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Friday, July 19, 2002
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2002
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal
adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 179.9
(1982-84=100) was 1.1 percent higher than its level in June 2001.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in
June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 175.9 was 0.7 percent higher than the index in June 2001.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.1 percent in June after registering no change in May.
The indexes for food and for energy, each of which declined in May, were both unchanged in June. An increase of
0.3 percent in the index for petroleum-based energy was offset by a 0.2 percent decline in the index for energy
services. The index for food at home declined 0.2 percent as four of the six grocery store food groups registered
declines. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in June after increasing 0.2 percent in May. Smaller
increases in the indexes for shelter and for medical care, coupled with declines in the indexes for recreation and for
communication, more than offset a sharp upturn in the index for tobacco and smoking products.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted

Expenditure
Category

2001
Dec.
-.1
.0
.2
-.6
-.9
.3
-.1

Changes from preceding month
2002
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
.2
.2
.3
.5
.0
.3
.2
.2
.1
-.2
.2
.3
.1
.3
.3
-.7
.5
1.2
-.6
-.6
.3
-.2
1.2
1.7
-.4
.5
.3
.4
.5
.5
.2
.1
.2
.3
-.1

UnCompound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
June ’02
2.5
-.5
2.7
-7.7
5.7
4.6
-.4

adjusted
12-mos.
ended
June ’02
1.1
1.7
1.9
-2.9
-3.1
4.5
1.3

June
All Items
.1
Food and beverages
.1
Housing
.1
Apparel
-.9
Transportation
.1
Medical care
.2
Recreation
-.3
Education and
communication
.2
.3
.2
-.5
-.2
.6
.3
2.7
2.4
Other goods and
services
-1.0
.3
1.0
-.6
1.5
-.5
1.0
8.4
4.7
Special Indexes
Energy
-3.0
.9
-.8
3.8
4.5
-.7
.0
15.8
-11.1
Food
.0
.3
.2
.2
.1
-.2
.0
-.7
1.6
All Items less
food and energy
.1
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.1
1.9
2.3
See pages 5 through 7 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2002 and for a note on a new supplemental
index of consumer price change.

Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 2.5 percent in the second quarter
after advancing at a 3.0 percent rate in the first three months of 2002. This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 2.7
percent and compares with an increase of 1.6 percent in all of 2001. The index for energy, which had declined
sharply in 2001, turned up in the first half of 2002, advancing at a 16.2 percent SAAR. Petroleum-based energy
costs increased at a 39.9 percent annual rate, while charges for energy services declined at a 1.2 percent annual rate.
The food index rose at a 1.1 percent SAAR in the first half of 2002. The index for grocery store food prices
increased at a 0.2 percent annual rate, as price increases for fruits and vegetables and for cereal and bakery products-up at annual rates of 6.4 and 2.4 percent, respectively--were largely offset by declines in the indexes for dairy
products, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was
unchanged.
The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.9 percent SAAR in the second quarter, following an
increase at a 2.1 percent rate in the first three months of 2002. The advance at a 2.0 percent SAAR for the first half
of 2002 compares with a 2.7 percent rise in all of 2001. This moderation reflects a larger decrease in the index for
commodities less food and energy commodities, which declined at a 1.7 percent SAAR in the first half of 2002 after
declining 0.3 percent in all of 2001, as well as a smaller increase in the index for services less energy services. The
latter index rose at a 3.6 percent SAAR in the first half of 2002 after increasing 4.0 percent in all of 2001, largely as a
result of a smaller increase in shelter costs--up at a SAAR of 3.5 percent thus far in 2002 after increasing 4.2 percent
in all of 2001. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and ½ years are shown below.

Percentage change 12 months
ended in December

All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Recreation
Education and
Communication
Other goods and services
Special indexes
Energy
Energy commodities
Energy services
All items less energy
Food
All items less
food and energy

SAAR 6
mos. ended
in June
2001
2002
1.6
2.7
2.8
1.3
2.9
2.5
-3.2
-2.1
-3.8
5.4
4.7
4.5
1.5
.8

1995
2.5
2.1
3.0
.1
1.5
3.9
2.8

1996
3.3
4.2
2.9
-.2
4.4
3.0
3.0

1997
1.7
1.6
2.4
1.0
-1.4
2.8
1.5

1998
1.6
2.3
2.3
-.7
-1.7
3.4
1.2

1999
2.7
2.0
2.2
-.5
5.4
3.7
.8

2000
3.4
2.8
4.3
-1.8
4.1
4.2
1.7

4.0
4.3

3.4
3.6

3.0
5.2

.7
8.8

1.6
5.1

1.3
4.2

3.2
4.5

1.3
5.7

-1.3
-3.3
.8
2.9
2.1

8.6
13.8
3.8
2.9
4.3

-3.4
-6.9
.2
2.1
1.5

-8.8
-15.1
-3.3
2.4
2.3

13.4
29.5
1.2
2.0
1.9

14.2
15.7
12.7
2.6
2.8

-13.0
-24.5
-1.5
2.8
2.8

16.2
39.9
-1.2
1.8
1.1

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.4

1.9

2.6

2.7

2.0

The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in June. The index for food at home declined for the
second consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in June. The index for fruits and vegetables, which had risen sharply in
each of the first three months of 2002, declined for the third consecutive month, down 0.2 percent in June. Within the
fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables declined 1.7 and 0.8
percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 1.5 percent rise in the index for fresh vegetables. The index for meats,
poultry, fish, and eggs declined for the third consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in June. The indexes for beef, for
pork, for poultry, and for fish and seafood all registered declines. The index for dairy products, reflecting a sharp
drop in cheese prices, fell 0.6 percent in June. The index for nonalcoholic beverages declined for the second
consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in June--reflecting another decrease in prices for carbonated beverages. The
indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home, each of which declined in May, turned up in June,
advancing 0.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away
from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively,
The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in June. Shelter costs, which increased 0.2 percent in May, rose 0.1
percent in June. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 0.3 percent, while the
index for lodging away from home decreased 1.1 percent. The index for fuels and utilities declined 0.1 percent in
June, reflecting a 1.1 percent drop in the index for natural gas. The indexes for fuel oil and for electricity rose 0.7 and
0.1 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, natural gas and fuel oil prices declined 0.3 and 1.9 percent,
respectively, while charges for electricity rose 6.2 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations turned
down in June, declining 0.3 percent.
The transportation index rose 0.1 percent in June, following a 0.4 percent decline in May, reflecting the
movement in the gasoline index. The index for gasoline rose 0.4 percent in June, following a 2.8 percent decline in
May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 1.1 percent in June after registering no change in May.)
The index for new vehicles declined for the sixth consecutive month, down 0.1 percent. The index for used cars and
trucks rose 0.1 percent in June, registering its first increase in six months. During the last 12 months, the index for new
vehicles has declined 1.8 percent and the index for used cars and trucks has fallen 4.2 percent. Airline fares, which
had advanced in each of the first five months of 2002 after declining in each of the last six months of 2001, fell 0.6
percent in June. During the last 12 months, the index for airline fares has decreased 4.5 percent.
The index for apparel declined 0.9 percent in June, following a 0.6 percent drop in May. (Prior to seasonal
adjustment, apparel prices fell 3.5 percent, largely as a result of seasonal price discounting of spring-summer apparel.)
The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in June to a level 4.5 percent above its level a year ago. The index
for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.3
percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent in June. Charges for professional services rose 0.1
percent and those for hospital and related services increased 0.3 percent.
The index for recreation declined for the second consecutive month, down 0.3 percent in June. Downturns in
the indexes for sporting goods and for pets, pet products and services, coupled with another decline in prices for toys,
more than offset upturns in the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, and concerts and for admissions to sporting
events--up 1.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively.
The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in June. Education costs rose 0.8 percent
while the index for communication costs declined 0.1 percent. Within the later category, the index for telephone
services, which had risen 1.1 percent in May, fell 0.1 percent in June, reflecting decreases in long distance charges.
Prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment, which in May increased for the first time in more than two
years, turned back down in June, declining 1.7 percent. During the last 12 months, these prices have fallen 24.2
percent.
The index for other goods and services, which declined 0.5 percent in May, increased 1.0 percent in June.
Prices for cigarettes, which declined 2.9 percent in May, increased 4.3 percent in June, reflecting decreased
discounting of some major brands.

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent
in June.

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Compound
Expenditure
Changes from preceding month
annual rate
Category
2001
2002
3-mos. ended
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
June ’02
All Items
-.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
-.1
.1
2.5
Food and beverages
.0
.3
.2
.2
.0
-.2
.1
-.5
Housing
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
2.3
Apparel
-.7 -1.0
.5
1.3
-.2
-.8
-.9
-7.5
Transportation
-.9
.2
-.3
1.4
1.9
-.6
.2
6.0
Medical care
.3
.5
.2
.4
.4
.5
.1
4.4
Recreation
-.1
.3
.1
.2
.3
-.2
-.3
-.8
Education and
communication
.1
.4
.1
-.5
-.4
.7
.3
2.3
Other goods and
services
-1.3
.2
1.5 -1.0
2.2
-.9
1.5
11.7
Special Indexes
Energy
-3.0
1.0
-.8
4.1
5.0 -1.3
.2
16.3
Food
-.1
.3
.2
.2
-.1
-.2
.1
-.9
All Items less
food and energy
.1
.1
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
2.0

Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
June ’02
.7
1.7
1.8
-2.6
-3.5
4.5
1.1
2.1
5.4
-11.5
1.6
2.1

Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on Friday, August 16, 2002, at 8:30 A.M.
(EDT).
CPI (Old Weights)
For the first six months of 2002, BLS has calculated Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on
the 1993-95 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1998 through 2001. These Old Weight data are contained in
tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From May to June 2002, the Old Weights CPI-U increased 0.1 percent while the Old
Weights CPI-W increased 0.2 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted.

Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
Expenditure Weight Update
As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the consumption
expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index
for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period, effective with release of data for
January 2002. The newer weights replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective with
January 1998 data. Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002
updating. Thus, for example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period effective with release of
CPI data for January 2004.
Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of expenditure weights attached to the categories of
goods and services in the CPI “market basket” has taken place in the context of the periodic major revisions of the
index. Such major revisions have taken place approximately once each decade—in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987
and, most recently, in 1998.
The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the CPI reflect, as much as possible, the
inflation currently experienced by consumers. More specifically, the use of more current weights will help to ensure that
the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services,
more accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
Publication of Overlap CPIs
For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W
“overlap” indexes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95 expenditure
pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated
series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure
updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap
indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS will initiate publication of consumer
price data specific to the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the national CPI and other
local area CPIs, data will be published for each of two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and
that for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W). The Phoenix-Mesa CPI will be published on a semi-annual
basis with a reference base of December 2001 = 100. The same amount of item detail will be available for PhoenixMesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-annual basis.
Change to Published Item Structure
Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS began publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.
This index series is available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a
December 2001 = 100 reference base.

NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX
OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing a consumer price index (CPI) called the Chained
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, effective with release of July data in August 2002. Designated the CCPI-U, the index will supplement the existing indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
The C-CPI-U will employ a Tornqvist formula and utilize expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to
reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative
prices. The new measure, said to be a “superlative” index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living”
index than the present measures. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to
average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures, which use only
a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time. In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric
mean estimator for averaging prices within most of the index’s item categories in order to approximate the effect of
consumers’ responses to changes in relative prices within these item categories. The geometric mean estimator will be
used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the CPI-U and CPI-W. (See Monthly
Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.)
Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag. Thus, the CCPI-U will be issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and will be subject
to two subsequent revisions. Accordingly, at the time of its introduction in August, “final” values of the C-CPI-U will be
issued for the 12 months of 2000, “interim” values will be issued for the 12 months of 2001, and “initial” values will be
issued for January-July of 2002. In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised interim indexes for
the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final. Then, in
February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for
the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued as
interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in principle each monthly index could be revised
from its previously published level.
BLS previously has calculated superlative indexes on an experimental basis, although these are not comparable
to the C-CPI-U in all computational details. (See, for example, Monthly Labor Review, December 1993, pp. 25-33.)
Based on BLS research, the C-CPI-U is estimated to increase at an average annual rate of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point
less than the CPI-U.
The C-CPI-U will be issued for national averages only and will not be seasonally adjusted. It will employ a
December 1999=100 reference base. Data for periods prior to December 1999 will not be calculated. The
component series that will be published are listed below:
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Fuels and utilities
Household furnishings and operations
Apparel
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Recreation
Education and communication
Education
Communication
Other goods and services
Services
Commodities
Durables
Nondurables
All items less food and energy
Energy

These indexes will be published monthly in the CPI news release and the CPI Detailed Report, and the series
will be available electronically at the same site as other CPI data: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
Washington, DC 20212
Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 or by electronic mail at
Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .

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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods
and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in
addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and
dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87
urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All
taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other
items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are
obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights,
which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to
obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for crossclassifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences
in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date—1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of
16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a
base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information
and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.

Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent
changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by
the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The
example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and
are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data
indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

115.7
111.2
4.5

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

4.5
111.2
0.040
0.040x100
4.0

Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted
data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and
pensionplans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g., data from 1997 through 2001 were replaced
at the end of 2001. In January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December
2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please
see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed
Report.
The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73
selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria.
If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used
before that period. Note: 39 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their
original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced
seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp
movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of
seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to
offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for
those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in
coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and
decreases in milk supply affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the
procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in
the Midwest and South for Electricity. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset
the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives.
A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal
factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—
June
2001

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2002

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .................................................................

100.000

179.8
538.5

179.9
538.9

1.1

0.1

0.5

0.0

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food ......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...........................................
Dairy and related products 1 ..............................................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............
Other food at home ...........................................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................................
Fats and oils ....................................................................
Other foods ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .......................................
Food away from home 1 .......................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................................

15.719
14.688
8.468
1.298
2.271
.916
1.204
.967
1.811
.315
.265
1.232
.289
6.220
.383
1.031

176.4
175.8
175.5
198.2
162.4
169.0
221.0
138.0
160.0
157.9
155.9
176.1
108.9
177.6
117.1
183.3

176.4
175.8
175.0
198.7
161.9
168.0
217.4
137.5
160.8
158.7
154.6
177.4
109.0
178.2
117.6
183.5

1.7
1.6
1.0
2.3
.1
.7
2.6
-.8
.8
1.9
-1.3
1.0
1.2
2.6
4.4
2.5

.0
.0
-.3
.3
-.3
-.6
-1.6
-.4
.5
.5
-.8
.7
.1
.3
.4
.1

.1
.1
.0
.3
-.1
-.4
-1.8
.4
1.1
2.1
-.1
1.1
.2
.1
.5
.2

-.2
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.1
.2
-1.4
-.9
-1.0
-1.4
-.4
-1.0
.8
.2
.2
.2

.1
.0
-.2
.1
-.4
-.6
-.2
-.4
.5
.5
-.5
.7
.1
.3
.4
.1

Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ..................................
Household operations 1 2 .....................................................

40.873
31.522
6.421
2.702
22.046
.353
4.511
3.654
.188
3.466
.857
4.840
.820

179.7
207.5
198.8
120.1
213.7
107.6
141.5
125.1
114.4
132.1
112.7
128.9
118.4

180.7
208.1
199.3
120.9
214.3
107.8
146.2
130.3
112.7
138.0
112.6
128.7
118.8

1.9
3.7
4.0
-2.3
4.2
.7
-6.1
-8.0
-13.0
-7.6
3.2
-.4
2.9

.6
.3
.3
.7
.3
.2
3.3
4.2
-1.5
4.5
-.1
-.2
.3

.3
.4
.2
1.6
.3
.4
.2
.2
2.9
.0
.4
-.1
-.4

.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.8
1.1
1.0
1.1
.1
.3
.0

.1
.1
.3
-1.1
.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.6
-.2
.1
-.3
.3

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ..............................................
Footwear ...............................................................................

4.399
1.122
1.807
.203
.874

127.1
124.3
119.4
127.4
124.5

122.7
120.8
113.7
124.9
121.2

-2.9
-4.0
-3.2
-1.9
-.7

-3.5
-2.8
-4.8
-2.0
-2.7

-.6
-.6
-.5
-.8
-.7

-.6
-1.6
-.7
-1.2
.5

-.9
-.7
-.9
-2.0
-1.2

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ...................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................
Public transportation ..............................................................

17.055
15.845
8.614
5.083
2.195
2.564
2.536
.421
1.400
1.211

153.8
149.5
99.1
139.8
151.8
121.4
120.8
106.8
189.9
211.9

153.4
149.1
98.8
139.2
152.2
120.1
119.5
106.7
190.0
211.3

-3.1
-3.2
-2.3
-1.8
-4.2
-15.4
-15.4
2.2
4.0
-2.3

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.4
.3
-1.1
-1.1
-.1
.1
-.3

1.7
1.8
-.3
-.2
-.5
9.9
10.1
.3
.5
.5

-.4
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.3
-2.8
-2.8
.0
.5
2.1

.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.1
.3
.4
-.1
.1
-.2

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services 3 .........................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................

5.810
1.377
4.434
2.784
1.353

284.1
255.4
291.2
252.9
364.5

284.7
256.4
291.7
253.2
365.3

4.5
3.3
4.8
2.7
8.5

.2
.4
.2
.1
.2

.5
.2
.6
.3
1.1

.5
.2
.6
.2
.8

.2
.3
.2
.1
.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-U

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2002

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...................................................................

6.019
1.645

106.4
103.1

106.2
103.0

1.3
1.7

-0.2
-.1

0.3
.1

-0.1
.1

-0.3
.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................
Education 2 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................
Communication 1 2 .................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..........................
Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 1 5 ................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..........

5.813
2.726
.220
2.506
3.087
2.903
2.324

106.6
123.5
315.6
354.6
91.9
90.7
99.3

106.9
124.3
317.4
356.8
91.8
90.6
99.2

2.4
6.3
8.0
6.1
-1.4
-1.6
.2

.3
.6
.6
.6
-.1
-.1
-.1

-.2
.4
.6
.4
-.9
-.9
-.9

.6
.4
.8
.3
.8
.8
1.1

.3
.8
.6
.8
-.1
-.1
-.1

.580
.275

18.5
23.0

18.4
22.6

-14.0
-24.2

-.5
-1.7

-1.1
-.9

-.5
.4

-.5
-1.7

Other goods and services .......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...........................................
Personal care 1 ......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ......................................................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Miscellaneous personal services .........................................

4.312
.928
3.384
.706
.901
1.562

291.5
449.0
174.7
154.8
188.3
274.2

294.4
467.4
174.9
155.4
188.3
274.6

4.7
11.0
2.9
.5
2.3
4.9

1.0
4.1
.1
.4
.0
.1

1.5
6.5
.2
.2
.3
.2

-.5
-2.7
.2
-.4
.2
.3

1.0
4.1
.1
.4
.0
.3

41.300
15.719
25.582
13.493
4.399
9.094
12.089
58.700
31.169
.353
3.466
.857
.820
6.638
4.434
10.963

150.5
176.4
135.4
147.4
127.1
164.1
121.7
208.8
216.1
107.6
132.1
112.7
118.4
208.9
291.2
244.5

149.8
176.4
134.4
145.7
122.7
164.0
121.3
209.8
216.8
107.8
138.0
112.6
118.8
209.0
291.7
245.1

-1.5
1.7
-3.6
-3.7
-2.9
-3.8
-2.6
2.8
3.7
.7
-7.6
3.2
2.9
3.5
4.8
3.5

-.5
.0
-.7
-1.2
-3.5
-.1
-.3
.5
.3
.2
4.5
-.1
.3
.0
.2
.2

.7
.1
1.2
1.6
-.6
2.4
-.2
.3
.4
.4
.0
.4
-.4
.3
.6
.2

-.5
-.2
-.7
-1.0
-.6
-1.0
-.1
.4
.1
.4
1.1
.1
.0
.7
.6
.4

.0
.1
-.1
-.4
-.9
-.6
-.1
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.1
.3
.1
.2
.3

85.312
68.478
94.190
26.612
14.524
10.125
29.212
27.531
54.266
6.218
93.782
79.094
23.860
2.752
55.234

180.4
170.9
174.2
137.3
149.5
165.0
162.1
216.0
201.6
122.9
187.4
190.2
144.4
121.6
216.6
$ .556
$ .186

180.6
170.9
174.4
136.3
148.0
164.9
161.2
217.5
202.6
124.9
187.3
190.1
143.4
120.3
217.2
$ .556
$ .186

.9
-.1
.9
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
-.9
2.0
2.7
-11.1
2.2
2.3
-1.0
-14.7
3.7

.1
.0
.1
-.7
-1.0
-.1
-.6
.7
.5
1.6
-.1
-.1
-.7
-1.1
.3

.6
.5
.5
1.2
1.5
2.2
.9
.2
.4
4.5
.3
.3
.1
9.4
.4

.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.9
-.9
-.6
.5
.3
-.7
.1
.2
-.3
-2.7
.3

.1
.0
.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.1
.3
.1
.0
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.1

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities .............................................................................
Food and beverages ...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Apparel ................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................
Durables ................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .........................................................
Transportation services ...........................................................
Medical care services ..............................................................
Other services .........................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .....................................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................................
All items less medical care ........................................................
Commodities less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................................
Nondurables ..............................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ..........................................
Energy .......................................................................................
All items less energy .................................................................
All items less food and energy ................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ............................................................
Services less energy services ...............................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .....
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..........

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.

-

4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

CPI-U
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

Sep.
2001

Dec.
2001

Mar.
2002

6 months
ended—
June
2002

Dec.
2001

June
2002

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................

178.6

179.5

179.5

179.7

0.7

-1.8

3.0

2.5

-0.6

2.7

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food ......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...........................................
Dairy and related products 1 ..............................................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............
Other food at home ...........................................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................................
Fats and oils ....................................................................
Other foods ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .......................................
Food away from home 1 .......................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................................

176.6
176.1
176.3
197.6
163.1
169.4
226.3
139.0
159.7
156.6
156.6
175.8
107.8
177.1
116.3
182.5

176.7
176.2
176.3
198.1
163.0
168.7
222.2
139.6
161.5
159.9
156.4
177.8
108.0
177.2
116.9
182.9

176.3
175.8
175.4
198.0
162.9
169.0
219.0
138.3
159.9
157.7
155.8
176.0
108.9
177.6
117.1
183.3

176.4
175.8
175.1
198.1
162.2
168.0
218.5
137.7
160.7
158.5
155.0
177.3
109.0
178.2
117.6
183.5

2.8
2.8
2.1
3.3
.0
6.1
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.6
3.3
1.8
4.5
3.5
9.9
2.9

1.4
1.4
1.2
1.2
.7
3.3
-3.9
1.2
3.8
2.3
-.8
5.6
-1.5
2.1
.7
1.8

3.0
3.0
3.2
3.7
2.2
-3.2
30.3
-2.8
-4.9
-1.3
-4.0
-6.1
-2.6
2.5
2.8
2.9

-.5
-.7
-2.7
1.0
-2.2
-3.3
-13.1
-3.7
2.5
4.9
-4.0
3.5
4.5
2.5
4.5
2.2

2.1
2.1
1.6
2.3
.4
4.7
-.9
1.7
2.9
1.9
1.3
3.7
1.5
2.8
5.2
2.4

1.3
1.1
.2
2.4
.0
-3.3
6.4
-3.3
-1.2
1.8
-4.0
-1.5
.9
2.5
3.7
2.6

Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ..................................
Household operations 1 2 .....................................................

178.9
206.2
198.2
117.2
212.8
106.8
142.1
125.8
109.7
133.2
112.2
128.6
118.9

179.5
207.1
198.5
119.1
213.5
107.2
142.4
126.0
112.9
133.2
112.6
128.5
118.4

180.0
207.6
199.0
119.4
213.9
107.6
143.6
127.4
114.0
134.7
112.7
128.9
118.4

180.1
207.8
199.5
118.1
214.5
107.8
143.5
127.2
114.7
134.4
112.8
128.5
118.8

.5
3.0
4.7
-11.1
4.5
-1.1
-13.1
-16.4
-7.4
-17.1
4.1
.3
3.5

2.0
4.6
4.6
1.7
5.1
-1.5
-11.9
-14.8
-47.2
-11.8
2.9
.3
2.4

2.3
3.8
4.1
-2.4
4.0
1.9
-3.6
-5.5
-2.2
-5.8
4.0
-2.1
5.9

2.7
3.1
2.6
3.1
3.2
3.8
4.0
4.5
19.5
3.7
2.2
-.3
-.3

1.2
3.8
4.6
-4.9
4.8
-1.3
-12.5
-15.6
-30.1
-14.5
3.5
.3
3.0

2.5
3.5
3.4
.3
3.6
2.8
.1
-.6
8.1
-1.2
3.1
-1.2
2.7

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ..............................................
Footwear ...............................................................................

126.1
124.7
117.5
129.9
123.4

125.4
124.0
116.9
128.9
122.5

124.7
122.0
116.1
127.4
123.1

123.6
121.1
115.1
124.9
121.6

-3.4
-5.3
-3.6
6.4
1.6

-3.4
-4.1
-5.3
-2.5
-5.4

3.9
5.6
4.2
4.4
7.5

-7.7
-11.1
-7.9
-14.5
-5.7

-3.4
-4.7
-4.5
1.9
-2.0

-2.1
-3.1
-2.1
-5.5
.7

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ...................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................
Public transportation ..............................................................

150.7
146.6
99.5
140.1
153.2
109.6
108.5
106.5
188.3
206.1

153.3
149.2
99.2
139.8
152.4
120.4
119.5
106.8
189.2
207.2

152.7
148.4
99.0
139.5
152.0
117.0
116.2
106.8
190.1
211.5

152.8
148.5
98.9
139.3
152.2
117.4
116.7
106.7
190.2
211.1

-4.7
-4.6
-1.6
-1.1
-3.7
-21.9
-22.0
3.1
4.2
-6.5

-16.8
-17.2
1.2
3.1
-2.8
-67.5
-67.1
2.3
3.5
-7.3

5.2
5.9
-6.2
-6.8
-7.7
53.3
49.0
2.7
3.9
-4.3

5.7
5.3
-2.4
-2.3
-2.6
31.7
33.8
.8
4.1
10.1

-11.0
-11.2
-.2
1.0
-3.2
-49.6
-49.4
2.7
3.9
-6.9

5.4
5.6
-4.3
-4.6
-5.2
42.1
41.2
1.7
4.0
2.6

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services 3 .........................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................

281.4
254.1
288.0
251.1
358.6

282.7
254.6
289.6
251.8
362.4

284.0
255.2
291.2
252.4
365.2

284.6
255.9
291.7
252.7
366.4

4.3
3.4
4.5
3.6
6.1

4.7
3.9
4.9
3.3
8.2

4.4
3.4
4.7
1.4
11.1

4.6
2.9
5.2
2.6
9.0

4.5
3.7
4.7
3.4
7.1

4.5
3.1
5.0
2.0
10.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

CPI-U
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

Sep.
2001

Dec.
2001

Mar.
2002

6 months
ended—
June
2002

Dec.
2001

June
2002

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................

106.1
102.6

106.4
102.7

106.3
102.8

106.0
102.9

2.3
1.2

1.5
.8

1.9
3.6

-0.4
1.2

1.9
1.0

0.8
2.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................
Education 2 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................
Communication 1 2 .................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..........................
Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 1 5 ................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..........

106.7
123.6
313.2
355.1
92.0
90.8
99.1

106.5
124.1
315.0
356.6
91.2
90.0
98.2

107.1
124.6
317.5
357.8
91.9
90.7
99.3

107.4
125.6
319.3
360.8
91.8
90.6
99.2

3.9
6.9
10.5
6.9
.0
-.4
.8

3.1
4.7
-9.8
5.8
1.3
1.3
2.0

.0
7.1
26.4
5.5
-5.9
-6.3
-2.4

2.7
6.6
8.0
6.6
-.9
-.9
.4

3.5
5.8
-.1
6.3
.6
.4
1.4

1.3
6.9
16.8
6.0
-3.4
-3.6
-1.0

18.8
23.1

18.6
22.9

18.5
23.0

18.4
22.6

-19.0
-35.6

-9.5
-19.4

-18.7
-30.5

-8.2
-8.4

-14.4
-27.9

-13.6
-20.2

Other goods and services .......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...........................................
Personal care 1 ......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ......................................................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Miscellaneous personal services .........................................

288.5
433.4
174.1
155.1
187.3
272.4

292.9
461.4
174.4
155.4
187.9
273.0

291.5
449.0
174.7
154.8
188.3
273.9

294.4
467.4
174.9
155.4
188.3
274.6

9.7
23.7
4.5
2.3
3.1
7.1

-1.9
-10.6
1.6
-.3
2.0
4.3

3.0
1.6
3.5
-.8
1.9
4.8

8.4
35.3
1.9
.8
2.2
3.3

3.7
5.1
3.1
1.0
2.5
5.7

5.7
17.2
2.7
.0
2.0
4.1

149.3
176.6
133.6
144.3
126.1
159.8
121.8
207.7
215.0
106.8
133.2
112.2
118.9
206.7
288.0
243.6

150.4
176.7
135.2
146.6
125.4
163.7
121.6
208.4
215.9
107.2
133.2
112.6
118.4
207.4
289.6
244.0

149.7
176.3
134.3
145.2
124.7
162.1
121.5
209.2
216.1
107.6
134.7
112.7
118.4
208.9
291.2
244.9

149.7
176.4
134.2
144.6
123.6
161.1
121.4
209.5
216.5
107.8
134.4
112.8
118.8
209.1
291.7
245.6

-.8
2.8
-3.4
-4.7
-3.4
-3.5
-2.2
2.0
3.3
-1.1
-17.1
4.1
3.5
2.2
4.5
4.5

-8.7
1.4
-14.8
-20.8
-3.4
-26.9
.0
3.0
4.8
-1.5
-11.8
2.9
2.4
3.2
4.9
3.7

3.0
3.0
3.1
13.2
3.9
17.8
-6.6
3.1
4.0
1.9
-5.8
4.0
5.9
3.6
4.7
2.7

1.1
-.5
1.8
.8
-7.7
3.3
-1.3
3.5
2.8
3.8
3.7
2.2
-.3
4.7
5.2
3.3

-4.8
2.1
-9.3
-13.1
-3.4
-16.0
-1.1
2.5
4.1
-1.3
-14.5
3.5
3.0
2.7
4.7
4.1

2.0
1.3
2.4
6.8
-2.1
10.3
-4.0
3.3
3.4
2.8
-1.2
3.1
2.7
4.1
5.0
3.0

179.0
169.7
173.1
135.4
146.6
161.0
160.5
215.0
200.6
117.6
186.6
189.3
144.1
110.2
215.3

180.1
170.6
174.0
137.0
148.8
164.5
161.9
215.5
201.4
122.9
187.1
189.8
144.2
120.6
216.1

180.2
170.6
174.0
136.2
147.4
163.1
160.9
216.5
202.0
122.0
187.2
190.1
143.8
117.4
216.8

180.3
170.6
174.1
136.1
146.9
162.3
160.7
217.1
202.2
122.0
187.4
190.2
143.6
117.8
217.1

.4
-.5
.2
-3.1
-4.4
-3.1
-1.2
1.1
2.3
-19.1
2.4
2.6
.6
-21.0
3.5

-2.4
-4.6
-2.1
-14.1
-19.7
-24.9
-9.5
.9
2.9
-43.4
2.6
2.6
-1.4
-66.1
4.0

3.0
2.6
2.8
2.7
12.6
16.1
7.3
2.1
2.6
16.5
2.0
2.1
-1.9
49.9
3.8

2.9
2.1
2.3
2.1
.8
3.3
.5
4.0
3.2
15.8
1.7
1.9
-1.4
30.6
3.4

-1.0
-2.6
-.9
-8.7
-12.4
-14.7
-5.5
1.0
2.6
-32.3
2.5
2.6
-.4
-48.2
3.8

2.9
2.4
2.6
2.4
6.6
9.5
3.8
3.0
2.9
16.2
1.8
2.0
-1.7
39.9
3.6

Commodity and service group
Commodities .............................................................................
Food and beverages ...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Apparel ................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................
Durables ................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .........................................................
Transportation services ...........................................................
Medical care services ..............................................................
Other services .........................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .....................................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................................
All items less medical care ........................................................
Commodities less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................................
Nondurables ..............................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ..........................................
Energy .......................................................................................
All items less energy .................................................................
All items less food and energy ................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ............................................................
Services less energy services ...............................................

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items

CPI-U
U.S. city average ...........................................

Indexes

Percent change to
June2002 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Apr.
2002

Percent change to
May2002 from—

May
2002

May
2001

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

M

178.8

179.8

179.8

179.9

1.1

0.1

0.1

1.2

0.6

0.0

Northeast urban .............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

187.0
188.6
111.2

187.8
189.3
111.9

187.7
189.2
112.0

187.8
189.5
111.6

1.3
1.7
.5

.0
.1
-.3

.1
.2
-.4

1.7
1.9
1.1

.4
.3
.7

-.1
-.1
.1

Midwest urban ...............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

173.6
176.0
110.2

174.7
177.3
110.7

174.8
177.2
110.8

175.3
177.7
111.2

.9
1.4
.0

.3
.2
.5

.3
.3
.4

.3
.9
-.7

.7
.7
.5

.1
-.1
.1

M

167.1

168.1

168.2

168.9

.8

.5

.4

.2

.7

.1

South urban ...................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ...............
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

172.1
173.3
110.0

173.1
174.2
110.8

173.2
174.6
110.7

173.5
174.9
110.9

.8
1.3
.5

.2
.4
.1

.2
.2
.2

.9
1.6
.5

.6
.8
.6

.1
.2
-.1

M

169.9

170.5

170.6

171.6

.1

.6

.6

-.2

.4

.1

West urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

184.0
186.2
112.8

185.1
187.2
113.7

184.8
187.5
112.5

184.5
187.2
112.2

1.4
1.5
.9

-.3
.0
-1.3

-.2
-.2
-.3

1.9
2.2
1.3

.4
.7
-.3

-.2
.2
-1.1

M
M
M

163.4
110.7
171.5

164.2
111.4
172.4

164.3
111.2
172.4

164.5
111.3
173.0

1.5
.5
.5

.2
-.1
.3

.1
.1
.3

1.7
.5
.3

.6
.5
.5

.1
-.2
.0

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................

M
M

179.8
181.1

180.9
182.2

181.4
182.6

182.1
181.9

1.6
1.7

.7
-.2

.4
-.4

.9
2.9

.9
.8

.3
.2

M

191.1

191.8

191.4

191.5

1.7

-.2

.1

2.2

.2

-.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

194.7
173.7
172.1
111.9

-

194.8
173.0
172.9
112.8

-

-

-

-

2.0
-.4
2.1
2.5

.1
-.4
.5
.8

-

Atlanta, GA ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD .......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ...................

2
2
2
2

-

178.6
179.0
158.8
175.0

-

179.1
179.0
158.3
174.4

.7
1.8
-.8
.5

.3
.0
-.3
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

183.1
193.0
188.8

-

NA

-

-

193.2
189.4

1.2
1.7

.1
.3

-

-

-

-

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D ................................................................
Selected local areas5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—
June
2001

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2002

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) .................................................................

100.000

175.8
523.6

175.9
524.0

0.7

0.1

0.6

-0.1

0.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food ......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...........................................
Dairy and related products 1 ..............................................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............
Other food at home ...........................................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................................
Fats and oils ....................................................................
Other foods ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .......................................
Food away from home 1 .......................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................................

17.229
16.228
9.798
1.468
2.831
1.021
1.307
1.132
2.038
.339
.316
1.383
.310
6.430
.275
1.001

175.7
175.1
174.4
198.2
162.1
168.7
219.1
137.3
159.7
157.6
155.7
176.7
109.5
177.5
117.7
183.1

175.7
175.2
174.1
198.6
161.8
167.8
216.4
136.9
160.4
158.8
154.3
177.9
109.6
178.0
118.1
183.2

1.7
1.6
1.0
2.4
.2
.5
2.8
-.7
.8
2.1
-1.3
1.1
1.5
2.6
4.7
2.7

.0
.1
-.2
.2
-.2
-.5
-1.2
-.3
.4
.8
-.9
.7
.1
.3
.3
.1

.0
-.1
-.1
.2
-.2
-.3
-1.9
.4
1.1
1.9
-.2
1.2
.2
.1
.5
.4

-.2
-.2
-.5
.1
.0
.0
-1.7
-1.1
-.9
-1.4
-.3
-1.0
.9
.2
.3
.2

.1
.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.5
.1
-.4
.6
1.0
-.5
.7
.1
.3
.3
.1

Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ..................................
Household operations 1 2 .....................................................

38.141
29.212
8.395
1.523
18.980
.314
4.829
3.955
.177
3.778
.873
4.101
.357

175.1
201.2
198.1
120.7
194.2
107.6
140.7
123.9
114.0
131.0
112.7
125.0
119.1

176.1
201.7
198.7
120.4
194.7
107.9
145.6
129.1
112.2
136.9
112.7
124.8
119.6

1.8
3.8
4.0
-2.3
4.1
.7
-6.2
-8.1
-13.2
-7.8
3.3
-.9
2.7

.6
.2
.3
-.2
.3
.3
3.5
4.2
-1.6
4.5
.0
-.2
.4

.2
.3
.2
1.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
2.8
.0
.3
.0
-.4

.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.4
.6
.7
.7
.7
.1
.1
.1

.1
.1
.3
-2.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
.4
.1
.2
-.2
.4

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ..............................................
Footwear ...............................................................................

4.831
1.243
1.864
.256
1.165

126.2
124.6
118.2
129.9
124.4

122.0
121.1
112.7
127.5
121.0

-2.6
-4.1
-2.5
-.9
-.9

-3.3
-2.8
-4.7
-1.8
-2.7

-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
-.5

-.8
-1.7
-.8
-1.4
.5

-.9
-.9
-.9
-1.8
-1.3

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ...................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................
Public transportation ..............................................................

19.393
18.452
10.145
4.897
4.099
3.153
3.120
.530
1.438
.941

152.7
149.8
99.3
140.9
152.7
121.8
121.2
106.0
191.4
206.3

152.4
149.5
99.1
140.3
153.0
120.4
119.9
105.9
191.5
205.9

-3.5
-3.6
-2.6
-1.7
-4.4
-15.3
-15.2
2.2
3.9
-1.7

-.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-1.1
-1.1
-.1
.1
-.2

1.9
1.9
-.3
-.2
-.4
10.3
10.1
.3
.5
.4

-.6
-.7
-.2
-.2
-.3
-3.3
-3.1
.0
.5
1.8

.2
.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.5
.5
-.1
.1
-.1

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services 3 .........................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................

4.620
1.006
3.614
2.245
1.092

282.9
250.3
290.6
255.0
359.4

283.6
251.3
291.3
255.3
360.6

4.5
3.3
4.8
2.7
8.6

.2
.4
.2
.1
.3

.4
.2
.5
.1
1.1

.5
.4
.6
.3
.8

.1
.1
.1
.1
.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

CPI-W

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

May
2002

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...................................................................

5.649
1.803

104.9
102.3

104.6
102.2

1.1
1.5

-0.3
-.1

0.3
.1

-0.2
.1

-0.3
.1

Education and communication 2 ..............................................
Education 2 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................
Communication 1 2 .................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..........................
Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 1 5 ................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..........

5.637
2.382
.203
2.178
3.255
3.107
2.591

106.5
123.5
316.3
347.7
93.3
92.5
99.4

106.7
124.4
318.2
350.3
93.1
92.4
99.3

2.1
6.1
6.7
6.1
-1.3
-1.3
.1

.2
.7
.6
.7
-.2
-.1
-.1

-.4
.3
.7
.3
-.8
-1.0
-.9

.7
.4
.9
.3
.8
.9
1.0

.3
.9
.6
.9
-.2
-.1
-.1

.516
.253

19.2
22.7

19.1
22.3

-14.0
-24.1

-.5
-1.8

-1.0
-1.3

-.5
.9

-.5
-1.8

Other goods and services .......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...........................................
Personal care 1 ......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ......................................................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Miscellaneous personal services .........................................

4.499
1.441
3.059
.815
.900
1.161

299.1
450.1
174.0
155.4
189.1
273.6

303.5
468.7
174.4
156.2
189.0
274.1

5.4
11.2
2.6
.5
2.3
4.8

1.5
4.1
.2
.5
-.1
.2

2.2
6.6
.1
.1
.4
.2

-.9
-2.7
.1
-.5
.2
.3

1.5
4.1
.2
.5
-.1
.4

45.559
17.229
28.330
14.685
4.831
9.854
13.645
54.441
28.898
.314
3.778
.873
.357
6.573
3.614
10.033

151.2
175.7
136.8
149.3
126.2
167.2
122.0
204.8
193.9
107.6
131.0
112.7
119.1
207.1
290.6
239.7

150.5
175.7
135.9
147.8
122.0
167.3
121.6
205.8
194.3
107.9
136.9
112.7
119.6
207.3
291.3
240.4

-1.6
1.7
-3.7
-3.8
-2.6
-3.9
-2.9
2.8
3.8
.7
-7.8
3.3
2.7
4.2
4.8
3.4

-.5
.0
-.7
-1.0
-3.3
.1
-.3
.5
.2
.3
4.5
.0
.4
.1
.2
.3

.9
.0
1.5
1.8
-.2
2.8
-.2
.3
.4
.3
.0
.3
-.4
.3
.5
.1

-.6
-.2
-.8
-1.1
-.8
-1.1
.0
.3
.2
.4
.7
.1
.1
.6
.6
.4

.1
.1
.0
-.7
-.9
-.7
-.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.2
.4
.1
.1
.3

83.772
70.788
95.380
29.331
15.687
10.855
31.915
25.543
50.827
7.109
92.891
76.663
26.001
3.330
50.663

175.8
168.4
171.0
138.5
151.4
167.9
162.9
191.6
197.9
122.2
183.3
185.4
145.0
121.9
213.0
$ .569
$ .191

175.9
168.4
171.2
137.6
150.0
168.0
162.2
193.2
198.9
124.1
183.2
185.3
144.2
120.5
213.5
$ .568
$ .191

.6
-.4
.6
-3.5
-3.4
-3.4
-1.0
1.9
2.7
-11.5
2.1
2.1
-1.0
-14.8
3.8

.1
.0
.1
-.6
-.9
.1
-.4
.8
.5
1.6
-.1
-.1
-.6
-1.1
.2

.7
.7
.6
1.5
1.8
2.6
.9
.2
.3
5.0
.2
.3
.2
10.0
.3

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.8
-1.1
-1.1
-.6
.5
.4
-1.3
.1
.1
-.4
-3.1
.3

.1
.1
.1
.1
-.7
-.7
-.2
.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
-.1
.5
.2

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities .............................................................................
Food and beverages ...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Apparel ................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................
Durables ................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .........................................................
Transportation services ...........................................................
Medical care services ..............................................................
Other services .........................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .....................................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................................
All items less medical care ........................................................
Commodities less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................................
Nondurables ..............................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ..........................................
Energy .......................................................................................
All items less energy .................................................................
All items less food and energy ................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ............................................................
Services less energy services ...............................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .....
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..........

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in
January, 1999.

-

4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

CPI-W
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

Sep.
2001

Dec.
2001

Mar.
2002

6 months
ended—
June
2002

Dec.
2001

June
2002

Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................

174.6

175.6

175.5

175.7

0.7

-2.9

3.0

2.5

-1.1

2.8

Food and beverages ...............................................................
Food ......................................................................................
Food at home ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...........................................
Dairy and related products 1 ..............................................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .............
Other food at home ...........................................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................................
Fats and oils ....................................................................
Other foods ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .......................................
Food away from home 1 .......................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................................

176.0
175.6
175.4
197.6
163.0
169.2
225.3
138.4
159.3
156.5
156.3
176.1
108.3
177.0
116.8
182.0

176.0
175.5
175.3
197.9
162.6
168.7
221.0
139.0
161.0
159.5
156.0
178.2
108.5
177.1
117.4
182.8

175.7
175.1
174.4
198.0
162.6
168.7
217.3
137.5
159.5
157.3
155.5
176.5
109.5
177.5
117.7
183.1

175.8
175.2
174.2
197.8
162.0
167.8
217.5
137.0
160.4
158.8
154.8
177.7
109.6
178.0
118.1
183.2

2.8
2.8
2.3
4.0
.5
6.1
2.1
2.6
1.8
1.3
3.1
1.4
4.5
3.5
10.3
3.9

1.4
1.4
.9
.6
.5
2.9
-3.7
1.2
4.1
2.3
-.8
6.0
-.7
2.3
.7
1.1

3.0
3.3
3.5
4.6
2.5
-3.2
31.2
-2.6
-4.9
-1.0
-3.7
-6.3
-2.5
2.3
3.5
2.9

-.5
-.9
-2.7
.4
-2.4
-3.3
-13.1
-4.0
2.8
6.0
-3.8
3.7
4.9
2.3
4.5
2.7

2.1
2.1
1.6
2.3
.5
4.5
-.8
1.9
2.9
1.8
1.2
3.7
1.9
2.9
5.4
2.5

1.3
1.2
.3
2.5
.0
-3.3
6.8
-3.3
-1.1
2.4
-3.8
-1.4
1.1
2.3
4.0
2.8

Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................
Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Fuels ....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................
Household furnishings and operations ..................................
Household operations 1 2 .....................................................

174.5
200.2
197.5
118.1
193.3
106.9
141.6
124.9
109.5
132.4
112.3
124.8
119.5

174.9
200.8
197.8
119.6
193.9
107.2
141.8
125.1
112.6
132.4
112.6
124.8
119.0

175.4
201.3
198.3
119.9
194.4
107.6
142.6
126.0
113.4
133.3
112.7
124.9
119.1

175.5
201.6
198.9
117.2
194.9
107.9
142.8
126.1
113.8
133.4
112.9
124.6
119.6

.7
4.0
4.7
-8.7
4.6
-1.5
-13.4
-16.6
-4.8
-17.5
3.7
.0
3.5

1.6
4.4
4.4
.7
5.0
-1.9
-11.4
-14.4
-46.6
-11.3
2.9
.0
2.1

2.3
4.1
4.2
2.4
3.8
2.3
-3.6
-5.3
-3.9
-5.5
4.4
-3.1
5.2

2.3
2.8
2.9
-3.0
3.4
3.8
3.4
3.9
16.7
3.1
2.2
-.6
.3

1.2
4.2
4.5
-4.1
4.8
-1.7
-12.4
-15.5
-28.7
-14.5
3.3
.0
2.8

2.3
3.5
3.5
-.3
3.6
3.0
-.1
-.8
5.9
-1.3
3.3
-1.9
2.7

Apparel ....................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ..............................................
Footwear ...............................................................................

125.1
124.6
116.1
131.7
122.9

124.8
124.3
115.9
131.7
122.3

123.8
122.2
115.0
129.9
122.9

122.7
121.1
114.0
127.5
121.3

-2.8
-6.2
-2.7
8.0
1.3

-3.2
-3.8
-4.4
-2.4
-4.2

3.3
4.6
4.2
4.4
4.7

-7.5
-10.8
-7.0
-12.2
-5.1

-3.0
-5.0
-3.6
2.7
-1.5

-2.2
-3.4
-1.6
-4.3
-.3

Transportation .........................................................................
Private transportation ............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................................
New vehicles .....................................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................................
Motor fuel ............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ...................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................
Public transportation ..............................................................

149.6
146.8
99.7
141.2
153.9
109.8
109.3
105.7
189.7
201.4

152.4
149.6
99.4
140.9
153.3
121.1
120.3
106.0
190.7
202.3

151.5
148.6
99.2
140.6
152.8
117.1
116.6
106.0
191.6
205.9

151.8
148.9
99.1
140.4
153.0
117.7
117.2
105.9
191.7
205.7

-4.5
-4.3
-1.6
-.8
-4.2
-18.9
-19.3
3.1
4.2
-4.7

-18.4
-19.2
.8
3.7
-2.8
-68.3
-68.4
1.9
3.3
-7.0

5.2
5.9
-6.9
-7.3
-8.1
52.5
53.5
3.1
3.7
-3.3

6.0
5.8
-2.4
-2.2
-2.3
32.0
32.2
.8
4.3
8.8

-11.7
-12.1
-.4
1.4
-3.5
-49.3
-49.5
2.5
3.7
-5.8

5.6
5.9
-4.7
-4.8
-5.3
41.9
42.4
1.9
4.0
2.6

Medical care ............................................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................................
Professional services 3 .........................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ............................................

280.2
249.0
287.5
253.5
353.2

281.4
249.4
289.0
253.8
357.1

282.9
250.3
290.6
254.5
360.1

283.2
250.5
291.0
254.8
361.7

4.3
3.2
4.7
3.8
6.4

4.8
4.3
4.8
3.1
8.0

4.2
3.1
4.6
1.9
10.2

4.4
2.4
5.0
2.1
10.0

4.5
3.7
4.7
3.4
7.2

4.3
2.8
4.8
2.0
10.1

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for
3 months ended—

CPI-W
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

Sep.
2001

Dec.
2001

Mar.
2002

6 months
ended—
June
2002

Dec.
2001

June
2002

Expenditure category
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................

104.6
101.9

104.9
102.0

104.7
102.1

104.4
102.2

1.9
.0

0.4
1.2

2.3
3.6

-0.8
1.2

1.2
.6

0.8
2.4

Education and communication 2 ..............................................
Education 2 .............................................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................
Communication 1 2 .................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..........................
Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................
Information and information processing other than
telephone services 1 5 ................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ..........

106.6
123.6
312.6
348.2
93.3
92.6
99.3

106.2
124.0
314.7
349.3
92.6
91.7
98.4

106.9
124.5
317.5
350.5
93.3
92.5
99.4

107.2
125.6
319.5
353.8
93.1
92.4
99.3

3.5
7.3
12.9
6.5
.0
.0
.8

2.7
4.0
-10.7
5.5
1.3
1.3
2.0

.0
6.7
17.7
5.6
-5.4
-5.4
-2.4

2.3
6.6
9.1
6.6
-.9
-.9
.0

3.1
5.7
.4
6.0
.6
.6
1.4

1.1
6.7
13.3
6.1
-3.1
-3.2
-1.2

19.5
22.8

19.3
22.5

19.2
22.7

19.1
22.3

-16.8
-33.0

-10.8
-22.0

-19.7
-30.8

-8.0
-8.5

-13.9
-27.7

-14.0
-20.4

Other goods and services .......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...........................................
Personal care 1 ......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ......................................................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Miscellaneous personal services .........................................

295.2
434.1
173.7
156.0
188.0
271.9

301.7
462.7
173.9
156.2
188.7
272.4

299.1
450.1
174.0
155.4
189.1
273.3

303.5
468.7
174.4
156.2
189.0
274.4

11.0
23.8
3.6
1.8
2.8
6.1

-2.9
-10.2
2.1
-.3
2.2
4.6

2.6
1.1
3.3
.0
1.9
4.8

11.7
35.9
1.6
.5
2.1
3.7

3.8
5.4
2.8
.8
2.5
5.3

7.1
17.2
2.5
.3
2.0
4.3

149.8
176.0
134.7
146.0
125.1
162.5
122.2
203.8
192.8
106.9
132.4
112.3
119.5
205.1
287.5
238.9

151.2
176.0
136.7
148.7
124.8
167.0
122.0
204.4
193.5
107.2
132.4
112.6
119.0
205.8
289.0
239.1

150.3
175.7
135.6
147.0
123.8
165.1
122.0
205.1
193.9
107.6
133.3
112.7
119.1
207.1
290.6
240.0

150.4
175.8
135.6
145.9
122.7
163.9
121.8
205.5
194.1
107.9
133.4
112.9
119.6
207.4
291.0
240.8

-.5
2.8
-2.8
-2.9
-2.8
-2.3
-2.2
2.2
3.7
-1.5
-17.5
3.7
3.5
3.3
4.7
4.2

-9.6
1.4
-16.1
-22.5
-3.2
-29.7
-.3
2.8
4.7
-1.9
-11.3
2.9
2.1
4.5
4.8
3.4

2.7
3.0
2.7
14.3
3.3
20.2
-7.2
3.2
3.8
2.3
-5.5
4.4
5.2
4.6
4.6
2.6

1.6
-.5
2.7
-.3
-7.5
3.5
-1.3
3.4
2.7
3.8
3.1
2.2
.3
4.6
5.0
3.2

-5.2
2.1
-9.7
-13.2
-3.0
-17.1
-1.3
2.5
4.2
-1.7
-14.5
3.3
2.8
3.9
4.7
3.8

2.2
1.3
2.7
6.8
-2.2
11.5
-4.3
3.3
3.3
3.0
-1.3
3.3
2.7
4.6
4.8
2.9

174.3
167.2
169.9
136.4
148.2
163.5
161.2
190.7
197.0
116.7
182.7
184.5
144.7
110.2
211.8

175.5
168.3
170.9
138.4
150.8
167.7
162.7
191.1
197.6
122.5
183.0
185.0
145.0
121.2
212.4

175.4
168.0
170.7
137.3
149.2
165.8
161.8
192.0
198.3
120.9
183.1
185.2
144.4
117.4
213.1

175.6
168.1
170.9
137.4
148.2
164.7
161.5
192.6
198.5
121.2
183.3
185.4
144.3
118.0
213.5

.5
-.2
.5
-2.5
-2.6
-1.4
-1.0
.8
2.5
-17.6
2.7
2.9
.8
-18.0
3.7

-3.8
-5.8
-3.3
-15.7
-21.8
-27.5
-10.6
.8
2.7
-46.4
2.2
2.4
-1.4
-67.3
4.3

3.0
2.7
2.9
2.7
14.1
18.5
7.5
1.9
2.7
18.3
2.0
1.5
-2.4
49.3
3.9

3.0
2.2
2.4
3.0
.0
3.0
.7
4.0
3.1
16.3
1.3
2.0
-1.1
31.5
3.2

-1.7
-3.1
-1.4
-9.3
-12.7
-15.4
-5.9
.8
2.6
-33.6
2.5
2.7
-.3
-48.2
4.0

3.0
2.4
2.6
2.8
6.8
10.5
4.1
3.0
2.9
17.3
1.7
1.7
-1.8
40.1
3.6

Commodity and service group
Commodities .............................................................................
Food and beverages ...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................
Apparel ................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................
Durables ................................................................................
Services .....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .....................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .....................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .....................
Household operations 1 2 .........................................................
Transportation services ...........................................................
Medical care services ..............................................................
Other services .........................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .....................................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................................
All items less medical care ........................................................
Commodities less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................................
Nondurables ..............................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ..........................................
Energy .......................................................................................
All items less energy .................................................................
All items less food and energy ................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................
Energy commodities ............................................................
Services less energy services ...............................................

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other

item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in

January, 1999.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items

CPI-W
U.S. city average ...........................................

Indexes

Percent change to
June2002 from—

Pricing
schedule
1

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Apr.
2002

Percent change to
May2002 from—

May
2002

May
2001

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

M

174.7

175.8

175.8

175.9

0.7

0.1

0.1

0.8

0.6

0.0

Northeast urban .............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

183.1
183.6
110.8

184.2
184.5
111.7

184.1
184.3
111.7

184.2
184.6
111.4

1.2
1.3
.8

.0
.1
-.3

.1
.2
-.3

1.4
1.5
1.2

.5
.4
.8

-.1
-.1
.0

Midwest urban ...............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

169.1
170.6
109.7

170.3
172.2
110.2

170.3
172.0
110.3

170.7
172.3
110.7

.4
1.1
-.6

.2
.1
.5

.2
.2
.4

-.2
.6
-1.5

.7
.8
.5

.0
-.1
.1

M

164.8

166.0

166.1

166.7

.5

.4

.4

-.2

.8

.1

South urban ...................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ...............
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

169.6
170.5
109.3

170.8
171.7
110.2

170.8
171.9
110.1

171.1
172.3
110.2

.5
1.1
.2

.2
.3
.0

.2
.2
.1

.5
1.3
.2

.7
.8
.7

.0
.1
-.1

M

170.2

171.2

171.1

171.8

-.3

.4

.4

-.5

.5

-.1

West urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

179.0
179.5
112.2

180.0
180.5
112.9

180.0
181.0
112.3

179.7
180.7
112.0

1.4
1.6
1.0

-.2
.1
-.8

-.2
-.2
-.3

1.9
2.3
1.3

.6
.8
.1

.0
.3
-.5

M
M
M

161.3
110.1
170.2

162.4
110.9
171.3

162.5
110.7
171.1

162.6
110.7
171.7

1.2
.1
.3

.1
-.2
.2

.1
.0
.4

1.4
.0
.0

.7
.5
.5

.1
-.2
-.1

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................

M
M

173.5
173.8

174.8
174.8

175.3
175.4

175.9
174.7

1.4
1.6

.6
-.1

.3
-.4

.7
2.9

1.0
.9

.3
.3

M

185.6

186.6

186.4

186.5

1.5

-.1

.1

1.9

.4

-.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

193.2
164.1
171.4
111.4

-

193.3
164.0
172.5
112.4

-

-

-

-

1.7
-1.0
2.0
2.3

.1
-.1
.6
.9

-

Atlanta, GA ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD .......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ...................

2
2
2
2

-

175.5
173.4
156.8
172.5

-

176.5
173.2
156.7
172.0

.6
1.6
-1.1
.5

.6
-.1
-.1
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

182.3
188.8
183.6

-

NA

-

-

189.1
184.1

1.2
1.5

.2
.3

-

-

-

-

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D ................................................................
Selected local areas5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 1 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

May
2002

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..........................................................................

100.000

179.9
538.9

180.1
539.5

1.2

0.1

-

-

-

Food and beverages .........................................................................
Food ...............................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................................
Dairy and related products .........................................................
Fruits and vegetables .................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......................
Other food at home .....................................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................................
Fats and oils .............................................................................
Other foods ...............................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ...................................................
Food away from home ..................................................................
Other food away from home 1 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages .......................................................................

16.393
15.403
9.661
1.535
2.620
1.093
1.427
1.023
1.961
.364
.297
1.301
.307
5.743
.182
.990

176.5
175.9
175.7
198.3
162.4
168.7
221.9
138.5
160.2
158.3
156.0
176.3
109.3
177.5
116.5
183.5

176.4
175.9
175.3
198.8
162.0
167.7
218.8
137.9
161.2
158.9
155.0
177.9
109.9
178.0
117.0
183.7

1.7
1.7
1.2
2.4
.2
.5
3.3
-.5
1.1
2.1
-1.1
1.3
2.0
2.5
3.9
2.6

-.1
.0
-.2
.3
-.2
-.6
-1.4
-.4
.6
.4
-.6
.9
.5
.3
.4
.1

Housing ............................................................................................
Shelter ............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ...........................................................
Lodging away from home 1 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ..........................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .............................................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................................
Fuels .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ...............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........................
Household furnishings and operations ...........................................
Household operations 1 .................................................................

40.516
31.037
7.300
2.306
21.064
.366
4.934
3.998
.276
3.722
.936
4.545
.959

179.5
207.3
198.9
119.9
213.7
107.5
141.6
125.2
114.7
132.1
112.6
129.1
118.2

180.5
207.8
199.4
120.3
214.3
107.8
146.0
130.0
112.9
137.7
112.6
128.8
118.6

1.8
3.5
4.1
-2.7
4.2
.7
-6.2
-8.2
-12.9
-7.8
3.2
-.3
2.7

.6
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
3.1
3.8
-1.6
4.2
.0
-.2
.3

Apparel .............................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .........................................................
Footwear .........................................................................................

4.242
1.187
1.687
.250
.769

126.3
124.6
117.9
127.0
124.9

122.3
121.3
112.7
124.4
121.5

-3.2
-3.6
-4.1
-2.3
-.5

-3.2
-2.6
-4.4
-2.0
-2.7

Transportation ..................................................................................
Private transportation .....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 .....................................................
New vehicles ..............................................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .........................................
Public transportation .......................................................................

16.639
15.281
7.328
4.604
1.824
2.578
2.559
.533
1.656
1.357

154.5
150.2
99.0
139.7
151.7
121.6
120.9
106.9
189.7
211.9

154.0
149.8
98.8
139.1
152.1
120.3
119.6
106.9
189.7
211.2

-2.7
-2.7
-2.3
-1.8
-4.3
-15.3
-15.4
2.4
3.8
-2.4

-.3
-.3
-.2
-.4
.3
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.0
-.3

Medical care .....................................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................................
Medical care services .....................................................................
Professional services 2 ..................................................................
Hospital and related services 2 ......................................................

5.995
1.295
4.700
2.933
1.502

284.5
255.6
291.5
253.0
365.2

285.0
256.5
292.0
253.3
366.0

4.6
3.4
4.9
2.8
8.7

.2
.4
.2
.1
.2

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

May
2002

Expenditure category
Recreation 1 ......................................................................................
Video and audio 1 ............................................................................

5.909
1.629

106.4
103.0

106.2
103.0

1.3
1.7

-0.2
.0

Education and communication 1 ........................................................
Education 1 ......................................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................................
Communication 1 .............................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ......................................
Telephone services 1 ...................................................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 4 .............................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ......................

5.397
2.914
.215
2.699
2.483
2.279
2.146

107.3
123.5
315.5
354.6
92.8
91.6
99.4

107.6
124.2
317.4
356.7
92.7
91.5
99.3

3.1
6.2
8.0
6.1
-.4
-.7
.3

.3
.6
.6
.6
-.1
-.1
-.1

.133
.054

18.7
23.1

18.6
22.7

-13.1
-23.8

-.5
-1.7

Other goods and services .................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ......................................................
Personal care .................................................................................
Personal care products .................................................................
Personal care services .................................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................................

4.909
1.402
3.507
.719
1.000
1.562

292.0
449.3
174.6
154.8
188.2
274.3

295.9
467.7
174.9
155.5
188.2
274.6

5.2
11.1
2.9
.6
2.2
4.9

1.3
4.1
.2
.5
.0
.1

40.624
16.393
24.231
13.948
4.242
9.706
10.283
59.376
30.671
.366
3.722
.936
.959
7.010
4.700
11.012

150.8
176.5
136.0
147.1
126.3
163.8
121.9
208.8
215.9
107.5
132.1
112.6
118.2
209.5
291.5
244.6

150.2
176.4
135.1
145.9
122.3
164.0
121.5
209.7
216.5
107.8
137.7
112.6
118.6
209.5
292.0
245.1

-1.2
1.7
-3.1
-3.6
-3.2
-3.8
-2.4
2.8
3.6
.7
-7.8
3.2
2.7
3.7
4.9
3.5

-.4
-.1
-.7
-.8
-3.2
.1
-.3
.4
.3
.3
4.2
.0
.3
.0
.2
.2

84.597
68.963
94.005
25.221
14.938
10.696
30.341
28.705
54.676
6.576
93.424
78.020
22.366
2.855
55.654

180.6
171.2
174.4
137.8
149.3
164.9
162.0
216.3
201.5
122.4
187.5
190.4
144.7
121.2
216.6
$ .556
$ .186

180.8
171.2
174.5
136.9
148.1
165.1
161.3
217.7
202.5
124.4
187.5
190.4
144.0
119.8
217.1
$ .555
$ .185

1.0
.1
.9
-2.9
-3.3
-3.2
-.9
2.1
2.7
-11.5
2.3
2.4
-.6
-15.1
3.7

.1
.0
.1
-.7
-.8
.1
-.4
.6
.5
1.6
.0
.0
-.5
-1.2
.2

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................................
Apparel .........................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........................
Durables .........................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..............................
Household operations 1 .....................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................................
Medical care services .......................................................................
Other services ..................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................................
All items less medical care .................................................................
Commodities less food .......................................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................................
Nondurables .......................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ..............................................................
Services less medical care services ...................................................
Energy ................................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........................
Energy commodities .....................................................................
Services less energy services ........................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..............
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ....................
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.

All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means
estimator in January, 1999.

-

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2 (OW). Old Weight 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)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

May
2002

Expenditure category
All items ..............................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..........................................................................

100.000

175.9
524.0

176.2
524.7

0.9

0.2

-

-

-

Food and beverages .........................................................................
Food ...............................................................................................
Food at home ...............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................................
Dairy and related products .........................................................
Fruits and vegetables .................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......................
Other food at home .....................................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................................
Fats and oils .............................................................................
Other foods ...............................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ...................................................
Food away from home ..................................................................
Other food away from home 1 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages .......................................................................

18.048
16.993
10.838
1.682
3.127
1.202
1.483
1.162
2.183
.406
.340
1.437
.343
6.155
.224
1.055

175.7
175.2
174.6
198.1
162.1
168.3
220.2
137.7
159.9
158.0
155.6
176.8
109.3
177.4
116.9
183.2

175.7
175.2
174.3
198.6
161.8
167.5
217.6
137.1
160.7
158.7
154.8
178.1
109.8
177.9
117.5
183.3

1.7
1.6
1.1
2.4
.2
.4
3.4
-.5
1.0
2.1
-1.0
1.2
1.7
2.5
4.2
2.7

.0
.0
-.2
.3
-.2
-.5
-1.2
-.4
.5
.4
-.5
.7
.5
.3
.5
.1

Housing ............................................................................................
Shelter ............................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ...........................................................
Lodging away from home 1 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ..........................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .............................................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................................
Fuels .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ...............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..........................
Household furnishings and operations ...........................................
Household operations 1 .................................................................

37.348
28.251
8.858
1.340
17.737
.316
5.046
4.121
.243
3.877
.925
4.051
.426

174.9
201.0
198.2
118.9
194.2
107.6
141.1
124.3
114.7
131.3
112.7
125.3
118.5

176.0
201.5
198.6
119.9
194.7
107.8
145.7
129.3
112.9
137.2
112.7
124.9
119.1

1.7
3.7
4.0
-2.7
4.1
.6
-6.1
-8.0
-12.6
-7.6
3.3
-.8
2.3

.6
.2
.2
.8
.3
.2
3.3
4.0
-1.6
4.5
.0
-.3
.5

Apparel .............................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .........................................................
Footwear .........................................................................................

4.577
1.291
1.698
.318
.928

125.2
124.5
115.7
129.3
125.3

121.1
121.2
110.5
126.5
121.8

-3.3
-4.0
-4.4
-1.6
-.2

-3.3
-2.7
-4.5
-2.2
-2.8

Transportation ..................................................................................
Private transportation .....................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 .....................................................
New vehicles ..............................................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .........................................
Public transportation .......................................................................

18.798
17.737
8.672
4.836
3.061
3.192
3.168
.661
1.727
1.061

153.5
150.6
99.3
140.8
152.6
121.8
121.2
105.8
191.3
206.5

153.0
150.2
99.0
140.2
152.9
120.4
119.8
105.8
191.3
205.9

-3.1
-3.2
-2.7
-1.8
-4.4
-15.3
-15.3
2.1
3.7
-1.7

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.4
.2
-1.1
-1.2
.0
.0
-.3

Medical care .....................................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................................
Medical care services .....................................................................
Professional services 2 ..................................................................
Hospital and related services 2 ......................................................

4.906
.956
3.950
2.490
1.238

283.1
250.2
290.8
255.1
359.7

283.7
251.2
291.3
255.3
360.8

4.5
3.3
4.8
2.7
8.7

.2
.4
.2
.1
.3

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city
average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Item and group

Relative
importance,
December
2001

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 2002 from—

Unadjusted
indexes
May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

May
2002

Expenditure category
Recreation 1 ......................................................................................
Video and audio 1 ............................................................................

5.670
1.810

104.8
102.3

104.6
102.3

1.1
1.6

-0.2
.0

Education and communication 1 ........................................................
Education 1 ......................................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................................
Communication 1 .............................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ......................................
Telephone services 1 ...................................................................
Information and information processing other than telephone
services 4 .............................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ......................

5.277
2.684
.213
2.471
2.593
2.442
2.329

107.3
123.7
319.7
347.9
94.1
93.3
99.5

107.6
124.5
321.7
350.2
94.0
93.2
99.4

3.0
6.2
7.9
6.0
-.3
-.4
.2

.3
.6
.6
.7
-.1
-.1
-.1

.113
.044

19.4
22.7

19.3
22.4

-13.1
-23.8

-.5
-1.3

Other goods and services .................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ......................................................
Personal care .................................................................................
Personal care products .................................................................
Personal care services .................................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................................

5.376
2.053
3.323
.813
1.006
1.314

299.8
450.5
174.1
155.2
188.9
274.0

304.9
469.1
174.4
156.1
188.9
274.4

5.9
11.3
2.6
.5
2.2
4.9

1.7
4.1
.2
.6
.0
.1

45.337
18.048
27.289
15.269
4.577
10.692
12.020
54.663
27.936
.316
3.877
.925
.426
6.882
3.950
10.351

151.4
175.7
137.3
149.0
125.2
166.8
122.3
204.8
193.6
107.6
131.3
112.7
118.5
207.8
290.8
239.9

150.9
175.7
136.5
147.8
121.1
167.2
121.9
205.9
194.1
107.8
137.2
112.7
119.1
207.9
291.3
240.5

-1.4
1.7
-3.3
-3.8
-3.3
-4.0
-2.6
2.9
3.7
.6
-7.6
3.3
2.3
4.5
4.8
3.4

-.3
.0
-.6
-.8
-3.3
.2
-.3
.5
.3
.2
4.5
.0
.5
.0
.2
.3

83.007
71.749
95.094
28.344
16.324
11.747
33.317
26.728
50.713
7.312
92.688
75.695
24.909
3.435
50.786

175.9
168.7
171.2
139.0
151.0
167.6
162.8
191.9
197.9
122.2
183.4
185.5
145.3
121.6
213.0
$ .568
$ .191

176.2
168.8
171.4
138.2
150.0
167.9
162.2
193.4
198.9
124.0
183.4
185.6
144.7
120.1
213.5
$ .568
$ .191

.7
-.1
.7
-3.1
-3.4
-3.5
-1.0
2.0
2.7
-11.6
2.2
2.3
-.6
-15.1
3.8

.2
.1
.1
-.6
-.7
.2
-.4
.8
.5
1.5
.0
.1
-.4
-1.2
.2

-

-

Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................................
Apparel .........................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........................
Durables .........................................................................................
Services ..............................................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ..............................
Household operations 1 .....................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................................
Medical care services .......................................................................
Other services ..................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................................
All items less medical care .................................................................
Commodities less food .......................................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................................
Nondurables .......................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ..............................................................
Services less medical care services ...................................................
Energy ................................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........................
Energy commodities .....................................................................
Services less energy services ........................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..............
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ....................
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.

All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means
estimator in January, 1999.

-

3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

1

U.S. city average ...........................................

Percent change to
June 2002 from—

Pricing
schedule
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Apr.
2002

Percent change to
May 2002 from—

May
2002

May
2001

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

M

178.8

179.9

179.9

180.1

1.2

0.1

0.1

1.2

0.6

0.0

Northeast urban .............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

187.0
188.5
111.4

187.8
189.2
112.1

187.7
189.1
112.2

187.8
189.4
111.8

1.3
1.6
.7

.0
.1
-.3

.1
.2
-.4

1.7
1.9
1.3

.4
.3
.7

-.1
-.1
.1

Midwest urban ...............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

173.7
176.0
110.3

174.8
177.3
110.9

174.9
177.3
111.0

175.5
177.8
111.4

1.0
1.4
.2

.4
.3
.5

.3
.3
.4

.4
1.0
-.5

.7
.7
.6

.1
.0
.1

M

167.0

168.0

168.2

168.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.7

.1

South urban ...................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ...............
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

172.2
173.3
110.2

173.4
174.5
111.0

173.4
174.7
110.9

173.7
175.0
111.1

.9
1.3
.7

.2
.3
.1

.2
.2
.2

1.0
1.6
.7

.7
.8
.6

.0
.1
-.1

M

169.8

170.5

170.7

171.6

.1

.6

.5

-.2

.5

.1

West urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

184.0
186.1
112.9

185.1
187.2
113.7

185.0
187.7
112.7

184.7
187.3
112.5

1.5
1.6
1.2

-.2
.1
-1.1

-.2
-.2
-.2

2.0
2.3
1.4

.5
.9
-.2

-.1
.3
-.9

M
M
M

163.3
110.8
171.5

164.3
111.6
172.5

164.4
111.4
172.5

164.5
111.5
173.2

1.5
.6
.6

.1
-.1
.4

.1
.1
.4

1.7
.6
.3

.7
.5
.6

.1
-.2
.0

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................

M
M

179.7
180.8

180.7
181.9

181.2
182.4

181.9
181.7

1.5
1.6

.7
-.1

.4
-.4

.8
2.8

.8
.9

.3
.3

M

190.9

191.7

191.5

191.7

1.8

.0

.1

2.2

.3

-.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

194.6
173.4
172.2
111.7

-

194.7
173.3
173.1
112.6

-

-

-

-

2.0
-.2
2.2
2.3

.1
-.1
.5
.8

-

Atlanta, GA ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD .......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ...................

2
2
2
2

-

178.7
179.1
158.8
175.5

-

178.7
179.2
158.3
175.0

.5
1.9
-.8
.9

.0
.1
-.3
-.3

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

183.1
193.2
188.5

-

NA

-

-

193.6
188.6

1.4
1.2

.2
.1

-

-

-

-

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D ................................................................
Selected local areas5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items
index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area

1

U.S. city average ...........................................

Percent change to
June 2002 from—

Pricing
schedule
Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

May
2002

June
2002

June
2001

Apr.
2002

Percent change to
May 2002 from—

May
2002

May
2001

Mar.
2002

Apr.
2002

M

174.7

176.0

175.9

176.2

0.9

0.1

0.2

0.9

0.7

-0.1

Northeast urban .............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................

M
M
M

183.2
183.7
110.8

184.3
184.5
111.8

184.1
184.3
111.7

184.3
184.8
111.4

1.2
1.4
.8

.0
.2
-.4

.1
.3
-.3

1.4
1.5
1.2

.5
.3
.8

-.1
-.1
-.1

Midwest urban ...............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

169.3
170.7
109.9

170.6
172.2
110.6

170.6
172.2
110.6

171.2
172.7
111.1

.6
1.3
-.3

.4
.3
.5

.4
.3
.5

-.1
.7
-1.3

.8
.9
.6

.0
.0
.0

M

164.5

165.8

165.9

166.5

.4

.4

.4

-.3

.9

.1

South urban ...................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ...............
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ..............................................

M
M
M

169.8
170.2
109.6

171.2
171.6
110.6

171.1
171.7
110.4

171.5
172.1
110.6

.7
.9
.5

.2
.3
.0

.2
.2
.2

.6
1.2
.5

.8
.9
.7

-.1
.1
-.2

M

170.7

171.7

171.8

172.5

.1

.5

.4

-.1

.6

.1

West urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................

M
M
M

178.8
179.2
112.4

180.0
180.2
113.3

179.8
180.7
112.2

179.6
180.4
112.0

1.3
1.4
1.0

-.2
.1
-1.1

-.1
-.2
-.2

1.8
2.1
1.2

.6
.8
-.2

-.1
.3
-1.0

M
M
M

161.3
110.3
170.3

162.4
111.2
171.4

162.4
111.0
171.4

162.7
111.1
172.0

1.3
.5
.5

.2
-.1
.4

.2
.1
.4

1.4
.3
.2

.7
.6
.6

.0
-.2
.0

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................

M
M

173.2
173.2

174.4
174.1

175.0
174.6

175.6
174.1

1.3
1.3

.7
.0

.3
-.3

.6
2.4

1.0
.8

.3
.3

M

185.6

186.6

186.5

186.8

1.6

.1

.2

1.9

.5

-.1

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ....
Cleveland-Akron, OH .....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......

1
1
1
1

193.2
164.8
171.6
111.1

-

193.2
164.9
172.4
112.1

-

-

-

-

1.6
-.4
2.0
2.0

.0
.1
.5
.9

-

Atlanta, GA ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD .......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ...................

2
2
2
2

-

175.5
173.6
156.4
172.9

-

176.0
173.6
156.4
172.7

.3
1.9
-1.3
.9

.3
.0
.0
-.1

-

-

-

-

2
2
2

-

182.4
188.9
183.4

-

NA

-

-

189.2
183.5

1.2
1.2

.2
.1

-

-

-

-

Region and area size2

Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D ................................................................
Selected local areas5

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St.

Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.