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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-03-132 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/ Friday, March 21, 2003 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2003 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 183.1 (1982-84=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in February 2002. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.8 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 179.2 was 3.2 percent higher than in February 2002. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.6 percent in February, following an increase of 0.3 percent in January. Energy costs, which rose 4.0 percent in January, advanced 5.9 percent in February. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy advanced 10.2 percent and the index for energy services increased 1.6 percent. The index for food rose 0.7 percent in February, following a 0.2 percent decline in January. The index for food at home advanced 0.9 percent, reflecting sharp upturns in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for fruits and vegetables. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in February, the same as in January. In February, the index for shelter was virtually unchanged and the indexes for apparel and public transportation each declined. 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 2002 2003 3-mos. ended ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.’03 Feb.’03 All Items .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .6 4.3 3.0 Food and beverages -.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .6 2.7 1.4 Housing .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .4 .3 3.6 2.6 Apparel .8 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.9 -.2 -5.1 -2.3 Transportation .3 .2 .5 -.2 -.3 1.1 2.0 11.9 7.1 Medical care .2 .3 .6 .5 .4 .1 .1 2.5 4.5 Recreation .1 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 .3 2.7 1.2 Education and communication .6 -.1 .0 .0 .2 .5 .2 3.4 2.2 Other goods and services .5 .4 -.5 .1 .1 .2 .3 2.6 2.5 Special indexes: Energy .2 .4 1.4 -.5 -.4 4.0 5.9 44.9 22.0 Food -.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .7 2.7 1.4 All items less food and energy .3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.5 1.7 The food and beverages index advanced 0.6 percent in February. The index for food at home, which declined 0.2 percent in January, increased 0.9 percent in February, reflecting upturns in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish and eggs, for fruits and vegetables, and for dairy products. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which declined 0.3 percent in January, advanced 2.0 percent in February. The index for beef and veal rose 3.3 percent, its largest monthly advance since a similar rise in January 1984. The indexes for pork and for other meats increased 1.1 and 1.7 percent, respectively. Poultry prices, which declined in December and January, increased 1.2 percent in February. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.8 percent in February, following a 1.2 percent decline in January. The indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.5 and 0.9 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh fruits declined 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables declined 3.7 and 1.1 percent, respectively, while prices for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.6 percent.) The index for dairy products, which declined 0.5 percent in January, increased 0.5 percent in February, largely as a result of a turnaround in the index for cheese and related products. The index for nonalcoholic beverages declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.4 percent in February, reflecting another decline in the index for carbonated drinks. The remaining two major grocery store food groups--cereals and bakery products and other food at home--increased 0.9 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for food away from home increased 0.4 percent, while the index for alcoholic beverages decreased 0.2 percent The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in February. Shelter costs, which increased 0.3 percent in January, were virtually unchanged in February. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.2 percent, while the index for lodging away from home fell 1.8 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 2.9 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 2.0 percent in February. The index for fuel oil increased 15.8 percent in February, and prices for fuel oil were 48.6 percent higher than in February 2002. The index for natural gas rose 5.5 percent, bringing the increase in the past 12 months to 18.5 percent. The index for electricity increased 0.1 percent in February, but declined 0.2 percent in the last 12 months. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in February. The transportation index, which rose 1.1 percent in January, advanced 2.0 percent in February. The index for gasoline rose 9.9 percent in February, following a 6.6 percent rise in January, accounting for virtually all of the February advance in the transportation component. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 11.1 percent in February.) As of February the price of gasoline was 4.3 percent lower than its peak level of May 2001. The index for new vehicles decreased 0.1 percent in February and during the last 12 months has fallen 1.4 percent. (As of January, about 90 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2003 models.) The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.4 percent in February, but this index has declined 3.6 percent in the last 12 months. Airline fares rose 1.2 percent in February, but are 3.2 percent lower than a year earlier. The index for apparel declined 0.2 percent in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.1 percent, reflecting the introduction of women’s and girls’ spring-summer apparel wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in February to a level 4.5 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in February. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.1 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in February. Increases in the indexes for club membership dues and fees for participant sports and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events--up 1.2 and 0.9 percent, respectively--more than offset small declines in the indexes for toys, for sporting goods, and for photography. The indexes for video and audio and for pets, pet products and services were unchanged in February. The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.5 percent rise in January. In February, the education index rose 0.5 percent, while the index for communication costs fell 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, a 2.9 percent increase in the index for delivery services was more than offset by a 2.1 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services rose 0.3 percent in February. The index for miscellaneous personal services rose 0.5 percent, reflecting increases of 1.2 and 0.9 percent in charges for legal services and financial services, respectively. The index for cigarettes was unchanged in February after declining 0.1 percent in January, but has advanced 5.3 percent during the last 12 months. 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 0.7 percent in February. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2002 2003 3-mos. ended Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.’03 All Items .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .7 4.6 Food and beverages -.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .6 2.7 Housing .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .4 .3 3.7 Apparel 1.0 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -1.0 -.2 -5.4 Transportation .2 .2 .5 -.3 -.3 1.2 2.2 13.1 Medical care .3 .3 .6 .5 .4 .1 .1 2.8 Recreation .0 -.1 .2 .0 .3 .1 .2 2.3 Education and communication .6 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .4 .2 3.0 Other goods and services .8 .6 -.9 .0 .0 .2 .3 1.8 Special indexes Energy .2 .4 1.6 -.6 -.6 4.2 6.1 46.0 Food -.1 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.2 .7 3.0 All items less food and energy .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.3 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Feb.’03 3.2 1.4 2.8 -2.5 7.5 4.7 .9 1.9 2.7 23.0 1.4 1.7 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) The C-CPI-U increased 0.8 percent in February on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 107.2 (December 1999=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in February 2002. 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 post-2001 period are subject to revision. Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 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 27 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 1998 through 2002 were replaced at the end of 2002. 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: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2003. 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 and dry weather in California. It was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather and increased rates to conserve supplies 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. For a complete list of series that used Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, a list of unusual events modeled for them, or for a description of intervention analysis please write to 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) 691-7000. . 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 2002 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2003 from— Feb. 2002 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2003 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 181.7 544.2 183.1 548.5 3.0 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 - - - - - - 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 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 15.583 14.554 8.338 1.281 2.222 .876 1.234 .954 1.771 .314 .252 1.205 .287 6.216 .388 1.029 178.1 177.5 176.7 199.8 161.6 166.4 227.1 140.6 161.8 160.7 155.8 178.2 109.7 179.9 119.9 185.8 178.9 178.3 177.6 201.8 164.7 167.2 223.3 140.8 162.2 161.8 158.7 177.9 110.5 180.7 120.2 185.9 1.4 1.4 .9 2.1 1.8 -1.7 .0 .6 1.1 2.1 1.0 .9 2.3 2.1 3.8 1.8 .4 .5 .5 1.0 1.9 .5 -1.7 .1 .2 .7 1.9 -.2 .7 .4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.6 .3 .1 .5 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 1.0 -.3 -.5 -1.2 -.5 .0 -.4 1.0 -.1 -.5 -.1 .3 .3 .6 .7 .9 .9 2.0 .5 .8 -.4 .4 .9 2.0 -.1 .7 .4 .3 -.2 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 ..................................................... 40.854 31.728 6.467 2.654 22.243 .365 4.469 3.604 .205 3.399 .864 4.658 .820 182.3 210.9 203.3 114.3 218.5 113.9 146.1 129.5 136.6 135.6 114.8 127.4 120.8 183.2 211.6 203.7 117.6 218.7 114.1 148.3 131.9 156.3 136.9 115.0 127.7 122.0 2.6 2.7 3.0 -1.4 3.1 6.8 5.9 6.6 39.2 4.8 2.9 -.7 3.5 .5 .3 .2 2.9 .1 .2 1.5 1.9 14.4 1.0 .2 .2 1.0 .2 .2 .2 .0 .3 .8 .4 .5 1.0 .5 .3 -.3 .0 .4 .3 .4 .1 .3 1.4 1.4 1.8 7.1 1.5 .0 .2 .8 .3 .0 .2 -1.8 .2 .2 2.0 2.4 14.2 1.6 .3 .2 1.0 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Footwear ............................................................................... 4.220 1.065 1.738 .193 .853 118.1 116.1 107.6 121.1 119.7 120.6 117.3 112.4 122.3 119.8 -2.3 -3.9 -2.5 -3.9 .3 2.1 1.0 4.5 1.0 .1 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.2 .2 -.9 -1.3 -1.2 -3.0 .7 -.2 -.1 .1 .7 -.6 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 .............................................................. 17.293 16.121 8.170 4.864 2.025 3.119 3.091 .416 1.418 1.172 155.5 151.8 98.2 139.7 148.3 126.3 125.7 107.8 193.7 202.2 158.9 155.3 98.0 139.2 148.4 140.4 139.7 108.2 194.5 203.6 7.1 7.8 -2.1 -1.4 -3.6 43.0 43.1 2.0 3.5 -1.8 2.2 2.3 -.2 -.4 .1 11.2 11.1 .4 .4 .7 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.1 -1.4 -1.4 -.2 .5 .4 1.1 1.2 -.5 -.9 .2 6.6 6.6 .7 .1 -.6 2.0 2.2 -.1 -.1 .4 9.8 9.9 .4 .2 -.4 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.961 1.387 4.574 2.808 1.451 292.6 260.3 300.8 257.8 385.7 293.7 260.4 302.3 258.8 388.2 4.5 2.6 5.1 2.9 8.9 .4 .0 .5 .4 .6 .4 .1 .5 .3 .8 .1 .2 .1 .0 .4 .1 .0 .2 .1 .4 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 2002 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2003 from— Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2003 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.943 1.638 106.9 103.4 107.2 103.8 1.2 .9 0.3 .4 0.2 .4 0.2 -.4 0.3 .0 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 2 5 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 6 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.798 2.835 .236 2.599 2.963 2.765 2.273 109.7 130.6 329.5 375.5 92.0 90.3 100.4 109.7 131.0 332.8 376.3 91.9 90.1 100.5 2.2 6.3 5.9 6.3 -1.3 -2.1 .2 .0 .3 1.0 .2 -.1 -.2 .1 .2 .4 .2 .4 .0 .0 .1 .5 .6 1.0 .6 .2 .3 .5 .2 .5 .7 .5 -.1 -.2 .1 .492 .210 17.1 19.5 16.9 19.1 -11.1 -19.7 -1.2 -2.1 -.6 -1.5 -.6 -1.0 -1.2 -2.1 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.350 .992 3.358 .680 .897 1.573 296.5 472.4 175.9 153.0 190.6 278.1 297.5 472.7 176.7 153.3 190.9 280.4 2.5 5.2 1.7 -1.4 2.4 3.2 .3 .1 .5 .2 .2 .8 .1 .4 -.1 -.5 .0 .3 .2 .0 .3 -.3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .5 .2 .2 .5 40.822 15.583 25.239 13.824 4.220 9.604 11.416 59.178 31.364 .365 3.399 .864 .820 6.722 4.574 11.071 150.0 178.1 133.9 146.1 118.1 167.4 119.9 213.1 219.5 113.9 135.6 114.8 120.8 212.3 300.8 251.4 152.0 178.9 136.4 151.2 120.6 174.1 119.7 214.0 220.3 114.1 136.9 115.0 122.0 213.4 302.3 252.4 2.6 1.4 3.3 8.3 -2.3 13.3 -2.4 3.2 2.6 6.8 4.8 2.9 3.5 3.3 5.1 3.7 1.3 .4 1.9 3.5 2.1 4.0 -.2 .4 .4 .2 1.0 .2 1.0 .5 .5 .4 -.2 .2 -.4 .2 -.2 -.7 -.4 .3 .2 .8 .5 .3 .0 .1 .5 .3 .3 -.2 .7 .9 -.9 1.6 -.2 .3 .3 1.4 1.5 .0 .8 .1 .1 .4 1.1 .6 1.3 2.5 -.2 3.8 .1 .2 .0 .2 1.6 .3 1.0 .2 .2 .4 85.446 68.272 94.039 26.268 14.853 10.633 29.406 27.815 54.604 6.723 93.277 78.724 22.945 3.324 55.779 182.4 172.3 175.9 135.8 148.4 168.2 162.2 221.6 205.5 127.5 189.0 191.8 141.7 127.5 221.0 $ .550 $ .184 183.9 174.0 177.3 138.3 153.3 174.4 165.3 222.8 206.4 135.4 189.7 192.5 142.1 142.1 221.9 $ .546 $ .182 3.2 3.1 2.8 3.3 7.8 12.2 4.6 4.0 3.1 22.0 1.7 1.7 -1.5 42.8 3.2 .8 1.0 .8 1.8 3.3 3.7 1.9 .5 .4 6.2 .4 .4 .3 11.5 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.4 .2 -.4 .1 .3 .2 -.4 .2 .2 -.1 -1.2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .7 .8 1.6 .6 .3 .3 4.0 .1 .1 -.3 6.6 .3 .6 .9 .6 1.3 2.3 3.3 1.3 .5 .2 5.9 .2 .1 -.1 10.2 .1 - - - - - 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 Seasonally adjusted indexes for Communication are now available for January 1998 through January 2003. 6 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 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 May 2002 Aug. 2002 Nov. 2002 6 months ended— Feb. 2003 Aug. 2002 Feb. 2003 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 181.4 181.6 182.2 183.3 3.6 2.2 2.0 4.3 2.9 3.1 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 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 177.6 177.0 175.9 199.2 161.8 167.1 222.2 139.3 161.4 160.2 154.1 178.2 110.3 179.8 119.3 185.1 178.0 177.3 176.3 198.1 162.3 167.3 223.3 140.7 161.7 160.3 154.2 178.5 110.2 180.1 119.6 185.3 177.7 177.0 175.9 200.0 161.8 166.4 220.6 140.0 161.7 159.7 155.8 178.4 109.7 179.9 119.9 185.8 178.8 178.2 177.4 201.8 165.0 167.2 222.3 139.5 162.4 161.1 158.9 178.3 110.5 180.7 120.3 185.5 .2 .2 -.5 1.0 3.0 -2.6 -6.3 -.3 -1.2 .0 -4.5 -.7 3.4 1.4 5.6 2.2 .5 .2 -1.6 -.6 -4.1 -4.2 3.5 -3.7 .3 4.9 -5.3 .0 1.5 2.7 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.9 .5 -.2 3.1 5.6 3.0 1.3 1.6 4.1 3.7 2.3 4.5 2.2 2.7 2.7 3.5 5.3 8.1 .2 .2 .6 2.5 2.3 13.1 .2 .7 2.0 3.4 .9 .3 .2 -1.0 .2 -.6 -3.4 -1.5 -2.0 -.5 2.4 -4.9 -.3 2.4 2.0 3.7 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.9 4.1 4.3 .0 1.6 3.1 2.8 1.8 7.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 3.9 1.5 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 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 181.8 210.3 201.9 118.9 217.1 111.4 144.7 128.1 121.8 134.9 114.4 127.8 119.9 182.2 210.8 202.3 118.9 217.7 112.3 145.3 128.7 123.0 135.6 114.7 127.4 119.9 182.9 211.4 203.1 119.0 218.3 113.9 147.4 131.0 131.7 137.6 114.7 127.6 120.8 183.4 211.5 203.5 116.9 218.7 114.1 150.3 134.1 150.4 139.8 115.0 127.8 122.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 1.4 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 23.3 2.7 2.9 .3 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.8 -1.7 3.2 7.6 1.4 .9 14.8 .0 2.9 -2.2 2.7 2.2 2.7 3.0 1.4 2.8 6.7 2.5 2.2 13.9 1.5 3.6 -.9 2.4 3.6 2.3 3.2 -6.6 3.0 10.1 16.4 20.1 132.5 15.3 2.1 .0 7.2 2.5 2.9 3.0 -.2 3.3 5.3 2.4 2.2 19.0 1.4 2.9 -.9 2.2 2.9 2.5 3.1 -2.7 2.9 8.4 9.2 10.8 62.7 8.2 2.8 -.5 4.8 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Footwear ............................................................................... 123.2 120.4 115.3 125.5 121.2 122.9 119.7 114.9 125.3 121.4 121.8 118.2 113.5 121.5 122.3 121.6 118.1 113.6 122.4 121.6 .0 -3.2 -1.0 -1.3 4.4 -1.6 -3.2 .7 -.3 -4.5 -2.6 -1.6 -3.7 -4.0 .0 -5.1 -7.4 -5.8 -9.5 1.3 -.8 -3.2 -.2 -.8 -.2 -3.8 -4.6 -4.8 -6.8 .7 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 .............................................................. 154.9 151.0 98.6 140.1 148.0 123.8 123.2 107.2 192.5 205.7 154.5 150.5 98.3 139.8 147.9 122.1 121.5 107.0 193.5 206.5 156.2 152.3 97.8 138.6 148.2 130.2 129.5 107.8 193.7 205.3 159.3 155.6 97.7 138.4 148.8 143.0 142.3 108.2 194.1 204.4 12.1 12.8 -2.8 -2.0 -5.3 91.9 92.6 2.7 4.8 4.5 3.4 4.4 .4 -.6 2.4 12.1 12.1 3.4 3.0 -6.8 1.8 2.1 -2.4 2.0 -12.9 9.2 9.3 -1.8 2.5 -2.1 11.9 12.8 -3.6 -4.8 2.2 78.0 78.0 3.8 3.4 -2.5 7.7 8.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1.5 46.7 47.0 3.0 3.9 -1.3 6.7 7.3 -3.0 -1.4 -5.7 39.4 39.5 .9 2.9 -2.3 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 291.2 259.7 299.2 257.2 381.0 292.3 260.0 300.6 258.0 383.9 292.6 260.5 300.8 258.0 385.3 293.0 260.4 301.4 258.3 386.7 5.1 2.7 5.8 2.7 11.3 4.6 3.3 4.9 3.5 6.9 5.8 3.6 6.5 3.8 11.5 2.5 1.1 3.0 1.7 6.1 4.8 3.0 5.4 3.1 9.0 4.2 2.3 4.7 2.8 8.8 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 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 May 2002 Aug. 2002 Nov. 2002 6 months ended— Feb. 2003 Aug. 2002 Feb. 2003 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 106.5 103.4 106.7 103.8 106.9 103.4 107.2 103.4 1.5 1.2 -0.4 -1.9 1.1 4.4 2.7 .0 0.6 -.4 1.9 2.2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 2 5 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 6 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 108.8 128.9 324.1 370.6 91.8 90.0 99.8 109.0 129.4 324.8 372.0 91.8 90.0 99.9 109.5 130.2 327.9 374.4 92.0 90.3 100.4 109.7 130.9 330.2 376.3 91.9 90.1 100.5 -.4 5.3 7.0 5.2 -5.1 -5.5 -3.9 6.9 7.9 4.9 7.9 5.8 3.6 5.3 -.4 5.8 3.9 6.0 -5.9 -6.4 -3.1 3.4 6.4 7.7 6.3 .4 .4 2.8 3.2 6.6 5.9 6.5 .2 -1.1 .6 1.5 6.1 5.8 6.2 -2.8 -3.0 -.2 17.3 20.0 17.2 19.7 17.1 19.5 16.9 19.1 -10.1 -12.8 -4.3 -16.3 -20.1 -31.7 -8.9 -16.8 -7.2 -14.6 -14.7 -24.6 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 295.6 470.4 175.5 154.2 189.9 277.0 295.8 472.5 175.4 153.4 189.9 277.8 296.5 472.4 175.9 153.0 190.6 278.4 297.5 472.7 176.7 153.3 190.9 279.8 1.8 -.3 2.3 -1.8 4.1 3.7 6.2 28.7 .5 -1.3 1.7 2.1 -.4 -6.4 1.4 -.3 1.7 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.8 -2.3 2.1 4.1 4.0 13.3 1.4 -1.5 2.9 2.9 1.1 -2.3 2.1 -1.3 1.9 3.3 150.3 177.6 134.5 147.8 123.2 166.1 120.2 212.3 219.0 111.4 134.9 114.4 119.9 212.1 299.2 249.6 150.0 178.0 134.0 148.1 122.9 165.0 119.7 212.9 219.4 112.3 135.6 114.7 119.9 212.4 300.6 250.3 150.5 177.7 134.9 149.5 121.8 167.7 119.5 213.6 220.0 113.9 137.6 114.7 120.8 212.7 300.8 251.3 152.2 178.8 136.7 153.2 121.6 174.0 119.6 214.1 220.1 114.1 139.8 115.0 122.0 213.2 301.4 252.3 4.1 .2 6.5 8.8 .0 25.9 -2.9 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.9 1.7 4.5 5.8 2.5 1.1 .5 1.5 6.2 -1.6 7.6 -1.6 3.1 2.8 7.6 .0 2.9 2.7 2.9 4.9 5.3 .3 2.3 -1.2 3.3 -2.6 1.2 -3.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 1.5 3.6 2.4 3.9 6.5 2.4 5.2 2.7 6.7 15.4 -5.1 20.4 -2.0 3.4 2.0 10.1 15.3 2.1 7.2 2.1 3.0 4.4 2.6 .3 4.0 7.5 -.8 16.4 -2.3 3.3 2.9 5.3 1.4 2.9 2.2 3.7 5.4 3.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 9.2 -3.8 10.4 -2.6 3.3 2.3 8.4 8.2 2.8 4.8 3.0 4.7 3.4 182.2 172.1 175.7 136.4 150.1 166.9 162.9 220.6 204.8 125.6 188.9 191.8 142.9 124.3 220.2 182.3 172.2 175.8 135.9 150.4 166.2 163.0 221.2 205.3 125.1 189.2 192.1 142.7 122.8 220.8 183.1 172.8 176.4 136.8 151.6 168.9 163.9 221.8 205.9 130.1 189.3 192.3 142.3 130.9 221.4 184.2 174.3 177.5 138.6 155.1 174.5 166.1 223.0 206.4 137.8 189.7 192.5 142.2 144.2 221.7 4.3 4.1 3.5 6.4 8.0 22.5 4.9 3.8 3.4 35.8 1.7 2.1 -1.1 86.9 3.4 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.2 5.9 5.0 2.8 3.9 3.0 6.0 2.2 2.3 -.3 12.0 3.4 2.0 1.4 1.8 -.9 3.5 2.9 2.7 3.7 2.8 5.6 1.5 1.5 -2.5 9.5 3.1 4.5 5.2 4.2 6.6 14.0 19.5 8.1 4.4 3.2 44.9 1.7 1.5 -1.9 81.1 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.8 6.9 13.4 3.8 3.9 3.2 20.0 1.9 2.2 -.7 44.7 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.8 8.6 10.9 5.4 4.1 3.0 23.7 1.6 1.5 -2.2 40.9 3.0 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 ....................................................................... 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 Seasonally adjusted indexes for Communication are now available for January 1998 through January 2003. 6 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 Feb.2003 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Dec. 2002 Percent change to Jan.2003 from— Jan. 2003 Jan. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 M 181.3 180.9 181.7 183.1 3.0 1.2 0.8 2.6 0.2 0.4 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 190.1 191.7 113.1 189.6 191.4 112.6 190.5 192.2 113.1 191.7 193.5 113.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 .6 .7 .6 3.0 3.2 2.4 .2 .3 .0 .5 .4 .4 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 176.1 178.3 111.7 175.5 177.8 111.4 176.2 178.2 112.0 177.8 180.0 112.8 3.1 3.0 2.9 1.3 1.2 1.3 .9 1.0 .7 2.4 2.4 2.3 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .5 M 170.4 169.5 170.7 172.5 3.5 1.8 1.1 2.7 .2 .7 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 174.9 176.1 111.9 174.6 175.9 111.6 175.1 176.7 111.7 176.4 178.3 112.5 3.2 3.4 2.9 1.0 1.4 .8 .7 .9 .7 2.6 2.9 2.3 .1 .3 -.2 .3 .5 .1 M 173.0 172.3 173.2 174.8 3.7 1.5 .9 2.7 .1 .5 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 185.8 188.4 113.1 185.5 188.0 113.1 186.6 189.2 113.8 188.1 190.9 114.5 2.7 3.0 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.2 .8 .9 .6 2.3 2.6 1.7 .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .6 M M M 165.7 112.2 174.5 165.4 111.9 173.8 166.1 112.3 174.6 167.5 113.1 176.0 3.1 2.7 3.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 .8 .7 .8 2.8 2.2 2.4 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 .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 183.2 184.0 182.4 183.7 182.7 185.2 184.1 186.5 3.0 3.6 .9 1.5 .8 .7 2.7 3.5 -.3 .7 .2 .8 M 193.4 193.1 194.7 196.2 3.3 1.6 .8 3.3 .7 .8 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 200.4 173.4 173.6 114.0 - 199.8 173.5 174.0 114.6 - - - - 3.6 1.2 2.0 3.3 -.3 .1 .2 .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 - 177.3 179.7 159.8 177.9 - 180.7 182.4 164.0 180.3 2.6 3.5 4.7 3.0 1.9 1.5 2.6 1.3 - - - - 2 2 2 - 185.3 193.2 190.0 - 186.6 197.7 191.3 2.5 3.3 2.0 .7 2.3 .7 - - - - 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 2002 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2003 from— Feb. 2002 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2003 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 177.7 529.2 179.2 533.7 3.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.7 - - - - - - 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 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 17.072 16.071 9.646 1.449 2.773 .977 1.337 1.118 1.992 .337 .302 1.353 .308 6.425 .278 1.001 177.4 176.8 175.7 199.9 161.5 166.3 225.7 139.9 161.3 160.4 155.7 178.5 110.1 179.8 120.2 185.5 178.3 177.7 176.7 201.9 164.5 167.1 221.8 140.1 161.9 161.3 158.7 178.5 110.9 180.5 120.4 185.7 1.4 1.4 .9 2.2 1.8 -1.7 -.2 .4 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.0 2.2 2.0 3.8 2.0 .5 .5 .6 1.0 1.9 .5 -1.7 .1 .4 .6 1.9 .0 .7 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.6 .3 .2 .5 .9 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.3 .2 .3 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 1.1 -.4 -.5 -.9 -.6 -.1 -.6 .9 -.2 -.5 -.1 .2 .3 .6 .7 .9 .9 2.0 .5 .5 -.4 .6 .9 1.9 .2 .7 .4 .3 .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 ..................................................... 38.134 29.422 8.456 1.499 19.144 .323 4.783 3.902 .192 3.710 .880 3.929 .357 177.9 204.9 202.6 114.3 198.5 113.7 145.3 128.3 135.8 134.7 114.9 123.2 121.7 178.7 205.5 203.0 118.0 198.6 113.9 147.4 130.5 155.7 136.0 115.1 123.5 122.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 -1.2 3.0 6.6 5.7 6.4 38.5 4.9 2.9 -1.1 3.3 .4 .3 .2 3.2 .1 .2 1.4 1.7 14.7 1.0 .2 .2 .9 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 1.0 .4 .5 1.3 .4 .3 -.2 .0 .4 .2 .3 .0 .3 1.2 1.5 1.7 6.2 1.5 .1 .1 .7 .3 .1 .2 -.9 .1 .2 1.8 2.2 14.4 1.7 .2 .2 .9 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Footwear ............................................................................... 4.638 1.176 1.801 .244 1.136 117.3 115.7 106.7 122.4 119.5 119.4 116.8 111.0 123.6 119.3 -2.5 -4.4 -2.5 -3.7 .0 1.8 1.0 4.0 1.0 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.2 .3 -1.0 -1.3 -1.2 -3.3 .5 -.2 -.1 -.3 .9 -.6 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 .............................................................. 19.666 18.751 9.568 4.682 3.783 3.836 3.803 .524 1.458 .915 154.6 152.0 98.2 140.9 149.2 126.7 126.1 107.1 195.4 198.5 158.2 155.7 97.9 140.3 149.2 140.9 140.3 107.5 196.2 199.8 7.5 8.0 -2.4 -1.4 -3.6 43.0 43.3 2.1 3.5 -1.3 2.3 2.4 -.3 -.4 .0 11.2 11.3 .4 .4 .7 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 -1.5 -1.5 -.2 .5 .3 1.2 1.4 -.3 -.7 .2 6.7 6.7 .8 .2 -.5 2.2 2.2 .0 -.4 .4 9.7 9.5 .4 .3 -.2 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 4.747 1.012 3.735 2.265 1.177 291.8 254.8 300.9 260.0 382.2 293.0 255.1 302.3 261.0 384.8 4.7 2.7 5.3 2.9 9.5 .4 .1 .5 .4 .7 .4 .2 .5 .3 .9 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .0 .2 .2 .4 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 2002 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2003 from— Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2003 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.567 1.795 105.1 102.7 105.4 103.0 0.9 .8 0.3 .3 0.3 .4 0.1 -.3 0.2 -.1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 2 5 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 6 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.604 2.472 .217 2.256 3.132 2.972 2.536 109.2 130.3 330.6 367.2 93.5 92.3 100.7 109.2 130.7 333.6 368.0 93.4 92.2 100.7 1.9 6.0 5.8 6.1 -1.2 -1.6 .2 .0 .3 .9 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .4 .3 .4 -.1 .0 .0 .4 .5 .9 .5 .3 .3 .6 .2 .5 .7 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 .436 .191 17.7 19.1 17.5 18.6 -11.2 -20.9 -1.1 -2.6 -.6 -2.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.1 -2.6 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.571 1.542 3.030 .786 .896 1.170 305.6 474.3 175.2 153.8 191.3 277.9 306.4 474.8 175.7 154.0 191.6 279.9 2.7 5.3 1.4 -1.5 2.4 3.1 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 .7 .0 .3 -.1 -.5 .1 .3 .2 .0 .3 -.3 .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 .5 45.066 17.072 27.994 15.152 4.638 10.514 12.842 54.934 29.099 .323 3.710 .880 .357 6.706 3.735 10.123 150.7 177.4 135.3 148.3 117.3 171.0 120.1 209.4 197.3 113.7 134.7 114.9 121.7 212.1 300.9 246.2 152.8 178.3 138.0 153.8 119.4 178.7 119.9 210.2 197.9 113.9 136.0 115.1 122.8 213.2 302.3 247.1 2.8 1.4 3.7 9.3 -2.5 15.0 -2.6 3.4 2.8 6.6 4.9 2.9 3.3 4.2 5.3 3.4 1.4 .5 2.0 3.7 1.8 4.5 -.2 .4 .3 .2 1.0 .2 .9 .5 .5 .4 -.2 .2 -.4 .4 -.2 -.7 -.2 .3 .2 1.0 .4 .3 .0 .2 .5 .2 .5 -.1 .8 .9 -1.0 1.8 -.2 .3 .3 1.2 1.5 .1 .7 .2 .1 .4 1.1 .6 1.5 2.6 -.2 4.1 .1 .3 .1 .2 1.7 .2 .9 .3 .2 .3 83.929 70.578 95.253 28.995 16.153 11.514 32.224 25.835 51.199 7.738 92.262 76.191 24.967 4.028 51.224 177.7 169.7 172.7 137.1 150.5 171.6 163.2 196.9 202.1 126.9 184.8 186.9 142.2 127.6 217.7 $ .563 $ .189 179.3 171.5 174.2 139.7 155.8 178.7 166.5 197.9 202.9 135.1 185.5 187.5 142.6 142.1 218.5 $ .558 $ .187 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.6 8.9 13.8 5.0 4.1 3.3 23.0 1.6 1.7 -1.5 42.8 3.3 .9 1.1 .9 1.9 3.5 4.1 2.0 .5 .4 6.5 .4 .3 .3 11.4 .4 .1 .0 .1 -.4 .4 -.4 .2 .3 .2 -.6 .1 .2 -.1 -1.4 .3 .5 .5 .4 .7 .7 1.8 .4 .3 .2 4.2 .1 .1 -.3 6.7 .2 .7 .9 .7 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.6 .5 .3 6.1 .2 .1 .0 9.9 .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 Seasonally adjusted indexes for Communication are now available for January 1998 through January 2003. 6 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 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 May 2002 Aug. 2002 Nov. 2002 6 months ended— Feb. 2003 Aug. 2002 Feb. 2003 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 177.3 177.5 178.1 179.3 3.7 2.5 1.6 4.6 3.1 3.1 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 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 176.9 176.3 174.9 199.0 161.7 166.9 220.6 138.8 161.1 160.0 154.1 178.8 111.0 179.7 119.6 184.6 177.2 176.7 175.3 197.9 162.2 167.2 221.7 140.1 161.2 160.1 154.3 178.8 110.7 180.0 120.0 185.0 177.0 176.4 175.0 200.1 161.6 166.3 219.7 139.3 161.1 159.2 155.7 178.5 110.1 179.8 120.2 185.5 178.1 177.6 176.5 201.9 164.8 167.1 220.7 138.7 162.0 160.6 158.7 178.9 110.9 180.5 120.6 185.5 .2 .0 -.7 1.2 2.7 -3.0 -7.0 .0 -1.2 -1.0 -4.3 -.5 3.7 1.4 6.7 2.4 .2 .2 -1.4 -.8 -3.6 -4.0 4.5 -4.0 .0 5.2 -4.6 -.2 1.5 2.7 1.4 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.7 .5 -.2 2.4 6.3 3.3 1.5 1.6 4.4 4.1 2.3 4.1 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 6.0 7.9 .5 .2 -.3 2.3 1.5 12.5 .2 -.4 1.8 3.4 2.0 .2 .1 -1.0 .2 -.5 -3.5 -1.4 -2.0 -.6 2.0 -4.4 -.3 2.6 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.9 4.3 4.1 .1 1.3 2.9 2.8 1.5 6.9 2.3 1.8 2.0 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 ..................................................... 177.3 204.1 201.2 119.3 197.3 111.2 144.0 127.0 121.4 134.1 114.4 123.7 120.8 177.7 204.6 201.7 118.9 197.8 112.3 144.6 127.6 123.0 134.6 114.7 123.4 120.8 178.4 205.1 202.4 118.9 198.3 113.7 146.7 129.8 130.6 136.6 114.8 123.5 121.7 178.9 205.3 202.8 117.8 198.5 113.9 149.4 132.7 149.4 138.9 115.0 123.7 122.8 2.5 3.2 3.1 .7 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.9 22.5 1.8 2.9 -.6 .7 2.1 2.6 3.1 -3.6 2.9 8.0 1.7 1.0 13.7 .6 2.9 -2.2 3.1 2.5 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.1 5.6 2.5 2.6 15.5 2.1 3.6 -1.6 2.7 3.7 2.4 3.2 -4.9 2.5 10.1 15.9 19.2 129.4 15.1 2.1 .0 6.8 2.3 2.9 3.1 -1.5 3.1 5.5 2.1 1.9 18.0 1.2 2.9 -1.4 1.9 3.1 2.7 3.0 -.8 2.8 7.8 9.0 10.6 62.8 8.4 2.8 -.8 4.7 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Footwear ............................................................................... 122.2 120.0 114.3 127.5 120.8 122.0 119.4 113.9 127.2 121.2 120.8 117.8 112.5 123.0 121.8 120.5 117.7 112.2 124.1 121.1 1.0 -3.2 .3 1.2 5.4 -2.2 -4.2 .7 -.6 -5.7 -2.9 -2.6 -3.4 -4.9 -.3 -5.4 -7.4 -7.1 -10.2 1.0 -.6 -3.7 .5 .3 -.3 -4.2 -5.1 -5.3 -7.6 .3 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 .............................................................. 153.8 151.1 98.4 141.2 148.9 124.2 123.7 106.5 194.1 201.5 153.3 150.5 98.1 140.9 148.7 122.3 121.8 106.3 195.1 202.2 155.2 152.6 97.8 139.9 149.0 130.5 130.0 107.1 195.4 201.1 158.6 156.0 97.8 139.4 149.6 143.1 142.4 107.5 196.0 200.6 12.8 13.1 -2.8 -1.7 -5.3 92.5 93.9 2.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 .0 -1.1 2.1 13.2 13.6 3.8 2.7 -5.7 1.3 1.3 -4.0 2.3 -12.6 8.8 8.9 -1.9 2.7 -1.4 13.1 13.6 -2.4 -5.0 1.9 76.2 75.6 3.8 4.0 -1.8 8.3 8.8 -1.4 -1.4 -1.7 47.6 48.4 3.3 3.8 -1.0 7.0 7.3 -3.2 -1.4 -5.6 38.5 38.3 .9 3.3 -1.6 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 290.3 254.1 299.1 259.4 377.0 291.6 254.5 300.7 260.3 380.4 291.9 255.1 300.9 260.0 381.8 292.3 255.1 301.4 260.5 383.2 5.1 2.8 5.7 2.7 11.4 4.9 3.1 5.5 3.5 7.8 6.0 3.2 6.7 3.9 12.0 2.8 1.6 3.1 1.7 6.7 5.0 2.9 5.6 3.1 9.6 4.4 2.4 4.9 2.8 9.3 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 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 May 2002 Aug. 2002 Nov. 2002 6 months ended— Feb. 2003 Aug. 2002 Feb. 2003 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 104.7 102.6 105.0 103.0 105.1 102.7 105.3 102.6 1.2 .8 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 4.4 2.3 .0 0.4 -.6 1.3 2.2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 2 5 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 6 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 108.4 128.7 325.2 362.8 93.3 92.0 100.1 108.6 129.2 326.1 364.2 93.2 92.0 100.1 109.0 129.9 328.9 366.1 93.5 92.3 100.7 109.2 130.5 331.3 367.6 93.4 92.2 100.7 -.7 5.0 6.4 4.9 -5.0 -5.0 -4.3 6.5 7.9 5.1 8.1 5.7 3.9 5.8 -.7 5.5 4.3 5.6 -5.4 -5.9 -2.7 3.0 5.7 7.7 5.4 .4 .9 2.4 2.8 6.4 5.8 6.5 .2 -.6 .6 1.1 5.6 6.0 5.5 -2.5 -2.6 -.2 17.9 19.7 17.8 19.3 17.7 19.1 17.5 18.6 -9.8 -12.9 -6.1 -16.5 -19.5 -32.1 -8.6 -20.5 -8.0 -14.7 -14.3 -26.5 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 305.0 472.8 174.9 155.0 190.6 277.0 305.1 474.3 174.7 154.2 190.7 277.7 305.6 474.3 175.2 153.8 191.3 277.9 306.4 474.8 175.7 154.0 191.6 279.3 1.1 -.5 1.9 -2.3 4.3 3.7 9.6 30.1 .7 -.8 1.5 2.7 -1.3 -6.4 1.4 -.3 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 -2.6 2.1 3.4 5.2 13.8 1.3 -1.5 2.9 3.2 .3 -2.4 1.6 -1.4 1.9 3.1 150.9 176.9 135.8 150.1 122.2 169.7 120.2 208.4 196.6 111.2 134.1 114.4 120.8 211.3 299.1 244.6 150.6 177.2 135.3 150.7 122.0 168.5 119.9 209.0 197.0 112.3 134.6 114.7 120.8 211.8 300.7 245.2 151.3 177.0 136.4 152.0 120.8 171.6 119.7 209.7 197.5 113.7 136.6 114.8 121.7 212.2 300.9 246.2 153.0 178.1 138.4 156.0 120.5 178.7 119.8 210.3 197.7 113.9 138.9 115.0 122.8 212.8 301.4 246.9 4.6 .2 7.4 10.2 1.0 28.7 -2.9 3.4 3.4 3.0 1.8 2.9 .7 5.0 5.7 2.2 1.3 .2 2.1 7.3 -2.2 9.8 -1.3 3.2 2.7 8.0 .6 2.9 3.1 3.7 5.5 5.4 -.3 2.3 -2.0 3.5 -2.9 .9 -4.8 3.3 2.9 5.6 2.1 3.6 2.7 4.9 6.7 2.2 5.7 2.7 7.9 16.7 -5.4 23.0 -1.3 3.7 2.3 10.1 15.1 2.1 6.8 2.9 3.1 3.8 3.0 .2 4.7 8.7 -.6 18.8 -2.1 3.3 3.0 5.5 1.2 2.9 1.9 4.4 5.6 3.8 2.7 2.5 2.8 9.9 -4.2 11.4 -3.1 3.5 2.6 7.8 8.4 2.8 4.7 3.9 4.9 3.0 177.4 169.5 172.4 137.6 152.2 170.2 164.0 195.9 201.3 125.0 184.7 186.8 143.4 124.6 216.7 177.5 169.5 172.5 137.1 152.8 169.5 164.3 196.5 201.8 124.3 184.9 187.1 143.2 122.8 217.3 178.3 170.3 173.2 138.1 153.9 172.5 164.9 197.1 202.3 129.5 185.0 187.3 142.8 131.0 217.8 179.5 171.8 174.4 140.1 157.8 179.0 167.5 198.1 202.9 137.4 185.4 187.4 142.8 144.0 218.2 4.7 4.1 3.8 7.3 10.0 25.5 5.4 3.8 3.5 38.1 1.3 1.7 -1.4 88.3 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.4 2.1 6.6 6.7 3.3 4.2 3.1 7.1 2.2 2.4 .3 13.1 3.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 -1.7 3.5 2.6 3.0 3.8 3.2 5.6 1.3 1.1 -3.3 9.2 3.4 4.8 5.5 4.7 7.5 15.5 22.3 8.8 4.6 3.2 46.0 1.5 1.3 -1.7 78.4 2.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 4.6 8.3 15.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 21.6 1.8 2.1 -.6 46.0 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.8 9.4 12.1 5.9 4.2 3.2 24.2 1.4 1.2 -2.5 39.5 3.1 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 Seasonally adjusted indexes for Communication are now available for January 1998 through January 2003. 6 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 Feb.2003 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Dec. 2002 Percent change to Jan.2003 from— Jan. 2003 Jan. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002 M 177.4 177.0 177.7 179.2 3.2 1.2 0.8 2.6 0.2 0.4 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 186.9 187.3 113.1 186.6 187.1 112.7 187.2 187.7 113.2 188.6 189.1 114.0 3.5 3.4 3.5 1.1 1.1 1.2 .7 .7 .7 3.2 3.4 2.8 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .4 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 171.6 173.0 111.3 171.0 172.4 111.0 171.8 172.9 111.7 173.3 174.6 112.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 .9 1.0 .7 2.4 2.4 2.3 .1 -.1 .4 .5 .3 .6 M 168.2 167.2 168.4 170.1 3.5 1.7 1.0 2.7 .1 .7 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 172.4 173.3 111.1 172.0 173.1 110.8 172.5 174.0 110.9 173.9 175.7 111.7 3.1 3.7 2.8 1.1 1.5 .8 .8 1.0 .7 2.5 3.0 2.1 .1 .4 -.2 .3 .5 .1 M 173.4 172.6 173.2 174.8 3.5 1.3 .9 2.4 -.1 .3 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 181.0 181.9 112.9 180.8 181.6 112.9 181.5 182.5 113.2 183.2 184.4 114.0 2.9 3.2 2.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 .9 1.0 .7 2.3 2.7 1.6 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 M M M 164.0 111.7 173.1 163.7 111.4 172.5 164.3 111.8 173.2 165.8 112.6 174.7 3.3 2.8 3.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 .9 .7 .9 2.9 2.2 2.4 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 .4 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 176.9 177.0 176.0 176.7 176.4 177.8 178.1 179.6 3.3 3.9 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 2.8 3.7 -.3 .5 .2 .6 M 188.8 188.7 189.7 191.3 3.6 1.4 .8 3.4 .5 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 199.2 164.9 173.0 113.5 - 199.3 165.3 173.3 114.1 - - - - 3.9 1.5 1.9 3.3 .1 .2 .2 .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 - 174.6 174.4 158.0 175.3 - 178.1 176.8 161.7 178.0 2.8 3.7 4.8 3.3 2.0 1.4 2.3 1.5 - - - - 2 2 2 - 184.9 189.6 184.6 - 185.9 193.7 186.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 .5 2.2 .9 - - - - 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 Feb. 2003 from— Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Jan. 2003 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 4.164 106.4 106.7 106.6 105.6 107.9 107.6 109.9 111.5 112.8 97.6 90.2 R104.5 104.7 100.4 114.6 110.9 115.8 102.7 98.3 120.0 84.4 111.1 107.2 107.1 107.1 106.1 108.4 107.7 110.4 111.9 114.3 97.8 91.9 106.5 106.9 101.1 115.0 111.0 116.3 103.0 98.2 120.3 84.2 111.4 2.6 1.3 1.3 .8 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.6 5.6 -1.1 -2.9 6.8 7.5 -1.8 4.3 2.6 4.9 .4 .4 6.2 -3.6 2.2 0.8 .4 .5 .5 .5 .1 .5 .4 1.3 .2 1.9 1.9 2.1 .7 .3 .1 .4 .3 -.1 .3 -.2 .3 57.098 42.902 12.953 29.949 78.851 6.717 111.3 100.2 91.2 104.2 105.8 R113.4 111.7 101.4 91.0 106.0 106.1 120.1 3.0 2.0 -3.1 4.2 1.3 22.3 .4 1.2 -.2 1.7 .3 5.9 Commodity and service group Services ..................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................. Durables .................................................................................. Nondurables .............................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Energy ....................................................................................... R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes for 2003 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2002 are interim adjustments.
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