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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-00-336 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) INTERNET ADDRESS: Thursday, November 16, 2000 http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2000 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 174.0 (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 3.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October level of 170.6 was 3.4 percent higher than the index in October 1999. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in October, following a 0.5 percent increase in September. Deceleration in the energy index--up 0.2 percent in October, following a 3.8 percent rise in September--was largely responsible for the moderation in the October CPI-U. In October, the index for petroleum-based energy declined 1.2 percent, while the index for energy services increased 1.5 percent. The food index, which increased 0.2 percent in September, rose 0.1 percent in October. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, following a 0.3 percent rise in September. A smaller increase in apparel prices and a downturn in the tobacco index were principally responsible for the more moderate advance in October. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2000 3-mos. ended Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. '00 All Items .0 .1 .5 .2 -.1 .5 .2 2.6 Food and beverages .1 .5 .1 .5 .2 .1 .1 1.9 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Oct. '00 3.4 2.5 Housing .1 Apparel -.5 Transportation -.7 Medical care .3 Recreation .0 Education and communication .0 Other goods and services 1.4 Special Indexes Energy -1.9 Food .1 All Items less food and energy .2 .2 -.2 -.5 .3 .3 .5 .3 .2 -.6 -1.0 .2 1.8 -.3 -1.1 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .4 1.6 1.0 .4 .1 .5 .3 -.4 .3 .0 4.6 8.4 -1.8 4.5 .8 4.1 -1.3 4.8 4.3 2.0 .1 -.1 .6 .2 -.7 .8 1.2 1.5 -.6 -.2 1.0 -.3 1.1 -.6 1.0 3.7 -1.9 .5 5.6 .1 .1 -2.9 .5 .2 3.8 .2 .2 .1 3.8 2.2 15.9 2.4 .2 .2 .3 .2 2.4 2.5 .2 .2 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of selected products in the CPI for changes in quality. During the first 10 months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 3.6 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent for all of 1999. The energy index, which increased 13.4 percent in 1999, has risen at a 16.6 percent SAAR thus far in 2000. In the first 10 months of 2000, petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 20.7 percent SAAR, and charges for energy services rose at a 12.5 percent annual rate. The food index has risen at a 2.6 percent SAAR thus far in 2000, following a 1.9 percent increase for all of 1999. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.7 percent rate thus far in 2000, compared with a 1.9 percent rise for all of 1999. The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in October, the same as in September. The index for food at home also increased 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month. Among the six major food-athome groups, the index for cereal and bakery products registered the largest advance--up 0.9 percent in October. A sharp increase in flour prices also contributed to an increase in prices for most bakery products. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.5 percent in October. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh fruits rose 3.0 percent, more than offsetting a 2.1 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables. The index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 0.7 percent. The index for dairy products rose 0.2 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was unchanged in October. Meat prices declined for the second consecutive month; the indexes for beef and for other meats declined 1.1 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the index for pork rose 0.2 percent. The indexes for poultry and for eggs each increased in October--up 0.7 and 4.7 percent, respectively. Egg prices have risen 13.6 percent during the past 12 months. In October, the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home decreased 0.5 and 0.6 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2 percent in October. The housing index increased 0.5 percent in October. The index for fuels and utilities, which rose 2.0 percent in September, advanced 1.3 percent in October. The index for fuel oil increased 1.3 percent in October and has advanced 36.8 percent over the past ten months. The index for natural gas rose 5.1 percent in October and has risen 31.7 percent thus far in 2000. The index for electricity declined 0.1 percent in October, but has increased 1.9 percent in the first ten months of the year. Shelter costs increased 0.4 percent in October, following a 0.2 percent rise in September. Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent; owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 percent; and the index for lodging away from home advanced 0.6 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations was unchanged in October. The transportation component, which increased 1.0 percent in September, turned back down in October, declining 0.4 percent. Gasoline prices declined 1.4 percent in October after increasing 5.4 percent in September. Despite the October decline, gasoline prices have risen 18.7 percent since December. The index for new vehicles declined for the third consecutive month, down 0.4 percent in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.1 percent. As of October, about 27 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2001 models. The 2001 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2001 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-00-331, dated November 9, 2000.) The index for used cars and trucks increased 1.1 percent in October. Public transportation costs decreased 2.3 percent, largely as a result of a 3.5 percent decline in airline fares. Despite recent declines, airline fares have risen 5.1 percent thus far in 2000. The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent in October after advancing 1.6 percent in September. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 1.8 percent, reflecting the continued introduction of higher-priced fallwinter wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in October to a level 4.3 percent higher than a year ago. In October, the index for medical care commodities--prescription and nonprescription drugs and medical supplies-rose 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively. The index for recreation costs was unchanged in October, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding two months. Price declines for video and audio equipment offset small price increases for most other recreation categories. The index for education and communication increased 0.8 percent in October, following a 0.7 percent decline in September. Educational costs rose 0.5 percent. The index for tuition, other school fees, and child care increased 0.6 percent. The index for communication, which declined 1.7 percent in September, increased 1.1 percent in October. Within the index for communication, the indexes for telephone services rose 1.3 percent, while the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment fell 1.5 percent. The index for other goods and services, which increased 1.1 percent in September, declined 0.6 percent in October. Cigarette prices, which increased 3.8 percent in September, fell 2.8 percent in October, accounting for the downturn in this major group. 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 UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 2000 3-mos. ended ended Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. '00 Oct. '00 All Items .0 .1 .6 .2 -.2 .6 .1 2.1 3.4 Food and beverages .1 .5 .1 .5 .2 .2 .1 1.9 2.6 Housing .2 .2 .5 .4 .1 .5 .4 4.2 4.0 Apparel -.5 -.2 -.5 -1.2 .1 1.4 .4 7.8 -1.4 Transportation -.8 -.5 2.0 -.5 -1.3 1.3 -.3 -1.3 5.0 Medical care .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 4.2 4.3 Recreation .0 .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .0 .8 1.7 Education and communication .0 .2 -.3 .6 .2 -.7 .9 1.6 1.4 Other goods and services 1.8 Special Indexes Energy -2.4 Food .1 All Items less food and energy .2 -1.0 -.3 1.2 -1.9 .5 6.2 .1 -.5 -3.4 .5 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.4 .2 1.5 -1.0 .4 3.8 4.2 .2 .0 .1 2.9 2.2 16.1 2.5 .3 .1 2.3 2.3 Consumer Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on Friday, December 15, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). On September 28, The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued corrected Consumer Price Index data for the period from January to August 2000. All of the data in this release incorporate these corrections. For details, see "Revisions in January to August 2000 CPI Data" on the BLS website (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm) or contact (202) 691-7000. __________________________________________________________________________ Extending the use of hedonic models to adjust prices for changes in quality The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic models. As first announced at the time of the July 2000 CPI release, effective with the CPI for October 2000, BLS has incorporated hedonic quality adjustment to Washing machines and Clothes dryers. These items are both part of the Major appliances stratum. A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. BLS plans to extend this method to additional items in the CPI. As BLS does so, it will give CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will make available detailed papers on the models to be employed. The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of the Major appliances stratum was 0.205 percent in the CPI for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Washing machines are estimated to represent 18 percent of the weight and Clothes dryers about 13 percent. The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for Washing machines and Clothes dryers use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented with additional observations that the BLS collected specifically for this purpose. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be forthcoming. Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment is underway at BLS. For more information on these changes, write to Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260 Washington, DC 20212 or contact Paul Liegey either by telephone at electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov. (202) 691-5394 or by __________________________________________________________________________ Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. __________________________________________________________________________ Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishmentsdepartment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. __________________________________________________________________________ Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 4.5 111.2 Percent Change Index point difference 4.5 Divided by the previous index 111.2 Equals 0.040 Results multiplied by one hundred 0.040x100 Equals percent change 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________ A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of 1999. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers. For the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was used to account for greater than normal sale prices on educational reference books. For some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with increased demand for specialty beers. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather. For the fats and oils series, the procedure was used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop. For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American automakers. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 1999 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Oct. 2000 fromSep. 2000 Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999 Sep. 2000 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sep. to Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 173.7 520.3 174.0 521.2 3.4 - 0.2 - -0.1 - 0.5 - 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 ....................... 16.302 15.315 9.603 1.534 2.543 1.090 1.429 169.4 168.9 169.0 188.6 156.9 161.6 204.6 169.6 169.1 169.1 190.1 156.8 161.9 206.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 5.1 -1.3 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.045 1.962 .373 .288 1.301 .314 5.712 .176 .987 138.0 156.7 154.6 148.7 173.4 107.7 170.0 110.0 175.5 137.4 155.8 153.9 149.7 172.0 106.8 170.3 110.5 175.9 2.1 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.0 2.4 2.5 3.5 3.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.5 0.7 -0.8 -0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 -0.1 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 -1.6 0.3 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.2 0.3 -0.8 -0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3) ............ Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4) .................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 39.636 30.235 7.036 2.359 171.4 194.6 185.3 118.1 171.7 195.2 186.1 118.5 4.1 3.6 4.1 4.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 20.470 .370 4.722 3.794 .273 3.521 199.9 104.2 143.8 129.1 133.7 134.8 200.5 104.2 143.1 128.3 137.6 133.6 3.2 2.0 9.8 11.6 41.0 9.5 0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 2.9 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.2 2.0 2.4 10.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 .928 4.680 .910 107.2 129.0 111.9 107.2 128.7 111.9 2.5 1.7 6.4 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 4.684 1.335 1.879 .272 .828 130.4 129.1 124.2 127.4 124.9 132.8 130.4 127.9 130.8 125.3 -1.3 -2.7 -0.4 -1.2 -0.6 1.8 1.0 3.0 2.7 0.3 0.2 -0.3 0.9 -1.1 0.4 1.6 0.5 2.2 0.6 2.5 0.3 -0.8 1.3 2.7 -1.1 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 (1).. Public transportation (1).................. 17.450 16.050 7.652 4.835 1.888 3.160 3.140 .533 1.622 1.400 154.7 150.4 100.4 141.4 156.2 135.2 134.3 101.7 178.7 213.0 154.4 150.4 100.8 141.6 157.9 133.1 132.3 101.7 179.4 208.0 4.8 5.0 0.3 -0.5 1.0 21.0 20.9 1.2 3.6 3.2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 -1.6 -1.5 0.0 0.4 -2.3 -1.1 -1.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -5.9 -6.0 -0.1 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.1 -0.2 0.6 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.3 -1.3 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.1 -1.4 -1.4 0.1 0.4 -2.3 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 5.768 1.268 4.501 2.867 1.386 263.1 239.4 268.7 239.3 322.5 263.7 239.6 269.4 239.7 323.6 4.3 2.7 4.8 3.8 6.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 6.008 1.691 103.8 101.5 103.8 101.0 2.0 0.9 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.5 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 5.419 2.741 .196 2.544 2.679 102.9 114.9 284.8 330.8 92.1 103.6 115.3 285.2 332.1 93.1 1.5 5.2 6.0 5.1 -2.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.7 0.4 1.1 0.4 -1.7 0.8 0.5 -0.1 0.6 1.1 2.474 2.274 91.3 97.0 92.3 98.3 -2.5 -1.5 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.7 -1.8 -1.9 1.1 1.3 .200 25.0 24.7 -13.9 -1.2 -1.9 -0.8 -1.2 .106 38.9 38.3 -20.5 -1.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1.5 4.733 1.258 3.475 .741 .982 1.506 274.7 408.0 166.6 154.3 179.9 254.0 273.0 396.7 167.0 153.4 180.3 255.1 3.7 6.3 2.8 0.0 4.3 3.9 -0.6 -2.8 0.2 -0.6 0.2 0.4 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 1.1 3.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 -0.6 -2.8 0.2 -0.6 0.2 0.4 42.141 16.302 150.3 169.4 150.4 169.6 2.7 2.5 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.1 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4) ........................ Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. 25.840 14.906 4.684 138.8 149.9 130.4 138.9 149.9 132.8 3.0 5.6 -1.3 0.1 0.0 1.8 -0.9 -1.6 0.2 1.4 2.1 1.6 -0.3 -0.5 0.3 10.222 10.934 57.859 29.865 .370 3.521 165.9 124.8 197.2 202.6 104.2 134.8 164.7 125.0 197.6 203.3 104.2 133.6 8.9 -0.7 3.9 3.6 2.0 9.5 -0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.9 -2.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 -0.7 -0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.5 .928 .910 6.940 4.501 10.825 107.2 111.9 197.2 268.7 231.5 107.2 111.9 197.0 269.4 232.6 2.5 6.4 2.7 4.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0.5 84.685 69.765 94.232 26.827 15.893 11.209 31.208 27.994 53.358 6.954 93.046 77.731 174.6 167.4 168.8 140.3 151.5 166.2 160.0 205.7 190.7 130.6 179.6 182.3 174.9 167.5 169.1 140.4 151.6 165.1 160.1 205.8 191.1 129.3 180.1 182.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.0 5.5 8.4 4.0 4.3 3.8 15.9 2.5 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 -1.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -1.4 -1.9 -0.7 0.5 0.3 -2.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 23.393 3.433 54.338 145.1 135.2 203.5 145.6 133.6 204.1 0.2 22.5 3.5 0.3 -1.2 0.3 -0.1 -5.5 0.3 0.5 5.9 0.1 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 - $ .576 $ .575 - - - - - - $ .192 $ .192 - - - - - Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. All other item stratum index series converted to a 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-U 3 months ended-July 2000 Aug. 2000 Sep. 2000 Oct. 2000 All items ................................... R172.8 R172.7 173.6 168.9 168.5 168.5 188.8 156.0 160.5 203.8 169.3 168.9 169.0 189.3 156.3 161.0 206.3 138.9 156.6 154.1 147.9 173.4 108.8 169.1 108.7 175.4 Housing .................................... R169.7 6 months ended-- Jan. 2000 Apr. 2000 July 2000 Oct. 2000 Apr. 2000 Oct. 2000 173.9 2.6 5.1 3.5 2.6 3.8 3.1 169.5 169.2 169.1 188.8 156.2 161.6 207.9 169.7 169.4 169.2 190.5 156.2 161.9 209.0 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 2.7 -8.7 -3.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.1 10.3 0.5 -5.6 4.6 4.6 5.9 3.9 7.2 -0.2 7.8 1.9 2.2 1.7 3.7 0.5 3.5 10.6 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.6 6.4 -4.2 -4.7 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 1.6 9.2 138.5 156.7 154.7 148.8 173.2 109.5 169.5 109.3 175.8 138.2 156.9 154.2 148.7 173.6 107.7 170.0 110.0 175.5 137.5 156.0 153.9 149.2 172.2 106.8 170.3 110.5 175.9 6.4 1.0 2.4 -5.8 2.4 0.0 2.4 2.6 4.3 -0.3 -1.0 -5.3 -4.6 0.9 3.5 2.2 1.9 2.3 6.3 7.5 5.4 9.1 7.7 14.4 2.4 2.6 4.7 -4.0 -1.5 -0.5 3.6 -2.7 -7.2 2.9 6.8 1.1 3.0 0.0 -1.6 -5.2 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 3.3 1.0 2.9 2.4 6.3 2.4 3.1 2.6 4.7 2.9 R170.1 170.8 171.6 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.8 4.5 Expenditure category 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 ....................... Shelter ................................... R193.3 Rent of primary residence (3) ............ R184.1 Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ 111.1 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4) .................... R198.6 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. 104.2 Fuels and utilities ....................... 138.5 Fuels .................................... 122.6 Fuel oil and other fuels ................ 124.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... 128.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... 106.4 Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.5 Household operations (1) (2).............. 111.1 R193.8 R184.6 111.1 194.2 185.3 111.0 194.9 186.1 111.7 3.9 5.0 -0.4 3.6 2.9 11.8 3.2 4.0 6.0 3.4 4.4 2.2 3.8 4.0 5.5 3.3 4.2 4.1 R199.2 104.0 138.3 122.4 124.6 128.4 199.7 104.2 141.1 125.3 137.4 130.6 200.3 104.2 142.9 127.2 139.2 132.6 4.2 0.8 1.2 1.4 62.9 -2.3 2.9 2.8 9.5 10.9 44.3 8.6 2.5 4.3 15.8 19.3 7.4 20.6 3.5 0.0 13.3 15.9 56.8 12.7 3.5 1.8 5.3 6.1 53.3 3.0 3.0 2.1 14.6 17.6 29.8 16.6 106.6 128.6 111.5 106.9 128.8 111.9 107.0 128.8 111.9 1.9 1.6 8.6 3.5 2.2 8.1 1.9 1.9 6.0 2.3 0.9 2.9 2.7 1.9 8.3 2.1 1.4 4.4 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 127.6 128.9 119.1 128.1 121.4 127.8 128.5 120.2 126.7 121.9 129.8 129.2 122.9 127.4 124.9 130.2 128.2 124.5 130.8 123.5 -5.9 -1.2 -11.9 2.7 -2.9 0.0 -4.8 1.3 -3.0 5.3 -7.2 -2.7 -7.7 -12.1 -11.0 8.4 -2.2 19.4 8.7 7.1 -3.0 -3.0 -5.5 -0.2 1.1 0.3 -2.5 5.0 -2.3 -2.4 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 (1).. Public transportation (1).................. 154.9 150.7 101.3 143.3 155.3 134.1 133.3 101.7 177.2 213.7 153.2 148.8 101.2 143.0 155.2 126.2 125.3 101.6 178.2 215.7 154.8 150.7 101.3 142.7 156.2 133.0 132.1 101.6 178.7 213.0 154.2 150.3 101.4 142.2 157.9 131.1 130.2 101.7 179.4 208.0 4.1 4.8 -1.6 -1.4 -6.2 27.6 27.7 0.0 3.3 -3.9 13.0 12.4 0.4 1.4 0.3 64.7 64.1 2.8 3.0 20.9 4.5 4.1 2.0 1.1 3.4 11.8 11.9 2.0 3.0 8.9 -1.8 -1.1 0.4 -3.0 6.9 -8.7 -9.0 0.0 5.1 -10.2 8.5 8.6 -0.6 0.0 -3.0 45.0 44.8 1.4 3.1 7.8 1.3 1.5 1.2 -1.0 5.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 4.0 -1.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 261.5 238.2 266.7 238.0 318.4 262.6 239.0 267.8 238.9 321.0 263.6 239.4 269.0 239.5 322.8 264.4 239.9 269.9 240.0 324.2 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 5.4 4.9 1.5 5.8 5.1 6.9 4.2 2.9 4.8 3.1 7.5 4.5 2.9 4.9 3.4 7.5 4.3 2.6 4.8 4.4 6.2 4.4 2.9 4.8 3.2 7.5 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 103.5 101.3 103.6 101.5 103.7 101.8 103.7 101.3 2.4 1.2 1.6 -2.8 3.6 5.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 -0.8 2.2 2.6 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 102.9 113.7 280.4 326.0 103.1 113.5 281.6 325.4 102.4 114.0 284.6 326.6 103.2 114.6 284.3 328.5 4.0 5.2 5.8 5.1 -1.9 5.2 6.6 5.0 2.4 7.4 5.9 7.3 1.2 3.2 5.7 3.1 1.0 5.2 6.2 5.1 1.8 5.3 5.8 5.2 Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 93.3 93.7 92.1 93.1 3.0 -8.9 -2.1 -0.9 -3.1 -1.5 92.5 98.2 93.0 98.9 91.3 97.0 92.3 98.3 3.4 4.5 -9.7 -8.8 -2.6 -1.6 -0.9 0.4 -3.4 -2.4 -1.7 -0.6 25.7 25.2 25.0 24.7 -9.4 -17.3 -14.2 -14.7 -13.5 -14.4 40.3 39.5 38.9 38.3 -14.1 -28.3 -20.7 -18.4 -21.5 -19.5 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 272.9 400.7 165.7 153.7 178.2 252.9 272.2 394.1 166.2 154.3 179.3 253.6 275.3 408.0 166.6 154.3 179.9 254.3 273.6 396.7 167.0 153.4 180.3 255.3 2.3 1.9 2.5 -1.6 4.7 3.8 11.3 35.1 3.5 1.6 3.0 3.8 0.6 -3.6 2.2 0.8 4.6 4.1 1.0 -3.9 3.2 -0.8 4.8 3.9 6.7 17.4 3.0 0.0 3.9 3.8 0.8 -3.8 2.7 0.0 4.7 4.0 Commodities ................................. 149.7 Food and beverages ......................... 168.9 Commodities less food and beverages ........ 138.2 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 148.7 Apparel .................................. 127.6 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 164.9 Durables .................................. 125.5 Services .................................... R195.9 Rent of shelter (4) ........................ R201.7 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 104.2 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 128.7 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 106.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ 111.1 Transportation services .................... 196.8 Medical care services ...................... 266.7 Other services ............................. 230.9 149.0 169.3 136.9 146.3 127.8 150.3 169.5 138.8 149.3 129.8 150.1 169.7 138.4 148.6 130.2 1.7 1.2 1.5 3.8 -5.9 6.4 2.2 9.8 15.2 0.0 2.2 4.6 0.3 4.7 -7.2 1.1 1.9 0.6 -0.3 8.4 4.0 1.7 5.6 9.3 -3.0 1.6 3.3 0.4 2.2 0.3 161.5 125.2 R196.4 R202.1 104.0 128.4 165.3 125.2 196.9 202.6 104.2 130.6 164.1 125.1 197.6 203.3 104.2 132.6 8.2 -2.2 3.4 3.9 0.8 -2.3 24.0 0.3 4.0 3.7 2.8 8.6 7.1 0.3 4.6 3.4 4.3 20.6 -1.9 -1.3 3.5 3.2 0.0 12.7 15.9 -1.0 3.7 3.8 1.8 3.0 2.5 -0.5 4.1 3.3 2.1 16.6 106.6 111.5 197.8 267.8 231.7 106.9 111.9 197.7 269.0 231.3 107.0 111.9 196.9 269.9 232.4 1.9 8.6 1.9 3.8 4.9 3.5 8.1 5.5 5.8 1.6 1.9 6.0 3.3 4.8 4.1 2.3 2.9 0.2 4.9 2.6 2.7 8.3 3.7 4.8 3.2 2.1 4.4 1.7 4.8 3.4 R173.3 166.1 R167.6 138.6 148.2 162.3 174.2 167.1 168.4 140.4 150.9 165.5 174.5 167.2 168.7 140.0 150.2 164.5 2.9 2.0 2.5 1.8 4.3 7.3 5.5 5.5 5.2 9.1 14.3 22.4 3.3 3.7 3.4 0.9 4.1 7.3 2.6 2.2 2.4 0.3 -0.3 -2.2 4.2 3.7 3.8 5.4 9.2 14.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 Commodity and service group Special indexes All items less food ......................... R173.4 All items less shelter ...................... 166.3 All items less medical care ................. R167.7 Commodities less food ....................... 139.9 Nondurables less food ....................... 150.3 Nondurables less food and apparel ........... 165.4 Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 159.2 203.6 R189.3 126.7 R179.1 R181.8 158.1 204.6 R189.9 123.0 R179.5 R182.1 160.0 205.0 190.3 127.7 179.9 182.6 159.3 205.8 191.1 127.9 180.2 182.9 2.4 3.1 3.7 12.1 1.8 2.0 8.6 3.7 3.0 33.9 3.0 3.4 4.7 6.1 4.8 15.6 2.7 2.2 0.3 4.4 3.9 3.8 2.5 2.4 5.4 3.4 3.4 22.5 2.4 2.7 2.4 5.3 4.3 9.5 2.6 2.3 144.7 133.2 R202.7 144.6 125.9 R203.3 145.3 133.3 203.6 145.2 131.7 204.1 -1.9 30.1 3.9 2.0 63.0 3.7 -0.8 11.6 3.6 1.4 -4.4 2.8 0.0 45.6 3.8 0.3 3.3 3.2 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U U.S. city average ........................... Pricing schedule (1) Indexes July 2000 Aug. 2000 Percent change to Oct.2000 from-- Sep. 2000 Oct. 2000 M R172.8 R172.8 173.7 M M M R179.8 R179.9 180.7 R180.5 R180.8 181.7 R108.2 R108.0 108.3 Percent change to Sep.2000 from-- Oct. 1999 Aug. 2000 Sep. 2000 Sep. 1999 July 2000 Aug. 2000 174.0 3.4 0.7 0.2 3.5 0.5 0.5 181.2 182.1 108.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.4 3.4 3.0 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 Region and area size(2) Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... Midwest urban ............................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... M M M R168.8 R168.2 170.0 R170.5 R170.0 171.5 R107.7 R107.1 108.6 170.1 171.5 108.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 1.1 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.4 M R163.2 R162.5 164.5 164.9 3.9 1.5 0.2 3.7 0.8 1.2 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 R168.0 R168.0 168.5 R167.9 R167.9 168.4 R107.8 R107.8 108.1 168.5 168.6 108.1 3.0 3.3 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.2 3.5 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 M R167.7 R167.8 168.2 167.6 2.1 -0.1 -0.4 2.5 0.3 0.2 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M 175.2 R175.9 176.6 R176.8 177.6 178.4 108.1 108.3 108.8 177.2 179.0 109.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 3.9 4.2 3.4 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 M M M R156.8 R157.0 157.8 R107.9 R107.8 108.3 R167.8 167.6 168.7 158.1 108.5 168.7 3.6 3.1 3.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 3.7 3.1 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M M R174.6 R173.7 174.8 171.7 172.2 173.3 175.4 173.8 3.4 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 3.0 3.6 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.6 M R182.8 R183.1 184.4 184.6 3.2 0.8 0.1 3.5 0.9 0.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 183.2 R168.3 166.2 108.4 184.3 170.5 166.9 108.7 - - - - 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.1 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.3 - 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 - R172.1 R170.1 R154.4 168.4 - 171.9 171.9 157.1 169.6 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.4 -0.1 1.1 1.7 0.7 - - - - 2 2 2 - R177.5 181.7 R180.3 - 177.9 183.4 182.1 2.0 4.7 4.2 0.2 0.9 1.0 - - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 1999 Unadjusted Unadjusted indexes percent change to Oct. 2000 fromSep. 2000 Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999 Sep. 2000 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJuly to Aug. to Sep. to Aug. Sep. Oct. Expenditure category All items ................................... All items (1967=100) ........................ 100.000 - 170.4 507.6 170.6 508.2 3.4 - 0.1 - -0.2 - 0.6 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ......................... Food ...................................... Food at home ............................. Cereals and bakery products ............. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......... Dairy and related products (1)........... Fruits and vegetables ................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................... Other food at home ...................... Sugar and sweets ....................... Fats and oils .......................... Other foods ............................ Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...... 17.879 16.832 10.725 1.676 3.022 1.195 1.479 168.8 168.3 168.1 188.4 156.6 161.6 203.6 169.0 168.5 168.1 189.9 156.4 161.9 204.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 5.1 -1.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.4 1.180 2.173 .415 .329 1.429 .347 137.1 156.1 154.4 148.5 173.5 107.5 136.6 155.3 153.8 149.4 172.0 106.3 2.4 1.6 0.4 0.5 2.1 2.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 -0.9 -1.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -1.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.9 -1.1 Food away from home (1)................... Other food away from home (1) (2)........ Alcoholic beverages ....................... 6.107 .217 1.047 170.0 110.4 174.4 170.3 110.9 174.8 2.5 4.0 3.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 -0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3) ............ Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4) .................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. 36.452 27.425 8.523 1.364 167.3 188.7 184.8 118.3 167.5 189.3 185.6 118.6 4.0 3.6 4.0 4.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 17.221 .318 4.825 3.911 .240 3.671 181.9 104.4 143.4 128.2 133.1 134.4 182.4 104.4 142.5 127.2 136.7 133.0 3.2 2.0 9.5 11.2 39.9 9.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.8 2.7 -1.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 10.4 1.9 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.5 .914 4.202 .401 107.2 126.1 112.6 107.3 125.8 112.6 2.5 1.0 6.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 5.026 1.450 1.875 .345 .997 128.7 128.8 121.5 129.0 124.8 131.3 130.3 125.5 132.6 125.5 -1.4 -2.8 -0.4 -1.1 -0.9 2.0 1.2 3.3 2.8 0.6 0.1 -0.2 0.4 -1.1 0.4 1.4 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.8 0.4 -0.7 1.2 2.8 -0.9 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 (1).. Public transportation (1).................. 19.716 18.628 9.030 5.063 3.170 3.896 3.872 .661 1.687 1.088 154.2 151.4 101.0 142.5 157.5 135.3 134.6 100.9 180.2 206.4 154.0 151.3 101.4 142.7 159.3 133.1 132.3 101.0 180.9 202.0 5.0 5.1 0.2 -0.6 1.0 21.0 20.9 1.2 3.5 2.9 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 -1.6 -1.7 0.1 0.4 -2.1 -1.3 -1.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -6.1 -6.2 -0.2 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.0 -0.3 0.6 6.0 5.9 0.1 0.3 -1.1 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 -1.4 0.1 0.4 -2.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 4.711 .934 3.776 2.425 1.139 262.2 235.0 268.5 241.3 318.2 262.8 235.2 269.2 241.8 319.2 4.3 2.7 4.7 4.0 6.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 5.787 1.882 102.8 101.1 102.8 100.7 1.7 0.8 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 5.300 2.519 .192 2.327 2.781 102.9 115.1 288.6 324.7 93.1 103.7 115.4 289.0 325.7 94.2 1.4 5.2 6.3 5.1 -2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.5 -0.7 0.4 1.0 0.3 -1.8 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.631 2.462 92.6 97.1 93.8 98.6 -2.2 -1.4 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.7 -1.9 -2.0 1.3 1.5 .169 25.9 25.5 -14.7 -1.5 -1.9 -0.8 -1.5 .086 38.5 37.8 -21.4 -1.8 -1.8 -1.5 -1.8 5.129 1.836 3.293 .835 .984 1.266 280.9 408.2 166.5 155.1 180.3 253.4 278.2 397.0 166.8 153.9 180.8 254.5 3.8 6.1 2.6 -0.1 4.4 3.7 -1.0 -2.7 0.2 -0.8 0.3 0.4 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 -1.0 -2.7 0.2 -0.8 0.3 0.4 46.879 17.879 29.000 16.279 5.026 151.0 168.8 140.2 151.8 128.7 151.1 169.0 140.2 151.6 131.3 2.9 2.6 3.2 6.1 -1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 2.0 -0.6 0.2 -1.1 -1.9 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.2 1.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 11.253 12.721 53.121 27.107 .318 3.671 169.3 125.3 193.4 181.7 104.4 134.4 167.6 125.6 193.9 182.3 104.4 133.0 9.5 -0.6 3.9 3.5 2.0 9.5 -1.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 -1.0 -2.4 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.9 -1.0 -0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.5 .914 .401 6.751 3.776 10.181 107.2 112.6 193.7 268.5 227.3 107.3 112.6 193.9 269.2 228.4 2.5 6.5 2.6 4.7 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0.6 83.168 170.7 170.9 3.6 0.1 -0.2 0.7 0.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ Nondurables less food and beverages ....... Apparel .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. Durables .................................. Services .................................... Rent of shelter (4) ........................ Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ Household operations (1) (2)................ Transportation services .................... Medical care services ...................... Other services ............................. Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............................ 72.575 95.289 30.047 17.326 12.300 34.158 26.014 49.345 7.807 92.193 75.361 165.4 166.2 141.6 153.3 169.2 160.8 182.5 187.2 130.9 176.0 178.0 165.5 166.4 141.6 153.1 167.7 160.8 182.7 187.6 129.3 176.5 178.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 5.9 9.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 16.1 2.4 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 -1.2 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 -1.8 -2.1 -0.8 0.4 0.3 -3.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.4 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.2 0.3 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.7 -0.9 -0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 25.911 4.136 49.450 145.7 135.4 200.0 146.1 133.5 200.6 0.3 22.0 3.4 0.3 -1.4 0.3 -0.1 -5.8 0.3 0.6 6.3 0.1 -0.1 -1.3 0.3 - $ .587 $ .586 - - - - - - $ .197 $ .197 - - - - - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for CPI-W 3 months ended-July 2000 Aug. 2000 Sep. 2000 Oct. 2000 Jan. 2000 Apr. 2000 July 2000 Oct. 2000 6 months ended-Apr. 2000 Oct. 2000 Expenditure category All items ................................... R169.5 R169.2 170.2 170.4 2.4 5.4 3.6 2.1 3.9 2.9 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 ....................... 168.4 167.8 167.6 188.6 155.6 160.5 203.2 168.7 168.2 167.9 188.9 155.9 160.9 205.0 169.0 168.5 168.2 188.6 155.9 161.6 206.9 169.2 168.7 168.3 190.2 155.8 161.9 207.7 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 -9.6 -2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 10.9 0.8 -4.1 4.6 4.4 5.9 4.1 7.0 0.8 6.1 1.9 2.2 1.7 3.4 0.5 3.5 9.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.4 6.4 -4.6 -3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 2.1 7.6 138.0 155.9 154.2 147.7 173.3 108.4 169.1 108.8 174.6 137.8 156.0 154.4 148.5 173.1 109.0 169.5 109.6 175.1 137.5 156.2 154.1 148.4 173.7 107.5 170.0 110.4 174.6 136.9 155.4 153.9 149.0 172.2 106.3 170.3 110.9 175.0 6.4 1.0 1.8 -5.3 2.2 0.4 2.4 3.0 5.3 0.3 -1.0 -5.1 -4.8 1.4 3.1 2.4 3.4 2.1 6.3 7.5 5.9 9.5 7.5 14.9 2.4 1.9 4.5 -3.2 -1.3 -0.8 3.6 -2.5 -7.5 2.9 7.9 0.9 3.3 0.0 -1.7 -5.1 1.8 1.7 2.4 3.2 3.7 1.5 3.0 2.5 6.5 2.4 3.1 2.6 4.9 2.7 Housing .................................... Shelter ................................... Rent of primary residence (3) ............ Lodging away from home (2) (3)............ Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (3) (4) .................... Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).. Fuels and utilities ....................... Fuels .................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................ Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......... Water and sewer and trash collection services (2).......................... Household furnishings and operations ...... Household operations (1) (2).............. R165.6 R187.7 R183.6 111.5 R165.8 R188.0 R184.1 110.8 166.6 188.5 184.8 111.1 167.3 189.2 185.6 111.7 3.3 4.0 4.8 -1.5 4.0 3.5 2.9 10.2 4.7 3.5 4.0 10.7 4.2 3.2 4.4 0.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 3.4 4.2 5.6 R181.0 104.4 137.7 121.4 123.7 127.8 R181.3 104.2 137.4 121.1 124.1 127.4 181.7 104.4 140.3 124.0 137.0 129.8 182.3 104.4 142.0 125.9 138.2 131.8 4.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 59.9 -2.3 2.9 2.8 8.6 10.2 42.6 8.3 2.9 4.3 15.9 19.1 7.8 20.0 2.9 0.0 13.1 15.7 55.8 13.1 3.5 1.8 4.8 5.4 51.0 2.8 2.9 2.1 14.5 17.4 29.6 16.5 106.4 125.6 111.9 106.6 125.7 112.2 106.9 126.0 112.6 107.1 125.9 112.6 1.9 0.3 7.0 3.5 1.9 10.0 1.9 1.0 6.7 2.7 1.0 2.5 2.7 1.1 8.5 2.3 1.0 4.6 Apparel .................................... Men's and boys' apparel ................... Women's and girls' apparel ................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1)......... Footwear .................................. 126.3 128.9 117.1 129.8 122.1 126.4 128.6 117.6 128.4 122.6 128.2 129.2 120.5 129.0 124.8 128.7 128.3 122.0 132.6 123.7 -4.8 -1.5 -10.3 2.4 -2.2 -0.6 -5.1 1.0 -2.4 4.6 -7.3 -2.4 -7.8 -12.2 -10.1 7.8 -1.8 17.8 8.9 5.3 -2.7 -3.3 -4.8 0.0 1.1 0.0 -2.1 4.2 -2.2 -2.7 Transportation ............................. Private transportation .................... New and used motor vehicles (2)........... New vehicles ............................ Used cars and trucks (1)................. Motor fuel ............................... Gasoline (all types) .................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1).. Public transportation (1).................. 154.2 151.4 101.7 144.5 156.6 134.0 133.2 101.0 178.7 206.9 152.2 149.2 101.7 144.2 156.5 125.8 125.0 100.8 179.6 208.7 154.2 151.4 101.7 143.7 157.5 133.3 132.4 100.9 180.2 206.4 153.7 151.1 101.9 143.2 159.3 131.4 130.6 101.0 180.9 202.0 4.7 5.1 -2.3 -1.1 -5.9 28.4 28.6 0.8 3.2 -3.0 12.7 12.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 60.5 60.4 3.6 3.0 17.7 4.5 4.3 1.6 1.1 3.1 12.9 12.6 0.4 3.0 8.1 -1.3 -0.8 0.8 -3.6 7.1 -7.5 -7.6 0.0 5.0 -9.1 8.7 8.7 -0.8 0.0 -2.9 43.6 43.6 2.2 3.1 6.8 1.6 1.7 1.2 -1.2 5.1 2.2 2.0 0.2 4.0 -0.9 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities .................. Medical care services ..................... Professional services (3)................. Hospital and related services (3)......... 260.6 233.7 266.6 240.1 314.5 261.6 234.6 267.6 240.9 316.7 262.6 235.2 268.7 241.5 318.5 263.3 235.7 269.4 242.0 319.9 3.7 2.3 4.1 4.4 5.2 5.1 2.3 5.8 4.8 7.5 4.3 2.6 4.6 3.4 7.7 4.2 3.5 4.3 3.2 7.0 4.4 2.3 5.0 4.6 6.3 4.2 3.0 4.4 3.3 7.4 Recreation (2).............................. Video and audio (1) (2).................... 102.5 100.9 102.6 101.2 102.7 101.4 102.7 100.9 1.6 1.2 1.2 -2.8 3.2 4.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 -0.8 2.0 2.4 Education and communication (2)............. Education (2).............................. Educational books and supplies ........... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare Communication (1) (2)...................... Information and information processing (1) (2)................................... Telephone services (1) (2)............... Information and information processing other than telephone services (1) (5) Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1) (2)................... 103.0 113.9 283.8 320.0 94.3 103.2 113.8 285.1 319.6 94.8 102.5 114.2 288.0 320.6 93.1 103.4 114.8 288.1 322.5 94.2 4.4 5.6 6.2 5.3 3.4 -2.3 5.5 6.9 5.4 -9.1 2.0 6.6 6.1 6.6 -2.1 1.6 3.2 6.2 3.2 -0.4 1.0 5.6 6.5 5.4 -3.1 1.8 4.9 6.2 4.9 -1.3 93.9 98.4 94.4 99.1 92.6 97.1 93.8 98.6 3.4 4.5 -9.2 -8.8 -2.1 -1.6 -0.4 0.8 -3.1 -2.4 -1.3 -0.4 26.6 26.1 25.9 25.5 -12.7 -16.8 -13.7 -15.5 -14.8 -14.6 39.8 39.1 38.5 37.8 -18.5 -28.7 -19.4 -18.6 -23.8 -19.0 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products (1)........... Personal care (1).......................... Personal care products (1)................ Personal care services (1)................ Miscellaneous personal services .......... 278.2 400.9 165.5 154.1 178.6 252.4 277.1 394.2 166.1 155.0 179.7 253.2 281.2 408.2 166.5 155.1 180.3 253.7 278.5 397.0 166.8 153.9 180.8 254.8 2.1 1.8 2.2 -1.8 4.9 3.5 13.7 34.9 2.7 1.3 3.0 2.9 -0.3 -3.9 2.2 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.4 -3.8 3.2 -0.5 5.0 3.9 7.8 17.2 2.5 -0.3 4.0 3.2 0.1 -3.9 2.7 0.0 4.8 4.1 150.4 168.4 149.5 168.7 151.0 169.0 150.8 169.2 1.6 1.0 7.0 2.7 2.2 4.6 1.1 1.9 4.3 1.8 1.6 3.3 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................. Food and beverages ......................... Commodities less food and beverages ........ 139.5 Nondurables less food and beverages ....... 150.7 Apparel .................................. 126.3 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................. 168.2 Durables .................................. 125.7 Services .................................... R192.1 Rent of shelter (4) ........................ R180.6 Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2).... 104.4 Gas (piped) and electricity (3)............. 127.8 Water and sewer and trash collection services (2)............................ 106.4 Household operations (1) (2)................ 111.9 Transportation services .................... 193.3 Medical care services ...................... 266.6 Other services ............................. 226.8 137.9 147.9 126.4 140.0 151.2 128.2 139.6 150.1 128.7 1.8 4.6 -4.8 10.1 16.9 -0.6 0.9 5.2 -7.3 0.3 -1.6 7.8 5.8 10.6 -2.7 0.6 1.8 0.0 164.1 125.6 R192.5 R181.1 104.2 127.4 168.5 125.7 193.0 181.7 104.4 129.8 166.8 125.6 193.8 182.3 104.4 131.8 8.4 -2.2 3.5 4.2 0.8 -2.3 26.8 1.3 3.7 2.7 2.8 8.3 8.0 -0.9 4.7 3.4 4.3 20.0 -3.3 -0.3 3.6 3.8 0.0 13.1 17.2 -0.5 3.6 3.4 1.8 2.8 2.2 -0.6 4.1 3.6 2.1 16.5 106.6 112.2 194.2 267.6 227.6 106.9 112.6 194.3 268.7 227.0 107.1 112.6 193.7 269.4 228.3 1.9 7.0 2.1 4.1 4.6 3.5 10.0 4.7 5.8 1.1 1.9 6.7 2.7 4.6 4.0 2.7 2.5 0.8 4.3 2.7 2.7 8.5 3.4 5.0 2.8 2.3 4.6 1.8 4.4 3.3 R169.4 164.3 R165.2 141.1 152.2 168.1 160.0 180.8 R185.9 127.1 R175.5 R177.6 R169.0 163.9 R164.9 139.6 149.5 164.5 158.8 181.6 R186.4 122.8 R175.8 R177.9 170.2 165.1 165.9 141.6 152.8 168.5 160.6 182.0 186.9 128.0 176.2 178.4 170.4 165.2 166.1 141.2 151.7 167.0 160.0 182.7 187.6 128.0 176.5 178.6 3.0 2.0 2.5 2.1 4.5 8.3 2.4 2.8 3.6 13.7 1.6 1.8 5.7 5.9 5.0 9.6 15.8 24.5 9.7 3.2 3.1 33.8 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.7 0.9 5.2 7.5 4.9 6.4 4.9 15.9 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 0.3 -1.3 -2.6 0.0 4.3 3.7 2.9 2.3 2.3 4.3 3.9 3.8 5.8 10.0 16.1 5.9 3.0 3.3 23.3 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.8 3.0 0.6 1.9 2.3 2.4 5.4 4.3 9.2 2.4 2.2 145.3 133.4 R199.4 145.1 125.7 R200.0 145.9 133.6 200.2 145.8 131.8 200.8 -1.9 30.4 4.0 2.8 59.1 3.3 -1.1 12.6 3.5 1.4 -4.7 2.8 0.4 44.0 3.6 0.1 3.6 3.2 Special indexes All items less food ......................... All items less shelter ...................... All items less medical care ................. Commodities less food ....................... Nondurables less food ....................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........... Nondurables ................................. Services less rent of shelter (4)............ Services less medical care services ......... Energy ...................................... All items less energy ....................... All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................... Energy commodities ....................... Services less energy services ............. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. R Revised. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Pricing schedule (1) Indexes Sep. 2000 Oct. 2000 M R169.4 R169.3 170.4 Northeast urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).......... M M M Midwest urban ............................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................... U.S. city average ........................... July 2000 Aug. 2000 Percent change to Oct.2000 from-- Percent change to Sep.2000 from-- Oct. 1999 Aug. 2000 Sep. 2000 Sep. 1999 July 2000 Aug. 2000 170.6 3.4 0.8 0.1 3.5 0.6 0.6 R176.7 R176.6 177.6 R176.5 R176.7 177.7 R107.7 R107.4 107.9 178.0 178.0 108.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.3 3.4 3.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 M M M R165.1 R164.3 166.4 R165.9 R165.3 167.0 R107.7 R106.9 108.7 166.4 166.9 108.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 1.3 1.0 1.7 0.0 -0.1 0.0 3.6 3.7 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.7 M R161.7 160.9 163.0 163.4 3.9 1.6 0.2 3.8 0.8 1.3 Region and area size(2) 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 R166.3 R166.1 166.8 R165.7 R165.5 166.1 107.6 107.5 107.9 166.8 166.3 107.9 3.0 3.4 2.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.3 3.6 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 M R168.6 R168.7 169.2 168.8 2.4 0.1 -0.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 West urban .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)......... M M M R170.8 171.2 170.6 171.2 107.9 108.0 172.1 172.1 108.6 172.7 172.7 108.9 3.9 4.3 3.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 3.3 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 M M R155.4 R155.4 156.4 R107.7 R107.4 108.2 156.6 108.3 3.6 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.1 3.7 3.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 Size classes A (4)...................................... B/C (3).................................... D ......................................... M R167.0 R166.8 167.9 168.1 3.1 0.8 0.1 3.0 0.5 0.7 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .............. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ..... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ............................. M M R168.9 R168.0 169.2 R165.0 R165.3 166.3 169.8 166.9 3.5 3.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 M R178.4 R178.5 179.9 180.2 3.3 1.0 0.2 3.5 0.8 0.8 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ......... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........ 1 1 1 1 R182.3 R160.5 166.2 108.2 183.2 162.8 166.8 108.7 - - - - 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.2 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.5 - 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 - R169.6 R164.6 R153.1 R165.8 - 169.6 166.5 155.4 167.1 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.2 0.0 1.2 1.5 0.8 - - - - 2 2 2 - R177.1 R177.8 R175.4 - 177.2 179.3 177.5 1.7 4.7 4.3 0.1 0.8 1.2 - - - - - 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
