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Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-02-344 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Tuesday, June 18, 2002 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2002 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The May level of 179.8 (1982-84=100) was 1.2 percent higher than its level in May 2001. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was unchanged in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May level of 175.8 was 0.8 percent higher than the index in May 2001. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in May, following a 0.5 percent increase in April. The energy index, which had advanced sharply in each of the preceding two months, declined 0.7 percent in May. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 2.7 percent, while the index for energy services rose 1.1 percent. The food index fell 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home declined 0.5 percent as five of the six grocery store food groups registered declines. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in May after increasing 0.3 percent in April. A smaller increase in the index for shelter and a downturn in the index for tobacco and smoking products accounted for the more moderate increase in May. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month 2001 2002 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. -.1 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .5 -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 -.6 -.6 -.7 .5 1.2 -.6 -1.6 -.9 .3 -.2 1.2 1.7 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .3 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .3 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended May ’02 3.4 .0 2.9 .3 10.6 5.2 1.5 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended May ’02 1.2 2.0 2.2 -2.1 -3.4 4.7 1.3 May All Items .0 Food and beverages -.2 Housing .3 Apparel -.6 Transportation -.4 Medical care .5 Recreation -.1 Education and communication .0 .2 .3 .2 -.5 -.2 .6 -.4 2.5 Other goods and services 1.3 -1.0 .3 1.0 -.6 1.5 -.5 1.8 4.0 Special Indexes Energy -4.9 -3.0 .9 -.8 3.8 4.5 -.7 34.4 -12.3 Food -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .0 1.9 All Items less food and energy .4 .1 .2 .3 .1 .3 .2 2.1 2.5 See pages 4 through 6 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2002 and for a note on a new supplemental index of consumer price change. During the first five months of 2002, the CPI-U rose at a 3.0 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.6 percent for all of 2001. The index for energy, which declined 13.0 percent in 2001, increased at a 19.7 percent SAAR in the first five months of 2002. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 48.4 percent annual rate, while charges for energy services declined at a 0.9 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 1.4 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.8 percent rise for all of 2001. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first five months, following a 2.7 percent rise in all of 2001. The food and beverages index declined 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home decreased 0.5 percent in May after registering no change in April. The index for fruits and vegetables, which had risen sharply in each of the first three months of 2002, declined for the second consecutive month, down 1.4 percent in May. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh vegetables declined 6.2 percent, more than offsetting a 2.6 percent rise in the index for fresh fruits and a 0.7 percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. The indexes for cereal and bakery products, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home all registered declines in May. Within the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs category, the indexes for beef and pork fell 0.1 and 0.9 percent, respectively, while poultry prices rose 0.1 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products fell 0.1 percent in May. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.9 percent, reflecting a 2.2 percent drop in prices for carbonated beverages. The index for other food at home, which increased 1.1 percent in April, declined 1.0 percent in May. Prices for sugar and artificial sweeteners, which rose 5.0 percent in April, fell 2.7 percent in May. The index for dairy products was the only major grocery store food group to register an increase in May--up 0.2 percent. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2 percent, The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in May. Shelter costs, which rose 0.4 percent in April, increased 0.2 percent in May. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for lodging away from home each rose 0.3 percent, and the index for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent. The index for fuels and utilities advanced 0.8 percent in May, reflecting increases in each of the three major household fuels. The indexes for fuel oil and for electricity each rose 0.8 percent and the index for natural gas rose 1.9 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fuel oil prices declined 0.6 percent, while charges for electricity and natural gas rose 1.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively.) The index for household furnishings and operations turned up in May, advancing 0.3 percent. The transportation index, reflecting the movement in gasoline prices, rose sharply in March and April and declined 0.4 percent in May. After advancing 8.0 and 10.1 percent in March and April, respectively, the index for gasoline fell 2.8 percent in May. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices were unchanged in May.) The indexes for new vehicles and for used cars and trucks each declined for the fifth consecutive month, down 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. During the last 12 months, the index for new vehicles has declined 1.8 percent and the index for used cars and trucks has fallen 4.6 percent. Airline fares increased for the fifth consecutive month--up. 1.8 percent in May--following declines in each of the last six months of 2001. The index for apparel declined 0.6 percent in May, the same as in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 1.3 percent, largely as a result of the discounting of women’s and girls’ apparel.) The medical care index rose 0.5 percent in May to a level 4.7 percent above its level a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.6 percent in May. Charges for professional services rose 0.2 percent and those for hospital and related services increased 0.8 percent. The index for recreation decreased 0.1 percent in May. Declines in the indexes for toys--down 2.3 percent-and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events--down 0.3 percent--were largely responsible for the May decrease. The index for education and communication increased 0.6 percent in May, following declines in each of the previous two months. Education costs rose 0.4 percent and the index for communication costs increased 0.8 percent. Within the later category, the index for telephone services, which had declined in March and April, rose 1.1 percent in May, reflecting a 2.5 percent increase in local charges. Prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment recorded their first monthly increase since December 1999--up 0.4 percent in May. During the last 12 months, however, these prices have declined 24.3 percent. The index for other goods and services, which rose 1.5 percent in April, declined 0.5 percent in May. Prices for cigarettes, which increased 6.8 percent in April, declined 2.9 percent in May, reflecting increased discounting of selected major brands. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers declined 0.1 percent in May. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2001 2002 3-mos. ended Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May May ’02 All Items -.1 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .6 -.1 3.5 Food and beverages -.1 .0 .3 .2 .2 .0 -.2 .0 Housing .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 2.8 Apparel -.4 -.7 -1.0 .5 1.3 -.2 -.8 1.0 Transportation -1.8 -.9 .2 -.3 1.4 1.9 -.6 11.0 Medical care .4 .3 .5 .2 .4 .4 .5 5.4 Recreation .1 -.1 .3 .1 .2 .3 -.2 1.2 Education and Communication .0 .1 .4 .1 -.5 -.4 .7 -.7 Other goods and Services 1.7 -1.3 .2 1.5 -1.0 2.2 -.9 1.1 Special Indexes Energy -5.3 -3.0 1.0 -.8 4.1 5.0 -1.3 35.3 Food .0 -.1 .3 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 All Items less Food and energy .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 1.7 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended May ’02 .8 2.0 2.0 -1.8 -4.1 4.6 1.2 2.3 4.3 -13.1 1.9 2.3 Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Friday, July 19, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). CPI (Old Weights) For the first six months of 2002, BLS also will calculate Old Weights CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1993-95 expenditure pattern used in the CPI from 1998 through 2001. These Old Weight data are contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW). From April to May 2002, the Old Weights CPI-U was unchanged, while the Old Weights CPI-W declined 0.1 percent. Note these series are not seasonally adjusted. Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002 Expenditure Weight Update As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period, effective with release of data for January 2002. The newer weights replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective with January 1998 data. Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating. Thus, for example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period effective with release of CPI data for January 2004. Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in the CPI “market basket” has taken place in the context of the periodic major revisions of the index. Such major revisions have taken place approximately once each decade—in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most recently, in 1998. The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by consumers. More specifically, the use of more current weights will help to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending. Publication of Overlap CPIs For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W “overlap” indexes on a not seasonally adjusted basis. These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998. Comparison of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change. The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern. Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI), BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As with the national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W). The Phoenix-Mesa CPI will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December 2001 = 100. The same amount of item detail will be available for PhoenixMesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-annual basis. Change to Published Item Structure Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS began publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks. This index series is available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base. NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE The Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing a consumer price index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, effective with release of July data in August 2002. Designated the CCPI-U, the index will supplement the existing indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The C-CPI-U will employ a Tornqvist formula and utilize expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The new measure, said to be a “superlative” index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a “cost-of-living” index than the present measures. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time. In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator for averaging prices within most of the index’s item categories in order to approximate the effect of consumers’ responses to changes in relative prices within these item categories. The geometric mean estimator will be used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the CPI-U and CPI-W. (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.) Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag. Thus, the CCPI-U will be issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and will be subject to two subsequent revisions. Accordingly, at the time of its introduction in August, “final” values of the C-CPI-U will be issued for the 12 months of 2000, “interim” values will be issued for the 12 months of 2001, and “initial” values will be issued for January-July of 2002. In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final. Then, in February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously published level. BLS previously has calculated superlative indexes on an experimental basis, although these are not comparable to the C-CPI-U in all computational details. (See, for example, Monthly Labor Review, December 1993, pp. 25-33.) Based on BLS research, the C-CPI-U is estimated to increase at an average annual rate of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point less than the CPI-U. The C-CPI-U will be issued for national averages only and will not be seasonally adjusted. It will employ a December 1999=100 reference base. Data for periods prior to December 1999 will not be calculated. The component series that will be published are listed below: All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Fuels and utilities Household furnishings and operations Apparel Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Recreation Education and communication Education Communication Other goods and services Services Commodities Durables Nondurables All items less food and energy Energy These indexes will be published monthly in the CPI news release and the CPI Detailed Report, and the series will be available electronically at the same site as other CPI data: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130 Washington, DC 20212 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov . Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for crossclassifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date—1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and 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 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001. In January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 39 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk supply affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the Midwest and South for Electricity. For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and 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) 6917000. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— May 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2002 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 179.8 538.6 179.8 538.5 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 15.719 14.688 8.468 1.298 2.271 .916 1.204 .967 1.811 .315 .265 1.232 .289 6.220 .383 1.031 176.7 176.2 176.4 198.1 162.5 168.7 223.4 140.0 161.5 159.6 156.5 177.8 108.0 177.2 116.9 182.9 176.4 175.8 175.5 198.2 162.4 169.0 221.0 138.0 160.0 157.9 155.9 176.1 108.9 177.6 117.1 183.3 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.6 1.0 2.6 3.7 -.1 .3 1.3 .8 -.2 .1 2.6 4.2 2.7 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 -.1 .2 -1.1 -1.4 -.9 -1.1 -.4 -1.0 .8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .7 -.4 1.0 .3 -.4 -.8 -.3 -.4 -.2 .1 .4 .1 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.1 -.4 -1.8 .4 1.1 2.1 -.1 1.1 .2 .1 .5 .2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.1 -.1 .2 -1.4 -.9 -1.0 -1.4 -.4 -1.0 .8 .2 .2 .2 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 40.873 31.522 6.421 2.702 22.046 .353 4.511 3.654 .188 3.466 .857 4.840 .820 179.5 207.5 198.5 122.1 213.3 107.2 140.3 123.8 115.1 130.6 112.6 128.9 118.4 179.7 207.5 198.8 120.1 213.7 107.6 141.5 125.1 114.4 132.1 112.7 128.9 118.4 2.2 4.0 4.1 .1 4.3 .7 -6.5 -8.6 -13.3 -8.1 3.3 .0 3.3 .1 .0 .2 -1.6 .2 .4 .9 1.1 -.6 1.1 .1 .0 .0 .1 .1 .4 -1.6 .3 .0 .4 .3 1.7 .2 .4 .0 .8 .3 .4 .2 1.6 .3 .4 .2 .2 2.9 .0 .4 -.1 -.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .8 1.1 1.0 1.1 .1 .3 .0 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 4.399 1.122 1.807 .203 .874 128.8 125.6 122.2 128.9 124.6 127.1 124.3 119.4 127.4 124.5 -2.1 -3.7 -2.4 -2.5 .1 -1.3 -1.0 -2.3 -1.2 -.1 1.2 1.4 .5 2.1 2.0 -.6 -.6 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.6 -1.6 -.7 -1.2 .5 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 17.055 15.845 8.614 5.083 2.195 2.564 2.536 .421 1.400 1.211 153.7 149.6 99.3 140.4 151.8 121.4 120.8 106.8 189.0 209.7 153.8 149.5 99.1 139.8 151.8 121.4 120.8 106.8 189.9 211.9 -3.4 -3.7 -2.3 -1.8 -4.6 -17.3 -17.3 2.3 4.1 1.2 .1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5 1.0 1.2 1.4 -.4 -.3 -.8 8.5 8.0 .4 .3 -.8 1.7 1.8 -.3 -.2 -.5 9.9 10.1 .3 .5 .5 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.2 -.3 -2.8 -2.8 .0 .5 2.1 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 5.810 1.377 4.434 2.784 1.353 283.2 254.8 290.2 252.5 362.4 284.1 255.4 291.2 252.9 364.5 4.7 3.6 5.0 2.9 8.8 .3 .2 .3 .2 .6 .4 .1 .4 .1 1.0 .5 .2 .6 .3 1.1 .5 .2 .6 .2 .8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2002 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 6.019 1.645 106.5 102.9 106.4 103.1 1.3 1.5 -0.1 .2 0.2 .0 0.3 .1 -0.1 .1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.813 2.726 .220 2.506 3.087 2.903 2.324 106.2 123.3 314.4 354.1 91.2 90.0 98.2 106.6 123.5 315.6 354.6 91.9 90.7 99.3 2.5 6.1 8.6 5.9 -1.1 -1.2 .6 .4 .2 .4 .1 .8 .8 1.1 -.5 .3 .3 .3 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 -.2 .4 .6 .4 -.9 -.9 -.9 .6 .4 .8 .3 .8 .8 1.1 .580 .275 18.6 22.9 18.5 23.0 -14.7 -24.3 -.5 .4 -1.1 -2.9 -1.1 -.9 -.5 .4 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.312 .928 3.384 .706 .901 1.562 292.9 461.4 174.4 155.4 187.9 273.2 291.5 449.0 174.7 154.8 188.3 274.2 4.0 7.2 3.1 1.0 2.3 5.1 -.5 -2.7 .2 -.4 .2 .4 -.6 -3.5 .2 -.3 .5 .4 1.5 6.5 .2 .2 .3 .2 -.5 -2.7 .2 -.4 .2 .3 41.300 15.719 25.582 13.493 4.399 9.094 12.089 58.700 31.169 .353 3.466 .857 .820 6.638 4.434 10.963 151.0 176.7 136.0 148.4 128.8 164.7 121.9 208.4 216.1 107.2 130.6 112.6 118.4 207.9 290.2 243.8 150.5 176.4 135.4 147.4 127.1 164.1 121.7 208.8 216.1 107.6 132.1 112.7 118.4 208.9 291.2 244.5 -1.6 2.0 -3.8 -4.0 -2.1 -4.6 -2.6 3.1 4.0 .7 -8.1 3.3 3.3 4.2 5.0 3.4 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.7 -1.3 -.4 -.2 .2 .0 .4 1.1 .1 .0 .5 .3 .3 .6 .2 .8 2.4 1.2 3.1 -.5 .1 .2 .0 .2 .4 .8 .2 .4 .1 .7 .1 1.2 1.6 -.6 2.4 -.2 .3 .4 .4 .0 .4 -.4 .3 .6 .2 -.5 -.2 -.7 -1.0 -.6 -1.0 -.1 .4 .1 .4 1.1 .1 .0 .7 .6 .4 85.312 68.478 94.190 26.612 14.524 10.125 29.212 27.531 54.266 6.218 93.782 79.094 23.860 2.752 55.234 180.4 170.9 174.3 137.8 150.4 165.5 162.7 215.1 201.2 122.2 187.5 190.3 145.1 121.6 216.3 $ .556 $ .186 180.4 170.9 174.2 137.3 149.5 165.0 162.1 216.0 201.6 122.9 187.4 190.2 144.4 121.6 216.6 $ .556 $ .186 1.0 .0 .9 -3.6 -3.6 -4.1 -.9 2.2 3.0 -12.3 2.5 2.5 -.9 -16.5 3.9 .0 .0 -.1 -.4 -.6 -.3 -.4 .4 .2 .6 -.1 -.1 -.5 .0 .1 .3 .4 .3 .7 2.3 2.7 1.3 .3 .2 3.8 .1 .1 -.1 8.0 .1 .6 .5 .5 1.2 1.5 2.2 .9 .2 .4 4.5 .3 .3 .1 9.4 .4 .1 .0 .0 -.6 -.9 -.9 -.6 .5 .3 -.7 .1 .2 -.3 -2.7 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ....................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 Aug. 2001 Nov. 2001 Feb. 2002 6 months ended— May 2002 Nov. 2001 May 2002 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 178.0 178.6 179.5 179.5 0.0 0.2 1.1 3.4 0.1 2.3 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 .............................................................. 176.3 175.8 175.9 197.8 161.9 170.1 224.1 138.6 160.4 157.9 157.0 176.5 108.0 177.0 115.8 182.4 176.6 176.1 176.3 197.6 163.1 169.4 226.3 139.0 159.7 156.6 156.6 175.8 107.8 177.1 116.3 182.5 176.7 176.2 176.3 198.1 163.0 168.7 222.2 139.6 161.5 159.9 156.4 177.8 108.0 177.2 116.9 182.9 176.3 175.8 175.4 198.0 162.9 169.0 219.0 138.3 159.9 157.7 155.8 176.0 108.9 177.6 117.1 183.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 1.7 10.6 1.5 4.7 2.3 1.0 9.4 .9 2.6 3.7 6.9 3.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.1 .7 5.6 3.4 .0 1.3 1.0 -5.0 3.0 4.1 2.5 3.9 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.1 3.9 -1.0 -2.5 21.2 -3.9 -1.2 3.9 2.3 -3.3 -9.1 2.8 1.4 2.7 .0 .0 -1.1 .4 2.5 -2.6 -8.8 -.9 -1.2 -.5 -3.0 -1.1 3.4 1.4 4.6 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 1.2 8.0 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.0 1.9 1.9 3.3 3.1 5.4 2.9 1.1 1.1 .5 2.2 .7 -2.6 5.1 -2.4 -1.2 1.7 -.4 -2.2 -3.1 2.1 3.0 2.3 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 ..................................................... 178.7 206.0 197.5 119.1 212.2 106.8 141.6 125.4 107.9 132.9 111.8 128.6 117.9 178.9 206.2 198.2 117.2 212.8 106.8 142.1 125.8 109.7 133.2 112.2 128.6 118.9 179.5 207.1 198.5 119.1 213.5 107.2 142.4 126.0 112.9 133.2 112.6 128.5 118.4 180.0 207.6 199.0 119.4 213.9 107.6 143.6 127.4 114.0 134.7 112.7 128.9 118.4 2.3 4.5 4.5 3.0 4.6 -.7 -9.1 -11.5 -10.2 -11.7 3.7 .6 6.1 .7 3.4 4.6 -9.9 4.9 1.1 -13.9 -17.1 -26.8 -16.6 2.9 .6 2.1 2.7 5.0 4.4 6.6 4.5 -.4 -7.8 -10.4 -31.3 -8.5 3.7 -2.1 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 1.0 3.2 3.0 5.8 6.5 24.6 5.5 3.3 .9 1.7 1.5 3.9 4.6 -3.7 4.7 .2 -11.5 -14.4 -18.9 -14.2 3.3 .6 4.1 2.8 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.8 1.3 -1.2 -2.3 -7.5 -1.8 3.5 -.6 2.6 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 124.6 123.0 116.9 127.2 121.0 126.1 124.7 117.5 129.9 123.4 125.4 124.0 116.9 128.9 122.5 124.7 122.0 116.1 127.4 123.1 -4.6 -8.8 -4.6 -12.5 .7 -.3 3.6 -3.7 20.8 -3.5 -3.5 -5.9 1.7 -14.8 -3.6 .3 -3.2 -2.7 .6 7.1 -2.5 -2.8 -4.2 2.8 -1.5 -1.6 -4.6 -.5 -7.4 1.6 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 148.9 144.6 99.9 140.5 154.5 101.0 100.5 106.1 187.8 207.7 150.7 146.6 99.5 140.1 153.2 109.6 108.5 106.5 188.3 206.1 153.3 149.2 99.2 139.8 152.4 120.4 119.5 106.8 189.2 207.2 152.7 148.4 99.0 139.5 152.0 117.0 116.2 106.8 190.1 211.5 -11.4 -12.6 -1.6 -1.7 -2.7 -48.1 -47.9 1.9 3.5 6.7 -7.9 -8.1 .0 2.6 -4.7 -42.2 -41.8 3.5 4.0 -8.4 -3.2 -3.3 -4.3 -5.2 -4.5 -13.4 -13.5 1.1 3.7 -.2 10.6 10.9 -3.6 -2.8 -6.3 80.1 78.7 2.7 5.0 7.5 -9.6 -10.4 -.8 .4 -3.7 -45.3 -44.9 2.7 3.8 -1.1 3.5 3.6 -3.9 -4.0 -5.4 24.9 24.4 1.9 4.3 3.6 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 280.4 253.9 286.8 250.9 355.0 281.4 254.1 288.0 251.1 358.6 282.7 254.6 289.6 251.8 362.4 284.0 255.2 291.2 252.4 365.2 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.6 5.7 5.1 4.2 5.2 3.3 8.4 4.2 4.2 4.3 2.1 9.0 5.2 2.1 6.3 2.4 12.0 4.6 4.0 4.8 3.5 7.0 4.7 3.1 5.3 2.3 10.5 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 Aug. 2001 Nov. 2001 Feb. 2002 6 months ended— May 2002 Nov. 2001 May 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 105.9 102.6 106.1 102.6 106.4 102.7 106.3 102.8 0.4 .0 2.7 1.6 0.8 3.2 1.5 .8 1.5 .8 1.1 2.0 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 107.2 123.2 312.2 353.9 93.1 92.0 100.3 106.7 123.6 313.2 355.1 92.0 90.8 99.1 106.5 124.1 315.0 356.6 91.2 90.0 98.2 107.1 124.6 317.5 357.8 91.9 90.7 99.3 5.1 7.3 9.8 6.9 2.6 2.6 3.7 2.7 6.2 7.1 6.1 -.9 -.9 .0 2.7 6.4 10.2 5.9 -.9 -.9 2.8 -.4 4.6 7.0 4.5 -5.1 -5.5 -3.9 3.9 6.8 8.4 6.5 .9 .9 1.8 1.1 5.5 8.6 5.2 -3.0 -3.2 -.6 19.0 23.8 18.8 23.1 18.6 22.9 18.5 23.0 -17.2 -30.1 -12.9 -25.8 -18.5 -27.6 -10.1 -12.8 -15.1 -28.0 -14.4 -20.5 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 290.2 449.3 173.7 155.5 186.4 271.2 288.5 433.4 174.1 155.1 187.3 272.4 292.9 461.4 174.4 155.4 187.9 273.0 291.5 449.0 174.7 154.8 188.3 273.9 4.5 5.8 4.1 4.0 2.4 7.2 8.6 22.5 3.3 1.8 3.5 4.4 1.4 2.3 2.6 .3 -.9 4.4 1.8 -.3 2.3 -1.8 4.1 4.0 6.5 13.8 3.7 2.9 3.0 5.8 1.6 1.0 2.4 -.8 1.6 4.2 148.4 176.3 132.5 140.9 124.6 155.0 122.4 207.4 214.5 106.8 132.9 111.8 117.9 206.3 286.8 243.4 149.3 176.6 133.6 144.3 126.1 159.8 121.8 207.7 215.0 106.8 133.2 112.2 118.9 206.7 288.0 243.6 150.4 176.7 135.2 146.6 125.4 163.7 121.6 208.4 215.9 107.2 133.2 112.6 118.4 207.4 289.6 244.0 149.7 176.3 134.3 145.2 124.7 162.1 121.5 209.2 216.1 107.6 134.7 112.7 118.4 208.9 291.2 244.9 -4.7 3.5 -9.7 -12.8 -4.6 -16.3 -1.9 3.4 4.5 -.7 -11.7 3.7 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.1 -2.6 2.1 -5.7 -9.5 -.3 -12.2 -.6 2.2 3.5 1.1 -16.6 2.9 2.1 2.6 5.2 4.1 -2.1 2.3 -4.7 -4.7 -3.5 -5.7 -5.1 3.5 4.8 -.4 -8.5 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.0 3.6 .0 5.5 12.8 .3 19.6 -2.9 3.5 3.0 3.0 5.5 3.3 1.7 5.1 6.3 2.5 -3.7 2.8 -7.7 -11.2 -2.5 -14.3 -1.3 2.8 4.0 .2 -14.2 3.3 4.1 3.9 4.8 4.1 .7 1.1 .3 3.7 -1.6 6.2 -4.0 3.5 3.9 1.3 -1.8 3.5 2.6 4.6 5.3 2.8 178.4 169.0 172.6 134.4 143.3 156.7 158.5 214.3 200.2 113.3 186.5 189.1 144.3 102.0 215.0 179.0 169.7 173.1 135.4 146.6 161.0 160.5 215.0 200.6 117.6 186.6 189.3 144.1 110.2 215.3 180.1 170.6 174.0 137.0 148.8 164.5 161.9 215.5 201.4 122.9 187.1 189.8 144.2 120.6 216.1 180.2 170.6 174.0 136.2 147.4 163.1 160.9 216.5 202.0 122.0 187.2 190.1 143.8 117.4 216.8 -.7 -2.1 -.2 -9.3 -11.7 -14.4 -4.8 2.7 3.5 -30.3 2.9 2.8 -.8 -45.6 4.5 .0 -1.2 -.2 -5.4 -8.6 -11.0 -3.4 .8 2.0 -28.7 3.1 3.0 1.7 -40.9 3.7 .9 -.5 1.2 -4.3 -4.6 -4.9 -1.5 1.1 3.1 -11.2 2.2 2.1 -3.0 -14.3 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 5.5 11.9 17.4 6.2 4.2 3.6 34.4 1.5 2.1 -1.4 75.5 3.4 -.3 -1.6 -.2 -7.4 -10.2 -12.7 -4.1 1.7 2.8 -29.5 3.0 2.9 .4 -43.3 4.1 2.5 1.7 2.2 .4 3.3 5.6 2.3 2.6 3.3 9.3 1.8 2.1 -2.2 22.7 3.9 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 ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ....................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U U.S. city average ........................................... Indexes Percent change to May2002 from— Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Mar. 2002 Percent change to Apr.2002 from— Apr. 2002 Apr. 2001 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 M 177.8 178.8 179.8 179.8 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.1 0.6 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 186.1 187.8 110.5 187.0 188.6 111.2 187.8 189.3 111.9 187.7 189.2 112.0 1.7 1.9 1.1 .4 .3 .7 -.1 -.1 .1 2.0 2.3 1.1 .9 .8 1.3 .4 .4 .6 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 172.5 174.7 109.6 173.6 176.0 110.2 174.7 177.3 110.7 174.8 177.2 110.8 .3 .9 -.7 .7 .7 .5 .1 -.1 .1 1.1 1.7 .3 1.3 1.5 1.0 .6 .7 .5 M 166.6 167.1 168.1 168.2 .2 .7 .1 .8 .9 .6 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 171.0 172.4 109.3 172.1 173.3 110.0 173.1 174.2 110.8 173.2 174.6 110.7 .9 1.6 .5 .6 .8 .6 .1 .2 -.1 1.0 1.5 .8 1.2 1.0 1.4 .6 .5 .7 M 168.6 169.9 170.5 170.6 -.2 .4 .1 -.1 1.1 .4 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 183.2 185.4 112.4 184.0 186.2 112.8 185.1 187.2 113.7 184.8 187.5 112.5 1.9 2.2 1.3 .4 .7 -.3 -.2 .2 -1.1 2.6 2.6 2.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 .6 .5 .8 M M M 162.5 110.1 170.7 163.4 110.7 171.5 164.2 111.4 172.4 164.3 111.2 172.4 1.7 .5 .3 .6 .5 .5 .1 -.2 .0 2.1 1.1 .7 1.0 1.2 1.0 .5 .6 .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 178.7 180.1 179.8 181.1 180.9 182.2 181.4 182.6 .9 2.9 .9 .8 .3 .2 1.4 3.2 1.2 1.2 .6 .6 M 189.9 191.1 191.8 191.4 2.2 .2 -.2 2.8 1.0 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 194.7 173.7 172.1 111.9 - 194.8 173.0 172.9 112.8 2.0 -.4 2.1 2.5 .1 -.4 .5 .8 - - - - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 176.1 176.2 156.6 175.0 - 178.6 179.0 158.8 175.0 - - - - 1.1 2.6 -.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 .0 - 2 2 2 182.0 191.3 187.6 - 183.1 193.0 188.8 - - - - 1.0 2.1 2.5 .6 .9 .6 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— May 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2002 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 100.000 175.8 523.7 175.8 523.6 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.6 -0.1 - - - - - - Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 17.229 16.228 9.798 1.468 2.831 1.021 1.307 1.132 2.038 .339 .316 1.383 .310 6.430 .275 1.001 176.1 175.5 175.3 197.9 162.1 168.7 222.0 139.4 161.0 159.4 156.2 178.2 108.5 177.1 117.4 182.8 175.7 175.1 174.4 198.2 162.1 168.7 219.1 137.3 159.7 157.6 155.7 176.7 109.5 177.5 117.7 183.1 2.0 1.9 1.5 2.7 .9 2.4 3.6 .1 .4 1.2 .9 .1 .7 2.5 4.6 2.9 -.2 -.2 -.5 .2 .0 .0 -1.3 -1.5 -.8 -1.1 -.3 -.8 .9 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .7 -.5 1.0 .4 -.5 -.9 -.3 -.5 -.2 .1 .7 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 -.2 -.3 -1.9 .4 1.1 1.9 -.2 1.2 .2 .1 .5 .4 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 .0 .0 -1.7 -1.1 -.9 -1.4 -.3 -1.0 .9 .2 .3 .2 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 38.141 29.212 8.395 1.523 18.980 .314 4.829 3.955 .177 3.778 .873 4.101 .357 174.8 201.0 197.8 122.0 193.9 107.2 139.6 122.7 114.7 129.6 112.6 125.1 119.0 175.1 201.2 198.1 120.7 194.2 107.6 140.7 123.9 114.0 131.0 112.7 125.0 119.1 2.0 4.0 4.0 .7 4.2 .7 -6.7 -8.7 -13.3 -8.3 3.3 -.6 3.6 .2 .1 .2 -1.1 .2 .4 .8 1.0 -.6 1.1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .4 -1.4 .2 .1 .4 .3 1.3 .3 .4 -.2 .5 .2 .3 .2 1.3 .3 .3 .1 .2 2.8 .0 .3 .0 -.4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .6 .7 .7 .7 .1 .1 .1 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 4.831 1.243 1.864 .256 1.165 127.9 125.8 120.9 131.7 124.4 126.2 124.6 118.2 129.9 124.4 -1.8 -3.6 -1.7 -1.6 -.1 -1.3 -1.0 -2.2 -1.4 .0 1.3 1.2 .8 2.6 1.7 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 -.5 -.8 -1.7 -.8 -1.4 .5 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 19.393 18.452 10.145 4.897 4.099 3.153 3.120 .530 1.438 .941 152.7 149.8 99.5 141.5 152.6 121.7 121.2 106.0 190.5 204.5 152.7 149.8 99.3 140.9 152.7 121.8 121.2 106.0 191.4 206.3 -4.1 -4.3 -2.6 -1.7 -4.7 -17.4 -17.4 2.3 4.0 1.4 .0 .0 -.2 -.4 .1 .1 .0 .0 .5 .9 1.4 1.5 -.5 -.3 -.9 8.6 8.6 .4 .2 -.7 1.9 1.9 -.3 -.2 -.4 10.3 10.1 .3 .5 .4 -.6 -.7 -.2 -.2 -.3 -3.3 -3.1 .0 .5 1.8 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 4.620 1.006 3.614 2.245 1.092 281.9 249.6 289.6 254.6 357.1 282.9 250.3 290.6 255.0 359.4 4.6 3.6 4.9 2.8 8.7 .4 .3 .3 .2 .6 .4 .1 .4 .2 .9 .4 .2 .5 .1 1.1 .5 .4 .6 .3 .8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 2002 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 2 ................................................................... 5.649 1.803 105.0 102.2 104.9 102.3 1.2 1.2 -0.1 .1 0.2 .0 0.3 .1 -0.2 .1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 ............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 .......... 5.637 2.382 .203 2.178 3.255 3.107 2.591 106.0 123.3 315.3 347.2 92.6 91.7 98.4 106.5 123.5 316.3 347.7 93.3 92.5 99.4 2.3 5.8 7.4 5.7 -.7 -1.0 .6 .5 .2 .3 .1 .8 .9 1.0 -.5 .5 .3 .4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -.4 .3 .7 .3 -.8 -1.0 -.9 .7 .4 .9 .3 .8 .9 1.0 .516 .253 19.3 22.5 19.2 22.7 -14.3 -24.1 -.5 .9 -1.0 -3.0 -1.0 -1.3 -.5 .9 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.499 1.441 3.059 .815 .900 1.161 301.7 462.7 173.9 156.2 188.7 272.6 299.1 450.1 174.0 155.4 189.1 273.6 4.3 7.2 2.8 1.0 2.4 4.9 -.9 -2.7 .1 -.5 .2 .4 -1.0 -3.7 .3 -.2 .5 .4 2.2 6.6 .1 .1 .4 .2 -.9 -2.7 .1 -.5 .2 .3 45.559 17.229 28.330 14.685 4.831 9.854 13.645 54.441 28.898 .314 3.778 .873 .357 6.573 3.614 10.033 151.7 176.1 137.5 150.5 127.9 168.1 122.1 204.2 193.7 107.2 129.6 112.6 119.0 206.2 289.6 238.9 151.2 175.7 136.8 149.3 126.2 167.2 122.0 204.8 193.9 107.6 131.0 112.7 119.1 207.1 290.6 239.7 -1.8 2.0 -4.1 -4.4 -1.8 -5.2 -2.8 3.1 4.1 .7 -8.3 3.3 3.6 4.8 4.9 3.2 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.8 -1.3 -.5 -.1 .3 .1 .4 1.1 .1 .1 .4 .3 .3 .6 .2 .8 2.7 1.3 3.5 -.5 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .5 .3 .4 .0 .9 .0 1.5 1.8 -.2 2.8 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .0 .3 -.4 .3 .5 .1 -.6 -.2 -.8 -1.1 -.8 -1.1 .0 .3 .2 .4 .7 .1 .1 .6 .6 .4 83.772 70.788 95.380 29.331 15.687 10.855 31.915 25.543 50.827 7.109 92.891 76.663 26.001 3.330 50.663 175.7 168.5 171.1 139.1 152.5 168.7 163.7 190.7 197.4 121.6 183.4 185.5 145.8 121.9 212.6 $ .569 $ .191 175.8 168.4 171.0 138.5 151.4 167.9 162.9 191.6 197.9 122.2 183.3 185.4 145.0 121.9 213.0 $ .569 $ .191 .6 -.4 .6 -3.9 -3.9 -4.5 -1.2 2.0 2.9 -13.1 2.3 2.3 -1.0 -16.8 4.0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.7 -.5 -.5 .5 .3 .5 -.1 -.1 -.5 .0 .2 .4 .5 .4 .8 2.6 3.2 1.3 .3 .3 4.1 .1 .1 -.2 8.1 .2 .7 .7 .6 1.5 1.8 2.6 .9 .2 .3 5.0 .2 .3 .2 10.0 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.8 -1.1 -1.1 -.6 .5 .4 -1.3 .1 .1 -.4 -3.1 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ....................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .......... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 Aug. 2001 Nov. 2001 Feb. 2002 6 months ended— May 2002 Nov. 2001 May 2002 Expenditure category All items ..................................................................................... 174.0 174.6 175.6 175.5 -0.7 0.0 0.7 3.5 -0.3 2.1 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Fats and oils .................................................................... Other foods ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 175.7 175.2 175.0 197.5 161.8 170.0 223.0 137.9 160.1 157.9 156.7 177.0 108.5 176.9 116.0 181.9 176.0 175.6 175.4 197.6 163.0 169.2 225.3 138.4 159.3 156.5 156.3 176.1 108.3 177.0 116.8 182.0 176.0 175.5 175.3 197.9 162.6 168.7 221.0 139.0 161.0 159.5 156.0 178.2 108.5 177.1 117.4 182.8 175.7 175.1 174.4 198.0 162.6 168.7 217.3 137.5 159.5 157.3 155.5 176.5 109.5 177.5 117.7 183.1 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.0 1.5 10.6 2.3 5.6 2.5 .8 9.4 1.6 3.7 3.7 6.9 3.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.3 1.0 5.6 2.9 -.3 1.3 1.0 -4.7 2.7 4.1 2.5 5.0 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.7 -.7 -2.8 21.7 -4.0 -1.0 4.2 2.6 -2.9 -8.0 2.5 .7 2.5 .0 -.2 -1.4 1.0 2.0 -3.0 -9.8 -1.2 -1.5 -1.5 -3.0 -1.1 3.7 1.4 6.0 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.1 1.2 8.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 .9 2.1 2.2 3.9 3.1 6.0 3.2 1.1 .9 .3 2.4 .6 -2.9 4.8 -2.6 -1.2 1.3 -.3 -2.0 -2.3 1.9 3.3 2.6 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. Household operations 1 2 ..................................................... 174.2 199.8 196.8 119.8 192.9 106.8 141.1 124.5 108.1 132.0 111.9 125.0 118.9 174.5 200.2 197.5 118.1 193.3 106.9 141.6 124.9 109.5 132.4 112.3 124.8 119.5 174.9 200.8 197.8 119.6 193.9 107.2 141.8 125.1 112.6 132.4 112.6 124.8 119.0 175.4 201.3 198.3 119.9 194.4 107.6 142.6 126.0 113.4 133.3 112.7 124.9 119.1 1.9 4.2 4.5 2.4 4.6 -.4 -8.9 -10.8 -11.4 -11.1 3.7 .3 7.9 .9 3.9 4.6 -8.7 4.7 1.1 -13.5 -16.8 -21.9 -16.4 2.9 .3 2.1 2.3 4.7 4.2 9.5 4.5 -1.1 -7.8 -10.2 -32.8 -8.6 3.7 -2.5 3.8 2.8 3.0 3.1 .3 3.1 3.0 4.3 4.9 21.1 4.0 2.9 -.3 .7 1.4 4.1 4.6 -3.3 4.7 .4 -11.2 -13.9 -16.8 -13.8 3.3 .3 4.9 2.6 3.9 3.6 4.8 3.8 .9 -1.9 -2.9 -9.8 -2.5 3.3 -1.4 2.2 Apparel .................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 .............................................. Footwear ............................................................................... 123.5 123.1 115.2 128.4 120.9 125.1 124.6 116.1 131.7 122.9 124.8 124.3 115.9 131.7 122.3 123.8 122.2 115.0 129.9 122.9 -4.1 -8.0 -4.7 -10.7 .7 .6 2.3 -1.4 20.1 -2.6 -4.7 -5.3 .3 -16.4 -4.8 1.0 -2.9 -.7 4.8 6.8 -1.7 -3.0 -3.1 3.5 -1.0 -1.9 -4.1 -.2 -6.4 .8 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ..................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation .............................................................. 147.6 144.7 100.2 141.6 155.3 101.1 100.6 105.3 189.3 202.9 149.6 146.8 99.7 141.2 153.9 109.8 109.3 105.7 189.7 201.4 152.4 149.6 99.4 140.9 153.3 121.1 120.3 106.0 190.7 202.3 151.5 148.6 99.2 140.6 152.8 117.1 116.6 106.0 191.6 205.9 -12.3 -13.4 -1.6 -1.4 -2.7 -48.1 -48.4 1.9 3.7 6.9 -8.9 -9.0 -.4 3.1 -4.9 -42.8 -42.4 3.5 3.5 -7.5 -3.7 -3.8 -4.7 -5.7 -5.0 -12.7 -12.8 1.1 3.9 .6 11.0 11.2 -3.9 -2.8 -6.3 80.0 80.5 2.7 4.9 6.0 -10.6 -11.3 -1.0 .8 -3.8 -45.5 -45.5 2.7 3.6 -.6 3.4 3.5 -4.3 -4.3 -5.6 25.3 25.5 1.9 4.4 3.3 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services 3 ......................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ 279.2 248.8 286.3 253.0 350.0 280.2 249.0 287.5 253.5 353.2 281.4 249.4 289.0 253.8 357.1 282.9 250.3 290.6 254.5 360.1 4.2 3.7 4.4 3.8 6.0 4.9 4.2 5.1 3.2 8.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 1.9 8.4 5.4 2.4 6.1 2.4 12.1 4.6 3.9 4.7 3.5 7.2 4.8 3.3 5.1 2.2 10.2 See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 Aug. 2001 Nov. 2001 Feb. 2002 6 months ended— May 2002 Nov. 2001 May 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................ 104.4 101.9 104.6 101.9 104.9 102.0 104.7 102.1 0.4 -.4 1.6 .8 1.2 3.6 1.2 .8 1.0 .2 1.2 2.2 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 .......... 107.1 123.0 311.8 346.7 94.5 93.7 100.5 106.6 123.6 312.6 348.2 93.3 92.6 99.3 106.2 124.0 314.7 349.3 92.6 91.7 98.4 106.9 124.5 317.5 350.5 93.3 92.5 99.4 5.1 7.3 12.6 7.0 3.0 2.6 4.1 2.3 5.8 8.8 5.4 -.8 -.8 -.4 2.3 5.0 1.2 5.5 .0 -.4 3.2 -.7 5.0 7.5 4.5 -5.0 -5.0 -4.3 3.7 6.6 10.7 6.2 1.1 .9 1.8 .8 5.0 4.3 5.0 -2.5 -2.8 -.6 19.7 23.5 19.5 22.8 19.3 22.5 19.2 22.7 -15.1 -29.5 -12.4 -25.0 -19.5 -27.9 -9.8 -12.9 -13.8 -27.3 -14.8 -20.8 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ........................................... Personal care 1 ...................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 298.3 450.7 173.2 156.3 187.1 270.9 295.2 434.1 173.7 156.0 188.0 271.9 301.7 462.7 173.9 156.2 188.7 272.4 299.1 450.1 174.0 155.4 189.1 273.3 4.5 5.6 3.8 4.5 2.6 7.1 10.5 23.1 3.3 1.6 3.3 4.5 1.4 2.2 2.1 .5 -.6 4.7 1.1 -.5 1.9 -2.3 4.3 3.6 7.5 14.0 3.6 3.0 2.9 5.8 1.2 .8 2.0 -.9 1.8 4.1 148.9 175.7 133.6 142.1 123.5 157.0 122.8 203.4 192.5 106.8 132.0 111.9 118.9 204.4 286.3 238.8 149.8 176.0 134.7 146.0 125.1 162.5 122.2 203.8 192.8 106.9 132.4 112.3 119.5 205.1 287.5 238.9 151.2 176.0 136.7 148.7 124.8 167.0 122.0 204.4 193.5 107.2 132.4 112.6 119.0 205.8 289.0 239.1 150.3 175.7 135.6 147.0 123.8 165.1 122.0 205.1 193.9 107.6 133.3 112.7 119.1 207.1 290.6 240.0 -5.1 3.5 -10.3 -14.3 -4.1 -18.5 -2.2 3.0 4.4 -.4 -11.1 3.7 7.9 5.6 4.4 4.4 -2.6 2.1 -6.0 -9.6 .6 -13.5 -1.0 2.4 3.9 1.1 -16.4 2.9 2.1 3.9 5.1 3.3 -2.6 2.3 -5.2 -5.7 -4.7 -5.9 -5.4 3.2 4.9 -1.1 -8.6 3.7 3.8 4.6 4.2 3.2 3.8 .0 6.1 14.5 1.0 22.3 -2.6 3.4 2.9 3.0 4.0 2.9 .7 5.4 6.1 2.0 -3.9 2.8 -8.2 -12.0 -1.7 -16.1 -1.6 2.7 4.1 .4 -13.8 3.3 4.9 4.7 4.7 3.8 .5 1.1 .3 3.9 -1.9 7.3 -4.0 3.3 3.9 .9 -2.5 3.3 2.2 5.0 5.1 2.6 173.6 166.4 169.3 135.3 144.4 158.4 159.1 190.1 196.5 112.1 182.5 184.4 145.0 101.9 211.4 174.3 167.2 169.9 136.4 148.2 163.5 161.2 190.7 197.0 116.7 182.7 184.5 144.7 110.2 211.8 175.5 168.3 170.9 138.4 150.8 167.7 162.7 191.1 197.6 122.5 183.0 185.0 145.0 121.2 212.4 175.4 168.0 170.7 137.3 149.2 165.8 161.8 192.0 198.3 120.9 183.1 185.2 144.4 117.4 213.1 -1.6 -2.6 -.9 -9.7 -13.2 -16.4 -5.7 2.4 3.4 -31.7 2.9 2.7 -.8 -46.3 4.6 -.5 -1.7 -.2 -5.6 -9.3 -12.2 -3.7 .6 2.1 -30.1 2.9 3.3 2.2 -41.6 3.9 .5 -1.0 .5 -5.1 -5.1 -5.6 -1.7 .8 2.7 -11.0 1.8 1.5 -3.5 -13.6 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 6.0 14.0 20.0 7.0 4.1 3.7 35.3 1.3 1.7 -1.6 76.2 3.3 -1.0 -2.1 -.6 -7.7 -11.3 -14.3 -4.7 1.5 2.7 -30.9 2.9 3.0 .7 -44.0 4.2 2.3 1.4 1.9 .3 4.0 6.4 2.5 2.4 3.2 9.8 1.5 1.6 -2.6 23.4 3.8 Commodity and service group Commodities ............................................................................. Food and beverages ............................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................ Services ..................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ....................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... Transportation services ........................................................... Medical care services .............................................................. Other services ......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ..................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables .............................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ....................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W U.S. city average ........................................... Indexes Percent change to May2002 from— Pricing schedule 1 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Mar. 2002 Percent change to Apr.2002 from— Apr. 2002 Apr. 2001 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 M 173.7 174.7 175.8 175.8 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.3 1.2 0.6 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 182.3 182.8 110.1 183.1 183.6 110.8 184.2 184.5 111.7 184.1 184.3 111.7 1.4 1.5 1.2 .5 .4 .8 -.1 -.1 .0 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.0 .9 1.5 .6 .5 .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 168.1 169.4 109.2 169.1 170.6 109.7 170.3 172.2 110.2 170.3 172.0 110.3 -.2 .6 -1.5 .7 .8 .5 .0 -.1 .1 .8 1.5 -.4 1.3 1.7 .9 .7 .9 .5 M 164.3 164.8 166.0 166.1 -.2 .8 .1 .5 1.0 .7 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 168.6 169.5 108.7 169.6 170.5 109.3 170.8 171.7 110.2 170.8 171.9 110.1 .5 1.3 .2 .7 .8 .7 .0 .1 -.1 .7 1.4 .5 1.3 1.3 1.4 .7 .7 .8 M 168.9 170.2 171.2 171.1 -.5 .5 -.1 -.3 1.4 .6 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 178.1 178.6 111.8 179.0 179.5 112.2 180.0 180.5 112.9 180.0 181.0 112.3 1.9 2.3 1.3 .6 .8 .1 .0 .3 -.5 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 .6 .6 .6 M M M 160.5 109.5 169.3 161.3 110.1 170.2 162.4 110.9 171.3 162.5 110.7 171.1 1.4 .0 .0 .7 .5 .5 .1 -.2 -.1 1.9 .7 .5 1.2 1.3 1.2 .7 .7 .6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 172.4 172.8 173.5 173.8 174.8 174.8 175.3 175.4 .7 2.9 1.0 .9 .3 .3 1.3 3.1 1.4 1.2 .7 .6 M 184.7 185.6 186.6 186.4 1.9 .4 -.1 2.6 1.0 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 193.2 164.1 171.4 111.4 - 193.3 164.0 172.5 112.4 1.7 -1.0 2.0 2.3 .1 -.1 .6 .9 - - - - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 173.2 170.5 154.3 172.3 - 175.5 173.4 156.8 172.5 - - - - 1.0 2.5 -.6 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.6 .1 - 2 2 2 181.4 186.8 182.5 - 182.3 188.8 183.6 - - - - .9 2.1 2.3 .5 1.1 .6 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Apr. 2002 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 179.9 538.9 179.9 538.9 1.2 0.0 - - - Food and beverages ......................................................................... Food ............................................................................................... Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ...................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................................... Dairy and related products ......................................................... Fruits and vegetables ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....................... Other food at home ..................................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Other foods ............................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... Food away from home .................................................................. Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... 16.393 15.403 9.661 1.535 2.620 1.093 1.427 1.023 1.961 .364 .297 1.301 .307 5.743 .182 .990 176.8 176.2 176.5 198.1 162.5 168.5 223.4 140.4 161.8 159.8 156.6 178.2 108.7 177.1 116.3 183.2 176.5 175.9 175.7 198.3 162.4 168.7 221.9 138.5 160.2 158.3 156.0 176.3 109.3 177.5 116.5 183.5 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.6 1.0 2.4 4.1 .3 .4 1.6 .8 -.1 .5 2.5 3.6 2.8 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 -.1 .1 -.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.9 -.4 -1.1 .6 .2 .2 .2 Housing ............................................................................................ Shelter ............................................................................................ Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 2 ......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................................ Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................... Household operations 1 ................................................................. 40.516 31.037 7.300 2.306 21.064 .366 4.934 3.998 .276 3.722 .936 4.545 .959 179.4 207.2 198.5 121.9 213.3 107.2 140.6 124.2 115.6 130.9 112.5 129.2 118.2 179.5 207.3 198.9 119.9 213.7 107.5 141.6 125.2 114.7 132.1 112.6 129.1 118.2 2.0 3.9 4.1 -.1 4.3 .7 -6.4 -8.5 -13.0 -8.1 3.2 .2 3.1 .1 .0 .2 -1.6 .2 .3 .7 .8 -.8 .9 .1 -.1 .0 Apparel ............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ......................................................... Footwear ......................................................................................... 4.242 1.187 1.687 .250 .769 128.0 125.8 120.7 128.4 124.5 126.3 124.6 117.9 127.0 124.9 -2.7 -3.5 -3.6 -2.8 .4 -1.3 -1.0 -2.3 -1.1 .3 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation ..................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks .................................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment .............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ......................................... Public transportation ....................................................................... 16.639 15.281 7.328 4.604 1.824 2.578 2.559 .533 1.656 1.357 154.3 150.2 99.3 140.3 151.7 121.6 120.9 106.9 188.8 209.4 154.5 150.2 99.0 139.7 151.7 121.6 120.9 106.9 189.7 211.9 -3.0 -3.3 -2.4 -1.8 -4.7 -17.2 -17.2 2.4 3.9 1.2 .1 .0 -.3 -.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5 1.2 Medical care ..................................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................................. Medical care services ..................................................................... Professional services 2 .................................................................. Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 5.995 1.295 4.700 2.933 1.502 283.5 255.0 290.4 252.6 362.6 284.5 255.6 291.5 253.0 365.2 4.8 3.6 5.1 2.9 9.0 .4 .2 .4 .2 .7 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Apr. 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.909 1.629 106.5 102.9 106.4 103.0 1.3 1.4 -0.1 .1 Education and communication 1 ........................................................ Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................................... Communication 1 ............................................................................. Information and information processing 1 ...................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 4 ............................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.397 2.914 .215 2.699 2.483 2.279 2.146 106.7 123.3 314.7 354.2 91.8 90.5 98.1 107.3 123.5 315.5 354.6 92.8 91.6 99.4 3.2 6.1 8.5 5.9 -.1 -.2 .7 .6 .2 .3 .1 1.1 1.2 1.3 .133 .054 18.8 22.9 18.7 23.1 -13.8 -24.0 -.5 .9 Other goods and services ................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ...................................................... Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ................................................................. Personal care services ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services .................................................. 4.909 1.402 3.507 .719 1.000 1.562 294.1 461.5 174.4 155.4 187.9 273.3 292.0 449.3 174.6 154.8 188.2 274.3 4.2 7.3 3.0 1.0 2.2 5.1 -.7 -2.6 .1 -.4 .2 .4 40.624 16.393 24.231 13.948 4.242 9.706 10.283 59.376 30.671 .366 3.722 .936 .959 7.010 4.700 11.012 151.3 176.8 136.6 148.2 128.0 164.6 122.1 208.3 215.8 107.2 130.9 112.5 118.2 208.4 290.4 243.8 150.8 176.5 136.0 147.1 126.3 163.8 121.9 208.8 215.9 107.5 132.1 112.6 118.2 209.5 291.5 244.6 -1.4 2.1 -3.4 -4.2 -2.7 -4.8 -2.4 3.1 3.9 .7 -8.1 3.2 3.1 4.5 5.1 3.5 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.7 -1.3 -.5 -.2 .2 .0 .3 .9 .1 .0 .5 .4 .3 84.597 68.963 94.005 25.221 14.938 10.696 30.341 28.705 54.676 6.576 93.424 78.020 22.366 2.855 55.654 180.6 171.2 174.4 138.4 150.3 165.5 162.6 215.3 201.1 121.8 187.6 190.4 145.5 121.2 216.2 $ .556 $ .186 180.6 171.2 174.4 137.8 149.3 164.9 162.0 216.3 201.5 122.4 187.5 190.4 144.7 121.2 216.6 $ .556 $ .186 1.1 .2 1.0 -3.2 -3.7 -4.1 -1.0 2.3 3.0 -12.6 2.5 2.6 -.7 -16.8 3.9 .0 .0 .0 -.4 -.7 -.4 -.4 .5 .2 .5 -.1 .0 -.5 .0 .2 - - Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ........................................... Apparel ......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......................... Durables ......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. Household operations 1 ..................................................................... Transportation services .................................................................... Medical care services ....................................................................... Other services .................................................................................. Special indexes All items less food ............................................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................. Commodities less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................................... Nondurables ....................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. Services less medical care services ................................................... Energy ................................................................................................ All items less energy ........................................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ..................................................................... Services less energy services ........................................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Apr. 2002 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 176.0 524.3 175.9 524.0 0.9 -0.1 - - - Food and beverages ......................................................................... Food ............................................................................................... Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ...................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................................... Dairy and related products ......................................................... Fruits and vegetables ................................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....................... Other food at home ..................................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Other foods ............................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................... Food away from home .................................................................. Other food away from home 1 ..................................................... Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... 18.048 16.993 10.838 1.682 3.127 1.202 1.483 1.162 2.183 .406 .340 1.437 .343 6.155 .224 1.055 176.1 175.6 175.4 197.7 162.4 168.2 222.2 139.8 161.3 159.4 156.2 178.5 108.8 177.0 116.7 183.3 175.7 175.2 174.6 198.1 162.1 168.3 220.2 137.7 159.9 158.0 155.6 176.8 109.3 177.4 116.9 183.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.7 .9 2.2 4.1 .4 .5 1.4 .8 .2 .6 2.5 3.9 2.9 -.2 -.2 -.5 .2 -.2 .1 -.9 -1.5 -.9 -.9 -.4 -1.0 .5 .2 .2 -.1 Housing ............................................................................................ Shelter ............................................................................................ Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 2 ......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 .......................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ............................................. Fuels and utilities ............................................................................ Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................... Household operations 1 ................................................................. 37.348 28.251 8.858 1.340 17.737 .316 5.046 4.121 .243 3.877 .925 4.051 .426 174.7 200.9 197.8 122.4 193.8 107.2 139.9 123.1 115.5 129.9 112.6 125.4 118.4 174.9 201.0 198.2 118.9 194.2 107.6 141.1 124.3 114.7 131.3 112.7 125.3 118.5 1.9 3.9 4.1 -.8 4.2 .7 -6.4 -8.4 -12.8 -8.1 3.3 -.3 3.0 .1 .0 .2 -2.9 .2 .4 .9 1.0 -.7 1.1 .1 -.1 .1 Apparel ............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ......................................................... Footwear ......................................................................................... 4.577 1.291 1.698 .318 .928 126.8 125.9 118.5 130.8 125.1 125.2 124.5 115.7 129.3 125.3 -2.6 -3.6 -3.7 -2.0 .6 -1.3 -1.1 -2.4 -1.1 .2 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation ..................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................... New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks .................................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment .............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ......................................... Public transportation ....................................................................... 18.798 17.737 8.672 4.836 3.061 3.192 3.168 .661 1.727 1.061 153.4 150.7 99.6 141.6 152.6 121.8 121.2 105.8 190.3 204.3 153.5 150.6 99.3 140.8 152.6 121.8 121.2 105.8 191.3 206.5 -3.6 -3.8 -2.6 -1.8 -4.7 -17.4 -17.4 2.1 3.9 1.5 .1 -.1 -.3 -.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5 1.1 Medical care ..................................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................................. Medical care services ..................................................................... Professional services 2 .................................................................. Hospital and related services 2 ...................................................... 4.906 .956 3.950 2.490 1.238 282.1 249.7 289.7 254.7 357.3 283.1 250.2 290.8 255.1 359.7 4.7 3.5 5.0 2.9 8.8 .4 .2 .4 .2 .7 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 2001 Unadjusted percent change to May 2002 from— Unadjusted indexes Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Apr. 2002 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ............................................................................ 5.670 1.810 104.9 102.2 104.8 102.3 1.1 1.2 -0.1 .1 Education and communication 1 ........................................................ Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................................... Communication 1 ............................................................................. Information and information processing 1 ...................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 4 ............................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................... 5.277 2.684 .213 2.471 2.593 2.442 2.329 106.6 123.5 318.9 347.6 93.0 92.2 98.2 107.3 123.7 319.7 347.9 94.1 93.3 99.5 3.1 6.0 8.6 5.7 .1 -.1 .7 .7 .2 .3 .1 1.2 1.2 1.3 .113 .044 19.4 22.4 19.4 22.7 -13.4 -24.1 .0 1.3 Other goods and services ................................................................. Tobacco and smoking products ...................................................... Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ................................................................. Personal care services ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal services .................................................. 5.376 2.053 3.323 .813 1.006 1.314 302.7 462.5 173.9 155.8 188.6 273.0 299.8 450.5 174.1 155.2 188.9 274.0 4.5 7.3 2.8 .9 2.3 5.1 -1.0 -2.6 .1 -.4 .2 .4 45.337 18.048 27.289 15.269 4.577 10.692 12.020 54.663 27.936 .316 3.877 .925 .426 6.882 3.950 10.351 152.1 176.1 138.0 150.1 126.8 167.8 122.5 204.3 193.6 107.2 129.9 112.6 118.4 206.8 289.7 238.9 151.4 175.7 137.3 149.0 125.2 166.8 122.3 204.8 193.6 107.6 131.3 112.7 118.5 207.8 290.8 239.9 -1.6 2.0 -3.7 -4.6 -2.6 -5.4 -2.5 3.1 3.9 .7 -8.1 3.3 3.0 5.2 5.0 3.3 -.5 -.2 -.5 -.7 -1.3 -.6 -.2 .2 .0 .4 1.1 .1 .1 .5 .4 .4 83.007 71.749 95.094 28.344 16.324 11.747 33.317 26.728 50.713 7.312 92.688 75.695 24.909 3.435 50.786 176.0 168.8 171.3 139.7 152.2 168.4 163.6 191.0 197.4 121.6 183.6 185.7 146.2 121.6 212.6 $ .568 $ .191 175.9 168.7 171.2 139.0 151.0 167.6 162.8 191.9 197.9 122.2 183.4 185.5 145.3 121.6 213.0 $ .568 $ .191 .7 -.2 .7 -3.5 -4.2 -4.7 -1.2 2.2 2.9 -13.1 2.3 2.4 -.8 -17.1 4.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.8 -.5 -.5 .5 .3 .5 -.1 -.1 -.6 .0 .2 - - Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ........................................... Apparel ......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......................... Durables ......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of shelter 3 ................................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............................. Household operations 1 ..................................................................... Transportation services .................................................................... Medical care services ....................................................................... Other services .................................................................................. Special indexes All items less food ............................................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................. Commodities less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food ........................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................................... Nondurables ....................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter 3 .............................................................. Services less medical care services ................................................... Energy ................................................................................................ All items less energy ........................................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ..................................................................... Services less energy services ........................................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................... 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. - 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area 1 U.S. city average ........................................... Percent change to May 2002 from— Pricing schedule Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Mar. 2002 Percent change to Apr. 2002 from— Apr. 2002 Apr. 2001 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 M 177.9 178.8 179.9 179.9 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.1 0.6 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 186.1 187.8 110.6 187.0 188.5 111.4 187.8 189.2 112.1 187.7 189.1 112.2 1.7 1.9 1.3 .4 .3 .7 -.1 -.1 .1 2.0 2.3 1.3 .9 .7 1.4 .4 .4 .6 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 172.7 174.9 109.7 173.7 176.0 110.3 174.8 177.3 110.9 174.9 177.3 111.0 .4 1.0 -.5 .7 .7 .6 .1 .0 .1 1.2 1.7 .5 1.2 1.4 1.1 .6 .7 .5 M 166.5 167.0 168.0 168.2 .2 .7 .1 .8 .9 .6 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 171.1 172.2 109.4 172.2 173.3 110.2 173.4 174.5 111.0 173.4 174.7 110.9 1.0 1.6 .7 .7 .8 .6 .0 .1 -.1 1.2 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 .7 .7 .7 M 168.6 169.8 170.5 170.7 -.2 .5 .1 -.1 1.1 .4 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 183.3 185.3 112.6 184.0 186.1 112.9 185.1 187.2 113.7 185.0 187.7 112.7 2.0 2.3 1.4 .5 .9 -.2 -.1 .3 -.9 2.6 2.6 2.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 .6 .7 M M M 162.5 110.2 170.7 163.3 110.8 171.5 164.3 111.6 172.5 164.4 111.4 172.5 1.7 .6 .3 .7 .5 .6 .1 -.2 .0 2.1 1.3 .8 1.1 1.3 1.1 .6 .7 .6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 178.6 179.9 179.7 180.8 180.7 181.9 181.2 182.4 .8 2.8 .8 .9 .3 .3 1.3 3.0 1.2 1.1 .6 .6 M 189.9 190.9 191.7 191.5 2.2 .3 -.1 2.7 .9 .4 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 194.6 173.4 172.2 111.7 - 194.7 173.3 173.1 112.6 2.0 -.2 2.2 2.3 .1 -.1 .5 .8 - - - - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 175.4 176.6 156.5 175.1 - 178.7 179.1 158.8 175.5 - - - - 1.2 2.6 -.4 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.5 .2 - 2 2 2 182.1 191.0 187.2 - 183.1 193.2 188.5 - - - - 1.0 2.2 2.3 .5 1.2 .7 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area 1 U.S. city average ........................................... Percent change to May 2002 from— Pricing schedule Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 May 2001 Mar. 2002 Percent change to Apr. 2002 from— Apr. 2002 Apr. 2001 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 M 173.8 174.7 176.0 175.9 0.9 0.7 -0.1 1.4 1.3 0.7 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 182.4 183.0 110.1 183.2 183.7 110.8 184.3 184.5 111.8 184.1 184.3 111.7 1.4 1.5 1.2 .5 .3 .8 -.1 -.1 -.1 1.9 2.1 1.5 1.0 .8 1.5 .6 .4 .9 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 168.2 169.6 109.3 169.3 170.7 109.9 170.6 172.2 110.6 170.6 172.2 110.6 -.1 .7 -1.3 .8 .9 .6 .0 .0 .0 .9 1.5 .0 1.4 1.5 1.2 .8 .9 .6 M 164.1 164.5 165.8 165.9 -.3 .9 .1 .4 1.0 .8 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 168.7 169.2 108.9 169.8 170.2 109.6 171.2 171.6 110.6 171.1 171.7 110.4 .6 1.2 .5 .8 .9 .7 -.1 .1 -.2 .9 1.4 .8 1.5 1.4 1.6 .8 .8 .9 M 169.4 170.7 171.7 171.8 -.1 .6 .1 -.1 1.4 .6 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 178.2 178.4 112.1 178.8 179.2 112.4 180.0 180.2 113.3 179.8 180.7 112.2 1.8 2.1 1.2 .6 .8 -.2 -.1 .3 -1.0 2.4 2.4 2.6 1.0 1.0 1.1 .7 .6 .8 M M M 160.5 109.7 169.5 161.3 110.3 170.3 162.4 111.2 171.4 162.4 111.0 171.4 1.4 .3 .2 .7 .6 .6 .0 -.2 .0 1.9 1.0 .5 1.2 1.4 1.1 .7 .8 .6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 172.2 172.3 173.2 173.2 174.4 174.1 175.0 174.6 .6 2.4 1.0 .8 .3 .3 1.0 2.7 1.3 1.0 .7 .5 M 184.7 185.6 186.6 186.5 1.9 .5 -.1 2.6 1.0 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 - 193.2 164.8 171.6 111.1 - 193.2 164.9 172.4 112.1 1.6 -.4 2.0 2.0 .0 .1 .5 .9 - - - - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 172.7 171.1 153.8 172.0 - 175.5 173.6 156.4 172.9 - - - - 1.0 2.7 -.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 .5 - 2 2 2 181.4 186.8 182.2 - 182.4 188.9 183.4 - - - - .9 2.2 2.2 .6 1.1 .7 - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................ Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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