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CPI Detailed Report U.S. Departm ent of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Data for August 1998 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report (ISSN 0095-926X; USPS 485-030) 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 Consum ers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Fax (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $25 domestic, $31.25 foreign. Single copy domestic, $11.00; foreign, $13.75. Prices are subject to change by the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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Using a hedonic model to adjust television prices in the CPI for changes in quality.............................................................................. BLS to maintain current reference base of 1982-84=100 for most CPI series....................... ...................................................... Technical note................................................................................................................ 1 3 4 5 6 7 109 C PI-U Index tables U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups........................ Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups............................................................ Detailed expenditure categories........................................................ Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories........................ Special detailed categories................................................................ ........ Historical............................................................................................. All items, 1913-present.................................................................... ........ Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes................................................................... ......... Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous December............. ........ 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................................................... ............ Table CPI-W Page Table Page 1 8 6 28 2 3 4 5 10 12 19 26 7 8 9 30 32 38 24 74 27 90 25 76 28 92 26 83 29 98 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 44 45 47 49 53 54 55 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 59 60 62 64 68 69 70 Contents—Continued CPI-U Table Page Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices........................................................................................... ........ PI Residential unit and consumption ranges...................................................... ........P2 Gasoline.......................................................................................................... ........P3 Retail food......................................................................................................... ........P4 Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month Release date September October 16 November December 15 October November 17 December January 14 104 105 106 107 Price Movements August 1998 in the indexes for cigarettes and airline fares, coupled with a decline in the index for telephone services. During the first eight months of 1998, the CPI-U rose at a 1.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 1.7 percent for all of 1997. Declines in energy costs have continued to act as a moderating influence on overall consumer price index movements thus far in 1998, decreasing at a 10.5-percent annual rate after declining 3.4 percent in all of 1997. Food costs, which rose 1.5 percent in 1997, have risen at a 2.4percent SAAR in the first eight months of 1998. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.5-percent rate thus far in 1998, compared with a 2.2-percent rise for all of 1997. The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in August. The index for food at home increased 0.3 percent in August, the same as in July. A 1.6-percent increase in the index for dairy products accounted for almost half of the August food at home advance. The indexes for other food at home— reflecting a 5.3-percent increase in butter prices—and cereal and bakery products rose 0.7 and 0.5 percent, respectively. On the other hand, prices for fruits and vegetables and for non-alcoholic beverages turned down in August; and the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) rose 0.1 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 163.4 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI-U has increased 1.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August 1998 CPI-W level of 160.0 was 1.4 percent higher than the index in August 1997. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July. In August the food index increased 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month. Prices for food at home advanced 0.3 percent, as a sharp increase in prices for dairy products was partially offset by a decline in the index for fruits and vegetables. The energy index, which was unchanged in July, declined 1.0 percent in August. The index for petroleum -based energy decreased 1.4 percent, and the index for energy services fell 0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July. An upturn in the index for apparel, reflecting the introduction of fall-winter wear, was largely offset by smaller increases Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted June July August Compound annual rate, 3 months ended August 1998 0.3 .5 .3 .4 .1 .3 0 0.1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .4 .1 0.2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .2 0 0.2 .3 .1 1.1 0 .4 .1 1.7 2.8 1.8 4.0 0 3.9 .8 1.6 2.1 2.5 1.2 -1.8 3.5 1.3 .3 .3 .1 0 -.5 -1.6 1.5 -.3 1.0 .7 0 .7 .1 2.9 5.4 -2.2 0 -1.2 0 -.1 .1 .3 .6 -.7 .1 0 .2 -1.0 .2 -6.4 2.5 -7.7 2.2 .3 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 2.1 2.5 Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All ite m s................................... Food and beverages............ Housing................................ Apparel................................. Transportation...................... Medical care......................... Recreation............................ Education and communication................. Other goods and services........................... Special indexes Energy.............................. F o o d ................................. All items less food and energy........... 1998 February March April 0.1 0 .1 .2 -.4 .3 3 0 0 .2 -.2 -.5 .3 .4 0.2 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 .4 0 -.1 .3 .8 May 1 Unadjusted 12 months ended August 1998 thus far in 1998 and are 23.3 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990. The index for new and used vehicle prices rose 0.2 percent. The index for new vehicles, which increased 0.5 percent in July, rose 0.3 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 0.1 percent.) The index for used cars and trucks fell 0.1 percent. Public transportation costs increased 2.2 percent in August. The index for airline fares, which typically declines in August, increased 0.2 percent. The index for apparel rose 1.1 percent in August, fol lowing a 0.3-percent decline in July. (Prior to seasonal ad justment, apparel prices rose 1.5 percent, reflecting the in troduction of higher priced fall-winter wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in August to a level 3.5 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—increased 0.6 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for pro fessional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.3 percent. The index for recreation costs rose 0.1 percent in August. Increases in the indexes for admissions to sporting events, for club membership dues and fees for participant sports, and for books were partially offset by declines in the indexes for sporting goods and for other recreational goods. The index for education and communication declined 0.5 percent in August. A 0.4-percent increase in education costs was more than offset by a decline in the index for information processing costs. Within the latter group, the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 1.1 and 5.5 percent, respectively. moderated. The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.3 percent in July, declined 0.4 percent in August. The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 0.5 and 1.0 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 0.5-percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits rose 0.5 percent, while fresh vegetable prices fell 3.9 percent.) The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.5-percent increase in July. A 0.3-percent decline in meat prices was more than offset by increases in prices for poultry, eggs, and fish and seafood. Prices for poultry and for fish and seafood rose 1.5 and 1.2 percent, respectively, and the index for eggs rose 1.0 percent. The other two components of the food and beverage index—food away from home and alcoholic beverages— rose 0.2 percent and were unchanged, respectively. The housing component rose 0.1 percent in August. Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding two months. Within shel ter, the index for rent rose 0.3 percent; owners’ equivalent rent, 0.2 percent; and the cost of lodging away from home, 0.7 percent. The index for fuels and utilities, which was unchanged in July, declined 0.4 percent in August. The in dexes for electricity and for fuel oil each declined 0.9 per cent, more than offsetting a 0.4-percent rise in the index for natural gas. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for natural gas declined 0.5 percent.) The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.2 percent in August. The transportation component was unchanged in August, following a 0.3-percent rise in July. The index for motor fuel, which was unchanged in July, declined 1.6 percent in August. Gasoline prices have fallen 10.1 percent Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All item s................................... Food and beverages........... Housing................................ Apparel................................. Transportation...................... Medical care......... ............... Recreation............................ Education and communication................. Other goods and services............................ Special indexes Energy.............................. Food.................................. All items less food and energy........... 1998 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended August 1998 Unadjusted 12 months ended August 1998 February March April May June July August 0 0 .1 -.2 -.4 .2 .3 -0.1 0 .3 -.5 -.6 .3 .3 0.3 0 .3 .2 0 .4 .1 0.3 .6 .3 .3 .1 .3 -.2 0.1 .1 .1 .3 -.1 .5 .1 0.2 .3 .2 -.4 .2 .2 -.1 0.1 .2 .1 .9 -.1 .3 .2 1.3 2.5 1.5 3.4 -.3 4.1 .8 1.4 2.0 2.3 .4 -2.2 3.5 1.0 0 .4 .2 .4 .1 .1 -.5 -1.2 1.8 1.1 -.6 1.4 .8 -.1 .9 .2 3.6 6.3 -2.1 -.1 -1.3 0 -.2 .1 .3 .6 -.6 .1 -.1 .3 -1.1 .3 -6.8 2.8 -8.3 2.1 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 2.1 2.3 2 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in August. The index for other goods and services, which rose 0.7 percent in July, increased 0.1 percent in August. The deceleration largely was attributable to moderation in the index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 0.1 percent in August after increasing 2.6 percent in July. CPI-U 12-month changes, 1988 to present Percent 1988 Percent 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 3 1995 1996 1997 1998 Planned Change in the Consumer Price Index Formula Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. On April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change will become effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer spending represented by the CPIU. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they are cur rently. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of this new formula will reduce the annual rate of in crease in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator will be introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W, effective with data for January 1999, in accordance with the past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish “overlap” CPI-U and CPI-W series, using the current calculation method for the first six months of 1999. These indexes will not be published regu larly for months subsequent to June 1999, but will be avail able upon request. Additional information on this change was published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm). This information may also be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Components retaining the arithmetic mean (Laspeyres) formula: Selected shelter services • Rent of primary residence • Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence • Housing at school, excluding board Selected utilities and government charges • Electricity • Utility natural gas service • Residential water and sewerage maintenance • State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax • Telephone services, local charges • Cable television Selected medical care services • Physicians’ services • Dental services • Eyeglasses and eye care • Services by other medical professionals • Hospital services • Nursing homes and adult daycare 4 Improvements to CPI Procedures for Handling Utility Refunds Effective with the calculation of the index for January 1999, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will change its treatment of refunds for electricity, utility natural gas service, or other simi lar services when the refunds are based on earlier periods’ utility consumption amounts. (Other services potentially af fected by this change include garbage and trash collection, local telephone charges, water and sewerage maintenance, and cable television.) This change will affect both price in dexes and average prices computed by the CPI. On occasion, utility companies or their regulators (usually called public utility commissions) determine that companies have overcharged customers in the past. This may occur, for example, when a regulator grants a utility company a temporary rate increase while an application for a permanent increase is pending. If the regulator subsequently denies the increase, it may require the company to repay its customers for excess payments made during this temporary period. Other situations when companies may issue refunds based on earlierperiod usage result from lower-than-anticipated energy costs or from réévaluations of past rates compared to actual costs. To compensate for past excess charges, utility companies usually credit their customers’ current period bills. Under present CPI practice, utility indexes use the total refunded amount that the company credits to its customer’s accounts during the month(s) refunds occur. When the refund is greater than the monthly charge, the CPI shows the remainder of the refund in subsequent months’ bills. Consequently, the price used in the CPI may be as low as zero and remain at zero (or a low level) until the customer recoups the full refund. This practice has disadvantages. Utility indexes can be volatile and may not reflect actual current-period charges (for ex ample, what new customers pay for electricity). Under the new procedure, the CPI will disregard any re fund for past excess charges when this refund appears on residential customer bills as a separate refund credit that is subtracted from current-period charges. CPI utility indexes will be based only on current rates—including temporary rates—that are in effect each month. The movement of utility indexes will reflect all changes in rates—usually in the month they are effective. Rate changes may be permanent, tempo rary, or as a rescission of temporary rate increases. However, the movement of utility indexes will no longer reflect refunds resulting from such rescissions (or similar causes). This change in procedure should reduce the month-to-month vola tility of the utility indexes and enable them to more accu rately reflect current prices and price trends. This change will only apply to rebates o f past excess charges that appear as separate refunds on customer bills. CPI utility indexes will continue to reflect current period cred its that are based on current period consumption. (The most common credits are purchased gas and fuel adjustments.) The change will have no effect on the long-nm movement of the CPI or its component indexes. It is expected to re move short-term variability in the CPI utility indexes and, to a lesser degree, in higher CPI aggregates, such as the hous ing index. However, annual average index levels may be slightly higher as a result of this change, depending on the frequency and size of refunds. For additional information on this change, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001; telephone Bob Adkins at (202) 606-6985; or e-mail Mr. Adkins (adkins_b@bls.gov). 5 Using a Hedonic Model to Adjust Television Prices in the Consumer Price Index for Changes in Quality replacing obsolete televisions in the CPI sample with current ones, allowing the CPI to capture the price change that may occur as new models replace old ones in the market place without counting the value of quality improvements as price increases. The CPI has used similar hedonic methods to adjust apparel prices for many years. In January 1998, the CPI began using a similar approach for personal computers. In the coming years, BLS plans to extend this method to additional CPI items. Starting with the CPI for January 1999, when a television model in the CPI sample improves in some way, the value of that change, as derived from the regression estimates, will be deducted from the observed price change for that product. (Conversely, if a model deteriorates, the value of the differ ence will be added to the price.) For additional information on these changes, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260, W ashington, DC 20212; telephone Tim LaFleur at (202) 606-6982 ext. 253; or e-mail him (lafleur_t@bls.gov). Effective with the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will introduce an improvement in the way in which it calculates the television stratum of the CPI. As of December 1997, televisions constituted 0.215 percent in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (the CPI-U) and 0.256 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (the CPI-W). Bureau of Labor Statistics researches developed a regression procedure, called a hedonic model, that decomposes the price of television sets into implicit prices for each important feature and component.1 This model uses television observations collected for the CPI and provides an estimate of the value of each of the significant features and components of the sets for which prices are collected. This yields a mechanism for 1 Brent R. Moulton, Timothy J. LaFleur, and Karin E. Moses, “Research on Improved Quality Adjustment in the CPI: The Case of Televisions,” presented to the Conference of the Ottawa Group, April 1998. 6 BLS to maintain current reference base of 1982-84=100 for most CPI series The Bureau of Labor Statistics previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from their present 1982-84*100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999 index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, which contains several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. BLS has now decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the Bureau will maintain the reference base of 198284=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 reference base will continue to be the alternate base for the All Items indexes. This decision is based, in part, on the fact that historical data have less precision after rebasing. Rebasing is simply an arithmetic transformation that does not substantially impact the index. Because the rebased index values are smaller, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is more serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases would spare users the inconvenience associated with conversion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be con fused with plans by BLS to update the market basket of the CPI. Since release of the January CPI in February 1998, the expenditure weights applied to CPI categories have been based on consumer spending patterns for 1993-95. 7 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June July 1998 June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.3 -.6 5.0 4.6 -3.4 2.3 1.6 5.9 3.2 2.6 1.5 .3 .3 .4 .5 .9 1.6 -1.2 -.2 .7 .2 1.4 .6 .9 .2 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .0 .0 -1.0 .4 .8 .9 1.6 .6 1.1 .1 .4 .4 .2 .2 .3 .1 ■5 .1 .3 .0 .3 -.7 2.6 .1 .1 .2 .6 .3 .3 .2 .3 .5 .3 1.6 -.4 -.7 .7 .6 2.0 .5 .9 .2 .7 .0 161.5 183.3 172.8 112.9 188.5 99.2 130.6 115.9 86.7 124.0 126.8 2.5 3.3 3.3 ■ 3.2 ■ -.6 -2.3 -7.3 -2.1 1.3 .2 .4 .3 1.1 .3 -.1 -.5 -.8 -1.3 -.7 -.3 .1 .2 .3 -.7 .2 -.5 -.4 -.5 -1.2 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.7 .3 .2 .0 .0 -.3 .0 .3 .1 .3 .3 .7 .2 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.7 -.4 -.2 129.6 129.4 120.6 122.0 127.0 131.6 130.6 123.8 124.4 127.7 1.2 1.3 2.9 -2.3 1.1 1.5 .9 2.7 2.0 .6 .2 .2 .6 -1.7 1.5 -.3 .2 -.9 -2.2 .1 1.1 .3 1.9 2.0 .7 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 1.880 2.995 2.976 .560 1.603 1.338 141.8 138.0 99.9 142.7 151.3 93.7 93.2 101.1 166.8 192.0 141.2 137.4 99.9 142.8 151.1 91.6 91.1 101.2 167.3 192.2 -1.8 -2.4 .4 -.1 1.8 -14.9 -15.2 -.6 2.4 4.8 -.4 -.4 .0 .1 -.1 -2.2 -2.3 .1 .3 .1 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.3 .6 -1.0 -.9 .5 .4 -1.1 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .0 -.2 .1 .2 1.0 .0 -.2 .2 .3 -.1 -1.6 -1.5 .0 .2 2.2 Medical care .............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services ............................................... 5.614 1.222 4.392 2.808 1.334 242.7 222.2 247.4 222.8 288.2 243.5 223.1 248.2 223.3 289.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.8 .3 .4 .3 .2 .5 .4 .2 .4 .5 .3 .2 .0 .2 .1 .6 .4 .6 .3 .3 .3 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 6.145 1.763 101.1 101.1 101.3 101.2 1.3 1.2 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .1 100.000 ■ 163.2 488.8 163.4 489.6 1.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products ' ............................................... Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................ Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 2.629 1.037 1.394 1.077 1.972 .377 .291 1.305 .309 5.680 .172 .983 160.9 160.5 160.8 181.8 146.9 148.2 198.2 132.3 151.1 149.9 147.6 165.9 102.6 161.1 101.6 165.6 161.4 161.0 161.4 182.7 148.2 150.5 195.9 132.0 152.1 150.2 149.7 166.9 103.5 161.5 102.3 165.7 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 3.757 4.831 161.2 182.6 172.2 111.7 188.0 99.3 131.3 116.8 87.8 124.9 127.2 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel .................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 4.944 1.390 1.990 .268 .895 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................ Motor fuel .............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... All items ....................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 8 ' Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ......... .................................... Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 2.913 2.706 2.357 100.0 101.0 249.0 291.1 99.1 99.0 101.5 100.1 102.6 249.1 295.8 97.9 97.7 100.4 1.5 4.9 3.8 4.9 -1.9 -2.1 - 0.1 1.6 .0 1.6 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 0.1 .3 .0 .3 .0 .0 .3 0.0 .3 .3 -.3 -.3 .1 -0.5 .4 -.3 .4 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 .350 .234 39.1 75.2 37.6 71.1 -22.0 -3.8 -5.5 -2.2 -3.3 -3.7 -6.0 -3.8 -5.5 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ....... .................................... Personal care 1 ....................................................... ............... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.321 .894 3.427 .737 .963 1.465 237.8 273.2 157.0 149.1 166.1 235.1 238.0 273.7 157.1 148.5 166.6 235.7 5.4 12.4 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.1 .1 .2 .1 -.4 .3 .3 .0 -.6 .1 -.1 -.1 .4 .7 2.6 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.4 .3 42.635 16.310 26.326 14.729 4.944 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 141.6 160.9 130.1 131.8 129.6 138.0 127.5 184.9 190.1 187.8 216.9 141.7 161.4 130.0 131.9 131.6 137.1 127.2 185.3 190.8 187.8 217.6 .2 2.1 -1.0 -1.4 1.2 -2.6 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.3 .1 .3 -.1 .1 1.5 -.7 -.2 .2 .4 .0 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 .2 .0 .0 .1 .2 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 .3 .0 -.1 1.1 -.4 .0 .2 .4 .4 .1 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 - 163.6 157.3 158.7 131.5 133.8 139.7 146.4 192.6 179.0 105.2 170.8 173.3 142.4 93.3 190.9 $.613 $.205 163.9 157.4 159.0 131.4 133.9 138.9 146.8 192.7 179.5 103.8 171.2 173.8 142.7 91.3 191.5 $.612 $.204 1.6 1.0 1.5 -.9 -1.2 -2.3 .5 2.1 2.7 -7.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 -14.0 3.1 - .2 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.6 .3 .1 .3 -1.3 .2 .3 .2 -2.1 .3 - .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 -.7 .1 .1 .0 -1.0 .2 - .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .0 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .2 - .1 .1 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 .0 .0 .1 -1.0 .2 .2 .2 -1.4 .3 - .4 .4 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services .................................................... ....... Other services ......... ................................................................ -.4 Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................ ................... Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .......................................... .......... Services less medical care services .............. ........................... Energy ...................................................................................... . All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) .... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ......... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 9 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items ....................................................................................... 162.9 163.0 163.3 163.6 2.3 0.5 2.2 1.7 1.4 2.0 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products ' .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ...................................................... . Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ............................................. .......... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................. 160.6 160.4 160.7 180.5 146.9 148.1 203.5 132.5 149.2 149.0 141.1 164.5 101.4 160.6 100.6 164.7 160.8 160.6 160.8 181.0 146.9 148.1 201.4 133.0 150.4 150.3 143.3 165.5 102.5 160.7 101.0 165.3 161.2 161.0 161.3 181.2 147.6 148.2 202.0 133.0 150.9 149.3 147.0 165.7 102.6 161.1 101.6 165.8 161.7 161.4 161.8 182.1 148.1 150.5 201.1 132.1 152.0 150.2 149.9 166.5 103.5 161.5 102.3 165.8 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 -1.6 10.4 2.5 -4.6 -.3 2.5 -.8 2.8 3.1 1.7 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -3.7 1.9 6.8 -3.5 .8 1.9 -.8 3.2 2.5 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -1.1 .3 1.7 4.0 2.5 .8 -.2 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.6 3.3 6.6 -4.6 -1.2 7.7 3.3 27.4 5.0 8.5 2.3 6.9 2.7 1.6 1.7 .9 1.6 -2.7 6.1 4.7 -4.0 .3 2.2 -.8 3.0 2.8 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.0 1.2 3.8 6.5 -3.0 4.3 1.1 13.0 3.3 6.3 2.4 3.8 1.2 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 159.9 181.3 171.3 102.1 187.2 99.6 128.8 113.5 91.7 121.1 126.4 160.1 181.6 171.8 101.4 187.6 99.1 128.3 112.9 90.6 120.6 126.6 160.4 181.9 172.2 100.7 188.1 99.3 128.3 112.9 90.3 120.6 127.0 160.6 182.4 172.8 101.4 188.5 99.2 127.8 112.4 89.7 120.1 126.8 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.7 6.3 9.7 -.4 10.8 .6 1.0 3.4 2.6 3.5 ~ -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -18.0 2.3 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 2.7 1.0 1.8 2.4 3.5 -2.7 2.8 -1.6 -3.1 -3.8 -8.4 -3.3 1.3 2.2 3.2 2.9 ■ 3.1 -3.4 -5.1 -9.5 -4.7 1.4 2.5 3.3 3.7 2.2 3.3 -2.0 -.2 -.5 -4.7 -.3 1.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women's and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 132.9 131.5 126.5 126.9 126.5 133.2 131.7 127.2 124.7 128.4 132.8 131.9 126.0 122.0 128.5 134.2 132.3 128.4 124.4 129.4 1.2 .9 3.2 -4.0 1.6 -.9 3.4 -2.5 -8.9 -4.3 .6 -1.5 3.9 12.9 -1.9 4.0 2.5 6.1 -7.7 9.5 .2 2.2 .3 -6.5 -1.4 2.3 .5 5.0 2.1 3.7 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 141.7 138.1 100.2 143.2 150.0 93.0 92.3 100.7 165.9 190.2 141.3 137.9 100.1 142.7 150.9 92.1 91.5 101.2 166.6 188.2 141.7 138.2 100.5 143.4 151.3 92.1 91.3 101.3 167.0 190.1 141.7 137.9 100.7 143.9 151.1 90.6 89.9 101.3 167.3 194.2 -1.1 -1.4 -1.4 -2.4 -4.8 -5.2 -1.6 1.5 1.7 -4.1 -5.3 ■ -.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -1.6 4.0 11.9 -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 4.4 -13.4 -14.2 -1.6 1.0 -2.5 .0 -.6 2.0 2.0 3.0 -9.9 -10.0 2.4 3.4 8.7 -2.6 -3.4 -1.0 -.1 -17.9 -18.3 -1.6 2.7 6.7 -1.0 -1.3 1.2 .6 3.7 -11.7 -12.1 .4 2.2 2.9 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. 241.4 221.2 245.7 221.3 285.9 242.3 221.6 246.8 222.3 286.7 242.8 221.7 247.4 222.6 288.5 243.7 223.1 248.2 223.3 289.5 2.7 1.5 3.0 2.2 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.3 6.0 3.7 3.9 2.7 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.7 5.1 2.9 2.2 3.1 2.7 3.6 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 101.0 101.2 101.1 101.2 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.2 1.2 3.6 1.6 .0 .8 .0 2.4 1.2 .0 See footnotes at end of table. 10 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Expenditure category - ■ 3.5 4.8 -3.5 -3.9 ‘ - 1.0 5.2 4.3 5.2 -2.6 -2.8 .8 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 .8 .8 4.5 -1.6 4.0 .3 4.0 -5.9 -6.3 -2.7 -25.0 -23.0 -32.7 -32.6 -45.4 -15.5 -28.0 -39.4 5.6 10.9 4.8 7.4 2.0 2.8 6.8 18.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.6 5.8 11.5 4.2 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 8.9 1.3 -2.1 2.9 4.2 6.2 14.7 3.3 4.5 2.0 2.7 4.3 10.2 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.6 142.2 161.7 130.7 132.6 134.2 137.1 127.8 184.8 190.3 188.6 218.1 1.1 2.0 .0 .9 1.2 -.3 -1.2 3.1 3.3 1.1 2.5 -1.4 1.3 -3.0 -5.2 -.9 -8.3 -.3 2.0 3.3 4.6 3.2 .3 2.3 -.9 -.9 .6 -.6 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 .8 2.8 .0 -.3 4.0 -1.2 1.3 2.0 2.8 1.7 2.4 -.1 1.6 -1.5 -2.2 .2 -4.4 -.8 2.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 .6 2.5 -.5 -.6 2.3 -.9 .0 2.8 3.4 .9 3.5 163.8 157.6 158.9 132.3 134.6 138.9 147.0 192.4 178.9 101.5 171.7 174.2 143.7 90.5 191.4 2.3 1.8 2.3 .3 .9 .0 1.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.1 -4.1 2.8 .2 -.8 .3 -2.7 -4.3 -7.4 -1.9 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 -28.5 3.5 2.2 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 -.9 .8 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 .3 -.3 -.6 .5 1.5 2.0 -6.4 2.4 2.1 1.4 -9.6 2.5 1.2 .5 1.3 -1.2 -1.8 -3.8 .0 1.7 2.5 -10.9 2.3 2.5 1.1 -17.2 3.1 1.9 1.3 1.8 -.5 -.6 -.7 .7 2.7 2.7 -5.3 2.5 2.3 1.1 -10.9 3.0 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ..... .................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 100.8 102.3 249.9 293.5 99.4 99.3 101.1 100.9 102.6 249.8 294.3 99.4 99.3 101.4 100.9 102.9 250.8 295.3 99.1 99.0 101.5 100.4 103.3 250.1 296.4 97.9 97.7 100.4 41.5 82.7 40.6 80.0 39.1 75.2 37.6 71.1 -4.9 Other goods and services .... ................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products 1 ........................................... .........Personal care services 1 ....................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 237.0 268.4 156.6 149.3 165.4 233.3 236.9 266.9 156.8 149.2 165.3 234.2 238.5 273.8 157.0 149.1 166.1 234.8 238.7 274.2 157.1 148.5 166.6 235.7 141.9 160.6 130.7 132.7 132.9 137.5 127.4 183.9 189.0 187.8 216.8 141.8 160.8 130.6 132.6 133.2 137.5 127.4 184.1 189.3 187.5 217.5 142.1 161.2 130.7 132.7 132.8 137.6 127.8 184.4 189.5 187.8 217.8 163.2 157.1 158.3 132.2 134.7 139.1 146.8 191.7 178.0 103.2 170.7 173.3 143.2 92.8 190.2 163.3 157.2 158.3 132.1 134.5 139.2 146.7 191.9 178.3 102.5 170.9 173.5 143.2 91.9 190.5 163.6 157.5 158.6 132.3 134.8 139.3 147.0 192.4 178.7 102.5 171.3 173.8 143.4 91.8 190.9 - 3.2 4.5 1.2 1.2 ■ 3.3 4.7 -1.2 -1.4 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................ Other services ........................................................................... Special indexes All items less food .................................. ................................... All items less shelter ......................................... ......................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ........................................... . 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 11 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. Î997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1998 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .............................................................. ........ 100.000 163.2 488.8 163.4 489.6 1.6 ■ 0.1 ' Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, corn meal ........................................................ Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................... Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 3 ............................................................................. White bread 2 3 ................................................................. Bread other than white 2 3 ............................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ............................... . Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 3 ........................................ Cookies 2 3 ........................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ......................................... Other bakery products ..................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 3 ................ Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 .............................................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................... ................... Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 3 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 3 .... Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 123 ............ Ham ............................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................... Other meats 3 .................................................................... Frankfurters 2 3 ............................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................ Lamb and organ meats 2 3 ............................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................... Poultry3 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 3 ........................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 2 3 .................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 ................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 3 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 ................................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 3 ....................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 3 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 .............................................. Eggs ................................................................ ..................... Dairy and related products 3 ................................................... Milk 1 3 ................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 3 ............................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... Cheese and related products 3 ............................................. Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 3 .................................... 16.310 15.326 9.646 1.536 .547 .071 .317 .160 .989 .290 .142 .270 .286 - 160.9 160.5 160.8 181.8 172.5 162.6 190.2 151.6 99.7 185.8 101.8 188.9 191.2 101.8 180.2 183.2 176.8 185.7 174.6 217.2 161.4 161.0 161.4 182.7 173.8 163.7 192.0 152.2 99.3 186.5 102.0 189.2 190.1 102.4 181.6 185.5 178.1 185.9 176.6 216.8 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.1 1.3 1.4 2.8 3.4 3.5 .8 2.8 -.5 2.7 1.3 1.4 2.629 2.499 1.670 .742 .282 .132 .277 .051 .587 .192 .136 .131 .128 .341 .495 .382 .113 .334 .187 .147 .130 1.037 .403 .305 .176 .152 187.6 146.9 147.8 141.8 136.1 115.4 98.8 100.0 98.7 149.7 95.3 150.2 98.3 152.0 162.6 150.4 98.4 146.7 143.5 100.0 166.0 105.6 156.6 100.5 158.5 156.0 102.3 181.4 101.7 103.1 134.0 NA 189.9 148.2 148.7 142.2 137.0 116.6 100.3 100.2 98.5 149.9 97.0 152.2 100.5 151.0 161.5 150.3 97.4 146.1 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 158.9 102.6 162.1 158.7 101.8 183.5 103.5 103.6 134.2 NA 135.4 150.5 100.7 147.6 100.1 152.7 155.2 101.9 7.2 -.6 -.7 -2.3 .0 .2 -5.5 -9.8 -5.5 -5.6 -4.9 -2.2 -3.3 3.9 2.1 4.0 1.3 ■ 3.4 4.3 -1.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 See footnotes at end of table. 12 127.5 148.2 98.4 143.5 98.5 151.2 153.1 101.3 0.1 - 0.2 _ .3 .3 .4 .5 .8 .7 .9 .4 -.4 .4 .2 .2 -.6 .6 .8 1.3 .7 .1 1.1 -.2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .5 -.7 .7 1.2 .0 .2 .5 -.2 1.9 1.2 .4 1.4 -.8 -.3 2.3 -3.5 .2 .2 .3 .1 .1 .1 .4 -.5 .5 .1 .6 1.5 -1.5 -.7 -.3 -.3 .1 -.2 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .3 .5 .8 -.1 1.1 .7 -.4 .2 .2 .2 -.6 .6 .8 1.3 .7 .3 1.1 -.8 1.2 .9 .6 .3 .7 1.0 1.5 .2 -.2 .1 1.8 1.3 2.2 -.7 -.7 -.1 -1.0 -.4 -.6 -1.0 .5 .1 1.5 2.1 2.3 1.7 -.5 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 6.2 1.6 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.0 1.4 .6 3.0 .0 .1 .1 .7 -.1 -1.4 1.3 .6 -.8 -.8 -1.6 -1.4 -.1 .4 -1.3 2.2 .3 .2 -.2 4.4 -.1 -.6 -2.3 .0 1.8 .0 -.4 .0 -.3 1.8 -.4 .0 -1.0 -.8 -.9 -.3 1.7 1.2 -1.0 .5 .5 .3 .1 1.1 .9 -1.2 -1.0 .3 1.1 1.0 .2 .5 -.1 1.1 -1.0 .5 .3 .7 .8 3.0 .7 .5 2.2 .0 1.2 1.5 .0 1.0 1.4 -.5 .1 -.9 -.6 -1.2 1.5 .8 .2 1.2 .3 .3 -.3 .1 .8 1.5 .2 -.2 -.8 1.8 -.5 2.2 -2.6 -2.8 -.7 -1.0 -.4 -.6 -1.0 .5 .1 1.5 2.1 2.3 1.7 -.5 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.0 .8 .6 " 0.2 ■ Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ................................................................ Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits ^ 3 .................................................................. Oranges including tangerines 2 ..................................... Other fresh fruits ^ 3 ..................................................... Fresh vegetables ................................................. Potatoes ............................................................... Lettuce 3 ............................................................................ Tomatoes3 ................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables ^ 3 .................................... Canned fruits and v«gfitahles 1 3 ....................................... Canned fruits ^ 2 3 .................................................. Cannfid 12 3 ................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables ^ 3 ........................................ Frozen vegetables ^ .......................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans peas and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ^ 3 ....................................... Carbonated drinks .................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ^ 3 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ^ 3 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea ^ 3 .................. Coffee 3 ............................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 3 ............................................................ Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea ^ 3 ........................ Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum i 3 .............................................. Other sweets ^ 3 ............................................................... Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine ^ 3 ..................................................... Butter ^ 3 ........................................................................... Margarine 2 3 .................................................................... Salad dressing i 3 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter ^ 3 ................... Peanut butter 12 3 ................................................. Other foods .............................................................. Soups .............................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ......................... Snacks 3 .............................................................................. Spices seasonings condiments, sauces ......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... Olives pickles relishes 12 3 ........................................... Sauces and gravies ^ ^ 3 ................................................. Other condiments 2 .......................................................... Baby food ^ 3 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods ^ 3 ........................................... Prepared salads 12 3 ................................................. Food away from home 3 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks ^ 3 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks ^ 3 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools ^ 3 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ^ 3 .......... Other food away from home ^ 3 ............................................. See footnotes at end of 1.394 1.068 .547 .097 .101 .110 .240 .521 .093 .066 .101 .261 .327 .176 .103 .048 1.077 .781 .411 .054 .316 .297 .166 .131 1.972 .377 .074 .228 .076 .291 .091 .082 .119 1.305 .109 .224 .271 .293 .099 .309 5.680 2.969 1.655 .662 .222 .172 table. 13 198.2 230.7 247.4 212.4 171.6 147.8 295.3 76.3 214.0 196.5 212.5 247.4 213.1 103.0 103.7 103.0 105.0 102.8 151.7 101.0 101.0 132.3 99.8 116.6 101.5 98.6 98.5 163.4 168.8 153.8 101.8 151.1 149.9 136.6 100.6 102.9 147.6 112.8 152.1 151.6 100.6 102.6 102.8 165.9 195.4 146.2 156.3 172.3 98.7 101.3 102.1 173.0 102.5 102.6 NA 161.1 101.6 101.3 100.5 100.4 101.6 195.9 226.9 248.7 213.0 160.2 158.7 318.5 75.6 205.6 192.7 205.8 218.6 208.6 103.5 103.6 102.7 105.1 104.2 153.5 101.4 100.8 132.0 99.7 116.6 101.5 98.4 97.7 162.0 167.2 152.6 100.9 152.1 150.2 137.0 100.5 103.7 149.7 116.4 160.1 152.9 101.5 102.9 101.8 166.9 194.8 146.5 158.7 173.1 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.9 102.4 103.5 NA 161.5 101.9 101.4 100.7 100.6 102.3 4.6 5.7 4.9 1.0 2.8 11.9 6.9 -.7 2.8 13.0 9.0 2.1 ■ -3.4 -.7 * -11.0 -14.9 -3.0 2.3 1.6 1.3 5.9 39.2 5.7 3.2 1.7 .3 2.1 2.8 8.1 2.6 - -1.2 -1.6 .5 .3 -6.6 7.4 7.9 -.9 -3.9 -1.9 -3.2 -11.6 -2.1 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 1.4 1.2 .4 -.2 -.2 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.8 -.9 .7 .2 .3 -.1 .8 1.4 3.2 5.3 .9 .9 .3 -1.0 .6 -.3 .2 1.5 .5 1.0 .0 -.1 .5 -.1 .9 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .7 -1.0 -1.3 3.0 -.2 1.8 10.8 7.7 -8.8 -5.5 -1.2 -28.1 -6.3 -2.7 -.1 .4 .2 .8 -1.2 -1.1 .7 .8 .4 .5 1.1 .6 .8 -1.4 -1.9 -2.1 -.3 -.6 .8 .9 .9 1.5 -1.3 1.6 2.3 4.9 -1.9 1.9 .6 2.3 .6 .1 .5 .6 -.2 -.2 -3.1 .7 .6 .9 1.1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 .4 0.3 .3 -.8 1.5 1.6 14.0 6.5 -12.6 1.3 -2.7 -4.7 11.3 -2.1 .7 .9 .9 .9 .8 -.2 -.2 .4 .0 -.5 .3 .6 -.8 .0 -.3 -.5 -.3 .4 .3 -.7 .3 -.7 -.1 2.6 8.4 13.7 2.6 .3 .7 .3 .1 .1 .4 -.2 .5 -1.6 .6 .5 1.1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .0 .0 .6 -0.4 -.7 -.5 -2.1 -4.0 7.4 -4.2 -.9 -1.0 -3.2 -3.2 -11.6 2.9 .5 -.1 -.3 .1 1.4 .9 .4 -.2 -.7 -.1 -.3 .0 -.2 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.8 -.9 .7 .6 .3 -.1 .8 2.0 3.2 5.3 .9 .9 .3 -1.0 .5 -.4 .2 1.5 .3 1.0 .0 -.1 .1 -.1 .9 .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .7 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 f rom— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ............................................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 ................... Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... .983 .628 .333 .110 .185 .355 ■ ■ 165.6 150.5 148.1 152.2 151.4 151.9 147.7 195.1 101.0 101.9 101.6 165.7 150.4 148.0 152.8 151.7 152.7 147.3 195.4 100.9 102.0 101.9 1.5 .5 .2 .9 .2 1.0 .7 2.7 ■ ■ Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ........................................................................................ Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 3 5 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service .................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................... Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 3 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ..................... Floor coverings 1 3 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................. Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 3 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 3 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ................ Other furniture 1 3 ................................................................... Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Laundry equipment2 3 .......................................................... Other appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products1 3 ........................................... Household paper products 1 3 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................. Household operations 1 3 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 3 ................................................ 39.560 29.788 6.885 2.327 .231 2.096 20.199 .377 4.942 4.018 .261 .185 .075 3.757 2.649 1.108 .924 .677 .247 4.831 .354 .087 .112 .155 1.141 .329 .621 .179 .368 .217 ■ .144 .546 .229 .152 .080 .085 .653 .169 .332 .873 .404 .209 .259 .896 .316 .264 .104 .100 161.2 182.6 172.2 111.7 230.6 241.2 188.0 99.3 131.3 116.8 87.8 82.3 125.3 124.9 133.5 110.4 102.0 218.2 257.0 127.2 101.2 102.4 99.9 101.5 136.6 143.5 102.4 105.2 100.5 100.0 112.2 101.3 102.1 119.7 113.1 105.8 101.1 100.3 98.0 101.6 146.1 100.6 103.8 102.4 101.9 102.2 101.6 102.7 101.6 161.5 183.3 172.8 112.9 234.0 243.7 188.5 99.2 130.6 115.9 86.7 81.0 124.6 124.0 132.5 109.8 102.2 218.7 257.5 126.8 101.3 102.4 98.7 102.6 136.1 141.7 102.5 104.6 100.2 99.4 112.0 101.5 101.1 118.3 113.0 103.0 100.2 99.9 98.2 100.7 146.1 100.5 103.9 102.3 102.0 102.2 101.6 103.2 101.6 2.5 3.3 3.3 ■ 4.0 4.2 3.2 ■ -.6 -2.3 -7.3 -10.4 .4 -2.1 -3.6 -.2 • 2.9 2.3 1.3 ■ * • ■ 1.3 .1 * -1.1 ■ -1.1 4.3 ■ ■ ■ 2.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ See footnotes at end of table. 14 ‘ 0.1 -.1 -.1 .4 .2 .5 -.3 .2 -.1 .1 .3 0.4 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .7 .4 -.1 .6 .3 0.3 .1 .3 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.3 .7 .2 .1 1.4 0.0 .1 .1 .3 .2 .5 -.1 .2 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .4 .3 1.1 1.5 1.0 .3 -.1 -.5 -.8 -1.3 -1.6 -.6 -.7 -.7 -.5 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .1 .0 -1.2 1.1 -.4 -1.3 .1 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.2 .2 -1.0 -1.2 -.1 -2.6 -.9 -.4 .2 -.9 .0 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 .0 .0 .5 .0 .1 .2 .3 -.7 .4 -.8 .2 -.5 -.4 -.5 -1.2 -1.8 -.7 -.4 .1 -1.8 .1 .2 .0 .2 -1.4 1.0 .6 -4.2 .3 .1 .4 .1 -.2 -.2 .4 -.2 -.5 -1.9 1.3 -.2 2.3 .0 -.1 .2 .5 .4 -.5 .8 .7 1.3 .2 .4 .0 .2 .2 .2 -.7 .4 -.8 .3 .2 .0 .0 -.3 -.6 -1.0 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .0 .5 .3 .5 .5 -1.2 1.9 .8 .5 1.1 .7 .2 1.0 -.4 -1.1 .4 -.1 1.2 1.8 .2 .0 -.8 .3 -.1 -.1 1.2 -.7 .2 .0 .3 .8 .6 .1 .3 .3 .7 .0 .8 .2 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.7 -.9 -.6 -.4 -.9 .4 .0 .0 .2 -.2 .1 .0 -1.2 1.1 -.4 -1.3 .1 -.6 -.3 -.6 -.2 .2 -1.0 -1.2 .4 -2.6 -.9 -.4 .2 -.9 .2 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 .0 .0 .5 .0 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Apparel ............................................................................ Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits sport coats and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters ^ 3 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts .................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Woman’s apparel ................................................ Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses ...... c.......................................................... Women’s suits and separates ^ 3 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ^ 3 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .............................................................................. Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel3 ................................................ Jewelry and watches ® ................................................................ Watches ® ........................................................................... Jewelry ® ............................................................................... 4.944 1.390 1.091 .253 .278 .317 .227 .298 1.990 1.687 .128 .214 .886 129.6 129.4 132.9 133.5 134.6 97.2 132.2 115.6 120.6 120.6 110.0 109.0 94.9 131.6 130.6 133.7 137.3 132.8 98.7 131.3 118.1 123.8 124.5 115.3 106.0 101.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 5.7 .8 .7 2.9 3.6 -6.1 2.1 - .435 .303 .895 .279 .219 .397 .268 .401 .072 .330 101.7 120.7 127.0 131.6 131.9 120.8 122.0 141.8 125.1 146.5 101.5 120.6 127.7 131.7 130.6 122.9 124.4 142.4 124.7 147.5 -.7 1.1 .6 2.6 .9 -2.3 -2.1 -1.9 -2.2 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles ^ ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks ^ 2 3 .................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................ New trucks 2 ® ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 ® ............................................................. Used cars and trucks 3 ............................................................ Car and truck rental i 3 .......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline unleaded regular2 ............................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade 2 3 8 ...................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels ^ 3 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ......................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires ^ 3 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ................. Motor oil coolant and fluids 23 ......................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 3 ...................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ........................... Motor vehicle repair ^ 3 .......................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ......................................................... Motor vehicle fees ^ 3 ............................................................... State and local registration and license ^ 3 ............................ Parking and other fees ^ 3 ..................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 3 ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation 3 ................................................. Ship fare 1 2 3 ........................................................................ Intracity transportation 3 ............................................................ 17.578 16.240 7.899 5.063 141.8 138.0 99.9 142.7 99.0 140.1 150.1 162.2 151.3 103.6 93.7 93.2 90.8 97.6 95.4 92.0 101.1 99.0 99.4 107.6 130.7 166.8 179.2 154.9 101.0 253.3 102.2 100.7 105.6 105.7 100.8 192.0 207.3 161.2 105.1 175.6 141.2 137.4 99.9 142.8 99.1 140.0 150.4 162.3 151.1 105.3 91.6 91.1 88.6 95.7 93.7 90.8 101.2 99.0 99.5 107.6 131.6 167.3 179.2 155.0 101.4 252.3 102.3 100.8 106.0 106.2 101.0 192.2 207.8 160.7 104.9 175.6 1.880 .138 2.995 2.976 .019 .560 .272 .287 1.603 .118 .507 .958 2.551 .633 .425 .185 1.338 .814 .183 .337 See footnotes at end of table. 15 _ -1.8 -2.4 .4 -.1 -.3 .1 -.4 1.8 -14.9 -15.2 -16.1 -14.4 -13.2 -.6 -1.0 -.4 -.1 2.4 3.1 3.1 .5 4.8 7.1 3.7 -.2 1.5 .9 .6 2.8 -1.3 1.5 -.7 2.2 2.7 3.2 4.8 -2.8 6.4 0.2 .2 -.1 -.1 .9 -2.1 -.8 .4 .6 .8 -.3 2.1 -3.3 -0.3 .2 .0 -.3 -1.2 -1.6 .5 .8 -.9 -1.1 2.2 -9.6 -4.4 1.1 .3 -.1 .5 -.6 1.5 .2 1.4 1.9 2.1 -1.9 -2.5 6.4 -.2 -.1 .6 .1 -1.0 1.7 2.0 .4 -.3 .7 -2.5 -.8 1.5 1.1 2.9 1.1 -1.7 -2.0 -.6 -2.5 -1.6 .3 .1 .1 1.6 -.6 -2.2 1.3 .2 1.6 -.2 .7 .7 -.2 .6 1.4 2.0 .0 -.6 .1 -.4 -.4 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 1.6 -2.2 -2.3 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 -1.3 .1 .0 .1 .0 .7 .3 .0 .1 .4 -.4 .1 .1 .4 .5 .2 .1 .2 -.3 -.2 .0 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.5 -.2 -.5 .0 .6 .2 -1.0 -.9 -1.1 .0 -1.1 -.1 .5 .2 .5 .7 .4 .4 -.4 .4 .4 .0 -.6 -1.0 .4 .6 .0 -1.1 -2.0 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .2 .4 .5 .0 .5 .6 -.5 .3 2.8 .0 -.2 -.1 -1.0 -.2 -1.7 .1 .2 -.2 -.1 -.7 .2 -.2 .0 .4 -.4 .1 .2 -.3 -.5 .0 1.0 3.2 .4 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .2 .3 .1 .4 .6 .0 -.1 1.6 -1.6 -1.5 -1.8 -1.9 -1.1 -1.3 .0 .1 .1 .0 .7 .2 .0 .1 .4 -.3 .1 .1 .4 .5 .2 2.2 .2 -.3 -.2 .0 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 5 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 ................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 .............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 5 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 3 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 23 9 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 5 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .................................... 5.614 1.222 .818 .404 .270 .134 4.392 2.808 1.444 .812 .281 .270 1.334 1.284 ■ .050 242.7 222.2 259.4 147.5 176.1 172.8 247.4 222.8 230.1 236.4 145.1 155.4 288.2 105.2 104.2 233.5 107.2 243.5 223.1 260.5 148.0 176.3 174.2 248.2 223.3 230.9 237.4 144.4 154.9 289.5 105.7 104.6 234.9 108.1 3.5 3.5 4.5 1.5 1.8 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.2 4.2 1.9 1.6 3.8 3.7 3.1 4.1 5.0 0.3 .4 .4 .3 .1 .8 .3 .2 .3 .4 -.5 -.3 .5 .5 .4 .6 .8 0.4 .2 .1 .5 .7 .0 .4 .5 .7 .2 .1 .3 .3 .1 .2 .0 .0 0.2 .0 .5 -.5 -.3 -.8 .2 .1 .0 .3 -.2 .1 .6 .9 .8 .8 .4 0.4 .6 .6 .3 .1 .8 .3 .3 .5 .4 -.5 -.3 .3 .5 .4 .4 .8 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 3 ..................................................................... Televisions3 ............................................................................. Cable television 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 3 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ...... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ..................................... Audio equipment3 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 3 ........................................... Pets and pet products 3 ............................................................ Pet food 123 .......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................. Pet services including veterinary 1 3 ........................................ Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ...................................................... Sporting goods 3 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ......................................... Sports equipment3 ................................................................... Photography 1 3 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 3 .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... Photographic equipment' 2 3 ................................................ Photographers and film processing 1 3 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 * ......................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................... Other recreational goods 1 ........................................... .............. Toys ........................................................................ ................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 ....... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 3 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 3 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 3 ..... Admissions 3 ............................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ............... Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 3 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .............................................. Recreational books 1 3 .............................................................. 6.145 1.763 .215 .842 .087 .189 .167 .148 .664 .434 • .231 .493 .213 .269 .265 .108 ■ ■ .155 " ■ .596 .450 ■ .072 .057 1.771 .647 .738 ■ .219 .593 .391 .201 101.1 101.1 59.3 246.5 92.6 94.9 98.2 93.8 84.7 98.9 101.9 144.6 102.2 100.9 102.2 103.6 102.3 121.8 125.2 116.3 99.8 132.3 99.5 97.7 100.5 100.5 99.6 97.0 119.8 97.0 101.3 101.2 59.0 247.5 91.8 94.9 98.4 94.0 84.2 99.1 102.0 144.4 102.5 100.1 102.6 103.7 102.6 121.7 125.7 115.6 100.1 132.9 100.1 97.9 100.7 100.9 99.5 96.6 119.3 96.6 1.3 1.2 -3.4 6.7 * -5.3 ■ 1.5 ■ • -.8 .8 -2.1 ■ -.4 ■ ■ ■ .2 .1 -.5 .4 -.9 .0 .2 .2 -.6 .2 .1 -.1 .3 -.8 .4 .1 .3 -.1 .4 -.6 .3 .5 .6 .2 .2 .4 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 ■ .1 -.6 .6 1.1 .2 -.1 1.1 .4 .4 .0 1.1 .1 .0 -.7 .5 .0 -.5 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 -.8 .4 .4 .7 -.1 .1 .8 .1 .1 .1 .0 .4 -.3 -.6 -.3 .8 ■ .2 -.2 -.1 -.2 ■ -1.1 .1 .5 .6 .4 -.3 .5 -.2 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -.3 .4 -1.2 -1.5 -1.1 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.1 .6 .0 .1 .0 .2 .7 .0 -.6 -1.0 -.7 -.1 -.2 .3 -.6 -.3 .1 .1 ■ -2.1 -.4 -.1 .3 -.5 -.3 .0 .5 .4 .4 .2 .1 .1 -.5 .7 -.9 .0 .2 .2 -.6 .2 .1 -.1 .3 -.8 .4 .1 .3 -.1 .4 -.6 .3 .5 .6 .2 .2 .4 -.1 -.6 -.8 -.4 ■ .1 -.6 .6 1.1 .2 -.1 1.1 .5 .4 .0 1.1 See footnotes at end of table. 16 NA NA 97.1 101.3 102.4 102.2 206.6 102.2 104.7 174.7 184.5 102.2 102.8 97.2 100.7 103.0 103.3 207.1 102.1 105.8 175.4 185.2 102.2 103.9 ■ ■ -6.3 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.4 3.6 3.1 ■ Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ................................................... Education 1 ......................................... ........................................ Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school7 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 .............. Communication 1 3 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 3 ............................................ Postage3 ........ ........................................................................ Delivery services 1 3 ......................... ...................................... Information and information processing 13 ............................. Telephone services 1 3 ............................................. ............. Telephone services, local charges 3 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 13 .................. Interstate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 3 1 0 .......................................... ........................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 3 ................................ Computer information processing services 13 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 3 .......................... 5.528 2.615 .194 2.421 1.112 .323 .865 .049 2.913 .207 .203 .004 2.706 2.357 1.083 1.209 .065 100.0 101.0 249.0 291.1 303.1 302.9 139.7 101.7 99.1 100.1 160.3 104.5 99.0 101.5 166.2 101.9 76.7 95.9 94.2 100.1 102.6 249.1 295.8 307.4 311.7 141.8 102.5 97.9 100.1 160.3 104.6 97.7 100.4 166.0 99.9 74.5 96.2 93.9 1.5 4.9 3.8 4.9 3.9 7.4 5.7 -1.9 .0 ■ -2.1 1.6 ■ -.4 2.2 - 0.1 1.6 .0 1.6 1.4 2.9 1.5 .8 -1.2 .0 .0 .1 -1.3 -1.1 -.1 -2.0 -2.9 .3 -.3 0.1 .3 .0 .3 .4 .8 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .3 .2 .4 -.3 .9 -1.9 0.0 .3 .4 .3 .5 .4 .2 .6 -.3 .0 .0 .4 -.3 .1 .1 .2 .8 -1.2 -.2 -0.5 .4 -.3 .4 .0 1.0 1.5 .8 -1.2 .0 .0 .1 -1.3 -1.1 -.1 -2.0 -2.9 .3 -.3 .350 .234 .037 .020 .057 39.1 75.2 98.2 103.6 95.3 37.6 71.1 95.4 103.6 94.1 -22.0 ■ - -3.8 -5.5 -2.9 .0 -1.3 -2.2 -3.3 .1 .2 -.4 -3.7 -6.0 1.0 .0 -.1 -3.8 -5.5 -2.9 .0 -1.3 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 3 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ............................. Personal care 3 ........................................................................... Personal care products 3 .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 4.321 .894 .830 .059 3.427 .737 237.8 273.2 109.1 103.7 157.0 149.1 238.0 273.7 109.3 103.7 157.1 148.5 5.4 12.4 * ■ 3.0 3.5 .1 .2 .2 .0 .0 -.6 -1.2 -.7 .7 2.6 2.5 .1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.4 .372 100.7 100.4 - -.3 .2 -.3 -.3 .361 .963 .963 1.465 .329 .344 .214 .065 .307 ■ .262 161.0 166.1 101.3 235.1 171.3 177.0 101.7 101.0 199.9 101.7 104.9 100.8 159.4 160.3 166.6 101.6 235.7 171.9 177.7 101.5 101.5 200.4 102.1 104.8 99.7 157.2 6.7 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.7 -.4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 -.2 .5 .3 .4 -.1 -1.1 -1.4 -.3 -.1 .0 .4 .1 .5 .4 .2 .7 1.0 .0 .2 .3 .2 .5 .4 .3 .1 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .5 .5 -.4 .1 -.4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .5 -.2 .5 .3 .4 -.1 -1.1 -.1 141.6 130.1 131.8 138.0 127.5 184.9 190.1 187.8 216.9 163.6 157.3 158.7 131.5 133.8 139.7 146.4 141.7 130.0 131.9 137.1 127.2 185.3 190.8 187.8 217.6 163.9 157.4 159.0 131.4 133.9 138.9 146.8 .1 -.1 .1 -.7 -.2 .2 .4 .0 .3 .2 .1 .2 -.1 .1 -.6 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .1 .2 -.2 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 -.1 -.4 .0 .2 .4 .4 .1 .1 .1 .2 .0 -.1 -.3 .0 3 Personal care services 3 ........................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 3 5 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 .............................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. ■ - 3.7 ■ ■ 2.4 .1 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...... ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ............................................................................. . Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ..... ............................. ............................................. All items less food ................. ............................. .......................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................... ................... Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ..................... ......................... Nondurables .............................................. ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 42.635 26.326 14.729 9.785 11.596 57.365 29.410 6.984 10.625 84.674 70.212 94.386 27.309 15.712 10.768 31.039 17 .2 -1.0 -1.4 -2.6 -.4 2.8 3.3 1.9 3.3 1.6 1.0 1.5 -.9 -1.2 -2.3 .5 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 125.5 192.6 179.0 105.2 170.8 173.3 142.4 93.3 190.9 162.7 148.4 $.613 $.205 127.8 192.7 179.5 103.8 171.2 173.8 142.7 91.3 191.5 163.6 147.6 $.612 $.204 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ................ ................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .......................................... .............. Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy ..................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services ......... .......................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4.049 27.955 52.973 7.013 92.987 77.661 24.053 3.256 53.608 8.134 9.217 ■ 1.8 .1 .3 -1.3 .2 .3 .2 -2.1 .3 .6 -.5 ■ 0.0 .1 .2 -.7 .1 .1 .0 -1.0 .2 .3 -.3 ■ -0.4 .3 .2 .0 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .2 ■ 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 1.5 2.1 2.7 -7.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 -14.0 3.1 2.3 .8 ■ 18 1.2 .0 .1 -1.0 .2 .2 .2 -1.4 .3 .6 -.3 ■ Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items .......................................................................................... 162.9 163.0 163.3 163.6 2.3 0.5 2.2 1.7 1.4 2.0 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ........................................................................................... Food at home . ................................................................. Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice pasta cornmeal ........................................................ Rice ^ 2 3 ........................................................................... Bakery products ................................................................ Bread ^ 3 ............................................................................. White bread 2 3 ................................................................. Bread other than white 23 .... ........................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins i 3 ......................................... Cakes cupcakes and cookies 3 ........................................ Cookies 2 3 ........................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 3 ......................................... Other bakery products ....................................................... Fresh sweetrolls coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 3 ................. Crackers bread and cracker products 2 ......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 3 .............................................................. Meats poultry fish and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... . Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts ^ 3 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and veal ^ 3 .................................. Pork ................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 13 .... Bacon and related products 2 ...................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............ Ham ......................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ............................................. Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 3 .................... Other meats 3 .................................................................... Frankfurters 2 3 ............................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................ Lamb and organ meats 2 3 .............................................. Lamb and mutton 12 3 .................................................... Poultry 3 ..... ................................................................... Chicken 1 3 ......................................................... .............. Fresh whole chicken 2 3 ................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 3 ............................................. Other poultry including turkey ^ 3 ..................................................... Fish and seafood .......................................................................... Fresh fish and seafood ^ 3 ................................................................... Processed fish and seafood ^ 3 ........................................ Canned fish and seafood 2 3 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ............ .................................. Eaas ................................................................................... ^ ............................... .■ Dairy and related products 3 .................................................. Milk 1 3 .................................................................................. Fresh whole milk 2 3 ........................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ....................................... Cheese and related products 3 ............................................. Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products ^ 3 .................................... 160.6 160.4 160.7 180.5 170.6 161.1 187.8 149.8 99.2 185.0 100.7 186.4 190.6 101.3 179.9 181.2 178.1 184.4 170.1 218.6 160.8 160.6 160.8 181.0 171.4 160.0 189.2 151.6 99.2 185.3 101.2 186.1 194.2 102.5 180.7 183.8 176.7 183.8 174.0 211.0 161.2 161.0 161.3 181.2 171.6 160.1 190.0 150.8 99.7 185.5 101.8 188.9 191.2 101.8 180.2 183.2 176.8 183.5 174.6 210.7 161.7 161.4 161.8 182.1 172.9 160.0 192.0 151.9 99.3 185.9 102.0 189.2 190.1 102.4 181.6 185.5 178.1 184.1 176.6 209.0 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -5.5 -1.7 3.5 1.3 1.3 .5 1.3 -.5 3.7 .4 -3.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 .5 13.4 -2.3 -.3 1.2 3.5 2.0 .2 5.9 -2.0 -4.3 -4.9 -5.0 10.1 -17.7 31.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.6 5.5 -2.7 9.3 5.7 .4 2.0 5.3 6.1 -1.0 4.4 3.8 9.8 .0 -.6 16.2 -16.4 1.6 1.7 .9 1.6 -.7 -1.0 -.6 .1 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.0 5.1 3.3 2.7 .8 2.7 3.6 3.1 2.4 1.2 -.3 2.2 -2.5 4.6 -2.2 4.7 183.9 146.9 147.5 141.8 136.4 116.2 99.3 99.9 99.1 149.9 95.1 150.5 99.5 151.6 162.2 149.3 97.3 145.5 142.8 99.5 157.8 189.5 146.9 147.6 141.9 137.4 116.1 97.9 101.2 99.7 148.7 94.3 148.1 98.1 151.4 162.9 147.4 99.4 145.9 143.1 99.3 164.7 102.5 155.5 100.0 155.1 156.0 101.1 180.7 101.7 102.1 132.1 207.5 135.5 148.1 99.3 144.4 99.7 148.9 153.5 101.1 187.6 147.6 148.4 142.3 137.6 117.4 98.8 100.0 98.7 149.1 95.3 149.6 98.3 152.2 162.8 149.0 98.4 146.7 143.5 100.0 166.0 105.6 156.6 100.5 158.5 156.0 102.3 183.4 101.7 103.1 134.0 189.9 148.1 148.8 141.9 137.8 118.3 100.3 100.2 98.5 147.9 97.0 148.8 100.5 148.3 158.2 147.9 97.4 146.1 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 158.9 102.6 162.1 158.7 101.8 185.6 103.5 103.6 134.2 2.9 -.8 -1.3 -2.0 3.6 7.9 -2.4 3.7 -.8 -7.4 -11.0 -16.4 -.4 -8.3 -9.5 -3.2 -8.2 -4.8 -11.9 -2.0 -10.6 13.7 3.3 3.6 .3 4.2 7.4 4.1 1.2 -2.4 -5.2 8.2 -4.4 4.1 -8.4 -9.5 -3.7 .4 1.7 -.3 -2.0 25.1 NA 155.6 100.6 158.7 156.0 99.3 180.7 102.1 102.1 132.5 203.8 136.1 148.1 100.3 145.6 100.6 149.4 150.9 99.9 See footnotes at end of table. 19 NA NA 134.8 148.2 98.4 143.5 98.5 151.2 154.8 101.3 136.1 150.5 100.7 147.6 100.1 152.7 156.1 101.9 - 3.4 8.8 1.3 .0 7.5 -4.4 4.3 -1.6 16.0 3.8 -.4 7.9 -2.8 12.0 -16.9 .9 -1.6 -2.4 -4.1 -4.3 -7.3 12.0 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -3.5 -6.1 -6.0 -3.3 -6.6 -11.1 -11.7 -11.6 -4.3 -.3 -5.8 9.8 4.7 7.3 9.7 -8.5 -1.3 8.0 - -5.3 5.6 -5.0 - 3.6 4.6 - 1.9 3.5 1.6 .7 5.0 -1.8 6.3 -2.7 -2.5 -3.8 -3.9 -6.7 - -4.7 -8.9 -2.7 -1.5 -6.4 -2.8 -.3 2.1 8.2 1.2 1.1 -.8 3.9 7.7 .8 2.4 -1.6 -6.3 -1.8 -10.6 1.8 -8.3 -9.5 -3.4 -4.0 -1.6 -6.3 -2.0 5.7 - - - - - -5.2 .8 3.7 8.8 .8 -7.7 .0 -6.4 9.1 6.9 11.1 7.4 1.1 .4 -1.9 1.2 3.0 2.4 2.0 8.8 8.2 8.8 7.1 10.5 11.3 5.6 6.0 5.2 -.4 -.5 -1.3 4.7 5.9 8.8 3.9 1.0 5.5 -.6 7.5 6.1 - 14.6 4.1 -13.6 -6.4 -1.8 4.6 5.1 -3.5 9.3 10.4 .0 -7.1 -20.3 1.9 20.7 1.1 1.4 1.1 2.7 -1.6 .0 6.6 1.6 5.6 -2.0 9.1 14.5 8.3 1.3 2.5 -5.3 -6.7 6.1 10.5 2.1 -.3 3.6 3.8 1.0 1.8 -.4 6.0 8.3 5.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 203.5 237.2 246.1 202.5 161.8 117.0 241.7 95.7 229.2 188.3 310.2 237.3 229.1 102.4 102.4 101.9 103.3 103.2 152.8 100.5 99.8 132.5 99.8 116.2 100.3 98.6 99.9 167.1 173.3 154.7 102.0 149.2 149.0 134.5 99.8 104.4 141.1 101.8 127.5 150.6 98.4 101.3 100.2 164.5 192.5 144.9 155.7 171.8 100.5 103.9 100.9 169.9 101.4 101.4 201.4 234.0 253.4 202.1 164.7 129.6 260.4 87.3 216.7 186.1 222.9 222.3 223.0 102.3 102.8 102.1 104.1 102.0 151.1 101.2 100.6 133.0 100.3 117.5 100.9 99.4 98.5 163.9 169.6 154.2 101.4 150.4 150.3 135.7 101.3 103.0 143.3 104.1 133.8 147.8 100.3 101.9 102.5 165.5 192.7 145.6 156.6 171.4 100.3 100.7 101.6 170.9 102.3 102.5 202.0 234.6 251.4 205.2 167.4 147.8 277.3 76.3 219.5 181.1 212.5 247.4 218.3 103.0 103.7 103.0 105.0 102.8 150.8 101.0 101.0 133.0 99.8 117.8 101.5 98.6 98.5 163.4 168.8 153.8 101.8 150.9 149.3 136.1 100.6 102.9 147.0 112.8 152.1 151.6 100.6 102.6 102.8 165.7 192.9 146.2 156.3 172.3 98.7 101.3 102.1 172.8 102.5 102.6 201.1 232.9 250.2 200.8 160.7 158.7 265.7 75.6 217.3 175.3 205.8 218.6 224.6 103.5 103.6 102.7 105.1 104.2 152.1 101.4 100.8 132.1 99.7 117.4 101.5 98.4 97.7 162.0 167.2 152.6 100.9 152.0 150.2 136.5 100.5 103.7 149.9 116.4 160.1 152.9 101.5 102.9 101.8 166.5 192.1 146.5 158.7 172.9 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.0 102.4 103.5 2.5 2.8 -5.3 3.9 16.5 -36.5 " 12.8 19.4 175.9 81.9 -2.9 -.5 ■ -4.6 -.7 -17.0 -24.6 -2.5 -.3 2.5 -.9 -.8 32.6 -2.2 2.8 1.3 -.8 -2.3 1.2 7.7 3.1 - 6.8 6.9 21.4 3.4 -23.1 46.4 ■ -7.1 4.2 -64.7 2.5 11.8 1.6 ■ -3.5 1.0 -10.4 -12.9 -5.8 .8 1.9 2.1 -.8 9.4 4.8 3.2 4.9 -1.6 2.3 8.6 19.7 2.5 - 18.9 23.1 -1.4 .6 28.1 78.0 15.6 -3.7 54.4 4.1 492.8 21.6 40.8 6.1 6.5 6.5 4.8 6.4 9.1 2.4 -2.8 -4.7 -7.3 -7.2 -1.6 -4.0 -.8 -4.6 -7.7 1.6 4.0 1.1 -1.1 -2.1 -4.3 12.8 .3 8.3 4.2 14.8 -11.0 -.4 -3.1 1.7 1.3 -.8 .5 -1.2 -2.0 -2.7 -5.4 -1.4 3.6 4.0 2.5 3.6 2.0 1.2 1.6 .8 -4.6 -7.1 6.8 -3.3 -2.7 238.5 46.0 -61.1 -19.2 -24.9 -80.6 -28.0 -7.6 4.4 4.8 3.2 7.2 3.9 -1.8 3.6 4.1 -1.2 -.4 4.2 4.9 -.8 -8.5 -11.7 -13.4 -5.3 -4.2 7.7 3.3 6.1 2.8 -2.7 27.4 70.9 148.6 6.3 13.2 6.5 6.5 5.0 -.8 4.5 7.9 2.6 -3.1 -9.6 4.4 7.5 4.0 8.5 2.3 2.4 1.6 1.6 .0 6.9 4.7 4.8 7.3 3.7 -5.3 -3.6 2.4 11.5 -1.3 36.6 4.2 .5 ■ -4.0 .2 -13.8 -19.0 -4.1 .3 2.2 .6 -.8 20.4 1.2 3.0 3.1 -1.2 .0 4.8 13.6 2.8 - 6.5 7.0 2.6 -1.4 11.6 145.4 29.9 -38.8 11.7 -11.6 7.2 -6.4 14.1 5.2 5.6 4.8 6.0 5.2 3.5 3.0 .6 -3.0 -3.9 -1.7 1.6 -2.4 -4.7 -8.2 -10.6 -1.9 -.2 4.3 1.1 1.9 -.8 4.8 13.0 36.0 60.9 10.4 .4 3.0 1.6 3.3 .2 1.8 4.2 .7 -2.6 -6.2 -.6 3.0 3.8 6.3 2.4 3.0 1.8 1.4 .8 3.8 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ....................................... ................................. Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 3 .................................................................. Oranges, including tangerines 2 ..................................... Other fresh fruits 1 * ......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 3 ............................................................................ Tomatoes3 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables .................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 13 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 3 ....................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ............................................................ Canned vegetables 1 2 3 .................................................. Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 3 ........................................ Frozen vegetables 2 .......................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 3 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 3 ....................................... Carbonated drinks .............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 3 .................. Coffee 3 ............................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 3 ............................................................ Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 3 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 3 ........................ Other food at home ................................................................ Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 3 .............................................. Other sweets 1 3 ................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 3 .................................................... Butter2 3 ........................................................................... Margarine 2 3 .................................................................... Salad dressing 1 3 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 3 ................... Peanut butter1 2 3 ............................................................ Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 3 ......................... Snacks 3 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ..................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ........................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ................................................. Other condiments 2 ........................................................... Baby food 13 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 ........................................... Prepared salads 1 2 3 ........................................................ Food away from home 3 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 3 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools1 3 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .......... Other food away from home 1 3 ............................................. NA NA NA NA 160.6 101.3 101.0 100.3 100.6 100.6 160.7 101.4 100.9 100.5 100.4 101.0 161.1 101.6 101.3 100.5 100.4 101.6 161.5 101.9 101.4 100.7 100.6 102.3 See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Whiskey at home 2 3 ............................................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 3 ................... Wine at home ...................................................................... . Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 .................................... 164.7 150.1 147.7 152.6 151.7 152.6 146.9 193.0 100.9 101.2 99.9 165.3 150.4 147.9 152.5 151.6 152.3 148.0 193.7 100.8 101.8 100.2 165.8 150.5 148.4 152.2 151.4 151.9 147.6 195.1 101.0 101.9 101.6 165.8 150.7 148.5 152.6 151.7 152.7 147.4 195.4 100.9 102.0 101.9 1.7 .0 -1.1 1.9 1.9 2.7 .0 3.0 " - 1.7 .0 .0 -.3 -3.4 .5 -.5 4.2 Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ........................................................................................ Rent of primary residence ....................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 3 6 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service .................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................... Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 3 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ..................... Floor coverings 1 3 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 3 ............................................................. Other linens 1 3 ........ .............................................................. Furniture and bedding 3 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 3 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ............... Other furniture 1 3 ................................................................... Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Laundry equipment2 3 .......................................................... Other appliances 1 3 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 3 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 .................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 3 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 3 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies1 3 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products 1 3 ........................................... Household paper products 13 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................. Household operations 1 3 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 3 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 3 ................................................ 159.9 181.3 171.3 102.1 232.2 235.0 187.2 99.6 128.8 113.5 91.7 86.8 127.5 121.1 128.0 113.8 101.5 217.4 255.6 126.4 102.1 100.9 100.5 104.0 135.1 142.6 100.9 104.4 100.5 99.2 112.3 102.6 102.2 122.1 111.2 104.1 98.6 100.3 98.9 101.1 145.5 100.3 103.1 102.3 101.0 100.9 101.1 101.5 101.0 160.1 181.6 171.8 101.4 233.2 233.2 187.6 99.1 128.3 112.9 90.6 85.2 126.6 120.6 128.1 111.7 101.6 217.8 255.6 126.6 100.7 101.9 101.1 99.6 135.5 142.8 101.3 104.5 100.3 99.0 112.7 102.4 101.7 119.8 112.7 103.9 100.9 100.3 98.8 101.3 146.2 100.7 102.6 103.1 101.7 102.2 101.3 101.9 101.0 160.4 181.9 172.2 100.7 234.1 231.3 188.1 99.3 128.3 112.9 90.3 84.7 125.3 120.6 128.2 111.6 101.7 217.7 257.0 127.0 101.2 102.4 99.9 101.5 136.6 143.5 102.4 105.2 100.5 100.0 112.2 101.3 102.1 119.7 114.0 105.8 101.1 100.3 98.0 101.6 146.1 100.6 103.8 102.4 101.9 102.2 101.6 102.7 101.6 160.6 182.4 172.8 101.4 234.0 233.2 188.5 99.2 127.8 112.4 89.7 83.9 124.6 120.1 127.1 112.0 101.7 217.6 257.5 126.8 101.3 102.4 98.7 102.6 136.1 141.7 102.5 104.6 100.2 99.4 112.0 101.5 101.1 118.3 114.4 103.0 100.2 99.9 98.2 100.7 146.4 100.5 103.9 102.3 102.0 102.2 101.6 103.2 101.6 3.4 3.0 3.1 5.1 7.3 2.7 ■ 6.3 9.7 -.4 -1.3 13.2 10.8 3.1 29.1 ■ 3.4 1.9 .6 ’ ■ ■ -.9 -1.1 ■ ■ * -1.8 " ■ 1.3 -9.2 ■ 1.0 3.4 2.6 See footnotes at end of table. 21 “ 1.1 ' ■ “ " 3.6 5.0 3.5 ■ -12.1 -17.9 -17.7 -21.2 1.9 -18.0 -14.7 -25.3 ' 3.4 3.0 2.3 -1.2 -2.5 ■ ■ ■ 5.1 “ " .3 29.8 ■ ‘ " 4.2 ' ' ■ _ ' -0.2 .8 .0 1.6 2.4 .5 1.7 -1.6 2.8 2.4 -2.4 2.7 1.6 2.2 .0 .0 .3 1.4 5.1 .0 3.2 8.3 1.7 .0 -.5 .8 -.8 1.6 -.3 3.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 .8 1.2 .4 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.8 2.8 3.3 4.1 3.8 7.4 4.2 7.7 3.7 -2.4 2.8 2.9 -.9 -4.9 -3.4 2.7 .6 9.7 3.6 4.3 1.4 1.0 .8 4.1 -5.8 4.3 4.6 6.7 -.8 20.2 -2.0 -7.7 -6.5 7.3 3.2 6.8 -10.1 20.3 -2.8 -3.1 -3.9 -2.7 1.4 -1.6 5.2 4.4 2.8 2.0 4.9 2.4 2.8 1.8 2.4 3.5 -2.7 3.1 -3.0 2.8 -1.6 -3.1 -3.8 -8.4 -12.7 -8.8 -3.3 -2.8 -6.2 .8 .4 3.0 1.3 -3.1 6.1 -7.0 -5.3 3.0 -2.5 6.5 .8 -1.2 .8 -1.1 -4.2 -4.2 -11.9 12.0 -4.2 6.7 -1.6 -2.8 -1.6 2.5 .8 3.1 .0 4.0 5.3 2.0 6.9 2.4 2.2 3.2 2.9 2.5 3.3 3.7 2.2 3.7 2.2 3.3 -2.0 -.2 -.5 -4.7 -8.9 -6.1 -.3 -1.1 1.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.1 -1.2 5.1 -6.4 -.6 3.8 2.0 2.8 10.1 -1.6 -3.5 -3.8 1.4 -.6 -3.0 .4 7.4 1.8 -2.4 -3.4 -2.1 1.9 -.4 4.2 2.2 3.4 3.6 3.4 4.6 2.6 4.3 6.2 3.1 ’ -3.4 -5.1 -9.5 -11.8 7.4 -4.7 -6.3 -1.8 3.4 2.5 1.4 ■ -1.0 -1.8 ■ “ 1.6 .8 8.6 " ■ " 2.7 " “ ' - Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 3 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 3 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 3 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel3 .................................................. Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................ Watches5 ................................................................................. Jewelry5 ................................................................................... 132.9 131.5 135.4 137.7 137.8 100.9 132.7 116.6 126.5 126.8 118.0 122.4 102.7 133.2 131.7 135.3 137.6 139.1 98.8 131.7 117.1 127.2 127.8 117.7 125.0 99.3 132.8 131.9 135.3 137.2 137.4 97.2 132.4 118.0 126.0 126.4 120.3 113.0 94.9 134.2 132.3 135.2 137.9 136.6 98.7 132.7 119.6 128.4 129.1 118.0 110.2 101.0 1.2 .9 -.3 2.1 -3.4 -2.1 2.4 3.2 4.6 -1.0 4.5 - -0.9 3.4 7.1 16.6 27.8 2.2 -1.0 -2.5 -3.7 -21.1 -1.5 - 0.6 -1.5 .0 -8.3 4.5 15.6 3.4 -8.8 3.9 4.9 -.7 60.8 17.7 4.0 2.5 -.6 .6 -3.4 -8.4 .0 10.7 6.1 7.5 .0 -34.3 -6.5 0.2 2.2 3.3 9.1 11.1 .0 .7 .3 .3 -11.6 1.5 - 2.3 .5 -.3 -3.9 .4 2.9 1.7 .5 5.0 6.2 -.3 2.8 4.9 106.1 124.9 126.5 131.2 127.2 122.3 126.9 142.9 125.0 148.2 103.4 123.9 128.4 132.7 130.9 123.6 124.7 140.1 124.2 144.5 101.7 124.3 128.5 132.8 133.0 122.9 122.0 141.9 124.4 146.8 101.5 125.2 129.4 132.6 133.8 124.6 124.4 141.9 123.7 146.9 -5.9 1.6 .3 7.2 -1.0 -4.0 -2.7 -1.9 -2.6 5.3 -4.3 -5.1 -9.6 -1.0 -8.9 8.6 -7.1 12.3 10.4 -2.2 -1.9 2.8 -6.6 -1.9 12.9 -10.5 6.0 -13.3 -16.2 1.0 9.5 4.3 22.4 7.7 -7.7 -2.8 -4.1 -3.5 -.5 -1.4 -2.4 -1.5 -1.0 -6.5 2.8 -4.5 4.6 -3.8 -.6 3.7 3.6 6.9 2.8 2.1 -6.7 .8 -8.5 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 3 .................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................ New trucks 2 6 ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks 3 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 3 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 23 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 3 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ....................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 3 ................ Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 3 ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 3 ...................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 3 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 3 ........................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 3 ............................................................... State and local registration and license 1 3 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 3 ..................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 3 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 3 ................................................. Ship fare 1 ^ 3 ......................................................................... Intracity transportation 3 ............................................................ 141.7 138.1 100.2 143.2 99.5 140.4 150.6 163.7 150.0 100.6 93.0 92.3 90.1 98.6 94.9 93.7 100.7 98.6 99.1 107.0 131.1 165.9 180.2 154.3 100.2 255.4 102.7 101.5 105.5 105.6 100.8 190.2 205.0 160.3 104.9 175.1 141.3 137.9 100.1 142.7 99.0 140.1 149.8 163.7 150.9 100.8 92.1 91.5 89.1 98.6 93.9 93.6 101.2 98.8 99.6 107.7 131.6 166.6 179.5 154.9 100.6 255.5 102.1 100.5 105.9 106.2 100.8 188.2 200.9 160.5 104.8 175.5 141.7 138.2 100.5 143.4 99.0 140.8 150.7 162.9 151.3 103.6 92.1 91.3 89.0 97.6 93.7 92.0 101.3 99.0 99.4 107.6 130.7 167.0 179.2 154.9 101.0 254.6 102.2 100.7 105.6 105.7 100.8 190.1 207.3 161.2 105.1 175.6 141.7 137.9 100.7 143.9 99.1 141.3 151.6 162.9 151.1 105.3 90.6 89.9 87.4 95.7 92.7 90.8 101.3 99.1 99.5 107.6 131.6 167.3 179.2 155.0 101.4 253.8 102.3 100.8 106.0 106.2 101.0 194.2 207.8 160.7 104.9 175.6 -1.1 -1.4 -1.4 -1.7 -.5 1.2 -2.4 -4.8 -5.2 -5.6 -11.0 -3.7 -1.6 -3.9 .7 -.3 1.5 3.7 2.4 1.3 • ■ • 1.7 7.4 .5 ■ 1.8 -4.1 -5.3 ■ -.6 -.8 -.5 -4.6 2.2 -29.2 -29.6 -31.0 -33.4 -26.4 -1.6 -1.6 .7 -1.8 4.0 6.3 5.4 1.7 ■ -2.0 -2.0 .4 -.8 -2.8 -1.1 -1.1 4.0 4.4 4.5 -13.4 -14.2 -14.1 2.1 -12.1 -8.5 -1.6 -.4 -3.2 -5.1 .3 1.0 4.8 2.9 -.4 1.4 1.6 .8 3.1 2.7 .8 -2.5 -3.1 2.8 1.5 -.5 .0 -.6 2.0 2.0 -1.6 2.6 2.7 -1.9 3.0 20.0 -9.9 -10.0 -11.5 -11.3 -9.0 -11.8 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.5 3.4 -2.2 1.8 4.9 -2.5 -1.5 -2.7 1.9 2.3 .8 8.7 5.6 1.0 .0 1.1 -2.6 -3.4 • -1.0 -1.3 -.5 -1.7 -.1 -17.9 -18.3 -19.3 -23.0 -15.8 -1.6 -2.8 .7 -1.1 2.7 5.0 3.9 1.5 ■ 6.7 13.4 5.6 ■ -.7 -1.0 -1.3 1.2 .6 -2.2 .7 .8 1.0 3.7 12.0 -11.7 -12.1 -12.8 -4.8 -10.5 -10.2 .4 .8 -.8 -1.5 .9 2.2 1.2 2.4 2.2 -.5 .0 -1.0 2.5 2.5 .8 2.9 1.2 1.9 .8 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 22 11.9 19.7 11.0 -3.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ® ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 3 ................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 3 .............. Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 5 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 3 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 5 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 .................................... 241.4 221.2 257.7 147.5 175.4 174.2 245.7 221.3 227.9 235.1 145.3 155.0 285.9 104.2 103.2 232.2 106.8 242.3 221.6 257.9 148.2 176.6 174.2 246.8 222.3 229.6 235.6 145.4 155.4 286.7 104.3 103.4 232.1 106.8 242.8 221.7 259.2 147.5 176.1 172.8 247.4 222.6 229.7 236.4 145.1 155.6 288.5 105.2 104.2 234.0 107.2 243.7 223.1 260.8 148.0 176.3 174.2 248.2 223.3 230.9 237.4 144.4 155.2 289.5 105.7 104.6 234.9 108.1 Recreation 1 ......................................... ........................................ Video and audio ^ 3 ..................................................................... Televisions 3 ............................................................................. Cable television ® ...................................................................... Other video equipment ^ 3 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 3 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ...... Rental of video tapes and discs ^ 2 3 ..................................... Audio equipment3 .................................................................... Audio discs tapes and other media ^ 3 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 3 ........................................... Pets and pet products 3 ............................................................ Pet food ^ 2 3 ......................................... ................................ Purchase of pets pet supplies accessories ^ 2 3 ................. Pet services including veterinary 1 3 ........................................ p@t services 1 2 3 .................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ...................................................... Sporting goods 3 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 3 ......................................... Sports equipment3 ................................................................... Photography ^ 3 .................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 3 .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ..................................... Photographic equipment ■2 3 ................................................ Photographers and film processing ^ 3 ............................ ........ Photographer fees ^ 2 3 ....................................................... Film processing 1 2 3 .................................................. Other recreational goods ^ ................................................. Toys . ................................................................................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 3 ....... Video game hardware, software and accessories1 2 3 ........ Sewing machines fabric and supplies ^ 3 ............................... Music instruments and accessories ^ 3 .................................... Recreation services ^ . .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 3 ..... Admissions3 ......................................................................... Admission to movies theaters and concerts ^ 2 3 ............... Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................... Recreational reading materials 3 ......... ...................................... New^oaners and maoazines ^ 3 ....................................... Recreational books ^ 3 ...................................... ..................... 101.0 101.2 59.9 243.2 93.7 96.8 100.4 94.5 86.0 100.1 101.6 144.1 101.6 100.4 102.1 102.7 102.2 121.4 124.2 116.3 100.0 134.1 100.8 98.1 99.9 NA 100.0 96.8 119.7 97.1 NA 100.3 101.6 102.1 101.3 206.8 102.8 104.2 175.1 184.0 101.9 102.6 101.1 101.2 59.5 244.3 93.7 96.3 99.3 94.4 85.1 99.3 102.0 144.7 102.3 100.3 102.2 103.5 102.3 121.5 124.3 116.3 100.4 133.7 100.2 97.8 100.7 100.2 100.2 96.6 119.6 96.9 NA 99.2 101.7 102.6 101.9 207.6 102.5 104.7 174.8 183.8 101.8 102.6 101.1 101.1 59.3 245.2 92.6 94.9 98.2 93.8 84.7 98.9 101.9 144.6 102.2 100.9 102.2 103.6 102.3 121.8 125.2 116.3 99.8 132.3 99.5 97.7 100.5 100.5 99.6 96.3 119.7 97.0 NA 97.1 101.3 102.5 102.2 206.6 102.2 104.7 175.6 184.5 102.2 102.8 101.2 101.2 59.0 246.8 91.8 94.9 98.4 94.0 84.2 99.1 102.0 144.4 102.5 100.1 102.6 103.7 102.6 121.7 125.7 115.6 100.1 132.9 100.1 97.9 100.7 100.9 99.5 95.7 118.7 96.6 NA 97.2 100.7 103.1 103.3 207.1 102.1 105.8 176.5 185.2 102.2 103.9 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 23 2.7 1.5 1.3 .5 .2 1.6 3.0 2.2 2.0 3.6 .0 1.6 3.6 3.2 2.4 4.7 1.6 3.1 3.0 4.5 1.7 -.2 4.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 5.0 3.4 1.8 3.6 5.6 4.8 1.6 10.0 1.2 -1.3 5.7 - 3.6 -3.9 12.1 - - - .0 2.6 -3.5 -5.0 -2.0 4.3 -8.7 -1.1 6.1 6.3 5.9 -6.4 -3.1 -8.9 - - _ - - -7.8 .9 .0 - 5.5 6.5 5.0 - 4.3 6.0 7.3 2.5 5.2 -2.5 3.7 3.9 2.5 4.4 6.9 2.4 2.7 .4 -.4 5.7 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.9 1.4 2.1 .0 4.1 3.7 5.4 4.0 -2.5 .5 5.1 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.0 1.6 .0 -2.6 3.4 -16.1 -4.4 2.0 -13.5 -4.1 2.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 2.8 4.8 2.0 4.8 -6.3 -2.5 -9.4 1.6 4.3 6.2 .4 .0 .0 -6.3 -9.7 -10.0 .8 .0 -5.9 6.1 -7.9 -7.6 -7.7 -2.1 -8.1 -3.9 1.6 .8 3.6 -1.2 2.0 4.0 1.6 1.0 4.9 -2.4 .4 -3.5 -2.7 -.8 3.2 -2.0 -4.5 -3.3 -2.0 3.3 7.0 5.3 2.8 8.1 7.3 8.9 3.7 4.7 2.8 9.1 -11.8 -3.5 4.0 8.1 .6 -2.7 6.3 3.2 2.6 1.2 5.2 2.9 2.2 2.9 1.1 .0 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.4 4.3 1.7 1.7 3.6 4.4 3.6 3.1 5.7 4.1 4.7 6.1 1.9 3.6 -1.3 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.2 2.1 1.4 3.9 3.1 2.5 5.2 4.2 . 1.2 .0 -4.3 4.7 -12.1 -6.0 -3.0 -8.0 -6.1 -.8 2.8 2.4 3.6 .8 3.4 3.0 3.2 -2.7 1.1 -5.9 1.0 .3 1.6 -.2 1.6 4.3 -1.0 -5.4 -6.6 -6.1 2.4 -2.6 8.8 -4.4 .7 1.1 .5 1.9 -1.2 -6.1 -1.4 3.7 2.5 - -4.6 1.6 4.6 5.4 4.3 2.2 7.6 3.5 3.7 2.0 7.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ................................................... Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ......................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school7 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 3 .............. Communication 1 3 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 3 ............................................ Postage3 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 3 ............................................................... Information and information processing 13 ............................. Telephone services 1 3 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ................... Interstate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 3 .......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 3 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 3 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 3 ............... Computer software and accessories1 3 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 3 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 3 .......................... 100.8 102.3 249.9 293.5 305.8 305.2 140.3 101.2 99.4 100.1 160.3 104.0 99.3 101.1 165.7 101.3 76.3 96.2 96.2 100.9 102.6 249.8 294.3 306.9 307.7 140.1 101.1 99.4 100.1 160.3 104.1 99.3 101.4 166.1 101.7 76.1 97.1 94.4 100.9 102.9 250.8 295.3 308.4 308.8 140.4 101.7 99.1 100.1 160.3 104.5 99.0 101.5 166.2 101.9 76.7 95.9 94.2 100.4 103.3 250.1 296.4 308.3 312.0 142.5 102.5 97.9 100.1 160.3 104.6 97.7 100.4 166.0 99.9 74.5 96.2 93.9 3.2 4.5 2.6 8.4 5.4 ■ 1.2 .0 1.2 ■ 1.0 ■ 1.6 3.9 ■ 3.5 4.8 4.8 5.6 3.6 -3.5 .0 ■ -3.9 ■ 1.5 * 1.1 -5.4 - 3.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 5.0 6.3 7.5 5.3 .8 .4 .0 10.2 .8 4.5 3.2 6,6 5.4 11.1 -7.5 -1.6 4.0 .3 4.0 3.3 9.2 6.4 5.2 -5.9 .0 .0 2.3 -6.3 -2.7 .7 -5.4 -9.1 .0 -9.2 3.3 4.7 3.7 7.0 4.5 -1.2 .0 -1.4 ■ 1.2 1.3 -.8 ■ 1.0 5.2 4.3 5.2 4.1 7.7 6.9 5.3 -2.6 .2 .0 6.2 -2.8 .8 2.0 .4 -2.1 5.4 -8.4 41.5 82.7 97.1 103.4 95.8 40.6 80.0 97.2 103.6 95.4 39.1 75.2 98.2 103.6 95.3 37.6 71.1 95.4 103.6 94.1 -4.9 * ■ ’ -25.0 * ■ - -23.0 -32.7 -.4 13.4 -9.8 -32.6 -45.4 -6.8 .8 -6.9 -15.5 ■ -28.0 -39.4 -3.7 6.9 -8.4 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 3 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ............................. Personal care 3 ........................................................................... Personal care products 3 .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 3 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 3 Personal care services 3 ........................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 3 5 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ..... Financial services 3 5 .............................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 3 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ............................. 237.0 268.4 107.7 104.3 156.6 149.3 236.9 266.9 106.4 103.6 156.8 149.2 238.5 273.8 109.1 103.7 157.0 149.1 238.7 274.2 109.3 103.7 157.1 148.5 5.6 10.9 ■ ■ 4.8 7.4 6.8 18.6 ■ ■ 1.8 1.7 5.8 11.5 14.6 11.1 4.2 7.3 2.9 8.9 6.1 -2.3 1.3 -2.1 6.2 14.7 ~ ■ 3.3 4.5 4.3 10.2 10.2 4.2 2.7 2.5 100.8 101.0 100.7 100.4 ■ ■ 1.2 -1.6 ■ -.2 161.2 165.4 100.9 233.3 171.1 175.8 101.2 100.9 197.7 100.2 104.4 101.0 158.8 160.7 165.3 100.9 234.2 171.2 176.7 101.6 101.1 199.1 101.2 104.4 101.2 159.3 161.0 166.1 101.3 234.8 171.3 177.1 101.7 101.0 199.9 101.7 104.9 100.8 159.4 160.3 166.6 101.6 235.7 171.9 177.9 101.5 101.5 200.4 102.1 104.8 99.7 159.3 8.5 2.0 2.8 2.2 1.6 ■ ■ 1.5 • * .8 7.2 2.0 2.6 6.1 2.6 ■ 4.8 ■ 5.0 13.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.9 2.0 2.8 2.9 .0 7.2 4.9 2.8 -2.2 2.9 2.8 4.2 1.9 4.9 1.2 2.4 5.6 7.8 1.5 -5.0 1.3 7.9 2.0 2.7 4.1 2.1 * ■ 3.1 ■ 2.8 5.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 2.4 5.4 1.6 2.6 4.2 3.8 4.3 -.2 2.0 141.9 130.7 132.7 137.5 127.4 183.9 189.0 187.8 216.8 163.2 157.1 158.3 132.2 134.7 141.8 130.6 132.6 137.5 127.4 184.1 189.3 187.5 217.5 163.3 157.2 158.3 132.1 134.5 142.1 130.7 132.7 137.6 127.8 184.4 189.5 187.8 217.8 163.6 157.5 158.6 132.3 134.8 142.2 130.7 132.6 137.1 127.8 184.8 190.3 188.6 218.1 163.8 157.6 158.9 132.3 134.6 1.1 .0 .9 -.3 -1.2 3.1 3.3 1.1 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.3 .3 .9 -1.4 -3.0 -5.2 -8.3 -.3 2.0 3.3 4.6 3.2 .2 -.8 .3 -2.7 -4.3 .3 -.9 -.9 -.6 -1.2 3.6 4.1 .0 4.6 2.2 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -.9 .8 .0 -.3 -1.2 1.3 2.0 2.8 1.7 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 .3 -.3 -.1 -1.5 -2.2 -4.4 -.8 2.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 1.2 .5 1.3 -1.2 -1.8 .6 -.5 -.6 -.9 .0 2.8 3.4 .9 3.5 1.9 1.3 1.8 -.5 -.6 - Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ...................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................. All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 24 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 139.3 147.0 129.0 192.4 178.7 102.5 171.3 173.8 143.4 91.8 190.9 163.4 146.5 138.9 147.0 130.5 192.4 178.9 101.5 171.7 174.2 143.7 90.5 191.4 164.3 146.0 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 -7.4 -1.9 -.3 -.2 1.6 -22.9 2.4 2.8 1.1 -28.5 3.5 .7 -5.1 -0.9 .8 1.2 3.8 3.4 -4.2 2.6 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.4 3.5 3.1 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 -3.8 .0 .6 1.7 2.5 -10.9 2.3 2.5 1.1 -17.2 3.1 1.0 1.0 -0.7 .7 2.2 2.7 2.7 -5.3 2.5 2.3 1.1 -10.9 3.0 3.8 .7 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 139.2 146.7 129.5 191.9 178.3 102.5 170.9 173.5 143.2 91.9 190.5 163.2 146.2 139.1 146.8 129.5 191.7 178.0 103.2 170.7 173.3 143.2 92.8 190.2 162.7 146.6 -0.6 .5 3.1 1.5 2.0 -6.4 2.4 2.1 1.4 -9.6 2.5 4.0 -1.6 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 0.0 1.9 1.6 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.1 -4.1 2.8 1.3 7.4 25 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Item May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Food and beverages Rice2 ........................................................................................... White bread ................................................................................ Bread other than white ............................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes ........................................................ Cookies ....................................................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................ Crackers, bread, and cracker products ..................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Bacon and related products ...................................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................. Ham, excluding canned .............................................................. Frankfurters ................................................................................ Lunchmeats2 .............................................................................. Lamb and organ meats .............................................................. Lamb and mutton 2 ....................................... .............................. Fresh whole chicken ................................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts ................................................. Canned fish and seafood .......................................................... Frozen fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh whole milk ........................................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 2 .................................................... Oranges, including tangerines ................................................... Canned fruits 2 ............................................................................ Canned vegetables 2 ................................................................... Frozen vegetables ...................................................................... Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ................................................. Roasted coffee ........................................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee .................................................. Butter .......................................................................................... Margarine ................................................................................... Peanut butter2 ............................................................................ Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ..................................... Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ............................................................ Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................. Other condiments ....................................................................... Prepared salads 2 .... .................................................................. Whiskey at home ........................................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ............................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ........... Wine away from home 2 .............................................................. Distilled spirits away from home 2 .............................................. 99.2 186.4 190.6 178.1 181.2 170.1 216.9 183.9 147.7 99.5 158.2 142.8 99.5 157.8 99.2 186.1 194.2 176.7 183.8 174.0 218.2 189.5 147.9 98.1 159.8 143.1 99.3 164.7 102.5 155.1 156.0 132.1 207.5 144.4 99.7 265.9 102.1 104.1 151.2 100.6 169.6 154.2 133.8 147.8 102.5 100.3 100.7 101.6 171.4 99.7 188.9 191.2 176.8 183.2 174.6 217.2 187.6 150.2 98.3 162.6 143.5 100.0 166.0 105.6 158.5 156.0 134.0 0.0 -.2 1.9 -.8 1.4 2.3 .6 3.0 .1 -1.4 1.0 .2 -.2 4.4 -2.3 .0 -.3 1.7 -.8 -.9 13.0 .2 .8 -1.0 .8 -2.1 -.3 4.9 -1.9 2.3 -.2 -3.1 .7 .6 -.1 -.2 -.1 .6 .3 0.5 1.5 -1.5 .1 -.3 .3 -.5 -1.0 1.6 .2 1.8 .3 .7 .8 3.0 2.2 .0 1.4 -.6 -1.2 11.1 .9 .9 .3 .4 -.5 -.3 13.7 2.6 .3 -1.6 .6 .5 .9 -.1 -.3 .2 .1 1.4 -0.4 .2 -.6 .7 1.3 1.1 -.2 1.2 1.3 2.2 -.7 -.6 -1.0 .5 .1 2.3 1.7 .1 2.9 1.6 7.9 -.3 .1 1.2 -.2 -.9 -.8 5.3 .9 -1.0 1.0 .0 -.1 .5 .2 .5 -.1 .1 .3 3.4 3.5 -.5 2.8 1.3 1.4 7.2 -9.8 -5.6 -3.3 3.9 4.0 1.3 4.3 6.0 11.9 2.1 -14.9 -3.0 39.2 5.7 8.1 .2 1.0 - NA NA NA NA 151.7 152.6 100.9 101.2 99.9 151.6 152.3 100.8 101.8 100.2 151.4 151.9 101.0 101.9 101.6 151.7 152.7 100.9 102.0 101.9 -0.2 .5 2.2 -.9 -.5 -2.4 .0 -1.6 .1 .5 3.3 -2.9 -.2 -2.3 1.4 .9 .8 .8 -.5 .3 10.2 2.0 .8 1.6 -.1 -1.8 .3 2.0 1.8 -1.3 .3 1.0 -2.2 .8 .3 .1 .6 .1 .2 112.3 112.7 112.2 112.0 -.4 .4 -.4 -.2 -1.1 99.5 140.6 150.8 163.7 92.0 98.6 96.1 107.0 131.1 105.6 100.8 104.9 99.0 140.0 149.7 163.1 92.1 98.6 96.2 107.7 131.6 106.2 100.8 104.8 99.0 140.1 150.1 162.2 90.8 97.6 95.4 107.6 130.7 105.7 100.8 105.1 99.1 140.0 150.4 162.3 88.6 95.7 93.7 107.6 131.6 106.2 101.0 104.9 -.6 -.6 -.8 .4 3.7 3.1 2.8 -.3 -.2 .4 .0 -.8 -.5 -.4 -.7 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .7 .4 .6 .0 -.1 .0 .1 .3 -.6 -1.4 -1.0 -.8 -.1 -.7 -.5 .0 .3 .1 -.1 .2 .1 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 .0 .7 .5 .2 -.2 -.3 .1 -.4 -16.1 -14.4 -13.2 -.4 -.1 - 103.2 231.7 103.4 231.6 104.2 233.5 104.6 234.9 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .8 .8 .4 .6 3.1 4.1 NA 158.7 156.0 132.5 204.0 145.6 100.6 235.4 101.9 103.3 152.8 99.8 173.3 154.7 127.5 150.6 100.2 100.5 103.9 100.9 170.4 99.3 189.2 190.1 178.1 185.5 176.6 216.8 189.9 152.2 100.5 161.5 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 162.1 158.7 134.2 NA NA 143.5 98.5 295.3 103.0 105.0 151.7 101.0 168.8 153.8 152.1 151.6 102.8 98.7 101.3 102.1 173.0 147.6 100.1 318.5 102.7 105.1 153.5 100.8 167.2 152.6 160.1 152.9 101.8 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.9 Housing Laundry equipment ..................................................................... Transportation New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................. New cars ..................................................................................... New trucks 3 ................................................................................ New motorcycles 4 ...................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded premium .................................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................ Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ....................................................... Parking fees and tolls 2 ............................................................... Automobile service clubs 2 .......................................................... Ship fare 2 .................................................................................... Medical care Inpatient hospital services 6 ....................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 .................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 26 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Aug. 1998 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Recreation Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 . Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ............................... P etfood2 ................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 .......... Pet services 2 ............................................................. Veterinarian services 2 ............................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 ............................... Photographic equipment * .......................................... Photographer fees 2 ................................................... Film processing 2 ........................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment2 .. Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 ... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ......... Admission to sporting events 2 ................................... NA NA NA NA 102.8 104.2 102.5 104.7 102.2 104.7 102.1 105.8 -1.1 -3.4 1.0 -.8 .4 .6 .7 -.1 -.1 -1.2 .0 .6 76.3 96.2 76.1 97.1 76.7 95.9 74.5 96.2 1.3 .6 -.3 .9 .8 -1.2 -2.9 .3 100.2 104.4 159.7 101.2 104.4 160.2 101.7 104.9 159.4 102.1 104.8 157.2 -.2 .2 .1 1.0 .0 .3 .5 .5 -.5 .4 -.1 -1.4 100.4 94.5 101.6 100.4 102.7 102.2 100.8 ’ 98.1 99.3 94.4 102.3 100.3 103.5 102.3 100.2 97.8 100.2 100.2 96.9 NA 100.0 97.1 98.2 93.8 102.2 100.9 103.6 102.3 99.5 97.7 100.5 99.6 97.0 98.4 94.0 102.5 100.1 103.7 102.6 100.1 97.9 100.9 99.5 96.6 -1.1 -.1 .7 -.1 .8 .1 -.6 -.3 .2 -.2 -.3 .5 -1.1 -.6 -.1 .6 .1 .0 -.7 -.1 .3 -.6 .1 -.3 .0 0.2 .2 .3 -.8 .1 .3 .6 .2 .4 -.1 -.4 -.1 1.1 Education and communication Interstate toll calls ....................................................... Intrastate toll calls ....................................................... -0.4 2.2 Other goods and services Checking account and other bank services 2 ............ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ................... 6 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 27 _ 2.4 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1997 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1998 June to July May to June July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 100.000 ' 159.8 476.0 160.0 476.5 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 ' ' " " " Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products ' .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ............................. .......................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 17.903 16.861 10.785 1.678 3.125 1.135 1.447 1.215 2.185 .420 .332 1.432 .344 6.076 .212 1.042 160.2 159.8 159.7 181.6 146.6 147.8 197.3 131.2 150.5 149.9 147.3 165.9 102.8 161.1 101.5 164.5 160.7 160.4 160.4 182.5 147.9 150.1 194.9 130.7 151.5 150.3 149.3 166.8 103.5 161.4 102.2 164.6 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 -.6 5.0 4.3 -3.3 2.4 1.7 5.7 3.2 2.5 1.3 .3 .4 .4 .5 .9 1.6 -1.2 -.4 .7 .3 1.4 .5 .7 .2 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .1 -.1 -1.2 .4 .7 .9 1.4 .5 1.0 .1 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .5 .1 .5 .2 .5 -.6 2.5 .4 .3 .2 .5 .4 .2 .3 .3 .5 .3 1.6 -.6 -.7 .7 .7 1.9 .4 .7 .2 .7 .0 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 3.914 4.365 157.6 177.0 171.8 111.9 171.2 99.4 131.5 116.6 88.2 124.6 125.6 157.7 177.6 172.4 112.8 171.8 99.4 130.6 115.6 87.0 123.6 125.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 -.5 -2.1 -6.7 -2.1 1.2 .1 .3 .3 .8 .4 .0 -.7 -.9 -1.4 -.8 -.3 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .2 -.4 -.3 -.4 -1.0 -.4 .0 .2 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.3 .1 .4 .1 .2 .2 .5 .2 .0 -.5 -.6 -.8 -.7 -.2 Apparel ........................................ ............................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 5.300 1.503 1.985 .337 1.082 128.2 129.1 118.6 122.7 127.4 129.9 129.9 121.3 125.0 128.4 .4 .9 1.4 -2.6 .9 1.3 .6 2.3 1.9 .8 .3 .2 .5 -1.6 1.5 -.4 .2 -1.0 -2.2 -.2 .9 -.1 1.9 1.9 .9 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ...................................... ...................................... Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 3.682 3.658 .694 1.664 1.057 140.8 138.2 100.2 143.9 152.7 93.9 93.4 100.5 168.0 188.7 140.2 137.6 100.2 144.0 152.4 91.7 91.2 100.5 168.4 188.9 -2.2 -2.5 .6 -.2 1.7 -14.9 -15.2 -.5 2.6 4.0 -.4 -.4 .0 .1 -.2 -2.3 -2.4 .0 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 .7 -.9 -.9 .6 .4 -.8 .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 -.2 -.2 .1 .2 .9 -.1 -.3 .2 .3 -.2 -1.6 -1.6 -.1 .2 1.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. 4.591 .906 3.684 2.372 1.097 242.1 219.1 247.2 224.4 284.3 242.8 219.9 248.0 224.8 285.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.8 .3 .4 .3 .2 .5 .5 .2 .5 .5 .3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .6 .3 .5 .3 .2 .4 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 5.969 1.968 100.9 101.0 101.1 101.1 1.0 1.1 .2 .1 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 28 0.1 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category 0.1 1.5 .0 1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.0 0.1 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .1 .2 0.1 .3 .4 .3 -.2 -.3 .1 -0.5 .3 -.4 .4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.0 -21.1 -3.2 -4.3 -1.9 -2.9 -3.8 -6.4 -3.2 -4.3 236.2 273.7 157.2 149.6 167.0 234.9 6.3 12.6 3.1 3.6 2.6 3.4 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .4 .4 -.1 -.6 .1 -.1 -.1 .3 .9 2.7 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .2 .3 .1 -.3 .4 .5 141.5 160.2 130.3 131.4 128.2 137.7 127.3 181.6 170.4 185.2 213.7 141.5 160.7 130.0 131.3 129.9 136.6 127.0 181.9 171.0 185.1 214.3 .1 2.0 -1.2 -1.9 .4 -3.0 -.3 2.5 3.1 1.6 3.3 .0 .3 -.2 -.1 1.3 -.8 -.2 .2 .4 -.1 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .3 -.2 .0 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 -.4 .1 .5 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -.5 .9 -.4 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .0 159.7 155.0 156.0 131.6 133.4 139.3 146.1 171.5 176.0 104.5 167.4 169.4 142.0 93.7 187.9 $.626 $.210 159.8 155.1 156.1 131.4 133.3 138.3 146.3 171.5 176.3 102.9 167.8 169.8 142.2 91.5 188.4 $.625 $.210 1.3 .8 1.2 -1.1 -1.7 -2.5 .2 2.0 2.5 -8.3 2.2 2.3 1.0 -14.2 3.0 - .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 -.7 .1 .0 .2 -1.5 .2 .2 .1 -2.3 .3 ' .1 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 .1 .2 -.6 .1 .1 .0 -.8 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 -.1 .2 .2 .2 -.2 .2 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .0 .1 .2 -1.1 .2 .2 .1 -1.6 .2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services1 4 ................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 5.396 2.402 .192 2.211 2.994 2.841 2.547 100.2 101.1 251.3 285.3 99.6 99.5 101.5 100.3 102.6 251.3 289.9 98.4 98.3 100.5 .294 .191 40.2 74.4 38.9 71.2 Other goods and services ........................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ....................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 4.544 1.300 3.244 .832 .964 1.226 236.0 273.4 157.0 150.1 166.4 233.9 47.234 17.903 29.331 15.928 5.300 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 26.057 49.082 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 " 1.8 5.1 3.9 5.2 -1.3 -1.4 ■ . Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................ Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services ............. ............................ Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................................................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ..... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ........ 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 29 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items ....................................................................................... 159.5 159.6 159.9 160.0 1.8 0.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Dairy and related products 1 .............................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ....................................... Food away from home 1 ....................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ......................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 160.1 159.7 159.7 180.3 146.5 147.8 203.0 131.2 148.6 148.9 141.1 164.5 101.5 160.6 100.6 163.6 160.2 159.8 159.8 180.8 146.6 147.7 200.5 131.7 149.7 150.2 143.1 165.3 102.5 160.8 101.0 164.1 160.7 160.3 160.3 181.0 147.3 147.8 201.6 131.9 150.4 149.3 146.7 165.9 102.8 161.1 101.5 164.7 161.1 160.8 160.8 181.9 147.8 150.1 200.4 131.0 151.5 150.3 149.5 166.6 103.5 161.4 102.2 164.7 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.0 -1.9 11.1 2.1 -4.1 -.3 1.9 -.8 2.2 3.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -3.7 1.6 7.1 -3.5 1.1 1.9 -.8 3.7 2.5 1.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 -.8 1.1 18.9 -4.7 1.1 -.8 .9 1.7 4.0 2.5 1.2 -.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.6 6.4 -5.0 -.6 8.0 3.8 26.0 5.2 8.1 2.0 6.5 2.7 1.5 1.5 .8 1.7 -2.8 6.2 4.6 -3.8 .4 1.9 -.8 3.0 2.8 1.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.2 1.4 3.7 6.3 -2.7 4.5 1.5 12.7 3.4 6.1 2.3 3.8 1.1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 156.3 176.0 171.0 102.1 170.6 99.7 128.4 112.8 92.0 120.5 125.0 156.5 176.4 171.5 101.9 170.9 99.3 128.0 112.4 91.1 120.0 125.0 156.8 176.8 172.0 100.8 171.4 99.4 128.1 112.4 90.8 120.1 125.5 156.9 177.2 172.4 101.3 171.8 99.4 127.4 111.7 90.1 119.3 125.2 3.4 2.8 3.2 2.7 ■ 6.6 10.1 -.4 11.6 .6 .5 3.5 2.6 3.6 ■ -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -18.3 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.8 3.3 -3.1 2.8 -1.2 -3.1 -3.8 -8.0 -3.9 .6 2.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 ■ -3.2 -5.0 -9.3 -4.5 1.6 2.5 3.2 3.6 2.4 3.2 -1.6 -.3 -.7 -3.7 -.7 .8 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel1 .............................................. Footwear ................................................................................ 131.1 131.1 124.0 127.4 127.1 131.5 131.4 124.6 125.4 129.0 131.0 131.6 123.4 122.7 128.8 132.2 131.5 125.7 125.0 130.0 .6 .9 1.6 -4.0 2.2 -2.7 1.2 -4.4 -12.0 -4.8 .0 .0 2.0 14.7 -2.8 3.4 1.2 5.6 -7.3 9.4 -1.1 1.1 -1.4 -8.1 -1.4 1.7 .6 3.8 3.1 3.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 2 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ....................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Public transportation ............................................................... 140.6 138.1 100.3 144.4 151.3 93.2 92.5 100.0 167.0 187.0 140.4 138.0 100.3 144.0 152.3 92.4 91.7 100.6 167.7 185.5 140.7 138.2 100.7 144.6 152.7 92.2 91.5 100.7 168.1 187.2 140.5 137.8 100.9 145.1 152.4 90.7 90.0 100.6 168.5 190.6 -1.7 -2.0 ■ -1.6 -1.9 -6.2 -5.9 -1.6 1.7 1.8 -4.7 -5.6 ■ -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -.4 3.7 9.0 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 -12.6 -13.8 -2.4 1.2 -2.3 -.3 -.9 2.4 2.0 2.9 -10.3 -10.4 2.4 3.6 7.9 -3.2 -3.8 -1.2 .0 -18.1 -18.3 -1.0 2.7 5.3 -1.1 -1.3 1.6 .7 3.4 -11.5 -12.1 .0 2.4 2.7 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Hospital and related services .............................................. 240.5 218.1 245.4 222.7 282.0 241.6 218.5 246.6 223.9 282.8 242.1 218.7 247.2 224.1 284.5 242.9 219.9 248.0 224.6 285.6 2.8 2.3 2.9 2.6 3.5 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.1 6.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 4.1 3.3 4.3 3.5 5.2 2.9 2.3 3.1 3.0 3.7 4.1 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.8 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ................................................................. 100.8 101.1 100.9 101.1 100.8 101.0 101.0 101.1 1.2 3.6 .8 -.4 .8 .0 2.4 .8 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 30 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category . . - 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 1.6 1.6 4.9 -1.2 3.6 -.5 4.2 -5.1 -5.5 -2.7 3.7 5.1 -.8 -.8 - 1.4 5.0 4.0 5.2 -1.8 -2.0 1.0 -25.5 -25.2 -34.7 -30.5 -42.9 -13.7 - -27.9 -38.9 6.6 10.8 5.1 7.7 2.2 3.0 8.2 19.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 3.2 6.6 11.5 4.5 8.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 9.6 1.3 -2.4 3.2 4.6 7.4 14.9 3.4 4.5 2.1 3.1 5.1 10.5 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.8 142.0 161.1 130.6 131.8 132.2 136.5 127.5 181.5 170.5 186.0 214.6 .6 1.8 -.3 .6 .6 -.3 -1.9 3.2 2.9 .9 2.9 -1.4 1.3 -3.3 -5.8 -2.7 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 .0 2.3 -.9 -1.2 .0 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 1.1 2.5 .0 -1.2 3.4 -2.0 1.6 2.0 2.9 1.1 1.9 -.4 1.5 -1.8 -2.7 -1.1 -4.5 -.8 2.4 3.0 2.3 3.1 .6 2.4 -.5 -1.2 1.7 -1.4 .2 2.7 3.1 .9 3.2 159.6 155.3 156.1 132.1 133.8 138.2 146.7 171.2 176.0 100.7 168.3 170.4 143.2 90.7 188.6 2.0 1.8 2.1 .0 .6 1.4 .8 3.4 3.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 .8 -5.6 2.6 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -.7 .9 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 4.1 3.7 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 1.3 1.0 1.3 .0 -.9 -1.1 .8 1.2 2.3 -6.8 2.2 2.1 1.4 -9.9 2.4 .9 .4 1.0 -1.6 -2.6 -3.6 -.8 1.3 2.1 -11.3 2.1 2.3 1.0 -17.3 3.0 1.6 1.2 1.6 -.5 -.7 -1.4 1.1 2.6 3.0 -5.9 2.4 2.4 1.1 -11.1 2.9 Education and communication 2 .............................................. Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition other school fees, and childcare ............................. Communication 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .......................... Telephone services 1 2 ....................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 4 ................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ......... 100.9 102.3 252.6 287.5 99.7 99.7 101.2 101.0 102.6 252.4 288.5 99.8 99.8 101.4 101.1 102.9 253.3 289.4 99.6 99.5 101.5 100.6 103.2 252.3 290.5 98.4 98.3 100.5 42.6 81.9 41.8 79.5 40.2 74.4 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Personal care 1 ....................................................................... Personal care products 1 ...................................................... Personal care services 1 ...................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... 234.6 268.3 156.7 150.5 165.7 232.3 234.3 266.6 156.8 150.3 165.6 233.1 141.6 160.1 130.6 132.2 131.1 137.2 127.0 180.6 169.3 185.5 213.6 159.1 154.9 155.6 132.1 134.1 138.6 146.4 170.7 175.0 102.5 167.4 169.5 142.7 93.1 187.5 3.7 5.3 1.6 1.6 3.8 4.8 -3.2 -3.2 38.9 71.2 .0 236.3 273.7 157.0 150.1 166.4 233.7 236.7 274.5 157.2 149.6 167.0 234.9 141.6 160.2 130.5 131.9 131.5 136.9 127.0 180.9 169.8 185.3 214.2 141.9 160.7 130.7 132.4 131.0 137.1 127.6 181.2 170.1 185.6 214.5 159.2 154.9 155.7 132.0 134.0 138.2 146.3 170.8 175.4 101.9 167.6 169.7 142.7 92.4 187.9 159.5 155.2 156.0 132.2 134.2 138.5 146.7 171.1 175.7 101.8 168.0 170.1 143.0 92.2 188.2 Commodity and service group Commodities .............................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Apparel ................................................................................. Nondurables less food beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .................................................................. Transportation services ............................................................ Other services .......................................................................... Special indexes All items less food .................................................................. All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ................... ........................... 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. * Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 31 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ......................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ...................................................................... Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ........................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 2 ............................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins1 2 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ........................................ Other bakery products ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef .................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 2 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Ham ............................................................................... Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... Other meats 2 .................................................................... Poultry2 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ........................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... Eggs ............................... ...................................................... Dairy and related products 2 .................................................. Milk 1 2 .................................................................................. Cheese and related products 2 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 .................................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ................................................. ............. Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 2 ............................................................................ Tomatoes2 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ....................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 100.000 159.8 476.0 160.0 476.5 1.4 17.903 16.861 10.786 1.678 .614 .083 .343 .188 1.064 .326 .144 .293 .300 3.125 2.965 2.042 .919 .360 .158 .342 .059 .724 .233 .161 .167 .163 .399 .568 .449 .119 .355 .208 .147 .160 1.135 .473 .323 .181 .159 1.447 1.104 .557 .107 .105 .112 .232 .547 .103 .073 .116 .255 .342 .188 .105 .049 160.2 159.8 159.7 181.6 171.9 161.9 190.2 151.7 185.8 101.6 102.1 179.2 186.4 146.6 147.5 141.9 135.9 115.6 98.7 100.2 98.7 150.0 95.5 152.2 151.2 98.3 146.4 156.8 100.7 102.6 181.9 101.5 103.2 126.8 147.8 98.4 150.9 153.2 101.1 197.3 229.7 245.3 213.0 171.3 147.6 76.2 214.6 196.4 208.2 245.2 215.8 103.1 103.7 102.8 101.2 160.7 160.4 160.4 182.5 173.1 163.4 191.8 152.1 186.6 101.9 102.8 180.7 186.5 147.9 148.4 142.2 136.7 116.6 100.3 100.2 98.6 150.1 97.1 151.3 150.9 97.0 145.7 159.3 102.8 102.6 184.6 103.8 103.6 134.6 150.1 100.7 152.4 155.4 101.8 194.9 225.7 246.8 213.5 159.8 158.7 75.7 205.8 192.4 202.5 216.3 211.2 103.5 103.6 104.2 101.7 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 1.2 2.2 1.4 1.1 2.9 ■ .9 2.9 -.6 -.7 -2.3 -.1 .1 ■ -5.4 ■ -5.1 -5.2 ■ -2.3 2.6 4.0 -1.5 5.0 ■ 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.4 4.4 .6 2.6 6.9 -1.2 1.8 13.7 9.4 ■ ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 32 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 .3 .4 .4 .5 .7 .9 .8 .3 .4 .3 .7 .8 .1 .9 .6 .2 .6 .9 1.6 .0 -.1 .1 1.7 -.6 -.2 -1.3 -.5 1.6 2.1 .0 1.5 2.3 .4 6.2 1.6 2.3 1.0 1.4 .7 -1.2 -1.7 .6 .2 -6.7 7.5 -.7 -4.1 -2.0 -2.7 -11.8 -2.1 .4 -.1 1.4 .5 .1 .1 .1 .3 .5 -.6 .7 1.3 .2 .5 1.1 .4 -.4 .1 .1 .1 .8 -.3 -1.8 1.6 1.0 -1.0 -.7 -1.0 -1.3 1.7 .3 -.1 -.5 1.9 .2 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.1 -1.0 -.4 1.8 1.1 -1.2 -1.6 2.9 -.3 2.0 11.1 -8.8 -5.8 -1.6 -27.9 -6.4 -2.7 .0 .5 -1.1 .8 .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 -.6 .6 -.5 .0 .5 -.6 -.3 -.1 .5 .5 .4 .1 1.3 1.2 -1.2 -1.3 .5 1.2 1.1 1.2 -.6 .5 .7 .5 1.1 1.3 -.1 1.2 -.5 .1 -.9 1.7 .7 .2 .5 .5 -.5 1.5 1.3 13.7 -12.9 1.5 -2.6 -5.0 11.3 -2.3 .8 1.0 .8 -.4 .2 .3 .3 .5 .8 .4 .9 .5 .3 .3 .7 .8 .3 .3 .3 -.3 .2 .5 1.6 .0 -.1 -.8 1.7 -2.4 -.7 -1.3 -.5 1.6 2.1 .0 1.6 2.3 .4 .7 1.6 2.3 1.0 1.1 .7 -.6 -.9 -.6 -2.3 -4.0 7.5 -.7 -1.1 -3.4 -2.7 -11.8 2.7 .4 -.1 1.4 .5 " Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks1 2 ....................................... Carbonated drinks .............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1 2 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and te a 1 2 ................. Coffee 2 ............................................................................... Other beverage materials including te a 1 2 ........................ Other food at home ................................................................ Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 2 .................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 ................... Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ......................... Snacks 2 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Baby food 12 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... Food away from home 2 ............................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 2 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools1 2 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .......... Other food away from hom e1 2 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home .......................................................... Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home .................................... 1.215 .910 .508 .053 .349 .305 .165 .140 2.185 .420 .093 .249 .078 .332 .101 .090 .141 1.432 .107 .251 .301 .307 .123 .344 6.076 3.162 1.761 .705 .237 .212 1.042 .698 .477 .095 .125 .344 131.2 99.9 117.0 101.2 98.7 98.7 162.6 101.9 150.5 149.9 137.0 100.7 102.8 147.3 112.6 100.6 102.8 165.9 195.6 145.7 155.8 172.6 102.2 102.8 161.1 101.6 101.2 100.6 100.4 101.5 164.5 149.5 148.1 151.6 145.3 194.1 130.7 99.7 116.9 101.4 98.3 97.7 161.1 100.8 151.5 150.3 137.5 100.7 103.6 149.3 116.2 101.7 103.0 166.8 195.0 145.9 158.0 173.5 102.2 103.5 161.4 101.9 101.3 100.7 100.6 102.2 164.6 149.5 148.1 152.0 144.9 194.4 -3.3 ■ -.8 ■ ■ ■ -11.1 ■ 2.4 1.7 1.3 ■ ■ 5.7 ■ Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................................................ Lodging away from home1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ........................................................................................ Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................. Other household fuels 2 4 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ..................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services1 .................. Water and sewerage maintenance ..................................... Garbage and trash collection 2 5 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... Floor coverings 1 2 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................. Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................... Furniture and bedding 2 ............................................................ Bedroom furniture 2 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ................................................................... 36.450 27.033 8.347 1.346 .137 1.209 17.016 .324 5.053 4.143 .229 .148 .081 3.914 2.802 1.112 .910 .676 .235 4.365 .316 .075 .086 .155 1.169 .355 .616 .180 157.6 177.0 171.8 111.9 232.3 241.3 171.2 99.4 131.5 116.6 88.2 82.5 125.0 124.6 133.1 109.9 102.0 215.0 257.1 125.6 101.0 102.5 99.6 101.1 133.7 142.6 102.3 105.5 157.7 177.6 172.4 112.8 236.3 243.0 171.8 99.4 130.6 115.6 87.0 81.0 124.1 123.6 132.0 109.2 102.2 215.5 257.6 125.2 101.2 102.8 98.2 102.2 133.1 140.6 102.4 105.1 2.3 3.1 3.2 ■ 4.2 3.8 3.2 ■ -.5 -2.1 -6.7 -10.6 .5 -2.1 -3.8 -.3 ■ 3.0 2.4 1.2 “ ■ ■ ■ 1.0 .4 - See footnotes at end of table. 33 _ 3.2 1.5 .5 1.8 3.0 ■ ■ 2.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.3 .4 .3 .7 .3 2.4 -0.4 -.2 -.1 .2 -.4 -1.0 -.9 -1.1 .7 .3 .4 .0 .8 1.4 3.2 1.1 .2 .5 -.3 .1 1.4 .5 .0 .7 .2 .3 .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 .0 .0 .3 -.3 .2 0.4 .5 .9 .6 .8 -1.2 -2.0 -.5 .7 .9 .9 1.5 -1.3 1.4 2.2 1.7 .7 .5 .0 .5 .5 -.1 .7 1.0 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.2 .4 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .8 .4 0.2 -.4 .3 .4 -.7 .0 -.2 .4 .5 -.6 .3 -.7 -.2 2.5 8.4 .1 .8 .4 .0 .5 -.2 .8 .1 .3 .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .5 .4 .2 .4 -.2 -.4 .7 -0.7 -.2 -.3 .2 -.4 -1.0 -.9 -1.1 .7 .7 .3 .0 .8 1.9 3.2 1.1 .2 .4 -.3 .1 1.4 .3 .0 .7 .2 .3 .1 .1 .2 .7 .0 -.1 .1 .3 -.2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .8 1.7 .7 .4 .0 -.7 -.9 -1.4 -1.8 -.7 -.8 -.8 -.6 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .2 .3 -1.4 1.1 -.4 -1.4 .1 -.4 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .3 -.3 .2 -.4 -.3 -.4 -1.0 -1.5 -.7 -.4 .0 -1.5 .1 .2 .0 .0 -1.6 .7 .8 -4.0 .4 .2 .6 .0 .2 .2 .3 -1.1 .5 -1.2 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.3 -.8 -1.1 .1 .0 .0 .3 .1 .4 .4 .8 .2 -.2 1.7 .8 .4 1.1 .6 .1 .2 .2 .5 .0 .6 .2 .0 -.5 -.6 -.8 -1.2 -.7 -.7 -.9 .1 .0 .0 .2 -.2 .2 .3 -1.4 1.1 -.4 -1.4 .1 -.4 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 .................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 2 ........................................... Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. Household operations 1 2 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................ .421 .251 .159 .480 .200 .127 .067 .086 .640 .186 .302 .944 .451 .218 .275 .394 .089 .106 .074 .069 100.5 100.1 101.1 102.2 117.9 114.1 105.7 99.7 100.1 98.4 101.1 147.1 100.7 104.0 102.3 102.0 102.0 101.7 103.1 101.5 100.0 99.3 101.2 101.2 116.5 113.7 102.8 99.3 99.5 98.4 99.8 147.0 100.5 103.9 102.4 102.2 102.0 101.7 103.8 101.6 ■ ■ -0.3 4.2 2.5 ■ - -0.5 -.8 .1 -1.0 -1.2 -.4 -2.7 -.4 -.6 .0 -1.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .0 .7 .1 -0.1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -1.6 1.6 -.2 1.0 -.2 -.1 -.2 .5 .4 -.4 .8 .5 1.1 .1 .6 .0 0.2 1.1 -1.2 .5 -.1 1.1 1.8 .3 .0 -.5 .1 -.1 -.1 1.1 -.8 .2 .0 .3 .5 .4 -0.5 -.8 .1 -1.0 -1.2 -.1 -2.7 -.4 -.6 .0 -1.3 .0 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .0 .7 .1 Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................ Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ........................................ .......................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts ......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................ Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 .................................................. Jewelry and watches 4 ................................................................ Watches4 ................................................................................. Jewelry4 ................................................................................... 5.300 1.503 1.145 .218 .311 .343 .252 .358 1.985 1.634 .118 .221 .833 128.2 129.1 133.5 133.5 137.8 97.3 132.0 115.3 118.6 117.7 112.4 104.6 94.9 129.9 129.9 133.8 136.6 135.1 99.0 131.0 117.7 121.3 120.9 117.7 102.6 100.4 .4 .9 1.1 .1 6.5 .8 .4 1.4 1.9 -4.7 -.8 - 1.3 .6 .2 2.3 -2.0 1.7 -.8 2.1 2.3 2.7 4.7 -1.9 5.8 .3 .2 .0 .6 .8 -2.3 -.7 .7 .5 .7 .6 2.5 -3.6 -.4 .2 .1 -.4 -1.1 -1.4 .5 .7 -1.0 -1.2 2.2 -9.0 -4.3 .9 -.1 -.4 -.2 -1.4 1.7 .1 .8 1.9 2.2 -3.0 -1.4 5.8 .438 .351 1.082 .374 .265 .443 .337 .393 .076 .317 101.8 123.1 127.4 131.9 130.8 120.7 122.7 139.8 124.4 144.2 101.2 122.8 128.4 131.8 129.9 123.7 125.0 140.0 123.7 144.7 -1.2 .9 .1 1.2 1.2 -2.6 -3.8 -2.0 -4.2 -.6 -.2 .8 -.1 -.7 2.5 1.9 .1 -.6 .3 -2.6 -1.0 1.5 1.2 2.7 1.1 -1.6 -1.9 -1.2 -2.2 -1.5 .2 -.2 -.2 .5 -.9 -2.2 1.0 -.3 1.3 -.6 .5 .9 -.2 .8 2.3 1.9 -.7 -.6 -.6 Transportation ...... ....................................................................... Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 2 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 27 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 2 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ........................................................... 19.847 18.790 9.285 5.304 3.162 .108 3.682 3.658 .023 .694 .315 .378 1.664 .119 .483 1.039 140.8 138.2 100.2 143.9 152.7 103.7 93.9 93.4 91.0 98.0 95.6 92.0 100.5 98.1 99.5 168.0 179.1 155.6 101.1 140.2 137.6 100.2 144.0 152.4 105.3 91.7 91.2 88.6 95.9 93.7 90.7 100.5 98.2 99.6 168.4 179.1 155.7 101.4 -2.2 -2.5 .6 -.2 1.7 -14.9 -15.2 -16.3 -14.2 -13.3 -.5 -1.0 2.6 2.8 3.2 -.4 -.4 .0 .1 -.2 1.5 -2.3 -2.4 -2.6 -2.1 -2.0 -1.4 .0 .1 .1 .2 .0 .1 .3 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 .7 .0 -.9 -.9 -1.0 -.1 -1.2 -.1 .6 .3 .5 .4 -.4 .5 .4 .2 .1 .4 .4 .3 2.8 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.9 -.2 -1.7 .1 -.1 -.2 .2 -.2 .1 .4 -.1 -.3 .2 .3 -.2 1.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.8 -2.1 -1.2 -1.4 -.1 .3 .1 .2 .0 .1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 34 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category 2.881 .584 .419 .143 1.057 .555 .119 .376 253.4 102.1 101.1 105.4 188.7 205.9 165.0 175.2 252.4 102.3 101.2 105.8 188.9 206.3 164.7 175.2 0.7 ■ ■ ■ 4.0 6.8 4.2 -.1 -0.4 .2 .1 .4 .1 .2 -.2 .0 0.0 -.5 -.8 .4 -.8 -2.0 .0 .2 -0.3 .1 .3 -.3 .9 3.0 .5 .1 -0.4 .2 .1 .4 1.8 .2 -.2 .0 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 ........ ...... Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services .................................................. ............ Dental services 2 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 24 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 2 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services279 ....................................... . Outpatient hospital services 4 7 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 .................................... 4.591 .906 .570 .336 .245 .091 3.684 2.372 1.269 .665 .261 .177 1.097 1.084 ■ ■ .013 242.1 219.1 259.1 146.1 174.1 174.0 247.2 224.4 231.2 236.0 145.4 159.5 284.3 105.0 104.0 234.3 106.9 242.8 219.9 260.2 146.5 174.4 175.2 248.0 224.8 231.9 236.9 144.8 158.9 285.6 105.5 104.4 235.6 109.5 3.5 3.5 4.6 1.5 1.9 .2 3.5 3.3 3.3 4.1 1.9 1.7 3.8 3.7 3.1 4.3 6.2 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .7 .3 .2 .3 .4 -.4 -.4 .5 .5 .4 .6 2.4 .5 .2 .1 .5 .7 .0 .5 .5 .7 .3 .1 .1 .3 .1 .1 .0 .1 .2 .1 .5 -.3 -.2 -.7 .2 .1 .1 .3 -.3 .3 .6 .8 .8 .9 .5 .3 .5 .6 .3 .2 .7 .3 .2 .5 .4 -.4 -.3 .4 .5 .4 .3 2.4 Recreation 1 ..................................... ............................................. Video and audio 1 2 ..................................................................... Televisions2 ............................................................................. Cable television 5 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 2 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 .................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... Pets and pet products 2 ............................................................ Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ Sporting goods 2 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ......................................... Sports equipment2 ................................................................... Photography 1 2 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 .................................. Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... Other recreational goods 1 .......................................................... Toys ......................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 2 ............................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 2 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ........................................... . Recreational books 1 2 .............................................................. 5.969 1.968 .256 .927 .101 .217 .194 .158 .678 .474 .204 .525 .249 .269 .282 .105 .174 .668 .536 .064 .048 1.362 .421 .659 .145 .486 .337 .149 100.9 101.0 58.3 247.3 92.4 95.7 84.5 99.1 101.9 144.3 102.3 123.9 128.4 115.7 99.8 132.7 100.5 97.1 120.9 97.6 102.1 102.4 102.3 205.4 177.0 185.3 102.2 102.3 101.1 101.1 58.1 248.4 91.5 95.7 84.0 99.2 101.9 144.1 102.8 123.8 129.0 115.0 100.2 133.4 100.8 96.7 120.4 97.7 101.5 102.9 103.2 206.0 177.6 186.0 102.3 103.3 1.0 1.1 -3.8 6.6 ■ ■ -5.5 .2 .1 -.3 .4 -1.0 .0 -.6 .1 .0 -.1 .5 -.1 .5 -.6 .4 .5 .3 -.4 -.4 .1 -.6 .5 .9 .3 .3 .4 .1 1.0 .1 .0 -.7 .5 -.3 -.4 -.8 -.8 .4 .5 .2 .1 .1 .0 .4 -.4 .9 -.2 -.1 -1.0 .1 .2 .5 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 .4 -1.1 -1.3 -.5 -.3 -.1 -.1 .0 .2 .7 -.1 -.5 -.9 -.3 -.1 .0 -1.5 -.6 -.2 .3 -.5 .6 .4 .5 .3 .2 .1 -.3 .5 -1.0 .0 -.6 .1 .0 -.1 .5 -.1 .5 -.6 .4 .5 .3 -.7 -.7 .1 -.6 .6 .9 .3 .5 .4 .1 1.0 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ......................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school6 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 .............. 5.396 2.402 .192 2.211 .818 .252 1.029 .049 100.2 101.1 251.3 285.3 302.4 301.7 140.4 101.9 100.3 102.6 251.3 289.9 305.9 310.4 142.8 103.3 1.8 5.1 3.9 5.2 3.8 7.4 6.2 .1 1.5 .0 1.6 1.2 2.9 1.7 1.4 .1 .3 -.1 .3 .4 .9 -.1 .0 .1 .3 .4 .3 .6 .3 .3 .7 -.5 .3 -.4 .4 -.6 1.1 1.6 1.4 Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... Motor vehicle fees 12 ............................................................... State and local registration and license 1 2 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare 2 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 2 ................................................. Intracity transportation 2 ............................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 35 ' - 1.4 ■ -1.0 .5 -2.4 ■ -1.0 ' ■ -5.9 - “ ~ .8 3.9 2.8 ■ Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ Postage 2 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 2 ............................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................. Telephone services 12 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 2 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services2 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories1 2 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 2 .......................... 2.994 .152 .150 .002 2.841 2.547 1.172 1.314 .062 99.6 100.1 160.8 104.3 99.5 101.5 165.5 101.9 94.4 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.5 165.3 100.0 94.1 -1.3 .0 -1.4 1.7 ■ ~ -1.2 .0 .0 -.1 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 -1.9 -.3 0.1 .0 .0 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 -1.8 -0.2 .0 .0 .3 -.3 .1 .0 .2 -.2 -1.2 .0 .0 -.1 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 -1.9 -.3 .294 .191 .028 .016 .058 40.2 74.4 98.0 103.6 94.5 38.9 71.2 94.5 103.6 93.7 -21.1 ■ - -3.2 -4.3 -3.6 .0 -.8 -1.9 -2.9 .2 .2 -.6 -3.8 -6.4 .8 .0 -.5 -3.2 -4.3 -3.6 .0 -.8 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................. Cigarettes 1 2 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes1 2 ............................. Personal care 2 ........................................................................... Personal care products 2 .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 ........................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 2 4 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 .............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 4.544 1.300 1.225 .067 3.244 .832 236.0 273.4 109.3 103.7 157.0 150.1 236.2 273.7 109.4 103.5 157.2 149.6 6.3 12.6 - .1 .1 .1 -.2 .1 -.3 -.1 -.6 -1.4 -.5 .1 -.1 .9 2.7 2.7 .0 .1 -.1 .2 .3 .1 -.2 .1 -.3 .417 100.7 100.4 ■ -.3 .1 -.4 -.3 .411 .964 .964 1.226 .302 .262 .216 .051 .265 .223 164.1 166.4 101.4 233.9 170.3 178.9 101.7 101.1 198.8 100.6 163.4 167.0 101.8 234.9 171.1 180.8 101.4 101.6 199.4 99.6 6.8 2.6 3.4 3.3 4.5 ■ ■ 3.6 -.4 .4 .4 .4 .5 1.1 -.3 .5 .3 -1.0 -.4 -.1 -.1 .3 .0 .3 .3 .1 .6 .2 .1 .5 .5 .3 .1 .2 .1 .1 .4 -.4 -.4 .4 .4 .5 .5 1.1 -.3 .5 .3 -1.0 47.234 29.331 15.928 10.628 13.403 52.766 26.708 6.824 10.006 83.139 72.967 95.409 30.373 16.970 11.670 33.831 4.218 26.057 49.082 141.5 130.3 131.4 137.7 127.3 181.6 170.4 185.2 213.7 159.7 155.0 156.0 131.6 133.4 139.3 146.1 124.1 171.5 176.0 141.5 130.0 131.3 136.6 127.0 181.9 171.0 185.1 214.3 159.8 155.1 156.1 131.4 133.3 138.3 146.3 125.9 171.5 176.3 .1 -1.2 -1.9 -3.0 -.3 2.5 3.1 1.6 3.3 1.3 .8 1.2 -1.1 -1.7 -2.5 .2 .4 2.0 2.5 .0 -.2 -.1 -.8 -.2 .2 .4 -.1 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.1 -.7 .1 1.5 .0 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 .2 .3 -.1 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .4 .1 .5 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .3 -.4 .2 .2 .1 -.1 -.5 -.4 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -.2 .0 .9 .1 .2 - 3.1 3.6 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .............................................................................. Transportation sen/ices .................................................................. Other sen/ices ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... AH items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................... Nondurables .................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ......................................................... Services less medical care services .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1997 Unadjusted indexes July 1998 Aug. 1998 104.5 167.4 169.4 142.0 93.7 187.9 161.7 146.6 $.626 $.210 102.9 167.8 169.8 142.2 91.5 188.4 162.7 145.8 $.625 $.210 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Special aggregate indexes Energy ............................................................................................ All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84—$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967-$1.00) ............. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7.825 92.175 75.315 26.463 3.910 48.852 9.110 9.355 ■ -1.5 .2 .2 .1 -2.3 .3 .6 -.5 ■ -0.6 .1 .1 .0 -.8 .2 .3 -.3 ■ -0.1 .2 .2 .2 -.2 .2 .2 .2 ■ 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993-100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996-100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988-100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997-100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984-100 base Indexes on a December 1986-100 base. Indexes on a December 1983-100 base. Indexes on a December 1990-100 base. -8.3 2.2 2.3 1.0 -14.2 3.0 2.3 .6 ■ 37 -1.1 .2 .2 .1 -1.6 .2 .5 -.4 ■ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items .......................................................................................... 159.5 159.6 159.9 160.0 1.8 Food and beverages .................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................ Cereals and cereal products ............................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................ Bakery products ................................................................... Bread 1 2 ............................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 2 ........................................ Other bakery products ....................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................ Meats ................................................................................. Beef and veal ................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 .............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 2 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Ham ............................................................................... Pork chops ..................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 .................... Other meats 2 .................................................................... Poultry2 .............................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ........................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ....................................... Eggs ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products 2 .................................................. Milk 1 2 .................................................................................. Cheese and related products 2 ............................................ Ice cream and related products .......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................. Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................. Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 .................................................................. Other fresh fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce 2 .................................................................. .......... Tomatoes2 ....................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ..................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 12 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables1 2 ....................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 ........................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 160.1 159.7 159.7 180.3 169.9 160.7 187.6 149.7 185.2 100.6 101.6 179.1 185.0 146.5 147.1 141.7 136.1 116.3 99.3 99.8 99.0 150.1 95.1 152.1 149.9 97.2 145.2 155.8 100.7 99.6 181.3 101.8 102.1 135.6 147.8 100.3 149.0 151.1 99.8 203.0 238.6 242.8 203.2 161.7 116.8 95.9 230.1 188.8 304.2 235.4 232.4 102.3 102.2 103.1 100.8 160.2 159.8 159.8 180.8 170.8 159.7 188.9 151.6 185.5 101.1 102.7 179.8 184.3 146.6 147.2 141.8 137.2 116.0 97.5 101.4 100.0 148.6 94.4 150.6 147.9 98.9 145.6 155.7 100.2 101.5 181.7 101.6 102.0 134.9 147.7 99.3 148.4 153.8 100.9 200.5 234.7 249.8 202.6 164.9 129.8 87.5 216.7 185.8 219.2 220.4 226.2 102.3 102.7 102.0 101.6 160.7 160.3 160.3 181.0 170.9 158.8 190.0 150.9 185.5 101.6 102.1 179.2 184.2 147.3 148.0 142.3 137.4 117.5 98.7 100.2 98.7 149.4 95.5 152.3 149.7 98.3 146.4 156.8 100.7 102.6 184.0 101.5 103.2 134.2 147.8 98.4 150.9 154.8 101.1 201.6 235.9 248.5 205.6 167.1 147.6 76.2 219.9 181.0 208.2 245.2 221.1 103.1 103.7 102.8 101.2 161.1 160.8 160.8 181.9 172.3 159.4 191.8 151.6 186.0 101.9 102.8 180.7 184.8 147.8 148.5 141.9 137.7 118.1 100.3 100.2 98.6 148.2 97.1 148.7 148.6 97.0 145.7 159.3 102.8 102.6 186.9 103.8 103.6 135.2 150.1 100.7 152.4 156.5 101.8 200.4 233.8 247.0 200.9 160.4 158.7 75.7 217.4 174.9 202.5 216.3 227.0 103.5 103.6 104.2 101.7 1.8 2.0 1.3 2.0 -1.2 -4.5 -1.5 3.5 3.1 .2 4.3 -1.9 -2.4 -4.3 -4.8 -7.9 -5.7 -11.7 -4.5 -.5 5.0 ■ -.4 " 9.7 11.1 ■ 1.1 1.3 2.1 2.0 -6.4 3.7 15.7 12.8 18.8 174.4 83.2 -2.7 ■ ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 38 0.3 1.3 1.0 .3 1.4 -.5 4.5 -.2 -3.4 3.1 ■ 3.8 -2.4 -3.7 -2.7 -3.6 -2.9 -5.1 -3.1 7.3 -8.5 -5.5 -5.0 • 3.6 ■ -19.2 1.6 ■ 2.8 -1.8 7.1 7.2 23.5 3.2 -23.7 -7.8 4.2 -66.0 3.3 13.6 ■ ■ * 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 .7 12.9 -1.5 -1.1 3.5 1.6 -1.6 -3.9 10.6 -.8 -1.3 -2.2 3.0 7.6 -2.4 2.4 -1.6 -7.6 -11.0 -6.6 -3.9 -8.6 -4.3 1.6 3.7 -6.5 .7 -6.0 8.7 7.7 1.1 .4 3.3 3.0 1.2 18.9 23.4 -3.4 .0 29.4 76.0 -3.7 57.5 4.6 486.2 23.7 42.0 5.2 5.3 6.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.6 5.8 -3.2 9.3 5.2 1.7 5.3 4.8 3.6 -.4 3.6 3.9 .6 4.8 6.3 4.1 1.6 -1.6 -5.0 8.7 -8.6 -3.4 -.8 1.4 9.3 8.6 12.6 12.9 8.1 6.0 -1.2 6.4 1.6 9.4 15.1 8.3 -5.0 -7.8 7.1 -4.5 -3.2 240.8 -61.2 -20.3 -26.4 -80.4 -28.7 -9.0 4.8 5.6 4.3 3.6 1.5 1.5 .8 1.7 -.8 -.1 -.8 .0 3.1 ■ 2.0 .9 -2.8 -2.5 -3.9 -3.9 -6.5 ■ ■ -4.4 -2.7 -6.5 -3.1 -.1 ~ 1.6 -5.9 6.2 ■ 1.9 -.3 4.6 4.6 7.5 3.4 -6.0 2.0 11.3 -3.4 37.6 5.2 ■ ■ - 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.2 4.5 3.8 2.0 2.6 3.4 1.6 -.2 4.9 1.4 1.2 -.8 3.9 6.9 .8 2.0 -1.6 -6.3 -1.6 -7.6 -3.7 -4.8 -1.5 5.4 6.1 2.6 6.6 .8 7.3 3.2 3.7 1.0 6.3 8.9 4.7 6.3 6.6 1.7 -2.3 11.9 145.0 -38.8 12.0 -12.2 7.3 -6.1 13.7 5.0 5.4 5.4 3.0 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ........................................ Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 ................. Coffee 2 ............................................................................... Other beverage materials including te a 1 2 ........................ Other food at home ..................................................... -......... Sugar and sweets ...................................... ......................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ......................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 .............................................. Other sweets 1 2 ................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 2 ......... ........................................... Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 2 .................. Other foods .......................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 2 ......................... Snacks 2 .............................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......................... Baby food 12 ..................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ........................................... Food away from home 2 ........................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................... . Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 ................................ Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .......... Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................. Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ....................... Distilled spirits at home ......................................................... Wine at home ......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ...... ............................. 131.2 99.8 116.6 100.2 98.6 99.9 166.2 102.0 148.6 148.9 135.0 99.9 104.4 141.1 101.7 98.8 101.3 164.5 192.9 144.3 155.4 171.7 101.4 101.5 160.6 101.2 100.9 100.3 100.6 100.6 163.6 149.0 147.5 152.0 144.7 192.0 131.7 100.3 117.7 100.8 99.4 98.7 162.9 101.5 149.7 150.2 136.2 101.4 103.0 143.1 103.9 100.5 102.0 165.3 192.9 145.0 156.1 171.5 102.1 102.5 160.8 101.4 100.9 100.5 100.4 101.0 164.1 149.4 147.8 151.7 145.9 192.7 131.9 99.9 118.0 101.2 98.7 98.7 162.6 101.9 150.4 149.3 136.6 100.7 102.8 146.7 112.6 100.6 102.8 165.9 192.9 145.7 155.8 172.8 102.2 102.8 161.1 101.6 101.2 100.6 100.4 101.5 164.7 149.7 148.4 151.4 145.3 194.1 131.0 99.7 117.7 101.4 98.3 97.7 161.1 100.8 151.5 150.3 137.0 100.7 103.6 149.5 116.2 101.7 103.0 166.6 192.3 145.9 158.0 173.3 102.2 103.5 161.4 101.9 101.3 100.7 100.6 102.2 164.7 149.6 148.5 151.9 145.0 194.4 -4.1 ■ -1.3 ■ * " -17.1 ■ -.3 1.9 -.9 ■ ■ -.8 ■ • 2.2 .8 -.5 -1.5 .7 ■ ■ 3.1 ■ * ■ ■ ■ 1.2 -.5 -1.1 1.6 -.8 3.2 -3.5 ■ 2.4 ■ ■ ■ -10.4 ■ 1.1 1.9 2.1 ■ ■ -.8 ■ ■ 3.7 5.6 -1.9 1.6 9.3 ■ ■ 2.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.5 .3 -.3 1.1 -.8 3.0 -4.7 -7.6 -7.2 -2.0 -3.6 -.8 -4.9 4.0 1.1 -.8 -1.8 -4.3 13.3 .9 8.3 -10.2 -1.2 1.7 .8 .0 .5 -1.8 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.8 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.2 -.5 .0 .0 .8 2.0 -1.6 -0.6 -.4 3.8 4.9 -1.2 -8.5 -11.7 -4.6 8.0 3.8 6.1 3.2 -3.0 26.0 70.4 12.3 6.9 5.2 -1.2 4.5 6.9 3.8 3.2 8.1 2.0 2.8 1.6 1.6 .0 6.5 2.7 1.6 2.7 -.3 .8 5.1 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ....................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ....................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels ......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................................... Fuel oil ............................................................................. . Other household fuels 2 4 .................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................. . Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .................. Water and sewerage maintenance ............................... . Garbage and trash collection 2 5 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations ...................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ..................... Floor coverings 1 2 .................................................................. Window coverings 1 2 ............................................................. 156.3 176.0 171.0 102.1 233.9 234.2 170.6 99.7 128.4 112.8 92.0 86.9 127.3 120.5 127.6 112.9 101.4 214.0 256.0 125.0 101.8 101.6 99.0 103.5 132.1 141.7 100.6 104.9 156.5 176.4 171.5 101.9 234.7 233.6 170.9 99.3 128.0 112.4 91.1 85.6 126.4 120.0 127.6 111.2 101.5 214.5 256.0 125.0 100.2 102.3 99.8 99.4 132.6 142.0 101.2 104.9 156.8 176.8 172.0 100.8 235.9 230.7 171.4 99.4 128.1 112.4 90.8 84.9 125.0 120.1 127.6 111.2 101.8 214.7 257.1 125.5 101.0 102.5 99.6 101.1 133.7 142.6 102.3 105.5 156.9 177.2 172.4 101.3 235.8 232.1 171.8 99.4 127.4 111.7 90.1 83.9 124.1 119.3 126.5 111.3 101.8 214.6 257.6 125.2 101.2 102.8 98.2 102.2 133.1 140.6 102.4 105.1 3.4 2.8 3.2 ■ 6.0 5.8 2.7 " 6.6 10.1 -.4 -1.7 14.7 11.6 3.7 29.7 ■ 3.3 1.9 .6 ■ ■ ■ ■ -2.1 .0 - .5 3.5 2.6 ■ 3.4 4.7 3.6 ■ -12.2 -18.0 -17.4 -20.8 1.3 -18.3 -15.0 -25.6 ■ 3.1 3.5 2.6 “ * “ * -1.5 -2.8 ■ 3.4 3.7 3.8 8.2 4.2 8.6 3.6 -2.0 2.5 2.5 .9 -5.8 -2.8 2.7 .6 8.6 3.6 4.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 7.0 -7.3 4.0 4.7 7.7 -2.0 23.0 1.5 2.8 3.3 -3.1 3.3 -3.5 2.8 -1.2 -3.1 -3.8 -8.0 -13.1 -9.7 -3.9 -3.4 -5.5 1.6 1.1 2.5 .6 -2.3 4.8 -3.2 -4.9 3.1 -3.1 7.4 .8 Furniture and bedding 2 ........................................................... Bedroom furniture 2 ................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ................... ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 39 -3.8 .5 ■ " ■ -13.8 .4 1.9 .6 ' " -.8 ■ ■ 3.0 3.2 -1.2 .0 4.9 ■ 2.8 ‘ “ " ■ 1.4 -.1 -.7 1.3 -.8 3.1 2.0 3.2 2.9 ■ 4.6 5.3 3.1 * -3.2 -5.0 -9.3 -11.8 7.8 -4.5 -6.1 -1.8 3.2 2.7 1.6 ‘ “ -1.8 -1.4 ■ -2.7 -4.1 -1.8 1.4 -2.4 -4.7 -8.4 -.4 4.5 1.5 2.1 -.6 4.8 12.7 35.8 .4 2.8 3.4 -.2 2.2 3.6 .9 3.6 6.1 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.4 1.0 3.8 1.1 .8 1.4 .3 1.4 1.7 2.5 3.2 3.6 2.4 3.7 2.4 3.2 -1.6 -.3 -.7 -3.7 -9.5 -6.3 -.7 -1.4 1.3 2.6 2.7 2.1 .8 -.4 5.9 -5.3 -.6 3.9 2.2 2.6 11.3 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other appliances 1 2 ............................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ...................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 2 .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 .................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies1 2 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................ Household cleaning products1 2 ........................................... Household paper products 1 2 ............................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................. Household operations 1 2 .......................................................... Domestic services 1 2 ............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ..................................... Repair of household items1 2 ................................................ 100.4 99.1 102.5 102.3 119.9 112.0 104.0 98.4 100.3 99.0 101.2 146.5 100.4 103.3 102.3 101.3 100.9 101.3 102.0 101.1 100.3 99.0 102.3 101.7 118.0 113.8 103.8 99.4 100.1 98.9 101.0 147.2 100.8 102.9 103.1 101.8 102.0 101.4 102.6 101.1 100.5 100.1 101.1 102.2 117.9 115.0 105.7 99.7 100.1 98.4 101.1 147.1 100.7 104.0 102.3 102.0 102.0 101.7 103.1 101.5 100.0 99.3 101.2 101.2 116.5 114.9 102.8 99.3 99.5 98.4 99.8 147.1 100.5 103.9 102.4 102.2 102.0 101.7 103.8 101.6 ■ ■ 1.0 -9.8 ■ ■ 1.7 ■ ■ - Apparel ......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Men’s apparel .......................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................... Men’s furnishings ................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................ Men’s pants and shorts .......................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ....................................................... Women’s apparel ..................................................................... Women’s outerwear ............................................................... Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 2 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear .......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel2 .................................................. Jewelry and watches 4 ................................................................ Watches4 ................................................................................. Jewelry 4 ................................................................................... 131.1 131.1 135.9 136.9 141.2 101.0 132.4 116.5 124.0 123.4 121.4 115.5 102.9 131.5 131.4 135.9 137.7 142.4 98.7 131.5 117.3 124.6 124.3 122.1 118.4 99.2 131.0 131.6 136.0 137.1 140.8 97.3 132.2 118.1 123.4 122.8 124.8 107.8 94.9 132.2 131.5 135.5 136.8 138.8 99.0 132.3 119.0 125.7 125.5 121.1 106.3 100.4 .6 .9 -.3 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 2.4 1.6 3.3 4.5 .4 ■ 106.2 127.1 127.1 131.4 127.5 122.3 127.4 141.2 125.3 145.9 103.4 125.8 129.0 133.0 131.0 123.6 125.4 138.5 123.8 142.7 101.8 126.1 128.8 132.8 131.6 122.5 122.7 139.9 123.4 144.5 101.2 126.7 130.0 132.6 132.7 125.3 125.0 138.9 122.6 143.7 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................... New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 2 ............................................................ Car and truck rental1 2 ........................................................... Motor fuel .................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ............................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 27 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ......................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................... Motor vehicle body work 2 ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 2 ........................... Motor vehicle repair1 2 ........................................................... 140.6 138.1 100.3 144.4 151.3 100.9 93.2 92.5 90.3 99.0 95.1 93.7 100.0 97.8 99.2 167.0 180.1 154.8 100.3 140.4 138.0 100.3 144.0 152.3 100.9 92.4 91.7 89.4 98.9 94.0 93.6 100.6 98.1 99.7 167.7 179.4 155.5 100.7 140.7 138.2 100.7 144.6 152.7 103.7 92.2 91.5 89.1 98.0 93.8 92.0 100.7 98.0 99.5 168.1 179.1 155.6 101.1 140.5 137.8 100.9 145.1 152.4 105.3 90.7 90.0 87.5 95.9 92.7 90.7 100.6 98.3 99.6 168.5 179.1 155.7 101.4 See footnotes at end of table. 40 ■ ■ 2.8 31.0 ■ ■ 4.5 ■ - ■ • 1.9 8.7 ■ ■ 3.1 ■ • - -2.4 -8.0 6.5 2.8 6.6 -9.7 18.4 -2.8 -4.3 -3.9 -4.6 1.9 -1.2 6.0 5.2 3.2 1.6 5.7 2.0 2.8 -1.6 .8 -5.0 -4.2 -10.9 10.8 -4.5 3.7 -3.2 -2.4 -5.4 1.6 .4 2.3 .4 3.6 4.4 1.6 7.2 2.0 -2.7 1.2 3.3 8.2 28.5 3.4 .7 -4.4 -6.0 -27.7 1.9 - .0 .0 2.7 -5.9 9.0 17.1 1.8 -9.4 2.0 3.0 10.5 32.3 20.1 3.4 1.2 -1.2 -.3 -6.6 -7.7 -.3 8.9 5.6 7.0 -1.0 -28.3 -9.4 -1.1 1.1 1.5 3.4 12.3 .8 1.5 -1.4 -1.5 -13.1 1.1 - 1.7 .6 .7 -3.1 .9 4.0 .8 -.7 3.8 5.0 4.6 -2.6 4.3 ■ -6.1 2.2 .6 9.2 -.6 -4.0 -.6 -1.6 -.8 ■ 3.5 -4.8 -7.3 -11.4 .3 -12.0 6.0 -6.9 9.4 10.4 -.9 -2.8 3.4 -7.2 -4.5 14.7 -13.2 9.8 -17.5 -17.5 -1.3 9.4 3.7 17.3 10.2 -7.3 -6.4 -8.3 -5.9 ■ -1.4 -1.4 -3.4 -1.7 -.2 -8.1 2.6 -4.3 4.2 -4.6 -1.1 3.1 3.6 4.4 2.6 3.1 -9.9 .3 -11.9 -1.7 -2.0 • -1.6 -1.9 -6.2 -5.9 -7.8 -11.0 -4.8 -1.6 -3.6 1.7 4.0 2.4 -4.7 -5.6 -.8 1.9 -28.4 -29.0 -29.6 -33.1 -25.5 -.4 -1.6 3.7 5.1 5.4 -2.0 -1.7 .8 -.6 3.8 5.3 -12.6 -13.8 -13.7 3.3 -11.7 -8.5 -2.4 -.8 -3.5 1.2 4.6 2.9 .0 -.3 -.9 2.4 2.0 2.9 18.6 -10.3 -10.4 -11.8 -11.9 -9.7 -12.2 2.4 2.1 1.6 3.6 -2.2 2.3 4.5 -3.2 -3.8 -1.2 .0 -18.1 -18.3 -19.4 -22.8 -15.8 -1.0 -2.6 2.7 4.5 3.9 -1.1 -1.3 1.6 .7 3.4 11.8 -11.5 -12.1 -12.8 -4.6 -10.7 -10.4 .0 .6 -1.0 2.4 1.1 2.6 2.2 -2.0 -3.7 .6 -.8 -2.5 .0 6.3 .4 -3.7 -3.2 -5.0 1.8 -.4 4.2 2.8 3.4 3.0 3.6 4.6 2.4 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 May 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Expenditure category 9.0 18.0 10.7 -3.4 1.6 1.6 .8 3.1 -2.3 -2.5 3.2 .0 -2.6 -.8 -1.6 1.9 7.9 4.8 1.5 .9 5.3 12.8 6.0 -.7 -0.5 .4 -.4 2.5 2.7 1.1 2.3 .5 2.8 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.2 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.2 3.4 -.3 2.6 3.5 3.2 2.4 4.7 1.6 3.1 2.3 4.6 .0 -.2 1.1 3.4 3.3 2.9 5.0 2.8 2.3 3.8 6.0 5.2 2.3 7.1 4.1 6.1 7.3 2.5 4.3 -2.5 3.7 3.5 2.7 4.2 7.5 1.8 2.4 .4 -.4 5.3 3.9 4.1 3.3 5.1 1.7 2.6 -.2 4.3 3.5 5.5 4.0 -2.2 .3 5.2 5.5 5.1 4.7 12.6 2.9 2.3 3.1 .8 .5 1.7 3.1 3.0 2.5 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.7 4.6 3.8 3.5 4.3 4.1 4.7 6.2 2.1 3.4 -1.4 4.0 3.5 4.1 4.1 2.5 1.0 3.8 2.9 2.3 5.0 8.1 1.2 -3.3 5.6 - 3.6 -3.3 11.7 ■ " -9.1 .8 -.4 -3.3 3.0 -15.4 -5.2 -5.9 3.3 4.0 3.4 4.4 -6.8 -4.9 -8.8 1.2 3.3 .0 -6.7 -9.0 .4 10.8 6.1 3.6 8.6 4.2 4.7 2.8 8.2 .8 .0 -5.3 6.0 -9.1 -6.8 -7.3 -3.9 1.2 .8 2.8 1.0 5.1 -2.7 1.2 -2.9 3.7 -4.1 -3.3 -9.3 -4.2 2.4 6.9 -.8 3.4 2.4 1.6 5.2 2.4 -3.3 8.6 .8 -.2 -4.3 4.5 -12.3 -6.0 -6.6 -.4 2.6 2.1 3.6 -3.0 .0 -5.8 1.2 .2 1.8 -5.4 -6.2 -4.5 3.0 4.2 5.2 3.8 3.8 3.5 2.2 6.7 4.1 6.5 8.7 6.2 4.9 6.4 6.8 4.9 -1.2 3.6 -.5 4.2 1.7 9.4 7.3 8.6 Motor vehicle insurance ........................................................... Motor vehicle fees 12 ............................................................... State and local registration and license 1 2 ............................ Parking and other fees 1 2 ..................................................... Public transportation ................................... .............................. Airline fare 2 .............................................................................. Other intercity transportation 2 ................................................. Intracity transportation 2 ............................................................ 255.6 102.5 101.6 105.3 187.0 203.9 164.1 174.8 255.6 102.0 100.8 105.7 185.5 199.9 164.1 175.1 254.9 102.1 101.1 105.4 187.2 205.9 165.0 175.2 253.9 102.3 101.2 105.8 190.6 206.3 164.7 175.2 1.8 _ ■ ■ 1.8 7.9 1.5 2.1 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................ Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 4 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 2 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 2 ............... Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services ............................................................... Physicians’ services ............................................................... Dental services 2 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 ............................. Hospital and related services .................................................. Hospital services 2 9 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 47 ..................................... ...... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 .................................... 240.5 218.1 257.3 145.9 173.3 175.3 245.4 222.7 228.8 234.6 145.6 159.0 282.0 104.1 103.1 232.7 106.3 241.6 218.5 257.5 146.6 174.5 175.3 246.6 223.9 230.4 235.2 145:8 159.1 282.8 104.2 103.2 232.6 106.4 242.1 218.7 258.9 146.1 174.1 174.0 247.2 224.1 230.7 236.0 145.4 159.5 284.5 105.0 104.0 234.7 106.9 242.9 219.9 260.5 146.5 174.4 175.2 248.0 224.6 231.9 236.9 144.8 159.1 285.6 105.5 104.4 235.4 109.5 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 ..................................................................... Televisions2 ............................................................................. Cable television 5 ...................................................................... Other video equipment1 2 ................................... .................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 2 ... Audio equipment2 .................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ........................................... Pets and pet products 2 ............................................................ Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................ Sporting goods 2 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 2 ......................................... Sports equipment2 ................................................................... Photography 1 2 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 2 .................................. Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................... Other recreational goods 1 .......................................................... Toys ......................................... ................................................ Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ............................... Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................... Recreation services 1 .................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 12 ...... Admissions 2 ..................................... ....................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................. Recreational reading materials 2 ................................................ Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .............................................. Recreational books 1 2 .............................................................. 100.8 101.1 58.9 243.8 93.7 97.4 85.6 100.2 101.6 143.8 102.1 123.5 127.4 115.8 99.9 134.4 99.9 96.8 120.9 100.1 102.6 102.4 101.5 206.4 177.0 184.9 101.9 102.0 100.9 101.1 58.5 245.1 93.4 97.0 84.9 99.4 102.0 144.5 102.3 123.6 127.5 115.8 100.3 133.9 100.8 96.6 120.8 99.1 102.7 102.6 102.0 206.5 176.7 184.6 101.7 102.0 100.8 101.0 58.3 246.1 92.4 95.7 84.5 99.1 101.9 144.3 102.3 123.9 128.4 115.7 99.8 132.7 100.5 96.5 120.8 97.6 102.1 102.4 102.3 205.4 177.7 185.3 102.2 102.3 101.0 101.1 58.1 247.4 91.5 95.7 84.0 99.2 101.9 144.1 102.8 123.8 129.0 115.0 100.2 133.4 100.8 95.8 119.9 97.7 101.5 103.0 103.2 206.0 178.5 186.0 102.3 103.3 Education and communication 1 .................................................. Education 1 ................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ College tuition and fees ......................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ........................ Child care and nursery school6 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... 100.9 102.3 252.6 287.5 304.9 304.1 141.1 101.2 101.0 102.6 252.4 288.5 306.0 306.7 141.0 101.2 101.1 102.9 253.3 289.4 307.9 307.5 141.4 101.9 100.6 103.2 252.3 290.5 306.2 311.0 143.6 103.3 See footnotes at end of table. 41 .5 ' ■ 2.6 ■ -5.9 -8.4 -2.7 " 3.0 " -2.5 - 2.1 ■ ~ ~ -1.1 " 8.7 11.6 5.2 " -6.9 ~ -8.6 " ■ ■ 4.9 5.9 4.3 " ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 8.1 5.4 ■ 3.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 4.7 ~ ~ ~ -8.7 2.4 .0 1.9 " " -4.4 ' .7 1.1 1.1 1.2 -2.1 -5.6 ~ " ' -2.1 4.1 2.1 ■ 3.7 5.1 4.2 6.8 5.1 1.4 5.0 4.0 5.2 3.3 7.9 7.0 6.7 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ Postage2 ................................................................................ Delivery services 1 2 ............................................................... Information and information processing 12 ............................. Telephone services 12 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 2 .................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ................. .......................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 2 10...................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 2 ...................... Other information processing equipment1 2 .......................... 99.7 100.1 160.8 103.9 99.7 101.2 165.0 101.4 96.3 99.8 100.1 160.8 104.0 99.8 101.4 165.5 101.7 94.6 99.6 100.1 160.8 104.3 99.5 101.5 165.5 101.9 94.4 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.5 165.3 100.0 94.1 1.6 .0 1.6 1.2 " -3.2 .0 -3.2 1.5 - 1.6 .4 .0 10.2 1.6 4.9 3.2 7.0 -7.9 -5.1 .0 .0 1.2 -5.5 -2.7 .7 -5.4 -8.8 -0.8 .0 -.8 1.4 - -1.8 .2 .0 5.6 -2.0 1.0 2.0 .6 -8.4 42.6 81.9 97.0 103.4 95.6 41.8 79.5 97.2 103.6 95.0 40.2 74.4 98.0 103.6 94.5 38.9 71.2 94.5 103.6 93.7 .0 - -25.5 ' -30.5 -42.9 -9.9 .8 -7.7 -13.7 - ' -25.2 -34.7 -.8 13.4 -10.5 " -27.9 -38.9 -5.5 6.9 -9.1 Other goods and services ............................................................ Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 2 ............................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. Personal care 2 ........................................................................... Personal care products 2 ......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ..................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 2 Personal care services 2 .......................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 2 4 .................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 2 4 .............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... 234.6 268.3 107.9 104.2 156.7 150.5 234.3 266.6 106.4 103.7 156.8 150.3 236.3 273.7 109.3 103.7 157.0 150.1 236.7 274.5 109.4 103.5 157.2 149.6 6.6 10.8 5.1 7.7 8.2 19.2 1.8 1.4 6.6 11.5 15.0 11.5 4.5 8.1 3.6 9.6 5.7 -2.7 1.3 -2.4 7.4 14.9 3.4 4.5 5.1 10.5 10.2 4.2 2.9 2.7 101.0 101.1 100.7 100.4 - - 2.0 -2.4 - -.2 164.6 165.7 101.0 232.3 170.2 178.1 101.3 100.9 197.0 100.8 163.9 165.6 100.9 233.1 170.2 178.6 101.6 101.0 198.1 101.0 164.1 166.4 101.4 233.7 170.3 178.9 101.7 101.1 198.8 100.6 163.4 167.0 101.8 234.9 171.1 180.8 101.4 101.6 199.4 99.6 8.4 2.2 3.0 1.9 3.3 ■ 1.5 ■ 7.6 2.0 3.2 6.4 3.5 4.9 ■ 14.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 5.3 2.4 2.0 3.3 4.5 -2.9 3.2 3.2 4.6 2.1 6.2 .4 2.8 5.0 -4.7 8.0 2.1 3.1 4.1 3.4 3.1 ■ 5.6 3.1 3.0 3.8 2.5 5.8 1.4 2.4 4.1 -.2 141.6 130.6 132.2 137.2 127.0 180.6 169.3 185.5 213.6 159.1 154.9 155.6 132.1 134.1 138.6 146.4 127.8 170.7 175.0 141.6 130.5 131.9 136.9 127.0 180.9 169.8 185.3 214.2 159.2 154.9 155.7 132.0 134.0 138.2 146.3 127.7 170.8 175.4 141.9 130.7 132.4 137.1 127.6 181.2 170.1 185.6 214.5 159.5 155.2 156.0 132.2 134.2 138.5 146.7 127.2 171.1 175.7 142.0 130.6 131.8 136.5 127.5 181.5 170.5 186.0 214.6 159.6 155.3 156.1 132.1 133.8 138.2 146.7 128.4 171.2 176.0 .6 -.3 .6 -.3 -1.9 3.2 2.9 .9 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 .0 .6 1.4 .8 .9 3.4 3.3 .0 -.9 -1.2 -.9 -1.2 3.4 3.4 .6 4.6 2.0 1.3 1.8 -.9 -.6 -1.7 1.4 .6 4.1 3.7 1.1 .0 -1.2 -2.0 1.6 2.0 2.9 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.3 .0 -.9 -1.1 .8 1.9 1.2 2.3 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................... Durables ..................................................................................... Services .......................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .............................................................................. Transportation services .................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................. Commodities less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ......................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 42 -1.4 -3.3 -5.8 -8.5 .3 1.6 3.2 3.8 3.3 -.3 -1.0 .0 -3.3 -5.7 -8.4 -2.4 -2.2 -.7 .9 -.4 -1.8 -2.7 -4.5 -.8 2.4 3.0 2.3 3.1 .9 .4 1.0 -1.6 -2.6 -3.6 -.8 -.6 1.3 2.1 .6 -.5 -1.2 -1.4 .2 2.7 3.1 .9 3.2 1.6 1.2 1.6 -.5 -.7 -1.4 1.1 1.3 2.6 3.0 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1998 June 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 101.8 168.0 170.1 143.0 92.2 188.2 162.4 144.7 100.7 168.3 170.4 143.2 90.7 188.6 163.2 144.1 Nov. 1997 Feb. 1998 May 1998 -23.0 2.2 2.4 1.1 -27.6 3.3 .8 -6.9 -4.9 2.7 2.6 .8 -12.3 3.5 3.3 4.0 Aug. 1998 Feb. 1998 Aug. 1998 -11.3 2.1 2.3 1.0 -17.3 3.0 .9 .6 -5.9 2.4 2.4 1.1 -11.1 2.9 3.7 .8 Special aggregate indexes Energy ................................. ........................................................... All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy .................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services ................................................... Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation .................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6 101.9 167.6 169.7 142.7 92.4 187.9 162.1 144.4 102.5 167.4 169.5 142.7 93.1 187.5 161.6 144.9 -6.8 2.2 2.1 1.4 -9.9 2.4 4.0 -2.2 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 2.2 2.0 2.2 .8 -5.6 2.6 1.0 8.7 43 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 June 1998 May 1998 Percent change to Aug.1998 from— Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 Percent change to July1998 from— July 1998 June 1998 July 1997 May 1998 June 1998 M 162.8 163.0 163.2 163.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 169.4 170.2 101.8 169.6 170.4 101.9 169.9 170.7 102.0 170.5 171.4 102.2 1.6 1.8 1.0 .5 .6 .3 .4 .4 .2 1.4 1.5 1.0 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 159.4 160.5 102.3 159.5 160.8 102.2 159.8 161.2 102.2 159.5 161.0 102.0 1.5 1.9 1.1 .0 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 2.0 2.5 1.6 .3 .4 -.1 .2 .2 .0 M 153.4 153.3 153.5 153.3 .5 .0 -.1 .6 .1 .1 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 158.8 157.7 102.2 159.1 158.4 102.3 159.3 158.5 102.4 159.5 158.9 102.5 1.5 1.9 1.1 .3 .3 .2 .1 .3 .1 1.5 1.7 1.1 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 .1 M 159.3 160.0 160.0 160.2 2.4 .1 .1 2.3 .4 .0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 164.3 165.0 102.4 164.2 165.0 102.3 164.3 165.1 102.3 164.8 165.6 102.5 2.0 2.4 1.0 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .2 2.0 2.4 1.0 .0 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .0 M M M 147.3 102.2 158.8 147.5 102.2 159.2 147.7 102.3 159.3 148.1 102.4 159.4 2.1 1.1 1.7 .4 .2 .1 .3 .1 .1 2.0 1.2 1.7 .3 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 165.6 162.3 166.0 162.2 166.5 162.1 165.4 162.6 1.8 1.8 -.4 .2 -.7 .3 3.0 1.6 .5 -.1 .3 -.1 M 173.0 173.1 173.6 174.2 2.0 .6 .3 1.6 .3 .3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 ..... 1 1 1 1 170.9 159.2 153.0 101.5 - ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.2 2.3 1.7 -.1 .4 .8 1.3 - " 170.7 159.9 154.2 102.8 Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 - 162.0 159.4 146.4 160.2 - 161.9 160.5 147.4 160.8 2.3 1.4 - -.1 .7 .7 .4 - - - 2 2 2 ■ - 168.0 165.5 167.5 ■ - 168.6 166.6 168.5 1.1 3.3 .4 .7 .6 ■ - - ■ - U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 Size classes A& ............................................................... B/C 3 ............................................................ D ................................................................. Selected local areas6 Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; NOTE: Local area 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. 44 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Percent change fronrvJuly 1998 Aug. 1997 West South Midwest2 Northeast Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items .......................................................... All items (December 1977-100) .................... 170.5 268.4 1.6 ■ 0.4 159.5 259.6 1.5 -0.2 159.5 258.8 1.5 0.1 164.8 266.4 2.0 0.3 ' Food and beverages .................................... Food ........................................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 163.5 163.0 163.8 163.8 169.3 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.3 .8 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.1 158.1 157.6 157.2 158.7 164.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.1 .2 .3 .3 .2 -.1 159.7 159.7 158.0 164.1 159.1 1.9 1.8 1.3 2.6 2.1 .5 .5 .6 .2 .1 164.5 163.9 167.9 158.2 170.5 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.0 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 Housing ........................................................ Shelter ........................................................ Rent of primary residence ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... Electricity ............................................. Utility natural gas service ..................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 172.9 204.1 185.4 2.0 2.7 2.9 .3 .4 .3 156.2 179.3 169.0 2.2 2.9 2.7 -.3 .2 .3 152.5 166.6 160.3 2.2 3.3 3.1 .1 .2 .4 165.3 182.4 173.9 3.3 4.0 4.0 .4 .5 .3 211.4 122.6 112.5 130.1 137.4 118.7 127.9 3.0 -1.9 -2.5 -1.8 -3.3 .8 1.3 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 -.1 .1 .0 183.4 126.2 109.9 116.0 132.3 98.9 124.7 2.9 -.1 -1.0 -.6 -2.4 .7 .7 .2 -2.2 -2.8 -2.8 -3.3 -1.9 -1.3 167.8 138.1 119.6 122.5 124.0 116.3 127.8 3.5 -.1 -4.2 -4.7 -5.9 -1.2 .7 .4 -.4 -.5 -.5 -.3 -1.3 .2 192.1 139.0 126.9 130.0 143.6 114.0 127.0 3.6 -1.0 -2.0 -2.0 -1.9 -2.9 2.5 .3 .7 .7 .8 .4 1.7 -.1 Apparel ......................................................... 130.4 1.8 3.3 128.4 -.6 .5 143.1 2.9 1.0 121.3 .4 1.8 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ New and used motor vehicles 4 ............... New vehicles ......................................... New cars and trucks 4 5 ........................ New cars 5 ............................................ Used cars and trucks ............................. Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 143.4 137.9 99.1 141.4 98.4 139.6 154.3 89.3 88.8 87.1 92.5 90.6 -1.6 -2.3 .0 -.1 1.5 -15.2 -15.5 -16.6 -14.8 -13.7 -.2 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .1 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.1 139.8 135.8 99.8 139.8 99.0 135.2 150.6 93.4 93.0 90.9 103.9 97.8 -1.9 -2.3 ■ .0 ■ -.4 1.5 -15.5 -16.1 -17.1 -14.9 -14.3 -.6 -.7 .0 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 -3.6 -3.6 -3.8 -3.5 -3.4 138.8 137.3 100.4 146.5 99.6 145.4 152.7 89.0 88.5 85.1 95.0 93.4 -2.3 -2.7 ■ -.1 ■ -.2 2.6 -15.2 -15.6 -16.6 -14.6 -13.4 -.4 -.4 .0 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.3 -1.9 -1.6 143.8 138.9 100.0 142.0 98.8 138.0 147.9 95.4 94.5 91.4 92.9 97.0 -1.2 -2.0 -.9 1.0 -12.8 -12.9 -13.7 -12.5 -11.0 -.2 -.3 .1 .0 .0 -.2 -.1 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.6 -1.5 Medical care ................................................ Medical care commodities ......................... Medical care services ................................ Professional services ............................... 255.7 229.1 261.4 236.4 4.4 4.9 4.3 4.6 .6 .7 .5 .6 237.5 220.6 241.6 222.1 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.8 .2 .0 .2 .2 241.0 216.5 247.2 227.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.3 .3 .6 .2 .1 241.0 231.1 243.2 206.8 2.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 .2 .3 .2 .0 Recreation 4 ................................................. 102.1 - .2 101.9 - -.1 101.5 - .3 99.8 - .3 Education and communication 4 ................... 99.5 - .1 100.7 - .0 99.9 - .2 100.4 - .0 Other goods and services ............................ 245.8 4.9 .0 234.0 6.4 .1 230.7 6.3 .2 241.4 3.9 -.1 170.5 142.1 128.2 129.5 1.6 .3 -.7 -1.1 .4 .3 .4 .9 159.5 140.5 130.5 133.3 1.5 -.3 -1.7 -2.1 -.2 -.4 -.7 -.6 159.5 142.0 132.1 134.4 1.5 .4 -.5 -.7 .1 .1 .0 .1 164.8 142.0 128.5 130.1 2.0 .5 -1.1 -1.7 .3 .2 .1 .1 134.9 126.4 198.7 213.1 188.7 230.2 -2.7 -.1 2.5 2.8 1.6 3.2 -.4 -.3 .4 .5 .0 .4 139.3 126.1 179.7 184.3 185.4 210.4 -2.7 -1.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.3 -1.2 -.6 .0 .2 .1 .2 135.5 129.1 177.7 171.2 188.2 214.5 -2.7 -.4 2.5 3.3 .6 3.6 -.4 -.1 .2 .2 -.2 .4 139.3 126.4 185.6 193.6 190.7 214.4 -2.7 -.2 3.1 4.0 2.6 2.8 -.6 -.1 .4 .5 .2 .3 -1.0 Commodity and service group All items .......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Rent of shelter3 ......................................... Transportation services ............................. Other services ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 45 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest2 Northeast Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 South Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 West Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................ All items less food .......................................... All items less shelter ...................................... Commodities less food .................................. Nondurables .................................................. Nondurables less food ................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............. Services less rent of shelter * ......................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ............................................................ All items less energy ...................................... All items less food and energy ..................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................................... Energy commodities .................................. Services less energy services ................... 166.3 172.0 159.5 129.9 146.8 131.8 137.2 199.8 193.6 103.0 179.4 183.7 1.4 1.5 1.1 -.7 .4 -1.0 -2.3 2.0 2.3 -7.1 2.2 2.3 0.4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .8 -.4 .3 .4 -.6 .4 .5 155.4 159.8 153.9 131.8 145.6 135.0 140.9 184.7 174.0 101.8 167.8 170.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 -1.6 .1 -1.9 -2.2 2.8 2.8 -7.6 2.3 2.3 -0.1 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.2 -.7 -1.1 -.3 .0 -3.1 .1 .1 154.3 159.4 157.6 133.1 147.0 135.6 136.7 191.5 170.1 103.0 167.0 168.9 1.4 1.5 .8 -.4 .6 -.6 -2.1 1.8 2.4 -8.9 2.4 2.6 0.1 .1 .1 .0 .3 .0 -.4 .1 .2 -1.2 .2 .2 160.7 165.1 159.0 130.4 147.6 133.1 141.7 195.8 180.6 108.5 171.1 172.9 2.1 1.9 1.1 -1.0 .8 -1.4 -2.3 2.0 3.2 -7.4 2.6 2.6 0.3 .3 .3 .0 .2 .2 -.6 .3 .4 -.5 .4 .3 143.3 87.4 205.3 1.3 -13.2 2.7 .6 -1.2 .4 142.4 93.0 187.8 .5 -15.1 3.2 -.3 -3.5 .2 144.7 89.9 183.7 1.6 -14.5 3.0 .3 -2.0 .3 139.6 96.4 189.7 .6 -12.6 3.4 .2 -1.7 .4 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ” Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 46 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category 0.1 159.4 257.0 1.7 0.1 ■ • .4 .5 .5 .3 .1 156.9 156.6 154.3 161.8 160.4 1.8 1.9 1.7 2.4 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .3 -.2 102.1 102.7 101.3 101.5 99.3 98.6 99.3 101.8 91.7 101.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .2 .3 .3 .2 -.5 -.7 -.7 -.5 -1.4 .2 153.3 174.1 162.2 180.7 133.1 112.1 121.3 130.3 107.2 123.1 1.9 2.4 1.8 2.5 2.9 1.3 1.1 -.8 6.3 -1.5 .1 .4 .4 .4 -.9 -1.2 -1.2 -.2 -4.2 .1 2.5 98.4 - .2 131.9 1.2 .5 -.4 -.4 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -2.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.0 -1.8 98.6 98.2 100.1 99.6 99.6 99.3 101.8 89.8 89.8 89.3 90.2 91.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -.4 -.4 .0 .2 .2 .0 -.2 -2.3 -2.3 -2.4 -2.1 -1.8 138.3 134.4 100.5 144.3 99.9 141.0 144.9 89.1 88.4 84.8 97.1 92.9 -2.1 -2.4 “ .3 ■ .6 1.0 -15.0 -15.5 -16.0 -16.1 -13.9 -.1 -.2 .3 .3 .3 .5 -.1 -1.7 -1.7 -1.4 -1.8 -2.2 3.9 4.3 3.8 3.6 .4 .7 .4 .3 102.1 101.6 102.2 102.2 • .2 .1 .2 .1 237.8 221.7 242.3 230.8 3.7 3.1 3.8 3.1 .2 .7 .0 .1 101.2 - .1 101.1 - .3 103.7 - .4 100.5 - 99.5 - -.1 100.2 - -.2 .2 239.4 8.3 -.1 .1 .1 -.2 159.4 139.3 129.8 132.0 135.5 127.0 181.2 180.1 185.7 217.0 1.7 .1 -.9 -.8 -1.5 -1.2 3.0 2.4 1.5 5.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .1 .4 .1 .1 All items ............ ......................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 148.1 148.1 2.1 0.3 102.4 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 146.0 145.7 149.6 139.8 149.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.7 1.5 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 101.1 101.2 101.0 101.4 100.7 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 145.4 154.8 144.6 154.2 131.8 129.7 129.8 135.7 118.2 119.4 3.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 .3 -.6 -.3 -1.4 .3 1.5 .2 .5 .3 .3 -.6 -.8 -.6 -1.1 .4 -.6 Apparel ..................................................................................... 122.8 2.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 5 ................................................... New cars 5 ......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 139.4 138.1 99.7 124.9 98.6 123.3 143.7 134.5 133.7 132.8 94.0 126.9 -1.7 -2.3 ■ -.5 -.3 2.4 -14.5 -14.9 -15.9 -13.9 -13.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... 193.3 181.2 195.9 177.2 Recreation 3 .............................................................................. Education and communication 3 .............................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... .2 1.1 190.5 4.7 .1 103.9 - 148.1 136.0 129.4 137.5 147.7 118.5 157.6 155.2 154.2 177.2 2.1 .4 -.8 -1.2 -2.9 -.3 3.1 3.8 1.6 3.3 .3 .1 .1 .4 -.7 102.4 99.7 98.8 98.1 98.0 99.6 102.1 102.7 101.3 101.8 1.1 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............. Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 .................................................. ................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 47 -.4 .3 .5 .0 .4 -.4 -.6 .0 .2 .2 .0 .2 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Item and group Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 ' July 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Services less rent of shelter * .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ............................................... 1 See region and area size on Table ipulation size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 10 for information about base. base. base. 145.6 148.5 145.2 130.5 142.1 138.6 147.8 160.0 154.4 131.9 149.2 150.0 130.0 133.4 159.6 2.0 1.9 1.3 -.8 .7 -.9 -2.3 2.4 3.1 -6.8 2.6 2.7 1.1 -13.9 3.4 0.2 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 -.6 .1 .3 -1.3 .3 .4 .3 -2.3 .4 100.9 100.9 100.3 98.9 99.7 98.3 98.2 101.4 102.0 94.8 101.5 101.6 100.2 89.7 102.3 ■ - 0.1 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -.3 -.6 .1 .1 -1.4 .2 .2 .1 -2.2 .2 153.8 159.8 155.8 130.7 144.3 133.3 136.9 192.0 173.7 100.7 167.7 170.4 142.6 88.8 188.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 -.9 .6 -.7 -1.3 3.4 2.8 -5.4 2.3 2.3 1.1 -14.1 3.1 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 48 0.1 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 .1 -1.4 .2 .2 .2 -1.6 .2 Table 13. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Percent change from— Index July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 171.4 264.9 1.8 0.4 102.2 1.0 0.2 ' ' ' ' " - .3 .3 .3 .2 -.3 Food and beverages ...... ......................................................... Food ....... ................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 163.2 162.6 163.9 163.0 170.2 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.3 1.4 -.1 101.5 101.6 101.4 101.9 99.6 Housing ..................................................................................... Shelter ............................... ..................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .............................................. ..................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 173.3 202.9 187.2 207.6 123.2 117.2 131.5 137.9 122.2 128.0 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.3 -1.4 -2.0 -1.5 -3.6 2.0 .9 .3 .5 .3 .4 .0 .0 .2 -.1 .7 -.5 101.9 103.1 100.6 101.3 95.6 94.3 96.0 97.1 93.2 102.8 ■ ■ - Apparel ..................................................................................... 127.0 1.5 4.3 99.8 - .7 Transportation ............................... .......................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 146.2 140.5 88.7 88.2 86.3 90.8 89.6 -1.2 -2.1 -15.0 -15.1 -16.4 -14.5 -13.4 -.1 -.1 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.0 -1.1 97.4 97.0 87.6 87.6 87.0 88.2 88.5 ■ ■ - -.3 -.2 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.1 Medical care ......... ................................................................... 261.2 5.2 .8 102.0 - .0 Recreation2 ........ ..................................................................... 102.2 - .3 101.8 - .1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 99.5 - .2 99.6 - -.2 -.1 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .2 Other goods and services ....................................................... ' 243.3 4.9 .0 102.6 - 171.4 143.1 129.1 130.3 127.9 197.8 1.8 .4 -.5 -.9 .0 2.6 .4 .4 .6 1.3 -.5 .4 102.2 99.6 98.5 97.3 100.1 101.9 1.0 - 167.1 160.6 130.9 147.6 132.8 199.6 192.4 106.0 179.5 183.8 1.6 1.3 -.5 .6 -.7 2.2 2.5 -6.5 2.5 2.5 .4 .4 .6 .7 1.2 .4 .4 -.4 .5 .5 100.8 100.0 98.5 99.5 97.4 100.6 101.8 91.7 101.7 101.7 - .3 .4 .3 .3 -.6 -.6 -.5 -.1 -1.7 1.0 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services ...... ................................... Energy ................................................................................... . All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 49 - .2 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .0 .2 -1.0 .3 .2 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 1.9 ■ 161.0 265.9 -0.1 - 102.0 - 1.1 ■ -0.2 ■ 153.3 245.7 0.5 ■ -0.1 .3 .3 .4 .4 .0 151.2 150.2 146.8 157.2 166.0 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .2 -.4 " Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................ .............. Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 160.9 160.4 161.2 159.6 165.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.7 1.3 .2 .2 .4 .1 -.1 101.3 101.3 101.5 101.1 100.7 ■ Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 156.9 181.2 173.4 185.5 124.3 110.5 114.1 131.6 95.8 120.2 2.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 .2 -.8 -.7 -3.9 1.3 1.2 -.3 .3 .4 .3 -2.6 -3.2 -3.2 -4.6 -.9 -1.7 102.0 102.8 101.2 101.4 99.9 99.6 100.2 107.5 89.4 100.5 - -.2 .2 .1 .1 -1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -2.1 -1.3 -.9 146.3 163.0 152.1 170.4 131.1 102.7 111.1 113.0 111.3 119.1 .2 2.5 1.9 2.1 -3.4 -7.4 -7.1 -16.3 6.6 -4.6 -.5 .0 -.1 .0 -3.0 -3.7 -3.7 -.9 -7.3 -.2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 127.0 -.3 1.3 98.0 - -1.1 138.0 -.8 1.2 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ............... ..................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 141.4 138.3 95.4 94.9 93.4 103.4 97.8 -1.7 -2.1 -14.9 -15.7 -16.4 -15.0 -13.8 -.7 -.8 -4.4 -4.3 -4.7 -4.3 -3.6 99.1 98.9 93.3 93.3 92.6 94.3 95.1 ■ ■ ' -.6 -.7 -3.2 -3.2 -3.4 -2.7 -3.1 132.7 126.3 88.3 87.4 84.4 101.8 92.3 -3.3 -3.6 -15.7 -16.4 -16.8 -16.7 -14.2 -.1 -.1 -1.1 -1.1 -.8 -1.3 -1.8 Medical care ............................................................................. 236.1 5.0 .2 102.4 - .1 230.4 4.3 .2 102.7 - 100.6 - 102.1 - .1 101.9 - 99.4 - .3 98.2 - -.8 -.6 225.6 7.3 .0 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. Education and communication 2 .............................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... .0 -.1 -.1 240.0 6.1 .6 104.1 - 161.0 142.2 130.9 135.1 123.7 180.4 1.9 .1 -1.4 -1.7 -.7 3.3 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.3 -.9 .0 102.0 99.5 98.5 98.5 98.6 102.3 1.1 ■ -.2 -.5 -1.0 -1.3 -.4 .0 153.3 138.3 131.1 136.0 124.7 169.6 .5 -.9 -2.3 -1.6 -3.2 1.7 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .2 -.4 157.2 155.1 132.5 148.3 137.1 185.7 175.2 103.7 168.9 171.0 1.7 1.3 -1.2 .4 -1.4 3.1 3.1 -7.5 2.7 2.7 -.1 -.3 -.5 .0 -.3 -.3 .0 -3.6 .2 .1 100.9 100.4 98.6 99.9 98.6 101.9 102.3 96.7 101.3 101.3 - -.2 -.3 -.9 -.5 -1.3 -.1 .1 -2.4 -.1 -.1 147.8 150.8 132.2 144.1 137.7 178.9 161.6 95.1 161.5 164.1 .1 -.3 -2.2 .0 -1.5 1.0 1.4 -11.0 1.5 1.5 -.2 -.2 .2 .1 .2 -.7 -.5 -2.7 .1 .1 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 50 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Index Aug. 1998 July 1998 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 July 1998 1.1 0.1 160.2 260.2 2.4 0.1 .6 .6 .7 .4 .5 156.0 156.4 153.5 164.0 146.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.1 -.3 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.5 153.6 174.2 164.0 176.9 136.3 118.1 123.3 128.6 111.0 122.6 2.6 2.1 2.2 3.1 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.6 11.6 .1 .5 .6 .9 .8 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.7 .2 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................. ..................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 158.9 256.4 1.9 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 160.3 160.5 158.3 165.1 158.4 1.9 2.0 1.5 2.7 1.0 0.3 102.5 ' .4 .5 .8 .1 -.3 101.0 101.0 100.6 101.6 100.9 ■ " Housing .................................................................................... Shelter ..................................................................... ............... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 152.1 165.3 161.5 167.5 133.8 121.5 126.0 126.4 113.5 132.0 3.6 4.0 3.3 3.8 6.3 4.0 4.1 3.1 .9 1.1 .2 .3 .3 .3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.8 .2 102.5 103.1 101.9 102.1 100.0 99.4 99.6 101.0 92.4 101.7 " .1 .2 .4 .4 -.5 -.7 -.7 -.5 -1.8 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 150.9 4.1 1.1 99.0 - .9 133.8 6.1 .7 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 137.8 137.1 91.8 90.9 87.9 93.6 94.3 -2.9 -3.6 -14.2 -14.5 -15.5 -13.4 -12.8 -.3 -.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.7 -1.2 -.9 98.7 98.4 89.3 89.3 88.5 89.7 90.9 ■ " -.5 -.5 -2.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.2 -1.8 137.8 136.6 81.6 80.6 76.0 96.3 88.9 -2.2 -2.2 -16.8 -17.3 -18.4 -16.5 -15.3 -.5 -.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.7 -2.1 -2.9 Medical care ............................................................................. 239.3 2.5 .3 102.1 - .3 244.3 4.6 .3 Recreation2 .............................................................................. 100.4 - .2 101.4 - .4 106.8 - .5 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 100.5 - .4 99.2 - -.1 101.1 - .5 .5 229.9 8.8 -.5 Other goods and services ....................................................... 220.0 4.4 -.1 104.4 - 158.9 142.3 132.1 133.2 131.0 175.4 1.9 .3 -.8 -.7 -1.0 3.1 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .2 102.5 99.9 99.2 98.6 99.9 102.3 1.1 - .1 .2 -.1 .0 -.1 .2 160.2 139.1 130.1 131.6 128.2 182.7 2.4 .8 .5 .6 .2 3.7 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .3 154.4 156.9 133.2 146.7 134.8 190.9 169.0 106.1 166.1 167.5 1.8 1.1 -.7 .8 -.5 2.5 3.1 -4.1 2.3 2.3 .2 .2 .0 .3 .1 .2 .2 -.7 .3 .2 101.1 100.5 99.3 99.8 98.8 101.4 102.3 95.0 101.7 101.8 - .1 .2 .0 .2 .1 .0 .1 -1.3 .3 .2 153.5 156.8 130.5 143.5 132.1 194.3 173.2 99.4 168.9 171.8 2.3 2.6 .5 1.1 .6 5.0 3.5 -2.9 2.9 3.2 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .1 .3 -.9 .3 .3 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less sh e lte r................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 51 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Item and group Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Index July 1998 Aug. 1997 Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (December 1977-100) ............................................. 165.6 270.1 2.4 " 0.3 ' 102.5 1.0 ' 0.2 ' Food and beverages ............................................................ Food .................................................................................. Food at home ................................................................... Food away from home ...................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................................................... 165.7 165.1 169.6 159.0 170.9 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 1.8 .5 .4 .5 .4 .4 100.9 100.9 101.2 100.3 101.8 - .3 .3 .5 .0 -.1 Housing ............................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 168.4 184.6 179.1 195.3 141.1 129.7 132.2 146.2 119.7 128.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.6 -2.6 -4.0 -3.9 -4.0 -3.8 3.0 .4 .5 .4 .3 .6 .7 .8 .0 2.5 -.3 101.2 101.1 100.5 100.4 101.2 101.1 101.3 103.3 93.9 101.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 .3 .2 .1 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 .4 .6 Apparel ................................................................................ 121.7 2.4 2.7 94.8 - -.7 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................................... 142.7 138.1 94.5 93.6 90.2 91.3 97.0 -1.2 -1.8 -13.5 -13.6 -14.7 -12.4 -11.6 -.3 -.3 -2.2 -2.1 -2.5 -1.8 -1.9 99.0 97.8 88.6 88.6 88.2 89.0 89.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ • ' .1 -.3 -.9 -.9 -.9 -1.0 -.9 Medical care ........................................................................ 237.4 2.5 .2 101.7 - .3 .5 Recreation2 ......................................................................... 99.7 - .2 100.0 - Education and communication 2 ........................................... 100.4 - .3 100.2 - -.6 Other goods and services .................................................... 246.5 3.3 -.4 103.2 - .6 165.6 142.4 127.9 129.1 125.9 186.0 2.4 .8 -.8 -1.3 .2 3.5 .3 .2 .0 .3 -.2 .4 102.5 99.2 98.1 97.1 99.4 101.4 1.0 • ■ .2 .1 .0 -.2 .3 .3 161.9 159.1 130.1 148.0 132.4 195.8 181.8 107.2 171.8 173.5 2.4 1.2 -.6 1.1 -1.0 1.8 3.6 -9.0 3.2 3.1 .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4 -.7 .4 .4 100.4 100.2 98.3 99.1 97.4 101.6 101.4 95.5 100.9 100.9 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................. Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables .......................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ..................................................... All items less shelter............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ........................................ Energy ................................................................................... All items less energy .............................................................. All Items less food and energy ............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997-100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 Indexes on a December 1982-100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993-100 base. * Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 52 .2 .2 .1 .0 -.2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 Table 14. Consumer Price Index (or All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84-100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Pricing schedule 1 May 1998 July 1998 June 1998 Percent change to July1998 from— Percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Indexes Area Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 June 1998 July 1998 July 1997 May 1998 June 1998 M 160.7 160.5 160.8 161.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 2.0 0.1 0.2 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 162.8 162.7 101.0 163.1 162.9 101.4 163.5 163.7 101.1 163.8 163.9 101.4 1.5 1.7 .4 .6 .0 .2 .1 .3 1.3 1.6 .4 .6 .1 .2 .5 -.3 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 156.6 160.3 101.0 155.9 159.7 100.9 156.7 160.6 101.1 157.2 161.2 101.5 2.0 2.2 ~ .8 .9 .6 .3 .4 .4 1.7 i.9 " .1 .2 .1 .5 .6 .2 M 148.0 145.4 147.1 146.8 1.5 1.0 -.2 1.8 -.6 1.2 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 157.2 157.2 100.4 157.1 158.0 99.8 157.0 157.1 99.9 158.0 158.3 100.6 1.3 1.5 ■ .6 .2 .8 .6 .8 .7 1.4 1.4 “ -.1 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.6 .1 M 151.5 152.5 153.5 153.5 1.5 .7 .0 1.7 1.3 .7 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 167.7 169.1 101.4 166.9 168.5 100.4 167.2 168.7 100.7 167.9 169.6 101.2 2.9 3.2 .6 .7 .8 .4 .5 .5 4.0 4.3 -.3 -.2 -.7 .2 .1 .3 M M M 148.7 100.8 153.7 148.7 100.4 153.4 149.0 100.5 154.6 149.6 101.0 154.3 2.2 1.7 .6 .6 .6 .4 .5 -.2 2.3 ■ 2.4 .2 -.3 .6 .2 .1 .8 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 173.3 174.2 170.7 172.5 174.8 173.2 174.3 174.0 4.5 2.8 2.1 .9 -.3 .5 5.0 3.8 .9 -.6 2.4 .4 M 165.1 164.4 165.7 165.9 1.7 .9 .1 1.8 .4 .8 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 161.3 160.1 1'«.5 100.9 161.7 160.9 150.5 100.5 162.3 160.0 149.0 98.9 163.6 159.9 150.2 99.7 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.2 -.6 -.2 -.8 .8 -.1 .8 .8 3.0 3.4 1.6 .6 -.1 .3 -2.0 .4 -.6 -1.0 -1.6 Atlanta, GA ............................................... . Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 162.1 152.5 155.9 165.3 164.6 151.9 156.7 167.6 163.8 152.3 158.4 167.5 166.5 153.4 157.7 167.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.0 .6 -.2 1.6 .7 -.4 -.2 .1 2.7 1.9 1.0 -.1 1.6 1.3 -.5 .3 1.1 -.1 2 2 2 161.1 171.8 165.5 164.4 171.7 164.7 164.3 171.6 163.9 162.7 171.3 166.1 -.1 3.3 -1.0 -.2 .9 -1.0 -.2 1.3 .8 5.5 2.0 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -.1 -.5 U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 Size classes A 5 ............................................................... B/C 3 ............................................................ Selected local areas 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986-100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in ail 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 defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 53 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................... 163.4 489.6 1.6 ■ 0.1 ■ 165.4 494.1 1.8 ‘ -0.7 ’ 162.6 480.5 1.8 ' 0.3 ' 174.2 503.7 2.0 ' 0.3 Food and beverages .................................. Food ....................................................... Food at home ........................................ Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ................................ 161.4 161.0 161.4 161.6 165.7 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.6 1.5 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 165.5 165.0 174.3 149.2 171.6 3.1 3.4 4.5 1.4 .9 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 167.8 166.0 174.0 154.4 184.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 .4 .4 .5 .1 .7 166.4 165.6 165.9 169.2 175.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.5 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.2 Housing .................................................... Shelter .................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................... Fuels ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity .......................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 161.5 183.3 172.8 2.5 3.3 3.3 .2 .4 .3 164.5 196.7 190.9 2.2 3.8 3.6 -1.1 .3 .4 160.7 172.6 164.4 2.6 3.4 2.9 .5 .4 .2 177.1 208.1 191.4 2.5 3.4 3.2 .2 .2 .3 188.5 130.6 115.9 124.0 132.5 109.8 126.8 3.2 -.6 -2.3 -2.1 -3.6 -.2 1.3 .3 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.7 -.5 -.3 201.4 117.2 104.9 107.7 115.8 99.3 111.5 3.7 -5.2 -5.0 -4.9 -14.7 7.6 -2.5 .2 -7.6 -8.7 -8.8 -14.0 -.9 -4.5 180.8 145.6 138.9 139.3 153.8 128.6 123.7 2.9 -6.8 -8.7 -8.7 -8.6 -8.7 3.8 .1 1.2 1.5 1.6 .1 4.9 .3 214.8 117.9 115.6 127.2 129.4 123.3 129.5 3.5 -1.0 -1.3 -.9 -3.6 4.0 .1 .5 .2 .2 .3 -.2 1.3 -.7 Apparel ..................................................... 131.6 1.2 1.5 120.8 -1.1 -.2 122.8 5.0 2.6 129.6 2.0 5.3 Transportation .......................................... Private transportation .............................. Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............ 141.2 137.4 91.6 91.1 88.6 95.7 93.7 -1.8 -2.4 -14.9 -15.2 -16.1 -14.4 -13.2 -.4 -.4 -2.2 -2.3 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 137.9 134.8 96.2 95.4 92.9 102.7 97.9 -1.4 -2.2 -12.5 -13.2 -14.3 -11.9 -11.4 -.4 -.4 -2.7 -2.8 -2.9 -2.8 -2.0 142.5 136.8 91.5 89.4 87.0 87.5 91.2 -1.8 -2.8 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.8 -13.3 -.3 -.2 -1.8 -1.9 -2.0 -1.6 -1.8 151.1 142.6 87.1 86.8 85.4 89.8 89.1 -1.1 -2.0 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.4 -13.4 -.3 .0 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.6 -.9 Medical care ............................................. 243.5 3.5 .3 246.2 4.5 -.1 238.3 2.7 .3 256.9 5.0 .8 Recreation 4 .............................................. 101.3 1.3 .2 104.1 - -.7 101.1 - .4 102.0 - .2 Education and communication 4 .................. 100.1 1.5 .1 103.8 - -.9 99.6 - -.3 98.9 - -.1 247.0 2.5 -.8 242.0 5.2 .0 Other goods and services .......................... 238.0 5.4 .1 245.2 4.6 -.4 163.4 141.7 130.0 131.9 127.2 185.3 1.6 .2 -1.0 -1.4 -.4 2.8 .1 .1 -.1 .1 -.2 .2 165.4 143.0 128.6 133.4 120.5 187.1 1.8 .1 -2.1 -1.8 -2.4 3.1 -.7 -.8 -1.1 -.7 -1.6 -.6 162.6 142.3 126.1 128.7 122.2 180.6 1.8 1.1 -.2 -1.0 1.2 2.3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 .3 174.2 146.0 130.4 131.9 127.7 198.9 2.0 .5 -.8 -.8 -.7 2.8 .3 .6 1.1 1.9 -.4 .2 159.0 157.4 131.4 146.8 133.9 192.7 179.5 103.8 171.2 173.8 1.5 1.0 -.9 .5 -1.2 2.1 2.7 -7.7 2.3 2.5 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .1 .3 -1.3 .2 .3 161.4 155.5 130.7 149.9 136.2 185.8 182.2 99.8 173.8 176.0 1.7 .9 -2.0 .9 -1.6 2.1 3.0 -8.9 2.6 2.4 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 -.4 -.6 -1.6 -.7 -6.5 -.3 -.3 158.6 159.4 129.2 149.1 133.4 198.3 175.7 108.0 168.3 169.2 1.8 1.0 .0 1.1 -.7 1.0 2.3 -12.0 2.7 2.7 .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .1 .3 -.2 .3 .4 170.3 161.5 132.4 150.5 134.6 196.7 194.1 104.8 182.0 186.1 1.8 1.3 -.5 .8 -.5 2.1 2.7 -5.8 2.5 2.6 .4 .4 1.0 .9 1.7 .2 .2 -.2 .4 .4 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................... Commodities ............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ............................................... Sen/ices .................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less shelter ............... .................... Commodities less food ................................ Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................. Services less rent of shelter1 ....................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................ All items less energy .................................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 54 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 U.S. city average ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Atlanta, GA Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 June 1998 Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ................................................................. 163.4 489.6 1.6 0.2 ' ' 161.9 488.3 - -0.1 165.4 494.1 1.8 .8 .8 1.2 .4 -.1 165.5 165.0 174.3 149.2 171.6 3.1 3.4 4.5 1.4 .9 1.2 1.2 2.1 -.1 1.1 .1 .1 .3 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 1.4 ■ .0 164.5 196.7 190.9 201.4 117.2 104.9 107.7 115.8 99.3 111.5 2.2 3.8 3.6 3.7 -5.2 -5.0 -4.9 -14.7 7.6 -2.5 -.9 .4 .4 .3 -8.7 -10.1 -10.3 -13.8 -4.9 -1.6 " - -0.4 " Food and beverages 2 .............................................................. Food 2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ............................................................ 161.4 161.0 161.4 161.5 165.7 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.6 1.5 .5 .6 .6 .5 .1 166.1 170.6 166.5 177.9 127.7 Housing 2 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 161.5 183.3 172.8 188.5 130.6 115.9 124.0 132.5 109.8 126.8 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 -.6 -2.3 -2.1 -3.6 -.2 1.3 .6 .8 .6 .6 -.5 -.8 -.6 -.5 -.8 .1 164.1 179.8 180.2 175.6 156.4 146.8 148.7 156.7 NA 128.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ Apparel 2 ................................................................................... 131.6 1.2 -.7 135.6 - -2.4 120.8 -1.1 -.5 Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......... .............................. 141.2 137.4 91.6 91.1 88.6 95.7 93.7 -1.8 -2.4 -14.9 -15.2 -16.1 -14.4 -13.2 -.4 -.6 -3.4 -3.4 -3.8 -2.9 -2.6 126.5 126.8 78.8 78.2 74.1 96.3 86.4 ■ ■ ■ -.5 -.6 -3.0 -3.1 -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 137.9 134.8 96.2 95.4 92.9 102.7 97.9 -1.4 -2.2 -12.5 -13.2 -14.3 -11.9 -11.4 -.4 -.4 -3.6 -3.6 -3.8 -3.6 -3.1 Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 243.5 3.5 .6 245.3 - .6 246.2 4.5 .8 Recreation 7 .............................................................................. 101.3 1.3 .1 99.2 - .7 104.1 - .1 Education and communication 7 .............................................. 100.1 1.5 .0 99.9 - .2 103.8 - -2.3 Other goods and services 2 ...................................................... 238.0 5.4 .7 218.3 - -1.5 245.2 4.6 .0 163.4 141.7 130.0 131.9 127.2 185.3 1.6 .2 -1.0 -1.4 -.4 2.8 .2 -.1 -.5 -.8 -.2 .6 161.9 136.7 121.2 121.7 118.9 187.4 ■ -.1 -.7 -1.5 -2.2 -.9 .4 165.4 143.0 128.6 133.4 120.5 187.1 1.8 .1 -2.1 -1.8 -2.4 3.1 -.4 .1 -.5 -.7 -.4 -.6 159.0 157.4 131.4 146.8 133.9 192.7 179.5 103.8 171.2 173.8 1.5 1.0 -.9 .5 -1.2 2.1 2.7 -7.7 2.3 2.5 .3 .1 -.5 -.1 -.7 .3 .6 -1.8 .4 .5 156.8 156.5 121.3 143.0 121.7 200.9 180.1 104.8 169.5 169.8 - -.1 -.1 -1.5 -.6 -1.9 .7 .4 -1.1 .1 -.1 161.4 155.5 130.7 149.9 136.2 185.8 182.2 99.8 173.8 176.0 1.7 .9 -2.0 .9 -1.6 2.1 3.0 -8.9 2.6 2.4 -.4 -.6 -.5 .3 -.6 -1.8 -.8 -7.7 .2 -.1 " Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ....................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy 2 ....................................................................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 55 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 160.5 477.2 2.3 ■ 0.7 147.4 472.8 1.4 " Food and beverages 2 ............................................................... Food2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ...... ................................................................ Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ............................................................ 155.2 154.3 153.4 156.7 165.2 2.2 2.0 1.4 2.9 3.9 .9 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 151.6 151.2 157.7 140.9 151.7 2.2 2.2 1.5 3.7 1.1 Housing2 ................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity ............ ............................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 154.0 177.3 162.0 182.2 122.8 101.4 104.3 131.4 84.1 118.1 2.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 -2.5 -4.3 -4.7 -.1 -10.0 4.2 .8 .9 .9 .7 .5 -.2 .0 .0 -.1 .3 131.2 146.3 141.1 136.2 116.1 108.9 108.8 111.9 94.2 111.7 Apparel2 ................................................................................... 136.4 -.8 4.3 Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 148.2 146.4 95.0 94.6 94.0 108.2 98.8 -.9 -.9 -15.9 -16.8 -17.5 -16.0 -14.2 Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 236.5 10.7 102.1 - Education and communication 7 .............................................. 103.9 - Other goods and services 2 ...................................................... 249.2 Recreation 7 .............................................................................. 162.6 480.5 1.8 0.2 ■ .3 .5 .6 .4 -2.6 167.8 166.0 174.0 154.4 184.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 .7 .7 .9 .4 .7 3.8 4.7 3.6 3.3 4.2 .0 -.3 -2.2 -.1 1.9 .9 .6 .6 .8 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.3 .0 1.4 160.7 172.6 164.4 180.8 145.6 138.9 139.3 153.8 128.6 123.7 2.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 -6.8 -8.7 -8.7 -8.6 -8.7 3.8 .7 .8 .5 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .0 .3 143.6 2.6 6.4 122.8 5.0 -1.8 -.7 -.7 -4.4 -4.4 -4.6 -4.6 -4.0 133.9 132.3 90.5 90.3 88.7 94.8 89.1 -5.0 -6.3 -14.5 -14.8 -16.2 -12.9 -13.5 -.9 -.7 -2.4 -2.4 -3.0 -1.8 -1.9 142.5 136.8 91.5 89.4 87.0 87.5 91.2 -1.8 -2.8 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.8 -13.3 -.3 -.5 -3.7 -3.7 -4.1 -3.4 -3.0 .3 236.6 3.2 .6 238.3 2.7 .6 100.5 - 101.1 - -.3 .2 98.7 - -.2 99.6 - .0 6.9 2.5 207.6 5.0 1.1 247.0 2.5 -1.0 160.5 140.2 131.5 137.3 120.9 182.2 2.3 .0 -1.4 -2.2 1.1 4.1 .7 .4 .1 .6 -.4 .9 147.4 136.9 128.1 128.4 127.3 158.7 1.4 -.1 -1.7 -2.3 -.9 2.7 .7 1.0 1.4 2.3 .6 .3 162.6 142.3 126.1 128.7 122.2 180.6 1.8 1.1 -.2 -1.0 1.2 2.3 .2 -.4 -1.1 -1.9 .1 .6 157.1 156.1 133.0 146.4 139.2 192.0 177.1 99.4 168.9 172.3 1.9 2.0 -1.0 .0 -1.6 4.7 3.6 -10.4 3.4 3.5 .8 .6 .2 .8 .7 .9 1.0 -2.1 .9 .9 142.1 147.3 129.2 140.3 129.8 170.4 149.9 101.7 154.8 155.6 1.2 .3 -1.4 .1 -2.0 1.3 2.6 -5.2 1.8 1.8 .7 .7 1.3 1.2 2.0 .1 .4 .2 .7 .7 158.6 159.4 129.2 149.1 133.4 198.3 175.7 108.0 168.3 169.2 1.8 1.0 .0 1.1 -.7 1.0 2.3 -12.0 2.7 2.7 .2 -.1 -1.0 -.5 -1.8 .4 .6 -1.8 .4 .3 1.0 0.7 ■ .7 _ Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy2 ....................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 56 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category 0.6 168.6 487.0 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.5 .8 .9 .9 1.1 -.1 154.6 153.6 162.7 138.1 167.6 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.6 .8 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.5 -.2 177.1 208.1 191.4 214.8 117.9 115.6 127.2 129.4 123.3 129.5 2.5 3.4 3.2 3.5 -1.0 -1.3 -.9 -3.6 4.0 .1 .6 .8 .6 .7 -.4 -.5 -.3 -.5 .0 .0 170.8 198.8 180.8 204.5 138.1 126.6 147.2 166.3 120.2 126.9 1.0 .6 2.5 2.2 2.2 -.4 .1 .5 -1.0 3.9 .2 .5 .7 .3 -.7 -.8 -.3 .0 -.9 .0 2.4 129.6 2.0 3.0 106.7 4.1 3.4 ■ -14.9 -15.3 -16.5 -14.7 -13.6 .3 .2 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.6 -.3 151.1 142.6 87.1 86.8 85.4 89.8 89.1 -1.1 -2.0 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.4 -13.4 .3 -.1 -2.0 -1.9 -2.2 -1.4 -1.7 148.8 146.3 91.9 90.6 89.1 89.2 87.0 -1.3 -1.9 -14.1 -14.3 -15.7 -14.3 -13.8 .1 -.4 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.2 -2.1 228.9 - 1.3 256.9 5.0 .8 258.0 3.7 1.4 Recreation 7 .............................................................................. 101.0 - .2 102.0 - -.4 102.2 - 1.0 Education and communication 7 .............................................. 100.3 - .5 98.9 - -.1 99.5 - .2 Other goods and services 2 ...................................................... 191.4 - 1.0 242.0 5.2 .7 254.4 4.8 1.1 160.8 153.6 142.6 133.9 155.5 167.4 ■ ■ .4 .2 .5 1.4 -.5 .4 174.2 146.0 130.4 131.9 127.7 198.9 2.0 .5 -.8 -.8 -.7 2.8 .6 .7 .5 1.0 -.3 .6 168.6 136.0 124.4 124.5 125.2 202.6 1.1 .1 .2 .3 -.1 1.8 .4 -.4 .0 1.1 -2.1 .8 156.9 160.5 143.8 153.1 136.3 180.8 161.2 102.1 167.2 166.6 * -9.2 - .3 .3 .5 .5 1.3 .4 .4 -.4 .4 .5 170.3 161.5 132.4 150.5 134.6 196.7 194.1 104.8 182.0 186.1 1,8 1.3 -.5 .8 -.5 2.1 2.7 -5.8 2.5 2.6 .7 .6 .5 .9 .9 .4 .6 -1.0 .7 .7 164.3 159.8 126.1 140.0 127.3 212.0 197.7 112.2 176.2 182.3 .9 1.3 .2 .1 .4 2.9 1.7 -5.6 1.6 2.0 .3 .3 -.1 .1 1.0 1.2 .8 -1.2 .5 .8 All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967-100) .................................................................. 160.8 259.1 0.4 " 174.2 503.7 2.0 Food and beverages 2 .............................................................. Food 2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ............................................................ 169.5 169.9 167.2 175.8 164.4 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .5 166.4 165.6 165.9 169.2 175.1 Housing2 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 153.6 161.5 151.5 162.8 117.9 108.3 107.2 105.2 157.1 161.5 .2 .4 .3 .2 .0 .0 -.1 .0 -1.3 -.9 Apparel2 ................................................................................... 154.4 - Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 143.7 143.4 99.1 98.3 95.4 94.0 101.3 Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 1.5 1.5 1.6 ■ -3.1 -3.2 -3.2 -4.3 “ Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services ..................................................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy2 ...................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 57 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Index June 1998 Aug. 1997 Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .............................................................. 166.6 512.0 3.3 ■ 0.7 ■ 168.5 513.5 ■ 0.6 ■ Food and beverages 2 ........................................................... Food2 ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................... Food away from home 3 .................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ......................................................... 166.6 167.4 171.3 163.6 160.8 3.7 4.0 3.3 5.4 .6 .2 .2 -.2 .9 .2 165.6 166.1 166.1 167.6 162.0 - 1.0 1.2 .9 1.6 .6 ■ ■ ' Housing2 ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 .............................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ...................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 176.1 196.8 201.7 212.7 143.0 140.2 140.3 158.9 121.9 120.5 5.4 7.1 8.1 7.0 -5.6 -9.1 -9.1 -9.7 -7.7 2.4 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .8 .0 171.5 189.1 179.2 193.8 118.6 111.5 135.0 148.3 88.0 156.9 " .1 .9 .7 .9 .2 -.1 .0 .0 .0 -4.4 Apparel 2 .............................................................................. 118.9 -.3 5.0 129.2 - 5.2 Transportation 2 .................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ......................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................................... 131.5 125.0 99.5 98.3 95.3 95.7 99.9 -1.1 -1.0 -8.6 -8.6 -8.9 -8.0 -7.8 -.7 -.9 -3.4 -3.4 -3.7 -2.5 -3.1 146.6 151.1 107.7 109.7 109.8 96.6 115.5 ■ ■ ■ .3 .2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.8 -.8 -.8 Medical care 2 ....................................................................... 228.2 2.5 .0 233.9 - 1.1 Recreation7 ......................................................................... 99.2 - .0 98.7 - .0 Education and communication 7 ........................................... 102.4 - 2.2 102.9 - -.4 2.1 Other goods and services 2 ................................................... 251.9 3.7 -.6 240.2 - 166.6 141.9 125.2 128.6 120.0 187.1 3.3 1.1 -1.0 -1.4 .0 4.8 .7 .0 -.1 .1 -.2 1.0 168.5 148.8 139.7 135.1 146.2 187.5 ■ .6 .4 .0 1.9 -2.1 .7 163.7 155.8 127.3 148.6 131.3 183.8 184.5 114.8 172.2 173.4 3.4 1.3 -.9 1.6 -1.1 1.5 4.9 -9.0 4.0 4.0 .7 .4 .0 .1 .2 .8 1.1 -1.7 .8 .9 165.3 161.3 140.4 150.0 136.6 190.7 183.9 109.9 174.9 176.9 ■ .5 .4 .0 1.4 1.7 .6 .7 -.7 .7 .6 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................. Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ........................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Sen/ices less medical care services ........................................ Energy2 ................................................................................. All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. ............... 1 2 3 4 5 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month. For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996-100 base. For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997-100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ® Indexes on a December 1 99 3-10 0 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1 99 7-10 0 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 58 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Indexes Area U.S. city average ........................................... Pricing schedule 1 May 1998 July 1998 June 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 June 1998 Percent change to July1998 from— July 1998 July 1997 May 1998 June 1998 M 159.5 159.7 159.8 160.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 166.4 166.1 101.5 166.5 166.3 101.5 166.6 166.5 101.5 167.1 167.1 101.7 1.3 1.6 .7 .4 .5 .2 .3 .4 .2 1.2 1.3 .7 .1 .2 .0 .1 .1 .0 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 155.6 155.9 102.1 155.7 156.2 101.9 155.9 156.5 101.9 155.6 156.4 101.7 1.3 1.8 .9 -.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 1.8 2.4 1.4 .2 .4 -.2 .1 .2 .0 M 151.3 151.3 151.7 151.4 .3 .1 -.2 .7 .3 .3 Region and area size2 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 156.7 155.3 101.8 157.1 155.9 101.8 157.2 156.1 101.9 157.5 156.3 102.1 1.3 1.5 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .2 1.2 1.4 .9 .3 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 M 159.6 160.4 160.4 160.6 2.3 .1 .1 2.4 .5 .0 West urban .................. .................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 160.3 159.4 102.2 160.3 159.3 102.1 160.3 159.3 102.1 160.7 159.7 102.3 1.7 2.0 .8 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 1.7 2.0 .8 .0 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 M M M 145.8 101.9 157.8 146.0 101.8 158.1 146.2 101.9 158.3 146.4 101.9 158.3 1.7 .8 1.5 .3 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 1.8 1.0 1.6 .3 .0 .3 .1 .1 .1 Size classes A 5 ............................................................... B/C 3 ............................................................ D ................................................................. Selected local areas6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 159.9 156.2 160.2 156.1 160.6 155.9 159.6 156.1 1.9 1.4 -.4 .0 -.6 .1 2.9 1.4 .4 -.2 .2 -.1 M 168.6 168.8 169.1 169.7 1.8 .5 .4 1.5 .3 .2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 7 ..... 1 1 1 1 168.9 151.2 152.8 101.3 - ■ ■ 1.8 2.6 1.4 -.1 .6 .8 1.2 - Atlanta, GA .................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 - 159.3 154.0 145.1 157.6 - 159.1 155.1 146.1 158.0 2.3 .8 - -.1 .7 .7 .3 - - - 2 2 2 ■ - 167.4 161.7 162.8 - 167.9 162.7 163.8 1.2 2.9 .3 .6 .6 - - - ■ ~ - Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 7 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 indexes on a December 1986= 100 base. 6 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; 168.8 152.1 154.0 102.5 NOTE: Local area 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. 59 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 South Midwest2 Northeast Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 July 1998 West Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category 157.5 255.0 1.3 ■ 0.2 ■ 160.7 258.5 1.7 0.2 ' ' " 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.5 .9 .2 .3 .3 .2 -.1 158.6 158.8 156.8 163.7 156.2 1.8 1.8 1.2 2.7 1.8 .4 .4 .6 .2 .2 164.0 163.4 166.8 158.5 170.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.0 .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 151.3 171.0 169.3 2.2 2.9 2.7 -.3 .3 .2 151.3 165.0 160.0 2.1 3.4 3.1 .2 .3 .4 161.4 176.1 174.2 3.2 3.8 4.1 .4 .4 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 .3 -.1 170.9 126.7 110.2 116.2 131.8 99.0 123.3 3.0 .0 -.8 -.4 -2.5 .6 .7 .3 -2.3 -2.8 -2.8 -3.4 -1.9 -1.3 156.8 138.7 119.3 122.2 122.9 116.9 126.0 3.4 -.1 -4.4 -4.8 -6.5 -1.0 .5 .4 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -1.4 .2 171.4 138.8 127.5 130.2 144.2 113.8 126.7 3.4 -.6 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -2.5 2.4 .2 .7 .7 .8 .4 1.8 -.3 .6 2.8 127.3 -.8 .6 141.6 2.1 .9 120.8 -1.1 1.1 143.1 138.7 99.5 142.8 154.9 89.2 88.8 87.0 92.5 90.3 -2.1 -2.6 .0 1.6 -15.2 -15.4 -16.5 -14.8 -13.8 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.1 139.0 136.5 100.0 142.6 152.7 93.4 93.0 90.9 103.8 97.6 -2.1 -2.4 ■ .1 1.5 -15.6 -16.3 -17.2 -15.0 -14.4 -.6 -.7 -.1 .1 -.2 -3.7 -3.6 -3.8 -3.4 -3.4 138.3 137.2 100.8 146.1 154.1 89.0 88.5 85.0 95.0 93.2 -2.6 -2.8 ■ -.1 2.4 -15.3 -15.6 -16.7 -14.6 -13.5 -.4 -.4 .0 .0 -.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.3 -1.9 -1.7 141.3 138.3 99.8 144.0 148.2 95.2 94.4 91.2 93.0 97.0 -1.7 -2.3 ■ -1.2 .7 -12.8 -13.0 -13.7 -12.4 -11.0 -.3 -.3 .0 .0 -.1 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 -1.6 -1.6 Medical care ................................................ Medical care commodities ......................... Medical care services ................................ Professional services ............................... 253.5 225.3 259.5 237.5 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.6 .5 .5 .5 .6 238.0 218.4 242.4 223.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.8 .2 .0 .2 .2 241.5 215.5 247.7 227.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.3 .3 .6 .2 .1 239.6 226.1 242.8 209.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.5 .3 .4 .2 .0 Recreation 4 ................................................. 101.9 - .2 101.5 - .0 101.4 - .3 99.3 - .1 Education and communication 4 ................... 99.5 - .1 100.9 - -.1 100.0 - .0 100.7 - .1 Other goods and services ............................ 247.2 6.1 .0 232.8 7.4 .1 228.4 6.8 .1 237.0 4.5 .1 167.1 143.0 129.4 129.0 1.3 .1 -1.0 -1.5 .3 .2 .3 .7 155.6 139.6 129.4 132.6 1.3 -.3 -1.7 -2.4 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.7 157.5 141.8 132.2 133.6 1.3 .3 -.8 -1.3 .2 .1 -.1 -.1 160.7 141.8 128.6 129.2 1.7 .2 -1.5 -2.5 .2 .1 -.1 -.2 135.2 127.4 195.5 185.9 187.3 232.3 -2.5 -.2 2.3 2.5 1.4 3.5 -.5 -.3 .4 .4 .1 .4 138.6 123.9 175.4 169.9 181.1 202.9 -3.1 -.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 -1.5 -.5 -.1 .2 -.1 .3 134.7 129.2 176.7 157.0 188.2 212.5 -3.0 -.1 2.3 3.4 .5 3.5 -.5 .0 .1 .3 -.2 .2 138.1 127.5 181.0 169.8 186.1 208.1 -3.2 -.3 2.9 3.8 2.0 2.9 -.7 -.2 .3 .4 .1 .4 All items ......................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .................... 167.1 261.1 1.3 ■ 0.3 ■ 155.6 251.7 1.3 ■ Food and beverages .................................... Food .......................................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 162.9 162.6 163.0 164.0 167.1 1.6 1.8 1.4 2.2 .4 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.2 157.9 157.4 156.9 158.7 164.3 Housing ....................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... Electricity ............................................. Utility natural gas service ..................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 169.1 198.9 184.6 1.8 2.4 2.8 .3 .4 .3 186.4 123.0 113.0 130.2 137.7 118.7 125.2 2.9 -1.6 -2.1 -1.5 -2.8 .5 1.4 Apparel ........................................................ 127.3 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ New and used motor vehicles 4 ............... New vehicles ......................................... Used cars and trucks ............................. Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............ -0.2 Commodity and service group All items .......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Rent of shelter3 ......................................... Transportation sen/ices ............................. Other services ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 60 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 West South Midwest2 Northeast July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................ All items less food .......................................... All items less shelter ...................................... Commodities less food .................................. Nondurables .................................................. Nondurables less food ................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............. Services less rent of shelter3 ......................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ............................................................ All items less energy ...................................... All items less food and energy .................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................................... Energy commodities .................................. Services less energy services .................. 163.7 168.1 157.7 131.0 146.6 131.3 137.3 176.0 190.8 102.3 176.2 180.2 1.2 1.2 .8 -1.0 .2 -1.4 -2.3 2.0 2.1 -7.3 2.0 2.2 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .6 -.5 .2 .3 -.5 .3 .4 151.9 155.1 151.9 130.7 145.3 134.5 140.3 165.5 169.8 101.3 163.7 165.3 1.1 1.1 .8 -1.6 -.1 -2.2 -2.7 2.8 2.7 -8.3 2.2 2.3 -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.6 -.3 -.7 -1.3 -.4 -.1 -3.2 .1 .1 152.7 157.0 155.6 133.0 146.1 134.7 135.7 172.7 169.3 102.0 165.4 167.0 1.1 1.2 .6 -.6 .3 -1.0 -2.4 1.5 2.2 -9.5 2.3 2.4 0.1 .1 .1 .0 .2 .0 -.4 .0 .2 -1.2 .3 .2 157.1 160.1 155.8 130.5 147.3 132.3 140.3 173.5 176.3 108.2 166.8 167.7 1.7 1.5 .8 -1.4 .4 -2.1 -2.6 1.8 3.0 -7.6 2.3 2.2 0.3 .2 .2 -.2 .1 -.1 -.6 .3 .4 -.6 .3 .2 144.0 87.8 202.4 1.2 -13.5 2.6 .6 -1.3 .4 140.7 93.1 183.3 .9 -15.4 3.2 -.1 -3.7 .2 144.2 89.7 183.3 1.6 -14.8 2.9 .2 -2.1 .2 139.6 96.2 185.0 .2 -12.7 3.1 .1 -1.8 .3 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 61 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 146.4 146.4 1.7 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 145.8 145.5 149.0 139.9 148.5 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 0.1 ~ 101.9 0.8 ~ 0.0 158.3 255.9 1.5 ■ 0.0 “ 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.7 1.4 .3 .3 .4 .2 -.1 101.1 101.1 101.0 101.3 100.7 ~ - .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 155.9 155.5 152.8 161.5 160.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.5 .1 -.1 -.1 -.3 .3 -.1 143.7 153.0 144.4 154.3 131.7 129.4 129.5 135.4 117.3 117.8 2.9 3.7 3.9 3.7 .6 -.4 -.1 -1.7 .3 1.6 .1 .4 .3 .3 -.7 -.8 -.8 -1.3 .3 -.8 101.7 102.3 101.3 101.5 99.5 98.9 99.5 101.9 91.5 101.4 ■ ~ ' .1 .3 .3 .2 -.6 -.7 -.7 -.6 -1.4 .0 154.6 176.8 162.5 168.1 134.6 112.0 120.9 129.4 107.0 122.5 1.8 2.4 1.9 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 -1.0 6.3 -1.8 .1 .5 .4 .4 -1.0 -1.2 -1.2 -.2 -4.5 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 120.4 1.1 2.4 98.3 - .1 132.8 .9 .5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 139.7 138.8 100.0 126.0 144.6 134.4 133.7 132.8 94.2 126.7 -2.1 -2.5 ■ -.4 2.1 -14.7 -15.1 -16.1 -13.7 -13.3 -.4 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.1 -2.5 -2.5 -2.9 -2.1 -1.9 98.4 98.1 100.2 99.4 101.8 90.1 90.1 89.6 90.5 91.2 - -.5 -.5 .0 .2 -.3 -2.3 -2.3 -2.5 -2.1 -1.9 138.5 136.1 100.7 146.7 145.0 89.1 88.5 84.8 97.0 92.4 -2.3 -2.4 .3 .8 -15.2 -15.6 -16.1 -16.2 -14.0 -.2 -.3 .2 .3 -.1 -1.7 -1.7 -1.5 -1.9 -2.2 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services .......................................................... 192.8 179.3 195.8 178.7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.8 .4 .6 .4 .3 102.1 101.6 102.2 102.2 “ .2 .1 .2 .1 235.9 220.1 239.9 230.2 3.6 2.8 3.8 3.1 .2 .7 .0 .0 Recreation 3 .............................................................................. 100.9 - .1 100.9 - .2 103.4 - .4 Education and communication 3 .............................................. 100.6 - .1 99.7 - -.1 100.7 - .0 Other goods and services ....................................................... 189.6 5.4 .1 104.6 - .2 241.3 9.2 -.2 146.4 136.5 130.2 137.6 148.6 120.4 155.7 153.4 154.3 175.8 1.7 .3 -1.1 -1.8 -3.2 -.2 3.0 3.7 1.4 3.4 .1 .1 -.1 .2 -.9 -.4 .3 .4 .0 .3 101.9 99.6 98.8 98.1 98.0 99.8 101.8 102.3 100.9 101.8 .8 ■ - .0 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.7 .0 .2 .3 -.2 .2 158.3 140.5 131.8 132.5 135.3 128.3 181.6 165.3 180.3 215.1 1.5 .0 -.9 -1.2 -1.8 -.7 2.9 2.5 1.3 5.3 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .0 .1 .4 -.1 .1 ' " " ~ - Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............. Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ...................................................................... Transportation services ......................................................... Other services ........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 62 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Item and group Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 3 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter .................................................................. Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Services less rent of shelter ^ .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services ............................................... 1 See region and area size on Table population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 10 for information about base. base. base 144.3 146.6 143.9 131.2 142.1 138.6 148.4 158.1 152.7 132.0 147.6 148.1 130.7 133.6 157.8 1.6 1.6 1.0 -1.1 .4 -1.6 -2.6 2.3 3.0 -7.3 2.5 2.5 1.0 -14.1 3.2 0.1 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .2 -.8 .1 .2 -1.6 .3 .3 .2 -2.4 .3 100.6 100.6 100.2 98.9 99.6 98.2 98.2 101.3 101.7 94.7 101.3 101.3 100.3 90.0 102.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ _ ■ 0.0 -.1 .0 -.3 .0 -.5 -.7 .0 .1 -1.5 .2 .1 .0 -2.3 .2 153.7 158.8 154.0 132.8 144.3 133.9 136.7 171.3 175.0 100.3 166.7 169.7 143.8 88.6 189.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 -.8 .3 -1.1 -1.7 3.4 2.9 -6.3 2.2 2.3 1.2 -14.5 3.1 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 63 0.0 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.2 .1 -1.5 .1 .2 .1 -1.7 .3 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 167.1 255.4 1.6 " 0.4 101.7 0.7 0.2 " ' ' ' .3 .4 .3 .2 -.3 .3 .5 .3 .3 -.5 -.6 -.6 -.1 -1.7 1.0 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 162.4 162.0 162.8 162.5 168.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.1 .9 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.2 101.5 101.6 101.4 101.9 99.9 - Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 167.2 194.0 187.1 183.1 122.8 117.2 132.0 138.7 122.2 125.4 2.1 2.9 3.4 3.2 -1.0 -1.6 -1.1 -3.1 1.6 .8 .2 .4 .3 .3 .1 .1 .3 .1 .9 -.6 101.3 102.3 100.6 101.3 96.0 94.7 96.0 97.1 93.2 102.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Apparel ..................................................................................... 122.4 .1 3.9 100.3 - .6 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 146.5 141.6 88.7 88.2 86.3 90.8 89.5 -1.7 -2.3 -14.9 -15.1 -16.3 -14.5 -13.4 -.2 -.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 -1.1 -1.1 97.2 96.9 87.6 87.6 87.0 88.2 88.5 ■ ■ ■ - -.2 -.2 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.1 Medical care ............................................................................. 258.5 5.0 .7 102.2 - .0 Recreation2 .............................................................................. 102.0 - .2 101.8 - .1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 99.6 - .3 99.2 - -.3 Other goods and services ........................................................ 246.7 6.3 .1 103.4 - -.1 167.1 142.9 128.8 128.2 127.7 193.6 1.6 .2 -.9 -1.5 .4 .4 .5 .7 ■ ■ .2 -.5 .4 101.7 99.6 98.5 97.6 99.6 101.3 163.5 158.6 130.5 146.3 130.6 175.6 188.6 104.8 175.4 179.3 1.5 .4 .4 .5 .5 1.0 .4 .4 -.3 .4 .5 100.4 99.9 98.6 99.6 97.8 100.4 101.2 91.7 101.3 101.3 ■ ■ Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... .1 2.6 1.1 .1 .0 -.2 .1 .2 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. 1.1 -.8 .3 -1.4 2.3 2.4 -6.8 2.3 2.4 See footnotes at end of table. 64 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .2 -1.0 .2 .2 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category -0.2 151.4 245.3 0.3 -0.2 ■ ■ .4 .5 .4 .4 -.1 150.3 149.3 145.5 157.0 165.2 1.5 1.6 1.3 2.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.4 101.6 102.3 101.2 101.4 99.8 99.5 100.2 107.5 89.4 100.2 ■ ■ “ ■ ■ ■ ■ -.3 .1 .1 .1 -1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -2.1 -1.3 -1.1 146.2 163.7 152.1 162.2 132.7 103.2 111.2 113.0 111.3 119.9 .1 2.4 1.9 2.1 -3.3 -7.5 -7.2 -16.3 6.7 -4.4 -.6 .0 -.1 .0 -2.9 -3.6 -3.7 -.9 -7.2 -.2 97.9 - -1.0 134.7 -2.1 1.1 - -.8 -.8 -3.2 -3.2 -3.4 -2.7 -3.1 134.2 130.3 88.3 87.4 84.4 101.8 92.3 -3.1 -3.3 -15.7 -16.4 -16.8 -16.7 -14.2 -.1 -.1 -1.1 -1.1 -.8 -1.3 -1.8 .2 227.8 4.2 .2 102.1 - .1 -.6 All items ...................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 156.4 255.6 1.8 -0.1 101.7 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 160.8 160.4 161.2 159.5 164.9 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.7 .9 .2 .3 .4 .0 -.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.1 100.5 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilitie s.................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 150.4 170.0 173.5 169.9 124.9 110.5 114.4 130.4 96.2 118.0 2.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 .2 -.8 -.5 -4.6 .9 1.2 -.3 .4 .4 .4 -2.7 -3.4 -3.4 -4.8 -.8 -1.7 Apparel ..................................................................................... 126.8 .2 1.8 0.9 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 139.7 137.5 95.3 94.8 93.3 103.2 97.4 -1.8 -2.1 -15.1 -15.9 -16.5 -15.1 -14.0 -.8 -.9 -4.5 -4.5 -4.8 -4.4 -3.8 98.8 98.7 93.3 93.3 92.6 94.3 95.1 Medical care ............................................................................. 237.9 5.0 .2 102.4 - 100.3 - 99.7 - .3 99.8 - -.9 226.0 8.0 -.1 Recreation2 .............................................................................. Education and communication 2 .............................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... - 102.3 - 102.0 .1 -.2 ■ ■ .0 237.9 6.9 .8 104.8 - 156.4 140.4 128.7 134.5 121.0 175.4 1.8 .1 -1.2 -1.7 -.3 3.3 -.1 -.3 -.5 -.3 -.7 .0 101.7 99.4 98.5 98.2 98.9 102.1 .9 • ■ ~ ■ -.2 -.6 -1.0 -1.6 -.3 .1 151.4 139.0 133.0 135.3 125.5 167.6 .3 -.8 -1.9 -2.1 -1.8 1.5 -.2 .0 .2 .1 .2 -.5 152.8 153.0 130.2 148.0 136.6 167.5 170.0 102.8 164.1 164.9 1.7 1.2 -1.1 .4 -1.4 3.1 3.2 -8.2 2.7 2.7 -.1 -.3 -.5 .0 -.3 -.4 .0 -3.9 .2 .2 100.6 100.2 98.6 99.7 98.3 101.8 102.0 96.2 101.2 101.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -.3 -.4 -.9 -.6 -1.5 -.2 .0 -2.6 .0 -.2 147.3 148.9 134.0 143.3 137.1 157.0 161.1 96.0 159.3 161.8 .1 -.2 -1.9 -.3 -2.0 .8 1.3 -11.3 1.6 1.6 -.2 -.2 .1 .0 .1 -.8 -.5 -2.5 .1 .1 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ......................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 65 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Size class D Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Aug. 1998 July 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ....................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 156.3 253.3 1.5 “ 0.1 ■ 102.1 1.0 0.2 ' " 160.6 260.0 2.3 " ' 0.1 ' Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ..............................................................•......................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 159.3 159.6 157.5 164.4 156.4 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.9 1.6 .4 .4 .7 .1 -.1 100.9 100.9 100.6 101.6 100.7 ■ - .5 .5 .7 .4 .5 155.1 155.5 152.4 163.8 146.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 2.1 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.2 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 149.6 162.1 160.6 156.0 133.4 121.5 125.9 125.7 114.8 129.6 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.6 6.0 3.8 3.8 1.7 2.5 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.9 .3 102.1 102.7 101.9 102.1 100.1 99.6 99.8 101.0 92.4 101.6 ■ ■ ‘ .1 .3 .4 .4 -.5 -.7 -.6 -.5 -1.8 .2 157.2 182.3 164.0 167.2 139.2 118.5 124.0 128.7 111.1 119.6 2.9 2.5 2.2 3.1 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.6 11.7 -.6 .6 .8 .9 .8 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.6 .4 Apparel ..................................................................................... 147.5 2.6 1.3 98.7 - .7 132.4 5.2 .8 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 138.8 137.9 91.8 90.9 88.0 93.6 94.1 -3.0 -3.5 -14.4 -14.7 -15.8 -13.4 -13.0 -.3 -.3 -1.4 -1.5 -1.8 -1.2 -.9 98.5 98.3 89.3 89.3 88.5 89.7 90.9 * ■ * ■ -.5 -.5 -2.3 -2.3 -2.6 -2.2 -1.8 138.2 137.3 81.6 80.6 76.0 96.3 88.9 -2.3 -2.4 -16.8 -17.3 -18.4 -16.5 -15.3 -.6 -.6 -2.5 -2.5 -2.7 -2.1 -2.9 Medical care ............................................................................. 239.9 2.6 .3 102.1 - .3 242.8 4.6 .2 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. 100.2 - .1 101.1 - .2 106.8 - .4 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 100.4 - .0 99.5 - -.1 101.1 - .6 Other goods and services ........................................................ 213.2 4.4 -.3 105.1 - .6 236.0 9.3 -.8 156.3 142.0 132.1 133.4 129.8 173.3 1.5 .1 -1.2 -1.6 -.8 2.8 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .1 102.1 99.9 99.3 98.5 100.4 102.0 1.0 • “ .2 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 .1 160.6 139.3 130.4 130.2 128.6 188.3 2.3 .7 .2 -.1 .6 4.0 .1 -.1 -.2 -.3 .1 .3 152.1 155.0 133.1 146.5 134.7 169.6 166.8 105.7 163.7 164.8 1.4 .8 -1.0 .4 -1.3 2.2 2.8 -4.9 2.1 2.0 .1 .1 .0 .3 .1 .1 .2 -.8 .2 .2 100.9 100.4 99.4 99.8 98.6 101.3 101.9 94.6 101.5 101.7 ■ • - .2 .1 .0 .3 -.1 .0 .0 -1.5 .3 .2 154.7 155.7 130.8 142.5 130.7 178.7 179.8 97.9 169.8 173.6 2.1 2.3 .2 .6 -.1 5.0 3.8 -4.0 2.9 3.3 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 .1 .4 -1.1 .2 .3 Commodity and service group All items ....................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............ .................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services ..................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ................................ ........................ All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 66 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Item and group Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Index July 1998 Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ............................................. 159.7 258.6 2.0 ■ 0.3 ■ 102.3 ■ Food and beverages ............................................................ Food .................................................................................. Food at home ................................................................... Food away from home ...................................................... Alcoholic beverages ........................ .................................. 165.4 164.7 168.6 159.0 170.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 1.9 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 100.9 100.8 101.1 100.2 101.8 ■ .3 .3 .4 -.1 .0 Housing ............................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ...................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 160.9 173.4 179.8 170.4 140.3 130.7 132.8 147.1 119.1 128.6 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.5 -2.6 -3.7 -3.6 -3.7 -3.5 2.7 .2 .4 .4 .3 .6 .7 .8 .1 2.5 -.6 101.3 101.2 100.5 100.4 101.4 101.3 101.4 103.3 93.9 101.8 ■ * " .4 .4 .2 .1 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 .4 .5 Apparel ................................................................................ 121.8 1.4 2.0 94.8 - -.8 Transportation ..................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ........................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................................... 140.2 137.0 94.4 93.4 90.0 91.3 97.0 -1.9 -2.4 -13.5 -13.7 -14.8 -12.4 -11.7 -.4 -.4 -2.2 -2.3 -2.5 -1.9 -1.9 98.6 98.0 88.8 88.8 88.3 89.2 89.8 * ■ -.1 -.3 -.8 -.8 -.9 -.9 -.9 Medical care ........................................................................ 236.2 2.7 .2 101.6 - .4 Recreation2 ......................................................................... 99.0 - -.1 100.2 - .6 Education and communication 2 ............................................ 100.7 - .5 100.6 - -.6 Other goods and services .................................................... 237.2 3.5 -.2 103.9 - .8 159.7 141.4 126.9 127.6 126.2 178.9 2.0 .6 -1.2 -2.1 -.2 3.3 .3 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .3 102.3 99.1 98.2 96.8 99.7 101.4 .8 ■ .2 .0 .0 -.2 .2 .3 156.6 155.6 129.0 147.3 131.0 172.1 174.8 106.6 165.7 166.1 2.0 .9 -1.1 .8 -1.7 1.7 3.3 -9.4 2.8 2.7 .3 .2 -.2 .2 .0 .3 .3 -.9 .3 .2 100.3 100.0 98.3 98.9 97.0 101.4 101.4 95.4 100.8 100.8 - .2 .1 .0 .0 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 0.8 ■ 0.2 ■ Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................. Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ....................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ..................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables ........................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Sen/ices less medical care services ........................................ Energy ................................................................................... All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy .............................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest' region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 67 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Pricing schedule 1 May 1998 June 1998 Percent change to July1998 from— Percent change to Aug. 1998 from— Indexes Area July 1998 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 June 1998 July 1998 July 1997 May 1998 June 1998 M 159.6 159.4 159.7 160.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 0.1 0.2 Northeast urban ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 161.9 161.4 100.9 162.3 161.7 101.3 162.7 162.5 101.1 163.0 162.8 101.4 1.4 1.7 ■ .4 .7 .1 .2 .2 .3 1.2 1.4 - .5 .7 .2 .2 .5 -.2 Midwest urban 4 ............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 156.1 160.1 101.0 155.6 159.7 100.9 156.4 160.6 101.1 156.9 161.2 101.5 1.9 2.2 - .8 .9 .6 .3 .4 .4 1.7 1.9 - .2 .3 .1 .5 .6 .2 M 146.4 143.9 145.8 145.5 1.3 1.1 -.2 1.7 -.4 1.3 South urban ................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .............. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .............................................. M M M 155.9 156.2 100.2 155.8 157.1 99.7 155.8 156.4 99.9 156.8 157.5 100.6 1.2 1.6 - .6 .3 .9 .6 .7 .7 1.3 1.5 - -.1 .1 -.3 .0 -.4 .2 M 150.6 151.7 152.7 152.4 1.3 .5 -.2 1.7 1.4 .7 West urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... M M M 166.4 168.0 101.3 165.6 167.3 100.4 166.0 167.7 100.7 166.8 168.6 101.1 2.9 3.1 .7 .8 .7 .5 .5 .4 3.8 4.1 ' -.2 -.2 -.6 .2 .2 .3 M M M 148.0 100.7 152.4 148.0 100.3 152.0 148.4 100.5 153.3 149.0 101.0 152.8 2.1 1.6 .7 .7 .5 .4 .5 -.3 2.2 2.3 .3 -.2 .6 .3 .2 .9 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ........................................ M M 172.6 173.3 170.2 171.4 174.4 172.2 173.7 173.1 4.4 2.9 2.1 1.0 -.4 .5 5.1 3.7 1.0 -.6 2.5 .5 M 163.9 163.4 164.7 165.0 1.7 1.0 .2 1.7 .5 .8 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 158.9 158.6 148.3 101.0 159.4 159.6 149.8 100.5 159.9 158.6 148.5 99.0 161.4 158.7 149.8 99.9 2.8 2.8 1.6 " 1.3 -.6 .0 -.6 .9 .1 .9 .9 2.8 3.1 1.6 ' .6 .0 .1 -2.0 .3 -.6 -.9 -1.5 Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ....................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................... 2 2 2 2 158.3 152.6 156.3 163.2 160.7 152.3 156.9 165.8 160.0 152.9 158.7 165.3 162.3 154.0 157.8 165.4 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.1 .6 -.2 1.4 .7 -.6 .1 .6 2.9 2.0 1.1 .2 1.5 1.3 -.4 .4 1.1 -.3 2 2 2 160.3 170.4 163.7 163.3 170.2 162.8 163.3 170.3 162.1 161.8 170.2 164.2 .2 2.9 -.9 .0 .9 -.9 -.1 1.3 .6 4.9 1.9 -.1 -1.0 .0 .1 -.4 U.S. city average ........................................... Region and area size2 Size classes A 5 ............................................................... B/C 3 ............................................................ D ................................................................. Selected local areas 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 68 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1997 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 July 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— July 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category All items ...................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................... 160.0 476.5 1.4 ■ 0.1 - 159.6 468.7 1.9 ■* -0.6 ' 156.1 461.4 1.4 0.1 169.7 483.3 1.8 0.4 Food and beverages .................................. Food ....................................................... Food at home ........................................ Food away from home ........................... Alcoholic beverages ................................ 160.7 160.4 160.4 161.4 164.6 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.5 1.3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .1 165.6 165.1 173.7 149.4 172.2 3.0 3.3 4.4 1.4 -.5 -.3 -.2 -.4 .0 -.3 167.8 165.7 173.1 154.7 185.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 .4 .4 .5 .2 .6 165.4 165.0 165.0 168.5 170.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.4 1.9 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.4 Housing .................................................... Shelter .................................................... Rent of primary residence ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................... Fuels ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................... Electricity ........................................... Utility natural gas service ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 157.7 177.6 172.4 2.3 3.1 3.2 .1 .3 .3 154.5 180.9 190.9 2.3 4.1 3.6 -1.2 .3 .4 154.1 162.4 164.5 2.3 3.0 3.0 .3 .2 .2 170.7 199.9 191.0 2.4 3.1 3.1 .2 .3 .3 171.8 130.6 115.6 123.6 132.0 109.2 125.2 3.2 -.5 -2.1 -2.1 -3.8 -.3 1.2 .4 -.7 -.9 -.8 -.8 -.6 -.3 180.2 117.0 104.5 107.8 115.8 99.2 108.0 3.7 -5.1 -4.5 -4.5 -14.7 7.5 -2.6 .2 -7.7 -8.8 -8.9 -14.0 -1.0 -4.4 160.9 144.7 139.3 139.8 153.9 128.5 125.5 2.9 -6.9 -8.7 -8.7 -8.6 -8.7 3.8 .1 1.2 1.5 1.6 .0 4.9 .0 190.8 116.1 115.1 127.2 129.8 123.0 126.5 3.5 -.8 -1.0 -.9 -3.2 3.5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .6 .1 1.5 -.9 Apparel ..................................................... 129.9 .4 1.3 118.5 -.2 .0 120.5 2.9 .8 123.4 -.1 4.3 Transportation ........................................... Private transportation .............................. Motor fuel .............................................. Gasoline (all types) .............................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 3 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............ 140.2 137.6 91.7 91.2 88.6 95.9 93.7 -2.2 -2.5 -14.9 -15.2 -16.3 -14.2 -13.3 -.4 -.4 -2.3 -2.4 -2.6 -2.1 -2.0 135.2 132.3 96.2 95.4 92.9 102.7 97.9 -1.5 -2.1 -12.5 -13.2 -14.3 -11.9 -11.4 -.4 -.5 -2.7 -2.8 -2.9 -2.8 -2.0 137.5 133.7 91.4 89.3 86.9 87.5 91.2 -2.5 -3.1 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.8 -13.3 -.4 -.2 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -1.6 -1.8 151.6 144.2 87.1 86.7 85.4 89.8 89.0 -1.3 -1.8 -14.7 -15.1 -16.1 -14.4 -13.3 -.2 -.1 -.8 -.9 -.8 -.6 -.9 Medical care .............................................. 242.8 3.5 .3 251.2 4.5 -.1 235.9 2.9 .3 257.2 4.9 .8 -.4 100.4 - .4 101.9 - .2 Recreation 4 ...................... ........................ 101.1 1.0 .2 103.0 - Education and communication 4 ................. 100.3 1.8 .1 104.5 - -.9 99.5 - -.5 99.2 - -.1 Other goods and services .......................... 236.2 6.3 .1 246.9 5.8 -.1 233.2 2.4 -.8 246.7 6.6 .2 160.0 141.5 130.0 131.3 127.0 181.9 1.4 .1 -1.2 -1.9 -.3 2.5 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.2 .2 159.6 141.0 125.9 133.9 116.6 180.4 1.9 .4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 3.1 -.6 -.6 -.9 -.6 -1.1 -.6 156.1 140.3 123.9 125.8 122.7 172.8 1.4 .6 -1.0 -2.3 .6 2.0 .1 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .2 169.7 145.1 129.4 129.1 127.1 195.5 1.8 .3 -1.1 -1.5 -.2 2.8 .4 .6 .8 1.3 -.5 .3 156.1 155.1 131.4 146.3 133.3 171.5 176.3 102.9 167.8 169.8 1.2 .8 -1.1 .2 -1.7 2.0 2.5 -8.3 2.2 2.3 .1 .1 -.2 .1 -.1 .0 .2 -1.5 .2 .2 155.2 153.4 128.0 150.3 136.7 167.9 174.1 99.1 167.9 168.5 1.7 .9 -1.3 1.1 -1.2 1.8 3.0 -9.1 2.8 2.6 -.7 -1.0 -.9 -.4 -.6 -1.7 -.6 -6.3 -.2 -.2 152.9 154.7 127.0 147.9 131.0 172.6 168.6 106.4 161.7 161.1 1.3 .6 -.8 .6 -1.8 .6 2.1 -12.2 2.3 2.2 .1 .1 -.1 .1 -.2 .1 .2 -.5 .2 .1 166.3 159.4 131.1 148.6 131.5 173.4 190.9 103.7 177.8 181.5 1.7 1.2 -1.0 .4 -1.3 2.2 2.7 -6.1 2.4 2.5 .4 .4 .7 .7 1.2 .2 .3 -.1 .4 .4 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................... Commodities .............................................. Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ............................................... Services .................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care .......................... All items less shelter .................................... Commodities less food ................................ Nondurables ............................................... Nondurables less food ................................. Services less rent of shelter1 ....................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................ All items less energy .................................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 69 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 U.S. city average ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Atlanta, GA Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Expenditure category Ail items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 160.0 476.5 1.4 ■ 0.2 ■ 159.1 481.1 - -0.1 - 159.6 468.7 1.9 - -0.4 ■ Food and beverages 2 ............................................................... Food 2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ............................................................. 160.7 160.4 160.4 161.4 164.6 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.5 1.3 .5 .6 .6 .4 .2 164.9 168.6 162.3 179.5 125.5 ■ .7 .8 1.0 .4 -.1 165.6 165.1 173.7 149.4 172.2 3.0 3.3 4.4 1.4 -.5 1.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 .4 Housing 2 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 157.7 177.6 172.4 171.8 130.6 115.6 123.6 132.0 109.2 125.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 -.5 -2.1 -2.1 -3.8 -.3 1.2 .4 .7 .6 .6 -.5 -.8 -.7 -.6 -.8 .0 161.5 174.5 180.2 163.4 157.5 147.9 149.2 156.7 NA 132.3 ■ ' .1 .1 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.4 .2 154.5 180.9 190.9 180.2 117.0 104.5 107.8 115.8 99.2 108.0 2.3 4.1 3.6 3.7 -5.1 -4.5 -4.5 -14.7 7.5 -2.6 -1.0 .3 .4 .3 -8.9 -10.1 -10.2 -13.8 -5.0 -1.3 131.3 - -1.6 118.5 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.7 -3.0 -3.1 -3.5 -3.0 -2.5 135.2 132.3 96.2 95.4 92.9 102.7 97.9 -1.5 -2.1 -12.5 -13.2 -14.3 -11.9 -11.4 -.4 -.5 -3.6 -3.6 -3.8 -3.6 -3.1 Apparel 2 ................................................................................... .4 129.9 -.8 Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 140.2 137.6 91.7 91.2 88.6 95.9 93.7 -2.2 -2.5 -14.9 -15.2 -16.3 -14.2 -13.3 -.5 -.6 -3.5 -3.5 -3.9 -3.0 -2.8 124.6 123.6 78.8 78.2 74.1 96.3 86.4 ■ ■ Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 242.8 3.5 .6 241.9 - .4 251.2 4.5 .8 Recreation 7 .............................................................................. 101.1 1.0 .1 97.7 - .5 103.0 - .2 Education and communication 7 ............................... ............... 100.3 1.8 .0 100.2 - .2 104.5 - -2.3 Other goods and services 2 ...................................................... 236.2 6.3 .9 220.6 - -2.4 246.9 5.8 .3 160.0 141.5 130.0 131.3 127.0 181.9 1.4 .1 -1.2 -1.9 -.3 2.5 .2 -.1 -.5 -.9 -.2 .4 159.1 135.6 119.9 121.1 119.6 186.3 * -.1 -.6 -1.5 -2.3 -.7 .3 159.6 141.0 125.9 133.9 116.6 180.4 1.9 .4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 3.1 -.4 .1 -.5 -.7 -.2 -.7 156.1 155.1 131.4 146.3 133.3 171.5 176.3 102.9 167.8 169.8 1.2 .8 -1.1 .2 -1.7 2.0 2.5 -8.3 2.2 2.3 .1 .0 -.5 -.1 -.8 .2 .5 -2.0 .4 .4 154.4 155.0 120.2 142.7 121.3 181.8 179.3 104.5 166.9 167.0 - -.1 -.2 -1.4 -.6 -2.1 .6 .4 -1.1 .0 -.1 155.2 153.4 128.0 150.3 136.7 167.9 174.1 99.1 167.9 168.5 1.7 .9 -1.3 1.1 -1.2 1.8 3.0 -9.1 2.8 2.6 -.4 -.6 -.5 .3 -.7 -2.0 -.9 -7.5 .2 .0 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy2 ...................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 70 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category 0.7 156.1 461.4 1.4 0.0 2.3 2.2 1.5 3.7 1.1 .4 .5 .6 .3 -1.8 167.8 165.7 173.1 154.7 185.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 .7 .7 1.0 .5 .6 131.4 142.9 141.1 142.6 116.9 109.0 109.0 111.9 94.3 117.3 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.3 4.2 .1 -.1 -2.2 .0 2.1 1.0 .7 .6 .8 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 .0 1.6 154.1 162.4 164.5 160.9 144.7 139.3 139.8 153.9 128.5 125.5 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 -6.9 -8.7 -8.7 -8.6 -8.7 3.8 .5 .6 .5 .3 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .3 4.4 142.6 1.9 6.1 120.5 2.9 -3.0 -.9 -.9 -15.9 -16.8 -17.5 -16.0 -14.2 -.8 -.8 -4.4 -4.4 -4.6 -4.6 -4.0 135.2 134.0 90.5 90.3 88.7 94.8 89.1 -5.3 -6.0 -14.5 -14.7 -16.2 -12.9 -13.5 -.8 -.7 -2.4 -2.4 -3.0 -1.8 -1.9 137.5 133.7 91.4 89.3 86.9 87.5 91.2 -2.5 -3.1 -14.8 -15.1 -16.1 -14.8 -13.3 -.4 -.6 -3.7 -3.7 -4.2 -3.4 -3.0 10.6 .1 238.7 3.2 .6 235.9 2.9 .6 100.4 - -.5 -.2 All items ......... ............................................................................ All items (1967-100) .................................................................. 155.1 456.7 2.3 - 0.7 146.1 466.2 0.8 ' Food and beverages 2 .............................................................. Food2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 3 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 .............. .............................................. 155.2 154.5 154.0 156.4 162.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.9 4.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 .8 .7 151.9 151.5 157.8 141.7 150.8 Housing 2 ................ ................................................................. Shelter ................. .................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ..... ........................................... Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 146.1 164.3 162.0 174.4 123.7 102.2 104.8 131.4 84.1 114.6 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.3 -2.0 -3.7 -3.9 -.1 -10.0 4.8 .8 .9 .9 .7 .4 -.3 .0 .0 -.1 .5 Apparel2 ................................................................................... 139.0 -1.2 Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 148.2 146.7 95.0 94.6 94.0 108.2 98.8 Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 234.7 100.7 - .1 98.3 - -.3 99.5 - 7.3 2.6 196.2 4.6 1.4 233.2 2.4 -1.0 155.1 137.9 128.4 136.7 114.3 176.3 2.3 .1 -1.5 -2.5 1.2 4.3 .7 .4 .2 .6 -.3 .9 146.1 137.9 129.7 132.6 124.2 156.2 .8 -.4 -2.2 -3.1 -1.0 2.1 .7 .9 1.2 2.2 .4 .4 156.1 140.3 123.9 125.8 122.7 172.8 1.4 .6 -1.0 -2.3 .6 2.0 .0 -.4 -1.3 -2.5 .1 .5 152.1 154.0 129.9 146.1 138.5 171.3 171.4 99.1 162.9 165.2 1.9 2.0 -1.2 .1 -1.8 5.2 3.8 -10.6 3.4 3.7 .8 .7 .2 .8 .6 1.0 .9 -2.4 1.0 1.0 141.0 147.4 130.7 142.7 133.6 156.0 146.8 102.4 152.9 153.2 .6 -.1 -1.9 -.1 -2.7 .6 1.9 -5.9 1.4 1.1 .6 .6 1.2 1.1 1.9 .1 .4 .0 .7 .7 152.9 154.7 127.0 147.9 131.0 172.6 168.6 106.4 161.7 161.1 1.3 .6 -.8 .6 -1.8 .6 2.1 -12.2 2.3 2.2 .0 -.2 -1.2 -.6 -2.3 .3 .5 -2.1 .2 .1 102.1 - Education and communication 7 .............................................. 103.8 - Other goods and services 2 ...................................................... 238.8 Recreation 7 ............... .............................................................. ' 1.0 .4 Commodity and service group All items ............ .......................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ............ ........................................ Services less medical care services .............. ........................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................... See footnotes at end of table. 71 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Item and group Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Index Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1997 June 1998 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 158.0 256.8 ■ Food and beverages 2 ............................................................... Food 2 ..................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home 3 ........................................................ Alcoholic beverages 3 .................................... ........................ 168.4 169.5 165.4 178.1 153.2 Housing2 .................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 .......... ....................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 .................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. 0.3 ■ 169.7 483.3 1.8 - 0.5 ■ 167.9 487.6 1.2 - 0.3 ■ 1.5 ■ -.2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .8 165.4 165.0 165.0 168.5 170.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.4 1.9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 -.2 155.5 154.4 161.8 138.6 171.1 -.1 -.1 .2 -.6 .6 -.6 -.7 -.9 -.4 -.2 152.5 161.5 151.5 156.5 117.9 108.4 107.3 105.2 157.1 161.5 1.5 1.6 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -4.3 ' .2 .3 .3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.3 -.5 170.7 199.9 191.0 190.8 116.1 115.1 127.2 129.8 123.0 126.5 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 -.8 -1.0 -.9 -3.2 3.5 .4 .5 .7 .6 .7 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.3 .1 .1 173.1 202.7 180.8 181.9 138.6 126.3 147.4 166.3 120.2 126.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 2.2 2.4 -.2 .5 .5 -1.0 3.9 .2 .5 .7 .4 -.6 -.7 -.2 .0 -.9 -.2 Apparel2 ......................................................................... .......... 157.1 - 2.0 123.4 -.1 2.2 104.9 5.6 2.9 Transportation 2 ........................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................. Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 141.1 140.9 99.1 98.3 95.4 94.0 101.3 -14.9 -15.3 -16.5 -14.7 -13.6 .2 .1 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.6 -.3 151.6 144.2 87.1 86.7 85.4 89.8 89.0 -1.3 -1.8 -14.7 -15.1 -16.1 -14.4 -13.3 .0 -.3 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3 -1.5 -1.7 148.9 147.0 91.9 90.6 89.1 89.2 87.0 -1.9 -2.2 -14.1 -14.3 -15.7 -14.3 -13.8 -.1 -.5 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.2 -2.1 Medical care 2 ........................................................................... 227.0 - 1.3 257.2 4.9 .8 253.2 3.6 1.2 Recreation 7 .............................................................................. 101.0 - .3 101.9 - -.7 101.5 - .5 Education and communication 7 .............................................. 100.4 - -.1 99.2 - -.1 99.6 - 1.5 Other goods and services 2 ....................................................... 183.8 - 1.0 246.7 6.6 1.1 249.6 5.7 1.1 158.0 151.9 141.6 132.7 152.8 165.3 - .3 .3 .6 1.1 -.1 .3 169.7 145.1 129.4 129.1 127.1 195.5 1.8 .3 -1.1 -1.5 -.2 2.8 .5 .6 .3 .7 -.4 .5 167.9 138.4 126.1 123.0 128.9 202.8 1.2 .2 .5 .9 .0 2.0 .3 -.2 .2 1.1 -1.3 .8 154.7 157.0 141.9 151.8 133.8 159.2 159.7 100.1 165.5 164.7 -9.7 - .3 .3 .5 .4 1.1 .3 .3 -.4 .4 .4 166.3 159.4 131.1 148.6 131.5 173.4 190.9 103.7 177.8 181.5 1.7 1.2 -1.0 .4 -1.3 2.2 2.7 -6.1 2.4 2.5 .5 .5 .2 .8 .5 .3 .5 -1.0 .6 .6 164.3 158.6 128.0 140.1 126.0 184.5 198.6 109.8 176.2 183.0 1.0 1.2 .5 .4 1.0 2.8 1.9 -6.1 1.8 2.3 .2 .3 .2 .1 1.0 1.1 .7 -1.3 .4 .7 Commodity and service group All items ...................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... " Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ....................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy2 ....................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 72 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1998 June 1998 Aug. 1997 Index Percent change from— June 1998 Aug. 1997 Expenditure category All items ................................................................................. All items (1967-100) .............................................................. 162.7 495.5 2.9 ■ 0.6 ■ 163.8 485.9 - Food and beverages 2 ........................................................... Food 2 ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................... Food away from home 3 .................................................... Alcoholic beverages 3 ......................................................... 166.5 167.6 170.2 163.4 157.6 3.4 3.8 2.9 5.4 -.6 .2 .3 .0 .9 -.4 163.9 164.4 164.2 167.2 161.5 ■ - 1.1 1.2 .9 1.6 .9 Housing 2 ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 .............................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................. Electricity ...................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................ 171.9 190.0 201.7 178.7 140.6 141.3 141.0 158.9 121.9 120.8 5.4 7.1 8.1 7.0 -5.6 -9.1 -9.2 -9.7 -7.7 1.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .0 .8 -.7 162.2 178.5 179.2 182.1 118.7 113.3 133.2 148.3 88.0 144.7 • • ■ ■ ■ * ■ ■ .1 .8 .7 1.0 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 -4.6 Apparel 2 .............................................................................. 122.9 -1.8 5.3 129.9 - 5.9 ■ ■ ■ • ' 0.6 ' Transportation 2 .................................................................... Private transportation ......................................................... Motor fuel ......................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ......................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................................... 132.5 128.0 99.5 98.3 95.3 95.7 99.9 -1.8 -1.9 -8.6 -8.6 -8.9 -8.0 -7.8 -1.0 -1.2 -3.4 -3.4 -3.7 -2.5 -3.1 148.9 152.9 107.7 109.7 109.8 96.6 115.5 ‘ .1 .1 -1.4 -1.3 -1.8 -.8 -.8 Medical care 2 ...................................................................... 225.3 2.2 .0 233.9 - 1.0 Recreation 7 .......................................................................... 98.0 - -.7 98.5 - -.2 Education and communication 7 ............................................ 103.6 - 2.9 102.7 - -.2 Other goods and services 2 ................................................... 243.3 4.7 -.1 242.7 - 2.5 162.7 142.7 126.8 126.7 125.0 182.8 2.9 .6 -1.7 -2.5 -.4 4.6 .6 .0 -.2 .0 -.6 1.1 163.8 147.9 139.5 138.9 140.0 181.2 • ■ .6 .6 .3 2.1 -1.6 .7 160.3 152.9 128.3 147.7 128.7 160.9 180.3 114.6 168.6 168.9 3.0 .9 -1.7 1.0 -2.3 1.3 4.8 -8.8 3.7 3.7 .6 .3 -.2 .1 .0 .9 1.1 -1.9 .7 .8 160.6 159.5 140.1 151.1 139.9 169.7 176.9 110.5 169.9 171.1 ■ ■ .6 .6 .3 1.6 2.0 .5 .7 -.8 .7 .6 Commodity and service group All items ................................................................................. Commodities ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ............................... Nondurables less food and beverages .............................. Durables ........................................................................... Services ............................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ................................................... All items less shelter ............................................................... Commodities less food ........................................................... Nondurables .......................................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ................................................. Services less medical care services ........................................ Energy2 ........................................................................ ........ All items less energy .............................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................................. 1 2 3 4 5 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month. For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 73 U. S. city average, all items Semiannual averages Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. 1st half 9.8 9.9 1913 1914 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 Annual avg. Dec. 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 10.0 10.1 ■ ■ 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 ■ 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 2.0 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 ■ 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.5 18.4 16.9 16.8 17.2 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 ■ - _ 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.2 17.9 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 - “ 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.0 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.3 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 • ■ ~ 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 * ■ ■ ■ 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.1 15.8 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 ■ ■ 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 ■ ■ 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 - - ' " 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 ■ ■ 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 ■ ■ 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 - - 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 74 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all Items-Contlnued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half . Annual avg. 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 ■ ~ ■ 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 ■ ■ 102.9 ~ ■ ~ 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.6 158.6 161.5 153.5 158.6 161.3 151.5 155.8 159.9 162.3 153.2 157.9 161.2 152.4 156.9 160.5 2.5 3.3 1.7 2.8 3.0 2.3 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147,4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140,9 144.8 149.0 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 150.3 154.4 159.1 161.6 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8 152.5 156.7 160.3 163.0 152.5 157.0 160.5 163.2 152.9 157.3 160.8 163.4 153.2 157.8 161.2 153.7 158.3 161.6 75 Dec. 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 2nd half Percent change from previous 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 " Data not available. NOTE: index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Annual avg. ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ ~ ■ ■ ■ ' Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ...................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 120.5 360.9 126.1 377.6 133.8 400.9 137.9 413.0 141.9 425.2 145.8 436.8 149.7 448.4 153.5 459.9 158.6 475.0 161.3 483.2 163.4 489.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread 1 ........................................................................... White bread 2 ............................................................... Bread other than white 2 ............................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Cookies2 ...................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 .............. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ..................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ............................................................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................. Uncooked beef steaks1 ............................................ Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 ................................ Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......... Ham ............................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ......................................... Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................. Other meats .................................................................. Frankfurters 2 ............................................................. Lunchmeats 1 2 ......................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ...................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .............................. Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ Frozen fish and seafood 2 .......................................... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................ M ilk1 ................................................................................ Fresh whole milk 2 .......................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. 120.6 120.7 119.1 126.6 127.2 113.1 138.8 118.4 126.1 125.5 123.5 128.7 129.8 125.4 126.3 122.8 130.8 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.2 139.0 140.2 132.9 137.5 132.2 147.5 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 137.5 147.2 148.0 139.4 141.8 137.1 159.3 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.8 154.2 155.4 144.8 147.6 142.0 168.1 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.6 157.7 157.5 151.0 154.9 146.8 181.4 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 157.0 163.2 163.9 156.3 158.0 155.1 176.9 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 162.4 169.2 170.1 165.2 163.1 159.5 178.7 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 171.6 171.6 174.2 169.8 168.0 168.9 183.8 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 180.7 178.8 180.5 175.6 178.1 173.8 206.9 159.1 158.7 159.2 178.4 169.6 150.6 189.0 149.8 100.0 182.3 100.0 186.2 186.9 100.0 180.1 182.3 178.6 178.8 177.2 206.4 161.4 161.0 161.4 182.7 173.8 163.7 192.0 152.2 99.3 186.5 102.0 189.2 190.1 102.4 181.6 185.5 178.1 185.9 176.6 216.8 126.5 116.1 117.1 112.7 114.6 104.5 137.0 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 ■ 117.2 105.0 ■ 121.9 129.5 123.7 • 119.5 119.3 119.8 127.8 130.4 130.2 ■ 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 122.9 139.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.8 122.9 144.4 154.5 142.5 ■ 131.6 132.9 128.2 129.7 130.6 133.2 * 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 126.7 126.0 145.2 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 128.5 108.6 137.3 143.6 136.1 132.7 134.7 130.2 130.2 129.9 134.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 127.4 150.4 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 127.4 104.8 134.9 141.2 139.5 133.0 133.9 134.1 133.7 135.4 136.9 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 129.1 157.4 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 133.1 117.1 137.1 144.5 145.8 ■ 136.4 138.2 140.1 141.1 141.3 146.8 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 130.2 161.7 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.1 114.8 170.8 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 139.6 130.2 144.2 151.9 146.2 141.4 139.3 151.8 146.3 144.8 150.2 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 135.0 174.9 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 155.4 161.5 157.4 168.3 156.0 146.2 143.8 160.7 157.8 158.2 161.5 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 148.6 181.7 148.4 148.1 143.4 136.9 116.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 154.3 164.7 150.2 100.0 147.0 144.9 100.0 160.8 100.0 155.2 100.0 158.9 154.4 100.0 177.2 100.0 100.0 129.4 200.5 151.1 147.8 100.0 145.8 100.0 148.3 151.8 100.0 189.9 148.2 148.7 142.2 137.0 116.6 100.3 100.2 98.5 149.9 97.0 152.2 100.5 151.0 161.5 150.3 97.4 146.1 142.7 99.0 166.9 105.7 158.9 102.6 162.1 158.7 101.8 183.5 103.5 103.6 134.2 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. - 109.6 96.9 115.9 122.2 114.7 113.1 113.2 116.6 127.1 131.0 131.5 138.9 124.8 148.5 99.6 111.4 110.1 ■ 123.0 - 134.8 142.1 138.8 137.3 134.3 145.1 140.4 139.4 143.2 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 131.6 - - - - - - - 125.5 127.8 130.6 131.1 136.0 136.1 133.7 139.0 139.7 148.3 - - - - - - 112.6 114.8 126.9 123.1 132.7 128.5 135.1 130.1 135.4 130.6 134.6 131.5 - 150.1 150.5 NA 135.4 150.5 100.7 147.6 100.1 152.7 155.2 101.9 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 115.3 115.5 120.1 121.1 114.8 ■ 121.6 103.0 126.7 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 ■ ■ 120.6 ■ 129.8 - 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 128.5 113.1 110.8 117.4 116.7 118.1 125.2 126.4 118.1 131.0 94.9 134.0 ■ 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 127.8 135.7 - 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 ■ 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 109.0 115.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 129.3 94.4 131.8 ■ 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 133.7 139.6 - 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 ■ 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 130.2 ■ 112.3 113.7 105.4 102.4 111.7 128.3 132.1 119.3 ■ 128.4 88.0 128.9 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 ■ ■ 140.1 141.6 - 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 135.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 109.2 115.8 130.9 133.3 120.6 ■ 129.4 82.0 130.3 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 ■ ■ 140.1 144.3 - 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 136.5 - 1995 1996 1997 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 191.3 222.3 239.4 193.9 151.5 100.0 189.3 100.0 205.2 175.0 218.5 253.4 201.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 147.8 100.0 100.0 133.1 100.0 116.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 170.2 178.0 155.2 100.0 147.7 147.9 133.3 100.0 100.0 140.3 100.0 128.2 144.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.8 189.1 144.9 155.6 168.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ........................................................ 131.0 Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. 138.1 Fresh fruits ..................................................................... 143.2 Apples .......................................................................... 132.4 Bananas ....................................................................... 115.9 Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................ Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. 144.4 • Other fresh fruits1 ....................................................... Fresh vegetables ........................................................... 133.0 Potatoes ....................................................................... 128.5 Lettuce .......................................................................... 174.3 Tomatoes ..................................................................... 124.3 Other fresh vegetables ................................................ 129.4 Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Canned fruits 1 2 .......................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................ Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... 116.3 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 ■ Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ 107.8 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... 104.6 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ............... Coffee ....................................... ..................................... 116.9 Roasted coffee 2 ......................................................... 116.1 Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. 116.9 Other beverage materials including tea 1 ...................... Other food at home ............................................................ 115.3 Sugar and sweets ............................................................. 116.7 Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... 110.0 Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ ■ Other sweets 1 ............................................................... Fats and oils ..................................................................... 118.5 Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. Butter2 ......................................................................... 104.8 Margarine2 .................................................................. 124.1 Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................. Peanut butter1 2 ......................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... 120.7 Soups ............................................................................. 123.2 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... 124.6 Snacks ............................................................................ 121.2 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... 118.3 ■ Salt and other seasonings and spices 12 ................... ■ Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................... Other condiments 2 ...................................................... 114.7 Baby food 1 .................................................................... ■ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... 124.1 Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools1 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ........ Other food away from hom e1 ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 77 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 ■ 140.4 • 131.7 129.5 115.2 118.5 172.7 156.1 179.0 159.5 157.9 148.9 138.8 140.5 134.5 138.5 122.8 127.9 134.2 137.5 81.6 93.4 139.4 141.6 ■ ■ 148.1 152.1 170.7 176.5 138.9 139.8 138.7 143.4 150.9 156.8 143.1 148.2 ■ 147.1 150.4 - 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 ■ ■ • 143.7 ■ 126.9 118.0 * 145.6 145.7 145.3 143.6 144.7 132.2 ■ 140.7 113.9 145.5 ■ 158.9 184.9 146.2 151.7 163.9 ■ 154.5 155.0 - 195.9 226.9 248.7 213.0 160.2 158.7 318.5 75.6 205.6 192.7 205.8 218.6 208.6 103.5 103.6 102.7 105.1 104.2 153.5 101.4 100.8 132.0 99.7 116.6 101.5 98.4 97.7 162.0 167.2 152.6 100.9 152.1 150.2 137.0 100.5 103.7 149.7 116.4 160.1 152.9 101.5 102.9 101.8 166.9 194.8 146.5 158.7 173.1 99.7 101.3 102.0 173.9 102.4 103.5 NA 161.5 101.9 101.4 100.7 100.6 102.3 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 119.9 114.6 114.6 117.0 114.8 119.2 107.8 133.3 125.6 119.5 120.0 122.1 121.2 123.8 111.6 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 128.1 127.5 129.2 114.5 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 139.9 137.8 142.3 130.5 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 141.8 139.0 144.0 132.4 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 143.1 141.3 144.6 133.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 144.2 142.4 144.5 131.3 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 145.5 145.2 145.1 133.4 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 148.5 147.9 147.9 141.7 185.6 164.0 149.3 147.5 151.9 151.5 152.1 145.1 192.5 165.7 150.4 148.0 152.8 151.7 152.7 147.3 195.4 - - - - - " ' " " ' 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.9 102.0 101.9 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ............................................ .................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Whiskey at home 2 .......... .............................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 .............. Wine at home .... .............................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ............ ...................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 4 ..... ............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................. Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ Window coverings 1 .......................................................... Other linens 1 ..................................................................... Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............. Other furniture 1 ................................................................. Appliances 1 ......................................................................... Major appliances 1 ............................................................. Laundry equipment2 ....................................................... Other appliances 1 ............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ......................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... Household paper products 1 ............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................ Household operations 1 ........................................................ Domestic services 1 ........................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... Repair of household items 1 .............................................. ■ ■ - 120.2 129.3 130.1 145.5 124.9 135.6 135.5 156.3 130.5 142.7 141.1 166.1 135.0 148.2 145.2 175.8 138.5 152.5 148.6 188.6 142.3 157.1 151.9 193.8 145.4 161.8 155.7 201.9 149.7 167.4 159.6 210.6 154.0 172.3 164.0 219.0 157.7 178.1 169.1 100.0 229.7 161.5 183.3 172.8 112.9 234.0 127.0 134.1 105.0 97.4 76.8 74.2 102.3 104.1 110.3 95.2 135.8 146.9 110.6 ■ • 115.4 121.3 ■ 107.0 105.9 117.0 ■ ■ ■ - 133.8 141.0 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 144.7 161.1 111.7 ■ • 113.8 118.8 105.9 112.8 ■ 123.6 ■ - 154.9 147.7 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 153.7 176.9 113.7 ■ ■ 115.1 117.2 ■ 107.2 * 112.6 100.0 ■ 127.5 ■ ■ ■ - 168.0 153.2 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 165.7 197.3 116.3 ■ ■ 116.2 122.0 105.6 117.8 107.0 129.8 ■ ■ ■ - 174.3 157.8 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 176.7 214.0 118.2 ■ ■ 121.4 129.5 106.3 120.3 113.0 129.5 ■ ■ ■ - 181.0 162.8 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 185.2 225.2 120.3 ■ 125.8 136.3 ■ 107.1 118.2 110.0 131.9 ■ ■ - 183.3 168.1 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 193.0 236.4 120.8 ■ 127.8 133.7 110.6 117.8 114.1 132.9 ■ - 191.2 174.3 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 198.6 243.3 123.8 133.2 136.8 109.8 122.1 115.6 139.8 - 201.0 179.1 129.4 117.1 110.3 106.5 146.8 122.8 128.7 115.0 205.5 247.8 125.0 ■ 134.5 141.5 • 113.2 117.0 116.4 141.4 ■ ■ - 213.5 184.7 100.0 130.0 115.8 97.2 94.0 128.8 123.0 127.0 118.8 100.0 213.7 252.8 125.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 133.5 142.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 113.4 100.0 100.0 121.0 107.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 143.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 243.7 188.5 99.2 130.6 115.9 86.7 81.0 124.6 124.0 132.5 109.8 102.2 218.7 257.5 126.8 101.3 102.4 98.7 102.6 136.1 141.7 102.5 104.6 100.2 99.4 112.0 101.5 101.1 118.3 113.0 103.0 100.2 99.9 98.2 100.7 146.1 100.5 103.9 102.3 102.0 102.2 101.6 103.2 101.6 See footnotes at end of table. 78 ■ Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Apparel ..................................................................................... Men's and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ........................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .............................................................. Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants' and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 4 ............................................................ Watches 4 .............................................................................. Jewelry4 ............................................................................... 118.0 117.3 118.4 122.0 113.7 114.6 112.5 116.5 116.3 104.5 123.5 - 119.2 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 - 125.3 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 - 129.6 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 - 131.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 - 132.6 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 - 130.5 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 - 130.6 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 - 130.3 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 - 131.6 131.2 133.7 135.8 134.1 100.0 129.0 120.7 123.6 123.7 126.7 102.7 100.0 131.6 130.6 133.7 137.3 132.8 98.7 131.3 118.1 123.8 124.5 115.3 106.0 101.0 117.3 113.5 119.2 114.7 108.3 117.3 117.6 107.9 120.3 ■ 116.1 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 115.3 121.5 107.7 125.5 ■ 120.2 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 125.6 129.4 110.4 134.9 130.8 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 129.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 133.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 130.7 138.2 112.7 145.5 ■ 129.1 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 127.1 140.6 118.7 146.8 128.2 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 131.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 ■ 128.7 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 128.7 147.7 130.6 152.6 ■ 125.0 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 126.9 140.3 122.6 145.4 100.0 123.6 128.2 131.4 133.5 122.7 125.8 138.9 122.2 143.6 101.5 120.6 127.7 131.7 130.6 122.9 124.4 142.4 124.7 147.5 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. New cars 2 ......................................................................... New trucks 2 5 ................................................................... New motorcycles 2 4 ......................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Car and truck rental1 ........................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 .................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... Motor vehicle fees1 ............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 .......................... Parking and other fe e s1 ................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... Public transportation ............................................................... Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Ship fare 1 * ........................................................................ Intracity transportation ......................................................... 110.8 109.6 119.0 119.1 116.8 109.6 120.2 80.3 80.3 78.8 84.7 98.9 96.9 105.1 110.1 121.5 126.3 118.8 162.0 126.5 128.0 136.9 ■ 123.3 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 89.9 101.1 99.1 107.3 109.8 126.9 133.9 122.5 171.5 131.7 134.8 139.2 ■ 125.9 127.2 125.1 * 124.3 123.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 102.0 99.0 109.4 117.5 132.5 138.5 127.0 184.4 ■ ■ 154.4 165.4 148.4 ■ 135.6 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 101.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 118.4 138.4 141.9 133.8 199.1 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 103.2 103.0 100.8 109.5 118.1 143.2 145.8 136.6 212.2 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 132.1 128.6 94.1 135.6 134.2 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 101.4 99.4 107.7 118.8 147.7 150.0 139.4 222.8 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 137.1 134.9 98.3 140.1 138.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 101.9 101.6 106.3 126.0 151.9 155.7 141.3 230.4 165.6 175.3 151.4 153.5 139.1 136.6 100.7 142.8 140.7 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 102.4 101.8 107.3 130.0 155.7 161.2 144.2 240.2 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 143.2 140.0 100.0 144.1 100.0 141.5 151.4 163.7 147.9 100.0 101.9 101.3 99.1 105.9 103.0 100.0 101.4 99.0 100.0 108.2 131.8 164.7 176.2 152.1 100.0 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 184.3 194.8 156.3 100.0 176.6 141.2 137.4 99.9 142.8 99.1 140.0 150.4 162.3 151.1 105.3 91.6 91.1 88.6 95.7 93.7 90.8 101.2 99.0 99.5 107.6 131.6 167.3 179.2 155.0 101.4 252.3 102.3 100.8 106.0 106.2 101.0 192.2 207.8 160.7 104.9 175.6 See footnotes at end of table. 79 145.2 141.7 101.7 145.4 143.0 151.5 162.4 155.6 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 102.3 101.8 107.0 132.0 160.6 168.6 148.2 249.3 189.9 204.7 155.2 174.7 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care sen/ices ............................................................. Professional services ........................................................... Physicians’ services ........................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 ............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 8 .......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 .................................. 142.3 144.2 157.1 110.7 134.0 126.7 141.9 140.8 143.4 140.9 110.3 110.3 150.8 117.0 154.4 156.0 172.0 117.1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 ■ 130.7 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 ■ 145.4 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 ■ 159.7 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 ■ 175.4 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 ■ 189.2 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 • 199.7 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 ■ 209.2 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 237.1 216.8 251.5 145.8 173.1 172.8 241.8 217.5 224.5 230.0 142.5 153.0 282.5 103.2 102.5 228.3 103.9 243.5 223.1 260.5 148.0 176.3 174.2 248.2 223.3 230.9 237.4 144.4 154.9 289.5 105.7 104.6 234.9 108.1 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 ................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television 5 .................................................................. Other video equipment1 ...................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. Pets, pet products and services1 ......................................... Pets and pet products .......................................................... Pet food 12 ......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ............... Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography 1 ........................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... Photographic equipment ' 2 .............................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................ Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ...................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ........................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ....................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ Recreational books 1 ............................................................ 76.8 141.4 91.9 ■ 117.7 • • ■ 111.0 111.1 108.3 ■ 123.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ 112.4 ■ ■ 133.3 ■ 109.8 126.5 - 75.8 146.8 • * ■ ■ 94.3 ■ ■ 122.9 • * ■ 113.3 113.6 110.4 ■ 127.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.1 ■ * ■ • ■ 146.0 ■ 119.6 132.4 - 73.1 166.1 ■ ■ ■ 93.3 ■ ■ 127.4 ■ * ■ * 115.3 115.9 112.0 ■ 129.0 ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ 116.8 - * 72.3 180.4 ■ • ■ 95.0 ■ ■ 129.6 • ■ ■ ■ 119.6 117.6 118.3 ■ 130.1 ■ ■ ~ " ■ 118.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 161.0 ■ 132.4 147.3 - 71.4 187.0 ■ * 91.7 96.6 70.2 200.1 ■ " * * 94.0 93.0 94.2 69.2 194.9 ■ ■ * 93.1 ■ * 130.8 ■ • ■ ■ 123.8 124.7 120.0 ■ 130.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 121.8 ■ ■ ■ 177.1 ■ 151.8 163.9 • 95.6 94.6 66.4 202.8 ■ ■ - 98.5 97.7 62.9 218.6 ■ 100.0 100.0 60.2 233.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 * 100.0 90.2 88.4 ■ 100.0 ” 100.0 142.6 142.1 ■ 100.0 • 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 - 100.0 123.0 122.5 124.9 124.3 118.4 118.1 ■ 100.0 132.9 134.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 126.4 124.4 - 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 193.8 200.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 165.5 174.1 178.2 180.2 ■ 100.0 100.0 101.3 101.2 59.0 247.5 91.8 94.9 98.4 94.0 84.2 99.1 102.0 144.4 102.5 100.1 102.6 103.7 102.6 121.7 125.7 115.6 100.1 132.9 100.1 97.9 100.7 100.9 99.5 96.6 119.3 96.6 Expenditure category ' See footnotes at end of table. 80 ■ ~ ■ ■ 153.6 • ■ 125.4 138.5 ■ 93.6 • ■ 128.3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 119.7 120.1 116.5 ■ 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 121.1 ■ * ■ ■ ■ 167.3 ■ 139.2 152.8 ■ 129.5 * ■ ■ ■ 120.0 120.0 117.1 ■ 135.2 ~ ■ ■ ~ • 122.9 ■ ■ ~ ■ 170.3 144.7 158.2 - 90.7 ■ 135.4 * ■ ■ ■ 123.1 124.8 118.7 ■ 133.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 123.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ 186.4 ■ 156.3 173.6 • NA 97.2 100.7 103.0 103.3 207.1 102.1 105.8 175.4 185.2 102.2 103.9 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 152.2 157.6 156.5 163.0 125.1 • 145.2 70.9 99.2 - 164.0 170.0 169.1 177.4 125.1 • 146.0 70.0 96.6 - 174.7 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 125.1 147.5 67.4 94.5 - 184.7 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 145.3 155.0 68.3 93.1 - 193.8 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 145.3 155.7 67.4 90.9 - 87.4 81.2 200.4 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 97.3 145.3 98.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 - 90.3 85.9 207.4 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 97.3 145.3 98.3 156.7 75.7 90.2 - 93.9 90.7 219.0 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 99.0 160.3 98.9 160.7 75.8 86.8 - 97.1 95.1 231.1 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 100.3 160.3 100.3 162.1 78.6 92.1 - 100.0 100.0 242.8 288.5 301.7 300.6 137.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.8 100.0 75.2 94.7 100.0 100.1 102.6 249.1 295.8 307.4 311.7 141.8 102.5 97.9 100.1 160.3 104.6 97.7 100.4 166.0 99.9 74.5 96.2 93.9 100.0 " - 92.7 - 90.3 ■ - 86.6 ■ ■ 81.3 ■ 75.1 ■ 68.3 ■ 61.0 ■ 53.9 ■ 47.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 37.6 71.1 95.4 103.6 94.1 164.5 190.5 ■ ■ 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 ■ 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 ■ 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 * 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 • 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 ■ 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 ■ 150.5 142.8 230.1 251.2 100.0 100.0 154.0 145.3 238.0 273.7 109.3 103.7 157.1 148.5 ■ - 100.0 100.4 153.9 163.9 100.0 230.0 167.5 172.3 100.0 100.0 194.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 158.1 160.3 166.6 101.6 235.7 171.9 177.7 101.5 101.5 200.4 102.1 104.8 99.7 157.2 141.7 131.2 133.5 139.5 128.0 181.0 185.3 186.0 213.1 161.8 156.4 157.0 132.6 135.3 141.0 146.5 141.7 130.0 131.9 137.1 127.2 185.3 190.8 187.8 217.6 163.9 157.4 159.0 131.4 133.9 138.9 146.8 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 .............................................. Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery school6 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............ Communication 1 .................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services 1 .......... .................................................. Information and information processing 1 ........................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................ Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................ Interstate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 .................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 .................... Other information processing equipment1 ........................ Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ........................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 4 .................................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ............................................................ Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... ' ‘ 141.3 149.9 * * 122.4 121.6 152.9 171.9 ‘ 127.1 124.7 ■ ■ - - - - - 121.6 123.1 143.1 109.9 108.2 ■ 111.3 ~ 113.2 123.9 129.7 151.4 116.8 113.4 ■ ■ 117.9 ■ 116.6 131.2 135.0 162.0 124.8 120.9 ■ 127.0 ■ 121.7 135.1 138.0 172.4 131.9 128.0 ■ 137.5 • 127.5 137.0 141.3 179.8 137.2 133.2 ■ 144.4 ■ 131.3 143.4 146.1 190.3 145.1 140.4 ■ 153.9 ■ 136.1 144.8 149.2 199.4 147.9 148.6 165.9 ■ 138.2 146.9 154.3 210.0 153.5 156.6 177.6 ■ 147.2 150.6 159.2 218.3 159.3 164.0 183.6 ■ 151.8 113.5 109.0 106.9 104.5 112.2 128.1 134.3 132.1 136.2 120.4 118.1 119.1 109.4 107.5 105.3 113.9 118.2 112.6 112.0 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 138.6 145.1 125.8 123.5 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 126.0 121.1 125.8 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 150.0 154.5 133.7 131.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 127.5 121.5 124.5 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 153.7 164.1 138.1 135.0 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 130.1 124.3 127.4 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 159.2 172.8 142.5 139.1 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 132.0 125.1 126.5 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 166.9 181.6 146.4 142.7 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 135.1 127.6 128.1 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 171.1 188.9 150.2 146.3 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 137.0 128.9 128.8 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 176.3 197.3 154.2 149.6 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 141.4 132.1 133.7 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 184.1 205.0 159.0 154.7 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 - Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items (ess medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ See footnotes at end of table. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 81 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 116.8 131.1 126.6 88.7 124.8 126.0 118.0 80.1 130.6 119.4 113.9 117.6 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 127.4 117.1 123.8 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 135.4 122.9 1991 1992 128.2 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 137.2 126.7 129.4 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 139.6 130.7 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 130.3 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 144.5 136.5 127.9 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 148.1 135.1 127.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 151.5 137.5 126.6 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.1 144.4 127.6 189.5 175.4 108.4 168.3 170.7 142.1 101.6 186.9 161.1 145.0 Aug. 1998 Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997-100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982-100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986-100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983-100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990-100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993-100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996-100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988-100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 82 127.8 192.7 179.5 103.8 171.2 173.8 142.7 91.3 191.5 163.6 147.6 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ...................................................................................... 4.4 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.3 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ......................................... Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal .................................................... Rice 1 2 ......................................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread 1 ........................................................................... White bread 2 ............................................................... Bread other than white 2 ............................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ....................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Cookies2 ...................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ....................................... Other bakery products ................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 .............. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ........................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................ Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 ................................ Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......... Ham ............................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ....... ................................. Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................. Other meats .................................................................. Frankfurters 2 ............................................................. Lunch meats 12 ......................................................... Lamb and organ meats 2 ........................................... Lamb and mutton 1 2 ................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ...................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 ............................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .... ......................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ..................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 ........................................ Frozen fish and seafood 2 .......................................... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................ M ilk1 ................................................................................ Fresh whole milk 2 .......................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ..................................... Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................. Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.6 6.9 9.6 11.4 7.8 11.0 9.6 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 ■ 6.1 7.0 ■ 8.0 8.0 6.0 8.9 7.7 12.8 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 ■ 3.8 4.0 5.9 5.6 4.9 3.1 3.7 8.0 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 3.5 1.5 4.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.1 3.6 5.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 ■ 4.1 5.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 3.5 “ 2.7 3.4 ■ 3.7 3.8 5.7 3.2 2.8 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 3.5 ■ 5.5 5.7 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.0 5.9 2.9 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 6.0 2.3 1.4 4.3 4.9 3.4 7.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 3,7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 ■ 6.9 3.6 ■ 3.5 4.1 3.5 2.0 5.7 -2.5 8.3 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 12.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 -.4 1.6 4.0 ■ 1.4 " 1.5 3.4 ■ .7 1.0 1.7 .4 2.0 -.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.4 2.5 8.7 1.6 1.6 -.7 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.4 .8 1.8 -.3 4.0 -.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 4.6 2.1 5.6 2.5 -3.1 -10.4 -1.9 -1.9 .3 .9 1.4 3.6 17.9 21.6 18.7 8.3 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 6.9 8.4 ~ 5.2 6.0 7.8 ■ 5.7 5.4 2.7 ■ .6 -.5 -1.0 ' 3.0 ■ -4.3 5.3 35.4 10.3 3.9 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 -6.1 -11.6 ■ -4.9 -7.1 -4.5 ■ .8 1.4 1.6 ■ .4 -.5 1.2 ■ 1.3 • -.5 1.8 -4.0 .6 ■ -.4 1.8 1.2 3.6 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 -.9 -3.5 -1.7 -1.7 2.5 ■ .2 -.6 3.0 2.7 4.2 1.6 ■ 1.1 ■ 1.4 1.0 -4.7 1.3 ■ 1.8 .2 .4 4.7 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 ■ 4.5 ■ 11.7 ■ 1.6 2.3 4.5 ■ 2.6 3.2 4.5 5.5 ■ 4.4 7.2 " 4.4 ■ 2.4 4.9 -1.4 .9 2.2 -.6 .7 2.7 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 ■ -2.3 11.7 12.7 7.2 2.0 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 16.7 17.0 ■ 18.5 19.3 15.2 ■ 10.1 11.4 7.0 ~ 1.5 .2 2.3 ' 3.8 ■ -.5 5.0 -4.6 3.1 2.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 7.2 4.4 2.2 6.6 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 7.3 ■ 13.4 ■ 7.0 6.9 5.3 ■ 3.0 3.7 4.6 ■ 4.2 3.9 4.9 ■ 3.1 ■ .8 3.7 25.0 2.6 ■ 2.0 2.2 2.6 " -1.3 2.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 ■ 11.3 ■ 24.0 ■ 9.2 10.8 6.7 ■ 3.4 3.2 5.9 ■ 7.9 9.3 7.5 1.7 .8 2.0 12.0 10.1 ■ 10.9 8.0 7.7 " 5.2 3.9 -1.1 -.6 -.7 -.7 -1.0 -1.5 -.7 " -2.0 -2.1 -3.7 ■ .5 .8 .1 ■ -1.6 .4 -4.4 ■ 1.2 2.3 1.0 -7.2 -.5 * -1.7 -1.2 .9 ‘ 2.2 4.5 -.1 .4 -.8 .1 .2 .3 .2 -1.5 -2.0 -3.0 -5.1 .5 -2.1 -1.9 .1 -2.6 -.6 -1.5 -1.0 3.8 5.7 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.8 1.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 -10.4 1.8 .7 1.2 .1 3.0 2.2 1.9 2.4 Expenditure category 4.2 13.5 1.6 16.5 4.4 ■ 5.1 5.2 3.4 6.2 See footnotes at end of table. 83 ' - -2.0 " -1.7 -1.7 -4.8 .7 -2.8 3.6 -.5 ■ -1.3 -2.5 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 1.1 * .4 1.0 3.5 8.3 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 3.7 13.4 27.8 7.9 14.3 -5.1 23.8 -36.1 -10.8 2.5 4.3 - 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 - 1990 1991 1992 1993 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 ■ .7 ■ -.2 ■ 1.6 ■ -5.3 -6.1 -3.4 .9 .9 1.0 ■ -.7 -6.8 -2.2 ■ ■ 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 ■ 4.0 ■ 2.2 ■ 1.7 ■ 5.4 6.6 3.7 2.0 .9 1.1 ■ .8 -6.8 1.1 ■ ■ ■ 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 ■ ■ .0 1.9 ■ ■ 1.5 1994 1995 1996 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 ■ 2.9 -1.7 2.9 ■ -9.6 -10.9 -5.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 ■ 2.5 14.5 1.6 ■ 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 3.6 ■ ■ 2.2 2.0 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 ■ -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 ~ 2.4 ■ -2.0 -.4 ■ -6.7 -8.7 -2.4 2.2 4.5 3.4 ■ ~ 2.3 ■ 21.9 2.8 ~ ■ 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 ■ ■ 4.3 ~ 3.1 ■ 3.6 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits ..................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ....................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................ Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................. Other fresh fruits 1 ........................................................ Fresh vegetables ............................................................ Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes ..................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................. Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Canned fruits 1 2 ........................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................ Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... Frozen vegetables 2 ..................................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ..................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ............... Coffee ............................................................................. Roasted coffee 2 .......................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ..................... Other food at home ............................................................ Sugar and sweets ............................................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................ Other sweets 1 ............................................................... Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 .................................................. Butter2 ......................................................................... Margarine 2 .................................................................. Salad dressing 1 ............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 ................ Peanut butter1 2 .......................................................... Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ............................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ...................... Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ..................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 .................. Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .......................................... Sauces and gravies 1 2 ............................................... Other condiments 2 ....................................................... Baby food 1 .................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ......................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ..................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Limited service meals and snacks1 .................................. Food at employee sites and schools 1 .............................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ........ Other food away from home 1 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... - 2.9 1.3 5.8 9.0 -.8 4.8 5.1 7.8 10.0 .1 16.7 ■ ■ 5.0 3.6 4.7 4.8 4.5 ■ 2.8 4.4 ■ ■ ■ 3.9 - ■ ■ 7.1 3.0 5.0 -1.0 -.7 -1.2 4.2 3.8 4.4 ■ 2.6 -1.7 2.1 ■ ~ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 ■ ■ 5.1 * ■ 4.6 ~ 4.8 See footnotes at end of table. 84 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 ■ " 3.1 ■ 1.9 .9 ■ 1.5 1.2 2.3 4.2 4.4 2.9 ■ 7.7 -7.9 5.8 ■ ■ ■ 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 ■ 6.0 ■ 4.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.2 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 ■ .6 ■ -.5 ■ 1.0 ■ -5.2 -6.6 -2.1 1.5 3.6 .0 ■ ■ -1.3 ■ -.5 -1.6 ■ 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 ■ ■ 4.6 ■ 2.9 • ■ ■ 9.9 - 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 ■ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.9 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 ■ ■ .8 ■ 14.7 -.3 ■ 55.4 63.9 36.4 6.0 .9 1.8 ■ 3.7 -.5 7.0 ■ 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 ■ 2.1 ■ 1.9 1.0 2.8 -4.7 -.1 -3.8 -5.2 13.2 9.2 18.4 31.0 8.4 ■ 2.9 ■ 4.9 ■ -1.6 16.9 22.2 6.8 2.9 2.2 .8 -.3 12.6 -.9 ■ • 2.5 2.3 -.9 2.6 2.7 ■ ■ 4.9 ■ 2.6 2.2 2.1 3.9 9.9 5.7 58.7 68.3 -24.4 .2 10.1 -5.8 -13.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 2.7 5.1 4.2 3.9 1.4 .8 -.8 -.3 .4 1.5 -1.6 -2.3 -4.8 -6.1 -1.7 .9 3.0 1.6 2.8 .5 3.7 6.7 16.4 24.9 6.0 1.5 2.9 1.8 2.5 3.0 1.1 2.0 2.9 -.3 1.3 2.0 7.3 2.4 3.5 1.6 1.9 1.4 .7 .6 2.3 1.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December Item and group December Aug. 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 11.6 11.8 9.2 8.1 10.1 14.0 8.2 2.1 2.8 1.4 .9 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.5 .3 .9 1.7 .4 .5 2.6 -0.1 -.1 .8 .8 -.1 -1.4 2.4 0.9 .6 .9 2.0 .4 1.6 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 6.2 3.8 0.9 -.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.7 0.7 .3 .6 .1 .4 1.5 1.5 - - - - - - - .9 2.0 1.9 4.5 5.2 4.1 6.3 3.4 3.9 2.9 ’ 5.8 2.6 2.9 2.3 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.2 2.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.2 3.0 3.5 2.5 ■ 4.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 4.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 ■ 4.9 2.4 2.9 2.2 12.9 1.9 8.5 3.7 ■ 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 ■ 7.8 11.5 2.3 ■ ■ ‘ ■ 1.0 4.1 ■ ' -1.5 ■ ■ 4.6 7.0 ■ 1.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.8 3.0 • 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 ■ 6.6 8.5 1.6 ■ " ■ 4.5 6.1 ■ ■ .7 ■ 2.1 5.6 ■ -.2 " ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.8 3.2 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 4.8 5.2 1.8 ■ ■ ■ 3.6 5.3 ■ ■ .8 ■ -1.7 -2.7 1.9 • ■ ■ ■ ■ - 1.3 3.3 ■ .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 ■ 4.2 5.0 .4 ■ ■ " • 1.6 -1.9 ■ ■ ' 3.3 ■ -.3 3.7 ■ .8 ■ ■ ■ " ■ 4.3 3.7 ■ 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 ■ 2.9 2.9 2.5 ■ ■ ‘ ■ 4.2 2.3 ■ ■ " -.7 ■ 3.7 1.3 ■ 5.2 ■ ■ ■ - 5.1 2.8 ■ 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 3.5 1.8 1.0 ■ ■ ~ ■ 1.0 3.4 ■ 3.1 ■ -4.2 .7 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ 1.6 6.2 3.1 ■ .5 -1.1 -11.9 -11.7 -12.3 .2 -1.3 3.3 ■ 4.0 2.0 .1 ■ ■ -1.0 ■ ■ 6.5 ■ 5.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 15.8 4.8 • 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 6.2 9.8 1.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.1 -1.3 ■ ■ 1.2 ■ ■ -.2 ■ 3.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 14.1 2.1 -.8 .5 .1 -10.8 -13.8 -3.3 .8 4.3 -7.6 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.3 2.4 -1.3 2.6 1.9 -.7 2.5 4.6 .2 -.6 -1.2 1.5 1.1 -2.2 5.5 3.0 .2 -.1 -1.8 .7 1.9 .5 3.9 2.3 2.0 2.2 1.6 3.2 1.0 5.1 3.4 1.4 .9 .1 -.2 1.0 1988 1989 1990 Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Whiskey at home 2 ......................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 .............. Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 2.3 2.8 1.9 .7 2.7 1.6 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 3.9 3.5 5.3 3.8 3.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 2.6 4.7 Wine away from home 1 2 ............................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ................................ - - - Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 4 .................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................. Floor coverings 1 ................................................................ Window coverings 1 ........................................................... Other linens 1 ..................................................................... Furniture and bedding .......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............. Other furniture 1 ................................................................. Appliances 1 ......................................................................... Major appliances 1 ............................................................. Laundry equipment2 ........................................................ Other appliances 1 ............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ......................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 .............................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .......... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .....’............................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ Household cleaning products 1 ......................................... Household paper products 1 ............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................ Household operations 1 ........................................................ Domestic sen/ices 1 ........................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................. Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ................................... Repair of household items 1 .............................................. 4.0 4.5 3.6 ■ 6.6 3.9 4.9 4.2 • 7.4 4.5 4.8 • 2.9 2.4 -4.6 -6.3 -.3 3.2 2.8 3.6 ■ 6.1 7.9 3.1 ■ ■ " ■ 3.5 4.7 ■ ■ ' 4.2 ■ ■ 3.0 ■ 4.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5.4 5.1 ■ 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 • 6.6 9.7 1.0 * ■ ' ■ -1.4 -2.1 ■ - 4.7 1991 Expenditure category Apparel ..................................................................................... " See footnotes at end of table. 85 -1.6 -.7 .8 ' .2 ■ ■ 3.4 -8.0 ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ - .0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .............................................. Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ........................................................... Women’s dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .............................................................. Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ...................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 4 ............................................................ Watches 4 .............................................................................. Jewelry4 ............................................................................... 6.0 6.1 9.2 3.3 4.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 .5 3.0 - 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 - 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 - 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 - 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 - 0.3 .0 3.5 -.5 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 ■ -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 • -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 ■ 0.6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 ■ 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 - 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 - 2.7 2.5 1.9 7.6 -.2 3.3 .2 .6 .5 -5.0 - -0.5 .0 1.1 -1.0 -1.3 1.8 -2.2 .2 .6 -9.0 3.2 1.0 ■ 6.4 5.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 2.4 7.2 4.4 7.9 ■ -1.0 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 -1.7 3.3 -.2 4.3 ■ 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 8.9 6.5 2.5 7.5 ■ 8.8 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.9 ■ 2.1 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 1.2 2.8 -1.2 3.8 ■ -3.3 .6 .2 .5 .7 -2.8 1.7 5.3 .9 ■ -.7 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 ■ .4 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 -2.0 .0 4.8 -1.1 ■ -2.9 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 -1.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 ■ -1.1 1.8 .2 2.4 2.6 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -1.2 1.5 -2.4 -.4 .2 -2.2 .2 -1.1 2.5 2.0 2.7 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ........................................... New vehicles ...................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 .................................................. New cars 2 ......................................................................... New trucks 2 5 ................................................................... New motorcycles 2 4 .......................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Car and truck rental1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 .................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 ............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires ................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ............................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 .............. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ......................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work .................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle insurance ...................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 ................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ................................................. Automobile service clubs 1 2 ........................................... Public transportation ............................................................... Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Ship fare 1 ^ ........................................................................ Intracity transportation .......................................................... 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 5.3 3.4 -2.1 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 2.3 4.0 .8 9.6 3.9 4.6 3.3 8.4 * 3.6 3.3 7.1 2.9 4.0 3.9 ■ 2.4 2.3 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 • 6.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 3.1 ■ 5.9 ■ ■ ■ 4.1 5.3 1.7 2.1 10.4 9.8 ■ 2.0 1.4 4.2 2.8 -2.2 36.5 36.8 38.9 ■ 32.0 .9 -.1 2.0 7.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 ■ 7.5 • ■ ■ ■ 17.2 22.7 6.6 7.7 -1.5 -1.4 ■ 3.2 3.3 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 ■ -14.6 1.6 2.3 .7 .8 4.5 2.5 5.4 ■ 8.0 ■ ■ ■ -3.0 -6.0 2.4 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.3 3.5 2.7 2.1 ■ 6.6 ■ 5.6 6.6 .1 5.0 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 -4.7 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .6 3.1 2.9 2.0 ■ 5.0 ■ 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 3.8 4.9 4.5 3.3 3.2 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.1 2.8 3.8 1.4 ■ 3.4 ■ -6.2 -9.5 2.3 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 .5 .2 .9 3.2 2.5 3.5 2.1 • 4.3 ■ ■ 3.1 1.8 .8 7.6 4.4 3.7 1.0 1.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 -.1 .0 -.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 2.8 • 3.8 ■ 11.2 14.7 1.7 5.8 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .8 -4.9 -6.2 -6.1 -6.6 -5.8 -5.6 -.9 -2.8 1.1 -.2 2.6 4.5 2.6 ■ 2.4 ■ -2.9 -4.8 .7 1.1 -1.4 -1.9 -.1 -.9 -.9 -1.1 -.7 -.9 2.2 5.3 -10.1 -10.1 -10.6 -9.6 -9.0 -9.2 -.2 .0 -.5 -.6 -.2 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.4 -1.2 2.3 .8 6.0 6.2 1.0 4.3 6.7 2.8 4.9 -.6 Medical care ............................................................................. 6.9 8.5 9.6 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 See footnotes at end of table. 86 7.9 - Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 1994 Aug. 1998 1995 1996 1997 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 “ 4.8 4.8 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 4.0 1.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.5 4.2 3.9 2.9 3.6 1.5 1.8 .8 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 1.3 1.2 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.9 4.0 1.5 2.4 -4.3 6.9 ' 1.3 1.2 -2.0 6.0 -8.2 -5.1 -1.6 -6.0 -4.8 -.9 2.0 1.6 2.5 .1 2.6 3.7 2.6 -.7 1.1 -2.1 .1 -.8 .1 -2.1 .7 .9 -.5 -3.4 -4.1 -3.4 Expenditure category Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 .................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................ Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 ............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 8 .......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 .................................. 6.9 7.8 5.0 5.3 4.6 6.9 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.7 5.6 11.0 ■ ■ 9.2 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 • ■ 11.7 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 ■ ■ 11.2 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 ■ 9.8 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 ■ ■ 9.8 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 ■ ■ 7.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 ■ * 5.5 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 ................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television 5 .................................................................. Other video equipment1 ..................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ................................... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 .................. ...................... Pets and pet products ......................................................... Pet food 12 ......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ............... Pet services including veterinary 1 ...................................... Pet services 1 2 .................................................................. Veterinarian services 1 2 ................................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography 1 ........................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ................................... Photographic equipment1 2 .............................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................. Photographer fees 1 2 ....................................................... Film processing 1 2 ............................................................. Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ...... .................................................................. ............. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment1 2 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................. Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ....................................................................... . Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ...... ....... Admission to sporting events 1 2 ........................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................ Recreational books 1 ............................................................ -1.4 10.6 ■ -.4 ■ ■ 4.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.4 4.0 4.7 " 5.8 ■ ' ' " ' 4.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.8 4.6 4.2 - -1.3 3.8 ■ ■ ■ 2.6 ■ ■ 4.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.1 2.3 1.9 " 3.4 ■ -3.6 13.1 ■ ■ ■ -1.1 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.8 2.0 1.4 ' 1.4 ■ -1.1 8.6 ■ ■ ■ 1.8 ~ 1.7 ■ ■ ■ 3.7 1.5 5.6 ' .9 " ■ -1.2 3.7 ■ ■ -1.5 " ■ -1.0 ■ ■ " .1 2.1 -1.5 ■ -1.7 7.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 " ~ .9 " 1.4 -2.5 -1.4 -2.6 ■ “ ■ -1.0 2.8 .4 -4.0 4.1 ■ 3.0 3.3 -5.3 7.8 ■ ■ ' -2.6 “ ‘ -.6 -2.0 ■ 1.0 ■ ■ " ■ 3.2 3.9 2.5 ' 3.5 ' ' ' 5.3 -.4 ' -.6 .1 -1.1 -.1 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.3 2.2 1.7 -3.2 1.9 -.4 .8 ' " ■ 2.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9.5 ■ ■ 8.9 4.7 ■ " ' " 1.5 ■ ■ ■ 5.2 4.8 4.6 ■ ' ' 1.1 ■ * ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ 5.6 6.4 ■ ' 2.5 ' ■ " 1.5 ■ -.9 " 1.0 ' 2.8 ' -1.6 * ■ ‘ ■ 4.0 ~ ■ 4.9 3.6 ' " ■ ' 5.3 “ ■ 3.0 5.9 ‘ ’ ■ “ 4.0 ' ■ 3.9 ■ 5.1 3.7 ' ■ " " ■ 1.8 ■ * 4.0 3.5 " ■ 5.9 2.6 5.2 1.1 Education and communication 1 .............................................. - - - - - 3.3 4.0 3.4 3.0 See footnotes at end of table. 87 " ■ .3 -.1 .5 - ■ ’ 3.4 ■ -2.8 .7 3.0 3.3 3.4 2.1 5.8 .7 2.8 2.2 3.9 .1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ....... .................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fe e s .................... Child care and nursery school6 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............ Communication 1 .................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .......................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services 1 ............................................................. Information and information processing 1 ........................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................ Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................ Interstate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ....................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 .......................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 .................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 .............................. Computer information processing services 1 .................... Other information processing equipment1 ........................ Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 .......................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ........................... Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 4 .................................................................. Funeral expenses 4 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ............................................................ Checking account and other bank services 1 2 .............. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ......................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ......................... 6.9 7.6 7.7 8.4 • 13.5 ■ • 4.5 • -4.2 -4.2 - 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.8 • .0 ■ ■ .6 ■ -1.3 -2.6 ■ 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 .0 ■ • 1.0 " -3.7 -2.2 - 5.7 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 16.1 ■ ■ • 5.1 ■ 1.3 -1.5 • 4.9 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 ■ .0 ■ ■ ■ .5 ■ -1.3 -2.4 ■ 3.4 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 .0 ■ ■ 1.0 6.5 .2 - 5.8 3.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 " .0 .0 ■ .0 ■ -.3 5.4 -1.0 ■ 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 1.7 10.3 ■ .6 • 2.6 ■ .1 -3.8 - 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 " 1.3 .0 1.4 • .9 ■ 3.7 6.1 ■ 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 7.2 4.6 -.3 .0 ■ -.3 ■ 1.0 ■ -4.3 2.8 • 2.6 2.6 2.5 1.9 3.7 3.1 2.5 -2.1 .1 .0 4.6 -2.3 .4 1.3 -.1 -.9 1.6 -6.1 ■ ■ -7.3 ■ ■ -2.6 ■ ■ ■ -4.1 ■ ■ -6.1 ■ -7.6 ■ ■ -9.1 ■ ■ -10.7 ■ ■ -11.6 ■ -5.9 -12.1 ■ ■ -20.7 -28.9 -4.6 3.6 7.0 9.4 5.1 5.7 8.2 14.7 ■ 3.8 2.5 7.6 10.8 ■ ■ 4.2 4.2 8.0 11.1 ■ 2.5 2.7 6.5 8.1 2.9 3.3 2.7 -5.9 ■ 2.5 1.7 4.2 3.0 ■ 1.9 1.8 4.3 2.7 2.1 1.1 3.6 2.7 ■ 1.1 -.9 5.2 7.2 2.3 1.8 3.4 9.0 9.3 3.7 2.0 2.2 ■ - ■ ■ - - - ■ ■ ■ .4 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.5 4.1 ■ 6.9 ■ 3.8 1.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.8 5.9 ■ ■ 3.0 5.9 4.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 ■ ■ 7.7 ■ ■ 4.4 3.0 2.2 6.4 5.7 5.9 ■ 8.3 ■ 4.8 1.4 2.4 4.3 4.0 4.1 ■ 5.0 ■ " 3.0 4.7 3.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 ■ 6.6 ■ 3.7 1.0 2.1 4.8 1.9 5.8 ■ ■ 7.8 1.5 1.5 3.4 5.3 3.8 5.4 • 7.1 ■ 6.5 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.8 4.7 ■ ■ 3.4 ■ 3.1 2.2 3.0 5.4 5.1 5.1 ~ * 6.0 ■ 4.2 4.2 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.6 3.1 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.1 4.8 -.3 -.6 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.0 2.5 4.8 4.5 6.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.1 4.4 4.6 5.2 4.6 .5 4.1 3.3 4.8 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 .7 5.1 4.7 5.1 1.2 .3 -1.0 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 2.5 6.2 3.3 2.7 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 3.6 5.1 4.2 -7.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.6 5.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 .9 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.5 .6 -.7 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 4.8 5.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 .7 4.4 3.5 -1.4 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 4.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 -1.8 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.4 1.0 .5 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 -.2 3.4 3.3 -1.3 3.2 2.5 3.8 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 -.9 3.8 3.4 8.6 .2 -.7 -.1 -.7 -1.5 2.8 3.3 1.0 4.0 1.8 1.1 1.6 -.5 .0 -.4 .8 .8 2.3 2.8 -3.4 .0 -.9 -1.2 -1.7 -.6 2.4 3.0 1.0 2.1 1.3 .6 1.3 -.9 -1.0 -1.5 .2 .2 1.7 2.3 -4.2 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter3 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter3 ..................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ......................................................................................... http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ See footnotes at end of table. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 88 6.6 7.5 12.3 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 5.3 6.2 5.4 18.1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.7 4.0 -2.3 5.0 5.9 3.5 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.7 2.8 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 1.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 3.5 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.5 -1.0 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 5.7 5.0 2.1 2.2 .4 -6.9 3.0 .6 .4 Aug. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................. Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 89 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 1.3 3.1 1.7 1.8 .4 -10.1 2.5 1.6 1.8 !7. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items pysz-i k100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. 1913 1914 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 - ■ 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.2 10.5 11.8 14.0 16.6 10.1 10.5 12.0 14.2 16.2 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 ■ - 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.4 19.1 17.0 16.9 17.4 19.6 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.3 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 18.0 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.2 16.0 14.4 13.0 13.3 17.1 15.7 14.2 12.8 13.4 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.7 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 Annual avg. 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 - 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 ■ ■ 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 - ■ 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 - ~ 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 - ■ 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 - ■ 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 _ ' 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.0 14.2 15.7 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 15.9 17.0 17.5 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.3 21.6 23.8 24.2 17.9 18.2 21.6 23.6 23.9 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 - ■ 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 25.5 26.6 26.8 27.1 23.6 25.9 26.5 26.7 27.1 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 - ■ 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 27.8 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 - ■ 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 ■ ■ 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.4 32.0 33.1 34.2 35.8 31.4 32.2 33.1 34.3 36.0 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 - - 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 90 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half Annual avg. 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 ■ - 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 102.1 ■ ■ ■ 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 150.9 155.9 158.5 150.9 155.9 158.2 148.9 153.1 157.0 159.0 150.6 155.2 158.1 149.8 154.1 157.6 2.5 3.3 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 147.8 151.7 156.3 158.4 148.3 152.2 156.8 158.5 148.7 152.9 157.0 158.7 149.3 153.6 157.2 159.1 149.6 154.0 157.2 159.5 149.9 154.1 157.4 159.7 149.9 154.3 157.5 159.8 150.2 154.5 157.8 160.0 91 Dec. 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 2nd half Percent change from previous 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Annual avg. • ■ ■ - 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 ■ - 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 ■ ■ 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 150.6 155.1 158.3 151.0 155.5 158.5 ~ Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 All items ....................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .................................................................. 119.2 355.0 124.6 371.1 132.2 393.8 135.9 404.7 139.8 416.3 143.3 426.8 147.2 438.6 150.9 449.5 155.9 464.3 158.2 471.3 160.0 476.5 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ........................................................................................ Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ..................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread 1 ............................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................................ Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Other bakery products .................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish .................................................... Meats .............................................................................. Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................. Uncooked other beef and ve a l1 ................................. Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... Ham ............................................................................ Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics1 ................... Other meats .................................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken 1 ....................................................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 .................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood 1 ............................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 ...................................... Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................. M ilk1 .................................................................................. Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products 1 ................................... Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits ..................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ....................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................. Other fresh fruits1 ......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................ Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes ..................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................. Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ...................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables1 ....................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 120.3 120.4 118.8 126.7 126.8 112.6 138.9 118.7 126.4 128.7 126.7 115.8 116.9 112.7 114.6 104.7 109.6 115.7 114.7 112.7 126.9 139.7 99.0 111.2 112.3 114.9 130.8 137.6 143.1 133.0 115.9 132.3 127.7 173.6 123.0 129.2 - 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 117.3 121.6 124.1 119.0 127.4 144.8 134.3 122.8 126.8 123.1 ■ 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 ' ■ 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 ■ 136.8 143.7 142.6 ■ 131.3 129.2 148.8 128.0 126.5 132.7 128.5 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 ■ ■ 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 128.6 136.8 136.4 132.3 129.8 151.2 122.7 127.2 134.9 129.9 ~ 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 ■ ■ - 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 127.7 134.9 140.0 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 133.4 136.9 146.5 136.1 140.7 158.8 114.8 130.0 134.0 131.2 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 ■ - 146.6 149.8 146.2 149.4 146.3 149.5 163.9 169.2 163.6 167.8 131.5 140.0 190.5 193.6 139.6 143.1 163.8 169.5 168.5 170.7 163.6 168.0 136.0 141.7 137.3 141.4 133.7 137.3 134.7 134.4 117.7 115.7 130.3 140.0 134.9 144.6 139.3 146.9 136.9 141.2 140.2 146.0 • 167.1 172.3 ■ 115.3 144.8 131.4 134.7 ■ 135.2 138.4 136.0 139.7 ■ 178.8 177.0 210.8 205.2 209.8 222.0 163.5 188.0 142.7 146.4 212.0 189.0 154.1 175.2 269.0 171.1 229.9 239.2 217.6 184.1 ■ ■ 156.1 158.5 155.8 158.1 156.9 158.2 175.4 178.1 165.7 168.8 150.6 150.0 185.4 188.6 144.2 150.1 179.7 182.2 - 100.0 - 100.0 177.8 179.1 178.4 179.0 149.8 148.0 148.9 147.8 144.5 143.3 137.8 136.6 117.6 116.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 155.5 153.1 - 100.0 156.9 153.9 156.9 150.9 ■ 100.0 146.0 146.6 157.5 155.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 176.5 178.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 162.3 150.1 148.5 147.5 ~ 100.0 149.8 147.7 150.4 151.9 ~ 100.0 186.0 190.0 214.3 220.7 248.1 236.0 195.2 194.9 157.2 151.3 - 100.0 - 100.0 181.2 205.8 160.2 175.0 183.1 215.4 190.5 249.5 187.5 203.6 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 160.7 160.4 160.4 182.5 173.1 163.4 191.8 152.1 186.6 101.9 102.8 180.7 186.5 147.9 148.4 142.2 136.7 116.6 100.3 100.2 98.6 150.1 97.1 151.3 150.9 97.0 145.7 159.3 102.8 102.6 184.6 103.8 103.6 134.6 150.1 100.7 152.4 155.4 101.8 194.9 225.7 246.8 213.5 159.8 158.7 75.7 205.8 192.4 202.5 216.3 211.2 103.5 103.6 104.2 101.7 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 92 132.6 1334 153.8 ■ 117.0 128.9 135.1 130.5 ~ 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 ■ ■ ■ Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 107.8 105.2 ■ 116.6 115.1 116.7 110.3 118.3 ■ 120.5 123.4 124.0 121.4 118.1 124.0 119.5 114.4 114.3 116.7 107.5 132.6 111.2 110.4 ■ ■ 115.2 120.1 121.1 115.2 ■ ” 121.5 ■ ■ 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 129.7 125.2 119.4 119.7 121.9 110.8 139.5 113.3 111.3 * ■ 117.0 125.1 126.3 118.4 ■ • 130.8 ■ ■ 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.6 130.5 123.9 124.1 127.9 114.0 146.3 112.9 ■ 112.3 • 111.0 127.0 130.6 118.4 • ' 129.1 ■ ■ ■ 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 139.4 143.5 138.2 138.9 139.3 129.3 158.0 112.7 114.0 ■ 104.9 128.2 131.9 119.6 ■ ■ 128.3 • ■ ■ 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 141.6 • 147.7 141.3 142.8 141.3 131.3 164.0 115.1 116.0 ■ 110.5 130.8 133.1 120.8 ■ 129.3 ■ ■ 144.7 164.3 137.5 -136.0 147.3 144.1 ■ 150.0 142.0 143.2 142.8 131.6 168.8 130.6 115.7 ■ 172.3 138.3 134.4 123.2 ■ ■ 134.1 ■ 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 147.0 151.4 141.7 142.9 143.8 130.0 172.5 128.8 119.1 ■ 155.6 140.1 138.4 128.3 • ■ 137.3 ■ ■ ■ 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 ■ 150.3 154.3 143.0 144.1 145.0 131.7 178.0 126.5 118.5 • 144.9 143.2 144.5 132.7 ■ 140.4 ■ 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 155.0 159.9 147.7 148.1 147.9 139.9 185.2 131.7 100.0 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 169.3 100.0 147.1 147.7 133.7 100.0 100.0 140.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.7 189.6 144.1 155.1 168.4 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.1 148.4 147.2 151.2 143.0 192.1 130.7 99.7 116.9 101.4 98.3 97.7 161.1 100.8 151.5 150.3 137.5 100.7 103.6 149.3 116.2 101.7 103.0 166.8 195.0 145.9 158.0 173.5 102.2 103.5 161.4 101.9 101.3 100.7 100.6 102.2 164.6 149.5 148.1 152.0 144.9 194.4 118.5 126.5 129.7 144.9 123.1 132.6 135.0 155.5 128.3 139.3 140.6 165.0 132.7 144.6 144.8 175.7 136.1 148.7 148.2 189.7 139.7 153.1 151.6 193.8 142.7 157.7 155.4 202.9 146.7 163.1 159.3 211.8 151.0 167.7 163.7 219.2 154.4 173.1 168.8 100.0 231.2 157.7 177.6 172.4 112.8 236.3 126.2 122.2 104.8 97.2 76.7 74.4 102.2 103.9 110.2 95.2 135.1 146.7 110.2 ■ 134.4 128.5 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 144.1 161.0 111.1 ■ ■ ■ 113.0 118.8 - 155.2 134.5 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 152.6 177.1 113.0 • 114.2 117.1 - 168.6 139.7 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 163.8 197.6 115.4 ■ ■ 115.5 122.0 ■ 174.5 143.8 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 174.3 214.6 117.2 ■ ■ ■ 120.5 128.3 - 181.2 148.4 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 182.9 225.7 119.0 ■ ■ 123.9 134.6 - 184.4 153.3 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 190.5 236.8 119.7 ■ 125.4 132.2 - 191.1 159.0 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 195.9 243.3 122.4 130.7 134.8 - 201.1 163.4 129.0 116.5 110.6 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 202.6 247.9 123.5 ■ 131.9 139.6 - 213.2 168.3 100.0 129.7 115.2 97.0 94.2 128.5 122.4 126.4 118.3 100.0 210.6 252.8 123.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 130.6 141.5 100.0 100.0 243.0 171.8 99.4 130.6 115.6 87.0 81.0 124.1 123.6 132.0 109.2 102.2 215.5 257.6 125.2 101.2 102.8 98.2 102.2 133.1 140.6 102.4 105.1 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ Juices and nonalcoholic drinks1 ...................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................. Coffee ............................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ....................... Other food at home ........................................................... Sugar and sweets ............................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................. Other sweets 1 ............................................................... Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 ................................................... Salad dressing 1 .............................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut butter1 .................. Other foods ....................................................................... Soups ............................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... Snacks ............................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... Baby food 1 ..................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 .......................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 ......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from home 1 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ................................................... Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................... Housing ..................................................................................... Shelter ..................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 2 ................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Fuel oil .............................................................................. Other household fuels 3 ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .............. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection 4 ......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .................... Floor coverings1 ................................................................. Window coverings 1 ............................................................ Other linens 1 ...................................................................... Furniture and bedding ......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. Other furniture 1 .................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 115.0 121.6 - 93 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1992 1993 1994 1995 ■ ■ ■ 119.0 113.2 ■ 130.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.0 110.4 ■ ■ 131.9 ■ ■ ■ • ■ 114.5 114.7 ■ ■ 133.3 ■ ■ ■ • ■ * ■ ■ ■ 118.7 116.3 ■ 139.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 128.4 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 - 130.4 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 - 131.3 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 - 129.3 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 - 129.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 - 121.6 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 127.9 127.3 110.7 132.0 131.7 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 131.8 131.3 113.6 136.4 135.1 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 133.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 * 130.0 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 128.1 140.1 118.6 146.3 ■ 127.6 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 132.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 128.6 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 129.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 126.2 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 128.1 138.4 120.9 143.4 126.7 125.3 124.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 ■ 118.7 ■ 101.5 98.6 132.8 139.5 126.8 124.5 123.2 128.5 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 101.5 ■ 103.0 100.8 138.8 142.9 133.7 128.2 126.6 131.7 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 103.0 ~ 102.2 100.4 143.9 147.0 136.5 130.8 128.5 93.7 136.2 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 100.7 98.9 148.3 150.8 139.3 136.7 135.2 98.5 140.9 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 ■ 101.0 101.1 152.6 155.7 141.4 138.9 137.2 101.3 143.7 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 • 101.6 101.2 156.6 161.4 144.4 144.8 142.4 102.1 146.5 156.8 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 ~ 101.4 101.2 161.4 168.6 148.6 1988 1989 1990 1991 Appliances 1 .......................................................................... Major appliances 1 .............................................................. Other appliances 1 .............................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................. Indoor plants and flowers 5 ................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ......................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .......................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ..................................... Housekeeping supplies ....................................................... Household cleaning products 1 .......................................... Household paper products 1 .............................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................. Household operations 1 ........................................................ Domestic services 1 ............................................................ Gardening and lawncare services1 ................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 .................................... Repair of household items 1 ............................................... ■ ■ ■ 105.8 ■ 117.4 ■ ■ ■ * ■ - " ■ " 112.2 ' 123.8 " ■ " ■ - ■ ■ ■ 112.3 100.0 ■ 127.8 • ■ ■ • ■ 116.2 107.3 ■ 130.4 ■ ■ ■ • Apparel ...................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................... Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ............................................... Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ......................................... ................. Women's dresses ............................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ............................................................... Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches 3 ........................................................... Watches 3 .............................................................................. Jewelry3 ............................................................................... 117.6 116.5 117.8 121.5 113.4 ■ 113.8 112.4 116.2 115.8 102.7 126.2 - 118.5 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 - 124.5 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 • 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 - 117.9 114.0 119.8 114.7 108.3 120.3 116.2 107.8 118.6 117.4 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 119.3 120.3 107.5 124.0 110.4 109.5 118.8 120.1 80.4 80.4 78.8 84.7 98.4 96.8 121.5 126.5 118.3 114.8 113.8 122.0 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 90.0 ■ 100.6 98.8 126.9 134.0 122.0 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. New and used motor vehicles 1 ........... ............................... New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks ......................................................... Car and truck rental1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ......................... .................................................... Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... Other motor fuels 1 .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires .................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair1 ......................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 94 * ■ _ - ■ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 118.4 107.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 144.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.3 101.2 101.2 116.5 113.7 102.8 99.3 99.5 98.4 99.8 147.0 100.5 103.9 102.4 102.2 102.0 101.7 103.8 101.6 129.3 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 - 130.3 130.7 133.9 135.9 136.1 100.0 128.9 120.5 121.5 120.8 129.2 100.5 100.0 129.9 129.9 133.8 136.6 135.1 99.0 131.0 117.7 121.3 120.9 117.7 102.6 100.4 - 100.0 125.0 129.2 131.4 135.0 123.1 126.5 137.7 121.1 142.4 101.2 122.8 128.4 131.8 129.9 123.7 125.0 140.0 123.7 144.7 142.4 140.1 100.0 145.3 149.5 100.0 101.7 101.2 98.9 105.9 102.8 100.0 100.8 98.2 100.0 165.7 176.5 152.7 100.0 140.2 137.6 100.2 144.0 152.4 105.3 91.7 91.2 88.6 95.9 93.7 90.7 100.5 98.2 99.6 168.4 179.1 155.7 101.4 ~ 114.1 117.0 ■ 142.0 • ■ ■ 100.0 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ............................................................. State and local registration and license 1 ........................... Parking and other fees 1 .... ................................................ Public transportation .............................................................. Airline fare ....................................... .................................. . Other intercity transportation ............................................... Intracity transportation ......................................................... 160.9 125.4 126.5 136.8 123.5 170.6 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 183.7 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 198,6 • 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 211.5 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 221.9 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 229.5 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 239.6 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 249.0 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 182.5 193.9 160.3 176.2 252.4 102.3 101.2 105.8 188.9 206.3 164.7 175.2 Medical care ............................................................................ Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care services ............................................................. Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ sen/ices ....................................... ................... Dental services ................................................................ Eyeglasses and eye care 3 ................................................ Services by other medical professionals 3 ......................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services 8 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 6 8 ........................................... Outpatient hospital services 6 3 ........................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ................................... 142.8 143.1 156.9 110.4 133.2 126.6 142.7 141.0 143.6 140.8 109.8 110.8 150.0 117.1 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 131.1 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 ■ 145.9 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 ■ 160.4 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 ■ 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 189.3 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 ■ 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 ■ 209.4 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 236.5 214.1 251.0 144.8 171.6 175.0 241.6 218.9 225.3 229.6 142.8 156.8 278.7 103.0 102.3 228.6 104.0 242.8 219.9 260.2 146.5 174.4 175.2 248.0 224.8 231.9 236.9 144.8 158.9 285.6 105.5 104.4 235.6 109.5 Recreation 1 .............................................................................. Video and audio 1 .................................................................... Televisions .................................... ...................................... Cable television 4 .................................................................. Other video equipment1 ...................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental1 .. Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 .......................................... Pets and pet products ......................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 ....................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................ Photography 1 ......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Photographers and film processing 1 ................................... Other recreational goods 1 ..................................................... Toys ...................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 ................................... Recreation services 1 .............................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ........................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ......................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 .......................................... . Recreational books 1 ............................................................ 76.4 141.6 ■ 91.9 ■ 117.7 112.5 113.2 109.0 ■ 123.5 ■ ■ 112.3 ■ ■ 132.8 110.6 126.7 ■ 74.8 147.1 94.0 122.8 115.9 117.7 110.8 ■ 127.8 ■ 114.8 ■ ■ ■ 145.8 119.6 132.5 ■ 72.2 166.9 ■ 93.1 ■ 127.3 116.5 117.8 112.1 ■ 129.7 ~ ~ 116.6 ■ ■ 153.1 126.1 138.6 - 71.4 181.2 ■ 94.9 ■ 129.5 120.5 120.4 118.0 ■ 131.1 ■ ■ 117.9 160.5 133.6 147.8 * * 70.9 188.4 ■ 93.5 ■ ■ 128.5 121.6 123.5 116.3 ■ 134.1 ■ ■ 121.3 ■ 166.6 140.7 153.4 ■ 92.2 96.5 69.4 201.7 ■ 94.2 ■ 129.3 122.6 124.9 116.7 ■ 136.5 ■ 123.2 169.9 146.3 159.0 - 93.2 93.9 68.2 195.8 93.2 ■ 130.7 ■ 126.1 128.8 119.7 " 131.4 ■ 122.2 ■ 176.2 154.0 164.8 - 95.6 94.3 65.2 203.5 90.8 • ■ 135.4 124.5 127.3 118.0 133.8 ■ 123.5 185.7 158.6 174.5 • 98.5 100.0 97.5 100.0 61.7 59.3 219.5 234.6 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 90.2 88.4 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 142.4 141.9 - 100.0 124.6 124.5 127.4 127.7 118.0 117.3 - 100.0 133.9 134.6 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 127.4 125.2 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 - 100.0 193.3 199.8 167.3 175.8 179.3 181.3 - 100.0 100.0 101.1 101.1 58.1 248.4 91.5 95.7 84.0 99.2 101.9 144.1 102.8 123.8 129.0 115.0 100.2 133.4 100.8 96.7 120.4 97.7 101.5 102.9 103.2 206.0 177.6 186.0 102.3 103.3 Education and communication 1 .............................................. Education 1 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees .................... Child care and nursery school5 ......................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees ............... 151.1 157.1 156.2 161.9 ■ 162.9 169.6 169.3 176.2 ■ ■ 173.9 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 184.4 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 ■ 194.9 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 87.8 81.1 202.3 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 90.4 85.6 208.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 94.0 90.4 220.3 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 97.1 94.8 232.9 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 100.3 102.6 251.3 289.9 305.9 310.4 142.8 103.3 Expenditure category ‘ See footnotes at end of table. 95 ' " ' _ 100.0 100.0 245.2 282.7 300.9 299.4 138.7 100.0 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1998 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Communication 1 ..................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ........................................... Postage .............................................................................. Delivery sen/ices 1 .............................................................. Information and information processing 1 ........................... Telephone services 1 .......................................................... Telephone sen/ices, local charges .................................. Telephone sen/ices, long distance charges 1 ................. Cellular telephone services1 ........................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ..................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... Computer information processing services 1 .................... Other information processing equipment1 ......................... 125.4 144.8 ■ 125.4 145.5 ■ 125.4 ■ 147.0 " ■ 145.7 154.7 ■ - 145.7 155.3 - 96.8 145.7 97.6 156.9 - 96.9 145.7 97.9 156.3 - 98.7 160.8 98.5 159.9 ■ ■ 100.1 ■ 160.8 100.1 " 161.3 ■ 100.0 100.0 160.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.0 100.0 100.0 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.5 165.3 100.0 94.1 100.0 ■ " 92.7 ■ ■ - 89.7 ■ ■ 86.9 ■ 80.6 74.2 ■ 68.2 ■ ■ 61.4 ■ 54.9 ■ ■ ■ 48.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 38.9 71.2 94.5 103.6 93.7 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes 1 ........................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ........................................................ Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 .................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ..................... Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services 3 ................................................................... Funeral expenses 3 ............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................. Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 3 ............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 .......................................... 140.6 150.2 ■ 122.3 121.5 152.7 171.8 ■ * 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 * ■ 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 ■ 135.7 133.7 189.0 192.0 229.0 215.4 ■ ■ 139.9 143.2 138.6 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 • 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 ■ ■ 150.4 143.5 226.9 250.9 100.0 100.0 153.9 146.1 236.2 273.7 109.4 103.5 157.2 149.6 - ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ ~ ■ 100.0 100.4 122.2 123.0 143.0 109.8 109.6 ■ 111.7 124.8 129.4 151.0 116.4 115.1 ■ ■ 117.9 132.0 134.9 160.1 121.7 122.6 ■ ■ 127.1 136.0 137.9 170.5 129.2 130.1 ■ 136.8 138.5 141.3 177.6 133.6 135.1 ■ ■ 143.9 144.7 146.2 188.9 144.0 142.1 ■ ■ 153.3 146.8 149.2 198.8 147.2 150.6 ■ ■ 166.5 148.9 154.2 208.9 153.1 158.1 ■ ■ 177.7 153.1 159.4 217.8 159.7 165.9 ■ ■ 183.2 156.7 164.1 100.0 228.9 166.5 174.7 100.0 100.0 193.9 100.0 163.4 167.0 101.8 234.9 171.1 180.8 101.4 101.6 199.4 99.6 125.8 121.0 126.2 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 147.9 152.8 131.7 130.6 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 122.9 131.1 138.1 127.0 120.9 124.2 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 152.5 162.0 135.7 133.7 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 126.8 137.9 143.9 129.8 124.1 127.3 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 157.2 169.9 140.0 137.6 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 128.3 143.5 148.4 131.6 124.7 125.7 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 163.3 178.5 143.4 140.8 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 128.9 149.5 153.4 134.8 127.6 127.7 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 169.2 185.9 147.4 144.6 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 126.5 154.0 157.6 136.9 129.0 128.3 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 174.9 194.0 151.1 147.8 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 126.5 159.2 162.8 141.4 132.4 133.6 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 181.5 201.7 155.8 152.8 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 125.5 165.0 168.1 141.6 131.3 133.1 139.3 127.5 178.2 166.6 183.9 209.9 158.1 154.2 154.5 132.5 135.0 140.7 146.2 126.1 168.8 172.7 141.5 130.0 131.3 136.6 127.0 181.9 171.0 185.1 214.3 159.8 155.1 156.1 131.4 133.3 138.3 146.3 125.9 171.5 176.3 Expenditure category ' " 113.0 108.6 106.3 104.1 110.7 127.2 121.5 131.2 135.0 118.8 117.4 117.9 108.9 106.9 104.9 113.5 116.4 118.1 125.6 117.8 112.1 111.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 137.8 143.8 124.0 122.6 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 116.9 123.9 131.4 - ■ Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter2 .......................................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ...................................................................... All items less s h e lte r................................................................... All items less medical care ......................................................... Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter2 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 96 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Contlnued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Aug. 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 88.1 123.6 124.4 117.0 80.3 129.8 119.1 113.4 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 127.0 116.3 110.6 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.0 121.2 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 136.7 125.6 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 139.0 129.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 143.9 134.4 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 147.1 133.6 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 150.7 135.9 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 159.3 142.4 107.7 165.2 167.1 141.5 101.6 184.3 160.2 143.3 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy ........................................................... ............................ All items less energy ............................................... .................. All items less food and energy ............. .................................. Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation ............. ................................ 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 97 102.9 167.8 169.8 142.2 91.5 188.4 162.7 145.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.4 4.5 6.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.4 9.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 7.8 * 6.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 2.1 5.5 2.4 -2.9 -1.5 .2 .8 18.2 4.6 16.6 4.5 5.2 3.7 6.3 3.7 13.6 27.5 7.9 -5.2 24.3 -36.3 -10.8 2.5 ■ ■ ■ 2.8 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 ■ 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 7.0 5.1 8.2 5.6 .4 3.7 35.7 10.4 12.9 7.1 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 ■ ■ ■ 3.2 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 ■ 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 16.6 18.2 14.9 10.3 1.4 * 2.8 -4.7 3.0 4.7 4.4 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 * ■ ■ 1.9 Aug. 1998 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.1 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 ■ 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 -6.0 -4.8 -4.3 .8 .5 ■ 1.6 -4.1 .6 1.7 1.1 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 ■ * -.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 ■ 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 ■ -.7 -1.4 2.6 .2 2.8 1.7 -4.6 1.3 .1 .5 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 " ■ -.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 ■ 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 7.4 7.2 5.5 3.1 4.1 3.1 25.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 -1.4 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 ■ 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 11.1 8.5 6.8 3.4 7.9 2.4 12.1 10.2 8.2 7.7 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 -4.1 -8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 -1.8 1.5 1.5 .8 1.5 1.9 -.4 1.7 4.1 1.4 ■ .7 .3 -1.2 -.7 -.8 -.9 -1.1 -1.5 -1.9 -3.8 .4 -1.6 .8 -7.5 -.7 -1.4 1.0 2.2 3.0 -4.9 -.2 -3.8 13.6 9.2 17.6 31.0 8.6 4.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.5 2.5 8.9 1.7 1.3 2.4 1.9 2.8 .9 4.2 -.1 .4 -.8 .1 .3 .3 .2 -1.4 -2.0 -2.9 -1.7 .0 -3.0 -.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 -10.3 1.8 .7 3.2 2.3 1.8 2.6 2.3 4.6 9.5 5.6 58.7 -24.3 .0 9.9 -6.0 -13.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 4.2 1.7 -.8 1991 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................ Cereals and cereal products ........................................... Flour and prepared flour mixes ..................................... Breakfast cereal ............................................................. Rice, pasta, corn meal .................................................... Bakery products ............................................................... Bread .............................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins .......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ...................................... Other bakery products .................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ........................................... Meats, poultry, and fish ................................................... Meats ........ ..................................................................... Beef and veal ............................................................... Uncooked ground beef .............................................. Uncooked beef roasts ............................................... Uncooked beef steaks ............................................... Uncooked other beef and veal .................................. Pork .............................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ..... Ham ............................................................................ Pork chops ................................................................. Other pork including roasts and picnics .................... Other meats .................................................................. Poultry ............................................................................ Chicken ........................................................................ Other poultry including turkey ...................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................ Fresh fish and seafood ................................................ Processed fish and seafood ........................................ Eggs ................................................................................. Dairy and related products ................................................ Milk ................................................................................... Cheese and related products .......................................... Ice cream and related products ....................................... Other dairy and related products ..................................... Fruits and vegetables ......................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................. Fresh fruits ..................................................................... Apples .......................................................................... Bananas ....................................................................... Citrus fruits ................................................................... Other fresh fruits ........................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................ Potatoes ....................................................................... Lettuce .......................................................................... Tomatoes ..................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................ Processed fruits and vegetables ..................................... Canned fruits and vegetables ........................................ Frozen fruits and vegetables ......................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............ See footnotes at end of table. 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 ■ 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 1.5 4.6 2.6 5.5 3.3 -1.9 .9 -.8 .5 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 * 2.1 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 ■ 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -2.3 -1.5 -4.9 .6 -.4 5.2 .4 1.1 .9 3.7 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 13.5 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ........................................ Carbonated drinks ......................................................... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ......... ....... Beverage materials including coffee and tea .................. Coffee ............................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea ......................... Other food at home ................................................... ........ Sugar and sweets .............. .............................................. Sugar and artificial sweeteners ..................................... Candy and chewing gum ............................................... Other sweets .................................................................. Fats and oils ..................................................................... Butter and margarine ..................................................... Salad dressing ................................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut butter .................... Other foods ..... ................................................................. Soups ......................... ................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ....................... Snacks .................................................... ...................... . Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ...................... Baby food ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods ............................................. Food away from home .......................................................... Full service meals and snacks ............. ............................ Limited sen/ice meals and snacks ..................................... Food at employee sites and schools ................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ........... Other food away from home ......... ................................. . Alcoholic beverages ............................................ .................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................ Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................ Distilled spirits at home ............. ...................................... Wine at home ................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ........... ................... 1.5 " 5.7 4.8 5.2 8.0 ■ ■ 9.9 ■ ■ 5.0 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4 * * 4.4 ■ 3.8 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.8 5.7 4.9 ■ -1.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 ■ ■ 2.7 ■ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 * ■ 4.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 5.2 0.8 ■ ■ 1.6 4.2 4.3 2.8 ■ 7.7 ■ ■ ■ 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 ■ 4.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.9 2.9 4.9 0.9 * ■ ■ -5.1 1.5 3.4 .0 “ “ -1.3 ■ ' _ 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 ■ ■ 2.8 ■ ■ ~ ■ 10.0 11.5 11.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 1.5 ■ ■ -5.5 .9 1.0 1.0 ■ " -.6 ■ ■ 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.5 3.8 Housing .................................................... ............................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................................... Lodging away from home .................................................... Housing at school, excluding board .................................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ......................................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ................... Tenants’ and household insurance ..................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Fuels .................................................. ................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ....................................................... Fuel oil ................ ............................................................. Other household fuels ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................................. Electricity .... ..................................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................ .................... Water and sewer and trash collection services ................. Water and sewerage maintenance .................................. Garbage and trash collection .......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. Window and floor coverings and other linens ...................... Floor coverings ................................................................... Window coverings .............................................................. Other linens .............. ......................................................... Furniture and bedding .......................................................... Bedroom furniture ............................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ................ Other furniture .................... ............................................... Appliances ............................................................................ 3.9 4.4 3.5 5.8 3.9 4.8 4.1 ■ 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.1 6.1 3.4 3.8 3.0 ■ 6.5 3.6 4.8 ■ 3.0 2.5 -4.4 -6.4 -.2 3.2 3.0 3.7 ■ 5.6 7.8 3.1 15.5 4.7 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 _ 5.9 10.0 1.7 ' ' 8.6 3.9 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 ■ 7.3 11.6 2.1 ■ 6.5 5.2 ■ 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 6.7 9.7 .8 * - 3.1 5.3 ■ ■ " -1.7 -2.3 ■ ' ' 1.1 -1.4 ■ See footnotes at end of table. 99 " ~ ' 1.1 4.2 ~ ~ -1.9 ■ -0.3 ■ ~ ■ 55.9 5.7 1.0 2.0 ‘ ‘ 3.7 ■ ' “ 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 2.9 ■ ■ -9.7 1.3 3.0 4.1 -0.5 ■ -6.9 ■ 2.2 4.4 3.4 ■ 16.8 ■ 2.7 2.2 .8 2.4 ■ 2.3 ” -.3 - ' 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 _ 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 “ 2.5 2.2 -.8 2.4 2.7 ‘ 2.2 ■ 1.6 .5 .3 1.1 .2 2.9 ■ 2.0 ■ ' .9 -.2 -.2 .7 -1.2 2.2 ■ ' ~ 1.9 .9 .8 .8 1.3 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.3 ■ 8.0 2.6 3.0 2.3 ■ 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 ■ 6.4 8.6 1.6 3.8 3.2 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 ■ 4.9 5.2 1.5 ~ ' ■ 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 ■ 1.6 ■ ■ - - ‘ ' 4.3 5.2 ‘ ' 1.8 ~ 5.3 ■ 2.0 .9 1.0 ■ " .8 ■ ' ■ 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 ■ 1.8 ■ ■ ■ ~ “ 2.8 4.9 “ 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0 6.2 4.0 ■ ' " 2.0 .5 -.6 2.2 2.2 3.7 -0.3 .5 1.4 -1.7 -2.3 -4.8 .8 3.0 1.8 2.8 .7 3.6 6.6 16.2 1.7 3.0 2.5 2.8 1.2 1.9 3.0 2.2 3.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 .7 .6 2.2 .9 .7 .6 .5 1.3 1.2 2.8 3.4 2.5 * 4.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.1 ~ 5.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 12.8 2.2 1.8 3.3 ■ .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 ■ 4.2 4.9 .6 3.6 3.7 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 ■ 2.8 2.7 2.3 5.2 2.8 ■ 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 ■ 3.4 1.9 .9 6.0 3.0 .5 -1.1 -12.3 -11.9 -13.1 .1 -1.3 3.0 “ 3.9 2.0 .1 1.2 -1.8 4.2 2.0 ' .9 3.6 -1.0 1.4 14.0 2.1 -.6 .7 .3 -10.3 -14.0 -3.4 1.0 4.4 -7.7 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.3 1.2 2.8 -1.8 2.2 1.9 -.6 2.4 5.1 .0 3.1 " ~ ■ ~ ~ “ 2.6 ' Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Major appliances ................................................................ Other appliances ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..... ............................ Indoor plants and flowers ................................................... Dishes and flatware ............................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ............ Tools, hardware and supplies ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies ............. ........................ Housekeeping supplies ........................................................ Household cleaning products ............................................ Household paper products ....................................... ......... Miscellaneous household products ................................... Household operations .......................................................... Domestic services .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services ..................................... Moving, storage, freight expense ...................................... Repair of household items .......................................... ■ ■ 3.2 ■ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ 6.0 ■ ■ 5.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ 0.1 ■ * 3.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.5 7.3 ■ ■ 2.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ " 2.4 5.5 ■ ■ -.3 ■ ■ ■ - ■ -3.4 -2.5 ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -0.4 3.9 ■ ■ ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ 3.7 1.4 ■ ■ ■ 5.0 ■ ■ ■ -3.9 .6 ■ ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ 3.8 -8.3 ■ ■ ■ 1.6 ~ ~ - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ - ■ -0.7 1.2 1.2 -1.6 6.0 2.8 -.7 -.5 -1.6 -.2 1.9 .5 3.9 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 3.8 1.6 Apparel ..................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................ Men’s apparel ....................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................ Men’s furnishings ............................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters .......................................... Men’s pants and shorts ..................................................... Boys’ apparel ........................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ................................................... Women’s apparel ................................................................. Women’s outerwear ............................................ .............. Women’s dresses .......................................... .................... Women’s suits and separates ........................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ................................................................ Girls’ apparel ........................................................................ Footwear ................................................................................ Men’s footwear ..................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ..................................................... Women’s footwear .................................................... ........... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................ Jewelry and watches .............................................................. Watches ............................................................................... Jewelry ................................................................................. 4.4 5.5 5.7 9.2 3.1 4.1 4.9 3.2 2.8 -2.2 3.0 - .8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 - 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 - 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 - 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 - .7 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 - -1.5 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 - .2 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 - -.2 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 - .8 2.5 2.3 .9 8.3 -.1 3.3 -.2 .0 2.5 -5.1 - -.3 -.6 -.1 .5 -.7 -1.0 1.6 -2.3 -.2 .1 -8.9 2.1 .4 ■ 5.3 5.6 7.1 3.7 5.6 3.4 6.6 4.1 7.2 ■ -.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 -.8 3.5 -.3 4.6 ■ 3.6 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 7.2 5.8 3.0 6.5 8.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 ~ 2.6 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 1.0 4.0 -1.5 5.3 ■ -3.8 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 -3.8 2.6 6.0 1.9 ~ -1.8 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 .8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 -2.3 -.5 5.2 -1.8 ■ -1.9 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 ■ -1.0 1.7 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.2 -.5 .2 -.7 1.2 -1.8 -.6 .3 -3.8 .5 -1.2 1.7 2.1 1.6 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................. ............... New and used motor vehicles ............................................. New vehicles ...................................................................... Used cars and trucks .......................................................... Car and truck rental ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular1 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 ........................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ......................................... Other motor fuels ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ..................................... Tires .................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tires .................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................ Motor vehicle body work ..................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......................... Motor vehicle repair ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................... 2.9 2.9 2.3 3.4 -2.0 -1.8 -2.5 -.7 ■ 2.0 3.8 3.8 4.3 3.1 8.1 4.0 3.9 ■ 2.7 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.3 2.2 2.1 4.4 5.9 3.1 6.0 10.4 10.1 ■ 2.0 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 31.9 ■ .9 -.2 4.6 4.1 3.9 7.7 -1.7 -1.7 ■ 3.3 2.8 -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 -14.5 1.5 2.2 ■ 4.5 2.4 5.4 8.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 -.8 -.4 3.7 2.9 2.1 6.5 2.0 1.5 3.4 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 -4.8 -1.5 -1.5 3.1 2.6 2.1 4.9 4.5 5.2 5.1 3.5 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 1.6 1.5 2.8 2.0 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 .6 .1 2.6 3.7 2.1 4.4 4.2 3.8 .8 1.9 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 -.2 .0 3.1 4.5 2.9 3.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 -.8 -4.7 -6.6 -6.6 -7.1 -5.8 -5.9 -.6 -3.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 2.5 -1.5 -1.8 .2 -.9 1.9 5.3 -9.8 -9.9 -10.4 -9.4 -8.9 -9.3 -.3 .0 -.4 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.4 -1.1 See footnotes at end of table. 100 - .3 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.5 3.4 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category ■ ■ 3.4 3.1 6.9 2.7 ■ ■ 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 ■ 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 “ -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 ■ " 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 ■ “ 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 ■ ‘ -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 ' ' 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 -2.4 -5.2 1.5 1.2 2.3 1.2 5.8 3.5 6.4 2.7 -.6 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ..................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ............... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............ Medical care sen/ices ............................................................ Professional services .......................................................... Physicians’ services .......................................................... Dental services ................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care .................................................. Services by other medical professionals ........................... Hospital and related services .............................................. Hospital services ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 1 ............................................. Outpatient hospital services 1 .......................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare ..................................... 7.0 6.7 7.7 4.8 5.0 4.7 7.1 6.8 7.5 6.7 4.3 5.5 10.8 ■ 9.2 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 ■ ■ 12.0 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 ■ ~ 11.3 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 ■ 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 ■ 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 ■ 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 “ 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 " - ~ 9.9 9.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 ■ ‘ 7.6 5.8 4.6 4.8 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.9 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.3 4.1 4.0 2.7 2.7 3.7 1.2 1.6 .1 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 1.4 1.3 2.5 2.4 2.1 3.1 5.3 Recreation ................................................................................ Video and audio ..................................................................... Televisions ........................................................................... Cable television .................................................................... Other video equipment ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental .... Audio equipment .................................................................. Audio discs, tapes and other media .................................... Pets, pet products and services ............................................ Pets and pet products ......................................................... Pet services including veterinary ......................................... Sporting goods ....................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ....................................... Sports equipment ................................................................. Photography ........................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies ................................ Photographers and film processing ..................................... Other recreational goods ....................................................... Toys ...................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ................................ Music instruments and accessories .................................... Recreation services ................................................................ Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ...... Admissions ........................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions ........................................... Recreational reading materials .............................................. Newspapers and magazines ............................................... Recreational books ............................................................... -1.2 10.7 ■ ■ .0 -2.1 3.9 ■ ■ 2.3 ' ■ 4.3 ■ 3.0 4.0 1.7 ‘ 3.5 -3.5 13.5 ■ ■ -1.0 ' “ 3.7 ‘ .5 .1 1.2 -1.1 8.6 ■ " 1.9 ■ -.7 4.0 ■ ‘ -1.5 ■ -2.1 7.1 - 1.1 -2.7 -1.7 -2.9 ■ 2.6 .4 -4.4 3.9 “ 3.0 3.4 -5.4 7.9 1.5 2.6 -3.9 6.9 .7 -1.1 -2.6 -.7 -2.0 ■ 1.7 “ 3.4 2.2 5.3 ‘ -.8 ' .9 2.6 -1.4 .6 1.1 3.6 5.2 -.4 .8 1.1 .3 2.9 3.1 2.6 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .2 -.6 1.5 1.1 2.3 1.8 -3.7 1.8 .1 .5 1.6 ■ ■ ■ 5.0 5.4 4.6 ■ 1.1 ■ ' ■ ■ 4.8 5.9 6.6 ■ 2.9 ■ 1.6 ‘ -.8 1.1 3.2 -1.7 ■ 3.8 5.3 3.8 * 2.0 4.0 3.7 ' “ ' " 1.1 1.1 -2.0 5.9 -8.5 -4.3 -5.0 -.8 1.9 1.6 2.8 -.6 1.0 -2.0 .2 -.9 .8 -3.3 -3.8 -2.3 1.5 2.9 3.2 3.1 1.0 2.6 2.3 3.3 Education and communication ................................................ Education ............................................................................... Educational books and supplies .......................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................. College tuition and fees ..................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery school ........................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees ............... Communication ...................................................................... 6.5 7.4 7.4 8.4 ■ ■ ■ 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 ■ 6.0 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 “ ■ 5.7 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 ■ ■ 3.8 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 ' Motor vehicle fees ............................................................... State and local registration and license ............................. Parking and other fees ....................... .............................. Public transportation .............................................................. Airline fare ............................................................................ Other intercity transportation ............................................... Intracity transportation ......................................................... 4.5 ■ 4.4 3.9 4.9 ■ 6.2 “ ■ 4.2 ■ * ■ 3.7 5.0 4.4 - ■ 2.2 ■ ■ ■ “ 9.8 8.1 4.6 ■ 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 ■ ■ 5.4 3.0 5.9 4.1 5.5 2.8 3.4 5.1 1.1 3.0 5.5 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 “ 1.9 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 3.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 7.2 5.0 1.4 -.1 .1 See footnotes at end of table. ~ ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 ' 101 .3 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 -1.6 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category Postage and delivery services ............................................. Postage .............................................................................. Delivery services ................................................................ Information and information processing .............................. Telephone sen/ices ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges .................................. Telephone services, long distance charges ................... Cellular telephone services ............................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services ...................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment ................ Computer software and accessories ................................. Computer information processing services ...................... Other information processing equipment .......................... 13.6 ■ ■ ■ 4.5 ■ ■ 0.0 ■ ■ ■ .5 ■ ■ 0.0 • ■ ■ 1.0 " “ 16.2 ■ ■ ■ 5.2 ■ ■ 0.0 ■ " .4 ■ ■ 0.0 ■ ■ 1.0 ■ 0.0 .3 ■ -.4 ■ ■ 10.4 ■ .6 ■ 2.3 ■ - 0.0 ■ 1.6 ■ .9 ■ ■ 0.0 ■ -.1 ■ 1.1 ■ ~ 0.1 .0 4.2 -1.7 .5 1.4 .0 -5.9 ■ ■ ■ -7.3 ■ ■ ■ -3.2 ■ ■ * -3.1 ■ ■ ■ -7.2 ■ ■ -7.9 ■ * ■ -8.1 ■ ■ ■ -10.0 ■ ■ -10.6 ■ ■ ■ -10.9 ■ * ■ -20.4 -28.8 -5.5 3.6 -6.3 Other goods and services ....................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................ Cigarettes ............................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes .............................. Personal care ......................................................................... Personal care products ....................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ...................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ................................................................. Personal care services ........................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ......................................... Legal services .................................................................... Funeral expenses .............................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services .................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..... Financial services .............................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods ............................................ 7.1 9.5 * * 5.1 5.6 8.6 14.4 ■ * 3.8 2.6 7.7 10.7 • ■ 4.2 4.3 8.1 11.3 ■ ■ 2.6 2.8 6.4 8.3 1.6 -5.9 ■ * 3.1 3.7 2.4 1.5 4.2 3.2 ■ " 2.0 2.0 4.1 2.8 ■ " 1.9 .8 3.4 2.4 ■ 1.0 -.8 5.4 7.3 * 2.3 1.8 4.1 9.1 9.4 3.5 2.1 2.4 * - * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .4 5.3 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.8 ■ ■ 6.9 2.1 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.0 ■ 5.6 5.8 4.3 6.0 4.6 6.5 ■ 7.8 3.0 2.2 6.5 6.2 6.1 ■ ' 7.6 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 ■ ■ 5.2 4.5 3.5 6.4 7.8 5.2 ■ “ 6.5 1.5 2.1 5.2 2.2 6.0 " 8.6 1.4 3.4 5.1 4.0 5.0 ‘ 6.7 2.8 3.4 4.3 4.3 4.9 ■ ■ 3.1 2.4 2.9 5.1 4.3 5.3 * ■ 5.8 4.3 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.8 3.5 1.4 1.6 2.8 -.4 2.4 2.3 1.6 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 -1.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.1 .5 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 .8 1.4 .0 3.4 3.3 -1.5 3.3 2.6 4.1 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 -.8 3.6 3.3 9.2 " ' ' 3.8 3.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 4.9 4.4 6.1 5.6 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.3 4.2 5.3 4.6 .3 4.2 3.2 5.0 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 .4 4.9 4.6 5.2 6.8 7.9 13.1 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.1 5.8 5.1 19.2 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages .......... ........................ Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................. Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter ............................................................................ Transportation services .............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ All items less food ......................................... ............................ All items less shelter ................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................ Commodities less food ............................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... Apparel less footwear ................................................................. Services less rent of shelter ...................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 102 1.0 -.1 -1.6 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 3.1 6.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 3.2 5.2 4.2 -8.1 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.1 4.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 1.2 4.1 3.1 1.9 1.4 .5 -1.3 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.9 5.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 .5 4.2 3.4 -1.7 .1 -.8 -.4 -.8 -1.6 2.8 3.2 1.3 4.1 1.5 .9 1.4 -.7 -.1 -.4 .7 .5 2.3 2.7 -3.8 -.1 -1.0 -1.4 -1.9 -.4 2.1 2.6 .7 2.1 1.1 .6 1.0 -.8 -1.3 -1.7 .1 -.2 1.6 2.1 -4.5 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1988 1989 1990 4.7 4.5 3.9 -2.2 4.9 6.0 3.5 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.6 2.6 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 6.3 4.2 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 1.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.2 -.6 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 5.7 4.8 1.9 2.1 .4 -7.1 3.0 .6 .6 Aug. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy .................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ................. Energy commodities ............................................................ Services less energy services ............................................... Domestically produced farm food .............................................. Utilities and public transportation .............................................. 1 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 103 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 1.3 3.6 1.6 1.6 .5 -9.9 2.2 1.6 1.7 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility natural gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility natural gas per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon (3.785 liters) Area, region and population size class July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 $30.052 $29.944 $64.664 $64.257 $46.757 $46.439 $0.853 $0.838 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 38.892 39.024 38.508 39.036 39.395 37.990 81.674 82.900 78.074 81.999 83.763 76.821 61.525 65.721 54.744 61.472 65.673 54.682 .850 .903 .752 .836 .887 .741 Midwest urban2 ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. SizeB/C-50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 26.794 27.177 25.750 26.359 26.945 25.560 54.975 54.847 53.808 53.694 54.438 52.567 47.692 52.020 45.799 46.220 49.766 44.758 .769 .848 .736 .739 .807 .710 27.820 25.776 58.784 53.436 40.230 39.808 NA NA South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 31.378 32.537 30.619 30.961 32.288 30.040 65.986 65.848 66.000 65.018 65.293 64.635 42.491 45.755 41.448 42.378 45.741 41.255 .960 1.011 .899 .950 .999 .891 30.082 29.876 66.800 66.349 41.012 41.094 NA NA West urban ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. 26.517 27.053 26.216 26.991 27.704 26.320 63.950 67.441 59.619 65.089 69.121 59.811 43.382 48.754 40.292 43.517 48.765 40.693 .848 .953 .738 .842 .953 .738 Size classes A ................................................................................. B/C .............................................................................. D ................................................................................. 30.820 29.340 27.032 30.969 29.023 25.777 66.820 62.370 58.496 67.184 61.311 55.109 52.689 43.768 37.321 52.217 43.524 37.258 .908 .770 .931 .891 .758 .914 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 28.628 26.857 40.815 28.387 28.120 41.622 55.658 68.431 85.859 55.344 71.821 87.465 61.941 57.915 71.471 54.019 57.915 71.378 - _ Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ....................... 34.675 25.064 23.390 36.842 34.675 25.924 23.641 36.388 74.509 55.021 49.166 74.717 74.509 58.411 49.798 73.558 57.386 66.290 45.875 49.478 57.386 66.290 45.885 49.375 - _ - - - - - - Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......................... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... NA NA NA NA NA NA - _ 23.197 27.247 46.144 37.983 24.812 25.697 23.208 27.247 45.611 37.741 25.333 25.697 46.870 53.157 102.840 84.311 68.012 56.934 46.908 53.157 101.277 83.846 69.349 56.934 46.446 40.403 43.910 63.280 55.249 46.446 40.403 43.910 63.280 55.249 - - - - NA NA U.S. city average ............................................................ Region and area size 1 Selected local areas - - - - - - - - ’ - 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 104 Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility natural gas and electricity for U.S. city average and selected areas Area, region and population size class Average price per therm of utility natural gas Range of therm consumption for Aug. 1998 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 2,260 $0.091 $0.090 5 9,920 5 5 6 1,176 862 1,176 .122 .132 .105 .122 .132 .105 8 110 8 5,069 3,750 5,069 .541 .515 .551 1 6 5 1,124 1,124 498 .093 .103 .088 .090 .098 .086 5 5 35 4,517 3,785 4,517 .702 .651 1 739 .079 .079 72 3,113 .771 .747 .785 .761 .741 .771 1 7 1 2,260 394 2,260 .081 .090 .078 .081 .089 .078 76 242 94 9,920 6,301 9,920 .819 .813 6 146 .077 .077 76 8,120 West urban ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .... ............................. Size B/C -50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. .634 .665 .599 .645 .681 .602 8 12 8 1,557 1,557 606 .085 .096 .079 .085 .096 .080 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,321 Size classes A ................................................................................. B/C .............................................................................. D ....................................... .......................................... .671 .671 .676 .674 .662 .646 5 1 1 1,557 2,260 739 .104 .083 .072 .103 .083 .072 5 8 72 6,301 9,920 8,120 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... .477 .670 .898 .473 .703 .912 24 17 5 1,124 447 549 .128 .116 .144 .110 .116 .144 100 164 125 2,700 2,454 3,750 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................ .789 .539 .515 .902 .789 .564 .522 .888 16 41 20 20 232 561 394 125 .110 .126 .084 .096 .111 .126 .084 .096 279 298 242 415 1,533 2,259 6,250 4,252 Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ....... .................. Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... NA NA .466 .643 1.789 .853 .663 .567 .466 .643 1.777 .847 .676 .567 31 10 18 7 19 15 45 132 1,016 209 13 862 293 186 .090 .096 .089 .086 .134 .115 .051 .089 .096 .089 .086 .134 .115 .051 450 27 312 380 110 200 751 3,034 2,033 6,301 2,607 2,451 1,746 5,033 July 1998 Aug. 1998 $0.671 $0.668 1 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... .839 .849 .812 .841 .856 .798 Midwest urban2 ............................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. SizeB/C-50,000to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. .551 .520 .559 South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. U.S. city average ........................................................... Low High High Low Region and area size1 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. NA Data not adequate for publication. 105 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas Gasoline All types1 Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Gasoline Unleaded regular Area, region and population size class Automotive Diesel fuel Gasoline Unleaded premium July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 $1,134 $1,108 $1,079 $1,052 $1,177 $1,154 $1,268 $1,244 $1,168 $1,154 Northeast urban .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 1.127 1.129 1.124 1.112 1.115 1.107 1.068 1.066 1.070 1.052 1.051 1.053 1.174 1.175 1.171 1.159 1.163 1.152 1.251 1.252 1.250 1.237 1.238 1.235 1.173 1.178 1.166 1.164 1.171 1.155 Midwest urban3 .............................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 1.127 1.165 1.082 1.084 1.113 1.047 1.083 1.117 1.041 1.040 1.063 1.005 1.170 1.218 1.131 1.130 1.164 1.100 1.254 1.278 1.225 1.212 1.232 1.186 1.113 1.110 1.120 1.110 1.109 1.117 1.076 1.066 NA NA 1.081 1.067 NA NA NA NA South urban .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................. 1.066 1.076 1.059 1.044 1.061 1.034 1.004 1.006 1.003 .981 .989 .977 1.112 1.126 1.102 1.092 1.113 1.078 1.203 1.207 1.194 1.184 1.195 1.172 1.124 1.222 1.075 1.108 1.215 1.049 1.067 1.039 1.003 .977 1.111 1.087 1.240 1.203 NA NA West urban ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ......... ........................ Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 .... ............................ 1.243 1.250 1.230 1.219 1.224 1.209 1.185 1.188 1.182 1.160 1.160 1.159 1.284 1.293 1.270 1.266 1.270 1.257 1.383 1.393 1.360 1.359 1.366 1.337 1.313 1.377 1.248 1.291 1.363 1.183 Size classes A ........................................................................ ......... B/C .............................................................................. D ................................................................................. 1.164 1.101 1.105 1.136 1.075 1.087 1.104 1.050 1.060 1.075 1.024 1.044 1.209 1.144 1.133 1.184 1.121 1.117 1.290 1.234 1.250 1.266 1.210 1.225 1.206 1.132 1.091 1.200 1.104 1.081 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 1.244 1.249 1.156 1.211 1.225 1.147 1.176 1.191 1.087 1.141 1.168 1.079 1.314 1.270 1.202 1.277 1.248 1.196 1.382 1.373 1.275 1.354 1.347 1.262 _ _ - - Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ..................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ........................ 1.106 1.113 1.046 1.132 1.090 1.069 1.033 1.124 1.050 1.065 .980 1.066 1.032 1.016 .966 1.058 1.160 1.156 1.099 1.175 1.147 1.111 1.086 1.168 1.237 1.241 1.180 1.244 1.225 1.211 1.168 1.236 Atlanta, GA ..................................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................ Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......................... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................................... .939 1.164 1.073 1.145 1.093 1.328 1.185 .921 1.112 1.054 1.137 1.077 1.302 1.177 .874 1.113 1.008 1.071 1.027 1.262 1.124 .853 1.062 .988 1.059 1.011 1.233 1.114 .986 1.221 1.134 1.194 1.132 1.398 1.240 .966 1.165 1.117 1.189 1.117 1.378 1.236 1.083 1.315 1.183 1.266 1.203 1.483 1.344 1.073 1.260 1.166 1.263 1.188 1.458 1.341 U.S. city average ............................................................ Region and area size 2 Selected local areas 1 2 3 NA _ _ - - - - - - _ _ - 106 - - - - - - - - - - Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. Data not adequate for publication. - Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions U.S. city average Midwest1 Northeast South West Food and unit July 1998 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. $0,307 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................. .540 .887 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. .867 Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................... NA Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. 1.288 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................ 2.541 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. 1.674 Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................ Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................... Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................... Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................... Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................... Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................. Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................... Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................... Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................... All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................... All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Pork: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................... Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................................... Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................... All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................... Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................. Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................... Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz............................................................................... Grade AA, large, per doz............................................................................. July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 $0,310 .536 .890 .869 $0,316 $0,317 $0,288 $0,295 NA NA .744 .988 .817 1.004 .926 .888 .922 .874 $0,542 1.136 .882 $0,530 1.087 .907 NA NA NA NA NA $0,324 .547 .778 .771 1.406 NA NA $0,319 .541 .813 .781 1.401 NA NA NA NA 1.294 2.588 1.613 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.426 2.399 NA NA NA NA 2.394 1.611 NA NA 2.351 1.536 NA NA 1.725 1.879 1.682 1.362 1.799 1.674 1.791 1.528 2.068 1.824 1.842 1.469 2.109 1.827 NA NA NA NA Aug. 1998 1.768 1.447 2.045 1.834 1.823 1.426 2.082 1.847 NA NA 2.217 1.979 2.267 2.042 1.706 1.322 1.739 1.658 2.104 1.909 2.104 1.890 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.105 2.308 2.719 2.162 2.398 2.720 NA NA 2.113 2.291 2.868 1.936 2.311 2.949 2.065 2.466 2.819 2.288 2.463 2.582 2.198 2.279 2.771 2.263 2.347 2.506 2.572 2.582 NA NA 2.639 2.727 2.464 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.640 5.979 6.179 3.096 2.687 6.093 6.185 3.083 2.581 2.633 2.672 2.707 2.892 2.889 NA NA 3.692 4.249 3.688 4.222 NA NA 4.187 4.134 NA NA NA NA 2.546 3.671 2.532 3.676 NA NA 3.644 2.189 2.205 2.517 3.311 3.859 3.163 NA NA 2.666 2.588 2.326 2.638 2.702 NA NA NA 2.582 2.622 2.748 2.813 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.173 3.155 2.920 2.906 3.098 3.056 3.276 3.361 NA NA 2.737 2.915 2.767 2.774 3.046 2.981 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.140 4.235 3.430 4.237 3.414 4.158 3.850 4.637 3.934 4.505 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.699 3.743 NA NA NA NA 3.664 2.670 3.711 3.512 3.496 3.886 3.885 2.497 2.428 2.196 2.222 1.990 2.026 2.298 2.326 2.513 3.274 3.845 3.154 2.733 3.225 3.830 3.071 2.825 3.097 3.732 2.993 2.599 2.941 3.931 3.106 2.603 3.070 3.812 3.134 2.310 3.329 4.108 3.108 2.277 3.291 4.252 3.108 2.633 3.768 3.528 3.423 2.568 3.675 3.502 3.434 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.881 2.898 NA NA 2.557 2.580 3.087 3.130 2.867 2.926 2.114 2.105 2.092 1.982 2.238 2.191 2.063 2.081 2.106 2.161 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.148 1.202 NA NA 1.765 2.362 1.743 2.405 1.761 1.717 1.835 1.812 NA NA 1.557 2.264 2.025 NA 1.573 2.194 2.036 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.561 2.442 NA NA 2.433 2.451 2.426 2.270 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.033 2.048 1.252 1.008 1.059 2.087 1.291 1.024 1.081 1.905 1.279 1.136 1.947 1.280 1.064 1.080 NA NA 1.134 2.465 1.219 1.067 1.185 1.059 NA NA NA .961 1.979 1.243 .985 1.116 2.470 NA .938 1.848 1.213 .967 NA NA 2.148 2.170 NA NA 2.174 2.188 2.015 2.076 NA NA .971 1.053 1.127 1.166 .938 1.002 .906 1.018 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.277 1.377 See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 1998 107 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued U.S. city average Midwest1 Northeast West South Food and unit July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Aug. 1998 July 1998 Dairy products: NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ...................................... Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................ $2,628 $2,717 $2,560 $2,678 $2,486 $2,498 $2,629 $2,709 $2,745 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ................................................... NA NA 2.721 2.569 2.289 2.342 2.553 2.580 Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ......................................................... 2.540 NA NA NA NA NA 2.985 2.782 2.825 Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................. 2.879 NA NA NA NA NA 3.602 3.558 3.479 American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... 3.636 NA NA 3.434 3.483 3.166 3.575 3.892 3.789 3.440 Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................... 3.147 3.152 3.339 3.520 2.829 3.319 2.807 3.023 3.133 Icecream prepackaged, bulk regular per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .................... NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Yogurt, natural fruit flavored, per 8 oz (226.8 gm) ................................. Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................. Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................................. Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................. Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................................. Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ....................................... Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................... Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................. Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................ Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................................................... Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................ Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................. Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables: Apple Sauce any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................... Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) ..................................................................... Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... Beans dried any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................. Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................... Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................ Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................... Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................. NA 2.779 NA NA 3.452 3.404 NA .990 .489 1.090 .562 1.074 .538 1.017 .516 1.003 .470 .986 .486 .965 .443 .939 .579 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .683 .679 .742 .757 .679 .653 .753 .714 .614 .634 .946 .534 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .695 1.256 1.262 1.179 .738 1.448 1.405 1.065 .753 1.427 1.387 1.458 .821 1.305 1.500 1.109 .618 1.345 1.181 1.088 .649 1.320 1.261 1.129 .736 .921 1.474 1.182 .772 1.511 1.558 1.166 .701 1.480 1.106 .947 .745 1.549 1.329 .931 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.346 .392 .692 1.515 1.076 .441 .618 .597 1.454 .382 .686 1.312 1.030 .428 .592 .627 1.229 .417 .800 1.731 1.353 .391 .759 1.345 NA NA 1.383 .344 .675 1.559 1.181 1.527 .331 .661 1.244 1.021 1.486 .386 .641 1.238 .953 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.341 NA NA NA 1.496 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.427 .419 .690 1.380 1.166 .431 .690 1.398 .397 .654 1.420 .951 NA 1.338 .411 .665 1.448 1.148 .414 .750 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.573 NA NA NA NA NA 1.655 1.668 1.764 1.755 1.666 1.662 1.584 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .698 .689 .758 .774 .643 .636 .635 .640 .787 .747 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.033 1.235 1.246 .916 .941 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.023 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .454 .425 .462 .435 .432 .417 .433 .421 .421 .404 .423 .405 .435 .440 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 1.696 1.712 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.890 3.495 3.433 .999 3.644 NA 3.930 1.005 3.680 3.920 3.816 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.263 9.177 NA NA 2.639 2.898 3.423 3.410 3.144 3.190 3.217 3.308 .882 8.962 .831 9.024 .903 .822 .828 .811 .880 .872 .917 .812 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.319 4.801 6.004 5.485 4.864 5.221 5.231 4.693 5.213 4.473 1 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 2 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. NA $2,871 1.000 .530 Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: .436 .432 Sugar, white all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................... ..................... .416 .421 Sugar white 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................... Fats and oils: NA NA Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................................... NA NA Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................. 1.041 Shortening vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453 6 gm) ............................ 1.028 1.802 1.808 Peanut butter creamy all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) ............................. Nonalcoholic beverages: NA NA Cola nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2 ....................... 1.011 1.019 Cola, nondiet per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 2 ..................................................... 3.704 3.771 Coffee, 100% ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................... Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, NA NA per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................................ Coffee instant plain regular all sizes, per lb (453.6 gm) ................... 10.444 10.413 Other prepared foods: Potato chips per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ...................................................... $3,128 $3,210 Alcoholic beverages at home: Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) ....................................................................... Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ....................... Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .......................................................................... Aug. 1998 108 Technical Note Brief Explanation of the CPI Calculating index changes Movements of indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are ex pressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data in dicate what the percent change would be, if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. 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 Consum ers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the to tal population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earn ers and clerical workers, groups such as professional, mana gerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, 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 physicians’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail 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 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest metropolitan areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating this index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that rep resent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The index measures price change from a designed refer ence date— 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details, see BLS Handbook o f Methods, Chap ter 17, the Consumer Price Index, Bulletin 2490, April 1997. Index point change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 115.7 111.2 4.5 Percent change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 4.5 111.2 0.040 0.040x100 4.0 Energy prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifica tions, and 10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy com modities 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 South and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears, 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 pub lished. All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and 109 Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include ap plicable Federal, State, and local taxes. table PI.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gal lon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. 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 P2 are the upper and lower limits of bills priced for the CPI. 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 consump tion amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average price p er therm Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-service gas sta tions. Approximate British thermal unit (Btu) values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm - 100,000 Btu’s (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). and per kilowatt hour are notf therefore, generally suitable fo r use in place-to-placeprice comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500-kilowatt hours of electricity (shown in table PI) are calculated from a special price collection program. These average prices 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 in ferred 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 con sumption and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity, formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI. Food and beverage prices Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be pro duced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted 110 that average prices for food 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 tem porary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. 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 com puting the average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published and NA appears 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. seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis sea sonal adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements, which might distort the seasonal pattern, are estimated and removed from the data, prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Begin ning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for intervention analysis seasonal adjustment. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this procedure is used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel indexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure is used to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology. For the tobacco and smoking products index, this procedure is used to offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series, intervention analy sis seasonal adjustment is used to offset the effects of excise tax increases. For the nonalcoholic beverages index, the pro cedure is used to offset the effects of a large increase in coffee prices, due to adverse weather. For the water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure is used to account for a data collection anomaly. A description of intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items, may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212, by calling Claire McAnaw Gallagher at (202) 606-6968, or e-mailing her (gallagher_c@bls.gov). Seasonally adjusted data and unadjusted data Because price data are used for different purposes by differ ent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes season ally adjusted, as well as unadjusted changes, each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, sea sonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many col lective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing seasonally adjusted in dexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 re placed data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual up dates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1993 through 1997 were replaced at the end of 1997. The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated, based on certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years; but the season ally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced Since the release of seasonal adjustment factors for 1997, in February 1998, seasonal adjustment is performed using X-12-ARIMA. X-12-ARIMA is anew seasonal adjustment software package developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The X-12-ARIMA sea sonal adjustment program is an enhanced version of the X11 Variant of the Census Method II seasonal adjustment program. The enhancements include a variety of new diag nostics and modeling tools to help the user detect and rem edy any inadequacies in the seasonal adjustments obtained under the program options selected. Metropolitan areas BLS publishes three major metropolitan areas monthly: Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Data for additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd (January, March, etc.) or even (February, April, etc.) month schedule] for the following areas: Atlanta, GA Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT 111 -even -odd Cleveland-Akron, OH Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL PA-NJ-DE-MD Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV W orld Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site ( h ttp :// stats.bls.gov). This BLS homepage provides access to -odd -odd -even -even LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm provides other CPI information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explana tions of how the CPI handles special items, like medical care and housing. In addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to re gional office homepages from the main BLS Web site listed above. -even -even -even -even -odd (Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month dur ing which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for processing, data are released two to three weeks into the following month.) Data are published for an additional group of 12 metropoli tan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from Janu ary through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for: FTP and Gopher. These tools provide access to CPI LABSTAT data, as well as documentation and press release files organized in hierarchical directories. Connect to stats.bls.gov using FTP or Gopher. Log on as ’’anonymous,” and use your complete Internet e-mail address as the pass word. Subscriptions to CPI publications Summary data. Free, monthly, 2-page publication containing Anchorage, AK Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO Honolulu, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Milwaukee-Racine, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Pittsburgh, PA Portland-Salem, OR-WA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO-IL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1- and 12-month percent changes for selected U.S. city average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) index series. The All Items index data for each local area are also included. To be added to the mailing list, write to: Office of Publications, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the BLS regional offices listed below. CPI D etailed Report. Most comprehensive report of the Consumer Price Index. This publication may be ordered by writing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Subscriptions cost $25 per year. How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information Consumer Price Index (CPI) information is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated recordings. Information specialists are also avail able in the national and regional offices, to provide help and to respond to questions. Monthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected Electronic access to CPI data BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides CPI data included in a monthly summary of BLS data and occasional articles and methodological descriptions too ex tensive for inclusion in the CPI D etailed Report. The MLR costs $29 per year. This publication may be ordered by writ ing to: New Orders, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 5121800. free, continuous access to published CPI data and press re leases. The most recent month’s CPI is made available im mediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current and historical data for the CPI is accessible. Data and press releases from other BLS surveys are also available. The BLS site is accessible via the World Wide Web (WWW), Gopher, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP), as described below. Send e-mail to labstat.helpdesk@bls.gov for help using any of these systems. Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded mes sages. Detailed CPI information is available by calling (202) 606-STAT. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data. Recorded summaries of CPI are also available by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hot lines listed below. 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These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables are available via the Internet, by calling (202) 606-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the regional offices listed above. Descriptivepublications. These publications describe the CPI and ways to use it. They include simple fact sheets discussing specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question and answer format, and a technical and thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications are available upon request by calling (202) 606-7000, and many are included on the CPI homepage on the Internet. Other sources of CPI data Specialpublications. Also available are various special pub lications, such as Relative Importance o f Components in the Consumer Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more infor mation, call (202) 606-7000. Technical information is available during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed below. Fax-on-Demand. A wide variety of BLS information and data, including the CPI, are available from the BLS Ready Facts catalog, via fax-on-demand. CPI documents from Ready Facts that are available around the clock include the monthly Further information may be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC, 20212-0001, telephone (202) 606-7000 or by calling any of the regional offices listed above. CPI press release, selected national, regional and metropoli tan area historical summaries, and some technical informa tion. The latest CPI information is posted during the mom- Office Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Kansas City New York Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC 113
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