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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 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-98-458 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Tuesday, November 17, 1998 OCTOBER 1998 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 164.0 (198284=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 has increased 1.5 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.2 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1998 CPI-W level of 160.6 was 1.3 percent higher than the index in October 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in October, following no change in September. The October advance reflects upturns in the indexes for food and for energy. The food index, which was unchanged in September, rose 0.6 percent in October. Prices for food at home increased 0.7 percent after declining 0.2 percent in September, primarily as a result of a sharp turnaround in prices for fruits and vegetables. The energy index, which declined 1.3 percent in September, rose 0.9 percent in October. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 2.4 percent, while the index for energy services fell 0.3 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in October, the same as in each of the preceding three months. Smaller increases in the indexes for shelter and for cigarettes largely were offset by upturns in the indexes for apparel, for household furnishings and operation, and for education and communication. 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 1998 3-mos. ended ended Apr. All Items .2 Food and beverages .1 Housing .4 Apparel -.1 Transportation -.1 Medical care .4 Recreation .0 Education and communication .3 Other goods and services 1.0 Special Indexes Energy -.1 Food .1 All Items less Food and energy .3 May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. `98 Oct. `98 .3 .5 .3 .4 .1 .3 .0 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .4 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .2 .0 .2 .3 .1 1.1 .0 .4 .1 .0 .0 .2 -.7 -.4 .3 .1 .2 .5 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.3 1.7 3.3 2.3 1.5 -.6 3.5 -.4 1.5 2.3 2.3 .5 -2.2 3.6 1.1 .3 .1 .0 -.5 .0 .2 -1.2 1.1 .7 .0 .7 .1 .9 .3 5.5 5.2 .3 .6 -.7 .1 .0 -1.0 -1.3 .2 .2 .0 .9 .6 -5.4 3.3 -9.1 2.4 .2 .1 .2 .2 2.3 2.3 .2 .2 Beginning with release of data for January 1999, the BLS will introduce a new formula for calculating the basic components of the CPI. See page 4 for more details. See pages 5-9 for announcements of other methodological changes to be introduced with data for January 1999. During the first 10 months of 1998, the CPI-U rose at a 1.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent for all of 1997. Energy costs, although increasing in October, have continued to act as a moderating influence on overall consumer price index movements thus far in 1998, decreasing at an 8.9percent annual rate after declining 3.4 percent in all of 1997. Food costs, which rose 1.5 percent in 1997, have risen at a 2.6-percent SAAR in the first 10 months of 1998. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.4-percent rate thus far in 1998, compared with a 2.2 percent rise for all of 1997. The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in October. The index for food at home increased 0.7 percent, following a 0.2 percent decline in September. The sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables-up 3.2 percent in October after declining 2.0 percent in September-accounted for about three-quarters of the acceleration in the food at home component. In October, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 2.8 and 5.7 percent, respectively. The index for processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.3 percent. Upturns in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for cereal and bakery products also contributed to the acceleration in October. Within the former group, meat prices c 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 1997 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Oct. 1998 fromSep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997 Sep. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sep. to Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 163.6 490.1 164.0 491.3 1.5 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.2 - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 2.629 1.037 1.394 161.5 161.1 161.2 181.9 147.5 152.9 193.5 162.4 162.0 162.5 182.2 148.0 155.0 199.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.1 -0.6 6.4 5.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.4 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.6 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.7 1.6 -2.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.2 1.077 1.972 .377 .291 1.305 .309 5.680 .172 .983 132.2 152.2 150.8 152.4 166.3 103.6 162.1 102.7 166.3 132.6 152.7 150.5 156.8 166.0 103.5 162.3 102.7 166.6 -2.9 2.5 1.6 10.7 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.3 0.3 -0.2 2.9 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.7 0.7 0.6 2.0 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.9 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 -0.1 2.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 161.5 183.4 173.4 109.8 161.4 183.9 173.9 109.5 2.3 3.4 3.4 - -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.3 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.3 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 3.757 4.831 189.2 99.2 130.0 115.2 85.9 123.3 126.5 189.8 99.7 127.1 112.0 86.4 119.6 126.6 3.4 -2.8 -4.6 -9.3 -4.4 1.0 0.3 0.5 -2.2 -2.8 0.6 -3.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.8 -1.7 -0.8 -0.3 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 0.2 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.944 1.390 1.990 .268 .895 133.6 131.1 127.8 124.9 128.6 135.6 134.1 128.8 130.2 130.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 3.2 -0.2 1.5 2.3 0.8 4.2 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.0 0.7 -0.7 -1.3 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 0.1 1.2 -1.5 4.2 -0.2 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 ..................... 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 2.995 2.976 .560 1.603 1.338 140.7 137.0 99.8 142.3 151.9 90.0 89.5 101.2 168.3 190.2 141.3 137.7 100.1 142.5 153.0 90.8 90.3 101.4 169.0 189.9 -2.2 -2.3 0.5 -0.6 3.4 -14.9 -15.2 0.0 3.1 -0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -1.6 -1.5 0.0 0.2 2.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.5 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 0.5 -1.6 0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 2.6 2.7 0.2 0.4 -1.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 5.614 1.222 4.392 2.808 1.334 243.9 224.0 248.4 223.7 289.2 244.3 224.2 249.0 224.2 290.2 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.4 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 6.145 1.763 101.3 101.4 101.1 101.1 1.1 1.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 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) (4) 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 2.913 100.9 104.3 253.7 300.9 97.9 101.0 104.5 257.0 301.2 97.8 1.1 4.6 6.0 4.5 -2.2 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.3 0.4 -1.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.4 0.4 -0.1 2.706 2.357 97.7 100.7 97.6 100.7 -2.4 - -0.1 0.0 -1.3 -1.1 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.0 .350 36.7 36.1 -26.2 -1.6 -3.8 -2.4 -1.6 Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .234 68.5 67.5 - -1.5 -5.5 -3.7 -1.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.321 .894 3.427 .737 .963 1.465 240.4 283.5 157.5 149.1 167.1 236.2 241.3 284.9 158.1 149.4 167.5 236.9 5.2 13.9 3.1 3.4 2.5 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.3 0.4 0.9 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 42.635 16.310 26.326 14.729 4.944 141.8 161.5 130.2 132.6 133.6 142.6 162.4 130.8 133.6 135.6 0.1 2.3 -1.3 -1.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.1 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 137.1 126.8 185.5 191.0 187.3 219.0 137.6 126.9 185.5 191.5 188.2 219.0 -2.6 -0.7 2.5 3.5 0.7 3.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 164.1 157.6 159.2 131.6 134.6 138.9 147.1 193.0 179.6 102.7 171.6 174.2 164.4 157.9 159.5 132.3 135.6 139.5 148.1 192.6 179.7 101.3 172.2 174.7 1.4 0.6 1.3 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 0.5 1.5 2.4 -9.1 2.3 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 -0.2 0.1 -1.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 -1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 -1.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 24.053 3.256 53.608 143.2 89.8 191.8 143.8 90.5 192.3 0.8 -14.4 3.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 -1.4 0.3 -0.1 -2.1 0.3 0.0 2.4 0.2 - $ .611 $ .610 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (3)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as - $ .204 $ .204 - - - - - base. base. base. 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-July 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 All items ................................... 163.3 163.6 163.6 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 .......................... 161.2 161.0 161.3 181.2 147.6 148.2 202.0 161.7 161.4 161.8 182.1 148.1 150.5 201.1 133.0 150.9 149.3 147.0 132.1 152.0 150.2 149.9 6 months ended-- Jan. 1998 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Apr. 1998 Oct. 1998 164.0 0.7 1.2 2.2 1.7 1.0 2.0 161.7 161.4 161.4 182.1 147.1 152.9 197.0 162.5 162.3 162.6 182.4 147.4 155.0 203.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 0.9 -3.2 7.3 11.8 0.3 0.3 -1.2 1.6 -2.2 0.5 -6.4 3.6 3.8 4.9 3.4 3.0 -0.8 19.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 -0.5 19.7 2.6 1.1 1.0 0.1 1.2 -2.7 3.9 2.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 3.0 1.2 8.9 10.6 132.1 152.5 150.7 152.7 132.6 152.7 150.5 156.6 -7.1 -0.5 4.9 -4.4 -2.7 1.6 -1.1 0.9 -0.3 4.4 -0.8 20.5 -1.2 4.9 3.3 28.8 -4.9 0.5 1.9 -1.8 -0.7 4.6 1.2 24.6 Expenditure category Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 165.7 102.6 161.1 101.6 165.8 166.5 103.5 161.5 102.3 165.8 166.4 103.6 162.1 102.7 166.5 165.8 103.5 162.3 102.7 166.7 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.7 5.3 2.5 2.0 -0.5 2.5 3.6 2.3 4.0 2.7 0.2 3.6 3.0 4.4 2.2 2.9 2.5 1.1 1.3 3.6 2.6 4.2 2.4 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 160.4 181.9 172.2 100.7 160.6 182.4 172.8 101.4 161.0 183.3 173.4 104.2 161.3 183.7 173.9 103.9 1.8 3.2 3.1 - 2.8 3.6 2.9 5.3 2.3 2.9 3.6 -1.6 2.3 4.0 4.0 13.3 2.3 3.4 3.0 - 2.3 3.5 3.8 5.6 188.1 99.3 128.3 112.9 90.3 120.6 127.0 188.5 99.2 127.8 112.4 89.7 120.1 126.8 189.0 99.2 127.0 111.5 88.2 119.1 126.4 189.6 99.7 126.8 111.1 87.5 118.8 126.6 3.3 -5.7 -8.3 -9.2 -8.1 1.3 3.7 0.4 -1.2 -2.4 -9.8 -2.3 3.2 3.3 -4.3 -1.2 -2.1 -6.0 -1.6 1.0 3.2 1.6 -4.6 -6.2 -11.8 -5.8 -1.3 3.5 -3.5 -5.4 -9.5 -5.2 2.2 3.2 -1.4 -2.9 -4.2 -9.0 -3.8 -0.2 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 132.8 131.9 126.0 122.0 128.5 134.2 132.3 128.4 124.4 129.4 133.2 130.6 127.7 124.9 128.9 133.3 132.2 125.8 130.2 128.6 -1.2 2.5 -3.8 -4.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 2.9 5.9 -9.0 1.2 -0.3 2.3 -13.8 8.9 1.5 0.9 -0.6 29.7 0.3 -0.8 1.2 -0.5 0.6 -4.8 1.4 0.3 0.8 5.8 4.5 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 ..................... 141.7 138.2 100.5 143.4 151.3 92.1 91.3 101.3 167.0 190.1 141.7 137.9 100.7 143.9 151.1 90.6 89.9 101.3 167.3 194.2 141.1 137.5 100.8 143.7 151.9 88.8 88.1 101.3 168.1 191.0 141.5 138.1 100.7 143.2 153.0 91.1 90.5 101.5 168.7 188.6 -4.6 -5.0 -1.1 0.5 -24.6 -25.3 -2.0 3.5 -1.7 -4.1 -4.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 -26.9 -27.6 -1.6 1.7 6.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 -0.8 8.6 -0.4 -1.3 2.8 3.2 -3.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.8 -0.6 4.6 -4.3 -3.5 0.8 4.1 -3.1 -4.4 -4.9 -0.4 0.4 -25.8 -26.4 -1.8 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.3 1.0 -0.7 6.6 -2.4 -2.4 1.8 3.7 -3.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 242.8 221.7 247.4 222.6 288.5 243.7 223.1 248.2 223.3 289.5 244.4 224.5 248.6 224.0 289.5 244.9 224.7 249.2 224.4 290.5 3.3 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 3.5 4.4 3.9 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 4.1 3.5 5.5 2.9 3.3 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.6 4.6 3.3 3.3 3.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.0 101.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 0.4 -1.2 -0.4 0.0 3.0 0.0 -0.6 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) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 100.9 102.9 250.8 295.3 99.1 100.4 103.3 250.1 296.4 97.9 100.4 103.3 253.2 296.1 97.9 100.6 103.8 256.8 297.4 97.8 1.8 5.3 -1.6 2.0 5.7 8.7 5.5 -1.2 1.6 4.4 4.1 4.6 -0.8 -1.2 3.5 9.9 2.9 -5.1 5.2 5.4 -1.4 0.2 4.0 7.0 3.7 -3.0 99.0 101.5 97.7 100.4 97.7 100.7 97.6 100.7 -1.6 - -1.6 2.4 -0.8 4.0 -5.5 -3.1 -1.6 - -3.2 0.4 39.1 37.6 36.7 36.1 -20.3 -26.3 -30.3 -27.3 -23.4 -28.9 75.2 71.1 68.5 67.5 - -36.2 -43.1 -35.1 - -39.2 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 238.5 273.8 157.0 149.1 166.1 234.8 238.7 274.2 157.1 148.5 166.6 235.7 240.9 283.2 157.5 149.1 167.1 236.5 241.7 284.0 158.1 149.4 167.5 237.3 5.0 7.1 3.4 4.5 2.2 4.1 6.4 17.1 3.4 3.3 2.2 2.1 5.4 15.7 2.9 5.0 2.2 3.5 5.5 15.8 2.8 0.8 3.4 4.3 5.7 12.0 3.4 3.9 2.2 3.1 5.4 15.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.9 142.1 161.2 130.7 132.7 132.8 142.2 161.7 130.7 132.6 134.2 142.0 161.7 130.4 132.2 133.2 142.5 162.5 130.7 133.0 133.3 -1.1 2.0 -3.0 -5.8 -1.2 -1.4 0.3 -2.4 -3.8 -0.3 2.0 3.6 0.6 2.8 1.2 1.1 3.3 0.0 0.9 1.5 -1.3 1.1 -2.7 -4.8 -0.8 1.6 3.4 0.3 1.8 1.4 137.6 127.8 184.4 189.5 187.8 217.8 137.1 127.8 184.8 190.3 188.6 218.1 136.8 127.4 185.2 191.2 188.0 218.6 137.6 127.2 185.5 191.5 187.7 218.8 -7.7 -0.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 3.0 -6.2 -0.9 3.3 3.5 2.2 4.0 3.9 0.3 2.2 2.8 -0.6 3.2 0.0 -1.9 2.4 4.3 -0.2 1.8 -7.0 -0.6 2.7 3.4 1.7 3.5 1.9 -0.8 2.3 3.5 -0.4 2.5 163.6 157.5 158.6 132.3 134.8 139.3 147.0 192.4 163.8 157.6 158.9 132.3 134.6 138.9 147.0 192.4 163.9 157.4 158.9 131.9 134.2 138.7 147.0 192.4 164.2 157.8 159.3 132.3 134.9 139.5 147.8 192.4 0.5 -0.3 0.5 -2.7 -4.9 -6.6 -0.5 0.6 1.5 0.3 1.0 -2.4 -3.8 -5.9 -2.4 2.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.9 3.0 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.8 -2.5 -4.3 -6.2 -1.5 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.9 0.5 1.7 2.0 2.6 1.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (3)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as 178.7 102.5 171.3 173.8 178.9 101.5 171.7 174.2 179.3 100.2 171.9 174.5 179.5 101.1 172.3 174.8 2.1 -15.5 1.9 2.1 3.0 -13.5 2.4 2.8 2.5 -1.5 2.6 2.1 1.8 -5.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 -14.5 2.1 2.5 2.2 -3.5 2.5 2.2 143.4 91.8 190.9 143.7 90.5 191.4 143.6 88.6 191.9 143.6 90.7 192.3 0.6 -23.0 2.8 1.1 -25.7 3.7 1.1 -1.3 2.6 0.6 -4.7 3.0 0.8 -24.4 3.2 0.8 -3.0 2.8 base. base. base. 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 Oct.1998 from-- July 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 M 163.2 163.4 163.6 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 169.9 170.7 102.0 170.5 171.4 102.2 Midwest urban (4)............................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 159.8 161.2 102.2 159.5 161.0 102.0 U.S. city average ........................... Percent change to Sep.1998 from-- Oct. 1997 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Sep. 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 164.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.1 170.6 171.7 102.2 171.3 172.3 102.6 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 159.9 161.4 102.2 160.1 161.4 102.4 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 Region and area size(2) Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M 153.5 153.3 154.0 154.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 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 159.3 158.5 102.4 159.5 158.9 102.5 159.5 158.8 102.5 159.8 159.0 102.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 M 160.0 160.2 160.1 159.8 1.8 -0.2 -0.2 1.9 0.1 -0.1 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 164.3 165.1 102.3 164.8 165.6 102.5 165.1 165.9 102.7 165.5 166.3 103.0 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 M M M 147.7 102.3 159.3 148.1 102.4 159.4 148.2 102.4 159.7 148.5 102.7 159.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.0 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 Size classes A (5)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M M 166.5 162.1 165.4 162.6 165.3 162.6 165.7 163.2 2.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.0 1.3 -0.7 0.3 -0.1 0.0 M 173.6 174.2 174.4 174.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.5 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 1 1 1 170.7 159.9 154.2 102.8 - 172.1 161.5 154.5 102.9 - - - - 2.6 2.7 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 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 - 161.9 160.5 147.4 160.8 - 162.0 161.0 148.5 161.1 2.0 0.8 - 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 - - - - 2 2 2 - 168.6 166.6 168.5 - 170.3 167.2 169.3 1.6 2.9 - 1.0 0.4 0.5 - - - - 1 2 3 4 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 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. 7 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 1997 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Oct. 1998 fromSep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997 Sep. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sep. to Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 160.2 477.2 160.6 478.4 1.3 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 3.125 1.135 1.447 160.8 160.4 160.2 181.8 147.1 152.6 192.5 161.6 161.3 161.3 181.9 147.5 154.6 198.4 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 -0.7 6.3 5.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.7 1.7 -2.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.3 3.3 1.215 2.185 .420 .332 1.432 .344 130.9 151.7 150.6 151.9 166.3 103.7 131.3 151.9 150.2 156.1 165.7 103.3 -2.9 2.4 1.5 10.4 2.1 - 0.3 0.1 -0.3 2.8 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.1 1.7 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 2.6 -0.5 -0.4 Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 6.076 .212 1.042 162.0 102.8 165.1 162.3 102.8 165.4 2.6 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 157.8 177.9 173.0 109.8 157.6 178.4 173.5 109.7 2.1 3.3 3.3 - -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 3.914 4.365 172.4 99.4 130.0 114.9 86.2 122.9 124.9 172.9 100.0 126.9 111.6 86.9 119.1 124.9 3.3 -2.8 -4.5 -8.5 -4.4 0.8 0.3 0.6 -2.4 -2.9 0.8 -3.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.6 -0.9 -1.8 -0.8 -0.4 0.3 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.3 0.2 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 5.300 1.503 1.985 .337 1.082 132.0 130.7 125.5 125.8 129.3 134.3 134.1 126.9 131.0 130.9 0.3 1.3 0.1 2.6 -0.7 1.7 2.6 1.1 4.1 1.2 0.9 -0.1 1.9 1.9 0.9 -0.5 -1.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.4 1.7 -1.2 4.1 -0.2 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 ..................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 3.682 3.658 .694 1.664 1.057 139.6 137.1 100.1 143.4 153.2 90.1 89.6 100.5 169.4 186.5 140.4 137.9 100.4 143.6 154.2 90.9 90.4 100.7 170.3 186.3 -2.2 -2.3 0.7 -0.8 3.2 -14.7 -15.0 0.1 3.3 -0.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -1.6 -1.6 -0.1 0.2 1.8 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.5 -2.1 -2.0 0.0 0.5 -1.7 0.4 0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.7 2.6 2.8 0.2 0.5 -1.2 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 4.591 .906 3.684 2.372 1.097 243.2 220.8 248.2 225.3 285.3 243.7 220.8 248.8 225.8 286.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 5.969 1.968 101.0 101.3 100.8 101.0 0.7 1.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. 5.396 2.402 101.1 104.3 101.1 104.5 1.2 4.7 0.0 0.2 -0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 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) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... .192 2.211 2.994 255.9 294.9 98.5 259.4 295.2 98.4 6.0 4.6 -1.5 1.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -1.2 1.2 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.4 -0.1 2.841 2.547 98.4 100.8 98.3 100.8 -1.6 - -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -1.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 .294 38.2 37.4 -25.3 -2.1 -3.2 -1.8 -2.1 .191 69.0 67.5 - -2.2 -4.3 -3.1 -2.2 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 4.544 1.300 3.244 .832 .964 1.226 239.4 283.7 157.7 150.1 167.4 236.0 240.4 285.2 158.3 150.4 167.8 236.6 6.3 14.1 3.3 3.4 2.6 3.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.5 1.3 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 47.234 17.903 29.331 15.928 5.300 141.7 160.8 130.3 132.1 132.0 142.4 161.6 131.0 133.2 134.3 0.1 2.2 -1.3 -1.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 136.6 126.7 182.2 171.3 184.7 215.7 137.3 126.9 182.3 171.8 185.8 215.7 -2.8 -0.3 2.4 3.4 0.9 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0.3 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 26.057 49.082 7.825 160.0 155.3 156.3 131.7 134.0 138.4 146.7 171.8 176.6 101.8 160.4 155.7 156.8 132.4 135.2 139.0 147.7 171.3 176.6 100.5 1.1 0.6 1.2 -1.1 -1.5 -2.4 0.3 1.4 2.3 -9.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0.0 -1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 -1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 -1.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 1.0 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (3)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00).......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as 92.175 75.315 168.3 170.3 168.9 170.9 2.2 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 26.463 3.910 48.852 142.8 90.0 188.8 143.5 90.8 189.3 0.9 -14.2 2.9 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 -1.6 0.2 0.1 -2.1 0.3 0.1 2.4 0.2 - $ .624 $ .623 - - - - - - $ .210 $ .209 - - - - - base. base base. 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-July 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 All items ................................... 159.9 160.0 160.1 Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. 160.7 160.3 160.3 181.0 161.1 160.8 160.8 181.9 161.1 160.7 160.4 182.0 6 months ended-- Jan. 1998 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Apr. 1998 Oct. 1998 160.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 1.8 0.6 2.0 161.9 161.5 161.5 182.1 1.8 2.0 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 -1.3 1.8 3.8 3.8 4.9 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 0.9 1.0 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.4 4.0 3.0 Expenditure category 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 ....................... 147.3 147.8 201.6 147.8 150.1 200.4 146.7 152.6 196.4 147.0 154.6 202.9 -2.9 6.8 12.7 -2.4 0.8 -6.9 3.3 -1.1 19.1 -0.8 19.7 2.6 -2.7 3.7 2.4 1.2 8.8 10.5 131.9 150.4 149.3 146.7 165.9 102.8 161.1 101.5 164.7 131.0 151.5 150.3 149.5 166.6 103.5 161.4 102.2 164.7 130.9 151.8 150.4 152.1 166.5 103.7 162.0 102.8 165.2 131.3 152.0 150.2 156.1 165.7 103.3 162.3 102.8 165.5 -7.2 -0.3 5.2 -3.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 -2.4 1.4 -0.8 0.0 2.2 4.9 2.3 2.0 -0.7 0.0 4.9 -0.8 20.6 3.4 4.4 2.3 3.6 2.5 -1.8 4.3 2.4 28.2 -0.5 2.0 3.0 5.2 2.0 -4.8 0.5 2.2 -2.0 2.7 2.5 1.0 -0.9 4.6 0.8 24.3 1.5 3.2 2.6 4.4 2.2 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence ................ Lodging away from home (2)................ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3)......................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity ............. Household furnishings and operations ...... 156.8 176.8 172.0 100.8 156.9 177.2 172.4 101.3 157.2 177.9 173.0 104.0 157.5 178.4 173.5 104.3 1.3 3.3 3.1 - 2.9 3.3 2.6 6.1 2.3 3.2 4.1 -3.1 1.8 3.7 3.5 14.6 2.1 3.3 2.9 - 2.1 3.5 3.8 5.4 171.4 99.4 128.1 112.4 90.8 120.1 125.5 171.8 99.4 127.4 111.7 90.1 119.3 125.2 172.2 99.4 126.6 110.7 88.5 118.4 124.7 172.7 100.0 126.4 110.5 87.9 118.1 124.9 3.1 -5.7 -8.7 -8.8 -8.7 1.3 3.6 0.4 -0.9 -2.1 -7.9 -1.6 3.6 3.3 -4.3 -1.2 -1.8 -5.1 -1.6 0.6 3.1 2.4 -5.2 -6.6 -12.2 -6.5 -1.9 3.4 -3.3 -5.4 -8.4 -5.3 2.4 3.2 -1.0 -3.2 -4.2 -8.7 -4.1 -0.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 131.0 131.6 123.4 122.7 128.8 132.2 131.5 125.7 125.0 130.0 131.6 130.2 125.6 125.8 129.6 132.1 132.4 124.1 131.0 129.4 -2.1 2.2 -4.4 -7.3 -0.9 -1.8 0.9 -0.3 5.2 -10.1 0.9 -0.3 1.6 -12.6 7.5 3.4 2.5 2.3 29.9 1.9 -2.0 1.5 -2.4 -1.2 -5.6 2.2 1.1 2.0 6.6 4.6 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 ..................... 140.7 138.2 100.7 144.6 152.7 92.2 91.5 100.7 168.1 187.2 140.5 137.8 100.9 145.1 152.4 90.7 90.0 100.6 168.5 190.6 139.9 137.4 100.9 144.8 153.2 88.8 88.2 100.6 169.3 187.4 140.5 138.1 100.9 144.2 154.2 91.1 90.7 100.8 170.2 185.2 -5.2 -5.5 -1.9 0.8 -24.9 -25.3 -0.8 3.2 -2.1 -4.2 -4.8 0.4 0.8 -0.5 -25.6 -26.3 -2.0 1.9 5.7 0.9 1.2 2.0 -1.1 8.8 -0.9 -1.7 2.8 3.2 -2.5 -0.6 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 4.0 -4.7 -3.5 0.4 5.1 -4.2 -4.7 -5.2 -0.5 0.1 -25.3 -25.8 -1.4 2.6 1.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 -1.1 6.4 -2.8 -2.6 1.6 4.1 -3.4 Medical care ............................... 242.1 242.9 243.7 244.1 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.6 Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services .................... Hospital and related services ............ 218.7 247.2 224.1 284.5 219.9 248.0 224.6 285.6 221.5 248.5 225.5 285.6 221.3 249.1 226.2 286.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.5 4.8 3.1 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.4 3.5 3.8 3.8 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 100.8 101.0 101.0 101.1 101.0 101.3 100.7 101.0 2.4 2.8 3.6 -0.8 -1.6 -0.4 0.0 3.0 -0.6 -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) (4) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 101.1 102.9 253.3 289.4 99.6 100.6 103.2 252.3 290.5 98.4 100.7 103.4 255.3 290.6 98.5 100.8 103.9 259.1 291.7 98.4 1.6 5.0 -0.8 2.4 6.1 9.1 6.2 -0.8 2.4 4.4 4.2 4.3 0.4 -1.2 3.9 9.5 3.2 -4.7 5.3 5.6 -0.8 0.6 4.2 6.8 3.7 -2.2 99.5 101.5 98.3 100.5 98.4 100.8 98.3 100.8 -1.2 - -0.4 2.4 0.0 4.0 -4.7 -2.7 -0.8 - -2.4 0.6 40.2 38.9 38.2 37.4 -17.8 -26.9 -31.0 -25.1 -22.5 -28.1 74.4 71.2 69.0 67.5 - -37.2 -44.0 -32.2 - -38.4 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 236.3 273.7 157.0 150.1 166.4 233.7 236.7 274.5 157.2 149.6 167.0 234.9 239.7 283.7 157.7 150.1 167.4 236.2 240.4 284.3 158.3 150.4 167.8 236.8 5.4 7.3 3.2 4.5 2.5 4.5 7.7 18.2 3.7 3.9 2.5 2.3 6.2 14.8 2.9 4.7 2.2 3.3 7.1 16.4 3.4 0.8 3.4 5.4 6.6 12.6 3.4 4.2 2.5 3.4 6.6 15.6 3.1 2.7 2.8 4.4 141.9 160.7 130.7 132.4 131.0 142.0 161.1 130.6 131.8 132.2 141.8 161.1 130.3 131.5 131.6 142.4 161.9 130.7 132.6 132.1 -1.4 1.8 -3.6 -6.1 -2.1 -1.7 0.0 -2.7 -4.7 -1.8 2.0 3.8 1.2 3.4 0.9 1.4 3.0 0.0 0.6 3.4 -1.5 0.9 -3.1 -5.4 -2.0 1.7 3.4 0.6 2.0 2.2 137.1 127.6 181.2 170.1 185.6 214.5 136.5 127.5 181.5 170.5 186.0 214.6 136.1 127.2 181.9 171.3 185.5 215.3 137.3 127.1 182.2 171.8 185.4 215.5 -8.5 -0.3 2.0 3.4 1.8 3.1 -6.2 -0.3 3.2 3.4 2.0 4.2 3.6 0.6 2.2 2.6 0.0 3.0 0.6 -1.6 2.2 4.1 -0.4 1.9 -7.4 -0.3 2.6 3.4 1.9 3.7 2.1 -0.5 2.2 3.3 -0.2 2.5 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 (3)......................... Transportation services .................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (3)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as 159.5 155.2 156.0 132.2 134.2 138.5 146.7 171.1 175.7 101.8 168.0 170.1 159.6 155.3 156.1 132.1 133.8 138.2 146.7 171.2 176.0 100.7 168.3 170.4 159.7 155.1 156.1 131.9 133.5 137.9 146.6 171.3 176.3 99.3 168.6 170.7 160.0 155.5 156.6 132.3 134.5 139.3 147.3 171.3 176.4 100.3 168.9 171.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -3.2 -5.7 -8.4 -0.8 0.5 1.9 -16.8 2.0 1.9 1.0 -0.3 0.8 -2.7 -4.1 -5.9 -2.7 2.4 2.6 -13.6 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.2 2.7 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -1.6 2.7 2.4 1.3 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.3 1.6 0.5 1.6 -5.8 2.2 2.1 0.5 -0.4 0.4 -3.0 -4.9 -7.2 -1.8 1.4 2.2 -15.2 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.9 0.8 1.8 2.5 2.5 1.4 2.2 -3.7 2.4 2.3 143.0 92.2 188.2 143.2 90.7 188.6 143.3 88.8 189.1 143.4 90.9 189.5 0.3 -23.9 2.9 1.1 -24.7 3.5 1.4 -0.9 2.6 1.1 -5.5 2.8 0.7 -24.3 3.2 1.3 -3.2 2.7 base. base base. a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W U.S. city average ........................... Region and area size(2) Pricing schedule (1) M Indexes Percent change to Oct.1998 from-- July 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 159.8 160.0 160.2 160.6 Percent change to Sep.1998 from-- Oct. 1997 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Sep. 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M 166.6 166.5 101.5 167.1 167.1 101.7 167.4 167.5 101.8 168.1 168.1 102.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 Midwest urban (4)............................ 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 155.9 156.5 101.9 155.6 156.4 101.7 156.0 156.7 101.9 156.2 156.7 102.1 1.4 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 M 151.7 151.4 152.2 152.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 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 157.2 156.1 101.9 157.5 156.3 102.1 157.5 156.3 102.1 157.8 156.6 102.4 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 M 160.4 160.6 160.6 160.4 2.0 -0.1 -0.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 160.3 159.3 102.1 160.7 159.7 102.3 160.9 160.0 102.5 161.5 160.5 102.8 1.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 M M M 146.2 101.9 158.3 146.4 101.9 158.3 146.6 102.0 158.7 147.0 102.4 158.9 1.6 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 Size classes A (5)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(6) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M M 160.6 155.9 159.6 156.1 159.6 156.1 160.0 156.8 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.0 0.9 -0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 M 169.1 169.7 169.9 170.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (7)........ 1 1 1 1 168.8 152.1 154.0 102.5 - 169.9 153.3 154.3 102.7 - - - - 2.2 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 - Atlanta, GA ................................. Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ................... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, 2 2 2 2 - 159.1 155.1 146.1 158.0 - 159.2 155.7 146.9 158.6 2.2 0.4 - 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 - - - - PA-NJ-DE-MD ............................. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................ 2 2 2 - 167.9 162.7 163.8 - 169.3 163.4 164.9 1.5 2.4 - 0.8 0.4 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 The 'North Central' region has been renamed the 'Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 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. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
