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CPI Detailed deport U.S. Departm ent of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Data for August 1999 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: $31 domestic, $38.75 foreign. Single copy domestic, $14.00; foreign, $17.50. Prices are subject to change by the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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Voice phone: (202) 606-STAT; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. Data on the CPI can also be accessed at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm through the CPI homepage. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, DC and at additional mailing offices. October 1999 Data for August 1999 CPI Detailed Report Data for August 1999 Editors Todd Wilson Monica Gabor Visual Information Specialist Comita Alston Contents page Price movements, August 1999.......................................................................... CPI-U 12-month changes.................................................................................... Technical note....................................................................................................... 1 3 105 Index tables CPI-U Table 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......................................................... i CPI--W Page Table Page 1 4 6 24 2 3 4 5 6 8 15 22 7 8 9 26 28 34 24 70 27 86 25 72 28 88 26 79 29 94 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 40 41 43 45 49 50 51 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 55 56 58 60 64 65 66 Contents—Continued CPI-U Table Page PI P2 P3 P4 100 101 102 103 Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential prices........................................................................ Residential unit and consumption ranges................................ G asoline....................................................................................... Retail food...................................................................................... Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month September October 19 November December 14 October November 17 December January 14 Release date Price Movements August 1999 he Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 167.1 (1982-84=100). For the 12month period ended in August, the CPI-U increased 2.3 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August level of 163.8 was 2.4 percent higher than the index in August 1998. compares with an increase of 1.6 percent for all of 1998. The acceleration thus far in1999 has been due to energy costs, which increased at a 15.4 percent annual rate in the first 8 months of 1999 after declining 8.8 percent in all of 1998. Food costs, which rose 2.3 percent in 1998, have risen at a 1.9-percent SAAR in the first 8 months of 1999. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 1.6-percent rate, compared with a 2.4 percent rise for all of 1998. The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in August. The index for food at home increased 0.1 percent, the same as in July. The index for fruits and vegetables, which had declined in each of the preceding 2 months, rose 0.6 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for fruits and vegetables was virtually unchanged.) The index for fresh fruits decreased 0.4 percent, despite another increase in citrus fruit prices. In the first 8 months of 1999, prices for citrus fruits have risen 60.8 percent. The index for fresh vegetables rose 2.2 percent, and the index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 0.1 percent. The index for dairy products rose 0.5 percent in August. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which declined 0.1 percent in July, increased 0.3 percent in August. Increases in the indexes for eggs T CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 per cent in August, the same as in July. Energy costs increased sharply for the second consecutive month— up 2.7 percent in August—accounting for about two-thirds of the August advance in the overall CPI. The index for petroleum-based energy rose 5.4 percent in August, and the index for energy services increased 0.3 percent. For the second consecutive month in August, the food index increased 0.2 percent and the index for food at home, 0.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent, following an increase of 0.2 percent in July. Downturns in the indexes for airline fares and cigarettes accounted for the smaller advance in the August all items less food and energy index. During the first 8 months of 1999, the CPI-U rose at a 2.6-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All ite m s ................................... Food and beverages.......... H ousin g................................ A pp a re l................................. Transportation..................... Medical c a re ........................ R ecreation........................... Education and com m unication............... Other goods and s e rv ic e s ........................... Special indexes E n e rg y ............................. Fo od.................................. All items less food and e n e rg y.......... 1999 Compound annual rate, 3 months ended August 1999 Unadjusted 12 months ended August 1999 June July August 0 .4 .1 -.2 -.5 .2 .2 0 0 .2 -.4 -.6 .4 0 0.3 .2 .1 -.9 1.2 .3 0 0.3 .2 .2 -.3 .9 .4 0 2.4 1.5 2.0 -6.2 6.0 4.1 0 2.3 2.0 2.2 -3.1 3.2 3.4 .9 .1 -.1 0 .2 .2 1.6 1.1 -.6 1.0 -.2 .2 .9 -.2 3.5 8.2 0 .1 1.6 -.2 6.1 .1 -1.3 .4 -1.2 0 2.1 .2 2.7 .2 15.3 1.5 7.2 2.0 .1 .1 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.4 1.9 February March April 0.1 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 .2 -.1 0.2 -.2 .2 -.3 .7 .2 0 0.7 .1 .4 1.5 2.4 .4 .3 .1 0 -.1 May 1 and poultry— up 4.0 and 0.8 percent, respectively— more than offset declines in the indexes for beef and veal and for pork. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the index for other food at home rose 0.3 percent, whereas the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for nonalcoholic beverages declined 0.9 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index— food away from home and alcoholic beverages— each increased 0.3 percent. The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in August, fol lowing an increase of 0.1 percent in July. Shelter costs also rose 0.2 percent in August. Within shelter, the in dexes for rent and for owners’ equivalent rent each in creased 0.2 percent, whereas the index for lodging away from home declined 0.3 percent. The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.4 percent in August. The index for household fuels rose 0.4 percent. The indexes for fuel oil and for natural gas increased 2.9 and 1.9 percent, respec tively, whereas the index for electricity declined 0.3 per cent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which was unchanged in July, rose 0.1 percent in August. The transportation component, which rose 1.2 percent in July, advanced 0.9 percent in August. The gasoline index increased sharply for the second consecutive month—up 5.6 percent in August, after rising 4.3 percent in July. Gasoline prices have risen 25.1 percent thus far in 1999, but as of August, are 9.8 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990. Airline fares, which increased 6.5 percent in July, turned down in August, declining 2.7 percent. The index for new and used vehicles rose 0.1 percent in August; a 1.0 percent increase in the index for used cars and trucks more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the index for new vehicles. The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecu tive month, down 0.3 percent in August. Discounting on men’s and boys’ wear more than offset price increases on women’s and girls’ clothing. Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in August to a level 3.4 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—increased 0.6 percent, with the in dex for prescription drugs up 0.7 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent. Charges for physi cians’ services and for hospital services increased 0.1 and 0.6 percent, respectively. In August, for the third consecutive month, the index for recreation costs was unchanged. Increases in the indexes for cable television, fees for lessons, and club member ships were offset by declines in the indexes for toys; pets and pet services; sporting goods; photography; and admis sions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events. The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in August. Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, and the index for communication increased 0.1 percent. Within the latter group, the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 3.8 percent, whereas the index for telephone services increased 0.3 percent. The index for other goods and services declined 0.2 per cent in August, following a 0.9-percent increase in July. The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 3.3 percent in July, fell 1.3 percent in August, reflecting a 1.8-percent drop in cigarette prices. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in August. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1999 February All ite m s ................................... Food and be verag es.......... H ousin g................................ A ppa rel................................. Transportation..................... Medical c a re ........................ R ecreation........................... Education and com m unica tion.............. Other goods and s e rv ic e s ............................ Special indexes E n e rg y .............................. Food.................................. All items less food and e n e rg y .......... March April May June July August Compound annual rate, 3 months ended August 1999 Unadjusted 12 months ended August 1999 0 .1 .1 -.4 -.4 .2 -.2 0.1 -.2 .3 -.4 .6 .3 -.1 0.7 .1 .3 1.4 2.6 .4 .2 0 .3 .1 -.1 -.4 .2 .2 0 .1 .1 -.5 -.5 .4 .1 0.4 .2 .2 -.7 1.2 .3 0 0.2 .2 .1 -.5 1.0 .2 -.1 2.5 1.7 1.8 -6.6 7.2 3.6 0 2.4 2.0 2.1 -2.7 3.4 3.4 .4 .2 0 -.1 0 .1 .2 .1 1.6 1.2 -.2 -1.0 1.4 -.4 .3 1.2 -.4 4.4 10.4 -.2 .1 2.0 -.2 6.4 .1 -1.4 .3 -1.2 .1 2.3 .1 2.8 .2 16.6 1.7 8.0 1.9 0 0 .4 .1 .1 .2 .1 1.6 1.9 2 CPI-U 12-month changes, 1989 to present Percent Percent 3 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 Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 100.000 ■ 166.7 499.2 167.1 500.7 2.3 ■ 0.2 ■ 0.0 ■ 0.3 ■ 0.3 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ -.Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and egas .............................................. Dairy and related products * ................................................. Fruits and vegetables .... ........................................... Nonalcoholic beverage* 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 ............................ .................................. 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 2.569 1.088 1.440 1.049 2.002 .377 .309 1.316 .320 5.730 .175 986 164.2 163.8 163.7 186.3 147.3 155.7 202.0 134.3 153.7 152.4 148.1 169.3 104.2 165.1 105 5 169.9 164.7 164.2 164.1 184.9 148.5 156.5 202.1 134.5 154.2 152.7 148.6 169.9 104.8 165.6 105.8 170.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 .2 4.0 3.2 1.9 1.4 1.7 -.7 1.8 1.3 2.5 3.4 2.7 .3 .2 .2 -.8 .8 .5 .0 .1 .3 .2 .3 .4 .6 .3 .3 .2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .3 -.1 -.5 3 .1 -.4 .0 .2 1 .0 .1 2 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -.3 -.2 .4 .1 .0 .3 .1 -.7 .3 1.1 .5 .2 .2 .1 -.9 .3 .5 .6 -.1 .3 .5 .5 .2 .6 .3 .3 .3 Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter .......................................... .............................................. Rent of primary residence 3 ..................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... - Owners’ equivalent rent ot primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................ 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 3.574 .934 4.810 .908 164.7 188.0 177.5 117.1 193.0 102.1 131.1 116.0 87.5 124.0 104.1 126.8 104.3 165.0 188.3 177.9 117.1 193.4 102.2 131.4 116.2 89.2 124.1 104.4 126.8 105.0 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.7 2.6 3.0 .6 .3 2.9 .1 2.2 .0 2.9 2 2 .2 0 2 .1 .2 .2 1.9 .1 .3 .0 .7 2 .2 1 6 1 1J .2 .1 1.0 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.1 .5 .7 1.9 .6 .0 .0 .0 .2 2 .2 -.3 .2 .1 .4 .4 2.4 .3 .1 .1 .7 Apparel .......................................................................................... - Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... - Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap parel1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 4.831 1.358 1.939 .272 .876 127.3 128.3 116.1 127.4 125.2 127.5 127.1 117.9 128.3 123.8 -3.1 -2.7 -4.8 3.1 -3.1 .2 -.9 1.6 .7 -1.1 -.4 .2 -.3 -.6 -.6 -.9 -1.1 -2.0 .5 1.0 -.3 -1.7 .8 .7 -1.1 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ - Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... ~ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. « Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 1.914 2.493 2.476 .549 1.624 1.346 144.7 140.6 99.8 142.0 152.3 102.5 101.9 100.0 172.1 200.8 145.7 141.9 99.7 141.4 153.8 107.8 107.2 100.1 172.1 197.1 3.2 3.3 -.2 -1.0 1.8 17.7 17.7 -1.1 2.9 2.5 .7 .9 -.1 -.4 1.0 5.2 5.2 .1 .0 -1.8 -.6 -.4 .1 -.1 .9 -3.0 -3.2 -.3 .2 -2.9 1.2 .9 .3 .1 .9 4.1 4.3 -.2 .2 4.3 .9 1.1 .1 -.1 1.0 5.6 5.6 .0 .1 -1.8 Medical care ................................................................................. - Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ -Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 5.713 1.252 4.461 2.854 1.354 251.1 231.7 255.5 229.8 299.3 251.9 232.5 256.2 230.1 301.3 3.4 4.2 3.2 3.0 4.1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .6 .2 .2 .2 .4 .6 .3 .3 .7 See footnotes at end of table. 4 .1 .7 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 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Recreation 2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 6.120 1.748 102.2 100.6 102.2 100.9 0.9 -.3 0.0 .3 0.0 -.2 0.0 -.1 0.0 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 .................................................................................. - Educational books and supplies ............................................ " Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................... Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... - Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 2.783 2.580 2.327 100.4 106.0 262.3 305.4 95.5 94.9 99.5 101.2 107.5 264.5 309.9 95.6 95.0 99.8 1.1 4.8 6.2 4.8 -2.3 -2.8 -.6 .8 1.4 .8 1.5 .1 .1 .3 .0 .3 .4 .3 -.2 -.3 .1 .2 .5 .3 .4 .0 .0 -.2 .2 .3 .6 .3 .1 .1 .3 .253 .148 30.0 52.9 29.8 50.9 -20.7 -28.4 -.7 -3.8 -3.6 -2.2 .7 -2.9 -.7 -3.8 Other goods and services .......................................................... - Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 .......................................................................... ~ Personal care products 1 ......................................................... - Personal care services 1 ......................................................... —Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 4.624 1.159 3.465 .742 .973 1.491 258.3 356.0 161.1 152.0 171.4 242.9 257.6 350.1 161.4 152.3 171.9 243.9 8.2 27.9 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.5 -.3 -1.7 2 2 3 .4 .2 .2 .2 1.1 -.1 .1 .9 3.3 .0 -.4 .3 .4 -.2 -1.3 .2 .2 3 .4 42.109 16.408 25.702 14.345 4.831 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 .371 3.574 .934 .908 6.963 4.461 10.768 143.9 164.2 131.9 136.7 127.3 146.8 125.6 189.5 195.7 102.1 124.0 104.1 104.3 191.0 255.5 222.6 144.5 164.7 132.5 138.0 127.5 148.8 125.4 189.9 196.1 102.2 124.1 104.4 105.0 190.2 256.2 223.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 4.6 -3.1 8.5 -1.4 2.5 2.8 3.0 .1 2.2 2.9 1.3 3.2 2.9 .4 .3 .5 1.0 .2 1.4 -.2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .3 .7 -.4 .3 .6 -.2 .0 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.5 .0 .1 .3 1.7 .1 .1 .2 -.5 .4 .1 .4 2 .5 1.0 -.9 1.5 .2 .3 .1 -.1 .6 .0 .0 1.0 .2 .3 .4 2 .5 .8 -.3 1.8 .0 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 .7 -.4 .3 .3 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 23.967 2.720 54.316 ■ 167.2 160.1 162.0 133.4 138.7 148.2 150.6 196.5 183.4 108.7 174.3 176.9 143.2 101.3 196.1 $.600 $.200 167.7 160.6 162.5 134.0 139.9 150.0 151.5 196.9 183.8 111.3 174.5 177.1 143.0 106.3 196.5 $.598 $.200 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.0 4.5 8.0 3.2 2.2 2.4 7.2 1.9 1.9 .2 16.4 2.6 - .3 .3 .3 .4 .9 1.2 .6 .2 .2 2.4 .1 .1 -.1 4.9 .2 - .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.1 .2 .1 -1.2 .1 .1 .0 -2.7 .1 - .3 .4 .3 .4 .9 1.4 .5 .4 .3 2.1 .2 .2 .1 4.0 .3 - .3 .2 .3 .5 .8 1.6 .5 .2 .1 2.7 .1 .1 -.1 5.4 .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 shelter4 ............................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Transportation services ............................................................... Medical care services .................................................................. Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of 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 .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 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 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.2 1.7 1.2 3.7 2.4 1.5 3.1 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 .................................................................. 164.2 163.9 163.9 185.1 147.3 156.2 206.2 134.0 153.4 152.7 147.2 168.7 105.0 164.6 104.3 169.0 164.2 163.9 163.9 185.2 147.7 156.1 205.1 134.4 153.5 152.1 147.2 169.1 104.9 164.6 104.4 169.3 164.5 164.2 164.0 185.8 147.6 155.7 204.7 134.9 153.7 152.1 147.7 169.3 104.2 165.1 105.5 170.1 164.8 164.5 164.2 184.2 148.1 156.5 206.0 134.8 154.1 152.8 148.5 169.6 104.8 165.6 105.8 170.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 -1.9 15.1 1.2 2.4 4.8 1.9 18.5 2.7 5.1 2.8 4.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.0 -.8 17.5 4.5 1.8 -1.8 .0 -13.6 .5 4.3 3.0 1.6 2.9 1.0 1.0 .5 3.3 1.4 -14.2 7.3 .9 .8 4.6 -8.5 1.9 -3.4 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.5 .7 -1.9 2.2 .8 -.4 2.4 1.8 .3 3.6 2.2 -.8 2.5 5.9 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.8 -1.3 16.3 2.8 2.1 1.5 .9 1.2 1.6 4.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 1.2 1.2 .6 .7 1.8 -7.0 3.4 1.7 1.3 2.4 -2.6 2.0 -2.1 2.2 4.1 2.8 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ...................................................................... . Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................ 163.3 186.6 176.9 105.0 192.6 100.5 127.3 111.2 87.4 118.9 103.7 126.5 104.1 163.6 187.0 177.1 105.6 192.8 102.2 127.5 111.3 88.3 119.0 103.8 126.7 104.3 163.8 187.1 177.5 105.8 193.0 102.1 128.2 112.1 90.0 119.7 103.8 126.7 104.3 164.1 187.5 177.9 105.5 193.4 102.2 128.7 112.6 92.2 120.1 103.9 126.8 105.0 2.8 4.0 3.8 12.8 3.0 2.9 -2.2 -3.2 -12.7 -2.3 2.4 .3 3.2 .7 1.3 2.8 -12.4 2.8 .8 -.3 -1.1 -13.2 -.3 2.4 -.6 2.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 15.0 2.7 1.6 .6 .4 19.5 -.7 2.7 -.6 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 6.9 4.5 5.1 23.8 4.1 .8 1.0 3.5 1.7 2.6 3.3 -.6 2.9 1.8 -1.2 -2.1 -12.9 -1.3 2.4 -.2 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.6 8.3 2.2 4.2 2.5 2.7 21.6 1.7 1.8 .2 3.3 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 131.9 131.9 123.9 127.6 126.1 131.4 132.2 123.5 126.8 125.4 130.2 130.8 121.0 127.4 126.6 129.8 128.6 122.0 128.3 125.2 -2.7 -1.8 -8.7 24.1 -.3 -7.3 -1.5 -11.0 -14.1 -10.4 4.0 2.5 7.4 3.9 1.9 -6.2 -9.6 -6.0 2.2 -2.8 -5.0 -1.7 -9.9 3.2 -5.5 -1.2 -3.8 .5 3.0 -.5 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 143.9 140.0 100.0 142.7 149.6 99.9 99.3 100.6 171.5 198.4 143.0 139.4 100.1 142.6 150.9 96.9 96.1 100.3 171.8 192.6 144.7 140.7 100.4 142.7 152.3 100.9 100.2 100.1 172.2 200.8 146.0 142.3 100.5 142.6 153.8 106.6 105.8 100.1 172.3 197.1 -1.4 -.6 .8 -1.9 7.9 -8.5 -7.4 .0 4.4 -9.6 -2.5 -3.7 -4.7 -.8 -14.0 -10.8 -11.3 -2.4 2.1 12.7 11.0 11.0 .8 -.8 3.6 81.2 81.1 .0 3.1 11.4 6.0 6.7 2.0 -.3 11.7 29.6 28.9 -2.0 1.9 -2.6 -2.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.4 -3.7 -9.7 -9.3 -1.2 3.2 .9 8.4 8.8 1.4 -.6 7.6 53.3 52.8 -1.0 2.5 4.2 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 249.6 229.0 254.0 228.2 297.6 250.5 229.9 254.9 229.0 298.8 251.2 231.2 255.5 229.5 299.3 252.1 232.5 256.2 230.1 301.3 2.8 4.0 2.6 2.9 2.2 3.5 2.3 3.9 2.7 5.6 3.4 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 6.3 3.5 3.4 5.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.9 3.8 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 See footnotes at end of table. 6 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 1999 July 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Recreation 2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 102.0 100.8 102.0 100.6 102.0 100.5 102.0 100.8 0.0 .0 1.6 .4 2.0 -1.6 0.0 .0 0.8 .2 1.0 -.8 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................ Tuition, other school fees, and c h ild c a re .............................. Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 101.1 107.1 262.4 307.2 95.7 95.2 99.6 101.1 107.4 263.4 308.1 95.5 94.9 99.7 101.3 107.9 264.2 309.4 95.5 94.9 99.5 101.5 108.2 265.8 310.2 95.6 95.0 99.8 2.0 4.7 11.5 3.8 -.4 -.4 2.8 .8 5.9 3.5 6.2 -3.6 -4.4 -2.7 .0 5.0 4.7 5.2 -4.9 -5.3 -3.1 1.6 4.2 5.3 4.0 -.4 -.8 .8 1.4 5.3 7.4 5.0 -2.0 -2.4 .0 .8 4.6 5.0 4.6 -2.7 -3.1 -1.2 30.9 55.7 29.8 54.5 30.0 52.9 29.8 50.9 -22.3 -27.5 -20.8 -31.4 -25.9 -24.2 -13.5 -30.3 -21.6 -29.5 -19.9 -27.3 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .............................................. Personal care 1 .......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Personal care services1 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 256.2 344.1 160.7 150.9 171.0 241.6 256.8 344.9 161.1 152.6 170.9 241.9 259.0 356.3 161.1 152.0 171.4 242.9 258.4 351.5 161.4 152.3 171.9 243.9 3.6 8.1 2.3 .8 2.4 3.6 26.7 140.7 3.6 2.7 4.1 4.4 .9 -5.5 3.3 3.0 4.1 2.0 3.5 8.9 1.8 3.8 2.1 3.9 14.6 61.3 2.9 1.8 3.3 4.0 2.2 1.4 2.5 3.4 3.1 2.9 144.1 164.2 132.3 136.9 131.9 144.6 125.7 188.3 194.4 100.5 118.9 103.7 104.1 190.4 254.0 222.7 143.8 164.2 131.8 136.2 131.4 143.9 125.7 188.5 194.9 102.2 119.0 103.8 104.3 189.5 254.9 223.0 144.4 164.5 132.5 137.6 130.2 146.1 125.9 189.0 195.1 102.1 119.7 103.8 104.3 191.4 255.5 223.6 145.0 164.8 133.2 138.7 129.8 148.8 125.9 189.3 195.5 102.2 120.1 103.9 105.0 190.7 256.2 224.2 .0 2.8 -1.5 -.9 -2.7 -.6 -.9 2.6 4.1 2.9 -2.3 2.4 3.2 -1.1 2.6 3.0 .8 2.7 -.3 1.2 -7.3 5.4 -4.3 1.9 1.3 .8 -.3 2.4 2.0 2.8 3.9 3.1 4.6 1.0 6.9 13.3 4.0 18.1 -.9 3.0 3.6 1.6 -.7 2.7 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 1.5 2.7 5.4 -6.2 12.1 .6 2.1 2.3 6.9 4.1 .8 3.5 .6 3.5 2.7 .4 2.7 -.9 .2 -5.0 2.3 -2.6 2.3 2.6 1.8 -1.3 2.4 2.6 .9 3.3 3.1 3.5 1.2 4.8 9.2 -1.2 15.1 -.2 2.6 2.9 4.2 1.7 1.8 3.3 1.7 3.3 2.6 166.5 159.8 161.4 133.9 138.9 146.0 150.6 195.1 182.2 105.1 174.3 176.9 144.0 98.8 195.4 166.5 159.6 161.3 133.5 138.3 145.6 150.5 195.4 182.4 103.8 174.4 177.0 144.0 96.1 195.6 167.0 160.3 161.8 134.1 139.5 147.6 151.3 196.1 183.0 106.0 174.7 177.3 144.1 99.9 196.1 167.5 160.7 162.3 134.8 140.6 150.0 152.1 196.5 183.2 108.9 174.9 177.5 143.9 105.3 196.4 1.5 .8 1.5 -1.5 -.3 .0 .5 1.0 2.3 -5.4 2.1 1.8 -.3 -9.0 3.0 1.2 1.5 1.3 -.3 .6 4.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 -5.1 1.9 1.8 .8 -11.3 2.1 4.2 3.6 3.8 6.9 13.1 16.6 6.6 2.7 2.9 28.1 2.3 2.5 .6 75.8 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.7 5.0 11.4 4.0 2.9 2.2 15.3 1.4 1.4 -.3 29.0 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 -.9 .1 2.3 1.2 1.6 2.1 -5.2 2.0 1.8 .3 -10.1 2.5 3.3 2.9 3.0 4.8 9.0 14.0 5.3 2.8 2.6 21.5 1.9 1.9 .1 50.6 2.7 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 shelter4 ............................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Transportation services ............................................................... Medical care services .................................................................. Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of she lter4 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. 1 2 3 item Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 7 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 percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1999 June to July May to June July to Aug. Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ............................................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. White bread 1 3 .................................................................... Bread other than white 1 3 .................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ........................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 .......................................... Cookies 1 3 ............................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ............................... ........... Other bakery products ......................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 1 3 ................. ............................................... 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 .... Bacon and related products 3 ........................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. Ham .................................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................ Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ....................................................................... Frankfurters 1 3 .................................................................. Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................... Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ................................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ...................................................... Poultry 1 .................................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 3 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 .................................. Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ......................................... Canned fish and seafood 3 .............................................. Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 ............................................. Eggs .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole m ilk 1 3 ............................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ......................................... Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ........................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 ...................................... 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 .546 .071 .318 .158 .998 .292 .144 .272 - * .290 2.569 2.448 1.607 .731 .276 .131 .274 .049 .544 .183 .126 .120 .116 .332 .500 .389 .112 .341 .190 .150 .121 1.088 .421 .322 .186 .159 See footnotes at end of table. 8 166.7 499.2 167.1 500.7 2.3 0.2 0.0 " " ' 164.2 163.8 163.7 186.3 176.7 166.8 196.2 152.9 101.9 190.6 104.1 192.6 196.8 105.0 185.2 187.4 183.6 190.1 174.1 226.8 164.7 164.2 164.1 184.9 175.7 167.2 194.7 152.0 102.2 189.0 103.1 190.6 195.1 105.8 184.9 186.5 183.0 186.1 173.6 217.5 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.1 2.1 1.4 -.1 2.9 1.3 1.1 .7 2.6 3.3 1.8 .5 2.8 .1 -1.7 .3 .3 .2 .2 -.8 -.6 .2 -.8 -.6 .3 -.8 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 .8 -.2 -.5 -.3 -2.1 -.3 -4.1 189.8 147.3 148.5 142.2 138.9 116.6 101.4 103.1 99.4 146.9 96.7 149.7 101.7 149.5 160.1 144.9 93.4 146.7 142.4 99.6 163.6 101.5 157.3 101.1 158.0 156.9 102.4 184.4 104.6 103.4 130.6 189.6 148.5 149.2 142.8 138.8 117.4 101.0 102.5 99.4 147.6 96.3 150.1 100.7 150.6 161.0 146.0 94.6 148.7 143.7 100.8 162.8 -.2 .2 .3 .4 1.3 .7 .7 2.3 .9 -1.5 -.7 -1.4 .2 -.3 -.3 -2.9 -2.9 1.8 .7 1.8 -2.5 -.3 -.7 -1.3 -.6 1.3 .9 2.0 -.5 -2.3 -3.4 4.0 2.2 1.3 3.4 6.5 2.6 5.1 -.1 .8 .5 .4 -.1 .7 -.4 -.6 .0 .5 -.4 .3 -1.0 .7 .6 .8 1.3 1.4 .9 1.2 -.5 .8 .8 1.3 .5 .7 .4 1.0 -.3 .4 9.5 .5 .1 .5 -.4 2.1 .3 -1.0 NA 158.5 101.9 160.0 157.7 103.1 185.2 105.6 103.1 131.1 NA NA 119.5 155.7 102.8 148.7 103.9 159.4 158.8 108.2 130.8 156.5 102.9 149.5 103.5 162.7 159.2 107.1 0.3 0.3 .0 .0 .0 .1 .7 .2 .7 .0 .5 -.4 1.0 .9 1.6 -.1 -.6 -.9 .0 1.0 -.1 -1.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.3 .6 -.5 -.2 .1 .7 .0 -.3 .2 .7 .8 1.4 -.8 1.0 -.8 1.8 .2 .2 .1 -.9 -.9 -.2 -.8 -.5 .3 -.8 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 .8 -.2 -.5 -.3 -1.8 -.3 -4.1 -.7 .3 .1 .0 1.5 2.6 .3 1.0 -.1 -1.0 .5 -.7 .0 -1.2 -1.1 -1.2 -.1 -1.7 -4.6 -.7 -3.9 .7 1.2 .1 2.0 -.8 -.4 -.1 -1.5 -1.5 4.7 -.1 .0 -.7 .6 -.5 1.1 -.5 .9 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 -2.0 1.7 .2 .2 .3 1.3 -.6 1.9 1.8 1.3 .1 -.3 .4 1.4 .4 -.4 .3 .3 .1 -1.4 .1 1.1 .6 -.9 1.1 -.1 -6.1 -.3 -.5 -.6 -.4 -.3 -1.8 1.7 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 -.6 .2 -.4 -.6 .0 -.4 -.4 -1.3 -1.0 -.7 -.8 -.1 1.3 1.4 .9 1.2 -.5 .8 .8 1.6 .5 .7 .5 1.0 -.3 .5 4.0 .5 .1 .5 -.4 2.1 .3 -1.0 " 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 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 1 2 ..................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 3 ....................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes .................................................... .......................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Canned fru its 1 2 3 ............................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ..................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Frozen vegetables 3 ............................................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................... 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 1 ................................................................................... Roasted c o ffe e 1 3 ............................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ..................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other sw eets1 2 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ....................................................... B u tte r1 3 ............................................................................... Margarine 3 ........................................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 ........................................ ......................... Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 ............................................................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ..................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 .................................................................................. 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 3 .............................................................. Baby food 1 2 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Prepared salads 1 2 3 ........................................................... Food away from home 1 ............................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ...................................... Food at employee sites and scho ols1 2 .................................. Food from vending machines and mobile ve n d o rs1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ 1.440 1.111 .581 .094 .108 .127 .251 .530 .093 .059 .111 .267 .328 .177 ■ .104 • .047 ■ 1.049 .767 .400 .055 .311 .282 .149 ■ .133 2.002 .377 .073 .227 .078 .309 .107 .083 .119 1.316 .108 .224 .269 .295 ■ ■ ■ ■ .101 .320 ■ 5.730 3.002 1.664 .668 .221 .175 See footnotes at end of table. 9 202.0 234.8 264.9 206.9 159.9 181.1 397.3 82.1 206.0 205.0 196.0 218.6 206.7 105.6 106.9 106.8 107.6 104.7 153.7 102.8 101.3 134.3 102.5 118.9 105.0 102.1 96.8 155.0 202.1 234.8 266.2 211.2 160.0 189.8 416.4 78.5 204.8 212.1 202.0 198.9 206.3 105.7 106.5 106.9 107.2 106.0 155.2 102.2 101.2 134.5 102.5 117.9 107.2 103.0 97.1 155.5 NA NA NA NA 104.0 153.7 152.4 137.4 102.3 105.2 148.1 112.1 147.7 153.6 102.1 103.0 103.9 169.3 200.4 147.8 160.3 175.9 101.4 101.6 103.3 176.2 106.9 104.2 104.5 154.2 152.7 138.1 102.2 105.9 148.6 112.3 148.7 152.3 104.1 102.3 102.3 169.9 200.6 146.4 162.2 177.3 101.2 103.2 104.0 176.6 106.5 104.8 NA NA 165.1 104.5 103.6 102.2 101.3 105.5 165.6 104.6 103.9 103.4 101.4 105.8 3.2 3.5 7.0 -.8 -.1 19.6 30.7 3.8 -.4 10.1 -1.8 -9.0 -1.1 2.1 2.8 4.1 2.0 1.7 1.1 .8 .4 1.9 2.8 1.1 5.6 4.7 -.6 -4.0 ■ 3.6 1.4 1.7 .8 1.7 2.1 -.7 -3.5 -7.1 -.4 2.6 -.6 .5 1.8 3.0 -.1 2.2 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.6 4.0 1.3 ■ 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 .8 3.4 0.0 .0 .5 2.1 .1 4.8 4.8 -4.4 -.6 3.5 3.1 -9.0 -.2 .1 -.4 .1 -.4 1.2 1.0 -.6 -.1 .1 .0 -.8 2.1 .9 .3 .3 ■ .5 .3 .2 .5 -.1 .7 .3 .2 .7 -.8 2.0 -.7 -1.5 .4 .1 -.9 1.2 .8 -.2 1.6 .7 .2 -.4 .6 ■ .3 .1 .3 1.2 .1 .3 -0.5 -.6 -.1 .9 3.7 9.6 1.6 -15.0 -1.2 -2.2 -4.4 -.2 -1.6 -.4 -.1 .1 -.4 -1.2 -1.5 .4 .5 .3 .3 1.0 .6 .4 -.6 -1.0 ■ -.4 ; .1 -.4 -.2 -.3 -.6 .0 1.7 3.1 .1 .2 -1.1 -1.2 .2 .1 .8 .9 -.1 .4 1.3 .9 -.4 .0 -.1 ■ .0 .1 .1 -1.2 .0 .1 -0.2 -.5 -3.0 .1 -3.0 2.2 -.2 -10.9 2.5 1.9 -1.3 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.6 .8 1.4 .6 1.1 .3 .9 4 -.2 4 .5 -.4 .5 .2 ■ .9 .1 .0 -.7 .2 -.4 .3 .6 2.6 -2.1 .1 .5 1.5 .1 -.4 .1 .4 .5 -.9 1.8 -.1 .3 1.0 -.7 ■ .3 .4 .3 .5 .0 1.1 0.6 .8 -.4 .8 4.2 4.8 -6.8 -4.4 2.2 2.0 3.1 -9.0 3.4 .1 -.4 .1 -.4 1.2 .2 -.6 -.1 -.1 .0 -1.2 2.1 .9 .3 .3 ■ " .5 .3 .5 .4 -.1 .7 .5 .2 .7 -.4 2.0 -.7 -1.5 .2 .3 -.9 1.2 .6 -.2 1.6 .7 .1 -.4 .6 ■ .3 .1 .3 1.2 .1 .3 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 3 ................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 ................... Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from h o m e 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ...................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ...................................... .986 .627 .333 .109 .184 .360 - 169.9 153.9 152.1 156.3 155.9 156.5 149.7 201.2 103.4 104.4 104.2 170.2 154.0 151.9 156.6 156.2 156.7 150.1 202.0 104.1 104.7 104.4 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.6 1.9 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.5 0.2 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .1 .3 .4 .7 .3 .2 0.2 .1 .1 .3 -.2 .6 .0 .4 .2 .0 .6 0.5 .6 .6 .3 .6 .3 .5 .0 -.3 .3 .3 0.3 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .1 .5 .5 .7 ,3 .2 Housing .............................. .............................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 4 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 4 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................. ........ Fuels and utilities ...................................................... .................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 6 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...................................................... Electricity 4 ................................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ........................................ Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................... 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 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ....................................................................... Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Laundry equipm ent1 3 ............................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 8 ....................................................... 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 sup plies1 2 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products1 2 .............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic service s1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 .237 2.139 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 .155 .073 3.574 2.521 1.053 .934 .683 .250 4.810 .353 .088 .110 .155 1.139 .322 .621 .184 .358 .210 ■ .141 .536 .223 .152 .078 .083 .640 .162 .328 .876 .405 .212 .260 .908 .322 .263 .106 .104 164.7 188.0 177.5 117.1 240.8 252.8 193.0 102.1 131.1 116.0 87.5 82.4 123.5 124.0 132.0 110.9 104.1 222.2 264.3 126.8 101.6 102.1 100.7 102.0 135.2 140.8 102.4 102.0 96.9 97.3 109.1 96.4 98.3 116.9 107.5 100.2 97.2 99.6 97.0 100.8 148.6 103.2 105.5 102.9 104.3 105.1 101.8 105.8 107.3 165.0 188.3 177.9 117.1 244.5 252.5 193.4 102.2 131.4 116.2 89.2 84.4 124.6 124.1 131.5 112.4 104.4 222.8 264.7 126.8 100.6 101.9 99.7 100.4 134.7 141.9 101.3 101.8 96.9 97.4 109.5 96.3 97.9 116.5 107.6 99.5 96.2 99.5 97.1 100.6 148.9 102.8 106.8 103.1 105.0 105.1 103.4 105.7 107.6 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.5 3.6 2.6 3.0 .6 .3 2.9 4.2 .0 .1 -.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.8 .0 -.7 -.5 1.0 -2.1 -1.0 .1 -1.2 -2.7 -3.3 -2.0 -2.2 -5.1 -3.2 -1.5 -4.8 -3.4 -4.0 -.4 -1.1 -.1 1.9 2.3 2.8 .8 2.9 2.8 1.8 2.4 5.9 .2 .2 .2 .0 1.5 -.1 .2 1 2 .2 1.9 2.4 .9 .1 -.4 1.4 .3 .3 .2 .0 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 -1.6 -.4 .8 -1.1 -.2 .0 .1 .4 -.1 -.4 -.3 .1 -.7 -1.0 -.1 .1 -.2 .2 -.4 1.2 .2 .7 .0 1.6 -.1 .3 .2 .2 .1 .6 .5 .7 .1 1.7 .2 .1 1.0 .9 1.5 .1 -.6 1.6 .1 .0 .2 .2 -1.2 .2 -1.1 -2.0 .0 -1.8 .8 .5 -.5 .0 -.5 -1.3 .3 .3 1.6 -1.7 2.6 -.1 .0 -.1 .9 1.4 1.7 -.5 .2 .8 -.6 .9 .3 .1 .1 .2 .2 .5 .1 .1 -.1 .5 .7 1.9 2.9 -.5 .6 .5 1.0 .0 -.2 .4 .0 1.3 .4 2.4 1.0 .3 1.0 .3 -1.1 .0 -.3 -1.1 .6 -1.6 -.3 -3.8 -.7 -1.6 .2 1.0 -.3 .1 -.2 .7 .4 .0 .0 .0 .2 .0 .2 .2 .2 -.3 .1 -.3 .2 .1 .4 .4 2.4 2.9 1.5 .3 -.3 1.9 .1 .1 .2 .1 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 -1.6 -.4 .8 -1.1 -.2 .0 .1 .4 -.1 -.4 -.3 .7 -.7 -1.0 -.1 .1 -.2 .2 -.4 1.2 .2 .7 .0 1.6 -.1 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 10 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 1998 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. E xpenditure 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 ^ 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 ^ 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’ apparel * ..................................................... Jewelry and watches ® ................................................................... Watches ® .......................... ........................................................... Jewelry ® ........................................................................................ 4.831 1.358 1.069 .245 .271 .314 .223 .289 1.939 1.651 .121 .220 .857 127.3 128.3 132.3 132.6 136.0 94.8 133.4 112.9 116.1 115.9 103.1 101.8 90.7 127.5 127.1 130.8 130.6 133.4 94.3 132.2 112.7 117.9 118.0 105.4 101.5 94.8 -3.1 -2.7 -2.2 -4.9 .5 -4.5 .7 -4.6 -4.8 -5.2 -8.6 -4.2 -6.1 0.2 -.9 -1.1 -1.5 -1.9 -.5 -.9 -.2 1.6 1.8 2.2 -.3 4.5 -0.4 .2 -.2 1.1 .1 -4.0 .1 2.1 -.3 -.2 -.2 .5 -4.0 -0.9 -1.1 -.5 -1.2 .1 -3.2 -.2 -2.5 -2.0 -2.6 -1.5 -6.0 -7.6 -0.3 -1.7 -1.9 -4.0 -.7 -.5 .1 -1.4 .8 1.0 -3.8 1.1 4.5 .430 .288 .876 .277 .215 .384 .272 .387 .069 .317 100.7 117.8 125.2 129.4 127.5 120.6 127.4 141.2 121.2 146.8 98.8 117.5 123.8 129.0 122.9 120.2 128.3 141.0 120.9 146.7 -2.7 -2.6 -3.1 -2.1 -5.9 -2.2 3.1 -1.0 -3.0 -.5 -1.9 -.3 -1.1 -.3 -3.6 -.3 .7 -.1 -.2 -.1 -2.6 -1.3 -.6 .7 -1.0 .6 -.6 -2.0 -1.8 -2.2 -2.5 1.3 1.0 .8 2.6 -.1 .& .6 -1.6 1.3 -1.9 -.2 -1.1 -.3 -2.3 -1.1 .7 -.6 -.4 -.9 Transportation ................ ........ ......................................................... Private transportation ............. ....................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. New cars and trucks 23 ....................................................... New cars 3 ................................................................................ New trucks 3 7 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 3 ® ................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck rental ^ 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline unleaded regular3 .................................................. Gasoline unleaded midgrade 3 ® ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............................................... Other motor fuels ^ 2 ............................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................ Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires ^ 2 ................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ^ 3 ................. Motor oil coolant and fluids * 3 .............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work ^ .......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ^ ............................ Motor vehicle repair ^ 2 .............................................................. Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 12 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 4 .......................... Parking and other fees ^ 2 ......................................................... Parking fees and tolls ^ 2 3 ..................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................ Public transportation ^ ..................................................................... Airline fare ^ ................................................................................... Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Ship fare 1 2 3 ............................................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................... 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 144.7 140.6 99.8 142.0 98.5 138.6 151.5 165.0 152.3 105.0 102.5 101.9 99.9 105.9 103.2 96.2 100.0 97.4 98.8 107.2 130.2 172.1 182.1 159.5 104.4 252.9 103.7 101.6 108.6 109.0 102.8 200.8 223.3 163.6 102.6 172.6 145.7 141.9 99.7 141.4 98.1 138.0 150.9 166.7 153.8 105.6 107.8 107.2 105.4 111.2 108.0 98.6 100.1 97.0 99.3 107.6 131.1 172.1 183.0 159.5 104.4 252.7 103.8 101.7 108.6 108.8 102.8 197.1 217.2 163.4 101.7 171.8 3.2 3.3 -.2 -1.0 -1.0 -1.4 .3 2.7 1.8 .3 17.7 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 8.6 -1.1 -2.0 -.2 .0 -.4 2.9 2.1 2.9 3.0 .2 1.5 .9 2.5 2.4 1.8 2.5 4.5 1.7 -3.1 -2.2 .7 .9 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.4 1.0 1.0 .6 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 2.5 .1 -.4 .5 .4 .7 .0 .5 .0 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .0 -1.8 -2.7 -.1 -.9 -.5 -.6 -.4 .1 -.1 -.3 -.1 .1 .4 .9 -.2 -3.0 -3.2 -3.5 -2.0 -2.8 .9 -.3 -.7 .1 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .4 .2 .2 .2 .0 .4 .4 .3 -2.9 -4.8 1.1 .6 .1 1.2 .9 .3 .1 -.4 .1 .1 .2 .9 .3 4.1 4.3 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 -.2 -.3 -.1 .1 -.7 .2 .7 .3 .1 .2 .3 .1 .7 .9 .2 4.3 6.5 1.7 .9 .0 .9 1.1 .1 -.1 -.4 -.1 -.1 1.0 1.0 .6 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.0 2.5 .0 -.4 .5 .4 .7 .1 .5 .0 .0 .1 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .0 -1.8 -2.7 .2 -.9 -.5 - 1.914 .138 2.493 2.476 - .017 .549 .267 .282 1.624 .119 .513 .970 2.502 .642 .424 .195 - 1.346 .834 .185 .322 See footnotes at end of table. 11 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure cate gory Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .............. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ........... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services 4 ............................................................ Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................ Dental services 1 4 ................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 .............................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 6 ....................... Hospital and related services 4 ............................................... Hospital services 1 4 1 0 .......................................................... Inpatient hospital services 1 3 4 10 ..................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ....................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 4 1 0 ............................ 5.713 1.252 .845 .407 .272 .135 4.461 2.854 1.468 .835 .278 .272 1.354 1.303 .051 251.1 231.7 274.4 149.3 177.4 176.6 255.5 229.8 236.9 247.6 145.7 158.5 299.3 109.3 107.8 245.9 111.5 251.9 232.5 276.1 148.9 176.7 176.8 256.2 230.1 237.0 248.4 146.0 158.6 301.3 110.0 108.4 248.5 112.2 3.4 4.2 6.0 .6 .2 1.5 3.2 3.0 2.6 4.6 1.1 2.4 4.1 4.1 3.6 5.8 3.8 0.3 .3 .6 -.3 -.4 .1 .3 .1 .0 .3 .2 .1 .7 .6 .6 1.1 .6 0.4 .4 .5 .2 .2 .3 .4 .4 .4 .2 .1 .1 .4 .2 .2 .5 .2 0.3 .6 .6 .8 .9 .6 .2 .2 .4 .2 -.5 .4 .2 .6 .6 .4 .2 0.4 .6 .7 -.3 -.4 .1 .3 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 .7 .6 .6 .9 .6 Recreation 2 ............... ................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... Televisions 1 ............................................................................. Cable television 4 7 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 2 ...................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ................................... Audio equipm ent1 ................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ................................. Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ......................................... Pets and pet products 1 ........................................................... Pet food 1 2 3 .......................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .............. Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ...................................... Pet services 1 2 3 ................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 3 .................................................... Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ....................................... Sports equipm ent1 .................................................................. Photography 1 2 .......................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................ Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................... Photographic equipment ' 2 3 ............................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 .................................. Photographer fees 1 2 ^ ........................................................ Film processing 1 2 3 .............................................................. Other recreational goods 2 ........................................................ Toys .......................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 .... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ..... Sewing machines, fabric and sup plies1 2 ............................ Music instruments and accessories 1 2 .................................. Recreation services 2 ................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 .. Admissions 1 ............................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ............ Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ....................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ............................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ............................................... Newspapers and m agazines1 2 ............................................. Recreational books 1 2 .............................................................. 6.120 1.748 .201 .886 .075 .175 .152 .146 .666 .429 .237 .482 .215 .257 .259 .103 .154 .558 .416 - 102.2 100.6 54.5 255.4 77.5 91.9 91.3 93.9 81.4 100.8 103.6 144.9 102.8 100.3 106.7 104.9 107.0 120.6 129.6 110.9 99.8 131.4 99.2 94.5 100.9 NA 102.2 100.9 54.5 256.3 77.2 93.2 88.6 96.7 80.8 101.5 103.4 144.4 102.5 100.0 106.6 104.9 106.9 120.4 129.8 110.4 99.6 131.3 99.3 94.1 100.7 NA .9 -.3 -7.6 3.6 -15.9 -1.8 -10.0 2.9 -4.0 2.4 1.4 .0 .0 -.1 3.9 1.2 4.2 -1.1 3.3 -4.5 -.5 -1.2 -.8 -3.9 .0 - 0 .3 .0 .4 -.4 1.4 -3.0 3.0 -.7 .7 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 .0 -.1 -.2 .2 -.5 -.2 -.1 .1 -.4 -.2 - .0 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.9 -.1 -.6 .3 -1.0 -1.0 .0 -.1 -.1 .1 .3 .3 .2 -.7 .2 -1.5 -.1 .5 .9 -.9 -.5 - .0 -.1 -.5 .3 -1.9 -.3 -1.2 2.1 -.5 -.4 -.2 -.1 .0 .1 -.3 .2 -.1 .4 .9 .0 .4 .9 1.0 .4 .0 - .0 .3 .0 .6 -.4 1.4 -3.0 3.0 -.7 .7 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 .0 -.1 -.2 .2 -.5 -.2 -.1 .1 -.4 -.2 - 100.1 93.0 113.8 92.2 NA 99.8 92.2 112.6 90.9 NA .3 -4.6 -5.6 -5.9 - -.3 -.9 -1.1 -1.4 - -.2 .3 .3 .1 - .2 -.5 -.9 -1.0 - -.3 -1.2 -1.5 -1.4 - .069 .056 1.806 .668 .746 .221 .601 .398 .202 96.5 99.9 107.5 105.1 220.9 108.4 113.2 182.8 185.1 104.8 98.9 96.5 99.7 107.6 105.5 220.1 108.8 112.0 184.6 185.6 105.1 99.0 -.7 -1.0 4.5 2.1 6.3 6.6 5.9 5.2 .2 2.8 -4.7 .0 -.2 .1 .4 -.4 .4 -1.1 1.0 .3 .3 .1 .3 1.2 .7 -1.1 2.3 1.5 2.9 -.2 -.5 .6 -2.7 .4 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .3 .3 .4 -.4 .4 -1.7 .0 -.2 .1 .4 -.4 .4 -1.1 1.1 .3 .3 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 12 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) Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category .059 100.4 106.0 262.3 305.4 314.9 321.7 147.5 109.2 95.5 103.1 165.1 109.5 94.9 99.5 169.8 96.7 71.7 94.7 82.9 101.2 107.5 264.5 309.9 319.5 332.6 148.7 109.7 95.6 103.1 165.1 109.5 95.0 99.8 170.0 97.1 72.1 94.5 82.3 1.1 4.8 6.2 4.8 3.9 6.7 4.9 7.0 -2.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 -2.8 -.6 2.4 -2.8 -3.2 -1.8 -12.4 0.8 1.4 .8 1.5 1.5 3.4 .8 .5 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .3 .1 .4 .6 -.2 -.7 0.0 .3 .4 .3 .2 1.0 .3 .5 -.2 .0 .0 .0 -.3 .1 .5 -.1 -.1 .0 -2.1 0.2 .5 .3 .4 .5 .4 .5 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 -.2 .4 -.7 -1.0 -.2 1.3 0.2 .3 .6 .3 .0 1.4 .6 .5 .1 .0 .0 .0 .1 .3 .1 .4 .6 -.2 -.7 .253 .148 .032 .020 .051 30.0 52.9 89.3 79.4 83.9 29.8 50.9 89.1 99.0 82.3 -20.7 -28.4 -6.6 -4.4 -12.5 -.7 -3.8 -.2 24.7 -1.9 -3.6 -2.2 -.2 -31.0 -1.4 .7 -2.9 2.5 48.4 -.4 -.7 -3.8 -.2 24.7 -1.9 4.624 1.159 1.092 .061 3.465 .742 258.3 356.0 143.9 111.2 161.1 152.0 257.6 350.1 141.3 111.6 161.4 152.3 8.2 27.9 29.3 7.6 2.7 2.6 -.3 -1.7 -1.8 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.8 1.1 .2 1.1 .9 3.3 4.0 .3 .0 -.4 -.2 -1.3 -1.8 .4 .2 .2 .367 102.2 102.1 1.7 -.1 .8 -.2 -.1 .371 .973 .973 1.491 .338 .352 .216 .065 .313 - 164.8 171.4 104.6 242.9 180.0 182.8 103.9 103.3 206.0 104.0 109.6 98.9 158.0 165.7 171.9 104.9 243.9 180.9 184.2 104.1 103.4 205.9 103.9 109.6 97.4 155.9 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.5 5.2 3.7 2.6 1.9 2.7 1.8 4.6 -2.3 -.8 .5 .3 .3 .4 .5 .8 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -1.5 -1.3 1.4 -.1 -.1 .1 .0 .6 .1 -.4 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.2 -.6 .3 .3 .4 .2 .4 -.1 .7 .2 .3 .4 -1.3 -.7 .5 .3 .3 .4 .5 .8 .2 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -1.5 .3 143.9 131.9 136.7 146.8 125.6 189.5 195.7 191.0 222.6 167.2 160.1 162.0 133.4 138.7 148.2 150.6 144.5 132.5 138.0 148.8 125.4 189.9 196.1 190.2 223.9 167.7 160.6 162.5 134.0 139.9 150.0 151.5 2.0 1.9 4.6 8.5 -1.4 2.5 2.8 1.3 2.9 2.3 2.C 2.2 2.0 4.5 8.0 3.2 .4 .5 1.0 1.4 -.2 .2 .2 -.4 .6 .3 .3 .3 .4 .9 1.2 .6 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.5 .0 .1 .3 -.5 .1 .0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.1 .4 .5 1.0 1.5 .2 .3 .1 1.0 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .9 1.4 .5 .4 .5 .8 1.8 .0 .2 .2 -.4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .5 .8 1.6 .5 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 1.137 .337 .892 .052 2.783 .204 .200 .004 2.580 2.327 1.080 1.188 Information and information processing other than telephone Computer information processing services ^ 2 ..................... Other information processing equipment ^ 2 ......................... Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products ............................................. ....................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes ^ 2 ............................. Personal care ^ .......................................... Personal care products i ........................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ^ 2 ....................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 ........... Personal care services ^ ................................................... Haircuts and other personal care services i 2 ...................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Legal services ^ ® .............................................. Funeral expenses ® ................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services ^ 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services ^ ® ........................................................... Checking account and other bank services ^ ^ 3 ...................... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods ^ 2 .................................. Stationery stationery supplies gift wrap 3 ............................. .2è9 Special aggregate indexes Commodities less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food beverages and apparel ................... Rent of shelter 5 ........................................................... 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 .................................................. 42.109 25.702 14.345 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 6.963 10.768 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 S ee footnotes at end of table. 13 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 123.2 196.5 183.4 108.7 174.3 176.9 143.2 101.3 196.1 165.9 149.0 $.6 00 $.2 00 123.7 196.9 183.8 111.3 174.5 177.1 143.0 106.3 196.5 166.4 148.8 $ .5 98 $.2 00 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ........................................................................ Services less rent of s he lter5 ............................................................ 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 ....................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ..................... 3.955 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 23.967 2.720 54.316 8.194 9.067 ■ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 14 -3.2 2.2 2.4 7.2 1.9 1.9 .2 16.4 2.6 1.7 .8 ■ 0.4 .2 .2 2.4 .1 .1 -.1 4.9 .2 .3 -.1 - -0.3 .2 .1 -1.2 .1 .1 .0 -2.7 .1 .2 -.4 * -1.3 .4 .3 2.1 .2 .2 .1 4.0 .3 .0 .6 ■ 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 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. -0.2 .2 .1 2.7 .1 .1 -.1 5.4 .2 -.1 .1 - 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.2 1.7 1.2 3.7 2.4 1.5 3.1 Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ............................................................................................... Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal .......................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ............................................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. White bread * 3 ................................................................... Bread other than white ^ 3 .................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ........................................... Cakes cupcakes and cookies ^ .......................................... Cookies 1 3 ..... ............ .................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes ^ 3 ........................................... Other bakery products ......................................................... Fresh sweetrolls coffeecakes doughnuts ^ 3 ................. Crackers bread and cracker products 3 .......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers ^ 3 ................................... ............................. Meats, poultry fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish .......................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ...................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts ^ 2 .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 2 ................................................. Uncooked other beef and veal ^ 2 .................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Bacon and related products 3 ........................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. Ham .................................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................ Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ........................................................................ Frankfurters 1 3 .................................................................. Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................... Lamb and organ meats ^ 3 ................................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ...................................................... Poultry 1 ................................................................................... Chicken ^ 2 .......................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 3 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts ^ 3 .................................. Other poultry including turkey 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood ................................................................ Fresh fish and seafood ^ 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood ^ 2 ......................................... Canned fish and seafood 3 ............................................... Frozen fish and seafood ^ 3 .............................................. Eaas uy y ° .......................................................................................... .................................*................................................... Dairy and related products 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole milk ^ 3 ............................................................... Fresh milk other than whole ^ 2 3 ......................................... Cheese and related products ^ ............................................... Ice cream and related products * ........................................... Other dairy and related products ^ 2 ...................................... 164.2 163.9 163.9 185.1 175.1 162.0 195.8 152.5 101.3 189.6 103.1 191.4 193.5 104.4 185.0 186.6 185.0 188.3 175.6 221.0 164.2 163.9 163.9 185.2 176.4 162.3 197.1 152.5 101.8 188.9 104.1 193.1 196.5 104.3 183.8 184.9 185.0 186.4 175.5 218.5 164.5 164.2 164.0 185.8 175.8 163.2 196.2 152.2 101.9 190.2 104.1 192.6 196.8 105.0 185.2 187.4 183.6 188.2 174.1 222.4 164.8 164.5 164.2 184.2 174.3 162.8 194.7 151.4 102.2 188.6 103.1 190.6 195.1 105.8 184.9 186.5 183.0 184.8 173.6 213,3 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 .5 .0 .0 -4.2 -.8 2.6 .0 -2.1 8.0 5.6 2.9 -3.4 11.5 7.1 2.7 17.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.0 2.1 2.3 .4 4.6 4.5 1.5 6.8 7.6 6.8 5.1 2.4 6.7 4.3 -6.2 -12.6 -11.7 1.0 1.0 .5 3.3 3.5 4.3 7.7 2.4 4.5 3.4 -2.3 -.6 -6.9 -2.6 22 -.6 9.1 8.0 8.9 12.7 1.5 1.5 .7 -1.9 -1.8 2.0 -2.2 -2.9 3.6 -2.1 .0 -1.7 3.3 5.5 -.2 .2 -4.3 -7.2 -4.5 -13.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 1.8 1.3 1.1 .2 .1 1.8 2.1 3.4 2.7 7.4 5.3 2.7 1.5 3.3 .2 -5.3 1.8 1.2 1.2 .6 .7 .8 3.1 2.6 -.3 4.0 .6 -1.2 -1.1 -1.9 1.3 1.0 -.4 2.2 .1 2.0 -1.1 189.6 147.3 148.3 142.1 138.0 117.5 99.4 101.9 99.3 146.9 95.0 150.9 99.8 148.3 158.7 145.1 93.8 148.6 147.2 99.9 170.9 188.2 147.7 148.4 142.1 140.1 120.5 99.7 102.9 99.2 145.4 95.5 149.9 99.8 146.5 157.0 143.3 93.7 146.1 140.5 99.2 164.2 101.2 156.8 101.0 159.5 156.7 101.3 185.0 105.6 102.3 130.2 189.8 147.6 148.8 142.3 139.9 118.1 101.4 103.1 99.4 145.9 96.7 149.0 101.7 149.2 159.0 143.4 93.4 146.7 142.4 99.6 163.6 101.5 157.3 101.1 157.2 156.9 102.4 186.1 104.6 103.4 130.1 189.6 148.1 149.0 142.1 139.0 118.3 101.0 102.5 99.4 145.3 96.3 147.0 100.7 148.1 157.7 143.3 94.6 148.7 143.7 100.8 162.8 -2.3 -1.9 -1.9 -2.2 -2.3 -5.7 -3.2 .4 2.5 -6.6 -1.6 7.4 -7.7 -6.1 -6.9 -14.6 -13.6 5.6 14.1 3.3 23.1 -15.0 1.8 5.2 4.5 3.8 -8.7 -4.7 -1.2 -.4 1.5 -1.1 -.8 -.8 .3 2.1 6.7 .4 -4.3 -4.8 -1.4 -7.2 -1.1 -2.0 -3.5 -3.1 5.5 -10.6 -.8 7.0 -1.6 -34.8 6.0 -5.4 -9.6 4.2 -13.5 10.0 .4 8.0 -4.6 -5.8 2.8 1.4 2.2 3.7 2.7 -.3 -.8 11.3 5.8 6.5 .8 -1.1 7.6 10.0 12.2 3.7 11.4 2.2 -7.3 2.0 36.9 .0 2.2 1.9 .0 2.9 2.8 6.6 2.4 .4 -4.3 5.6 -9.9 3.7 -.5 -2.5 -4.9 3.5 .3 -9.2 3.7 -17.7 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.8 1.2 2.8 6.8 3.1 1.0 3.2 -5.6 5.6 4.6 4.6 -.7 7.4 1.2 -8.2 2.8 6.2 -4.3 -5.8 -13.3 -2.3 .8 5.3 1.9 6.4 -.6 7.4 8.7 .8 11.1 4.0 3.0 -.4 -3.0 -4.2 -1.7 -1.3 -1.3 -1.0 -.1 .3 -1.4 -2.0 -1.2 -4.0 -4.5 3.1 -4.9 -4.8 -5.0 -5.1 -12.1 2.3 10.5 .8 -10.4 -5.0 -1.9 -2.5 4.4 -5.2 .2 -2.1 3.3 -2.5 -2.2 1.4 1.2 -6.5 4.2 2.4 4.2 .8 1.6 -2.4 -4.3 15.1 11.6 12.2 13.0 15.2 24.4 13.6 3.6 17.5 39.1 33.9 42.7 11.9 -1.0 1.9 -19.8 -14.2 -28.7 -27.8 -28.6 -4.8 -8.3 4.6 9.7 .8 -1.5 -2.9 -.8 5.1 -2.0 .8 -.4 16.3 24.6 22.6 27.0 13.5 11.0 7.6 -6.2 -7.0 -16.2 -16.3 -15.8 .0 -5.2 2.7 NA 155.7 99.8 159.4 153.6 102.1 185.7 105.7 103.9 132.2 NA NA NA NA 128.6 156.2 103.3 150.6 103.7 160.7 160.0 106.9 134.7 156.1 103.3 149.6 104.3 159.9 161.7 106.4 126.5 155.7 102.8 148.7 103.9 159.4 158.8 108.2 131.6 156.5 102.9 149.5 103.5 162.7 159.2 107.1 See footnotes at end of table. NA 158.5 101.9 159.7 157.7 103.1 187.1 105.6 103.1 130.8 15 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 1.2 3.2 2.4 -.8 3.0 -55.9 -9.4 146.2 3.8 24.6 37.4 128.3 -2.5 -4.6 -2.7 .0 -3.8 -6.4 -.3 -5.4 -3.1 2.4 4.1 .7 6.0 7.1 -3.2 -13.3 9.9 4.8 1.9 -1.8 2.0 -3.8 18.5 47.1 86.1 4.5 3.2 -.8 3.2 2.7 -2.3 -3.0 -2.5 5.9 1.6 2.4 9.3 -11.3 2.0 5.1 2.8 2.4 2.4 6.5 .8 4.0 4.5 4.0 23.5 -10.1 -8.7 33.6 233.6 3.9 -13.8 8.2 -34.3 -36.5 -24.1 6.0 3.5 4.0 5.5 9.3 3.2 5.7 7.4 1.8 7.8 -.3 15.6 7.4 .0 -2.8 2.7 -1.8 .0 2.1 2.8 5.2 -13.6 -33.7 -52.2 1.6 8.9 2.8 -.4 .5 3.6 .3 2.6 -1.4 5.7 6.8 .8 10.1 5.2 4.3 3.0 4.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 7.3 8.1 19.6 1.0 -12.1 83.1 21.4 64.7 -3.8 2.3 14.9 -36.3 12.5 4.3 5.9 8.8 3.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 -.4 .9 -.8 3.1 -10.4 .8 .0 2.6 -1.9 .8 4.6 4.8 2.8 8.7 -8.5 -19.8 -35.0 2.3 -9.9 .8 4.4 1.9 11.0 2.8 -1.0 1.1 1.6 -18.3 -7.4 8.9 6.3 -3.4 2.0 1.6 3.2 .8 .4 2.3 -0.4 -1.5 -13.3 7.5 20.5 89.8 -20.5 -72.4 14.5 6.6 -10.5 -25.8 14.8 3.1 4.6 3.8 2.7 2.3 .8 .4 -2.0 2,4 .4 1.0 13.3 3.6 .8 -1.8 3.9 1.8 .3 -2.0 -.8 -1.1 3.6 10.6 28.7 -9.4 9.3 -4.9 -4.9 2.2 .0 -.3 10.2 3.9 -2.7 20.5 6.0 .0 2.7 -.8 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.0 .4 5.9 2.8 3.6 12.5 -5.6 -3.0 -23.3 73.8 59.9 -5.4 16.1 -5.0 20.4 -14.0 .6 .4 2.0 .8 1.2 1.5 .0 2.0 2.1 5.9 .2 10.7 7.2 -1.6 -8.2 6.2 1.5 .9 .1 2.4 .6 1.2 -1.2 -5.7 3.0 6.0 1.0 1.4 1.6 .6 -1.4 .0 2.2 3.6 4.6 5.0 -1.2 3.5 4.7 2.9 3.4 2.0 4.0 1.2 2.8 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 ..................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 3 ....................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tom atoes1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 12 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ............................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ...................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Frozen vegetables 3 ............................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 .................................. 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 1 .................................................................................... Roasted coffee 1 3 ............................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ..................................... Other beverage materials including tea 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 ....................................................... B u tte r1 3 ............................................................................... Margarine 3 ........................................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 ................... Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 ............................................................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 .................................................................................. 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 3 .............................................................. Baby food 12 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Prepared salads 1 2 3 .......................................................... Food away from home 1 ............................................................... 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 ven dors1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ 206.2 239.6 277.0 196.8 155.2 161.7 362.9 108.3 206.1 191.5 207.7 214.3 210.6 104.9 105.3 105.9 106.5 105.4 153.9 102.1 101.7 134.0 102.4 118.3 103.9 102.1 96.9 156.2 205.1 238.2 276.7 198.6 160.9 177.2 368.7 92.1 203.7 187.2 198.5 213.8 207.2 104.5 105.2 106.0 106.1 104.1 151.6 102.5 102.2 134.4 102.7 119.5 104.5 102.5 96.3 154.7 204.7 236.9 268.4 198.8 156.1 181.1 367.8 82.1 208.7 190.7 196.0 218.6 210.9 105.6 106.9 106.8 107.6 104.7 153.3 102.8 101.3 134.9 102.5 120.0 105.0 102.1 96.8 155.0 206.0 238.7 267.3 200.4 162.6 189.8 342.7 78.5 213.2 194.6 202.0 198.9 218.0 105.7 106.5 106.9 107.2 106.0 153.6 102.2 101.2 134.8 102.5 118.6 107.2 103.0 97.1 155.5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 103.5 153.4 152.7 137.9 102.4 106.2 147.2 109.5 139.6 156.1 101.8 103.6 103.6 168.7 197.8 146.5 158.3 175.6 101.9 98.5 102.5 175.7 105.8 105.0 103.1 153.5 152.1 137.6 102.1 105.6 147.2 111.4 143.9 156.2 102.0 102.5 102.4 169.1 197.9 147.7 159.7 175.4 102.3 99.8 103.4 175.0 105.8 104.9 104.0 153.7 152.1 136.7 102.3 105.2 147.7 112.1 147.7 152.9 102.1 103.0 103.9 169.3 197.2 147.8 160.3 176.3 101.4 101.6 103.3 175.5 106.9 104.2 104.5 154.1 152.8 137.2 102.2 105.9 148.5 112.3 148.7 152.3 104.1 102.3 102.3 169.6 197.8 146.4 162.2 177.3 101.2 103.2 104.0 175.7 106.5 104.8 NA NA NA NA 164.6 104.0 103.2 102.9 101.3 104.3 164.6 104.1 103.3 101.7 101.3 104.4 165.1 104.5 103.6 102.2 101.3 105.5 165.6 104.6 103.9 103.4 101.4 105.8 See footnotes at end of table. 16 3.4 3.2 1.8 4.2 2.9 86.5 -1.7 -32.6 5.0 4.5 1.4 -31.3 13.6 3.7 5.3 6.3 3.2 2.3 ,9 1.6 -1.2 1.7 -.2 2.1 .8 2.2 .4 .4 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.3 1.0 3.7 -2.6 -5.8 -8.6 -3.7 -.8 -2.1 -.4 2.0 5.4 1.2 4.5 2.5 -.6 -.8 -1.0 4.3 4.5 -2.1 2.2 1.9 3.0 1.4 .4 4.1 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................ Whiskey at home 3 ................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 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 ...................................... 169.0 153.1 151.3 155.4 155.3 155.2 148.6 200.3 103.5 104.1 103.3 169.3 153.2 151.5 155.8 155.0 156.1 148.6 201.1 103.7 104.1 103.9 170.1 154.1 152.4 156.3 155.9 156.5 149.4 201.2 103.4 104.4 104.2 170.6 154.3 152.3 156.5 156.2 156.7 150.2 202.2 104.1 104.7 104.4 2.7 2.7 4.1 2.6 5.9 2.1 1.4 2.9 2.4 9.7 4.0 2.9 2.4 1.9 2.4 1.3 2.4 2.2 3.5 6.9 -5.3 -1.2 1.7 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.1 -.3 3.3 1.2 4.3 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.3 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.3 2.3 4.3 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.6 2.2 1.8 3.2 4.6 2.0 1.4 2.8 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.0 3.6 1.8 3.3 3.5 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 4 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 4 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities .......................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil .......................... ........................................................... Other household fuels 6 .......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...................................................... Electricity 4 ........................... .................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 ..................................................... W ater and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ........................................ Garbage and trash collection 1 7 .............................................. 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 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1 2 ................ Other furniture 12 ...................................................................... Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Laundry equipm ent1 3 ............................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 8 ....................................................... 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 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 ............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 163.3 186.6 176.9 105.0 242.2 241.1 192.6 100.5 127.3 111.2 87.4 81.8 124.3 118.9 126.6 109.5 103.7 221.9 262.8 126.5 101.5 101.5 99.4 103.1 134.8 141.9 101.3 102.6 97.4 97.6 110.8 97.1 99.6 116.9 110.0 102.6 96.3 99.5 96.0 101.2 147.1 102.0 103.0 103.0 104.1 104.3 102.4 104.7 107.0 163.6 187.0 177.1 105.6 243.4 242.7 192.8 102.2 127.5 111.3 88.3 82.5 126.2 119.0 125.9 111.3 103.8 222.0 263.3 126.7 100.3 101.7 98.3 101.0 134.8 139.4 102.1 103.1 96.9 97.6 110.3 95.8 99.9 117.3 111.8 100.9 98.8 99.4 96.0 101.1 148.4 103.4 104.8 102.5 104.3 105.1 101.8 105.6 107.3 163.8 187.1 177.5 105.8 244.5 242.9 193.0 102.1 128.2 112.1 90.0 84.9 125.6 119.7 126.5 112.4 103.8 221.6 264.3 126.7 101.6 102.1 100.7 102.0 135.2 140.8 102.4 102.0 96.9 97.3 109.1 96.4 98.3 116.9 107.5 100.2 97.2 99.6 97.0 100.8 148.6 103.2 105.5 102.9 104.3 105.1 101.8 105 8 107.3 164.1 187.5 177.9 105.5 244.8 242.1 193.4 102.2 128.7 112.6 92.2 87.4 127.5 120.1 126.1 114.5 103.9 221.9 264.7 126.8 100.6 101.9 99.7 100.4 134.7 141.9 101.3 101.8 96.9 97.4 109.5 96.3 97.9 116.5 108.2 99.5 96.2 99.5 97.1 100.6 148.9 102.8 106.8 103.1 105.0 105.1 103.4 105.7 107.6 2.8 4.0 3.8 12.8 5.6 13.3 3.0 2.9 -2.2 -3.2 -12.7 -14.8 -4.6 -2.3 -2.8 -1.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 .3 .8 -.4 6.2 -2.3 -4.6 -4.7 -4.2 -5.2 -1.2 -.4 -1.8 -3.1 -2.0 4.8 -4.8 -8.6 .8 -2.0 -5.2 -.8 1.1 2.4 -3.4 2.8 3.2 3.2 -.4 .8 14.1 .7 1.3 2.8 -12.4 4.5 -13.7 2.8 .8 -.3 1.1 -13.2 -14.5 -7.4 -.3 1.0 -3.5 2.4 2.4 3.4 -.6 3.2 -2.7 12.1 .4 1.5 2.0 .8 3.1 -3.2 -2.0 -1.4 -4.3 -2.8 -8.7 -2.1 5.3 -8.5 -2.0 -2.0 -1.2 1.9 .4 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.0 .4 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 15.0 3.9 15.8 2.7 1.6 .6 .4 19.5 24.8 2.0 -.7 .6 -4.3 2.7 2.8 2.5 -.6 -3.1 -.4 -13.6 4.0 -.6 3.5 -1.2 -5.3 -6.7 -4.8 -1.1 -9.7 -1.2 -.3 -5.6 2.4 -7.5 2.4 -1.6 4.1 -.3 3.2 -4.2 -1.9 3.1 3.5 1.6 4.7 3.0 2.0 1.9 2.3 1.9 4.4 1.7 1.7 6.9 4.5 5.1 23.8 30.3 10.7 4.1 -1.6 19.6 .8 .0 2.9 1.0 -3.5 1.6 1.2 -10.1 -.3 .0 .0 -3.1 -2.0 -.8 -4.6 -3.3 -6.7 -1.4 -6.4 -11.5 -.4 .0 4.7 -2.4 5.0 3.2 15.6 .4 3.5 3.1 4.0 3.9 2.3 1.7 2.6 3.3 -.6 5.0 -1.1 2.9 1.8 -1.2 -2.1 -12.9 -14.7 -6.0 -1.3 -.9 -2.3 2.4 2.4 2.9 -.2 2.0 -1.6 9.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.4 -1.7 -1.1 -2.2 -1.2 -1.6 -3.7 -2.4 -2.2 -3.5 -1.9 -4.0 -2.0 -3.6 -1.0 1.5 1.4 .4 2.4 2.6 2.4 .8 .6 9.3 2.5 2.8 2.6 8.3 4.1 8.5 2.2 4.2 2.5 2.7 21.6 27.5 6.2 1.7 -.5 7.0 1.8 1.4 2.7 .2 -3.3 .6 -6.5 -3.3 -.4 1.7 -.6 -4.2 -4.4 -2.8 -2.9 -6.5 -4.0 -.9 -6.0 -4.8 -4.0 1.2 1.5 .8 2.3 3.2 5.3 -.8 3.3 3.3 2.8 4.3 2.7 See footnotes at end of table. 17 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 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 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’ ap pare l1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 6 ..................... ............................................. Watches 6 ..................................................................................... Jew elry6 ................... .................................................................... 131.9 131.9 135.8 136.5 137.8 102.0 133.5 116.4 123.9 124.5 114.1 109.8 102.3 131.4 132.2 135.5 138.0 137.9 97.9 133.6 118.8 123.5 124.3 113.9 110.4 98.2 130.2 130.8 134.8 136.3 138.1 94.8 133.3 115.8 121.0 121.1 112.2 104.9 90.7 129.8 128.6 132.2 130.8 137.2 94.3 133.4 114.2 122.0 122.3 107.9 106.1 94.8 -2.7 -1.8 -3.2 -9.5 -13.1 23.3 .3 4.4 -8.7 -9.3 -1.7 -1.8 9.8 -7.3 -1.5 2.4 3.9 16.0 -22.1 .3 -14.4 -11.0 -12.4 -15.7 -32.4 -21.6 4.0 2.5 2.7 3.6 2.7 18.8 2.4 .0 7.4 9.2 5.4 45.3 22.2 -6.2 -9.6 -10.2 -15.7 -1.7 -26.9 -.3 -7.3 -6.0 -6.9 -20.0 -12.8 -26.3 -5.0 -1.7 -.4 -3.0 .4 -2.0 .3 -5.4 -9.9 -10.9 -8.9 -18.5 -7.2 -1.2 -3.8 -4.0 -6.5 .4 -6.8 1.1 -3.7 .5 .8 -8.2 12.6 -5.1 106.1 121.2 126.1 128.4 126.2 123.5 127.6 143.2 124.6 148.4 103.3 119.6 125.4 129.3 125.0 122.8 126.8 140.3 122.3 145.2 100.7 121.1 126.6 130.3 128.2 122.7 127.4 141.1 120.3 147.1 98.8 120.8 125.2 129.9 125.3 121.4 128.3 140.3 119.8 145.8 3.6 -4.4 -.3 -1.5 -3.0 3.6 24.1 2.6 -.6 3.3 -2.3 -4.5 -10.4 -4.8 -1.2 -20.5 -14.1 5.1 6.3 4.4 18.0 -.3 1.9 -6.3 -15.7 18.8 3.9 -3.0 -2.2 -2.7 -24.8 -1.3 -2.8 4.8 -2.8 -6.6 2.2 -7.9 -14.5 -6.8 .6 -4.5 -5.5 -3.1 -2.1 -9.3 3.2 3.8 2.8 3.9 -5.8 -.8 .5 -.9 -9.5 5.3 3.0 -5.5 -8.6 -4.8 Transportation ................................................................................... Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 3 ....................................................... New cars 3 ................................................................................ New trucks 3 7 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 3 6 ................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular3 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 9 ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............................................... Other motor fuels 1 2 .................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ................. Motor oil, coolant, and flu id s 1 3 .............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work 1 .......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 4 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 ..................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Ship fare 1 ^ 3 ............................................................................. Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... 143.9 140.0 100.0 142.7 99.2 139.3 151.8 164.9 149.6 104.9 99.9 99.3 97.2 102.8 101.2 92.5 100.6 98.4 98.8 107.0 130.7 171.5 180.9 158.4 104.1 253.1 103.2 101.5 107.4 107.6 102.3 198.4 220.2 159.0 101.1 172.4 143.0 139.4 100.1 142.6 98.9 139.1 152.0 165.5 150.9 104.7 96.9 96.1 93.8 100.7 98.4 93.3 100.3 97.7 98.9 107.1 131.1 171.8 180.8 159.0 104.3 253.6 103.4 101.5 107.8 108.0 102.6 192.6 209.7 160.7 101.7 172.6 144.7 140.7 100.4 142.7 98.5 139.3 152.1 165.8 152.3 105.0 100.9 100.2 98.1 104.3 101.8 96.2 100.1 97.4 98.8 107.2 130.2 172.2 182.1 159.5 104.4 254.2 103.7 101.6 108.6 109.0 102.8 200.8 223.3 163.4 102.6 172.6 146.0 142.3 100.5 142.6 98.1 139.1 152.0 167.4 153.8 105.6 106.6 105.8 103.9 110.0 106.9 98.6 100.1 97.0 99.3 107.6 131.1 172.3 183.0 159.5 104.4 254.5 103.8 101.7 108.6 108.8 102.8 197.1 217.2 163.7 101.7 171.8 -1.4 -.6 .8 -1.9 2.0 -2.0 -.3 .2 7.9 -9.5 -8.5 -7.4 -8.4 -5.8 -6.7 -3.9 .0 -1.6 2.0 3.4 -2.4 4.4 3.8 4.2 6.0 -1.1 3.2 2.4 4.2 4.6 -.4 -9.6 -12.8 4.8 -1.5 -8.2 -2.5 -3.7 -4.7 -.8 .8 -1.7 .5 1.5 -14.0 -10.1 -10.8 -11.3 -12.0 -11.9 -9.3 -16.3 -2.4 -2.4 -2.0 -2.2 .3 2.1 .2 2.6 2.4 .5 .4 .8 .4 -.4 1.6 12.7 22.8 -9.7 -13.4 .5 11.0 11.0 .8 -.8 -2.4 -1.7 .5 3.2 3.6 21.1 81.2 81.1 89.9 68.0 67.9 33.8 .0 1.6 -2.8 -3.3 -.6 3.1 -.2 2.0 2.3 -.8 .0 -.4 .7 1.1 4.0 11.4 17.7 .5 1.2 .7 6.0 6.7 2.0 -.3 -4.4 -.6 .5 6.2 11.7 2.7 29.6 28.9 30.6 31.1 24.5 29.1 -2.0 -5.6 2.0 2.3 1.2 1.9 4.7 2.8 1.2 2.2 2.3 .8 4.5 4.5 2.0 -2.6 -5.3 12.4 2.4 -1.4 -2.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.4 1.4 -1.8 .1 .9 -3.7 -9.8 -9.7 -9.3 -10.2 -8.9 -8.0 -10.3 -1.2 -2.0 .0 .6 -1.1 3.2 2.0 3.4 4.2 -.3 1.8 1.6 2.3 2.1 .6 .9 3.5 -2.7 -7.7 -3.9 8.4 8.8 1.4 -.6 -3.4 -1.1 .5 4.7 7.6 11.5 53.3 52.8 57.5 48.4 44.6 31.4 -1.0 -2.0 -.4 -.6 .3 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.7 .7 1.2 .2 2.6 2.8 3.0 4.2 5.6 6.3 1.8 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 18 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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category 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 services ................................................................... Professional services 4 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 4 ............................................................... Dental services 1 4 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care ^ 4 ® .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 ® ........................... Hospital and related services 4 ................................................... Hospital services 4 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services ^ 3 4 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ........................................... ......................... .... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 4 249.6 229.0 271.2 147.8 175.5 174.9 254.0 228.2 234.7 246.4 146.3 157.8 297.6 108.4 107.0 244.1 111.1 250.5 229.9 272.6 148.1 175.9 175.5 254.9 229.0 235.6 247.0 146.4 158.0 298.8 108.6 107.2 245.3 111.3 251.2 231.2 274.1 149.3 177.4 176.6 255.5 229.5 236.5 247.6 145.7 158.6 299.3 109.3 107.8 246.2 111.5 252.1 232.5 276.1 148.9 176.7 176.8 256.2 230.1 236.8 248.4 146.0 159.1 301.3 110.0 108.4 248.3 112.2 2.8 4.0 4.7 .8 -1.8 6.1 2.6 2.9 3.0 4.1 -1.9 3.9 2.2 1.9 1.5 3.8 .0 3.5 2.3 5.4 -1.9 -2.3 -1.1 3.9 2.7 1.7 6.8 -.8 3.1 5.6 7.4 7.4 5.5 8.8 3.4 4.3 6.3 .5 2.3 -3.1 3.0 3.2 2.2 4.3 8.3 -.5 3.6 1.1 .4 6.8 2.6 4.1 6.3 7.4 3.0 2.8 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.3 -.8 3.3 5.1 6.0 5.3 7.1 4.0 3.1 3.2 5.1 -.5 -2.0 2.4 3.3 2.8 2.4 5.5 -1.4 3.5 3.9 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.8 5.3 6.9 1.8 2.5 .6 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.8 3.7 1.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 6.9 3.3 Recreation 2 ..................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ..................................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 4 7 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 .......................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ....... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ....................................... Audio equipment ....................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media ^ 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 2 .............................................. Pets and pet products * ............................................................... Pet food 1 2 3 .............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................... Pet services including veterinary ^ 2 ........................................... Pet services 1 2 3 ........................................................................ Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ......................................................... Sporting goods ^ ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles ^ ............................................ Sports equipment 1 ....................................................................... Photography ^ 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies .................................... Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ....................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 3 ................................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Photographer fees 1 2 * ............................................................. Film processing 1 2 3 .................................................................. Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 ........ Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ......... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies * 2 ................................. Music instruments and accessories ^ 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ...................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... Admissions ^ ................................................................................. Admission to movies theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ................. Admission to sporting events ^ 2 3 ............................................ Fees for lessons or instructions ®................................................ Recreational reading materials ^ ................................................... Newspapers and magazines ^ 2 ................................................. Recreational books ^ 2 ................................................................. 102.0 100.8 55.0 253.6 79.7 92.3 93.0 91.7 82.6 102.2 103.8 145.2 102.9 100.1 106.7 104.4 106.9 121.0 128.3 112.6 99.5 129.5 97.3 95.0 101.4 102.0 100.6 54.8 253.4 79.0 92.2 92.4 92.0 81.8 101.2 103.8 145.0 102.8 100.2 107.0 104.7 107.1 120.1 128.5 110.9 99.4 130.2 98.2 94.1 100.9 102.0 100.5 54.5 254.2 77.5 91.9 91.3 93.9 81.4 100.8 103.6 144.9 102.8 100.3 106.7 104.9 107.0 120.6 129.6 110.9 99.8 131.4 99.2 94.5 100.9 102.0 100.8 54.5 255.6 77.2 93.2 88.6 96.7 80.8 101.5 103.4 144.4 102.5 100.0 106.6 104.9 106.9 120.4 129.8 110.4 99.6 131.3 99.3 94.1 100.7 .0 .0 -7.9 6.1 -15.9 -.8 -2.4 -3.4 -7.4 3.7 1.2 -1.4 -.8 -2.4 6.0 .4 6.8 -.7 2.2 -3.1 -.4 -1.8 2.0 -6.8 .8 1.2 2.0 -4.9 -5.9 -5.7 1.6 .4 -7.4 2.9 -14.2 -7.0 -12.8 -2.1 9.0 4.5 1.2 -.3 -1.9 2.0 3.9 5.1 3.1 -1.0 5.8 -5.8 -1.2 -1.8 -3.5 2.5 -.4 2.0 -1.6 -11.5 2.2 -21.2 -3.0 -6.2 -4.2 -8.3 4.4 4.8 4.0 4.4 .4 6.2 -2.6 7.0 -.7 .3 -1.4 -.8 -6.5 -9.3 -7.2 2.4 .0 .0 -3.6 3.2 12.0 4.0 -17.6 23.7 -8.4 -2.7 -1.5 -2.2 -1.5 -.4 -.4 1.9 .0 -2.0 4.8 -7.6 .4 5.7 8.5 -3.7 -2.7 .8 .2 -7.6 4.5 -15.1 -4.0 -7.8 -2.7 .5 4.1 1.2 -.8 -1.4 -.2 4.9 2.7 4.9 -.8 4.0 -4.4 -.8 -1.8 -.8 -2.2 .2 - 1.0 -.8 -7.6 2.7 16.7 4 -12.1 8.8 -8.3 .8 1.6 .8 1.4 .0 2.9 -.4 3.5 -1.3 2.5 -4.5 -.2 -.6 -.8 -5.5 -.2 - -3.2 -2.1 -2.4 -5.4 3.7 -5.8 -6.1 -3.8 -1.2 -5.5 -8.1 -8.7 -.6 -3.5 -4.2 -5.5 1.2 -5.6 -7.1 -6.3 1.7 -3.9 1.6 5.5 -2.5 -1.6 -4.1 3.9 .2 3.2 -5.3 -2.8 .8 5.9 4.7 6.4 5.6 9.9 6.0 1.1 2.4 -.8 -4.5 -5.5 7.0 1.9 12.6 13.9 9.7 5.9 2.2 .8 4.4 3.0 5.0 3.4 -3.3 9.2 8.9 8.7 5.3 -2.5 5.1 -16.0 -.6 -1.6 3.7 5.1 1.8 2.0 2.7 4.9 .6 2.8 -3.1 -.8 -.4 5.2 -.8 10.9 11.4 9.2 5.6 -.2 2.9 -6.3 NA NA NA NA 100.1 92.9 114.4 93.0 99.9 93.2 114.7 93.1 100.1 92.7 113.7 92.2 99.8 91.6 112.0 90.9 NA NA NA NA 95.8 98.5 106.8 106.4 215.3 106.5 109.7 183.5 186.8 103.8 103.4 96.1 99.7 107.5 105.2 220.3 108.1 112.9 183.1 185.8 104.4 100.6 96.5 99.9 107.6 105.1 220.9 108.4 113.2 183.9 185.1 104.8 98.9 96.5 99.7 107.7 105.5 220.1 108.8 112.0 185.9 185.6 105.1 99.0 See footnotes at end of table. 19 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 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Education and communication 2 .................................................. Education 2 ................................................................................ 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 school8 ............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees 12 .............. Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................ Postage 1 ............................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................. Information and information processing 12 ............................. Telephone services 12 .......................................................... Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................................. Telephone services, long distance charges 12 .................. Interstate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 2 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 2 ................................ Computer information processing services 1 2 ..................... Other information processing equipment1 2 .......................... Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................ Cigarettes 1 2 ........................................................................... Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ............................. Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 .................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements Haircuts and other personal care sen/ices 1 2 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ Legal services 1 6 ................................................................... Funeral expenses 6 ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 6 ............................................................. Checking account and other bank sen/ices 1 2 3 ................ Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ............................. 101.1 107.1 262.4 307.2 317.7 323.7 147.2 108.6 95.7 103.1 165.1 109.4 95.2 99.6 168.2 97.5 72.5 94.9 85.8 101.1 107.4 263.4 308.1 318.3 326.8 147.6 109.1 95.5 103.1 165.1 109.4 94.9 99.7 169.1 97.4 72.4 94.9 84.0 101.3 107.9 264.2 309.4 320.0 328.0 148.4 109.2 95.5 103.1 165.1 109.5 94.9 99.5 169.8 96.7 71.7 94.7 82.9 101.5 108.2 265.8 310.2 320.1 332.6 149.3 109.7 95.6 103.1 165.1 109.5 95.0 99.8 170.0 97.1 72.1 94.5 82.3 2.0 4.7 11.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 10.5 -.4 .0 .0 -2.7 -.4 2.8 1.0 4.5 7.2 2.1 -6.2 0.8 5.9 3.5 6.2 4.6 6.1 5.4 7.8 -3.6 12.1 12.5 6.7 -4.4 -2.7 1.7 -5.8 -6.7 -5.3 -112 0.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.5 6.0 5.0 5.7 -4.9 .4 .0 15.2 -5.3 -3.1 2.7 -7.8 -10.3 -2.1 -16.3 1.6 4.2 5.3 4.0 3.1 11.5 5.8 4.1 -.4 .0 .0 .4 -.8 .8 4.3 -1.6 -2.2 -1.7 -15.3 1.4 5.3 7.4 5.0 4.1 4.7 4.3 9.2 -2.0 5.9 6.1 1.9 -2.4 .0 1.3 -.8 .0 -1.7 -8.7 0.8 4.6 5.0 4.6 3.8 8.7 5.4 4.9 -2.7 .2 .0 7.5 -3.1 -1.2 3.5 -4.8 -6.3 -1.9 -15.8 30.9 55.7 87.3 77.5 85.4 29.8 54.5 87.1 53.5 84.2 30.0 52.9 89.3 79.4 83.9 29.8 50.9 89.1 99.0 82.3 -22.3 -27.5 -20.8 -1.2 -9.8 -20.8 -31.4 -6.1 .0 -8.4 -25.9 -24.2 -5.7 -68.3 -17.8 -13.5 -30.3 8.5 166.3 -13.7 -21.6 -29.5 -13.7 -.6 -9.1 -19.9 -27.3 1.1 -8.2 -15.8 256.2 344.1 139.5 109.7 160.7 150.9 256.8 344.9 138.4 110.9 161.1 152.6 259.0 356.3 143.9 111.2 161.1 152.0 258.4 351.5 141.3 111.6 161.4 152.3 3.6 8.1 12.2 5.9 2.3 .8 26.7 140.7 146.1 13.6 3.6 2.7 .9 -5.5 -3.9 4.1 3.3 3.0 3.5 8.9 5.3 7.1 1.8 3.8 14.6 61.3 66.2 9.7 2.9 1.8 2.2 1.4 .6 5.6 2.5 3.4 101.6 102.4 102.2 102.1 -.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.2 2.2 163.5 171.0 104.4 241.6 179.6 180.8 103.9 103.0 205.3 103.6 109.2 100.2 159.2 165.8 170.9 104.3 241.9 179.6 181.8 104.0 102.6 205.5 103.7 109.2 100.2 158.9 164.8 171.4 104.6 242.9 180.0 182.6 103.9 103.3 206.0 104.0 109.6 98.9 157.8 165.7 171.9 104.9 243.9 180.9 184.0 104.1 103.4 205.9 103.9 109.6 97.4 158.2 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.6 5.0 4.1 3.6 -.8 1.0 -.8 1.9 4.9 2.8 2.8 4.1 4.0 4.4 7.8 3.8 3.2 5.6 6.7 5.6 11.1 -6.9 -4.7 3.5 4.1 4.3 2.0 5.3 -.4 2.7 1.2 2.2 1.2 4.1 4.5 1.5 5.5 2.1 1.9 3.9 2.9 7.3 .8 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.5 -10.7 -2.5 2.3 3.3 3.4 4.0 6.4 4.0 3.4 2.4 3.8 2.4 6.4 -1.2 -1.0 4.5 3.1 3.1 2.9 4.1 3.3 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.2 2.8 -3.4 -.5 144.1 132.3 136.9 144.6 125.7 188.3 194.4 190.4 222.7 166.5 159.8 161.4 133.9 138.9 143.8 131.8 136.2 143.9 125.7 188.5 194.9 189.5 223.0 166.5 159.6 161.3 133.5 138.3 144.4 132.5 137.6 146.1 125.9 189.0 195.1 191.4 223.6 167.0 160.3 161.8 134.1 139.5 145.0 133.2 138.7 148.8 125.9 189.3 195.5 190.7 224.2 167.5 160.7 162.3 134.8 140.6 .0 -1.5 -.9 -.6 -.9 2.6 4.1 -1.1 3.0 1.5 .8 1.5 -1.5 -.3 .8 -.3 1.2 5.4 -4.3 1.9 1.3 2.8 3.1 1.2 1.5 1.3 -.3 .6 4.6 6.9 13.3 18.1 -.9 3.0 3.6 2.8 2.6 4.2 3.6 3.8 6.9 13.1 2.5 2.7 5.4 12.1 .6 2.1 2.3 .6 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.7 5.0 .4 -.9 .2 2.3 -2.6 2.3 2.6 .9 3.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 -.9 .1 3.5 4.8 9.2 15.1 -.2 2.6 2.9 1.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 3.0 4.8 9.0 Special aggregate indexes Commodities less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Commodities less food .................................................................. S e e 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 June 1999 May 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ....................................................................... Services less rent of she lter5 ........................................................... 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 ..................................................... 146.0 150.6 128.4 195.1 182.2 105.1 174.3 176.9 144.0 98.8 195.4 166.4 146.7 145.6 150.5 128.0 195.4 182.4 103.8 174.4 177.0 144.0 96.1 195.6 166.8 146.1 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 21 147.6 151.3 126.4 196.1 183.0 106.0 174.7 177.3 144.1 99.9 196.1 166.8 147.0 150.0 152.1 126.1 196.5 183.2 108.9 174.9 177.5 143.9 105.3 196.4 166.7 147.2 0.0 .5 -3.3 1.0 2.3 -5.4 2.1 1.8 -.3 -9.0 3.0 2.0 .0 4.7 1.9 -6.6 2.1 2.0 -5.1 1.9 1.8 .8 -11.3 2.1 2.9 .5 16.6 6.6 4.5 2.7 2.9 28.1 2.3 2.5 .6 75.8 3.3 1.2 1.4 11.4 4.0 -7.0 2.9 2.2 15.3 1.4 1.4 -.3 29.0 2.1 .7 1.4 2.3 1.2 -5.0 1.6 2.1 -5.2 2.0 1.8 .3 -10.1 2.5 2.5 .3 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 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. 14.0 5.3 -1.4 2.8 2.6 21.5 1.9 1.9 .1 50.6 2.7 1.0 1.4 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) Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 Food and beverages 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 ..................................................... 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 ................................................. NA NA NA NA 155.4 155.2 103.5 104.1 103.3 155.2 156.1 103.7 104.1 103.9 155.9 156.5 103.4 104.4 104.2 156.2 156.7 104.1 104.7 104.4 0.6 -1.5 .4 .4 .7 -3.5 .5 -.4 1.0 1.3 4.0 -1.7 .1 2.4 -2.7 -2.4 .0 .7 .2 13.6 .9 1.7 1.4 .3 -4.1 .6 -.2 .5 -3.8 -1.0 3.2 .6 .0 -.2 .9 .4 110.8 110.3 109.1 109.5 .8 -.5 -1.1 .4 -2.2 99.2 139.6 151.9 165.1 98.9 104.7 102.2 107.0 130.7 107.6 102.3 101.1 98.9 139.1 151.9 165.0 96.5 102.7 100.4 107.1 131.1 108.0 102.6 101.7 98.5 138.6 151.5 165.0 99.9 105.9 103.2 107.2 130.2 109.0 102.8 102.6 98.1 138.0 150.9 166.7 105.4 111.2 108.0 107.6 131.1 108.8 102.8 101.7 -.3 -.4 -.2 .4 .4 .7 .6 -.4 .7 -.3 -.1 .0 -.3 -.4 .0 -.1 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 .1 .3 .4 .3 .6 -.4 -.4 -.3 .0 3.5 3.1 2.8 .1 -.7 .9 .2 .9 -.4 -.4 -.4 1.0 5.5 5.0 4.7 .4 .7 -.2 .0 -.9 -1.0 -1.4 .3 2.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 .0 -.4 2.4 1.8 -3.1 107.0 243.6 107.2 244.3 107.8 245.9 108.4 248.5 .2 .8 .2 .3 .6 .7 .6 1.1 3.6 5.8 101.3 191.4 193.5 185.0 186.6 175.6 220.4 189.6 147.7 99.8 154.7 147.2 99.9 170.9 NA 158.6 153.6 132.4 101.8 193.1 196.5 185.0 184.9 175.5 223.7 188.2 148.8 99.8 154.9 140.5 99.2 164.2 101.2 158.5 156.7 130.1 101.9 192.6 196.8 183.6 187.4 174.1 226.8 189.8 149.7 101.7 160.1 142.4 99.6 163.6 101.5 158.0 156.9 130.6 102.2 190.6 195.1 183.0 186.5 173.6 217.5 189.6 150.1 100.7 161.0 143.7 100.8 162.8 NA 160.0 157.7 131.1 NA NA NA NA 150.6 103.7 352.0 105.9 106.5 154.2 101.7 149.6 104.3 383.5 106.0 106.1 151.9 102.2 148.7 103.9 397.3 106.8 107.6 153.7 101.3 149.5 103.5 416.4 106.9 107.2 155.2 101.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 139.6 156.0 103.6 101.9 98.5 102.5 176.4 143.9 155.7 102.4 102.3 99.8 103.4 175.9 147.7 153.6 103.9 101.4 101.6 103.3 176.2 148.7 152.3 102.3 101.2 103.2 104.0 176.6 0.5 .9 1.6 .0 -.9 -.1 1.5 -.7 .7 .0 .1 -4.6 -.7 -3.9 -.1 2.0 -1.7 0.1 -.3 .2 -.8 1.4 -.8 1.4 .9 .6 1.9 3.4 1.4 .4 -.4 .3 -.3 .1 .4 -.7 .6 8.9 .1 -.4 -1.5 .5 3.1 -.2 -1.2 .4 1.3 .9 -.3 -.1 .6 .2 .0 .6 0.3 -1.0 -.9 -.3 -.5 -.3 -4.1 -.1 .3 -1.0 .6 .9 1.2 -.5 2.9 .7 2.6 2.8 .5 -1.7 .3 -.2 -1.4 .2 -.3 .7 1.8 -2.5 -1.3 -.6 -2.3 -.6 -.4 3.6 .8 1.4 1.2 -.9 2.6 -1.3 1.5 -.9 1.8 -.1 .2 .5 .3 -.3 .3 .3 1.3 .5 .4 .5 -.4 4.8 .1 -.4 1.0 .1 .7 -.8 -1.5 -.2 1.6 .7 .2 .2 .1 .7 .3 .2 1.3 3.4 30.7 4.1 2.0 1.1 .4 -7.1 -.4 .5 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.6 3.0 2.6 3.2 2.6 2.5 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 7 ........................................................ Outpatient hospital services 4 7 ..................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 22 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) 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Item May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 Recreation Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ................. Rental of video tapes and discs 2 .................................................. Pet food 2 ......................................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ............................ Pet services 2 .................................................................................. Veterinarian services 2 ................................................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 .................................................. Photographic equipm ent2 .............................................................. Photographer fees 2 .............................. ......................................... Film processing 2 ............................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent2 ................... Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 .................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ........................... Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................... 93.0 91.7 102.9 100.1 104.4 106.9 97.3 95.0 92.4 92.0 102.8 100.2 104.7 107.1 98.2 94.1 91.3 93.9 102.8 100.3 104.9 107.0 99.2 94.5 88.6 96.7 102.5 100.0 104.9 106.9 99.3 94.1 1.0 -2.0 .1 -.3 .4 .5 -.3 -.9 -0.6 .3 -.1 .1 .3 .2 .9 -.9 -1.2 2.1 .0 .1 .2 -.1 1.0 .4 -3.0 3.0 -.3 -.3 .0 -.1 .1 -.4 -10.0 2.9 .0 -.1 1.2 4.2 -.8 -3.9 .0 -.3 -.2 .1 .2 -1.0 -.3 -1.4 .3 -5.9 NA NA NA NA 100.1 93.0 99.9 93.1 100.1 92.2 99.8 90.9 NA NA NA NA 106.5 109.7 108.1 112.9 108.4 113.2 108.8 112.0 1.5 .6 1.5 2.9 .3 .3 .4 -1.1 6.6 5.9 72.5 94.9 72.4 94.9 71.7 94.7 72.1 94.5 -3.1 -.5 -.1 .0 -1.0 -.2 .6 -.2 -3.2 -1.8 103.6 109.2 160.2 103.7 109.2 160.0 104.0 109.6 158.0 103.9 109.6 155.9 .3 .6 .6 .1 ,0 -.1 .3 .4 -1.3 -.1 .0 -1.3 1.8 4.6 -.8 Education and communication Interstate toll calls ........................................................................ Intrastate toll calls ............. ....................................................... ..... Other goods and services Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ..................................... 7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 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. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 23 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 1998 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 1999 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category 0.0 ■ 0.4 ■ 0.2 .3 .3 .2 -.7 1.0 .5 .1 .1 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .4 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .5 -.1 -.4 .3 .0 -.5 .1 .2 -.3 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .1 .0 .3 -.2 -.3 .0 .4 .1 .0 .1 .1 -.5 .3 .8 ,4 .2 .2 .2 -.8 .3 .5 .7 -.1 .3 .6 .6 .2 .5 .4 .5 .2 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.5 2.5 2.9 .6 .3 2.6 .1 2.2 -.4 3.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 1.9 .1 .2 -.2 .6 ,1 2 .2 .3 .1 1.4 .1 .1 1.1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .2 -.1 .6 .6 1.5 .6 .0 .1 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.3 .1 .1 .4 .4 2.4 .3 .1 .0 .6 126.4 127.2 116.0 129.6 124.4 -2.7 -2.1 -4.4 3.7 -3.1 .0 -1.1 1.4 .9 -1.1 -.5 .2 -.5 -.7 -.7 -.7 -1.0 -2.1 .3 1.2 -.5 -1.8 .7 .9 -1.3 143.7 140.9 100.1 143.2 153.7 102.6 102.1 99.5 173.5 195.7 145.0 142.4 100.2 142.6 155.2 107.8 107.3 99.6 173.5 192.5 3.4 3.5 .0 -1.0 1.8 17.6 17.7 -.9 3.0 1.9 .9 1.1 .1 -.4 1.0 5.1 5.1 .1 .0 -1.6 -.5 -.4 .3 .1 .9 -2.8 -2.8 -.3 .2 -2.5 1.2 1.0 .4 -.1 1.0 4.2 4.2 -.3 .2 3.5 1.0 1.3 .3 .1 1.0 5.4 5.6 .2 .0 -1.6 250.3 227.8 255.3 231.4 295.3 251.0 228.4 256.0 231.7 297.3 3.4 3.9 3.2 3.1 4.1 .3 .3 .3 .1 .7 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .6 .2 .2 .3 .2 .5 .2 .1 .7 AH items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 100.000 - 163.3 486.3 163.8 487.8 2.4 ■ 0.3 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 .................................................................. 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 3.065 1.193 1.492 1.184 2.220 .420 .354 1.446 .355 6.133 .216 1.045 163.4 163.0 162.5 186.1 146.8 155.3 201.0 133.1 153.0 152.0 147.8 169.2 103.9 164.9 105.3 169.1 163.9 163.5 162.9 184.8 148.2 156.0 201.2 133.2 153.5 152.6 148.3 169.7 104.4 165.5 105.8 169.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 .2 3.9 3.2 1.9 1.3 1.5 -.7 1.7 .9 2.5 3.5 2.8 Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .................................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................ 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 3.727 .922 4.339 .402 160.7 182.0 177.1 116.7 175.7 102.2 131.1 115.7 87.6 123.6 104.2 124.9 104.8 161.0 182.4 177.5 116.8 176.1 102.3 131.4 115.9 89.3 123.7 104.4 124.7 105.4 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ a p pare l1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 5.199 1.474 1.948 .344 1.057 126.4 128.6 114.4 128.4 125.8 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 1 ................................................................ 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 3.066 3.045 .682 1.690 1.056 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 4.672 .926 3.746 2.415 1.114 See footnotes at end of table. 24 ' ' 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 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Recreation2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 5.925 1.951 101.6 100.4 101.5 100.7 0.4 -.4 -0.1 .3 0.1 -.1 0.0 -.1 -0.1 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................... Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 2.883 2.733 2.519 100.8 106.3 265.0 300.2 96.3 96.0 99.7 101.5 107.7 267.2 304.1 96.5 96.1 99.9 1.2 5.0 6.3 4.9 -1.9 -2.2 -.6 .7 1.3 .8 1.3 .2 .1 .2 .1 .4 .4 .4 -.2 .1 .2 .5 .3 .4 -.1 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .6 .1 .2 .1 .2 .213 .120 31.1 52.5 30.8 50.6 -20.8 -28.9 -1.0 -3.6 -3.1 -2.0 1.0 -2.8 -1.0 -3.6 Other goods and services ........................................... ............... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 .......................................................................... Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 4.981 1.694 3.287 .838 .975 1.253 262.0 356.6 161.3 152.7 171.8 243.2 260.7 350.6 161.6 153.1 172.2 243.8 10.4 28.1 2.8 2.3 3.1 3.8 -.5 -1.7 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 1.1 -.1 .2 1.2 3.4 .0 -.4 .4 .3 -.4 -1.4 .2 .3 .2 .2 46.764 18.011 28.753 15.564 5.199 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 .320 3.727 .922 .402 6.800 3.746 10.144 144.2 163.4 132.7 137.5 126.4 148.1 125.7 185.9 175.3 102.2 123.6 104.2 104.8 188.0 255.3 219.2 144.8 163.9 133.4 138.8 126.4 150.2 125.7 186.3 175.6 102.3 123.7 104.4 105.4 187.4 256.0 220.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 5.7 -2.7 10.0 -1.0 2.4 2.7 2.9 .1 2.2 3.1 1.2 3.2 2.8 .4 .3 .5 .9 .0 1.4 .0 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .6 -.3 .3 .5 -.2 .1 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.3 .1 .1 .2 1.4 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .4 .2 .5 .2 .7 1.3 -.7 1.7 .2 .3 .1 -.1 .6 .0 .0 .7 .2 .2 .4 .2 .5 .9 -.5 2.0 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .6 -.3 .2 .2 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 26.061 49.490 6.994 93.006 76.040 26.531 3.267 49.509 - 163.2 158.0 159.2 134.2 139.4 149.3 150.8 174.7 180.1 108.4 170.9 172.9 143.5 101.8 192.8 $.613 $.2 06 163.7 158.6 159.7 134.8 140.7 151.2 151.7 175.0 180.4 111.1 171.1 173.1 143.3 106.8 193.2 $.611 $.2 05 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 5.6 9.3 3.7 2.0 2.3 8.0 2.0 1.9 .8 16.7 2.5 - .3 .4 .3 .4 .9 1.3 .6 .2 .2 2.5 .1 .1 -.1 4.9 .2 - .0 -.1 .0 -.2 -.5 -.3 .0 .2 .1 -1.2 .1 .1 .1 -2.6 .2 ■ .4 .4 .4 .6 1.2 1.6 .6 .3 .3 2.3 .2 .2 .1 4.1 .3 ~ .2 .3 .3 .6 .9 1.7 .6 .3 .2 2.8 .1 • .1 -.1 5.3 .1 ■ -.1 Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ...................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ............................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ......................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................ .................... Transportation services ............................................................... Medical care services .................................................................. Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less s h e lte r....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... 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 .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................ 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 25 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 annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... 162.7 162.7 163.3 163.7 1.8 1.5 3.5 2.5 1.6 3.0 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and egas .............................................. 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 12 ............ ............................. Food away from home 1 ........................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................... ............................................... 163.4 163.0 162.6 184.8 146.8 155.8 204.9 132.9 152.6 152.4 147.0 168.5 104.7 164.5 104.2 168.1 163.5 163.1 162.8 185.0 147.5 155.7 204.1 133.3 152.6 151.7 147.1 168.8 104.4 164.4 104.5 168.7 163.8 163.3 162.8 185.5 147.2 155.3 204.0 133.8 152.8 151.7 147.2 169.0 103.9 164.9 105.3 169.3 164.1 163.7 163.1 184.0 147.6 156.0 205.4 133.6 153.3 152.6 148.1 169.4 104.4 165.5 105.8 169.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 -1.6 15.2 2.0 2.8 4.8 1.6 18.0 2.7 5.5 3.0 4.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8 -.5 18.4 4.1 1.8 -1.8 .0 -13.2 .5 3.9 3.0 1.2 3.7 .7 .7 .0 3.3 .8 -14.9 5.7 1.2 .5 4.0 -8.0 1.7 -4.5 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.2 -1.7 2.2 .5 1.0 2.1 1.8 .5 3.0 2.2 -1.1 2.5 6.3 3.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 -1.1 16.8 3.0 2.3 1.5 .8 1.2 1.6 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 1.2 1.2 .6 .8 1.5 -7.5 3.3 1.7 1.2 2.3 -2.6 1.9 -2.8 2.1 4.1 2.5 Housing ......................... ................................................................ Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... Household operations 1 2 ......................................................... 159.4 181.2 176.6 104.7 175.4 100.9 127.0 110.6 87.8 118.2 103.7 124.5 104.5 159.6 181.5 176.9 105.0 175.6 102.3 127.1 110.7 88.8 118.3 103.9 124.6 104.8 159.9 181.8 177.3 104.9 175.9 102.2 127.8 111.4 90.1 119.0 103.9 124.7 104.8 160.1 181.9 177.5 104.6 176.1 102.3 128.3 111.9 92.3 119.4 104.0 124.7 105.4 2.6 4.1 3.8 15.9 3.1 3.7 -1.6 -2.8 -12.3 -2.0 2.8 .0 3.6 1.3 1.8 3.0 -12.4 2.6 .4 -.9 -1.4 -13.1 -1.0 2.4 -1.3 2.7 2.5 3.4 3.0 13.7 2.8 2.0 1.0 .7 18.8 -.3 2.3 -1.0 2.7 1.8 1.6 2.1 -.4 1.6 5.7 4.2 4.8 22.1 4.1 1.2 .6 3.5 1.9 3.0 3.4 .8 2.8 2.0 -1.3 -2.1 -12.7 -1.5 2.6 -.6 3.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 6.4 2.2 3.8 2.5 2.7 20.5 1.9 1.8 -.2 3.1 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 130.6 132.1 122.0 128.9 126.7 130.0 132.4 121.4 128.0 125.8 129.1 131.1 118.9 128.4 127.3 128.4 128.8 119.7 129.6 125.6 .0 .0 -3.5 27.0 -.6 -7.6 -1.2 -12.3 -15.6 -9.8 3.8 3.1 6.8 5.5 1.6 -6.6 -9.6 -7.3 2.2 -3.4 -3.9 -.6 -8.0 3.6 -5.3 -1.5 -3.5 -.5 3.8 -.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 1 ................................................................ 142.6 139.9 99.9 143.7 150.9 99.7 99.1 100.1 172.9 193.9 141.9 139.4 100.2 143.8 152.2 96.9 96.3 99.8 173.3 189.0 143.6 140.8 100.6 143.7 153.7 101.0 100.3 99.5 173.7 195.7 145.1 142.6 100.9 143.8 155.2 106.5 105.9 99.7 173.7 192.5 -.9 -.3 2.0 -1.4 7.6 -8.1 -7.8 .0 4.8 -9.6 -3.9 -4.8 -6.2 -1.4 -13.7 -11.6 -11.3 -1.6 2.4 11.1 11.7 12.0 .8 -1.1 3.5 80.6 79.6 -.4 3.1 10.5 7.2 7.9 4.1 .3 11.9 30.2 30.4 -1.6 1.9 -2.9 -2.4 -2.6 -2.2 -1.4 -3.6 -9.9 -9.5 -.8 3.6 .2 9.4 9.9 2.4 -.4 7.6 53.4 53.1 -1.0 2.5 3.6 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 248.7 225.3 253.8 229.8 293.6 249.6 226.0 254.7 230.7 294.5 250.3 227.3 255.3 231.2 295.3 250.9 228.4 255.8 231.5 297.3 2.8 3.3 2.6 3.1 2.3 3.0 2.2 3.2 2.9 5.8 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.6 5.6 3.2 3.0 5.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.9 3.4 3.1 4.2 See footnotes at end of table. 26 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Recreation 2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 101.3 100.5 101.4 100.4 101.4 100.3 101.3 100.6 -0.4 .4 1.2 -.4 1.2 -2.0 0.0 .4 0.4 .0 0.6 -.8 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 ................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................... Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 101.3 107.3 265.1 301.5 96.5 96.2 99.8 101.4 107.7 266.1 302.8 96.4 96.0 99.9 101.6 108.2 266.9 304.1 96.3 96.0 99.7 101.7 108.3 268.6 304.4 96.5 96.1 99.9 2.4 4.3 11.4 4.1 .4 .4 2.8 1.2 6.3 4.2 6.6 -3.2 -4.0 -2.7 -.4 5.4 4.7 5.1 -4.8 -4.8 -2.8 1.6 3.8 5.4 3.9 .0 -.4 .4 1.8 5.3 7.7 5.3 -1.4 -1.8 .0 .6 4.6 5.0 4.5 -2.4 -2.7 -1.2 31.8 55.1 30.8 54.0 31.1 52.5 30.8 50.6 -21.6 -29.2 -22.0 -32.0 -27.0 -25.5 -12.0 -28.9 -21.8 -30.6 -19.8 -27.2 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 .......................................................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 258.6 344.2 160.8 151.6 171.4 241.8 259.4 345.2 161.3 153.3 171.2 242.4 262.4 357.0 161.3 152.7 171.8 243.2 261.4 352.0 161.6 153.1 172.2 243.8 4.1 7.9 2.3 .5 2.4 4.5 36.8 141.8 3.8 2.7 3.9 5.2 -.2 -5.7 3.0 2.1 4.3 2.3 4.4 9.4 2.0 4.0 1.9 3.3 19.4 61.6 3.1 1.6 3.1 4.8 2.1 1.6 2.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 144.2 163.4 132.6 137.3 130.6 145.3 125.5 184.8 174.4 100.9 118.2 103.7 104.5 187.5 253.8 219.1 143.9 163.5 132.2 136.5 130.0 144.8 125.6 185.0 174.7 102.3 118.3 103.9 104.8 187.1 254.7 219.6 144.6 163.8 133.1 138.3 129.1 147.3 125.8 185.6 174.9 102.2 119.0 103.9 104.8 188.5 255.3 220.1 145.2 164.1 133.8 139.6 128.4 150.2 126.0 185.7 175.3 102.3 119.4 104.0 105.4 188.0 255.8 220.5 .8 2.8 -.6 -.6 .0 -.9 -.3 2.7 4.0 3.7 -2.0 2.8 3.6 -.6 2.6 3.2 .8 2.5 .0 2.1 -7.6 8.5 -4.6 2.0 1.9 .4 -1.0 2.4 2.7 2.2 3.2 2.8 4.9 .7 7.2 14.9 3.8 19.1 -1.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 -.3 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.7 2.4 2.8 1.7 3.7 6.9 -6.6 14.2 1.6 2.0 2.1 5.7 4.1 1.2 3.5 1.1 3.2 2.6 .8 2.6 -.3 .8 -3.9 3.7 -2.5 2.3 3.0 2.0 -1.5 2.6 3.2 .8 2.9 3.0 3.8 1.2 5.4 10.8 -1.5 16.6 .3 2.4 2.6 3.8 1.9 1.8 3.1 1.6 3.4 2.5 162.3 157.5 158.6 134.2 139.2 146.7 150.5 173.3 179.0 104.6 170.8 172.9 144.0 99.0 192.4 162.3 157.4 158.6 133.9 138.5 146.3 150.5 173.6 179.2 103.3 171.0 173.1 144.1 96.4 192.7 163.0 158.1 159.2 134.7 140.1 148.6 151.4 174.2 179.7 105.7 171.3 173.5 144.3 100.4 193.2 163.4 158.6 159.6 135.5 141.4 151.2 152.3 174.7 180.0 108.7 171.4 173.6 144.1 105.7 193.4 1.5 .8 1.8 -.6 .3 -.3 .8 .9 2.5 -5.1 2.4 2.4 .8 -8.5 3.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 .0 1.8 7.7 2.5 1.6 1.8 -6.3 2.1 1.9 1.4 -11.6 2.1 4.3 3.9 3.6 7.2 14.4 17.8 6.9 2.3 2.7 31.4 1.7 1.9 .3 76.4 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.9 6.5 12.8 4.9 3.3 2.3 16.6 1.4 1.6 .3 29.9 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.5 -.3 1.0 3.6 1.6 1.3 2.2 -5.7 2.3 2.1 1.1 -10.1 2.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 5.5 10.4 15.3 5.9 2.8 2.5 23.8 1.5 1.8 .3 51.4 2.5 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ...................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter4 ............................................................................ Tenants' and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Transportation services ............................................................... Medical care services .................................................................. Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of 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 .................................................. 1 2 3 item Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in 27 January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 ■ 163.3 486.3 163.8 487.8 Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, commeal .......................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ........................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 .......................................... 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 12 .... Ham ................................................................................... Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ........................................................................ Poultry 1 .................................................................................. 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 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ........................................... 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 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... 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 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 .614 .083 .345 .185 1.075' .329 .146 .295 .304 3.055 2.905 1.968 .907 .354 .157 .339 .057 .671 .222 .150 .153 .147 .389 .575 .458 .117 .363 .212 .151 .149 1.193 .494 .341 .191 .167 1.492 1.148 .590 .104 .113 .131 .242 .558 .103 .066 .127 .262 .344 .190 .106 .048 163.4 163.0 162.5 186.1 175.9 166.5 195.9 152.8 190.6 104.1 105.4 184.4 190.5 146.8 148.2 142.2 138.7 116.5 101.5 103.4 99.9 146.9 96.8 148.6 145.5 93.4 146.3 157.7 101.5 102.6 185.2 104.4 103.5 118.7 155.3 102.9 158.9 159.0 108.5 201.0 233.5 262.4 207.0 160.0 181.1 82.2 206.6 205.8 192.9 215.7 209.3 105.6 106.9 104.7 102.8 163.9 163.5 162.9 184.8 175.0 166.9 194.5 152.1 189.1 103.0 106.2 184.2 186.6 148.2 149.0 142.9 138.7 117.5 100.9 102.6 100.2 147.6 96.4 149.6 146.6 94.8 148.5 158.9 102.2 103.6 186.2 105.6 103.2 129.9 156.0 102.9 162.1 159.5 107.0 201.2 233.7 263.7 211.4 159.7 189.6 78.5 205.7 213.1 198.8 198.0 209.0 105.8 106.6 105.9 102.4 See footnotes at end of table. 28 2.4 ■ 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.1 2.1 1.4 .0 1.3 1.1 3.3 1.9 .1 .2 .4 .5 1.5 .8 .6 2.4 1.6 -1.7 -.7 -1.1 -2.8 -2.3 1.9 -.3 -.6 1.0 .9 1.7 -.4 -3.5 3.9 2.2 6.4 2.6 5.1 3.2 3.5 6.8 -1.0 -.1 19.5 3.7 .0 10.8 -1.8 -8.5 -1.0 2.2 2.9 1.6 .7 0.3 ■ 0.0 *' 0.4 ■ 0.2 ■ .3 .3 .2 -.7 -.5 .2 -.7 -.5 -.8 -1.1 .8 -.1 -2.0 1.0 .5 .5 .0 .9 -.6 .8 .3 5 -.4 .7 .8 1.5 1.5 .8 .7 1.0 .5 1.1 -.3 9.4 .5 .0 2.0 .3 -1.4 .1 .1 .5 2.1 -.2 4.7 -4.5 -.4 3.5 3.1 -8.2 -.1 .2 -.3 1.1 -.4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .8 .4 .7 .3 -.3 1.1 -.2 -.6 -.8 .5 .2 .1 1.4 2.2 .4 1.1 .1 -.8 .7 -.6 -1.4 -.4 -1.7 1.0 1.5 -.6 -.2 .3 -1.3 4.5 -.1 .1 -.4 .9 -.5 -.4 -.4 .1 .8 2.9 9.6 -14.6 -1.0 -2.3 -4.5 .0 -1.8 -.4 .0 -1.1 .5 .2 .1 .0 .3 -.5 .6 -.4 -.5 .6 .1 .8 .7 .9 -.2 .1 .1 -.2 -2.0 1.7 .3 .0 .1 1.3 1.1 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .1 .9 .2 -1.2 1.0 -6.2 -.3 -.4 -.3 -1.9 1.9 .0 -.4 -2.9 -.3 -2.9 2.1 -10.7 2.6 2.1 -1.2 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.6 .8 .1 .2 .2 .2 -.8 -.7 -.4 -.7 -.3 -.8 -1.1 .8 -.1 -1.7 .3 .1 -.1 -.6 .3 -.6 -.8 .3 -.3 -.4 -1.0 -.1 1.5 1.5 .8 .7 1.0 .3 1.1 -.3 4.1 .5 .0 2.0 .3 -1.4 .7 .8 -.6 .8 4.1 4.7 -4.5 2.5 1.9 3.1 -8.2 3.4 .2 -.3 1.1 -.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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. 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 1 ................................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 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 b u tte r1 2 .................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups .................................... ................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 .................................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Baby food 1 2 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Food away from home 1 ............................................................... 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 ...................................... 1.184 .894 .495 .054 .344 .290 .148 .142 2.220 .420 .092 .248 .080 .354 .119 .092 .142 1.446 .107 .251 .298 .309 .125 .355 6.133 3.199 1.772 .711 .235 .216 1.045 .698 .479 .094 .125 .347 133.1 102.4 119.1 104.8 102.1 97.0 153.9 104.1 153.0 152.0 137.6 102.2 105.1 147.8 112.0 102.4 103.1 169.2 201.1 146.9 159.8 176.4 106.7 103.9 164.9 104.4 103.5 101.8 101.2 105.3 169.1 153.5 152.5 155.5 147.4 200.0 133.2 102.4 118.1 106.9 102.8 97.3 154.5 104.5 153.5 152.6 138.3 102.4 105.9 148.3 112.1 104.4 102.5 169.7 201.6 145.4 161.6 177.7 106.5 104.4 165.5 104.5 103.9 103.4 101.3 105.8 169.2 153.4 152.3 155.5 147.9 200.7 1.9 2.7 1.0 5.4 4.6 -.4 -4.1 3.7 1.3 1.5 .6 1.7 2.2 -.7 -3.5 2.7 -.5 1.7 3.4 -.3 2.3 2.4 4.2 .9 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 .7 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.1 3.2 0.1 .0 -.8 2.0 .7 .3 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .2 .8 .3 .1 2.0 -.6 .3 .2 1.0 1.1 .7 -.2 .5 .4 .1 .4 1.6 .1 .5 .1 -.1 -.1 .0 .3 .4 0.3 .2 1.0 .3 .3 -.7 -.9 -.4 .0 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 .1 1.6 .1 -1.1 .2 .1 1.0 1.0 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.1 .1 .1 -1.5 .0 .3 .4 .2 .3 .5 -.3 .4 0.4 -.2 .3 .4 -.3 .5 .1 .7 .1 .0 -.6 .2 -.4 .1 .7 .2 .4 .1 -A -.1 .3 .6 1.1 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .5 .0 .8 .4 .5 .6 .4 .5 .1 -0.1 .0 -1.1 2.0 .7 .3 .4 .4 .3 .6 .4 .2 .8 .6 .1 2.0 -.6 .2 .5 -1.0 1.1 .5 -.2 .5 .4 .1 .4 1.6 .1 .5 .2 .0 -.1 -.1 .5 .5 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 5 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...................................................... Electricity 3 ................................................................................. Utility natural gas service 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ........................................ Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................... 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 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................. Other furniture 1 2 ...................................................................... 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 .141 1.238 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 .123 .078 3.727 2.672 1.056 .922 .684 .238 4.339 .315 .075 .085 .154 1.166 .349 .614 .185 160.7 182.0 177.1 116.7 243.1 251.7 175.7 102.2 131.1 115.7 87.6 82.6 122.5 123.6 131.5 110.3 104.2 219.0 264.6 124.9 101.7 101.8 101.2 102.0 131.6 139.3 101.7 102.2 161.0 182.4 177.5 116.8 246.7 251.6 176.1 102.3 131.4 115.9 89.3 84.6 123.7 123.7 131.0 111.9 104.4 219.5 264.9 124.7 100.6 101.7 100.2 100.2 131.0 140.2 100.5 101.9 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.4 3.5 2.5 2.9 .6 .3 2.6 4.4 -.3 .1 -.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.8 -.4 -.6 -1.1 2.0 -2.0 -1.6 -.3 -1.9 -3.0 .2 .2 .2 .1 1.5 .0 .2 .1 .2 .2 1.9 2.4 1.0 .1 -.4 1.5 .2 .2 .1 -.2 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 -1.8 -.5 .6 -1.2 -.3 .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .1 1.4 .1 .1 1.1 .9 1.8 .1 -.6 1.7 .2 .1 .3 .1 -1.3 -.1 -1.1 -2.0 -.2 -1.9 .7 .4 .2 .2 .2 -.1 .4 -.1 .2 -.1 .6 .6 1.5 2.9 -1.1 .6 .6 1.1 .0 -.2 .3 .1 .9 .4 1.0 1.2 .3 1.0 .4 -1.1 .1 .1 .1 -.3 -.2 -.2 .1 .1 .4 .4 2.4 2.9 1.8 .3 -.3 1.9 .1 .2 .1 .0 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 -1.8 -.5 .6 -1.2 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 29 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ....................................................... 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 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................. Household paper products 12 .................................................. 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 ................................................... .410 .244 .156 .473 .196 .127 .065 .084 .627 .179 .298 .947 .451 .220 .275 .402 .090 .106 .075 .072 96.7 97.2 95.8 98.1 113.9 108.0 99.5 97.9 99.7 97.9 100.6 149.5 103.4 105.2 102.7 104.8 105.1 101.8 106.4 107.2 96.8 97.2 96.0 97.7 113.6 108.0 98.9 96.6 99.6 98.1 100.4 149.9 103.1 106.5 103.0 105.4 105.2 103.5 106.3 107.6 -3.2 -2.1 -5.1 -3.5 -2.5 -5.0 -3.8 -2.7 .1 -.3 .6 2.0 2.6 2.5 .6 3.1 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 0.1 .0 .2 -.4 -.3 .0 -.6 -1.3 -.1 .2 -.2 .3 -.3 1.2 .3 .6 .1 1.7 -.1 4 -0.6 .0 -1.4 .3 -.1 1.9 -1.8 2.7 -.1 .0 .0 .8 1.4 1.6 -.9 .3 .8 -.6 1.0 2 -0.1 -.5 .3 -1.8 -.4 -4.5 -.9 -.9 .4 1.3 -.3 .1 -.2 .3 .4 .0 -.1 .0 3 0 0.1 .0 .2 -.4 -.3 .6 -.6 -1.3 -.1 .2 2 .3 -.3 1.2 .3 .6 .1 1.7 -.1 .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 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’ ap pare l1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................... W atches5 ...................................................................................... Jew elry5 ........................................................................................ 5.199 1.474 1.126 .211 .306 .342 .248 .348 1.948 1.612 .111 .233 .810 126.4 128.6 133.4 132.3 139.3 95.8 133.3 113.8 114.4 113.3 104.5 98.4 90.8 126.4 127.2 131.6 130.5 136.5 95.0 131.9 113.6 116.0 115.4 107.0 99.4 94.7 -2.7 -2.1 -1.6 -4.5 1.0 -4.0 .7 -3.5 -4.4 -4.5 -9.1 -3.1 -5.7 .0 -1.1 -1.3 -1.4 -2.0 -.8 -1.1 -.2 1.4 1.9 2.4 1.0 4.3 .5 2 -.5 .5 .1 -4.0 -.2 2.4 -.5 -.3 .0 1.8 -4.7 -.7 -1.0 -.4 -1.3 .3 -3.0 -.1 -2.7 -2.1 -2.7 -1.6 -6.1 -7.5 -.5 •1.8 -1.8 -3.9 -.8 -.8 -.1 -1.5 .7 .8 -4.7 2.5 4.3 .433 .336 1.057 .372 .257 .428 .344 .375 .073 .302 101.2 119.5 125.8 129.4 127.4 120.8 128.4 139.0 119.9 144.5 98.9 119.0 124.4 128.8 122.8 120.5 129.6 138.9 120.0 144.3 -2.3 -3.1 -3.1 -2.3 -5.5 -2.6 3.7 -.8 -3.0 -.3 -2.3 -.4 -1.1 -.5 -3.6 -.2 .9 -.1 .1 -.1 -2.6 -1.6 -.7 .8 -1.9 -.6 -.7 -1.5 -2.4 -1.4 -2.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 3.0 -.3 .3 .7 -.8 1.0 -2.3 .3 -1.3 -.5 -2.6 -1.0 .9 -.6 .3 -.9 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular8 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ............................................... 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 1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 .108 3.066 3.045 .020 .682 .309 .373 1.690 .120 .490 1.056 143.7 140.9 100.1 143.2 153.7 104.5 102.6 102.1 100.0 106.3 103.3 96.2 99.5 96.6 99.1 173.5 182.5 160.2 104.7 145.0 142.4 100.2 142.6 155.2 105.3 107.8 107.3 105.4 111.4 108.0 98.6 99.6 96.2 99.6 173.5 183.3 160.2 104.7 3.4 3.5 .0 -1.0 1.8 .0 17.6 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 8.7 -.9 -2.0 .0 3.0 2.3 2.9 3.3 .9 1.1 .1 -.4 1.0 .8 5.1 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.5 2.5 .1 -.4 .5 .0 .4 .0 .0 -.5 -.4 .3 .1 .9 -.5 -2.8 -2.8 -3.1 -1.8 -2.6 .9 -.3 -.7 .2 .2 -.1 .5 .1 1.2 1.0 .4 -.1 1.0 .4 4.2 4.2 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 -.3 -.4 -.2 .2 .7 .2 .2 1.0 1.3 .3 .1 1.0 .8 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.4 5.0 2.5 .2 -.4 .5 .0 .4 .0 .0 See footnotes at end of table. 30 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category 2.829 .593 .420 .151 1.056 .568 .120 .360 253.0 103.6 102.0 108.7 195.7 222.4 165.9 171.8 252.8 103.8 102.2 108.7 192.5 216.1 166.0 171.4 0.2 1.5 1.0 2.7 1.9 4.8 .8 -2.2 -0.1 .2 .2 .0 -1.6 -2.8 .1 -.2 0.3 .1 .0 .5 -2.5 -4.7 1.2 .1 0.3 .3 .1 .9 3.5 6.3 1.0 -.1 0.0 .2 .2 .0 -1.6 -2.8 .3 -.2 Medical care ..................................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies ................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 3 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 3 ........... .................................................... Dental services 1 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................... Hospital and related services 3 ............ ...................................... Hospital services 1 3 1 0 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 5 8 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 3 1 0 ................................ 4.672 .926 .589 .337 .246 .091 3.746 2.415 1.294 .684 .258 .179 1.114 1.101 ■ .013 250.3 227.8 274.1 147.2 174.8 177.1 255.3 231.4 238.3 247.0 146.1 162.6 295.3 109.1 107.6 246.5 113.0 251.0 228.4 275.8 146.7 174.0 177.1 256.0 231.7 238.4 247.8 146.3 162.8 297.3 109.8 108.2 248.9 115.8 3.4 3.9 6.0 .1 -.2 1.1 3.2 3.1 2.8 4.6 1.0 2.5 4.1 4.1 3.6 5.6 5.8 .3 .3 .6 -.3 -.5 .0 .3 .1 .0 .3 .1 .1 .7 .6 .6 1.0 2.5 .4 .3 .6 .1 .1 .1 .4 .4 .4 .2 .0 .1 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .6 .6 .8 .9 .5 .2 .2 .4 .2 -.5 .4 .3 .6 .6 .5 .1 .2 .5 .7 -.3 -.5 .0 .2 .1 .1 .3 .1 .3 .7 .6 .6 .8 2.5 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ........................................................................ Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 3 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 ........................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Audio equipm ent1 ........................................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ............................................. Pets and pet products1 ............................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 .......................................... Sporting g o o d s 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles1 ........................................... Sports e q uipm e nt1 ...................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies1 .................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1 2 ................................. Music instruments and accessories1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ...................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... Admissions 1 ................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................ Recreational reading m aterials1 ................................................... Newspapers and m agazines1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 5.925 1.951 .240 .976 .086 .203 .177 .156 .679 .469 .210 .515 .252 .256 .277 .101 .174 .625 .497 .063 .048 1.386 .434 .666 .146 .494 .343 .151 101.6 100.4 53.6 256.6 77.4 92.5 80.7 101.2 103.3 144.3 106.9 122.8 132.8 110.0 99.7 132.0 100.7 92.8 114.9 96.5 100.1 107.7 105.2 219.7 184.3 186.5 104.7 98.9 101.5 100.7 53.5 257.6 77.1 93.5 80.1 101.6 103.0 143.8 106.8 122.6 132.7 109.7 99.5 131.9 100.4 92.0 113.6 96.5 99.9 107.7 105.5 218.8 185.4 187.0 105.0 98.9 .4 -.4 -7.9 3.7 -15.7 -2.3 -4.6 2.4 1.1 -.2 3.9 -1.0 2.9 -4.6 -.7 -1.1 -.4 -4.9 -5.6 -1.2 -1.6 4.7 2.2 6.2 4.4 .5 2.6 -4.3 -.1 .3 -.2 .4 -.4 1.1 -.7 .4 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.9 -1.1 .0 -.2 .0 .3 -.4 .6 .3 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.9 .0 -1.2 -.9 .1 .1 .3 -.7 .2 -1.5 -.3 .6 -.8 .4 .3 .3 .8 .8 -.8 2.1 -.3 -.3 .5 -2.2 .0 -.1 -.6 .3 -1.8 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.1 -.2 .0 .5 1.1 -.1 .1 .8 -.4 -.6 -.9 .0 .3 .2 -.1 .3 .4 -.4 .4 -2.0 -.1 .3 -.2 .4 -.4 1.1 -.7 .4 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.3 -1.2 -1.4 .0 -.2 -.1 .3 -.4 .7 .3 .3 .0 Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education2 ...................................................................................... 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 fe e s 1 2 ............... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 .837 .263 1.061 .052 100.8 106.3 265.0 300.2 314.5 321.2 148.5 109.4 101.5 107.7 267.2 304.1 318.7 331.9 149.7 110.3 1.2 5.0 6.3 4.9 4.2 6.9 4.8 6.8 .7 1.3 .8 1.3 1.3 3.3 .8 .8 .1 .4 .4 .4 .3 .8 .4 .5 .2 .5 .3 .4 .6 .4 .5 .1 .1 .1 .6 .1 .0 1.4 .6 .8 Motor vehicle insurance ............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 31 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 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 1 ..................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 12 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local c h a rg e s 1 3 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 .............................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 .......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... 2.883 .150 .148 .002 2.733 2.519 1.170 1.293 .056 96.3 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.0 99.7 169.3 96.8 83.5 96.5 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.1 99.9 169.5 97.2 82.9 -1.9 3.0 3.0 5.2 -2.2 -.6 2.5 -2.8 -11.9 0.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .2 .1 .4 -.7 -0.1 .0 .0 .0 -.2 .1 .5 -.2 -2.3 -0.1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.2 .4 -.6 -1.6 0.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .2 .1 .4 -.7 .213 .120 .025 .016 .051 31.1 52.5 88.5 81.4 83.1 30.8 50.6 88.4 99.6 81.4 -20.8 -28.9 -6.5 -3.9 -13.1 -1.0 -3.6 -.1 22.4 -2.0 -3.1 -2.0 -.3 -29.4 -1.7 1.0 -2.8 1.5 55.0 -.4 -1.0 -3.6 -.1 22.4 -2.0 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................... ................ Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ......................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 4.981 1.694 1.614 .069 3.287 .838 262.0 356.6 143.8 111.5 161.3 152.7 260.7 350.6 141.2 112.0 161.6 153.1 10.4 28.1 29.1 8.2 2.8 2.3 -.5 -1.7 -1.8 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 -.8 1.2 .3 1.1 1.2 3.4 4.0 .3 .0 -.4 -.4 -1.4 -1.8 A .2 .3 .412 102.1 102.0 1.6 -.1 .7 -.1 -.1 .423 .975 .975 1.253 .313 .269 .218 .051 .270 .220 167.6 171.8 104.7 243.2 180.3 186.9 103.8 103.8 205.0 98.4 168.6 172.2 105.0 243.8 181.0 187.9 104.0 104.0 204.9 96.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.8 5.8 3.9 2.6 2.4 2.8 -2.8 .6 .2 .3 .2 .4 .5 .2 .2 .0 -1.6 1.6 -.1 -.2 .2 .1 .6 .2 -.3 .1 .0 -.7 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 -.2 1.0 .3 -1.6 .6 .2 .3 .2 .4 .4 .2 .2 .0 -1.6 46.764 28.753 15.564 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 6.800 10.144 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 4.141 26.061 49.490 144.2 132.7 137.5 148.1 125.7 185.9 175.3 188.0 219.2 163.2 158.0 159.2 134.2 139.4 149.3 150.8 122.2 174.7 180.1 144.8 133.4 138.8 150.2 125.7 186.3 175.6 187.4 220.3 163.7 158.6 159.7 134.8 140.7 151.2 151.7 122.6 175.0 180.4 2.3 2.6 5.7 10.0 -1.0 2.4 2.7 1.2 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 5.6 9.3 3.7 -2.6 2.0 2.3 .4 .5 .9 1.4 .0 .2 .2 -.3 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 .9 1.3 .6 .3 .2 .2 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.3 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 .0 -.2 -.5 -.3 .0 -.3 .2 .1 .5 .7 1.3 1.7 .2 .3 .1 .7 .2 .4 .4 .4 .6 1.2 1.6 .6 -1.3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .9 2.0 .2 .1 .2 -.3 .2 .2 .3 .3 .6 .9 1.7 .6 -.3 .3 .2 Personal care services1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 5 ........................................................................ Funeral expenses 5 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ..................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 5 ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 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 she lter4 .................................................................................. 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 shelter4 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 32 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 1998 Unadjusted indexes July 1999 Aug. 1999 108.4 170.9 172.9 143.5 101.8 192.8 164.7 146.9 $ .6 13 $ .2 06 111.1 171.1 173.1 143.3 106.8 193.2 165.2 146.9 $.611 $.205 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 ....................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ..................... 6.994 93.006 76.040 26.531 3.267 49.509 9.172 9.200 ■ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 33 8.0 2.0 1.9 .8 16.7 2.5 1.5 .8 • 2.5 .1 .1 -.1 4.9 .2 .3 .0 ■ -1.2 .1 .1 .1 -2.6 .2 .4 -.2 ■ 2.3 .2 .2 .1 4.1 .3 -.1 .5 * 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 2.8 .1 .1 -.1 5.3 .1 .0 .3 ■ 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 annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. 162.7 162.7 163.3 163.7 1.8 1.5 3.5 2.5 1.6 3.0 Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Bakery products ....................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ............................................ Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 .......................................... 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 1 ........................................................................ Poultry 1 .................................................................................. 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 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ........................................... 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 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... 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 2 163.4 163.0 162.6 184.8 174.2 161.5 195.4 152.4 189.6 102.9 104.8 184.2 188.6 146.8 147.9 142.0 138.0 1177 99.4 102.0 99.8 146.3 94.9 147.9 145.8 93.9 148.0 155.7 99.9 102.3 186.6 105.4 103.9 128.1 155.8 103.2 160.0 160.5 107.0 204.9 239.8 272.7 197.6 156.1 161.8 107.9 206.0 192.1 204.5 212.1 213.2 104.8 105.2 105.1 102.2 163.5 163.1 162.8 185.0 175.6 162.1 196.7 152.8 189.1 104.0 104.6 183.1 187.0 147.5 148.2 142.1 140.0 120.3 99.8 103.1 99.9 145.6 95.6 147.0 143.7 93.5 145.5 157.3 101.4 101.7 186.3 105.7 102.5 133.9 155.7 103.3 159.3 162.0 106.5 204.1 238.8 273.0 199.2 160.6 177.4 92.1 203.9 187.6 195.2 212.0 209.4 104.4 105.2 103.9 102.7 163.8 163.3 162.8 185.5 174.8 163.0 195.9 152.0 190.3 104.1 105.4 184.4 188.6 147.2 148.4 142.2 139.7 117.9 101.5 103.4 99.9 145.8 96.8 148.6 143.9 93.4 146.3 157.7 101.5 102.6 186.7 104.4 103.5 125.6 155.3 102.9 158.9 159.0 108.5 204.0 237.9 265.0 198.7 155.9 181.1 82.2 209.1 191.6 192.9 215.7 213.4 105.6 106.9 104.7 102.8 164.1 163.7 163.1 184.0 173.6 162.3 194.5 151.5 188.7 103.0 106.2 184.2 185.3 147.6 148.5 142.0 138.8 118.2 100.9 102.6 100.2 145.3 96.4 147.1 143.8 94.8 148.5 158.9 102.2 103.6 187.3 105.6 103.2 130.7 156.0 102.9 162.1 159.5 107.0 205.4 239.9 263.4 200.3 162.3 189.6 78.5 214.3 195.3 198.8 198.0 220.7 105.8 106.6 105.9 102.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.5 .5 .5 -.2 -3.9 2.6 .0 6.0 3.1 7.1 -1.6 -1.6 -2.2 -2.0 -5.0 -3.5 .8 2.9 -6.3 -1.6 -5.3 -14.0 -12.2 5.3 2.0 5.2 -9.4 -4.2 -2.7 -.8 -4.6 15.2 12.0 14.1 24.3 14.0 2.0 4.0 2.5 -1.2 3.7 -55.9 140.8 5.5 26.6 40.1 126.3 -1.4 -4.2 -2.7 -6.4 -6.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.8 .4 4.3 1.7 6.8 5.1 2.2 -7.2 -.5 -.8 .6 2.4 6.4 .8 -5.1 -3.2 -1.1 -7.2 -4.0 4.9 -9.4 -.5 -6.6 -10.0 9.1 .9 7.2 -4.2 3.3 18.4 39.1 11.9 -.5 1.5 4.1 3.6 23.4 -9.2 -7.8 35.9 5.6 -13.9 9.7 -35.7 -35.3 -23.7 5.6 3.9 8.5 5.7 .7 .7 .0 3.3 3.3 4.1 7.5 2.1 3.0 -2.7 -3.0 2.4 8.2 .8 2.2 3.5 3.0 .3 -.8 12.2 5.4 5.1 .0 7.6 4.2 10.4 1.6 -4.3 -5.8 .0 5.5 1.9 6.4 -18.7 -14.9 -29.2 -4.8 -8.0 5.4 5.7 6.2 18.4 1.4 -10.7 80.5 62.3 -6.0 1.5 15.4 -36.8 11.0 3.9 5.1 1.9 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.2 -1.7 -1.4 2.0 -1.8 -2.3 -1.9 .4 5.5 .0 -6.8 2.2 1.6 .0 2.3 1.7 6.2 2.4 1.6 4.0 6.5 -2.1 -5.4 3.9 1.4 8.5 9.5 5.2 1.5 .8 -2.7 8.4 .5 -1.2 5.4 -2.5 .0 1.0 .2 -13.0 5.6 16.9 88.6 -72.0 17.1 6.8 -10.7 -24.1 14.8 3.9 5.4 3.1 .8 2.6 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.2 1.1 .1 .1 2.2 3.4 5.5 2.7 -.3 -1.1 -1.2 .8 1 .5 -1.4 -2.2 -.2 -3.8 -4.5 -4.7 -5.1 -10.8 2.3 -2.4 -2.7 -.6 -1.7 2.1 -2.5 -.7 16.8 24.8 13.0 11.2 7.6 3.0 3.8 12.5 -5.3 -2.2 -22.6 59.5 -4.7 17.9 -5.1 21.0 -13.3 .6 .6 .8 -.4 1.2 1.2 .6 .8 .9 3.0 2.7 -.1 .5 -1.2 1.1 1.2 .4 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.6 1.0 2.6 7.2 3.5 .4 3.2 2.6 -.7 7.1 1.5 1.9 1.6 2.6 3.5 1.3 1.8 -6.1 -7.5 -16.3 .1 -5.3 2.7 3.3 3.2 1.5 3.5 2.1 84.5 -32.6 4.9 4.1 1.5 -30.7 12.9 3.9 5.3 2.5 1.8 See footnotes at end of table. 34 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 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 1 ................................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ........................................... ....................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other s w eets1 2 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ............... ........................................ Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Other foods ............... .............................................................. Soups ...................................................................... ............... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 ............... .................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Baby food 12 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................. Food away from home 1 ............................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................. Limited service meals and s n a cks1 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 ...................................... 132.9 102.4 118.6 104.1 102.1 97.2 155.1 103.8 152.6 152.4 138.4 102.5 106.0 147.0 109.4 102.1 103.8 168.5 198.5 145.7 157.8 175.9 105.6 104.7 164.5 104.0 103.1 102.8 101.2 104.2 168.1 152.6 151.5 154.1 147.0 199.0 133.3 102.6 119.8 104.4 102.4 96.5 153.7 103.4 152.6 151.7 137.7 102.0 105.5 147.1 111.2 102.2 102.7 168.8 198.6 147.1 159.3 175.8 105.5 104.4 164.4 104.1 103.2 101.3 101.2 104.5 168.7 152.9 152.0 154.9 146.6 199.8 133.8 102.4 120.1 104.8 102.1 97.0 153.9 104.1 152.8 151.7 136.9 102.2 105.1 147.2 112.0 102.4 103.1 169.0 197.9 146.9 159.8 176.8 106.7 103.9 164.9 104.4 103.5 101.8 101.2 105.3 169.3 153.7 152.9 155.5 147.3 200.0 133.6 102.4 118.8 106.9 102.8 97.3 154.5 104.5 153.3 152.6 137.5 102.4 105.9 148.1 112.1 104.4 102.5 169.4 198.8 145.4 161.6 177.7 106.5 104.4 165.5 104.5 103.9 103.4 101.3 105.8 169.6 153.7 152.8 155.3 148.0 200.9 2.8 3.7 .3 5.6 7.5 -2.8 -13.9 10.7 4.8 1.6 -2.0 2.0 -3.4 18.0 45.4 3.2 -.4 2.7 -1.9 -3.0 -2.3 4.9 2.0 5.5 3.0 2.4 2.8 6.5 .4 4.8 2.7 3.0 3.5 2.1 1.4 2.7 1.8 8.6 .3 15.2 7.0 .4 -2.0 2.3 -1.8 .0 1.8 2.8 5.2 -13.2 -33.1 9.3 3.1 .5 3.6 -.6 2.3 -.7 5.6 3.9 3.0 4.0 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.2 3.7 2.9 3.0 3.7 2.5 3.5 1.2 -1.2 2.7 -8.7 1.2 .4 1.8 -.8 .5 4.0 5.4 2.4 7.9 -8.0 -19.2 -9.9 .4 1.7 11.4 3.1 -.5 1.4 5.9 -4.5 1.7 1.9 2.8 .8 .4 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.3 .0 1.4 3.1 2.1 .0 .7 11.2 2.8 .4 -1.5 2.7 1.8 .5 -2.6 -.4 -.4 3.0 10.2 9.3 -4.9 2.2 .6 -.8 10.0 4.2 3.5 -1.1 2.5 1.9 3.1 2.4 .4 6.3 3.6 2.9 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.9 2.3 6.1 .3 10.3 7.2 -1.2 -8.1 6.4 1.5 .8 -.1 2.4 .8 1.2 -1.4 6.2 1.4 1.6 .8 -1.8 .0 2.1 3.8 4.7 3.0 3.2 2.2 3.8 1.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.3 2.9 1.9 3.1 1.7 -.6 1.7 .8 2.0 .4 .1 1.0 1.2 2.3 1.3 1.0 3.7 -2.6 -5.6 -.8 -2.3 1.9 5.9 1.1 4.6 2.8 4.7 -2.8 2.1 1.9 3.0 1.6 .4 4.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.6 2.1 3.5 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 ......................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ....................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............... ....................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 5 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Electricity 3 ................................................................................ Utility natural gas service 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ........................................ Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................... Floor coverings 1 2 ...................................................................... Window coverings 1 2 ................................................................ Other lin e n s1 2 ........................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................. Other furniture 1 2 ...................................................................... 159.4 181.2 176.6 104.7 244.6 240.8 175.4 100.9 127.0 110.6 87.8 82.0 123.8 118.2 126.0 108.9 103.7 218.6 263.1 124.5 102.1 101.5 101.3 102.9 131.4 140.5 100.6 102.9 159.6 181.5 176.9 105.0 245.7 241.4 175.6 102.3 127.1 110.7 88.8 82.7 126.0 118.3 125.2 110.8 103.9 218.9 263.8 124.6 100.8 101.4 100.2 10C8 131.2 137.9 101.3 103.3 159.9 181.8 177.3 104.9 246.8 241.1 175.9 102.2 127.8 111.4 90.1 85.1 124.6 119.0 125.9 112.0 103.9 218.5 264.6 124.7 101.7 101.8 101.2 102.0 131.6 139.3 101.7 102.2 160.1 181.9 177.5 104.6 246.4 240.5 176.1 102.3 128.3 111.9 92.3 87.6 126.9 119.4 125.5 114.1 104.0 218.9 264.9 124.7 100.6 101.7 100.2 100.2 131.0 140.2 100.5 101.9 2.6 4.1 3.8 15.9 6.2 17.2 3.1 3.7 -1.6 -2.8 -12.3 -14.8 -5.2 -2.0 -2.5 -1.1 2.8 2.4 2.7 .0 .8 -1.2 10.1 -3.9 -5.0 -3.6 -5.4 -6.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 -12.4 4.1 -14.1 2.6 .4 -.9 -1.4 -13.1 -14.5 -7.1 -1.0 1.3 -7.0 2.4 2.2 3.3 -1.3 1.6 -2.3 9.0 .0 .9 .3 .4 3.1 2.5 3.4 3.0 13.7 4.2 14.7 2.8 2.0 1.0 .7 18.8 25.3 1.6 -.3 .0 -.7 2.3 2.4 2.6 -1.0 1.2 -1.6 -5.7 6.9 -.9 3.2 -2.0 -5.3 1.8 1.6 2.1 -.4 3.0 -.5 1.6 5.7 4.2 4.8 22.1 30.2 10.4 4.1 -1.6 20.5 1.2 .6 2.8 .6 -5.7 .8 -4.3 -10.1 -1.2 -.9 -.4 -3.8 1.9 3.0 3.4 .8 5.1 .3 2.8 2.0 -1.3 -2.1 -12.7 -14.7 -6.2 -1.5 -.6 -4.1 2.6 2.3 3.0 -.6 1.2 -1.7 9.6 -1.9 -2.1 -1.7 -2.5 -1.5 2.2 2.5 2.5 6.4 3.6 6.8 2.2 3.8 2.5 2.7 20.5 27.8 5.9 1.9 -.8 9.4 1.8 1.5 2.7 -.2 -2.3 -.4 -5.0 -2.0 -1.1 1.2 -1.2 -4.5 See footnotes at end of table. 35 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 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 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ....................................................... 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 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 ............................. ...... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services 12 ...................................................... ......... Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 97.4 97.7 96.9 99.6 114.5 110.8 102.2 96.2 99.4 96.6 100.9 148.2 102.2 103.2 103.2 104.5 104.4 102.4 105.0 107.0 96.8 97.7 95.5 99.9 114.4 112.9 100.4 98.8 99.3 96.6 100.9 149.4 103.6 104.9 102.3 104.8 105.2 101.8 106.1 107.2 96.7 97.2 95.8 98.1 113.9 107.8 99.5 97.9 99.7 97.9 100.6 149.5 103.4 105.2 102.7 104.8 105.1 101.8 106.4 107.2 96.8 97.2 96.0 97.7 113.6 108.4 98.9 96.6 99.6 98.1 100.4 149.9 103.1 106.5 103.0 105.4 105.2 103.5 106.3 107.6 -1.2 .0 -3.1 -1.2 4.5 -3.8 -8.7 3.3 -1.6 -6.0 1.6 1.1 2.8 -3.8 2.0 3.6 3.6 .0 .4 11.9 -2.8 -2.0 -4.7 -4.7 -9.5 -4.5 4.5 -11.1 -1.2 .4 -1.6 1.9 .8 4.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 1.6 1.5 6.7 -6.3 -4.4 -9.0 -.4 -1.4 -3.2 2.4 -4.1 2.5 -1.6 4.5 .3 3.2 -3.0 -1.2 2.7 3.5 1.2 2.7 3.0 -2.4 -2.0 -3.7 -7.4 -3.1 -8.4 -12.3 1.7 .8 6.4 -2.0 4.7 3.6 13.4 -.8 3.5 3.1 4.4 5.0 2.3 -2.0 -1.0 -3.9 -2.9 -2.7 -4.2 -2.3 -4.2 -1.4 -2.8 .0 1.5 1.8 .2 2.2 3.2 3.0 .8 1.0 9.3 -4.4 -3.2 -6.3 -4.0 -2.3 -5.8 -5.2 -1.2 1.6 2.3 1.2 2.4 3.4 4.9 -1.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.9 2.7 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’ ap pare l1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................... W atches5 ...................................................................................... Jew elry5 ........................................................................................ 130.6 132.1 137.0 136.7 141.0 102.9 133.3 117.3 122.0 121.9 117.1 106.3 103.0 130.0 132.4 136.3 137.4 141.1 98.8 133.1 120.1 121.4 121.5 117.1 108.2 98.2 129.1 131.1 135.7 135.6 141.5 95.8 133.0 116.8 118.9 118.2 115.2 101.6 90.8 128.4 128.8 133.3 130.3 140.4 95.0 132.9 115.0 119.7 119.1 109.8 104.1 94.7 .0 .0 -1.5 -8.0 -11.5 24.6 .6 6.9 -3.5 -3.8 -4.6 8.8 14.2 -7.6 -1.2 1.5 4.6 13.7 -22.0 2.1 -12.9 -12.3 -13.5 -20.3 -42.5 -21.8 3.8 3.1 4.5 4.5 5.3 20.1 1.2 1.0 6.8 9.4 16.1 52.9 24.0 -6.6 -9.6 -10.4 -17.5 -1.7 -27.4 -1.2 -7.6 -7.3 -8.9 -22.7 -8.0 -28.5 -3.9 -.6 .0 -1.9 .3 -1.4 1.4 -3.5 -8.0 -8.8 -12.8 -20.9 -5.5 -1.5 -3.5 -3.2 -7.1 1.7 -6.6 .0 -3.4 -.5 -.2 -5.2 18.6 -5.9 106.4 122.5 126.7 127.9 127.3 124.1 128.9 140.2 122.7 145.2 103.6 120.6 125.8 128.9 124.9 123.3 128.0 138.1 119.7 143.1 101.2 122.2 127.3 130.2 128.6 122.9 128.4 139.0 118.7 144.6 98.9 122.6 125.6 129.5 125.2 121.7 129.6 138.2 119.0 143.3 4.4 -2.2 -.6 -.9 -2.1 1.6 27.0 2.0 -.7 4.0 -1.6 -7.7 -9.8 -7.1 .6 -19.2 -15.6 6.4 6.7 8.5 18.9 -2.6 1.6 -5.7 -13.2 18.7 5.5 -5.8 -5.7 -7.9 -25.4 .3 -3.4 5.1 -6.4 -7.5 2.2 -5.6 -11.5 -5.1 1.4 -5.0 -5.3 -4.0 -.8 -9.4 3.6 4.2 3.0 6.2 -5.8 -1.1 -.9 -.5 -9.9 4.8 3.8 -5.7 -8.6 -6.5 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular8 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ............................................... 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 1 .......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. 142.6 139.9 99.9 143.7 150.9 104.6 99.7 99.1 96.9 102.9 101.0 92.5 100.1 97.7 99.1 172.9 181.4 159.1 104.4 141.9 139.4 100.2 143.8 152.2 104.1 96.9 96.3 93.9 101.0 98.4 93.3 99.8 97.0 99.3 173.3 181.3 159.9 104.5 143.6 140.8 100.6 143.7 153.7 104.5 101.0 100.3 98.2 104.6 101.8 96.2 99.5 96.6 99.1 173.7 182.5 160.2 104.7 145.1 142.6 100.9 143.8 155.2 105.3 106.5 105.9 103.9 110.2 106.9 98.6 99.7 96.2 99.6 173.7 183.3 160.2 104.7 -.9 -.3 2.0 -1.4 7.6 -9.2 -8.1 -7.8 -8.4 -6.2 -6.7 -3.9 .0 -1.2 2.0 4.8 4.8 3.9 6.9 -3.9 -4.8 -6.2 -1.4 -13.7 -11.2 -11.6 -11.3 -12.5 -11.9 -9.3 -16.3 -1.6 -2.8 -.4 2.4 .4 2.8 2.3 11.7 12.0 .8 -1.1 3.5 20.7 80.6 79.6 88.5 67.9 66.6 34.5 -.4 2.1 -3.6 3.1 .0 2.0 2.7 7.2 7.9 4.1 .3 11.9 2.7 30.2 30.4 32.2 31.5 25.5 29.1 -1.6 -6.0 2.0 1.9 4.3 2.8 1.2 -2.4 -2.6 -2.2 -1.4 -3.6 -10.2 -9.9 -9.5 -10.5 -9.1 -8.0 -10.3 -.8 -2.0 .8 3.6 2.6 3.4 4.6 9.4 9.9 2.4 -.4 7.6 11.3 53.4 53.1 57.8 48.6 44.6 31.8 -1.0 -2.0 -.8 2.5 2.1 2.4 1.9 See footnotes at end of table. 36 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 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ........................................... .......... Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... 253.1 103.2 101.9 107.2 193.9 219.5 162.0 171.8 253.9 103.3 101.9 107.7 189.0 209.2 164.0 171.9 254.6 103.6 102.0 108.7 195.7 222.4 165.6 171.8 254.6 103.8 102.2 108.7 192.5 216.1 166.1 171.4 -1.3 2.8 2.4 3.8 -9.6 -12.4 3.7 -8.4 0.6 .8 .8 .4 11.1 23.0 -9.7 .2 -1.1 .0 -.4 1.1 10.5 18.9 -.2 .7 2.4 2.3 1.2 5.7 -2.9 -6.1 10.5 -.9 -0.3 1.8 1.6 2.1 .2 3.8 -3.2 -4.2 0.6 1.2 .4 3.4 3.6 5.7 5.0 -.1 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 3 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 3 ................................................................ Dental services 1 3 ................................................................. . Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................... Hospital and related services 3 ................................................... Hospital services 1 3 1 0 ................................ ............................. Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 5 8 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1310 ................................. 248.7 225.3 270.7 146.0 173.2 176.0 253.8 229.8 235.9 245.8 146.8 161.8 293.6 108.2 106.8 244.7 112.7 249.6 226.0 272.3 146.1 173.3 176.2 254.7 230.7 236.9 246.4 146.8 162.0 294.5 108.5 107.0 245.5 112.9 250.3 227.3 273.9 147.2 174.8 177.1 255.3 231.2 237.8 247.0 146.1 162.6 295.3 109.1 107.6 246.7 113.0 250.9 228.4 275.8 146.7 174.0 177.1 255.8 231.5 238.1 247.8 146.3 163.1 297.3 109.8 108.2 248.6 115.8 2.8 3.3 4.5 .0 -2.3 6.1 2.6 3.1 3.3 4.1 -2.2 4.3 2.3 1.9 1.5 4.0 .7 3.0 2.2 5.6 -1.9 -2.5 -.2 3.2 2.9 1.7 6.5 -1.1 2.8 5.8 7.8 7.5 5.7 8.7 3.8 4.2 6.0 .5 2.1 -3.8 3.7 3.2 2.2 4.5 9.2 -.5 3.3 .7 .4 6.3 2.5 3.6 5.6 7.8 1.9 1.9 2.5 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.3 -1.4 3.3 5.1 6.0 5.3 6.5 11.5 2.9 2.7 5.1 -1.0 -2.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 5.3 -1.7 3.5 4.0 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.6 3.7 4.9 6.9 1.2 2.0 -.7 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.9 3.8 1.4 4.2 3.4 2.8 6.4 6.9 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ........................................... ............................. Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 3 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 .......................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Audio equipm ent1 ....................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other m e dia1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 .............................................. Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 .......................................... Sporting goods 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ........................................... Sports eq uipm ent1 ...................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................. Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ...... Admissions 1 .................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 101.3 100.5 54.0 254.6 79.5 92.9 82.1 102.5 103.3 144.5 106.6 123.0 131.2 111.8 99.9 130.1 101.9 92.8 115.3 96.2 99.0 106.7 106.1 214.5 184.8 187.8 103.8 103.2 101.4 100.4 53.9 254.8 78.8 92.9 81.1 101.6 103.4 144.6 106.9 122.2 131.4 110.1 99.6 130.9 101.1 93.2 115.7 96.5 99.8 107.6 105.3 219.0 184.2 187.2 104.3 100.9 101.4 100.3 53.6 255.6 77.4 92.5 80.7 101.2 103.3 144.3 106.9 122.8 132.8 110.0 99.7 132.0 100.7 92.6 114.7 96.5 100.1 107.8 105.2 219.7 185.0 186.5 104.7 98.9 101.3 100.6 53.5 256.5 77.1 93.5 80.1 101.6 103.0 143.8 106.8 122.6 132.7 109.7 99.5 131.9 100.4 91.5 113.1 96.5 99.9 107.7 105.5 218.8 186.3 187.0 105.0 98.9 -.4 .4 -8.0 6.3 -16.0 -.4 -7.4 4.1 .0 -2.2 4.8 -.3 4.1 -4.1 .4 -1.2 1.6 -5.7 -6.8 2.9 -4.3 .4 4.3 -2.1 2.0 1.1 2.8 -2.3 1.2 -.4 -7.5 3.1 -14.6 -7.3 8.0 4.5 1.2 .3 3.9 -1.0 4.1 -5.5 -.8 -2.1 .0 -2.1 -2.0 -2.8 -.8 5.9 5.5 6.2 6.6 1.3 2.4 -.8 1.2 -2.0 -12.3 2.2 -20.5 -3.8 -8.7 4.8 4.4 3.1 6.2 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 -.8 -6.5 2.8 -6.2 -6.3 -6.0 -4.7 8.3 1.5 13.1 5.6 1.5 .8 2.8 .0 .4 -3.7 3.0 -11.5 2.6 -9.4 -3.5 -1.2 -1.9 .8 -1.3 4.7 -7.3 -1.6 5.7 -5.8 -5.5 -7.4 1.3 3.7 3.8 -2.2 8.3 3.3 -1.7 4.7 -15.7 .4 .0 -7.8 4.7 -15.3 -3.9 .0 4.3 .6 -1.0 4.3 -.6 4.1 -4.8 -.2 -1.6 .8 -3.9 -4.5 .0 -2.5 3.1 4.9 2.0 4.3 1.2 2.6 -1.5 .6 -.8 -8.1 2.6 -16.2 -.6 -9.1 .6 1.6 .6 3.5 -1.3 1.7 -4.4 -1.2 -.6 -1.6 -5.9 -6.9 -2.4 -.6 6.0 -.4 10.7 4.4 -.1 2.7 -6.9 Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education2 ...................................................................................... 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 2 ............... 101.3 107.3 265.1 301.5 316.6 323.4 148.2 108.8 101.4 107.7 266.1 302.8 317.7 326.0 148.8 109.3 101.6 108.2 266.9 304.1 319.6 327.4 149.5 109.4 101.7 108.3 268.6 304.4 319.6 331.9 150.4 110.3 2.4 4.3 11.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 2.2 7.6 1.2 6.3 4.2 6.6 4.9 6.0 5.4 9.0 -.4 5.4 4.7 5.1 4.0 6.6 5.3 4.9 1.6 3.8 5.4 3.9 3.8 10.9 6.1 5.6 1.8 5.3 7.7 5.3 4.5 5.1 3.8 8.3 .6 4.6 5.0 4.5 3.9 8.7 5.7 5.3 See footnotes at end of table. 37 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 annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Communication 1 2 .......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................... Postage 1 ..................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 .................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 .......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... 96.5 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.2 99.8 167.7 97.6 86.9 96.4 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.0 99.9 168.6 97.4 84.9 96.3 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.0 99.7 169.3 96.8 83.5 96.5 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.1 99.9 169.5 97.2 82.9 0.4 .0 .0 -1.5 .4 2.8 1.2 4.5 -5.0 -3.2 12.5 12.5 7.9 -4.0 -2.7 1.7 -6.2 -9.1 -4.8 .0 .0 15.2 -4.8 -2.8 2.9 -7.4 -15.7 0.0 .0 .0 .0 -.4 .4 4.4 -1.6 -17.2 -1.4 6.1 6.1 3.1 -1.8 .0 1.5 -1.0 -7.1 -2.4 .0 .0 7.3 -2.7 -1.2 3.6 -4.6 -16.5 31.8 55.1 87.5 74.4 84.8 30.8 54.0 87.2 52.5 83.4 31.1 52.5 88.5 81.4 83.1 30.8 50.6 88.4 99.6 81.4 -21.6 -29.2 -17.7 -.4 -10.3 -22.0 -32.0 -4.4 .0 -8.9 -27.0 -25.5 -6.6 -73.3 -18.0 -12.0 -28.9 4.2 221.2 -15.1 -21.8 -30.6 -11.3 -.2 -9.6 -19.8 -27.2 -1.3 -7.4 -16.5 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 .............................................................................. .. Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................................... Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ......................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 258.6 344.2 139.4 109.9 160.8 151.6 259.4 345.2 138.3 111.2 161.3 153.3 262.4 357.0 143.8 111.5 161.3 152.7 261.4 352.0 141.2 112.0 161.6 153.1 4.1 7.9 11.8 6.7 2.3 .5 36.8 141.8 144.7 13.6 3.8 2.7 -.2 -5.7 -3.6 4.9 3.0 2.1 4.4 9.4 5.3 7.9 2.0 4.0 19.4 61.6 65.4 10.1 3.1 1.6 2.1 1.6 .7 6.4 2.5 3.1 101.5 102.2 102.1 102.0 -.8 3.2 2.0 2.0 1.2 2.0 166.1 171.4 104.5 241.8 179.8 185.2 103.8 103.1 204.1 100.0 168.8 171.2 104.3 242.4 179.9 186.3 104.0 102.8 204.3 100.0 167.6 171.8 104.7 243.2 180.3 186.9 103.8 103.8 205.0 98.4 168.6 172.2 105.0 243.8 181.0 187.7 104.0 104.0 204.9 96.8 2.0 2.4 2.4 4.5 7.7 3.4 4.0 -1.2 1.0 4.5 2.2 3.9 4.0 5.2 7.8 7.2 3.2 6.5 7.0 -7.3 2.4 4.3 4.3 2.3 5.0 -.2 2.3 .8 1.6 4.9 6.2 1.9 1.9 3.3 2.7 5.5 .8 3.5 1.6 -12.2 2.1 3.1 3.2 4.8 7.7 5.3 3.6 2.6 3.9 -1.6 4.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.9 2.6 1.6 2.1 1.6 -4.0 144.2 132.6 137.3 145.3 125.5 184.8 174.4 187.5 219.1 162.3 157.5 158.6 134.2 139.2 146.7 150.5 127.2 173.3 179.0 143.9 132.2 136.5 144.8 125.6 185.0 174.7 187.1 219.6 162.3 157.4 158.6 133.9 138.5 146.3 150.5 126.8 173.6 179.2 144.6 133.1 138.3 147.3 125.8 185.6 174.9 188.5 220.1 163.0 158.1 159.2 134.7 140.1 148.6 151.4 125.2 174.2 179.7 145.2 133.8 139.6 150.2 126.0 185.7 175.3 188.0 220.5 163.4 158.6 159.6 135.5 141.4 151.2 152.3 124.8 174.7 180.0 .8 -.6 -.6 -.9 -.3 2.7 4.0 -.6 3.2 1.5 .8 1.8 -.6 .3 -.3 .8 .6 .9 2.5 .8 .0 2.1 8.5 -4.6 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 .0 1.8 7.7 2.5 -7.3 1.6 1.8 4.9 7.2 14.9 19.1 -1.0 2.9 3.0 2.2 2.4 4.3 3.9 3.6 7.2 14.4 17.8 6.9 4.2 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.7 6.9 14.2 1.6 2.0 2.1 1.1 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.9 6.5 12.8 4.9 -7.3 3.3 2.3 .8 -.3 .8 3.7 -2.5 2.3 3.0 .8 3.0 1.4 1.0 1.5 -.3 1.0 3.6 1.6 -3.4 1.3 2.2 3.8 5.4 10.8 16.6 .3 2.4 2.6 1.6 2.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 5.5 10.4 15.3 5.9 -1.7 2.8 2.5 Personal care services 1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care service s1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 5 ........................................................................ Funeral expenses 5 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ..................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 5 ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 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 s he lter4 ....................................... ........................................... 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 she lter4 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 38 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 June 1999 May 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 Nov. 1998 Feb. 1999 May 1999 Aug. 1999 Feb. 1999 Aug. 1999 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 ..................................................... 103.3 171.0 173.1 144.1 96.4 192.7 165.6 144.2 104.6 170.8 172.9 144.0 99.0 192.4 165.0 144.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 39 105.7 171.3 173.5 144.3 100.4 193.2 165.4 144.9 108.7 171.4 173.6 144.1 105.7 193.4 165.4 145.3 -5.1 2.4 2.4 .8 -8.5 3.0 1.7 .0 -6.3 2.1 1.9 1.4 -11.6 2.1 3.0 .3 31.4 1.7 1.9 .3 76.4 3.0 .5 .6 16.6 1.4 1.6 .3 29.9 2.1 1.0 2.2 -5.7 2.3 2.1 1.1 -10.1 2.6 2.3 .1 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988= 100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 23.8 1.5 1.8 .3 51.4 2.5 .7 1.4 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 May 1999 Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— July 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1998 Percent change to July1999 from— July 1999 May 1999 July 1998 June 1999 M 166.2 166.2 166.7 167.1 2.3 0.5 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.3 Northeast urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................. M M M 172.8 173.6 103.9 173.1 174.1 103.8 173.4 174.5 103.9 174.1 175.1 104.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .4 2.1 2.2 1.9 .3 .5 .0 .2 .2 .1 Midwest 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 162.2 163.6 103.7 162.5 164.1 103.7 162.9 164.6 103.9 163.2 164.8 104.2 2.3 2.4 2.2 .4 .4 .5 .2 .1 .3 1.9 2.1 1.7 .4 .6 .2 .2 .3 .2 M 156.5 156.9 157.2 157.7 2.9 .5 .3 2.4 .4 .2 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 161.6 160.5 104.1 161.7 160.9 104.1 162.2 161.4 104.3 162.6 161.9 104.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 .6 .6 .3 .2 .3 .1 1.8 1.8 1.9 .4 .6 .2 .3 .3 .2 M 162.1 162.0 162.6 163.7 2.2 1.0 7 1.6 .3 .4 West urban ............................... Size A More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ..... .......... M M M 168.7 169.8 104.8 168.3 169.3 104.5 168.9 169.9 104.9 169.5 170.5 105.2 2.9 3.0 2.6 7 .7 .7 4 .4 .3 2.8 2.9 2.5 1 1 1 .4 .4 .4 M M M 150.5 104.1 161.9 150.7 104.0 162.0 151.1 104.2 162.4 151.6 104.5 163.1 2.4 2.1 2.3 .6 .5 .7 .3 .3 .4 2.3 1.9 1.9 .4 .1 .3 .3 .2 .2 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 168.2 166.2 168.9 165.4 169.4 165.8 169.3 166.3 2.4 2.3 .2 .5 -.1 .3 1.7 2.3 .7 -.2 .3 .2 M 176.1 176.8 177.2 177.6 2.0 .5 .2 2.1 .6 .2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ..... 1 1 1 1 174.2 161.5 157.2 103.6 - 175.3 162.8 158.3 104.6 - ' 2.7 1.8 2.7 1.8 .6 .8 .7 1.0 - " ■ 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 - 164.8 163.8 148.3 161.3 - 165.9 164.2 148.9 162.3 2.5 2.3 1.0 .9 .7 .2 .4 .6 - - - 2 2 2 ■ - 172.1 171.8 172.7 ■ - 173.1 173.5 173.4 2.7 4.1 2.9 .6 1.0 .4 - ■ - ■ - U.S. city average .............................................. Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 ................................................................... B/C 3 ........................... ................................. D .................................................................... Selected local areas5 - Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; ■ 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. 40 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. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Index Aug. 1999 July 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 West South Midwest Northeast July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category 163.2 265.6 2.3 0.2 162.6 263.7 1.9 0.2 169.5 273.9 2.9 0.4 ' 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.3 3.0 .3 .4 .4 .4 .2 161.6 160.9 160.1 162.9 170.4 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.6 3.7 .3 .3 .4 .2 .5 162.3 162.2 159.6 168.3 162.4 1.6 1.6 1.0 2.6 2.1 .4 .4 .3 .7 .1 167.3 166.7 170.6 161.1 174.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.5 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 .0 175.9 209.1 190.5 1.7 2.4 2.8 .1 .3 .2 159.6 184.0 173.5 2.2 2.6 2.7 .3 .2 .2 155.0 170.5 164.0 1.6 2.3 2.3 .1 .2 .2 170.6 189.1 180.9 3.2 3.7 4.0 .2 .2 .4 216.2 121.3 110.9 127.4 134.6 116.3 127.7 2.3 -1.1 -1.4 -2.1 -2.0 -2.0 -.2 .3 -.6 -.7 -1.2 -1.8 .2 -.4 188.0 129.4 112.7 118.8 133.0 104.5 123.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 .5 5.7 -.6 .1 .8 .8 .8 -.2 2.4 -.1 170.9 138.3 119.2 121.9 122.9 118.2 127.1 1.8 .1 -.3 -.5 -.9 1.6 -.5 .2 .2 .3 .2 -.1 1.6 -.2 199.2 140.9 128.2 131.1 143.2 118.5 128.7 3.7 1.4 1.0 .8 -.3 3.9 1.3 .2 .5 .6 .6 .4 1.1 4 Apparel ............................................................ 127.5 -2.2 1.5 123.3 -4.0 -1.0 137.9 -3.6 -.9 118.2 2.6 1.5 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 ............. 146.7 141.6 99.3 140.7 97.9 138.4 158.3 103.1 102.6 101.7 105.4 102.8 2.3 2.7 .2 -.5 -.5 -.9 2.6 15.5 15.5 16.8 13.9 13.5 .7 1.1 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 1.0 6.1 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.4 144.3 140.1 99.6 138.4 98.0 132.4 153.3 107.8 107.3 105.5 119.1 111.5 3.2 3.2 -.2 -1.0 -1.0 -2.1 1.8 15.4 15.4 16.1 14.6 14.0 .4 .6 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.5 .9 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.0 2.9 142.7 141.1 99.9 144.8 98.4 142.9 155.4 103.1 102.6 99.8 108.9 105.8 2.8 2.8 -.5 -1.2 -1.2 -1.7 1.8 15.8 15.9 17.3 ' 14.6 13.3 .8 .9 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.5 1.0 5.2 5.2 5.5 4.8 4.8 150.0 145.0 99.9 141.0 98.1 137.1 150.1 119.1 118.1 115.5 114.9 118.4 4.3 4.4 -.1 -.7 -.7 -.7 1.5 24.8 25.0 26.4 23.7 22.1 .9 1.3 .3 -.1 -.1 -.3 1.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.5 5.4 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services 2 ............................... 265.5 243.3 269.9 243.2 3.8 6.2 3.3 2.9 .4 .6 .4 .3 246.2 229.2 250.3 231.6 3.7 3.9 3.6 4.3 .2 -.1 .2 .2 248.1 225.4 253.6 231.9 2.9 4.1 2.6 2.2 .2 .3 .2 -.1 249.8 237.3 252.7 213.8 3.7 2.7 3.9 3.4 .5 .7 .5 .3 R ecreation4 .................................................... 104.3 2.2 .7 103.4 1.5 -.2 102.1 .6 .1 99.3 -.5 -.5 Education and communication 4 .................... 100.6 1.1 .7 102.3 1.6 .6 101.0 1.1 .8 101.0 .6 .9 Other goods and services .............................. 264.3 7.5 -.2 251.5 7.5 -.4 250.2 8.5 -.4 264.3 9.5 .0 174.1 145.4 130.8 134.8 2.1 2.3 2.0 4.1 .4 .6 .8 1.4 163.2 142.9 132.4 138.4 2.3 1.7 1.5 3.8 .2 .1 .1 .2 162.6 144.2 134.1 140.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 4.2 .2 .3 .3 .6 169.5 145.7 132.6 138.6 2.9 2.6 3.2 6.5 .4 .6 1.1 1.8 145.3 124.8 202.7 218.4 188.8 237.3 7.7 -1.3 2.0 2.5 .1 3.1 1.4 -.2 .2 .3 -.5 .9 150.5 124.2 184.7 189.1 189.7 217.4 8.0 -1.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 3.3 .8 -.2 .2 .2 -.4 .3 146.3 126.9 181.6 175.2 191.0 221.1 8.0 -1.7 2.2 2.3 1.5 3.1 1.3 -.2 .2 .1 -.1 .7 154.5 125.3 191.1 200.7 193.5 218.3 10.9 -.9 3.0 3.7 1.5 1.8 1.9 .0 .2 .2 -.7 .4 All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 174.1 274.1 2.1 ■ Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................. Food away from home ............................... Alcoholic beverages .................................... 167.9 167.4 167.7 169.2 174.4 Housing ........................................................... Shelter ........................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .................... Electricity 2 .............................................. Utility natural gas service 2 .................... Household furnishings and operations ...... 0.4 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. 41 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) Northeast Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Midwest Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 South Percent change from—- Index Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 West Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 .................... 169.7 175.5 162.7 132.6 151.7 137.1 147.1 202.9 197.3 107.4 183.0 187.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 3.3 4.0 7.2 1.6 1.9 4.3 2.0 1.9 0.4 .4 .4 .8 .9 1.3 1.3 .1 .2 1.7 .3 .3 158.8 163.6 157.3 133.8 150.0 140.3 151.7 190.2 178.7 109.8 171.0 173.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 1.5 3.0 3.9 7.7 3.0 2.7 7.9 1.9 1.9 0.2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .8 .2 .2 2.0 .1 .0 157.1 162.6 160.3 135.1 151.1 141.2 146.9 195.4 173.7 109.3 169.7 171.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.8 4.1 7.5 2.0 2.1 6.1 1.6 1.5 0.3 .2 .3 .2 .5 .6 1.2 .3 .2 2.3 .1 .0 165.1 170.1 162.7 134.6 153.4 141.3 156.0 199.9 185.8 121.7 175.0 177.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 3.2 3.9 6.2 10.1 2.1 2.9 12.2 2.3 2.4 0.3 .4 .4 1.0 .8 1.7 1.7 .2 .2 3.5 .2 .2 144.2 98.4 210.0 .6 12.6 2.3 .1 5.2 .3 142.2 106.9 193.1 -.1 14.9 2.8 -.4 3.6 .2 144.5 103.5 188.0 -.1 15.1 2.3 -.4 5.1 .2 140.6 120.0 195.5 .7 24.5 3.1 .3 6.1 .2 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 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. 42 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) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 151.6 151.6 2.4 0.3 104.5 2.1 0.3 163.1 263.1 2.3 - 0.4 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 149.2 148.7 152.3 143.4 154.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.6 3.1 .3 .3 .4 .1 .1 102.9 102.9 102.4 104.0 102.7 1.8 1.7 1.4 2.6 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .3 .2 160.5 160.1 157.6 165.6 164.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.7 1.5 1.5 .6 3.2 .7 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ® .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ® ®................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................. ................. 149.2 159.6 149.7 158.9 132.3 129.7 129.5 134.3 120.0 120.3 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.0 .4 .0 -.2 -1.0 1.5 .8 .2 .2 .3 .3 .0 -.1 -.2 -.7 .9 .0 103.6 104.9 103.4 103.4 100.0 99.1 99.7 101.3 94.9 100.4 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 .7 .5 .4 -.5 3.5 -1.2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .4 .4 .0 1.9 -.1 156.0 178.0 165.3 184.3 135.3 113.2 122.3 129.9 111.6 122.8 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.0 .8 -.3 4.1 -.2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .4 .4 .5 -.3 2.7 -.4 Apparel .......................................................... ............................... 118.4 -3.6 1.0 95.7 -2.7 -.9 130.4 »1.1 -1.7 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 7 ...................................................... New cars 7 ............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 ® ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 143.6 142.3 99.4 123.6 97.4 121.5 146.4 158.2 157.4 158.1 109.2 146.5 3.0 3.0 -.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.5 1.9 17.6 17.7 19.1 16.2 15.4 .6 .9 -.1 -.4 -.5 -.5 1.0 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 102.0 101.5 100.1 98.8 98.8 98.0 103.7 105.5 105.6 106.2 104.8 104.5 3.4 3.4 .0 -.8 -.8 -1.3 1.9 17.5 17.6 18.9 16.2 14.8 .9 1.1 .1 -.3 -.3 -.4 1.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.1 4.8 143.1 139.1 100.3 143.5 99.4 138.2 146.2 105.2 104.5 100.6 113.3 108.6 3.5 3.5 -.2 -.6 -.5 -2.0 .9 18.1 18.2 18.6 16.7 16.9 .9 .9 .0 -.3 -.3 -.5 1.0 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.1 3.5 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 5 ............................................................. 199.6 188.3 202.0 182.6 3.3 3.9 3.1 3.0 .3 .2 .4 .2 105.8 106.0 105.7 105.6 3.6 4.3 3.4 3.3 .4 .5 .3 .2 246.7 233.2 250.2 234.9 3.7 5.2 3.3 1.8 .0 .7 -.2 -.6 Recreation 3 .................................................................................. 102.4 1.2 -.1 101.5 .4 .1 105.1 1.4 .6 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 101.9 1.4 .8 100.4 .9 .8 99.7 -.5 .4 Other goods and services ........................................................... 205.0 7.6 -.2 113.3 9.0 -.4 259.9 8.6 -.2 151.6 138.6 131.7 143.2 160.2 116.9 161.8 160.0 156.0 182.4 2.4 1.9 1.8 4.1 8.5 -1.4 2.7 3.1 1.2 2.9 .3 .4 .6 1.3 1.3 -.2 .2 .2 -.6 .6 104.5 101.6 100.8 103.0 106.4 98.0 104.3 105.0 102.8 104.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 5.0 8.6 -1.6 2.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 .3 .3 .4 .7 1.3 -.1 .3 .2 -.1 .7 163.1 143.0 133.5 139.9 148.0 125.9 185.1 184.1 188.9 222.0 2.3 2.7 2.9 6.0 9.2 -.9 2.2 2.2 1.7 2.3 .4 .6 .2 .4 1.2 -.1 .2 .2 .2 .7 Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... 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 ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 43 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 Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 .................................................. 149.0 152.1 148.1 132.9 146.4 144.2 159.5 163.4 158.5 141.2 152.3 153.1 130.2 155.4 164.1 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.8 3.0 4.0 7.9 2.1 2.7 7.1 2.1 2.1 .2 16.5 2.8 0.3 .3 .3 .6 .7 1.1 1.3 .1 .2 2.2 .1 .2 .0 5.0 .2 102.9 103.1 102.4 100.8 103.0 103.0 106.1 103.6 104.1 101.9 103.2 103.2 100.3 104.3 104.6 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.9 3.3 4.8 8.0 2.2 2.1 7.5 1.7 1.6 .1 16.3 2.2 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .6 1.2 .3 .2 2.5 .1 .1 -.4 4.9 .2 157.3 163.6 159.5 134.4 150.2 141.1 149.0 196.1 177.2 108.1 171.0 173.6 144.1 104.4 192.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 4.1 5.9 8.8 2.1 2.0 7.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 17.6 2.3 in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. * Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 44 0.5 .2 .5 .1 .9 .4 1.2 .4 .3 2.2 .3 .1 -.3 4.4 .3 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 1 Size class B/C * Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1999 Index Percent change from— July 1999 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 175.1 270.6 2.2 0.3 104.3 2.1 0.4 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 168.3 167.6 168.5 168.6 176.8 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.9 .6 .7 .8 .4 .2 103.2 103.4 102.8 104.7 100.2 1.7 1.8 1.4 2.7 .6 -.4 -.4 -.7 .3 1 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 .............. .................. ........................................... Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .... ............................... 176.5 207.9 192.4 212.8 121.2 114.7 127.9 134.2 118.6 128.9 1.8 2.5 2.8 2.5 -1.6 -2.1 -2.7 -2.7 -2.9 .7 .1 .3 .3 .4 -1.0 -1.2 -1.6 -2.6 .2 -.5 103.4 105.4 103.1 102.9 95.8 94.3 95.6 96.4 93.7 100.6 1.5 2.2 2.5 1.6 .2 .0 -.4 -.7 .5 -2.1 .3 .4 .1 .2 .2 .2 .0 0 .0 1 Apparel .......................................................................................... 123.8 -2.5 .9 98.3 -1.5 3.0 Transportation ................. ...................................... ..................... Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............................................ 149.0 144.0 102.2 101.6 100.7 102.9 101.6 1.9 2.5 15.2 15.2 16.7 13.3 13.4 .6 1.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.2 100.6 100.1 101.6 101.6 101.9 101.6 100.8 3.3 3.2 16.0 16.0 17.1 15.2 13.9 1.0 1.2 6.7 6.7 7.2 6.6 5.8 Medical care ................................................................................. 271.1 3.8 .4 106.0 3.9 .5 Recreation2 .................................................................................. 104.5 2.3 .7 104.0 2.2 .8 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 101.1 1.6 .8 99.0 -.6 .5 Other goods and services .......................................................... 259.2 6.5 -.3 113.3 10.4 .0 175.1 146.6 131.5 135.0 126.5 201.8 2.2 2.4 1.9 3.6 -1.1 2.0 .3 .6 .5 1.0 -.2 .2 104.3 101.7 100.7 102.4 98.4 104.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 5.2 -1.7 2.2 .4 .7 1.3 2.3 .1 .3 170.5 163.7 133.5 152.5 137.6 202.4 196.1 109.6 183.2 187.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 3.3 3.6 1.4 1.9 3.4 2.1 1.8 .3 .4 .6 .8 1.0 .1 .2 1.2 .3 .2 102.8 102.1 100.7 102.8 102.3 102.6 103.9 97.1 103.5 103.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.3 5.0 2.0 2.1 5.9 1.8 1.9 .5 .6 1.3 .9 2.2 .3 .3 2.8 .3 .5 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... 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 shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 45 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) Midwest Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 164.8 272.2 2.4 ■ 0.1 ■ 104.2 - 2.2 ■ 0.3 ~ 157.7 252.9 2.9 ■ 0.3 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 164.6 164.0 164.0 164.2 171.6 2.3 2.2 1.7 2.9 3.8 .3 .2 .3 .1 .9 103.3 103.3 103.3 103.2 104.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.1 3.6 .3 .4 .4 .3 .1 155.4 154.4 150.6 162.2 170.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.8 .6 .7 .9 .2 .0 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 160.7 186.4 178.5 190.6 127.7 113.7 117.5 132.6 101.9 119.2 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 .8 6.4 -.8 .2 .2 .2 .1 .6 .6 .6 .1 1.4 .3 103.6 104.8 103.5 103.3 101.7 101.4 101.8 107.7 93.0 100.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 .2 4.0 -.5 .2 .3 .2 .2 .9 1.1 1.0 -.3 3.3 -.8 149.7 167.4 156.1 174.7 135.4 105.9 114.4 113.7 118.0 118.6 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.1 3.0 .6 6.0 -.4 .2 .0 .3 .1 .9 1.1 1.0 -1.3 3.9 .3 Apparel ......................... ................................................................. 124.0 -4.7 -.9 93.1 -5.0 -1.2 143.2 3.8 -.6 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 145.4 141.8 108.9 108.3 107.0 117.7 110.4 2.8 2.5 14.2 14.1 14.6 13.8 12.9 .2 .3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.1 2.9 103.1 102.9 109.2 109.3 109.3 109.0 109.4 4.0 4.0 17.0 17.1 18.0 15.6 15.0 .6 .8 3.2 3.3 3.6 2.7 2.6 136.6 130.3 101.6 100.6 97.1 116.4 107.1 2.9 3.2 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.3 16.0 1.2 1.2 6.3 6.3 7.2 5.3 3.8 Medical care .................................................................................. 246.2 4.3 .2 105.0 2.5 .1 241.2 4.7 .0 Recreation2 ................................................................................... 104.6 1.9 -.4 101.5 .9 .0 103.3 1.2 -.1 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 103.7 1.8 .7 101.3 1.9 .7 97.0 -1.2 -.1 Other goods and services ........................................................... 256.2 6.8 -.1 112.5 8.1 -1.1 246.7 9.4 -.4 164.8 144.1 132.0 139.2 121.7 185.9 2.4 1.3 .8 3.0 -1.6 3.0 .1 .1 .2 .4 -.2 .1 104.2 101.3 100.2 102.7 97.0 104.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 4.3 -1.6 2.3 .3 .0 -.2 -.1 -.3 .4 157.7 142.9 135.9 145.4 123.8 173.9 2.9 3.3 3.7 6.9 -.7 2.5 .3 .6 .6 .8 .2 .1 160.8 158.4 133.7 152.2 141.3 191.8 180.5 111.2 172.3 174.4 2.3 2.1 .9 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.0 7.2 2.0 2.0 .2 .1 .1 .3 .4 .1 .1 1.7 .1 .0 102.9 102.5 100.3 103.0 102.8 104.6 104.6 105.0 102.9 102.8 2.0 2.1 1.7 3.1 4.3 2.6 2.2 8.6 1.6 1.5 .2 .2 -.2 .1 .0 .4 .4 2.1 .0 -.1 151.9 155.3 137.0 151.1 146.9 183.4 165.3 102.7 165.5 168.0 2.8 3.0 3.6 4.9 6.7 2.5 2.3 8.0 2.5 2.4 .3 .4 .6 .7 .8 .2 .1 3.3 .1 -.1 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... 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 s he lter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 46 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 Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index Aug. 1999 July 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category 104.4 1.9 0.1 163.7 265.8 2.2 0.7 .4 .4 .8 .1 -.2 102.6 102.6 101.5 104.4 103.0 1.6 1.6 .9 2.8 2.1 .1 .1 .0 .2 .3 158.9 159.1 156.2 166.7 153.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.6 4.8 2.7 2.7 .6 7.1 1.6 1.8 2.5 3.0 2.1 -1.0 -1.6 -1.7 -1.3 -3.8 1.3 .0 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.2 .9 -.2 103.9 105.3 103.8 103.8 100.7 99.8 100.0 100.5 97.4 99.9 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.7 .7 .4 .4 -.5 5.4 -1.8 .1 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .0 2.0 .0 156.2 178.9 167.6 180.6 137.0 117.7 122.6 127.3 113.0 121.0 1.7 2.7 2.2 2.1 .5 -.3 -.6 -1.0 1.8 -1.3 .3 .5 .4 .8 .2 .3 3 -.1 2.0 -1.2 146.3 -3.0 1.5 95.4 -3.6 -2.5 125.8 -6.0 -1.9 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 141.4 140.7 105.3 104.5 102.6 105.9 106.1 2.6 2.6 14.7 15.0 16.7 13.1 12.5 .6 .7 4.9 4.9 5.3 4.4 4.3 101.5 101.1 103.7 103.8 104.1 103.4 103.2 2.8 2.7 16.1 16.2 17.6 15.3 13.5 1.0 1.0 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 142.6 141.1 95.2 94.0 89.2 112.0 102.4 3.5 3.3 16.7 16.6 17.4 16.3 15.2 .6 .6 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 Medical care ................................................................................. 243.6 1.8 .5 105.8 3.6 .2 251.6 3.0 -.4 Recreation2 .................................................................................. 102.0 1.6 .0 101.1 -.3 -.1 109.0 2.1 1.5 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 102.3 1.8 1.0 99.9 .7 .6 102.0 .9 1.0 Other goods and services .......................................................... 236.8 7.6 -.3 113.6 8.8 -.5 251.5 9.4 -.6 161.9 144.5 134.0 138.7 128.8 179.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 4.1 -1.7 2.3 .3 .5 .5 1.4 -.5 .2 104.4 101.4 100.7 102.8 98.2 104.4 1.9 1.5 1.5 4.3 -1.7 2.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .0 .2 163.7 141.8 132.6 137.5 126.9 186.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 4.5 -1.0 2.3 .7 .9 -.2 .0 -.4 .4 157.4 159.6 135.2 150.7 140.0 194.8 172.9 111.3 168.9 170.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 2.7 3.9 2.0 2.3 4.9 1.7 1.7 .3 .4 .5 .9 1.2 .3 .2 2.1 .2 .1 102.8 102.2 100.7 102.7 102.8 103.4 104.3 101.5 103.2 103.3 1.7 1.7 1.4 2.9 4.0 2.0 2.0 6.8 1.5 1.5 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 2.6 .0 .0 156.6 159.8 133.1 148.0 138.0 198.1 177.2 104.9 171.9 175.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 3.1 4.5 2.0 2.3 5.5 1.8 1.9 .7 .6 -.2 1.4 .0 .4 .6 1.6 .5 .1 All items 3 ........................................................................................ All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 161.9 261.4 1.9 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home .......................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 162.8 163.0 159.9 169.1 161.2 1.6 1.6 1.0 2.4 1.8 Housing ........................................................................................ Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................. .'...... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 ........................................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 154.9 169.4 166.3 171.1 132.5 119.5 123.8 124.7 109.2 133.7 Apparel ......................................................................................... 0.3 ‘ Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... 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 shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 47 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 B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1998 Aug. 1999 Index July 1999 Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category 0.4 105.2 ■ 2.6 ■ 0.3 ■ 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.6 3.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 102.9 103.0 103.2 102.6 102.6 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.3 .8 .1 .1 .2 .1 .0 174.9 192.6 187.6 203.6 143.9 132.1 134.2 146.4 125.4 130.9 3.9 4.3 4.7 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.5 1 4.8 1.6 .3 .2 .5 .2 .8 9 9 .7 1.4 .5 102.9 103.4 102.6 102.9 101.2 100.5 100.8 102.2 95.7 101.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.5 .0 -.6 -.5 -1.1 1.9 .3 .1 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .0 .6 .1 Apparel .................................................................................... 116.6 -4.2 2.6 97.6 3.0 -.9 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................ 148.8 144.2 118.1 116.9 114.2 113.0 118.6 4.3 4.4 25.0 24.9 26.6 23.8 22.3 .8 1.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.6 103.4 102.1 110.2 110.1 110.8 109.3 108.7 4.4 4.4 24.4 24.3 25.6 22.8 21.3 1.0 1.2 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.5 Medical care ............................................................................ 244.6 3.0 .2 106.4 4.6 .8 Recreation 2 ............................................................................. 99.1 -.6 -.6 99.8 -.2 -.1 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 101.0 .6 .9 101.7 1.5 1.2 270.5 9.7 -.4 113.3 9.8 .7 170.5 145.8 131.6 136.6 124.8 192.2 3.0 2.4 2.9 5.8 -.9 3.3 .4 .7 1.2 2.2 .0 .2 105.2 102.4 102.1 105.0 98.8 103.7 2.6 3.2 4.1 8.1 -.6 2.3 .3 .4 .6 1.3 .0 .3 166.7 162.6 133.9 153.2 139.8 199.9 187.9 121.6 175.9 178.0 3.0 2.2 2.9 3.5 5.6 2.1 3.4 13.4 2.4 2.6 .4 .4 1.2 .9 2.0 .1 .2 4.0 .2 .2 102.9 103.1 102.2 103.9 104.9 103.8 103.4 104.8 103.0 103.1 2.5 2.9 4.0 4.8 7.7 2.2 2.0 9.7 2.1 2.2 .3 .5 .7 .6 1.2 .4 .2 2.7 .1 .2 All items 3 ................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 170.5 278.1 3.0 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 168.4 167.6 172.0 161.6 176.4 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... Electricity 4 ....................................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................. Other goods and services ....................................................... ' Commodity and service group All items 3 ................................................................................... 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 shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ AH 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 ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. AH other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 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 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84*100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Pricing schedule 1 May 1999 July 1999 June 1999 Percent change to July1999 from— Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Indexes Area Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 June 1999 July 1999 July 1998 May 1999 June 1999 M 163.9 163.7 163.7 164.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.8 -0.1 0.0 Northeast urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 167.1 167.5 103.0 167.5 167.4 103.9 167.1 167.2 103.5 167.7 168.5 102.8 2.4 2.8 1.4 .1 .7 -1.1 .4 .8 -.7 2.2 2.1 2.4 .0 -.2 .5 -.2 -.1 -.4 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 159.2 163.7 102.6 159.4 163.2 102.9 159.4 163.5 102.9 160.1 164.0 103.3 1.8 1.7 1.8 .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 1.7 1.8 1.8 .1 -.1 .3 .0 .2 .0 M 147.3 150.5 149.2 150.6 2.6 .1 .9 1.4 1.3 -.9 South urban ...................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 159.7 159.7 101.8 158.9 158.6 101.3 159.1 158.7 101.5 159.6 159.9 101.5 1.0 1.0 .9 .4 .8 .2 .3 .8 .0 1.3 1.0 1.6 -.4 -.6 -.3 .1 .1 .2 M 155.5 155.2 155.2 156.2 1.8 .6 .6 1.1 -.2 .0 West urban ........................... ............................ Size A More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 171.2 172.5 103.6 170.9 172.3 103.1 170.7 172.2 103.0 170.6 172.0 103.2 1.6 1.4 2.0 -.2 -.2 .1 -.1 -.1 .2 2.1 2.1 2.3 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.1 -.1 M M M 152.1 102.5 156.5 151.7 102.4 157.4 151.7 102.4 156.6 152.3 102.4 157.6 1.8 1.4 2.1 .4 .0 .1 .4 .0 .6 1.8 1.9 1.3 -.3 -.1 .1 .0 .0 -.5 U.S. city average ............................................. Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ............................................................... D .................................................................... Selected local areas 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 177.0 175.7 175.7 175.5 176.4 174.4 175.8 175.0 .9 .6 .1 -.3 -.3 .3 .9 .7 -.3 -.7 .4 -.6 M 169.6 169.2 169.0 170.9 3.0 1.0 1.1 2.0 -.4 -.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 166.2 167.6 152.8 101.6 166.0 166.3 151.9 100.9 167.4 165.9 150.3 99.4 164.9 169.8 150.9 100.9 .8 6.2 .5 1.2 -.7 2.1 -.7 .0 -1.5 2.4 .4 1.5 3.1 3.7 .9 .5 .7 -1.0 -1.6 -2.2 .8 -.2 -1.1 -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 2 163.9 156.1 154.9 169.2 164.0 156.2 156.0 167.2 166.3 154.6 157.4 168.8 165.4 154.7 159.4 170.1 -.7 .8 1.1 1.7 .9 -1.0 2.2 1.7 -.5 .1 1.3 .8 1.5 1.5 -.6 .8 1.5 -1.0 1.6 -.2 1.4 -1.0 .9 1.0 2 2 2 167.3 174.7 168.3 169.8 175.8 168.5 166.9 175.9 169.6 169.9 174.9 170.2 4.4 2.1 2.5 .1 -.5 1.0 1.8 -.6 .4 1.6 2.5 3.5 -.2 .7 .8 -1.7 .1 .7 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 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. 49 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) Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— July 1999 Aug. 1998 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category -0.1 166.3 491.3 2.3 0.3 177.6 513.4 2.0 0.2 1.9 1.6 .9 2.7 7.1 .0 -.2 -.3 .1 3.5 169.4 167.3 175.0 156.2 191.2 1.0 .8 .6 1.2 3.4 .2 .2 .3 .0 -.1 171.9 171.0 170.9 175.4 181.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.8 .8 .8 1.1 .2 .2 169.7 204.0 197.7 3.2 3.7 3.6 .1 .0 .1 165.2 178.7 170.6 2.8 3.5 3.8 .1 .1 2 180.4 213.0 197.0 1.9 2.4 2.9 .0 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.4 1.4 .0 209.2 120.4 108.0 111.0 116.4 105.6 110.2 3.9 2.7 3.0 3.1 .5 6.3 -1.2 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .3 .7 186.6 148.3 141.5 141.8 153.8 135.7 121.6 3.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 .0 5.5 -1.7 .1 .7 .9 .9 .0 2.6 -.1 219.8 116.7 113.9 124.7 126.5 121.5 130.8 2.3 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.2 1.5 1.0 .5 -1.2 -1.4 -1.9 -2.8 .1 -.9 .2 115.0 -4.8 -.4 117.5 -4.3 5.7 123.7 -4.6 .4 148.1 142.5 112.3 109.7 107.4 107.7 110.5 3.9 4.2 22.7 22.7 23.4 23.1 21.2 .3 1.4 6.6 6.6 7.2 6.6 5.4 152.8 145.6 99.9 99.6 99.3 100.9 100.9 1.1 2.1 14.7 14.7 16.3 12.4 13.2 .3 1.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.1 5.3 All items ......................................................... All items (1967-100) .................................... 167.1 500.7 2.3 ■ 0.2 ■ 169.3 505.9 2.4 Food and beverages ................................... Food .......................................................... Food at home ......................................... Food away from home ............................ Alcoholic beverages ................................. 164.7 164.2 164.1 165.6 170.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.7 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 168.6 167.6 175.8 153.3 183.7 Housing ...................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence 1 ..................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 2 .................................... Fuels and utilities ...................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .................. Electricity 1 .......................................... Utility natural gas service 1 .................. Household furnishings and operations ..... 165.0 188.3 177.9 2.2 2.7 3.0 .2 .2 .2 193.4 131.4 116.2 124.1 131.5 112.4 126.8 2.6 .6 .3 .1 -.8 2.4 .0 Apparel ........................................................ 127.5 -3.1 ' Transportation ............................................ Private transportation ............................... Motor fuel ................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................... Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............ 145.7 141.9 107.8 107.2 105.4 111.2 108.0 3.2 3.3 17.7 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 .7 .9 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 140.6 137.3 107.2 106.4 104.1 114.1 107.9 2.0 1.9 11.4 11.5 12.1 11.1 10.2 .0 .4 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.3 2.6 Medical care ................................................ 251.9 3.4 .3 255.1 3.6 .0 244.8 2.7 .0 266.3 3.7 .2 Recreation5 ................................................. 102.2 .9 .0 106.3 2.1 -1.0 99.5 -1.6 -1.6 104.4 2.4 .8 Education and communication 5 .................. 101.2 1.1 .8 106.5 2.6 .3 99.1 -.5 .4 100.3 1.4 .3 Other goods and services ............................ 257.6 8.2 -.3 260.3 6.2 .3 275.0 11.3 -.2 256.5 6.0 -.1 167.1 144.5 132.5 138.0 125.4 189.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 4.6 -1.4 2.5 .2 .4 .5 1.0 -.2 .2 169.3 144.1 128.7 135.9 118.2 193.7 2.4 .8 .1 1.9 -1.9 3.5 -.1 .1 .1 .3 -.2 -.1 166.3 144.8 129.1 136.2 119.4 185.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 5.8 -2.3 2.6 .3 1.1 1.7 2.9 .0 -.2 177.6 149.0 131.8 134.9 126.0 202.7 2.0 2.1 1.1 2.3 -1.3 1.9 .2 .5 .5 1.0 -.6 .1 162.5 160.6 134.0 151.5 139.9 196.9 183.8 111.3 174.5 177.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.2 4.5 2.2 2.4 7.2 1.9 1.9 .3 .3 .4 .6 .9 .2 .2 2.4 .1 .1 165.1 158.2 131.1 152.7 139.1 191.9 188.7 106.2 177.5 180.0 2.3 1.7 .3 1.9 2.1 3.3 3.6 6.4 2.1 2.3 .0 .0 .2 .1 .4 -.2 -.1 1.2 -.1 -.1 162.2 161.9 132.3 153.8 141.0 200.9 180.2 121.2 171.2 172.4 2.3 1.6 2.4 3.2 5.7 1.3 2.6 12.2 1.7 1.9 .4 .4 1.6 1.5 2.7 -.6 -.2 3.9 .1 .1 173.4 164.3 134.0 154.8 137.8 199.1 197.5 108.5 185.3 189.1 1.8 1.7 1.2 2.9 2.4 1.2 1.8 3.5 1.8 1.6 .2 .2 .4 .8 .9 -.2 .1 .9 .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 ........................... All items less shelter ...................................... Commodities less food .................................. Nondurables .................................................. Nondurables less food ................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ........................ Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................... All items less energy ...................................... All items less food and energy .................... 1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other Hem stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ’ Data n° t available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 50 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 2 1 U.S. city average ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Atlanta, GA Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1998 Index Percent change frono— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967-100) 2 .................................................................... 167.1 500.7 2.3 ■ 0.5 ■ 165.9 500.3 2.5 0.7 0.2 ' 169.3 505.9 2.4 " Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ................ .......................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 164.7 164.2 164.1 165.6 170.2 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.7 .4 .4 .2 .6 .4 167.0 171.5 165.4 181.6 128.6 .5 .5 -.7 2.1 .7 .5 .6 .9 .2 -.8 168.6 167.6 175.8 153.3 183.7 1.9 1.6 .9 2.7 7.1 .6 .2 .1 .5 6.7 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Electricity3 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 165.0 188.3 177.9 193.4 131.4 116.2 124.1 131.5 112.4 126.8 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.6 .6 .3 .1 -.8 2.4 .0 .5 .6 .5 .4 .9 1.0 .9 .4 2.3 .0 167.3 184.6 185.7 178.8 152.9 141.2 142.8 157.5 120.3 131.8 2.0 2.7 3.1 1.8 -2.2 -3.8 -4.0 .5 ■ 2.5 .0 .0 .6 .4 .2 .2 1 .3 .0 -.2 169.7 204.0 197.7 209.2 120.4 108.0 111.0 116.4 105.6 110.2 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.9 2.7 3.0 3.1 .5 6.3 -1.2 .3 .3 .1 .3 1.9 2.3 2.3 .0 5.3 -1.2 Apparel .......................................................................................... 127.5 -3.1 -2.6 135.1 -.4 6.5 115.0 -4.8 .5 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............................................ 145.7 141.9 107.8 107.2 105.4 111.2 108.0 3.2 3.3 17.7 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 1.6 1.6 8.7 8.7 9.2 8.3 7.6 130.2 130.6 95.9 95.4 92.2 116.2 102.1 2.9 3.0 21.7 22.0 24.4 20.7 18.2 .5 .7 11.3 11.3 12.4 10.8 9.4 140.6 137.3 107.2 106.4 104.1 114.1 107.9 2.0 1.9 11.4 11.5 12.1 11.1 10.2 .5 .7 6.1 6.2 6.8 5.6 5.3 Medical care ................................................................................. 251.9 3.4 .7 257.6 5.0 2.3 255.1 3.6 .5 Recreation 7 .................................................................................. 102.2 .9 .0 102.1 2.9 1.0 106.3 2.1 -1.3 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 101.2 1.1 .9 100.4 .5 -.1 106.5 2.6 -.2 Other goods and services ........................................................... 257.6 8.2 .7 245.3 12.4 .8 260.3 6.2 -.4 167.1 144.5 132.5 138.0 125.4 189.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 4.6 -1.4 2.5 .5 .4 .5 1.0 -.2 .7 165.9 139.6 124.8 131.2 116.6 192.5 2.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 -1.9 2.7 .7 1.4 1.9 4.9 -1.4 .2 169.3 144.1 128.7 135.9 118.2 193.7 2.4 .8 .1 1.9 -1.9 3.5 .2 .3 .1 .9 -.9 .2 162.5 160.6 134.0 151.5 139.9 196.9 183.8 111.3 1/4.5 177.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.2 4.5 2.2 2.4 7.2 1.9 1.9 .6 .6 .4 .7 .9 .7 .7 4.2 .3 .3 160.4 160.2 124.8 148.6 130.5 206.5 184.8 110.1 173.3 174.2 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.9 7.2 2.8 2.6 5.1 2.2 2.6 .6 .9 1.8 2.6 4.5 .4 .0 4.4 .3 .3 165.1 158.2 131.1 152.7 139.1 191.9 188.7 106.2 177.5 180.0 2.3 1.7 .3 1.9 2.1 3.3 3.6 6.4 2.1 2.3 .2 .3 .2 .7 1.2 .2 .2 3.8 .0 .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. 51 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 2 1 DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category 0.2 ~ 0.4 ~ 166.3 491.3 2.3 ■ 0.5 ■ 1.1 1.3 2.2 .1 -1.4 169.4 167.3 175.0 156.2 191.2 1.0 .8 .6 1.2 3.4 -.1 -.1 -.3 .1 .4 1.0 2.1 3.6 2.8 -2.8 -3.2 -3.2 -1.8 11.7 -.4 -.2 .1 .1 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -1.6 165.2 178.7 170.6 186.6 148.3 141.5 141.8 153.8 135.7 121.6 2.8 3.5 3.8 3.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 .0 5.5 -1.7 .7 .6 .6 .4 2.1 2.8 2.8 .0 8.6 .7 138.9 -3.3 2.1 117.5 -4.3 -.3 .5 .5 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 5.9 134.3 134.5 102.9 102.7 102.7 104.5 100.1 .3 1.7 13.7 13.7 15.8 10.2 12.3 .6 1.0 6.7 6.8 7.4 5.9 6.3 148.1 142.5 112.3 109.7 107.4 107.7 110.5 3.9 4.2 22.7 22.7 23.4 23.1 21.2 1.4 1.8 7.8 7.7 8.0 8.1 6.8 4.1 .0 239.2 1.1 .3 244.8 2.7 .2 105.7 3.5 -1.0 102.9 2.4 .6 99.5 -1.6 -.8 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 107.3 3.3 1.4 101.3 2.6 .2 99.1 -.5 .4 Other goods and services .......................................................... 266.4 6.9 1.2 214.9 3.5 -.1 275.0 11.3 .5 164.2 141.9 132.9 141.1 119.8 187.9 2.3 1.2 1.1 2.8 -.9 3.1 .2 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 .8 148.9 137.9 128.3 132.8 122.4 160.8 1.0 .7 .2 3.4 -3.8 1.3 .4 .7 .5 2.4 -1.9 .2 166.3 144.8 129.1 136.2 119.4 185.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 5.8 -2.3 2.6 .5 .6 1.2 1.9 .1 .5 160.6 159.7 134.3 149.5 142.8 199.9 182.5 108.4 172.0 175.6 2.2 2.3 1.0 2.1 2.6 4.1 3.0 9.1 1.8 1.9 .3 -.1 -.4 -.5 -.3 .6 .8 4.2 .1 .1 143.5 148.3 129.5 143.8 134.2 171.5 151.9 105.0 156.2 156.7 1.0 .7 .2 2.5 3.4 .6 1.3 3.2 .9 .7 .4 .5 .4 1.7 2.1 .3 .1 2.7 .3 .0 162.2 161.9 132.3 153.8 141.0 200.9 180.2 121.2 171.2 172.4 2.3 1.6 2.4 3.2 5.7 1.3 2.6 ‘‘ 2.2 1.7 1.9 .6 .5 1.1 .8 1.8 .2 .4 5.4 .2 .3 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100)2 .................................................................... 164.2 488.2 2.3 148.9 477.7 1.0 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 157.4 156.6 154.7 160.8 165.0 1.4 1.5 .8 2.6 -.1 -.5 -.6 -1.0 .1 .4 154.2 153.6 159.4 144.2 155.7 1.7 1.6 1.1 2.3 2.6 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Electricity3 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 3 ................... .............................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 157.8 181.4 167.0 185.3 129.3 106.7 110.5 133.5 93.8 119.5 2.5 2.3 3.1 1.7 5.3 5.2 5.9 1.6 11.5 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 .3 2.9 2.7 3.5 7.0 -.2 .7 132.5 149.4 146.2 140.0 112.8 105.4 105.3 109.9 83.2 111.3 Apparel ............................................. ............................................ 128.2 -6.0 -5.7 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............................................ 152.2 150.0 108.5 108.1 107.7 123.8 111.3 2.7 2.5 14.2 14.3 14.6 14.4 12.7 Medical care ................................................................................. 246.2 Recreation 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 ............................................................ 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. 52 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 2 1 Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1998 PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1 9 6 7 -1 0 0 )2 .................................................................... 162.3 261.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 173.1 500.0 2.7 0.6 " 177.6 513.4 2.0 " Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 171.6 171.9 170.1 176.4 169.1 1.2 1.2 1.7 .3 2.9 .9 1.0 1.7 .0 -.2 171.9 171.0 170.9 175.4 181.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.8 .8 .8 1.0 .6 .4 160.8 160.0 169.9 143.2 168.6 4.0 4.2 4.4 3.7 .6 .4 4 .1 1.2 .3 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .................................................................... ..................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Electricity3 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... 154.9 163.5 153.0 164.5 114.7 104.3 103.2 101.0 164.9 164.1 .8 1.2 1.0 1.0 -2.7 -3.7 -3.7 -4.0 5.0 1.6 .2 .2 .1 .0 .1 .1 ,0 .0 2.3 .2 180.4 213.0 197.0 219.8 116.7 113.9 124.7 126.5 121.5 130.8 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.3 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.2 -1.5 1.0 .4 .7 .6 .7 -.9 -1.2 -1.8 -2.7 -.2 -1.0 173.8 204.9 185.3 210.6 133.7 121.6 140.3 154.6 120.9 125.5 1.8 3.1 2.5 3.0 -3.2 -3.9 -4.7 -7.0 .6 -1.1 .0 .4 -.2 .2 -2.3 -2.7 -3.2 -4.9 .6 .0 Apparel ........................................................................................ 135.8 -12.0 2.7 123.7 -4.6 -.6 109.4 2.5 1.1 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ........................................... 149.7 149.8 114.4 113.9 111.7 108.0 115.8 4.2 4.5 15.4 15.9 17.1 14.9 14.3 1.6 1.6 6.9 7.0 7.9 6.0 6.3 152.8 145.6 99.9 99.6 99.3 100.9 100.9 1.1 2.1 14.7 14.7 16.3 12.4 13.2 .8 1.3 7.2 7.2 7.6 6.5 6.9 152.9 150.7 106.9 105.4 104.5 103.5 99.9 2.8 3.0 16.3 16.3 17.3 16.0 14.8 1.2 1.4 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.5 6.5 Medical care ................................................................................. 232.0 1.4 .4 266.3 3.7 .5 267.0 3.5 1.4 R ecreation7 .................................................................................. 96.9 -4.1 -2.2 104.4 2.4 .7 103.6 1.4 1.2 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 102.0 1.7 1.1 100.3 1.4 .2 101.3 1.8 1.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... 203.0 6.1 .6 256.5 6.0 .5 273.4 7.5 -.1 162.3 154.5 142.7 134.9 154.2 169.4 .9 .6 .1 .7 -.8 1.2 .6 1.0 1.2 2.0 .1 .3 177.6 149.0 131.8 134.9 126.0 202.7 2.0 2.1 1.1 2.3 -1.3 1.9 .5 .5 .4 1.2 -1.2 .4 173.1 141.0 128.6 131.0 125.4 206.7 2.7 3.7 3.4 5.2 .2 2.0 .6 .9 1.1 1.5 .3 .4 158.4 161.8 144.0 154.7 137.6 183.0 163.1 107.6 168.3 167.4 1.0 .8 .1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 5.4 .7 .5 .6 .8 1.1 1.4 1.9 .4 .3 3.6 .4 .3 173.4 164.3 134.0 154.8 137.8 199.1 197.5 108.5 185.3 189.1 1.8 1.7 1.2 2.9 2.4 1.2 1.8 3.5 1.8 1.6 .5 .4 .4 1.0 1.1 .1 .4 1.5 .4 .4 168.6 163.8 130.3 146.4 133.6 213.9 201.5 115.4 180.9 186.6 2.6 2.5 3.3 4.6 4.9 .9 1.9 2.9 2.7 2.4 .5 .6 1.1 1.0 1.4 .3 .2 .9 .6 .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 ............................................................ 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. 53 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group^Continued (1 982-84= 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21 SeattteTacomaBremerton, WA San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1999 Index Aug. 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1998 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category 1.0 173.4 528.7 2.9 0.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 4.0 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.5 170.0 170.4 170.2 172.3 167.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.3 .8 .8 1.0 .5 1.4 186.9 209.0 215.7 225.2 147.9 145.2 144.7 158.9 134.6 129.4 6.1 6.2 6.9 5.9 3.4 3.6 3.1 .0 10.4 7.4 1.0 .8 1.4 .6 .9 .7 6 .0 1.9 2.5 178.6 197.8 186.5 202.4 120.8 113.2 136.2 150.2 87.5 160.9 4.1 4.6 4.1 4.4 1.9 1.5 .9 1.3 -.6 2.5 .6 .6 .3 .2 .1 .2 .0 0 .0 5 Apparel .................................................................................... 112.9 -5.0 2.9 120.3 -6.9 -3.2 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ......................................... 138.3 132.6 131.3 129.8 128.3 123.3 127.2 5.2 6.1 32.0 32.0 34.6 28.8 27.3 2.4 3.0 13.3 13.3 14.7 11.1 11.2 152.0 156.8 137.0 139.6 141.9 121.1 142.4 3.7 3.8 27.2 27.3 29.2 25.4 23.3 1.2 1.4 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.2 6.3 Medical care ............................................................................ 233.7 2.4 .5 242.2 3.5 1.1 Recreation7 ............................................................................. 96.8 -2.4 -.7 99.2 .5 -1.3 Education and communication 7 .............................................. 104.9 2.4 2.5 104.4 1.5 .6 Other goods and services ....................................................... 277.4 10.1 -.5 254.4 5.9 -.4 173.5 146.6 130.3 139.2 118.1 195.8 4.1 3.3 4.1 8.2 -1.6 4.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 .0 .9 173.4 151.5 141.5 139.1 145.3 194.5 2.9 1.8 1.3 3.0 -.6 3.7 .4 .3 -.1 -.3 .2 .5 170.6 160.4 132.5 155.9 141.7 189.0 193.4 136.3 178.1 179.8 4.2 3.0 4.1 4.9 7.9 2.8 4.8 18.7 3.4 3.7 .9 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.2 1.1 1.0 7.7 .6 .8 170.1 164.9 142.4 154.2 140.8 196.0 190.7 126.0 179.0 181.0 2.9 2.2 1.4 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.7 14.6 2.3 2.3 .4 .4 .0 .3 -.1 .4 .4 4.0 .2 .1 All items ..................................................................................... All items (1967-100)2 ................................................................ 173.5 533.3 4.1 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 170.4 171.0 174.9 167.0 167.2 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels ........ .......................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................... Electricity3 ....................................................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ............................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................. ' Commodity and service group All items ..................................................................................... Commodities ........................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... All items less energy ................................................................. 1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982= 100 base. ® Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ® Indexes on a December 1 993*100 base. ' Indexes on a December 1 997*100 base, ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 54 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 Pricing schedule 1 June 1999 May 1999 Percent change to July1999 from— Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Indexes Area Aug. 1999 July 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 July 1998 June 1999 May 1999 M 162.8 162.8 163.3 163.8 2.4 0.6 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.3 Northeast urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 169.7 169.4 103.5 170.0 169.9 103.4 170.2 170.3 103.4 170.9 171.0 103.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 .5 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 2.2 2.3 1.9 .3 .5 -.1 .1 .2 .0 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ............. ..... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 158.3 158.9 103.4 158.5 159.3 103.4 159.1 159.9 103.8 159.4 160.2 104.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 .6 .6 .6 .2 .2 .2 2.1 2.2 1.9 .5 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 M 154.4 154.9 155.4 156.1 3.1 .8 .5 2.4 .6 .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 159.7 158.1 103.7 159.7 158.4 103.6 160.1 158.9 103.9 160.6 159.5 104.0 2.0 2.0 19 .6 .7 .4 .3 .4 .1 1.8 1.8 2.0 .3 .5 .2 .3 .3 .3 M 162.6 162.3 163.0 164.1 2.2 1.1 .7 1.6 .2 .4 West urban ...... ................................................ Size A More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 164.7 164.0 104.7 164.2 163.5 104,3 164.7 164.0 104.7 165.3 164.7 105.1 2.9 3.1 2.7 .7 7 .8 .4 .4 .4 2.7 3.0 2.5 .0 .0 .0 .3 .3 .4 M M M 149.0 103.8 160.8 149.2 103.6 160.9 149.6 103.9 161.3 150.1 104.1 162.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 .6 .5 .7 .3 .2 .5 2.3 2.0 1.9 .4 .1 .3 .3 .3 .2 M M 162.3 159.7 163.0 158.9 163.4 159.2 163.5 159.8 2.4 2.4 .3 .6 .1 .4 1.7 2.1 .7 -.3 .2 .2 M 171.5 172.1 172.5 173.2 2.1 .6 .4 U.S. city average ............................................. Region and area size2 Size classes A * .............. ........................... ....................... B/C 3 ............................................................... D ..................................................................... Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .......................................... ■ 173.3 154.9 158.0 104.3 ■ ■ ■ 2.0 .6 .2 ■ 2.7 1.8 2.6 1.8 .4 .8 .6 .9 * Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 1 1 1 1 172.6 153.7 157.0 103.4 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 - 161.9 158.3 147.1 158.9 - 163.2 158.7 147.9 160.0 2.6 2.3 1.2 1.3 .8 .3 .5 .7 - - - - 2 2 2 ■ - 171.9 168.3 168.0 ■ - 172.6 170.0 168.8 2.8 4.5 3.1 .4 1.0 .5 ' - - ■ - - Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; 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. 55 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) Midwest Northeast Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 West South July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 170.9 267.0 2.3 ■ 0.4 ■ 159.4 257.8 2.4 ■ 0.2 ■ 160.6 260.1 2.0 - 0.3 ~ 165.3 266.0 2.9 ■ 0.4 ■ Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................. Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 167.2 166.8 166.8 169.3 171.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.2 2.8 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 161.5 160.8 159.8 162.9 170.5 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.6 3.8 .4 .4 .4 .2 .2 161.1 161.2 158.2 167.8 159.8 1.6 1.5 .9 2.5 2.3 .4 .5 .3 .7 .1 166.7 166.0 169.2 161.4 174.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.8 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 Housing ........................................................... Shelter ........................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 .................... Electricity2 .............................................. Utility natural gas service 2 .................... Household furnishings and operations .... 171.9 203.7 189.6 1.7 2.4 2.7 .1 .3 .2 154.5 175.4 173.9 2.1 2.6 2.7 .2 .2 .2 153.4 168.6 163.8 1.4 2.2 2.4 .1 .2 .2 166.4 182.5 181.1 3.1 3.6 4.0 .2 .2 .3 190.6 121.6 111.3 127.4 134.7 116.3 124.7 2.3 -1.1 -1.5 -2.2 -2.2 -2.0 -.4 .4 -.7 -.8 -1.2 -1.8 .1 -.4 175.1 129.7 112.8 118.9 132.5 104.4 122.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 .5 5.5 -.9 .1 .7 .8 .8 -.2 2.4 -.2 159.7 138.8 118.7 121.5 121.9 118.7 124.8 1.8 .1 -.5 -.6 -.8 1.5 -1.0 .3 .2 .2 .2 -.1 1.7 -.2 177.6 140.5 128.5 131.1 143.7 118.1 127.9 3.6 1.2 .8 .7 -.3 3.8 .9 .2 .5 .5 .5 .3 1.1 .2 Apparel .................................................. ......... 125.9 -1.1 1.9 122.2 -4.0 -1.1 136.8 -3.4 -1.0 119.0 -1.5 1.3 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 ............. 146.6 142.8 99.8 142.0 158.5 103.0 102.6 101.6 105.5 102.5 2.4 3.0 .3 -.6 2.3 15.5 15.5 16.8 14.1 13.5 1.0 1.2 .1 -.3 1.1 6.1 6.1 6.5 5.8 5.5 143.8 141.2 100.2 141.2 155.4 108.0 107.6 105.7 119.2 111.4 3.5 3.4 .2 -1.0 1.8 15.6 15.7 16.3 14.8 14.1 .6 .6 .1 -.5 .8 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.0 2.9 142.8 141.6 100.7 144.3 156.9 103.1 102.6 99.8 109.0 105.8 3.3 3.2 -.1 -1.2 1.8 15.8 15.9 17.4 14.7 13.5 1.1 1.1 .0 -.6 1.0 5.2 5.1 5.5 4.8 4.8 147.4 144.4 99.8 142.9 150.5 118.8 117.9 115.2 114.8 118.2 4.3 4.4 .0 -.8 1.6 24.8 24.9 26.3 23.4 21.9 1.0 1.3 .3 -.1 1.0 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.4 5.3 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services 2 ............................... 262.8 238.8 267.7 244.2 3.7 6.0 3.2 2.8 .3 .6 .3 .3 246.4 226.1 251.0 232.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3 .1 -.3 .2 .2 248.5 223.7 254.2 232.7 2.9 3.8 2.6 2.1 .2 .3 .2 -.2 248.4 230.2 252.6 216.6 3.7 1.8 4.0 3.4 .6 .7 .5 .3 R ecreation4 .................................................... 103.7 1.8 .6 102.6 1.1 -.1 101.4 .0 .0 98.6 -.7 -.6 Education and communication 4 .................... 100.4 .9 .6 102.6 1.7 .6 101.3 1.3 .7 101.6 .9 1.0 Other goods and services ............................. 271.9 10.0 -.4 254.8 9.5 -.6 252.9 10.7 -.7 264.5 11.6 .1 170.9 147.0 133.1 135.9 2.3 2.8 2.9 5.3 .4 .7 .9 1.6 159.4 142.6 132.1 139.3 2.4 2.1 2.1 5.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 160.6 144.5 135.1 140.4 2.0 1.9 2.2 5.1 .3 .3 .3 .6 165.3 145.9 133.3 139.6 2.9 2.9 3.7 8.0 .4 .6 1.0 1.9 147.3 126.0 199.2 190.4 186.8 239.1 8.9 -1.1 1.9 2.4 -.3 2.9 1.4 .0 .2 .3 -.3 .8 151.8 122.5 180.2 174.3 185.2 209.4 9.5 -1.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 3.2 .9 -.1 .2 .2 -.3 .3 147.1 127.6 180.3 160.5 191.0 218.6 9.2 -1.2 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.3 -.1 .2 .2 -.1 .5 155.8 126.5 186.3 175.9 188.5 212.0 12.8 -.8 2.9 3.6 1.3 1.9 2.2 .1 .2 .2 -.6 .4 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 she lter3 ............................................ Transportation services ............................... Other sen/ices .............................................. See footnotes at end of iable. 56 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) Northeast Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Percent change from— Index Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 West South Midwest July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 ...... 167.2 171.8 161.1 134.7 152.2 138.1 148.8 178.2 194.2 107.1 179.9 183.7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.8 3.8 5.2 8.4 1.3 1.8 4.7 2.1 1.9 0.4 .4 .4 .9 .9 1.5 1.3 .1 .2 1.9 .3 .3 155.6 159.0 155.5 133.5 150.6 141.2 153.0 170.2 174.3 109.9 166.8 168.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.1 3.6 5.0 9.1 2.8 2.7 8.5 1.9 1.8 0.2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 .9 .2 .2 2.1 .0 -.1 155.7 160.3 158.6 135.9 150.8 141.3 147.3 175.9 172.7 108.9 168.0 169.7 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.2 3.2 4.9 8.5 1.9 2.0 6.8 1.6 1.6 0.3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .6 1.2 .2 .2 2.5 .1 .0 161.6 165.2 159.8 135.3 153.9 142.4 156.9 177.0 181.3 122.1 170.5 171.7 2.9 3.2 2.6 3.7 4.5 7.6 11.8 2.0 2.8 12.8 2.2 2.4 0.4 .5 .5 1.0 .9 1.8 1.9 .2 .2 3.6 .1 .2 146.0 99.3 206.8 1.4 13.1 2.2 .3 5.3 .3 141.2 107.2 188.3 .4 15.1 2.7 -.4 3.4 .2 144.9 103.6 187.5 .5 15.5 2.3 -.3 5.1 .2 141.1 119.8 190.7 1.1 24.5 3.1 .2 6.1 .2 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 57 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. 1999 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Size class D Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 150.1 150.1 2.5 ■ 0.3 ■ 104.1 ■ 2.2 ■ 0.2 ~ 162.1 262.0 2.4 ■ 0.5 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 148.9 148.4 151.6 143.4 153.6 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.5 3.4 .3 .3 .4 .1 .0 102.9 102.9 102.3 103.9 102.6 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.6 1.9 .1 .1 .0 .2 .1 159.3 158.9 155.9 165.2 164.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.4 1.6 1.7 .5 3.4 .7 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 5 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................. 147.3 157.8 149.5 158.9 132.1 129.3 129.1 134.0 119.2 118.3 2.5 3.1 3.5 3.0 .3 -.1 -.3 -1.0 1.6 .4 .1 .2 .3 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 -.7 .9 -.1 103.1 104.4 103.4 103.4 100.2 99.4 99.9 101.5 94.6 100.0 1.4 2.1 2.1 1.9 .7 .5 .4 -.4 3.4 -1.4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .5 .4 .0 1.9 -.1 157.2 180.5 165.6 171.4 136.8 113.1 121.9 129.0 111.6 122.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.0 .8 -.3 4.3 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .4 .4 A A -.3 2.8 -5 Apparel ......................................................................................... 116.8 -3.0 1.1 95.8 -2.5 ,9 131.3 -1.1 -1.7 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 144.2 143.5 99.9 124.5 147.5 158.2 157.4 158.1 109.5 146.4 3.2 3.4 -.1 -1.2 2.0 17.7 17.7 19.1 16.2 15.5 .8 1.0 .0 -.4 1.0 5.1 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.6 102 1 101.8 100.5 98.7 103.7 105.8 105.8 106.4 105.0 104.7 3.8 3.8 .3 -.7 1.9 17.4 17.4 18.8 16.0 14.8 1.1 1.2 .2 -.4 1.0 5.1 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.7 143.2 140.7 100.7 145.8 146.1 104.9 104.2 100.3 113.1 107.7 3.4 3.4 .0 -.6 .8 17.7 17.7 18.3 16.6 16.6 1.1 1.0 .3 -.1 1.0 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.1 3.6 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 5 ............................................................. 199.0 185.7 201.9 184.1 3.2 3.6 3.1 3.0 .3 .1 .3 .2 105.7 105.6 105.7 105.7 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.4 .4 .4 .3 .3 244.4 231.5 247.6 234.2 3.6 5.2 3.2 1.7 .0 .7 -.2 -.6 Recreation 3 .................................................................................. 101.7 .8 -.2 100.8 -.1 .0 104.2 .8 .5 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 102.1 1.5 .6 100.7 1.0 .8 100.6 -.1 .4 Other goods and services .......................................................... 208.1 9.8 -.3 116.4 11.3 -.7 266.7 10.5 -.6 150.1 139.7 133.4 145.1 163.3 119.2 159.8 158.2 156.0 181.0 2.5 2.3 2.5 5.5 9.9 -1.0 2.6 3.1 1.1 3.0 .3 .6 .7 1.3 1.4 -.1 .1 .2 -.4 .4 104.1 102.0 101.5 103.9 107.7 98.6 103.9 104.4 102.3 104.5 2.2 2.4 2.7 5.9 9.9 -1.2 2.1 2.1 1.4 2.7 .2 .3 .4 .7 1.3 .1 .3 .2 -.1 .6 162.1 144.3 135.7 141.2 149.1 127.5 185.4 168.8 183.4 219.4 2.4 2.7 3.0 6.6 10.2 -.6 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.0 .5 .7 .2 .4 1.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter6 .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 58 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 Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 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 .................................................. 147.9 150.4 147.1 134.5 147.2 145.9 162.1 161.3 156.7 142.2 150.7 151.3 131.6 156.0 162.3 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.5 3.6 5.3 9.2 2.0 2.6 7.7 2.1 2.2 .7 16.8 2.9 0.3 .3 .3 .7 .8 1.2 1.3 .1 .2 2.4 .1 .1 .0 5.0 .2 102.8 102.9 102.4 101.5 103.4 103.8 107.3 103.3 103.7 102.4 103.0 103.0 101.0 104.9 104.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.6 3.8 5.7 9.3 2.0 2.0 8.1 1.7 1.7 .7 16.6 2.2 0.3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .6 1.2 .3 .3 2.6 .1 .0 -.3 4.9 .2 157.3 162.6 157.7 136.7 150.6 142.4 150.0 174.8 178.4 108.1 169.8 172.8 145.6 104.0 193.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.9 4.4 6.3 9.7 2.0 1.9 7.8 1.9 1.8 1.3 17.4 2.2 in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 59 0.5 .2 .5 .3 .9 .4 1.2 .2 .3 2.2 .2 .0 -.3 4.5 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 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Item and group Index Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 171.0 261.3 2.3 ■ 0.4 ■ 103.8 ■ 2.1 ■ 0.4 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 167.3 166.8 167.3 167.9 174.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.7 .6 .7 .8 .4 .1 103.2 103.3 102.7 104.7 100.5 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.7 .6 -.3 -.4 -.7 .3 .3 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ............................... ....................................... Fuels ............ ............................................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 170.2 198.9 192.3 187.8 120.6 114.6 128.2 134.6 118.8 125.8 1.8 2.5 2.8 2.6 -1.8 -2.2 -2.9 -3.0 -2.8 .3 .1 .3 .2 .4 -1.1 -1.3 -1.8 -2.7 .3 -.6 102.6 104.3 103.1 102.9 96.1 94.6 95.7 96.4 93.7 100.3 1.3 2.0 2.5 1.6 .1 -.1 -.3 -.7 .5 -2.2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 Apparel .......................................................................................... 121.0 -1.1 1.3 99.1 -1.2 3.3 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 149.6 145.6 102.1 101.6 100.7 103.0 101.5 2.1 2.8 15.1 15.2 16.7 13.4 13.4 .9 1.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.3 100.3 99.9 101.6 101.6 101.9 101.6 100.8 3.2 3.1 16.0 16.0 17.1 15.2 13.9 1.1 1.1 6.7 6.7 7.2 6.6 5.8 Medical care ................................................................................. 268.0 3.7 .4 106.0 3.7 .5 Recreation 2 ................................................................................... 103.8 1.8 .6 103.6 1.8 .7 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 101.2 1.6 .6 98.2 -1.0 .5 Other goods and services ........................................................... 268.3 8.8 -.6 116.8 13.0 -.2 171.0 147.2 132.6 134.4 126.8 197.2 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.8 -.7 1.9 .4 .7 .8 1.1 -.1 .2 103.8 101.9 101.1 103.8 97.9 103.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 6.4 -1.7 2.1 .4 .7 1.3 2.4 .0 .3 167.1 162.0 134.4 151.9 136.9 177.3 191.9 108.8 179.2 182.9 2.2 2.1 3.0 3.8 4.8 1.0 1.7 3.8 2.2 2.0 .4 .4 .7 .9 1.1 .0 .2 1.3 .3 .3 102.5 102.1 101.1 103.5 103.6 102.3 103.2 97.5 103.2 103.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 3.9 5.9 1.9 2.0 6.3 1.9 1.8 .5 .6 1.2 1.0 2.2 .2 .3 2.8 .3 .4 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... 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 shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy .............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 60 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) Midwest Size class A Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 160.2 261.8 2.4 0.2 104.0 2.3 0.2 156.1 252.9 3.1 0.5 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home .......................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages ............... .................................................. 164.5 163.9 164.1 164.1 171.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.9 4.1 .3 .2 .4 .1 .5 103.3 103.3 103.3 103.2 104.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.1 3.6 .4 .5 .5 .3 -.1 154.4 153.4 149.1 162.0 169.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.2 2.8 .5 .6 .8 .2 .0 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 ........................................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 153.9 174.9 178.6 174.6 128.1 113.4 117.5 131.4 102.2 116.7 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 .8 6.2 -1.1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .6 .5 .5 .0 1.3 .3 103.2 104.4 103.5 103.3 101.7 101.3 101.8 107.7 93.0 99.6 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 .2 4.0 -.6 .2 .3 .2 .2 .9 1.0 1.1 -.3 3.3 -.8 149.6 168.1 156.1 166.2 137.1 106.4 114.5 113.7 118.0 119.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.1 3.0 .6 6.0 -.5 .3 .1 .3 .1 .9 1.0 1.0 -1.3 4.0 .3 Apparel .......................... ............................................................... 120.5 -5.0 -1.1 93.2 -4.8 -1.3 140.2 4.1 -.8 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 144.0 141.5 109.0 108.4 107.1 117.7 110.1 3.1 2.9 14.4 14.3 14.8 14.1 13.0 .3 .4 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.9 103.1 103.0 109.3 109.3 109.3 109.0 109.4 4.4 4.4 17.1 17.1 18.0 15.6 15.0 .8 .9 3.3 3.3 3.6 2.7 2.6 138.0 134.2 101.6 100.6 97.1 116.4 107.1 2.8 3.0 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.3 16.0 1.4 1.4 6.4 6.3 7.2 5.3 3.8 Medical care ................................................................................. 247.8 4.2 .2 104.8 2.3 .1 238.5 4.7 .0 Recreation2 .................................................................................. 103.8 1.5 -.2 100.6 .3 -.1 103.2 1.1 -.1 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 103.8 1.8 .5 101.4 1.7 .7 99.7 -.1 .0 Other goods and services .......................................................... 258.1 8.5 -.2 115.6 10.3 -1.4 252.4 11.7 -.5 160.2 142.9 130.5 139.7 119.5 180.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 3.9 -1.2 3.0 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.1 .1 104.0 101.8 101.0 103.9 97.8 104.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 5.8 -1.1 2.2 .2 .1 -.1 .0 -.2 .3 156.1 144.0 138.3 146.0 125.2 171.9 3.1 3.6 4.0 7.9 -.2 2.6 .5 .6 .7 .8 .5 .1 156.4 156.5 132.2 152.5 141.9 172.8 175.0 110.8 167.4 168.2 2.4 2.3 1.5 3.0 3.9 3.2 2.9 7.8 2.0 2.0 .1 .2 .2 .3 .4 .1 .1 1.7 .1 -.1 102.9 102.6 101.1 103.6 103.9 104.4 104.3 105.5 102.7 102.6 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.9 5.7 2.6 2.3 9.7 1.5 1.5 .2 .2 -.1 .2 .0 .5 .4 2.2 .0 -.1 151.7 153.6 139.3 150.9 147.7 160.9 164.8 103.9 163.4 166.0 3.0 3.2 4.0 5.3 7.7 2.5 2.3 8.2 2.6 2.6 .4 .5 .7 .7 .8 .1 .1 3.4 .1 .0 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... 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 she lter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 61 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 A Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 159.5 258.4 2.0 ■ 0.4 ■ 104.0 ■ 1.9 ■ 0.1 ~ 164.1 265.6 2.2 ■ 0.7 ■ Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 161.6 161.8 158.8 168.2 159.9 1.4 1.4 .8 2.3 2.2 .4 .4 .8 .1 -.2 102.5 102.5 101.4 104.5 102.9 1.6 1.6 .8 2.9 2.2 .1 .1 .0 .3 .2 157.9 158.2 155.1 166.5 152.4 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 4.0 2.9 3.0 .6 7.1 1.3 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .... ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 ........... ................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 152.2 166.1 165.5 159.3 132.0 119.4 123.6 123.9 109.6 131.1 1.7 2.5 3.1 2.1 -1.0 -1.7 -1.8 -1.4 -4.5 1.2 .0 .1 .2 .3 .1 .1 .0 -.2 1.0 -.4 103.4 104.8 103.8 103.8 100.8 99.9 100.0 100.5 97.4 99.5 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 .7 .3 .2 -.5 5.4 -2.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .0 2.0 .0 159.5 186.7 167.6 170.7 139.7 117.9 123.2 127.4 113.0 117.9 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 .4 -.5 -.6 -1.0 1.7 -1.4 .3 .6 .4 8 .2 .3 .2 1 1.9 -1.3 Apparel .......................................................................................... 143.3 -2.8 1.7 95.4 -3.3 -2.5 125.2 -5.4 1.5 Transportation .............. ............................................................... Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 142.5 141.7 105.6 104.8 103.1 106.1 106.3 2.7 2.8 15.0 15.3 17.2 13.4 13.0 .7 .8 5.0 4.9 5.4 4.4 4.5 101.9 101.7 103.7 103.8 104.1 103.4 103.2 3.5 3.5 16.1 16.2 17.6 15.3 13.5 1.2 1.3 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.2 5.1 143.7 142.7 95.2 94.1 89.2 112.0 102.4 4.0 3.9 16.7 16.7 17.4 16.3 15.2 .8 .8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 Medical care .................................................................................. 243.8 1.6 .5 105.8 3.6 .3 249.4 2.7 -.6 Recreation2 .................................................................................. 101.1 .9 -.2 100.5 -.6 .0 108.1 1.2 1.2 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 102.3 1.9 .6 100.5 1.0 .7 102.0 .9 .9 Other goods and services .......................................................... 234.7 10.1 -.4 116.6 10.9 -.9 262.0 11.0 -1.4 159.5 144.6 134.9 140.4 128.2 177.2 2.0 1.8 2.1 5.2 -1.2 2.3 .4 .6 .7 1.5 -.3 .2 104.0 101.9 101.5 103.4 99.1 103.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 5.0 -1.3 1.9 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 164.1 142.4 133.6 136.8 127.5 192.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 5.1 -.9 2.1 .7 1.0 -.1 .0 -.2 .4 155.3 157.9 135.8 151.1 141.4 172.9 170.6 111.6 166.5 167.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 3.1 5.0 1.9 2.3 5.6 1.7 1.8 .4 .4 .6 .9 1.4 .2 .1 2.4 .2 .1 102.7 102.3 101.6 103.0 103.4 103.2 103.8 101.7 103.0 103.1 1.8 1.9 2.2 3.2 4.9 1.9 1.9 7.5 1.5 1.4 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 2.7 -.1 -.1 157.9 158.8 134.0 147.4 137.2 181.9 183.5 104.2 172.7 176.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 3.4 5.0 1.8 2.1 6.4 1.7 1.7 .8 .7 -.1 1.4 .1 .3 .5 1.9 .5 .1 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less s h e lte r....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of s h e lte r5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... AH items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 62 Table 20. Consuififcr 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 B/C 2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1999 Index Percent change from— July 1999 Aug. 1998 Expenditure category All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .............................................. Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................ Education and communication 2 .............................................. 164.7 266.6 3.1 0.4 105.1 2.7 0.4 167.9 167.0 170.7 161.7 177.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.7 3.9 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 102.9 102.9 103.1 102.6 101.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.4 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .0 -.1 167.2 181.0 188.3 177.6 142.8 132.8 134.7 147.0 124.7 130.2 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 -.1 4.7 1.2 .3 .3 .5 .2 .6 .8 .8 .5 1.3 .2 103.0 103.4 102.5 102.9 101.3 100.7 100.9 102.2 95.7 101.8 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.5 -.1 -.6 -.5 •1.1 1.9 .0 .2 .2 .0 .1 .2 1 .2 .0 .7 .2 117.7 -3.4 2.6 98.0 3.4 .7 146.6 143.5 117.9 116.8 113.9 113.1 118.6 4.6 4.7 24.9 25.1 26.6 23.9 22.3 1.0 1.4 6.6 6.6 6.9 6.7 5.5 102.6 102.0 109.9 109.8 110.6 108.9 108.2 4.1 4.1 23.8 23.6 25.3 22.1 20.5 1.0 1.1 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.4 243.0 2.9 .2 106.5 4.8 .9 98.3 -.7 -.8 99.3 -.9 -.4 101.4 .7 .9 102.6 2.0 1.3 12.1 .9 265.4 11.9 -.3 116.5 164.7 145.2 131.4 137.4 125.2 185.0 3.1 2.7 3.5 7.7 -.8 3.4 .4 .6 1.2 2.3 .1 .2 105.1 102.6 102.5 105.5 99.1 103.5 2.7 3.5 4.4 9.0 -.6 2.1 .4 .6 .8 1.3 .0 .3 161.4 159.4 133.6 153.4 140.6 175.6 180.8 122.0 169.7 170.6 3.1 2.4 3.6 4.1 7.3 2.0 3.4 14.4 2.4 2.7 .4 .4 1.1 .9 2.1 .1 .2 4.2 .1 .2 102.9 103.0 102.4 104.2 105.3 103.4 103.2 105.1 102.9 102.9 2.6 3.0 4.2 5.4 8.6 2.0 1.8 10.2 2.1 2.1 .4 .5 .7 .8 1.3 .4 .2 2.9 .2 .2 Commodity and service group Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... Special aggregate indexes 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 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 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 Percent change to Aug. 1999 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 May 1999 July 1999 June 1999 Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998 June 1999 Percent change to July1999 from— July 1999 July 1998 May 1999 June 1999 M 162.6 162.5 162.5 162.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.8 -0.1 0.0 Northeast urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 .................. M M M 165.9 165.8 102.9 166.6 166.2 103.8 166.2 165.9 103.4 166.8 167.3 102.7 2.3 2.8 1.3 .1 .7 -1.1 .4 .8 -.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 .2 .1 .5 -.2 -.2 -.4 Midwest 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 158.9 163.7 102.5 159.1 163.1 102.9 159.1 163.4 102.8 159.8 164.1 103.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 .4 .6 .4 .4 .4 .5 1.7 1.7 1.7 .1 -.2 .3 .0 .2 -.1 M 146.1 149.0 147.9 149.1 2.5 .1 .8 1.4 1.2 -.7 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 158.1 158.1 101.6 157.4 157.4 101.1 157.7 157.6 101.4 158.2 158.8 101.4 .9 .8 .8 .5 .9 .3 .3 .8 .0 1.2 .8 1.5 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 .1 .3 M 154.5 154.3 154.2 155.1 1.8 .5 .6 1.0 -.2 -.1 West urban ..................................... .................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 169.7 171.1 103.4 169.5 171.1 102.9 169.3 171.1 102.8 169.2 170.7 103.1 1.4 1.2 2.0 -.2 -.2 .2 -.1 -.2 .3 2.0 2.0 2.1 -.2 .0 -.6 -.1 .0 -.1 M M M 151.1 102.3 154.8 151.0 102.3 155.7 151.0 102.3 155.1 151.6 102.3 155.9 1.7 1.3 2.0 .4 .0 .1 .4 .0 .5 1.8 1.8 1.2 -.1 .0 .2 .0 .0 -.4 U.S. city average .............................................. Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ............................................................... D ..................................................................... Selected local areas 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 176.4 174.5 174.9 174.4 175.5 173.4 175.0 173.9 .7 .5 .1 -.3 -.3 .3 .6 .7 -.5 -.6 .3 -.6 M 167.9 168.0 167.8 169.7 2.8 1.0 1.1 1.9 -.1 -.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 163.8 166.4 151.8 101.3 163.7 165.3 151.1 100.9 165.0 164.9 149.4 99.3 162.5 168.5 150.1 100.8 .7 6.2 .2 .9 -.7 1.9 -.7 -.1 -1.5 2.2 .5 1.5 3.2 4.0 .6 .3 .7 -.9 -1.6 -2.0 .8 -.2 -1.1 -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 2 159.4 156.5 155.0 167.1 159.3 156.7 156.1 165.2 161.5 155.3 157.7 167.0 161.1 155.6 159.8 168.3 -.7 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.1 -.7 2.4 1.9 -.2 .2 1.3 .8 .9 1.6 -.6 1.0 1.3 -.8 1.7 -.1 1.4 -.9 1.0 1.1 2 2 2 165.7 173.1 166.0 168.8 174.3 166.5 166.3 174.6 167.8 169.0 173.3 168.2 4.4 1.8 2.4 .1 -.6 1.0 1.6 -.7 .2 1.8 2.5 3.5 .4 .9 1.1 -1.5 .2 .8 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 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. 64 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. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 July 1999 Expenditure category 163.8 487.8 2.4 - 0.3 - 163.5 480.1 2.4 - 0.1 - 159.8 472.1 2.4 ■ 0.4 ■ 173.2 493.1 2.1 ■ 0.4 ' 163.9 163.5 162.9 165.5 169.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.8 .3 .3 .2 .4 .1 168.6 167.5 175.0 153.4 185.6 1.8 1.5 .7 2.7 7.8 .0 -.2 -.3 .1 2.9 169.4 166.9 173.9 156.5 194.2 1.0 .7 .5 1.2 4.7 .2 .2 .3 .1 -.4 170.5 170.1 169.7 174.4 176.5 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.5 3.6 .8 .8 1.1 .2 .0 161.0 182.4 177.5 2.1 2.7 3.0 .2 .2 .2 159.4 187.6 197.7 3.2 3.7 3.6 .1 .1 .1 158.2 168.1 170.8 2.7 3.5 3.8 .2 .1 .2 173.9 204.9 196.6 1.9 2.5 2.9 .1 .3 .3 176.1 131.4 115.9 123.7 131.0 111.9 124.7 2.5 .6 .3 .1 -.8 2.5 -.4 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.4 1.5 -.2 187.2 120.2 107.5 111.0 116.4 105.6 106.5 3.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 .5 6.5 -1.4 .2 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .3 .6 166.1 147.4 142.0 142.4 153.9 135.6 121.9 3.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 .0 5.5 -2.9 .1 .8 .9 .9 .0 2.6 .0 195.3 114.5 113.3 124.5 126.6 121.0 126.6 2.4 *1.4 -1.6 -2.1 -2.5 1.6 .1 .5 1.2 -1.3 -1.8 -2.8 .2 -.9 ............................................... 126.4 -2.7 .0 112.2 -5.3 -1.1 116.7 -3.2 4.9 119.1 -3.5 1.1 Transportation ...................................... Private transportation ................................ Motor fuel ................................................ Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline unleaded regular3 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........ Gasoline unleaded premium 3 ............ 145.0 142.4 107.8 107.3 105.4 111.4 108.0 3.4 3.5 17.6 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 .9 1.1 5.1 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.5 137.9 135.0 107.2 106.4 104.1 114.1 107.9 2.0 2.0 11.4 11.5 12.1 11.1 10.2 .2 .4 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.3 2.6 143.3 139.6 112.2 109.6 107.3 107.7 110.5 4.2 4.4 22.8 22.7 23.5 23.1 21.2 .7 1.5 6.7 6.6 7.2 6.6 5.3 153.3 147.5 99.8 99.5 99.2 100.9 100.8 1.1 2.3 14.6 14.8 16.2 12.4 13.3 .7 1.3 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.0 5.4 Medical care ................................................ 251.0 3.4 .3 260.5 3.7 .1 241.5 2.4 .1 266.0 3.4 .2 Recreation5 101.5 .4 -.1 104.4 1.4 -.8 98.2 -2.2 -2.0 103.2 1.3 .5 .............. 101.5 1.2 .7 107.7 3.1 .3 98.8 -.7 .2 101.0 1.8 .4 .......................... 260.7 10.4 -.5 265.8 7.7 .7 264.3 13.3 -.1 267.0 8.2 -.2 163.8 144.8 133.4 138.8 125.7 186.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 5.7 -1.0 2.4 .3 .4 .5 .9 .0 .2 163.5 142.5 126.8 137.3 115.5 186.6 2.4 1.1 .7 2.5 -.9 3.4 .1 .1 .2 .4 .0 -.1 159.8 143.2 127.5 134.9 120.8 177.1 2.4 2.1 2.9 7.2 -1.5 2.5 .4 1.0 1.5 3.0 .1 -.2 173.2 148.8 132.0 133.6 125.6 198.9 2.1 2.5 2.0 3.5 -1.2 1.7 .4 .8 .8 1.3 -.4 .1 159.7 158.6 134.8 151.7 140.7 175.0 180.4 111.1 171.1 173.1 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.7 5.6 2.0 2.3 8.0 2.0 1.9 .3 .4 .4 .6 .9 .2 .2 2.5 .1 .1 158.9 156.2 129.2 153.5 140.5 173.1 180.1 105.4 171.5 172.3 2.4 1.8 .9 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.4 6.4 2.1 2.3 .0 .0 .2 .2 .4 -.2 -.1 1.2 -.1 -.1 156.5 157.5 130.9 153.2 140.3 174.6 172.7 120.8 164.4 164.1 2.4 1.8 3.1 3.6 7.1 1.2 2.4 13.5 1.7 1.9 .4 .4 1.6 1.4 2.7 -.6 -.2 4.2 .1 .1 169.5 162.2 133.9 153.5 136.1 174.8 194.0 107.6 181.2 184.5 1.9 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.5 .8 1.6 3.8 1.9 1.7 .4 .4 .8 1.0 1.2 -.2 .1 1.1 .3 .2 All Items ........................................................ All items (1967=100) ......................... Food .............................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. Shelter ...................... ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 2 .................................... Fuels ..................... ......................... Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .................. Utility natural gas service 1 .................. Household furnishings and operations ..... Apparel .............................................. Education and communication 5 Other goods and services 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 shelter2 .................... Services less medical care services ........... Energy .................................................... Ail items less energy ................... All items less food and energy ................... 1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Data not available. NO TE. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any spec.fic date. 65 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 2 1 U.S. city average ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Atlanta, GA Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) 2 .................................................................... 163.8 487.8 2.4 ■ 0.6 ■ 163.2 493.6 2.6 " 0.8 ■ 163.5 480.1 2.4 ■ 0.3 - Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 163.9 163.5 162.9 165.5 169.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.8 .4 .4 .2 .7 .3 165.6 169.3 161.1 183.1 126.4 .4 .4 -.7 2.0 .7 .6 .7 1.1 .2 -.9 168.6 167.5 175.0 153.4 185.6 1.8 1.5 .7 2.7 7.8 .6 .2 .1 .5 6.8 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ................ ....................................................... Fuels .................................................. ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................. ................................ Electricity3 ............................ .................... ........................... Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 161.0 182.4 177.5 176.1 131.4 115.9 123.7 131.0 111.9 124.7 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.5 .6 .3 .1 -.8 2.5 -.4 .5 .5 .4 .4 .9 1.0 .9 .4 2.4 -.1 164.3 179.1 185.7 166.4 154.5 142.9 144.0 157.5 120.3 133.5 1.7 2.6 3.1 1.8 -1.9 -3.4 -3.5 .5 .9 .1 .1 .6 .4 .2 .2 .1 .3 .0 .1 159.4 187.6 197.7 187.2 120.2 107.5 111.0 116.4 105.0 106.5 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 .5 6.5 -1.4 .3 .3 .1 .3 2.0 2.2 2.2 .0 5.3 -1.3 Apparel .......................................................................................... 126.4 -2.7 -2.5 131.2 -.1 6.1 112.2 -5.3 .0 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ........................................... 145.0 142.4 107.8 107.3 105.4 111.4 108.0 3.4 3.5 17.6 17.7 19.0 16.2 15.3 1.8 1.8 8.7 8.7 9.2 8.3 7.6 129.2 128.3 95.9 95.4 92.2 116.2 102.1 3.7 3.8 21.7 22.0 24.4 20.7 18.2 1.2 1.3 11.3 11.3 12.4 10.8 9.4 137.9 135.0 107.2 106.4 104.1 114.1 107.9 2.0 2.0 11.4 11.5 12.1 11.1 10.2 .7 .8 6.1 6.2 6.8 5.6 5.3 Medical care ................................................................................. 251.0 3.4 .6 253.9 5.0 2.3 260.5 3.7 .5 Recreation 7 ................................................................................... 101.5 .4 -.1 98.5 .8 1.3 104.4 1.4 -1.2 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 101.5 1.2 .8 100.7 .5 -.5 107.7 3.1 -.2 Other goods and services ........................................................... 260.7 10.4 .8 258.1 17.0 1.2 265.8 7.7 -.1 163.8 144.8 133.4 138.8 125.7 186.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 5.7 -1.0 2.4 .6 .6 .7 1.3 .1 .6 163.2 139.3 124.9 133.7 117.9 190.9 2.6 2.7 4.2 10.4 -1.4 2.5 .8 1.5 2.1 5.2 -.8 .2 163.5 142.5 126.8 137.3 115.5 186.6 2.4 1.1 .7 2.5 -.9 3.4 .3 .4 .2 1.0 -.5 .3 159.7 158.6 134.8 151.7 140.7 175.0 180.4 111.1 171.1 173.1 2.3 2.3 2.6 3.7 5.6 2.0 2.3 8.0 2.0 1.9 .6 .6 .7 .8 1.3 .6 .6 4.6 .3 .2 158.2 159.0 125.0 149.5 133.0 186.0 183.5 111.2 170.7 171.4 2.5 2.6 4.0 4.8 9.6 2.3 2.3 6.4 2.3 2.6 .8 1.1 2.0 2.7 4.7 .3 .1 4.9 .5 .5 158.9 156.2 129.2 153.5 140.5 173.1 180.1 105.4 171.5 172.3 2.4 1.8 .9 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.4 6.4 2.1 2.3 .3 .3 .4 .8 1.2 .2 .2 3.8 .0 .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. 66 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 2 1 Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. 1998 June 1999 Expenditure category 0.5 159.8 472.1 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.4 2.4 .1 -1.4 169.4 166.9 173.9 156.5 194.2 1.0 .7 .5 1.2 4.7 -.2 -.2 -.3 .1 .1 133.1 146.7 146.2 146.6 113.7 105.7 105.6 109.9 83.2 116.8 1.3 2.7 3.6 2.8 -2.7 -3.0 -3.1 -1.8 -11.8 -.4 -.2 .2 .1 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 ,0 -2.0 158.2 168.1 170.8 166.1 147.4 142.0 142.4 153.9 135.6 121.9 2.7 3.5 3.8 3.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 .0 5.5 -2.9 .7 .5 .6 .4 2.2 2.8 2.8 .0 8.6 .7 -5.9 136.8 -4.1 1.6 116.7 -3.2 -.2 3.1 3.0 14.2 14.3 14.6 14.4 12.7 .7 .7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 5.9 136.4 136.0 102.9 102.7 102.7 104.5 100.1 .9 1.5 13.7 13.7 15.8 10.2 12.3 1.0 1.2 6.7 6.9 7.4 5.9 6.3 143.3 139.6 112.2 109.6 107.3 107.7 110.5 4.2 4.4 22.8 22.7 23.5 23.1 21.2 1.7 2.0 7.8 7.7 8.1 8.1 6.9 243.8 3.9 -.1 241.0 1.0 .3 241.5 2.4 .1 Recreation 7 .................................................................................. 105.2 3.0 -.9 104.2 3.5 .3 98.2 -2.2 -1.3 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 107.0 3.1 1.3 101.0 2.7 -.1 98.8 -.7 .3 Other goods and services ........................................................... 259.6 8.7 1.2 205.0 4.5 -.5 264.3 13.3 .6 158.7 139.9 130.2 141.2 113.0 181.8 2.3 1.5 1.4 3.3 -1.1 3.1 .3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.4 .8 147.9 138.9 129.9 137.3 120.5 159.0 1.2 .7 .2 3.5 -3.0 1.8 .5 .8 .5 2.3 -1.1 .3 159.8 143.2 127.5 134.9 120.8 177.1 2.4 2.1 2.9 7.2 -1.5 2.5 .6 .6 1.3 2.1 .3 .4 155.5 157.6 131.6 149.6 142.8 178.0 176.7 108.0 165.9 168.3 2.2 2.3 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.9 3.1 9.0 1.8 1.9 .3 .0 -.3 -.3 -.2 .6 .9 4.3 .0 .1 142.8 148.6 130.9 146.3 138.2 157.7 149.5 106.7 154.4 154.5 1.3 .8 .2 2.5 3.4 1.1 1.8 4.2 1.0 .8 .6 .6 .5 1.7 2.1 .2 .2 3.1 .3 .0 156.5 157.5 130.9 153.2 140.3 174.6 172.7 120.8 164.4 164.1 2.4 1.8 3.1 3.6 7.1 1.2 2.4 13.5 1.7 1.9 .6 .5 1.2 .9 2.0 .2 .4 5.7 .2 .3 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967-100) 2 .................................................................... 158.7 467.4 2.3 ■ 0.3 - 147.9 472.0 1.2 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 157.6 157.0 155.6 160.4 162.9 1.5 1.6 1.0 2.6 .1 -.3 -.4 -.7 .1 .4 154.4 154.1 159.8 145.0 152.9 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ............................................................................ ............ Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Fuels and utilities .................................................................. .. Fuels ...................................................... .................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. E lectricity3 ............. .............................................................. Utility natural gas service 3 .............................. ................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... 149.5 168.0 167.0 177.4 129.3 106.6 110.5 133.5 93.8 115.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 1.7 4.5 4.3 5.4 1.6 11.5 .6 1.2 1.0 1.3 .3 2.7 2.6 3.9 7.0 -.2 .9 Apparel ........................................... ,..................................... ....... 130.0 -6.5 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ........................................... 152.8 151.1 108.5 108.1 107.7 123.8 111.3 Medical care ................................................................................. ' 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 ..................................................................... A// (ferns less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 67 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 2 1 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Item and group Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. June 1998 1999 Index Aug. 1999 PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Percent change from— Aug. June 1998 1999 Index Aug. 1999 Percent change from— Aug. June 1998 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items ( 1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 ) 2 ........................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ..................................................... ..................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ................. ....................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .................................................................. .................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Electricity3 ................................................. ................. ........ Utility natural gas service 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations ... .................... ......... 1 .3 1 6 0 .0 ■ 2 6 0 .0 0 .7 ■ 1 7 3 .2 4 9 3 .1 2 .1 0 .6 ■ ■ 1 7 2 .6 2 .8 0 .4 ■ 5 0 1 .4 ■ 1 7 0 .6 1 .3 1 .0 1 7 0 .5 3 .1 .8 1 6 1 .6 3 .9 .4 1 7 1 .5 1 .2 1.1 1 7 0 .1 3 .1 .9 1 6 0 .7 4 .1 .4 1 6 8 .3 1 .8 1 .9 1 6 9 .7 2 .8 1 .0 1 6 9 .0 4 .4 .1 1 7 8 .7 .3 .0 1 7 4 .4 3 .5 .5 1 4 3 .5 3 .5 1.1 1 5 8 .0 3 .1 -.2 1 7 6 .5 3 .6 .1 1 7 2 .4 .8 .3 1 5 3 .6 .7 .1 1 7 3 .9 1 .9 .3 1 7 5 .7 1 .5 -.1 1 6 3 .3 1.1 1 2 0 4 .9 2 .5 .7 2 0 8 .8 3 .0 .4 1 5 3 .0 1 .0 .1 1 9 6 .6 2 .9 .5 1 8 5 .3 2 .5 - .2 1 5 8 .2 1.1 .0 1 9 5 .3 2 .4 .7 1 8 7 .3 3 .0 .2 1 1 4 .8 -2 .6 .1 1 1 4 .5 -1 .4 -1.1 1 3 4 .2 -3 .2 - 2 .3 1 0 4 .5 -3 .6 1 1 1 3 .3 - 1 .6 -1 .1 1 2 1 .2 - 4 .0 - 2 .7 1 0 3 .4 -3 .6 1 1 2 4 .5 -2.1 -1 .7 1 4 0 .2 -4 .9 -3 .3 1 0 1 .0 '4 . 0 0 1 2 6 .6 - 2 .5 - 2 .7 1 5 4 .6 -7 .0 4 .9 1 6 4 .9 5 .0 2 .3 1 2 1 .0 -1 .6 -.1 1 2 0 .9 .6 .6 1 6 4 .2 1 .7 3 1 2 6 .6 1 9 1 2 5 .9 .7 .0 Apparel ......................................................................... .............. 1 4 5 .2 -7 .6 4 .8 1 1 9 .1 -3 .5 1 .3 1 0 7 .8 2.8 -.1 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ........................................... 1 4 7 .3 4.4 4 .7 153.5 151.9 1.5 1.7 7 .0 111.7 15.4 15.9 17.1 1.1 2.3 14.6 1.3 1.7 114.4 1.5 1.7 6.9 153.3 1 4 7 .5 99.5 99.2 1 0 8 .0 1 4 .9 115.8 1 1 3 .9 1 4 7 .5 9 9 .8 1 4 .8 1 0 0 .9 1 4 .3 6.0 6.3 1 0 0 .8 16.2 12.4 13.3 7 .9 7 .3 1 0 6 .9 7.2 7.6 6.4 1 0 5 .4 3.1 3.3 16.3 16.3 1 0 4 .5 1 7 .3 1 0 3 .5 16.0 7 .0 99.9 1 4 .8 7.7 7.5 6.5 7 .3 7 .4 Medical care ................................................................................. 2 3 0 .1 1.4 .4 266.0 3 .4 .5 262.0 3.5 1.4 Recreation 7 .................................................................................. 9 6 .0 -5.0 -3 .0 1 0 3 .2 1.3 .4 1 0 3 .3 1.8 1.3 Education and communication 7 ................................................. 1 0 2 .7 2.3 .9 101.0 1.8 .3 100.1 .5 .4 Other goods and services ........................................................... 1 9 6 .3 6.8 .7 2 6 7 .0 8.2 .7 2 7 2 .4 9.1 .0 160.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.9 -.5 1.1 .7 1.3 1.5 2.6 .3 .2 1 7 3 .2 2.1 2.5 2.0 3.5 -1.2 1.7 .6 1.1 1.2 2.1 -.6 .4 172.6 2.8 1 4 3 .8 3 .9 .4 .6 .8 1.0 .4 .2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.8 1.3 1.2 6.2 .8 .8 .7 .9 1.5 1.7 2.5 .2 .2 .7 .6 1.1 1.3 1.9 .1 .4 1.7 .6 .5 Commodity and service group All items ........................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... 1 5 3 .9 1 4 3 .4 136.5 152.1 167.2 1 4 8 .8 1 3 2 .0 133.6 125.6 1 9 8 .9 1 3 0 .9 3 .8 1 3 0 .2 5.9 .2 1.8 129.1 206.5 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 ................................................... 156.6 1 5 9 .0 1 4 3 .9 1 5 4 .7 1 3 7 .6 161.2 161.6 1 0 6 .3 166.9 166.0 See footnotes at end of table. 68 169.5 162.2 1 9 4 .0 1.9 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.5 .8 1.6 3 .8 1 0 7 .6 3 .8 .4 .3 181.2 1 8 4 .5 1.9 1.7 1 3 3 .9 153.5 136.1 1 7 4 .8 1 6 3 .0 2.8 2.8 1 3 2 .7 3 .7 1 4 7 .0 4 .9 133.1 5.6 .7 1.8 3.6 2.8 2.4 1 6 8 .9 1 8 5 .7 202.1 113.8 181.1 1 8 7 .4 .4 .4 .8 .8 1.0 .1 .1 1.2 .4 .3 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, UA Item and group Percent change from— Index Index Percent change from— Aug. Aug. June Aug. Aug. June 1999 1998 1999 1999 1998 1999 Expenditure category 1 7 0 .0 All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 ) 2 ......................................................... 5 1 7 .7 1 7 0 .0 1 7 0 .8 1 7 3 .3 > 6 6 .9 165 .1 4 .5 - 1 .0 - 5 0 0 .6 2.1 -.5 168.1 1.9 1.8 -.5 1 6 8 .6 2.1 -.6 -.4 1 7 1 .9 4 .8 -.3 1 6 5 .3 6 .2 6 .4 1 8 2 .5 2 0 2 .1 2 1 5 .7 6 .9 5 .9 3.1 1 8 9 .2 1 4 4 .9 .9 1 6 8 .7 1 8 6 .5 1 8 6 .5 1 9 0 .2 .6 .8 .6 145.1 1 5 8 .9 1 3 4 .6 .0 1 0 .4 .0 1 .9 1 2 9 .9 7 .5 ........................................ 1 1 6 .6 Transportation ............................................ Private transportation ..................................................... Motor fuel ....................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................................ Gasoline unleaded regular5 ......................................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade ®® .................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 5 ...................................... 1 4 1 .3 1 3 7 .4 Medical care Recreation7 Electricity3 ....................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ................................... Household furnishings and operations .................... Apparel 1 6 8 .2 .9 1 .4 3 .0 2 .9 1 4 5 .5 1 6 8 .8 1 2 0 .8 1 1 4 .9 1 3 4 .4 3.1 - 0 .5 - 2 .6 2 .6 2 .4 .9 1.0 2 .8 2 .4 1.1 4 .0 4 .5 4.1 4 .4 1.8 1.4 .9 .5 .4 4 .3 .2 1 .2 .0 1 5 0 .2 .9 1.3 .9 8 7 .5 1 4 8 .8 2 .8 .0 3 -5.1 3 .2 1 2 3 .0 -5 .3 -2 .4 6 .6 3 .0 3 .4 155.1 1 5 9 .4 4 .2 1.5 1 .5 7 .3 .6 -.6 4 .3 2 7 .2 .0 1 3 1 .3 1 2 9 .8 1 2 8 .3 7 .3 3 2 .0 1 3 .3 1 3 7 .0 3 2 .0 3 4 .6 1 3 .3 1 4 .7 1 2 3 .3 127 .1 2 8 .8 2 7 .2 2 7 .3 2 9 .2 2 5 .4 7 .2 11.1 1 3 9 .6 1 4 1 .9 121.1 1 4 2 .4 2 3 .3 6 .3 ....................................... 2 3 0 .8 2 .4 .5 2 4 0 .7 2 .9 1.0 ........................................................... 9 5 .4 -2 .7 -.7 9 8 .9 .4 -1 .3 ..................................... 1 0 6 .9 3 .2 3 .2 1 0 4 .3 1.6 1.4 ....................................... 2 7 6 .1 1 3 .5 -.3 2 5 9 .2 6 .8 -.4 3.1 2 .2 .5 .5 1.9 4 .7 .3 .3 -.9 3 .7 .2 .4 Education and communication 7 Other goods and services 11.1 7 .3 7 .7 Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ..................... Durables ......................................... 1 7 0 .0 1 4 8 .3 1 3 3 .6 1 4 0 .3 4 .5 1.0 1 6 8 .8 3 .9 5 .4 1 .2 151.1 1 4 2 .2 2 .5 4.1 1 4 5 .4 1 2 2 .0 1 0.7 -2 .4 1 9 1 .9 5 .0 -.2 1 .0 1 8 7 .9 1 6 7 .6 4 .6 1.0 1 6 5 .5 3.1 .5 1 5 8 .3 3 .5 1.1 1 6 3 .3 2 .4 .5 1 3 8 .8 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care All items less shelter Nondurables less food Services less rent of shelter4 All itpm«; Ip «*s p n p ro v All itpm«5 Ipq q fnnrl an d pnprnv ................................... ....................................... ....................................... ..................................... .................................................. ........................................ 1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. 3 This index series was calcuteted using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984= 100 base 135.1 5 .3 2 .3 1 4 2 .9 2 .0 .3 1 56 .1 5 .7 1.4 1 5 6 .4 3 .5 .6 1 4 1 .9 1 0.3 3 .8 1 4 6 .2 4 .5 .3 1 6 5 .9 3.1 1 .0 1 7 4 .6 2 .9 .5 1 8 9 .4 5 .0 1 .0 1 8 3 .5 3 .7 .4 137 .1 1 9.6 8 .3 128.1 1 5 .9 4 .5 1 7 4 .7 3 .6 .6 1 7 3 .8 2 .3 .2 1 7 5 .7 4 .0 .9 1 7 5 .0 2 .3 .1 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 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 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 1913 1914 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 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. 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 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 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 19.3 19.0 16.9 16.8 17.3 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 17.3 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 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 17.1 15.9 14.3 12.9 13.2 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 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.7 13.7 14.2 13.8 13.7 14.4 13.7 13.8 14.4 13.7 13.9 14.5 13.7 14.0 14.5 13.7 14.0 14.6 1 4 .1 1 4.1 1 4.1 1 4.1 1 4.1 1 3 .9 1 3 .8 1 3 .8 1 3 .8 1 3 .8 1 3 .8 1 4.1 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 - ■ 1 3 .9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 1 3 .9 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.7 13.9 14.4 1 4.1 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 -1 .4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1 3 .9 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 1 4 .1 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 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 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 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 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 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 1.3 7.9 1.9 .7 -.7 .7 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 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 29.3 29.8 29.4 29.8 29.4 29.8 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.3 30.7 31.1 30.7 31.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 30.4 30.8 31.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.3 30.5 30.9 ■ 1.0 1.0 30.4 30.9 ■ 1.4 .7 30.1 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 29.9 30.4 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 30.0 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 23.0 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 1939 30.0 30.3 See footnotes at end of table. 70 - - - 1 4 .1 -2 .1 .8 1.7 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 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 2nd half Dec. Annual avg. 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 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 • ■ 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 4.3 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.5 158.6 161.3 163.9 151.5 155.8 159.9 162.3 165.4 153.2 157.9 161.2 163.7 152.4 156.9 160.5 163.0 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.8 3.0 2.3 1.6 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 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 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 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 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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 150 3 154.4 159.1 161.6 164.3 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 164.5 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 165.0 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 166.2 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8 166.2 152.5 156.7 160.3 163.0 166.2 152.5 157.0 160.5 163.2 166.7 152.9 157.3 160.8 163.4 167.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 ■ ■ • 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 ■ ■ 102.9 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 153.2 157.8 161.2 163.6 153.7 158.3 161.6 164.0 153.6 158.6 161.5 164.0 ■ Data not available. Percent change from previous 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Annual avg. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 71 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 126.1 377.6 133.8 400.9 137.9 413.0 141.9 425.2 145.8 436.8 149.7 448.4 153.5 459.9 158.6 475.0 161.3 483.2 163.9 491.0 167.1 500.7 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 ........................................ C ookies2 .......................................................................... 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 v e 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 ..................................................................... Frankfurters2 ................................................................ 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 tu rk e y 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 ilk 1 ..................................................................................... 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 .................................... 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.2 139.0 140.2 132.9 137.5 132.2 147.5 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 137.5 147.2 148.0 139.4 141.8 137.1 159.3 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.8 154.2 155.4 144.8 147.6 142.0 168.1 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.6 157.7 157.5 151.0 154.9 146.8 181.4 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 157.0 163.2 163.9 156.3 158.0 155.1 176.9 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 162.4 169.2 170.1 165.2 163.1 159.5 178.7 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 171.6 171.6 174.2 169.8 168.0 168.9 183.8 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 180.7 178.8 180.5 175.6 178.1 173.8 206.9 159.1 158.7 159.2 178.4 169.6 150.6 189.0 149.8 100.0 182.3 100.0 186.2 186.9 100.0 180.1 182.3 178.6 178.8 177.2 206.4 162.7 162.3 162.6 182.3 172.0 153.6 192.7 150.0 100.0 186.9 102.5 189.6 193.5 102.7 184.0 186.1 182.6 183.9 170.4 215.6 164.7 164.2 164.1 184.9 175.7 167.2 194.7 152.0 102.2 189.0 103.1 190.6 195.1 105 8 184.9 186.5 183.0 186.1 173.6 217.5 137.0 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 117.2 105.0 ■ 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 ■ 123.0 126.9 123.1 139.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.8 122.9 ■ 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 ■ 126.0 132.7 128.5 145.2 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 128.5 108.6 137.3 143.6 136.1 132.7 134.7 130.2 130.2 129.9 134.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 127.4 ■ 125.5 135.1 130.1 150.4 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 127.4 104.8 134.9 141.2 139.5 133.0 133.9 134.1 133.7 135.4 136.9 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 129.1 ■ 127.8 135.4 130.6 157.4 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 133.1 117.1 137.1 144.5 145.8 136.4 138.2 140.1 141.1 141.3 146.8 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 130.2 ■ 130.6 134.6 131.5 161.7 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.1 114.8 134.8 142.1 138.8 137.3 134.3 145.1 140.4 139.4 143.2 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 131.6 - 170.8 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 139.6 130.2 144.2 151.9 146.2 141.4 139.3 151.8 146.3 144.8 150.2 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 135.0 133.7 139.0 139.7 174.9 150.0 149.0 144.4 137.8 117.6 155.4 161.5 157.4 168.3 156.0 146.2 143.8 160.7 157.8 158.2 161.5 175.1 126.5 198.6 162.9 148.6 ~ 148.3 150.1 150.5 181.7 148.4 148.1 143.4 136.9 116.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 154.3 164.7 150.2 100.0 147.0 144.9 100.0 160.8 100.0 155.2 100.0 158.9 154.4 100.0 177.2 100.0 100.0 129.4 200.5 151.1 147.8 100.0 145.8 100.0 148.3 151.8 100.0 188.5 147.3 147.4 140.2 137.1 115.9 101.2 100.6 97.8 144.1 96.8 153.1 99.3 145.1 154.4 139.5 91.8 145.6 140.2 99.8 166.3 102.6 159.3 103.5 162.4 160.6 100.1 183.7 103.5 103.8 134.5 189.6 148.5 149.2 142.8 138.8 117.4 101.0 102.5 99.4 147.6 96.3 150.1 100.7 150.6 161.0 146.0 94.6 148.7 143.7 100.8 162.8 NA Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 72 1 3 1 .1 136.0 136.1 158.5 101.9 160.0 157.7 103.1 185.2 105.6 103.1 131.1 NA NA 142.9 157.6 106.1 155.2 106.1 159.0 162.8 106.0 130.8 156.5 102.9 149.5 103.5 162.7 159.2 107.1 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 ■ 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.6 ■* 111.0 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 ■ 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 ■ ■ ■ 128.5 - 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 ■ 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 ■ ■ - 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 - 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 ■ 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 ■ • ■ 135.4 ■ 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 ■ 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 ■ ■ * 136.5 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 140.4 129.5 118.5 - 187.2 216.2 251.1 194.1 157.5 199.6 ■ 181.2 160.2 184.6 193.4 185.9 ■ 143.7 105.4 102.4 111.7 128.3 132.1 119.3 ■ 128.4 88.0 128.9 ■ ■ 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 • 140.1 141.6 - 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 - 191.3 222.3 239.4 193.9 151.5 100.0 189.3 100.0 205.2 175.0 218.5 253.4 201.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 147.8 100.0 100.0 133.1 100.0 116.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 170.2 178.0 155.2 100.0 147.7 147.9 133.3 100.0 100.0 140.3 100.0 128.2 144.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.8 189.1 144.9 155.6 168.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 200.7 235.2 258.7 191.8 165.6 118.0 224.3 106.6 212.3 178.0 199.3 281.9 209.8 102.0 102.3 102.7 103.1 102.5 150.3 100.1 100.5 131.7 99.9 114.9 104.7 100.1 96.5 155.2 202.1 234.8 266.2 211.2 160.0 189.8 416.4 78.5 204.8 212.1 202.0 198.9 206.3 105.7 106.5 106.9 107.2 106.0 155.2 102.2 101.2 134.5 102.5 117.9 107.2 103.0 97.1 155.5 NA NA NA NA 103.3 152.4 150.1 133.8 101.1 103.8 151.9 120.5 168.9 152.9 103.4 102.1 102.2 166.9 191.7 147.1 156.9 172.4 100.4 101.3 102.6 166.6 103.3 104.9 104.5 154.2 152.7 138.1 102.2 105.9 148.6 112.3 148.7 152.3 104.1 102.3 102.3 169.9 200.6 146.4 162.2 177.3 101.2 103.2 104.0 176.6 106.5 104.8 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... 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 ............................................................................. Margarine2 ..................................................................... Salad dressing 1 ................................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ................. Peanut b u tte r1 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 snacks 1 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from ho m e 1 .............................................. 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 - 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 ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 73 129.3 112.5 111.9 111.3 109.0 115.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 * 129.3 94.4 131.8 • ■ ■ 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 • 133.7 139.6 ■ ■ 114.8 115.6 - ■ 131.7 115.2 172.7 179.0 157.9 ■ 138.8 134.5 122.8 ■ 134.2 81.6 139.4 ■ ■ 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 ■ 143.1 147.1 • 156.1 159.5 148.9 140.5 138.5 127.9 • 137.5 93.4 141.6 ■ 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 • 148.2 150.4 - 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 - NA NA 163.0 102.8 102.2 102.5 100.9 103.3 165.6 104.6 103.9 103.4 101.4 105.8 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 125.6 119.5 120.0 122.1 121.2 123.8 111.6 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 128.1 127.5 129.2 114.5 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 139.9 137.8 142.3 130.5 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 141.8 139.0 144.0 132.4 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 143.1 141.3 144.6 133.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 144.2 142.4 144.5 131.3 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 145.5 145.2 145.1 133.4 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 148.5 147.9 147.9 141.7 185.6 164.0 149.3 147.5 151.9 151.5 152.1 145.1 192.5 167.2 151.4 149.8 153.0 153.2 152.8 147.2 198.1 170.2 154.0 151.9 156.6 156.2 156.7 150.1 202.0 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 12 ....................................... .......... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................................. Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 3 ................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ............... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .................................... Fuels and utilities ......................... .............................................. Fuels ........................................ .................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Fuel oil ............. ..................................................................... Other household fuels 5 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................ Electricity 3 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................ Garbage and trash collection 6 ........................................... 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 equipm ent2 ........................................................... Other appliances 1 ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................... 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 products1 .................................. Household operations 1 ........................................................... Domestic services 1 .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 ................................................. ■ - ■ - ■ - ‘ " ' 124.9 135.6 135.5 156.3 130.5 142.7 141.1 166.1 135.0 148.2 145.2 175.8 133.8 141.0 108.4 101.2 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 ■ 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 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - 112.6 100.0 ■ ■ ■ 127.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 74 ■ - ■ - ' ' 138.5 152.5 148.6 188.6 142.3 157.1 151.9 193.8 174.3 157.8 181.0 162.8 121.7 110.7 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 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ 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 • ■ ■ ■ ■ * ■ ■ 100.0 100.0 100.0 101.9 104.2 103.4 104.1 104.7 104.4 145.4 161.8 155.7 201.9 149.7 167.4 159.6 210.6 154.0 172.3 164.0 219.0 157.7 178.1 169.1 100.0 229.7 161.3 184.0 174.9 103.8 239.4 165.0 188.3 177.9 117.1 244.5 183.3 168.1 122.0 110.1 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 94.0 128.8 123.0 127.0 118.8 100.0 213.7 252.8 125.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 133.5 142.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 113.4 100.0 100.0 121.0 107.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 143.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 221.4 190.7 99.9 126.6 111.4 86.1 79.7 125.9 118.9 122.9 114.7 102.7 219.4 259.9 126.6 101.2 102.3 100.1 101.5 135.4 141.8 101.6 104.3 98.9 98.5 110.6 99.6 252.5 193.4 102.2 131.4 116.2 89.2 84.4 124.6 124.1 131.5 112.4 104.4 222.8 264.7 126.8 100.6 101.9 99.7 100.4 134.7 141.9 101.3 101.8 96.9 97.4 109.5 96.3 97.9 116.5 107.6 99.5 96.2 99.5 97.1 100.6 148.9 102.8 106.8 103.1 105.0 105.1 103.4 105.7 107.6 9 9 .9 119.5 109.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 97.4 100.5 146.3 101.7 102.7 101.8 103.0 103.3 101.5 103.3 105.6 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categorles-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Aug. 1999 1989 1990, 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1192 118.8 120 6 124 7 1174 125.3 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 129.6 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 131.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 132.6 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 130.5 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 130.6 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 130.3 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 - 1167 111 4 116.4 116.5 108 9 122.5 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 131.6 131.2 133.7 135.8 134.1 100.0 129.0 120.7 123.6 123.7 126.7 102.7 100.0 130.7 130.3 133.1 133.2 133.1 100.6 128.9 118.8 122.4 123.0 122.1 107.2 98.2 127.5 127.1 130.8 130.6 133.4 94.3 132.2 112.7 117.9 118.0 105.4 101.5 94.8 100.0 123.6 128.2 131.4 133.5 122.7 125.8 138.9 122.2 143.6 100.4 119.4 127.5 132.4 133.3 120.6 129.6 136.1 120.5 140.5 98.8 117.5 123.8 129.0 122.9 120.2 128.3 141.0 120.9 146.7 143.2 140.0 100.0 144.1 100.0 141.5 151.4 163.7 147.9 100.0 101.9 101.3 99.1 105.9 103.0 100.0 101.4 99.0 100.0 108.2 131.8 164.7 176.2 152.1 100.0 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 184.3 194.8 156.3 140.7 137.2 100.9 144.1 100.0 141.3 152.1 164.3 153.1 101.5 86.2 85.7 82.8 90.7 89.2 87.7 101.2 98.6 99.9 108.3 130.8 169.6 181.5 156.5 103.0 254.5 103.1 101.4 107.0 107.4 100.9 188.4 145.7 141.9 99.7 141.4 98.1 138.0 150.9 166.7 153.8 105.6 107.8 107.2 105.4 111.2 108.0 98.6 100.1 97.0 99.3 107.6 131.1 172.1 183.0 159.5 104.4 252.7 103.8 101.7 108.6 108.8 102.8 197.1 2 0 2 .8 2 1 7 .2 1 6 1 .1 E xpenditure 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 ...................................................... Wnrpfin’s apparel ................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses ........................................................... Women’s suits and separates1 .......................................... 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 5 ............................................................... W atches5 ................................................................................ Jewelry 5 .................................................................................. Transportation ..................................................... -....................... Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 ..................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................. New trucks 2 ® ...................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline unleaded regular2 .............................................. Gasoline unleaded midgrade 2 ® ...................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Tires ....................................................................................... Vehicle accessories other than tire s 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 re p a ir1 ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fe e s 1 ................................................................ State and local registration and license 1 3 ........................ Parking and other fe e s 1 ...................................................... Parking fees and to lls 1 2 .................................................... Automobile service c lu b s 1 2 .............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Ship fare 1 * ............................................................................ Intracity transportation ............................................................. - . . . . . _ _ . 116 1 114.7 122 0 1185 107 5 115.3 121.5 107.7 125.5 120.2 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 125.6 129.4 110.4 134.9 130.8 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 129.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 133.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 130.7 138.2 112.7 145.5 129.1 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 127.1 140.6 118.7 146.8 128.2 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 131.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 128.7 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 128.7 147.7 130.6 152.6 125.0 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 126.9 140.3 122.6 145.4 115.2 113.9 127.2 125.1 125.3 123.4 129.0 126.7 121.9 124.3 128.3 131.3 132.1 128.6 94.1 135.6 137.1 134.9 98.3 140.1 139.1 136.6 100.7 142.8 145.2 141.7 101.7 145.4 121.8 120.7 114.2 119.7 123.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 127.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 130.5 132.9 128.7 129.0 134.2 139.0 138.0 139.3 138.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 140.7 148.2 156.5 158.2 143.0 151.5 162.4 155.6 85.8 85.5 83.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 98.4 98.1 96.1 100.2 100.1 97.9 89.9 118.7 101.4 103.2 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 101.1 99.1 102.0 99.0 103.6 101.3 103.0 100.8 101.4 99.4 101.9 101.6 102.4 101.8 102.3 101.8 107.3 109.8 126.9 133.9 122.5 109.4 117.5 132.5 138.5 127.0 110.2 118.4 138.4 141.9 133.8 109.5 118.1 143.2 145.8 136.6 107.7 118.8 147.7 150.0 139.4 106.3 126.0 151.9 155.7 141.3 107.3 130.0 155.7 161.2 144.2 107.0 132.0 160.6 168.6 148.2 171.5 184.4 199.1 212.2 222.8 230.4 240.2 249.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 131.7 134.8 154.4 165.4 170.7 178.4 189.9 204.7 1 3 9 .2 1 4 8 .4 1 5 2 .6 1 5 5 .2 - 1 2 5 .9 135.6 See footnotes at end of table. 75 - - - - - - - 149.8 155.4 152.0 158.2 165.7 176.5 193.8 148.0 165.6 175.3 151.4 140.8 1 5 2 .2 147.8 152.0 153.5 1 6 5 .2 - 174.7 1 0 0 .0 104.6 163.4 101.7 1 7 6 .6 1 7 1 .9 1 7 1 .8 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ........................................................... Physicians’ services 3 ......................................................... Dental services 3 ................................................... ............... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ....................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ Hospital services 3 9 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services2 3 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ...................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ................................. 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 ■ 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 237.1 216.8 251.5 145.8 173.1 172.8 241.8 217.5 224.5 230.0 142.5 153.0 282.5 103.2 102.5 228.3 103.9 245.2 225.6 263.8 149.2 177.4 176.3 249.6 224.6 231.9 240.2 143.4 156.7 291.4 106.4 105.2 237.3 108.4 251.9 232.5 276.1 148.9 176.7 176.8 256.2 230.1 237.0 248.4 146.0 158.6 301.3 110.0 108.4 248.5 112.2 Recreation 1 .............. ..................................... .............................. Video and audio 1 .............-....................................................... Televisions ............... ............................................................... Cable television 3 6 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 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 12 ................ 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 equipm ent12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 12 ...... 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 12 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ........................................... Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and m agazines1 ............................................... Recreational books 1 ............................................................... 75.8 146.8 94.3 122.9 113.3 113.6 110.4 127.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.1 ■ ■ ■ 146.0 119.6 132.4 ■ 93.0 94.2 69.2 194.9 - 95.6 94.6 66.4 202.8 90.7 135.4 123.1 124.8 118.7 133.4 ■ ■ " ■ ■ 123.0 186.4 156.3 173.6 - 98.5 97.7 62.9 218.6 - 100.0 100.0 60.2 233.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 88.4 100.0 100.0 142.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 122.5 124.3 118.1 100.0 134.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 124.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 200.3 100.0 100.0 174.1 180.2 100.0 100.0 101.2 100.7 57.3 249.8 87.0 93.9 95.9 92.9 81.9 100.0 101.9 142.9 101.4 99.7 104.4 103.8 104.6 121.8 127.7 114.3 99.3 129.7 99.2 94.8 101.0 101.3 100.1 95.0 116.8 95.0 102.2 100.9 54.5 256.3 77.2 93.2 88.6 96.7 80.8 101.5 103.4 144.4 102.5 100.0 106.6 104.9 106.9 120.4 129.8 110.4 99.6 131.3 99.3 94.1 100.7 Expenditure category 73.1 166.1 93.3 127.4 • 115.3 115.9 112.0 129.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 116.8 • * ~ ■ 153.6 ■ 125.4 138.5 ■ See footnotes at end of table. 76 ' ' 72.3 180.4 - 71.4 187.0 - 91.7 96.6 70.2 200.1 - 95.0 129.6 ■ 119.6 117.6 118.3 130.1 ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ 118.1 • 161.0 ■ 132.4 147.3 ■ 93.6 128.3 ■ ■ 119.7 120.1 116.5 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ * 121.1 ■ ~ ■ 167.3 ■ 139.2 152.8 ■ 94.0 129.5 * 120.0 120.0 117.1 135.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 122.9 170.3 144.7 158.2 - 93.1 130.8 * 123.8 124.7 120.0 130.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 121.8 • 177.1 151.8 163.9 - 90.2 142.6 ■ 123.0 124.9 118.4 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ ■ 126.4 193.8 165.5 178.2 - NA 99.8 92.2 112.6 90.9 NA NA 98.1 99.6 103.7 105.0 205.8 101.9 105.0 178.9 185.7 103.4 102.5 96.5 99.7 107.6 105.5 220.1 108.8 112.0 184.6 185.6 105.1 99.0 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 1989 1990 1993 1992 1991 Aug. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 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 Communication 1 ..................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ........................... Postage ............................................................... Delivery sen/ices 1 ............................................. Information and information processing 1 ............ Telephone services 1 ......................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 ................ 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 10.................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 . Computer software and accessories 1 ................ Computer information processing services 1 ...... Other information processing equipment 1 .......... 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 5 .............................................................. Funeral expenses 5 ......................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ............................. Apparel sen/ices other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 . Financial services 5 ........................................................ Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ........... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 .. Miscellaneous personal goods1 ..................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ..................... - - - - 8 7 .4 9 0 .3 9 3 .9 97.1 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .7 1 0 1 .2 8 1 .2 9 0 .7 95.1 1 0 0 .0 1 0 4 .7 1 0 7 .5 1 6 4 .0 1 7 4 .7 1 8 4 .7 1 9 3 .8 2 0 0 .4 8 5 .9 2 0 7 .4 2 1 9 .0 2 31 .1 2 4 2 .8 2 5 7 .3 2 6 4 .5 1 7 0 .0 1 8 3 .5 2 0 1 .4 2 1 8 .5 2 3 4 .0 2 4 7 .8 2 6 1 .6 2 7 4 .3 3 0 1 .7 3 0 9 .9 2 5 8 .9 2 5 1 .6 2 7 3 .7 2 8 8 .3 2 8 8 .5 3 0 1 .7 3 1 3 .6 3 1 9 .5 2 6 8 .2 2 8 0 .5 3 0 0 .6 3 1 8 .7 3 3 2 .6 1 2 2 .2 - 1 2 6 .9 - 1 3 1 .6 - 1 6 9 .1 1 8 3 .0 2 0 5 .1 2 2 5 .7 2 4 3 .5 1 7 7 .4 1 9 2 .8 2 0 7 .3 2 2 3 .7 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 6 .3 1 1 1 .0 - * 2 3 7 .0 1 1 6 .7 - - - - 1 25.1 - 1 25.1 - >45 .3 - 1 4 5 .3 1 4 4 .2 1 4 8 .7 1 07 .1 1 0 9 .7 9 7.1 9 5 .6 1 0 0 .0 1 6 0 .3 100.1 103.1 1 0 0 .0 1 6 0 .3 1 0 4 .2 165.1 1 0 9 .5 9 6 .9 9 5 .0 9 7 .3 - 9 7 .3 - 9 9 .0 - 1 4 5 .3 1 4 5 .3 - 1 6 0 .3 - 1 6 0 .3 - 9 8 .3 * 9 8 .3 - 9 8 .9 - 1 0 0 .3 - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .3 9 9 .8 1 6 3 .8 1 6 6 .0 1 0 0 .0 7 5 .2 9 9 .9 1 7 0 .0 9 7.1 7 4 .6 72.1 9 4 .7 9 6 .1 9 1 .7 9 4 .5 - - - - - - - - - 1 4 6 .0 1 4 7 .5 - 1 5 5 .0 - 1 5 5 .7 1 5 7 .2 - 1 5 6 .7 1 6 0 .7 - 162.1 - 7 0 .0 9 6 .6 6 7 .4 6 8 .3 9 3.1 6 7 .4 7 1 .8 7 5 .8 9 0 .9 9 1.1 7 5 .7 9 0 .2 7 8 .6 92.1 9 4 .5 1 3 7 .6 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .3 8 6 .8 1 0 0 .0 9 2 .7 9 0 .3 8 6 .6 8 1 .3 75.1 6 8 .3 61 0 5 3 .9 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 9 0 .0 2 9 .8 5 0 .9 8 9.1 1 0 3 .3 9 9 .0 1 0 0 .0 9 0 .3 8 2 .3 2 1 8 .7 2 3 4 .3 - 2 3 0 .1 2 5 1 .2 2 5 0 .3 3 3 1 .2 1 3 3 .7 2 5 7 .6 3 5 0 .1 1 4 1 .3 - 189.1 2 2 8 .9 - 1 9 4 .2 2 0 2 .4 2 1 1 .1 2 1 5 .5 - 2 2 2 .0 - 2 2 8 .1 - 8 2 .3 3 4 .8 6 4 .2 - 1 7 7 .6 2 1 1 .7 - 4 7 .4 1 5 2 .9 1 6 4 .5 1 7 1 .9 - 1 9 0 .5 - - - - - - - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 5 .5 127.1 1 3 2 .4 1 3 9 .6 1 43.1 1 4 5 .8 1 5 4 .0 1 5 8 .3 1 1 1 .6 1 6 1 .4 1 2 9 .9 1 3 7 .8 140.1 1 4 2 .6 1 4 8 .9 144.1 1 5 0 .5 1 2 4 .7 1 3 5 .7 1 3 3 .4 1 4 2 .8 1 4 5 .3 1 4 8 .7 1 5 2 .3 - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .4 102.1 1 2 3 .9 1 2 9 .7 1 3 1 .2 1 3 5 .0 - 135.1 1 3 8 .0 - 1 3 7 .0 1 4 1 .3 - 1 4 3 .4 1 4 4 .8 1 4 9 .2 - 1 4 6 .9 1 5 0 .6 1 6 5 .7 1 5 4 .3 - 1 6 8 .3 1 7 1 .9 1 6 2 .0 1 7 2 .4 1 9 0 .3 1 9 9 .4 124.8 1 3 1 .9 1 7 9 .8 1 3 7 .2 145.1 1 4 7 .9 1 1 3 .4 - 1 2 0 .9 - 128.0 133.2 - - 1 4 0 .4 - 1 4 8 .6 - 210.0 153.5 156.6 159.2 218.3 1 5 3 .9 1 6 3 .9 1 6 0 .8 1 46.1 - - - • - 1 1 7 .9 - 1 2 7 .0 - 1 3 7 .5 - 1 5 3 .9 - 1 6 5 .9 - 1 7 7 .6 - 1 8 3 .6 - - - 116.6 121.7 127.5 1 3 1 .3 1 36.1 138.2 1 4 7 .2 151.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 158.1 102.2 105.8 - 1 4 4 .4 - 118.2 112.6 112.0 112.0 113.5 1 2 6 .0 121.1 125.8 127.5 121.5 124.5 1 30 .1 1 2 4 .3 1 2 7 .4 1 30.1 1 2 6 .0 1 2 9 .6 114.5 117.2 148.8 154.2 120.1 154.2 158.7 1 5 3 .7 151.4 116.8 - - - 1 5 9 .3 1 6 4 .0 - 1 0 0 .0 100.0 1 0 2 .7 2 3 0 .0 1 6 7 .5 1 7 2 .3 2 3 7 .8 1 0 4 .9 2 4 3 .9 1 7 4 .6 1 8 0 .9 1 79.1 100.0 1 8 4 .2 104.1 1 0 0 .0 1 0 2 .3 1 0 1 .7 1 9 4 .7 2 0 1 .6 1 0 0 .6 1 6 0 .7 1 0 3 .4 2 0 5 .9 1 0 3 .9 1 0 9 .6 9 7 .4 1 5 5 .9 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 .............................................................. 1 3 4 .6 1 4 2 .3 1 4 0 .9 148.4 150.0 1 3 8 .6 135.1 1 3 7 .0 1 4 1 .4 1 4 1 .7 142.2 1 4 4 .5 1 2 7 .6 128.9 128.8 132.1 1 3 0 .2 1 3 2 .5 1 3 3 .7 131.2 133.5 1 3 2 .7 1 4 0 .5 1 3 9 .5 1 2 6 .9 1 2 9 .0 129.9 1 6 0 .0 1 6 4 .7 1 7 0 .4 176.1 1 6 3 .5 1 6 8 .3 1 7 4 .2 1 7 9 .3 128.0 181.0 185.3 1 5 9 .2 1 6 6 .9 171 .1 1 7 6 .3 184.1 128.1 131.5 132.1 1 3 8 .0 1 3 7 .8 1 2 7 .4 148.8 125.4 189.9 185.7 191.5 1 96.1 1 8 6 .0 1 8 8 .4 1 9 0 .2 2 2 3 .9 1 7 2 .8 1 8 1 .6 1 8 8 .9 1 9 7 .3 2 0 5 .0 2 1 3 .1 2 1 9 .5 1 2 5 .8 133 7 138.1 1 4 2 .5 1 4 6 .4 1 5 0 .2 1 5 4 .2 1 5 9 .0 1 6 1 .8 1 6 4 .2 1 2 3 .5 1 3 1 .5 1 3 5 .0 139.1 1 4 2 .7 1 4 6 .3 1 4 9 .6 1 5 4 .7 1 5 6 .4 1 5 7 .8 1 6 0 .6 124.4 131.8 121.4 125.7 135.3 122.4 125.5 1 3 8 .9 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 1 4 6 .0 1 4 9 .6 1 5 7 .0 1 5 9 .4 1 6 2 .5 128.5 129.5 129.9 154.5 133.3 135.3 1 3 2 .6 1 3 1 .7 1 3 4 .0 135.3 1 3 4 .2 1 3 9 .9 150.0 151.5 145 .1 1 1 3 .0 112.6 112.5 119.8 1 5 4 .5 1 64.1 125.3 128.5 1 2 9 .0 1 2 6 .9 1 3 0 .5 1 3 0 .0 131.1 1 3 3 .6 See footnotes at end of table. 1 3 2 .0 125.1 126.5 127.7 123.3 77 1 3 0 .4 1 3 2 .6 1 3 4 .0 1 4 1 .5 1 4 1 .0 1 3 9 .7 1 3 7 .8 1 3 9 .7 1 4 5 .3 1 4 6 .5 1 4 7 .5 1 6 7 .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 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 117.6 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 127.4 117.1 123.8 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 135.4 122.9 128.2 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 137.2 126.7 129.4 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 139.6 130.7 130.3 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 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 95.9 175.7 151.5 137.5 126.6 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.1 144.4 127.6 189.5 175.4 108.4 168.3 170.7 142.1 101.6 186.9 161.1 145.0 126.7 192.8 179.8 98.9 172.3 174.8 143.9 86.3 192.5 165.0 145.0 Aug. 1999 Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of she lter4 ....................................................... 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 ................................................. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 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. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 78 123.7 196.9 183.8 111.3 174.5 177.1 143.0 106.3 196.5 166.4 148.8 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 4.6 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.0 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 2.3 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 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 ■ 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 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.4 2.0 2.0 .1 .0 2.5 2.5 1.8 3.5 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.9 -3.8 4.5 1.2 1.2 .9 1.4 2.2 8.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.1 .6 .5 .8 3.0 .5 .2 .2 1.2 1.9 .9 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 ■ 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 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 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 ■ 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 - 2.7 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 ■ -2.3 ■ -2.0 ■ -1.7 -1.7 -4.8 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 2.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 7.3 ■ 13.4 “ 7.0 6.9 5.3 ■ 3.0 3.7 4.6 ■ 4.2 3.9 4.9 ■ 3.1 - 11.3 ■ 24.0 " 9.2 10.8 6.7 ■ 3.4 3.2 5.9 ■ 7.9 9.3 7.5 ■ 1.7 - 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 3.7 -.7 -.5 -2.2 .1 -.4 1.2 .6 -2.2 -5.8 -3.2 -4.5 -.7 -6.0 -6.3 -7.1 -8.2 -1.0 -3.2 -.2 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.5 2.2 4.0 .1 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9 -5.4 .6 .8 1.2 1.9 1.2 1.3 -.2 1.9 1.6 2.4 -.5 -2.0 1.4 3.8 4.3 4.7 3.1 2.1 2.5 1.0 -2.1 ■ -.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.8 3.0 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 ....................................................... R ic e 1 2 ............................................................................. Bakery products .................................................................. Bread 1 ............................................................................... White bread 2 .................................................................. Bread other than white 2 ................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................ C ookies2 ......................................................................... 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 v e 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 ilk 1 ..................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ............................................................. Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ....................................... Cheese and related products ............................................. Ice cream and related products ......................................... Other dairy and related products1 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ 4 .4 4 .4 ■ 7.2 See footnotes at end of table. 79 .6 ■ -.4 1.8 1.2 ■ 4 .4 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 1.3 ■ 1.8 .2 .4 ■ 2.2 - .6 .7 ■ 6 .6 .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 .8 3.7 25.0 2.6 ■ 2.0 2.2 2.6 ■ -1.3 .8 2.0 12.0 10.1 ■ 10.9 8.0 7.7 ■ 5.2 6 .6 6.1 6.4 6.1 7.2 7.2 6.0 4.9 .8 2.0 -.7 -2.5 -8.5 -.7 -3.0 -3.7 -2.5 2.3 -2.2 1.0 .7 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 1989 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 9.3 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 .9 .9 1.0 -.7 -6.8 -2.2 ■ ■ ■ 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.9 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 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 ■ -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 ~ ■ 2.4 -1.7 ■ -2.0 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 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 ..................................................... B utter2 ............................................................................. M argarine2 ..................................................................... Salad dressing 1 ................................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ................. Peanut b u tte r1 2 ............................................................. Other foods ........................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ Snacks ................................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Salt and other seasonings and s p ice s1 2 .................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ............................................. Sauces and gravies 1 2 .................................................. Other condiments 2 ......................................................... Baby food 1 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ........................................... Prepared s a la d s 1 2 ........................................................ Food away from home ............................................................. Full service meals and snacks 1 .......................................... Limited service meals and sna cks1 .................................... Food at employee sites and scho ols1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from h o m e 1 .............................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 3.1 ■ 5.0 -1.0 -.7 -1.2 1.5 1.2 2.3 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 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 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 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 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 7.1 • 3.0 1.9 ■ 9 See footnotes at end of table. 80 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 - 2.9 - -.4 -9.6 -10.9 -5.7 -6.7 -8.7 -2.4 16.9 22.2 6.8 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 2.9 2.2 .8 ■ -.3 12.6 -.9 ■ ■ 2.5 2.3 -.9 2.6 2.7 ■ ■ 4.9 ■ 2.6 ~ ■ • 2.2 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 5.8 8.1 -1.1 9.3 18.0 18.5 6.6 3.5 1.7 -8.8 11.2 4.1 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.5 1.7 ,1 .5 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 4.7 .1 -3.5 -8.8 -0.2 2.9 10.1 -3.4 60.8 85.6 -26.4 -3.5 19.2 1.4 -29.4 -1.7 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.1 .7 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.9 .6 .2 3.3 3.2 1.5 .4 1.1 3.8 8.3 20.5 31.7 6.0 3.4 2.1 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.5 .8 2.4 .4 1.3 2.6 2.8 3.3 4.9 ■ 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.5 .9 3.3 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.7 3.2 1.1 2.0 -2.2 -6.8 -12.0 -.4 .7 .2 .1 1.8 4.6 -.5 3.4 2.8 .8 1.9 1.4 6.0 3.1 -.1 ■ 1.6 1.8 1.7 .9 .5 2.4 1.8 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 1991 1994 1993 1992 1995 1996 1997 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 1989 1990 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 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 - - - ■ - - ■ - ■ - * ■ 3.9 4.9 4.2 ■ 7.4 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 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 ■ ■ -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 ■ ■ 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 - 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 ‘ ■ 1.3 3.3 ■ .2 -.5 .1 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 ■ 4.2 5.0 .4 ' ■ 4.3 3.7 ■ 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 ■ 2.9 2.9 2.5 ' ■ 1.1 -1.3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.2 " ■ -.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 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 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.6 5.3 ■ ■ ■ " .8 ■ 1.6 -1.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.3 ■ -1.7 -2.7 ■ ■ ■ 1.9 ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ ■ -.3 3.7 ■ ■ 1.0 5.1 3.4 1.4 1998 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category 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 3 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 3 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ...... ................................................................ Fuels ........... .............................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Fuel oil .................................................................................. Other household fuels 5 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................ Electricity 3 ......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................ Garbage and trash collection 6 .......................................... 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 equipm ent2 ........................................................... Other appliances 1 ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 ............................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... Tools, hardware and sup plies1 ............................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ............................................ Household paper products 1 ................................................ Miscellaneous household products1 .................................. Household operations1 ........................................................... Domestic services 1 .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ..................................... Repair of household ite m s 1 ................................................. Apparel .......................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 81 _ " 4.5 6.1 ■ ■ ■ .7 ' ■ 2.1 5.6 ■ ■ ■ -.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .9 _ ■ .8 ■ ■ ■ ■ - -1.6 1.4 1.6 .7 1.1 .5 1.4 2.9 1.7 1.4 2.4 2.0 2.6 2.0 2.0 ■ ■ 1.9 4.2 3.4 2.2 .5 1.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 ■ 4.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 " 4.9 2.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.2 2.3 2.3 1.7 12.8 2.1 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 ' ' 6.2 3.1 .5 -1.1 -11.9 -11.7 -12.3 .2 -1.3 3.3 ■ 4.0 2.0 .1 ■ 4.2 2.3 ■ ' -.7 ■ 1.0 3.4 ■ ■ " 3.1 " -.7 .8 " .2 ■ 3.7 1.3 • ■ ■ ■ 5.2 ■ -4.2 .7 ■ ■ ■ 1.1 ~ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - “ 3.4 -8.0 ■ ■ ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ■ 3.7 3.2 -.1 -2.6 -3.8 -11.4 -15.2 -2.3 -3.3 -3.2 -3.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 1.2 1.2 2.3 .1 1.5 1.4 -.6 1.6 4.3 -1.1 -1.5 -2.5 -.4 -.1 -1.2 2.1 -.6 -.5 -.4 -2.6 .5 2.0 1.7 2.7 1.8 3.0 3.3 1.5 3.3 5.6 14.0 1.4 2.3 3.8 4.3 3.6 5.9 -1.0 4.4 7.0 -2.0 1.7 1.5 1.8 .2 -.6 -.4 -.4 -1.1 -.5 .1 -.3 -2.4 -2.0 -1.1 -1.0 -3.3 -2.0 -2.5 -1.6 .1 -3.3 -.1 -.3 .1 1.8 1.1 4.0 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.3 1.9 -.2 1.0 -.7 -2.4 ■ ■ ■ .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 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 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 5 ............................................................... Watches 5 .................................................................................. Jew elry5 .................. ................................................................ 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 - -0.7 -.4 -1.9 -.7 .6 -.1 -1.6 -1.0 -.6 -3.6 4.4 -1.8 -2.5 -1.7 -2.0 .2 -6.3 2.6 -5.1 -3.7 -4.1 -13.7 -5.3 -3.5 -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 .4 -3.4 -.5 .8 -.1 -1.7 3.0 -2.0 -1.4 -2.2 -1.6 -1.6 -2.9 -2.6 -7.8 -.3 -1.0 3.6 .3 4.4 -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 ■ 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 ■ 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 ■ -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 ■ 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 7.6 5.8 1.1 -1.7 -2.0 .9 .0 0 -.1 .5 .4 3.5 1.5 -15.4 -15.4 -16.4 -14.4 -13.4 -12.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 .1 -.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 -.3 3.1 1.4 7.0 7.4 .9 2.2 4.1 3.1 4.6 -2.7 3.6 3.4 -1.2 -1.9 -1.9 -2.3 -.8 1.5 .5 4.0 25.1 25.1 27.3 22.6 21.1 12.4 -1.1 -1.6 -.6 -.6 .2 1.5 .8 1.9 1.4 -.7 .7 .3 1.5 1.3 1.9 4.6 7.1 1.4 -2.8 -.1 7.9 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.8 3.4 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 6 ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 ...................................... 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 re p a ir1 ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................ State and local registration and license 1 3 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ...................................................... Parking fees and to lls 1 2 .................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 .............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Ship fare 1 * ............................................................................ Intracity transportation ............................................................. 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 Medical care .................................................................................. 8.5 9.6 4.0 3.9 See footnotes at end of table. 82 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 .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 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies ............................... Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 .......................................................... Physicians’ services 3 ......................................................... Dental services 3 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 36 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ....................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ Hospital services 3 9 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services2 3 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ...................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ................................ 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 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 ,4.6 ■ ■ 4.8 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 ■ Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 36 .... ............................................................. Other video equipm ent1 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 .... 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 1 2 ............................................................................. 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 equipm ent12 ................................................. Photographers and film processing1 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................... Film processing 1 2 ................................................................ Other recreational goods 1 ........................................................ Toys ........................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent12 ...... 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 s p o rts 1 .... Admissions ............................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .............. Admission to sporting events 12 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ............................................ Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................... Recreational b o o k s 1 ............................................................... -1.3 3.8 ■ -3.6 13.1 * -1.1 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ ■ ■ * ■ 1.8 2.0 1.4 ■ 1.4 ■ ■ ' ■ ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5.2 • * 4.8 4.6 ■ -1.1 8.6 * 1.8 ■ ■ 1.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.7 1.5 5.6 ■ .9 ■ • -1.2 3.7 • -1.5 ■ ■ -1.0 ■ ■ - • -1.7 7.0 ■ 1.4 -2.5 -1.4 -2.6 ■ • 2.8 .4 -4.0 4.1 ~ 3.0 3.3 -5.3 7.8 ■ Education and communication 1 ................................................. - • 2.6 • 4.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.1 2.3 1.9 ■ 3.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9.5 ■ 8.9 4.7 - See footnotes at end of table. 83 “ ' ■ ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.8 ■ ■ 5.6 6.4 ■ - _ ■ .1 2.1 -1.5 " 2.2 ■ " “ ■ ■ ■ 2.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.9 ■ ■ 5.1 3.7 ■ - ~ .4 ■ .9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .3 -.1 .5 " 1.7 ' “ " ■ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.8 ■ 4.0 3.5 ■ - -1.0 ~ 1.0 " 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 4.1 4.9 2.3 2.5 2.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.4 .6 2.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 3.9 4.3 1.5 2.4 -4.3 6.9 1.2 .7 -4.8 6.9 -13.0 -6.1 -4.1 -7.1 -7.4 .0 1.9 .6 1.4 -.3 4.4 3.8 4.6 -.6 2.7 -3.2 -.7 -3.2 -.8 -5.2 1.0 1.3 .1 -5.0 -6.1 -5.0 ■ ■ ' -2.6 ■ ■ 3.5 -.6 5.3 ■ -2.0 ' -.4 ‘ ■ " " ■ -.1 .1 -.3 " ■ -.4 -.5 -.3 -.4 .8 ■ " ■ " 3.2 3.9 2.5 ' -3.2 " ■ " * ■ -.6 .1 -1.1 ‘ 1.9 ' ' " ' " -.9 ■ “ ■ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 4.9 3.6 " ' ■ ■ 1.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5.3 ■ 3.0 5.9 ■ ~ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 5.9 2.6 " " ’ -1.6 ■ ■ ■ " ■ ■ 3.4 ■ ~ 5.2 1.1 " 3.3 4.0 3.4 3.0 2.8 ■ ■ ■ -1.9 -.4 3.7 5.0 2.7 1.9 5.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.5 .7 3.1 4.7 -.2 -.4 .3 2.6 2.4 2.2 3.4 1.8 1.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 4.7 3.5 1.0 .2 -4.9 2.6 -11.3 -.7 -7.6 4.1 -1.3 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.1 .3 2.1 1.1 2.2 -1.1 1.6 -3.4 .3 1.2 .1 -.7 -.3 -.3 -2.9 -3.6 -4.3 ~ -1.6 .1 3.8 .5 6.9 6.8 6.7 3.2 -.1 1.6 -3.4 .5 Table 26. HistoiTial 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 1991 1990 1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category 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 ............ Communication 1 ................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ......................................... Postage ............................................................................. Delivery services 1 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 .......................... Telephone services 1 ........................................................ Telephone services, local charges 3 .......... ................... 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 10.................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipment1 ............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................. Computer information processing sen/ices 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 5 ................................................................. Funeral expenses 5 ............................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................ Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 5 ........................................................... 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 ........................ 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.8 ■ ■ ■ .0 ■ ■ " .6 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 ■ ■ * ■ .0 ' ' 1.0 5.7 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 ■ • ■ 16.1 ' ' ' 5.1 4.9 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 ■ * ■ .0 3.4 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 " ■ ' .0 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 ' 1.3 ' .0 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 7.2 4.6 ' -.3 .0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 ' 1.7 ’ 10.3 .0 .6 1.4 -.3 5.8 3.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 " .0 .0 .5 1.0 -.3 2.6 .9 1.0 5.4 -1.0 .1 -3.8 3.7 6.1 -4.3 2.8 4.7 6.0 4.6 3.9 6.0 4.8 7.1 -2.9 .1 .0 4.2 -3.1 .3 1.3 -.1 -.8 1.5 -8.3 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.9 4.4 3.1 2.4 -1.5 3.0 3.0 5.1 -2.0 -.5 2.4 -2.8 -3.4 -1.7 -10.3 -1.3 -2.6 ■ -3.7 -2.2 ■ 1.3 -1.5 ■ -1.3 -2.4 6.5 .2 -7.3 ■ * ■ -2.6 ■ ' ' -4.1 ' -6.1 -7.6 -9.1 -10.7 -11.6 -12.1 -26.6 -35.8 -10.0 3.3 -9.7 -14.4 -20.7 -1.0 -4.2 -8.9 8.2 14.7 ■ 7.6 10.8 ■ 8.0 11.1 ■ 6.5 8.1 ' 2.7 -5.9 4.2 3.0 4.3 27 3.6 2.7 5.2 7.2 3.8 2.5 4.2 4.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.1 1.1 -.9 2.3 1.8 8.8 31.8 33.7 5.5 2.8 2.3 2.9 5.7 5.7 5.8 2.0 2.4 ‘ ' 3.0 2.2 * 6.4 5.7 5.9 1.4 2.4 " 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.4 1.0 2.1 1.5 3.4 2.5 3.2 2.2 3.0 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.8 1.9 5.8 5.3 3.8 5.4 4.0 3.8 4.7 5.4 5.1 5.1 8.3 5.0 6.6 7.8 7.1 3.4 6.0 .4 1.7 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.6 3.6 2.8 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.7 3.6 -3.2 -3.0 1.6 1.8 4.5 8.0 -1.6 2.3 2.4 1.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 4.2 7.4 2.7 -2.4 2.1 2.2 12.5 3.0 4.4 4.8 3.0 3.7 1.5 6.5 3.1 4.2 4.5 2.7 2.7 3.4 4.2 3.9 2.3 1.7 3.5 2.2 5.8 .6 1.6 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 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 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 .4 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -.5 2.6 3.3 1.3 3.0 1.5 .9 1.5 -.7 -.8 -.9 .7 -.7 1.7 2.5 -8.8 1.9 5.4 ■ 5.8 6.3 4.8 ' " 5.9 5.9 4.1 * 7.0 6.8 6.6 ‘ ‘ 7.7 ' ‘ Special aggregate indexes Commodities ............................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................ Durables ................................................................................ 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 .............................................................................. Apparel less footwear ................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 84 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 1989 1990 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 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 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 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 2.4 2.4 1.3 -15.1 3.0 2.4 .0 Aug. 1999 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 ................................................. 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.5 -1.0 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 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. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 1.3 3.1 85 1.3 1.3 -.6 23.2 2.1 .8 2.6 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items (1982-84=100, 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. Annual avg. 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 ■ ■ 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 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 ■ ■ 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 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 ■ ■ 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 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 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 ■ ■ 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 2.3 - - - - -1 .1 1.1 -2.2 .6 -1.7 -1.7 .0 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 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2 .2 -1.4 -1.4 -1 .1 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 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 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 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 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 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 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 ■ 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 .7 3 .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 ~ 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 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 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 See footnotes at end of table. 86 .8 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 Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Dec. Annual avg. 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 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 109X3 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 2.5 150.9 155.9 158.5 160.7 150.9 155.9 158.2 160.7 148.9 153.1 157.0 159.0 162.0 150.6 155.2 158.1 160.3 149.8 154.1 157.6 159.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.9 2.3 1.3 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 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 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 ■ ■ 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 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 - 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 147.8 151.7 156.3 158.4 161.0 148.3 152.2 156.8 158.5 161.1 148.7 152.9 157.0 158.7 161.4 149.3 153.6 157.2 159.1 162.7 149.6 154.0 157.2 159.5 162.8 149.9 154.1 157.4 159.7 162.8 149.9 154.3 157.5 159.8 163.3 150.2 154.5 157.8 160.0 163.8 150.6 155.1 158.3 160.2 151.0 155.5 158.5 160.6 Percent change from previous 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 ■ Data not available. Annual avg. - - ' NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 87 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 124.6 371.1 132.2 393.8 135.9 404.7 139.8 416.3 143.3 426.8 147.2 438.6 150.9 449.5 155.9 464.3 158.2 471.3 160.7 478.6 163.8 487.8 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 ................................................................................ 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 v e a l1 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... Ham ................................................................................ Pork chops .................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ................... 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 ilk 1 ...................................................................................... 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 fruits 1 ........................................................... 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 1 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 117.3 121.6 124.1 119.0 127.4 144.8 134.3 122.8 126.8 123.1 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 ■ - 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 128.6 136.8 136.4 132.3 129.8 151.2 122.7 127.2 134.9 129.9 ■ 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 ■ ■ ■ 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 127.7 134.9 140.0 132.6 133.4 ■ 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 ■ ■ 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 - 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 156.1 155.8 156.9 175.4 165.7 150.6 185.4 144.2 179.7 177.8 178.4 149.8 148.9 144.5 137.8 117.6 - 130.3 134.9 139.3 136.9 140.2 167.1 115.3 131.4 135.2 136.0 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 - 140.0 144.6 146.9 141.2 146.0 172.3 144.8 134.7 138.4 139.7 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 - 155.5 156.9 156.9 146.0 157.5 176.5 162.3 148.5 149.8 150.4 186.0 214.3 248.1 195.2 157.2 181.2 160.2 183.1 190.5 187.5 - 158.5 158.1 158.2 178.1 168.8 150.0 188.6 150.1 182.2 100.0 100.0 179.1 179.0 148.0 147.8 143.3 136.6 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 153.1 100.0 153.9 150.9 100.0 146.6 155.0 100.0 100.0 178.0 100.0 100.0 150.1 147.5 100.0 147.7 151.9 100.0 190.0 220.7 236.0 194.9 151.3 100.0 100.0 205.8 175.0 215.4 249.5 203.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 161.9 161.5 161.3 182.0 171.3 153.6 192.7 149.9 187.0 102.4 103.1 183.1 184.3 146.9 147.0 140.2 136.9 115.9 101.2 100.7 98.3 144.1 96.8 144.9 140.0 91.5 145.4 159.4 103.5 100.1 184.5 103.5 103.8 142.0 157.4 106.2 158.4 163.2 106.2 199.0 232.9 253.8 191.5 165.5 118.2 105.9 212.9 177.6 196.2 277.2 212.3 102.1 102.4 102.4 100.3 163.9 163.5 162.9 184.8 175.0 166.9 194.5 152.1 189.1 103.0 106.2 184.2 186.6 148.2 149.0 142.9 138.7 117.5 100.9 102.6 100.2 147.6 96.4 149.6 146.6 94.8 148.5 158.9 102.2 103.6 186.2 105.6 103.2 129.9 156.0 102.9 162.1 159.5 107.0 201.2 233.7 263.7 211.4 159.7 189.6 78.5 205.7 213.1 198.8 198.0 209.0 105.8 106.6 105.9 102.4 Expenditure category 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 • ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. 88 133.4 136.9 146.5 136.1 140.7 158.8 114.8 130.0 134.0 131.2 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 - 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 121.1 115.2 ■ 121.5 ■ ■ 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 129.7 125.2 119.4 119.7 121.9 110.8 139.5 113.3 111.3 112.7 114.0 104.9 128.2 131.9 119.6 ■ 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 ■ 130.6 115.7 172.3 138.3 134.4 123.2 126.5 118.5 144.9 143.2 144.5 132.7 ■ ■ 140.4 ■ 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 144.1 150.0 142.0 143.2 142.8 131.6 168.8 128.8 119.1 155.6 140.1 138.4 128.3 ■ 137.3 ■ 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 - 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 ■ 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 139.4 143.5 138.2 138.9 139.3 129.3 158.0 130.4 99.7 115.2 104.6 100.0 96.7 154.2 103.3 151.7 150.0 134.2 101.3 103.7 151.2 120.2 103.5 102.2 166.7 192.3 146.4 156.1 172.4 103.0 104.9 163.0 102.7 102.2 102.5 100.8 103.4 166.2 150.8 149.9 152.1 145.1 196.7 133.2 102.4 118.1 106.9 102.8 97.3 154.5 104.5 153.5 152.6 138.3 102.4 105.9 148.3 112.1 104.4 102.5 169.7 201.6 145.4 161.6 177.7 106.5 104.4 165.5 104.5 103.9 103.4 101.3 105.8 169.2 153.4 152.3 155.5 147.9 200.7 123.1 132.6 135.0 155.5 128.3 139.3 140.6 165.0 132.7 144.6 144.8 175.7 136.1 148.7 148.2 189.7 134.4 128.5 108.0 100.7 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 - Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ........................................ Carbonated drinks ............................................................ Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and d rin k s 1 ............... 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 bu tter1 .................. 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 2 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 2 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 2 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 2 ................................................ Electricity 2 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 2 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ............................... Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................................... 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 furniture1 ..................................................................... 117.0 125.1 126.3 118.4 ■ 130.8 ■ 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.6 - See footnotes at end of table. 89 174.3 214.6 117.2 ■ ■ ■ 120.5 128.3 - 151.4 141.7 142.9 143.8 130.0 172.5 150.3 154.3 143.0 144.1 145.0 131.7 178.0 155.0 159.9 147.7 148.1 147.9 139.9 185.2 131.7 100.0 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 169.3 100.0 147.1 147.7 133.7 100.0 100.0 140.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.7 189.6 144.1 155.1 168.4 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.1 148.4 147.2 151.2 143.0 192.1 139.7 153.1 151.6 193.8 142.7 157.7 155.4 202.9 146.7 163.1 159.3 211.8 151.0 167.7 163.7 219.2 154.4 173.1 168.8 100.0 231.2 157.8 178.8 174.6 104.0 241.7 161.0 182.4 177.5 116.8 246.7 181.2 148.4 121.5 110.2 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 94.2 128.5 122.4 126.4 118.3 100.0 210.6 252.8 123.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 130.6 141.5 100.0 100.0 221.7 173.7 100.3 126.4 110.9 86.6 79.9 125.3 118.4 122.3 114.1 102.8 216.4 260.2 124.8 101.0 102.5 100.2 100.7 132.3 141.2 101.2 104.5 251.6 176.1 102.3 131.4 115.9 89.3 84.6 123.7 123.7 131.0 111.9 104.4 219.5 264.9 124.7 100.6 101.7 100.2 100.2 131.0 140.2 100.5 101.9 • 134.1 ■ • 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 147.0 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 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 Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ■ ■ 112.2 123.8 • ■ - ■ ■ ■ 112.3 100.0 ■ 127.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ 116.2 107.3 ■ 130.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 119.0 113.2 130.0 ■ ■ ■ * - ■ 115.0 110.4 131.9 * ■ ■ - ■ 114.5 114.7 133.3 ■ • - ■ 118.7 116.3 139.9 ■ ■ ■ - ■ 114.1 117.0 142.0 ■ - 129.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 - 129.3 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 Aug. 1999 1997 1998 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 98.9 98.6 99.5 100.0 117.6 109.7 99.2 98.8 99.4 97.7 100.3 147.1 101.7 102.7 101.7 103.3 103.3 101.7 103.6 105.5 96.8 97.2 96.0 97.7 113.6 108.0 98.9 96.6 99.6 98.1 100.4 149.9 103.1 106.5 103.0 105.4 105.2 103.5 106.3 107.6 130.3 130.7 133.9 135.9 136.1 100.0 128.9 120.5 121.5 120.8 129.2 100.5 100.0 129.8 130.2 133.8 133.4 135.8 101.3 128.6 118.8 121.0 120.9 123.2 107.5 98.8 126.4 127.2 131.6 130.5 136.5 95.0 131.9 113.6 116.0 115.4 107.0 99.4 94.7 100.0 125.0 129.2 131.4 135.0 123.1 126.5 137.7 121.1 142.4 100.4 121.8 128.2 132.6 133.3 120.6 130.9 133.6 119.4 137.6 98.9 119.0 124.4 128.8 122.8 120.5 129.6 138.9 120.0 144.3 142.4 140.1 100.0 145.3 149.5 100.0 101.7 101.2 98.9 105.9 102.8 100.0 100.8 98.2 100.0 165.7 176.5 152.7 100.0 139.6 137.1 101.1 145.3 154.3 101.5 86.0 85.5 82.6 90.6 89.0 87.7 100.5 97.7 100.0 170.9 181.9 157.1 103.2 145.0 142.4 100.2 142.6 155.2 105.3 107.8 107.3 105.4 111.4 108.0 98.6 99.6 96.2 99.6 173.5 183.3 160.2 104.7 Expenditure category Appliances 1 .............................................................................. Major appliances 1 ................................................................. 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 .................................................. 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 .................................................................................. Jewelry 4 ................................................................................... Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ 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 re p a ir1 ............................................................. ' 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 - 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 - ' 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 - - - - - - - - - 117.4 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 119.3 120.3 107.5 124.0 121.6 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 127.9 127.3 110.7 132.0 131.7 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 131.8 131.3 113.6 136.4 135.1 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 133.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 130.0 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 128.1 140.1 118.6 146.3 127.6 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 132.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 128.6 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 129.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 126.2 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 128.1 138.4 120.9 143.4 114.8 113.8 122.0 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 90.0 100.6 98.8 126.9 134.0 122.0 126.7 125.3 124.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 101.5 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 See footnotes at end of table. 128.4 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 - - 90 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Motor vehicle insurance ......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................. State and local registration and license1 2 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ....................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................ 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 ■ 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 182.5 193.9 160.3 176.2 254.6 103.1 101.8 106.8 185.1 201.6 164.7 171.4 252.8 103.8 102.2 108.7 192.5 216.1 166.0 171.4 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 services ................................................................ Professional services 2 .......................................................... Physicians’ services 2 ......................................................... Dental services 2 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................................ Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ....................... Hospital and related services 2 ............................................ Hospital services 2 9 ................. ............................................ Inpatient hospital services 2 7 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services2 4 7 ................. .................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 29 ............... ........ ........ 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 131.1 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 145.9 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 160.4 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 189.3 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 209.4 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 236.5 214.1 251.0 144.8 171.6 175.0 241.6 218.9 225.3 229.6 142.8 156.8 278.7 103.0 102.3 228.6 104.0 244.4 222.1 263.4 147.4 175.0 177.4 249.4 226.2 233.1 239.7 143.7 160.6 287.4 106.2 104.9 238.1 110.6 251.0 228.4 275.8 146.7 174.0 177.1 256.0 231.7 238.4 247.8 146.3 162.8 297.3 109.8 108.2 248.9 115.8 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 ....................................................................... Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 2 5 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 ......................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 .. 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 4 ............................................ Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................ Recreational books 1 ................................................................ 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 97.5 61.7 219.5 ■ 90.2 • 142.4 124.6 127.4 118.0 133.9 ■ ■ 127.4 ■ 193.3 167.3 179.3 - 100.0 100.0 59.3 234.6 100.0 100.0 88.4 100.0 100.0 141.9 100.0 124.5 127.7 117.3 100.0 134.6 100.0 100.0 125.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 199.8 175.8 181.3 100.0 100.0 100.8 100.7 56.4 250.7 86.8 94.8 81.7 100.3 101.6 142.5 104.3 124.0 131.5 113.3 99.6 130.5 101.2 95.0 117.8 99.1 99.8 103.3 104.7 205.0 179.4 186.9 103.3 102.6 101.5 100.7 53.5 257.6 77.1 93.5 80.1 101.6 103.0 143.8 106.8 122.6 132.7 109.7 99.5 131.9 100.4 92.0 113.6 96.5 99.9 107.7 105.5 218.8 185.4 187.0 105.0 98.9 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 ................ 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 94.8 232.9 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 100.0 100.0 245.2 282.7 300.9 299.4 138.7 100.0 100.9 104.7 259.7 295.8 312.7 318.0 145.2 107.6 101.5 107.7 267.2 304.1 318.7 331.9 149.7 110.3 Expenditure category ‘ ' See footnotes at end of table. 91 - 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. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Communication 1 ......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .............................................. Postage ................................................................................... Delivery services 1 ................................................................. Information and information processing1 ............................. telephone s e rvice s1 ............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 2 ................................ Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................... Cellular telephone services1 .............................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 0 ...................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 ................................. Computer information processing services 1 ...................... Other information processing equipm ent1 ........................... 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 97.8 100.1 160.8 104.2 97.7 100.4 165.3 100.0 92.4 96.5 103.1 165.6 109.6 96.1 99.9 169.5 97.2 82.9 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 36.0 64.0 89.9 103.5 89.7 30.8 50.6 88.4 99.6 81.4 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 ................................................................ Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ............................................. 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 150.4 143.5 226.9 250.9 100.0 100.0 153.9 146.1 252.6 332.0 133.8 105.5 158.3 149.6 260.7 350.6 141.2 112.0 161.6 153.1 - - - - - 100.0 100.3 102.0 132.0 134.9 160.1 121.7 122.6 ■ 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 ■ 148.9 154.2 153.1 159.4 208.9 153.1 158.1 ■ 177.7 ~ 217.8 159.7 165.9 ~ 183.2 ■ 156.7 164.1 100.0 228.9 166.5 174.7 100.0 100.0 193.9 100.0 163.7 168.6 102.8 237.4 174.9 182.1 102.2 101.9 200.5 100.4 168.6 172.2 105.0 243.8 181.0 187.9 104.0 104.0 204.9 96.8 125.8 121.0 126.2 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 147.9 152.8 131.7 130.6 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 122.9 131.1 138.1 127.0 120.9 124.2 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 152.5 162.0 135.7 133.7 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 126.8 137.9 143.9 129.8 124.1 127.3 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 157.2 169.9 140.0 137.6 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 128.3 143.5 148.4 131.6 124.7 125.7 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 163.3 178.5 143.4 140.8 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 128.9 149.5 153.4 134.8 127.6 127.7 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 169.2 185.9 147.4 144.6 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 126.5 154.0 157.6 136.9 129.0 128.3 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 174.9 194.0 151.1 147.8 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 126.5 159.2 162.8 141.4 132.4 133.6 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 181.5 201.7 155.8 152.8 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 125.5 165.0 168.1 141.6 131.3 133.1 139.3 127.5 178.2 166.6 183.9 209.9 158.1 154.2 154.5 132.5 135.0 140.7 146.2 126.1 168.8 172.7 142.3 130.6 132.1 137.9 127.4 182.5 172.2 186.1 216.1 160.4 155.6 156.8 132.0 134.1 139.7 147.3 125.7 171.5 176.9 144.8 133.4 138.8 150.2 125.7 186.3 175.6 187.4 220.3 163.7 158.6 159.7 134.8 140.7 151.2 151.7 122.6 175.0 180.4 Expenditure category " ' 124.8 129.4 151.0 116.4 115.1 ■ 117.9 ' ' ' Special aggregate indexes Commodities ................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter3 .............................................................................. 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 ............................................. 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 See footnotes at end of table. 92 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 Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 127.0 116.3 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.0 121.2 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 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 97.8 169.3 171.3 144.1 86.2 189.7 163.7 143.1 Aug. 1999 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 ................................................. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 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. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 93 111.1 171.1 173.1 143.3 106.8 193.2 165.2 146.9 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 1989 1990 4.5 6.1 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 1991 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 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 1.6 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 7.4 7.2 5.5 3.1 4.1 - 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 - 5.2 .4 1.1 .5 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 ■ ■ -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 -.2 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 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.5 2.2 8.7 .9 1.5 1.1 .6 3.0 .6 1.2 .9 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.4 .3 1.9 1.9 2.4 -.4 3.2 4.7 3.6 2.1 -.3 -1.3 3.5 .9 2.0 -.6 -8.5 -.9 -3.1 2.3 -2.3 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 ■ ■ 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 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.4 2.2 -.1 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.2 3.0 -.7 -.5 -2.2 .2 -.3 1.2 .7 -1.7 -5.9 -3.2 -5.8 -7.2 -8.5 -.8 2.8 3.5 .1 3.7 3.5 3.8 -5.4 6.7 6.2 7.2 7.4 6.2 4.7 5.5 7.5 -1.7 9.4 18.2 5.9 3.4 1.5 -8.9 11.1 4.3 2.1 2.4 2.4 .3 4.1 -1.0 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, cornmeal ....................................................... 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 .......................................... E g g s ...................................................................................... 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. 94 .1 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 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 -1.5 -1.9 -3.8 .4 -1.6 - .8 .8 1.1 .3 3.9 10.4 -3.5 60.4 -25.9 -3.4 20.0 1.3 -28.6 -1.6 3.6 4.1 3.4 2.1 2.1 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 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 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 service 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 ................................ Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 1 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 ................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 1 ................................ Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................... Other household fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................................................ Electricity 1 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 1 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services ................. Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ............................... 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 ................................................................................ 4.9 ■ ■ 0.8 " ~ -1.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 ■ ■ 2.7 ■ ■ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 1.6 4.2 4.3 2.8 7.7 ~ 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 ■ 4.5 “ 1.5 ■ ■ -5.5 ■ .9 1.0 1.0 ■ ■ -.6 ■ ■ 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 • ■ 1.6 ■ * 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 5.2 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.9 2.9 4.9 • 2.8 ■ * ■ ■ * 10.0 11.5 11.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 3.9 4.8 4.1 ■ 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.1 ■ 6.1 3.4 3.8 3.0 ■ 6.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 ■ 8.0 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 ■ “ ■ ■ -1.7 -2.3 ~ ■ 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 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 ■ * 4.6 ■ ' ■ 1.1 -1.4 ■ ■ 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 ■ 7.3 11.6 2.1 ■ " ■ 1.1 4.2 ~ ■ * ■ 2.9 2 .2 1.8 ■ " ■ 5.3 ■ 2.0 .9 1.0 ■ " .8 ‘ “ 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 ■ ■ 1.8 " - -0.3 ■ " ■ 55.9 ■ 5.7 1.0 2.0 ~ 3.7 ■ " 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 ■ 2.0 ■ -0.5 ■ -1.9 ■ " -6.9 ■ 2.2 4.4 3.4 ■ " 2.3 ■ ■ 16.8 ■ 2.7 2.2 .8 ‘ 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 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.8 .6 .2 1.2 1.2 1.7 3.1 1.1 2.1 -1.9 -6.7 .9 .3 1.8 4.8 -.7 3.5 3.1 3.4 -.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 .9 .5 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.6 3.7 -0.3 -.9 4.6 .0 -3.3 -8.9 3.3 3.1 1.6 .4 1.3 3.7 8.0 20.2 3.5 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.6 .6 2.4 3.0 4.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 .8 3.4 1.9 1.6 1.8 .6 1.5 2.4 2 .2 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.5 2.0 2.0 1.7 12.3 2.1 -.3 ' 2.6 - ■ .9 - 2 .2 ■ 1.9 .9 .8 .8 1.3 3.2 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0 6.2 4.0 2.6 3.0 2.3 * 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 4.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 ■ 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.1 ■ 5.5 3.8 3.2 " 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 1.8 3.3 ■ .1 -.6 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 .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 ■ " ■ 1.2 -1.8 ■ ■ ' " ■ 4.2 2.0 ■ ■ ‘ " ■ .9 3.6 ■ ~ 1.6 .5 .3 1.1 - .2 2.8 1.4 1.5 3.8 .2 .7 -1.2 2.9 ‘ " ■ 4.3 5.2 ■ ■ 2.9 ■ ' ' -9.7 ■ 1.3 3.0 4.1 ■ “ 2.4 ■ 4.9 5.2 1.5 ■ ■ ' ■ 2.8 4.9 ■ ■ - .2 .1 2.0 .5 -.6 2 .2 2 .2 -1 .1 -12.3 -11.9 -13.1 .1 -1.3 3.0 ■ 3.9 2.0 .1 ■ ' ‘ ■ -1.0 1.4 ■ 4.0 3.2 .3 -2.5 -3.7 -10.7 -15.2 -2.5 -3.3 -3.2 -3.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 1.0 1.0 2.5 .2 .7 1.3 -.2 1.2 4 .5 -1 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 0.9 ■ ■ ■ -5.1 ■ 1.5 3.4 .0 ■ ■ -1.3 ■ ■ " 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 95 2 .2 1.9 2.0 13.5 1.4 2.0 4.0 4.5 3.1 5.9 -1.3 4.5 7.1 -1.9 1.6 1.4 1.8 -.1 -.4 -.8 .0 -.5 -1.0 -.7 -.7 -2.5 -2.1 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 Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1993 1995 1997 1996 1998 Aug. 1999 E xpen diture 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 ............ ....................................... ■ ■ 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 ■ ■ ' ' ' 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 ............................................................................ W omen’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 ...................................................................................... .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 -.2 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 - ■ -.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 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 regular2 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................................... 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 .......................................................... 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 .3 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.5 3.4 See footnotes at end of table. 96 • ■ -0.4 3.9 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ - " ■ 3.7 1.4 ■ 5.0 ■ - -3.9 .6 1.5 - • 3.8 -8.3 ■ 1.6 - - " -1.4 -.5 .0 -.7 2.2 -.8 -1.2 -.6 -2.3 .3 1.9 1.7 2.7 1.7 3.3 3.3 1.7 3.6 5.5 -1.4 -3.5 -2.3 -3.4 -1.5 -.3 -2.2 .2 .4 .1 1.9 1.4 3.7 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.0 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 - -.4 -A -.1 -1.8 -.2 1.3 -.2 -1.4 -.4 .1 -4.6 7.0 -1.2 -2.6 -2.3 -1.6 -2.2 .5 -6.2 2.6 -4.4 -4.1 -4.5 -13.1 -7.5 -4.1 * .8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 -2.3 -.5 5.2 -1.8 ■ -1.9 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 -1.3 ^ .0 -6.5 -3.4 ■ -1.0 1.7 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.2 -.5 .2 -.7 .4 -2.6 -.8 .9 -1.3 -2.0 3.5 -3.0 -1.4 -3.4 -1.5 -2.3 -3.0 -2.9 -7.9 -.1 -1.0 4.0 .5 4.9 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 -2.0 -2.1 1.1 .0 3.2 1.5 -15.4 -15.5 -16.5 -14.4 -13.4 -12.3 -.3 -.5 .0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 -.3 3.9 3.9 -.9 -1.9 .6 3.7 25.3 25.5 27.6 23.0 21.3 12.4 -.9 -1.5 -.4 1.5 .8 2.0 1.5 -.7 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 1989 1990 1992 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Motor vehicle fees ................................................................... State and local registration and license 1 .......................... Parking and other fees ......................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................. 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 services ................................................................ Professional services 1 ........................................................... Physicians’ services 1 .......................................................... Dental services 1 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 1 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 1 ........................ Hospital and related services 1 ............................................ Hospital services 1 .................. ............................................ Inpatient hospital services 1 2 ............................................ Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ......................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 ................................... 3.1 1.8 6.8 1.4 4.0 2.7 -2.7 0.7 .4 1.8 4.0 7.2 .8 .0 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 3.3 3.7 4.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.4 .6 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.3 2.7 2.8 4.7 -.5 -.6 -.2 2.6 2.4 2.3 3.4 1.8 1.4 3.4 3.4 3.1 4.5 4.7 3.0 3.4 -5.4 7.9 ■ ■ -.7 ■ ■ 5.2 ■ .1 .1 .0 ' .1 1.5 2.6 -3.9 6.9 ~ ■ -2.0 ■ ~ -.4 .8 .7 -4.9 6.9 -13.2 -5.2 -7.6 .3 1.6 .4 4.3 -.4 3.0 -3.4 -.4 -3.0 1.2 -5.0 -5.9 -.9 -.2 3.3 4.7 2.6 2.0 3.1 3.3 2.6 .7 .0 -5.1 2.8 -11.2 -1.4 -2.0 1.3 1.4 .9 2.4 -1.1 .9 -3.2 -.1 1.1 -.8 -3.2 -3.6 -2.6 .1 4.3 .8 6.7 3.3 .1 1.6 -3.6 .9 4.7 5.9 4.6 3.9 6.2 4.7 7.6 -2.2 .6 2.9 2.9 2.8 1.9 4.4 3.1 2.5 -1.3 ■ -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 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 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 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 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 11.3 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 ■ ■ 9.7 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 ■ 12.0 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 ■ ■ 9.9 4.6 4.8 -2.1 7.1 ■ ■ .7 ■ ■ .6 ■ .8 1.1 .3 " 1.8 1.1 -2.7 -1.7 -2.9 ■ ■ -1.1 ■ ■ 1.1 2.6 .4 -4.4 3.9 ■ ■ -2.6 ■ ■ 3.6 ■ -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 ' 1.8 Recreation ................. .................................................................. Video and audio .......................................... .............................. Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 1 ................................................................... 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 .................................................................. -2.1 3.9 • ■ 2.3 ■ 4.3 ■ 3.0 4.0 1.7 ■ 3.5 ■ ■ 2.2 ■ 9.8 8.1 4.6 ■ 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 .......................................................................... 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 - ■ -3.5 13.5 ■ -1.0 ■ 3.7 ■ .5 .1 1.2 ■ 1.5 ■ ~ 1.6 ■ 5.0 5.4 4.6 ■ 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. ■ ■ -2.4 -5.2 1.5 1.2 ■ - 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 ■ 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 97 -1.1 8.6 ■ 1.9 ■ 1.7 ■ 3.4 2.2 5.3 ‘ 1.1 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.8 5.9 6.6 ■ -.7 4.0 ■ ■ -1.5 ■ ■ -.8 ■ .9 2.6 -1.4 ' 2.3 “ “ 2.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.8 5.3 3.8 ■ 6.0 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 ■ 5.7 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 ■ - ■ 5.8 2.9 3.1 2.6 -3.7 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 -.1 .2 -.6 .5 ■ 1.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.0 4.0 3.7 ■ “ -.8 ■ ~ ■ ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 ■ ' 1.1 ■ * ■ “ 5.4 3.0 5.9 ■ ■ 3.2 ■ “ ■ ■ 4.1 5.5 2.8 ■ ' -1.7 ■ 3.8 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 ■ 3.0 5.5 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 ■ .1 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 ■ 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 ~ 1.4 3.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 7.2 5.0 ■ -.1 1.9 ■ ~ 3.4 5.1 1.1 ■ 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 Item and group December 1990 1989 1991 1992 1994 1993 1997 1996 1995 1998 Aug. 1999 Expenditure category Postage and delivery services ................................................ Postage ................................................................................... Delivery services ................................................................... Information and information processing ................................ Telephone services ............................................................... Telephone services, local charges 1 ................................ 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 .... ...................... 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 ............................................... 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 -7.3 * - -3.2 • - -3.1 ■ - -7.2 ■ - -7.9 • - -8.1 ■ - . 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 * 3.1 3.7 1.6 -5.9 2.4 1.5 4.2 3.2 - - - - 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 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.6 .9 ■ ■ 0.0 -.1 1.1 ■ ■ 0.1 .0 4.2 -2.3 .4 1.4 .0 -7.6 3.0 3.0 5.2 -1.6 -.5 2.5 -2.8 -10.3 -10.0 ■ - -10.6 - -10.9 ■ - -26.4 -36.0 -10.1 3.5 -10.3 -14.4 -20.9 -1.7 -3.8 -9.3 4.1 2.8 ■ 1.9 .8 3.4 2.4 ■ 1.0 -.8 5.4 7.3 ■ 2.3 1.8 11.3 32.3 33.8 5.5 2.9 2.4 3.2 5.6 5.5 6.2 2.1 2.3 .3 1.7 3.0 2.1 2.1 2.7 3.5 3.2 1.8 2.1 2.2 -3.6 1.8 2.1 5.1 8.9 -1.3 2.1 2.0 .7 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.1 4.9 8.2 3.0 -2.5 2.0 2.0 13.6 2.3 _ ■ 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 ■ 5.2 ' " ' ' 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 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 4.5 3.5 6.4 7.8 5.2 ■ 6.5 1.4 3.4 5.1 4.0 5.0 6.7 2.8 3.4 ' ' ' ' 4.5 2.7 2.8 3.7 5.0 4.2 2.2 1.9 3.4 .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 .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 .5 -.5 -.8 -1.0 -.1 2.4 3.4 1.2 3.0 1.5 .9 1.5 -.4 -.7 -.7 .8 -.3 1.6 2.4 -9.2 1.5 2.1 5.2 2.2 6.0 • ■ 8.6 4.3 4.3 4.9 ■ 3.1 2.4 2.9 -■ 5.1 4.3 5.3 ■ 5.8 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. 98 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 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 1989 1990 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 1998 Aug. 1999 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 1.3 3.6 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 2.5 2.5 1.8 -15.2 2.9 2.2 -.1 2 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. 99 1.1 1.1 -.6 23.9 1.8 .9 2.7 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 1999 Aug. 1999 $46,235 $0,857 $0,877 60.571 64.611 54.042 60.198 64.015 54.030 .843 .889 .757 .863 .914 .768 56.442 57.437 54.738 46.661 50.125 45.249 46.527 50.060 45.160 .795 .823 .785 .828 .856 .816 54.179 56.639 40.336 39.827 NA NA 31.487 31.930 31.318 65.135 63.452 66.458 66.288 64.105 67.962 42.208 45.323 41.167 42.186 45.251 41.164 .953 .991 .870 .970 1.015 .885 29.471 30.061 65.375 66.962 41.019 41.010 NA NA West urban ......................................................................... Size A - More than 1.500,000 ........ ........................... Size B/C -50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 28.411 29.48b 26 935 28.731 29.891 27.099 67.147 71.617 61.023 67.869 72.564 61.416 43.446 48.881 40.243 43.588 49.128 40.259 1.046 1.151 .889 1.053 1.194 .939 Size classes A ....................................... ........................................ . B/C .................................................................................. D ...................................................................................... 31.394 29.697 26.054 31.674 30.199 26.743 67.582 62.243 55.613 68.156 63.510 57.420 51.968 43.419 37.390 51.869 43.402 37.262 .900 .781 1.146 .925 .797 1.102 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ................... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 29.385 30.294 40.861 29.546 31.077 40.921 58.918 72.414 86.109 58.851 74.410 86.195 54.186 58.125 70.578 54.132 58.105 70.022 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ......................... 31.828 25.927 23.533 38.251 31.800 25.922 24.377 38.459 67.445 57.755 49.715 78.808 67.418 57.729 51.049 79.331 57.814 66.479 45.140 49.289 57.814 66.479 45.150 49.008 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 ..................................... 35.700 25.705 24.256 48.452 38.116 28.172 25.552 35.720 25.705 24.256 49.439 38.073 28.082 25.552 68.517 51.456 45.778 109.327 83.797 77.628 56.651 68.527 51.456 45.778 112.211 84.143 77.399 56.651 41.903 47.210 39.783 42.493 60.377 55.249 30.292 41.871 47.210 39.783 42.493 59.087 55.249 30.292 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 $30,440 $30,823 $64,848 $65,753 $46,298 Northeast urban ................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... SizeB /C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................... 38.256 38.306 38.111 38.271 38.319 38.130 80.162 81.167 77.213 80.248 81.270 77.247 Midwest u rb a n ..................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................... 27.229 27.874 26.498 27.774 28.211 27.248 55.136 56.771 52.799 26.179 27.151 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) .................................... 30.969 31.564 30.690 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. NA Data not adequate for publication. 100 _ _ - - _ _ - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 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. 1999 Average price per KWH of electricity Range of KWH consumption for Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 2,260 $0,090 $0,089 5 9,920 5 5 6 1,176 862 1,176 .121 .131 .105 .119 .128 .105 8 110 8 5,069 3,750 5,069 .569 .545 .573 1 6 5 1,124 1,124 498 .091 .099 .086 .091 .099 .086 5 5 35 4,517 3,785 4,517 .665 .691 1 739 .080 .079 72 3,113 South urban ....................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... S iz e B /C - 50 ,000to 1,500,000 .................................. Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................... .761 .719 .789 .774 .727 .805 3 7 3 2,260 394 2,260 .080 .088 .078 .080 .088 .078 76 242 94 9,920 6,301 9,920 .812 827 6 146 .076 .076 76 8,120 West urban ........................................................ ................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................... S izeB /C -5 0 ,0 0 0 to 1,500,000 .................................. .668 .709 ,616 .675 .718 .620 8 12 8 1,557 1,557 606 .085 .096 .079 .085 .096 .079 101 103 101 5,033 5,033 3,321 Size classes A ................. ...................................... ...... ............ ......... B/C .... ................................................. ............................ D ..................................................... ............................... .678 .673 .656 .685 .685 .674 5 3 1 1,557 2,260 739 102 .083 .072 .102 083 .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 .... .502 .722 .895 .503 .742 .896 24 17 5 1,124 447 549 .111 .116 .145 .111 .116 .141 100 164 125 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 ......................... .712 .563 .523 .931 .712 .563 .539 .941 16 41 20 20 232 561 394 125 .111 .127 .083 .095 .111 .127 .083 .094 279 298 242 415 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 ..................................... .773 .519 .568 1.843 .848 .749 .564 .773 .519 .568 1.865 .852 .747 .564 31 10 18 7 19 15 45 132 1,016 209 13 862 293 186 .090 .098 .087 .082 .131 .115 .052 .090 .098 .087 .082 .124 .115 .052 450 27 312 380 110 200 751 3,034 2,033 6,301 2,607 2,451 1,746 5,033 July 1999 Aug. 1999 $0,675 $0,684 1 Northeast urban ................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... SizeB/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................... .821 .828 .802 .823 .830 .802 Midwest u rb a n .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................... .557 .539 .555 U.S. city average ............................................................... High Low Low High Region and area size 1 Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 101 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas Gasoline All types1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Area, region and population size class Gasoline Unleaded premium Gasoline Unleaded midgrade Automotive Diesel fuel July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 $1.244 $1.309 $1.189 $1.255 $1.284 $1.348 $1.378 $1.441 $1.213 $1.241 Northeast urban ................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................................... SizeB /C 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................... 1.209 1.215 1.199 1.282 1.283 1.280 1.152 1.156 1.145 1.226 1.226 1.227 1.246 1.250 1.239 1.318 1.317 1.320 1.333 1.335 1.329 1.403 1.402 1.406 1.165 1.164 1.166 1.198 1.192 1.206 Midwest u rb a n .................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .................................... 1.205 1.225 1.187 1.247 1.264 1.226 1.159 1.175 1.145 1.204 1.216 1.186 1.252 1.274 1.239 1.292 1.316 1.272 1.338 1.347 1.330 1.372 1.379 1.365 1.139 1.128 1.162 1.179 1.173 1.183 1.162 1.230 NA NA NA NA 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) .................................... 1.149 1.161 1.138 1.208 1.218 1.201 1.090 1.095 1.084 1.149 1.154 1.148 1.193 1.206 1.180 1.250 1.260 1.241 1.281 1.288 1.264 1.340 1.346 1.328 1.114 1.196 1.074 1.155 1.235 1.114 1.165 1.206 1.100 1.140 1.216 1.256 1.337 1.379 NA NA West urban ......................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ................................... 1.438 1.439 1.419 1.527 1.531 1.513 1.380 1.375 1.369 1.470 1.470 1.462 1.478 1.478 1,461 1.570 1.571 1.561 1.582 1.586 1.554 1.668 1.672 1.650 1.532 1.484 1.618 1.513 1.513 1.545 Size classes A ...................................................................................... B/C ................. ................................................................. D ...................................................................................... 1.275 1.201 1.243 1.342 1.267 1.293 1.217 1.152 1.195 1.285 1.218 1.247 1.315 1.244 1.279 1.382 1.308 1.325 1.405 1.329 1.395 1.468 1.396 1.440 1.228 1.189 1.233 1.265 1.209 1.237 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .................. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .... 1.297 1.411 1.244 1.335 1.502 1.312 1.234 1.343 1.181 1.275 1.437 1.250 1.348 1.442 1.281 1.378 1.537 1.343 1.436 1.551 1.359 1.472 1.634 1.427 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..................... Cleveland-Akron, OH ........................................................ Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ....................................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV ......................... 1.183 1.204 1.137 1.200 1.249 1.255 1.200 1.241 1.139 1.150 1.081 1.135 1.207 1.200 1.142 1.179 1.211 1.250 1.183 1.244 1.277 1.302 1.241 1.281 1.306 1.343 1.255 1.307 1.367 1.399 1.325 1.347 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 ..................................... 1.054 1.224 1.135 1.263 1.187 1.606 1.446 1.123 1.269 1.191 1.317 1.253 1.724 1.498 .990 1.174 1.080 1.184 1.119 1.538 1.385 1.059 1.216 1.138 1.241 1.185 1.665 1.439 1.096 1.282 1.174 1.316 1.227 1.689 1.494 1.164 1.332 1.231 1.366 1.296 1.785 1.550 1.194 1.372 1.256 1.390 1.300 1.757 1.610 1.268 1.418 1.304 1.444 1.364 1.862 1.653 U.S. city average ............................................................... Region and area size 2 Selected local areas 1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. NA Data not adequate for publication. 102 _ - _ - _ . - - - - - - _ _ - - - - - - - ■ - Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions U.S. city average Midwest Northeast West South Food and unit July 1999 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................... $0,308 .550 Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................... .880 Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................................................... .893 NA Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................................. 1.344 Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................................. 2.609 Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................ 1.714 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) .................... ftound 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 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 $0.311 .557 .877 .884 $0,316 $0,323 $0,306 $0,307 NA NA .834 1.073 .820 1.046 .891 .872 .909 .888 $0,552 1.089 .902 $0,549 1.062 .892 NA NA NA NA NA $0,316 .583 .756 .791 1.446 NA NA $0,317 .577 .744 .805 1.403 NA NA NA NA 1.348 2.602 1.643 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.529 2.517 NA NA NA NA 2.437 1.731 NA NA 2.380 1.727 NA NA 1.804 1.814 1.837 1.319 1.873 1.727 1.778 1.473 2.074 1.809 1.779 1.484 2.096 1.818 NA NA NA NA 2.178 1.991 2.173 2.001 NA NA NA NA NA 2.063 2.503 2.898 2.050 2.491 2.603 2.212 2.181 NA NA 2.826 2.782 2.729 1.810 1.435 2.083 1.861 1.826 1.442 2.102 1.877 NA NA 2.262 2.040 2.239 2.045 1.767 1.339 1.788 1.679 NA NA NA NA NA 2.153 2.427 2.702 2.120 2.446 2.662 NA NA NA NA 2.441 2.400 2.513 2.613 2.328 2.806 2.347 2.718 2.632 2.589 NA NA NA NA 2.359 2.291 2.673 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.724 6.746 6.524 3.168 2.712 6.406 6.374 3.123 2.640 2.705 2.739 2.672 2.607 2.825 28 48 NA NA 2.774 6.430 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.182 3.208 3.078 2.984 3.189 3.148 3.292 NA 2.804 2.848 NA NA 2.744 2.775 2.765 2.765 2.871 2.966 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.639 4.413 3.782 4.399 NA NA NA NA 4.345 4.411 4.267 4.260 3.459 4.304 3.768 4.157 3.685 5.144 3.773 5.290 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.601 3.780 2.558 3.772 NA NA NA NA NA 3.809 2.662 3.785 NA 3.798 2.640 3.875 3.624 3.617 3.911 3.950 2.215 2.241 2.493 2.451 2.276 2.303 2.016 2.000 2.294 2.425 2.503 3.187 3.781 3.043 2.543 3.214 3.851 3.066 2.748 3.007 3.945 2.952 2.701 3.090 3.779 2.969 2.573 2.945 3.523 2.952 2.685 3.044 3.784 3.074 2.246 3.215 4.094 2.962 2.308 3.182 4.036 2.925 2.684 3.599 3.554 3.385 2.703 3.598 3.780 3.439 NA 2.118 3.032 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.007 NA NA 2.640 2.602 3.286 3.360 2.931 2.981 2.074 2.084 2.046 2.001 2.200 2.152 1.987 2.038 2.134 2.166 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.016 1.025 NA NA 1.654 2.485 1.675 2.498 1.666 1.650 1.695 1.717 NA NA 1.457 2.399 2.031 NA 1.444 2.368 1.961 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.249 2.350 NA NA 2.315 2.417 NA NA 2.305 2.450 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.045 2.062 1.316 1.031 1.043 2.063 1.284 1.034 1.179 1.147 1.018 1.048 NA NA NA NA 1.089 2.420 1.271 1.142 1.070 NA NA 1.103 1.042 NA NA .968 1.976 1.294 .957 1.105 2.387 1.353 .965 1.896 1.297 .973 NA NA 2.038 2.071 NA NA 2.105 2.130 1.924 1.938 NA NA .880 1.020 1 072 1.164 .828 .953 .800 .973 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.302 1.357 See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 1999 103 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued U.S. city average Midwest Northeast West South Food and unit July 1999 Dairy products: Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) .................................. Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 July 1999 Aug. 1999 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA $2,706 $2,719 $2,699 $2,695 $2,504 $2,586 $2,697 $2,709 $2,831 $2,816 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.628 2.670 3.736 3.603 3.238 2.624 2.722 3.866 3.763 3.250 NA NA NA NA 2.403 2.425 2.753 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 3.692 3.561 3.006 3.109 2.668 2.583 3.904 3.805 3.262 2.778 NA 2.671 2.561 3.835 3.705 2.990 3.268 3.423 3.569 3.231 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .905 .494 .921 .490 1.077 .526 1.016 .544 .905 .478 .965 .458 .871 .443 .889 .449 .823 .555 .861 .534 Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Bananas 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) .................................. Peaches per lb (453 6 gm) ................................................................. Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340 2 gm) Lettuce, iceberg, 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) ................... Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Sugar white all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) ............................................... Sugar white 33-80 oz pkg per lb (453 6 gm) ................................ Fats and oils: Margarine stick per lb (453 6 gm) ................................................ ...................................... Margarine soft tubs per lb (453 6 gm) Shortening vegetable oil blends per lb (453 6 gm) ............................. Peanut butter creamy all sizes per lb (453 6 gm) .............................. Nonalcoholic beverages: H n la nonriipt c a n s 7? 0 7 fi nk DPr 16 o z (473 2 (Til) 1 .............................. Cola nondiet per 2 liters (67 6 o z )1 ........................................ H n ffp p m n% n rn n n d rnast all n p r Ih (4 5 3 6 n m ) .............................. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, per lb (453 6 gm) .............................................. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .959 .989 1.002 1.144 .977 .942 .985 .939 .952 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .778 1.678 1.282 1.160 .803 1.522 1.397 1.098 .860 1.672 1.206 1.162 .930 1.658 1.505 1.171 .697 1.478 1.156 1.252 .739 1.440 1 197 1.146 .774 1.715 1.343 1.258 .807 1.478 1.432 1.151 .807 1.753 1.325 1.052 .775 1.515 1.429 .962 NA NA NA NA 1.374 1.510 .445 .461 .631 .643 1.254 1.222 1.086 , .955 .391 .414 .592 .580 1.479 .408 .559 1.130 .899 1.624 432 .646 1.128 970 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .941 • NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.375 .411 .627 1.287 .993 .402 .574 .630 1.557 .429 .652 1.232 .962 .414 .572 .607 1.213 .435 .693 1.377 1.421 .431 .702 1.262 1.633 .389 .632 1.348 .986 NA NA NA NA .709 .726 NA NA 1.429 1.250 NA NA 1.344 .361 .623 1.449 .942 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.427 1.200 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.813 1.825 1.920 1.949 1.853 1.793 1.758 1.817 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .700 .703 .808 .810 .687 .678 .644 .640 .728 .748 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .901 .911 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .421 .398 .434 .430 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .955 1.042 1.121 1.317 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .432 .417 .431 .415 .458 .432 .468 .445 .429 .419 .424 .411 .423 .400 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.052 1.831 1.053 1.819 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 1.052 3.420 1.044 3.428 NA NA NA NA NA 3.578 3.158 3.195 1.025 3.382 NA 3.566 1.000 3.340 3.561 3.525 1.724 1.699 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ........................... 10.354 10.445 NA NA NA NA 9.496 9.599 NA NA .............................................. $3,255 $3,279 2.961 3.183 3.394 3.396 3.227 3.190 3.407 3.387 Alcoholic beverages at home: Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per16oz (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) ................................................. .899 9.277 .851 9.608 .935 .829 .847 .834 .888 .885 .931 .845 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5.384 5.141 5.898 5.901 5.212 5.157 5.227 4.801 5.255 5.023 fW fp p in stan t n la in rpnnlar all s i/p s np r lb (4 5 3 6 n m ) Other prepared foods: Potato chips per 16 oz (453 6 gm) 1 Deposit may be included in price. NA Data not adequate for publication. 104 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 CPIs 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 B L S Handbook o f Methods, Chap ter 17, the Consumer Price Index, Bulletin 2490, April 1997. Index p o in t 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-clas sified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy com modities and services are used in every area of the countiy. 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 105 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 per therm and per kilowatt hour are nott therefore, generally suitable 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). fo r use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500-kilowatt hours of electricity (shown in table P I) 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 Census Regions Northeast NJ South 106 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 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 has been used for intervention analysis sea sonal 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, can 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 at gallagher_c@bls.gov through e-mail. 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. 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 5 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 a new 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 107 -even Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT 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 W ide Web. BLS m aintains a Web site http:// stats.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides -odd -odd -odd -even -even access to LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific hom epages. The CPI hom epage http://stats.bls.gov/ cpihome.htm provides other CPI information, as well as in dexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, fre quently asked questions and answers, contacts for further information, and explanations of how the CPI handles spe cial items, like medical care and housing. In addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to regional 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 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.) Data are published for an additional group of 12 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for: F TP a n d 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 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 M assachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or call (202) 606-7828 or any of the BLS regional offices listed below. 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 C PI 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 $27 per year. How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information M onthly Labor Review (MLR). The MLR provides selected 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 M LR costs $27 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. 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. Electronic access to CPI data B LS on the Internet Through the Internet, BLS provides 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 labstathdpdesk@b&gov for help using any of these systems. Recorded CPI data 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. 108 ing of release day. Call (202) 606-6325 and follow instruc tions to have the latest Ready Facts catalog sent to you. Each regional office also has a fax system in place; their systems include all information available from the national catalog, in addition to region-specific information on the CPI. Phone and fax-on-demand numbers for the eight regional offices are: These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as the specified area. These recordings are approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touchtone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Area Hotline Number Anchorage Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland San Diego San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Washington, DC (907) 271-2770 (404) 331-3415 (410) 962-4898 (617) 565-2325/2327 (312) 353-1880 (513) 684-2349 (216) 522-3852 (214) 767-6970 (303) 844-1726 (313) 226-7558 (808) 541-2808 (713) 718-3753 (317) 226-7885 (816) 426-2481 (310) 235-6884 (414) 276-2579 (612) 290-3996 (212) 337-2404/2408 (215) 596-1156 (412) 644-2900 (503) 231-2045 (619) 557-6538 (415) 975-4350 (206) 553-0645 (314) 539-3581 (202) 606-6994/7828 Office Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Kansas City New York Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Fax-on-Demand (404) 331-3403 (617) 565-9167 (312) 353-1880 (214) 767-9613 (816) 426-3152 (212) 337-2412 (215) 596-4160 (415) 975-4567 (202) 606-6325 Telephone (404) 331-3415 (617) 565-2327 (312) 353-1880 (214) 767-6970 (816) 426-2481 (212) 337-2400 (215) 596-1154 (415) 975-4350 (202) 606-7000 H istorical tables. 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. Descriptive publications. 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 Technical information is available during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling (202) 606-7000 or any of the regional offices listed below. Specialpublications. Also available are various special pub lications, such as Relative Im portance 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. 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 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 morn Further information can be obtained from the Office of Prices and Living C onditions, 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. 109 ‘ U.S. G o ve rn m e n t P rinting O ffice: 1999 — 4 54 -8 3 1 /0 0 5 1 0
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