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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-03-15 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Thursday, January 16, 2003 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: DECEMBER 2002 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.2 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December level of 180.9 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in December 2001. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also declined 0.2 percent in December, prior to seasonal adjustment. The December level of 177.0 was 2.4 percent higher than in December 2001. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in December, the same as in November. The index for food rose 0.3 percent in December, with prices for food at home up 0.3 percent. Energy costs declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in December. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy declined 1.4 percent while the index for energy services increased 0.5 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPIU rose 0.1 percent, following increases of 0.2 percent in the preceding two months. Larger declines in the indexes for household furnishings and operations and for new vehicles, coupled with a smaller increase in the index for shelter, accounted for the deceleration in December. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1 2002 3-mos. ended ended June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. ’02 Dec.’02 All Items .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .1 1.8 2.4 Food and beverages .1 .2 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 2.3 1.5 Housing .1 .1 .3 .1 .3 .2 .2 2.5 2.4 Apparel -.9 -1.0 1.1 .1 .0 -.4 -.5 -3.5 -1.8 Transportation .1 .3 .4 .3 .6 -.1 -.3 .8 3.8 Medical care .2 .7 .2 .3 .6 .6 .3 6.1 5.0 Recreation -.3 .1 .1 .0 .3 .0 .2 1.9 1.1 Education and communication .3 .7 .7 -.2 .0 .0 .2 .7 2.2 Other goods and services 1.0 .0 .5 .4 -.5 .1 .1 -1.6 3.3 Special Indexes Energy .0 .4 .6 .7 1.9 -.2 -.4 4.9 10.7 Food .0 .2 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .3 2.3 1.5 All Items less food and energy .1 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 1.5 1.9 See page 4 and table 7 for the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), a new supplemental index of consumer price change. Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter. This followed increases in the first three quarters at annual rates of 3.0, 2.5, and 2.5 percent, respectively. For the 12month period ended in December, the CPI rose 2.4 percent. This compares with an increase of 1.6 percent in all of 2001. The index for energy, which had declined sharply in 2001, following large increases in the preceding two years, advanced 10.7 percent in 2002. Petroleum-based energy costs increased 23.7 percent and charges for energy services increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 1.5 percent in 2002. The index for grocery store food prices increased 0.8 percent in 2002. Among the major grocery store food groups, the index for fruits and vegetables registered the largest advance--up 4.9 percent--while the index for dairy and related products declined 2.0 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.5 percent SAAR in the fourth quarter, following increases at rates of 2.1, 1.9, and 2.3 percent in the first three quarters of 2002. The 1.9 percent rise in 2002 compares with a 2.7 percent increase in 2001. The principal reason for the deceleration was a smaller advance in shelter costs--up 3.1 percent in 2002 compared with a 4.2 percent rise in 2001. Also contributing to the moderation this year was a downturn in the index for communication and a larger decline in the index for new and used vehicles. The annual rates for selected groups for the last eight years are shown below. Percentage change 12 months ended in December All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Special indexes Energy Energy commodities Energy services All items less energy Food All items less food and energy 1995 2.5 2.1 3.0 .1 1.5 3.9 2.8 1996 3.3 4.2 2.9 -.2 4.4 3.0 3.0 1997 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.0 -1.4 2.8 1.5 1998 1.6 2.3 2.3 -.7 -1.7 3.4 1.2 1999 2.7 2.0 2.2 -.5 5.4 3.7 .8 2000 3.4 2.8 4.3 -1.8 4.1 4.2 1.7 2001 1.6 2.8 2.9 -3.2 -3.8 4.7 1.5 2002 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 4.0 4.3 3.4 3.6 3.0 5.2 .7 8.8 1.6 5.1 1.3 4.2 3.2 4.5 2.2 3.3 -1.3 -3.3 .8 2.9 2.1 8.6 13.8 3.8 2.9 4.3 -3.4 -6.9 .2 2.1 1.5 -8.8 -15.1 -3.3 2.4 2.3 13.4 29.5 1.2 2.0 1.9 14.2 15.7 12.7 2.6 2.8 -13.0 -24.5 -1.5 2.8 2.8 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in December. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent in December, the same as in November. The indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced for the second consecutive month--up 0.7 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables rose 1.2 and 1.4 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh vegetables was unchanged. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit and fresh vegetable prices rose 3.3 and 1.9 percent, respectively.) For the 12-month period ended in December, fresh fruit prices have increased 4.7 percent and fresh vegetable prices 6.4 percent. Within the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, price increases for beef and pork were partially offset by a decline in poultry prices. For the 12-month period ended in December, beef prices rose 0.6 percent, while prices for pork and for poultry declined 2.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for nonalcoholic beverages advanced 1.2 percent in December and 0.9 percent in the last 12 months. In December, the indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each increased 0.1 percent, while the index for cereal and bakery products fell 0.7 percent. The other two components of the food and beverages index, food away from home and alcoholic beverages, increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, in December and rose 2.3 and 2.2 percent in 2002. The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in December. Shelter costs, which increased 0.3 percent in November, advanced 0.2 percent in December. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home fell 0.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 3.5 percent.) During the 12 months ended in December 2002, the indexes for rent and for owner’s equivalent rent rose 3.1 and 3.3 percent, respectively. In 2001, these indexes rose 4.7 and 4.5 percent, respectively. The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.5 percent in December. The index for fuel oil increased 2.5 percent in December, and prices for fuel oil rose 14.7 percent in all of 2002. In December, the index for natural gas rose 1.2 percent, bringing the increase in 2002 to 6.7 percent. The index for electricity increased 0.4 percent in December, but declined 1.9 percent in the last 12 months. The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.5 percent in December and 1.5 percent in 2002. The transportation index declined 0.3 percent in December. The index for gasoline fell 1.4 percent in December, but was 24.8 percent higher than in December 2001. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 3.8 percent in December, and were 18.4 percent below their peak level in May 2001.) The index for new vehicles decreased 0.4 percent in December and during the last 12 months has fallen 2.0 percent. (As of December, about 75 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2003 models. The 2003 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2003 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-02-634, dated November 15, 2002.) The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.1 percent in December to a level 5.5 percent lower than in December 2001. Airline fares, which had registered declines in each of the three preceding months, increased 0.4 percent in December, but were 2.4 percent lower than a year ago. The index for apparel declined 0.5 percent in December. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 3.2 percent, reflecting pre-holiday discounting.) During the 12-month period ended in December, apparel prices declined 1.8 percent, their fifth consecutive annual decline. Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in December. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in December. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.7 percent, respectively. In the 12 months ended in December 2002, the index for medical care rose 5.0 percent after increasing 4.7 percent in 2001. The larger advance in 2002 largely reflects the acceleration in charges for hospital and related services--up 9.8 percent, following a 7.1 percent rise in 2001. The index for recreation, which was unchanged in November, rose 0.2 percent in December. Increases in the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, for cable television, and for pets and pet products more than offset decreases in the indexes for sporting goods and for photography. During the last 12 months, cable television and admission costs increased 7.3 and 4.9 percent, respectively, while the index for toys fell 9.3 percent. The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in December after registering no change in October and in November. The education index rose 0.4 percent, while the index for communication costs was unchanged. Within the latter group, a 0.2 percent rise in local charges for telephone services was offset by a 1.5 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. During the 12 months ended in December, education costs rose 6.6 percent, largely as a result of a 7.0 percent rise in the index for college tuition and fees. The index for communication declined 1.7 percent during the last 12 months, reflecting a 22.1 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in December. A 0.4 percent rise in the index for tobacco and smoking products more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for personal care. During the last 12 months, prices for cigarettes have risen 9.8 percent. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in December. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Special Indexes Energy Food All Items less food and energy 1 June .1 .1 .1 -.9 .2 .1 -.3 Changes from preceding month 2002 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 -1.0 1.1 .1 -.2 -.2 .4 .5 .3 .5 -.2 .8 .2 .3 .7 .6 .1 .0 .0 .3 -.1 Dec. .1 .2 .2 -.4 -.3 .4 .3 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Dec. ’02 1.6 2.1 2.5 -3.2 -.3 6.7 1.9 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Dec. ’02 2.4 1.4 2.3 -1.7 3.8 5.2 .9 .3 .7 .7 -.2 .0 .0 .1 .4 1.8 1.5 .0 .8 .6 -.9 .0 .0 -3.5 4.0 .2 .1 .4 .2 .7 -.1 .7 .2 1.9 .1 -.2 .2 -.6 .3 5.0 2.3 11.5 1.4 .1 .2 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .9 1.7 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) The C-CPI-U declined 0.3 percent in December on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The December level of 105.8 (December 1999=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in December 2001. Table 7 contains the most recent indexes for all items and the component series that are published. Data will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report and are available on the CPI home page: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. Please note that the indexes for the post2000 period are subject to revision. Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on Friday, February 21, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 19, 2003 Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years. BLS will make available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 1998 through December 2002, on Wednesday, February 19, 2003. This date is two working days before the scheduled release of the January 2003 CPI on Friday, February 21, 2003. The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet. The address is http://www.bls.gov/cpi. Look under Tables Created by BLS and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Data, 2002. For further information please contact Dan Chow or Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-6968. NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE The Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing a consumer price index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, effective with release of July data on August 16, 2002. Designated the C-CPIU, the index supplements the existing indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The C-CPI-U employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The new measure, said to be a “superlative” index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living” index than the CPI-U and CPI-W. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time. In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator for averaging prices within most of the index’s item categories in order to approximate the effect of consumers’ responses to changes in relative prices within these item categories. The geometric mean estimator is used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the CPI-U and CPI-W. (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.) Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag. Thus, the CCPI-U is being issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at this time and will be subject to two subsequent revisions. Accordingly, with release of the July data, “final” values of the C-CPI-U have been issued for the 12 months of 2000, “interim” values have been issued for the 12 months of 2001, and “initial” values have been issued for January-July of 2002. In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final. Then, in February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously published level. Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPIU and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g., data from 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001. In January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 39 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk supply affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the Midwest and South for Electricity. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 6917000. 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) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2002 from— Dec. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2002 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 181.3 543.1 180.9 541.9 2.4 -0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - - - Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 15.719 14.688 8.468 1.298 2.271 .916 1.204 .967 1.811 .315 .265 1.232 .289 6.220 .383 1.031 177.4 176.8 175.5 198.3 162.1 167.1 219.8 139.1 161.1 158.5 153.4 178.3 110.3 179.8 119.7 185.1 177.8 177.3 176.1 197.3 162.4 167.3 224.9 139.8 161.1 159.1 152.8 178.2 110.2 180.1 119.8 184.9 1.5 1.5 .8 1.0 .2 -2.0 4.9 .9 .1 1.9 -2.6 .2 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.2 .2 .3 .3 -.5 .2 .1 2.3 .5 .0 .4 -.4 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 .4 -.4 .1 -.9 .1 .3 .4 .1 .3 .1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 .1 .6 .4 1.0 -.7 .3 .1 -1.0 .7 .5 .1 .5 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.7 .5 .1 .7 1.2 .1 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 40.873 31.522 6.421 2.702 22.046 .353 4.511 3.654 .188 3.466 .857 4.840 .820 181.2 209.6 202.0 113.2 217.3 111.4 143.6 127.0 121.8 133.7 114.3 127.8 119.9 181.1 209.5 202.5 109.2 217.9 112.3 144.2 127.5 125.6 134.1 114.6 127.0 119.9 2.4 3.1 3.1 .6 3.3 5.6 1.4 1.0 11.4 .4 3.2 -1.5 2.3 -.1 .0 .2 -3.5 .3 .8 .4 .4 3.1 .3 .3 -.6 .0 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .0 .4 .5 1.7 .4 .4 .3 .0 .2 .3 .3 .7 .1 1.3 .0 -.2 .8 -.2 .4 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.3 .3 .8 .5 .6 .8 .5 .3 -.5 .0 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 4.399 1.122 1.807 .203 .874 125.5 123.2 118.0 127.5 122.7 121.5 119.3 113.1 125.3 120.7 -1.8 -2.9 -1.5 -2.5 .1 -3.2 -3.2 -4.2 -1.7 -1.6 .0 -.2 .3 1.2 -.3 -.4 .3 -.8 -.2 -.1 -.5 -1.0 -.5 -1.7 .2 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 17.055 15.845 8.614 5.083 2.195 2.564 2.536 .421 1.400 1.211 155.2 151.5 98.8 140.4 148.8 124.4 123.8 107.2 192.8 202.3 154.2 150.4 98.7 140.6 148.5 119.7 119.1 107.0 193.3 203.0 3.8 4.2 -2.9 -2.0 -5.5 24.6 24.8 1.1 3.7 -.9 -.6 -.7 -.1 .1 -.2 -3.8 -3.8 -.2 .3 .3 .6 .7 -.2 .4 -1.6 3.4 3.8 -.5 .1 -1.6 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.1 -1.4 -.2 -.4 .3 .5 .9 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.4 -.1 -1.5 -1.4 -.2 .5 .7 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.810 1.377 4.434 2.784 1.353 290.5 259.1 298.5 256.5 380.7 291.3 259.5 299.4 257.0 382.4 5.0 3.1 5.6 3.3 9.8 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .6 .3 .7 .6 .9 .6 .4 .6 .3 1.2 .3 .0 .4 .4 .7 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2002 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 6.019 1.645 106.4 103.0 106.5 103.2 1.1 2.0 0.1 .2 0.3 .4 0.0 .4 0.2 .4 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.813 2.726 .220 2.506 3.087 2.903 2.324 109.3 130.0 324.0 374.1 91.8 90.0 99.8 109.2 130.0 323.3 374.0 91.8 90.0 99.9 2.2 6.6 9.7 6.2 -1.7 -2.5 .2 -.1 .0 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .3 -.1 .4 -.3 -.3 -.2 .0 .4 1.1 .4 -.4 -.4 -.1 .2 .4 .0 .4 .0 .0 .1 .580 .275 17.3 20.0 17.2 19.7 -13.1 -22.1 -.6 -1.5 -.6 -1.9 -2.3 -3.4 -.6 -1.5 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.312 .928 3.384 .706 .901 1.562 295.6 470.4 175.5 154.2 189.9 276.6 295.8 472.5 175.4 153.4 189.9 276.9 3.3 9.5 1.6 -1.3 1.9 3.1 .1 .4 -.1 -.5 .0 .1 -.5 -3.1 .2 .1 .1 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.3 .3 .3 .1 .4 -.1 -.5 .0 .3 41.300 15.719 25.582 13.493 4.399 9.094 12.089 58.700 31.169 .353 3.466 .857 .820 6.638 4.434 10.963 150.6 177.4 135.2 148.0 125.5 166.0 120.5 211.8 218.2 111.4 133.7 114.3 119.9 212.0 298.5 249.9 149.7 177.8 133.6 145.2 121.5 163.9 120.2 211.9 218.1 112.3 134.1 114.6 119.9 212.0 299.4 250.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 4.9 -1.8 8.1 -3.3 3.2 3.0 5.6 .4 3.2 2.3 3.7 5.6 3.4 -.6 .2 -1.2 -1.9 -3.2 -1.3 -.2 .0 .0 .8 .3 .3 .0 .0 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .8 .0 1.3 -.2 .3 .3 .0 .4 .4 .0 .1 .7 .3 -.1 .3 -.3 .5 -.4 .8 -.5 .3 .1 1.3 -.2 .4 .2 .6 .6 .2 -.2 .2 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.8 -.3 .2 .2 .8 .5 .3 .0 .2 .4 .2 85.312 68.478 94.190 26.612 14.524 10.125 29.212 27.531 54.266 6.218 93.782 79.094 23.860 2.752 55.234 182.1 172.3 175.6 137.0 150.2 166.9 162.9 220.2 204.3 125.3 188.9 191.8 143.6 124.9 219.8 $ .552 $ .184 181.6 171.7 175.1 135.6 147.6 165.0 161.6 220.5 204.3 123.3 188.6 191.4 142.5 120.7 219.8 $ .553 $ .185 2.6 2.1 2.2 1.1 4.8 7.6 3.1 3.4 3.0 10.7 1.8 1.9 -1.5 23.7 3.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 -1.0 -1.7 -1.1 -.8 .1 .0 -1.6 -.2 -.2 -.8 -3.4 .0 .3 .2 .2 .2 .7 1.3 .3 .4 .2 1.9 .2 .2 -.1 3.3 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .5 .7 .5 .3 .2 -.2 .2 .2 -.3 -.2 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.4 -.6 -.7 -.2 .2 .2 -.4 .1 .1 -.3 -1.4 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 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) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Mar. 2002 June 2002 Sep. 2002 6 months ended— Dec. 2002 June 2002 Dec. 2002 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 180.8 181.3 181.5 181.6 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.8 2.7 2.1 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 177.0 176.4 175.4 198.4 161.4 166.3 220.4 140.6 160.7 159.3 155.3 177.0 109.7 179.2 118.8 183.9 177.1 176.5 175.2 199.1 160.7 166.5 218.4 140.7 161.2 160.0 155.4 177.5 109.8 179.6 119.1 184.7 177.6 176.9 175.8 199.2 161.7 167.1 220.6 139.7 161.7 160.1 153.9 178.7 110.3 179.8 119.7 185.1 178.0 177.4 176.3 197.9 162.5 167.3 222.2 141.4 161.9 160.1 154.1 178.9 110.2 180.1 119.8 185.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.2 -3.2 30.3 -2.8 -4.9 -1.3 -4.0 -6.1 -2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9 -.5 -.7 -2.7 1.0 -2.2 -3.3 -13.1 -3.7 2.5 4.9 -4.0 3.5 4.5 2.5 4.5 2.2 1.4 1.4 .7 .6 -2.0 -4.0 3.5 8.7 .0 2.0 .8 -.7 2.6 2.3 4.1 .9 2.3 2.3 2.1 -1.0 2.8 2.4 3.3 2.3 3.0 2.0 -3.1 4.4 1.8 2.0 3.4 3.1 1.3 1.1 .2 2.4 .0 -3.3 6.4 -3.3 -1.2 1.8 -4.0 -1.5 .9 2.5 3.7 2.6 1.8 1.8 1.4 -.2 .4 -.8 3.4 5.4 1.5 2.0 -1.2 1.8 2.2 2.1 3.8 2.0 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 181.1 209.3 200.7 118.2 216.2 110.0 144.3 127.9 119.0 134.9 113.5 127.8 119.7 181.6 209.8 201.3 118.2 216.8 110.0 144.9 128.5 121.0 135.5 113.9 128.2 119.7 181.9 210.4 202.0 119.0 217.1 111.4 144.9 128.3 122.0 135.2 114.3 128.1 119.9 182.2 210.8 202.3 118.7 217.7 112.3 145.6 129.1 123.0 135.9 114.7 127.4 119.9 2.3 3.8 4.1 -2.4 4.0 1.9 -3.6 -5.5 -2.2 -5.8 4.0 -2.1 5.9 2.7 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.5 19.5 3.7 2.2 -.3 -.3 2.2 2.9 2.4 .3 3.2 8.4 2.2 2.2 15.9 1.5 2.5 -2.2 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 1.7 2.8 8.6 3.7 3.8 14.1 3.0 4.3 -1.2 .7 2.5 3.5 3.4 .3 3.6 2.8 .1 -.6 8.1 -1.2 3.1 -1.2 2.7 2.3 2.9 2.8 1.0 3.0 8.5 2.9 3.0 15.0 2.2 3.4 -1.7 1.9 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 123.8 120.7 115.8 126.2 121.6 123.8 120.4 116.1 127.7 121.2 123.3 120.8 115.2 127.5 121.1 122.7 119.6 114.6 125.3 121.3 3.9 5.6 4.2 4.4 7.5 -7.7 -11.1 -7.9 -14.5 -5.7 .6 -1.3 2.5 4.2 .0 -3.5 -3.6 -4.1 -2.8 -1.0 -2.1 -3.1 -2.1 -5.5 .7 -1.5 -2.5 -.9 .6 -.5 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 154.3 150.3 99.3 139.9 152.4 120.9 120.2 107.4 191.2 206.3 155.2 151.4 99.1 140.4 149.9 125.0 124.8 106.9 191.4 203.1 155.1 151.3 98.6 140.3 147.8 124.7 124.3 107.2 192.4 205.0 154.6 150.6 98.2 139.8 147.6 122.8 122.6 107.0 193.3 206.5 5.2 5.9 -6.2 -6.8 -7.7 53.3 49.0 2.7 3.9 -4.3 5.7 5.3 -2.4 -2.3 -2.6 31.7 33.8 .8 4.1 10.1 4.0 4.9 1.6 1.7 .5 12.5 12.5 2.7 2.1 -8.8 .8 .8 -4.4 -.3 -12.0 6.4 8.2 -1.5 4.5 .4 5.4 5.6 -4.3 -4.6 -5.2 42.1 41.2 1.7 4.0 2.6 2.4 2.8 -1.4 .7 -6.0 9.4 10.4 .6 3.3 -4.3 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 288.0 257.9 295.5 255.0 373.3 289.8 258.8 297.7 256.5 376.7 291.4 259.9 299.4 257.2 381.1 292.3 260.0 300.6 258.3 383.6 4.4 3.4 4.7 1.4 11.1 4.6 2.9 5.2 2.6 9.0 4.9 3.2 5.3 3.7 7.7 6.1 3.3 7.1 5.3 11.5 4.5 3.1 5.0 2.0 10.0 5.5 3.2 6.2 4.5 9.6 See footnotes at end of table. 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-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Mar. 2002 June 2002 Sep. 2002 6 months ended— Dec. 2002 June 2002 Dec. 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 106.2 102.5 106.5 102.9 106.5 103.3 106.7 103.7 1.9 3.6 -0.4 1.2 0.8 -1.5 1.9 4.8 0.8 2.4 1.3 1.6 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 108.8 128.0 320.9 368.0 92.5 90.7 100.1 108.8 128.4 320.6 369.4 92.2 90.4 99.9 108.8 128.9 324.0 370.8 91.8 90.0 99.8 109.0 129.4 323.9 372.2 91.8 90.0 99.9 .0 7.1 26.4 5.5 -5.9 -6.3 -2.4 2.7 6.6 8.0 6.6 -.9 -.9 .4 5.3 7.9 2.0 8.2 3.1 .4 3.7 .7 4.4 3.8 4.6 -3.0 -3.1 -.8 1.3 6.9 16.8 6.0 -3.4 -3.6 -1.0 3.0 6.1 2.9 6.4 .0 -1.3 1.4 17.8 21.1 17.7 20.7 17.3 20.0 17.2 19.7 -18.7 -30.5 -8.2 -8.4 -12.4 -24.0 -12.8 -24.0 -13.6 -20.2 -12.6 -24.0 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 297.0 485.8 174.9 154.4 189.2 275.2 295.4 470.6 175.3 154.6 189.3 276.0 295.6 470.4 175.5 154.2 189.9 276.9 295.8 472.5 175.4 153.4 189.9 277.7 3.0 1.6 3.5 -.8 1.9 4.8 8.4 35.3 1.9 .8 2.2 3.3 3.6 16.7 .0 -2.5 1.9 .9 -1.6 -10.5 1.1 -2.6 1.5 3.7 5.7 17.2 2.7 .0 2.0 4.1 1.0 2.2 .6 -2.6 1.7 2.3 150.3 177.0 134.8 145.9 123.8 163.6 121.1 211.2 217.9 110.0 134.9 113.5 119.7 210.6 295.5 248.4 150.5 177.1 135.1 147.1 123.8 165.7 120.9 211.8 218.6 110.0 135.5 113.9 119.7 210.8 297.7 249.1 150.4 177.6 134.7 147.8 123.3 167.1 120.3 212.4 218.9 111.4 135.2 114.3 119.9 212.0 299.4 249.7 150.1 178.0 134.1 146.8 122.7 165.7 119.9 212.9 219.4 112.3 135.9 114.7 119.9 212.4 300.6 250.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 13.2 3.9 17.8 -6.6 3.1 4.0 1.9 -5.8 4.0 5.9 3.6 4.7 2.7 1.1 -.5 1.8 .8 -7.7 3.3 -1.3 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.7 2.2 -.3 4.7 5.2 3.3 1.6 1.4 1.8 3.6 .6 6.4 -1.0 3.3 2.6 8.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 2.9 5.3 4.6 -.5 2.3 -2.1 2.5 -3.5 5.2 -3.9 3.3 2.8 8.6 3.0 4.3 .7 3.5 7.1 3.1 2.0 1.3 2.4 6.8 -2.1 10.3 -4.0 3.3 3.4 2.8 -1.2 3.1 2.7 4.1 5.0 3.0 .5 1.8 -.1 3.1 -1.5 5.8 -2.5 3.3 2.7 8.5 2.2 3.4 1.9 3.2 6.2 3.9 181.6 171.7 175.2 136.7 148.2 164.6 161.6 219.3 203.9 124.1 188.4 191.3 143.7 121.4 218.9 182.1 172.1 175.6 137.0 149.3 166.7 162.1 220.1 204.4 126.4 188.7 191.6 143.5 125.4 219.6 182.3 172.2 175.7 136.6 150.0 167.9 162.9 220.7 204.9 126.1 189.0 191.9 143.1 125.1 220.2 182.4 172.2 175.8 136.0 149.1 166.8 162.6 221.2 205.3 125.6 189.2 192.0 142.6 123.4 220.7 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.7 12.6 16.1 7.3 2.1 2.6 16.5 2.0 2.1 -1.9 49.9 3.8 2.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 .8 3.3 .5 4.0 3.2 15.8 1.7 1.9 -1.4 30.6 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.6 1.8 3.6 5.8 2.3 4.1 3.4 7.1 2.2 2.3 .3 12.8 3.4 1.8 1.2 1.4 -2.0 2.5 5.5 2.5 3.5 2.8 4.9 1.7 1.5 -3.0 6.8 3.3 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.4 6.6 9.5 3.8 3.0 2.9 16.2 1.8 2.0 -1.7 39.9 3.6 2.3 1.9 2.0 -.1 3.0 5.6 2.4 3.8 3.1 6.0 1.9 1.9 -1.4 9.7 3.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 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 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U U.S. city average ........................................... Indexes Percent change to Dec.2002 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Oct. 2002 Percent change to Nov.2002 from— Nov. 2002 Nov. 2001 Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 M 181.0 181.3 181.3 180.9 2.4 -0.2 -0.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 189.5 191.2 112.6 189.9 191.5 113.0 190.1 191.7 113.1 189.6 191.4 112.6 2.9 3.2 2.1 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.4 2.8 3.0 2.0 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 .1 Midwest urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 176.2 178.8 111.5 176.3 178.7 111.9 176.1 178.3 111.7 175.5 177.8 111.4 2.1 2.3 1.6 -.5 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 -.1 -.3 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 M 170.0 170.2 170.4 169.5 2.4 -.4 -.5 2.5 .2 .1 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 174.2 175.7 111.2 174.9 176.5 111.6 174.9 176.1 111.9 174.6 175.9 111.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 -.2 -.3 .0 -.2 -.1 -.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 .4 .2 .6 .0 -.2 .3 M 172.6 172.9 173.0 172.3 2.8 -.3 -.4 2.4 .2 .1 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 185.7 188.2 113.1 185.8 188.4 113.3 185.8 188.4 113.1 185.5 188.0 113.1 2.1 2.5 1.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 1.9 2.2 1.0 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 M M M 165.5 111.8 174.3 165.8 112.1 174.3 165.7 112.2 174.5 165.4 111.9 173.8 2.7 2.0 2.4 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 .1 .4 .1 -.1 .1 .1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 182.1 183.4 182.8 183.7 183.2 184.0 182.4 183.7 2.5 3.7 -.2 .0 -.4 -.2 3.3 3.3 .6 .3 .2 .2 M 193.3 193.7 193.4 193.1 3.1 -.3 -.2 3.0 .1 -.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 199.1 174.6 173.2 114.0 - 200.4 173.4 173.6 114.0 - - - - 4.0 .6 1.2 2.8 .7 -.7 .2 .0 - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 - 179.4 180.4 162.6 177.0 - 177.3 179.7 159.8 177.9 1.4 3.6 1.7 2.8 -1.2 -.4 -1.7 .5 - - - - 2 2 2 - 185.8 194.3 190.9 - 185.3 193.2 190.0 3.0 1.4 2.1 -.3 -.6 -.5 - - - - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 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. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. NOTE: Local area 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 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) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2002 from— Dec. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2002 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 177.4 528.4 177.0 527.2 2.4 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - - - Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 17.229 16.228 9.798 1.468 2.831 1.021 1.307 1.132 2.038 .339 .316 1.383 .310 6.430 .275 1.001 176.6 176.0 174.5 198.2 162.1 166.9 218.0 138.6 160.7 158.2 153.4 178.8 111.0 179.7 120.0 184.6 177.1 176.5 175.1 197.1 162.3 167.2 222.9 139.1 160.6 158.9 152.9 178.5 110.7 180.0 120.1 184.7 1.4 1.4 .8 1.0 .3 -2.0 4.7 1.0 .1 1.9 -2.3 .1 1.6 2.3 3.7 2.3 .3 .3 .3 -.6 .1 .2 2.2 .4 -.1 .4 -.3 -.2 -.3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .3 -.3 .2 -.9 .1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .2 .3 .6 .2 .2 .3 .1 .6 .3 .8 -.8 .5 .1 -.9 .9 .8 .2 .3 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.9 .6 .2 .8 1.2 .0 .0 .1 .0 -.3 .2 .1 .1 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 38.141 29.212 8.395 1.523 18.980 .314 4.829 3.955 .177 3.778 .873 4.101 .357 176.9 203.7 201.3 114.0 197.4 111.2 143.0 126.0 121.0 132.9 114.3 123.7 120.8 176.9 203.9 201.9 109.6 198.0 112.3 143.5 126.4 125.0 133.2 114.6 123.0 120.8 2.3 3.1 3.2 .7 3.3 5.6 1.4 1.0 10.9 .5 3.2 -1.9 2.4 .0 .1 .3 -3.9 .3 1.0 .3 .3 3.3 .2 .3 -.6 .0 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .0 .5 .6 2.1 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .8 .2 1.0 .1 .0 .9 -.1 .4 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 1.0 .6 .6 .7 .6 .2 -.4 .0 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 4.831 1.243 1.864 .256 1.165 124.6 122.7 117.2 129.7 122.5 120.9 118.8 112.3 127.2 120.8 -1.7 -3.2 -1.1 -2.4 -.2 -3.0 -3.2 -4.2 -1.9 -1.4 -.2 -.5 .3 .9 -.7 -.2 .3 -.8 .2 .2 -.4 -.8 -.5 -1.9 .4 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 19.393 18.452 10.145 4.897 4.099 3.153 3.120 .530 1.438 .941 154.2 151.6 98.7 141.5 149.7 124.8 124.3 106.5 194.3 198.5 153.0 150.4 98.5 141.7 149.3 120.0 119.4 106.3 195.0 199.2 3.8 4.1 -3.4 -2.1 -5.6 24.6 24.8 1.3 3.8 -.4 -.8 -.8 -.2 .1 -.3 -3.8 -3.9 -.2 .4 .4 .5 .6 -.4 .4 -1.6 3.5 3.4 -.5 .1 -1.2 -.2 -.2 -.8 -.2 -1.4 -.5 -.3 .3 .6 .8 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.1 -1.6 -1.7 -.2 .6 .7 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 4.620 1.006 3.614 2.245 1.092 289.6 253.5 298.4 258.7 376.7 290.6 254.0 299.5 259.2 379.1 5.2 3.0 5.8 3.3 10.3 .3 .2 .4 .2 .6 .7 .2 .8 .7 1.1 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.2 .4 .1 .5 .3 .8 See footnotes at end of table. 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-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2002 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.649 1.803 104.6 102.2 104.7 102.4 0.9 1.9 0.1 .2 0.3 .6 -0.1 .4 0.3 .5 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.637 2.382 .203 2.178 3.255 3.107 2.591 108.8 129.7 325.0 366.0 93.3 92.0 100.1 108.8 129.7 324.5 366.0 93.2 92.0 100.1 1.8 6.2 9.1 6.0 -1.5 -2.0 .2 .0 .0 -.2 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .3 .2 .3 -.3 -.3 -.1 .0 .5 1.2 .4 -.3 -.4 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 .0 .0 .516 .253 17.9 19.7 17.8 19.3 -13.6 -22.8 -.6 -2.0 -1.1 -1.9 -2.2 -3.4 -.6 -2.0 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.499 1.441 3.059 .815 .900 1.161 305.0 472.8 174.9 155.0 190.6 276.6 305.1 474.3 174.7 154.2 190.7 276.7 4.0 9.6 1.4 -1.2 1.9 3.2 .0 .3 -.1 -.5 .1 .0 -.9 -3.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 -.1 .1 -.3 .3 .3 .0 .3 -.1 -.5 .1 .3 45.559 17.229 28.330 14.685 4.831 9.854 13.645 54.441 28.898 .314 3.778 .873 .357 6.573 3.614 10.033 151.3 176.6 136.5 150.2 124.6 169.6 120.6 208.1 196.2 111.2 132.9 114.3 120.8 211.4 298.4 244.8 150.3 177.1 135.0 147.3 120.9 167.2 120.4 208.3 196.3 112.3 133.2 114.6 120.8 211.7 299.5 245.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 5.7 -1.7 9.2 -3.6 3.3 3.1 5.6 .5 3.2 2.4 4.5 5.8 3.3 -.7 .3 -1.1 -1.9 -3.0 -1.4 -.2 .1 .1 1.0 .2 .3 .0 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .8 -.2 1.3 -.3 .3 .3 .0 .5 .3 .2 .2 .8 .2 -.1 .2 -.4 .7 -.2 .9 -.7 .2 .3 1.0 -.1 .4 .3 .6 .6 .2 -.2 .2 -.4 -.6 -.4 -.9 -.4 .3 .2 1.0 .6 .2 .0 .3 .5 .2 83.772 70.788 95.380 29.331 15.687 10.855 31.915 25.543 50.827 7.109 92.891 76.663 26.001 3.330 50.663 177.5 169.7 172.5 138.3 152.3 170.2 163.9 195.6 200.9 124.8 184.8 187.0 144.1 125.2 216.5 $ .564 $ .189 177.0 169.1 172.1 136.8 149.6 168.0 162.6 195.9 201.1 122.6 184.6 186.7 143.1 120.7 216.7 $ .565 $ .190 2.6 2.1 2.3 1.3 5.5 8.6 3.4 3.5 3.1 11.5 1.7 1.7 -1.7 23.8 3.5 -.3 -.4 -.2 -1.1 -1.8 -1.3 -.8 .2 .1 -1.8 -.1 -.2 -.7 -3.6 .1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .8 1.3 .3 .4 .2 1.9 .1 .1 -.3 3.4 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.4 .6 .8 .5 .3 .2 -.2 .1 .1 -.3 -.4 .3 .0 .0 .0 -.4 -.7 -.7 -.2 .3 .3 -.6 .1 .1 -.3 -1.5 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 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) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Mar. 2002 June 2002 Sep. 2002 6 months ended— Dec. 2002 June 2002 Dec. 2002 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 176.8 177.2 177.4 177.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.6 2.8 2.1 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 176.3 175.7 174.4 198.6 161.1 166.1 219.1 140.1 160.3 159.3 155.2 177.2 110.1 179.0 119.3 183.4 176.4 175.8 174.2 199.1 160.6 166.4 217.1 140.2 160.6 159.6 155.4 177.7 110.1 179.4 119.6 184.5 176.8 176.2 174.8 199.2 161.5 166.9 218.9 139.1 161.4 159.8 154.0 179.3 111.0 179.7 120.0 184.6 177.2 176.7 175.3 197.5 162.4 167.2 220.6 140.8 161.4 159.8 154.1 179.3 110.7 180.0 120.1 184.8 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.6 2.5 -3.2 31.2 -2.6 -4.9 -1.0 -3.7 -6.3 -2.5 2.3 3.5 2.9 -.5 -.9 -2.7 .4 -2.4 -3.3 -13.1 -4.0 2.8 6.0 -3.8 3.7 4.9 2.3 4.5 2.7 1.1 1.1 .5 1.6 -2.2 -4.0 3.0 9.4 -.2 1.3 1.0 -1.1 1.8 2.3 4.1 .4 2.1 2.3 2.1 -2.2 3.3 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.8 1.3 -2.8 4.8 2.2 2.3 2.7 3.1 1.3 1.2 .3 2.5 .0 -3.3 6.8 -3.3 -1.1 2.4 -3.8 -1.4 1.1 2.3 4.0 2.8 1.6 1.7 1.3 -.3 .5 -.7 2.9 5.6 1.3 1.3 -.9 1.8 2.0 2.3 3.4 1.8 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 176.5 203.0 200.0 118.1 196.4 110.1 143.4 126.5 118.3 133.7 113.7 123.7 120.2 177.0 203.6 200.6 118.5 196.9 110.1 144.1 127.3 120.8 134.4 114.0 124.1 120.4 177.3 204.1 201.1 119.4 197.3 111.2 144.2 127.3 121.9 134.3 114.4 123.9 120.8 177.6 204.5 201.7 118.1 197.8 112.3 145.0 128.1 122.7 135.1 114.6 123.4 120.8 2.3 4.1 4.2 2.4 3.8 2.3 -3.6 -5.3 -3.9 -5.5 4.4 -3.1 5.2 2.3 2.8 2.9 -3.0 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.9 16.7 3.1 2.2 -.6 .3 2.3 2.8 2.2 3.1 3.1 8.4 1.7 1.3 16.8 .9 2.9 -2.9 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.4 .0 2.9 8.2 4.5 5.2 15.7 4.3 3.2 -1.0 2.0 2.3 3.5 3.5 -.3 3.6 3.0 -.1 -.8 5.9 -1.3 3.3 -1.9 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.8 1.5 3.0 8.3 3.1 3.2 16.3 2.6 3.0 -1.9 2.0 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 122.9 120.5 114.7 128.4 121.3 122.7 119.9 115.1 129.5 120.5 122.4 120.3 114.2 129.7 120.8 121.9 119.3 113.6 127.2 121.3 3.3 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 -7.5 -10.8 -7.0 -12.2 -5.1 .7 -2.0 2.5 2.9 .0 -3.2 -3.9 -3.8 -3.7 .0 -2.2 -3.4 -1.6 -4.3 -.3 -1.3 -3.0 -.7 -.5 .0 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 153.5 150.7 99.5 141.1 153.2 121.5 121.0 106.7 192.7 201.7 154.2 151.6 99.1 141.6 150.7 125.7 125.1 106.2 192.9 199.2 153.9 151.3 98.3 141.3 148.6 125.1 124.7 106.5 194.1 200.7 153.4 150.7 98.0 140.9 148.5 123.1 122.6 106.3 195.2 202.2 5.2 5.9 -6.9 -7.3 -8.1 52.5 53.5 3.1 3.7 -3.3 6.0 5.8 -2.4 -2.2 -2.3 32.0 32.2 .8 4.3 8.8 4.6 4.9 1.6 2.0 .5 13.6 13.6 3.1 2.1 -7.6 -.3 .0 -5.9 -.6 -11.7 5.4 5.4 -1.5 5.3 1.0 5.6 5.9 -4.7 -4.8 -5.3 41.9 42.4 1.9 4.0 2.6 2.1 2.4 -2.2 .7 -5.8 9.4 9.4 .8 3.7 -3.4 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 286.9 252.5 295.2 257.0 368.5 288.8 253.1 297.5 258.7 372.6 290.5 254.3 299.3 259.7 377.1 291.6 254.6 300.7 260.6 380.2 4.2 3.1 4.6 1.9 10.2 4.4 2.4 5.0 2.1 10.0 5.3 3.2 5.9 3.5 7.7 6.7 3.4 7.7 5.7 13.3 4.3 2.8 4.8 2.0 10.1 6.0 3.3 6.8 4.6 10.5 See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Mar. 2002 June 2002 Sep. 2002 6 months ended— Dec. 2002 June 2002 Dec. 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 104.5 101.5 104.8 102.1 104.7 102.5 105.0 103.0 2.3 3.6 -0.8 1.2 0.4 -2.7 1.9 6.0 0.8 2.4 1.2 1.6 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 108.5 127.9 322.7 360.6 93.9 92.7 100.3 108.5 128.3 323.2 361.8 93.6 92.4 100.2 108.5 128.9 327.0 363.1 93.3 92.0 100.1 108.6 129.2 327.4 364.2 93.2 92.0 100.1 .0 6.7 17.7 5.6 -5.4 -5.4 -2.4 2.3 6.6 9.1 6.6 -.9 -.9 .0 4.9 7.5 4.1 7.9 3.5 1.3 4.1 .4 4.1 6.0 4.1 -2.9 -3.0 -.8 1.1 6.7 13.3 6.1 -3.1 -3.2 -1.2 2.6 5.8 5.0 6.0 .2 -.9 1.6 18.5 20.8 18.3 20.4 17.9 19.7 17.8 19.3 -19.7 -30.8 -8.0 -8.5 -12.0 -24.3 -14.3 -25.9 -14.0 -20.4 -13.1 -25.1 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 307.8 488.4 174.4 155.2 190.0 275.2 304.9 473.1 174.8 155.5 190.1 275.9 305.0 472.8 174.9 155.0 190.6 276.8 305.1 474.3 174.7 154.2 190.7 277.5 2.6 1.1 3.3 .0 1.9 4.8 11.7 35.9 1.6 .5 2.1 3.7 5.8 17.9 .0 -2.5 2.1 1.2 -3.5 -11.1 .7 -2.6 1.5 3.4 7.1 17.2 2.5 .3 2.0 4.3 1.1 2.4 .3 -2.5 1.8 2.3 151.1 176.3 136.4 148.0 122.9 167.2 121.6 207.2 195.5 110.1 133.7 113.7 120.2 209.5 295.2 243.5 151.2 176.4 136.6 149.2 122.7 169.4 121.2 207.9 196.1 110.1 134.4 114.0 120.4 210.0 297.5 244.1 151.0 176.8 136.0 150.2 122.4 171.0 120.4 208.4 196.6 111.2 134.3 114.4 120.8 211.2 299.3 244.6 150.7 177.2 135.4 149.3 121.9 169.4 119.9 209.0 196.9 112.3 135.1 114.6 120.8 211.8 300.7 245.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 14.3 3.3 20.2 -7.2 3.2 3.8 2.3 -5.5 4.4 5.2 4.6 4.6 2.6 1.6 -.5 2.7 -.3 -7.5 3.5 -1.3 3.4 2.7 3.8 3.1 2.2 .3 4.6 5.0 3.2 1.9 1.1 2.4 5.9 .7 8.3 -.7 3.4 2.9 8.4 .9 2.9 2.0 4.1 5.9 4.6 -1.1 2.1 -2.9 3.6 -3.2 5.4 -5.5 3.5 2.9 8.2 4.3 3.2 2.0 4.5 7.7 2.8 2.2 1.3 2.7 6.8 -2.2 11.5 -4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 -1.3 3.3 2.7 4.6 4.8 2.9 .4 1.6 -.3 4.7 -1.3 6.8 -3.1 3.4 2.9 8.3 2.6 3.0 2.0 4.3 6.8 3.7 176.9 169.2 172.0 138.2 150.2 167.9 162.6 194.7 200.4 123.4 184.3 186.6 144.5 121.8 215.4 177.4 169.5 172.4 138.3 151.4 170.1 163.1 195.4 200.9 125.8 184.5 186.7 144.0 126.0 216.1 177.5 169.6 172.5 137.8 152.3 171.4 163.9 196.0 201.3 125.6 184.7 186.9 143.5 125.5 216.7 177.5 169.6 172.5 137.2 151.2 170.2 163.5 196.5 201.9 124.9 184.9 187.0 143.1 123.6 217.2 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.7 14.1 18.5 7.5 1.9 2.7 18.3 2.0 1.5 -2.4 49.3 3.9 3.0 2.2 2.4 3.0 .0 3.0 .7 4.0 3.1 16.3 1.3 2.0 -1.1 31.5 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.3 5.5 8.0 2.8 4.4 3.9 7.5 2.2 2.6 .6 13.5 3.6 1.4 .9 1.2 -2.9 2.7 5.6 2.2 3.7 3.0 5.0 1.3 .9 -3.8 6.0 3.4 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.8 6.8 10.5 4.1 3.0 2.9 17.3 1.7 1.7 -1.8 40.1 3.6 2.2 1.8 1.9 -.3 4.1 6.8 2.5 4.1 3.5 6.2 1.8 1.7 -1.7 9.7 3.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... 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 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W U.S. city average ........................................... Indexes Percent change to Dec.2002 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Oct. 2002 Percent change to Nov.2002 from— Nov. 2002 Nov. 2001 Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 M 177.0 177.3 177.4 177.0 2.4 -0.2 -0.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 186.2 186.7 112.5 186.5 186.9 112.9 186.9 187.3 113.1 186.6 187.1 112.7 3.1 3.3 2.5 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.4 2.8 3.0 2.4 .4 .3 .5 .2 .2 .2 Midwest urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 171.7 173.4 111.1 171.8 173.3 111.4 171.6 173.0 111.3 171.0 172.4 111.0 2.0 2.2 1.6 -.5 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 2.0 2.3 1.4 -.1 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 -.1 M 167.8 168.1 168.2 167.2 2.4 -.5 -.6 2.5 .2 .1 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 171.7 172.9 110.5 172.3 173.7 110.9 172.4 173.3 111.1 172.0 173.1 110.8 2.3 2.4 2.1 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.3 2.0 2.2 1.9 .4 .2 .5 .1 -.2 .2 M 173.0 173.2 173.4 172.6 2.6 -.3 -.5 2.1 .2 .1 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 180.7 181.7 112.7 180.8 181.7 112.9 181.0 181.9 112.9 180.8 181.6 112.9 2.3 2.7 1.5 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 -.2 .0 1.9 2.4 1.0 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 .0 M M M 163.8 111.3 172.9 164.0 111.6 173.0 164.0 111.7 173.1 163.7 111.4 172.5 2.7 1.9 2.4 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.3 2.5 1.6 2.0 .1 .4 .1 .0 .1 .1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 175.8 176.3 176.5 176.5 176.9 177.0 176.0 176.7 2.5 4.1 -.3 .1 -.5 -.2 3.3 3.7 .6 .4 .2 .3 M 188.6 188.8 188.8 188.7 3.2 -.1 -.1 3.0 .1 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 197.7 165.7 172.9 113.7 - 199.2 164.9 173.0 113.5 - - - - 3.8 .5 1.1 2.5 .8 -.5 .1 -.2 - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 - 176.3 175.0 160.3 174.5 - 174.6 174.4 158.0 175.3 1.5 3.9 1.8 2.8 -1.0 -.3 -1.4 .5 - - - - 2 2 2 - 185.6 190.0 185.5 - 184.9 189.6 184.6 3.2 1.7 1.9 -.4 -.2 -.5 - - - - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 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. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. NOTE: Local area 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 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 1999-2000 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Nov. 2002 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. Apparel .................................................................................... Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Public transportation .............................................................. Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Recreation ............................................................................... Education and communication ................................................ Education .............................................................................. Communication ..................................................................... Other goods and services ....................................................... 100.000 15.451 14.432 8.335 6.096 1.019 40.040 30.643 4.376 5.020 4.819 17.770 16.520 1.250 5.563 1.330 4.233 6.124 6.068 2.546 3.522 4.164 106.1 106.5 106.5 105.4 107.9 107.0 109.1 110.9 110.7 97.9 95.5 103.8 104.0 100.2 113.8 110.1 114.9 102.2 97.0 118.7 83.6 110.9 105.8 106.7 106.7 105.7 108.1 106.9 109.0 110.7 111.2 97.2 92.5 103.0 103.2 100.6 114.0 110.3 115.3 102.2 96.9 118.6 83.4 110.9 2.1 1.4 1.3 .7 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.9 1.6 -1.9 -2.0 3.8 4.2 -.9 4.8 3.1 5.4 .3 .1 6.5 -4.4 3.0 -0.3 .2 .2 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 -.2 .5 -.7 -3.1 -.8 -.8 .4 .2 .2 .3 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 57.098 42.902 12.953 29.949 78.851 6.717 110.5 100.7 91.6 104.9 105.7 110.8 110.5 100.0 91.3 104.0 105.4 109.0 3.1 .8 -4.0 3.0 1.4 11.7 .0 -.7 -.3 -.9 -.3 -1.6 Commodity and service group Services ..................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................. Durables .................................................................................. Nondurables .............................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Energy ....................................................................................... NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes for 2002 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2001 are interim adjustments. Table 1A. 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) CPI-U Annual average 2001 Annual average 2002 Percent change from 2001 to 2002 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ....................................................................................... 177.1 530.4 179.9 538.8 1.6 Food and beverages ...................................................................................... Food ............................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................................. Dairy and related products ...................................................................... Fruits and vegetables .............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................................... Other food at home .................................................................................. Sugar and sweets .................................................................................. Fats and oils .......................................................................................... Other foods ............................................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ............................................................... Food away from home ............................................................................... Other food away from home 1 ................................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 173.6 173.1 173.4 193.8 161.3 167.1 212.2 139.2 159.6 155.7 155.7 176.0 108.9 173.9 113.4 179.3 176.8 176.2 175.6 198.0 162.1 168.1 220.9 139.2 160.8 159.0 155.4 177.1 109.2 178.3 117.7 183.6 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.2 .5 .6 4.1 .0 .8 2.1 -.2 .6 .3 2.5 3.8 2.4 Housing ......................................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................................ Lodging away from home 1 2 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ......................................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................................ 176.4 200.6 192.1 118.6 206.3 106.2 150.2 135.4 129.3 142.4 129.1 180.3 208.1 199.7 118.3 214.7 108.7 143.6 127.2 115.5 134.4 128.3 2.2 3.7 4.0 -.3 4.1 2.4 -4.4 -6.1 -10.7 -5.6 -.6 Apparel .......................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................................... Footwear ...................................................................................................... 127.3 125.7 119.3 129.2 123.0 124.0 121.7 115.8 126.4 121.4 -2.6 -3.2 -2.9 -2.2 -1.3 Transportation ............................................................................................... Private transportation .................................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. New vehicles ........................................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................................... Public transportation .................................................................................... 154.3 150.0 101.3 142.1 158.7 124.7 124.0 104.8 183.5 210.6 152.9 148.8 99.2 140.0 152.0 116.6 116.0 106.9 190.2 207.4 -.9 -.8 -2.1 -1.5 -4.2 -6.5 -6.5 2.0 3.7 -1.5 Medical care .................................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................................... Medical care services .................................................................................. Professional services 2 ............................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ................................................................... 272.8 247.6 278.8 246.5 338.3 285.6 256.4 292.9 253.9 367.8 4.7 3.6 5.1 3.0 8.7 Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 104.9 101.5 106.2 102.8 1.2 1.3 See footnotes at end of table. - Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Annual average 2001 Annual average 2002 Percent change from 2001 to 2002 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... Education 1 ................................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................................... Communication 1 ......................................................................................... Information and information processing 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 ............................................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 .................................. 105.2 118.5 295.9 341.1 93.3 92.3 99.3 21.3 29.5 107.9 126.0 317.6 362.1 92.3 90.8 99.7 18.3 22.2 2.6 6.3 7.3 6.2 -1.1 -1.6 .4 -14.1 -24.7 Other goods and services .............................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ................................................................... Personal care .............................................................................................. Personal care products .............................................................................. Personal care services .............................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ............................................................... 282.6 425.2 170.5 155.1 184.3 263.1 293.2 461.5 174.7 154.7 188.4 274.4 3.8 8.5 2.5 -.3 2.2 4.3 150.7 173.6 137.2 147.1 127.3 163.4 124.6 203.4 208.9 201.9 238.0 149.7 176.8 134.2 145.1 124.0 162.2 121.4 209.8 216.7 209.1 246.4 -.7 1.8 -2.2 -1.4 -2.6 -.7 -2.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 3.5 177.8 169.7 171.9 138.9 149.1 164.1 160.6 212.3 196.6 129.3 183.5 186.1 145.3 125.2 209.6 $ .565 $ .189 180.5 170.8 174.3 136.0 147.4 163.3 161.1 217.5 202.5 121.7 187.7 190.5 143.7 117.1 217.5 $ .556 $ .186 1.5 .6 1.4 -2.1 -1.1 -.5 .3 2.4 3.0 -5.9 2.3 2.4 -1.1 -6.5 3.8 Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................................... Food and beverages ...................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ........................................................ Apparel ...................................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................................... Durables ...................................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................................... Rent of shelter 3 ............................................................................................. Transportation services ................................................................................. Other services ............................................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................................................ All items less shelter ........................................................................................ All items less medical care .............................................................................. Commodities less food .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 3 ........................................................................... 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) ........................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. - Table 4A. 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) CPI-W Annual average 2001 Annual average 2002 Percent change from 2001 to 2002 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ....................................................................................... 173.5 516.8 175.9 523.9 1.4 Food and beverages ...................................................................................... Food ............................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................................. Dairy and related products ...................................................................... Fruits and vegetables .............................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................................... Other food at home .................................................................................. Sugar and sweets .................................................................................. Fats and oils .......................................................................................... Other foods ............................................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ............................................................... Food away from home ............................................................................... Other food away from home 1 ................................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 173.0 172.5 172.4 193.6 161.2 167.1 210.8 138.4 159.1 155.6 155.4 176.3 109.1 173.8 113.6 178.8 176.1 175.5 174.7 198.0 162.0 167.9 219.6 138.6 160.4 158.8 155.3 177.6 109.7 178.2 118.1 183.3 1.8 1.7 1.3 2.3 .5 .5 4.2 .1 .8 2.1 -.1 .7 .5 2.5 4.0 2.5 Housing ......................................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................................ Lodging away from home 1 2 ...................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ......................................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..................................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................................ Household operations 1 ............................................................................. 172.1 194.5 191.5 118.4 187.6 106.4 149.5 134.2 129.2 141.5 109.6 125.8 116.2 175.7 201.9 199.0 118.4 195.1 108.7 142.9 126.1 115.0 133.4 113.1 124.4 119.7 2.1 3.8 3.9 .0 4.0 2.2 -4.4 -6.0 -11.0 -5.7 3.2 -1.1 3.0 Apparel .......................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .............................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................................... Footwear ...................................................................................................... 126.1 125.8 117.3 130.9 123.1 123.1 121.7 114.6 128.6 121.2 -2.4 -3.3 -2.3 -1.8 -1.5 Transportation ............................................................................................... Private transportation .................................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. New vehicles ........................................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................................... Public transportation .................................................................................... 153.6 150.8 101.9 143.2 159.8 124.9 124.2 104.0 185.1 204.9 151.8 149.0 99.4 141.1 152.8 117.0 116.4 106.1 191.7 202.6 -1.2 -1.2 -2.5 -1.5 -4.4 -6.3 -6.3 2.0 3.6 -1.1 Medical care .................................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................................... Medical care services .................................................................................. Professional services 2 ............................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ................................................................... 271.8 242.7 278.5 248.7 333.8 284.6 251.1 292.5 256.0 363.2 4.7 3.5 5.0 2.9 8.8 See footnotes at end of table. - Table 4A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Annual average 2001 Annual average 2002 Percent change from 2001 to 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 103.6 100.9 104.6 102.0 1.0 1.1 Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... Education 1 ................................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................................... Communication 1 ......................................................................................... Information and information processing 1 .................................................. Telephone services 1 ............................................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 4 Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 .................................. 105.3 118.7 299.9 334.7 94.5 93.8 99.4 22.1 29.1 107.6 125.9 318.5 354.8 93.7 92.7 99.9 19.0 21.8 2.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 -.8 -1.2 .5 -14.0 -25.1 Other goods and services .............................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ................................................................... Personal care .............................................................................................. Personal care products .............................................................................. Personal care services .............................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ............................................................... 289.5 426.1 170.3 155.7 184.9 262.8 302.0 463.2 174.1 155.5 189.1 274.0 4.3 8.7 2.2 -.1 2.3 4.3 151.4 173.0 138.7 149.0 126.1 166.3 125.3 199.6 187.3 106.4 141.5 109.6 116.2 199.1 278.5 233.7 150.4 176.1 135.5 147.0 123.1 165.3 121.8 205.9 194.5 108.7 133.4 113.1 119.7 207.7 292.5 241.6 -.7 1.8 -2.3 -1.3 -2.4 -.6 -2.8 3.2 3.8 2.2 -5.7 3.2 3.0 4.3 5.0 3.4 173.6 167.6 169.1 140.2 150.8 166.7 161.4 188.5 193.1 128.7 179.8 181.7 146.1 125.3 206.0 $ .576 $ .193 175.8 168.3 171.1 137.3 149.2 166.1 161.9 193.1 198.9 120.9 183.6 185.6 144.4 117.3 213.9 $ .569 $ .191 1.3 .4 1.2 -2.1 -1.1 -.4 .3 2.4 3.0 -6.1 2.1 2.1 -1.2 -6.4 3.8 Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................................... Food and beverages ...................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ........................................................ Apparel ...................................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................................... Durables ...................................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................................... Rent of shelter 3 ............................................................................................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ........................................... Household operations 1 ................................................................................. Transportation services ................................................................................. Medical care services .................................................................................... Other services ............................................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................................................ All items less shelter ........................................................................................ All items less medical care .............................................................................. Commodities less food .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 3 ........................................................................... 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) ........................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. -
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