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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-01-175 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Friday, June 15, 2001 MAY 2001 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.7 (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 3.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.5 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May level of 174.4 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in May 2000. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.3 percent increase in April. The energy index, which increased 1.8 percent in April, rose 3.1 percent in May, accounting for about two-thirds of the overall May CPI advance. The index for petroleumbased energy increased 5.6 percent and the index for energy services rose 0.6 percent. The food index increased 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent, its smallest monthly increase since December 2000. Declines in the indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for recreation more than offset a larger increase in shelter costs and a smaller decline in apparel prices, accounting for the smaller advance in May than in April. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2000 2001 3-mos. ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '01 All Items .2 .2 .6 .3 .1 .3 .4 3.0 Food and beverages -.1 .5 .2 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.6 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended May '01 3.6 3.0 Housing .3 Apparel -.5 Transportation .3 Medical care .3 Recreation .0 Education and communication -.2 Other goods and services 1.2 Special Indexes Energy .2 Food -.1 All Items less food and energy .3 .3 -.3 -.1 .3 .0 1.0 -.2 .3 .6 .3 .2 .8 .4 .5 .1 .4 -.9 1.2 .3 -.1 3.0 -7.2 5.0 4.4 2.7 4.6 -1.8 4.0 4.6 1.8 .5 .4 .1 .5 -.1 .1 1.9 2.2 -.8 .7 .5 .1 1.3 -.4 4.2 3.7 .3 .5 3.9 .3 -.2 -2.1 .5 .2 1.8 .1 3.1 .3 11.5 2.6 15.8 3.1 .1 .3 .2 .1 2.2 2.5 .3 .2 .1 .4 -1.3 -.9 .9 .4 .4 -.1 .9 .2 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002. During the first five months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 4.0 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2000. The index for energy, which registered double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, continued this pattern during the first five months of 2001, increasing at a 16.3 percent SAAR. Food costs, which rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.4 percent SAAR thus far in 2001. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, and for tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the larger rate of advance thus far this year. The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Increases in the indexes for other food at home and dairy products-up 1.4 and 0.8 percent, respectively--more than offset a downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables and a smaller rise in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Within the indexes for dairy products and other food at home, fresh whole milk prices rose 1.7 percent; the index for cheese and related products increased 1.8 percent; and butter prices rose 10.5 percent. (Increases in the dairy support prices contributed to these advances.) The index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent in May. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 0.1 and 2.8 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 1.2 percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.6 percent rise in April. Egg prices, which rose 4.2 percent in April, declined 3.7 percent in May. Poultry prices also turned down in May, declining 0.5 percent. Beef prices, which have increased sharply over the past year, slowed in May, advancing 0.1 percent. Pork prices, however, turned up, advancing 0.6 percent. The other two major food at home groups--cereal and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages--rose 0.3 and declined 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The housing index rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in April. Each of the three major housing groups--shelter, fuels and utilities, and household furnishings and operations--contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs, which rose 0.3 percent in April, advanced 0.5 percent in May. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.5 percent; owners' equivalent rent, 0.3 percent; and lodging away from home, 0.7 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home fell 1.5 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.5 percent in May, following declines in each of the preceding three months. The index for fuel oil, which had declined in each of the first four months of 2001, increased 0.5 percent in May. The index for electricity rose 1.3 percent, more than offsetting a 0.5 percent drop in the index for natural gas. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent after registering declines in each of the preceding two months. The transportation component, which increased 0.9 percent in April, advanced 1.2 percent in May. The index for gasoline rose 6.0 percent in May, following a 5.0 percent rise in April, accounting for virtually all of the May advance in the transportation component. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.9 percent in May.) As of May, the price of gasoline was 5.6 percent higher than its previous peak level of June 2000. The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in May and is 0.7 percent lower than its level a year ago. The index for used cars and trucks declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.1 percent in May. The index for public transportation turned up in May as airline fares rose 0.8 percent. The index for apparel, which declined 1.3 percent in April, fell 0.9 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 1.6 percent, reflecting discounting of women's and girls' clothing.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.6 percent higher than a year ago. In May, the index for medical care commodities-prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.1 and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs, which rose 0.9 percent in April, declined 0.1 percent in May. The index for admissions declined 0.1 percent, following a 2.2 percent rise in April. Declines were also recorded in the indexes for video and audio; for photography; for pets, pet products and services; and for recreational reading materials. The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent decline in April. Educational costs rose 0.6 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.4 percent. Within the latter category, the index for telephone services decreased 0.3 percent, as a 1.0 percent decline in long distance toll charges more than offset a 0.2 percent increase in local charges. A 4.1 percent drop in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment also contributed to the decline in the communication index. The index for other goods and services declined 0.4 percent in May. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which increased 4.0 percent in April, declined 1.3 percent in May. Cigarette prices fell 1.3 percent despite a 14 cents per pack hike at the wholesale level announced late in April. 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 2000 2001 3-mos. ended ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May '01 May '01 All Items .2 .2 .6 .3 .0 .4 .3 3.0 3.7 Food and beverages .0 .5 .3 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.4 3.1 Housing .3 .4 1.1 .1 .2 .1 .4 3.1 4.8 Apparel -.5 -.3 -.5 .9 .5 -1.2 -.9 -6.4 -1.8 Transportation .4 -.1 .4 .4 -.9 1.0 1.3 5.8 4.4 Medical care .3 .3 .7 .5 .4 .3 .3 4.1 4.6 Recreation -.1 .1 .2 -.1 .0 .8 -.1 2.8 1.4 Education and communication -.3 Other goods and services 1.5 Special Indexes Energy .2 Food .0 All Items less food and energy .3 .6 .3 .1 .5 .0 .1 2.3 2.0 -1.1 .9 .6 .1 1.7 -.5 5.2 4.1 .1 .5 3.6 .2 -.2 -2.3 .5 .2 2.3 .2 3.4 .2 13.8 2.4 15.7 3.1 .1 .3 .2 .1 1.8 2.5 .3 .2 Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). ___________________________________________________________________________ Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002 Expenditure Weight Update As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period, effective with release of data for January 2002. The newer weights will replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective with January 1998 data. Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating. Thus, for example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period effective with release of CPI data for January 2004. Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic major revisions of the index. Such major revisions have taken place approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most recently, in 1998. The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by consumers. More specifically, the use of more current weights will help to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending. Publication of Overlap CPIs For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern. Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W). The Phoenix-Mesa CPI will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December 2001 = 100. The same amount of item detail will be available for PhoenixMesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semiannual basis. Change to Published Item Structure Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks. This index series will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base. ___________________________________________________________________________ Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-6915200, 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 in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm 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 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 4.5 111.2 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040 x 100 Equals percent change 4.0 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 1996 through 2000 were replaced at the end of 2000. 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: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2001. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@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 2000 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to May 2001 fromApr. 2001 May 2001 176.9 177.7 May 2000 Apr. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromFeb. to Mar. to Apr. to Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items ................................... 100.000 3.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 All items (1967=100) ........................ - 529.9 532.2 - - - - - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 16.198 15.217 9.560 1.522 2.573 1.050 1.454 172.4 171.9 172.2 192.5 160.7 163.4 213.3 172.9 172.5 172.8 193.2 160.8 164.7 213.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.4 4.5 3.2 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.9 1.026 1.935 .363 .288 1.283 .312 5.658 .177 .981 138.9 157.6 154.0 151.5 174.4 108.5 172.7 111.8 178.1 138.1 159.6 155.8 154.7 176.4 108.8 173.1 112.4 178.5 0.6 2.7 1.4 5.2 2.5 2.3 2.9 4.0 2.7 -0.6 1.3 1.2 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.6 -0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.8 -1.1 -0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.4 1.1 2.2 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 39.980 30.251 7.079 2.346 175.4 199.2 190.2 121.8 175.9 199.6 191.0 120.0 4.6 3.7 4.5 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 -1.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 20.460 .366 5.123 4.199 .361 3.838 204.2 105.5 149.7 135.1 134.4 141.6 204.9 106.8 151.3 136.8 131.9 143.8 3.7 2.9 14.3 17.1 8.5 17.9 0.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 -1.9 1.6 0.3 0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -4.0 -0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 -1.9 -0.4 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 .924 4.605 .935 108.8 129.1 114.1 109.1 128.9 114.6 2.7 0.6 4.1 0.3 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.453 1.257 1.787 .254 .801 131.9 128.2 127.0 131.4 124.9 129.8 129.1 122.3 130.6 124.4 -1.8 -2.6 -1.7 -0.8 -1.3 -1.6 0.7 -3.7 -0.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.8 1.8 0.8 -1.3 -0.2 -1.8 -0.2 -2.1 -0.9 0.3 -2.5 -0.6 0.2 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... 17.567 16.157 7.477 156.1 152.1 101.8 159.2 155.3 101.4 4.0 4.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 -0.4 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 0.9 1.1 -0.2 1.2 1.2 -0.5 New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks .................... Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 4.677 1.887 3.482 3.458 .527 1.623 1.410 142.7 159.7 133.6 132.8 104.2 181.9 208.3 142.3 159.1 146.8 146.0 104.4 182.5 209.3 -0.7 2.4 14.4 14.4 3.3 3.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 9.9 9.9 0.2 0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.3 -3.7 -3.8 0.8 0.2 -2.5 0.0 -0.6 4.8 5.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -1.1 6.1 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 5.813 1.261 4.552 2.876 1.424 270.8 245.7 276.8 245.6 333.6 271.4 246.6 277.3 245.8 335.1 4.6 3.8 4.9 3.7 6.9 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (2)........................ 5.908 1.646 105.0 101.7 105.0 101.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 5.311 2.801 .212 2.589 2.510 104.1 116.1 290.8 334.1 93.3 104.0 116.4 290.7 335.0 92.9 2.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 -0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 -0.4 2.312 2.150 92.3 99.0 91.8 98.7 -1.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.3 0.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 .163 22.1 21.7 -18.4 -1.8 -1.7 -1.8 -1.8 .079 31.7 30.4 -28.3 -4.1 -4.4 -2.2 -4.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.769 1.308 3.461 .731 .987 1.510 281.3 424.2 169.6 155.8 183.4 260.2 280.2 418.7 169.5 153.2 184.1 261.0 3.7 6.4 2.7 0.1 3.8 3.7 -0.4 -1.3 -0.1 -1.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.3 -0.4 -1.3 -0.1 -1.7 0.4 0.3 41.828 16.198 25.629 15.056 4.453 151.9 172.4 139.7 151.0 131.9 152.9 172.9 140.8 153.5 129.8 2.5 3.0 2.0 4.0 -1.8 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.7 -1.6 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.1 -1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 -0.9 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 ............................. 10.603 10.573 58.172 29.885 .366 3.838 167.0 125.4 201.9 207.4 105.5 141.6 172.0 124.9 202.5 207.8 106.8 143.8 6.5 -0.7 4.5 3.7 2.9 17.9 3.0 -0.4 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.6 -1.3 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 -0.6 2.3 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.4 2.0 -0.3 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.6 .924 .935 6.903 4.552 10.768 108.8 114.1 200.1 276.8 236.2 109.1 114.6 200.4 277.3 236.4 2.7 4.1 2.4 4.9 3.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -1.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 84.783 69.749 94.187 26.610 16.037 11.584 31.255 28.287 53.620 7.681 92.319 77.102 177.8 170.1 171.8 141.2 152.8 167.4 162.0 210.6 195.2 133.1 182.9 185.6 178.6 170.9 172.6 142.4 155.1 172.0 163.6 211.4 195.7 140.1 182.9 185.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 2.2 3.9 6.2 3.5 5.2 4.4 15.8 2.6 2.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.5 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.3 5.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.9 -1.3 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -2.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.4 3.1 0.1 0.1 22.768 3.843 54.334 146.6 133.8 208.0 145.7 145.6 208.4 0.1 13.8 3.6 -0.6 8.8 0.2 -0.1 -3.7 0.3 0.0 4.2 0.3 -0.4 5.6 0.3 - $ .565 $ .563 - - - - - - $ .189 $ .188 - - - - - Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 May 2001 All items ................................... 176.2 176.3 176.8 Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 171.7 171.4 171.6 192.1 159.3 163.6 212.5 172.1 171.8 171.9 192.5 160.1 163.2 212.4 138.7 158.0 155.5 152.2 174.0 108.7 171.8 111.4 177.3 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary 174.6 197.1 188.7 110.3 6 months ended-- Aug. 2000 Nov. 2000 Feb. 2001 May 2001 Nov. 2000 May 2001 177.5 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.0 3.5 3.7 172.4 172.0 172.0 192.5 161.0 163.4 213.0 172.8 172.5 172.5 193.0 161.1 164.7 211.1 3.6 3.4 3.9 1.3 5.0 3.6 7.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.9 -2.8 1.0 6.1 4.8 5.1 6.0 4.7 11.6 5.6 6.1 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.9 4.6 2.7 -2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.6 1.0 2.3 6.9 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.3 8.0 4.1 1.6 138.4 158.7 155.2 153.1 175.1 108.4 172.3 111.6 177.4 138.3 157.6 154.0 151.4 174.1 108.5 172.7 111.8 177.9 138.1 159.8 155.7 154.7 176.4 108.8 173.1 112.4 178.4 3.5 2.6 2.4 4.7 2.1 12.2 2.9 4.5 4.7 -0.3 0.5 -0.5 -4.5 1.9 1.8 2.1 6.4 2.1 1.2 3.1 3.1 14.9 0.5 -4.6 3.3 1.4 1.6 -1.7 4.6 0.5 6.7 5.6 0.4 3.1 3.6 2.5 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.0 2.0 6.9 2.5 5.4 3.4 -0.3 3.9 1.8 10.8 3.0 -2.2 3.2 2.5 2.0 175.0 198.0 189.6 111.5 175.2 198.5 190.2 110.6 175.9 199.4 191.1 111.4 4.6 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.8 3.6 4.4 1.8 6.2 3.5 4.4 -1.4 3.0 4.8 5.2 4.0 4.7 3.4 4.2 3.0 4.6 4.1 4.8 1.3 Expenditure category 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).............. 202.9 105.1 152.8 137.9 139.3 144.8 203.6 105.4 151.9 136.9 133.7 144.0 204.4 105.5 151.2 136.1 131.1 143.4 205.1 106.8 152.0 136.9 131.5 144.3 3.1 0.8 16.2 19.8 17.9 20.0 3.5 1.9 15.6 18.5 57.5 15.5 3.8 2.3 29.3 36.0 -6.1 40.9 4.4 6.6 -2.1 -2.9 -20.6 -1.4 3.3 1.4 15.9 19.1 36.3 17.7 4.1 4.5 12.5 14.9 -13.6 17.9 108.3 129.1 114.2 108.6 128.9 115.2 108.7 128.6 114.1 108.9 128.7 114.6 2.7 1.6 5.2 3.0 2.2 2.5 3.0 -0.3 7.3 2.2 -1.2 1.4 2.9 1.9 3.9 2.6 -0.8 4.3 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 129.7 127.7 123.0 129.3 124.3 130.2 126.9 124.0 131.6 125.3 128.5 126.6 121.8 131.4 122.7 127.3 127.0 118.8 130.6 123.0 -4.8 -5.1 -1.0 -14.3 -8.1 4.1 1.2 3.7 13.2 5.3 0.9 -4.0 4.3 -4.2 2.0 -7.2 -2.2 -13.0 4.1 -4.1 -0.5 -2.0 1.3 -1.5 -1.6 -3.2 -3.1 -4.7 -0.2 -1.1 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks .................... Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 156.1 151.9 102.4 142.6 161.4 132.2 131.5 103.8 181.3 212.5 154.7 150.8 102.4 142.2 161.9 127.3 126.5 104.6 181.7 207.1 156.1 152.4 102.2 142.2 161.0 133.4 132.8 104.4 182.0 205.5 158.0 154.3 101.7 142.0 159.2 141.5 140.8 104.7 182.7 208.0 3.2 2.7 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 8.3 8.4 1.2 4.4 13.2 4.8 5.8 0.8 -1.4 6.6 23.3 23.5 2.4 2.7 -8.4 2.6 2.4 3.2 0.3 9.7 -2.7 -2.4 6.0 3.8 2.7 5.0 6.5 -2.7 -1.7 -5.3 31.3 31.4 3.5 3.1 -8.2 4.0 4.2 0.6 -0.8 2.7 15.6 15.7 1.8 3.5 1.8 3.8 4.4 0.2 -0.7 1.9 13.0 13.3 4.7 3.5 -2.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 268.8 244.1 274.4 243.9 329.6 269.8 244.9 275.4 244.3 332.1 270.9 245.5 276.6 245.1 333.6 271.7 246.4 277.3 245.3 336.1 4.5 2.7 5.1 3.6 8.3 3.9 2.9 4.2 2.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 4.4 3.8 4.3 2.3 8.1 4.2 2.8 4.7 3.2 7.1 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.0 6.8 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 104.1 101.3 104.0 101.3 104.9 101.6 104.8 101.4 3.1 1.2 0.0 -0.4 1.6 0.0 2.7 0.4 1.6 0.4 2.1 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... 104.1 116.3 288.1 333.3 93.2 104.6 116.7 289.7 334.6 93.7 104.5 117.1 290.5 335.8 93.3 104.6 117.8 291.6 337.7 92.9 2.4 5.1 5.7 5.1 0.0 0.0 5.4 4.6 5.3 -5.8 3.9 4.2 4.9 4.1 4.0 1.9 5.3 4.9 5.4 -1.3 1.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 -3.0 2.9 4.7 4.9 4.7 1.3 92.2 98.7 92.7 99.4 92.3 99.0 91.8 98.7 0.0 1.6 -6.3 -5.5 3.1 5.0 -1.7 0.0 -3.2 -2.0 0.7 2.5 Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 22.9 22.5 22.1 21.7 -19.4 -15.0 -19.8 -19.4 -17.2 -19.6 33.9 32.4 31.7 30.4 -24.7 -20.5 -31.8 -35.3 -22.6 -33.6 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 277.9 408.5 168.6 155.3 181.9 258.1 278.3 407.7 169.1 155.7 182.2 259.0 282.0 424.2 169.6 155.8 183.4 259.7 280.8 418.7 169.5 153.2 184.1 260.5 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.4 4.6 3.9 6.9 18.3 2.9 -1.0 2.9 4.0 1.6 -2.4 2.9 3.7 2.9 3.2 4.2 10.4 2.2 -5.3 4.9 3.8 4.5 9.1 2.8 1.2 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.8 2.5 -0.9 3.9 3.5 151.2 171.7 139.0 149.1 129.7 150.8 172.1 138.2 147.9 130.2 151.5 172.4 139.1 149.5 128.5 152.0 172.8 139.7 151.6 127.3 1.4 3.6 0.3 1.7 -4.8 3.8 1.2 5.4 9.9 4.1 2.1 4.8 0.3 -1.9 0.9 2.1 2.6 2.0 6.9 -7.2 2.6 2.4 2.8 5.7 -0.5 2.1 3.7 1.2 2.4 -3.2 165.3 125.7 201.0 205.5 105.1 144.8 163.1 125.4 201.6 206.5 105.4 144.0 166.8 125.2 202.0 207.2 105.5 143.4 170.2 124.8 202.8 208.0 106.8 144.3 3.8 -1.3 4.8 3.2 0.8 20.0 13.3 0.0 3.5 3.4 1.9 15.5 -2.6 1.3 6.0 3.4 2.3 40.9 12.4 -2.8 3.6 5.0 6.6 -1.4 8.4 -0.6 4.2 3.3 1.4 17.7 4.6 -0.8 4.8 4.2 4.5 17.9 108.3 114.2 200.2 274.4 234.9 108.6 115.2 199.6 275.4 235.7 108.7 114.1 199.7 276.6 236.8 108.9 114.6 200.3 277.3 237.2 2.7 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.8 3.0 2.5 0.0 4.2 1.2 3.0 7.3 4.5 5.9 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 4.3 4.0 2.9 3.9 2.5 4.7 3.0 2.6 4.3 2.3 5.1 4.1 176.9 169.6 170.9 140.7 150.9 165.8 160.7 210.7 194.5 134.1 176.9 169.4 170.9 139.9 149.6 163.7 160.3 210.8 194.9 131.3 177.5 169.9 171.4 140.8 151.4 167.2 161.2 211.1 195.4 133.7 178.2 170.5 172.1 141.4 153.3 170.3 162.6 212.0 196.1 137.8 3.5 3.4 3.4 0.3 1.9 4.1 2.3 6.1 4.8 14.5 4.2 3.7 3.6 5.6 8.9 11.9 5.2 3.2 3.2 20.6 4.2 4.9 4.3 0.3 -1.3 -1.9 1.8 9.4 6.6 16.8 3.0 2.1 2.8 2.0 6.5 11.3 4.8 2.5 3.3 11.5 3.9 3.6 3.5 2.9 5.4 7.9 3.7 4.6 4.0 17.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 1.1 2.5 4.5 3.3 5.9 5.0 14.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 182.0 184.7 182.4 185.1 182.8 185.5 183.0 185.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.1 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 145.9 132.6 206.7 145.8 127.7 207.3 145.8 133.1 207.9 145.2 140.5 208.6 -0.8 9.0 4.0 2.2 26.0 2.8 1.1 -3.3 4.0 -1.9 26.0 3.7 0.7 17.2 3.4 -0.4 10.4 3.8 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to May2001 from-- Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 May 2001 M 175.8 176.2 176.9 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 182.8 183.7 109.8 183.7 184.6 110.4 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 172.1 173.8 109.8 M 166.3 U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Apr.2001 from-- May 2000 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 Apr. 2000 Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 177.7 3.6 0.9 0.5 3.3 0.6 0.4 184.2 185.0 110.7 184.6 185.6 110.8 3.5 3.6 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 171.7 173.3 109.7 172.8 174.4 110.4 174.2 175.6 111.6 4.0 3.8 4.3 1.5 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.5 3.6 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 165.9 166.7 167.9 4.0 1.2 0.7 3.3 0.2 0.5 Region and area size(2) 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 170.2 170.4 109.2 170.6 170.9 109.4 171.4 171.6 109.9 171.7 171.9 110.1 3.0 3.6 2.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 M 169.1 169.5 170.6 171.0 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 0.9 0.6 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 179.3 181.3 110.1 180.1 182.0 110.7 180.4 182.5 110.6 181.3 183.4 111.1 4.2 4.5 3.5 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.9 4.2 3.2 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 -0.1 M M M 159.9 109.6 170.1 160.3 109.8 170.3 160.9 110.2 171.2 161.6 110.7 171.9 3.9 3.3 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 3.6 2.8 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) 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 178.5 175.4 177.1 176.2 178.4 176.6 179.8 177.5 3.5 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 3.8 3.5 -0.1 0.7 0.7 0.2 M 185.3 186.4 186.6 187.3 3.3 0.5 0.4 2.9 0.7 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 - 190.9 172.3 168.9 109.7 - 190.9 173.7 169.4 110.1 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.2 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 2 2 2 175.3 173.2 158.6 171.9 - 176.6 174.5 159.5 172.8 - - - - 3.9 3.7 4.4 3.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 - 2 2 2 179.0 187.9 184.0 - 181.2 189.1 184.2 - - - - 3.1 5.8 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.1 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2000 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to May 2001 fromApr. 2001 May 2001 May 2000 Apr. 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromFeb. to Mar. to Apr. to Mar. Apr. May Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 173.5 516.7 174.4 519.4 3.7 - 0.5 - 0.0 - 0.4 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 17.777 16.736 10.686 1.663 3.059 1.152 1.505 171.9 171.4 171.3 192.2 160.7 163.5 211.7 172.3 171.9 171.8 192.9 160.6 164.7 211.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.4 4.6 3.4 4.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.9 1.161 2.146 .404 .330 1.411 .346 6.050 .219 1.041 138.2 157.1 153.7 151.4 174.6 108.4 172.7 112.0 177.6 137.2 159.1 155.8 154.3 176.5 108.7 173.1 112.5 178.0 0.6 2.7 1.4 5.0 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.7 2.9 -0.7 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.8 -1.1 -1.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 Housing .................................... 36.775 171.0 171.7 4.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 27.442 8.571 1.356 192.9 189.6 121.2 193.5 190.4 119.9 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.3 0.4 -1.1 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.3 -1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 17.199 .315 5.222 4.311 .315 3.996 185.7 105.8 148.8 133.6 133.9 140.4 186.3 106.9 150.8 135.7 131.5 142.9 3.6 2.8 14.3 17.0 8.8 17.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.6 -1.8 1.8 0.4 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -4.4 -0.6 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -2.2 -0.4 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.8 .911 4.111 .414 108.9 126.0 114.5 109.1 125.7 115.0 2.7 0.2 3.8 0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 1.2 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.773 1.364 1.780 .321 .963 130.5 128.3 124.7 133.2 125.2 128.5 129.2 120.2 132.0 124.5 -1.8 -2.6 -1.6 -1.0 -1.7 -1.5 0.7 -3.6 -0.9 -0.6 0.5 -0.9 1.2 1.8 1.0 -1.2 -0.2 -1.6 -0.1 -2.0 -0.9 0.2 -2.4 -0.9 0.0 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks .................... Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 19.881 18.788 8.845 4.893 3.168 4.283 4.254 .653 1.689 1.094 155.8 153.2 102.4 143.8 160.9 134.0 133.3 103.5 183.4 202.7 159.2 156.6 102.0 143.4 160.2 147.4 146.7 103.6 184.1 203.5 4.4 4.6 0.5 -0.8 2.2 14.7 14.7 3.1 3.5 -0.2 2.2 2.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 10.0 10.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.9 -0.9 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 -3.8 -3.9 0.7 0.1 -2.3 1.0 1.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 5.3 5.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.8 1.3 1.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.0 6.0 5.8 0.2 0.5 1.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 4.746 .928 3.818 2.435 1.170 269.9 241.0 276.5 247.8 329.1 270.4 241.7 277.0 248.0 330.6 4.6 3.8 4.8 3.8 6.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (2)........................ 5.679 1.830 103.7 101.2 103.7 101.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 5.186 2.576 .209 2.367 104.2 116.4 294.7 328.2 104.1 116.7 294.5 329.1 2.0 4.9 5.2 4.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 2.610 94.4 94.0 -0.7 -0.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 2.464 2.327 93.8 99.2 93.4 98.8 -1.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 .137 22.8 22.4 -18.5 -1.8 -2.1 -2.1 -1.8 .064 31.1 29.9 -28.5 -3.9 -4.8 -2.2 -3.9 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 5.182 1.906 3.276 .822 .989 1.268 288.2 424.8 169.4 156.0 183.9 260.0 286.8 419.8 169.3 153.8 184.7 260.7 4.1 6.6 2.7 0.3 3.9 3.8 -0.5 -1.2 -0.1 -1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.7 4.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.5 -1.2 -0.1 -1.4 0.4 0.3 46.594 17.777 28.817 16.480 4.773 152.8 171.9 141.2 153.1 130.5 153.9 172.3 142.6 156.2 128.5 2.7 3.1 2.4 4.6 -1.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.0 -1.5 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 -1.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.7 -1.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 -0.9 11.707 12.337 53.406 27.126 .315 3.996 170.5 126.0 198.0 185.8 105.8 140.4 176.3 125.5 198.7 186.3 106.9 142.9 7.2 -0.6 4.5 3.7 2.8 17.5 3.4 -0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.8 -1.5 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 -0.6 2.9 -0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.4 2.1 -0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.8 .911 .414 6.714 3.818 10.112 108.9 114.5 197.2 276.5 231.9 109.1 115.0 197.6 277.0 232.2 2.7 3.8 2.7 4.8 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 -1.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 83.264 72.558 95.254 29.858 17.521 12.748 173.8 168.0 169.1 142.7 154.7 170.5 174.7 169.1 170.0 144.1 157.6 175.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 2.4 4.4 6.9 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 -1.0 -1.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.4 2.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 34.257 26.280 49.589 8.595 91.405 74.669 163.0 187.0 191.6 132.9 179.2 181.3 164.8 187.8 192.3 140.6 179.2 181.2 3.8 5.4 4.6 15.7 2.5 2.5 1.1 0.4 0.4 5.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.3 -2.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 3.4 0.1 0.1 25.259 4.598 49.410 147.3 134.2 204.4 146.4 146.6 204.8 0.3 14.3 3.6 -0.6 9.2 0.2 -0.1 -3.8 0.3 0.1 4.8 0.2 -0.5 5.6 0.4 - $ .576 $ .574 - - - - - - $ .194 $ .193 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 May 2001 172.7 172.7 173.4 174.0 6 months ended-- Aug. 2000 Nov. 2000 Feb. 2001 May 2001 Nov. 2000 May 2001 3.4 3.8 4.3 3.0 3.6 3.7 Expenditure category All items ................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 171.3 170.8 170.7 191.9 159.1 163.5 212.1 171.7 171.2 171.1 192.2 160.0 163.1 211.6 172.0 171.5 171.3 192.2 161.1 163.5 212.4 172.3 171.8 171.6 192.7 160.9 164.7 210.4 3.6 3.6 3.9 0.9 5.0 4.1 7.1 1.2 1.2 0.5 1.7 -2.5 1.2 6.2 5.1 5.1 6.3 5.4 11.6 5.3 6.7 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.7 4.6 3.0 -3.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.3 1.2 2.7 6.6 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.5 8.0 4.1 1.6 138.0 157.3 155.1 151.9 174.1 108.5 171.8 111.6 176.6 137.6 158.2 155.3 153.0 175.4 108.5 172.3 111.8 176.8 137.6 157.0 153.6 151.1 174.3 108.4 172.7 112.0 177.4 137.1 159.2 155.7 154.1 176.5 108.7 173.1 112.5 177.8 4.2 2.3 2.1 4.2 1.9 11.4 2.9 4.1 5.2 -0.3 0.8 -0.8 -3.7 2.3 2.2 2.4 6.0 2.1 1.2 2.8 2.9 14.3 0.2 -4.0 3.1 1.4 1.8 -2.6 4.9 1.6 5.9 5.6 0.7 3.1 3.3 2.7 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.1 2.1 6.7 2.6 5.0 3.6 -0.7 3.9 2.2 10.0 2.9 -1.6 3.1 2.4 2.3 170.4 191.4 188.1 110.5 170.8 192.2 189.0 111.9 171.0 192.6 189.6 110.6 171.7 193.5 190.6 111.3 4.7 3.3 4.2 3.0 4.9 3.2 3.7 2.9 6.3 3.9 4.6 -1.4 3.1 4.5 5.4 2.9 4.8 3.2 4.0 2.9 4.7 4.2 5.0 0.7 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 184.5 105.3 151.9 136.3 139.7 143.4 185.2 105.6 150.9 135.2 133.6 142.6 185.7 105.8 150.3 134.5 130.6 142.1 186.5 106.9 151.3 135.6 131.1 143.3 2.9 0.8 16.0 19.2 17.6 19.3 3.1 1.9 15.4 17.9 56.6 15.6 3.8 2.3 29.5 35.6 -2.3 38.9 4.4 6.2 -1.6 -2.0 -22.4 -0.3 3.0 1.4 15.7 18.5 35.7 17.4 4.1 4.2 12.9 15.3 -12.9 17.7 108.3 126.0 114.3 108.6 125.8 115.7 108.8 125.6 114.5 109.0 125.6 115.0 2.7 1.3 5.2 3.4 1.9 2.5 2.6 -0.9 5.1 2.6 -1.3 2.5 3.0 1.6 3.8 2.6 -1.1 3.8 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 128.2 127.9 120.4 131.0 124.2 128.8 126.8 121.8 133.3 125.5 127.3 126.6 119.9 133.2 123.0 126.1 126.9 117.0 132.0 123.0 -4.6 -4.2 -2.0 -14.2 -6.9 3.8 0.3 4.5 14.1 3.3 0.6 -3.4 3.0 -5.0 1.0 -6.4 -3.1 -10.8 3.1 -3.8 -0.5 -2.0 1.2 -1.0 -1.9 -2.9 -3.2 -4.1 -1.1 -1.4 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ 155.6 152.9 103.3 143.9 154.2 151.6 103.1 143.3 155.8 153.4 102.9 143.2 157.8 155.3 102.4 143.1 2.9 2.4 -0.4 -0.3 5.9 6.9 1.6 -1.7 2.6 2.7 4.4 0.8 5.8 6.4 -3.4 -2.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 -1.0 4.2 4.5 0.4 -0.7 Used cars and trucks .................... Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation ..................... 162.6 132.3 131.6 103.1 182.9 206.2 163.1 127.3 126.5 103.8 183.1 201.5 162.2 134.0 133.3 103.7 183.4 199.9 160.5 142.0 141.0 103.9 184.3 202.3 -1.3 7.3 7.0 0.4 4.3 15.0 6.5 26.0 26.2 2.8 2.9 -9.4 9.1 -3.3 -3.0 6.0 3.8 2.8 -5.1 32.7 31.8 3.1 3.1 -7.4 2.6 16.3 16.2 1.6 3.6 2.1 1.8 13.3 13.1 4.6 3.5 -2.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 267.8 239.4 274.2 246.1 325.3 268.8 240.2 275.2 246.6 327.7 269.7 240.7 276.3 247.3 329.1 270.5 241.5 277.0 247.5 331.6 4.4 3.0 4.9 3.7 8.1 3.9 2.9 3.9 2.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.1 6.2 5.7 4.1 3.6 4.1 2.3 8.0 4.1 2.9 4.4 3.2 6.9 5.0 4.6 5.1 4.3 6.8 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 102.8 100.9 102.8 100.7 103.6 101.1 103.5 101.0 2.4 0.8 -0.4 -0.8 0.8 0.0 2.8 0.4 1.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 104.1 116.3 291.7 326.8 94.4 104.6 116.9 293.6 328.6 94.8 104.6 117.4 294.4 329.8 94.4 104.7 118.0 295.4 331.8 94.0 2.8 4.7 6.1 4.8 0.4 -0.8 5.4 4.9 5.2 -6.2 3.9 3.5 4.5 3.5 4.8 2.3 6.0 5.2 6.3 -1.7 1.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 -2.9 3.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 1.5 93.7 98.9 94.1 99.5 93.8 99.2 93.4 98.8 0.4 1.6 -6.6 -5.9 3.9 5.4 -1.3 -0.4 -3.2 -2.2 1.3 2.5 23.8 23.3 22.8 22.4 -18.9 -14.5 -19.2 -21.5 -16.7 -20.4 33.4 31.8 31.1 29.9 -23.4 -22.4 -31.4 -35.8 -22.9 -33.6 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 283.5 409.2 168.5 155.7 182.4 257.7 283.8 408.5 169.0 155.9 182.8 258.8 288.5 424.8 169.4 156.0 183.9 259.4 287.1 419.8 169.3 153.8 184.7 260.2 2.0 0.5 2.9 4.2 4.6 3.7 8.2 18.5 2.4 -2.0 3.2 3.8 1.3 -2.0 3.4 3.9 2.9 3.5 5.2 10.8 1.9 -4.8 5.1 3.9 5.1 9.1 2.7 1.0 3.9 3.8 3.2 4.2 2.7 -0.5 4.0 3.7 152.0 171.3 140.4 151.0 128.2 151.6 171.7 139.5 149.3 128.8 152.5 172.0 140.7 151.8 127.3 153.0 172.3 141.3 154.0 126.1 1.3 3.6 0.0 1.4 -4.6 4.3 1.2 6.2 10.7 3.8 2.1 5.1 0.6 -1.6 0.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 8.2 -6.4 2.8 2.4 3.1 5.9 -0.5 2.4 3.7 1.6 3.2 -2.9 168.3 165.7 170.5 174.0 3.8 14.4 -2.3 14.3 8.9 5.6 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. 126.6 197.3 184.2 105.3 143.4 126.3 197.8 185.1 105.6 142.6 125.9 198.2 185.6 105.8 142.1 125.5 199.0 186.5 106.9 143.3 -1.9 4.9 3.4 0.8 19.3 1.0 3.4 3.6 1.9 15.6 2.2 6.5 3.1 2.3 38.9 -3.4 3.5 5.1 6.2 -0.3 -0.5 4.1 3.5 1.4 17.4 -0.6 5.0 4.1 4.2 17.7 108.3 114.3 197.0 274.2 230.5 108.6 115.7 196.6 275.2 231.5 108.8 114.5 196.8 276.3 232.4 109.0 115.0 197.4 277.0 232.9 2.7 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.3 3.4 2.5 0.4 3.9 1.2 2.6 5.1 4.6 6.1 3.9 2.6 2.5 0.8 4.1 4.2 3.0 3.8 2.6 4.4 2.8 2.6 3.8 2.7 5.1 4.1 172.8 167.5 168.3 142.1 152.6 168.6 161.4 187.1 190.8 133.7 178.4 180.5 172.7 167.2 168.3 141.2 151.1 166.1 161.1 187.4 191.4 130.6 178.8 180.9 173.4 167.9 168.9 142.4 153.5 170.3 162.4 187.6 191.8 133.6 179.1 181.2 174.1 168.6 169.6 143.0 155.6 173.8 163.8 188.4 192.6 138.1 179.3 181.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 0.3 1.6 4.0 2.6 5.9 4.9 13.0 2.3 2.3 4.6 4.0 3.9 6.1 10.3 13.3 5.1 3.6 3.3 22.1 2.3 2.5 4.3 4.7 4.4 0.6 -1.6 -1.9 1.5 9.5 6.3 14.7 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.6 8.1 12.9 6.1 2.8 3.8 13.8 2.0 1.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.2 5.9 8.5 3.8 4.8 4.1 17.5 2.3 2.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 1.6 3.2 5.3 3.8 6.1 5.1 14.3 2.8 2.5 146.7 132.8 203.3 146.6 127.7 204.0 146.7 133.8 204.5 146.0 141.3 205.3 -1.1 8.0 3.7 2.8 27.9 2.6 1.4 -3.2 4.0 -1.9 28.2 4.0 0.8 17.6 3.2 -0.3 11.4 4.0 Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to May2001 from-- Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 May 2001 M 172.4 172.6 173.5 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 179.5 179.4 109.4 180.3 180.2 109.8 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 168.4 169.1 109.9 M U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Apr.2001 from-- May 2000 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 Apr. 2000 Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 174.4 3.7 1.0 0.5 3.3 0.6 0.5 180.9 180.7 110.2 181.6 181.6 110.4 3.5 3.7 3.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 3.1 3.2 2.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 167.8 168.5 109.6 169.0 169.6 110.6 170.7 171.0 112.0 4.1 3.9 4.7 1.7 1.5 2.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 165.0 164.3 165.1 166.4 4.0 1.3 0.8 3.3 0.1 0.5 Region and area size(2) 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 168.3 167.9 109.0 168.7 168.4 109.1 169.6 169.3 109.7 170.0 169.7 109.9 3.0 3.6 2.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.8 3.4 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 M 170.0 170.4 171.8 172.0 2.4 0.9 0.1 2.4 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 174.6 174.8 109.8 175.3 175.4 110.4 175.8 176.0 110.4 176.7 177.0 110.9 4.2 4.5 3.5 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 3.8 4.1 3.1 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 M M M 158.3 109.4 169.4 158.6 109.5 169.5 159.3 110.1 170.5 160.2 110.7 171.1 4.0 3.5 2.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 3.6 2.9 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 M 172.9 171.4 172.6 174.0 3.5 1.5 0.8 3.8 -0.2 0.7 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 168.3 169.1 169.6 170.5 3.7 0.8 0.5 3.4 0.8 0.3 M 180.8 181.8 181.9 183.0 3.4 0.7 0.6 2.9 0.6 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 - 189.3 163.9 168.5 109.4 - 190.1 165.6 169.1 109.9 5.3 4.2 3.7 3.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.5 - - - - 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 2 172.7 167.7 156.7 169.3 - 173.8 169.1 157.8 170.4 - - - - 3.9 3.7 4.2 3.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 - 2 2 2 178.2 183.5 179.2 - 180.7 184.9 179.4 - - - - 2.8 5.7 3.5 1.4 0.8 0.1 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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