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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 TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) CPI QUICKLINE: (202) FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 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 606-7000 606-6994 606-7828 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-96-331 TRANSMISSION OF THIS RELEASE IS UNTIL 8:30 A.M. Tuesday, August MATERIAL IN EMBARGOED (EDT) 13, 1996 JULY 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in July to a level of 157.0 (198284=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U increased 3.0 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July 1996 CPI-W level of 154.3 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in July 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in July, following a 0.1 percent increase in June. The energy index, which turned down in June after increasing 9.4 percent in the preceding 6-month period, declined 0.4 percent in July. The index for petroleum-based energy declined 2.0 percent in July, while the index for energy services rose 1.1 percent. The food index rose 0.5 percent in July, reflecting, in part, another sharp increase in prices for dairy products. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent, following a 0.2 percent increase in June. The slightly larger advance in July was due to a jump in shelter costs, which partially resulted from a 2.3 percent rise in the cost of lodging while out of town. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1996 3-mos. ended ended Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July'96 July'96 All Items .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 2.6 3.0 Food and beverages .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 .7 .5 5.1 3.4 Housing .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 2.7 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .7 -.9 .6 -.4 .1 -.4 -.1 -1.5 .0 Transportation .7 .5 .7 1.1 .7 -.4 -.2 .3 2.4 Medical care .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 3.4 3.6 Entertainment .3 .8 .1 -.1 .4 .3 .1 2.8 3.5 Other goods and services .2 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 4.2 4.3 Special Indexes: Energy 1.9 .4 1.4 3.2 1.1 -2.2 -.4 -6.0 4.1 Food .1 .1 .6 .3 .1 .7 .5 5.1 3.4 All items less food and energy .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 2.9 2.7 See page 4 for a note on the implementation of improvements in CPI item substitution procedures and the announcement of a change in the hospital and related service component of the CPI. During the first 7 months of 1996, consumer prices rose at a 3.5 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 1995. Increases in the food and energy components, which acted as moderating influences on overall consumer price movements throughout most of the past 5 years, have been responsible for the acceleration thus far in 1996. Energy costs, which declined last year, have increased at a 9.6 percent rate, with petroleumbased energy advancing at a 15.7 SAAR. The food index has risen at a 4.1 percent annual rate in the first 7 months after increasing 2.1 percent in all of 1995. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.0 percent rate in the first 7 months of 1996, the same rate as the increase for all of 1995. The food and beverage index rose 0.5 percent in July. The index for grocery store foods, which increased 1.0 percent in June, advanced 0.5 percent in July. The index for dairy products increased 1.5 percent, the same as in June. The indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which increased 2.0 and 1.5 percent, respectively, in June, each decelerated in July, advancing 0.5 and 0.6 percent, respectively. In the former group, the index for fresh fruit prices fell 1.3 percent, while the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables increased 2.1 and 1.3 percent, respectively. Within the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, price increases for beef, pork, and poultry each slowed in July, advancing 0.8, 0.3, and 0.9 percent, respectively. The other two major grocery store food indexes--cereal and bakery products and other food at home--each rose 0.2 percent in July. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages-increased 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively, in July. The housing component rose 0.4 percent in July after advancing 0.1 percent in June, reflecting a jump in shelter costs and an upturn in the index for fuel and other utilities. Shelter costs advanced 0.5 percent in July, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the 5 preceding months. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.8 percent, homeowners' costs rose 0.3 percent, and maintenance and repair costs increased 0.4 percent. The rise in renters' costs reflects a 2.3 percent increase in the index for lodging while out of town; residential rents rose 0.3 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities, which declined 0.2 percent in June, increased 0.5 percent in July. The index for household fuels increased 0.9 percent in July, while the index for other utilities and public services fell 0.1 percent. Among household fuels, the index for electricity increased 1.5 percent after declining 1.1 percent in June. The index for natural gas rose 0.4 percent, while the index for fuel oil fell 2.0 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.1 percent in July, the same as in June. The transportation index declined for the second consecutive month-down 0.2 percent in July--primarily as a result of a second consecutive decrease in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline, which increased 18.2 percent in the period from November 1995 through May 1996, prior to a 3.2 percent drop in June, fell 2.7 percent in July. As of July, the gasoline index was 9.9 percent below its peak level of December 1990. The indexes for new car prices and for automobile finance charges increased 0.2 and 0.9 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new car prices fell 0.2 percent.) The index for used cars declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.1 percent. Public transportation costs declined 0.5 percent, largely as a result of a 1.3 percent decrease in airline fares. The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined 0.4 percent in June, decreased 0.1 percent in July. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 2.1 percent, reflecting large seasonal price declines for spring and summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in July to a level 3.6 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was unchanged in July. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in July. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs increased 0.1 percent in July. Increases in the indexes for fees for participant sports and for club memberships--up 1.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively--were largely offset by declines in prices for sporting goods and equipment and in charges for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events--down 1.1 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in July, following a 0.2 percent rise in June. An upturn in the index for personal care--toilet goods, personal care appliances, and personal care services--coupled with a larger increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products, was primarily responsible for the larger advance of this major group in July. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in July. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1996 3-mos. ended ended Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July July '96 July '96 All Items .4 .2 .5 .4 .3 .1 .2 2.4 2.9 Food and beverages .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 .7 .4 4.8 3.4 Housing .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 2.7 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .7 -.7 .6 -.2 .2 -.6 .0 -1.8 .4 Transportation .9 .3 .9 1.1 .6 -.6 -.4 -1.7 2.5 Medical care .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 3.6 3.6 Entertainment .4 .8 .0 -.1 .4 .3 .0 2.9 3.4 Other goods and services Special Indexes: Energy Food All items less food and energy .2 .4 .3 .3 2.1 .1 .2 .1 1.8 .6 3.3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .1 .4 .1 .4 3.8 4.1 1.1 -2.0 .1 .8 -.9 .5 -7.3 5.4 4.3 3.5 .2 2.5 2.7 .2 .1 Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on Friday, September 13, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Changing the Hospital and Related Services Component of the Consumer Price Index Effective with the release of data for January 1997, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce improvements in the way in which the Hospital and related services component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated. Two complementary changes will be made: Items within the hospital and related services component will be reclassified into two main groups, or item strata--Hospital services and Nursing home services, instead of the current three--Hospital rooms, Other inpatient services, and Hospital outpatient services. The definition of the specific items selected for pricing within individual hospitals will be broadened substantially. These newly defined items will be reselected using new procedures in the majority of the hospitals from which price data currently are collected for the CPI. Additional information on these changes will be published in the June 1996 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet. (Go to gopher://stats.bls.gov and access /pub/special.requests/cpi/hospital.txt.) This information may also be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260, Washington, DC 20212, or by telephoning Elaine Cardenas at (202) 606-6985 ext. 251 Improving the Procedures for Substitute Items Effective with the Consumer Price Index for July 1996, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has changed the way it determines the weight of replacement items that enter the sample during certain types of item substitutions. Along with earlier improvements in CPI sample rotation procedures, these changes will complete the process of correcting a technical problem that ties an item's weight to its expected price change. When an outlet stops selling a CPI sample item, or other circumstances make it necessary or desirable for the CPI to replace an item it has been pricing, the CPI field agent finds a replacement item. The object of the substitution process is to find the item in the outlet that is most similar to the one the CPI had been following. About 3.5 percent of all pricings result in substitutions. Whenever there is a substitution, a CPI analyst determines if the new item is comparable to, that is, not significantly different from, the item it replaces. If the item is judged comparable, there is no break in the series or change in the item's weight. About 55 percent of substitutions are comparable. If the substitute is not comparable to the previous item, the analyst may be able to determine the value of the difference and make a quality adjustment to keep the series continuous. CPI analysts adjust for quality in about 15 percent of the substitutions. However, about 30 percent of the substitutes are neither comparable nor adjustable. In this case, the CPI had started the item's series anew and recalculated its base period price, and hence the implicit quantity weight, using the price of the substitute item. This created a situation in which the item's weight was not independent of its probability of price change. Effective with the CPI for July 1996, the CPI will--except in rare and extreme cases--no longer recalculate the base period price of a noncomparable substitute item. Instead, the CPI will use the originally calculated weight for the item throughout the life of that item series. For more details, see "Improving CPI Item Substitution Procedures" in the July 1996 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. 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 June July 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to July 1996 fromJuly 1995 June 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromApr. to May to June to May June July Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 156.7 469.5 157.0 470.4 3.0 - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.1 - 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 .................... 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 1.566 153.1 152.6 153.4 174.2 143.1 139.8 183.4 142.9 143.7 140.8 128.4 156.2 152.3 158.6 153.6 153.2 154.1 174.8 143.9 142.0 184.0 142.9 144.6 140.5 127.5 156.8 152.8 158.5 3.4 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.8 6.8 4.1 1.6 4.7 1.8 -2.5 3.6 2.5 3.1 .3 .4 .5 .3 .6 1.6 .3 .0 .6 -.2 -.7 .4 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .6 .1 .5 -.8 .1 .8 .3 -.4 .1 .3 .3 .7 .7 1.0 .1 1.5 1.5 2.0 .1 .5 .7 -.6 .6 .2 .2 .5 .5 .5 .2 .6 1.5 .5 .2 .5 -.6 -.1 .4 .3 .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 ................ 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.102 19.716 .386 .199 .122 152.7 170.7 180.0 161.7 214.9 176.0 176.3 160.7 138.8 144.6 153.6 171.9 183.0 162.2 225.4 176.6 176.9 162.0 139.4 146.3 2.9 3.3 3.6 2.7 5.6 3.2 3.2 2.3 3.2 4.6 .6 .7 1.7 .3 4.9 .3 .3 .8 .4 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.3 .3 .3 .1 .6 .6 .1 .2 .2 .2 .0 .2 .1 .5 .0 -.1 .4 .5 .8 .3 2.1 .3 .3 .5 .4 1.2 .077 7.014 3.792 130.9 128.4 116.5 130.1 129.0 117.4 1.1 3.1 3.3 -.6 .5 .8 .7 .3 -.1 .0 -.2 -.9 -.6 .5 .9 .356 94.6 92.3 6.0 -2.4 -1.8 -4.1 -1.6 3.436 124.1 125.6 3.0 1.2 .1 -.5 1.1 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 157.6 124.5 111.2 140.8 147.8 157.5 124.7 111.2 141.1 148.6 2.9 1.4 .1 2.7 3.5 -.1 .2 .0 .2 .5 1.0 -.2 -.5 -.4 .5 .4 .1 .1 -.2 .3 -.1 .1 -.3 .4 .5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.516 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 130.8 127.2 127.1 122.8 129.1 127.1 150.8 159.7 128.3 124.5 125.1 118.5 125.7 125.6 151.5 159.9 .0 -.2 1.4 -2.1 2.2 1.9 -.2 1.7 -1.9 -2.1 -1.6 -3.5 -2.6 -1.2 .5 .1 .1 .0 .1 .2 -2.5 .2 -.3 .4 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.8 -1.0 .5 -.4 .2 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 -2.6 -.1 .7 .1 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 .................. 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 1.535 4.618 144.0 141.0 143.5 141.3 157.2 111.2 111.0 157.7 173.1 143.5 140.5 143.2 141.0 156.9 108.9 108.8 158.1 173.5 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.0 -.4 5.1 4.9 2.7 2.3 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.2 -.2 -2.1 -2.0 .3 .2 .7 .6 .2 .1 -.9 2.3 2.5 .3 .2 -.4 -.6 .3 .4 -1.1 -3.6 -3.2 .2 .4 -.2 -.2 .2 .2 -.1 -1.9 -2.7 .3 .3 .608 105.2 104.7 -.1 -.5 -.2 .5 -.5 4.010 1.523 189.1 182.2 189.7 182.7 2.7 .5 .3 .3 .3 2.0 .4 2.0 .4 -.5 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 227.8 210.5 231.9 207.9 228.7 211.0 232.9 208.7 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.5 .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 .3 .0 .3 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.367 1.975 2.392 159.0 142.9 177.9 159.0 142.9 178.0 3.5 3.2 3.9 .0 .0 .1 .4 .2 .6 .3 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.123 1.610 1.170 214.0 232.9 149.6 214.6 233.3 150.0 4.3 3.1 2.1 .3 .2 .3 .4 .5 .4 .2 .1 -.5 .4 .4 .3 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 143.9 155.9 245.1 224.7 246.8 144.4 156.3 245.8 224.7 247.6 1.2 3.2 5.4 5.5 5.3 .3 .3 .3 .0 .3 .8 .1 .4 .1 .4 -1.0 .1 .4 .1 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 100.000 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 156.7 139.9 153.1 131.9 133.7 127.2 157.0 139.5 153.6 130.9 132.3 124.5 3.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 2.5 -.2 .2 -.3 .3 -.8 -1.0 -2.1 .3 .1 .1 .2 .4 .0 .1 -.1 .7 -.6 -1.0 -.5 .3 .1 .5 -.2 -.4 -.1 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 140.1 129.3 173.9 177.6 139.3 129.1 174.8 178.9 3.7 1.0 3.3 3.3 -.6 -.2 .5 .7 .6 -.2 .3 .3 -1.2 .1 .2 .2 -.6 -.1 .5 .4 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 143.1 179.8 231.9 200.1 143.9 180.3 232.9 200.6 3.0 2.2 3.7 4.4 .6 .3 .4 .2 .7 .6 .3 .4 -.1 .7 .2 .3 .5 .2 .3 .3 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 157.5 152.8 157.9 152.7 133.0 135.1 140.9 143.6 182.4 168.5 113.1 162.7 165.2 157.7 152.8 158.1 153.0 132.0 133.8 140.2 143.1 183.1 169.4 112.5 163.1 165.5 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 1.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.2 4.1 2.9 2.7 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.8 -1.0 -.5 -.3 .4 .5 -.5 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 1.1 .2 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.5 -.9 -.8 -.1 .2 .2 -2.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 -.4 -.6 .1 .4 .5 -.4 .3 .3 23.885 3.264 53.648 141.0 109.5 179.0 140.3 107.2 179.9 1.4 5.2 3.3 -.5 -2.1 .5 .0 1.8 .3 .0 -3.7 .3 .0 -2.0 .3 - $.638 .213 $.637 .213 -2.9 - -.2 - -.2 - -.2 - -.2 - 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 .......... 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/ - Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. 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 Apr. 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 Oct. 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedJan. Apr. July Jan. July 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.6 2.6 3.9 2.6 2.6 3.3 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 152.2 151.9 152.4 172.8 141.5 137.1 183.7 142.5 142.0 139.4 129.7 155.2 151.6 157.5 152.4 152.0 152.4 173.8 141.6 137.8 182.2 142.6 143.1 139.8 129.2 155.3 152.0 158.0 153.4 153.1 154.0 173.9 143.7 139.9 185.9 142.8 143.8 140.8 128.4 156.2 152.3 158.3 154.1 153.8 154.8 174.3 144.5 142.0 186.9 143.1 144.5 139.9 128.3 156.8 152.8 158.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.4 9.0 2.1 3.2 .6 2.9 2.3 -2.4 1.9 2.4 3.2 1.1 .8 .3 6.5 3.5 5.5 -12.2 1.1 7.4 2.9 -3.9 2.7 1.6 2.3 4.0 4.3 5.1 2.3 -1.7 5.1 21.1 2.9 1.7 .3 .6 5.6 2.7 4.2 5.1 5.1 6.4 3.5 8.8 15.1 7.2 1.7 7.2 1.4 -4.2 4.2 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.2 4.9 6.2 3.8 -4.8 .9 5.1 2.6 -3.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 4.6 4.7 5.8 2.9 3.4 10.0 13.9 2.3 4.4 .9 -1.8 4.9 2.9 3.4 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/ 151.9 169.7 178.1 160.9 213.3 175.4 175.8 159.7 138.0 143.8 130.0 152.2 170.1 178.4 161.4 212.7 175.9 176.3 159.8 138.8 144.7 130.9 152.3 170.4 178.7 161.8 212.6 176.2 176.5 160.6 138.8 144.6 130.9 152.9 171.2 180.2 162.3 217.1 176.7 177.1 161.4 139.4 146.3 130.1 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 -1.5 3.6 5.8 .6 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.1 4.5 3.5 3.7 2.6 .0 .8 -.9 2.9 2.6 3.2 2.3 5.8 2.5 2.5 4.1 5.1 4.9 4.4 2.7 3.6 4.8 3.5 7.3 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.1 7.1 .3 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.5 4.5 3.5 3.6 .5 1.8 3.3 -.2 2.8 3.1 4.0 2.9 6.6 2.8 2.8 4.2 4.6 6.0 2.3 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 .................. 126.8 114.3 127.2 114.2 126.9 113.2 127.5 114.2 1.6 2.2 2.9 3.3 5.9 8.5 2.2 -.3 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 101.2 99.4 95.3 93.8 -3.6 40.0 26.1 -26.2 16.2 -3.5 120.9 155.4 124.5 111.7 141.4 146.5 121.0 156.9 124.3 111.1 140.8 147.3 120.4 157.6 124.4 111.2 140.5 147.8 121.7 157.5 124.5 110.9 141.1 148.6 2.7 1.3 3.3 2.9 5.0 3.1 .0 2.4 2.0 .7 4.1 2.5 6.9 2.6 .3 -.7 2.6 2.2 2.7 5.5 .0 -2.8 -.8 5.9 1.4 1.8 2.6 1.8 4.6 2.8 4.8 4.1 .2 -1.8 .9 4.0 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 132.2 128.7 128.1 125.2 133.7 126.5 151.8 158.8 132.3 128.7 128.2 125.5 130.4 126.7 151.3 159.4 131.8 128.1 127.7 124.5 129.1 127.3 150.7 159.7 131.7 128.0 127.4 124.5 125.7 127.2 151.8 159.9 .9 1.3 1.6 -1.6 28.7 4.2 -.8 -.5 3.1 2.8 3.5 5.8 1.5 -5.0 3.2 3.1 -2.7 -3.0 2.5 -9.9 6.9 6.2 -3.1 1.5 -1.5 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 -21.9 2.2 .0 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.1 14.3 -.5 1.2 1.3 -2.1 -2.6 .2 -6.1 -8.6 4.2 -1.6 2.2 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 143.3 140.8 142.9 140.7 159.0 110.3 109.8 157.1 172.5 144.3 141.6 143.2 140.8 157.6 112.8 112.5 157.5 172.9 143.7 140.7 143.7 141.4 155.9 108.7 108.9 157.8 173.6 143.4 140.4 144.0 141.7 155.7 106.6 106.0 158.2 174.1 -1.4 -.9 2.0 1.4 -.8 -14.5 -14.6 2.9 3.8 1.4 3.9 .8 1.2 7.1 16.5 16.6 3.4 -.5 9.8 9.0 2.3 2.0 .8 41.1 40.2 1.5 2.1 .3 -1.1 3.1 2.9 -8.0 -12.8 -13.1 2.8 3.8 .0 1.5 1.4 1.3 3.1 -.2 -.2 3.1 1.7 4.9 3.8 2.7 2.4 -3.7 11.0 10.4 2.2 2.9 105.1 104.9 105.4 104.9 .8 -.8 .4 -.8 .0 -.2 188.6 177.3 189.1 180.8 189.9 184.4 190.6 183.5 4.4 -3.9 -.6 -22.4 2.6 19.4 4.3 14.7 1.8 -13.6 3.4 17.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 227.0 209.4 230.8 206.8 227.7 209.9 231.6 207.5 228.3 210.7 232.1 207.7 228.9 210.7 232.9 208.5 3.9 2.8 4.2 3.6 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 2.9 3.3 2.6 3.2 3.4 2.5 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 4.2 3.9 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.2 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 158.2 142.5 176.6 158.8 142.8 177.6 159.2 143.1 178.2 159.3 143.1 178.5 3.7 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.8 1.7 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.6 3.7 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 ...... 214.6 230.7 149.7 215.5 231.9 150.3 215.9 232.2 149.6 216.8 233.1 150.0 5.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 -.9 1.6 4.6 4.1 1.6 4.2 4.2 .8 4.3 2.2 3.0 4.4 4.2 1.2 144.2 155.7 245.8 225.2 247.3 145.3 155.8 246.8 225.4 248.3 143.9 155.9 247.8 225.6 249.3 144.4 156.3 248.8 226.2 250.4 4.9 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 -1.9 5.3 5.6 8.5 5.4 1.4 1.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 .6 1.6 5.0 1.8 5.1 1.4 4.8 5.3 7.4 5.2 1.0 1.7 5.3 3.7 5.4 139.8 152.2 132.2 134.1 128.7 140.0 152.4 132.5 134.7 128.7 139.9 153.4 131.7 133.3 128.1 140.0 154.1 131.4 132.8 128.0 2.6 1.5 3.5 .3 -1.2 1.3 2.6 2.9 1.1 4.1 7.3 2.8 3.9 5.0 4.0 5.6 7.8 -3.0 2.6 .6 5.1 -2.4 -3.8 -2.2 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 3.0 2.0 3.3 2.8 4.6 1.5 1.8 -2.6 140.2 129.4 172.9 176.8 141.0 129.2 173.5 177.3 139.3 129.3 173.9 177.6 138.4 129.2 174.7 178.3 -2.4 1.3 3.1 3.3 8.4 1.9 2.4 3.5 15.3 1.2 3.5 2.8 -5.0 -.6 4.2 3.4 2.9 1.6 2.7 3.4 4.6 .3 3.9 3.1 140.8 178.3 230.8 200.4 141.8 179.4 231.6 201.2 141.7 180.7 232.1 201.9 142.4 181.0 232.9 202.5 2.3 2.3 4.2 4.2 1.2 -5.3 4.3 4.8 4.1 6.1 2.6 4.3 4.6 6.2 3.7 4.3 1.7 -1.6 4.2 4.5 4.4 6.1 3.2 4.3 156.9 152.2 157.3 152.0 133.3 135.4 140.6 143.3 181.0 167.5 111.5 162.3 164.9 157.4 152.7 157.7 152.5 133.6 136.0 141.3 143.7 181.8 168.0 112.7 162.7 165.3 157.4 152.8 157.9 152.6 132.9 134.8 140.1 143.6 182.2 168.3 110.2 163.1 165.6 157.7 153.1 158.3 153.0 132.6 134.3 139.2 143.7 182.9 169.1 109.8 163.6 166.1 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 .3 -.9 -1.2 .9 3.2 3.2 -5.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.7 4.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.6 2.0 8.7 2.3 2.2 4.2 4.6 4.4 4.0 5.3 7.4 12.2 5.8 4.1 3.9 22.0 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 -2.1 -3.2 -3.9 1.1 4.3 3.9 -6.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.9 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.6 1.3 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.3 1.5 2.0 3.8 3.4 4.2 3.9 7.1 3.0 2.8 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 ...................... 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 ............ 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: 141.2 109.4 178.2 141.2 111.4 178.8 141.2 107.3 179.4 141.2 105.2 180.0 2.3 -13.6 3.3 2.3 19.1 2.5 .9 39.3 3.4 .0 -14.5 4.1 2.3 1.4 2.9 .4 9.1 3.8 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 June July 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to July 1996 fromJuly 1995 June 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromApr. to May to June to May June July Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 154.1 459.1 154.3 459.7 2.9 - 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 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 .................... 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 152.6 152.1 152.6 174.0 142.7 139.7 182.6 142.5 143.7 140.6 127.9 155.9 152.3 157.9 153.1 152.8 153.3 174.5 143.6 141.9 183.4 142.6 144.6 140.2 127.1 156.6 152.7 157.8 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.8 7.1 4.1 1.6 4.8 1.7 -2.2 3.6 2.5 3.1 .3 .5 .5 .3 .6 1.6 .4 .1 .6 -.3 -.6 .4 .3 -.1 .1 .1 .0 .6 .0 .6 -1.0 .0 .7 .1 -.4 .0 .3 .3 .7 .8 1.0 .1 1.4 1.5 1.9 .2 .4 .9 -.6 .6 .2 .2 .4 .5 .6 .2 .7 1.5 .6 .2 .5 -.8 -.1 .4 .3 .1 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ 38.888 25.976 149.6 165.9 150.4 166.9 2.9 3.2 .5 .6 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .4 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 ................ 8.091 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 157.2 161.3 215.3 160.5 160.8 146.9 137.5 146.7 159.1 161.9 226.0 161.0 161.3 147.8 137.9 148.2 3.4 2.8 5.8 3.1 3.2 1.7 2.4 3.7 1.2 .4 5.0 .3 .3 .6 .3 1.0 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .5 .6 .3 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 -.1 .6 .3 1.7 .3 .3 .5 .3 1.0 .085 7.247 3.887 125.6 128.2 116.1 124.8 128.7 117.0 .6 3.3 3.4 -.6 .4 .8 .4 .2 -.3 .1 -.2 -.8 -.6 .4 .9 .327 94.3 92.1 5.9 -2.3 -1.8 -3.9 -1.5 3.560 123.8 125.1 3.2 1.1 -.2 -.5 1.1 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 158.2 123.1 109.9 141.2 150.5 158.0 123.2 109.8 141.6 151.1 3.0 1.1 -.1 2.9 3.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .9 -.2 -.5 -.4 .4 .4 .2 .2 -.2 .3 -.1 .1 -.2 .5 .5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 .812 .495 .516 130.2 126.9 126.7 122.1 130.1 128.1 150.5 159.0 127.9 124.3 124.7 118.1 126.8 126.8 150.9 159.3 .4 .2 1.3 -1.6 2.7 2.1 1.1 1.6 -1.8 -2.0 -1.6 -3.3 -2.5 -1.0 .3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .3 -2.4 .0 .5 .4 -.6 -.7 -.6 -1.0 -1.1 .5 -.8 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -2.5 .2 .9 .2 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 143.8 141.8 144.5 140.9 158.3 111.0 110.9 158.6 168.8 143.3 141.1 144.3 140.6 158.1 108.8 108.7 158.9 169.2 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 -.2 5.1 4.9 2.6 2.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.2 -.1 -2.0 -2.0 .2 .2 .6 .6 .2 .1 -.9 2.5 2.3 .2 .1 -.6 -.6 .3 .4 -1.1 -3.2 -3.2 .3 .4 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 -.3 -2.7 -2.5 .2 .4 .767 104.3 103.8 -.2 -.5 -.2 .5 -.5 4.488 185.1 185.7 2.5 .3 .2 .3 .5 Public transportation .................. 1.173 180.1 180.6 2.3 .3 1.4 1.2 -.6 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 227.3 208.0 231.6 209.0 228.2 208.5 232.6 209.9 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.6 .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.029 2.053 1.976 156.7 141.9 178.0 156.7 141.8 178.2 3.4 3.0 4.0 .0 -.1 .1 .4 .2 .6 .3 .1 .4 .0 -.1 .2 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.006 2.135 1.132 211.0 232.8 149.6 211.6 233.2 150.0 4.1 3.0 2.1 .3 .2 .3 .4 .5 .5 .1 .1 -.5 .4 .4 .3 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 144.6 156.0 240.6 225.5 242.0 145.0 156.2 241.4 225.5 242.9 1.2 3.2 5.3 5.5 5.3 .3 .1 .3 .0 .4 .9 .1 .3 .0 .3 -1.0 .1 .4 .1 .4 .3 .1 .5 .2 .5 100.000 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 5.017 154.1 140.0 152.6 132.4 133.8 126.9 154.3 139.7 153.1 131.4 132.4 124.3 2.9 2.6 3.4 1.9 2.7 .2 .1 -.2 .3 -.8 -1.0 -2.0 .3 .2 .1 .3 .5 .1 .1 -.1 .7 -.6 -1.0 -.7 .2 .0 .4 -.3 -.4 .0 11.057 11.716 52.948 25.430 140.1 129.2 171.2 159.6 139.2 129.0 172.0 160.6 3.7 .9 3.3 3.3 -.6 -.2 .5 .6 .5 -.2 .3 .3 -1.2 .0 .2 .3 -.7 .0 .4 .4 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 131.6 177.6 231.6 196.9 132.3 178.1 232.6 197.4 3.1 2.5 3.7 4.4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .5 .5 .3 .4 -.1 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 82.419 74.024 82.305 154.4 151.1 144.8 154.5 151.0 145.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 .1 -.1 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .2 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... 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 .......... 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: 93.738 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 150.6 133.3 135.1 140.8 143.5 162.6 166.0 112.9 160.0 162.0 150.8 132.4 133.8 140.0 143.1 163.3 166.8 112.2 160.3 162.2 2.9 1.9 2.7 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.3 4.3 2.9 2.7 .1 -.7 -1.0 -.6 -.3 .4 .5 -.6 .2 .1 .3 .3 .4 .6 .1 .4 .4 1.1 .2 .2 .1 -.6 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .2 .2 -2.0 .3 .1 .2 -.3 -.4 -.7 .0 .5 .5 -.9 .2 .2 25.560 3.911 49.388 140.7 109.8 176.4 140.1 107.6 177.2 1.4 5.2 3.3 -.4 -2.0 .5 .0 2.1 .4 -.1 -3.2 .2 .1 -2.6 .3 - $.649 .218 $.648 .218 -2.8 - -.2 - -.3 - - .0 -.2 - 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 Apr. 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 Oct. 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedJan. Apr. July Jan. July 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... 151.8 151.3 151.6 151.9 151.4 151.6 153.0 152.6 153.1 153.6 153.3 154.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.4 1.3 1.1 .5 4.1 4.1 4.9 4.8 5.4 6.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 4.4 4.7 5.7 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 ...................... 172.5 141.2 136.9 183.6 142.1 142.1 139.2 129.2 154.9 151.6 156.8 173.5 141.2 137.7 181.8 142.1 143.1 139.4 128.7 154.9 152.0 157.3 173.7 143.2 139.8 185.2 142.4 143.7 140.7 127.9 155.9 152.3 157.6 174.0 144.2 141.9 186.3 142.7 144.4 139.6 127.8 156.6 152.7 157.8 3.6 9.3 2.1 3.2 .9 2.9 2.4 -1.8 1.9 2.7 3.2 6.5 3.5 6.1 -12.3 1.1 7.1 3.2 -3.3 2.7 1.9 2.6 2.1 -1.7 5.1 22.5 3.2 2.6 .0 .6 5.6 2.7 3.9 3.5 8.8 15.4 6.0 1.7 6.6 1.2 -4.3 4.5 2.9 2.6 5.1 6.4 4.1 -4.9 1.0 5.0 2.8 -2.6 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.8 3.4 10.2 14.0 2.4 4.6 .6 -1.9 5.0 2.8 3.2 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 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 .................. 148.7 165.1 155.9 160.6 213.1 160.0 160.3 146.3 136.8 145.9 125.0 126.5 113.7 149.0 165.5 156.2 161.1 212.9 160.4 160.7 146.4 137.5 146.8 125.5 126.8 113.4 149.1 165.8 156.6 161.5 213.6 160.7 160.9 146.7 137.5 146.7 125.6 126.5 112.5 149.7 166.5 157.6 162.0 217.3 161.2 161.4 147.4 137.9 148.2 124.8 127.0 113.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.3 5.2 3.4 3.6 -1.6 3.0 4.3 1.0 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.1 2.1 3.6 3.6 2.5 -.6 .6 -2.2 2.6 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.4 2.3 7.7 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.9 3.6 4.6 6.9 9.3 2.7 3.4 4.4 3.5 8.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.3 6.5 -.6 1.6 -.7 3.0 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 .4 1.2 2.4 -.6 2.3 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.9 2.9 7.9 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.6 5.0 2.0 4.2 4.2 100.7 98.9 95.0 93.6 -3.1 39.4 24.7 -25.4 16.2 -3.5 120.6 156.1 123.1 110.2 141.7 149.5 120.4 157.5 122.8 109.7 141.2 150.1 119.8 158.2 123.0 109.9 140.9 150.6 121.1 158.0 123.1 109.7 141.6 151.4 3.1 1.3 2.7 1.8 4.7 3.9 .3 2.4 1.3 .0 4.7 1.6 8.4 3.4 .7 -.4 2.6 1.9 1.7 5.0 .0 -1.8 -.3 5.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 .9 4.7 2.7 5.0 4.2 .3 -1.1 1.1 3.5 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.6 128.6 128.0 124.9 134.8 127.5 150.7 158.2 131.8 128.7 128.0 125.3 131.5 127.5 151.4 158.8 131.0 127.8 127.2 124.0 130.1 128.1 150.2 159.0 131.0 127.8 127.0 124.1 126.8 128.4 151.5 159.3 1.2 1.6 1.3 -2.2 33.7 4.5 .5 -1.3 2.8 2.8 4.2 6.5 -1.5 -5.5 .5 3.4 -.9 -.9 2.9 -7.9 7.8 7.2 1.1 1.5 -1.8 -2.5 -3.1 -2.5 -21.7 2.9 2.1 2.8 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.1 14.8 -.6 .5 1.0 -1.4 -1.7 -.2 -5.3 -8.1 5.0 1.6 2.2 Transportation ............................. 143.3 144.1 143.3 142.7 -1.4 3.8 9.5 -1.7 1.2 3.7 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 .................... 141.4 143.9 140.3 160.3 109.9 109.7 158.0 168.5 142.2 144.2 140.4 158.9 112.6 112.2 158.3 168.7 141.3 144.7 140.9 157.2 109.0 108.6 158.8 169.3 140.7 145.0 141.3 156.8 106.1 105.9 159.1 170.0 -1.4 2.0 1.2 -.8 -13.5 -14.2 2.6 3.7 4.8 1.4 1.4 7.6 16.5 17.0 3.6 -.7 9.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 39.1 38.6 1.5 2.2 -2.0 3.1 2.9 -8.5 -13.1 -13.2 2.8 3.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 3.3 .4 .2 3.1 1.4 3.4 2.5 2.3 -3.7 9.9 9.7 2.2 2.9 104.2 104.0 104.5 104.0 .8 -.8 .0 -.8 .0 -.4 184.7 176.3 185.1 178.8 185.6 181.0 186.6 180.0 4.0 -1.8 -.7 -12.4 2.6 16.8 4.2 8.7 1.7 -7.2 3.4 12.6 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 226.3 206.8 230.5 207.9 227.0 207.1 231.3 208.6 227.6 208.0 231.9 208.8 228.3 208.5 232.6 209.7 4.1 2.6 4.4 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.0 2.9 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.4 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 155.8 141.4 176.6 156.4 141.7 177.7 156.9 141.9 178.4 156.9 141.8 178.7 3.5 2.9 3.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 2.9 3.2 2.5 2.9 1.1 4.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 2.9 2.1 3.7 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 ...... 211.1 230.8 149.6 211.9 231.9 150.3 212.2 232.1 149.6 213.1 233.0 150.0 5.6 5.4 5.0 2.9 -1.0 1.1 4.3 4.3 1.3 3.8 3.9 1.1 4.2 2.1 3.0 4.1 4.1 1.2 144.7 155.7 241.1 226.3 242.5 146.0 155.8 241.8 226.2 243.2 144.6 156.0 242.8 226.4 244.2 145.0 156.2 243.9 226.8 245.4 5.1 5.1 5.8 6.9 5.8 -1.9 4.5 5.6 9.1 5.4 .8 2.1 5.3 4.9 5.5 .8 1.3 4.7 .9 4.9 1.5 4.8 5.7 8.0 5.6 .8 1.7 5.0 2.9 5.2 139.8 151.8 132.4 134.1 128.6 140.1 151.9 132.8 134.8 128.7 140.0 153.0 132.0 133.4 127.8 140.0 153.6 131.6 132.8 127.8 2.7 1.5 3.5 .0 -1.2 1.6 2.7 3.3 1.3 4.4 7.3 2.8 4.3 5.0 4.1 6.0 9.5 -.9 2.4 .6 4.8 -2.4 -3.8 -2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.2 3.3 2.8 4.4 1.7 2.6 -1.7 140.1 129.3 170.2 140.8 129.1 170.7 139.1 129.1 171.1 138.1 129.1 171.8 -3.0 .9 3.2 8.4 2.2 2.7 16.3 .9 3.6 -5.6 -.6 3.8 2.6 1.6 2.9 4.8 .2 3.7 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 159.0 159.4 159.8 160.4 3.1 3.6 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 129.6 176.5 230.5 197.0 130.3 177.3 231.3 197.8 130.2 178.1 231.9 198.5 130.8 178.6 232.6 199.2 2.2 2.8 4.4 4.5 1.3 -1.8 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.4 2.8 4.0 3.8 4.8 3.7 4.5 1.7 .5 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.6 3.3 4.2 153.7 150.5 144.3 150.0 133.6 135.3 140.4 143.2 161.3 164.9 111.4 159.6 161.8 154.2 150.9 144.7 150.4 134.0 135.9 141.3 143.4 162.0 165.5 112.6 159.9 162.2 154.1 151.0 144.7 150.5 133.2 134.7 139.9 143.3 162.3 165.8 110.3 160.3 162.4 154.3 151.2 145.0 150.8 132.8 134.1 138.9 143.3 163.1 166.6 109.3 160.7 162.8 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 .3 -.9 -1.5 .9 3.6 3.3 -5.6 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.7 4.4 6.9 7.7 4.4 1.8 2.2 9.6 2.3 2.8 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.4 5.9 8.7 13.2 6.7 3.8 3.5 23.4 3.1 2.5 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 -2.4 -3.5 -4.2 .3 4.5 4.2 -7.3 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.7 1.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.3 1.7 2.4 4.2 3.4 4.2 3.8 6.9 2.9 2.5 141.0 109.3 175.8 141.0 111.6 176.5 140.8 108.0 176.9 140.9 105.2 177.5 2.3 -12.5 3.3 2.3 18.0 2.6 1.4 37.7 3.2 -.3 -14.2 3.9 2.3 1.6 2.9 .6 8.7 3.6 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 ............ 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 Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Apr. 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 Percent change to July 1996 fromJuly May June 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to June 1996 fromJune Apr. May 1995 1996 1996 U.S. city average ...................... M 156.3 156.6 156.7 157.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 2.8 0.3 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 162.9 163.6 160.6 161.3 163.0 163.6 161.0 160.9 163.1 163.8 160.9 161.0 163.4 164.1 161.8 161.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 .2 .3 .5 .4 .2 .2 .6 .3 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.4 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .1 .1 -.1 .1 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 152.3 152.9 151.2 153.9 152.7 153.2 151.6 154.7 152.9 153.5 152.0 154.1 153.2 153.7 152.4 154.6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.3 .3 .3 .5 -.1 .2 .1 .3 .3 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 .4 .4 .5 .1 .1 .2 .3 -.4 M 149.0 149.2 149.8 150.4 3.0 .8 .4 3.0 .5 .4 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 153.2 152.4 155.6 153.1 153.5 152.7 155.9 153.2 154.0 153.2 156.3 153.8 154.0 153.2 156.7 153.7 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.6 .3 .3 .5 .3 .0 .0 .3 -.1 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.6 .5 .5 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .4 M 152.4 152.9 153.0 152.5 3.0 -.3 -.3 3.5 .4 .1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 157.1 157.3 162.2 157.6 157.6 162.4 157.5 157.3 162.4 157.9 158.0 162.4 2.9 2.6 3.6 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 .0 2.5 2.1 3.7 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .0 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 141.1 156.1 156.3 153.0 141.3 156.6 156.4 153.5 141.4 156.9 156.5 153.7 141.7 157.4 156.8 153.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.1 .3 .5 .3 .1 .2 .3 .2 .0 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.2 .2 .5 .1 .5 .1 .2 .1 .1 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 156.4 157.7 166.0 162.1 153.9 156.9 157.5 166.4 161.8 155.1 157.6 156.7 166.5 162.3 155.2 157.7 157.6 166.7 162.8 155.9 2.7 2.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 .5 .1 .2 .6 .5 .1 .6 .1 .3 .5 2.7 1.2 2.7 2.5 2.3 .8 -.6 .3 .1 .8 .4 -.5 .1 .3 .1 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 1 155.7 162.0 2.8 2.7 1.2 .1 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas - 153.9 161.8 - - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 148.5 152.3 143.1 152.8 151.8 152.6 148.1 159.0 - 149.4 151.9 142.8 153.2 152.1 152.4 149.9 160.1 - 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 - .2 -.1 1.2 .7 - - - - 3.5 2.4 2.1 2.7 - .6 -.3 -.2 .3 - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Apr. 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 Percent change to July 1996 fromJuly May June 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to June 1996 fromJune Apr. May 1995 1996 1996 M 153.6 154.0 154.1 154.3 2.9 0.2 0.1 2.8 0.3 0.1 M M 160.3 160.0 160.6 160.2 160.6 160.4 160.9 160.5 2.7 2.8 .2 .2 .2 .1 2.7 2.8 .2 .3 .0 .1 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B Size C - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M 158.5 162.9 158.9 162.7 158.7 162.5 159.7 162.9 2.8 2.3 .5 .1 .6 .2 2.7 2.3 .1 -.2 -.1 -.1 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 149.0 149.0 147.3 151.3 149.4 149.3 147.8 152.1 149.5 149.6 148.0 151.5 149.8 149.7 148.3 151.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.3 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .3 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 .3 .4 .5 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.4 M 147.1 147.3 148.0 148.5 3.0 .8 .3 3.0 .6 .5 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 151.8 150.6 151.9 153.0 152.1 151.0 152.3 153.1 152.6 151.6 152.6 153.7 152.6 151.6 152.9 153.6 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .0 .0 .2 -.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 .5 .7 .5 .5 .3 .4 .2 .4 M 152.9 153.5 153.6 152.8 3.0 -.5 -.5 3.7 .5 .1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 154.2 152.9 159.1 154.7 153.2 159.4 154.5 152.9 159.2 154.9 153.4 159.3 2.9 2.6 3.6 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .1 2.5 2.1 3.5 .2 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 140.2 153.3 155.4 152.4 140.4 153.8 155.7 152.8 140.6 154.0 155.7 153.1 140.8 154.4 155.8 153.0 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.1 .3 .4 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 -.1 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.3 .3 .5 .2 .5 .1 .1 .0 .2 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 151.5 152.4 162.2 161.3 151.9 151.9 152.3 162.8 161.3 153.0 152.6 151.5 162.8 161.7 152.9 152.7 152.3 162.8 162.1 153.4 2.7 2.0 2.8 2.3 2.7 .5 .0 .0 .5 .3 .1 .5 .0 .2 .3 2.8 1.2 2.8 2.3 2.2 .7 -.6 .4 .2 .7 .5 -.5 .0 .2 -.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 1 154.6 160.9 144.3 150.8 149.0 157.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7 1.2 .1 .2 -.1 1.1 .6 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... 2 2 2 Selected local areas 148.6 147.6 142.3 152.8 160.8 144.0 151.0 147.4 156.7 - 149.6 147.1 142.2 - - - - - 3.6 2.4 1.9 .7 -.3 -.1 - Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 2 146.5 - 146.9 - - - - 2.7 .3 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. -
