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CPI Detailed Report
February 1988
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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

The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report
on consumer price movements, including
statistical tables and technical notes. The
report covers two indexes, the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
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CPI Detailed Report
Data for February 1988
Contents
Price movements
1
CPI's shift to new reference base in 1988
Adjustment of shelter indexes for
aging effects
4
Charts
5
Technical notes
108
Index tables
CPI-U
Table
U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups
Historical
Detailed expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories
Special detailed categories
Selected areas
All items indexes
Regions
Population classes
Regions and population classes cross classified
Food at home expenditure categories
Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month
City indexes and percent changes

Average price tables

U.S. city average
Energy:
Residential prices
Residential unit prices and consumption ranges
Gasoline
Retail food




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

Index month

Release date

Release date

March

April 20

June

July 22

April

May 20

July

August 23

May

June 21

August

September 21

11?

Price Movements
February 1988

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in February to a level of 116.0(1982-1984=100), For the 12-month
period ended in February, the CPI-U increased 3.9 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.2 percent in February prior
to seasonal adjustment. The February 1988 CPI-W level of
114.7 was 3.8 percent higher than the index in February 1987.
The February 1988 indexes for the CPI-U and CPI-W on a
1967 = 100 reference base were 347.4 and 341.6, respectively.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent
in February, compared with an average monthly increase of
about 0.3 percent since mid-1987. In February, food prices
fell 0.3 percent, primarily as a result of a sharp drop in fresh
fruit and vegetable prices. Energy prices declined for the third
consecutive month, with a drop in gasoline prices more than
offsetting the small increases in household fuels. Excluding
food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, with increases
in the indexes for shelter and medical care accounting for about
two-thirds of the advance.
For the first 2 months of 1988, the CPI-U rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 3.2 percent, compared with an increase
of 4.4 percent for the 12 months ended in December 1987.
The index for food and beverages declined 0.2 percent in
February. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.2 percent
in January, declined 0.6 percent in February. A larger decline
in the index for fruits and vegetables, coupled with downTable A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

turns in the indexes for dairy products and other grocery store
foods, more than offset increases in the indexes for cereal and
bakery products and meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Fresh
vegetable prices, which rose sharply in the last 2 months of
1987, declined for the second consecutive month. In particular,
lettuce prices, which more than doubled at the end of 1987,
dropped 25.1 percent in February. The index for fresh fruits
declined after seasonal adjustment, as seasonal price increases
were smaller than usual. In February, the index for beef and
veal registered its first advance since August 1987, increasing 1.6 percent. Pork prices were unchanged in February,
following declines in each of the preceding 4 months. Poultry
and egg prices, which turned up in January after declining
throughout most of 1987, dropped again in February. The
other two components of the food and beverage indexrestaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—rose 0.3 and 0.9
percent, respectively.
The housing component rose 0.3 percent in February, following a 0.4-percent advance in January. Smaller increases
in the indexes for shelter and household furnishings and
operations more than offset the turnaround in prices for household fuels. Shelter costs, which rose 0.6 percent in January,
increased 0.5 percent in February. Within shelter, renters'
costs, homeowners' costs, and maintenance and repair costs
each advanced 0.5 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent in February compared
with 0.3 percent in January. Following declines in January,
each of the three major household fuels turned up in February.
Fuel oil prices rose 0.3 percent, and charges for electricity
and natural gas rose 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively. Among

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1987
August
All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
,
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services




.4
.1
.5
.4
.8
.5
.2
.7

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

October
.3
.2
.3
1.3
.4
.4
.7
.6

1988
November
.3
.1
.2
.4
.5
.5
.3
.5

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

January
.3
.3
.4
.1
-.1
.8
.6
1.1

Febuary
.2
-.2
.3
-.3
-.2
.6
.2
.8

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
Feb. '88

12 months
ended
Feb. '88

2.8
2.1
4.6
-3.8
-2.2
7.4
3.5
10.1

3.9
2.9
3.7
3.8
3.6
6.4
4.2
6.4

Table B. Percent changes in CPl for All Urban Consumers (CPl-u)
Unadjusted

Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1987
August
All items
Food and beverages
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services.

.4
.1
.5
.1
.9
.5
.1
.6

September
.3
.4
.1

1.1
.1
.5
.4
-.5

October

November

December

January

.3
.3
.4
.1
-.1
.8
.4
1.3

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

other utilities, the index for telephone services rose 0.7 percent as increases in charges for local services were only partially offset by lower charges for intrastate toll calls.
The transportation index declined for the third consecutive
month, again largely due to the drop in motor fiiel prices.
Gasoline prices declined 1.7 percent in February and have
dropped 5.9 percent in the last 6 months. Prices for new
vehicles were unchanged in February as a 0.3-percent rise
in new car prices was offset by a decline in truck prices.
Automobile financing charges rose slightly after declining in
January. The index for used cars also turned up in February,
advancing 0.6 percent. The index for public transportation,
reflecting a 1.4-percent decrease in airline fares, declined for
the second consecutive month.
The medical care component rose 0.6 percent in February
following a 0.8-percent increase in January. The index for
medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—rose 0.3 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.7 percent, with the costs
of professional services and hospital and related services up
0.7 and 0.9 percent, respectively.




1988
Febuary

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
Feb. '88

2.5
2.1
3.9
-4.5
-2.2
7.4
3.1
11.2

12 months
ended
Feb. '88

3.8
2.8
3.6
3.8
3.8
6.7
4.1
6.5

The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.3 percent in
February. Prices for apparel commodities, reflecting end-ofseason sales, declined 0.4 percent, more than offsetting a
0.3-percent increase in charges for apparel services.
Entertainment costs rose 0.2 percent in February following a 0.6-percent increase in January. A 1.2-percent increase
in fees for club memberships accounted for two-thirds of the
February rise in the entertainment index.
The index for other goods and services advanced 0.8 percent in February following a 1.1-percent rise in January. Increases in the indexes for tobacco products and tuition and
school fees accounted for most of the increase.

CPl for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPl for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers also rose 0.2 percent in
February.

Consumer Price Indexes Shift
to New Reference Base
in 1988

Beginning with the release of data for January 1988 in
February 1988, most Consumer Price Indexes have shifted
to a new reference base year. All indexes previously expressed
on a base of 1967 = 100, or any other base through December
1981, have been rebased to 1982-84=100. Only indexes with
a base later than December 1981 have maintained their bases.
This base change was reviewed by the Office of Federal
Statistical Policy and Standards, Office of Management and
Budget, and is in keeping with the Government's longstanding policy to update index bases periodically. Selection of
the 1982-84 period was made to coincide with the updated
expenditure weights, which are based upon data tabulated
from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys for 1982, 1983,
and 1984. The last previous rebasing of CPI data occurred




in February 1971, when the 1967 base was substituted for
the former 1957-59 base.
Historical data for each CPI series on the new base are?
available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the
convenience of users, the BLS will continue to publish allitems indexes for the U.S. city average, and for the individual
local areas for which CPFs are published, on their former
official reference base (1967 = 100 in most cases).
Conversion factors and an accompanying fact sheet on rebasing are available from BLS. Dividing by one of these factors will rebase the related index series from its current
1982-84 base to its previous reference base. (Users should
note: Because of rounding effects, there may be occasional
minor differences between the final rebased index and the
result obtained using the conversion factor.)

Adjustment of Shelter Indexes
for Aging Effects

Begining with the January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics adjusted the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the
change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its intention to begin making such adjustments, assuming that
further research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS
research, in which alternative adjustment methods were explored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that
an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is operationally feasible.1 The adjustment affects CPI shelter indexes,
which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year
1987 had an aging adjustment been applied.
1
A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available
in William C. Randolph, "Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer
Price Index," BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and forthcoming Journal
of Business and Economic Statistics, and in William C. Randolph, "Estimation of
Housing Depreciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects,"
BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and forthcoming, Journal of Urban Economics. These papers are available from the BLS on request.
2
For details on existing quality adjustment methods, see, BLS Handbook of Methods,
chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2285), forthcoming.




The quality of a housing unit decreases as the unit ages.
Existing BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily
measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra
bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for deterioration in the condition of housing units.2 The aging adjustment method was specificially designed to correct for
quality changes associated with this deterioration. The BLS
used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent
and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are
statistical functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit's rent to its size, age, location,
etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided
estimates of the relationship between a housing unit's rent
and age while other housing unit characteristics were held
constant. The estimated relationship was then used to construct the aging adjustment. Estimates will be recomputed
annually by using the previous year's BLS housing survey
data and the most recently available Census data.

Chart 1: CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, 1977-88
All items

Index. 1982-84=100
(Not seasonally adjusted)

Feb

116.0

Semilog
160

—

—

120

.

80

_ — - —
40

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Feb
O•O
•z a

2.1

Percent
30
10

A

-10

FoocI and beveracjes
Index. 1982-84^100
(seasonally adjiisted)

-» - 3 0
Semilog

Feb

115.3

-

^ .

_

_

•

160

_—-—

120

~

_~-

80

*-——

- 1 40

Percent change •
12-month span
1—month span

Percent
30

O Q

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1

10
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-10
- 1 -30
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1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

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




Chart 2: CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1977-88
Housing
Index, 1982-84-10C)
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
160

Feb
116.8

120
80

-I

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Feb
3.7
4.2

40

Percent
30

10
-10

Apparel and upkeep
Index, 1982-84=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

-30
Semilog
160

Feb
112.0

120
80

40

Percent change *
12-month span
1-month span

Feb
3.8
-3.2

Percent
30

10
-10
- i -30
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1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

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




Chart 3: CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, 1977-88
Transportation
Index, 1982-84*100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
160
120
80

40

12-month t
1-moijth

Percent
30

10
-10

Medical cane
Index, 1982-84»100
(Seasonally ad

- 1 -30
Semilog
160

Feb
135.4

120
80

- 1 40

Percent change •
12-month span
1—month span

Feb
6.4
7.4

Percent
30
10
-10
-J - 3 0

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1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

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




Chart 4: CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1977-88

Entertainment

index. 1982-84=100
Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
160

Feb
118.3

120

•

•
•

.

—

•

—

—

-

—

•

•

80

—

—~

- 1 40

Percent change •
12—month span
1-month span

Feb
A

Percent
-I 30

O

2.1
K

v

10

A

-10
-30
Semilog

Oth<ir

goods anci services
Index. 1982-84=100
Seasonally adjusted)

Feb
134.5
-

160
120

—

80
~ —-——Percent change •
12—month span
1-month span

-J 4 0
Feb

Percent
30

O • *r

10.4
10

\ *. A

i

-10
-1-30

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1977

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

1984 1985 1986 1987

1988

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




Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Relative
importance,
December
1987

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.2

.1
.0
-.2
.5
-.4

.9

.4
.4
.6
.5
-.9
-.2
4.4
.1
-.4
-.3
.3
.2
.3
.0

.3
.3
.2
1.1
-.2
.7
-.4
.5
1.1
.7
.2
.3
.3
.3

-.2
-.3
-.6
.5
.4
-.1
-4.0
-.2
.0
.9
-.7
-.3
.3
.9

3.7
5.0
4.4
3.8
6.2
5.3
5.3
4.2
3.7
4.8

.3
.3
.4
.2
.8
.4
.3
.2
.5
.4

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

.4
.6
1.1
.4
3.1
.4
.4
.6
.4
.7

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

109.5
102.8
96.0

2.1
1.4
.7

.7
.4
.4

.2
-.1
-.1

-.4
-.1
-.2

.7
.5
.4

80.8
101.5

80.9
101.9

3.9
.4

.1
.4

-.5
.0

-.8
-.3

.6
.5

3.367
6.968
4.262
1.195
1.511

121.3
107.5
103.5
113.1
111.5

121.8
107.7
103.7
113.2
111.6

2.3
1.1
.4
2.8
1.6

.4
.2
.2
.1
.1

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

.3
.3
.3
.4
.1

.4
.1
.1
.0
.1

6.335
5.772
1.524
2.637
.231
.841
.540

110.4
108.6
109.0
108.2
113.6
106.1
112.9
121.6

110.2
108.3
109.1
107.8
111.4
105.8
113.1
122.0

3.8
3.8
2.8
3.8
2.3
3.9
7.2
3.3

-.2
-.3
.1

-.8

-.4
-1.9
-.3
.2
.3

-1.8

.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.8
.3
1.4
-.2

-.3
-.4
.5
-.8
-1.9
-.3
.2
.3

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

100.000

115.7
346.7

116.0
347.4

3.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home 1
Alcoholic beverages 1

17.607
16.055
9.864
1.351
3.035

115.7
115.7
114.1
118.1
111.0
107.4
126.4
111.3
112.2
108.5
106.9
115.9
119.3
115.8

115.8
115.7
113.9
118.7
110.6
107.3
124.7
111.8
112.2
109.5
107.7
116.1
119.7
116.8

2.9
2.8
2.4
4.8
1.7
1.3
5.4
.4
1.7
2.0
-3.2
2.8
3.6
3.5

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair
commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public
services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1

42.479

19.673
19.263
.409
.220
.133

116.2
124.6
130.8
126.0
129.4
128.5
128.6
126.9
113.7
117.4

116.6
125.0
131.3
126.3
130.4
129.0
129.0
127.1
114.3
117.9

.087
7.695
4.328

108.7

102.4
95.6

.426
3.902

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1967=100)

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1
Apparel services
See footnotes at end of table.




1

1.229
1.787
2.462

.349
.259
.821

1.033
6.192
1.552
27.816

7.924
6.030
1.894

.563

-.1

-1.3
.4
.0
.9
.7
.2
.3

-.9
-.2
-1.9
.1
.5
.3

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Relative
importance,
December
1987

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

107.1
106.0

106.8
105.7
116.0
116.2

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—
Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.2
-.2
.0
.3
.6
-1.9
-1.7
.4
.2

Expenditure category

Maintenance and repairs
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation
commodities 1
Other private transportation
services 1
Public transportation 1

1.534
4.411

117.2

117.7

124.7

125.0

3.6
3.8
2.2
2.4
8.5
3.0
2.9
3.9
5.1

.749

98.2

98.1

1.8

-.1

-.1

.7

-.1

3.662
1.451

130.1
121.8

130.6
120.8

5.8
.2

.4
-.8

.0
.1

.7
-.2

.4
-.8

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

5.828
1.114
4.715
2.981

134.4
135.4
134.1
133.2

135.5
136.1
135.3
134.5

6.4
6.8
6.2
6.9

.8
.5

.9
1.0

.4
.6
.5
.5

.8
.6
.8
.8

.6
.3
.7
.7

Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

4.368
2.102
2.266

118.1
112.9
125.4

118.3
112.9
125.7

4.2
3.8
4.8

.2
.0
.2

.1
.4
.0

.3
.9

.2
.0
.2

5.931
1.287
1.218

133.4
140.8
117.3

134.2
142.2
117.8

6.4
8.7
3.4

.6
1.0
.4

.5
.4
.2

1.1
2.8
.7

.8
1.0
.4

.651
.567
3.426
.224
3.203

116.1
118.4
143.9
144.6
144.0

116.4
119.1
144.7
146.3
144.8

3.1
3.8
6.7
7.7
6.6

.3
.6
.6
1.2
.6

.0
.3
.7
.7
.6

1.0
.4
.6
.2
.6

.3
.6
1.0
1.0
1.0

100.000
45.531
17.607
27.924
16.056
5.772

115.7
109.2
115.7
105.1
102.1
108.6

116.0
109.1
115.8
105.0
101.9
108.3

3.9
3.1
2.9
3.3
4.1
3.8

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

.2
-.1
.4
-.4
-1.2
-.9

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

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

10.284
11.868
54.469
27.151

101.2
109.4
122.9
129.4

101.0
109.4
123.4
129.8

4.3
2.2
4.5
5.0

-.2
.0
.4
.3

-.3
.0
.3
.3

-.3
.1
.5
.7

-.2
.3
.4
.3

9.359
6.646
4.715
6.599

112.7
125.1
134.1
129.6

113.1
125.2
135.3
130.2

1.4
4.1
6.2
5.5

.4
.1
.9
.5

-.3
.1
.5
.4

.4
.8
.6

.4
.1
.7
.6

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel

Gasoline

17.451
16.000
5.452
4.427
1.313
3.290
1

1

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

116.1
116.2
116.0

79.7
79.5

116.0
78.3
78.1

-0.3
-.3
-.1
.0
.0

-0.3
-.2
.0
.0
.9

-1.8
-1.8
.4
.2

-1.7
-1.7
.3
.0

-0.1
-.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-1.5
-1.6
.3
.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 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 1 2
Household services less rent of
shelter 1 2
Transportation services 1
Medical care services
Other services
See footnotes at end of table.




10

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1987

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

115.7
113.3
116.9
114.6
105.5
102.8
101.9
109.1
125.3
121.7
87.4
119.7
120.8
113.2
80.0
125.2

116.0
113.5
117.1
114.8
105.4
102.7
101.9
109.0
125.8
122.1
87.0
120.0
121.1
113.3
78.8
125.7

4.1
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.3
4.2
4.3
3.5
3.9
4.4
1.6
4.1
4.3
3.4
3.1
4.8

-.5
.3
.2
.1
-1.5
.4

$.864
.288

$.862
.288

-3.7

-.2

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.1
.0
.1
.2
-.3
-1.0
-.3
-.4
.0
.3
-.8
.3
.2
-.2

0.4
.3
.3
.3
.1

0.3
.1
.2
.2

-.9
-.2
.0
.6
.5
-.7
.5
.5
.4

-1.6
.4

-1.4
.6

-.1
.0
-.1
.4
.4
-.6
.2
.2
.1
-1.6
.4

-.2

-.2

Special indexes
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel 1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent of shelter 1 2
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1982-84=$1.00 1
1967=$1.00 1

83.945
72.184
80.327
94.172
29.476
17.608
11.835
33.663
27.318
49.754
7.618
92.382
76.327
25.760
3.716
50.567

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




0.3
.2
.2
.2
-.1

-.1
.0
-.1
.4
.3

-.1

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

11

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

6 months ended—

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

5.1

3.9

3.5

2.8

4.5

3.2

4.4
4.4
5.6
4.7
9.6
-.8

2.5
2.1
1.1
2.5
4.8
.0
-6.2
1.5
1.8
-.7
-2.2
5.4
3.8
3.9

2.8
3.2
2.5
3.2
-4.2
4.6
17.0
.0
.4
-1.1
-2.6
2.5
3.8
2.5

2.1
1.8
.7
8.9
-2.9
1.5
-.7
1.5
2.9
5.7
-.8
1.0
3.8
4.9

3.4
3.2
3.3
3.6
7.2
-.4
3.0
.4
1.8
1.7
-4.7
3.9
3.5
3.4

2.5
2.5
1.6
6.0

-3.5
3.1
7.8
.7
1.6
2.2
-1.7
1.8
3.8
3.7

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home 1
Alcoholic beverages 1

114.7
114.8
112.8
116.2
110.7
106.9
121.8
110.6
111.4
108.0
106.1
115.4
118.6
115.4

115.2
115.3
113.5
116.8
109.7
106.7
127.2
110.7
111.0
107.7
106.4
115.6
118.9
115.4

115.5
115.6
113.7
118.1
109.5
107.4
126.7
111.2
112.2
108.5
106.6
116.0
119.3
115.8

115.3
115.3
113.0
118.7
109.9
107.3
121.6
111.0
112.2
109.5
105.9
115.7
119.7
116.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1

115.5
123.1
128.8
124.5
127.5
127.2
127.2
125.9
113.5
116.9
108.9
103.4
96.7

115.9
123.8
129.5
125.4
127.6
127.9
127.9
126.2
113.3
116.6
109.1
103.3
96.6

116.4
124.5
130.9
125.9
131.6
128.4
128.4
126.9
113.7
117.4
108.7
103.2
96.4

116.8
125.1
131.5
126.3
132.5
129.0
129.0
127.1
114.3
117.9
109.5
103.7
96.8

3.6
5.1
3.9
2.7
7.9
5.7
5.7
3.3
.0
-.7
1.1
1.2

3.9
4.4
5.8
4.7
9.8
3.9
3.9
7.0
10.2
15.8
2.6
4.0
3.8

2.5
4.0
-.3
2.3
-8.0
5.9
5.9
2.6
2.1
1.4
2.6
-.8
-1.6

4.6
6.7
8.7
5.9
16.6
5.8
5.8
3.9
2.8
3.5
2.2
1.2
.4

3.8
4.8
4.8
3.7
8.8
4.8
4.8
5.1
5.0
7.2
1.9
2.6
2.1

3.5
5.3
4.1
4.1
3.6
5.8
5.8
3.2
2.5
2.4
2.4
.2
-.6

79.1
103.4
121.3
107.4
103.7
112.7
111.2

78.7
103.4
120.9
107.3
103.5
112.6
111.4

78.1
103.1
121.3
107.6
103.8
113.0
111.5

78.6
103.6
121.8
107.7
103.9
113.0
111.6

11.0
-.8
2.4
.8
-.8
5.6
2.9

17.5
2.4
4.4
2.6
3.1
1.4
1.1

-8.2
-.8
.7
-.4
-1.5
3.3
1.1

-2.5
.8
1.7

14.2
.8
3.4
1.7
1.2
3.5
2.0

-5.4
.0
1.2
.4
-.4
2.2

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

113.1
111.4
110.2
113.7
116.7
106.9
110.7
121.3

112.2
110.4
110.0
111.6
114.5
107.0
111.3
121.7

112.3
110.5
110.3
111.4
113.6
107.3
112.9
121.4

112.0
110.1
110.8
110.5
111.4
107.0
113.1
121.8

13.6
14.3
6.9
23.2

-3.9
-4.7
-.4
-10.0

10.5
11.5
3.0

16.3
12.2
1.1
4.1

-13.7
-2.6

-3.8
-4.6
2.2
-10.8
-17.0
.4

4.5
4.4
3.2
5.3
.2
4.5
7.3
3.8

3.1
3.2
2.6
2.4
4.5
3.5
7.1
2.9

1

See footnotes at end of table.




12

13.1
-.7
1.8
4.2
-7.1
2.5
3.2
2.9

13.9
3.4

17.5
31.4
6.6
5.2

4.1

1.1
.8
1.1
1.4

9.0
1.7

1.3

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

107.4

107.1

116.5
123.8

115.5
115.7
117.3
81.6
81.5
116.9
123.8

107.3
106.3
115.5
115.5
117.2
80.4
80.2
117.2
124.7

Nov.
1987

6 months ended—

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

5.5
5.6
3.2
4.0
14.7

7.5
7.9

3.8
3.8
2.8
2.5

-2.2
-1.9
.0
.3
6.0

6.5
6.8
3.0
3.6
12.3

0.8
.9

-11.4
-11.4

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

97.6

97.5

129.2
122.0

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services
Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Entertainment services 1
Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care
appliances 1
Personal care services 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

107.7
106.6
115.5
115.7
116.2
83.0

106.4

106.1
115.5
115.8

2.8
3.2

1.4

1.4
4.9

3.9
-3.8
-3.8
5.0

-18.3
-18.4
4.2

19.4

125.0

13.7
13.7
3.6
2.7

10.0
25.3
25.4
2.8
3.4

10.7

3.9

3.1

4.6
7.3

98.2

98.1

1.3

.4

3.3

2.1

.8

2.7

129.2
122.1

130.1
121.8

130.6
120.8

2.6
.0

4.3
3.0

12.3
1.7

4.4
-3.9

3.4
1.5

8.3
-1.1

133.0
134.4
132.5
131.7
117.3
112.2
124.3

133.5
135.2
133.1
132.4
117.4
112.6
124.3

134.6
136.0
134.1
133.5
118.1
112.9
125.4

135.4
136.4
135.0
134.5
118.3
112.9
125.7

6.4
6.4
6.1
6.9
4.7
5.6
4.1

6.3
7.6
6.0
7.1
2.8
1.1
4.4

5.3
7.5
4.7
5.3
6.0
5.9
6.0

7.4
6.1
7.8
8.8
3.5
2.5
4.6

6.4
7.0
6.1
7.0
3.7
3.3
4.2

6.3
6.8
6.2
7.0
4.7
4.2
5.3

131.3
136.5
116.3

131.9
137.0
116.5

133.4
140.8
117.3

134.5
142.2
117.8

5.5
3.1
3.6

8.4
11.1
2.5

1.8
3.6
2.4

10.1
17.8
5.3

6.9
7.0
3.0

5.9
10.5
3.8

115.0
117.5
141.2
141.8
141.3

115.0
117.9
142.2
142.8
142.2

116.1
118.4
143.0
143.1
143.1

116.4
119.1
144.4
144.6
144.5

2.9
4.6
7.6
8.3
7.6

2.1
2.8
9.6
7.5
9.6

2.5
2.4
.6
6.8
.3

5.0
5.6
9.4
8.1
9.4

2.5
3.7
8.6
7.9
8.6

3.7
4.0
4.9
7.4
4.7

109.3
114.7
105.9
104.3
111.4

109.2
115.2
105.5
103.1
110.4

109.4
115.5
105.7
102.1
110.5

109.3
115.3
105.5
101.9
110.1

5.1
5.8
4.4
12.8
14.3

3.9
3.8
2.5
4.7
4.4
-4.7

3.5
3.4
2.8
3.5
9.3
11.5

2.8
.0
2.1
-1.5
-8.9
-4.6

4.5
4.8
3.4
5.8
8.6
4.4

3.2
1.7
2.5
1.0
-.2
3.2

101.8
109.1
122.2
128.1

101.5
109.1
122.6
128.5

101.2
109.2
123.2
129.4

101.0
109.5
123.7
129.8

8.1
2.6
4.1
4.9

11.8
3.4
4.4
5.9

1.2
1.5
4.0
3.8

-3.1
1.5
5.0
5.4

9.9
3.0
4.3
5.4

-1.0
1.5
4.5
4.6

112.6
124.5
132.5
128.3

112.3
124.6
133.1
128.8

112.7
125.1
134.1
129.6

113.1
125.2
135.0
130.4

2.9
2.0
6.1
5.6

13.1
3.7
6.0
6.5

-10.6
8.5
4.7
2.9

1.8
2.3
7.8
6.7

7.9
2.8
6.1
6.1

-4.6
5.3
6.2
4.8

82.9

117.9
78.9
78.8
117.7

19.4
3.2

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




13

6.8

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

115.4
113.3
116.7
114.2
106.2
104.8
102.4
109.5
124.6
120.9
89.6
119.0
120.1
113.6
82.6
124.1

115.5
113.3
116.8
114.4
105.9
103.7
102.1
109.1
124.6
121.3
88.9
119.3
120.4
113.4
81.3
124.6

116.0
113.6
117.2
114.7
106.0
102.8
101.9
109.1
125.3
121.9
88.3
119.9
121.0
113.8
80.2
125.3

116.3
113.7
117.4
114.9
105.9
102.7
101.9
109.0
125.8
122.4
87.8
120.1
121.3
113.9
78.9
125.8

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

6 months ended—
Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

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

4.7
4.0
4.3
4.0
4.3
4.8
10.4
3.4
7.1
4.5
12.4
3.5
3.8
1.8
24.8
4.7

3.5
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.5
8.9
1.6
5.3
1.3
4.1
-2.6
4.1
4.1
4.7
-4.2
4.0

3.2
1.4
2.4
2.5
-1.1
-7.8
-1.9
-1.8
3.9
5.1
-7.8
3.7
4.1
1.1
-16.7
5.6

4.9
4.6
4.5
4.4
5.5
8.3
9.0
5.4
5.2
4.1
9.0
4.2
4.5
3.8
18.8
4.7

3.3
2.3
2.6
3.0
1.1
.2
-.2
1.7
2.6
4.6
-5.3
3.9
4.1
2.9
-10.7
4.8

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

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




5.1
5.2
4.7
4.8
6.8
11.9
7.6
7.4
3.3
3.8
5.7
4.9
5.3
5.9
13.1
4.7

14

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups
CPI-W

CPI-U
Year and month
All
items

Food and
beverages

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Transportation

Medical
care

Entertainment

Other
goods and
services

All
items

Indexes 1982-84=100
1952,
1953,
1954,
1955,
1956,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

26.7
26.9
26.7
26.8
27.6

43.1
43.4
43.1
43.3
44.4

26.3
26.3
25.9
25.9
27.1

17.0
17.6
18.0
18.6
19.2

26.9
27.0
26.9
27.0
27.8

1957,
1958,
1959,
1960,
1961,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

28.4
28.9
29.4
29.8
30.0

44.8
44.9
45.5
46.2
46.4

28.3
29.4
30.3
29.8
30.4

20.1
21.0
21.8
22.5
23.2

28.6
29.1
29.5
30.0
30.2

1962,
1963,
1964,
1965,
1966,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

30.4
30.9
31.2
31.8
32.9

46.7
47.5
47.7
48.3
50.2

31.0
31.3
31.7
32.0
32.7

23.7
24.3
24.8
25.5
27.2

30.6
31.1
31.4
32.0
33.1

1967,
1968,
1969,
1970,
1971,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

33.9
35.5
37.7
39.8
41.1

35.3
36.8
39.4
40.3
42.0

31.2
32.9
35.0
37.5
38.7

52.3
55.6
58.5
60.8
62.1

33.8
34.5
36.3
38.9
39.4

28.9
30.7
32.6
35.0
36.6

41.6
44.0
46.2
48.8
50.6

35.9
37.7
39.8
41.9
43.7

34.1
35.7
37.9
40.0
41.3

1972,
1973,
1974,
1975,
1976,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

42.5
46.2
51.9
55.5
58.2

43.9
52.0
58.3
61.9
62.4

40.1
42.8
48.6
52.3
55.1

63.7
66.5
72.3
74.0
77.4

40.4
42.2
47.7
52.4
57.0

37.8
39.8
44.8
49.2
54.1

51.9
53.7
59.7
63.2
66.5

45.3
47.5
52.4
55.3
58.6

42.7
46.5
52.2
55.8
58.5

1977,
1978,
1979,
1980,
1981,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

62.1
67.7
76.7
86.3
94.0

67.1
74.9
82.4
90.7
94.6

59.2
65.1
75.0
85.3
94.0

80.7
83.2
87.8
93.8
97.1

59.5
64.1
75.8
86.9
96.4

58.9
64.1
70.6
77.6
87.3

69.6
73.6
78.7
86.3
92.5

62.3
66.3
71.5
78.7
86.5

62.5
68.1
77.2
86.9
94.4

1982,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1986,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

97.6
101.3
105.3
109.3
110.5

97.6
100.2
104.0
106.9
110.9

97.4
100.8
105.1
109.6
111.5

98.7
101.6
103.6
106.5
107.5

98.1
101.9
105.1
107.8
101.4

96.9
103.1
109.4
116.8
125.8

97.7
101.6
105.9
109.2
112.9

97.0
104.7
111.0
118.0
124.5

98.0
101.2
104.8
108.6
109.3

1987, Dec.

115.4

114.8

115.6

112.7

107.6

133.1

117.4

132.1

114.2

See footnotes at end of table.




15

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued
CPI-U
Year and month
All
items

Food and
beverages

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

CPI-W

Transportation

Medical
care

Entertainment

Other
goods and
services

All
items

Indexes 1982-84=100, seasonally adjusted except All items
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug

108.8
108.6
108.9
109.5
109.5
109.7

107.4
107.7
108.1
108.3
109.2
110.1

110.2
110.5
110.5
110.9
111.0
111.1

105.1
105.3
105.2
105.1
105.5
106.1

103.7
101.1
101.5
102.3
101.0
100.1

119.6
120.4
121.1
121.8
122.5
123.2

110.7
110.9
111.1
111.5
111.7
111.8

119.8
120.2
120.6
121.0
122.0
122.7

107.9
107.6
107.9
108.4
108.4
108.6

1986.
1986,
1986,
1986,
1987,
1987,

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb

110.2
110.3
110.4
110.5
111.2
111.6

110.4
110.7
111.1
111.2
111.9
112.0

111.5
111.6
111.5
111.8
112.2
112.7

106.7
106.5
106.8
107.0
107.3
107.9

100.5
100.5
101.0
101.2
102.8
103.4

124.0
124.7
125.3
126.2
126.8
127.3

112.1
112.6
112.9
112.9
113.3
113.5

123.0
123.6
123.9
124.3
125.5
126.4

109.1
109.1
109.2
109.3
110.0
110.5

1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug

112.1
112.7
113.1
113.5
113.8
114.4

112.3
112.7
113.2
113.8
113.8
113.9

113.0
113.4
113.7
114.0
114.2
114.8

109.6
111.0
111.4
110.8
109.9
110.3

104.0
104.6
104.8
105.3
105.9
106.7

127.8
128.6
129.3
130.0
130.7
131.3

113.9
114.5
114.8
114.9
115.4
115.6

126.9
127.5
128.1
128.7
129.8
130.7

111.0
111.6
111.9
112.4
112.7
113.3

1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1988,
1988,

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb

115.0
115.3
115.4
115.4
115.7
116.0

114.4
114.6
114.7
115.2
115.5
115.3

115.0
115.3
115.5
115.9
116.4
116.8

111.3
112.7
113.1
112.2
112.3
112.0

106.8
107.2
107.7
107.4
107.3
107.1

131.9
132.4
133.0
133.5
134.6
135.4

116.1
116.9
117.3
117.4
118.1
118.3

129.9
130.7
131.3
131.9
133.4
134.5

113.8
114.1
114.3
114.2
114.5
114.7

See footnotes at end of table.




16

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued
CPI-W

CPI-U
Year and month
All
items

Food and
beverages

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Transportation

Medical
care

Entertainment

Other
goods and
services

All
items

Percent change from previous December

1952,
1953,
1954,
1955,
1956,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

0.8
.7
-.7
.4
3.0

-2.9
.7
-.7
.5
2.5

5.6
.0
-1.5
.0
4.6

4.3
3.5
2.3
3.3
3.2

1.1
.4
-.4
.4
3.0

1957,
1958,
1959,
1960,
1961,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

2.9
1.8
1.7
1.4
.7

.9
.2
1.3
1.5
.4

4.4
3.9
3.1
-1.7
2.0

4.7
4.5
3.8
3.2
3.1

2.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
.7

1962,
1963,
1964,
1965,
1966,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

1.3
1.6
1.0
1.9
3.5

.6
1.7
.4
1.3
3.9

2.0
1.0
1.3
.9
2.2

2.2
2.5
2.1
2.8
6.7

1.3
1.6
1.0
1.9
3.4

1967,
1968,
1969,
1970,
1971,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

3.0
4.7
6.2
5.6
3.3

1972,
1973,
1974,
1975,
1976,

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

1977,
1978,
1979,
1980,
1981,
1982,
1983,
1984,
1985,
1986,

4.2
7.1
2.3
4.2

5.4
6.4
7.1
3.2

4.2
6.3
5.2
3.9
2.1

3.4
2.1
5.2
7.2
1.3

6.3
6.2
6.2
7.4
4.6

5.8
5.0
5.6
3.7

5.0
5.6
5.3
4.3

3.0
4.7
6.2
5.5
3.3

3.4
8.7
12.3
6.9
4.9

4.5
18.5
12.1

6.2
.8

3.6
6.7
13.6
7.6
5.4

2.6
4.4
8.7
2.4
4.6

2.5
4.5
13.0
9.9
8.8

3.3
5.3
12.6
9.8
10.0

2.6
3.5
11.2
5.9
5.2

3.7
4.9
10.3
5.5
6.0

3.4
8.9
12.3
6.9
4.8

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

6.7
9.0
13.3
12.5
8.9

7.5
11.6
10.0
10.1
4.3

7.4
10.0
15.2
13.7
10.2

4.3
3.1
5.5
6.8
3.5

4.4
7.7

4.7
5.7
6.9
9.7
7.2

6.3
6.4
7.8
10.1
9.9

6.8
9.0

14.6
10.9

8.9
8.8
10.1
9.9
12.5

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
1.1

3.2
2.7
3.8
2.8
3.7

3.6
3.5
4.3
4.3
1.7

1.6
2.9
2.0
2.8
.9

1.8
3.9
3.1
2.6
-5.9

11.0
6.4
6.1
6.8
7.7

5.6
4.0
4.2
3.1
3.4

12.1
7.9
6.0
6.3
5.5

3.8
3.3
3.6
3.6

1987, Dec.

4.4

3.5

3.7

4.8

6.1

5.8

4.0

6.1

4.5

See footnotes at end of table.




17

18.3

13.4
12.6
8.6

Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued
CPI-W

CPI-U
Year and month
All
items

Food and
beverages

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Transportation

Medical
care

Entertainment

Other
goods and
services

All
items

Seasonally adjusted percent changes from previous month
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug

-0.4
-.3
.2
.5
.0
.2

0.3
.3
.4
.2
.8
.8

0.2
.3
.0
.4
.1
.1

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

-2.8
-2.5
.4
.8
-1.3
-.9

0.7
.7
.6
.6
.6
.6

0.0
.2
.2
.4
.2
.1

0.3
.3
.3
.3
.8
.6

-0.6
-.4
.3
.4
.0
.1

1986,
1986,
1986,
1986,
1987,
1987,

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb

.3
.2
.3
.2
.7
.4

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

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

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

.4
.0
.5
.2
1.6
.6

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

.3
.4
.3
.0
.4
.2

.2
.5
.2
.3
1.0
.7

.4
.1
.3
.2
.7
.4

1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug

.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
.4

.3
.4
.4
.5
.0
.1

.3
.4
.3
.3
.2
.5

1.6
1.3
.4
-.5
-.8
.4

.6
.6
.2
.5
.6
.8

.4
.6
.5
.5
.5
.5

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

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

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

1987,
1987,
1987,
1987,
1988,
1988,

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb

.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.2

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

.2
.3
.2
.3
.4
.3

.9
1.3
.4
-.8
.1
-.3

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

.5
.4
.5
.4
.8
.6

.4
.7
.3
.1
.6
.2

-.6
.6
.5
.5
1.1
.8

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

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




18

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1988

Food and beverages
Food

:

Food at home

Feb.
1988

115.7

115.8

2.9

0.1

0.4

0.3

-0.2

115.7

115.7

2.8

.0

.4

.3

-.3

114.1

113.9

2.4

-.2

.6

.2

-.6

Feb. 1987 Jan. 1988

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

118.1
117.4
107.8
127.4
108.5
118.3
114.5

118.7
118.1
106.9
128.5
109.5
118.9
114.4

4.8
5.0
-.2
5.2
8.5
4.8
5.0

.5
.6
-.8
.9
.9
.5
-.1

.5
1.1
.0
1.1
2.0
.4
.4

1.1
.5
.0
.6
2.1
1.1
1.2

.5
.5
-1.1
.9
.9
.5
-.1

114.5
121.9
121.9

114.7
123.3
122.6

3.3
6.3
4.3

.2
1.1
.6

.0
.5
.8

1.1
.7
1.3

.2
1.1
.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned .....
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham
Other pork, including sausage 1
Other meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts '
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ...
ias

111.0
112.3
110.1
107.7
101.4
103.9
101.0
106.7
109.5
115.1
113.4
105.2
113.5
119.6
113.4
112.1
108.9
107.9
111.3
107.7
137.2
111.9
150.9
90.1

110.6
112.3
110.2
108.5
101.8
106.8
103.6
109.4
110.1
114.9
112.3
104.7
117.2
116.7
110.0
112.3
108.4
109.5
109.3
107.2
137.0
112.7
150.4
85.5

1.7
2.6
3.7
6.2
4.8
5.0
5.3
6.9
6.3
8.0
-1.1
-7.0
1.1
.4
-.3
5.0
-6.9
-7.8
-7.3
-3.9
7.8
12.3
6.7
-12.6

-.4
.0
.1
.7
.4
2.8
2.6
2.5
.5
-.2
-1.0
-.5
3.3
-2.4
-3.0
.2
-.5
1.5
-1.8
-.5
-.1
.7
-.3
-5.1

-.9
-.4
-.7
-.3
.0
-1.4
.2
-.6
.0
-.2
-1.8
-2.3
-1.2
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
-.1
-1.4
.7
.2
.7
.5
.5
-8.6

-.2
-.6
-.9
-1.4
-1.7
-1.5
-4.2
-1.9
-.6
.0
-.5
-3.1
-2.6
2.4
1.8
.0
1.0
.2
.5
3.8
-.6
1.7
-1.1
6.4

.4
.6
.8
1.6
.8
2.9
4.6
2.2
-.8
.7
.0
-1.3
4.4
-.5
-3.0
.2
-.5
1.5
-1.8
-.5
.9
.7
.4
-3.8

Dairy products 1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products, including butter1

107.4
105.3
105.1
105.4
109.9
107.7
113.1
110.6

107.3
105.4
104.9
105.9
109.7
107.9
111.8
110.6

1.3
1.0
1.1
.7
1.8
2.6
.5
.8

-.1
.1
-.2
.5
-.2
.2
-1.1
.0

-.2
-.1
-.2
.0
-.1
.2
-.5
.1

.7
.3
.5
.1
1.0
.7
1.9
.6

-.1
-.1
-.4
.5
-.2
.2
-1.1
.0

See footnotes at end of table.




19

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
item and group

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

5.4
4.9
1.5
-7.5
11.6
9.1
.8
8.5
-4.9
76.7
5.9
.4
6.3
9.0
10.7
3.2
2.5
1.6
2.9

-1.3
-3.1
1.5
6.5
11.6
-.8
-1.4
-7.1
1.5
-25.1
-2.5
-2.7
1.6
2.5
3.0
.7
.4
.3
.4

4.4
6.9
1.9
-.5
11.1
-10.7
3.6
12.2
.6
72.5
.8
4.7
.5
.4
.4
-.1
.0
-.1
.0

-0.4
-.9
-1.4
2.9
-6.0
-1.9
-1.8
-3.9
-1.0
1.8
-11.6
-.9
.8
2.6
3.1
.8
-.1
-.3
.1

-4.0
-4.9
-1.9
3.8
4.6
.7
-4.4
-9.5
.1
-25.1
-2.5
-8.9
1.5
1.9
2.5
.7
.4
.3
.4

111.8
112.2
102.7
116.0
109.5
107.7
106.8
113.4
113.8
116.1
118.5
120.2
117.6

.4
1.7
1.3
1.8
2.0
-3.2
-1.3
-9.1
1.8
2.8
4.3
3.8
2.8

.4
.0
-.6
.2
.9
.7
.4
.9
1.2
.2
.3
-.2
.2

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

.5
1.1
1.3
.5
.7
.2
1.0
1.7
-.7
.3
-.6
1.2
1.5

-.2
.0
-.6
.0
.9
-.7
-1.2
.9
.8
-.3
.1
-.2
.2

114.6

114.7

.9

.1

-.1

.6

-.3

113.0

113.4

3.8

.4

.5

.1

.4

119.3
119.0
119.2
119.9

119.7
119.3
119.6
120.3

3.6
3.8
3.5
3.4

.3
.3
.3
.3

.3
.2
.2
.2

.3
.3
.4
.4

.3
.3
.3
.3

115.8
112.0
111.7
105.6
115.0
127.0

116.8
113.1
113.2
106.4
115.4
127.8

3.5
2.1
2.5
2.1
1.0
5.5

.9
1.0
1.3
.8
.3
.6

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

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

.9
1.0
.7
.8
.3
.6

Feb.
1988

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges, including tangerines
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits
Fruit juices and frozen fruit
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Other processed vegetables 1

126.4
137.3
130.7
109.3
107.2
122.3
147.8
143.9
104.6
277.6
123.2
136.1
111.6
115.1
115.4
112.4
107.2
111.2
105.8

124.7
133.1
132.6
116.4
119.6
121.3
145.7
133.7
106.2
208.0
120.1
132.4
113.4
118.0
118.9
113.2
107.6
111.5
106.2

Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Sweets, including candy
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Carbonated drinks
Coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared food
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared food 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, condiments, sauces,
and spices
Miscellaneous prepared food, including
baby food 1

111.3
112.2
103.3
115.8
108.5
106.9
106.4
112.4
112.4
115.9
118.2
120.4
117.4

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale
Wine 1
Distilled spirits '
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan. 1988

Jan.
1988

1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

20

Feb. 1987

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.3
.3
.4
.2
.8
.9
.1
.2
.4
.3
.2
.5
.4
.7

0.3
.6
.5
.7
.1
.5
-.1
.3
.6
.6
.2
-.2
-.3
.2

0.4
.6
1.1
.4
3.1
3.2
.1
.5
.4
.4
.6
.4
.7
-.4

0.3
.5
.5
.3
.7
.6
.1
.2
.5
.5
.2
.5
.4
.7

2.2
2.1
1.4
.7
3.9
4.9
1.8
.4
1.7
-2.3
2.3
.2
3.0
-6.4
-2.6
5.3
5.6
9.9

1.6
.1
.4
.4
.1
-.1
1.2
.4
.3
.7
.4
.7
1.2
.0
-.5
.5
-.9
.9

-.4
.6
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.3
.1
.0
-.1
.0
-.3
-1.0
-1.8
.4
.0
.0
2.6
.3

-.5
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.6
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.1
.3
.1
.7
-2.4
.5
.7
.5
1.5

1.6
.1
.5
.4
.6
.3
1.2
.5
.3
.6
.4
.7
1.2
.0
-.5
.5
-.9
.9

107.7
103.7
112.3
109.9
113.0
111.8
107.9
106.6
90.0
84.3
78.0
92.8
99.3
99.2
103.0

1.1
.4
2.4
1.9
.0
4.6
2.5
2.2
-2.8
-4.4
-4.2
-1.9
-1.9
-.5
-1.8

.2
.2
2.9
-.5
-.4
-2.7
-1.9
1.7
.3
.7
.5
.9
-.6
-.9
-1.2

-.1
-.2
-.8
.4
.0
2.2
-.7
-.7
-.3
-.9
-.5
-.9
.4
.7
.5

.3
.3
2.1
-.1
-2.0
-.2
.5
-.2
.2
-.2
-.4
-.3
1.1
-.3
1.6

.1
.1
.7
.2
-.4
-1.5
-1.9
.9
.3
.7
.5
.9
-.6
-.9
-1.2

99.2

-2.9

.2

-.1

1.9

.2

Jan.
1988

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 12
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Materials, supplies, and equipment
for home repairs 1 3
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 1 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 1
Cable television 1 4
Refuse collection 1 4
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ....
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Major household appliances 1 3
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers,
and air conditioners 1 3

Feb.
1988

116.2
124.6
130.8
126.0
129.4
127.3
136.7
123.1
128.5
128.6
126.9
113.7
117.4
108.7

116.6
125.0
131.3
126.3
130.4
128.5
136.8
123.3
129.0
129.0
127.1
114.3
117.9
109.5

3.7
5.0
4.4
3.8
6.2
6.3
6.3
4.1
5.3
5.3
4.2
3.7
4.8
2.1

101.7
105.6
102.4
95.6
80.8
79.6
102.4
101.5
107.9
92.3
121.3
115.8
139.9
72.2
104.1
128.9
128.6
138.1

103.3
105.7
102.8
96.0
80.9
79.5
103.6
101.9
108.2
92.9
121.8
116.6
141.6
72.2
103.6
129.5
127.4
139.3

107.5
103.5
109.1
110.5
113.5
114.9
110.0
104.8
89.7
83.7
77.6
92.0
99.9
100.1
104.3
99.0

See footnotes at end of table.




21

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988
102.7

102.7

1.5

0.0

114.3
104.5

114.1
104.8

4.8
3.0

108.2

108.1

104.0

,

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.5

0.9

0.0

-.2
.3

.8
-.8

-.9
1.7

-.2
.3

-1.3

-.1

-.7

1.9

-.1

102.8

.3

-1.2

.9

-.2

-1.2

99.1
113.1
117.1

99.2
113.2
116.8

-2.1
2.8
2.7

.1
.1
-.3

-4.4
-.1
.3

.7
.4
.3

.1
.0
-.3

110.5
111.3
111.5
110.2
118.2
105.2

110.5
111.9
111.6
110.2
118.3
105.3

1.5
4.3
1.6
.0
3.3
4.2

.0
.5
.1
.0
.1
.1

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

1.0
.3
.1
.0
.5
.3

.0
1.3
.1
.0
.1
.1

110.2
108.3
108.8
109.1
110.6
109.0
109.1
115.1
110.1
102.7
107.8
107.9
102.8
109.5
111.1

3.8
3.8
3.8
2.8
3.3
2.6
1.5
4.6
4.8
.8
3.8
3.9
10.5
4.5
3.7

-.2
-.3
-.2
.1
.3
-.3
-.2
.5
1.4
-1.1
-.4
-.5
2.5
-3.0
-.4

-.8
-.9
-1.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
-1.1
.1
-.2
-.4
-1.8
-2.1
-1.9
-2.0
-2.9

.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
-.1
-.7
.6
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.5
2.7
-1.3
-.3

-.3
-.4
-.4
.5
.6
.8
-.2
.6
1.3
.0
-.8
-1.2
2.9
-4.8
-1.0

106.4
109.9
107.2
113.6
112.9
103.6
111.5
102.5
114.0
106.1
112.4
108.9
100.0
121.6

107.7
107.4
107.9
111.4
113.1
104.5
111.5
103.5
113.7
105.8
112.8
108.0
99.5
122.0

1.4
1.5
3.4
2.3
7.2
4.9
7.7
1.0
9.6
3.9
3.2
6.7
3.2
3.3

1.2
-2.3
.7
-1.9
.2
.9
.0
1.0
-.3
-.3
.4
-.8
-.5
.3

-1.3
2.9
-.4
-1.9
.5
1.3
.4
-.7
.6
.1
.2
.2
.2
.3

.0
1.9
.6
-.8
1.4
.9
1.6
-.9
2.2
.3
2.0
-1.0
1.2
-.2

.8
-4.1
.2
-1.9
.2
.9
.0
1.0
-.3
-.3
.4
-.8
-1.4
.3

122.7
120.7

123.2
120.9

4.8
1.7

.4
.2

.5
.2

-.3
.2

.5
.2

See footnotes at end of table.




Nov. to
Dec.

110.4
108.6
109.0
109.0
110.3
109.3
109.3
114.5
108.6
103.8
108.2
108.4
100.3
112.9
111.5

Other housefurnishings 1 3
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces,
and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools,
and other hardware 1
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 3
Housekeeping supplies
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1
Household paper products and
stationery supplies 1
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Gardening and other household services 1 3
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery,
and accessories
Suits
Girls'
Infants' and toddlers'1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3
Watches and jewelry 1 3
Watches 1 3
Jewelry 1 3
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and dry cleaning other
than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Feb.
1988

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

22

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
Subcompact new cars 1 3
Compact new cars 1 3
Intermediate new cars 1 3
Full-size new cars 1 3
Luxury new cars 1 3
New trucks 1 4
New motorcycles 1 3
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair1
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 ..
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1 .
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ...
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile fees 1
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fares 1
Other intercity transportation 1
Intracity public transportation 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter
drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment
and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional medical services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Eye care 1 3
Services by other medical professionals 1 3
Hospital and related services
Hospital rooms
Other inpatient services 1 3
Outpatient services 1 3

Feb.
1988

107.1
106.0
116.1
116.2
101.5
101.1
99.8
103.1
104.0
114.4
104.0
116.0
79.7
79.5
79.1
78.4
83.7
117.2
119.9

106.8
105.7
116.0
116.2
101.6
100.7
99.8
103.2
105.1
113.6
105.0
116.0
78.3
78.1
77.4
76.9
82.7
117.7
120.5

4.9
1.2
3.4
8.5
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.3
4.3
3.9
5.4

118.8
115.5
117.2
124.7
98.2
100.7
97.5
94.8
104.3
130.1
151.6
89.7
124.3

119.3
116.0
117.4
125.0
98.1
100.1
97.4
94.0
104.9
130.6
152.3
89.8
124.7

3.6
4.4
2.8
5.1
1.8
-1.0
2.0
.3
3.6
5.8
6.6
7.2
2.1

120.8
128.4
121.8
123.2
128.2
120.2

121.6
128.6
120.8
121.5
128.5
120.4

134.4
135.4
146.7
105.2

3.6
3.8
2.2
2.4
2.7
2.3
.7
3.1

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.3
-.3
-.1
.0

-0.3
-.2
.0
.0

-0.1
-.1
.0
-.2

.1
-.4

.4

-.4

.1
-.7
.2
.6

-.3
-.7

-0.2
-.2
.0
.3
.1
-.4
.0
.1
1.1
-.7
1.0
.6
-1.9
-1.7
-2.4
-1.9
-1.2

Jan. 1988

.0
.1
1.1
-.7
1.0
.0
-1.8
-1.8
-2.1
-1.9
-1.2
.4

.5
.4

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

.4

.1
.9
-1.7
-1.7
-2.0
-1.7
-1.0
.3
.1
.3
.4
.3
.0
-.1
.8
-.2
-.5
.1
.0
-.1
.4

-.1

-.1
.1
-.1
-.1
-1.5
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-1.2
.3
-.7

.4

.5

.4
.4
.3
.7
.7
.2
.8
1.7
.0
.7
1.5
-.7
-.1

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

.8
-.9
-.2
-.6
.3
.3

.7
.2
-.8
-1.4
.2
.2

.3

-.2

2.4
1.9
.2
-1.0
2.4
2.2

.7
.2
-.8
-1.4
.2

.0
-.5
.1
.0

.2

.3

135.5
136.1
147.8
105.3

6.4
6.8
8.2

.8

.4

.5
.7

.6
.6

.8
.6
.8

.6
.3
.4

4.4

.1

.6

-.2

.1

127.4

127.3

5.2

-.1

.6

.2

-.1

120.3
134.1
133.2
135.0
133.5
106.3
104.7
137.6
137.1
108.4
108.4

120.6
135.3
134.5
136.6
134.5
106.7
106.1
139.0
138.1
109.7
109.5

2.8

.2
.9
1.0
1.2

.2
.5
.5

.2
.7
.7

.7
.4
1.3
1.0
.7
1.2
1.0

.2
.3

-.7
.8
.8
1.0
1.1
.9

.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2

1.3
.9
.5
1.2
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




Feb. 1987

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

23

6.2
6.9
7.3

7.3
5.2
5.4

8.1
7.6
8.3
8.3

.4

.4

.4

.5
.4

.5
.6

.8

.7
.4

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment 1
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1
Other sporting goods 1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Club memberships 1 3
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 1 3
Admissions 1
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3
Other entertainment services 1 3

118.1
112.9
121.8
121.1
122.6
106.7
107.5
103.5
110.8
108.0
116.4
112.8
125.4
104.0

118.3
112.9
122.6
121.7
123.7
106.4
107.0
103.3
110.6
107.4
117.5
112.6
125.7
105.2

4.2
3.8
3.9
4.6
3.3
3.0
2.4
3.5
4.0
5.5
4.5
2.3
4.8
5.0

0.2
.0
.7
.5
.9
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.6
.9
-.2
.2

107.8
129.5
105.2
102.1

108.3
129.5
105.3
102.0

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental
products 1
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1
Legal service fees 1 3
Personal financial services 1 3
Funeral expenses 1 3

133.4
140.8
117.3
116.1

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.6
.3
.3
.2
.4
.4
.7
.1
.2
.0
.0
.3
.9
2.3

0.2
.0
.7
.5
.9
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.6
-.3
-.2
.2

1.2

0.1
.4
.2
.2
.0
.0
.3
-.2
.5
.8
.7
.4
.0
.3

7.2
6.9
4.9
1.1

.5
.0
.1
-.1

-.5
-.1
.2
-.1

.7
.9
.2
.4

.5
.0
.1
-.1

134.2
142.2
117.8
116.4

6.4
8.7
3.4
3.1

.6
1.0
.4
.3

.5
.4
.2
.0

1.1
2.8
.7
1.0

.8
1.0
.4
.3

117.1

117.8

3.6

-.1

1.4

115.5
118.4
118.0

115.5
119.1
118.9

2.8
3.8
3.8

.0
.6
.8

.0
.6
.8

119.4
143.9
144.6
144.0
146.7
145.6
150.3
136.7
105.6
104.6
104.2

119.6
144.7
146.3
144.8
147.4
146.4
150.3
137.8
106.1
105.2
105.5

4.1
6.7
7.7
6.6
8.0
7.5
9.8
4.6
4.2
4.9
4.7

.2
.6
1.2
.6
.5
.5
.0
.8
.5
.6
1.2

.2
1.0
1.0

113.9
106.5

113.5
107.7

2.7
5.4

-.4
1.1

.6
-.4

1.1
-1.0

-.4
1.1

80.1
110.5
112.1

78.7
110.7
112.2

2.9
1.0
1.9

-1.7
.2
.1

-1.6
.1
.1

-1.6
-.2
.2

-1.7
.2
.1

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

1.2

1.0
1.0
1.2
.7
.8
.5
.6
1.2

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

4

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

24

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

115.5

6 months ended—

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

115.3

4.4

2.5

2.8

2.1

3.4

2.5

115.6

115.3

4.4

2.1

3.2

1.8

3.2

2.5

113.7

113.0

5.6

1.1

2.5

.7

3.3

1.6

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

118.1
117.6
108.2
127.4
108.5
118.3
114.5

118.7
118.2
107.0
128.5
109.5
118.9
114.4

4.7
3.2
1.1
7.4
.8
4.3
3.3

2.5
2.1
.7
1.6
2.4
2.8
4.1

3.2
6.1
1.5
1.6
10.2
3.5
6.3

8.9
8.9
-4.4
10.6
22.0
8.5
6.2

3.6
2.7
.9
4.5
1.6
3.6
3.7

6.0
7.5
-1.5
6.0
15.9
6.0
6.2

114.5
121.9
121.9

114.7
123.3
122.6

-.4
7.4
6.3

2.9
.3
4.1

5.5
8.0
-3.6

5.4
9.6
11.2

1.3
3.8
5.2

5.4
8.8
3.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham
Other pork, including sausage 1
Other meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ...
Eggs

109.5
111.0
108.9
106.4
100.0
101.8
97.8
104.9
112.8
114.2
112.0
106.6
113.0
116.4
113.4
112.1
108.9
107.9
111.3
107.7
134.0
111.9
146.7
86.0

109.9
111.7
109.8
108.1
100.8
104.8
102.3
107.2
111.9
115.0
112.0
105.2
118.0
115.8
110.0
112.3
108.4
109.5
109.3
107.2
135.2
112.7
147.3
82.7

9.6
10.3
15.1
21.6
18.2
22.5
18.4
24.8
34.5
21.4
13.4
10.6
24.6
3.2
7.1
4.9
-10.6
-18.2
-8.9
.0
13.7
6.1
17.2
-5.4

4.8
6.2
7.9
7.3
8.7
5.4
6.9
9.4
-3.1
10.8
4.9
2.1
-5.1
3.1
19.5
12.4
-1.1
3.6
-4.4
.0
6.7
7.7
4.5
-13.4

-4.2
-4.5
-3.9
-1.8
-2.3
-5.5
-4.6
-2.9
3.6
-1.0
-11.0
-13.3
-13.7
-6.7
-13.9
2.5
-16.6
-15.5
-13.0
-25.7
7.2
23.4
6.2
-6.9

-2.9
-1.4
-3.2
-.4
-3.5
-.4
1.6
-1.1
-5.5
2.1
-9.1
-23.8
2.1
2.5
-10.2
.4
1.9
1.1
-2.5
14.6
4.3
12.6
-.8
-23.4

7.2
8.2
11.5
14.2
13.3
13.7
12.5
16.8
14.1
16.0
9.0
6.3
8.7
3.1
13.1
8.6
-5.9
-7.9
-6.7
.0
10.1
6.9
10.7
-9.5

-3.5
-3.0
-3.5
-1.1
-2.9
-3.0
-1.5
-2.0
-1.1
.5
-10.1
-18.7
-6.1
-2.2
-12.1
1.4
-7.8
-7.6
-7.9
-7.7
5.7
17.9
2.6
-15.6

Dairy products 1
,
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products, including butter1

107.4
105.1
104.9
105.4
109.9
107.7
113.1
110.6

107.3
105.0
104.5
105.9
109.7
107.9
111.8
110.6

-.8
-.8
.4
-3.4
1.5
2.3
1.4
-2.5

.0
-.8
-1.5
-1.5
1.5
2.3
-1.1
4.5

4.6
5.1
6.4
5.5
1.1
1.5
1.1
-1.4

1.5
.4
-.4
2.3
3.0
4.2
.7
2.9

-.4
-.8
-.6
-2.5
1.5
2.3
.2
.9

3.1
2.7
2.9
3.9
2.0
2.8
.9
.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
1

See footnotes at end of table.




25

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Jan.
1988

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples

,

Bananas
Oranges, including tangerines
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits
Fruit juices and frozen fruit
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Other processed vegetables 1
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Sweets, including candy
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Carbonated drinks
Coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared food
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared food 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, condiments, sauces,
and spices
Miscellaneous prepared food, including
baby food 1
1

Food away from home
Lunch1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale
Wine 1
Distilled spirits 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1

Feb.
1988

126.7
137.7
135.5
116.3
112.0
132.7
147.1
137.2
111.3
277.6
123.2
128.0
111.7
115.6
115.7
112.4
107.2
111.2
105.8

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

121.6
130.9
132.9
120.7
117.1
133.6
140.6
124.2
111.4
208.0
120.1
116.6
113.4
117.8
118.6
113.2
107.6
111.5
106.2

13.1
4.6
1.5
21.8
-29.8
15.5
5.9
19.1
16.3
-48.5
4.3
37.3
7.3
8.8
10.5
4.8
7.4
.4
11.3

-6.2
-10.9
-12.7
-2.3
48.6
40.6
-26.3
2.0
-19.2
281.1
-48.0
-11.5
3.4
4.0
5.2
4.8
3.8
5.6
3.1

17.0
26.0
26.5
-51.6
4.6
44.0
47.5
26.2
-11.9
65.9
307.0
4.3
3.0
2.5
2.2
-2.5
-2.2
1.1
-4.1

-0.7
3.1
-5.5
27.4
41.8
-39.5
-10.6
-9.1
-1.1
199.6
-43.0
-20.3
11.7
21.5
26.6
5.9
1.1
-.4
1.9

3.0
-3.5
-5.9
9.1
2.1
27.5
-11.7
10.2
-3.1
40.1
-26.4
10.2
5.3
6.4
7.8
4.8
5.6
2.9
7.1

7.8
14.0
9.3
-21.5
21.8
-6.7
14.8
7.1
-6.7
123.0
52.4
-8.8
7.3
11.6
13.8
1.6
-.6
.4
-1.1

111.2
112.2
103.3
116.1
108.5
106.6
106.0
112.4
112.1
116.0
118.7
120.4
117.4

111.0
112.2
102.7
116.1
109.5
105.9
104.7
113.4
113.0
115.7
118.8
120.2
117.6

-.7
1.8
5.6
-.4
4.2
-7.1
1.5
-24.8
.7
2.5
8.3
-.7
2.8

1.5
1.8
2.4
2.1
-.7
-2.2
-3.0
-11.8
1.1
5.4
6.3
9.7
5.0

.0
.4
-3.1
2.8
-1.1
-2.6
-3.0
-8.9
2.2
2.5
4.1
1.4
.7

1.5
2.9
.4
3.2
5.7
-.8
-.8
12.9
2.5
1.0
-1.0
5.2
2.8

.4
1.8
4.0
.9
1.7
-4.7
-.8
-18.6
.9
3.9
7.3
4.4
3.9

.7
1.6
-1.3
3.0
2.2
-1.7
-1.9
1.4
2.3
1.8
1.5
3.2
1.7

114.6

114.3

-4.9

4.7

2.9

1.1

-.2

2.0

113.0

113.4

8.3

1.1

1.8

4.0

4.6

2.9

119.3
119.0
119.2
119.9

119.7
119.3
119.6
120.3

3.2
3.5
2.4
2.8

3.8
3.5
3.1
5.9

3.8
5.2
4.5
1.4

3.8
3.1
3.8
3.7

3.5
3.5
2.8
4.3

3.8
4.1
4.1
2.5

115.8
112.0
112.1
105.6
115.0
127.0

116.8
113.1
112.9
106.4
115.4
127.8

2.9
2.6
1.1
5.5
.4
3.7

3.9
1.1
1.8
4.2
1.8
7.4

2.5
1.8
4.4
-1.9
.7
3.6

4.9
2.9
2.5
.8
1.0
7.5

3.4
1.8
1.5
4.9
1.1
5.5

3.7
2.3
3.5
-.6
.9
5.5

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group

26

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Jan.
1988

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1 2
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Materials, supplies, and equipment
for home repairs ' 3
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 1 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 1
Cable television 1 4
Refuse collection 1 4
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ....
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Major household appliances 1 3
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers,
and air conditioners 1 3

Feb.
1988

116.4
124.5
130.9
125.9
131.6
130.6
136.7
123.1
128.4
128.4
126.9
113.7
117.4
108.7

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

116.8
125.1
131.5
126.3
132.5
131.4
136.8
123.3
129.0
129.0
127.1
114.3
117.9
109.5

3.6
5.1
3.9
2.7
7.9
5.6
.6
3.4
5.7
5.7
3.3
.0
-.7
1.1

3.9
4.4
5.8
4.7
9.8
5.9
7.0
5.8
3.9
3.9
7.0
10.2
15.8
2.6

2.5
4.0
-.3
2.3
-8.0
-3.4
17.9
3.0
5.9
5.9
2.6
2.1
1.4
2.6

4.6
6.7
8.7
5.9
16.6
18.3
.6
4.0
5.8
5.8
3.9
2.8
3.5
2.2

3.8
4.8
4.8
3.7
8.8
5.7
3.8
4.6
4.8
4.8
5.1
5.0
7.2
1.9

3.5
5.3
4.1
4.1
3.6
6.9
8.9
3.5
5.8
5.8
3.2
2.5
2.4
2.4

101.7
105.6
103.2
96.4
78.1
76.8
102.4
103.1
110.6
93.7
121.3
115.8
139.9
72.2
104.1
128.9
128.6
138.1

103.3
105.7
103.7
96.8
78.6
77.0
103.6
103.6
110.9
94.3
121.8
116.6
141.6
72.2
103.6
129.5
127.4
139.3

-2.4
4.3
1.2
.4
11.0
10.8
-1.6
-.8
.7
-3.7
2.4
.0
1.8
-2.1
-4.4
8.0
6.1
4.5

4.0
.8
4.0
3.8
17.5
22.4
-1.6
2.4
5.2
-3.3
4.4
2.4
11.5
-16.1
-5.2
7.5
6.0
9.4

4.4
1.1
-.8
-1.6
-8.2
-8.3
6.1
-.8
1.1
-4.6
.7
-.7
-1.4
1.6
-.8
.9
1.3
15.1

2.8
2.3
1.2
.4
-2.5
-2.6
4.4
.8
-.4
2.1
1.7
-1.0
.6
-7.9
.0
4.8
8.9
11.0

.8
2.5
2.6
2.1
14.2
16.4
-1.6
.8
3.0
-3.5
3.4
1.2
6.5
-9.4
-4.8
7.8
6.1
6.9

3.6
1.7
.2
-.6
-5.4
-5.5
5.2
.0
.4
-1.3
1.2
-.9
-.4
-3.2
-.4
2.8
5.1
13.1

107.6
103.8
111.0
110.8
113.5
114.5
110.0
105.5
89.7
83.7
77.6
92.0
99.9
100.1
104.3

107.7
103.9
111.8
111.0
113.0
112.8
107.9
106.5
90.0
84.3
78.0
92.8
99.3
99.2
103.0

.8
-.8
.7
2.2
6.5
6.8
5.0
9.5
-3.4
-8.3
-5.8
-10.5
.4
1.6
1.9

2.6
3.1
4.5
3.3
-.7
4.4
-2.6
.8
-2.2
-5.0
-6.8
4.9
-2.0
-.4
-5.9

-.4
-1.5
-3.6
.4
4.3
4.8
17.3
-1.5
-6.4
-2.3
-2.5
.0
-9.2
-1.2
-6.0

1.1
.8
8.3
1.8
-9.3
2.2
-8.1
.4
.9
-1.9
-1.5
-1.3
3.7
-2.0
3.2

1.7
1.2
2.6
2.8
2.9
5.6
1.1
5.1
-2.8
-6.7
-6.3
-3.1
-.8
.6
-2.1

.4
-.4
2.2
1.1
-2.8
3.5
3.8
-.6
-2.8
-2.1
-2.0
-.6
-3.0
-1.6
-1.5

99.0

99.2

-1.2

-.4

-16.5

8.0

-.8

-5.0

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group

27

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Other housefurnishings 1 3
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces,
and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools,
and other hardware 1
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 3
Housekeeping supplies
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1
Household paper products and
stationery supplies 1
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Gardening and other household services 1 3
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery,
and accessories
Suits
Girls'
Infants' and toddlers' '
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3
Watches and jewelry 1 3
Watches ' 3
Jewelry 1 3
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and dry cleaning other
than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Feb.
1988

102.7

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

102.7

-1.2

5.3

0.4

1.6

2.0

1.0

114.3
104.5

114.1
104.8

-1.1
-1.6

11.5
14.6

10.4
-4.5

-1.0
4.7

5.0
6.2

4.5
.0

108.2

108.1

-10.2

1.1

.0

4.6

-4.7

2.3

104.0

102.8

-1.6

4.8

.0

-1.9

1.6

-1.0

99.1
113.0
117.1

99.2
113.0
116.8

4.8
5.6
3.6

3.2
1.4
2.1

-1.5
3.3
4.2

-13.6
1.1
1.0

4.0
3.5
2.8

-7.8
2.2
2.6

110.5
111.3
111.5
110.2
118.2
105.2

110.5
112.7
111.6
110.2
118.3
105.3

.7
6.4
2.9
.0
5.0
8.2

-.7
.4
1.1
.0
2.8
3.1

1.5
5.6
1.1
.0
1.0
3.1

4.5
5.1
1.4
.0
4.5
2.3

.0
3.4
2.0
.0
3.9
5.6

3.0
5.4
1.3
.0
2.8
2.7

112.3
110.5
111.0
110.3
111.6
111.4
109.3
115.7
109.6
104.4
111.4
111.8
103.4
119.0
115.4

112.0
110.1
110.6
110.8
112.3
112.3
109.1
116.4
111.0
104.4
110.5
110.5
106.4
113.3
114.3

13.6
14.3
15.1
6.9
8.7
14.6
6.9
7.8
6.6
-3.0
23.2
27.2
35.5
38.5
29.2

-3.9
-4.7
-5.0
-.4
-1.1
-9.9
-5.4
10.3
2.2
2.0
-10.0
-10.2
-15.9
-4.7
-5.7

10.5
11.5
12.3
3.0
2.6
6.3
13.6
-4.1
6.0
6.3
17.5
19.1
13.1
25.5
11.5

-3.8
-4.6
-5.2
2.2
3.3
1.4
-7.7
5.3
4.1
-2.6
-10.8
-14.2
15.7
-28.2
-15.2

4.5
4.4
4.6
3.2
3.7
1.7
.6
9.0
4.4
-.6
5.3
6.9
6.8
14.9
10.4

3.1
3.2
3.1
2.6
2.9
3.8
2.4
.5
5.0
1.7
2.4
1.1
14.4
-5.1
-2.7

107.4
115.3
109.6
113.6
112.9
103.6
111.5
102.5
114.0
107.3
113.0
108.9
103.0
121.4

108.3
110.6
109.8
111.4
113.1
104.5
111.5
103.5
113.7
107.0
113.4
108.0
101.6
121.8

3.8
-10.9
5.0
16.3
1.1
2.4
.8
-1.6
1.9
12.2
-2.5
19.9
19.1
4.1

-1.8
-.4
-3.7
-13.7
13.9
-2.4
17.6
1.6
22.4
-2.6
3.3
-2.2
-7.6
3.4

5.7
17.3
10.9
31.4
5.2
7.4
4.9
6.4
4.5
6.6
2.2
18.2
3.2
4.1

-1.8
2.2
1.5
-17.0
9.0
12.8
8.3
-2.3
10.9
.4
10.5
-6.4
.0
1.7

.9
-5.8
.6
.2
7.3
.0
8.9
.0
11.7
4.5
.4
8.3
4.9
3.8

1.9
9.5
6.1
4.5
7.1
10.1
6.6
2.0
7.6
3.5
6.3
5.2
1.6
2.9

122.5
120.7

123.1
120.9

7.0
.3

4.8
.7

4.7
3.4

2.6
2.3

5.9
.5

3.7
2.9

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

28

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Jan.
1988

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
Subcompact new cars 1 3
Compact new cars 1 3
Intermediate new cars 1 3
Full-size new cars 1 3
Luxury new cars 1 3
New trucks 1 4
New motorcycles 1 3
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair1
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile fees 1
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fares 1
Other intercity transportation 1
Intracity public transportation 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter
drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment
and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional medical services
Physicians' services
,....
Dental services 1
13
Eye care
Services by other medical professionals 1 :
Hospital and related services
Hospital rooms
Other inpatient services 1 3
Outpatient services 1 3

Feb.
1988

107.3
106.3
115.5
115.5
101.5
101.1
99.8
103.1
104.0
114.4
104.0
117.2
80.4
80.2
80.1
79.1
84.0
117.2
119.9

107.1
106.1
115.5
115.8
101.6
100.7
99.8
103.2
105.1
113.6
105.0
117.9
78.9
78.8
78.2
77.6
83.0
117.7
120.5

5.5
5.6
3.2
4.0
2.4
2.5
1.2
1.6
2.8
-2.1
2.4
14.7
13.7
13.7
15.5
13.9
12.1
3.6
8.3

118.8
115.5
117.2
124.7
98.2
100.7
97.5
94.8
104.3
130.1
151.6
89.7
124.3

119.3
116.0
117.4
125.0
98.1
100.1
97.4
94.0
104.9
130.6
152.3
89.8
124.7

120.8
128.4
121.8
123.2
128.2
120.2

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

7.5
7.9
2.8
3.2
2.0
2.0
1.6
-2.4
.8
-2.5
1.6
10.0
25.3
25.4
29.1
25.0
22.7
2.8
4.2

3.8
3.8
2.8
2.5
6.1
7.4
5.7
13.0
9.8
10.5
6.0
3.9
-3.8
-3.8
^4.2
-4.7
-1.8
5.0
9.9

-2.2
-1.9
.0
.3
.4
-2.3
-5.4
.8
6.3
-.7
3.9
6.0
-18.3
-18.4
-22.0
-19.0
-12.8
4.2
-.3

6.5
6.8
3.0
3.6
2.2
2.2
1.4
-.4
1.8
-2.3
2.0
12.3
19.4
19.4
22.1
19.3
17.2
3.2
6.2

0.8
.9
1.4
1.4
3.2
2.4
.0
6.7
8.1
4.7
4.9
4.9
-11.4
-11.4
-13.5
-12.2
-7.5
4.6
4.6

3.2
5.1
-.3
2.7
1.3
-.8
1.3
-.9
3.2
2.6
6.0
-3.8
.3

2.8
1.1
4.3
3.4
.4
-7.7
1.3
.9
2.0
4.3
6.8
-3.8
4.0

3.8
6.2
4.2
10.7
3.3
3.3
3.4
.0
6.4
12.3
6.1
43.1
4.3

4.5
5.3
3.1
3.9
2.1
1.6
2.1
1.3
2.7
4.4
7.4
-.4
.0

3.0
3.1
1.9
3.1
.8
-4.3
1.3
.0
2.6
3.4
6.4
-3.8
2.1

4.1
5.8
3.7
7.3
2.7
2.4
2.7
.6
4.5
8.3
6.8
19.3
2.1

121.6
128.6
120.8
121.5
128.5
120.4

-3.0
3.2
.0
-1.3
-.6
3.1

4.1
4.2
3.0
2.6
8.2
1.4

3.1
5.4
1.7
2.6
-1.6
1.0

5.8
-4.8
-3.9
-7.5
3.8
3.4

.5
3.7
1.5
.7
3.7
2.2

4.4
.2
-1.1
-2.6
1.1
2.2

134.6
136.0
147.3
105.2

135.4
136.4
147.9
105.3

6.4
6.4
7.8
5.7

6.3
7.6
7.7
7.6

5.3
7.5
9.6
2.3

7.4
6.1
7.4
1.9

6.4
7.0
7.7
6.6

6.3
6.8
8.5
2.1

127.4

127.3

5.1

9.1

3.9

2.9

7.1

3.4

120.3
134.1
133.5
135.3
133.5
106.3
104.7
137.3
136.7
108.4
108.4

120.6
135.0
134.5
136.4
134.5
106.7
106.1
138.5
137.4
109.7
109.5

7.0
6.1
6.9
6.4
8.9
6.9
4.9
8.0
7.7
6.1
2.8

4.8
6.0
7.1
7.6
7.1
4.7
3.2
6.9
6.9
9.3
9.8

.3
4.7
5.3
5.6
5.0
2.7
5.6
7.1
6.8
6.2
9.1

-.7
7.8
8.8
9.3
8.4
6.6
7.9
10.5
8.9
11.7
11.8

5.9
6.1
7.0
7.0
8.0
5.8
4.0
7.5
7.3
7.6
6.2

-.2
6.2
7.0
7.4
6.7
4.7
6.7
8.8
7.9
8.9
10.4

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group

29

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment 1
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1
Other sporting goods 1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Club memberships 1 3
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 1 3
Admissions 1
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3
Other entertainment services 1 3

118.1
112.9
121.8
121.1
122.6
106.7
107.5
103.5
110.8
108.0
117.8
112.8
125.4
104.0

118.3
112.9
122.6
121.7
123.7
106.4
107.0
103.3
110.6
107.4
117.5
112.6
125.7
105.2

4.7
5.6
3.4
6.0
1.0
3.5
4.7
2.4
8.1
15.4
7.7
-.4
4.1
2.4

2.8
1.1
2.0
3.1
1.0
-1.9
-2.6
-.8
1.9
-.8
4.3
5.6
4.4
2.0

6.0
5.9
5.5
5.5
5.8
10.4
5.8
14.3
4.1
7.0
4.9
1.8
6.0
.4

107.8
129.5
105.2
102.1

108.3
129.5
105.3
102.0

11.1
3.3
2.4
2.8

1.2
12.7
2.8

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ..
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental
products 1
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1
Legal service fees 1 3
Personal financial services 1 3
Funeral expenses 1 3

133.4
140.8
117.3
116.1

134.5
142.2
117.8
116.4

5.5
3.1
3.6
2.9

11.1
2.5
2.1

117.1

117.8

2.5

3.5

115.5
118.4
118.0

115.5
119.1
118.9

3.2
4.6
4.3

1.1
2.8
2.8

119.4
1.43.0
143.1
143.1
145.4
144.3
148.7
136.7
105.6
104.6
104.2

119.6
144.4
144.6
144.5
146.9
146.1
149.7
137.8
106.1
105.2
105.5

3.9
7.6
8.3
7.6
8.5
7.6
9.4
4.0
4.4
1.6
5.7

113.9
106.5

113.5
107.7

80.7
111.7
112.1

79.3
111.9
112.2

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

3.7
3.3
2.7
4.5
1.0

15.9

.8
1.0
.8
5.0
7.0
6.0
2.6
4.2
2.2

4.7
4.2
5.1
4.8
5.6
5.3
3.8
6.3
3.1
4.0
3.3
2.0
5.3
7.8

14.2
8.9
12.8
1.6

3.0
3.1
1.9
.8

6.0
7.9
2.6
1.0

8.4
6.0
7.2
1.2

1.8
3.6
2.4
2.5

10.1
17.8
5.3
5.0

6.9
7.0
3.0
2.5

10.5
3.8
3.7

7.8

3.0

4.2

3.9
2.4
2.4

2.8
5.6
5.6

2.1
3.7
3.5

3.4
4.0
4.0

3.5
9.6
7.5
9.6
10.5
11.4
9.8
5.5
4.7
6.5
5.6

3.5
.6
6.8
.3
2.6
.0
11.7
3.3
4.3
6.0
.4

5.5
9.4
8.1
9.4
10.4
11.4
8.4
5.4
3.5
5.5
7.1

3.7
8.6
7.9
8.6
9.5
9.5
9.6
4.8
4.6
4.0
5.6

4.5
4.9
7.4
4.7
6.4
5.6
10.1
4.3
3.9
5.7
3.7

4.4
17.0

.7
2.3

.4
4.2

5.5
-1.1

2.5
9.4

2.9
1.5

13.0
-.4
2.6

25.2
2.9
2.6

-3.8
1.1
1.1

-17.9
.4
1.4

19.0
1.3
2.6

-11.1
.7

May
1987

Aug.
1987

-.8
8.4

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

3.5
2.5
4.7
4.0
5.3
.4
1.9
-1.2
2.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
4.6

5.9

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products
Utilities and public transportation
,
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

4

Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




1.3

30

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special
detailed expenditure categories 1
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Percent
change
to
Feb.
1988
from—

1 -month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes
Item

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Nov.
1987

Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb.
1987 1988 1988 1987

Food and beverages
Other breads
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers, bread, and cracker products
Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers

113.2
114.0
117.9
122.3
122.1
115.1

112.7
113.9
118.5
122.6
123.0
116.2

113.9
115.6
119.6
123.2
123.2
117.3

114.5
115.0
120.5
124.8
127.5
117.2

120.1

120.2

122.5

121.7

Ham other than canned
Pork sausage
Other pork
Frankfurters
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami
Other lunchmeats
Lamb and organ meats

127.6
112.2
113.9
111.2
113.1
111.6
112.6

124.6
111.3
111.5
111.6
112.9
111.1
112.6

126.2
112.6
114.2
111.7
112.7
110.5
113.8

122.0
109.4
110.4
112.1
113.2
110.9
113.3

Butter
Other dairy products

105.0
114.8

104.7
115.5

105.6
115.9

Frozen fruit and fruit juices
Other fruit juices
Cut corn, canned beans except lima
Other processed vegetables

106.6
113.4
106.4
105.1

107.7
113.8
106.4
105.0

Candy and chewing gum
Other sweets
Margarine
Other fats, oils, and salad dressing
Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter
Roasted coffee
Instant and freeze-dried coffee
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish
Other condiments
Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods
Other canned and packaged prepared foods...

115.2
114.1
106.6
104.1
118.7
105.7
117.8
114.9
111.8
114.6
110.2

Whiskey at home
Other alcoholic beverages at home

114.0
116.5




0.5
-.5
.8
1.3
3.5
-.1

2.8
4.5
5.6
6.1
4.9
2.9

.1

1.9

-.7

2.6

-.9
-.5
-2.6
-.6
-.3
.4
-.2

-2.4
-.8
-2.1
.4
-.2
-.4
.0

1.3
1.2
2.4
.1
-.2
-.5
1.1

-3.3
-2.8
-3.3
.4
.4
.4
-.4

1.0
-.9
.2
4.5
5.2
4.4
5.9

105.4
116.3

-1.5
.3

-.3
.6

.9
.3

-.2
.3

-.4
2.7

112.4
115.7
106.3
105.1

117.0
117.1
106.5
105.9

.1
.4
.6
-.6

1.0
.4
.0
-.1

4.4
1.7
-.1
.1

4.1
1.2
.2
.8

14.1
5.4
3.7
2.5

116.2
115.3
107.8
105.2
117.8
109.5
117.2
116.2
113.1
115.4
110.8

116.5
115.5
109.2
106.5
118.1
110.7
117.8
116.1
113.2
116.6
110.7

.0
-.1
.9
1.1

.1
-.2
.1
.5

.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
-.4
2.8
-.5
1.0
1.3
.6
.0

.3
.2
1.3
1.2

.1
-2.2
-.6
-.8
-.2
.2
.1

.3
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.3
.8
.0

.3
1.1
.5
-.1
.1
1.0
-.1

2.0
1.9
1.2
3.9
1.2
-11.2
-6.3
1.3
-.1
5.0
2.7

114.0
116.1

31

1.1
1.5
.9
.5
.2
.9

115.5
113.7
106.3
103.7
118.3
106.5
117.8
115.0
111.6
114.7
110.8

See footnotes at end of table.

-0.4
-.1
.5
.2
.7
1.0

114.5
116.1

114.5
116.8

.1
.2

.0
-.3

.4
.0

.0
.6

1.0
1.0

1.3
1.5
.5
.9
-1.9
.3

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special
detailed expenditure categories 1 —Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Percent
change
to
Feb.
1988
from—

1 -month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes
Item

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

-2.2

-2.8

1.5

4.4

5.7

114.2
116.8
115.2

-1.6
-.3
.0

.6
.4
.1

.4
.2
.3

-.3
-1.0

-.6
2.2
2.1

111.6

111.4

-.6

.3

1.5

109.1

109.3

109.7

.4

-.1

.2

118.0
106.8
111.0
108.2
114.9
109.4

114.5
103.9
108.9
106.7
110.2
106.9

112.0
101.8
103.4
106.0
105.5
104.8

111.5
102.6
100.9
105.6
105.3
105.4

.5
-.7
1.9
.4

-3.0
-2.7
-1.9
-1.4
-4.1
-2.3

-2.2
-2.0
-5.1
-.7
-4.3
-2.0

118.6

118.7

119.8

121.0

110.6

110.6

111.6

111.2

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

107.6

104.6

106.2

110.9

113.4
117.3
114.3

114.1
117.8
114.4

114.5
118.0
114.8

109.6

109.9

109.2

Nov.
1987

Housing
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing
materials
Soaps and detergents
Other laundry and cleaning products
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels,
and napkins
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift
wrap

.3
-.2
.4

2.0
.8

Apparel and upkeep
Men's suits, sport coats, and jackets
Men's coats and jackets
Boys' coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts ..
Boys' trousers, sport coats, and jackets
Girls' coats, jackets, dresses, and suits
Girls' separates and sportswear

2.2
5.7
.3
.6
1.9
3.0

1.0

-1.0
-2.1

-.4
.8
-2.4
-.4
-.2
.6

3.3

-.4

1.9

Transportation
State automobile registration
Other goods and services
Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs

1
These special indexes are based on substantially
smaller samples.




-.5

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

32

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Relative
importance,
December
1987

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.2

2.8
2.8
2.3
4.9
1.7
1.1
5.4
.6
1.8
2.1
-2.8
2.8
3.5
3.4

.1
.0
-.2
.6
-.3
-.1
-1.4
.4
.0
1.0
.7
.1
.4
.9

.3
.4
.4
.6
-.8
-.3
4.1

.3
.2
.2
1.0
-.3
.7

-.1
-.2
-.5
.6
.5

115.0
122.4
117.3
126.1
130.0
117.6
117.6
116.7
113.6
117.6

3.6
5.0
4.1
3.8
6.2
5.4
5.5
4.1
3.4
4.6

.3
.4
.3
.3
.6
.4
.4
.0
.5
.4

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

.4
.7
.8
.4
3.0
.5
.5
.5
.4
1.0

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

107.5

95.2

102.5
95.6

2.0
1.4
.5

.6
.5
.4

.2
-.2
-.1

-.2
.0
-.3

.6
.4
.5

.387
4.032

80.4
101.2

80.6
101.6

3.7
.3

.2
.4

-.8
.0

-.6
-.3

.6
.5

3.478
6.539
4.173
1.225
1.141

121.2
107.1
103.0
113.5
111.7

121.8
107.2
103.1
113.6
111.8

2.4
.9
.3
2.7
1.4

.5
.1
.1
.1
.1

-.2
-.2
-.4
-.2
.2

.2
.3
.4
.4
.1

.5
.0
.0
.0
.1

6.358
5.834
1.520
2.592
.298

110.3
108.6
108.6
108.2
115.2
106.8
112.2
121.1

110.0
108.3
108.7
107.9
113.3
106.4
112.0
121.5

3.8
3.9
3.1
4.1
2.1
3.9
7.1
3.0

-.3
-.3
.1
-.3

-.8
-1.8

.1
.1
.3
-.1

-1.9
.1

-1.0
.1

.1
.4

1.4
-.4

-.4
-.5
.4
-1.2
-1.6
-.2
-.2
.3

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

100.000

114.5
341.0

114.7
341.6

3.8

19.449
17.792
11.138
1.535
3.546

115.4
115.4
113.7
118.1
110.8
107.1
125.7
111.3
112.1
108.4
107.2
115.7
119.1
115.6

115.5
115.4
113.5
118.8
110.5
107.0
124.0
111.7
112.1
109.5
107.9
115.8
119.6
116.6

114.6
121.9
116.9
125.7
129,2
117.1
117.1
116.7
113.0
117.1

.097
7.897
4.419

106.9
102.0

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1967=100)
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home 1
Alcoholic beverages 1

1.357
,

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair
commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public
services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
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

1.884
2.816
.391

.295
.952
1.178

6.653
1.657
39.949
25.513
8.124
6.873
1.251
17.182
16.836
.347
.207
.111

.927
.498
.524

See footnotes at end of table.




33

-1.6
-.4
-.2
.3

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

-.9
.0

-.9
.5
1.1
.7
.2
.3
.3
.4

-.1
-3.7
-.2
.0

1.0
-.4
-.3
.4
.9

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and

commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Relative
importance,
December

Group

Unadjusted indexes

1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

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

19.411
18.299
5.292
3.931
2.347
4.030

106.8

105.9

106.4
105.6

115.8

115.7

115.9

116.0
116.0
78.3

1.598
5.032

117.4
122.9

.946

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—
Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.1
-.2
.0
-.2
-.1
-1.6

-0.2
-.1

-1.7
.3
.7

.1
.3
.7
-1.7
-1.7
.3
.2

Expenditure category

1

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

1

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

-0.4
-.3
-.1

123.2

3.8
4.0
2.2
2.5
8.5
2.9
2.8
3.6
5.0

-1.8
.3
.2

-0.3
-.2
.0
.0
.9
-1.8
-1.7
.3
.0

98.1

98.0

1.7

-.1

.2

.7

-.1

4.086
1.113

128.0
121.2

128.5
120.4

5.9
.5

.4
-.7

.0
.1

.7
-.1

.4
-.7

4.947
.915
4.032
2.524

134.6
134.7
134.6
133.4

135.8
135.4
135.8
134.7

6.7
6.8
6.6
7.1

.5
.9
1.0

.5
.6
.4
.5

.8
.7
.8
.8

.5
.3
.7
.7

4.044
2.190
1.854

117.4
112.8
124.9

117.6
112.9
125.2

4.1
3.6
4.6

.2
.1
.2

.2
.4
-.1

.4
.2
.7

.2
.1
.2

5.840
1.695
1.169

132.7
141.0
117.1

133.6
142.3
117.5

6.5
8.6
3.2

.7
.9
.3

.5
.4
.2

1.3
2.8
.6

.8
.9
.3

.668
.502

116.2
118.9
144.3
145.3
144.5

2.8
3.6
6.7
6.9
6.6

.2
.5
.6
1.0
.6

.1
.3
.7
.6
.8

.8
.4
.7
.0
.8

.2
.5
1.0
.9

2.784

116.0
118.3
143.4
143.9
143.6

100.000
49.440
19.449
29.991
17.019
5.834

114.5
108.8
115.4
104.7
101.7
108.6

114.7
108.7
115.5
104.5
101.4
108.3

3.8
3.2
2.8
3.5
4.1
3.9

.1
-.1
.3
-.3
-1.2
-.9

.3
.2
.3
.1
-1.1
.1

11.185
12.972
50.560
24.930

100.8
107.9
122.0
117.1

100.5
107.9
122.5
117.5

4.3
2.7
4.4
5.0

-.4
.2
.2
.3

-.4
.1
.5
.6

9.138
6.797
4.032
5.663

103.5
124.1
134.6
128.5

103.9
124.4
135.8
129.0

1.4
4.5
6.6
5.3

-.3
.1
.4
.4

.4
.4
.8
.6

2.977
.193

115.9

79.7
79.5

78.1
117.8

.1

.1
-1.8

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




34

1.0

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1987

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

114.2
112.7
108.0
113.4
105.0
102.4
101.5
108.8
112.8
120.7
86.8
118.5
119.3
112.3
80.0
124.3

114.4
112.8
108.1
113.6
104.9
102.2
101.4
108.7
113.2
121.1
86.3
118.7
119.6
112.4
78.7
124.8

4.0
3.5
3.4
3.7
3.5
4.1
4.1
3.4
3.9
4.2
1.6
4.0
4.3
3.6
2.9
4.8

0.2
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.4
.3
-.6
.2
.3
.1
-1.6
.4

$.873
.293

$.872
.293

-3.6

-.1

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.1
.0
.1
.1
-.3
-1.1
-.4
-A
.0
.3
-.9
.2
.1
.0
-1.7
.2

0.4
.2
.3
.4
.0
-.9
-.3
.0
.5
.4
-.9
.4
.5
.4
-1.5
.6

0.2
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.4
.4
-.6
.3
.3
.1
-1.6
.5

-.2

-.1

Special indexes
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel 1
Nondurables 1
Services less rent of shelter 1 2
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1982-84=$1.00 1
1967=$1.00 1

82.208
74.487
82.818
95.053
31.648
18.676
12.842
36.468
25.631
46.528
8.449
91.551
73.759
27.230
4.418
46.528

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




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

35

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

6 months ended—

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.5

4.8

3.0

2.1

12.4
-.4
2.2
3.8

2.5
2.1
1.4
2.8
4.8
-.4
-4.0
1.1
2.2
-.7

3.2
3.4
3.5
3.6
7.4
-.6
3.9
.4
2.2
1.5
-4.5
3.8
3.3
2.9

2.5
2.3
1.3
6.2
-3.7
2.9
6.9
.9
1.4
2.6
-.9
1.9
3.8
3.9

12.7
5.6
5.6
2.8
3.2
3.8
2.3
.8
.4

3.8
4.9
4.5
3.5
9.7
5.1
5.1
5.4
4.6
7.6
1.5
2.4
1.9

3.2
5.1
3.8
4.1
2.8
5.9
5.9
2.8
2.1
1.7
2.5
.2

-3.0
.8
2.0
.4
.0
.7
1.4

14.3
.6
3.4
1.7
1.4
3.7
1.6

-5.6
.0

-4.5
-5.3
2.6
-11.7
-17.0
.0
5.5
1.3

4.5
4.4
3.4
5.5
-.7
4.1
7.0
3.3

3.3
3.4
2.8
2.6
4.9
3.6
7.1
2.7

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products 1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home 1
Alcoholic beverages 1

114.5
114.5
112.6
116.2
110.5
106.7
121.9
110.6
111.2
107.9
106.2
115.2
118.5
115.2

114.9
115.0
113.1
116.9
109.6
106.4
126.9
110.7
110.9
107.6
106.5
115.4
118.8
115.1

115.2
115.2
113.3
118.1
109.3
107.1
125.8
111.2
112.1
108.4
106.7
115.8
119.1
115.6

115.1
115.0
112.7
118.8
109.8
107.0
121.1
111.0
112.1
109.5
106.3
115.5
119.6
116.6

4.0
4.7
5.6
4.3
10.0
-.8

-6.1
2.5
2.4
2.5

-2.9
5.0
4.2
3.2

2.8
2.8
2.2
3.2
-4.9
4.6
17.4
.4
-.4
-.7
-2.2
2.8
3.8
2.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1

114.0
120.6
115.6
124.3
128.7
116.0
116.0
115.9
112.7
116.5
106.9
103.1
96.4

114.2
121.0
116.2
125.1
128.4
116.4
116.4
116.1
112.5
115.9
107.1
102.9
96.3

114.7
121.8
117.1
125.6
132.2
117.0
117.0
116.7
113.0
117.1
106.9
102.9
96.0

115.1
122.3
117.6
126.1
132.6
117.6
117.6
116.7
113.6
117.6
107.5
103.3
96.5

3.6
5.3
4.0
2.7
11.7
6.2
6.2
3.6
1.1
.4
2.3
.8
.0

4.0
4.5
5.0
4.3
7.7
3.9
3.9
7.3
8.2
15.4
.8
4.0
3.8

2.5
4.4
.7
2.3
-6.3
6.1
6.1
2.8
1.1
-.3
2.7
-.4
-1.6

78.9
103.2
121.2
107.1
103.2
113.1
111.4

78.3
103.2
120.9
106.9
102.8
112.9
111.6

77.8
102.9
121.2
107.2
103.2
113.3
111.7

78.3
103.4
121.8
107.2
103.2
113.3
111.8

11.0
-1.2
2.4
.4

17.6
2.4
4.4
3.0
4.8
2.2
1.1

-8.2
-.8
.7
-.4

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

112.9
111.4
109.6
113.8
118.7
107.5
110.5
120.8

112.0
110.4
109.6
111.7
116.4
107.6
110.6
121.3

112.1
110.5
109.9
111.6
115.2
107.7
112.2
120.8

111.6
109.9
110.3
110.3
113.3
107.5
112.0
121.2

14.5
15.6
5.7
26.4
16.4

-4.6
-5.7
1.1

11.8
12.8
3.0

-11.9
-15.3
-1.9
12.3
3.1

19.2
32.7
7.4

1

See footnotes at end of table.




36

-1.9
5.2
2.2

10.4

1.9
3.4

-1.9
2.9
.7

8.8

4.1

1.8
.4

9.3
-2.5
1.1
-2.6
1.5
3.3
6.1
.4
1.0
'3.8
5.0

3.9
5.8

7.1
5.9

1.3
.0
-1.0
1.8
1.1

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

107.4
106.5

107.1
106.3

115.1
115.4
116.2
83.1
82.9

115.1
115.4
117.2

107.0
106.1
115.1
115.2
117.1
80.3
80.1

Feb.
1988

6 months ended—

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

6.4
6.4
2.5
3.6

7.9
8.4
2.5
3.2
10.0
26.5

-2.2
-1.9
.3
.3
6.0
-18.7

7.1
7.4
2.5
3.4
12.3

0.8
1.0
1.8
1.4

14.7
13.7
14.3
3.2

3.8
3.8
3.2
2.5
3.9
-4.2
-4.7

4.6
11.6

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

81.6

106.8

106.0
115.2
115.5
117.9

78.9
78.7

4.9

3.8
4.0

19.9
20.0
3.0
2.4

-11.8
-12.0
4.2

1.7

25.9
2.8
3.1

98.0

.0

1.3

2.1

3.3

.6

2.7

128.0
121.2

128.5
120.4

2.3
1.7

3.7
1.7

13.6
1.3

4.5
-2.6

3.0
1.7

9.0
-.7

133.8
134.4
133.6
132.6
116.9
112.6
124.0

134.9
135.3
134.7
133.7
117.4
112.8
124.9

135.6
135.7
135.6
134.6
117.6
112.9
125.2

6.8
6.5
7.1
7.2
5.0
5.6
4.8

6.7
7.3
6.3
7.4
2.5
1.1
3.7

5.6
7.5
5.3
5.3
5.7
5.2
6.4

7.4
6.4
7.7
8.4
3.1
2.5
3.6

6.7
6.9
6.7
7.3
3.8
3.3
4.2

6.5
7.0
6.5
6.9
4.4
3.8
5.0

130.4
136.7
116.2

131.1
137.2
116.4

132.8
141.0
117.1

133.9
142.3
117.5

5.2
2.5
2.8

8.8
11.4
2.5

1.2
3.9
2.8

11.2
17.4
4.6

7.0
6.8
2.7

6.1
10.5
3.7

115.0
117.4
140.6
141.4
140.6

115.1
117.8
141.6
142.2
141.7

116.0
118.3
142.6
142.2
142.8

116.2
118.9
144.0
143.5
144.2

2.1
3.9
8.2
8.0
7.9

2.5
2.8
9.6
7.2
9.9

2.5
2.4
-.8
6.2
-1.4

4.2
5.2
10.0
6.1

10.6

2.3
3.3
8.9
7.6
8.9

3.4
3.8
4.4
6.1
4.4

108.9
114.5
105.4
104.0
111.4

108.8
114.9
105.1
102.8
110.4

109.0
115.2
105.2
101.7
110.5

108.8
115.1
105.0
101.4
109.9

5.2
6.2
4.0
7.3
12.9
15.6

4.4
4.2
2.5
5.5
5.7
-5.7

3.6
3.0
2.8
3.1
8.9
12.8

2.5
-.4
2.1
-1.5
-9.6
-5.3

4.8
5.2
3.2
6.4
9.2
4.4

3.0
1.3
2.5
.8
-.8
3.4

101.6
107.5
121.3
116.1

101.2
107.7
121.6
116.4

100.8
107.8
122.2
117.1

100.5
108.0
122.8
117.5

8.6
4.2
4.1
5.5

12.8
3.4
4.4
5.4

.8
1.1
4.1
4.2

-4.3
1.9
5.0
4.9

10.6
3.8
4.3
5.4

-1.8
1.5
4.5
4.6

103.4
123.5
133.1
127.1

103.1
123.6
133.6
127.6

103.5
124.1
134.7
128.4

103.9
124.4
135.6
129.3

2.8
2.4
7.1
6.0

13.8
3.0
6.3
6.6

-11.5
9.6
5.3
1.9

1.9
2.9
7.7
7.1

8.2
2.7
6.7
6.3

-5.0
6.2
6.5
4.5

81.5
117.0

122.0

117.4
122.9

117.8
123.2

97.2

97.4

98.1

127.1
121.2

127.1
121.3

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services
Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Entertainment services 1

133.2
133.6
133.1
131.9
116.7
112.2
124.1

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

116.7
122.0

-18.8

7.7

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 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 1 2
Household services less rent
of shelter 1 2
Transportation services 1
Medical care services
Other services

1

...

See footnotes at end of table.




37

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

113.9
112.7
107.9
113.1
105.8
104.4
102.2
109.2
112.2
120.0
89.2
117.9
118.8
112.6
82.8
123.4

114.0
112.7
108.0
113.2
105.5
103.3
101.8
108.8
112.2
120.4
88.4
118.1
118.9
112.6
81.4
123.7

114.4
112.9
108.3
113.6
105.5
102.4
101.5
108.8
112.8
120.9
87.6
118.6
119.5
113.0
80.2
124.4

114.6
113.0
108.4
113.7
105.4
102.2
101.4
108.7
113.2
121.4
87.1
118.9
119.9
113.1
78.9
125.0

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

6 months ended—
Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

Special indexes
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel 1 ...
Nondurables 1
Services less rent of shelter 1 2
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy.
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




5.2
5.2
5.1
4.8
6.8
11.9
7.6
7.0
3.3
3.8
6.2
5.4
5.3
6.0
13.7
4.8

4.7
4.0
4.2
4.4
5.1
5.7
11.3
3.8
7.9
3.8
13.5
3.5
3.8
2.2
25.3
4.4

3.6
3.6
3.0
3.2
3.5
8.0
1.2
4.9
.7
4.5
-2.6
4.2
4.5
4.4
-4.7
4.7

2.5
1.1
1.9
2.1
-1.5
-8.2
-3.1
-1.8
3.6
4.7
-9.1
3.4
3.8
1.8
-17.6
5.3

5.0
4.6
4.6
4.6
6.0
8.7
9.5
5.4
5.6
3.8
9.8
4.4
4.6
4.1
19.4
4.6

3.0
2.3
2.4
2.7
1.0
-.4
-1.0
1.5
2.2
4.6
-5.9
3.8
4.1
3.1
-11.4
5.0

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

38

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1988

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home

Feb.
1988

115.4

115.5

2.8

0.1

0.3

0.3

-0.1

115.4

115.4

2.8

.0

.4

.2

-.2

113.7

113.5

2.3

-.2

.4

.2

-.5

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

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

118.1
117.1
107.4
127.4
108.9
118.4
114.5

118.8
117.8
106.5
128.5
109.8
119.0
114.5

4.9
5.0
-.6
5.2
8.6
4.8
4.9

.6
.6
-.8
.9
.8
.5
.0

.6
.9
.0
1.0
2.1
.4
.3

1.0
.6
-.1
.6
2.2
1.0
1.2

.6
.3
-1.0
.9
.8
.5
.0

114.4
121.9
122.4

114.8
123.4
123.0

3.4
6.3
4.4

.3
1.2
.5

.1
.6
.8

.9
.5
1.4

.3
1.2
.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned ....
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham
Other pork, including sausage 1
Other meats *
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts '
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ...
Eggs

110.8
112.1
110.1
107.8
101.6
104.3
101.2
107.0
109.9
115.3
113.3
104.9
113.6
119.2
113.4
111.8
108.4
107.4
110.9
107.3
137.7
112.1
152.0
89.7

110.5
112.1
110.3
108.7
101.9
107.3
104.4
110.0
110.6
115.1
112.2
104.3
117.4
116.1
109.9
112.0
108.0
109.2
109.0
106.5
137.8
112.8
151.9
84.9

1.7
2.5
3.8
6.4
4.8
4.7
6.3
7.1
5.9
8.3
-1.0
-7.0
1.5
-.3
-.2
4.8
-7.0
-7.8
-7.3
-4.0
7.2
12.2
5.9
-12.8

-.3
.0
.2
.8
.3
2.9
3.2
2.8
.6
-.2
-1.0
-.6
3.3
-2.6
-3.1
.2
-.4
1.7
-1.7
-.7
.1
.6
-.1
-5.4

-.8
-.5
-.6
-.1
.0
-1.2
-.1
-.7
.2
-.1
-1.9
-2.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.5
-.1
-.3
-1.4
.4
.5
.4
.5
.4
-8.8

-.3
-.5
-1.0
-1.5
-1.6
-1.3
-4.4
-2.1
-.5
.1
-.6
-3.1
-2.9
2.5
1.9
.0
.9
.0
.6
3.6
-.2
1.7
-.7
6.7

.5
.6
.9
1.6
.6
2.5
5.6
3.1
-.9
1.0
.1
-1.3
5.1
-.9
-3.1
.2
-.4
1.7
-1.7
-.7
.6
.6
.3
-4.1

Dairy products 1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products, including butter1

107.1
105.2
105.1
105.4
109.7
107.5
112.9
110.1

107.0
105.3
104.8
106.0
109.4
107.5
111.8
110.0

1.1
.9
1.0
.6
1.6
2.3
.7
.6

-.1
.1
-.3
.6
-.3
.0
-1.0
-.1

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

.7
.2
.6
.1
1.1
.7
1.9
.7

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

See footnotes at end of table.




39

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

5.4
5.0
1.4
-7.2
10.8
9.1
.4
8.7
-4.4
74.3
6.2
.6
6.1
9.0
10.7
3.0
2.5
1.6
3.0

-1.4
-3.0
1.4
6.3
11.0
-.6
-1.6
-7.0
1.5
-25.4
-2.5
-2.5
1.6
2.5
3.0
.6
.5
.4
.5

4.1
6.8
1.1
-.7
11.0
-10.9
4.0
12.4
.5
71.1
.8
4.7
.3
.4
.4
-.1
.0
.1
.0

-0.9
-2.5
-1.6
3.5
-5.9
-2.3
-1.9
-4.3
-1.2
1.8
-11.7
-.5
.7
2.6
3.4
.8
-.1
-.3
.0

-3.7
-6.8
-1.8
3.5
2.7
1.0
-3.4
-9.4
.0
-25.4
-2.5
-8.9
1.6
2.1
2.2
.6
.5
.4
.5

111.7
112.1
102.9
115.9
109.5
107.9
107.2
113.3
113.9
115.8
118.8
119.7
117.6

.6
1.8
1.5
1.8
2.1
-2.8
-.9
-9.1
1.8
2.8
4.9
3.6
2.9

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

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

.5
1.1
1.3
.7
.7
.2
.7
1.7
-.5
.3
-.6
1.0
1.5

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

114.5

114.5

.9

.0

-.1

.6

-.3

112.6

113.0

3.6

.4

.5

.1

.4

119.1
118.7
119.1
119.7

119.6
119.1
119.5
120.2

3.5
3.8
3.4
3.4

.4
.3
.3
.4

.3
.2
.3
.2

.3
.3
.3
.3

.4
.3
.3
.4

115.6
111.9
111.4
105.2
114.9
126.4

116.6
113.0
113.0
105.9
115.2
127.4

3.4
2.1
2.5
1.8
1.1
5.2

.9
1.0
1.4
.7
.3
.8

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

.4
.1
.1
-.4
.3
.8

.9
1.0
1.0
.7
.3
.8

Feb.
1988

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges, including tangerines
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce '
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits
Fruit juices and frozen fruit
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Other processed vegetables 1

125.7
136.3
129.9
110.4
107.4
121.8
147.0
142.7
103.7
277.3
121.8
135.9
111.4
115.2
115.7
111.9
107.2
111.4
105.8

124.0
132.2
131.7
117.4
119.2
121.1
144.6
132.7
105.3
206.9
118.8
132.5
113.2
118.1
119.2
112.6
107.7
111.9
106.3

Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Sweets, including candy
Fats and oils 1
'..
Nonalcoholic beverages
Carbonated drinks
Coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared food
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared food 1
Snacks 1
Seasonings, condiments, sauces,
and spices
Miscellaneous prepared food, including
baby food 1

111.3
112.1
103.4
115.7
108.4
107.2
106.7
112.2
112.6
115.7
118.3
119.9
117.3

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale
Wine 1
Distilled spirits 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1
See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan. 1988

Jan.
1988

1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

40

Feb. 1987

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Jan.
1988

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school1 3
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Materials, supplies, and equipment
for home repairs 1 4
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 1 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges t
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 1
Cable television 1 5
Refuse collection 1 5
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables '
Other furniture
Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ....
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Major household appliances 1 4
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers,
and air conditioners 1 4

Feb.
1988

114.6
121.9
116.9
125.7
129.2
127.1
137.1
123.2
117.1
117.1
116.7
113.0
117.1
106.9

115.0
122.4
117.3
126,1
130.0
127.8
137.2
122.9
117.6
117.6
116.7
113.6
117.6
107.5

3.6
5.0
4.1
3.8
6.2
6.3
5.5
3.5
5.4
5.5
4.1
3.4
4.6
2.0

101.8
105.2
102.0
95.2
80.4
79.8
102.2
101.2
107.6
92.1
121.2
115.5
139.3
72.3
103.9
128.8
128.5
137.8

103.2
105.0
102.5
95.6
80.6
79.7
103.4
101.6
107.9
92.8
121.8
116.5
141.2
72.3
103.4
129.2
127.2
139.0

107.1
103.0
109.6
110.2
113.0
114.3
109.8
104.7
90.4
83.7
77.2
91.6
100.1
100.1
104.8
99.3

See footnotes at end of table.




41

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.3
.4
.3
.3
.6
.6
.1
-.2
.4
.4
.0
.5
.4
.6

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

0.4
.7
.8
.4
3.0
2.7
.1
.5
.5
.5
.5
.4
1.0
-.2

0.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
.1
-.2
.5
.5
.0
.5
.4
.6

2.4
1.5
1.4
.5
3.7
4.9
1.7
.3
1.6
-2.3
2.4
.3
3.1
-6.2
-2.6
5.1
5.4
9.4

1.4
-.2
.5
.4
.2
-.1
1.2
.4
.3
.8
.5
.9
1.4
.0
-.5
.3
-1.0
.9

-.3
.5
-.2
-.1
-.8
-.3
.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-1.0
-1.8
.3
.0
.0
2.7
.4

-.1
-.2
.0
-.3
-.6
-.8
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.2
.2
-.1
.6
-2.3
.4
.7
.5
1.2

1.4
-.2
.4
.5
.6
.3
1.2
.5
.3
.9
.5
.9
1.4
.0
-.5
.3
-1.0
.9

107.2
103.1
112.9
109.3
112.5
109.8
107.5
106.6
90.7
84.1
77.5
92.4
99.6
99.4
103.6

.9
.3
3.1
1.7
.0
3.6
1.6
2.5
-2.9
-4.8
-4.3
-2.5
-1.6
-.3
-1.3

.1
.1
3.0
-.8
-.4
-3.9
-2.1
1.8
.3
.5
.4
.9
-.5
-.7
-1.1

-.2
-.4
-1.0
.4
-.1
2.7
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.9
-.6
-.8
.0
.6
.2

.3
.4
2.3
-.4
-2.2
.3
.5
-.2
.3
-.1
-.1
-.3
1.3
-.5
1.8

.0
.0
.8
.0
-.4
-2.5
-2.1
1.2
.3
.5
.4
.9
-.5
-.7
-1.1

99.5

-2.7

.2

-.7

2.3

.2

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1988
Other housefurnishings 1 4
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces,
and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools,
and other hardware 1
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 4
Housekeeping supplies
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1
Household paper products and
stationery supplies 1
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Gardening and other household services 1 4
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery,
and accessories
Suits
Girls'
Infants' and toddlers' 1
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 4
Watches and jewelry 1 4
Watches 1 4
Jewelry 1 4
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and dry cleaning other
than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Feb.
1988

102.5

102.5

1.5

0.0

-0.4

0.8

0.0

112.5
104.4

112.3
104.6

5.4
3.5

-.2
.2

.6
-.5

-1.1
1.9

-.2
.2

108.0

108.2

-1.5

.2

-.7

1.6

.2

103.1

102.0

.8

-1.1

.8

.2

-1.1

98.8
113.5
117.1

99.2
113.6
116.7

-2.0
2.7
2.6

.4
.1
-.3

-4.4
-.2
.3

.5
.4
.2

.4
.0
-.3

110.4
112.1
111.7
110.4
118.0
105.1

110.3
113.0
111.8
110.4
118.2
105.1

1.5
4.3
1.4
.0
3.5
3.8

-.1
.8
.1
.0
.2
.0

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

.8
.3
.1
.0
.6
.4

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

110.3
108.6
108.9
108.6
110.1
108.4
109.1
115.1
108.6
103.7
108.2
108.0
101.2
114.9
111.5

110.0
108.3
108.6
108.7
110.6
108.9
108.8
115.4
110.0
102.6
107.9
107.5
104.1
111.0
111.2

3.8
3.9
3.9
3.1
3.7
3.1
1.8
4.6
4.9
1.2
4.1
4.2
10.3
5.9
3.9

-.3
-.3
-.3
.1
.5
.5
-.3
.3
1.3
-1.1
-.3
-.5
2.9
-3.4
-.3

-.8
-.9
-1.1
.0
-.3
-.5
-1.0
.3
.0
-.6
-1.8
-2.5
-1.3
-1.7
-2.4

.1
.1
.1
.3
.5
.0
-.8
.0
-.2
.1
-.1
-.4
2.8
-1.6
.0

-.4
-.5
-.5
.4
.5
1.3
-.3
.8
1.3
.3
-1.2
-1.5
3.7
-6.1
-.3

106.1
101.9
109.4
115.2
112.2
103.5
110.8
102.9
113.1
106.8
112.6
109.3
100.0
121.1

107.3
100.8
109.5
113.3
112.0
104.3
110.4
103.6
112.3
106.4
113.2
108.0
99.4
121.5

1.5
1.5
3.4
2.1
7.1
4.8
7.6
1.0
9.5
3.9
3.2
6.1
3.2
3.0

1.1
-1.1
.1
-1.6
-.2
.8
-.4
.7
-.7
-.4
.5
-1.2
-.6
.3

-1.5
3.2
.0
-1.9
.1
1.2
-.2
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.9
.1
.4

.2
2.4
1.3
-1.0
1.4
.8
1.7
-.7
2.3
.1
1.7
-1.2
1.1
-.4

.8
-3.5
-.4
-1.6
-.2
.8
-.4
.7
-.7
-.2
.4
-1.2
-1.8
.3

122.4
120.4

122.9
120.7

4.7
1.7

.4
.2

.6
.1

-.4
.2

.4
.2

See footnotes at end of table.




42

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

-0.4
-.3
-.1
.1
.1
-.4
.0
.0
1.1
-.7
1.1
.1
-1.8
-1.8
-2.0
-1.9
-1.2
.3
.3

-0.3
-.2
.0
.0
.4
.0
-.7
.3
.7
.5
.0
.9
-1.8
-1.7
-2.0
-2.0
-1.3
.3
.1

-0.1
-.2
.0
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
-1.6
-1.7
-2.0
-1.7
-1.1
.3
.1

-0.2
-.1
.1
.3
.1
-.4
.0
.0
1.1
-.7
1.1
.7
-1.7
-1.7
-2.1
-1.8
-1.2
.3
.3

3.5
4.0
2.6
5.0
1.7
-1.1
1.9
.2
3.5
5.9
6.3
7.3
2.5

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

.2
.4
.3
.0
.2
.4
.1
-.3
.7
.0
-.1
.4
-.2

.4
.3
.3
.7
.7
.3
.8
1.5
.2
.7
1.3
-.8
.2

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

121.2
128.5
120.4
120.3
128.5
120.8

2.6
2.4
.5
-1.1
2.6
2.1

.7
.2
-.7
-1.5
.1
.2

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

.9
-.9
-.1
-.5
.3
.3

.7
.2
-.7
-1.5
.1
.2

134.6
134.7
146.6
105.4

135.8
135.4
147.7
105.4

6.7
6.8
8.1
4.6

.9
.5
.8
.0

.5
.6
.6
.7

.8
.7
.8
.1

.5
.3
.5
.0

127.2

127.1

5.2

-.1

.7

.2

-.1

120.5
134.6
133.4
135.1
133.4
106.3
105.3
136.9
135.5
108.5
108.4

120.8
135.8
134.7
136.7
134.4
106.7
106.3
138.4
136.5
110.0
109.5

2.5
6.6
7.1
7.4
7.3
5.2
5.6
8.0
7.3
8.8
8.3

.2
.9
1.0
1.2
.7
.4
.9
1.1
.7
1.4
1.0

.3
.4
.5
.4
.2
.2
.7
.6
.5
.5
.7

-.3
.8
.8
.8
1.1
.9
.3
.8
.9
1.0
1.1

.2
.7
.7
1.0
.7
.4
.9
.9
.6
1.4
1.0

Jan.
1988

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
Subcompact new cars 1 4
Compact new cars 1 4
Intermediate new cars 1 4
Full-size new cars 1 4
Luxury new cars 1 4
New trucks 1 5
New motorcycles 1 4
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair1
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 .
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ..
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile fees 1
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fares 1
Other intercity transportation 1
Intracity public transportation 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter
drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment
and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional medical services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Eye care 1 4
Services by other medical professionals 1 4
Hospital and related services
Hospital rooms
Other inpatient services 1 4
Outpatient services 1 4

Feb.
1988

106.8
105.9
115.8
115.9
101.5
101.0
99.7
103.1
103.8
114.4
103.9
115.9
79.7
79.5
79.1
78.4
83.7
117.4
121.4

106.4
105.6
115.7
116.0
101.6
100.6
99.7
103.1
104.9
113.6
105.0
116.0
78.3
78.1
77.5
76.9
82.7
117.8
121.8

3.8
4.0
2.2
2.5
2.7
2.3
.7
3.0
4.8
1.2
3.8
8.5
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.3
4.2
3.6
5.1

119.1
115.1
117.2
122.9
98.1
100.9
97.3
94.7
104.1
128.0
150.8
89.7
123.5

119.6
115.6
117.5
123.2
98.0
100.3
97.2
93.9
104.6
128.5
151.5
89.8
124.0

120.4
128.2
121.2
122.1
128.4
120.6

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

43

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city
average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan. to
Feb.

0.2
.4
.2
.2
.1
.4
.7

0.2
.1
.7
.4

1.1

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

0.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
.5
" .1
.2
.2
-.2
.2
.7
3.0

.5
.2
.2
-.1

-.3
-.2
.2
-.1

.7
.9
.3
.2

.5
.2
.2
-.1

.3
.2

.5
.4
.2
.1

1.3
2.8
.6

.8
.9
.3
.2

-.1

1.0

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment 1
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1
Other sporting goods 1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Club memberships 1 4
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 1 4
Admissions 1
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4
Other entertainment services 1 4

117.4
112.8
121.7
121.2
122.7
108.2
109.4
104.0
110.7
108.0
116.3
112.8
124.9
105.1

117.6
112.9
122.6
121.7
123.9
107.9
109.2
103.8
110.5
107.5
117.5
112.7
125.2
106.3

4.1
3.6
4.0
4.6
3.3
3.2
2.8
3.7
3.7
4.8
4.6
2.1
4.6
5.5

0.2
.1
.7
.4
1.0
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.5
1.0
-.1
.2

107.6
129.2
105.6
101.8

108.1
129.4
105.8
101.7

7.0
6.9
5.4
1.0

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental
products 1
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1
Legal service fees 1 4
Personal financial services 1 4
Funeral expenses 1 4

132.7
141.0
117.1
116.0

133.6
142.3
117.5
116.2

6.5
8.6
3.2
2.8

117.3

118.0

3.1

115.3
118.3
117.9

115.3
118.9
118.6

2.7
3.6
3.5

.0
.5
.6

.0
.5
.6

119.1
143.4
143.9
143.6
146.6
145.6
149.3
136.4
105.5
104.9
104.9

119.3
144.3
145.3
144.5
147.0
146.2
149.3
137.9
106.1
105.5
107.0

3.7
6.7
6.9
6.6
7.6
7.3
9.5
4.9
4.1
5.2
5.6

.2
.6
1.0
.6
.3
.4
.0
1.1
.6
.6
2.0

.2
1.0
.9
1.0
.9
1.1
.7
1.1

113.5
106.7

113.1
107.9

2.6
5.5

-.4
1.1

.4
-.4

1.0
-1.0

-.4
1.1

80.1
109.9
113.4

78.6
110.2
113.5

2.7
1.1
1.6

-1.9
.3
.1

-1.8
.1
.1

-1.6
-.3
.3

-1.6
.5
.1

Feb. 1987

Jan. 1988

.8

1.0
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.5

-.1
-.1
.2
1.1

.6
.6
2.0

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

4

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

5

44

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

115.2

6 months ended—

Food at home
1

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

115.1

4.0

2.5

2.8

2.1

3.2

2.5

115.0

4.7

2.1

2.8

1.8

3.4

2.3

113.3

Food

Aug.
1987

115.2

Food and beverages

May
1987

112.7

5.6

1.4

2.2

.4

3.5

1.3

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

118.1
117.3
107.8
127.4
108.9
118.4
114.5

118.8
117.7
106.7
128.5
109.8
119.0
114.5

4.3
3.2
.0
7.4
.8
3.9
2.6

2.8
2.9
.0
2.3
2.8
2.8
4.1

3.2
6.1
2.3
1.3
9.7
4.2
6.6

9.3
7.5
-4.4
10.3
22.4
8.1
6.2

3.6
3.1
.0
4.8
1.8
3.4
3.3

6.2
6.8
-1.1
5.7
15.9
6.2
6.4

114.4
121.9
122.4

114.8
123.4
123.0

.0
7.4
5.9

2.5
.3
4.4

5.9
8.0
-3.6

5.4
9.6
11.5

1.3
3.8
5.2

5.6
8.8
3.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham
Other pork, including sausage 1
Other meats 1
Poultry 1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ...
jgs

109.3
110.9
108.9
106.5
100.3
102.6
98.0
104.9
113.5
114.3
111.8
106.3
112.8
116.1
113.4
111.8
108.4
107.4
110.9
107.3
134.7
112.1
148.0
85.7

109.8
111.6
109.9
108.2
100.9
105.2
103.5
108.2
112.5
115.4
111.9
104.9
118.5
115.0
109.9
112.0
108.0
109.2
109.0
106.5
135.5
112.8
148.5
82.2

10.0
11.1
15.5
22.1
19.1
21.9
23.2
23.6
34.2
21.4
14.2
9.5
25.8
2.5
7.9
4.2
-10.3
-17.9
-7.9
.7
12.2
6.1
14.7
-6.6

4.8
5.8
7.5
7.3
8.6
5.8
4.4
8.5
-3.5
10.4
4.9
2.8
-5.4
2.8
19.5
12.8
-1.4
3.2
-5.1
.0
5.0
7.2
2.5
-14.3

-4.9
-4.5
-4.2
-2.5
-2.7
-6.9
-3.8
-2.6
2.1
-1.4
-11.0
-13.1
-13.1
-6.7
-13.9
2.2
-16.3
-15.8
-13.0
-25.8
8.8
24.3
6.7
-5.7

-2.5
-1.8
-2.9
.0
-3.9
.0
3.6
.7
-4.8
3.9
-9.4
-23.9
2.7
.7
-10.5
.4
1.1
1.1
-2.9
13.9
3.3
12.2
.0
-23.9

7.4
8.4
11.4
14.4
13.7
13.6
13.4
15.8
13.8
15.8
9.4
6.1
9.1
2.6
13.5
8.4
-5.9
-7.9
-6.5
.4
8.6
6.7
8.4
-10.5

-3.7
-3.1
-3.5
-1.3
-3.3
-3.5
-.2
-.9
-1.4
1.2
-10.2
-18.6
-5.5
-3.1
-12.2
1.3
-8.0
-7.8
-8.1
-8.1
6.0
18.1
3.3
-15.3

Dairy products 1
Fresh milk and cream
Fresh whole milk
Other fresh milk and cream 1
Processed dairy products 1
Cheese 1
Ice cream and related products 1
Other dairy products, including butter1

107.1
104.9
104.9
105.4
109.7
107.5
112.9
110.1

107.0
104.9
104.4
106.0
109.4
107.5
111.8
110.0

-.8
-1.1
.0
-3.7
1.1
2.7
.7
-2.5

-.4
-1.2
-1.5
-1.5
1.9
1.9
-.4
4.1

4.6
5.5
6.4
5.5
.7
1.9
1.1
-1.5

1.1
.0
-.8
2.3
2.6
2.6
1.4
2.6

-.6
-1.1
-.8
-2.6
1.5
2.3
.2
.7

2.9
2.7
2.7
3.9
1.7
2.3
1.3
.5

See footnotes at end of table.




45

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges, including tangerines
Other fresh fruits
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Lettuce 1
Tomatoes 1
Other fresh vegetables
Processed fruits and vegetables
Processed fruits
Fruit juices and frozen fruit
Canned and dried fruits 1
Processed vegetables 1
Frozen vegetables 1
Other processed vegetables 1

125.8
136.3
134.8
117.6
112.5
131.7
146.2
136.3
110.5
277.3
121.8
128.4
111.4
115.6
116.4
111.9
107.2
111.4
105.8

Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1
Sweets, including candy
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Carbonated drinks
Coffee 1
Other noncarbonated drinks
Other prepared food
Canned and packaged soup
Frozen prepared food 1

Snacks 1

Seasonings, condiments, sauces,
and spices
Miscellaneous prepared food, including
baby food 1
1

Food away from home
Lunch 1
Dinner1
Other meals and snacks 1
Alcoholic beverages 1
Alcoholic beverages at home 1
Beer and ale
Wine 1
Distilled spirits 1
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

121.1
127.0
132.4
121.7
115.5
133.0
141.3
123.5
110.5
206.9
118.8
117.0
113.2
118.0
119.0
112.6
107.7
111.9
106.3

12.4
15.0
.9
22.4
-28.0
20.1
-.3
18.4
20.0
-49.0
4.4
34.7
7.3
8.4
9.6
4.1
7.0
-.4
10.9

-4.0
-6.5
-10.0
-2.6
53.2
42.0
-26.9
4.1
-20.7
276.3
-47.4
-11.9
2.6
4.4
5.6
4.8
3.4
5.2
3.1

17.4
27.4
27.6
-51.4
3.4
39.2
47.6
25.5
-10.1
68.7
307.2
6.1
3.7
2.5
2.5
-2.1
-1.8
.7
-3.3

-2.6
-11.4
-8.8
28.1
32.3
-40.3
-5.5
-9.7
-2.5
185.3
-43.1
-18.9
10.9
21.9
26.5
5.5
1.5
1.1
1.9

3.9
3.7
-4.7
9.2
5.1
30.6
-14.6
11.0
-2.4
38.5
-25.9
9.0
4.9
6.4
7.6
4.4
5.2
2.4
6.9

6.9
6.3
7.8
-21.1
17.0
-8.8
18.1
6.4
-6.4
119.3
52.2
-7.3
7.3
11.8
13.9
1.6
-.2
.9
-.7

111.2
112.1
103.4
116.1
108.4
106.7
106.2
112.2
112.4
115.8
118.8
119.9
117.3

111.0
112.1
102.9
116.0
109.5
106.3
105.1
113.3
113.2
115.5
118.9
119.7
117.6

-.4
2.2
5.6
-.4
3.8
-6.1
1.1
-25.1
1.1
2.5
9.9
-.3
2.8

1.1
2.2
2.4
2.1
-7
-2.9
-1.1
-11.8
.7
5.0
6.0
9.3
5.0

.4
-.4
-2.7
2.8
-.7
-2.2
-2.2
-9.3
2.9
2.8
4.5
1.7
1.0

1.5
3.3
.8
2.8
6.1
.4
-1.5
13.8
2.5
1.0
-1.0
4.1
2.8

.4
2.2
4.0
.9
1.5
-4.5
.0
-18.8
.9
3.8
7.9
4.4
3.9

.9
1.4
-1.0
2.8
2.6
-.9
-1.9
1.6
2.7
1.9
1.7
2.9
1.9

114.5

114.2

-5.5

5.5

2.9

1.1

-.2

2.0

112.6

113.0

8.3

1.1

1.1

4.0

4.6

2.5

119.1
118.7
119.1
119.7

119.6
119.1
119.5
120.2

2.4
3.2
2.1
2.4

4.2
3.5
3.5
6.3

3.8
5.2
4.2
1.4

3.8
3.4
3.8
3.7

3.3
3.3
2.8
4.3

3.8
4.3
4.0
2.5

115.6
111.9
111.8
105.2
114.9
126.4

116.6
113.0
112.9
105.9
115.2
127.4

2.5
1.8
.7
5.1
.7
3.7

3.2
1.1
1.5
4.2
1.8
6.0

2.8
2.2
4.8
-1.9
1.1
3.6

5.0
3.3
3.3
.0
.7
7.6

2.9
1.5
1.1
4.7
1.2
4.8

3.9
2.7
4.0
-.9
.9
5.6

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group

46

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes

3 months ended—

Item and group
Jan.
1988

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 13
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Materials, supplies, and equipment
for home repairs 1 4
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 1 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services t
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 1
Cable television 1 5
Refuse collection 1 5
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances, including electronic equipment1....
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Major household appliances 1 4
Refrigerators and home freezers 1
Laundry equipment1
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers,
and air conditioners 1 4

Feb.
1988

114.7
121.8
117.1
125.6
132.2
130.9
137.1
123.2
117.0
117.0
116.7
113.0
117.1
106.9

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

115.1
122.3
117.6
126.1
132.6
131.3
137.2
122.9
117.6
117.6
116.7
113.6
117.6
107.5

3.6
5.3
4.0
2.7
11.7
9.7
.6
3.8
6.2
6.2
3.6
1.1
.4
2.3

4.0
4.5
5.0
4.3
7.7
4.8
3.4
5.5
3.9
3.9
7.3
8.2
15.4
.8

2.5
4.4
.7
2.3
-6.3
-2.5
17.8
3.0
6.1
6.1
2.8
1.1
-.3
2.7

3.9
5.8
7.1
5.9
12.7
13.9
.9
2.0
5.6
5.6
2.8
3.2
3.8
2.3

3.8
4.9
4.5
3.5
9.7
7.3
2.0
4.6
5.1
5.1
5.4
4.6
7.6
1.5

3.2
5.1
3.8
4.1
2.8
5.4
9.0
2.5
5.9
5.9
2.8
2.1
1.7
2.5

101.8
105.2
102.9
96.0
77.8
77.0
102.2
102.9
110.6
93.3
121.2
115.5
139.3
72.3
103.9
128.8
128.5
137.8

103.2
105.0
103.3
96.5
78.3
77.2
103.4
103.4
110.9
94.1
121.8
116.5
141.2
72.3
103.4
129.2
127.2
139.0

-1.2
4.7
.8
.0
11.0
10.1
-2.3
-1.2
.4
-4.5
2.4
.0
2.1
-2.1
-4.1
7.7
5.8
4.2

2.8
-.4
4.0
3.8
17.6
23.6
-1.2
2.4
4.8
-2.1
4.4
2.8
11.5
-16.1
-5.2
7.6
5.7
8.7

4.0
1.5
-.4
-1.6
-8.2
-8.3
6.1
-.8
1.1
-5.0
.7
-.7
-1.4
2.2
-.8
1.3
1.3
14.8

4.0
.4
.8
.4
-3.0
-3.0
4.4
.8
.0
2.2
2.0
-1.0
.6
-7.9
-.4
4.1
9.0
10.4

.8
2.1
2.4
1.9
14.3
16.7
-1.8
.6
2.6
-3.3
3.4
1.4
6.7
-9.4
-4.7
7.6
5.7
6.4

4.0
1.0
.2
-.6
-5.6
-5.7
5.2
.0
.5
-1.5
1.3
-.9
-.4
-3.0
-.6
2.7
5.1
12.6

107.2
103.2
111.5
110.4
113.0
113.8
109.8
105.3
90.4
83.7
77.2
91.6
100.1
100.1
104.8

107.2
103.2
112.4
110.4
112.5
111.0
107.5
106.6
90.7
84.1
77.5
92.4
99.6
99.4
103.6

.4
-1.9
1.8
.7
6.9
5.3
2.7
6.7
-4.2
-8.8
-5.8
-11.7
.4
1.2
2.3

3.0
4.8
5.6
4.9
.0
5.3
-3.3
4.2
-1.7
-4.6
-6.4
5.3
-1.6
.8
-5.6

-.4
-1.9
-3.2
.7
4.3
2.6
17.3
-2.6
-5.9
-3.2
-3.5
-2.1
-8.1
-.8
-5.3

.4
.0
8.6
.0
-10.3
1.8
-8.5
1.9
.4
-2.3
-1.5
-.9
3.3
-2.4
3.6

1.7
1.4
3.7
2.8
3.4
5.3
-.4
5.5
-3.0
-6.7
-6.1
-3.6
-.6
1.0
-1.7

.0
-1.0
2.5
.4
-3.3
2.2
3.6
-.4
-2.8
-2.8
-2.5
-1.5
-2.6
-1.6
-1.0

99.3

99.5

-2.7

1.2

-15.1

7.1

-.8

-4.7

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

47

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent c
change for

Item and group

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Other housefumishings 1 4
Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment1
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1
Tableware, serving pieces,
and nonelectric kitchenware 1
Lawn equipment, power tools,
and other hardware 1
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 4
Housekeeping supplies
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1
Household paper products and
stationery supplies 1
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Postage 1
Appliance and furniture repair1
Gardening and other household services 1 4
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets
Furnishings and special clothing 1
Shirts
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers
Boys'
Women's and girls'
Women's
Coats and jackets
Dresses
Separates and sportswear
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery,
and accessories
Suits
Girls'
Infants' and toddlers' '
Other apparel commodities 1
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 4
Watches and jewelry 1 4
Watches 1 4
Jewelry 1 4
Footwear
Men's
Boys' and girls' 1
Women's
Apparel services
Laundry and dry cleaning other
than coin operated
Other apparel services 1

Feb.
1988

102.5

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

102.5

-0.8

5.3

0.0

1.6

2.2

0.8

112.5
104.4

112.3
104.6

-.7
.0

14.3
14.1

11.8
-5.6

-2.5
6.4

6.5
6.8

4.4
.2

108.0

108.2

-11.5

1.5

.4

4.6

-5.2

2.4

103.1

102.0

-.4

5.2

-1.2

-.4

2.4

-.8

98.8
113.3
117.1

99.2
113.3
116.7

4.8
5.2
3.6

3.6
2.2
2.1

-1.9
2.9
4.2

-13.3
.7
.7

4.2
3.7
2.8

-7.8
1.8
2.4

110.4
112.0
111.7
110.4
118.0
105.1

110.3
113.1
111.8
110.4
118.2
105.1

1.1
8.0
2.2
.0
5.0
7.7

-1.1
.7
1.1
.0
3.2
2.0

2.6
4.4
.7
.0
.7
3.1

3.3
4.0
1.4
.0
5.2
2.3

.0
4.3
1.6
.0
4.1
4.8

3.0
4.2
1.1
.0
2.9
2.7

112.1
110.5
110.9
109.9
111.5
110.8
109.1
116.1
109.5
104.4
111.6
111.5
104.0
122.0
115.7

111.6
109.9
110.3
110.3
112.1
112.2
108.8
117.0
110.9
104.7
110.3
109.8
107.8
114.5
115.4

14.5
15.6
16.4
5.7
8.8
14.7
6.5
8.9
6.6
-2.7
26.4
32.5
31.9
47.8
24.7

-4.6
-5.7
-6.0
1.1
.0
-10.2
-4.0
11.3
2.6
2.0
-11.9
-12.1
-21.0
-8.8
-4.0

11.8
12.8
13.5
3.0
2.6
6.7
14.1
-4.7
6.1
6.3
19.2
20.4
16.3
36.8
8.5

-4.5
-5.3
-5.9
2.6
3.3
2.9
-8.0
4.2
4.4
-.8
-11.7
-16.3
22.3
-32.0
-10.4

4.5
4.4
4.6
3.4
4.3
1.5
1.1
10.1
4.6
-.4
5.5
7.9
2.1
16.1
9.4

3.3
3.4
3.3
2.8
2.9
4.8
2.4
-.3
5.2
2.7
2.6
.4
19.3
-3.6
-1.4

107.1
109.0
112.1
115.2
112.2
103.5
110.8
102.9
113.1
107.7
113.2
109.3
103.0
120.8

108.0
105.2
111.6
113.3
112.0
104.3
110.4
103.6
112.3
107.5
113.7
108.0
101.1
121.2

4.2
-19.9
3.4
16.4
1.9
2.4
2.0
.0
2.4
10.4
-2.2
15.8
19.7
3.4

-1.8
1.6
-9.2
-15.3
12.3
-2.4
15.6
1.6
19.9
-1.9
3.3
-1.9
-5.7
3.1

5.7
20.0
18.1
32.7
8.8
8.3
8.9
6.0
9.6
7.4
1.5
18.3
3.2
4.1

-1.8
8.4
3.3
-17.0
5.5
11.5
4.5
-3.4
6.7
.0
10.1
-5.7
-2.7
1.3

1.1
-9.8
-3.1
-.7
7.0
.0
8.6
.8
10.8
4.1
.5
6.6
6.2
3.3

1.9
14.1
10.4
4.9
7.1
9.9
6.7
1.2
8.1
3.6
5.7
5.6
.2
2.7

122.2
120.4

122.7
120.7

7.7
.0

4.1
.7

5.1
4.1

2.3
2.0

5.9
.3

3.7
3.1

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

48

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Jan.
1988

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
Subcompact new cars 1 4
Compact new cars 1 4
Intermediate new cars 1 4
Full-size new cars ' 4
Luxury new cars 1 4
New trucks 1 5
New motorcycles 1 4
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair1
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair1
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires 1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile fees 1
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fares 1
Other intercity transportation 1
Intracity public transportation 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter
drugs t
Nonprescription medical equipment
and supplies 1
Medical care services
,
Professional medical services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Eye care 1 4
Services by other medical professionals 1 4
Hospital and related services
Hospital rooms
Other inpatient services 1 4
Outpatient services 1 4

Feb.
1988

107.0
106.1
115.1
115.2
101.5
101.0
99.7
103.1
103.8
114.4
103.9
117.1
80.3
80.1
79.9
78.9
84.0
117.4
121.4

May
1987

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

106.8
106.0
115.2
115.5
101.6
100.6
99.7
103.1
104.9
113.6
105.0
117.9
78.9
78.7
78.2
77.5
83.0
117.8
121.8

6.4
6.4
2.5
3.6
2.0
2.9
1.2
1.2
2.8
-2.1
2.0
14.7
13.7
14.3
16.1
13.9
12.6
3.2
6.4

7.9
8.4
2.5
3.2
1.6
1.6
1.6
-2.0
.4
-3.5
2.0
10.0
26.5
25.9
29.0
25.7
22.7
2.8
4.5

3.8
3.8
3.2
2.5
6.6
7.4
5.7
12.1
9.0
11.7
7.2
3.9
-4.2
-4.7
-5.1
-4.7
-1.8
4.6
7.6

-2.2
-1.9
.3
.3
.8
-2.4
-5.4
1.2
7.2
-.4
3.9
6.0
-18.7
-18.8
-22.0
-19.8
-13.2
3.8
2.0

7.1
7.4
2.5
3.4
1.8
2.3
1.4
-.4
1.6
-2.8
2.0
12.3
19.9
20.0
22.4
19.6
17.5
3.0
5.4

0.8
1.0
1.8
1.4
3.6
2.4
.0
6.5
8.1
5.5
5.6
4.9
-11.8
-12.0
-13.9
-12.6
-7.7
4.2
4.8

119.1
115.1
117.2
122.9
98.1
100.9
97.3
94.7
104.1
128.0
150.8
89.7
123.5

119.6
115.6
117.5
123.2
98.0
100.3
97.2
93.9
104.6
128.5
151.5
89.8
124.0

3.5
4.8
.0
1.7
.0
-2.0
.0
-1.3
1.6
2.3
5.4
-3.8
.3

3.1
.7
3.9
3.1
1.3
-8.1
2.1
.9
3.2
3.7
6.8
-4.3
4.4

3.5
5.4
3.2
11.6
2.1
5.8
2.1
.0
3.6
13.6
6.1
45.1
3.6

4.1
5.0
3.5
4.0
3.3
.4
3.4
1.3
5.5
4.5
6.9
-.9
1.6

3.3
2.7
1.9
2.4
.6
-5.1
1.1
-.2
2.4
3.0
6.1
-4.0
2.3

3.8
5.2
3.3
7.7
2.7
3.1
2.7
.6
4.5
9.0
6.5
19.9
2.6

120.4
128.2
121.2
122.1
128.4
120.6

121.2
128.5
120.4
120.3
128.5
120.8

-2.7
3.9
1.7
1.0
.3
3.1

4.2
4.5
1.7
.3
10.6
1.3

2.7
5.4
1.3
3.0
-4.0
1.0

6.5
-3.9
-2.6
-8.2
3.8
3.0

.7
4.2
1.7
.7
5.3
2.2

4.6
.6
-.7
-2.8
-.2
2.0

134.9
135.3
147.2
105.4

135.6
135.7
147.9
105.4

6.8
6.5
7.2
5.3

6.7
7.3
8.3
6.8

5.6
7.5
9.3
3.1

7.4
6.4
7.6
3.1

6.7
6.9
7.7
6.0

6.5
7.0
8.5
3.1

127.2

127.1

4.4

8.8

4.2

3.5

6.6

3.9

120.5
134.7
133.7
135.2
133.4
106.3
105.3
136.5
135.1
108.5
108.4

120.8
135.6
134.6
136.6
134.4
106.7
106.3
137.7
135.9
110.0
109.5

7.3
7.1
7.2
6.4
8.9
7.3
5.3
8.1
6.8
7.3
2.8

2.0
6.3
7.4
7.3
7.1
5.1
3.6
7.3
7.3
8.8
9.8

-.3
5.3
5.3
5.9
5.0
2.3
5.6
7.1
7.2
7.0
9.1

1.0
7.7
8.4
9.6
8.5
6.2
7.9
9.5
8.0
12.1
11.8

4.6
6.7
7.3
6.9
8.0
6.2
4.4
7.7
7.1
8.1
6.2

.3
6.5
6.9
7.7
6.7
4.3
6.7
8.3
7.6
9.5
10.4

See footnotes at end of table.




6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group

49

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally
adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Entertainment1
Entertainment commodities 1
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment 1
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1
Other sporting goods 1
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense t
Entertainment services 1
Club memberships 1 4
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 1 4
Admissions 1
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4
Other entertainment services 1 4

117.4
112.8
121.7
121.2
122.7
108.2
109.4
104.0
110.7
108.0
117.6
112.8
124.9
105.1

117.6
112.9
122.6
121.7
123.9
107.9
109.2
103.8
110.5
107.5
117.5
112.7
125.2
106.3

107.6
129.2
105.6
101.8

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products 1
Personal care 1
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ..
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 .
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental
products 1
Personal care services 1
Beauty parlor services for females 1
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses 1
Legal service fees 1 4
Personal financial services 1 4
Funeral expenses 1 4

May
1987

5.0
5.6
3.8
6.0
1.7
5.5
7.0
3.2
6.9

Aug.
1987

Nov.
1987

Feb.
1988

Aug.
1987

Feb.
1988

13.1
7.3
-1.1
4.8
1.6

2.5
1.1
2.0
3.1
.7
-.8
-.7
-1.2
2.2
-.4
4.3
5.6
3.7
2.0

5.7
5.2
5.5
5.5
5.4
6.2
1.1
14.2
3.7
5.4
4.9
1.8
6.4
.4

3.1
2.5
4.7
3.7
5.7
1.9
4.1
-.8
1.8
1.5
2.1
2.2
3.6
18.9

3.8
3.3
2.9
4.5
1.2
2.3
3.0
1.0
4.6
6.1
5.8
2.2
4.2
1.8

4.4
3.8
5.1
4.6
5.5
4.0
2.6
6.5
2.8
3.4
3.5
2.0
5.0
9.3

108.1
129.4
105.8
101.7

11.6
4.0
2.4
3.2

.4
11.6
4.0
-.8

13.3
9.2
12.7
1.6

3.4
3.2
2.7
.0

5.8
7.7
3.2
1.2

8.2

132.8
141.0
117.1
116.0

133.9
142.3
117.5
116.2

5.2
2.5
2.8
2.1

8.8
11.4
2.5
2.5

1.2
3.9
2.8
2.5

11.2

17.4
4.6
4.2

7.0
6.8
2.7
2.3

6.1
10.5
3.7
3.4

117.3

118.0

2.5

2.5

1.4

6.3

2.5

3.8

115.3
118.3
117.9

115.3
118.9
118.6

2.2
3.9
3.9

2.1
2.8
2.4

3.6
2.4
2.4

2.8
5.2
5.2

2.1
3.3
3.2

3.2
3.8
3.8

119.1
142.6
142.2
142.8
145.3
144.3
147.7
136.4
105.5
104.9
104.9

119.3
144.0
143.5
144.2
146.6
145.9
148.7
137.9
106.1
105.5
107.0

3.5
8.2
8.0
7.9
8.2
7.6
8.8
4.3
4.0
1.6
6.5

3.5
9.6
7.2
9.9
10.5
11.4
9.5
5.5
4.7
6.1
5.6

3.1
-.8
6.2

4.8
10.0

-1.4

10.6

2.8
.0
11.1

9.5
10.5

9.9

3.5
8.9
7.6
8.9
9.3
9.5
9.2
4.9
4.4
3.8
6.0

4.0
4.4
6.1
4.4
6.1
5.1
9.7
5.0
3.9
6.6
5.2

113.5
106.7

113.1
107.9

4.4
17.9

1.4
2.3

.4
3.8

4.4
-1.1

2.9
9.8

2.3
1.3

80.6
111.1
113.4

79.3
111.6
113.5

13.6
-.4
2.2

25.2
2.9
1.8

-3.7
1.1
.7

-18.3
1.1
1.8

19.3
1.3
2.0

-11.3
1.1
1.2

3.9
4.7
8.1
.8

6.1

8.2
6.0
3.1
5.1

6.1
7.6
.8

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1
Selected beef cuts 1
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1

4

Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

5

50

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Indexes
Pricing
schedule 1

Area

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Jan.
1987

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

115.4

U.S. city average
Region and area size

Percent change to
Jan. 1988 from—

115.4

115.7

116.0

3.9

0.5

0.3

4.0

0.3

0.3

.5
.5
.5
.8

2

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

M
M
M
M

118.3
119.3
116.1
116.0

118.3
119.4
115.6
116.2

118.9
120.0
116.2
117.1

119.2
119.9
117.0
117.2

4.9
4.8
5.1
3.8

.8
.4
1.2

.3
-.1
.7

.9

.1

4.9
5.4
4.2
3.9

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

M
M
M
M

113.5
114.4
113.0
113.9

113.3
113.9
113.0
113.6

113.4
114.1
113.3
113.4

113.7
114.7
113.5
113.4

3.6
3.8
3.6
4.0

.4
.7
.4
-.2

.3
.5
.2
.0

3.5
3.4
3.4
3.8

.1
.2
.3
-.2

110.5

110.9

110.6

110.5

2.4

-.4

-.1

2.8

-.3

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

M
M
M
M

114.1
115.2
114.5
113.1

114.0
114.9
114.5
112.8

114.1
114.9
114.8
113.3

114.4
115.2
115.1
113.4

3.3
3.6
3.4
2.8

.4
.3
.5
.5

.3
.3
.3
.1

3.5
3.9
3.6
3.3

.1
.0
.3
.4

112.6

112.6

112.8

112.7

3.2

-.1

3.2

West urban
Size A - More than 1,250,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

M
M
M
M

116.0
117.0
114.8
115.9

116.2
117.2
115.0
116.0

116.7
117.9
115.8
116.0

116.9
118.2
115.6
115.9

3.8
4.0
4.1
2.8

.2
.3
-.2
-.1

4.5
4.7
4.8
3.5

Size classes
A3
B
C
D

M
M
M
M

104.8
114.6
114.3
112.6

104.7
114.5
114.2
112.7

105.0
115.0
114.5
112.9

105.3
115.2
114.6
113.1

4.2
3.9
3.3
3.4

Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

See footnotes at end of table.




51

4.4
4.0
3.6
3.4

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items index—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule 1

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

115.7
118.2
120.5
118.6
117.3

115.7
118.5
120.6
118.9
117.4

115.3
118.9
121.3
119.3
118.4

116.6
119.7
121.1
119.3
117.9

4.2
4.4
5.0
4.7
4.0

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Percent change to
Jan. 1988 from—
Jan.
1987

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Selected local
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

M
M
M
M
M

Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Fla
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
Pittsburgh, Pa

2
2
2
2

115.7
119.9
114.5
113.8
113.1
118.5

116.8
120.1
113.9
114.5
113.4
118.3
113.9
112.6
107.3
113.0

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all
areas; most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.




114.0
113.7
108.0
113.3

2.8
3.2
3.4
3.2

1.1
.7
-.2
.0
-.4

3.0
4.9
5.8
5.2
5.2

-0.3
.6
.7
.6
.9

4.6
4.8
3.5
4.2
3.1
4.0

0.8
1.0
.4
.3
.4

1.0
.2

-0.3
.3
.6
.3
.9

-.5
.6
.3
-.2

.1
1.0
.7
.3

NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI
program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national
index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other
measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater
volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are
similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users
to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
clauses.

52

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

West

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

119.2
187.6

4.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

118.9
118.8
116.4
119.8
114.2
106.6
129.0
113.8
113.2
115.1
112.0
115.3
124.4
120.3

4.1
4.0
3.7
5.1
2.3
2.8
8.2
1.9
2.4
5.6
.2
2.2
4.5
5.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

121.4
135.9
138.3
134.3
131.5
142.1
142.7
121.7
126.9
114.2
96.0
89.3

5.6
8.0
5.7
6.3
4.1
9.0
9.2
7.2
10.0
3.2
.5
-.7

80.5
79.7

113.4
113.4

3.5
-2.3
-.4
-5.0
2.7
.4
-1.0
3.3
1.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

105.0
102.6
103.1
100.8
107.0
103.7
115.8
122.1

3.3

115.1
115.2
112.8
117.1
108.4
110.1
121.5
112.1
111.6
107.2
108.0
117.6
120.4
114.4

2.9
2.9
2.4
5.5
2.1
1.0
4.2
.6
2.8
1.7
-4.5
4.1
3.5
3.0

.9

112.6
116.1
124.2
117.7
136.1
117.3
116.8
112.2
112.2
111.9
107.6
100.9

2.6
3.0
4.5
2.1
11.0
2.5
2.4
4.7
4.8
4.6
1.9
1.4

.4
3.0

-.5
-1.3

84.0
78.2

2.3
2.2

98.5
101.1
109.9
93.3
122.9
106.0
101.5
113.2
109.7

-2.2
-.4
1.0
-1.9
2.4
.7
-.5
3.0
1.4

.3
1.0
.4
2.0
2.8
-.2
-.5
.1
.4

105.7
103.8
105.5
98.8
122.4
109.5
107.6
111.6
111.5

2.3
1.4
1.9
-1.5
2.3
1.6
1.5
2.4
1.3

-.9 109.7
-1.2 108.6
-1.2 108.3
-1.7 109.3
-1.5 122.0
-.5 104.2

6.8
7.2
4.4
11.0
4.5
3.9
4.3
2.6

-.4
-.5
.6
-.5
-3.0
-1.2

114.9
113.0
114.9
114.8
106.4
107.4
112.3
125.3

4.4
4.5
3.6
4.6
-2.7
5.2
8.2
2.9

3.6

113.6
113.6
112.5
118.9
109.6
107.0
121.2
110.4
109.7
108.1
106.4
114.7
115.8
114.6

2.3
2.3
2.1
5.0
.9
1.3
4.6
.7
.9
1.7
2.8
2.7

113.9
121.8
126.5
122.0
126.5
124.2
124.1
106.5
110.6
102.8
103.4
96.0

3.2
4.7
3.3
3.7
2.6
5.3
5.3
.0
.3
-.5
.9
-.3

.2
.0

75.1
74.6

1.3

5.1
5.4

104.5
98.6
104.4
89.9

114.4
185.5

113.7
185.0

0.3

123.0

107.0
101.7

-.2
-.9
-.1
-4.2
6.4
1.3
11.7
5.3

.2
.1
.4
-.3
.4
-.4
.8
-.9
1.3
2.0

.9
1.9
.1
.1
1.1

-.1
-.1
-.3

1.6

See footnotes at end of table.




53

110.6
116.3

1.8

-.9

0.3

-.1
-.4

-.7
-.2
-1.5
-.1

1.5
.2
-.2
.4
.9
.7
.7
.4
.5
.3
.8
.7

1.7
3.5
-.1
1.8

-.1
.5

0.3

-.1
-.3
-1.1

-.2

116.9
188.9

3.8

0.2

115.3
115.1
113.7
119.0
110.0
105.2
126.8
110.8
115.4
108.4
103.3
116.7
117.6
117.6

2.3
2.1
1.2
3.5
1.2

.0
-.1
-.4
.6
-.1
-.3
-2.8
.4
.9
.3

-.1
4.4

-1.3
.8

-1.2
-7.9
3.2
3.4
3.5

1.0
-.2
.3
1.3

3.7
4.3
3.9
3.2
7.3
4.5
4.5
1.6
1.9
.9
2.5
3.4

.3
.2
-.1
.2
-1.4
.5
.5

1.2
1.1
1.3
-.5
-.1

119.0
125.6
134.0
128.9
128.3
132.6
132.5
112.4
116.2
108.3
107.2
102.1

.0
-.4

87.0
88.4

3.7
8.2

3.4
-.3

102.5
104.4
116.5
90.3
119.0
108.1
103.5
115.2
111.6

1.7
3.6
4.6
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.2
2.7
2.1

5.2
-.2
-.3
-.1

111.2
108.8
110.0
105.8
113.4
108.4
113.9
124.8

4.5
4.7
3.3
5.6
2.1
5.9
4.5
2.4

-.2
-.3
.6
-.6
-2.5
.8
-1.6
.1

1.9

-.8
-1.1
-.2

.6
1.1
-.7

-1.7
-3.3

1.6
-.2
-.2

-.1
.6
.8
.5
-.2

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category

105.9

125.8

3.0
3.6
2.5
2.8
9.0
1.7
1.7
.7
1.3
3.6
4.7
4.4

-0.3
-.2
-.1
.1
.2
-1.6
-1.5
-1.8
-1.8
-1.0
.9
.2

108.4
107.6
116.0
117.4
115.7
77.5
77.0
76.4
75.8
80.2
118.4
132.4

3.7
4.0
2.7
3.4
8.2
1.6
1.2
2.0
.4
1.8
4.2
5.4

-0.4
-.2
-.1
.1
.0
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-.2
.5

99.0

2.1

.4

96.0

1.4

-.5

-.4

139.7
120.9

6.5
1.9

.8
-1.5

6.9
6.7
7.0
6.5

1.0
.6
1.0

1.1

135.3
136.3
135.2
131.2
118.4
112.8
126.0

3.7
2.5
4.6

-.3
-.5
-.1

132.6
140.4
117.3
146.3

6.8
8.1
3.3
7.7

.6
.8
.1
.8

77.1
76.1
84.1
110.6
119.8

2.9
2.9
1.4
1.3
8.2
2.1
2.0
2.9
1.5
2.6
1.6
4.1

-0.5
-.5
-.2
-.1
-.2
-1.9
-1.9
-2.4

.1

-.4

96.5

1.8

-.2

-.4

124.1
125.5

4.5
2.4

-.6

133.0
116.4

5.0
-4.4

.9

132.9
136.3
132.3
130.9

6.2
6.1
6.2
7.1

134.9
136.5
134.6
134.7

6.3
7.4
6.1
6.8

4.5
3.4
5.5

-.3
.5

117.0
113.9
121.5

4.4
4.2
4.5

117.6
112.1
125.4

4.5
4.7
4.5

137.9
140.7
123.2
147.1

6.9
8.0
4.3
7.4

1.0
1.8
.7
.9

131.9
145.6
113.7
140.1

6.5
10.9
3.4
5.7

133.7
141.5
116.8
146.4

5.7
7.6
2.8
5.9

114.4

3.3

104.7
103.4
114.0
.1 113.6
-.1 115.7
77.3
-1.8
77.0
-1.8
-0.3
-.2
.1

123.6

4.4
5.0
2.2
2.3
9.1
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.5
7.7
4.5
6.8

-2.0
-2.1
-1.4
.4
.3

100.3

1.5

127.8
120.7

7.8
.8

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

138.9
135.1
139.8
141.3

6.2
6.8
6.2
7.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

120.0
112.3
129.5

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Maintenance and repairs
Other private transportation
Other private transportation
commodities
Other private transportation
services
Public transportation

108.4

106.8
115.5
115.5
116.6
80.4
80.4
79.9

79.0
84.2
124.1

.6

105.4
118.1
118.6

116.4
78.2
78.1
76.8

77.1
-.9 82.7
.5 117.8

-1.8

-.1
1.1

-.1

1.0
.6

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 shelter 2
Household services less rent of
shelter 2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
,

119.2

4.9

113.7

3.6

109.5
118.9
103.2
100.0
102.6

3.2
4.1
2.6
3.5
-.9

108.1
113.6
104.8
101.8
108.6

3.2
2.3
3.8
5.2
7.2

-.3
.0
-.4
-.5
-.5

109.9
115.1
106.7
103.4
113.0

6.0
1.3
6.1
8.2

-.1 100.4
-.1 108.6
.4 120.1
124.9

4.0
1.9
4.0
4.9

-.5
-.3

101.2
111.3
119.5
119.1

3.7
3.1
3.4
2.9

111.4
125.1
139.8
134.7

.5
5.1
6.2
6.2

112.0
121.0
132.3
125.3

1.0
3.3
6.2
4.8

1.5

113.6
125.5
134.6
130.1

2.0
3.1
6.1
5.0

-.2
-.3
-.4
-1.2

See footnotes at end of table.




3.8

108.9
115.3
104.8
102.5
108.8

2.9
2.3
3.3
4.0
4.7

.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.3

-.1

101.2
108.2
124.6
133.1

3.7
2.5
4.4
4.3

.0
-.1
.2
.3

-.4

116.1
130.2
135.2
130.0

2.5
4.8
7.0
5.8

-.2
.0
1.0
.3

3.4
2.9
3.6
4.0
4.5

101.3
108.7
129.5
141.4

116.9

54

1.1

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Index

Group

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

South

North Central

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

West

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Special indexes

CVj
CVj

CV

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.

55

4.2
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.3
3.9
3.5
30
4.7
4.3
2.6
3.9
4.3
3.6
1.7
46

0.2
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.1
- 1
CVj

.0
2
.2
.2
-.7
.3
.3
.4
-1.4
2

117.3
114.3
118.8
115.7
105.3
103.4
102.3
1091
128.4
123.5
87.5
120.4
121.7
112.8
78.5
126 3

CVJ

3.4
3.4
3.5
3.1
3.6
3.9
3.6
34
3.6
3.1
1.5
3.5
3.6
3.8
1.8
35

CV

114.1
114.1
117.0
112.9
106.9
103.8
101.7
109 3
125.3
117.6
88.2
118.1
118.8
114.9
78.9
121.3

CVj




3.4
3.6
4.9
3.9
38
3.2
3.8
.7
4.0
4.2
4.0
2.0
44

0.4
.2
.2
.3
-.4
-.4
-.3
-2
.8
.8
-.2
.3
.4
-.1
-1.8
7

CVI

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

113.6
111.6
114.4
112.5
105.1
102.4
101.2
107.8
122.0
118.8
86.8
117.8
118.8
113.0
77.3
122.7

b

0.2
.1
.2
.2
-.3
-.3
.0
-.1
.5
.4
-.4
.2
.2
-.1
-1.4
.4

CVj

5.0
3.4
3.8
4.8
2.7
3.6
5.9
3.8
4.0
6.2
2.2
5.0
5.3
2.1
6.8
6.8

CVI

. .

119.2
114.0
118.4
118.1
103.8
101.1
102.4
109 7
127.8
128.5
85.4
123.8
125.3
112.2
80.3
132.5

CO

....

co co or

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 aDDarel
Nondurables .
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care
Enerav
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

-1.0
.2
.2
.2
-1.8
3

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category

105.3
105.3

4.2

0.3

115.2
187.1

3.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

104.4
104.4
104.7
105.3
101.9
102.4
114.1
102.7
102.2
103.6
99.9
105.1
103.9
105.1

2.9
2.8
2.2
4.3
1.7
1.6
4.7
.5
1.3
1.8
-2.7
2.6
3.5
4.1

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

115.5
115.5
114.0
120.5
109.5
107.0
125.5
112.5
113.7
109.8
107.1
118.2
118.7
116.4

2.9
2.9
2.5
5.4
.4
.7
7.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent 3
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel Oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

105.1
106.7
106.2
105.2
109.9
106.9
107.0
104.6
106.4
101.6
101.8
101.6

4.1
5.5
4.4
4.3
4.8
6.1
6.2
4.3
6.3

115.1
117.8

4.4
4.9

104.5
100.3
102.1
97.4
102.0
101.9
101.0
104.5
102.3

2.3
-.6
1.2
-3.4
2.0
1.4
.6
3.2
2.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

103.9
103.8
101.7
103.4
99.5
104.0
112.9
104.7

4.4
4.4
2.4
4.4
2.2
5.6
9.2
3.7

All items
All items (December 1977=100)

-1.0
-.1
1.3
1.0
-.1
1.0

.1
1.1

-.2
.7
1.1
.7

.9
.9
.0

.1
.0

.9
-.6
-.2
-1.6

1.2
2.5

1.2

1.2
-3.2
4.2
3.6
3.1

1.6

3.9
5.5
7.6
3.7
17.6

4.9
4.9
.2
-2.9
3.2
1.3
.6

1.5
.6

.5
.5
.7
-.1

.4
-.7

114.6
184.2

3.3

0.1

113.1
182.4

3.4

0.2

114.8
114.7
112.6
117.9
108.1
106.0
123.9
111.8
111.3
109.1
108.4
115.4
119.5
116.1

3.1
3.1
2.8
5.8
2.7
1.3
6.4
-.2
1.4
4.2
-4.3
1.7
3.6
2.8

-.1
-.2
-.3
.8

114.6
114.6
112.2
118.5
109.3
106.3
121.2
109.9
111.3
103.5
104.8
115.3
120.2
113.7

3.2
3.2
2.6
5.3
2.1

.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.5
.4
-.8
.3
.2
-1.5

-3.3
3.9
4.6
2.2

1.6
-.3
.4

114.4
119.9
124.7
120.6
125.1
123.6
123.7
109.7
114.1
104.4
110.0
103.5

2.8
3.4
1.8
2.2
.6
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.6
2.8
3.5
3.2

-.1
.0
-.2
.2
.2
2.3
3.0
1.5
.2
.2

112.4
119.1
124.1
120.2
124.4
122.4
122.0
118.4
124.6
110.2
103.7
95.7

2.6
3.9
3.7
2.6
6.1
3.9
3.8
5.7
5.1
7.0
.6
-.2

.5
1.0
1.7
1.4
2.3
.7
.7
.3
.2
.1
-.5

-2.5
-.3

-.6
-.3

.9
4.9
1.1
3.6
.4

1.0

78.8
79.2
1.9

1.1
1.5
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
-1.9
-.5
-.4

See footnotes at end of table.




115.9
123.9
133.6
125.6
141.7
127.2
127.2
110.0
105.6
114.8
103.1
95.9

0.2

56

3.5
4.9

82.9
79.1

3.9
4.6

.9
.1

76.0
73.8

2.4
5.4

-1.6
-2.1

103.9
102.2
109.5
89.2
121.9
107.8
104.2
112.9
112.1

1.8
.3
2.0
-4.0
2.0
1.4

104.0
110.4
117.6
99.7
125.5
106.0
101.7
113.4
108.6

2.8
3.1
3.6
1.7
3.8
.2
-.6
2.2
.8

2.2
.0
.2
-.4

100.2
104.1
110.2
96.1
123.1
107.5
103.8
113.1
109.9

-1.4
-.4
-.6

-.9
-.6
-.5
-.4
-.4
.3
.3
.3
.0

109.3
106.9
108.7
108.0
105.9
104.4
104.6
125.0

2.4
2.4
1.1
3.8
-2.6
1.0
3.5
3.0

111.2
110.0
114.0
109.8
118.1
107.2
109.5
120.7

3.2
3.0
6.1
1.3
5.5
1.5
4.8
4.1

105.9
104.6
106.1
104.3
110.4
100.3
108.1
116.1

4.1
4.6
4.3
5.2
6.5
3.4
3.2
-.4

1.0
2.5
1.8

-2.0

.7
.1
-.1
-.2
.7
-.7
-2.4
-.2
1.5

.0

-.1
-.3
1.1

.5
1.5
.8
.4
2.6
.7

-.8
-.9

1.3
-2.4
-4.7
-.3
.7
.0

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class C

Size class B

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Maintenance and repairs
Other private transportation
Other private transportation
commodities
Other private transportation
services
Public transportation

105.4
106.2
101.8
101.9
108.5
114.8
114.8
116.9
114.3
113.5
104.7
106.2

3.6
4.2
2.7
2.9
8.3
4.0
3.8
4.5
3.1
5.1
4.0
5.6

101.8

1.2

107.1
99.0

6.5
-1.5

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

108.3
108.5
108.2
108.8

6.8
7.3
6.6
7.1

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

104.7
104.1
105.3

4.3
4.0
4.6

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

108.0
111.7
104.4
108.1

6.7
8.4
3.4
7.3

105.3

4.2

104.7
104.4
104.9
107.0
103.8

3.3
2.9
3.6
4.5
4.4

109.1
102.1
105.7
106.8
101.5
104.5
108.2
106.5

-0.3
-.2
.1
.2

106.9

-0.3
-.2
-.1
-.1

105.3

-.1
-1.6
-1.6
-2.0
-1.8

115.8

.8

118.9

3.8
3.6
1.9
2.5
9.3
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.3
1.0
4.1
3.6

.4

103.4

1.5

.8

122.8
134.4

4.2
6.6

.2
-1.0

133.1
134.1
132.8
133.6

4.6
6.1
4.2
5.9

.5
.9
.5
.5

114.2
114.0
114.7

5.4
6.0
4.3

.2
.2
.2

5.9
9.1
3.9
5.0

129.4
143.0
112.8
137.6

5.4
10.3
2.7
4.2

.4
.8
.4
.2

114.6

3.3

113.1

3.4

108.5
114.8
104.8
102.0
110.0

2.8
3.1
2.6
3.4
3.0

-.1
-.1
-.2
-.2

107.8
114.6
103.9
99.4
104.6

3.6
3.2
3.8
4.7
4.6

-.2
.1
-.3
-.6
-.9

-.1

100.4
108.8
121.7
124.0

3.7
1.4
3.8
3.3

-.4
-.3

98.8
110.2
119.5
122.7

4.9
2.6
3.2
3.7

-.5
.0
.4
1.0

-.5
.1
1.5

117.5
124.5
135.3
129.1

3.1
3.7
6.9
5.2

114.1
122.8
132.8
121.6

.9
4.5
4.2
3.5

-.3
.2
.5
.2

2.6
2.7
1.4
1.6

-1.0
.2 119.2
.1 125.5

3.9
3.8
1.8
1.7
8.6
2.8
2.8
2.3
2.3
4.1
3.4
5.7

-.8

97.9

2.7

.8

97.8

2.3

-.9

131.5
127.4

6.3
4.3

-1.1

130.5
122.6

133.2
138.5
132.1
130.6

6.0
7.3
5.7
6.0

135.2
134.8
135.3
135.5

6.7
5.8
6.9
8.1

.0
.2
.0

115.0
108.8
124.2

3.2
2.6
3.7

121.0
114.9
129.9

4.9
3.2
6.7

.7
1.1
.2
.7

135.3
142.1
118.3
148.2

6.5
8.1
3.6
7.2

132.0
142.9
115.6
142.7

115.2

3.9

108.4
115.5
104.3
100.8
106.9

2.9
2.9
3.0
3.4
2.4

4.6
2.4
4.8
5.6

100.2
109.1
122.8
129.1

3.9
2.3
4.7
5.6

1.1
3.9
6.6
5.8

112.3
127.5
132.1
131.1

1.4
5.3
5.7
5.3

-0.4
-.3
-.4
-.3
.0
-1.8
-1.8

4.0
2.4

.1
-1.6

-1.6
-1.8
-1.9

105.8
115.9
115,6
116.1
78.4
78.1
77.2

77.1
82.2

104.4
115.7

116.3
77.1
76.9
76.0
76.4

8.5
.5
.4
-.1
.0

-1.2 82.2
.6 114.8
.3 124.0

2.9
3.5
3.7

1.3
1.5
1.8

-.1

.9
1.0

105.2
103.5
116.2
116.7
116.8
75.3
75.0
74.0
74.3

-1.9
-1.9
-1.7 79.2
.2 114.4

-.6

-.2
1.0

-0.4
-.4
-.2
-.3
-.2
-2.6
-2.7
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4
1.3
.3

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ...
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 3
Household services less rent of
shelter 3
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

-.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2

See footnotes at end of table.




57

.0
-.2
-.2

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A'

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Special indexes
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 3 ....
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel....
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 3
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

105.5
104.7
104.9
105.1
104.9
106.8
108.5
105.6
104.6
105.5
106.9
105.2
105.3
103.7
114.8
106.1

4.5
3.6
3.7
4.0
3.7
4.4
4.5
3.6
3.9
4.6
1.6
4.4
4.6
3.6
4.0
5.2

0.3
.2
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.5
-.4
.3

-1.5

1
See region and area size on table 11 for information about
population size classes.
2
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




115.2
112.9
116.4
114.1
104.7
101.6
101.0
108.1
125.0
121.7
86.5
119.3
120.3
112.6
78.5
125.1

4.1
3.3
3.7
3.7
2.9
3.5
3.8
3.1
3.9
4.6
1.5
4.1
4.3
2.9
2.9
5.1

0.3

-.1
-.1

-.5
.3
.3
.3
-1.4
.4

114.5
113.4
116.1
113.2
105.1
102.6
101.2
108.3
126.4
120.1
90.1
118.2
119.2
113.2
78.1
123.1

3.3
3.3
3.3
3.1
2.6
3.4
3.6
3.2
4.4
3.5
2.0
3.4
3.6
2.9
1.0
4.0

0.1
.0
.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
.5
.3
-.7

.0
-1.4

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Data not available.

58

112.7
111.9
114.7
111.6
104.2
100.1
99.6
107.0
123.5
117.7
85.3
117.2
117.9
112.7
75.5
121.3

3.4
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.8
4.7
4.6
4.0
2.9
3.2
.8
3.7
3.8
4.0
2.4
3.6

0.2
-.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.5
-.3
-.3
.1
.5
-1.4
.3
.3
.0
-2.5
.5

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

119.9
185.3

4.8

-0.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

119.7
119.5
117.1
119.9
115.8
107.2
129.7
113.2
125.2
121.6

4.3
4.1
4.0
4.6
3.1
3.5
8.2
1.6
4.3
5.9

.1
.0

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

121.4
135.0
137.6
132.1
136.5
139.6
140.0

5.6
7.9
5.3
5.4
4.8
9.1
9.3

95.5
89.8

.1
-1.1

-.1
-.1
.6
-.2
2.9
-.4
-.4
.6
.7

82.0
81.4
102.7
97.2
101.7

90.9
107.5

4.7
5.0
2.6
-2.4
-1.1
-3.7
.7

.1
.1
.1
.8
.9
.7
-.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

104.1
101.3
101.2
98.1
104.7

-1.4
-2.0
-1.5
-6.1
.8

-1.4
-1.7
-1.9
-2.3
-.8

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

109.8
108.0
80.3
80.4
80.8
78.3
84.1
118.4

4.8
5.7
8.2
8.4
9.5
8.0
8.2
-.8

-.2
-.1
-1.7
-1.7

Medical care
Entertainment

140.5
121.4

Other goods and services
Personal care

138.8
125.6

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

117.0
188.3

5.1

0.7

118.7
118.7
116.8
122.3
113.4
107.6
126.8
116.9
123.5
120.8

3.7
3.7
3.6
5.9
.3
3.7
8.7
3.5
3.9
3.7

121.0

6.6
9.7
11.5
9.7
15.9
9.1
9.3
1.7
2.0

-1.9

104.0
101.7
109.0
87.6
107.0

5.0
5.7
2.8
.9
3.6
-5.7
.1

-.3
-.1
-.1
1.5
1.6
1.4
2.4

101.1
99.0
99.1
100.2
97.8

1.6
1.3
-1.2
2.3
1.5

-.7
-.8
-1.0
-.6
-2.6

105.1

-.4
-.3
-1.2
-1.2
-2.2
-1.2
-.9
-1.0

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

117.2
194.7

3.8

0.1

116.1
116.2
112.7
118.5
108.5
101.9
125.2
112.2
123.9
115.4

4.2
4.4
2.7
6.5
1.4
-.3
6.6
1.3
7.5
2.9

.1
.1
-.2

119.8

3.5
5.6
.2
5.5
-15.0

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

137.6
141.3

139.1
126.2
146.4

147.3
96.3
88.4
78.2

78.1

2.1
-1.1

.9
1.2
2.7
.2
.1
1.3
1.1
.8

2.1
1.2
1.3
.8
1.0

134.7
131.8
137.1
100.0
144.1
144.6
98.3
89.7

78.6
76.4
106.7

7.1
7.2
1.1
-2.4
5.1
5.1
5.3
-6.0

1.2
.7
1.1
-2.5
-.6
.4
.0

.3
.4
1.3
1.2
1.8
.2
.2
.4
.3

102.9

-2.9
-16.0
-2.5

1.3
.4
4.8
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.7

109.9
108.5
115.2
105.6
102.2

4.0
3.7
10.8
-.8
2.8

1.0
1.1
3.7
-.7
2.7

107.2

83.4
131.2

3.0
2.9
3.3
3.2
1.6
3.2
4.6
4.6

-.4
-.4
-3.3
-3.5
-3.9
-3.6
-2.9
-.2

101.9

109.6
84.4

-1.3
-.4

125.0

4.1
3.8
9.1
9.1
6.0
10.3
8.3
9.1

6.6
4.7

.9
.2

135.5
112.3

4.8
2.5

.1
.6

134.5
122.7

5.7
5.2

.0
-.7

7.2
4.9

.9
.7

137.7
118.7

7.4
2.3

3.0
1.4

133.9
112.9

4.6
.4

.2
-.4

See footnotes at end of table.




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

59

-1.7
-2.0

104.2
81.5
81.5
79.8
81.3
83.7

105.4
77.9
77.8
74.6
77.4

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

117.0

5.1

0.7

-.2
.1
-.5
-.7
-.2
.2
.9

107.2
118.7
100.5
95.8
107.2
129.2
135.1

2.9
3.7
2.2
4.4
-.6
7.1
4.6

.0
-.1
.0
-.1
-.4
-.6
-.3
.4
.1

111.4
116.1
122.5
85.4
101.2
97.0
106.8
125.6
128.5

3.4
5.2
5.2
4.5
2.4
4.3
4.0
4.3
7.4

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

119.9

4.8

-0.1

110.8
119.7
104.1
101.0
109.7
129.2
141.8

3.4
4.3
2.7
3.0
2.0
6.1
6.5

115.0
118.8
124.3
85.9
104.8
102.2
111.0
128.2
128.0

3.5
4.8
5.1
2.0
2.8
3.2
3.6
3.9
6.0

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

117.2

3.8

0.1

.5
.6
.4
.4
.3
1.0
.0

107.4
116.1
102.3
100.7
104.8
129.4
134.8

2.8
4.2
1.9
4.2
-1.4
4.8
5.8

-.2
.1
-.4
-.2
-.8
.4
.2

.8
.1
.4
.4
.5
.9
1.1

112.5
116.3
122.1
84.4
102.7
101.3
108.1
127.7
128.8

3.1
3.7
4.3
-.5
1.9
4.0
4.1
3.7
4.6

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

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




60

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class A
Group
Index
Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class C

Size class B

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

114.7
189.3

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

114.0
114.0
113.3
118.1
111.0
109.1
121.8
111.0
115.3
114.6

2.0
2.0
1.5
4.2
-.2
1.0
3.7
1.1
2.7
2.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

115.3

3.3
5.0
3.4
4.2
1.2
5.6
5.7
-.5
-2.4

125.1
129.3
125.4

124.7
127.6
127.5

99.9
92.7

0.5

-.1
1.0
-.7
-.5
-.7

1.0
1.1

.9
1.0
3.1
1.5

113.5
183.4

3.6

0.2

113.4
180.5

4.0

0.0

110.5
177.2

2.4

-0.1

112.6
112.7
111.9
122.6
107.1
105.2
119.3
111.3
114.3
110.9

2.9
3.0
2.8
6.2
1.6
.0
5.0
2.4
3.4
1.3

-.3
-.4
-.7
.4
-.3
.3
-4.9
.5
.4
.9

113.4
113.1
111.3
118.3
107.3
103.1
123.4
109.7
116.8
117.7

2.9
2.7
2.8
4.6
3.7
1.5
7.2
-.9
2.5
5.3

-.4
-.4
-.8

114.0
114.0
112.1
119.8
110.1
108.1
117.5
108.8
118.0
113.5

3.0
3.0
2.7
7.7
1.8
4.4
2.5
.1
4.0
1.9

-.2
-.3
-.5
.7
-1.5
.1
-.8
-.4
.3

113.5
125.1
128.9
125.9
130.2
127.2
127.7
100.1
93.6

2.9
5.4
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.6
5.7
.2
-1.4

.6
1.1
-.6
1.0
-2.6
1.4
1.5

115.4
119.3
126.6
118.0
138.8
120.5
120.5
112.6
105.8

4.4
5.8
4.5
4.1
5.4
6.3
6.4
4.3
5.1

107.0
109.0
112.1
108.4
112.3
113.0
112.7
105.5
95.5

.8

4.1
6.0
2.8
-1.7
3.5
-8.4
-1.9

-.1
-.3
.0

75.0
73.4
96.0
115.3

-.3
-1.3
1.5

-.3

109.6

.0
2.8
-3.2
5.3
6.6
3.1
.9

2.1
-.3

-.7
-1.4

101.0
90.5
105.5

.4
2.7
-2.3
-2.6
-1.9
-3.1
1.2

2.5
-.2

75.3
76.0
103.8
99.4
114.1
86.4
102.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

110.6
109.8
111.3
107.8
103.6

8.6
9.3
6.4
14.1
6.0

-.2
-.2
.4
1.0
-2.4

113.0
111.9
103.3
121.0
98.8

4.3
4.4
-1.9
9.6
-4.4

-2.0
-2.2
-.5
-3.9
-.9

104.5
102.2
105.1
100.0
107.8

2.2
1.9
3.3
-.5
4.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

105.3
104.2
78.4
78.2
78.7
76.8
84.4
120.0

3.0
3.2
2.3
2.4
3.6
1.7
2.2
1.9

-.2
-.2
-1.9
-1.9
-2.1
-2.0
-1.1
-.7

106.8
105.2
76.6
76.5
75.2
74.8
86.2
147.9

3.9
3.7
1.2
.9
2.2
-.4
4.5
6.3

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

102.7

77.2
76.3
79.8
118.8

2.5
2.6
2.0
1.7
2.7
1.3
2.7
-.7

Medical care
Entertainment

134.3
117.4

6.3
4.4

131.2
114.1

5.0
2.8

.8

.0

132.9
118.5

133.8
113.7

7.0
2.8

130.9
117.1

6.6
4.0

129.8
113.6

6.4
7.0

-2.1
-1.2

-.2

-.4
-.3

8.6
4.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

-.5

79.9
79.4
99.9
95.4

1.6

See footnotes at end of table.




61

129.1
100.1

101.9

76.9
76.5

.6
-.3
-.5
.5
1.0
1.0
1.2
.2
-2.4
1.4

.8

.8

2.2
.8
6.7
.4
.4
.3
.2

103.0
106.4

-6.4
.4
-2.0
3.4
.3

-1.2
-2.0
-.3
.3
-.1
.7
-.2

1.5
1.5
2.0
.5
2.5

110.0
109.4
102.3
115.2
105.2

9.2
10.1
3.3
19.1
2.0

-2.2
-2.3
.8
-4.4
-1.7

-.7
-.7
-1.2

102.9
100.8
74.4
74.0
74.4
144.8

1.9
1.6
2.5
2.4
2.8
1.8
.9
4.5

-1.2
-1.4
-4.5
-4.6
-5.3
-4.3
-3.1
-.6

130.3
117.4

4.2
6.4

.5
.4

128.9
110.7

4.0
-1.0

.2
.2

64.3
63.8
92.4

104.3
107.5

-1.3
-1.7
-1.2
-.3
-.3

.1
-.2

73.1
74.9

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Commodity and service group
114.7

All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

3.8

0.5

113.5

3.6

0.2

113.4

4.0

0.0

110.5

2.4

-0.1

109.0
114.0
105 8
103.4
108.5
120.9
133.8

3.4
2.0
4.3
5.8
2.4
4.0
6.2

-.1
.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
1.0
1.1

106.7
112.6
103.5
100.6
107.8
121.7
128.2

2.5
2.9
2.3
3.7
.7
4.4
4.6

-.5
-.3
-7
-1.0
-.3
.7
.9

106.9
113.4
103 3
99.4
109.0
121.1
133.0

2.7
2.9
26
3.5
1.5
5.2
9.4

-.3
-.4
_2
2
-.6
.1
1.1

108.3
114.0
104 8
100.8
109.6
113.8
130.2

3.9
3.0
43
6.3
2.0
1.2
3.7

-.8
-.2
-1.2
-1 9
-.5
.6
.5

111.8
113.5
118.8
85.9
106 1
103.9
108.9
121.2
119.5

3.3
3.6
4.1
-.3
4.2
5.5
3.7
3.1
3.8

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

110.8
112.5
118.4
84.6
103.7
101.0
106.3
121.0
121.1

2.9
3.5
4.0
-.5
2.3
3.5
3.3
3.3
4.4

-.1
.2
.3
.0
-6
-.9
-.7
.4
.7

111.9
112.3
117.0
91.5
103 8
100.3
106.1
125.9
120 0

34
3.7
4.0
3.9
28
3.6
3.2
4.7
49

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

111.3
109.1
114.1
85.2
105 1
101.6
107.7
120.7
111.5

30
2.2
2.6
1.1
43
6.2
4.6
1.7
8

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

Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Enerav
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




62

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class C

Size class B

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
115.2
186.0

3.6

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

116.1
116.3
113.7
116.6
109.2
112.6
122.0
113.3
121.1
114.6

3.1
3.2
2.6
5.8
3.2
1.4
2.2
1.3
3.8
3.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

112.9
117.4
122.0
119.2
123.0
119.7
119.4
100.1
92.1

2.4
2.8
3.0
2.8
3.5
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.3

82.9
80.4
110.8
95.0
94.0
95.0
112.6

3.9
3.3
4.7
1.2
3.8
-5.8
1.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

120.1
117.1
114.6
120.8
110.7

7.5
7.8
3.7
9.1
9.9

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

106.6

108.2

3.6
4.9
6.1
6.1
6.2
5.8
6.5
-10.7

Medical care
Entertainment

136.6
122.8

7.1
4.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

132.3
117.1

5.0
2.0

All items
All items (December 1977=100)

106.7
81.7
81.6

81.1
80.1
85.2

0.3

3.4

115.2
115.1
112.8
116.9
107.3
108.3
126.2
111.5
119.8
116.1

2.4
2.2
1.3
4.3
-.4
-1.0
6.9
-.6
3.7
3.1

114.2
117.1
132.0
117.5
163.2
118.0
117.6
109.9
103.8

3.1
4.0
8.6
1.4
28.0
2.4
2.3
.3

-.2
-.1
-.6

1.4
1.6
3.1
-.3
-.3
-1.1
-1.1

-1.2
-1.2
-.7
.1

.1
-.1

63

2.8

114.5
114.6
112.4
117.4
106.9
112.2
118.7
113.3
120.0
113.6

2.7
2.8
2.8
7.0
2.6
2.9
3.5
.7
2.7
2.3

-1.0

110.9
112.1
118.9
113.3
132.3
112.7
112.4
115.0
110.6

2.1
1.7
2.2
.9
5.5
1.4
1.4
4.3
4.6

1.9
2.8
1.2
-1.2
-.9
-2.7
3.3

89.3
75.7
106.8
113.0
115.2
112.0
104.7

3.7
2.3
4.4
4.8
3.8
9.6
.8

.1
-.5
.4
-.3
.4
-4.2
.5

111.7
108.9
117.6
107.0
107.3

2.4
2.3
3.0
1.8
4.3

1.4
1.4
1.9
1.3
.7

116.7
116.7
117.7
122.2
111.1

3.4
3.5
4.1
3.6
1.7

107.8
106.8

-.2
-.1
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
-2.2
-1.5
-2.0

104.0
103.4

77.9
77.6
77.4
76.8
81.0
127.0

3.7
3.9
1.3
1.2
.5
1.1
2.5
.7

1.5
1.6
-3.4
-3.7
-4.2

132.9
113.1

.9

113.4
183.6

84.0
80.4
104.4
105.3
106.9
100.2
111.5

-.1
-.1
.0
.6

See footnotes at end of table.




115.1
187.8

6.7
2.3

1.8

139.1
120.2

6.2
2.9

0.3

-.1
-.3
.6
-.9
-1.2
-1.5
1.2
.6

.5
2.5
.3
7.5
-.2
-.2
-1.9

1.2

76.4
76.3
75.2

0.1

-.2

-1.9
.0
.2

112.7
182.9

3.2

-0.1

113.9
114.0
111.4
118.9
110.6
105.3
118.3
107.6
120.8
111.4

3.3
3.3
2.9
4.0
2.7
.1

.1
.0
-.1
-.4
.2
.5
-1.3
.2
.3

6.5
1.3
4.4
1.8

1.5

112.1
119.1
126.7
120.7
129.6
119.2
118.2
103.4
96.2

2.6
4.4
5.5
2.8
10.9
3.8
.6
-.2

-.4
-.3
.1
.2
.0
-.3
-.4
-1.0
-.7

81.6
72.8
102.0
100.6
104.4
88.0

106.0

-1.0
-.8
-1.1
-.1
.4
-4.1
-.5

-.7
-1.5
.0
-.8
-.7
-.7
.0

-1.0
-1.1
-2.5
-.5
-1.4

100.2
98.1
106.3
94.9
87.1

-.8
-.6
5.2
-4.8
-2.0

-.7
2.4
-3.7
.0

-.2
-.2
-1.7
-1.7
-1.4
-2.1
-1.1

104.0

71.0
77.4
135.6

3.3
2.9
.0
-.4
-.3
-.7
.0
9.5

-.3
-.3
-2.2
-2.2
-3.1
-2.3
-1.1
-1.1

-.1
-.2

.1
.7
.7
-.2
-.4

102.5
72.4

72.1
69.2

3.9

83.1

-4.8
.8

117.8

.9

135.3
119.9

6.2
6.2

1.4

134.3
112.5

4.4
6.7

.7
.2

132.3
116.4

5.6
3.5

2.2

130.4
112.5

7.1
4.4

.5
-.1

75.1

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class C

Size class 8

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Commodity and service group
115.2

All items...
Commodities
Food and beveraaes
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
...
.
.
Medical care services

. .

36

0.3

115.1

34

03

1134

28

01

1127

32

-0.1

110.9
116.1
107.7
104.2
113.3
119.8
136.2

4.0
3.1
4.7
5.9
3.1
3.2
6.8

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

109.9
115.2
106.7
103.5
110.8
120.8
132.0

3.0
2.4
3.4
3.2
3.8
3.8
6.3

.2
.0
.3
2
.5
.2
2.1

109.7
114.5
106.8
104 4
110.1
118.0
135.3

2.7
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.6
3.1
6.1

-.2
.0
-.2
-.5
.0
.5
.2

106.9
113.9
102.9
97.9
109.8
119.5
133.8

2.8
3.3
2.5
2.6
2.2
3.5
3.8

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

114.7
113.9
119.5
85.8
107.9
104.6
110.2
126.2
118.2

3.9
3.5
3.6
3.5
4.6
5.7
4.6
3.7
3.0

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

114.7
113.8
118.5
88.6
107.0
104.0
109.5
126.4
119.4

3.1
3.2
3.8
.0
3.5
3.2
2.7
3.5
3.5

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

114.1
111.8
116.6
92 7
106.9
104.7
109.5
124.4
115.6

3.2
2.6
3.0
1.4
2.7
2.7
2.7
4.2
2.7

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

111.2
110.7
116.9
83.3
103.1
98.3
105.7
123.5
116.9

2.8
3.1
3.5
-1
2.5
2.5
2.9
2.9
3.5

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

Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Enerav
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care .
See footnotes at end of table.




64

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class B

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

4.0

0.3

1.9

-.1
-.3
-.6
.7
-.5
-.7
-2.7
.3
.3

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.6
188.1

4.1

-0.2

3.4
3.4
3.5
7.1
1.5
1.6
8.6
1.3
3.2
3.6

.3
.2
.1
1.1
.9

1.4

115.6
115.6
115.4
124.2
111.3
105.8
129.3
111.1
116.1
116.3

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.9
179.8

2.8

-0.1

116.3
116.3
115.3
117.3
112.9
101.1
137.0
111.5
118.1
118.8

2.9
3.3
2.6
3.7
3.0

.1
.0
-.3

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

118.2
192.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

115.1
114.9
113.3
118.6
109.4
106.8
124.5
110.8
117.7
117.2

-1.8
3.2
4.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

122.4
129.9
139.6
133.6
130.3
138.5
138.5
107.7
102.2

4.2
5.1
4.9
4.1
8.4
5.2
5.2
2.4
3.5

.6
.7
.4
.3
.8
.8
.9
.0
.1

116.4
122.1
129.7
124.7
132.7
126.8
126.4
106.6
102.3

4.3
4.4
3.7
2.0
11.7
4.8
4.8
6.0
8.6

79.8
76.2

5.6
-.3
11.0
.0
-.1
.1
.6

81.9

.5

71.7
101.0
104.5
117.0
87.1

108.9

6.5
8.1
5.2
3.5
4.8
.6
1.8

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

111.3
108.6
109.5
105.1
108.0

5.1
5.4
2.0
7.4
9.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

108.1
107.4
76.3
76.0

3.1
3.4
.0
-.4

75.6
74.3

1.6
.6
2.8
.6

.1
3.0

-.1
-1.8
.3
.4
.7
-.6
-1.0
-3.0
.2

-15.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
1.7
-2.7

113.7
118.5
122.7
118.2
114.1
126.5
126.9
107.8
101.5

.7
.6
-1.3
-.8
-3.6
1.2
1.2
2.3
2.8

-.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-4.2
-.5
-.5
.0
-.2

-2.9

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

2.8
2.9
11.2
-.3

107.3

1.8
-.3
-.4
.0
.5

-.2
-.3
.4
-.5
1.1

108.8
105.8
106.9
105.3
107.7

1.4
1.3
2.1
3.1
-2.0

-1.0
-1.2
.5
-1.7
1.3

109.3
108.2
117.1
101.2
102.1

106.9

76.8
80.5
118.5

3.5
3.5
2.3
2.4
3.5
1.2
2.8
4.2

-.6
-.5
-2.7
-2.8
-3.3
-2.7

110.8
109.9
78.1
77.8
76.6
77.8
79.7

122.9

.4
-1.2
.3
1.0

-.6
-.3
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.8
-1.0
-1.8

Medical care
Entertainment

135.3
117.3

7.0
3.5

.6
-.4

133.4
120.9

6.5
5.7

Other goods and services
Personal care

135.1
119.5

7.5
3.1

.7
-.1

131.1
117.0

6.8
6.5

91.2

80.1

See footnotes at end of table.




65

106.0
78.7
77.8

76.9

-5.2
1.5
.3
1.5

.6
8.9
9.4
7.8
2.3

116.6

-2.9
4.4
.8

211.6
259.9
95.6
101.0
111.0
90.7
105.7

107.7
104.0

-1.2
12.4

.8
1.2
.0

10.7
-4.3
3.2
5.0
.2
-.1

-6.1

.4
.5
1.3
.5
-1.8

124.2

5.4
5.3
6.1
6.0
6.1
5.9
6.0
6.6

.0
-.1
-2.1
-2.1
-2.3
-1.9
-2.2
.2

1.8
.2

139.0
124.8

6.5
2.7

1.8
-.6

.7
1.1

132.0
117.9

7.0
2.7

.4
.1

-1.9
-.6

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West

Size class B

Size class A
Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

118.2

4.0

0.3

108.5
115.1
104.4
102.3
107.0
127.0
135.3

2.6
1.9
3.3
4.0
2.2
4.9
7.0

114.4
117.2
121.8
85.5
104.9
103.3
109.0
129.6
126.2

3.5
3.8
4.1
1.8
3.2
4.0
2.8
4.7
4.7

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.9

2.8

-0.1

-.2
.3
-.4
-.8
.0
-.2
2.1

109.5
116.3
105.3
102.9
108.9
122.4
139.5

3.1
2.9
3.0
4.9
1.0
2.8
7.0

.0
.1
-.2
.0
-.3
-.1
2.3

.1
-.3
-.1
-1.3
-.4
-.7
-.2
.5
-.5

115.7
114.3
119.3
88.4
105.9
103.9
109.8
130.7
120.3

3.9
2.6
2.8
4.5
2.9
4.4
3.9
5.1
2.3

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

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.6

4.1

-0.2

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
.4
.7

109.0
115.6
104.9
101.6
109.6
122.2
132.9

3.2
3.4
3.1
2.5
3.8
5.0
6.7

.0
.3
.3
-.9
-.1
.1
-.1
.1
.4

113.7
114.4
118.9
89.1
105.3
102.5
108.8
126.1
120.9

4.0
4.0
4.1
5.6
3.1
2.6
3.0
5.4
4.8

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

1
See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross
classifications.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.

66

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Indexes, February 1988
U.S. city average

113.9

118.7

110.6

107.3

124.7

111.8

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

116.4
117.1
116.8
112.7

119.8
119.9
122.3
118.5

114.2
115.8
113.4
108.5

106.6
107.2
107.6
101.9

129.0
129.7
126.8
125.2

113.8
113.2
116.9
112.2

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

112.5
113.3
111.9
111.3

118.9
118.1
122.6
118.3

109.6
111.0
107.1
107.3

107.0
109.1
105.2
103.1

121.2
121.8
119.3
123.4

110.4
111.0
111.3
109.7

112.1

119.8

110.1

108.1

117.5

108.8

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

112.8
113.7
112.8
112.4

117.1
116.6
116.9
117.4

108.4
109.2
107.3
106.9

110.1
112.6
108.3
112.2

121.5
122.0
126.2
118.7

112.1
113.3
111.5
113.3

111.4

118.9

110.6

105.3

118.3

107.6

West urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

113.7
113.3
115.4
115.3

119.0
118.6
124.2
117.3

110.0
109.4
111.3
112.9

105.2
106.8
105.8
101.1

126.8
124.5
129.3
137.0

110.8
110.8
111.1
111.5

Size classes
A2
B
C
D

104.7
114.0
112.6
112.2

105.3
120.5
117.9
118.5

101.9
109.5
108.1
109.3

102.4
107.0
106.0
106.3

114.1
125.5
123.9
121.2

102.7
112.5
111.8
109.9

114.9
116.7
116.6
109.7
114.0
110.4
115.7
114.7
112.2
119.6
115.0
107.6
111.8
114.3
114.1

120.1
117.4
118.6
116.6
118.7
118.4
117.5
121.0
112.2
122.4
117.5
109.3
114.3
119.5
120.8

108.9
117.2
114.2
110.8
112.2
110.7
107.2
111.2
107.6
119.0
112.9
102.1
105.1
110.9
109.5

110.8
114.0
114.8
104.8
110.3
98.3
116.2
108.5
107.9
107.7
104.8
102.5
117.9
107.2
116.4

128.8
124.9
128.2
117.7
116.2
114.9
116.0
126.5
128.2
132.5
126.2
124.1
121.7
123.3
121.7

114.2
110.5
112.1
101.5
114.1
109.5
124.4
111.0
109.1
115.2
113.9
105.1
109.8
111.7
110.4

Region and area size '
Northeast
Size A SizeBSize C -

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

Selected local areas
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
See footnotes at end of table.




67

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued
Total
food
at
home

Area

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Percent change, January 1988 to February 1988
U.S. city average

-0.2

0.5

-0.4

-0.1

-1.3

0.4

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

.1
-.1
.9
-.2

.4
.0
2.1
1.2

-.3
-.4
-1.1
.7

.4
.3
.9
1.1

-.4
-.4
1.2
-2.5

.8
.5
2.7

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

-.4
-.1
-.7
-.8

.8

1.0
.4
.5

-.7
-.7
-.3
-.5

-.2
-.5
.3
.0

-1.5
-.7
-4.9
-2.1

.2
.8
.5
-1.2

-.8

-.4

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

-.1
.2
-.3
-.2

.3
.0
.6
.8

-.3
-.1
-1.2
.2

-1.1
-.1
-1.5

.4
.0
1.2
.0

-.1

-.4

.5

-1.3

West urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

-.4
-.6
.1
-.3

.6
.7
1.1
.8

-.1
-.5
.9
1.2

-.3
-.7
-.1
.0

-2.8
-2.7
-1.8
-5.2

.4
.3
.3
1.5

Size classes
A
B
C
D

-.2
.0
-.3
-.2

.4
.9
.8
-.2

-.3
-.6
.3
-.5

-.2
-.2
.3
.4

-1.0
-1.6
-2.5
-.8

.4
1.2
-.3
.3

.2
-.3
.0
-.5
-2.1
.3

1.6
.0
1.6

-1.8

.9

-1.9
.4
1.0
2.4
.9

.1
3.0
.3
-.2
-2.1
-1.2
.7
.4
.7
.0

2.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-5.0

.7
.3
.5
.5
-3.1

-1.3
-5.2

1.5
.9
-.5

Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

1

-1.5

-.5

.1
.5

-1.9

-.6

Selected local areas
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Chicago, III.-Northwestern Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.3
-.3
1.8
.1
-.8
.3

.1
-1.4
-.4

-1.9
-.1
.0
.9
.4
.4
-1.3
-.4
.0
1.3
1.9

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




-2.1
-1.3

1.4
.6
-2.4
-.9
1.2
-2.2
-1.3

-3.1
5.2

-.8
.2
-.2

-1.3
1.9
1.6
.0

-1.7
.1

-4.3
-1.3

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

68

1.0
.9
-.3
1.2
-.7
1.1
.0

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group, percent change, January 1988 to February 1988

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.—
Northwestern
Ind.

LA.—
Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.—
Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.—NJ.

San
FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

0.3

1.1

0.7

-0.2

0.0

-0.4

.1
.0
-.2
.5
-.4
.0

.4
.3
.0
1.6
-1.3
-.9
.3
.1
.5
.7

.2
-.1
-.3

1.2
.4
-3.1
-.5
.4

1.8

2.2

.2
.2
.1
.4
.6
.8
.0
-1.3
.9
.1
.4

-.4
-.5
-.8
-1.3
-2.4
-2.4
-.8
1.9
-.3
.0
.0

-.6
-.8
-1.4
1.3
-2.2
-1.9
-1.7
-4.3
1.1
.0
.7

1.2
1.5
.8
.7
1.2
1.8
1.8
.0
.2

-.3
-.7
-.3
.0
-1.4
-.8
-.8
1.0

.1
.5
4.6
-.7
15.7
-1.1
-1.2
-.3
-.1

.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.2
.7
52.0
-1.2

-1
-1.3
.4
.3
.9

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ....

.3
.3
.4
.2
.8
.4
.3
.4
.4

2.0
.8
1.1
.5
3.7
.7
.7

.1
-.1
1.2
.4
.3
.7
.2

-.4
-.5
.0
4.0
-.2
8.4
-.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

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

1.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation
Medical care

9.3
4.0

.9
2.2
4.0
-4.1

-.3
-.3
-1.8

.1
.2

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

-1.8
-2.1
-1.9
-1.2
-.8

.9

.5
.3
.3
.0
.8

1.0

1.4
-.3

.4
.4
.2
-.1
.0
-.3
-1.1

.8
.8
2.3
.5
4.3

-1.8
-2.1
-1.5
-3.6
.1

-2.0
-2.3
-4.8
-2.6
-2.6

-2.4
-2.7
-2.3
-2.5
-3.1

-.4
-.2
-2.0
-2.0
-2.8

.0
.0
-1.8
-1.7
-1.7
-2.0
-1.3
-.1

-.3
-.2
-1.4
-1.3
-1.4
-1.6
-1.1
-1.2

-.9
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.7
-3.0

-2.2
-.5

.1
.2
.2

1.2

-2.5

1.5

-.1

1.1

.8

59.9
.0
.0
.0

.7
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care




1.7
.3

.6
.4

69

.8
1.6
.8

.0

1.0

-2.5

.2
.5

1.5
1.4

.0
-.2

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group, percent change, January 1988 to February 1988 —Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.—
Northwestern
Ind.

LA—
Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.—
Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.—NJ.

San
FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Commodity and service group
0.3

All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ..
Durables
Services
Medical care services

1.1

0.7

-0.2

0.0

-0.4

-.1
.1
-.1
-.2
.0

.3
.4
.2
.5
-.4

.3
.2
.3
1.0

-.3
.2
-.7
-.9
.0

-.6
-.4
-.7
-1.2
.0

-.5
-.6
-.5
-1.3
.7

.4
.9

1.9
.8

1.0
.7

-.1
1.3

.5
.8

-.4
.2

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

1.3
1.1
1.1
2.1
.3
.7
.5
3.0
1.9

.3
.7
.8
-.9
.4
1.1
.6
.5
1.0

.0
-.2
-.2
.0
-.6
-.9
-.4
.5
-.2

-.3
-.1
.0
-.6
-.7
-1.1
-.8
.3
.5

-.6
-.4
-.5
.1
-.4
-1.1
-.8
-.7
-.4

Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care
Data not available.




70

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Detroit,
Mich.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
116.0
347.4

3.9

0.5

116.6
348.3

4.2

0.8

114.0
357.5

2.8

0.1

113.7
338.0

3.2

1.0

115.8
115.7
1139
1187
110.6
112.3
107.3
124.7
111 8
1197
116.8

2.9
2.8
2.4
4.8
1.7
2.6
1.3
5.4
.4
3.6
3.5

.9
.9
1.0
1.6
.3
.4
.6
1.1
16
.7
1.2

114.9
114.9
116.6
118.6
114.2
116.8
114.8
128.2
112.1
111.9
115.9

2.0
1.9
25
4.5
-.2
.7
2.3
5.3
26
1.0
2.4

1.1
1.1
1 3
3
.7
.9
3.1
1.2
1 7
6
.7

117.5
117.5
1140
118.7
112.2
114.3
110.3
116.2
114 1
123.4
119.7

1.6
1.5
5
6.1
5.3
5.8
-4.8
-2.0
-2 7
2.9
4.0

.5
.4
.5
1.5
1.2
1.0
-.9
-2.1
1 9
.2
2.0

112.3
112.0
110.4
118.4
110.7
112.2
98.3
114.9
109 5
115.5
116.1

2.4
2.2
1.8
2.8
.2
1.2
-1.0
5.6
27
2.8
4.0

1.3
1.3
1.8
.8
1.2
1.0
3.0
1.8
32
.3
1.6

116.6
125.0
131.3
126 3
130.4
129.0
129.0
102 8
96.0

3.7
5.0
4.4
38
6.2
5.3
5.3
1.4
.7

.9
1.1
1.7
6
5.1
.8
.8
.8
.9

118.0
129.3
134.1
129 3
129.5
132.1
131.1
95.4
86.0

4.1
6.4
6.1
62
6.1
6.5
6.7
-1.0
-6.3

.9
1.0
1.2
6
3.2
10
1.0
-3
-6

107.9
111.0
115.0
109 8
116.9
116.3
116.9
99.8
96.2

-.1
-1.9
-1.8
-2 9
2.4
-1 9
-1.9
78
11 1

-.9
-1.5
-.4
-1 3
2.9
-2.1
-2.1
1.6
3.1

115.0
124.4
130.4
125 2
130.0
125.5
125.8
107.0
101.1

2.2
4.1
-1.0
28
-6.7
59
6.0
-3.6
-3 9

2.3
1.4
4.2
9
10.5
.5
.6
7.4
2.4

80.9
79.5

3.9
4.9

.5
.4

78.6
80.5

.3
2.7

-1.4
-2.3

96.9
NA

.4

.0

81.1
84.6

-.4
7.1

.0
.0

103.6
101.9
108.2
92.9
107.7

1.8
.4
1.7
-2.3
1.1

1.0
1.0
.8
1.1
.4

97.3
88.2
87.3
89.1
108.6

-2.7
-6.4
-7.6
-5.2
1.3

.0
-.6
-2.0
.9
1.3

101.5
95.7
87.0
114.8
109.9

.4
11.3
18.2
1.7
-.4

.0
3.1
1.4
5.9
-.8

94.3
104.5
116.3
96.5
100.0

-7.7
-4.0
-1.2
-6.5
2.0

.0
2.6
10.0
-3.6
-.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

110.2
108.3
109.1
107.8
105.8

3.8
3.8
2.8
3.8
3.9

-2.2
-2.4
-1.4
-4.3
-1.3

112.2
112.9
112.2
115.3
96.2

9.3
10.1
5.7
16.8
-1.0

.2
.1
-.9
5.8
-8.6

117.4
112.5
103.4
119.6
105.7

8.5
9.5
9.4
9.8
1.4

.8
1.0
-5.6
4.1
6.2

108.8
107.8
112.9
110.2
98.7

5.6
5.5
3.3
11.3
10.8

-2.7
-2.9
-1.4
-4.0
-4.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline leaded regular
Gasoline unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

106.8
105.7
78.3
78.1
77.4
76.9
82.7
120.8

3.6
3.8
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.3
4.3
.2

-.7
-.8
-4.5
-4.5
-5.5
-4.8
-3.0
-1.1

107.1
104.3
81.0
80.6
82.2
79.1
84.9
129.7

3.7
3.2
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.7
7.5

-.6
-.6
-2.5
-2.3
-1.7
-2.8
-1.0
.2

107.2
107.7
82.6
82.5
83.0
81.3
85.6
105.5

5.9
7.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.9
5.4
-7.1

.0
.1
-1.9
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-.9
-.8

105.5
105.7
77.6
77.5
77.4
77.2
82.2
101.2

2.5
3.3
2.0
2.0
3.8
1.4
.7
-11.6

-1.1
-.9
-6.7
-6.9
-7.6
-6.8
-5.6
-5.4

All items
All items (1967-100)
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats poultry fish and eggs
Meats poultry and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and veaetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
.
Fuel and other utilities
..
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

.

.

.

.

.

.

See footnotes at end of table.




71

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Detroit,
Mich.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
Medical care

135.5

6.4

Entertainment

118.3

4.2

Other goods and services

134.2
117.8

6.4
3.4

1.6
1.1

116.0
109.1
115.8
105.0
101.9
109.4
123.4
135.3

3.9
3.1
2.9
3.3
4.1
2.2
4.5
6.2

-.2
.9
-.7
-1.2
-.1
1.0
2.0

113.5
114.8
120.0
87.0
105.4
102.7
109.0
125.8
122.1

3.5
3.8
4.1
1.6
3.3
4.2
3.5
3.9
4.4

1.8

134.8

7.2

119.0

4.5

134.9
116.2

5.2
3.7

116.6
114.*
108.6
106.5
111.1
122.1
133.2

4.2
3.7
2.0
5.0
6.0
3.5
4.6
7.0

112.8
115.5
121.1
83.2
108.8
106.9
110.9
120.6
121.0

3.4
4.1
4.8
-2.6
4.9
5.7
3.8
2.7
4.4

2.8
1.0

141.6

8.7

2.7

138.6

6.5

2.4

124.0

1.4

2.6

2.1

112.7

2.4

-1.4

131.8
115.9

2.8
-.9

-.1
-1.3

128.3
106.7

9.2
3.8

2.6
.1

114.0
110.6
117.5
106.0
103.8
109.8
117.3
143.0

2.8
3.7
1.6
4.6
5.1
4.0
2.0
10.0

113.7
106.6
112.3
103.4
100.9
105.1
121.9
140.0

3.2
3.3
2.4
3.9
5.0
2.3
3.0
7.3

1.0
-.2
1.3
-1.1
-2.0
.1
2.0
2.9

115.5
112.2
118.8
88.7
106.3
104.5
111.0
129.6
114.8

4.5
2.5
2.4
8.4
4.5
5.0
3.4
6.0
1.4

111.0
112.4
117.2
90.6
103.8
101.8
106.8
123.1
120.1

2.9
3.0
3.6
-1.4
3.9
4.8
3.7
2.0
2.6

.9
1.0
1.2
-1.7
-1.0
-1.7
-.3
2.6
2.0

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

.4
-1.5
-.6
-1.0
-.1
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




72

1.1
-.1
1.0
1.9

1.0
-1.4

.8

.5
-.2
.6
-.3
2.3

-.1
.0
.7

1.2
-.4

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Group
Index

Feb.
1988

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
NJ.

L.A.Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Houston,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

108.0
346.5

3.4

0.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

113.9
113.9
115.7
117.5
107.2
109.0
116.2
116.0
124.4
110.8
112.3

2.2
1.9
2.8
5.9
1.6
2.5
3.0
-2.2
5.4
.5
5.9

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ..

96.6
97.1
96.2
93.2
142.8
95.7
91.1
92.7
81.2

1.9
1.4
1.5
-1.1
9.8
1.3

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

121.1
350.1

5.0

0.4

122.7
122.5
119.6
122.4
119.0
120.9
107.7
132.5
115.2
129.8
124.3

5.3
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.2
4.9
4.6
9.8
2.7
5.0
7.9

1.2
1.1
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.1
.6
-.2
2.3

1.3
1.5
2.6
.6
13.3
1.1
1.1
1.8
2.9

122.8

1.1
1.1
2.2

141.5
141.9
94.3
89.1

6.2
8.7
5.6
5.7
5.5
10.2

10.3
.2
-1.5

2.7

5.7

84.3
83.9

4.7
5.3

1.0
1.0

5.7
2.9

99.8
94.4
96.4
91.1
108.2

-2.3
-3.3
-2.2
-5.1
1.2

.2
1.8
1.2
2.9
.2

100.2
96.6
98.2
94.8
100.1

-5.2
-6.5
-2.3
-13.7
-.7

-6.3
-7.1
-3.3

111.3

5.3
6.3
10.1

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

119.7
353.7

4.4

1.0

1.2
1.1
2.0
-.3
1.8
1.8
1.0
2.3
3.4
-.4
2.7

114.8
114.1
114.7
121.0
111.2
110.9
108.5
126.5
111.0
113.7
121.0

1.0
.4
.0
2.6
-.3
.5
1.5
-.1
-1.8
1.0
6.3

.7
.4
.5
1.9

.7
.0
1.7
.4
6.1
-.9
-1.0
.8

124.5
131.7
139.6
134.5
134.4
138.8
138.7
110.4
104.7

5.2
6.3
6.1
5.2
10.7
6.4
6.4
2.1
3.2

110.0
NA

Expenditure category
All items

All items (1967=100)

1.1
2.4
.0

-1.0

NA
NA

103.4
80.9
83.0
76.0

.0
-1.1
-1.3
.0
2.3

110.2
104.7
115.2
97.0
109.1

2.7
3.2
5.9
-2.4
2.5

114.1
112.1
112.6
109.9
107.4

4.9
5.0
3.0
7.5
4.2

110.6

3.5
3.5
-4.5
-5.3
-5.1
-6.4
-2.7
3.7

101.2

2.0
-.1
.0
-.8
2.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

121.3
121.4
125.4
135.1
114.2

12.4
12.4
7.8
22.9
3.9

2.5
2.4
3.5
4.1
-1.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

102.9
103.4
80.5

2.6
3.4
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.7
3.9
-7.5

-1.2
-1.1
-3.7
-3.7
-4.6
-3.9
-2.6
-2.5

80.4

79.4
79.2
83.4

119.6

See footnotes at end of table.




73

109.9
74.1
73.7

72.9
71.8
79.0
127.9

-1.2
-1.3

1.0
2.3
.4
.4
2.2

4.1
.7
.3
.1

1.2
.4
.6
-.1
.2

-3.6
-3.8
-4.0
-4.5
-1.3
-2.4

136.2

137.7
132.7
135.0

108.6
80.6
80.6
81.3
78.1
84.3
120.0

10.3
13.4

10.2
9.5
.7

.7
1.1

1.0
7.1
.6
.6
1.5

1.6

-12.9
.9
.1
.3
-2.4
-2.4
-2.6
-2.6
-1.9
-1.5

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Group
Index

Feb.
1988

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

L.A.Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Houston,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
Medical care

134.7

5.8

0.9

136.5

7.3

2.9

141.3

6.3

2.0

Entertainment

124.5

6.5

3.6

114.0

3.5

.9

122.0

4.7

.3

Other goods and services

129.3
109.5

4.8
1.0

.9
.2

136.1
120.6

9.0
3.7

2.0
1.1

136.9
127.6

7.0
6.8

1.4
2.4

108.0
110.1
113.9
107.5
105.6
110.0
105.7
133.0

3.4
4.6
2.2
6.0
7.4
4.2
2.2
4.5

.7
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.7
.4
.1
.1

119.7
108.7
114.8
104.6
103.3
106.2
129.7
137.1

4.4
2.0
1.0
2.6
3.2
1.9
6.1
7.4

1.0
.1
.7
-.3
1.6
3.2

121.1
112.1
122.7
103.6
100.5
109.5
129.5
142.9

5.0
3.2
5.3
1.6
1.0
2.6
6.5
6.2

.4
-.4
1.2
-1.6
-2.8
.6
1.1
2.4

111.0
106.2
112.8
80.8
107.6
105.7
110.1
115.0
102.2

4.0
3.3
3.6
1.9
6.0
7.3
4.8
3.0
1.9

115.4
118.7
123.5
84.6
105.4
104.6
109.4
133.3
128.9

3.4
4.2
4.7
-1.1
2.9
3.6
2.0
6.0
6.0

.7
.8
1.1
-.6
-.1
1.0
.7
1.6
1.4

115.7
120.1
125.2
85.7
104.5
101.9
112.6
128.0
128.3

3.4
5.1
5.3
2.0
2.0
1.6
3.4
3.9
6.5

.1
.4
.5
.2
-1.4
-2.5
-.6

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




74

.7
1.0
-2.5

1.2
1.8
1.5
.3
.2

.8

-1.7

1.0
.9

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—-

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

117.9
362.3

4.0

0.4

116.6
117.1
114.3
119.5
110.9
112.1
107.2
123.3
111.7
121.7
113.0

4.2
4.6
3.6
4.5
3.5
4.8
.6
9.7
.5
5.6
1.8

.7
.6
.7
.4
-.3
-.3
-1.1
.9
2.9
.6
1.3

6.6
.4
.4
.1
.0

123.8
131.4
145.4
137.3
119.5
143.4
143.6
110.5
105.5

3.6
4.1
5.1
4.1
9.4
3.6
3.7
4.6
7.2

1.0
.7
1.7
1.4
3.2
.1
2.7
5.7

1.4

-3.5

102.0
80.9

14.9
-6.1

5.8
-4.7

NA
101.7
110.3
94.8
102.2

-5.5
-.5
-9.6
-.2

.2
.5
-.1
-4.1

115.9
105.7
124.9
84.2
111.3

17.4
7.1

9.9
1.7
.5

7.0
5.7
8.7
.0
1.3

-3.1
-3.3
-.9
-8.9
1.0

109.7
108.4
97.8
108.9
109.3

8.5
8.9
5.8
8.7
10.5

-.7
-.9
-3.6
-2.1
1.3

106.3
102.2
106.7
94.8
102.1

3.1
3.5
-.6
3.6
4.5

-1.9
-2.2
-3.1
-3.3
-4.1

-.3
-.1
-2.9
-2.9
-3.3
-3.2
-2.2
-2.2

100.5
99.7
74.6
74.5
75.3
73.0
78.5
103.6

2.0
2.8
1.2
1.1

-1.8
-1.8
-6.4
-6.5
-6.1
-6.6
-6.2
-4.0

103.5
103.0
82.7
82.5
81.7
81.7
83.2
114.6

3.3
4.4
10.6
10.6
10.4
10.7
6.0
-2.3

-1.0
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.2
-.7
-.6
-3.6

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

113.3
345.6

3.2

0.3

.6
.7
-.3
.5
.5
.2
2.8
.0
.8
-.4

110.6
110.5
107.6
109.3
102.1
103.8
102.5
124.1
105.1
117.1
112.1

2.0
2.0
1.4
2.5
2.8
4.0
-1.8
2.1
.2
3.4
1.4

.8
.7
.8
1.5
-.3
-.5
-.4
2.3
1.4

.4
.7
6.4
.0
20.2
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-.2

114.4
122.3
128.0
119.1
141.0
120.4
120.5
106.8
100.4

1.2
3.0
.8
4.2
3.3
3.4
-2.5
-5.3

-.3
.8
2.2
.0

90.0

4.9
7.5
6.6
6.2
7.5
8.0
8.1
-.9
-1.1

79.2
79.2

6.6
4.9

1.3
1.5

NA
73.5

106.2
101.7
109.7
91.8
107.1

13.8
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
.7

.5
-.4
-.5
.1
.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

106.9
105.4
104.3
98.9
112.1

3.3
3.2
-2.5
10.0
-.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

114.2
112.8
82.4
82.8
84.8
80.7

5.4
5.9
6.0
6.2
7.2
5.6
5.5
-.4

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

119.3
344.5

4.7

0.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

113.7
113.5
115.0
117.5
112.9
114.5
104.8
126.2
113.9
111.1
116.0

2.6
2.4
3.0
4.7
1.7
2.0
2.3
6.9
.8
1.7
3.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ..

120.5
135.5
145.6

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1967=100)

134.1

160.6
139.6
139.8

96.7

84.6
,

128.8

See footnotes at end of table.




75

1.9

1.6
.8
1.2
-12.7

.6
.9

.1

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 '

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
Medical care

138.7

6.4

1.5

135.5

8.0

1.0

133.1

6.3

0.7

Entertainment

116.0

5.9

1.6

126.6

5.9

1.4

124.1

2.4

-1.5

Other goods and services

142.7
133.1

6.7
4.4

2.3
1.9

132.4
105.2

9.2
-.8

6.7
.7

137.2
121.8

6.8
3.0

2.1
2.8

119.3
108.1
113.7
104.3
101.5
109.5
132.0
140.7

4.7
3.2
2.6
3.8
5.2
2.0
5.9
7.2

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

3.2
3.7
2.0
4.8
6.8
1.9
2.5
8.0

.3
-.2
.8
-.8
-.4
-1.3

1.7

113.3
107.8
110.6
105.7
104.0
108.1
119.3
133.8

.8

117.9
109.2
116.6
104.5
102.1
107.7
125.8
132.3

4.0
3.7
4.2
3.4
4.5
1.5
4.0
5.3

.4
.3
.7
-.1
-.5
.4
.5
1.1

114.8
118.1
123.8
86.7
104.7
102.3
107.9
132.8
131.1

3.6
4.6
5.0
1.4
3.8
5.0
3.8
4.2
5.8

.2
.3
.5
»1.3
-.5
-1.0
-.2
.5
.5

110.9
111.8
116.6
89.1
105.9
104.3
107.5
120.4
117.7

3.2
2.9
3.6
-2.7
4.6
6.3
4.2
2.0
2.0

.0
.2
.5
-2.8
-.7
-.3
.2
.4
.6

113.9
117.0
121.1
90.8
104.7
102.5
109.6
125.6
125.2

3.8
3.8
3.6
8.9
3.2
4.1
4.4
3.9
3.9

.3
.4
.2
2.5
.0
-.3
.3
.3
.5

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




.6

Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

76

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule 1

Percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Percent change to
Jan. 1988 from—

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Jan.
1987

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

M

114.3

114.2

114.5

114.7

3.8

0.4

0.2

4.1

0.2

0.3

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000 ...
50,000 to 500,000

M
M
M
M

117.4
117.7
115.0
118.6

117.4
117.8
114.5
118.8

117.9
118.1
115.1
119.6

118.1
118.0
116.0
119.8

4.8
4.7
5.1
3.9

.6
.2
1.3
.8

.2
-.1
.8
.2

5.0
5.2
4.3
3.9

.4
.3
.1
.8

.4
.3
.5
.7

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

M
M
M
M

111.7
111.8
110.7
112.8

111.4
111.4
110.7
112.6

111.5
111.6
110.9
112.4

111.8
112.1
111.1
112.3

3.7
3.8
3.6
3.9

.4
.6
.4
-.3

.3
.4
.2
-.1

3.4
3.4
3.5
3.8

-.2
-.2
.2
-.4

.1
.2
.2
-.2

110.5

110.7

110.4

110.2

2.5

-.5

-.2

3.0

-.1

-.3

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

.3
.2
.3
.4

.2
.3
.1
.2

3.6
4.0
3.7
3.4

.0
-.3
.2
.1

.1
-.1
.2
.3

U.S. city average
Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ....
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

M
M
M
M

113.6
114.4
112.7
113.5

113.5
114.2
112.7
113.3

113.6
114.1
112.9
113.6

113.8
114.4
113.0
113.8

3.4
3.7
3.2
2.9

M

113.4

113.3

113.5

113.4

3.2

-.1

3.3

West urban
Size A - More than 1,250,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 ....
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

M
M
M
M

114.8
114.5
115.0
115.3

115.0
114.8
115.2
115.4

115.5
115.3
116.0
115.3

115.6
115.6
115.7
115.3

3.7
3.9
4.0
2.9

.1
.3
-.3
.0

4.4
4.6
4.7
3.5

Size classes
A3
B
C
D

M
M
M
M

104.8
113.3
114.7
113.0

104.7
113.2
114.6
113.1

105.0
113.6
114.8
113.2

105.2
113.8
114.9
113.4

4.1
3.8
3.4
3.5

See footnotes at end of table.




77

4.4
3.9
3.6
3.6

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change to
Feb. 1988 from—

Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule 1

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

112.2
115.4
119.1
118.6
116.2

112.2
115.7
119.1
119.0
116.4

111.9
115.9
119.6
119.3
117.5

112.9
116.6
119.3
119.0
117.0

4.0
4.0
4.8
4.8
4.1

Dec.
1987

Jan.
1988

Percent change to
Jan. 1988 from—
Jan,
1987

Nov.
1987

Dec.
1987

Selected local areas
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. ...
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Fla
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

M
M
M
M
M

116.2
120.2
109.3
113.8
113.0
117.6

115.3
119.9
109.9
113.1
112.7
117.9

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
Pittsburgh, Pa

113.8
109.8
107.4
108.6

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
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.




113.8
110.9
108.1
108.9

2.9
3.2
3.6
3.0

0.9
.6
-.3
-.3
-.4

2.9
4.6
5.7
5.3
5.6

-0.3
.4
.4
.6
1.1

4.6
5.0
3.5
4.1
3.3
4.3

0.6
.8
.2
.0
.5

-0.3
.2
.4
.3
.9

.8
.3
-.5
.6
.3
-.3

.0
1.0
.7
.3

NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI
program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national
index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other
measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater
volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are
similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users
to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
clauses.

78

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

South

North Central

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

West

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
118.1
184.4

4.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

118.5
118.4
116.1
119.9
113.9
106.4
128.4
113.8
112.9
115.1
112.3
115.2
124.2
119.5

4.0
4.0
3.7
5.1
2.3
2.6
8.3
2.0
2.5
5.7
.5
2.2
4.5
4.5

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

120.3
134.5
123.3
134.2
131.1
125.7
126.0
119.6
125.8
109.6
95.6
88.9

5.3
8.1
6.2
6.3
5.6
8.9
9.0
6.9
9.4
3.1
.3
-1.0

80.4
79.9

5.1
5.4

104.2
98.4
104.4
89.5
122.4
106.3
101.0
113.5
113.9

3.2
-2.3
-.4
-5.2
2.3
.0
-1.4

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

104.4
102.3
101.8
100.3
107.9
105.0
116.6
121.5

All items
All items (December 1977=100)

3.1

1.5
-.8
-1.3
-.7
-4.7
5.6
1.1
14.9
4.9

-.3
-.4
-.8
1.4
2.1

2.1
.0

1.1

.0
.0
-.3
-1.2

-1.4
-1.4
-1.9
-.6
-.7
.7

See footnotes at end of table.




113.8
184.2

3.4

114.8
114.9
112.5
117.2
108.4
110.0
120.9
111.8
111.4
106.7
108.2
117.3
120.3
114.0

2.6
2.6
2.3
5.4
1.7
.9
4.0
.8
2.9
1.7
-4.0
4.2
3.4
2.8

1.1
3.4
-1.0
1.8
1.1

112.5
115.9
111.8
117.4
136.5
109.6
109.3
111.5
111.1
111.8
107.1
100.4

2.4
2.7
3.0
1.9
10.9
2.5
2.4
4.6
4.6
4.5
1.9
1.3

-.7
-1.4

83.5
78.6

2.1
2.3

105.3
103.2
104.8
98.9
122.7
109.0
107.0
111.7
111.7

2.0
1.3
1.9
-1.2
2.5
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.1

114.5
112.5
115.3
114.8
106.7
107.0
109.0
125.5

4.4
4.5
4.4
4.8
-2.2
4.8
6.8
2.9

79

111.8
180.8

3.7

0.3

113.4
113.3
112.2
118.8
109.3
106.9
120.6
110.4
110.0
108.3
106.6
114.6
115.7
115.2

2.3
2.3
2.1
4.9
.9
1.3
4.5

-.1
-.4
.8
-.7
-.2
-1.4

.8
1.1
1.7
-.6
1.7
2.8
2.8

110.9
116.6
115.2
122.2
126.0
115.8
115.8
107.9
110.3
102.7
103.4
96.1

3.2
4.8
3.5
3.6
2.7
5.5
5.5
.0
.3
-.3
.9
-.2

75.4
75.1

0.2

.1
2.7

98.6
101.1
109.7
93.2
123.0
105.8
101.3
114.2
109.8

-2.0
-.3
1.1
-1.9
2.7
.3
-.6
2.9
1.1

109.8
108.8
107.5
109.5
126.4
104.8
110.8
115.6

6.9
7.3
4.6
10.9
4.8
3.8
4.6
1.8

1.5
-.2
1.0

.6

-.2

1.1
2.0
3.0
-.2
-.4

-.2
-.3
.7
-.3
-2.5
-1.2

0.2

.1

-.3
-1.2
-.1
-.3

1.9

1.3
1.1
1.4
-.6

.0
-.3

-.1

-.8
-1.2
-.4
.1

1.1
-.5
1.4

115.6
186.0

3.7

115.1
114.9
113.3
118.8
109.8
105.0
126.4
110.7
115.4
108.1
103.2
116.4
117.7
117.6

2.3
2.1
1.3
3.5
1.3
-.2
4.5
-1.2
.5
-1.1
-8.0
3.3
3.5
3.8

117.3
122.7
117.6
128.6
127.9
118.7
118.5
114.3
117.0
108.8
107.2
102.4

3.4
4.2
3.6
3.1
7.0
4.6
4.6
1.4
2.3
.7
2.4
3.5

88.5
89.7

4.6
8.7

4.7
-.3

104.4
104.4
116.6
90.5
118.8
107.8
103.1
115.8
111.6

3.0
3.5
4.5
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.0
2.8
1.5

7.1
-.3
-.3
.0

111.5
109.2
110.5
106.0
112.6
109.3
114.5
125.3

4.8
5.0
3.8
5.9
1.5
6.4
4.9
2.4

-.2
-.3
.7
-.2
-3.5
.8
-2.6
.1

0.1

.1

-.1
-.4
.6
-.1
-.4
-2.7
.4
.9
.4
1.0
-.2
.3
1.4
.3
.3
-.1

.1
-1.5
.7
.7
-2.0
-5.6
1.5
-.1
-.1

-.1
.5
.5
.6
-.2

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

South

North Central

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

West

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category

-0.5
-.5
-.1

84.0
110.9
118.5

3.2
3.2
1.8
1.6
8.3
2.1
2.0
2.9
1.3
2.6
1.2
4.3

-.7

96.0

.6
-.4

.6
.8

-0.3
-.3
.0
.0
-.1

122.6

4.9
5.3
1.9
1.9
8.7
7.6
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.7
4.3
7.0

-1.8
-1.8
-2.1
-2.1
-1.4
.3
.4

100.0

1.7

126.7
121.4

7.8
1.2

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

139.3
133.6
140.6
141.3

6.6
6.7
6.5
7.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

120.0
113.1
130.0

4.3
3.5
5.3

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

137.2
141.2
122.4
147.6

6.9
8.1
3.8
7.3

118.1

4.8

109.9
118.5
103.8
99.8
102.3

3.3
4.0
2.7
3.3
-1.3

101.3
108.9
128.8
125.2

6.0
1.5
6.1
8.1

101.3
125.0
140.6
134.3

.1
5.4
6.5
6.2

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Maintenance and repairs
Other private transportation
Other private transportation
commodities
Other private transportation
services
Public transportation

108.2
106.7
115.2
115.1
116.2
80.3
80.3
79.8
78.8

83.9
124.0

-0.3
-.3
-.2
.0
.2
-1.6

-0.3
-.3
.1
.3
.0
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9

130.2

3.9
4.1
2.6
3.7
7.9
1.4
1.2
1.9
.3
1.6
4.2
5.6

107.9
107.3
115.4
117.5
115.5
77.3
76.9
76.3
75.6
80.1
118.5

-.9
.4

105.9
105.5
117.8
118.3
116.3
78.2
78.1
76.8
77.1
82.6
118.6

.1

124.4

3.6
3.8
2.4
2.8
8.9
1.6
1.6
.4
1.2
3.4
4.7
4.2

1.4

-.1

98.6

2.1

.5

96.3

1.4

-.5

122.6
122.4

4.9
1.6

-.7

131.2
116.2

4.7
-2.6

-.3

137.4
120.1

6.9
.9

.8
-1.3

133.1
136.0
132.5
131.0

6.6
6.3
6.6
7.2

.9
-.1
1.1
.7

135.5
136.7
135.3
135.0

6.5
7.2
6.4
6.8

7.1
6.8
7.2
6.8

1.1
.8
1.1

1.1

135.6
135.0
135.7
131.9

.2
-.2

116.8
113.9
121.3

4.3
4.3
4.4

.2 116.2
.5 111.7
-.1 125.5

4.6
4.4
4.8

116.8

.6 112.2
1.0 124.3

3.1
2.2
4.1

-.5
-.9
-.3

1.3
1.9

132.1
145.3
113.8
139.4

7.0
10.7
3.5
5.6

132.6
141.3
116.5
145.1

5.7
7.5
2.5
5.9

132.0
140.6
117.0
146.8

6.8
8.1
3.0
7.8

.5
.8
.0
.6

111.8

3.7

113.8

3.4

115.6

3.7

106.9
113.4
103.2
101.1
108.8

3.3
2.3
3.8
5.1
7.3

-.2

109.5
114.8
106.4
102.7
112.5

3.3
2.6
3.8
3.8
4.5

108.5
115.1
104.4
102.0
109.2

2.9
2.3
3.4
4.0
5.0

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

99.7
105.2
118.4
115.6

4.2
2.3
4.0
4.9

-.6
-.1

100.5
110.1
119.6
110.1

3.5
3.7
3.3
2.6

-.3

100.6
107.2
123.6
118.1

3.5
2.7
4.5
4.2

-.2
-.3
.3
.3

103.2
119.7
132.5
123.9

1.0
3.5
6.6
4.6

1.6

105.6
125.4
135.3
128.9

2.1
3.7
6.4
5.1

-.4

105.8
129.5
135.7
128.8

2.3
5.3
7.2
5.7

-.2
.2
1.1
.2

1.2

104.3
103.5
114.3
113.8
115.9
77.4
77.1
77.2

76.1

.1
.0
-1.8
-1.9
-2.4
-1.8

-1.5
-1.8
-1.8
-1.1
.8
.2

1.0

-1.4
-.1
.5

1.3

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

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

.6

See footnotes at end of table.




80

-.4
-.5
-.3

1.1

.2

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

West

South

North Central

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

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

117.9
113.4
109.3
117.1
104.4
101.0
102.4
109.6
113.3
127.7
84.7
122.8
124.2
112.4
80.3
132.0

4.9
3.5
3.8
4.6
2.8
3.5
5.8
3.8
3.9
6.1
2.3
5.0
5.3
2.1
6.9
6.8

0.2
.1
.2
.2
-.4
-.4
.0
-.1
.5
.4
-.5
.2
.2
-.1
-1.4
.4

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




111.4
111.0
106 7
110.7
103.6
101.9
100.6
107.4
110.9
117.1
86.1
115.7
116.3
110.7
77.5
120.8

4.0
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.8
4.9
3.9
3.7
3.2
3.8
.7
4.0
4.3
4.0
2.0
4.5

0.4
.2
1
.2
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
8
.8
-.3
.3
.4
-.1
-1.8
.8

113.4
113.4
107 8
1124
106.5
103.2
101.0
108.9
1137
117.6
87.4
117.6
118.3
114 1
78.8
121.7

3.5
3.5
35
3.1
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.2
3.8
3.0
1.5
3.4
3.7
4.0
1.5
3.5

0.2
.1
2
.1
.1
.1
-.2
.2
1
.1
-.8
.2
.3
4
-1.5
.2

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.

81

115.8
113.7
108 9
1145
104.9
102.9
101.7
108.9
116 1
122.4
87.0
119.1
120.2
1122
78.2
125.2

4.0
3.6
35
3.5
3.3
3.9
3.6
3.1
47
4.3
2.4
3.8
4.2
3.7
1.4
4.5

0.2
.1
0
0
-.1
.0
.1
.0
3
.2
-1.1
.2
.3
2
-1.9
.3

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
0.2

113.8
183.7

3.8

0.2

114.9
184.0

3.4

115.3
115.3
113.5
120.5
109.4
106.7
124.6
112.4
113.6
109.7
107.3
118.1
118.9
116.1

2.9

.2
.2
-.1
1.0
-.6
-.3
-1.6
1.3
-.1
1.6
1.1
1.7

114.5
114.4
112.2
118.1
107.8
105.7
123.8
111.4
111.0
108.8
107.9
115.2
119.4
115.9

3.1
3.1
2.7
5.9
2.6
1.2
6.4
-.2
1.6
3.9
-4.2
1.7
3.7
2.9

116.8
123.3
113.8
121.1
126.9
115.6
115.7
110.1
115.5
103.2
109.8
103.4

2.9
3.5
2.2
2.4
1.7
4.1
4.1
3.8
4.5
2.6
3.5
3.2

3.5
4.9

82.2
79.0

104.0
101.7
109.4
89.1
122.0
106.8
102.6
113.5
111.9

1.9
.1
1.8
-4.4
2.2
1.1
.6

109.4
107.3
108.2
108.8
105.4
105.2
105.0
124.5

2.6
2.6
.6
4.7
-2.0
1.3
3.7
2.6

105.2
105.2

4.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets
Fats and oils
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared food
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

104.3
104.2
104.5
105.3
101.9
102.3
113.4
102.8
102.0
103.6
100.4
105.0
103.7
104.8

2.8
2.7
2.2
4.3
1.6
1.4
4.5
.6
1.3
1.9
-2.2
2.5
3.3
3.9

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 3
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 3
Owners' equivalent rent 3
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
, Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 2
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

104.8
106.5
105.6
105.0
109.1
106.9
107.0
104.3
107.0
101.1
101.6
101.2

3.9
5.4
4.2
4.2
4.3
6.1
6.2
3.9
6.7
.5
.7
-.3

114.1
117.5

4.1
4.7

.4
-.1

79.7
79.5

103.7
100.1
101.9
97.4
102.1
101.7
100.8
104.4
102.0

1.9
-.7

2.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services

103.6
103.6
101.5
103.5
99.5
103.7
111.8
104.5

All items
All items (December 1977=100)

1.0
-3.3

.1
-.1
.5
-.3
-.2
-1.0
.4
-.2
1.3
1.0
-.1
1.1

1.3

-.1
-.5
1.1

1.9

1.1
1.6

1.1
.4
3.0
1.7

.0
-.3
.1

4.4
4.5
2.8
4.7
1.5
5.3
9.2
3.4

-.4
-.3
-.3

-1.7
-.7
-1.1
.4

See footnotes at end of table.




82

113.6
120.1
118.5
125.6
137.3
116.6
116.6
111.1
108.1
112.4
103.3
96.1

2.9
2.3
5.3
.3
.7
7.3

1.3
2.5
1.1
-2.7
4.2

3.6
2.9
3.6
5.3
6.1
3.7
15.9
5.0
5.0
.5
-3.6
3.6

-1.2

1.2
.4

-.7

2.9
1.2

-2.2
.7
.7
.9
.1
-.2
-.2

-1.7
1.4

0.1

113.4
183.2

3.5

0.2

114.4
114.5
112.0
118.3
109.4
106.3
120.6
110.1
111.2
103.5
105.2
115.4
120.0
113.8

3.2
3.3
2.7
5.2
2.1
.9
5.1
1.4
3.5
.5
-2.7
4.0
4.6
2.2

.1
.1
-.2

.1

113.9
121.6
113.0
120.2
122.8
113.7
113.5
117.3
122.4
110.7
103.6
95.7

2.3
3.6
3.0
2.6
5.5
3.7
3.7
5.1
4.3
6.1
.8
-.1

3.8
4.6

1.0
.1

74.5
73.9

2.3
6.0

-1.5
-2.1

103.7
111.1
118.4
99.8
125.5
106.3
102.3
113.3
109.3

2.6
3.2
3.7
1.6
3.8
.2
-.4
1.9
.6

2.2

100.5
103.8
109.6
96.2
123.7
107.1
103.2
113.1
110.7

-1.4
-.4
-.8
.8
1.8
1.0
.8
2.4
.7

-.9
-.5
-.6
-.3
-.4
.2
.3
.2
.0

111.0
110.0
113.8
108.4
119.4
108.1
108.5
120.3

3.0
2.9
6.0
.8
5.5
1.9
4.3
3.7

.2
.2
.4
-.1
-.6
.3

106.1
104.7
105.4
104.4
110.8
101.2
109.0
116.8

4.1
4.7
4.3
5.6
7.7
3.1
3.2
-1.4

-.7
-.9
1.2

-.1
-.3

-2.4
-.3
.2
.9
-.8
-.3

.1
.1
.0
.1
-.4

2.7
3.5
1.3
.2

-.3

.0

1.4

_ -j

-.5
.3
-.9
.2
.2
-1.4
1.5
-.3
.4
1.0

.4
.9
1.6
1.4
2.8
.7
.7
.3

.6
-.1
-.4
-.5

-2.1
-3.8
-.5
.2
.0

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A '

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
106.0
106.5
101.6
101.8
108.4
114.6
114.6
116.8
114.2
113.4
104.7
105.9

4.0
4.4
2.5
2.9
8.2
3.7
3.6
4.3
3.1
4.9
3.8
5.4

-0.3
-.3
.2
.3
.1
-1.7
-1.7

101.9

107.1
106.5

-0.3
-.2
-.2
.0
.1
-1.6

115.0
121.2

2.7
2.8
1.5
1.5
8.6
.4
.3
-.1
-.1
2.6
3.4
3.4

-0.4
-.4
-.5
-.3
.0
-1.8
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.6
.2
.6
.1

104.4

-0.4
-.4
-.1
.0
-.1
-2.7
-2.7
-3.5
-2.6

78.7
115.5
116.8

4.3
4.1
2.7
3.3
9.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
.9
4.1
3.4

103.1

1.4

.9

-1.8
-1.8
-1.0
.2

118.9

.1

125.2

4.2
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.8
2.8
2.6
2.1
2.3
4.0
3.0
6.5

1.2

-.6

98.0

2.9

.8

97.0

2.0

106.9
99.3

6.5
-1.0

-.7

131.4
126.5

7.2
4.6

-.9

127.1
121.4

3.8
1.8

120.0
131.7

3.8
6.5

.2
-.9

Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional medical services

108.5
108.3
108.6
108.9

6.9
7.1
6.9
7.1

133.4
137.8
132.5
130.8

6.2
7.2
6.0
6.2

135.7
135.1
135.9
135.8

7.0
5.9
7.3
8.2

133.3

-.6 133.1
.7 133.3
.8 134.2

5.0
6.1
4.7
6.2

.6
.9
.5
.5

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

104.4
103.8
105.2

4.0
3.7
4.5

113.5
108.5
122.8

2.9
2.4
3.5

120.8
115.6
130.3

5.0
3.8
6.5

.5
.1
1.0

114.1
113.6
115.2

5.3
5.9
4.4

.2
.2
.0

Other goods and services
Tobacco and smoking products
Personal care
Personal and educational expenses

108.2
111.7
104.1
108.0

6.7
8.4
3.1
7.4

134.8
142.2
118.2
148.1

6.9
8.2
3.5
7.4

131.5
143.1
115.5
141.4

5.9
9.0
3.9
4.6

.5

130.3
143.1
112.7
138.5

5.8
10.4
2.4
4.4

.4
.8
.3
.1

105.2

4.1

113.8

3.8

114.9

3.4

113.4

3.5

104.8
104.3
105.2
107.2
103.6

3.4
2.8
3.7
4.5
4.5

-.1

108.1
115.3
104.1
100.8
107.3

3.0
2.9
3.2
3.5
2.6

108.7
114.5
105.3
101.3
110.0

2.8
3.1
2.8
3.4
2.9

-.2

108.4
114.4
104.8
99.5
104.7

3.8
3.2
4.2
4.7
4.7

-.2
.1
-.4
-.8
-.9

109.4
102.5
105.5
106.5

4.5
2.7
4.7
5.4

-.3
-.1

100.0
107.2
121.2
117.2

4.0
2.6
4.7
5.4

99.7
109.2
123.6
115.1

3.6
2.1
4.0
3.5

-.3
-.3

98.7
110.2
120.9
113.3

4.8
3.6
3.2
3.5

-.7
.1
.5
.9

101.4
104.8
108.6
106.3

.9
4.3
6.9
5.6

1.0

103.8
127.4
132.5
130.0

1.2
5.9
6.0
5.4

108.0
122.7
135.9
128.1

3.2
3.5
7.3
4.9

104.3
120.4
133.3
122.0

1.0
4.2
4.7
3.7

-.3
.3
.5
.2

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Maintenance and repairs
Other private transportation
Other private transportation
commodities
Other private transportation
services
Public transportation

.0
.7
1.0

115.9

115.6
116.4
78.4
78.1
77.2
77.2
82.5

-1.6
-2.0
-1.8
-1.1
.5
.3

1.3
1.5
1.8

-.2

1.2

1.6

103.9
115.2
115.8

115.9
77.1
76.9
76.0
76.4
82.2

105.3
104.3
117.0
117.4
116.8
75.3
75.1

74.1
74.3

-1.5
1.5
.3

Commodity and service group
<\ll items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ...
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter 3
Household services less rent of
shelter 3
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

-.2
-.3
-.3

See footnotes at end of table.




83

-.2
-.2
-.2

1.5
1.2

-.2
-.2

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2

Index

Group

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Special indexes
All items less food
All items less shelter
.
All items less homeowners' costs 3
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and aDDarel
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter3
Services less medical care
Enerav
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and enerav
Energy commodities
Services less energy

.

. .

105.4
104 7
104.8
105.0
105.2
107.0
108.7
105 6
104 5
105.3
107.2
105.0
105.2
103.9
114.6
106.0

4.4
3.5
3.6
3.9
3.7
4.5
4.4
3.5
3.8
4.5
1.6
4.2
4.6
3.8
3.8
5.2

0.2
1
.2
.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
-1
5
.4
-.5
.2
.3
.1
-1.5
.5

1
See region and area size on table 11 for information about
population size classes.
2
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




113.4
1124
107.7
112.8
104.4
101.5
100.8
108 1
1136
120.0
86.2
117.7
118.4
111.4
78.6
123.5

4.0
3.3
3.6
3.8
3.1
3.5
3.8
31
41
4.5
1.4
4.0
4.3
3.1
2.7
5.1

0.2
1
.1
2
.0
-.2
-.1
-1
4
.3
-.6
.3
.3
.2
-1.5
.4

114.9
1127
107.6
113.7
105.6
102.0
100.5
107 9
1144
122.2
89.0
118.8
119.9
113.5
77.9
125.1

3.5
34
3.3
3.2
2.8
3.3
3.5
33
43
3.6
1.9
3.6
3.6
3.1
.8
4.0

0.1
1
.0
.0
-.2
-.1
-.2
_1
4
.2
-.7
.2
.2
.0
-1.5
.2

Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
Data not available.

84

113.0
111.5
106.4
112.1
105.1
100.2
99.5
107 2
111 5
119.2
84.8
117.5
118.3
112.9
75.3
123.0

3.5
34
3.4
33
4.2
4.6
4.5
40
30
2.9
1.1
3.7
3.9
4.3
2.4
3.5

0.1
-1
.0
.1
-.3
-.6
-.5
-3
1
.4
-1.5
.3
.3
.1
-2.6
.6

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

116.0
185.1

5.1

0.8

118.5
118.4
116.5
122.3
113.3
107.2
126.8
116.6
123.3
121.1

3.5
3.5
3.3
5.7
.0
3.5
8.4
3.5
3.7
3.4

-.1
-.2
.5
-.2
3.8
-.5
-.5
.4
.7

118.7
132.3
126.1

6.4
9.8

4.6
5.0
2.2
-2.5
-1.1
-3.7
.5

.0
.0
.1
.7
.9
.6
-.7

78.5
78.0
104.0

-2.3
-2.8
-2.4
-7.5
.8

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

118.0
180.4

4.7

-0.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

119.1
119.0
116.7
120.0
115.4
106.8
129.3
113.1
124.7
120.8

4.2
4.1
4.0
4.7
3.4
3.2
8.4
1.6
4.3
5.2

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

-.6
.6
.2
.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ...

118.5
130.9

5.2
7.8
5.2
5.4
4.1
9.0
9.2
-.3
-1.3

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

119.8
199.2

3.9

0.2

.5
.5
.8
2.2
-1.1
.9
1.1
2.7
.2
.1

115.7
115.8
112.3
118.8
108.4
101.9
123.7
112.1
123.9
114.8

4.2
4.4
2.7
6.5
1.6
-.2
6.5
1.5
7.6
2.6

.2
.2
.0
1.2
.8
1.0
-2.0
-.6
.5
-.1

1.3
1.1
.8
2.1
-1.9
1.2
1.3

127.4

3.6
6.1
3.7
5.5
-12.1
7.2
7.2
.5
-3.3

.2
.5
1.2
1.2

5.1
5.1
5.3
-6.3
-2.8
-3.1

1.4
.4
4.8
-.2
-.1
-.2
-1.1

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

122.3
132.0
136.3
123.3
123.7

94.6
89.0

81.8
81.4
102.1

97.0
101.7
90.7
107.1

139.2
126.2
128.0
128.4
97.7
89.6

11.6
9.8
16.0
9.1
9.3
1.6
1.7

147.3
122.1

137.1
103.1
129.8
130.0

97.5

1.7
.2
.2
.4
.2

.9
1.1

88.4

109.0
87.6
105.8

4.9
5.5
2.8
.8
3.6
-5.7
-.1

-.1
-.3
-.1
1.5
1.6
1.4
2.8

78.0
76.4
106.7
101.9
110.4
84.5
102.2

-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-2.8
-1.0

101.9
100.1
98.4
102.8
100.7

2.7
2.6
-1.0
4.8
2.3

-.6
-.7
-1.5
-.4

110.5
109.3
115.4
104.9
103.4

4.0
3.8
9.9
.1
.0

1.7
1.8
3.3
.6
2.5

-.3
-.3
-1.7
-1.7

105.6
105.0
81.4
81.4
79.8
81.2
83.8

-.3
-.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.2
-1.3
-.8
-1.0

106.5

129.7

3.0
3.0
3.3
3.2
1.6
3.2
4.6
4.2

-.5
-.4
-3.3
-3.5
-3.9
-3.6

124.4

4.5
4.3
9.0
9.1
6.0
10.2
8.3
9.1

101.3

-16.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

103.2
100.6
99.6

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

109.5
107.6
80.3
80.3
80.9

119.6

5.4
6.1
8.2
8.2
9.5
7.9
8.2
-.3

Medical care
Entertainment

141.0
121.4

7.0
4.7

.8
.2

135.1
113.4

5.1
2.5

.1
.7

136.0
122.1

6.3
5.3

.1
-.9

Other goods and services
Personal care

137.7
124.4

7.0
4.3

1.1
.7

138.6
118.8

8.1
2.5

3.7
1.4

133.3
113.4

4.8
.5

.2
-.4

96.9
106.0

78.1
84.0

See footnotes at end of table.




85

-1.6
-2.0

-1.3
-.4

-2.1

105.5
77.9
77.8
74.6
77.4
83.4

-2.9
-.2

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Jan.
1988

119.8

3.9

0.2

.5
.5
.4
.5
.3
1.2
.1

109.9
115.7
106.0
101.1
110.3
134.5
136.7

2.8
4.2
1.9
4.2
-1.3
4.9
6.4

-.2
.2
-.5
-.1
-.8
.4
.2

.7
.9
.9
.1
.4
.5
.6
1.3
1.3

111.9
119.0
125.2
83.0
106.3
101.7
108.3
114.8
134.3

3.0
3.7
4.4
-.8
1.9
4.1
4.2
3.6
4.8

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

Jan.
1988

116.0

5.1

0.8

-.3
.0
-.6
-.9
-.2
.1
.8

108.0
118.5
101.5
97.4
105.8
127.7
135.1

3.1
3.5
2.7
4.8
.1
7.3
5.0

-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.6
-.8
-.4
.4
.1

111.8
115.2
120.9
85.6
102.2
98.6
108.1
113.0
126.9

3.6
5.1
5.1
4.6
2.8
4.7
4.0
4.7
7.5

Jan.
1988

118.0

4.7

-0.1

110.4
119.1
103.8
100.2
109.0
127.5
142.8

3.4
4.2
2.7
2.7
2.5
5.9
7.0

114.2
117.0
122.5
85.0
104.5
101.4
110.4
113.1
126.2

3.4
4.7
4.9
2.4
2.9
2.8
3.6
3.8
5.9

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

Feb.
1987

Feb.
1987

Percent
change
from—

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




86

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central

Size class B

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Percent
change
from—

Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category

112.1
183.2

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

113.8
113.7
113.0
118.0
110.5
108.7
121.5
111.0
115.2
115.3

2.0
1.9
1.4
4.2
-.4
.8
3.8
1.2
2.6
2.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

110.9

3.3
5.1
3.7
4.2
1.4
5.6
5.7
-.3
-2.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

All items
All items (December 1977=100)

117.6
116.4
125.5

0.4

-.1

.9
-.8
-.5
-.6
.8
.5
1.1
1.1

111.1
179.0

3.6

0.2

112.3
176.6

3.9

-0.1

110.2
178.5

2.5

-0.2

112.5
112.6
111.7
122.3
107.0
105.2
118.1
111.7
114.6
111.0

2.9
3.0
2.9
6.3
1.6
-.1
5.1
2.5
3.4
1.5

-.2
-.3
-.5
.3
-.3
.3
-4.7
.5
.4
1.0

113.2
112.8
110.9
118.4
107.2
103.2
122.7
109.4
116.9
118.2

2.9
2.6
2.7
4.8
3.6
1.4
6.9
-.9
2.5
5.3

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

113.9
113.9
111.9
119.8
110.5
107.9
116.9
109.0
118.0
113.4

3.2
3.3
2.9
7.6
2.3
4.4
3.5
.2
4.0
1.8

-.2
-.3
-.5
.8
-1.5
.0
-1.0
-.5
.4
.7

109.2
117.2

2.9
5.3
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.6
5.7
.1
-1.7

114.1
116.8
116.6
118.0
138.7
115.2
115.3
113.3
106.7

4.5
5.8
4.5
4.1
5.3
6.3
6.5
4.3
5.0

107.7
110.3
105.2
108.4
113.1
107.4
107.3
105.7
96.0

.7
.6
-.3
-.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.3
.2

.4
.7
1.4
.8
6.1
.4
.4
.3
.2

75.4
73.4
96.0
116.3
128.9

64.7
63.9

-2.1
1.6
-6.4
.3

-1.4
-1.8
-.3
.3

100.1
110.1

-.1
2.8
-3.2
5.3
6.5
3.1
1.0

106.0

-2.0
3.5
-.1

-.1
.8
-.3

105.2
103.1
104.3
100.6
108.2

2.4
2.4
2.9
.1
4.6

1.3
1.5
2.1
.0
2.4

107.7
106.8
102.5
109.1
106.0

8.1
8.8
3.0
17.6
1.5

-1.9
-2.2
.9

102.6

-.8
-.8

103.2

74.9
144.6

1.9
1.7
2.3
2.4
2.8
1.8
.9
5.4

-1.4
-1.5
-4.6
-4.6
-5.3
-4.3
-3.1

117.0
125.9

1.0
-.2
1.0
-2.8
1.5
1.5

-1.9
-1.3

-.2

-.1

129.9
118.4

1.0
3.1
1.4

118.6

-1.0
-1.9
-.1

75.2
76.0
103.8
99.1
114.1

105.1

-2.9
.8

1.6
.8
2.5
-.2

86.4
102.7

4.0
6.0
2.8
-1.9
3.4
-8.4
-2.2

110.8
110.2
110.5
109.3
103.8

8.6
9.1
7.0
13.7
5.1

-.2
-.3
.5
.9
-2.3

113.4
112.5
100.5
123.1
99.0

4.7
4.9
-3.6
11.3
-4.8

-1.6
-1.8

104.6

-.2
-.2
-1.9

106.9

117.7

3.3
3.3
2.3
2.4
3.5
1.7
2.2
1.1

149.8

4.6
4.5
1.2
.9
2.2
-.4
4.5
6.1

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

76.9
76.5
77.2
76.3
79.8
117.9

2.6
2.7
2.0
1.7
2.7
1.3
2.7
-.8

Medical care
Entertainment

134.2
117.8

6.5
4.5

131.2
112.6

5.3
2.6

-.1

133.7
118.6

9.1
4.3

130.0
115.6

4.5
6.0

.5
.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

133.9
113.8

7.4
3.1

131.8
117.4

7.7
4.3

129.1
113.7

6.3
6.6

.1 129.6
-.4 110.8

4.8
-1.1

.2
.1

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

123.0
116.9
116.8
99.9
92.6
79.4
79.4
99.4
95.5
100.8
90.9

103.7
78.4
78.2
78.8
76.8
84.1

-.3
2.1
-2.3
-2.4
-1.9

-1.9
-2.1
-2.0
-1.2
-.8
1.0

See footnotes at end of table.




87

99.9
93.3

105.8
76.6
76.5
75.2
74.8
86.2

-.1
-.3
.0

-.1

-.9
-3.1
-.8

102.2

-.3
-.3

-.1

-1.3
1.5
2.1
-.2

-1.2
-1.3
-1.7
-1.2
-.3
-.3

92.4
104.3
107.5
103.0

101.9
74.3
74.0
74.4
73.1

-4.3
-1.9

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central

Size class B

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Commodity and service group
112.1

All items
Commodities
Food and beverao.es
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
..
..
Services
Medical care services

3.8

0.4

111.1

3.6

0.2

112.3

3.9

-0.1

110.2

2.5

-0.2

107.2
113.8
103.3
102.3
104.5
118.4
133.9

3.5
2.0
4.4
5.9
27
4.0
6.6

.0
.3
-.2
-.5
.0
1.0
1.3

105.9
112.5
102.4
100.3
104.5
118.5
128.2

2.7
2.9
2.6
4.0
7
4.6
4.9

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

106.2
113.2
102.5
99.3
105 5
121.0
133.9

2.8
2.9
2.8
3.5
1.9
5.1
9.8

-.3
-.3
-.2
.2
-7
.2
1.1

108.1
113.9
104.9
100.3
107 9
114.0
130.1

3.9
3.2
4.4
5.9
24
1.1
4.2

-.8
-.2
-1.2
-1.9
-.5
.4
.6

111.1
111.0
116.2
85.2
103.7
103.0
108.3
110.7
116.9

3.3
3.5
4.1
-.1
4.3
5.5
3.7
3.0
3.8

.4
.5
.6
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.1
1.2
1.0

110.4
110.2
115.8
84.0
102 7
100.8
106.3
111.9
117.6

3.1
3.6
4.2
-.5
2.6
3.9
3.5
3.7
4.5

- 1
.2
.3
.0
-4
-.6
-.5
.4
.7

111.4
111.3
115.7
90.6
103 0
100.2
106.0
112.8
119.8

3.3
3.7
4.0
3.7
29
3.6
3.1
4.4
4.8

- 1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-1
.2
-.1
.4
.0

110.6
109.1
113.6
85.2
105 1
101.2
107.5
107.8
112.1

30
2.3
2.7
1.2
43
5.7
4.5
1.4
.7

-.5
-.3
.0
-2.0
-1 2
-1.7
-1.0
.3
.4

Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Enerav
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




88

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

114.4
185.4

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

115.9
116.1
113.6
116.2
109.6
112.6
121.0
113.5
121.1
114.1

2.7
2.7
2.4
5.5
2.8
1.0
1.5
1.5
3.2
3.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

111.8
116.3
110.4
118.2

0.3

3.7

2.4
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.8
2.9
2.7
1.7
1.1

122.9
111.8
111.5

99.5
91.3
82.3
79.9
109.3
94.2
93.3
94.3

-.1
.7
-.1
-.5
-.1
.7
1.2

-.2
-.2

.4

.1
.1
-.1
.2
.1
.1

112.0

3.9
3.5
4.3
1.0
3.6
-5.6
1.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

119.7
116.7
115.3
122.1
108.9

7.8
8.1
5.8
10.2
7.8

1.4
1.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

107.5
107.3
81.9
81.8
81.3
80.4
85.3
108.6

4.4
5.0
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.5
6.2
-8.0

Medical care
Entertainment

137.2
121.5

7.2
4.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

130.3
116.3

5.0
1.5

3.2

114.8
114.8
112.1
117.1
107.2
108.2
124.9
111.2
120.0
115.2

2.1
2.1
1.2
4.2
-.5
-.8
7.0
-.7
3.6
2.9

110.7
111.9
116.2
117.5
162.0
109.2
109.1
109.9
103.6

2.4
3.2
5.3
1.4

86.0
80.5
104.4

26.9
2.4
2.2
.3
-1.0

113.8
184.2

2.9

0.2

113.4
183.6

3.2

-0.1

114.3
114.3
112.3
117.4
106.9
112.0
119.3
112.8
119.7
113.8

2.7
2.7
2.8
7.2
2.2
2.7
3.9
.7
2.7
2.1

.0
-.1
-.1
.7

113.6
113.7
111.1
119.0
110.2
105.3
118.2
107.6
120.6
111.5

3.2
3.3
2.9
4.0
2.6
.2
6.2
1.8
4.4
1.8

.2
.1
.0
-.4
.4
.5
-1.0
.2
.3
1.3

7.2
-.2
-.2
-2.0
.4

113.8
116.0
108.5
113.3
131.8
106.4
106.0
114.9
110.9

2.2
1.7
1.6
.9
5.4
1.5
1.4
4.4
4.7

115.2
124.7
114.0
120.7
129.6
112.4
111.7
103.3
96.2

2.4
4.0
4.0
2.8
10.3
4.0
3.7
.8
-.1

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

4.1
2.3
4.4
4.8
3.9
9.6
1.1

.2
-.5
.4
-.4
.5
-4.2
.6

78.9
72.8
102.0
100.9
104.5
88.1

-1.0
-.8

1.2
.2

90.5
75.7
106.8
113.1
115.3
112.1
105.3
116.0
115.9
117.5
120.0
111.4

3.1
3.1
4.2
2.4
2.9

102.8

0.1

-.3
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
1.2

-.3
1.5

-2.1

-.1
-.2

-.2
-.4

-.4
-.4
-.9
-.7

110.2

2.7

-.3
-.4
-1.1
-1.1

-1.3
-1.3
-.8

1.9
2.8
1.2
-1.2
-.9
-2.7
3.0

112.0
109.5
118.0
107.4
107.4

2.1
2.1
2.6
1.9
3.9

1.2
1.2
1.8

107.9

4.3
4.3
1.3
1.2
.5
1.1
2.5
1.6

-.2
-.1
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
-2.2
-1.5
-1.4

75.1
83.1
117.1

2.0
2.0
-3.4
-3.7
-4.2
-4.8
.8
.7

6.9
1.9

1.8
-.1

136.3
118.5

6.5
6.2

1.4

134.6
112.6

4.5
6.7

.7
.2

6.0
2.9

.5

132.2
116.3

5.7
3.3

1.9

130.8
112.5

7.0
4.4

.5
-.2

104.8

106.8
99.8

107.5
77.9
77.6
77.4
76.8

81.0
123.4
133.4

.9 110.2
.2
-.2

See footnotes at end of table.




113.0
183.1

89

137.0
120.5

102.4
76.4
76.3
75.2

105.3

-1.1
.0
.4
-4.0
.2

-.6
-1.6
.0
-.7
-.7
-.7
.1

-1.1
-1.2
-2.4
-.5
-1.2

100.3
97.8
103.7
95.9
88.0

-.5
-.2
4.6
-3.2
-1.!

-.3
-.3
2.1
-2.3
.1

-.2
-.2
-1.7
-1.7
-1.4
-2.1
-1.1

104.1
103.1
72.4

133.4

3.5
3.2
.0
-.4
-.3
-.7
.0
8.7

-.3
-.3
-2.2
-2.2
-3.1
-2.3
-1.1
-1.0

72.1
69.2
71.0
77.4

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
South

Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Size class D

Size class C

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

113.8

2.9

0.2

113.4

3.2

-0.1

3.0
2.1
3.5
3.0
4.3
3.3
6.7

2.9
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.5
2.9
6.5

-.2
.0
-.3
-.5

2.1

110.0
114.3
107.0
102.9
111.5
119.4
136.1

107.1
113.6
103.4
97.3
109.6
122.7
134.3

3.0
3.2
2.9
2.6
3.2
3.4
4.0

.0
.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.2
.4

3.2
2.9
3.5
.0
3.5
2.9
2.5
3.4
3.0

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

113.2
112.3
117.6
91.2
107.2
103.3
108.6
114.2
117.2

3.3
2.7
3.2
1.0
2.9
2.4
2.5
4.1
2.6

110.8
111.6
117.9
82.4
103.5
97.8
105.4
112.9
120.4

3.0
3.0
3.5
-.1
2.9
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.3

-.1
-.2
.0
-1.3
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.2

3.2

4.0
2.7
4.8
5.8
3.6
3.4
7.0

108.9
114.8
105.6
102.9
107.9
118.2
132.7

4.0
3.5
3.8
3.4
4.8
5.5
4.3
4.1
3.1

113.8
111.7
116.2
88.0
105.9
103.3
108.9
114.0
116.5

3.7

110.6
115.9
107.4
104.4
111.3
119.6
136.9

114.2
113.1
118.8
85.6
107.6
104.7
110.2
113.3
117.7

0.3

0.1

113.0

114.4

Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

-.6

See footnotes at end of table.




90

-1.0
-.2
-.6
-.3

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class A
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.6
187.1

3.9

0.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

114.9
114.6
112.9
118.6
108.9
106.5
123.7
110.8
117.6
117.6

2.0
1.6
.6
2.8
.6
.1
2.8

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ...

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.7
188.0

4.0

-0.3

-1.7
3.2
4.6

.0
-.2
-.4
.6
-.5
-.6
-2.4
.3
.3
1.6

115.4
115.4
115.0
123.7
111.6
105.7
128.6
110.5
116.3
116.6

3.3
3.4
3.5
6.8
1.5
1.5
8.9
1.3
3.2
3.5

118.1
123.3
120.8
133.3
129.9
121.2
121.1
107.9
103.1

4.1
5.0
4.5
4.1
8.2
5.4
5.4
2.3
3.6

.6
.7
.3
.3
.9
.9
1.0
.0
.2

117.7
123.4
115.4
124.5
132.8
116.7
116.4
106.5
102.1

4.3
4.2
3.0
1.9
12.1
4.9
5.1
6.0
8.6

80.9
75.6
109.2
104.6
117.1
91.6
108.6

6.6
7.7
6.0
3.5
4.6
.8
1.3

7.2
-.3
12.3
.0
-.1
.1
.4

83.1
73.7
101.1
104.3

.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

111.7
109.2
110.0
105.1
109.3

5.6
5.9
2.1
7.8
10.2

.0
-.1
.5
.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

107.5
76.1
75.8
75.5

3.4
3.7
-.1
-.5
.4

74.1
80.0
123.3

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Jan.
1988

115.3
177.8

2.9

0.0

.2
.2
.0
1.1
1.0
-.2
-2.3
.3
.4
.7

116.1
116.2
115.1
116.9
111.7
100.9
138.6
111.5
118.3
118.3

3.0
3.3
2.5
3.6
3.3
-1.3
12.6
-3.3
4.4

.3
.0
-.3
.7
1.3
.0
-5.3
1.5

1.1

.3
1.5

-.5
-.9
-2.2
.2
-16.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.3

113.6
117.8
109.1
118.5
113.2
114.9
115.0
107.7
101.7

.6
.3
-1.3
-.8
-4.7
1.2
1.1
2.3
3.1

-.4
-.8
-1.4
-1.0
-4.6
-.4
-.5
.0
-.1

107.5

217.3
262.3
95.8
100.9
111.0
90.6
104.6

-1.3

.7
9.0
9.4
7.8
2.6

1.8
-2.6
2.1
-.3
-.4
.0
.5

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

107.7
104.8
107.1
104.1
106.8

1.0
1.2
1.5
3.4
-1.7

-1.9
-2.1
.3
-2.6
1.3

109.5
108.7
117.7
101.4
104.3

2.8
2.8
12.1

107.2
106.6
78.8
77.9
77.1
76.9
80.6
118.0

3.4
3.3
2.3
2.2
3.5
1.3
2.9
3.3

-.6
-.7
-2.7
-2.7
-3.3
-2.7
-1.8
-.4

109.0
108.5
78.1
77.7
76.5

-1.2
.1
.0

-.4
-.2
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.0
-1.6

135.8
114.8

7.4
2.8

.8
-.8

134.1
119.6

6.9
5.7

133.5
119.4

7.1
2.8

.5
-.3

130.6
115.8

6.5
5.9

Expenditure category
All items
All items (December 1977=100)

106.8

See footnotes at end of table.




91

1.4

117.2
87.3

10.7

-4.1
3.2
5.0
.1
-.2

-1.1
-6.0

.4
.4
1.4
.4
-2.1

122.0

4.9
4.9
6.3
5.9
6.1
5.9
6.1
5.3

-.1
.0
-2.0
-2.1
-2.4
-1.9
-2.2
.3

1.9
.3

138.5
125.4

6.6
2.8

1.8
-.5

.8
1.0

131.6
117.4

7.1
2.8

.4
.2

77.7
79.7

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West

Group

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Jan.
1988

115.3

2.9

0.0

-.3
.2
-.7
-1.2
.0
-.2
2.1

109.0
116.1
104.8
102.0
107.4
123.1
139.0

3.1
3.0
3.1
4.8
1.4
2.8
7.1

.0
.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
2.4

.0
-.3
-.2
-1.7
-.6
-1.0
-.4
.4
-.4

114.7
113.9
118.7
87.8
105.2
102.7
109.4
117.4
121.3

3.8
2.7
2.8
4.6
3.0
4.4
3.8
5.1
2.3

.3
-.2
.1
-1.1
.0
.2
.1
.7
-.3

Jan.
1988

115.7

4.0

-0.3

-.1
.0
-.2
-.1
-.4
.5
.7

109.5
115.4
105.7
101.4
110.3
122.7
133.6

3.3
3.3
3.2
2.5
3.9
4.9
7.0

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

113.3
114.6
119.0
88.9
106.1
102.3
108.8
115.4
121.4

3.9
3.9
3.9
5.2
3.2
2.6
3.0
5.4
4.6

Jan.
1988

115.6

3.9

0.3

107.5
114.9
102.9
101.4
105.1
124.2
136.0

2.7
2.0
3.2
4.0
2.3
4.8
7.2

113.5
114.5
119.2
85.1
103.5
102.4
108.4
116.3
123.1

3.4
3.6
4.0
1.4
3.3
4.1
2.8
4.5
4.7

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1987

Feb.
1987

Feb.
1987

Percent
change
from—

Commodity and service group
All items

,

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

1
See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross
classifications.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not available.

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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Total
food
at
home

Area

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Indexes, February 1988
U.S. city average

113.5

118.8

110.5

107.0

124.0

111.7

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

116.1
116.7
116.5
112.3

119.9
120.0
122.3
118.8

113.9
115.4
113.3
108.4

106.4
106.8
107.2
101.9

128.4
129.3
126.8
123.7

113.8
113.1
116.6
112.1

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

112.2
113.0
111.7
110.9

118.8
118.0
122.3
118.4

109.3
110.5
107.0
107.2

106.9
108.7
105.2
103.2

120.6
121.5
118.1
122.7

110.4
111.0
111.7
109.4

111.9

119.8

110.5

107.9

116.9

109.0

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

112.5
113.6
112.1
112.3

117.2
116.2
117.1
117.4

108.4
109.6
107.2
106.9

110.0
112.6
108.2
112.0

120.9
121.0
124.9
119.3

111.8
113.5
111.2
112.8

111.1

119.0

110.2

105.3

118.2

107.6

West urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

113.3
112.9
115.0
115.1

118.8
118.6
123.7
116.9

109.8
108.9
111.6
111.7

105.0
106.5
105.7
100.9

126.4
123.7
128.6
138.6

110.7
110.8
110.5
111.5

Size classes
A2
B
C
D

104.5
113.5
112.2
112.0

105.3
120.5
118.1
118.3

101.9
109.4
107.8
109.4

102.3
106.7
105.7
106.3

113.4
124.6
123.8
120.6

102.8
112.4
111.4
110.1

115.0
116.2
116.2
109.3
113.7
109.9
115.0
114.2
112.0
119.2
114.9
107.5
112.0
114.1
114.3

119.7
116.5
118.2
116.3
118.9
118.3
117.3
121.2
111.7
122.7
117.5
109.3
114.3
119.2
121.1

109.1
117.1
113.7
110.0
111.8
110.0
106.8
110.7
108.1
T18.3
113.3
102.8
105.2
110.7
110.5

110.8
113.7
114.6
104.7
110.7
98.2
116.8
107.9
107.8
107.3
104.8
102.7
118.2
107.1
117.0

126.5
125.4
128.7
117.1
115.5
114.1
113.9
125.3
128.2
131.6
126.5
122.5
120.7
123.1
120.9

114.8
109.5
112.4
101.5
113.4
108.7
124.0
111.0
109.4
115.3
113.7
105.1
111.2
111.9
110.2

Region and area size
Northeast
Size A SizeBSize C -

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

1

Selected local areas
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas—Continued
Total
food
at
home

Area

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Percent change, January 1988 to February 1988
-0.2

0.6

-0.3

-0.1

-1.4

0.4

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

.2
-.1
.8
.0

.5
.2
2.2
1.2

-.3
-.3
-1.1
.8

.4
.2
.9
1.0

-.4
-.6
1.1
-2.0

.9
.6
2.7

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000

Size C - 50,000 to 360,000

-.4
-.1
-.5
-.7

.8
.9
.3
.6

-.7
-.8
-.3
-.5

-.2
-.5
.3
.1

-1.4
-.6
-4.7
-1.9

.2
.8
.5
-1.3

Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

-.5

-1.5

.0

-1.0

-.5

.1
.7

-.3
-.1
-1.2
.0

-1.2
-.5

.3
-.1
1.2
.0

U.S. city average
Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

1

.3
-.1
.7
.7

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

.0
.2
-.3
-.1

West urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

-.4
-.4
.0
-.3

.6
.6
1.1
.7

-.1
-.5
1.0
1.3

-.4
-.6
-.2
.0

-2.7
-2.4
-2.3
-5.3

.4
.3
.3
1.5

Size classes
A
B
C
D

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

.5
1.0

-.3
-.6
.3
-.5

-.2
-.3
.2
.3

-1.0
-1.6
-2.4

.4
1.3
-.3
.2

-1.9

.1
2.8
.3
-.2
-2.1
-1.1
.8
.3
.7
.0
-.8
.1
-.1
-1.7
.1

2.0
-.2
.2
-.4
-5.4
-1.0
-4.8

.7
.3
.6
.5
-3.2
1.4
.6
-.7

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

-.8
.3

-.4

.8
-.1

-1.4
-2.1
-1.0

Selected local areas
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.2
-.2
.0
-.5
-2.2
.3
.2
-.3
1.7
.1
-.9
.5
.1

-1.1
-.3

1.5
.3
1.6

.9
-2.1
-.3
.1
.9
.4
.4
-1.1
-.3
.1
1.2
1.9

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




-1.5
-1.4
-1.9
.3
.7
2.1
1.1
1.7
.4
-2.2
-.3
1.0
-2.2

-1.0

-2.9
5.3
-1.3
.7
1.3
-.2
-3.7
-1.5

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

94

.8
.9
-.3

1.3
-.8
1.1
.0

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change, January 1988 to February 1988

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.—
Northwestern
Ind.

LA—
Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.—
Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.—NJ.

San
FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel commodities
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ....
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
Medical care

0.2

0.9

0.6

-0.3

-0.3

-0.4

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

.3
.2
.0
1.6
-1.4

.3
-.1
-.3
.9
1.1
1.5
.3

.2
.2
.1
.4
.4
.8
.0
-1.3
.9
.1
.5

-.6
-.7
-.9

-.5
-.7
-1.1
1.2
-2.2
-1.8
-1.7
-3.7

-1.0
.3
.2
.6
.6
1.8

-1.4
.4
.4
.9
.3
.4
.3
.3
.6
.4
.4
.5
.4




1.0
1.4
.7
.7
1.2

1.9
.7
.8
.5
3.7
.7
.7

1.8

9.2
4.1

.1
.3

1.7

.1

.4
.2
.3
.0
.3

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

.3
.3
2.3
2.9
-4.1

-.4
-.3
-1.8
-1.8
-2.0

-1.9
-1.2
-.7

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

.9

.6

1.2
.4
.3
.8

.2
.8
.3

.7
.3

95

-.3
-.6
-.2
.0
-2.0
-.9
-.9
.8
.9
.1
.1

-.4
-.5
.0
4.3
-.2
8.4
-.6

.2
-.1

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

-2.9
-.7
.4
2.2

-1.1
-2.2
-2.2
-.8
.7
-.3
.0
.0

-.2
.1
3.8
-.7
15.0
-1.1

-1.1
-.3
-.1

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

.9
1.3
-.1

.4
.4
.2
-.1
.0
-.3
-1.4

54.2
-1.2
59.9
.0
.0
.0
1.7

1.2
1.4
2.0
2.0
4.0

-2.5
-2.6
-2.4
-4.5
.2

-2.8
-3.2
-3.8
-3.8
-2.6

-2.5
-2.8
-.9
-2.6
-2.3

-.3
-.1
-2.1
-2.1
-2.8
-2.2
-.5

-.1
-.1
-1.8

-.3
-.3
-1.4
-1.3

-1.7
-2.1
-1.3

-1.4
-1.6
-1.1

-.6
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.6
-.7
-2.7

-2.4
.8
.2
1.3
.8

.1
1.1

-1.7

-.1

1.0

-.5
.6
.8

.1
.4

1.6
1.3

.0
-2.3
.0
-.4

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change, January 1988 to February 1988 —Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.—
Northwestern
Ind.

LA.—
Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.—
Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.—N.J.

San
FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Commodity and service group
0.2

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ...
Durables
Services

0.9

0.6

-0.3

-0.3

-0.4

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

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

.2
.3
.2
1.1
-.9

-.4
.2
-.8
-1.2
-.1

-.9
-.6
-1.0
-1.5
-.1

-.5
-.5
-.5
-1.4
.9

.4
.9

All items

1.9
.9

1.0
.7

-.2
1.1

.3
.6

-.3
.2

.1
.2
.2
-.6
-.1
-.2
-.1
.4
.3

1.1
1.0
.9
2.0
.0
.3
.3
3.0
1.9

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

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

-.3
-.3
-.2
-.7
-.9
-1.5
-1.1
.3
.2

-.5
-.4
-.4
.1
-.4
-1.2
-.9
-.7
-.4

Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care
Data not available.




96

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 '
Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Detroit,
Mich.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category

114.7
341.6

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

115.5
115.4
113.5
118.8
110.5
112.1
107.0
124.0
111.7
119.6
116.6

2.8
2.8
2.3
4.9
1.7
2.5
1.1
5.4
.6
3.5
3.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ..

115.0
122.4
117.3
126.1
130.0
117.6
117.6
102.5
95.6

3.6
5.0
4.1
3.8
6.2
5.4
5.5
1.4
.5

80.6
79.7

3.7
4.9

103.4
101.6
107.9
92.8
107.2

1.7
.3
1.6
-2.3

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

0.4

3.8

All items
All items (1967=100)

4.0

0.6

113.8
350.9

2.9

0.0

110.9
326.7

3.2

1.0

.9 114.9
.8 114.7
.9 116.2

1.9
1.8
2.2
4.5
-.5
.3
2.3
5.0
2.8

1.0
1.0
1.2

117.1
117.0
113.7
118.9
111.8
113.8
110.7
115.5
113.4
123.3
119.8

1.6
1.4
.5
5.7
5.4
6.0
-4.9
-2.4
-2.9
2.8
3.5

.4
.3
.4
1.5
1.1
1.0
-1.0
-3.1

112.0
111.6
109.9
118.3
110.0
111.5
98.2
114.1
108.7
115.2
115.8

2.3
2.1
1.7
2.6
.0
1.1
-1.0
5.3
2.5
2.9
3.7

1.4
1.4
1.9
.6
1.2
1.0
3.2
2.1
3.3
.3
1.6

.0
-2.0
-2.4
-2.9

-.7
-1.6
-1.0
-1.3

2.2
4.3
.1
2.8

2.2
1.2
3,3
.9

2.2
-1.9
-2.0
7.9
11.1

2.9
-2.0
-2.1

109.8
115.9
119.9
125.2
125.5
120.2
120.5
107.4
101.2

-6.9
5.9
6.0
-3.7
-4.1

10.4
.5
.7
7.0
2.3

80.0
84.6

-3.8
7.1

.0
.0

94.3
96.5
98.5

-7.7
-4.0
-1.2
-6.5
1.7

.0
2.5
10.0
-3.6
.5

112.9
112.6
112.1
120.7
99.7

6.6
6.5
5.5
11.3
10.9

-1.4
-1.5
-.6
-1.5
-3.9

105.6

2.6
3.4
2.0
2.0
3.8
1.4
.7

-1.2
-1.0
-6.7
-6.9
-7.6
-6.8
-5.6
-4.9

1.6
.4
.4
.6
.8

1.7
.7
1.3

118.2
113.7
116.3
114.6
128.7
112.4
111.9
118.2

.8 111.2
1.0 118.7

3.0
1.0
1.8

.9
2.3

.9
.9 117.3
.8
95.0
.8
85.6

3.9
6.4
6.0
6.2
6.2
6.6
6.7
-.9
-6.2

3.2
1.0
1.0
-.2
-.5

108.2
111.0
103.7
109.8
116.8
106.8
106.1
100.0
96.1

79.1
80.5

.8
2.7

-1.6
-2.3

.9

1.0
.9
.8
1.1
.3

97.3
88.3
87.3
89.1
107.0

-2.7
-6.3
-7.6
-5.2
.5

110.0
108.3
108.7
107.9
106.4

3.8
3.9
3.1
4.1
3.9

-2.3
-2.5
-1.5
-4.2
-1.5

110.8
111.6
109.1
114.1
95.7

7.7
8.6
3.5

106.4

3.8
4.0
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.3
4.2
.5

-.8
-.8
-4.5
-4.6
-5.5
-4.8
-3.0
-.7

1.9
.1

1.8

96.9
NA

105.6
78.3
78.1
77.5

76.9
82.7
120.4

1.2
.6
4.4

See footnotes at end of table.




112.9
331.6

97

119.4

129.3
130.2
118.0

105.3

103.1
81.0
80.6
82.2
79.1
84.9
127.2

15.8
-2.9
3.5
3.3
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.7
6.2

.9

101.5

-.5 95.2
-2.0 87.0
.9 114.8
1.2 109.5
-1.0
-1.1
-1.3
4.1
-8.6

-.4
-.5
-2.5
-2.3
-1.7
-2.8
-1.0
.8

.4
11.2

1.6
3.1

18.2
1.7
-.8

3.1
1.4
5.9
-.7

118.8
115.0
103.9
134.0
104.1

7.4
8.6
14.3
11.4
-.5

1.0
-7.3
4.0
4.9

107.7

6.5
7.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.9
5.3
-6.5

-.1
.0
-1.9
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.0
-.8

108.0
82.6
82.5
83.0
81.3
85.5

101.7

104.4
116.3

106.1
77.6
77.5
77.4
77.2
82.2

102.2 -10.5

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Detroit,
Mich.

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Index

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
Medical care

135.8

6.7

1.8

134.9

Entertainment

117.6

4.1

.6

121.1

4.9

Other goods and services

133.6
117.5

6.5
3.2

1.8
.9

135.6
116.0

5.4
3.8

114.7
108.7
115.5
104.5
101.4
107.9
122.5
135.8

3.8
3.2
2.8
3.5
4.1
2.7
4.4
6.6

.4
-.2
.9
-.9
-1.4
-.1
1.0
2.0

112.9
108.7
114.9
104.6
104.7
105.5
118.0
133.5

4.0
3.5
1.9
4.6
5.4
3.3
4.5
7.5

112.8
113.6
118.7
86.3
104.9
102.2
108.7
113.2
121.1

3.5
3.7
4.0
1.6
3.5
4.1
3.4
3.9
4.2

.3

111.7
111.8
117.3
82.7
105.0
105.4
110.0
109.9
116.5

3.1
3.8
4.5
-2.2
4.4
5.2
3.5
2.5
4.2

7.7

2.4
1.0

8.9

2.4

137.7

7.2

2.8

122.9

1.7

2.9

2.0

113.8

2.6

-1.2

129.0
115.9

2.5
-1.1

-.2
-1.4

128.7
107.3

10.1
4.6

3.7
.2

113.8
110.6
117.1
106.3
104.1
109.7
117.6
144.8

2.9
3.5
1.6
4.5
4.4
4.7
2.3
10.5

3.2
3.5
2.3
4.3
5.6
2.2
3.0
7.9

1.0
.1

.4
.0
-.4
.6
-.2
2.1

110.9
104.6
112.0
101.1
101.0
100.1
119.2
139.0

115.1
111.9
118.6
88.3
106.6
104.6
110.8
117.0
114.7

4.4
2.6
2.4
8.2
4.5
4.4
3.0
6.5
1.6

110.7
109.8
114.2
89.4
101.6
101.9
106.5
111.6
117.6

3.0
3.0
3.6
-1.4
4.3
5.5
3.8
1.8
2.6

143.1

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

-1.7
-.7
-1.1
-.1

See footnotes at end of table.




98

1.0
-.1
-.5
2.2

.5
.9
-1.5
.0
-.4
.3

.5
-.1
.0
.5
.1
-.2
.0

1.1
-.3

1.4
-.8
-1.5
.3
2.0
3.3

1.0

.9
1.3
-2.2
-.6
-1.2
.1
2.6
1.8

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
L.A.Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Houston,
Tex.
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

108.1
344.9

3.6

0.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

113.7
113.7
115.0
117.3
106.8
108.6
116.8
113.9
124.0
111.4
112.4

2.2
1.8
2.6
5.8
1.6
2.5
3.2
-2.5
5.2
.5
5.5

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ...

96.1
95.9
96.9
93.2
141.1
97.9
95.4
92.5
81.1

1.7
.8
.2

103.4
80.9
83.0
76.0
102.8

2.0
-.1
.0
-.8
3.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

120.9
120.6
124.6
132.4
115.1

12.6
12.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

105.5
105.6
80.5
80.4

Feb.
1988

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

119.3
339.7

4.8

0.2

-1.3
.8
2.3
.2
.4
2.6

122.1
122.0
119.2
122.7
118.3
120.1
107.3
131.6
115.3
129.2
123.2

5.2
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.1
4.8
4.4
9.8
2.8
5.0
6.8

1.1
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.8
2.0
.5
-.4
2.3
.7
1.1

1.0

120.2

1.5

133.2
122.2

.8
.8
1.3
1.1
4.1
.6
.6

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

116.6
344.7

4.0

0.8

1.2
1.0
2.0
-.2
1.6
1.6
.9
2.6
3.4
-.4
3.0

114.6
113.8
114.2
121.2
110.7
110.5
107.9
125.3
111.0
113.7
121.0

1.1
.4
.0
2.5
-.4
.5
1.4
-.2

.6
.4
.4

-1.6
1.0
6.9

.3
-.2
1.0
.4
5.7
-.9
-.9
.7
-1.0

120.1
125.1
122.2
134.5
133.6
123.6
123.4
110.5
105.1

5.0
6.2
5.8
5.2
10.9
6.5
6.5
2.1
3.0

13.8
1.1
1.1
1.7
2.9

109.9
NA

2.5

.0
-1.0
-1.3
.0
1.1

110.1
105.0
115.2
97.0
108.8

2.5
3.0
6.0
-2.4
1.9

8.1
23.0
5.5

2.8
2.6
3.7
4.8
-1.0

113.8
111.9
113.7
108.7
107.5

3.2
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.7
3.9
-5.6

-1.1
-1.0
-3.7
-3.7
-4.6
-3.9
-2.6
-2.1

108.7
107.9
74.0
73.6
72.8
71.8

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1967=100)

-1.1
9.4
1.5
1.2
2.5
-.1

NA
NA

79.4
79.2
83.4
120.8

See footnotes at end of table.




99

79.0
129.7

1.8
-1.4

93.1

5.9
8.6
5.3
5.6
3.5
10.2
10.4
-.3

88.3

-1.7

1.2
1.6

5.7

84.0
83.9

4.5
5.3

.8
1.0

5.7
2.9
.6
-1.2

98.3
94.1
96.0
91.1
107.8

-3.2
-3.5
-2.5
-5.0
.9

.1
1.7
1.2
2.8
.1

4.9
5.1
2.2
8.5
4.5

.4
.4
1.2
.9
.7

98.8
95.7
96.8
93.3
101.5

-6.7
-7.7

-7.4
-8.2
-4.7
-14.3
1.1

3.4
3.5
-4.6
-5.4
-5.3
-6.4
-2.7
3.3

-.1
.1
-3.8
-3.9
-4.1
-4.5
-1.3
-2.4

111.1
108.3
80.6
80.5

2.1
.6

4.1

132.6
131.5
126.1
126.5

81.3
78.0
84.2
121.3

-3.6
-15.4
5.8
6.7
10.1
10.1
13.4

10.0
9.4
1.1

.0
.2
-2.3
-2.4
-2.6
-2.7
-2.0

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2

Group

Feb.
1988

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

L.A.Long Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Houston,
Tex.

Index

1

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

Expenditure category
Medical care

135.5

6.2

0.9

136.2

7.5

3.1

142.5

7.1

1.8

Entertainment

126.3

6.7

3.9

112.7

2.9

.1

123.1

4.5

.1

Other goods and services

127.9
109.4

5.4
.9

1.2
.2

133.6
120.6

8.1
3.1

1.9
1.1

135.3
125.8

6.7
5.5

1.3
1.7

108.1
110.1
113.7
108.1
108.0
107.4
105.4
134.0

3.6
4.7
2.2
6.3
7.7
4.5
2.2
4.9

.7
.9
1.2
.7
1.0
.4
.2
.1

116.6
107.1
114.6
102.2
102.0
103.1
126.7
137.0

4.0
1.9
1.1
2.5
3.0
1.8
6.0
7.7

.8
.0
.6
-.5
.8
-1.9
1.4
3.4

119.3
111.5
122.1
103.2
99.5
109.0
128.4
145.0

4.8
3.0
5.2
1.4
.5
3.0
6.4
7.1

.2
-.6
1.1
-2.1
-3.2
.3
.9
2.2

111.8
106.2
112.4
82.0
108.1
107.8
111.0
107.1
101.4

4.2
3.4
3.8
2.1
6.3
7.4
4.7
3.3
1.8

.9
-2.6
.9
1.2
1.1
.3
.1

114.1
115.6
120.4
83.6
103.0
103.4
108.7
119.5
125.8

3.2
3.9
4.4
-1.5
2.7
3.5
2.0
5.8
5.9

.4
.7
.8
-.9
-.3
1.1
.7
1.6
1.4

114.8
118.3
123.6
85.0
104.0
100.9
111.8
112.6
127.1

3.2
4.8
5.0
2.5
1.7
1.0
3.1
3.8
6.4

-.1
.1
.2
.0
-1.9
-2.9
-.8
1.0
.8

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




100

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

119.0
345.8

4.8

0.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

114.0
113.8
114.9
117.5
113.3
114.8
104.8
126.5
113.7
111.4
117.2

2.8
2.6
3.0
4.5
2.3
2.5
2.4
7.2
.8
1.7
4.9

.6
.6
.6
.0
.8
.8
.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil and other household fuel
commodities
Fuel oil
Other household fuel
commodities 3
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ..

122.0
138.5
128.4
134.1
160.6
124.1
124.4

4.8
7.5
6.6
6.2
7.4
8.0
8.2

96.8
89.7

-1.0

19.3
-1.6
-1.7
-.6

-1.1

78.8
79.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

108.9
324.0

3.0

0.3

110.5
110.4
107.5
109.3
102.8
104.4
102.7
122.5
105.1
117.3
111.7

2.3
2.3
1.8
3.0
3.4
4.6
-1.9
3.0
.4
3.4
1.8

.8
.8
.9
1.7
.3
.1
-.4
1.7

1.2

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

117.0
356.2

4.1

0.5

4.2
4.5
3.5
4.3
3.3
4.6
.7
9.6

1.4
.5
.6

116.6
116.9
114.1
119.2
110.7
111.9
107.1
123.1
111.9
121.6
114.2

.7
5.7
2.1

.8
.7
.8
.3
-.3
-.1
-1.1
1.2
2.7
.6
1.5

121.9
127.7
122.2
137.3
122.2
120.7
120.6
110.5
106.5

3.6
4.1
4.6
4.1
9.7
3.6
3.7
4.5
7.4

1.4
3.5
.1
.1
2.8
5.8

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1967=100)

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

-.1
.8
-.2
.1
.2
5.3
.0

-.1

105.7
108.1
116.4
119.1
140.7
111.8
112.0
105.7
99.0

-2.1
-5.4

-.3
.8
2.2
.0
6.5
.4
.4
.1
.0

6.8
4.9

1.3
1.5

NA
73.5

1.4

-3.5

107.5
80.9

15.7
-6.1

6.2
-4.7

106.2
101.7
109.7
91.8
106.8

13.8
-2.1
-2.2
-1.9
.8

.5
-.3
-.5
.1
.8

NA
102.0
110.3
94.8
101.4

-5.5
-.5
-9.6
-.3

.2
.5
-.1
-4.3

115.9
106.5
124.9
84.2
111.5

17.4
7.3
9.9
1.7
.0

7.0
5.9
8.7
.0
1.4

103.1
100.9
101.1
89.4
116.1

3.6
3.5
-1.9

-4.8
-5.3

8.9
.2

-10.8
.5

108.5
107.0
98.9
107.7
109.6

6.8
7.2
5.1
4.6
13.7

.0
-.2
-4.2
.5
1.2

108.0
104.4
106.2
96.2
105.8

4.8
5.3
1.9
3.6
8.0

-1.8
-2.1
-2.4
-3.5
-3.1

113.5

5.8
6.2
6.0
6.2
7.2
5.6
5.5
-.2

-.4
-.4
-2.9

99.7
99.6
74.6
74.5
75.3
73.0
78.5
100.7

2.8
3.8

-1.7
-1.6
-6.4
-6.5
-6.1
-6.6
-6.2
-4.0

105.5

4.7
5.4
10.6
10.6
10.4

-.6
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.2
-.7
-.6
-3.3

112.3
82.4
82.8
84.8
80.7

84.6
130.8

See footnotes at end of table.




2.1

101

-.9

-2.9
-3.3
-3.2

-2.2
-.8

3.1
2.0
.8
4.1
3.4
3.5

1.2
1.1
1.6
.8
1.2
-13.1

104.9
82.7
82.5
81.7
81.7
83.2

118.1

10.7
6.0
-2.2

1.2
.8

1.7

Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.
Group
Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—

Index

Feb.
1988

Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

134.4

6.4

0.6

1.4

119.2

1.5

-1.3

10.1
.1

7.3
1.0

137.0
121.1

7.0
2.9

2.5
3.4

1.6

108.9
105.1
110.5
101.5
102.6
101.0
114.2
135.3

3.0
3.6
2.3
4.6
6.4
2.4
2.5
8.8

.3
.1
.8
-.4
.2
-1.2
.5
1.1

117.0
109.4
116.6
105.2
101.2
109.7
125.1
134.2

4.1
4.1
4.2
4.1
5.2
2.3
4.1
5.7

.5
.4
.8
-.1
-.5
.5
.6
1.1

.0
.0
.2
-1.3
-.9
-1.6
-.6
.5
.3

109.5
107.7
112.2
86.0
101.8
102.8
106.6
106.6
112.4

3.1
3.0
3.7
-2.5
4.5
5.9
4.1
2.0
2.2

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

113.7
116.1
120.5
91.2
105.3
101.5
109.1
113.4
124.3

4.1
4.0
3.8
9.2
3.8
4.9
4.6
4.1
4.0

.4
.5
.4
2.1
.0
-.2
.3
.5
.6

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

138.1

6.3

1.4

Entertainment

114.3

6.6

Other goods and services

141.6
132.7

Feb.
1987

Dec.
1987

136.6

8.4

1.2

1.3

126.3

5.3

6.9
4.5

2.5
2.1

134.1
106.1

119.0
108.8
114.0
104.6
99.4
112.1
133.0
140.7

4.8
3.5
2.8
4.1
5.4
2.1
5.8
7.2

.0
-.4
.6
-1.0

114.1
118.0
123.9
85.5
105.2
100.5
107.3
116.7
132.1

3.8
4.7
5.1
1.5
4.2
5.3
4.0
4.1
5.7

Expenditure category
Medical care

:

Personal care
Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 2
Services less medical care

Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 11) will appear next month.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




-1.7
.3
.4

102

Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Electricity

Utility (piped) gas

Area, region and population size class

per 40 therms

per 100 therms

Fuel oil #2

per 500 KWH

per gallon

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

$24,444

$24,152

$54,514

$54,391

$40,195

$40,286

$0,890

$0,888

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

27.927
27.949
29.744
26.649

27.903
27.850
30.105
26.962

61.190
61.710
62.639
58.104

61.381
61.880
63.538
58.394

47.775
51.285
43.667
44.165

48.077
51.517
44.401
44.097

.898
.929
.849
.836

.897
.930
.848
.840

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

23.283
22.342
25.505
24.810

23.386
22.366
25.621
25.166

49.574
48.079
53.789
52.453

49.527
47.600
54.004
53.376

39.201
40.095
39.423
37.434

39.350
40.375
39.591
37.395

.832
.866
.832
.796

.823
.854
.829
.785

23.204

23.344

48.235

48.638

38.659

38.597

.682

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

26.989
25.284
25.243
30.008

26.155
25.499
25.538
27.611

58.312
55.262
54.743
63.295

57.657
55.916
55.194
61.030

38.260
39.350
40.371
39.410

38.332
39.335
40.461
39.696

.888
.941
.857
NA

.886
.942
.859
NA

24.326

24.148

55.475

54.999

33.334

33.195

.851

.838

West urban
Size A - More than 1,250,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

20.118
18.962
22.078
20.621

19.840
18.729
22.075
20.550

53.467
54.706
53.028
48.087

53.589
54.839
53.019
47.999

39.269
39.048
44.209
29.431

39.137
38.997
44.099
29.404

.891
.900
.739
.879

.886
.895
.719
.870

Size classes
A
B
C
D

23.341
25.520
26.802
23.936

23.164
25.711
25.785
23.906

53.629
55.406
57.489
51.559

53.614
55.770
56.703
51.511

41.899
41.278
38.259
36.432

42.015
41.448
38.374
36.282

.924
.849
.833
.856

.924
.849
.832
.838

Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

18.147
18.243
29.059
28.894
15.707

19.068
18.027
29.083
28.346
15.707

41.235
57.409
64.157
65.288
44.180

43.541
57.073
64.646
65.146
44.186

42.702
44.529
58.194
51.433
43.858

42.699
44.718
58.657
51.433
43.858

.910
NA
.944
.905
NA

NA
.945
.909
NA

Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Fla
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

24.620
28.640
21.340
29.280
27.268
27.465

24.440
28.590
21.630
29.280
27.119
27.580

51.340
63.290
46.940
63.280
50.848
62.802

50.910
63.240
47.660
63.280
50.848
62.713

37.150
45.029
46.290
47.479
38.668
38.402

37.150
44.128
46.290
47.479
38.702
38.484

.924
.914
.881
NA
.824
.988

.928
.913
.868
NA
.797
.985

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
Pittsburgh, Pa

23.055
26.848
22.335
24.715

23.950
25.686
22.362
24.701

49.407
52.806
41.890
54.165

51.677
47.331
41.890
54.066

39.430
42.176
38.072
42.687

39.215
44.434
37.520
42.687

NA
.970
NA
.767

NA
.970
NA
.753

U.S. city average
Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

1

Selected local areas

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




Data not adequate for publication.

103

.906

Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average
and selected areas
Average price per
therm of
utility (piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
Feb. 1988

Average price per
KWHof
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
Feb. 1988

Area, region and population size class
High

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

2,800

$0,078

$0,078

1
1
1
2

2,800
697
252
515

.094
.095
.092
.098

.095
.096
.094
.098

26
88
26
54

7,246
3,928
7,246
3,680

.514
.501
.593
.505

2
4
2
38

1,292
1,292
443
623

.074
.075
.066
.077

.074
.075
.066
.077

5
5
29
39

6,708
6,708
3,287
3,626

.500

.504

16

429

.075

.075

21

3,749

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

.651
.623
.606
.691

.642
.627
.613
.662

589
442
354
589

.073
.070
.077
.074

.073
.070
.077
.074

30
30
112
94

7,512
7,512
6,513
4,002

.662

.658

300

.072

.071

32

5,536

West urban
Size A - More than 1,250,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

.534
.531
.572
.472

.535
.533
.572
.471

400
400
163
366

.085
.085
.090
.065

.085
.085
.090
.065

4
4
29
82

7,152
7,152
4,991
5,432

Size classes
A
B
C
D

.556
.604
.587
.564

.561
.608
.578
.563

1,292
443
623
2,800

.080
.078
.076
.077

.080
.078
.077
.076

4
26
39
21

7,512
7,246
5,432
5,536

Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

.407
.536
.760
.647
.408

.441
.538
.781
.644
.408

23
7
1
16
12

635
393
697
630
159

.078
.090
.107
.089
.089

.077
.090
.108
.089
.089

169
75
88
216
108

6,708
3,107
2,929
3,845
2,457

Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass.
Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Fla
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.618
.654
.504
.863
.499
.682

.614
.653
.511
.863
.499
.686

17
10
5
8
46
6

168
132
283
52
1,292
442

.063
.083
.086
.093
.071
.070

.063
.085
.087
.093
.071
.070

197
140
167
304
172
30

3,510
2,658
2,351
2,961
2,744
3,763

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
Pittsburgh, P a

.645
.567
.386
.507

.667
.567
.386
.507

12
21
83
31

46
356
297
426

.055
.082
.067
.082

.054
.086
.066
.082

275
63
224
240

6,349
3,174
7,512
3,257

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

$0,570

$0,572

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

.643
.653
.655
.595

.648
.660
.664
.598

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

.507
.492
.591
.494

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

U.S. city average
Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Low

Low

High

7,512

1

1
1
1
25

Selected local areas

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




104

Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
(Per gallon)
Gasoline
Leaded regular

Gasoline
All types 1

Gasoline
Unleaded regular

Gasoline
Unleaded premium

Area, region and population size class
Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

$0,947

$0,928

$0,881

$0,859

$0,933

$0,913

$1,095

$1,082

urban
More than 1,200,000
500,000 to 1,200,000
50,000 to 500,000

1.002
.997

.983

.913
.911
.916
.910

.896
.898
.896
.876

.968
.950
1.057
.948

.948
.931

1.056
.977

.980
1.041
.943

1.043
.915

1.136
1.136
1.149
1.128

1.120
1.122
1.138
1.094

North Central urban
Size A - More than 1,200,000
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

.934
.950
.877
.933

.915
.932
.873
.919

.889
.885
.837
.916

.865
.864
.833
.897

.931
.945
.858
.941

.911
.925
.852
.924

1.060
1.035
.947

1.058
1.106
1.039

.924

.879

.903

.853

.933

.892

NA

NA

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

urban
A - More than 1,200,000
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000
C - 50,000 to 450,000
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000)

.942
.966
.957
.900

.927
.955
.939
.886

.862
.871
.889
.830

.847
.861
.872
.818

.925
.935
.941
.898

.908
.923
.920
.880

1.086
1.112
1.077
1.073

1.074
1.103
1.062
1.061

.945

.921

.882

.852

.930

.908

1.041

1.021

West urban
Size A - More than 1,250,000
Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000

.926
.910

.884
.877
.937
.905

.852
.839
.907
.884

.917

.894
.868

.953

.901
.884
.977
.933

1.064
1.057
1.085
1.088

.951
.966
.925
.936

.931
.950
.907
.910

.882
.892
.867
.887

Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

1.011
.893
1.031
.942
.975

1.013
.860

Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Fla
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

U.S. city average
Region and area size
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

2

1.113

.950

.956

1.000
.938

1.084
1.076
1.105
1.113

.857
.874
.851
.857

.928
.958
.924
.943

.908
.941
.903
.921

1.112
1.091
1.059
1.048

1.099
1.078
1.048
1.027

1.012
.932
.969

.947
.869
.928
.898
.915

.959
.813
.912
.893
.910

.989
.866
.971
.907
.976

.986
.837
.951
.892
.971

1.161
1.071
1.151
1.091
1.114

1.168
1.051
1.137
1.080
1.106

1.007
1.010
.950
1.035
.933
1.084

1.000
.997
.918
1.017
.917
1.083

.955
.929
.873
NA
.880
.938

.944
.920
.838
NA
.865
.932

.968
.979
.926
.977
.914
1.031

.962
.967
.894
.956
.896
1.028

1.136
1.134
1.140
1.098
1.116
1.287

1.132
1.124
1.107
1.083
1.113
1.291

.913
.944
.892
.912

.908
.914
.878
.882

.875
.879
.832
.884

.868
.846
.817
.855

.897
.952
.859
.895

.893
.922
.843
.863

1.034
1.073
1.049
1.069

1.029
1.051
1.039
1.041

1.005

Size classes
A
B
C
D

.894
1.025

Selected local areas

Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Detroit, Mich
Houston, Tex
Pittsburgh, Pa
Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.




Data not adequate for publication.

105

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1
U.S. average

Northeast

North Central

South

West

Food and unit
Jan.
1988
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per Ib
Rice, white, long grain, precooked, per Ib
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per Ib
Spaghetti and macaroni, per Ib
Bread, white, pan, per Ib
Bread, French, per Ib
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per Ib
Rolls, hamburger, per Ib
Cupcakes, chocolate, per Ib
Cookies, chocolate chip, per Ib
Crackers, soda, salted, per Ib
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per Ib
Ground beef, 100% beef, per Ib
Chuck roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib....
Round roast, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib.
Rib roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib
Steak, round, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib.
Steak, sirloin, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. .
Steak, chuck, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. .
Steak, T-Bone, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.
Steak, porterhouse, U.S. Choice, bone-in,
perlb
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per Ib
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per Ib
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
perlb
Sirloin roast, bone-in, per Ib
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per Ib
Sausage, fresh, loose, per Ib
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per Ib
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per Ib
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per Ib
Beef liver, per Ib
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per Ib
Chicken breast, bone-in, per Ib
Chicken legs, bone-in, per Ib
Turkey, frozen, whole, per Ib
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per Ib
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz
Grade AA, large, per doz
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal
Milk, fresh, skim, per 1/2 gal
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per Ib
American processed cheese, per Ib
Cheddar cheese, natural, per Ib
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular,
per 1/2 gal
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1/2 pt

Feb.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

$0,202 $0,199 $0,207 $0,209 $0,172 $0,171 $0,216 $0,215 $0,202 $0,196
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.550
.535
.414
.402
NA
NA
NA
.462
.446
.728
.789
NA
.791
.797
.708
.739
.749
.759
.755
.735
.568
.554
.554
.559
.554
.558
.729
.586
.586
1.079
NA
NA
NA
1.073 NA
1.057
1.132
1.046
1.057
NA
NA
NA
.938 NA
.915
NA
.809
.822
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.025 2.069 2.146 2.188 NA
2.063 2.111
NA
NA
NA
NA
.995
.963
.916 1.010
.958 1.001

1.736

1.314
1.643
2.564
3.572

1.742
1.315
1.736

2.610
3.593

1.705
1.481
1.754
2.576

3.496
2.780
2.945

1.668
2.583
3.594
2.788
3.042

NA
NA

NA
4.164

NA
4.123

1.748
1.321
1.676
2.630
4.004
2.896
3.082
2.035
4.381

1.716
1.484

3.339
3.022
2.930

1.733
2.539
3.243
3.077
3.039

NA
NA

1.733
1.353
1.554
2.517

1.726
1.360

1.750
1.306
1.775
2.731
3.964
2.980
3.018
2.005
4.336

1.834

1.867

1.198
NA

1.210
NA

2.441

2.549

3.008
2.784
NA
NA
NA

NA

2.916

4.313

2.944
3.043
NA
4.271

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.455

4.465

NA

NA

1.954
2.663

1.940
2.716

2.181
2.601

2.105
2.587

1.851
2.649

1.809
2.733

1.977
2.537

1.975
2.634

1.872
2.882

1.917
2.928

1.628

1.569
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.546

1.492
NA

1.754
NA
NA

1.678

2.159
2.825

NA
NA
NA
1.994
2.765

2.883
2.988
NA

NA
1.144
2.051
2.765

1.128
1.970

NA
NA
1.224
NA

2.751

2.829

NA
NA
1.211
NA
2.867

2.017
2.236
1.006

2.047
2.227
1.013

2.155
2.516
NA

2.194
2.566
NA

2.025
2.016
1.010

2.096
2.022
1.020

1.873
2.223

.740
1.748
1.029
.931

.745
1.721

.839
1.744

.844
1.676

.995
.929

.982
.959

.935
.961

.694
1.734
1.090

.687
1.705
1.014

.905

.886

2.154

2.149

.760
.916

1.157
NA
1.099
2.177

NA
NA
NA

2.681

2.299
2.734

NA
NA
2.263
2.728

1.840
2.194
.963

1.918
2.285
NA

2.017
2.244
NA

.667
1.647
.997
.933

.683
1.683
1.024

.795
1.863
NA

.977

.924

.801
1.828
NA
.857

NA
1.071
1.873
2.688

.962

1.068
1.803

NA

NA

2.158

2.110

NA

NA

2.152

2.142

.718
.866

.897
NA

.826
NA

.702
NA

.669
NA

.713
NA

.683
NA

NA
.986

NA
.936

1.166

1.112

1.108
NA

1.377
NA

1.081
NA

1.098
2.127
2.761
3.070

2.231
2.460
3.171

1.335
2.205
2.572

1.005
2.199

1.000
2.203

NA

NA

3.126

2.143
2.715
3.004

1.144
NA
NA
2.114
2.812
NA

1.092

NA
1.089

1.133
NA
NA
2.136
2.783
NA

1.374

NA
1.103
2.162
2.718
3.155

3.184

3.139

3.178

2.495
.588

2.475
.597

2.808
NA

2.784
NA

2.420
NA

2.392
NA

2.292
.616

2.229
.612

2.534
.526

2.574
.549

2.675

See footnotes at end of table.




Jan.
1988

106

NA

1.336

NA

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1—Continued
U.S. average

Northeast

West

South

North Central

Food and unit
Jan.
1988
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per Ib
Bananas, per Ib
Oranges, Navel, per Ib
Oranges, Valencia, per Ib.
Cherries, per Ib
Grapefruit, per Ib
Grapes, Emperor or Tokay, per Ib
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per Ib
Lemons, per Ib
Peaches, per Ib
Pears, Anjou, per Ib
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12oz
Potatoes, white, per Ib
Lettuce, iceberg, per Ib
Tomatoes, field grown, per Ib
Beans, green, snap, per Ib
Cabbage, per Ib
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per Ib
Celery, per Ib
Corn on the cob, per Ib
Cucumbers, per Ib
Mushrooms, per Ib
Onions, dry yellow, per Ib
Onions, green (scallions), per Ib
Peppers, sweet, per Ib
Radishes, per Ib
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Orange juice, frozen concentrate,
12oz. can, per 16oz
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per Ib
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per Ib
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Hard candy, solid, per Ib
Sugar, white, all sizes, per Ib
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per Ib
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per Ib
Margarine, soft, tubs, per Ib
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per Ib
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per Ib
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, returnable bottles,
6 or 8 pk., per 16 oz. 2
Cola nondiet, cans, 72oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. 2 ..
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per Ib.
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per Ib
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, 6.1-14oz,
per16oz
Coffee, freeze dried, plain, regular,
all sizes, per 16oz
Coffee, freeze dried, decaffeinated,
all sizes, per 16oz
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16oz
Pork and beans, canned, per 16oz
Alcoholic beverages:
Bourbon whiskey, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz.
Vodka, domestic, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz.

0.571
.374
.501
NA
NA
.447
NA
NA
.873
NA
.571
NA
.244

Feb.
1988

0.636
.415
.496
NA
NA
.448
NA

1.297
.776

0.652
.400
.577
NA
NA
.448
NA
NA
.804
NA
.634
NA
.262

Feb.
1988

0.713
.436
.561
NA
NA
.469
NA

1.386
.838

Jan.
1988

0.656
.368
.522
NA
NA
.456
NA
NA
.953
NA
.600
NA

Feb.
1988

0.706
.377
.550
NA
NA
.463
NA
1.364
.827
NA
.589
NA
.221
.811
.970
NA
.306
.415
.620
NA
.635
NA
.433

Jan.
1988

0.538
.377
.533
NA
NA
.397
NA
NA
.927
NA
.653
NA
.231

Feb.
1988

Jan.
1988

Feb.
1988

0.591
.400
.522

0.491
.356
.420
NA
NA
.482
NA
NA
.842
NA
.495
NA
.266
1.324
.894
.963
.343
.339
.592
NA
.463
NA
.313
NA
.762
1.005

0.578
.440
.407
NA
NA
.459
NA
1.229
.683
NA
.500
NA
.263
.850
.813
.844
.309
.323
.553
NA
.463
NA
.371
NA
.729
NA

1.859
.833
.984

1.053

NA
NA
.389
NA
1.210
.841
NA
.694
NA
.227
.809
.782
.843
.243
.385
.599
.756
.484
NA
.422
NA
.779
.912

1.023

NA
.573
NA
.243
.835
.856
.852
.299
.373
.604
.662
.527
NA
.409
NA
.701
.952

1.638
.705
.521

1.735
.688
.547

1.816
.880
NA

1.903
.831
NA

1.600
.625
.578

1.715
.633
NA

1.562
.716
.559

1.591
.718
.578

1.507
NA
NA

1.762
NA
NA

NA
.358
.339

NA
.357
.337

NA
.389
.360

NA
.390
.360

NA
.340
.325

NA
.339
.324

NA
.348
.339

NA
.345
.336

NA
.371
.336

NA
.369
.334

.679
.970

.695

.743
1.164
NA
1.804

.772
1.159
NA
1.820

.740
.934

.730
.947
.812

1.727

1.770

1.761

.580
.840
.765
1.780

.745
.972

.814

.568
.839
.749

.727
1.039

.798
1.783

.958
.807
1.813

.842
1.865

1.941

NA
.453
2.635

NA
.444
2.665

NA
NA
2.715

NA
NA
2.730

NA
.547
2.573

NA
.552
2.598

NA
.485
2.776

NA
.449
2.837

NA
.415
2.483

NA
.412
2.527

2.830

2.833

2.835

2.815

NA

NA

2.817

2.848

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

13.359

13.494

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.631
NA

2.597
NA

2.361
NA

2.453
NA

2.234
NA

2.214
NA

2.913
NA

2.892
NA

3.194
NA

3.082
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

7.596
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.248
.871
.938
.288
.384
.590
.599
.549
NA
.363
NA
.774

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Deposit may be included in price.




Jan.
1988

NA
.573
NA
.397
NA
.695
NA

NA
.651
NA
.258
.875
.944
.890
.382
.392
.673
NA
.561
NA
.430
NA
.617
NA

1.253
.909
.949
.366
.403
.585

.213
1.169
.992
NA
.298
.408
.596
NA
.613
NA
.387
1.730
.921
1.036

1.196
.775
.917
.217
.403
.579
.579
.574
NA
.378
NA
.844

Data not adequate for publication.

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Technical Notes

Brief Explanation of the CPi

The indexes measure price change from a designated
reference date, 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase
of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change
can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a
base period "market basket" of goods and services in the
CPI has risen from $100 in 1982 to $107.00.
For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, Vol. II,
"The Consumer Price Index," Bulletin 2134-2, April 1984
and The Consumer Price Index: 1987 Revision, BLS Report
736, January 1987.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket
of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes CPl's for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80
percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition
to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees
and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 91 urban areas across the country from about 60,000 housing units
and approximately 21,000 retail establishments—department
stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items
are obtained every month in all 91 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 calculations
of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas.
Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices
among cities, they only measure the average change in prices
for each area since the base period.




Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in
index points, because index point changes are affected by
the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box
illustrates the computation of index point and percent
changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the
standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate
were maintained for a 12-month period.

Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

112.5
108.5
4.0

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

108

4.0
108.5
0.037
0.037 x 100
3.7

Homeownership Changes

calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It
should be noted that bills, priced for the CPI are not only
for different consumption amounts, but may also be
calculated from different types of residential rate
schedules. The average prices per therm and per
kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for
use in place-to-place price comparisons.
The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural
gas and for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table P-l)
are calculated from a special price collection program.
They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since
heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by
geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it
cannot be inferred that these consumption amounts
represent those used by a typical residential consumer.
These bills are used merely to track price changes over
time for constant amounts of consumption, to provide
data for place-to-place price comparisons, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity
formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised
Consumer Price Index.

The Consumer Price Index (CPi) has been changed to
incorporate a rental equivalence measure of
homeowners' costs in accordance with plans announced
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on October 27,
1981. For the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), this
change was effective with release of the index for
January 1983 and for the CPI for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPi-W), it was effective with the
release of the January 1985 index. The rental
equivalence approach calculates shelter costs of
homeowners based on the implicit rent owners would
have to pay to rent homes that they own. The old
method calculated homeownership as home purchase,
mortgage interest costs, property taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repairs. The new
homeownership component was introduced into both the
CPI-U and the CPI-W in such a manner that in each case
the indexes using the old and new methodologies were
equal in the so-called "link month"—December 1982
for the CPI-U and December 1984 for the CPI-W. For
more information, see the CPI Detailed Report for
January 1983, pp. 7-13.

Fuel oil Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced.
Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater
than one gallon. These prices are converted to a per
gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment.

Energy Prices
Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average,
28 large urban areas, and 16 areas reflecting the four
Census regions cross-classified by four population sizes.
However, not all energy commodities and services are
used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example,
is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the Sputh and West. Where no average
prices are available, the designation NA will appear, NA
will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria have not
been met in any given month. For example, if there are
fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city
or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be
published.
All prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly
by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the
CPI. Electricity prices are collected monthly on mail
questionnaires by the Department of Energy for BLS.
Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and
purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel
oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State,
and local taxes.

Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump
from a sample of full service, mini-service, and selfserve gas stations.
Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU> values for
some energy items are as follows, according to the
source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTU'S (U.S. Department of
Energy).
1 kwh = 3,412 BTU'S (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU'S (U.S. Department
of Energy).

Food Prices
In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are
calculated each month at the national level and for the
four Census geographic regions. As a result of changes
in price collection methodology and sample sizes,
average prices for individual cities cannot in general be
produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average
prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It
should be noted, however, that the average food prices
in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and
size among geographic areas. Users of average food
prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not
available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will

Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are
reported in therms, which are a measure of heating
value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours
(kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges
specified in table P-2 are the upper and lower limits of
the bill sizes priced for the Consumer Price Index. The
average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are




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For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
same time and in about the same magnitude every y e a r such as price movements resulting from changing climatic
conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers
concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data
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-ll-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 1983 through 1987 were replaced at the end of 1987.
The seasonal movement of the all-items index and 43 other
aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement
of 50 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status
of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
criteria. If any of the 50 components change their seasonal
adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
adjusted, unadjusted data will be used for the last 5 years,
but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that
period.

not appear in some months for some regions or for the
U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices
may not be available due tp temporary disruptions in
supplies. Where no average prices are available, the
designation NA will appear. When a price is not
available from an individual store in any month, an
estimated price will be calculated for the missing item
and used in computing the average price. In cases where
the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the
average is considered too high, the average price will not
be published and NA will appear for that item in the
table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. More detailed
specifications are available from BLS Regional Offices
or from the Washington Office upon request.

Seasonally Adjusted and
Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.

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Region I
Kennedy Federal Building
Suite 1603
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617)565-2327

Region IV
1371 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30367
Phone: (404) 347-4418

Regions VII and VIM
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 426-2481

Region II
Room 808
201 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212)337-2400

Region V
9th Floor
Federal Office Building
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Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312)353-1880

Regions IX and X
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P.O. Box 3766
San Francisco, CA 94119
Phone: (415) 995-5605

Region III
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Philadelphia, PA 19101
Phone: (215) 596-1154

Region VI
Federal Building
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Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 767-6971