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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-98-141 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Tuesday, April 14, 1998 MARCH 1998 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in March before seasonal adjustment to a level of 162.2 (198284=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in March, the CPI-U has increased 1.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March 1998 CPI-W level of 158.7 was 1.1 percent higher than the index in March 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in March, following a 0.1 percent rise in February. The food index was unchanged for the second consecutive month. Grocery store food prices decreased 0.1 percent in March, the same as in February, reflecting declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages. The energy index declined sharply for the fourth consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in March. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 3.1 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent, following an increase of 0.3 percent in February. Declines in the indexes for apparel and for tobacco, coupled with a smaller increase in shelter costs, were largely responsible for the deceleration. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '98 Mar. '98. All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Recreation Education and communication Other goods and services Special Indexes Energy Food All Items less food and energy .2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 - .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 - .1 .2 .3 .1 -.6 .3 - .1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .3 - .0 .3 .1 -.5 -.3 .1 .3 .1 .0 .1 .2 -.4 .3 .3 .0 .0 .2 -.2 -.6 .3 .4 .2 1.0 1.5 -2.1 -5.2 2.9 4.1 1.4 1.9 2.1 .3 -2.6 2.7 1.6 - - - - .0 -.1 .3 .8 2.5 .3 .7 .4 .4 .4 .8 -.3 3.9 5.0 .9 .1 -.2 .3 .0 -1.8 -2.4 -2.2 -1.2 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 -21.1 1.3 -8.6 2.0 .2 .2 2.4 2.1 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 For the first 3-months of 1998, the CPI-U advanced at a 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent in all of 1997. Falling energy prices were responsible for the deceleration in the first quarter of 1998. The energy index, which decreased 3.4 percent in 1997, declined at a 21.1 percent SAAR in the first three months of 1998. Petroleum-based energy costs fell at a 33.3 percent SAAR, while charges for energy services decreased at a 9.4 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 1.3 percent SAAR thus far in 1998, following a 1.5 percent increase in 1997. Grocery store food prices increased at a 0.5 percent SAAR in the first 3 months, as the declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages were more than offset by increases in the four other major grocery store food groups. The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.4 percent SAAR in the first 3 months of 1998, following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 1997, which was the smallest annual increase in this index since a 1.5 percent rise in 1965. The rates for selected groups for the last four and one-quarter years are shown below. Percent change 12 months ended in December All Items Food and 1994 2.7 1995 2.5 1996 3.3 1997 1.7 SAAR 3 months ended in Mar. 1998 0.2 beverages 2.7 Housing 2.2 Apparel -1.6 Transportation 3.8 Medical care 4.9 Recreation 1.4 Education and communication 3.3 Other goods and services 4.2 Special indexes Energy 2.2 Energy commodities 5.2 Energy services -0.6 All items less energy 2.6 Food 2.9 All Items less food and energy 2.6 Shelter 3.0 2.1 3.0 0.1 1.5 3.9 2.8 4.2 2.9 -0.2 4.4 3.0 3.0 1.6 2.4 1.0 -1.4 2.8 1.5 1.0 1.5 -2.1 -5.2 2.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.0 0.8 4.3 3.6 5.2 3.9 -1.3 8.6 -3.4 -21.1 -3.3 13.8 -6.9 -33.3 0.8 3.8 0.2 -9.4 2.9 2.1 2.9 4.3 2.1 1.5 2.1 1.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.4 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.7 In March, the food and beverages index was unchanged for the second consecutive month. The index for grocery store food prices declined 0.1 percent in March, the same as in February. Decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages more than offset moderate increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 1.0 percent in March, reflecting decreases in the indexes for both fresh fruits--down 2.6 percent--and fresh vegetables--down 0.3 percent. The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.8 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in March. The index for beef increased 0.3 percent in March as beef prices registered their first increase since September. This increase was more than offset by price declines for pork, for poultry, for fish, and for eggs. The index for nonalcoholic beverages decreased 0.3 percent. On the other hand, the other three major groups--dairy and related products, cereal and bakery products, and other food at home--increased 0.5, 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index-food away from home and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.2 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in March, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the first two months of the year. Shelter costs rose 0.2 percent. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent, owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent, and the cost of lodging away from home decreased 0.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the latter index rose 1.7 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities, which registered declines in each of the three preceding months, increased 0.3 percent in March. The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent; the index for natural gas increased 2.3 percent, the index for fuel oil was unchanged, and the index for electricity declined 0.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fuel oil fell 1.5 percent and charges for natural gas and electricity declined 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.) The index for household furnishings and operation increased 0.1 percent in March. The transportation component declined for the fifth consecutive month, down 0.6 percent in March. For the third consecutive month, a sharp drop in the index for motor fuels more than offset a large increase in the index for airline fares. The index for gasoline fell 3.5 percent in March and has declined 14.0 percent in the last six months. As of March, gasoline prices were 24.0 percent lower than their peak level of November 1990. The index for new and used vehicle prices declined 0.2 percent; a decline of 1.5 percent in used car and truck prices more than offset a 0.1 percent rise in the index for new vehicles. Public transportation costs rose 0.4 percent in March. The index for airline fares increased substantially for the third consecutive month, up 2.0 percent in March, following increases of 2.7 and 3.2 percent in January and February, respectively. The index for apparel declined 0.2 percent in March, following a 0.2 percent increase in February. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.3 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher priced spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in March to a level 2.7 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Recreation costs rose 0.4 percent in March, following increases of 0.3 percent in both January and February. Recreational services costs rose 0.9 percent, reflecting increases of 1.2 percent in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, and concerts and 0.9 percent in the index for club membership dues and fees for participant sports. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in March after declining 0.1 percent in February, reflecting an upturn in the index for communication costs. Within the communication category, increases in local and long distance telephone charges--up 0.7 and 0.2 percent, respectively--more than offset declines in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for cellular telephone services--down 2.8 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services declined 0.3 percent in March, following a 0.8 percent rise in February. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 2.9 percent in February, declined 2.6 percent in March. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers declined 0.1 percent in March. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12mos. Category 1997 1998 3-mos. ended ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. '98 Mar'98 All Items .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 1.1 Food and .1 .3 .1 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.3 1.9 beverages Housing .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 1.6 2.0 Apparel .2 .0 .0 .0 -.5 -.2 -.5 -4.5 -.6 Transportation .2 -.1 -.6 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.8 -6.6 -3.0 Medical care .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 2.7 2.7 Recreation .3 .3 .3 3.6 1.6 Education and communication - -.1 .0 .4 1.2 2.5 Other goods and services .5 .7 .4 .4 .5 1.1 -.6 3.9 5.2 Special Indexes Energy Food All Items less food and energy .9 -.2 -.2 -1.9 -2.5 -2.1 -1.3 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .4 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 -21.2 -8.9 .0 1.3 1.9 .1 1.9 1.9 Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). -------------------------------------------------------------------------CPI (Old Series) For the first six months of 1998, BLS also will calculate Old Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W based on the 1982-84 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1987 through 1997. These Old Series data are contained in tables 1(OS)-4(OS). From February to March, the Old Series CPI-U and the Old Series CPI-W each rose 0.1 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Overview of Publication Changes Beginning in 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced a new geographic area sample, a revised item structure and updated expenditure weights into the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Approximately every ten years the CPI undertakes this type of revision in order to keep the index up-to-date. Since World War II, revisions of the CPI have been introduced in 1953, 1964, 1978, and 1987. Because the changes the CPI undergoes during each revision can have a major impact on our users, special steps were taken in order to ameliorate the effects of these changes. Beginning with the release of the January 1997 index, data series that were to be changed or dropped from publication have been footnoted in all BLS published tables. This provided an early warning for users to reconsider their use of those indexes and provided time for them to make changes in their use. The 1998 CPI Revision contains substantial changes in both the items being presented and the frequency of local area index publication. Changes to the Item Structure Effective in 1998, there are considerable changes to both the items being priced and the manner in which they are being aggregated in the CPI. The most notable change in presentation is a reconstruction of several major groups with a resulting change from the formerly available seven major groups to the new total of eight. Formerly the major groups were: Food and Beverages, Housing, Apparel and Upkeep, Transportation, Medical Care, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services. Three of these groups-- Food and Beverages, Transportation, and Medical care remained the same. The Apparel group was modified to exclude apparel upkeep products and services. The Entertainment group has been slightly redefined into a major group called Recreation and a new major group, Education and Communication, has been formed from past subelements of the Housing, Entertainment and Other Goods and Services groups Other important changes in our item structure at lower levels are an expansion of our Food Away from Home index, a reorientation of our car and truck indexes to a vehicle index, and the expansion of our information processing equipment index. For a complete listing of the new CPI Publication Structure see Table X. Changes to the Geographic Structure In each revision, the CPI geographic sample is selected to be representative of the current demographics of the United States. The 1998 revision utilizes the 1990 Census of population. The CPI developed an updated area sample design, decided on new local area indexes and changed the frequency of publication for local area indexes in order to better reflect these new demographics. In addition to the national index, the BLS formerly published indexes for 29 metropolitan areas. In 1998, it continues to publish indexes for all but two of these areas--Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, and New Orleans, LA. Due to the revised Metropolitan Area (MA) definitions issued by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB), two other areas, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, which the BLS formerly published separately, constitute a new Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. A single index is now published for this consolidated area. The new publication plan for local area indexes, that began with the index for January 1998, is summarized below: * Monthly indexes are now published for the three largest metropolitan areas. Because of sample design considerations, indexes for the Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both formerly published monthly, are now published every other month following the release of the December, 1997 index. * Bimonthly indexes are published for the next 11 largest areas, including Atlanta and Seattle, which used to have semiannual average indexes. * Semiannual average indexes are now published for 12 additional areas, including Pittsburgh and St. Louis, which formerly had bimonthly indexes. * The BLS continues to publish separate indexes for the four Census regions of the United States. However, beginning in 1998, there are only two area size classes for metropolitan areas, instead of the former three: Size A - areas with a population greater than 1.5 million; and Size B/C - areas with less than 1.5 million population. This cutoff of 1.5 million in population reflects a rise from the former cutoff of 1.2 million and is important since cities in size class A are those for which the Bureau publishes city level indexes. The B/C size class is a combination of the old Size B and Size C metropolitan areas. In addition to the two metropolitan area size indexes for each region, separate Size D indexes for urban non-metropolitan areas continue to be published for both the Midwest and the South. Separate indexes for Northeast and West urban nonmetropolitan areas were discontinued in 1987. The following is the full list of areas for which indexes are currently published, beginning in January, 1998: 1. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published monthly: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 2. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published bimonthly: In Odd Months (i.e. January, March, etc.) ---------------------------- In Even Months (i.e. February, April, etc.) ---------------------- Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NHME-CT Philadelphia-WilmingtonAtlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Washington-Baltimore, DC-MDVA-WV San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Cleveland-Akron, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Atlanta, GA Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA 3. Metropolitan Areas for which a local index is published semiannually (In January and July) Pittsburgh, PA Kansas City, MO-KS Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Portland-Salem, OR-WA Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Milwaukee-Racine, WI St. Louis, MO-IL Anchorage, AK Honolulu, HI San Diego, CA --------------------------------------------------------------------BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 1982-84-100 for most CPI index series The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84=100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, a publication which contained several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. The BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the BLS will maintain the reference base of 1982-84=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 reference base will continue to be the alternate base for the All Items indexes. This decision is based in part on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substantially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases would spare users the inconvenience associated with conversion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be confused with the plans by BLS to update the market basket of the CPI. With release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories will be based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. ----------------------------------------------------------------A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For some women's apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968. 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 1997 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Mar. 1998 fromFeb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1997 Feb. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromDec. to Jan. to Feb. to Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 161.9 484.9 162.2 485.8 1.4 - 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 2.629 1.037 1.394 159.8 159.4 160.0 179.7 147.5 147.7 193.8 160.1 159.7 160.2 179.6 147.2 148.4 196.1 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.6 -0.4 1.6 3.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 1.077 1.972 .377 .291 1.305 .309 5.680 .172 .983 134.8 149.1 149.6 141.5 164.2 100.4 159.6 100.4 165.0 134.2 149.5 150.8 142.2 164.3 101.5 159.9 100.3 165.1 3.6 2.7 3.1 -0.1 2.5 2.5 1.9 -0.4 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5 -1.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... 39.560 29.788 158.8 180.1 159.2 180.8 2.1 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 6.885 2.327 169.9 109.3 170.3 111.2 3.1 - 0.2 1.7 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 -0.4 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 3.757 4.831 185.5 100.2 127.4 112.8 95.2 119.7 126.1 185.9 100.3 127.1 112.5 94.4 119.4 126.3 3.2 -2.2 -4.0 -10.5 -3.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 -1.2 -1.6 -2.1 -1.5 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.9 -1.3 -2.3 -1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.944 1.390 1.990 .268 .895 131.9 130.8 124.3 123.1 126.6 134.9 133.6 129.9 124.4 126.5 0.3 3.4 -0.2 -4.1 -0.4 2.3 2.1 4.5 1.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7 -1.4 -1.3 -0.2 0.6 0.1 1.1 -0.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 2.995 2.976 .560 1.603 1.338 142.1 138.4 100.2 144.4 148.4 94.1 93.5 101.4 165.5 191.2 141.2 137.4 99.9 144.4 146.1 90.9 90.3 101.2 165.7 193.7 -2.6 -2.9 -1.7 -0.7 -5.4 -14.6 -14.7 -1.0 2.6 3.0 -0.6 -0.7 -0.3 0.0 -1.5 -3.4 -3.4 -0.2 0.1 1.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 -3.7 -3.6 -0.3 0.2 1.6 -0.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -3.3 -3.4 0.1 0.3 1.4 -0.6 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 -1.5 -3.5 -3.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 5.614 1.222 4.392 2.808 1.334 239.3 218.4 244.2 219.7 285.2 239.8 218.5 244.8 220.4 285.2 2.7 1.8 3.0 2.9 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 6.145 1.763 100.7 101.2 101.0 101.4 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 2.913 99.8 100.4 246.9 289.2 99.2 99.9 100.5 247.5 289.5 99.3 2.5 5.1 5.1 5.2 -1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 -0.2 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.7 0.3 -0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 2.706 2.357 99.1 100.0 99.3 100.4 -1.4 - 0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .350 44.3 43.4 -17.2 -2.0 -2.5 -4.1 -2.0 .234 91.3 88.7 - -2.8 -3.1 -5.8 -2.8 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.321 .894 3.427 .737 .963 1.465 233.1 261.2 155.0 146.7 164.3 232.1 232.4 254.1 155.5 147.3 164.7 232.8 5.0 6.7 2.4 2.6 2.2 4.0 -0.3 -2.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 42.635 16.310 26.326 14.729 4.944 141.5 159.8 130.5 132.1 131.9 141.5 160.1 130.4 132.1 134.9 -0.4 1.9 -1.9 -2.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0 2.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 -1.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -0.2 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 137.2 128.2 182.4 187.5 187.9 214.4 135.6 127.9 182.9 188.1 188.4 215.1 -3.3 -1.5 2.6 3.2 1.9 3.8 -1.2 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 -1.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 162.3 156.4 157.5 131.9 134.1 138.9 146.1 190.1 176.6 103.2 169.6 172.1 162.6 156.5 157.8 131.8 134.1 137.5 146.2 190.6 177.2 101.6 170.1 172.6 1.2 0.6 1.2 -1.7 -1.8 -2.8 0.0 2.1 2.6 -8.6 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 -1.6 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 -1.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -2.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.0 0.1 -2.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.9 -1.0 -0.4 0.4 0.3 -1.2 0.1 0.1 24.053 3.256 53.608 142.7 94.3 188.8 143.1 91.3 189.4 0.1 -14.4 3.0 0.3 -3.2 0.3 0.1 -3.5 0.2 0.2 -3.3 0.3 -0.1 -3.1 0.2 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)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (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 ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 1 2 3 4 NOTE: - $ .618 $ .617 - - - - - - $ .206 $ .206 - - - - - Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 All items ................................... 161.9 161.9 162.0 Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... 159.3 158.9 159.3 179.1 147.7 147.8 190.9 159.7 159.4 159.9 179.0 147.3 148.3 196.5 134.3 148.7 149.3 134.0 148.7 150.0 6 months ended-- June 1997 Sep. 1997 Dec. 1997 Mar. 1998 Sep. 1997 Mar. 1998 162.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.2 1.9 0.9 159.7 159.4 159.7 179.4 147.2 147.7 194.9 159.7 159.4 159.5 180.1 146.6 148.4 193.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.1 4.4 -5.4 -1.5 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.4 0.3 -1.7 9.1 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.8 -3.2 12.5 1.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 2.3 -2.9 1.6 4.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.2 2.3 -3.5 3.7 1.4 1.4 0.8 2.0 -3.1 6.9 3.2 134.1 148.8 149.4 133.7 149.3 150.7 20.0 7.7 5.0 5.1 3.3 1.4 -6.6 -0.5 2.4 -1.8 1.6 3.8 12.3 5.5 3.2 -4.2 0.5 3.1 Expenditure category Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 141.5 163.4 100.0 159.0 100.0 164.5 140.0 163.6 100.4 159.2 100.1 164.9 141.0 163.8 100.4 159.6 100.4 164.8 141.8 164.0 101.5 159.9 100.3 164.7 -0.8 2.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 2.8 3.1 2.7 -2.0 3.2 3.1 2.2 0.9 1.5 6.1 2.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 2.6 2.3 2.4 -0.6 2.4 2.7 1.3 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 158.3 178.7 169.1 100.0 158.4 179.0 169.5 99.8 158.6 179.5 169.7 100.3 158.9 179.9 170.3 99.9 2.3 3.5 3.4 - 2.1 2.8 3.2 - 2.6 3.9 3.1 - 1.5 2.7 2.9 -0.4 2.2 3.1 3.3 - 2.0 3.3 3.0 - 184.5 100.0 130.7 116.0 96.1 123.6 125.4 184.9 100.3 129.1 114.2 94.1 121.8 125.7 185.5 100.2 127.9 112.7 91.9 120.3 126.1 185.9 100.3 128.3 113.1 92.3 120.6 126.2 3.4 -1.2 -4.7 -14.6 -3.5 1.6 2.9 0.9 0.0 -11.6 1.3 -1.3 3.3 0.0 -1.7 -0.4 -1.9 0.6 3.1 1.2 -7.1 -9.6 -14.9 -9.4 2.6 3.1 -0.2 -2.4 -13.1 -1.1 0.2 3.2 -3.6 -5.8 -7.9 -5.7 1.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 133.2 131.7 125.6 125.8 129.5 132.5 132.0 124.4 124.8 128.8 132.7 132.0 125.3 123.1 127.1 132.5 132.8 125.4 124.4 126.1 2.4 3.5 3.2 10.2 -0.3 -0.9 4.1 -3.1 -17.4 3.8 1.2 2.5 -0.9 -2.8 5.8 -2.1 3.4 -0.6 -4.4 -10.1 0.8 3.8 0.0 -4.6 1.7 -0.5 2.9 -0.8 -3.6 -2.5 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 143.5 140.3 100.0 143.4 147.9 103.5 103.0 101.3 164.7 185.8 143.0 139.6 100.1 143.6 148.1 99.7 99.3 101.0 165.0 188.8 142.4 138.8 100.1 143.5 148.4 96.4 95.9 101.1 165.5 191.4 141.6 137.9 99.9 143.7 146.1 93.0 92.5 101.1 165.7 192.1 -4.1 -4.4 -0.8 -6.6 -20.3 -20.7 -0.8 3.3 -0.2 3.1 3.2 -0.6 -9.2 20.0 21.9 -0.4 1.2 0.2 -3.3 -3.3 -1.9 -0.8 -14.7 -15.7 -2.0 3.5 -1.9 -5.2 -6.7 -0.4 0.8 -4.8 -34.8 -35.0 -0.8 2.5 14.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -7.9 -2.2 -1.7 -0.6 2.2 0.0 -4.2 -5.0 -0.6 -2.8 -25.4 -26.0 -1.4 3.0 5.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 237.9 217.4 242.4 218.1 282.8 238.2 217.8 242.6 218.7 282.6 238.9 218.0 243.5 219.2 284.0 239.6 218.1 244.3 220.0 284.6 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.1 0.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.4 3.0 3.5 2.6 4.4 2.9 1.3 3.2 3.5 2.6 2.4 1.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.1 3.4 3.1 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.0 100.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 101.2 101.0 101.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 4.1 5.7 1.6 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 100.0 100.0 243.8 286.8 100.0 100.0 100.4 243.2 288.1 99.6 99.9 100.7 244.9 289.0 99.2 100.2 101.2 246.3 290.3 99.3 7.2 5.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 -3.5 4.7 5.3 0.8 0.8 4.9 4.2 5.0 -2.8 5.8 5.1 -1.6 4.4 5.2 -1.0 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.9 99.1 100.0 99.3 100.4 0.4 - -3.9 - 0.8 - -2.8 1.6 -1.8 - -1.0 - 47.4 46.2 44.3 43.4 -17.8 -10.8 -8.8 -29.7 -14.3 -19.9 100.0 96.9 91.3 88.7 - - - -38.1 - - Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 230.8 252.1 154.0 145.3 163.9 231.2 231.8 253.8 154.6 146.1 164.3 231.6 233.7 261.2 155.0 146.7 164.3 231.6 233.0 254.3 155.5 147.3 164.7 232.4 4.8 5.0 2.7 1.7 3.5 4.9 4.7 8.5 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 4.7 5.9 9.8 3.4 4.5 2.7 4.6 3.9 3.5 4.0 5.6 2.0 2.1 4.7 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.0 4.8 4.9 6.6 3.7 5.1 2.3 3.4 142.1 159.3 131.8 134.6 133.2 141.9 159.7 131.3 133.1 132.5 141.8 159.7 131.0 133.0 132.7 141.3 159.7 130.3 131.7 132.5 -0.6 2.1 -2.4 -2.6 2.4 2.0 2.8 1.5 3.9 -0.9 -0.3 1.8 -1.5 -1.5 1.2 -2.2 1.0 -4.5 -8.3 -2.1 0.7 2.4 -0.5 0.6 0.8 -1.3 1.4 -3.0 -5.0 -0.5 140.2 127.7 181.7 186.3 185.9 213.5 138.5 128.0 181.9 186.6 187.1 214.0 137.7 127.8 182.3 187.1 187.8 214.4 136.3 127.6 182.7 187.6 188.2 215.2 -4.7 -2.1 2.7 3.3 1.7 4.5 6.8 -2.2 2.5 2.9 1.3 2.5 -3.9 -1.6 2.9 4.0 0.6 3.6 -10.7 -0.3 2.2 2.8 5.0 3.2 0.9 -2.1 2.6 3.1 1.5 3.5 -7.3 -0.9 2.6 3.4 2.8 3.4 162.3 156.8 157.4 133.3 136.3 141.7 147.1 162.2 156.7 157.4 132.8 135.1 140.2 146.8 162.3 156.6 157.5 132.6 135.0 139.4 146.5 162.4 156.5 157.5 131.9 133.8 138.0 145.9 1.3 0.5 1.0 -2.1 -2.0 -3.6 -0.8 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.5 3.3 6.1 3.3 1.5 0.8 1.5 -1.2 -1.2 -3.0 0.5 0.2 -0.8 0.3 -4.1 -7.1 -10.0 -3.2 1.8 1.3 1.7 -0.3 0.6 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.0 0.9 -2.7 -4.2 -6.6 -1.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (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 ............. 1 2 3 4 NOTE: 190.0 176.1 109.3 168.9 171.4 189.9 176.3 106.7 169.2 171.7 189.9 176.5 104.3 169.6 172.2 190.6 177.0 103.0 169.8 172.4 2.4 2.8 -11.8 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.6 8.3 1.9 1.7 2.1 3.0 -7.7 2.2 2.4 1.3 2.1 -21.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.7 -2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.5 -14.7 2.2 2.4 142.5 102.8 187.6 142.6 99.2 188.0 142.9 95.9 188.6 142.8 92.9 189.0 0.6 -19.7 3.1 -0.3 16.1 2.6 0.6 -13.2 3.3 0.8 -33.3 3.0 0.1 -3.5 2.9 0.7 -23.9 3.1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Mar.1998 from-- Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 M 161.3 161.6 161.9 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 168.4 169.1 101.3 168.8 169.5 101.6 Midwest urban (4)............................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ M M 157.3 158.1 157.6 158.5 U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Feb.1998 from-- Mar. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1997 Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 162.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 169.1 170.1 101.4 169.3 170.2 101.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 158.0 158.9 158.4 159.5 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 Region and area size(2) Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 101.0 101.2 101.6 101.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 M 153.0 152.9 152.7 152.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 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 157.3 156.3 101.3 157.6 156.6 101.5 157.8 156.7 101.6 158.2 157.2 101.8 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 M 157.0 157.5 157.9 158.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.5 0.6 0.3 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 162.8 163.1 102.0 163.0 163.3 102.3 163.2 163.6 102.3 163.3 163.8 102.3 1.6 1.8 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 M M M 145.7 101.4 157.5 146.0 101.6 157.7 146.4 101.7 157.8 146.6 101.8 158.1 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 Size classes A (5)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(6) 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 162.8 161.2 162.8 161.0 163.1 161.1 164.1 161.4 1.9 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.1 M 171.9 172.1 172.7 173.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 1 1 1 152.5 - 171.2 158.2 152.1 101.0 - 171.3 158.6 153.0 101.6 1.9 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 - - - - 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 2 159.4 157.1 145.6 159.3 - 159.5 158.5 146.1 160.2 - - - - 2.0 1.1 - 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 - 2 2 2 166.4 162.6 165.0 - 167.0 163.2 166.5 - - - - 0.7 3.4 - 0.4 0.4 0.9 - 1 2 3 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 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. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Mar. 1998 fromFeb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1997 Feb. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromDec. to Jan. to Feb. to Jan. Feb. Mar. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 158.5 472.2 158.7 472.7 1.1 - 0.1 - 0.0 - 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 ............................ 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 3.125 1.135 1.447 159.2 158.8 158.9 179.4 147.2 147.4 192.4 159.4 159.1 159.2 179.3 146.9 148.1 194.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 -0.3 1.6 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 3.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -1.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.5 -0.9 1.215 2.185 .420 .332 1.432 133.6 148.5 149.5 141.4 164.1 133.1 148.9 151.0 141.9 164.3 3.3 2.6 3.3 -0.2 2.6 -0.4 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.5 -0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... .344 6.076 .212 1.042 100.5 159.6 100.3 163.9 101.8 159.9 100.3 164.0 2.5 1.5 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 155.1 174.6 169.6 108.6 155.5 175.2 170.0 110.8 2.0 3.1 3.2 - 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 3.914 4.365 169.1 100.2 127.1 112.2 95.1 119.2 124.7 169.5 100.5 126.9 111.9 94.5 118.9 125.0 3.2 -2.1 -3.9 -10.3 -3.3 0.9 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 -1.2 -1.6 -2.1 -1.5 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.9 -1.2 -2.2 -1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 5.300 1.503 1.985 .337 1.082 130.4 130.1 122.3 123.1 127.4 133.0 132.8 127.3 124.5 127.1 -0.6 3.1 -1.5 -4.7 -0.6 2.0 2.1 4.1 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.2 -0.9 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -1.8 -1.5 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 1.1 -1.1 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 3.682 3.658 .694 1.664 1.057 140.9 138.4 100.2 145.5 149.9 94.1 93.6 100.9 166.5 187.9 139.9 137.2 99.7 145.6 147.6 91.0 90.5 100.7 166.7 190.2 -3.0 -3.3 -2.2 -0.7 -5.2 -14.4 -14.4 -0.6 2.6 2.8 -0.7 -0.9 -0.5 0.1 -1.5 -3.3 -3.3 -0.2 0.1 1.2 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 -3.6 -3.6 -0.1 0.1 0.9 -0.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -3.1 -3.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 0.2 -1.5 -3.2 -3.4 -0.1 0.1 0.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 4.591 .906 3.684 2.372 1.097 238.7 215.4 244.0 221.0 281.4 239.1 215.5 244.5 221.8 281.4 2.7 1.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 5.969 1.968 100.7 101.2 101.0 101.4 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. 5.396 99.8 100.0 2.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.4 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) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 2.402 .192 2.211 2.994 100.4 249.4 283.5 99.3 100.5 250.0 283.9 99.5 5.2 5.4 5.3 -1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.4 0.9 0.4 -0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 2.841 2.547 99.3 100.0 99.5 100.4 -1.0 - 0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 .294 45.8 44.8 -15.6 -2.2 -2.5 -4.0 -2.2 .191 91.1 88.3 - -3.1 -3.4 -5.7 -3.1 4.544 1.300 3.244 .832 .964 1.226 230.6 261.1 155.0 147.6 164.5 231.1 229.3 253.7 155.5 148.2 164.9 231.7 5.2 6.7 2.6 2.7 2.3 3.8 -0.6 -2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.6 -2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 47.234 17.903 29.331 15.928 5.300 141.3 159.2 130.5 131.5 130.4 141.1 159.4 130.1 131.2 133.0 -0.6 1.9 -2.3 -2.7 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 2.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 -0.7 -1.1 -0.5 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 136.7 127.7 179.1 168.1 185.3 211.2 134.8 127.3 179.6 168.6 185.8 211.9 -3.6 -1.8 2.5 3.1 1.9 3.8 -1.4 -0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 -1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 -1.2 -0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 26.057 49.082 158.4 154.1 154.8 131.8 133.5 138.3 145.6 169.2 173.6 158.5 154.2 154.9 131.5 133.2 136.6 145.6 169.6 174.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 -2.0 -2.3 -3.2 -0.3 2.0 2.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.9 -1.4 -0.3 0.4 0.4 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (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 ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 1 2 3 4 NOTE: 7.825 92.175 75.315 102.4 166.3 168.2 100.8 166.7 168.6 -8.9 2.0 1.9 -1.6 0.2 0.2 -2.5 0.2 0.2 -2.1 0.2 0.2 -1.3 0.1 0.1 26.463 3.910 48.852 - 142.1 94.3 185.8 $ .631 142.3 91.4 186.4 $ .630 -0.1 -14.2 3.0 - 0.1 -3.1 0.3 - 0.1 -3.5 0.3 - 0.2 -3.0 0.3 - -0.3 -3.0 0.3 - - $ .212 $ .212 - - - - - Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 All items ................................... 158.7 158.7 158.7 Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. 158.7 158.2 158.3 178.9 159.2 158.8 158.9 178.6 159.2 158.7 158.7 179.1 6 months ended-- June 1997 Sep. 1997 Dec. 1997 Mar. 1998 Sep. 1997 Mar. 1998 158.6 1.0 2.3 1.3 -0.3 1.7 0.5 159.2 158.7 158.6 179.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.1 2.6 2.8 2.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.3 1.3 0.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.8 2.1 Expenditure category 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 ....................... 147.4 147.5 189.7 147.0 147.9 196.5 146.8 147.4 194.4 146.3 148.1 192.6 4.4 -5.4 -1.5 0.3 -1.7 8.9 -2.9 12.6 0.4 -3.0 1.6 6.3 2.3 -3.5 3.6 -2.9 7.0 3.3 132.9 147.9 149.2 141.3 163.1 100.0 159.0 100.0 163.6 132.7 148.1 149.9 140.0 163.6 100.5 159.3 100.1 164.0 132.8 148.2 149.2 140.8 163.8 100.5 159.6 100.3 163.8 132.4 148.7 150.7 141.4 163.9 101.8 159.9 100.3 163.6 17.9 7.4 5.3 -0.8 2.5 1.5 2.0 4.3 3.0 1.1 1.4 3.0 3.1 2.2 -6.4 -0.8 2.4 -1.7 2.7 3.1 2.0 -1.5 2.2 4.1 0.3 2.0 7.4 2.3 1.2 0.0 10.9 5.2 3.2 0.3 2.8 2.3 2.1 -4.0 0.7 3.3 -0.7 2.4 2.7 1.0 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 154.8 173.5 168.7 100.0 154.8 174.0 169.2 100.1 155.0 174.4 169.4 100.1 155.4 174.8 170.0 100.1 2.1 3.1 3.4 - 2.1 3.1 3.2 - 2.4 3.3 3.1 - 1.6 3.0 3.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 3.3 - 2.0 3.2 3.1 - 168.1 100.0 130.4 115.3 95.9 123.0 123.9 168.5 100.4 128.8 113.5 93.9 121.1 124.2 169.1 100.2 127.6 112.1 91.8 119.7 124.7 169.5 100.5 128.0 112.5 92.5 120.0 124.8 3.0 -1.2 -4.7 -15.3 -3.8 1.6 3.2 0.9 0.0 -11.6 1.3 -1.3 2.9 0.3 -1.7 0.4 -1.9 0.6 3.4 2.0 -7.2 -9.4 -13.4 -9.4 2.9 3.1 -0.2 -2.4 -13.5 -1.3 0.2 3.1 -3.5 -5.6 -6.8 -5.7 1.8 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 132.0 131.2 124.1 126.5 130.5 131.3 131.4 123.0 125.3 129.9 131.1 131.1 123.4 123.1 128.0 130.5 131.9 123.0 124.5 126.6 2.5 4.8 2.3 9.8 0.0 -0.9 4.1 -3.4 -15.5 3.5 0.0 1.5 -2.8 -5.5 6.4 -4.5 2.2 -3.5 -6.2 -11.4 0.8 4.4 -0.6 -3.6 1.7 -2.3 1.8 -3.2 -5.8 -2.9 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 142.6 140.3 100.0 144.6 149.5 103.2 102.9 100.6 165.8 184.1 141.9 139.5 100.1 144.7 149.7 99.5 99.2 100.5 166.0 185.8 141.3 138.7 100.1 144.6 149.9 96.4 96.0 100.6 166.5 188.1 140.2 137.7 99.7 144.9 147.6 93.3 92.7 100.5 166.7 188.7 -4.6 -5.0 -0.8 -6.0 -20.0 -20.1 0.0 3.2 0.7 3.1 3.2 -0.5 -9.1 19.1 21.5 -0.8 1.5 0.9 -3.6 -3.9 -2.2 -0.5 -15.4 -16.0 -1.2 3.5 -0.6 -6.6 -7.2 -1.2 0.8 -5.0 -33.2 -34.1 -0.4 2.2 10.4 -0.8 -1.0 -0.7 -7.6 -2.4 -1.5 -0.4 2.4 0.8 -5.1 -5.6 -0.7 -2.8 -24.8 -25.6 -0.8 2.8 4.7 Medical care ............................... 237.2 237.6 238.1 238.8 2.8 2.1 3.4 2.7 2.4 3.1 Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 214.6 242.2 219.6 278.9 215.0 242.5 220.0 278.8 214.9 243.2 220.8 280.3 215.1 244.0 221.3 280.8 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.7 3.0 4.3 0.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 1.4 2.6 2.8 2.6 1.9 3.4 3.1 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.0 100.0 100.3 100.5 100.6 101.2 100.9 101.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 3.6 5.7 1.8 3.0 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 100.0 100.0 246.1 281.2 100.0 99.9 100.3 245.3 282.1 99.7 99.9 100.7 247.4 283.2 99.3 100.3 101.2 248.7 284.7 99.5 8.8 5.7 0.8 4.2 4.9 -3.5 4.5 5.6 0.8 1.2 4.9 4.3 5.1 -2.0 6.5 5.3 -1.4 4.4 5.3 -0.6 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.9 99.3 100.0 99.5 100.4 0.8 - -3.5 - 0.8 - -2.0 1.6 -1.4 - -0.6 - 48.9 47.7 45.8 44.8 -15.6 -10.6 -4.8 -29.6 -13.1 -18.1 100.0 96.6 91.1 88.3 - - - -39.2 - - Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 227.4 251.6 153.9 146.1 164.1 230.0 228.5 253.6 154.5 147.0 164.5 230.5 230.9 261.1 155.0 147.6 164.5 230.6 229.6 253.9 155.5 148.2 164.9 231.3 4.8 5.0 2.9 2.0 3.8 4.0 5.2 8.7 -0.3 -0.8 0.7 4.5 6.2 9.4 3.5 3.9 2.7 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.2 5.9 2.0 2.3 5.0 6.8 1.3 0.6 2.2 4.3 5.1 6.5 3.8 4.9 2.3 3.4 142.0 158.7 131.7 134.2 132.0 141.8 159.2 131.2 132.9 131.3 141.6 159.2 130.9 132.6 131.1 140.9 159.2 130.0 131.1 130.5 -1.1 2.1 -3.0 -3.2 2.5 2.0 2.6 1.8 4.3 -0.9 -0.3 1.5 -2.1 -2.3 0.0 -3.1 1.3 -5.1 -8.9 -4.5 0.4 2.3 -0.6 0.4 0.8 -1.7 1.4 -3.6 -5.7 -2.3 140.1 127.3 178.6 167.2 183.8 210.2 138.1 127.5 178.8 167.6 184.7 210.7 137.5 127.4 179.1 167.9 185.2 211.2 135.8 127.0 179.6 168.3 185.5 212.0 -5.3 -2.8 2.8 3.5 2.0 4.8 7.1 -2.5 2.5 2.9 1.8 2.5 -3.6 -1.2 2.7 3.4 0.9 3.5 -11.7 -0.9 2.3 2.7 3.8 3.5 0.7 -2.6 2.6 3.2 1.9 3.6 -7.8 -1.1 2.5 3.0 2.3 3.5 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)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (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 ............. 1 2 3 4 NOTE: 158.4 154.6 154.9 133.3 136.0 141.8 146.7 169.3 173.2 108.7 165.7 167.7 158.3 154.5 154.8 132.7 134.7 139.7 146.5 169.1 173.4 106.0 166.0 168.0 158.3 154.4 154.9 132.4 134.3 139.2 145.9 169.0 173.4 103.8 166.3 168.4 158.2 154.1 154.7 131.5 133.1 137.3 145.5 169.7 174.1 102.4 166.4 168.5 0.8 0.3 1.0 -2.7 -2.3 -5.3 -0.8 2.4 2.9 -12.8 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 3.6 7.3 3.6 2.2 2.6 9.1 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 -1.5 -1.7 -1.7 -0.5 2.4 2.6 -8.7 2.2 2.2 -0.5 -1.3 -0.5 -5.3 -8.3 -12.1 -3.2 0.9 2.1 -21.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.7 -0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.3 2.7 -2.5 2.0 1.9 0.3 -0.5 0.3 -3.4 -5.1 -7.0 -1.9 1.7 2.3 -15.2 2.0 2.0 142.0 102.8 184.9 142.1 99.2 185.4 142.4 96.2 185.9 142.0 93.3 186.4 0.3 -19.4 3.4 -0.6 16.0 2.7 0.6 -14.2 2.9 0.0 -32.1 3.3 -0.1 -3.3 3.0 0.3 -23.7 3.1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not available. 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 ........................... Region and area size(2) Pricing schedule (1) M Indexes Percent change to Mar.1998 from-- Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 158.2 158.4 158.5 158.7 Percent change to Feb.1998 from-- Mar. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1997 Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 165.5 165.2 101.1 165.7 165.4 101.3 165.9 165.8 101.1 166.0 165.8 101.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.2 Midwest urban (4)............................ 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 153.7 153.6 101.0 153.9 153.9 101.1 154.2 154.2 101.4 154.4 154.7 101.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 M 151.0 150.9 150.8 150.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 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 155.6 154.2 101.1 155.8 154.4 101.2 155.7 154.3 101.1 156.0 154.7 101.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 M 157.5 157.6 158.0 158.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.3 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 159.2 157.9 101.9 159.4 158.0 102.2 159.4 158.0 102.2 159.4 158.1 102.1 1.3 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.7 1.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 M M M 144.4 101.2 156.7 144.6 101.3 156.7 144.8 101.3 156.8 145.0 101.4 156.8 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 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 157.3 155.3 157.3 155.1 157.4 155.0 158.3 155.1 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 M 167.7 167.7 168.2 168.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 1 1 1 152.7 - 169.3 150.0 152.2 100.8 - 169.3 150.1 152.8 101.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, 2 2 2 2 156.8 151.7 144.5 156.8 - 156.6 152.9 144.7 157.3 - - - - 1.7 0.8 - -0.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 - Size classes A (5)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(6) PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 2 2 165.7 159.4 160.6 - 166.1 159.6 162.2 - - - - 0.7 3.0 - 0.2 0.1 1.0 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 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. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1(OS). Old Series 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 1997 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1998 fromMar. 1997 Feb. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 162.0 485.2 162.2 486.0 1.4 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ........................ Food .................................... Food at home .......................... Cereals and bakery products ......... 17.465 15.886 9.964 1.476 159.8 159.3 159.9 179.5 160.0 159.6 160.1 179.5 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.6 .1 .2 .1 .0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... Dairy products ...................... Fruits and vegetables ............... Other food at home .................. Sugar and sweets .................. Fats and oils ..................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............ Other prepared food ............... Food away from home ................... Alcoholic beverages ..................... 2.921 1.218 1.982 2.366 .332 .241 .747 1.046 5.923 1.578 147.2 147.9 193.8 149.5 149.5 141.8 135.1 164.4 159.6 164.9 147.0 148.8 194.9 149.7 150.6 142.2 134.9 164.5 159.8 164.8 -.5 1.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 -.1 4.2 2.6 2.4 1.7 -.1 .6 .6 .1 .7 .3 -.1 .1 .1 -.1 Housing ................................... Shelter ................................. Renters' costs (1)..................... Rent, residential ................... Other renters' costs ................ Homeowners' costs (1).................. Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... Household insurance (1).............. Maintenance and repairs ............... Maintenance and repair services ..... Maintenance and repair commodities .. Fuel and other utilities ................ Fuels ................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................................ Other utilities and public services ... Household furnishings and operation ..... Housefurnishings ...................... Housekeeping supplies ................. Housekeeping services ................. 41.469 28.640 8.169 5.810 2.359 20.269 19.881 .388 .202 .126 .076 7.015 3.769 158.8 180.1 191.5 169.9 235.2 185.1 185.4 167.3 146.0 154.7 134.0 128.5 112.7 159.2 180.7 192.7 170.3 239.1 185.5 185.8 167.5 146.3 154.5 135.0 128.6 112.4 2.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.7 4.1 .5 -1.0 -4.1 .3 .3 .6 .2 1.7 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .7 .1 -.3 .368 95.3 94.6 -10.3 -.7 3.401 3.246 5.814 3.232 1.090 1.492 119.5 164.1 125.9 110.1 145.3 154.3 119.3 164.8 126.1 110.3 145.6 154.3 -3.3 2.7 .6 -.7 2.0 2.5 -.2 .4 .2 .2 .2 .0 Apparel and upkeep ........................ Apparel commodities ..................... Men's and boys' apparel ............... Women's and girls' apparel............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ Footwear .............................. Other apparel commodities ............. Apparel services ........................ 5.291 4.748 1.292 2.072 .182 .719 .484 .543 131.6 127.6 130.7 123.0 122.8 126.9 146.4 164.8 134.6 130.8 133.2 128.5 124.2 127.2 145.9 165.3 .1 -.2 3.1 -1.2 -4.2 .2 -2.4 1.8 2.3 2.5 1.9 4.5 1.1 .2 -.3 .3 Transportation ............................ Private transportation .................. 16.620 15.054 142.1 138.3 141.3 137.3 -2.5 -3.0 -.6 -.7 New vehicles .......................... New cars ............................ Used cars ............................. Motor fuel ............................ Gasoline ............................ Maintenance and repairs ............... Other private transportation .......... Other private transportation commodities ............................. Other private transportation services ......................................... Public transportation ................... 4.829 3.842 1.195 2.925 1.546 4.560 144.3 141.6 148.3 94.1 93.5 165.5 179.6 144.4 141.7 146.0 90.8 90.3 165.7 179.5 -.7 -.8 -5.4 -14.7 -14.7 2.6 1.2 .1 .1 -1.6 -3.5 -3.4 .1 -.1 .574 104.3 104.0 -1.0 -.3 3.986 1.566 197.4 191.1 197.4 193.8 1.5 3.0 .0 1.4 Medical care .............................. Medical care commodities ................ Medical care services ................... Professional medical services ......... 7.426 1.280 6.145 3.518 239.4 218.4 244.3 219.7 239.9 218.5 244.8 220.4 2.8 1.8 3.0 2.9 .2 .0 .2 .3 Entertainment ............................. Entertainment commodities ............... Entertainment services .................. 4.339 1.924 2.415 164.0 144.6 186.4 164.6 144.5 187.8 1.5 .0 2.8 0.4 -.1 .8 Other goods and services .................. Tobacco and smoking products ............ Personal care ........................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. Personal care services ................ Personal and educational expenses ....... School books and supplies ............. Personal and educational services ..... 7.390 1.688 1.152 233.2 261.3 155.0 232.0 254.1 155.6 4.8 6.7 2.5 -.5 -2.8 .4 .589 .564 4.550 .273 4.277 147.0 164.1 267.6 247.1 269.4 147.6 164.6 268.0 247.8 269.7 2.8 2.1 4.8 5.3 4.7 .4 .3 .1 .3 .1 100.000 42.255 17.465 24.791 14.865 4.748 162.0 141.6 159.8 130.7 132.4 127.6 162.2 141.6 160.0 130.5 132.2 130.8 1.4 -.3 1.8 -1.8 -2.1 -.2 .1 .0 .1 -.2 -.2 2.5 10.117 9.926 57.745 138.0 128.3 182.4 136.0 128.1 183.0 -3.0 -1.4 2.7 -1.4 -.2 .3 Commodity and service group All items ................................... Commodities ............................... Food and beverages ...................... Commodities less food and beverages ..... Nondurables less food and beverages ... Apparel commodities ................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. Durables .............................. Services .................................. Rent of shelter (1)...................... Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... Transportation services ................. Medical care services ................... Other services .......................... 28.016 187.4 188.1 3.2 .4 8.687 7.097 6.145 7.799 144.6 188.1 244.3 214.2 144.7 188.8 244.8 215.0 .3 2.1 3.0 3.7 .1 .4 .2 .4 84.114 71.360 79.731 92.574 26.369 16.443 11.695 32.329 29.728 51.599 6.695 93.305 77.419 162.4 156.6 162.4 157.6 132.1 134.5 139.8 146.3 190.3 176.7 103.1 169.6 172.2 162.7 156.7 162.7 157.9 132.0 134.3 138.1 146.3 190.8 177.2 101.5 170.1 172.7 1.3 .7 .9 1.3 -1.6 -1.7 -2.3 .1 2.2 2.6 -8.7 2.2 2.2 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 -1.2 .0 .3 .3 -1.6 .3 .3 23.076 3.293 54.343 143.0 94.5 188.8 143.4 91.5 189.4 .3 -14.2 3.0 .3 -3.2 .3 - $ .617 $ .206 $ .616 $ .206 - - Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (1)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............ Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. Energy commodities .................... Services less energy services ........... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... 1967=$1.00 .............................. 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2(OS). Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative importan- Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Item and group ce, December 1997 Mar. 1998 fromFeb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1997 Feb. 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 158.7 472.6 158.8 473.0 1.1 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ........................ Food .................................... Food at home .......................... Cereals and bakery products ......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...... Dairy products ...................... Fruits and vegetables ............... Other food at home .................. Sugar and sweets .................. Fats and oils ..................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............ Other prepared food ............... Food away from home ................... Alcoholic beverages ..................... 19.434 17.739 11.309 1.689 3.441 1.358 2.100 2.722 .376 .277 .863 1.206 6.430 1.695 159.1 158.7 158.7 179.2 146.9 147.6 192.0 148.8 149.4 141.4 133.9 164.2 159.6 163.8 159.3 158.9 159.0 179.1 146.7 148.4 193.4 149.0 150.6 141.7 133.7 164.4 159.9 163.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 -.5 1.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 -.4 3.7 2.7 2.5 1.4 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 .5 .7 .1 .8 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .0 Housing ................................... Shelter ................................. Renters' costs (1)..................... Rent, residential ................... Other renters' costs ................ Homeowners' costs (1).................. Owners' equivalent rent (1).......... Household insurance (1).............. Maintenance and repairs ............... Maintenance and repair services ..... Maintenance and repair commodities .. Fuel and other utilities ................ Fuels ................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity (energy 39.037 26.305 8.250 6.686 1.564 17.864 17.538 .327 .191 .107 .084 7.274 3.875 155.2 174.7 166.3 169.6 234.2 168.7 169.0 151.8 143.8 155.8 128.7 128.4 112.1 155.6 175.2 167.1 169.9 237.7 169.1 169.4 152.0 144.1 155.5 129.7 128.5 111.8 2.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3 3.5 .8 -.8 -4.0 .3 .3 .5 .2 1.5 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .8 .1 -.3 .338 95.2 94.5 -10.3 -.7 services)................................ Other utilities and public services ... Household furnishings and operation ..... Housefurnishings ...................... Housekeeping supplies ................. Housekeeping services ................. 3.537 3.399 5.458 3.171 1.130 1.157 119.1 165.1 124.5 108.9 146.1 157.3 118.8 165.8 124.5 109.0 146.4 157.3 -3.3 2.9 .5 -.7 2.0 2.6 -.3 .4 .0 .1 .2 .0 Apparel and upkeep ........................ Apparel commodities ..................... Men's and boys' apparel ............... Women's and girls' apparel............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ........ Footwear .............................. Other apparel commodities ............. Apparel services ........................ 5.311 4.801 1.298 2.019 .233 .800 .450 .510 130.1 126.4 130.4 121.1 123.3 127.3 143.4 163.9 132.8 129.2 132.7 126.0 124.9 127.7 142.7 164.4 -.7 -1.0 3.0 -2.5 -4.4 -.2 -4.5 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.8 4.0 1.3 .3 -.5 .3 Transportation ............................ Private transportation .................. New vehicles .......................... New cars ............................ Used cars ............................. Motor fuel ............................ Gasoline ............................ Maintenance and repairs ............... Other private transportation .......... Other private transportation commodities ............................. Other private transportation services ......................................... Public transportation ................... 18.597 17.389 4.781 3.439 2.179 3.608 1.634 5.188 140.9 138.2 145.5 141.2 149.9 94.0 93.5 166.5 174.7 139.9 137.1 145.6 141.2 147.6 90.9 90.4 166.7 174.7 -3.0 -3.4 -.7 -.9 -5.2 -14.5 -14.5 2.6 1.1 -.7 -.8 .1 .0 -1.5 -3.3 -3.3 .1 .0 .727 103.6 103.3 -.8 -.3 4.460 1.208 192.9 188.2 192.9 190.3 1.4 2.8 .0 1.1 Medical care .............................. Medical care commodities ................ Medical care services ................... Professional medical services ......... 6.331 1.054 5.276 3.020 238.8 215.6 244.0 221.1 239.3 215.8 244.5 221.9 2.8 1.7 3.0 3.0 .2 .1 .2 .4 Entertainment ............................. Entertainment commodities ............... Entertainment services .................. 4.006 2.005 2.001 161.2 143.1 186.8 161.8 143.0 188.3 1.4 -.3 3.0 0.4 -.1 .8 Other goods and services .................. Tobacco and smoking products ............ Personal care ........................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances .............................. 7.285 2.237 1.116 230.8 261.3 155.0 229.1 254.0 155.6 5.1 6.9 2.6 -.7 -2.8 .4 .612 147.8 148.4 2.8 .4 Personal care services ................ Personal and educational expenses ....... School books and supplies ............. Personal and educational services ..... .504 3.932 .241 3.692 164.4 263.1 249.4 264.6 164.9 263.6 250.0 265.0 2.3 4.8 5.4 4.7 .3 .2 .2 .2 100.000 46.401 19.434 26.967 15.915 4.801 158.7 141.4 159.1 130.6 131.9 126.4 158.8 141.2 159.3 130.2 131.3 129.2 1.1 -.6 1.8 -2.2 -2.6 -1.0 .1 -.1 .1 -.3 -.5 2.2 11.114 11.052 53.599 25.761 137.5 127.8 179.3 168.2 135.3 127.4 179.7 168.7 -3.3 -1.7 2.6 3.2 -1.6 -.3 .2 .3 8.554 7.302 5.276 6.706 132.8 185.4 244.0 211.1 132.9 185.9 244.5 211.9 .2 2.0 3.0 3.8 .1 .3 .2 .4 82.261 73.695 82.136 93.669 28.662 17.610 12.809 35.349 27.838 48.322 7.483 92.517 74.778 158.5 154.3 148.4 154.9 132.0 133.9 139.2 145.8 169.4 173.7 102.3 166.4 168.4 158.6 154.3 148.5 155.0 131.5 133.3 137.3 145.7 169.8 174.2 100.6 166.7 168.8 1.0 .4 .7 1.0 -2.0 -2.3 -2.7 -.2 2.1 2.5 -9.1 2.0 2.0 .1 .0 .1 .1 -.4 -.4 -1.4 -.1 .2 0.3 -1.7 .2 .2 24.717 3.946 50.062 142.4 94.4 185.9 142.5 91.5 186.4 .0 -14.1 3.0 .1 -3.1 .3 Commodity and service group All items ................................... Commodities ............................... Food and beverages ...................... Commodities less food and beverages ..... Nondurables less food and beverages ... Apparel commodities ................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................................. Durables .............................. Services .................................. Rent of shelter (1)...................... Household services less rent of shelter (1)...................................... Transportation services ................. Medical care services ................... Other services .......................... Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less homeowners' costs (1)......... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (1)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............ Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................. Energy commodities .................... Services less energy services ........... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 ........................... 1967=$1.00 .............................. - $ .630 $ .212 $ .630 $ .211 - - 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Mar.1998 from-- Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 M 161.3 161.6 162.0 162.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M M M 162.8 161.2 171.9 162.5 161.0 172.1 163.0 161.2 172.8 163.8 161.3 173.1 .6 .1 .7 .8 .2 .6 .5 .1 .2 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 1 1 152.5 171.0 158.0 152.2 - 171.2 157.9 153.3 .5 .1 -.1 .7 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 2 2 2 2 157.1 145.6 159.3 166.4 162.6 - 158.7 146.5 160.6 167.4 163.5 - - - - M M 168.4 157.3 168.8 157.6 169.2 158.1 169.3 158.4 .5 .7 .3 .5 .1 .2 U.S. city average ........................... Selected local areas Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. Midwest urban (2)............................ South urban ................................. West urban .................................. M M 157.3 162.8 157.7 163.0 157.9 163.3 158.5 163.3 .8 .3 .5 .2 .4 .0 M M 145.7 157.5 146.0 157.9 146.4 158.0 146.6 158.2 .6 .4 .4 .2 .1 .1 M M M M 169.1 158.1 156.3 163.1 169.5 158.3 156.7 163.2 170.1 158.8 156.8 163.6 170.2 159.3 157.6 163.7 .7 .8 .8 .4 .4 .6 .6 .3 .1 .3 .5 .1 M 153.0 153.0 153.1 153.3 .2 .2 .1 M 157.0 157.7 158.0 158.4 .9 .4 .3 Population size classes A (3)........................................ D ........................................... Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. It is Table 4(OS) Old Series Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ........................... Selected local areas Pricing schedule (1) M Indexes Percent change to Mar.1998 from-- Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Dec. 1997 Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 158.2 158.4 158.7 158.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ........... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT M M M 157.3 155.3 167.7 156.8 155.1 167.7 157.2 155.2 168.3 157.9 155.1 168.5 .4 -.1 .5 .7 .0 .5 .4 -.1 .1 Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH................. Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .................. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... 1 1 1 152.7 169.5 149.9 152.2 - 169.5 149.7 152.5 -.1 .0 -.1 .2 - Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI ....................... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... 2 2 2 2 2 151.7 144.5 156.8 165.7 159.4 - 153.0 145.1 157.8 166.3 160.1 - - - - M M M M 165.5 153.7 155.6 159.2 165.8 153.9 155.8 159.3 166.1 154.3 155.8 159.4 166.1 154.5 156.2 159.3 .4 .5 .4 .1 .2 .4 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 -.1 M M 144.4 156.7 144.6 156.8 144.8 156.8 145.0 156.9 .4 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 M M M M 165.2 153.6 154.2 157.9 165.4 153.7 154.4 157.9 165.9 154.2 154.3 158.1 165.8 154.5 154.8 158.0 .4 .6 .4 .1 .2 .5 .3 .1 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 M 151.0 151.0 151.0 151.0 .0 .0 .0 M 157.5 157.7 158.0 158.3 .5 .4 .2 Region and area size Northeast urban ............................. Midwest urban (2)............................ South urban ................................. West urban .................................. Population size classes A (3)........................................ D ........................................... Region/Population size class cross classifications Northeast Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..... Midwest Size A - More than 1,500,000 ...... South Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... West Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... Midwest Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. South Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................. 1 The 'All items' index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 2 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. It is
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