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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6. Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Price Price Price Price Price Price Index Index Index Index Index Index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) CPI QUICKLINE: (202) FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) for for for for for for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index 606-7000 606-6994 606-7828 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-96-225 TRANSMISSION OF THIS RELEASE IS UNTIL 8:30 A.M. Wednesday, June MATERIAL IN EMBARGOED (EDT) 12, 1996 MAY 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to a level of 156.6 (198284=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased 2.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May 1996 CPI-W level of 154.0 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in May 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in May, following increases of 0.4 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The energy index registered its sixth consecutive increase--up 1.1 percent in May--after declining throughout most of 1995, and accounted for about one-fourth of the May advance in the overall CPI-U. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 1.8 percent in May and the index for energy services rose 0.1 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent in May. The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose sharply in March and April, declined 0.8 percent in May, offsetting increases in the other major grocery store food groups. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent after increasing 0.1 percent in April, reflecting increases in the indexes for apparel and upkeep, entertainment, telephone services, and tobacco products, each of which had declined in April. 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 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '96 May '96 All Items .1 .2 .4 .2 .4 .4 .3 4.5 2.9 Food and beverages .0 .1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 4.0 2.6 Housing .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 2.9 3.0 Apparel and upkeep .0 .1 .7 -.9 .6 -.4 .1 1.2 .2 Transportation -.4 .1 .7 .5 .7 1.1 .7 10.6 2.9 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 3.4 3.7 Entertainment .4 .4 .3 .8 .1 -.1 .4 1.8 3.4 Other goods and services .4 .2 .2 .4 .4 .3 .4 4.6 4.5 Special Indexes: Energy -.9 1.1 1.9 .4 1.4 3.2 1.1 25.4 6.2 Food .0 .1 .1 .1 .6 .3 .1 4.0 2.5 All items less food and energy .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 2.7 2.7 During the first 5 months of 1996, the CPI-U rose at a 4.1 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 2.5 percent increase for all of 1995. Energy costs, which declined last year, have increased at a 21.0 percent rate, with petroleum-based energy advancing at a 40.8 SAAR. The food index has risen at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the first 5 months. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the first 5 months of 1996, the same rate as the increase for all of 1995. The food and beverage index rose 0.1 percent in May. The index for grocery store foods, which increased 0.3 percent in April, was unchanged in May. A decline in the index for fruit and vegetable prices--down 0.8 percent--offset increases in the other major grocery store food groups. The index for fresh fruits decreased 1.6 percent, and the index for fresh vegetables declined 2.6 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit prices rose 0.8 percent, while fresh vegetable prices fell 9.2 percent.) Partially offsetting these declines, the index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 1.9 percent. Among the other major grocery store foods, the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for dairy products rose 0.6 and 0.5 percent, respectively; the indexes for other food at home and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs each increased 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the index for beef declined for the sixth consecutive month--down 1.7 percent in May--and, coupled with a 1.8 percent decline in the index for eggs, largely offset increases in the indexes for pork, poultry, and for fish and seafood. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent in May. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in May, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. Declines in the indexes for household fuels and household furnishings and operation were responsible for the slightly smaller increase. The index for household fuels, which rose 1.6 percent in April, declined 0.1 percent in May. The index for electricity decreased 1.2 percent and the index for fuel oil fell 2.1 percent, more than offsetting a 3.1 percent rise in the index for natural gas. The index for household furnishings and operation fell 0.2 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Shelter costs advanced 0.2 percent in May, the same as in each of the three preceding months. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.2 percent, homeowners' costs increased 0.3 percent, and maintenance and repair costs rose 0.6 percent. The index for other utilities and public services, which declined 0.6 percent in April, rose 1.0 percent in May, reflecting an increase in the index for telephone services. Charges for local telephone calls increased 2.2 percent in May, following a 2.4 percent drop in April; these movements were largely attributable to a one-time refund in the New York area in April and the subsequent return to the regular rate in May. The transportation index advanced 0.7 percent in May. The index for motor fuels increased 2.3 percent and accounted for about two-thirds of the overall transportation increase. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for gasoline rose 4.7 percent in May, including the quality adjustment to account for the mandated changes to gasoline in California. For more details of this change, see the note on page 4.) Since beginning its upward movement in December, the index for gasoline has risen 18.2 percent. Despite the sharp increases since November, gasoline prices as of May were still 4.3 percent below their peak level of December 1990. Automobile purchase costs continued their pattern of very little movement evident since the introduction of the 1996 models. The indexes for new car prices and for automobile finance charges increased 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively, in May. The index for used cars declined 0.9 percent. The index for public transportation increased 2.0 percent, reflecting a 2.3 percent increase in airline fares. The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined 0.4 percent in April, increased 0.1 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.9 percent, largely reflecting declines in women's and girls' clothing.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 3.7 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent in May. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.4 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs, which fell 0.1 percent in April, increased 0.4 percent in May. The index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.0 percent, more than offsetting a decline in the index for sporting goods and equipment. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.4 percent in May, following an increase of 0.3 percent in April. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which fell 0.2 percent in April, increased 0.5 percent in May, accounting for the slightly larger rise in this major group. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in May. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1995 1996 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '96 May '96 All Items .1 .2 .4 .2 .5 .4 .3 4.8 2.9 Food and beverages .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .3 .1 3.8 2.6 Housing .1 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .2 3.3 3.0 Apparel and upkeep -.2 .2 .7 -.7 .6 -.2 .2 2.5 .8 Transportation -.3 .4 .9 .3 .9 1.1 .6 10.6 3.1 Medical care .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 3.4 3.7 Entertainment .4 .3 .4 .8 .0 -.1 .4 1.3 3.3 Other goods and services .4 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .4 4.3 4.3 Special Indexes: Energy Food All items less food and energy -.8 .0 1.0 .2 2.1 .1 .2 .1 1.8 .6 3.3 .3 1.1 .1 27.8 3.8 6.4 2.6 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .1 .2 2.8 2.7 Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Tuesday, July 16, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Quality Adjustment for Gasoline An adjustment for a change in the quality of gasoline has been made in the May CPI to account for the effects of the mandated changes to gasoline in California associated with the requirements established by the California Air Resources Board. This adjustment affects about 90 percent of the gasoline price quotations collected for the month of May in the State of California. The remainder of these price quotations will reflect the quality adjustment in the June CPI. Without quality adjustment, the May CPI-U gasoline component would have risen approximately 0.9 percentage point more than the published increase of 2.5 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the increase would have been 0.9 percentage point higher than the 4.7 percent rise.) For more details, see "Gasoline Quality Adjustments Resulting from New California Requirements" in the May 1996 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Apr. May 1995 1996 1996 Expenditure category Unadjusted percent change to May 1996 fromMay 1995 Apr. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromFeb. to Mar. to Apr. to Mar. Apr. May All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 156.3 468.2 156.6 469.0 2.9 - 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.4 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 1.566 152.7 152.3 153.3 173.3 141.8 137.0 188.4 142.8 142.2 139.9 129.9 155.3 151.6 157.9 152.5 152.0 152.6 173.6 141.2 137.6 184.1 142.9 143.5 140.0 129.3 155.6 152.0 158.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 4.2 2.8 3.6 1.7 1.5 4.5 2.1 -1.8 2.8 2.3 2.9 -.1 -.2 -.5 .2 -.4 .4 -2.3 .1 .9 .1 -.5 .2 .3 .3 .5 .6 .9 .5 -.2 -.2 4.0 .5 .4 .5 .3 .7 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .4 1.0 .4 -.1 -.2 .5 .6 .3 .3 .1 .1 .0 .6 .1 .5 -.8 .1 .8 .3 -.4 .1 .3 .3 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.102 19.716 .386 .199 .122 151.8 170.1 179.7 160.9 216.1 175.3 175.6 159.4 138.0 143.8 152.0 170.1 178.9 161.2 211.8 175.6 175.9 159.5 138.8 144.7 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.5 4.1 3.3 3.3 1.3 3.1 3.8 .1 .0 -.4 .2 -2.0 .2 .2 .1 .6 .6 .3 .2 .3 .1 .9 .2 .2 .3 .4 .6 .3 .2 .2 .2 .4 .2 .3 .3 .4 .0 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.3 .3 .3 .1 .6 .6 .077 7.014 3.792 130.0 125.4 112.9 130.9 126.7 114.0 2.2 3.4 3.8 .7 1.0 1.0 .2 .2 -.3 .8 .6 1.6 .7 .3 -.1 .356 102.1 99.6 12.8 -2.4 2.2 3.5 -1.8 3.436 118.9 120.6 2.9 1.4 -.6 1.4 .1 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 155.4 124.8 111.9 141.4 146.6 156.9 124.4 111.2 141.0 147.3 3.0 1.4 .2 3.4 2.8 1.0 -.3 -.6 -.3 .5 1.0 .2 .0 .9 .2 -.6 .1 .3 .0 .1 1.0 -.2 -.5 -.4 .5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... 5.516 134.9 133.7 .2 -.9 .6 -.4 .1 Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 131.7 129.0 130.2 133.7 128.2 153.5 158.8 130.4 129.5 127.7 130.4 128.3 151.7 159.4 .2 1.3 -1.5 5.5 1.3 .9 1.1 -1.0 .4 -1.9 -2.5 .1 -1.2 .4 .6 .8 .2 -.8 .8 2.1 .3 -.4 -.4 -.3 .3 -.7 -.8 -.1 .0 .1 .2 -2.5 .2 -.3 .4 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 1.535 4.618 143.1 140.3 143.5 141.3 157.4 108.6 108.2 157.2 173.0 144.4 141.7 143.4 141.2 157.6 113.6 113.3 157.5 173.1 2.9 3.1 1.6 1.4 -.1 9.0 8.7 2.4 1.5 .9 1.0 -.1 -.1 .1 4.6 4.7 .2 .1 .7 .8 .1 .1 .8 3.6 3.7 .2 -.3 1.1 1.1 .1 .1 -1.3 5.4 5.3 .1 .5 .7 .6 .2 .1 -.9 2.3 2.5 .3 .2 .608 105.1 104.9 .2 -.2 .1 -.1 -.2 4.010 1.523 189.0 179.3 189.1 180.2 1.7 2.0 .1 .5 -.4 .2 .5 1.0 .3 2.0 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 227.0 209.6 231.1 207.0 227.4 209.7 231.6 207.7 3.7 3.1 3.9 3.7 .2 .0 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.367 1.975 2.392 158.6 142.8 177.2 158.8 142.8 177.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 .4 .2 .6 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.123 1.610 1.170 213.3 230.5 149.7 214.1 233.1 150.3 4.5 3.5 2.5 .4 1.1 .4 .4 .7 .1 .3 -.2 .2 .4 .5 .4 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 144.2 155.7 244.6 225.5 246.3 145.3 155.8 244.8 224.7 246.6 1.7 3.5 5.4 5.9 5.4 .8 .1 .1 -.4 .1 -.1 .1 .5 .6 .4 .1 .3 .4 .4 .4 .8 .1 .4 .1 .4 100.000 156.3 156.6 2.9 .2 .4 .4 .3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 140.2 152.7 132.5 134.7 131.7 140.4 152.5 133.0 135.6 130.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.7 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .7 -1.0 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .6 .5 .3 .7 .9 -.4 .1 .1 .2 .4 .0 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 139.3 129.5 172.7 177.0 141.4 129.3 173.1 177.0 5.4 .9 3.2 3.2 1.5 -.2 .2 .0 1.6 .2 .2 .3 1.6 -.1 .3 .2 .6 -.2 .3 .3 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 139.6 179.0 231.1 199.5 141.0 179.3 231.6 199.9 2.8 1.9 3.9 4.3 1.0 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .3 .3 .4 .6 .2 .3 .7 .6 .3 .4 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 157.0 152.4 157.5 152.3 133.5 136.0 140.1 143.9 180.6 167.3 110.0 162.5 165.0 157.4 152.8 157.8 152.6 134.0 136.8 142.0 144.2 181.4 167.7 112.9 162.5 165.1 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.6 5.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 6.2 2.7 2.7 .3 .3 .2 .2 .4 .6 1.4 .2 .4 .2 2.6 .0 .1 .4 .5 .4 .4 .8 1.0 1.3 .8 .1 .2 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 .4 .6 .9 1.4 .6 .3 .3 3.2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 1.1 .2 .2 23.885 3.264 53.648 142.0 108.1 178.2 141.7 112.3 178.4 1.5 9.5 3.2 -.2 3.9 .1 .4 3.5 .2 -.1 5.2 .3 .0 1.8 .3 - $.640 .214 $.639 .213 -2.7 - -.2 - -.5 - -.3 - -.2 - Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel .......... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedNov. Feb. May Nov. May 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.5 2.1 3.8 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 150.9 150.5 150.5 171.7 142.1 136.8 174.9 141.2 141.5 139.0 128.6 153.1 151.1 156.7 151.7 151.4 151.9 172.5 141.8 136.5 181.9 141.9 142.1 139.7 129.0 154.2 151.2 157.1 152.2 151.9 152.4 172.8 141.5 137.1 183.7 142.5 142.0 139.4 129.7 155.2 151.6 157.5 152.4 152.0 152.4 173.8 141.6 137.8 182.2 142.6 143.1 139.8 129.2 155.3 152.0 158.0 1.9 1.9 1.6 3.4 3.8 -.3 -2.0 2.0 4.2 2.4 .9 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.4 7.7 3.7 -.4 -.3 2.3 3.5 -3.6 .5 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.3 .5 4.3 1.7 8.3 -6.8 .3 7.1 .6 -6.3 2.9 2.4 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.0 -1.4 3.0 17.8 4.0 4.6 2.3 1.9 5.9 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 3.9 5.7 1.7 -1.2 .9 3.2 2.9 -1.4 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 4.6 .1 5.6 4.8 2.1 5.8 1.4 -2.3 4.4 2.4 3.5 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. 151.1 168.9 177.1 160.4 210.7 174.6 175.0 158.8 137.0 143.0 128.8 125.7 151.5 169.3 177.7 160.6 212.5 175.0 175.3 159.3 137.5 143.8 129.0 126.0 151.9 169.7 178.1 160.9 213.3 175.4 175.8 159.7 138.0 143.8 130.0 126.8 152.2 170.1 178.4 161.4 212.7 175.9 176.3 159.8 138.8 144.7 130.9 127.2 3.0 2.9 2.1 2.3 1.6 3.3 3.3 1.0 2.4 2.6 2.2 4.0 2.7 3.7 3.0 2.6 4.2 4.0 4.0 -1.0 2.4 4.3 -.3 .0 3.2 3.4 4.2 3.0 6.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.4 3.4 .3 4.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 3.9 3.0 3.0 2.5 5.4 4.8 6.7 4.9 2.9 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.9 3.7 3.7 .0 2.4 3.5 .9 2.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.8 5.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.9 4.1 3.4 4.9 Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 112.8 112.5 114.3 114.2 5.6 -1.1 5.9 5.1 2.2 5.5 95.7 97.8 101.2 99.4 2.3 -3.6 41.1 16.4 -.7 28.2 119.9 154.9 124.1 111.4 140.2 146.0 119.2 156.4 124.4 111.4 141.4 146.3 120.9 155.4 124.5 111.7 141.4 146.5 121.0 156.9 124.3 111.1 140.8 147.3 5.9 2.1 2.6 2.2 5.7 2.0 -.7 1.3 1.3 -1.1 4.7 3.9 2.7 3.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 3.7 5.3 .6 -1.1 1.7 3.6 2.6 1.7 2.0 .5 5.2 3.0 3.2 4.3 1.0 .0 1.6 2.8 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.9 128.4 127.6 125.3 134.4 126.4 149.8 158.5 132.7 129.2 128.6 125.6 133.3 127.4 153.0 158.9 132.2 128.7 128.1 125.2 133.7 126.5 151.8 158.8 132.3 128.7 128.2 125.5 130.4 126.7 151.3 159.4 .3 .3 -2.5 -2.2 15.0 1.3 12.6 -1.0 .3 .3 .3 1.0 5.4 1.6 -6.3 -.3 -.6 -.9 5.2 -4.9 15.3 1.6 -5.2 3.3 1.2 .9 1.9 .6 -11.4 1.0 4.1 2.3 .3 .3 -1.1 -.6 10.1 1.4 2.7 -.6 .3 .0 3.5 -2.2 1.1 1.3 -.7 2.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 140.7 138.1 142.5 140.4 159.8 101.0 100.6 156.6 172.3 141.7 139.2 142.7 140.6 161.1 104.6 104.3 156.9 171.7 143.3 140.8 142.9 140.7 159.0 110.3 109.8 157.1 172.5 144.3 141.6 143.2 140.8 157.6 112.8 112.5 157.5 172.9 -2.0 -2.3 1.4 .9 -4.2 -15.3 -16.6 2.4 1.9 -1.7 -1.7 1.7 1.7 1.0 -14.8 -14.1 2.6 2.1 5.3 6.3 1.7 1.7 9.0 25.6 24.7 2.6 .7 10.6 10.5 2.0 1.1 -5.4 55.6 56.4 2.3 1.4 -1.8 -2.0 1.6 1.3 -1.6 -15.0 -15.4 2.5 2.0 7.9 8.4 1.8 1.4 1.5 39.8 39.6 2.5 1.0 105.1 105.2 105.1 104.9 1.9 -.8 .4 -.8 .6 -.2 188.3 175.2 187.6 175.6 188.6 177.3 189.1 180.8 2.0 4.1 2.4 -2.9 .9 -5.7 1.7 13.4 2.2 .6 1.3 3.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 225.8 208.1 229.7 205.6 226.4 208.5 230.3 206.1 227.0 209.4 230.8 206.8 227.7 209.9 231.6 207.5 4.1 2.0 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.9 2.7 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 158.1 142.5 176.6 158.3 142.7 176.6 158.2 142.5 176.6 158.8 142.8 177.6 2.6 3.2 1.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 5.8 6.1 5.6 1.8 .8 2.3 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.4 3.9 Other goods and services ................... 213.1 214.0 214.6 215.5 5.1 4.7 3.6 4.6 4.9 4.1 Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 229.4 149.3 231.1 149.4 230.7 149.7 231.9 150.3 5.1 1.9 4.8 4.4 -.5 1.1 4.4 2.7 5.0 3.2 1.9 1.9 144.1 155.2 243.7 222.9 245.1 144.0 155.3 244.8 224.3 246.2 144.2 155.7 245.8 225.2 247.3 145.3 155.8 246.8 225.4 248.3 .8 3.0 6.1 2.8 6.3 4.5 4.8 4.4 8.9 4.2 -1.9 4.5 6.0 7.3 5.7 3.4 1.6 5.2 4.6 5.3 2.7 3.9 5.3 5.8 5.2 .7 3.0 5.6 5.9 5.5 138.1 150.9 130.3 131.5 128.4 139.1 151.7 131.3 132.9 129.2 139.8 152.2 132.2 134.1 128.7 140.0 152.4 132.5 134.7 128.7 2.1 .3 1.9 -.6 -1.2 .3 2.1 .9 2.7 -.3 -.9 .3 3.2 3.3 1.6 4.4 7.3 -.9 4.5 5.6 4.0 6.9 10.1 .9 2.1 .6 2.3 -.5 -1.1 .3 3.8 4.4 2.8 5.7 8.7 .0 135.8 129.2 172.1 176.0 138.0 129.5 172.4 176.5 140.2 129.4 172.9 176.8 141.0 129.2 173.5 177.3 -2.4 .3 3.4 3.1 -2.7 1.3 2.9 3.5 12.0 2.2 3.3 3.2 16.2 .0 3.3 3.0 -2.5 .8 3.1 3.3 14.1 1.1 3.3 3.1 140.0 177.5 229.7 199.4 140.3 177.3 230.3 199.9 140.8 178.3 230.8 200.4 141.8 179.4 231.6 201.2 3.2 2.5 4.6 4.0 1.2 1.1 3.8 3.7 2.3 -.2 3.7 5.6 5.2 4.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.8 4.2 3.9 3.8 2.0 3.5 4.6 155.7 150.8 155.9 150.8 131.5 132.9 136.8 141.4 180.2 166.6 106.5 161.5 164.2 156.3 151.5 156.6 151.4 132.5 134.2 138.6 142.5 180.4 167.0 108.0 162.0 164.7 156.9 152.2 157.3 152.0 133.3 135.4 140.6 143.3 181.0 167.5 111.5 162.3 164.9 157.4 152.7 157.7 152.5 133.6 136.0 141.3 143.7 181.8 168.0 112.7 162.7 165.3 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 -.3 -1.2 -1.2 .9 3.4 3.0 -4.1 2.5 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.9 -.3 -.9 -.9 .9 2.5 2.7 -7.4 2.8 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.4 7.2 8.9 4.4 3.2 3.2 14.3 2.5 2.7 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.6 6.5 9.7 13.8 6.7 3.6 3.4 25.4 3.0 2.7 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.9 -.3 -1.1 -1.0 .9 3.0 2.8 -5.8 2.7 2.8 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 5.5 8.4 11.4 5.5 3.4 3.3 19.7 2.8 2.7 140.8 141.3 141.2 141.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............ Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 100.5 177.3 104.0 177.7 109.4 178.2 111.4 178.8 -13.8 3.3 -13.5 3.2 26.8 3.0 51.0 3.4 -13.6 3.3 38.4 3.2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Apr. May 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to May 1996 fromMay 1995 Apr. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromFeb. to Mar. to Apr. to Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 153.6 457.6 154.0 458.7 2.9 - 0.3 - 0.5 - 0.4 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 152.2 151.7 152.4 173.0 141.5 136.8 187.7 142.4 142.2 139.7 129.4 155.1 151.6 157.3 151.9 151.5 151.7 173.3 140.8 137.4 183.5 142.5 143.5 139.7 128.8 155.4 152.0 157.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 4.2 2.8 3.7 2.1 1.5 4.5 2.0 -1.7 2.9 2.4 2.7 -.2 -.1 -.5 .2 -.5 .4 -2.2 .1 .9 .0 -.5 .2 .3 .2 .5 .6 .9 .4 -.2 -.1 4.5 .5 .6 .4 .3 .6 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .8 .4 -.1 -.2 .6 .6 .3 .2 .1 .1 .0 .6 .0 .6 -1.0 .0 .7 .1 -.4 .0 .3 .3 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... 38.888 25.976 8.091 148.6 165.2 156.6 148.9 165.3 156.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 160.6 215.6 159.8 160.1 146.0 136.8 145.9 160.9 212.0 160.1 160.4 146.1 137.5 146.8 2.5 4.0 3.2 3.3 1.0 2.5 3.2 .2 -1.7 .2 .2 .1 .5 .6 .1 .9 .3 .3 .1 .4 .6 .2 .1 .3 .3 .2 .4 .1 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .5 .6 .085 7.247 3.887 125.0 125.2 112.3 125.5 126.3 113.4 1.9 3.5 3.9 .4 .9 1.0 .2 .5 .0 .7 .6 1.5 .4 .2 -.3 .327 101.6 99.1 12.4 -2.5 2.1 3.2 -1.8 3.560 118.5 120.0 3.2 1.3 -.2 1.4 -.2 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 156.1 123.4 110.5 141.7 149.7 157.5 123.0 109.8 141.3 150.1 3.1 1.2 .0 3.4 2.7 .9 -.3 -.6 -.3 .3 1.0 .2 .1 .7 .1 -.6 .1 .1 .0 .3 .9 -.2 -.5 -.4 .4 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 .812 .495 .516 134.2 131.2 128.6 129.5 134.8 129.0 153.0 158.2 133.2 130.1 129.2 127.1 131.5 129.3 151.5 158.8 .8 .8 1.1 -.8 6.1 1.5 3.1 1.1 -.7 -.8 .5 -1.9 -2.4 .2 -1.0 .4 .6 .6 .9 .1 -.4 1.0 2.4 .2 -.2 -.1 -.4 .2 .1 -.5 -.3 .0 .2 .1 .0 .3 -2.4 .0 .5 .4 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 143.0 141.0 144.5 140.9 158.5 108.6 108.3 158.2 168.6 144.4 142.5 144.5 140.8 158.7 113.5 113.3 158.4 168.7 3.1 3.0 1.8 1.4 .2 8.9 8.6 2.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 .0 -.1 .1 4.5 4.6 .1 .1 .9 .9 .2 .1 .6 3.9 3.9 .2 -.2 1.1 1.1 .1 .1 -1.0 5.1 5.0 .1 .6 .6 .6 .2 .1 -.9 2.5 2.3 .2 .1 .767 104.2 104.0 .1 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.2 4.488 1.173 184.8 177.5 185.1 178.6 1.6 3.5 .2 .6 -.3 .8 .7 .7 .2 1.4 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 226.4 207.0 230.7 208.1 226.8 207.1 231.3 208.8 3.7 3.0 3.9 3.8 .2 .0 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .1 .3 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.029 2.053 1.976 156.3 141.8 177.1 156.5 141.9 177.7 3.3 3.2 3.4 .1 .1 .3 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 .4 .2 .6 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.006 2.135 1.132 210.1 230.3 149.6 211.2 233.1 150.3 4.3 3.4 2.4 .5 1.2 .5 .3 .7 .1 .3 .0 .2 .4 .5 .5 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 144.7 155.7 240.1 226.5 241.5 146.0 155.8 240.3 225.6 241.7 1.6 3.5 5.4 5.8 5.3 .9 .1 .1 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .3 .5 .3 .1 .3 .5 .4 .6 .9 .1 .3 .0 .3 100.000 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 5.017 153.6 140.2 152.2 132.8 134.5 131.2 154.0 140.5 151.9 133.5 135.7 130.1 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 4.0 .8 .3 .2 -.2 .5 .9 -.8 .5 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .3 .6 1.1 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .3 .5 .1 11.057 11.716 52.948 25.430 139.1 129.4 170.0 159.0 141.5 129.2 170.4 159.1 5.4 .9 3.2 3.2 1.7 -.2 .2 .1 1.6 .0 .2 .3 1.7 -.1 .4 .3 .5 -.2 .3 .3 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 128.4 176.9 230.7 196.3 129.6 177.3 231.3 196.6 2.9 2.1 3.9 4.2 .9 .2 .3 .2 .4 .1 .2 .2 .3 .5 .3 .3 .5 .5 .3 .4 82.419 74.024 82.305 93.738 153.9 150.6 144.4 150.2 154.4 151.1 144.8 150.5 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 .3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All All All All items items items items less less less less food ........................ shelter ..................... homeowners' costs 1/ ........ medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel .......... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 133.8 135.8 139.9 143.6 161.0 164.8 109.8 159.8 161.9 134.4 136.9 142.0 144.1 161.7 165.2 112.8 159.8 162.0 2.7 3.9 5.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 6.4 2.6 2.7 .4 .8 1.5 .3 .4 .2 2.7 .0 .1 .8 1.1 1.5 .9 .1 .2 1.8 .4 .3 .6 1.0 1.4 .6 .4 .3 3.3 .2 .1 .3 .4 .6 .1 .4 .4 1.1 .2 .2 25.560 3.911 49.388 141.6 108.3 175.6 141.4 112.5 176.0 1.7 9.1 3.2 -.1 3.9 .2 .4 3.7 .3 -.1 4.9 .2 .0 2.1 .4 - $.651 .219 $.649 .218 -2.8 - -.3 - -.5 - -.5 - -.3 - Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 May 1996 Aug. 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedNov. Feb. May Nov. May 1995 1996 1996 1995 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... 150.5 150.0 149.8 171.4 151.3 150.9 151.1 172.1 151.8 151.3 151.6 172.5 151.9 151.4 151.6 173.5 1.6 2.1 3.2 4.8 1.9 4.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.4 1.6 1.6 .8 4.3 3.8 3.8 4.9 5.0 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.9 2.7 2.7 2.8 4.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 141.7 136.5 174.2 140.8 141.3 138.9 128.0 153.0 151.0 156.1 141.4 136.3 182.1 141.5 142.2 139.5 128.4 153.9 151.1 156.5 141.2 136.9 183.6 142.1 142.1 139.2 129.2 154.9 151.6 156.8 141.2 137.7 181.8 142.1 143.1 139.4 128.7 154.9 152.0 157.3 4.1 -.9 -1.1 2.0 4.2 2.7 .9 2.4 2.2 2.1 7.4 4.3 -.2 .0 2.0 3.5 -2.4 .3 2.4 2.6 1.7 8.0 -7.4 .3 6.8 .6 -6.9 3.7 2.4 3.1 -1.4 3.6 18.6 3.7 5.2 1.4 2.2 5.1 2.7 3.1 5.8 1.7 -.7 1.0 3.1 3.1 -.8 1.3 2.3 2.4 .1 5.8 4.8 2.0 6.0 1.0 -2.4 4.4 2.5 3.1 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 147.8 164.2 155.1 160.1 210.8 159.1 159.4 145.9 135.7 145.0 123.8 125.1 112.0 148.3 164.7 155.6 160.3 212.8 159.6 159.8 146.0 136.3 145.8 124.1 125.7 112.0 148.7 165.1 155.9 160.6 213.1 160.0 160.3 146.3 136.8 145.9 125.0 126.5 113.7 149.0 165.5 156.2 161.1 212.9 160.4 160.7 146.4 137.5 146.8 125.5 126.8 113.4 3.1 2.8 1.9 2.1 1.0 3.1 3.1 .6 2.4 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 2.5 3.5 2.9 2.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 -.3 2.1 4.3 -.6 .3 -.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 7.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 .3 1.4 -.3 4.3 5.5 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 4.0 3.3 3.3 1.4 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.1 2.8 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.5 3.6 .1 2.2 3.1 1.1 2.1 2.6 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.9 5.7 2.9 2.9 1.9 2.8 3.2 2.6 4.9 5.3 95.6 97.6 100.7 98.9 2.3 -3.6 41.2 14.5 -.7 27.2 119.1 155.4 122.7 110.0 140.7 149.0 118.9 157.0 123.0 110.1 141.7 149.1 120.6 156.1 123.1 110.2 141.7 149.5 120.4 157.5 122.8 109.7 141.2 150.1 6.3 1.8 3.0 1.8 6.0 2.5 -.3 1.3 1.0 -1.1 4.1 4.1 2.4 3.7 1.0 .7 2.6 1.1 4.4 5.5 .3 -1.1 1.4 3.0 2.9 1.6 2.0 .4 5.0 3.3 3.4 4.6 .7 -.2 2.0 2.0 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.0 127.9 127.3 124.6 135.3 126.9 147.6 157.9 131.8 128.7 128.5 124.7 134.7 128.2 151.1 158.2 131.6 128.6 128.0 124.9 134.8 127.5 150.7 158.2 131.8 128.7 128.0 125.3 131.5 127.5 151.4 158.8 -.3 .0 -3.4 -3.4 17.9 1.3 14.3 -.5 .6 .6 .3 1.0 5.7 2.6 -3.6 -.8 .6 .3 5.5 -2.5 14.1 .0 -7.2 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.3 -10.8 1.9 10.7 2.3 .2 .3 -1.6 -1.3 11.6 1.9 5.0 -.6 1.5 1.4 3.9 -.2 .9 .9 1.3 2.8 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... 140.5 138.6 141.7 139.8 143.3 141.4 144.1 142.2 -2.6 -2.9 -1.4 -1.7 6.2 6.6 10.6 10.8 -2.0 -2.3 8.4 8.7 New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 143.5 140.1 161.0 100.7 100.6 157.6 167.9 143.8 140.2 161.9 104.6 104.5 157.9 167.5 143.9 140.3 160.3 109.9 109.7 158.0 168.5 144.2 140.4 158.9 112.6 112.2 158.3 168.7 1.7 1.2 -4.2 -15.3 -16.0 2.4 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 -14.1 -14.9 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 9.7 23.6 25.2 2.8 .0 2.0 .9 -5.1 56.3 54.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 -1.6 -14.7 -15.4 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 2.0 39.0 39.2 2.3 1.0 104.4 104.3 104.2 104.0 1.9 -.4 .4 -1.5 .8 -.6 183.9 173.7 183.4 175.1 184.7 176.3 185.1 178.8 1.3 1.2 2.7 2.1 .0 -.9 2.6 12.3 2.0 1.6 1.3 5.5 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 225.1 205.7 229.4 207.0 225.6 206.0 229.9 207.2 226.3 206.8 230.5 207.9 227.0 207.1 231.3 208.6 4.3 2.8 4.8 4.5 3.7 3.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.7 4.2 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.0 2.9 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 155.9 141.6 176.5 155.9 141.6 176.6 155.8 141.4 176.6 156.4 141.7 177.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 3.5 3.5 3.3 6.1 6.5 5.9 1.3 .3 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 209.7 229.4 149.2 210.4 230.9 149.3 211.1 230.8 149.6 211.9 231.9 150.3 4.6 4.7 1.6 5.2 5.0 4.4 2.9 -.7 .5 4.3 4.4 3.0 4.9 4.9 3.0 3.6 1.8 1.8 144.6 155.1 239.1 224.2 240.4 144.6 155.2 239.8 225.4 241.1 144.7 155.7 241.1 226.3 242.5 146.0 155.8 241.8 226.2 243.2 .3 3.0 5.5 2.6 5.7 4.5 4.8 5.3 9.6 5.0 -2.2 4.2 5.9 7.3 5.7 3.9 1.8 4.6 3.6 4.7 2.4 3.9 5.4 6.1 5.4 .8 3.0 5.2 5.4 5.2 138.1 150.5 130.5 131.1 127.9 139.1 151.3 131.6 132.6 128.7 139.8 151.8 132.4 134.1 128.6 140.1 151.9 132.8 134.8 128.7 1.6 .3 1.9 -1.2 -1.5 .0 2.1 .9 3.0 -.6 -2.2 .6 3.2 3.6 1.6 5.4 9.0 .3 4.8 5.9 3.8 7.2 11.8 2.5 1.9 .6 2.4 -.9 -1.8 .3 4.0 4.7 2.7 6.3 10.4 1.4 135.5 129.4 169.2 158.2 137.7 129.4 169.6 158.6 140.1 129.3 170.2 159.0 140.8 129.1 170.7 159.4 -3.0 .3 3.2 2.9 -3.3 .6 3.2 3.4 12.7 3.5 2.9 3.4 16.6 -.9 3.6 3.1 -3.1 .5 3.2 3.1 14.6 1.3 3.2 3.2 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 128.7 175.5 229.4 196.0 129.2 175.6 229.9 196.4 129.6 176.5 230.5 197.0 130.3 177.3 231.3 197.8 3.2 1.4 4.8 3.8 1.3 2.5 3.8 4.0 2.5 .5 3.7 5.5 5.1 4.2 3.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 4.3 3.9 3.8 2.3 3.6 4.6 152.4 149.0 142.9 148.7 131.7 132.5 136.4 141.1 160.5 164.0 105.9 158.7 161.1 153.0 149.8 143.6 149.4 132.8 134.0 138.4 142.3 160.7 164.4 107.8 159.3 161.6 153.7 150.5 144.3 150.0 133.6 135.3 140.4 143.2 161.3 164.9 111.4 159.6 161.8 154.2 150.9 144.7 150.4 134.0 135.9 141.3 143.4 162.0 165.5 112.6 159.9 162.2 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 -.9 -1.2 -1.8 .6 3.1 2.8 -5.2 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.2 -.3 -1.8 -2.1 .9 2.8 3.0 -7.1 2.8 2.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.3 5.0 8.2 10.3 5.0 2.8 2.7 13.9 2.6 2.8 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.7 7.2 10.7 15.2 6.7 3.8 3.7 27.8 3.1 2.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.8 -.6 -1.5 -1.9 .7 2.9 2.9 -6.1 2.5 2.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.0 6.1 9.5 12.7 5.8 3.3 3.2 20.7 2.8 2.8 140.6 100.5 174.9 141.1 104.2 175.4 141.0 109.3 175.8 141.0 111.6 176.5 1.4 -14.1 2.8 1.7 -13.5 3.3 2.3 25.2 3.0 1.1 52.1 3.7 1.6 -13.8 3.1 1.7 38.0 3.4 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............ Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 May 1996 Percent change to May 1996 fromMay Mar. Apr. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1995 1996 1996 U.S. city average ...................... M 154.9 155.7 156.3 156.6 2.9 0.6 0.2 2.9 0.9 0.4 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 162.2 163.0 159.2 160.6 162.8 163.7 160.2 160.8 162.9 163.6 160.6 161.3 163.0 163.6 161.0 160.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.4 .1 -.1 .5 .1 .1 .0 .2 -.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 .4 .4 .9 .4 .1 -.1 .2 .3 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 150.8 151.7 149.5 152.4 151.7 152.6 150.4 153.1 152.3 152.9 151.2 153.9 152.7 153.2 151.6 154.7 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 .7 .4 .8 1.0 .3 .2 .3 .5 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.9 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 .4 .2 .5 .5 M 146.9 147.7 149.0 149.2 3.2 1.0 .1 3.5 1.4 .9 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 151.5 150.6 154.1 151.4 152.4 151.5 155.0 152.2 153.2 152.4 155.6 153.1 153.5 152.7 155.9 153.2 3.2 2.7 3.4 3.8 .7 .8 .6 .7 .2 .2 .2 .1 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.9 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 .5 .6 .4 .6 M 150.1 151.6 152.4 152.9 3.3 .9 .3 3.6 1.5 .5 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 155.8 155.9 160.8 156.4 156.6 161.4 157.1 157.3 162.2 157.6 157.6 162.4 2.7 2.2 3.8 .8 .6 .6 .3 .2 .1 2.5 2.1 4.0 .8 .9 .9 .4 .4 .5 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 140.0 154.7 154.8 151.1 140.7 155.5 155.5 152.1 141.1 156.1 156.3 153.0 141.3 156.6 156.4 153.5 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.4 .4 .7 .6 .9 .1 .3 .1 .3 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.6 .8 .9 1.0 1.3 .3 .4 .5 .6 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 155.2 156.2 165.7 161.2 153.2 156.3 157.3 166.5 162.0 152.9 156.4 157.7 166.0 162.1 153.9 156.9 157.5 166.4 161.8 155.1 2.5 1.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 .4 .1 -.1 -.1 1.4 .3 -.1 .2 -.2 .8 2.2 1.9 2.9 2.7 1.6 .8 1.0 .2 .6 .5 .1 .3 -.3 .1 .7 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. 1 1 1 153.9 161.8 151.8 2.3 2.6 3.0 .6 -.6 .6 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas - 153.0 162.8 150.9 - - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 146.2 151.3 141.5 151.1 152.4 148.9 158.4 - 148.5 152.3 143.1 152.8 152.6 148.1 159.0 - 2.7 2.4 2.8 - .1 -.5 .4 - - - - 2.4 2.8 3.7 2.6 1.6 .7 1.1 1.1 - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to May 1996 fromMay Mar. Apr. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Apr. 1996 fromApr. Feb. Mar. 1995 1996 1996 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 152.2 152.9 153.6 154.0 2.9 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.9 0.5 M M M 159.4 159.2 156.9 160.1 160.0 158.1 160.3 160.0 158.5 160.6 160.2 158.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 .3 .1 .5 .2 .1 .3 2.9 3.0 2.8 .6 .5 1.0 .1 .0 .3 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 May 1996 Region and area size 2/ Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M 162.0 162.1 162.9 162.7 2.5 .4 -.1 2.7 .6 .5 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 147.5 147.7 145.7 149.8 148.3 148.6 146.6 150.4 149.0 149.0 147.3 151.3 149.4 149.3 147.8 152.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.1 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .3 .2 .3 .5 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.0 .5 .3 .5 .6 M 144.9 145.7 147.1 147.3 3.1 1.1 .1 3.4 1.5 1.0 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 150.0 148.7 150.3 151.3 150.8 149.5 151.1 152.0 151.8 150.6 151.9 153.0 152.1 151.0 152.3 153.1 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.6 .9 1.0 .8 .7 .2 .3 .3 .1 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.9 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 .7 .7 .5 .7 M 150.4 152.1 152.9 153.5 3.6 .9 .4 3.8 1.7 .5 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 152.7 151.2 157.6 153.4 152.1 158.2 154.2 152.9 159.1 154.7 153.2 159.4 2.7 2.3 3.6 .8 .7 .8 .3 .2 .2 2.6 2.2 4.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 .5 .5 .6 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 138.9 151.8 153.9 150.3 139.7 152.6 154.4 151.4 140.2 153.3 155.4 152.4 140.4 153.8 155.7 152.8 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 .5 .8 .8 .9 .1 .3 .2 .3 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.7 .9 1.0 1.0 1.4 .4 .5 .6 .7 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 150.2 150.9 161.7 160.5 150.5 151.3 151.9 162.5 161.3 150.7 151.5 152.4 162.2 161.3 151.9 151.9 152.3 162.8 161.3 153.0 2.5 1.7 3.0 2.5 2.7 .4 .3 .2 .0 1.5 .3 -.1 .4 .0 .7 2.2 1.9 3.0 2.5 1.7 .9 1.0 .3 .5 .9 .1 .3 -.2 .0 .8 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 152.8 160.8 144.0 151.0 147.4 156.7 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.9 .7 -.6 .6 .5 -.4 .8 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 145.9 146.5 140.8 144.7 151.8 161.7 143.1 150.3 148.0 155.4 - 148.6 147.6 142.3 146.5 - - - - 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.7 1.9 .8 1.1 1.2 - 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
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