 .2 .8 2.5 .2 .6 .3 -.4 -.5 .5 -1.4 1.8 -.7 .5 .1 -1.0 -1.1 .2 -2.8 -.3 -.2 1.1 .1 Transportation ........................... 16.954 134.6 135.9 4.4 1.0 .6 1.0 1.0 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 .................. 15.295 5.025 4.031 1.245 3.010 1.533 4.483 131.8 137.4 135.8 142.6 100.5 100.4 150.0 161.5 133.0 137.3 135.6 144.0 104.1 104.1 150.7 162.0 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.7 7.3 7.4 3.1 3.6 .9 -.1 -.1 1.0 3.6 3.7 .5 .3 .5 .6 .4 1.2 .3 .5 .1 .6 1.0 .4 .5 .9 3.8 3.5 .1 .0 .9 .3 .2 .8 3.1 3.7 .5 .3 .629 103.3 103.3 .6 .0 .4 -.2 -.3 3.854 1.659 175.1 171.4 175.7 173.2 4.1 3.0 .3 1.1 .6 1.4 .1 .9 .3 1.8 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.108 1.287 5.821 3.353 211.5 201.3 213.8 193.0 212.2 201.7 214.7 193.5 4.6 2.9 5.0 4.1 .3 .2 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.351 1.986 2.365 150.2 136.5 166.7 150.2 136.5 166.6 3.0 2.4 3.5 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .3 .3 .2 .0 .1 -.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 .... 6.897 1.601 1.184 198.0 221.3 145.0 199.4 221.7 145.0 3.1 -2.7 2.1 .7 .2 .0 .4 -.1 .6 .4 .5 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .628 .556 4.112 .249 3.863 141.9 148.3 221.6 205.1 223.0 141.9 148.3 223.9 205.8 225.5 1.5 2.8 5.8 3.0 6.0 .0 .0 1.0 .3 1.1 .1 1.1 .5 .2 .5 .1 -.3 .5 .4 .5 .0 .0 .3 .3 .3 100.000 43.547 17.398 26.149 15.579 5.333 148.4 133.7 144.8 126.8 128.1 127.6 149.0 134.3 145.3 127.5 129.2 127.8 2.9 2.4 2.7 2.2 1.7 -.9 .4 .4 .3 .6 .9 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .6 .3 .5 .5 .6 .5 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 -1.1 10.245 10.570 56.453 131.3 125.1 163.4 132.8 125.1 164.2 2.9 3.1 3.3 1.1 .0 .5 .7 .5 .2 .8 .3 .3 1.1 .2 .4 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 ......................... 27.337 167.3 168.2 3.1 .5 .4 .4 .5 8.900 7.046 5.821 7.349 137.9 168.1 213.8 184.7 138.0 168.9 214.7 185.8 1.2 3.6 5.0 4.7 .1 .5 .4 .6 .1 .7 .4 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .7 .4 .1 84.201 72.052 80.232 92.892 27.749 17.178 11.845 32.977 29.116 50.632 6.993 93.007 77.208 149.1 144.9 149.8 144.8 127.8 129.4 132.4 136.6 171.0 158.7 106.8 154.0 156.4 149.8 145.5 150.4 145.5 128.4 130.4 133.7 137.4 171.7 159.4 108.5 154.6 157.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.6 2.6 2.2 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 .5 .4 .4 .5 .5 .8 1.0 .6 .4 .4 1.6 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .6 .0 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .5 .8 .1 .2 .1 1.8 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 1.0 .6 .4 .4 1.4 .3 .3 24.369 3.380 52.839 136.8 99.2 167.7 136.8 102.4 168.5 1.5 6.4 3.5 .0 3.2 .5 .4 .4 .2 .1 3.4 .2 -.1 2.7 .4 - $.674 .225 $.671 .224 -2.8 - -.4 - -.3 - -.3 - -.4 - 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 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 Aug. 1994 Nov. 1993 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedFeb. May Aug. Feb. Aug. 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.8 1.9 2.8 3.8 2.4 3.3 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 ...................... 144.0 143.5 142.7 162.3 137.8 133.3 159.9 132.4 135.2 133.1 115.2 146.7 145.3 151.2 144.4 143.9 143.3 163.2 137.7 133.1 162.2 132.8 134.9 133.7 115.7 147.2 145.3 151.6 145.1 144.6 144.5 163.6 136.8 132.7 166.3 135.8 135.1 134.9 123.1 147.9 145.5 151.4 145.6 145.2 145.3 164.2 136.9 131.7 166.8 138.8 134.7 133.9 131.9 148.1 145.7 151.1 3.7 4.0 4.9 3.9 4.5 -3.6 15.5 3.1 2.1 .9 5.0 3.1 2.0 2.4 .6 .3 .0 6.7 .9 7.6 -11.0 .3 3.9 .9 -5.1 2.8 1.4 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 .9 5.6 2.8 2.1 -.6 7.9 2.5 1.4 1.7 -.3 4.5 4.8 7.5 4.8 -2.6 -4.7 18.4 20.8 -1.5 2.4 71.9 3.9 1.1 -.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 5.3 2.7 1.9 1.4 1.7 3.0 .9 -.2 2.9 1.7 2.4 3.2 3.5 4.8 3.9 -.9 .3 10.3 11.1 -1.0 5.1 32.7 2.6 1.4 -.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 ...... 144.3 159.7 168.4 153.5 197.2 164.8 165.1 150.8 144.4 159.8 168.5 153.4 197.9 164.8 165.1 151.9 144.7 160.2 168.4 153.9 195.9 165.4 165.7 153.2 145.2 160.9 169.2 154.5 197.4 166.1 166.4 154.0 2.6 2.9 3.2 1.3 8.3 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.9 2.9 4.0 -.2 4.3 4.5 .5 2.2 2.8 3.4 1.6 7.9 3.0 2.7 3.8 2.5 3.0 1.9 2.6 .4 3.2 3.2 8.8 2.7 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.9 3.5 3.6 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.1 4.1 3.1 2.9 6.3 131.0 135.0 125.7 122.8 110.8 131.5 135.4 126.2 122.7 110.6 131.3 135.4 125.9 122.9 111.0 131.2 135.4 125.6 123.1 111.2 -10.8 -17.2 .0 .7 -.4 4.8 3.1 7.2 1.6 .0 5.0 12.1 -4.3 -.3 -1.4 .6 1.2 -.3 1.0 1.5 -3.3 -7.6 3.6 1.1 -.2 2.8 6.5 -2.3 .3 .0 88.7 88.7 89.2 89.3 -6.5 12.7 -11.7 2.7 2.7 -4.8 118.4 150.4 120.9 118.3 150.4 121.3 118.7 150.4 121.3 118.9 150.6 121.5 .3 2.2 3.7 -1.3 3.8 -.3 -.7 1.1 2.3 1.7 .5 2.0 -.5 3.0 1.7 .5 .8 2.2 Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 111.1 131.6 138.3 111.7 132.1 138.2 111.6 132.1 138.6 111.6 132.4 138.9 3.3 7.3 2.1 -.7 -.3 .9 2.9 .0 2.1 1.8 2.5 1.7 1.3 3.4 1.5 2.4 1.2 1.9 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/....................... 134.2 131.2 126.2 133.1 124.2 127.1 149.3 155.0 135.0 132.0 126.4 134.2 127.3 127.3 150.2 155.5 134.4 131.4 127.0 132.3 129.6 126.4 150.9 155.7 133.1 129.9 127.3 128.6 129.2 126.1 152.6 155.9 .6 .3 2.8 -2.7 -8.1 3.9 5.4 4.3 -2.1 -2.4 -10.2 .3 2.9 2.2 -2.7 1.0 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.1 -9.4 .3 11.2 2.6 -3.2 -3.9 3.5 -12.9 17.1 -3.1 9.1 2.3 -.7 -1.1 -3.9 -1.2 -2.8 3.1 1.2 2.6 -.4 -.8 3.4 -5.7 3.0 -1.4 10.1 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 .................... 132.7 130.0 136.9 135.4 138.6 95.3 94.7 149.7 161.0 133.5 130.7 137.7 135.9 140.2 95.6 95.2 149.8 162.0 134.8 132.0 138.3 136.6 141.5 99.2 98.5 150.0 162.0 136.2 133.2 138.7 136.9 142.6 102.3 102.1 150.8 162.5 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.8 7.5 5.6 5.1 2.8 3.1 .3 .9 2.4 2.4 -7.6 .8 .4 3.3 1.3 2.1 3.1 4.8 4.6 7.9 -6.1 -6.5 3.0 6.2 11.0 10.2 5.4 4.5 12.1 32.8 35.1 3.0 3.8 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.2 6.5 6.6 5.1 4.5 9.9 11.7 12.4 3.0 5.0 103.5 103.9 103.7 103.4 -.8 2.0 1.6 -.4 .6 .6 174.5 169.3 175.6 171.6 175.8 173.2 176.4 176.4 3.8 6.2 1.2 -3.0 6.9 -7.0 4.4 17.9 2.5 1.5 5.7 4.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 209.9 199.7 212.0 191.5 210.7 200.3 212.9 192.1 211.6 201.1 213.8 192.6 212.4 201.7 214.7 193.3 4.8 2.5 5.2 3.9 3.8 2.0 4.1 3.7 5.1 2.9 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.1 5.2 3.8 4.3 2.3 4.7 3.8 5.0 3.5 5.4 4.4 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 150.0 136.2 166.4 149.9 136.1 166.4 150.3 136.5 166.8 150.3 136.6 166.7 4.7 3.0 6.6 4.1 .3 7.0 2.2 5.2 -.2 .8 1.2 .7 4.4 1.7 6.8 1.5 3.1 .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 .............. 198.7 220.2 144.4 199.4 219.9 145.2 200.2 221.0 145.0 200.6 221.3 145.0 -1.2 -17.4 2.6 2.9 -2.4 .3 6.9 8.8 4.0 3.9 2.0 1.7 .8 -10.2 1.4 5.4 5.4 2.8 141.7 147.2 222.4 205.2 141.8 148.8 223.6 205.6 141.9 148.3 224.7 206.5 141.9 148.3 225.4 207.1 1.1 3.9 5.2 -2.8 -.6 1.4 5.7 6.4 4.9 2.8 6.9 4.8 .6 3.0 5.5 3.8 .3 2.7 5.4 1.7 2.7 2.9 6.2 4.3 Personal and educational services ...... 223.7 224.9 226.0 226.6 5.7 5.8 7.1 5.3 5.8 6.2 133.1 144.0 126.4 128.0 131.2 133.5 144.4 126.9 128.4 132.0 134.2 145.1 127.6 129.1 131.4 134.6 145.6 127.9 129.8 129.9 2.8 2.5 3.7 1.3 -1.9 .3 1.9 .0 .6 .0 .9 -2.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.6 1.6 2.5 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.7 -3.9 2.4 1.2 2.1 .6 -.5 -1.1 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.7 3.6 -.8 129.3 124.3 162.5 166.0 130.2 124.9 162.8 166.6 131.3 125.3 163.3 167.3 132.8 125.6 163.9 168.2 -.3 3.3 3.3 .0 -3.7 .7 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.3 3.0 1.0 11.3 4.2 3.5 5.4 -2.0 2.0 3.3 3.1 8.0 4.3 3.2 3.2 136.1 167.2 212.0 185.2 136.2 168.3 212.9 186.0 136.5 168.8 213.8 186.6 136.8 170.0 214.7 186.8 1.5 4.2 5.2 5.7 .6 .5 4.1 5.4 .6 2.9 5.7 4.0 2.1 6.9 5.2 3.5 1.0 2.3 4.7 5.6 1.3 4.9 5.4 3.7 148.3 144.1 148.9 143.9 127.5 129.3 130.6 136.5 170.0 157.8 102.7 153.7 156.3 148.7 144.6 149.4 144.3 128.0 129.7 131.4 136.5 170.5 158.2 102.8 154.1 156.7 149.2 145.2 149.9 144.8 128.6 130.3 132.4 136.6 170.9 158.4 104.7 154.5 157.0 149.7 145.7 150.4 145.3 128.9 131.0 133.7 137.4 171.5 159.1 106.2 155.0 157.4 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 1.3 -1.5 -.3 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.0 .0 .6 -2.7 -1.8 3.4 3.9 .4 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.6 4.1 3.9 2.6 2.1 -3.8 3.2 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.5 5.4 9.8 2.7 3.6 3.3 14.3 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.1 2.3 .6 -.5 -1.5 1.0 3.6 3.5 1.4 2.4 2.6 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.4 6.9 3.3 3.1 2.7 4.9 3.3 3.1 137.0 94.6 167.0 137.6 95.0 167.4 137.7 98.2 167.8 137.6 100.9 168.5 .9 3.8 3.5 -.3 2.1 3.7 3.6 -6.9 3.2 1.8 29.4 3.6 .3 3.0 3.6 2.7 9.8 3.4 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/ Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2/ NOTE: 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 July Aug. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1994 fromAug. 1993 July 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromMay to June to July to June July Aug. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 145.8 434.3 146.5 436.4 2.9 - 0.5 - 0.3 - 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 .................... 19.344 17.622 11.187 1.660 3.513 1.321 2.019 2.674 .374 .283 .833 1.184 6.435 1.722 144.4 143.8 143.4 163.6 136.4 131.6 163.8 135.4 135.1 135.1 122.4 147.4 145.5 151.1 144.9 144.4 144.1 164.4 136.9 131.6 162.3 138.3 135.1 134.0 130.2 148.1 145.8 150.7 2.6 2.8 3.4 4.6 .7 1.0 5.6 5.9 1.2 3.0 13.6 2.8 1.7 .9 .3 .4 .5 .5 .4 .0 -.9 2.1 .0 -.8 6.4 .5 .2 -.3 .2 .2 .3 .5 -.1 -.1 1.4 .2 -.4 .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 .5 .5 .8 .4 -.7 -.5 2.7 2.2 .2 1.0 5.9 .5 .1 -.1 .4 .5 .6 .2 .1 -.8 .5 2.0 -.1 -.8 6.5 .1 .3 -.1 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... _ _ 39.004 25.682 8.095 6.628 1.467 17.399 17.074 .324 142.5 156.4 149.5 153.6 204.2 150.7 150.9 140.5 143.0 157.2 150.3 154.2 206.7 151.5 151.7 141.4 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.5 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.4 .4 .5 .5 .4 1.2 .5 .5 .6 .1 .1 .2 .1 .8 .0 .0 .7 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -1.1 .3 .3 1.0 .4 .5 .5 .4 .6 .5 .5 .6 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 ................ .188 .102 131.4 139.1 131.3 139.1 -.6 -.7 -.1 .0 .5 .2 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 .085 7.523 4.093 121.1 124.0 113.6 120.9 124.0 113.5 -.6 .6 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 .7 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .339 87.0 86.6 -1.4 -.5 .1 .5 .2 3.754 121.7 121.6 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .2 3.429 5.800 3.525 1.141 1.134 150.9 120.1 110.3 132.5 140.6 151.1 120.0 110.1 132.5 140.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 .2 .1 .3 .5 .4 -.2 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 .6 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 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 .530 129.8 126.7 124.6 124.2 130.8 125.8 148.3 155.1 130.2 127.2 125.3 124.5 129.9 125.3 151.5 155.4 -.2 -.5 .1 -2.4 .1 .8 4.2 2.6 .3 .4 .6 .2 -.7 -.4 2.2 .2 .5 .6 .4 1.1 2.7 .3 -1.7 .3 -.2 -.3 1.0 -1.2 1.9 -.9 .0 .1 -.9 -1.0 -.2 -2.6 -.7 -.2 2.3 .2 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 5.089 133.9 132.0 138.3 135.6 143.3 100.5 100.4 150.8 157.5 135.2 133.3 138.2 135.3 144.7 104.2 104.3 151.4 157.8 4.5 4.6 4.1 3.6 4.6 7.5 7.7 3.1 3.6 1.0 1.0 -.1 -.2 1.0 3.7 3.9 .4 .2 .6 .6 .5 .4 1.1 .7 .7 .0 .6 1.1 1.1 .4 .4 .9 3.7 3.7 .2 .1 1.0 1.1 .4 .4 .8 3.2 3.6 .5 .3 .795 102.6 102.6 .4 .0 .2 -.3 -.2 4.295 1.251 171.0 167.1 171.5 168.7 4.2 2.9 .3 1.0 .6 .6 .2 1.0 .4 1.3 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.044 1.061 4.983 2.865 210.8 199.0 213.4 193.9 211.5 199.5 214.2 194.4 4.5 2.7 4.9 4.3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .3 .4 .2 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.028 2.077 1.951 148.4 136.0 166.5 148.3 135.9 166.5 2.9 2.3 3.6 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .0 .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 .... 6.807 2.121 1.146 196.3 221.4 145.1 197.5 222.1 145.2 2.5 -2.5 2.1 .6 .3 .1 .4 .0 .4 .4 .5 -.1 .4 .6 .1 .650 .496 3.540 .219 3.321 142.5 148.2 217.9 206.9 219.0 142.6 148.2 220.2 207.5 221.5 1.6 2.7 5.9 3.1 6.0 .1 .0 1.1 .3 1.1 -.1 1.2 .6 .3 .6 .1 -.5 .5 .4 .5 .1 .0 .3 .2 .3 100.000 47.644 19.344 28.300 16.590 5.379 145.8 133.4 144.4 126.7 127.8 126.7 146.5 134.1 144.9 127.5 129.1 127.2 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.9 -.5 .5 .5 .3 .6 1.0 .4 .3 .4 .2 .5 .2 .6 .4 .6 .5 .6 .5 -.3 .4 .4 .4 .5 .9 -1.0 11.211 11.710 52.356 25.143 131.2 124.2 160.9 150.5 133.0 124.3 161.6 151.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 1.4 .1 .4 .5 .8 .6 .2 .3 .9 .4 .2 .4 1.4 .2 .4 .5 8.771 7.160 4.983 6.299 126.8 165.2 213.4 181.8 126.9 165.9 214.2 182.9 1.0 3.7 4.9 4.7 .1 .4 .4 .6 .0 .5 .5 .5 .0 .4 .4 .3 .2 .5 .4 .2 82.378 74.318 82.601 93.956 30.022 18.312 12.933 35.934 146.1 143.1 137.3 142.7 127.7 129.1 132.2 136.4 146.8 143.8 137.9 143.4 128.4 130.3 133.7 137.3 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.3 1.8 2.7 2.3 .5 .5 .4 .5 .5 .9 1.1 .7 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .7 .0 .3 .5 .4 .4 .6 .5 .8 .2 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .8 1.1 .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 ......................... 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: 27.213 47.373 7.798 92.202 74.580 152.5 156.4 106.3 151.4 153.4 153.0 157.1 108.2 151.9 153.9 3.3 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.8 .3 .4 1.8 .3 .3 .5 .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .1 1.9 .3 .2 .4 .4 1.6 .3 .3 25.978 4.044 48.602 135.9 99.6 165.3 136.1 102.9 166.0 1.6 6.7 3.5 .1 3.3 .4 .4 .6 .2 .1 3.4 .2 .1 2.9 .4 - $.686 .230 $.683 .229 -2.7 - -.4 - -.3 - -.3 - -.4 - 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 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 Aug. 1994 Nov. 1993 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedFeb. May Aug. Feb. Aug. 1994 1994 1994 1994 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 ................... 143.7 143.1 142.3 162.0 137.6 133.2 159.2 132.3 144.0 143.4 142.7 162.8 137.4 133.1 161.4 132.6 144.7 144.1 143.8 163.5 136.4 132.5 165.7 135.5 145.3 144.8 144.6 163.9 136.6 131.4 166.5 138.2 2.8 1.7 2.5 4.5 2.3 3.5 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.1 3.9 -3.9 16.7 3.7 .6 .0 -.3 6.2 .9 7.3 -11.7 -.6 2.0 2.6 2.6 3.3 .9 6.6 1.8 2.5 4.5 4.8 6.6 4.8 -2.9 -5.3 19.6 19.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 5.2 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.2 3.7 4.6 4.0 -1.0 .5 10.3 10.4 Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 135.1 133.1 115.6 146.4 145.2 150.5 134.5 133.6 116.1 146.9 145.3 151.0 134.8 135.0 122.9 147.7 145.4 150.8 134.7 133.9 130.9 147.8 145.8 150.6 2.7 .9 6.0 3.1 1.7 2.4 4.6 1.2 -7.0 2.5 1.1 1.3 -1.2 7.5 3.2 1.4 2.2 -.5 -1.2 2.4 64.4 3.9 1.7 .3 3.6 1.1 -.7 2.8 1.4 1.9 -1.2 5.0 30.2 2.6 1.9 -.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 .................. 141.4 155.6 147.8 153.2 197.2 150.3 150.5 138.1 141.6 155.7 148.1 153.3 198.7 150.3 150.5 139.1 141.8 155.9 148.0 153.6 196.6 150.7 150.9 140.5 142.3 156.7 148.7 154.2 197.8 151.5 151.7 141.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 1.9 8.5 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 4.5 3.1 4.0 -.2 5.0 5.0 .6 1.7 2.6 2.8 1.6 7.9 2.4 2.4 4.2 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.6 1.2 3.2 3.2 9.9 2.8 3.6 3.1 2.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 1.8 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.1 4.5 2.8 2.8 7.0 130.9 138.8 120.6 122.3 110.0 131.5 139.1 121.4 122.4 110.1 131.4 139.1 121.1 122.5 110.3 131.3 139.1 120.9 122.7 110.5 -10.2 -17.6 -.7 .7 -.7 2.5 4.0 1.0 1.6 -.4 4.7 12.4 -3.6 -1.0 -1.8 1.2 .9 1.0 1.3 1.8 -4.0 -7.4 .2 1.2 -.5 3.0 6.5 -1.3 .2 .0 88.5 88.6 89.0 89.2 -7.3 13.2 -12.9 3.2 2.4 -5.2 117.7 151.0 119.5 109.6 131.9 140.3 117.8 151.1 119.9 110.1 132.4 140.0 118.0 150.9 120.0 110.2 132.3 140.8 118.2 151.1 120.2 110.3 132.6 141.2 .0 2.2 3.8 3.7 5.7 2.0 -1.7 3.8 -.7 -1.5 -.9 1.4 -.7 .8 2.7 3.0 1.5 2.3 1.7 .3 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.6 -.8 3.0 1.5 1.1 2.3 1.7 .5 .5 2.5 2.8 1.8 2.5 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/....................... 132.9 130.2 125.4 131.2 125.4 127.9 150.8 154.5 133.6 131.0 125.9 132.6 128.8 128.3 148.2 155.0 133.3 130.6 127.2 131.0 131.3 127.2 148.2 155.1 132.1 129.3 127.0 127.6 130.4 126.9 151.6 155.4 .9 .6 2.2 .3 -8.9 3.5 -1.4 4.8 -.9 -.9 -8.5 .9 2.9 4.2 -1.4 .8 1.5 1.2 1.6 .3 -8.7 -1.2 18.3 2.6 -2.4 -2.7 5.2 -10.5 16.9 -3.1 2.1 2.4 .0 -.2 -3.3 .6 -3.2 3.8 -1.4 2.8 -.5 -.8 3.4 -5.3 3.3 -2.2 9.9 2.5 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. 131.6 129.7 137.8 135.1 139.3 132.4 130.5 138.5 135.7 140.8 133.8 131.9 139.1 136.2 142.0 135.2 133.3 139.7 136.8 143.2 3.8 3.8 2.7 2.8 8.1 .6 .9 2.4 2.4 -6.7 2.5 2.8 5.7 4.3 6.3 11.4 11.6 5.6 5.1 11.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 .4 6.8 7.1 5.7 4.7 8.9 Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 95.0 94.5 150.5 157.0 95.7 95.2 150.5 157.9 99.2 98.7 150.8 158.1 102.4 102.3 151.5 158.5 5.1 4.3 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.7 3.3 1.3 -7.2 -7.7 3.5 6.6 35.0 37.3 2.7 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 1.8 11.9 12.6 3.1 5.2 103.0 103.2 102.9 102.7 -.8 1.6 2.0 -1.2 .4 .4 170.3 166.2 171.4 167.2 171.7 168.9 172.4 171.1 2.9 6.4 1.2 -3.7 7.6 -2.4 5.0 12.3 2.1 1.2 6.3 4.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 209.1 197.8 211.5 192.3 210.0 198.5 212.5 192.9 210.8 198.8 213.4 193.7 211.6 199.5 214.2 194.2 4.4 2.3 5.0 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.7 4.1 5.1 2.0 5.9 5.2 4.9 3.5 5.2 4.0 4.1 2.7 4.4 4.0 5.0 2.8 5.5 4.6 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 148.1 135.7 166.2 148.2 135.6 166.5 148.5 135.8 166.8 148.5 135.9 166.8 4.5 2.7 6.4 3.6 .6 6.8 2.5 5.2 .0 1.1 .6 1.5 4.1 1.7 6.6 1.8 2.9 .7 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 ...... 196.1 219.9 144.7 196.9 220.0 145.3 197.6 221.0 145.1 198.3 222.3 145.2 -3.3 -17.8 2.3 2.1 -2.6 .3 6.8 8.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 1.4 -.6 -10.5 1.3 5.7 6.4 3.0 142.4 147.3 218.0 207.0 219.1 142.3 149.0 219.3 207.7 220.4 142.5 148.2 220.3 208.6 221.5 142.6 148.2 221.0 209.0 222.2 1.1 3.7 5.1 -2.3 5.7 -.6 1.9 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.5 2.8 6.7 4.8 6.9 .6 2.5 5.6 3.9 5.8 .3 2.8 5.4 1.9 5.7 3.0 2.6 6.2 4.3 6.3 132.6 143.7 125.8 127.5 130.2 133.1 144.0 126.4 127.8 131.0 133.9 144.7 127.2 128.4 130.6 134.5 145.3 127.8 129.6 129.3 2.8 2.2 3.7 1.3 -2.2 .6 1.7 .0 .6 .0 1.6 -.9 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.6 1.2 4.5 5.9 4.5 6.5 6.8 -2.7 2.3 1.1 2.1 .6 -.3 -.2 3.5 4.0 3.2 4.4 4.1 -.8 129.0 123.1 160.0 149.4 130.0 123.8 160.3 149.9 131.2 124.3 160.7 150.5 133.0 124.5 161.3 151.3 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .8 -4.6 1.0 3.3 5.6 5.8 3.7 3.1 1.3 13.0 4.6 3.3 5.2 -2.9 2.2 3.4 3.2 9.3 4.1 3.2 3.2 125.3 125.3 125.3 125.5 1.3 2.3 -.3 .6 1.8 .2 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 ........................... 164.6 211.5 182.0 165.4 212.5 182.9 166.0 213.4 183.4 166.9 214.2 183.8 3.5 5.0 5.6 .7 3.7 5.5 5.0 5.9 3.8 5.7 5.2 4.0 2.1 4.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 3.9 145.1 142.2 136.3 141.8 127.0 128.5 130.3 136.1 151.3 155.6 102.0 151.0 153.2 145.5 142.7 136.8 142.2 127.5 129.1 131.2 136.1 152.0 155.9 102.4 151.4 153.6 146.0 143.4 137.4 142.7 128.3 129.8 132.2 136.4 152.3 156.1 104.3 151.8 153.9 146.6 143.9 137.9 143.3 128.8 130.8 133.7 137.3 152.9 156.7 106.0 152.3 154.4 2.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.3 -1.9 -.9 3.3 3.6 2.7 2.0 2.7 2.4 2.3 .9 .9 1.7 .0 1.3 -3.6 -1.8 3.3 4.0 .4 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.2 .6 5.1 4.2 2.4 2.6 -4.2 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.8 4.3 5.8 7.4 10.9 3.6 4.3 2.9 16.6 3.5 3.2 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.2 .6 -.3 -2.3 .7 3.4 3.3 1.2 2.3 2.4 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.9 7.9 3.9 3.4 2.7 5.7 3.4 3.3 136.1 94.7 164.8 136.6 95.3 165.2 136.8 98.5 165.6 136.9 101.4 166.2 .9 3.8 3.5 -.6 3.0 3.8 3.9 -7.6 3.2 2.4 31.4 3.4 .1 3.4 3.6 3.1 10.2 3.3 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 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 Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M Indexes May 1994 147.5 June 1994 148.0 July 1994 148.4 Aug. 1994 149.0 Percent change to Aug. 1994 fromAug. June July 1993 1994 1994 2.9 0.7 0.4 Percent change to July 1994 fromJuly May June 1993 1994 1994 2.8 0.6 0.3 Region and area size 2/ 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 154.2 154.7 152.8 152.7 154.8 155.4 153.5 153.2 155.2 155.7 154.3 152.9 155.9 156.6 154.8 153.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.7 .7 .8 .8 .4 .5 .6 .3 .6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.1 .6 .6 1.0 .1 .3 .2 .5 -.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 143.3 144.5 142.0 144.4 144.0 145.1 143.0 144.7 144.3 145.4 143.6 145.0 145.2 146.3 144.4 145.9 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.4 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .6 .6 .6 .6 3.1 2.9 3.9 2.8 .7 .6 1.1 .4 .2 .2 .4 .2 M 138.8 139.8 140.2 140.8 4.1 .7 .4 3.9 1.0 .3 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 144.3 144.7 146.3 143.1 144.7 145.3 146.6 143.5 145.0 145.3 147.1 143.8 145.5 145.7 147.9 144.3 2.8 2.6 3.4 2.6 .6 .3 .9 .6 .3 .3 .5 .3 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.6 .5 .4 .5 .5 .2 .0 .3 .2 M 142.3 142.5 142.7 142.9 2.5 .3 .1 2.7 .3 .1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 148.8 150.4 147.8 148.9 150.4 148.6 149.5 150.9 150.0 150.1 151.3 151.1 2.7 2.4 4.0 .8 .6 1.7 .4 .3 .7 2.4 2.2 3.5 .5 .3 1.5 .4 .3 .9 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 133.9 147.0 146.0 143.0 134.3 147.5 146.4 143.4 134.6 148.1 146.8 143.8 135.2 148.8 147.5 144.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 .7 .9 .8 .4 .4 .5 .5 .1 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.1 .5 .7 .5 .6 .2 .4 .3 .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 147.6 151.4 157.3 153.2 148.3 148.1 151.3 157.8 154.6 148.1 148.3 151.7 158.2 155.3 148.9 149.8 152.0 159.1 155.7 149.4 2.5 1.4 2.4 3.4 2.2 1.1 .5 .8 .7 .9 1.0 .2 .6 .3 .3 1.9 1.3 2.5 3.1 1.9 .5 .2 .6 1.4 .4 .1 .3 .3 .5 .5 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ 1 1 1 1 1 145.8 153.6 143.7 143.3 140.0 3.1 .9 2.0 3.2 2.2 1.6 .2 .0 .1 1.4 Selected local areas - 148.2 153.9 143.7 143.4 141.9 - - - - - Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 151.4 - 141.4 144.8 137.4 144.0 151.8 - 142.2 145.3 139.2 145.7 3.0 3.9 4.7 3.8 - .6 .3 1.3 1.2 1.7 - - .3 - - 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 Aug. 1994 fromAug. June July 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to July 1994 fromJuly May June 1993 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 144.9 145.4 145.8 146.5 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.6 0.6 0.3 M M M M 151.7 151.1 150.8 154.2 152.3 151.9 151.4 154.6 152.7 152.2 152.3 154.4 153.4 153.1 152.8 155.2 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.6 .7 .8 .9 .4 .5 .6 .3 .5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.1 .7 .7 1.0 .1 .3 .2 .6 -.1 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 Aug. 1994 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... 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 140.2 140.7 138.4 141.9 140.9 141.4 139.5 142.2 141.3 141.6 140.1 142.6 142.2 142.6 141.0 143.6 3.3 3.2 4.0 3.5 .9 .8 1.1 1.0 .6 .7 .6 .7 3.0 2.8 3.8 2.7 .8 .6 1.2 .5 .3 .1 .4 .3 M 137.3 138.4 138.9 139.5 3.9 .8 .4 3.7 1.2 .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 142.8 142.8 142.8 142.8 143.2 143.4 143.2 143.3 143.6 143.6 143.7 143.7 144.1 144.1 144.5 144.2 2.8 2.6 3.4 2.6 .6 .5 .9 .6 .3 .3 .6 .3 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .3 .1 .3 .3 M 142.5 142.7 142.9 143.2 2.6 .4 .2 2.7 .3 .1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 146.0 146.0 145.7 146.1 146.0 146.4 146.7 146.5 147.7 147.2 146.9 148.6 2.5 2.2 3.8 .8 .6 1.5 .3 .3 .6 2.3 2.0 3.4 .5 .3 1.4 .4 .3 .9 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 132.9 144.4 145.2 142.3 133.3 145.0 145.6 142.8 133.6 145.5 146.1 143.2 134.3 146.3 146.8 143.4 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 .8 .9 .8 .4 .5 .5 .5 .1 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.0 .5 .8 .6 .6 .2 .3 .3 .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 143.1 146.2 153.6 152.7 146.1 143.6 146.1 154.2 154.2 145.7 143.7 146.5 154.4 154.9 146.6 145.1 146.8 155.3 155.3 147.1 2.5 1.3 2.4 3.3 2.2 1.0 .5 .7 .7 1.0 1.0 .2 .6 .3 .3 1.8 1.2 2.5 2.9 1.7 .4 .2 .5 1.4 .3 .1 .3 .1 .5 .6 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 1 144.9 152.2 136.1 141.2 139.2 149.2 3.0 .9 1.8 3.1 2.2 1.6 1.7 .5 .1 .1 1.6 .1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas - 140.6 140.2 137.0 137.8 147.3 152.9 136.3 141.4 141.4 149.4 - 141.6 141.0 138.8 139.4 2.6 3.9 4.6 3.9 .7 .6 1.3 1.2 - - - - 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 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.
