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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-94-556 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Wednesday, November 16, 1994 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--OCTOBER 1994 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in October to a level of 149.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in October, the CPI-U increased 2.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1994 CPI-W level of 147.0 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in October 1993. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) ___________________________________ On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in October. This compares with an increase of 0.2 percent in September and was the smallest monthly advance since a similar rise in April. The food index was unchanged in October after advancing 0.3 percent or more in each of the 5 preceding months. The energy index declined 0.7 percent in October, the same as in September. The CPI-U excluding food and energy increased 0.2 percent in October, the same as in September. 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 |___________________________________| | | Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.|Oct. 94|Oct94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 | 2.4 | 2.6 Food and beverages| .1 .3 .3 .5 .3 .3 .1 | 2.8 | 2.3 Housing | .0 .2 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 | 2.5 | 2.5 Apparel and upkeep| -.3 .4 .6 -.4 -1.0 -.1 -.5 | -5.8 | -.7 Transportation | .3 -.4 .6 1.0 1.0 .1 -.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 Medical care | .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .6 | 5.6 | 4.7 Entertainment | -.1 .3 -.1 .3 .0 .1 .1 | .8 | 2.5 Other goods & serv| .7 .6 .4 .4 .2 .1 .4 | 2.8 | 4.4 Special indexes: | Energy | -.4 -1.0 .1 1.8 1.4 -.7 -.7 | .4 | .4 Food | .1 .3 .3 .5 .4 .3 .0 | 3.1 | 2.4 AI - food & energy| .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 | 2.6 | 2.9 ____________________________________________________________________ During the first 10 months of 1994, the CPI-U rose at a 2.6 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent in all of 1993. Thus far in 1994, the food index has increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent and energy costs at a 2.2 percent rate. The year-to-date annual rate for the index for all items less food and energy 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 beverages index rose 0.1 percent in October. Grocery store food prices, which rose at a 7.2 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate in the third quarter, declined 0.1 percent. Of the five major grocery store food groups, only the index for fruits and vegetables registered an increase in October, advancing 0.4 percent. Increases in the indexes for fresh vegetables and processed fruits and vegetables--up 2.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively--more than offset a 1.3 percent decline in the index for fresh fruits. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.3 percent to a level only 0.1 percent higher than a year ago. Meat prices rose 0.1 percent, but were more than offset by declines in prices for poultry, eggs, and fish and seafood. A 0.2 percent decline in the pork index was more than offset by increases in prices for beef and other meats--up 0.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Poultry prices fell 1.3 percent after increasing 1.1 percent in September. The index for cereal and bakery products declined 0.1 percent, while the index for dairy products was unchanged. The index for other food at home, which had increased 5.3 percent in the third quarter, largely due to the run-up in coffee prices, fell 0.3 percent in October. Coffee prices, which had risen 22.4 and 22.0 percent in July and August, respectively, before stabilizing in September, advanced 0.9 percent in October. This increase, however, was more than offset by decreases in prices for carbonated drinks and prepared foods. The other two components of the food and beverages index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--rose 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. The housing component rose 0.1 percent in October, the same as in September. Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent, following a 0.3 percent rise in September. Within shelter, renters' costs and homeowners' costs rose 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while maintenance and repair costs fell 0.6 percent. The increase in renters' costs reflects a 1.5 percent rise in other renters' costs; residential rents advanced 0.1 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities--down 0.2 percent--declined for the second consecutive month, but by less than in September. The index for household fuels fell 0.4 percent, reflecting declines in the indexes for fuel oil and natural gas--down 2.3 and 1.2 percent, respectively. The index for electricity rose 0.3 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 4.1 percent, reflecting the shift to off-season rates.) The index for other utilities and public services rose 0.1 percent in October, as increases in the indexes for water and sewerage maintenance and for refuse collection were partially offset by small declines in the indexes for telephone services and for cable television. The index for household furnishings and operation was unchanged in October, following a decrease of 0.1 percent in September. The transportation index, which increased slightly in September, decreased 0.2 percent in October, reflecting larger declines than in September in the indexes for both motor fuels and for public transportation costs. The index for gasoline declined 1.1 percent in October, following a 0.6 percent drop in September, and is now 14.8 percent lower than its peak level recorded in December 1990. The index for public transportation, which declined 0.7 percent in September, fell 2.1 percent in October, reflecting a 2.6 percent decrease in airline fares. Automobile purchase costs decelerated in October. The index for new vehicles, which rose 0.5 percent in September, was unchanged in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for new vehicles rose 0.7 percent. As of October, the proportion of 1995 models in the index was about onethird of the new car sample. They will continue to be phased in over the next several months as new models replace the old at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 1995 cars, see news release USDL-94-553, dated November 10, 1994.) Automobile finance charges continued to increase, but by less than in September, advancing 1.0 percent in October and 16.8 percent thus far in 1994. The index for used cars rose 1.4 percent. The index for apparel and upkeep declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 0.5 percent in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 0.8 percent.) Price increases associated with the introduction of fall-winter wear in 1994 have been smaller than in recent years. Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in October, following increases of 0.4 percent in each of the 5 preceding months, and are 4.7 percent higher than a year earlier. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.4 percent in October. The index for medical care services rose 0.6 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.6 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The entertainment index increased 0.1 percent in October, the same as in September. A 1.7 percent increase in the October index for fees for participant sports, reflecting a return to regular prices after substantial discounting in the 2 preceding months, offset price declines in the indexes for reading materials and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The October indexes -up 0.8 fourths index for other goods and services rose 0.4 percent in after advancing 0.1 percent in September. Increases in the for tobacco and smoking products and for personal expensesand 0.7 percent, respectively--accounted for over threeof the October rise in the other goods and services index. 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 October. 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 |___________________________________| | | Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.|Oct. 94|Oct94 ____________________________________________________________________ All items | .1 .1 .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 | 2.5 | 2.6 Food and beverages| .1 .3 .2 .5 .4 .3 .0 | 2.8 | 2.2 Housing | .0 .1 .1 .1 .4 .1 .1 | 2.6 | 2.3 Apparel and upkeep| -.4 .5 .5 -.2 -.9 -.2 -.6 | -6.4 | -.9 Transportation | .3 -.2 .6 1.1 1.0 .2 -.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 Medical care | .6 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .6 | 5.2 | 4.7 Entertainment | -.1 .4 .1 .2 .0 .0 .1 | .3 | 2.4 Other goods & serv| .7 .5 .4 .4 .4 .1 .4 | 3.3 | 4.3 Special indexes: | Energy | -.5 -1.1 .4 1.9 1.6 -.8 -.9 | .0 | .4 Food | .1 .3 .2 .5 .5 .3 .0 | 3.1 | 2.3 AI - food & energy| .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 | 2.9 | 2.9 ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Consumer Price Index data for November will be released on Wednesday, December 14, 1994, 8:30 A.M. (EST). 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 will be 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 Sept. Oct. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. 1993 Sept. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sept. to Aug. Sept. Oct. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 149.4 447.5 149.5 448.0 2.6 - 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 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 1.600 145.6 145.0 145.0 164.8 137.3 131.3 163.2 139.4 135.4 134.2 132.1 148.8 146.2 151.4 145.6 145.0 144.8 164.6 136.8 131.5 162.9 139.5 135.6 135.0 132.7 148.5 146.4 151.6 2.3 2.4 2.8 4.1 .1 1.5 2.6 6.2 1.1 3.8 15.0 2.3 1.7 1.0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.4 .2 -.2 .1 .1 .6 .5 -.2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .6 .4 .1 -.8 .3 2.2 -.3 -.7 7.1 .1 .1 -.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 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 41.394 27.948 7.984 5.771 2.213 19.768 19.386 .382 145.8 161.6 169.4 155.0 193.5 167.1 167.3 154.3 145.7 162.0 169.8 155.2 194.0 167.5 167.8 154.5 2.5 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .4 .5 .4 .8 .4 .4 .5 .1 .3 -.1 .3 -1.0 .5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .5 .1 1.5 .2 .2 .1 .196 .118 131.6 135.8 130.8 135.9 .0 -.4 -.6 .1 -.1 .0 .3 .3 -.6 .1 .078 7.262 3.983 126.0 124.2 113.8 123.8 122.4 110.8 .6 .0 -1.2 -1.7 -1.4 -2.6 -.2 .2 .2 .3 -.4 -.5 -1.7 -.2 -.4 .369 86.8 87.0 -2.4 .2 .1 -.4 -1.9 3.614 122.1 118.5 -1.0 -2.9 .2 -.6 -.2 services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 3.279 6.183 3.601 1.109 1.473 150.3 121.4 111.2 132.6 139.3 150.4 121.4 110.9 133.7 139.4 1.3 1.2 .8 1.4 1.8 .1 .0 -.3 .8 .1 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 -.2 -.1 -.3 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.4 1.0 .2 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 .564 134.2 131.2 128.4 131.1 129.5 125.1 152.3 156.3 135.2 132.3 128.9 133.4 128.6 125.5 151.4 156.4 -.7 -.9 -.4 -1.9 1.8 -1.4 1.6 2.3 .7 .8 .4 1.8 -.7 .3 -.6 .1 -1.0 -1.1 .2 -2.8 -.3 -.2 1.1 .1 -.1 -.1 .7 .1 .2 -1.3 -.6 .3 -.5 -.5 -.9 .0 -.7 -.4 -1.9 .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 4.483 135.9 133.1 137.5 135.7 145.4 103.7 103.6 151.2 162.1 136.1 133.6 138.4 136.6 147.7 101.8 101.7 151.7 164.1 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 5.7 2.1 2.5 3.1 4.0 .1 .4 .7 .7 1.6 -1.8 -1.8 .3 1.2 1.0 .9 .3 .2 .8 3.1 3.7 .5 .3 .1 .2 .5 .5 1.0 -.9 -.6 .1 .4 -.2 .0 .0 .1 1.4 -1.1 -1.1 .3 .4 .629 103.2 103.1 .3 -.1 -.3 -.2 .2 3.854 1.659 175.8 171.7 178.4 168.4 4.6 .1 1.5 -1.9 .3 1.8 .6 -.7 .5 -2.1 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.108 1.287 5.821 3.353 212.8 201.7 215.4 194.0 214.0 202.2 216.8 195.1 4.7 2.8 5.1 4.4 .6 .2 .6 .6 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .0 .4 .4 .6 .4 .6 .6 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.351 1.986 2.365 150.7 137.0 167.1 151.0 136.9 167.7 2.5 1.9 2.9 .2 -.1 .4 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .5 -.2 .1 -.4 .4 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ 6.897 1.601 1.184 201.4 220.8 145.1 201.9 221.3 145.3 4.4 3.4 2.0 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .1 .3 .1 .4 .8 .1 .628 .556 141.8 148.7 142.0 148.7 1.6 2.3 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .3 .1 .0 Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 4.112 .249 3.863 228.0 208.4 229.7 228.8 207.7 230.6 5.5 3.9 5.6 .4 -.3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 .3 -.2 .4 100.000 43.547 17.398 26.149 15.579 5.333 149.4 134.8 145.6 128.1 130.3 131.2 149.5 134.9 145.6 128.3 130.2 132.3 2.6 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.1 -.9 .1 .1 .0 .2 -.1 .8 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 -1.1 .2 .1 .3 .1 -.5 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 10.245 10.570 56.453 27.337 132.8 125.1 164.4 168.2 132.2 125.7 164.6 168.6 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.4 -.5 .5 .1 .2 1.1 .2 .4 .5 .0 .2 .2 .0 -.5 .0 .2 .2 8.900 7.046 5.821 7.349 137.9 168.8 215.4 187.8 136.3 169.5 216.8 188.5 .5 3.2 5.1 4.3 -1.2 .4 .6 .4 .2 .7 .4 .1 -.3 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.2 .6 .3 84.201 72.052 80.232 92.892 27.749 17.178 11.845 32.977 29.116 50.632 6.993 93.007 77.208 150.2 146.0 150.6 145.8 129.0 131.4 133.7 138.1 172.2 159.6 108.2 155.0 157.5 150.4 146.1 150.7 145.9 129.3 131.4 133.2 138.1 172.2 159.7 105.8 155.5 158.0 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 3.1 3.0 .4 2.8 2.9 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .0 -.4 .0 .0 .1 -2.2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .5 1.0 .6 .4 .4 1.4 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 -.4 .0 .5 .1 .1 -.7 .2 .2 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 .2 .3 -.7 .2 .2 24.369 3.380 52.839 137.7 102.0 168.8 138.3 100.4 169.3 1.7 1.7 3.5 .4 -1.6 .3 -.1 2.7 .4 .1 -.8 .2 .0 -1.2 .2 - $.669 $.669 -2.5 .0 -.4 -.3 .0 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: - .223 .223 - - - - - 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 July 1994 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Jan. 1994 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedApr. July Oct. Apr. Oct. 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 1.9 3.0 3.3 2.4 2.5 2.9 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 ...................... 145.1 144.6 144.5 163.6 136.8 132.7 166.3 135.8 135.1 134.9 123.1 147.9 145.5 151.4 145.6 145.2 145.3 164.2 136.9 131.7 166.8 138.8 134.7 133.9 131.9 148.1 145.7 151.1 146.0 145.7 145.8 164.8 137.0 131.0 167.8 139.8 135.4 134.3 133.1 149.1 146.2 151.3 146.1 145.7 145.6 164.7 136.6 131.0 168.4 139.4 135.4 135.0 132.6 148.5 146.4 151.6 2.5 2.3 2.6 4.6 2.1 5.1 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.7 3.5 -.3 -.3 -1.1 5.9 1.5 6.6 -18.7 2.8 3.0 6.9 -1.4 4.5 1.4 -.8 4.2 4.6 6.9 3.0 -2.6 .3 28.8 9.7 -2.3 6.5 29.9 1.9 1.1 .8 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.7 -.6 -5.0 5.1 11.0 .9 .3 34.6 1.6 2.5 .5 1.1 1.0 .7 5.2 1.8 5.8 -9.2 2.1 3.0 4.4 .0 2.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 3.8 5.0 2.9 -1.6 -2.4 16.4 10.4 -.7 3.3 32.3 1.8 1.8 .7 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... 144.7 160.2 168.4 153.9 145.2 160.9 169.2 154.5 145.4 161.4 169.1 155.0 145.6 161.8 169.9 155.1 2.0 3.1 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.6 2.5 4.1 3.6 3.2 2.5 3.5 2.6 2.7 2.2 3.2 2.6 2.4 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 .................. 195.9 165.4 165.7 153.2 197.4 166.1 166.4 154.0 195.5 166.9 167.2 154.3 198.4 167.2 167.5 154.5 .2 3.8 3.8 .8 4.4 4.0 4.0 2.4 1.9 2.5 2.5 8.5 5.2 4.4 4.4 3.4 2.3 3.9 3.9 1.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 5.9 131.3 135.4 125.9 122.9 111.0 131.2 135.4 125.6 123.1 111.2 131.6 135.8 126.0 122.6 110.6 130.8 135.9 123.8 122.4 110.2 -5.7 -14.1 9.4 -2.3 -5.3 4.1 6.2 1.3 3.7 4.4 3.4 6.5 -1.3 .0 -.7 -1.5 1.5 -6.5 -1.6 -2.9 -.9 -4.5 5.3 .7 -.5 .9 3.9 -3.9 -.8 -1.8 89.2 89.3 88.9 87.2 -12.8 16.7 -2.2 -8.7 .9 -5.5 118.7 150.4 121.3 111.6 132.1 138.6 118.9 150.6 121.5 111.6 132.4 138.9 118.2 150.3 121.4 111.3 132.8 139.1 118.0 150.4 121.4 110.9 134.1 139.4 -4.3 1.4 2.4 4.1 -1.8 2.1 3.1 3.0 -1.0 -1.8 .0 -.3 -.3 1.1 3.0 3.7 1.8 2.9 -2.3 .0 .3 -2.5 6.2 2.3 -.7 2.2 .7 1.1 -.9 .9 -1.3 .5 1.7 .5 4.0 2.6 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/....................... 134.4 131.4 127.0 132.3 129.6 126.4 150.9 155.7 133.1 129.9 127.3 128.6 129.2 126.1 152.6 155.9 133.0 129.8 128.2 128.7 129.4 124.5 151.7 156.3 132.4 129.1 127.0 128.7 128.5 124.0 148.8 156.4 1.8 1.9 -2.5 5.0 5.2 7.2 -9.5 2.4 -.6 -1.2 -4.0 -.6 -6.4 -4.6 12.0 2.6 2.4 2.8 5.2 -.6 13.0 -.3 10.7 2.3 -5.8 -6.8 .0 -10.4 -3.4 -7.4 -5.5 1.8 .6 .3 -3.3 2.1 -.8 1.1 .7 2.5 -1.8 -2.1 2.6 -5.7 4.5 -3.9 2.3 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 .................... 134.8 132.0 138.3 136.6 141.5 99.2 98.5 150.0 162.0 136.2 133.2 138.7 136.9 142.6 102.3 102.1 150.8 162.5 136.4 133.5 139.4 137.6 144.0 101.4 101.5 151.0 163.2 136.1 133.5 139.4 137.7 146.0 100.3 100.4 151.5 163.9 -1.5 -1.5 1.2 1.2 -1.7 -13.5 -12.8 3.9 2.0 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.2 .6 8.7 7.8 2.2 5.1 4.9 6.3 5.4 4.8 11.5 10.3 9.0 2.2 4.1 3.9 4.6 3.2 3.3 13.3 4.5 7.9 4.1 4.8 2.0 1.7 3.1 3.2 -.6 -3.0 -3.0 3.0 3.6 4.4 5.5 4.3 4.0 12.4 7.4 8.5 3.1 4.4 103.7 103.4 103.2 103.4 -.8 2.4 .8 -1.2 .8 -.2 175.8 173.2 176.4 176.4 177.4 175.1 178.2 171.5 2.6 .9 5.5 9.4 4.9 -5.4 5.6 -3.9 4.0 5.1 5.2 -4.6 Medical care ............................... 211.6 212.4 213.2 214.5 3.8 4.7 4.9 5.6 4.2 5.2 Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 201.1 213.8 192.6 201.7 214.7 193.3 201.7 215.6 194.0 202.6 217.0 195.2 2.7 3.9 3.2 1.8 5.5 5.9 3.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 6.1 5.5 2.2 4.7 4.5 3.3 5.6 4.2 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 150.3 136.5 166.8 150.3 136.6 166.7 150.5 137.3 166.4 150.6 136.8 167.1 4.7 1.5 7.6 2.4 1.8 2.7 2.2 3.6 1.2 .8 .9 .7 3.6 1.6 5.1 1.5 2.2 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 ...... 200.2 221.0 145.0 200.6 221.3 145.0 200.8 221.9 145.1 201.6 223.7 145.3 3.6 -1.7 2.6 5.4 3.6 2.5 5.6 6.8 2.2 2.8 5.0 .8 4.5 .9 2.5 4.2 5.9 1.5 141.9 148.3 224.7 206.5 226.0 141.9 148.3 225.4 207.1 226.6 141.8 148.7 225.5 207.1 226.8 142.0 148.7 226.2 206.7 227.6 2.3 2.8 6.1 7.0 6.1 2.6 2.2 7.2 3.6 7.3 1.4 3.3 5.9 4.6 6.1 .3 1.1 2.7 .4 2.9 2.4 2.5 6.6 5.3 6.7 .9 2.2 4.3 2.5 4.4 134.2 145.1 127.6 129.1 131.4 134.6 145.6 127.9 129.8 129.9 134.8 146.0 128.0 129.2 129.8 134.7 146.1 127.8 128.7 129.1 1.9 .6 2.5 -.6 -1.6 1.9 3.0 1.2 -.3 2.3 3.5 -1.2 3.3 4.6 4.2 4.8 3.8 2.8 2.4 1.5 2.8 .6 -1.2 -6.8 2.5 .9 1.1 .8 .9 .3 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.7 1.3 -2.1 131.3 125.3 163.3 167.3 132.8 125.6 163.9 168.2 132.8 125.9 164.2 168.2 132.2 125.9 164.6 168.6 -6.0 1.3 2.8 3.5 3.8 2.0 4.3 3.9 9.0 5.6 2.5 2.9 2.8 1.9 3.2 3.1 -1.2 1.6 3.5 3.7 5.8 3.8 2.9 3.0 136.5 168.8 213.8 186.6 136.8 170.0 214.7 186.8 136.4 170.3 215.6 186.9 136.5 170.0 217.0 187.5 -1.5 2.5 3.9 6.1 2.4 5.7 5.5 4.9 1.2 1.9 5.0 4.2 .0 2.9 6.1 1.9 .4 4.0 4.7 5.5 .6 2.4 5.6 3.1 149.2 145.2 149.9 144.8 128.6 149.7 145.7 150.4 145.3 128.9 149.9 145.9 150.6 145.6 129.0 150.1 145.9 150.7 145.6 128.8 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.7 -.6 3.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.2 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.1 4.5 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.2 .6 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.3 .8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 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: 130.3 132.4 136.6 170.9 158.4 104.7 154.5 157.0 131.0 133.7 137.4 171.5 159.1 106.2 155.0 157.4 130.5 133.7 138.1 171.7 159.3 105.5 155.3 157.7 130.1 133.2 138.1 172.0 159.7 104.8 155.6 158.0 -1.5 -5.1 -2.3 2.9 2.3 -8.9 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.4 6.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 7.6 .6 2.4 1.8 3.9 3.2 3.1 -.6 2.4 4.5 2.6 3.3 .4 2.9 2.6 .8 -.8 .9 3.6 3.4 -1.5 2.7 3.0 1.4 5.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.1 3.0 2.8 137.7 98.2 167.8 137.6 100.9 168.5 137.8 100.1 168.9 137.8 98.9 169.3 1.5 -13.2 3.5 1.2 9.7 4.2 3.9 8.6 2.7 .3 2.9 3.6 1.3 -2.4 3.8 2.1 5.7 3.1 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 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 Sept. Oct. 1993 1994 1994 Unadjusted percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. 1993 Sept. 1994 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sept. to Aug. Sept. Oct. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 146.9 437.5 147.0 437.8 2.6 - 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 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 ................. 19.344 17.622 11.187 1.660 3.513 1.321 2.019 2.674 145.1 144.6 144.4 164.6 137.2 131.0 162.6 138.8 145.1 144.6 144.1 164.3 136.6 131.2 162.0 139.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 4.2 .1 1.5 2.2 5.9 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.4 .2 -.4 .1 .4 .5 .6 .2 .1 -.8 .5 2.0 .3 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.5 .5 .7 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .4 -.2 Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... .374 .283 .833 1.184 6.435 1.722 135.4 134.2 130.9 148.5 146.1 150.9 135.7 135.0 131.5 148.2 146.3 151.1 1.4 3.9 13.5 2.3 1.7 .9 .2 .6 .5 -.2 .1 .1 -.1 -.8 6.5 .1 .3 -.1 .5 .3 .8 .6 .2 .1 .1 .5 -.5 -.2 .1 .2 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 .324 143.0 157.4 148.9 154.7 194.1 152.3 152.6 141.7 142.8 157.7 149.2 154.9 194.4 152.8 153.0 141.9 2.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .1 .4 .5 .5 .4 .6 .5 .5 .6 .1 .3 -.1 .2 -1.1 .5 .5 .2 .1 .3 .5 .2 1.6 .3 .3 .1 .188 .102 131.8 139.4 131.0 139.5 -.1 -.6 -.6 .1 -.1 .0 .4 .2 -.6 .1 .085 7.523 4.093 121.6 123.9 113.3 120.0 122.0 110.2 .8 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -2.7 -.2 .2 .2 .6 -.4 -.5 -1.3 -.2 -.5 .339 86.7 86.9 -2.5 .2 .2 -.4 -2.0 3.754 121.5 117.8 -1.2 -3.0 .2 -.5 -.3 3.429 5.800 3.525 1.141 1.134 150.9 120.0 109.8 132.9 141.5 150.9 120.1 109.5 133.9 141.7 1.2 1.2 .6 1.7 2.2 .0 .1 -.3 .8 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 -.1 -.2 -.4 .3 .0 .0 .0 -.4 .9 .2 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/ .................... 5.909 5.379 1.393 2.356 .261 .866 .502 .530 133.1 130.2 127.8 129.4 131.1 126.0 151.3 155.9 133.9 131.1 128.1 131.7 130.3 126.3 149.9 156.0 -.9 -1.1 -.5 -2.0 2.1 -1.5 .1 2.4 .6 .7 .2 1.8 -.6 .2 -.9 .1 -.9 -1.0 -.2 -2.6 -.7 -.2 2.3 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 -.1 .5 -1.1 -.5 .3 -.6 -.8 -1.1 -.3 -.6 -.7 -2.0 .1 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... 18.863 17.613 4.948 135.3 133.5 138.4 135.6 133.9 139.2 3.5 3.7 3.8 .2 .3 .6 1.0 1.1 .4 .2 .2 .4 -.1 .0 -.1 New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 3.606 2.256 3.705 1.615 5.089 135.4 146.1 103.7 103.7 151.9 158.0 136.3 148.4 101.7 101.5 152.4 160.0 3.4 5.5 2.1 2.4 3.1 4.1 .7 1.6 -1.9 -2.1 .3 1.3 .4 .8 3.2 3.6 .5 .3 .4 1.0 -1.0 -.9 .1 .6 .0 1.4 -1.2 -1.3 .3 .3 .795 102.4 102.4 .1 .0 -.2 -.3 .1 4.295 1.251 171.8 167.6 174.3 164.8 4.9 .4 1.5 -1.7 .4 1.3 .6 -.5 .4 -1.6 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.044 1.061 4.983 2.865 212.0 199.3 214.9 194.9 213.4 199.9 216.4 196.0 4.7 2.6 5.2 4.6 .7 .3 .7 .6 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 .6 .5 .6 .7 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.028 2.077 1.951 148.6 136.0 167.0 149.0 136.2 167.5 2.4 1.9 3.0 .3 .1 .3 .0 .1 .0 .0 .3 -.3 .1 -.1 .4 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 1.146 198.9 221.1 145.4 199.4 221.6 145.5 4.3 3.5 2.0 .3 .2 .1 .4 .6 .1 .1 .0 .1 .4 .6 .1 .650 .496 3.540 .219 3.321 142.6 148.6 223.6 209.8 225.0 142.8 148.6 224.4 208.8 225.9 1.8 2.3 5.6 3.5 5.7 .1 .0 .4 -.5 .4 .1 .0 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .2 -.3 .2 .1 .0 .3 -.4 .4 100.000 47.644 19.344 28.300 16.590 5.379 146.9 134.6 145.1 128.1 129.9 130.2 147.0 134.7 145.1 128.2 129.7 131.1 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.1 -1.1 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.2 .7 .4 .4 .4 .5 .9 -1.0 .1 .1 .3 -.1 -.5 -.2 .1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.5 -.8 11.211 11.710 52.356 25.143 132.8 124.4 161.9 151.4 132.0 125.1 162.1 151.8 2.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 -.6 .6 .1 .3 1.4 .2 .4 .5 -.2 .2 .2 .1 -.6 .1 .2 .3 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 2/ ................. Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 2/ 1/ .................. _ _ Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 8.771 7.160 4.983 6.299 126.9 166.0 214.9 184.7 125.2 167.2 216.4 185.3 .3 3.7 5.2 4.3 -1.3 .7 .7 .3 .2 .5 .4 .2 -.2 .3 .4 .1 .2 .1 .6 .3 82.378 74.318 82.601 93.956 30.022 18.312 12.933 35.934 27.213 47.373 7.798 92.202 74.580 147.2 144.2 138.1 143.8 128.9 131.1 133.6 137.8 153.5 157.3 107.8 152.4 154.4 147.4 144.3 138.2 143.8 129.1 130.9 133.0 137.7 153.4 157.4 105.3 152.9 155.0 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.2 2.2 1.7 3.0 2.9 .4 2.8 2.9 .1 .1 .1 .0 .2 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.1 .1 -2.3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .8 1.1 .7 .4 .4 1.6 .3 .3 .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 25.978 4.044 48.602 136.9 102.4 166.4 137.5 100.6 167.0 1.8 1.7 3.5 .4 -1.8 .4 .1 2.9 .4 .1 -.9 .3 .1 -1.3 .2 - $.681 .229 $.680 .228 -2.6 - -.1 - -.4 - -.3 - -.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 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for July 1994 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Jan. 1994 3 months endedApr. July 1994 1994 Oct. 1994 6 months endedApr. Oct. 1994 1994 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 1.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.9 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 ...................... 144.7 144.1 143.8 163.5 136.4 132.5 165.7 135.5 134.8 135.0 122.9 147.7 145.4 150.8 145.3 144.8 144.6 163.9 136.6 131.4 166.5 138.2 134.7 133.9 130.9 147.8 145.8 150.6 145.7 145.2 145.1 164.6 136.9 130.7 167.4 139.2 135.4 134.3 132.0 148.7 146.1 150.8 145.7 145.2 144.9 164.5 136.5 130.5 168.0 138.9 135.5 135.0 131.3 148.4 146.3 151.1 2.6 2.3 2.6 4.9 2.4 5.4 .7 1.5 3.9 1.9 1.0 1.1 2.0 3.5 -.3 .0 -.8 5.4 .9 6.6 -17.7 2.8 2.7 7.2 -1.4 4.8 1.1 -1.3 4.0 4.0 5.8 4.0 -3.2 .3 26.0 9.0 -2.9 6.5 27.3 1.9 1.4 .5 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.5 .3 -5.9 5.7 10.4 2.1 .0 30.3 1.9 2.5 .8 1.1 1.1 .9 5.1 1.6 6.0 -8.9 2.1 3.3 4.5 -.2 2.9 1.5 1.1 3.4 3.5 4.4 3.2 -1.4 -2.8 15.4 9.7 -.4 3.2 28.8 1.9 1.9 .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/ 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 .................. 141.8 155.9 148.0 153.6 196.6 150.7 150.9 140.5 142.3 156.7 148.7 154.2 197.8 151.5 151.7 141.4 142.5 157.2 148.6 154.5 195.7 152.2 152.4 141.7 142.7 157.7 149.3 154.8 198.8 152.6 152.8 141.9 1.7 2.9 2.2 2.7 -.2 3.3 3.6 .6 3.2 4.0 3.3 2.9 5.1 4.1 4.1 2.4 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.7 2.2 1.9 9.7 2.6 4.7 3.6 3.2 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.0 2.5 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.7 3.8 1.5 2.1 3.2 2.6 2.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 6.8 131.4 139.1 121.1 122.5 110.3 131.3 139.1 120.9 122.7 110.5 131.8 139.4 121.6 122.2 109.9 131.0 139.5 120.0 121.9 109.4 -4.5 -14.8 9.4 -2.0 -5.0 1.2 5.1 -2.9 3.3 4.1 4.4 7.5 .7 .0 -.7 -1.2 1.2 -3.6 -1.9 -3.2 -1.7 -5.3 3.0 .7 -.5 1.5 4.3 -1.5 -1.0 -2.0 89.0 89.2 88.8 87.0 -13.6 17.8 -2.7 -8.7 .9 -5.7 118.0 150.9 120.0 110.2 132.3 118.2 151.1 120.2 110.3 132.6 117.6 150.9 120.0 109.9 133.0 117.2 150.9 120.0 109.5 134.2 -4.3 1.3 2.0 3.0 -.9 3.1 3.0 -1.0 -1.8 .0 -.7 .5 3.4 4.1 1.8 -2.7 .0 .0 -2.5 5.9 -.7 2.2 .5 .6 -.5 -1.7 .3 1.7 .7 3.8 Housekeeping services .................. 140.8 141.2 141.2 141.5 2.9 .0 3.5 2.0 1.4 2.7 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/....................... 133.3 130.6 127.2 131.0 131.3 127.2 148.2 155.1 132.1 129.3 127.0 127.6 130.4 126.9 151.6 155.4 131.9 129.1 127.6 127.5 131.0 125.5 150.8 155.9 131.1 128.1 126.2 127.1 130.2 124.6 147.8 156.0 1.5 1.6 -1.3 4.1 2.5 6.8 -11.4 2.7 -1.5 -1.8 -5.6 -1.8 -4.9 -3.4 14.7 2.1 3.4 3.4 8.6 1.5 15.7 -1.2 -.3 2.4 -6.4 -7.4 -3.1 -11.4 -3.3 -7.9 -1.1 2.3 .0 -.2 -3.4 1.1 -1.3 1.6 .8 2.4 -1.7 -2.2 2.6 -5.1 5.8 -4.6 -.7 2.3 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 .................... 133.8 131.9 139.1 136.2 142.0 99.2 98.7 150.8 158.1 135.2 133.3 139.7 136.8 143.2 102.4 102.3 151.5 158.5 135.5 133.5 140.3 137.3 144.6 101.4 101.4 151.7 159.4 135.3 133.5 140.2 137.3 146.6 100.2 100.1 152.2 159.9 -1.8 -2.2 1.2 .6 -2.0 -13.5 -12.5 3.8 1.8 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 -.3 9.6 7.8 2.4 4.7 6.2 7.0 5.7 4.5 11.5 10.3 10.3 2.2 5.2 4.6 4.9 3.2 3.3 13.6 4.1 5.8 3.8 4.6 1.5 1.4 3.3 2.9 -1.1 -2.6 -2.8 3.1 3.3 5.4 5.9 4.4 3.9 12.5 7.1 8.0 3.0 4.9 102.9 102.7 102.4 102.5 -.4 2.8 -.4 -1.5 1.2 -1.0 171.7 168.9 172.4 171.1 173.5 170.2 174.2 167.5 2.2 1.9 5.4 7.6 6.0 -4.2 6.0 -3.3 3.8 4.7 6.0 -3.7 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 210.8 198.8 213.4 193.7 211.6 199.5 214.2 194.2 212.3 199.3 215.1 194.9 213.5 200.3 216.4 196.2 4.0 2.3 4.1 3.5 4.7 2.3 5.5 6.3 4.7 2.9 5.0 3.6 5.2 3.1 5.7 5.3 4.4 2.3 4.8 4.9 5.0 3.0 5.4 4.4 Entertainment 2/ ........................... Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 148.5 135.8 166.8 148.5 135.9 166.8 148.5 136.3 166.3 148.6 136.1 166.9 4.5 1.8 7.6 2.2 1.8 2.7 2.7 3.0 1.7 .3 .9 .2 3.3 1.8 5.1 1.5 1.9 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 ...... 197.6 221.0 145.1 198.3 222.3 145.2 198.5 222.3 145.4 199.2 223.6 145.5 3.2 -1.3 2.5 5.5 3.8 2.8 5.2 6.8 1.7 3.3 4.8 1.1 4.3 1.2 2.7 4.2 5.8 1.4 142.5 148.2 220.3 208.6 221.5 142.6 148.2 221.0 209.0 222.2 142.6 148.6 221.4 208.3 222.6 142.8 148.6 222.1 207.4 223.4 2.0 3.3 6.4 7.0 6.2 3.4 2.2 7.3 4.2 7.7 .8 2.7 5.4 5.1 5.6 .8 1.1 3.3 -2.3 3.5 2.7 2.8 6.9 5.6 6.9 .8 1.9 4.4 1.4 4.5 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 ........................... 133.9 144.7 127.2 128.4 130.6 134.5 145.3 127.8 129.6 129.3 134.6 145.7 127.7 128.9 129.1 134.4 145.7 127.5 128.2 128.1 1.7 .3 2.6 -1.3 -2.2 1.6 2.8 1.2 -.3 2.3 3.9 -1.8 3.4 4.9 4.0 5.5 3.5 3.4 2.5 1.5 2.8 .9 -.6 -7.4 2.2 .8 1.1 .5 .8 -.2 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.2 1.4 -2.2 131.2 124.3 160.7 150.5 133.0 124.5 161.3 151.3 132.8 124.8 161.6 151.4 132.0 124.9 162.0 151.8 -7.2 1.3 2.8 3.3 4.2 2.0 4.1 3.6 10.4 6.0 2.5 3.0 2.5 1.9 3.3 3.5 -1.7 1.7 3.5 3.4 6.3 4.0 2.9 3.2 125.3 166.0 213.4 183.4 125.5 166.9 214.2 183.8 125.2 167.4 215.1 183.9 125.4 167.5 216.4 184.4 -.6 2.5 4.1 6.0 1.9 5.3 5.5 5.2 .0 3.4 5.0 3.8 .3 3.7 5.7 2.2 .6 3.9 4.8 5.6 .2 3.6 5.4 3.0 146.0 143.4 137.4 142.7 128.3 129.8 132.2 136.4 152.3 156.1 104.3 151.8 153.9 146.6 143.9 137.9 143.3 128.8 130.8 133.7 137.3 152.9 156.7 106.0 152.3 154.4 146.8 144.1 138.0 143.5 128.8 130.2 133.6 137.8 152.8 157.0 105.2 152.6 154.7 146.9 144.0 138.0 143.6 128.6 129.6 133.0 137.7 153.3 157.4 104.3 152.9 155.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.4 -.9 -1.9 -6.0 -2.3 2.4 2.6 -9.3 2.4 2.4 3.4 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.2 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.3 4.0 6.5 2.4 3.2 3.4 4.3 3.9 3.4 5.1 3.5 8.6 1.8 2.7 2.1 4.7 3.5 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.5 .9 -.6 2.4 3.9 2.7 3.4 .0 2.9 2.9 2.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 .6 .9 -1.1 .6 3.4 3.3 -1.7 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 1.4 5.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.2 3.0 136.8 98.5 165.6 136.9 101.4 166.2 137.0 100.5 166.7 137.1 99.2 167.1 1.2 -13.2 3.3 1.2 10.1 4.2 4.2 9.0 2.7 .9 2.9 3.7 1.2 -2.2 3.7 2.5 5.9 3.2 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel 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/ - Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes July 1994 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. Aug. Sept. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Sept. 1994 fromSept. July Aug. 1993 1994 1994 M 148.4 149.0 149.4 149.5 2.6 0.3 0.1 3.0 0.7 0.3 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 155.2 155.7 154.3 152.9 155.9 156.6 154.8 153.8 156.1 156.7 154.8 154.4 156.4 157.2 154.6 154.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.1 .3 .4 -.1 .3 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.9 .6 .6 .3 1.0 .1 .1 .0 .4 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 144.3 145.4 143.6 145.0 145.2 146.3 144.4 145.9 145.6 146.7 144.0 146.8 145.3 146.2 144.4 146.9 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.5 .1 -.1 .0 .7 -.2 -.3 .3 .1 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 .9 .9 .3 1.2 .3 .3 -.3 .6 M 140.2 140.8 141.5 140.9 2.7 .1 -.4 3.8 .9 .5 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 145.0 145.3 147.1 143.8 145.5 145.7 147.9 144.3 145.8 145.9 148.3 144.7 145.9 145.9 148.2 145.0 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.5 .3 .1 .2 .5 .1 .0 -.1 .2 3.0 2.8 3.3 2.6 .6 .4 .8 .6 .2 .1 .3 .3 M 142.7 142.9 143.3 144.1 2.9 .8 .6 3.0 .4 .3 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 149.5 150.9 150.0 150.1 151.3 151.1 150.6 151.7 152.2 151.0 152.1 152.7 2.7 2.3 4.2 .6 .5 1.1 .3 .3 .3 2.7 2.4 4.5 .7 .5 1.5 .3 .3 .7 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... M M 134.6 148.1 135.2 148.8 135.4 149.0 135.5 149.2 2.4 3.0 .2 .3 .1 .1 2.7 3.3 .6 .6 .1 .1 Region and area size 2/ C .................................... D .................................... M M 146.8 143.8 147.5 144.0 148.2 144.7 148.4 145.0 2.9 2.9 .6 .7 .1 .2 3.3 3.3 1.0 .6 .5 .5 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 148.3 151.7 158.2 155.3 148.9 149.8 152.0 159.1 155.7 149.4 150.2 152.7 159.0 156.2 149.4 149.4 153.4 159.5 156.9 149.4 1.5 1.7 2.6 3.1 1.6 -.3 .9 .3 .8 .0 -.5 .5 .3 .4 .0 2.4 1.7 2.4 3.4 2.0 1.3 .7 .5 .6 .3 .3 .5 -.1 .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 1 148.2 153.9 143.7 143.4 141.9 151.8 3.5 2.4 3.2 3.8 3.6 2.7 .3 1.2 1.8 .8 1.1 1.3 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/ NOTE: - 142.2 145.3 139.2 145.7 148.6 155.7 146.3 144.5 143.4 153.7 - 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. 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) - Area U.S. city average ...................... Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes July 1994 Aug. 1994 Sept. 1994 Oct. 1994 Percent change to Oct. 1994 fromOct. Aug. Sept. 1993 1994 1994 Percent change to Sept. 1994 fromSept. July Aug. 1993 1994 1994 M 145.8 146.5 146.9 147.0 2.6 0.3 0.1 3.0 0.8 0.3 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 152.7 152.2 152.3 154.4 153.4 153.1 152.8 155.2 153.7 153.3 152.7 156.0 154.1 153.8 152.6 156.0 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.2 .5 .5 -.1 .5 .3 .3 -.1 .0 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.0 .7 .7 .3 1.0 .2 .1 -.1 .5 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 141.3 141.6 140.1 142.6 142.2 142.6 141.0 143.6 142.5 142.9 140.6 144.3 142.2 142.4 140.9 144.4 2.7 2.4 3.3 3.4 .0 -.1 -.1 .6 -.2 -.3 .2 .1 3.3 3.0 3.5 4.1 .8 .9 .4 1.2 .2 .2 -.3 .5 M 138.9 139.5 140.0 139.4 2.3 -.1 -.4 3.5 .8 .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 143.6 143.6 143.7 143.7 144.1 144.1 144.5 144.2 144.5 144.3 144.9 144.7 144.6 144.3 144.9 145.0 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.5 .3 .1 .3 .6 .1 .0 .0 .2 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.6 .6 .5 .8 .7 .3 .1 .3 .3 M 142.9 143.2 143.7 144.4 2.9 .8 .5 3.1 .6 .3 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 146.7 146.5 147.7 147.2 146.9 148.6 147.7 147.2 149.6 148.1 147.6 150.0 2.5 2.1 4.0 .6 .5 .9 .3 .3 .3 2.6 2.3 4.3 .7 .5 1.3 .3 .2 .7 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 133.6 145.5 146.1 143.2 134.3 146.3 146.8 143.4 134.5 146.5 147.5 144.1 134.6 146.6 147.7 144.3 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.8 .2 .2 .6 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.2 .7 .7 1.0 .6 .1 .1 .5 .5 M M M 143.7 146.5 154.4 145.1 146.8 155.3 145.4 147.3 155.5 144.6 148.0 156.0 1.4 1.6 2.6 -.3 .8 .5 -.6 .5 .3 2.3 1.6 2.4 1.2 .5 .7 .2 .3 .1 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas 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 154.9 146.6 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 1 147.3 152.9 136.3 141.4 141.4 149.4 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: - 155.3 147.1 141.6 141.0 138.8 139.4 155.9 147.1 147.8 154.7 138.9 142.5 143.0 151.5 - 156.5 147.0 142.4 141.1 139.0 140.1 3.0 1.4 2.4 2.6 2.1 4.2 .8 -.1 - .4 -.1 - .6 .1 .1 .5 - 3.3 1.9 .6 .3 3.5 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.9 2.7 .3 1.2 1.9 .8 1.1 1.4 - - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. .4 .0 -
