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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 606-7828 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-99-355 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Tuesday, December 14, 1999 NOVEMBER 1999 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 168.3 (198284=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 2.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November level of 165.1 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in November 1998. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent increase in October. The food index rose 0.1 percent in November, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding four months. The energy index, which declined 0.1 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The index for petroleumbased energy fell 0.6 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October. A larger increase in shelter costs was offset by a downturn in the index for apparel and a smaller increase in airline fares. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1999 3-mos. ended ended May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. `99 Nov. `99 All Items .0 .0 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 2.9 2.6 Food and beverages .4 .0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 2.4 2.0 Housing .1 .2 .1 .2 .4 .1 .3 3.2 2.2 Apparel -.2 Transportation -.5 Medical care .2 Recreation .2 Education and communication -.1 Other goods and services -.2 Special Indexes Energy -1.3 Food .4 All Items less food and energy .1 -.4 -.6 .4 .0 -.9 1.2 .3 .0 -.3 .9 .4 .0 1.2 .6 .3 -.5 .6 .2 .2 .1 -.5 .0 .4 .2 5.7 3.3 3.4 -.8 -1.0 4.3 3.5 .6 .0 .2 .2 .0 .2 .3 2.0 1.2 .2 .9 -.2 1.9 .1 .0 8.0 9.4 -1.2 .0 2.1 .2 2.7 .2 1.7 .2 -.1 .2 .0 .1 6.4 2.5 10.6 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 3.0 2.1 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of audio and video products in the CPI for changes in quality. During the first 11 months of 1999, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.6 percent for all of 1998. The energy index, which declined 8.8 percent in 1998, has risen at a 12.8 percent SAAR thus far in 1999. In the first 11 months of 1999, petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 27.0 percent SAAR, and charges for energy services rose at a 2.3 percent annual rate. The food index has risen at a 2.0 percent SAAR thus far in 1999, following a 2.3 percent increase for all of 1998. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.0 percent rate thus far in 1999, compared with a 2.4 percent rise for all of 1998. The index for food and beverages rose 0.1 percent in November. The index for food at home also increased 0.1 percent after a 0.2 percent rise in October. The index for dairy products, which advanced sharply in September and October, slowed in November--up 0.3 percent--and was largely responsible for the smaller increase in the index for food at home. The indexes for fruits and vegetables, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for cereal and bakery products also contributed to the slightly smaller November grocery store food increase, declining 0.7, 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for fruits and vegetables, which fell 0.6 percent in October, declined 0.7 percent in November. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh vegetables decreased 3.0 percent, while the index for fresh fruits increased 1.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh vegetable prices rose 0.1 percent, while fresh fruit prices declined 0.7 percent.) The index for processed fruits and vegetables fell 1.0 percent. On the other hand, the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for other food at home each turned up in November, increasing 0.7 and 0.3 percent, respectively. Within the former group, prices for eggs, pork, and poultry, each of which had declined in October, advanced in November, increasing 3.0, 1.4 and 0.8 percent, respectively. The index for beef rose 0.1 percent in November, following increases of 1.1 and 0.8 percent in the preceding two months. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in November, following an increase of 0.1 percent in October. Each of the three major housing groups--shelter, fuel and utilities, and household furnishings and operations--contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs, which increased 0.1 percent in October, advanced 0.3 percent in November. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.4 percent, while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.2 percent. The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.4 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent rise in October. The index for natural gas, which declined 1.4 percent in October, rose 2.2 percent in November. This advance, coupled with another sharp increase in fuel oil prices--up 2.6 percent in November--more than offset a 0.2 percent drop in the index for electricity. The index for household furnishings and operations, which declined 0.2 percent in October, increased 0.1 percent in November. The transportation component was unchanged in November, following a 0.2 percent rise in October. The gasoline index, which had turned down in October after advancing sharply earlier this year, declined again in November--down 0.6 percent. The index for new vehicles was unchanged in November. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.6 percent. As of November, about 58 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2000 models. The 2000 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2000 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-99-324, dated November 10, 1999.) The index for used cars and trucks declined 0.2 percent in November after advancing 6.1 percent in the preceding 7-month period. The index for public transportation decelerated in November, increasing 0.3 percent after advancing 3.5 percent in October. Airline fares, which rose 5.3 percent in October, increased 0.7 percent in November. The index for apparel declined 0.5 percent in November, following increases of 1.2 and 0.6 percent in the preceding two months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 0.7 percent, reflecting the discounting of prices for both women's and men's wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in November to a level 3.5 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities-prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent, with the index for prescription drugs up 0.6 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.3 percent. The index for recreation costs increased 0.2 percent in November. A 2.3 percent increase in the index for club membership dues and fees for participant sports was partially offset by declines in the indexes for admissions to sporting events and for toys--down 2.5 and 1.6 percent, respectively. The index for education and communication, which increased 0.2 percent in October, rose 0.3 percent in November. Educational costs were unchanged while the index for communication advanced 0.6 percent. Within the latter group, an increase of 0.8 percent in the index for telephone services, largely reflecting a 2.2 percent rise in interstate toll charges, was partially offset by a 2.5 percent decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment. The index for other goods and services was virtually unchanged in November, following a 0.1 percent rise in October. Cigarette prices declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.0 percent in November-reflecting discounting of selected major brands. During the past 12 months, however, cigarette prices have risen 32.9 percent. 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 0.1 percent in November. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 1999 3-mos. ended ended May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov.`99 Nov. `99 All Items .0 .0 .4 .2 .5 .1 .1 3.2 2.7 Food and beverages .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 2.7 2.0 Housing .1 .1 .2 .1 .4 .1 .2 3.0 2.2 Apparel -.1 -.5 -.7 -.5 1.3 .6 -.4 6.4 -1.3 Transportation -.4 Medical care .2 Recreation .2 Education and communication .0 Other goods and services -.4 Special Indexes Energy -1.4 Food .3 All Items less food and energy .1 -.5 .4 .1 1.2 .3 .0 1.0 .2 -.1 .8 .4 -.5 .1 .2 .1 .0 .3 .0 3.6 3.6 -1.6 4.5 3.5 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .3 .3 2.4 1.3 .3 1.2 -.4 2.4 .0 -.2 9.2 11.8 -1.2 .1 2.3 .1 2.8 .2 1.8 .2 -.2 .2 .0 .2 6.8 2.7 11.4 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 2.8 2.1 Consumer Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on Friday, January 14, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Releases for the remainder of 2000: Feb.18 Mar.17 Apr. 14 May 16 June 14 July 18 Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 16 15 18 16 15 17, 2001 ________________________________________________________________________ Extending the use of hedonic models to adjust prices for Audio and Video Products in the Consumer Price Index for changes in quality Effective with the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will extend hedonic quality adjustment to items in two CPI strata: Audio equipment and Other video equipment (which contains video equipment other than televisions). A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. The following table gives the relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1998, of these strata in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (the CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (the CPI-W). Relative Importance in Percent CPI Item Stratum CPI-U CPI-W Audio equipment Other video equipment 0.152 0.075 0.177 0.086 There are 12 main audio products in Audio equipment: (1) portable CD players, (2) table CD players, (3) radios, (4) tape recorders, (5) portable radio cassette players, (6) headset stereos, (7) receivers, (8) cassette decks, (9) stereo main speakers, (10) surround speakers, (11) rack systems, and (12) shelf systems. These items account for about 80 percent of the weight of Audio equipment in the CPI-U and 81 percent in the CPI-W. The hedonic models estimated for these products rely on home and portable audio products data that BLS purchased from a secondary source. Items in this index stratum that will not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time are automotive audio equipment and audio accessories and miscellaneous equipment; the data source did not cover them. Detailed information on the work on Audio products is in a paper by Kokoski, Waehrer and Rozaklis available from the BLS. /1 The CPI also will use hedonic quality adjustment for video cameras, which have an estimated 31 percent of the weight within Other video equipment. (Items in this stratum that will not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time include video cassette recorders, digital versatile disc players, satellite dishes and miscellaneous video equipment.) The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for video cameras use observations collected for the CPI supplemented with additional observations that the BLS collected specifically for this purpose. A paper on this work is in preparation and will be available before the release of the January 2000 CPI. Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment is underway at BLS. In the future we plan to extend this method to additional CPI items as satisfactory estimates of hedonic models are developed. We will give CPI users notice three months before the first use of each additional model and will have a detailed paper reporting on each model available by the time of its implementation. For more information on these changes, write to Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 or telephone or send electronic mail to Paul Liegey at (202) 691-5394, Liegey_P@bls.gov. _______________________________ 1/ Kokoski, Mary, Keith Waehrer, and Patricia Rozaklis, "Using Hedonic Methods for Quality Adjustment in the CPI: The Consumer Audio Products Component", paper presented at the Conference on the Measurement of Inflation, Cardiff, Wales, September 1, 1999. __________________________________________________________________________ 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 1994 through 1998 were replaced at the end of 1998. 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. 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 and the motor fuels 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 some women's apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure was used to offset the effects wholesale tobacco prices and legal fees passed on to consumers. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series. For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. 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 1998 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Nov. 1999 fromOct. 1999 Nov. 1999 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromAug. to Sep. to Oct. to Sep. Oct. Nov. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 168.2 503.9 168.3 504.1 2.6 - 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 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 ....................... 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 2.569 1.088 1.440 165.5 165.1 165.1 185.2 149.2 164.1 202.2 165.7 165.2 165.1 184.8 150.5 164.6 201.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.8 5.6 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.9 0.3 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.4 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.4 -0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.3 -0.7 1.049 2.002 .377 .309 1.316 .320 5.730 .175 .986 134.6 153.7 153.3 149.0 168.7 104.3 166.2 106.8 170.5 133.9 153.0 152.1 145.3 169.0 103.9 166.5 106.9 171.2 0.9 0.2 1.7 -6.3 1.4 -0.9 2.4 3.5 2.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.8 -2.5 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 -1.5 0.8 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. 39.828 30.283 7.007 165.0 188.5 178.8 164.9 188.6 179.8 2.2 2.5 3.0 -0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 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).............. 2.376 113.1 108.5 2.1 -4.1 2.1 -0.6 -0.2 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 3.574 194.2 102.2 130.3 115.0 97.6 122.0 194.9 102.1 130.0 114.6 100.7 121.4 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.9 16.0 2.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 3.2 -0.5 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.1 4.6 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2 2.4 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.5 1.7 0.4 .934 4.810 .908 104.6 126.6 105.2 104.7 126.4 105.8 2.2 -0.2 2.9 0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.831 1.358 1.939 .272 .876 134.6 134.0 128.4 132.4 126.1 133.6 133.2 126.6 132.6 126.4 -1.0 -0.7 -0.7 1.0 -3.1 -0.7 -0.6 -1.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 -0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 1.9 -0.3 -0.5 -1.0 -0.7 0.2 0.6 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 1.914 2.493 2.476 .549 1.624 1.346 147.3 143.3 100.5 142.3 156.4 110.0 109.4 100.5 173.2 201.5 147.6 143.6 100.9 143.1 156.1 109.3 108.7 101.2 173.6 202.2 4.3 4.1 0.2 -0.3 1.4 21.9 21.9 -0.2 2.4 7.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.4 2.6 0.5 0.2 -1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 3.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 5.713 1.252 4.461 2.854 1.354 252.8 233.2 257.1 230.9 302.9 253.3 233.7 257.7 231.4 303.9 3.5 4.1 3.4 3.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 6.120 1.748 101.8 100.1 101.9 100.1 0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 2.783 102.1 109.6 269.0 315.9 95.3 102.2 109.3 255.7 316.3 95.9 1.2 4.5 -0.5 4.9 -1.9 0.1 -0.3 -4.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 -4.7 0.4 0.6 (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 2.580 2.327 94.7 99.8 95.3 100.6 -2.4 -0.5 0.6 0.8 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 .253 28.7 28.2 -20.1 -1.7 -1.7 -2.0 -1.7 .148 48.2 47.0 -28.4 -2.5 -2.4 -3.0 -2.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.624 1.159 3.465 .742 .973 1.491 263.2 373.3 162.4 153.4 172.9 245.6 263.0 369.8 162.8 153.3 173.9 246.0 9.4 31.5 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.7 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2 1.9 6.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2 42.109 16.408 25.702 14.345 4.831 146.4 165.5 134.9 141.9 134.6 146.2 165.7 134.6 141.3 133.6 2.6 2.0 3.1 6.3 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 .371 3.574 151.2 125.9 190.2 196.3 102.2 122.0 150.7 126.0 190.5 196.3 102.1 121.4 10.2 -1.1 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 .934 .908 6.963 4.461 10.768 104.6 105.2 191.9 257.1 225.1 104.7 105.8 192.7 257.7 226.0 2.2 2.9 2.3 3.4 3.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 27.979 168.8 162.0 163.6 136.3 143.7 152.3 154.0 197.4 168.8 162.1 163.6 136.1 143.1 151.9 153.7 197.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.0 6.0 9.4 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 184.1 111.6 175.7 178.3 184.3 111.2 175.8 178.4 2.6 10.6 2.0 2.1 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 23.967 2.720 54.316 - 145.3 109.1 197.2 $ .594 145.0 108.7 197.5 $ .594 0.8 21.3 2.7 - -0.2 -0.4 0.2 - 0.7 2.7 0.2 - 0.1 -0.2 0.3 - -0.2 -0.6 0.4 - - $ .198 $ .198 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Nov. 1999 All items ................................... 167.2 167.9 168.2 Food and beverages ......................... 164.8 165.2 165.6 6 months ended-- Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1999 May 1999 Nov. 1999 168.4 1.2 3.7 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.7 165.8 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.4 1.9 2.0 Expenditure category 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 ....................... 164.5 164.2 184.2 148.1 156.5 206.0 164.9 164.7 185.3 148.7 158.7 205.6 165.3 165.1 185.4 148.6 164.1 204.3 165.5 165.3 185.3 149.6 164.6 202.8 2.7 2.5 2.0 -0.8 17.5 4.5 1.0 0.5 3.3 1.4 -14.2 7.3 1.5 0.7 -1.9 2.2 0.8 -0.4 2.5 2.7 2.4 4.1 22.4 -6.1 1.9 1.5 2.6 0.3 0.4 5.9 2.0 1.7 0.2 3.1 11.0 -3.3 134.8 154.1 152.8 148.5 169.6 104.8 165.6 105.8 170.6 134.2 154.1 153.4 148.6 169.3 105.3 165.8 106.4 170.9 134.6 153.7 153.5 148.7 168.7 104.3 166.2 106.8 170.6 134.3 154.2 153.4 146.4 170.0 103.9 166.5 106.9 171.6 1.8 -1.8 0.0 -13.6 0.5 4.3 3.0 1.6 2.9 0.9 0.8 4.6 -8.5 1.9 -3.4 2.0 2.3 1.7 2.4 1.8 0.3 3.6 2.2 -0.8 2.5 5.9 3.8 -1.5 0.3 1.6 -5.5 0.9 -3.4 2.2 4.2 2.4 1.4 -0.5 2.3 -11.1 1.2 0.4 2.5 1.9 2.3 0.4 1.0 0.9 -1.1 1.5 -2.1 2.3 5.0 3.1 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).............. 164.1 187.5 177.9 105.5 164.7 188.1 178.4 107.7 164.9 188.3 178.8 107.0 165.4 188.9 179.6 106.8 0.7 1.3 2.8 -12.4 3.0 3.7 3.0 15.0 2.0 1.9 2.3 1.9 3.2 3.0 3.9 5.0 1.9 2.5 2.9 0.4 2.6 2.5 3.1 3.5 193.4 102.2 128.7 112.6 92.2 120.1 193.7 102.3 129.9 113.8 96.4 121.1 194.0 102.2 130.1 114.0 98.7 121.1 194.7 102.1 130.6 114.6 100.4 121.6 2.8 0.8 -0.3 -1.1 -13.2 -0.3 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.4 19.5 -0.7 1.7 6.9 4.5 5.1 23.8 4.1 2.7 -0.4 6.0 7.3 40.6 5.1 2.8 1.2 0.2 -0.4 1.9 -0.5 2.2 3.2 5.3 6.2 32.0 4.6 103.9 126.8 105.0 104.1 126.9 105.2 104.4 126.7 105.2 104.5 126.8 105.8 2.4 -0.6 2.0 2.7 -0.6 3.1 0.8 1.0 3.5 2.3 0.0 3.1 2.6 -0.6 2.5 1.5 0.5 3.3 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 129.8 128.6 122.0 128.3 125.2 131.4 130.2 124.9 129.9 124.7 132.2 132.0 125.4 132.4 124.3 131.6 130.7 124.5 132.6 125.1 -7.3 -1.5 -11.0 -14.1 -10.4 4.0 2.5 7.4 3.9 1.9 -6.2 -9.6 -6.0 2.2 -2.8 5.7 6.7 8.5 14.1 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.2 -5.6 -4.4 -0.5 -1.8 1.0 8.0 -1.6 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... 146.0 142.3 100.5 142.6 153.8 106.6 146.9 143.4 101.0 142.9 155.7 109.2 147.2 143.3 101.1 143.0 156.4 108.8 147.2 143.2 101.2 143.0 156.1 108.0 -2.5 -3.7 -4.7 -0.8 -14.0 -10.8 11.0 11.0 0.8 -0.8 3.6 81.2 6.0 6.7 2.0 -0.3 11.7 29.6 3.3 2.6 2.8 1.1 6.1 5.4 4.0 3.4 -2.0 -0.8 -5.6 27.1 4.6 4.6 2.4 0.4 8.9 16.9 Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 105.8 100.1 172.3 197.1 108.5 100.6 172.7 194.7 108.1 100.5 172.8 201.5 107.5 101.0 173.5 202.2 -11.3 -2.4 2.1 12.7 81.1 0.0 3.1 11.4 28.9 -2.0 1.9 -2.6 6.6 3.6 2.8 10.8 26.8 -1.2 2.6 12.1 17.2 0.8 2.3 3.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 252.1 232.5 256.2 230.1 301.3 252.9 233.5 256.8 230.6 302.4 253.3 233.7 257.4 231.1 303.2 254.2 234.6 258.3 231.9 304.2 3.5 2.3 3.9 2.7 5.6 3.4 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 6.3 3.5 3.4 5.1 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.6 3.7 5.0 3.4 3.3 4.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 102.0 100.8 101.5 100.3 101.6 100.3 101.8 100.4 1.6 0.4 2.0 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.6 1.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.8 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)................... 101.5 108.2 265.8 310.2 95.6 101.5 108.5 266.5 311.0 95.3 101.7 108.9 268.5 312.1 95.3 102.0 108.9 256.0 313.4 95.9 0.8 5.9 3.5 6.2 -3.6 0.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 -4.9 1.6 4.2 5.3 4.0 -0.4 2.0 2.6 -14.0 4.2 1.3 0.4 5.4 4.1 5.7 -4.2 1.8 3.4 -4.8 4.1 0.4 95.0 99.8 94.7 99.6 94.7 99.8 95.3 100.6 -4.4 -2.7 -5.3 -3.1 -0.8 0.8 1.3 3.2 -4.9 -2.9 0.2 2.0 29.8 29.3 28.7 28.2 -20.8 -25.9 -13.5 -19.8 -23.4 -16.7 50.9 49.7 48.2 47.0 -31.4 -24.2 -30.3 -27.3 -27.9 -28.8 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 258.4 351.5 161.4 152.3 171.9 243.9 263.2 374.2 161.8 153.0 172.1 244.8 263.5 371.8 162.4 153.4 172.9 245.8 263.4 368.4 162.8 153.3 173.9 246.4 26.7 140.7 3.6 2.7 4.1 4.4 0.9 -5.5 3.3 3.0 4.1 2.0 3.5 8.9 1.8 3.8 2.1 3.9 8.0 20.7 3.5 2.7 4.7 4.2 13.1 50.8 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.2 5.7 14.6 2.6 3.2 3.4 4.0 145.0 164.8 133.2 138.7 129.8 146.0 165.2 134.5 140.8 131.4 146.1 165.6 134.5 141.1 132.2 145.9 165.8 134.1 140.7 131.6 0.8 2.7 -0.3 1.2 -7.3 4.6 1.0 6.9 13.3 4.0 2.5 1.5 2.7 5.4 -6.2 2.5 2.4 2.7 5.9 5.7 2.7 1.9 3.3 7.1 -1.8 2.5 2.0 2.7 5.6 -0.5 148.8 125.9 189.3 151.0 126.4 189.8 151.1 126.2 190.2 150.9 126.0 190.9 5.4 -4.3 1.9 18.1 -0.9 3.0 12.1 0.6 2.1 5.8 0.3 3.4 11.6 -2.7 2.5 8.9 0.5 2.8 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. 195.5 102.2 120.1 196.1 102.3 121.1 196.3 102.2 121.1 196.9 102.1 121.6 1.3 0.8 -0.3 3.6 1.6 -0.7 2.3 6.9 4.1 2.9 -0.4 5.1 2.4 1.2 -0.5 2.6 3.2 4.6 103.9 105.0 190.7 256.2 224.2 104.1 105.2 190.5 256.8 224.2 104.4 105.2 191.7 257.4 225.0 104.5 105.8 192.2 258.3 226.0 2.4 2.0 2.8 3.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 0.8 3.5 0.6 3.5 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.5 2.8 1.5 3.3 1.9 3.4 3.0 167.5 160.7 162.3 134.8 140.6 150.0 152.1 196.5 183.2 108.9 174.9 177.5 168.3 161.5 163.0 136.1 142.7 152.1 153.2 196.7 183.6 110.7 175.4 178.1 168.5 161.8 163.2 136.1 142.8 152.1 153.3 197.2 183.9 110.6 175.8 178.4 168.8 162.0 163.5 135.8 142.5 152.0 153.4 198.1 184.7 110.6 176.1 178.8 1.2 1.5 1.3 -0.3 0.6 4.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 -5.1 1.9 1.8 4.2 3.6 3.8 6.9 13.1 16.6 6.6 2.7 2.9 28.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.7 5.0 11.4 4.0 2.9 2.2 15.3 1.4 1.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.0 5.5 5.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 6.4 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.2 6.6 10.5 4.2 2.4 2.5 10.2 2.1 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.9 5.3 8.4 3.8 3.1 2.8 10.7 2.1 2.2 143.9 105.3 196.4 144.9 108.1 196.7 145.0 107.9 197.2 144.7 107.3 197.9 0.8 -11.3 2.1 0.6 75.8 3.3 -0.3 29.0 2.1 2.2 7.8 3.1 0.7 24.9 2.7 1.0 17.9 2.6 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 Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Nov.1999 from-- Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Nov. 1999 M 167.1 167.9 168.2 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 174.1 175.1 104.3 174.8 175.7 105.1 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 163.2 164.8 104.2 M 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) ............................... West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Oct.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Oct. 1998 Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 168.3 2.6 0.2 0.1 2.6 0.7 0.2 175.5 176.4 105.3 175.5 176.5 105.1 2.5 2.5 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2 2.5 2.4 2.6 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 164.3 165.7 105.1 164.3 165.7 105.0 164.6 165.6 105.6 2.8 2.7 3.1 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.6 2.6 2.7 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 -0.1 157.7 158.6 158.7 159.3 3.0 0.4 0.4 2.9 0.6 0.1 M M M 162.6 161.9 104.4 163.2 162.7 104.8 163.6 163.2 105.1 163.5 162.9 105.1 2.4 2.7 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 2.4 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 M 163.7 164.1 164.1 164.1 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.2 0.0 M M M 169.5 170.5 105.2 170.0 171.2 105.2 170.4 171.6 105.5 170.4 171.6 105.5 2.8 3.1 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.2 2.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 M M M 151.6 104.5 163.1 152.2 105.0 163.7 152.6 105.2 163.8 152.5 105.3 164.2 2.7 2.4 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 2.8 2.4 2.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 M M 169.3 166.3 169.7 167.2 169.7 167.2 169.3 167.1 2.4 2.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 2.4 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 Region and area size(2) Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M 177.6 178.2 178.9 178.8 2.3 0.3 -0.1 2.3 0.7 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 - 176.8 164.2 159.8 105.4 - 179.2 163.8 160.1 105.0 3.4 1.9 4.0 2.5 1.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 2 2 2 165.9 164.2 148.9 162.3 - 166.5 165.9 151.2 164.1 - - - - 2.8 3.0 1.8 1.9 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.1 - 2 2 2 173.1 173.5 173.4 - 174.4 175.2 174.7 - - - - 2.4 4.8 3.2 0.8 1.0 0.7 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Nov. 1999 fromOct. 1999 Nov. 1999 Nov. 1998 Oct. 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromAug. to Sep. to Oct. to Sep. Oct. Nov. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 165.0 491.5 165.1 491.7 2.7 - 0.1 - 0.5 - 0.1 - 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 ....................... 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 3.055 1.193 1.492 164.7 164.4 164.0 185.0 148.8 164.0 201.0 164.9 164.5 164.0 184.5 150.1 164.6 199.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.7 5.9 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.9 0.4 -0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.5 -0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.4 -0.7 1.184 2.220 .420 .354 1.446 .355 6.133 .216 1.045 133.4 152.9 153.2 148.6 168.5 103.8 166.1 106.6 169.5 132.7 152.3 152.0 144.9 168.8 103.4 166.5 106.8 170.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 -6.2 1.3 -1.4 2.4 3.3 2.8 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 -2.5 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.5 -1.2 0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -1.6 0.8 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3)............. Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4)..................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 161.0 182.8 178.4 113.1 161.1 183.1 179.3 108.4 2.2 2.5 3.0 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 -4.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 -0.2 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 3.727 176.8 102.4 130.1 114.4 97.7 121.5 177.4 102.3 129.8 114.0 100.7 120.9 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.8 15.2 2.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 3.1 -0.5 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2 2.6 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.5 .922 4.339 .402 104.7 124.5 105.7 104.7 124.2 106.3 2.1 -0.5 3.1 0.0 -0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 5.199 1.474 1.948 .344 1.057 133.1 134.0 126.0 134.1 126.6 132.3 133.3 124.4 134.3 126.9 -1.3 -0.5 -1.2 1.2 -3.1 -0.6 -0.5 -1.3 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.9 2.8 1.4 -0.4 0.6 1.8 0.2 2.1 -0.2 -0.4 -1.1 -0.6 0.1 0.6 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 3.066 3.045 .682 1.690 1.056 146.6 143.9 101.2 143.5 157.7 110.0 109.4 99.8 174.7 196.3 146.9 144.2 101.5 144.3 157.3 109.5 108.9 100.6 175.1 197.0 4.5 4.3 0.4 -0.3 1.4 22.1 22.1 -0.1 2.5 6.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 -0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.6 2.7 0.2 0.2 -0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0.2 2.9 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 4.672 .926 3.746 2.415 1.114 251.9 229.1 257.0 232.5 298.9 252.5 229.5 257.6 233.1 299.8 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.2 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 5.925 1.951 101.1 99.9 101.0 99.9 0.2 -0.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 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)................... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 2.883 102.3 109.7 271.8 310.0 96.3 102.5 109.4 256.5 310.4 96.9 1.3 4.6 -1.2 5.1 -1.6 0.2 -0.3 -5.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 -5.4 0.4 0.6 2.733 2.519 95.9 100.0 96.6 100.8 -1.8 -0.4 0.7 0.8 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 .213 29.9 29.3 -19.9 -2.0 -1.6 -1.3 -2.0 .120 48.1 46.9 -28.2 -2.5 -2.4 -2.6 -2.5 4.981 1.694 3.287 .838 .975 1.253 267.9 374.0 162.6 154.1 173.2 245.5 267.4 370.4 163.0 154.0 174.4 245.9 11.8 31.6 3.1 2.8 3.8 3.8 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.7 0.2 2.4 6.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.7 0.2 46.764 18.011 28.753 146.8 164.7 135.9 146.6 164.9 135.6 2.9 2.0 3.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 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 ............................. 15.564 5.199 142.9 133.1 142.2 132.3 7.3 -1.3 -0.5 -0.6 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 .320 3.727 153.1 126.3 186.7 176.1 102.4 121.5 152.5 126.4 187.1 176.3 102.3 120.9 11.9 -0.8 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.2 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.5 .922 .402 6.800 3.746 10.144 104.7 105.7 189.0 257.0 221.6 104.7 106.3 189.8 257.6 222.3 2.1 3.1 2.0 3.4 2.8 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 26.061 49.490 6.994 93.006 76.040 165.0 160.1 161.0 137.2 144.6 153.8 154.3 175.4 180.8 111.4 172.4 174.5 165.1 160.1 161.1 137.0 144.0 153.4 154.0 175.8 181.1 111.0 172.6 174.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.6 7.1 11.0 4.5 2.6 2.4 11.4 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 26.531 3.267 49.509 - 145.7 109.4 194.0 $ .606 145.4 109.1 194.4 $ .606 1.3 21.6 2.5 - -0.2 -0.3 0.2 - 0.9 2.7 0.2 - 0.1 -0.3 0.3 - -0.2 -0.5 0.3 - - $ .203 $ .203 - - - - - 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 ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base .................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. 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. All other item stratum index series converted to a NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Nov. 1999 All items ................................... 163.7 164.6 164.8 Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 164.1 163.7 163.1 184.0 147.6 156.0 205.4 164.6 164.1 163.7 185.1 148.4 158.4 205.1 133.6 153.3 152.6 148.1 169.4 104.4 165.5 105.8 169.6 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... 160.1 181.9 6 months ended-- Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1999 May 1999 Nov. 1999 165.0 1.5 3.5 2.5 3.2 2.5 2.8 164.9 164.5 164.1 185.2 148.2 164.0 203.7 165.2 164.8 164.3 185.1 149.2 164.6 202.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8 -0.5 18.4 4.1 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.3 0.8 -14.9 5.7 1.7 1.7 1.2 -1.7 2.2 0.5 1.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.4 4.4 23.9 -5.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 2.5 0.1 0.4 4.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.3 3.3 11.6 -2.5 133.1 153.4 153.2 148.1 169.4 105.1 165.8 106.2 170.0 133.6 153.0 153.5 148.3 168.5 103.8 166.1 106.6 169.6 133.3 153.3 153.3 145.9 169.8 103.4 166.5 106.8 170.8 1.8 -1.8 0.0 -13.2 0.5 3.9 3.0 1.2 3.7 1.2 0.5 4.0 -8.0 1.7 -4.5 1.7 1.9 1.4 2.1 1.8 0.5 3.0 2.2 -1.1 2.5 6.3 3.6 -0.9 0.0 1.8 -5.8 0.9 -3.8 2.4 3.8 2.9 1.5 -0.7 2.0 -10.6 1.1 -0.4 2.4 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.9 1.2 -1.5 1.5 -2.5 2.4 5.1 3.2 160.7 182.5 160.9 182.8 161.3 183.3 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.4 1.8 1.6 3.0 3.1 1.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 Expenditure category 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).............. 177.5 104.6 178.0 107.1 178.4 106.7 179.2 106.5 3.0 -12.4 3.0 13.7 2.1 -0.4 3.9 7.5 3.0 -0.2 3.0 3.5 176.1 102.3 128.3 111.9 92.3 119.4 176.3 102.5 129.4 113.1 96.4 120.4 176.6 102.4 129.7 113.3 98.9 120.4 177.1 102.3 130.2 113.8 100.4 121.0 2.6 0.4 -0.9 -1.4 -13.1 -1.0 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.7 18.8 -0.3 1.6 5.7 4.2 4.8 22.1 4.1 2.3 0.0 6.1 7.0 40.0 5.5 2.7 1.2 0.0 -0.4 1.6 -0.7 1.9 2.8 5.1 5.9 30.8 4.8 104.0 124.7 105.4 104.2 124.8 105.7 104.5 124.6 105.7 104.5 124.5 106.3 2.4 -1.3 2.7 2.3 -1.0 2.7 1.2 0.6 3.5 1.9 -0.6 3.5 2.4 -1.1 2.7 1.5 0.0 3.5 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 128.4 128.8 119.7 129.6 125.6 130.1 129.9 123.1 131.4 125.1 130.9 132.3 123.3 134.1 124.8 130.4 130.9 122.5 134.3 125.6 -7.6 -1.2 -12.3 -15.6 -9.8 3.8 3.1 6.8 5.5 1.6 -6.6 -9.6 -7.3 2.2 -3.4 6.4 6.7 9.7 15.3 0.0 -2.1 0.9 -3.2 -5.6 -4.3 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 8.6 -1.7 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..... Public transportation (1).................. 145.1 142.6 100.9 143.8 155.2 106.5 105.9 99.7 173.7 192.5 146.2 143.8 101.5 144.1 157.0 109.3 108.8 99.9 174.1 190.7 146.4 143.8 101.7 144.2 157.7 108.8 108.3 99.9 174.4 196.3 146.4 143.7 101.7 144.2 157.3 108.2 107.7 100.5 175.0 197.0 -3.9 -4.8 -6.2 -1.4 -13.7 -11.6 -11.3 -1.6 2.4 11.1 11.7 12.0 0.8 -1.1 3.5 80.6 79.6 -0.4 3.1 10.5 7.2 7.9 4.1 0.3 11.9 30.2 30.4 -1.6 1.9 -2.9 3.6 3.1 3.2 1.1 5.5 6.5 7.0 3.2 3.0 9.7 3.6 3.2 -2.7 -1.2 -5.5 26.3 26.2 -1.0 2.7 10.8 5.4 5.5 3.6 0.7 8.7 17.8 18.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 250.9 228.4 255.8 231.5 297.3 251.9 229.5 256.7 232.2 298.8 252.3 229.5 257.2 232.8 299.2 253.1 230.2 258.1 233.6 300.1 3.0 2.2 3.2 2.9 5.8 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.6 5.6 3.2 3.0 5.1 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.0 4.6 3.6 4.4 3.4 3.3 4.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.3 100.6 100.8 100.0 100.9 100.1 100.9 100.2 1.2 -0.4 1.2 -2.0 0.0 0.4 -1.6 -1.6 1.2 -1.2 -0.8 -0.6 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... 101.7 108.3 268.6 304.4 96.5 101.7 108.6 269.3 305.2 96.2 102.0 109.1 271.0 306.6 96.3 102.3 109.1 256.5 307.9 96.9 1.2 6.3 4.2 6.6 -3.2 -0.4 5.4 4.7 5.1 -4.8 1.6 3.8 5.4 3.9 0.0 2.4 3.0 -16.8 4.7 1.7 0.4 5.8 4.4 5.8 -4.0 2.0 3.4 -6.4 4.3 0.8 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)................... Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 96.1 99.9 95.8 99.7 95.9 100.0 96.6 100.8 -4.0 -2.7 -4.8 -2.8 -0.4 0.4 2.1 3.7 -4.4 -2.7 0.8 2.0 30.8 30.3 29.9 29.3 -22.0 -27.0 -12.0 -18.1 -24.5 -15.1 50.6 49.4 48.1 46.9 -32.0 -25.5 -28.9 -26.2 -28.8 -27.5 261.4 352.0 161.6 153.1 172.2 243.8 267.7 374.8 161.9 153.7 172.4 244.5 267.7 372.2 162.6 154.1 173.2 245.8 267.2 368.6 163.0 154.0 174.4 246.4 36.8 141.8 3.8 2.7 3.9 5.2 -0.2 -5.7 3.0 2.1 4.3 2.3 4.4 9.4 2.0 4.0 1.9 3.3 9.2 20.2 3.5 2.4 5.2 4.3 16.9 51.0 3.4 2.4 4.1 3.7 6.8 14.7 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.8 145.2 164.1 133.8 139.6 128.4 146.4 164.6 135.4 141.8 130.1 146.5 164.9 135.4 142.1 130.9 146.4 165.2 135.0 141.5 130.4 0.8 2.5 0.0 2.1 -7.6 4.9 0.7 7.2 14.9 3.8 2.8 1.7 3.7 6.9 -6.6 3.3 2.7 3.6 5.6 6.4 2.8 1.6 3.6 8.4 -2.1 3.1 2.2 3.7 6.2 -0.3 150.2 126.0 185.7 175.3 102.3 119.4 152.9 126.7 186.2 175.8 102.5 120.4 152.7 126.6 186.6 176.1 102.4 120.4 152.5 126.3 187.2 176.7 102.3 121.0 8.5 -4.6 2.0 1.9 0.4 -1.0 19.1 -1.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 -0.3 14.2 1.6 2.0 2.1 5.7 4.1 6.3 1.0 3.3 3.2 0.0 5.5 13.6 -2.8 2.4 2.5 1.2 -0.7 10.2 1.3 2.6 2.7 2.8 4.8 104.0 105.4 188.0 255.8 220.5 104.2 105.7 188.0 256.7 220.5 104.5 105.7 188.7 257.2 221.4 104.5 106.3 189.2 258.1 222.4 2.4 2.7 2.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.7 2.4 1.2 3.5 1.1 3.2 2.6 1.9 3.5 2.6 3.6 3.5 2.4 2.7 2.2 3.5 2.6 1.5 3.5 1.8 3.4 3.0 163.4 158.6 159.6 135.5 141.4 151.2 152.3 164.3 159.5 160.4 137.0 143.7 153.7 153.6 164.6 159.8 160.7 137.0 143.7 153.5 153.8 164.7 159.9 160.9 136.6 143.6 153.4 153.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.8 7.7 2.5 4.3 3.9 3.6 7.2 14.4 17.8 6.9 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.9 6.5 12.8 4.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 6.4 5.9 3.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 3.5 7.9 12.7 4.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.6 6.4 9.3 4.3 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 ............. 174.7 180.0 108.7 171.4 173.6 175.0 180.4 110.7 172.1 174.3 175.4 180.8 110.5 172.4 174.6 176.0 181.3 110.5 172.7 174.8 1.6 1.8 -6.3 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.7 31.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 2.3 16.6 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 3.1 2.8 2.0 2.3 11.0 1.9 1.9 3.1 2.6 11.6 2.2 2.2 144.1 105.7 193.4 145.4 108.6 193.7 145.5 108.3 194.2 145.2 107.8 194.8 1.4 -11.6 2.1 0.3 76.4 3.0 0.3 29.9 2.1 3.1 8.2 2.9 0.8 24.9 2.5 1.7 18.6 2.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Percent change to Nov.1999 from-- Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Nov. 1999 M 163.8 164.7 165.0 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 170.9 171.0 103.8 171.9 171.8 104.7 Midwest urban ............................... M 159.4 160.6 U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Oct.1999 from-- Nov. 1998 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Oct. 1998 Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 165.1 2.7 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.7 0.2 172.5 172.5 105.0 172.6 172.7 105.0 2.6 2.7 2.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.6 2.6 2.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 160.6 160.9 3.0 0.2 0.2 2.8 0.8 0.0 Region and area size(2) 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 160.2 104.0 161.1 105.1 161.1 105.0 161.0 105.5 2.7 3.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.5 2.8 2.8 0.6 1.0 0.0 -0.1 M 156.1 157.1 157.2 157.6 3.1 0.3 0.3 3.1 0.7 0.1 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 160.6 159.5 104.0 161.5 160.4 104.6 161.9 160.9 104.9 161.8 160.6 104.9 2.6 2.8 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 2.6 2.7 2.4 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 M 164.1 164.8 164.8 165.0 2.7 0.1 0.1 2.7 0.4 0.0 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 165.3 164.7 105.1 165.8 165.3 105.1 166.2 165.6 105.4 166.2 165.7 105.3 2.7 3.1 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 2.9 3.2 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 M M M 150.1 104.1 162.1 150.8 104.8 163.0 151.2 105.0 163.1 151.2 105.1 163.5 2.9 2.6 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.9 2.5 2.6 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M M 163.5 159.8 164.1 160.7 164.0 160.7 163.7 160.6 2.4 2.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.6 -0.1 0.0 M 173.2 173.9 174.5 174.6 2.4 0.4 0.1 2.3 0.8 0.3 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 - 175.2 156.4 159.6 105.3 - 177.8 156.1 159.8 104.9 3.7 2.2 3.9 2.6 1.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 - - - - Atlanta, GA ................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 2 2 2 163.2 158.7 147.9 160.0 - 164.0 160.4 149.9 161.9 - - - - 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.2 - 2 2 2 172.6 170.0 168.8 - 174.3 171.2 170.2 - - - - 3.0 4.8 3.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
