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CPI Detailed Report
February 1985
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Ford B. Ford, Under Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
Kenneth V. Dalton, Associate Commissioner

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report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical
notes. The report covers two indexes, the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer
Price Index for Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes
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April 1985




CPI Detailed Report
Data for February 1985
Contents

Price movements
Charts
4
Technical notes

1
143
CPT-W

CPI-U

CPI-W

Table Page

Table Page

1

8

7

28

2
3
4
5
6

11
14
17
20
24

8
9
10
11
12

31
34
37
40
44

jrf
Old series
Table Page

Tables
Monthly data
U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity service groups
Food expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted food expenditure categories
Nonfood expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted nonfood expenditure categories

7

105

9

108

11

111

Selected areas
All items indexes
Food at home expenditure categories
Areas priced monthly
Percent change over the months
Indexes and percent change over 2 months

13
14

48
50

18
19

62
64

18
19

115
117

15
16

54
56

20
21

68
70

20
21

121
123

Bimonthly data
Areas priced bimonthly
Regions
Population classes
Regions and population classes cross classified

17
23
25
27

58
76
82
93

22
24
26
28

72
79
90
96

22
26
27
28

125
129
132
135




Price Movements
February 1985

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPi-U) increased 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment
in February to a level of 317.4 (1967=100). For the
12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U has increased 3.5 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPi-W) rose 0.4 percent in
February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February
1985 CPI-W level of 313.9 was 3.5 percent higher than the
index in February 1984. The CPI-W is used for indexing
Social Security and some other Federal payments. It is
also commonly used as an escalator in collective
bargaining agreements.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally
adjusted changes
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for All Urban
Consumers advanced 0.3 percent in February. This
compares with a 0.2-percent rise in January and is the
same as the average monthly increase since the
slowdown in prices began in October 1981. Increases in
the food and beverage and housing components were
larger in February than in recent months, and apparel
prices rose sharply. Partially offsetting these advances
were declines in the indexes for transportation—reflecting a sharp drop in gasoline prices—and entertainment.
The other goods and services component registered a
large increase but less than in January, while the rise in
medical care costs was about the same as in recent months.

The food and beverage component rose 0.5 percent in
February. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.3 percent in January, advanced 0.6 percent in February, largely
due to increases in prices for fresh fruits and vegetables.
These increases reflected the supply shortages for most
fresh fruits and fresh vegetables, in many cases resulting
from the adverse January weather. Other major grocery
store food groups, however, generally showed behavior in
February similar to that in the preceding month. The index
for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2 percent,
following a 0.3-percent drop in January. Declines in prices
for beef and veal, lamb, and fish and seafood more than
offset increases in pork, poultry, and egg prices. The cereal
and bakery products, dairy products, and other foods at
home groups all registered moderate increases for the second consecutive month. The other two components of
the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and
alcoholic beverages—both rose 0.4 percent in February,
after recording no change in January.
The housing component rose 0.4 percent in February,
following increases of 0.1 or 0.2 percent in each of the
preceding 4 months. Larger increases in the indexes for
shelter and household furnishings and operations—each
up 0.6 percent in February—were responsible for the acceleration. Partially offsetting these advances was the continued decline in the index for fuel and other utilities.
Within the shelter component, homeowners' costs rose 0.6
percent; renters' costs, 0.5 percent; and maintenance and
repair costs, 0.2 percent. The increase in the index for

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month

Expenditure category

1984
August

All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services

September

October

December

January

February

12 months
ended
February
1985

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

3.2

3.5

.5
.5
.8
0
.3
.4
.4

.1
.5
.5
.3
.4
.4
.4

.3
.1
.7
.4
.6
.3
.4

.2
.2
-.1
.2
.4
.4
.5

.4
.2
_ -|
.2
.4
.6
.3

.2
.1
0
.3
.3
.3
.9

.5
.4
.9
-.1
.4
-.2
.6

4.6
3.0
3.2
1.4
4.8
3.3
7.3

2.4
3.8
2.9
2.8
5.5
3.9
6.3

NOTE: Seasonal adjustment factors have been recalculated to reflect
developments during 1984. For this reason, some of the seasonally ad-




November

1985

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
February
1985

justed figures above and elsewhere in this release differ from those previously published.

Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month

Expenditure category

1985

1984
August

All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services

September

October

December

January

February

12 months
ended
February
1985

.9

.5

.1

.1

.3

.2

.4

3.2

3.5

.5
1.7
1.0
0
.4
.4
.4

.1
.8
.8
.4
.4
.5
.3

.3
-.3
.5
.3
.6
.4
.3

.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.4
.3
.4

.4
.2
-.1
.2
.4
.6
.2

.2
.1
-.1
.3
.3
.4
1.0

.4
.4
.9
.1
.5
-.3
.6

4.1
3.0
3.0
1.9
4.7
2.9
7.7

2.3
4.0
2.7
2.8
5.6
3.7
6.0

household furnishings and operations follows a
4-month period of nearly stable prices—up 0.2 percent
from September through January. Earlier returns than
usual from sale prices to regular prices for most textile
housefurnishings and furniture products and the increase in postage rates, that went into effect on
February 17, were largely responsible for the advance.
The index for fuel and utilities declined for the third
consecutive month, reflecting a 1.5-percent drop in fuel
oil prices and declines of 0.5 percent in charges for
natural gas and 0.9 percent in telephone services. Fuel
oil prices are now 16.6 percent below their peak level of
April 1981. Partially offsetting these declines was a
0.7-percent increase in charges for electricity.
The transportation component declined 0.1 percent in
February, following a 0.3-percent increase in January.
A sharp decline in prices for motor fuels—down 2.6
percent—more than offset large increases in motor vehicle prices. Gasoline prices are now 17.3 percent below
their peak level of March 1981. New and used car prices
rose 0.8 and 1.9 percent, respectively, in February.
Automobile finance charges—down 0.9 percent
—declined for the third consecutive month. The index
for automobile insurance, which had risen sharply in
each of the preceding 4 months, increased 0.3 percent in
February. Tire prices, which had declined throughout
most of the past 3 years, advanced 1.5 percent. The index for public transportation was essentially unchanged
as a decline in intercity bus fares offset an increase in
taxi fares.
The index for apparel and upkeep rose 0.9 percent in
February. Clothing prices advanced 1.0 percent as
seasonal sales ended earlier than in past years. Substantial price increases were recorded for all apparel commodities other than men's and boys' clothing. The index
for apparel services also increased sharply—up 0.9
percent—in February.
The medical care component rose 0.4 percent in
February, following an increase of 0.3 percent in
January. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs,




November

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
February
1985

and medical supplies—increased 0.6 percent in
February. The cost of medical care services continued
its recent pattern, advancing 0.4 percent in February,
the same as the average monthly increase since June of
1984. The index for physicians' services rose 0.5 percent, while the index for hospital rooms was virtually
unchanged.
The index for entertainment declined 0.2 percent in
February. A 1.1-percent increase in prices for reading
materials was more than offset by declines in prices for
sporting goods and equipment and in charges for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events.
The other goods and services component advanced
0.6 percent in February, following a 0.9-percent increase in January. Tobacco prices, which rose 2.0 percent in January, increased 0.7 percent in February,
reflecting the remainder of the impact of the late
December price rise at the producer level. Prices for
school books and supplies also rose substantially for the
second consecutive month.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)—seasonally adjusted changes

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.4 percent in
February, compared with 0.3 percent for the CPI-U.
(Beginning with data for January, the rental equivalence
approach to homeowner ship is being used in the CPI-W.
The methodology and samples of areas, items, outlets,
and prices are identical, in both the CPI-W and the CPI-U,
and the differences in monthly changes result only from
different expenditure patterns and seasonal adjustment
factors.)
Changes in Frequency of Publication for Local
Area CPI'S to Begin in 1987

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will improve the sample of urban areas in which it gathers prices for monthly
preparation of the Consumer Price Index beginning in
1987. At the same time, the Bureau will publish a
number of local area cprs less frequently.

The changes in publication frequency arise from the
requirement to allocate the sample to reflect population
shifts in the 1980 Census so as to provide the most accurate national CPI possible with the funds available. As
a result, some local areas will no longer have samples
sufficient to permit more frequent publication.
In addition to the national index for all cities, the
Bureau now publishes indexes for 28 urban areas. In
1987, it will continue to publish indexes for all but one
of these areas—Northeast Pennsylvania (ScrantonWilkes-Barre).
Of the remaining 27 published urban areas, 13 will
have a reduction in frequency beginning in 1987. The index for Detroit, currently published monthly, will be
published only in the even-numbered months. Twelve
areas now published bimonthly will be compiled on a semiannual average basis. These areas are: BuffaloNiagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Kansas City, MO-Kansas City, KS; Milwaukee, WI;
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Atlanta, GA; Anchorage, AK; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI;




Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and
Seattle-Tacoma, WA. These semiannual average indexes, which refer to the arithmetic averages of the 6month periods from January through June and July
through December, will be published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, i.e., in the months of August and February. These series will be compiled and published on their present reference bases,
1967= 100 for all areas other than Anchorage, which is
on an October 1967 reference base. Also, the ClevelandAkron-Lorain, OH, indexes will be published in oddnumbered rather then even-numbered months.
Further details are available from BLS.
Homeownership changes

As announced in October 1981, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics has changed the treatment of homeownership
costs in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPi-W) effective with release of data for
January 1985. See the last page of the Technical Notes
for additional detail.

Scheduled Release Dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled tor initial release on
the following dates:
Index month

Release date

Index month

Release date

March

April 23

June

Julv 23

April

May 21

July

August 22

May

June 20

August

September 24

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All Items
Index, 1967M00
(Not sea:sonally adjusts

Semilog
320

Feb

,

^

317.4
'

280
240
200
160
-» 120

Percent change •
12-month span
1-rr tonth span

Feb

Percent
50

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O

4.2

30
Aj\

10
Food and beveraqes
Index, 1967M0CT
(Seasoncilly adjusted)

-10
Semilog
320
280

Feb

301.2

—
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240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change *
12—month span
1-rr »onth span

Feb

Percent
50

6,2

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1974

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

1985

* Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted
data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated
from seasonally adjusted data.




Chart 2. CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1974-85
Housing
Index? 1967^100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

50
30
10

Apparel and upkeep
index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

-10
Semilog
320

Fob
204.3

280
240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Feb
2.9
11.9

Percent
50
30
10
-10

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1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

* Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted
data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated
from seasonally adjusted data.




Chart 3. CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, 1974-85
Transportation
Index. 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
- - - - - 1—month span

50
30
10

Medical care
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

-10
Semilog
320
280

392*0

240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Feb
5.5
5.4

Percent
50
30
10
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1974

1975

1976

1977

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1979

1980

1981

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1982

1983

1984

1985

* Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted
data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated
from seasonally adjusted data.




Chart 4. CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1974-85
Entertainment
Index, 196>100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
320
280

Feb
261.5

240
200
160
-J 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1-month span

Feb
3.9
-1.8

Percent
50
30

A A.

V

10

m

Other goods and services

xJ » *•>»

-10
Semilog
320

Feb
320.4

Index, 196>=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

280
240
200
160
- I 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Feb

Percent
50

6.3

7.8

30

**-.

10
-10

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1974

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

1985

* Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted
data. Percent changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated
from seasonally adjusted data.




Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Expenditure category
All items
All items(1957-59 = 100).
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods 1
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1 2
Owners' equivalent rent1 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1 .
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel....
Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1 ..
Apparel services
See footnotes at end of table.




100.000

316.1
367.6

317.4
369.1

3.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

19.798
18.711
12.583
1.710
3.971
1.641
1.922
3.339
.483
.366
1.364
1.126
6.128
1.087
37.702
21.789
7.141
6.198
.943
14.122
13.728
.395
.525
.294
.232

299.3
307.3
296.1
312.4
266.6
258.8
320.8
358.0
394.5
295.9
449.4
289.6
339.9
224.3
342.0
371.2
111.8
257.1
378.5
110.0
110.0
109.0
366.0
414.7
269.9

301.4
309.5
298.6
313.7
267.0
259.2
333.0
359.8
394.8
295.1
452.7
291.5
341.4
225.8
343.6
373.3
112.4
258.4
381.9
110.7
110.7
109.5
366.8
415.8
270.5

2.4
2.4
1.7
4.5
2.2
3.3
3.7
3.3
3.6
5.0
2.5
3.6
3.9
2.7
3.8
5.5
6.0
6.1
5.4
5.3
5.3
2.2
3.8
3.7
3.9

.7
.7
.8
.4
.2
.2
3.8
.5
.1
-.3
.7
.7
.4
.7
.5
.6
.5
.5
.9
.6
.6
.5
.2
.3
.2

.4
.4
.4
.6
1.3
.5
-1.3
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.6
.4
.2
.4
.5
.5
.4
.4
.4
.1
.4
.4
.5

.2
.2
.3
.5
-.3
.2
1.1
.5
.7
.7
.2
.7
.0
.0
.1
.2
.4
.4
-.4
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.8

.5
.5
.6
.4
-.2
.2
2.9
.3
.1
-.3
.2
.7
.4
.4
.4
.6
.5
.5
.8
.6
.6
.5
.2
.3
.2

8.229
5.958
1.308
4.651
2.271
7.685
3.875
1.643
2.166

387.2
481.2
621.6
444.1
235.3
244.2
198.8
309.9
331.3

386.5
480.8
623.4
443.3
234.3
246.2
200.7
311.5
333.9

.9
.3
9.5
3.3
2.8
2.4
1.6
3.8
2.8

-.2
-.1
.3
-.2
-.4
.8
1.0
.5
.8

-.3
-.3
-.6
-.2
-.1
.0
.0
.1
.1

-.1
-.3
2.5
.4
.5
.1
-.3
.8
.2

-.3
-.2
-1.5
.1
-.4
.6
.7
.0
.8

5.060
4.261
1.389
1.545
.116
.645
.566
.799

199.8
185.7
193.2
161.3
290.3
208.6
212.2
312.5

201.8
187.5
192.8
164.1
298.8
210.1
215.5
316.0

2.9
2.3
2.6
3.2
4.4
1.8
-.3
5.4

1.0
1.0
-.2
1.7
2.9
.7
1.6
1.1

-.1
-.3
.1
-.5
.6
.0
-1.0
.4

.0
-.1
.3
.1
-.5
-.7
-.5
.4

.9
1.0
.2
1.1
2.9
.8
1.6
.9

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December

1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Other private transportation services 1
Public transportation 1

-0.1
-.1

-1.4
-1.4
.2
.6
-.1
.7
.4

1.9
-2.6
-2.5
.3
.2
.9
.1
.0

.7
.6
.7
.7
.7

.4
.5
.3

.3
.5
.4
.5
.2

.4
.6
.4
.4
.4

3.9
2.9
5.4

.1
.3
-.1

.6
.6

.3
.1
.6

-.2
-.2
-.1

6.3
5.8
3.8
2.8
4.7
9.2
8.4
9.2

.4
.7
.4
.5
.2
.3
.9
.3

.3
.0
.1
.0
.2
.7
.8

.9
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.6
.8

.6
.7
.4
.5
.2
.8
.8
.8

2.8
2.6
3.3
3.2
7.7
-4.6
-4.7
3.2
6.2
.5
7.3
4.5

-0.1

1.695
4.392
.651
3.741
1.577

314.3
308.7
213.6
213.9
384.6
352.4
351.6
348.2
284.4
203.8
308.5
394.4

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

6.269
1.046
5.223
2.409
2.814

391.1
248.2
422.4
356.8
501.7

393.8
249.8
425.3
359.3
505.2

5.5
7.3
5.2
5.7
4.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

4.222
2.445
Mil

261.0
257.1
267.0

261.3
257.9
266.7

Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

5.319
1.485
1.868

319.1
321.0
277.2
274.0
281.1
385.6
340.7
395.9

320.5
323.2
278.2
275.4
281.7
386.9
343.8
396.9

.854
1.014
1.966
.241
1.726

0.3
.3
.3
.3
1.8

0.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
.2
.6
.6
.5
.3

314.7
309.1
212.7
213.1
382.8
357.6
356.8
346.9
283.9
202.0
308.3
394.5

21.630
20.053
3.859
3.441
4.600
5.508

-.1
.4
.4
.5

-1.5
-1.5
.4
.2
.9
.1
.0

.9
.8

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages1
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 1 2
Household services less rent of shelter 1
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
See footnotes at end of table.




100.000
51.805
19.798
32.007
18.807
4.261

316.1
282.7
299.3
270.0
274.4
185.7

317.4
284.0
301.4
270.7
274.7
187.5

3.5
2.0
2.4
1.8
.3
2.3

0.4
.5
.7
.3
.1
1.0

0.3
.2
.4
.1
-.4
-.3

0.2
.2
.2
.1

0.3
.3
.5
.1
.1
1.0

14.546
13.199

324.5
270.2
372.1
110.6
108.9
331.8
422.4
307.1

324.2
271.4
373.5
111.3
108.9
332.2
425.3
307.8

-.3
4.0
5.1
5.6
3.0
5.7
5.2
6.5

-.1
.4
.4
.6
.0
.1
.7
.2

-.2
.1
.3
.4
-.3
.4
.4
.5

-.6
.6
.2
.3
.4
.5
.4
.5

-.1
1.0
.4
.6
.0
.1
.4
.4

48.195
20.786
9.859
7.012
5.223
5.316

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel 1
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 12
Services less medical care 1
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy ...
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967 = $1.00 1
1957-59 = $1.00 1

81.289
78.211
85.878
93.731
33.094
19.894
15.634
38.606
27.409
42.972
11.466
88.534
69.823
26.279
6.815
43.544

316.3
298.9
107.8
311.9
267.8
269.7
310.9
288.0
111.1
364.3
414.5
309.2
307.9
256.5
395.7
366.4

317.4
300.0
108.2
313.1
268.6
270.2
310.8
289.2
111.3
365.5
411.4
310.9
309.5
258.1
391.3
368.0

3.8
3.0
3.2
3.4
1.8
.4
-.1
1.4
4.7
5.1
2.1
4.3
4.7
3.9
5.6
5.3

0.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.2
.0
.4
.2
.3
-.7
.5
.5
.6
-1.1
.4

$.316
.272

$.315
.271

-3.4

-.3

0.3
.2
.3
.3
.0
-.9
-.6
-.3
.5
.4
-.8
.4
.4
.5
1.5
.4

0.3
.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
.0
.0
.2
.3
-1.4
.5
.6
.8
-2.4
.4

-.3

-.3

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




0.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.4
-.2
.2
.1
.2
-.2
.3
.3
.2
-.2
.4

10

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Nov.
1984

Jan.
1985

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods 1
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1 2
Owners' equivalent rent 1 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1
Apparel services

1

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.7

3.3

297.8
305.9
294.7
309.0
263.5
257.2
325.9
355.2
390.9
293.0
447.2
287.5
337.9
224.5
341.2
368.6
110.9
254.8
379.9
109.4
109.4
108.8
362.9
412.6
266.5

299.1
307.2
295.8
310.7
266.9
258.4
321.8
355.6
391.7
293.7
447.5
287.7
339.9
225.3
341.8
370.1
111.4
256.1
381.4
109.8
109.8
108.9
364.4
414.2
267.7

299.7
307.7
296.6
312.4
266.2
258.8
325.4
357.5
394.5
295.9
448.5
289.6
339.9
225.2
342.3
371.0
111.8
257.1
380.0
110.0
110.0
109.0
366.0
414.7
269.9

301.2
309.3
298.3
313.7
265.6
259.2
334.7
358.6
394.8
295.1
449.6
291.5
341.4
226.0
343.7
373.2
112.4
258.4
383.0
110.7
110.7
109.5
366.8
415.8
270.5

-1.2
-1.3
-4.0
4.3
-6.5
.2
-20.0
3.7
9.6
2.6
2.0
3.6
4.7
1.8
3.9
5.7
6.6
6.0
9.9
5.4
5.4
-3.0
4.4
9.0
-1.1

4.3
4.3
4.6
5.8
-2.8
2.7
22.2
4.4
2.7
18.9
1.6
4.3
4.0
2.9
5.2
6.2
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.1
6.1
6.6
3.2
2.7
3.9

2.3
2.3
1.8
1.6
-1.9
7.3
6.5
1.2
-1.7
-3.2
4.0
.8
2.9
3.5
3.2
5.0
5.6
6.0
1.7
4.9
4.9
3.0
3.1
.3
6.7

4.6
4.5
5.0
6.2
3.2
3.1
11.2
3.9
4.1
2.9
2.2
5.7
4.2
2.7
3.0
5.1
5.5
5.8
3.3
4.8
4.8
2.6
4.4
3.1
6.1

1.5
1.5
.2
5.1
-4.7
1.4
-1.1
4.1
6.1
10.4
1.8
3.9
4.4
2.4
4.6
5.9
6.5
6.3
8.2
5.8
5.8
1.7
3.8
5.8
1.4

3.5
3.4
3.4
3.9
.6
5.2
8.9
2.6
1.1
-.2
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.1
3.1
5.1
5.6
5.9
2.5
4.9
4.9
2.8
3.8
1.7
6.4

390.4
486.4
633.0
448.1
234.4
244.5
200.3
307.5
330.3

389.4
484.9
628.9
447.1
234.1
244.6
200.4
307.9
330.6

389.1
483.5
613.0
448.9
235.3
244.9
199.8
310.5
331.3

388.1
482.5
604.1
449.5
234.3
246.3
201.1
310.6
333.9

1.0
.9
-9.2
4.1
1.4
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1

6.3
6.9
-10.2
12.5
4.4
1.7
.2
5.1
2.1

-.7
-3.0
-.5
-3.7
5.5
2.8
2.2
3.9
2.6

-2.3
-3.2
-17.0
1.3
-.2
3.0
1.6
4.1
4.4

3.6
3.9
-9.7
8.2
2.9
1.9
1.2
3.6
2.1

-1.5
-3.1
-9.2
-1.2
2.6
2.9
1.9
4.0
3.5

202.7
189.1
194.6
166.9
290.2
211.3
215.4
310.9

202.4
188.6
194.7
166.0
291.9
211.4
213.3
312.0

202.4
188.4
195.3
166.1
290.3
209.9
212.2
313.1

204.3
190.2
195.7
168.0
298.8
211.6
215.5
316.0

.4
-.2
-.8
-1.0
-3.2
1.9
1.3
4.1

3.5
3.1
7.3
1.2
6.9
.6
-.9
7.3

4.5
4.6
1.9
10.2
2.1
4.1
-1.7
3.7

3.2
2.3
2.3
2.7
12.4
.6
.2
6.7

1.9
1.4
3.2
.1
1.8
1.3
.2
5.7

3.8
3.5
2.1
6.4

See footnotes at end of table.




3.6

11

7.r
2.3
-.7
5.2

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Other private transportation services 1
Public transportation 1

314.5
309.1
210.2
210.6
376.1
369.3
368.7
345.7
280.7
201.0
304.6
391.8

315.0
309.6
210.6
210.9
376.5
368.8
368.1
346.4
282.3
202.2
306.2
392.8

315.8
310.4
211.2
211.6
383.2
363.8
363.0
347.2
283.9
202.0
308.3
394.5

315.6
310.2
213.0
213.3
390.5
354.2
354.1
348.2
284.4
203.8
308.5
394.4

7.2
7.5
1.0
1.0
22.4
4.9
4.6
3.1
4.1
-2.2
5.2
3.5

-0.8
-1.7
3.7
3.9
.5
-14.2
-14.7
3.6
6.8
-1.8
8.5
11.0

3.5
3.7
3.3
2.9
-6.0
8.7
8.8
3.3
8.7
.4
10.3
1.0

1.4
1.4
5.4
5.2
16.2
-15.4
-14.9
2.9
5.4
5.7
5.2
2.7

3.2
2.8
2.3
2.4
10.9
-5.1
-5.5
3.3
5.5
-2.0
6.9
7.2

2.5
2.6
4.4
4.1
4.5
-4.1
-3.8
3.1
7.0
3.0
7.7
1.9

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

387.4
245.9
418.0
353.7
496.5

389.0
247.9
419.5
355.3
497.8

390.3
249.2
421.0
357.2
498.7

392.0
250.6
422.7
358.6
500.7

6.4
7.2
6.2
5.8
6.7

5.1
6.7
4.8
5.0
4.6

5.8
7.5
5.3
6.7
4.2

4.8
7.9
4.6
5.7
3.4

5.7
7.0
5.5
5.4
5.6

5.3
7.7
5.0
6.2
3.8

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

259.4
256.6
263.8

261.0
258.1
265.5

261.9
258.4
267.0

261.5
257.9
266.7

2.9
1.9
4.3

5.0
4.2
6.2

4.8
3.5
6.5

3.3
2.0
4.5

3.9
3.1
5.3

4.0
2.8
5.5

Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

314.8
314.7
276.3
273.4
279.9
376.9
330.9
387.4

315.6
314.6
276.6
273.5
280.4
379.4
333.5
389.9

318.4
321.0
277.2
274.0
281.1
381.8
336.3
392.4

320.4
323.2
278.2
275.4
281.7
385.0
339.1
395.7

4.7
.7
2.4
-.7
5.0
11.0
10.2
11.0

8.1
10.9
4.7
4.9
4.6
9.0
9.4
9.0

5.0
1.0
5.5
4.2
6.7
7.6
3.7
8.0

7.3
11.2
2.8
3.0
2.6
8.9
10.3
8.8

6.4
5.6
3.5
2.0
4.8
10.0
9.8
10.0

6.1
6.0
4.2
3.6
4.6
8.2
6.9
8.4

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ....
Nondurables less food and beverages 1
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter1 2
Household services less rent of shelter1
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

282.5
297.8
270.7
278.2
189.1

283.1
299.1
270.9
277.0
188.6

283.6
299.7
271.1
274.4
188.4

284.4
301.2
271.5
274.7
190.2

3.6
2.0
-1.2
4.3
3.1
-.2

3.8
1.1
4.3
-.7
-1.9
3.1

3.4
2.6
2.3
2.7
5.0
4.6

3.2
2.7
4.6
1.2
-4.9
2.3

3.7
1.6
1.5
1.7
.6
1.4

3.3
2.7
3.5
1.9
-.1
3.5

327.3
268.6
370.2
109.9
108.8
328.9
418.0
303.5

326.6
269.0
371.4
110.3
108.5
330.2
419.5
305.1

324.5
270.7
372.3
110.6
108.9
331.8
421.0
306.6

324.2
273.3
373.8
111.3
108.9
332.1
422.7
307.8

2.2
7.5
5.2
5.8
6.6
4.4
6.2
6.5

-2.8
-.6
6.6
6.5
12.1
7.9
4.8
6.8

3.1
2.1
4.4
4.9
-6.0
6.3
5.3
6.6

-3.7
7.2
3.9
5.2
.4
3.9
4.6
5.8

-.3
3.4
5.9
6.2
9.3
6.1
5.5
6.7

-.4
4.6
4.2
5.0
-2.9
5.1
5.0
6.2

See footnotes at end of table.




12

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

4.2
3.0
3.3
3.5
1.7
.7
-.1
1.1
6.5
6.7
-.5
4.2
5.0
3.9
-6.0
5.6

3.4
2.9
3.2
3.3
1.9
.1
-.1
1.6
2.9
3.5
-3.5
4.3
4.5
3.8
-5.0
5.0

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2 ....
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel1 .
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1 *
Services less medical care 1
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

315.4
298.4
107.6
311.0
268.7
273.3
313.4
289.1
110.5
362.3
424.0
307.4
306.1
255.6
407.3
363.9

316.1
299.0
107.8
311.8
268.9
272.2
312.8
289.7
110.6
363.0
423.0
308.4
307.0
256.0
406.4
365.2

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




316.9
299.6
108.1
312.6
269.0
269.7
310.9
288.9
111.1
364.3
419.8
309.5
308.2
257.3
400.2
366.6

317.8
300.4
108.4
313.6
269.4
270.2
310.8
288.9
111.3
365.5
414.1
311.2
309.9
259.3
390.5
368.1

4.8
2.9
3.1
3.3
4.1
3.0
2.3
1.0
4.6
5.5
2.8
3.5
5.1
4.7
2.0
5.1

3.7
3.2
3.4
3.7
-.6
-1.6
-2.5
1.3
8.4
7.8
-3.7
4.9
4.9
3.0
-13.4
6.1

3.6
3.0
3.4
3.3
2.7
5.0
3.1
3.5
2.9
3.5
2.4
3.6
4.0
1.7
6.8
5.3

3.1
2.7
3.0
3.4
1.0
-4.5
-3.3
-.3
2.9
3.6
-9.0
5.0
5.1
5.9
-15.5
4.7

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

13

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Other
index
base

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned ....
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage1
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats 1
Frankfurters 1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 .
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ....
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood .
Eggs

0.2

0.5

.7

.4

.2

.5

1.7

.8

.4

.3

.6

313.7
167.0
148.2
191.9
149.0
165.6
267.1
158.1
164.1
168.9
171.5
167.9
165.0

4.5
4.2
3.3
6.4
1.2
4.5
3.8
2.7
3.4
5.3
5.5
10.2
2.9

.4
.8
1.1
1.3
-.2
.2
.0
1.3
1.4
-.4
.1
1.0
.1

.6
.2
-.1
.5
.4
.7
-.2
.5
.5
1.9
.8
2.1
.1

.5
.3
1.2
1.0
-.4
.4
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
1.2
.5

.4
1.0
1.2
1.3
-.2
.2
.0
1.3
1.4
-.4
-.2
1.0
.1

172.9

172.4

5.2

-.3

.4

.7

-.3

266.6
275.0
270.8
276.4
256.0
281.5
240.7
258.8
272.7
172.6
258.5
276.9
236.3
120.0
324.5
255.3
140.4
269.8
267.6
155.6
138.2
141.5
217.4
214.3
141.7
142.4
406.1
134.4
166.7
161.3

267.0
274.8
270.6
275.6
256.5
284.7
239.2
258.4
272.6
170.9
258.9
278.9
240.5
118.0
321.9
258.2
139.8
270.5
269.2
156.8
138.2
141.1
219.5
216.5
143.3
143.2
401.4
133.5
164.3
169.7

-2.2
.3
.2

.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
1.1
-.6
-.2
.0
-1.0
.2
.7
1.8
-1.7
-8
1.1
-.4
.3
.6
.8
.0
-.3
1.0
1.0
1.1
.6
-1.2
-.7
-1.4
5.2

1.3
1.2
1.5
1.6
1.0
1.2
1.1
3.0
2.9
1.5
1.8
1.6
2.2
2.6
.4
.6
1.2
.3
.6
.3
.4
-.2
.3
-2.3
.0
4.8
.4
.3
.3
3.0

-.3
.3
.0
-.8
-1.3
-2.5
-.2
-.1
-1.0
-.2
1.7
3.4
-1.0
.4
2.5
1.7
2.1

-.2
-.4
-.4
-1.0
-.5
-.8
-1.5
-1.0
-1.8
-1.3
.3
-.5
1.6
1.5
-.8
1.5
-1.2
.3
.6
.8
.0
-.3
1.0
1.0
1.1
.6
-1.2
-.7
-2.4
3.1

299.3

301.4

2.4

0.7

307.3

309.5

2.4

296.1

298.6

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

312.4
165.6
146.6
189.4
149.3
165.2
267.2
156.0
161.8
169.6
171.3
166.3
164.9

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




0.4

Jan.
1985

1

Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 ...
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ....
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Jan. to
Feb.

Feb.
1984

Food at home .

14

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Feb.
1985

Food

Cookies

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 f r o m -

Jan.
1985

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1

Unadjusted indexes

•-1.9

-1.8
-2.9
--5.6
--2.3
-.7
-.8
3.3
4.1
4.2
7.5
.6
2.8
.4
2.1
2.2
2.9
1.5
2.1
-2.7
-8.2
-5.8
11.4
3.9
.5
5.7
-37.2

Nov. to
Dec.

-.1

.4
-.4
-.7
.5
1.7
1.9
.9
2.5
1.7
.7
2.6
-13.6

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Dairy products1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables 1
Processed fruits
Frozen fruit and fruit juices
:
Fruit juices other than frozen
1
Canned and dried fruits
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables '
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ..
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils1
Margarine 1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared foods 1
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Mill

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




15

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
-.6
.3
.2
.0

0.5
.1
.0
.5
.5
.3
.0
1.3
1.1

0.2
-.5
-.4
.2
.3
-1.1
.1
1.4
.3

0.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
-.6
.3
.2
.0

3.7
3.3
22.5
10.6
2.2
48.1
22.0
-10.4
-6.6
22.0
-15.1
-18.7
4.3
6.4
9.7
7.4
2.6
2.0
3.5
2.6
.9

3.8
6.4
6.2
4.7
8.2
4.4
7.2
6.7
1.3
-11.9
18.7
15.6
.7
1.0
1.6
1.2
.4
.3
.4
-.5
.6

-1.3
-2.6
.8
-1.5
-1.2
1.5
2.7
-5.2
1.5
-21.3
-5.3
.1
.4
.9
1.9
.8
.0
.3
.0
.7
.1

1.1
2.0
3.2
.0
7.4
3.2
2.0
1.1
.0
39.7
2.4
-9.4
.4
-.1
.0
.1
1.0
.4
1.3
-.1
.2

2.9
4.3
1.5
3.5
4.1
2.5
2.0
2.3
-1.4
-11.9
18.7
10.9
.7
.2
-.8
.4
.4
.3
.4
-.5
.6

3.3
3.6
5.4
-.2
4.5
5.0
5.8
3.8
5.0
2.5
2.4
-1.8
4.2
5.1
5.5
3.6
5.2
5.4
4.1
3.6
2.9
1.6
2.6

.5
.1
.1
-.2
.6
-.3
-.5
-.3
-.2
.7
.5
1.3
.9
.5
.7
.7
.5
1.0
1.1
.3
.1
.5
.5

.1
.2
.4
-.5
.7
.2
.9
.9
-.4
.1
.2
-.3
.2
.3
-.4
.1
.1
-.2
-.6
.9
.6
-.1
-.1

.5
.7
.2
1.5
.6
.7
.9
.9
.7
.2
1.1
-.2
-.1
.0
.2
.7
.9
.9
.7
.6
.2
.6
.0

.3
.1
.3
-.2
.6
-.3
-.5
-.3
-.2
.2
.5
-.1
.9
.5
.7
.7
.1
1.0
1.1
-.1
-.1
.5
.5

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

258.8
140.4
229.6
141.0
154.5
266.4
150.3
162.3
153.0

259.2
140.7
229.8
141.5
154.8
264.9
150.8
162.6
153.0

3.3
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.7
4.5
2.7
4.5
4.7

320.8
332.7
341.5
304.1
248.6
429.7
180.0
324.5
331.5
385.6
238.0
177.3
310.6
165.2
167.4
168.1
160.3
147.1
158.9
150.7
139.3

333.0
354.1
362.6
318.5
268.9
448.6
193.0
346.3
335.7
339.7
282.4
205.0
312.7
166.9
170.0
170.1
160.9
147.5
159.6
150.0
140.1

358.0
394.5
162.8
171.9
160.0
295.9
298.2
160.2
153.1
449.4
324.3
147.9
376.2
373.7
151.3
289.6
149.9
163.6
167.6
167.6
160.9
156.3
152.8

359.8
394.8
162.9
171.5
160.9
295.1
296.8
159.7
152.8
452.7
325.9
149.8
379.5
375.5
152.4
291.5
150.7
165.3
169.5
168.1
161.1
157.1
153.6

Jan.
1985

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey 1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products
1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

339.9
164.4
163.8
167.5

341.4
164.9
164.7
168.1

3.9
4.0
4.2
3.2

0.4
.3
.5
.4

0.6
.4
.6
.8

0.0
.2
-.2
.0

0.4
.3
.6
.1

12/77
12/77

224.3
143.5
232.9
154.1
233.3
123.2
158.6

225.8
144.3
234.5
154.8
234.4
124.3
160.2

2.7
2.0
3.0
1.0
.9
1.2
5.4

.7
.6
.7
.5
.5
.9
1.0

.4
.3
.6
-.2
-.3
-.6
.4

.0
.0
.1
.1
.5
.3
-.1

.4
.1
.0
.5
.5
.9
.9

12/77

282.1
276.2
143.0

284.8
275.2
143.7

1.5
-2.0
3.0

1.0
-.4
.5

.3
1.6
.1

-.4
.1
.6

.6
-.4
.1

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

16

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average

(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

aajusiea
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

Feb.
1985

29b. 7

301.2

-1.2

4.3

2.3

307.7

309.3

-1.3

4.3

296.6

298.3

-4.0

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

312.4
165.9
147.0
189.4
149.3
165.2
267.2
156.0
161.8
169.6
170.8
166.3
164.9

313.7
167.5
148.8
191.9
149.0
165.6
267.1
158.1
164.1
168.9
170.5
167.9
165.0

Mill

172.9
266.2
275.5
271.9
279.2
257.3
282.9
240.7
260.4
287.4
174.3
258.0
276.3
236.3
116.2
324.5
250.3
141.8
269.8
267.6
155.6
138.2
141.5
217.4
214.3
141.7
142.4
400.9
134.4
164.2
153.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products '
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ..
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage1
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats 1
Frankfurters 1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood
Eggs

12/77
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

Mill

Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




17

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

4.6

1.5

3.5

2.3

4.5

1.5

3.4

4.6

1.8

5.0

.2

3.4

4.3
4.8
-.6
10.8
7.8
2.8
4.9
1.0
-.5
.5
5.0
8.4
2.8

5.8
3.7
6.3
1.7
1.3
6.7
3.4
1.6
2.0
11.1
12.0
18.1
4.8

1.6
2.2
-1.6
1.7
-3.2
3.0
5.0
1.3
4.6
3.7
2.9
-2.7
1.2

6.2
5.9
9.7
11.6
-.8
5.5
2.0
7.1
1.1
6.1
2.4
18.6
2.7

5.1
4.3
2.8
6.2
4.5
4.7
4.2
1.3
.8
5.7
8.5
13.1
3.8

3.9
4.1
3.9
6.6
-2.0
4.2
3.5
4.2
6.1
4.9
2.6
7.4
2.0

172.4

2.5

10.1

5.3

3.1

6.2

4.2

265.6
274.5
270.8
276.4
256.0
280.5
237.1
257.9
282.2
172.1
258.9
275.0
240.0
117.9
321.9
254.1
140.1
270.5
269.2
156.8
138.2
141.1
219.5
216.5
143.3
143.2
395.9
133.5
160.3
157.7

-6.5
-4.2
-3.9
-10.5
-7.0
-14.9
-15.8
-13.9
-14.9
-8.7
6.4
9.9
5.0
19.9
-1.6
8.3
3.5
1.1
2.0
3.2
-.9
.9
-12.7
-19.9
-15.6
5.7
3.1
-1.8
6.5
-35.1

-2.8
.6
.3
-2.6
-2.3
-6.6
-4.3
1.7
1.9
-1.6
3.7
1.8
23.4
-1.0
5.4
-.5
4.9
4.1
4.6
3.2
6.9
.3
-2.7
-8.0
-4.8
9.5
6.5
6.5
8.3
-48.2

-1.9
.1
.6
7.4
5.6
22.7
.7
-3.9
11.5
7.8
-11.3
-12.2
-18.3
-5.8
-9.1
-10.8
-13.8
1.5
-4.1
2.6
1.2
7.4
-6.1
-5.7
-9.9
-2.1
2.8
-4.1
6.2
-34.7

3.2
4.6
4.1
-1.0
-3.1
-8.6
-2.2
8.0
.3
.0
16.7
19.5
11.4
19.3
8.6
16.1
8.4
1.6
6.5
2.6
-1.1
.0
12.6
2.1
8.5
36.0
3.4
1.5
1.8
-29.2

-4.7
-1.8
-1.8
-6.6
-4.7
-10.8
-10.2
-6.4
-6.8
-5.2
5.0
5.8
13.8
8.9
1.8
3.8
4.2
2.6
3.3
3.2
3.0
.6
-7.8
-14.1
-10.4
7.6
4.8
2.3
7.4
-42.0

.6
2.4
2.3
3.1
1.2
5.9
-.8
1.9
5.8
3.8
1.7
2.4
-4.6
6.0
-.6
1.8
-3.3
1.6
1.0
2.6
.0
3.6
2.8
-1.9
-1.1
15.4
3.1
-1.3
4.0
-32.0

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Dairy products1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables 1
Processed fruits
Frozen fruit and fruit juices
Fruit juices other than frozen
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 .
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils1
Margarine 1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared foods 1
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
Mill

12/77
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




18

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—
6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

258.8
139.8
228.7
141.0
154.5
266.4
150.3
162.3
153.0

259.2
140.1
228.9
141.5
154.8
264.9
150.8
162.6
153.0

0.2
.9
A
.9
.3
1.3
-1.6
2.6
1.7

2.7
2.1
1.8
1.2
5.7
17.0
5.6
2.1
3.6

7.3
10.0
11.0
6.9
4.8
6.7
5.2
1.8
7.8

3.1
-.6
-1.0
4.4
4.0
-5.5
1.9
11.9
5.7

1.4
1.5
1.1
1.0
3.0
8.9
1.9
2.3
2.6

5.2
4.6
4.8
5.6
4.4
.4
3.5
6.7
6.7

325.4
341.9
376.9
323.9
262.8
495.6
196.7
315.0
358.8
385.6
238.0
165.4
310.6
166.2
169.6
169.3
160.3
147.1
158.9
150.7
139.3

334.7
356.6
382.5
335.3
273.6
508.0
200.6
322.4
353.7
339.7
282.4
183.4
312.7
166.6
168.3
169.9
160.9
147.5
159.6
150.0
140.1

-20.0
-37.4
-1.9
-8.1
-40.4
39.8
-7.3
-49.6
-16.3
-50.1
-66.7
-65.9
9.1
11.7
24.4
12.1
4.7
3.9
3.1
8.8
2.3

22.2
42.5
18.1
14.6
50.2
105.1
-26.0
74.0
83.5
234.5
127.3
3.5
5.6
8.7
13.7
6.0
7.5
5.9
4.2
10.6
4.7

6.5
10.8
56.6
31.4
-18.1
26.2
148.2
-20.6
-50.7
50.2
-61.0
20.8
-3.4
1.5
-1.9
6.4
-6.8
-5.3
-.3
-8.6
-6.4

11.2
15.3
24.4
8.1
48.6
32.9
29.9
-7.3
.2
-11.8
75.7
2.4
6.2
4.2
4.4
4.9
5.7
3.9
7.1
.8
3.5

-1.1
-5.5
7.6
2.7
-5.4
69.4
-17.2
-6.4
23.9
29.2
-13.0
-40.6
7.3
10.2
18.9
9.0
6.1
4.9
3.7
9.7
3.5

8.9
13.0
39.5
19.2
10.3
29.5
79.6
-14.2
-29.7
15.1
-17.2
11.2
1.3
2.8
1.2
5.6
-.7
-.8
3.3
-4.0
-1.6

357.5
394.5
163.1
171.9
160.0
295.9
298.2
160.2
153.1
448.5
322.0
148.2
376.2
373.7
150.7
289.6
150.4
163.6
167.6
167.1
161.2
156.3
152.8

358.6
394.8
163.6
171.5
160.9
295.1
296.8
159.7
152.8
449.6
323.6
148.0
379.5
375.5
151.8
291.5
150.5
165.3
169.5
166.9
161.1
157.1
153.6

3.7
9.6
9.3
1.4
12.2
2.6
3.2
-1.6
3.9
2.0
.1
-.8
5.1
6.4
4.8
3.6
2.5
3.9
4.8
4.5
1.3
3.7
4.9

4.4
2.7
7.8
-3.2
4.1
18.9
20.2
4.2
24.6
1.6
-1.6
-1.8
7.8
7.7
7.0
4.3
5.1
9.7
4.4
6.8
5.7
-1.3
1.9

1.2
-1.7
1.5
-1.6
-5.1
-3.2
-4.1
6.3
-6.3
4.0
3.9
-2.1
.1
3.4
8.1
.8
8.8
1.5
2.2
-2.4
1.3
.3
2.1

3.9
4.1
3.5
2.8
7.5
2.9
5.4
6.2
.3
2.2
7.2
-2.7
3.8
3.0
2.1
5.7
4.4
6.8
5.1
5.5
3.0
3.9
1.8

4.1
6.1
8.6
-.9
8.1
10.4
11.4
1.3
13.8
1.8
-.8
-1.3
6.5
7.1
5.9
3.9
3.8
6.7
4.6
5.7
3.5
1.2
3.4

2.6
1.1
2.5
.6
1.0
-.2
.5
6.3
-3.1
3.1
5.5
-2.4
1.9
3.2
5.1
3.2
6.6
4.1
3.6
1.5
2.1
2.1
2.0

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967-100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey 1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products
1

Other
index
base

Feb.
1985

339.9
164.2
163.6
168.0

341.4
164.7
164.5
168.1

4.7
5.4
5.4
3.2

4.0
3.8
4.8
4.0

2.9
3.5
2.7
1.9

12/77
12/77

225.2
144.2
234.8
154.1
233.3
123.2
158.6

226.0
144.4
234.7
154.8
234.4
124.3
160.0

1.8
.9
2.5
.3
-1.7
-1.6
5.9

2.9
2.3
3.0
1.8
4.9
1.0
7.2

12/77

282.1
276.2
142.6

283.9
275.2
142.7

-4.4
-3.8
2.0

5.0
-5.5
4.4

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

19

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

4.2
3.5
3.7
3.4

4.4
4.6
5.1
3.6

3.5
3.5
3.2
2.7

3.5
2.8
4.0
.8
-2.0
3.0
3.9

2.7
2.0
2.4
1.3
2.4
2.6
4.6

2.4
1.6
2.7
1.0
1.6
-.3
6.6

3.1
2.4
3.2
1.0
.2
2.8
4.3

2.9
-3.7
2.6

2.4
5.4
3.1

.2
-4.6
3.2

2.7
.7
2.9

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Other
index
base

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment 1 .
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 ....
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Jan. to
Feb.

0.5
.6
.5
.5
.9
1.3
.0
.4
.6
.6
.5
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.4
1.6
.6

0.2
.4
.5
.5
.4
.3
.0
.1
.4
.4
.1
.4
.4
.5
1.0
.0
-1.0
-.4

0.1
.2
.4
.4
-.4
-.7
.0
.1
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.8
1.0
4.7
-.8
.0

0.4
.6
.5
.5
.8
.7
.0
.4
.6
.6
.5
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.4
1.6
.6

.9
.3
-9.5
-10.8
-1.3
3.3
5.5
.6
2.8
1.2
3.5
-5.1
1.5
6.0
6.8
6.9

-.2
-.1
.3
.4
-.4
-.2
.5
-1.0
-.4
-.9
-1.5
.0
-.1
.4
1.2
.7

-.3
-.3
-.6
-.6
.1
-.2
-.4
.0
-.1
-.4
-.2
.0
-1.0
.4
.5
.1

-.1
-.3
-2.5
-2.9
-.5
.4
.5
.2
.5
.2
.4
.0
-.1
1.4
1.3
1.3

-.3
-.2
-1.5
-1.5
-.9
.1
.7
-.5
-.4
-.9
-1.5
.0
-.1
.4
1.2
.7

246.2
200.7
244.5
146.6
158.6
225.0
154.7
121.3
125.9
148.5
145.8
99.7
91.9
107.6
186.5
197.2
147.1
121.8
122.4

2.4
1.6
5.4
6.7
4.1
3.8
4.0
2.4
1.1
6.3
-3.5
-4.6
-6.3
-3.2
-2.2
.5
.8
-3.6
-3.8

.8
1.0
3.1
5.5
.8
.4
.4
-.2
.2
.9
.4
.6
-.1
1.1
.3
.1
.2
.4
.7

.0
.0
.3
-1.7
2.0
-.8
-.4
-.2
-1.3
-1.1
-.5
-.7
.4
-1.5
-.4
.1
-.3
-.7
-.5

.1
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-3.7
.6
-.1
2.8
.0
-.1
-.5
.3
.1
-.2
-.5
.2
-.2

.6
.7
1.0
2.5
.8
.9
.4
.2
.2
1.0
.4
.6
-.1
1.1
.3
.1
.2
.4
.7

121.4

-3.7

.0

-.8

.7

.0

343.6
373.3
112.4
258.4
381.9
401.0
114.0
164.9
110.7
110.7
109.5
366.8
415.8
270.5
161.6
131.0
146.7
144.0

3.8
5.5
6.0
6.1
5.4
5.0
7.3
1.9
5.3
5.3
2.2
3.8
3.7
3.9
5.9
3.4
1.7
1.0

387.2
481.2
621.6
626.5
195.6
444.1
351.0
582.9
235.3
190.8
167.1
116.2
124.0
389.6
107.5
107.5

386.5
480.8
623.4
628.9
194.9
443.3
352.6
576.8
234.3
189.1
164.6
116.2
123.9
391.3
108.8
108.3

12/77
12/77
12/77

244.2
198.8
237.1
138.9
157.3
224.1
154.1
121.6
125.7
147.2
145.2
99.1
92.0
106.4
186.0
197.1
146.8
121.3
121.5

12/77

121.4

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
1

12/83
12/83

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Dec. to
Jan.

342.0
371.2
111.8
257.1
378.5
395.8
114.0
164.3
110.0
110.0
109.0
366.0
414.7
289.9
161.7
131.5
144.4
143.2

12/82
12/77
12/82
12/82
12/82

20

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Feb.
1985

12/82

1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Jan.
1985

6/78

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1
Television and sound equipment 1
Television 1
Sound equipment 1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer 1
Laundry equipment 1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Unadjusted indexes

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
.".
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, and jackets
Coats and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts
Furnishings
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery
Suits
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories
Infants' and toddlers' 1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

12/77

143.6

145.1

2.4

1.0

0.8

-0.2

1.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

150.9
135.2
146.0
140.0
309.9
308.0
158.4
156.6
145.4
163.5
147.9
331.3
337.5

153.0
137.3
147.0
141.2
311.5
309.1
158.8
158.7
145.3
163.9
149.8
333.9
349.4

4.9
4.0
-.8
3.7
3.8
4.2
2.8
6.7
2.4
3.5
3.2
2.8
3.5

1.4

-.7
-1.5
.3
.6
.8
.8
.8
.5
.1

1.4
1.6
.7

-.1
.2
1.3
.8
3.5

2.4
-.1
-1.4
3.2
.1
1.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
.5

12/77
12/77

177.9
155.0

180.2
155.8

5.0
5.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

199.8
185.7
181.9
193.2
121.7
112.3
101.5
149.1
127.4
116.0
125.0
117.1
138.1
126.0
161.3
107.3
161.7
168.1

201.8
187.5
183.7
192.8
121.6
112.2
100.9
149.0
128.0
115.4
124.4
116.2
138.9
125.1
164.1
109.3
161.0
172.3
98.6
139.0
80.9
108.3
100.3
103.4
130.5
298.8
215.5
122.0
146.6
210.1
136.5
136.9
124.6
316.0
189.3
163.9

2.9
2.3
2.5
2.6
3.0
4.3
2.9
2.6
1.8
2.9
1.1
-1.9
2.0
2.9
3.2
3.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

21

96.1
137.9
76.8
106.9
96.2
104.1
129.8
290.3
212.2
120.9
144.1
208.6
136.5
135.3
123.2
312.5
187.2
162.3

-1.2
3.5
6.0
2.6
7.6
1.8
1.4
1.2
3.3
4.4
-.3
-.3
-.3
1.8
1.1
4.2
.9
5.4
5.0
6.2

1.6
.7
.9
.5
.4
.3
1.3

.1
.0

1.6
.2
.0

.9
.0
.4
.3
1.3
-.1
.2
.2
.8
3.5

1.3
.5

.3
-.1

.7
-.2

1.3
.5

1.0
1.0
1.0
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.6
-.1
.5
-.5
-.5
-.8
.6
-.7
1.7
1.9
-.4
2.5
2.6
.8
5.3
1.3
4.3
-.7
.5
2.9
1.6
.9
1.7
.7
.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0

-.1
-.3
-.3
.1

.0
-.1
.1
.3
.4
2.1
.2

.9
1.0
.9
.2
.7
-.1
.6
-.1
1.6
-.1
-.6
-.4
.6
-.9
1.1
1.2
.4
1.2
3.3
.2
.6
2.1
3.7
.5
1.5
2.9
1.6
.9
1.7
.8
-.2
1.2
1.4

-.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.8
.3
.5
-.1

.9
1.0
-.5
-.4
-1.3
.1
.2
.3

-2.9
-.4
.9
.2
-.8
.6
-1.0
1.5
-1.8
.0
-.4
-.7
.0
.4
.4
.1

1.2

-1.7
.8
.4
-1.2
-2.5
-.1
-.4
.1
-.1
-4.8
1.8
-2.0

.9
.4
.0
-2.7
.5
1.2
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
-.7

.1
.0
-1.1
.4
.2
.7

1.0

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment 1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.1
-.1
.4
.4
.8
.5
-1.5
-1.5
-1.7
-1.5
-1.0
.4
.8

0.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.0
-.6
.2
.2

0.3
.3
.3
.3
.7
1.8
-1.4
-1.4
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
.2
.5

-0.1
-.1
.9
.8
.8
1.9
-2.6
-2.5
-2.6
-2.4
-1.0
.3
.8

3.5
2.5
3.0
6.2
.5
1.4
.4
-.1
1.4
7.3
8.3
5.5
6.7
9.5
4.2
2.2
4.8
4.5
6.8
6.6
1.6
2.2
4.5

.1
.2
.5
.2
.9
.2
1.0
1.5
_2
.1
.3
-.9
.4
.0
.0
.0
.9
.0
.0
-.7
.0
.5
.0

.1
.1
.3
.6
.6
.6
.6
.7
.3
.5
1.2
-.8
.3
.0
.0
.0
.6
.3
.2
1.9
.2
.0
1.2

.2
.1
.5
.6
-.1
-.3
-.1
.0
-.2
.7
1.5
-.8
.1
.0
.5
.0
.1
.4
.6
.9
.1
.7
.5

.1
.2
.2
.2
.9
.2
1.0
1.5
-.2
.1
.3
-.9
.4
.0
.0
.0
.9
.0
.0
-.7
.0
.5
.0

393.8
249.8
247.6
171.9
223.2
178.5

5.5
7.3
9.4
5.2
15.6
8.4

.7
.6
.9
.2
1.4
1.4

.4
.8
1.0
.5
1.1
.3

.3
.5
.6
-.2
1.1
.6

.4
.6
.4
.2
1.0
1.4

228.9
196.6

229.6
198.1

10.8
7.8

.3
.8

2.0
.4

.6
.7

.0
.8

180.6
167.3
142.5
274.7
160.2
422.4
356.8
386.1
339.7
165.9
501.7
219.4
697.7
216.0

183.2
168.0
144.0
275.1
161.2
425.3
359.3
389.6
340.4
168.0
505.2
220.6
700.7
217.3

7.9
5.3
4.3
5.8
4.7
5.2
5.7
5.2
6.4
5.9
4.7
6.9
6.5
7.2

1.4
.4
1.1
.1
.6
.7
.7
.9
.2
1.3
.7
.5
.4
.6

.8
.5
-.2
.8
.3
.4
.5
.3
.3
.4
.3
.7
.4
.9

1.0
.3
.4
.4
-.1
.4
.5
.2
.6
2.3
.2
.4
.6
.2

1.2
.4
1.1
.1
.6
.4
.4
.5
.2
1.3
.4
.1
.0
.4

Feb.
1985

314.7
309.1
212.7
213.1
104.1
382.8
357.6
356.8
197.4
205.3
92.3
346.9
176.9

314.3
308.7
213.6
213.9
104.9
384.6
352.4
351.6
194.1
202.3
91.4
348.2
178.4

2.8
2.6
3.3
3.2
4.4
7.7
-4.6
-4.7
-5.7
-4.7
-2.4
3.2
4.8

170.0
157.1
165.7
283.9
202.0
155.7
127.0
171.4
134.2
308.3
345.1
169.6
158.5
213.6
164.6
142.2
170.3
394.5
458.9
459.6
347.0
313.4
390.2

170.2
157.4
166.6
284.4
203.8
156.0
128.3
174.0
133.9
308.5
346.3
168.1
159.1
213.6
164.6
142.2
171.8
394.4
458.7
456.5
347.0
315.0
390.3

12/77
12/77
12/77

391.1
248.2
245.4
171.5
220.1
176.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/83

1/76
1/76
8/81
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

22

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Jan.
1985

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

12/77

1

Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
1

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

261.0
257.1
169.6
320.7
176.9
140.2
146.9
117.3
198.4
135.1
142.1
137.7
134.9
155.2
267.0
166.5
160.3
137.9

261.3
257.9
171.5
323.2
179.6
139.9
146.7
117.6
199.5
133.2
142.2
137.8
135.1
155.2
266.7
166.5
159.4
138.2

3.9
2.9
4.5
4.2
4.9
2.9
5.2
.2
-1.0
-1.0

319.1
321.0
330.3
161.6
277.2
274.0
156.4
173.5

320.5
323.2
332.5
163.1
278.2
275.4
157.0
175.8

155.3
154.8
281.1
283.9
156.2
385.6
340.7
395.9
201.2
201.3
201.4
210.7
353.8
359.1
374.9

Jan.
1985

0.1
.3
1.1
.8
1.5
-.2
-.1
.3
.6

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.6
.6
.6
.3
.9
.1

0.3
.1
.5
.2
.7
.6
.7
-.6
-.4
.5

-0.2
-.2
1.1
.8

-.1
-.2
.8

-.1
.0
-.6
.2

-2.1
.6
.9
.2
.4
.6
.5
.9
1.0

6.3
5.8
6.0
4.5
3.8
2.8
1.5
4.6

.4
.7
.7
.9
.4
.5
.4
1.3

155.6
155.3
281.7
284.3
156.8
386.9
343.8
396.9
201.4
201.5
201.4
212.6

3.3
1.9
4.7
4.4
5.4
9.2
8.4
9.2
9.9
10.1
9.5
6.5

.2
.3
.2
.1
.4
.3
.9
.3
.1
.1
.0
.9

348.7
358.3
377.6

-4.5
3.4
2.9

-1.4
-.2
.7

1.7
.4
2.4
3.5
5.4
5.0
7.5
3.6

-1.4
.1
.1
.1
.0

-.1
-1.1
.1
.8
.6
.4

1.5
-1.2
-.1
.3
.3
-1.4
-.6
-.7

-.1

-1.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.6
.2

.3
.0
-.1
.6
.1
.0
-.3
.7

.9
2.0
2.2
.0
.2
.2
-.1
.8

.7
.7
.7
.4
.5
.4
1.3

.3
-.5
.2
.2
.1
.7
.8
.6
.8
.8
.8
.3

.0
.1
.2
.0
.7
.6
.8
.6
.6
.6
.8
.6

.2
.3
.2
.1
.4
.8
.8
.8
.9

-1.3
.0
.2

-2.6
.2
.7

1.3

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

23

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Other
index
base

Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer 1
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Feb.
1985

342.3
371.0
111.8
257.1
380.0
401.0
114.0
164.3
110.0
110.0
109.0
366.0
414.7
269.9
161.7
131.5
144.4
143.2

343.7
373.2
112.4
258.4
383.0
403.8
114.0
164.9
110.7
110.7
109.5
366.8
415.8
270.5
161.6
131.0
146.7
144.0

3.9
5.7
6.6
6.0
9.9
12.2
.0
-3.2
5.4
5.4
-3.0
4.4
9.0
-1.1
1.8
-4.0
7.7
-5.2

5.2
6.2
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.0
.4
6.9
6.1
6.1
6.6
3.2
2.7
3.9
4.2
1.0
2.5
4.9

3.2
5.0
5.6
6.0
1.7
1.3
32.3
1.5
4.9
4.9
3.0
3.1
.3
6.7
9.6
-.3
-2.7
4.0

3.0
5.1
5.5
5.8
3.3
1.1
.0
2.5
4.8
4.8
2.6
4.4
3.1
6.1
8.1
18.3
-.5
.6

4.6
5.9
6.5
6.3
8.2
9.0
.2
1.7
5.8
5.8
1.7
3.8
5.8
1.4
3.0
-1.6
5.1
-.3

3.1
5.1
5.6
5.9
2.5
1.2
15.0
2.0
4.9
4.9
2.8
3.8
1.7
6.4
8.8
8.6
-1.6
2.3

389.1
483.5
613.0
617.2
192.9
448.9
357.8
588.2
235.3
190.8
167.1
116.2
124.0
389.6
107.5
107.5

388.1
482.5
604.1
608.2
191.1
449.5
360.2
585.0
234.3
189.1
164.6
116.2
123.9
391.3
108.8
108.3

1.0
.9
-9.2
-11.1
4.4
4.1
8.0
-.5
1.4
-.2
-1.7
.7
3.3
5.4
6.4
1.6

6.3
6.9
-10.2
-12.2
.8
12.5
16.8
6.9
4.4
3.7
13.2
-19.6
6.0
5.5
5.5
10.6

-.7
-3.0
-.5
-.4
-5.0
-3.7
-4.4
-2.7
5.5
5.9
9.1
.3
1.6
4.2
2.7
6.7

-2.3
-3.2
-17.0
-18.4
-5.1
1.3
2.9
-1.3
-.2
-4.1
-5.4
.0
-4.7
9.2
12.7
9.0

3.6
3.9
-9.7
-11.6
2.6
8.2
12.3
3.1
2.9
1.7
5.5
-10.0
4.6
5.4
6.0
6.0

-1.5
-3.1
-9.2
-9.9
-5.0
-1.2
-.8
-2.0
2.6
.7
1.6
.2
-1.6
6.7
7.6
7.8

Mill
Mill
Mill

244.9
199.8
241.0
142.9
157.3
225.7
154.1
122.2
125.7
148.8
145.2
99.1
92.0
106.4
186.0
197.1
146.8
121.3
121.5

246.3
201.1
243.5
146.5
158.6
227.7
154.7
122.5
125.9
150.3
145.8
99.7
91.9
107.6
186.5
197.2
147.1
121.8
122.4

2.2
2.2
6.7
6.0
6.2
4.1
15.9
3.0
12.4
3.7
-3.4
-6.0
-6.4
-6.0
-.2
.0
2.2
-.6
-.9

1.7
.2
9.1
17.1
.3
2.7
-6.6
3.0
-3.4
4.3
-6.8
-7.2
-9.6
-5.0
-6.3
-3.2
-3.5
-8.0
-10.0

2.8
2.2
1.2
2.2
.5
7.7
25.9
.3
1.3
6.0
-3.2
-4.3
-8.2
-1.5
-1.7
5.7
7.6
-5.7
-3.8

3.0
1.6
4.4
2.2
9.9
.7
-14.1
2.7
-4.9
11.4
-.5
-.8
-.9
-.4
-.4
-.2
-2.7
.0
.0

1.9
1.2
7.9
11.4
3.2
3.4
4.1
3.0
4.2
4.0
-5.1
-6.6
-8.0
-5.5
-3.3
-1.6
-.7
-4.4
-5.6

2.9
1.9
2.8
2.2
5.1
4.2
4.0
1.5
-1.9
8.6
-1.9
-2.6
-4.6
-.9
-1.1
2.7
2.4
-2.9
-1.9

Mill

121.4

121.4

-1.3

-5.6

-7.5

-.3

-3.5

-4.0

12/82

12/82
12/77
12/82
12/82
12/82

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/83
12/83

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

6/78

1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent :hange for—

24

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Housefurnishings—Continued:
Other household equipment 1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment 1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap '
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, and jackets
Coats and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts
Furnishings
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery
Suits
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories
Infants' and toddlers' 1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Other
index
base

12/77

Feb.
1985

143.6

145.1

May
1984

1.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

25

Feb.
1985

6.6

0.0

4.9

13.0
-.3

2.5
3.5
-1.6
-2.5
3.6
1.6
.5
6.6
3.3
4.7
-.4
2.1
.0

7.3
4.5
.0
10.4
4.0
7.0
5.1
6.8
1.5
2.4
6.9
3.5
7.2

180.2
155.8

2.8
4.9

4.0
5.7

3.2
8.7

9.9
1.0

3.4
5.3

6.5
4.8

204.3
190.2
186.5
195.7
123.5
115.1
103.9
149.0
129.4
116.7
125.7
120.0
139.9
125.2
168.0
111.9
166.0
178.5
101.9
139.6
82.5
111.6
103.7
106.4
132.6
298.8
215.5
122.0
146.6
211.6
137.0
136.9
126.4
316.0
188.9
163.9

.4
-.2
-.7
-.8
1.0
5.5
-9.2
6.8
2.5
-1.1
-6.3

3.5
3.1
3.3
7.3
5.1
5.1

4.5
4.6
4.7
1.9
2.0
-2.1
2.0
12.5
-4.6

3.2
2.3
2.6
2.3
4.0
8.8
3.1

1.9
1.4
1.3
3.2
3.0
5.3
3.2
3.3
2.7
.9
3.6
6.0
-1.9
1.8
.1
.6
-2.2
-1.6
-3.5
2.8
14.9
-4.0
-5.2
-3.8
-.6

3.8
3.5
3.6
2.1
3.0
3.2
2.6
1.9
.9
5.2
-1.3
-9.2
6.1
3.9
6.4
6.6
-.1
8.7
16.5
2.5
.7
7.8
8.4
6.5
7.5
7.1
-.7
-2.9
-.1
2.3

202.4
188.4
184.8
195.3
122.7
115.2
103.3
149.1
127.3
116.8
126.4
120.5
139.1
126.3
166.1
110.6
165.3
176.4
98.6
139.3
82.0
109.3
100.0
105.9
130.7
290.3
212.2
120.9
144.1
209.9
137.3
135.3
124.7
313.1
187.4
162.3

12/77
12/77

Aug.
1984

2.1
.0

177.9
155.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

3.1

Feb.
1985

20.4
4.1
9.3
4.4
6.8
-.5
4.5
9.6
4.4
14.9

4.5
13.0
-2.7
-5.7
2.2
2.3
-2.8
8.0
1.7
3.8
-8.0

12/77

-1.1

Nov.
1984

1.9
9.6
1.6
1.2
3.9
4.8
5.8
6.7
3.7
.2
4.2
2.6
.0

153.0
137.3
147.0
141.2
310.6
309.1
158.8
158.7
145.3
163.9
149.8
333.9
349.4

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Aug.
1984

.5
-5.2
-.5
.9
5.1
.8
4.0
5.1
4.9
5.6
7.8
2.1
.0

150.9
135.2
146.0
140.0
310.5
308.0
12/77 158.4
12/77 156.6
12/77 145.4
12/77 163.5
12/77 149.5
331.3
337.5
12/77
12/77

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Jan.
1985

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

-10.4
-2.6

-6.1
-1.0
.0
-9.2
5.0
-11.5
3.6
25.6
-8.5
-8.0
-8.5
2.8
-3.2
1.3
2.3
1.1
1.9
3.0
3.1
2.9
4.1
4.5
5.6

17.2
.0
2.8
2.9
14.5
25.3
-1.2
10.4
1.2
1.1
5.2
-7.8
5.3
2.1
5.0
.7
-2.4
1.2
-4.0
6.9
-.9
2.3
-1.9
.6
5.7
-1.5
-5.3
7.3
5.8

9.0

8.0
2.6
-6.8
6.6

9.1
10.2
10.7
25.8
4.8
28.0
-.6
9.6
8.4
9.6
8.4
7.4
2.1
-1.7
-11.4
1.9
4.1
-2.0
14.0
5.2
3.7
4.2
3.0

-1.6

-7.7
6.8
2.4
-4.9
-11.4
5.6
-1.0
2.7
2.5
-20.7
12.8
6.1
5.6
-7.4
7.1
7.3
4.6
7.6
12.4
.2
6.5
-2.2
.6

-2.0
1.8
1.0
6.7
5.5
7.1

1.8
.2
2.3
-.4

1.3
4.3
.8
-1.3
5.7
5.2
7.3

-2.0
7.7
3.1
5.2
4.8
5.1

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—
6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair 1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment 1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment 1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit 1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1

315.8
310.4
211.2
211.6
12/83 104.1
383.2
363.8
363.0
1/76 201.2
1/76 208.9
8/81
92.3
347.2
12/77 176.9

315.6
310.2
213.0
213.3
104.9
390.5
354.2
354.1
195.9
203.9
91.4
348.2
178.4

7.2
7.5
1.0
1.0
1.6
22.4
4.9
4.6
4.5
3.6
7.0
3.1
4.8

-0.8
-1.7
3.7
3.9
-.4
.5
-14.2
-14.7
-15.7
-14.8
-7.7
3.6
2.8

3.5
3.7
3.3
2.9
9.0
-6.0
8.7
8.8
7.8
8.6
4.4
3.3
5.4

1.4
1.4
5.4
5.2
7.6
16.2
-15.4
-14.9
-16.6
-14.1
-11.7
2.9
6.0

3.2
2.8
2.3
2.4
.6
10.9
-5.1
-5.5
-6.2
-6.1
-.6
3.3
3.8

2.5
2.6
4.4
4.1
8.3
4.5
-4.1
-3.8
-5.2
-3.4
-4.0
3.1
5.7

12/77 170.0
12/77 157.1
12/77 166.0
283.9
202.0
12/77 155.7
12/77 127.0
171.4
12/77 134.2
308.3
345.1
12/77 169.6
12/77 158.5
213.6
12/77 164.6
12/77 142.2
12/77 170.3
394.5
458.9
459.6
347.0
313.4
390.2

170.2
157.4
166.4
284.4
203.8
156.0
128.3
174.0
133.9
308.5
346.3
168.1
159.1
213.6
164.6
142.2
171.8
394.4
458.7
456.5
347.0
315.0
390.3

3.5
3.4
2.5
4.1
-2.2
-2.8
-1.9
-4.5
4.6
5.2
5.0
8.0
3.3
9.1
.0
2.0
3.2
3.5
6.1
1.6
1.1
1.2
.0

3.4
2.9
4.2
6.8
-1.8
2.4
-2.5
-4.1
1.2
8.5
1.9
16.4
18.5
22.3
8.6
.0
12.1
11.0
17.8
10.8
4.0
1.6
9.3

5.9
2.3
1.0
8.7
.4
4.5
.0
-.5
.6
10.3
13.8
8.6
3.1
7.4
6.1
6.7
-2.1
1.0
1.2
5.5
.2
1.2
1.7

1.4
1.5
4.2
5.4
5.7
1.8
6.1
9.2
-.6
5.2
13.0
-9.2
2.8
.2
2.2
.0
6.5
2.7
2.9
8.8
1.3
4.8
7.3

3.4
3.2
3.4
5.5
-2.0
-.3
-2.2
-4.3
2.9
6.9
3.4
12.1
10.6
15.5
4.2
1.0
7.6
7.2
11.8
6.1
2.5
1.4
4.5

3.6
1.9
2.6
7.0
3.0
3.1
3.0
4.3
.0
7.7
13.4
-.7
3.0
3.8
4.1
3.3
2.1
1.9
2.0
7.1
.8
3.0
4.4

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

390.3
249.2
246.4
12/77 171.5
12/77 221.0
12/77 176.0

392.0
250.6
247.4
171.9
223.2
178.5

6.4
7.2
10.1
6.0
16.5
8.0

5.1
6.7
8.9
4.7
15.6
8.3

5.8
7.5
10.2
8.1
16.7
7.4

4.8
7.9
8.3
2.1
13.6
9.7

5.7
7.0
9.5
5.3
16.0
8.2

5.3
7.7
9.2
5.1
15.1
8.6

12/77 231.0
12/77 196.6

231.0
198.1

7.3
11.1

9.4
5.0

16.0
7.3

10.7
7.8

8.3
8.0

13.3
7.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

184.1
168.0
144.0
275.1
161.2
422.7
358.6
388.0
340.4
168.0
500.7
218.8
694.4
216.0

6.7
8.3
3.8
10.4
6.7
6.2
5.8
6.4
4.8
2.5
6.7
8.7
8.5
8.2

4.9
4.0
3.5
4.3
3.6
4.8
5.0
5.8
7.0
1.5
4.6
6.5
8.2
5.8

7.5
4.0
4.9
3.2
4.9
5.3
6.7
4.8
9.4
3.0
4.2
7.4
5.4
8.3

12.6
4.9
5.2
5.4
3.6
4.6
5.7
3.8
4.6
17.1
3.4
5.1
4.1
6.4

5.8
6.1
3.7
7.3
5.1
5.5
5.4
6.1
5.9
2.0
5.6
7.6
8.4
7.0

10.0
4.4
5.0
4.3
4.2
5.0
6.2
4.3
7.0
9.8
3.8
6.2
4.7
7.3

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




26

181.9
167.3
142.5
274.7
160.2
421.0
357.2
386.1
339.7
165.9
498.7
218.5
694.2
215.1

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements '
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
1

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—
6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

261.9
258.4
169.6
320.7
176.9
141.5
146.9
117.3
199.2
135.1
143.1
138.8
136.7
155.2
267.0
166.5
160.3
137.9

261.5
257.9
171.5
323.2
179.6
139.8
146.7
117.6
199.7
133.2
142.2
137.8
135.4
155.2
266.7
166.5
159.4
138.2

2.9
1.9
-2.4
3.7
-8.4
4.8
10.4
-.3
-2.4
.0
2.9
3.8
.6
-.3
4.3
2.5
8.3
4.6

5.0
4.2
7.3
2.8
12.5
2.9
2.5
2.1
-5.3
.6
2.0
-1.4
6.2
9.1
6.2
1.3
16.8
3.6

4.8
3.5
4.4
5.2
3.8
6.5
6.0
1.0
1.6
7.6
2.6
2.6
5.5
.8
6.5
13.1
-1.3
1.8

3.3
2.0
9.1
5.1
13.2
-2.0
1.9
-2.0
2.4
-11.4
-.6
-3.4
-2.3
4.8
4.5
3.4
6.8
4.5

3.9
3.1
2.3
3.2
1.5
3.9
6.4
.9
-3.8
.3
2.4
1.2
3.4
4.3
5.3
1.9
12.5
4.1

4.0
2.8
6.7
5.1
8.4
2.2
3.9
-.5
2.0
-2.4
1.0
-.4
1.5
2.8
5.5
8.2
2.7
3.1

318.4
321.0
330.3
162.2
277.2
274.0
156.4
173.5

320.4
323.2
332.5
163.3
278.2
275.4
157.0
175.8

4.7
.7
.3
2.3
2.4
-.7
-1.5
-3.1

8.1
10.9
11.4
6.3
4.7
4.9
5.6
1.9

5.0
1.0
1.0
4.6
5.5
4.2
1.8
8.1

7.3
11.2
11.7
5.1
2.8
3.0
.3
12.0

6.4
5.6
5.7
4.3
3.5
2.0
1.9
-.6

6.1
6.0
6.2
4.8
4.2
3.6
1.0
10.0

155.3
154.8
281.1
283.9
156.2
381.8
336.3
392.4
198.8
198.9
198.8
210.7

155.6
155.3
281.7
284.3
156.8
385.0
339.1
395.7
200.6
200.7
200.4
212.6

2.4
-1.8
5.0
4.0
7.5
11.0
10.2
11.0
12.4
13.3
10.2
8.0

4.6
6.8
4.6
5.0
3.8
9.0
9.4
9.0
9.7
10.1
9.3
5.8

4.5
3.4
6.7
6.9
5.9
7.6
3.7
8.0
8.1
7.7
8.4
4.9

1.8
-.5
2.6
1.7
4.7
8.9
10.3
8.8
9.5
9.3
10.2
7.3

3.5
2.4
4.8
4.5
5.6
10.0
9.8
10.0
11.0
11.7
9.7
6.9

3.2
1.4
4.6
4.3
5.3
8.2
6.9
8.4
8.8
8.5
9.3
6.1

359.9
361.3
374.9

350.5
361.9
377.6

4.9
3.2
2.9

-14.0
9.9
2.3

8.7
-.4
2.3

-15.1
1.1
4.2

-5.0
6.5
2.6

-3.9
.3
3.3

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

27

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Expenditure category
All items
All items(1957-59 = 100) .
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods 1
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1 2
Owners' equivalent rent 1 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1 .
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1 ...
Apparel services

1

.

00.000
-

312.6
363.6

313.9
365.1

3.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.4

21.274
20.097
13.631
1.856
4.364
1.777
1.945
3.689
.511
.391
1.542
1.246
6.466
1.177
34.948
19.945
6.411
5.773
.638
12.978
12.642
.337
.556
.260
.296

299.1
306.9
294.5
310.7
266.0
257.8
314.9
358.3
394.0
295.3
450.9
290.9
343.0
227.6
335.7
360.0
100.4
256.3
377.8
100.2
100.2
100.1
360.9
407.8
260.8

301.2
309.0
297.0
311.9
266.3
258.3
327.1
360.2
394.4
294.7
454.2
292.9
344.6
229.1
337.2
362.0
100.9
257.5
380.8
100.8
100.8
100.6
361.5
408.8
261.1

2.3
2.3
1.6
4.3
-2.2
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.6
4.9
2.4
3.5
3.9
2.7
4.0
5.3

.4
.4
.4
.5
1.3
.4
-1.4
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.5
.4
.2
.4

2.7
3.0
1.4

.7
.7
.8
.4
.1
.2
3.9
.5
.1
-.2
.7
.7
.5
.7
.4
.6
.5
.5
.8
.6
.6
.5
.2
.2
.1

.2
.2
.3
.6
-.3
.2
1.2
.6
.7
.8
.3
.6
.0
.0
.1
.3
.3
.4
-.4
.2
.2
.1
.3
.0

.4
.4
.4
.4
-.2
.2
2.2
.3
.1
-.2
.2
.7
.5
.4
.4
.6
.5
.5
.6
.6
.6
.5
.2
.2
.1

8.001
5.848
1.289
4.559
2.153
7.002
3.708
1.666
1.628

388.3
480.7
623.9
443.2
236.3
240.4
196.3
306.9
331.8

387.5
480.3
625.7
442.3
235.1
242.6
198.3
308.5
334.9

.3
-9.5
3.4
2.6
2.2
1.2
3.9
3.0

-.2
-.1
.3
-.2
-.5
.9
1.0
.5
.9

-.3
-.4
-.6
-.3
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1

.0
-.2
-2.5
.5
.6
.1
-.3
.6
.2

-.4
-.3
-1.7
.1
-.5
.7
.8
.2
.9

5.002
4.250
1.375
1.565
.135
.674
.501
.752

198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
299.7
209.5
199.9
310.2

200.7
187.2
193.1
165.8
310.1
210.8
203.0
313.6

2.7
2.3
2.3
3.2
4.4
1.8
-.7
5.4

1.1
1.1
-.3
2.3
3.5
.6
1.6
1.1

-.1
-.2
.1
-.4
.3
.0
-1.0
.4

-.1
-.3

.9
1.0
.0
1.4
3.5
.8
1.6
.9

See footnotes at end of table.




28

6.0
5.5

.5
.5

.4
.3
.6

.1
-.3
-1.1
-.4
-.5
.4

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Other private transportation services 1
Public transportation 1

24.129
22.767
4.018
3.431
5.798
6.213

0.3
.3
.3
.4
1.7
-1.3
-1.4
.2
.5
-.2
.6
.4

0.1
.1
.8
.8
2.0
-2.3
-2.3
.3
.2
.9
.0
.0

.7
.6
.7
.7
.7

.3
.2
.3
.4
.3

.5
.7
.4
.4
.4

3.7
2.7
5.4

.1
.3
-.2

.4
.0
.7

-.3
-.3
-.2

6.0
5.9
3.7
2.7
4.7
9.2
8.4
9.4

.5
.7
.4
.5
.2
.4
.9
.3

1.0
2.1
.2
.1
.3
.8
.8
.7

.7
.4
.5
.2
.8
.7
.9

1.842
4.896
.723
4.173
1.362

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
382.8
359.0
358.2
347.9
284.7
204.2
308.6
384.2

316.3
312.2
212.8
213.1
384.6
354.0
353.2
349.2
285.2
206.1
308.7
384.2

2.8
2.7
3.3
3.1
7.7
4.6
4.7
3.3
6.2
.4
7.3
3.8

-0.1
-.1
.4
.3
.5
-1.4
-1.4
.4
.2
.9
.0
.0

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

5.569
.938
4.632
2.272
2.360

389.3
248.0
420.1
357.2
498.8

392.0
249.6
423.1
359.7
502.3

5.6
7.0
5.3
5.7
4.9

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

3.923
2.431
1.492

256.6
251.1
267.4

256.9
251.9
266.8

Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

5.155
1.771
1.893
.930
.963
1.490
.213
1.278

315.6
320.8
274.9
274.6
275.7
387.9
345.5
398.3

317.1
323.0
275.9
275.9
276.3
389.3
348.7
399.4

0.2
.2
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.3
.5
.6
.5
.2

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages1
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 1 *
Household services less rent
of shelter 1 2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

100.000
55.517
21.274
34.243
19.731
4.250

312.6
282.5
299.1
270.3
275.8
185.1

313.9
283.8
301.2
271.1
276.2
187.2

3.5
2.1
2.3
1.8
.1
2.3

0.4
.5
.7
.3
.1
1.1

0.3
.2
.4
.1
-.4
-.2

0.2
.2
.2
.1
-1.0
-.3

0.4
.3
.4
.3
.1
1.0

15.481
14.511
44.483
18.991

325.2
264.9
368.3
100.3

324.7
266.2
369.6
100.8

-.5
3.6
5.6

-.2
.5
.4
.5

-.2
.2
.4

-.7
.5
.3
.3

-.2
1.1
.4
.5

8.999
7.377
4.632
4.484

100.4
327.7
420.1
303.5

100.4
328.1
423.1
304.2

.4
.4
.3
.5

.0
.1
.4
.4

See footnotes at end of table.




29

5.6
5.3
6.3

.0
.1
.7
.2

.4
.4
.5

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel 1
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1 2
Services less medical care 1
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy ...
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59 = $1.00 1

79.903
80.055
87.022
94.431
35.419
20.908
16.658
41.005
25.492
39.852
12.061
87.939
67.842
27.918
7.502
39.924

312.7
298.6
100.1
308.7
268.2
271.2
311.8
288.6
100.5
360.4
413.8
304.7
302.7
253.8
396.2
362.0

313.7
299.7
100.5
309.9
269.0
271.7
311.5
289.8
100.7
361.6
410.6
306.4
304.3
255.5
391.8
363.6

$.320
.275

$.319
.274

-3.3

-.3

-.3

3.4
1.9
.2
-.3
1.2

.3
.1
-.4
-.2
.2
.3
-.2
.3
.3
.2
-.1
.4

0.2
.2
-.1
.3
.0
-1.0
-.6
-.2
.5
.3
-.8
.4
.4
.5
-1.5
.3

0.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.2
.3
-1.3
.6
.6
.9
-2.2
.4
-.3

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




0.2
.2

5.6
-2.3
4.3
4.8
3.6
-5.5
5.8

0.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.2
-.1
.4
.2
.3
-.8
.6
.5
.7
-1.1
.4

3.7
2.8

30

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category
All items

-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods 1
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1 2
Owners' equivalent rent 1 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1
Apparel services

1

-

-

2.3

5.9

2.6

3.2

4.1

2.9

297.8
305.5
293.0
307.4
262.9
256.2
320.4
355.4
390.5
292.5
447.9
288.8
341.1
227.8
334.9
357.5
254.0
379.8
_
_
_
358.5
406.6
257.8

299.0
306.7
294.1
309.0
266.3
257.3
315.8
355.9
391.4
293.1
448.5
289.1
342.9
228.6
335.6
359.0
100.2
255.3
381.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
359.8
407.7
259.3

299.6
307.3
295.1
310.7
265.5
257.8
319.7
357.9
394.0
295.3
450.0
290.9
343.0
228.5
336.1
360.0
100.5
256.3
380.1
100.2
100.2
100.1
360.9
407.8
260.8

300.8
308.6
296.3
311.9
264.9
258.3
326.8
359.1
394.4
294.7
451.0
292.9
344.6
229.3
337.4
362.0
101.0
257.5
382.3
100.8
100.8
100.6
361.5
408.8
261.1

-1.1
-1.2
-3.9
4.1
-6.5
.0
-19.6
3.4
9.5
2.2
1.6
3.4
4.8
1.6
.7
.6
_
6.1
10.3
_
_
_
3.6
6.0
-2.8

4.2
4.2
4.5
6.0
-2.7
2.6
22.2
4.5
2.6
19.1
1.7
4.4
3.9
2.9
10.7
14.6
_
6.3
6.6
_
_
_
2.7
2.8
2.1

2.2
2.1
1.5
1.4
-2.0
7.3
6.2
.9
-1.4
-3.3
3.4
.4
2.9
3.6
1.7
1.8
_
6.0
2.7
_
_
_
1.2
1.2
1.4

4.1
4.1
4.6
6.0
3.1
3.3
8.2
4.2
4.1
3.0
2.8
5.8
4.2
2.7
3.0
5.1
_
5.6
2.7
_
_
_
3.4
2.2
5.2

1.5
1.5
.2
5.0
-4.6
1.3
-.9
3.9
6.0
10.3
1.7
3.9
4.3
2.3
5.6
7.4
_
6.2
8.5
_
_
_
3.2
4.4
-.4

3.1
3.1
3.0
3.7
.5
5.3
7.2
2.6
1.3
-.2
3.1
3.1
3.5
3.1
2.4
3.5
_
5.8
2.7
_
_
_
2.3
1.7
3.3

391.7
486.1
635.5
447.3
235.3
240.8
197.7
304.7
330.9

390.5
484.3
631.5
445.9
235.0
241.0
197.9
305.1
331.1

390.4
483.4
615.9
448.2
236.3
241.2
197.3
306.9
331.8

389.0
482.0
605.7
448.6
235.1
242.9
198.9
307.6
334.9

1.0
.9
-9.2
4.1
1.2
1.4
.8
2.2
2.0

5.5
5.9
-10.1
11.0
4.4
1.7
.0
5.5
2.3

-.1
-1.9
-.5
-2.2
5.1
2.5
1.6
4.0
2.6

-2.7
-3.3
-17.5
1.2
-.3
3.5
2.5
3.9
4.9

3.2
3.4
-9.6
7.5
2.8
1.5
.4
3.8
2.2

-1.4
-2.6
-9.4
-.5
2.3
3.0
2.0
3.9
3.7

201.7
188.9
195.6
168.4
302.1
211.6
203.1
308.5

201.5
188.5
195.7
167.8
302.9
211.5
201.0
309.7

201.3
188.0
195.8
167.3
299.7
210.6
199.9
310.8

203.2
189.8
195.8
169.7
310.1
212.3
203.0
313.6

-.4
-1.5
-1.5
-3.1
-5.3
1.9
1.2
4.4

3.9
3.3
7.8
1.2
8.3
.6
-.2
7.4

4.9
5.5
2.9
12.0
4.4
3.5
-3.5
3.0

3.0
1.9
.4
3.1
11.0
1.3
-.2
6.8

1.7
.9
3.1
-1.0
1.3
1.3
.5
5.9

4.0
3.7
1.7
7.5
7.6
2.4
-1.8
4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




-

31

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Other private transportation services 1
Public transportation 1

316.2
312.2
209.6
210.0
376.2
370.1
369.9
346.5
281.9
203.5
305.3
382.0

316.7
312.7
209.8
210.1
376.5
370.0
369.4
347.4
283.3
204.7
306.7
382.8

317.5
313.5
210.5
210.9
382.8
365.2
364.4
348.2
284.7
204.2
308.6
384.2

317.7
313.8
212.2
212.5
390.5
356.9
356.0
349.2
285.2
206.1
308.7
384.2

7.4
7.7
1.2
10
22 5
35
36
30
42
-19
55
31

-1.3
-1.8
3.5
3.7
.4
-14.1
-14.5
3.7
6.8
-1.9
8.3
9.7

3.2
3.3
3.5
2.9
-5.9
7.7
8.4
3.4
9.1
.6
10.9
.4

1.9
2.1
5.1
4.8
16.1
-13.5
-14.2
3.2
4.8
5.2
4.5
2.3

3.0
2.8
2.4
2.3
10.9
-5.7
-5.9
3.3
5.5
-1.9
6.9
6.3

2.6
2.7
4.3
3.9
4.5
-3.5
-3.6
3.3
6.9
2.9
7.7
1.4

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

385.7
245.9
415.9
354.2
493.6

387.4
248.1
417.4
355.9
494.8

388.4
248.7
418.8
357.2
496.3

390.2
250.4
420.6
358.6
498.3

61
65
59
58
62

5.5
6.4
5.3
5.5
5.2

5.8
7.8
5.4
6.6
4.2

4.7
7.5
4.6
5.1
3.9

5.8
6.4
5.6
5.6
5.7

5.3
7.7
5.0
5.8
4.1

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

255.2
250.9
264.0

256.7
252.3
265.6

257.7
252.4
267.4

257.0
251.6
266.8

31
2.3
4.2

4.7
3.6
6.9

4.7
3.8
6.1

2.9
1.1
4.3

3.9
3.0
5.5

3.8
2.4
5.2

Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

311.2
314.3
274.0
274.0
274.4
379.3
336.1
389.9

311.9
314.2
274.4
274.2
275.0
381.8
338.6
392.4

315.1
320.8
274.9
274.6
275.7
384.7
341.4
395.1

317.0
323.0
275.9
275.9
276.3
387.9
343.9
398.6

4.1
.7
2.1
-.6
4.8
11.4
10.1
11.6

8.0
10.7
4.6
4.7
4.4
9.3
9.7
9.3

4.2
1.0
5.3
3.9
6.7
7.0
4.2
7.5

7.7
11.5
2.8
2.8
2.8
9.4
9.6
9.2

6.0
5.6
3.3
2.0
4.6
10.3
9.9
10.4

5.9
6.2
4.0
3.3
4.7
8.2
6.8
8.4

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ....
Nondurables less food and beverages 1
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 1 2
Household services less rent
of shelter 1 2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

282.3
297.8
270.9
279.9
188.9

282.8
299.0
271.1
278.7
188.5

283.3
299.6
271.3
275.8
188.0

284.2
300.8
272.0
276.2
189.8

2.3
1.3
-1.1
2.4
2.8
-1.5

5.9
2.5
4.2
1.7
-1.9
3.3

2.6
2.2
2.2
2.2
4.9
5.5

3.2
2.7
4.1
1.6
-5.2
1.9

4.1
1.9
1.5
2.0
.4
.9

2.9
2.4
3.1
1.9
-.3
3.7

328.3
263.7
366.3
-

327.5
264.2
367.6
100.0

325.2
265.4
368.6
100.3

324.7
268.3
370.0
100.8

2.3
1.7
3.6
-

-3.0
2.3
11.3
-

3.1
3.2
3.2
-

-4.3
7.2
4.1
-

-.4
2.0
7.4
-

-.7
5.2
3.7
-

_

100.0
326.2
417.4
301.5

100.4
327.6
418.8
303.1

100.4
327.9
420.6
304.2

4.3
5.9
6.3

_
7.5
5.3
7.2

6.9
5.4
6.1

_
3.6
4.6
5.7

_
5.9
5.6
6.8

_
5.3
5.0
5.9

325.0
415.9
300.0

See footnotes at end of table.




32

_

_

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2 ....
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel ' .
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1 2
Services less medical care 1
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

311.8
298.1
307.8
268.9
275.0
314.5
289.8
358.2
423.3
303.0
300.9
253.0
407.4
359.6

312.5
298.7
100.5
308.6
269.1
273.9
313.8
290.4
100.0
359.2
422.5
303.9
301.8
253.4
406.9
361.1

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




313.2
299.2
100.4
309.4
269.2
271.2
311.8
289.8
100.5
360.4
419.3
305.0
303.0
254.7
400.8
362.3

314.2
300.1
100.7
310.4
269.9
271.7
311.5
289.2
100.7
361.6
413.7
306.7
304.9
257.0
392.0
363.7

3.1
2.8
_
2.0
2.4
2.8
2.5
1.1
_
4.0
2.3
2.2
3.1
2.6
1.2
3.5

6.3
2.9
_
6.1
1.7
-1.7
-2.6
1.0
_
13.1
-4.9
7.4
8.2
4.9
-13.5
11.4

2.7
2.9
_
2.4
2.3
4.8
3.0
3.5
_
1.8
2.9
2.7
2.7
1.4
6.2
3.9

3.1
2.7
_
3.4
1.5
-4.7
-3.8
-.8
_
3.9
-8.8
5.0
5.4
6.5
-14.3
4.6

4.7
2.8
_
4.0
2.1
.5
-.1
1.1
_
8.5
-1.4
4.7
5.6
3.8
-6.4
7.4

2.9
2.8
2.9
1.9
-.1
-.4
1.3
2.8
-3.1
3.8
4.1
3.9
-4.6
4.3

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

33

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage1
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats 1
Frankfurters 1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood
Eggs

.7

.4

.2

.4

1.6

.8

.4

.3

.4

311.9
167.5
148.4
194.1
150.2
164.2
262.8
160.5
159.7
166.8
172.5
169.2
167.7

4.3
4.0
3.2
6.4
1.2
4.5
3.9
2.9
3.2
5.2
5.6
10.2
2.8

.4
.8
1.1
1.3
-.1
.2
-.1
1.5
1.3
-.3
.1
.8
.0

.5
.2
-.2
.4
.3
.6
-.1
.5
.3
2.0
.7
2.2
.1

.6
.5
1.2
1.0
-.5
.4
.8
-.2
.1
.0
.1
1.1
.5

.4
.2
1.2
1.3
-.1
.2
-.1
1.5
1.3
-.3
-.3
.8
.0

165.5

164.9

5.0

-.4

.3

.7

-.4

266.0
274.2
270.2
277.0
257.0
290.6
244.3
256.3
274.5
171.2
257.6
280.9
234.2
116.7
325.0
259.2
139.8
269.2
266.6
155.6
136.2
144.4
215.1
212.0
139.5
141.8
405.3
134.0
166.9
162.0

266.3
274.0
270.0
276.2
257.7
293.9
242.2
256.4
273.7
169.5
258.0
282.6
238.5
114.9
322.1
262.9
139.1
269.6
268.0
156.6
136.2
143.6
217.0
214.0
141.3
142.3
401.2
133.2
164.9
170.2

-2.2
.3
.2
-1.9
-1.6
-2.7
-5.9
-2.9
-1.0
-.8
3.2
4.1
4.3
7.4
.3
2.8
.3
2.0
2.3
2.8
1.5
1.4
-2.9
-8.3
-5.9
11.3
4.3
.6
6.2
-37.4

.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
1.1
-.9
.0
-.3
-1.0
.2
.6
1.8
-1.5
-.9
1.4
-.5
.1
.5
.6
.0
-.6
.9
.9
1.3
.4
-1.0
-.6
-1.2
5.1

1.3
1.2
1.5
1.5
.8
1.5
.6
3.0
2.7
1.6
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.9
.4
1.2
1.5
.3
.7
.3
.4
-.3
.2
-2.3
-.1
4.6
.4
.3
.4
3.3

-.3
.3
.0
-.8
-1.1
-2.9
.0
.0
-1.0
-.5
1.5
2.6
-1.4
.4
2.6
1.1
1.8
-.1
.6
-.3
-.8
.7
1.8
1.9
.9
2.8
1.8
.8
2.5
-14.6

-.2
-.4
-.4
-1.1
-.7
-1.2
-1.7
-.9
-2.2
-1.0
.4
-.8
2.1
1.3
-.9
1.8
-1.5
.1
.5
.6
.0
-.6
.9
.9
1.3
.4
-1.0
-.6
-2.1
4.1

301.2

2.3

0.7

306.9

309.0

2.3

294.5

297.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

310.7
166.2
146.8
191.7
150.3
163.8
263.0
158.1
157.6
167.3
172.3
167.8
167.7

12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




0.4

299.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ..
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

0.2

Jan.
1985

1

Cookies

0.4

Feb.
1984

Food at home

1

Jan. to
Feb.

Feb.
1985

Food

34

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Jan.
1985

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and commeal 1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Other
index
base

Group and item

Dairy products1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter 1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products
Other dairy products '

12/77
12/77

1

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables 1
Processed fruits
Frozen fruit and fruit juices
Fruit juices other than frozen
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut com and canned beans except lima
Other canned and dried vegetables 1

12/77

12/77

12/77

1

.

Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils1
Margarine 1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter 1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared foods 1
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




35

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

257.8
139.7
228.4
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

258.3
140.0
228.7
140.8
155.1
267.6
151.3
161.7
153.4

3.3
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.7
4.6
2.9
4.7
4.6

0.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
-.6
.5
.2
.1

0.4
.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
.0
1.2
1.0

0.2
-.6
-.6
.3
.3
-1.2
.1
1.4
.3

0.2
.3
.2
.4
.2
-.6
.5
.2
.1

314.9
323.6
326.1
304.9
246.7
388.9
172.0
321.5
323.5
386.6
240.6
175.2
307.9
164.7
166.7
167.1
160.5
146.0
160.9
148.0
137.8

327.1
344.9
347.0
319.5
267.9
408.7
184.6
343.2
327.5
341.7
285.6
202.8
309.9
166.4
169.3
169.1
161.1
146.4
161.6
147.4
138.5

3.1
2.2
21.2
10.4
2.8
48.0
21.0
-10.6
-7.3
21.9
-15.4
-18.8
4.2
6.5
9.9
7.5
2.5
2.2
3.7
2.6
1.0

3.9
6.6
6.4
4.8
8.6
5.1
7.3
6.7
1.2
-11.6
18.7
15.8
.6
1.0
1.6
1.2
.4
.3
.4
-.4
.5

-1.4
-3.1
.1
-1.3
-.6
1.9
1.7
-5.2
1.6
-21.4
-5.5
.3
.4
.9
2.4
1.0
-.1
.2
.0
.6
.1

1.2
.3
2.6
-.5
8.2
1.3
2.2
1.6
.0
40.9
1.9
-9.0
.5
.1
-.3
.2
1.1
.5
1.4
.0
.3

2.2
6.0
2.3
3.5
4.8
5.2
2.1
1.2
-1.6
-11.6
18.7
9.6
.6
.2
-.5
.3
.4
.3
.4
-.4
.5

358.3
394.0
162.6
173.2
157.5
295.3
295.5
158.1
153.6
450.9
321.6
145.4
369.9
372.9
151.5
290.9
151.6
162.2
169.9
166.6
162.8
156.3
154.0

360.2
394.4
162.7
172.8
158.4
294.7
294.0
157.6
153.5
454.2
323.2
147.4
373.3
374.5
152.7
292.9
152.5
164.0
172.0
167.1
162.9
157.1
154.9

3.2
3.6
5.4
-.1
4.4
4.9
5.5
3.8
5.1
2.4
2.3
-1.9
4.0
5.0
5.5
3.5
5.0
5.1
4.3
3.5
2.8
1.5
2.7

.5
.1
.1
-.2
.6
-.2
-.5
-.3
-.1
.7
.5
1.4
.9
.4
.8
.7
.6
1.1
1.2
.3
.1
.5
.6

.1
.2
.3
-.6
.8
.2
.7
.8
-.3
.1
.3
-.5
.1
.3
-.3
.1
.3
-.4
-.6
.8
.4
-.1
.1

.6
.7
.1
1.5
.5
.8
1.0
1.0
.5
.3
1.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.1
.6
.9
.8
.7
.7
.2
.6
.2

.3
.1
.3
-.2
.6
-.2
-.5
-.3
-.1
.2
.6
-.1
.9
.4
.9
.7
.1
1.1
1.2
-.2
-.1
.5
.3

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey 1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products
1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

343.0
165.8
165.6
168.0

344.6
166.5
166.6
168.6

3.9
4.0
4.2
3.2

0.5
.4
.6
.4

0.5
.4
.5
.7

0.0
.0
-.1
.0

0.5
.5
.6
-.1

12/77
12/77

227.6
145.7
232.0
154.1
241.0
122.9
159.9

229.1
146.5
233.4
154.7
242.0
123.7
161.5

2.7
2.0
2.9
.8
.9
.9
5.4

.7
.5
.6
.4
.4
.7
1.0

.4
.3
.8
-.3
-.7
-.6
.3

.0
.1
.2
.0
.5
.3
.1

.4
.0
-.2
.4
.4
.7
.7

12/77

280.4
277.5
142.9

282.9
276.5
143.6

1.3
-2.0
3.0

.9
-.4
.5

.3
1.6
.1

-.4
.0
.6

.5
-.4
.1

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

36

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

Feb.
1985

299.6

300.8

-1.1

4.2

2.2

307.3

308.6

-1.2

4.2

295.1

296.3

-3.9

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

310.7
166.9
147.4
191.7
150.3
163.8
263.0
158.1
157.6
167.3
172.0
167.8
167.7

311.9
167.3
149.1
194.1
150.2
164.2
262.8
160.5
159.7
166.8
171.5
169.2
167.7

12/77

165.5
265.5
274.7
271.3
279.8
258.6
291.8
244.5
258.6
289.6
172.8
257.1
279.2
233.5
113.1
325.0
254.1
141.2
269.2
266.6
155.6
136.2
144.4
215.1
212.0
139.5
141.8
400.1
134.0
164.3
152.1

Food
Food at home
1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
1

Cookies

Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ..
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage1
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats 1
Frankfurters 1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami 1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood
Eggs

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




37

6 months ending in—

3 months <snding in—
Jan.
1985

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

4.1

1.5

3.1

2.1

4.1

1.5

3.1

4.5

1.5

4.6

.2

3.0

4.1
6.6
.0
10.9
7.5
3.1
5.0
1.5
-1.0
.3
5.8
8.0
2.5

6.0
3.5
4.5
1.9
1.6
6.5
3.8
1.8
2.1
10.5
10.6
18.5
5.2

1.4
1.7
-.5
1.7
-3.1
3.0
4.4
.8
5.0
3.5
4.3
-2.4
1.0

6.0
4.2
9.1
11.2
-.8
5.3
2.3
7.6
7.1
6.7
1.9
17.8
2.4

5.0
5.0
2.2
6.3
4.5
4.8
4.4
1.7
.5
5.2
8.2
13.2
3.8

3.7
2.9
4.1
6.4
-2.0
4.1
3.4
4.1
6.0
5.1
3.1
7.2
1.7

164.9

2.6

9.7

5.0

2.7

6.1

3.9

264.9
273.7
270.1
276.8
256.7
288.4
240.3
256.4
283.3
171.0
258.0
277.1
238.5
114.6
322.1
258.8
139.1
269.6
268.0
156.6
136.2
143.6
217.0
214.0
141.3
142.3
396.1
133.2
160.9
158.3

-6.5
-4.2
-3.8
-10.5
-6.0
-13.8
-15.9
-17.1
-16.5
-9.0
6.6
13.7
4.8
22.7
-2.3
9.4
5.0
1.1
2.2
2.9
-.6
.3
-12.8
-19.6
-15.8
5.4
2.0
-1.5
5.7
-36.1

-2.7
.7
.5
-1.9
-2.0
-7.0
-2.4
6.0
6.7
-1.4
2.5
.4
21.8
-3.5
5.6
-.3
3.8
4.4
4.5
3.4
7.4
.0
-3.7
-8.6
-5.7
8.6
7.7
6.2
10.0
-46.9

-2.0
.0
.3
7.2
6.2
24.5
.2
-7.0
10.0
7.3
-11.2
-12.0
-17.2
-6.3
-9.6
-13.1
-13.1
.9
-4.4
2.6
.9
6.4
-5.7
-5.6
-9.3
-1.2
3.1
-4.1
6.2
-36.2

3.1
4.7
4.1
-1.6
-4.2
-10.1
-4.4
9.1
-2.1
.5
16.9
16.5
11.9
20.0
8.6
17.8
7.2
1.5
7.3
2.3
-1.5
-.8
12.1
1.9
8.6
35.5
4.5
2.1
3.3
-29.1

-4.6
-1.8
-1.7
-6.3
-4.0
-10.4
-9.4
-6.3
-5.6
-5.3
4.5
6.9
13.0
8.8
1.6
4.4
4.4
2.7
3.3
3.2
3.3
.1
-8.3
-14.3
-10.9
7.0
4.8
2.3
7.8
-41.8

.5
2.3
2.2
2.7
.9
5.8
-2.1
.7
3.8
3.9
1.9
1.2
-3.7
6.0
-.9
1.2
-3.5
1.2
1.3
2.5
-.3
2.7
2.8
-1.9
-.7
15.7
3.8
-1.0
4.8
-32.7

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Dairy products1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Butter1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables 1
Processed fruits
Frozen fruit and fruit juices
Fruit juices other than frozen
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1
Other canned and dried vegetables 1
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Other sweets 1
Fats and oils1
Margarine 1
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola
Roasted coffee 1
Freeze dried and instant coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared foods 1
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared foods 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods 1
Other canned and packaged prepared foods .

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




38

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—
6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

257.8
139.0
227.3
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

258.3
139.4
227.8
140.8
155.1
267.6
151.3
161.7
153.4

0.0
.9
.4
.6
.5
1.4
-1.6
2.9
1.6

2.6
1.8
1.5
1.2
5.7
16.3
5.9
2.6
3.6

7.3
10.0
11.2
6.9
4.8
7.4
5.2
1.5
7.5

3.3
-.6
-1.0
4.4
4.0
-5.6
2.1
12.2
5.7

1.3
1.3
.9
.9
3.1
8.6
2.0
2.7
2.6

5.3
4.6
4.9
5.6
4.4
.7
3.7
6.8
6.6

319.7
326.9
358.7
325.4
262.7
446.5
188.0
314.0
350.1
386.6
240.6
164.2
307.9
165.9
168.7
168.6
160.5
146.0
160.9
148.0
137.8

326.8
346.6
366.8
336.7
275.3
469.8
191.9
317.8
344.4
341.7
285.6
179.9
309.9
166.2
167.8
169.1
161.1
146.4
161.6
147.4
138.5

-19.6
-38.6
-4.9
-8.6
-42.9
32.9
-9.2
-48.1
-15.1
-49.3
-66.1
-64.5
8.9
10.9
24.5
12.5
4.1
4.3
3.4
8.3
2.7

22.2
38.0
10.7
13.4
53.1
101.0
-25.5
74.4
86.6
232.0
121.6
3.1
5.6
9.0
14.1
5.0
8.0
5.9
3.9
11.1
4.4

6.2
14.1
68.9
34.7
-21.3
28.8
151.0
-21.6
-53.2
43.4
-60.2
18.8
-3.6
1.5
-3.1
6.5
-7.2
-5.1
.3
-8.7
-6.2

8.2
12.7
21.6
6.7
61.8
39.5
26.4
-9.8
-.5
-8.3
71.1
.0
6.3
4.7
6.2
6.1
5.9
3.9
7.5
.8
3.5

-.9
-7.9
2.6
1.8
-6.5
63.5
-17.8
-4.9
25.9
29.7
-13.3
-39.5
7.3
10.0
19.2
8.7
6.1
5.1
3.6
9.7
3.5

7.2
13.4
43.3
19.9
12.8
34.0
78.1
-15.9
-31.7
14.7
-17.4
9.0
1.2
3.1
1.4
6.3
-.9
-.7
3.8
-4.1
-1.4

357.9
394.0
162.9
173.2
157.5
295.3
295.5
158.1
153.6
450.0
319.0
146.0
369.9
372.9
150.6
290.9
152.2
162.2
169.9
166.1
163.1
156.3
154.2

359.1
394.4
163.4
172.8
158.4
294.7
294.0
157.6
153.5
451.0
321.0
145.8
373.3
374.5
151.9
292.9
152.3
164.0
172.0
165.8
162.9
157.1
154.7

3.4
9.5
9.3
1.4
12.4
2.2
2.2
-1.0
3.3
1.6
.3
-2.4
5.1
6.4
6.0
3.4
2.8
3.1
4.9
4.8
2.0
3.1
4.9

4.5
2.6
7.0
-3.0
3.6
19.1
20.4
4.3
24.8
1.7
-1.0
.0
7.3
7.7
6.4
4.4
5.0
10.3
4.6
7.1
4.9
-1.0
1.8

.9
-1.4
2.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.3
-4.0
5.9
-6.3
3.4
2.7
-2.9
-.1
3.3
7.8
.4
7.2
.7
2.1
-2.6
2.3
.0
1.0

4.2
4.1
2.7
2.6
7.7
3.0
4.8
6.1
.8
2.8
7.7
-2.4
3.8
2.8
1.6
5.8
5.1
6.3
5.5
5.2
2.2
3.9
2.6

3.9
6.0
8.2
-.8
7.9
10.3
10.9
1.6
13.6
1.7
-.4
-1.2
6.2
7.1
6.2
3.9
3.9
6.6
4.8
6.0
3.4
1.0
3.3

2.6
1.3
2.7
.6
1.0
-.2
.3
6.0
-2.8
3.1
5.2
-2.7
1.8
3.1
4.6
3.1
6.2
3.5
3.8
1.2
2.2
1.9
1.8

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted,
U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey 1
Wine 1
Other alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts 1
Imported food and fishery products
1

Other
index
base

Feb.
1985

343.0
165.5
165.4
168.5

344.6
166.3
166.4
168.4

4.8
5.1
5.1
3.7

3.9
4.0
4.3
3.9

2.9
3.5
3.2
2.2

12/77
12/77

228.5
146.6
234.1
154.1
241.0
122.9
160.1

229.3
146.6
233.6
154.7
242.0
123.7
161.3

1.6
1.1
2.3
.5
-.8
-1.0
5.6

2.9
1.7
3.0
1.6
3.9
.3
7.4

12/77

280.4
277.5
142.5

281.8
276.5
142.6

-4.2
-3.9
1.7

4.9
-5.3
4.1

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

39

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

May
1984

Aug.
1984

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

4.2
3.4
3.9
2.7

4.3
4.6
4.7
3.8

3.5
3.5
3.6
2.4

3.6
3.1
3.2
.8
-.5
3.0
4.1

2.7
1.9
3.0
.3
1.2
1.3
4.3

2.3
1.4
2.7
1.0
1.5
-.3
6.5

3.1
2.5
3.1
.5
.3
2.1
4.2

2.6
-3.6
2.9

1.9
5.2
3.1

.2
-4.6
2.9

2.2
.7
3.0

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Other
index
base

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1
Television and sound equipment 1
Television 1
Sound equipment 1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer 1
Laundry equipment 1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

_
2.7
3.0
1.4
3.1
1.8
2.9
.6

0.4
.6
.5
.5
.8
1.1
.1
.4
.6
.6
.5
.2
.2
.1
_2
-.5
1.8
.3

0.2
.4
.5
.5
.5
.0
.1
_
_
.4
.3
.6
1.3
.1
.0
-.2

0.1
.3
.3
.4
-.4
-.9
-.1
.0
.2
.2
.1
.3
.0
.6
1.0
4.8
-.7
-.3

0.4
.6
.5
.5
.6
.6
.1
.4
.6
.6
.5
.2
.2
.1
-.2
-.5
1.8
.3

387.5
480.3
625.7
631.3
195.5
442.3
351.7
574.3
235.1
189.5
164.9
116.6
123.9
395.0
108.4
108.2

.9
.3
-9.5
-10.8
-1.3
3.4
5.5
.7
2.6
1.1
3.3
-5.0
1.5
5.8
6.4
6.8

-.2
_^
.3
.4
-.3
-.2
.5
-1.0
-.5
- 9
-1.6
.1
.0
.4
1.1
.7

-.3
-.4
-.6
-.6
.2
-.3
-.6
.1
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.1
-1.0
.4
.5
.2

.0
-.2
-2.5
-2.9
-.5
.5
.5
.4
.6
.2
.4
.0
-.1
1.3
1.2
1.3

-.4
-.3
-1.7
-1.6
-.9
.1
.6
-.5
-.5
-.9
-1.6
.1
.0
.4
1.1
.7

242.6
198.3
247.9
147.9
162.3
221.5
151.2
120.7
126.9
144.6
147.9
98.6
90.5
106.4
189.2
203.3
147.9
119.8
120.7

2.2
1.2
5.3
6.8
3.6
3.6
4.1
2.0
1.0
6.4
-2.8
-4.7
-6.4
-3.4
-1.5
.7
.5
-4.4
-4.5

.9
1.0
3.1
5.5
.6
.5
.5
-.4
.6
1.2
.5
.5
-.2
1.1
.4
-.1
.1
.6
1.0

.1
.1
.3
-1.6
2.2
-.5
.1
-.2
-1.2
-.7
-.5
-.7
.7
-1.5
-.3
.3
-.1
-.8
-.3

.1
-.3
-.4
-.6
-1.0
-.4
-3.8
.6
-.2
2.4

Mill
Mill
Mill

240.4
196.3
240.5
140.2
161.3
220.4
150.5
121.2
126.2
142.9
147.1
98.1
90.7
105.2
188.5
203.5
147.8
119.1
119.5

-.1
-.7
.2
-.1
-.1
-.7
.2
-.6

.7
.8
1.0
3.1
.6
1.3
.5
.2
.6
1.2
.5
.5
-.2
1.1
.4
-.1
.1
.6
1.0

Mill

118.4

118.7

-4.3

.3

-1.3

.9

.3

12/84

12/82
12/77
12/84
12/84
12/84

12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/83
12/83

12/77
Mill
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

6/78

1

Unadjusted indexes

40

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

335.7
360.0
100.4
256.3
377.8
393.4
114.5
163.5
100.2
100.2
100.1
360.9
407.8
260.8
152.5
128.4
141.0
144.8

337.2
362.0
100.9
257.5
380.8
397.8
114.6
164.2
100.8
100.8
100.6
361.5
408.8
261.1
152.2
127.8
143.5
145.2

4.0
5.3
6.0
5.5
5.3
7.7
1.9
_

388.3
480.7
623.9
628.8
196.1
443.2
350.1
580.2
236.3
191.3
167.6
116.5
123.9
393.3
107.2
107.4

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

_ -j

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housefumishings—Continued:
Other household equipment 1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment 1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap '
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, and jackets
Coats and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts
Furnishings
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery
Suits
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories
Infants' and toddlers' 1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

12/77

141.0

142.6

2.2

1.1

0.6

0.2

1.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

140.5
131.0
142.8
144.6
306.9
303.3
156.9
156.4
149.1
158.0
141.6
331.8
337.5

142.4
133.2
144.0
146.0
308.5
304.3
157.2
158.3
149.0
158.4
143.9
334.9
349.8

3.5
4.0
-.1
3.5
3.9
4.1
2.6
6.2
2.8
3.7
4.0
3.0
3.6

1.4
1.7
.8
1.0
.5
.3
.2
1.2
-.1
.3
1.6
.9
3.6

3.0
-.1
-1.7
2.9
.1
1.2
.0
-.1
-.2
-.4
.4
.1
.0

-1.0
-1.1
1.3
.2
.6
.7
.8
.5
.2
1.3
1.5
.2
.0

1.4
1.7
.8
1.0
.2
.3
.2
1.2
-.1
.3
.8
.9
3.6

12/77
12/77

178.2
152.6

180.9
153.4

5.2
4.7

1.5
.5

.3
-.1

.7
-.1

1.5
.5

12/77
Mill
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

198.5
185.1
180.9
193.6
122.5
105.6
104.4
145.2
129.9
122.4
123.2
118.0
133.9
123.4
162.1
108.3
164.6
154.8

200.7
187.2
183.1
193.1
122.2
105.5
103.3
144.8
130.5
121.6
122.8
117.3
134.5
122.8
165.8
110.9
166.3
159.7
98.7
138.5
100.2
107.7
100.1
102.3
129.5
310.1
203.0
119.5
136.7
210.8
138.5
139.7
120.8
313.6
187.3
165.2

2.7
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.8
4.2
2.0
2.5
1.3
3.2
.9
-2.8
2.0
3.2
3.2
3.5
-.4
3.9
5.8
2.4
5.5
2.0
3.6
-.4
3.4
4.4
-.7
-1.3
-.4
1.8
1.2
4.3
.4
5.4
4.9
6.2

1.1
1.1
1.2
-.3
-.2
-.1
-1.1
-.3
.5
-.7
-.3
-.6
.4
-.5
2.3
2.4
1.0
3.2
2.3
.9
7.7
1.7
5.6
-.8
.7
3.5
1.6
.3
2.1
.6
.0
.9
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0

-.1
-.2
-.3
.1
-.1
.2
-.2
-.1
-.7
.2
.5
-.5
.7
1.1
-.4
-.6
-1.9
.6
.4
.2
-1.2
-.4
-.5
.7
-.9
.3
-1.0
1.8
-2.1
.0
-.2
-.5
.2
.4
.2
.1

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

41

96.5
137.3
93.0
105.9
94.8
103.1
128.6
299.7
199.9
119.1
133.9
209.5
138.5
138.4
119.5
310.2
185.3
163.5

Jan.
1985

-.2
.1
.6
1.1
.5
-1.6
_ -j

.5
-1.6
-3.6
.1
-.8
-.3
-.3
-4.5
1.0
-1.8
.8
-2.4
-.3
-1.9
-.5
1.3
-1.1
-.5
-1.2
-.3
-.4
.2
.1
-1.2
.4
.2
.6

.9
1.0
1.0
.0
.0
-.3
.3
-.3
2.4
-.6
- 3
.4
.5
-.4
1.4
1.3
1.4
2.0
2.7
.2
3.9
2.1
5.9
-.7
1.5
3.5
1.6
.3
2.1
.8
-.2
.9
1.4

1.0

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other pnvate transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.1
-.1
.4
.3
.8
.5
-1.4
-1.4
-1.6
-1.4
-.9
.4
.9

0.2
.2
.1
.0
.3
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.1
-.5
.3
.2

0.3
.3
.3
.4
.8
1.7
-1.3
-1.4
-1.8
-1.4
-1.6
.2
.5

0.1
.1
.8
.8
.8
2.0
-2.3
-2.3
-2.5
-2.3
-.9
.3
.9

3.6
2.6
3.2
6.2
.4
1.6
.2
-.1
1.1
7.3
8.2
5.7
6.9
9.3
4.2
1.7
5.2
3.8
6.7
6.6
1.6
2.1
4.5

.2
.3
.6
.2
.9
.5
1.0
1.6
-.3
.0
.4
-.9
.4
.0
.0
.0
1.1
.0
-.1
-.9
.0
.5
.0

.1
.1
.4
.5
.6
.5
.6
.6
.4
.5
1.2
-.8
.3
.0
.0
.0
.6
.2
.1
1.7
.2
.1
1.3

.1
.1
.4
.5
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.1
-.3
.6
1.5
-.8
.1
.1
.5
.0
.1
.4
.7
.9
.1
.7
.5

.2
.3
.4
.2
.9
.5
1.0
1.6
-.3
.0
.4
-.9
.4
.0
.0
.0
1.1
.0
-.1
-.9
.0
.5
.0

392.0
249.6
249.2
174.7
223.1
177.8

5.6
7.0
9.3
5.4
15.7
8.2

.7
.6
.9
.2
1.3
1.4

.4
.9
1.0
.5
1.3
.3

.3
.2
.6
-.2
1.1
.6

.5
.7
.4
.2
.8
1.4

231.2
198.7

232.2
200.3

10.9
7.7

.4
.8

1.8
.5

.6
.8

.1
.8

181.2
168.2
141.4
275.8
161.6
420.1
357.2
390.2
337.2
162.3
498.8
216.9
687.0
214.2

184.0
168.9
143.0
276.2
162.8
423.1
359.7
393.9
338.0
164.3
502.3
218.1
690.3
215.5

8.0
5.2
4.4
5.7
4.6
5.3
5.7
5.2
6.4
6.0
4.9
6.7
6.1
7.2

1.5
.4
1.1
.1
.7
.7
.7
.9
.2
1.2
.7
.6
.5
.6

.6
.5
-.2
.8
.2
.4
.5
.4
.3
.4
.2
.6
.3
.8

1.1
.2
A
.3
-.2
.3
.4
.0
.6
2.5
.3
.3
.4
.3

1.1
.4
1.1
.1
.7
.4
.4
.4
.2
1.2
.4
.4
.3
.4

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
104.2
382.8
359.0
358.2
198.2
206.4
92.4
347.9
175.5

316.3
312.2
212.8
213.1
105.0
384.6
354.0
353.2
195.0
203.5
91.6
349.2
177.0

2.6
2.7
3.3
3.1
4.4
7.7
-4.6
-4.7
-5.8
-4.7
-2.4
3.3
4.7

174.2
156.4
165.4
284.7
204.2
154.5
128.6
174.9
133.6
308.6
343.9
169.2
159.8
213.1
164.9
142.3
178.0
384.2
454.1
459.3
346.7
322.4
390.7

174.5
156.8
166.4
285.2
206.1
155.2
129.9
177.7
133.2
308.7
345.2
167.7
160.4
213.1
164.9
142.3
180.0
384.2
453.8
455.2
346.8
324.1
390.7

12/77
12/77
12/77

389.3
248.0
247.0
174.3
220.2
175.3

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

12/83

1/76
1/76
8/81
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill

42

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Jan.
1985

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense '
Entertainment services 1
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs '
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
1

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Feb.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

256.6
251.1
168.8
321.0
176.6
133.9
136.8
115.5
199.8
134.3
141.0
134.1
136.1
156.3
267.4
167.6
159.1
138.4

256.9
251.9
170.7
323.5
179.4
133.7
136.6
115.8
200.9
132.9
141.1
134.3
136.3
156.3
266.8
167.5
158.1
138.6

3.7
2.7
4.5
4.2
4.7
2.6
4.5
.4
-.7
-1.0
1.7
.4
2.5
3.6
5.4
5.0
7.4
3.1

0.1
.3
1.1
.8
1.6
-.1
-.1
.3
.6
-1.0
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.6
.1

0.6
.6
.6
.3
1.0
-.1
-.3
-.3
.6
-1.8
.6
.6
.9
.5
.6
.4
.8
1.1

0.4
.0
.4
.2
.7
.3
1.0
-.5
.0
.2
-.3
-1.1
.0
.6
.7
.5
1.4
-.1

-0.3
-.3
1.1
.8
1.6
-.8
-.1
.3
.0
-1.0
-.5
-.4
-1.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.6
.1

315.6
320.8
329.2
161.5
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

317.1
323.0
331.4
163.0
275.9
275.9
156.1
173.5

6.0
5.9
6.0
4.5
3.7
2.7
1.5
4.3

.5
.7
.7
.9
.4
.5
.3
1.2

.2
.0
.0
.5
.1
.1
_3

1.0
2.1
2.2
.0
.2
.1
-.1
.8

.6
.7
.7
.6
.4
.5
.3
1.2

156.3
158.5
275.7
276.7
154.9
387.9
345.5
398.3
202.3
202.2
202.9
211.0

156.8
158.9
276.3
277.1
155.5
389.3
348.7
399.4
202.5
202.5
202.9
212.7

3.4
1.7
4.7
4.3
5.4
9.2
8.4
9.4
10.4
10.7
9.7
6.2

.3
.3
.2
.1
.4
.4
.9
.3
.1
.1
.0

.3
-.5
.2
.3
.0
.7
.7
.6
.9
.8
.9
.2

.0
.1
.3
.0
.7
.8
.8
.7
.7
.6

.3
.3
.2
.1
.4
.8
.7
.9
.9
1.0

355.0
357.6
383.3

350.2
356.7
386.6

-4.5
3.2
3.4

-1.4
-.3

-1.3
.0
.2

-2.2
.1
.9

Jan.
1985

.7

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

43

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent r e n t 1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment 1 .
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 ....
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

0.7
.6
_
6.1
10.3
12.4
.0
-3.2
_
_
3.6
6.0
-2.8
-3.7
-4.4
7.4
-5.2

10.7
14.6
_
6.3
6.6
6.4
.8
7.2
_
_
2.7
2.8
2.1
3.3
-2.9
2.6
5.2

1.7
1.8
_
6.0
2.7
1.7
33.6
1.7
_
_
1.2
1.2
1.4
4.7
-2.9
-2.2
3.7

3.0
5.1
_
5.6
2.7
1.0
.0
2.2
_
_
3.4
2.2
5.2
8.6
18.8
4.3
-.8

5.6
7.4
6.2
8.5
9.3
.4
1.9
_
_
3.2
4.4
-.4
-.3
-3.6
4.9
-.1

2.4
3.5
5.8
2.7
1.4
15.6
2.0
_
_
2.3
1.7
3.3
6.6
7.4
1.0
1.4

390.4
483.4
615.9
620.1
193.4
448.2
357.6
584.9
236.3
191.3
167.6
116.5
123.9
393.3
107.2
107.4

389.0
482.0
605.7
610.0
191.7
448.6
359.6
581.9
235.1
189.5
164.9
116.6
123.9
395.0
108.4
108.2

1.0
.9
-9.2
-11.2
4.8
4.1
8.0
-.5
1.2
-.2
-1.5
.7
2.6
5.5
6.0
1.6

5.5
5.9
-10.1
-11.8
.2
11.0
14.5
6.7
4.4
3.7
13.2
-19.5
6.3
5.4
5.5
9.8

-.1
-1.9
-.5
-.4
-5.0
-2.2
-1.8
-2.9
5.1
5.4
8.6
.3
1.3
3.8
2.3
6.7

-2.7
-3.3
-17.5
-18.8
-4.9
1.2
2.0
-.3
-.3
-4.3
-5.8
.0
-4.1
8.8
11.9
9.4

3.2
3.4
-9.6
-11.5
2.5
7.5
11.2
3.0
2.8
1.7
5.6
-10.0
4.5
5.4
5.8
5.6

-1.4
-2.6
-9.4
-10.1
-4.9
-.5
.1
-1.6
2.3
.4
1.1
.2
-1.4
6.3
7.0
8.0

12/77
12/77
12/77

241.2
197.3
244.9
143.8
161.3
221.5
150.5
121.7
126.2
144.5
147.1
98.1
90.7
105.2
188.5
203.5
147.8
119.1
119.5

242.9
198.9
247.4
148.2
162.3
224.4
151.2
122.0
126.9
146.2
147.9
98.6
90.5
106.4
189.2
203.3
147.9
119.8
120.7

1.4
.8
6.1
4.1
6.0
3.0
14.2
3.4
10.9
2.9
-2.3
-6.0
-6.5
-6.0
.4
1.2
1.4
-.3
-.6

1.7
.0
8.8
15.4
-.3
3.3
-4.7
4.0
-2.8
5.6
-7.2
-7.3
-9.7
-5.1
-6.9
-3.7
-3.5
-10.7
-13.8

2.5
1.6
2.5
4.8
1.5
6.9
23.1
-2.0
-.6
5.2
-1.3
-4.3
-8.4
-1.9
.6
5.3
7.9
-5.8
-3.2

3.5
2.5
3.6
3.3
7.5
1.4
-12.4
2.7
-3.1
12.1
-.3
-1.2
-.9
-.7
.0
.2
-3.2
-.3
.3

1.5
.4
7.4
9.6
2.8
3.2
4.3
3.7
3.9
4.3
-4.8
-6.6
-8.1
-5.5
-3.3
-1.3
-1.1
-5.7
-7.5

3.0
2.0
3.1
4.0
4.5
4.1
3.8
.3
-1.9
8.6
-.8
-2.8
-4.7
-1.3
.3
2.1
2.2
-3.1
-1.5

12/77

118.4

118.7

.3

-7.2

-8.9

-1.0

-3.5

-5.0

12/82
Mill
12/84
12/84
12/84

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
1

12/83
12/83

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Nov.
1984

337.4
362.0
101.0
257.5
382.3
401.0
114.6
164.2
100.8
100.8
100.6
361.5
408.8
261.1
152.2
127.8
143.5
145.2

12/84

1

Aug.
1984

336.1
360.0
100.5
256.3
380.1
398.6
114.5
163.5
100.2
100.2
100.1
360.9
407.8
260.8
152.5
128.4
141.0
144.8

6/78

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment 1
Television and sound equipment 1
Television 1
Sound equipment 1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer 1
Laundry equipment 1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

44

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Housefumishings—Continued:
Other household equipment1
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and
outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ....
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents 1
Other laundry and cleaning products 1
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1
Miscellaneous household products 1
Lawn and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning
services 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
:
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, and jackets
Coats and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts
Furnishings
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery

Suits
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories
Infants' and toddlers' 1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials and notions 1
Jewelry and luggage 1
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and drycleaning other than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Other
index
base

Feb.
1985

12/77

141.0

142.6

-0.3

-1.4

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

140.5
131.0
142.8
144.6
306.9
303.3
156.9
156.4
149.1
158.0
142.9
331.8
337.5

142.4
133.2
144.0
146.0
307.6
304.3
157.2
158.3
149.0
158.4
144.0
334.9
349.8

3.5
11.0
-3.0
-4.2
2.2
1.9
-3.1
7.4
1.9
4.3
-5.4
2.0
.0

178.2
152.6

180.9
153.4

201.3
188.0
184.0
195.8
123.9
108.1
106.7
145.2
129.1
123.5
124.4
120.7
134.6
123.3
167.3
111.9
169.5
161.9
99.5
138.8
98.8
108.5
98.7
105.6
129.6
299.7
199.9
119.1
133.9
210.6
139.5
138.4
120.8
310.8
185.5
163.5

203.2
189.8
185.8
195.8
123.9
107.8
107.0
144.8
132.2
122.7
124.0
121.2
135.3
122.8
169.7
113.4
171.8
165.1
102.2
139.1
102.7
110.8
104.5
104.9
131.5
310.1
203.0
119.5
136.7
212.3
139.2
139.7
122.5
313.6
186.9
165.2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

45

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

2.6

8.3

-0.9

5.4

-4.3
-5.1
.3
.9
5.5
.7
3.7
4.6
5.6
5.8
5.4
2.3
.0

1.5
8.9
.8
1.1
4.0
4.7
6.1
6.4
3.8
.3
5.6
2.6
.0

14.0
1.8
1.7
17.6
3.9
9.3
3.9
6.6
-.3
4.4

-.4
2.7
-1.4
-1.7
3.8

15.4

1.3
.3
6.0
3.8
5.0
-.1
2.2
.0

7.6
5.3
1.3
9.1
3.9
7.0
5.0
6.5
1.8
2.3
8.3
3.7
7.4

3.1
4.4

4.5
5.2

3.0
8.0

10.6
1.3

3.8
4.8

6.7
4.6

-.4
-1.5
-2.0

3.9
3.3
3.8
7.8
4.7
6.6
11.0
-.6
1.9
3.4

4.9
5.5
5.8
2.9
3.3
.0

3.0
1.9
2.0
.4
2.0
4.2
2.3
-7.9
6.6
.3
-5.6

1.7

4.0
3.7
3.9
1.7
2.6
2.1
5.0
2.1
1.8
4.2
-2.1
-11.7
5.7
4.5
7.5
6.7
-2.0
7.7
18.2
2.5
13.7
6.8
11.2
1.3
7.7
7.6
-1.8
-4.5
-.6
2.4
-1.0
7.4
2.5
4.9
4.8
4.9

May
1984

-1.5
1.0
6.3

-12.0
6.7
-.3
1.4
-6.4
-9.9
-2.4
-7.5
-3.1
-1.8
-8.3

6.7
-11.5
3.0
.8
-7.2
-11.4

-9.2
1.3
-5.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.9
2.9
2.4
2.6
4.4
4.8
5.8

Aug.
1984

15.4

27.1
-.9
11.8
1.2
2.2
11.9
-5.8
1.3
1.8
-5.2
2.3
5.4
5.6
-2.5
8.3
-.2
2.7
-1.4
.6
3.8
.3
-5.7
7.4
5.2
9.4

Nov.
1984

7.9

13.2
-2.7
8.2
1.6
-9.6
5.6

9.7
12.0
11.8
18.4
.8
32.8
.0
27.8
7.7
8.3
4.7
7.5
4.4
-3.5

-12.2
.3
3.5
-1.1
13.1
3.7
3.0

4.9
3.0

11.0
4.9

-13.8
5.8
-.3
3.1

1.8
-18.8
15.1
5.3
5.0
1.2
6.0

14.1
-1.9
8.0
11.0
-.2
3.8
-1.4
1.3
-.9
2.0
1.3
6.8
4.6
6.8

3.1
2.8
6.5

-1.1
3.0
.8
2.4
3.9
7.0
-1.7
1.7

-1.0
.2
1.3
.3
-5.3
2.4
-2.2
-2.6
-3.3
-2.1
-.6
1.3
.5
2.0

-.1
1.3
3.4
1.3

-1.6
5.9
5.0
7.6

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Other
index
base

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Feb.
1985

May
1984

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

317.5
313.5
210.5
210.9
104.2
382.8
365.2
364.4
201.8
210.0
92.4
348.2
175.5

317.7
313.8
212.2
212.5
105.0
390.5
356.9
356.0
196.8
205.1
91.6
349.2
177.0

7.4
7.7
1.2
1.0
2.0
22.5
3.5
3.6
4.3
4.3
6.1
3.0
4.6

-1.3
-1.8
3.5
3.7
.0
.4
-14.1
-14.5
-16.2
-15.2
-7.3
3.7
2.8

3.2
3.3
3.5
2.9
8.2
-5.9
7.7
8.4
7.1
7.7
3.9
3.4
5.2

1.9
2.1
5.1
4.8
7.6
16.1
-13.5
-14.2
-16.1
-13.5
-11.3
3.2
6.3

3.0
2.8
2.4
2.3
1.0
10.9
-5.7
-5.9
-6.5
-5.9
-.9
3.3
3.7

2.6
2.7
4.3
3.9
7.9
4.5
-3.5
-3.6
-5.2
-3.5
-4.0
3.3
5.8

174.2
156.4
165.6
284.7
204.2
154.5
128.6
174.9
133.6
308.6
343.9
169.2
159.8
213.1
164.9
142.3
178.0
384.2
454.1
459.3
346.7
322.4
390.7

174.5
156.8
166.2
285.2
206.1
155.2
129.9
177.7
133.2
308.7
345.2
167.7
160.4
213.1
164.9
142.3
180.0
384.2
453.8
455.2
346.8
324.1
390.7

3.4
3.2
2.5
4.2
-1.9
-.5
-2.1
-4.9
4.6
5.5
4.9
8.3
3.2
9.8
.0
1.4
3.8
3.1
6.2
2.1
.9
1.0
.0

3.6
2.6
4.3
6.8
-1.9
1.8
-2.5
-3.8
.0
8.3
1.9
16.5
17.1
19.8
8.3
.3
8.8
9.7
18.4
11.7
4.4
1.8
9.3

6.0
2.9
1.2
9.1
.6
3.2
.0
.0
.6
10.9
13.9
9.1
4.7
8.1
6.6
5.2
.7
.4
.1
6.0
.1
.5
1.7

1.6
1.8
4.7
4.8
5.2
2.1
5.7
8.8
-.9
4.5
12.9
-9.4
3.0
.4
2.0
.0
7.7
2.3
2.9
6.8
1.0
5.1
7.4

3.5
2.9
3.4
5.5
-1.9
.7
-2.3
-4.3
2.3
6.9
3.4
12.3
10.0
14.7
4.1
.9
6.3
6.3
12.1
6.8
2.7
1.4
4.5

3.8
2.3
3.0
6.9
2.9
2.6
2.8
4.3
-.1
7.7
13.4
-.6
3.8
4.2
4.3
2.6
4.1
1.4
1.5
6.4
.6
2.8
4.5

12/77
12/77
12/77

388.4
248.7
248.2
174.3
221.3
175.3

390.2
250.4
249.2
174.7
223.1
177.8

6.1
6.5
9.4
6.2
16.5
7.2

5.5
6.4
8.7
4.1
16.0
7.6

5.8
7.8
10.8
9.2
16.1
8.0

4.7
7.5
8.4
2.1
13.8
9.8

5.8
6.4
9.1
5.1
16.3
7.4

5.3
7.7
9.6
5.6
14.9
8.9

12/77
12/77

233.3
198.7

233.6
200.3

7.4
11.4

10.1
3.8

15.8
7.5

10.6
8.4

8.7
7.6

13.2
7.9

12/77
12/77
12/77

182.7
168.2
141.4
275.8
161.6
418.8
357.2
390.2
337.2
162.3
496.3
215.8
682.2
213.3

184.7
168.9
143.0
276.2
162.8
420.6
358.6
391.9
338.0
164.3
498.3
216.6
684.1
214.2

7.4
7.9
3.5
10.0
6.0
5.9
5.8
6.5
4.9
2.6
6.2
7.9
8.5
8.0

4.4
3.7
3.2
4.1
3.6
5.3
5.5
5.8
6.6
1.5
5.2
7.4
7.9
6.0

8.2
4.2
5.6
3.4
5.4
5.4
6.6
4.9
9.5
3.1
4.2
6.6
4.7
8.6

11.9
4.9
5.2
5.2
3.3
4.6
5.1
3.5
4.5
17.5
3.9
5.1
3.6
6.2

5.9
5.8
3.4
7.0
4.8
5.6
5.6
6.2
5.7
2.1
5.7
7.6
8.2
7.0

10.0
4.5
5.4
4.3
4.3
5.0
5.8
4.2
7.0
10.1
4.1
5.9
4.2
7.4

12/83

1/76
1/76
8/81
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

46

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco products 1
Cigarettes 1
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1
Dental and shaving products 1
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 .
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1
Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—
6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

257.7
252.4
168.8
321.0
176.6
134.4
136.8
115.5
200.8
134.3
141.9
135.2
137.9
156.3
267.4
167.6
159.1
138.4

257.0
251.6
170.7
323.5
179.4
133.3
136.6
115.8
200.9
132.9
141.2
134.7
136.4
156.3
266.8
167.5
158.1
138.6

3.1
2.3
-1.9
3.5
-9.0
4.1
7.2
.7
-2.2
.3
2.6
2.4

315.1
320.8
329.2
162.3
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

317.0
323.0
331.4
163.2
275.9
275.9
156.1
173.5

4.1
.7
.5
2.3
2.1
-.6

156.3
158.5
275.7
276.7
154.9
384.7
341.4
395.1
200.1
200.0
200.3
211.0

156.8
158.9
276.3
277.1
155.5
387.9
343.9
398.6
201.9
201.9
202.1
212.7

2.7
-2.3
4.8
3.5
7.5
11.4
10.1
11.6
13.1
14.5

361.1
359.8
383.3

353.0
360.3
386.6

3.5
3.1
4.3

May
1984

1.8
.0
4.2
2.0
8.4
3.3

-1.0
-3.3

10.4
8.4

Aug.
1984

Nov.
1984

Feb.
1985

Aug.
1984

Feb.
1985

-1.3
.6

-3.5
-.9
4.7
4.3
3.2
6.6
4.8

3.9
3.0
2.5
3.2
1.3
3.1
4.6
1.0
-3.1
-.3
2.5
.6
3.8
4.4
5.5
1.9
12.5
3.6

3.8
2.4
6.5
5.3
8.3
2.0
4.4
-.2
1.8
-1.6
.9
.0
1.0
2.7
5.2
8.2
2.6
2.6

11.2
6.3
4.6
4.7
5.0
1.7

4.2
1.0
.9
5.1
5.3
3.9
2.3
8.2

7.7
11.5
11.9
4.3
2.8
2.8
-.3
11.3

6.0
5.6
5.7
4.3
3.3
2.0
2.0
-.8

5.9
6.2
6.3
4.7
4.0
3.3
1.0
9.8

4.8
7.1
4.4
4.9
3.8
9.3
9.7
9.3
10.6
10.6
8.8
5.4

3.4
2.8
6.7
7.0
5.9
7.0
4.2
7.5
7.9
8.1
9.0
4.3

2.6
-.5
2.8
1.9
4.5
9.4
9.6
9.2
10.1
9.7
11.0
6.9

3.7
2.3
4.6
4.2
5.6
10.3

12.5
9.6
6.9

3.0
1.1
4.7
4.4
5.2
8.2
6.8
8.4
9.0
8.9
10.0
5.6

-13.9

8.1
-1.1
1.7

-13.7

-5.6
6.6
3.5

-3.4
-.1
3.3

4.7
3.6
7.1
2.8
12.8
2.1
2.1
1.4
-4.1
-.9
2.3

-1.2
5.8
9.0
6.9
1.8
16.7
3.9
8.0
10.7

10.3
2.7

4.7
3.8
4.4
5.3
3.1
6.8
6.4
1.7
1.2
7.7
2.6
3.6
3.0
.8

6.1
13.6

2.9
1.1
8.6
5.2
13.8
-2.7
2.4
-2.0
2.4

-10.1
-.8

.9
5.0

9.9
10.4
11.8

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

47

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

315.3

315.5

316.1

317.4

3.5

0.6

0.4

3.6

0.3

0.2

313.9
308.7
311.7
308.0
306.0

314.0
309.1
311.1
308.0
305.1

315.1
310.9
313.0
308.4
306.3

316.7
313.7
314.1
310.2
309.2

3.8
3.5
4.6
3.7
4.3

.9
1.5
1.0
.7
1.3

.5
.9
.4
.6
.9

3.2
3.2
4.6
3.7
4.0

.4
.7
.4
.1
.1

.4
.6
.6
.1
.4

2.5
2.5
4.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
3.4
3.6
4.0
4.1
5.2
3.5
3.6

.3
.0
.5
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.1
.7

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Nov.
1984

Area 2
U.S. city average
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif .
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

11/77

278.3
315.2
309.4
325.1
350.6
168.6
324.6
301.5
306.8
313.3
364.1
319.5
314.6

277.5
315.3
307.8
325.4
349.4
168.3
324.3
301.1
304.8
309.1
363.7
318.1
315.1

318.2
303.4
339.7
330.7
289.8
333.4
313.7
327.9
322.1
325.8

322.6
301.3
340.4
333.2
292.6
333.6
314.6
330.4
323.8
328.7

4.3
3.7
2.8
3.3
4.2
3.1
2.7
3.4
2.6
5.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

166.9
170.4
170.8
170.2

168.2
171.2
171.5
171.3

3.6
3.0
3.3
4.3

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

167.0
172.5
170.8
168.7
169.3

168.5
173.1
171.8
169.7
169.4

4.0
3.5
3.5
3.3
2.6

Region '
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




48

1.4
-.7
.2
.8
1.0
.1
.3
.8
.5

1.4
.1
.4
-.2

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
12/77
12/77
12/77

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

-

164.3
173.2
170.3
172.1
169.9
169.2
172.0
170.9
174.4
166.4
170.2
162.9
169.7
167.6
170.4
170.1

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
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:




_

165.5
174.3
171.0
173.5
171.5
169.7
173.0
172.0
175.8
166.7
171.2
164.2
170.3
168.2
170.1
170.0

3.8
3.3
3.2
4.7
3.4
2.7
3.7
4.1
3.1
2.6
3.6
4.2
3.3
2.7
2.1
3.2

0.7
.6
.4
.8
.9
.3
.6
.6
.8
.2
.6
.8
.4
.4
-.2
-.1

i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

Northeast/A .
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B .
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C .
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

i

Region/population size class
cross classification 3

-

-

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI
program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national
index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to
substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the
national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than
the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPi for use in escalator clauses.

49

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Area 2

298.6

313.7

267.0

259.2

333.0

359.8

269.0
310.9
299.2
282.2
297.8
282.5
321.3
311.3
299.6
293.3
286.3
335.8
313.1
293.8
300.8
159.9
286.7
296.7
308.6
292.5
295.9
281.6
290.9
295.8
293.2
306.8
281.0
323.1

275.8
312.9
325.2
309.1
289.7
302.3
361.7
323.4
314.0
299.3
325.2
313.5
317.6
309.3
324.1
163.6
322.0
342.1
316.2
296.1
321.1
304.9
314.5
336.7
320.8
327.1
298.4
338.6

245.7
248.5
265.3
269.1
264.4
265.9
271.4
292.7
247.3
259.3
261.3
310.2
275.2
254.5
274.6
151.5
266.4
252.7
268.3
281.5
269.4
252.6
278.1
237.8
263.9
277.2
249.1
279.7

248.4
299.0
250.2
235.4
257.9
248.2
263.8
270.0
271.4
274.3
252.1
297.4
298.1
269.8
253.8
153.6
266.0
280.0
270.1
245.4
250.2
230.1
222.4
281.7
247.0
252.7
240.7
247.1

260.1
367.9
346.0
302.7
341.6
302.2
353.4
325.2
325.5
313.4
282.3
394.5
345.1
347.7
299.7
190.4
301.7
308.6
361.2
325.3
312.4
316.6
308.1
357.6
310.3
342.2
258.6
386.2

330.7
387.7
362.7
326.6
367.2
331.0
411.4
369.3
372.6
358.7
353.2
388.6
363.9
336.4
373.2
154.8
317.2
339.2
382.4
340.1
369.3
337.7
364.2
353.9
355.1
375.2
375.7
409.4

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

153.6
149.8
156.0
158.5

163.0
165.4
166.2
171.9

150.1
145.8
148.2
151.8

144.0
142.2
151.9
149.4

174.1
163.4
178.8
175.4

146.1
145.0
151.0
155.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

152.9
155.1
155.9
153.2
153.8

163.4
168.7
166.4
166.7
165.6

149.1
147.4
149.2
147.9
151.6

147.8
147.4
147.9
143.6
144.5

165.1
175.2
181.7
174.0
171.9

148.3
151.2
149.3
147.7
147.0

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




50

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B ...
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C .
Northeast/D ...
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

152.7
150.4
159.0
157.3
156.2
146.7
157.1
161.0
156.0
150.0
153.2
155.2
151.0
150.6
154.3
163.6

See footnotes at end of table.




51

162.0
164.2
170.3
172.5
163.3
163.4
165.4
173.8
166.0
167.4
166.3
167.7
165.9
168.6
160.8
170.3

148.6
146.6
150.0
149.3
154.0
142.6
146.0
154.4
154.5
143.8
146.6
150.0
148.1
148.5
152.2
162.1

145.4
145.5
152.9
151.5
143.5
142.1
152.4
150.3
141.4
137.6
149.0
145.1
136.9
138.5
154.5
143.6

171.2
162.2
178.0
167.3
182.4
158.7
188.9
186.0
185.2
172.1
171.0
170.2
163.0
160.8
175.5
197.8

146.0
145.3
157.6
157.1
147.1
141.1
151.3
155.0
144.6
145.9
148.5
152.6
147.9
146.8
144.2
153.7

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average

0.8

0.4

0.2

0.2

3.8

0.5

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif..
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis ....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

-.1
.6
1.7
1.0
1.9
.8
1.2
1.4
.4
3.0
1.2
2.2
-.6
1.1
-.2
2.4
1.2
.6
.8
1.0
1.3
1.2
2.1
-.7
1.2
1.0
1.0
2.1

-.2
.8
1.8
2.4
1.4
.2
-1.6
-.8
1.3
.8
1.2
1.1
2.6
.9
.8
-.4
.7
1.4
.2
-.1
.9
2.2
1.5
-.1
.7
.9
.6
-.5

-.4
2.0
2.0
-1.3
3.0
.8
.9
1.7
-2.3
3.5
1.2
3.4
-2.3
.1
-.2
.8
.2
.5
-.7
1.2
2.2

.0
2.4
-.5
.6
.2
1.5
.6
1.2
-.6

-.3
2.7
5.2
5.7
2.4
1.8
3.7
5.1
5.9
5.2
6.0
4.2
.6
6.1
-2.3
9.0
4.2
2.2
4.7
5.4
2.5
2.8
4.2
.8
-3.1
-.1
6.0
9.7

.1
-2.5
.4
.6
1.6
.3
2.0
.3
.1
3.5
-.1
.6
-.9
-.1
.2
2.1
2.1
-.1
.6
-.6
.8
.6
2.1
.5
-.7
1.5
.6
1.7

1.1
.7
1.0
.4

.6
.2
.6
.2

-.3
.3
.1
.7

4.8
3.4
5.7
.1

1.0
.2
.3
.6

.7
.9
1.2
1.0
.2

.5
.9
-.2
.2
.9

.1
.1
.7
.7
-1.6

2.9
3.7
4.8
4.3
3.8

.3
.5
.7
.7
.1

1.1
2.2
-3.5

-1.9
1.7
.2
.3

.7
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
.1
1.3

.1
-.2
.4
-.2
-.4
-.5
-.1
.5
-.1
.2
-1.8
.4

Region
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




52

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B .
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D...
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

.

0.9
.8
1.1
.1
1.4
1.0
1.3
.9
1.3
.9
1.0
1.0
.3
-.3
.6
.1

3

' Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




0.7
.3
.9
.8
.0
-.1
.2
-1.1
.5
-.4
.3
.9
.8
.6
1.5
-.1

-0.1
.5
.0
.1
-.4
1.5
.1
2.0
-.3
.3
1.0
1.6
-2.5
-1.3
-1.7
-.7

0.3
.7
.3
-.1
.7
.6
.3
.1
.3
.2
-.9
.1
-.1
.1
-.3
-.6

4.3
3.2
5.8
-1.2
7.6
2.9
6.4
1.0
5.4
5.8
4.1
.9
3.1
1.6
7.3
1.6

0.7
.4
.3
.4
1.0
.4
.3
1.0
1.6
.1
.5
9
2.2
-.6
-.1
.2

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

53

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
All items

0.4

0.6

0.9

.9

.2

1.0

-.1

.6
.6
.8
.2
-.7
-.6

1.3
1.4

0.4

0.5

0.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.7
.7
.8
.4
.2
-.1
.2
3.8
.5
.4
.7

1.4
1.4

-.2
.8
-.2
-.6

1.1

1.2
1.2
1.2
.9
-.1
6.0
-.1
.3
.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

.5
.6
.5
.5
.9
.6
.6
-.2
-.1
.3
.4

.1
-.4
-.3

.1

.4

.6

1.2

.5
.9
1.1

.1
-.4

.1
.4

.6
.1
.1
.1
.9

1.1

-.3

.2
.3
.5
-2.2

-.5
-.3
-.4
-1.3
-1.1
-2.6
-.2
.0

.5
-.1

.9

1.0
.8
1.0
.8

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

.8
.2
.8

.5
1.5
1.8
.3

2.5

1.3
.9
2.2
2.2

.1

.4

-.4

-2.3
.2
.2

4.7
.6
.2
.7

2.5

3.1

.1

.8
1.3
.0

1.5
1.5
1.2
.9

2.2

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.6

.1
.1
.1
.2
NA
.2
.2
.0
.3
1.6

1.0
1.0
-.2
1.7
.7

3.1
3.1
-2.3
4.1
2.4

6.4
7.8
2.0
13.6
4.2

4.0
4.8
1.4
11.1
-2.0

-1.0

.8
-.2

4.0
.6

-1.2
8.1

-.1
-.1
-1.4
-1.4
-1.7
-1.5
-1.0

-.2
-.3
-.9

.7
.8
1.1

-.4

.1
.1

-.9

1.1
1.7
1.2
-.4

-.5
-1.8
-1.8
-1.5
-2.1
-1.0

.0

-.4

-.2
.5
-1.0
.8

-.4

.0

-.1
.9
1.0
.0

-.6
-.3

-1.0
1.5
1.6
1.3

.8
.0
1.1
3.5

-1.9
1.8
.7

-.5

.7
.7
-.4

.7

-.5
-.4
-.6
-.4
-.1

-.1
-.2
-.1
.1
.2

.0

-1.4
-.7
-.5
.2

Medical care

.7

.1

1.5

.4

1.6

.2

Entertainment

.1

1.2

2.8

-.1

.0

.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

.4
.4

1.0

.2
.9

1.2
.9

.1

.8

2.3

-.3

2.9




54

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.4

0.6

0.9

6
.6
.6
.9
.3

.9
1.3
.7
.7
.6

5
1 9

9
.1

6
5
.7
-.2
.7
g
.7
.4
.4

9
1.0
1.0
.4
.7
.7
1.0
.9
1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

5
.7
.3
.1
.4

1 1
1.4
.9
.5
1.6

1 1
.9
1.3
2.6
-.1

6
.2
1.0
.9
1.0

Services
Medical care services

4
7

o
.1

6
1 5

1
2

4
4
.5
-.7
.3
.2
.4
.2
.3

8
6
.7
-.6
.9
.6
1.0
.2
-.1

1 0
9
.9
.4
1.3
2.4
1.7
.6
.5

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care
Data not adequate for publication.




55

4
4
.5
-1.0
1.0
1 1
.5
.0
.1

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

317.4
369.1

0.6

316.7
359.8

0.9

313.7
360.4

1.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.4
309.5
298.6
313.7
267.0
274.8
259.2
333.0
359.8
341.4
225.8

1.4 286.4
1.4 294.4
1.8 282.5
1.0 302.3
265.9
275.9
248.2
7.5 302.2
1.5 331.0
323.1
204.2

2.1
2.1
1.9
.2
1.7
1.7
3.6
6.7
-.3
2.5
1.1

280.0
284.2
286.3
325.2
261.3
265.9
252.1
282.3
353.2
290.6
251.0

1.1
1.1
1.3
2.7

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

343.6
373.3
112.4
258.4
381.9
110.7
110.7
386.5
480.8
623.4
628.9
194.9
443.3
352.6
576.8
246.2

3.8
.6
.5
.4
.4
-2.3
-2.3
-2.6

345.7
369.8
109.7
237.2
331.0
106.1
106.2
438.5
525.3
647.9
219.2
170.9
508.0
294.2
712.7
218.9

2.3
1.6
1.6
1.9
-.2
1.6
1.7
5.8
7.2
-1.0

-1.1
.8

354.4
400.5
113.1
231.0
377.8
112.7
112.4
340.0
424.2
610.2
223.7
149.3
386.2
305.5
472.3
240.7

12.9
5.9
-.1

342.6
381.7
115.8
310.2
336.7
114.0
114.2
336.2
451.9
177.7
NA
177.7
453.2
369.9
567.1
227.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

201.8
187.5
192.8
164.1
210.1

-.7
-1.1
-1.6
-1.9
-.6

171.4
153.9
141.0
139.0
189.0

-.8 163.5
-1.7 147.2
-4.1 159.6
-2.3 131.4
-5.3 157.5

.0
-.1
-4.3
.1
-1.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

314.3
308.7
181.3
180.9
194.1
202.3
91.4
394.4

-.5
-.5
-3.8
-3.8
-4.5
-3.8
-2.5
.4

308.1
299.6
177.9
177.8
197.5
201.7
96.7
393.0

-.3
-.4
-2.6
-2.7
-3.0
-2.7
-1.8

314.;
310.9
190.8
190.4
207.5
213.;
95.8
394.9

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

393.8
261.3
320.5
278.

420.2
234.0
307.0
237.4

All items

All items (1957-59 = 100)

1.0
.9
1.8
.8
.8
.1
.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
.2

1.3

1.4 393.2
.5 275.;
1.2 318.7
272.0

See footnotes at end of table.




56

1.2

1.8
1.6

1.3
2.5
2.3

314.1
369.4

295.2
305.6
300.8
324.1
274.6
278.2
253.8
5.1 299.7
373.2
316.0
1.3 213.9

1.0

1.1
1.8
-.7
-.6
.5
3.2
1.9
3.3

310.2
369.1

0.7

309.2
361.2

1.3

307.0
318.1
308.6
316.2
268.3
273.6
270.1
361.2
382.4
341.7
215.5

1.6
1.7
2.4
1.1
1.2
1.8
.2
8.4
1.5
.2
-.5

304.5
314.7
295.9
321.1
269.4
279.5
250.2
312.4
369.3
371.7
230.6

2.6
2.7
3.2
2.1
3.6
4.5
-.2
6.0
3.3
1.6
1.9
1.4
1.5
2.9
2.2
7.1
1.0
1.1
.3
.3
1.1
1.1
1.3
-.2
3.3
-4.4
2.0

.7
5.4
2.5
8.1
.6

321.3
331.2
111.9
268.1
401.2
112.8
112.8
400.4
522.7
670.5
220.0
199.6
457.3
398.9
557.3
255.7

-2.6
1.7

320.8
334.8
115.7
276.5
439.8
113.6
113.6
403.7
488.2
646.1
220.5
179.8
424.3
394.2
455.9
246.7

178.6
165.3
169.1
129.1
207.1

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.2
-5.2

188.7
167.3
161.9
142.1
202.8

-.1
-.7
-.1
-.6
1.1

181.3
165.7
160.0
113.1
220.1

-2.1
-2.4
-4.6
-6.6
8.3

.1
.1
-2.5
-2.5
-2.4
-2.5
-2.9
.1

325.5
327.7
177.9
177.9
197
205.0
90.6
281.4

-.8
-.9
-5.2
-5.2
-5.5
-5.7
-3.3
.7

340.5
315.4
181.0
180.6
181.9
193.2
90.7
448.7

.0
-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-2.5
-1.9
-1.4
.5

328.1
327.7
191.8
192.4
203.4
211.3
90.;
343.3

.8
.8

-1.3
-.9
-1.3
-.8
-.7
.1

2.2
5.2
1.7
2.5

418.9
222.5
310.5
265.6

2.9
1.0
1.3
1.1

400.8
268.3
332.4
287.9

2.2

434.!
241.6
336.7
262.2

1.9
-.3
2.0
3.4

-1.1
.0
8.3

1.6
1.6
1.8
1.7
.7
1.5
1.5
3.5
5.4
.7
NA

-.1
1.5
.5
.5
-.2
-.3

-.8

-.1

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items

317.4

0.6

316.7

0.9

313.7

1.5

314.1

1.0

310.2

0.7

309.2

1.3

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables

284.0
301.4
270.7
274.7
271.4

.4
1.4
-.3
-.8
.6

278.9
286.4
268.8
257.8
277.1

.9
2.1
.2
-.5
1.4

266.0
280.0
254.5
252.6
255.9

.5
1.1
.2
.1
.4

268.1
295.2
253.2
256.1
255.3

.1
.9
-.4
-.6
.0

279.0
307.0
256.9
264.9
246.6

.9
1.6
.4
.3
.5

277.0
304.5
257.0
270.0
249.1

1.5
2.6
.7
-.1
2.0

Services
Medical care services

373.5
425.3

.8
1.4

376.0
435.0

.8
.6

387.2
439.2

2.5
2.4

386.5
445.5

1.7
3.2

358.5
428.6

.5
2.5

367.2
480.7

1.2
1.8

300.0
313.1
310.9
411.4
268.6
270.2
289.2
111.3
365.5

.5
.5
.9
-1.8
-.2
-.7
.3
.6
.7

287.0
312.2
175.0
182.8
266.3
253.4
274.0
109.5
365.2

.9
.9
1.2
-1.1
.2
-.5
.8
.7
.8

293.3
305.9
166.2
188.9
255.0
252.9
267.9
113.2
370.3

1.5
1.4
1.2
2.8
.3
.2
.6
3.1
2.5

289.9
308.4
168.5
191.3
251.3
251.7
276.9
112.9
377.7

.8 304.4
.6 302.3
.9 161.5
-.9 199.4
.4 255.1
.3 265.8
1.0 290.4
.5 115.1
.3 349.9

1.3
1.3
1.6
-.3
.7
.0
1.3
1.0
1.1

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1
Services less medical care

Indexes on a December 1982 = 100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
Indexes on a December 1977 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.
Data not adequate for publication.

Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.




.7 303.7
.9 305.3
1.2 162.1
-1.5 181.9
-.2 254.0
-.3 259.1
.2 288.0
1.8 113.7
1.5 349.6

57

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Atlanta,
Ga.

Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Oho

Buffalo,
N.Y.
Percent
change

D

Index

ercent
change

Index

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59 = 100) 2

322.6
370.9

1.4

301.3
331.1

-0.7

340.4
384.3

0.2

333.2
360.2

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

309.2
320.0
310.9
312.9
248.5
258.0
299.0
367.9
387.7
338.8
184.6

1.9
1.9
2.1
2.7
1.1
1.7
.7
7.2
.6
1.7

292.7
297.9
297.8
289.7
264.4
269.9
257.9
341.6
367.2
306.6
238.5

2.7
2.8
3.5
1.3
3.0
3.5
.4
11.1
2.5
1.1
.7

309.9
318.6
311.3
323.4
292.7
301.6
270.0
325.2
369.3
338.4
229.4

1.6
1.6
2.5
1.2
.2
.7
2.4
9.0
2.8
-.2
1.8

315.0
320.0
299.6
314.0
247.3
258.2
271.4
325.5
372.6
376.7
249.5

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent3
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4 ...
Fuel oil 5
Other fuels 5
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

358.5
390.5
113.6
236.8
367.1
110.2
110.4
355.4
448.9
208.6
228.2
195.3
449.1
340.6
595.0
269.1

1.6
2.1
1.4
1.3
2.3
2.6
2.8
.1
.5

-3.4
-5.5
-.8
-.8
-.6
-7.0
-6.9

-2.9
-1.8
-3.9
.5

376.1
418.9
111.9
213.9
359.6
107.5
107.5
395.1
473.1
208.3
225.8
170.0
471.5
317.0
614.0
242.6

.3
.5
1.6

1.4

322.9
317.3
112.9
223.2
392.3
119.0
118.9
483.1
546.7
577.4
193.1
156.7
543.2
364.9
657.4
240.4

.1

366.2
410.0
112.8
267.3
379.4
110.3
111.5
352.7
472.3
208.4
NA
208.2
471.3
316.0
677.2
259.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

219.4
199.8
227.8
206.1
134.1

6.2
7.5
.5
13.2
-.7

228.6
222.1
280.3
180.6
236.6

-1.2
-1.4
-4.5
-1.7
3.6

198.7
189.2
218.1
160.7
194.6

-1.2
5.5
-2.6
-2.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 5
Gasoline 5
Gasoline, leaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .
Public transportation

293.1
288.9
177.7
177.7
189.8
204.0
90.4
320.3

-.6
-.8
-3.7
-3.8
-4.4
-4.3

288.3
286.0
178.4
178.1
190.4
193.9
89.9
329.1

-.8
-.7
-3.8
-3.8

-4.1
-3.8
-3.0
-.7

305.2
312.4
184.0
183.1
193.1
201.6
90.3
324.1

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

390.9
218.3
318.3
302.9

1.8

323.2
273.1
313.1
243.3

1.8
.8
3.0
1.9

438.8
250.8
332.8
280.5

.9

-.9

-1.9
.0
.6
.5
.7

-1.8
.4
.8
1.2
2.2

See footnotes at end of table.




58

-1.8
-2.4
.0
-.1
.5

0.8

292.6
315.4

.9

321.5
333.9
335.8
313.5
310.2
314.8
297.4
394.5
388.6
334.3
215.1

.9

1.1
1.4
-1.7
-.4
-.6
7.8

1.2
.4
1.3
1.6
1.6
2.5
2.1
4.6
1.3
1.3
.6
.8
.4

274.7
280.2
114.3
280.1
445.9
109.3
109.3
349.0
458.0

1.0

.7
1.2
-.3
2.8
1.6

.9
-.1

1.1
.5
2.6

NA
457.1
452.9
453.2
219.7

1.3
2.3
2.1
2.4
.3
2.3
2.3
-.5
-.7
NA
NA
NA
-.7
-.6
-1.3
-.9

218.2
188.0
211.5
158.6
226.3

-.6
-1.0
-3.1
-1.3
5.2

204.0
195.8
204.3
188.6
200.6

.4
.5
.2
1.1
-.2

-1.1
-1.0
-5.1
-5.1
-5.8
-5.2
-3.5
-1.6

315.2
313.3
191.1
190.9
210.1
215.8
94.0
364.7

-.7
-.7
-4.1
-4.2
-4.6
-4.4
-3.2
.2

268.7
275.1
191.9
192.4
202.7
213.4
92.4
238.6

.2
.2
-.8
-.8
-1.0

2.1
-1.6
-.4
-3.2

390.9
284.6
317.6
280.3

1.1
2.2
.0
-2.3

390.8
283.3
332.4
291.4

1.0
.8
1.8
.8

.8
4.6
-.1
-.1
.1
-.3
-1.3
-1.8
.0
-.3
.4
-.6

NA
.4
.8

NA
NA

-1.1
-.3

.1

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Atlanta,
Ga.

Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Buffalo,
N.Y.
Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
All items

322.6

1.4

301.3

-0.7

340.4

0.2

333.2

0.8

292.6

1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables

280.8
309.2
263.7
261.8
269.3

1.3
1.9
1.0
.7
1.4

276.5
292.7
265.0
284.8
249.1

.8
2.7
-.4

292.5
309.9
274.1
262.2
280.0

.1
1.6
-.9
-1.1
-.7

300.5
315.0
288.9
276.3
305.2

.2
.9
-.2
.8

278.8
321.5
245.8
278.5
214.3

.5
.8
.4
.6
.0

Services
Medical care services

393.5
422.6

1.4
1.8

344.9
334.3

-2.5

427.0
478.2

.4
2.3

382.2
418.9

1.3
.8

313.3
408.7

1.3
1.3

297.1
318.1
173.9
180.6
260.9
255.9
286.4
112.9
385.5

1.2
1.3
1.8

298.0
300.0
157.9
186.1
263.8
280.7
289.4
108.4
345.8

.6
-.9
-.3

304.3
334.0
182.4
189.1
273.3
259.6
288.1
108.8
413.1

.1
.1
.6
-2.5
-.8
-.9
.3
.3

306.4
328.8
177.1
180.6
287.5
274.4
295.8
112.2
374.4

.5
.7
1.1

293.7
286.8
164.8
195.0
243.6
270.6
304.0
108.3
298.8

.4
.9
1.1
-.8
.4
.5
.7
.4
1.3

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 8
Energy 5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 3
Services less medical care

-2.1
1.0
.7
1.3
.9
1.4

See footnotes at end of table.




59

-1.1
.7

2.8

-3.0
-.3

-1.0
.8
-.1

-3.0

.1

-1.0

-1.9
-.2
-.9
-.1
1.1
1.4

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21
Houston,
Tex.

Group

Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59=100)

333.6
381.6

0.1
-

314.6
373.5

0.3
-

330.4
382.9

0.8
-

323.8
372.4

0.5
-

328.7
391.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

333.4
340.5
313.1
317.6
275.2
285.2
298.1
345.1
363.9
427.5
259.4

-.1
.0
.1
4.1
-2.4
-1.8
.1
4.2
-1.1
-.1
-1.4

299.4
306.1
293.8
309.3
254.5
264.0
269.8
347.7
336.4
340.1
236.9

1.3
1.4
2.2
2.0
.1
.9
-.3
9.7
1.2
-.2
-.1

309.5
321.7
296.7
342.1
252.7
260.9
280.0
308.6
339.2
397.1
223.1

1.1
1.3
1.5
1.6
.6
1.1
.1
6.0
.7
.9
-.4

294.3
298.7
281.6
304.9
252.6
260.9
230.1
316.6
337.7
360.2
269.7

1.9
1.9
2.1
3.2
.4
.7
.0
7.9
1.5
1.4
2.3

302.8
314.1
306.8
327.1
277.2
281.5
252.7
342.2
375.2
323.5
201.0

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent3
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 9 ...
Fuel oil 6
Other fuels 5
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

354.7
376.1
95.9
221.4
374.3,

NA
185.4
620.3
477.7
873.0
250.9

.8
-1.1
-1.0
-1.6
7.0
-1.2
-1.4
4.7
6.5
-1.0
NA
-1.0
6.7
8.8
1.8
1.7

338.0
370.8
115.7
224.5
301.1
110.1
109.9
381.7
480.5
183.3
188.1
180.0
484.1
298.4
735.6
243.0

.2
.6
2.2
2.5
.7
.1
.1
-1.7
-2.4
-2.0
-5.3
.6
-2.4
-.1
-4.0
1.5

378.1
435.3
112.0
265.3
394.5
109.3
109.6
392.7
453.1
657.1
227.2
196.3
427.2
254.5
595.0
228.2

.7
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
-.9
-1.7
-2.5
-3.0
-.6
-1.5
.3
-2.4
.1

364.6
421.1
111.9
240.0
405.0
108.0
107.9
393.5
510.6
221.7
206.3
256.1
507.8
346.7
665.3
225.4

.4
.7
1.8
1.7
2.7
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.4
-.6
.0
.4
2.9
-1.6
-.1

371.1
405.9
119.7
322.1
382.9
119.9
120.2
396.2
478.2
NA
220.5
NA
481.4
317.7
748.9
268.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

246.7
224.0
235.0
214.2
239.9

.2
.3
-1.2
2.6
.0

221.4
209.1
206.3
209.0
229.3

2.7
3.0
-2.8
7.8
3.2

194.8
186.3
215.8
144.2
209.0

4.5
5.1
5.2
5.8
3.5

203.9
195.1
188.1
172.4
205.4

3.5
4.1
5.0
.7
3.5

223.1
208.8
204.3
214.8
205.0

2.2
2.7
-3.8
6.6
.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 5
Gasoline 5
Gasoline, leaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

288.5
288.5
182.2
181.9
196.3
202.2
91.3
307.7

-1.6
-1.7
-4.8
-4.8
-5.4
-5.2
-3.4
.4

296.9
294.4
166.3
165.6
181.3
186.2
87.8
352.1

-1.4
-1.5
-8.1
-8.2
-8.9
-8.3
-5.2
.3

290.5
286.4
183.8
182.6
198.7
208.1
95.0
350.4

-1.0
-1.4
-6.3
-6.5
-6.8
-6.5
-5.0
4.4

329.1
325.1
188.1
188.3
196.6
208.5
90.0
406.0

-.7
-.6
-2.4
-2.4
-3.7
-2.2
-1.7
-2.5

318.3
317.6
183.8
183.7
198.7
209.3
93.6
311.1

-.5
-.6
-3.6
-3.6
-4.1
-3.7
-2.8
.1

457.9
283.3
321.0
328.2

1.3
1.0
.7
-.5

402.8
246.4
321.7
276.4

.4
1.0
1.2
.9

377.2
283.3
327.5
279.2

2.0
1.3
1.5
.5

415.0
258.1
303.4
234.7

.5
-2.1
-.1
-4.3

372.7
255.1
335.9
290.1

.8
.4
2.3
2.0

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

7

.,

96.5
94.2
462.8
614.6
185.4

See footnotes at end of table.




60

0.9

.8
1.0
1.7
.5
.8
.4
2.5
.4
.5

.9
1.4
.9
.9
.5
6.0
.9
.9
-.5
-1.0
NA
-3.2
NA

-.9
5.2
-7.4
4.7

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, February 1985, and percent changes, December 1984 to February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
333.6

0.1

314.6

0.3

330.4

0.8

323.8

0.5

328.7

0.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables

301.8
333.4
283.6
287.6
288.2

-.2
-.1
-.3
-1.4
1.2

286.2
299.4
275.9
275.1
276.7

.1
1.3
-.5
-1.4
.7

284.2
309.5
266.9
269.4
274.2

.4
1.1
-.2
-.4
.1

278.8
294.3
261.7
255.2
270.4

1.0
1.9
.3
.3
.4

287.9
302.8
278.4
274.2
287.4

1.3
.8
1.6
.1
3.8

Services
Medical care services

391.0
499.6

.4
1.4

361.9
442.3

.4
.3

410.2
409.5

1.2
1.8

402.6
460.9

.1
.5

389.7
405.1

321.7
326.1
160.4
202.2
282.6
285.5
311.6
108.7
375.7

.3
.0
.0
.3
-.4
-1.4
-.7
1.4
.2

297.5
310.0
171.6
176.5
274.6
271.8
287.9
109.4
351.7

.2
.3
1.1
-5.2
-.4
-1.3
-.1
.3
.5

294.9
327.6
168.5
180.2
265.0
265.1
290.5
112.2
409.9

.5
.7
1.3
-3.8
-.2
-.3
.4
.9
1.1

299.0
318.6
167.7
196.4
263.7
258.3
278.4
112.0
394.2

.5
.5
.7
-.9
.4
.4
1.2
-.3
.0

304.3
325.8
173.4
201.9
274.5
266.8
290.2
110.7
385.9

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 8
Energy 5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter3
Services less medical care

1
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (See footnote 1, Table 13) will appear
next month.
2
For the following areas the 1957-59=100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed below:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963 = 100.
3
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
4
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where
1967 = 100.
5
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
6
Indexes on a January 1976 = 100 base.
7
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
8
Indexes are on the bases listed below:




1.2
-2.6
1.6
.2
.5
.1
.5

Atlanta, Ga
December 1977=100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978=100.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977 = 100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978 = 100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978=100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
9
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. where 1967 = 100.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

61

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, all items index
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

311.9

312.2

312.6

313.9

3.5

0.5

0.4

3.3

0.2

0.1

302.6
299.8
304.2
301.2
309.2

301.7
300.0
306.5
301.6
307.9

302.5
301.2
308.1
302.0
309.4

304.0
304.0
309.1
303.6
312.4

2.4
-.2
3.4
4.5
4.7

.8
1.3
.8
.7
1.5

.5
.9
.3
.5
1.0

1.4
-2.2
3.4
4.1
4.3

.0
.5
1.3
.3
.1

.3
.4
.5
.1
.5

2.9
3.7
4.3
1.8
3.0
2.4
4.9
2.7
2.7
4.6
.0
3.2
3.0

.3
.0
.4
-.1
.3
.1
.2
.1
.6
1.1
.1
.4
-.5

Area 2
U.S. city average
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
Detroit, Mich
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis....
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

11/77

271.7
315.1
307.8
318.9
346.2
169.8
343.4
301.0
297.4
310.4
329.1
306.7
317.7

270.9
315.1
306.5
319.3
345.1
169.6
342.7
300.6
295.7
307.1
328.8
305.5
319.2
316.0
289.8
318.6
325.0
297.6
330.9
304.0
323.8
304.6
321.5

320.3
288.1
319.8
326.9
300.3
331.1
304.4
326.0
306.0
324.2

3.5
.8
.5
2.9
5.6
2.3
2.6
2.3
2.1
5.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

165.1
167.4
170.7
168.6

166.4
168.1
171.3
169.6

4.3
2.4
3.5
4.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

163.4
169.9
168.6
169.3
171.0

164.9
170.4
169.6
170.2
171.2

3.3
2.7
3.4
4.4
4.4

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




62

1.4
-.6
.4
.6
.9
.1
.1
.7
.5
.8

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

i
i
i
i
i
i
i

i
i
i
i
i
i

i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i

i

-

i

t

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

0.7
.6
.4
.7
1.0
.3
5
.6
.8
.2
.5
.8
.4
.4
-.1
-.1

i

i

4.1
1.7
3.0
3.4
3.7
2.8
29
4.4
5.7
3.0
4.5
5.0
4.2
4.3
4.1
5.3

i

i

162.4
169.6
171.2
169.6
168.7
166.4
169 9
172.7
180.6
163.8
172.8
163.2
170.6
170.5
172.0
171.5

i

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63

i

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
Area is generally the^ Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:

i

161.2
168.6
170.6
168.4
167.1
165.9
169.0
171.7
179.2
163.5
171.9
161.9
169.9
169.9
172.2
171.6

i

. ..

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

i

CM CM CM CM CM CM C\

Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D ...
South/D
West/D

i

Region/population size class
cross classification 3

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI
program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national
index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to
substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the
national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than
the national index, aithough their long-term trends are quite similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses.

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Area 2

297.0

311.9

266.3

258.3

327.1

360.2

262.2
309.2
296.0
279.2
295.0
278.4
320.2
308.3
301.4
296.3
288.4
347.5
310.7
288.5
297.6
162.2
293.0
298.0
302.7
294.5
297.7
285.0
292.7
295.4
296.8
304.4
280.4
318.2

271.9
312.8
323.1
304.9
285.5
308.7
365.0
315.8
303.7
275.8
325.8
303.9
314.8
298.3
309.5
168.2
338.3
343.0
315.3
287.7
321.9
302.2
317.1
353.1
331.4
332.7
299.6
313.5

229.4
248.7
265.4
268.1
266.2
253.9
273.0
294.2
251.2
255.8
262.9
341.6
272.0
253.9
273.4
158.9
274.0
256.2
266.8
274.8
271.4
256.8
265.5
237.1
258.9
278.4
248.3
278.7

241.9
287.3
245.7
234.4
257.9
244.2
265.6
257.5
278.7
274.6
254.3
297.3
289.3
269.9
254.6
153.1
267.8
278.0
267.6
243.6
248.8
232.6
229.6
277.2
258.8
249.3
240.0
246.7

261.2
351.3
344.6
302.5
327.1
302.3
356.2
329.9
327.8
335.7
300.0
393.6
334.5
330.2
290.3
193.0
299.4
304.6
339.4
355.6
312.5
330.2
318.0
353.8
312.8
334.9
261.3
385.4

329.4
398.2
351.4
317.1
363.6
332.1
403.5
365.9
376.8
376.1
348.5
397.7
373.7
335.9
374.9
152.3
326.0
349.7
375.6
342.3
373.9
340.5
380.0
355.2
360.6
368.5
369.8
405.1

12/77
12/77

152.6
149.6
155.2
158.2

162.9
167.4
162.7
169.0

149.8
144.9
148.0
152.5

143.3
141.8
151.9
150.1

169.8
162.8
176.1
171.8

145.9
145.6
151.7
156.8

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

151.0
154.2
156.1
152.4
154.0

162.4
167.4
167.2
164.0
165.9

147.6
147.9
150.4
147.0
151.2

146.7
146.2
147.6
143.1
145.4

159.8
173.5
181.1
172.3
168.8

147.1
150.7
150.5
148.4
149.1

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif..
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis ....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West

12/77

Population size class
A-1

A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




64

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A ....
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B ....
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

150.8
149.6
158.2
156.0
157.4
149.4
155.1
162.9
154.6
149.6
151.9
155.9
154.8
149.6
155.3
160.8

See footnotes at end of table.




65

161.3
166.2
165.5
168.7
166.6
171.1
161.8
172.9
164.4
166.4
161.6
164.8
167.2
169.8
161.7
166.0

148.1
144.8
150.8
149.1
152.7
147.1
145.6
158.1
153.5
144.0
143.5
152.3
154.6
144.3
154.2
156.2

144.4
144.3
151.5
151.4
140.6
142.5
153.5
152.5
141.7
136.8
148.6
146.5
142.0
139.6
155.1
141.6

164.1
162.5
176.6
162.8
191.6
159.0
183.7
183.6
176.0
171.0
171.1
172.1
166.5
157.0
171.8
193.7

144.7
145.0
157.9
156.8
148.6
143.1
150.9
159.3
146.8
146.8
149.2
152.2
149.0
148.9
146.5
157.1

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and

vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Area 2
0.8

0.4

0.1

0.2

3.9

0.5

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif..
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

-.2
.7
1.7
1.0
2.1
.8
1.1
1.2

-.3
2.1
1.9
-1.1
3.1
.7
.7
1.5
-2.0
3.1
1.3
5.1
-2.5
-.2
.0
.7
-.1
.4
-.8
1.1
2.0
1.1
1.7
-3.7
-1.9
1.8
.6
.3

.0
2.6
-.5
.6
.2
1.5

.6
-.1
.2
-1.6
.4

-.6
2.7
4.9
5.6
2.9
1.9
3.6
4.3
5.1
4.2
6.6
3.7
.2
5.5
-1.6
9.1
3.6
1.8
4.8
5.2
2.9
3.0
4.4
1.2
-3.4
.1
6.3
10.6

.2
-2.3
.4
.7
1.7

2.8
1.4
2.7
-.9
.9
-.1
2.3
1.1
.5
.7
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.9
-.8
1.2
1.1
1.1
2.3

-.2
.7
1.9
2.2
1.6
.2
-2.1
-.9
1.2
.7
1.3
1.2
2.5
.9
.8
-.4
.7
1.4
.1
.0
.9
2.3
1.5
-.2
.8
.8
.7
-.6

1.1
.7
1.0
.5

.6
.1
.7
.2

-.3
.3
.0
.9

.4
.5
-.1
-.1

4.9
3.4
5.5
.2

1.0
.2
.3
.6

.7
.9
1.1
1.0
.3

.5
.9
-.2
.2
.9

.1
.1
.7
.5
-1.5

.4
.2
.5
-.2
-.3

3.1
3.8
4.7
4.1
4.1

.4
.6
.7
.7
.2

CVJ

U.S. city average

.8
1.3
-.6

.5
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
.2
1.3
.1
-.2
.5
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.1

.4
2.1
.3

.1
3.6
-.1
.5
-1.5
.0
.2
2.0
2.2
-.1
.6
-.6
.7
.6
1.8
.5
-.8
1.5
.6
2.2

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




66

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

0.9
.8
1.0
.2
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
.8
1.0
.8
.6
-.3
.6
.1

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




0.7
.3
1.0
.8
.0
-.2
.2
-1.3
.4
-.4
.4
.7
.8
.7
1.5
-.4
3

-0.1
.3
-.1
.3
-.5
1.7
.1
2.1
-.3
.3
1.0
1.4
-2.4
-1.1
-1.7
-.9

0.3
.7
.3
-.1
.6
.7
.5
.1
.3
.2
-1.0
.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.6

4.3
3.4
5.6
-.7
7.7
2.4
5.9
1.1
4.8
5.4
4.3
.6
4.7
1.7
7.1
2.1

0.7
.4
.3
.4
1.0
.4
.4
1.0
1.7
.1
.3
.9
2.3
-.7
.1
.3

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985

Group

u.o.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
All items

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.3

0.5

1.0

.7
.7
.8
.4
.1
-.1
.2
3.9
.5
.5
.7

1.4
1.4
.8
.2
.7
.4
1.5
1.9
.4
2.5
1.2

1.0
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.1
-.1
6.6
-.1
.3
.2

.2
.0
-.1
.8
.0
-.5
.2
-1.6
.2
.1
3.3

.5
.5
.7
.1
-.8
-.7
.5
4.8
.6
.2
.6

1.3
1.4
1.4
.9
2.0
2.1
-.3
2.9
.7
1.4
.0

.4
.6
.5
.5
.8
.6
.6
-.2
-.1
.3
.4
-.3
-.2
.5
-1.0
.9

.2
-.4
-.3
-.3
.1
-.5
-.5
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-1.1
-2.5
-.2
.0
-.4
2.4

.1
.5
1.0
1.1
.2
.4
.5
-.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.9

.4
.1
.3
.5
-2.8
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
NA
.2
.1
.0
.3
1.6

.7
.6
.1
.1
.2
1.0
1.0
.0
-.1
.9
1.0
.0
-.6
-.3
-1.0
1.8

1.1
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.1
.9
.9
.8
1.0
.8
.9
.0
1.0
3.5
-1.9
1.7

1.1
1.1
-.3
2.3
.6

2.7
2.8
-3.3
3.8
2.0

7.2
8.8
1.8
16.0
3.2

3.5
4.2
.8
10.1
-2.1

1.2
.8
-.9
2.7
.5

1.2
1.5
-1.3
.8
8.8

-.1
-.1
-1.4
-1.4
-1.6
-1.4
-.9
.0

-.3
-.3
-.9
-.8
-1.4
-.7
-.5
.2

.8
.8
1.0
1.1
1.7
1.2
-.4
.0

-.4
-.5
-1.7
-1.8
-1.5
-2.1
-1.0
.7

.1
.1
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.6
-.4
.0

.7
.7
-.5
-.1
-.2
-.1
.1
.1

Medical care

.7

.1

1.4

.4

1.6

.2

Entertainment

.1

.4

3.3

-.2

.0

.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

.5
.4

1.1
2.4

.2
.9

1.3
1.0

.2
-.3

.8
2.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation




68

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.3

0.5

1.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

.5
.7
.3
.1
.5

1.0
1.4
.7
.3
1.2

1.3
1.0
1.3
2.7
.1

.6
.2
.8
.7
.9

.6
.5
.6
.7
.4

1.0
1.3
.7
.8
.6

Services
Medical care services

.4
.7

.0
.1

.5
1.4

.1
.2

.5
1.9

1.0
.1

.4
.4

.7
.5
.7
-.6
.7
.4
.9
.3
.0

1.0
.9
1.0
.5
1.3
2.5
1.8
.5
.5

.4
.3
.5
-1.1
.9
.9
.4
-.1
.0

.5
.5
.6
-.2
.6
.7
.6
.4
.4

.9
1.0
1.1
.3
.7
.7
1.0
.9
1.1

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care

.3
.2
.4
.2
.3

Data not adequate for publication.




69

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1985
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

313.9
365.1

0.5
-

304.0
345.3

0.8
-

304.0
349.3

1.3
-

309.1
363.5

0.8
-

303.6
361.3

0.7
-

312.4
364.8

1.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.2
309.0
297.0
311.9
266.3
274.0
258.3
327.1
360.2
344.6
229.1

1.4 282.3
1.4 289.1
1.8 278.4
.9 308.7
.4 253.9
.8 264.3
.4 244.2
7.6 302.3
1.5 332.1
.7 315.7
.8 214.5

2.0
2.0
1.8
.2
1.6
1.5
3.5
7.0
-.2
2.5
1.2

282.5
286.8
288.4
325.8
262.9
267.3
254.3
300.0
348.5
295.2
251.9

.9
.9
1.2
2.6
.1
.9
.3
4.3
.8
.3
1.2

300.2
310.6
297.6
309.5
273.4
277.6
254.6
290.3
374.9
337.3
218.1

.9
.7
1.1
1.9
-.7
-.6
.6
3.5
1.9
.0
3.4

303.2
313.8
302.7
315.3
266.8
271.5
267.6
339.4
375.6
343.3
219.3

1.5
1.6
2.2
1.1
1.1
1.7
.1
8.5
1.5
.3
-.5

313.0
323.3
297.7
321.9
271.4
280.6
248.8
312.5
373.9
405.0
238.2

2.7
2.8
3.3
2.2
3.4
4.2
-.1
7.1
3.4
1.7
1.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

337.2
362.0
100.9
257.5
380.8
100.8
100.8
387.5
480.3
625.7
631.3
195.5
442.3
351.7
574.3
242.6

.7 321.7
.8 351.4
.9 101.1
.9 231.0
1.7 396.9
.8 100.6
.8 100.6
.1 342.1
.1 425.8
-.4 624.2
-.4 224.4
-.4 156.7
.3 385.8
1.3 305.5
-.9 472.3
.9 229.0

.8
.8
1.1
.8
4.4
.6
.6
.3
.4
-2.3
-2.3
-2.5
.9
.0
1.8
1.3

329.4
349.6
101.7
237.2
326.9
101.6
101.7
440.1
527.1
649.9
219.7
184.9
509.7
294.2
712.7
204.9

2.2 331.31
1.6 363.7
1.7 101.7
1.9 310.2
_ 2 331.4
1.6 101.5
1.7 101.5
5.8 334.4
7.2 447.6
-.9 177.7
NA
-1.1
.0 177.7
8.3 449.5
12.9 369.9
5.9 567.1
-.7 222.7

1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
.7
1.5
1.5
3.5
5.3
.7
NA
.7
5.3
2.5
8.1
.4

308.6
311.1
100.1
268.1
394.2
100.6
100.6
402.6
524.5
670.3
220.1
196.3
457.2
398.9
557.3
249.5

.5 326.8
.3 351.2
.1 102.7
-.1 276.5
1.5 440.3
.6 101.0
.6 101.0
-.1 402.7
-.3 488.3
.5 645.7
.5 220.1
.0 179.8
-.8 424.3
.5 394.2
-2.6 455.9
1.8 234.0

1.4
1.5
2.7
2.2
6.5
1.0
1.0
.3
.3
1.1
1.1
1.3
-.2
3.3
-4.4
2.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

200.7
187.2
193.1
165.8
210.8

-.7
-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
-.4

175.9
156.3
150.8
144.4
169.9

-1.7
-2.8
-6.1
-2.8
-5.6

159.8
143.6
152.6
127.7
160.2

-.2
-.3
-3.5
-1.5
-.3

177.5
165.1
166.7
129.3
221.1

1.2
1.4
.7
1.4
-5.3

188.9
168.9
162.6
145.9
207.2

-.4
-1.1
-.7
-1.2
1.2

157.1
139.3
136.9
90.7
223.1

-1.6
-1.9
-6.6
-4.7
9.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6
Public transportation

316.3
312.2
182.2
181.8
195.0
203.5
91.6
384.2

-.5
-.5
-3.8
-3.8
-4.5
-3.8
-2.4
.4

311.9
305.2
180.5
180.4
199.6
206.2
96.0
390.6

-.4
-.4
-2.6
-2.6
-3.0
-2.7
-1.8
.3

303.0
299.9
195.5
195.0
214.2
215.7
97.2
399.1

.1
.1
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.5
-2.9
.1

326.2
328.8
176.9
176.8
195.5
202.1
91.1
277.1

-.9
-1.0
-5.1
-5.2
-5.5
-5.8
-3.3
.7

344.2
320.9
182.3
182.0
184.5
193.1
90.8
444.6

-.1
-.2
-1.8
-1.8
-2.5
-1.9
-1.4
.4

336.9
337.9
194.3
194.9
204.6
214.8
90.1
340.1

.8
.9
-1.3
-1.0
-1.3
-.8
-.7
.0

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

392.0
256.9
317.1
275.9

1.4
.4
1.4
.5

399.5
313.8
311.2
250.4

.6
1.3
2.9
2.3

410.5
223.3
318.2
258.3

2.1
5.4
1.9
2.5

412.7
202.7
308.3
264.9

2.9
.8
1.4
1.1

385.4
261.8
326.4
292.2

2.2
-.2
1.0
-.1

460.1
232.8
323.1
245.9

2.0
-.3
2.2
3.4

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100)

See footnotes at end of table.




70

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

313.9
283.8
301.2
271.1
276.2
266.2
369.6
423.1

0.5
.4
1.4
_^
-.9
.6
.8
1.5

304.0
270.1
282.3
258.1
260.0
255.3
362.7
439.4

0.8
.7
2.0
-.1
-.9
1.1
.8
.6

304.0
258.2
282.5
242.7
254.5
232.8
380.0
430.4

1.3
.4
.9
.1
-.1
.3
2.5
2.2

309.1
266.5
300.2
249.3
257.4
245.0
381.6
438.4

0.8
.0
.9
-.6
-.9
-.1
1.7
3.2

303.6
276.3
303.2
255.6
268.4
236.8
351.1
409.2

0.7
.8
1.5
.3
.1
.5
.5
2.6

312.4
281.6
313.0
259.5
258.8
261.9
375.4
518.3

2.7
.8
.0
2.1
1.3
2.1

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 1
Services less medical care

299.7
309.9
306.4
410.6
269.0
271.7
289.8
100.7
361.6

.5
.5
.9
-1.9
-.2
-.8
.3
.7
.7

288.0
299.0
166.7
184.0
256.2
256.1
273.0
100.8
350.8

.8
.8
1.1
-1.3
.0
-.7
.6
.8
.8

289.1
296.7
160.2
191.7
243.6
254.6
270.1
103.0
363.5

1.3
1.3
1.2
2.3
.2
.0
.4
3.0
2.5

289.2
303.7
165.4
188.5
247.7
253.3
280.0
101.7
372.9

.6
.7
1.1
-1.9
-.4
-.5
.1
1.7
1.5

301.4
299.3
158.0
182.9
252.7
262.5
287.8
100.6
343.0

.8
.6
.8
-.9
.2
.1
.9
.6
.3

303.9
305.0
163.0
199.9
257.7
255.9
288.9
101.1
355.5

1.5
1.4
1.7
-.4
.8
.1
1.5
1.1
1.2

Indexes on a December 1984 = 100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

1.6

Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Data not adequate for publication.

Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.




1.5

71

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1S85
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21
Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

Group

Index

Percent
change

Index

Cleveland,
Ohio

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.
Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
All items

320.3
368.3

1.4

288.1
316.7

-0.6

319.8
361.0

0.4

326.9
353.4

0.6

300.3
323.8

0.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

312.0
322.1
309.2
312.8
248.7
258.7
287.3
351.3
398.2
349.8
194.6

1.7
1.8
1.9
2.7
1.1
1.7
.6
6.7
.6
1.7
.7

288.2
291.9
295.0
285.5
266.2
271.8
257.9
327.1
363.6
290.1
249.8

2.6
2.7
3.2
1.3
2.6
3.1
.4
10.5
2.5
1.1
1.2

312.8
321.4
308.3
315.8
294.2
303.8
257.5
329.9
365.9
355.8
237.4

1.6
1.6
2.4
1.2
.3
.7
2.3
9.1
2.8
-.3
1.9

317.0
323.1
301.4
303.7
251.2
261.8
278.7
327.8
376.8
385.7
236.1

.8
.7
.9
1.3

329.3
342.8
347.5
303.9
341.6
348.4
297.3
393.6
397.7
334.5
210.6

.6
.6
.5
1.0
-1.0
-.9
-.3
2.3
1.5
.9
-.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent3
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4 ...
Fuel oil 5
Other fuels 5
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

349.5
380.7
101.4
236.8
366.0
102.7
102.7
357.9
447.5
209.0
228.0
195.2
447.6
340.6
595.0
268.1

1.6
2.1
1.4
1.3
2.4
2.7
2.7
.2
.5
-.9
-1.9
.0
.6
.5
.7
1.7

293.2
260.5
99.2
223.2
390.6
93.1
93.1
481.7
545.4
578.7
193.4
174.4
541.3
364.9
657.4
245.9

-3.4
-5.7
-.8
-.8
-.5
-6.9
-6.9

.5
.4
1.4
.8
6.0
-.1
-.1
.2
-.3
-1.3

-3.9
.6

334.8
356.6
101.4
213.9
375.7
99.9
99.9
394.9
471.7
214.2
225.8
188.0
469.1
317.0
614.0
236.2

-1.8
.0
-.3
.4
-.6
1.2

362.7
408.5
102.4
267.3
377.2
101.2
101.2
353.9
471.8
208.1
NA
207.9
470.2
316.0
677.2
248.8

287.2
294.9
102.2
280.1
459.5
102.3
102.3
349.0
457.1
NA
NA
NA
456.4
452.9
453.4
230.0

1.4
2.3
2.2
2.4
.3
2.3
2.3
-.5
-.7
NA
NA
NA
-.7
-.6
-1.3
.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

226.3
208.2
225.3
211.4
153.3

6.4
7.7
1.9
13.9

-.5
-.5
-4.0
.1
3.3

206.1
199.7
249.5
162.6
190.2

.5
.4
7.4
.6
-2.0

206.8
178.0
204.3
141.3
231.1

-.6
-1.2
-2.9
-2.3

-2.8

223.1
217.7
282.7
165.5
222.8

212.0
203.3
207.6
163.9
184.5

.5
.6
.8
1.2
-.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 5

298.3
290.7
178.0
177.9
190.1
204.5
90.5
343.0

-.8
-.9
-3.7
-3.8
-4.4
-4.3
-1.8
.3

290.1
289.7
178.3
178.0
190.6
193.2
89.7
306.7

-.9
-.8

301.0
308.0
181.6
180.7
189.5
199.8
90.1
343.9

-1.2
-1.2
-5.1
-5.1
-5.8
-5.2
-3.5
-1.2

313.9
313.3
188.4
188.2
206.6
212.2
93.7
338.0

-.8
-.8
-4.1
-4.2
-4.6
-4.5

-3.1
.1

268.1
275.3
191.0
191.5
202.3
213.2
92.0
239.3

.2
.1
-.8
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
-.3
.1

406.5
239.9
303.1
294.5

1.9
.6
1.5
2.2

328.8
252.8
296.4
237.4

444.7
253.2
338.6
285.8

2.1
-1.0
-.1
-2.8

385.6
263.8
301.9
269.6

1.1
2.5
.2
-2.4

397.1
297.0
327.2
276.1

1.1
.9
2.0
.8

All items (1957-59 = 100) 2

Gasoline5

6

Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ..
Public transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care
See footnotes at end of table.




72

-1.8
-2.3
.0
-.1
.6

-2.9
-1.8

-3.8
-3.8
-4.1
-3.8

-2.9
-.7
1.8
.8
2.8

1.9

-1.6
-.3

-.6
7.0
1.0
.5
1.0
1.3
1.6
2.4

2.1
4.9
1.2
1.2
.6
.8
.4
NA
.5
.8
1.1
.5
1.1

5.1

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.
Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

320.3
283.9
312.0
268.1
271.2
266.4
386.3
436.3

1.4
1.2
1.7
1.0
.6
1.7
1.4
1.9

288.1
275.9
288.2
266.6
285.7
246.4
314.1
345.2

-0.6
.8
2.6
-.3
-.9
.7
-2.5
2.7

319.8
283.0
312.8
262.3
268.1
252.9
389.6
487.2

0.4
.3
1.6
-.5
-.8
-.1
.4
2.2

326.9
296.5
317.0
283.1
269.5
296.9
376.9
408.1

0.6
.1
.8
-.4
-1.1
.8
1.2

300.3
284.8
329.3
252.0
285.8
217.7
326.2
418.1

0.9
.6
.6
.7
.5
.9
1.2
1.4

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 8
Energy 5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter3
Services less medical care

301.1
315.2
171.9
180.7
265.2
265.1
292.7
100.8
376.4

1.1
1.3
1.8
-2.1
1.0
.6
1.1
.8
1.4

295.1
286.2
149.5
185.0
265.7
282.2
287.1
99.8
310.6

.6
-.7
-.1
-3.0
-.2
-.8
.9
-.2
-3.1

305.7
312.9
169.6
187.2
261.8
265.5
292.6
100.4
373.4

.3
.3
.8
-2.7
-.4
-.6
.5
.4
.1

302.0
322.6
173.1
179.9
281.5
267.3
293.1
100.8
369.9

.3
.6
1.0
-2.1
-.3
-1.0
-.2
.8
1.2

298.9
294.7
169.2
193.4
249.3
276.8
311.7
100.3
311.6

.5
.9
1.1
-.8
.6
.5
.6
.3
1.2

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59=100)

331.1
378.8

0.1
-

304.4
361.4

0.1
-

326.0
377.8

0.7

306.0
352.0

0.5
-

324.2
385.8

0.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

327.1
333.6
310.7
314.8
272.0
282.1
289.3
334.5
373.7
406.5
260.8

-.2
-.1
-.1
4.0

294.7
301.6
288.5
298.3
253.9
262.6
269.9
330.2
335.9
338.0
229.7

1.1
1.1
1.8
2.1
-.1
.7
-.3
8.5
1.4
-.2
-.2

304.4
316.8
298.0
343.0
256.2
264.2
278.0
304.6
349.7
380.9
217.7

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.6
.8
1.2
.3
6.3

294.6
299.5
285.0
302.2
256.8
265.1
232.6
330.2
340.5
354.0
264.4

1.9
1.9
2.1
3.2
.2
.5
.0
7.9
1.6
1.4
2.0

304.8
315.0
304.4
332.7
278.4
283.4
249.3
334.9
368.5
331.6
203.3

.8
.7
1.0
1.8
.5
.8
.4
2.6
.3
.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent 3
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 9 ...
Fuel oil 5
Other fuels 5
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

354.5
374.6
98.9
221.4
370.2
98.7
98.6
464.7
615.4
185.4

319.0
333.6
102.3
224.5
302.4
100.1
100.0
381.4
479.3
189.9
188.1
191.9
483.4
298.4
735.6
245.0

.3
.6
2.3
2.5
.7
.1
.0

375.6
426.0
101.6
265.3
400.0
101.6
101.6
392.9
451.2
659.3
227.2
197.3
424.8
254.5
595.0
232.4

.8
1.5
1.6
1.6

.4
.5
1.8
1.7
2.6
.3
.3
.4
.5
-.4
-.6
.0
.6
2.9

356.9
378.5
100.8
322.1
381.5
100.9
100.9
398.0
474.3

1.5
.9

-.9
-1.7
-2.5
-3.0
-.6
-1.5
.3
-2.4
.4

318.2
338.7
101.8
240.0
406.7
100.3
100.3
387.7
502.9
219.1
206.3
256.0
497.8
346.7
665.3
231.0

191.8
184.4
193.1
155.6
201.4

5.3
5.9
4.4
7.6
5.8

-2.4
-1.7
.1
4.6

-1.8
-.1

-1.5
.9

-1.2
-1.1
-1.6
5.9

-1.3
-1.4
4.8
6.5

-1.0

NA

NA

185.4
620.3
477.7
873.0
250.5

-1.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

241.3
222.9
235.6
210.9
241.7

.0
.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 5
Gasoline 5
Gasoline, leaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded regular6
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ..
Public transportation

292.0
292.8
183.4
183.1
197.4
204.3
91.3
279.2

-1.5
-1.5
-4.7
-4.8
-5.3
-5.2
-3.3

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

478.5
276.1
323.1
332.2

6.7
8.7
1.8
1.7

-1.6
2.0
.0

214.0
202.2
211.7
186.0
250.5

.5

-2.4
-.1

-4.0
2.0
2.3
2.4

-2.0
6.3
2.6

-1.6
-1.7
-8.0
-8.2
-8.9
-8.3
-5.2

.2

298.2
296.6
165.9
165.3
181.1
186.0
86.1
340.2

.3

293.2
291.7
182.9
181.7
197.3
207.6
95.1
339.8

1.3
1.1
.7
-.3

403.7
260.2
319.9
276.7

.4
.9
1.4
.9

374.1
276.1
316.8
262.4

See footnotes at end of table.




-1.7
-2.4
-2.6
-5.3

74

.5
1.1
-.4

1.8
1.6
1.6

1.3

.8
.5
5.5

.9
.9
-.4
-.7

.0

477.1
317.7
748.9
272.9

NA
-3.2
NA
-.7
5.2
-7.4
5.1

194.9
185.7
199.9
162.9
183.0

2.5
2.9
3.7
.4
3.6

214.2
199.1
198.4
197.5
199.2

1.8
2.1
-3.6
6.0
.3

-1.3
-1.5
-6.3
-6.5
-6.8
-6.5
-5.0
2.8

333.5
332.4
188.5
188.7
196.8
208.4
90.7
400.7

-.7
-.7

326.8
328.0
185.5
185.4
200.6
211.1
94.0
300.2

-.5
-.5
-3.5
-3.6
-4.1
-3.7

1.9
1.4

412.2
248.8
309.6
241.7

372.3
226.2
337.2
297.0

.8
.5
2.3
2.0

1.7
.4

-1.6

-2.4
-2.4
-3.7
-2.2
-1.7
-1.9
.4

-2.3
.4

-4.1

NA

220.6
NA

-2.8
.1

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to February
1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Percent
change

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

331.1
299.8
327.1
284.1
289.4
283.4
386.9
522.8

0.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.4
1.2
.4
1.4

304.4
280.7
294.7
270.9
277.6
264.5
348.9
442.3

0.1
-.1
1.1
-.7
-2.0
.8
.4
.3

326.0
281.6
304.4
267.3
269.6
267.4
411.2
413.0

0.7
.3
1.2
-.3
-.6
.3
1.2
1.8

306.0
271.6
294.6
251.1
256.0
246.2
373.0
459.6

0.5
.8
1.9
.1
-.2
.5
.1
.5

324.2
289.0
304.8
279.4
275.8
286.3
381.5
403.8

0.8
1.2
.8
1.4
-.3
3.6
.5
.9

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 8
Energy 5
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter3
Services less medical care

322.2
322.6
158.5
203.8
283.0
287.3
309.3
101.4
368.6

.3
-.1
.0
.5
-.3
-1.4
-.8
1.4
.2

296.5
300.2
164.8
175.1
269.4
273.4
286.8
100.3
338.5

.0
.1
1.0
-5.5
-.7
-1.9
-.4
.3
.4

294.0
323.7
165.5
179.6
264.8
264.4
287.9
100.8
411.2

.5
.6
1.3
-4.1
-.2
-.6
.3
.8
1.1

299.3
301.1
157.3
193.8
253.2
258.9
278.9
99.7
362.9

.5
.5
.6
-1.0
.2
.0
.9
-.3
.0

305.8
321.1
170.1
201.8
276.2
269.3
292.0
100.2
376.9

1.2
-2.5
1.4
-.2
.3
.2
.5

1
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (See footnote 1, Table 18) will appear
next month.
2
For the following areas the 1957-59 = 100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed below:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963=100.
3
Indexes on a December 1984 = 100 base.
4
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where
1967 = 100.
5
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
6
Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
7
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
8
Indexes are on the bases listed below:




Atlanta, Ga
December 1977 = 100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978=100.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978 = 100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977 = 100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978 = 100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977 = 100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978=100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
9
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. where 1967 = 100.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

75

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec.
1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984
Expenditure category
All items .

168.2

3.6

0.8 171.2

3.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.8
157.3
153.6
163.0
150.1
144.0
174.1
162.0
148.6
132.9
159.1
166.5
147.9

2.8
2.7
2.0
4.0
-1.6
2.6
5.0
5.1
6.1
1.9
4.0
4.7
2.3

1.9 153.1
1.9 153.6
2.6 149.8
1.4 165.4
1.0 145.8
.3 142.2
9.2 163.4
1.8 163.0
1.0 148.1
3.1 127.1
1.8 159.9
.7 161.7
.5 145.2

2.1
2.1
1.4
5.0
-2.5
3.7
1.7
3.6
2.8
2.0
3.3
3.5
2.5

1.1
1.2
1.3
.4
.2
.8
6.3
-.2
.5
.6
1.1
.9
.6

158.8
159.3
156.0
166.2
148.2
151.9
178.8
168.1
149.1
140.7
159.9
166.9
150.6

2.3
2.4
1.4
4.6
-3.4
4.5
2.1
3.3
5.2
3.8
3.5
4.6
2.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services ..
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
3
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Other utilities and public services ....
Household furnishings and operation .
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

175.8
184.3
113.2
160.2
195.8
114.1
114.2
170.3
179.1

3.8
6.5
6.4
6.4
6.0
6.6
6.7
6.0
4.9

.7
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.6

184.0
195.4
110.8
152.3
195.7
108.0
107.9
159.8
171.5

3.3
4.4
5.2
50
65
4 1
42
11
33

.5
.6
1.0
.9

177.4
188.2
109.9
161.2
208.5
107.2
107.1
168.1
172.9

3.1
3.8
4.3
4.4
3.2
3.7
3.8
2.6
2.9

149.8
7.8
187.0 -1.9
193.1 -3.0
216.2 -11.8
218.3 -12.5
189.3
.7
181.0
3.4
169.6
4.6
199.9
1.9
149.9
2.2
144.6
2.9
135.2
2.3
150.2
3.7
161.6
3.

.3
-.2
-.4
.7
.6
.7
-1.0
-.1
-2.2
.5

143.0
190.3
188.4
203.2
213.1
170.1
185.7
151.9
228.1
154.5
143.5
132.5
161.9
155.4

-3
1.8
2.3
-7.5

1.3
.0
.6
-3.1
-3.4
-1.8

151.7
177.3
184.2
208.2
200.6
223.1
181.2
170.6
209.3
144.5
143.6
133.1
155.8
155.6

1.9
2.4
.8
-6.7
-9.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel ....
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

126.5
118.6
119.8
103.7
135.4
136.6
142.4
185.2

-1.3
-1.9
-2.4
-3.5
1.4

125.1
119.6
114.9
112.4
142.9
1.6 124.9
-1.3 149.5
1.4 170.;

2.5
2.3
1.9
3.3
7.
3.4
-1.0
3.4

129.,
121.7
128.9
109.9
122.4

3.0
2.
2.:
4.

2.6
2.;
3.1
1.3
1.0
3.3

1.
4.6

1.1

1.1
.1
.0

1.0
.7

1.2
1.4

See footnotes at end of table.




76

-8.2
-4.2
4.4
6.4
2.9
.3
2.2
1.5
3.3
2.4

0.5 171.5

1.7
.6
.5
.6
-.1

1.3
1.5
1.2
-1.7
.7
.2

1.5
.9

-.1
-.3
-1.4
.1
3.3
-1.7
1.8
1.4

128.4
133.2
184.6

3.3

-1.0

1.9
3.8
-2.0
5.7
2.1
1.0
3.2
3.

5.;
-1.:
7.1

0.4 171.3

4.3

0.6

160.5
161.7
158.5
171.9
151.8
149.4
175.4
166.3
158.3
2.3 143.1
168.3
167.8
146.1

2.6
2.5
2.3
4.2
-1.2
1.9
6.5
2.0
6.1
1.9
3.5
2.9
3.6

1.1
1.0
1.5

176.6
183.3
115.0
179.8
196.3
113.5
113.6
159.7
168.8

5.3
7.0
7.7
7.9
5.8
6.6
6.7
3.7
2.0

1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.0
-.4

143.2
193.6
215.2
204.6
205.1
203.3
216.6
192.2
259.3
154.7
144.3
133.8
162.2
154.6

5.6
2.5
2.8
-2.2
-3.3
.9
3.5
9.6
-3.5
2.0
2.4
1.5
5.5
2.0

2.5
.2
-.1
-.6
-1.0
.5
.0
2.5
-3.2
.8
.9
.5
2.2
.8

129.8
124.0
126.4
111.6
155.0
137.9
133.5
1.9 177.8

3.3
2.8
3.4
4.2
5.7
.7
.2
6.7

.2
.2
-.7
.0
2.6
-2.8
4.8
1.0

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.0
-.1
-.1
8.5

.5
.1
2.9
1.6
2.1

-.2
-.2
-.1
.4
1.6
-2.3
.8
.8
.7

-1.;
-1.9
-1.7
-3.3
2.5
-.4
-.4

1.0
.3
.2
5.0
1.0
-.4
2.0
1.6
.2
2.0

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

South

North Central

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec.
1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984
Expenditure category

-0.1 173.5
-.1 170.9
.8 144.1
.6 144.0
.5 225.3
-2.0 180.0
-2.0 179.6
-2.7 177.0
-2.0 178.7
-1.4 92.8
.1 161.4
.5 148.9
.1 129.3
.4 152.6
.6 225.8

-6.3
-6.4
-7.2
-6.2
-3.3

184.7
178.3
186.0
172.9
198.8

4.8
7.4
4.3
4.9
3.7

1.5
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.5

3.9
3.6
4.3

.1 149.7
-.1 146.8
.3 154.1

6.7
5.3
4.1
9.6

1.2
2.8
.4
.6

178.0
188.8
152.1
200.8

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commod
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

174.3
171.4
143.4
143.3
225.5
183.5
183.2
179.0
180.5
90.8
164.2
154.7
129.5
159.2
200.3

-4.5
-4.5
-5.5
-4.4
-3.1

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

185.3
179.7
186.5
180.6
192.4

6.8
6.6
6.9
6.5
7.2

1.4
.6
1.6
1.4
1.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

152.1
151.2
153.2

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

181.2
182.8
156.5
202.6

2.5
2.3
3.2
3.1
7.7

2.9
4.5
.5
5.0
4.2

-0.6 177.2
-.8 175.1
1.1 142.7
1.1 143.4
.5 225.4
-4.5 182.1
-4.5 181.7
-4.9 177.4
-4.4 180.8
-3.0 91.2
1.1 164.5
.4 157.7
-.5 132.9
.5 164.9
.4 224.7

-5.0
-5.1
-6.2
-5.1
-3.1

191.6
181.8
193.8
181.8
203.2

5.0
7.2
4.6
6.3
3.5

4.0
2.6
6.0

1.1 156.7
1.1 151.6
1.1 164.2

4.3
3.6
5.5

5.8
6.4
3.8
7.2

1.4
3.3
.6
.7

179.9
187.3
159.7
202.0

5.9
6.4
3.8
8.0

2.3
2.1
2.9
2.7
7.7

3.3
6.6
-.4
7.8
4.7

3.0
2.8
3.9
3.9
7.7

3.5
7.6
1.5
9.1
6.8

-0.5 178.9
-.5 176.9
1.1 135.4
1.1 135.9
.5 225.1
-3.9 179.4
-3.9 178.8
-4.8 173.8
-4.0 177.6
-2.5 91.7
.9 172.6
.8 168.9
.7 135.1
.9 176.1
.1 212.6

3.6
3.6
3.7
3.3
7.7

-1.8
-2.0
-2.9
-2.0
.3
3.0
6.8
-.1
7.9
2.7

-0.6
-.7
.7
.5
.5
-4.7
-4.9
-5.5
-5.0
-3.3
.1
1.5
2.9

1.3
.5

191.2
185.8
192.2
181.6
204.1

5.6
8.1
5.1
5.3
5.0

1.6
1.1
1.8
1.9
1.7

.3 153.1
.4 147.1
.2 162.6

3.4
1.8
5.9

.3
.4
.1

183.0
190.8
164.8
204.3

7.1
5.1
3.5

1.3
2.3
1.0

13.7

1.1
1.2
1.0
1.2
.8

1.0
2.5
.4
.6

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 2
Household services less rent
of shelter 2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

168.2

3.6

158.4
156.8
158.7
160.0
118.6

1.7
2.8
1.1
-.7
2.2

.8
1.9
.0
-.2
-1.9

158.2
153.1
160.2
157.6
119.6

1.7
2.1
1.5
-.2
2.3

177.1
160.5
181.0
113.8

-1.5
4.2
5.6
6.7

.3
.4
.7
1.1

173.2
165.7
190.8
108.8

-.9
3.9
4.5
4.5

109.2
170.8
186.5
174.8

3.1
4.3
6.9
6.6

.0
.4
1.6
.5

109.1
165.5
186.0
168.3

3.0
6.1
4.3
5.7

0.8 171.2

See footnotes at end of table.




77

3.0

0.5 171.5

3.3

0.4 171.3

4.3

0.6

.2
1.1
-.3
-1.1
-.3

161.2
158.8
161.8
159.1
121.7

2.2
2.3
2.1
.6
2.3

.2 159.2
1.4 160.5
-.4 158.2
-1.1 161.1
-1.9 124.0

2.6
2.6
2.7
1.9
2.8

.3
1.1
-.3
-.9
.2

-1.3
.7
.7
.6

175.6
167.4
186.4
108.0

.1
4.2
4.5
3.9

177.3
.5 159.5
.6 186.9
.4 114.1

1.6
3.9
6.0
7.0

-1.3
.7

107.9
.7 173.7
1.5 193.8
.9 176.5

3.2
7.1
4.6
6.1

.7
.7
1.0
.6

109.9
180.9
192.2
174.0

2.8
5.6
5.1
7.8

1.1
1.3
.5
.8

1.8
.4

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region,1 by expenditure category and commodity
and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter .
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Enerav 3
All items less energy
All items less food and enerav
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
..
Services less energy

170.9
163.3
108.6
167.3
158.4
159.3
174.7
158.3
112.9
180.5
188.8
165.8
168 3
153.3
. . . 196.8
180.2

3.8
2.8
31
3.4
1.1
-.6
-1.3
1.1
4.8
5.5
-3.6
4.6
51
3.8
-7.4
5.8

0.4
.7
7
7
.0
-.2
.2
9
.4
.7
-1.0
1 0
7
.3
-1.0
g

1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




175.1
162.2
107 1
170 4
159.9
156.9
170.9
155 3
110.4
191.3
184.2
169 2
173 2
158.1
185.4
189 1

3.2
2.7
28
2.8
1.6
-.1
-.7
1 0
4.4
4.5
-1.8
37
42
3.7
-6.5
45

0.3
.4
5
4
-.2
-1.0
-1.2
1
.8
.6
-1.8
8
7
.8
-4.3
7

174.0
164.7
108 3
170 2
161.6
158.6
173.8
158 9
110.8
185.4
182.6
170 0
172 5
160.1
185.9
185 2

0.2 173.2
3.5
.4 166.4
3.1
5 109 0
32
.4 170.3
3.1
-.4 157.9
2.1
.7 -1.1 160.0
-.9 174.0
.2
.1 160.8
1 5
.7 111.2
4.8
.5 186.4
4.5
-2.2 -1.9 193.1
.7 169.4
4.0
5 171 1
44
.4 155.6
4.0
-5.2 -3.5 189.4
6 184 7
48

4.7
3.4
3.9
4.2
2.8
2.0
1.8
2.2
5.0
6.1
.2
4.8
54
3.9
-1.8
6.1

0.6
.4
5
.6
-.1
-.7
-1.0
.1
.8
1.0
-2.8
1.1
1.1
.9
-4.4
1 2

D
Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.

78

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

B

A-2

A-1

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

0.6 169.7

3.3

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.6 169.4

2.6

0.1

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

168.5

4.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

155.8
156.6
152.9
163.4
149.1
147.8
165.1
164.6
153.6
134.1
162.2
164.8
143.2

2.5
2.5
1.7
4.7
-1.2
2.7
3.1
3.7
5.3
1.0
4.2
4.1
3.2

1.6
1.6
2.0
1.4
1.2
.8
6.7
1.4
-.1
1.1
2.3
.7
1.2

157.6
158.5
155.1
168.7
147.4
147.4
175.2
164.6
149.5
138.7
163.7
165.3
145.4

2.4
2.5
1.8
4.8
-3.2
4.0
5.0
2.7
4.8
2.7
3.5
3.8
1.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Other utilities and public services ..
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

177.5
185.7
113.2
163.7
198.0
112.5
112.6
165.5
174.4

4.5
6.1
6.4
66
51
5.8
6.0
3.8
20

1.1
.9
1.0
.8
2.2
.9
1.0
.4
-.5

184.0
195.5
112.9
168.1
199.6
111.7
111.8
167.5
180.6

6.6
148.5
1.1
189.9
.7
191.6
217.6 -10.5
184.6
5.0
151.5
2.0
144.7
3.1
133.7
2.9
156.9
4.3
159.2
2.6

1.8
1.3
1.5
.3
1.9
.5
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

120.6
111.5
111.6
95.4
140.1
129.0
136.9
183.0

-.2
-.4
-1.4
-1.0
3.0
-.8
2:9
1.3

3.2
2.9
3.0
2.7
3.2
4.3
.5
5.0

0.9 173.1

0.3 171.8

3.5

1.3
1.4
1.8
1.7
-.2
.3
7.0
.9
.5
3.0
1.0
.6
.4

158.1
158.6
155.9
166.4
149.2
147.9
181.7
165.2
152.7
135.5
161.8
164.6
150.1

2.8
2.9
2.4
4.2
-2.1
3.6
5.4
5.1
6.7
4.3
3.1
3.8
2.6

3.8
5.6
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.6
5.8
2.5
60

.4
.6
1.0
7
3.3
.4
.4
-.3
4

179.0
189.5
112.5
164 7
204 1
110.7
110.7
159.6
162 2

146.2
187.2
195.1
218.9
190.6
144.7
145.6
134.5
159.5
160.4

-1.5
.2
-.3
-8.7
1.9
1.2
2.2
.1
4.9
4.2

-1.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
.1
-.8
.8
.1
1.9
1.3

132.5
125.7
126.8
117.2
137.6
131.2
142.8
184.5

3.4
2.9
3.6
3.5
4.8
.2
1.9
6.2

-.6
-.9
-1.4
-1.1
.4
-1.8
1.1
1.2

See footnotes at end of table.




79

3.5

8.1
.4
1.1
2.9
1.4
.5
.9

155.8
156.0
153.2
166.7
147.9
143.6
174.0
166.1
149.1
133.9
158.2
162.9
150.7

2.2
2.1
1.5
4.1
-2.5
3.0
3.5
3.2
4.2
2.8
3.6
3.7
3.3

1.6
1.6
2.0
.3
1.1
-.1
8.7
.2
.7
2.2
.8
.6
1.1

159.6
160.0
153.8
165.6
151.6
144.5
171.9
161.9
143.6
135.0
158.4
174.7
153.1

1.9
1.9
.8
4.2
-2.8
3.4
.5
2.9
2.6
1.9
2.7
4.3
2.4

.9
.9
1.0
.7
-1.0
-.3
7.5
1.0
.0

3.9
5.8
5.9
61
53
5.6
5.5
6.5
51

.9
1.3
1.4
1 3
25
1.3
1.3
1.5
9

175.5
184.0
111.4
161 1
196 3
108.4
108.5
170.1
183 0

3.3
4.8
6.2
58
82
4.4
4.6
.8
16

.5
1.0
1.1
12
6
.9
1.0
.1
5

174.4
183.2
109.3
154 2
193.0
107.4
107.2
161.4
170.4

2.9
3.7
4.3
48
11
3.6
3.5
3.1
49

.1
-.1

154.5
186.1
195.0
211.7
190.8
149.2
143.3
133.5
159.1
153.3

8.3
.6
-.1
-9.5
2.9
2.3
2.4
2.0
3.0
2.5

2.0
-.2
-.7
.0
-.8
1.1
.8
.7
1.5
.7

136.3
185.3
198.0
204.5
196.4
149.1
141.2
131.9
151.7
155.1

.1
1.5
1.2
-9.0
4.3
2.2
1.7
.9
2.7
2.5

-.3
-.4
-.4
-.8
-.2
-.6
.4
.2
.5
.8

145.4
179.8
176.3
198.6
170.1
160.8
144.7
134.8
158.7
154.6

.8
1.6
-1.1
-9.1
1.9
8.1
2.3
1.7
4.2
2.1

1.7
-.2
-.5
-1.8
-.1
.5
.5
.1
1.3
.5

129.3
122.8
129.1
109.1
128.2
138.2
131.4
179.2

1.4
.6
1.8
-1.2
1.2
4.3
-2.7
6.2

-1.3
-1.9
-1.9
-4.7
1.1
2.3
.5
2.3

130.5
124.8
126.7
114.6
138.8
128.3
147.8
181.6

3.2
2.8
1.6
7.1
8.6
-3.2
.1
5.2

-.4
-.7
-1.9
.4
4.3
-2.4
.3
1.5

126.4
122.5
118.2
115.9
149.2
133.1
138.1
160.8

3.2
3.1
3.5
4.7
6.0
3.7
-2.7
4.0

-1.6
-1.9
-1.3
-3.7
2.6
.1
-.7
.9

1.4
1.5
1.9
.4
.1

.5

1.1
.1
.8
.5

.1
.3
-1.3
_ -j

-.2
1.4
1.3

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
A-2

A-1

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

B

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commod
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

175.3
172.8
138.1
138.5
225.4
181.7
181.6
166.3
164.9
127.0
170.8
195.8

3.3
3.2
2fl
29
7.7
-3.6
-3.5
3.0
74
-1.0
8.4
3.8

-0.2
-.3
8
.7
.5
-2.9
-2.9
.4
.9
-.9
1.1
.4

174.5
171.9
141 7
141.5
225.5
183.8
183.4
165.5
149.1
131.6
152.9
219.0

2.6
2.4
36
3.3
7.7
-4.3
-4.3
3.6
5.1
.5
6.0
4.5

-0.7
-.8
9
.8
.5
-3.9
-4.0
.9
.1
1.2
-.1
.1

178.0
176.0
145 0
144 9
225.3
182.0
181.3
164.9
158.9
132.5
165.1
221.8

2.7
2.6
33
3.1
7.7
-4.5
-4.7
3.5
5.4
-1.0
6.7
4.2

-0.4
-.5
8
.7
.5
-3.7
-3.7
.5
.8
1.4
.7
-.3

176.8
174.6
142 5
143.2
225.1
180.2
179.7
169.4
155.8
135.7
161.0
228.1

3.0
2.9
36
35
7.7
-4.8
-4.9
3.5
7.3
2.2
8.4
5.1

-0.5
-.5
1 1
1 1
.5
-4.4
-4.4
.8
1.4
1.4
1.4
.9

173.6
170.5
143 4
143 6
225.3
175.9
175.4
158.2
150.4
132.3
155.2
245.0

2.0
1.7
34
34
7.7
-7.1
-7.1
1.9
56
3.0
6.2
6.8

-0.6
-.8
1.3
1.4
.5

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

185.4
183.6
185.8
179.3
193.1

7.0
7.7
6.8
7.0
6.7

2.0
1.2
2.2
2.5
2.1

187.3
174.2
189.9
179.4
199.5

4.8
6.3
4.5
4.9
4.2

1.0
.7
1.0
1.0
1.0

187.2
185.6
187.5
173.5
201.3

5,8
77
54
58
50

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.5

189.8
179.6
192.1
182.7
200.3

5.2
7.0
4.7
5.8
3.9

1.2
.8
1.3
1.5
1.1

194.7
182.2
197.3
183.8
207.8

4.0
7.4
3.5
4.1
3.0

1.0
1.0
1.0
.5
1.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

148.4
146.0
151.5

3.3
2.5
4.2

.8 153.6
.9 148.5
.9 160.4

4.8
3.1
6.9

.6 154.2
.5 149.3
.6 161.9

4.5
3.5
6.1

.3 157.0
.1 152.6
.5 164.0

4.5
2.8
6.9

.8 152.3
.3 151.1
1.3 154.4

1.9
2.2
1.2

-.9
.1
-2.4

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

178.9
185.6
154.7
198.2

6.7
6.0
4.2
9.3

183.0
188.9
164.0
202.5

6.4
5.8
4.7
8.5

178.4
186.6
158.3
199.5

6.1
6.5
4.4
7.7

1.2
2.8
.3
.9

180.8
195.1
154.7
203.8

5.0
5.1
2.5
7.8

1.3
2.6
.3
1.2

3.3

0.6 169.4

2.6

0.1

2.0
2.2
1.9
.3
2.8

1.6
1.9
1.5
-.5
3.1

-.1
.9

-1.1
-.7

158.2
159.6
157.1
158.7
122.5

-.6
-1.5
-1.9

-1.2 173.8
160.1
186.3
1.0 107.9

-1.5
4.2
3.8
3.7

-1.4
.6
.2
-.1

3.7
5.2
3.5
3.8

.3
.7
1.0
-.4

1.4
3.1
1.1
.5

181.0
182.2
156.8
209.5

6.5
5.5
2.6
11.1

.9
2.5
.1
.6

1.2
2.6
.7
.5

-4.9
-4.8
.3
.7
.5
.7
1.2

Commodity and service group
All items .
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter2
Household services less rent
of shelter2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

168.5

4.0

156.3
I 155.8
156.2
155.1
111.5

2.2
2.5
2.0
.6
2.9

174.4
159.3
183.8
112.8
109.9
176.4
185.8
171.3

0.9 173.1

3.5

1.6
.3
-.1
-.4

161.2
157.6
162.3
160.5
125.7

2.0
2.4
1.8
.4
2.9

.2
1.31
-.4
-1.0

.1
4.0
5.8
6.1

.0
.7
1.0
1.0

175.4
167.3
189.4
112.2

-.3
3.7
5.0
5.8

-1.1
.6
.5
.6

3.5
6.0
6.8
6.5

1.4
.7
2.2
.6

108.5
166.9
189.9
177.1

2.2
5.1
4.5
7.7

See footnotes at end of table.




80

0.3 171.8
161.5
158.1
162.3
162.6
-.9 122.8

3.5

0.6 169.7

2.2
2.8
1.B
.0
.5

.4 159.1
1.4 155.8
-.3 160.3
-.9 160.5
-1.9 124.8

178.7
165.8
186.8
111.3

-.2
4.2
5.1
5.7

-.6
.4
.9
1.4

175.6
164.1
185.5
109.3

-.5
4.1
4.9
5.0

.1 107.9
.2 172.8

3.1
5.4
5.4
6.7

.1
.5
1.4
.7

108.9
173.0
192.1
173.2

3.0
6.4
4.7
6.4

1.0 187.5
.5 175.7

.3
1.6
-.3

-.1
1.2
1.3
1.0

109.4
168.9
197.3
167.8

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)

Group

Index

Feb
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb
1984

Dec
1984

Index

Feb
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb
1984

Dec
1984

Index

Feb
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb
1984

D

C

B

A-2

A-1

Dec
1984

Index

Feb
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

171.4
162.2
108.9
167.6
155.8
154.3
171.5
155.5
112.9
183.6
186 8
166.3
169.0
152.0
193.0
182.4

4.4
3.3
3.6
3.8
2.0
.8
.3
1.7
54
5.6
-1 2
4.6
5.2
4.0
-5.3
5.9

0.8
.9
.9
.8
.3
-.1
.1
.8
1 2
.9
_5
1.1
1.0
.9
-2.2
1.0

176.2
164.4
108.3
172.3
161.9
159.5
172.6
159.0
111 0
189.3
188 9
171.2
174.3
159.5
191.3
187.9

1
The population size classes -are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




81

3.7
2.9
3.1
3.4
1.8
.5
-.2
1.5
44
5.1
-2 2
4.3
4.7
3.6
-5.0
5.4

0.2
.3
.4
3
-.3
-1.0
-1.0
.2
5
4
-2 0
.7
.5
4
-3.4
.5

174.6
165.3
108.0
170.9
162.0
161.9
176.5
160.3
1105
186.7
188 0
169.9
172.7
159 8
190.3
185.3

3.7
3.0
3.2
3.4
1.8
.1
.0
1.4
47
5.1
-2 3
4.3
4.8
3.8
-5.5
5.4

0.4
.4
.5
.5
-.3
-.7
-.5
.3
6
.8
-2 1
1.0
.9
.4
-3.0
1.1

172.6
164.3
107.8
168 5
160.1
160.0
173.8
158.1
1109
184.7
188 8
167.4
170.3
157 9
187.7
183.4

3.6
2.9
3.2
32
2.0
.4
-.2
1.3
48
4.9
-1 7
4.0
4.5
40
-5.6
5.0

0.3
.4
.5
5
-.3
-1.0
-1.1
.3
7
.8
-2 2
.9
.8
6
-3.6
.9

171.4
164.3
107.5
167.9
157.1
158.4
172.4
159.2
1107
184.8
175 8
168.4
170.5
155.5
180.9
186.3

2.8
2.4
2.6
2.6
1.6
-.4
-1.3
.8
3.9
3.9
-3 9
3.6
4.1
4.1
-7.6
4.1

-0.1
.1
.1
.0
-.5
-1.4
-1.3
-.3
.4
.1
-2.5
.4
.3
.5
-4.2
.3

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class [D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.8 170.3

3.3

0.4

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
0.7 171.5

3.4

0.9 175.8

3.1

165.5

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

157.0
157.5
152.7
162.0
148.6
145.4
171.2
146.0
168.8
147.8

3.0
3.1
2.1
4.2
-1.0
2.7
4.5
3.5
5.2
2.1

1.9
1.9
2.6
1.7
1.5
.1
8.1
2.1
.7
.4

156.0
156.4
156.2
163.3
154.0
143.5
182.4
147.1
157.1
149.1

2.8
2.7
2.3
4.2
-3.0
2.1
8.1
4.4
4.0
4.3

2.4
2.5
3.1
1.1
.3
.1
12.9
3.1
1.0
1.2

158.3
158.8
156.0
166.0
154.5
141.4
185.2
144.6
165.6
149.9

2.1
2.2
1.5
2.5
-2.7
2.5
7.1
2.5
3.7
1.6

1.6
1.7
2.6
.4
.2
1.0
11.4
2.1
-.2
.3

153.6
154.3
151.0
165.9
148.1
136.9
163.0
147.9
163.7
141.6

.8
.8
.3
3.7
-3.9
3.9
-1.8
3.2
2.4
.5

1.5
1.5
1.5
-.1
-.6
.6
6.7
2.6
1.3
.9

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

170.5
175.4
112.6
155.7
199.0
113.1
113.2
186.0
191.9
219.3
220.2
202.0
180.2
167.7
199.6
145.3

3.8
5.8
5.9
6.0
5.6
5.8
6.0
-.8
-1.7
-11.4
-12.0
2.6
4.3
5.6
2.6
2.6

.5
.3
.7
.6
1.6
.2
.3
-.2
-.4
.6
.6
.4
-.8
.8
-2.9
1.5

184.3
198.4
115.3
163.8
186.3
118.5
118.9
188.7
198.0
216.8
221.3
171.1
184.1
172.3
211.2
145.0

4.2
8.5
7.4
7.4
6.5
8.8
9.0
-4.1
-4.9
-11.3
-12.1
.8
1.2
.8
2.0
4.3

1.7
3.1
2.6
2.4
3.1
3.7
3.8
-.2
-.5
.9
.9
1.8
-1.7
-2.7
.1
.3

189.9
209.5
114.3
183.9
186.0
113.8
113.9
187.2
190.5
206.5
208.6
190.9
179.4
169.8
194.4
141.0

3.4
6.6
7.4
7.3
8.4
6.6
6.5
-3.4
-5.2
-12.6
-14.0
.1
1.9
4.4
-1.4
3.0

1.3
2.3
2.1
2.3
.3
2.4
2.4
-.1
-.3
.7
.8
-.2
-1.0
-.6
-1.6
-.1

177.4
186.9
113.4
172.4
198.3
114.1
114.2
190.7
197.0
214.2
216.8
191.9
185.8
182.0
191.5
143.1

4.3
9.0
8.4
9.4
3.3
9.4
9.7
-2.7
-4.4
-13.2
-14.1
-3.3
3.6
5.1
1.4
1.6

.3
.1
.4
.8
-1.5
.0
-.1
.4
.2
.4
.3
1.8
-.1
-.2
.1
.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

124.9
115.8
115.8
98.9
133.1

3.1
2.9
3.9
2.1
3.7

-.5
-.9
-.2
-2.7
2.1

121.3
115.2
117.3
101.2
153.8

-2.2
-3.5
-3.5
-7.1
3.4

-4.3
-5.5
-8.1
-9.4
2.9

134.2
127.5
133.5
118.8
128.8

4.3
3.7
4.7
5.3
-1.8

-2.9
-3.5
-6.1
-3.3
-1.2

138.7
134.7
136.9
122.8
151.1

4.6
4.8
7.6
3.7
10.8

.0
-.1
.3
.4
.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ..
Public transportation

173.0
169.7
183.1
183 0
178.2
180 3
90.6
193 4

2.7
2.6
-4.4
-4.3
-5.5
-4.3
-2.8
3.6

.0
-.1
-1.9
-1.9
-2.6
-1.9
-1.3

176.4
175.3
183.3
183.3
180.4
180.4
89.7
204.2

2.2
2.0
-4.2
-4.2
-4.7
-4.3
-3.5
6.5

-.2
-.3
-.2.2
-2.2
-2.9
-2.1
-1.6
1.6

176.3
171.6
183.5
182.9
179.7
179.7
93.3
268.5

1.8
1.7
-5.0
-5.0
-6.1
-4.4
-4.3
4.5

.0
-.1
-1.4
-1.5
-1.6
-1.5
-1.3
1.6

175.5
173.7
186.0
185.6
180.2
183.9
91.2
214.8

1.9
1.5
-5.5
-5.5
-6.6
-5.6
-3.3
10.0

-.8
-.9
-3.7
-3.7
-4.5
-3.7
-2.5
2.0

Medical care

184.5

7.4

1.7 185.2

5.8

.9 185.5

5.1

.8 194.0

7.1

.6

Entertainment

151.8

3.5

.3 146.8

4.6

-2.0 157.1

4.8

1.1 158.2

3.8

1.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

180.7
154.1

6.9
4.2

1.0 179.8
.4 155.5

6.6
4.8

1.4 184.5
.8 168.4

6.3
3.6

1.7 182.7
.1 158.9

5.2
2.5

1.0
.4

All items

q

See footnotes at end of table.




82

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Dec. Feb.
1984 1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

3.1

0.8 170.3

3.3

0.4

Feb.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services .
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

165.5

3.8

0.7 171.5

3.4

156.7
157 0
156.0
156.8
157.6
176 2
185.5

2.0
3.0
1.3
-.3
4.0
5.6
7.7

1.0
1.9
.4
.1
.8
.5
2.0

161.7
156.0
163.6
164.6
167.3
186.1
186.1

1.5
2.8
.7
-2.1
5.0
59
5.4

.4
2.4
-.8
-1.1
-.3
1 6
.9

161.3
158.3
162.2
164.7
162.9
198.7
187.5

1.4
2.1
.9
-.8
3.6
5.4
4.8

.4
1.6
-.3
-.5
.1
1.3
.9

159.6
153.6
161.9
167.5
161.0
185.8
196.1

.6
.8
.5
-1.5
4.1
6.5
7.0

.4
1.5
-.2
-.4
.1
.3
.5

162.4
164.5
162.9
188.1
155.7
156 3
156.9
113.4
175.3

3.1
3.5
4.6
-2.7
1.2
-.1
1.5
5.2
5.3

.8
.7
.9
-.9
.3
.1
1.0
.5
.3

163.9
170.8
169.2
191.3
163.3
163.7
160.2
111.5
186.1

2.1
3.3
4.7
-4.7
.8
-1 9
.3
3.8
5.9

.4
.9
1.3
-1.2
-.7
-1 0
.6
.3
1.7

165.4
175.3
174.5
187.0
161.9
163.9
161.5
111.5
199.9

2.2
3.1
4.4
-5.1
.9
-.7
.6
4.1
5.4

.4
.8
1.0
-.8
-.3
-.5
.6
.5
1.4

165.3
169.0
167.7
191.3
161.5
166.2
160.6
113.5
184.7

1.8
3.0
4.6
-4.9
.6
-1.4
-.4
4.4
6.5

.4
.3
.6
-1.5
-.1
-.4
.5
.4
.3

See footnotes at end of table.




83

0.9 175.8

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change from—
change fromchange from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

2.7

0.4

Expenditure category
All items .

0.6 169.7

2.7

1.4
1.5
1.5
.8
.1
1.7
6.4
.8
1.3
.6

151.3
151.4
146.7
163.4
142.6
142.1
158.7
141.1
161.7
149.6

2.2
2.4
1.8
3.5
-2.1
4.6
1.4
4.1
3.3
.4

1.1
1.2
1.6
.1
1.0
1.1
5.2
1.4
.4
-.4

151.7
152.1
150.0
167.4
143.8
137.6
172.1
145.9
156.8
144.8

2.1
1.9
1.6
6.4
-2.6
2.2
4.6
2.7
2.7
3.7

1.2
1.2
1.6
-.8
1.1
.2
8.8
.3
.4
1.0

158.9
158.7
150.6
168.6
148.5
138.5
160.8
146.8
177.0
162.0

1.9
1.7
.7
4.7
-1.0
1.9
-1.0
1.4
3.7
4.2

.3
.2
-.1
.5
-1.4
-1.6
3.9
-.2
.8
.6

4.0
5.8
6.3
6.2
6.6
5.7
5.7
1.0
1.8
-5.7
-6.3
-2.6
3.0
2.6
3.4
2.5

.9
1.0
1.2
1.0
2.3
.8
.8
.6
1.3
-2.2
-2.5
-.4
1.9
2.5
1.4
1.3

178.5
188.4
110.4
153.9
195.1
107.2
107.4
192.0
183.8
203.2
213.3
157.0
180.0
130.3
251.3
139.9

2.9
4.3
4.4
4.3
5.0
4.3
4.5
.7
.4
-9.3
-9.6
-7.2
2.7
3.2
2.4
2.7

.1
-.1
.1
.7
-2.5
-.3
-.2
.1
-.4
-3.4
-3.8
-1.2
.2
-2.8
2.5
.6

173.3
176.1
109.2
136.3
194.0
104.6
104.4
197.4
206.4
206.6
215.6
182.0
206.3
196.0
219.7
140.2

2.0
2.2
4.2
3.2
7.5
1.8
1.8
2.6
5.4
-7.4
-8.8
-2.5
9.3
15.2
3.0
.7

-.4
.1
1.0
.6
2.4
.0
-.1
-1.3
.0
-3.3
-3.9
-1.1
1.0
.9
1.1
-.5

172.1
177.0
107.9
145.7
204.4
106.5
106.3
186.2
176.8
189.6
196.0
172.5
174.0
131.0
226.4
145.5

3.1
2.5
3.2
2.5
6.0
2.3
2.3
4.3
1.4
-9.6
-10.3
-7.4
4.5
8.9
1.6
2.7

.6
1.1
1.3

120.1
113.3
111.5
105.3
120.7

2.9
2.9
2.0
2.5
6.6

-.6
-1.0
-2.4
-1.2
-3.3

132.9
128.1
128.6
117.7
133.0

1.8
1.2
3.4
-.3
5.8

.3
--.2
-.2
-.8
3.7

131.3
127.0
115.9
119.6
122.0

1.8
1.8
.1
6.2
-7.3

1.5
1.8
-1.5
5.8
-3.7

126.5
123.5
111.9
121.3
136.2

2.8
2.7
2.4
4.9
5.7

-1.2
-1.3
1.3
-3.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Public transportation

172.8
169.9
181.1
180.7
179.0
177.8
94.7
221.0

2.5
2.4
-5.6
-5.6
-6.5
-5.7
-3.1
3.7

-.5
-.6
-4.0
-4.0
-4.5
-4.1
-2.8
.5

172.7
171.9
180.4
180.7
174.9
181.4
91.5
197.7

1.1
1.1
-7.3
-7.1
-8.5
-7.1
-3.6
1.6

-.9
-.9
-4.8
-4.5
-5.3
-4.3
-3.6
-1.0

175.6
173.4
181.4
181.1
180.0
180.5
90.9
238.0

2.6
2.5
-4.9
-5.0
-5.4
-4.7
-3.5
6.7

-.6
-.7
-4.3
-4.4
-4.6
-4.4
-3.1
1.1

173.7
170.4
173.2
171.9
169.7
174.5
72.6
266.7

2.2
1.8
-10.1
-10.4
-10.9
-9.7
-7.2
10.3

-.7
-.8
-6.3
-6.3
-6.0
-6.5
-7.2
.6

Medical care .

184.6

4.8

1.4 188.2

6.4

2.0 178.3

4.8

1.1 189.4

3.4

1.7

Entertainment .

150.2

3.9

1.2 142.2

4.8

1.6 155.6

4.9

.9 147.3

2.1

.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

175.7
149.1

5.9
3.8

1.6 188.7
1.1 169.6

6.4
6.8

1.4 170.8
.9 141.7

4.8
1.7

.7 184.9
-1.0 159.6

5.7
2.9

1.7

174.3

3.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

152.5
153.3
150.4
164.2
146.6
145.5
162.2
145.3
159.3
140.0

2.1
2.1
1.3
4.9
-2.9
4.8
1.6
2.9
3.6
2.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation .

193.6
210.9
112.1
158.4
194.1
110.1
110.1
187.9
186.0
207.1
218.8
162.8
183.2
148.3
224.9
145.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

See footnotes at end of table.




84

0.3 166.7

2.6

0.2 168.2

1.0
2.7

1.1
1.1
-.2
-.2
-4.8
-4.5
-5.4
1.0
4.0
-.9
.6

1.5

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
North Central

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change from-

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
1984

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.2 168.2

2.7

0.4

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

2.6

3.3

0.6 169.7

2.7

159.7
152.5
162.8
154 9
171.6
195.5
186.4

1.8
2.1
1.7
3
3.7
4.9
4.3

.4
1.4
-.2
-9
.8
.9
1.4

158.1
151.3
160.6
163 4
162.0
188.0
187.4

1.5
2.2
1.3
-1 0
4.2
4.2
5.6

.2
1.1
-.2
-1 1
.7
.4
1.9

156.1
151.7
157.9
161 8
159.1
183.4
178.2

1.6
2.1
1.4
- 1
3.6
3.7
4.4

.1
1.2
-.4
-1 0
.4
.2
1.3

156.2
158.9
154.8
154 6
159.3
186.8
192.8

1.6
1.9
1.4
-1 3
4.5
4.2
2.8

-.3
.3
-.6
-?0
.9
1.1
1.9

161.1
173.7
172.8
183.4
162.2
153.9
153.6
110.1
196.4

2.7
3.2
4.0
-1.7
1.8
.4
1.3
4.3
5.0

.6
.6
.9
-1.2
-.1
-.8
.3
1.0
.9

162.9
168.7
167.1
182.2
160.3
162.8
157.3
108.9
188.0

2.4
2.6
3.8
-3.3
1.2
-.9
.6
4.1
4.1

.4
.2
.7
-2.5
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.8
.3

162.7
166.1
163.0
193.9
157.6
160.9
156.7
111.5
184.0

2.6
2.5
2.9
.5
1.5
.1
.9
4.8
3.7

.2
.1
.5
-2.0
-.3
-.9
.1
.2
.1

164.4
166.9
167.0
175.0
155.0
155.1
156.9
111.7
186.0

2.8
2.7
3.7
-4.0
1.4
-1.0
.4
5.2
4.4

.2
.2
.7
-2.9
-.6
-1.8
-.8
1.0
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




0.3 166.7

174.3

85

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
change from-

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.6 170.1

2.1

-0.2

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items .

171.0

3.2

0.4 173.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

160.0
160.7
159.0
170.3
150.0
152.9
178.0
157.6
164.0
149.5

2.4
2.4
2.0
6.6
-3.0
4.8
3.7
3.6
3.1
1.8

1.4
1.5
2.1
1.9
.0
.1
8.5
1.9
.3
-.4

159.5
159.9
157.1
165.4
146.0
152.4
188.9
151.3
165.9
152.9

3.0
3.0
2.1
4.1
-3.4
4.5
5.0
4.7
4.9
3.5

1.3
1.3
1.6
.3
-1.0
.3
8.3
1.5
.7
2.0

156.3
156.5
153.2
166.3
146.6
149.0
171.0
148.5
165.6
152.0

2.0
2.0
.8
3.4
-2.9
4.3
-.4
3.6
5.1
3.1

1.6
1.7
1.8
.7
1.1
-.9
7.8
1.4
1.4
.4

160.0
160.6
154.3
160.8
152.2
154.5
175.5
144.2
178.1
145.6

1.6
1.7
.1
4.5
-4.8
4.5
-2.2
2.9
5.9
.1

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
-1.0
.7
10.5
.5
.7
-.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation .

177.2
184.6
110.3
165.7
213.6
107.8
107.8
185.9
184.2
231.2
217.1
280.0
177.6
163.2
213.2
145.3

2.8
3.6
4.4
4.3
5.4
3.2
3.5
1.6
.8
-8.5
-11.2
-.3
2.8
5.1
-1.3
1.8

.6
.8
.6
-.1
6.9
.8
.9
1.1
1.4
.4
.5
.1
1.6
3.2
-1.2
-.2

178.2
190.4
110.8
155.3
224.6
108.7
108.4
175.1
184.3
214.4
222.4
194.3
182.0
179.8
190.0
143.9

3.6
4.8
4.1
4.3
3.3
5.0
4.7
1.9
.4
-5.8
-7.7
.1
.9
2.8
-4.9
2.3

.6
.8
1.5
.7
5.2
.6
.6
-.6
-1.7
-.5
-.7
.1
-1.8
-.5
-5.8
1.0

177.1
187.0
109.3
161.6
199.0
105.8
105.9
179.7
199.1
187.2
164.6
208.5
200.4
179.7
253.8
141.1

3.7
3.9
5.4
5.2
6.5
3.4
3.7
4.7
3.8
-5.5
-9.5
-2.2
4.9
5.5
3.9
2.0

.9
.1
.6
.6
1.1
-.2
-.1
1.8
2.1
-.7
-.9
-.5
2.4
4.1
-.5
1.3

176.7
193.7
107.7
158.1
177.9
104.5
104.2
163.5
160.2
196.1
187.5
211.7
152.8
150.3
158.1
143.8

1.4
1.8
1.8
3.7
-7.9
1.9
1.7
-.1
-4.5
-5.6
-8.4
-.7
-4.3
-.1
-11.5
2.3

-.8
-1.4
-2.0
-.6
-8.9
-1.4
-1.5
-1.3
-2.0
-.5
-.7
.0
-2.5
-1.8
-3.9
.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel .
Footwear

135.3
126.3
131.2
118.1
131.2

4.2
3.2
3.5
4.9
1.5

-1.2
-2.0
-3.7
-1.0
-2.1

130.8
121.6
135.2
106.2
125.8

.9
-.7
2.6
-2.4
-.4

-.9
-1.7
1.0
-5.9
2.0

129.5
123.5
129.2
111.6
131.4

3.8
3.5
.8
9.4
-1.0

-.9
-1.3
-1.1
-2.4
-.4

114.9
110.4
112.7
99.6
122.6

3.6
3.4
2.5
8.3
-2.5

-2.5
-3.1
-4.0
-5.2
-1.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Public transportation

175.5
172.6
187.6
187.3
183.9
184.0
92.6
225.6

2.6
2.3
-4.4
-4.5
-5.1
-4.8
-3.3
6.6

-.7
-.8
-3.4
-3.5
-4.3
-3.6
-2.3
.0

180.2
178.0
182.7
181.9
179.5
180.7
91.1
235.7

3.5
3.4
-4.7
-4.9
-5.6
-5.5
-1.8
6.5

-.3
-.2
-3.2
-3.2
-3.9
-3.4
-1.9
-1.2

178.2
177.1
181.5
181.0
176.3
182.8
91.8
204.5

3.7
3.6
-4.2
-4.4
-5.7
-4.0
-2.1
5.4

-.4
-.6
-4.5
-4.6
-5.6
-4.3
-3.0
.6

173.1
170.7
171.8
171.4
164.1
170.4
87.0
240.3

1.7
1.3
-7.9
-7.9
-10.2
-7.5
-5.7
11.0

-.6
-.8
-4.8
-4.9
-6.3
-5.2
-3.0
2.2

Medical care .

185.6

5.3

.8 187.9

6.2

1.4 195.8

4.9

1.4 199.9

3.4

.5

Entertainment .

153.1

7.1

.9 163.8

3.9

.7 154.9

2.3

-.8 153.4

3.4

.5

Other goods and services
Personal care

178.4
157.2

5.2
1.6

.7 182.5
-.1 161.9

6.4
3.7

1.1 181.1
.4 165.9

6.8
6.3

1.3 176.0
1.0 149.0

4.8
3.3

1.2
-.1

See footnotes at end of table.




86

3.7

0.6 171.2

3.6

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
South
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
change from-

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.6 170.1

2.1

-0.2

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

3.2

160.9
160.0
160.8
161.7
163.1
184.5
187.2

1.9
2.4
1.7
.6
3.4
4.5
4.9

.1
1.4
-.7
-1.3
.1
.8
.7

165.0
170.2
168.7
185.5
160.5
160.9
160.8
112.1
184.2

3.1
3.1
3.9
-2.0
1.7
.7
1.5
5.1
4.5

.2
.4
.6
-1.2
-.7
-1.3
.0
.7
.8

See footnotes at end of table.




3.7

0.6 171.2

3.6

163.0
159.5
163.8
159.8
169.8
187.5
188.7

2.4
3.0
1.9
.2
4.3
5.1
6.1

.4
1.3
-.2
-.6
.4
.7
1.5

160.6
156.3
162.3
157.9
169.6
187.5
200.3

2.6
2.0
2.9
1.4
4.8
4.8
4.2

.4
1.6
-.3
-1.3
.9
.9
1.3

159.6
160.0
158.9
154.8
166.2
185.7
201.8

1.7
1.6
1.8
-.1
4.3
2.5
2.6

.2
1.2
-.4
-1.5
1.1
-.6
.3

165.8
172.0
171.9
182.9
163.7
159.5
159.7
111.2
187.3

3.4
3.5
4.4
-2.4
2.1
.4
1.7
5.5
5.0

.5
.5
.9
-2.5
-.1
-.4
.4
.6
.6

164.9
169.7
169.1
189.5
162.1
157.6
157.1
110.0
185.7

3.5
3.5
4.1
-.3
2.9
1.5
1.7
5.1
4.9

.7
.5
.8
-1.3
-.3
-1.3
.2
1.2
.8

161.9
167.9
170.4
165.3
158.7
154.5
157.4
109.4
183.1

2.1
2.0
3.3
-6.2
1.8
.0
.8
2.9
2.5

.1
-.2
.2
-3.5
-.4
-1.5
-.1
-.1
-.8

0.4 173.0

171.0

87

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class B

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C
Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Percent
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

170.0

3.2

-0.1

166.2
166.9
163.6
170.3
162.1
143.6
197.8
153.7
.4 172.7
3.0 155.5

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category
All items

173.5

4.7

0.8

172.0

4.1

0.6

164.2

4.2

0.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

158.9
160.5
157.3
172.5
149.3
151.5
167.3
157.1
166.4
140.6

2.4

3.0

1.0
1.0
1.5

158.2
158.3
155.2
167.7
150.0
145.1
170.2
152.6
164.7
157.5

2.9
2.8
3.0
4.5
-.8
1.8
7.2
4.4
2.4
4.9

1.9

3.7

1.2

1.9
2.6
1.2
2.7
.6
7.3
1.5

3.7
3.4

-1.9
2.1
6.2
2.5
2.8
4.1

.8 163.1
.7 164.2
1.0 161.0
1.7 173.8
-.5 154.4
.2 150.3
3.2 186.0
1.4 155.0
.1 170.6
2.6 148.2

1.2
1.6
.3
-.7

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

182.2
190.2
116.6
188.2
192.6
115.8
116.0
200.0
230.2
216.7
226.4
184.3
231.1
204.1
272.9
144.4

6.1
7.5
7.9
8.4
2.9
7.3
7.4
3.0
3.3
-2.7
-3.2
-.5
3.7
10.9
-3.5
3.7

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
2.1
1.1
1.2
1.8
2.5
-.6
-.7
-.1
2.8
3.2
2.3
1.0

176.2
181.9
113.4
180.2
198.8
110.3
110.2
196.1
224.6
197.5
196.7
200.0
228.8
202.5
283.2
143.7

4.6
5.8
7.7
7.6
8.2
5.0
4.9
4.7
6.3
-2.2
-3.7
2.3
7.6
12.0
1.7
.7

161.9
166.5
114.2
166.3
210.9
113.4
113.7
173.8
187.7
NA
NA
223.5
182.1
147.0
243.4
143.7

4.7
8.1
8.2
7.6
13.0
8.2
8.4
-2.7
-5.1
NA
NA
.8
-6.1
3.0
-14.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

127.8
120.9
122.8
107.0
136.0

3.2
2.3

131.0
126.9
130.6
114.1
147.1

4.9

126.8
120.7
130.2
107.0
1.1 130.5

2.4

-3.8

.9
1.0
-.2
1.7
-4.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ..
Public transportation

180.1
179.2
180.5
180.4
175.9
178.6
91.4
196.8

4.2
4.2

-.6
-.7

3.0
3.1

-.8
-.9

-.7

-4.5
-4.6
-4.9
-5.0
-3.2

180.3
177.3
181.3
179.6
172.3
177.5
93.7
229.3

-2.0
-2.6
-4.2
-2.6

-4.5
-4.9
-5.9
-5.0
-2.9

Medical care

191.8

5.8

2.1 186.8

Entertainment

147.9

2.5

Other goods and services
Personal care

185.7
166.5

8.5

2.3
1.9
4.9

3.7
4.4

-.7
-.6

-1.3
-.4
4.3

3.4

5.0
3.9
5.0
10.5

-.2
.7
.7
5.1
1.5
.1
.4
1.2
1.4
1.4

1.5
1.2
1.4
1.3
.4
.4

.8
.6
1.4

.4
2.3
-2.4
1.2

-.6
-.9
-2.5
-2.3

1.3

1.6
1.6
6.3
-3.8

.6 171.6
2.3 173.2
1.2 110.1
1.7 149.2
-4.0 187.9
2.7 108.4
2.9 108.1
-5.1 194.3
-8.5 189.5
NA 189.2
NA 187.1
.4 196.4
-10.1 189.6
.1 192.4
-18.7 184.4
.8 146.6
1.0 143.7
.4 139.1
1.8 127.5

3.0 139.9
-7.1 134.2
172.5
167.1
181.1
181.2
178.4
185.3
95.2
244.9

3.1
-.4

2.9
12.1
2.6
4.2
3.4

3.9
4.4
5.9
6.0
4.2

3.5
3.3
4.2
4.9

-4.1
-5.5
.7
7.8
10.2
3.5
2.1
1.8
1.7

3.5
-1.2
6.6

176.0
174.1
171.7
171.0
166.7
169.2
88.3
211.9

3.2
3.2
-5.7
-5.9
-8.5
-4.4
-1.8

-6.8
-7.0
-8.5
-5.9
-5.3

3.7

.4

4.3

1.2 196.0

6.2

1.3 192.5

4.7

.7 155.5

5.0

.6 162.6

7.1

2.9 157.1

-2.7

181.7
1.2 169.5

6.1
4.6

176.9
.7 157.5

6.1
4.4

1.1
1.3

182.0
154.7

3.8
-.9

.8

1.5

See footnotes at end of table.




3.1
3.2
4.6
.8
2.9
5.8
3.7
2.8
1.7

88

3.3
1.9

.1

1.1

-.6
-.6

2.3
2.8
-.8
-.8

-1.1
-.9
2.9

-2.6

-1.2

9.1
1.0
.7
.8
.2
.1
.5
.1
4.0
-.2
-.2
1.5
1.2
-3.1
-4.0
-.2
2.4
3.6
.3
-.8
-1.6
-2.1
-1.8
-5.4
-.4
-.5
-.6
-3.3
-3.3
-3.4
-3.3
-2.1
.4

1.4
-7.2
-.1

Table 25. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

173.5

4.7

0.8 172.0

4.1

0.6 164.2

4.2

0.8 170.0

3.2

-0.1

158.3
158.9
157.8
159.2
159.6
192.4
193.0

2.7
2.4
3.2
2.3
4.5
6.5
5.3

.3
.8
-.1
-.6
.7
1.3
2.2

161.8
163.1
160.7
164.0
161.6
185.4
186.8

2.9
3.0
2.9
2.4
3.4
5.2
3.7

.2
1.0
-.2
-.8
.8
.9
1.2

158.5
158.2
157.8
158.7
161.6
170.8
196.9

2.1
2.9
1.6
.0
3.6
6.5
6.3

.4 158.6
1.9 166.2
-.5 154.5

-1.7 167.3
1.0 148.7
1.2 186.5
1.5 195.3

2.6
3.7
2.0
1.3
3.0
3.7
4.2

-.3
1.2
-1.2
-1.4

166.0
172.5
171.5
197.0
157.3
157.6
159.0
112.2
192.4

3.7
4.6
5.2
.7
3.3
2.4
2.1
5.5
6.7

.6 167.6
.7 171.1
1.1 169.5

3.5
4.0
4.3
1.7
2.8
2.5
2.7
4.8
5.4

.3 164.4
.5 162.4
.9 163.1

3.1
4.1
5.4

.4 168.9
.8 168.7
1.8 167.7

-2.3 178.2
-.2 157.9
-.8 158.7
.1 158.5
.6 111.4
.9 167.6

-5.4

-7.6 185.1
-.4 154.6
-1.4 166.6
.2 166.7
.3 109.3
1.1 185.4

2.8
3.0
3.3
2.2
2.0
1.4
2.5
3.2
3.6

-.1
-.2
.1
-1.0
-1.1

-1.8 198.6
.1 160.3
-.4 162.9
.1 163.5
1.2 109.8
1.2 185.3

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.




1.7
.4
1.5
4.8
6.5

-.7
.1
1.3

-1.2
-.1
.1
-.1

Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

89

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

West

South

North Central
Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.4 169.6

4.0

0.6

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

166.4

4.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.3
156.6
152.6
162.9
149.8
143.3
169.8
160.9
147.6
132.9
159.4
167.0
151.2

2.5
2.5
1.7
3.9
-1.8
2.7
3.9
5.1
5.9
1.9
3.9
4.6
2.4

2.0
2.0
2.6
1.3
1.0
.3
9.5
1.8
1.0
3.2
1.8
.7
.5

152.8
153.2
149.6
167.4
144.9
141.8
162.8
163.1
149.6
127.2
162.5
161.1
147.4

2.1
21
1.4
4.9
-2 4
38
19
36
28
20
33
34
26

1.1
1.1
1.2
.3
.2
.9
6.1
-.3
.5
.8
1.1
.9
.5

159.3
159.7
155.2
162.7
148.0
151.9
176.1
169.2
148.6
143.3
159.0
170.6
151.6

2.2
2.2
1.2
4.6
-3.5
4.5
1.3
3.2
5.3
3.8
3.3
4.5
2.5

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1
-.2
.0
8.2
.8
.5
2.4
.8
.7
.5

162.0
163.0
158.2
169.0
152.5
150.1
171.8
166.7
158.1
144.8
169.7
172.4
147.9

2.5
2.4
2.1
4.1
-1.0
1.9
5.9
1.8
5.9
1.8
3.3
2.9
3.8

1.1
1.0
1.4
1.0
.2
.3
5.2
.9
-.5
2.0
1.6
.2
2.0

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services .
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Other utilities and public services ...
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

173.2
179.7
101.0
160.0
193.9
101.0
101.1
164.1
170.9

5.9
9.8
6.5
6.0
_
3.9
3.9

.7
1.0
1.0
.9
1.5
1.0
1.1
.2
.0

177.5
185.3
101.0
152.5
199.0
100.5
100.5
154.3
163.8

2.0
2.0
5.0
6.4
_
_
1.3
2.9

.5
.6
1.0
.9
1.7
.5
.5
.3
-.1

177.3
188.7
100.3
161.1
205.4
100.3
100.3
166.2
172.4

3.9
4.9
_
4.3
3.1
_
_
2.5
3.2

.4
.3
.3
.1
2.2
.3
.3
1.1
2.1

172.6
176.6
101.3
179.4
195.8
101.4
101.4
176.5
195.9

4.7
5.6
7.9
6.1
_
3.7
2.2

1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.0
-.3

3.2
141.9
187.1 -1.8
193.1 -2.9
216.3 -11.7
218.3 -12.4
1.0
191.5
181.1
3.4
169.2
4.6
200.7
1.9
149.6
2.3
2.6
142.9
1.6
134.6
148.1
3.7
163.3
3.9

.4
-.1
-.4
.6
.6
.7
-.9
-.1
-2.1
.5
1.1
.7
1.2
1.9

136.4
190.1
187.9
205.4
214.5
175.7
184.8
151.6
227.3
154.9
141.0
130.9
159.2
155.0

-2.5
1.8
2.3
-7.3
-8.1
-4.1
4.4
6.2
3.0
.2
2.0
1.3
3.4
2.6

.5
.1
.6
-3.0
-3.4
-1.6
1.4
1.4
1.3
-1.6
.6
.2
1.4
1.0

150.7
178.6
183.7
209.7
203.5
221.4
180.5
169.8
208.4
145.8
141.2
131.1
156.1
155.0

2.1
2.2
.6
-6.8
-9.9
-.9
1.7
3.7
-2.1
5.7
1.9
.7
3.4
3.2

.2
.4
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.3
1.6
-2.5
.8
.7
.8
.5
.7

143.9
193.8
215.9
203.7
204.3
202.1
217.5
193.1
259.5
154.0
142.5
131.2
163.0
155.8

6.2
2.7
3.0
-2.2
-3.2
.9
3.7
9.8
-3.2
1.9
2.3
1.1
5.8
1.9

2.9
.3
.0
-.4
-.8
.6
.0
2.5
-3.0
.7
1.1
.5
2.3
.8

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

124.0
116.7
117.9
103.8
143.9
136.0
128.4
181.6

2.3
1.9
2.8
.9
1.0
3.4
.6
4.6

-1.5
-2.0
-2.8
-3.6
1.6
1.9
-1.3
1.3

125.7
120.4
117.9
114.6
150.1
128.0
133.2
171.9

2.8
2.6
1.7
4.1
7.6
3.0
-1.6
3.4

.1
-.1
-1.5
.9
3.9
-1.7
1.2
1.4

130.7
123.8
131.5
114.0
130.0
127.0
130.9
184.1

2.8
2.1
2.0
4.3
4.3
-.1
-1.9
7.1

-1.3
-1.8
-1.7
-3.4
2.0
.1
-.2
1.8

127.7
122.2
124.0
108.5
148.2
139.4
133.0
175.4

3.2
2.4
3.0
3.6
5.6
.4
.6
7.2

.1
-.1
-1.0
.1
1.7
-2.8
4.9
.8

See footnotes at end of table.




90

0.8 168.1

2.4

0.4 171.3

3.5

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Percent
change
from—

Index

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec.
1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984
Expenditure category

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commod
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

175.5
173.6
143.6
143.6
225.5
184.3
184.1
180.3
181.0
91.2
163.5
156.2
135.1
160.1
195.3

-4.6
-4.5
-5.6
-4.5
-3.1

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

184.2
177.4
185.8
180.6
192.0

6.9
6.1
7.1
6.7
7.6

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

147.9
144.6
153.4

3.6
3.2
4.3

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

178.0
182.8
154.2
203.3

6.3
5.4
3.9

2.4
2.3
3.1
3.0
7.7

3.1
4.6
.7
5.2
3.6

10.1

-0.6 179.7
-.8 178.5
1.1 142.3
1.1 143.0
.5 225.4
-4.5 182.8
-4.5 182.4
-4.9 178.2
-4.4 181.8
-3.1 91.3
1.1 167.0
.4 159.1
-.4 134.5
.5 165.9
.3 218.0

-5.0
-5.1
-6.1
-5.2
-3.1

190.8
186.1
191.8
182.4
199.2

5.1
7.3
4.7
6.1
3.7

4.0
2.6
6.1

1.2 155.8
1.3 153.7
1.2 160.1

4.0
3.1
5.8

5.6
6.4
3.7
7.3

1.5
3.3
.6
.6

177.5
184.3
159.8
202.4

5.7
6.5
3.7
7.9

-0.1 173.8
-.2 172.0
.8 141.5
.6 141.4
.5 225.2
-2.1 181.6
-2.0 181.2
-2.7 178.4
-2.0 180.4
-1.4 92.8
.2 159.6
.4 148.9
.0 129.6
.4 152.4
.4 223.2

-6.3
-6.4
-7.2
-6.1
-3.3

184.9
178.7
186.2
174.6
199.4

4.8
7.1
4.3
4.8
3.7

1.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.5

.0 150.8
.0 144.4
.3 161.3

177.8
190.9
151.8
203.3

1.4
.5
1.6
1.5
1.9

1.3
2.8
.5
.7

2.4
2.2
2.8
2.6
7.7

3.4
6.7
-.4
7.9
3.9

3.1
2.9
3.9
3.8
7.7

3.6
7.4
1.1
8.8
6.2

-0.6 180.3
-.6 179.0
1.0 136.7
1.1 137.4
.5 225.2
-3.9 179.5
-3.9 179.0
-4.8 173.1
-4.0 177.5
-2.4 91.9
.9 176.1
.8 169.6
.5 133.9
.8 177.5
.2 209.0

3.7
3.8
3.7
3.3
7.7

-1.6
-1.8
-2.6
-1.9
.2
3.0
6.7
.3
7.8
2.0

-0.6
-.7
.9
.5
.5
-4.7
-4.8
-5.5
-4.9
-3.3
.2
1.4
3.2

1.1
.4

189.8
182.1
191.2
180.9
204.8

5.7
8.0
5.3
5.3
5.3

1.8
1.2
1.9
1.9
1.8

.2 147.0
.1 140.7
.3 159.0

3.2
1.9
5.5

.2
.2
-.1

181.5
191.8
163.2
206.1

6.3
5.1
3.3

13.3

1.4
2.3
1.0
1.1

0.4 169.6

4.0

0.6

1.0
1.3
1.0
1.2
.9

1.2
2.4
.3
.8

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 2
Household services less rent
of shelter 2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

166.4

4.3

158.7
156.3
159.8
159.4
116.7

2.5
2.5
2.3
-.8
1.9

175.9
160.5
179.1
101.1

-1.5
5.9
7.0

100.0
169.1
185.8
172.8

4.3
7.1
6.6

See footnotes at end of table.




91

0.8 168.1

2.4

156.6

1.2
2.1
.6
-.4
2.6
-1.1
1.7
4.3

2.0 152.8

158.1
-.3 159.5
-2.0 120.4
174.8
157.8
188.2
1.1 100.6
100.6
162.3
1.6 186.2
169.5

6.1
4.3
5.7

0.4 171.3

3.5

.2
1.1
-.3
-1.2
-.1

162.7
159.3
164.0
160.8
123.8

2.4
2.2
2.3
.4
2.1

.2
1.3
-.4
-1.2
-1.8

159.3
162.0
157.9
161.3
122.2

2.5
2.5
2.4
1.8
2.4

.3
1.1
-.3
-1.0

-1.4
.7
.7
.6

176.5
167.1
185.6
100.3

-.1
4.2
5.2

-1.1
.5
.5
.3

177.4
156.5
184.7
101.4

1.6
3.3
5.8

-1.3
.7
1.0
1.4

.6 100.5
.6 171.9
1.5 191.8
1.0 173.1

6.9
4.7
6.1

100.4
180.9
1.0 191.2
.6 169.5

5.7
5.3
7.3

-.1

.4
.7

Table 26. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter..
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

169.1
162 4
100.7
165.6
159 6
158.9
173.8
157.7
100.5
178.5
188.8
163.5
165.7
153 1
195.9
178.1

4.7
26
4.2
24
-.6
-1.2
.9
7.0
-3.6
5.3
6.2
48
-7.0
7.4

0.4
7
.7
.7
1
-.3
.1
.8
.5
.7
-1.0
1.0
.7
3
-1.2
.9

1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




171.5
162 1
100.4
167.4
157 9
158.8
172.4
156.0
100.8
188 4
184 4
165.4
168.6
153 9
186.7
186.1

2.4
?.7
2.3
7
-.1
-.9
.9
4.4
-?.1
3.1
3.4
?.3
-6.4
4.3

0.2
.4
.4
.4
-3
-1.1
-1.3
.0
.8
.6
-2.0
.8
.7
8
-4.3
.6

173.9
165.5
100.4
170.2
163 7
160.4
174.8
160.0
100.7
184.8
182.6
169.3
171.7
160.5
186.3
184.3

3.8
3.0
3.4
23
.5
.1
1.3
5.2
-2.5
4.3
4.8
4.0
-5.1
5.6

0.1
4
.4
.3
-4
-1.1
-.9
.1
.7
.4
-2.0
.7
.5
.4
-3.5
.6

171.0
166.5
100.5
168.7
157 7
160.4
174.5
161.7
100.8
184.0
192.3
167.2
168.2
154.0
189.3
182.2

4.3
3.4
3.9
2.5
2.0
1.7
2.2
5.9
.2
4.4
4.9
3.6
-1.7
6.1

0.6
.4
.5
.6
-.2
-.8
-1.1
.1
.8
.9
-2.8
1.0
1.1
.9
-4.4
1.2

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.

92

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(December 1977 = 100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

B

A-2

A-1

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category

164.9

3.3

0.9 170.4

2.7

0.3 169.6

3.4

0.6 170.2

4.4

0.5 171.2

4.4

0.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

155.6
156.2
151.0
162.4
147.6
146.7
159.8
162.1
153.1
132.5
162.3
168.3
146.8

2.3
2.3
1.4
4.6

1.6
1.6
2.0
1.4

157.3
158.0
154.2
167.4
1 1 147 9
.8 146.2
6.9 173.5
1.4 163.5
.1 149.8
1 1 139 0
2.4 163.1
.8 166.2
1.2 147.5

2.3
2.4
1.6
4.6

1.2
1.3
1.6
1.7

2.7
2.7
2.2
4.1

-2.5

1 0

.3
7.0
.7
.3

.0
8.7
.3
.8
?2
.8
.6
.9

.9
.9
1.0
.7
-1.0
-.3
7.7
1.1
.0

.9
.7
.4

2.9
3.8
3.2
4.3
2.4
3.5
3.7
3.3

160.1
160.3
154.0
165.9
151.2
145.4
168.8
160.2
146.6
137.4
161.9
175.4
156.2

1.8
1.8
.6
4.2

-1

154.9
155.0
152.4
164.0
147.0
143.1
172.3
169.9
144.0
135.5
159.0
161.7
153.2

1.5
1.5
2.0
.2

4.1
4.8
2.6
4.8
27
3.4
3.9
1.7

1.4
1.4
1.9
.3
2
.5
8.4
.4
1.4
29
1.4
.5
.9

2.2
2.1
1.5
4.1

-3 0

158.8
159.3
156.1
167.2
150 4
147.6
181.1
166.3
154.9
136 8
163.2
166.7
149.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Other utilities and public services ...
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

170.0
174.4
100.9
162.7
198.0
101.0
101.0
160.2
167.6

4
.4
.8
.6
28
.3
.3
-.3
.5

174 3
181.3
101.4
164.4
202 4
101.3
101.3
162.4
166.6

9
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
.6

178.5
188.6
101.2
161.0
196.6
101.0
101.0
171.4
188.6

1.9
-.2
-.8
-.2
-.9
1.1
.9
.8
1.5
.7

138.3
185.3
196.6
206.8
193.9
150.0
140.6
131.9
155.6
153.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

-1.2
-1.8
-2.2
-4.3

131.0
126.5
128.7
122.4
144.9
126.3
131.4
176.5

All items

-1 5
2.7
1.7
3.8
5.0

1 0
4.2
4.0
3.4

178.9
186.7
100.8
167.2
197.3
100.3
100.3
164.6
174.9

2.2
2.9
_
5.8
63

2.6
1.9

1.1
.9
.9
.7
2.4
1.0
1.0
.5
-.4

135.8
2.6
190.5
1.0
191.7
.6
217.9 -10.3
184.1
5.0
152.0
1.9
139.7
2.9
129.1
2.3
150.0
4.3
160.5
3.0

1.4
1.3
1.5
.3
1.9
.5
1.2
.9
1.4
1.9

143.5
187.5
194.6
218.4
189.9
145.4
145.7
136.7
157.5
159.9

-1.2

118.8
109.6
110.2
94.7
148.9
130.2
123.5
182.9

-.4 131.1
-.8 125.1

2.7
2.2
3.4
2.5
4.1
.5
.1
6.2

33
3.9
_
6.5
50

2.9
2.4
2.5
1.9
4.4
4.2
.8
5.0

-2.3 127.2
-1.5 116.7
4.0 137.3
-.6 130.8
3.1 139.5
1.3 180.2

See footnotes at end of table.




93

2.7
4.8

.2
-.1

-8.8
2.0
1.0
1.8
-.1
4.6
3.8

31

-1.1 150.5
-.3 186.6
.1 194.9
-.5 210.5
.1 191.2
-1.0 149.8
.9 141.0
.4 130.0
1.7 160.2
1.1 155.2
-1.0
-1.3
-1.2
-2.0
-.1

-1.6
.9
1.1

129.1
123.2
129.1
109.0
136.2
137.3
134.2
178.0

-1 8
3.6
4.8
5.1
6.8
43
3.0
3.8
2.7
37
5.0
_
6.1
56
4.6
4.1
4.9
.7
.1

-9.1
2.7
2.4
2.2
1.6
3.5
2.6
1.2
.3
1.1
-.9
-.2
4.3

-2.6
6.1

1 7

.2
2.5
.4
2.2

6.0
8.5
_
5.8
8.0
.2
1.1

-1.1
1.4
1.2

-9.2
4.5
1.8
1.7
.9
2.9
2.6
3.1
2.9
1.7
6.9
8.5

-3.7
.5
4.8

5 178.5
189.3
100.1
154.4
194.4
100.0
99.9
158.9
168.8

1.0
1.2
1.3
7
1.0
1.0
.1
.6

-3.0
3.3
-.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
4.2
2.5
7.0
9.8
_
4.8
1.0
_
_
3.5
5.4

1.5

.1
.7
.4
.1
.0
.1
.3
-1.4
.0
-.1
.4
1.0

141.0
180.2
176.3
198.7
170.5
160.7
143.7
134.6
159.0
154.4

.0
-.2
-.5
-1.0
-9.4 -1.7
-.1
1.8
.4
8.1
.5
1.9
.1
•9!
4.1
1.1
.7
2.5

-.2 128.4
-.4 124.4

-.7
4.2
4.3 j -.9
-.7
3.2
7.7 -1.7
5.8
2.9
3.6
.1
-3.2| -1.4
4.3

-.1
-.5
-.3
-.8
-.2
-.9
.4
.2
.5
.9

-2.3 121.3
1.3 118.3
3.9 147.0
-2.2 139.6
.6 129.2
1.3 166.3

.4
1.5

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
A-2

A-1

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec. Feb.
1984 1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec. Feb.
1984 1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commod
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

175.8
173.9
138.0
138.7
225.4
183.4
183.3
165.9
163.0
129.2
168.3
194.4

3.1
3.1
2.7
2.8
7.7
-3.6
-3.6
3.1
7.3
-.5
83
3.5

-0.2
-.3
1.0
.8
.5
-2.9
-2.8
.5
.7
-.8
.9
.4

175.2
173.4
139.6
139.2
225.5
183.8
183.4
165?
149.8
132.7
153.7
216.7

2.6
2.5
3.6
3.2
7.7
-4.4
-4.5
3.7
5.1
.5
6.1
3.5

-0.8
-.8
.8
.7
.5
-4.0
-4.0
8
.0
1.2
-.2
.1

179.0
178.0
144.5
144.4
225.3
182.7
182.2
165 0
160.7
135.8
166.5
214.9

2.8
2.7
3.4
3.1
7.7
-4.6
-4.8
3.4
5.4
-1.0
6.7
4.0

-0.4
-.4
.8
.7
.5
-3.6
-3.6
5
.9
1.5
.7
.0

178.2
177.0
142.8
143.5
225.2
182.2
181.7
172 0
155.9
135.6
160.9
225.2

2.9
2.9
3.6
3.5
7.7
-4.8
-4.9
35
6.9
1.8
8.1
4.7

-0.4
-.5
1.1
1.1
.5
-4.2
-4.3
8
1.3
1.0
1.3
.9

176.7
174.9
144.5
144.6
225.3
175.1
174.6
159 8
153.3
133.9
158.2
236.8

2.1
2.0
3.4
3.3
7.7
-7.3
-7.3
? 1
5.7
3.2
63
5.3

-0.7
-.7
1.3
1.3
.5
-4.9
-4.9
.4
.7
.6
.7
1.1

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

183.4
182.6
183.6
176.4
192.8

7.1
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.1

2.0
1.1
2.2
2.4
2.1

188.6
175.7
191.2
183.4
199.2

4.9
6.2
4.7
4.9
4.5

1.0
.5
1.1
1.0
1.1

187.1
186.3
187.2
173.0
202.2

5.8
7.6
5.3
5.6
5.1

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.5

189.7
179.2
191.9
185.4
198.5

5.3
6.9
4.9
5.8
4.1

1.2
.8
1.3
1.5
1.1

190.7
179.6
192.9
182.1
202.0

3.9
7.1
3.3
4.1
2.7

.9
.9
.9
.5
1.2

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

146.7
137.3
160.3

3.4
2.5
4.4

.8 151.6
.8 150.1
.9 154.1

4.2
2.9
6.5

.5 151.0
.5 146.8
.5 159.7

3.9
2.9
6.0

.3 152.1
.2 148.7
.6 158.8

4.5
2.9
7.4

.6 152.3
.3 150.5
1.1 155.8

1.9
2.1
1.6

-.8
-.1
-2.2

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

176.3
185.4
153.3
198.8

6.2
6.1
3.9
8.9

179.4
182.7
157.9
209.5

6.1
5.5
2.3
12.0

175.2
185.8
153.8
200.2

6.0
6.5
4.2
7.9

1.3
2.8
.2
1.0

181.1
193.8
155.2
207.5

4.9
5.1
2.4
8.0

1.4
2.6
.3
1.3

4.4

0.5 171.2

4.4

0.1

-.5
-1.3
-.9

1.6
3.1
1.1
.6

1.1
2.5
.1
.7

181.7
189.6
162.6
205.2

6.2
5.9
4.8
8.5

1.3
2.7
.6
.7

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter2
Household services less rent
of shelter2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

164.9

3.3

0.9 170.4

0.3 169.6

3.4

0.6 170.2

154.4
155.6
153.6
155.7
109.6

1.8
2.3
1.4
.4
2.4

.7
1.6
.1
-.3
-.8

160.8
157.3
162.3
161.8
125.1

1.7
2.3
1.3
.0
2.2

.2
1.2
-.4
-1.3
-1.3

161.4
158.8
162.4
163.4
123.2

2.1
2.7
1.8
-.1
.3

.3
1.4
-.3
-.9
-1.8

160.8
154.9
163.2
162.1
126.5

2.7
2.2
2.7
.2
2.9

.3
1.5
-.4
-1.1
-.4

160.6
160.1
160.6
159.1
124.4

2.4
1.8
2.6
-.4
4.3

174.1
152.1
180.7
101.0

-.2
2.4
5.4
-

-.1
.6
1.1
1.0

176.6
163.4
185.7
100.5

-.6
2.8
4.0
-

-1.2
.7
.4
.5

179.3
162.3
183.1
101.3

-.2
3.4
5.2
-

-.7
.6
.9
1.3

176.2
164.8
186.9
101.0

-.6
5.1
7.1
-

-1.3
.7
.8
1.0

173.2
162.5
189.8
100.0

-1.6
5.4
7.4
-

-1.4
.6
.3
.0

101.5
174.1
183.6
173.0

_
6.0
7.0
6.1

1.5
.7
2.2
.7

100.0
165.2
191.2
173.2

_
5.0
4.7
7.5

.0
.1
1.1
.5

100.0
170.5
187.2
171.9

5.4
5.3
6.5

.0 99.9
.5 170.2
1.4 191.9
.9 166.7

_
6.2
4.9
6.4

-.1
1.1
1.3
.9

100.3
166.8
192.9
169.3

_
4.9
3.3
4.0

.3
.6
.9
-.4

See footnotes at end of table.




2.7

94

Table 27. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class,1 by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977-100)

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

B

A-2

A-1

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec. Feb. Feb. Dec.
1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984 1985 1984 1984
Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2 ....
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel ....
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

167.1
161.4
100.9
164.1
153.4
155.1
171.6
155.6
101.2
180.5
187.2
162.0
163.6
147.4
193.2
178.9

173.2
164.5
100.3
169.5
161.8
160.9
174.0
159 5
1 4
100.3
5.2
185.1
188.3
-1.5
167.7
3.9
170 2
43
157.5
3.0
-5.1 -2.2 191.0
5.4
1.0 183.7
3.6
3.1
_
3.1
1.5
.6
.1

0.7
.9
.9
.9
.1
-.2
.0
7
1.2
1.0
-.7
1.1
9
.8

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




95

2.7
2.6
_
2.6
1.3
.1
-.5

0.1
.2
.3
.2
-.4

-1.2
-1.1

4.0

1
.3
.3

-2.4

-2.1

3.4
36
2.9

.7
4
.4

-5.1

-3.5

4.3

.4

1 2

4.8
0.4 173.7
3.6
171.9
2.9
.4 163.9
165.4
2.9
.5 100.5 _
100.5 _
4.4
.5 169.3
3.2
168.7
2.7
-.2 163.0
1.8
162.1
.1
.3
-.8 161.6
162.6
-.3
-.5 174.5
.0
177.0
3 158.4
1.2
161 0 1 4
.6 100.6
100.6
7.4
.8 186.3
5.2
182.7
188.0 -2.4 -2.2 188.4 -1.9
5.3
1.0 167.7
4.2
167.0
8 171 1 6.1
168 9 4 5
4.7
.5 159.2
3.3
158.1
190.1 -5.4 -3.1 189.0 -5.5
7.4
1.1 185.1
5.5
180.9

0.2
.4
.5
.5
-.3

-1.0
-1.2
.3
.6
.8

-2.3
1.0
.8
.6

-3.6
.9

173.7
165.1
100.1
170.1
160.5
158.9
171.9
159.6
100.4
189.3
175.2
170.0
172.6
157.8
179.8
190.0

4.9
2.4
_
4.4
2.6
-.3

-0.1
.1
.1
.1
-.4
-1.2

-1.4

-1.3

8

-.1
.4

7.9

.1
-2.7
.5
.4
.5
-4.3
.3

-4.2
5.5
65
5.0

-7.7
8.0

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.8 170.6

4.2

0.4

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category
All items

0.7 168.7

3.7

1.8
2.0
2.4
1.7
1.4
.1
8.2
2.1
.7
.4

155.2
155.6
157.4
166.6
152.7
140.6
191.6
148.6
150.7
149.3

2.6
2.6
2.1
4.1
-3.1
2.1
7.7
4.3
3.7
4.3

5.1
8.1
6.0
5.8
_
-1.0
-1.8
-11.4
-11.9
2.7
43
5.6
2.6
2.3

.4
.4
.7
.6
1.8
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
.6
.6
.3
-8
.7
-2.9
1.6

179.3
187.9
102.5
163.9
185.0
103.6
103.7
187.7
196.8
215.8
221.7
172.1
185 0
172.0
211.4
146.8

121.6
112.7
113.6
97.2
133.7

3.0
2.7
3.4
2.2
3.9

-.7
-1.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ..
Public transportation

175.5
173.2
184.4
184.3
179.9
180.8
90.7
191.5

2.8
2.7
-4.4
-4.3
-5.5
-4.4
-2.8
3.3

.0
-.1
-2.0
-1.9
-2.6
-1.9
-1.3
.2

Medical care

182.1

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

162.4

4.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.2
156.5
150.8
161.3
148.1
144.4
164.1
144.7
170.9
151.2

2.8
2.8
1.8
4.1
-1.2
2.6
3.3
3.4
5.0
2.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

164.1
165.2
100.7
155.5
197.3
100.2
100.2
186.3
192.1
219.1
219.9
202.7
179 7
167.5
199.2
142.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

1.0 180.6

5.7

2.6
2.6
3.3
1.1
.5
.1
13.7
3.1
.9
1.2

156.9
157.0
154.6
164.4
153.5
141.7
176.0
146.8
163.3
154.5

1.9
1.9
1.4
2.6
-2.7
2.5
7.0
2.3
3.4
1.8

1.5
1.6
2.4
.4
.2
1.0
11.0
2.2
-.3
.3

158.3
158.8
154.8
167.2
154.6
142.0
166.5
149.0
170.6
149.3

.3
.2
-.6
3.7
-3.7
3.9
-5.8
3.2
2.3
.6

1.7
1.7
1.8
.0
-.6
.6
8.6
2.7
1.2
.9

5.4
9.4
_
7.4
6.5
_
-3.5
-4.3
-11.1
-12.1
.8
1 3
.8
2.0
3.7

1.8
3.0
2.5
2.4
2.7
3.6
3.7
-.2
-.6
.9
.8
1.8
-1 6
-•2.6
.1
.4

206.8
237.0
102.1
183.9
184.1
102.4
102.4
186.3
189.8
207.5
208.6
198.2
177 7
168.1
192.8
139.9

9.7
15.3
_
7.3
8.3
_
_
-3.4
-5.2
-12.8
-14.0
.0
1 8
4.3
-1.4
2.8

1.2
2.3
2.1
2.3
.3
2.4
2.4
-.2
-.3
.7
.8
-.2
-1 1
-.8
-1.5
-.2

178.9
186.5
100.5
172.4
197.2
100.0
99.9
194.6
201.4
215.3
217.6
192.3
193 1
181.8
208.6
145.3

7.4
13.9
_
9.4
3.6
-2.6
-4.1
-13.4
-14.2
-3.2
3.4
5.1
1.3
1.5

.2
.2
.5
.8
-1.4
.0
-.1
.5
.1
.4
.3
1.8
.0
-.1
.1
.3

120.4
115.4
112.3
100.3
156.2

-3.4
-4.7
-3.6
-10.4
3.6

-4.7
-5.9
-7.9
-11.4
2.5

135.8
131.2
137.8
129.6
119.9

4.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
-2.7

-2.4
-2.9
-6.6
-1.7
-.3

133.2
128.8
132.2
122.5
146.8

5.2
5.6
6.8
5.1
10.6

.5
.5
1.5
1.1
.1

176.2
175.7
183.1
183.1
180.6
181.1
90.0
196.5

2.4
2.3
-4.2
-4.2
-4.7
-4.3
-3.4
6.9

-.2
-.2
-2.2
-2.2
-3.0
-2.0
-1.6
1.9

174.9
172.2
184.2
183.5
180.2
181.2
96.7
262.1

1.7
1.6
-5.0
-5.0
-6.0
-4.4
-4.3
3.6

-.1
-.1
-1.4
-1.5
-1.6
-1.5
-1.3
1.3

175.3
175.1
186.5
186.0
182.3
182.2
91.2
185.6

1.4
1.3
-5.5
-5.6
-6.7
-5.6
-3.4
4.6

-1.0
-1.0
-3.6
-3.7
-4.5
-3.8
-2.6
1.0

7.5

1.7 186.5

5.4

.9 190.7

5.7

.8 188.1

7.3

.4

147.3

3.2

.1 146.4

3.8

-1.3 148.5

4.9

.9 156.9

3.7

1.0

177.3
153.6

6.5
3.9

1.3 177.8
.5 150.9

6.4
5.0

1.4 176.7
.5 156.1

6.2
3.7

1.7 189.6
.0 165.5

5.1
2.4

1.2
.7

See footnotes at end of table.




96

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change from-

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

162.4

4.1

0.7 168.7

3.7

155.9
156.2
155.5
156 8
154.3
172.6
183.1

2.6
2.8
2.4
-.5
6.1
6.3
7.8

1.0
1.8
.3
-.1
.8
.5
2.1

161.1
155.2
163.9
162.7
165.4
182.4
188.7

1.5
2.6
.8
-1.9
3.6
7.2
5.1

161.5
161.5
159.2
188.4
155.3
156.5
156.5
100.5
171.6

2.9
3.9
5.0
-3.0
2.4
-.3
1.3
_
6.1

.8
.6
1.0
-1.0
.3
.0
1.0
.5
.3

163.2
168.1
166.0
190.1
163.5
161.9
158.7
100.2
181.9

2.0
3.6
4.9
-4.2
.9
-1.6
.4
_
7.5

See footnotes at end of table.




97

1.0 180.6

5.7

0.8 170.6

4.2

0.4

.5
2.6
-.7
-1 3
.2
1.6
.9

166.0
156.9
170.2
164 0
175.9
207.7
193.3

3.0
1.9
3.3
- 7
6.9
9.9
5.6

.4
1.5
-.2
-4
.1
1.3
1.0

163.0
158.3
165.5
167 2
163.8
184.6
191.2

2.1
.3
3.1
-1 2
8.3
7.6
7.2

.6
1.7
-.2
-4
.1
.2
.3

.4
1.0
1.3
-1.2
-.6
-1.2
.7
.2
1.7

163.6
180.1
179.5
186.5
169.8
163.4
160.3
100.4
209.1

2.1
5.6
7.1
-5.1
3.3
-.5
.6
_
10.3

.4
.7
1.0
-.9
-.2
-.4
.5
.4
1.3

166.3
169.8
167.3
193.1
165.0
166.2
162.5
100.4
184.0

1.5
4.0
5.6
-4.8
3.0
-1.1
-.5
_
7.7

.5
.4
.7
-1.7
-.2
-.3
.6
.4
.3

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
North Central

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.2 170.5

4.3

0.4

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Expenditure category
All items .

169.6

1.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

151.6
152.1
149.6
166.2
144.8
144.3
162.5
145.0
157.6
143.5

2.1
2.0
1.2
4.9
-2.9
4.7
1.4
2.8
3.7
2.4

1.3
1.3
1.4
.8
.1
1.7
6.4
.9
1.4
.7

155.0
155.4
149.4
171.1
147.1
142.5
159.0
143.1
169.2
147.4

2.4
2.5
2.0
3.4
-1.3
4.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
.5

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation .

183.9
195.9
101.1
158.2
198.5
100.8
100.8
188.9
187.0
210.6
219.6
175.8
183.7
148.6
225.2
140.0

.3
-.3
_
6.2
6.7
1.0
1.8
-5.6
-6.2
-2.5
3.1
2.6
3.4
2.3

.9
.9
1.1
1.0
2.5
.8
.8
.6
1.4
-2.2
-2.6
-.3
2.0
2.5
1.6
1.1

169.4
171.5
100.1
153.9
195.8
99.7
99.7
192.7
184.4
203.6
214.4
160.7
180.7
130.6
251.1
140.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

120.5
113.7
114.8
105.5
121.2

2.5
2.3
1.7
1.3
6.3

-.8
-1.2
-2.6
-1.3
-3.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Public transportation

171.5
169.1
182.9
182.5
180.6
179.8
94.5
220.5

2.4
2.3
-5.6
-5.6
-6.4
-5.7
-3.1
2.9

-.6
-.7
-4.0
-4.0
-4.5
-4.1
-2.9

Medical care ...

184.9

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

0.3 163.8

3.0

1.0
1.1
1.5
-.2
1.2
1.1
5.2
1.4
.4
-.4

150.2
150.5
149.6
166.4
144.0
136.8
171.0
146.8
152.6
144.8

2.0
2.0
1.6
6.3
-2.1
2.2
4.4
2.4
2.7
3.9

1.1
1.1
1.4
-.8
1.1
.3
8.2
.3
.5
1.0

159.1
158.5
149.6
169.8
144.3
139.6
157.0
148.9
178.8
168.2

1.9
1.8
.9
4.8
-1.5
1.8
.2
1.4
3.8
4.0

.1
.1
-.1
.7
-1.4
-1.6
3.6
-.2
.7
.3

2.9
3.5
_
4.3
4.8
_
.7
.4
-9.2
-9.6
-7.4
2.8
3.3
2.4
2.6

.1
.0
.1
.7
-2.7
-.3
-.3
.1
-.4
-3.4
-3.8
-1.4
.2
-2.8
2.6
.4

167.0
168.8
101.0
136.3
199.5
100.0
99.9
193.6
202.8
208.8
216.9
188.8
201.3
194.8
211.0
139.4

2.8
3.6
_
3.2
7.3
2.9
5.7
-7.2
-8.8
-2.3
9.6
14.9
3.1
.5

-.4
.1
1.0
.6
2.8
.0
-.1
-1.3
.0
-3.2
-3.9
-1.1
.9
.8
1.1
-.4

177.4
184.0
101.2
145.7
203.8
101.1
101.1
186.3
175.6
188.3
196.5
166.6
173.0
131.1
227.0
148.1

6.5
8.1
_
2.5
6.0
4.4
1.7
-9.6
-10.3
-7.5
4.6
8.9
1.6
2.9

.6
1.0
1.2
1.0
2.5
1.1
1.1
.0
.0
-4.8
-4.5
-5.6
1.1
3.9
-.9
.7

136.9
133.0
134.9
124.7
135.2

3.8
3.6
3.9
5.4
6.5

1.1
.8
.1
1.6
3.8

128.6
124.6
110.5
128.0
125.0

1.6
1.5
.1
5.9
-7.6

1.7
1.9
-1.3
6.1
-4.4

129.4
126.4
122.6
118.0
151.2

4.3
4.3
1.7
9.8
5.0

.0
.1
1.7
-.2
1.3

174.3
173.8
180.1
180.4
174.2
180.7
90.9
199.1

1.2
1.2
-7.3
-7.1
-8.5
-7.0
-3.6
1.7

-.9
-.9
-4.8
-4.5
—5 3
-4.3
-3.6
-1.0

178.0
177.0
184.4
183.9
182.0
184.9
92.0
229.2

2.9
2.8
-4.9
-5.1
-5.5
-4.8
-3.6
6.4

-.6
-.6
-4.3
-4.4
-4.6
-4.4
-3.1
1.2

176.2
174.2
173.7
172.4
170.7
174.6
72.6
261.9

2.6
2.4
-10.1
-10.4
-11.0
-9.8
-7.2
9.8

-.6
-.6
-6.3
-6.3
-6.1
-6.5
-7.2
.8

4.7

1.3 189.8

6.3

1.9 182.3

4.9

1.2 183.2

3.1

1.6

155.0

4.1

1.2 139.6

4.0

1.6 147.0

4.9

1.2 152.5

2.0

.8

175.8
148.0

5.8
3.6

1.8 187.7
1.1 168.7

6.4
6.8

1.6 171.6
1.1 144.3

4.7
1.8

.8 183.5
-1.1 157.4

5.5
2.8

1.7
.7

0.6 166.4

See footnotes at end of table.




98

2.8

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
North Central
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class B

Percent
Percent
change from— Index change from-

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Dec.
1984

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Percent
change from-

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.2 170.5

4.3

0.4

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

169.6

1.7

156.2
151.6
158.1
156.7
159.9
191.8
186.9

.6
2.1
-.3
-.1
.0
3.2
4.3

160.5
168.9
167.1
184.5
157.7
155.8
154.0
101.0
192.4

2.6
1.5
2.2
-2.0
-.3
.1
1.0
_
3.2

0.6 166.4

2.8

.3
1.3
-.3
-1.1
.8
.9
1.3

158.5
155.0
159.8
167.8
154.9
180.9
188.8

1.8
2.4
1.4
-.7
3.5
4.4
5.5

.5
.5
.9
-1.4
-.3
-1.0
.2
1.0
.9

164.5
165.5
163.0
182.2
159.6
166.7
161.2
100.8
180.1

2.5
2.7
3.9
-3.6
1.5
-.7
.8
_
4.3

See footnotes at end of table.




99

0.3 163.8

3.0

.3
1.0
-.2
-1.0
.7
.4
1.8

155.1
150.2
157.0
162.4
153.8
180.2
183.7

1.6
2.0
1.3
-.2
2.9
5.3
4.6

.2
1.1
-.3
-1.0
.6
.2
1.4

158.3
159.1
157.8
156.5
159.4
192.8
184.1

2.0
1.9
1.9
-1.0
4.4
7.9
2.4

-.2
.1
- 4
-1.8
.9
1.1
1.8

.4
.2
.8
-2.6
-.2
-1.0
.1
.8
.2

162.0
163.0
159.9
192.9
156.8
161.4
156.1
100.2
179.8

2.7
2.8
3.4
.2
1.4
.0
.9
_
5.3

.2
.1
.5
-2.1
-.3
-.9
.1
.2
.1

165.7
169.9
169.1
174.4
158.1
157.2
157.9
101.1
193.7

2.9
4.4
5.3
-4.1
2.0
-.8
.6
_
8.5

.2
.3
.7
-3.0
-.4
-1.6
-.7
1.1
1.0

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
South
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.5 172.0

4.1

-0.1

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items .

0.5 172.8

4.5

0.4 169.9

2.9

1.3
1.4
1.9
2.0
-.1
.0
8.1
1.7
.3
-.5

160.4
160.7
155.1
161.8
145.6
153.5
183.7
150.9
173.1
154.5

2.8
2.7
1.7
4.2
-3.6
4.6
3.0
4.7
4.7
3.6

1.2
1.1
1.4
.4
--1.0
.3
8.1
1.7
.6
2.2

155.7
155.7
151.9
161.6
143.5
148.6
171.1
149.2
166.6
154.9

2.2
2.1
.9
3.3
-3.2
4.4
-.4
3.7
5.4
3.3

1.6
1.6
1.7
.7
.8
-.9
7.4
1.4
1.5
.4

159.7
160.3
155.3
161.7
154.2
155.1
171.8
146.5
173.6
144.6

1.6
1.6
.1
4.5
-4.5
4.6
-2.9
3.0
5.7
.4

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
-1.0
.8
10.1
.8
.6
-.1

2.7
3.3
_
4.1
5.3
_
_
1.7
.9
-8.7
-11.6
-.2
2.9
4.9
-.8
1.0

.6
.7
.3
-.1
6.1
.9
.9
1.2
1.5
.3
.4
.1
1.8
3.2
-1.0
-.4

171.6
181.0
101.1
155.3
223.5
100.6
100.6
176.7
185.7
213.9
223.0
196.1
183.7
180.6
192.9
137.9

2.0
2.1
_
4.3
3.8
_
_
1.8
.1
-5.3
-7.7
.2
.5
2.8
-5.1
2.3

.5
.7
1.1
.7
4.6
.6
.6
-.7
-2.0
-.4
-.7
.1
-2.1
-.5
-6.2
1.2

183.0
196.4
100.6
161.6
196.0
99.9
99.9
181.5
198.3
193.3
168.3
212.0
198.8
177.9
253.5
142.3

6.4
7.4
_
5.2
6.1
_
4.7
3.9
-5.1
-9.5
-2.2
4.9
5.4
3.9
2.6

.9
.1
.6
.6
1.0
-.1
-.1
1.8
2.2
-.7
-.9
-.5
2.4
4.1
-.5
1.4

180.5
201.4
98.4
158.1
180.2
98.6
98.5
163.2
160.0
196.0
188.9
211.1
153.0
150.7
158.1
139.1

6.4
9.4
_
3.7
-9.4
-.2
-4.4
-5.9
-8.4
-.7
-4.1
.1
-11.6
1.4

-.8
-1.3
-1.6
-.6
-9.9
-1.4
-1.5
-1.3
-2.1
-.5
-.7
.0
-2.5
-1.7
-3.9
.9

136.8
128.8
130.9
124.5
125.2

3.2
2.1
3.6
2.6
1.5

-1.8
-2.6
-3.3
-3.3
-2.0

130.3
121.7
137.9
106.3
126.1

.5
-.9
1.0
-2.2
-.1

-.7
-1.3
.4
-4.7
2.5

130.8
125.7
137.4
114.2
130.0

4.0
3.9
.8
10.0
-.5

-1.0
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
.2

121.3
116.5
114.2
109.8
127.1

4.7
4.5
3.2
10.7
-1.8

-1.6
-2.1
-3.1
-3.5
-.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 .
Public transportation

176.9
174.9
187.9
187.7
184.3
184.4
92.6
222.1

2.8
2.6
-4.4
-4.4
-5.0
-4.7
-3.4
5.5

-.7
-.7
-3.4
-3.4
-4.3
-3.6
-2.2
.0

181.6
180.8
184.6
183.8
182.1
182.3
91.3
217.2

3.6
3.6
-4.7
-5.0
-5.6
-5.5
-1.8
5.6

-.2
-.2
-3.2
-3.3
-3.9
-3.4
-1.9
-.7

181.5
181.0
182.6
182.3
176.7
185.5
91.8
200.0

3.5
3.4
-4.2
-4.4
-5.7
-4.0
-2.1
5.5

-.7
-.7
-4.5
-4.6
-5.6
-4.3
-2.9

178.7
177.2
170.6
170.2
162.8
169.5
87.1
233.5

2.0
1.7
-7.9
-8.0
-10.2
-7.6
-5.7
10.1

-.7
-.8
-4.8
-4.9
-6.3
-5.3
-3.0
2.0

Medical care .

188.7

5.7

.9 188.6

6.0

1.4 192.2

4.9

1.4 195.8

3.3

.4

Entertainment

159.2

6.3

1.0 157.0

3.5

.3 152.3

2.2

-1.2 151.8

3.1

.3

Other goods and services .
Personal care

175.3
161.1

4.7
1.3

.8 181.8
-.2 165.0

6.2
4.0

1.2 177.0
159.0

7.0
6.5

1.5 175.2
1.0 150.8

4.7
3.1

1.3
.1

171.2

3.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

161.0
161.8
158.2
165.5
150.8
151.5
176.6
157.9
169.6
149.4

2.2
2.2
1.7
6.6
-3.1
4.7
3.8
3.3
3.1
1.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation .

177.0
184.4
100.3
165.3
207.2
100.9
100.9
187.5
183.7
228.0
218.1
259.4
177.3
163.0
214.0
144.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

See footnotes at end of table.




100

c

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
South

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.5 172.0

4.1

-0.1

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

171.2

3.0

162.8
161.0
163.4
164.3
163.4
184.1
189.2

1.7
2.2
1.3
.2
2.6
4.7
5.3

166.7
170.2
168.3
185.5
163.0
163.4
162.6
100.7
183.4

2.9
2.8
3.6
-2.0
1.3
.4
1.2
4.6

0.4 169.9

2.9

0.5 172.8

4.5

.0
1.3
-.8
-1.4
.2
.7
.7

162.3
160.4
162.8
160.2
164.9
182.4
188.7

2.0
2.8
1.6
.0
2.8
4.2
6.0

.4
1.2
-.2
-.6
.3
.7
1.5

163.6
155.7
167.1
161.2
173.0
189.1
193.6

3.5
2.2
3.9
1.3
6.7
6.3
4.2

.3
1.6
-.5
-1.5
.9
.9
1.3

161.9
159.7
162.6
155.2
169.3
189.5
197.9

2.7
1.6
3.1
-.1
6.1
6.3
2.7

.2
1.2
-.4
-1.4
.9
-.5
.3

.2
.2
.5
-1.2
-.7
-1.4
-.1
.7
.7

165.8
168.8
167.8
184.5
162.7
159.9
160.3
100.6
181.6

3.2
2.7
3.5
-2.7
1.6
.2
1.4
3.9

.4
.4
.8
-2.7
-.1
-.5
.3
.6
.6

165.4
171.8
170.3
188.9
166.9
160.9
158.3
101.3
188.4

3.5
4.6
5.3
-.6
3.9
1.3
1.7
6.6

.6
.5
.9
-1.5
-.4
-1.4
.1
1.3
.8

163.0
170.4
172.3
164.9
162.3
154.8
157.5
99.9
188.0

2.1
4.2
5.6
-6.3
3.0
-.1
.8
6.9

.1
-.2
.3
-3.6
-.4
-1.4
-.1
-.1
-.7

See footnotes at end of table.




101

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
West

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec. Feb.
1984 1985

Feb.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

Size class D

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change from-

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

0.7 172.7

4.4

0.6 163.2

5.0

0.8 171.5

5.3

-0.1

2.2
2.0
1.6
4.7
-1.8
2.0
4.2
2.4
2.8
4.5

.8
.7
1.0
1.7
-.4
.2
3.3
1.5
.1
2.9

163.9
165.1
162.9
172.9
158.1
152.5
183.6
159.3
169.6
147.1

3.1
3.2
3.4
4.7
1.7
2.8
6.1
3.6
2.8
1.9

160.2
1.0 159.9
1.4 155.9
-.4 164.8
152.3
146.5
5.2 172.1
1.6 152.2
168.2
165.9

3.0
2.9
3.1
4.3
-.9
1.8
8.9
4.3
2.4
4.8

2.0
2.0
2.8
1.2
2.6
.5
9.3
1.5
.4
2.9

165.3
166.2
160.8
166.0
156.2
141.6
193.7
157.1
175.9
152.7

3.6
3.6
3.3
3.0
-1.2
2.8
14.3
2.5
4.0
3.6

1.1
1.2
1.4
.5
-.8
-1.2

173.6
177.1
101.4
187.7
190.4
101.2
101.2
199.7
229.1
213.7
225.2
183.5
230.1
204.0
272.4
143.6

3.4
3.4
8.2
3.2
_
_
3.3
3.7
-2.6
-3.2
-1.0
4.1
11.0
-3.2
3.8

1.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
2.1
1.2
1.2
1.8
2.6
-.4
-.6
.0
2.7
3.1
2.3
1.1

177.7
183.9
101.4
179.4
198.7
101.4
101.3
195.3
225.0
197.2
195.8
201.6
229.6
202.5
280.6
141.3

5.2
6.4
7.6
8.6
_
_
4.5
6.1
-2.2
-3.7
2.3
7.4
12.1
1.7
.6

6.1
9.7
7.8
13.5
_
_
-3.0
-5.4
NA
NA
.7
-6.6
3.0
-14.7
.6

.6
2.2
1.2
1.8
-4.3
2.8
2.9
-5.4
-8.9
NA
NA
.5
-10.6
.1
-19.3
.9

176.0
180.1
100.4
149.2
191.3
99.8
99.8
194.9
189.2
188.5
187.0
194.9
189.4
192.8
183.5
143.6

8.7
11.5
6.0
4.2
_
4.0
5.0
-4.4
-5.5
.7
7.7
10.0
3.6
1.6

.3
.1
.4
.1
4.4
-.2
-.2

1.5

157.8
160.0
101.2
166.5
213.0
102.8
102.9
173.7
187.6
NA
NA
223.1
182.0
145.7
243.9
140.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

124.8
118.2
120.0
102.2
142.0

3.0
1.8
3.4
3.5
-3.8

.6
.7
-.7
1.4
-4.1

128.3
124.2
127.1
106.1
138.9

4.1
4.3
3.0
3.8
10.2

-1.2
-1.4
-3.2
-3.6
1.4

128.9
124.5
131.0
117.6
130.3

2.5
2.0
1.3
6.6
-4.3

1.6
1.2
2.5
4.4
-6.9

143.3
138.7
127.7
143.5
139.6

1.8
1.8
2.7
-1.0
7.3

-1.2
-1.6
-1.7
-3.3
-1.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4
Public transportation

181.3
180.8
180.1
180.0
175.2
177.2
91.9
191.5

4.1
4.1
-.6
-.7
-.5
-1.3
-.3
3.4

-.7
-.7
-4.5
-4.6
-4.8
-5.0
-3.2
.7

182.3
180.3
182.4
180.9
171.4
179.7
93.4
233.3

3.4
3.5
-1.8
-2.2
-3.7
-2.3
3.3
2.2

-.7
-.7
-4.4
-4.6
-5.6
-4.8
-2.6

176.3
174.9
173.4
172.8
168.4
172.9
88.4
214.5

3.6
3.6
-5.7
-5.9
-8.4
-4.4
-1.7
3.4

-.5
-.5
-6.9
-6.9
-8.6
-5.9
-5.2
.4

174.3
170.5
176.8
177.0
174.1
180.6
95.6
239.8

2.4
3.1
-.8
-.8
-1.1
-.9
2.9
-5.1

-.6
-.6
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
-2.0

Medical care

191.1

6.1

2.2 183.4

4.6

1.4 195.6

6.3

1.3 193.6

4.5

Entertainment

136.4

2.2

.7 156.0

4.4

6|| 165.5

6.5

2.2 148.1

-2.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

184.1
166.1

7.2
3.2

1.7 179.7
1.3 164.2

5.7
4.4

1.311175.9
.71 158.1

5.7
4.1

1.1 180.7
1.2 151.9

3.6
-.8

169.6

3.4

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

160.9
162.2
156.0
168.7
149.1
151.4
162.8
156.8
174.2
143.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




102

1.2
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3

.8
.6
1.4
.2
2.2
-2.3

ii
I

9.2
1.1
.7
.7

1.4

1.2
-3.2
-4.0
-.1
2.4
3.5
.3
-.5

.4
1.4
-7.6
1.1
-.1

Table 28. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class,1 by expenditure category and oommodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Percent
Index change from—
Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.8 171.5

5.3

-0.1

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care

169.6

3.4

0.7 172.7

4.4

157.2
160.9
155.4
159.4
153.7
187.5
192.1

2.1
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.6
4.9
5.7

.3
.8
-.2
-.9
.9
1.2
2.4

163.4
163.9
162.9
164.4
162.8
186.2
183.2

3.3
3.1
3.2
2.4
4.2
5.7
3.9

166.0
168.6
167.0
195.0
155.1
158.2
160.2
101.2
187.0

3.6
3.2
3.7
.8
2.2
2.2
2.0
_
4.8

.6
.6
1.0
-2.1
-.1
-.6
.1
1.2
1.1

167.7
172.1
170.1
198.7
162.5
163.2
164.1
100.6
186.6

3.5
4.3
4.7
1.6
3.2
2.4
2.8
5.9

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.




0.6 163.2

5.0

.2
.9
-.2
-1.0
.9
.9
1.3

159.0
160.2
158.0
160.2
157.9
169.4
200.1

2.5
3.0
1.9
-1
3.9
8.5
6.5

.5
2.0
-.4
-1.7
1.0
1.1
1.4

160.7
165.3
158.0
165.4
152.7
188.4
198.6

3.1
3.6
2.7
1.5
3.9
8.2
4.0

-.2
1.1
-1.1
-1.3
-.8
.1
1.3

.4
.6
.9
-2.3
-.1
-.9
.0
.6
.9

165.1
161.6
161.6
178.6
158.3
160.5
160.2
100.1
166.0

3.0
4.9
6.2
-5.6
2.1
.2
1.5
_
8.8

.4
.8
1.8
-7.7
-.3
-1.4
.3
.1
1.1

168.0
170.5
169.3
182.6
157.9
164.5
165.4
100.1
187.3

2.8
5.3
5.7
2.1
2.8
1.6
2.6
8.6

-.1
-.1
.1
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
.1
.1
-.1

Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

103




CPI-W (Old series tables)

Table 7(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Expenditure category
All items
All items(1957-59 = 100)
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services ....
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

312.7
363.7
301.2
309.0
297.0
311.9
266.3
258.3
327.1
360.2
394.4
294.7
454.2
292.9
344.6
229.1
334.0
356.8
257.5
380.8
391.8
301.9
509.7
362.7
410.1

3.1

0.3

18.898
17.853
12.109
1.649
3.877
1.578
1.728
3.277
.454
.347
1.370
1.107
5.744
1.045
42.213
28.472
5.128
.567
22.777
8.447
11.123
3.207
2.382

311.8
362.7
299.1
306.9
294.5
310.7
266.0
257.8
314.9
358.3
394.0
295.3
450.9
290.9
343.0
227.6
333.6
356.6
256.3
377.8
392.0
301.1
511.9
361.3
408.6

2.3
2.3
1.6
4.3
-2.2
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.6
4.9
2.4
3.5
3.9
2.7
3.0
3.8
6.0
5.5
3.3
2.5
3.9
3.1
3.4

.7
.7
.8
.4
.1
.2
3.9
.5
.1
-.2
.7
.7
.5
.7
.1
.1
.5
.8
-.1
.3
-.4
.4
.4

.824
7.108
5.195
1.145
4.050
1.913
6.633
3.707
1.480
1.446
4.443
3.776
1.221
1.390
.120
.599
.445
.668

262.1
388.3
480.7
623.9
443.2
236.3
240.4
196.3
306.9
331.8
198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
299.7
209.5
199.9
310.2

263.2
387.5
480.3
625.7
442.3
235.1
242.4
198.1
308.5
334.9
200.7
187.2
193.1
165.8
310.1
210.8
203.0
313.6

2.3
.9
.3
-9.5
3.4
2.6
2.1
1.1
3.9
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.3
3.2
4.4
1.8
-.7
5.4

.4
-.2
-.1
.3
-.2
-.5
.8
.9
.5
.9
1.1
1.1
-.3
2.3
3.5
.6
1.6
1.1

100.000

See footnotes at end of table.




105

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Table 7(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commodities
Other private trans, services
Public transportation
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services
Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Toilet goods and personal care
appliances
Personal care services
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

21.434
20.225
3.569
3.048
5.150
5.519
.000
1.636
4.349
.642
3.707
1.210
4.947
.833
4.114
2.018
2.096
3.485
2.159
1.325
4.579
1.574
1.682

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
382.8
359.0
358.2
347.9
284.7
204.2
308.6
384.2
389.3
248.0
420.1
357.2
498.8
256.6
251.1
267.4
315.6
320.8
274.9

316.3
312.2
212.8
213.1
384.6
354.0
353.2
349.2
285.2
206.1
308.7
384.2
392.0
249.6
423.1
359.7
502.3
256.9
251.9
266.8
317.1
323.0
275.9

2.8
2.7
3.3
3.1
7.7
-4.6
-4.7
3.3
6.2
.4
7.3
3.8
5.6
7.0
5.3
5.7
4.9
3.7
2.7
5.4
6.0
5.9
3.7

-0.1
-.1
.4
.3
.5
-1.4
-1.4
.4
.2
.9
.0
.0
.7
.6
.7
.7
.7
.1
.3
-.2
.5
.7
.4

.826
.855
1.324
.189
1.135

274.6
275.7
387.9
345.5
398.3

275.9
276.3
389.3
348.7
399.4

2.7
4.7
9.2
8.4
9.4

.5
.2
.4

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

100.000
58.739
18.898
39.840
17.528
3.776

311.8
282.5
299.1
270.7
275.8
185.1

312.7
283.7
301.2
271.4
276.2
187.2

3.1
2.1
2.3
2.0
.1
2.3

0.3
.4
.7
.3
.1
1.1

13.752
22.312
41.261
5.128
21.482
6.553
4.114
3.984

325.2
264.7
366.1
256.3
427.8
327.7
420.1
303.5

324.7
265.8
366.4
257.5
427.0
328.1
423.1
304.2

-.5
3.5
4.7
6.0
3.6
5.6
5.3
6.3

-.2
.4
.1
.5
-.2
.1
.7
.2

See footnotes at end of table.




106

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Table 7(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Feb. 1984

Jan. 1985

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs ...
All items less home purchase and
mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy ...
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00
1957-59 = $1.00

82.147
71.528
90.859

311.8
298.6
298.7

312.4
299.7
299.8

3.3
2.8
3.1

0.2
.4
.4

82.412
95.053
40.886
18.573
14.798
36.426
36.133
37.147
10.714
89.286
71.433
34.221
6.664
37.211

298.6
307.9
268.5
271.2
311.8
288.6
387.0
358.0
413.8
303.7
301.6
253.8
396.2
359.6

299.7
308.7
269.3
271.7
311.5
289.8
387.1
358.1
410.6
305.0
302.6
255.2
391.8
360.0

3.1
3.0
2.0
.2
-.3
1.2
4.5
4.6
-2.3
3.8
4.2
3.5
-5.5
4.8

.4
.3
.3
.2
-.1
.4
.0
.0
-.8
.4
.3
.6
-1.1
.1

$.321
.276

$.320
.275

-3.0

-.3

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




107

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb.

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average

(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Other
index
base

Jan. to
Feb.

0.7

_

_

-

2.3

.7

-

-

-

297.0

1.6

.8

311.9
167.5
148.4
194.1
150.2
164.2
262.8
160.5
159.7
166.8
172.5
169.2
167.7

4.3
4.0
3.2
6.4
1.2
4.5
3.9
2.9
3.2
5.2
5.6
10.2
2.8

.4
.8
1.1
1.3
-.1
.2
-.1
1.5
1.3
-.3
.1
.8
.0

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

310.7
166.2
146.8
191.7
150.3
163.8
263.0
158.1
157.6
167.3
172.3
167.8
167.7

_
_
_
_

12/77

165.5

164.9

5.0

-.4

266.0
274.2
270.2
277.0
257.0
290.6
244.3
256.3
274.5
171.2
257.6
280.9
234.2
116.7
325.0
259.2
139.8
269.2
266.6
155.6
136.2
144.4
215.1
212.0
139.5
141.8
405.3
134.0
166.9
162.0

266.3
274.0
270.0
276.2
257.7
293.9
242.2
256.4
273.7
169.5
258.0
282.6
238.5
114.9
322.1
262.9
139.1
269.6
268.0
156.6
136.2
143.6
217.0
214.0
141.3
142.3
401.2
133.2
164.9
170.2

-2.2
.3
.2
-1.9
-1.6
-2.7
-5.9
-2.9
-1.0
-.8
3.2
4.1
4.3
7.4
.3
2.8
.3
2.0
2.3
2.8
1.5
1.4
-2.9
-8.3
-5.9
11.3
4.3
.6
6.2
-37.4

.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
1.1
-.9
.0
-.3
-1.0
.2
.6
1.8
-1.5
-.9
1.4
-.5
.1
.5
.6
.0
-.6
.9
.9
1.3
.4
-1.0
-.6
-1.2
5.1

Food at home

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Food

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunchmeats
Lamb and organ meats
Poultry
Fresh whole chicken
Fresh and frozen chicken parts
Other poultry
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood
Eggs

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice, pasta, and commeal
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products ....
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers

Unadjusted indexes

108

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

299.1

301.2

2.3

306.9

309.0

294.5

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_

_
_

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
-

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Dairy products
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream
Processed dairy products
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream and related products
Other dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits
Frozen fruit and fruit juices
Fruit juices other than frozen
Canned and dried fruits
Processed vegetables
Frozen vegetables
Cut com and canned beans except lima ....
Other canned and dried vegetables
Other foods at home
Sugar and sweets
Candy and chewing gum
Sugar and artificial sweeteners
Other sweets
Fats and oils
Margarine
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter
Other fats, oils, and salad dressings
Nonalcoholic beverages
Cola drinks, excluding diet cola
Carbonated drinks, including diet cola
Roasted coffee
Freeze dried and instant coffee
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared foods
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared foods
Snacks
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods
Other canned and packaged prepared foods

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Unadjusted indexes




109

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
-.6
.5
.2
.1

_
_
-

-

-

3.1
2.2
21.2
10.4
2.8
48.0
21.0
-10.6
-7.3
21.9
-15.4
-18.8
4.2
6.5
9.9
7.5
2.5
2.2
3.7
2.6
1.0

3.9
6.6
6.4
4.8
8.6
5.1
7.3
6.7
1.2
-11.6
18.7
15.8
.6
1.0
1.6
1.2
.4
.3
.4
-.4
.5

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
-

3.2
3.6
5.4
-.1
4.4
4.9
5.5
3.8
5.1
2.4
2.3
-1.9
4.0
5.0
5.5
3.5
5.0
5.1
4.3
3.5
2.8
1.5
2.7

.5
.1
.1
-.2
.6
-.2
-.5
-.3
-.1
.7
.5
1.4
.9
.4
.8
.7
.6
1.1
1.2
.3
.1
.5
.6

_
-

_
-

Jan.
1985

258.3
140.0
228.7
140.8
155.1
267.6
151.3
161.7
153.4

3.3
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.7
4.6
2.9
4.7
4.6

314.9
323.6
326.1
304.9
246.7
388.9
172.0
321.5
323.5
386.6
240.6
175.2
307.9
164.7
166.7
167.1
160.5
146.0
160.9
148.0
137.8

327.1
344.9
347.0
319.5
267.9
408.7
184.6
343.2
327.5
341.7
285.6
202.8
309.9
166.4
169.3
169.1
161.1
146.4
161.6
147.4
138.5

358.3
394.0
162.6
173.2
157.5
295.3
295.5
158.1
153.6
450.9
321.6
145.4
369.9
372.9
151.5
290.9
151.6
162.2
169.9
166.6
162.8
156.3
154.0

360.2
394.4
162.7
172.8
158.4
294.7
294.0
157.6
153.5
454.2
323.2
147.4
373.3
374.5
152.7
292.9
152.5
164.0
172.0
167.1
162.9
157.1
154.9

Feb.
1985

257.8
139.7
228.',
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

I
See footnotes at end of table.

Nov. to
Dec.

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
-

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey
Wine
Other alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages away from home
Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts
Imported food and fishery products




Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Jan.
1985

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

343.0
165.8
165.6
168.0

344.6
166.5
166.6
168.6

3.9
4.0
4.2
3.2

0.5
.4
.6
.4

12/77
12/77

227.6
145.7
232.0
154.1
241.0
122.9
159.9

229.1
146.5
233.4
154.7
242.0
123.7
161.5

2.7
2.0
2.9
.8
.9
.9
5.4

.7
.5
.6
.4
.4
.7
1.0

12/77

280.4
277.5
142.9

282.9
276.5
143.6

1.3
-2.0
3.0

.9
-.4
.5

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

110

Feb.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Table 11 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Nonfood expenditure categories,
U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school
Tenants' insurance
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools,
and equipment
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry
Plumbing, electrical, heating,
and cooling supplies
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services
Local charges
Interstate toll calls
Intrastate toll calls
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television
Refuse collection
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers,
and sewing materials
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment
Television
Sound equipment
Household appliances
Refrigerator and home freezer
Laundry equipment
Other household appliances
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and
sewing machines
Office machines, small electric
appliances, and air conditioners

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Jan.
1985

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

333.6
356.6
256.3
377.8
393.4
114.5
163.5
392.0
301.1
511.9
449.6
256.4
643.8
212.4
361.3
408.6
262.1

334.0
356.8
257.5
380.8
397.8
114.6
164.2
391.8
301.9
509.7
451.7
256.2
640.2
210.2
362.7
410.1
263.2

3.0
3.8
6.0
5.5
5.3
7.7
1.9
3.3
2.5
3.9
2.8
5.3
3.7
1.2
3.1
3.4
2.3

0.1
.1
.5
.8
1.1
.1
.4
-.1
.3
-.4
.5
-.1
-.6
-1.0
.4
.4
.4

12/77
12/77

153.3
124.6

154.1
125.0

4.4
-.5

.5
.3

12/77
12/77

12/83
12/83

142.1
145.3
388.3
480.7
623.9
628.8
196.1
443.2
350.1
580.2
236.3
191.3
167.6
116.5
123.9
393.3
107.2
107.4

142.6
145.7
387.5
480.3
625.7
631.3
195.5
442.3
351.7
574.3
235.1
189.5
164.9
116.6
123.9
395.0
108.4
108.2

2.3
1.0
.9
.3
-9.5
-10.8
-1.3
3.4
5.5
.7
2.6
1.1
3.3
-5.0
1.5
5.8
6.4
6.8

12/77

240.4
196.3
240.5
140.2

242.4
198.1
247.9
147.9

12/77
12/77

161.3
220.4
150.5
121.2
126.2
142.9
147.0
98.1
90.7
105.2
188.1
203.4
147.5
119.0

12/77
12/77

12/82
12/77

6/78

Mill
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

Ill

Feb.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

_
_
_
-

_
_
_
-

_
-

Nov. to
Dec.

_
_
-

_

_

_

-

-

-

.4
.3
-.2
-.1
.3
.4
-.3
-.2
.5
-1.0
-.5
-.9
-1.6
.1
.0
.4
1.1
.7

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_

_
_

2.1
1.1
5.3
6.8

.8
.9
3.1
5.5

162.3
221.5
151.2
120.7
126.9
144.6
147.6
98.6
90.5
106.4
188.6
203.2
147.7
119.7

3.6
3.6
4.1
2.0
1.0
6.4
-3.0
-4.7
-6.4
-3.4
-1.8
.6
.4
-4.5

.6
.5
.5
-.4
.6
1.2
.4
.5
-.2
1.1
.3
-.1
.1
.6

119.5

120.5

-4.7

118.4

118.8

-4.2

-

_
_
_
-

_
-

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
-

_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
-

.8

-

-

-

.3

-

-

-

_
-

Table 11 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Nonfood expenditure categories,
U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housefumishings—Continued:
Other household equipment
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment
Clocks, lamps, and decor items
Tableware, serving pieces,
and nonelectric kitchenware
Lawn equipment, power tools,
and other hardware
Housekeeping supplies
Soaps and detergents
Other laundry and cleaning products
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper
towels and napkins
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap
Miscellaneous household products
Lawn and garden supplies
Housekeeping services
Postage
Moving, storage, freight, household
laundry, and drycleaning services
Appliance and furniture repair
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, and jackets
Coats and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts
Furnishings
Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets ,
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery
Suits
Girls'
Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear,
hosiery, and accessories
Infants' and toddlers'
Other apparel commodities
Sewing materials and notions
Jewelry and luggage
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls'
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and dry cleaning other
than coin operated
Other apparel services

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

12/77

141.0

142.6

2.2

1.1

12/77
12/77

140.5
131.0

142.4
133.2

3.5
4.0

1.4
1.7

12/77

142.8

144.0

-.1

12/77

144.6
306.9
303.3
156.9

146.0
308.5
304.3
157.2

3.5
3.9
4.1
2.6

1.0
.5
.3
.2

156.4
149.1
158.0
141.6
331.8
337.5

158.3
149.0
158.4
143.9
334.9
349.8

6.2
2.8
3.7
4.0
3.0
3.6

1.2
-.1

.9
3.6

178.2
152.6

180.9
153.4

5.2
4.7

1.5
.5

198.5
185.1
180.9
193.6
122.5
105.6
104.4
145.2
129.9
122.4
123.2
118.0
133.9
123.4
162.1
108.3
164.6
154.8
96.5
137.3
93.0
105.9
94.8
103.1

200.7
187.2
183.1
193.1
122.2
105.5
103.3
144.8
130.5
121.6
122.8
117.3
134.5
122.8
165.8
110.9
166.3
159.7
98.7
138.5
100.2
107.7
100.1
102.3

2.7
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.8
4.2
2.0
2.5
1.3
3.2
.9
-2.8
2.0
3.2
3.2
3.5
-.4
3.9
5.8
2.4
5.5
2.0
3.6
-.4

1.1
1.1
1.2
-.3
-.2
-.1
-1.1
-.3
.5
-.7
-.3
-.6
.4
-.5
2.3
2.4
1.0
3.2
2.3

128.6
299.7
199.9
119.1
133.9
209.5
138.5
138.4
119.5
310.2

129.5
310.1
203.0
119.5
136.7
210.8
138.5
139.7
120.8
313.6

3.4
4.4
-.7
-1.3
-.4
1.8
1.2
4.3
.4
5.4

.7
3.5
1.6
.3
2.1
.6
.0
.9
1.1

185.3
163.5

187.3
165.2

4.9
6.2

1.1
1.0

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

112

.3
1.6

.9
7.7
1.7
5.6
-.8

1.1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Table 11(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Nonfood expenditure categories,
U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair
Maintenance and servicing
Power plant repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities ....
Motor oil, coolant, and other products
Automobile parts and equipment
Tires
Other parts and equipment
Other private transportation services
Automobile insurance
Automobile finance charges
Automobile rental, registration, and
other fees
State registration
Drivers' license
Automobile inspection
Other automobile related fees
Public transportation
Airline fare
Intercity bus fare
Intracity mass transit
Taxi fare
Intercity train fare
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals,
and prescription medical supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs
Supplements, cough and cold preparations,
and respiratory agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies .
Eyeglasses
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter
drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment
and supplies
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services
Other professional services
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care
services

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
104.2
382.8
359.0
358.2
347.9
175.5

316.3
312.2
212.8
213.1
105.0
384.6
354.0
353.2
349.2
177.0

2.8
2.7
3.3
3.1
4.4
7.7
-4.6
-4.7
3.3
4.7

-0.1
-.1
.4
.3
.8
.5
-1.4
-1.4
.4
.9

174.2
156.4
165.4
284.7
204.2
154.5
128.6
174.9
133.6
308.6
343.9
169.2

174.5
156.8
166.4
285.2
206.1
155.2
129.9
177.7
133.2
308.7
345.2
167.7

3.6
2.6
3.2
6.2
.4
1.6
.2
-.1
1.1
7.3
8.2
5.7

.2
.3
.6
.2
.9
.5
1.0
1.6
-.3
.0
.4
-.9

159.8
213.1
164.9
142.3
178.0
384.2
454.1
459.3
346.7
322.4
390.7

160.4
213.1
164.9
142.3
180.0
384.2
453.8
455.2
346.8
324.1
390.7

6.9
9.3
4.2
1.7
5.2
3.8
6.7
6.6
1.6
2.1
4.5

.4
.0
.0
.0
1.1
.0
-.1
-.9
.0
.5
.0

12/77
12/77
12/77

389.3
248.0
247.0
174.3
220.2
175.3

392.0
249.6
249.2
174.7
223.1
177.8

5.6
7.0
9.3
5.4
15.7
8.2

.7
.6
.9
.2
1.3
1.4

12/77
12/77

231.2
198.7

232.2
200.3

10.9
7.7

.4
.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

181.2
168.2
141.4

184.0
168.9
143.0

8.0
5.2
4.4

1.5
.4
1.1

275.8

276.2

5.7

.1

161.6
420.1
357.2
390.2
337.2
162.3
498.8
216.9
687.0

162.8
423.1
359.7
393.9
338.0
164.3
502.3
218.1
690.3

4.6
5.3
5.7
5.2
6.4
6.0
4.9
6.7
6.1

214.2

215.5

7.2

12/83

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

113

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1985

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

-

.7
.7
.7
.9
.2
1.2
.7
.6
.5

_
_
_
_
_
_
-

.6

-

-

-

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
-

_
_
-

Table 11 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Nonfood expenditure categories,
U.S. city average
—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials
Newspapers
Magazines, periodicals, and books
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment ....
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense
Entertainment services
Fees for participant sports
Admissions
Other entertainment services
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes
Other tobacco products and smoking
accessories
Personal care
Toilet goods and personal care appliances
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs
Dental and shaving products
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations
manicure and eye makeup implements
Other toilet goods and small
personal care appliances
Personal care services
Beauty parlor services for females
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—
Jan.
1985

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

256.6
251.1
168.8
321.0
176.6
133.9
136.8
115.5
199.8
134.3
141.0
134.1
136.1
156.3
267.4
167.6
159.1
138.4

256.9
251.9
170.7
323.5
179.4
133.7
136.6
115.8
200.9
132.9
141.1
134.3
136.3
156.3
266.8
167.5
158.1
138.6

3.7
2.7
4.5
4.2
4.7
2.6
4.5
.4
-.7
-1.0
1.7
.4
2.5
3.6
5.4
5.0
7.4
3.1

0.1
.3
1.1
.8
1.6
-.1
-.1
.3
.6
-1.0
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.6
.1

315.6
320.8
329.2

317.1
323.0
331.4

6.0
5.9
6.0

.5
.7
.7

12/77
Mill

161.5
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

163.0
275.9
275.9
156.1
173.5

4.5
3.7
2.7
1.5
4.3

.9
.4
.5
.3
1.2

12/77

156.3

156.8

3.4

.3

12/77

158.5
275.7
276.7

158.9
276.3
277.1

1.7
4.7
4.3

.3
.2
.1

12/77

154.9
387.9
345.5
398.3
202.3
202.2
202.9
211.0

155.5
389.3
348.7
399.4
202.5
202.5
202.9
212.7

5.4
9.2
8.4
9.4
10.4
10.7
9.7
6.2

355.0
436.8
357.6
383.5

350.2
435.5
356.7
385.7

-4.5
4.8
3.2
3.2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services ..
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




Unadjusted indexes

114

Feb.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_

_

_
_
-

_
-

_
_
_
_
_
-

-

.4
.4
.9
.3
.1
.1
.0
.8

_
_
-

-1.4
-.3
-.3
.6

_
_

_

_

_
_
-

Table 18(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected areas, all items
index
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes

Feb.
1984

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

311.9

312.2

311.8

312.7

3.1

0.2

0.3

3.0

0.0

-0.1

302.6
299.8
304.2
301.2
309.2

301.7
300.0
306.5
301.6
307.9

301.3
298.5
305.1
303.3
310.1

302.5
297.9
306.2
304.5
310.8

1.9
-2.2
2.4
4.8
4.1

.3
-.7
-.1
1.0
.9

.4
-.2
.4
.4
.2

1.0
-3.1
2.4
4.5
4.5

-.4
-.4
.3
.7
.3

-.1
-.5
-.5
.6
.7

3.0
3.1
3.5
1.4
4.2
2.0
4.7
2,4
2.8
4.8
.2
3.7
3.0

.3
-.6
-.3
-.5
1.5
-.2
.1
-.2
.7
1.2
.4
.9
-.5

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Nov.
1984

Nov.
1984

Area 2
U.S. city average
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis....
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

11/77

271.8
313.3
305.5
317.7
350.3
169.2
342.9
300.1
297.7
310.9
330.0
308.4
317.7

270.9
315.1
306.5
319.3
345.1
169.6
342.7
300.6
295.7
307.1
328.8
305.5
319.2
316.0
289.8
318.6
325.0
297.6
330.9
304.0
323.8
304.6
321.5

321.0
288.5
319.5
329.8
298.8
334.4
305.2
334.0
303.7
322.5

3.7
.9
.4
3.8
5.1
3.4
2.9
4.8
1.4
4.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

165.1
167.4
170.7
168.6

165.5
167.6
171.0
168.8

3.7
2.1
3.3
3.5

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

163.4
169.9
168.6
169.3
171.0

164.1
170.8
168.9
168.6
170.4

2.8
3.0
3.0
3.4
3.9

1.6
-.4
.3
1.5
.4
1.1
.4
3.2
-.3
.3

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class :
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




115

.4
.5
.2
-.4
-.4

Table 18(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected areas, all items
index—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Percent change to
Feb. 1985 from—

Indexes
Jan.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D
.

-

161.2
168.6
170.6
168.4
167.1
165.9
169.0
171.7
179.2
163.5
171.9
161.9
169.9
169.9
172.2
171.6

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
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:




-

162.4
169.3
171.4
168.5
166.2
165.4
170.6
172.1
177.3
163.0
171.0
162.7
170.2
169.8
170.8
170.9

4.1
1.5
3.1
2.7
2.2
2.2
3.3
4.0
3.7
2.5
3.4
4.6
3.9
3.9
3.4
4.9

0.7
.4
.5
.1
-.5
-.3
.9
.2
-1.1
-.3
-.5
.5
.2
-.1
-.8
-.4

-

-

_

-

_
_

_
_

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI
program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national
index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to
substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the
national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than
the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses.

116

Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Area 2

297.0

311.9

266.3

258.3

327.1

360.2

262.2
309.2
296.0
279.2
295.0
278.4
320.2
308.3
301.4
296.3
288.4
347.5
310.7
288.5
297.6
162.2
293.0
298.0
302.7
294.5
297.7
285.0
292.7
295.4
296.8
304.4
280.4
318.2

271.9
312.8
323.1
304.9
285.5
308.7
365.0
315.8
303.7
275.8
325.8
303.9
314.8
298.3
309.5
168.2
338.3
343.0
315.3
287.7
321.9
302.2
317.1
353.1
331.4
332.7
299.6
313.5

229.4
248.7
265.4
268.1
266.2
253.9
273.0
294.2
251.2
255.8
262.9
341.6
272.0
253.9
273.4
158.9
274.0
256.2
266.8
274.8
271.4
256.8
265.5
237.1
258.9
278.4
248.3
278.7

241.9
287.3
245.7
234.4
257.9
244.2
265.6
257.5
278.7
274.6
254.3
297.3
289.3
269.9
254.6
153.1
267.8
278.0
267.6
243.6
248.8
232.6
229.6
277.2
258.8
249.3
240.0
246.7

261.2
351.3
344.6
302.5
327.1
302.3
356.2
329.9
327.8
335.7
300.0
393.6
334.5
330.2
290.3
193.0
299.4
304.6
339.4
355.6
312.5
330.2
318.0
353.8
312.8
334.9
261.3
385.4

329.4
398.2
351.4
317.1
363.6
332.1
403.5
365.9
376.8
376.1
348.5
397.7
373.7
335.9
374.9
152.3
326.0
349.7
375.6
342.3
373.9
340.5
380.0
355.2
360.6
368.5
369.8
405.1

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

152.6
149.6
155.2
158.2

162.9
167.4
162.7
169.0

149.8
144.9
148.0
152.5

143.3
141.8
151.9
150.1

169.8
162.8
176.1
171.8

145.9
145.6
151.7
156.8

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

151.0
154.2
156.1
152.4
154.0

162.4
167.4
167.2
164.0
165.9

147.6
147.9
150.4
147.0
151.2

146.7
146.2
147.6
143.1
145.4

159.8
173.5
181.1
172.3
168.8

147.1
150.7
150.5
148.4
149.1

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif....
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
;
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs '

Dairy
products

Fruits
and

vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3

Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
12/77
Mill

150.8
149.6
158.2
156.0
157.4
149.4
155.1
162.9
154.6
149.6
151.9
155.9
154.8
149.6
155.3
160.8

See footnotes at end of table.




118

161.3
166.2
165.5
168.7
166.6
171.1
161.8
172.9
164.4
166.4
161.6
164.8
167.2
169.8
161.7
166.0

148.1
144.8
150.8
149.1
152.7
147.1
145.6
158.1
153.5
144.0
143.5
152.3
154.6
144.3
154.2
156.2

144.4
144.3
151.5
151.4
140.6
142.5
153.5
152.5
141.7
136.8
148.6
146.5
142.0
139.6
155.1
141.6

164.1
162.5
176.6
162.8
191.6
159.0
183.7
183.6
176.0
171.0
171.1
172.1
166.5
157.0
171.8
193.7

144.7
145.0
157.9
156.8
148.6
143.1
150.9
159.3
146.8
146.8
149.2
152.2
149.0
148.9
146.5
157.1

Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

0.8

0.4

0.1

0.2

3.9

0.5

-.2
.7
1.7
1.0
2.1
.8
1.1
1.2
.2
2.8
1.4
2.7
-.9
.9
-.1
2.3
1.1
.5
.7
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.9
-.8
-1.2
1.1
1.1
2.3

-.2
.7
1.9
2.2
1.6
.2
-2.1
-.9
1.2
.7
1.3
1.2
2.5
.9
.8
-.4
.7
1.4
.1
.0
.9
2.3
1.5
-.2
.8
.8
.7
-.6

-.3
2.1

.0
2.6
-.5
.6
.2
1.5
.8
1.3
-.6
.5
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
.2
1.3
.1
-.2
.5
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.1
.6
-.1
.2
-1.6
.4

-.6
2.7
4.9
5.6
2.9
1.9
3.6
4.3
5.1
4.2
6.6
3.7
.2
5.5
-1.6
9.1
3.6
1.8
4.8
5.2
2.9
3.0
4.4
1.2
-3.4
.1
6.3

.2
-2.3
.4
.7
1.7

1.1
.7
1.0
.5

.6
.1
.7
.2

.7
.9
1.1
1.0
.3

.5
.9
-.2
.2
.9

1.9
-1.1
3.1
.7
.7
1.5
-2.0
3.1
1.3
5.1
-2.5
-.2
.0
.7
-.1
.4
-.8
1.1
2.0

.4
2.1
.3
.1

3.6
-.1
.5
-1.5
.0
.2
2.0
2.2
-.1
.6
-.6
.7

10.6

.6
1.8
.5
-.8
1.5
.6
2.2

-.3
.3
.0
.9

4.9
3.4
5.5
.2

1.0
.2
.3
.6

.1
.1
.7
.5
-1.5

3.1
3.8
4.7
4.1
4.1

.4
.6
.7
.7
.2

1.1
1.7
-3.7
-1.9

1.8
.6
.3

Region
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from January 1985 to February 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

0.9
.8
1.0
.2
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
.8
1.0
.8
.6
-.3
.6
.1

1
Index is on an April 1967 = 100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




0.7
.3
1.0
.8
.0
-.2
.2
-1.3
.4
-.4
.4
.7
.8
.7
1.5

3

-0.1
.3
-.1
.3
-.5
1.7
.1
2.1
-.3
.3
1.0
1.4
-2.4
-1.1
-1.7
-.9

0.3
.7
.3
-.1
.6
.7
.5
.1
.3
.2
-1.0
.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.6

4.3
3.4
5.6
-.7
7.7
2.4
5.9
1.1
4.8
5.4
4.3
.6
4.7
1.7
7.1
2.1

0.7
.4
.3
.4
1.0
.4
.4
1.0
1.7
.1
.3
.9
2.3
-.7
.1
.3

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

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Table 20(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
All items

0.3

0.4

-0.2

0.4

0.4

0.2

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.7
.7
.8
.4
.1
-.1
.2
3.9
.5
.5
.7

1.4
1.4
.8
.2
.7
.4
1.5
1.9
.4
2.5
1.2

1.0
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.1
-.1
6.6
-.1
.3
.2

.2
.0
-.1
.8
.0
-.5
.2
-1.6
.2
.1
3.3

.5
.5
.7
.1
-.8
-.7
.5
4.8
.6
.2
.6

1.3
1.4
1.4
.9
2.0
2.1
-.3
2.9
.7
1.4
.0

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes

.1
.1
.5
.8
-.1
-.1

.0
-.5
-.3
.1
-.5
.0

-2.3
-3.2
1.1
.2
-3.7
-7.8

.5
.4
.5
-2.8
.4
.0

.3
-.1
.1
.2
-.1
.3

-.8
-2.3
1.5
1.1
-3.4
.0

-.2
-.1
.3
-.2
.8

-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.2
2.5

-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.9

.1
.1
.2
.1
1.5

.0
-.1
.9
-.6
1.8

.8
1.0
.8
1.0
1.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

1.1
1.1
-.3
2.3
.6

2.7
2.8
-3.3
3.8
2.0

7.2
8.8
1.8
16.0
3.2

3.5
4.2
.8
10.1
-2.1

1.2
.8
-.9
2.7
.5

1.2
1.5
-1.3
.8
8.8

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

-.1
-.1
.0

-.3
-.3
.2

.8
.8
.0

-.4
-.5
.7

.1
.1
.0

.7
.7
.1

Medical care

.7

.1

1.4

.4

1.6

.2

Entertainment

.1

.4

3.3

-.2

.0

.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

.5
.4

1.1
2.4

.2
.9

1.3
1.0

.2
-.3

.8
2.8

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation




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Table 20(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from January 1985 to February 1985—Continued
11 q

Group

u.o.

city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items

0.3

0.4

-0.2

0.4

0.4

0.2

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

.4
.7
.3
.1
.4

1.2
1.4
1.1
.3
1.8

.4
1.0
.2
2.7
-1.3

.2
.2
.3
.7
.0

.4
.5
.3
.7
-.1

.4
1.3
.0
.8
-.9

Services
Medical care services

.1
.7

-.6
.1

-1.1
1.4

.5
.2

.4
1.9

-.1
.1

.4
.3
.4
-.8
.3
.2
.4
.0
.0

.7
.4
.5
-.6
1.1
.4
.9
-.7
-.7

1.0
-.3
-.3
.5
.2
2.5
1.8
-1.3
-1.3

.4
.4
.6
-1.1
.4
.9
.4
.5
.5

.5
.3
.4
-.2
.3
.7
.6
.4
.2

1.0
.2
.2
.3
.0
.7
1.0
-.3
-.1

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care




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Table 21 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

312.7
363.7

0.2
-

302.5
343.6

0.3
-

297.9
342.2

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.2
309.0
297.0
311.9
266.3
274.0
258.3
327.1
360.2
344.6
229.1

1.4
1.4
1.8
.9
.4
.8
.4
7.6
1.5
.7
.8

282.3
289.1
278.4
308.7
253.9
264.3
244.2
302.3
332.1
315.7
214.5

2.0
2.0
1.8
.2
1.6
1.5
3.5
7.0
-.2
2.5
1.2

282.5
286.8
288.4
325.8
262.9
267.3
254.3
300.0
348.5
295.2
251.9

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 1

334.0
356.8
257.5
380.8
391.8
256.2

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100)

317.8
344.9
231.0
396.9
-1.0 395.9
.7 120.6

313.2
325.5
.8 237.2
4.4 326.9
-1.7 341.7
.0 132.1
-.4

-.3
-.6
.9
1.7

-1.1

387.5
480.3
625.7
442.3
242.4

.1
.1
-.4
.3
.8

342.1
425.8
624.2
385.8
229.7

440.1
527.1
-2.3 649.9
.9 509.7
1.6 205.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

200.7
187.2
193.1
165.8
210.8

-.7

-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
-.4

175.9
156.3
150.8
144.4
169.9

-1.7
-2.8
-6.1
-2.8
-5.6

159.8
143.6
152.6
127.7
160.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

316.3
312.2
384.2

-.5
-.5
.4

311.9
305.2
390.6

-.4
-.4
.3

303.0
299.9
399.1

Medical care

392.0

1.4

399.5

.6

Entertainment

256.9

.4

313.8

1.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

317.1
275.9

1.4
.5

311.2
250.4

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

.3
.4

2.9
2.3

See footnotes at end of table.




123

-0.7 306.2
360.1
-

-0.1

304.5
362.3

1.0
-

310.8
363.0

0.9

-

300.2
310.6
297.6
309.5
273.4
277.6
254.6
290.3
374.9
337.3
218.1

.9
.7
1.1
1.9
-.7
-.6
.6
3.5
1.9
.0
3.4

303.2
313.8
302.7
315.3
266.8
271.5
267.6
339.4
375.6
343.3
219.3

1.5
1.6
2.2
1.1
1.1
1.7
.1
8.5
1.5
.3
-.5

313.0
323.3
297.7
321.9
271.4
280.6
248.8
312.5
373.9
405.0
238.2

2.7
2.8
3.3
2.2
3.4
4.2
-.1
7.1
3.4
1.7
1.8

-.7 310.9
-1.3 314.8
1.7 268.1
.7 394.2
-2.2 343.7
.0 130.4

1.3
1.5
-.1
1.5
2.3
1.2

322.5
342.8
276.5
440.3
357.9
134.8

.0
-.9
2.2
6.5
-2.0
.0

402.6
524.5
670.3
457.2
249.7

-.1
-.3
.5
-.8
1.8

402.7
488.3
645.7
424.3
234.9

.3
.3
1.1
-.2
2.6

157.1
139.3
-.7 136.9
-1.2 90.7
1.2 223.1

-1.6
-1.9
-6.6
-4.7
9.0

336.9
_ 2 337.9
.4 340.1

.9
.0
2.0

.9
.9
1.2
2.6
.1
.9
.3
4.3
.8
.3
1.2

-2.8 323.8
-5.4 353.3
1.9 310.2
-.2 331.4
-6.3 366.6
-7.2 136.7
5.8
7.2
-.9
8.3
-.6

334.4
447.6
177.7
449.5
222.6

3.5
5.3
.7
5.3
.3

177.5
165.1
-3.5 166.7
-1.5 129.3
-.8 221.1

188.9
168.9
162.6
145.9
-5.3 207.2

.1
.1
.1

326.2
328.8
277.1

-.9 344.2
-1.0 320.9
.7 444.6

-.1

410.5

2.1

412.7

2.9

385.4

2.2

460.1

223.3

5.4

202.7

.8

261.8

-.2

232.8

-.3

1.9
2.5

308.3
264.9

1.4
1.1

326.4
292.2

1.0
-.1

323.1
245.9

2.2
3.4

318.2
258.3

-.2
-.3

1.2
1.4
.7
1.4

-.4

-1.1

Table 21 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity anc service group

312.7

0.2

302.5

0.3

297.9

-0.7

306.2

-0.1

304.5

1.0

310.8

0.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

283.7
301.2
271.4
276.2
265.8

.4
1.4
-.1
-.9
.5

270.4
282.3
259.0
260.0
255.6

.9
2.0
.3
-.9
1.2

255.3
282.5
239.2
254.5
227.1

-.7
.9
-1.4
-.1
-2.2

265.8
300.2
248.8
257.4
243.6

-.2
.9
-.8
-.9
-.7

277.2
303.2
257.3
268.4
240.0

1.2
1.5
.9
.1
1.8

280.8
313.0
258.8
258.8
259.1

1.3
2.7
.5
.0
1.1

Services
Medical care services

366.4
423.1

-.1
1.5

358.1
439.4

-.5
.6

368.0
430.4

-.7
2.2

375.5
438.4

.0
3.2

351.8
409.2

.7
2.6

371.9
518.3

.4
2.1

299.7
308.7
305.0
410.6
269.3
271.7
289.8
387.1
358.1

.5
.1
.4
-1.9
-.1
-.8
.3
-.3
-.3

288.1
297.4
165.7
184.0
257.1
256.1
273.0
388.3
345.9

.8
.2
.5
-1.3
.3
-.7
.6
-.7
-.6

289.1
290.4
156.6
191.7
240.1
254.6
270.1
382.3
350.9

1.3
-.9
-1.1
2.3
-1.3
.0
.4
-1.0
-1.0

289.2
300.8
163.7
188.5
247.1
253.3
280.0
387.1
366.5

.6
-.3
.1
-1.9
-.6
-.5
.1
-.3
-.3

301.5
300.2
158.5
182.9
254.4
262.5
287.8
376.6
343.8

.8
.9
1.1
-.9
.9
.1
.9
.9
.5

304.0
303.3
162.0
199.9
257.0
255.9
288.9
384.9
351.8

1.5
.9
1.1
-.4
.5
.1
1.5
.1
.1

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 3
Energy4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.

Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif.




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expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Index

Cleveland,
Ohio

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.
Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.
Index

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category

319.5
360.7

0.3

329.8
356.5

1.5
-

298.8
322.1

312.8
321.4
308.3
315.8
294.2
303.8
257.5
329.9
365.9
355.8
237.4

1.6
1.6
2.4
1.2
.3
.7
2.3
9.1
2.8
-3
1.9

317.0
323.1
301.4
303.7
251.2
261.8
278.7
327.8
376.8
385.7
236.1

.8
.7
.9
1.3
-.3
-.6
7.0
1.0
.5
1.0

329.3
342.8
347.5
303.9
341.6
348.4
297.3
393.6
397.7
334.5
210.6

333.9
355.3
213.9
375.7
386.6
106.7

.2
.0
.8
6.0
-.2
2.1

369.4
419.0
267.3
377.2
489.3
142.3

3.2
4.3
2.1
4.9
4.8
8.1

283.4
288.9
280.1
459.5
285.8
118.9

.1
.2
2.4
.3
-.5
.0

394.9
471.7
214.2
469.1
236.4

.2
-.3
-1.3
-.3
1.3

353.9
471.8
208.1
470.2
247.4

.6
.8
.4
.8
.6

349.0
457.1

-.5
-.7
NA
-.7
.1

.5
.4
7.4
.6
-2.0

206.8
178.0
204.3
141.3
231.1

-.6

.1
3.3

206.1
199.7
249.5
162.6
190.2

-1.2
-2.9
-2.3
5.1

212.0
203.3
207.6
163.9
184.5

1.2
-.2

290.1
289.7
306.7

-.9
-.8
-.7

301.0
308.0
343.9

-1.2
-1.2
-1.2

313.9
313.3
338.0

-.8
-.8
.1

268.1
275.3
239.3

.2
.1
.1

328.8

1.8

444.7

2.1

385.6

1.1

397.1

1.1

252.8

.8

253.2

-1.0

263.8

2.5

297.0

.9

296.4
237.4

2.8
1.9

338.6
285.8

-.1
-2.8

301.9
269.6

.2

327.2
276.1

2.0

-2.4

288.5
317.0

-0.4

1.7
1.8
1.9
2.7
1.1
1.7
.6
6.7
.6
1.7
.7

288.2
291.9
295.0
285.5
266.2
271.8
257.9
327.1
363.6
290.1
249.8

2.6
2.7
3.2
1.3
2.6
3.1
.4

351.0
382.1
236.8
366.0
432.0
138.5

2.1
2.5
1.3
2.4
2.8
.0

294.7
263.4
223.2
390.6
268.2
129.1

-2.9
-4.6

357.9
447.5
209.0
447.6
268.4

.2
.5
-.9
.6

-1.8
-2.3

1.9

481.7
545.4
578.7
541.3
245.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

226.3
208.2
225.3
211.4
153.3

6.4
7.7
1.9
13.9
-2.8

223.1
217.7
282.7
165.5
222.8

-.5
-.5

-4.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

298.3
290.7
343.0

-.8
-.9

Medical care

406.5

Entertainment

239.9

Other goods and services
Personal care

303.1
294.5

321.0
369.2

1.6

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

312.0
322.1
309.2
312.8
248.7
258.7
287.3
351.3
398.2
349.8
194.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 3

All items

All items (1957-59=100)

2

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 4 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

.3

1.9
.6
1.5
2.2

See footnotes at end of table.




125

-

10.5
2.5
1.1
1.2

-.8
-.5

-5.4
4.1

.0

-2.9
.4

-1.6

NA

456.4
230.3

0.4

.6
.5
1.0
-1.0
-.9
-.3
2.3
1.5
.9
-.2

.5
.6
.8

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

Index

Percent
change

Index

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Honolulu,
Hawaii
Index

Percent
change

Commodity and service group
All items

321.0

1.6

288.5

-0.4

319.5

0.3

329.8

1.5

298.8

0.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

285.7
312.0
270.8
271.2
270.5

1.9
1.7
2.0
.6
3.2

274.5
288.2
264.9
285.7
242.6

.3
2.6

-.9

283.2
312.8
263.1
268.1
253.8

.4
1.6
-.2
-.8
.2

298.6
317.0
286.5
269.5
301.5

.8
.8
.8
-1.1
2.4

284.8
329.3
251.9
285.8
217.5

.6
.6
.6
.5
.8

Services
Medical care services

385.1
436.3

1.1
1.9

316.3
345.2

-1.9
2.7

388.5
487.2

.1
2.2

381.4
408.1

2.4

322.5
418.1

.1
1.4

301.2
316.0
172.2
180.7
267.8
265.1
292.7
412.2
375.1

1.2
1.5
2.0
-2.1
1.9
.6
1.1
1.1
1.0

295.0
286.5
149.6
185.0
264.1
282.2
287.1
326.7
312.9

.6
-.6
-.1
-3.0
-.8
-.8
.9
-1.9
-2.4

305.8
312.6
169.3
187.2
262.6
265.5
292.6
414.4
372.3

.4
.2
.6
-2.7
-.1
-.6
.5
.0
-.2

301.8
325.7
174.7
179.9
284.7
267.3
293.1
403.8
374.9

.3
1.5
1.9
-2.1
.9
-1.0
-.2
2.4
2.6

298.9
293.2
168.2
193.4
249.3
276.8
311.7
333.0
307.6

.5
.4
.5
-.8
.6
.5
.6
-.3
-.1

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 5
Energy 6
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




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expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

Expenditure category

305.2
362.2

0.4
-

334.0
387.1

3.2
-

303.7
349.2

-0.3

322.5
383.7

0.3

-

-1.8
-.1
-1.5

294.7
301.6
288.5
298.3
253.9
262.6
269.9
330.2
335.9
338.0
229.7

1.1
1.1
1.8
2.1
-.1
.7
-.3
8.5
1.4
-.2
-.2

304.4
316.8
298.0
343.0
256.2
264.2
278.0
304.6
349.7
380.9
217.7

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.6
.8
1.2
.3
6.3
.5
1.1
-.4

294.6
299.5
285.0
302.2
256.8
265.1
232.6
330.2
340.5
354.0
264.4

1.9
1.9
2.1
3.2
.2
.5
.0
7.9
1.6
1.4
2.0

304.8
315.0
304.4
332.7
278.4
283.4
249.3
334.9
368.5
331.6
203.3

.8
.7
1.0
1.8
.5
.8
.4
2.6
.3
.4
1.3

362.6
391.2
221.4
370.2
465.1
200.0

3.2
3.2
-1.6
5.9
4.9
27.5

320.7
336.2
224.5
302.4
379.1
103.1

.8
1.4
2.5
.7
1.3
.0

395.6
456.0
265.3
400.0
493.3
152.7

6.1
8.6
1.6
1.8
9.7
.0

311.4
326.8
240.0
406.7
348.9
134.2

-1.7
-3.0

352.2
373.0
322.1
381.5
400.5
132.8

.1
-.6
.5
5.5
-1.0
.0

464.7
615.4
185.4
620.3
250.1

4.8
6.5
-1.0
6.7
1.6

381.4
479.3
189.9
483.4
243.2

-1.7
-2.4
-2.6
-2.4

392.9
451.2
659.3
424.8
232.6

-.9

-1.7
-2.5
-1.5

.4
.5
-.4
.6
-.3

398.0
474.3

.5

387.7
502.9
219.1
497.8
230.4

477.1
271.4

-.4
-.7
NA
-.7
4.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

241.3
222.9
235.6
210.9
241.7

.0
.0
-1.6
2.0
.0

214.0
202.2
211.7
186.0
250.5

2.3
2.4

191.8
184.4
193.1
155.6
201.4

5.3
5.9
4.4
7.6
5.8

194.9
185.7
199.9
162.9
183.0

2.5
2.9
3.7
.4
3.6

214.2
199.1
198.4
197.5
199.2

2.1
-3.6
6.0
.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

292.0
292.8
279.2

-1.5
-1.5

298.2
296.6
340.2

-1.6
-1.7

-1.3
-1.5
2.8

333.5
332.4
400.7

-.7
-.7

.3

293.2
291.7
339.8

-1.9

326.8
328.0
300.2

Medical care

478.5

403.7

.4

374.1

1.9

412.2

.4

372.3

Entertainment

276.1

260.2

.9

276.1

1.4

248.8

-2.3

226.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

323.1
332.2

319.9
276.7

1.4
.9

316.8
262.4

1.7
.4

309.6
241.7

.4

337.2
297.0

All items

334.4
382.5

1.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

327.1
333.6
310.7
314.8
272.0
282.1
289.3
334.5
373.7
406.5
260.8

-.2
-.1
-.1
4.0
-2.4
-1.7

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 3

All items (1957-59 = 100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

.1
4.6

.2

1.3
1.1
.7
-.3

-2.0
6.3
2.6

-4.1
.0

NA

1.8

-.5
-.5
.1
.8

See footnotes at end of table.




1.2

1.7
2.6

127

-4.1

.5
2.3
2.0

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, February 1985 and percent changes December 1984 to
February 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 21

Group

Houston,
Tex.

Index

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Percent
change

Index

Percent
change

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.
Index

Percent
change

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Index

Percent
change

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.
lIndex
ndex

Percent

change

Commodity and service group
All items

334.4

1.1

305.2

0.4

334.0

3.2

303.7

-0.3

322.5

0.3

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

301.0
327.1
285.7
289.4
284.8

.2
-.2
.4
-1.4
1.7

283.7
294.7
275.5
277.6
270.0

1.0
1.1
1.0
-2.0
2.9

284.6
304.4
271.9
269.6
274.5

1.4
1.2
1.5
-.6
3.0

270.9
294.6
250.4
256.0
244.4

.6
1.9
-.2
-.2
-.2

288.2
304.8
278.1
275.8
281.1

.9
.8
.9
-.3
1.7

Services
Medical care services

394.0
522.8

2.3
1.4

345.6
442.3

-.5
.3

429.4
413.0

5.6
1.8

367.1
459.6

-1.5
.5

378.1
403.8

-.4
.9

322.2
326.1
160.3
203.8
284.7
287.3
309.3
432.6
376.4

.3
1.0
1.1
.5
.3
-1.4
-.8
3.0
2.4

296.3
300.9
165.1
175.1
273.8
273.4
286.8
367.2
334.9

.0
.4
1.2
-5.5
.9
-1.9
-.4
-.9
-.6

294.1
332.1
169.9
179.6
269.2
264.4
287.9
450.0
431.4

.5
3.2
4.0
-4.1
1.4
-.6
.3
6.1
6.0

299.2
298.6
155.9
193.8
252.4
258.9
278.9
383.4
356.4

.4
-.4
-.3
-1.0
-.2
.0
.9
-1.8
-1.8

305.7
319.4
169.1
201.8
274.9
269.3
292.0
392.0
373.3

.3
.6
-2.5
.9
-.2
.3
-.6
-.5

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 5
Energy6
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

1
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (See footnote 1, Table 18) will appear
next month.
2
For the following areas the 1957-59 = 100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed below:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963 = 100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963 = 100.
3
Indexes on a January 1981 =100 base.
4
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where
1967 = 100.
5
Indexes are on the bases listed below:
Atlanta, Ga
December 1977 = 100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978=100.




Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978=100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978 = 100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977 = 100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978 = 100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978 = 100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
6
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
7
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. where 1967 = 100.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

128

Table 26(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Region,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977=100)
Northeast

Group

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb.
1985 1984

South

North Central

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb.
1985 1984

Dec.
1984

Index

West

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb.
1985 1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb.
1985 1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

165.5

3.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.3
156.6
152.6
162.9
149.8
143.3
169.8
160.9
147.6
132.9
159.4
167.0
151.2

2.5
2.5
1.7
3.9
-1.8
2.7
3.9
5.1
5.9
1.9
3.9
4.6
2.4

2.0
2.0
2.6
1.3
1.0
.3
9.5
1.8
1.0
3.2
1.8
.7
.5

152.8
153.2
149.6
167.4
144.9
141.8
162.8
163.1
149.6
127.2
162.5
161.1
147.4

2.1
2.1
1.4
4.9
-2.4
3.8
1.9
3.6
2.8
2.0
3.3
3.4
2.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property taxes 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

171.0
175.9
160.0
193.9
181.1
165.3
205.4
126.0
164.5
171.6
142.1

4.6
7.5
6.5
6.0
7.8
9.3
8.6
6.2
4.1
4.3
3.3

-.6
-1.2
.9
1.5
-1.9
-.4
-4.0
.8
.5
.4
.6

176.1
183.1
152.5
199.0
188.7
155.9
237.7
127.0
154.5
162.9
139.2

187.1 -1.8
193.1 -2.9
216.3 -11.7
181.1
3.4
149.6
2.3
142.9
2.6
134.6
1.6
148.1
3.7
163.3
3.9

-.1
-.4
.6
-.9
.5
1.1
.7
1.2
1.9
-1.5
-2.0
-2.8
-3.6
1.6
1.9
-1.3
1.3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

124.0
116.7
117.9
103.8
143.9
136.0
128.4
181.6

2.3
1.9
2.8
.9
1.0
3.4
.6
4.6

0.2 167.6

See footnotes at end of table.




129

0.2 168.8

3.5

0.1

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1
-.2
.0
8.2
.8
.5
2.4
.8
.7
.5

162.0
163.0
158.2
169.0
152.5
150.1
171.8
166.7
158.1
144.8
169.7
172.4
147.9

2.5
2.4
2.1
4.1
-1.0
1.9
5.9
1.8
5.9
1.8
3.3
2.9
3.8

1.1
1.0
1.4
1.0
.2
.3
5.2
.9
-.5
2.0
1.6
.2
2.0

3.5
4.2
4.3
3.1
4.2
4.3
4.7
9.8
3.0
3.2
2.1

-.1
-.4
.1
2.2
-.5
.8
-2.2
5.7
1.6
2.0
.2

170.4
173.4
179.4
195.8
171.6
156.7
184.6
131.4
176.6
197.1
143.3

3.3
3.6
7.9
6.1
2.6
1.3
3.4
5.3
3.8
2.9
5.8

-.2
-.5
1.4
1.0
-1.0
-.4
-1.7
-.2
1.0
.4
2.4

178.6
183.7
209.7
180.5
145.8
141.0
130.8
156.1
155.0

2.2
.6
-6.8
1.7
5.7
1.7
.5
3.4
3.2

.4
.2
-.2
.3
.8
.6
.5
.5
.7

193.8
215.9
203.7
217.5
154.0
142.4
131.1
163.0
155.8

2.7
3.0
-2.2
3.7
1.9
2.2
1.0
5.8
1.9

.3
.0
-.4
.0
.7
1.0
.5
2.3
.8

130.7
123.8
131.5
114.0
130.0
127.0
130.9
184.1

2.8
2.1
2.0
4.3
4.3
-.1
-1.9
7.1

-1.3
-1.8
-1.7
-3.4
2.0
.1
-.2
1.8

127.7
122.2
124.0
108.5
148.2
139.4
133.0
175.4

3.2
2.4
3.0
3.6
5.6
.4
.6
7.2

.1
-.1
-1.0
.1
1.7
-2.8
4.9

0.1 171.0

3.3

1.1
1.1
1.2
.3
.2
.9
6.1
-.3
.5
.8
1.1
.9
.5

159.3
159.7
155.2
162.7
148.0
151.9
176.1
169.2
148.6
143.3
159.0
170.6
151.6

2.2
2.2
1.2
4.6
-3.5
4.5
1.3
3.2
5.3
3.8
3.3
4.5
2.5

1.1
.8
5.0
6.4
.1
-1.6
1.1
2.4
1.4
2.3
-.5

-.3
-.6
.9
1.7
-.8
.6
-2.1
-1.0
.5
-.6
2.6

176.5
187.5
161.1
205.4
193.9
173.9
228.7
145.3
167.0
172.3
150.7

190.1
187.9
205.4
184.8
154.9
140.9
130.8
159.2
155.0

1.8
2.3
-7.3
4.4
.2
2.0
1.2
3.4
2.6

.1
.6
-3.0
1.4
-1.6
.6
.1
1.4
1.0

125.7
120.4
117.9
114.6
150.1
128.0
133.2
171.9

2.8
2.6
1.7
4.1
7.6
3.0
-1.6
3.4

.1
-.1
-1.5
.9
3.9
-1.7
1.2
1.4

2.1

Table 26(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Region,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)

Group

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb. Dec.
1984 1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

175.5
173.6
143 6
143.6
225.5
184.3
184.1
163.5
156.2
135.1
160.1
195.3

2.4
2.3
31
3.0
7.7
-4.6
-4.5
3.1
4.6
.7
5.2
3.6

-0.1
-.2
8
.6
.5
-2.1
-2.0
.2
.4
.0
.4
.4

173.8
172.0
141 5
141.4
225.2
181.6
181.2
159.6
148.9
129.6
152.4
223.2

2.4
2.2
2.8
2.6
7.7
-6.3
-6.4
3.4
6.7
-.4
7.9
3.9

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

184.2
177.4
185.8
180.6
192.0

6.9
6.1
7.1
6.7
7.6

1.4
.5
1.6
1.5
1.9

184.9
178.7
186.2
174.6
199.4

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

147.9
144.6
153.4

3.6
3.2
4.3

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

178.0
182.8
154.2
203.3

6.3
5.4
3.9
10.1

-0.6
-.8
1 1
1.1
.5
-4.5
-4.5
1.1
.4
-.4
.5
.3

179.7
178.5
142 3
143.0
225.4
182.8
182.4
167.0
159.1
134.5
165.9
218.0

3.1
2.9
39
3.8
7.7
-5.0
-5.1
3.6
7.4
1.1
8.8
6.2

-0.6
-.6
10
1.1
.5
-3.9
-3.9
.9
.8
.5
.8
.2

180.3
179.0
136 7
137.4
225.2
179.5
179.0
176.1
169.6
133.9
177.5
209.0

3.7
3.8
37
3.3
7.7
-1.6
-1.8
3.0
6.7
.3
7.8
2.0

-0.6
-.7
.9
.5
.5
-4.7
-4.8
.2
1.4
3.2
1.1
.4

4.8
7.1
4.3
4.8
3.7

1.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.5

190.8
186.1
191.8
182.4
199.2

5.1
7.3
4.7
6.1
3.7

1.0
1.3
1.0
1.2
.9

189.8
182.1
191.2
180.9
204.8

5.7
8.0
5.3
5.3
5.3

1.8
1.2
1.9
1.9
1.8

.0 150.8
.0 144.4
.3 161.3

4.0
2.6
6.1

1.2 155.8
1.3 153.7
1.2 160.1

4.0
3.1
5.8

.2 147.0
.1 140.7
.3 159.0

3.2
1.9
5.5

.2
.2
-.1

177.8
190.9
151.8
203.3

5.6
6.4
3.7
7.3

1.5
3.3
.6
.6

177.5
184.3
159.8
202.4

5.7
6.5
3.7
7.9

181.5
191.8
163.2
206.1

6.3
5.1
3.3
13.3

1.4
2.3
1.0
1.1

0.2 168.8

3.5

0.1

1.3
2.8
.5
.7

1.2
2.4
.3
.8

Commodity and service group
All items

165.5

3.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

158.5
156.3
159.7
159.4
116.7

2.4
2.5
2.2
-.8
1.9

175.9
160.1

-1.5
5.6

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

177.1
160.0
186.2
169.1
185.8
172.8

5.8
6.5
5.8
4.3
7.1
6.6

0.2 167.6

2.1

156.7
152.8
158.5
159.5
120.4

1.2
2.1
.8
-.4
2.6

.2 174.8
.2 157.8

-1.1
1.7

.7
2.0
-.1
-.3
-2.0

-.4
.9
-1.7
.4
1.6
.5

See footnotes at end of table.




130

186.6
152.5
206.3
162.3
186.2
169.5

3.4
5.0
2.0
6.1
4.3
5.7

0.1 171.0

3.3

162.8
159.3
164.4
160.8
123.8

2.5
2.2
2.6
.4
2.1

.2
1.3
-.2
-1.2
-1.8

159.2
162.0
157.9
161.3
122.2

2.4
2.5
2.4
1.8
2.4

.2
1.1
-.3
-1.0
-.1

-1.4 176.5
.7 167.2

-.1
4.2

-1.1 177.4
.6 155.8

1.6
2.8

-1.3
.3

-.1
.9
-1.0
.6
1.5
1.0

4.6
4.3
3.8
6.9
4.7
6.1

4.8
7.9
3.2
5.7
5.3
7.3

.1
1.4
-.9
.7
1.9
.4

.3
1.1
-.1
-1.2
-.1

184.6
161.1
195.5
171.9
191.8
173.1

.0
.1
-.6
.8
1.0
.6

182.9
179.4
185.4
180.9
191.2
169.5

Table 26(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Region,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes :
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel ....
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

168.0
162.4
162.3
164.7
159.5
158.9
173.8
157.7
180.4
176.3
188.8
162.5
164.4
152.9
195.9
175.9

4.0
2.6
3.4
3.6
2.3
-.6

-1.2
.9
5.7
5.7

-3.6
4.7
5.4
4.7

-7.0
6.1

-0.2 170.9
.7 162.1
.7 160.8
.2 166.8
.0 158.2
-.3 158.8
.1 172.4
.8 156.0
-.6 191.0
-.6 186.6
-1.0 184.4
.4 164.7
-.1 167.7
.2 153.9
-1.2 186.7
-.3 184.3

1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.




2.1
2.7
2.3
2.0
.9
-.1
-.9
.9
3.3
3.4

-2.1
2.7
2.8
2.3

-6.4
3.3

-0.1 173.6
.4 165.5
.4 166.2
.1 169.9
-.1 164.1
-1.1 160.4
-1.3 174.8
.0 160.0
-.2 188.3
-.3 183.7
-2.0 182.6
.4 168.9
.2 171.3
.8 160.6
-4.3 186.3
-.3 183.1

3.6
3.0
3.2
3.2
2.6
.5
.1
1.3
4.7
4.6

-2.5
4.1
4.6
4.1

-5.1
4.9

-0.1 169.9
.4 166.5
.5 164.7
.1 167.8
-.2 157.6
-1.1 160.4
-.9 174.5
.1 161.7
.0 183.6
-.2 182.1
-2.0 192.3
.5 166.2
.2 166.9
.4 153.4
-3.5 189.3
-.1 180.3

3.7
3.4
3.5
3.4
2.4
2.0
1.7
2.2
4.3
4.8
.2
3.8
4.1
3.2

-1.7
4.9

-0.1
.4
.4
.1
-.3
-.8
-1.1
.1
-.1
-.1
-2.8
.4
.3
.5
-4.4
.1

C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
January 1981 = 100.
3
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.

131

Table 27(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and clerical Workers (Old Series): Population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977 = 100)
A-1

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

B

A-2

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Dec.
1984

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

0.2 168.6

3.4

Dec.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Percent
change
from—

Feb. Feb.
1985 1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items .

160.1
160.3
154.0
165.9
151.2
145.4
168.8
160.2
146.6
137.4
161.9
175.4
156.2

1.8
1.8
.6
4.2
-3.0
3.3
-.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
4.2
2.5

.9
.9
1.0
.7
-1.0
-.3
7.7
1.1
.0
1.5
.1
.7
.4

3.7
4.8
5.8
8.0
4.6
5.3
5.2
5.5
1.2
1.4
.7

-1.7
-2.5
1.3
.7
-3.1
-1.0
-6.3
.7
1.2
.9
1.7

176.5
186.2
154.4
194.4
192.8
153.9
247.1
126.4
160.1
169.1
142.6

5.8
8.0
4.8
1.0
8.7
5.0
12.6
7.5
4.3
5.6
1.5

-1.0
-1.6
.3
-1.4
-2.0
-2.0
-2.6
2.5
1.2
1.2
1.1

185.3
196.6
206.8
193.9
150.0
140.3
131.6
1.5 155.6
.7 153.4

1.4
1.2
-9.2
4.5
1.8
1.5
.7
2.9
2.6

-.5
-.3
-.8
-.2
-.9
.2
-.1
.5

180.2
176.3
198.7
170.5
160.7
143.7
134.6
159.0
154.4

1.5
-1.0
-9.4
1.8
8.1
1.9
.9
4.1
2.5

-.2
-.5
-1.7
-.1
.4
.5
.1
1.1
.7

131.0
126.5
128.7
122.4
144.9
126.3
131.4
176.5

3.1
2.9
1.7
6.9
8.5
-3.7

-.2
-.4
-2.3
1.3
3.9
-2.2
.6
1.3

128.4
124.4
121.3
118.3
147.0
139.6
129.
166.3

4.2
4.3
3.
7.7
5.8
3.6
-3.;
4.3

-.7
-.9
-.7
-1.7
2.9
.1
-1.4
.8

2.7
2.7
2.2
4.1
-1.8
3.6
4.8
5.1
6.8
4.3
3.0
3.8
2.7

1.4
1.4
1.9
.3
.2
.5
8.4
.4
1.4
2.9
1.4
.5
.9

154.9
155.0
152.4
164.0
147.0
143.1
172.3
169.9
144.0
135.5
159.0
161.7
153.2

2.2
2.1
1.5
4.1
-2.5
2.9
3.8
3.2
4.3
2.4
3.5
3.7
3.3

179.8
188.1
167.2
197.3
193.7
171.3
225.6
127.5
165.4
-.3 174.9
2.4 143.9

2.7
3.6
5.8
6.3
3.1
3.3
2.9
5.0
3.2
4.8
-1.0

172.6
1.2 178.5
164.4
2.8 202.4
1.4 181.1
2.6 164.0
206.3
2.2 131.4
163.0
167.6
-.8 151.6

2.7
3.4
6.1
5.6
2.8
1.9
2.9
5.6
5.0
4.7
5.6

-.1
-.3
1.3
1.7
-.6
.2
-1.9
1.9
1.6
1.2
2.6

174.6
182.2
161.0
196.6
186.0
169.1
209.5
129.8
173.2
189.2
140.9

1.3 187.5
1.5 194.6
218.4
1.9 189.9
145.4
1.3 145.4
1.2 136.4
1.4 157.5
1.9 159.9

.2
-.1
-8.8
2.0
1.0
1.6
-.4
4.6
3.8

-.3
.1
-.5
.1
-1.0

186.6
194.9
210.5
191.2
149.8
140.7
129.6
1.7 160.2
1.1 155.2

.7
.1
-9.1
2.7
2.4
2.0
1.3
3.5
2.6

-.2
-.8
-.2
-.9
1.1
.7

2.7
2.2
3.4
2.5
4.1

-1.0
-1.3
-1.2
-2.0
-.1
-1.6
.9
1.1

129.1
123.2
129.1
109.0
136.
137.3
134
178.0

1.2
.3
1.1
-.9
-.2
4.3
-2.6
6.1

-1.;
-1.8
-2.2
-4.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property taxes 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities .

168.0
171.4
162.7
198.0
173.6
151.8
200.7
130.3
159.8
167.7
137.1

2.1
2.1
6.5
5.0
.6
-.5
1.0
4.7
2.4
1.9
3.6

-.1
-.8
.7
2.4
-1.4
-.3
-2.8
-1.2

6.9
1.4
.1
1.1
2.4
.8
1.2

-.4
-.8
-2.3
-1.5
4.0
-.6
3.1
1.3

131.1
125.1
127.;
116.7
137.3
130.8
139.5
180.;

See footnotes at end of table.




1.5
1.5
2.0
.2
1.0
.0
8.7
.3
.8
2.2
.8
.6
.9

158.8
159.3
156.1
167.2
150.4
147.6
181.1
166.3
154.9
136.8
163.2
166.7
149.8

1.6
1.6
2.0
1.4
1.1

2.9
2.4
2.5
1.9
4.4
4.2
.8
5.0

-0.4

1.2
1.3
1.6
1.7
-.1
.3
7.0
.7
.3
3.1
.9

2.3
2.3
1.4
4.6
-1.5
2.7
1.7
3.8
5.0
1.0
4.2
4.0
3.4

118.8
109.6
110.2
94.7
148.9
130.
123.5
182.9

3.9

2.3
2.4
1.6
4.6
-3.0
4.1
4.8
2.6
4.8
2.7
3.4
3.9
1.7

155.6
156.2
151.0
162.4
147.6
146.7
159.8
162.1
153.1
132.5
162.3
168.3
146.8

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel ....
Infants' and toddlers' apparel.
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

-0.4 170.4

157.3
158.0
154.2
167.4
147.9
146.2
173.5
163.5
149.8
139.0
163.1
166.2
147.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

1.0
190.5
.6
191.7
217.9 -10.3
184.1
5.0
152.0
1.9
139.9
3.1
129.5
2.6
150.0
4.3
160.5
3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ....
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Other utilities and public services ....
Household furnishings and operation .
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

0.5 168.9

0.4 170.8

164.1

132

4.8

Table 27(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and clerical Workers (Old Series): Population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
A-2

A-1

Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Index

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

B

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Percent
change
from—

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb. Dec.
1984 1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

2.8 -0.4 178.2
2.7
-.4 177.0
142.8
3.4
143.5
3.1
225.2
7.7
-4.6 -3.6 182.2
-4.8 -3.6 181.7
172.0
3.4
155.9
5.4
1.5 135.6
-1.0
160.9
6.7|
225.2
4.0

2.9
2.9
3.6
3.5
7.7
-4.8
-4.9
3.5
6.9
1.8
8.1
4.7

-0.4
-.5
1.1
1.1
.5
-4.2
-4.3
.8
1.3
1.0
1.3

176.7
174.9
144.5
144.6
225.3
175.1
174.6
159.8
153.3
133.9
158.2
236.8

2.1
2.0
3.4
3.3
7.7
-7.3
-7.3
2.1
5.7
3.2
6.3
5.3

-0.7
-.7
1.3
1.3
.5
-4.9
-4.9
.4
.7
.6
.7
1.1

189.7
179.2
191.9
185.4
198.5

5.3
6.9
4.9
5.8
4.1

1.2
.8
1.3
1.5
1.1

190.7
179.6
192.9
182.1
202.0

3.9
7.1
3.3
4.1
2.7

.9
.9
.5
1.2

.3 152.1
.2 148.7
.6 158.8

4.5
2.9
7.4

.6 152.3
.3 150.5
1.1 155.8

1.9
2.1
1.6

-.1
-2.2

175.2
185.8
153.8
200.2

6.0
6.5
4.2
7.9

1.3
2.8
.2
1.0

181.1
193.8
155.2
207.5

4.9
5.1
2.4
8.0

1.4
2.6
.3
1.3

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

175.8
173.9
138.0
138.7
225.4
183.4
183.3
165.9
163.0
129.2
168.3
194.4

3.1
3.1
2.7
2.8
7.7
-3.6
-3.6
3.1
7.3
-.5
8.3
3.5

-0.2
-.3
1.0
.8
.5
-2.9
-2.8
.5
.7
-.8
.9
.4

175.2
173.4
139.6
139.2
225.5
183.8
183.4
165.2
149.8
132.7
153.7
216.7

2.6
2.5
3.6
3.2
7.7
-4.4
-4.5
3.7
5.1
.5
6.1
3.5

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services

183.4
182.6
183.6
176.4
192.8

7.1
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.1

2.0
1.1
2.2
2.4
2.1

188.6
175.7
191.2
183.4
199.2

4.9
6.2
4.7
4.9
4.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities *
Entertainment services

146.7
137.3
160.3

3.4
2.5
4.4

.8 151.6
.8 150.1
.9 154.1

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

176.3
185.4
153.3
198.8

6.2
6.1
3.9
8.9

1.6 179.4
3.1 182.7
1.1 157.9
• 6 209.5

4.21
2.9
6.5
6.1
5.5
2.3
12.0

-0.8 179.0
178.0
144.5
144.4
225.3
-4.0 182.7
-4.0 182.2
165.0
160.7
1.2 135.8
-.2 166.5
.1 214.9
187.1
186.3
187.2
173.0
202.2

5.8
7.6
5.3
5.6
5.1

.5 151.0
.5 146.8
.5 159.7

3.9
2.9
6.0

181.7
189.6
162.6
205.2

6.2
5.9
4.8
8.5

1.0
.5
1.1
1.0
1.1

1.1
2.5
.1
.7

1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.5

1.3
2.7
.6
.7

Commodity and service group
All items

164.1

2.8

0.4 170.8

3.0|

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

154.3
155.6
153.6
155.71
109.6

1.7
2.3
1.4
•4
2.4

.6
1.6
.1
-.3
-.8

2.0
2.3
1.9
.0
2.2

.5
1.2
.2
-1.3
-1.3

174.1
151.8

-.2
2.2

-.1 176.6]
.4 164.5

-.6
3.5

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent .
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

179.0
162.7J
187.8
174.1
183.6
173.0

4.4
6.5
2.2
6.0
7.0
6.1

.1
.7
-.8!
.7
2.2

4.2
5.8
2.9|
5.0!
4.7|
7.5|

161.3
157.3
163.3
161.8
125.1

186.0
167.2
200.7
165.2
191.2
173.2




133

3.4

-0.4 170.4

3.9

-0.4

160.5
154.9
163.1
162.1
126.5

2.5
2.2
2.6
.2
2.9

.1
1.5
-.4
-1.1
-.4

160.2
160.1
160.2
159.1
124.4

2.2
1.8
2.4
-.4
4.3

-.2
.9
-.7
-1.3
-.9

-.2
3.3

-.7 176.2
.4 163.8

-.6
4.5

-1.3 173.2
.1 161.1

-1.6
4.5

-1.4
-.2

4.3
6.1
3.1
5.4
5.3
6.5

.0
1.3
-.8
.5
1.4
.9

183.1
161.0
193.5
170.2
191.9
166.7

4.9
5.8
4.1
6.2
4.9
6.4

-1.2
1.3
-3.1
1.1
1.3
.9

6.5
4.8
8.4
4.9
3.3
4.0

-.5
.3
-1.3
.6
.9
-.4

3.0

161.4
158.8
162.6
163.4
123.2

2.1
2.7
1.9
-.1
.3

-1.2 179.3
1.4 162.1
181.5
164.4
189.9
170.5
187.2
171.9

.5
.6
.5
•1
1.1
.5

.

See footnotes at end of table.

0.2 168.6

0.5 168.9

J,

.3
1.4
-.2
-.9
-1.8

i

188.3
154.4
205.9
166.8
192.9
169.3

Table 27(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and clerical Workers (Old Series): Population size class,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
A-1
|
Group

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

B

A-2

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Feb.
1985

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes :
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel ....
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

166.1
161.4
160.3
163.2
153.4
155.1
171.6
155.6
182.3
178.6
187.2
161.1
162.5
147.2
193.2
177.1

3.0
3.1
3.1
2.6
1.5
.6
.1
1.4
4.0
4.1
-1.5
3.3
3.6
2.9
-5.1
4.3

0.1
.9
8
.3
.1
-2
.0
.7
.0
-.1
-.7
.6
.2
.6
-2.2
-.1

173.8
164.5
164.7
169.9
162.8
160.9
174.0
159.5
189.2
185.4
188.3
168.1
170.7
158.3
191.0
183.9

3

See Table 18, footnote 3.
January 1981=100.




3.1
2.6
2.9
2.8
1.9
.1
-.5
1.2
4.0
4.2
-2.4
3.6
3.9
3.4
-5.1
4.4

134

0.4
.2
.5
.5
.2
-1 2
-1.1
.1
.5
.5
-2.1
.9
.7
1.0
-3.5
.5

171.1
165.4
164 9
168.1
162.3
162 6
177.0
161.0
184.0
180.9
188.0
166.2
168.0
158 0
190.1
179.2

3.1
2.9
3 1
2.9
1.9
1
.0
1.4
4.1
4.2
-2.4
3.7
4.0
33
-5.4
4.6

-0.1
.4
5
.2
-.1
-8
-.5
.3
-.2
-.2
-2.2
.5
.3
4
-3.1
.1

171.8
163.9
164 3
167.6
162.8
161 6
174 5
158.4
185.9
182.1
188.4
165.9
168.8
158 6
189.0
180.9

Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.

3.7
2.9
33
3.3
2.6
3
-.3
1.2
4.8
5.0
-1.9
4.1
4.6
43
-5.5
5.0

-0.9
.4
.4
-.5
-.4
-1.0
-1.2
.3
-1.5
-1.5
-2.3
-.1
-.6
.2
-3.6
-1.4

172.8
165.1
163.3
169.3
160.1
158.9
171.9
159.6
192.9
187.7
175.2
169.0
171.4
156 9
179.8
188.4

4.3
2.4
2.9
3.9
2.4
-.3
-1.4
.8
6.7
7.0
-4.2
4.9
5.7
4.4
-7.7
7.0

-0.6
.1
.1
-.4
-.7
-1.2
-1.3
-.1
-.6
-.7
-2.7
-.1
-.3
-.1
-4.3
-.6

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

-1.1 170.2

3.9

0.2

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
-0.5 177.3

3.7

2.6
2.6
3.3
1.1
.5
.1
13.7
3.1
.9
1.2

156.9
157.0
154.6
164.4
153.5
141.7
176.0
146.8
163.3
154.5

1.9
1.9
1.4
2.6
-2.7
2.5
7.0
2.3
3.4
1.8

1.5
1.6
2.4
.4
.2
1.0
11.0
2.2
-.3
.3

158.3
158.8
154.8
167.2
154.6
142.0
166.5
149.0
170.6
149.3

.3
.2
-.6
3.7
-3.7
3.9
-5.8
3.2
2.3
.6

1.7
1.7
1.8
.0
-.6
.6
8.6
2.7
1.2
.9

1.4
2.5
7.4
6.5
1.2
6.6

-2.2
-3.5
2.4
2.7
-5.1
1.9

198.1
221.7
183.9
184.1
231.3
133.5

5.0
7.9
7.3
8.3
8.0
6.5

-3.0
-4.3
2.3
.3
-5.4
-.1

178.1
185.1
172.4
197.2
188.3
120.1

7.0
13.0
9.4
3.6
14.4
5.4

-.2
-.6
.8
-1.4
-1.0
.1

187.7
196.8
215.8
185.0
146.6

-3.5
-4.3
-11.1
1.3
3.5

-.2
-.6
.9
-1.6
.3

186.3
189.8
207.5
177.7
139.6

-3.4
-5.2
-12.8
1.8
2.6

-.2
_g
.7
-1.1
-.4

194.6
201.4
215.3
193.1
145.4

-2.6
-4.1
-13.4
3.4
1.5

.5
.1
.4
.0
.3

120.4
115.4
112.3
100.3
156.2

-3.4
-4.7
-3.6
-10.4
3.6

-4.7
-5.9
-7.9
-11.4
2.5

135.8
131.2
137.8
129.6
119.9

4.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
-2.7

-2.4
-2.9
-6.6
-1.7
-.3

133.2
128.8
132.2
122.5
146.8

5.2
5.6
6.8
5.1
10.6

.5
.5
1.5
1.1
.1

2.8
2.7
3.3

.0 176.2
-.1 175.7
.2 196.5

2.4
2.3
6.9

-.2 174.9
-.2 172.2
1.9 262.1

1.7
1.6
3.6

-.1 175.3
-.1 175.1
1.3 185.6

1.4
1.3
4.6

-1.0
-1.0
1.0

182.1

7.5

1.7 186.5

5.4

.9 190.7

5.7

.8 188.1

7.3

.4

Entertainment

147.3

3.2

.1 146.4

3.8

-1.3 148.5

4.9

.9 156.9

3.7

1.0

Other goods and services
Personal care

177.3
153.6

6.5
3.9

1.3 177.8
.5 150.9

6.4
5.0

1.4 176.7
.5 156.1

6.2
3.7

1.7 189.6
.0 165.5

5.1
2.4

1.2
.7

0.7 166.2

2.2

1.8
2.0
2.4
1.7
1.4
.1
8.2
2.1
.7
.4

155.2
155.6
157.4
166.6
152.7
140.6
191.6
148.6
150.7
149.3

2.6
2.6
2.1
4.1
-3.1
2.1
7.7
4.3
3.7
4.3

5.1
8.2
6.0
5.8
9.1
6.2

.5
.4
.6
1.8
.3
.8

172.4
176.0
163.9
185.0
179.1
117.2

186.3
192.1
219.1
179.7
142.4

-1.0
-1.8
-11.4
4.3
2.4

-.2
-.3
.6
-.8
1.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

121.6
112.7
113.6
97.2
133.7

3.0
2.7
3.4
2.2
3.9

-.7
-1.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

175.5
173.2
191.5

Medical care

162.4

4.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.2
156.5
150.8
161.3
148.1
144.4
164.1
144.7
170.9
151.2

2.8
2.8
1.8
4.1
-1.2
2.6
3.3
3.4
5.0
2.2

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

164.2
165.3
155.5
197.3
168.3
126.9

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




135

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
change from—
change from—
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

3.9

0.2

Commodity anci service group
All items

162.4

4.1

0.7 166.2

2.2

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

156.0
156.2
155.9
156.8
154.9

2.7
2.8
2.7
-.5
6.5

1.0
1.8
.5
-.1
1.2

160.4
155.2
163.1
162.7
163.3

1.1
2.6
.3
-1.9
2.3

Services
Medical care services

172.3
183.1

6.1
7.8

.3 176.8
2.1 188.7

3.9
5.1

161.6
161.6
159.2
188.4
155.7
156.5
156.5
175.9
171.3

2.9
4.0
5.0
-3.0
2.7
-.3
1.3
6.2
5.9

163.2
165.4
163.1
190.1
162.7
161.9
158.7
178.8
175.6

2.0
2.0
3.1
-4.2
.4
-1.6
.4
3.4
3.8

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

.9
.7
1.0
-1.0
.5
.0
1.0
.3
.1

See footnotes at end of table.




136

-0.5 177.3

3.7

-1.1 170.2

.1
2.6
-1.2
-1.3
-1.1

165.2
156.9
169.2
164.0
173.8

2.5
1.9
2.7
-.7
5.7

-.1
1.5
-.8
-.4
-1.1

162.5
158.3
164.9
167.2
162.5

1.8
.3
2.7
-1.2
7.4

.2
1.7
-.5
-.4
-.7

-1.6 199.9
.9 193.3

5.8
5.6

-2.5 184.6
1.0 191.2

7.6
7.2

.2
.3

166.3
169.5
166.9
193.1
164.5
166.2
162.5
186.4
183.9

1.5
3.8
5.3
-4.8
2.7
-1.1
-.5
7.3
7.6

.5
.2
.5
-1.7
-.5
-.3
.6
.1
.2

.4
-.6
-.4
-1.2
-1.1
-1.2
.7
-2.1
-1.8

163.5
176.8
175.8
186.5
168.8
163.4
160.3
202.2
200.6

2.1
3.7
4.9
-5.1
2.7
-.5
.6
5.6
5.8

.4
-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-.8
-.4
.5
-3.0
-2.8

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

-0.3 169.8

3.9

-0.1

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

0.4 165.4

2.2

1.3
1.3
1.4
.8
.1
1.7
6.4
.9
1.4
.7

155.0
155.4
149.4
171.1
147.1
142.5
159.0
143.1
169.2
147.4

2.4
2.5
2.0
3.4
-1.3
4.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
.5

-.1
-1.0
6.2
6.7
-2.3
1.5

.4
.2
1.0
2.5
.0
-2.3

167.0
167.9
153.9
195.8
169.5
134.2

188.9
187.0
210.6
183.7
140.1

1.0
1.8
-5.6
3.1
2.3

.6
1.4
-2.2
2.0
1.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

120.5
113.7
114.8
105.5
121.2

2.5
2.3
1.7
1.3
6.3

-.8
-1.2
-2.6
-1.3
-3.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

171.5
169.1
220.5

Medical care

169.3

1.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

151.6
152.1
149.6
166.2
144.8
144.3
162.5
145.0
157.6
143.5

2.1
2.0
1.2
4.9
-2.9
4.7
1.4
2.8
3.7
2.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

183.1
194.5
158.2
198.5
202.5
126.1

-0.3 163.0

2.5

1.0
1.1
1.5
-.2
1.2
1.1
5.2
1.4
.4
-.4

150.2
150.5
149.6
166.4
144.0
136.8
171.0
146.8
152.6
144.8

2.0
2.0
1.6
6.3
-2.1
2.2
4.4
2.4
2.7
3.9

1.1
1.1
1.4
-.8
1.1
.3
8.2
.3
.5
1.0

159.1
158.5
149.6
169.8
144.3
139.6
157.0
148.9
178.8
168.2

1.9
1.8
.9
4.8
-1.5
1.8
.2
1.4
3.8
4.0

.1
.1
-.1
.7
-1.4
-1.6
3.6
-.2
.7
.3

1.4
1.3
4.3
4.8
.8
3.8

-1.3
-2.1
.7
-2.7
-2.5
1.3

165.3
166.0
136.3
199.5
169.9
131.9

1.8
1.9
3.2
7.3
1.6
3.3

-1.4
-1.6
.6
2.8
-2.0
1.5

175.5
180.9
145.7
203.8
186.4
114.0

5.3
6.3
2.5
6.0
6.8
5.3

-.5
-.7
1.0
2.5
-1.0
.0

192.7
184.4
203.6
180.7
140.1

.7
.4
-9.2
2.8
2.6

.1
-.4
-3.4
.2
.4

193.6
202.8
208.8
201.3
138.9

2.9
5.7
-7.2
9.6
.1

-1.3
.0
-3.2
.9
-.8

186.3
175.6
188.3
173.0
147.7

4.4
1.7
-9.6
4.6
2.6

.0
.0
-4.8
1.1
.4

136.9
133.0
134.9
124.7
135.2

3.8
3.6
3.9
5.4
6.5

1.1
.8
.1
1.6
3.8

128.6
124.6
110.5
128.0
125.0

1.6
1.5
.1
5.9
-7.6

1.7
1.9
-1.3
6.1
-4.4

129.4
126.4
122.6
118.0
151.2

4.3
4.3
1.7
9.8
5.0

.0
.1
1.7
-.2
1.3

2.4
2.3
2.9

-.6 174.3
-.7 173.8
.3 199.1

1.2
1.2
1.7

-.9 178.0
-.9 177.0
-1.0 229.2

2.9
2.8
6.4

-.6 176.2
-.6 174.2
1.2 261.9

2.6
2.4
9.8

-.6
-.6
.8

184.9

4.7

1.3 189.8

6.3

1.9 182.3

4.9

1.2 183.2

3.1

1.6

Entertainment

155.0

4.1

1.2 139.6

4.0

1.6 147.0

4.9

1.2 152.5

2.0

Other goods and services
Personal care

175.8
148.0

5.8
3.6

1.8 187.7
1.1 168.7

6.4
6.8

1.6 171.6
1.1 144.3

4.7
1.8

.8 183.5
-1.1 157.4

5.5
2.8

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Household furnishings and operation ..

See footnotes at end of table.




137

1.7
.7

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
North Central

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change fromchange from—

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
1984

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity and service group
169.3

1.5

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

156.5
151.6
158.8
156.7
160.3

.8
2.1
.1
-.1
.3

Services
Medical care services

190.7
186.9

2.6
4.3

160.5
168.6
166.7
184.5
158.3
155.8
154.0
195.3
191.1

2.6
1.3
2.0
-2.0
.1
.1
1.0
2.3
2.5

All items

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

0.4 165.4

2.2

-0.3 163.0

2.5

-0.3 169.8

3.9

-0.1

158.2
155.0
159.6
167.8
154.0

1.6
2.4
1.3
-.7
2.9

.1
1.0
-A
-1.0
.1

155.6
150.2
157.9
162.4
154.8

2.0
2.0
1.9
-.2
3.5

.5
1.1
.3
-1.0
1.2

157.7
159.1
157.1
156.5
157.5

1.6
1.9
1.5
-1.0
3.1

-.6
.1
-.9
-1.8
-.3

.3 178.5
1.3 188.8

3.1
5.5

--.9 177.0
1.8 183.7

3.4
4.6

-1.6 191.9
1.4 184.1

7.4
2.4

.6
1.8

164.5
164.4
161.7
182.2
159.3
166.7
161.2
181.3
177.6

2.5
2.0
3.1
-3.6
1.3
-.7
.8
3.0
2.9

162.0
162.2
159.0
192.9
157.6
161.4
156.1
181.5
176.3

2.7
2.3
2.8
.2
1.9
.0
.9
3.4
3.2

.2
-.4
-.1
-2.1
.3
-.9
.1
-1.7
-1.9

165.6
169.2
168.3
174.4
157.4
157.2
157.9
197.6
192.8

2.9
3.9
4.8
-4.1
1.5
-.8
.6
7.9
8.0

.1
-.1
.2
-3.0
-.8
-1.6
-.7
.6
.5

.5
1.3
.1
-1.1
1.0

.5
.4
.7
-1.4
.1
-1.0
.2
.3
.3

See footnotes at end of table.




138

.4
-.4
.0
-2.6
-.4
-1.0
.1
-1.0
-1.2

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
South

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change from-

Index

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1985

Feb..
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
1984

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Percent
change from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

-0.5 170.8

3.4

-0.8

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

0.9 171.0

3.4

1.2
1.1
1.4
.4
-1.0
.3
8.1
1.7
.6
2.2

155.7
155.7
151.9
161.6
143.5
148.6
171.1
149.2
166.6
154.9

2.2
2.1
.9
3.3
-3.2
4.4
-.4
3.7
5.4
3.3

1.6
1.6
1.7
.7
.8
-.9
7.4
1.4
1.5
.4

159.7
160.3
155.3
161.7
154.2
155.1
171.8
146.5
173.6
144.6

1.6
1.6
.1
4.5
-4.5
4.6
-2.9
3.0
5.7
.4

1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
-1.0
.8
10.1
.8
.6
-.1

3.1
3.7
4.3
3.8
3.6
8.6

1.6
2.3
.7
4.6
2.6
4.8

178.2
189.2
161.6
196.0
194.6
142.7

3.6
3.5
5.2
6.1
3.2
7.4

-1.8
-3.6
.6
1.0
-4.3
1.2

177.9
197.3
158.1
180.2
205.3
143.0

4.8
7.2
3.7
-9.4
8.1
14.4

-22
-3.3
-.6
-9.9
-3.6
13.7

176.7
185.7
213.9
183.7
137.3

1.8
.1
-5.3
.5
1.9

-.7
-2.0
-.4
-2.1
.7

181.5
198.3
193.3
198.8
142.1

4.7
3.9
-5.1
4.9
2.5

1.8
2.2
-.7
2.4
1.3

163.2
160.0
196.0
153.0
139.5

-.2
-4.4
-5.9
-4.1
1.7

-1.3
-2.1
-.5
-2.5
1.2

130.3
121.7
137.9
106.3
126.1

.5
-.9
1.0
-2.2
-.1

-.7
-1.3
.4
-4.7
2.5

130.8
125.7
137.4
114.2
130.0

4.0
3.9
.8
10.0
-.5

-1.0
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
.2

121.3
116.5
114.2
109.8
127.1

4.7
4.5
3.2
10.7
-1.8

-1.6
-2.1
-3.1
-3.5
-.5

2.8
2.6
5.5

-.7 181.6
-.7 180.8
.0 217.2

3.6
3.6
5.6

-.2 181.5
-.2 181.0
-.7 200.0

3.5
3.4
5.5

-.7 178.7
-.7 177.2
.5 233.5

2.0
1.7
10.1

-.7
-.8
2.0

188.7

5.7

.9 188.6

6.0

1.4 192.2

4.9

1.4 195.8

3.3

Entertainment

159.2

6.3

1.0 157.0

3.5

.3 152.3

2.2

-1.2 151.8

3.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

175.3
161.1

4.7
1.3

.8 181.8
-.2 165.0

6.2
4.0

1.2 177.0
.4 159.0

7.0
6.5

1.5 175.2
1.0 150.8

4.7
3.1

171.4

3.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

161.0
161.8
158.2
165.5
150.8
151.5
176.6
157.9
169.6
149.4

2.2
2.2
1.7
6.6
-3.1
4.7
3.8
3.3
3.1
1.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

177.5
185.4
165.3
207.2
193.0
145.8

0.5 170.6

3.3

1.3
1.4
1.9
2.0
-.1
.0
8.1
1.7
.3
-.5

160.4
160.7
155.1
161.8
145.6
153.5
183.7
150.9
173.1
154.5

2.8
2.7
1.7
4.2
-3.6
4.6
3.0
4.7
4.7
3.6

3.0
3.9
4.1
5.3
3.8
10.5

.9
1.2
-.1
6.1
1.5
6.2

173.4
183.8
155.3
223.5
188.9
147.6

187.5
183.7
228.0
177.3
144.8

1.7
.9
-8.7
2.9
1.0

1.2
1.5
.3
1.8
-.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

136.8
128.8
130.9
124.5
125.2

3.2
2.1
3.6
2.6
1.5

-1.8
-2.6
-3.3
-3.3
-2.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

176.9
174.9
222.1

Medical care

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




139

1.3
.1

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
South
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
Percent
Index
change from—
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change from-

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Commodity ancI service group
All items

171.4

3.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

163.5
161.0
164.7
164.3
165.1

2.1
2.2
2.1
.2
3.7

Services
Medical care services

183.8
189.2

4.6
5.3

166.6
170.6
168.6
185.5
164.3
163.4
162.6
188.1
183.2

2.8
3.0
3.8
-2.0
2.1
.4
1.2
4.7
4.5

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

0.5 170.6

3.3

0.9 171.0

3.4

-0.5 170.8

3.4

-0.8

162.9
160.4
164.0
160.2
166.6

2.4
2.8
2.3
.0
3.9

.7
1.2
.6
-.6
1.3

162.6
155.7
166.0
161.2
169.9

2.8
2.2
3.2
1.3
4.7

-.3
1.6
-1.1
-1.5
-.9

161.6
159.7
162.4
155.2
168.0

2.5
1.6
3.0
-.1
5.3

.0
1.2
-.5
-1.4
.1

.5 183.4
.7 188.7

4.7
6.0

1.2 185.9
1.5 193.6

4.5
4.2

-.8 186.7
1.3 197.9

4.8
2.7

-2.0
.3

165.8
169.6
168.6
184.5
163.8
159.9
160.3
187.2
182.7

3.2
3.2
4.0
-2.7
2.3
.2
1.4
4.8
4.5

165.4
169.9
168.2
188.9
165.8
160.9
158.3
188.8
184.8

3.5
3.4
4.0
-.6
3.2
1.3
1.7
4.4
4.5

163.0
169.2
170.8
164.9
162.1
154.8
157.5
189.9
184.9

2.1
3.4
4.7
-6.3
2.9
-.1
.8
4.9
5.2

.1
-.9
-.5
-3.6
-.5
-1.4
-.1
-2.1
-2.4

.4
1.3
.0
-1.4
1.3

.2
.5
.7
-1.2
.1
-1.4
-.1
.7
.5

See footnotes at end of table.




140

.4
.9
1.3
-2.7
.6
-.5
.3
1.2
1.2

.6
-.6
-.4
-1.5
-1.1
-1.4
.1
-.9
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Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977 = 100)
West
Size class A
Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Size class B

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
change fromchange from—
change from—
Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index

Percent
change from—

Feb.
1985

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Expenditure category
All items

0.1 172.1

4.0

0.2 162.7

4.6

0.5 170.9

4.9

-0.4

.8
.7
1.0
1.7
-.4
.2
3.3
1.5
.1
2.9

163.9
165.1
162.9
172.9
158.1
152.5
183.6
159.3
169.6
147.1

3.1
3.2
3.4
4.7
1.7
2.8
6.1
3.6
2.8
1.9

.9
1.0
1.4
-.4
.5
.7
5.2
1.6
.1
.3

160.2
159.9
155.9
164.8
152.3
146.5
172.1
152.2
168.2
165.9

3.0
2.9
3.1
4.3
-.9
1.8
8.9
4.3
2.4
4.8

2.0
2.0
2.8
1.2
2.6
.5
9.3
1.5
.4
2.9

165.3
166.2
160.8
166.0
156.2
141.6
193.7
157.1
175.9
152.7

3.6
3.6
3.3
3.0
-1.2
2.8
14.3
2.5
4.0
3.6

1.1
1.2
1.4
.5
-.8
-1.2
9.2
1.1
.7
.7

1.7
1.2
8.2
3.2
-.5
5.6

-.4
-.9
1.3
2.1
-1.5
.0

176.1
181.5
179.4
198.7
181.7
137.8

4.3
5.0
7.6
8.6
4.3
3.5

.3
.1
1.4
1.4
-.3
-.5

156.9
157.7
166.5
213.0
154.8
98.9

5.5
8.2
7.8
13.5
8.1
5.8

.0
.8
1.8
-4.3
.7
.1

174.5
178.0
149.2
191.3
186.9
141.9

7.8
10.2
6.0
4.2
11.5
7.3

-.6
-1.1
.1
4.4
-1.4
.0

199.7
229.1
213.7
230.1
143.5

3.3
3.7
-2.6
4.1
3.7

1.8
2.6
-.4
2.7
1.1

195.3
225.0
197.2
229.6
141.2

4.5
6.1
-2.2
7.4
.5

.3
.3
.8
.2
1.4

173.7
187.6
NA
182.0
140.3

-3.0
-5.4
NA
-6.6
.7

-5.4
-8.9
NA
-10.6
1.1

194.9
189.2
188.5
189.4
143.0

4.0
5.0
-4.4
7.7
1.1

1.4
1.2
-3.2
2.4
-.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

124.8
118.2
120.0
102.2
142.0

3.0
1.8
3.4
3.5
-3.8

.6
.7
-.7
1.4
-4.1

128.3
124.2
127.1
106.1
138.9

4.1
4.3
3.0
3.8
10.2

-1.2
-1.4
-3.2
-3.6
1.4

128.9
124.5
131.0
117.6
130.3

2.5
2.0
1.3
6.6
-4.3

1.6
1.2
2.5
4.4
-6.9

143.3
138.7
127.7
143.5
139.6

1.8
1.8
2.7
-1.0
7.3

-1.2
-1.6
-1.7
-3.3
-1.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

181.3
180.8
191.5

4.1
4.1
3.4

-.7 182.3
-.7 180.3
.7 233.3

3.4
3.5
2.2

-.7 176.3
-.7 174.9
.0 214.5

3.6
3.6
3.4

-.5 174.3
-.5 170.5
.4 239.8

2.4
3.1
-5.1

-.6
-.6

Medical care

191.1

6.1

2.2 183.4

4.6

1.4 195.6

6.3

1.3 193.6

4.5

Entertainment

136.4

2.2

.7 156.0

4.4

.6 165.5

6.5

2.2 148.1

-2.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

184.1
166.1

7.2
3.2

1.7 179.7
1.3 164.2

5.7
4.4

1.3 175.9
.7 158.1

5.7
4.1

1.1 180.7
1.2 151.9

3.6
-.8

168.5

2.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

160.9
162.2
156.0
168.7
149.1
151.4
162.8
156.8
174.2
143.8

2.2
2.0
1.6
4.7
-1.8
2.0
4.2
2.4
2.8
4.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

170.7
173.3
187.7
190.4
169.7
136.8

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




141

.4
1.4
-7.6
1.1
-.1

Table 28(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Cross classification of
region and population size class,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(December 1977=100)
West

Group

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Dec.
1984

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Dec.
19B4

Index
Feb.
1985

Percent
change fromFeb.
1984

Index

Feb.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.5 170.9

4.9

-0.4

160.4
165.3
158.0
165.4
152.5

3.0
3.6
2.7
1.5
3.7

-.4
1.1
-1.1
-1.3
-1.0

.3 187.3
1.4 198.6

7.6
4.0

-.5
1.3

2.7
4.9
5.2
2.1
2.7
1.6
2.6
7.8
7.9

-.2
-.5
-.4
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
.1
-.6
-.7

Dec.
1984

Feb.
1985

Percent
change from-

Commodity and service group
All items

168.5

2.7

0.1 172.1

4.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

156.9
160.9
155.2
159.4
152.5

1.9
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.8

.1
.8
-.3
-.9
.1

163.3
163.9
163.0
164.4
162.2

3.2
3.1
3.2
2.4
3.8

Services
Medical care services

185.3
192.1

3.7
5.7

.1 185.0
2.4 183.2

5.1
3.9

166.0
167.4
165.7
195.0
154.8
158.2
160.2
184.8
184.6

3.6
2.5
2.9
.8
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.9
3.5

167.7
171.5
169.3
198.7
162.6
163.2
164.1
186.0
185.2

3.5
3.9
4.2
1.6
3.2
2.4
2.8
4.6
5.1

Special indexes :
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

.6
-.1
.2
-2.1
-.3
-.6
.1
-.2
-.2

1

4.6

159.2
160.2
158.8
160.2
158.0

2.6
3.0
2.5
-.1
4.0

.3 168.0
1.3 200.1

7.6
6.5

.2
.9
-.1
-1.0
.5

.4
.2
.5
-2.3
-.1
-.9
.0
.1
.2

165.2
161.1
160.9
178.6
159.0
160.5
160.2
168.3
164.5

3.1
4.5
5.7
-5.6
2.6
.2
1.5
7.6
7.8

.6
2.0
.1
-1.7
1.1

.4
.5
1.4
-7.7
.1
-1.4
.3
.1
.2

167.9
169.8
168.6
182.6
157.8
164.5
165.4
195.6
186.1

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
January 1981 = 100.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




0.2 162.7

142

Technical Notes

Brief Explanation of the CPI

average change in prices for each area since the base
period.
The index measures price changes from a designated
reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase
of 122 percent, for example, is shown as 222.0. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The
price of a base period*'market basket" of goods and
services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to $22.20.
For further details see the following: The Consumer
Price Index: Concepts and Content Over the Years,
Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
May 1978); "The Revision of the Consumer Price Index," by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical
Reporter, February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), "Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component of the Consumer Price Index," by Daniel H.
Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August 1978; and
CPI Issues, Report 593, (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
February 1980).

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. Effective with the January
1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began
publishing CPI'S for two population groups: (1) a new
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional
civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which
represents about half the population covered by the CPiu. The C P I U includes, in addition to wage earners and
clerical workers, groups which historically have been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional,
managerial, 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 doctors' and
dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are
collected in 85 urban areas across the country from
about 18,000 tenants, 18,000 housing units for property
taxes, and about 24,000 establishments—grocery and
department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other
types of stores and service establishments. All taxes
directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a
few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are
collected every month in the five largest geographic
areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of
most goods and services are obtained by personal visits
of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel
prices, and certain other items.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with
weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data
are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.
Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by
region of the country, for cross-classifications of
regions and population-size classes, and for 28 local
areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the
level of prices among cities, they only measure the




Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points, because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in
the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
N
• Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are
expressed as annual rates and are computed according
to the standard formula for compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would
be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month
period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

236.4
233.2
3.2

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

143

3.2
233.2
0.014
0.014x100
1.4

!

Homeownership Changes

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted
changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year-such as price movements resulting from changing
climatic conditions, production cycles, model
changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-11-ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal
data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through
1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years
of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1980 through 1984
were replaced at the end of 1984. The seasonal movement of all items and 44 other aggregations is derived by
combining the seasonal movement of 51 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is
reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any
of the 51 components change their seasonal adjustment
status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adlast 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
used before that period. If any of the 51 components
change their status from not seasonally adjusted to
seasonally adjusted, seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but not seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.

Effective with data for January 1985, the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) has been changed to incorporate a rental equivalence measure of homeownership costs. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced plans to change
the treatment of homeownership costs on October 27,
1981. Effective with release of the index for January
1983, the BLS had made the same changes in the way in
which homeownership costs were measured in the CPI
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
The rental equivalence approach calculates
shelter cost of homeownership based on the implicit
rent owners would have to pay to rent the homes they
own. The old method calculated homeownership costs
as home purchase, mortgage interest costs, property
taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repair. As
with the CPI-U, the new homeownership component has
been introduced into the CPI-W in such a manner that the indexes using the old and new methods were equal in the socalled link month—December 1984 for the CPI-W. BLS will
continue to calculate and make available the CPI-W using the
old homeownership approach for the 6-month period from
January to June 1985. For more information, see the CPI
Detailed Report for January 1983, pp. 7-13.

Seasonally Adjusted and
Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics




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