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TEXT Table Table Table Table Table Table 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 6. Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer Price Price Price Price Price Price Index Index Index Index Index Index for for for for for for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Patrick C. Jackman (202) 606-7000 CPI Quickline: (202) 606-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-5902 USDL-94-591 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Wednesday, December 14, 1994 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--NOVEMBER 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in November to a level of 149.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI-U increased 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November 1994 CPI-W level of 147.3 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in November 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in November, following an increase of 0.1 percent in October. The larger advance in November was primarily the result of an upturn in the energy index, which rose 0.7 percent after declining 0.7 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The food index also contributed to the larger advance in the overall CPI-U, increasing 0.2 percent in November after registering no change in October. The CPI-U excluding food and energy increased 0.2 percent in November, the same as in each of the 2 preceding months. Table A. Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.|Nov. 94|Nov94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .3 | 2.2 | 2.7 Food and beverages| .3 .3 .5 .3 .3 .1 .2 | 2.2 | 2.3 Housing | .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .3 | 2.2 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| .4 .6 -.4 -1.0 -.1 -.5 -.2 | -2.7 | -1.5 Transportation | -.4 .6 1.0 1.0 .1 -.2 .1 | .3 | 3.4 Medical care | .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6 .3 | 5.4 | 4.8 Entertainment | .3 -.1 .3 .0 .1 .1 .7 | 3.5 | 2.6 Other goods & serv| .6 .4 .4 .2 .1 .4 .4 | 3.8 | 4.4 Special indexes: | Energy |-1.0 .1 1.8 1.4 -.7 -.7 .7 | -2.6 | 1.9 Food | .3 .3 .5 .4 .3 .0 .2 | 2.2 | 2.4 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 | 2.3 | 2.8 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 11 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), the same as the increase for all of 1993. The food index has increased at a annual rate of 2.1 percent and energy costs at a 2.8 percent rate. The year-to-date annual rate for the index for all items less food and energy thus far in 1994 was 2.8 percent. This follows a 3.2 percent increase in all of 1993 and continues the moderating pattern evident in this component since 1990. The food and beverage index rose 0.2 percent in November. Grocery store food prices, which declined 0.1 percent in October, increased 0.1 percent in November. The indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for other food at home, which fell in October, increased 0.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively, in November and accounted for the upturn in the grocery store food index. Price declines for beef and poultry were more than offset by increases in the indexes for pork, eggs, and fish and seafood. The indexes for dairy products and for fruits and vegetables also registered small increases in November, advancing 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively. A substantial rise in fresh vegetable prices was largely offset by a decline in the indexes for processed fruits and vegetables. The index for fresh fruits was unchanged. The index for cereal and bakery products declined for the second consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in November. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.3 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. The housing component rose 0.3 percent in November, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. Shelter costs, which increased 0.2 percent in October, rose 0.3 percent in November. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.3 percent; homeowners' costs, 0.4 percent; and maintenance and repair costs, 0. 3 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities turned up in November, advancing 0.5 percent after registering declines in each of the 2 preceding months. The index for household fuels rose 0.8 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for each of the three major fuels. The index for fuel oil, which had declined 3.3 percent during the 2 preceding months, increased 0.2 percent in November. The indexes for natural gas and electricity rose 0.8 and 0.9 percent, respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 1.7 percent, reflecting the change to off-season rates in some areas.) The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.1 percent in November, as increases in the indexes for water and sewerage maintenance, refuse collection, and cable television more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for telephone services. The 0.4 percent increase in charges for cable television was its first advance in 8 months. During the 11-month period ended in November, these charges have fallen 3.0 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation fell 0.2 percent as a slight increase in the index for housefurnishings was more than offset by price declines for most housekeeping supplies and services. The transportation index, which decreased slightly in October, increased 0.1 percent in November, largely as a result of an upturn in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline, which had declined in each of the 2 preceding months, rose 0.6 percent in November. Thus far in 1994, gasoline prices have increased 6.3 percent. Despite this advance, gasoline prices are 14.3 percent lower than their peak level in December 1990. Also contributing to the November transportation advance were increases in the indexes for automobile finance charges, automoble insurance, and used cars. Automobile finance charges continued to increase, advancing 1.5 percent in November and 18.5 percent thus far in 1994. Used car prices rose 1.4 percent in November, the same as in October, and have increased 6.7 percent in the past 11 months. The index for automobile insurance costs increased 0.7 percent in November. Partially offsetting the above mentioned increases were decreases in the indexes for public transportation and new vehicles. The index for public transportation declined for the third consecutive month--down 2.1 percent in November--reflecting another drop in airline fares. The index for airline fares fell 4.2 percent in November and have declined 7.7 percent since August. The index for new vehicles, which was unchanged in October, declined 0.3 percent in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for new vehicles rose 0.7 percent in both October and November. As of November, the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about 55 percent of the new car sample.) The index for apparel and upkeep declined for the fifth consecutive month, down 0.2 percent in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 0.9 percent.) Medical care costs, which rose 0.6 percent in October, increased 0.3 percent in November and are 4.8 percent higher than a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.4 percent in November. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent, with charges for professional services and hospital and related services up 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. The entertainment index advanced 0.7 percent in November, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. Substantial increases were recorded in the indexes for sporting goods and equipment and for fees for participant sports. The index for other goods and services rose 0.4 percent in November, the same as in October. The index for personal expenses-which includes charges for legal and financial services and funeral expenses--rose 0.5 percent. The index for tobacco and smoking products increased 0.1 percent in November. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) _________________________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in November. Table B. Percent Changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) ____________________________________________________________________ | Seasonally adjusted |Unadj |___________________________________________| | |Compnd | Expenditure | Changes from preceding month |ann rte|12-mo |___________________________________| 3-mos | category | 1994 | ended |ended |___________________________________| | | May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.|Nov. 94|Nov94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 .3 | 1.9 | 2.7 Food and beverages| .3 .2 .5 .4 .3 .0 .2 | 1.9 | 2.2 Housing | .1 .1 .1 .4 .1 .1 .2 | 2.0 | 2.4 Apparel and upkeep| .5 .5 -.2 -.9 -.2 -.6 -.3 | -4.2 | -1.5 Transportation | -.2 .6 1.1 1.0 .2 -.1 .3 | 1.5 | 3.9 Medical care | .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .6 .4 | 5.4 | 4.8 Entertainment | .4 .1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .7 | 3.3 | 2.6 Other goods & serv| .5 .4 .4 .4 .1 .4 .5 | 3.7 | 4.3 Special indexes: | Energy |-1.1 .4 1.9 1.6 -.8 -.9 .7 | -3.7 | 2.0 Food | .3 .2 .5 .5 .3 .0 .1 | 1.7 | 2.3 AI - food & energy| .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 | 2.4 | 2.8 ____________________________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for December will be released on Wednesday, January 11, 1995, 8:30 A.M. (EST). Releases for the remainder of 1995: Aug. 11 Sep. 13 Oct. 13 Nov. 15 Dec. 13 Jan. 12, 1996 Feb. 15 Mar. 16 Apr. 12 May 12 June 13 July 14 CPI ANNOUNCEMENT Effective with the release of data for January 1995, on February 15, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will introduce several technical improvements in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index designed to make the index a more accurate measure of price change. These improvements, which stem from findings of research conducted by BLS staff, will affect the food at home, shelter, and prescription drug components of the CPI. The change to the food at home component improves the outlet sample rotation process. (Approximately 20 percent of CPI outlet samples are updated annually.) Empirical evidence has established that current procedures for the routine introduction of new samples tend to overstate price change for the newly sampled items immediately following their introduction. Since the food at home component of the index is particularly sensitive to this effect, new measures designed to lessen its impact will be used in the calculation of the food at home component beginning with January 1995 data. In addition, two changes are being made in the way in which the shelter component of the CPI is calculated. First, the imputation formula for estimating owners' equivalent rent, which relies upon a matching of a sample of residential rental units to a sample of homeowner units, will be improved. Second, additional BLS research has indicated that current procedures, both for residential rent and for owners' implicit rent, tend to understate the short-term rent change. Beginning with data for January 1995, BLS will incorporate an improved estimate. Research on this issue will continue during the course of the upcoming CPI revision, and, if this research yields further improvements in the estimates of rent changes, they will be incorporated into the index as part of the revision effort. Finally, the procedure for handling the introduction into the index of generic versions of formerly patented drugs into the index will be changed. The current practice of directly comparing the prices of patented and generic drugs only when the patented drug is no longer available in the sampled outlet will be changed. A new procedure, which will reflect the rate at which consumers switch their purchases from patented to generic versions of a drug, will be employed beginning with CPI data for January 1995. The basic research papers on these topics are available from the BLS by calling 202-606-7000. These changes are explained more fully in the CPI Detailed Report for October 1994. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Oct. Nov. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1994 fromNov. 1993 Oct. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromAug. to Sept. to Oct. to Sept. Oct. Nov. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 149.5 448.0 149.7 448.6 2.7 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 17.398 15.799 9.853 1.454 2.984 1.186 1.909 2.320 .331 .246 .712 1.030 5.946 1.600 145.6 145.0 144.8 164.6 136.8 131.5 162.9 139.5 135.6 135.0 132.7 148.5 146.4 151.6 145.9 145.3 145.1 163.7 136.9 131.7 165.7 139.0 134.5 134.3 132.4 148.1 146.8 151.9 2.3 2.4 2.8 3.7 -.3 1.7 3.3 6.1 .6 3.9 14.7 2.6 1.8 1.3 .2 .2 .2 -.5 .1 .2 1.7 -.4 -.8 -.5 -.2 -.3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 -.5 .6 .7 .5 .3 .9 .7 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 .0 .4 -.3 .0 .5 -.4 -.4 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.2 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .5 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... 41.394 27.948 7.984 5.771 2.213 19.768 19.386 .382 145.7 162.0 169.8 155.2 194.0 167.5 167.8 154.5 145.5 162.1 168.9 155.6 189.2 167.9 168.2 155.0 2.5 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.9 -.1 .1 -.5 .3 -2.5 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 -.1 .3 -1.0 .5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .5 .1 1.5 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 .196 130.8 131.2 2.6 .3 .3 -.6 .3 Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ .118 135.9 136.4 4.8 .4 .3 .1 .4 .078 7.262 3.983 123.8 122.4 110.8 124.3 121.8 109.9 -.5 .5 -.2 .4 -.5 -.8 .3 -.4 -.5 -1.7 -.2 -.4 .4 .5 .8 .369 87.0 87.7 -1.9 .8 -.4 -1.9 -.1 3.614 118.5 117.3 .0 -1.0 -.6 -.2 .8 3.279 6.183 3.601 1.109 1.473 150.4 121.4 110.9 133.7 139.4 150.5 121.1 110.8 132.6 139.1 1.3 .7 .4 .5 1.5 .1 -.2 -.1 -.8 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.3 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.4 1.0 .2 .1 -.2 .1 -1.2 -.1 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.897 5.333 1.389 2.421 .203 .781 .539 .564 135.2 132.3 128.9 133.4 128.6 125.5 151.4 156.4 134.2 131.1 129.2 130.5 131.2 125.7 150.8 156.3 -1.5 -1.8 -1.2 -3.7 2.9 -1.3 2.9 1.8 -.7 -.9 .2 -2.2 2.0 .2 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.1 .7 .1 .2 -1.3 -.6 .3 -.5 -.5 -.9 .0 -.7 -.4 -1.9 .1 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.0 1.3 .4 1.2 -.1 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 16.954 15.295 5.025 4.031 1.245 3.010 1.533 4.483 136.1 133.6 138.4 136.6 147.7 101.8 101.7 151.7 164.1 137.1 134.8 139.4 137.7 150.1 102.7 102.6 151.8 166.2 3.4 4.1 3.4 3.2 6.7 4.4 4.9 3.0 4.5 .7 .9 .7 .8 1.6 .9 .9 .1 1.3 .1 .2 .5 .5 1.0 -.9 -.6 .1 .4 -.2 .0 .0 .1 1.4 -1.1 -1.1 .3 .4 .1 .4 -.3 -.2 1.4 .5 .6 .2 .7 .629 103.1 104.0 1.3 .9 -.2 .2 .5 3.854 1.659 178.4 168.4 180.7 167.2 5.0 -3.4 1.3 -.7 .6 -.7 .5 -2.1 .8 -2.1 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.108 1.287 5.821 3.353 214.0 202.2 216.8 195.1 214.7 202.7 217.5 195.5 4.8 3.1 5.2 4.5 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .0 .4 .4 .6 .4 .6 .6 .3 .4 .3 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.351 1.986 2.365 151.0 136.9 167.7 151.6 137.3 168.6 2.6 2.2 3.0 .4 .3 .5 .1 .5 -.2 .1 -.4 .4 .7 .4 .9 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 6.897 1.601 1.184 201.9 221.3 145.3 202.3 221.4 145.7 4.4 3.2 2.0 .2 .0 .3 .1 .3 .1 .4 .8 .1 .4 .1 .3 .628 .556 4.112 .249 3.863 142.0 148.7 228.8 207.7 230.6 142.3 149.2 229.2 207.7 231.1 1.5 2.4 5.5 3.9 5.7 .2 .3 .2 .0 .2 -.1 .3 .0 .0 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.2 .4 .2 .3 .6 .3 .6 100.000 43.547 17.398 26.149 15.579 5.333 149.5 134.9 145.6 128.3 130.2 132.3 149.7 135.2 145.9 128.6 130.1 131.1 2.7 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.2 -1.8 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.1 -.9 .2 .1 .3 .1 -.5 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 .3 .1 .2 .0 .0 -.2 10.245 10.570 56.453 27.337 132.2 125.7 164.6 168.6 132.5 126.5 164.7 168.6 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4 .2 .6 .1 .0 .0 .2 .2 .0 -.5 .0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 8.900 7.046 5.821 7.349 136.3 169.5 216.8 188.5 135.8 170.5 217.5 189.0 1.0 2.6 5.2 4.2 -.4 .6 .3 .3 -.3 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.2 .6 .3 .4 .0 .3 .6 84.201 72.052 80.232 92.892 27.749 17.178 11.845 32.977 29.116 150.4 146.1 150.7 145.9 129.3 131.4 133.2 138.1 172.2 150.6 146.3 150.9 146.1 129.5 131.2 133.5 138.2 172.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.7 1.1 2.5 1.8 3.0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.4 .0 .5 .1 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .1 -.2 .2 .1 .2 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables 2/ ............................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 50.632 6.993 93.007 77.208 159.7 105.8 155.5 158.0 159.8 105.7 155.7 158.2 3.0 1.9 2.8 2.8 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.7 .2 .2 .3 -.7 .2 .2 .3 .7 .2 .2 24.369 3.380 52.839 138.3 100.4 169.3 138.4 101.2 169.6 1.5 3.7 3.5 .1 .8 .2 .1 -.8 .2 .0 -1.2 .2 .1 .5 .3 - $.669 .223 $.668 .223 -2.6 - -.1 - -.3 - - .0 -.1 - Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 - - Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Feb. 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedMay Aug. Nov. May Nov. 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... 145.6 145.2 145.3 164.2 136.9 131.7 166.8 138.8 134.7 146.0 145.7 145.8 164.8 137.0 131.0 167.8 139.8 135.4 146.1 145.7 145.6 164.7 136.6 131.0 168.4 139.4 135.4 146.4 146.0 145.8 164.4 136.8 131.3 168.9 139.8 134.9 1.9 2.8 3.8 2.2 2.3 3.0 .6 .3 .0 6.7 .9 7.6 -11.0 .3 3.9 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 .9 5.6 2.8 2.1 -.6 4.5 4.8 7.5 4.8 -2.6 -4.7 18.4 20.8 -1.5 2.2 2.2 1.4 .5 -.3 -1.2 5.1 2.9 .6 1.3 1.3 1.1 4.9 .9 6.6 -4.4 1.2 1.6 3.4 3.5 4.4 2.6 -1.4 -3.0 11.6 11.5 -.4 Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 133.9 131.9 148.1 145.7 151.1 134.3 133.1 149.1 146.2 151.3 135.0 132.6 148.5 146.4 151.6 135.5 133.0 149.0 146.8 152.3 .9 -5.1 2.8 1.4 2.4 7.9 2.5 1.4 1.7 -.3 2.4 71.9 3.9 1.1 -.3 4.9 3.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 4.3 -1.4 2.1 1.5 1.1 3.6 33.3 3.2 2.1 1.5 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 145.2 160.9 169.2 154.5 197.4 166.1 166.4 154.0 145.4 161.4 169.1 155.0 195.5 166.9 167.2 154.3 145.6 161.8 169.9 155.1 198.4 167.2 167.5 154.5 146.0 162.3 170.4 155.5 199.3 167.8 168.0 155.0 2.8 3.9 2.9 4.0 -.2 4.3 4.5 .5 2.2 2.8 3.4 1.6 7.9 3.0 2.7 3.8 2.5 3.0 1.9 2.6 .4 3.2 3.2 8.8 2.2 3.5 2.9 2.6 3.9 4.2 3.9 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.2 2.4 3.3 2.4 2.6 2.1 3.7 3.5 5.6 131.2 135.4 125.6 123.1 111.2 131.6 135.8 126.0 122.6 110.6 130.8 135.9 123.8 122.4 110.2 131.2 136.4 124.3 123.0 111.1 4.8 3.1 7.2 1.6 .0 5.0 12.1 -4.3 -.3 -1.4 .6 1.2 -.3 1.0 1.5 .0 3.0 -4.1 -.3 -.4 4.9 7.5 1.3 .7 -.7 .3 2.1 -2.2 .3 .5 89.3 88.9 87.2 87.1 12.7 -11.7 2.7 -9.5 -.2 -3.6 118.9 150.6 121.5 111.6 132.4 138.9 118.2 150.3 121.4 111.3 132.8 139.1 118.0 150.4 121.4 110.9 134.1 139.4 119.0 150.5 121.1 111.0 132.5 139.2 -1.3 3.8 -.3 -.7 -.3 .9 -.7 1.1 2.3 2.9 .0 2.1 1.7 .5 2.0 1.8 2.5 1.7 .3 -.3 -1.3 -2.1 .3 .9 -1.0 2.4 1.0 1.1 -.2 1.5 1.0 .1 .3 -.2 1.4 1.3 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 133.1 129.9 127.3 128.6 129.2 126.1 152.6 155.9 133.0 129.8 128.2 128.7 129.4 124.5 151.7 156.3 132.4 129.1 127.0 128.7 128.5 124.0 148.8 156.4 132.2 128.9 127.0 127.4 130.2 124.5 150.6 156.3 -2.1 -2.4 -10.2 .3 2.9 2.2 -2.7 1.0 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.1 -9.4 .3 11.2 2.6 -3.2 -3.9 3.5 -12.9 17.1 -3.1 9.1 2.3 -2.7 -3.0 -.9 -3.7 3.1 -5.0 -5.1 1.0 .1 .0 -3.7 1.2 -3.5 1.3 4.0 1.8 -3.0 -3.5 1.3 -8.4 9.9 -4.0 1.7 1.7 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. 136.2 133.2 138.7 136.9 142.6 102.3 136.4 133.5 139.4 137.6 144.0 101.4 136.1 133.5 139.4 137.7 146.0 100.3 136.3 134.0 139.0 137.4 148.0 100.8 .3 .9 2.4 2.4 -7.6 .8 2.1 3.1 4.8 4.6 7.9 -6.1 11.0 10.2 5.4 4.5 12.1 32.8 .3 2.4 .9 1.5 16.0 -5.7 1.2 2.0 3.6 3.5 -.1 -2.7 5.5 6.2 3.1 3.0 14.0 11.9 Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 102.1 150.8 162.5 101.5 151.0 163.2 100.4 151.5 163.9 101.0 151.8 165.1 .4 3.3 1.3 -6.5 3.0 6.2 35.1 3.0 3.8 -4.2 2.7 6.6 -3.1 3.1 3.7 13.7 2.8 5.2 103.4 103.2 103.4 103.9 2.0 1.6 -.4 1.9 1.8 .8 176.4 176.4 177.4 175.1 178.2 171.5 179.6 167.9 1.2 -3.0 6.9 -7.0 4.4 17.9 7.5 -17.9 4.0 -5.0 5.9 -1.6 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 212.4 201.7 214.7 193.3 213.2 201.7 215.6 194.0 214.5 202.6 217.0 195.2 215.2 203.4 217.7 195.9 3.8 2.0 4.1 3.7 5.1 2.9 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.1 5.2 3.8 5.4 3.4 5.7 5.5 4.4 2.4 4.9 4.3 5.1 3.7 5.4 4.6 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 150.3 136.6 166.7 150.5 137.3 166.4 150.6 136.8 167.1 151.6 137.4 168.6 4.1 .3 7.0 2.2 5.2 -.2 .8 1.2 .7 3.5 2.4 4.6 3.1 2.7 3.3 2.1 1.8 2.7 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 200.6 221.3 145.0 200.8 221.9 145.1 201.6 223.7 145.3 202.5 223.9 145.7 2.9 -2.4 .3 6.9 8.8 4.0 3.9 2.0 1.7 3.8 4.8 1.9 4.9 3.1 2.1 3.9 3.4 1.8 141.9 148.3 225.4 207.1 226.6 141.8 148.7 225.5 207.1 226.8 142.0 148.7 226.2 206.7 227.6 142.3 149.2 227.6 207.4 229.0 -.6 1.4 5.7 6.4 5.8 4.9 2.8 6.9 4.8 7.1 .6 3.0 5.5 3.8 5.3 1.1 2.4 4.0 .6 4.3 2.2 2.1 6.3 5.6 6.5 .8 2.7 4.7 2.2 4.8 134.6 145.6 127.9 129.8 129.9 134.8 146.0 128.0 129.2 129.8 134.7 146.1 127.8 128.7 129.1 134.9 146.4 127.8 128.7 128.9 1.9 .0 .6 .0 .9 -2.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.6 1.6 2.5 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.7 -3.9 2.2 .9 2.2 -.3 -3.3 -3.0 2.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 .0 3.0 2.7 3.4 2.2 1.1 -3.5 132.8 125.6 163.9 168.2 132.8 125.9 164.2 168.2 132.2 125.9 164.6 168.6 132.5 126.2 165.1 168.6 -3.7 .7 3.3 6.3 4.8 4.3 3.0 1.0 11.3 4.2 3.5 5.4 -.9 1.9 3.0 1.0 .5 2.5 3.1 3.6 5.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 136.8 170.0 136.4 170.3 136.5 170.0 137.0 170.0 .6 .5 .6 2.9 2.1 6.9 .6 .0 .6 1.7 1.3 3.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 214.7 186.8 215.6 186.9 217.0 187.5 217.7 188.7 4.1 5.4 5.7 4.0 5.2 3.5 5.7 4.1 4.9 4.7 5.4 3.8 149.7 145.7 150.4 145.3 128.9 131.0 133.7 137.4 171.5 159.1 106.2 155.0 157.4 149.9 145.9 150.6 145.6 129.0 130.5 133.7 138.1 171.7 159.3 105.5 155.3 157.7 150.1 145.9 150.7 145.6 128.8 130.1 133.2 138.1 172.0 159.7 104.8 155.6 158.0 150.5 146.2 151.0 146.0 128.9 129.9 133.5 138.2 172.4 160.1 105.5 155.9 158.3 2.2 1.1 1.4 2.0 .0 .6 -2.7 -1.8 3.4 3.9 .4 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.6 4.1 3.9 2.6 2.1 -3.8 3.2 3.4 3.8 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.5 5.4 9.8 2.7 3.6 3.3 14.3 3.4 2.8 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 .0 -3.3 -.6 2.3 2.1 2.5 -2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.3 1.1 .6 1.0 3.0 3.0 -1.7 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.2 .9 4.5 2.5 2.8 2.9 5.5 2.9 2.6 137.6 100.9 168.5 137.8 100.1 168.9 137.8 98.9 169.3 137.9 99.4 169.8 -.3 2.1 3.7 3.6 -6.9 3.2 1.8 29.4 3.6 .9 -5.8 3.1 1.6 -2.5 3.4 1.3 10.4 3.4 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables 2/ ............................... Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Oct. Nov. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Nov. 1994 fromNov. 1993 Oct. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromAug. to Sept. to Oct. to Sept. Oct. Nov. Expenditure category All items .................................. 100.000 147.0 147.3 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 All items (1967=100) ....................... - 437.8 438.6 - - - - - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 19.344 17.622 11.187 1.660 3.513 1.321 2.019 2.674 .374 .283 .833 1.184 6.435 1.722 145.1 144.6 144.1 164.3 136.6 131.2 162.0 139.0 135.7 135.0 131.5 148.2 146.3 151.1 145.3 144.8 144.3 163.5 136.7 131.4 164.5 138.5 134.5 134.1 131.1 147.8 146.7 151.3 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.7 -.4 1.6 3.1 5.7 .7 3.8 13.0 2.5 1.9 1.1 .1 .1 .1 -.5 .1 .2 1.5 -.4 -.9 -.7 -.3 -.3 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.5 .5 .7 .5 .3 .8 .6 .2 .1 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .4 -.2 .1 .5 -.5 -.2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .2 -.4 .2 .6 .1 .3 .5 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 2/ 1/ .......... _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 39.004 25.682 8.095 6.628 1.467 17.399 17.074 .324 142.8 157.7 149.2 154.9 194.4 152.8 153.0 141.9 142.7 157.9 148.8 155.4 189.6 153.1 153.3 142.4 2.4 3.4 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.7 4.3 -.1 .1 -.3 .3 -2.5 .2 .2 .4 .1 .3 -.1 .2 -1.1 .5 .5 .2 .1 .3 .5 .2 1.6 .3 .3 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .5 .3 .3 .4 .188 .102 131.0 139.5 131.4 140.0 2.2 4.9 .3 .4 .4 .2 -.6 .1 .3 .4 .085 7.523 4.093 120.0 122.0 110.2 120.2 121.5 109.3 -1.0 .4 -.2 .2 -.4 -.8 .6 -.4 -.5 -1.3 -.2 -.5 .2 .5 .9 .339 86.9 87.6 -1.9 .8 -.4 -2.0 .1 3.754 117.8 116.7 .0 -.9 -.5 -.3 .9 3.429 5.800 3.525 1.141 1.134 150.9 120.1 109.5 133.9 141.7 150.9 119.8 109.5 133.0 141.4 1.1 .7 .4 .8 1.8 .0 -.2 .0 -.7 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.4 .3 .0 .0 .0 -.4 .9 .2 .0 -.2 .1 -1.0 .0 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... 5.909 5.379 133.9 131.1 133.0 130.1 -1.5 -1.8 -.7 -.8 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.8 -.3 -.2 Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ....... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 1.393 2.356 .261 .866 .502 .530 128.1 131.7 130.3 126.3 149.9 156.0 128.4 129.1 133.2 126.1 149.1 155.8 -1.3 -3.6 3.6 -1.7 2.5 1.7 .2 -2.0 2.2 -.2 -.5 -.1 .5 -.1 .5 -1.1 -.5 .3 -1.1 -.3 -.6 -.7 -2.0 .1 -.2 -.8 1.3 .2 .7 -.1 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 18.863 17.613 4.948 3.606 2.256 3.705 1.615 5.089 135.6 133.9 139.2 136.3 148.4 101.7 101.5 152.4 160.0 136.7 135.1 140.1 137.3 150.8 102.6 102.5 152.5 162.0 3.9 4.3 3.5 3.1 6.5 4.5 4.9 3.0 4.6 .8 .9 .6 .7 1.6 .9 1.0 .1 1.3 .2 .2 .4 .4 1.0 -1.0 -.9 .1 .6 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 1.4 -1.2 -1.3 .3 .3 .3 .4 -.3 -.1 1.4 .5 .6 .2 .8 .795 102.4 103.2 1.0 .8 -.3 .1 .6 4.295 1.251 174.3 164.8 176.6 163.8 5.2 -2.4 1.3 -.6 .6 -.5 .4 -1.6 .7 -1.6 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.044 1.061 4.983 2.865 213.4 199.9 216.4 196.0 214.0 200.6 217.1 196.5 4.8 3.0 5.2 4.7 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .6 .5 .6 .7 .4 .4 .4 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.028 2.077 1.951 149.0 136.2 167.5 149.6 136.6 168.5 2.6 2.2 3.1 .4 .3 .6 .0 .3 -.3 .1 -.1 .4 .7 .4 1.0 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 6.807 2.121 1.146 199.4 221.6 145.5 199.8 221.7 145.9 4.3 3.4 2.0 .2 .0 .3 .1 .0 .1 .4 .6 .1 .5 .3 .3 .650 .496 3.540 .219 3.321 142.8 148.6 224.4 208.8 225.9 143.1 149.1 224.9 208.8 226.5 1.7 2.4 5.6 3.4 5.7 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 .0 .3 .2 -.3 .2 .1 .0 .3 -.4 .4 .2 .3 .5 .5 .6 100.000 47.644 147.0 134.7 147.3 135.0 2.7 2.1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .2 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 19.344 28.300 16.590 5.379 145.1 128.2 129.7 131.1 145.3 128.6 129.7 130.1 2.2 2.1 1.4 -1.8 .1 .3 .0 -.8 .3 -.1 -.5 -.2 .0 -.2 -.5 -.8 .2 .2 .1 -.2 11.211 11.710 52.356 25.143 132.0 125.1 162.1 151.8 132.4 126.0 162.3 151.9 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 .3 .7 .1 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .1 -.6 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 8.771 7.160 4.983 6.299 125.2 167.2 216.4 185.3 124.7 168.4 217.1 185.9 .8 3.4 5.2 4.3 -.4 .7 .3 .3 -.2 .3 .4 .1 .2 .1 .6 .3 .2 .2 .4 .7 82.378 74.318 82.601 93.956 30.022 18.312 12.933 35.934 27.213 47.373 7.798 92.202 74.580 147.4 144.3 138.2 143.8 129.1 130.9 133.0 137.7 153.4 157.4 105.3 152.9 155.0 147.7 144.6 138.4 144.1 129.4 130.8 133.3 137.8 153.7 157.6 105.3 153.2 155.3 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.0 1.3 2.6 1.8 3.2 3.1 2.0 2.7 2.8 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.5 -.1 .4 -.1 .2 -.8 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .0 .1 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.1 .3 .3 -.9 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .4 .3 .7 .2 .2 25.978 4.044 48.602 137.5 100.6 167.0 137.7 101.5 167.4 1.6 3.9 3.5 .1 .9 .2 .1 -.9 .3 .1 -1.3 .2 .1 .5 .3 - $.680 .228 $.679 .228 -2.6 - -.1 - -.3 - -.1 - -.1 - Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ....... Nondurables 2/ ............................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 - - Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Feb. 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedMay Aug. Nov. May Nov. 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - 1.7 2.5 4.5 1.9 2.1 3.2 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 145.3 144.8 144.6 163.9 136.6 131.4 166.5 138.2 134.7 133.9 130.9 147.8 145.8 150.6 145.7 145.2 145.1 164.6 136.9 130.7 167.4 139.2 135.4 134.3 132.0 148.7 146.1 150.8 145.7 145.2 144.9 164.5 136.5 130.5 168.0 138.9 135.5 135.0 131.3 148.4 146.3 151.1 146.0 145.4 145.1 164.1 136.6 130.9 168.5 139.2 135.0 135.3 132.1 148.6 146.7 151.8 .6 .0 -.3 6.2 .9 7.3 -11.7 -.6 4.6 1.2 -7.0 2.5 1.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 2.6 3.3 .9 6.6 1.8 2.5 -1.2 7.5 3.2 1.4 2.2 -.5 4.5 4.8 6.6 4.8 -2.9 -5.3 19.6 19.1 -1.2 2.4 64.4 3.9 1.7 .3 1.9 1.7 1.4 .5 .0 -1.5 4.9 2.9 .9 4.2 3.7 2.2 2.5 3.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 4.7 .9 6.9 -5.2 .9 1.6 4.3 -2.0 1.9 1.7 .4 3.2 3.2 4.0 2.6 -1.4 -3.4 12.0 10.7 -.1 3.3 30.6 3.0 2.1 1.7 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 2/ 1/ ............ _ _ Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services ...... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ 142.3 156.7 148.7 154.2 197.8 151.5 151.7 141.4 142.5 157.2 148.6 154.5 195.7 152.2 152.4 141.7 142.7 157.7 149.3 154.8 198.8 152.6 152.8 141.9 143.0 158.1 149.6 155.1 199.8 153.0 153.2 142.4 3.2 4.5 3.1 4.0 -.2 5.0 5.0 .6 1.7 2.6 2.8 1.6 7.9 2.4 2.4 4.2 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.6 1.2 3.2 3.2 9.9 2.0 3.6 2.4 2.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.9 2.4 3.6 2.9 2.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 2.4 2.3 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.6 3.6 6.3 131.3 139.1 120.9 131.8 139.4 121.6 131.0 139.5 120.0 131.4 140.0 120.2 2.5 4.0 1.0 4.7 12.4 -3.6 1.2 .9 1.0 .3 2.6 -2.3 3.6 8.1 -1.3 .8 1.7 -.7 Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 122.7 110.5 122.2 109.9 121.9 109.4 122.5 110.4 1.6 -.4 -1.0 -1.8 1.3 1.8 -.7 -.4 .3 -1.1 .3 .7 89.2 88.8 87.0 87.1 13.2 -12.9 3.2 -9.1 -.7 -3.1 118.2 151.1 120.2 110.3 132.6 141.2 117.6 150.9 120.0 109.9 133.0 141.2 117.2 150.9 120.0 109.5 134.2 141.5 118.3 150.9 119.8 109.6 132.8 141.5 -1.7 3.8 -.7 -1.5 -.9 1.4 -.7 .8 2.7 3.0 1.5 2.3 1.7 .3 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.6 .3 -.5 -1.3 -2.5 .6 .9 -1.2 2.3 1.0 .7 .3 1.9 1.0 -.1 .5 .0 1.4 1.7 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel ......... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 132.1 129.3 127.0 127.6 130.4 126.9 151.6 155.4 131.9 129.1 127.6 127.5 131.0 125.5 150.8 155.9 131.1 128.1 126.2 127.1 130.2 124.6 147.8 156.0 130.7 127.8 126.0 126.1 131.9 124.8 148.8 155.8 -.9 -.9 -8.5 .9 2.9 4.2 -1.4 .8 1.5 1.2 1.6 .3 -8.7 -1.2 18.3 2.6 -2.4 -2.7 5.2 -10.5 16.9 -3.1 2.1 2.4 -4.2 -4.6 -3.1 -4.6 4.7 -6.5 -7.2 1.0 .3 .2 -3.6 .6 -3.1 1.4 8.0 1.7 -3.3 -3.7 1.0 -7.6 10.6 -4.8 -2.6 1.7 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 135.2 133.3 139.7 136.8 143.2 102.4 102.3 151.5 158.5 135.5 133.5 140.3 137.3 144.6 101.4 101.4 151.7 159.4 135.3 133.5 140.2 137.3 146.6 100.2 100.1 152.2 159.9 135.7 134.1 139.8 137.1 148.7 100.7 100.7 152.5 161.1 .6 .9 2.4 2.4 -6.7 1.7 1.7 3.3 1.3 2.5 2.8 5.7 4.3 6.3 -7.2 -7.7 3.5 6.6 11.4 11.6 5.6 5.1 11.7 35.0 37.3 2.7 3.9 1.5 2.4 .3 .9 16.3 -6.5 -6.1 2.7 6.7 1.5 1.9 4.0 3.3 -.4 -2.9 -3.1 3.4 3.9 6.3 6.9 2.9 3.0 14.0 12.4 13.6 2.7 5.3 102.7 102.4 102.5 103.1 1.6 2.0 -1.2 1.6 1.8 .2 172.4 171.1 173.5 170.2 174.2 167.5 175.5 164.8 1.2 -3.7 7.6 -2.4 5.0 12.3 7.4 -13.9 4.4 -3.1 6.2 -1.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 211.6 199.5 214.2 194.2 212.3 199.3 215.1 194.9 213.5 200.3 216.4 196.2 214.4 201.2 217.3 196.9 3.8 3.1 3.7 4.1 5.1 2.0 5.9 5.2 4.9 3.5 5.2 4.0 5.4 3.5 5.9 5.7 4.4 2.6 4.8 4.6 5.1 3.5 5.6 4.8 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 148.5 135.9 166.8 148.5 136.3 166.3 148.6 136.1 166.9 149.7 136.7 168.5 3.6 .6 6.8 2.5 5.2 .0 1.1 .6 1.5 3.3 2.4 4.1 3.0 2.9 3.3 2.2 1.5 2.8 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 198.3 222.3 145.2 198.5 222.3 145.4 199.2 223.6 145.5 200.1 224.2 145.9 2.1 -2.6 .3 6.8 8.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 1.4 3.7 3.5 1.9 4.4 2.8 2.4 4.1 3.9 1.7 142.6 148.2 221.0 209.0 222.2 142.6 148.6 221.4 208.3 222.6 142.8 148.6 222.1 207.4 223.4 143.1 149.1 223.3 208.4 224.7 -.6 1.9 5.8 6.3 5.8 5.5 2.8 6.7 4.8 6.9 .6 2.5 5.6 3.9 5.8 1.4 2.5 4.2 -1.1 4.6 2.4 2.3 6.2 5.5 6.3 1.0 2.5 4.9 1.4 5.2 134.5 145.3 127.8 129.6 129.3 134.6 145.7 127.7 128.9 129.1 134.4 145.7 127.5 128.2 128.1 134.7 146.0 127.7 128.3 127.8 1.7 .0 .6 .0 1.6 -.9 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.6 1.2 4.5 5.9 4.5 6.5 6.8 -2.7 1.9 .6 1.9 -.3 -4.0 -4.6 2.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.6 .2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 1.3 -3.7 133.0 124.5 161.3 151.3 132.8 124.8 161.6 151.4 132.0 124.9 162.0 151.8 132.4 125.3 162.6 151.9 -4.6 1.0 3.3 5.6 5.8 3.7 3.1 1.3 13.0 4.6 3.3 5.2 -1.8 2.6 3.3 1.6 .5 2.3 3.2 3.4 5.3 3.6 3.3 3.4 125.5 166.9 214.2 183.8 125.2 167.4 215.1 183.9 125.4 167.5 216.4 184.4 125.7 167.9 217.3 185.6 2.3 .7 3.7 5.5 -.3 5.0 5.9 3.8 .6 5.7 5.2 4.0 .6 2.4 5.9 4.0 1.0 2.9 4.8 4.7 .6 4.0 5.6 4.0 146.6 143.9 137.9 143.3 128.8 130.8 133.7 137.3 152.9 156.7 106.0 152.3 154.4 146.8 144.1 138.0 143.5 128.8 130.2 133.6 137.8 152.8 157.0 105.2 152.6 154.7 146.9 144.0 138.0 143.6 128.6 129.6 133.0 137.7 153.3 157.4 104.3 152.9 155.0 147.3 144.4 138.4 144.0 128.8 129.7 133.3 137.8 153.9 157.9 105.0 153.2 155.3 2.3 .9 .9 1.7 .0 1.3 -3.6 -1.8 3.3 4.0 .4 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.2 .6 5.1 4.2 2.4 2.6 -4.2 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.9 4.8 4.3 5.8 7.4 10.9 3.6 4.3 2.9 16.6 3.5 3.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 2.0 .0 -3.3 -1.2 1.5 2.6 3.1 -3.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.1 .9 .6 1.2 2.8 3.3 -1.9 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 1.9 4.7 2.5 3.5 3.0 6.0 2.9 2.8 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................... _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 2/ ......... Nondurables 2/ ............................... Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 136.9 101.4 166.2 137.0 100.5 166.7 137.1 99.2 167.1 137.2 99.7 167.6 -.6 3.0 3.8 3.9 -7.6 3.2 2.4 31.4 3.4 .9 -6.5 3.4 1.6 -2.5 3.5 1.6 10.8 3.4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Nov. 1994 fromNov. Sept. Oct. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. Aug. Sept. 1993 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 149.0 149.4 149.5 149.7 2.7 0.2 0.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 155.9 156.6 154.8 153.8 156.1 156.7 154.8 154.4 156.4 157.2 154.6 154.3 156.7 157.2 154.8 155.4 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.8 .4 .3 .0 .6 .2 .0 .1 .7 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.1 .3 .4 -.1 .3 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 145.2 146.3 144.4 145.9 145.6 146.7 144.0 146.8 145.3 146.2 144.4 146.9 145.8 146.8 144.5 147.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 .1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .4 .1 .3 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.5 .1 -.1 .0 .7 -.2 -.3 .3 .1 M 140.8 141.5 140.9 141.3 3.1 -.1 .3 2.7 .1 -.4 South urban Size A Size B Size C - M M M M 145.5 145.7 147.9 144.3 145.8 145.9 148.3 144.7 145.9 145.9 148.2 145.0 146.0 145.9 148.4 145.0 2.6 2.3 3.1 2.8 .1 .0 .1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .0 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.5 .3 .1 .2 .5 .1 .0 -.1 .2 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Region and area size 2/ ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M 142.9 143.3 144.1 144.3 2.3 .7 .1 2.9 .8 .6 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 150.1 151.3 151.1 150.6 151.7 152.2 151.0 152.1 152.7 151.1 151.9 153.8 2.4 1.7 4.6 .3 .1 1.1 .1 -.1 .7 2.7 2.3 4.2 .6 .5 1.1 .3 .3 .3 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 135.2 148.8 147.5 144.0 135.4 149.0 148.2 144.7 135.5 149.2 148.4 145.0 135.6 149.4 148.9 145.3 2.3 3.1 3.2 2.8 .1 .3 .5 .4 .1 .1 .3 .2 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.9 .2 .3 .6 .7 .1 .1 .1 .2 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 149.8 152.0 159.1 155.7 149.4 150.2 149.4 152.7 153.4 159.0 159.5 156.2 R/156.6 149.4 149.4 150.4 152.9 159.4 156.7 149.8 2.7 .9 2.6 3.0 1.8 .1 .1 .3 .3 .3 .7 -.3 -.1 .1 .3 1.5 1.7 2.6 2.9 1.6 -.3 .9 .3 .6 .0 -.5 .5 .3 .3 .0 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 148.6 155.7 146.3 144.5 143.4 153.7 148.6 156.7 146.0 144.5 143.3 153.0 3.6 1.4 2.7 3.4 3.8 1.4 .0 .6 -.2 .0 -.1 -.5 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 1/ 2/ 3/ R/ NOTE: 142.2 145.3 139.2 145.7 - 142.8 145.7 139.3 146.4 - - - - - 2.3 2.7 2.0 4.1 .4 .3 .1 .5 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Revised. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than - the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Nov. 1994 fromNov. Sept. Oct. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. Aug. Sept. 1993 1994 1994 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 146.5 146.9 147.0 147.3 2.7 0.3 0.2 2.6 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 153.4 153.1 152.8 155.2 153.7 153.3 152.7 156.0 154.1 153.8 152.6 156.0 154.3 153.8 152.6 157.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.8 .4 .3 -.1 .7 .1 .0 .0 .7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.2 .5 .5 -.1 .5 .3 .3 -.1 .0 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 142.2 142.6 141.0 143.6 142.5 142.9 140.6 144.3 142.2 142.4 140.9 144.4 142.8 143.1 141.0 144.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.3 .2 .1 .3 .3 .4 .5 .1 .3 2.7 2.4 3.3 3.4 .0 -.1 -.1 .6 -.2 -.3 .2 .1 M 139.5 140.0 139.4 139.9 2.9 -.1 .4 2.3 -.1 -.4 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 144.1 144.1 144.5 144.2 144.5 144.3 144.9 144.7 144.6 144.3 144.9 145.0 144.8 144.3 145.2 145.1 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.9 .2 .0 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .1 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.5 .3 .1 .3 .6 .1 .0 .0 .2 M 143.2 143.7 144.4 144.7 2.3 .7 .2 2.9 .8 .5 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 147.2 146.9 148.6 147.7 147.2 149.6 148.1 147.6 150.0 148.2 147.6 151.1 2.3 1.8 4.4 .3 .3 1.0 .1 .0 .7 2.5 2.1 4.0 .6 .5 .9 .3 .3 .3 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Region and area size 2/ Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 134.3 146.3 146.8 143.4 134.5 146.5 147.5 144.1 134.6 146.6 147.7 144.3 134.8 146.8 148.2 144.8 2.4 2.9 3.2 2.8 .2 .2 .5 .5 .1 .1 .3 .3 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.8 .2 .2 .6 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 145.1 146.8 155.3 155.3 147.1 145.4 144.6 147.3 148.0 155.5 156.0 155.9 R/156.1 147.1 147.0 145.7 147.7 155.9 156.1 147.6 2.8 .9 2.6 2.8 1.8 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 .8 -.2 -.1 .0 .4 1.4 1.6 2.6 2.8 1.4 -.3 .8 .5 .5 -.1 -.6 .5 .3 .1 -.1 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 147.8 154.7 138.9 142.5 143.0 151.5 147.6 155.8 138.8 142.7 142.9 150.6 3.6 1.6 2.7 3.4 3.9 1.4 -.1 .7 -.1 .1 -.1 -.6 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 Selected local areas 1/ 2/ 3/ R/ NOTE: 141.6 141.0 138.8 139.4 - 142.4 141.1 139.0 140.1 - - - - - 2.4 2.6 2.1 4.2 .6 .1 .1 .5 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Revised. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. -
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