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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-04-664 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Wednesday, April 14, 2004 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 2004 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The March level of 187.4 (1982-84=100) was 1.7 percent higher than in March 2003. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March level of 182.9 was 1.4 percent higher than in March 2003. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment. The March level of 109.4 (December 1999=100) was 1.4 percent higher than in March 2003. Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent in March, following an increase of 0.3 percent in February. Energy costs advanced sharply for the third consecutive month--up 1.9 percent in March. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 5.0 percent, while the index for energy services decreased 1.4 percent. The index for food rose 0.2 percent in March, the same as in February. The index for all items less food and energy, which rose 0.2 percent in February, increased 0.4 percent in March. Upturns in the indexes for lodging while away from home and for apparel accounted for the larger advance in March. 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 2003 2004 3-mos. ended ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. ’04 Mar. ’04 All Items .3 -.1 -.2 .2 .5 .3 .5 ’5.1 ‘01 ’98‘97Jan.’ 1.7 Food and beverages .3 .4 .4 .5 -.1 .2 .2 1.5 3.2 Housing .1 .2 -.1 .2 .4 .2 .3 3.5 2.0 Apparel .2 .2 -.5 -.3 -.3 -.1 .9 2.0 -.1 Transportation .9 -1.4 -1.3 -.2 1.7 .7 1.1 14.9 -.3 Medical care .4 .2 .3 .5 .2 .6 .6 5.8 4.5 Recreation .1 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .3 .3 2.2 1.3 Education and communication .2 .0 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 1.8 1.6 Other goods and services .1 .1 .0 .2 .3 .2 .2 2.8 2.0 Special Indexes Energy 3.3 -3.5 -3.0 .3 4.7 1.7 1.9 38.6 .4 Food .2 .5 .4 .5 .0 .2 .2 1.3 3.2 All Items less food and energy .1 .2 .0 .1 .2 .2 .4 2.9 1.6 For the first three months of 2004, consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.1 percent. This compares with an increase of 1.9 percent for all of 2003. The index for energy, which rose 6.9 percent in 2003, accelerated in the first quarter of 2004, advancing at a 38.6 percent SAAR and accounting for about half of the first quarter advance in the overall CPI-U. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at an 82.5 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 4.2 percent annual rate. The food index rose at a 1.3 percent SAAR in the first quarter of 2004. The index for grocery store food prices decreased at a 0.2 percent annual rate, reflecting declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for fruits and vegetables--down at annual rates of 3.7 and 2.2 percent, respectively. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR in the first quarter, following a 1.1 percent rise in all of 2003. While many categories advanced at a faster rate in the first quarter of 2004 than in all of 2003, most of the acceleration was accounted for by larger increases in the indexes for shelter and for medical care, and an upturn in the index for apparel. The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and one-quarter 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 3 mos. ended in March 2003 2004 1.9 5.1 3.5 1.5 2.2 3.5 -2.1 2.0 .3 14.9 3.7 5.8 1.1 2.2 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 2001 1.6 2.8 2.9 -3.2 -3.8 4.7 1.5 2002 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 3.0 5.2 .7 8.8 1.6 5.1 1.3 4.2 3.2 4.5 2.2 3.3 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.8 -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 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 38.6 82.5 4.2 2.7 1.3 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.1 2.9 The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in March. The index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in February, advanced 0.2 percent in March. The index for fruits and vegetables increased 0.3 percent in March, following a 1.0 percent rise in February. The indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables each increased 0.6 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables declined 0.3 percent. The index for dairy products rose 0.5 percent in March, following declines in the first two months of 2004. The index for cereals and bakery products also increased 0.5 percent in March, as price increases for bakery products more than offset a decline in cereal prices. The index for other food at home rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 15.2 percent increase in the index for butter. Partially offsetting these increases were decreases in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.3 percent. The index for beef and veal, which rose sharply in 2003, declined for the third consecutive month--down 2.5 percent in March. Despite the recent declines, beef prices were 12.8 percent higher than in March 2003. The indexes for pork and for poultry, each of which declined in February, turned up sharply in March--advancing 1.1 and 2.1 percent, respectively. The index for nonalcoholic beverages decreased 0.2 percent, reflecting a decline in prices for carbonated drinks. The other two components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in March. Shelter costs, which rose 0.1 percent in February, increased 0.6 percent in March, largely as a result of a 3.8 percent advance in the index for lodging away from home. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 6.8 percent.) The indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for fuels and utilities declined 1.1 percent, following a 0.9 percent increase in February. Prices for each of the three major household fuels declined in March. The index for fuel oil decreased 1.0 percent; the indexes for natural gas and for electricity fell 2.4 and 0.9 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations, which increased in the first two months of 2004, turned back down in March. A 0.2 percent drop in March brought the index 1.1 percent lower than in March 2003. The transportation index rose 1.1 percent in March. A 5.5 percent increase in the index for gasoline accounted for over 95 percent of the advance in the overall transportation component. As of March, the price of gasoline was 1.6 percent higher than its previous peak level of March 2003. The index for new vehicles, which rose 0.4 percent in February, turned back down in March, declining 0.1 percent. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have fallen 1.0 percent. The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.2 percent in March, but during the last 12 months this index has declined 11.6 percent. Airline fares registered their third consecutive advance, up 1.1 percent in March, and are 0.5 percent higher than a year ago. The index for apparel increased 0.9 percent in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 4.1 percent, reflecting the continued introduction of spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in March to a level 4.5 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.7 percent in March. Charges for physician’s services and for hospital and related services increased 0.9 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in March. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet products and services and for recreational reading materials--recreational books, newspapers, and magazines--each up 0.9 percent-accounted for nearly one-half of the March advance in the index for recreation. The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in March. The education index rose 0.6 percent, while the index for communication costs declined 0.3 percent. Within the latter group, the index for telephone services decreased 0.4 percent, reflecting a decline in long distance charges. The index for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 1.3 percent in March and 16.8 percent during the last 12 months. The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in March. The indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for personal care each increased 0.2 percent. Within personal care, the index for legal services advanced 0.8 percent in March, the same as in each of the preceding two months. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.5 percent in March. 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 2003 2004 3-mos. ended Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. ’04 All Items .3 -.2 -.3 .2 .6 .3 .5 ’5.4 ‘01 Food and beverages .3 .5 .5 .4 -.1 .2 .2 1.3 Housing .2 .1 -.1 .2 .5 .2 .2 3.6 Apparel .4 .2 -.4 -.3 -.1 .0 .8 3.0 Transportation .8 -1.7 -1.6 -.2 1.8 .6 1.3 16.0 Medical care .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .7 .6 6.1 Recreation .0 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .3 2.3 Education and communication .1 .0 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.5 Other goods and services -.1 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .2 .2 2.5 Special Indexes Energy 3.4 -3.6 -3.1 .3 4.9 1.6 2.2 41.1 Food .3 .5 .5 .5 -.1 .2 .2 1.1 All Items less food and energy -.1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .3 2.8 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Mar. ’04 ’98‘97Jan.’ 1.4 3.3 1.8 .3 -1.1 4.6 1.0 .8 1.7 .6 3.3 1.1 Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on Friday, May 14, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). CPI (Old Weights) For the first six months of 2004, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1999-2000 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 2002 through 2003. These Old Weight data are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From February to March, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.6 percent and the Old Weight CPIW rose 0.5 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPIU and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1999 through 2003 were replaced at the end of 2003. 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: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2004. 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 labor and supply problems for coffee. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk production levels and higher demand for cheese. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2003 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Mar. 2003 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2004 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 186.2 557.9 187.4 561.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 - - - - - - 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 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 15.384 14.383 8.256 1.202 2.320 .842 1.221 .905 1.765 .305 .251 1.210 .308 6.127 .332 1.001 184.5 184.1 184.0 204.4 179.7 172.1 229.7 141.4 163.7 163.9 162.3 178.9 109.5 185.5 124.0 189.9 184.9 184.4 184.3 204.8 179.5 171.9 230.1 140.8 165.1 163.3 166.2 180.4 111.7 185.8 124.1 190.8 3.2 3.2 3.7 1.3 8.9 2.9 2.9 .4 1.5 .5 5.5 1.0 1.5 2.7 3.1 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 .2 -.4 .9 -.4 2.4 .8 2.0 .2 .1 .5 -.1 .0 -.3 .1 .0 -.3 -1.8 .3 -.4 -.3 1.1 -.7 -.6 .3 1.0 .4 .2 .2 .1 .0 -.7 -.2 1.0 .1 .8 .8 1.1 .8 .4 .3 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 .5 -.3 .5 .3 -.2 .6 -.3 2.5 .4 2.0 .2 .2 .5 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 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 ..................................................... 42.089 32.878 6.157 2.954 23.383 .385 4.741 3.830 .231 3.599 .910 4.470 .704 187.0 216.0 208.8 120.0 222.9 115.0 156.9 139.5 155.1 145.5 121.8 125.7 123.4 187.9 217.8 209.2 128.1 223.3 115.1 155.2 137.6 152.5 143.5 122.2 125.7 123.6 2.0 2.7 2.5 7.0 2.0 1.0 .5 -.6 -9.8 .0 5.4 -1.1 1.6 .5 .8 .2 6.8 .2 .1 -1.1 -1.4 -1.7 -1.4 .3 .0 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .4 1.6 1.9 6.8 1.6 .5 .4 .1 .2 .1 .2 -1.6 .2 .2 .9 .9 1.0 .9 1.1 .2 .6 .3 .6 .2 3.8 .3 .1 -1.1 -1.4 -1.8 -1.4 .1 -.2 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 3.975 1.024 1.704 .195 .778 118.6 117.1 110.3 119.3 117.0 123.5 119.8 117.6 121.9 120.1 -.1 -1.0 .3 -1.8 .3 4.1 2.3 6.6 2.2 2.6 -.3 -.1 -.7 .2 -.8 -.1 .3 -.2 .3 .3 .9 -.1 1.5 .4 1.0 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 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 16.881 15.817 7.912 4.817 2.007 3.249 3.222 .369 1.349 1.064 158.8 154.9 94.4 138.3 131.0 143.1 142.5 108.0 198.2 208.1 160.5 156.6 94.2 137.9 131.2 150.5 149.8 107.8 198.5 209.9 -.3 -.4 -3.9 -1.0 -11.6 1.6 1.6 -.1 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.1 -.2 -.3 .2 5.2 5.1 -.2 .2 .9 1.7 1.9 -.1 -.1 -.2 8.1 8.1 .3 .1 .2 .7 .7 .2 .4 .2 2.5 2.5 .0 -.1 .0 1.1 1.2 -.2 -.1 .2 5.5 5.5 -.2 .3 .3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 6.074 1.499 4.575 2.749 1.489 306.0 266.7 316.6 268.0 412.5 307.5 267.3 318.4 269.7 413.8 4.5 2.3 5.2 4.1 6.5 .5 .2 .6 .6 .3 .2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .6 .4 .7 .8 .5 .6 .2 .7 .7 .5 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 2003 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Mar. 2003 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2004 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.872 1.736 108.4 104.1 108.8 104.3 1.3 .6 0.4 .2 0.0 -.3 0.3 .1 0.3 .3 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.948 2.841 .219 2.623 3.107 2.925 2.315 .610 .230 111.2 140.4 348.6 404.2 88.1 86.1 97.1 15.2 16.0 111.1 140.6 348.9 404.7 87.7 85.7 96.7 15.2 15.8 1.6 7.2 4.7 7.5 -3.9 -4.2 -3.0 -9.5 -16.8 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.5 -.5 -.4 .0 -1.3 .1 .5 -.5 .6 -.3 -.1 -.2 .0 .0 .3 .5 .4 .4 .0 .0 .1 -.7 -1.2 .1 .6 .6 .6 -.3 -.5 -.4 .0 -1.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.776 .806 2.970 .680 .650 1.448 302.3 472.6 180.4 154.5 195.2 290.4 303.1 473.6 180.9 154.5 195.8 291.6 2.0 1.4 2.1 .8 2.1 3.6 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 .3 .6 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 -.1 .3 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 .3 .4 40.117 15.384 24.733 13.458 3.975 9.483 11.275 59.883 32.494 .385 3.599 .910 .704 6.319 4.575 10.896 152.3 184.5 134.2 151.4 118.6 175.6 115.3 219.9 224.9 115.0 145.5 121.8 123.4 219.3 316.6 259.2 153.7 184.9 136.0 155.3 123.5 179.1 115.1 221.0 226.8 115.1 143.5 122.2 123.6 219.7 318.4 259.5 .4 3.2 -1.4 .5 -.1 .7 -3.7 2.7 2.7 1.0 .0 5.4 1.6 2.6 5.2 2.7 .9 .2 1.3 2.6 4.1 2.0 -.2 .5 .8 .1 -1.4 .3 .2 .2 .6 .1 .7 -.1 1.1 1.2 -.3 2.8 -.1 .3 .1 .4 1.6 .5 .1 .5 .3 .2 .5 .2 .5 .4 -.1 1.1 .4 .2 .2 .2 .9 1.1 .6 .0 .7 .3 .7 .2 1.0 1.6 .9 2.5 -.2 .4 .6 .1 -1.4 .1 .2 .0 .7 .2 85.617 67.122 93.926 25.734 14.459 10.484 28.842 27.389 55.308 7.080 92.920 78.537 22.254 3.480 56.283 186.6 176.7 180.1 136.3 153.7 176.1 168.1 230.6 211.7 140.6 192.7 194.9 139.3 144.6 227.5 $ .537 $ .179 188.0 177.6 181.3 138.0 157.5 179.4 170.3 230.7 212.7 143.1 193.7 196.1 140.3 151.3 228.9 $ .534 $ .178 1.5 1.3 1.6 -1.3 .6 1.0 1.9 2.8 2.6 .4 1.8 1.6 -1.6 .8 2.9 .8 .5 .7 1.2 2.5 1.9 1.3 .0 .5 1.8 .5 .6 .7 4.6 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.0 1.0 2.2 .5 .3 .1 4.7 .2 .2 .0 8.0 .2 .3 .5 .3 .6 .4 1.3 .4 .4 .1 1.7 .2 .2 .2 2.5 .1 .5 .4 .4 1.0 1.7 2.6 .8 -.1 .4 1.9 .4 .4 .1 5.0 .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 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 were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 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 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 June 2003 Sep. 2003 Dec. 2003 6 months ended— Mar. 2004 Sep. 2003 Mar. 2004 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 184.9 185.8 186.3 187.2 -1.1 3.5 -0.4 5.1 1.2 2.3 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 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 184.0 183.5 184.0 204.1 180.5 172.2 230.3 140.0 163.2 162.5 158.8 179.3 109.8 184.3 122.7 188.7 183.9 183.5 183.4 204.3 180.5 171.6 226.1 140.4 162.6 162.0 160.6 178.0 109.1 184.9 123.9 189.4 184.3 183.8 183.6 204.2 179.3 171.3 228.4 140.5 163.9 163.3 162.3 179.4 109.5 185.5 124.0 189.9 184.7 184.1 183.9 205.2 178.8 172.2 229.0 140.2 164.9 162.8 166.3 180.2 111.7 185.8 124.2 190.8 2.7 2.7 3.7 1.0 8.0 -6.1 10.7 1.7 1.2 1.5 -1.3 1.8 5.2 2.0 3.7 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 9.4 14.0 -1.2 -2.3 .0 -1.0 .5 .2 -1.8 2.0 -.7 1.7 5.6 5.9 7.7 .8 23.6 4.5 5.2 1.2 .5 .7 3.9 -.2 -4.3 3.3 4.4 1.7 1.5 1.3 -.2 2.2 -3.7 .0 -2.2 .6 4.2 .7 20.3 2.0 7.1 3.3 5.0 4.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 1.3 8.7 3.5 4.5 -.3 .6 .2 -.4 1.0 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 1.5 9.1 2.2 1.4 .9 2.3 .7 11.8 .9 1.3 3.3 4.7 3.1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 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 ..................................................... 186.1 215.3 207.8 122.0 221.9 114.3 155.0 137.9 136.2 145.0 119.9 124.9 122.6 186.8 215.6 208.1 121.7 222.2 114.8 157.5 140.5 145.4 147.3 120.5 125.4 122.7 187.1 215.8 208.6 119.8 222.7 115.0 158.9 141.8 146.9 148.6 121.8 125.7 123.4 187.7 217.1 209.0 124.4 223.3 115.1 157.1 139.8 144.2 146.5 121.9 125.5 123.6 1.5 2.3 2.8 10.4 1.1 4.3 -.5 -1.4 -49.8 3.3 3.5 -2.8 .7 1.5 2.5 2.8 1.7 2.6 2.5 .5 -.6 6.4 -1.1 5.6 -3.1 1.7 1.3 2.5 2.1 7.9 2.0 -5.4 -3.8 -5.9 -1.2 -6.1 5.5 -.6 1.0 3.5 3.4 2.3 8.1 2.5 2.8 5.5 5.6 25.6 4.2 6.8 1.9 3.3 1.5 2.4 2.8 5.9 1.8 3.4 .0 -1.0 -26.9 1.1 4.5 -3.0 1.2 2.4 2.9 2.2 8.0 2.3 -1.4 .8 -.3 11.4 -1.1 6.2 .6 2.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 120.2 118.1 112.5 119.3 119.0 119.8 118.0 111.7 119.5 118.0 119.7 118.3 111.5 119.8 118.3 120.8 118.2 113.2 120.3 119.5 -.7 -7.2 1.4 -.7 1.0 .3 2.1 -1.1 3.6 1.0 -2.3 1.0 -1.4 -12.6 -2.6 2.0 .3 2.5 3.4 1.7 -.2 -2.7 .2 1.5 1.0 -.2 .7 .5 -5.0 -.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 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 155.3 151.1 94.0 137.0 131.0 130.9 130.4 107.7 197.9 209.7 157.9 153.9 93.9 136.9 130.8 141.5 141.0 108.0 198.0 210.1 159.0 155.0 94.1 137.5 131.0 145.1 144.5 108.0 197.8 210.0 160.8 156.9 93.9 137.3 131.2 153.1 152.4 107.8 198.3 210.6 -12.1 -13.5 -2.4 -3.1 -2.9 -48.6 -48.8 -.7 2.3 8.0 9.5 10.7 -6.8 -.6 -20.9 75.7 76.7 .0 2.1 -.9 -11.0 -12.0 -6.1 -1.4 -21.1 -37.0 -36.9 .0 3.3 -.9 14.9 16.3 -.4 .9 .6 87.1 86.6 .4 .8 1.7 -1.9 -2.1 -4.6 -1.9 -12.4 -5.0 -4.9 -.4 2.2 3.4 1.1 1.2 -3.3 -.3 -10.9 8.6 8.5 .2 2.0 .4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 302.7 265.4 312.6 264.9 407.0 303.4 265.7 313.5 265.5 408.4 305.3 266.7 315.7 267.5 410.4 307.0 267.3 317.8 269.4 412.5 3.6 .6 4.4 3.6 5.9 4.5 5.0 4.4 2.5 7.5 4.2 .8 5.3 3.5 6.9 5.8 2.9 6.8 7.0 5.5 4.1 2.8 4.4 3.0 6.7 5.0 1.8 6.1 5.2 6.2 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 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 June 2003 Sep. 2003 Dec. 2003 6 months ended— Mar. 2004 Sep. 2003 Mar. 2004 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 108.0 103.9 108.0 103.6 108.3 103.7 108.6 104.0 1.5 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.7 .0 2.2 .4 1.1 1.2 1.5 .2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 110.6 138.8 345.8 399.5 88.1 86.2 97.2 15.3 16.2 110.7 139.5 344.0 402.0 87.8 86.1 97.0 15.3 16.2 111.0 140.2 345.5 403.8 87.8 86.1 97.1 15.2 16.0 111.1 141.0 347.5 406.3 87.5 85.7 96.7 15.2 15.8 -.4 6.9 4.2 7.1 -7.3 -9.9 -8.5 -13.5 -28.0 3.3 9.0 1.8 9.6 -2.2 -2.3 -.4 -14.0 -24.7 1.5 6.6 11.4 6.2 -3.6 -2.3 -.8 -7.5 -2.4 1.8 6.5 2.0 7.0 -2.7 -2.3 -2.0 -2.6 -9.5 1.5 7.9 3.0 8.3 -4.8 -6.2 -4.6 -13.8 -26.4 1.6 6.5 6.6 6.6 -3.1 -2.3 -1.4 -5.1 -6.0 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 300.8 470.4 179.5 153.4 194.3 288.2 301.7 473.0 179.9 153.8 194.6 289.1 302.3 472.6 180.4 154.5 195.2 289.9 302.9 473.6 180.7 154.5 195.8 291.1 1.1 -3.1 2.3 1.3 2.3 4.3 2.7 4.6 2.3 -1.0 5.5 2.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 .0 -2.2 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.1 4.1 1.9 .6 2.3 .1 3.9 3.4 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.4 .4 4.0 150.7 184.0 132.2 150.4 120.2 169.3 114.8 218.9 224.1 114.3 145.0 119.9 122.6 218.2 312.6 257.6 151.7 183.9 133.7 152.2 119.8 174.1 114.7 219.5 224.3 114.8 147.3 120.5 122.7 219.2 313.5 258.0 152.4 184.3 134.4 152.8 119.7 176.0 115.2 220.0 224.7 115.0 148.6 121.8 123.4 219.2 315.7 258.8 153.4 184.7 135.7 155.3 120.8 180.4 115.0 220.8 226.1 115.1 146.5 121.9 123.6 219.3 317.8 259.4 -6.4 2.7 -11.7 -21.3 -.7 -23.1 -4.6 2.8 2.2 4.3 3.3 3.5 .7 5.1 4.4 2.2 4.6 2.9 5.8 14.5 .3 22.4 -6.3 2.6 2.4 2.5 -1.1 5.6 1.7 1.7 4.4 4.0 -3.6 5.6 -9.1 -.3 -2.3 -15.0 -4.4 2.0 2.4 -5.4 -6.1 5.5 1.0 1.3 5.3 2.0 7.4 1.5 11.0 13.7 2.0 28.9 .7 3.5 3.6 2.8 4.2 6.8 3.3 2.0 6.8 2.8 -1.0 2.8 -3.3 -5.1 -.2 -3.0 -5.5 2.7 2.3 3.4 1.1 4.5 1.2 3.4 4.4 3.1 1.7 3.6 .4 6.5 -.2 4.7 -1.9 2.8 3.0 -1.4 -1.1 6.2 2.1 1.7 6.1 2.4 185.2 175.1 178.9 134.3 152.8 170.2 167.4 229.5 211.1 134.1 191.9 194.1 139.1 131.9 226.4 186.2 176.1 179.7 135.7 154.3 173.9 168.2 230.2 211.4 140.4 192.2 194.4 139.1 142.4 226.9 186.7 176.9 180.2 136.5 154.9 176.1 168.8 231.1 211.7 142.8 192.5 194.8 139.4 146.0 227.2 187.7 177.6 181.0 137.8 157.5 180.6 170.2 230.9 212.5 145.5 193.2 195.5 139.6 153.3 228.3 -1.7 -2.5 -1.1 -11.2 -20.2 -21.1 -8.6 3.4 2.7 -27.5 1.5 1.3 -2.2 -48.6 2.7 3.5 4.0 3.2 5.4 14.2 19.6 7.0 3.2 2.7 30.1 1.5 1.2 -2.8 70.2 2.9 -1.3 -1.6 -.4 -8.5 -.3 -13.1 3.2 2.1 2.1 -22.2 1.7 .8 -2.8 -35.2 2.5 5.5 5.8 4.8 10.8 12.9 26.8 6.9 2.5 2.7 38.6 2.7 2.9 1.4 82.5 3.4 .9 .7 1.0 -3.3 -4.5 -2.9 -1.1 3.3 2.7 -2.9 1.5 1.3 -2.5 -6.5 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 .7 6.1 4.9 5.0 2.3 2.4 3.8 2.2 1.9 -.7 8.8 3.0 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ........................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 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 Indexes 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Mar.2004 from— Pricing schedule Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Jan. 2004 Percent change to Feb.2004 from— Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 M 184.3 185.2 186.2 187.4 1.7 1.2 0.6 1.7 1.0 0.5 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 194.9 197.1 115.0 195.9 197.9 116.0 196.8 198.8 116.6 198.6 200.7 117.4 2.9 3.1 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 .9 1.0 .7 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.0 .9 1.4 .5 .5 .5 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 178.4 180.9 113.3 179.4 181.8 114.1 180.2 182.5 114.7 181.0 183.1 115.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 .9 .7 1.0 .4 .3 .4 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.0 .9 1.2 .4 .4 .5 M 171.5 171.8 173.0 174.1 .6 1.3 .6 .3 .9 .7 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 177.5 179.2 113.3 178.2 179.8 113.8 179.1 180.8 114.3 180.1 181.8 114.9 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 .6 .6 .5 1.5 1.4 1.6 .9 .9 .9 .5 .6 .4 M 175.1 175.3 176.8 177.7 1.3 1.4 .5 1.1 1.0 .9 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 188.3 190.6 115.2 189.4 191.7 116.0 190.8 193.2 117.0 192.2 194.5 117.9 1.5 1.2 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 .7 .7 .8 1.4 1.2 2.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 .7 .8 .9 M M M 168.7 113.8 176.5 169.4 114.6 176.9 170.4 115.2 177.9 171.5 115.9 178.9 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 .6 .6 .6 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.0 1.2 .8 .6 .5 .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 185.5 187.0 185.4 188.5 186.4 190.1 186.3 191.5 .8 1.8 .5 1.6 -.1 .7 1.2 1.9 .5 1.7 .5 .8 M 199.3 199.9 201.1 203.4 3.2 1.8 1.1 2.5 .9 .6 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 - 208.4 178.4 175.7 117.1 - 208.7 180.0 177.7 118.1 2.9 2.6 .5 1.9 .1 .9 1.1 .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 2 179.0 181.3 164.1 181.6 - 180.8 183.4 168.5 183.6 - - - - .1 .5 2.7 1.8 1.0 1.2 2.7 1.1 - 2 2 2 189.0 195.3 191.0 - 191.4 198.1 193.5 - - - - 2.6 .2 1.2 1.3 1.4 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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 2003 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Mar. 2003 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2004 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 181.9 541.7 182.9 544.8 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 - - - - - - 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 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 17.151 16.061 9.637 1.364 2.908 .955 1.344 1.076 1.991 .321 .303 1.366 .350 6.424 .252 1.090 184.0 183.5 183.2 204.4 179.7 171.7 227.5 140.8 163.3 163.2 162.2 179.4 110.1 185.3 123.8 190.0 184.4 183.8 183.5 204.9 179.6 171.3 227.8 140.1 164.7 162.6 166.0 180.8 112.2 185.6 123.8 191.2 3.3 3.3 3.8 1.4 9.0 2.8 2.5 .4 1.6 .3 5.3 1.1 1.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 .1 -.5 .9 -.4 2.3 .8 1.9 .2 .0 .6 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 -.1 -.3 -2.0 .2 -.4 -.2 1.3 -.8 -.6 .3 .6 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.6 -.3 1.3 .1 .7 .6 .9 .7 .5 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.2 .4 .1 -.4 .7 -.2 2.4 .5 1.9 .2 .1 .6 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. 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 ..................................................... 39.114 30.151 8.065 1.722 20.026 .337 5.079 4.146 .216 3.930 .933 3.884 .318 182.6 209.8 208.0 121.1 202.3 115.1 156.2 138.3 154.5 144.7 121.9 121.4 124.9 183.2 211.0 208.4 128.8 202.7 115.2 154.7 136.6 152.0 142.9 122.4 121.4 125.4 1.8 2.5 2.5 7.0 2.0 1.2 .7 -.3 -9.5 .2 5.5 -1.1 2.4 .3 .6 .2 6.4 .2 .1 -1.0 -1.2 -1.6 -1.2 .4 .0 .4 .5 .3 .2 .7 .2 .4 1.6 1.8 6.9 1.6 .6 .4 -.1 .2 .0 .3 -1.9 .1 .2 .9 .9 .8 .8 1.1 .2 1.0 .2 .4 .2 3.6 .3 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.9 -1.2 .2 .0 .4 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.357 1.120 1.727 .250 1.011 118.3 117.4 109.8 122.2 116.4 122.9 120.0 117.4 125.2 118.6 .3 -.5 1.3 -.5 -.8 3.9 2.2 6.9 2.5 1.9 -.1 .2 -.5 .7 -.3 .0 .3 -.4 .7 .2 .8 -.1 1.9 .4 .3 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 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 19.145 18.348 9.305 4.864 3.487 3.967 3.936 .456 1.365 .797 156.8 154.0 92.8 139.5 131.7 143.6 143.0 107.6 200.1 206.2 158.5 155.7 92.6 139.0 132.0 150.9 150.3 107.4 200.3 208.0 -1.1 -1.3 -5.5 -1.0 -11.5 1.6 1.7 .2 2.2 3.0 1.1 1.1 -.2 -.4 .2 5.1 5.1 -.2 .1 .9 1.8 1.9 -.1 -.1 -.1 8.1 8.1 .3 .0 .4 .6 .7 .1 .4 .1 2.5 2.5 .0 .0 .1 1.3 1.3 -.1 -.2 .2 5.4 5.4 -.2 .2 .3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 4.969 1.142 3.827 2.256 1.254 305.4 260.9 316.8 270.6 408.7 306.9 261.5 318.6 272.3 409.9 4.6 2.1 5.3 4.2 6.4 .5 .2 .6 .6 .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .5 .7 .3 .8 .8 .4 .6 .2 .6 .7 .5 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 2003 Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Mar. 2003 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. 2004 Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.697 1.928 106.2 103.2 106.5 103.5 1.0 .6 0.3 .3 -0.1 -.4 0.4 .1 0.3 .4 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.645 2.299 .215 2.084 3.345 3.194 2.622 .572 .205 110.0 139.4 349.5 393.3 89.6 88.2 97.3 15.8 15.7 109.8 139.6 349.9 393.8 89.3 87.9 96.9 15.7 15.5 .8 6.7 4.8 7.0 -3.8 -4.0 -3.0 -9.8 -16.7 -.2 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -1.3 .1 .7 -.7 .7 -.3 -.1 -.2 .0 -.6 .2 .4 .7 .4 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.6 .1 .6 .5 .5 -.3 -.3 -.4 -.6 -1.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 3.923 1.248 2.675 .737 .610 1.152 310.0 473.2 179.1 155.0 195.7 290.2 310.8 474.2 179.7 155.0 196.3 291.6 1.7 1.1 2.0 .8 2.0 3.7 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .5 .3 .5 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .3 .5 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .0 .3 .4 44.582 17.151 27.430 14.671 4.357 10.315 12.759 55.418 29.813 .337 3.930 .933 .318 6.241 3.827 10.020 152.7 184.0 135.2 154.3 118.3 180.2 114.2 216.0 202.0 115.1 144.7 121.9 124.9 219.7 316.8 252.6 154.1 184.4 137.0 158.4 122.9 184.1 114.0 216.7 203.2 115.2 142.9 122.4 125.4 220.0 318.6 252.9 .1 3.3 -1.9 .7 .3 .8 -4.8 2.6 2.5 1.2 .2 5.5 2.4 2.9 5.3 2.4 .9 .2 1.3 2.7 3.9 2.2 -.2 .3 .6 .1 -1.2 .4 .4 .1 .6 .1 .7 -.1 1.3 1.3 -.1 2.9 -.1 .4 .2 .4 1.6 .6 -.1 .5 .3 .2 .4 .2 .5 .4 .0 1.3 .4 .2 .1 .2 .8 1.1 1.0 .0 .8 .3 .7 .2 1.0 1.9 .8 2.8 -.2 .2 .5 .1 -1.2 .2 .4 .1 .6 .2 83.939 69.849 95.031 28.520 15.761 11.405 31.823 25.605 51.592 8.114 91.886 75.825 24.337 4.183 51.488 181.4 173.7 176.6 137.1 156.4 180.2 169.5 204.9 208.2 140.2 187.9 189.1 139.0 144.7 223.9 $ .550 $ .185 182.6 174.7 177.6 138.9 160.4 184.0 171.8 204.9 208.8 143.0 188.7 190.1 140.0 151.5 224.9 $ .547 $ .184 1.1 1.0 1.3 -1.8 .8 .9 2.0 2.7 2.4 .6 1.5 1.1 -2.2 1.0 2.8 .7 .6 .6 1.3 2.6 2.1 1.4 .0 .3 2.0 .4 .5 .7 4.7 .4 .7 .6 .6 1.2 1.2 2.4 .5 .2 .3 4.9 .2 .2 .0 8.0 .3 .3 .5 .3 .6 .4 1.4 .4 .4 .1 1.6 .2 .2 .2 2.4 .1 .5 .4 .5 .9 1.8 2.8 .9 -.1 .3 2.2 .3 .3 .1 5.1 .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 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 were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 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 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 June 2003 Sep. 2003 Dec. 2003 6 months ended— Mar. 2004 Sep. 2003 Mar. 2004 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 180.4 181.4 181.9 182.8 -1.8 3.4 -1.1 5.4 0.8 2.1 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 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages 1 ............................................................ 183.5 183.1 183.2 203.8 180.5 171.9 228.1 139.4 162.8 161.8 158.6 179.8 110.3 184.2 123.0 188.9 183.4 182.9 182.6 204.0 180.4 171.4 223.6 139.7 162.2 161.5 160.6 178.4 109.6 184.8 123.7 189.5 183.8 183.3 182.8 204.2 179.3 170.9 226.4 139.9 163.4 162.5 162.1 179.7 110.1 185.3 123.9 190.0 184.1 183.6 183.1 205.1 178.9 171.5 226.7 139.4 164.5 162.2 166.0 180.6 112.2 185.6 124.0 191.2 2.7 3.0 3.7 1.2 7.8 -5.6 9.5 2.3 1.7 1.2 -1.3 2.5 5.9 1.6 3.0 .0 3.2 3.2 4.1 1.6 9.4 15.4 -.7 -2.3 .5 .0 .3 .4 -2.8 2.2 -.3 1.9 5.9 6.1 7.8 .0 24.1 3.6 4.0 1.4 .0 -.7 3.3 -.4 -3.5 3.3 4.7 2.6 1.3 1.1 -.2 2.6 -3.5 -.9 -2.4 .0 4.2 1.0 20.0 1.8 7.1 3.1 3.3 5.0 2.9 3.1 3.9 1.4 8.6 4.4 4.3 .0 1.1 .6 -.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 1.3 9.5 1.3 .7 .7 2.1 .1 11.4 .7 1.6 3.2 4.0 3.8 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 181.6 208.8 206.8 122.3 201.4 114.4 154.4 136.9 135.3 144.2 119.9 120.7 123.8 182.5 209.5 207.2 123.2 201.9 114.9 156.9 139.4 144.7 146.5 120.6 121.2 123.7 182.8 209.6 207.8 120.9 202.1 115.1 158.3 140.6 145.8 147.7 121.9 121.4 124.9 183.2 210.5 208.2 125.2 202.7 115.2 156.7 138.8 143.0 145.9 122.2 121.4 125.4 1.3 2.2 2.8 8.8 1.2 4.3 .0 -.9 -48.6 3.1 3.5 -3.2 .7 1.6 2.3 2.6 3.0 2.2 2.8 .5 -.3 7.7 -.8 5.6 -2.3 2.3 .9 1.9 1.8 5.8 2.0 -4.7 -3.8 -5.6 -2.9 -5.9 5.2 -1.3 1.3 3.6 3.3 2.7 9.8 2.6 2.8 6.1 5.7 24.8 4.8 7.9 2.3 5.3 1.5 2.3 2.7 5.9 1.7 3.5 .3 -.6 -25.6 1.1 4.5 -2.7 1.5 2.2 2.6 2.2 7.8 2.3 -1.0 1.0 -.1 10.1 -.7 6.5 .5 3.3 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 119.6 117.9 112.0 121.5 118.1 119.5 118.1 111.4 122.4 117.7 119.5 118.5 111.0 123.2 117.9 120.5 118.4 113.1 123.7 118.2 -1.3 -7.5 1.1 .3 -.7 1.0 1.7 1.1 3.9 .0 -1.7 2.1 -1.4 -12.4 -3.3 3.0 1.7 4.0 7.4 .3 -.2 -3.0 1.1 2.1 -.3 .7 1.9 1.2 -3.0 -1.5 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 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 153.1 150.2 92.5 138.2 131.7 131.3 130.8 107.3 199.7 207.1 155.9 153.0 92.4 138.1 131.6 141.9 141.4 107.6 199.7 207.9 156.9 154.1 92.5 138.7 131.7 145.5 144.9 107.6 199.7 208.1 158.9 156.1 92.4 138.4 132.0 153.3 152.7 107.4 200.1 208.8 -13.0 -14.1 -2.8 -3.1 -2.9 -48.4 -48.4 -.4 2.3 9.8 9.1 9.5 -9.1 -.3 -20.6 75.9 76.4 .4 2.0 .0 -13.2 -13.6 -9.4 -1.4 -21.2 -36.9 -36.8 .4 3.5 -.8 16.0 16.7 -.4 .6 .9 85.8 85.7 .4 .8 3.3 -2.6 -3.0 -6.0 -1.7 -12.2 -4.7 -4.6 .0 2.2 4.8 .4 .4 -5.0 -.4 -10.8 8.3 8.3 .4 2.1 1.3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 301.9 259.8 312.5 267.2 403.1 302.7 260.0 313.5 267.8 405.1 304.7 260.9 315.9 270.0 406.7 306.4 261.5 317.9 272.0 408.7 3.5 .3 4.2 3.6 5.5 4.4 5.1 4.3 2.5 7.5 4.4 .6 5.4 3.7 6.8 6.1 2.6 7.1 7.4 5.7 3.9 2.7 4.2 3.0 6.5 5.2 1.6 6.3 5.5 6.2 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 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 June 2003 Sep. 2003 Dec. 2003 6 months ended— Mar. 2004 Sep. 2003 Mar. 2004 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 105.8 103.1 105.7 102.7 106.1 102.8 106.4 103.2 0.8 .8 0.4 .8 0.8 .4 2.3 .4 0.6 .8 1.5 .4 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ........................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 2 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ........... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 109.4 137.8 346.7 388.7 89.6 88.3 97.4 15.8 15.9 109.5 138.7 344.4 391.6 89.3 88.2 97.2 15.8 15.8 109.7 139.3 346.7 393.3 89.4 88.2 97.3 15.8 15.7 109.8 140.1 348.5 395.4 89.1 87.9 96.9 15.7 15.5 -1.5 5.9 4.5 6.3 -7.1 -9.7 -8.5 -13.1 -26.9 2.6 8.7 2.2 9.1 -2.2 -2.2 -.4 -15.7 -25.1 .7 5.7 10.7 5.4 -3.5 -2.2 -.8 -7.2 -2.5 1.5 6.8 2.1 7.1 -2.2 -1.8 -2.0 -2.5 -9.7 .6 7.3 3.3 7.7 -4.7 -6.0 -4.6 -14.4 -26.0 1.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 -2.9 -2.0 -1.4 -4.9 -6.2 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services .......................................... 308.7 471.5 178.3 154.0 194.9 287.7 309.5 473.8 178.6 154.3 195.1 288.6 310.0 473.2 179.1 155.0 195.7 289.6 310.6 474.2 179.5 155.0 196.3 290.7 .3 -3.6 2.3 1.6 2.3 4.9 2.8 4.5 2.0 -1.0 5.5 2.3 1.2 1.4 .9 .0 -2.4 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.9 4.2 1.5 .3 2.2 .3 3.9 3.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.3 .2 3.7 151.1 183.5 133.0 153.1 119.6 173.3 113.9 214.8 201.2 114.4 144.2 119.9 123.8 218.3 312.5 251.0 152.2 183.4 134.7 155.1 119.5 178.3 113.8 215.6 201.6 114.9 146.5 120.6 123.7 219.4 313.5 251.5 152.8 183.8 135.4 155.7 119.5 180.7 114.2 216.1 201.8 115.1 147.7 121.9 124.9 219.4 315.9 252.2 153.9 184.1 136.8 158.6 120.5 185.8 114.0 216.6 202.8 115.2 145.9 122.2 125.4 219.6 317.9 252.7 -6.8 2.7 -12.3 -23.3 -1.3 -25.6 -4.9 2.7 2.0 4.3 3.1 3.5 .7 5.5 4.2 1.6 4.6 3.2 5.8 16.4 1.0 25.0 -8.2 2.5 2.4 2.8 -.8 5.6 2.3 2.0 4.3 3.6 -4.4 5.9 -10.7 .0 -1.7 -15.8 -6.4 1.7 2.2 -4.7 -5.9 5.2 1.3 1.3 5.4 1.4 7.6 1.3 11.9 15.2 3.0 32.1 .4 3.4 3.2 2.8 4.8 7.9 5.3 2.4 7.1 2.7 -1.3 2.9 -3.7 -5.5 -.2 -3.6 -6.6 2.6 2.2 3.5 1.1 4.5 1.5 3.8 4.2 2.6 1.4 3.6 .0 7.3 .7 5.5 -3.1 2.5 2.7 -1.0 -.7 6.5 3.3 1.8 6.3 2.1 179.7 172.0 175.2 135.0 155.3 173.8 168.7 204.0 207.4 133.4 187.1 188.3 138.8 132.0 222.6 180.9 173.1 176.2 136.6 157.1 177.9 169.6 204.5 208.0 140.0 187.4 188.7 138.8 142.6 223.3 181.5 173.9 176.7 137.4 157.8 180.4 170.2 205.3 208.2 142.3 187.7 189.0 139.1 146.0 223.6 182.4 174.6 177.5 138.7 160.7 185.4 171.8 205.1 208.8 145.4 188.2 189.6 139.3 153.4 224.5 -2.6 -3.4 -1.8 -11.9 -22.6 -23.3 -10.0 3.0 2.4 -28.9 1.3 .9 -2.5 -48.3 2.6 3.6 4.0 3.2 5.4 16.1 21.6 8.6 3.2 2.4 33.0 1.1 .6 -3.9 72.1 2.8 -2.6 -2.5 -1.4 -10.0 .0 -14.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 -23.2 1.3 .2 -3.9 -35.7 2.2 6.1 6.2 5.4 11.4 14.7 29.5 7.6 2.2 2.7 41.1 2.4 2.8 1.4 82.4 3.5 .4 .2 .7 -3.6 -5.2 -3.5 -1.2 3.1 2.4 -2.7 1.2 .7 -3.2 -5.7 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 .1 7.1 5.4 5.3 2.2 2.3 4.1 1.8 1.5 -1.3 8.3 2.8 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 were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 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 Indexes 1 U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Mar.2004 from— Pricing schedule Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Jan. 2004 Percent change to Feb.2004 from— Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 M 179.9 180.9 181.9 182.9 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.6 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 191.7 192.7 115.2 192.6 193.3 116.1 193.6 194.3 116.7 195.1 195.9 117.5 2.8 3.1 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 .8 .8 .7 2.7 2.7 2.4 1.0 .8 1.3 .5 .5 .5 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 173.4 175.1 112.4 174.5 176.2 113.3 175.3 176.9 113.8 175.8 177.2 114.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 .7 .6 .8 .3 .2 .4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 .5 .4 .4 M 169.1 169.4 170.6 171.4 .5 1.2 .5 .3 .9 .7 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 174.2 176.4 111.8 175.0 177.1 112.3 175.8 178.0 112.7 176.7 178.9 113.4 1.0 1.4 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 .5 .5 .6 1.1 1.3 .9 .9 .9 .8 .5 .5 .4 M 174.2 174.6 176.0 176.9 .7 1.3 .5 .7 1.0 .8 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 183.3 183.9 114.8 184.3 185.0 115.4 185.7 186.5 116.4 187.1 187.9 117.2 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 .8 .8 .7 1.4 1.1 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 .8 .8 .9 M M M 166.8 112.9 174.3 167.6 113.6 174.8 168.6 114.2 175.8 169.6 114.9 176.7 1.7 1.2 .6 1.2 1.1 1.1 .6 .6 .5 1.7 1.4 .6 1.1 1.2 .9 .6 .5 .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 178.8 180.2 179.0 181.7 179.9 183.4 179.7 184.9 .4 1.8 .4 1.8 -.1 .8 1.0 2.1 .6 1.8 .5 .9 M 194.6 194.9 196.3 198.2 3.2 1.7 1.0 2.6 .9 .7 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 - 206.8 169.8 175.7 116.5 - 207.4 171.0 177.6 117.6 2.5 2.3 .6 1.8 .3 .7 1.1 .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 2 176.6 175.9 162.2 178.9 - 178.7 178.1 165.7 180.8 - - - - .3 .7 2.5 1.6 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.1 - 2 2 2 189.0 191.1 185.3 - 191.2 194.1 187.8 - - - - 2.9 .2 .9 1.2 1.6 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2001-2002 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Feb. 2004 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 108.7 109.4 1.4 0.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 15.076 14.086 8.062 6.023 .990 110.0 110.0 109.1 111.2 110.0 110.2 110.2 109.2 111.4 110.6 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.6 2.3 .2 .2 .1 .2 .5 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 41.793 32.380 4.643 4.771 112.5 114.2 120.5 96.0 113.1 115.1 119.3 95.9 1.8 2.5 .8 -1.4 .5 .8 -1.0 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.317 89.7 93.4 .2 4.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.315 16.206 1.109 105.4 105.5 103.3 106.3 106.4 104.3 -1.0 -1.2 1.9 .9 .9 1.0 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 5.783 1.466 4.317 119.8 113.7 121.9 120.3 113.9 122.6 4.2 2.1 5.1 .4 .2 .6 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.978 103.9 104.2 .8 .3 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.004 2.560 3.444 99.5 129.3 80.9 99.3 129.5 80.6 -.2 7.3 -5.4 -.2 .2 -.4 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.734 113.2 113.5 1.9 .3 58.567 41.433 12.521 28.912 78.985 6.929 114.7 101.0 87.3 107.3 107.2 123.6 115.3 101.8 87.1 108.7 107.9 125.5 2.5 -.2 -4.4 1.8 1.2 .6 .5 .8 -.2 1.3 .7 1.5 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments. 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 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Feb. 2004 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ........................................................................... 100.000 186.3 558.2 187.5 561.6 1.8 0.6 - - - 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 ........................................................................ 15.832 14.801 8.558 1.293 2.433 .889 1.252 .933 1.759 .311 .255 1.192 .280 6.243 .391 1.031 184.6 184.1 184.0 204.4 179.4 172.2 230.1 141.4 163.8 163.9 162.4 178.9 109.4 185.5 124.4 189.9 184.9 184.4 184.3 204.9 179.2 171.9 230.8 140.6 165.1 163.2 166.0 180.4 111.6 185.8 124.4 190.8 3.2 3.2 3.7 1.4 8.7 2.9 3.2 .2 1.5 .4 5.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 3.3 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 .3 -.6 .8 -.4 2.2 .8 2.0 .2 .0 .5 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 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 ................................................................. 40.998 31.834 6.516 2.693 22.261 .364 4.674 3.787 .220 3.568 .887 4.489 .822 187.0 216.1 208.8 120.9 222.9 114.9 156.8 139.4 155.2 145.4 121.8 125.7 123.7 187.9 217.7 209.2 128.8 223.4 115.0 155.2 137.6 152.7 143.5 122.2 125.7 123.9 2.0 2.6 2.5 7.6 2.1 .9 .5 -.6 -9.6 .0 5.4 -1.1 1.9 .5 .7 .2 6.5 .2 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.6 -1.3 .3 .0 .2 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... Footwear .......................................................................................... 4.058 1.034 1.673 .180 .822 119.1 116.8 110.7 119.5 117.4 123.6 119.2 118.0 121.5 120.1 .0 -1.5 .7 -2.1 .3 3.8 2.1 6.6 1.7 2.3 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 ........................................................................ 17.035 15.870 7.674 4.686 1.753 3.269 3.241 .411 1.426 1.165 158.9 155.0 94.4 138.3 131.0 143.2 142.5 108.0 198.2 208.0 160.6 156.7 94.1 137.9 131.2 150.6 149.9 107.9 198.5 209.7 -.2 -.4 -4.0 -1.0 -11.6 1.7 1.7 .0 2.2 1.7 1.1 1.1 -.3 -.3 .2 5.2 5.2 -.1 .2 .8 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................... Medical care services ...................................................................... Professional services ..................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 6.067 1.390 4.677 2.833 1.515 306.1 266.7 316.7 268.0 413.0 307.6 267.3 318.5 269.8 414.0 4.6 2.3 5.3 4.1 6.5 .5 .2 .6 .7 .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 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Feb. 2004 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.897 1.609 108.5 104.3 108.8 104.5 1.3 .8 0.3 .2 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 technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.780 2.985 .246 2.740 2.794 2.600 2.171 .429 .169 111.3 140.5 348.9 404.5 88.0 86.0 97.1 15.2 16.0 111.1 140.6 349.3 404.8 87.7 85.6 96.7 15.1 15.8 1.6 7.2 4.8 7.5 -3.9 -4.4 -3.0 -10.1 -16.8 -.2 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.5 -.4 -.7 -1.3 Other goods and services .................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... Personal care .................................................................................. Personal care products .................................................................. Personal care services .................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 4.333 .969 3.364 .668 .901 1.601 302.4 472.3 180.5 154.5 195.2 290.8 303.3 473.2 181.1 154.5 195.8 292.1 2.0 1.3 2.2 .8 2.1 3.8 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 40.254 15.832 24.422 13.706 4.058 9.648 10.716 59.746 31.470 .364 3.568 .887 .822 6.774 4.677 11.183 152.4 184.6 134.4 151.6 119.1 175.6 115.3 220.0 225.0 114.9 145.4 121.8 123.7 219.5 316.7 259.4 153.7 184.9 136.2 155.4 123.6 179.1 115.1 221.0 226.8 115.0 143.5 122.2 123.9 219.8 318.5 259.7 .4 3.2 -1.3 .6 .0 .7 -3.7 2.7 2.7 .9 .0 5.4 1.9 2.6 5.3 2.8 .9 .2 1.3 2.5 3.8 2.0 -.2 .5 .8 .1 -1.3 .3 .2 .1 .6 .1 85.199 68.166 93.933 25.453 14.737 10.679 29.538 28.276 55.068 7.056 92.944 78.143 21.965 3.488 56.178 186.7 176.8 180.2 136.4 153.8 176.0 168.2 230.7 211.8 140.7 192.8 195.0 139.5 144.6 227.6 $ .537 $ .179 188.0 177.7 181.3 138.2 157.5 179.3 170.3 230.8 212.7 143.3 193.8 196.2 140.4 151.5 228.9 $ .533 $ .178 1.5 1.4 1.6 -1.1 .6 .9 1.9 2.9 2.6 .5 1.9 1.7 -1.5 .9 2.9 .7 .5 .6 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.2 .0 .4 1.8 .5 .6 .6 4.8 .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 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 were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 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 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Feb. 2004 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ........................................................................... 100.000 181.9 541.7 182.9 544.8 1.4 0.5 - - - 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 ........................................................................ 17.410 16.404 9.937 1.467 3.043 .993 1.355 1.096 1.982 .335 .306 1.341 .302 6.466 .280 1.007 184.1 183.6 183.3 204.4 179.5 171.8 228.1 140.8 163.4 163.5 162.4 179.3 109.8 185.4 124.4 190.0 184.4 183.8 183.5 204.9 179.2 171.5 228.6 140.1 164.7 162.8 165.9 180.7 112.0 185.7 124.4 191.0 3.3 3.3 3.8 1.4 8.7 2.9 2.9 .4 1.6 .4 5.2 1.0 1.4 2.6 3.1 2.2 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.2 -.2 .2 -.5 .8 -.4 2.2 .8 2.0 .2 .0 .5 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................... 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 ................................................................. 38.367 29.566 8.532 1.525 19.185 .324 5.017 4.111 .206 3.905 .906 3.784 .360 182.6 209.6 207.9 120.6 202.3 114.9 156.2 138.3 154.8 144.7 121.9 121.4 125.3 183.1 210.8 208.4 128.6 202.7 115.0 154.7 136.5 152.1 142.9 122.4 121.4 125.6 1.8 2.4 2.5 6.8 2.0 1.1 .7 -.4 -9.4 .2 5.5 -1.1 2.5 .3 .6 .2 6.6 .2 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.7 -1.2 .4 .0 .2 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... Footwear .......................................................................................... 4.483 1.147 1.744 .230 1.090 118.0 116.3 109.4 120.9 117.1 122.4 118.9 116.8 122.9 118.9 -.1 -1.4 .8 -2.3 -.6 3.7 2.2 6.8 1.7 1.5 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 ........................................................................ 19.281 18.361 8.868 4.524 3.283 4.029 3.995 .521 1.469 .920 156.9 154.1 92.8 139.6 131.7 143.6 143.0 107.5 200.0 205.8 158.7 156.0 92.6 139.1 132.0 151.0 150.4 107.4 200.2 207.5 -1.0 -1.1 -5.5 -.9 -11.5 1.7 1.8 .2 2.1 2.7 1.1 1.2 -.2 -.4 .2 5.2 5.2 -.1 .1 .8 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................... Medical care services ...................................................................... Professional services ..................................................................... Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 4.844 1.017 3.827 2.290 1.232 305.5 261.0 316.9 270.4 409.7 307.1 261.6 318.7 272.2 410.7 4.6 2.1 5.3 4.2 6.6 .5 .2 .6 .7 .2 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 2003 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 2004 from— Unadjusted indexes Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Feb. 2004 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.515 1.766 106.4 103.5 106.7 103.7 1.2 .8 0.3 .2 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 technology, hardware and services 4 ....................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.559 2.595 .226 2.369 2.965 2.807 2.427 .381 .154 110.0 139.4 349.3 393.3 89.6 88.1 97.3 15.7 15.7 109.8 139.6 349.9 393.7 89.2 87.8 96.9 15.6 15.5 .8 6.7 4.8 6.9 -3.9 -4.1 -3.0 -10.3 -16.7 -.2 .1 .2 .1 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.6 -1.3 Other goods and services .................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... Personal care .................................................................................. Personal care products .................................................................. Personal care services .................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... 4.540 1.508 3.033 .772 .901 1.193 310.0 473.3 179.1 155.2 195.8 290.0 310.8 474.1 179.6 155.3 196.4 291.4 1.7 1.1 2.0 1.0 2.1 3.7 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .5 44.446 17.410 27.036 15.078 4.483 10.596 11.957 55.554 29.242 .324 3.905 .906 .360 6.796 3.827 10.194 152.8 184.1 135.3 154.2 118.0 180.1 114.3 216.0 201.9 114.9 144.7 121.9 125.3 219.9 316.9 252.6 154.2 184.4 137.2 158.2 122.4 184.1 114.1 216.6 203.0 115.0 142.9 122.4 125.6 220.1 318.7 252.8 .1 3.3 -1.7 .6 -.1 .8 -4.8 2.6 2.4 1.1 .2 5.5 2.5 2.9 5.3 2.3 .9 .2 1.4 2.6 3.7 2.2 -.2 .3 .5 .1 -1.2 .4 .2 .1 .6 .1 83.596 70.434 95.156 28.042 16.085 11.602 32.489 26.312 51.727 8.139 91.861 75.457 23.808 4.234 51.649 181.4 173.7 176.6 137.2 156.3 180.3 169.5 204.9 208.2 140.3 187.9 189.1 139.0 144.7 223.9 $ .550 $ .185 182.6 174.7 177.6 139.1 160.2 184.0 171.8 204.9 208.7 143.2 188.7 190.1 140.0 151.6 224.8 $ .547 $ .184 1.1 1.0 1.3 -1.6 .6 .9 2.0 2.7 2.3 .7 1.5 1.1 -2.2 1.1 2.7 .7 .6 .6 1.4 2.5 2.1 1.4 .0 .2 2.1 .4 .5 .7 4.8 .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 ................................................................................ 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 were calculated using a geometric means estimator. - 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 Mar. 2004 from— Pricing schedule Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Jan. 2004 Percent change to Feb. 2004 from— Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 M 184.3 185.3 186.3 187.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.7 1.1 0.5 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 194.9 197.1 115.0 195.9 197.9 115.9 196.7 198.7 116.5 198.3 200.4 117.3 2.7 3.0 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 .8 .9 .7 2.6 2.7 2.4 .9 .8 1.3 .4 .4 .5 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 178.4 180.9 113.3 179.5 182.0 114.1 180.3 182.5 114.7 181.0 183.1 115.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 .8 .6 1.0 .4 .3 .4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.1 .9 1.2 .4 .3 .5 M 171.5 171.7 173.1 174.3 .8 1.5 .7 .3 .9 .8 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 177.5 179.2 113.3 178.2 179.9 113.8 179.2 181.0 114.3 180.1 181.9 115.0 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 .5 .5 .6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.0 .9 .6 .6 .4 M 175.1 175.4 176.8 177.6 1.3 1.3 .5 1.1 1.0 .8 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 188.3 190.6 115.2 189.5 191.9 116.0 191.1 193.6 117.0 192.4 194.9 117.9 1.6 1.5 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 .7 .7 .8 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 .8 .9 .9 M M M 168.7 113.8 176.5 169.6 114.6 176.9 170.5 115.2 177.9 171.6 115.9 179.0 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 .6 .6 .6 1.8 1.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 .8 .5 .5 .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 185.5 187.0 185.3 188.6 186.3 190.5 186.3 191.9 .8 2.0 .5 1.7 .0 .7 1.2 2.1 .4 1.9 .5 1.0 M 199.3 200.0 201.2 203.1 3.0 1.6 .9 2.5 1.0 .6 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 - 208.0 178.3 176.1 117.2 - 208.7 180.2 178.2 118.2 2.9 2.7 .8 2.0 .3 1.1 1.2 .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 2 179.0 181.3 164.1 181.6 - 181.1 183.3 168.5 183.5 - - - - .2 .5 2.7 1.8 1.2 1.1 2.7 1.0 - 2 2 2 189.0 195.3 191.0 - 191.1 199.0 193.9 - - - - 2.4 .7 1.4 1.1 1.9 1.5 - 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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 Mar. 2004 from— Pricing schedule Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003 Jan. 2004 Percent change to Feb. 2004 from— Feb. 2004 Feb. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 M 179.9 180.9 181.9 182.9 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.6 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 191.7 192.7 115.2 192.5 193.2 116.2 193.5 194.1 116.8 194.9 195.5 117.6 2.7 2.9 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 .7 .7 .7 2.6 2.6 2.5 .9 .7 1.4 .5 .5 .5 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 173.4 175.1 112.4 174.4 176.1 113.3 175.2 176.7 113.8 175.8 177.1 114.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 .8 .3 .2 .4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 1.2 .5 .3 .4 M 169.1 169.3 170.6 171.6 .6 1.4 .6 .3 .9 .8 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 174.2 176.4 111.8 175.0 177.2 112.3 175.8 178.2 112.7 176.8 179.0 113.4 1.0 1.4 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 .4 .6 1.1 1.4 .9 .9 1.0 .8 .5 .6 .4 M 174.2 174.5 175.9 176.9 .7 1.4 .6 .6 1.0 .8 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 183.3 183.9 114.8 184.3 185.1 115.4 185.9 186.7 116.3 187.2 188.1 117.2 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 .7 .7 .8 1.5 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 .9 .9 .8 M M M 166.8 112.9 174.3 167.6 113.6 174.7 168.6 114.2 175.8 169.5 114.9 176.8 1.6 1.2 .7 1.1 1.1 1.2 .5 .6 .6 1.7 1.4 .6 1.1 1.2 .9 .6 .5 .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 178.8 180.2 178.9 181.6 180.0 183.5 179.9 185.0 .5 1.9 .6 1.9 -.1 .8 1.1 2.2 .7 1.8 .6 1.0 M 194.6 195.0 196.2 197.9 3.0 1.5 .9 2.6 .8 .6 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 - 206.3 169.4 175.8 116.6 - 207.4 170.6 178.2 117.5 2.5 2.1 1.0 1.7 .5 .7 1.4 .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 2 176.6 175.9 162.2 178.9 - 178.6 177.8 166.1 181.0 - - - - .3 .6 2.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 2.4 1.2 - 2 2 2 189.0 191.1 185.3 - 190.7 194.8 187.7 - - - - 2.6 .6 .8 .9 1.9 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 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: 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.