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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-99-68 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Thursday, March 18, 1999 FEBRUARY 1999 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 164.5 (198284=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U has increased 1.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 161.1 was 1.6 percent higher than the index in February 1998. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in February, the same as in each of the preceding two months. The food index, which advanced 0.5 percent in January, increased 0.1 percent in February. The index for food at home also rose 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.5 percent rise in January. The deceleration was largely due to a sharp downturn in prices for fruits and vegetables. The energy index, which fell 0.2 percent in January, was unchanged in February. The index for petroleum-based energy declined 0.5 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPIU increased 0.1 percent in February, the same as in January. Within this group, an upturn in shelter costs and a smaller decline in the index for apparel were largely offset by a downturn in the index for tobacco and smoking products. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1998 1999 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'99 Feb.'99 All Items .1 Food and beverages .3 Housing .2 Apparel 1.0 Transportation -.1 Medical care .4 Recreation .2 Education and communication -.5 Other goods and services .2 Special indexes: Energy -1.0 Food .2 All items less food and energy .2 .1 .0 .2 -.6 -.4 .3 .1 .2 .5 .2 .0 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 .2 -.1 1.2 2.7 .7 -7.3 -2.5 3.5 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.2 -1.7 -1.6 3.5 1.1 .1 .1 .3 -.2 .3 .1 .8 1.1 .9 .3 -.3 4.2 2.0 -.1 26.7 9.4 -1.2 .1 .1 .5 -.3 -1.1 .1 .1 -.2 .5 .0 .1 -5.1 2.7 -5.7 2.4 .2 .2 .1 .1 1.8 2.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .4 .1 -.1 -.6 -1.1 -.4 -.1 .3 .3 .1 .4 .3 The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in February. The index for food at home, which increased 0.5 percent in January, rose 0.1 percent in February. The deceleration was largely due to a sharp downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.1 percent in February, following a 2.2 percent increase in January. A 3.4 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables more than offset a 0.6 percent increase in the index for fresh fruits. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits declined 3.6 percent and prices for fresh vegetables fell 6.5 percent.) The index for processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.3 percent. The index for cereal and bakery products also declined in February--down 0.4 percent after increasing 0.8 percent in January. The index for dairy products continued to advance in February, but by less than in recent months--up 0.7 percent in February after increasing 2.3 percent in January. Partially offsetting this deceleration was an upturn in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which rose 0.9 percent in February after registering a 0.8 percent drop in January. Prices for beef and veal, for pork, and for fish and seafood, each of which declined by at least 1.0 percent in January, increased 1.3, 1.4, and 1.3 percent, respectively, in February. Poultry prices declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 0.7 percent in February. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home rose 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively, in February. The housing component rose 0.1 percent in February. Shelter costs, which were unchanged in January, increased 0.2 percent in February. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the cost of lodging away from home declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the cost of lodging while away from home increased 3.2 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.2 percent in February. The index for household fuels increased 0.3 percent, as increases in the indexes for electricity and for natural gas more than offset a 1.4 percent decline in the index for fuel oil. The indexes for electricity and for natural gas increased 0.6 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.2 percent in February, reflecting discounting on most home furnishings. The transportation component declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 0.1 percent in February. Declines in the prices for new and used vehicles and for gasoline were partially offset by an increase in airline fares. The index for new vehicles fell 0.3 percent and the index for used cars and trucks decreased 1.5 percent. The index for gasoline declined 0.5 percent in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 1.7 percent; as of February, gasoline prices were 30.1 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990.) Public transportation costs increased 1.4 percent in February, reflecting a 2.4 percent rise in airline fares. The index for apparel decreased 0.2 percent in February, following a 1.1 percent drop in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 1.4 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher-priced spring summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in February to a level 3.5 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities-prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the indexes for professional services and hospital services rose 0.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively.) The index for recreation costs declined 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. In February, the indexes for video and audio equipment, toys, and recreational reading materials each turned down, more than offsetting increases in the indexes for club memberships and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in February. Educational costs, reflecting a 1.2 percent increase in the index for textbooks and supplies, rose 0.8 percent, while the index for communication decreased 0.4 percent. Within the latter group, decreases in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for telephone services--down 2.8 and 0.3 percent, respectively--more than offset a 1.1 percent increase in the index for delivery services. The index for other goods and services declined 0.1 percent in February, following a 2.0 percent increase in January. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which increased 6.6 percent in January, declined 1.4 percent in February. Despite this decline, cigarette prices have increased 35.4 percent in the 12-month period ended in February. Charges for personal financial services and for legal services rose 0.7 and 0.9 percent, respectively, in February. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in February. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1998 1999 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.'99 Feb.'99 All Items .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 1.5 1.6 Food and beverages .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 .4 .1 2.5 2.4 Housing .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .1 1.3 2.1 Apparel .8 -.3 .4 -.1 -.5 -1.1 -.4 -7.6 -1.5 Transportation -.2 -.4 .2 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.4 -3.9 -1.8 Medical care .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 3.0 3.4 Recreation .1 .1 -.3 .1 .1 .4 -.2 1.2 .6 Education and communication -.5 .2 .1 .3 -.2 .3 .2 1.2 1.4 Other goods and services .2 1.3 .2 -.5 5.8 2.5 -.2 36.8 12.0 Special indexes Energy -1.3 -1.1 .2 -.4 -1.3 -.1 -.2 -6.3 -6.2 Food .2 .1 .4 .2 .0 .5 .1 2.5 2.4 All items less food and energy .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .1 .0 1.9 2.2 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). CPI (Old Series) For the first six months of 1999, BLS will also publish Old Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W based on the former method of calculating the elementary aggregates, that is, employing an arithmetic mean in all index categories. These old series data are contained in tables 1 (LAS)-4 (LAS). From January to February, the Old Series CPI-U and the Old Series CPI-W rose 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively. These series are not seasonally adjusted. (The unadjusted CPI-U and CPI-W using the new method of calculating the elementary aggregates each rose 0.1 percent in February.) __________________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index Formula Changed On April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change is effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer spending represented by the CPI-U. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they have been. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of the new formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator has been introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W effective with data for January 1999, in accord with the past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish "overlap" CPI-U and CPI-W series using the former calculation method for the first six months of 1999. These indexes will not be published regularly for months subsequent to June 1999, but will be available upon request. Additional information on this change was published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). This information also may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Room 3615, Washington, D.C. 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. Arithmetic Mean (Laspeyres) Formula 1. Selected shelter services: A) Rent of primary residence 2. B) Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence C) Housing at school, excluding board Selected utilities and government charges: A) Electricity C) Residential water and sewerage maintenance E) Telephone services, local charges B) Utility natural gas service D) State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax F) Cable television 3. Selected medical care services: A) Physicians' services C) Eyeglasses and eye care E) Hospital services B) Dental services D) Services by other medical professionals F) Nursing homes and adult daycare _______________________________________________________________________ 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 1994 through 1998 were replaced at the end of 1998. 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. 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 and the motor fuels 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 some women's apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects wholesale tobacco prices and legal fees passed on to consumers. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. 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 affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. 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 Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. 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 Expenditure category Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Feb. 1999 fromJan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Feb. 1998 Jan. 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromNov. to Dec. to Jan. to Dec. Jan. Feb. All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 164.3 492.3 164.5 492.9 1.6 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 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 ....................... 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 2.569 1.088 1.440 163.9 163.6 164.3 184.2 146.4 161.2 208.6 163.8 163.3 163.8 183.8 147.0 162.3 200.3 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 -0.3 9.9 3.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 0.7 -4.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.3 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 -0.8 2.3 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.9 0.7 -1.1 1.049 2.002 .377 .309 1.316 .320 5.730 .175 .986 133.5 153.0 151.7 150.5 167.7 104.1 163.5 103.5 167.6 134.5 153.3 151.3 150.9 168.2 105.9 163.8 103.7 168.6 -0.2 2.8 1.1 6.6 2.4 5.5 2.6 3.3 2.2 0.7 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 -1.9 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 -0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 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).......... Household furnishings and operations ...... 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 161.8 184.7 175.3 107.1 162.3 185.5 175.6 110.5 2.2 3.0 3.4 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -1.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.5 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 3.574 4.810 191.0 99.7 126.2 110.9 86.6 118.3 126.8 191.3 100.1 126.0 110.6 86.2 118.0 126.7 3.1 -0.1 -1.1 -2.0 -9.5 -1.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 -1.4 0.4 -0.2 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.831 1.358 1.939 .272 .876 127.9 128.1 117.7 130.0 125.6 129.7 129.9 120.6 126.4 124.8 -1.7 -0.7 -3.0 2.7 -1.4 1.4 1.4 2.5 -2.8 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 -1.3 -0.6 -1.1 -0.5 -1.9 0.3 -0.9 -0.2 0.6 -0.4 -2.8 -1.3 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 1.914 140.4 136.7 100.6 144.4 150.6 139.8 135.9 99.9 143.8 148.3 -1.6 -1.8 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -1.5 Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 2.493 2.476 .549 1.624 1.346 85.0 84.5 101.2 169.8 190.4 83.6 83.1 100.9 170.4 193.1 -11.2 -11.1 -0.5 3.0 1.0 -1.6 -1.7 -0.3 0.4 1.4 -2.5 -2.6 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 1.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 1.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 5.713 1.252 4.461 2.854 1.354 246.6 225.9 251.3 225.8 294.4 247.7 226.8 252.6 226.8 296.2 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 6.120 1.748 101.7 101.4 101.8 101.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 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)................... 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 2.783 100.9 105.0 258.4 302.4 97.3 100.9 105.3 261.3 303.3 96.9 1.1 4.9 5.8 4.9 -2.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 -0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 -0.4 2.580 2.327 96.9 100.7 96.5 100.4 -2.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.8 0.0 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 .253 33.8 33.3 -24.8 -1.5 -1.4 -2.9 -1.5 .148 61.4 59.7 -34.6 -2.8 -2.1 -4.4 -2.8 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.624 1.159 3.465 .742 .973 1.491 255.4 354.2 158.9 149.9 168.8 238.9 255.0 348.7 159.4 149.8 169.3 240.6 9.4 33.5 2.8 2.1 3.0 3.7 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.7 4.2 18.5 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.4 2.0 6.6 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -1.4 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.4 42.109 16.408 25.702 14.345 4.831 142.5 163.9 129.9 131.8 127.9 142.2 163.8 129.6 131.9 129.7 0.5 2.5 -0.7 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 -1.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 9.514 11.356 138.8 127.1 138.0 126.4 0.6 -1.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.8 -0.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 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)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. 57.891 29.912 6.963 10.768 186.3 192.3 188.8 220.5 186.9 193.1 189.3 221.1 2.5 3.0 0.7 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 164.5 158.1 159.8 131.4 133.9 140.7 147.9 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 164.7 158.1 160.0 131.1 134.0 140.0 147.9 193.8 180.9 97.3 173.2 175.7 1.5 1.1 1.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.4 -5.7 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 -1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 23.967 2.720 54.316 - 143.7 85.2 193.2 $ .608 143.7 83.9 194.0 $ .608 0.7 -11.0 2.8 - 0.0 -1.5 0.4 - 0.6 -2.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 - -0.4 -0.5 0.2 - - $ .203 $ .203 - - - - - 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 ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 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 CPI-U 3 months ended-Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 All items ................................... 164.2 164.4 164.6 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 ....................... 162.7 162.4 162.7 182.7 147.1 155.9 200.4 162.8 162.5 162.7 182.9 146.7 157.6 200.4 133.1 153.8 151.0 156.1 167.7 104.8 162.6 103.3 167.1 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).......... Household furnishings and operations ...... 6 months ended-- May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1999 164.7 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.5 163.5 163.3 163.5 184.4 145.5 161.2 204.8 163.8 163.5 163.7 183.6 146.8 162.3 202.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.5 -1.1 1.1 14.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.5 6.6 -5.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 -1.9 15.1 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.0 -0.8 17.5 4.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.8 0.7 3.8 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.8 -1.3 16.3 2.8 132.8 153.2 151.3 153.2 167.4 104.9 163.0 103.3 167.5 133.4 152.9 151.1 150.2 167.6 104.1 163.5 103.5 167.6 133.7 153.1 151.0 150.5 167.9 105.9 163.8 103.7 168.3 -3.8 1.3 -0.5 0.3 2.2 4.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 -1.2 7.1 3.3 26.0 4.4 8.5 2.3 6.9 2.7 2.4 4.8 1.9 18.5 2.7 5.1 2.8 4.0 2.7 1.8 -1.8 0.0 -13.6 0.5 4.3 3.0 1.6 2.9 -2.5 4.2 1.3 12.4 3.3 6.3 2.4 3.8 1.6 2.1 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.6 4.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 161.8 184.3 174.4 104.8 162.0 184.6 174.9 103.8 161.9 184.6 175.3 101.9 162.1 184.9 175.6 101.4 3.1 3.6 3.6 6.9 2.0 2.9 3.5 -1.6 2.8 4.0 3.8 12.8 0.7 1.3 2.8 -12.4 2.5 3.3 3.6 2.6 1.7 2.6 3.3 -0.6 190.0 99.9 127.2 111.4 86.6 119.2 126.9 190.6 99.9 127.0 111.2 84.9 119.1 127.0 190.8 99.7 126.8 110.8 84.8 118.6 127.0 191.3 100.1 127.1 111.1 83.6 119.1 126.7 3.5 -2.4 1.3 1.1 -3.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 -1.6 -2.8 -4.2 -8.1 -3.9 1.3 3.0 2.9 -2.2 -3.2 -12.7 -2.3 0.3 2.8 0.8 -0.3 -1.1 -13.2 -0.3 -0.6 3.4 -2.0 -0.8 -1.6 -5.6 -1.5 1.1 2.9 1.8 -1.2 -2.1 -12.9 -1.3 -0.2 Expenditure category Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 133.1 131.6 125.3 131.3 129.0 132.3 131.0 124.6 129.6 128.2 130.8 130.3 122.2 130.0 127.1 130.6 131.1 121.7 126.4 125.5 0.3 -0.9 2.6 12.9 -1.2 3.4 1.5 6.5 -7.7 6.8 -2.7 -1.8 -8.7 24.1 -0.3 -7.3 -1.5 -11.0 -14.1 -10.4 1.8 0.3 4.5 2.1 2.7 -5.0 -1.7 -9.9 3.2 -5.5 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 141.1 137.7 101.0 143.3 154.0 88.6 88.2 101.2 169.3 187.4 140.6 137.1 100.9 143.4 153.1 86.4 85.9 101.1 169.6 188.4 140.4 136.8 100.5 143.5 150.6 86.4 86.0 101.0 169.8 190.4 140.2 136.4 99.8 143.0 148.3 86.1 85.6 100.6 170.2 193.1 -2.2 -2.3 0.0 -1.4 4.4 -14.1 -14.1 -0.8 1.7 -1.7 -0.3 -0.9 2.4 2.5 3.0 -11.1 -11.9 1.2 3.4 3.8 -1.4 -0.6 0.8 -1.9 7.9 -8.5 -7.4 0.0 4.4 -9.6 -2.5 -3.7 -4.7 -0.8 -14.0 -10.8 -11.3 -2.4 2.1 12.7 -1.3 -1.6 1.2 0.6 3.7 -12.6 -13.0 0.2 2.6 1.0 -2.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.4 -3.7 -9.7 -9.3 -1.2 3.2 0.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 245.4 225.3 249.7 224.9 291.0 246.1 226.1 250.3 225.4 291.7 246.9 226.2 251.3 226.1 293.5 247.5 226.6 252.1 226.4 295.0 4.1 5.4 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.7 2.8 4.0 2.6 2.9 2.2 3.5 2.3 3.9 2.7 5.6 4.0 4.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.9 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.6 101.7 101.5 101.2 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 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)................... 100.9 104.3 257.2 298.8 97.8 100.7 104.7 258.2 300.0 97.1 101.0 105.0 256.4 301.2 97.3 101.1 105.8 259.4 303.3 96.9 3.2 5.7 7.5 5.8 0.8 -1.2 3.6 1.1 3.7 -5.9 2.0 4.7 11.5 3.8 -0.4 0.8 5.9 3.5 6.2 -3.6 1.0 4.6 4.3 4.8 -2.6 1.4 5.3 7.4 5.0 -2.0 97.6 101.1 96.9 100.3 96.9 100.7 96.5 100.4 0.8 4.5 -6.3 -2.7 -0.4 2.8 -4.4 -2.7 -2.8 0.8 -2.4 0.0 35.3 34.8 33.8 33.3 -23.0 -32.6 -22.3 -20.8 -28.0 -21.6 65.6 64.2 61.4 59.7 -32.7 -45.4 -27.5 -31.4 -39.4 -29.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 240.9 280.2 158.0 148.8 167.6 237.8 251.0 331.9 158.3 148.7 168.3 238.8 255.9 353.9 158.9 149.9 168.8 239.4 255.6 349.0 159.4 149.8 169.3 240.4 5.8 11.8 4.2 7.3 2.7 2.8 3.1 9.2 1.3 -2.1 2.9 4.0 3.6 8.1 2.3 0.8 2.4 3.6 26.7 140.7 3.6 2.7 4.1 4.4 4.4 10.5 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.4 14.6 61.3 2.9 1.8 3.3 4.0 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)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. 142.2 162.7 130.2 132.3 133.1 142.5 162.8 130.5 132.8 132.3 142.8 163.5 130.6 133.0 130.8 142.5 163.8 130.1 132.7 130.6 0.3 2.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.3 0.8 2.3 -0.3 -0.3 3.4 0.0 2.8 -1.5 -0.9 -2.7 0.8 2.7 -0.3 1.2 -7.3 0.6 2.3 -0.5 -0.3 1.8 0.4 2.7 -0.9 0.2 -5.0 136.9 127.4 186.0 192.1 187.8 219.6 138.0 127.2 186.3 192.5 188.1 219.8 139.3 126.8 186.5 192.5 188.4 220.8 138.7 126.0 186.9 192.7 189.1 221.3 -1.4 -0.9 3.1 3.7 0.2 4.2 -0.9 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.1 2.2 -0.6 -0.9 2.6 4.1 -1.1 3.0 5.4 -4.3 1.9 1.3 2.8 3.1 -1.2 -0.2 2.6 3.2 0.6 3.2 2.3 -2.6 2.3 2.6 0.9 3.1 164.3 157.8 159.4 131.8 134.5 138.9 147.5 192.8 180.0 100.1 172.5 175.0 164.6 158.0 159.7 132.2 134.9 139.9 147.8 193.3 180.5 99.0 173.0 175.6 164.7 158.4 159.9 132.2 135.1 141.1 148.3 193.5 180.5 98.8 173.2 175.7 164.8 158.4 159.9 131.7 134.7 140.5 148.2 193.8 180.9 98.8 173.3 175.8 2.0 1.0 2.0 -0.9 -0.3 -1.1 1.1 2.8 3.2 -5.6 2.6 2.6 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.6 1.4 1.7 2.5 -6.8 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.8 1.5 -1.5 -0.3 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.3 -5.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.3 -0.3 0.6 4.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 -5.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.0 1.7 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 1.2 2.2 2.9 -6.2 2.4 2.3 1.3 1.1 1.4 -0.9 0.1 2.3 1.2 1.6 2.1 -5.2 2.0 1.8 143.5 88.4 192.8 144.4 86.2 193.1 144.4 86.2 193.4 143.8 85.8 193.8 0.8 -13.0 3.4 1.4 -10.7 2.5 -0.3 -9.0 3.0 0.8 -11.3 2.1 1.1 -11.9 3.0 0.3 -10.1 2.5 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 Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Feb.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 M 164.0 163.9 164.3 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 171.2 172.2 102.6 171.2 172.2 102.5 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 160.1 161.3 102.4 M 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) ............................... West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Jan.1999 from-- Feb. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 164.5 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 171.4 172.5 102.6 171.6 172.4 103.0 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 159.8 161.0 102.3 160.4 161.6 102.6 160.5 161.8 102.6 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.8 2.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 154.7 155.0 155.5 155.6 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.3 M M M 159.6 158.6 102.8 159.6 158.3 102.8 159.9 158.9 102.9 160.0 158.9 103.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 M 160.0 160.4 160.8 160.9 1.9 0.3 0.1 2.1 0.5 0.2 M M M 165.8 166.5 103.5 165.8 166.5 103.4 166.4 167.3 103.6 166.9 167.8 103.8 2.3 2.6 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 M M M 148.5 102.8 159.9 148.4 102.7 160.2 148.9 102.9 160.6 149.0 103.0 160.7 1.8 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.0 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 Region and area size(2) Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) 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 165.4 163.4 165.1 163.5 166.1 164.2 166.4 164.6 2.0 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 M 174.7 174.7 175.0 175.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 173.3 160.8 154.0 102.4 - 174.1 160.6 155.0 102.8 - - - - 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.8 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0.4 - 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 - 161.6 161.2 146.1 161.1 - 161.9 161.2 146.6 161.4 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 - - - - 2 2 2 - 169.0 167.4 169.4 - 168.6 169.4 170.6 1.0 3.8 2.5 -0.2 1.2 0.7 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in 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; 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. 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 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Feb. 1999 from- Seasonally adjusted percent change from- 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 161.0 479.7 161.1 479.8 1.6 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.0 - 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 ....................... 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 3.055 1.193 1.492 163.1 162.8 163.1 184.0 146.0 161.1 207.3 163.0 162.6 162.6 183.5 146.7 162.2 199.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 -0.3 10.0 3.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.5 0.7 -3.9 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 1.2 -0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 -0.8 2.4 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 1.0 0.7 -1.4 1.184 2.220 .420 .354 1.446 .355 6.133 .216 1.045 132.5 152.4 151.8 150.1 167.7 104.2 163.5 103.6 166.5 133.4 152.6 151.3 150.6 168.1 105.9 163.8 103.7 167.6 -0.1 2.8 1.2 6.5 2.4 5.4 2.6 3.4 2.3 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0.3 -1.9 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -1.8 0.2 -0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 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).......... Household furnishings and operations ...... 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 158.1 179.3 174.9 107.1 158.4 179.9 175.3 110.3 2.1 3.0 3.4 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 -2.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.5 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 3.727 4.339 173.9 100.1 126.0 110.4 87.1 117.7 125.0 174.2 100.4 125.8 110.2 86.8 117.5 124.8 3.0 0.2 -1.0 -1.8 -8.7 -1.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -2.1 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 -1.4 0.2 -0.3 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ 5.199 1.474 1.948 127.1 128.1 116.4 128.5 129.9 118.8 -1.5 -0.2 -2.9 1.1 1.4 2.1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1 -0.7 -1.9 -0.4 0.8 -0.9 Feb. 1998 Jan. 1999 Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to Dec. Jan. Feb. Expenditure category Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. .344 1.057 130.8 126.1 127.2 125.4 3.3 -1.6 -2.8 -0.6 -1.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 -2.8 -1.2 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 3.066 3.045 .682 1.690 1.056 139.1 136.5 100.6 145.5 151.8 85.0 84.5 100.6 171.2 186.8 138.3 135.6 99.9 145.0 149.6 83.5 83.0 100.5 171.8 189.1 -1.8 -2.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -11.3 -11.3 -0.4 3.2 0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.3 -1.4 -1.8 -1.8 -0.1 0.4 1.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -2.7 -2.7 -0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 -1.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.9 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 -0.5 -1.4 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 1.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 4.672 .926 3.746 2.415 1.114 245.8 222.4 251.0 227.3 290.4 246.9 223.2 252.3 228.3 292.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 5.925 1.951 101.2 101.3 101.3 101.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.6 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)................... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 2.883 101.2 105.1 260.8 296.6 98.1 101.2 105.5 263.9 297.8 97.7 1.4 5.1 5.8 5.0 -1.6 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 -0.7 0.3 0.4 -0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.8 -0.4 2.733 2.519 97.8 100.8 97.4 100.5 -1.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 .213 35.0 34.4 -24.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.8 -1.7 .120 61.1 59.3 -34.9 -2.9 -2.0 -4.5 -2.9 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.981 1.694 3.287 .838 .975 1.253 259.2 354.5 159.1 150.7 169.1 239.1 258.3 348.9 159.6 150.8 169.6 240.8 12.0 33.6 3.0 2.2 3.1 4.2 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7 5.8 18.7 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.4 2.5 6.4 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 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)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. 46.764 18.011 28.753 15.564 5.199 142.5 163.1 130.4 132.0 127.1 142.2 163.0 129.9 131.8 128.5 0.6 2.4 -0.5 0.2 -1.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 -0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 -1.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 6.800 10.144 139.2 126.9 183.0 172.7 186.4 217.1 138.2 126.1 183.5 173.2 186.8 217.7 1.1 -1.3 2.5 3.0 0.8 3.1 -0.7 -0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.4 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 26.061 49.490 6.994 93.006 76.040 160.5 155.9 157.1 131.8 134.1 140.9 147.8 171.9 177.3 97.0 169.8 171.6 160.6 155.8 157.1 131.3 134.0 140.0 147.7 172.3 177.8 96.1 170.0 171.9 1.4 1.1 1.5 -0.4 0.4 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.4 -6.2 2.2 2.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 -1.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0 26.531 3.267 49.509 - 144.0 85.2 190.3 $ .621 143.7 83.8 190.9 $ .621 1.1 -11.1 2.7 - -0.2 -1.6 0.3 - 0.8 -2.6 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 0.2 - -0.5 -0.7 0.2 - - $ .208 $ .208 - - - - - 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 ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 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 CPI-W 3 months ended-Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 All items ................................... 160.7 161.0 161.3 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 ....................... 162.1 161.7 161.6 182.5 146.7 155.5 200.1 162.2 161.7 161.5 182.6 146.2 157.4 199.9 131.9 153.1 150.9 155.5 167.6 104.9 162.6 103.4 166.0 157.9 178.9 174.0 104.8 6 months ended-- May 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1999 161.3 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 162.9 162.5 162.4 184.0 145.1 161.1 205.0 163.1 162.7 162.6 183.3 146.5 162.2 202.1 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.5 -1.1 1.1 16.1 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.4 1.9 6.4 -6.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 -1.6 15.2 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8 -0.5 18.4 4.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.9 0.4 3.7 4.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 -1.1 16.8 3.0 131.5 152.5 151.3 152.6 167.2 104.9 163.0 103.4 166.5 132.3 152.2 151.2 149.8 167.5 104.2 163.5 103.6 166.7 132.5 152.4 150.9 150.1 167.8 105.9 163.8 103.7 167.5 -3.9 1.4 -0.5 0.3 2.2 4.0 2.5 1.2 0.2 -1.2 7.2 3.5 25.0 4.4 8.1 2.0 6.5 2.7 2.8 4.8 1.6 18.0 2.7 5.5 3.0 4.8 2.7 1.8 -1.8 0.0 -13.2 0.5 3.9 3.0 1.2 3.7 -2.5 4.2 1.5 12.0 3.3 6.1 2.3 3.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.8 1.2 1.6 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 158.2 179.2 174.5 104.1 158.2 179.3 174.9 101.9 158.4 179.7 175.3 101.4 2.9 3.5 3.3 6.6 1.8 2.8 3.6 -1.6 2.6 4.1 3.8 15.9 1.3 1.8 3.0 -12.4 2.3 3.1 3.5 2.4 1.9 3.0 3.4 0.8 Expenditure category 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).......... Household furnishings and operations ...... 173.1 100.3 127.0 110.8 87.1 118.6 125.2 173.5 100.3 126.8 110.6 85.3 118.4 125.3 173.8 100.1 126.5 110.3 85.3 118.1 125.2 174.2 100.4 126.7 110.4 84.1 118.3 124.8 3.4 -2.0 1.6 1.4 -1.3 1.7 1.0 3.1 -1.2 -3.1 -4.2 -7.6 -4.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 -1.6 -2.8 -12.3 -2.0 0.0 2.6 0.4 -0.9 -1.4 -13.1 -1.0 -1.3 3.2 -1.6 -0.8 -1.4 -4.5 -1.3 0.8 2.8 2.0 -1.3 -2.1 -12.7 -1.5 -0.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 132.0 131.5 124.0 132.7 129.5 131.4 130.9 123.5 130.9 128.8 129.9 130.0 121.1 130.8 127.7 129.4 131.1 120.0 127.2 126.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 14.7 -1.9 2.1 0.6 3.9 -7.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 -3.5 27.0 -0.6 -7.6 -1.2 -12.3 -15.6 -9.8 1.1 0.3 2.6 3.1 2.2 -3.9 -0.6 -8.0 3.6 -5.3 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 140.1 137.7 101.3 144.6 155.2 88.7 88.2 100.6 170.6 184.2 139.4 137.0 101.1 144.7 154.3 86.3 85.8 100.4 170.9 185.1 139.2 136.7 100.6 144.8 151.8 86.5 86.0 100.4 171.2 186.8 138.7 136.0 99.7 144.1 149.6 86.0 85.6 100.2 171.6 189.1 -2.2 -2.3 0.4 -1.4 3.8 -13.3 -14.1 -1.2 1.9 -1.1 -0.6 -0.9 2.4 2.5 2.9 -11.8 -11.9 1.2 3.4 3.2 -0.9 -0.3 2.0 -1.4 7.6 -8.1 -7.8 0.0 4.8 -9.6 -3.9 -4.8 -6.2 -1.4 -13.7 -11.6 -11.3 -1.6 2.4 11.1 -1.4 -1.6 1.4 0.6 3.4 -12.6 -13.0 0.0 2.7 1.1 -2.4 -2.6 -2.2 -1.4 -3.6 -9.9 -9.5 -0.8 3.6 0.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 244.6 221.8 249.5 226.4 287.1 245.2 222.6 250.1 227.0 287.6 245.9 222.6 251.0 227.7 289.9 246.4 223.0 251.5 228.0 291.2 4.1 5.1 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.5 4.8 2.8 3.3 2.6 3.1 2.3 3.0 2.2 3.2 2.9 5.8 4.0 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 4.0 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.7 101.1 100.8 101.2 101.2 101.6 101.0 101.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.4 1.2 -0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 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 101.1 104.3 259.4 293.1 98.5 100.9 104.7 260.5 294.2 97.8 101.2 105.1 259.0 295.5 98.1 101.4 105.9 262.1 297.8 97.7 3.6 6.1 7.1 5.9 1.6 -1.6 3.6 0.6 3.8 -5.1 2.4 4.3 11.4 4.1 0.4 1.2 6.3 4.2 6.6 -3.2 1.0 4.8 3.8 4.9 -1.8 1.8 5.3 7.7 5.3 -1.4 98.4 101.2 97.7 100.4 97.8 100.8 97.4 100.5 1.6 4.9 -5.5 -2.7 0.4 2.8 -4.0 -2.7 -2.0 1.0 -1.8 0.0 36.6 36.0 35.0 34.4 -25.2 -30.5 -21.6 -22.0 -27.9 -21.8 equipment (1) (2)................... 65.3 64.0 61.1 59.3 -34.7 -42.9 -29.2 -32.0 -38.9 -30.6 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 239.2 280.1 158.1 149.8 168.0 237.4 253.0 332.6 158.3 149.6 168.6 238.4 259.3 353.8 159.1 150.7 169.1 239.5 258.7 349.3 159.6 150.8 169.6 240.4 6.6 12.0 4.5 8.1 3.0 3.3 3.6 9.2 1.3 -2.4 3.2 4.0 4.1 7.9 2.3 0.5 2.4 4.5 36.8 141.8 3.8 2.7 3.9 5.2 5.1 10.6 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.7 19.4 61.6 3.1 1.6 3.1 4.8 142.2 162.1 130.3 131.9 132.0 142.6 162.2 130.9 132.8 131.4 142.9 162.9 131.0 133.3 129.9 142.5 163.1 130.3 132.6 129.4 0.3 2.0 -0.9 -0.6 0.0 0.6 2.3 -0.3 0.0 2.1 0.8 2.8 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.8 2.5 0.0 2.1 -7.6 0.4 2.1 -0.6 -0.3 1.1 0.8 2.6 -0.3 0.8 -3.9 136.3 127.3 182.6 172.3 185.5 216.3 138.2 127.2 182.9 172.8 185.7 216.4 139.8 126.7 183.1 172.8 185.9 217.4 139.1 125.8 183.5 173.1 186.5 217.8 -2.0 -0.6 3.2 3.6 0.9 4.4 -0.9 0.6 1.8 2.9 0.6 1.9 -0.9 -0.3 2.7 4.0 -0.6 3.2 8.5 -4.6 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.8 -1.4 0.0 2.5 3.2 0.8 3.1 3.7 -2.5 2.3 3.0 0.8 3.0 160.1 155.5 156.7 131.9 134.0 138.2 147.1 171.6 177.0 99.3 169.2 171.3 160.5 155.9 157.0 132.5 134.7 140.0 147.6 171.9 177.4 98.0 169.7 171.9 160.7 156.2 157.3 132.6 135.3 141.3 148.1 172.1 177.5 97.9 170.1 172.1 160.6 156.0 157.2 131.9 134.6 140.8 148.0 172.3 177.8 97.7 170.1 172.1 1.8 1.3 1.6 -0.9 -0.3 -1.4 0.8 3.1 3.5 -5.3 2.2 2.4 1.0 0.8 1.3 -0.3 -0.6 -0.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 -7.9 2.2 2.1 1.5 0.8 1.8 -0.6 0.3 -0.3 0.8 0.9 2.5 -5.1 2.4 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.8 7.7 2.5 1.6 1.8 -6.3 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.4 -0.6 -0.4 -1.1 1.2 2.4 2.8 -6.6 2.2 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.5 -0.3 1.0 3.6 1.6 1.3 2.2 -5.7 2.3 2.1 143.4 88.6 190.0 144.6 86.3 190.3 144.6 86.5 190.6 143.9 85.9 191.0 0.8 -12.6 3.3 1.4 -11.5 2.6 0.8 -8.5 3.0 1.4 -11.6 2.1 1.1 -12.0 2.9 1.1 -10.1 2.6 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)......................... 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 (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 geometric means estimator 4 Indexes on a December 5 Indexes on a December NOTE: Index applies to a calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a in January, 1999. 1984=100 base 1988=100 base. 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 Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Feb.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 M 160.7 160.7 161.0 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 168.2 168.2 102.2 168.2 168.2 102.3 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 156.2 156.7 102.1 M 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) ............................... West urban .................................. U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Jan.1999 from-- Feb. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 161.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.2 168.4 168.5 102.4 168.3 168.1 102.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 156.0 156.5 102.0 156.6 157.1 102.3 156.5 157.2 102.2 1.5 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.8 2.1 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 152.9 153.3 153.6 153.4 1.7 0.1 -0.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 M M M 157.7 156.2 102.4 157.8 156.0 102.5 157.9 156.4 102.5 158.0 156.4 102.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 M 160.6 160.8 161.1 161.0 1.9 0.1 -0.1 2.2 0.3 0.2 M 161.8 161.8 162.4 162.7 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.9 0.4 0.4 Region and area size(2) Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M 160.7 103.3 160.8 103.3 161.6 103.4 161.9 103.6 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 M M M 147.0 102.4 159.1 146.9 102.5 159.2 147.4 102.6 159.6 147.4 102.6 159.4 1.8 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.9 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) 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 159.9 157.0 159.6 157.2 160.5 157.8 160.6 158.1 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 2.0 1.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 M 170.5 170.5 170.8 170.6 1.4 0.1 -0.1 1.8 0.2 0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 171.5 152.8 153.8 102.2 - 172.2 152.7 154.6 102.7 - - - - 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0.5 - 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 - 158.8 155.9 144.8 158.7 - 159.1 155.8 145.0 158.8 1.6 1.9 0.2 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 2 2 2 - 168.5 163.7 164.9 - 167.8 165.7 166.0 1.0 3.8 2.3 -0.4 1.2 0.7 - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in 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; 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. Table 1(LAS). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 1999 fromFeb. 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 164.4 492.5 164.7 493.3 1.7 - 0.2 - 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 ....................... 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 2.569 1.088 1.440 163.9 163.6 164.3 183.9 146.7 161.1 208.4 163.8 163.4 163.8 183.8 147.3 162.2 200.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 -0.1 9.8 3.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.7 -3.8 1.049 2.002 .377 .309 1.316 .320 5.730 .175 .986 133.4 152.9 151.6 150.4 167.6 104.2 163.6 103.5 167.6 134.4 153.1 151.2 150.6 168.1 105.8 163.9 103.7 168.6 -0.3 2.7 1.1 6.4 2.4 5.4 2.7 3.3 2.2 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (1)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1)..... Fuels and utilities ....................... 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 161.9 184.8 175.3 107.7 162.4 185.6 175.6 111.3 2.3 3.1 3.4 1.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 3.3 20.529 .371 4.735 191.0 99.7 126.2 191.3 100.1 126.0 3.1 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 3.801 .227 3.574 4.810 110.9 86.6 118.3 126.9 110.6 86.2 118.0 126.8 -2.0 -9.5 -1.4 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ Footwear .................................. 4.831 1.358 1.939 .272 .876 128.6 128.5 118.8 130.7 125.8 130.9 130.6 122.4 127.0 125.8 -0.8 -0.2 -1.5 3.2 -0.6 1.8 1.6 3.0 -2.8 0.0 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 ..................... 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 1.914 2.493 2.476 .549 1.624 1.346 140.4 136.7 100.6 144.4 150.7 85.0 84.5 101.2 169.8 189.9 139.8 135.9 99.9 143.8 148.4 83.6 83.1 100.9 170.4 192.6 -1.6 -1.8 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 -11.2 -11.1 -0.5 3.0 0.7 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -1.6 -1.7 -0.3 0.4 1.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 5.713 1.252 4.461 2.854 1.354 246.6 226.0 251.3 225.8 294.4 247.7 226.9 252.6 226.8 296.2 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 Recreation (1).............................. Video and audio (1)....................... 6.120 1.748 101.7 101.3 102.0 101.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 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 (3)... Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)...................... 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 2.783 101.0 105.0 258.4 302.4 97.4 100.9 105.3 260.9 303.2 97.0 1.1 4.9 5.7 4.8 -2.2 -0.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 -0.4 2.580 2.327 97.0 100.7 96.5 100.4 -2.6 0.4 -0.5 -0.3 .253 33.9 33.3 -24.8 -1.8 .148 61.6 59.8 -34.5 -2.9 4.624 255.1 254.8 9.3 -0.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care ............................. Personal care products ................... Personal care services ................... Miscellaneous personal services .......... 1.159 3.465 .742 .973 1.491 352.9 158.9 149.4 168.8 239.1 347.8 159.4 149.3 169.4 240.9 33.2 2.8 1.8 3.1 3.8 -1.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.8 42.109 16.408 25.702 14.345 4.831 142.5 163.9 130.0 132.0 128.6 142.4 163.8 129.8 132.3 130.9 0.6 2.5 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 1.8 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 6.963 10.768 138.8 127.1 186.4 192.4 188.8 220.6 137.9 126.5 187.0 193.2 189.4 221.2 0.5 -1.3 2.5 3.0 0.8 3.2 -0.6 -0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 164.6 158.2 159.9 131.5 134.1 140.6 148.0 193.4 180.4 98.1 173.0 175.4 164.9 158.2 160.1 131.4 134.4 139.9 148.1 193.8 181.0 97.3 173.4 175.9 1.6 1.2 1.7 -0.4 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.5 -5.7 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.8 0.2 0.3 23.967 2.720 54.316 143.9 85.2 193.3 144.0 83.9 194.1 0.9 -11.0 2.8 0.1 -1.5 0.4 - $ .608 $ .607 - - - $ .203 $ .203 - - 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 (2)......................... 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 (2)............ 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 Index is on a December 1982=100 base. 3 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(LAS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 1999 fromFeb. 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 161.1 479.8 161.2 480.1 1.7 - 0.1 - 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 ....................... 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 3.055 1.193 1.492 163.1 162.8 163.1 183.7 146.3 161.0 207.2 163.1 162.7 162.6 183.4 146.9 162.1 199.3 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 -0.2 10.0 3.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 0.7 -3.8 1.184 2.220 .420 .354 1.446 .355 6.133 .216 1.045 132.3 152.3 151.6 150.0 167.5 104.2 163.5 103.6 166.5 133.3 152.5 151.1 150.2 167.9 105.7 163.9 103.7 167.7 -0.2 2.7 1.1 6.2 2.3 5.2 2.7 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 Housing .................................... 36.685 158.1 158.5 2.2 0.3 Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (1)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1)..... Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 27.496 8.500 1.379 179.4 174.9 107.7 180.0 175.3 111.0 3.1 3.4 2.2 0.3 0.2 3.1 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 3.727 4.339 173.9 100.1 126.0 110.4 87.1 117.7 125.0 174.2 100.4 125.8 110.2 86.8 117.5 124.9 3.0 0.2 -1.0 -1.8 -8.7 -1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............ Footwear .................................. 5.199 1.474 1.948 .344 1.057 127.8 128.4 117.4 131.5 126.3 129.7 130.4 120.4 128.0 126.3 -0.5 0.2 -1.6 4.0 -0.9 1.5 1.6 2.6 -2.7 0.0 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 ..................... 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 3.066 3.045 .682 1.690 1.056 139.1 136.6 100.6 145.5 151.9 85.0 84.5 100.6 171.1 186.3 138.4 135.7 99.9 144.9 149.7 83.5 83.0 100.5 171.8 188.7 -1.8 -2.0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -11.3 -11.3 -0.4 3.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.7 -0.4 -1.4 -1.8 -1.8 -0.1 0.4 1.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 4.672 .926 3.746 2.415 1.114 245.8 222.6 251.0 227.3 290.4 247.0 223.4 252.3 228.3 292.4 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 Recreation (1).............................. Video and audio (1)....................... 5.925 1.951 101.3 101.2 101.4 101.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 Education and communication (1)............. Education (1).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1)......................... Information and information processing (1)................................... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 2.883 101.2 105.1 260.8 296.6 98.1 101.2 105.5 263.5 297.7 97.7 1.4 5.1 5.7 5.0 -1.6 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 -0.4 2.733 97.8 97.5 -1.8 -0.3 Telephone services (1).................. Information and information processing other than telephone services (3)... Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1)...................... 2.519 100.8 100.6 0.6 -0.2 .213 35.1 34.5 -24.7 -1.7 .120 61.3 59.4 -34.8 -3.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care ............................. Personal care products ................... Personal care services ................... Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.981 1.694 3.287 .838 .975 1.253 258.7 353.1 159.0 150.2 169.1 239.3 258.0 348.0 159.6 150.3 169.7 241.1 11.9 33.3 3.0 1.8 3.2 4.3 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 46.764 18.011 28.753 15.564 5.199 142.6 163.1 130.5 132.2 127.8 142.3 163.1 130.1 132.2 129.7 0.7 2.4 -0.3 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 1.5 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 6.800 10.144 139.1 126.9 183.1 172.7 186.4 217.2 138.1 126.2 183.6 173.3 186.9 217.8 1.0 -1.2 2.5 3.1 0.9 3.1 -0.7 -0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 26.061 49.490 6.994 93.006 76.040 160.6 156.0 157.2 131.9 134.2 140.8 147.9 171.9 177.3 97.0 169.9 171.7 160.8 155.9 157.2 131.6 134.3 139.9 147.9 172.3 177.8 96.1 170.1 172.0 1.5 1.2 1.6 -0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.4 -6.2 2.3 2.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.2 0.3 -0.9 0.1 0.2 26.531 3.267 144.1 85.2 144.0 83.8 1.3 -11.1 -0.1 -1.6 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 (2)......................... 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 (2)............ 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) ............................ 49.509 190.4 191.0 2.8 0.3 - $ .621 $ .620 - - - $ .208 $ .208 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Index is on a December 1984=100 base. 3 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 3(LAS). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): Selected areas, all items index using a Laspeyres Estimator (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Feb.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 M 164.0 163.9 164.4 164.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 171.2 172.2 102.6 171.2 172.2 102.5 171.6 172.6 102.8 171.7 172.6 103.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 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 160.1 161.3 102.4 159.8 161.0 102.3 160.4 161.6 102.6 160.6 161.9 102.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 M 154.7 155.0 155.6 155.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 South urban ................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........ M M M 159.6 158.6 102.8 159.6 158.3 102.8 160.0 158.9 102.9 160.2 159.1 103.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 U.S. city average ........................... Region and area size(2) Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 160.0 160.4 160.9 161.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 165.8 166.5 103.5 165.8 166.5 103.4 166.5 167.3 103.7 167.0 167.9 103.9 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 M M M 148.5 102.8 159.9 148.4 102.7 160.2 148.9 103.0 160.6 149.1 103.1 160.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas 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 165.4 163.4 165.1 163.5 166.0 164.2 166.4 164.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.3 M 174.7 174.7 175.2 175.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (5)........ 1 1 1 1 173.3 160.8 154.0 102.4 - 174.1 160.6 155.2 102.8 - - - - 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 - 161.6 161.2 146.1 161.1 - 162.1 161.3 146.8 161.4 - 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 - 2 2 2 - 169.0 167.4 169.4 - 168.7 169.5 170.8 - -0.2 1.3 0.8 - 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 map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4(LAS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): Selected areas, all items index using a Laspeyres Estimator (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Feb.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 M 160.7 160.7 161.1 161.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 168.2 168.2 102.2 168.2 168.2 102.3 168.5 168.5 102.5 168.4 168.3 102.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 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 156.2 156.7 102.1 156.0 156.5 102.0 156.6 157.1 102.3 156.6 157.2 102.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 M 152.9 153.3 153.7 153.5 0.4 0.1 -0.1 U.S. city average ........................... Region and area size(2) 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 157.7 156.2 102.4 157.8 156.0 102.5 158.0 156.5 102.5 158.1 156.5 102.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 M 160.6 160.8 161.2 161.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 161.8 160.7 103.3 161.8 160.8 103.3 162.5 161.6 103.5 162.8 162.0 103.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 M 147.0 146.9 147.4 147.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... M M 102.4 159.1 102.5 159.2 102.6 159.6 102.7 159.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 Selected local areas 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 159.9 157.0 159.6 157.2 160.5 157.9 160.6 158.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 M 170.5 170.5 170.9 170.8 0.2 0.2 -0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (5)........ 1 1 1 1 171.5 152.8 153.8 102.2 - 172.2 152.8 154.8 102.7 - - - - 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 - 158.8 155.9 144.8 158.7 - 159.3 155.9 145.2 158.8 - 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 2 2 2 - 168.5 163.7 164.9 - 167.9 165.8 166.2 - -0.4 1.3 0.8 - 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 map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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