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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6. Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Price Price Price Price Price Price Index Index Index Index Index Index for for for for for for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 USDL-95-52 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Wednesday, February 15, 1995 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--JANUARY 1995 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 150.3 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.4 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January 1995 CPI-W level of 147.8 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in January 1994. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in January, following increases of 0.1 and 0.2 percent in the 2 preceding months. In January, the index for food declined 0.3 percent, following an advance of 0.8 percent in December. Energy costs, which declined slightly in December, increased 0.3 percent in January. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent, following a 0.1 percent rise in December. The acceleration in January reflects a larger rise in shelter costs and upturns in the indexes for apparel commodities, airline fares, and housefurnishings, each of which had declined throughout most of the second half of 1994. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.|Jan.95 |Jan95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .3 .4 .2 .1 .1 .2 .3 2.7 2.8 Food and beverages| .5 .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 2.5 2.5 Housing | .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .4 2.2 2.4 Apparel and upkeep| -.4 -.9 .1 -.2 -.3 -.2 .7 .6 -.8 Transportation | .7 1.0 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .6 3.9 4.3 Medical care | .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .5 .3 4.9 4.9 Entertainment | .3 .0 .1 .1 .4 .1 .4 3.5 2.4 Other goods & serv| .4 .3 .1 .4 .4 .3 .0 2.6 4.0 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.4 1.4 -.6 -.3 .5 -.1 .3 2.7 2.9 Food | .6 .5 .2 .1 .1 .8 -.3 2.5 2.6 AI - food & energy| .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 3.1 2.9 ____________________________________________________________________ The food and beverage index fell 0.2 percent in January. Grocery store food prices decreased 0.5 percent in January, following a 1.0 percent increase in December. The deceleration reflects a sharp downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 2.6 percent in January, following a 5.3 percent rise in December. The index for fresh fruits and vegetables decreased 4.3 percent, more than offsetting a 1.0 percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. Each of the other major grocery store food groups showed little movement in January, with the changes ranging between negative and positive 0.2 percent. The index for cereal and bakery products fell 0.2 percent, while the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for dairy products, and for other food at home each increased. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs turned up in January as an increase in meat prices more than offset declines in the indexes for poultry, eggs, and fish and seafood. Beef and pork prices, each of which declined in 1994, rose 0.5 and 1.3 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--each rose 0.1 percent in January. The housing component increased 0.4 percent in January, following no change in December. Each of the three major housing groups contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs, which increased 0.1 percent in December, advanced 0.3 percent in January. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.2 percent; homeowners' costs, 0.4 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 0.3 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which declined 0.2 percent in December, increased 0.5 percent in January. The index for household fuels rose 0.2 percent, as increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity--up 0.6 and 0.7 percent, respectively--more than offset an 0.8 percent decline in the index for natural gas. The index for other utilities and public services rose 1.0 percent in January, reflecting a sharp increase in the index for telephone services. These charges rose 1.3 percent in January as a 2.7 percent increase in local telephone call charges more than offset a 4.8 percent drop in charges for intrastate toll calls. Charges for cable television, which had declined throughout most of 1994 before turning up in November, rose 0.7 percent in January. The index for household furnishings and operation, which was unchanged in December, increased 0.8 percent in January, its largest monthly advance since February 1991. Contributing to the January increase was a 10.3 percent rise in postage fees. The transportation index advanced 0.6 percent in January, following an increase of 0.2 percent in December. Public transportation costs, which declined 2.3 percent in December, rose 1.2 percent in January, reflecting an upturn in airline fares. The index for airline fares rose 2.2 percent in January, following declines in each of the last four months of 1994 totaling 10.8 percent. Private transportation costs rose 0.5 percent in January, the same as in December. The index for motor fuels rose 0.4 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 1.8 percent. See the note on page 6, which explains the quality adjustment made to gasoline prices in the January CPI.) The increase of 0.1 percent in the index for new cars continues its pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1995 models. (As of January, the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about 80 percent of the new car sample.) Automobile finance charges continued to increase sharply, advancing 4.0 percent in January and 27.4 percent in the last 12 months. Used car prices also continued to rise sharply, advancing 2.6 percent in January and 11.4 percent since January 1994. The index for apparel and upkeep, which registered declines throughout most of the second half of 1994, turned up in January, increasing 0.7 percent. Smaller than usual discounts on fall-winter clothing in January, resulting from substantial discounting earlier in the season were responsible for the January increase. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.9 percent in January.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in January to a level 4.9 percent higher than a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was unchanged in January. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in January. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.4 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent rise in December. The indexes for toys and sporting goods and equipment and for fees for club memberships and for instructions, which declined in December, turned up in January. The index for other goods and services was unchanged in January. The index for tobacco and smoking products fell 1.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, tobacco prices rose 0.1 percent.) An increase in the index for personal and educational expenses, in particular, for prices of school books and supplies offset the drop in the tobacco index. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.3 percent in January. ______________________________________________________________________________ Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 1995| ended |ended |___________________________________| | | July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.|Jan.95 |Jan95 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .4 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 3.0 2.9 Food and beverages| .4 .4 .3 .0 .2 .6 -.2 2.5 2.4 Housing | .1 .4 .1 .1 .2 .0 .4 2.5 2.4 Apparel and upkeep| -.3 -.8 .1 -.4 -.4 -.3 .7 .0 -.9 Transportation | .8 1.0 .1 .0 .4 .4 .7 6.0 5.1 Medical care | .3 .4 .4 .6 .4 .5 .3 4.8 4.9 Entertainment | .3 .0 .0 .2 .4 .0 .4 3.3 2.3 Other goods & serv| .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 -.1 2.0 3.8 Special indexes: | Energy | 1.4 1.7 -.6 -.4 .6 -.1 .2 2.7 3.1 Food | .6 .4 .3 .0 .1 .7 -.1 2.8 2.5 AI - food & energy| .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 3.1 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for February will be released on Thursday, March 16, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EST). QUALITY ADJUSTMENT FOR GASOLINE A quality adjustment has been made to gasoline prices used in the January CPI to account for the effects of the mandated introduction of reformulated gasoline in selected areas of the United States. The gasoline index rose 0.4 percent in January, following seasonal adjustment. Without the quality adjustment, it is estimated that this index would have increased 1.1 percent. In those areas required to sell the reformulated gasoline, virtually all of the January price quotes were for reformulated gasoline. CPI ANNOUNCEMENT Effective with the release of data for January 1995, on February 15, the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced several technical improvements in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index designed to make the index a more accurate measure of price change. These improvements, which stem from findings of research conducted by BLS staff, affected the food at home, shelter, and prescription drug components of the CPI. The change to the food at home component improved the outlet sample rotation process. (Approximately 20 percent of CPI outlet samples are updated annually.) Empirical evidence had established that the prior procedures for the routine introduction of new samples tended to overstate price change for the newly sampled items immediately following their introduction. Since the food at home component of the index is particularly sensitive to this effect, new measures designed to lessen its impact have been introduced in the calculation of the food at home component beginning with January 1995 data. In addition, two changes have been made in the way in which the shelter component of the CPI is calculated. First, the imputation formula for estimating owners' equivalent rent, which relies upon a matching of a sample of residential rental units to a sample of homeowner units, has been improved. Second, additional BLS research indicated that the prior procedures, both for residential rent and for owners' implicit rent, tended to understate the short-term rent change. Beginning with data for January 1995, BLS has incorporated an improved estimate. Research on this issue will continue during the course of the upcoming CPI revision, and, if this research yields further improvements in the estimates of rent changes, they will be incorporated into the index as part of the revision effort. Finally, the procedure for handling the introduction into the index of generic versions of formerly patented drugs into the index has been changed. The prior practice of directly comparing the prices of patented and generic drugs only when the patented drug is no longer available in the sampled outlet has been changed. A new procedure, which reflects the rate at which consumers switch their purchases from patented to generic versions of a drug, has been employed beginning with CPI data for January 1995. The basic research papers on these topics are available from the BLS by calling 202-606-7000. These changes are explained more fully in the CPI Detailed Report for October 1994. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Dec. Jan. 1994 1994 1995 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. 1994 Dec. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromOct. to Nov. to Dec. to Nov. Dec. Jan. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 149.7 448.4 150.3 450.3 2.8 - 0.4 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 17.412 15.838 9.934 1.464 2.892 1.169 2.013 2.396 .326 .249 .796 1.026 5.904 1.574 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 136.4 131.6 180.3 138.8 134.5 134.2 131.7 148.1 147.1 151.8 147.9 147.5 148.2 164.6 137.3 132.7 180.4 140.3 135.5 136.4 133.3 149.4 147.4 152.0 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.7 -.4 .8 6.2 6.1 .4 3.9 14.8 2.5 2.0 .7 .5 .5 .6 .2 .7 .8 .1 1.1 .7 1.6 1.2 .9 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .0 .3 .3 .1 -.3 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 .6 .8 1.0 .2 -.2 -.1 5.3 .1 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .0 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.2 .2 .2 -2.6 .1 -.1 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .1 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 41.187 28.042 7.955 5.765 2.190 19.889 19.501 .389 .198 .120 145.4 161.8 168.2 155.7 186.2 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 146.4 162.9 170.7 156.1 195.0 168.4 168.7 155.9 133.1 137.3 2.4 3.0 2.3 2.6 1.8 3.4 3.4 4.5 3.3 4.6 .7 .7 1.5 .3 4.7 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .4 .3 .4 .0 .1 -.1 .1 -.5 .1 .1 .4 1.1 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 .078 7.093 3.859 126.8 122.0 110.1 127.5 122.9 110.7 1.3 1.1 .1 .6 .7 .5 .4 .2 .5 2.0 -.2 -.5 .6 .5 .2 .360 88.4 89.4 .6 1.1 -.2 .0 -.1 3.499 117.4 118.0 .0 .5 .4 -.5 .3 3.234 6.052 3.508 1.088 1.455 150.6 120.8 110.3 132.9 139.1 152.1 121.8 110.5 133.8 142.4 2.1 1.1 -.2 1.7 3.6 1.0 .8 .2 .7 2.4 .1 -.2 -.2 -1.0 .0 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .0 1.0 .8 .2 .8 2.5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ 5.656 5.097 1.329 2.269 130.5 127.2 125.3 125.7 129.4 126.0 124.0 123.0 -.8 -1.0 -.2 -3.1 -.8 -.9 -1.0 -2.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -1.0 -.2 -.3 -1.1 -.1 .7 .7 1.2 .5 Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... .204 .747 .548 .559 131.3 123.6 146.5 156.4 129.0 124.0 150.1 157.0 2.7 -1.5 5.3 2.1 -1.8 .3 2.5 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.1 .5 -.2 .8 .1 .0 .9 .0 .4 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 17.139 15.623 5.059 4.052 1.318 3.106 1.536 4.604 137.1 134.9 140.1 138.5 151.5 100.4 100.2 151.9 167.6 137.3 134.9 140.6 139.0 152.4 98.7 98.4 152.0 168.8 4.3 5.2 3.3 3.2 11.4 6.6 6.8 2.6 5.8 .1 .0 .4 .4 .6 -1.7 -1.8 .1 .7 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 1.2 .7 .8 .2 .8 .2 .5 .1 .1 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .8 .6 .5 .2 .1 2.6 .4 .4 .1 .7 .618 104.3 104.2 .7 -.1 .5 .0 -.2 3.986 1.516 182.4 165.6 184.0 168.4 6.7 -3.9 .9 1.7 .8 -2.3 .9 -2.3 .8 1.2 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.266 1.291 5.974 3.416 215.3 202.9 218.2 196.0 216.6 203.1 219.8 197.2 4.9 2.7 5.5 4.7 .6 .1 .7 .6 .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .1 .6 .5 .3 .0 .4 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.335 1.968 2.366 151.2 136.8 168.3 152.1 137.5 169.4 2.4 2.1 2.7 .6 .5 .7 .4 .2 .5 .1 .0 .1 .4 .2 .5 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.005 1.607 1.175 202.4 222.0 145.8 203.0 222.2 145.7 4.0 2.1 1.7 .3 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .3 .3 .0 .1 .0 -1.3 -.1 .622 .553 4.223 .251 3.972 142.6 149.2 229.2 207.4 231.1 142.2 149.4 230.2 211.9 231.8 1.2 2.1 5.5 4.2 5.5 -.3 .1 .4 2.2 .3 .2 .3 .6 .3 .6 .2 .0 .4 .2 .4 -.3 .1 .4 1.2 .4 100.000 43.386 17.412 25.974 149.7 135.1 147.2 127.6 150.3 135.1 147.9 127.4 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.3 .4 .0 .5 -.2 .1 .1 .2 .0 .2 .3 .6 .2 .3 .1 -.2 .3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 15.375 5.097 128.1 127.2 127.5 126.0 1.7 -1.0 -.5 -.9 .1 -.2 .0 -.3 .3 .7 10.278 10.599 56.614 27.422 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 131.2 127.2 165.9 169.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 -.2 .2 .7 .7 .2 .2 .3 .2 -.8 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .4 .5 .3 8.731 7.038 5.974 7.450 135.9 171.1 218.2 188.9 137.2 172.6 219.8 189.7 1.7 3.3 5.5 4.1 1.0 .9 .7 .4 .3 .0 .4 .5 .0 .1 .6 .3 .7 .6 .4 .4 84.162 71.958 80.111 92.734 27.548 16.950 11.852 32.788 29.192 50.640 6.965 93.035 77.197 150.2 146.3 150.8 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 150.8 146.8 151.5 146.6 128.3 128.9 132.4 137.8 174.0 160.9 104.2 156.5 158.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.1 1.6 2.8 2.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 .4 .3 .5 .4 -.2 -.5 -.2 .0 .8 .8 -.5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .0 .2 .2 .2 .3 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.7 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .1 .6 .5 .3 .3 .4 24.082 3.466 53.115 137.6 99.2 169.6 137.7 97.9 170.8 1.7 6.0 3.5 .1 -1.3 .7 .0 .6 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 - $.668 .223 $.665 .222 -2.8 - -.4 - -.1 - .0 -.4 - Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: - Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Apr. 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedJuly Oct. Jan. July Jan. 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 146.1 145.8 145.7 164.8 136.9 131.5 167.9 139.4 135.4 135.0 132.5 148.5 146.4 151.8 146.4 146.0 145.9 164.7 136.9 131.9 168.4 139.6 135.0 135.5 132.8 148.8 146.8 152.2 147.3 147.1 147.3 165.0 136.6 131.8 177.4 139.7 135.5 135.7 132.9 148.7 147.2 152.2 147.0 146.7 146.6 164.6 136.9 132.0 172.7 139.9 135.4 136.1 132.8 149.2 147.4 152.3 .3 .6 .0 4.8 -.3 3.7 -9.2 2.8 2.7 5.0 -.7 4.8 1.4 -.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 3.0 -.9 -.9 22.3 10.0 -1.8 6.5 30.7 1.4 1.1 1.3 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.5 -.3 -1.2 2.2 10.7 .9 .9 32.9 1.9 2.5 .5 2.5 2.5 2.5 -.5 .0 1.5 11.9 1.4 .0 3.3 .9 1.9 2.8 1.3 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.9 -.6 1.4 5.4 6.3 .4 5.7 14.0 3.0 1.2 .5 2.6 2.8 2.9 1.5 -.1 .2 6.9 6.0 .4 2.1 15.8 1.9 2.6 .9 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... 145.7 161.8 169.7 155.1 197.5 167.3 167.6 154.2 130.8 135.9 123.8 122.6 110.5 145.9 162.2 170.2 155.5 198.3 167.7 168.0 154.8 131.2 136.4 124.3 122.9 111.0 145.9 162.3 170.1 155.7 197.3 167.8 168.1 155.4 132.7 137.0 126.8 122.7 110.5 146.5 162.8 170.5 156.1 197.6 168.4 168.7 156.1 133.1 137.3 127.5 123.3 110.7 2.5 3.3 2.4 2.7 2.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.1 6.2 1.3 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 5.7 3.4 6.5 -1.3 -.3 -1.4 2.8 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.9 3.7 -1.5 1.5 -6.5 -.6 -1.1 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.6 .2 2.7 2.7 5.0 7.2 4.2 12.5 2.3 .7 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.2 3.0 3.0 4.6 3.8 6.3 .0 1.1 .5 2.5 3.3 2.4 2.7 1.3 3.8 3.8 4.4 2.8 2.8 2.6 .8 -.2 87.9 87.7 87.7 87.6 9.5 -1.3 -4.0 -1.4 3.9 -2.7 Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 118.3 150.4 121.3 111.0 133.7 139.1 118.8 150.5 121.0 110.8 132.4 139.1 118.2 150.6 121.0 110.7 132.7 139.1 118.5 152.1 122.0 110.9 133.8 142.6 1.7 3.0 -.7 -1.8 .0 1.2 -1.7 1.1 2.7 3.3 1.8 1.8 -.3 .0 .0 -1.8 4.6 1.5 .7 4.6 2.3 -.4 .3 10.5 .0 2.0 1.0 .7 .9 1.5 .2 2.3 1.2 -1.1 2.4 5.9 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 132.8 129.5 126.6 129.5 128.8 124.5 149.5 156.4 132.4 129.2 126.5 128.2 129.8 124.8 150.7 156.3 132.1 128.8 125.1 128.1 130.4 124.5 151.9 156.4 133.0 129.7 126.6 128.8 130.4 125.6 151.9 157.0 -1.2 -1.5 -3.4 -2.4 -1.6 -2.8 9.2 2.6 1.8 1.9 3.9 -.9 10.2 -.9 9.6 2.3 -4.1 -5.1 -1.3 -7.1 -2.4 -5.6 -3.4 1.8 .6 .6 .0 -2.1 5.1 3.6 6.6 1.5 .3 .2 .2 -1.6 4.1 -1.9 9.4 2.5 -1.8 -2.3 -.6 -4.6 1.2 -1.1 1.5 1.7 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 136.1 133.4 139.3 137.6 144.7 100.4 100.2 151.6 164.0 136.3 134.0 139.1 137.4 146.4 101.1 101.0 151.9 165.3 136.6 134.7 139.2 137.6 149.4 101.3 101.1 152.1 166.6 137.4 135.4 139.5 137.7 153.3 101.7 101.5 152.2 167.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.5 5.6 5.6 2.7 4.9 4.6 5.3 4.8 4.5 7.4 9.0 9.9 1.9 4.8 4.2 4.9 3.5 3.3 10.0 6.6 6.7 4.3 4.8 3.9 6.1 .6 .3 26.0 5.3 5.3 1.6 9.3 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.4 5.5 7.3 7.7 2.3 4.9 4.0 5.5 2.0 1.8 17.7 6.0 6.0 3.0 7.0 103.4 103.9 103.9 103.7 2.0 .8 -.8 1.2 1.4 .2 178.3 171.3 179.8 167.3 181.5 163.5 182.9 165.4 5.5 6.7 5.4 -2.9 5.6 -5.6 10.7 -13.1 5.4 1.7 8.1 -9.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 214.3 202.5 216.8 195.2 215.2 203.2 217.7 195.9 216.2 203.4 218.9 196.8 216.9 203.5 219.8 197.3 4.9 2.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.5 4.8 3.6 5.4 3.0 5.9 5.1 4.9 2.0 5.7 4.4 4.7 2.9 5.2 4.5 5.2 2.5 5.8 4.7 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 150.8 136.9 167.5 151.4 137.2 168.4 151.5 137.2 168.5 152.1 137.5 169.4 2.4 2.1 2.9 3.0 3.3 2.4 .8 1.2 1.0 3.5 1.8 4.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.1 1.5 2.8 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care 201.7 223.2 145.3 202.5 223.5 145.7 203.1 223.5 145.8 203.0 220.7 145.7 4.6 2.4 2.5 5.4 6.2 2.2 3.4 4.4 .8 2.6 -4.4 1.1 5.0 4.3 2.4 3.0 -.1 1.0 appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 142.0 148.7 226.5 207.1 227.9 142.3 149.2 227.8 207.8 229.2 142.6 149.2 228.8 208.2 230.2 142.2 149.4 229.8 210.6 231.1 2.6 2.2 6.2 3.8 6.4 1.4 3.3 5.9 4.4 6.1 .3 1.1 3.8 1.4 4.0 .6 1.9 6.0 6.9 5.7 2.0 2.8 6.1 4.1 6.2 .4 1.5 4.9 4.1 4.8 134.7 146.1 127.8 128.8 129.5 134.9 146.4 127.8 128.9 129.2 135.3 147.3 128.0 128.9 128.8 135.5 147.0 128.4 129.3 129.7 2.8 1.2 .3 1.6 2.2 -1.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 3.2 1.9 3.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 -.3 -5.1 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.6 .6 2.9 2.6 2.1 2.9 2.7 .2 2.8 2.1 2.6 1.6 .6 -2.3 132.2 125.8 164.6 168.7 132.5 126.1 165.1 169.1 131.5 126.5 165.2 169.1 131.2 127.0 166.0 169.6 3.8 2.6 3.8 3.4 9.0 4.3 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.9 3.5 4.4 -3.0 3.9 3.4 2.2 6.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 -.2 2.9 3.5 3.3 136.4 170.1 216.8 187.8 136.8 170.1 217.7 188.7 136.8 170.2 218.9 189.2 137.8 171.3 219.8 189.9 2.1 5.2 5.5 4.7 .6 2.6 4.8 4.2 .0 2.6 5.9 2.8 4.2 2.9 5.7 4.5 1.3 3.9 5.2 4.4 2.1 2.7 5.8 3.7 150.1 145.9 150.7 145.7 128.9 130.2 133.2 137.6 172.1 159.6 105.0 155.6 158.0 150.4 146.2 151.0 145.9 128.9 130.2 133.5 137.9 172.5 160.0 105.5 155.8 158.3 150.6 146.5 151.3 146.2 129.1 130.3 132.6 138.2 172.9 160.1 105.4 156.2 158.5 151.2 147.0 151.8 146.6 129.5 130.6 132.4 138.4 174.0 160.9 105.7 156.7 159.2 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.6 3.8 1.2 4.1 3.6 3.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.1 4.2 3.1 7.6 3.6 2.6 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 1.3 .3 2.4 1.2 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.2 -2.4 2.3 4.5 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.3 5.7 2.4 3.4 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 1.6 .8 .0 1.8 3.7 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.8 137.8 99.1 169.3 137.8 99.7 169.7 137.9 99.9 170.0 138.4 100.2 170.8 1.2 6.1 3.9 3.3 7.7 2.7 .6 5.4 3.6 1.8 4.5 3.6 2.2 6.9 3.3 1.2 5.0 3.6 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Dec. Jan. 1994 1994 1995 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. 1994 Dec. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromOct. to Nov. to Dec. to Nov. Dec. Jan. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 147.2 438.6 147.8 440.2 2.9 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 19.320 17.629 11.243 1.670 3.398 1.299 2.124 2.751 .367 .286 .920 1.179 6.387 1.690 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 136.0 131.4 178.8 138.3 134.4 134.1 130.6 148.0 147.0 151.4 147.2 146.9 147.2 164.3 137.1 132.4 178.8 139.7 135.5 136.3 132.2 149.1 147.3 151.6 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8 -.4 .8 5.9 5.7 .4 3.8 13.4 2.4 2.1 .7 .4 .5 .6 .2 .8 .8 .0 1.0 .8 1.6 1.2 .7 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 .3 .2 .1 -.3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .6 .7 1.0 .2 -.2 .0 5.4 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.2 .3 .1 -2.6 .1 -.1 .2 -.1 .1 .3 .0 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. 38.759 25.753 8.073 6.615 1.458 17.491 142.7 157.7 148.5 155.4 187.2 153.1 143.5 158.6 149.9 155.7 195.3 153.6 2.4 3.1 2.4 2.5 1.7 3.4 .6 .6 .9 .2 4.3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .5 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .4 .3 .1 .2 -.3 .3 Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 17.161 .331 .189 .104 153.3 142.9 132.4 140.3 153.8 143.2 132.8 140.5 3.4 4.9 2.5 4.2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .4 .3 .4 .1 .5 .8 .2 .3 .4 .3 .1 .085 7.329 3.958 121.9 121.6 109.5 122.5 122.5 110.1 .6 .8 .0 .5 .7 .5 .2 .2 .5 1.4 -.2 -.5 .5 .5 .2 .331 88.3 89.3 .4 1.1 -.1 .0 -.1 3.627 116.8 117.4 -.1 .5 .5 -.6 .3 3.372 5.676 3.432 1.122 1.122 151.1 119.7 109.1 133.3 141.5 152.4 120.5 109.2 134.1 145.6 1.9 1.1 -.2 1.8 4.4 .9 .7 .1 .6 2.9 .0 -.3 -.1 -.7 -.1 .1 .0 -.2 .3 .1 .9 .8 .2 .8 3.0 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.661 5.136 1.329 2.214 .263 .827 .503 .524 129.3 126.1 124.5 124.0 132.9 124.2 144.1 155.9 128.3 125.0 123.5 121.2 130.3 124.4 149.1 156.5 -.9 -1.2 -.5 -3.1 3.3 -2.0 4.3 2.0 -.8 -.9 -.8 -2.3 -2.0 .2 3.5 .4 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.9 .9 -.1 .4 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.9 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .7 .7 1.2 .6 -.1 .8 .3 .4 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 19.183 18.027 4.982 3.622 2.382 3.819 1.617 5.227 136.7 135.2 140.9 138.1 152.1 100.2 100.0 152.6 163.4 136.9 135.2 141.2 138.6 153.0 98.5 98.3 152.7 164.7 5.1 5.7 3.4 3.1 11.2 6.5 6.8 2.6 6.1 .1 .0 .2 .4 .6 -1.7 -1.7 .1 .8 .4 .5 -.1 -.1 1.2 .8 .8 .2 .7 .4 .6 .1 .1 1.9 .2 .1 .2 .8 .7 .6 .1 .2 2.8 .3 .4 .0 .7 .780 103.5 103.4 .5 -.1 .4 .1 -.3 4.447 1.156 178.4 162.5 180.0 164.8 7.0 -3.2 .9 1.4 .7 -1.4 .9 -1.6 .8 .7 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... 6.173 1.063 214.6 200.8 215.9 200.9 4.9 2.6 .6 .0 .4 .4 .5 .1 .3 .0 Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 5.110 2.920 217.7 196.9 219.3 198.1 5.4 4.8 .7 .6 .4 .4 .6 .4 .4 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.005 2.054 1.951 149.2 136.1 168.3 150.1 136.8 169.2 2.3 1.9 2.7 .6 .5 .5 .4 .3 .5 .0 -.1 .1 .4 .3 .5 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 6.900 2.128 1.139 200.0 222.2 146.1 200.5 222.4 146.0 3.8 2.3 1.7 .3 .1 -.1 .4 .2 .3 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -1.2 -.1 .646 .493 3.633 .220 3.413 143.5 149.2 224.9 208.5 226.5 143.1 149.5 226.0 213.4 227.2 1.5 2.1 5.6 4.0 5.6 -.3 .2 .5 2.4 .3 .2 .3 .5 .5 .5 .3 .1 .4 .2 .4 -.3 .2 .5 1.4 .4 100.000 47.499 19.320 28.180 16.400 5.136 147.2 134.8 146.6 127.6 127.7 126.1 147.8 134.9 147.2 127.4 127.0 125.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.7 1.8 -1.2 .4 .1 .4 -.2 -.5 -.9 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.5 .2 .4 .6 .2 .0 -.2 .3 .1 -.2 .4 .2 .7 11.263 11.780 52.501 25.206 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 130.9 126.8 163.4 152.5 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.0 -.3 .2 .6 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 -.8 .4 .2 .0 -.3 .6 .4 .2 8.584 7.220 5.110 6.381 124.9 169.2 217.7 185.9 126.1 170.6 219.3 186.6 1.5 4.3 5.4 4.1 1.0 .8 .7 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .0 .3 .6 .3 .7 .7 .4 .4 82.371 74.247 82.509 93.827 29.870 18.090 12.954 147.4 144.6 138.4 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 147.9 145.0 139.0 144.6 128.3 128.4 132.0 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 1.7 3.0 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.2 -.5 -.3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 .0 -.7 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 35.719 27.295 47.390 7.777 92.223 74.594 137.4 154.0 157.6 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.4 155.2 158.6 103.6 154.0 155.8 2.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 .0 .8 .6 -.6 .5 .5 .2 .3 .3 .6 .2 .2 .3 .3 .1 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .6 .4 .2 .3 .4 25.720 4.150 48.874 137.1 99.4 167.5 137.1 98.0 168.5 2.0 6.1 3.6 .0 -1.4 .6 .1 .7 .3 .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 - $.679 .228 $.677 .227 -2.9 - -.3 - -.1 - .0 -.3 - - Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Apr. 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedJuly Oct. Jan. July Jan. 1994 1994 1995 1994 1995 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ 145.7 145.2 145.0 164.5 136.8 131.2 167.3 146.0 145.4 145.1 164.4 136.6 131.6 167.7 146.9 146.4 146.5 164.7 136.3 131.6 176.7 146.6 146.2 145.9 164.3 136.7 131.7 172.1 2.5 3.4 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 .3 .3 .0 4.8 -.3 3.7 -9.5 3.7 4.3 5.8 3.3 -1.4 -.9 21.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.5 .3 -1.5 1.9 2.5 2.8 2.5 -.5 -.3 1.5 12.0 2.0 2.3 2.8 4.0 -.9 1.4 5.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 1.5 .0 .0 6.8 Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 138.8 135.5 135.0 131.3 148.2 146.3 151.3 139.0 135.1 135.3 131.7 148.5 146.7 151.7 139.2 135.5 135.5 131.8 148.6 147.0 151.9 139.3 135.3 135.8 131.7 148.8 147.4 151.9 2.5 2.4 5.6 -1.4 4.5 1.4 -.8 9.0 -1.8 6.2 27.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 10.1 1.5 .9 29.8 1.6 2.5 .8 1.4 -.6 2.4 1.2 1.6 3.0 1.6 5.7 .3 5.9 12.2 3.0 1.4 .3 5.7 .4 1.6 14.6 1.6 2.8 1.2 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 142.7 157.6 149.1 154.8 197.8 152.6 152.8 141.6 131.0 139.5 120.0 122.2 109.8 143.0 158.1 149.6 155.2 198.8 153.0 153.2 142.1 131.4 140.0 120.2 122.5 110.3 143.0 158.2 149.7 155.4 198.3 153.1 153.3 142.8 132.4 140.3 121.9 122.2 109.8 143.6 158.6 149.9 155.7 197.8 153.6 153.8 143.4 132.8 140.5 122.5 122.8 110.0 2.6 3.4 2.8 2.9 2.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 1.2 5.1 -2.9 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.8 3.1 2.4 2.4 7.5 4.4 7.5 .7 -.7 -1.4 2.6 4.2 2.5 2.9 1.8 4.9 4.9 3.8 -1.2 1.2 -3.6 -.3 -1.1 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.3 .0 2.6 2.6 5.2 5.6 2.9 8.6 2.0 .7 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 3.1 3.1 5.5 2.8 6.3 -1.1 .8 .2 2.6 3.4 2.3 2.6 .9 3.7 3.7 4.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 .8 -.2 87.7 87.6 87.6 87.5 9.0 -1.3 -4.4 -.9 3.7 -2.7 117.6 150.9 120.0 109.6 133.8 141.4 118.2 150.9 119.7 109.5 132.8 141.3 117.5 151.1 119.7 109.3 133.2 141.4 117.8 152.4 120.7 109.5 134.2 145.7 1.4 3.0 -1.0 -2.2 .0 1.7 -1.7 .5 2.7 3.3 2.1 2.3 -.3 .0 .3 -1.4 4.0 1.4 .7 4.0 2.4 -.4 1.2 12.7 -.2 1.7 .8 .5 1.1 2.0 .2 2.0 1.3 -.9 2.6 6.9 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.5 128.6 125.7 128.0 130.3 125.3 148.6 156.0 131.0 128.0 125.4 126.8 131.5 125.2 149.2 155.8 130.6 127.7 124.3 126.5 131.9 125.1 149.6 155.9 131.5 128.6 125.8 127.3 131.8 126.1 150.1 156.5 -1.2 -1.8 -4.1 -2.7 -.3 -3.1 12.2 2.1 1.5 1.6 5.2 .0 12.1 -1.6 .0 2.4 -4.1 -4.8 -3.1 -7.4 -2.4 -5.5 1.4 2.3 .0 .0 .3 -2.2 4.7 2.6 4.1 1.3 .2 -.2 .5 -1.4 5.7 -2.3 5.9 2.2 -2.1 -2.4 -1.4 -4.8 1.1 -1.6 2.7 1.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. 135.2 133.4 140.0 137.2 145.3 135.7 134.1 139.8 137.1 147.0 136.3 134.9 140.0 137.2 149.8 137.2 135.7 140.1 137.5 154.0 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.3 3.2 5.3 6.3 5.4 4.5 7.4 4.9 5.3 2.9 3.0 9.6 6.0 7.1 .3 .9 26.2 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.4 5.3 5.5 6.2 1.6 1.9 17.6 Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 100.3 100.1 152.3 160.1 101.1 100.9 152.6 161.2 101.3 101.0 152.9 162.5 101.6 101.4 152.9 163.6 5.1 5.6 2.4 4.5 9.0 9.9 2.7 5.8 7.1 6.2 3.8 4.9 5.3 5.3 1.6 9.0 7.0 7.7 2.6 5.1 6.2 5.8 2.7 6.9 102.7 103.1 103.2 102.9 1.6 .4 -.8 .8 1.0 .0 174.4 166.7 175.7 164.3 177.3 161.6 178.8 162.8 5.1 5.1 6.5 -3.9 6.2 -4.7 10.5 -9.0 5.8 .5 8.3 -6.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 213.6 200.3 216.4 196.1 214.5 201.2 217.3 196.9 215.5 201.4 218.5 197.7 216.1 201.3 219.3 198.3 4.7 2.1 5.5 5.6 4.5 2.9 4.8 3.6 5.6 3.3 5.9 5.3 4.8 2.0 5.5 4.6 4.6 2.5 5.2 4.6 5.2 2.6 5.7 4.9 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 148.9 136.2 167.3 149.5 136.6 168.2 149.5 136.4 168.4 150.1 136.8 169.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 .8 .9 .7 3.3 1.8 4.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.3 2.7 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 199.2 223.2 145.5 200.0 223.6 145.9 200.5 223.6 146.1 200.2 220.9 146.0 4.4 2.4 2.8 5.4 6.8 1.7 3.5 4.0 1.1 2.0 -4.1 1.4 4.9 4.6 2.2 2.8 -.1 1.2 142.8 148.6 222.3 207.8 223.6 143.1 149.1 223.5 208.9 224.8 143.5 149.2 224.4 209.3 225.8 143.1 149.5 225.6 212.3 226.8 3.4 2.2 6.3 4.0 6.5 .8 2.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 .8 1.1 3.9 -1.1 4.2 .8 2.4 6.1 8.9 5.8 2.1 2.5 6.2 4.4 6.2 .8 1.8 5.0 3.8 5.0 134.4 145.7 127.5 128.3 128.6 134.6 146.0 127.6 128.5 128.0 135.1 146.9 127.8 128.5 127.7 135.3 146.6 128.3 128.8 128.6 2.5 1.2 .3 1.9 2.6 -1.8 3.4 4.3 3.7 4.5 3.2 1.6 2.8 1.8 2.8 1.6 .0 -4.8 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.6 .0 2.9 2.7 2.0 3.2 2.9 -.2 2.9 2.3 2.6 2.1 .8 -2.4 132.0 125.0 162.0 151.8 132.4 125.4 162.5 152.2 131.3 125.9 162.8 152.2 130.9 126.7 163.5 152.5 4.2 2.0 3.6 3.8 10.4 5.3 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.3 4.1 -3.3 5.6 3.8 1.9 7.2 3.6 3.2 3.1 -.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 125.4 167.5 125.7 168.0 125.7 168.5 126.6 169.6 1.9 4.5 .3 4.0 .0 3.7 3.9 5.1 1.1 4.2 1.9 4.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 216.4 184.7 217.3 185.5 218.5 186.1 219.3 186.9 5.5 4.5 4.8 4.5 5.9 2.9 5.5 4.9 5.2 4.5 5.7 3.9 146.9 144.1 138.1 143.6 128.6 129.7 133.0 137.2 153.3 157.4 104.6 152.9 155.0 147.3 144.4 138.4 143.9 128.8 129.8 133.3 137.5 153.8 157.8 105.2 153.2 155.3 147.5 144.8 138.8 144.2 129.0 129.8 132.4 137.9 154.2 157.9 105.1 153.6 155.6 148.1 145.3 139.2 144.7 129.4 130.1 132.0 138.0 155.2 158.6 105.3 154.1 156.2 3.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.6 2.2 4.1 1.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.6 3.4 4.2 3.1 8.6 3.9 2.9 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 1.6 .3 2.4 1.2 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.5 1.2 -3.0 2.4 5.1 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 6.3 2.5 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.0 .8 -.3 1.8 3.8 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 137.0 99.4 167.1 137.1 100.1 167.6 137.3 100.3 167.9 137.8 100.6 168.7 .9 5.6 4.0 3.6 7.7 3.0 .9 6.3 3.7 2.4 4.9 3.9 2.2 6.6 3.5 1.6 5.6 3.8 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ M Indexes Oct. 1994 149.5 Nov. 1994 149.7 Dec. 1994 149.7 Jan. 1995 150.3 Percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. Nov. Dec. 1994 1994 1994 2.8 0.4 0.4 Percent change to Dec. 1994 fromDec. Oct. Nov. 1993 1994 1994 2.7 0.1 0.0 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 156.4 157.2 154.6 154.3 156.7 157.2 154.8 155.4 156.3 156.6 155.3 155.0 157.1 157.7 155.4 155.7 2.5 2.6 1.9 2.9 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 .7 .1 .5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.6 -.1 -.4 .5 .5 -.3 -.4 .3 -.3 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 145.3 146.2 144.4 146.9 145.8 146.8 144.5 147.4 145.7 146.8 144.1 147.1 146.1 147.3 144.4 147.4 3.3 3.4 2.3 3.5 .2 .3 -.1 .0 .3 .3 .2 .2 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.3 .3 .4 -.2 .1 -.1 .0 -.3 -.2 M 140.9 141.3 141.2 141.5 3.5 .1 .2 3.2 .2 -.1 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 145.9 145.9 148.2 145.0 146.0 145.9 148.4 145.0 146.1 146.0 148.4 145.3 146.7 146.6 148.9 145.7 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.3 .5 .5 .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 2.7 2.3 3.2 3.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 .0 .2 M 144.1 144.3 144.3 145.2 3.1 .6 .6 2.6 .1 .0 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 151.0 152.1 152.7 151.1 151.9 153.8 151.2 152.2 153.3 152.0 152.9 154.1 2.6 2.1 4.3 .6 .7 .2 .5 .5 .5 2.3 1.8 4.5 .1 .1 .4 .1 .2 -.3 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 135.5 149.2 148.4 145.0 135.6 149.4 148.9 145.3 135.6 149.4 148.8 145.3 136.2 149.9 149.3 145.9 2.6 2.8 3.5 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 .1 .1 .3 .2 .0 .0 -.1 .0 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 149.4 153.4 159.5 156.6 149.4 150.4 152.9 159.4 156.7 149.8 150.5 153.4 158.9 155.4 149.4 151.8 154.3 159.9 156.6 150.3 3.6 1.4 2.5 2.7 1.9 .9 .9 .3 -.1 .3 .9 .6 .6 .8 .6 3.0 1.0 2.1 2.7 1.6 .7 .0 -.4 -.8 .0 .1 .3 -.3 -.8 -.3 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 148.7 158.0 146.6 147.3 142.9 153.8 3.4 2.9 2.9 4.5 3.1 1.9 .1 .8 .4 1.9 -.3 .5 Selected local areas - 148.6 156.7 146.0 144.5 143.3 153.0 - - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 2 2 2 2 142.8 145.7 139.3 146.4 - 141.9 145.5 137.8 146.5 - - - - 2.2 3.8 1.0 3.8 -.6 -.1 -1.1 .1 - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Jan. 1995 fromJan. Nov. Dec. 1994 1994 1994 Percent change to Dec. 1994 fromDec. Oct. Nov. 1993 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 147.0 147.3 147.2 147.8 2.9 0.3 0.4 2.7 0.1 -0.1 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 154.1 153.8 152.6 156.0 154.3 153.8 152.6 157.1 154.0 153.3 153.1 156.7 154.8 154.3 153.3 157.4 2.7 2.7 2.0 3.1 .3 .3 .5 .2 .5 .7 .1 .4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.7 -.1 -.3 .3 .4 -.2 -.3 .3 -.3 North Central urban .................... M 142.2 142.8 142.7 143.0 3.2 .1 .2 3.3 .4 -.1 Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994 Jan. 1995 Region and area size 2/ Size Size Size Size A B C D - More than 1,200,000 ........ 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M 142.4 140.9 144.4 143.1 141.0 144.8 143.1 140.6 144.6 143.5 140.9 144.9 3.4 2.5 3.5 .3 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .2 3.3 3.0 3.3 .5 -.2 .1 .0 -.3 -.1 M 139.4 139.9 139.7 139.8 3.3 -.1 .1 3.0 .2 -.1 ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 144.6 144.3 144.9 145.0 144.8 144.3 145.2 145.1 144.9 144.3 145.3 145.3 145.3 144.8 145.6 145.7 3.0 2.7 3.2 3.5 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 2.9 2.3 3.3 3.2 .2 .0 .3 .2 .1 .0 .1 .1 M 144.4 144.7 144.7 145.6 3.2 .6 .6 2.7 .2 .0 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 148.1 147.6 150.0 148.2 147.6 151.1 148.5 147.9 150.7 149.2 148.5 151.4 2.7 2.2 4.1 .7 .6 .2 .5 .4 .5 2.4 1.9 4.3 .3 .2 .5 .2 .2 -.3 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 134.6 146.6 147.7 144.3 134.8 146.8 148.2 144.8 134.7 146.9 148.1 144.8 135.3 147.3 148.6 145.2 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 2.4 3.0 3.3 2.9 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 144.6 148.0 156.0 156.1 147.0 145.7 147.7 155.9 156.1 147.6 145.8 148.1 155.4 155.1 147.4 147.1 149.0 156.3 156.4 148.2 3.6 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.0 1.0 .9 .3 .2 .4 .9 .6 .6 .8 .5 2.9 1.0 2.2 2.6 1.9 .8 .1 -.4 -.6 .3 .1 .3 -.3 -.6 -.1 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 147.7 157.0 139.0 145.3 142.3 151.2 3.5 3.0 2.9 4.8 3.3 2.0 .1 .8 .1 1.8 -.4 .4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - Selected local areas 142.4 141.1 139.0 140.1 147.6 155.8 138.8 142.7 142.9 150.6 - 141.7 141.0 137.8 140.3 - - - - 2.2 3.9 1.3 3.8 -.5 -.1 -.9 .1 - 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
