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FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) CPI QUICKLINE: (202) FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 606-7000 606-6994 606-7828 606-5902 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: USDL-96-432 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, October 16, 1996 SEPTEMBER 1996 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in September to a level of 157.8 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-U increased 3.0 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.4 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment. The September 1996 CPI-W level of 155.1 was 3.0 percent higher than the index in September 1995. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in September, following a 0.1 percent increase in August. The food index rose 0.5 percent in September, again reflecting sharp increases in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for dairy products. The energy index, which declined 3.2 percent in the 3-month period ended in August after advancing 9.4 percent in the prior 6-month period, was unchanged in September. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.1 percent, while the index for energy services declined 0.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent, following a 0.1 percent increase in August. About two-thirds of the acceleration in this index from August to September was due to a sharp turnaround in the index for apparel and upkeep--up 0.5 percent after declining 1.4 percent in August. Increases in the indexes for airline fares and for new vehicles also contributed to the larger advance in September. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Compound Unadjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. 1996 3-mos. ended ended Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Sep.'96 Sep.'96 All Items .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 .1 .3 2.6 3.0 Food and beverages .5 .3 .1 .7 .5 .3 .5 5.0 3.7 Housing .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 .2 .2 3.2 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .6 -.4 .1 -.4 -.1 -1.4 .5 -3.9 -.9 Transportation .7 1.1 .7 -.4 -.2 -.2 .5 .3 3.2 Medical care .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 2.7 3.3 Entertainment .1 -.1 .4 .3 .1 .2 .1 1.3 3.2 Other goods and services .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 .3 .0 3.2 3.9 Special Indexes: Energy 1.4 3.2 1.1 -2.2 -.4 -.6 .0 -3.9 5.2 Food .6 .3 .1 .7 .5 .4 .5 5.3 3.8 All items less food and energy .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 2.7 2.7 Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 2.6 percent in the third quarter. This follows increases of 4.0 and 3.1 percent in the first and second quarters, respectively, and brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.2 percent. This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 1995. The food and energy components have moved up sharply thus far in 1996, after acting as moderating influences on overall consumer price movements throughout most of the past 5 years. Through the first 9 months of 1996, energy costs have risen at a 6.5 percent annual rate. The index for petroleum-based energy goods advanced at an annual rate of 9.8 percent and the index for energy services at a 3.6 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 4.4 percent annual rate in the first 9 months of 1996, following an advance of 2.1 percent in all of 1995. Grocery store foods have risen at a 5.4 percent rate in 1996 with the sharpest advance occurring in the index for dairy products--up at a SAAR of 12.1 percent thus far in 1996. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter and has advanced at a 2.8 percent annual rate thus far in 1996. This compares with an increase of 3.0 percent for all of 1995. Within this category, the index for commodities less food and energy has risen at a 1.0 percent annual rate, following a 1.7 percent increase in all of 1995. A larger decline in the index for apparel commodities in 1996 (at a SAAR) than in 1995-down 2.2 percent relative to down 0.1 percent-was primarily responsible for the moderation. The index for services less energy has advanced at a 3.5 percent rate in 1996, virtually the same as the 3.6 percent rise in 1995. The rates for selected groups during the past 8-3/4 years are shown below. Percent change 12 months ended in December All Items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Special Indexes Energy Food All items less food and energy SAAR 9months ended in September 1996 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 4.4 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.2 5.1 4.0 5.5 3.9 5.3 4.5 2.5 3.4 1.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.1 3.0 4.3 2.8 4.7 3.0 6.9 4.6 1.0 4.0 8.5 5.1 5.1 10.4 9.6 4.3 3.4 -1.5 7.9 3.9 1.4 3.0 6.6 2.8 .9 2.4 5.4 2.8 -1.6 3.8 4.9 2.3 .1 1.5 3.9 3.3 -1.7 4.6 3.1 2.7 7.0 8.2 7.6 8.0 6.5 2.7 4.2 4.3 3.7 .5 5.2 5.1 5.6 18.1 5.3 -7.4 1.9 2.0 1.5 -1.4 2.9 2.2 2.9 -1.3 2.1 6.5 4.4 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.0 2.8 The food and beverage index rose 0.5 percent in September. The index for grocery store foods increased 0.6 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in August. Increases in the indexes for dairy products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs--up 1.7 and 1.1 percent, respectively-accounted for four-fifths of the September advance. The index for dairy products has risen 6.8 percent in the past 4 months and 10.9 percent since September 1995. Within the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, pork prices increased 1.6 percent in September and have risen 13.4 percent in the last 12 months. The index for beef, which had risen 3.6 percent during the 3-month period ended in August, increased 0.2 percent in September. Over the past 12 months, beef prices have risen 1.1 percent. Prices for poultry increased 0.8 percent in September to a level 6.8 percent above a year ago. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.1 percent as a decrease in fresh vegetable prices more than offset increases in the prices for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home rose 0.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverage index--restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively, in September. The housing component rose 0.2 percent in September, the same as in August. Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent in September, following a rise of 0.1 percent in August. Within shelter, homeowners' costs rose 0.2 percent, and renters' costs and maintenance and repair costs each rose 0.1 percent. The indexes for household fuels and for other utilities and public services each increased 0.2 percent in September. Among household fuels, the indexes for electricity and for fuel oil increased 0.2 and 4.5 percent, respectively, while the index for natural gas declined 0.7 percent. The index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.2 percent in September, the same as in August. The transportation index, which had declined in each of the 3 preceding months, turned up in September, increasing 0.5 percent. Advances in the indexes for airline fares and new vehicles more than offset another decline in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline, which increased 18.2 percent in the period from November 1995 through May, has declined 8.0 percent in the past 4 months, including a 0.4 percent drop in September. As of September, the gasoline index was 12.0 percent below its peak level of December 1990. The index for new vehicle prices, which rose 0.1 percent in August, increased 0.6 percent in September. As of September, about 10 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 1997 models, a noticeably larger proportion than in recent years. The 1997 models will continue to be phased into the index over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. The index for automobile finance charges increased 0.9 percent in September and has risen 4.9 percent in the past 4 months. The index for used cars rose 0.3 percent, its first increase in 6 months. The index for airline fares increased 2.9 percent, in part as a result of the re-imposition of the 10 percent Federal tax that went back into effect on August 27. The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined 1.4 percent in August, turned up in September, advancing 0.5 percent. The proportion of higher priced fall-winter wear in the sample in September was about normal, in contrast to August, which was characterized by the slower than usual introduction of the seasonal clothing. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, clothing prices rose 2.9 percent in September.) Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in September to a level 3.3 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities-prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and medical supplies-increased 0.1 percent in September. The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent. Charges for professional services and hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs rose 0.1 percent in September, following an increase of 0.2 percent in August. The index for other goods and services was unchanged in September, following a 0.3 percent rise in August. The indexes for college tuition and for school books and supplies, which increased 1.0 and 1.2 percent, respectively, in August, declined 1.0 percent and were unchanged, respectively, in September. (In September, prior to seasonal adjustment, college tuition costs rose 2.2 percent and the index for school books and supplies increased 1.0 percent.) The index for tobacco products increased 0.7 percent in September. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in September. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Unadjust Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual ed rate 12Category 1996 3-mos. mos. ended ended Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Sep'96 Sep'96 All Items .5 .4 .3 .1 .2 .1 .3 2.1 3.0 Food and beverages .5 .3 .1 .7 .4 .4 .5 5.3 3.8 Housing .3 .3 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 3.0 2.9 Apparel and upkeep .6 -.2 .2 -.6 .0 -1.5 .5 -4.2 -.8 Transportation .9 1.1 .6 -.6 -.4 -.1 .4 -.6 3.2 Medical care .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .2 2.7 3.3 Entertainment Other goods and services Special Indexes: Energy Food All items less food and energy .0 -.1 .4 .3 .0 .3 .1 1.3 3.1 .3 .3 .4 .1 .4 .2 .2 3.4 3.6 1.8 .6 3.3 .3 1.1 -2.0 .1 .8 -.9 .5 -.5 .3 .0 .5 -5.7 5.3 5.5 3.8 .3 .1 .2 .1 .3 2.5 2.6 .2 .1 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on Thursday, November 14, 1996, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Aug. Sept. 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 fromSept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJune to July to Aug. to July Aug. Sept. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 157.3 471.1 157.8 472.7 3.0 - 0.3 - 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. 17.332 15.766 9.880 1.473 2.936 1.169 1.936 2.365 .327 .248 .763 1.027 5.886 154.2 153.7 154.8 175.0 145.6 144.6 182.1 143.2 144.6 140.9 128.5 156.4 153.1 155.0 154.6 155.9 174.7 147.2 146.7 183.6 143.6 145.4 141.5 127.9 157.5 153.5 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.7 5.5 10.9 3.1 1.8 5.1 3.0 -2.9 4.0 2.6 .5 .6 .7 -.2 1.1 1.5 .8 .3 .6 .4 -.5 .7 .3 .5 .5 .5 .2 .6 1.5 .5 .2 .5 -.6 -.1 .4 .3 .3 .4 .5 .0 .9 2.0 -.3 -.1 -.2 .8 .5 -.5 .2 .5 .5 .6 .2 1.1 1.7 -.1 .5 1.0 .6 -.6 1.0 .3 Alcoholic beverages .................... 1.566 158.9 159.5 3.2 .4 .1 .3 .5 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 41.346 28.289 7.988 5.762 2.227 20.102 19.716 .386 .199 .122 154.0 172.3 183.4 162.5 225.9 177.0 177.3 162.3 139.7 147.1 153.9 172.0 180.9 162.9 214.8 177.5 177.9 162.3 139.9 147.4 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.8 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.3 5.1 -.1 -.2 -1.4 .2 -4.9 .3 .3 .0 .1 .2 .4 .5 .8 .3 2.1 .3 .3 .5 .4 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .5 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .077 7.014 3.792 129.6 129.4 117.9 129.5 129.8 118.4 .5 3.9 4.4 -.1 .3 .4 -.6 .5 .9 -.4 .4 .5 -.1 .2 .2 .356 92.2 95.6 10.4 3.7 -1.6 .5 3.6 3.436 126.1 126.2 3.8 .1 1.1 .6 -.1 3.222 6.043 3.445 1.116 1.482 158.0 124.8 111.3 141.1 148.6 158.3 125.1 111.5 141.2 149.4 3.3 1.1 -.2 2.1 3.3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 -.1 .1 -.3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.516 4.967 1.303 2.195 .195 .732 .542 .550 128.1 124.2 126.2 118.1 125.1 124.7 149.3 160.3 131.5 127.8 127.4 123.6 131.4 126.7 151.9 160.4 -.9 -1.3 .5 -2.6 .2 -.1 -2.2 1.9 2.7 2.9 1.0 4.7 5.0 1.6 1.7 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .0 -2.6 -.1 .7 .1 -1.4 -1.5 .2 -2.7 -.5 -.6 -2.3 .3 .5 .5 -.8 1.0 5.0 -.2 1.5 .1 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... 16.953 15.430 5.027 4.015 1.342 2.908 1.535 4.618 142.8 139.9 142.9 140.7 156.6 106.4 106.1 158.6 174.1 143.2 140.0 143.2 141.0 157.0 106.2 105.7 160.0 174.1 3.2 3.0 2.3 2.3 .3 6.4 6.0 3.2 2.4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.4 .9 .0 -.2 -.2 .2 .2 -.1 -1.9 -2.7 .3 .3 -.2 -.2 .1 .3 .0 -2.0 -2.0 .3 .5 .5 .3 .6 .5 .3 -.3 -.4 .8 .3 Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. .608 104.8 105.0 .1 .2 -.5 .1 .2 4.010 1.523 190.4 181.4 190.3 184.6 2.6 4.8 -.1 1.8 .4 -.5 .5 -.1 .4 2.0 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 7.362 1.282 6.081 3.465 229.2 211.1 233.4 209.2 229.4 211.2 233.6 209.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.6 .1 .0 .1 .2 .3 .0 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.367 1.975 2.392 159.2 143.2 178.0 159.8 143.3 179.1 3.2 2.9 3.3 .4 .1 .6 .1 .0 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.123 1.610 1.170 216.3 233.4 150.5 218.3 234.1 150.8 3.9 2.6 2.2 .9 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 .3 .0 .3 .0 .7 .2 .613 .557 4.342 .258 4.084 145.0 156.5 248.7 227.6 250.5 145.1 157.2 252.1 229.9 254.0 1.5 3.1 4.7 6.0 4.7 .1 .4 1.4 1.0 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .1 .5 1.2 .5 .1 .4 -.2 .0 -.3 100.000 42.916 17.332 25.584 15.075 4.967 157.3 139.5 154.2 130.5 131.6 124.2 157.8 140.3 155.0 131.4 133.0 127.8 3.0 2.6 3.7 1.8 2.3 -1.3 .3 .6 .5 .7 1.1 2.9 .3 .1 .5 -.2 -.4 -.1 .1 -.1 .3 -.4 -.8 -1.5 .3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .5 10.108 10.509 57.084 27.671 138.5 128.9 175.3 179.3 138.7 129.2 175.6 179.0 4.1 1.1 3.3 3.1 .1 .2 .2 -.2 -.6 -.1 .5 .4 -.4 .1 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .1 8.681 7.068 6.081 7.583 144.4 180.6 233.4 201.9 144.6 181.6 233.6 203.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.9 .1 .6 .1 1.0 .5 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .8 .2 .0 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel .......... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: 84.234 71.711 79.898 92.638 27.150 16.641 11.674 32.407 29.414 51.004 6.700 93.300 77.534 157.9 152.9 158.3 153.2 131.7 133.2 139.5 143.1 183.7 169.9 111.6 163.4 165.8 158.4 153.8 158.9 153.8 132.5 134.5 139.8 144.1 184.6 170.2 111.7 164.0 166.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 1.8 2.4 3.9 3.0 3.5 3.3 5.2 2.8 2.7 .3 .6 .4 .4 .6 1.0 .2 .7 .5 .2 .1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 -.4 -.6 .1 .4 .5 -.4 .3 .3 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -.7 -.3 -.2 .3 .2 -.6 .1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .0 .3 .3 23.885 3.264 53.648 140.3 105.0 180.4 141.4 105.2 180.7 1.2 6.8 3.3 .8 .2 .2 .0 -2.0 .3 -.1 -1.6 .2 .4 .1 .2 - $.636 .212 $.634 .212 -2.9 - -.3 - -.2 - -.2 - -.3 - Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Dec. 1995 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended6 months endedMar. June Sept. Mar. Sept. 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... Food and beverages ......................... 153.4 154.1 154.6 155.3 2.4 4.0 3.1 2.6 3.2 2.8 1.9 3.2 4.6 5.0 2.6 4.8 Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 153.1 154.0 173.9 143.7 139.9 185.9 142.8 143.8 140.8 128.4 156.2 152.3 158.3 153.8 154.8 174.3 144.5 142.0 186.9 143.1 144.5 139.9 128.3 156.8 152.8 158.5 154.4 155.5 174.3 145.8 144.8 186.3 143.0 144.2 141.0 129.0 156.0 153.1 158.9 155.1 156.5 174.7 147.4 147.2 186.1 143.7 145.6 141.9 128.2 157.6 153.5 159.7 1.9 1.9 4.3 6.7 7.1 -8.8 .6 2.9 3.2 -4.5 2.7 2.2 1.6 3.2 3.8 5.5 -.6 4.2 12.0 1.4 7.7 2.3 -4.5 4.0 2.1 4.7 4.6 5.6 3.3 5.5 10.3 9.1 2.6 4.9 3.2 -1.8 5.3 2.9 3.1 5.3 6.7 1.9 10.7 22.6 .4 2.5 5.1 3.2 -.6 3.6 3.2 3.6 2.6 2.8 4.9 3.0 5.6 1.1 1.0 5.3 2.8 -4.5 3.3 2.2 3.1 4.9 6.1 2.6 8.1 16.3 4.7 2.6 5.0 3.2 -1.2 4.5 3.1 3.3 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 152.3 170.4 178.7 161.8 212.6 176.2 176.5 160.6 138.8 144.6 130.9 126.9 113.2 152.9 171.2 180.2 162.3 217.1 176.7 177.1 161.4 139.4 146.3 130.1 127.5 114.2 153.2 171.4 180.3 162.5 216.8 177.0 177.3 161.6 139.7 147.1 129.6 128.0 114.8 153.5 171.7 180.5 162.9 216.5 177.4 177.7 162.1 139.9 147.4 129.5 128.3 115.0 3.3 3.4 1.8 2.8 .0 4.0 4.0 4.4 3.6 5.2 .6 3.3 4.4 3.2 3.4 5.1 2.5 11.3 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.7 4.9 -.3 5.2 4.4 2.1 2.6 2.3 3.0 .2 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.8 2.2 6.0 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.1 4.1 2.7 7.5 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.2 8.0 -4.2 4.5 6.5 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 5.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 5.1 .2 4.3 4.4 2.7 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.8 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.5 5.1 .8 3.7 4.5 95.3 93.8 94.3 97.7 1.8 47.1 -9.8 10.5 22.4 -.2 120.4 157.6 124.4 111.2 140.5 147.8 121.7 157.5 124.5 110.9 141.1 148.6 122.4 158.0 124.7 111.2 141.3 148.6 122.3 158.3 125.0 111.4 141.4 149.3 4.8 1.8 1.6 .0 4.7 3.4 .3 6.7 1.0 -.7 4.1 1.7 4.1 3.1 .0 -.7 -2.5 4.2 6.5 1.8 1.9 .7 2.6 4.1 2.6 4.2 1.3 -.4 4.4 2.5 5.3 2.4 1.0 .0 .0 4.1 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.8 128.1 127.7 124.5 129.1 127.3 150.7 159.7 131.7 128.0 127.4 124.5 125.7 127.2 151.8 159.9 129.9 126.1 127.6 121.1 125.1 126.4 148.3 160.3 130.5 126.7 126.6 122.3 131.4 126.1 150.5 160.4 1.5 1.6 -.3 4.9 -7.4 -2.5 .3 .8 1.5 1.2 8.9 -4.0 15.1 6.5 -2.6 3.1 -2.7 -3.4 -2.8 -3.5 -12.0 -.3 -5.9 2.0 -3.9 -4.3 -3.4 -6.9 7.3 -3.7 -.5 1.8 1.5 1.4 4.2 .3 3.2 1.9 -1.2 1.9 -3.3 -3.8 -3.1 -5.2 -2.8 -2.0 -3.2 1.9 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 143.7 140.7 143.7 141.4 155.9 108.7 108.9 157.8 173.6 143.4 140.4 144.0 141.7 155.7 106.6 106.0 158.2 174.1 143.1 140.1 144.2 142.1 155.7 104.5 103.9 158.6 174.9 143.8 140.5 145.0 142.8 156.2 104.2 103.5 159.8 175.5 -1.1 .6 .8 .6 4.2 -1.6 -1.2 2.3 .2 8.0 7.5 2.0 2.3 9.7 32.5 32.0 2.9 .0 5.8 4.4 2.8 2.3 -12.3 16.6 18.8 2.3 4.5 .3 -.6 3.7 4.0 .8 -15.6 -18.4 5.2 4.5 3.3 4.0 1.4 1.4 6.9 14.2 14.2 2.6 .1 3.0 1.9 3.2 3.2 -6.0 -.8 -1.5 3.7 4.5 105.4 104.9 105.0 105.2 -.4 .8 .8 -.8 .2 .0 189.9 184.4 190.6 183.5 191.5 183.4 192.3 187.1 .4 -16.6 .0 12.5 5.0 21.6 5.2 6.0 .2 -3.1 5.1 13.5 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 228.3 210.7 232.1 207.7 228.9 210.7 232.9 208.5 229.4 211.1 233.4 209.2 229.8 211.4 233.8 209.8 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.4 4.3 3.2 3.1 2.7 1.3 3.0 4.1 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.6 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 159.2 143.1 178.2 159.3 143.1 178.5 159.6 143.3 178.7 159.7 143.3 178.9 4.2 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.2 3.9 2.3 1.1 3.7 1.3 .6 1.6 4.4 4.9 3.8 1.8 .8 2.6 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 215.9 232.2 149.6 216.8 233.1 150.0 217.5 233.0 150.5 217.6 234.6 150.8 4.1 .7 3.9 4.4 3.7 1.3 3.6 1.9 .5 3.2 4.2 3.2 4.2 2.2 2.6 3.4 3.1 1.9 143.9 155.9 247.8 225.6 249.3 144.4 156.3 248.8 226.2 250.4 145.0 156.5 250.1 229.0 251.6 145.1 157.2 249.5 229.0 250.9 3.1 5.1 5.5 7.0 5.3 -.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 5.5 -.3 1.6 5.0 2.3 5.1 3.4 3.4 2.8 6.2 2.6 1.4 3.8 5.6 7.7 5.4 1.5 2.5 3.9 4.2 3.9 139.9 153.4 131.7 133.3 128.1 140.0 154.1 131.4 132.8 128.0 139.8 154.6 130.9 131.8 126.1 140.4 155.3 131.3 132.0 126.7 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.6 4.0 5.0 3.2 6.0 9.9 1.2 3.1 2.3 4.6 1.2 1.2 -3.4 2.6 1.4 5.0 -1.2 -3.8 -4.3 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 6.0 1.4 2.8 1.9 4.8 .0 -1.3 -3.8 139.3 138.4 137.8 137.7 2.1 15.6 3.8 -4.5 8.6 -.4 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 129.3 173.9 177.6 129.2 174.7 178.3 129.3 175.0 178.8 129.7 175.4 179.0 .9 2.6 3.3 2.5 3.6 3.5 -.6 3.5 2.5 1.2 3.5 3.2 1.7 3.1 3.4 .3 3.5 2.9 141.7 180.7 232.1 201.9 142.4 181.0 232.9 202.5 142.8 181.6 233.4 203.2 143.2 183.0 233.8 203.1 3.5 -3.1 3.8 4.4 2.3 3.2 3.2 4.7 4.1 7.9 3.2 4.1 4.3 5.2 3.0 2.4 2.9 .0 3.5 4.6 4.2 6.5 3.1 3.2 157.4 152.8 157.9 152.6 132.9 134.8 140.1 143.6 182.2 168.3 110.2 163.1 165.6 157.7 153.1 158.3 153.0 132.6 134.3 139.2 143.7 182.9 169.1 109.8 163.6 166.1 157.8 153.1 158.3 153.1 132.1 133.4 138.8 143.4 183.5 169.4 109.1 163.8 166.2 158.1 153.7 158.8 153.5 132.6 133.7 139.1 143.8 184.2 170.0 109.1 164.3 166.7 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.2 1.2 2.5 3.0 1.7 2.0 2.5 1.9 2.3 2.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.1 6.3 8.8 11.8 6.7 3.6 3.7 15.8 3.3 3.5 2.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 1.2 1.8 4.4 3.1 4.1 3.2 8.4 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 -.9 -3.2 -2.8 .6 4.5 4.1 -3.9 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.7 5.6 7.3 4.2 2.8 3.1 8.7 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.8 .2 -.7 .7 1.8 4.3 3.6 2.0 2.9 2.4 141.2 107.3 179.4 141.2 105.2 180.0 141.0 103.5 180.4 141.5 103.6 180.8 1.7 -1.2 2.5 2.6 34.3 3.4 -.3 13.3 3.9 .9 -13.1 3.2 2.2 15.2 3.0 .3 -.8 3.5 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............ Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1/ Indexes June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Percent change to Sept. 1996 fromSept. July Aug. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Aug. 1996 fromAug. June July 1995 1996 1996 U.S. city average ...................... M 156.7 157.0 157.3 157.8 3.0 0.5 0.3 2.9 0.4 0.2 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 163.1 163.8 160.9 161.0 163.4 164.1 161.8 161.5 164.0 164.7 162.2 161.8 164.6 165.4 162.2 162.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 .7 .8 .2 .4 .4 .4 .0 .2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.1 .6 .5 .8 .5 .4 .4 .2 .2 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 152.9 153.5 152.0 154.1 153.2 153.7 152.4 154.6 153.4 154.0 152.8 154.7 154.0 154.5 153.3 155.4 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.2 .5 .5 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .5 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.2 .3 .3 .5 .4 .1 .2 .3 .1 M 149.8 150.4 150.4 151.0 3.2 .4 .4 3.2 .4 .0 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 154.0 153.2 156.3 153.8 154.0 153.2 156.7 153.7 154.1 153.1 156.9 154.0 154.5 153.5 157.3 154.4 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.1 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 M 153.0 152.5 152.6 153.2 3.2 .5 .4 3.2 -.3 .1 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 157.5 157.3 162.4 157.9 158.0 162.4 158.0 158.1 162.6 158.6 158.7 163.0 2.9 2.7 3.4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 2.8 2.6 3.6 .3 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 141.4 156.9 156.5 153.7 141.7 157.4 156.8 153.7 141.9 157.6 157.0 154.0 142.4 157.9 157.4 154.7 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 .5 .3 .4 .7 .4 .2 .3 .5 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M 157.6 156.7 166.5 162.3 155.2 157.7 157.6 166.7 162.8 155.9 158.1 157.3 167.2 163.6 155.6 158.3 158.2 168.2 164.5 156.3 2.8 2.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 .4 .4 .9 1.0 .3 .1 .6 .6 .6 .4 2.8 1.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 .3 .4 .4 .8 .3 .3 -.2 .3 .5 -.2 Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... 1 1 155.4 163.5 2.4 3.1 -.2 .9 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas - 155.7 162.0 - - - - - Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: - 152.1 152.4 149.9 160.1 149.4 151.9 142.8 153.2 - 149.5 152.7 142.8 153.6 153.5 154.6 151.0 160.8 - 3.0 3.8 2.7 2.9 .9 1.4 .7 .4 - - - - - 3.0 2.6 1.9 2.3 .1 .5 .0 .3 - Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative Unadjusted indexes importance, December Aug. Sept. 1995 1996 1996 Unadjusted percent change to Sept. 1996 fromSept. 1995 Aug. 1996 Seasonally adjusted percent change fromJune to July to Aug. to July Aug. Sept. Expenditure category All items .................................. All items (1967=100) ....................... 100.000 - 154.5 460.2 155.1 461.9 3.0 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ....................... Food ................................... Food at home ......................... Cereals and bakery products ........ 19.262 17.581 11.206 1.682 153.7 153.4 154.1 174.8 154.5 154.1 155.1 174.3 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.6 .5 .5 .6 -.3 .4 .5 .6 .2 .4 .3 .5 .1 .5 .5 .6 .1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..... Dairy products ..................... Fruits and vegetables .............. Other food at home ................. Sugar and sweets ................. Fats and oils .................... Nonalcoholic beverages ........... Other prepared food .............. Food away from home .................. Alcoholic beverages .................... 3.453 1.300 2.052 2.719 .369 .285 .885 1.180 6.374 1.681 145.3 144.3 181.8 142.8 144.5 140.6 128.0 156.3 153.1 158.2 146.8 146.4 183.2 143.2 145.3 141.2 127.4 157.2 153.4 158.9 5.5 10.8 3.2 1.8 5.1 2.8 -2.8 4.0 2.6 3.3 1.0 1.5 .8 .3 .6 .4 -.5 .6 .2 .4 .7 1.5 .6 .2 .5 -.8 -.1 .4 .3 .1 .9 1.7 -.2 .0 -.1 .8 .5 -.4 .3 .3 1.0 1.9 -.2 .5 .9 .6 -.5 1.0 .2 .6 Housing .................................. Shelter ................................ Renters' costs 1/ .................... Rent, residential .................. Other renters' costs ............... Homeowners' costs 1/ ................. Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ......... Household insurance 1/ ............. Maintenance and repairs 2/ ........... Maintenance and repair services 2/ . Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ ................. Fuel and other utilities ............... Fuels ................................ Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................... Other utilities and public services 2/ ...................... Household furnishings and operation .... Housefurnishings ..................... Housekeeping supplies ................ Housekeeping services ................ 38.888 25.976 8.091 6.616 1.475 17.695 17.366 .329 .189 .105 150.7 167.3 159.4 162.2 226.5 161.4 161.7 148.0 138.0 149.0 150.8 167.2 158.1 162.6 215.0 161.9 162.2 148.0 138.0 149.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.2 4.5 .1 -.1 -.8 .2 -5.1 .3 .3 .0 .0 .3 .4 .4 .6 .3 1.7 .3 .3 .5 .3 1.0 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .5 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .3 .0 .3 .085 7.247 3.887 124.1 129.2 117.5 123.6 129.5 117.9 -.6 4.0 4.6 -.4 .2 .3 -.6 .4 .9 -.6 .5 .5 -.4 .2 .2 .327 92.1 95.4 10.3 3.6 -1.5 .5 3.5 3.560 125.7 125.7 4.1 .0 1.1 .6 -.2 3.360 5.666 3.367 1.149 1.150 158.5 123.3 110.0 141.8 151.2 158.8 123.6 110.1 141.8 152.2 3.4 .9 -.4 2.3 3.0 .2 .2 .1 .0 .7 -.1 .1 -.2 .5 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 Apparel and upkeep ....................... Apparel commodities .................... Men's and boys' apparel .............. Women's and girls' apparel............ Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ .... Footwear ............................. Other apparel commodities ............ Apparel services 2/ .................... 5.533 5.017 1.310 2.148 .251 .812 .495 .516 127.5 123.8 125.7 117.4 126.7 126.1 147.8 159.6 130.6 127.2 127.0 122.2 132.4 127.8 151.4 159.7 -.8 -1.0 .5 -2.6 -.2 .2 -1.2 1.8 2.4 2.7 1.0 4.1 4.5 1.3 2.4 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -2.5 .2 .9 .2 -1.5 -1.6 .1 -2.9 -.1 -.4 -3.7 .2 .5 .4 -.8 .7 4.5 -.5 2.3 .1 Transportation ........................... Private transportation ................. New vehicles ......................... New cars ........................... Used cars ............................ Motor fuel ........................... Gasoline ........................... Maintenance and repairs .............. Other private transportation ......... Other private transportation commodities .................... Other private transportation services ....................... Public transportation .................. 19.020 17.847 4.958 3.591 2.432 3.584 1.619 5.255 142.6 140.5 144.0 140.3 157.8 106.3 106.0 159.6 169.7 142.9 140.7 144.3 140.6 158.2 106.2 105.8 160.8 169.8 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 .5 6.4 6.1 3.1 2.3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 -.1 -.2 .8 .1 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 -.3 -2.7 -2.5 .2 .4 -.1 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 -1.7 -1.9 .4 .5 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 -.1 -.3 .6 .4 .767 104.0 104.1 .0 .1 -.5 .2 .2 4.488 1.173 186.3 179.4 186.4 181.8 2.7 5.6 .1 1.3 .5 -.6 .5 .0 .4 1.6 Medical care ............................. Medical care commodities ............... Medical care services .................. Professional medical services ........ 6.262 1.055 5.208 2.965 228.5 208.5 233.1 210.4 228.8 208.5 233.3 210.8 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.6 .1 .0 .1 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 Entertainment ............................ Entertainment commodities .............. Entertainment services ................. 4.029 2.053 1.976 157.0 142.2 178.3 157.4 142.2 179.3 3.1 2.7 3.4 .3 .0 .6 .0 -.1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 Other goods and services ................. Tobacco and smoking products ........... Personal care 2/ ....................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ .................... Personal care services 2/ ............ Personal and educational expenses ...... School books and supplies ............ Personal and educational services .... 7.006 2.135 1.132 213.0 233.0 150.4 214.7 233.7 150.8 3.6 2.5 2.2 .8 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .2 .7 .3 .635 .497 3.739 .227 3.512 145.6 156.5 244.2 228.8 245.7 145.7 157.2 247.3 231.5 248.8 1.4 3.1 4.7 6.1 4.6 .1 .4 1.3 1.2 1.3 .3 .1 .5 .2 .5 .4 .2 .5 1.5 .4 .1 .4 -.1 .2 -.1 100.000 47.052 19.262 27.790 16.074 5.017 154.5 139.6 153.7 130.9 131.6 123.8 155.1 140.4 154.5 131.7 132.8 127.2 3.0 2.7 3.8 1.9 2.5 -1.0 .4 .6 .5 .6 .9 2.7 .2 .0 .4 -.3 -.4 .0 .1 -.1 .4 -.5 -.8 -1.6 .3 .4 .5 .3 .1 .4 11.057 11.716 138.2 128.9 138.4 129.2 4.0 1.2 .1 .2 -.7 .0 -.5 .0 -.1 .5 Commodity and service group All items .................................. Commodities .............................. Food and beverages ..................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .. Apparel commodities ................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ............................. Services ................................. Rent of shelter 1/ ..................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ......................... Transportation services ................ Medical care services .................. Other services ......................... 52.948 25.430 172.5 161.0 172.8 160.9 3.3 3.1 .2 -.1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 8.531 7.279 5.208 6.501 132.7 178.4 233.1 198.7 133.0 179.2 233.3 200.5 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.9 .2 .4 .1 .9 .5 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .2 .3 .1 .7 .2 .0 82.419 74.024 82.305 93.738 29.471 17.756 12.739 35.336 27.518 47.740 7.470 92.530 74.949 154.6 151.2 145.1 151.0 132.0 133.1 139.2 143.0 163.8 167.3 111.1 160.6 162.5 155.2 151.9 145.7 151.6 132.8 134.3 139.5 143.9 164.5 167.6 111.3 161.2 163.1 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.6 3.3 5.5 2.8 2.6 .4 .5 .4 .4 .6 .9 .2 .6 .4 .2 .2 .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.3 -.4 -.7 .0 .5 .5 -.9 .2 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.5 -.6 -.3 -.1 .2 .2 -.5 .1 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 .2 .4 .2 .0 .4 .3 25.560 3.911 49.388 140.0 105.3 177.7 141.0 105.5 178.0 1.2 6.7 3.2 .7 .2 .2 .1 -2.6 .3 -.2 -1.5 .2 .4 .2 .2 - $.647 .217 $.645 .216 -2.9 - -.3 - -.2 - -.2 - -.3 - Special indexes All items less food ........................ All items less shelter ..................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ ........ All items less medical care ................ Commodities less food ...................... Nondurables less food ...................... Nondurables less food and apparel .......... Nondurables ................................ Services less rent of shelter 1/ ........... Services less medical care services ........ Energy ..................................... All items less energy ...................... All items less food and energy ........... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ................... Services less energy services .......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 2/ ......................... 1967=$1.00 2/ ............................ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Dec. 1995 3 months endedMar. June 1996 1996 Sept. 1996 6 months endedMar. Sept. 1996 1996 Expenditure category All items .................................... - - - - 2.4 4.3 3.2 2.1 3.4 2.6 Food and beverages ......................... Food ..................................... Food at home ........................... Cereals and bakery products .......... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....... Dairy products ....................... Fruits and vegetables ................ Other food at home ................... Sugar and sweets ................... Fats and oils ...................... Nonalcoholic beverages ............. Other prepared food ................ Food away from home .................... Alcoholic beverages ...................... 153.0 152.6 153.1 173.7 143.2 139.8 185.2 142.4 143.7 140.7 127.9 155.9 152.3 157.6 153.6 153.3 154.0 174.0 144.2 141.9 186.3 142.7 144.4 139.6 127.8 156.6 152.7 157.8 154.2 153.8 154.7 174.1 145.5 144.3 186.0 142.7 144.2 140.7 128.5 155.9 153.1 158.2 155.0 154.6 155.7 174.3 147.0 147.0 185.7 143.4 145.5 141.5 127.8 157.5 153.4 159.1 1.9 2.2 1.9 4.1 7.1 6.2 -8.4 .6 2.9 2.9 -4.5 2.9 2.2 1.8 3.2 3.2 3.5 5.3 -.8 4.8 13.3 1.4 8.3 2.3 -4.5 3.7 2.1 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.4 3.8 5.2 10.7 7.0 2.6 4.3 3.5 -1.5 5.3 3.2 2.8 5.3 5.3 7.0 1.4 11.0 22.2 1.1 2.8 5.1 2.3 -.3 4.2 2.9 3.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 4.7 3.0 5.5 1.9 1.0 5.6 2.6 -4.5 3.3 2.2 3.3 5.0 5.0 6.2 2.6 8.1 16.3 4.0 2.7 4.7 2.9 -.9 4.7 3.1 3.4 Housing .................................... Shelter .................................. Renters' costs 1/ ...................... Rent, residential .................... Other renters' costs ................. Homeowners' costs 1/ ................... Owners' equivalent rent 1/ ........... Household insurance 1/ ............... Maintenance and repairs 2/ ............. Maintenance and repair services 2/ ... Maintenance and repair commodities 2/ Fuel and other utilities ................. Fuels .................................. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)......................... Other utilities and public services 2/ . Household furnishings and operation ...... Housefurnishings ....................... Housekeeping supplies .................. Housekeeping services .................. 149.1 165.8 156.6 161.5 213.6 160.7 160.9 146.7 137.5 146.7 125.6 126.5 112.5 149.7 166.5 157.6 162.0 217.3 161.2 161.4 147.4 137.9 148.2 124.8 127.0 113.5 150.0 166.7 157.7 162.2 217.0 161.4 161.7 147.4 138.0 149.0 124.1 127.6 114.1 150.2 167.0 157.9 162.6 216.6 161.7 162.0 147.9 138.0 149.4 123.6 127.8 114.3 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.1 -1.0 4.4 4.4 6.0 2.4 4.8 -.3 3.6 4.8 3.3 3.0 4.5 2.5 12.8 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.5 3.1 -.3 5.9 5.5 2.2 2.7 2.6 3.0 1.5 2.8 2.8 1.9 3.6 2.5 4.9 2.6 1.8 3.0 2.9 3.4 2.8 5.7 2.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 7.6 -6.2 4.2 6.6 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.8 5.7 3.3 3.2 3.5 1.9 4.0 -.3 4.8 5.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 5.0 -.8 3.4 4.1 95.0 93.6 94.1 97.4 1.8 46.6 -10.2 10.5 22.2 -.4 119.8 158.2 123.0 109.9 140.9 150.6 121.1 158.0 123.1 109.7 141.6 151.4 121.8 158.5 123.3 109.9 141.9 151.5 121.6 158.8 123.6 110.1 142.0 152.1 4.9 1.8 .7 -1.4 4.1 3.6 2.4 7.2 1.0 .0 4.6 .3 3.1 3.1 .0 -.7 -2.2 4.1 6.1 1.5 2.0 .7 3.2 4.0 3.6 4.5 .8 -.7 4.4 1.9 4.6 2.3 1.0 .0 .4 4.1 Apparel and upkeep ......................... Apparel commodities ...................... Men's and boys' apparel ................ Women's and girls' apparel ............. Infants' and toddlers' apparel 2/ ...... Footwear ............................... Other apparel commodities .............. Apparel services 2/....................... 131.0 127.8 127.2 124.0 130.1 128.1 150.2 159.0 131.0 127.8 127.0 124.1 126.8 128.4 151.5 159.3 129.0 125.7 127.1 120.5 126.7 127.9 145.9 159.6 129.6 126.2 126.1 121.3 132.4 127.3 149.2 159.7 1.2 .9 .6 3.9 -8.2 -1.9 1.1 .8 2.5 2.5 8.9 -2.8 16.0 5.8 -.8 2.8 -2.4 -2.8 -4.0 -2.2 -13.0 -.3 -2.4 2.0 -4.2 -4.9 -3.4 -8.4 7.3 -2.5 -2.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 4.7 .5 3.2 1.9 .1 1.8 -3.3 -3.8 -3.7 -5.4 -3.4 -1.4 -2.5 1.9 Transportation ............................. Private transportation ................... New vehicles ........................... New cars ............................. Used cars .............................. Motor fuel ............................. Gasoline ............................. Maintenance and repairs ................ Other private transportation ........... Other private transportation commodities ...................... Other private transportation services ......................... Public transportation .................... 143.3 141.3 144.7 140.9 157.2 109.0 108.6 158.8 169.3 142.7 140.7 145.0 141.3 156.8 106.1 105.9 159.1 170.0 142.5 140.5 145.3 141.7 156.7 104.3 103.9 159.7 170.8 143.1 140.9 145.9 142.4 157.4 104.2 103.6 160.7 171.5 .6 .9 1.1 1.2 4.1 -1.2 -2.0 2.6 .2 8.3 8.1 2.5 1.7 9.4 31.9 33.6 2.8 -.5 4.6 4.4 2.5 2.0 -11.1 17.9 16.6 2.3 4.4 -.6 -1.1 3.4 4.3 .5 -16.5 -17.2 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.4 1.8 1.4 6.7 14.2 14.4 2.7 -.1 2.0 1.6 2.9 3.2 -5.5 -.8 -1.7 3.6 4.8 104.5 104.0 104.2 104.4 -.4 .4 .8 -.4 .0 .2 185.6 181.0 186.6 180.0 187.6 180.0 188.4 182.9 .4 -6.8 -.7 12.0 4.9 14.2 6.2 4.3 -.1 2.2 5.5 9.1 Medical care ............................... Medical care commodities ................. Medical care services .................... Professional medical services .......... 227.6 208.0 231.9 208.8 228.3 208.5 232.6 209.7 228.6 208.3 233.1 210.1 229.1 208.9 233.6 211.0 3.7 3.0 3.8 4.2 3.1 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.7 1.7 3.0 4.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.7 Entertainment .............................. Entertainment commodities ................ Entertainment services ................... 156.9 141.9 178.4 156.9 141.8 178.7 157.3 142.2 179.0 157.4 142.4 179.1 3.4 3.2 3.7 4.8 5.6 4.2 2.6 .9 4.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 4.1 4.4 4.0 1.9 1.1 2.9 Other goods and services ................... Tobacco and smoking products ............. Personal care 2/ ......................... Toilet goods and personal care appliances 2/ ...................... Personal care services 2/ .............. Personal and educational expenses ........ School books and supplies .............. Personal and educational services ...... 212.2 232.1 149.6 213.1 233.0 150.0 213.6 232.5 150.4 214.0 234.2 150.8 3.7 1.2 3.6 3.7 3.0 1.1 3.5 2.1 .8 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 2.1 2.3 3.5 2.9 2.0 144.6 156.0 242.8 226.4 244.2 145.0 156.2 243.9 226.8 245.4 145.6 156.5 245.0 230.2 246.4 145.7 157.2 244.8 230.6 246.1 2.8 4.5 5.4 7.6 5.2 -.3 2.6 5.0 7.8 4.8 .0 2.1 5.1 1.8 5.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 7.6 3.1 1.3 3.6 5.2 7.7 5.0 1.5 2.6 4.2 4.7 4.2 Commodity and service group All items .................................... Commodities ................................ Food and beverages ....................... Commodities less food and beverages ...... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Apparel commodities .................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ...................... Durables ............................... Services ................................... Rent of shelter 1/ ....................... Household services less rent of shelter 1/ ........................ Transportation services .................. Medical care services .................... Other services ........................... 140.0 153.0 132.0 133.4 127.8 140.0 153.6 131.6 132.8 127.8 139.8 154.2 131.0 131.7 125.7 140.4 155.0 131.4 131.8 126.2 2.4 1.5 1.9 1.2 2.2 .9 4.3 5.3 3.2 7.0 10.6 2.5 3.2 2.6 4.6 1.2 2.4 -2.8 2.1 1.1 5.3 -1.8 -4.7 -4.9 3.4 3.4 2.6 4.1 6.3 1.7 2.6 1.9 5.0 -.3 -1.2 -3.8 139.1 129.1 171.1 159.8 138.1 129.1 171.8 160.4 137.4 129.1 172.2 160.7 137.3 129.7 172.5 160.9 1.8 1.3 3.2 3.4 15.9 2.5 3.1 3.1 4.1 -.9 3.6 3.1 -5.1 1.9 3.3 2.8 8.7 1.9 3.1 3.2 -.6 .5 3.4 2.9 130.2 178.1 231.9 198.5 130.8 178.6 232.6 199.2 131.3 179.3 233.1 199.8 131.4 180.5 233.6 199.8 4.2 -.2 3.8 4.2 3.5 2.1 3.0 4.4 3.1 5.8 3.5 4.3 3.7 5.5 3.0 2.6 3.8 .9 3.4 4.3 3.4 5.7 3.2 3.5 154.1 151.0 144.7 150.5 133.2 134.7 139.9 143.3 162.3 165.8 110.3 160.3 162.4 154.3 151.2 145.0 150.8 132.8 134.1 138.9 143.3 163.1 166.6 109.3 160.7 162.8 154.3 151.3 145.1 150.9 132.2 133.3 138.5 143.2 163.5 167.0 108.7 160.9 162.9 154.7 151.8 145.5 151.3 132.7 133.4 138.6 143.5 164.2 167.3 108.7 161.5 163.4 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 .9 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.8 3.0 1.6 2.3 2.5 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.4 7.2 10.2 13.1 7.3 3.0 3.0 17.7 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 1.2 2.1 4.4 2.8 4.0 3.5 9.6 2.5 2.0 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.1 -1.5 -3.8 -3.7 .6 4.8 3.7 -5.7 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 6.1 7.6 4.7 2.9 3.0 9.3 2.8 2.9 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 -.2 -.9 .3 1.7 4.4 3.6 1.7 2.8 2.2 140.8 108.0 176.9 140.9 105.2 177.5 140.6 103.6 177.9 141.1 103.8 178.3 1.7 -1.2 3.0 3.2 33.2 3.3 -.8 15.4 3.5 .9 -14.7 3.2 2.5 14.7 3.2 .0 -.8 3.3 Special indexes All items less food .......................... All items less shelter ....................... All items less homeowners' costs 1/ .......... All items less medical care .................. Commodities less food ........................ Nondurables less food ........................ Nondurables less food and apparel ............ Nondurables .................................. Services less rent of shelter 1/ ............. Services less medical care services .......... Energy ....................................... All items less energy ........................ All items less food and energy ............. Commodities less food and energy commodities .......................... Energy commodities ..................... Services less energy services ............ 1/ 2/ NOTE: Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Data not available. 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: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change to Sept. 1996 fromSept. July Aug. 1995 1996 1996 Percent change to Aug. 1996 fromAug. June July 1995 1996 1996 Area Pricing schedule 1/ U.S. city average ...................... M 154.1 154.3 154.5 155.1 3.0 0.5 0.4 2.9 0.3 0.1 Northeast urban......................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 .......... M M M M 160.6 160.4 158.7 162.5 160.9 160.5 159.7 162.9 161.4 161.0 160.0 163.2 162.0 161.8 159.8 163.7 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.2 .7 .8 .1 .5 .4 .5 -.1 .3 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.1 .5 .4 .8 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 North Central urban .................... Size A - More than 1,200,000 ........ Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ....... Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .......... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 149.5 149.6 148.0 151.5 149.8 149.7 148.3 151.9 149.9 149.9 148.7 151.9 150.6 150.4 149.5 152.6 3.1 2.8 3.7 3.2 .5 .5 .8 .5 .5 .3 .5 .5 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.1 .3 .2 .5 .3 .1 .1 .3 .0 M 148.0 148.5 148.5 149.1 3.2 .4 .4 3.1 .3 .0 South urban Size A Size B Size C Size D - ............................ More than 1,200,000 ........ 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....... 50,000 to 450,000 .......... Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ......... M M M M 152.6 151.6 152.6 153.7 152.6 151.6 152.9 153.6 152.7 151.4 153.1 153.9 153.1 151.7 153.6 154.4 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 .3 .1 .5 .5 .3 .2 .3 .3 3.0 2.6 3.2 3.0 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 M 153.6 152.8 153.1 153.9 3.4 .7 .5 3.2 -.3 .2 West urban ............................. Size A - More than 1,250,000 ........ Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .......... M M M 154.5 152.9 159.2 154.9 153.4 159.3 154.9 153.4 159.5 155.5 154.0 159.9 3.0 2.7 3.5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 2.8 2.5 3.6 .3 .3 .2 .0 .0 .1 Size classes A 3/ ................................. B .................................... C .................................... D .................................... M M M M 140.6 154.0 155.7 153.1 140.8 154.4 155.8 153.0 140.9 154.6 156.0 153.3 141.4 155.0 156.6 154.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 .4 .4 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .5 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.4 .2 .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 June 1996 July 1996 Aug. 1996 Sept. 1996 Region and area size 2/ Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI...... Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA ...... N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..... M M M M M Baltimore, MD .......................... Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........... Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ............. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............. St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL ........ Washington, DC-MD-VA ................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................. Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI .................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ......... Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA ........... 2 2 2 2 1/ 2/ 3/ NOTE: 152.6 151.5 162.8 161.7 152.9 149.6 147.1 142.2 146.9 152.7 152.3 162.8 162.1 153.4 154.6 160.9 144.3 150.8 149.0 157.6 - 152.9 151.9 163.3 163.0 153.0 149.5 148.0 142.2 147.2 153.2 152.7 164.4 163.7 153.8 2.8 2.3 3.1 2.4 2.5 .3 .3 1.0 1.0 .3 154.4 162.1 145.8 152.6 150.1 158.2 2.4 3.0 3.2 3.9 2.5 3.1 -.1 .7 1.0 1.2 .7 .4 - - - .2 .5 .7 .4 .5 - 2.8 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.8 1.7 2.4 .2 .3 .3 .8 .1 - .1 -.3 .3 .6 -.3 - -.1 .6 .0 .2 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. -
