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CPI Detailed Report August 1988 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ann McLaughlin, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS Kenneth V. Dalton, Associate Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPiw). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Subscription price per year $21 domestic, and $26.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $7; foreign, $8.75. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including address changes) to the Superintendent of Documents. 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ISSN 0095-926X October 1988 CPI Detailed Report Data for August 1988 Contents Price movements Charts 3 Technical notes 1 106 Index tables CPI-U U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Historical Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes CPI-W Table Page Table Page 1 7 7 31 2 3 4 5 6 10 13 17 23 29 8 34 9 10 37 43 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 49 51 54 57 65 67 69 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 75 77 80 83 91 93 95 Average price tables Table U.S. city average Energy: Residential prices Residential unit prices and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food PI P2 P3 P4 Page 101 102 103 104 Scheduled Releaee Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date October 21 November December 20 November 22 December January 19 Index month Release date September October Price Movements August 1988 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in August to a level of 119.0 (1982-1984=100). For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI-U increased 4.0 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.4 percent in August prior to seasonal adjustment. The August 1988 CPI-W level of 117.7 was 3.9 percent higher than the index in August 1987. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in August, the same as in July. Increases in the food, shelter, and energy components accounted for over four-fifths of the August advance in the CPi-u. Food prices continued to advance in August—up 0.6 percent—but by less than in July. Shelter costs also rose 0.6 percent in August. The energy component rose 0.9 percent as a sharp increase in gasoline prices more than offset a decline in the index for household fuels. Excluding food, shelter, and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in August after increasing 0.3 percent in July. A large drop in apparel prices was principally responsible for the smaller increase. During the first 8 months of 1988, the CPI-U rose at a 4.6percent seasonally adjusted annual rate. This compares with a 4.4-percent increase for the 12 months ended in December 1987. The food and beverage index rose 0.5 percent in August. Grocery store food prices continued to rise—up 0.8 percent—but by less than in July. About 90 percent of the August advance was due to price increases for items that were adversely affected by the drought—fruits and vegetables, cereal and bakery products, poultry, and eggs. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 1.3 percent in August, after advancing 2.9 percent in July, and has increased 10.6 percent during the past 12 months. The 1.6-percent rise in the August index for cereal and bakery products was the largest for this component since January 1981 and reflected rising prices for inputs such as wheat, oats, and eggs. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent as sharp increases in prices for eggs and poultry—up 8.4 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively—were partially offset by the declines in prices for beef, pork, and fish and seafood. Among other grocery store food groups, the index for fats and oils rose 2.0 percent following a 1.0-percent increase in July. The other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—rose 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. The transportation index rose 0.9 percent in August, with an increase in motor fuel prices accounting for over half of the advance. Gasoline prices rose 3.0 percent, their largest increase in 12 months. However, as of August, gasoline prices were slightly lower than a year ago and 26.0 percent below their peak level of March 1981. Automobile purchase and financing costs increased in August. The index for new vehicles rose 0.2 percent after seasonal adjustment. Automobile finance charges and used car prices each advanced 1.5 percent. Automobile insurance costs rose 0.8 percent in August Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted August Compound annual rate 3 months ended August 1988 12 months ended August 1988 .4 .5 .3 -1.6 .9 .4 .2 1.1 4.8 8.5 3.8 -9.9 6.0 6.5 3.4 10.7 4.0 4.9 3.6 2.9 2.9 6.6 4.4 7.0 Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1988 February All items Food and beverages Housing .. Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services .2 -.2 .3 -.3 -.2 .6 .2 .8 March .5 .4 .3 2.0 .1 .4 .6 .6 April May June July .4 .6 .3 2.0 .3 .6 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 0 .7 .7 .1 .5 .3 .6 .3 -.3 .2 .4 .3 .5 .4 .9 .3 -.6 .4 .7 .3 .9 Table B. Percent changes in CPl for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-w) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1988 February All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services .2 -.1 .3 -.4 -.2 .5 .2 .8 March .3 .3 .3 1.9 0 .4 .5 .5 April .4 .6 .3 1.8 .3 .5 .6 .3 and have increased at an 8.9-percent annual rate during the first 8 months of 1988. The index for public transportation was unchanged in August. The 0.3-percent increase in the August housing index was the same as in each of the prior 6 months. In August, the shelter component advanced 0.6 percent, its largest increase in 7 months. In contrast, the index for household fuels and other utilities turned down, declining 0.2 percent. The index for the other major housing group, household furnishings and operation, was unchanged. Within shelter, renters' costs rose 0.4 percent; homeowners' costs, 0.5 percent; and maintenance andrepaircosts, 0.4 percent. The increase in renters' costs largely resulted from advances in lodging while out of town and at school. All three major household fuels recorded decreases in August. Fuel oil prices declined 0.8 percent, charges for natural gas were down 1.2 percent, and the index for electricity decreased 0.2 percent. Among other utilities and public services, the index for telephone services declined 0.9 percent, reflecting a drop in charges for local calls. Charges for water and sewerage maintenance increased 1.2 percent in August. The index for apparel and upkeep—down 1.6 percent in August—has declined 2.6 percent in the past 3 months after advancing 3.8 percent in the first 5 months of 1988. Larger than usual end-of-season price reductions in women's clothing were again largely responsible for those declines. Charges May June July .3 .6 .3 -.3 .2 .4 .3 .5 .4 .9 .3 -.3 .4 .8 .3 1.2 August .4 .6 .3 -1.8 1.0 .5 .3 .9 Compound annual rate 3 months ended August 1988 4.9 8.8 3.8 -9.6 6.5 7.1 3.7 11.4 12 months ended August 1988 3.9 4.8 3.3 2.8 2.9 6.8 4.3 7.2 for apparel services rose 0.8 percent, their largest increase since February 1985. The medical care component advanced 0.4 percent in August to a level 6.6 percent above a year ago. In August, the index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—rose 0.5 percent. The index for medical care services increased 0.4 percent, with the cost of professional services and hospital and related services up 0.4 and 1.0 percent, respectively. Entertainment costs continued to rise moderately, advancing 0.2 percent in August. The 0.8-percent increase in admissions (to movies, theaters, concerts, operas, other musical events, and sporting events) accounted for over half of the August advance. The index for other goods and services rose 1.1 percent in August and has increased at a 9.2-percent annual rate so far this year. A 2.2-percent increase in the cost of tuition and other school fees accounted for over two-thirds of the August increase. CPl for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPl for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.4 percent in August. Chart 1: CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, 1977-88 • All Items Index. 1982-84=100 Aug 11 9 . 0 ot seasonally adjusted) — — ' • Semilog 160 120 .— • " 80 .—— _ - ^ -« 40 Percent change • 12—month span — - - 1—month span Aug An + •U 30 5.2 10 -10 Food and beveragies Index. 1982-84^100 (seasonaily Aug 11 9.4 adjuisted) . . — —. -J-30 Semitog 160 ' 120 80 ^—— - 1 40 Percent change • Aug 4.9 6.2 T2-—montn span 1—month s|pan 30 10 V yf » / r T \ -10 immmi 1977 , M t -J-30 iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiini Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiimmiim Illllllllllll 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted data Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 2: CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1977-88 Housing Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Aug 118.9 Semilog 160 120 80 -* Percent change • 12-month span 1—month span Aug 3.6 3.1 40 Percent 30 #\ 10 "v -10 -30 Semilog Apparel a n d upkeep Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) 160 120 80 -1 Percent change * 12—month span — — 1—month span 40 Percent 30 10 -10 - I -30 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 3: CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, 1977-88 Transportation Index, 1982-84«100 (Seasonally adjusted) Aug 109*8 Semilog 160 120 80 -1 40 Percent change * 12-month Percent 30 10 -10 Medical care Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Aug 139.9 -30 Semilog 160 120 80 Percent change • 12-month span 1—month span - 1 40 Aug 6.6 5.3 Percent 30 10 -10 -30 iniiiimiliiiiiimn miininilmuiiim mill ii ml mm I I in imm mini urn in itiiiiimlmmmii mmimil 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 4: CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1977-88 Entertainment Index, 1982-84=100 Aug 120,7 Semilog 160 120 80 -1 Percent change • 12-month span 1—month span Aug 4.4 2.0 40 Percent 30 10 f\ A n/wy>; -10 Other goods and services Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Aug 139.9 - 1 -30 Semilog 160 120 80 -1 Percent change • 12-month span 1—month span Aug 7.0 13.8 40 Percent 30 10 •10 - 1 -30 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative importance, December 1987 Group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 100.000 118.5 354.9 119.0 356.6 4.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products ' Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 17.607 16.055 9.864 1.351 3.035 1.229 1.787 2.462 .349 .259 .821 1.033 6.192 1.552 118.8 118.8 117.3 122.1 116.5 107.6 129.0 113.1 114.0 112.6 107.2 118.3 122.1 119.2 119.4 119.4 118.1 124.0 117.3 108.2 129.9 113.6 114.8 114.9 107.0 118.7 122.5 119.3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 42.479 27.816 7.924 6.030 1.894 19.673 19.263 .409 .220 .133 119.1 127.4 134.7 127.8 139.2 131.0 131.1 129.7 114.5 117.9 .087 7.695 4.328 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 4.9 4.9 5.4 7.5 4.8 2.4 10.6 2.9 3.1 6.1 1.0 3.4 4.3 4.0 .5 .5 .7 1.6 .7 .6 .7 .4 .7 2.0 -.2 .3 .3 .1 .6 .6 .7 .4 2.0 -.2 -.1 .4 .7 .3 .4 .2 .4 .4 .9 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.2 .4 2.9 .9 .6 1.0 .7 1.1 .5 .4 .5 .6 .8 1.6 .5 .6 1.3 .4 .7 2,0 .0 .3 .3 .1 119.5 128.2 135.6 128.4 141.3 131.8 131.9 130.1 115.0 118.1 3.6 4.9 4.2 3.7 6.0 5.1 5.2 4.0 1.9 1.4 .3 .6 .7 .5 1.5 .6 .6 .3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .5 .5 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .6 -.2 -.2 .3 .6 .4 .3 .9 .5 .5 .3 .4 .2 110.1 106.0 100.8 110.8 106.1 100.9 2.4 .2 -.5 .6 .1 .1 .3 .1 .3 .0 .0 .1 .6 -.2 -.5 .426 3.902 76.9 108.1 76.3 108.3 -1.9 -.4 -.8 .2 -.6 .4 -.5 .1 -.5 -.5 3.367 6.968 4.262 1.195 1.511 122.4 109.8 105.5 115.2 115.0 122.6 109.7 105.3 114.8 115.1 1.2 2.2 1.4 3.0 3.8 .2 -.1 -.2 -.3 .1 -.2 .6 .8 .5 .0 .1 .3 .3 .8 .2 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .1 6.335 5.772 1.524 2.637 .231 .841 .540 .563 112.7 110.8 111.9 109.8 116.2 108.2 116.5 123.4 112.6 110.7 111.6 109.9 118.2 107.4 116.2 124.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 1.4 8.4 3.1 6.3 3.5 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 1.7 -.7 -.3 .5 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.8 -1.0 -.1 -.3 .3 -.6 -.7 .6 2.0 -.3 .0 1.7 .3 -1.6 -1.9 -1.0 -3.6 1.7 -.6 -.3 .8 Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services See footnotes at end of table. 1 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 108.9 107.8 127.5 109.6 108.6 115.9 116.3 119.2 84.1 84.2 120.3 128.7 2.9 3.0 1.7 1.7 3.2 -.2 -.1 4.5 6.6 .749 98.2 99.2 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.6 .7 -.2 -.2 1.1 2.2 2.3 .3 .9 0.2 .2 .3 .2 .4 -.9 0.4 .3 .1 .0 .5 •6 .7 .3 .2 0.9 1.0 .2 .-.3 1,5 2.5 1.0 -.1 Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 . Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 17.451 16.000 5.452 4.427 1.313 3.290 3.662 1.451 133.7 123.7 134.8 123.7 7.4 1.8 .8 .0 .8 .7 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services. 5.828 1.114 4.715 2.981 139.3 140.5 139.0 138.4 139.9 141.1 139.6 138.7 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.7 .4 .4 .4 .2 Entertainmentt Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 4.368 2.102 2.266 120.5 115.3 127.7 120.7 115.4 128.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses . School books and supplies Personal and educational services. 5.931 1.287 1.218 136.5 147.5 119.2 137.5 148.6 119.0 .651 .567 3.426 .224 3.203 117.8 120.6 146.3 146.5 146.5 100.000 45.531 17.607 27.924 16.056 5.772 1.534 4.411 116.1 116.5 117.9 82.3 82.3 120.0 -.9 .3 .7 2.8 3.0 .3 .9 1.0 .5 .4 .8 .0 .4 .1 .5 .8 .7 .6 .4 .5 .4 .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 .1 .3 7.0 9.8 2.9 .7 .7 -.2 .5 .3 .3 .9 2.7 .2 1.1 .7 -.2 117.2 121.0 147.8 146.9 148.1 2.5 3.6 7.3 7.5 7.4 -.5 .3 1.0 .3 1.1 .3 .2 .6 .6 .7 .3 .2 .7 .5 .7 -.5 .3 1.5 .7 1.6 118.5 111.5 118.8 107.0 104.7 110.8 119.0 111.9 119.4 107.3 105.2 110.7 4.0 3.4 4.9 2.6 3.1 2.9 .3 .3 .6 .1 -.5 -.4 .4 .5 .9 .2 -.2 -.7 .4 .3 .5 .1 .5 -1.9 10.284 11.868 54.469 27.151 104.0 110.3 126.1 132.3 104.8 110.3 126.7 133.1 3.3 1.8 4.5 4.9 .2 .4 .4 .4 .8 .2 .4 .8 .2 .4 .6 9.359 6.646 4.715 6.599 116.9 128.1 139.0 131.9 117.0 128.8 139.6 132.8 1.0 5.6 6.6 5.7 2.0 .7 .5 .5 .3 .4 .7 .5 .1 .5 .4 1.0 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.4 116.1 119.8 117.2 107.4 105.4 104.8 111.9 128.9 124.7 91.4 122.3 123.3 115.2 81.9 128.0 118.9 116.5 120.3 117.8 107.7 105.9 105.5 112.4 129.4 125.3 92.3 122.8 123.8 115.2 83.4 128.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 2.7 3.2 3.4 4.0 4.2 4.3 -.4 4.4 4.4 3.0 -.5 5.0 $.844 .282 $.840 .280 -3.8 Aug. 1987 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.4 .3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .7 .4 .4 .5 1.0 .4 .4 .0 1.8 .6 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .1 -.5 .2 .0 1.0 .4 -.2 .3 .4 .2 -.7 .5 0.3 .4 .4 .4 .2 -.1 .8 .4 .4 .3 .3 .5 .3 .3 .4 .4 0.3 .3 .3 .4 .1 .5 .7 .4 .4 .6 .9 .3 .2 -.3 2.5 .5 -.5 -.5 -.4 -.5 July 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 1 1967=$1.00 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 83.945 72.184 80.327 94.172 29.476 17.608 11.835 33.663 27.318 49.754 7.618 92.382 76.327 25.760 3.716 50.567 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 Consul and commodity and service group ally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 Jury 1988 Aug. 1988 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 3.5 2.8 5.3 4.8 3.2 5.1 2.8 3.2 2.5 3.2 2.1 1.8 .7 8.9 -2.9 1.5 -.7 1.5 2.9 5.7 -.8 1.0 3.8 4.9 6.0 6.0 6.9 5.5 12.2 .4 9.2 3.3 1.1 6.4 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.9 8.5 2.5 2.5 1.6 6.0 -3.5 3.1 7.8 .7 1.6 2.2 -1.7 1.8 3.8 3.7 7.2 7.6 9.4 9.1 14.1 1.7 13.4 5.1 4.7 10.1 3.8 5.1 4.7 4.3 4.6 6.7 8.7 5.9 16.6 5.8 5.8 3.9 2.8 3.5 2.2 1.2 .4 3.5 3.6 4.0 2.6 10.0 3.1 3.5 3.5 .0 -.3 1.1 .8 -.8 3.8 5.5 4.9 4.2 7.6 5.7 5.7 6.1 2.5 1.0 3.7 -.4 -.4 3.5 5.3 4.1 4.1 3.6 5.8 5.8 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 .2 -.6 3.6 4.5 4.5 3.4 8.8 4.4 4.5 4.8 1.2 .3 2.4 .2 -.6 10.6 -1.9 2.7 4.9 2.7 2.5 -6.3 .0 .0 3.3 3.9 5.4 1.0 -5.4 .0 1.2 .4 -.4 2.2 1.3 1.8 -1.0 1.3 4.1 3.3 3.9 6.4 -9.9 -11.6 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.4 4.5 3.5 7.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.5 .5 Expenditure category AH items. Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets ' Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 117.0 117.0 114.9 120.3 113.1 107.4 124.3 111.9 112.5 111.2 106.8 116.8 121.0 118.2 117.7 117.7 115.7 120.8 115.4 107.2 124.2 112.3 113.3 111.5 107.2 117.0 121.5 118.7 118.8 118.9 117.3 122.1 116.8 107.6 127.8 113.3 114.0 112.6 107.9 118.3 122.1 119.2 119.4 119.6 118.2 124.0 117.4 108.2 129.5 113.8 114.8 114.9 107.9 118.6 122.5 119.3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 117.8 126.2 132.8 127.1 135.7 130.0 130.1 128.2 114.3 117.8 109.8 103.9 96.6 118.2 126.7 133.3 127.5 136.3 130.6 130.7 128.9 114.7 118.1 110.1 104.0 96.9 118.6 127.2 133.8 128.0 136.9 131.2 131.2 129.7 114.5 117.9 110.1 104.0 97.0 118.9 127.9 134.4 128.4 138.2 131.8 131.9 130.1 115.0 118.1 110.8 103.8 96.5 2.5 4.0 -.3 2.3 -8.0 5.9 5.9 2.6 2.1 1.4 2.6 -.8 80.6 103.1 122.6 109.0 104.6 113.7 114.8 80.1 103.5 122.3 109.6 105.4 114.3 114.8 79.7 103.6 122.4 109.9 105.7 115.2 115.0 79.3 103.1 122.6 109.9 105.6 115.2 115.1 -8.2 -.8 .7 -.4 -1.5 3.3 1.1 -2.5 .8 1.7 1.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel1 Footwear Other apparel commodities ' .... Apparel services 116.5 115.0 113.2 118.3 117.7 109.1 114.9 122.6 116.1 114.5 113.1 117.3 116.5 109.0 114.6 123.0 115.4 113.7 113.8 114.9 116.2 109.0 116.5 123.4 113.5 111.5 112.7 110.8 118.2 108.4 116.2 124.4 10.5 11.5 3.0 17.5 31.4 -3.8 17.1 -4.6 2.2 19.0 8.9 -10.8 -17.0 .4 31.4 24.6 8.1 6.5 2.7 See footnotes at end of table. 10 -4.2 4.6 17.0 .0 .4 -1.1 -2.6 2.5 3.8 2.5 -1.6 6.6 5.2 4.1 .8 1.1 1.4 9.0 1.7 12.0 9.2 12.0 12.9 16.1 3.0 17.8 7.0 8.4 14.0 4.2 6.3 5.1 3.8 -1.8 -23.0 1.7 -2.5 4.6 6.0 12.6 2.6 5.6 4.3 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. dty average* by expenditure category and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 108.2 107.2 116.0 116.4 115.9 81.5 81.3 119.3 126.3 108.4 107.4 116.3 116.6 116.4 80.8 119.7 127.2 108.8 107.7 116.4 116.6 117.0 81.3 81.2 120.0 127.5 109.8 108.8 116.6 116.9 118.8 83.6 83.6 120.3 128.7 98.9 98.8 98.2 132.0 122.4 133.1 123.2 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 137.7 138.8 137.3 136.3 119.7 114.5 126.9 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 3.8 3.8 2.8 2.5 4.2 4.2 1.7 2.1 10.7 3.9 13.8 13.3 5.5 4.2 6.0 6.1 2.1 1.7 10.4 10.7 11.8 3.4 7.8 0.8 .9 1.4 1.4 -3.8 -3.8 5.0 -2.2 -1.9 .0 .3 6.0 -18.3 -18.4 4.2 4.6 7.3 5.1 5.2 1.9 1.9 1.5 12.3 12.6 4.5 6.0 99.2 3.3 2.1 3.3 1.2 2.7 2.3 133.7 123.7 134.8 123.7 12.3 1.7 4.4 -3.9 4.4 5.4 8.8 4.3 8.3 -1.1 6.5 4.9 138.3 139.0 138.0 137.4 120.1 114.8 127.3 139.3 140.2 139.0 138.2 120.5 115.3 127.7 139.9 140.9 139.6 138.7 120.7 115.4 128.1 5.3 7.5 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 7.4 6.1 7.8 8.8 3.5 2.5 4.6 7.0 7.2 7.0 5.5 4.8 5.8 3.9 6.5 6.2 6.9 7.2 3.4 3.2 3.8 6.3 6.8 6.2 7.0 4.7 4.2 5.3 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.3 4.1 4.5 3.9 136.4 143.2 118.7 137.1 143.6 119.0 138.4 147.5 119.2 139.9 148.6 119.0 1.8 3.6 2.4 10.1 17.8 5.3 5.8 2.8 3.1 10.7 16.0 1.0 5.9 10.5 3.8 8.2 9.2 2.0 117.2 120.1 147.2 147.1 147.2 117.5 120.4 148.1 148.0 148.2 117.8 120.6 149.1 148.8 149.2 117.2 121.0 151.4 149.9 151.6 2.5 2.4 .6 6.8 .3 5.0 5.6 9.4 8.1 9.4 2.8 3.4 8.0 7.1 7.7 .0 3.0 11.9 7.8 12.5 3.7 4.0 4.9 7.4 4.7 1.4 3.2 9.9 7.5 10.1 111.0 117.0 107.3 105.4 115.0 111.3 117.7 107.4 104.9 114.5 111.9 118.8 107.6 104.7 113.7 112.2 119.4 107.7 105.2 111.5 3.5 3.4 2.8 3.5 9.3 11.5 2.8 .0 2.1 -1.5 -8.9 -4.6 5.3 6.4 6.0 7.0 14.5 19.0 4.8 4.4 8.5 1.5 -.8 -11.6 3.2 1.7 2.5 1.0 -.2 3.2 5.1 5.4 7.2 4.2 6.6 2.6 103.0 109.8 125.0 131.0 103.2 110.2 125.5 131.5 104.0 110.4 126.0 132.3 104.8 110.6 126.5 133.1 1.2 1.5 4.0 3.8 -3.1 1.5 5.0 5.4 8.2 1.1 4.3 3.7 7.2 2.9 4.9 6.6 -1.0 1.5 4.5 4.6 7.7 2.0 4.6 5.1 114.3 126.7 137.3 132.2 116.6 127.6 138.0 132.8 116.9 128.1 139.0 133.4 117.0 128.8 139.6 134.8 -10.6 8.5 4.7 2.9 1.8 2.3 7.8 6.7 4.3 4.9 7.0 5.6 9.8 6.8 6.9 8.1 -4.6 5.3 6.2 4.8 7.0 5.8 6.9 6.9 Expenditure category Private transportation New verNcies New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation V Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation ' «•< 80.6 3.9 -6.6 4.9 -11.4 -11.4 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 . Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables Services Rent of shelter1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 12 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 11 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 117.7 115.3 119.0 116.3 107.7 106.0 103.8 111.4 127.1 123.4 88.9 121.7 122.8 115.6 81.4 127.2 118.0 115.7 119.4 116.7 107.8 105.5 104.0 111.4 128.4 123.9 88.7 122.1 123.3 115.8 80.8 127.8 118.4 116.2 119.9 117.2 108.0 105.4 104.8 111.9 128.9 124.3 89.0 122.7 123.7 116.1 81.1 128.3 118.8 116.6 120.3 117.7 108.1 105.9 105.5 112.4 129.4 125.0 89.8 123.1 124.0 115.8 83,1 129.0 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 6 months ended— Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 . Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 3.2 1.4 2.4 2.5 -1.1 -7.8 -1.9 -1.8 3.9 5.1 -7.8 3.7 4.1 1.1 -16.7 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 7.0 13.5 7.7 9.1 4.2 3.3 5.1 5.4 5.0 6.1 13.3 4.5 3.8 4.6 4.4 4.9 1.5 -.4 6.7 3.6 7.4 5.3 4.1 4.7 4.0 .7 8.6 5.8 3.3 2.3 2.6 3.0 1.1 .2 -.2 1.7 2.6 4.6 -5.3 3.9 4.1 2.9 -10.7 4.8 4.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.2 6.3 7.2 6.3 5.8 4.3 46 5.1 4.5 3.4 10.9 5.2 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982= 100 base. Data not available. 3.5 3.2 2.8 3.6 3.5 8.9 1.6 5.3 1.3 4.1 -2.6 4.1 4.1 4.7 -4.2 4.0 12 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep CPI-W Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Indexes 1982-84=100 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 26.7 26.9 26.7 26.8 27.6 43.1 43.4 43.1 43.3 44.4 26.3 26.3 25.9 25.9 27.1 17.0 17.6 18.0 18.6 19.2 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.8 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 28.4 28.9 29.4 29.8 30.0 44.8 44.9 45.5 46.2 46.4 28.3 29.4 30.3 29.8 30.4 20.1 21.0 21.8 22.5 23.2 28.6 29.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 30.4 30.9 31.2 31.8 32.9 46.7 47.5 47.7 48.3 50.2 31.0 31.3 31.7 32.0 32.7 23.7 24.3 24.8 25.5 27.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 33.9 35.5 37.7 39.8 41.1 35.3 36.8 39.4 40.3 42.0 31.2 32.9 35.0 37.5 38.7 52.3 55.6 58.5 60.8 62.1 33.8 34.5 36.3 38.9 39.4 28.9 30.7 32.6 35.0 36.6 41.6 44.0 46.2 48.8 50.6 35.9 37.7 39.8 41.9 43.7 34.1 35.7 37.9 40.0 41.3 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 42.5 46.2 51.9 55.5 58.2 43.9 52.0 58.3 61.9 62.4 40.1 42.8 48.6 52.3 55.1 63.7 66.5 72.3 74.0 77.4 40.4 42.2 47.7 52.4 57.0 37.8 39.8 44.8 49.2 54.1 51.9 53.7 59.7 63.2 66.5 45.3 47.5 52.4 55.3 58.6 42.7 46.5 52.2 55.8 58.5 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 62.1 67.7 76.7 86.3 94.0 67.1 74.9 82.4 90.7 94.6 59.2 65.1 75.0 85.3 94.0 80.7 83.2 87.8 93.8 97.1 59.5 64.1 75.8 86.9 96.4 58.9 64.1 70.6 77.6 87.3 69.6 73.6 78.7 86.3 92.5 62.3 66.3 71.5 78.7 86.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 86.9 94.4 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 97.6 101.3 105.3 109.3 110.5 97.6 100.2 104.0 106.9 110.9 97.4 100.8 105.1 109.6 111.5 98.7 101.6 103.6 106.5 107.5 98.1 101.9 105.1 107.8 101.4 96.9 103.1 109.4 116.8 125.8 97.7 101.6 105.9 109.2 112.9 97.0 104.7 111.0 118.0 124.5 98.0 101.2 104.8 108.6 109.3 1987, Dec. 115.4 114.8 115.6 112.7 107.6 133.1 117.4 132.1 114.2 See footnotes at end of table. 13 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Indexes 1982-84=100, seasonally adjusted except All items 1986, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 111.2 111.6 110.4 110.7 111.1 111.2 111.9 112.0 111.5 111.6 111.5 111.8 112.2 112.7 106.7 106.5 106.8 107.0 107.3 107.9 100.5 100.5 101.0 101.2 102.8 103.4 124.0 124.7 125.3 126.2 126.8 127.3 112.1 112.6 112.9 112.9 113.3 113.5 123.0 123.6 123.9 124.3 125.5 126.4 109.1 109.1 109.2 109.3 110.0 110.5 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 112.1 112.7 113.1 113.5 113.8 114.4 112.3 112.7 113.2 113.8 113.8 113.9 113.0 113.4 113.7 114.0 114.2 114.8 109.6 111.0 111.4 110.8 109.9 110.3 104.0 104.6 104.8 105.3 105.9 106.7 127.8 128.6 129.3 130.0 130.7 131.3 113.9 114.5 114.8 114.9 115.4 115.6 126.9 127.5 128.1 128.7 129.8 130.7 111.0 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.7 113.3 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1988, Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 115.0 115.3 115.4 115.4 115.7 116.0 114.4 114.6 114.7 115.2 115.5 115.3 115.0 115.3 115.5 115.9 116.4 116.8 111.3 112.7 113.1 112.2 112.3 112.0 106.8 107.2 107.7 107.4 107.3 107.1 131.9 132.4 133.0 133.5 134.6 135.4 116.1 116.9 117.3 117.4 118.1 118.3 129.9 130.7 131.3 131.9 133.4 134.5 113.8 114.1 114.3 114.2 114.5 114.7 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 116.5 117.1 117.5 118.0 118.5 119.0 115.8 116.5 117.0 117.7 118.8 119.4 117.2 117.5 117.8 118.2 118.6 118.9 114.2 116.5 116.5 116.1 115.4 113.5 107.2 107.5 108.2 108.4 108.8 109.8 136.0 136.8 137.7 138.3 139.3 139.9 119.0 119.6 119.7 120.1 120.5 120.7 135.3 135.7 136.4 137.1 138.4 139.9 115.1 115.7 116.2 116.7 117.2 117.7 See footnotes at end of table. 14 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep CPI-W Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services - - All rterns Percent change from previous December 0.8 .7 -.7 .4 3.0 1957 1958 1959 1960, 1961, Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 .7 1962 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec CO CD O 1.9 3.5 1967 1968, 1969 1970 1971 Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 1972, 1973 1974 1975 1976, Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 1977 1978 1979, 1980, 1981, Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 1982 1983, 1984 1985 1986 Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec - - -2.9 .7 -.7 .5 2.5 5.6 .0 -1.5 .0 4.6 4.3 3.5 2.3 3.3 3.2 .9 .2 1.3 1.5 .4 4.4 3.9 3.1 -1.7 2.0 4.7 4.5 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.0 1.0 1.3 .9 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.8 6.7 1.1 .4 -.4 .4 3.0 i Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec i 1952, 1953 1954 1955, 1956, i i i i _ - _ - .6 1.7 .4 1.3 3.9 3.0 4.7 6.2 5.6 3.3 4.2 7.1 2.3 4.2 5.4 6.4 7.1 3.2 4.2 6.3 5.2 3.9 2.1 3.4 2.1 5.2 7.2 1.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 6.9 4.9 4.5 18.5 12.1 6.2 .8 3.6 6.7 13.6 7.6 5.4 2.6 4.4 8.7 2.4 4.6 6.7 9.0 13.3 12.5 8.9 7.5 11.6 10.0 10.1 4.3 7.4 10.0 15.2 13.7 10.2 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 1 1 3.2 2.7 3.8 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.3 4.3 1.7 4.4 3.5 3.7 _ 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.7 .7 - - 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.9 3.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.4 4.6 5.8 5.0 5.6 3.7 5.0 5.6 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 6.2 5.5 3.3 2.5 4.5 13.0 9.9 8.8 3.3 5.3 12.6 9.8 10.0 2.6 3.5 11.2 5.9 5.2 3.7 4.9 10.3 5.5 6.0 3.4 8.9 12.3 6.9 4.8 4.3 3.1 5.5 6.8 3.5 4.4 7.7 18.3 14.6 10.9 8.9 8.8 10.1 9.9 12.5 4.7 5.7 6.9 9.7 7.2 6.3 6.4 7.8 10.1 9.9 6.8 9.0 13.4 12.6 8.6 1.6 2.9 1.8 3.9 3.1 2.6 -5.9 11.0 6.4 6.1 6.8 7.7 5.6 4.0 4.2 3.1 3.4 12.1 7.9 6.0 6.3 5.5 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.6 .6 4.8 6.1 5.8 4.0 6.1 4.5 See footnotes at end of table. I I I I 1987 Dec _ - o co en cvi cvi .. .. - 15 - - Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages ^ Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Seasonally adjusted percent changes from previous month 1986, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 0.3 .2 .3 .2 .7 .4 0.3 .3 .4 .1 .6 .1 0.4 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .4 0.6 -.2 .3 .2 .3 .6 0.4 .0 .5 .2 1.6 .6 0.6 .6 .5 .7 .5 .4 0.3 .4 .3 .0 .4 .2 0.2 .5 .2 .3 1.0 .7 0.4 .1 .3 .2 .7 .4 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .0 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .5 1.6 1.3 .4 - 5 -^8 .4 .6 .6 .2 .5 .6 .8 .4 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .5 .3 .1 .4 .2 .4 .5 .5 .5 .9 .7 .5 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1988, Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .2 .1 .4 .3 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .9 1.3 .4 -.8 .1 -.3 .1 .4 .5 -.3 -.1 -.2 .5 .4 .5 .4 .8 .6 .4 .7 .3 .1 .6 .2 -.6 .6 .5 .5 1.1 .8 .3 .4 .3 .1 .3 .2 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, 1988, Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug .5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .6 .4 .6 .9 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 2.0 2.0 .0 -.3 -.6 -1.6 .1 .3 .7 .2 .4 .9 .4 .6 .7 .4 .7 .4 .6 .5 .1 .3 .3 .2 .6 .3 .5 .5 .9 1.1 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 16 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.8 119.4 4.9 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 118.8 119.4 4.9 .5 .6 1.0 .6 117.3 118.1 5.4 .7 .7 1.4 .8 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeai1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 122.1 122.5 111.1 132.4 115.5 121.6 117.2 124.0 125.5 114.8 135.9 116.9 123.1 119.9 7.5 9.5 4.8 8.9 14.9 6.6 8.0 1.6 2.4 3.3 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.3 .4 .1 -.6 -.2 .4 .5 .6 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.4 .8 .3 1.6 2.5 3.1 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.3 118.6 124.9 125.4 120.6 125.9 125.9 8.0 6.5 4.5 1.7 .8 .4 .7 .1 .7 1.4 .7 .9 1.7 .8 .4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry ' Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ... Eggs 116.5 117.9 113.4 113.4 103.2 106.6 104.0 110.9 128.1 123.7 114.3 101.5 123.2 116.5 113.5 113.2 129.0 137.4 132.7 109.8 138.1 116.1 150.5 95.1 117.3 118.1 113.2 112.7 103.1 105.8 104.3 109.9 124.8 123.1 114.1 99.7 123.2 116.3 113.7 113.9 131.7 140.1 135.4 112.4 137.9 116.9 150.0 104.2 4.8 4.0 1.0 4.5 1.7 1.9 3.7 3.9 9.0 7.6 -5.5 -18.9 -2.9 -1.0 -3.1 2.2 16.7 23.0 18.9 .7 5.4 12.6 3.5 21.4 .7 .2 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.8 .3 -.9 -2.6 -.5 -.2 -1.8 .0 -.2 .2 .6 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 -.1 .7 -.3 9.6 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 3.3 2.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 .9 2.8 .7 1.7 .6 5.4 7.2 5.7 .9 .9 .6 .8 6.6 1.2 .9 -.6 .1 -1.8 -2.4 -.6 .2 1.1 1.6 -2.2 -6.0 -6.2 -.8 .3 .2 7.4 9.1 8.9 .5 .8 .7 .8 9.6 .5 .0 -.4 -.1 -.4 -.5 1.4 -.8 -.6 .0 -1.9 -4.8 -.7 -2.8 .2 .6 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 -.1 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.6 105.2 104.8 105.7 110.4 108.4 113.5 110.6 108.2 106.1 105.6 106.6 110.9 109.2 113.1 111.2 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.6 1.6 .9 .6 .9 .8 .9 .5 .7 -.4 .5 -.2 .0 .1 .0 -.4 -.7 .0 .3 .4 .3 .0 .0 .6 .7 .7 .5 .6 .7 .7 .9 .5 .7 -.4 .5 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 17 Aug. 1987 July 1988 May to June June to July July to Aug. .7 -.8 8.4 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines. Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables .. Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 . 129.0 137.4 147.8 144.7 122.7 155.7 154.1 127.0 125.7 113.8 123.4 132.2 117.8 123.0 124.7 115.0 111.3 112.3 111.4 129.9 138.0 150.1 178.6 112.0 157.5 148.2 125.9 132.0 118.7 123.4 127.1 119.2 123.4 124.9 116.3 113.9 112.3 115.3 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee ' Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 113.1 114.0 104.8 117.7 112.6 107.2 105.0 115.5 113.3 118.3 121.9 121.1 119.1 113.6 114.8 106.7 118.1 114.9 107.0 103.9 116.3 114.4 118.7 122.9 121.5 119.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 6.1 1.0 -.8 3.3 2.5 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.1 .4 .7 1.8 .3 2.0 -.2 -1.0 .7 1.0 .3 .8 .3 -.1 116.5 116.9 3.1 .3 1 Food away from home .... Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 10.6 12.0 13.9 18.0 6.9 .4 18.2 10.0 3.4 -14.8 26.8 15.0 8.4 10.4 12.3 3.6 5.6 .9 8.0 July 1988 0.7 .4 1.6 23.4 -8.7 1.2 -3.8 -.9 5.0 4.3 .0 -3.9 1.2 .3 .2 1.1 2.3 .0 3.5 May to June June to July Jury to Aug. -0.1 -1.1 -2.0 -.7 17.5 -5.3 2.9 4.7 1.3 1.6 .2 -6.4 -.3 -1.5 -4.2 -8.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.0 .7 1.3 .2 1.9 .4 .7 .1 .9 .3 .4 .0 .3 .0 .2 -.2 -.1 -.8 6.1 11.7 -5.3 -1.0 10.8 6.9 -2.3 .3 8.9 7.9 .3 -.6 .0 -.3 1.2 .5 1.5 .9 .6 .9 .6 1.0 .7 .5 .8 .7 1.1 1.1 .8 1.0 20.6 -10.0 -2.7 -.8 2.8 12.9 4.3 .0 2.3 .9 .2 .1 1.1 2.3 .0 3.5 .4 .7 1.8 .4 2.0 .0 -1.4 .7 .6 .3 .4 .3 -.1 1.5 .0 116.9 117.6 5.2 122.1 121.8 121.9 122.9 122.5 122.1 122.3 123.1 4.3 4.4 4.4 3.6 .3 .2 .3 .2 1.1 .4 .4 .2 .5 .5 .4 .6 .7 .3 .2 .3 .2 119.2 114.6 115.0 108.1 116.3 131.5 119.3 114.8 114.8 108.6 116.6 131.6 4.0 2.7 3.6 1.8 1.5 5.8 .1 .2 -.2 .5 .3 .1 .4 .0 -.3 .6 .1 .8 .4 .3 .5 .0 .3 .6 .1 .2 .3 .5 .3 .1 See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 1987 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— 18 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 12 Tenants' insurance t Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities ' 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 4 Refuse collection 1 4 119.1 127.4 134.7 127.8 139.2 138.2 137.0 125.3 131.0 131.1 129.7 114.5 117.9 110.1 119.5 128.2 135.6 128.4 141.3 140.2 140.4 125.8 131.8 131.9 130.1 115.0 118.1 110.8 3.6 4.9 4.2 3.7 6.0 6.0 7.1 3.8 5.1 5.2 4.0 1.9 1.4 2.4 104.2 106.0 106.0 100.8 76.9 74.4 101.8 108.1 116.6 95.1 122.4 115.8 141.4 72.1 100.3 133.5 129.5 142.8 103.7 107.6 106.1 100.9 76.3 73.5 102.0 108.3 116.8 95.2 122.6 114.8 139.4 72.1 100.3 135.1 133.1 143.8 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ... Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances 1 3 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 109.8 105.5 114.0 114.5 117.7 115.5 113.6 110.8 89.9 83.1 77.4 92.2 100.7 100.7 104.6 100.4 See footnotes at end of table. 19 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to Jury July to Aug. 0.3 .6 .7 .5 1.5 1.4 2.5 .4 .6 .6 .3 .4 .2 .6 0.3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .1 .0 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 .3 .3 0.3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .1 .6 .5 .4 .6 -.2 -.2 .0 0.3 .6 .4 .3 .9 .0 2.5 .4 .5 .5 .3 .4 .2 .6 2.2 2.7 .2 -.5 -1.9 -3.2 1.0 -.4 .2 -1.8 1.2 -2.0 -1.8 -1.8 -3.4 5.8 7.1 9.8 -.5 1.5 .1 .1 -.8 -1.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.9 -1.4 .0 .0 1.2 2.8 .7 1.3 -.5 .1 .3 -.6 -1.0 -.1 .4 .7 -.3 -.2 -.7 -.8 .0 -.5 .9 -.2 .2 .1 .0 .0 .1 -.5 -.8 -1.4 .1 -.3 .7 .1 .0 .4 .0 -2.0 .8 -.3 .9 -.5 1.5 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.8 .2 -.5 -.2 -1.2 .2 -.9 -1.4 .0 .0 1.2 2.8 .7 109.7 105.3 113.2 112.9 117.9 113.0 109.8 109.3 90.2 83.4 77.3 92.8 101.0 101.5 104.7 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.3 3.7 2.7 -1.2 -2.1 -1.9 -.3 .2 1.5 .9 -.1 -.2 -.7 -1.4 .2 -2.2 -3.3 -1.4 .3 .4 -.1 .7 .3 .8 .1 .6 .8 .6 1.7 2.4 -.1 1.4 .9 .0 -.2 -.6 .0 .0 -.3 .1 .3 .3 .1 1.0 .9 1.8 2.8 -.4 -.3 -.7 -.8 -.5 .0 .6 -.4 .0 -.1 -1.9 -1.0 .2 -1.6 -3.3 -1.0 .3 .4 -.1 .7 .3 .8 .1 100.6 -1.2 .2 -.1 .0 .2 Aug. 1987 July 1988 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Other housefurnishings 1 3 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 3 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 . Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 1 3 Apparel and upkeep , Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets... Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 Watches and jewelry 1 3 Watches 1 3 . Jewelry 1 3 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 103.9 104.5 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 113.2 107.2 116.4 106.7 4.3 1.8 2.8 -.5 -1.5 .6 -1.5 1.2 2.8 -.5 108.0 109.6 2.5 1.5 -.9 1.5 103.6 103.3 102.0 115.2 118.4 102.9 114.8 118.1 112.9 113.7 115.0 125.1 119.9 106.8 Aug. 1987 July 1988 May to June June to July July to Aug. -.3 -.3 -.4 3.0 2.4 .9 -.3 -.3 .5 .5 .1 .0 .8 .9 .9 .0 -.3 112.9 112.9 115.1 125.1 120.4 107.0 3.7 2.7 3.8 13.5 3.2 3.0 .0 -.7 .1 .0 .4 .2 .5 1.3 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .9 .1 .2 .0 .7 .1 .0 -.6 .1 .0 .4 .2 112.7 110.8 111.3 111.9 113.4 113.4 110.0 119.3 111.1 105.7 109.8 110.2 95.9 124.6 110.9 112.6 110.7 111.3 111.6 113.4 113.4 109.7 118.9 111.8 104.0 109.9 110.1 100.9 117.7 111.4 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.7 1.8 3.1 4.3 2.3 1.4 1.2 3.2 3.6 -.8 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 .0 .0 -.3 -.3 .6 -1.6 .1 -.1 5.2 -5.5 .5 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.1 .3 .0 -.4 .0 .4 -.6 -.7 -.7 .6 .3 1.7 -1.3 .6 -.7 1.7 -2.0 -2.4 -1.9 3.4 -2.5 -1.6 -1.9 -2.2 -1.0 110.7 107.7 107.8 116.2 116.5 109.3 114.4 106.4 116.7 108.2 116.7 109.7 101.2 123.4 111.2 111.7 108.7 118.2 116.2 107.5 114.5 107.0 116.6 107.4 116.8 110.0 99.4 124.0 3.7 1.4 2.5 8.4 6.3 7.9 6.0 4.4 6.4 3.1 6.6 4.5 .2 3.5 .5 3.7 .8 1.7 -.3 -1.6 -.1 1.6 -1.1 -1.1 .3 1.0 -9.9 -.7 -.3 1.7 3.0 1.2 .4 1.5 .0 1.2 .2 -.3 .3 -.3 -8.7 -2.4 1.7 -.3 -1.6 .1 .6 -.1 -.6 .2 .3 -1.7 .8 125.2 121.8 125.8 122.4 4.3 2.7 .5 .5 .4 .2 .6 .1 .8 .5 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 20 .1 .6 -.1 -.7 .1 .3 -1.8 .5 -1.1 -.8 -1.3 -2.4 -1.1 -1.0 .3 2.4 2.3 -1.0 -.3 -.5 -.2 .2 -.3 -.3 -.9 -2.0 -.3 -1.0 1.3 -1.7 -3.6 -3.6 -1.7 -8.1 -3.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 3 Compact new cars 1 3 Intermediate new cars 1 3 Full-size new cars 1 3 Luxury new cars 1 3 New trucks 1 4 New motorcycles 1 3 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 . Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees ' Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 3 Services by other medical professionals 1 : Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 3 Outpatient services 1 3 July 1988 Aug. 1988 108.9 107.8 116.1 109.6 116.5 101.6 100.4 100.1 103.2 106.0 113.0 107.9 117.9 82.3 82.3 82.7 81.0 85.6 120.0 124.2 116.3 101.3 100.4 100.1 103.4 105.4 112.4 107.6 119.2 84.1 84.2 84.8 83.0 87.2 120.3 123.8 121.4 118.0 119.9 127.5 98.2 104.1 97.1 94.0 104.4 133.7 156.9 89.3 129.2 121.8 118.5 120.1 128.7 Aug. 1987 2.9 3.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 .9 .3 3.5 4.3 1.3 5.0 3.2 -.2 -.1 .0 -.5 .5 4.5 5.1 July 1988 0.6 .7 -.2 -.2 -.3 .0 .0 .2 -.6 -.5 -.3 1.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.9 .3 -.3 .3 .4 .2 .9 1.0 2.1 90.6 130.0 4.2 5.1 4.2 6.6 2.5 7.5 2.1 2.3 1.7 7.4 7.3 10.2 5.3 126.5 132.6 123.7 124.2 134.7 122.4 126.9 133.8 123.7 124.2 135.0 122.4 6.6 4.1 1.8 .9 5.6 2.8 .3 .9 .0 .0 .2 .0 139.3 140.5 152.8 108.4 139.9 141.1 153.3 108.9 6.6 6.7 7.9 4.5 .4 .4 .3 .5 130.9 131.6 5.1 124.5 139.0 138.4 140.9 138.0 109.4 108.8 144.3 144.2 113.8 112.5 124.9 139.6 138.7 141.2 138.4 109.6 109.1 145.9 145.6 115.3 113.8 3.5 6.6 6.7 7.4 6.3 5.1 6.2 9.7 10.0 9.7 9.2 See footnotes at end of table. 108.6 115.9 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 21 99.2 106.3 98.1 95.9 104.3 134.8 158.1 1.0 2.0 -.1 .8 .8 1.5 .6 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June 0.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .0 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4 -.9 -.9 -1.0 -.9 -.1 .3 .7 .2 .2 .4 .7 -.1 3.0 -.4 -.5 -.3 .8 .8 1.0 .8 June to July 0.4 .3 .1 .0 -.3 .2 -.2 .3 -.1 .0 .1 .5 .6 .7 1.0 .5 .6 .3 .3 .2 .2 .4 .2 -.6 1.7 -.8 -1.7 .0 .5 .5 .2 .3 July to Aug. 0.9 1.0 .2 .3 -.3 .0 .0 .2 -.6 -.5 -.3 1.5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.2 .3 -.3 .3 .4 .2 .9 1.0 2.1 1.0 2.0 -.1 .8 .8 1.5 .5 2.6 .1 .2 .4 .4 .2 .1 1.2 .3 .9 .0 .0 .2 .0 .4 .1 .5 .0 .7 .9 .9 .7 .4 .5 .5 .5 .2 .7 .6 .8 .4 .6 .2 1.0 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 1.0 .8 1.3 1.2 .2 1.2 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 .5 .5 .8 .8 .7 .3 .4 .6 .8 .3 .0 1.0 1.5 1.3 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities ' Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles ' Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment . Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 3 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 3 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 Other entertainment services 1 3 120.5 115.3 124.4 124.0 124.8 108.3 109.2 105.0 113.6 111.6 120.6 114.0 127.7 107.8 120.7 115.4 124.5 124.0 125.2 107.5 109.3 103.3 114.1 111.9 121.5 114.8 128.1 108.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.1 3.1 4.8 6.3 4.9 3.0 4.6 6.8 109.8 131.5 107.7 103.1 110.0 132.5 107.5 103.2 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 . Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 3 Personal financial services 1 3 Funeral expenses 1 3 136.5 147.5 119.2 117.8 •")'• Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.2 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.7 .1 -1.6 .4 .3 .7 .7 .3 .4 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 -.1 .5 .5 .3 .2 0.3 .4 .2 .2 .1 .1 .6 -.3 .7 .9 0.2 .1 .1 .0 .3 -.7 .1 -1.6 .4 .3 1.1 .4 .3 .7 1.0 .7 .3 .4 5.8 5.3 5.7 1.8 .2 .8 -.2 .1 1.1 .6 -.6 .2 .8 -.2 .1 -.3 .5 .8 .4 137.5 148.6 119.0 117.2 7.0 9.8 2.9 2.5 .7 .7 -.2 -.5 .5 .3 .3 .3 .9 2.7 .2 .3 1.1 .7 -.2 -.5 118.5 117.6 1.9 -.8 .5 -.8 117.4 120.6 120.0 117.0 121.0 120.5 3.0 3.6 3.3 -.3 .3 .4 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .3 .4 122.3 146.3 146.5 146.5 148.1 146.9 150.3 141.0 107.9 109.7 106.8 122.4 147.8 146.9 148.1 150.5 149.7 152.6 141.2 108.3 109.9 106.8 4.6 7.3 7.5 7.4 9.0 8.4 11.0 4.7 4.0 7.4 3.1 .1 1.0 .3 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.5 .1 .4 .2 .0 .4 .6 .6 .7 .8 .7 .7 .6 .2 1.7 .3 .1 1.5 .7 1.6 2.2 2.4 117.3 110.9 118.4 110.2 5.8 3.1 -.6 .4 1.7 1.6 -1.3 -.6 82.7 114.4 115.3 84.5 114.6 115.5 -.1 .6 2.2 .2 .2 -.9 .2 .1 .6 .2 .1 2.8 -.3 .2 Aug. 1987 July 1988 .1 2.1 .1 .4 .2 .0 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 . 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3.6 22 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.8 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 119.4 2.8 2.1 6.0 8.5 2.5 7.2 118.9 119.6 3.2 1.8 6.0 9.2 2.5 7.6 117.3 118.2 2.5 .7 6.9 12.0 1.6 9.4 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 122.1 121.9 109.6 132.4 115.5 121.6 117.2 124.0 124.9 113.0 135.9 116.9 123.1 119.9 3.2 6.1 1.5 1.6 10.2 3.5 6.3 8.9 8.9 -4.4 10.6 22.0 8.5 6.2 5.5 6.2 3.8 6.7 15.0 3.8 6.4 12.9 17.4 19.8 17.2 12.9 10.7 13.4 6.0 7.5 -1.5 6.0 15.9 6.0 6.2 9.1 11.7 11.5 11.8 14.0 7.2 9.8 118.6 124.9 125.4 120.6 125.9 125.9 5.5 8.0 -3.6 5.4 9.6 11.2 5.3 2.0 2.6 16.0 6.6 8.4 5.4 8.8 3.5 10.6 4.3 5.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... Eggs 116.8 117.9 113.4 113.7 104.4 108.9 105.5 113.2 123.5 123.4 113.9 99.5 119.0 119.3 113.5 113.2 129.0 137.4 132.7 109.8 138.8 116.1 151.6 100.8 117.4 117.9 112.9 113.6 104.0 108.4 107.0 112.3 122.7 123.4 111.7 94.7 118.2 115.9 113.7 113.9 131.7 140.1 135.4 112.4 138.6 116.9 150.4 109.3 -4.2 -4.5 -3.9 -1.8 -2.3 -5.5 -4.6 -2.9 3.6 -1.0 -11.0 -13.3 -13.7 -6.7 -13.9 2.5 -16.6 -15.5 -13.0 -25.7 7.2 23.4 6.2 -6.9 -2.9 -1.4 -3.2 -.4 -3.5 -.4 1.6 -1.1 -5.5 2.1 -9.1 -23.8 2.1 2.5 -10.2 .4 1.9 1.1 -2.5 14.6 4.3 12.6 -.8 -23.4 12.2 12.0 11.4 15.6 12.4 17.0 1.6 11.7 35.8 17.0 11.5 -1.1 19.6 13.4 4.8 .0 22.3 32.1 23.4 4.2 3.9 6.9 5.3 18.6 16.1 10.9 .4 5.5 .8 -2.2 17.8 7.8 6.4 13.3 -11.3 -33.6 -15.8 -11.5 8.9 5.8 78.1 102.8 90.8 16.0 6.3 8.3 3.3 157.3 -3.5 -3.0 -3.5 -1.1 -2.9 -3.0 -1.5 -2.0 -1.1 .5 -10.1 -18.7 -6.1 -2.2 -12.1 1.4 -7.8 -7.6 -7.9 -7.7 5.7 17.9 2.6 -15.6 14.1 11.4 5.7 10.4 6.4 7.0 9.4 9.7 20.2 15.1 -.5 -19.0 .3 .2 6.8 2.9 47.6 63.7 53.5 9.9 5.1 7.6 4.3 74.7 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.6 105.7 105.2 105.7 110.4 108.4 113.5 110.6 108.2 106.4 105.9 106.6 110.9 109.2 113.1 111.2 4.6 5.1 6.4 5.5 1.1 1.5 1.1 -1.4 1.5 .4 -.4 2.3 3.0 4.2 .7 2.9 .4 1.5 2.3 -.8 1.5 1.9 3.3 -2.9 3.0 3.8 3.1 3.4 2.9 3.0 1.4 5.2 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.9 2.0 2.8 .9 .7 1.7 2.7 2.7 1.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 1.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 23 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables.. Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 127.8 135.2 144.4 133.2 126.0 142.7 156.3 128.2 105.7 113.8 123.4 137.2 117.5 122.8 124.8 115.0 111.3 112.3 111.4 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks ..... Other prepared food .... Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared food Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 Food away from home 1 Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 . Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 129.5 137.3 144.7 160.7 113.4 138.9 155.1 131.8 119.3 118.7 123.4 140.4 118.6 123.0 124.9 116.3 113.9 112.3 115.3 17.0 26.0 26.5 -51.6 4.6 44.0 47.5 26.2 -11.9 65.9 307.0 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.2 -2.5 -2.2 1.1 -4.1 -0.7 3.1 -5.5 27.4 41.8 -39.5 -10.6 -9.1 -1.1 199.6 -43.0 -20.3 11.7 21.5 26.6 1.1 -.4 1.9 9.2 -1.2 19.3 -2.0 -12.4 68.0 32.0 -12.0 -5.6 -89.5 11.8 34.2 7.6 11.7 13.4 5.0 3.8 .0 5.8 17.8 22.5 17.8 220.5 .4 -30.5 12.2 44.1 39.4 .7 -.3 56.6 11.2 6.4 8.4 6.1 21.0 2.9 31.4 7.8 14.0 9.3 -21.5 21.8 -6.7 14.8 7.1 -6.7 123.0 52.4 -8.8 7.3 11.6 13.8 1.6 -.6 .4 -1.1 13.4 10.0 18.5 77.3 -6.2 8.1 21.7 12.6 14.7 -67.4 5.6 45.0 9.4 9.0 10.9 5.6 12.1 1.4 17.9 113.3 114.0 104.8 117.5 112.6 107.9 106.4 115.5 113.7 118.3 121.3 121.1 119.1 113.8 114.8 106.7 118.0 114.9 107.9 104.9 116.3 114.4 118.6 121.8 121.5 119.0 .0 .4 -3.1 2.8 -1.1 -2.6 -3.0 -8.9 2.2 2.5 4.1 1.4 .7 1.5 2.9 .4 3.2 5.7 -.8 -.8 12.9 2.5 1.0 -1.0 5.2 2.8 3.3 1.1 4.4 -1.0 6.4 3.4 4.7 3.2 -.4 3.9 4.8 .0 4.5 7.0 8.4 11.7 7.8 14.0 4.2 -3.7 7.2 5.4 6.3 5.4 4.4 .3 .7 1.6 -1.3 3.0 2.2 -1.7 -1.9 1.4 2.3 1.8 1.5 3.2 1.7 5.1 4.7 7.9 3.3 10.1 3.8 .4 5.2 2.5 5.1 5.1 2.2 2.4 116.4 116.7 2.9 1.1 1.4 7.2 2.0 4.2 116.9 117.6 1.8 4.0 6.1 9.0 2.9 7.5 122.1 121.8 121.9 122.9 122.5 122.1 122.3 123.1 3.8 5.2 4.5 1.4 3.8 3.1 3.8 3.7 4.4 5.1 4.4 3.7 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.7 3.8 4.1 4.1 2.5 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 119.2 114.6 114.8 108.1 116.3 131.5 119.3 114.8 115.1 108.6 116.6 131.6 2.5 1.8 4.4 -1.9 .7 3.6 4.9 2.9 2.5 .8 1.0 7.5 4.9 4.3 5.8 4.2 1.7 5.8 3.8 1.8 2.1 4.2 2.4 6.3 3.7 2.3 3.5 -.6 .9 5.5 4.3 3.0 3.9 4.2 2.1 6.0 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 24 5.9 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 12 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 4 Refuse collection 1 4 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1.... Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances 1 3 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.6 127.2 133.8 128.0 136.9 134.7 137.0 125.3 131.2 131.2 129.7 114.5 117.9 110.1 104.2 106.0 104.0 Feb. 1988 May 1988 118.9 127.9 134.4 128.4 138.2 134.7 140.4 125.8 131.8 131.9 130.1 115.0 118.1 110.8 2.5 4.0 -.3 2.3 -8.0 -3.4 17.9 3.0 5.9 5.9 2.6 2.1 4.6 6.7 8.7 5.9 3.9 3.5 3.6 4.0 2.6 10.0 7.8 .0 2.0 3.1 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.5 2.2 103.7 107.6 103.8 4.4 1.1 -.8 -1.6 2.8 2.3 1.2 .4 -2.5 -2.6 4.4 97.0 79.7 77.4 96.5 79.3 101.8 102.0 103.6 111.0 94.3 103.1 122.4 115.8 76.8 110.8 93.2 72.1 100.3 133.5 122.6 114.8 139.4 72.1 100.3 135.1 129.5 133.1 142.8 143.8 109.9 109.9 105.6 141.4 105.7 115.5 114.6 117.7 115.3 113.6 110.9 89.9 83.1 77.4 92.2 100.7 100.7 104.6 100.4 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 1987 25 113.3 113.5 117.9 113.5 109.8 109.8 90.2 83.4 77.3 1.4 2.6 -8.2 -8.3 6.1 -.8 1.1 -4.6 .7 -.7 -1.4 1.6 -.8 .9 1.3 15.1 -.4 -1.5 -3.6 .4 4.3 4.8 17.3 104.7 -1.5 -6.4 -2.3 -2.5 .0 -9.2 -1.2 -6.0 100.6 -16.5 92.8 101.0 101.5 16.6 18.3 .6 4.0 5.8 5.8 .8 -.4 2.1 1.7 -1.0 .6 -7.9 .0 4.8 8.9 11.0 1.1 .8 8.3 1.8 -9.3 2.2 -8.1 .4 6 months ended— Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 .0 -.3 1.1 3.8 5.5 4.9 4.2 7.6 2.4 10.9 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 2.5 1.0 3.7 3.5 5.3 4.1 4.1 3.6 6.9 8.9 3.5 5.8 5.8 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 3.6 4.5 4.5 3.4 8.8 5.1 5.3 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.8 1.2 .3 2.4 -1.9 3.1 .8 -.8 10.6 9.7 -1.2 -1.9 3.5 4.2 -.4 -.4 -6.3 -9.8 -4.9 .0 3.6 1.7 .2 -.6 -5.4 -5.5 5.2 .0 .4 .8 3.6 .2 -.6 1.8 -.5 -3.1 -1.0 -.2 -2.3 1.3 -3.1 -1.4 1.1 -1.7 2.7 .0 -2.9 .0 -6.0 1.1 -.6 -7.1 .0 -3.1 5.7 -9.4 9.1 5.6 4.9 2.7 10.8 2.2 3.6 2.1 4.1 12.1 9.2 7.6 3.3 3.9 -4.8 7.0 -1.9 -1.5 -1.3 3.7 -2.0 3.2 15.1 .9 -1.9 2.6 -.4 5.8 4.9 7.6 14.4 .4 3.0 -1.8 .0 -2.4 -6.0 .4 1.2 4.5 -.8 8.0 5.3 .4 .9 -1.3 1.2 -.9 -.4 -3.2 -.4 2.8 5.1 13.1 .4 -.4 2.2 1.1 -2.8 3.5 3.8 -.6 -2.8 -2.1 -2.0 -.6 -3.0 -3.1 -.3 -6.3 8.8 9.1 6.6 4.1 3.3 2.7 4.6 8.9 1,2 3.6 6.3 .4 -1.5 -2.1 -1.8 .0 3.5 4.7 3.3 -5.0 2.8 -1.6 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— Item and group July Other housefumishings 1 3 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment' Clocks, lamps, and decor items ' Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware ' Lawn equipment power tools, and other hardware f Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances ' 3 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap ' . Household paper products and Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services x Appliance and furniture repair' Gardening'and other household services ' Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets . Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets . Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers'1 Other apparel commodities ' Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 Watches and jewelry ' 3 Watches ' 3 Jewelry 1 3 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls'' Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 103.9 104.5 0.4 1.6 3.6 3.5 1.0 3.5 113.2 107.2 116.4 106.7 10.4 -4.5 -1.0 4.7 9.1 1.9 -.7 5.4 4.5 .0 4.1 3.7 108.0 109.6 4.6 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.8 103.6 103.3 .0 -1.9 1.2 -1.0 1.0 102.0 115.2 118.4 102.9 115.2 118.1 -1.5 3.3 4.2 -13.6 1.1 1.0 9.6 2.5 1.4 5.6 5.4 3.1 -7.8 2.2 2.6 7.6 3.9 2.2 112.9 113.5 115.0 125.1 119.9 106.8 112.9 112.8 115.1 125.1 120.4 107.0 1.5 5.6 1.1 .0 1.0 3.1 4.5 5.1 1.4 .0 4.5 2.3 2.9 -2.5 12.0 66.1 3.4 4.2 5.9 2.9 1.0 .0 3.7 2.3 3.0 5.4 1.3 .0 2.8 2.7 4.4 .2 6.4 28.9 115.4 113.7 114.5 113.8 115.3 116.4 110.0 121.1 111.4 107.7 114.9 115.4 104.5 131.2 118.7 113.5 111.5 112.0 112.7 114.3 114.1 109.7 119.9 112.9 105.9 110.8 111.3 102.7 120.6 115.0 10.5 11.5 12.3 3.0 2.6 6.3 13.6 -3.8 -4.6 -5.2 2.2 3.3 1.4 -7.7 5.3 4.1 -2.6 -10.8 -14.2 15.7 -28.2 -15.2 17.1 19.0 20.6 8.9 8.4 8.1 10.7 14.5 2.5 10.8 31.4 37.7 10.5 64.4 33.7 -9.9 -11.6 -12.8 -1.8 -1.0 -1.4 -7.6 -1.7 4.4 -4.4 -23.0 -25.3 -21.5 -21.9 -23.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.5 3.6 3.2 1.1 6.1 3.5 2.9 .5 1.5 -6.8 13.3 1.2 111.6 117.1 111.8 116.2 116.5 109.3 114.4 106.4 116.7 109.0 117.0 109.7 102.9 123.4 111.3 106.9 109.1 118.2 116.2 107.5 114.5 107.0 116.6 108.4 117.2 110.0 101.1 124.4 5.7 17.3 10.9 31.4 5.2 7.4 -1.8 2.2 1.5 7.2 72.8 1.1 -17.0 9.0 24.6 6.5 12.8 8.3 -2.3 8.3 18.2 3.2 4.1 -6.4 .0 1.7 8.1 1.4 10.4 11.1 2.7 125.2 121.8 126.2 122.4 4.7 3.4 2.6 2.3 3.0 1.7 See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 1988 26 -4.1 6.0 6.3 17.5 19.1 13.1 25.5 11.5 4.9 6.4 4.5 6.6 2.2 10.9 .4 10.5 6.2 9.2 5.7 4.1 2.9 3.8 2.4 .5 5.0 1.7 2.4 1.1 14.4 -5.1 -2.7 6.0 1.9 9.5 6.1 4.5 7.1 10.1 6.6 2.0 7.6 3.5 6.3 5.2 1.6 2.9 7.3 3.3 3.7 2.9 -49.5 -3.6 1.7 4.6 3.4 4.7 4.6 4.6 -2.5 12.5 -2.5 -11.7 3.6 3.3 5.6 -6.6 -1.3 12.6 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.9 5.2 2.6 6.8 3.7 -1.0 4.3 5.1 2.5 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. ctty average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— Item and group July 1988 Aug. 1988 Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 3 Compact new cars * 3 Intermediate new cars 1 3 Full-size new cars 1 3 ..... Luxury new cars ' 3 ..... 14 New trucks 13 New motorcycles Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair'... Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repairx Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 . Motor oil, coolant, and other products ' ... Automobile parts and equipment' Tires ' Other parts and equipment' Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance' Automobile finance charges ' Automobile fees f Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation ' Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation ' Intracity public transportation ' 108.8 107.7 116.4 116.6 101.6 100.4 100.1 103.2 106.0 113.0 107.9 117.0 81.3 81.2 81.5 79.9 84.8 120.0 124.2 109.8 108.8 116.6 116.9 101.3 100.4 100.1 103.4 105.4 112.4 107.6 118.8 83.6 83.6 84.0 82.4 86.7 120.3 123.8 3.8 3.8 2.8 2.5 6.1 7.4 5.7 13.0 9.8 10.5 6.0 3.9 -3.8 -3.8 -4.2 -4.7 -1.8 5.0 9.9 121.4 118.0 119.9 127.5 98.2 104.1 97.1 94.0 104.4 133.7 156.9 89.3 129.2 121.8 118.5 120.1 128.7 99.2 106.3 98.1 95.9 104.3 134.8 158.1 90.6 130.0 126.5 132.6 123.7 124.2 134.7 122.4 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs , Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services ' Eye care ' 3 Services by other medical professionals f 3 Hospital ana related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services x 3 Outpatient services 1 3 .... May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 -2.2 -1.9 .0 .3 .4 -2.3 -5.4 .8 6.3 -.7 3.9 6.0 -18.3 -18.4 -22.0 -19.0 -12.8 4.2 -.3 4.2 4.2 1.7 2.1 .4 -2.0 .8 -1.5 2.7 -2.8 9.9 -6.6 13.8 13.3 18.0 14.1 6.9 5.5 8.2 6.0 6.1 2.1 1.7 -1.6 .8 .4 2.4 -1.5 -1.4 .4 10.4 10.7 11.8 12.8 11.4 11.4 3.4 3.0 0.8 .9 1.4 1.4 3.2 2.4 .0 6.7 8.1 4.7 4.9 4.9 -11.4 -11.4 -13.5 -12.2 -7.5 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.2 1.9 1.9 -.6 -.6 .6 .4 .6 -2.1 5.0 1.5 12.3 12.6 15.4 12.8 9.1 4.5 5.6 3.8 6.2 4.2 10.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 .0 6.4 12.3 6,1 43.1 4.3 4.5 5.3 3.1 3.9 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.3 2.7 4.4 7.4 -.4 .0 5.5 5.6 5.2 4.2 3.3 -2.8 3.7 9.2 -.8 4.4 6.7 -6.9 10.3 3.0 3.1 4.1 7.8 1.2 30.8 -.8 -.8 -1.5 8.8 8.8 11.3 7.1 4.1 5.8 3.7 7.3 2.7 2.4 2.7 .6 4.5 8.3 6.8 19.3 2.1 4.2 4,4 4.7 6.0 2.3 12.8 1.4 4.1 -1.1 6.5 7.8 1.8 8.7 126.9 133.8 123.7 124.2 135.0 122.4 3.1 5.4 1.7 2.6 -1.6 1.0 5.8 -4.8 -3.9 -7.5 3.8 3.4 15.3 6.0 5.4 6.4 8.7 1.7 2.9 10.5 4.3 2.6 12.1 5.1 4.4 .2 -1.1 -2.6 1.1 2.2 8.9 8.3 4.9 4.5 10.4 3.3 139.3 140.2 152.5 108.4 139.9 140.9 153.3 108.9 5.3 7.5 9.6 2.3 7.4 6.1 7.4 1.9 7.0 7.2 7.2 9.0 6.5 6.2 7.7 4.9 6.3 6.8 8.5 2.1 6.8 6.7 7.4 7.0 130.9 131.6 3.9 2.9 8.4 5.3 3.4 6.9 124.5 139.0 138.2 140.7 138.0 109.4 108.8 144.4 144.4 113.8 112.5 124.9 139.6 138.7 141.3 138.4 109.6 109.1 145.8 145.6 115.3 113.8 .3 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.0 2.7 5.6 7.1 6.8 6.2 9.1 -.7 7.8 8.8 9.3 8.4 6.6 7.9 10.5 8.9 11.7 11.8 10.3 7.0 5.5 6.3 5.8 6.5 8.2 11.1 13.8 7.9 6.0 4.3 6.9 7.2 8.3 6.0 4.5 3.4 10.5 10.8 13.1 10.1 -.2 6.2 7.0 7.4 6.7 4.7 6.7 8.8 7.9 8.9 10.4 7.3 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.9 5.5 5.7 10.8 12.3 10.5 8.0 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 1987 6 months ended— 27 Feb. 1988 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 ..... Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment ' . Photographic supplies and equipment.. Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 3 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 3 ...... Admissions 1 13 Fees for lessons or instructions Other entertainment services 1 3 120.5 115.3 124.4 124.0 124.8 108.3 109.2 105.0 113.6 111.6 120.0 114.0 127.7 107.8 120.7 115.4 124.5 124.0 125.2 107.5 109.3 103.3 114.1 111.9 121.2 114.8 128.1 108.2 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.8 10.4 5.8 14.3 4.1 7.0 4.9 1.8 6.0 .4 3.5 2.5 4.7 4.0 5.3 .4 1.9 -1.2 2.2 1.1 1.7 2.2 4.6 109.8 131.5 107.7 103.1 110.0 132.5 107.5 103.2 14.2 8.9 12.8 1.6 3.0 3.1 1.9 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 . Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 3 Personal financial services 1 3 Funeral expenses 1 3 138.4 147.5 119.2 117.8 139.9 148.6 119.0 117.2 1.8 3.6 2.4 2.5 118.5 117.6 117.4 120.6 120.0 117.0 121.0 120.5 122.3 149.1 148.8 149.2 151.9 150.4 155.3 141.0 107.9 109.7 106.8 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 6 months ended— Aug. 1988 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.0 2.9 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 10.9 6.5 3.8 5.0 4.7 4.2 5.1 4.8 5.6 5.3 3.8 6.3 3.1 4.0 3.3 2.0 5.3 7.8 4.1 4.5 3.1 3.8 2.4 2.1 4.3 .0 6.4 8.6 6.4 3.9 3.9 5.8 .8 6.4 -.3 3.5 5.2 .0 9.9 5.0 -.4 8.4 6.0 7.2 1.2 3.2 4.7 4.2 2.4 10.1 17.8 5.3 5.0 5.8 2.8 3.1 2.8 10.7 16.0 5.9 10.5 1.0 .0 3.8 3.7 8.2 9.2 2.0 1.4 7.8 -2.0 1.4 4.2 -.3 3.9 2.4 2.4 2.8 5.6 5.6 6.7 3.4 2.4 -1.4 3.0 3.0 3.4 4.0 4.0 2.6 3.2 2.7 122.4 151.4 149.9 151.6 155.2 154.0 158.5 141.2 108.3 109.9 106.8 3.5 .6 6.8 .3 2.6 .0 11.7 3.3 4.3 6.0 .4 5.5 9.4 8.1 9.4 10.4 11.4 8.4 5.4 3.5 5.5 7.1 6.5 8.0 7.1 7.7 7.8 6.4 9.4 5.3 3.1 9.8 3.5 3.0 11.9 7.8 12.5 4.7 9.9 7.5 16.0 14.9 4.7 5.3 8.4 1.5 4.5 4.9 7.4 4.7 6.4 5.6 10.1 4.3 3.9 5.7 3.7 10.1 11.6 11.1 12.1 5.0 4.2 9.1 2.5 117.3 110.9 118.4 110.2 .4 4.2 5.5 -1.1 5.4 10.8 12.4 -1.1 2.9 1.5 8.8 4.7 81.6 112.4 115.3 83.9 112.1 115.5 -3.8 1.1 1.1 -17.9 .4 1.4 13.2 .4 10.7 .4 1.4 -11.1 .7 1.3 11.9 .4 6.0 15.9 4.8 5.8 4.0 5.7 2.0 5.4 4.6 6.3 7.1 12.9 2.1 1.4 3.9 6.6 -1.1 4.1 -6.0 5.8 4.4 15.5 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 10.7 28 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes 1 -month percent changes ended— item May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 116.0 117.5 121.5 125.3 128.5 117.6 116.5 117.7 122.4 124.8 131.0 117.7 118.4 119.3 122.4 125.5 132.5 119.9 120.5 121.0 123.2 127.1 133.1 121.1 0.2 -.1 123.1 123.8 123.3 123.7 1.0 Ham other than canned Pork sausage Other pork Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami Other lunchmeats Lamb and organ meats 117.8 110.1 112.6 112.7 113.0 110.6 117.1 121.0 109.8 116.9 112.3 114.5 110.9 117.4 121.5 111.7 115.0 113.0 114.2 111.0 116.3 122.5 111.3 116.3 114.4 115.6 111.4 116.3 -1.2 .1 .5 2.1 .3 -.2 .9 Butter Other dairy products 104.7 115.2 104.0 117.0 104.7 117.5 105.5 116.8 Frozen fruit and fruit juices Other fruit juices Cut corn, canned beans except lima Other processed vegetables 122.8 119.6 108.2 107.0 123.8 121.0 110.4 108.7 122.1 121.7 113.1 109.4 Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Margarine Other fats, oils, and salad dressing Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter Roasted coffee Instant and freeze-dried coffee Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish Other condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods Other canned and packaged prepared foods... 116.4 116.3 111.6 108.9 118.1 112.0 117.5 115.5 113.4 119.8 111.7 117.4 117.4 113.1 109.0 118.0 112.2 118.0 115.8 113.2 120.7 112.5 Whiskey at home Other alcoholic beverages at home 115.0 117.2 115.2 117.3 May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 Food and beverages Other breads Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins Fresh cakes and cupcakes Cookies Crackers, bread, and cracker products Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers See footnotes at end of table. 29 -.1 .1 .3 .5 0.4 .2 .7 -.4 1.9 .1 1.6 1.4 .0 .6 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.4 .7 1.3 .5 1.0 -.4 2.7 -.3 3.8 -.4 .4 1.7 8.2 7.6 6.9 5.8 4.6 5.3 3.3 .8 -.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 -.2 -3.0 -2.8 2.1 3.3 1.1 3.7 1.3 .3 .3 -1.6 .6 -.3 .1 -.9 -.2 -.7 1.6 .7 .4 .8 -.6 -.8 2.4 122.0 122.4 118.2 112.5 .3 -.7 .3 .8 .8 1.2 2.0 1.6 -1.4 .6 2.4 .6 -.1 .6 4.5 2.8 14.6 7.7 9.6 5.9 118.1 118.5 114.4 109.9 118.3 113.6 118.0 117.5 114.9 121.3 112.4 118.4 118.9 117.8 112.1 119.7 114.6 118.4 117.9 114.8 122.5 112.8 -.5 .4 2.2 .6 -.3 .4 -.1 -.3 .9 .9 .6 .9 1.1 .8 .3 -.1 1.4 -.5 1.3 .1 -.1 .2 .4 .3 -.2 .8 .7 .3 .3 3.0 2.0 1.2 -.1 1.0 .4 3.2 3.8 9.5 8.3 .6 5.0 -.3 3.9 1.8 7.6 2.5 115.2 117.8 115.4 118.0 .3 .5 .2 .1 .0 .4 .2 .2 1.1 1.5 1.2 .0 1.5 1.5 .5 .9 .3 .3 -.1 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 113.5 113.6 112.0 110.4 0.6 0.1 -1.4 -1.4 2.8 117.1 118.5 115.0 115.7 118.6 115.5 113.3 120.0 115.9 115.6 119.1 117.0 1.2 .1 .7 -1.2 .1 .4 -2.1 1.2 2.0 -.8 .6 1.9 4.3 112.2 112.6 113.3 113.2 -.4 .4 May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 Housing Household linens Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials Soaps and detergents Other laundry and cleaning products Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 110.7 111.5 112.0 112.1 .4 .7 .3 .9 .6 -.1 .4 .1 -.1 -1.2 -.3 .5 -2.1 3.7 3.2 Apparel and upkeep Men's suits, sport coats, and jackets Men's coats and jackets Boys' coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts .. Boys' trousers, sport coats, and jackets Girls' coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Girls' separates and sportswear 117.8 108.0 103.3 109.1 107.1 109.1 116.7 105.9 103.3 108.4 108.9 108.1 116.6 104.6 102.9 109.0 106.5 105.9 116.3 105.1 100.7 108.0 109.0 106.3 -.3 .4 -.4 1.6 -5.5 -2.0 125.6 125.8 126.2 126.6 3.0 112.4 112.4 111.8 112.2 .4 -.9 -1.9 .0 -.6 1.7 -.4 .6 -2.2 -2.0 -.9 2.3 .4 3.6 4.2 .9 2.7 -.9 3.2 Transportation State automobile registration 7.7 Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs . -.5 1.8 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. .0 30 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Relative importance, December 1987 Group Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 100.000 117.2 349.1 117.7 350.7 3.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 19.449 118.5 118.5 116.9 122.1 116.3 107.3 128.4 113.0 113.9 112.5 107.4 118.1 122.0 118.9 119.1 119.2 117.8 124.1 117.1 107.9 129.6 113.5 114.8 114.8 107.2 118.5 122.3 118.9 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 39.949 25.513 8.124 6.873 1.251 17.182 16.836 .347 .207 .111 117.4 124.5 120.0 127.5 140.8 119.4 119.5 118.6 113.8 117.6 .097 7.897 4.419 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 4.8 4.9 5.3 7.6 4.7 2.3 10.5 2.9 3.1 6.2 1.1 3.4 4.2 3.9 .5 .6 .8 1.6 .7 .6 .9 .4 .8 2.0 -.2 .3 .2 .0 .6 .6 .8 .3 2.0 -.2 .1 .3 .6 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 .3 2.8 .8 .7 1.0 .6 1.1 .5 .4 .6 .6 .9 1.6 .4 .6 1.9 .4 .8 2.0 .0 .2 .2 .0 117.8 125.3 120.7 128.0 143.0 120.2 120.2 119.0 114.2 118.0 3.3 4.8 4.1 3.6 6.6 5.2 5.2 3.4 1.6 1.2 .3 .6 .6 .4 1.6 .7 .6 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .6 .3 1.6 .3 .4 .6 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .0 .5 .4 .5 -.1 -.3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .9 .4 108.0 105.6 100.5 108.3 105.8 100.6 2.0 .2 -.7 .3 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .0 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.1 -.3 .387 4.032 76.7 107.8 76.2 108.0 -1.7 -.6 -.7 .2 -.5 .0 -.5 .4 -.4 -.3 3.478 6.539 4.173 1.225 1.141 122.4 109.4 104.9 115.5 115.9 122.5 109.1 104.5 115.1 116.0 1.2 2.1 1.2 2.9 4.3 .1 -.3 -.4 -.3 .1 -.2 .7 .9 .2 .4 .5 .5 .2 .1 -.2 -.4 -.1 .1 6.358 5.834 112.4 110.6 111.5 109.5 118.6 108.7 115.2 122.7 112.2 110.5 111.0 109.5 120.4 108.0 114.9 123.3 2.8 2.9 3.1 1.2 8.9 3.2 6.2 3.4 -.2 -.1 -.4 .0 1.5 -.6 -.3 .5 -.3 -.4 .8 1.7 -.2 .1 1.5 .3 -1.8 -2.0 -1.3 -3.8 1,5 -.5 -.3 .8 Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967-100) Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 1 17.792 11.138 1.535 3.546 1.357 1.884 2.816 .391 .295 .952 1.178 6.653 1.657 1.520 2.592 .298 .927 .498 .524 See footnotes at end of table. 31 .5 .3 .4 .3 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 1.598 5.032 108.6 107.7 115.8 116.2 117.8 82.3 82.3 120.1 125.4 109.4 108.6 115.5 116.0 119.0 84.3 84.3 120.5 126.5 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.8 3.0 -.2 -.1 4.4 6.6 0.7 .8 -.3 -.2 1.0 2.4 2.4 .3 .946 97.9 98.8 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. .9 0.2 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.9 -.9 .3 .7 0.4 .4 .2 .0 .6 .7 .6 .3 .2 1.0 1.1 .1 .3 1.5 2.9 3.1 .3 .9 2.2 .9 -.1 -.6 .9 Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 . Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 19.411 18.299 5.292 3.931 2.347 4.030 4.086 1.113 131.3 123.0 132.5 123.0 7.6 1.8 .9 .0 .8 .4 .4 .6 .9 .0 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services. 4.947 .915 4.032 2.524 139.6 139.4 139.6 138.5 140.3 140.0 140.3 138.9 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.7 .5 .4 .5 .3 .4 .1 .5 .8 .8 .9 .7 .7 .5 .5 .5 .4 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 4.044 2.190 1.854 119.8 115.4 127.2 120.1 115.5 127.6 4.3 4.2 4.4 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .1 .3 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses . School books and supplies Personal and educational services. 5.840 1.695 1.169 136.3 147.9 119.1 137.2 148.9 119.0 7.2 10.0 3.1 .7 .7 -.1 .5 .3 .3 1.2 2.9 .3 .9 .7 -.1 .668 .502 2.977 .193 117.4 120.7 147.4 146.0 147.8 2.7 3.4 7.3 6.9 7.3 -.3 .2 1.0 .3 2.784 117.8 120.4 146.0 145.6 146.3 1.0 .3 .3 .8 .6 .8 .3 .2 .6 .6 .6 -.3 .2 1.5 .7 1.5 100.000 49.440 19.449 29.991 17.019 5.834 117.2 111.1 118.5 106.6 104.3 110.6 117.7 111.6 119.1 107.0 104.9 110.5 3.9 3.4 4.8 2.6 3.0 2.9 .4 .5 .5 .4 .6 -.1 .3 .3 .6 .1 -.5 -.4 .4 .5 .9 .4 .0 -.4 .4 .4 .6 .1 .6 -2.0 11.185 12.972 50.560 24.930 103.7 108.8 125.1 119.6 104.7 108.8 125.7 120.3 3.3 1.9 4.4 4.7 1.0 .0 .5 .6 .2 .4 .4 .4 .9 .2 .4 .5 1.0 .3 .5 .6 9.138 6.797 4.032 5.663 107.4 127.1 139.6 130.8 107.6 127.8 140.3 131.6 .9 5.9 6.8 5.6 .2 .6 .5 .6 2.2 .6 .5 .5 .2 .4 .7 .5 .2 .6 .5 1.0 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 1987 July 1988 Aug. 1988 82.208 74.487 82.818 95.053 31.648 18.676 12.842 36.468 25.631 46.528 8.449 91.551 73.759 27.230 4.418 46.528 116.8 115.4 110.7 116.0 107.0 105.1 104.5 111.6 116.1 123.6 90.7 121.0 121.7 114.2 82.1 127.1 117.3 115.9 111.1 116.6 107.3 105.6 105.3 112.3 116.6 124.3 91.8 121.5 122.2 114.3 83.8 127.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 2.6 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.1 4.3 -.4 4.4 4.3 3.2 -.4 4.9 0.4 .4 .4 .5 .3 .5 .8 .6 .4 .6 $.853 .286 $.849 .285 -3.7 Aug. 1987 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 2.1 .6 -.9 .5 0.3 .5 .5 .4 .4 .1 .9 .5 .3 .3 .6 .5 .4 .3 .6 .4 0.3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .5 .8 .6 .4 .4 1.2 .4 .4 .1 0.3 .3 .4 .3 .0 -.4 .2 .1 1.1 .4 -.5 .4 .3 .3 1.1 .3 .2 -.3 2.7 .5 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 July 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 1 1967=$1.00 1 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984= 100 base. 33 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: 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 Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 3.6 2.5 5.0 4.9 3.0 4.9 2.8 2.8 2.2 3.2 2.1 8.8 -2.5 1.1 -2.6 1.5 3.3 6.1 .4 1.0 3.8 5.0 2.5 2.3 1.3 6.2 -3.7 2.9 6.9 .9 1.4 2.6 -.9 1.9 3.8 3.9 7.3 7.6 9.4 9.1 -4.9 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.9 5.5 12.2 .7 7.8 3.7 1.1 5.6 3.4 3.5 4.4 4.9 Expenditure category All items. 116.7 116.7 114.6 120.4 113.0 107.2 123.4 112.0 112.4 111.0 107.2 116.5 120.9 118.0 117.4 117.4 115.5 120.8 115.3 107.0 123.5 112.3 113.1 111.4 107.4 116.8 121.4 118.4 118.5 118.6 116.9 122.1 116.7 107.3 127.0 113.2 113.9 112.5 108.0 118.1 122.0 118.9 119.2 119.3 117.9 124.1 117.2 107.9 129.4 113.6 114.8 114.8 108.0 118.3 122.3 118.9 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 . Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 116.0 123.3 118.6 126.8 135.9 118.6 118.6 117.3 113.7 117.6 107.9 103.4 96.2 116.4 123.9 119.3 127.2 138.1 119.0 119.1 118.0 113.9 117.9 10/.9 103.3 96.2 116.8 124.4 119.6 127.6 138.1 119.6 119.6 118.6 113.8 117.6 108.0 103.5 96.5 117.1 124.9 120.0 128.0 139.4 120.1 120.2 119.0 114.2 118.0 108.3 103.4 96.2 2.5 4.4 .7 2.3 -6.3 6.1 6.1 2.8 1.1 -.3 2.7 -.4 -1.6 80.3 102.8 122.5 108.4 103.8 114.3 115.7 79.9 102.8 122.2 109.2 104.7 115.0 115.7 79.5 103.2 122.4 109.6 105.2 115.6 115.9 79.2 102.9 122.5 109.4 104.8 115.5 116.0 -8.2 -.8 .7 -.4 -1.9 2.9 .7 -3.0 .8 2.0 .4 .0 .7 10.6 -2.3 2.3 4.6 2.3 3.6 1.4 14.7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 . Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 115.9 114.5 112.4 117.8 119.7 109.2 114.0 121.9 115.5 114.0 112.7 116.7 118.8 109.4 113.5 122.3 115.1 113.5 113.6 114.7 118.6 109.5 115.2 122.7 113.0 111.2 112.1 110.3 120.4 109.0 114.9 123.7 11.8 12.8 3.0 19.2 32.7 7.4 8.8 4.1 -4.5 -5.3 2.6 16.3 -11.7 -17.0 .0 5.5 30.1 24.6 6.5 7.3 2.3 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 , Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .. Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 See footnotes at end of table. 34 17.4 .4 -.4 -.7 -2.2 2.8 3.8 2.8 1.8 .4 9.3 3.9 5.8 7.1 5.9 12.7 5.6 5.6 2.8 3.2 3.8 2.3 .8 .4 1.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.2 10.3 3.4 3.4 2.1 .4 .0 1.5 .4 -1.2 17.8 7.8 9.2 12.0 12.9 15.7 2.6 20.9 5.8 8.8 14.4 3.0 6.3 4.7 3.1 13.9 1.7 14.2 4.7 4.9 9.9 3.2 4.9 4.6 4.0 1.8 1.4 1.5 .0 .0 3.2 5.1 3.8 4.1 2.8 5.9 5.9 2.8 2.1 1.7 2.5 .2 -.6 3.5 4.3 4.1 3.0 10.5 4.3 4.5 4.0 1.1 .7 1.5 .2 -.6 -5.4 .4 .0 3.7 3.9 4.3 1.0 -5.6 .0 1.3 .0 -1.0 1.8 1.1 2.3 -1.0 1.2 4.1 3.1 3.9 7.7 -9.6 -11.0 -1.1 -23.1 2.4 -.7 3.2 6.0 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.6 4.9 3.6 7.1 2.7 2.5 2.4 3.3 .0 12.9 2.8 5.2 4.2 3.8 5.3 4.8 3.8 10.7 5.2 5.5 5.9 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 107.8 108.0 107.1 115.9 116.3 116.3 80.8 80.7 119.8 108.4 109.5 108.7 116.2 116.7 118.7 83.8 83.7 125.2 98.6 6 months ended— Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 5.1 5.2 1.4 4.9 2.1 -6.9 13.8 14.4 5.5 3.6 6.5 6.5 1.7 2.1 10.4 11.8 11.8 3.7 7.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 -11.8 12.8 13.1 125.4 -2.2 -1.9 .3 .3 6.0 -18.7 -18.8 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 1.7 2.1 120.5 126.5 3.8 3.8 3.2 2.5 3.9 -4.2 -4.7 4.6 11.6 98.5 97.9 98.8 2.1 3.3 2.5 .8 2.7 1.6 129.7 121.8 130.8 122.3 131.3 123.0 132.5 123.0 13.6 1.3 4.5 -2.6 3.8 4.7 8.9 4.0 9.0 -.7 6.3 4.4 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 137.9 137.8 137.9 136.4 119.0 114.6 126.3 138.5 137.9 138.6 137.5 119.4 114.9 126.8 139.6 139.1 139.6 138.4 119.8 115.4 127.2 140.3 139.8 140.3 138.9 120.1 115.5 127.6 5.6 7.5 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 6.4 7.4 6.4 7.7 8.4 3.1 2.5 3.6 7.0 6.3 7.0 5.5 4.8 6.2 3.6 7.1 5.9 7.1 7.5 3.7 3.2 4.2 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.9 4.4 3.8 5.0 7.1 6.1 7.1 6.5 4.3 4.7 3.9 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 135.7 143.4 118.5 136.4 143.8 118.8 138.1 147.9 119.1 139.4 148.9 119.0 1.2 3.9 2.8 11.2 17.4 4.6 5.5 3.1 3.4 11.4 16.2 1.7 6.1 10.5 3.7 8.4 9.5 2.6 117.1 119.9 146.8 146.0 147.0 117.4 120.2 148.0 146.9 148.2 117.8 120.4 148.9 147.8 149.1 117.4 120.7 151.1 148.8 151.4 2.5 2.4 -.8 6.2 -1.4 4.2 5.2 10.0 6.1 3.1 3.4 8.0 7.2 8.0 1.0 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.4 6.1 4.4 2.1 3.1 10.1 7.5 10.2 110.5 116.7 106.6 104.8 114.5 110.8 117.4 106.7 104.3 114.0 111.4 118.5 107.1 104.3 113.5 111.8 119.2 107.2 104.9 111.2 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.1 8.9 12.8 2.5 -.4 2.1 102.6 108.3 123.9 118.5 102.8 108.7 124.4 119.0 103.7 108.9 124.9 119.6 104.7 109.2 125.5 120.3 104.9 125.8 137.9 131.1 107.2 126.6 138.6 131.8 107.4 127.1 139.6 132.4 107.6 127.8 140.3 133.7 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel 107.0 115.7 116.1 115.8 81.5 81.4 119.4 124.3 Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 107.5 116.1 116.3 117.0 81.4 81.2 120.1 10.6 12.2 7.9 12.5 -12.0 4.2 7.7 1.7 1.4 4.6 5.4 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 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services 1 .. See footnotes at end of table. 35 4.9 -1.5 -9.6 -5.3 5.0 6.4 5.7 6.2 14.1 17.8 4.8 8.8 2.3 .4 -11.0 3.0 1.3 2.5 .8 -.8 3.4 4.9 5.6 7.3 4.2 7.0 2.4 .8 1.1 4.1 4.2 -4.3 1.9 5.0 4.9 8.6 1.1 3.6 3.4 8.4 3.4 5.3 6.2 -1.8 1.5 4.5 4.6 8.5 2.2 4.4 4.8 -11.5 9.6 5.3 1.9 1.9 2.9 7.7 7.1 3.9 4.6 7.0 5.7 10.7 6.5 7.1 8.2 -5.0 6.2 6.5 4.5 7.2 5.5 7.1 6.9 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 3 months ended— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 116.0 114.5 109.8 115.1 107.1 105.4 103.4 111.0 114.4 122.4 88.3 120.3 121.3 114.5 81.5 126.3 116.3 114.9 110.2 115.5 107.1 105.0 103.6 111.1 115.7 122.9 87.9 120.8 121.7 114.8 80.8 126.9 116.7 115.5 110.7 116.0 107.5 105.1 104.5 111.6 116.1 123.3 88.4 121.4 122.2 115.2 81.3 127.4 117.1 115.9 111.1 116.5 107.7 105.6 105.3 112.3 116.6 123.8 89.4 121.8 122.5 114.9 83.5 128.0 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 6 months ended— Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter , All items less homeowners' costs 2 , All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 .. Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 2.5 1.1 1.9 2.1 -1.5 -8.2 -3.1 -1.8 3.6 4.7 -9.1 3.4 3.8 1.8 -17.6 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.0 6.6 13.1 8.1 8.7 4.3 3.3 5.6 4.8 4.8 5.0 13.8 4.2 3.8 5.0 4.8 5.0 2.3 .8 7.6 4.8 7.9 4.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 1.4 10.2 5.5 3.0 2.3 2.4 2.7 1.0 -.4 -1.0 1.5 2.2 4.6 -5.9 3.8 4.1 3.1 -11.4 5.0 4.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.4 6.8 7.8 6.7 6.1 4.0 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.2 12.0 4.9 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.5 8.0 1.2 4.9 .7 4.5 -2.6 4.2 4.5 4.4 -4.7 4.7 36 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.5 119.1 4.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.6 118.5 119.2 4.9 .6 .6 1.0 .6 116.9 117.8 5.3 .8 .8 1.2 .9 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes ' Other bakery products 1 122.1 122.3 110.7 132.5 115.8 121.8 117.3 124.1 125.2 114.2 135.9 117.2 123.3 120.1 7.6 9.4 4.6 8.7 14.9 6.8 8.2 1.6 2.4 3.2 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.4 .3 .0 -.7 -.2 .4 .5 .5 1.1 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 .8 .3 1.6 2.3 3.0 2.6 1.2 1.2 2.4 118.8 125.0 125.9 120.7 125.9 126.4 8.1 6.4 4.6 1.6 .7 .4 .8 .1 .6 1.5 .7 1.0 1.6 .7 .4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ... JOS- 116.3 117.7 113.5 113.4 103.4 107.2 104.6 111.0 128.9 123.8 114.4 101.3 123.5 116.2 113.6 112.8 129.0 137.4 132.1 109.2 138.6 116.1 151.8 94.7 117.1 117.9 113.2 112.8 103.4 106.7 104.5 110.1 125.6 123.2 114.1 99.5 123.4 115.9 113.7 113.6 131.8 140.3 135.2 111.5 138.8 117.0 151.7 103.9 4.7 3.9 .9 4.5 1.7 2.2 2.9 3.8 9.3 7.8 -5.3 -18.6 -2.7 -1.3 -3.1 2.1 17.1 23.4 18.9 .4 6.2 12.7 4.4 21.8 .7 .2 -.3 -.5 .0 -.5 -.1 -.8 -2.6 -.5 -.3 -1.8 -.1 -.3 .1 .7 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 .1 .8 -.1 9.7 2.0 1.8 1.2 1.6 2.3 2.5 4.5 1.9 .2 1.6 1.1 1.0 2.6 .5 1.8 .5 5.6 7.4 6.0 1.1 1.1 .5 1.1 6.8 1.2 .8 -.6 -.2 -1.8 -2.4 -1.7 .4 2.1 1.6 -2.1 -6.2 -6.1 -.8 .2 .2 7.5 9.5 8.5 .4 .6 .8 .7 9.7 .4 .0 -.4 .0 -.3 -.3 .6 -.8 -.5 .1 -2.0 -4.5 -.4 -3.1 .1 .7 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 .1 .8 -.6 8.4 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.3 105.2 104.8 105.7 110.2 108.2 113.4 110.0 107.9 106.0 105.5 106.6 110.6 108.9 113.0 110.5 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 .7 .6 .8 .7 .9 .4 .6 -.4 .5 -.2 .0 .0 .0 -.4 -.8 .0 .2 .3 .3 .2 .0 .7 .8 .7 .5 .6 .7 .6 .9 .4 .6 -.4 .5 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 37 Aug. 1987 July 1988 May to June June to July July to Aug. Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines. Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 .... Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables .. Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 . Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 1 Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 128.4 136.7 147.4 145.9 122.9 154.7 152.3 126.3 125.0 113.9 122.6 131.9 117.5 123.0 124.9 114.4 111.4 112.4 111.4 129.6 137.7 150.4 180.1 112.1 156.5 146.9 125.2 131.2 118.9 122.2 126.5 119.1 123.6 125.3 115.8 114.3 112.7 115.5 -14.9 113.0 113.9 105.0 117.6 112.5 107.4 105.5 115.4 113.4 118.1 122.1 120.6 119.1 113.5 114.8 107.0 118.0 114.8 107.2 104.5 116.1 114.5 118.5 123.0 121.1 119.0 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.0 6.2 1.1 -.5 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.1 116.4 116.8 3.2 116.5 117.2 5.0 .6 1.1 122.0 121.5 121.9 122.8 122.3 121.8 122.3 123.0 4.2 4.5 4.4 3.6 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .4 .6 .7 .2 .2 .3 .2 118.9 114.6 114.8 107.6 116.1 130.7 118.9 114.6 114.6 108.2 116.3 130.7 3.9 2.8 3.7 1.7 1.4 5.4 .0 .0 -.2 .6 .2 .0 .3 -.1 -.2 .6 .1 .9 .4 .4 .5 .0 .3 .5 .0 .0 .1 .6 .2 .0 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 38 Aug. 1987 10.5 11.9 13.3 18.3 6.6 .6 18.0 10.0 4.0 26.9 15.0 8.5 10.6 12.4 3.7 6.0 1.2 8.2 July 1988 0.9 .7 2.0 23.4 -8.8 1.2 -3.5 -.9 5.0 4.4 -.3 May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.1 -1.0 -2.0 -.7 18.0 2.8 5.0 5.8 11.4 -5.4 -1.1 10.7 7.0 -3.1 -.1 1.9 2.4 .7 -6.4 -6.6 -.4 -1.7 -4.4 -8.1 -4.1 1.0 1.4 .5 .3 1.5 1.6 1.5 .7 1.4 .1 2.0 1.2 2.6 .3 3.7 .4 .8 1.9 .3 2.0 -.2 -.9 .6 1.0 .3 .7 .4 -.1 .3 .6 .1 .8 .4 .2 .5 .3 -.1 .3 -.2 -.1 -.8 9.2 8.5 .2 -.4 .2 -.3 1.2 .4 1.5 .8 .7 .9 .8 1.0 .6 .4 .8 .9 1.1 1.2 .8 .9 20.6 -9.9 -.7 -.6 3.6 14.4 4.4 -.3 2.3 1.2 .3 .2 1.2 2.6 .3 3.7 .4 .8 1.9 .3 2.0 .0 -1.2 .6 .5 .2 .2 .4 -.1 1.6 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group July 1988 Aug. 1988 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school1 3 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 4 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 5 Refuse collection 1 5 117.4 124.5 120.0 127.5 140.8 139.8 137.5 124.6 119.4 119.5 118.6 113.8 117.6 108.0 117.8 125.3 120.7 128.0 143.0 142.1 140.0 125.1 120.2 120.2 119.0 114.2 118.0 108.3 103.5 105.7 105.6 100.5 76.7 74.5 101.7 107.8 116.7 72.1 100.3 132.8 129.3 142.4 103.1 106.7 105.8 100.6 76.2 73.7 101.9 108.0 117.0 94.4 122.5 114.6 138.8 72.2 100.3 134.4 133.1 143.5 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ... Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances 1 4 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 109.4 104.9 104.5 See footnotes at end of table. 94.4 122.4 115.7 141.0 115.2 113.8 117.2 114.3 113.3 110.1 90.4 82.9 109.1 114.0 111.9 116.6 111.0 109.3 108.7 90.7 83.1 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Aug. 1987 3.3 4.8 4.1 3.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 3.0 5.2 5.2 3.4 1.6 1.2 2.0 0.3 .6 .6 .4 1.6 1.6 1.9 -.4 .9 .2 .1 2.1 .2 -.7 -1.7 -3.2 1.1 -.6 .1 -1.9 1.2 -2.1 -1.0 -1.9 -1.6 .1 .0 1.2 2.9 .8 -1.6 -3.3 5.4 7.3 9.5 2.1 1.2 3.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 3.5 2.5 -1.4 91.8 100.8 101.0 104.7 101.1 101.8 104.7 100.3 100.6 -1.3 76.6 92.4 1.8 .4 .7 .6 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.7 -1.1 .2 .2 .3 .0 .1 -2.6 -2.4 -.8 .2 1.6 .6 76.8 July 1988 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.3 .5 .6 .3 1.6 1.5 .0 .5 .3 .4 .6 .2 .3 .0 0.3 .4 .3 .3 .0 -.1 .2 .6 .5 .4 .5 0.3 .4 .3 .3 .9 .4 1.1 -.7 -.1 .0 -.5 -.2 .2 .2 .3 -.5 -1.0 -1.3 .4 -.1 1.3 .2 .0 .5 .0 -1.9 .7 -.2 •8 -1.0 .0 .0 .4 -.9 -.2 -.7 -.9 .0 -.4 .8 -.2 .1 -.3 -.4 -1.0 .7 .9 .9 -1.7 -.5 1.7 2.0 -.1 1.5 1.0 -.1 -.2 -2.9 -3.5 -1.3 .3 .2 -.3 .7 .3 .8 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 1.8 .4 .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .3 -.4 .9 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.8 .2 -.3 .0 -.7 .1 -1.0 -1.6 .1 .0 1.2 2.9 .8 -.9 .0 -.1 -.2 -.1 .4 .5 .4 .8 .9 1.7 2.8 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.8 -.5 .0 .5 -.5 -.2 -.4 -1.7 -1.0 -.5 -2.4 -3.5 -.8 .3 .2 -.3 .7 .3 .8 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Other housefurnishings 1 4 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing ' Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry 1 4 Watches 1 4 Jewelry 1 4 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 14 . , 14 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 103.8 104.4 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 111.2 107.1 114.9 106.7 4.5 2.1 3.3 -.4 -1.1 .7 -2.0 1.4 3.3 -.4 108.3 109.9 2.8 1.5 .1 -.7 1.5 102.7 102.2 -.2 -.5 -.3 1.2 -.5 102.0 115.5 118.7 102.8 115.1 118.4 -.5 2.9 2.7 .8 -.3 -.3 .5 .6 .1 .2 .5 .8 -.1 -.3 112.7 114.2 115.9 125.4 119.5 106.6 112.6 113.4 116.0 125.4 120.0 106.7 3.6 2.3 4.3 13.6 3.0 2.9 -.1 -.7 .1 .0 .4 .1 1.5 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .7 -.5 .2 .0 .6 .2 -.1 -.6 .1 .0 .4 .1 112.4 110.6 111.0 111.5 113.2 113.4 110.0 119.5 110.8 106.1 109.5 109.7 92.4 126.6 111.2 112.2 110.5 110.9 111.0 113.1 113.4 109.5 119.0 111.4 104.2 109.5 109.7 96.8 119.4 112.2 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.2 4.2 1.9 2.6 4.3 2.6 1.2 1.0 -.7 3.6 -.8 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.1 .0 -.5 -.4 .5 -1.8 .0 .0 4.8 -5.7 -.3 -.4 -.5 .8 .3 1.2 -1.8 -2.0 -2.4 -1.3 -1.0 -1.3 -.5 -1.0 1.3 -2.3 -3.8 -3.7 -3.4 -8.6 -2.6 110.5 99.3 108.5 118.6 115.2 109.1 113.1 107.0 114.9 108.7 117.0 109.8 101.0 122.7 110.8 104.0 108.8 120.4 114.9 107.3 113.2 107.3 114.9 108.0 117.1 109.9 99.2 123.3 3.6 2.6 2.4 8.9 6.2 7.8 5.9 4.2 6.4 3.2 6.2 4.6 -.2 3.4 .3 4.7 .3 1.5 -.3 -1.6 -1.8 .5 .5 2.1 2.0 -.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 .5 -.7 .2 1.8 -.7 -1.0 .3 124.9 121.4 125.5 122.1 4.5 2.7 .5 .6 .4 .2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 40 Aug. 1987 July 1988 .9 .1 .3 .0 -.6 .1 .1 May to June -.3 -.4 -.5 .3 .5 .3 -.2 .5 .5 -1.0 -.9 -1.4 -1.9 -1.2 -.9 June to July -1.3 .4 -.5 1.8 -1.7 -2.1 -4.3 2.6 -2.2 1.0 -10.4 -1.3 -.2 1.5 3.1 1.2 .6 1.3 .1 1.4 .3 -.7 .3 .6 .1 July to Aug. -.4 -5.7 -2.8 1.5 -.3 -1.6 .1 .3 .0 -.5 -.1 .1 -1.6 .8 .7 .6 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group July 1988 Aug. 1988 Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 4 Compact new cars 1 4 Intermediate new cars 1 4 Full-size new cars 1 4 Luxury new cars 1 4 New trucks 1 5 New motorcycles 1 4 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair' Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 108.6 100.2 109.4 108.6 115.5 116.0 101.2 100.4 100.1 103.0 103.2 105.7 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ' Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 4 Services by other medical professionals 1 4 Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 4 Outpatient services 1 4 107.7 115.8 116.2 101.6 100.4 85.6 105.1 112.3 107.8 119.0 84.3 84.3 85.0 83.0 87.2 120.1 120.5 124.7 124.8 121.7 117.7 120.1 125.4 97.9 104.2 96.8 93.8 103.8 131.3 155.9 89.4 128.7 122.2 118.2 120.2 126.5 98.8 106.1 113.0 108.1 117.8 82.3 82.3 82.8 81.0 Aug. 1987 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 .4 3.3 4.2 1.5 5.5 3.0 -.2 -.1 .0 -.6 .3 4.4 4.9 July 1988 0.7 .8 -.3 -.2 -.4 .0 -.1 .2 -.6 -.6 -.3 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5 1.9 .3 .1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .2 .3 .1 .5 .4 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -1.0 -.2 .3 .5 0.4 .4 .2 .0 -.2 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 .1 .0 .6 .7 .6 1.0 1.1 .1 .3 -.4 .0 -.1 .2 1.1 .5 .7 .3 .3 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .4 .2 -.6 .4 .4 .1 .9 .9 2.1 -.8 -1.8 -.1 .4 .5 .2 .3 1.8 .8 2.0 -.3 .9 .8 1.5 .5 -.6 -.6 -.3 1.5 2.9 .4 .4 .1 .9 .9 1.8 .8 2.0 -.3 .9 .8 90.7 129.3 4.1 4.9 4.0 6.6 2.2 7.4 1.8 2.2 1.2 7.6 7.0 10.6 5.6 1.5 .5 .2 .3 .5 .7 -.1 2.9 -.3 -.4 -.3 .8 .8 1.0 .5 126.0 133.0 123.0 122.8 134.8 122.7 126.3 134.0 123.0 122.8 135.1 122.6 6.6 4.6 1.8 .7 5.1 2.5 .2 .8 .0 .0 .2 -.1 .2 1.1 .4 .2 2.7 .0 .2 .4 .6 .2 .1 1.2 .2 .8 .0 .0 .2 -.1 139.6 139.4 152.5 107.9 140.3 140.0 153.0 108.6 6.8 6.6 7.7 4.6 .5 .4 .3 .6 .4 .1 .5 .0 .8 .9 .7 .6 .5 .5 .6 .6 130.1 131.1 5.1 124.0 139.6 138.5 141.0 137.9 108.9 109.1 143.8 142.5 114.3 112.6 124.2 140.3 138.9 141.4 138.3 109.2 109.3 145.4 143.9 115.9 113.9 3.0 6.8 6.7 7.4 6.3 4.5 6.2 9.8 9.8 10.3 9.3 -.2 .7 .7 .8 .4 .6 .3 1.2 .2 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 .8 .8 1.4 1.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— 41 97.6 95.7 103.5 132.5 157.1 -.2 .2 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.2 .6 .5 .8 .8 .7 .4 .6 .6 .7 .3 .0 1.0 1.7 1.4 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1988 from— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 4 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 4 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 Other entertainment services 1 4 119.8 115.4 124.5 124.2 125.2 110.1 111.6 105.5 113.5 111.7 120.8 114.1 127.2 109.2 120.1 115.5 124.7 124.2 125.5 109.4 111.8 103.8 114.1 112.0 121.8 115.0 127.6 109.6 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.2 4.7 6.0 5.2 3.0 4.4 7.8 109.3 131.0 107.9 103.3 109.7 131.9 107.6 103.4 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 4 Personal financial services 1 4 Funeral expenses 1 4 136.3 147.9 119.1 117.8 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 0.3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .5 -.3 .7 .9 0.3 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.6 .2 -1.6 .5 .3 .8 .8 .3 .4 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .0 .5 .2 -.1 .5 .5 .4 .4 -1.6 .5 .3 1.0 .4 .3 .6 1.0 .8 .3 .4 5.6 5.0 5.5 2.1 .4 .7 -.3 .1 -.2 .5 .7 .5 -.1 .9 .5 -.3 .4 .7 -.3 .1 137.2 148.9 119.0 117.4 7.2 10.0 3.1 2.7 .7 .7 -.1 -.3 .5 .3 .3 .3 1.2 2.9 .3 .3 .9 .7 -.1 -.3 119.1 118.4 2.2 -.6 .5 .8 -.6 117.2 120.4 119.8 117.0 120.7 120.2 3.1 3.4 3.3 -.2 .2 .3 .1 .3 .3 -.2 .2 .3 122.1 146.0 145.6 146.3 148.2 147.0 149.3 140.6 107.4 110.0 108.0 122.2 147.4 146.0 147.8 150.4 149.4 151.6 140.9 107.9 110.1 108.1 4.4 7.3 6.9 7.3 8.9 8.1 10.7 4.7 3.7 7.7 3.6 .1 .1 1.5 .7 1.5 2.1 2.4 .1 .4 .8 .6 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .2 1.5 .4 117.0 111.2 118.1 110.6 5.6 3.2 .9 -.5 .6 1.8 1.6 -1.4 -.5 82.7 113.9 117.2 84.6 114.0 117.4 -.2 .4 4.1 2.3 .1 .2 -.7 .1 .0 .6 .3 .1 2.9 -.3 .2 Aug. 1987 July 1988 0.3 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.6 .2 1.0 .3 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.5 .2 .5 .1 1.9 .2 .5 .1 .1 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 42 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 118.5 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 119.2 2.8 2.1 5.7 8.8 2.5 7.3 118.6 119.3 2.8 1.8 6.0 9.2 2.3 7.6 116.9 117.9 2.2 .4 6.9 12.0 1.3 9.4 9.3 7.5 -4.4 5.5 7.0 3.4 6.7 15.0 4.1 6.4 12.9 17.0 18.7 17.2 12.9 10.7 13.7 6.2 6.8 -1.1 5.7 15.9 6.2 6.4 9.1 11.9 10.8 11.8 13.9 7.4 10.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 16.4 6.3 8.3 5.6 8.8 3.7 10.5 4.1 5.6 12.2 12.0 11.0 15.2 13.3 18.2 -1.2 11.6 36.0 15.0 12.3 -1.1 18.4 15.8 5.6 .0 22.4 15.7 -3.7 -3.1 -3.5 -1.3 -3.3 -3.5 -.2 13.9 11.4 5.7 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 122.1 121.7 109.0 132.5 115.8 121.8 117.3 124.1 124.5 112.3 135.9 117.2 123.3 120.1 3.2 6.1 2.3 1.3 9.7 4.2 6.6 118.8 125.0 125.9 120.7 125.9 126.4 8.0 5.4 9.6 -3.6 11.5 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ... Eggs 116.7 117.8 113.5 113.7 104.6 109.7 106.0 113.7 124.4 123.4 114.0 99.1 119.1 119.0 113.6 112.8 129.0 137.4 132.1 109.2 139.6 116.1 153.5 100.4 117.2 117.8 113.0 113.7 104.3 109.4 106.6 112.8 123.8 123.5 111.7 94.6 118.6 115.3 113.7 113.6 131.8 140.3 135.2 111.5 139.8 117.0 152.6 108.8 -4.9 -4.5 -4.2 -2.5 -2.7 -2.5 -1.8 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese ' Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.3 105.6 105.3 105.7 110.2 108.2 113.4 110.0 107.9 106.3 105.9 106.6 110.6 108.9 113.0 110.5 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 43 5.9 -6.9 -3.8 -2.6 2.1 -1.4 -11.0 -13.1 -13.1 -6.7 -13.9 2.2 -16.3 -15.8 -13.0 -25.8 8.8 24.3 6.7 -5.7 4.6 5.5 6.4 5.5 .7 1.9 1.1 -1.5 10.3 22.4 8.1 6.2 -2.9 .0 -3.9 .0 3.6 .7 -4.8 3.9 -9.4 -23.9 2.7 .7 -10.5 .4 1.1 1.1 30.9 23.0 4.2 10.9 .7 5.8 .8 -1.1 13.8 5.9 7.8 14.1 -11.6 -33.1 -15.2 -12.8 8.5 5.8 81.2 108.2 -.9 -1.4 1.2 -10.2 -18.6 -5.5 -3.1 -12.2 1.3 -8.0 -7.8 -8.1 -8.1 6.0 18.1 10.4 6.9 8.1 6.1 8.7 21.1 14.5 -.4 -18.7 .2 .5 7.0 2.9 48.9 65.1 5.1 92.4 15.3 7.8 12.2 .0 6.5 6.3 4.9 -23.9 18.2 159.8 3.3 -15.3 53.9 9.6 6.4 7.6 5.6 75.2 1.1 .0 -.8 2.3 2.6 2.6 1.4 2.6 .7 1.5 2.7 2.6 3.9 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.6 1.4 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.9 1.7 2.3 1.3 .5 1.7 2.7 2.9 1.1 2.2 2.6 2.2 .9 -2.9 13.9 3.3 -1.1 1.5 2.6 2.9 -2.5 8.6 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— Item and group July 1988 Aug. 1988 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines . Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables.. Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 127.0 134.6 143.5 134.2 126.3 141.3 154.4 127.1 103.8 113.9 122.6 136.7 117.1 122.9 125.1 114.4 111.4 112.4 111.4 129.4 137.8 144.5 161.9 113.8 140.3 153.4 131.7 118.7 118.9 122.2 139.8 118.5 123.3 125.3 115.8 114.3 112.7 115.5 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 113.2 113.9 105.0 117.4 112.5 108.0 106.9 115.4 113.9 118.1 121.5 120.6 119.1 113.6 114.8 107.0 117.8 114.8 108.0 105.6 116.1 114.5 118.3 121.8 121.1 119.0 1 Food away from home .... Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks ' Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 . 17.4 27.4 27.6 -51.4 3.4 39.2 47.6 25.5 -10.1 68.7 307.2 6.1 3.7 2.5 2.5 -2.1 -1.8 .7 -3.3 .4 -.4 -2.7 2.8 -.7 -2.2 -2.2 -9.3 2.9 2.8 4.5 May 1988 -2.6 -11.4 7.8 8.1 -8.8 28.1 32.3 -40.3 -5.5 -9.7 -2.5 185.3 -43.1 -18.9 10.9 21.9 26.5 5.5 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.5 3.3 .8 2.8 6.1 .4 -1.5 13.8 2.5 1.0 -1.0 19.4 -1.3 -8.1 73.3 25.0 -12.9 -5.3 -88.9 11.9 29.5 7.3 Aug. 1988 20.9 28.2 18.8 217.4 2.5 -28.5 11.1 48.5 40.6 -1.3 .0 57.5 12.0 13.8 5.1 3.4 -.4 5.0 12.0 6.4 8.0 6.5 22.7 3.3 32.8 3.7 1.1 4.3 -1.4 5.6 3.4 3.5 3.2 -.7 3.5 5.1 .3 4.5 Feb. 1988 6.9 6.3 7.8 -21.1 17.0 -8.8 18.1 6.4 -6.4 119.3 52.2 -7.3 7.3 11.8 13.9 1.6 -.2 Aug. 1988 14.2 17.7 19.1 77.0 -2.9 11.3 17.9 13.7 15.4 -67.0 5.8 42.8 9.6 .9 -.7 9.2 10.9 5.8 12.6 1.4 18.1 5.8 8.8 12.0 7.8 14.4 3.0 -1.5 6.8 5.4 6.3 4.7 4.4 .3 .9 1.4 -1.0 2.8 2.6 -.9 -1.9 1.6 2.7 1.9 1.7 2.9 1.9 4.7 4.9 8.1 3.1 9.9 3.2 1.0 5.0 2.3 4.9 4.9 2.4 2.4 .7 7.9 2.0 4.2 4.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 1.1 5.8 9.4 2.5 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 7.6 4.4 4.8 4.4 3.7 4.7 4.4 5.1 5.7 3.8 4.3 4.0 2.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 .0 .7 7.6 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.2 1.4 4.8 3.1 1.1 1.8 4.6 2.4 5.7 3.9 2.7 4.0 -.9 .9 5.6 4.0 2.9 3.4 4.4 1.9 5.2 116.6 116.5 117.2 122.0 121.5 121.9 122.8 122.3 121.8 122.3 123.0 1.1 3.8 5.2 4.2 1.4 118.9 114.6 114.7 107.6 116.1 130.7 118.9 114.6 114.8 108.2 116.3 130.7 2.8 2.2 4.8 -1.9 1.1 3.6 44 Feb. 1988 1.7 116.3 See footnotes at end of table. Nov. 1987 6 months ended— Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— Item and group July 1988 Aug. 1988 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 13 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 4 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 5 Refuse collection 1 5 116.8 124.4 119.6 127.6 138.1 136.0 137.5 124.6 119.6 119.6 118.6 113.8 117.6 108.0 117.1 124.9 120.0 128.0 139.4 136.5 140.0 125.1 120.1 120.2 119.0 114.2 118.0 108.3 2.5 4.4 .7 2.3 -6.3 -2.5 17.8 3.0 6.1 6.1 2.8 1.1 -.3 2.7 3.9 5.8 7.1 5.9 12.7 13.9 .9 2.0 5.6 5.6 2.8 3.2 3.8 2.3 103.5 105.7 103.5 96.5 79.5 77.5 101.7 103.2 110.8 93.7 122.4 115.7 141.0 72.1 100.3 132.8 129.3 142.4 103.1 106.7 103.4 96.2 79.2 76.9 101.9 102.9 110.8 93.0 122.5 114.6 138.8 72.2 100.3 134.4 133.1 143.5 4.0 1.5 -.4 -1.6 -8.2 -8.3 6.1 -.8 1.1 -5.0 .7 -.7 -1.4 2.2 -.8 1.3 1.3 14.8 Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Textile housefumishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1 .... Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances 1 4 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment' Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 109.6 105.2 116.7 113.8 117.2 114.4 113.3 110.3 90.4 82.9 76.8 91.8 100.8 101.0 104.7 109.4 104.8 114.7 112.7 116.6 111.6 109.3 109.4 90.7 83.1 76.6 92.4 101.1 101.8 104.7 100.3 100.6 See footnotes at end of table. 45 Nov. 1987 6 months ended— Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.2 10.3 8.8 .0 1.3 3.4 3.4 2.1 .4 .0 1.5 3.8 5.3 4.8 3.8 10.7 7.4 8.4 6.0 5.2 5.5 5.9 1.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 5.1 3.8 4.1 2.8 5.4 9.0 2.5 5.9 5.9 2.8 2.1 1.7 2.5 3.5 4.3 4.1 3.0 10.5 8.1 4.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.0 1.1 .7 1.5 4.0 .4 .8 .4 -3.0 -3.0 4.4 .8 .0 2.2 2.0 -1.0 .6 -7.9 -.4 4.1 9.0 10.4 -2.3 4.7 A -1.2 10.6 10.2 -1.5 -2.3 -1.4 -3.4 2.3 .0 1.1 -1.1 -3.1 5.0 8.4 6.2 2.0 1.9 .0 .0 -5.4 -10.7 -4.2 .4 1.1 -1.3 .0 -6.4 -7.7 .6 -8.7 11.5 10.6 7.0 4.0 1.0 .2 -.6 -5.6 -5.7 5.2 .0 .5 -1.5 1.3 -.9 -.4 -3.0 -.6 2.7 5.1 12.6 -.2 3.3 .2 -.6 2.3 -.8 -2.9 -1.0 -.2 -2.3 1.2 -3.2 -3.4 -.3 -5.9 8.2 9.5 6.6 -.4 -1.9 -3.2 .7 4.3 2.6 17.3 -2.6 -5.9 -3.2 -3.5 -2.1 -8.1 -.8 -5.3 .4 .0 8.6 .0 -10.3 1.8 -8.5 1.9 .4 -2.3 -1.5 -.9 3.3 -2.4 3.6 4.6 2.3 10.3 2.2 4.7 5.9 4.2 11.3 .4 -1.9 3.1 -.4 5.3 5.3 6.7 3.7 3.9 -1.7 6.3 10.2 -3.5 2.6 -.4 -.4 -2.8 -7.5 .4 .8 4.4 -2.3 .0 -1.0 2.5 .4 -3.3 2.2 3.6 -.4 -2.8 -2.8 -2.5 -1.5 -2.6 -1.6 -1.0 4.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 7.4 1.1 3.4 5.3 .0 -2.4 -2.3 .0 3.0 4.9 2.1 -15.1 7.1 4.1 .4 -4.7 2.2 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group Other housefurnishings 1 4 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 rrrrrrr^. Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 1 4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' ... Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers'1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage ' 4 . Watches and jewelry 1 4 Watches 1 4 Jewelry ' 4 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls'1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 103.8 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 104.4 0.0 1.6 2.8 4.7 0.8 3.7 111.2 107.1 114.9 106.7 11.8 -5.6 -2.5 6.4 9.2 1.2 .3 7.0 4.4 .2 4.7 4.1 108.3 109.9 4.6 3.0 3.3 2.4 3.2 102.7 102.2 -1.2 -.4 -.8 1.6 -.8 102.0 115.6 118.7 102.8 115.5 118.4 -1.9 2.9 4.2 -13.3 .7 .7 8.7 3.6 2.8 6.1 4.3 3.1 -7.8 1.8 2.4 7.4 3.9 2.9 112.7 114.0 115.9 125.4 119.5 106.6 112.6 113.3 116.0 125.4 120.0 106.7 2.6 4.4 .7 .0 .7 3.1 3.3 4.0 1.4 .0 5.2 2.3 3.3 -.7 14.7 66.5 2.7 3.9 5.1 1.4 1.0 .0 3.4 2.3 3.0 4.2 1.1 .0 2.9 2.7 4.2 .4 7.7 29.0 115.1 113.5 114.2 113.6 115.2 115.7 110.0 121.5 111.2 108.3 114.7 115.0 101.4 132.1 118.3 113.0 111.2 111.5 112.1 114.1 114.2 109.5 120.3 112.7 105.8 110.3 110.7 98.0 120.8 115.2 11.8 12.8 13.5 3.0 2.6 6.7 -4.5 -5.3 -5.9 2.6 3.3 2.9 16.3 -9.6 17.8 19.8 7.8 7.7 6.6 -11.0 14.1 -4.7 6.1 6.3 19.2 20.4 -8.0 4.2 4.4 -.8 10.7 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 4.8 2.4 -.3 5.2 2.7 2.6 .4 19.3 -3.6 -1.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 3.3 3.6 3.6 1.3 5.7 3.3 2.1 .0 1.6 -17.4 11.3 -.3 111.4 107.0 111.9 118.6 115.2 109.1 113.1 107.0 114.9 109.5 117.5 109.8 102.5 122.7 110.9 100.9 108.8 120.4 114.9 107.3 113.2 107.3 114.9 109.0 117.4 109.9 100.9 123.7 5.7 20.0 18.1 32.7 8.8 8.3 1.9 5.4 -8.0 -5.0 12.9 5.2 5.8 125.0 121.4 125.9 122.1 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 46 16.3 36.8 8.5 -11.7 -16.3 22.3 -32.0 -10.4 12.1 1.1 11.1 30.1 38.9 .7 68.2 25.3 -12.8 -1.1 -.3 .7 -7.3 -.3 5.5 -6.2 -23.1 -25.6 -32.2 -26.4 -20.8 4.1 -44.7 -8.4 2.4 3.2 3.8 3.2 5.4 2.5 -.7 6.8 53.0 -1.4 1.5 18.3 3.2 4.1 -1.8 8.4 3.3 -17.0 5.5 11.5 4.5 -3.4 6.7 .0 10.1 -5.7 -2.7 1.3 8.8 12.8 2.3 -12.1 6.0 10.4 4.9 7.1 9.9 6.7 1.2 8.1 3.6 5.7 5.6 .2 2.7 5.1 4.1 2.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 7.3 3.3 3.7 3.1 8.9 6.0 9.6 7.4 24.6 7.3 7.9 7.1 9.2 6.9 6.5 .4 13.3 -1.4 14.1 3.1 3.1 5.1 7.3 4.7 2.8 6.6 3.5 -.4 4.2 5.3 2.3 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 4 Compact new cars 1 4 Intermediate new cars 1 4 Full-size new cars 1 4 Luxury new cars 1 4 New trucks 1 5 New motorcycles 1 4 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair 1 Body work ' Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 .... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment 1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment 1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ' 4 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 4 Services by other medical professionals 1 4 ... Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 4 Outpatient services 1 4 3 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 108.4 107.5 116.1 116.3 101.6 100.4 100.2 103.0 105.7 113.0 108.1 117.0 81.4 81.2 81.7 79.9 84.9 120.1 124.7 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 109.5 108.7 116.2 116.7 101.2 100.4 100.1 103.2 105.1 112.3 107.8 118.7 83.8 83.7 84.3 82.5 86.8 120.5 124.8 3.8 3.8 3.2 2.5 6.6 7.4 5.7 12.1 9.0 11.7 7.2 3.9 -4.2 -4.7 -5.1 -4.7 -1.8 4.6 7.6 -2.2 -1.9 .3 .3 .8 -2.4 -5.4 1.2 7.2 -.4 3.9 6.0 -18.7 -18.8 -22.0 -19.8 -13.2 3.8 2.0 3.8 3.8 1.7 2.1 .4 -2.0 1.2 -1.9 2.3 -2.8 10.3 -6.9 13.8 14.4 19.1 15.3 7.4 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.5 1.7 2.1 -2.0 1.2 .4 2.4 -1.5 -1.8 .7 10.4 11.8 11.8 13.4 11.4 11.3 3.7 3.6 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.4 3.6 2.4 .0 6.5 8.1 5.5 5.6 4.9 -11.8 -12.0 -13.9 -12.6 -7.7 4.2 4.8 5.1 5.2 1.7 2.1 -.8 -.4 .8 .2 .4 -2.3 5.4 1.4 12.8 13.1 16.2 13.3 9.4 4.6 5.0 121.7 117.7 120.1 125.4 97.9 104.2 96.8 93.8 103.8 131.3 155.9 89.4 128.7 122.2 118.2 120.2 126.5 98.8 106.1 97.6 95.7 103.5 132.5 157.1 90.7 129.3 3.5 5.4 3.2 11.6 2.1 5.8 2.1 .0 3.6 13.6 6.1 45.1 3.6 4.1 5.0 3.5 4.0 3.3 .4 3.4 1.3 5.5 4.5 6.9 -.9 1.6 5.5 5.7 5.2 3.6 2.5 -4.3 2.9 8.8 -1.5 3.8 6.5 -6.5 12.1 3.3 3.5 4.1 7.3 .8 30.9 -1.2 -.8 -2.7 8.9 8.6 11.3 5.4 3.8 5.2 3.3 7.7 2.7 3.1 2.7 .6 4.5 9.0 6.5 19.9 2.6 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.4 1.6 11.9 .8 3.9 -2.1 6.3 7.5 2.0 8.7 126.0 133.0 123.0 122.8 134.8 122.7 126.3 134.0 123.0 122.8 135.1 122.6 2.7 5.4 1.3 3.0 -4.0 1.0 6.5 -3.9 -2.6 -8.2 3.8 3.0 15.0 8.3 4.7 6.8 8.3 1.7 2.6 9.1 4.0 1.6 12.8 4.4 4.6 .6 -.7 -2.8 -.2 2.0 8.6 8.7 4.4 4.2 10.5 3.0 139.6 139.1 152.1 107.9 140.3 139.8 153.0 108.6 5.6 7.5 9.3 3.1 7.4 6.4 7.6 3.1 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.4 7.1 5.9 7.4 4.9 6.5 7.0 8.5 3.1 7.1 6.1 7.0 6.2 130.1 131.1 4.2 3.5 7.1 5.7 3.9 6.4 124.0 139.6 138.4 140.9 137.9 108.9 109.1 144.1 142.7 114.3 112.6 124.2 140.3 138.9 141.5 138.3 109.2 109.3 145.3 143.9 115.9 113.9 -.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.0 2.3 5.6 7.1 7.2 7.0 9.1 1.0 7.7 8.4 9.6 8.5 6.2 7.9 9.5 8.0 12.1 11.8 9.6 7.0 5.5 6.3 5.8 4.6 7.3 11.8 13.6 7.9 6.0 2.0 7.1 7.5 8.3 6.0 4.9 4.1 10.9 10.7 14.3 10.5 .3 6.5 6.9 7.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 8.3 7.6 9.5 10.4 5.7 7.1 6.5 7.3 5.9 4.7 5.7 11.3 12.1 11.0 8.2 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 47 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 3 months ended— 6 months ended— July 1988 Aug. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 , Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 ... Photographic supplies and equipment.... Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 4 Fees for participant sports, expluding club memberships 1 4 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 Other entertainment services 1 4 119.8 115.4 124.5 124.2 125.2 110.1 111.6 105.5 113.5 111.7 120.2 114.1 127.2 109.2 120.1 115.5 124.7 124.2 125.5 109.4 111.8 103.8 114.1 112.0 121.4 115.0 127.6 109.6 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 6.2 1.1 14.2 3.7 5.4 4.9 1.8 6.4 .4 3.1 2.5 4.7 3.7 5.7 1.9 4.1 -.8 1.8 1.5 2.1 2.2 3.6 18.9 4.8 6.2 4.3 6.4 2.3 6.5 6.8 5.9 7.4 12.9 3.1 1.4 3.6 6.9 3.7 3.2 2.6 2.0 2.9 -.7 2.9 -5.6 5.8 4.4 109.3 131.0 107.9 103.3 109.7 131.9 107.6 103.4 13.3 9.2 12.7 1.6 3.4 3.2 2.7 .0 5.7 -.9 3.4 5.6 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 . Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 4 Personal financial services 1 4 Funeral expenses 1 4 138.1 147.9 119.1 117.8 139.4 148.9 119.0 117.4 1.2 3.9 2.8 2.5 11.2 17.4 119.1 118.4 117.2 120.4 119.8 Nov. 1987 Feb. 1988 May 1988 Aug. 1988 Feb. 1988 Aug. 1988 4.4 3.8 5.1 4.6 5.5 4.0 2.6 6.5 2.8 3.4 3.5 2.0 5.0 9.3 4.3 4.7 3.5 4.2 2.6 2.8 4.8 .0 6.6 8.5 6.7 4.1 3.9 6.3 .4 9.0 3.4 1.2 8.2 .8 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.2 5.5 3.1 3.4 3.1 11.4 16.2 1.7 1.0 6.1 10.5 3.7 3.4 8.4 9.5 2.6 2.1 1.4 6.3 -1.3 2.7 3.8 117.0 120.7 120.2 3.6 2.4 2.4 2.8 5.2 5.2 6.0 3.4 2.7 .0 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.0 3.1 2.7 122.1 148.9 147.8 149.1 151.9 150.3 154.1 140.6 107.4 110.0 108.0 122.2 151.1 148.8 151.4 155.1 153.9 157.1 140.9 107.9 110.1 108.1 3.1 -.8 6.2 -1.4 2.8 .0 4.8 10.0 3.0 12.2 9.9 6.9 8.0 7.2 8.0 8.7 6.5 8.9 4.4 2.7 10.2 1.9 12.5 15.2 16.3 14.4 4.4 4.2 7.6 2.3 4.0 4.4 6.1 4.4 6.1 5.1 9.7 5.0 3.9 6.6 5.2 10.1 7.5 10.2 11.9 11.3 11.6 4.4 3.4 8.9 2.1 117.0 111.2 118.1 110.6 .4 3.8 4.4 -1.1 5.0 11.2 13.2 -.7 2.3 1.3 9.0 5.1 81.7 111.8 117.2 84.1 111.5 117.4 -3.7 1.1 .7 -18.3 1.1 1.8 13.2 -.7 13.3 11.7 .4 -11.3 1.1 1.2 12.5 -.2 7.0 11.1 3.9 4.7 8.1 .8 6.1 10.6 9.5 10.5 8.2 6.0 3.1 5.1 10.5 6.9 4.2 5.7 7.9 6.1 7.6 4.9 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 1.0 5 48 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule ' U.S. city average Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Percent change to July 1988 from— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 June 1988 July 1988 July 1987 May 1988 June 1988 117.5 118.0 118.5 119.0 4.0 0.8 0.4 4.1 0.9 0.4 5.0 4.9 5.7 4.3 .9 1.1 .8 .6 1.1 Region and area size urban More than 1,200,000 .... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ... 50,000 to 500,000 M M M M 120.7 121.6 118.9 118.7 121.4 122.0 119.9 119.8 121.8 122.6 120.0 120.0 122.5 123.4 120.9 120.5 4.8 4.7 6.1 4.0 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 115.5 116.0 115.7 116.1 116.0 117.0 115.6 116.1 116.6 117.7 115.8 116.6 117.2 118.3 116.5 117.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.9 1.0 1.1 .8 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.2 1.0 1.5 .1 .4 112.2 112.8 113.5 113.9 3.1 1.0 3.0 1.2 South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 .... B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ... C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M 115.6 116.7 116.2 114.6 116.1 117.2 116.7 114.9 116.6 117.7 117.1 115.6 117.0 118.0 117.6 115.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.2 .8 .7 .8 .9 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.1 .9 .8 .9 113.7 114.5 115.0 115.3 4.0 3.8 1.1 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 .... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M 118.5 120.1 116.5 118.7 120.2 117.2 119.2 120.5 117.9 119.6 121.1 118.1 4.2 4.4 3.4 4.3 4.4 3.6 .6 .3 1.2 Size classes A3 B C D M M M M 106.7 116.7 116.1 114.3 107.2 117.2 116.5 115.0 107.6 117.5 117.1 115.4 108.2 118.0 117.5 115.8 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 .8 .7 .9 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - See footnotes at end of table. 49 .9 .8 .9 1.0 .4 .3 .5 .3 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule ' Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 117.0 122.0 122.7 120.9 119.7 118.9 122.0 123.1 121.9 120.1 119.8 122.1 123.6 123.2 120.9 120.1 122.6 124.2 123.9 122.0 Aug. 1987 June 1988 July 1988 Percent change to July 1988 from— July 1987 May 1988 June 1988 Selected local Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif M M M M M Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass. Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 2 2 2 2 1.0 .5 .9 1.6 1.6 119.9 123.8 117.6 116.8 116.0 120.7 117.8 123.1 116.6 116.2 114.1 120.1 115.6 115.4 109.4 114.3 1 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. 2 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. 2.9 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.1 117.2 117.6 110.3 115.3 3.3 4.8 2.8 2.9 0.3 .4 .5 .6 3.4 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.4 2.4 .1 .7 1.9 1.0 4.3 6.4 4.3 4.3 2.9 3.9 1.8 .6 .9 .5 1.7 .5 0.8 .1 .4 1.1 .7 1.4 1.9 .8 .9 NOTE: 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. 50 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 South North Central Northeast Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 West Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 122.5 192.9 4.8 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 122.6 122.6 121.0 124.9 120.9 106.9 136.5 115.4 115.5 117.5 111.8 118.2 127.0 122.6 5.3 5.3 5.9 7.2 5.7 3.7 9.8 3.4 2.2 4.8 3.0 3.7 4.5 4.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 125.2 140.8 144.4 137.2 146.0 146.8 147.3 125.7 131.1 118.0 97.4 91.2 5.5 7.6 5.6 5.1 6.8 8.5 8.5 6.6 8.2 4.1 -.9 -2.0 74.4 73.0 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services All items All items (December 1977=100) 0.6 3.6 118.6 118.8 117.1 122.3 114.4 111.4 128.0 113.9 114.6 113.5 107.1 120.1 122.9 116.8 4.6 4.7 5.1 8.2 4.5 2.7 8.3 3.2 3.9 6.3 .6 4.1 4.2 3.7 -.1 1.0 -.6 -.1 114.6 117.6 124.3 119.0 132.8 119.4 119.0 110.9 111.4 109.9 111.2 105.5 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 .1 .4 -.2 1.9 1.3 -1.9 -3.9 -.5 -.6 82.8 74.5 1.6 -2.5 .1 -.8 96.5 108.7 126.8 90.8 120.9 108.6 103.8 116.1 113.3 .4 -3.0 -4.1 -1.5 -1.1 2.6 -.4 107.0 109.0 112.5 96.6 124.9 111.2 109.2 111.7 114.6 4.7 1.4 1.6 -.2 2.7 1.9 1.4 2.1 3.2 .8 114.0 113.1 111.7 114.3 136.7 107.2 113.2 116.6 5.5 5.8 4.9 6.6 20.8 1.1 4.2 1.1 118.5 116.6 116.5 120.2 115.7 109.2 114.7 127.1 5.6 5.8 4.0 6.5 12.2 4.3 7.3 3.4 3.6 117.2 117.2 116.7 124.0 116.4 108.5 125.5 112.3 112.5 112.4 106.7 117.0 118.6 117.5 4.5 4.6 4.9 7.5 4.1 2.4 10.3 2.7 2.6 6.9 .9 2.7 4.1 3.5 .2 .6 .2 .2 117.3 125.4 133.4 124.1 144.5 126.8 126.8 109.2 115.1 103.8 107.0 102.7 2.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.0 4.2 4.3 3.3 4.4 2.1 -2.2 -3.0 -2.9 -3.1 -1.1 -1.4 72.9 71.8 101.0 103.6 112.7 89.2 123.4 110.1 104.6 115.7 117.6 -1.8 -1.7 -.3 -4.7 1.0 3.3 2.6 4.2 4.3 -.1 .6 .3 1.1 .1 108.4 106.1 107.1 103.2 118.7 107.7 119.1 125.1 -.5 -1.0 .1 -5.5 5.6 5.0 8.0 5.3 1.6 1.0 1.9 1.4 .2 .6 .8 .6 1.4 1.0 1.0 -1.2 1.3 1.4 1.0 2.1 4.5 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 117.0 189.7 117.2 190.8 51 1.9 3.8 4.0 0.5 .6 1.1 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.6 .4 1.0 1.8 -.4 .2 .3 1.3 -.2 -1.8 .3 .6 -.2 .5 .5 -1.2 2.0 1.9 -.8 0.3 1.7 1.2 2.8 -1.7 -.3 .2 -.3 119.6 193.4 4.2 0.3 118.7 118.6 117.4 124.8 117.2 105.9 128.7 112.6 117.7 116.8 101.3 119.7 120.9 120.3 5.0 5.1 5.7 7.0 4.7 .6 15.2 2.4 3.9 6.5 -.7 3.1 4.3 4.2 .4 .5 .4 1.6 .3 .2 .0 .4 .1 1.4 .3 .5 121.6 128.3 138.7 130.7 3.8 4.6 5.1 3.5 11.6 4.6 4.7 -3.8 1.7 .5 6.3 .7 .7 -1.0 3.9 2.3 2.6 1.1 .2 .1 81.8 80.1 -3.3 -6.1 -.4 -1.5 98.1 113.0 117.7 112.2 120.8 108.7 103.1 116.4 115.0 -1.9 2.8 4.4 .2 1.9 1.1 .0 1.7 3.6 .1 .1 .3 .0 .3 -1.1 -2.0 .7 .0 108.5 105.6 110.6 99.3 103.1 104.4 118.0 127.8 .2 -.2 2.9 -3.3 -1.7 -2.0 -1.2 -2.0 -3.0 -3.4 -2.1 .5 -1.8 144.2 .2 134.7 .2 134.6 1.3 2.2 -.2 .6 -.9 1.4 -.4 -.4 -.6 -.1 -1.6 2.9 .0 109.1 NA 110.6 112.2 110.1 -6.9 1.1 4.9 3.7 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions/ by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 South North Central Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 West Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars : Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular.... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 110.2 108.3 115.0 115.1 119.0 82.7 82.7 82.7 81.3 86.3 128.0 126.3 2.7 2.8 1.0 1.1 2.7 -1.8 -1.8 -2.2 -2.3 102.4 5.0 130.6 124.3 7.6 2.1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 143.9 139.2 144.8 145.7 6.6 5.4 6.8 7.0 Entertainment , Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 123.0 114.6 133.3 5.0 4.4 5.6 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses. 140.9 146.8 123.9 149.8 7.6 9.6 4.2 8.0 122.5 0.5 108.4 2.8 3.2 1.8 1.3 2.5 2.7 2.0 2.1 3.7 -.6 -.5 -.1 -1.0 .5 3.8 5.6 0.6 .6 -.2 -.1 1.1 2.4 2.6 3.2 2.7 1.8 111.9 110.9 115.9 117.7 118.9 83.4 83.2 83.0 81.9 85.2 121.3 137.0 3.7 3.5 1.8 2.3 2.9 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.4 2.4 5.2 6.0 0.6 .8 -.3 -.2 .9 .2 .4 .2 .4 .1 .7 2.0 113.0 2.9 -.1 .0 .6 -.2 .9 2.7 123.6 8.0 108.4 107.9 118.0 118.9 120.0 83.7 83.7 84.2 82.5 87.0 119.3 129.2 .9 97.2 3.4 101.2 4.1 1.1 95.7 -1.6 1.6 .4 128.7 123.5 9.0 -1.4 136.7 118.2 5.8 -.1 -.4 145.7 127.5 7.8 5.7 2.1 -.2 137.3 141.9 136.3 135.1 7.1 7.3 7.0 7.4 138.9 140.3 138.6 138.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 .6 .3 140.0 143.5 139.3 135.6 7.1 8.4 6.8 6.8 .5 .6 .4 .4 120.2 117.3 124.6 5.1 4.6 5.4 118.8 113.6 126.3 3.2 3.8 2.6 120.7 115.6 128.0 4.7 4.4 4.9 .1 .0 .2 135.4 152.7 114.7 143.3 6.7 10.7 2.5 6.5 137.2 147.6 118.8 149.6 6.5 9.8 3.3 6.3 136.0 147.1 118.4 149.9 7.3 9.0 1.8 8.7 .7 .2 -.7 1.2 4.8 117. 3.6 117.0 3.6 119.6 4.2 112.0 122.6 104.9 102.1 106.1 3.0 5.3 1.5 1.2 -1.0 1.4 111.8 117. 108.5 107. 113.1 3.8 4.5 3.3 4.5 5.8 112.7 118.6 109.1 107.0 116.6 3.8 4.6 3.2 4.0 5.8 110.8 118.7 105.9 104.1 105.6 3.1 5.0 1.8 2.6 -.2 -.2 .4 -.7 -.7 -2.0 102.7 109.9 133.7 146.4 2.4 2.1 6.1 7.6 3.8 2.0 3.5 4.0 1.6 1.0 106.4 109.9 123.6 128.6 104.9 112.; 121.9 120.6 3.0 2.2 3.5 2.9 105.2 108.5 128.1 136.0 4.0 .8 5.1 4.8 .0 -.6 .9 1.0 115.0 128.3 144.8 137.7 .7 5.8 6.8 6.7 -1.; 5.5 7.0 5.3 -.6 .7 115.8 123.8 136.3 128.0 117.: 128.3 138.6 132.2 2.2 4.3 6.0 4.6 120.9 135.6 139.3 132.8 2.5 6.7 6.8 6.4 .1 1.2 .4 .8 -.9 6.4 7.2 107.5 -.2 -.2 .9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .9 1.8 -.5 1.0 114.3 113.8 118.5 86.2 86.3 87.7 85.1 92.3 1.2 1.2 -.2 -.3 1.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.5 .1 1.1 .1 -.1 1.0 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 2 Household services less rent of shelter 2 Transportation services Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 52 .4 .2 .4 -.6 1.0 -.1 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Aug. 1988 North Central Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 South Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 West Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Special indexes All Items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 122.5 116.9 121.6 121.4 105.6 103.2 103.9 112.6 131.5 132.6 87.5 127.4 128.8 114.5 80.2 136.7 0.7 .5 .5 .7 .6 .7 .3 .6 .4 .7 .8 .6 .6 .5 .9 .7 4.7 3.6 3.8 4.7 1.7 1.5 2.8 3.4 4.5 6.1 -1.9 5.4 5.3 2.3 -2.1 6.8 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 117.2 115.2 118.3 116.1 108.8 107.6 106.8 112.3 125.5 122.2 94.5 120.8 121.8 115.8 85.7 125.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 4.4 3.8 4.5 3.0 3.2 -1.9 4.2 4.2 4.0 -.1 4.3 0.5 .5 .5 .6 .8 1.1 1.4 .9 .2 .3 1.6 .4 .4 .4 3.9 .4 116.6 117.1 119.8 115.4 109.3 107.3 105.2 112.9 128.6 119.8 93.1 120.4 120.9 116.9 83.8 123.5 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 4.0 3.1 4.3 3.9 3.2 .4 3.9 3.7 3.7 -.5 3.7 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 53 0.3 .4 .5 .3 1.1 .2 .1 -.1 2.2 .3 119.9 117.1 121.9 118.4 106.5 105.1 106.2 111.7 132.8 126.9 94.2 122.8 123.9 113.1 84.2 129.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 1.9 2.6 4.0 3.9 5.4 4.9 2.1 4.3 4.2 2.0 1.4 5.2 0.4 .1 .3 .4 -.6 -.6 .1 .0 .6 .9 .1 .4 .4 -.7 .4 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class C Size class B Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 108.2 108.2 4.2 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 107.6 107.6 108.5 110.4 107.9 103.4 118.0 104.2 104.7 108.4 98.9 107.5 106.4 107.6 4.9 4.9 5.3 7.2 4.9 2.7 10.4 2.8 3.3 5.7 1.1 3.0 4.3 4.6 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3 Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities . Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 108.1 109.6 110.2 107.2 121.1 109.4 109.5 105.9 106.7 104.5 106.5 110.5 3.8 5.4 5.2 4.2 8.4 5.6 5.6 3.0 2.1 4.4 -.9 -1.4 107.7 108.7 -2.0 -3.0 103.7 110.8 116.7 101.0 101.4 103.6 102.4 105.6 105.2 2.6 -1.3 .3 -4.3 -.1 2.3 1.7 2.5 3.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel .... Infants' and toddlers' apparel. Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 105.3 105.2 103.8 104.1 106.1 104.4 115.0 106.6 1.7 1.5 2.7 -.7 9.5 1.5 5.4 3.9 All items All items (December 1977= 100) 4.2 0.4 191.6 See footnotes at end of table. 0.6 118.0 54 .5 119.4 119.5 118.7 124.8 116.8 107.6 132.7 114.8 116.3 114.7 107.5 121.6 121.5 118.6 5.5 5.6 6.3 7.5 5.2 1.7 13.2 4.5 3.2 8.9 2.8 5.3 4.5 3.8 118.3 126.5 135.4 127.0 144.4 130.2 130.2 113.6 114.1 113.5 105.6 97.3 3.8 4.9 4.7 3.2 8.5 5.0 5.0 -.2 .2 -.4 2.1 .4 -.7 -.9 75.8 74.4 .0 -1.7 -.2 102.9 104.3 111.8 90.8 126.5 109.8 106. 111. 117.0 2.4 .4 .4 .2 4.5 1.7 .7 1.; 5.1 111.7 109.5 111.3 110.4 108.3 106.6 109.; 125.; 4 4.5 4.1 4.5 -.1 -.1 1.5 3.9 7.8 1.3 1.0 -2.0 1.1 1.7 .8 .3 .7 2.1 -.5 1.2 3.5 .0 -.3 -1.0 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.7 1.4 2.0 -.8 -1.3 1.1 .7 .3 1.1 1.3 .6 2.2 2.1 -.3 .5 -2.2 .6 .6 1.3 .3 -.1 2.7 -.6 -.9 -.4 117.5 188.9 3.6 118.1 118.2 116.7 121.8 114.4 106.9 129.3 114.2 113.8 114.5 109.3 118.2 121.8 118.2 4.4 4.6 5.0 7.6 4.7 2.4 9.7 2.5 3.0 4.6 .7 3.1 3.7 3.0 116.8 123.2 129.8 121.8 140.3 126.4 126.6 112.4 117.2 106.7 110.5 103.5 2.7 3.6 .8 1.9 -1.8 4.5 4.6 5.4 6.2 4.5 1.1 .4 76.7 71.3 0.3 115.8 186.8 3.9 0.3 118.1 118.3 116.3 125.0 115.4 107.2 128.2 110.3 113.9 110.5 101.0 116.5 122.8 115.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 9.2 3.8 2.4 9.8 2.0 3.2 7.5 -2.0 3.2 4.5 3.1 .8 .8 1.0 3.1 1.5 1.5 .5 -.9 .6 1.2 -2.9 -.5 .4 .3 2.5 2.6 2.1 -.1 -.4 113.9 120.0 125.7 121.2 127.3 123.3 122.8 108.1 112.2 103.7 105.8 98.5 2.8 3.4 2.7 3.3 1.3 3.8 3.7 -6.3 -5.8 -7.4 1.1 1.1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 -1.8 -3.0 1.0 .0 -.3 -4.0 -5.7 -2.0 -3.3 74.6 71.2 -.3 -.7 .1 -.3 100.1 111.4 119.5 98.8 126.8 108.1 102.8 116.8 112.8 -1.5 .8 .1 3.5 2.1 2.0 .8 3.4 4.3 -.1 -.3 .3 100.6 107.7 114.7 97.5 124.4 110.3 105.9 118.8 112.4 .3 1.3 .3 4.1 1.1 3.7 2.7 7.7 2.7 .8 -.3 -.5 .1 .4 .3 115.8 114.7 116.8 115.6 127.8 110.1 114.3 124.5 4.3 4.2 2.6 3.2 14.4 5.4 7.1 5.1 109.5 108.4 109.4 107.6 116.3 106.0 112.; 117.; 6.8 7.3 4.7 8.2 2.1 9.3 10.8 2.; .6 .8 1.1 1.0 2.2 .2 .5 .2 -.2 -.2 -.8 -1.6 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.7 -2.2 -.1 1.5 1.9 .1 .8 .1 -2.0 -2.2 .0 -6.4 10.9 .3 2.8 -.1 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1986 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 108.3 109.0 101.6 101.8 111.0 122.9 123.2 127.1 123.1 119.0 107.5 109.5 3.1 3.2 102.6 1.1 129.0 2.9 3.0 1.6 1.6 3.5 -.6 -.6 -.7 -.8 .3 3.4 7.5 1.4 t.6 99.1 2.7 -.3 99.5 4.2 105.2 4.3 1.7 110.9 102.2 7.8 1.8 1.0 -.1 135.6 125.9 8.5 1.0 1.1 -.1 133.7 123.4 5.9 1.1 126.6 140.3 6.0 5.2 .1 1.2 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 111.9 112.6 111.8 112.6 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 137.4 142.0 136.5 134.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.3 139.0 139.1 138.9 138.2 6.4 5.7 6.6 6.6 137.9 141.2 137.0 137.8 5.6 7.6 5.1 5.4 .8 1.1 .7 .4 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 107.2 106.4 107.9 4.8 4.3 5.2 116.9 110.9 126.1 3.1 2.7 3.6 122.7 117.6 130.5 4.5 4.9 4.2 115.8 116.1 115.7 4.4 5.8 2.5 -.2 -.3 .2 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 110.4 117.0 105.3 110.2 7.3 10.0 2.7 6.5 7.3 4.1 7.0 135.5 149.8 116.5 146.0 6.2 8.1 138.6 146.4 120.4 151.7 11.0 2.6 5.3 134.2 150.7 115.0 142.6 7.4 11.5 3.7 7.0 1.2 .6 .3 1.9 108.2 4.2 118.0 4.2 117.5 3.6 115.8 3.9 107.2 107.6 106.9 109.9 105.2 3.4 4.9 2.3 2.6 1.5 111.2 119.4 106.4 103.7 109.5 3.5 5.5 2.4 3.2 4.5 111.5 118.1 107.7 106.4 114.7 3.3 4.4 2.8 3.5 4.2 111.1 118.1 107.1 104.1 108.4 4.2 4.7 4.1 5.6 7.3 .4 .8 .2 .1 -2.2 112.9 102.9 109.0 109.7 3.3 1.9 4.9 5.5 103.3 110.2 125.7 131.7 2.5 1.6 4.8 4.9 1.1 -.4 104.7 109.7 124.5 127.5 3.1 1.7 3.8 3.6 103.8 111.4 121.7 123.7 4.7 2.2 3.6 3.4 1.0 .3 .3 .3 106.3 107.9 111.8 108.7 .3 5.7 7.0 6.4 115.7 130.0 136.5 133.7 2.7 5.9 6.4 5.0 1.2 119.1 127.0 138.9 131.3 1.9 4.7 6.6 4.5 116.5 126.7 137.0 124.8 1.5 5.8 5.1 4.9 .0 .3 .7 1.2 Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 1.7 1.7 2.8 .4 .5 1.0 .2 .5 5.0 6.7 0.7 .6 -.3 -.2 1.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.5 109.3 108.4 115.7 115.7 119.7 83.9 83.7 84.1 82.6 86.8 120.9 .7 1.1 -.1 0.9 -.3 -.3 1.2 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.4 2.6 -.1 1.2 108.3 107.4 115.8 116.7 119.2 83.9 84.1 84.6 83.3 87.7 116.8 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.3 3.3 -1.4 -1.1 -.9 0.7 108.3 106.5 -.1 .0 1.2 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.6 116.3 117.1 120.2 81.3 81.4 81.6 80.1 84.7 117.0 2.7 2.5 1.3 1.9 3.7 -1.1 -1.0 0.7 .7 -.2 .0 1.0 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.0 ,1 .4 126.9 3.9 5.6 .6 122.3 -1.0 -1.7 .7 5.6 5.7 -1.5 .1 -.3 1.0 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 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 55 -.1 -.3 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A ' Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 3 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel .... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 108.3 107.6 107.9 108.0 107.0 109.7 112.1 108.7 108.2 108.7 115.6 107.7 107.7 105.2 121.3 108.8 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.0 2.5 2.8 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.6 -.6 4.7 4.6 2.7 .2 5.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 .6 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 117.7 115.8 119.3 116.8 106.8 104.4 104.0 111.5 128.3 124.5 89.7 122.1 122.8 114.3 82.8 128.1 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 2.5 3.2 2.7 4.3 4.6 4.6 -.1 4.6 4.3 3.0 -.6 5.3 0.4 .5 .2 .6 1.0 1.5 -.2 2.9 .6 117.3 116.2 119.1 116.1 108.0 106.8 105.3 112.2 128.7 122.8 93.3 121.1 122.0 115.6 83.2 126.1 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.0 4.0 3.5 -.3 3.9 3.8 3.4 -1.8 4.0 0.3 .3 .4 .8 .4 .4 .2 .6 .2 .2 .1 1.7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Data not available. 56 115.3 115.2 117.9 114.2 107.3 104.5 104.3 111.1 126.7 119.6 89.5 119.7 120.2 115.5 80.6 123.4 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.1 5.3 4.6 5.1 3.8 3.4 .2 4.3 4.2 4.8 -1.1 3.9 0.3 .4 .4 .4 .2 .0 1.0 .4 .5 .3 .7 .3 .3 -.2 2.0 .5 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 120.9 194.4 6.1 0.8 .5 .6 .8 1.5 .7 .2 1.4 .4 .1 .3 122.8 123.1 121.1 127.2 119.1 106.3 136.3 118.7 128.1 121.5 6.3 6.6 6.6 8.3 5.2 3.2 12.0 5.6 6.5 3.3 .7 .9 125.3 143.9 7.1 9.4 155.0 141.7 8.0 8.8 8.7 -1.1 -1.8 1.1 .7 2.7 .8 .8 .2 .2 -.8 -.7 -.7 .4 -.1 1.5 .1 73.7 73.1 100.6 90.4 109.7 -2.7 -2.9 .3 -1.6 .0 -4.4 2.2 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 107.2 104.4 104.4 100.2 108.4 -2.1 -2.9 -2.1 -7.8 4.7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 111.5 109.3 82.5 82.5 83.3 80.5 86.0 122.5 2.8 2.9 Medical care Entertainment 145.4 124.8 6.9 141.4 124.9 Aug. 1987 July 1988 123.4 190.7 4.7 0.7 123.2 123.2 121.8 124.5 122.9 107.8 137.1 114.4 127.2 124.2 5.2 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.2 4.2 9.8 3.0 4.0 5.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 125.6 140.2 5.5 7.8 6.1 5.4 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 120.5 200.0 4.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 -1.0 3.3 2.3 .1 -.3 119.7 119.9 116.9 124.0 114.5 101.9 131.0 114.9 126.8 117.5 4.3 4.4 4.3 8.0 3.7 2.3 6.0 3.0 4.8 1.0 .1 .0 -.1 ,8 .4 .2 -2.8 .9 .3 .0 123.0 139.3 138.2 138.5 118.1 148.5 149.0 3.9 5.0 11.7 6.5 22.5 8.7 8.7 .2 -.8 .7 .8 .3 .4 .1 1.0 .9 .8 1.0 -4.2 1.2 -17.4 7.9 8.0 -.8 -5.1 .5 .7 -1.9 -.7 -5.4 1.5 1.5 -.4 -.8 .1 .3 .1 1.4 1.7 .6 .5 70.0 67.2 98.8 109.7 84.6 111.3 -1.1 -1.3 .5 -.8 1.4 -6.4 5.3 84.9 108.5 -6.7 -6.8 -6.0 -4.3 -3.8 -6.2 4.7 -3.0 -4.1 .4 .2 .4 .0 .2 2.0 2.2 1.0 3.4 1.5 107.7 105.8 109.2 107.1 100.2 6.6 6.8 9.9 6.5 2.2 1.6 1.6 .6 3.8 -2.3 113.7 112.3 115.1 110.2 109.2 2.8 2.5 2.8 -.8 7.4 -1.6 .2 .2 1.6 1.6 1.3 107.1 106.1 83.8 83.8 .8 .8 1.7 108.8 1.7 1.9 1.6 2.0 .4 130.4 1.4 1.7 -3.4 -3.5 -2.3 -4.2 -2.2 -1.3 .8 1.9 1.9 2.2 1.5 2.4 .3 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Other goods and services Personal care : ... 143.1 135.8 147.0 145.0 145.3 98.0 93.7 75.9 74.9 101.5 104.2 113.9 151.1 95.8 86.8 101.3 96.4 85.9 101.3 108.6 -1.7 .7 -3.1 -3.3 .6 1.6 1.7 .2 86.7 127.0 3.0 2.6 -.6 -.6 -4.2 -.4 1.2 6.5 5.1 .0 .4 140.2 113.5 5.6 2.7 -.5 .0 139.6 127.4 5.7 8.1 .9 .9 7.7 3.6 1.1 -.8 141.5 123.6 8.7 7.8 .5 .7 137.7 116.1 6.3 2.0 .2 .0 -1.9 -2.0 -2.0 -2.4 -1.1 1.9 See footnotes at end of table. 160.9 150.3 57 82.1 83.4 107.2 80.3 80.3 79.0 79.6 85.2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 123.4 4.7 0.7 113.0 123.2 105.5 102.9 110.3 133.7 146.9 2.6 5.2 .8 .1 1.8 6.3 7.3 117.9 122.2 127.8 89.1 106.2 104.2 113.8 132.3 132.5 3.3 4.5 5.3 -1.9 1.0 .6 2.9 4.5 6.3 Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 120.9 6.1 0.8 .6 .5 .8 1.0 .4 .6 .1 110.4 122.8 103.1 98.8 109.1 133.8 139.8 4.6 6.3 3.4 4.2 2.2 7.4 5.3 .8 1.1 .6 .9 .0 .8 -.8 .5 .7 .6 .7 .7 1.0 .8 .3 .7 114.4 119.8 126.8 85.5 103.7 99.8 110.4 128.7 133.1 4.7 6.0 6.6 -.7 3.4 4.1 5.3 5.0 7.5 .7 .8 .6 1.3 .5 .8 1.0 .7 .8 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 120.5 4.0 0.4 110.2 119.7 104.7 102.7 107.9 132.9 139.7 3.2 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.8 4.4 5.5 .0 .1 .1 -.2 .6 .5 .8 115.2 119.4 125.9 82.9 105.1 103.3 111.0 130.2 132.3 3.4 3.7 4.7 -4.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 3.7 4.3 .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 58 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 118.3 195.3 3.8 0.5 116.5 188.3 3.5 0.6 117.2 186.7 3.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.8 117.8 117.5 123.5 117.4 110.5 125.7 113.2 118.5 118.0 4.7 4.8 5.1 7.0 4.7 2.2 9.7 3.1 4.4 3.5 .6 116.1 116.4 115.7 126.9 113.9 106.4 124.7 112.1 117.7 111.9 5.4 5.7 6.3 9.5 4.5 1.7 16.3 3.4 4.5 1.1 .4 .4 .4 .9 117.0 116.7 115.9 122.7 114.3 105.1 129.0 112.5 118.7 120.3 4.0 3.8 4.2 6.4 3.5 2.0 10.4 1.2 3.2 5.8 Housing Shelter . Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... 118.7 127.8 134.5 127.2 138.6 129.5 129.4 106.1 105.7 2.2 4.2 5.0 3.8 8.1 116.6 129.1 137.3 126.3 149.8 130.2 130.7 100.2 92.7 2.7 3.5 4.1 119.5 126.6 139.9 121.0 175.2 126.0 126.1 112.2 104.3 3.5 5.7 .9 3.8 -3.5 7.7 7.9 .3 -.6 -4.8 85.9 108.5 -5.1 -6.3 3.5 -.6 -.1 71.4 .0 69.9 -.2 91.2 .0 113.8 .0 128.4 97.6 -.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 115.7 115.2 114.9 113.7 106.5 7.0 7.5 7.1 9.4 -2.0 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108.8 108.3 87.3 87.4 89.8 85.8 92.1 116.5 2.9 3.6 .8 .9 1.7 .6 1.4 -3.6 Medical care Entertainment 138.2 121.5 6.5 5.9 Other goods and services Personal care 136.5 114.8 6.8 1.9 All items All items (December 1977=100) 79.2 77.7 100.7 109.3 134.7 1.0 1.7 .6 1.6 1.7 -.1 .7 .7 .2 1.8 3.9 4.0 -4.9 -5.4 -1.7 .6 -.9 2.7 -5.5 59 .6 1.5 1.6 1.0 2.2 1.4 1.5 .4 -.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 .4 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 113.9 182.7 3.1 116.9 117.0 115.8 125.6 118.5 108.9 120.3 108.7 119.4 115.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 8.7 1.5 4.0 6.3 2.0 4.1 2.6 109.4 110.7 115.8 111.5 117.1 114.0 113.7 109.5 101.3 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.6 -1.4 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.2 62.2 0.4 .9 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.8 .0 .1 .1 -.3 -.6 -1.1 -1.2 -.9 -.4 -.4 -.1 -.4 -.9 90.0 .0 111.0 110.6 -3.1 -.4 -2.6 4.1 1.1 117.0 106.7 108.7 -4.3 -9.1 .7 2.5 -.9 7.5 2.5 -1.9 -2.2 -4.9 -1.5 -1.3 109.0 106.9 107.3 107.4 108.6 5.1 5.4 4.1 5.4 4.9 2.1 1.0 -.9 115.9 115.6 110.8 119.8 113.9 8.4 9.0 5.8 10.3 9.6 106.4 105.8 85.2 85.1 84.7 88.7 120.7 2.1 2.2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.1 -1.2 -2.5 1.3 1.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 1.8 1.4 107.4 104.9 82.7 82.5 84.0 81.1 82.2 161.2 1.4 .8 -2.6 -2.7 -1.3 -3.6 -4.1 13.3 .9 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 2.9 .4 -2.1 1.7 1.7 7.2 7.4 7.9 7.1 7.4 -.1 135.0 117.0 6.1 3.4 .4 -.1 137.3 120.3 10.4 3.2 .6 136.4 119.0 6.1 6.1 1.2 .1 136.2 120.1 7.7 6.7 1.3 .1 133.6 112.6 6.0 1.5 1.0 -.4 133.4 112.7 6.3 3.2 .5 .1 86.8 106.5 -1.1 -3.5 1.1 -1.5 -3.3 1.2 2.0 -2.3 1.0 1.1 -1.5 3.4 -.8 112.1 111.4 103.7 119.4 99.9 -2.8 -2.6 -4.9 -3.7 2.1 1.1 1.2 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.1 2.9 110.1 109.1 87.5 95.6 3.9 4.3 .3 .3 2.3 -.7 2.0 138.3 .5 See footnotes at end of table. -.3 -.5 1.9 6.8 3.3 3.4 .8 -1.5 1.5 .7 -.8 -.3 .4 .7 0.5 71.8 71.4 100.1 98.7 112.3 87.6 88.4 85.5 86.0 -6.0 -1.1 -1.3 61.2 -.5 .7 -1.9 -.4 -.7 .1 .6 .8 .9 .6 1.4 -.2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class C Size class B Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 118.3 3.8 0.5 116.5 3.5 112.9 117.8 109.7 109.0 109.7 124.4 137.7 4.3 4.7 4.1 5.1 2.4 3.3 6.3 .9 .6 1.1 1.5 110.1 116.1 106.8 104.9 110.0 124.5 131.9 3.0 5.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 3.9 6.0 115.8 117.2 121.6 96.9 109.9 109.3 113.6 125.6 123.0 3.7 3.6 4.5 -2.8 4.0 5.0 4.9 2.4 3.0 113.5 115.5 121.3 88.6 107.0 105.1 110.2 122.7 123.8 3.5 3.4 3.9 -.8 1.7 1.6 3.4 4.3 3.8 .2 117.2 3.9 110.3 117.0 106.6 104.6 109.3 125.5 137.1 3.1 4.0 2.6 3.7 1.1 4.7 11.6 114.7 116.1 121.0 94.6 107.1 105.3 110.4 .7 127.6 1.1 124.3 3.3 3.6 4.5 -.8 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 0.6 -.2 .7 -1.0 1.1 0.5 1.1 .5 113.9 3.1 0.4 112.1 116.9 109.1 107.5 110.8 116.8 135.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.9 1.1 2.5 5.0 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 .7 -.2 .9 115.3 112.4 117.1 91.9 109.3 108.0 11.2.7 125.0 114.4 3,7 2.9 3.5 .2 3.6 5.7 4.8 3.6 2.2 .7 .4 .3 .9 .9 1.1 1.1 .2 -.3 Special indexes AH items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy , Energy..... Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .6 .4 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.0 -.2 .2 See footnotes at end of table. 60 .6 .4 2.8 -.1 1.3 .8 1.0 .8 .6 .2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions arid population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class B Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 118.0 190.4 3.5 0.3 117.6 192.0 3.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119.5 119.9 117.9 123.8 115.2 114.1 126.5 114.9 124.0 116.3 4.6 4.8 4.9 9.3 4.5 3.0 6.1 3.2 4.6 3.6 .2 119.2 119.1 117.9 121.0 114.0 110.4 134.3 114.7 122.1 120.0 4.7 4.6 5.1 6.0 3.5 2.0 10.4 4.3 3.9 5.3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... 115.7 119.7 124.7 120.7 130.2 121.9 121.6 105.4 100.5 2.6 2.9 2.5 3.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.4 115.7 117.6 125.7 118.7 135.4 120.8 120.5 114.7 107.1 3.0 3.4 1.7 2.2 .7 4.1 4.1 3.7 1.6 83.3 76.4 106.9 109.1 112.2 .4 -.5 1.0 112.5 2.0 -1.8 4.8 1.6 1.5 2.3 1.4 114.6 112.1 117.1 112.0 111.3 110.4 All items All items (December 1977=100) 1.9 1.0 -.5 -.3 .3 -.5 .3 .2 -.2 .6 .9 .3 -3.2 .6 .5 1.9 1.9 3.2 1.6 6.7 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.4 -.3 -.2 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.4 -.4 -1.0 113.7 120.5 127.8 122.1 130.0 121.0 119.9 105.1 98.3 2.5 3.8 2.7 2.8 2.4 4.3 4.4 .4 .3 .5 .8 .4 .6 .2 .7 .9 .5 .2 4.4 4.6 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.1 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.0 -.1 -6.0 -.1 80.6 69.1 104.3 103.2 107.7 85.3 108.1 -2.1 -6.9 2.4 .6 .8 1.4 .0 2.5 .2 .0 -.2 89.7 77.7 106.4 115.0 119.2 105.2 106.6 -1.6 1.4 1.4 -.2 6.4 7.0 5.9 7.9 7.7 -.2 -.2 1.4 -.4 -2.7 121.0 120.7 120.9 127.0 114.0 4.0 3.6 2.8 1.6 6.3 .3 .0 -1.5 -.4 1.4 107.2 105.7 106.5 106.8 89.9 11.6 12.8 3.6 21.8 -3.9 -4.3 -1.9 .6 .6 2.8 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.7 107.1 106.4 84.5 84.9 85.6 83.7 88.7 121.0 2.6 2.4 -.7 -.4 -.2 -.9 1.5 5.4 106.5 3.0 3.1 -.8 138.7 119.7 5.1 3.4 135.4 119.5 6.0 5.0 122.7 119.8 117.0 125.0 110.3 5.1 5.3 3.8 6.2 1.3 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108.8 108.8 85.7 85.7 86.4 84.0 88.7 110.5 2.3 2.5 -.2 -.1 .7 -.8 .5 -2.4 .5 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.4 1.6 -1.0 127.3 2.7 2.8 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.8 -.5 .0 Medical care Entertainment 140.8 123.5 6.6 2.8 .5 -.1 137.1 115.7 6.8 3.0 Other goods and services Personal care 136.0 119.9 6.8 3.5 142.0 120.8 5.4 2.0 -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 61 109.5 83.3 83.0 84.6 81.9 85.1 112.3 113.4 120.2 114.1 135.0 114.0 113.7 116.6 112.6 .3 .3 .2 3.8 1.0 -.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 7.5 3.8 1.7 8.1 .9 4.5 2.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear -.1 .3 -.4 4.8 4.9 5.9 9.3 5.8 3.6 9.4 3.3 3.2 2.8 116.6 116.8 114.3 124.1 114.4 105.8 126.1 106.7 123.2 112.4 1.0 96.4 118.1 118.2 116.9 120.7 113.5 113.0 126.0 115.6 122.1 116.3 0.3 -3.1 7.8 -1.9 2.3 3.2 4.0 74.8 111.1 104.4 106.2 95.8 114.5 1.0 1.8 115.9 187.6 115.3 187.3 79.4 -1.0 -1.7 .0 .7 .7 .9 0.4 .8 1.6 -.3 -1.9 -7.1 2.5 .6 .6 -.5 0.3 .9 1.2 1.0 1.0 6.3 -12.2 2.4 135.2 1.0 1.1 .6 .6 3.3 3.5 2.5 4.7 2.3 .4 .3 138.5 115.2 5.3 4.7 1.0 -.5 135.0 112.8 8.5 2.5 1.1 -.1 .8 105.2 2.3 77.4 2.5 77.4 3.6 74.6 2.2 76.0 1.6 82.9 -.6 -1.3 -1.4 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class C Size class B Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July. 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 118.0 3.5 113.6 119.5 110.0 107.1 114.8 122.7 140.4 117.7 116.6 122.0 91.9 110.2 107.4 113.4 129.7 120.9 0.3 117.6 3.9 3.8 4.6 3.5 4.0 2.8 3.2 6.6 112.6 119.2 108.7 106.4 111.6 123.1 136.3 3.6 4.7 2.9 3.8 1.9 4.2 6.9 3.8 3.3 3.8 .3 3.5 3.9 4.3 3.5 2.9 117.9 116.2 120.8 92.7 109.1 107.0 112.9 130.5 121.5 4.1 3.7 4.2 .7 3.1 3.9 4.2 4.7 3.8 0.4 .6 -.2 115.9 3.2 112.8 118.1 109.6 109.0 110.9 119.8 138.7 116.9 114.2 118.8 97.5 109.8 109.1 113.5 126.6 117.2 0.3 115.3 4.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 2.8 3.4 2.0 3.0 4.9 109.7 116.6 105.8 102.9 109.9 122.0 138.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 6.5 1.4 3.8 5.3 -.2 .3 -.4 -.4 -.5 .6 1.0 3.6 3.1 3.5 1.0 2.8 3.3 4.0 3.8 2.7 114.3 113.2 119.5 86.6 105.9 103.1 109.6 126.9 119.2 4.1 3.9 4.5 -.1 4.1 6.3 5.3 3.8 3.7 .2 .2 .2 1.4 -.5 -.4 -.1 .5 .6 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .2 1.2 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 62 .7 .3 1.4 .3 1.1 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 121.1 197.5 4.4 0.5 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118.6 118.4 116.7 125.1 116.0 107.8 125.3 112.2 121.3 120.5 4.8 4.8 5.0 7.0 3.3 1.1 14.4 1.6 4.5 4.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 125.5 133.0 145.3 135.7 150.1 140.8 140.7 113.8 112.5 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 July 1988 118.1 183.2 3.4 0.2 .4 .4 .2 1.5 .0 -.2 -.2 .3 .7 .5 118.2 118.3 117.0 119.7 117.0 101.2 135.7 112.9 120.8 118.6 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.4 4.6 -.1 15.3 2.4 4.2 1.8 .3 .3 .3 1.0 .8 .7 -.4 -.1 .3 -.6 4.2 5.1 5.7 3.9 13.9 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.8 .8 1.4 2.0 .5 8.1 1.1 1.1 .3 .3 115.0 119.4 123.7 117.9 120.1 127.3 127.6 110.8 106.9 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.3 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.8 5.7 .3 .5 .7 .9 .5 .4 .4 .7 1.3 74.7 68.7 104.1 114.9 118.4 120.1 109.4 -2.5 -6.5 1.0 3.0 6.1 -2.3 1.3 -1.4 -.2 .2 .3 .0 -1.4 213.3 252.5 96.7 106.4 112.9 101.1 106.9 -2.9 -.9 -3.1 6.0 2.5 .6 -1.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 106.7 103.3 108.8 96.0 101.3 -1.1 -1.7 -2.4 -2.6 -2.5 -1.9 -5.1 116.0 115.0 123.2 107.7 104.2 5.3 5.4 -.2 8.4 .5 -1.5 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 112.4 111.2 .8 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 113.4 112.9 83.3 83.4 82.5 83.0 2.7 3.1 -1.0 -.7 -1.4 -1.0 .3 .4 1.0 1.1 82.8 81.3 85.4 131.8 4.3 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.1 7.3 85.9 121.1 2.0 -3.1 1.0 .6 -1.1 Medical care Entertainment 140.7 120.2 7.7 5.2 .5 .3 141.6 126.8 5.8 5.1 .6 -.2 Other goods and services Personal care 138.4 120.8 7.8 2.0 .5 -.7 135.5 113.7 6.8 -1.8 .1 -1.6 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) See footnotes at end of table. 83.1 82.9 3.1 -6.2 .5 1.0 11.7 .7 .7 1.2 2.1 .1 -1.6 -.2 -2.1 .9 1.5 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class C Size class A Group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 121.1 4.4 0.5 110.3 118.6 105.1 103.3 107.4 131.0 140.1 2.9 4.8 1.5 2.3 .7 5.6 7.4 117.3 120.0 124.3 93.6 105.8 104.5 111.2 134.8 130.1 4.1 4.3 4.5 2.9 1.7 2.6 3.6 5.9 5.3 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 July 1988 118.1 3.4 0.2 -.4 .4 -.8 -1.1 -.6 1.1 .5 112.0 118.2 108.2 108.0 109.0 124.3 141.6 3.3 4.5 2.8 4.4 .7 3.5 5.8 -.2 .3 -.5 .0 -1.0 .5 .3 .1 .5 .5 .1 -.8 -.9 -.3 .7 1.1 118.4 116.5 121.2 93.6 108.6 108.6 113.4 133.9 122.2 3.9 3.3 3.5 2.3 2.6 4.2 4.4 4.7 3.2 .0 .1 .0 1.2 -.5 .0 .1 .4 .4 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986= 100 base. Data not available. 64 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, August 1988 U.S. city average 118.1 124.0 117.3 108.2 129.9 113.6 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 121.0 121.8 121.1 116.9 124.9 124.5 127.2 124.0 120.9 122.9 119.1 114.5 106.9 107.8 106.3 101.9 136.5 137.1 136.3 131.0 115.4 114.4 118.7 114.9 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) 116.7 117.5 115.7 115.9 124.0 123.5 126.9 122.7 116.4 117.4 113.9 114.3 108.5 110.5 106.4 105.1 125.5 125.7 124.7 129.0 112.3 113.2 112.1 112.5 115.8 125.6 118.5 108.9 120.3 108.7 urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 117.1 117.9 117.9 116.9 122.3 123.8 121.0 120.7 114.4 115.2 114.0 113.5 111.4 114.1 110.4 113.0 128.0 126.5 134.3 126.0 113.9 114.9 114.7 115.6 114.3 124.1 114.4 105.8 126.1 106.7 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 117.4 116.7 117.0 124.8 125.1 119.7 117.2 116.0 117.0 105.9 107.8 101.2 128.7 125.3 135.7 112.6 112.2 112.9 Size classes A2 B C D 108.5 118.7 116.7 116.3 110.4 124.8 121.8 125.0 107.9 116.8 114.4 115.4 103.4 107.6 106.9 107.2 118.0 132.7 129.3 128.2 104.2 114.8 114.2 110.3 119.8 122.7 120.7 113.8 117.7 114.7 121.8 118.0 113.8 124.2 119.8 110.3 117.5 121.1 121.3 128.9 121.2 124.8 121.9 123.4 124.0 133.6 128.9 116.8 127.4 122.5 110.4 118.7 126.5 128.8 114.0 128.6 121.1 120.3 120.7 115.9 114.3 118.2 109.9 125.5 119.6 106.7 109.2 120.3 116.0 112.3 113.0 116.3 104.6 107.2 100.5 119.5 109.3 114.8 109.4 104.4 100.1 122.0 107.2 118.4 137.2 133.8 130.6 119.5 115.7 122.3 119.4 125.3 121.8 139.1 137.1 130.3 131.6 136.2 139.9 116.3 112.3 114.0 101.5 117.6 111.1 128.0 112.3 111.0 116.5 114.5 106.4 116.3 114.4 113.0 Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size ..... Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.... Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va See footnotes at end of table. 65 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total Area food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, July 1988 to August 1988 U.S. city average 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 .8 .8 1.6 1.5 2.0 .8 .8 .7 1.6 .4 .1 .2 -1.0 .2 1.0 1.4 3.3 -2.8 .8 .4 2.3 .9 1.1 1.0 .4 1.2 1.5 1.0 .6 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.6 .7 1.3 1.6 1.7 -.8 2.5 .4 .6 -.3 .4 1.5 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.8 .0 urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .6 .3 .8 .9 1.7 1.9 .3 1.2 .5 .3 .1 .9 .7 1.0 .7 .5 .3 -.5 .8 1.0 .2 -.3 1.6 1.0 3.8 1.0 .9 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .4 .2 .3 1.6 1.5 1.0 .3 .0 .8 .2 -.2 .7 .0 -.2 -.4 .4 .3 -.1 .6 .9 1.7 1.1 1.1 3.1 .5 .7 .9 .5 .3 .7 1.5 .8 1.1 .4 .5 .3 1.3 1.3 .4 2.0 -.4 1.6 1.9 2.0 -.9 -1.6 -2.9 .1 1.5 .8 -1.9 2.0 .5 1.7 .2 -.3 1.3 .4 5.2 4.4 -1.0 2.7 .7 -1.0 .2 .4 -.3 .4 Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 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) South Size Size Size Size Size classes A B C D 1.8 -.1 .8 1.0 1.7 .9 1.5 -3.2 .7 -.9 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.... Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-HI San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va -.3 1.7 1.3 1.6 .1 .0 1.6 .8 .0 1.0 -.3 1.7 1.6 .1 .8 1.7 3.0 2.6 1.6 .6 .6 5.5 2.3 1.9 2.3 -1.4 1.3 .7 -.1 2.4 -.8 -3.2 2.9 .6 .5 6.8 .6 -1.2 .5 2.7 -.1 1.7 -3.8 1.2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. -2.1 2.0 .2 4.8 .2 -.5 3.0 .4 -1.6 .6 .3 1.0 1.1 1.4 -1.2 66 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change,July 1988 to August 1988 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—NJ. San Francisco— Oakland, Calif. Expenditure category 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages .5 .5 .7 1.6 .7 .2 .6 .7 .4 .3 .1 .8 .8 1.3 2.6 .2 .0 2.0 1.9 .8 -.1 .7 .8 .9 .8 2.3 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 -.2 -.3 -.3 -1.4 .3 .0 -1.2 .4 -1.0 .0 .0 .3 .2 .1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... .3 .6 .7 .5 1.5 .6 .6 .1 .1 -.5 .5 .6 .2 1.8 .4 .5 -5.4 .4 .6 1.2 .5 .6 .1 1.6 1.7 .4 .1 -.8 -1.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 .9 .0 .4 .5 .1 1.1 .0 All items -.1 1.2 .2 1.2 .6 .9 .9 3.4 3.9 3.7 4.4 2.0 .9 .8 .9 .0 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 -.1 67 .1 -.1 .9 -.1 1.4 1.1 -.1 -1.0 -.3 .4 '1.1 1.6 2.3 6.1 .6 27.3 .5 .4 .2 -.1 -1.9 -19.6 .0 .1 .0 .0 -.5 .9 -2.5 -2.2 -2.5 -1.1 -3.0 -2.9 .6 1.8 2.0 .2 -.2 -.3 .6 .6 .6 .7 .2 .2 .8 .9 -.1 -.2 .5 -.2 -.6 .2 -.1 -.2 .1 .7 -.5 .3 -.2 1.1 .0 .2 .7 .2 .6 .4 .5 1.7 1.7 .6 .7 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.9 .0 .7 -.2 4.1 1.7 8.3 .6 .2 .3 1.5 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Other goods and services Personal care 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.9 3.4 -1.4 6.3 -1.8 Entertainment .8 .5 .5 -.2 -.4 1.2 .0 .1 .1 .0 -2.9 -3.6 -4.2 -4.2 -3.0 -7.5 -.3 .2 .4 .3 .1 -.7 -.8 -.5 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 -.7 Medical care .6 .1 .6 1.3 .7 .1 .6 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 1.8 1.9 1.0 2.3 .5 -1.6 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change,July 1988 to August 1988 —Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.—NJ. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Commodity and service group 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ... Durables .4 .5 .3 .5 .0 1.1 .8 1.3 1.6 .5 -.5 .8 -1.6 -1.7 -1.5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .5 .0 -.2 .1 .2 .0 -.4 .3 -.9 -.9 -.8 Services .5 .4 -.4 -.1 1.1 .3 -.1 .9 .0 1.6 -.1 .3 .5 .4 1.0 .3 .5 .4 .4 .5 .1 .3 .2 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.1 -1.4 -.5 .0 .3 .5 .1 -1.4 -1.4 -.3 .9 1.1 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .5 .2 .4 .1 .6 .6 .1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .9 .2 .8 .9 -.1 -.8 -.7 -.2 .8 1.7 All items , Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy.. Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care Data not available. 68 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 DallasFort Worth, Tex. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Detroit, Mich. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category 119.0 356.6 4.0 0.8 120.1 358.7 2.9 1.0 117.2 367.7 3.3 1.4 117,6 349.4 4.8 1.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119.4 119.4 118.1 124.0 117.3 118.1 108.2 129.9 113.6 122.5 119.3 4.9 4.9 5.4 7.5 4.8 4.0 2.4 10.6 2.9 4.3 4.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.6 2.4 1.3 .9 3.0 1.1 118.8 118.7 120.7 124.8 121.1 122.4 116.3 130.6 114.0 115.2 120.8 4.7 4.8 5.9 7.5 6.2 5.0 2.6 10.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.6 3.2 2.8 1.8 120.8 120.9 117.7 123.4 120.7 122.3 107.2 115.7 117.6 126.5 121.5 4.0 4.0 4.2 8.5 9.5 9.1 -6.0 2.4 2.0 4.1 3.2 .8 .8 .8 .7 1.7 .7 1.0 .2 115.5 115.1 114.7 124.0 115.9 116.7 100.5 122.3 111.1 116.5 119.7 4.2 4.1 4.8 6.1 3.5 2.9 2.1 11.9 3.3 2.6 6.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.9 .1 -.8 2.7 3.0 1.4 .2 .1 Housing Shelter . Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels.. Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... 119.5 128.2 135.6 128.4 141.3 131.8 131.9 106.1 100.9 3.6 4.9 4.2 3.7 6.0 5.1 5.2 .2 -.5 122.1 132.1 138.4 131.0 142.4 134.4 133.3 105.9 114.0 1.5 5.4 6.8 5.4 11.7 4.8 .2 1.5 .3 1.3 1.3 118.6 128.5 132.1 127.4 130.7 130.3 130.8 107.3 101.3 7.5 -3.2 -5.3 2.8 3.4 2.3 1.2 4.3 3.7 3.8 .3 .1 2.3 2.7 .4 .5 .0 3.5 3.7 2.7 3.6 3.9 -11.9 -10.0 111.9 113.9 114.3 110.2 112.0 120.6 121.4 110.2 113.7 76.3 73.5 -1.9 -3.2 -3.5 -4.7 77.8 79.1 -2.3 -1.7 -.9 -1.4 96.9 NA 7.8 83.6 82.9 7.3 5.7 .4 -.8 102.0 108.3 116.8 95.2 109.7 1.0 -.4 .2 -1.8 2.2 -1.2 7.7 .6 .8 .3 .5 .0 3.8 .0 12.2 .3 102.5 104.6 122.4 91.9 106.3 9.0 -5.8 2.2 -12.8 1.5 -.9 -.7 .7 101.5 113.3 112.7 115.8 111.6 4.9 -2.0 3.3 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 112.6 110.7 111.6 109.9 107.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 1.4 3.1 -1.7 -1.9 -.8 -3.7 -1.6 116.8 117.7 117.2 115.7 107.5 3.6 3.8 6.5 2.1 -9.6 1.0 1.1 .2 123.0 118.3 112.2 128.3 109.0 8.0 8.8 .3 10.3 10.3 2.5 2.8 5.7 3.5 3.1 113.2 112.3 117.3 114.1 94.8 8.8 9.2 6.8 10.0 3.5 1.7 1.8 .2 2.2 -1.8 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109.6 108.6 84.1 84.2 84.8 83.0 87.2 123.7 2.9 3.0 -.2 -.1 .0 -.5 .5 1.8 1.0 1.1 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.0 .4 108.1 107.4 88.1 88.7 91.8 87.5 .8 2.9 .6 1.4 1.5 1.6 .8 -12.1 .9 1.3 5.1 6.1 6.9 6.6 3.9 -1.8 108.4 3.5 3.8 -1.5 .2 .6 2.8 -1.4 -.5 -2.5 -.1 -.2 2.9 3.6 111.3 111.5 87.4 87.5 89.7 4.6 4.9 -.7 -.7 -.2 -.9 -.2 .8 .9 1.1 5.6 5.7 6.7 5.6 4.2 -1.8 All items All items (1967=100) See footnotes at end of table. 69 1.3 1.4 .9 3.1 1.1 1.2 4.9 97.3 -2.9 117.5 -10.0 153.7 -12.7 83.3 -5.2 4.0 .1 109.7 90.4 113.7 -2.9 2.1 2.1 -4.9 .9 1.2 109.1 84.1 84.1 85.9 82.1 87.3 104.1 1.2 -2.1 -1.9 -3.4 2.1 2.3 2.5 .6 -4.1 .6 2.3 2.6 2.7 -4.7 86.4 92.4 108.6 6.1 2.2 3.1 .7 7.2 •1 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 DallasFort Worth, Tex. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Detroit, Mich. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 139.9 6.6 Entertainment 120.7 4.4 Other goods and services 137.5 119.0 7.0 2.9 119.0 111.9 119.4 107.3 105.2 110.3 126.7 139.6 4.0 3.4 4.9 2.6 3.1 1.8 4.5 6.6 116.5 117.8 122.8 92.3 107.7 105.9 112.4 129.4 125.3 3.7 4.0 4.4 -.4 2.7 3.2 4.0 4.2 4.3 1.2 139.5 6.6 1.5 141.6 4.6 0.5 142.7 6.3 3.8 .5 123.1 6.8 1.5 128.7 5.3 .6 115.2 1.9 1.0 137.7 117.7 5.5 2.0 1.4 135.1 118.8 6.1 4.3 129.8 106.6 8.4 1.9 1.2 .0 120.1 114.7 118.8 111.8 111.7 111.1 125.6 138.0 2.9 4.1 4.7 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.9 6.6 1.0 1.8 2.3 1.5 2.0 2.1 117.2 113.5 120.8 108.7 107.9 110.8 120.9 143.1 3.3 4.2 4.0 4.3 5.0 3.6 2.5 5.8 117.6 110.4 115.5 107.6 106.2 107.5 125.9 144.8 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.5 5.6 2.7 5.2 6.2 1.9 1.7 1.0 2.2 2.4 1.7 2.0 3.8 116.5 119.0 122.9 101.1 112.0 112.0 115.4 124.9 124.4 1.8 2.7 3.8 -5.8 3.5 4.3 4.5 -1.7 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.8 2.1 -1.1 .1 118.9 115.6 121.6 97.9 109.1 108.4 114.9 134.0 118.6 4.1 3.2 3.6 -.3 4.3 4.8 4.5 3.8 2.2 114.8 116.2 121.0 95.6 108.0 106.9 111.0 127.0 124.0 4.4 4.7 5.7 -3.3 4.5 5.6 4.9 4.2 5.0 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 1.6 .8 1.9 1.5 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy ..; Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 70 1.4 1.0 1.1 2.4 -.4 1.7 1.4 1.2 3.3 1.1 2. 1.7 1.8 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Houston, Tex. Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 110.3 353.8 2.8 0.8 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.8 118.0 121.8 133.6 114.3 115.4 119.5 119.4 128.0 111.6 114.5 5.6 5.6 8.3 14.2 5.8 5.1 8.6 7.2 8.8 1.4 5.5 2.8 3.1 4.5 10.4 2.6 1.6 3.0 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities 98.8 98.1 99.3 91.4 170.0 95.5 90.9 99.7 93.9 .9 .5 .3 .0 -.4 -.3 -.4 .1 -.6 -.8 Aug. 1988 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 122.6 362.3 4.5 0.5 124.2 358.9 4.5 0.9 118.8 118.2 118.0 128.9 118.2 117.8 109.3 125.3 112.3 118.9 125.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 7.3 3.7 3.1 2.3 12.0 1.5 4.6 6.6 2.2 2.3 1.5 3.0 1.5 1.1 .6 1.7 1.4 3.4 1.9 126.3 ' 126.1 124.2 127.4 125.5 126.7 109.4 139.1 116.5 132.1 127.0 6.0 5.8 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.2 9.0 4.2 4.5 6.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.6 2.1 1.3 1.8 2.6 .9 .7 1.2 127.1 134.0 141.2 136.8 132.5 141.7 141.5 119.1 120.3 4.0 5.6 4.8 4.1 8.4 6.1 6.1 1.1 .5 .4 .8 .4 .1 126.0 140.8 5.4 7.9 6.4 5.0 12.1 .9 1.4 1.7 1.3 3.5 1.3 1.3 -.6 -1.1 Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967 = 100) Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. -1.9 6.5 .4 .4 3.2 1.8 .5 1.6 99.8 NA NA NA 103.4 94.0 97.9 83.8 102.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 121.1 121.9 121.1 136.1 119.4 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 105.2 105.5 85.7 85.8 87.0 85.2 86.1 125.2 1.4 .9 .9 142.4 135.6 146.1 146.2 146.7 -.1 .3 94.9 91.1 8.5 8.7 -1.7 -2.0 -6.6 78.1 77.4 -2.5 -2.5 -3.9 -4.1 .0 10.3 .4 .0 1.6 1.1 4.0 .9 100.0 120.6 119.4 135.9 108.1 .8 .5 9.7 -11.4 -.9 -6.5 .3 .5 .0 -1.3 97.4 99.3 104.8 89.8 109.6 -1.3 -1.9 -1.5 -2.8 2.0 -1.8 -.3 .0 -1.0 -.5 4.9 4.5 3.0 5.3 3.6 -.7 -.7 -4.6 1.2 1.6 109.7 106.7 112.1 102.1 97.7 -3.3 -4.6 6.3 -9.9 -6.4 -5.3 -6.2 -1.6 -10.4 -8.4 102.4 98.7 -5.9 -7.1 -3.0 -1.2 -1.4 -1.0 -3.4 3.0 1.3 1.0 1.2 4.1 4.4 5.3 5.1 3.0 -1.3 115.5 114.0 5.5 4.9 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.7 4.0 10.9 .7 .4 .6 .6 1.1 .4 .7 3.4 1.1 1.8 1.8 .6 .8 1.4 1.4 -.5 -5.7 See footnotes at end of table. 4.1 5.1 .7 .2 71 84.0 83.7 84.3 82.1 85.7 141.8 100.1 96.7 101.4 113.4 110.3 82.8 82.8 83.4 80.5 86.3 124.6 -13.4 1.1 2.9 3.0 -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -2.1 -1.1 3.0 .7 1.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.2 -.2 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Houston, Tex. Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 136.0 2.9 -0.4 140.8 8.1 1.2 145.9 6.3 0.8 Entertainment 123.4 4.0 -.2 115.9 4.5 1.0 124.1 3.1 1.5 Other goods and services 133.1 109.2 7.1 1.8 2.3 -.6 139.9 119.9 9.8 .5 1.2 -1.6 138.9 126.1 6.8 4.6 1.0 -2.2 110.3 112.5 117.8 109.0 107.2 111.4 108.0 133.5 2.8 4.0 5.6 3.0 3.2 2.9 1.7 1.1 .8 1.7 2.8 1.0 1.2 122.6 110.6 118.8 105.2 104.6 105.7 133.5 141.4 4.5 2.2 4.9 .4 1.7 .5 -.1 2.2 4.5 2.2 6.0 -.5 -2.2 2.5 6.0 6.9 .9 .5 1.4 -.2 -.6 -1.3 6.2 8.4 124.2 114.2 126.3 104.7 101.5 110.6 133.3 147.8 113.7 108.5 114.5 89.5 109.1 107.3 112.8 118.3 104.6 3.5 2.8 3.1 1.2 3.1 3.4 4.3 2.5 1.7 1.2 .8 .7 118.6 121.5 125.7 96.5 106.2 106.2 112.2 139.1 132.7 3.9 4.3 4.6 3.3 .8 2.2 3.5 6.8 6.0 118.2 123.0 128.3 87.8 105.6 103.0 114.9 131.2 132.1 2.9 4.3 4.9 .6 .8 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 72 .6 -.1 -.9 3.0 .9 1.1 2.1 .3 .0 -1.7 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 1.6 .3 .4 .6 .5 -1.5 -1.5 .4 1.2 .9 -1.9 -.2 -1.5 2.2 3.8 5.9 .5 1.1 .9 .9 .3 -.1 -.5 .5 .7 1.1 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 ' Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 123.9 357,8 4.6 1.6 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.1 117.0 119.8 122.5 119.6 121.2 104.4 137.1 114.5 112.3 118.2 3.9 3.7 4.4 5.4 4.7 4.5 1.0 10.2 .7 2.4 6.0 .9 .9 1.4 1.4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 128.0 143.3 157.5 140.1 184.2 146.3 146.6 107.5 104.4 5.4 7.9 6.0 6.6 5.0 8.8 8.8 -.6 -.8 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 115.3 351.8 2.9 0.9 1.2 .6 -.2 4.4 .0 .0 .0 113.1 112.8 110.3 110.4 106.7 107.7 100.1 130.3 106.4 118.6 117.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 1.6 2.8 2.4 -.7 10.5 .8 3.4 4.9 1.7 1.8 2.5 1.5 2.7 1.8 .6 2.2 2.7 4.7 2.5 8.3 2.0 1.9 2.2 3.1 115.6 122.7 125.4 121.2 127.7 121.6 121.7 108.5 101.7 1.3 2.1 2.5 2.0 3.4 2.0 2.0 -.3 -2.3 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 122.0 375.0 5.1 1.6 121.6 122.1 121.1 126.5 120.3 120.8 107.2 136.2 114.4 124.3 117.5 6.5 6.7 8.6 7.8 5.4 5.0 .4 27.4 3.3 4.4 4.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 4.5 3.8 3.1 1.1 -1.9 -.3 1.1 3.4 -1.5 -4.3 -.7 -11.3 -.7 -.7 .4 .1 130.0 137.9 160.6 139.1 182.2 147.1 147.3 121.4 124.1 5.8 5.9 9.4 4.3 28.4 4.5 4.5 7.1 2.6 4.0 9.8 1.0 49.7 1.3 1-2 -.2 -7.1 100.2 72.2 2.5 -12.0 -2.7 -16,5 .3 .0 .6 -.5 114.8 124.8 130.7 122.5 112.4 4.7 10.7 -1.4 .1 .0 .0 -2.2 6.5 6.7 95.2 90.1 99.9 75.3 101.2 -5,0 -5.8 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) .. 73.1 71.0 -1.6 -3.7 -3.8 -5.7 NA 64.5 109.5 121.8 141.9 92.4 109.0 6.1 -.6 4.7 -11.8 2.8 3.4 4.1 5.8 .0 .1 NA 103.4 112.3 96.3 105.2 -2.0 2.2 -5.5 .9 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 108.9 107.5 110.9 93.2 126.0 -1.3 -1.6 -2.8 -8.1 11.2 4.1 4.6 2.8 7.9 .6 114.7 113.5 102.6 115.2 105.5 5.9 6.0 2.9 5.7 4.7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 115.1 2.8 3.0 83.6 84.0 -3.6 -3.7 .3 .3 2.0 1.9 102.3 113.6 1.0 1.5 -2.7 -2.8 86.9 -3.1 -4.2 -2.8 81.9 85.4 130.1 -.6 See footnotes at end of table. 73 2.6 2.2 .9 -.3 101.6 78.9 78.8 81.3 77.0 82.1 103.8 -.9 -3.4 -2.5 -8.9 6.6 .6 .3 1.1 -.9 .8 14.4 -1.9 .1 .1 2.9 2.7 5.0 2.7 .5 -.8 106.5 105.2 86.6 86.4 87.3 84.6 87.4 123.3 10.5 11.6 9.4 4.0 -6.9 -12.4 7.9 3.2 2.9 6.3 6.4 8.7 5.1 6.7 5.1 -4.5 -5.2 -.2 -10.8 -2.6 1.1 1.0 .3 .3 .9 -.1 .7 2.5 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity ; service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 143.5 7.1 2.0 139.2 5.1 1.0 138.1 5.2 1.5 Entertainment 122.6 9.3 1.2 127.6 7.1 -.2 129.3 6.9 .0 Other goods and services 144.5 131.0 6.9 1.8 .7 -.9 134.0 107.6 8.7 .8 5.6 3.6 140.6 125.7 6.9 3.9 1.5 .0 123.9 109.8 117.1 105.0 103.5 108.3 139.4 145.6 4.6 2.1 3.9 1.1 .8 1.3 6.4 7.7 1.6 .9 .9 1.1 2.5 -.8 2.0 2.7 115.3 110.5 113.1 108.6 109.0 107.7 120.5 136.7 2.9 3.6 3.4 3.8 5.7 .9 2.3 4.3 .9 2.2 1.7 2.7 5.0 -.6 -.6 1.3 122.0 110.5 121.6 103.1 99.7 108.0 132.0 137.2 5.1 3.9 6.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 4.7 1.6 -.2 1.4 -1.6 -1.3 118.4 122.7 127.9 96.0 105.5 104.3 110.6 140.0 138.6 3.3 4.4 5.2 -1.6 1.2 1.2 2.4 5.0 6.3 1.1 1.6 1.5 2.8 1.1 2.3 1.6 1.4 2.0 113.4 113.7 118.5 92.0 108.9 109.4 111.3 122.3 118.7 3.2 2.8 3.5 -2.4 3.8 5.6 4.5 2.3 2.1 1.6 117.0 121.0 124.8 100.9 103.8 101.0 111.2 131.4 131.5 4.7 5.0 4.9 8.5 2.0 1.7 4.3 5.3 5.9 .3 1.6 1.6 .2 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1.3 2.5 4.7 3.2 .2 -.8 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. .8 .9 74 -1.9 2.7 1.4 -1.1 -.7 .4 1.0 2.8 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 U.S. city average Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— Percent change to July 1988 from— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 June 1988 July 1988 July 1987 May 1988 June 1988 116.2 116.7 117.2 117.7 3.9 0.9 0.4 4.0 0.9 0.4 119.5 119.5 117.7 121.2 120.2 120.0 118.7 122.2 120.6 120.6 118.8 122.4 121.3 121.4 119.7 122.9 4.6 4.4 5.9 4.0 .9 1.2 .8 .6 4.7 4.5 5.6 4.3 1.0 .3 .5 .1 .2 113.6 113.5 113.4 114.9 114.1 114.4 113.3 114.9 114.7 115.1 113.5 115.5 115.3 115.7 114.2 116.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 1.1 1.1 .8 1.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 1.0 1.4 .1 .5 .5 .6 .2 .5 111.9 112.4 113.2 113.7 3.2 1.2 2.9 1.2 114.9 115.7 114.0 115.0 115.5 116.4 114.7 115.3 116.1 116.9 115.2 116.1 116.5 117.2 115.8 116.4 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.3 .9 .7 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 114.4 115.3 115.8 116.2 4.0 3.8 1.2 Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban More than 1,200,000 .... 500,000 to 1,200,000 ... 50,000 to 500,000 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) South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ... C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M M M M M M M M M 1.0 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M 117.2 117.4 115.9 117.4 117.5 116.6 117.8 117.8 117.3 118.3 118.4 117.5 4.0 4.2 3.4 4.1 4.2 3.6 .5 .3 1.2 Size classes A3 B C D M M M M 106.6 115.3 116.4 114.6 107.1 115.8 116.8 115.3 107.6 116.1 117.4 115.7 108.1 116.7 117.8 116.2 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 .7 .9 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 75 .5 .3 .5 .3 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Aug. 1988 from— May 1988 June 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 113.3 118.9 120.7 120.8 118.7 115.2 118.9 121.2 121.8 119.0 116.2 119.0 121.7 123.1 119.7 116.4 119.5 122.2 123.6 120.5 Aug. 1987 June 1988 July 1988 Percent change to July 1988 from— July 1987 May 1988 June 1988 Selected local areas Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-HI Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va M M M M M 115.4 112.7 109.4 110.0 1 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. 2 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Data not available. 1.0 .5 .8 1.5 1.3 119.7 123.7 112.6 116.0 115.7 119.9 117.4 123.1 111.7 115.1 113.7 119.3 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex. ... Pittsburgh, Pa 2.8 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.9 117.0 114.6 110.6 110.7 3.3 4.6 3.3 2.8 0.2 .4 .4 .4 .7 3.4 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.4 2.6 .1 .8 1.9 .8 4.4 6.3 4.2 4.2 2.8 4.0 2.0 .5 .8 .8 0.9 .1 .4 1.1 1.8 .5 1.4 1.7 1.1 .6 NOTE: 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. 76 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 West South North Central Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 121.3 189.5 4.6 0.6 115.3 186.5 3.7 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 122.3 122.4 120.8 125.0 120.6 106.6 136.6 115.3 115.1 117.4 111.8 118.1 127.0 121.7 5.3 5.4 5.9 7.3 5.6 3.6 10.1 3.3 2.1 4.8 2.9 3.6 4.6 4.6 .6 117.0 117.0 116.4 123.9 116.0 108.3 125.3 112.3 112.7 112.7 106.9 116.9 118.5 117.8 4.5 4.6 4.9 7.5 4.1 2.4 10.3 2.6 2.5 7.0 1.1 2.7 4.0 3.5 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas .. Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 124.0 139.1 128.3 136.9 149.5 129.7 130.1 121.9 128.6 111.2 97.1 91.0 5.3 7.4 5.7 4.9 9.0 8.4 8.4 4.9 6.3 2.8 -.9 -1.9 114.1 119.9 120.6 124.3 145.0 118.2 118.3 110.8 115.2 103.8 107.0 102.8 2.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.4 3.4 5.0 1.7 -2.3 -3.1 74.4 73.2 -2.7 -3.0 73.4 72.3 100.9 103.2 112.6 88.9 122.9 109.6 104.0 115.7 119.6 -1.6 -1.7 -.1 -4.8 .8 3.3 2.4 4.1 5.5 -.1 96.8 .7 108.7 .3 126.9 1.3 90.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 106.9 104.8 105.3 100.8 118.5 109.3 119.2 124.2 -1.4 -1. -.8 All items All items (December 1977=100) -6.7 3.9 4.8 9.9 5.0 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.5 .9 1.0 .2 .2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.1 1.0 1.5 3.4 .7 -.1 .5 See footnotes at end of table. 77 121.0 108.0 102.8 117.0 113.6 114.1 113.4 110.9 114.9 140.5 107.4 113.6 115.2 116.5 188.7 3.6 118.4 118.6 116.9 122.5 114.6 111.2 127.7 113.6 114.7 113.1 107.3 119.8 122.8 115.9 4.6 4.7 5.1 8.4 4.6 2.7 8.1 3.2 4.0 6.4 .8 4.2 4.1 3.4 .1 .1 .0 -.7 -.1 114.6 117.4 112.4 118.5 133.1 111.4 111.1 111.5 112.3 110.5 111.0 105.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 3.0 3.0 .7 1.2 .2 2.2 1.4 -1.7 -4.4 -.4 -.6 82.6 74.6 1.8 -2.6 .6 -3.0 -4.0 -1.7 -1.0 2.0 1.0 3.5 -.3 .0 .1 106.7 108.7 112.0 97.0 125.5 110.7 108.4 111.7 115.9 4.5 1.5 1.7 .0 3.0 2.1 1.5 1.9 4.2 117.7 115.8 116.5 119.6 114.4 108.8 111.7 127.2 5.7 5.9 4.2 6.1 12.5 4.8 7.7 3.6 0.5 .6 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.5 .4 1.0 1.9 -.3 1.2 -.3 -1.8 -.3 4.1 5.6 5.9 5.2 7.0 19.5 .8 4.0 .4 -1.1 1.5 1.9 -.7 0.3 .6 1.7 .6 1.4 3.0 -1.6 -.3 118.3 190.3 4.0 0.4 118.5 118.4 117.1 124.6 116.9 105.7 128.8 112.5 117.8 116.5 101.0 119.5 120.9 120.0 4.9 5.0 5.5 7.0 4.6 .5 .5 .5 .5 1.6 .3 .2 .2 .4 .3 119.7 .1 -.1 .2 -1.9 .1 .1 1.3 2.7 -.5 125.1 120.6 130.4 -.8 1.5 -.4 -.4 -.6 .0 -1.8 2.4 -.1 .9 1.0 3.5 4.5 4.3 3.4 10.8 4.8 4.8 1.4 .3 .5 .6 .2 .4 .9 1.1 .5 -4.9 5.5 .8 .8 -.5 110.0 3.5 2.1 2.5 1.2 .2 .1 83.1 81.6 -2.6 -5.9 -.4 -1.4 99.3 112.7 117.6 111.9 120.3 108.2 102.6 116.7 115.2 -1.3 2.7 4.3 -.2 1.7 .8 -.2 1.5 3.6 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .3 109.1 106.3 111.6 99.6 104.3 105.6 117.9 128.7 .4 -.1 3.2 -3.3 -6.6 142.1 120.6 120.4 109.6 NA 110.9 111.8 .2 -.7 14.9 2.4 3.8 6.6 -.9 3.2 4.2 4.3 1.7 4.1 4.3 -1.3 -2.1 .6 .0 -1.5 -1.8 -1.1 -1.4 -3.2 -3.3 -1.9 .3 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 South North Central Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 West Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars U$ed cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular.... Gasoline, unleaded premium. Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation 110.0 2.6 2.7 1.0 96.4 1.2 1.2 -.2 -.3 1.0 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 3.5 .4 .8 108.7 0.6 .7 -.3 -.2 1.1 2.4 2.6 3.2 2.9 1.8 134.1 3.5 3.4 2.0 2.5 2.8 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 2.0 4.9 5.8 0.6 .7 -.4 -.2 1.0 .4 .4 .2 .4 .0 .7 1.8 95.5 -1.8 1.1 143.0 126.6 8.2 5.2 2.1 -.2 140.1 141.5 139.8 136.1 7.1 8.1 6.9 6.8 .5 .7 .4 .4 -.2 .2 119.6 115.7 126.3 4.5 4.4 4.6 .2 .1 .2 1.0 135.6 147.4 118.3 150.6 7.3 9.0 1.9 8.9 .5 .2 -.8 1.3 111.2 110.4 115.0 117.5 118.5 83.2 83.0 82.8 3.3 100.6 4.0 126.9 122.2 9.4 -.3 134.8 117.7 5.9 .3 137.7 141.1 137.1 135.1 7.5 7.2 7.6 7.4 139.7 140.1 139.6 139.3 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.2 5.0 120.0 117.3 124.3 4.7 4.6 5.0 117.4 112.9 126.6 3.4 3.7 3.2 140.4 147.4 123.6 150.2 7.8 9.8 4.3 8.1 135.9 1.8 152.3 -.2 115.0 142.6 7.1 10.6 2.7 6.5 136.3 147.7 118.6 148.2 6.7 9.9 3.3 6.0 121.3 4.6 .6 115.3 3.7 116.5 3.6 118.3 4.0 112.5 122.3 105.6 101.8 104.8 3.1 5.3 1.3 1.0 -1.9 .5 110.5 117.0 106.9 106.8 113.4 3.8 4.5 3.4 4.4 5.9 112.5 118.4 109.0 106.5 115.8 3.8 4.6 3.2 4.0 5.9 110.6 118.5 105.7 .6 103.9 -.6 106.3 3.1 4.9 1.8 2.5 -.1 -.1 .5 -.5 -.6 -1.8 103.0 110.3 132.8 129.5 2.5 2.0 6.0 7.5 106.0 106.1 121.9 118.9 3.7 1.9 3.7 4.2 1.7 104.5 111.2 122.2 111.5 3.0 2.3 3.6 2.8 1.1 104.9 107.7 126.8 .0 120.4 3.9 1.0 4.9 4.5 .1 -.4 .8 .9 104.5 127.9 145.6 137.0 .4 5.8 6.7 6.6 106.8 122.9 137.1 126.5 -1.3 6.4 7.6 5.0 -.7 .7 .7 109.4 128.3 139.6 131.1 2.4 4.7 6.2 4.7 110.0 134.5 139.8 131.6 2.3 6.9 6.9 6.4 .1 1.4 .4 .8 -1.8 -2.2 -2.1 -.8 6.3 6.8 102.0 4.2 129.4 123.9 7.3 1.7 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 144.1 137.6 145.6 145.3 6.5 5.4 6.7 6.7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 122.7 115.4 133.2 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses. services 113.3 122.0 3.0 3.3 2.1 1.5 2.9 -.1 .1 .7 -.2 .9 2.8 8.3 108.2 107.6 120.2 127.7 1.1 2.6 -1.8 86.1 128.0 125.1 Public transportation 0.5 .6 -.2 -.2 .9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 .1 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.0 3.7 -.6 -.4 -.1 -.8 .6 3.7 5.5 108.5 114.8 114.8 118.7 82.6 82.6 82.7 81.2 .9 -.1 114.5 113.9 118.6 86.4 86.5 87.9 85.2 92.2 108.4 117.6 118.5 119.9 83.7 83.8 84.3 82.6 87.0 -.4 .6 81.7 85.0 121.3 Commodity and service group All items . Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages... Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter 2 Household services less rent of shelter 2 Transportation services Medical care services Other services .6 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 78 1.2 .6 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Aug. 1988 North Central Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 South Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 West Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 121.0 116.2 112.2 120.3 106.2 102.9 104.1 112.5 116.4 131.7 86.9 126.3 127.5 114.6 80.6 135.9 4.4 3.5 3.7 4.5 1.5 1.3 2.8 3.3 4.3 6.0 -1.8 5.3 5.2 2.2 -1.9 6.6 0.6 114.9 .5 114.6 .6 .5 1.0 Regions are defined as the four Census regions, indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 110.4 114.2 107.2 107.3 106.5 112.1 114.3 120.4 94.0 118.7 119.1 113.3 86.0 123.7 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.4 4.4 3.7 4.5 3.3 3.3 -1.7 4.3 4.3 3.9 -.1 4.4 0.5 .5 .5 .5 .8 1.0 .2 .2 116.0 116.5 110.5 115.0 109.1 106.8 104.8 112.5 116.9 120.0 1.8 .4 .3 .3 92.5 120.1 120.5 116.1 1.1 1.5 3.9 84.0 .3 123.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.9 3.0 4.3 4.1 3.2 .4 4.0 3.8 3.8 -.4 3.8 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 79 0.3 .5 .4 .3 1.2 -.1 2.4 .4 118.2 116.4 111.6 117.1 106.2 104.8 105.6 111.6 120.0 125.6 93.6 121.4 122.2 112.7 83.9 128.1 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 1.9 2.6 3.9 3.9 5.3 4.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 2.1 1.1 5.1 0.3 .2 .4 .3 -.5 -.5 .1 .1 .7 .8 .2 .4 .3 -.5 .2 .9 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 108.1 108.1 4.0 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 107.6 107.6 108.4 110.5 108.0 103.2 117.9 104.3 104.5 108.4 99.5 107.4 106.3 107.2 4.9 5.0 5.2 7.3 4.9 2.5 10.5 2.7 3.1 5.8 1.2 3.0 4.3 4.5 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3 Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities . Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 107.7 109.1 108.8 106.9 120.7 109.3 109.4 105.1 106.4 103.7 106.5 110.6 3.5 5.1 4.6 4.0 8.0 5.4 5.5 2.2 1.1 3.9 -1.1 -1.6 107.2 108.6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel .... Infants' and toddlers' apparel. Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services All items All items (December 1977= 100) 116.7 188.5 4.2 119.1 119.3 118.2 124.8 116.3 107.3 132.1 114.7 116.2 114.4 107.5 121.6 121.8 118.0 5.2 5.5 6.0 7.4 4.8 1.8 12.7 4.6 3.1 8.6 2.9 5.5 4.5 3.4 3.3 .7 .7 .0 .3 -.2 -.3 .2 116.2 123.0 121.5 126.9 147.6 119.3 119.3 114.5 118.0 111.1 105.8 97.3 3.8 4.9 4.8 3.0 10.9 5.1 5.1 .8 1.5 .2 2.2 .3 -1.7 -2.9 -.7 -.9 76.7 74.7 .1 -1.7 103.0 110.9 117.8 100.2 101.2 103.3 101.9 105.6 105.5 2.4 -1.6 .1 -.2 .3 .3 .4 -1.1 -.2 -.4 -.4 103.0 103.6 111.9 90.0 126.8 108.6 104.5 111.9 117.3 2.4 .4 .6 .1 4.8 1.7 .9 1.4 5.3 104.9 104.8 1.7 1.6 2.6 -.8 10. 1.3 5.5 4.0 .1 .1 111.8 109.9 110.9 110.9 107.9 108.1 109.6 123.5 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.2 2. 4.8 7.0 103, 103.9 106.8 104.2 113.7 106.4 -4.4 -.4 2.0 1.1 2.5 4.1 0.5 .6 1.7 .5 2.1 -.5 -1.1 1.1 1.9 -.7 -1.3 See footnotes at end of table. 80 117.8 188.8 3.6 0.3 116.2 187.8 3.9 0.4 117.9 118.0 116.5 122.0 114.3 106.6 129.8 113.8 113.7 114.3 108.8 118.0 121.6 117.6 4.4 4.6 5.0 7.8 4.8 2.3 9.8 2.4 3.2 4.7 .6 3.1 3.6 2.9 .6 117.8 117.9 115.9 124.8 115.3 107.3 127.2 110.4 113.9 110.3 100.9 116.5 122.6 115.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 9.1 3.5 2.5 8.5 2.0 3.2 7.3 -2.2 3.2 4.5 3.1 .8 .7 1.0 3.1 2.8 3.8 1.3 1.9 -1.2 4.8 4.9 3.9 4.3 3.4 1.1 .3 2.0 2.6 1.2 -.1 -.5 115.6 122.6 114.4 121.3 126.1 114.6 114.3 109.5 113.4 104.4 105.7 98.6 2.8 3.4 2.9 3.2 1.4 .4 119.2 126.6 117.4 122.3 144.8 118.5 118.6 111.5 117.0 104.5 110.3 103.4 .9 3.7 3.7 -5.4 -4.1 -7.2 1.1 1.1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 -1.6 -3.6 .9 .0 -.3 .3 .0 75.9 70.8 -4.3 -6.3 -2.1 -3.5 73.4 71.2 -.1 -.8 .4 -.3 99.7 111.9 120. 98.3 126.9 108.6 103.8 116.7 114.0 -1.5 .7 -.1 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.0 3.1 4.6 -.1 - 3 101.3 107.4 114.2 97.7 125.0 109.7 104.9 118.8 113.5 .4 1.2 .2 4.4 1.2 3.7 2.6 7.7 3.0 1.0 -.4 -.5 .1 .5 .2 .1 .8 .1 115.4 114.5 117.0 113.8 128.9 110.8 112.9 124.; 4.2 4.3 2.8 2.8 14.6 5.6 6.5 5.0 109.; 6.6 7.1 5.2 7.6 2.9 9.3 10.4 1.7 -1.6 -1.7 .3 -5.9 9.8 .3 1.7 -.3 0.5 1.1 .7 .2 1.3 1.3 .6 2.2 2.1 .0 -1.3 1.0 2.8 -.7 -1.0 -.4 -.2 .6 -.6 1.0 -1.7 1.0 1.2 1.0 .7 .9 .6 1.1 2.3 .2 .5 -.2 .1 -.4 -1.7 -.7 .1 -.8 -1.9 -.1 1.7 2.1 108.0 108.9 106.5 115.4 106.9 112.7 117.7 1.4 1.6 .6 -1.0 .7 1.1 -3.3 -.6 .3 .3 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A ' Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class C Size class B Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 3.0 3.1 1.7 1.8 2.7 .3 .4 Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 108.9 109.5 101.3 101.6 110.8 123.0 123.3 127.2 123.2 119.0 107.4 109.0 110.6 102.0 8.0 1.6 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 112.3 112.1 112.3 112.7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 0.7 .8 -.3 -.2 0.9 1.0 -.3 -.3 1.1 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.4 2.6 .1 128.4 3.1 3.1 1.5 1.6 3.7 -.6 -.5 -.7 -1.0 .3 3.3 7.7 1.4 99.1 2.7 1.0 -.1 135.2 126.0 8.9 1.8 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.9 137.8 141.4 137.1 135.0 107.1 106.5 107.9 4.8 4.5 5.3 110.9 117.2 105.3 110.1 7.5 10.2 108.1 4.0 107.4 107.6 107.3 110.4 104.8 3.3 4.9 2.3 2.7 1.6 .9 .2 .5 4.7 6.7 109.8 109.3 115.6 115.7 .9 120.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.6 .4 1.1 102.0 .7 1.1 .0 2.8 8.0 84.0 83.9 84.2 107.6 107.1 115.4 116.3 119.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.4 3.3 84.1 84.2 -1.3 -1.2 84.7 83.5 87.8 -.9 0.7 .8 -.2 .1 1.2 2.3 2.4 3.0 2.5 1.6 117.2 117.9 120.1 81.4 81.5 81.7 80.2 84.2 118.3 120.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.6 3.7 -1.1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.7 .7 5.8 5.6 0.8 .8 -.2 .1 1.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.7 108.8 107.7 123.9 -1.4 .1 3.9 5.4 -.3 98.6 4.4 105.3 4.7 1.8 1.0 130.1 122.3 5.8 1.2 123.7 137.1 6.0 5.1 .2 1.0 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.6 139.7 139.3 139.8 138.6 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.8 138.1 139.5 137.7 138.3 5.8 7.3 5.4 5.6 1.0 1.0 115.4 110.7 124.5 2.8 2.4 3.2 122.6 118.1 131.0 4.4 4.7 4.0 115.5 115.2 116.3 4.3 5.6 2.5 -.3 -.6 .1 138.2 146.6 120.3 151.9 6.8 7.4 4.2 7.6 135.1 150.1 116.5 144.3 6.4 11.0 2.6 7.8 11.6 3.5 4.9 135.5 151.2 115.1 143.4 1.0 .5 .3 1.7 116.7 4.2 117.8 3.6 116.2 3.9 111.0 119.1 106.3 103.9 109.9 3.5 5.2 2.4 3.1 4.4 112.0 117.9 108.4 105.9 114.5 3.4 4.4 2.8 3.4 4.3 111.7 117.8 108.1 104.3 108.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 5.2 7.1 -1.7 104.1 111.3 123.1 114.3 4.5 2.6 3.6 3.4 1.2 .2 .3 .3 106.6 124.1 137.7 125.0 1.5 5.8 5.4 4.8 .0 .2 .9 1.1 82.7 87.1 120.8 .1 -.1 1.0 117.0 6.9 1.9 .1 .4 .9 .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 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services .6 113.8 103.3 108.7 109.2 3.5 1.7 4.6 5.2 103.4 108.3 124.3 120.0 2.5 1.7 5.0 5.0 1.2 -.4 104.4 110.3 126.3 118.2 3.0 2.0 3.8 3.8 106.3 108.1 112.3 108.6 -.2 6.0 7.1 6.4 107.0 130.2 137.1 132.5 2.8 6.7 6.6 5.2 1.3 109.3 125.2 139.8 130.2 1.7 4.9 7.0 4.3 See footnotes at end of table. -.2 81 -.3 .9 .4 .8 .3 .3 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A ' Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 3 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 108.2 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.3 110.1 112.8 108.9 108.2 108.4 116.2 107.4 107.4 105.3 121.7 108.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 2.4 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.4 -.7 4.4 4.3 2.7 .2 5.1 0.5 116.1 115.4 110.6 115.6 106.7 104.5 104.0 111.6 116.6 122.9 89.7 1.1 120.6 121.0 113.1 83.3 1.8 .6 126.7 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986= 100 base. 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 2.5 3.1 2.5 4.2 5.0 4.8 .0 4.7 4.5 3.0 -.6 5.4 0.4 .5 .5 .3 1.0 1.8 -.3 3.0 .7 117.7 115.6 110.4 116.7 108.6 106.4 104.9 111.9 116.4 124.8 92.5 121.7 122.7 116.0 83.6 128.1 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.5 2.7 3.4 2.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 -.4 4.0 3.9 3.6 -1.6 4.1 0.3 .6 .3 2.0 Indexes on a December 1984-= 100 base. Data not available. 82 115.7 114.8 109.4 114.8 108.3 104.8 104.5 111.2 114.4 121.2 89.3 120.1 120.7 115.6 80.7 125.1 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 5.1 4.4 4.8 3.8 3.4 .1 4.3 4.3 4.9 -1.0 4.0 0.3 .4 .5 .3 .3 .4 1.1 .5 .4 .2 .9 .3 .2 .0 2.0 .4 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 121.4 185.4 4.4 0.7 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 122.9 122.8 121.5 124.7 122.5 107.3 137.5 114.1 126.8 123.5 5.3 5.2 5.9 6.5 6.1 3.9 10.2 2.7 4.1 6.1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... 122.5 135.7 126.8 135.6 148.4 Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 122.9 204.4 4.0 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 -1.1 3.3 2.4 .1 -.2 119.3 119.6 116.5 124.3 114.2 102.0 130.2 114.7 126.7 117.0 4.1 4.5 4.3 8.1 3.7 2.4 5.8 3.0 4.8 .9 .1 .2 .0 .9 .4 .2 -2.5 .9 .2 .0 .7 .7 .3 .4 .1 130.5 151.5 4.0 5.4 -.6 1.2 .5 .8 -1.1 -.7 -4.6 1.5 1.5 -.3 -.6 Aug. 1987 July 1988 119.7 191.0 5.9 0.8 1.9 .4 .2 .3 122.5 122.8 120.9 127.3 118.8 105.8 136.2 118.7 127.7 121.4 6.2 6.5 6.6 8.5 5.0 3.2 11.5 5.9 6.2 2.7 5.2 7.5 5.6 5.4 6.7 8.5 8.5 -1.2 -1.8 .7 .8 1.0 .6 2.9 .7 .8 .2 .2 123.0 138.6 138.6 141.8 161.5 131.4 131.7 97.3 88.1 7.0 9.5 11.9 6.5 -2.4 -2.9 74.1 73.0 100.6 100.8 109.7 84.6 109.3 .4 -1.6 .2 -4.5 1.8 -.8 -.8 -.8 .5 -.1 1.6 -.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 105.3 102.6 102.2 96.9 110.2 -3.3 -4.0 -3.5 -9.7 4.6 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel 111.2 109.3 82.4 82.5 83.4 80.4 2.6 2.8 -2.0 -1.9 -2.0 -2.4 85.9 122.3 -1.2 1.3 Medical care Entertainment 145.7 124.3 Other goods and services Personal care 140.4 124.4 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 127.9 128.3 97.3 93.2 75.9 74.9 101.1 104.2 114.2 90.4 124.9 138.5 119.3 133.7 -14.1 134.0 96.1 8.0 -.7 22.8 8.7 8.8 .2 1.0 1.0 .9 -.9 1.1 85.3 -4.9 -.9 -1.5 .5 69.5 67.2 109.7 109.4 85.0 108.6 -6.6 -6.8 -6.0 -4.4 -3.8 -6.2 4.4 -3.1 1.4 -6.4 5.5 .1 .1 .1 1.3 1.6 .6 .3 1.5 1.7 .0 2.5 1.8 107.1 105.4 107.0 107.2 103.0 6.0 6.1 8.7 5.4 2.7 1.1 1.2 -.6 3.4 -2.4 113.5 112.3 115.7 108.4 110.0 2.5 2.2 2.8 -.9 7.0 -1.5 .3 .4 1.6 107.7 .9 .8 1.7 85.2 129.1 1.4 1.6 -3.4 -3.5 -2.3 -4.2 -2.2 -1.1 1.9 2.2 1.7 .1 1.7 1.9 1.6 2.1 .4 108.2 107.3 80.3 80.3 .7 .8 83.8 83.8 82.1 83.4 86.8 126.2 3.1 2.7 -.6 -.6 -4.2 -.4 1.2 6.4 6.8 4.5 .1 .2 139.9 114.4 5.8 2.2 -.6 .2 141.5 126.8 6.2 8.2 .9 1.3 7.7 3.7 1.2 -.5 142.8 123.2 9.8 7.8 .3 .5 137.2 117.1 6.7 2.5 .1 .0 See footnotes at end of table. .6 .8 1.5 .6 .0 83 1.6 1.3 1.6 107.0 -.9 98.8 101.3 79.0 79.6 7.9 -4.1 .4 .3 .4 -.1 .2 -1.6 .7 -3.4 -2.7 1.9 1.5 2.4 .2 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 121.4 4.4 0.7 112.7 122.9 105.1 101.9 109.7 131.8 147.7 2.5 5.3 .4 -.3 1.8 5.9 7.1 .6 .6 .7 .9 .5 .5 .2 117.0 120.2 125.8 88.3 105.9 103.2 113.1 116.5 130.4 3.1 4.2 4.9 -1.8 .7 .2 2.7 4.1 5.8 Aug. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 119.7 5.9 0.8 111.0 122.5 103.8 100.0 107.6 132.3 140.0 4.5 6.2 3.2 4.1 2.2 7.5 5.6 114.7 118.8 125.0 85.8 104.4 101.0 111.5 115.7 131.5 4.7 5.9 6.5 -.7 3.3 3.9 5.3 5.3 7.6 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 122.9 4.0 0.4 .7 1.0 .4 .7 .1 .8 -.8 112.9 119.3 108.6 103.3 113.6 137.8 142.2 3.1 4.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 4.6 6.1 .1 .1 .2 .0 .6 .6 .8 .7 .8 .6 1.4 .5 .6 .9 .8 .8 114.7 122.0 128.9 82.1 108.9 103.9 111.2 117.1 137.4 3.3 3.7 4.8 -4.3 2.3 2.4 3.4 3.8 4.5 .2 .3 .4 .4 .2 -.1 .0 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 84 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 115.7 189.1 3.8 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.6 117.6 117.3 123.4 117.0 110.2 125.6 113.2 118.4 118.3 4.7 4.8 5.1 7.1 4.7 2.2 9.7 3.1 4.3 3.3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 114.0 120.0 120.5 127.3 137.0 118.6 118.5 106.1 105.5 1.9 4.2 4.7 3.8 7.8 3.9 -4.8 -5.3 -1.6 79.0 77.7 100.4 109.2 134.2 86.3 107.3 .5 -2.0 2.9 -5.5 -5.1 -6.1 2.5 -.1 -.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 116.1 115.7 113.5 115.9 106.2 7.0 7.3 7.2 9.5 -1.8 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108.3 89.9 85.9 91.8 116.9 3.2 3.6 .7 1.0 1.7 .7 1.4 -1.6 Medical care Entertainment 138.7 121.8 7.0 5.8 Other goods and services Personal care 137.1 114.9 7.1 2.0 All items All items (December 1977=100) 107.7 87.3 87.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 .6 1.6 1.5 -.1 1.6 3,9 3.7 115.9 116.2 115.4 126.7 113.5 106.5 123.7 112.5 117.9 111.9 5.2 5.5 6.2 9.2 4.3 1.7 16.2 3.5 4.5 1.2 111.9 120.7 122.5 126.3 149.8 121.1 121.4 100.0 92.5 2.7 3.4 3.5 1.9 6.8 3.3 3.4 1.3 .8 -.8 -.2 1.4 1.4 1.0 2.1 1.4 1.4 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 -.2 116.1 182.4 4.0 116.8 116.5 115.6 122.6 114.2 105.2 129.2 112.2 118.8 120.9 4.0 3.9 4.2 6.4 3.6 2.0 10.8 1.2 3.2 5.9 117.9 123.6 128.1 121.0 178.4 120.5 120.7 112.8 105.2 3.6 6.0 1.0 3.8 -4.1 7.8 8.0 .2 -.7 3.2 116.7 116.8 115.5 125.6 118.2 108.6 120.0 108.8 119.4 115.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 8.7 1.0 3.9 6.0 2.0 4.2 2.5 110.2 112.0 108.4 111.5 117.8 108.3 108.2 109.7 101.9 1.9 1.5 2.2 2.6 -.8 1.3 1.2 2.1 2.2 -.3 -.7 -1.1 62.6 61.3 -.9 90.0 .0 111.1 -.3 .7 -1.9 -.4 -.7 .0 .6 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 3.0 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 .4 -.1 0.4 .9 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.5 1.4 -.1 .1 .2 -1.2 -.8 -.5 -.5 -.1 -.4 -.3 -2.6 97.6 111.0 4.1 .8 .0 .0 .5 117.0 -.1 -2.6 108.2 .6 .6 2.0 .5 -1.0 112.9 112.3 110.9 112.7 113.2 8.0 8.5 5.8 9.8 8.5 .8 .8 .5 1.8 -.4 108.2 -1.7 2.4 -.7 112.4 112.1 102.6 120.4 101.1 -2.9 -2.6 -4.0 -4.3 2.7 -1.7 -1.9 -3.5 -1.8 -1.2 109.5 107.6 107.0 107.7 109.0 5.5 5.8 4.4 5.9 5.2 110.9 110.1 87.5 87.6 88.4 85.5 95.6 140.2 4.8 5.0 .3 .3 2.3 -.7 2.0 -2.2 1.8 1.9 7.2 7.4 7.9 7.1 7.4 -.1 106.4 106.1 85.2 85.1 86.0 84.7 88.7 2.4 2.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.1 -1.2 -2.5 119.7 1.2 135.2 115.7 6.5 2.9 -.2 138.2 120.7 10.6 3.2 137.1 120.8 8.6 7.5 133.4 113.3 6.5 1.9 .6 113.7 184.2 128.3 86.7 106.7 71.4 100.1 0.5 -4.9 -8.9 .7 2.5 -.9 7.4 2.3 -.5 .4 1.2 1.2 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 2.9 -.1 85 .8 -1.4 0.6 -.7 -3.5 1.1 -1.4 -3.3 1.2 2.0 71.8 98.4 112.4 See footnotes at end of table. 114.2 183.9 1.0 71.8 69.9 91.2 114.9 -4.6 -6.0 -3.1 -1.1 -1.3 1.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 1.8 1.4 .5 -.3 106.6 106.7 82.6 82.5 84.0 81.1 82.2 160.5 1.3 .9 1.1 1.1 -2.7 -2.7 -1.3 -3.6 -4.1 13.9 2.9 3.0 3.7 2.9 .4 .5 136.1 117.1 6.1 5.5 1.1 .2 134.7 112.8 7.1 3.4 .4 .1 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class C Size class B Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 115.7 3.8 110.9 117.6 107.0 108.1 105.3 121.9 138.5 4.1 4.7 3.8 5.1 2.0 3.4 7.0 115.1 114.6 118.9 95.9 107.3 108.6 113.1 115.0 120.3 3.6 3.6 4.4 -2.5 3.8 4.9 4.8 2.6 3.0 0.5 .9 1.4 114.2 3.7 0.6 116.1 4.0 109.5 115.9 106.2 105.1 106.9 121.1 132.3 3.1 5.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 4.2 6.6 .4 .1 1.1 -1.1 1.0 109.7 116.8 105.9 104.7 105.8 125.1 138.2 3.3 4.0 2.8 3.6 1.7 4.7 11.8 113.4 113.2 118.6 88.7 106.3 105.3 110.4 113.6 120.0 3.8 3.6 4.2 -.6 1.9 1.8 3.6 5.1 4.0 .3 3.1 .1 1.1 .7 114.4 115.0 119.5 94.1 106.3 105.5 110.6 114.3 123.9 3.4 3.7 4.6 -.9 2.9 3.7 3.8 3.5 4.2 0.5 113.7 3.2 0.4 1.0 112.0 116.7 109.3 107.1 109.1 117.1 135.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 5.5 1.3 2.7 5.2 1.0 .9 1.0 1.3 .7 -.2 .9 114.6 112.5 116.5 92.3 109.5 107.6 112.4 111.6 115.0 3.6 3.0 3.6 .0 3.6 5.2 4.6 3.4 2.3 .8 .4 .3 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 .2 -.3 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .4 .5 .4 1.8 .9 1.3 1.0 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 86 1.4 1.0 .9 .6 .2 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Expenditure category 117.2 189.9 3.5 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119.4 119.8 118.0 123.9 115.9 113.9 125.7 115.2 123.8 115.0 4.7 4.9 5.2 9.6 5.2 2.8 6.3 3.4 4.5 3.0 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 114.5 118.1 112.3 119.5 130.8 113.5 113.2 105.4 100.7 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 .8 2.7 2.7 1.5 1.0 79.4 74.5 109.6 104.4 106.6 95.9 114.1 1.5 -2.9 6.6 1.0 1.9 -1.8 2.8 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 121.6 118.8 116.9 125.3 108.6 5.1 5.2 4.1 5.6 1.6 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109.8 109.6 85.9 85.9 86.8 84.5 88.8 110.6 2.3 2.4 -.3 -.2 .7 Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care All items All items (December 1977=100) 0.3 3.9 118.8 118.8 117.2 121.2 113.7 110.3 132.9 114.3 122.4 118.8 4.5 4.4 4.7 5.9 3.1 2.1 10.0 4.3 4.1 5.1 112.7 113.1 113.6 118.7 135.6 111.8 111.8 115.0 106.9 0.5 116.4 188.5 3.3 0.3 116.2 188.0 4.0 0.3 5.0 5.1 5.9 9.7 6.0 3.3 9.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 .8 1.6 .4 .1 118.1 118.2 116.9 120.8 113.9 112.7 127.1 115.2 121.8 116.1 116.2 116.4 113.9 124.3 113.9 105.8 126.2 106.5 123.0 112.4 3.8 3.9 3.7 7.5 3.6 1.8 7.0 .7 4.5 2.3 .3 .3 .2 3.7 1.2 .9 .3 -3.4 .7 .4 3.1 3.4 1.9 2.2 .7 4.1 4.2 4.0 1.7 .5 -.1 -.9 .3 -6.8 .2 .3 2.7 .6 115.2 117.2 109.5 114.1 134.5 107.6 107.2 116.4 112.8 1.9 1.7 2.4 1.6 6.7 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.3 .2 -.4 -.4 -.5 -1.1 116.9 126.3 115.1 122.1 130.1 114.1 113.3 105.0 98.5 2.5 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.6 4.4 4.3 .6 .5 .5 .7 .5 .6 .3 .8 .9 .6 .3 85.4 76.6 106.9 108.6 112.1 96.0 110.7 2.0 -1.7 4.8 1.7 1.5 2.3 1.2 .4 -.5 1.0 .9 -.4 90.5 77.7 106.4 115.1 119.3 105.3 107.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.3 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.0 .0 -6.0 -.1 78.8 69.1 104.3 103.5 107.8 85.3 107.2 -.8 -6.9 2.4 .6 .8 -1.7 1.3 1.7 .0 2.5 .1 .0 1.4 - 2 114.9 112.7 117.4 112.4 111.3 6.3 6.8 5.6 7.9 8.0 -.3 -.4 1.4 -1.1 -2.3 120.3 120.0 120.7 124.9 114.3 4.2 3.9 3.0 1.1 6.4 .4 .1 -1.5 -.4 1.4 106.8 104.9 103.4 106.1 90.6 10.9 12.2 3.8 19.8 6.2 -3.5 -3.9 -1.5 -11.9 2.5 .3 -1.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 1.7 -.8 110.8 110.5 83.3 83.0 84.6 81.9 85.1 123.8 2.8 2.9 -.6 -.7 -.4 -.8 -.5 .2 106.2 105.8 84.5 84.9 85.6 83.7 88.7 120.1 2.6 2.6 -.7 -.4 -.2 -.9 1.5 5.1 1.0 2.3 2.5 3.6 2.2 1.6 -.1 107.0 106.2 77.4 77.4 74.6 76.0 82.9 133.1 3.1 3.2 -.8 -.6 -1.3 -1.4 1.0 1.1 .8 .8 3.3 3.5 2.5 4.7 2.3 .3 141.5 122.7 6.6 3.7 -.2 137.8 112.5 7.0 2.6 139.8 118.5 5.1 3.5 139.1 114.3 5.6 4.3 1.2 -1.2 134.9 119.3 7.7 3.6 139.8 121.0 5.3 1.9 135.3 119.4 6.0 4.8 135.1 112.5 8.2 1.9 1.2 .8 2.1 -.5 -.3 .3 -.9 .1 .1 -.2 .2 -1.6 .0 -.3 -.3 -.8 _ -j See footnotes at end of table. 115.8 187.6 87 2.8 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.7 -.5 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.1 .3 -.2 -.3 -.2 .2 .4 -.2 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Aug. 1988 Size class B Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Size class D Size class C Index July 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index Aug. 1988 July 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 July 1988 Commodity and service group 115.8 3.9 05 116.4 3.3 113.4 119.4 109.8 107.5 112.7 122.5 141 5 3.9 4.7 3.5 4.1 2.7 3.3 6.6 4 111.7 118.8 107.8 106.0 108.9 120.9 137.4 3.5 4.5 2.9 3.5 2.2 4.2 7.2 4 .5 .3 7 .0 .6 7 113.4 118.1 110.2 107.7 112.7 121.2 139 7 3.7 5.0 2.9 3.4 2.4 2.9 50 117.3 115.9 121.2 92.1 109.9 107.6 113.5 1168 120 4 3.8 3.5 3.9 .3 3.5 4.0 4.4 3.7 2.9 117.1 114.5 118.8 92.3 108.1 106.5 112.5 1179 119.1 4.0 3.7 4.2 .5 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.9 4.0 7 .5 .4 1.5 3 .7 6 1 ? 7 116.3 114.9 119.9 96.3 110.4 108.0 113.0 1163 118.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 .9 2.9 3.3 4.2 3.7 2.6 .1 .2 4 5 .4 .0 116.2 4.0 03 109.8 116.2 106.2 102 2 109.7 125.5 139 0 3.8 -1 .3 -.2 1.4 4.1 58 1138 114.2 120.5 85.9 106 3 102.4 109.2 1162 122.9 39 3.7 4.3 -.1 38 5.7 4.9 40 3.8 o bo bo 03 3) CO CO 3.5 co co ec Commodities Food and beveraaes Commodities less food and beveraaes Nondurables less food and beveraaes Durables Services Medical care services 117.2 3> en bo All items n -.5 .7 1 ? Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less enerav Enerav . Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter2 Services less medical care 3 .3 .2 1.4 3 .4 .4 3 See footnotes at end of table. 88 .3 .3 .4 .6 7 0 .3 .2 1.5 .0 6 6 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Group Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 118.4 191.6 4.2 0.5 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 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118.4 118.2 116.5 125.3 115.6 107.4 125.6 112.1 121.1 120.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 7.1 3.3 1.0 14.7 1.5 4.4 5.1 .4 .5 .3 1.5 .2 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 120.8 125.9 124.4 135.3 147.7 123.2 123.0 113.5 113.1 75.9 68.3 104.6 115.3 118.6 119.8 108.9 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 July 1988 117.5 181.2 3.4 0.2 -.1 .1 .3 .7 .4 117.8 118.3 116.8 119.3 115.7 101.0 136.9 113.2 121.1 117.7 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.2 4.5 -.1 15.3 2.4 4.3 1.5 .3 .3 .4 1.1 .9 .6 -.5 -.1 .3 -.5 4.0 4.9 4.9 3.8 13.2 5.0 5.0 2.2 2.7 .7 1.2 1.4 .5 7.3 1.1 1.2 .2 .3 114.9 118.5 109.7 118.3 119.3 115.6 115.7 110.7 106.9 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.8 5.6 .3 .5 .8 .9 .2 .4 .4 .7 1.3 -1.7 -6.7 217.8 253.3 96.9 106.1 112.9 101.0 106.1 -2.6 -1.7 -2.8 5.7 2.5 .8 -.5 -1.4 -.1 .3 .3 .0 -1.6 .3 -1.7 .7 1.3 2.1 .1 -.7 107.4 104.1 109.3 96.4 102.6 -.6 -1.3 3.5 -5.7 1.0 -2.0 -2.3 -2.6 -.8 -5.1 115.9 115.3 124.0 106.1 105.8 3.9 4.0 -.1 5.3 1.7 -1.6 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 111.3 110.3 82.8 82.7 82.6 81.1 85.2 .8 .9 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.1 -.2 111.4 111.1 83.3 83.4 82.5 82.9 85.8 119.2 2.9 3.2 -.8 -.7 .0 .1 1.1 1.2 -1.3 -1.0 1.5 1.0 132.3 3.8 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.9 7.0 1.9 -3.3 .6 -.9 Medical care Entertainment 141.1 118.1 7.8 4.7 .5 .3 141.2 127.7 5.8 5.3 .6 -.1 Other goods and services Personal care 137.1 121.0 7.6 2.2 .6 -.7 135.1 113.2 6.6 -1.7 -.1 -1.7 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 1.3 2.9 6.0 -2.6 See footnotes at end of table. 89 11.7 .9 -1.7 -.3 -1.9 .7 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Group Size class C Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 July 1988 118.4 4.2 0.5 109.4 118.4 103.9 102.7 105.6 127.8 140.9 2.8 4.7 1.6 2.4 .6 5.3 7.6 116.4 117.2 121.5 93.0 104.6 103.8 110.9 120.9 126.7 3.8 4.0 4.3 2.6 1.8 2.7 3.6 5.8 5.1 Aug. 1988 Aug. 1987 July 1988 117.5 3.4 0.2 -.2 .4 -.7 -.9 -.4 1.0 .5 111.4 117.8 107.7 107.2 107.7 125.0 141.2 3.2 4.3 2.8 4.0 13 3.5 5.7 -.3 .3 -.5 .0 -1.0 .4 .2 .2 .4 .5 .2 -.6 -.8 -.1 .8 1.0 117.3 116.1 120.6 93.0 107.8 107.1 112.8 120.2 123.2 3.7 3.2 3.5 2.1 2.7 3.7 4.2 4.7 3.2 .0 .1 .1 1.2 -.5 .0 .1 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986= 100 base. Data not available. 90 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and Other food at home Indexes, August 1988 117.8 124.1 117.1 107.9 129.6 113.5 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 120.8 121.5 120.9 116.5 125.0 124.7 127.3 124.3 120.6 122.5 118.8 114.2 106.6 107.3 105.8 102.0 136.6 137.5 136.2 130.2 115.3 114.1 118.7 114.7 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) 116.4 117.3 115.4 115.6 123.9 123.4 126.7 122.6 116.0 117.0 113.5 114.2 108.3 110.2 106.5 105.2 125.3 125.6 123.7 129.2 112.3 113.2 112.5 112.2 115.5 125.6 118.2 108.6 120.0 108.8 urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 116.9 118.0 117.2 116.9 122.5 123.9 121.2 120.8 114.6 115.9 113.7 113.9 111.2 113.9 110.3 112.7 127.7 125.7 132.9 127.1 113.6 115.2 114.3 115.2 113.9 124.3 113.9 105.8 126.2 106.5 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 117.1 116.5 116.8 124.6 125.3 119.3 116.9 115.6 115.7 105.7 107.4 101.0 128.8 125.6 136.9 112.5 112.1 113.2 Size classes A2 B C D 108.4 118.2 116.5 115.9 110.5 124.8 122.0 124.8 108.0 116.3 114.3 115.3 103.2 107.3 106.6 107.3 117.9 132.1 129.8 127.2 104.3 114.7 113.8 110.4 119.8 122.5 120.5 113.2 117.4 114.2 121.5 117.5 114.2 124.1 119.7 109.9 117.6 120.9 121.2 128.4 121.0 124.2 121.4 123.8 124.0 133.8 129.3 116.8 127.8 122.4 110.2 118.7 126.4 128.9 113.8 128.6 121.0 119.0 120.0 115.3 113.8 117.6 111.4 125.1 119.6 106.6 108.9 120.1 116.7 112.4 112.8 116.2 104.5 107.2 100.3 120.0 108.7 113.7 109.0 104.4 100.5 122.1 107.2 119.0 135.2 133.4 131.3 119.2 114.6 121.2 118.2 124.5 122.5 139.4 138.8 129.1 131.0 136.6 138.3 116.7 111.4 114.2 101.5 116.9 110.3 128.0 112.2 111.3 116.3 114.2 106.3 118.0 114.6 112.7 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size 1 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va See footnotes at end of table. 91 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, July 1988 to August 1988 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 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) South Size Size Size Size 0.8 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.4 .9 1.5 1.5 2.1 .8 .6 1.7 .4 .0 .0 -1.1 .2 1.4 1.9 3.3 -2.5 .9 .4 2.4 .9 1.6 1.7 .8 1.0 .6 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.3 .8 1.3 1.5 1.5 -.8 3.0 -.2 .4 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.5 1.4 -.1 .4 .8 1.7 2.1 .3 1.3 .6 .6 .0 .9 .6 .6 .9 .4 .5 -.5 .8 1.5 .1 -.3 1.6 1.1 3.7 1.2 .5 .3 .4 1.6 1.5 1.1 .3 .2 .9 .2 -.1 .6 .2 .1 -.5 .4 .3 -.1 .6 .9 .9 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.2 3.1 .5 .7 1.0 1.4 .5 * .2 .7 1.6 .9 1.3 .9 .6 .4 1.3 .6 -.3 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.9 2.6 -2.1 1.8 .2 4.7 .2 -.5 3.0 .3 1.3 .4 2.1 -.7 -3.5 2.9 .6 .5 5.9 .5 -.6 2.2 1.9 1.9 -1.0 1 urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 Size classes A B C D .8 1.9 .0 1.0 1.0 .4 1.3 1.0 .9 -3.4 -1.0 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1.5 1.5 .6 .6 5.9 2.4 2.2 2.3 -1.4 1.4 1.6 .1 .9 .8 -.1 2.5 .1 .0 1.6 .7 .0 1.1 -.3 1.2 -.8 -1.3 .4 2.4 .0 1.9 1.0 -2.8 1.8 1.5 5.2 4.2 -.8 2.7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. -1.4 .6 .2 .9 1.0 -1.7 -3.6 92 .0 1.7 .8 -2.0 2.1 .4 1.6 .2 -.4 .8 -1.1 .1 .5 -.2 .2 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, July 1988 to August 1988 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Expenditure category 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages .5 .6 .8 1.6 .7 .2 .6 .9 .4 .2 .0 .8 .8 1.2 2.6 .2 -.1 2.1 1.9 .8 -.1 .6 .8 .9 .7 2.4 .3 .4 .5 1.0 .2 .6 .6 1.1 2.3 .6 .2 .5 1.8 .8 -.2 -.3 -.3 -1.4 .2 -.2 -1.3 .3 .2 .1 1.2 .6 .1 .6 Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... .3 .6 .6 .4 1.6 .7 .6 .2 .1 -.7 .4 .5 .2 1.7 .4 .4 -5.2 .4 .4 1.3 .6 .6 .2 1.7 .1 .3 .2 .1 -.7 -1.1 .2 .2 .3 .0 -.3 .6 .9 .0 .3 .5 .1 .7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear -.2 -.1 -.4 .0 -.6 1.0 1.0 -1.5 4.3 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation .7 .8 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5 1.0 1.0 3.4 3.9 3.7 4.4 1.9 .7 All items Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care -.8 -.2 .4 .9 1.0 1.3 1.5 3.7 -.1 1.8 3.7 .6 28.9 .5 .4 .3 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 -2.9 -.9 -.8 -.8 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.7 -.8 -.5 .0 .0 .0 .9 -19.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.6 -2.8 -3.3 -4.0 -1.2 -7.2 1.7 1.9 .4 2.4 4.0 -.5 -.5 .4 -1.1 -2.0 -2.4 -2.6 -1.4 -3.0 -2.8 .8 .9 .0 .0 .5 .5 1.7 1.8 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 .6 1.8 2.0 .2 -.1 -.1 .6 .6 .7 .7 .2 .1 .5 .6 -.1 -.2 .5 -.2 -.6 .2 -.2 -.1 -.3 .3 .8 .2 .8 -.6 .5 -1.3 .2 -.2 1.4 .0 .5 .1 .7 -.1 93 1.2 .9 .0 -1.1 .0 .0 -1.6 1.9 .0 1.5 -.1 1.7 .3 .0 .0 .6 -.9 1.0 .5 .4 -.2 -.4 1.7 8.0 .5 .6 .1 -1.3 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, July 1988 to August 1988 —Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Commodity and service group 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ... Durables .5 .5 .4 .6 .0 .9 .8 .9 1.4 .3 -.4 .8 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 .6 .6 .6 .4 .0 -.2 .0 .0 .2 -.4 .3 -1.0 -1.0 -.7 Services .5 .5 -.5 -.1 1.2 .9 .3 .0 .8 .0 1.5 .0 .4 .5 .4 1.2 .3 .5 .6 .4 .6 .1 .2 .0 1.7 .9 1.3 1.1 -1.5 -.6 .1 .3 .4 .0 -1.1 -1.1 -.1 1.1 1.2 .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .2 .3 .0 .4 .4 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 .1 .8 .1 .7 .7 .0 -.8 -.8 -.2 .9 1.5 All items Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care Data not available. 94 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 DallasFort Worth, Tex. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Detroit, Mich. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change fronri— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category 117.7 350.7 3.9 0.9 116.4 341.9 2.8 1.0 117.0 360.6 3.3 1.4 114.6 337.6 4.6 1.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 119.1 119.2 117.8 124.1 117.1 117.9 107.9 129.6 113.5 122.3 118.9 4.8 4.9 5.3 7.6 4.7 3.9 2.3 10.5 2.9 4.2 3.9 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.7 2.3 1.2 .8 3.3 1.1 118.9 118.7 120.5 124.2 121.0 122.3 116.2 131.3 114.2 115.3 122.8 4.7 4.9 5.9 7.3 6.5 5.2 2.7 10.5 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 2.7 1.8 .1 120.4 120.5 117.4 123.8 120.0 121.5 107.2 114.6 116.9 126.4 121.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 9.0 9.3 8.9 -6.3 2.0 2.1 4.0 2.9 .8 .8 .8 .7 1.6 .7 -4.4 .4 2.3 .9 .2 115.0 114.7 114.2 124.0 115.3 116.1 100.3 121.2 110.3 116.2 118.6 4.1 4.0 4.8 6.2 3.4 2.7 2.1 11.8 3.3 2.6 5.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 117.8 125.3 120.7 128.0 143.0 120.2 120.2 105.8 100.6 3.3 4.8 4.1 3.6 6.6 5.2 5.2 .2 -.7 .8 1.1 1.2 .9 3.0 1.2 1.2 .3 .1 114.8 1.1 121.0 5.2 122.4 6.3 131.0 5.4 143.2 11.8 120.0 4.9 119.3 4.9 105.2 -11.5 112.9 -10.0 .1 1.7 .7 1.3 -2.9 2.0 112.2 113.6 103.6 110.2 111.9 110.7 2.1 110.2 -4.8 110.4 .1 113.5 1.0 .7 -2.1 -1.9 -3.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 .6 2.0 2.4 .4 .5 .0 3.5 3.6 2.6 3.7 112.9 119.7 121.6 127.4 126.3 124.8 125.2 107.8 101.4 3.6 6.1 2.4 3.1 .6 7.2 7.5 -3.1 -5.6 -1.0 76.2 73.7 -1.7 -3.2 -3.4 -4.7 84.5 82.9 8.1 5.7 1.0 -.8 101.9 108.0 117.0 94.4 109.1 1.1 -.6 -1.1 .1 -1.9 2.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 112.2 110.5 111.0 109.5 108.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 1.2 3.2 -1.7 -1.9 -1.0 -3.5 -1.5 115.8 116.7 114.1 115.2 105.5 3.1 3.1 6.3 1.5 -8.8 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel 109.4 108.6 84.3 84.3 85.0 83.0 87.2 2.9 2.9 -.2 -.1 .0 -.6 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.0 107.2 1.8 2.9 .6 1.4 1.5 1.6 .8 -7.9 All items All items (1967 = 100) Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 123.0 .3 1.8 See footnotes at end of table. 95 78.2 79.1 -2.1 -1.7 97.3 -2.9 116.8 -10.0 153.7 -12.7 83.3 -5.2 .2 3.0 107.7 106.1 88.1 88.7 91.8 87.5 90.4 116.9 -.9 -1.4 96.9 NA 7.8 101.5 112.7 112.7 -.7 115.8 .5 110.8 7.7 .6 .8 .3 .3 .0 3.7 .0 12.2 -.2 122.5 118.8 112.8 134.6 108.6 8.1 9.1 -1.3 9.2 10.4 2.4 2.8 6.4 2.4 3.9 1.2 109.2 1.4 109.6 5.1 84.1 6.1 84.1 6.9 85.9 6.6 82.1 3.9 87.3 -1.2 100.7 3.0 3.2 -1.5 -1.4 -.5 -2.5 -.1 -.2 .5 -.9 2.1 9.0 102.5 104.3 -6.0 122.4 2.2 91.9 -12.8 103.0 2.7 .1 -.9 2.7 3.2 1.5 .2 -.1 2.4 3.3 2.0 1.2 4.5 3.7 3.7 .5 1.5 -1.0 .1 -2.0 1.2 117.2 117.0 116.1 124.9 96.7 8.9 9.1 6.4 10.3 4.1 1.6 1.6 -.2 1.9 -1.6 .7 111.4 .8 111.8 2.8 87.4 3.1 87.5 3.6 89.7 2.6 86.4 2.7 92.4 -4.2 109.0 4.5 4.7 -.7 -.7 -.2 -.9 -.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 5.6 5.7 6.7 5.6 4.2 -1.7 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 DallasFort Worth, Tex. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Detroit, Mich. Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 140.3 6.8 Entertainment 120.1 4.3 Other goods and services 137.2 119.0 7.2 3.1 117.7 111.6 119.1 107.0 104.9 108.8 125.7 140.3 3.9 3.4 4.8 2.6 3.0 1.9 4.4 6.8 115.9 116.6 121.5 91.8 107.3 105.6 112.3 116.6 124.3 3.7 3.8 4.4 -.4 2.6 3.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 1.3 140.1 7.3 2.0 143.4 4.8 .6 124.9 6.4 1.1 127.5 138.9 117.4 5.8 1.9 1.6 116.4 112.1 118.9 107.7 110.1 105.4 121.6 139.0 2.8 3.8 4.7 3.3 4.2 1.7 1.9 7.4 1.0 1.7 2.4 115.6 115.2 119.2 99.4 108.2 110.7 114.7 114.5 119.9 2.0 2.6 3.8 -5.4 3.1 4.0 4.5 -1.4 1.4 .8 1.0 .9 2.4 1.2 1.7 2.1 -1.0 1.6 0.7 142.5 7.4 4.4 5.6 115.9 1.7 1.2 132.9 118.9 6.5 4.4 130.7 106.7 8.9 1,9 1.7 .0 117.0 113.3 120.4 108.7 107.6 110.8 121.3 145.1 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.8 3.4 2.4 6.2 1.4 1.0 .8 1.2 2.4 -.2 1.7 114.6 108.0 115.0 104.9 106.3 101.3 123.3 144.7 4.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.8 1.3 5.2 7.3 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 .5 2.2 4.2 118.5 115.2 121.2 96.8 109.0 107.9 114.2 121.4 118.6 3.9 3.1 3.6 -.4 4.0 4.6 4.4 3.7 2.0 1.0 1.4 1.2 3.3 1.1 2.2 1.6 .9 1.7 114.4 113.5 117.8 94.8 105.3 107.0 110.6 115.4 121.5 4.2 4.5 5.5 -3.3 4.2 5.7 4.8 4.2 4.9 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.5 2.2 1.6 1.1 1.9 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care . 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.1 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 96 1.3 1.9 .3 .3 2.6 .1 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 Group Index Aug. 1988 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Houston, Tex. Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 119.5 353.2 4.3 0.5 1.6 3.0 4.7 5.3 .7 .1 118.7 117.9 117.5 129.3 117.6 117.3 108.7 124.5 112.2 118.9 125.4 5.0 4.6 4.6 7.4 3.5 3.0 2.2 11.9 1.4 4.7 7.5 .1 -.4 -.3 -.4 .2 -.6 -.7 .6 1.6 122.6 127.4 123.8 136.8 131.7 126.2 125.9 119.1 121.0 3.7 5.6 4.6 4.1 8.6 6.1 6.1 1.0 .3 Aug. 1987 June 1988 110.6 352.9 3.3 1.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.8 118.0 121.5 133.8 113.8 115.0 120.0 118.2 128.0 112.3 114.7 5.7 5.7 8.5 14.8 5.8 5.1 8.8 7.8 9.0 1.4 6.1 2.9 Housing Shelter Renters1 costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 98.2 96.1 97.4 91.4 166.6 97.7 95.2 99.7 93.9 1.1 .0 -.8 -1.9 6.3 .4 .4 3.3 1.8 103.4 94.0 97.9 83.8 105.7 1.7 .0 10.3 2.3 .0 1.6 1.1 4.0 1.1 99.9 121.4 119.4 136.0 107.9 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 121.2 121.5 123.8 131.6 119.9 5.7 5.3 7.0 4.2 4.4 -.7 -.7 -3.3 -.2 1.7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108.0 107.9 85.7 85.8 87.0 85.2 86.1 125.6 1.7 1.9 .6 .8 1.4 1.3 1.3 4.1 4.4 5.3 5.1 2.9 -1.3 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 122.2 348.0 4.1 0.8 2.2 2.2 1.5 3.1 1.4 .9 .6 1.4 1.3 3.4 2.0 125.9 125.9 124.1 127.8 125.1 126.4 109.0 139.4 116.3 131.6 125.4 6.0 6.0 6.8 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.1 9.5 3.9 4.6 6.4 1.5 1.5 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.8 3.3 .8 .6 1.1 .2 .7 .3 .1 123.4 137.5 126.1 90.6 5.1 7.4 5.6 5.0 11.3 8.5 8.6 -1.9' -1.9 .7 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.4 1.3 1.3 -.6 -1.1 -6.7 77.9 77.4 -2.4 -2.4 -3.9 -4.1 96.7 99.4 105.3 89.8 109.2 -.9 -1.7 -1.1 -2.9 1.9 -1.5 -.3 .0 -1.5 -6.7 .3 .5 .1 -1.1 109.9 106.9 113.9 101.0 98.5 -2.8 -4.0 5.9 -8.9 -5.8 -4.2 -5.0 -1.2 -7.9 -8.0 100.5 97.2 98.1 94.5 102.3 -6.9 -1.8 -2.0 -2.0 -4.2 3.4 112.8 111.5 84.0 83.7 84.2 82.0 85.7 144.8 4.8 4.5 5.9 5.7 6.6 5.5 4.0 11.6 .5 .4 .6 .6 1.1 .2 .7 4.7 113.1 110.0 82.8 82.8 83.4 80.4 86.3 124.7 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 10.9 2.6 99.7 NA NA NA 1.1 1.4 -.5 -4.7 See footnotes at end of table. 3.1 4.7 97 .8 .3 9.7 -11.2 1.5 1.0 1.0 -.2 .2 135.5 147.3 130.3 130.7 93.8 -8.1 -4.9 -13.9 .6 2.6 2.6 -1.8 -1.8 -2.0 -2.2 -1.0 2.5 -.9 -.8 1.0 1.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.2 -.1 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers; Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Houston, Tex. Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 Index June 1988 Aug. 1988 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 137.1 3.3 -0.2 140.3 8.1 1.1 146.9 6.4 0.9 Entertainment 125.1 4.1 -.2 115.3 4.3 1.1 124.6 2.6 1.4 Other goods and services 133.2 109.2 8.6 1.8 3.3 -.6 137.5 120.2 9.1 .7 1.3 -1.6 137.4 125.3 6.8 4.5 1.0 -1.6 110.6 113.1 117.8 110.4 110.9 108.7 107.3 134.7 3.3 4.6 5.7 4.0 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 1.4 1.7 .7 -.1 -.9 119.5 109.1 118.7 103.0 103.7 103.0 130.5 141.2 4.3 2.2 5.0 .5 2.0 -1.2 .5 .1 2.2 -1.2 122.2 113.8 125.9 104.3 100.4 110.4 132.0 149.5 4.1 2.2 6.0 -.9 -2.6 2.5 5.7 6.7 .8 115.0 108.7 114.2 90.4 110.4 110.7 114.6 110.6 103.5 4.1 3.2 3.5 1.1 4.1 4.7 5.2 2.9 1.6 1.4 117.3 118.4 122.5 95.4 104.1 105.4 111.7 124.8 129.5 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.4 1.0 2.7 3.7 6.8 5.9 117.2 121.2 126.6 87.4 105.1 101.9 114.2 115.1 130.6 2.6 4.0 4.5 -1.8 -.6 -1.9 2.1 3.4 5.6 Personal care Commodity and service group All items ..... Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .... See footnotes at end of table. 98 1.1 .9 3.1 1.3 1.6 2.3 .4 .1 6.0 8.4 -1.4 -1.0 .9 1.5 .5 .5 .5 .4 -1.0 -.9 .6 1.2 .6 1.5 -.2 -.7 .6 1.0 .9 .5 .8 .9 .6 -.2 -.5 .5 .6 1.0 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Group Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 123.6 359.0 4.4 1.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 117.6 117.5 119.7 122.4 119.6 121.1 104.4 138.8 114.2 112.6 119.4 3.9 3.7 4.4 5.6 4.4 4.1 1.0 10.9 .6 2.4 6.7 .9 .9 Housing Shelter Renters1 costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 129.5 146.2 138.0 140.1 183.4 130.0 130.4 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 120.5 366.9 4.9 1.3 121.7 122.1 120.9 126.4 120.1 120.5 107.2 136.6 114.6 124.2 118.3 6.4 6.6 8.1 7.8 5.3 4.9 .4 26.7 3.2 4.4 4.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 4.6 3.4 2.8 1.0 -1.2 -.3 1.1 2.9 5.4 5.5 7.2 4.3 29.8 4.6 4.6 6.5 10.6 2.0 3.3 6.0 1.0 .1 127.0 132.9 130.2 139.1 190.5 123.8 123.7 119.9 124.4 105.9 72.3 3.1 -7.1 -2.3 -16.4 114.8 124.8 130.7 122.5 112.3 4.7 10.7 11.6 -1.4 .0 .0 .0 3.6 3.7 .1 8.5 -2.1 97.0 92.5 98.7 77.3 105.8 -3.8 -4.3 -4.2 -11.8 8.8 .2 .2 2.9 2.7 5.0 2.7 .5 -.7 108.1 3.1 3.1 6.3 6.4 8.7 5.1 6.7 4.8 Aug. 1987 June 1988 110.7 329.4 2.8 0.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.6 2.6 2.1 -.5 11.4 .7 3.4 5.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 .9 .3 -.2 5.2 .0 .0 .0 113.0 112.6 109.9 110.2 106.6 107.5 100.5 129.1 106.3 118.9 117.9 103.8 5.3 8.0 6.1 6.6 5.0 8.7 8.8 -.8 -1.0 2.1 2.6 4.2 2.5 8.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 3.1 106.8 108.4 114.0 121.2 127.6 112.9 113.0 107.6 100.3 .1 -2.2 72.9 71.0 -1.4 -3.7 -3.6 -5.7 NA 64.5 -12.0 109.5 121.2 141.9 92.4 109.1 6.1 -.8 4.7 -11.8 2.6 3.4 3.9 5.8 ,0 .5 NA 103.7 112.3 96.3 104.1 -2.0 2.2 -5.5 .2 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 103.4 101.2 106.7 80.6 131.5 -3.1 -3.6 -3.4 -13.1 11.7 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 .7 112.1 110.6 103.3 112.3 106.1 3.9 3.8 3.2 2.5 3.5 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel 115.0 113.9 83.6 84.0 2.9 3.2 -3.6 -3.7 86.9 -3.1 -4.2 -2.8 -.2 .4 .4 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.2 .9 101.7 101.7 78.9 78.8 81.3 77.0 82.1 -.1 100.6 1.3 1.9 -2.7 -2.8 -1.0 -3.4 -2.5 -9.4 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 81.9 85.4 131.3 See footnotes at end of table. 99 1.7 2.3 1.6 2.2 1.3 .5 6.9 .6 .3 1.3 1.2 -.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 3.4 2.0 2.0 -1.5 -4.3 -.7 -11.1 -.7 -.8 .5 107.0 86.6 86.4 87.3 84.6 87.4 126.5 9.4 4.4 52.9 1.3 1.2 -.3 .0 -2.6 -4.3 -4.8 .3 -10.2 -2.5 .8 .3 .3 .9 -.1 .7 2.9 Table 24- Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1988 Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1987 June 1988 Aug. 1988 Percent change from— Aug. 1987 June 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 142.8 6.9 1.8 140.3 5.5 0.9 139.3 5.1 1.5 Entertainment 120.6 8.9 1.4 126.6 6.2 -.2 124.1 6.2 -.3 Other goods and services 144.1 130.6 7.5 2.0 .8 -.8 135.6 108.3 9.9 1.4 6.0 4.0 140.9 124.2 7.5 2.8 2.0 .0 123.6 110.7 117.6 105.3 100.8 111.3 140.4 145.6 4.4 1.9 3.9 .5 .1 1.2 6.4 7.5 1.5 1.0 .9 1.0 1.9 -.6 2.0 2.5 110.7 107.6 113.0 103.9 107.1 100.7 115.3 138.0 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.3 5.1 .9 2.3 4.7 .6 2.0 1.6 2.1 4.2 -.7 -.6 1.2 120.5 110.8 121.7 103.9 99.0 109.9 130.6 139.2 4.9 3.9 6.4 2.0 1.7 2.2 5.6 4.8 1.3 -.2 117.7 122.6 128.0 94.2 105.9 101.9 109.8 123.2 139.7 3.1 4.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 111.8 109.4 113.9 88.8 104.4 107.4 110.1 108.3 113.4 3.0 2.7 3.4 -2.5 3.5 5.2 4.3 2.5 2.2 1.4 .6 116.5 119.6 123.6 100.3 104.4 100.0 110.9 118.5 129.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 8.3 2.1 1.9 4.5 5.3 5.6 Personal care . Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ..... Durables Services Medical care services , Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy . .... Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .... 5.1 -1.9 .8 .5 2.0 4.9 6.4 3.9 2.8 .3 -.7 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. .6 1.3 2.1 100 1.4. -1.5 -1.2 -1.9 2.4 1.5 .3 1.3 1.3 .2 -1.2 -.8 .4 1.0 2.4 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 $25,154 $25,086 $56,789 $56,498 $41,509 $41,630 $0,832 $0,822 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 27.460 27.456 28.854 27.133 27.809 27.908 29.003 27.117 60.312 60.767 61.400 58.823 61.063 61.752 61.696 58.780 48.372 52.534 43.523 43.500 48.717 52.718 44.562 43.663 .835 .862 .791 .770 .825 .855 .793 .738 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) 23.232 22.020 25.698 24.623 23.142 22.005 25.574 24.568 49.208 46.882 54.174 52.124 49.037 46.869 53.887 52.038 44.409 50.572 38.857 37.268 44.484 50.776 38.857 37.204 .797 .834 .780 .759 .792 .829 .781 .750 24.024 24.049 50.190 50.237 42.685 42.625 ,637 .642 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 25.763 25.213 24.554 27.618 25.534 25.729 24.857 26.297 55.629 52.026 52.352 61.044 54.854 52.826 52.921 57.734 38.936 39.888 41.297 40.261 39.017 40.087 41.487 40.2Q3 .848 .885 .821 NA .840 .869 .817 NA 23.022 23.362 53.978 54.851 33.852 33.879 NA NA West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 25.766 25.712 22.748 25.759 25.712 22.771 68.794 73.019 54.460 68.772 73.019 54.526 36.171 34.716 29.344 36.251 34.907 29.934 .798 .797 .808 .785 .786 .781 Size classes A B C D 24.732 26.397 26.004 23.939 24.809 26.468 25.361 24.030 57.282 57.011 57.360 51.977 57.244 57.125 55.760 52.176 44.746 40.754 38.527 37.733 44.942 40.967 38.574 37.614 .858 .800 .777 .817 .850 .799 .752 .813 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 17.990 28.275 28.776 28.894 22.443 17.992 28.275 28.849 28.894 22.443 40.530 78.283 64.141 65.959 72.935 40.503 78.283 64.164 65.615 72.935 63.078 46.177 59.581 53.418 46.913 63.357 46.177 59.346 53.418 46.913 .878 NA .882 .821 NA .886 NA .874 .814 NA Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 24.800 26.150 21.550 25.750 26.186 27.089 24.180 26.150 22.061 27.938 26.189 27.395 51.800 57.140 47.470 54.461 44.540 54.297 50.260 57.140 47.470 59.526 44.422 55.754 39.320 45.574 55.160 47.147 50.464 39.092 39.320 46.890 55.160 47.147 50.512 39.205 .866 .847 .865 NA .782 .922 .849 .842 NA NA .764 .903 24.056 26.381 22.661 25.156 24.180 26.415 24.228 25.156 51.830 52.823 44.270 54.515 52.244 53.800 46.050 54.515 38.685 44.570 36.723 43.891 39.085 44.638 37.338 43.891 NA .958 NA .679 NA .950 NA .661 Selected local areas , Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa Data not adequate for publication. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 101 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Average price per therm of utility (piped) gas Range of therm consumption for Aug. 1988 Average price per KWHof electricity Range of KWH consumption for Aug. 1988 Low High July 1988 Aug. 1988 Low 2,800 $0,084 $0,084 Area, region and population size class July 1988 Aug. 1988 $0,592 $0,587 urban More than 1,200,000 .. 500,000 to 1,200,000 . 50,000 to 500,000 .637 .648 .637 .606 .645 .659 .641 .605 1 1 1 2 2,800 697 252 515 .100 .105 .093 .097 .101 .106 .094 .097 26 88 26 54 7,246 3,928 7,246 3,680 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) .505 .483 .596 .492 .499 .474 .596 .492 2 4 2 38 1,292 1,292 443 623 .087 .101 .065 .077 .087 .102 .065 .077 5 5 29 39 6,708 6,708 3,287 3,626 .521 .522 16 429 .083 .082 21 3,749 South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 .. B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 . C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .620 .597 .585 .611 .608 .591 .622 2 6 2 3 589 442 361 589 .077 .079 .081 .077 .078 .079 .081 .077 30 30 112 7,512 7,512 6,513 4,002 .602 .611 252 .073 .072 32 5,536 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 . Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .682 .710 .524 .682 .710 .525 400 400 366 .077 .071 .065 .077 .071 .066 57 75 82 7,152 7,152 5,432 Size classes A B C D .594 .620 .583 .557 .590 .622 .566 .559 1,292 443 623 2,800 .090 .079 .078 .079 .090 .080 .078 .078 5 26 39 21 7,512 7,246 5,432 5,536 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif .412 .754 .776 .649 .684 .412 .754 .775 .649 .684 23 7 1 16 6 635 393 697 630 191 .133 .092 .120 .116 .095 .134 .092 .120 .116 .095 169 75 88 216 108 6,708 3,107 2,929 3,845 2,457 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.. .623 .592 .509 .776 .448 .630 .608 .592 .466 .854 .448 .635 17 10 46 8 46 168 132 406 92 1,292 442 .076 .086 .108 .092 .097 .078 .076 .087 .108 .092 .097 .079 197 140 167 304 172 30 3,510 2,658 2,351 2,961 2,744 3,763 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex.. Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex .... Pittsburgh, P a .671 .546 .471 .515 .674 .540 .486 .515 12 21 30 31 46 356 170 426 .070 .090 .077 .084 .071 .091 .078 .084 275 63 224 240 6,349 3,174 7,512 3,257 U.S. city average High 7,512 Region and area size 1 Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 1 1 25 Selected local areas Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 102 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon) Gasoline Leaded regular Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class U.S. city average July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 $0,984 $1,004 $0,923 $0,945 $0,967 $0,987 $1,123 $1,138 .995 .992 1.012 1.008 1.072 .971 .912 .913 .905 .903 .929 .928 .922 .923 .959 .942 1.054 .925 .974 .957 1.129 1.130 .158 .093 .152 .152 .182 .121 .981 .984 .974 .995 .973 .984 .909 .998 1.013 1.020 .130 .181 .073 .052 .160 .201 .152 .069 Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 1.054 .953 1.070 .939 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) .982 .997 .930 .994 1.021 1.033 1.027 .939 .942 .902 .965 .955 .989 .928 .965 .968 .998 NA NA South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .975 .983 .977 .965 ,999 .997 .990 .904 .893 .926 .892 .932 .913 .959 .924 .952 .943 .948 .965 .976 .962 .978 .987 1.111 1.130 1.093 1.109 1.125 1.136 1.114 1.126 .976 1.012 .911 .938 .957 1.003 1.079 1.104 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .988 .978 .988 .934 .929 .939 .936 .930 .953 .984 .964 .992 .983 .966 1.131 1.129 1.167 1.130 1.127 1.174 1.147 1.135 1.120 1.105 .998 1.005 .979 1.001 .973 1.036 1.001 Size classes .987 .993 .973 .975 1.002 1.022 .996 .997 .924 .924 .917 .930 .939 .958 .944 .950 .961 .982 .969 .977 .977 1.009 .992 1.002 1.137 1.108 1.102 1.082 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 1.065 .977 1.023 .941 1.034 1.106 .977 1.041 .947 1.032 1.017 .941 .930 .910 .930 1.062 .939 .939 .918 .935 1.035 .955 .963 .898 1.036 1.080 .956 .980 .904 1.033 1.223 1.141 1.143 1.087 1.129 1.247 1.140 1.170 1.090 1.123 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-HI Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1.029 1.004 1.019 1.054 .937 1.105 1.048 1.023 1.042 1.019 .951 1.120 .947 .913 .902 .976 .929 1.002 .993 .999 .970 .932 1.065 1.170 1.132 1.218 1.123 1.130 1.304 1.188 1.150 1.192 1.093 1.141 1.317 .902 1.030 .912 1.032 1.136 1.066 1.084 1.051 1.181 1.095 1.089 A B C D Selected local areas .. Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa .906 .987 .927 .915 .925 1.030 .959 .937 NA NA .902 NA .877 .945 .886 .882 .981 .922 .925 .884 .984 .879 .895 Data not adequate for publication. Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. NA .886 NA .984 .974 .988 .991 .919 1.047 103 .913 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit July 1988 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per Ib Rice, white, long grain, precooked, per Ib. Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per Ib. Spaghetti and macaroni, per Ib Bread, white, pan, per Ib .. Bread, French, per Ib Bread, whole wheat, pan, per Ib. Rolls, hamburger, per Ib Cupcakes, chocolate, per Ib Cookies, chocolate chip, per Ib.... Crackers, soda, salted, per Ib Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per Ib Ground beef, 100% beef, per Ib Chuck roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Round roast, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib. . Rib roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Steak, round, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib.. Steak, sirloin, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. ... Steak, chuck, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.... Steak, T-Bone, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.. Steak, porterhouse, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Pork: Bacon, sliced, per Ib Chops, center cut, bone-in, per Ib Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, perlb Sirloiri roast, bone-in, per Ib Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per Ib. ...... Sausage, fresh, loose, per Ib Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per Ib Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per Ib. Bologna, all beef or mixed, per Ib Beef liver, per Ib . Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per Ib. Chicken breast, bone-in, per Ib Chicken legs, bone-in, per Ib Turkey, frozen, whole, per Ib Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per Ib Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz , Grade AA, large, per doz Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal... Milk, fresh, skim, per 1/2 gal Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per Ib American processed cheese, per Ib Cheddar cheese, natural, per Ib Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1 / 2 pt. Aug. 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 $0,215 $0,227 $0,222 $0,239 $0,181 NA NA NA NA NA .506 NA NA .507 NA .827 .767 .811 .806 .772 .619 .773 .602 .569 .802 NA 1.105 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.087 2.177 NA 2.134 NA 1.153 1.151 NA 1.131 NA Aug. 1988 1.754 1.403 1.575 2.692 3.962 3.564 2.933 3.518 NA NA NA 1.879 2.870 NA NA NA NA 1.129 1.112 1.944 2.730 1.748 1.458 NA 2.587 5.177 NA 5.203 NA NA 1.908 2.895 2.631 4.024 2.989 3.535 NA 1.993 2.770 1.745 1.370 1.674 2.637 4.035 2.989 3.390 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 NA $0,216 $0,229 $0,225 $0,234 NA NA NA NA NA NA .476 .581 .581 .474 0.809 .866 NA NA .829 .587 .555 .546 .606 .628 NA .970 1.164 1.068 1.191 NA .872 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.221 NA 2.145 2.304 NA 1.132 NA NA 1.179 1.174 1.737 1.385 1.586 2.618 3.854 1.756 1.467 NA 2.598 3.658 3.118 3.571 NA NA 1.753 1.373 NA 4.845 1.745 1.393 1.670 2.630 4.507 2.989 3.317 1.835 5.614 NA 1.286 NA 2.560 NA 3.033 NA NA NA NA 1.276 NA 2.748 NA 2.828 3.258 NA 4.839 1.761 1.399 1.730 2.694 4.557 2.911 3.496 2.028 5.444 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.127 2.991 2.134 2.941 1.740 2.759 1.673 2.733 1.914 2.764 1.888 2.770 1.899 3.123 1.876 3.077 NA NA NA NA 2.783 NA NA NA NA 2.799 NA NA NA 2.827 NA NA NA 2.010 2.738 1.406 NA .934 1.900 2.755 1.377 NA .990 1.840 2.741 NA NA NA NA 2.673 NA NA NA NA 2.627 2.089 2.683 NA 2.047 2.021 1.083 2.091 2.032 1.077 1.924 2.198 NA 1.885 2.250 NA 1.997 2.331 NA 2.062 2.353 NA 1.046 1.090 2.078 1.233 1.053 .87; 2.020 1.22! .857 .929 2.00; 1.298 .882 .900 1.982 1.303 1.045 .891 1.970 1.249 1.064 .961 2.225 NA .908 .971 2.240 NA .946 3.696 3.151 2.041 2.990 NA NA NA 2.013 2.255 1.061 2.025 2.29; 1.043 2.076 2.607 NA .937 2.070 1.271 .960 .961 2.062 1.297 2.100 1.174 .995 .990 2.151 2.167 NA NA 2.159 2.194 NA NA NA NA .803 NA .909 NA .914 NA 1.006 NA .767 NA .838 NA .761 NA .89: NA NA 1.041 NA 1.069 1.147 1.14; 1.201 NA NA 3.082 1.139 NA NA 2.084 2.777 NA NA NA 1.358 NA NA 2.246 2.618 3.119 1.303 NA 1.11; 2.178 2.801 3.122 1.109 NA 1.075 2.121 2.835 3.013 1.109 NA 1.088 2.163 2.777 3.143 3.089 1.051 NA NA 2.200 NA 3.287 1.048 NA NA 2.217 NA 3.205 2.443 NA 2.442 NA 2.854 NA 2.817 NA 2.342 NA 2.357 NA 2.30I .579 2.31 .599 2.354 NA 2.336 NA See footnotes at end of table. July 1988 104 NA 1.090 2.118 2.794 2.129 NA NA 2.25' 2.695 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions '—Continued U.S. average Northeast South North Central West Food and unit July 1988 Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per Ib Bananas, per Ib Oranges, Navel, per Ib Oranges, Valencia, per Ib Cherries, per Ib Grapefruit, per Ib Grapes, Emperor or Tokay, per Ib Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per Ib Lemons, per Ib Peaches, per Ib Pears, Anjou, per Ib Strawberries, dry pint, per 12oz Potatoes, white, per Ib Lettuce, iceberg, per Ib.., Tomatoes, field grown, per Ib Beans, green, snap, per Ib Cabbage, per Ib Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per Ib. Celery, per Ib. Com on the cob, per Ib Cucumbers, per Ib Mushrooms, per Ib Onions, dry yellow, per Ib Onions, green (scallions), per Ib Peppers, sweet, per Ib. Radishes, per Ib Processed fruits and vegetables: Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12oz. can, per 16oz Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per Ib Tomatoes, canned, whole, per Ib. Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Hard candy, solid, per Ib Sugar, white, all sizes, per Ib Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per Ib Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per Ib, Margarine, soft, tubs, per Ib Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per Ib Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per Ib Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, returnable bottles, 6 or 8 pk., per 16 oz. 2 Cola nondiet, cans, 72oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. 2 .. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per Ib. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, per Ib Coffee, instant, plain, regular, 6.1-14oz, per 16oz Coffee, freeze dried, plain, regular, all sizes, per 16oz .... Coffee, freeze dried, decaffeinated, all sizes, per 16oz Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16oz Pork and beans, canned, per 16oz Alcoholic beverages: Bourbon whiskey, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz. Vodka, domestic, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz. Aug. 1988 Aug. 1988 0.797 .433 1.006 .397 0.861 .464 NA .574 NA .649 NA .644 NA 1.469 .979 .674 1.129 .994 .550 NA .633 NA .358 NA .812 .774 NA .565 NA .640 NA 1.065 1.084 .634 NA .971 .268 .493 .819 .941 .354 .403 .480 NA .513 NA .360 NA .797 .841 1.063 .437 NA .646 NA .704 NA NA NA .324 .502 .860 1.109 .363 .402 .516 NA .581 NA .398 NA .704 NA NA NA .328 .572 .915 .906 .390 .458 .509 NA .482 NA .425 NA .701 NA 1.862 .710 NA 1.861 .694 NA 1.975 .880 NA NA .361 .342 NA .370 .351 .729 1.034 .847 1.796 .757 1.065 July 1988 Aug. 1988 July 1988 0.767 .427 NA .349 .412 .498 .481 .684 NA .371 1.391 .985 .853 1.036 .408 NA .605 NA .646 NA 1.150 1.119 .676 NA .982 .273 .497 .872 NA .311 .435 .445 .480 .545 NA .364 1.393 .982 1.011 1.965 .879 NA 1.812 .664 NA NA .389 .364 NA .391 .365 .881 1.770 .755 1.177 NA 1.766 .764 1.210 NA 1.747 NA .397 2.784 NA .415 2.834 NA NA 2.909 2.847 2.831 NA Aug. 1988 July 1988 Aug. 1988 1.064 .540 NA 1.116 .244 ,524 .739 1.180 .361 .381 .606 .600 .595 NA .417 NA .864 NA 0.967 .388 NA .547 NA .606 NA 1.043 1.096 .580 NA 1.009 .255 .524 .816 1.018 .339 .443 .544 NA .471 NA .406 NA .833 NA 0.728 .407 NA .515 1.416 .503 NA 1.354 1.123 .699 NA 1.039 .221 •411 .761 NA NA .314 .420 NA .671 NA .271 NA NA NA 0.981 .364 NA .500 NA .601 NA .966 1.114 .701 NA .908 .235 .428 .721 NA NA .321 .461 NA .547 NA .265 NA NA NA 1.877 .646 NA 1.812 .718 .603 1.800 .674 .589 1.814 NA NA 1.732 NA .347 .330 NA .362 .341 NA .349 .342 NA .357 .353 NA .375 NA NA .384 NA .753 .942 .634 .917 .817 .702 .950 1.766 .746 .968 .870 1.686 1.765 .872 1.757 .834 1.137 .854 NA .842 1.165 .864 NA NA NA 2.958 NA NA 2.766 NA NA 2.806 NA .368 2.931 NA NA 3.005 NA .355 2.550 NA .359 2.605 2.906 2.881 NA NA 2.828 2.823 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.616 NA 2.617 NA 2.435 NA 2.433 NA 2.228 NA 2.229 NA 2.754 NA 2.725 NA 3.228 NA 3.281 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 7.717 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.477 .570 NA 1.383 1.076 .641 NA 1.059 .257 .472 .798 1.076 .366 .370 .493 0.872 .438 NA .586 1.484 .583 NA 1.361 1.168 .648 NA 1.007 .263 .492 .920 .852 NA .571 1.511 .560 NA j 1.354 Data not adequate for publication. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Deposit may be included in price. July 1988 105 NA NA Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPI'S for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 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 CPIU 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 the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units and approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department 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 food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Some data, such as used car prices, are obtainedfromsecondary sources. 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 calculations of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 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. 106 The indexes measure price changefroma designated reference date, 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. 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 $100 in 1982-84 to $107 For further details, see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS Bulletin 2285, April 1988, and The Consumer Price Index: 1987 Revision, BLS Report 736, January 1987. 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 in the accompanying box 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 112.5 108.5 4.0 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.0 108.5 0.037 0.037 x 100 3.7 Energy Prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 28 large urban areas, and 16 areas reflecting the four Census regions cross-classified by four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the Sputh and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA will appear, NA will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published. All prices are collected monthly by BLS represenatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P-2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Consumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table P-l) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, to provide data for placc-to-place price comparisons, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a per gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Gasoline. Gasoline prices art collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and selfserve gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTITS (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU'S (Edison Electric Institute) 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU'S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are calculated each month at the national level and for the four Census geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted, however, that the average food prices in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA will appear. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price will not be published and NA will appear for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications are available from BLS Regional Offices or from the Washington Office upon request. Reference Base Change Beginning with the release of data for January 1988 in February 1988, most Consumer Price Indexes have shifted to a new reference base year. All indexes previously expressed on a base of 1967 = 100, or any other base through December 1981, have been rebased to 1982-84=100. Only indexes with a base later than December 1981 have maintained their bases. This base change was reviewed by the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, Office of Management and Budget, and is in keeping with the Government's longstand107 ing policy to update index bases periodically. Selection of the 1982-84 period was made to coincide with the updated expenditure weights, which are based upon data tabulated from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys for 1982, 1983, and 1984. The last previous rebasing of CPI data occurred in February 1971, when the 1967 base was substituted for the former 1957-59 base. Historical data for each CPI series on the new base are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the convenience of users, the BLS will continue to publish allitems indexes for the U.S. city average, and for the individual local areas for which CPi's are published, on their former official reference base (1967 = 100 in most cases). Conversion factors and an accompanying fact sheet on rebasing are available fron BLS. Dividing by one of these factors will rebase the related index series from its current 1982-84 base to its previous reference base. (Users should note: Because of rounding effects, there may be occasional minor differences between the final rebased index and the result obtained using the conversion factor.) Adjustment of Shelter Indexes for Aging Effects Begining with the January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusted the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its intention to begin making such adjustments, assuming that further research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS research, in which alternative adjustment methods were explored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is operationally feasible.l The adjustment affects CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. The quality of a housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Existing BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for deterioration in the condition of housing units.2 The aging ad- 1 A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, "Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index," BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and forthcoming Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and in William C. Randolph, "Estimation of Housing Depreciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects," BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and forthcoming, Journal of Urban Economics. These papers are available from the BLS on request. 2 For details on existing quality adjustment methods, see, BLS Handbook ofMethods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2285), forthcoming. justment method was specificially designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deterioration. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statistical functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit's rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit's rent and age while other housing unit characteristics were held constant. The estimated relationship was then used to construct the aging adjustment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year's BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. 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 y e a r 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 are also used extensively for escalation purposes. 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