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April 1992
CPI Detailed Report
Data for February 1992
Contents
Price movements
1
Improvements in CPI procedures
Charts
4
Technical notes
96
3
Index tables
CPI-U__________CPI-W
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
Historical
All items, 1913-present
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change
from previous December
Selected areas
All items indexes
Regions
Population classes
Regions and population classes cross classified
Food at home expenditure categories
Areas priced month: Percent changes over the month
Cities indexes and percent changes
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Table
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Average price tables
Table
U.S. city average
Energy
Residential prices
Residential unit prices and consumption ranges
Gasoline
Retail food
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P3
P4
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Scheduled Release Dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial realease on the following dates:
Index month
Release date
Index month
Release date
March
April 10
June
July 14
April
May 13
June 12
July
August
August 13
September 15
May
Price Movements
February 1992
During the first 2 months of 1992, the CPI-U advanced
at a 2.2-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate.
The food and beverage index turned up in February, in
creasing 0.3 percent. Grocery store food prices, which
declined 0.7 percent in January, advanced 0.4 percent in
February. A sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and
vegetables—up 1.5 percent in February, following a
4.1-percent drop in January—accounted for nearly all of
this acceleration. Within this group, the index for fresh
vegetables rose 8.9 percent in February, reflecting in par
ticular a 43.1-percent increase in prices for tomatoes. An
upturn in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also
contributed to the February grocery store food price in
crease. Beef and pork prices, each of which had declined in
January and during most of 1991, turned up in February,
advancing 0.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively. On the other
hand, each of the other three major grocery store food
groups showed substantial moderation in February. Prices
for cereal and bakery products rose 0.3 percent in
February, following a 1.0-percent increase in January. The
indexes for dairy products and other food at home, each of
which increased 0.6 percent in January, declined 0.1 per
cent and were unchanged, respectively. The other two
components of the food and beverage index re
staurant meals and alcoholic beverages—rose 0.1 and 0.3
percent, respectively.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in
February to a level of 138.6 (1982-84=100). For the
12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U increased
2.8 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in
February prior to seasonal adjustment. The February 1992
CPI-W level of 136.4 was 2.7 percent higher than the index
in February 1991.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 per
cent in February. This compares with a 0.1-percent in
crease in January. An upturn in the food index, reflecting
a sharp turnaround in the fruit and vegetable component,
accounted for more than half of the acceleration in the
overall CPI-U. Energy prices continued to fall, but by less
than in January. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U
rose 0.4 percent in February, somewhat more than in
recent months. A substantial increase in the index for
apparel and upkeep, reflecting the introduction of higher
priced spring and summer wear, accounted for the larger
advance.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1991
August
All items .............................................
Food and b e v e ra g e s ............................
Housing .................................................
Apparel and upkeep ..........................
Transportation ......................................
M edical care .........................................
Entertaintment .....................................
Other goods and services .................
Special indexes:
Energy......................................................
Food .......................................................
All items less food and energy
Septem ber
1992
October
Novem ber
D ecem ber
January
February
Com pound
annual rate
3 months
ended
February
1992
Unadjusted
12 months
ended
February
1992
0.3
-.1
.1
1.2
.5
.7
.4
.6
0.4
.1
.3
.6
0
.6
.7
1.0
0.2
0
.3
.2
-.2
.6
.2
.5
0.4
.4
.3
.6
.4
.5
-.1
.6
0.2
.3
.3
-1.1
.2
.7
-.4
.6
0.1
-.4
.2
.3
-.3
.7
.1
.3
0.3
.3
.2
1.5
-.2
.8
.4
.5
2.3
.9
3.0
2.5
-1 .0
9.1
.9
5.5
2.8
1.5
2.8
3.2
.3
7.9
3.3
7.2
.6
-.2
.4
.2
.1
.4
0
-.1
.2
.8
.4
.3
.1
.3
.2
-1 .5
-.4
.3
-.9
.3
.4
-8.7
.6
3.7
-3 .7
1.5
3.8
1
Table B. Percent changes In CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month
C om pound
annual rate
3 months
ended
February
1992
Expenditure category
1991
August
All items .............................................
Food and beverage ............................
Housing .................................................
Apparel and upkeep ..........................
Transportation ......................................
Medical care ........................................
Entertaintment ....................................
Other goods and services .................
Special indexes:
Energy......................................................
Food .......................................................
All items less food and energy
Septem ber
October
1992
N ovem ber
January
February
0.2
-.1
.2
1.1
.4
.8
.4
.7
0.3
.1
.4
.4
0
.6
.8
.8
0.2
0
.3
.2
-.1
.6
.1
.6
0.4
.3
.3
.5
.5
.6
-.1
.7
0.2
.4
.2
- .9
.1
.7
- .2
.5
0
- .4
.3
.5
- .5
.6
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
1.1
-.2
.9
.4
.6
1.8
.9
2.7
2.8
-2 .2
9.1
1.2
5.1
2.7
1.5
2.8
3.2
.2
7.9
3.1
7.1
.5
-.2
.4
.2
.1
.4
0
-.1
.2
.9
.4
.4
.1
.3
.1
-1 .8
-.4
.4
-.5
.3
.4
-8 .4
.6
3.4
-3 .9
1.4
3.7
The housing component rose 0.2 percent in February,
the same as in January, after advancing 0.3 percent in each
of the last 4 months of 1991. For the second consecutive
month, a decline in the index for fuels and other utilities
partially offset increases in the indexes for shelter and
household furnishings and operation. Prices for each of
the household fuel components dropped in February.
Charges for natural gas and electricity declined 1.3 and 1.1
percent, respectively. Fuel oil prices continued to fall—
down 0.4 percent in February—but by substantially less
than in the preceding 2 months. The index for other
utilities and public services increased 0.5 percent, largely
as a result of a 1.5-percent increase in charges for cable
television. Shelter costs increased 0.3 percent as renters’
and homeowners’ costs each advanced 0.3 percent and the
index for maintenance and repairs rose 0.2 percent. The
index for household furnishings and operation rose 0.5
percent in February, its largest increase in 12 months.
About two-thirds of this advance was due to increases in
the indexes for appliances and furniture and bedding, re
flecting a return to regular prices from end-of-the-season
sales.
For the second consecutive month, the transportation
index declined—down 0.2 percent in February—largely
as a result of a drop in the index for motor fuels. Gasoline
prices, which fell 1.9 percent in January, declined 0.5 per
cent in February and are now 18.6 percent lower than their
peak level of November 1990. Also contributing to the
decrease in the transportation component was a further
decline in automobile purchase costs and a fall in the index
for public transportation. Used car prices—down 0.6 per
Decem ber
Unadjusted
12 months
ended
February
1992
cent in February—declined for the third consecutive
month. A 0.1-percent increase in new car prices was more
than offset by a 2.7-percent drop in the index for
automobile finance charges. Over the past 12 months,
automobile finance charges declined 12.1 percent. The
index for public transportation declined 0.5 percent in
February, reflecting a decrease in airline fares.
The index for apparel and upkeep rose 1.5 percent in
February. The introduction of higher priced spring and
summer clothing was responsible for the advance.
The medical care component increased 0.8 percent to a
level 7.9 percent above a year ago. The index for medical
care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription
drugs, and medical supplies—rose 1.0 percent. The med
ical care services index rose 0.7 percent, with the cost of
professional and hospital and related services up 0.6 and
0.9 percent, respectively.
The entertainment index rose 0.4 percent in February,
its largest increase in 5 months. About one-third of the
February advance was due to a 1.6-percent increase for
costs of participant sports.
The other goods and services index rose 0.5 percent in
February, reflecting increases in prices for toilet goods and
personal appliances and charges for personal expenses—
legal service fees, personal financial services and funeral
expenses.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in
February.
2
Improvements in CPI Procedures
Sample augmentation
The April 1990 Detailed Report announced that the
Consumer Price Index had implemented a procedure, in
May 1990, to increase (augment) the number of outlets
from which prices are collected. Augmentation of the out
let sample was done in addition to the regular updating of
samples that occur each year in one-fifth of the geographic
areas. The process proved to be successful. Beginning in
1992, outlet sample augmentation will occur on an annual
basis in areas not scheduled for regular updating.
The increase in price quotes gained through outlet
sample augmentation is small, less than 5 percent of the
quotes used in the CPI. It enables the CPI to replace the
price quotes that are lost over time through attrition,
however. (Attrition occurs for many reasons: When out
lets go out of business, move out of the area, or change the
items they carry or their type of business.) The statistical
sampling techniques used to select outlets for augmenta
tion are identical to those used for the regular updating of
the outlet sample. (These procedures are described in BLS
Handbook o f Methods, chapter 19.) While users of the in
dex will not see a change as a result of the augmentation of
the outlet sample, overall index accuracy will increase due
to the use of a larger sample of prices.
For additional information on this procedure write to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3216 BC, Washington,
D.C., 20212, or call Charles Mason at (202) 272-2604.
3
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
* 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.
4
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
* Percent changes over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent
change? over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data.
5
Chart 3.
c p i -U:
Transportation, and medical care, 1981-92
* 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.
6
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
* 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.
7
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Group
Relative
importance,
December
1991
Unadjusted indexes
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Expenditure category
All ite m s ..................................................................................................
All items (1967 = 1 0 0 )..........................................................................
100.000
-
138.1
413.8
138.6
415.2
2.8
0.4
-
-
0.2
-
0.1
-
0.3
-
Food and b e v e ra g e s ........................................................................
F o o d ...................................................................................................
Food at h o m e ..............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..............................................
Dairy products 1 .......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables..............................................................
Other food at h o m e .................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ..............................................................
Fats and oils 1 .......................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages......................................................
Other prepared fo o d .............................................................
Food away from home 1 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................................
17.627
16.007
9.921
1.426
3.030
1.229
1.854
2.382
.344
.260
.739
1.039
6.085
1.621
137.9
137.2
136.4
148.9
131.1
128.2
154.8
128.6
132.0
130.7
114.9
139.2
139.7
144.8
138.1
137.5
136.6
149.3
130.2
128.1
156.9
129.2
132.4
131.3
116.0
139.2
139.9
145.7
1.5
1.5
.7
3.5
-2 .3
2.3
1.5
1.4
4.2
-1 .4
-.3
2.4
2.7
2.9
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.7
-.1
1.4
.5
.3
.5
1.0
.0
.1
.6
.3
.3
.4
-.1
.2
1.0
1.0
.2
.2
-.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
-.4
- .4
- .7
1.0
-1 .0
.6
-4.1
.6
.8
1.1
.4
.5
.1
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
-.1
1.5
.0
.3
.5
.1
-.1
.1
.3
Housing ...............................................................................................
S h e lte r ..............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...........................................................................
Rent, residential.......................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ......................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ........................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .......................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 .....................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .............................
Fuel and other utilities..................................................................
F u e ls ................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m o dities.............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
serv ic e s )...............................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ...................................
Housefurnishings 1 ......................................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ..........................................................
Housekeeping services 1 ..........................................................
41.544
27.894
8.003
5.835
2.168
19.683
19.303
.380
.208
.125
.083
7.327
4.057
.419
135.7
149.2
158.8
145.4
180.9
153.2
153.5
140.5
128.0
131.9
122.8
116.2
106.6
92.0
136.1
149.8
160.2
145.6
185.8
153.5
153.7
140.8
128.3
132.0
123.5
115.9
105.9
91.5
2.8
3.6
3.8
2.9
6.0
3.6
3.5
2.5
2.6
1.7
4.0
1.0
-1.1
-1 3 .4
.3
.4
.9
.1
2.7
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.6
-.3
-.7
-.5
.3
.3
.4
.2
1.0
.4
.4
.1
.4
.5
.1
.0
.1
-2 .6
.2
.5
.7
.3
1.6
.3
.3
.4
-.1
.4
-.7
-.3
-.9
-5 .4
.2
.3
.3
.3
.5
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.6
-.4
-1 .0
.1
3.638
3.270
6.323
3.699
1.154
1.469
112.8
140.5
116.7
107.8
129.5
129.6
112.0
141.2
117.3
108.7
129.3
130.0
.4
4.1
1.5
1.3
.6
2.7
-.7
.5
.5
.8
-.2
.3
.4
.1
-.2
-.5
.2
.2
-.4
.2
.3
.7
-.2
.2
-1.1
.5
.5
•8
-.2
.3
Apparel and u p k e e p ........................................................................
Apparel com m odities....................................................................
M en’s and boys’ a p p a re l..........................................................
W om en’s and girls’ a p p a re l.....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l1 ..............................................
Fo o tw e a r........................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ...................................................
Apparel services 1 ..........................................................................
6.097
5.535
1.451
2.517
.218
.800
.550
.562
127.9
125.3
123.7
125.0
126.6
121.3
139.6
145.4
130.2
127.7
125.6
128.2
126.3
122.4
142.9
146.5
3.2
3.1
3.9
2.3
.0
3.4
5.5
4.0
1.8
1.9
1.5
2.6
-.2
.9
2.4
.8
-1.1
-1 .3
.2
-1 .5
-.8
.2
-6 .4
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.4
-2 .0
.8
3.1
.3
1.5
1.6
1.2
2.1
-.2
.6
2.4
.8
Transportation ...................................................................................
Private transportation............ .......................................................
N ew v eh ic le s ................................................................................
New c a r s ....................................................................................
Used c a r s ......................................................................................
Motor f u e l......................................................................................
G a s o lin e ......................................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .......................................................
Other private transportation.....................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ......................
Other private transportation services.................................
Public transportation 1 ...................................................................
17.013
15.523
5.032
4.055
1.135
3.304
124.5
122.5
128.7
128.0
117.8
94.5
94.3
139.0
152.4
105.3
163.0
151.5
124.1
122.0
128.9
128.1
116.1
92.9
92.7
139.7
152.2
104.9
162.9
150.7
.3
.7
2.4
2.2
.9
-6 .8
-6 .6
4.6
3.0
1.0
3.4
-3 .5
-.3
-.4
.2
.1
-1 .4
-1 .7
-1 .7
.5
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.5
.2
.1
.1
.2
-.6
.3
.2
-.1
.2
.4
.2
1.9
-.3
-.5
.2
.1
-1.1
-2 .2
-1 .9
.4
.0
.0
.1
1.1
-.2
-.1
.1
.1
-.6
-.6
-.5
.5
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.5
-
1.520
4.533
.678
3.855
1.490
See footnotes at end of table.
8
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Group
Relative
importance,
December
1991
Unadjusted indexes
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e .......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities..........................................................
Medical care serv ic e s ...................................................................
Professional medical services..................................................
6.689
1.256
5.433
3.213
184.3
183.0
184.6
171.1
186.2
185.1
186.4
172.5
7.9
7.9
7.9
6.3
1.0
1.1
1.0
.8
0.7
.4
.8
..6
0.7
.8
.7
.4
0.8
1.0
.7
.6
Entertainm ent1 ..................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ......................................................
Entertainment services 1 ..............................................................
4.357
2.026
2.330
140.1
130.0
152.7
140.7
130.2
153.7
3.3
2.5
4.0
.4
.2
.7
-.4
-.2
-.5
.1
.3
.0
.4
.2
.7
Other goods and services .... ........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products................................................
Personal care 1 ...............................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .....................
Personal care services 1 ...........................................................
Personal and educational exp enses.........................................
School books and supplies......................................................
Personal and educational s erv ic e s ........................................
6.674
1.665
1.187
.632
.555
3.822
.243
3.579
178.6
212.6
136.5
134.5
138.5
192.2
187.1
192.8
179.4
213.4
137.5
135.8
139.2
192.9
188.7
193.4
7.2
8.5
2.5
3.3
1.7
8.1
6.5
8.2
.4
.4
.7
1.0
.5
.4
.9
.3
.6
1.1
.0
-.3
.2
.5
.5
.5
.3
- .7
.6
.8
.4
.6
.4
.6
.5
.2
.7
1.0
.5
.5
.5
.5
100.000
44.487
17.627
26.860
16.224
5.535
10.689
10.636
55.513
27.273
8.915
6.864
5.433
7.027
138.1
127.2
137.9
120.7
123.0
125.3
124.6
117.4
149.6
155.2
128.1
154.5
184.6
164.7
138.6
127.6
138.1
121.1
123.7
127.7
124.4
117.6
150.1
155.8
128.1
154.4
186.4
165.5
2.8
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.2
3.1
.2
1.8
3.9
3.6
2.2
2.0
7.9
6.0
.4
.3
.1
.3
.6
1.9
-.2
.2
.3
.4
.0
-.1
1.0
.5
.2
.0
.3
-.2
-1 .0
-1 .3
-.1
.0
.4
.3
.5
.5
.8
.2
.1
-.2
-.4
-.2
-1 .2
.3
-1.1
.0
.3
.6
-.5
.4
.7
.4
.3
.4
.3
.5
.6
1.6
-.2
.2
.2
.4
-.2
-.1
.7
.5
83.993
72.106
80.317
93.311
28.480
17.844
12.310
33.851
28.241
50.080
7.361
92.639
76.633
24.757
3.723
51.876
138.3
135.1
139.6
135.5
121.6
124.2
125.8
130.6
154.6
146.3
100.1
143.3
144.9
130.1
94.4
153.4
138.8
135.5
140.1
135.9
122.1
124.9
125.7
131.1
155.1
146.6
99.0
144.0
145.6
131.0
93.0
154.0
3.1
2.5
2.6
2.5
1.5
1.4
.6
1.4
4.2
3.5
-3 .7
3.4
3.8
2.9
-7 .6
4.1
.4
.3
.4
.3
.4
.6
-.1
.4
.3
.2
-1.1
.5
.5
.7
-1 .5
.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
-.2
-.9
-.1
-.3
.5
.3
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.0
.4
.1
-.1
.1
.0
-.2
-1 .0
-.9
-.4
-.1
.1
-1 .5
.2
.3
.2
-2 .6
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
.5
.6
-.1
.4
.3
.3
-.9
.4
.4
.6
-.5
.3
$.724
.242
$.722
.241
-2 .7
-.3
-.1
“
-.1
~
- .3
~
Commodity and service group
All
ite m s ..................................................................................................
Com m odities.......................................................................................
Food and beverages.....................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ..............................
Apparel com modities...............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1 .........
D urab les.........................................................................................
S e rv ice s ................................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 ..........................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 ...............................
Transportation s erv ic e s ................................................................
Medical care services...................................................................
Other s e rv ic e s ................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less fo o d ...............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ...............................................
All items less medical c a r e ...............................................................
Commodities less food ......................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ....................................................................
Nondurables less food and a p p a re l1 ............................................
Nondurables 1 ........................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ..........................................................
Services less medical care s erv ic e s ..............................................
E n e rg y .....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...........................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y .....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.................
Energy com m odities...................................................................
Services less energy serv ic e s ....................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1 9 8 2 -8 4 -$ 1 .0 0 1 ...............................................................................
1 9 6 7 —$1.00 1 .....................................................................................
1
2
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 2 = 1 0 0 base.
-
~
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
9
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Group
3 months ended—
Nov.
1991
Jan.
1992
Dec.
1991
Feb.
1992
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
6 months ended—
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
All ite m s .................................................................................................
2.4
2.7
3.9
2.3
2.5
3.1
137.8
137.2
136.0
149.3
130.5
128.1
153.5
128.5
132.4
131.3
114.6
139.0
139.9
145.7
3.6
4.2
3.9
2.8
.3
-2 .5
20.4
.9
6.8
-1 .5
-1 .4
1.2
3.9
2.3
-.6
-1 .2
-3 .5
3.3
-4 .4
.3
-1 4 .5
.9
3.4
-1 .5
-3 .8
4.8
3.5
3.1
2.1
2.1
1.8
2.8
-3 .0
5.6
9.8
.0
.9
-6 .8
.4
.9
1.7
2.0
.9
.6
.3
5.0
-2.1
6.2
-6 .5
3.5
5.6
4.7
3.6
2.6
1.7
3.9
1.5
1.5
.1
3.1
-2.1
-1.1
1.5
.9
5.1
-1 .5
-2 .6
3.0
3.7
2.7
1.5
1.3
1.0
3.9
-2 .6
5.9
1.3
1.7
3.2
-1 .2
1.9
1.7
1.7
2.9
135.7
149.1
158.4
145.4
182.2
153.2
153.5
140.5
128.0
131.9
122.8
116.4
106.2
88.1
136.0
149.5
158.9
145.8
183.2
153.6
153.9
140.8
128.3
132.0
123.5
115.9
105.1
88.2
2.1
2.5
2.9
4.3
-.7
2.4
2.7
1.8
5.9
5.0
7.3
-.3
-4.1
-3 8 .9
2.4
3.1
2.6
1.4
5.9
3.0
3.0
3.2
.9
-2 .7
6.4
2.8
1.1
6.8
3.6
4.2
3.7
3.1
5.6
4.3
4.3
2.6
1.3
.6
2.6
5.3
6.6
18.6
3.0
4.4
6.0
3.1
13.5
4.0
4.0
2.6
2.2
4.0
-.3
-3 .0
-7 .3
-2 7 .5
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
6.8
1.2
-1 .5
-1 9 .2
3.3
4.3
4.8
3.1
9.5
4.2
4.2
2.6
1.7
2.3
1.1
1.0
-.6
-7 .3
113.6
140.2
116.3
107.1
129.8
129.4
113.1
140.5
116.7
107.8
129.5
129.6
111.8
141.2
117.3
108.7
129.3
130.0
1.1
4.8
2.4
3.0
1.6
1.6
.4
4.7
-.3
-1 .8
.0
2.5
5.5
3.5
1.0
.0
1.9
3.8
-4 .9
3.2
2.8
4.2
- .9
2.8
.7
4.8
1.0
.6
.8
2.1
.2
3.3
1.9
2.1
.5
3.3
131.1
128.8
125.5
130.2
130.2
121.9
144.6
144.4
129.6
127.1
125.8
128.3
129.2
122.2
135.4
144.9
130.0
127.5
126.3
127.8
126.6
123.2
139.6
145.4
131.9
129.5
127.8
130.5
126.3
123.9
142.9
146.5
2.2
2.2
4.0
.0
10.5
2.7
3.9
3.7
1.9
1.6
2.3
- .6
.6
4.4
6.9
3.7
6.0
6.5
1.9
9.1
1.6
.0
17.1
2.5
2.5
2.2
7.5
.9
-1 1 .5
6.7
-4 .6
5.9
2.0
1.9
3.1
-.3
5.5
3.5
5.4
3.7
4.2
4.3
4.7
4.9
-5 .2
3.3
5.7
4.2
124.5
122.9
126.9
126.3
119.8
98.2
97.9
138.5
151.0
104.9
161.5
147.0
124.8
123.0
127.0
126.5
119.1
98.5
98.1
138.4
151.3
105.3
161.8
149.8
124.4
122.4
127.2
126.6
117.8
96.3
96.2
139.0
151.3
105.3
161.9
151.5
124.2
122.3
127.3
126.7
117.1
95.7
95.7
139.7
151.1
104.9
161.7
150.7
-2 .6
-.3
4.9
3.6
5.6
-1 4 .7
-1 4 .4
3.6
3.0
-1.1
3.6
-2 3.7
3.6
3.7
3.2
2.6
5.5
-2 .4
-2 .8
6.7
6.9
3.1
7.5
4.5
1.0
1.3
.3
1.3
1.7
.8
.0
4.8
1.6
1.9
1.5
-1 .6
-1 .0
-1 .9
1.3
1.3
-8 .7
-9 .8
-8 .7
3.5
.3
.0
.5
10.5
.5
1.7
4.1
3.1
5.6
-8 .8
-8 .8
5.2
5.0
1.0
5.6
-1 0 .7
.0
-.3
.8
1.3
-3 .7
-4 .6
-4 .4
4.1
.9
1.0
1.0
4.2
-
-
-
-
Food and b e v e ra g e s ......................................................................
F o o d ................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s .................................. .........
Dairy products 1 ......................................................................
Fruits and v e g e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils 1 ......................................................................
Nonalcoholic b everag es....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Alcoholic beve ra g e s ....................................................................
137.5
137.0
135.9
147.5
131.2
126.2
156.1
127.4
130.6
129.8
113.6
138.1
139.3
144.3
137.9
137.4
136.4
147.4
131.4
127.4
157.7
127.7
130.9
129.3
114.0
138.5
139.6
144.7
137.4
136.8
135.4
148.9
130.1
128.2
151.2
128.5
132.0
130.7
114.5
139.2
139.7
145.3
H ousing..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ............................. ...........................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ....................................................
Household insurance 1 2 .......................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ......................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................
Fuel and other utilities ................................................................
F u e ls ............................ ................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
services)..............................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 .....................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ..................................
Housefurnishings 1 ....................................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .........................................................
Housekeeping services 1 .........................................................
135.0
147.9
156.6
144.7
177.5
152.1
152.4
139.9
127.6
130.7
123.6
116.8
107.1
95.6
135.4
148.4
157.3
145.0
179.3
152.7
153.0
140.0
128.1
131.4
123.7
116.8
107.2
93.1
113.2
140.1
116.5
107.6
129.6
129.1
Apparel and u p k e e p .......................................................................
Apparel com m odities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
W om en’s and girls’ a p p a re l...................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l1 .............................................
F o o tw e a r.....................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 .................................................
Apparel services 1 ........................................................................
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s ..................................................................................
Used c a rs ....................................................................................
Motor fu e l....................................................................................
Gasoline ...................................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ......................................................
Other private transportation....................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ....................
Other private transportation s erv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation 1 .................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
10
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Group
6 months ended—
3 months ended—
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.........................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical services...............................................
Entertainm ent1 ................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ....................................................
Entertainment services 1 ............................................................
182.0
181.4
181.9
169.5
140.4
129.8
153.5
183.3
182.1
183.4
170.5
139.9
129.6
152.7
184.5
183.5
184.6
171.2
140.1
130.0
152.7
186.0
185.3
185.9
172.3
140.7
130.2
153.7
7.4
7.7
7.4
5.5
4.8
3.5
6.1
8.2
9.2
8.0
6.5
4.1
3.8
4.3
7.1
5.7
7.4
6.4
3.5
1.6
5.1
9.1
8.9
9.1
6.8
.9
1.2
.5
7.8
8.4
7.7
6.0
4.5
3.7
5.2
8.1
7.3
8.2
6.6
2.2
1.4
2.8
Other goods and services............................................................
Tobacco and smoking prod ucts..............................................
Personal care 1..............................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ...................
Personal care services 1 .........................................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s .......................................
School books and su p p lie s ....................................................
Personal and educational services.......................................
177.1
210.7
135.7
133.8
137.7
189.6
184.2
190.0
178.1
213.0
135.7
133.4
138.0
190.6
185.1
191.0
178.6
211.6
136.5
134.5
138.5
191.7
185.9
192.1
179.5
212.1
137.5
135.8
139.2
192.7
186.8
193.1
7.4
10.0
2.4
4.6
-.6
8.3
7.3
8.3
7.0
6.5
1.8
3.0
.6
8.6
10.2
8.6
8.8
15.1
.6
-.6
2.4
8.9
2.9
9.4
5.5
2.7
5.4
6.1
4.4
6.7
5.8
6.7
7.2
8.2
2.1
3.8
.0
8.5
8.7
8.5
7.2
8.7
3.0
2.7
3.4
7.8
4.3
8.0
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
All ite m s .................................................................................................
Commodities......................................................................................
Food and b e v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ............................
Apparel com m odities.............. ..............................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1 ......
D u ra b le s .......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ..............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 .........................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
Other s ervices...............................................................................
_
_
-
_
127.6
137.5
121.6
125.8
128.8
126.1
116.8
148.6
153.8
128.5
152.5
181.9
164.0
127.6
137.9
121.3
124.5
127.1
126.0
116.8
149.2
154.2
129.1
153.3
183.4
164.3
127.3
137.4
121.0
123.0
127.5
124.6
116.8
149.7
155.2
128.5
153.9
184.6
164.9
127.8
137.8
121.6
123.7
129.5
124.4
117.0
150.0
155.8
128.3
153.8
185.9
165.8
2.4
1.9
3.6
.7
4.7
2.2
1.3
3.5
3.1
1.6
2.6
-3.1
7.4
6.5
2.7
1.0
-.6
2.0
-1 .3
1.6
1.6
2.1
4.2
6.0
2.2
6.9
8.0
6.2
3.9
2.5
2.1
3.0
8.7
6.5
3.6
1.0
4.4
1.6
4.8
1.3
7.4
6.6
2.3
.6
.9
.0
-6 .5
2.2
-5 .3
.7
3.8
5.3
-.6
3.5
9.1
4.5
2.5
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.9
1.5
2.8
3.6
3.8
2.4
1.7
7.7
6.4
3.1
1.6
1.5
1.5
.8
4.3
-1 .0
.9
4.1
3.4
2.1
2.4
8.2
5.5
137.9
135.0
139.4
135.1
122.6
126.7
127.0
131.5
153.6
145.4
102.2
142.8
144.4
130.4
98.0
152.2
138.2
135.2
139.6
135.4
122.4
125.5
126.9
131.1
154.4
145.9
102.3
143.1
144.7
130.1
98.0
152.8
138.4
135.1
139.7
135.4
122.1
124.2
125.8
130.6
154.3
146.1
100.8
143.4
145.1
130.3
95.5
153.4
138.8
135.5
140.1
135.8
122.7
124.9
125.7
131.1
154.8
146.6
99.9
144.0
145.7
131.1
95.0
153.9
2.1
2.1
2.4
1.8
.7
4.6
1.6
4.1
3.3
2.6
-8 .9
3.2
3.2
3.8
-1 7 .8
2.7
3.6
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.0
-1 .0
1.6
-1 .5
5.2
3.7
-.4
3.2
4.0
2.5
-1 .6
4.6
3.9
3.3
3.5
3.3
3.0
7.9
3.2
4.4
4.8
4.2
4.0
3.4
4.0
3.1
2.5
4.3
2.6
1.5
2.0
2.1
.3
-5 .6
-4 .0
-1 .2
3.2
3.3
-8 .7
3.4
3.7
2.2
-1 1 .7
4.5
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.1
1.3
1.8
1.6
1.2
4.2
3.1
-4 .8
3.2
3.6
3.2
-10.1
3.7
3.2
2.4
2.8
2.7
1.7
1.0
-.5
1.5
4.0
3.8
-2 .6
3.4
3.8
2.6
-4 .9
4.4
Special indexes
All items less f o o d .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e ..............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ...................................................................
Nondurables less food and a p p a re l1 ...........................................
Nondurables 1 ......................................................................................
Services less rent of she lte r2 ........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
E ne rg y ....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y .........................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities..............
Energy com m o dities.................................................................
Services less energy services...................................................
1
2
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 2 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
11
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Food and b e v e ra g e s ...........................................................................................
F o o d .......................................................................................................................
Food at h o m e ..................................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ................................................................
Cereals and cereal p rod ucts......................... .......................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ........................................................ .
C e r e a l1 .....................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c o rn m ea l1 ...............................................................
Bakery products 1 ......................................................................................
White bread 1 ..........................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ..........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ............................................
Other bakery products..........................................................................
137.9
137.2
136.4
148.9
150.8
129.4
172.9
126.3
147.8
142.7
145.0
155.0
148.7
138.1
137.5
136.6
149.3
151.5
129.6
173.4
127.9
148.0
142.0
145.2
154.3
150.6
1.5
1.5
.7
3.5
4.1
3.3
4.8
2.6
3.1
3.3
2.8
3.1
3.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..................................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ...........................................................................
M e a ts ........................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1 ...................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ..............................................
Chuck ro a s t1 ........................................................ ......... ..................
Round r o a s t1 ....................................................................................
Round steak 1 ..................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k .......................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1 .....................................................................
P o r k ........................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ..............................................................................................
Chops ..................................................................................................
H a m .............................................. ......................................................
Other pork, including s a u s a g e .....................................................
Other meats 1 .......................................................................................
Poultry 1 ...................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ......................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ...................................................
Other poultry 1 ......................................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ..................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ..............................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s eafoo d...............................................
E g g s ..............................................................................................................
131.1
132.1
130.0
131.2
119.8
136.4
125.8
129.0
127.2
143.3
127.8
106.9
135.0
136.3
127.9
131.2
131.2
131.4
134.7
125.7
154.6
118.3
172.9
113.9
130.2
131.4
130.3
131.8
120.2
135.2
124.0
129.6
131.5
144.3
127.2
105.5
137.8
134.1
126.6
131.8
128.1
127.9
130.7
125.6
151.0
118.8
167.7
110.7
-2 .3
-1 .7
-1 .9
-.6
-.1
-1 .0
-2.1
.9
.5
-1 .4
-5 .8
-1 4 .9
-2 .2
-4 .6
-4 .7
.5
-3 .5
-4 .6
-3 .5
-.9
1.5
-.3
2.0
-1 1.7
Dairy products 1 ...........................................................................................
Fresh milk and c r e a m .............................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ...................................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream 1 .............................................. ..............
Processed dairy products 1 ....................................................................
Cheese 1 ...................................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 .....................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...........................................
128.2
126.2
125.9
126.5
130.8
135.5
130.7
114.8
128.1
126.1
125.8
126.3
130.6
135.6
130.7
114.0
2.3
2.9
3.0
2.9
1.6
1.9
2.1
.1
Fruits and vegetables.................................................................................
Fresh fruits and veg etab les...................................................................
Fresh fru its ..............................................................................................
A p p le s ....................................................................................................
Bananas ................................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines........................................................
Other fresh fru its ................................................................................
Fresh veg etab les...................................................................................
P otatoes................................................................................................
Lettuce 1 ...............................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................................
Other fresh veg e ta b le s .....................................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables..........................................................
Processed fruits.....................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fr u it.............................................................
Canned and dried fruits....................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 .......................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...........................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ........................................................
154.8
170.7
188.6
173.4
129.1
187.6
211.4
152.7
130.9
149.6
148.8
163.2
132.9
136.0
137.2
129.8
129.2
130.9
129.1
156.9
173.3
183.1
177.3
149.7
178.7
196.1
163.5
131.7
132.6
213.0
168.8
134.3
138.5
140.2
130.6
129.0
131.0
128.7
1.5
1.0
-3 .9
9.4
4.2
-2 0 .2
-4 .5
7.2
-6 .5
-1 7 .6
61.9
4.5
2.5
4.0
3.7
5.3
.5
.6
.4
Feb. 1991
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.1
.2
.1
.3
.5
.2
.3
1.3
.1
-.5
.1
-.5
1.3
0.3
.3
.4
-.1
.1
1.0
.1
-.2
-.1
-1 .7
.8
.5
-.1
-0 .4
-.4
- .7
1.0
.6
2.5
.9
.0
1.0
1.6
.9
.5
.1
0.3
.3
.4
.3
.5
1.2
.3
1.3
.1
- .5
.1
-.5
.9
-.7
-.5
.2
.5
.3
-.9
-1 .4
.5 '
3.4
.7
-.5
-1 .3
2.1
-1 .6
-1 .0
.5
-2 .4
-2 .7
-3 .0
-.1
-2 .3
.4
-3 .0
-2 .8
.2
.0
-.3
-.2
-.8
.0
-1.1
-.1
-.9
.8
-1.1
-3.1
1.1
-2 .7
-.4
.8
.7
.2
.9
.7
.5
-.1
.7
3.1
-1 .0
-.4
-.6
-.4
.6
-.9
1.4
-.7
-.2
-1 .4
-.8
-1 .6
-2.1
- .3
-1 .4
-1.1
.8
1.2
-.1
2.4
-.3
.1
-.5
-1 2 .4
.3
-.2
.5
.5
.3
- .9
-1 .4
.5
2.9
.7
.7
-1 .3
3.1
.0
.2
.5
-2 .4
-2 .7
-3 .0
-.1
-1 .3
.4
-1 .6
9.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
.1
.0
-.7
1.0
.6
.2
1.2
.7
.6
1.3
-.5
.6
.5
.6
1.3
.5
.3
.5
1.0
-.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-.2
.1
.0
-.7
1.4
1.5
-2 .9
2.2
16.0
-4 .7
-7 .2
7.1
.6
-1 1 .4
43.1
3.4
1.1
1.8
2.2
.6
-.2
.1
-.3
1.0
1.3
2.6
3.9
-1 .3
6.4
1.9
-.4
.1
-1 5.7
-2 .7
4.5
.5
.8
.8
.9
-.1
.4
- .4
-4.1
-7 .0
-5 .8
-.6
.3
-1 0 .5
-7 .2
-8 .4
-3 .4
-12.1
19.5
-8 .7
1.7
2.6
3.2
.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.8
-3 .5
-1 .6
3.8
-5 .6
-5 .0
8.9
-2 .6
-1 1 .4
43.1
5.7
.8
1.3
1.2
.4
-.2
.1
-.3
Jan. 1992
E xpenditure c a te g o ry
See footnotes at end of table.
12
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.5
.3
.1
.4
.5
1.0
1.5
.6
.2
.0
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.0
Ò.2
.2
.2
.2
- .4
.4
.9
-1 .0
.4
.3
.6
.2
.1
.9
.9
0.6
.8
2.1
.4
1.1
.4
.4
1.3
.5
.5
.7
- .7
- .5
3.0
-.1
0.0
.3
.1
.4
.5
.1
.7
.6
-.7
-.1
.3
.0
-.8
-.1
.0
2.7
2.9
2.6
2.8
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
145.7
140.9
142.6
132.2
140.9
159.6
2.9
2.8
3.1
2.7
2.0
3.1
.6
.9
1.3
.7
.4
.3
.3
.1
.1
- .6
-.5
.3
.4
.6
1.1
.6
.3
.2
.3
.4
.7
.7
.4
.3
136.1
149.8
160.2
145.6
185.8
185.9
176.1
135.3
153.5
153.7
140.8
128.3
132.0
123.5
116.5
119.2
115.9
105.9
91.5
88.8
120.4
112.0
120.3
99.6
141.2
120.8
155.8
68.6
92.2
167.6
181.7
201.1
2.8
3.6
3.8
2.9
6.0
6.1
5.9
2.3
3.6
3.5
2.5
2.6
1.7
4.0
3.6
4.3
1.0
-1.1
-1 3 .4
-1 6 .0
-6 .9
.4
1.3
-1 .3
4.1
1.3
1.7
2.2
-1 .3
7.4
6.9
9.7
.3
.4
.9
.1
2.7
3.0
.0
.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.6
-.6
1.6
-.3
-.7
- .5
-.3
-1 .0
- .7
-.3
-1 .6
.5
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.7
1.5
1.0
.3
.3
.4
.2
1.0
1.1
.5
.1
.4
.4
.1
.4
.5
.1
.5
- .3
.0
.1
-2 .6
-4 .1
.3
.4
1.1
-1 .5
.1
.1
.0
.1
- .2
.4
.3
.9
.2
.5
.7
.3
1.6
2.3
.7
.4
.3
.3
.4
-.1
.4
-.7
.8
-2 .0
-.3
- .9
-5 .4
-5 .5
-1 .4
- .4
- .6
-.1
.2
.2
.5
.4
- .6
.2
- .8
.1
.2
.3
.3
.3
.5
-.3
.5
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.6
- .6
1.6
-.4
-1 .0
.1
- .4
-1 .0
-1.1
-1.1
-1 .3
.5
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.5
1.5
.3
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Other food at h o m e .................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ..................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ...............................................
Fats and oils 1 ........................................................................
Nonalcoholic b everages......................................................
Carbonated d rin ks .............................................. ...............
Coffee 1 .................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin ks...........................................
Other prepared fo o d .............................................................
Canned and packaged so u p ...........................................
Frozen prepared food 1 ....................................................
Snacks ..................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 ........
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1
128.6
132.0
120.6
136.5
130.7
114.9
114.9
112.8
131.5
139.2
149.5
137.0
133.0
142.1
140.1
129.2
132.4
120.7
137.1
131.3
116.0
116.6
113.5
131.8
139.2
150.1
137.0
133.0
141.9
140.1
1.4
4.2
.8
5.4
-1 .4
-.3
1.2
-4.1
1.6
2.4
5.9
1.3
.1
4.3
1.7
Food away from home 1 ...........................................................
Lunch 1 .......................................................... .............................
D in n e r1 .......................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1 .....................................................
139.7
140.3
137.9
142.2
139.9
140.5
138.1
142.5
Alcoholic beverages......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ..................................................
Beer and a l e ..............................................................................
Wine 1 ...................................................................... ...................
Distilled spirits 1 .........................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ...............................
144.8
139.6
140.8
131.3
140.3
159.2
Housing ................................................................................................
S h e lte r ...............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...........................................................................
Rent, residential........................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ................................................................
Lodging while out of t o w n ..................................................
Lodging while at s ch o o l2 ....................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 .............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ......................................................
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
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ..............
Fuel and other utilities..................................................................
F u e ls ................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities ..............
Fuel o il......................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 3 ............................
Gas (piped) and electricity ^(energy s e rv ic e s )..................
Electricity.................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................
Telephone services 1 ...............................................................
Local charges 1 .....................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ..............................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ..............................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance.....................................
Cable television 14 ..................................................................
Refuse collection 4 ...................................................................
135.7
149.2
158.8
145.4
180.9
180.4
176.1
134.9
153.2
153.5
140.5
128.0
131.9
122.8
117.2
117.3
116.2
106.6
92.0
89.1
121.6
112.8
120.7
101.2
140.5
120.8
155.8
68.6
92.5
166.5
179.0
199.1
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
E xpenditure c a te g o ry
See footnotes at end of table.
13
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Household furnishings and operation 1 .......................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ..........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings............................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .............................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..................................................................................
Sofas 1 .........................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ............................................................
Other furniture 1 .........................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 .......................................
Video and audio products 1 ...................................................................
Televisions 1 ............................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 5 ........................................
Audio products 1 .....................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 3 ............................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ...................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 .............................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 .................
Information processing equipm ent1 5 ................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 3 .........................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1 ...............................................
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 ..............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 6 ....................... .......................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ..............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ...............................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .......................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ...................................
Housekeeping services 1 ..............................................................................
Postage 1 .......................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ...............................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 3 .......................................
116.7
107.8
119.8
116.8
119.8
119.3
120.1
110.4
84.7
78.7
72.9
80.3
94.9
99.0
101.1
105.5
95.4
83.8
112.6
117.3
108.7
121.3
118.9
127.2
116.9
120.3
111.0
85.2
78.9
72.9
82.3
94.6
99.8
102.0
106.5
95.8
85.1
112.7
1.5
1.3
1.9
1.9
6.5
.5
-1 .7
-.2
-2.1
-1 .9
-1 .6
-5 .5
-.3
-.5
-.1
.1
-1 .4
-6 .4
3.2
129.5
117.4
122.3
103.7
127.8
119.4
122.6
103.8
97.2
108.6
129.5
137.6
127.5
122.7
129.6
145.3
133.4
120.5
Apparel and u p k e e p ............................................................................................
Apparel com m odities........................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e ar..........................................................
M en’s and boys’ .............. ...........................................................................
M en’s ...........................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts .............................................
Furnishings and special clothing.......................................................
S h irts .........................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers........................................................
Boys’ ............ ...............................................................................................
W omen’s and girls’ .....................................................................................
W omen’s ............... ....................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts .................................................................................
Dresses .....................................................................................................
Separates and sportsw ear..................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accesso ries........................
S u its .............................................. ............................................................
127.9
125.3
126.0
123.7
126.2
127.3
118.6
133.1
126.2
113.4
125.0
124.6
117.0
126.6
125.8
124.6
142.2
127.3
126.6
139.6
120.6
139.5
113.8
146.8
121.3
130.6
122.0
114.0
145.4
145.4
145.8
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.5
.8
1.3
1.8
6.2
-2 .0
.2
.5
.6
.3
.0
2.5
-.3
.8
.9
.9
.4
1.6
.1
-0 .2
- .5
.3
.0
-.9
-.5
-.4
1.4
-.7
-.4
-.1
-1 .7
.0
-1.1
-.8
-.3
-2.1
-.5
-.4
0.3
.7
1.2
.5
-1 .8
1.7
3.4
.6
-.2
.0
.8
-1 .4
-.1
.4
.5
-.1
1.0
-3 .2
1.3
0.5
.8
-1.1
1.8
6.2
-2 .0
.2
.5
.6
.3
.0
2.5
-.3
.8
.9
.9
.4
1.6
.1
1.1
4.2
4.3
1.6
-1 .3
1.7
.2
.1
.1
-.4
.3
-1 .3
2.6
-.3
1.7
1.1
-1 .3
1.7
.2
.1
96.0
108.6
129.3
137.1
126.7
123.3
130.0
145.3
133.7
121.2
-1 .0
8.0
.6
1.2
-.1
.7
2.7
.0
4.4
2.0
-1 .2
.0
-.2
-.4
-.6
.5
.3
.0
.2
.6
-.2
-.8
.2
.1
.9
-.4
.2
.0
.6
.3
1.4
1.5
-.2
-.3
.3
-.8
.2
.0
.5
.2
-1 .2
.0
- .2
- .4
- .6
.5
.3
.0
.2
.6
130.2
127.7
128.7
125.6
128.4
129.0
120.9
135.1
129.1
114.2
128.2
128.0
113.6
128.9
130.6
125.5
154.3
129.3
126.3
142.9
120.6
143.5
116.2
151.3
122.4
131.2
119.9
116.8
146.5
146.5
146.8
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.9
4.0
1.3
4.1
6.3
4.5
4.0
2.3
1.9
-3 .0
-4 .4
3.5
3.6
9.3
4.4
.0
5.5
2.4
6.1
1.0
7.3
3.4
3.1
2.2
4.1
4.0
2.9
5.2
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.9
1.5
2.3
.7
2.6
2.7
-2 .9
1.8
3.8
.7
8.5
1.6
-.2
2.4
.0
2.9
2.1
3.1
.9
.5
-1 .7
2.5
.8
.8
.7
-1.1
-1 .3
-1 .5
.2
.2
1.0
.2
.1
-.5
.5
-1 .5
-1 .8
-.2
-4 .9
-1 .7
.2
- .9
.5
- .8
-6 .4
-1 .3
-7 .3
-3.1
-8 .2
.2
-2 .2
- .5
1.2
.3
-.2
.8
.3
.3
.2
.4
.1
-.2
-.9
.7
1.0
1.2
-.4
-.2
1.5
1.6
-2.1
1.4
1.3
-.8
-2 .0
3.1
-.5
3.8
-.3
4.7
.8
.9
-.6 '
.9
.3
-.1
.9
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.5
1.3
.6
2.6
2.1
2.3
-5 .4
1.7
3.8
.5
7.4
.9
- .2
2.4
.0
2.9
2.1
3.1
.6
.5
-1 .7
1.4
.8
.8
.7
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Expenditure c ate g o ry
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 ...............................................................................................
F o otw ear...........................................................................................................
M en’s 1 ...........................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ..........................................................................................
W om en’s ................. ......................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ............ ................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .........................
Other apparel services 1 ...............................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
14
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
124.5
122.5
128.7
128.0
110.1
109.5
111.4
115.1
117.9
129.9
123.5
117.8
94.5
94.3
NA
92.1
98.3
139.0
142.4
124.1
122.0
128.9
128.1
110.1
109.6
111.4
115.8
118.0
130.4
124.2
116.1
92.9
92.7
NA
90.4
96.7
139.7
142.4
-7 .0
-5 .2
4.6
3.3
-0 .3
- .4
.2
.1
.0
.1
.0
.6
.1
.4
.6
-1 .4
-1 .7
-1 .7
-1 .8
-1 .6
.5
.0
142.8
134.4
139.9
152.4
105.3
118.4
103.6
101.3
110.3
163.0
200.8
92.9
158.1
144.0
134.8
140.7
152.2
104.9
117.2
103.3
100.9
110.0
162.9
201.8
90.2
158.8
4.7
5.3
4.3
3.0
1.0
-1 .6
1.3
1.9
.5
3.4
8.2
-12.1
4.2
169.1
148.3
151.5
156.0
151.4
145.9
169.6
149.2
150.7
154.7
151.8
146.0
184.3
183.0
208.7
127.8
153.0
149.3
184.6
171.1
175.4
174.1
125.5
130.0
206.1
200.7
166.5
161.9
186.2
185.1
211.1
129.5
155.8
149.8
186.4
172.5
177.5
174.7
126.3
130.5
208.6
203.0
168.6
164.0
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.2
.1
.1
.2
.5
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.1
.2
-.6
.3
.2
-0 .3
- .5
.2
.1
.6
.3
-.4
-.3
-.2
.2
-.2
-1.1
-2 .2
-1 .9
-.1
.3
-.1
.1
-2 .4
-1 .6
.4
.4
-0 .2
-.1
.1
.1
- .2
.1
.1
.6
.3
.5
.6
-.6
-.6
-.5
-.9
-.8
.5
.0
.8
.3
.6
-.1
-.4
-1 .0
-.3
- .4
-.3
-.1
.5
-2 .9
.4
.1
.0
-.4
.2
.4
-.1
.4
.3
.4
.2
.5
-1 .7
.4
.5
.4
.3
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.7
-2 .4
.8
.8
.3
.6
-.1
-.4
-1 .0
-.3
-.4
-.3
-.1
.5
-2 .7
.4
7.3
1.0
-3 .5
-7 .6
1.8
6.4
.3
.6
-.5
-.8
.3
.1
.5
.3
1.9
3.0
.6
-.1
2.2
-.8
1.1
.4
-.4
3.6
.3
.6
-.5
-.8
.3
.1
7.9
7.9
9.4
4.6
3.9
5.9
7.9
6.3
6.1
7.3
5.0
5.2
8.9
8.1
9.3
9.8
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.8
.3
1.0
.8
1.2
.3
.6
.4
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.3
.7
.4
.5
-.1
-.1
.1
.8
.6
.6
.4
.3
.2
.9
.9
.9
1.0
.7
.8
.9
-.1
- .5
.6
.7
.4
.3
.6
1.6
.6
.8
.6
1.3
.9
.8
1.0
.9
1.3
1.8
.3
.7
.6
1.0
.3
.6
.4
.9
1.0
1.1
.8
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Expenditure c ate g o ry
Transportation .......................................................................................................
P riv a te ...................................................................................................................
New v eh ic le s ....................................................................................................
New c a r s ........................................................................................................
Subcompact new c a r s 3 ..........................................................................
Compact new cars 3 ................................................................................
Intermediate new cars 3 ..........................................................................
Full-size new cars 3 .................................................................................
Luxury new cars 3 .....................................................................................
New trucks4 ..................................................................................................
New motorcycles 1 3 ...................................................................................
Used c a r s .........................................................................................................
Motor f u e l.........................................................................................................
G a s o lin e .........................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded reg u la r.........................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded reg ular....................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .................................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ......................................................
Body work 1 ...................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ...........................................
Maintenance and servicing 1 ....................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 .....................................................................................
Other private transportation.........................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..........................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............................................
Automobile parts and equipm en t1 ......................................................
Tires 1 ........................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm en t1 ..............................................................
Other private transportation serv ic e s .....................................................
Automobile in su rance..............................................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ..................................................................
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 c a r e ..........................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities..............................................................................
Prescription drug s...........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 ....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ...............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ..........................
Medical care serv ic e s .......................................................................................
Professional medical services.....................................................................
Physicians’ s e rv ic e s ....................................................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................................................
Eye care 1 3 ....................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 .........................................
Hospital and related s erv ic e s .....................................................................
Hospital ro o m s .............................................................................................
Other inpatient services3 ..........................................................................
Outpatient services 3 ..................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
15
0.3
.7
2.4
2.2
3.1
1.8
1.6
2.9
2.0
2.8
4.9
.9
-6 .8
-6 .6
-
-
-
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
E ntertainm ent1 ......................................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..........................................................................
Reading materials 1 ........................................................................................
Newspapers 1 ................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ......................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ................................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ........................................................
Other sporting goods 1 ...............................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 .............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 .................................................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent...................................................
Pet supplies and expense 1......................................................................
Entertainment services 1 ..................................................................................
Club memberships 13 ...................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 3 .................................................................................
Admissions 1 .....................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 ...........................................................
Other entertainment services 1 3 ................................................................
140.1
130.0
148.0
152.0
144.4
119.6
117.4
118.6
124.2
118.2
130.6
130.1
152.7
123.8
140.7
130.2
148.6
152.5
145.2
119.7
118.4
117.9
124.2
118.1
132.2
129.6
153.7
124.0
3.3
2.5
5.1
7.5
2.9
2.1
1.5
2.6
.7
.2
1.8
1.0
4.0
2.3
134.5
161.5
132.7
120.2
136.5
162.5
133.1
120.7
Other goods and services .................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products....................................................................
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 exp e n s es............................................................
School books and supp lies..........................................................................
Personal and educational s erv ic e s ...........................................................
Tuition and other school f e e s ..................................................................
College tuition............................................................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n .....................................................
Day care and nursery s ch o o l1 6 ..........................................................
Personal expenses 1 .................................................................... ...............
Legal service fees 1 3 ..............................................................................
Personal financial services 1 3 ..............................................................
Funeral expenses 1 3 ...............................................................................
178.6
212.6
136.5
134.5
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.4
.2
.4
.3
.6
.1
.9
-.6
.0
-.1
1.2
-.4
.7
.2
-0 .4
-.2
- .2
.7
-1 .0
- .6
-.6
-.6
.2
-.3
-.8
1.4
- .5
-.6
0.1
.3
.5
.6
.3
.0
-.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.4
.0
.5
0.4
.2
.4
.3
.6
.1
.9
-.6
.0
-.1
1.0
-.4
.7
.2
5.4
4.8
4.6
3.2
1.5
.6
.3
.4
.5
-1 .6
.1
.2
-.2
.3
.2
-.3
1.6
.6
.3
.4
179.4
213.4
137.5
135.8
7.2
8.5
2.5
3.3
.4
.4
.7
1.0
.6
1.1
.0
-.3
.3
-.7
.6
.8
.5
.2
.7
1.0
133.8
136.0
1.3
1.6
-.4
-1 .0
1.6
135.1
138.5
138.4
135.8
139.2
139.1
4.7
1.7
1.2
.5
.5
.5
-.2
.2
.2
2.1
.4
.4
.5
.5
.5
138.4
192.2
187.1
192.8
202.0
205.8
207.4
106.4
174.3
134.7
137.4
129.1
139.2
192.9
188.7
193.4
202.2
205.8
207.4
106.7
175.5
135.8
138.5
129.8
3.4
8.1
6.5
8.2
9.1
11.0
7.6
5.9
6.6
7.5
7.2
5.2
.6
.4
.9
.3
.1
.0
.0
.3
.7
.8
.8
.5
.1
.5
.5
.5
.7
.8
.6
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.6
.6
.4
.6
.3
.3
.6
.1
1.1
2.1
-.1
.9
.6
.5
.5
.5
.6
.4
.7
.3
.7
.8
.8
.5
137.8
128.4
138.0
128.8
.7
-.2
.1
.3
.4
- .6
.4
.2
.1
.3
94.9
127.3
129.9
93.4
127.0
130.3
-6 .6
1.1
2.6
-1 .6
-.2
.3
-.3
.6
.2
-2 .2
-.3
.2
-.4
- .5
.3
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Expenditure category
Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1 .................................................................
Selected beef cuts 1 ............................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
prod ucts.............................................................................................................
Utilities and public transportation.....................................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 .....................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100
6
N
A
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
base.
base.
base.
base.
16
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Item and group
3 months ended—
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Food and b e v e ra g e s .................................................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 .....................................................................
Cereals and cereal products......................................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ixes...............................................................
C e re a l1 .........................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c o rn m ea l1 ................................. ..................................
Bakery products 1 ..........................................................................................
White bread 1 ................................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ...............................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ..................................................
Other bakery products ..............................................................................
137.4
136.8
135.4
148.9
150.8
129.0
172.9
126.3
147.8
142.7
145.0
155.0
149.2
137.8
137.2
136.0
149.3
151.6
130.5
173.4
127.9
148.0
142.0
145.2
154.3
150.6
3.6
4.2
3.9
2.8
4.7
.3
6.9
8.3
.8
3.5
-5 .0
2.7
1.4
-0 .6
-1 .2
-3 .5
3.3
-.3
-5 .9
.7
.3
4.5
1.2
7.4
1.9
5.9
2.1
2.1
1.8
2.8
6.4
.3
6.8
-2 .5
3.3
11.1
1.4
5.4
3.6
0.9
.6
.3
5.0
5.2
20.3
5.0
4.5
3.9
-2 .2
7.8
2.4
3.8
1.5
1.5
.1
3.1
2.2
-2 .8
3.8
4.2
2.7
2.3
1.0
2.3
3.6
1.5
1.3
1.0
3.9
5.8
9.9
5.9
.9
3.6
4.2
4.6
3.9
3.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ......................................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ...............................................................................
M e a ts ..............................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1 .........................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ....................................................
Chuck r o a s t1 .........................................................................................
Round r o a s t1 ...................................................................... ..................
Round steak 1 ........................................................................................
Sirloin s t e a k ...........................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1 ..........................................................................
P o rk ..............................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ....................................................................................................
C h o p s .......................................................................................................
H a m ...........................................................................................................
Other pork, including s au s ag e ..........................................................
Other meats 1 ...........................................................................................
Poultry 1 ..........................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ...........................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .......................................................
Other poultry 1 ..........................................................................................
Fish and s ea fo o d ........................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 .................................... ..............................
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d ....................................................
E g g s ..................................................................................................................
130.1
131.9
130.1
131.2
119.8
136.4
125.8
129.0
130.6
143.3
128.3
106.9
137.2
135.0
128.2
131.2
131.2
131.4
134.7
125.7
151.1
118.3
167.7
102.7
130.5
131.7
130.8
131.8
120.2
135.2
124.0
129.6
134.4
144.3
129.2
105.5
141.5
135.0
128.5
131.8
128.1
127.9
130.7
125.6
149.2
118.8
165.0
112.2
.3
1.5
1.5
4.6
2.7
.3
5.1
7.0
3.9
2.5
-3 .2
-1 .3
-2 .7
-1 .4
-4 .4
.3
.0
-3 .8
2.1
2.9
3.6
2.0
4.3
-1 8 .4
-4 .4
-5 .0
-5 .6
-5 .3
-4 .2
-7 .7
-1 8 .2
-5 .4
-5 .2
-3 .5
-9 .6
-1 0 .0
-1 0 .9
-5 .0
-7 .6
.9
-.9
-6 .5
-.3
7.1
-7.1
-2 .0
-7 .4
10.3
-3 .0
-1 .2
-2.1
-1 .2
1.0
11.5
12.0
3.8
-3 .6
-4 .8
-5 .6
-2 4 .9
-2 .6
-.3
-.9
.0
-9 .0
-3 .0
-7.1
-2 2 .2
15.1
-2 .7
18.6
-2 8 .8
-2.1
-2.1
-1 .5
-.3
.3
-7.1
-4 .7
-1 .2
7.1
.6
-4 .8
-2 1 .6
8.3
-1 1 .5
-6 .0
.6
-3 .7
-5.1
-8 .4
12.3
-3 .9
1.7
-5 .6
-5 .5
-2.1
-1 .8
-2.1
-.5
-.8
-3 .8
-7 .3
.6
-.7
-.5
-6 .5
-5 .7
-6 .9
-3 .2
-6 .0
.6
-.5
-5 .2
.9
4.9
-1 .9
.0
-1 .7
-5.1
-2 .6
-1 .6
-1 .8
-.8
.7
1.8
3.3
1.2
1.7
-2 .2
-5 .2
-2 3 .2
2.7
-6.1
-3 .5
.3
-6 .4
-4.1
-7 .8
-6 .5
5.2
- .5
5.8
-1 8 .0
Dairy products 1 .................................................................................... ...........
Fresh milk and c re a m ...................... ............................................................
Fresh whole m ilk .........................................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream 1 ..................................................................
Processed dairy products 1 .........................................................................
Cheese 1 .......................................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ..........................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...............................................
128.2
124.7
124.4
126.5
130.8
135.5
130.7
114.8
128.1
125.0
124.3
126.3
130.6
135.6
130.7
114.0
-2 .5
1.7
4.0
-4 .8
-1 .5
-2 .7
.6
.0
.3
2.7
4.3
.3
-.3
.0
-.3
-1 .7
5.6
2.0
.3
6.8
4.1
6.5
.9
3.2
6.2
5.6
3.3
9.7
4.1
3.9
7.4
-1 .0
-1.1
2.2
4.2
-2 .3
-.9
-1 .3
.2
-.9
5.9
3.8
1.8
8.2
4.1
5.2
4.1
1.1
Fruits and v e g e ta b le s ......................................................................................
Fresh fruits and v e g e ta b le s .................................. .....................................
Fresh fruits....................................................................................................
A p p le s .........................................................................................................
B a n a n a s .....................................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines.......................................................... .
Other fresh fru its ......................................................................................
Fresh v e g e ta b le s ........................................................................................
P o ta to e s .....................................................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ......................................................................................... .......
Other fresh v eg etab les...........................................................................
Processed fruits and v e g e ta b le s ...............................................................
Processed fru its ..........................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it...................................................................
Canned and dried fruits..........................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ................................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ..............................................................
151.2
163.8
187.6
183.7
140.2
202.8
197.8
141.2
140.9
149.6
148.8
149.6
133.5
137.0
138.4
130.1
129.2
130.9
129.1
153.5
166.8
181.0
180.8
145.5
191.5
187.9
153.8
137.3
132.6
213.0
158.1
134.6
138.8
140.0
130.6
129.0
131.0
128.7
20.4
35.0
18.8
23.4
116.8
20.8
2.7
58.8
-1 8 .9
20.0
539.8
30.8
-3 .9
-7 .0
-8 .3
4.9
.9
.3
1.3
-1 4 .5
-2 0 .0
-1 5 .3
-4 .7
-6 2 .0
33.4
-1 8 .5
-2 5 .8
14.5
-60.1
-8 9 .0
-1 2 .5
-2 .4
-2 .7
-4 .5
3.6
.0
-2 .4
1.2
9.8
12.7
11.0
14.7
28.5
-6 1 .6
52.7
15.0
4.2
417.4
27.3
1.0
4.7
7.3
7.5
5.8
-3.1
-2.1
-3 .7
-6 .5
-1 5 .2
-2 4 .4
6.4
11.5
-3 4 .7
-3 4 .9
-2 .6
-21.1
-8 1 .4
669.2
3.4
12.5
20.4
22.4
7.0
4.1
7.0
2.8
1.5
3.9
.3
8.4
-9 .2
26.9
-8 .5
8.5
-3 .6
-3 0 .8
-1 6 .3
7.0
-3 .2
-4 .9
-6 .4
4.2
.5
-1.1
1.3
1.3
-2 .2
-8 .4
10.5
19.7
-4 9 .9
-.3
5.8
-9 .3
-1 .8
213.0
2.2
8.5
13.6
14.7
6.4
.5
2.3
-.5
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
17
!
i
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Item and group
3 months ended—
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Other food at h o m e .........................................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .......................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ................................................ ..........
Sweets, including candy 1 ........................................................................
Fats and oils 1 .................................................................................................
Nonalcoholic be v e ra g e s ..............................................................................
Carbonated drinks ......................................................................................
Coffee 1 .........................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated drinks....................................................................
Other prepared food .....................................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ...................................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................................
S n a c k s ...........................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 .................................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .......................
128.5
132.0
120.6
136.5
130.7
114.5
114.0
112.8
131.1
139.2
149.8
137.0
133.2
142.1
140.1
128.5
132.4
120.7
137.1
131.3
114.6
114.8
113.5
130.2
139.0
150.2
137.0
132.2
141.9
140.1
0.9
6.8
4.1
7.9
-1 .5
-1 .4
.4
-5 .0
1.6
1.2
5.2
1.8
- .6
2.1
.6
0.9
3.4
-.3
4.6
-1 .5
-3 .8
-2.1
-1 0 .5
2.2
4.8
6.3
5.4
6.5
3.6
4.4
0.0
.9
-9 .3
4.9
—
6.8
.4
-1.1
-4 .5
1.9
.9
5.6
.3
-.9
-3 .4
-1 .4
3.5
5.6
9.8
4.2
4.7
3.6
8.0
4.0
.6
2.6
6.4
-2 .0
-4 .4
16.1
3.2
0.9
5.1
1.8
6.2
-1 .5
-2 .6
-.9
-7 .8
1.9
3.0
5.7
3.6
2.9
2.8
2.5
1.7
3.2
-.2
4.5
-1 .2
1.9
3.4
- .4
1.2
1.7
6.0
- .9
-2 .7
5.9
.9
Food away from home 1 ....................................................................................
Lunch 1 .................................................................................................................
D in n er1 ................................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1..............................................................................
139.7
140.3
137.9
142.2
139.9
140.5
138.1
142.5
3.9
4.2
3.6
4.4
3.5
3.2
3.6
4.1
1.7
2.3
1.8
.9
1.7
1.7
1.5
2.0
3.7
3.7
3.6
4.2
1.7
2.0
1.6
1.4
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ..............................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...........................................................................
Beer and a l e ......................................................................................................
Wine 1 ..................................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1 ................................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................................. ........
145.3
140.2
141.4
131.3
140.3
159.2
145.7
140.7
142.4
132.2
140.9
159.6
2.3
2.1
.0
4.1
4.4
3.9
3.1
2.0
2.0
5.0
1.4
5.0
2.0
2.3
2.3
-.9
1.1
.5
3.9
4.4
8.0
2.8
.9
3.1
2.7
2.1
1.0
4.6
2.9
4.4
2.9
3.4
5.1
.9
1.0
1.8
H ousin g.........................................................................................................................
S h e lte r.......................................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................................................
Rent, residential............... .................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ...........................................................................
Lodging while at s ch o o l2 ............................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 ................................................................................. .
Homeowners’ costs 2 ....................................................................... ..................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ...............................................................................
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...........................................................................................
F u e ls .......................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities......................................
Fuel o i l ..............................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 3 .....................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy serv ic e s)...........................................
Electricity .........................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ................................................................
Telephone services 1 .......................................................................................
Local charges 1 ..............................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ......................................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 .....................................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance.............................................................
Cable television 1 4 ...........................................................................................
Refuse collection 4 ...........................................................................................
135.7
149.1
158.4
145.4
182.2
183.5
175.2
134.9
153.2
153.5
140.5
128.0
131.9
122.8
117.2
117.3
116.4
106.2
88.1
84.9
121.6
113.1
123.4
98.9
140.5
120.8
155.8
68.6
92.5
166.8
179.0
198.9
136.0
149.5
158.9
145.8
183.2
182.9
176.1
135.3
153.6
153.9
140.8
128.3
132.0
123.5
116.5
119.2
115.9
105.1
88.2
84.6
120.4
111.8
122.0
97.6
141.2
120.8
155.8
68.6
92.2
167.7
181.7
199.5
2.1
2.5
2.9
4.3
-.7
-2.1
6.4
1.8
2.4
2.7
1.8
5.9
5.0
7.3
10.0
5.0
-.3
-4.1
-3 8 .9
-4 4 .0
-2 4 .6
1.1
3.7
-4 .4
4.8
.3
1.0
2.4
-3 .4
9.0
15.9
9.6
2.4
3.1
2.6
1.4
5.9
6.2
4.8
2.7
3.0
3.0
3.2
.9
-2 .7
6.4
2.1
10.0
2.8
1.1
6.8
7.6
-8 .7
.4
.7
.4
4.7
1.3
1.3
.0
2.6
9.1
2.1
13.1
3.6
4.2
3.7
3.1
5.6
7.6
5.5
1.5
4.3
4.3
2.6
1.3
.6
2.6
-.3
5.2
5.3
6.6
18.6
24.0
18.5
5.5
3.0
11.1
3.5
2.4
2.4
4.2
.4
6.8
6.0
11.1
3.0
4.4
6.0
3.1
13.5
13.2
7.1
3.0
4.0
4.0
2.6
2.2
4.0
-.3
2.8
-2 .6
-3 .0
-7 .3
-2 7 .5
-3 3 .3
-7 .9
-4 .9
-2 .3
-11.1
3.2
1.3
2.1
2.4
-4 .6
4.7
4.3
5.4
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.0
5.6
2.3
2.7
2.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
6.8
6.0
7.5
1.2
-1 .5
-1 9 .2
-2 2 .4
-1 7 .0
.7
2.2
-2 .0
4.8
.8
1.2
1.2
-.4
9.0
8.8
11.3
3.3
4.3
4.8
3.1
9.5
10.4
6.3
2.3
4.2
4.2
2.6
1.7
2.3
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.0
-.6
-7 .3
-9 .0
4.5
.2
.3
-.6
3.3
1.8
2.2
3.3
-2.1
5.7
5.1
8.2
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
18
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
116.7
107.8
121.9
116.8
119.8
119.3
120.1
110.4
84.7
78.7
72.9
80.3
94.9
99.0
101.1
105.5
95.4
83.8
112.6
Nov.
1991
6 months ended—
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
117.3
108.7
120.6
118.9
127.2
116.9
120.3
111.0
85.2
78.9
72.9
82.3
94.6
99.8
102.0
106.5
95.8
85.1
112.7
2.4
3.0
7.6
3.8
.7
13.3
-1 2 .7
10.8
-3 .2
-3 .0
-6 .3
-5 .4
.4
-1 .6
-3.1
-2 .2
-.4
-6 .4
6.4
-0 .3
-1 .8
-1 .6
-6 .3
1.7
-12.1
-3 .0
-1 1 .7
-3 .2
-5 .4
-1 .6
-1 6 .6
-2 .5
2.0
1.6
1.9
2.1
-6 .5
4.8
1.0
.0
.0
1.0
10.4
6.0
-2 .7
-8 .4
- .5
1.5
-1.1
3.5
2.6
-2 .8
-1 .2
-1 .5
-4 .4
-4 .0
-1 .8
2.8
4.2
2.0
9.6
14.0
-3 .3
13.3
10.8
-1 .4
-.5
2.8
-2 .4
-1 .7
.4
2.4
2.3
-2 .9
-8 .5
3.6
1.0
.6
2.9
-1 .4
1.2
-.2
-8 .0
-1.1
-3 .2
-4 .2
-4 .0
-1 1 .2
-1.1
.2
-.8
-.2
.8
-6 .5
5.6
1.9
2.1
1.0
5.2
12.2
1.2
5.0
.7
-.9
.5
.8
.5
.4
-1 .2
.6
.4
-3 .7
-6 .3
.9
Expenditure category
Household furnishings and operation 1 .............................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ...............................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings.................................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ..................................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 .......................................................................................
Sofas 1 ..............................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .............................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 ...........................................
Video and audio products 1 .........................................................................
Televisions 1 .................................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 5 ............................................
Audio products 1 .........................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 3 .................................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1.........................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 .................................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 ......................
Information processing equipm en t1 5 ......................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 3 .............................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1 .....................................................
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 13 ...................................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 6 ....................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ...................................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .............................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ........................................
Housekeeping services 1 ....................................................................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ....................................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 3 ............................................
129.5
117.4
122.3
103.7
127.8
119.4
122.6
103.8
.0
6.8
-2 .7
5.6
19.7
4.9
1.7
-1 .2
-1 7 .2
1.4
9.5
2.7
5.5
3.8
9.3
-.8
9.4
5.8
- .5
2.2
-6 .5
2.6
9.4
1.0
97.2
108.6
129.5
137.6
127.5
122.7
129.6
145.3
133.4
120.5
96.0
108.6
129.3
137.1
126.7
123.3
130.0
145.3
133.7
121.2
3.3
29.4
1.6
1.5
-.9
5.0
1.6
.0
3.8
-.7
.0
4.5
.0
1.5
-1 .3
- .6
2.5
.0
4.1
2.7
—
6.8
-2 .2
1.9
3.9
-.3
1.6
3.8
.0
4.4
1.7
-.4
2.6
-.9
-2 .0
2.2
-2 .9
2.8
.0
5.3
4.4
1.7
16.3
.8
1.5
-1.1
2.1
2.1
.0
3.9
1.0
-3 .6
.2
.5
.9
1.0
- .6
3.3
.0
4.8
3.0
Apparel and u p k e e p ..................................................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r...............................................................
M en’s and boys’ ................................................................................................
M en’s .................................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ...................................................
Furnishings and special clothing ............................................................
Shirts ..............................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers..............................................................
Boys’ .................................................. ..............................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ..........................................................................................
W omen’s ...........................................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts .......................................................................................
Dresses ..........................................................................................................
Separates and sportswear........................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..............................
S u its ................................................................................................................
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 .....................................................................................................
F o o tw e a r................................................................................................................
M en’s 1 .................................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ...............................................................................................
Women’s ..............................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ...................................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ............ .................
Other apparel services 1 ....................................................................................
130.0
127.5
128.2
126.3
128.8
131.4
119.5
135.7
127.9
114.3
127.8
127.5
123.3
130.6
128.0
125.3
147.2
130.4
126.6
139.6
120.6
139.5
113.8
146.8
123.2
130.6
122.0
117.2
145.4
145.4
145.8
131.9
129.5
130.4
127.8
130.5
133.2
122.5
137.4
128.7
117.3
130.5
130.4
116.6
132.8
132.8
125.9
158.1
131.6
126.3
142.9
120.6
143.5
116.2
151.3
123.9
131.2
119.9
118.8
146.5
146.5
146.8
2.2
2.2
2.2
4.0
5.2
5.6
1.7
8.9
5.0
.0
.0
-.6
-7 .8
-2 0 .6
10.0
3.0
-1 1 .4
5.5
10.5
3.9
2.7
4.2
1.0
4.9
2.7
6.1
17.0
-1 .0
3.7
3.1
4.4
1.9
1.6
.9
2.3
1.9
-.3
2.0
4.3
1.3
1.1
-.6
-1 .2
26.4
11.4
-9 .4
1.0
-9 .6
4.5
.6
6.9
7.3
6.6
-1 .7
8.4
4.4
-1 .8
1.0
4.6
3.7
4.5
2.6
6.0
6.5
7.4
1.9
2.5
-7 .6
5.9
3.3
7.2
-2 .5
9.1
9.1
-9 .9
1.2
15.5
2.3
31.5
5.7
1.6
17.1
7.1
19.1
10.1
21.3
.0
12.0
3.3
-1 .4
2.5
1.9
3.7
2.5
2.2
1.5
7.5
6.7
8.9
7.2
8.6
4.5
18.6
.9
.9
-1 5 .7
-6 .9
- .6
8.4
35.3
2.5
-1 1 .5
-4 .6
-7 .0
-4.1
-5 .0
-3 .9
6.7
-3 .3
-1 0 .6
14.7
5.9
1.9
10.1
2.0
1.9
1.6
3.1
3.5
2.6
1.9
6.6
3.1
.5
-.3
-.9
8.0
-6 .0
-.2
2.0
-1 0 .5
5.0
5.5
5.4
5.0
5.4
-.3
6.6
3.5
2.1
8.7
1.8
3.7
3.8
3.5
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.7
4.6
.3
6.5
5.9
5.8
7.6
4.9
4.9
-1 2 .8
-2 .9
7.1
5.3
33.4
4.1
-5 .2
5.7
-.2
6.9
2.3
8.0
3.3
4.1
-3 .9
6.3
4.2
1.9
6.9
See footnotes at end of table.
19
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Item and group
3 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
124.4
122.4
127.2
126.6
109.4
108.3
110.0
113.6
116.3
128.4
123.5
117.8
96.3
96.2
NA
94.0
99.7
139.0
142.4
124.2
122.3
127.3
126.7
109.2
108.4
110.1
114.3
116.7
129.0
124.2
117.1
95.7
95.7
NA
93.2
98.9
139.7
142.4
-2 .6
-.3
4.9
3.6
5.4
2.7
1.9
4.4
6.1
3.2
2.0
5.6
-1 4 .7
-1 4 .4
-1 3 .6
-1 0 .0
3.6
6.8
142.8
134.4
139.9
151.3
105.3
118.4
103.6
101.3
110.3
161.9
200.0
91.0
158.1
144.0
134.8
140.7
151.1
104.9
117.2
103.3
100.9
110.0
161.7
201.0
88.5
158.8
169.1
148.3
151.5
156.0
151.4
145.9
184.5
183.5
209.2
127.8
153.0
149.3
184.6
171.2
175.6
174.1
125.5
130.0
205.5
199.9
166.1
161.4
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
6 months ended—
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure cate g o ry
Transportation.............................................................................................................
Private ........................................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................................................
New c a r s .............................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 3 ...............................................................................
Compact new cars 3 ......................................................................................
Intermediate new cars 3 ...............................................................................
Full-size new cars 3 .......................................................................................
Luxury new cars 3 ..........................................................................................
New trucks 4 .......................................................................................................
N ew motorcycles 1 3 .........................................................................................
Used c a r s ...............................................................................................................
Motor f u e l...............................................................................................................
G asoline...............................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular..............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r.........................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .....................................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ...........................................................
Body work 1 ........................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ...............................................
Maintenance and servicing 1 ..........................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 .........................................................................................
Other private transportation..............................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..............................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ..................................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 ...........................................................
Tires 1 .............................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent1 ...................................................................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s .........................................................
Automobile insurance....................................................................................
Automobile finance charges.......................................................................
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 c a r e ................................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities...................................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ...............................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 .........................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ...................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Medical care services ...........................................................................................
Professional medical services..........................................................................
Physicians’ s ervices.........................................................................................
Dental services 1 ..............................................................................................
Eye care 1 3 ........................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 .............................................
Hospital and related services...........................................................................
Hospital room s...................................................................................................
Other inpatient services3 ...............................................................................
Outpatient services 3 ........................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
20
3.6
3.7
3.2
2.6
3.8
3.4
.7
5.5
-1 .4
4.5
7.6
5.5
-2 .4
-2 .8
1.0
1.3
.3
1.3
-.4
-.4
5.2
1.1
2.1
.3
7.8
1.7
.8
.0
-1 .0
-1 .9
1.3
1.3
3.4
1.5
-1.1
.7
1.4
3.2
2.3
-8 .7
-9 .8
-8 .7
-
-
-3 .3
-3.1
6.7
2.6
2.5
.4
4.8
2.3
-1 2 .6
-8.1
3.5
1.7
-8 .6
-6 .6
5.2
4.7
-5 .4
-3 .9
4.1
2.0
1.5
3.8
6.1
3.0
-1.1
4.8
-1 .6
-4 .4
.7
3.6
6.2
-4 .3
1.6
5.9
8.0
6.9
6.9
3.1
-3 .9
3.6
4.1
3.7
7.5
12.4
-7 .0
10.9
5.5
6.5
2.3
1.6
1.9
-2 .7
2.8
8.8
-2 .9
1.5
7.2
-1 1 .7
-1 .8
6.1
3.0
2.0
.3
.0
-4 .3
.4
-.4
.7
.5
7.1
-2 4 .0
6.6
3.7
5.9
6.5
5.0
1.0
.3
1.0
-.2
2.2
5.6
9.2
-5 .7
6.1
5.8
4.8
2.2
.9
1.0
-3 .5
1.6
4.1
-1.1
1.0
7.1
-18.1
2.3
169.6
149.2
150.7
154.7
151.8
146.0
.8
2.7
-2 3 .7
-3 3 .6
-4 .5
2.9
6.2
15.6
4.5
4.6
3.9
3.5
9.8
-1 2 .6
-1 .6
-4 .9
6.3
4.7
12.7
.3
10.5
10.5
1.9
15.0
3.4
9.0
-1 0 .7
-1 6 .7
-.4
3.2
11.2
-6 .4
4.2
2.5
4.1
9.7
186.0
185.3
211.1
129.5
155.8
149.8
185.9
172.3
177.4
174.7
126.3
130.5
207.4
201.9
167.9
162.7
7.4
7.7
9.0
7.0
4.3
11.8
7.4
5.5
4.9
6.8
4.4
8.7
8.2
7.5
7.8
9.2
8.2
9.2
11.2
4.2
5.9
.8
8.0
6.5
5.3
10.0
2.7
2.2
8.3
6.7
8.7
10.7
7.1
5.7
7.9
2.5
.3
7.0
7.4
6.4
6.5
6.8
2.3
5.1
7.9
7.9
7.5
7.9
9.1
8.9
9.6
4.8
5.3
4.1
9.1
6.8
8.0
5.7
10.8
5.1
11.3
10.1
13.7
11.3
7.8
8.4
10.1
5.6
5.1
6.2
7.7
6.0
5.1
8.4
3.5
5.4
8.3
7.1
8.2
10.0
8.1
7.3
8.8
3.6
2.8
5.6
8.2
6.6
7.2
6.2
6.5
5.1
9.6
9.0
10.5
9.6
-
-
-
-
0.5
1.7
4.1
3.1
4.6
3.0
1.3
4.9
2.3
3.9
4.8
5.6
-8 .8
-8 .8
0.0
- .3
.8
1.3
1.5
.6
2.0
.9
1.7
1.7
5.0
-3 .7
-4 .6
-4 .4
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
140.1
130.0
148.0
152.0
144.4
119.6
117.4
118.6
124.2
118.2
131.0
130.1
152.7
123.8
140.7
130.2
148.6
152.5
145.2
119.7
118.4
117.9
124.2
118.1
132.3
129.6
153.7
124.0
4.8
3.5
7.3
10.8
4.3
1.4
2.4
.3
2.0
4.1
3.1
- .9
6.1
5.4
4.1
3.8
6.8
7.6
5.7
2.7
-1 .0
5.7
1.6
-1 .0
3.4
4.1
4.3
1.6
3.5
1.6
3.6
4.9
2.5
6.6
4.5
8.5
-2 .5
-1 .3
-.9
-4 .6
5.1
2.0
0.9
1.2
2.7
6.6
-.8
-2 .0
.3
-3 .6
2.0
-1 .0
1.5
5.8
.5
.3
4.5
3.7
7.1
9.2
5.0
2.1
.7
3.0
1.8
1.5
3.3
1.6
5.2
3.5
2.2
1.4
3.2
5.7
.8
2.2
2.4
2.2
-.3
-1 .2
.3
.5
2.8
1.1
134.5
161.5
132.7
120.2
136.6
162.5
133.1
120.7
9.3
10.4
1.9
2.8
6.2
5.1
11.8
3.8
-1 .2
6.6
2.8
4.8
7.7
-2 .7
2.4
1.3
7.7
7.8
6.7
3.3
3.1
1.9
2.6
3.1
178.6
211.6
136.5
134.5
179.5
212.1
137.5
135.8
7.4
10.0
2.4
4.6
7.0
6.5
1.8
3.0
8.8
15.1
.6
- .6
5.5
2.7
5.4
6.1
7.2
8.2
2.1
3.8
7.2
8.7
3.0
2.7
133.8
136.0
1.8
.9
1.8
.9
1.3
1.3
135.1
138.5
138.4
135.8
139.2
139.1
7.0
-.6
-1 .7
4.3
.6
.9
-2 .4
2.4
1.5
10.3
4.4
4.4
5.6
.0
-.4
3.8
3.4
2.9
138.4
191.7
185.9
192.1
200.2
203.8
205.5
106.4
174.3
134.7
137.4
129.1
139.2
192.7
186.8
193.1
201.4
204.7
207.0
106.7
175.5
135.8
138.5
129.8
3.0
8.3
7.3
8.3
9.2
10.6
8.6
5.3
9.3
8.8
13.0
7.0
-.3
8.6
10.2
8.6
12.9
13.3
7.7
3.6
5.3
5.1
8.7
2.6
5.7
8.9
2.9
9.4
7.8
14.0
5.5
12.6
3.3
2.8
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.7
5.8
6.7
6.6
6.3
8.3
2.3
8.6
13.7
3.8
6.7
1.3
8.5
8.7
8.5
11.0
11.9
8.2
4.4
7.3
6.9
10.8
4.8
5.5
7.8
4.3
8.0
7.2
10.1
6.9
7.3
6.0
8.1
3.7
5.6
137.8
128.4
138.0
128.8
4.2
5.7
-4 .5
-6 .6
-.6
.9
4.2
-.6
-.3
- .6
1.8
.2
96.5
127.4
129.9
96.1
126.8
130.3
-1 4 .3
-1 .0
1.9
-2 .4
2.6
2.2
2.5
3.5
3.5
-1 1 .2
-.9
2.8
-8 .6
.8
2.1
-4 .6
1.3
3.1
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
Entertainm ent1 ...........................................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..............................................................................
Reading materials 1 ..............................................................................................
Newspapers 1 .....................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ..........................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ....................................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..............................................................
Other sporting goods 1 ....................................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ....................................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 ......................................................
Photographic supplies and e q u ip m en t.......................................................
Pet supplies and expense 1 ................................................................ ..........
Entertainment services 1 .......................................................................................
Club memberships 1 3 .........................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 3 .......................................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 ................................................................
Other entertainment services 1 3 ......................................................................
Other goods and s erv ic e s .......................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts .........................................................................
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 e x p e n s e s ..................... ...........................................
School books and supplies...............................................................................
Personal and educational services.................................................................
Tuition and other school fe e s ........................................................................
College tu itio n .................................................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition...........................................................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l1 6 ................................................................
Personal expenses 1 ........................................................................................
Legal service fees 1 3 ....................................................................................
Personal financial services 1 3 ....................................................................
Funeral expenses 1 3 .................................................................. ..................
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 ...........................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100
6
N
A
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
base.
base.
base.
base.
21
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories 1
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Item
Percent change
to
Feb. 1992
from—
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
140.9
143.2
146.8
154.5
161.7
143.0
143.8
142.5
144.8
155.4
168.1
142.0
145.1
142.0
147.8
155.7
164.1
142.9
144.6
143.7
147.3
154.8
171.4
143.1
-0 .7
1.0
.1
2.2
-2 .5
.5
2.1
-.5
-1 .4
.6
4.0
-.7
0.9
-.4
2.1
.2
-2 .4
.6
-0 .3
1.2
-.3
-.6
4.4
.1
3.0
2.3
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.5
Other dairy p rod ucts..........................................................................................
Frozen fruit and fruit ju ic e s ..............................................................................
Other fruit ju ic e s .................................................................................................
Cut corn, canned beans except lim a .............................................................
Other processed veg etab les............................................................................
145.9
151.9
127.7
131.0
132.0
134.6
128.2
131.0
94.8
138.7
124.6
135.1
130.3
125.9
145.2
143.6
124.9
129.6
134.7
136.6
127.6
130.2
94.4
138.7
125.0
135.7
129.3
126.1
147.7
142.2
126.1
128.8
132.1
134.9
126.3
129.9
97.3
139.0
131.1
139.4
132.7
127.1
149.1
140.7
124.4
127.5
132.0
135.4
126.7
128.7
95.9
137.5
136.0
141.1
132.7
126.5
-.7
.7
-1 .0
-.1
-.4
-2.1
.8
2.9
-2 .3
2.2
1.1
.0
-1.1
-1 .8
-.5
-5 .5
-2 .2
-1.1
2.0
1.5
- .5
-.6
-.4
.0
.3
.4
-.8
.2
1.7
-1 .0
1.0
- .6
-1 .9
-1 .2
-1 .0
-.2
3.1
.2
4.9
2.7
2.6
.8
.9
-1.1
-1 .3
-1 .0
-.1
.4
.3
-.9
-1 .4
-1.1
3.7
1.2
.0
-.5
4.0
-5 .3
-4.1
-5 .8
-.1
-.3
.2
.9
-.2
2.0
4.1
4.2
1.7
-.8
Candy and chewing g u m ..................................................................................
Other s w e e ts ........................................................................................................
M argarine...............................................................................................................
Other fats, oils, and salad dressing............................................................ *..
Nondairy substitutes and peanut b u tte r.......................................................
Roasted c o ffe e ....................................................................................................
Instant and freeze-dried c o ffe e ......................................................................
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and re lis h .........................................................
Other condim ents...............................................................................................
Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby fo o d s .........................................
Other canned and packaged prepared fo o d s ........................................... .
Whiskey at h o m e .................................................................................................
Other alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...............................................................
136.5
136.9
131.3
121.8
141.5
110.2
116.2
138.2
132.6
146.4
127.4
138.3
143.2
135.7
137.8
131.8
122.2
139.8
109.0
115.6
139.0
133.7
148.6
127.5
137.8
142.3
136.6
138.4
134.1
123.4
141.2
110.9
116.2
144.8
137.4
149.0
127.8
137.7
143.2
136.4
139.8
134.1
123.4
142.5
111.7
116.5
144.3
136.2
149.6
127.4
138.7
143.4
1.2
1.1
-1 .8
-.4
-1 .7
-1.1
1.5
-.6
-1 .0
-.4
.0
.0
.2
-.6
.7
.4
.3
-1 .2
-1.1
-.5
.6
.8
1.5
.1
-.4
- .6
.7
.4
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.7
.5
4.2
2.8
.3
.2
-.1
.6
-.1
1.0
.0
.0
.9
.7
.3
-.3
- .9
.4
- .3
.7
.1
6.0
6.2
.4
-.6
-2 .3
-5 .0
-2.1
3.1
4.2
2.6
1.2
1.2
2.5
117.3
121.3
137.0
136.2
126.7
126.2
114.5
125.6
137.3
136.6
127.4
127.5
113.7
129.6
136.6
136.6
127.7
127.5
116.4
127.8
136.1
136.2
126.8
127.7
1.6
.0
.9
.4
-2 .2
.7
-2 .4
3.5
.2
.3
.6
1.0
-.7
3.2
-.5
.0
.2
.0
2.4
-1 .4
-.4
-.3
-.7
.2
.3
3.5
1.0
.9
-2 .7
4.6
135.7
127.9
118.2
118.5
139.2
133.2
133.5
124.4
115.9
117.2
134.8
129.0
129.7
121.0
113.8
115.0
128.8
124.6
131.2
122.7
114.7
116.7
132.1
126.3
-.4
-1 .4
.5
-2 .2
1.5
-.9
-1 .6
-2 .7
-1 .9
-1.1
-3 .2
-3 .2
-2 .8
-2 .7
-1 .8
-1 .9
-4 .5
-3 .4
1.2
1.4
.8
1.5
2.6
1.4
1.7
.0
4.9
1.7
5.1
2.2
183.5
184.4
189.3
189.6
.4
.5
2.7
.2
8.5
125.2
124.4
126.3
127.7
-.6
-.6
1.5
1.1
3.7
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Feb. 1991
Food and beverages
Other b re a d s ........................................................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and m uffins....................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes..............................................................................
C o o k ie s ..................................................................................................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products........................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and do n u ts ..................................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers........................................................
Ham other than canned ...................................................................................
Pork s a u s a g e .......................................................................................................
Other p o r k ............................................................................................................
Frankfurters..........................................................................................................
Bologna, liverwurst, and s ala m i......................................................................
Other lu nchm eats...............................................................................................
Lamb and organ m e a ts ....................................................................................
Housing
Household lin e n s ................................................................................................
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing m aterials ..................................
Soaps and d e te rg e n ts ......................................................................................
Other laundry and cleaning products .............. ............................................
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and n apkin s..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift w r a p .............................................
Apparel and upkeep
M en’s suits, sport coats, and ja c k e ts ...........................................................
M en’s coats and ja c k e ts ..................................................................................
Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts................................................ .
Boys’ trousers, sport coats, and ja c k e ts ......................................................
Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and s u its .......................................................
Girls’ separates and sportswear.....................................................................
Transportation
State automobile registration..........................................................................
Other goods and services
Products for hair, hair pieces, and w ig s .......................................................
These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
22
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Group
Unadjusted indexes
Relative
importance,
December
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Expenditure category
All ite m s ..................................................................................................
All items ( 1 9 6 7 - 1 0 0 ) ..........................................................................
100.000
-
136.0
405.2
136.4
406.2
2.7
-
0.3
-
0.2
-
0.0
-
0.2
-
Food and b e v e ra g e s ........................................................................
F o o d ...................................................................................................
Food at h o m e ..............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..............................................
Dairy products 1 .......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables..............................................................
Other food at h o m e .................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ..............................................................
Fats and oils 1 ........................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages......................................................
Other prepared fo o d ............................................................
Food away from home 1 ...........................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................... .
19.547
17.811
11.244
1.625
3.559
1.363
1.958
2.738
.387
.298
.861
1.192
6.567
1.737
137.4
136.8
135.8
148.8
130.9
127.9
154.0
128.6
131.7
130.5
115.2
139.2
139.5
144.4
137.8
137.1
136.2
149.1
130.2
127.8
156.5
129.2
132.2
131.2
116.5
139.1
139.8
145.3
1.5
1.4
.7
3.5
-2 .3
2.3
1.6
1.5
4.1
-1 .2
.0
2.4
2.7
2.8
.3
.2
.3
.2
-.5
-.1
1.6
.5
.4
.5
1.1
-.1
.2
.6
.4
.3
.4
-.1
.1
1.0
1.3
.2
.2
-.4
.3
.4
.1
.3
-.4
-.4
-.8
1.1
-1.1
.6
-4 .4
.5
.8
1.1
.3
.5
.1
.4
.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
-.1
1.5
.2
.4
.5
.3
-.2
.2
.2
Housing ...............................................................................................
S h e lte r ..................................................................... .........................
Renters’ costs 2 ...........................................................................
Rent, residential........................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ....................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ........................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .......................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ......................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .............................
Fuel and other utilities..................................................................
F u e ls ................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities.............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
s e rv ic e s )............................................... ...............................
Other utilities and public services 1 ........................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ...................................
Housefurnishings 1 .......................................................... ............
Housekeeping supplies 1 ..........................................................
Housekeeping services 1 ..........................................................
39.078
25.593
8.115
6.678
1.437
17.275
16.953
.322
.202
.109
.093
7.553
4.149
.383
133.3
145.4
139.6
145.1
181.5
139.7
140.0
128.8
130.1
136.3
121.5
115.8
106.0
91.8
133.6
145.8
140.5
145.2
186.8
139.9
140.1
129.0
130.4
135.8
122.6
115.6
105.2
91.3
2.8
3.6
3.6
2.9
6.4
3.6
3.6
2.8
4.2
4.1
4.5
1.2
-.9
-13.1
.2
.3
.6
.1
2.9
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.4
.9
-.2
-.8
- .5
.2
.3
.4
.1
1.2
.4
.4
.1
.5
.9
.2
.3
.3
-1 .9
.3
.4
.6
.3
2.0
.3
.4
.3
-.4
.4
-1 .3
-.5
-.9
-5 .9
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.4
.9
-.1
-.6
.1
3.766
3.403
5.932
3.615
1.189
1.128
112.4
141.0
115.8
106.6
130.1
131.5
111.5
141.6
116.4
107.5
129.9
131.8
.5
4.0
1.4
1.1
.8
2.9
-.8
.4
.5
.8
-.2
.2
.5
.1
-.3
-.5
.2
.2
-.5
.2
.3
.6
-.2
.2
-.5
.4
.5
.8
-.2
.2
Apparel and u p k e e p ........................................................................
Apparel com m o dities....................................................................
M en’s and boys’ a p p a re l..........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l.....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l1 ............................................. .
F o o tw e a r........................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ...................................................
Apparel services 1 ..........................................................................
6.092
5.566
1.445
2.452
.283
.884
.502
.526
126.8
124.3
122.8
123.7
128.9
121.9
137.0
145.2
128.8
126.4
124.6
126.3
128.8
122.9
139.6
146.3
3.2
3.2
3.8
2.3
-.2
3.5
6.1
4.4
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.1
-.1
.8
1.9
.8
-.9
-1.1
.1
-1 .5
- .8
.1
-4 .4
.5
.5
.6
.3
.1
-2 .2
1.1
3.3
.6
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.3
-.1
.4
1.9
.8
Transportation ....................................................................................
Private transportation....................................................................
New v eh icles......................... ......................................................
New c a r s .....................................................................................
Used c a r s ..................................................................................
Motor f u e l ......................................................................................
G a s o lin e ......................................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .......................................................
Other private transportation.....................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ......................
Other private transportation services........................ ...... .
Public transportation 1 ...................................................................
18.939
17.800
4.924
3.614
2.040
4.068
123.5
122.0
128.9
127.6
117.9
94.5
94.3
139.4
149.5
104.7
160.2
150.1
122.9
121.4
129.2
127.8
116.2
92.9
92.6
140.3
149.2
104.3
159.9
149.6
.2
.4
2.5
2.1
1.1
-6 .9
-6 .9
4.8
2.7
1.0
3.1
-1 .6
-.5
-.5
.2
.2
-1 .4
-1 .7
-1 .8
.6
-.2
-.4
-.2
-.3
.1
-.1
.1
.2
-.7
- .2
.0
-.1
.1
.4
.1
1.7
-.5
-.7
.2
.1
-1 .0
-2 .4
-2 .3
.4
.1
-.1
.1
1.6
-.2
-.2
.0
-.1
- .6
-.5
-.7
.6
-.3
-.4
-.3
-.3
-
1.594
5.173
.856
4.317
1.139
See footnotes at end of table.
23
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Group
Relative
importance,
December
1991
Unadjusted indexes
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e .......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities..........................................................
Medical care services...................................................................
Professional medical services..................................................
5.674
1.034
4.640
2.735
183.7
181.3
184.2
171.5
185.7
183.5
186.2
172.9
7.9
7.8
7.9
6.3
1.1
1.2
1.1
.8
0.7
.3
.8
.6
0.6
.5
.7
.4
0.9
1.2
.8
.6
Entertainm ent1 ..................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ......................................................
Entertainment services 1 ..............................................................
4.027
2.110
1.917
138.6
129.3
152.5
139.1
129.4
153.5
3.1
2.2
4.0
.4
.1
.7
-.2
.0
-.5
.1
.2
.0
.4
.1
.7
Other goods and services ..............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products................................................
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 s e rv ic e s ........................................
6.643
2.196
1.146
.652
.494
3.302
.211
3.091
178.6
212.2
136.8
135.2
138.6
189.5
187.0
190.1
179.4
213.1
137.8
136.3
139.3
190.3
188.4
190.8
7.1
8.4
3.0
3.7
2.1
7.7
6.5
7.8
.4
.4
.7
.8
.5
.4
.7
.4
.5
.8
.0
-.3
.2
.5
.4
.5
.2
- .5
.8
1.1
.5
.4
.4
.4
.6
.6
.7
.8
.5
.6
.6
.6
100.000
48.484
19.547
28.937
17.295
5.566
11.729
11.642
51.516
25.041
8.756
7.051
4.640
6.028
136.0
126.6
137.4
120.0
122.6
124.3
124.6
115.2
147.8
139.9
117.9
153.3
184.2
162.5
136.4
126.9
137.8
120.2
123.0
126.4
124.2
115.3
148.2
140.2
117.7
153.2
186.2
163.3
2.7
1.4
1.5
1.3
.9
3.2
-.1
1.8
3.9
3.5
2.3
2.6
7.9
5.8
.3
.2
.3
.2
.3
1.7
- .3
.1
.3
.2
-.2
-.1
1.1
.5
.2
.0
.4
-.2
-1 .0
-1.1
-.1
.2
.3
.3
.4
.3
.8
.2
.0
-.3
-.4
-.3
-1 .3
.6
-1 .3
- .2
.3
.6
-.5
.4
.7
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
1.1
- .3
.1
.2
.2
-.2
-.1
.8
.6
82.189
74.407
82.725
94.326
30.674
19.031
13.465
36.842
26.475
46.876
8.217
91.783
73.972
26.222
4.451
47.750
135.7
133.7
128.2
133.7
120.9
123.9
125.7
130.3
138.5
144.6
99.6
141.2
142.3
128.7
94.5
151.7
136.1
134.0
128.6
134.0
121.2
124.3
125.5
130.7
138.9
144.8
98.4
141.7
142.9
129.4
93.0
152.3
3.0
2.4
2.5
2.4
1.3
1.1
.3
1.3
4.1
3.5
-3 .9
3.3
3.7
2.9
-7 .6
4.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
-.2
.3
.3
.1
-1 .2
.4
.4
.5
-1 .6
.4
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.8
-.1
-.3
.5
.3
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.3
.4
.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-.2
-1.1
-1 .0
-.4
.0
.2
-1 .8
.1
.4
.2
-2 .7
.4
.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
-.2
.3
.1
.1
-.5
.4
.4
.4
-.4
.3
$.735
.247
$.733
.246
-2 .7
-.3
.0
-.1
-.3
Commodity and service group
All ite m s ..................................................................................................
C om m odities............................................................ ..........................
Food and beverages.....................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ..............................
Apparel com modities...............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1 .........
D urables.........................................................................................
S e rv ice s ...............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 .........................................................................
Household services less rent of she lte r2 ...............................
Transportation s erv ic e s ................................................................
Medical care services...................................................................
Other services ................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less fo o d ...............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...........................................................................
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 s helter2 ............................................ ..............
Services less medical care services..............................................
E n e rg y .....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ..........................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y .....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.................
Energy com modities...................................................................
Services less energy serv ic e s ....................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1 9 8 2 -8 4 -$ 1 .0 0 1 ..............................................................................
1 9 6 7 —$1.00 1 ....................................................................................
1
2
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 2 = 1 0 0 base.
“
-
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
24
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Group
3 months ended—
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
6 months ended—
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
All ite m s ................................................................................................
2.7
2.4
3.6
1.8
2.6
2.7
137.5
136.8
135.5
149.1
130.3
127.8
152.9
128.5
132.2
131.2
115.1
138.9
139.8
145.3
4.2
4.2
4.8
2.8
.6
-2 .5
25.8
.6
7.4
-1 .5
-1 .7
1.5
3.6
2.9
-.6
-1 .2
-3 .8
3.1
-3 .8
.0
-1 6 .6
1.6
2.5
-1 .5
-2 .4
4.8
3.5
3.4
1.5
1.8
1.5
3.0
-3 .3
5.9
8.1
.0
.6
-6 .5
.4
.9
2.0
1.4
.9
.6
.0
5.0
-3 .0
6.2
-6 .8
3.5
6.0
5.0
3.6
2.6
1.7
3.7
1.8
1.5
.4
2.9
-1 .6
-1 .3
2.4
1.1
4.9
-1 .5
-2.1
3.1
3.6
3.1
1.2
1.2
.7
4.0
-3.1
6.1
.4
1.7
3.3
-.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
2.5
133.3
145.4
139.6
145.1
184.1
139.7
140.0
128.8
130.1
136.3
121.5
115.8
105.4
88.0
133.5
145.7
139.9
145.4
184.8
140.0
140.2
129.0
130.4
135.8
122.6
115.7
104.8
88.1
2.2
3.2
3.3
4.3
-1 .4
3.0
3.0
1.9
9.6
12.5
6.6
-.7
-4 .8
-3 7 .9
2.2
2.3
1.5
1.4
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.5
4.4
.0
9.7
2.5
1.2
6.4
4.0
4.9
4.5
3.4
9.8
4.8
4.7
3.5
1.6
.3
3.0
4.6
5.5
18.2
2.7
3.9
5.0
2.8
15.4
3.8
3.8
2.2
1.5
3.9
-1 .0
-1 .4
-4 .8
-2 7 .0
2.2
2.7
2.4
2.9
.6
2.8
2.8
2.7
7.0
6.1
8.2
.9
-1 .9
-1 8 .8
3.4
4.4
4.7
3.1
12.5
4.3
4.3
2.9
1.6
2.1
1.0
1.6
.2
-7.1
112.9
140.7
115.4
106.0
130.4
131.3
112.3
141.0
115.8
106.6
130.1
131.5
111.7
141.6
116.4
107.5
129.9
131.8
-.7
4.8
2.8
3.4
1.9
1.9
.4
4.4
-.7
-2 .2
.0
2.8
4.4
3.8
1.0
-.4
2.2
4.4
-2.1
2.9
2.4
3.8
-.9
2.5
-.2
4.6
1.0
.6
.9
2.4
1.1
3.3
1.7
1.7
.6
3.4
129.4
127.4
124.4
128.8
132.8
122.5
138.7
143.7
128.2
126.0
124.5
126.9
131.8
122.6
132.6
144.4
128.9
126.7
124.9
127.0
128.9
123.9
137.0
145.2
130.3
128.1
126.7
128.6
128.8
124.4
139.6
146.3
2.6
2.3
3.0
1.0
8.0
3.0
2.5
3.8
2.9
2.6
3.3
1.6
1.2
4.0
7.1
3.7
4.8
5.2
1.6
7.1
2.8
1.0
12.4
2.5
2.8
2.2
7.6
-.6
-1 1 .5
6.3
2.6
7.4
2.7
2.4
3.1
1.3
4.5
3.5
4.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
4.6
3.2
-4 .6
3.6
7.4
5.0
123.9
122.8
127.1
125.9
119.9
98.8
98.5
139.0
148.5
104.4
159.0
145.3
124.0
122.7
127.2
126.2
119.1
98.6
98.5
138.8
148.7
104.8
159.1
147.8
123.4
121.9
127.4
126.3
117.9
96.2
96.2
139.4
148.8
104.7
159.2
150.1
123.2
121.7
127.4
126.2
117.2
95.7
95.5
140.3
148.3
104.3
158.8
149.6
-1 .9
-.7
4.9
4.3
6.0
-1 5 .0
-1 4 .0
3.9
2.8
-.8
3.7
-1 9 .0
3.6
3.3
3.5
2.3
6.3
-2 .8
-2 .8
6.7
6.8
3.1
7.4
3.7
1.6
2.3
.3
1.0
2.0
2.9
1.6
4.7
1.9
1.9
2.0
-.5
-2 .2
-3 .5
.9
1.0
-8 .7
-1 2 .0
-1 1 .6
3.8
-.5
-.4
-.5
12.4
.8
1.3
4.2
3.3
6.1
-9.1
-8 .6
5.3
4.8
1.2
5.5
-8 .4
-.3
-.7
.6
1.0
-3 .5
-4 .8
-5 .2
4.3
.7
.8
.8
5.7
-
-
-
-
Food and bev e ra g e s......................................................................
F o o d ................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Dairy products 1 ......................................................................
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .............................................................
Fats and oils 1 ......................................................................
Nonalcoholic be v e ra g e s ....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from home 1 ...................... ...................................
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................................
137.2
136.6
135.5
147.3
131.3
125.9
155.6
127.4
130.3
129.6
114.1
138.0
139.2
144.0
137.7
137.0
136.1
147.2
131.4
127.2
157.6
127.6
130.6
129.1
114.4
138.5
139.4
144.4
137.1
136.4
135.0
148.8
129.9
127.9
150.7
128.3
131.7
130.5
114.8
139.2
139.5
145.0
H ousin g..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ..........................................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 .....................................................
Household insurance 1 2 .......................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ......................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ...................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
sen /ic e s )..............................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ......................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ..................................
Housefurnishings 1 ....................................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .........................................................
Housekeeping services 1 .........................................................
132.6
144.3
138.2
144.4
178.3
138.7
138.9
128.3
129.9
134.5
122.9
116.1
106.1
95.3
132.9
144.8
138.7
144.6
180.5
139.3
139.5
128.4
130.6
135.7
123.1
116.4
106.4
93.5
112.3
140.6
115.7
106.5
130.2
131.0
Apparel and u p k e e p ........................................................................
Apparel com m odities...................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l1 .............................................
F o o tw e a r......................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 .................................................
Apparel services 1 .........................................................................
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s ..................................................................................
Used c a r s .....................................................................................
Motor f u e l.....................................................................................
Gasoline ....................................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ......................................................
Other private transportation....................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ....................
Other private transportation s erv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation 1 .................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
25
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Group
6 months ended—
3 months ended—
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.........................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical services...............................................
Entertainm ent1 ................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ....................................................
Entertainment services 1 ............................................................
181.4
180.1
181.6
169.9
138.7
129.0
153.3
182.7
180.7
183.0
170.9
138.4
129.0
152.5
183.8
181.6
184.2
171.6
138.6
129.3
152.5
185.4
183.7
185.6
172.6
139.1
129.4
153.5
7.4
7.5
7.4
5.8
4.5
3.2
5.8
8.0
9.3
7.8
6.2
3.6
3.2
3.8
7.1
5.8
7.6
6.6
3.2
1.2
6.0
9.1
8.2
9.1
6.5
1.2
1.2
.5
7.7
8.4
7.6
6.0
4.0
3.2
4.8
8.1
7.0
8.4
6.6
2.2
1.2
3.2
Other goods and services............................................................
Tobacco and smoking products..............................................
Personal care 1 ..............................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ...................
Personal care services 1 .........................................................
Personal and educational e xp e n s es .......................................
School books and s upp lies....................................................
Personal and educational services.......................................
177.0
210.3
135.7
134.1
137.6
187.1
184.1
187.6
177.9
212.0
135.7
133.7
137.9
188.1
184.8
188.6
178.2
210.9
136.8
135.2
138.6
188.8
185.5
189.3
179.2
212.1
137.8
136.3
139.3
189.9
186.7
190.4
7.6
9.5
2.4
5.0
-.3
8.4
7.5
8.6
7.0
7.6
2.1
3.7
-.3
8.2
10.2
8.0
8.6
13.6
1.2
-.3
3.9
7.8
2.9
8.3
5.1
3.5
6.3
6.7
5.0
6.1
5.8
6.1
7.3
8.6
2.3
4.3
-.3
8.3
8.9
8.3
6.8
8.4
3.7
3.2
4.5
7.0
4.3
7.2
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
All ite m s ................................................................................................
Com modities.....................................................................................
Food and bevera g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ............................
Apparel com m odities............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1 .......
D u rab le s .......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 ........................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Other services...............................................................................
_
_
_
_
127.1
137.2
120.9
125.4
127.4
126.3
114.8
146.8
138.7
118.3
151.6
181.6
161.8
127.1
137.7
120.6
124.2
126.0
126.2
115.0
147.3
139.1
118.8
152.1
183.0
162.1
126.7
137.1
120.2
122.6
126.7
124.6
114.8
147.8
139.9
118.2
152.7
184.2
162.5
127.1
137.5
120.6
123.0
128.1
124.2
114.9
148.1
140.2
118.0
152.5
185.6
163.5
2.7
1.9
4.2
.3
4.7
2.3
1.9
3.6
3.1
2.1
3.2
-.5
7.4
6.4
2.4
1.3
-.6
2.4
-1 .0
2.6
1.3
2.5
4.0
5.1
2.4
6.6
7.8
5.7
3.6
2.2
1.5
3.0
8.0
5.2
3.2
.7
4.8
2.6
4.9
2.1
7.6
6.4
1.8
.0
.9
-1 .0
-7 .4
2.2
-6 .5
.3
3.6
4.4
-1 .0
2.4
9.1
4.3
2.6
1.6
1.8
1.3
1.8
2.4
1.6
3.0
3.5
3.6
2.8
3.0
7.6
6.0
2.7
1.1
1.2
1.0
.0
3.7
-1 .7
.5
4.2
3.5
1.9
2.3
8.4
5.3
135.4
133.7
128.1
133.5
122.0
126.3
127.1
131.2
137.7
143.8
102.0
140.7
141.9
129.0
98.7
150.7
135.6
133.9
128.3
133.7
121.7
125.3
127.0
130.8
138.4
144.3
102.1
141.0
142.1
128.7
98.4
151.3
135.7
133.7
128.2
133.7
121.4
123.9
125.7
130.3
138.4
144.6
100.3
141.2
142.6
129.0
95.7
151.9
136.1
134.1
128.6
134.0
121.8
124.3
125.5
130.7
138.6
144.8
99.8
141.7
143.1
129.5
95.3
152.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.2
.7
4.6
1.9
4.4
3.7
2.9
-1 0 .0
3.8
3.5
4.2
-1 7 .4
3.6
3.0
2.5
2.6
2.1
2.3
-.3
1.6
-1 .2
5.2
3.5
-1 .2
2.9
3.8
3.2
-2 .0
3.8
4.2
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.0
6.9
2.9
3.7
4.8
4.9
4.4
3.5
4.0
2.8
4.2
4.6
2.1
1.2
1.6
1.5
-.7
-6 .2
-4 .9
-1 .5
2.6
2.8
-8 .4
2.9
3.4
1.6
-13.1
4.3
2.7
2.5
2.6
2.1
1.5
2.1
1.8
1.6
4.4
3.2
-5 .7
3.4
3.7
3.7
-1 0 .0
3.7
3.2
2.3
2.4
2.4
1.2
.2
-1.1
1.1
3.7
3.8
-2 .2
3.2
3.7
2.2
-4 .9
4.5
Special indexes
All items less food .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e .............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ...................................................................
Nondurables less food and a p p a re l1 ...........................................
Nondurables 1 .....................................................................................
Services less rent of she lte r2 ........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
E nergy....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ........................................................................
All items less food and ene rg y ....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities..............
Energy com m odities.................................................................
Services less energy services..................................................
1
2
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 4 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
26
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.3
.2
.3
.2
.3
.0
.2
1.3
.1
-.5
.2
-.5
1.1
0.4
.3
.4
-.1
.2
1.0
.0
-.3
-.1
-1 .7
1.1
.5
.1
-0 .4
-.4
- .8
1.1
.6
2.6
1.0
.0
1.0
1.6
.8
.6
.1
0.3
.3
.4
.2
.5
.9
.2
1.3
.1
-.5
.2
-.5
.7
-2 .3
-1 .7
-1 .9
-.5
-.2
-.8
-2 .6
1.0
.9
-1 .4
-5 .6
-1 5 .0
-2.1
-4.1
-4 .7
.4
-3 .5
-4 .5
-3 .7
-1 .0
1.5
-.1
2.0
-1 1 .9
-.5
-.4
.2
.5
.3
-.9
-1 .3
.5
3.6
.7
-.3
-1 .4
2.1
-1 .5
-.9
.5
-2 .3
-2 .6
-3.1
.0
-1 .8
.4
-2 .4
-2 .9
.1
-.1
-.4
-.3
-.8
.1
-2.1
-.1
-.8
.9
-1.1
-3 .3
1.1
-3 .0
-.5
.7
.8
.3
1.1
.8
.4
-.1
.4
3.2
-1.1
-.5
-.7
-.3
.6
-1 .0
1.6
-.7
-.3
-1 .4
-1.1
-1 .4
-2 .3
.1
-.9
-1.1
.7
1.0
.0
2.2
-.7
.2
-.6
-1 2 .6
.3
-.2
.5
.5
.3
-.9
-1 .3
.5
3.1
.7
.6
-1 .4
3.4
.0
.5
.5
-2 .3
-2 .6
-3.1
.0
-1 .3
.4
-1 .7
9.4
127.8
126.0
125.7
126.5
130.3
135.5
130.5
113.2
2.3
3.0
3.2
2.9
1.6
1.7
2.0
.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
.0
-.8
1.0
.3
.3
1.1
.6
.5
1.3
-.4
.6
1.1
.6
1.3
.4
.3
.5
1.0
-.1
-.3
.1
-.2
.0
.1
.0
-.8
156.5
172.7
182.6
177.8
149.2
179.6
194.8
163.2
131.1
132.3
210.5
168.7
134.1
138.6
140.4
129.9
129.3
131.4
128.9
1.6
1.3
-3 .9
9.6
3.8
-1 9 .7
-4 .2
7.8
-6 .7
-1 6 .9
61.1
4.3
2.3
3.8
3.5
5.2
.5
.7
.3
1.6
1.9
-2 .6
2.4
15.7
-5 .0
-7 .0
7.5
.4
-11.1
43.1
3.3
1.0
1.9
2.2
.5
-.1
.2
-.2
1.3
1.7
2.7
4.2
-1 .8
6.7
1.7
.5
-.1
-1 5 .3
-2 .8
4.4
.6
.5
.7
.6
-.2
.4
-.4
-4 .4
-7 .4
-6 .0
-1 .0
.6
-1 0 .2
-7 .7
-9 .3
-3 .2
-1 2 .3
19.5
-8 .6
1.7
2.9
3.4
.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.9
-3.1
-1 .5
3.3
-5 .6
-4 .2
8.6
-2 .9
-11.1
43.1
4.9
.6
1.1
1.2
.3
-.1
.2
-.2
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
137.4
136.8
135.8
148.8
150.2
129.0
172.8
126.4
147.9
142.5
145.3
154.6
149.1
137.8
137.1
136.2
149.1
150.7
129.0
173.1
128.0
148.0
141.8
145.6
153.8
150.8
1.5
1.4
.7
3.5
4.0
3.4
4.8
2.6
3.2
3.3
3.0
3.0
3.4
E g g s ..............................................................................................................
130.9
132.0
130.1
131.3
120.2
137.1
127.9
129.2
128.0
143.3
128.0
107.0
135.2
136.2
128.1
130.8
130.7
131.1
134.3
124.9
154.8
118.6
173.8
112.8
130.2
131.5
130.4
132.0
120.6
135.9
126.3
129.8
132.6
144.3
127.6
105.5
138.1
134.2
126.9
131.4
127.7
127.7
130.2
124.9
152.0
119.1
169.7
109.5
Dairy products ' ...........................................................................................
Fresh milk and cream .............................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ....................................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream 1 .............................................................
Processed dairy products 1 ....................................................................
Cheese 1 ...................................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ............................... .....................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...........................................
127.9
126.2
125.8
126.7
130.3
135.3
130.5
114.1
Fruits and veg etab les.................................................................................
Fresh fruits and v e g e ta b le s ...................................................................
Fresh fru its ...............................................................................................
A p p le s ....................................................................................................
Bananas .................................................................................................
Oranges, including ta n g e rin e s........................................................
Other fresh fru its ................................................................................
Fresh vegetables....................................................................................
P otatoes.................................................................................................
Lettuce 1 ................................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ...........................................................................................
Other fresh veg e ta b le s .....................................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables..........................................................
Processed fruits......................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fr u it..............................................................
Canned and dried fru its ....................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 ........................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...........................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ........................................................
154.0
169.4
187.5
173.7
129.0
189.0
209.4
151.8
130.6
148.8
147.1
163.3
132.8
136.0
137.4
129.3
129.4
131.1
129.2
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Expenditure category
Food and beverages ...........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ..................................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ................................................................
Cereals and cereal prod ucts.................................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s .........................................................
C e re a l1 .....................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c ornm eal1 ...............................................................
Bakery products 1 ......................................................................................
White bread 1 ..........................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ..........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ............................................
Other bakery products..........................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..................................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ...........................................................................
M e a ts ........................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1 ...................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ..............................................
Chuck ro a s t1 .................................................. .................................
Round r o a s t1 ....................................................................................
Round steak 1 ..................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k .......................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1 .....................................................................
P o rk .........................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ...............................................................................................
Chops ..................................................................................................
H a m .....................................................................................................
Other pork, including s a u s a g e .....................................................
Other meats 1 .......................................................................................
Poultry 1 ....................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ......................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ...................................................
Other poultry 1 ......................................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ..................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ..............................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s eafoo d...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
27
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Jan.
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
0.5
.4
.1
.4
.5
1.1
1.6
.6
.2
-.1
.4
-.1
.1
-.1
-.1
0.2
.2
.2
.2
-.4
.3
.9
-.9
.4
.4
.4
.1
.1
.9
.9
0.5
.8
2.1
.4
1.1
.3
.3
1.3
.5
.5
.8
-.7
-.5
3.0
.1
0.2
.4
.1
.4
.5
.3
.8
.6
- .7
-.2
.3
-.1
-.7
-.1
-.1
2.7
2.9
2.5
2.7
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.0
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
145.3
140.8
142.3
130.9
140.4
158.7
2.8
2.6
3.0
2.4
1.7
3.0
.6
.9
1.1
.6
.4
.3
.3
.1
.2
-.8
-.5
.3
.4
.7
1.1
.6
.4
.2
.2
.4
.6
.6
.4
.3
133.6
145.8
140.5
145.2
186.8
187.1
175.9
134.4
139.9
140.1
129.0
130.4
135.8
122.6
117.7
119.9
115.6
105.2
91.3
89.0
120.3
111.5
119.9
99.0
141.6
120.8
155.4
68.6
92.3
165.7
182.3
201.6
2.8
3.6
3.6
2.9
6.4
6.5
6.4
2.6
3.6
3.6
2.8
4.2
4.1
4.5
4.2
4.8
1.2
-.9
-13.1
-1 6.0
-7 .2
.5
1.3
-1 .5
4.0
1.3
1.6
2.2
-1 .4
6.9
7.0
9.8
.2
.3
.6
.1
2.9
3.3
.0
.3
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.4
.9
-.5
2.1
-.2
-.8
-.5
-.3
-1 .0
-.8
-.4
-1 .6
.4
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.7
1.6
1.0
.2
.3
.4
.1
1.2
1.5
.5
.1
.4
.4
.1
.5
.9
.2
.3
.0
.3
.3
-1 .9
-4.1
.3
.5
1.4
-1 .4
.1
.0
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.3
.9
.3
.4
.6
.3
2.0
3.5
.5
.3
.3
.4
.3
-.4
.4
-1 .3
1.0
-3.1
-.5
-.9
-5 .9
-5 .7
-1 .4
-.5
-.6
-.2
.2
.3
.5
.4
-.6
.2
-1 .0
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.5
.5
.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.4
.9
-.5
2.1
-.1
- .6
.1
-.2
-1 .0
- .5
-.3
-1 .2
.4
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.5
1.6
.3
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Other food at h o m e .....................................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ......................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ...................................................................
Fats and oils 1 ...........................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages ............. ............................................................
Carbonated drin ks .................................................................................
Coffee 1 .....................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s ...............................................................
Other prepared fo o d ................................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ...............................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 .......................................................................
Snacks ......................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 ............................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ..................
128.6
131.7
120.9
136.3
130.5
115.2
115.3
112.4
131.7
139.2
149.8
136.4
132.8
142.0
140.3
129.2
132.2
121.0
136.9
131.2
116.5
117.1
113.1
132.0
139.1
150.4
136.3
132.9
141.8
140.2
1.5
4.1
.8
5.5
-1 .2
.0
1.2
-4 .0
1.9
2.4
5.8
1.3
.1
4.3
2.0
Food away from home 1 ......................... .....................................................
Lunch 1 ...........................................................................................................
D in n e r1 ..........................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1 ........................................................................
139.5
139.9
137.9
141.8
139.8
140.1
138.1
142.1
Alcoholic beverages..........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e .....................................................................
Beer and a l e .................................. ...............................................................
Wine 1 ..............................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1 ................. ..........................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ...................................................
144.4
139.5
140.7
130.1
139.8
158.3
Housing ....................................................................................................................
S h e lte r ..................................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 .............................................................................................
Rent, residential...........................................................................................
Other renters’ costs ...................................................................................
Lodging while out of town .....................................................................
Lodging while at s ch o o l3 .......................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 ................................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 .........................................................................
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.....................................................................................
F u e ls ...................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities.................................
Fuel o il.........................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 4 ...............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) .....................................
Electricity .....................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ........................................................ ......... ...................
Other utilities and public services 1 ...........................................................
Telephone services 1 ..................................................................................
Local charges 1 .........................................................................................
interstate toll calls 1 ..................................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 .................................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance.... ....................................................
Cable television 1 5 .....................................................................................
Refuse collection 5 .......................................................................................
133.3
145.4
139.6
145.1
181.5
181.1
175.9
134.0
139.7
140.0
128.8
130.1
136.3
121.5
118.3
117.4
115.8
106.0
91.8
89.3
121.5
112.4
120.4
100.6
141.0
120.8
155.4
68.6
92.6
164.6
179.4
199.6
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
to
Feb.
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
28
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
115.8
106.6
120.7
115.9
120.1
115.7
118.9
109.8
85.6
78.5
72.0
79.9
94.7
99.3
101.5
105.7
95.2
83.5
111.3
116.4
107.5
122.0
117.8
125.6
114.0
119.0
110.9
86.1
78.7
72.1
81.8
94.3
100.0
102.4
106.5
95.8
84.8
111.5
1.4
1.1
1.5
1.9
5.1
1.3
-1 .7
.3
-1 .8
-1 .9
-1 .4
-5 .8
-.4
-.5
-.1
-.3
-1 .0
-6 .0
2.7
Feb. 1991
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.5
.8
1.1
1.6
4.6
-1 .5
.1
1.0
.6
.3
.1
2.4
-.4
.7
.9
.8
.6
1.6
.2
-0 .3
-.5
.3
.0
-.3
-.5
-.3
.7
-.6
-.4
-.3
-1 .6
.0
-1 .0
-.9
-.3
-1 .8
-.1
- .6
0.3
.6
1.9
.3
-1 .6
1.8
2.9
.5
-.3
-.1
.8
-1 .2
-.2
.4
.5
-.1
.6
-3 .9
1.2
0.5
.8
-1 .4
1.6
4.6
-1 .5
.1
1.0
.6
.3
.1
2.4
-.4
.7
.9
.8
.6
1.6
.2
Jan. 1992
Expenditure category
Household furnishings and operation 1 .......................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ..........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings............................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .............................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ...................................................................................
Sofas 1 .........................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ............................................................
Other furniture 1 .........................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1.......................................
Video and audio products 1 ...................................................................
Televisions 1 ............................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 6 ........................................
Audio products 1 .....................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 4 ............................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ............................................ ......
Laundry equipm en t1 .............................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 .................
Information processing equipm en t1 6 .................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 4 .........................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm en t1 ...............................................
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 ..............................................
indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ..............................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ..............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ........................ ......
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .......................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ...................................
Housekeeping services 1 ..............................................................................
Postage 1 .......................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ...............................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 4 .......................................
127.8
115.6
122.5
102.6
126.4
117.1
123.1
103.1
.9
2.6
4.1
1.6
-1.1
1.3
.5
.5
-.2
-.5
.0
-1 .7
3.0
-.5
1.6
1.1
-1.1
1.3
.5
.5
97.0
108.8
130.1
137.5
127.6
123.2
131.5
145.7
132.9
119.3
95.8
108.6
129.9
137.0
126.8
123.8
131.8
145.7
133.3
119.8
-1 .0
7.7
.8
1.2
.0
.9
2.9
.0
4.1
1.9
-1 .2
-.2
-.2
-.4
- .6
.5
.2
.0
.3
.4
-.1
-.8
.2
.1
.7
- .5
.0
.4
.3
1.3
1.4
-.2
-.3
.3
- .6
.2
.0
.5
.3
-1 .2
-.2
- .2
-.4
-.6
.5
.2
.0
.3
.4
Apparel and u p k e e p ............................................................................................
Apparel com m odities........................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e ar..........................................................
M en’s and boys’ ..........................................................................................
Men’s ............................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts .............................................
Furnishings and special clothing.......................................................
S h irts ....................................................................................................... .'.
Dungarees, jeans, and tro u s e rs ........................................................
Boys’ .............................................................................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ......................................................................................
Women’s .....................................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ............................................... ..................................
D resses..................................................... ................................................
Separates and sportsw ear................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and a c c e s so rie s ........................
S u its ...........................................................................................................
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 14 ................................................................................................
F o otw ear............................................................................................................
M en’s 1 ............................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ..........................................................................................
Women’s ........................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 .............................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .........................
Other apparel services 1 ...............................................................................
126.8
124.3
124.8
122.8
125.6
127.3
118.3
133.2
124.7
113.8
123.7
122.9
114.6
127.6
125.4
124.1
129.8
127.3
128.9
137.0
120.0
136.7
113.3
143.3
121.9
130.6
122.5
114.0
145.2
145.0
145.7
128.8
126.4
127.0
124.6
127.8
129.5
120.8
134.6
127.6
114.4
126.3
125.8
112.0
127.8
130.0
125.2
141.0
128.9
128.8
139.6
119.9
139.8
115.6
146.7
122.9
131.4
120.0
117.1
146.3
146.1
146.8
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.8
3.8
1.3
4.0
5.7
4.2
4.2
2.3
1.9
-.4
-5 .5
3.7
3.6
9.6
3.9
- .2
6.1
1.9
7.0
-.2
8.7
3.5
2.9
2.0
5.0
4.4
2.9
5.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.7
2.1
1.1
2.3
.5
2.1
2.4
-2 .3
.2
3.7
.9
8.6
1.3
-.1
1.9
-.1
2.3
2.0
2.4
.8
.6
-2 .0
2.7
.8
.8
.8
-.9
-1.1
-1 .3
.1
.2
.7
-.1
.1
-.3
.4
-1 .5
-1 .9
.6
-6 .2
-1 .7
.2
- .4
.8
-.8
-4 .4
-1 .2
-5.1
-3 .2
-5 .5
.1
-2.1
-.5
1.5
.5
-.1
1.0
.5
.6
.4
.3
.1
-.3
-1 .2
.5
.6
1.3
.1
.2
1.9
2.2
-1 .2
1.4
2.7
- .6
-2 .2
3.3
-.5
4.1
-.3
5.1
1.1
.8
-.4
.6
.6
-.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.2
.8
2.9
1.0
.7
2.7
1.3
1.4
-4 .8
-.5
3.1
.5
3.6
.4
-.1
1.9
-.1
2.3
2.0
2.4
.4
.6
-2 .0
2.1
.8
.8
.8
See footnotes at end of table.
29
.2
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
123.5
122.0
128.9
127.6
109.9
109.7
111.6
114.6
117.7
130.5
123.5
117.9
94.5
94.3
NA
92.0
98.3
139.4
143.5
122.9
121.4
129.2
127.8
109.9
109.7
111.6
115.2
117.9
131.2
124.3
116.2
92.9
92.6
NA
90.2
96.6
140.3
143.9
0.2
.4
2.5
2.1
2.8
1.7
1.5
2.7
1.7
3.3
5.3
1.1
-6 .9
—
6.9
-7 .3
-5 .4
4.8
3.3
-0 .5
-.5
.2
.2
.0
.0
.0
.5
.2
.5
.6
-1 .4
-1 .7
-1 .8
-2 .0
-1 .7
.6
.3
143.7
134.2
139.9
149.5
104.7
117.7
102.9
100.8
109.5
160.2
200.1
93.5
158.2
144.9
134.9
140.8
149.2
104.3
116.5
102.6
100.3
109.3
159.9
201.2
90.6
158.9
4.8
5.6
4.2
2.7
1.0
-1 .7
1.2
1.8
.6
3.1
8.2
-1 2 .3
4.9
166.6
148.1
150.1
154.8
153.5
145.9
167.1
148.8
149.6
153.7
153.6
146.0
183.7
181.3
208.7
127.4
151.8
151.8
184.2
171.5
175.8
174.0
124.7
130.4
203.7
196.0
165.8
162.5
185.7
183.5
211.1
129.2
154.6
152.2
186.2
172.9
177.9
174.6
125.6
131.1
206.4
198.4
168.3
164.8
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.1
-.1
.1
.2
.4
.1
.1
-.3
.2
.1
.2
- .7
- .2
.0
-0 .2
-.2
.0
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.6
.3
.6
.6
- .6
- .5
- .7
.1
.4
-.1
.1
-0 .5
-.7
.2
.1
.5
.3
-.3
.0
.0
.1
- .2
-1 .0
-2 .4
-2 .3
-2 .7
-1 .9
.4
.4
-1.1
-.9
.6
.3
.8
.5
.6
-.2
- .4
-1 .0
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.2
.5
-3.1
.4
.1
-.1
- .5
.1
.4
.0
.4
.3
.5
.1
.5
-1 .7
.4
.5
.4
.4
.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
.0
-.2
.1
.6
-2.1
.9
.8
.5
.6
- .3
- .4
-1 .0
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.3
.6
-3 .2
.4
7.5
1.1
-1 .6
-7.1
2.4
6.2
.3
.5
-.3
-.7
.1
.1
.7
.1
1.7
3.2
.7
-.1
2.0
-.7
1.6
.5
-.5
3.7
.3
.5
-.3
- .7
.1
.1
7.9
7.8
9.4
4.4
4.0
5.8
7.9
6.3
6.1
7.4
4.7
5.8
9.1
8.2
9.5
9.9
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.8
.3
1.1
.8
1.2
.3
.7
.5
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.4
.7
.3
.5
- .2
-.3
.0
.8
.6
.5
.4
.3
.3
1.0
1.0
.9
.9
.6
.5
.8
-.2
-.6
.9
.7
.4
.5
.6
1.2
.9
.8
.5
1.2
.9
.9
1.2
.9
1.4
1.8
.3
.8
.6
.9
.3
.7
.5
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.0
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
E xpenditure c a te g o ry
Transportation .......................................................................................................
P riv a te ...................................................................................................................
New v eh ic le s .................................. .................................................................
New c a rs ........................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 4 ..........................................................................
Compact new cars 4 .................................................................. ..............
Intermediate new cars 4 .........................................................................
Full-size new cars 4 ..................................................................................
Luxury new cars 4 .....................................................................................
New trucks 5 ..................................................................................................
New motorcycles 1 4 ....................................................................................
Used c a r s ..........................................................................................................
Motor f u e l ..........................................................................................................
G a s o lin e .........................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded reg u la r.........................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded reg ular....................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .................................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ......................................................
Body work 1 ...................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ...........................................
Maintenance and servicing 1 ....................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 ....................................................................................
Other private transportation.........................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1..........................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ............................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 ......................................................
Tires 1 ........................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm en t1 ..............................................................
Other private transportation services.....................................................
Automobile insurance..............................................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ..................................................................
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 c a r e ..........................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities............................................................................
Prescription d rug s...........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 ....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1...............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ...........................
Medical care services.......................................................................................
Professional medical services.....................................................................
Physicians’ services ...................................................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................................................
Eye care 1 4 ....................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 4 .........................................
Hospital and related s erv ic e s .....................................................................
Hospital ro o m s .............................................................................................
Other inpatient services 4 ..........................................................................
Outpatient services 4 ..................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
30
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-
-
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
0.4
.1
.4
.3
.5
.0
.4
-.7
-.1
-.1
1.4
-.5
.7
.7
-0 .2
.0
-.1
.7
-.9
-.2
-.2
-.3
.2
-.3
-1 .0
1.3
-.5
-.6
0.1
.2
.4
.6
.3
-.2
-.4
.1
.3
.2
.3
.5
.0
.4
0.4
.1
.4
.3
.5
.0
.4
-.7
-.1
-.1
1.1
-.5
.7
.7
4.5
4.7
4.8
3.2
1.3
.6
.4
.5
.4
-1 .6
.1
.2
-.5
.4
.2
-.4
1.3
.6
.4
.5
179.4
213.1
137.8
136.3
7.1
8.4
3.0
3.7
.4
.4
.7
.8
.5
.8
.0
-.3
.2
-.5
.8
1.1
.6
.6
.7
.8
135.2
137.1
1.6
1.4
-.4
-.6
1.4
135.4
138.6
138.5
136.1
139.3
139.2
5.2
2.1
1.6
.5
.5
.5
-.2
.2
.3
2.2
.5
.4
.5
.5
.5
138.3
189.5
187.0
190.1
199.9
205.7
206.2
106.3
171.7
130.9
136.7
130.8
139.1
190.3
188.4
190.8
200.0
205.7
206.2
106.6
173.3
132.5
137.9
131.6
3.7
7.7
6.5
7.8
8.5
10.6
7.7
5.6
6.6
7.5
6.7
5.7
.6
.4
.7
.4
.1
.0
.0
.3
.9
1.2
.9
.6
.3
.5
.4
.5
.7
.7
.6
.2
.3
.2
.2
.4
.7
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.7
.0
.7
1.3
-.1
.5
.6
.6
.6
.6
.6
.5
.7
.3
.9
1.2
.9
.6
137.3
128.7
137.5
129.3
.7
-.2
.1
.5
.4
-.8
.4
.2
.1
.5
94.9
126.2
133.3
93.3
125.9
133.6
-6 .8
1.5
3.0
-1 .7
-.2
.2
-.3
.6
.3
-2 .4
-.4
.2
-.3
-.4
.2
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
138.6
129.3
148.4
152.3
144.8
120.3
119.9
118.1
124.2
118.1
131.4
130.1
152.5
125.8
139.1
129.4
149.0
152.8
145.5
120.3
120.4
117.3
124.1
118.0
133.2
129.5
153.5
126.7
3.1
2.2
5.2
7.2
3.0
1.7
1.2
2.4
.7
.3
1.9
.8
4.0
3.0
133.6
161.1
133.9
120.3
135.3
162.1
134.4
120.9
178.6
212.2
136.8
135.2
Feb. 1991
Jan. 1992
Expenditure c a te g o ry
Entertainm ent1 ......................................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..........................................................................
Reading materials 1 ........................................................................................
Newspapers 1 ................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ......................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ................................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ........................................................
Other sporting goods 1 ...............................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ...............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 ..................................................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent...................................................
Pet supplies and expense 1 ......................................................................
Entertainment services 1 .................................................................................
Club memberships 1 4 ....................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 4 ..................................................................................
Admissions 1 .....................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 ............................................................
Other entertainment services 1 4 ............... ................................................
Other goods and s e rv ic e s ..................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products....................................................................
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 exp enses.............................................................
School books and supplies..........................................................................
Personal and educational s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Tuition and other school f e e s ..................................................................
College tuition............................................................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n .....................................................
Day care and nursery sch o o l1 7 ...........................................................
Personal expenses 1 ....................................................................................
Legal service fees 1 4 ..............................................................................
Personal financial services 1 4 ...............................................................
Funeral expenses 1 4 ...............................................................................
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 ......................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
1984=100
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
6
7
N
A
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 8 = 1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
base
base.
base.
base.
31
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Item and group
3 months ended—
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Food at h o m e .......................................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 .....................................................................
Cereals and cereal products......................................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ixes...............................................................
Cereal 1 .........................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornm eal1 ....................................................................
Bakery products 1 ..........................................................................................
White bread 1 ................................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ................................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ..................................................
Other bakery prod ucts..............................................................................
137.1
136.4
135.0
148.8
150.2
128.7
172.8
126.4
147.9
142.5
145.3
154.6
149.6
137.5
136.8
135.5
149.1
150.9
129.9
173.1
128.0
148.0
141.8
145.6
153.8
150.7
4.2
4.2
4.8
2.8
4.8
.0
6.7
7.9
1.1
3.2
-5 .0
2.2
1.9
-0 .6
-1 .2
-3 .8
3.1
.0
-5 .3
.7
.3
4.2
1.5
7.4
2.1
5.3
1.5
1.8
1.5
3.0
6.4
.6
7.1
-1 .6
3.6
11.1
1.4
5.4
2.7
0.9
.6
.0
5.0
5.2
19.7
4.8
3.8
3.9
-2 .2
8.7
2.4
3.8
1.8
1.5
.4
2.9
2.4
-2 .7
3.7
4.0
2.7
2.3
1.0
2.2
3.6
1.2
1.2
.7
4.0
5.8
9.7
5.9
1.1
3.8
4.2
5.0
3.9
3.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ...............................................................................
M e a ts ..............................................................................................................
Beef and veal 1 .........................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ....................................................
Chuck ro a s t1 .........................................................................................
Round r o a s t1 .........................................................................................
Round steak 1 ........................................................................................
Sirloin s t e a k ...........................................................................................
Other beef and veal 1 ..........................................................................
P o rk ..............................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ....................................................................................................
C h o p s .......................................................................................................
H a m ...........................................................................................................
Other pork, including sau s ag e ..........................................................
Other meats 1 ...........................................................................................
Poultry 1 ..........................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 .......... .................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 .......................................................
Other poultry 1 ..........................................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ........................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ...................................................... .............
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d ....................................................
E g g s ..................................................................................................................
129.9
131.7
130.1
131.3
120.2
137.1
127.9
129.2
131.6
143.3
128.3
107.0
137.4
135.2
128.3
130.8
130.7
131.1
134.3
124.9
151.5
118.6
169.2
101.7
130.3
131.5
130.8
132.0
120.6
135.9
126.3
129.8
135.7
144.3
129.1
105.5
142.1
135.2
128.9
131.4
127.7
127.7
130.2
124.9
149.5
119.1
166.3
111.3
.6
2.1
1.8
4.6
2.7
1.2
3.8
6.7
4.8
2.8
-2 .0
-1 .0
-3 .0
-.8
-4 .9
.3
.0
-3 .0
1.2
1.9
7.0
2.7
7.0
-1 8 .0
-3 .8
-5 .0
-5 .0
-5 .3
-4 .2
-7 .4
-2 0 .3
-4 .8
-5 .5
-3 .2
-8 .3
-1 0 .2
-1 0 .9
-4 .7
-7 .6
.9
-.6
-5 .9
.9
7.5
-8 .5
-2 .3
-1 0 .9
9.6
-3 .3
-1 .5
-2.1
-.9
.7
11.1
16.8
3.8
-3 .5
-5 .4
-5 .9
-2 4 .8
-2 .5
.6
-3 .0
.3
-9 .6
-3 .9
-8 .8
-22.1
15.9
-2 .7
22.5
-2 9 .3
-3 .0
-2 .7
-2.1
-.3
.3
-7 .0
-7 .0
-1 .2
8.4
.6
-6 .3
-2 1 .8
8.9
-1 1 .0
-3 .6
.0
-3 .4
-5 .2
-7 .6
12.8
-6 .2
2.0
-7 .6
-5 .2
-1 .6
-1 .5
-1 .6
-.5
-.8
-3 .2
-9 .0
.8
- .4
-.3
-5 .2
-5 .7
-7 .0
-2 .8
-6 .3
.6
-.3
-4 .4
1.0
4.7
-1.1
.2
-2 .3
-5 .2
-3.1
-2.1
-2.1
- .6
.5
1.6
4.2
1.2
2.2
-2 .4
-6.1
-2 3 .3
3.0
-5 .4
-3 .3
.2
-6 .6
-4 .5
-8 .2
-6 .3
4.3
-.3
6.4
-18.1
Dairy products 1 .................................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m .............................................. ....................................
Fresh whole m ilk .........................................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream 1 ..................................................................
Processed dairy products 1 .........................................................................
Cheese 1 .......................................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ..........................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...............................................
127.9
124.9
124.2
126.7
130.3
135.3
130.5
114.1
127.8
124.5
124.3
126.5
130.3
135.5
130.5
113.2
-2 .5
2.7
3.7
-4 .5
-1 .5
-3 .3
.3
.7
.0
3.7
4.0
.0
-.9
-.6
-1 .2
-1 .8
5.9
1.6
1.0
7.4
4.8
7.2
1.9
2.5
6.2
4.3
4.0
9.4
4.1
3.9
7.4
-1.1
-1 .3
3.2
3.9
-2 .3
-1 .2
-1 .9
-.5
-.5
6.1
3.0
2.5
8.4
4.4
5.5
4.6
.7
Fruits and v eg e ta b le s ......................................................................................
Fresh fruits and v e g e ta b le s .......................................................................
Fresh fruits....................................................................................................
A p p les .........................................................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines.............................................................
Other fresh fru its .... .................................................................................
Fresh v e g e ta b le s ........................................................................................
P o ta to e s .....................................................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................................................
Other fresh veg etab les...........................................................................
Processed fruits and v e g e ta b le s ...............................................................
Processed fru its ..........................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it...................................................................
Canned and dried fruits..........................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 ............................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ................................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ..............................................................
150.7
164.1
186.7
184.1
140.2
203.7
195.5
139.2
140.3
148.8
147.1
149.5
133.6
137.1
138.8
129.4
129.4
131.1
129.2
152.9
167.2
180.9
181.3
144.8
192.3
187.3
151.2
136.2
132.3
210.5
156.8
134.4
138.6
140.4
129.8
129.3
131.4
128.9
25.8
44.9
19.3
24.2
119.4
19.9
1.6
85.3
-1 6 .6
21.4
530.4
32.6
-4 .5
-6 .4
-8 .8
4.6
.6
.3
.6
-1 6 .6
-2 3 .0
-1 4 .5
-5 .2
-6 2 .3
37.6
-20.1
-3 2 .3
13.2
-59.1
-8 8 .9
-1 2 .7
-2 .4
-3 .0
-5 .0
4.6
.6
-1 .5
1.6
8.1
9.7
8.3
15.2
29.2
-6 2 .3
58.3
11.8
3.1
404.2
26.4
2.1
4.7
7.2
7.5
6.2
-3 .7
-3 .0
-4 .0
-6 .8
-1 5 .3
-2 3 .6
6.4
8.4
-3 3 .2
-3 4 .5
-3 .9
-2 2 .4
-8 0 .9
661.9
.3
12.2
19.4
23.1
5.4
4.5
7.3
3.2
2.4
5.6
1.0
8.5
-9.1
28.4
-9 .9
12.0
-2 .9
-2 9 .6
-1 6 .4
7.6
-3 .5
-4 .7
-6 .9
4.6
.6
-.6
1.1
.4
-3 .6
-9.1
10.7
18.4
-4 9 .8
1.8
3.7
-1 0 .5
-1 .9
210.3
1.2
8.4
13.1
15.0
5.8
.3
2.0
- .5
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure c ate g o ry
Food and b e v e ra g e s .................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
32
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
6 months ended—
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Other food at h o m e .........................................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .......................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ............................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 .........................................................................
Fats and oils 1 .................................................................................................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ..............................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ......................................................................................
Coffee 1 ..........................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated drinks....................................................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ...................................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 .............................................................................
Snacks ............................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 .................................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .......................
128.3
131.7
120.9
136.3
130.5
114.8
114.4
112.4
131.4
139.2
150.1
136.4
133.0
142.0
140.3
128.5
132.2
121.0
136.9
131.2
115.1
115.3
113.1
130.5
138.9
150.6
136.3
132.1
141.8
140.2
0.6
7.4
4.1
8.9
-1 .5
-1 .7
.7
-4 .7
1.9
1.5
5.2
2.4
-.6
1.8
1.5
1.6
2.5
- .3
4.0
-1 .5
-2 .4
-2 .4
-9 .9
2.5
4.8
5.7
5.1
6.2
3.3
4.4
0.0
.6
-9 .2
4.9
-6 .5
.4
-1.1
-4 .8
2.2
.9
6.2
.6
-1 .2
-2 .9
-1.1
3.5
6.0
9.8
4.2
5.0
3.6
8.0
4.0
.9
2.6
6.3
-2 .6
-4.1
16.1
3.5
1.1
4.9
1.8
6.4
-1 .5
-2.1
-.9
-7 .3
2.2
3.1
5.4
3.8
2.7
2.5
2.9
1.7
3.3
-.2
4.5
-.9
1.9
3.4
-.5
1.6
1.8
6.3
-1 .0
-2 .7
6.2
1.2
Food away from home 1.....................................................................................
Lunch 1 .................................................................................................................
D in n e r1 ................................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1 ..............................................................................
139.5
139.9
137.9
141.8
139.8
140.1
138.1
142.1
3.6
4.2
3.3
4.1
3.5
2.9
3.6
4.1
2.0
2.3
1.8
.9
1.7
2.0
1.5
2.0
3.6
3.6
3.4
4.1
1.9
2.2
1.6
1.4
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ......................................................... .....................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...........................................................................
Beer and a l e .......................................................................................................
Wine 1 ...................................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1 .................................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .......................................................
145.0
140.2
141.4
130.1
139.8
158.3
145.3
140.8
142.2
130.9
140.4
158.7
2.9
.9
-.3
3.5
4.1
6.1
3.4
2.3
2.6
4.1
.9
4.4
1.4
2.3
2.3
.3
.9
-1 .3
3.7
5.3
7.7
1.9
1.1
2.8
3.1
1.6
1.2
3.8
2.5
5.3
2.5
3.8
5.0
1.1
1.0
.8
H ousin g.........................................................................................................................
S h e lte r........................................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ..................................................................................................
Rent, residential.................................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ...........................................................................
Lodging while at s ch ool3 ........................................... ................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 .....................................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ........................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 .............................................................................
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 14 ....:.............
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 .......................................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................................................
F u e ls ........................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities.......................................
Fuel o i l ..............................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 4 .....................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy serv ic e s)...........................................
Electricity ..........................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ................................................................
Telephone services 1 .......................................................................................
Local charges 1 ...............................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ......................................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ......................................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance..............................................................
Cable television 1 5 ...........................................................................................
Refuse collection 5 ...........................................................................................
133.3
145.4
139.6
145.1
184.1
186.1
174.8
134.0
139.7
140.0
128.8
130.1
136.3
121.5
118.3
117.4
115.8
105.4
88.0
85.0
121.5
112.3
123.0
98.0
141.0
120.8
155.4
68.6
92.6
164.8
179.4
199.4
133.5
145.7
139.9
145.4
184.8
187.1
175.7
134.4
140.0
140.2
129.0
130.4
135.8
122.6
117.7
119.9
115.7
104.8
88.1
84.8
120.3
111.7
122.6
96.8
141.6
120.8
155.4
68.6
92.3
165.7
182.3
200.0
2.2
3.2
3.3
4.3
-1 .4
-5 .8
6.4
2.5
3.0
3.0
1.9
9.6
12.5
6.6
9.9
3.9
-.7
-4 .8
-3 7 .9
-44.1
-2 4 .8
-.7
.7
—
3.6
4.8
.7
.8
2.4
-3 .8
8.0
16.2
9.5
2.2
2.3
1.5
1.4
2.6
-1 .6
6.3
2.5
2.7
2.7
3.5
4.4
.0
9.7
4.2
15.0
2.5
1.2
6.4
7.0
-9 .3
.4
.7
.0
4.4
1.0
1.3
.0
2.2
8.9
2.1
13.0
4.0
4.9
4.5
3.4
9.8
11.9
6.5
2.7
4.8
4.7
3.5
1.6
.3
3.0
- .7
5.5
4.6
5.5
18.2
25.0
18.1
4.4
2.3
9.8
3.8
2.4
2.4
4.2
.4
6.3
6.7
10.8
2.7
3.9
5.0
2.8
15.4
24.3
6.1
2.7
3.8
3.8
2.2
1.5
3.9
-1 .0
3.5
-4 .2
-1 .4
-4 .8
-2 7 .0
-3 3 .8
-7 .9
-2.1
1.6
-1 0 .8
2.9
1.3
2.1
2.4
-4 .2
4.5
3.8
6.0
2.2
2.7
2.4
2.9
.6
-3 .7
6.4
2.5
2.8
2.8
2.7
7.0
6.1
8.2
7.0
9.3
.9
-1 .9
-1 8 .8
-2 2 .7
-1 7 .4
-.2
.7
-1 .8
4.6
.8
1.0
1.2
- .9
8.4
8.9
11.3
3.4
4.4
4.7
3.1
12.5
17.9
6.3
2.7
4.3
4.3
2.9
1.6
2.1
1.0
1.4
.5
1.6
.2
-7.1
-9 .0
4.3
1.1
2.0
-1 .0
3.3
1.8
2.2
3.3
-1 .9
5.4
5.2
8.4
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
E xpenditure c a te g o ry
See footnotes at end of table.
33
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Item and group
3 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Household furnishings and operation 1 ............................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ..............................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings.................................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ..................................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 .......................................................................................
Sofas 1 ..............................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .............................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 ...........................................
Video and audio products 1 .........................................................................
Televisions 1 .................................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 6 ............................................
Audio products 1 .........................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 4 .................................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ........................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 .................................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ......................
Information processing equipm en t1 6 ......................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 4 .............................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm en t1 .....................................................
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 ...................................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ....................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 .................................. .
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .............................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ........................................
Housekeeping services 1 ....................................................................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ....................................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 4 ............................................
115.8
106.6
122.9
115.9
120.1
115.7
118.9
109.8
85.6
78.5
72.0
79.9
94.7
99.3
101.5
105.7
95.2
83.5
111.3
Apparel and u p k e e p ..................................................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r...............................................................
M en’s and boys’ ................................................................................................
M en’s .................................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ..................................................
Furnishings and special clothing ...........................................................
S h irts ..............................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers..............................................................
Boys’ .................................................................................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ..........................................................................................
Women’s ..........................................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts .......................................................................................
Dresses .........................................................................................................
Separates and sportswear.......................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..............................
S u its .......................................................................................... .....................
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 .....................................................................................................
F o o tw e a r................................................................................................................
M en’s 1 .................................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ..............................................................................................
W om en’s ..............................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 .................................................................................. ................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ..............................
Other apparel services 1 ....................................................................................
6 months ended—
May
1991
Aug.
1991
116.4
107.5
121.2
117.8
125.6
114.0
119.0
110.9
86.1
78.7
72.1
81.8
94.3
100.0
102.4
106.5
95.8
84.8
111.5
2.8
3.4
6.9
5.7
1.0
13.4
-11.1
17.3
-2 .3
-2 .5
-4 .8
-4.1
.0
-2 .0
-4 .2
-2 .2
.0
-3 .9
5.6
-0 .7
-2 .2
-1 .6
-7 .0
2.0
-1 1 .8
-3 .0
-1 6 .3
-2 .7
-5 .4
-2 .2
-1 7 .4
-2.1
2.4
2.8
1.5
3.3
-3 .5
4.1
1.0
-.4
-2 .3
1.4
6.8
6.2
-2 .0
-6 .0
-.9
1.5
-1.1
1.5
3.0
-2 .8
-.8
-1 .9
-5 .2
-6 .6
-1 .8
2.4
3.8
3.4
8.2
10.9
-.7
10.8
9.5
-1 .4
-1 .0
2.8
-1 .9
-2 .5
.4
2.0
1.5
-2.1
-9 .7
2.9
1.0
.6
2.5
-.9
1.5
.0
-7.1
-.9
-2 .5
-4 .0
-3 .5
-1 1 .0
-1.1
.2
-.8
-.4
1.7
-3 .7
4.8
1.7
1.7
.5
4.7
8.8
2.7
4.2
1.5
-1 .2
.3
.8
-.2
.2
-1 .2
.6
- .2
-3 .7
-8 .2
.5
127.8
115.6
122.5
102.6
126.4
117.1
123.1
103.1
-.6
5.7
-3 .0
5.6
15.5
2.4
2.8
- .8
-1 5 .6
1.4
8.7
2.4
6.9
1.0
8.6
-.8
7.1
4.1
-.2
2.4
-5 .0
1.2
8.6
.8
97.0
108.8
130.1
137.5
127.6
123.2
131.5
145.7
132.9
119.3
95.8
108.6
129.9
137.0
126.8
123.8
131.8
145.7
133.3
119.8
4.2
28.4
1.9
1.5
- .6
4.3
1.9
.0
4.1
-1 .0
-.8
5.3
.0
1.5
-1 .6
.6
2.8
.0
3.8
3.5
-6 .8
-1 .8
2.2
3.9
.6
1.3
4.4
.0
4.0
1.0
-.4
1.5
-.9
-2 .0
1.6
-2 .5
2.5
.0
4.6
4.1
1.7
16.3
.9
1.5
-1.1
2.5
2.4
.0
3.9
1.2
-3 .7
- .2
.6
.9
1.1
- .6
3.4
.0
4.3
2.6
128.9
126.7
127.0
124.9
128.1
131.4
118.9
135.7
126.3
114.6
127.0
126.2
120.0
132.1
128.1
124.9
137.8
130.7
128.9
137.0
120.0
136.7
113.3
143.3
123.9
130.6
122.5
117.1
145.2
145.0
145.7
130.3
128.1
128.6
126.7
129.7
132.5
122.4
137.1
127.2
117.7
128.6
128.0
114.3
131.4
132.1
125.5
142.7
131.2
128.8
139.6
119.9
139.8
115.6
146.7
124.4
131.4
120.0
119.6
146.3
146.1
146.8
2.6
2.3
2.3
3.0
4.2
5.3
.7
8.6
5.7
-.7
1.0
.3
-1 5.4
-2 4.7
13.2
2.7
.0
6.1
8.0
2.5
1.0
2.8
-.3
3.6
3.0
6.1
16.6
-1 .0
3.8
2.8
5.0
2.9
2.6
2.6
3.3
2.9
.6
3.1
5.9
2.3
2.1
1.6
.6
38.3
18.1
-8 .8
.7
-4 .8
4.1
1.2
7.1
5.2
7.5
.0
9.1
4.0
-2 .7
1.3
4.3
3.7
5.1
2.3
4.8
5.2
5.8
1.6
2.2
-5 .6
5.1
1.5
4.9
-2 .4
7.1
8.2
-7 .5
8.9
11.0
3.0
20.3
2.5
2.8
12.4
9.0
13.5
5.6
15.5
1.0
12.0
3.3
-.3
2.5
1.7
3.1
2.8
2.2
1.3
7.6
6.1
5.0
6.8
7.0
3.9
19.0
-.6
-1 .2
-9 .2
-1 7 .6
.6
8.7
25.6
2.5
-1 1 .5
2.6
-7 .0
4.4
-5 .7
6.8
6.3
-3 .0
-1 1 .2
18.2
7.4
1.9
12.0
2.7
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.6
2.9
1.9
7.2
4.0
.7
1.3
.5
8.2
-5 .7
1.6
1.7
-2 .4
5.1
4.5
4.8
3.1
5.1
-.2
6.3
3.5
1.6
8.7
1.6
3.7
4.0
3.6
3.8
3.7
3.5
4.6
4.1
-.5
6.0
4.2
4.4
7.7
3.2
3.4
-8 .4
-5 .3
5.7
5.8
22.9
2.5
-4 .6
7.4
.7
8.8
-.2
11.1
3.6
4.2
-4 .2
8.5
5.0
1.8
7.5
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
E xpenditure cate g o ry
See footnotes at end of table.
34
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
123.4
121.9
127.4
126.3
109.1
108.5
110.4
113.2
116.1
128.9
123.5
117.9
96.2
96.2
NA
94.0
99.8
139.4
143.5
123.2
121.7
127.4
126.2
109.1
108.4
110.3
113.9
116.4
129.7
124.3
117.2
95.7
95.5
NA
93.0
98.9
140.3
143.9
-1 .9
-.7
4.9
4.3
5.8
2.7
1.5
4.0
6.1
3.9
2.7
6.0
-1 5 .0
-1 4 .0
3.6
3.3
3.5
2.3
3.8
3.0
.7
4.7
-2.1
5.5
8.3
6.3
-2 .8
-2 .8
1.6
2.3
.3
1.0
-1 .5
.0
5.2
.7
1.4
.6
7.8
2.0
2.9
1.6
-2 .2
-3 .5
.9
1.0
3.4
1.1
-1.1
1.4
1.7
3.1
2.6
-8 .7
-1 2 .0
-1 1 .6
0.8
1.3
4.2
3.3
4.8
2.8
1.1
4.4
1.9
4.7
5.5
6.1
-9.1
-8 .6
-0 .3
-.7
.6
1.0
.9
.6
2.0
1.1
1.6
1.9
5.2
-3 .5
-4 .8
-5 .2
-1 2 .5
-1 0 .3
3.9
5.6
-3 .7
-3.1
6.7
2.9
1.7
1.6
4.7
1.7
-1 3 .7
-9.1
3.8
3.1
-8 .2
-6 .8
5.3
4.2
-6 .3
-3 .9
4.3
2.4
143.7
134.2
139.9
148.8
104.7
117.7
102.9
100.8
109.5
159.2
199.3
91.8
158.2
144.9
134.9
140.8
148.3
104.3
116.5
102.6
100.3
109.3
158.8
200.4
88.9
158.9
1.2
3.8
6.1
2.8
-.8
4.8
-1 .6
-4 .4
.7
3.7
6.6
-4 .7
1.9
6.5
8.0
6.9
6.8
3.1
-4 .3
4.0
4.2
4.1
7.4
11.7
-7 .0
9.8
5.8
7.2
2.0
1.9
1.9
-2 .3
2.4
8.8
-2 .9
2.0
7.7
-1 1 .3
.8
6.0
3.3
2.0
-.5
-.4
-4 .7
.0
-.8
.7
-.5
6.9
-2 4 .6
7.4
3.8
5.9
6.5
4.8
1.2
.2
1.2
-.2
2.4
5.5
9.2
-5 .8
5.8
5.9
5.2
2.0
.7
.8
-3 .5
1.2
3.9
-1.1
.8
7.3
-1 8 .2
4.0
166.6
148.1
150.1
154.8
153.5
145.9
167.1
148.8
149.6
153.7
153.6
146.0
.8
3.3
-1 9 .0
>32.7
-3 .9
2.9
5.5
16.3
3.7
3.5
5.2
3.2
11.9
-1 2 .6
-.5
-4 .9
7.4
3.8
12.4
-.5
12.4
12.6
1.3
15.3
3.1
9.6
-8 .4
-1 6 .5
.5
3.1
12.1
-6 .8
5.7
3.5
4.3
9.4
183.8
181.6
209.2
127.4
151.8
151.8
184.2
171.6
176.2
174.0
124.7
130.4
203.2
195.5
165.5
162.0
185.4
183.7
211.1
129.2
154.6
152.2
185.6
172.6
177.7
174.6
125.6
131.1
205.4
197.4
167.4
163.6
7.4
7.5
9.4
6.3
4.7
12.2
7.4
5.8
4.9
7.1
4.4
8.3
7.9
6.7
7.2
9.2
8.0
9.3
11.0
4.5
6.3
-1.1
7.8
6.2
5.0
10.0
2.7
2.2
8.2
7.1
8.8
10.4
7.1
5.8
7.9
2.5
1.3
7.8
7.6
6.6
6.7
6.8
2.3
5.5
8.4
8.8
8.0
8.7
9.1
8.2
9.4
4.1
4.0
4.6
9.1
6.5
7.8
5.7
9.4
7.3
12.1
10.3
13.7
11.5
7.7
8.4
10.2
5.4
5.5
5.4
7.6
6.0
5.0
8.5
3.5
5.2
8.0
6.9
8.0
9.8
8.1
7.0
8.7
3.3
2.6
6.2
8.4
6.6
7.2
6.2
5.8
6.4
10.3
9.5
10.8
10.1
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
Transportation ...........................................................................................................
P riv a te ........................................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s .........................................................................................................
New cars ..........................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 4 ...............................................................................
Compact new cars 4 ......................................................................................
Intermediate new cars 4 ...............................................................................
Full-size new cars 4 .......................................................................................
Luxury new cars 4 ..........................................................................................
New trucks 5 ....................................................................................................
New motorcycles ' 4 ..................................... ...................................................
Used c a r s ...............................................................................................................
Motor f u e l...............................................................................................................
G asoline...............................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular..............................................................................
Gasoline unleaded re g u la r.........................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .....................................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ............................................................
Body work 1 .........................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ................................................
Maintenance and servicing 1 ..........................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 .........................................................................................
Other private transportation..............................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..............................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ..................................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 ............................................................
Tires 1 .............................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent1 ...................................................................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s .........................................................
Automobile insurance....................................................................................
Automobile finance charg es........................................................................
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 c a r e ................................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................................................
Prescription d r u g s ................................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 .........................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ...................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................................................
Professional medical s erv ic e s ..........................................................................
Physicians’ s erv ic e s .........................................................................................
Dental services 1 ...............................................................................................
Eye care 1 4 .........................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 4 .............................................
Hospital and related s erv ic e s ...........................................................................
Hospital ro o m s ...................................................................................................
Other inpatient services 4 ...............................................................................
Outpatient services 4 ........................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
35
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months ended—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
138.6
129.3
148.4
152.3
144.8
120.3
119.9
118.1
124.2
118.1
131.9
130.1
152.5
125.8
139.1
129.4
149.0
152.8
145.5
120.3
120.4
117.3
124.1
118.0
133.4
129.5
153.5
126.7
4.5
3.2
7.2
10.5
4.0
1.7
2.7
.3
1.6
4.1
2.2
-1 .2
5.8
5.0
3.6
3.2
6.5
6.7
6.0
2.0
.0
5.0
1.6
-1 .3
5.0
4.1
3.8
2.3
3.2
1.2
3.9
4.9
2.5
4.8
2.7
8.2
-2 .2
-.7
-.9
-4 .9
6.0
2.9
1.2
1.2
3.0
6.8
-.5
-1 .6
- .7
-3 .7
2.0
-.7
1.8
5.4
.5
1.9
4.0
3.2
6.9
8.6
5.0
1.9
1.3
2.6
1.6
1.4
3.5
1.4
4.8
3.6
2.2
1.2
3.4
5.9
1.0
1.5
1.0
2.1
-.2
-.7
.5
.2
3.2
2.4
133.4
161.1
133.9
120.3
135.1
162.1
134.4
120.9
8.9
9.9
1.9
2.8
5.6
4.4
8.3
3.8
-1 .2
7.4
6.2
4.8
4.6
-2 .4
3.0
1.3
7.2
7.1
5.1
3.3
1.6
2.4
4.6
3.0
178.2
210.9
136.8
135.2
179.2
212.1
137.8
136.3
7.6
9.5
2.4
5.0
7.0
7.6
2.1
3.7
8.6
13.6
1.2
-.3
5.1
3.5
6.3
6.7
7.3
8.6
2.3
4.3
6.8
8.4
3.7
3.2
135.2
137.1
1.8
.9
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.9
135.4
138.6
138.5
136.1
139.3
139.2
7.3
-.3
-1 .2
5.6
-.3
-.3
-2 .4
3.9
3.0
10.6
5.0
5.0
6.4
-.3
-.7
3.9
4.5
4.0
138.3
188.8
185.5
189.3
198.1
203.5
204.4
106.3
171.7
130.9
136.7
130.8
139.1
189.9
186.7
190.4
199.2
204.6
205.8
106.6
173.3
132.5
137.9
131.6
2.7
8.4
7.5
8.6
9.0
10.6
8.9
5.3
9.4
9.4
10.9
8.3
-.3
8.2
10.2
8.0
12.7
13.3
8.2
2.8
5.2
5.2
8.7
2.2
6.1
7.8
2.9
8.3
6.4
12.6
5.5
13.0
4.1
3.8
3.3
6.1
6.3
6.1
5.8
6.1
5.8
6.1
8.2
1.9
8.0
11.6
4.2
6.3
1.2
8.3
8.9
8.3
10.8
11.9
8.5
4.0
7.3
7.3
9.8
5.2
6.2
7.0
4.3
7.2
6.1
9.3
6.8
7.3
6.0
7.7
3.7
6.2
137.3
128.7
137.5
129.3
3.9
5.7
-4 .0
-6 .2
-.9
.9
3.9
- .6
-.1
-.5
1.5
.2
96.5
126.4
133.3
96.2
125.9
133.6
-1 5 .0
.3
2.8
-2 .4
2.6
2.5
2.9
3.9
4.0
-1 1 .6
-.6
2.7
-8 .9
1.5
2.6
-4 .6
1.6
3.4
May
1991
Aug.
1991
Nov.
1991
Feb.
1992
Aug.
1991
Feb.
1992
Expenditure c ate g o ry
Entertainm ent1 ...........................................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..............................................................................
Reading materials 1 ..............................................................................................
Newspapers 1 .....................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 ..........................................................
Sporting goods and equipm en t1 ....................................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..............................................................
Other sporting goods 1 ....................................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ....................................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 ......................................................
Photographic supplies and e q u ip m en t.......................................................
Pet supplies and expense 1 ...........................................................................
Entertainment services 1 .......................................................................................
Club memberships 1 4 .........................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 4 .......................................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 ................................................................
Other entertainment services 1 4 .....................................................................
Other goods and services.......................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking pro d u c ts .........................................................................
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 e x p e n s e s .................................................................
School books and supplies...............................................................................
Personal and educational services.................................................................
Tuition and other school fe e s ........................................................................
College tu itio n .................................................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition..........................................................
Day care and nursery school 1 7 ................................................................
Personal expenses 1 ........................................................................................
Legal service fees 1 4 ....................................................................................
Personal financial services 1 4 ....................................................................
Funeral expenses 1 4 .....................................................................................
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 ...........................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
1984=100
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
6
7
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 8 = 1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
base
base.
base.
base.
36
Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Area
Pricing
schedule 1
Percent change to
Jan. 1992 from—
Percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
M
137.8
137.9
138.1
138.6
2.8
0.5
0.4
2.6
0.2
0.1
u rb a n ............................................................
More than 1,200,000 ..............................
500,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
50,000 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
M
M
M
M
144.3
144.6
143.5
143.0
144.6
144.9
143.8
143.6
144.9
145.3
144.5
143.4
145.3
145.7
145.1
143.5
2.9
2.9
2.6
2.7
.5
.6
.9
-.1
.3
.3
.4
.1
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.9
.4
.5
.7
.3
.2
.3
.5
-.1
Central urban .....................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..............................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
C - 50,000 to 3 6 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 ).......................................
M
M
M
M
134.0
135.1
132.6
134.8
134.1
135.2
132.5
135.5
134.1
135.5
132.2
135.7
134.3
135.6
132.5
135.7
2.7
2.7
1.8
3.4
.1
.3
.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
2.8
2.9
2.1
3.6
.1
.3
-.3
.7
.0
.2
-.2
.1
M
129.9
129.4
128.7
129.1
2.8
- .2
.3
2.1
-.9
- .5
u rb a n ....................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
C - 50,000 to 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 ).......................................
M
M
M
M
134.4
135.0
135.8
133.5
134.3
134.8
135.8
133.4
134.4
134.8
135.8
133.6
134.9
135.5
136.3
134.0
2.4
2.3
2.5
2.8
.4
.5
.4
.4
.4
.5
.4
.3
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.5
.0
-.1
.0
.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
M
132.0
132.3
132.5
133.1
1.7
.6
.5
1.7
.4
.2
West u rb a n .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ..............................
Size C - 50,000 to 3 3 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
M
M
M
139.0
140.9
136.7
139.0
140.8
136.8
139.8
141.8
136.6
140.5
142.4
137.1
3.4
3.6
3.0
1.1
1.1
.2
.5
.4
.4
2.8
2.9
3.1
.6
.6
-.1
.6
.7
-.1
Size classes
A 3 ...................................................................................
B ......................................................................................
C .....................................................................................
D .....................................................................................
M
M
M
M
125.2
137.0
136.1
133.3
125.3
137.0
136.4
133.2
125.7
137.2
136.4
133.2
126.1
137.8
136.7
133.7
2.9
2.5
3.0
2.4
.6
.6
.2
.4
.3
.4
.2
.4
2.8
2.3
2.9
2.0
.4
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.1
.0
.0
M
M
M
M
M
138.0
143.5
146.6
143.3
139.8
138.3
143.1
146.6
144.4
139.8
138.9
144.3
147.3
144.4
140.3
139.2
144.9
148.0
144.2
141.0
2.7
3.6
3.1
2.6
3.6
.7
1.3
1.0
-.1
.9
.2
.4
.5
-.1
.5
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.6
.7
.6
.5
.8
.4
.4
.8
.5
.0
.4
2.8
1.7
3.3
1.7
1.1
2.7
.1
-.2
.4
.1
-.5
.2
U.S. city a v e r a g e ..........................................................
Jan.
1992
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Feb.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1991
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
S ele c ted local areas
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I......................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Baltimore, M D ................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H .............................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ......................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .........................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O - IL ................................
Washington, D C -M D -V A .............................................
1
1
1
1
1
1
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ...................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ..............................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ....................................
2
2
2
2
137.8
146.6
135.7
133.5
133.2
142.6
_
-
-
_
-
132.0
134.0
127.0
134.4
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
132.4
134.9
127.0
134.3
2.3
2.0
2.2
3.9
.3
.7
.0
-.1
_
-
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
Data not available.
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.
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 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
138.0
146.3
136.2
133.7
132.5
142.9
37
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service
,
group
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
South
North Central
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
West
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
E xpenditure cate g o ry
All ite m s .................................................................................................
All items (December 1977 = 1 0 0 ) ...................................................
145.3
228.8
2.9
-
0.3
-
134.3
218.5
2.7
-
0.1
-
134.9
218.9
2.4
-
0.4
-
140.5
227.0
3.4
-
0.5
-
Food and b e v e ra g e s ......................................................................
F o o d .................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Dairy products..........................................................................
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and sw eets................................................................
Fats and o i ls .................................................. .....................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from h o m e ............................................................
Alcoholic beve ra g e s .............. .....................................................
142.0
141.1
140.7
153.0
134.8
126.6
161.9
133.8
134.5
140.2
123.6
141.8
143.9
151.9
1.6
1.4
1.2
3.7
-2.1
2.4
3.7
1.2
3.5
-.7
.2
1.9
2.1
2.4
.3
.2
.4
.7
-1 .5
-.2
2.7
.9
.4
.5
2.0
.2
.1
.5
135.0
134.4
134.1
149.0
128.7
128.0
149.5
126.8
129.5
128.6
114.5
136.0
135.4
141.4
1.5
1.4
.6
4.0
-2 .9
2.6
1.3
1.2
3.8
-1 .8
.0
2.0
3.0
1.8
.1
.0
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.1
-.5
.2
.2
.6
.7
-.1
.2
1.1
136.5
136.1
133.6
144.8
125.7
128.3
153.7
127.9
128.3
126.5
114.2
140.6
141.7
140.1
1.5
1.3
.2
3.1
-2 .8
1.4
1.0
1.3
2.3
-1 .7
.7
2.3
3.1
3.0
.3
.1
.2
.6
-.7
- .6
1.6
.4
.3
.4
.9
.1
.1
1.0
139.1
138.0
138.5
150.5
131.9
129.8
162.4
128.6
139.3
131.7
111.0
139.2
137.6
149.5
1.8
1.5
.8
3.1
-1 .2
2.7
- .2
1.7
7.4
-1.1
-2.1
3.3
2.7
4.3
.3
.3
.3
-.3
.0
.4
1.1
.2
.3
.5
.3
-.1
.1
.1
H ousing..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 .........................................................................
Rent, residential ......................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 .....................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Maintenance and repair s ervices.......................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities..............................
Fuel and other utilities ................................................................
Fuels ..............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Fuel o i l ...................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................
Electricity ......................... .....................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Other utilities and public services........................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n ....................................
Housefurnishings.......................................................................
Housekeeping supplies ...........................................................
Housekeeping s erv ic e s ...........................................................
147.5
169.4
180.5
157.9
222.1
173.9
174.9
141.6
NA
123.2
112.2
103.4
90.1
89.1
117.6
115.2
122.1
104.8
145.8
119.0
107.1
136.2
135.0
2.6
3.5
2.8
3.0
2.3
3.8
3.9
4.2
.5
.6
1.5
.3
4.1
.2
.2
.1
-.1
.1
1.0
-.1
3.5
-.3
-.3
.3
.2
.6
-1.1
-2.1
-.9
-1 .0
-1 .0
-2 .0
-1 .4
-3 .0
.2
.4
.7
.0
.2
127.2
133.6
142.3
132.5
163.4
135.3
134.9
119.9
119.8
119.7
120.2
108.5
98.5
88.2
127.9
110.9
113.3
103.2
142.9
117.4
111.6
120.6
130.8
2.2
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.2
3.0
2.9
.3
-1 .6
3.7
.9
- .9
-9.1
-1 5 .3
-3 .8
-.2
.4
-2 .9
3.0
.9
.5
-.2
2.7
.2
.2
-.2
.0
-.8
.4
.4
-.2
- .2
-.3
.1
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.8
-.6
-.5
-1.1
.8
.2
.1
-.7
.7
140.2
151.6
165.2
149.2
199.8
158.6
158.7
122.2
NA
135.6
123.5
119.0
95.2
97.8
111.7
121.8
139.1
100.0
135.5
116.3
107.8
130.3
126.2
.5
.5
1.0
.1
3.7
.3
.3
1.0
_
-
2.2
.2
.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.3
.2
.6
.1
.9
1.7
-.1
.1
3.0
4.0
4.2
3.1
6.6
4.0
4.0
3.0
4.3
1.8
.6
- .9
-1 0 .8
-1 4 .4
-6 .6
-.4
1.7
-3 .0
2.8
2.3
2.5
.6
3.3
3.5
4.0
5.3
2.7
14.5
3.5
3.5
3.1
1.6
.1
-2.1
-1 5 .3
-1 6 .2
-1 0 .6
2.5
1.9
3.7
3.7
1.6
.9
2.0
3.0
130.7
143.9
148.8
139.7
157.8
147.0
147.2
125.4
132.6
118.9
112.0
100.0
85.5
82.3
115.9
105.0
116.4
94.3
140.4
116.9
108.0
131.0
127.9
11.1
3.7
-.1
-1 0 .4
-1 6 .0
-7 .6
.2
1.6
-2 .9
7.9
1.3
1.4
.0
1.7
-.4
.1
- .2
-2 .5
-.3
-3 .5
-.2
.7
-2 .2
.4
1.0
1.5
.0
.1
Apparel and u p ke e p .......................................................................
Apparel com modities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Footwear ......................................................................................
Other apparel com m odities....................................................
Apparel s erv ic e s ..........................................................................
123.4
119.9
118.7
118.1
127.6
121.9
136.2
152.7
1.6
1.4
3.1
-.1
-.9
3.4
1.3
3.7
-.5
-.6
1.0
-1 .5
-.9
.2
-1 .8
.5
128.2
127.0
125.3
129.3
144.5
124.6
115.9
134.3
3.6
3.6
5.1
3.3
2.8
4.4
-2 .5
4.2
1.6
1.7
2.5
2.0
.5
.4
-.3
.5
141.1
138.7
133.1
144.1
127.1
125.8
152.4
153.2
4.1
4.1
4.5
3.1
-2 .4
3.5
10.3
3.9
3.8
4.0
1.1
6.8
.6
2.4
2.6
1.2
126.1
123.2
124.9
118.2
106.6
115.1
150.4
144.4
3.2
3.2
2.8
3.1
.4
1.9
5.8
4.0
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.8
-1 .8
.2
6.4
.6
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s ..................................................................................
Used c a rs ....................................................................................
Motor f u e l....................................................................................
Gasoline ...................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................
Gasoline, unleaded reg u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...........................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Other private transportation....................................................
Other private transportation com modities.......................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation....................................................................
126.4
123.2
126.7
126.3
116.3
96.8
96.8
NA
94.5
100.1
150.4
148.3
105.7
156.5
152.6
1.4
1.7
2.4
2.6
1.3
-4 .3
-4.1
-.3
-.3
.1
.2
-1 .6
-2 .6
-2 .7
-3 .0
-2.1
.9
.3
-.2
.4
-.1
120.7
118.7
126.7
125.1
114.7
89.6
89.3
NA
87.5
94.0
131.1
147.6
103.8
156.9
153.7
- .6
-.5
1.9
1.6
1.0
-9 .9
-1 0 .0
-.6
-.7
-.3
-.5
-1 .4
-1 .8
-1 .9
123.5
122.7
132.4
132.6
117.7
92.7
92.3
NA
89.1
96.8
136.1
158.6
105.1
173.2
138.5
-.2
.2
2.5
2.8
.8
-7 .5
-7 .6
-.6
-.6
.2
.3
-1 .5
-2 .4
-2 .5
126.0
123.5
129.2
128.2
115.6
93.6
93.3
NA
91.9
95.0
142.0
154.6
103.9
165.7
156.1
.7
1.6
2.7
1.7
.7
-4 .2
-3 .9
.1
.2
.8
.7
-1 .5
.4
.6
-
-
-
-4 .6
-2 .6
5.0
3.9
.6
4.4
-.8
See footnotes at end of table.
38
-
-
-1 0.3
-9 .2
5.9
2.8
.8
3.2
-1 .3
-2.1
-1 .9
.9
-.3
-.7
-.2
.1
_
_
-8 .3
-6 .0
3.0
2.2
1.6
2.2
-5 .9
-2 .6
-2 .2
.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
-1.1
_
-3 .2
-3 .7
5.1
3.5
.5
4.1
-6 .0
.8
.4
.3
- .2
- .5
-.2
-.9
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service
,
group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Northeast
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
South
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
W est
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.........................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical services...............................................
193.0
185.4
194.6
182.9
7.8
7.4
7.9
7.4
0.8
1.1
.7
.4
180.7
186.5
179.5
167.0
7.9
9.0
7.6
6.6
1.1
.6
1.2
1.0
184.6
184.3
184.7
172.4
7.9
7.5
7.9
5.8
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
187.5
185.0
188.2
167.9
8.1
7.8
8.2
5.7
1.0
1.8
.9
.7
Entertainm ent...................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities.......................................................
Entertainment sen/ices................................................................
144.8
130.7
160.9
3.9
3.6
4.1
.3
.1
.6
138.1
130.4
148.0
2.4
1.6
3.3
.1
.0
.2
137.0
126.0
151.1
3.5
1.9
5.0
.7
.3
1.2
142.8
133.7
154.3
3.3
3.2
3.6
.4
.3
.5
Other goods and services............................................................
Tobacco and smoking prod ucts..............................................
Personal c a r e ................................................................................
Personal and educational e xp e n s es .......................................
189.1
211.1
147.8
203.0
7.8
7.4
3.6
9.3
.2
-.4
.8
.2
174.7
213.5
130.2
186.4
7.0
8.6
4.1
7.4
.7
1.4
.9
.3
173.1
205.8
129.9
189.3
5.6
8.7
-.5
6.2
.4
.0
.7
.5
180.8
229.9
144.2
194.6
8.5
9.3
3.4
9.9
.5
.7
.6
.5
All ite m s .................................................................................................
145.3
2.9
.3
134.3
2.7
.1
134.9
2.4
.4
140.5
3.4
.5
Com modities......................................................................................
Food and b e v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and b e v e ra g e s ...............................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l..........
D u ra b le s .......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r2 ........................................................... ................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
Other serv ic e s ...............................................................................
128.5
142.0
119.5
121.3
119.9
125.6
116.8
162.5
176.6
131.0
154.1
194.6
176.9
1.2
1.6
1.0
.5
1.4
.2
1.7
4.1
3.5
2.8
3.0
7.9
6.6
.0
.3
-.2
-.7
-.6
-.6
.5
.5
.6
.2
.3
.7
.5
125.8
135.0
120.4
122.8
127.0
123.0
116.5
143.8
147.7
122.7
149.9
179.5
157.7
1.3
1.5
1.2
.8
3.6
-.6
1.8
3.9
4.0
1.5
2.8
7.6
5.3
.2
.1
.2
.4
1.7
-.2
-.1
.1
.1
-.8
.1
1.2
.3
128.1
136.5
123.2
126.2
138.7
123.1
119.4
142.5
137.2
127.7
156.7
184.7
162.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
4.1
.0
1.4
3.3
2.9
1.6
1.0
7.9
5.2
.5
.3
.6
1.1
4.0
-.5
-.1
.4
.3
.2
-.4
1.2
.7
127.9
139.1
121.0
124.1
123.2
126.8
116.9
152.2
160.9
132.6
158.0
188.2
164.4
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.1
3.2
1.6
2.1
4.2
4.0
3.3
1.7
8.2
6.6
.6
.3
.9
1.3
2.1
.8
.4
.3
.5
.2
-.3
.9
.4
146.1
137.6
144.3
142.9
120.9
123.1
127.2
132.0
161.2
159.8
100.3
151.5
154.2
130.4
94.7
167.1
3.2
2.6
2.6
2.6
1.1
.7
.4
1.1
4.7
3.8
-2 .9
3.4
3.8
2.7
-7 .7
4.2
.3
.1
.3
.3
-.2
-.6
-.5
-.2
.4
.5
-.8
.4
.4
.2
-2 .0
.5
134.2
131.8
135.1
131.7
121.2
123.7
124.1
129.0
147.6
140.4
94.7
140.1
141.5
130.2
89.5
148.8
3.0
2.2
2.3
2.3
1.3
.8
-.2
1.2
3.8
3.5
-5.1
3.4
3.8
3.1
-1 0 .0
4.3
.1
.1
.1
.0
.2
.4
-.1
.2
.1
.0
-1 .9
.3
.3
.5
-1 .8
.3
134.7
135.8
138.7
131.7
123.8
126.7
123.8
131.4
153.7
137.8
99.0
139.9
140.9
132.7
93.4
146.0
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.0
1.6
1.5
.3
1.4
3.5
2.7
-3 .9
2.9
3.3
2.9
-7 .6
3.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
.7
1.0
-.3
.6
.4
.2
-1 .4
.6
.6
1.1
-2 .2
.4
141.0
137.1
143.0
137.8
122.4
125.9
128.6
131.8
158.6
149.1
103.8
144.8
146.4
130.4
94.6
154.6
3.7
3.0
3.3
3.0
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.9
4.6
4.0
-2 .3
3.7
4.1
3.2
-4 .3
4.5
.6
.4
.6
.4
.9
1.1
.7
.7
.2
.3
.1
.5
.5
.9
.4
.4
Commodity and service group
Special indexes
All items less f o o d .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r .........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e ..............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food .....................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
N ondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
E nergy....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y .........................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities..............
Energy com m odities....................................................................
Services less energy services...................................................
1
2
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 2 = 1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
N
A
-
39
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1 by expenditure category and commodity
,
and service group
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure c ate g o ry
All ite m s ................................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 ) ...................................................
126.1
126.1
2.9
-
0.3
-
137.8
223.7
2.5
-
0.4
136.7
219.8
3.0
-
0.2
-
133.7
215.6
2.4
-
0.4
-
Fo6d and b e v e ra g e s ......................................................................
Food ................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Dairy products.........................................................................
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and sw eets................................................................
Fats and o i ls ........................................................................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from h o m e ............................................................
Alcoholic bevera g e s ....................................................................
124.9
124.2
126.1
133.8
119.8
123.3
143.5
119.5
122.3
124.9
109.1
126.4
121.4
131.6
1.6
1.5
.7
3.6
-2 .4
2.2
1.8
1.4
4.8
-1 .6
-.6
2.8
2.7
3.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.8
-.4
1.9
.3
.1
.4
1.2
-.2
.2
.4
137.9
137.3
137.7
147.8
133.0
127.6
161.7
128.5
132.0
128.9
112.7
141.6
137.6
144.6
1.4
1.3
.7
3.0
-1.1
1.8
.4
1.3
4.0
.7
-.4
1.7
2.4
2.2
.4
.4
.4
.1
-.4
.2
2.3
.5
1.5
.2
.7
.1
.2
.8
136.9
136.4
134.2
145.9
125.9
124.0
156.2
129.9
131.5
129.6
117.0
140.1
141.5
143.1
1.8
1.8
.9
3.4
-2 .6
2.6
3.0
1.5
2.7
-1 .9
1.2
2.2
3.3
1.9
.3
.2
.2
.5
.2
.6
-.3
.3
.3
.5
.4
.1
.2
1.3
134.2
133.7
131.2
150.1
124.8
125.4
146.7
122.6
124.4
126.7
106.9
133.5
139.2
142.0
.8
.7
- .2
3.5
-3 .3
2.6
-.9
.7
3.6
-1 .9
-.2
1.1
2.6
3.3
.0
-.1
- .2
.6
-1 .3
-.1
-.5
.7
-.2
1.4
.9
.8
.4
.9
H ousing..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 3 .........................................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 3 ............... ...............................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t3 .....................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Maintenance and repair services ......................................
Maintenance and repair com m o dities..............................
Fuel and other utilities ................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Fuel o i l ....................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................
E lectricity...............................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Other utilities and public s ervices.........................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n ....................................
Housefurnishings.......................................................................
Housekeeping s upp lies...........................................................
Housekeeping s erv ic e s ...........................................................
123.4
128.3
130.6
122.3
160.7
127.4
127.6
119.4
121.5
115.9
115.8
114.9
130.7
132.0
125.5
113.5
117.5
106.9
116.8
110.8
105.4
120.9
117.8
3.0
3.8
3.8
2.9
6.5
3.7
3.7
3.2
2.1
5.3
1.5
- .9
-1 3 .4
-1 5 .3
-5 .0
.7
1.3
-.4
4.4
1.1
.8
.7
2.2
.3
.4
1.0
.2
3.2
.2
.1
.7
.4
1.1
-.3
-1 .0
-.2
-.1
-1 .2
-1 .0
-1 .2
-.7
.3
.5
.8
-.2
.4
136.0
148.8
166.7
143.6
210.6
150.7
151.0
126.6
NA
127.6
118.2
106.4
88.1
87.9
117.2
113.3
123.4
94.0
145.8
118.9
112.7
123.9
132.1
2.3
2.9
3.7
3.0
4.8
2.6
2.7
6.7
.4
.5
.8
.0
2.0
.4
.4
-.7
- .6
.3
-.1
-.2
.0
-.4
-.1
.5
-1 .7
.9
.7
1.2
-.3
.1
3.0
4.1
3.8
3.0
5.7
4.2
4.2
1.4
3.1
-.7
.0
-2 .5
-1 2 .8
-1 5 .9
-7 .9
-1 .0
.2
-4 .3
3.5
3.3
4.0
1.0
3.3
.0
-.1
.5
-.1
2.0
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.5
.1
.0
-.5
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.5
.6
-3 .3
.7
.5
.8
.7
-.2
127.4
138.6
145.3
134.3
162.3
142.6
142.0
112.6
110.5
120.0
114.1
101.2
85.8
82.1
115.4
109.3
117.8
95.9
141.9
115.6
106.4
126.6
NA
2.0
2.7
3.6
2.7
5.8
2.5
2.4
_
8.0
1.4
-.3
-1 4 .4
-19.1
-6 .9
1.7
2.9
-1 .8
3.6
1.3
.8
.7
3.3
132.0
142.9
146.2
136.5
159.8
148.3
148.7
126.5
134.4
117.4
120.8
108.5
93.9
88.2
120.5
114.7
122.3
103.4
146.4
115.3
105.5
130.0
129.5
-2 .4
1.2
-1.1
-12.1
-1 4 .2
-9.1
.1
.6
-1.1
3.9
.7
-.3
.0
-
.5
.9
.7
.3
1.6
.9
.9
-.1
-.5
.7
- .4
-.5
-2 .2
-1 .4
-2 .9
-.4
.8
-3 .3
- .3
.3
.6
-.6
-
Apparel and u p ke e p .......................................................................
Apparel com modities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
F o o tw e a r.....................................................................................
Other apparel com m odities....................................................
Apparel s erv ic e s ...........................................................................
121.2
120.8
117.9
118.9
112.1
119.8
143.8
124.6
2.6
2.5
4.9
.9
-.1
2.7
4.6
3.1
1.8
1.9
1.8
2.8
-.4
.7
2.1
.8
128.8
125.7
124.7
132.3
123.9
114.2
118.8
150.5
3.0
2.7
2.2
3.6
6.5
2.0
-1 .8
5.3
2.0
2.0
2.7
1.3
-1 .9
2.7
5.8
.9
135.3
133.7
127.9
138.7
136.5
126.4
142.9
150.3
5.0
4.9
.5
5.3
-3 .3
5.9
16.4
5.7
1.9
2.0
.3
3.7
2.2
.4
.6
.1
129.3
127.9
123.1
130.1
119.0
126.6
140.3
139.7
4.4
4.3
7.7
3.2
-3 .6
5.5
2.3
5.4
1.1
1.1
-.3
1.5
-1 .2
.6
4.9
1.0
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s .............................:....................................................
Used c a rs ....................................................................................
Motor fu e l....................................................................................
Gasoline ...................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................
Gasoline, unleaded reg u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...........................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Other private transportation...................................................
Other private transportation com m odities.......................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation....................................................................
122.6
122.7
113.0
112.4
107.9
137.7
137.7
NA
136.4
133.5
125.5
127.5
108.5
131.4
121.8
.7
1.2
2.7
2.6
1.3
-5.1
-5 .0
-5 .4
-3 .9
5.1
3.1
1.0
3.5
-3 .6
-.3
-.2
.3
.2
-1 .4
-1 .3
-1 .3
-1 .5
-1 .2
.3
.1
-.6
.2
-.7
122.5
120.5
127.7
125.6
117.0
91.2
90.8
NA
88.1
95.3
140.8
150.0
102.5
161.1
159.0
-.8
-.4
2.1
1.4
.0
-8 .7
-8 .8
-.5
-.6
.1
-.1
-1 .6
-2 .0
-2 .3
123.8
122.0
129.3
129.4
116.7
90.8
90.7
NA
88.4
94.9
135.6
159.8
104.3
174.9
157.1
.5
.3
1.7
1.7
1.0
-8 .5
-8 .4
-
-.6
-.7
.0
-.1
-1 .5
-2 .2
-2 .3
-
-.7
-.3
2.4
2.7
.4
-9.1
-9 .2
_
-.4
-.5
.3
.3
-1 .5
-1 .7
-1 .7
_
-8 .6
-8 .0
3.9
4.9
2.9
5.2
1.4
-2 .4
-2 .3
.4
- .2
.6
-.3
-.5
121.9
118.6
130.7
129.5
116.5
88.8
88.1
NA
85.2
92.6
128.9
146.6
116.7
154:7
185.1
-9 .7
-7.1
3.0
2.2
-.9
2.9
-3 .9
-1 .7
-3 .2
.5
-.5
- .6
- .5
.8
See footnotes at end of table.
40
-
-
-9 .7
-6 .6
4.5
1.3
-.3
1.6
-6.1
-
-
-2 .3
-2 .0
1.1
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.1
-
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1 by expenditure category and commodity
,
and service group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Size class C
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb. I Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.........................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical services...............................................
148.7
148.4
148.8
139.0
7.8
7.8
7.9
6.5
0.9
1.4
.8
.6
185.8
191.2
184.7
167.7
8.3
9.8
8.0
6.1
1.3
1.3
1.3
.9
184.3
177.7
185.9
174.9
7.8
7.0
8.0
6.1
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.3
182.1
182.9
181.8
173.0
7.7
6.9
7.9
6.1
1.3
.6
1.5
1.5
Entertainm ent...................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities.......................................................
Entertainment services......................... ......................................
124.7
120.9
127.9
3.1
2.8
3.3
.2
.3
.2
136.8
123.6
154.6
3.6
1.6
5.5
.7
-.2
1.5
144.5
132.7
160.4
3.4
2.4
4.4
.6
.3
.8
132.7
128.5
138.8
4.0
2.4
6.2
.2
-.5
1.2
Other goods and services............................................................
Tobacco and smoking prod ucts..............................................
Personal care .................................................................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s .......................................
145.1
170.2
123.9
144.5
7.6
8.7
2.8
8.6
.6
.5
1.1
.3
179.4
209.8
136.2
196.3
7.9
9.6
2.6
8.9
.2
-.1
-.3
.4
174.6
215.4
134.0
184.7
5.7
8.7
1.9
5.4
.3
.4
.5
.3
173.3
202.8
123.2
191.6
6.1
4.9
1.4
8.0
.5
.3
.8
.5
All ite m s ................................................................................................
126.1
2.9
.3
137.8
2.5
.4
136.7
3.0
.2
133.7
2.4
.4
Com m odities......................................................................................
Food and b e v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and b e v e ra g e s ...............................
Apparel com m odities............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l..........
D u rab le s .......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r3 ............................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r3 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
Other services...............................................................................
122.7
124.9
121.2
129.7
120.8
135.3
109.7
128.7
128.6
115.6
127.6
148.8
135.2
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.5
.8
2.0
3.9
3.8
2.3
1.9
7.9
5.8
.4
.2
.5
.7
1.9
.0
.3
.2
.4
-.2
.0
.8
.4
126.3
137.9
119.7
121.2
125.7
121.8
118.0
150.1
155.3
129.4
155.3
184.7
167.3
1.0
1.4
.8
.7
2.7
-.2
1.2
3.6
2.9
2.9
.7
8.0
7.0
.3
.4
.3
.3
2.0
-.5
.2
.5
.5
.3
-.1
1.3
.8
127.0
136.9
121.4
124.8
133.7
123.3
117.0
147.7
148.2
130.4
160.7
185.9
162.2
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.2
4.9
-.5
2.5
4.2
4.1
1.5
4.3
8.0
4.6
.2
.3
.3
.5
2.0
-.2
.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.2
1.2
.3
125.0
134.2
119.7
121.5
127.9
120.7
117.6
143.7
143.1
126.6
153.3
181.8
158.7
.8
.8
.8
.6
4.3
-.9
.9
3.7
2.7
2.3
1.5
7.9
7.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
1.1
- .4
.0
.6
.8
-.2
-.1
1.5
.7
126.4
125.1
125.7
124.8
121.8
129.9
134.7
127.1
128.9
127.1
124.2
126.2
126.6
119.9
136.9
129.8
3.2
2.5
2.7
2.6
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.5
4.1
3.6
-2 .8
3.4
3.8
2.9
-6.1
4.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.5
.7
.0
.4
.2
.2
-1.1
.4
.5
.7
-1 .2
.4
137.9
134.8
139.5
135.0
120.6
122.4
123.1
129.5
155.0
146.6
97.9
143.4
144.9
129.7
90.8
154.1
2.7
2.3
2.4
2.0
.9
.8
.0
1.1
4.2
3.1
-3 .9
3.0
3.4
2.6
-9 .6
3.8
.4
.4
.4
.4
.2
.3
-.3
.4
.5
.4
-.9
.6
.6
.6
-1 .8
.6
136.8
135.4
138.3
133.8
122.1
125.6
124.3
130.7
155.5
143.6
99.1
142.2
143.7
131.3
91.5
151.5
3.2
2.6
2.7
2.6
1.7
1.2
-.2
1.5
4.2
3.6
-5 .2
3.8
4.3
3.5
-9 .0
4.6
.2
.3
.3
.1
.3
.5
-.1
.3
.3
.0
-1 .3
.4
.4
.7
-2 .0
.2
133.6
132.9
136.0
130.2
120.4
122.4
121.9
128.0
151.9
138.9
94.3
139.3
140.8
130.1
88.6
147.7
2.6
2.2
2.3
1.8
.8
.7
-.6
.7
4.3
3.0
-4 .7
3.0
3.5
2.5
-9 .5
3.9
.4
.2
.2
.2
.0
.1
-.3
.0
.4
.5
- .9
.4
.6
.3
-1 .7
.7
Commodity and service group
Special indexes
All items less food .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r.........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 3 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e ..............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food .....................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r3 ........................................................
Sen/ices less medical care services.............................................
E nergy....................................................................................................
All items less energy .........................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities..............
Energy com m odities....................................................................
Services less energy services...................................................
1
See region and area size on table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 2 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
41
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 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.
1992
Size class B
Pen:ent
cha nge
frorri
Feb.
jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 - 1 0 0 ) ................................................
145.7
225.2
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ............................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s .........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing..........................................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent ren t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................
F u els ........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy sen/ices)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footwear............................................................................ .....
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium.........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
142.3
141.5
141.3
153.7
135.0
127.2
163.5
133.6
143.9
151.9
147.1
167.8
178.4
156.8
222.6
170.2
171.0
110.9
104.3
93.2
91.6
127.8
113.6
118.3
107.0
119.6
121.3
117.0
113.0
114.0
122.0
128.2
124.5
96.5
96.7
NA
93.8
100.0
149.6
195.2
145.5
187.5
151.3
1.2
1.1
.6
4.1
-3.2
2.2
3.1
1.0
1.8
2.9
2.9
3.8
2.9
3.2
2.3
4.2
4.3
.0
-1.8
-14.7
-15.7
-5.1
2.0
.8
3.9
2.0
1.3
1.0
1.4
.3
2.6
1.7
2.0
-4.1
-3.7
2.9
0.3
-
145.1
233.4
-4.9
-2.2
-.7
8.0
4.0
7.3
3.6
.4
.4
.5
1.1
-1 .7
-.6
3.5
1.1
.1
.3
.7
.8
1.6
.5
4.0
.4
.4
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.5
.1
-.3
.6
1.1
-1.1
-1.3
.2
-2.4
-.3
-.2
-.2
-2.5
-2.5
-3.0
-1.7
-.1
.7
.4
.3
1.5
144.8
143.8
144.8
149.1
142.4
130.2
164.8
140,7
143.9
157.8
150.2
175.8
201.3
159.4
260.4
179.0
180.4
117.8
106.2
86.5
86.3
115.3
125.6
137.1
102.7
117.8
121.5
118.7
122.1
117.8
118.5
124.0
122.3
96.5
96.2
NA
93.9
99.1
155.4
191.0
136.9
186.0
137.4
145.7
129.5
142.3
120.2
121.9
118.0
161.4
197.1
2.9
1.3
1.2
1.4
.8
2.3
4.1
7.8
.3
.0
.4
-.2
-.8
.8
.6
.5
138.4
143.3
151.4
101.0
121.5
123.8
132.9
160.9
158.4
2.6
2.7
3.4
-2.6
1.4
1.1
1.1
4.5
3.7
.1
.4
.5
-.9
-.2
-.6
-.2
.4
.6
-
-
2.6
0.4
2.7
-
143.5
238.3
2.7
3.0
3.8
3.3
2.8
2.7
6.4
4.3
1.7
.1
1.4
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.2
.5
-1.8
-18.5
-19.1
-16.3
4.8
5.4
3.5
-1 .7
2.7
2.3
6.3
-.5
8.7
1.6
2.1
-3.1
-3.0
-3.9
-1.7
-4.2
7.7
4.2
7.0
1.9
.6
.7
1.0
.5
-.1
.2
4.2
1.1
.1
.3
.5
.5
1.5
-.6
4.3
.0
-.1
.9
1.1
.2
.2
.3
1.5
1.9
.4
.3
.3
.4
4.6
-2.2
3.5
-.2
-.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.4
-2.7
.0
1.0
.2
-.3
-1.5
138.7
138.0
134.0
153.5
128.1
117.1
152.0
128.1
147.0
145.9
146.1
170.0
166.5
157.6
165.8
181.9
183.0
111.4
95.7
85.4
85.4
104.6
107.8
116.6
87.0
115.7
134.9
133.3
141.9
137.5
119.8
122.1
118.7
94.9
95.0
NA
94.0
98.2
170.9
182.6
152.3
194.2
134.4
2.3
2.3
1.6
3.3
-.4
2.5
6.0
-.6
3.6
1.5
3.1
4.2
2.9
3.2
2.2
4.5
4,6
-1 .6
-6.2
-15.8
-16.0
-15.1
.2
1.2
-3.7
4.0
-.1
-.2
5.7
-1.6
-2.2
-.1
-.3
-5.1
-4.8
-
-
-4.0
-6.4
2.3
6.7
1.9
8.2
2.8
-3.2
-3 .5
-.5
1.1
.3
-.1
-1.5
145.1
126.7
144.8
116.1
116.4
114.4
166.8
192.7
2.6
.9
2.7
-.4
-.3
-.5
4.1
8.6
.4
.1
.6
-.3
-.6
.3
.6
1.2
143.5
127.0
138.7
120.1
124.6
113.5
162.7
183.9
2.7
1.0
2.3
.2
-.4
1.3
4.2
7.0
.1
.1
.0
.0
.2
-.1
.2
1.3
136.4
142.7
152.3
102.1
117.8
118.7
130.1
163.5
164.2
2.7
2.3
3.0
-2.3
-.4
-.3
1.3
6.1
3.5
.4
.4
.4
-.2
-.3
-.5
.1
.7
.5
135.8
141.5
150.6
94.4
121.1
125.6
131.4
159.4
160.8
2.1
2.5
3.5
-5.8
.2
-.2
1.0
4.0
3.9
.1
.0
.2
-1.3
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
-
-
0.1
.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.9
.9
-.5
.1
-.1
1.3
.2
.2
1.5
.4
4.1
-.2
-.2
.1
.0
-.9
-1.4
.5
.6
.6
.2
.3
2.5
2.7
2.4
4.7
-.6
-1.1
-1.1
-3 .4
-3.4
Commodity and service group
All item s...........................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
Services...................................................................................... .
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less she lte r............................ ........................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Sen/ices less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
42
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): 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.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Size class C
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Expenditure category
All item s...........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 - 1 0 0 ) ................................................
135.6
223.9
2.7
-
0.1
-
132.5
214.1
1.8
-
0.2
-
135.7
216.1
3.4
-
0.0
-
129.1
207.0
2.8
-
0.3
-
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ............................................................................................
Food at ho m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables.... ....................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter.........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities.............................................................
F u els .........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation......... ....................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
136.4
135.8
136.3
150.0
133.0
130.5
151.6
127.0
135.3
142.7
132.1
146.9
151.6
143.5
155.9
150.0
150.1
110.2
99.6
90.0
86.0
117.9
102.3
113.5
92.2
114.6
127.2
126.4
128.1
122.2
125.3
121.7
120.5
91.0
90.6
NA
88.6
94.4
137.2
181.6
140.4
178.0
130.1
1.9
1.8
1.0
4.6
-1 .6
2.3
2.3
1.0
3.2
2.1
2.6
3.5
3.6
2.4
6.7
3.5
3.5
1.7
.7
-9.7
-13.7
-4.8
1.1
4.5
-2.5
.1
4.3
4.4
6.0
4.4
4.6
-.2
-.2
-9.4
-9.7
-9.8
-9.0
-1.2
7.3
1.9
7.9
4.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.8
.8
.3
.1
.8
-.4
-.1
1.0
-.1
3.6
-.5
-.5
-1.3
-2.5
-.4
-.2
-.6
-2.7
-2.9
-2.4
-.3
1.9
2.1
3.4
2.6
.2
-.4
-.5
-1.3
-1.4
-1.9
-1.8
-.2
1.1
.2
.6
1.1
132.0
132.0
132.0
151.6
122.8
126.9
142.3
129.2
132.1
133.3
129.7
146.7
157.6
144.5
.172.7
147.6
148.1
106.1
93.6
83.9
84.6
115.6
98.9
116.4
82.7
115.7
128.7
127.2
125.8
138.6
101.8
121.2
119.1
91.3
91.2
NA
88.8
95.3
175.8
178.1
128.9
176.3
139.8
.8
.7
.0
3.3
-3 .5
2.3
-1.5
1.7
1.8
2.9
2.4
2.6
5.6
4.8
6.5
1.9
1.6
.3
-1.6
-9.5
-16.6
-2.6
-1.1
1.2
-4.5
4.6
-.6
-1 .2
1.6
-2.2
-5.3
-2.1
-1.9
-12.4
-12.5
-12.9
-11.4
-4.4
8.5
1.7
7.9
6.1
-.3
-.4
-.7
-1 .7
-1 .4
.6
-1 .2
.4
.2
1.0
.5
.3
1.2
-.6
3.5
.1
.1
-.3
-.7
-.4
-.7
.0
-.7
.8
-2.9
2.4
.9
.8
-.1
.8
3.4
-.9
-.9
-2.7
-2.9
-3.2
-2.1
.5
2.0
-.3
.1
.5
134.8
134.3
132.7
145.5
122.2
125.2
154.8
129.3
137.7
141.3
135.1
146.2
148.7
135.9
169.2
150.1
150.6
119.9
109.2
85.8
82.0
112.9
118.4
130.0
106.4
125.1
126.3
123.6
121.0
129.0
123.7
119.1
116.7
86.9
86.8
NA
85.4
88.5
171.2
187.2
141.5
168.9
133.6
1.4
1.5
.5
2.8
-4 .0
3.9
1.8
1.9
3.3
-.2
4.3
5.9
4.9
4.1
6.5
6.3
6.4
-1.2
-2.5
-13.4
-14.3
-12.3
-1.7
-.8
-3.4
6.2
3.2
2.8
5.9
.7
11.7
.6
-.1
-9.3
-9.0
-9.8
-7.3
12.1
9.4
3.5
4.8
4.9
.4
.2
.2
-.4
1.2
2.3
-1 .9
-.1
.3
2.1
-.2
-.4
.9
-.4
3.3
-.9
-.8
-.7
-1.5
-.3
.5
-1 .4
-1.5
-.5
-3.2
.9
1.4
1.5
1.2
2.3
.2
-1.1
-1.2
-3.7
-3.8
-4.0
-2.7
.2
1.3
-.7
1.3
.4
132.0
131.3
129.4
148.0
126.1
125.5
138.9
119.8
135.2
141.9
120.0
126.4
128.0
123.0
130.2
131.9
131.8
112.9
94.8
76.5
71.6
116.5
102.5
107.0
99.8
114.2
136.2
136.2
114.6
152.1
143.2
118.8
114.1
86.8
86.2
NA
83.5
89.9
227.7
173.2
135.7
167.2
115.6
.3
.2
-1.1
4.1
-6 .5
3.1
-1 .6
.3
2.9
1.8
3.7
5.7
4.7
4.0
6.6
6.2
6.3
.4
-3.0
-10.5
-15.2
-5 .7
-2.6
-2.2
-3.1
1.9
6.5
6.7
2.8
10.4
1.7
-1.4
-.5
-10.3
-9.8
-10.3
-8.8
-12.2
7.6
5.2
5.1
.3
-.3
-.4
-.9
.5
-1 .4
-.8
-3.1
.3
.8
.6
.4
1.4
1.3
.5
3.6
1.4
1.5
-1.6
-2.0
-4.5
-6.3
-2.8
-1.9
.5
-4.7
.4
.8
.8
2.2
.4
-.3
.0
-.1
1.2
1.3
.7
.3
.8
.4
1,6
.6
1.0
135.6
126.9
136.4
121.0
124.4
114.9
144.9
179.7
2.7
1.3
1.9
.9
1.2
.4
3.9
7.0
.1
.2
.1
.1
.6
-.4
.0
1.2
132.5
123.4
132.0
118.9
119.9
118.5
143.1
174.3
1.8
.7
.8
.6
-1.5
3.1
2.7
8.8
.2
.2
-.3
.3
.1
.6
.3
2.3
135.7
125.4
134.8
120.1
120.2
119.5
147.8
189.6
3.4
1.7
1.4
1.9
.3
4.4
5.0
9.4
.0
.2
.4
.1
-.1
.3
-.1
1.4
129.1
124.9
132.0
120.7
124.5
115.7
134.4
172.6
2.8
1.5
.3
2.1
2.3
2.0
3.9
6.8
.3
.2
-.3
.3
.6
.0
.5
.5
132.5
133.1
141.2
95.6
122.0
125.5
130.7
147.9
141.7
2.4
2.4
3.3
-4.4
1.1
1.4
1.6
4.2
3.6
.1
.0
.2
-2 .0
.2
.6
.4
.0
-.1
129.1
130.0
139.2
90.7
119.3
120.5
125.7
142.6
140.4
1.5
1.3
2.6
-6.4
.7
-1.1
-.4
2.9
2.1
.2
.1
.4
-1.5
.3
.2
-.1
.2
.1
132.9
133.0
141.7
98.0
120.8
121.2
127.1
152.6
144.0
2.6
2.9
4.3
-5.4
1.7
.2
.9
4.2
4.6
.2
-.1
.3
-2 .4
.2
.1
.2
.1
-.3
130.3
125.9
134.6
90.1
121.4
125.5
128.8
144.4
129.4
1.9
2.3
3.7
-6 .2
2.2
2.3
1.3
2.6
3.4
.0
.3
.4
-.7
.4
.6
.2
-.1
.5
Commodity and service group
All item s................................................................................... ........
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages..........................
Durables..................................................................................
S ervices................................................................................ *.......
Medical care services..............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less e n e rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
43
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Per<:ent
cha nge
frorn—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Per<;ent
cha nge
frorn—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All item s...........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )................................................
135.5
218.7
2.3
-
0.5
-
136.3
222.5
2.5
-
0.4
-
134.0
216.9
2.8
-
0.3
133.1
216.1
1.7
-
0.5
-
Food and beverages..................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at hom e.........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential .................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .... .......................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities ............................................................
F u els........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities...........
Fuel o i l ...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation ..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities...............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footwear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation..............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium ........................................
Public transportation................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and service*.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
137.5
137.3
135.0
145.8
125.3
135.4
152.9
130.7
142.0
138.9
127.3
135.5
140.7
135.9
148.1
138.2
138.2
109.4
98.7
93.9
90.2
127.7
101.5
100.9
100.3
120.4
147.2
144.0
140.6
144.9
130.9
123.3
123.2
95.9
95.4
NA
92.4
99.0
127.8
187.2
142.1
171.3
132.1
1.5
1.3
.1
2.1
-3.2
1.7
1.0
1.9
3.1
2.8
2.5
3.7
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.8
3.9
-.4
-2.6
-6.8
-10.3
-.5
-2.2
-1.6
-4.1
1.3
1.7
1.6
6.8
-2.9
1.5
.2
.7
-6.5
-6.7
-7.2
-5.3
-5.4
7.8
2.7
4.8
-1.4
.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-1.3
-.4
1.2
.4
-.1
1.2
.0
.2
-.3
-.1
-.8
.4
.4
-1.2
-2.7
-.5
-.3
-.8
-2.8
-3.3
-1.1
.2
5.7
6.1
1.5
11.5
3.1
-.6
-.5
-2.3
-2.5
-2.6
-2.0
-1.4
.9
.6
.8
1.2
136.5
135.8
133.2
142.3
126.7
126.2
160.6
123.6
141.0
143.6
131.5
136.1
154.0
131.4
207.2
137.0
136.7
127.6
114.2
98.7
90.2
127.0
115.0
117.7
105.0
122.5
133.6
129.8
128.1
140.1
120.2
123.0
121.7
92.0
91.4
NA
88.1
96.2
149.5
183.3
134.6
182.5
135.3
1.0
.8
-.7
3.0
-2.8
1.0
-1.7
-.2
3.1
2.9
2.3
2.7
2.5
2.1
3.2
2.8
2.8
2.1
.7
-10.9
-19.9
-3.3
2.1
3.2
-3.5
.7
5.2
5.2
5.3
7.1
2.7
-1.1
-.4
-7.0
-7.3
-8.3
-5.6
-10.5
8.0
4.7
7.9
2.6
.4
.3
.3
.6
-.3
-.9
2.3
.2
.2
.8
.3
.1
-.1
.2
-.8
.3
.3
.7
-.4
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.5
.0
-2.9
-.1
2.5
2.6
3.6
2.9
2.5
-.8
-.7
-2.4
-2.7
-2.7
-2.0
-1.2
1.2
1.4
.3
-.4
136.9
136.6
134.3
142.3
125.8
126.7
154.0
132.5
142.6
140.3
122.8
126.1
131.1
125.9
143.5
127.6
127.1
127.9
117.2
112.1
82.3
140.0
118.4
121.0
116.6
109.0
144.8
144.2
127.6
154.7
133.5
126.3
125.4
93.0
93.2
NA
89.1
98.4
144.2
182.1
139.7
170.3
130.4
1.9
1.8
1.1
3.6
-2.3
1.3
3.4
2.1
3.3
3.1
2.0
2.7
3.1
2.9
3.5
2.6
2.5
1.1
-.6
-5.2
-17.0
-1.3
-.3
.0
-1.8
.6
8.8
9.2
-2.1
10.9
6.6
.5
.6
-8.6
-8.4
-9.2
-7.5
-2.5
7.8
4.4
5.3
-1.6
.4
.3
.4
1.3
.2
-1.0
.9
.5
.2
1.0
.2
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.8
.0
.0
.8
1.1
-.9
-1.2
-.8
1.2
1.3
1.0
.5
2.1
2.3
-.6
4.7
1.5
-.4
-.5
-1.5
-1.8
-1.8
-1.8
-.4
1.3
1.2
-.4
1.4
133.1
132.8
129.4
151.8
125.0
119.0
144.7
119.7
141.6
137.2
127.4
138.8
146.2
132.8
162.3
140.2
138.5
114.2
102.7
91.9
85.4
110.5
106.9
112.0
85.7
115.0
128.4
126.2
127.1
127.6
102.6
119.9
118.0
84.7
83.6
NA
79.7
89.6
163.0
185.6
127.5
166.1
114.5
1.4
1.1
.5
4.3
-2.2
1.4
1.5
.8
2.5
5.1
1.1
1.5
2.7
2.5
3.0
1.4
1.0
1.0
-.9
-13.1
-14.1
-12.1
.4
.4
1.7
.1
2.9
2.6
6.3
1.8
6.3
-1.0
-.8
-8.7
-9.0
-10.3
-7 .2
-3.2
7.6
1.4
4.3
-1.5
.4
.3
.5
.9
-1.3
.3
3.1
.6
.1
.7
.6
1.1
-.1
.3
-.9
1.4
1.5
.1
.2
-1 .4
-1 .7
-1.3
.3
.8
-4.0
-.5
1.7
1.9
-2.5
3.7
1.3
-.9
-.8
-3.8
-3.7
-4.0
-3.4
-1.3
1.8
-.9
.9
.0
135.5
129.3
137.5
124.4
126.6
121.9
142.0
187.6
2.3
1.3
1.5
1.2
.6
2.1
3.3
8.1
.5
.9
.1
1.3
2.3
-.1
.1
.9
136.3
127.6
136.5
122.4
125.2
118.3
145.5
181.4
2.5
1.5
1.0
1.9
2.6
.9
3.3
7.2
.4
2.8
.4
.2
.4
-.2
.4
1.0
134.0
128.8
136.9
124.0
129.1
118.1
140.1
183.5
1.9
2.4
2.9
1.8
3.4
8.1
.3
.4
.4
.3
.6
-.1
.3
1.2
133.1
124.1
133.1
119.0
119.7
118.3
143.2
185.3
1.7
.3
1.4
-.3
-.7
.2
2.9
8.4
.5
-.1
.4
-.4
-.5
-.1
.8
2.1
135.8
132.6
141.1
96.1
125.0
127.1
132.2
152.9
137.8
2.0
2.0
2.9
-4.6
1.3
.8
.6
.5
.7
-2.5
1.4
2.2
1.1
1.1
.1
.1
136.7
133.3
140.9
100.3
123.2
126.1
131.0
156.9
141.6
2.4
2.1
3.0
-2.7
2.0
2.7
1.8
3.8
2.8
.4
.3
.5
-1.4
.2
.5
.4
.6
.4
136.8
130.6
138.4
103.9
124.6
129.5
133.0
154.3
134.8
2.9
2.4
3.5
-4.2
2.5
2.9
2.4
4.0
2.8
.4
.2
.4
.0
.4
.7
.5
.6
.2
131.9
128.7
138.9
92.2
119.5
120.3
126.3
151.0
137.0
1.7
1.1
2.2
-4.2
-.2
-.3
.3
4.0
2.0
.2
.2
.6
-1.4
-.3
-.5
-.2
.7
.7
Commodity and service group
All item s...........................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
.2
2.2
Special indexes
All items less she lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y ....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
3.0
2.8
See footnotes at end of table.
44
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
W
<est
Size class C
Size class A
Group
Index
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1992
Feb.
1991
Percent
change
from—
Index
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Feb.
1991
Jan.
1992
Expenditure category
All item s.............................................................. .............................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 - 1 0 0 ) ............................. ..................
142.4
232.2
3.6
-
0.4
-
137.1
212.6
3.0
-
0.4
-
Food and beverages..................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at hom e.................................................................. ......
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at home ............................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential .................................................................
Other renters’ costs...................................................... .
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent ren t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................
F u els........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........
Fuel o il4 .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ............ ..............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation ..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation................................................... ...........................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
139.5
138.2
137.9
150.8
130.3
131.5
157.6
129.9
139.1
151.3
144.8
156.5
172.0
154.9
202.9
165.3
165.6
126.8
123.2
91.9
84.2
128.5
125.5
144.0
104.2
117.6
125.7
122.4
126.9
115.7
112.4
126.6
124.4
96.0
95.9
NA
94.0
99.0
156.2
186.4
141.1
186.7
148.7
2.0
1.8
1.0
3.0
-1.1
2.7
.1
2.1
2.8
4.9
3.6
3.9
5.1
2.7
14.6
3.4
3.4
4.4
.3
-12.7
-16.6
-9.3
.7
1.7
-1.5
.9
3.7
3.8
6.1
2.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
-.6
-.2
.1
.1
.1
-1.0
.2
.2
1.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.5
.4
1.0
.2
3.8
.1
.1
.4
.6
-2.2
-.1
-3.9
.6
1.0
-.3
1.0
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.0
.2
.0
.2
.8
.9
1.3
1.3
.4
4.6
-4.1
3.9
.4
1.6
2.9
2.2
3.9
4.3
4.8
1.8
14.6
4.2
4.2
1.9
-3.2
.1
1.0
-3.3
1.9
-11.5
3.8
2.9
2.3
-7.2
6.3
2.7
.7
1.1
-9.5
-10.5
.4
.3
.4
1.7
-1.0
1.0
.1
1.0
.2
.9
-.1
.1
.7
-.3
3.5
-.1
-.1
-1.4
-5.1
.1
.2
-5.4
-.5
-13.0
.3
1.3
1.3
-1.0
2.0
-1.1
.2
.3
.5
.5
-
-
.6
.5
-7.3
8.2
3.4
9.7
3.8
1.0
1.2
-1.4
.9
.0
.5
.6
138.2
137.5
136.9
146.9
130.2
124.4
170.0
125.9
138.9
146.5
132.0
142.9
150.3
133.6
184.4
151.8
152.5
116.2
103.7
268.3
NA
122.3
102.3
115.9
87.2
112.6
126.5
124.6
123.8
118.3
121.1
126.0
124.8
88.4
87.1
NA
85.9
87.3
144.0
188.4
149.6
171.8
141.9
-10.0
-11.0
-6.3
6.4
3.1
5.1
5.2
.7
-1.5
-1.8
.9
1.6
1.3
.0
142.4
128.5
139.5
121.6
125.0
116.3
154.9
186.9
3.6
2.6
2.0
3.0
3.1
2.6
4.2
8.4
.4
.5
.1
1.0
1.2
.7
.3
.6
137.1
125.6
138.2
118.5
122.9
113.7
148.3
190.1
3.0
1.4
1.3
1.3
.6
2.3
4.4
6.6
.4
.7
.4
.9
1.5
.4
.1
.9
137.8
140.1
146.5
105.4
123.2
127.0
132.6
159.9
152.3
3.4
3.3
3.8
-.1
3.1
3.4
2.6
4.5
3.9
.4
.4
.3
.8
1.0
1.0
.6
.1
.3
135.7
133.8
142.1
95.1
119.7
124.5
130.8
158.8
143.8
2.5
2.8
3.7
-6 .6
1.4
.7
.9
4.3
4.1
.4
.3
.6
-2.3
.9
1.4
.8
.0
-.1
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
D urables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less she lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y ........ ............................................................
Energy......................................................................................... .
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services............................. .............
_
I
’
See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross
4 Indexes on a June 1 97 8 = 1 0 0 base in West size class C.
classifications.
N Data not adequate for publication.
A
2
Indexes on a December 1 982=100 base.
Data not available.
3
Indexes on a December 1 986=100 base.
45
Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , 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 1992
136.6
149.3
130.2
128.1
156.9
129.2
u r b a n .............................................................
More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
50,000 to 500,000 .....................................
140.7
141.3
144.8
134.0
153.0
153.7
149.1
153.5
134.8
135.0
142.4
128.1
126.6
127.2
130.2
117.1
161.9
163.5
164.8
152.0
133.8
133.6
140.7
128.1
Central u rb a n .......................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 360,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
134.1
136.3
132.0
132.7
149.0
150.0
151.6
145.5
128.7
133.0
122.8
122.2
128.0
130.5
126.9
125.2
149.5
151.6
142.3
154.8
126.8
127.0
129.2
129.3
129.4
148.0
126.1
125.5
138.9
119.8
u r b a n .....................................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ....................... ........
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ............. .................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 ......................... ..........
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) .......................................
133.6
135.0
133.2
134.3
144.8
145.8
142.3
142.3
125.7
125.3
126.7
125.8
128.3
135.4
126.2
126.7
153.7
152.9
160.6
154.0
127.9
130.7
123.6
132.5
129.4
151.8
125.0
119.0
144.7
119.7
West urban ......................................................................
Size A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ....................................
138.5
137.9
136.9
150.5
150.8
146.9
131.9
130.3
130.2
129.8
131.5
124.4
162.4
157.6
170.0
128.6
129.9
125.9
Size classes
A 2 ...................................................................................
B .......................................................................................
C .......................................................................................
D .......................................................................................
126.1
137.7
134.2
131.2
133.8
147.8
145.9
150.1
119.8
133.0
125.9
124.8
123.3
127.6
124.0
125.4
143.5
161.7
156.2
146.7
119.5
128.5
129.9
122.6
140.6
140.1
140.3
132.2
132.9
134.2
138.9
139.3
133.6
144.4
139.5
129.0
135.6
143.7
142.2
163.0
144.5
153.9
152.2
140.0
145.5
145.4
152.9
139.6
157.4
152.3
142.6
140.8
151.6
156.4
130.4
136.0
139.8
131.6
123.9
132.1
125.0
131.2
120.9
137.9
132.7
121.5
119.3
135.7
130.2
135.3
132.3
133.2
128.4
133.0
121.8
140.5
138.1
132.2
128.9
123.5
122.5
140.4
128.1
149.1
158.2
160.8
158.9
143.1
143.5
157.4
138.6
157.0
169.6
169.8
154.6
141.8
158.2
170.4
170.1
134.5
132.3
125.6
116.6
133.1
124.5
151.8
130.8
121.7
134.0
139.0
125.4
136.6
136.0
127.4
U.S. city a v e ra g e .............................................. ..............
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..............................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ........................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ...........................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ............
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D .................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................... .
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ..................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .....................
Washington, D C -M D -V A ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
46
Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued
Area
Total
food
at
home
Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs
Cereals
and
bakery
products
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
vegetables
Other
food
at
home
Percent change, January 1992 to February 1992
0.1
0.3
-0 .7
-0.1
1.4
0.5
u rb a n ..............................................................
More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
50,000 to 500,000 ....................................
.4
.5
1.0
-.3
.7
1.1
.5
-.3
-1 .5
-1 .7
-.1
-.9
-.2
-.6
.2
.9
2.7
3.5
4.2
-.5
.9
1.1
1.1
.1
Central u rb a n .......................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 360,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
-.1
.1
-.7
.2
-.3
.0
-1 .7
-.4
-.2
-.1
-1 .4
1.2
-.1
-.8
.6
2.3
-.5
.8
-1 .2
-1 .9
.2
.3
.4
-.1
-.9
.5
-1 .4
-.8
-3.1
.3
u r b a n .....................................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
.2
-.1
.3
.4
.6
.1
.6
1.3
-.7
-1 .3
-.3
.2
-.6
-.4
-.9
-1 .0
1.6
1.2
2.3
.9
.4
.4
.2
.5
.5
.9
-1 .3
.3
3.1
.6
W est urban ......................................................................
Size A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ....................................
.3
.1
.4
-.3
-1 .0
1.7
.0
.2
-1 .0
.4
.2
1.0
1.1
1.2
.1
.2
-.3
1.0
Size classes
A .......................................................................................
B .......................................................................................
C .......................................................................................
D .......................................................................................
.2
.4
.2
-.2
.1
.1
.5
.6
-.8
-.4
.2
-1 .3
-.4
.2
.6
-.1
1.9
2.3
-.3
-.5
.3
.5
.3
.7
.6
.1
1.2
-.5
-.5
.1
.9
.3
1.1
.3
.6
2.1
-1 .3
.6
.9
-1 .0
.5
-.1
.7
-1 .2
-.3
2.0
.1
.2
1.4
-.9
4.6
-2 .3
- .6
2.0
-.6
-2 .2
.6
1.1
-.7
-.1
.2
-.2
-.4
-1 .7
-1 .6
-1 .0
-1 .0
.4
1.8
-.4
-1 .0
-.1
-.2
.2
- .2
.4
1.0
.6
-1 .2
.8
1.9
-2.1
-.7
- .3
6.8
3.0
3.2
-2 .3
.9
1.3
-2 .7
2.1
5.3
3.5
2.9
7.0
-.9
1.2
.7
-.1
1.3
1.5
-2 .0
-1 .2
-.1
3.4
-.8
.2
.8
2.5
1.0
-1 .0
1.4
.2
U.S. city a v e ra g e ............................................................
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..............................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ........................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ...........................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ............
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D .................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ..................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .....................
Washington, D C -M D -V A ...............................................
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
2
47
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change, January 1992 to February 1992
Group
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI
Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA
N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA
Expenditure category
All ite m s .................................................................................................
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.5
Food and be v e ra g e s......................................................................
Food .................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h .....................................................
Dairy products..........................................................................
Fruits and v eg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ..............................................................
Food away from h o m e ............................................................
Alcoholic be v e ra g e s ....................................................................
H ousing..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts ............................................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ..................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t .......................................................
Fuel and other utilities ................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Fuel o i l ...................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
E lectricity...............................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Household furnishings and operation .......................... .........
Apparel and u p k e e p .......................................................................
Apparel com modities...................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
F o o tw e a r......................................................................................
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
Motor fu e l.....................................................................................
Gasoline ......................................................... ..........................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r.................................. ................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded p rem ium ...........................................
Public transportation....................................................................
Medical c a r e ........................ .............................................................
Entertainm ent...................................................................................
Other goods and serv ic e s ............................................................
Personal c a r e ......................................................................... ......
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.7
-.5
-.1
1.4
.5
.1
.6
.3
.4
.9
.1
2.7
.2
.1
-.3
-.7
-.5
-.3
-1 .0
-.7
-.3
-1 .6
.5
1.8
1.9
1.5
2.6
.9
-.3
-.4
-1 .7
-1 .7
.8
.7
1.2
-.1
.6
1.3
-.1
3.2
1.5
.2
1.0
-.4
.4
1.1
.3
3.8
.1
.1
-3 .3
-5 .8
.6
1.2
-.2
-5 .9
-9 .2
-2 .5
-.3
4.7
5.0
9.2
8.8
-6 .2
-1 .0
-.9
-3.1
-3 .4
.1
.1
.3
.1
-.2
-.4
1.0
2.1
-.8
-.1
-.4
.5
.3
.9
.2
3.8
-.1
-.1
.9
1.7
-9 .9
.3
.3
.3
1.4
-1 .7
-1 .7
-1 .2
3.5
.8
.3
.4
.7
.6
1.2
.2
4.1
.3
.3
.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
.0
.0
-.6
.7
2.2
-.2
-.3
.4
-.7
-1 .2
.2
.2
-1 .7
-1 .8
.3
.3
.6
-.9
-1 .6
-1 .4
.8
2.9
2.5
-.2
.1
.1
.2
2.1
.8
4.0
- .6
-.5
.3
.4
-.1
-.2
.0
.5
.0
1.5
-1 .0
-4 .2
-4 .9
.9
-1 1.8
1.9
-.4
-.5
-3 .2
-3 .2
.5
.5
.6
-.6
.4
.7
-.7
1.2
1.4
.4
.9
.4
.5
.9
.1
3.8
.3
.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
.4
3.1
3.6
7.4
7.3
-2 .8
-.3
.2
.3
.3
-
-
-
-9 .8
1.8
2.8
-.6
1.1
1.9
2.1
1.7
-.2
2.9
.2
.5
1.7
1.9
-
-
-
-
-1 .8
-1 .6
-.5
1.0
.4
.4
.7
-3 .7
-2 .8
-.9
1.0
-.3
.7
2.7
1.7
2.5
-1 .2
.7
.0
.4
.5
-2 .4
-1 .0
-.2
.7
.7
.2
.5
-3 .5
-2 .8
.3
.4
-.1
.7
3.2
.2
.4
-3.1
1.2
.1
.4
.3
All ite m s ................................................................................................
.4
.2
.4
.5
-.1
.5
Com m odities.....................................................................................
Food and be v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and bevera g e s ...............................
D u rab le s .......................................................................................
.3
.1
.3
.6
.2
.7
.8
.7
1.3
-.4
.7
.1
1.2
1.6
.4
.4
.3
.4
-.2
1.7
-.6
.3
-1 .4
-2.1
-.3
.9
.5
1.2
1.5
.5
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
.3
1.0
-.1
.7
.3
.5
.5
.5
.3
.0
.3
.6
.3
.3
.5
-1.1
.4
.6
.4
.3
.2
.1
.1
.6
-4 .5
.6
1.2
1.0
-.7
-.3
.5
.4
.3
1,7
1.0
1.4
.8
.2
.2
.4
.4
.5
-.7
.4
-.2
.1
.4
.5
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.9
-1 .3
-1 .9
-.9
.3
.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
1.2
1.4
.9
-.1
.2
Commodity and service group
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r........................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .............................................................
All items less e n e rg y ........................................................................
E nergy....................................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................... .
Nondurables less food .....................................................................
N ondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r...........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
Data not available.
48
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI
U.S.
city
average
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
DetroitAnn Arbor,
Ml
DallasFort Worth,
TX
Percent
change
from—
Dec.
Feb.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items ( 1 9 6 7 - 1 0 0 ) ....................................................................
138.6
415.2
2.8
0.5
139.2
415.9
2.7
0.7
132.4
415.3
2.3
0.3
134.9
400.9
2.0
0.7
Food and beverages...................................................................
138.1
137.5
136.6
149.3
130.2
131.4
128.1
156.9
129.2
139.9
145.7
136.1
149.8
160.2
145.6
185.8
153.5
153.7
115.9
105.9
91.5
88.8
120.4
112.0
120.3
99.6
117.3
130.2
127.7
125.6
128.2
122.4
124.1
122.0
92.9
92.7
NA
90.4
96.7
150.7
186.2
140.7
179.4
137.5
1.5
1.5
.7
3.5
-2.3
-1.7
2.3
1.5
1.4
2.7
2.9
2.8
3.6
3.8
2.9
6.0
3.6
3.5
1.0
-1.1
-13.4
-16.0
-6 .9
.4
1.3
-1.3
1.5
3.2
3.1
3.9
2.3
3.4
.3
.7
-6.8
-6.6
.6
.6
.8
1.3
-1.1
-.5
.5
2.6
1.7
.2
1.3
.8
1.1
2.8
.3
9.5
.3
.3
-.1
-.6
-3.4
-3.8
-2.4
-.4
-.4
-.3
.9
.5
.4
-.2
-.2
.5
-1.0
-1.1
-5.6
-5.5
2.2
2.2
1.4
5.3
3.6
3.7
1.4
3.6
-4.9
-4.7
5.1
2.7
5.1
7.1
3.1
1.4
2.8
2.2
2.0
2.8
3.0
3.1
.1
-1.1
.0
1.2
1.2
1.9
-.2
.0
.5
.2
4.7
4.5
.1
.7
-1.6
-.6
.8
.2
3.3
-1.0
-1.1
-.6
-.9
.0
2.0
2.1
11.3
1.8
-7.5
-1.1
-2.1
-7.9
-8.1
.0
-1.1
-.5
-2.1
-2 .4
5.1
5.2
1.0
-.6
15.0
.2
1.3
-8.2
-8.1
.0
-.9
.1
-2.5
-5.7
10.3
11.1
3.9
14.1
6.6
-1.5
-1.4
-7.6
-7.7
-.5
1.9
1.7
.2
.9
1.5
.7
3.2
-.2
9.4
.1
.1
6.4
10.6
-2.7
-4.7
-.6
11.2
3.2
21.9
-1.4
2.6
2.7
-.8
2.1
19.1
-1.8
-2.0
-7.8
-8.4
-11.1
-10.0
2.6
8.1
1.6
8.0
3.0
-8.6
-7.2
7.0
1.7
.5
.6
1.6
-8.8
-6.9
-12.9
7.2
-.2
5.8
4.5
-8.4
-6.6
-2.8
1.1
.0
1.4
2.1
133.6
133.0
134.2
145.5
132.1
134.1
121.8
157.4
124.5
131.8
140.2
130.7
146.1
145.6
139.2
146.1
149.5
150.0
115.7
106.8
89.9
89.9
109.4
110.2
134.4
92.8
104.2
131.7
131.2
128.8
133.2
138.8
128.5
127.7
89.0
88.3
NA
86.2
91.1
145.7
179.2
130.5
168.8
118.9
3.6
3.7
4.3
4.5
.5
1.0
2.3
14.9
4.1
2.6
2.6
1.2
2.3
2.7
.4
6.6
2.2
2.1
.2
-1.5
-13.7
-11.4
-16.0
-.9
3.1
-4.9
-2.9
1.6
1.7
-1.4
-4.9
40.3
.2
.1
-7.4
-7.7
-5.9
-4.6
.6
2.0
.6
1.0
1.3
139.6
138.8
132.9
140.0
123.9
125.9
133.0
143.5
133.1
148.6
148.6
118.4
123.0
126.0
120.7
126.7
129.2
130.3
113.1
106.9
99.0
NA
103.7
106.4
99.8
121.4
113.4
157.5
152.1
121.2
141.1
146.1
121.3
121.7
94.8
94.5
NA
91.7
96.0
121.4
182.7
142.1
170.2
138.0
.5
.4
.4
1.0
-1.0
.8
3.1
1.9
.0
3.7
1.6
3.0
4.2
4.3
3.6
7.0
4.1
4.2
2.7
1.8
-2.5
-7.7
5.3
2.0
10.4
-5.4
-1.3
1.9
2.0
11.0
1.1
-8.8
-.8
-1.3
-10.6
-10.8
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.3
2.4
-.8
1.5
2.3
1.0
2.0
.7
1.2
2.4
.6
9.6
,8
.8
-1.1
-2.2
.0
.3
-.5
-2.2
-5.9
1.6
-7.0
-5.2
-3.5
7.9
3.3
7.2
2.5
137.7
136.7
140.3
153.9
139.8
143.2
133.2
158.9
125.6
130.5
148.2
138.3
155.2
159.5
153.6
154.6
159.1
158.1
111.6
100.0
90.1
91.2
113.2
102.7
106.0
99.5
116.3
126.5
127.2
124.4
125.1
126.5
120.7
118.5
94.0
93.9
NA
91.6
96.1
138.2
186.9
146.9
188.0
136.9
-9.0
-6.2
1.3
6.4
-1.9
8.1
2.3
-9.2
-8.4
1.0
2.1
1.0
.5
.1
138.6
127.6
138.1
121.1
123.7
117.6
150.1
186.4
2.8
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.8
3.9
7.9
.5
.1
.6
-.3
-.6
.3
.9
2.0
139.2
129.3
137.7
123.7
127.4
117.0
149.1
182.9
2.7
.6
2.2
-.5
-.5
-.3
4.6
7.4
.7
.1
1.3
-.7
-.7
-.8
1.1
1.6
132.4
129.5
139.6
123.4
130.5
115.7
135.3
188.2
2.3
2.0
3.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
2.7
8.2
.3
.7
1.2
.5
2.8
-2 .6
.0
.7
134.9
123.2
133.6
117.2
122.2
107.0
147.8
184.0
2.0
.7
3.6
-1 .2
-.4
-2.6
3.2
8.4
.7
-.4
.5
-1 .0
-7
-1.7
1.6
2.5
135.5
135.9
144.0
99.0
122.1
124.9
131.1
155.1
146.6
2.5
2.5
3.4
-3.7
1.5
1.4
1.4
4.2
3.5
.4
.4
.8
-2.8
-.2
-.5
.0
.8
.8
134.4
136.7
144.9
96.6
124.8
128.6
132.8
149.8
146.2
2.1
2.4
3.4
-4.4
-.3
-.4
.8
5.0
4.3
.4
.5
1.1
-5.0
-.6
-.5
.4
.9
1.0
136.3
129.5
138.3
100.1
124.2
131.3
136.1
154.5
130.8
2.2
2.0
2.9
-4.7
1.4
1.5
2.3
2.5
2.1
.6
.3
.7
-4.3
.6
2.7
2.0
.4
-.1
132.1
132.7
140.0
99.3
118.1
123.2
128.0
153.7
144.6
1.9
1.8
2.6
-4.2
-1.0
-.2
1.5
4.1
2.7
.6
.6
.6
1.4
-.9
-.6
-.2
2.3
1.5
Food at h o m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing..........................................................................................
S helter.........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent ren t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities ............................................................
F u els .........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l ...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
W %"• \J
Utility (DiDed) a a s ...........................................................................................
.............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation..............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
- .1
.1
- .1
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
Services........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
49
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—
-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT
Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside,
CA
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Percent
change
from—
Dec.
Feb.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items (1967 = 1 0 0 ) ....................................................................
127.0
407.3
2.2
0.0
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ............................................................................................
Food at ho m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing..........................................................................................
Shelter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................
F u els....................................................... .................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation ..................................
Apparel and upkeep.......... .........................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
132.7
132.0
138.9
145.4
125.0
127.0
140.5
138.6
151.8
120.9
137.7
109.9
118.4
123.9
117.1
197.0
113.7
109.0
92.9
78.5
NA
NA
114.6
77.8
76.3
84.8
106.0
137.1
137.3
161.1
147.6
125.5
121.0
121.7
98.7
98.9
NA
97.7
97.5
137.9
190.7
143.2
161.7
119.7
.4
.2
-.6
2.7
-3.5
-3.2
-.8
-5.1
3.8
1.6
2.5
2.1
6.2
7.3
8.9
2.8
5.8
5.9
-7.9
-12.9
8.1
-13.7
-14.7
-10.4
-.7
-.8
-1.2
18.2
-8.5
-5.3
.7
1.5
-7.7
-7.7
-7.8
-5.9
-8.6
11.9
4.2
4.1
2.3
.9
.8
1.1
.0
-2 .0
-1.2
1.4
-2.7
6.8
.3
2.0
-1.0
.3
.3
-.8
3.4
.3
.2
-10.1
-17.2
.0
-17.8
-22.5
.0
3.0
1.6
1.7
-1.0
5.9
7.3
-1.8
-1.8
-6.4
-6.5
-6.8
-6.0
-2.5
2.5
1.4
2.6
1.2
139.5
137.7
139.3
152.9
131.2
128.2
138.1
157.0
130.8
136.0
156.3
147.7
158.5
169.0
155.2
200.7
166.6
166.7
134.3
134.9
123.4
NA
123.7
135.1
156.9
110.6
118.4
135.2
132.6
135.3
130.6
108.4
129.6
127.0
97.5
97.2
NA
95.5
99.6
169.2
187.8
133.8
190.6
151.7
2.9
2.4
1.4
3.6
-.5
-1.2
3.4
-.4
2.7
4.2
6.5
3.0
3.4
4.1
1.6
14.8
3.0
3.0
3.8
-.4
-11.9
-11.9
-.2
3.1
-7 .6
.8
4.7
4.7
6.6
2.6
3.4
2.0
3.4
7.1
7.9
8.5
7.4
-7.7
8.6
2.1
9.4
4.5
1.1
1.1
1.8
1.7
.1
.2
2.6
4.2
1.3
.1
.8
1.1
1.2
2.1
.1
10.7
.7
.7
.3
-.7
-10.1
-10.0
-.5
2.6
-7 .7
1.4
3.8
4.2
3.6
4.9
1.0
.8
1.4
2.2
2.6
2.1
4.1
-3.5
2.0
.4
1.3
2.5
145.6
145.1
144.4
157.4
137.9
139.4
128.9
169.8
134.0
149.7
150.9
149.4
170.9
179.7
158.8
233.2
174.5
175.3
105.2
99.1
94.9
94.5
111.0
104.7
104.3
105.3
122.6
123.4
119.5
113.1
121.1
127.9
129.7
124.4
96.4
96.7
NA
93.7
100.7
151.6
196.4
145.0
187.6
153.8
1.3
1.1
.8
3.9
-3.3
-2.7
1.7
4.6
.9
1.8
2.6
3.2
4.2
3.3
3.7
2.3
4.8
4.8
-1.4
-4.0
-15.0
-15.2
-10.2
-.1
-3 .6
6.4
2.8
1.2
.9
1.2
-.3
4.6
1.5
1.6
-3.2
-2.9
_
-4.1
-1.7
.7
7.4
3.9
9.1
8.2
1.0
1.0
1.9
2.7
-1.7
-1.3
.7
8.6
1.3
-.1
.7
1.4
1.4
4.1
.9
13.8
.2
.2
-.4
-1.5
-3.5
-3.6
-1 .9
-.8
-4.1
5.4
2.6
-1 .9
-2 .2
-2.8
-4.3
1.2
.5
-.1
-4.1
-4.1
-4.7
-3.3
2.8
2.3
.7
1.4
3.5
127.0
125.6
132.7
121.1
124.0
116.7
128.5
187.4
2.2
.2
.4
.1
.5
-.5
4.4
12.6
.0
.7
.9
.6
1.3
-.4
-.8
2.7
144.9
130.4
139.5
124.5
131.1
114.7
157.9
189.1
3.6
3.7
2.9
4.4
5.8
2.0
3.5
8.7
1.3
1.6
1.1
2.1
3.2
.3
1.0
1.7
148.0
132.8
145.6
122.5
123.9
119.8
161.8
199.9
3.1
1.4
1.3
1.5
.6
3.0
4.3
7.6
1.0
.4
1.0
-.2
-1.1
1.7
1.4
2.1
129.3
123.1
133.2
89.6
121.8
124.6
128.7
138.6
121.8
1.2
1.4
3.2
-9.9
.2
.6
.4
3.0
3.3
-.1
-.2
.9
-11.0
.7
1.3
1.1
-1.6
-1.2
140.1
142.5
148.8
110.2
126.1
133.0
135.7
164.2
155.2
3.7
3.3
3.6
3.6
4.5
5.9
4.2
3.7
3.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
.9
2.0
2.9
2.1
.6
.8
139.6
145.6
153.7
97.7
123.7
125.5
135.9
158.6
158.8
2.6
2.8
3.6
-3.7
1.6
.9
1.0
4.4
4.1
.7
.9
1.2
-2.4
-.1
-.9
.1
1.3
1.3
-
-
144.9
428.1
3.6
-
1.3
-
148.0
427.9
3.1
-
1.0
-
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
Services........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less she lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less e n e rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
50
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
All item s..............................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )......................................................
Food and beverages.....................................................
F o o d ..............................................................................
Food at ho m e...........................................................
Cereals and bakery products.............................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ....................................
Dairy products........................................................
Fruits and vegetables...........................................
Other food at h o m e ..............................................
Food away from ho m e ............................................
Alcoholic beverages...................................................
Housing............................................................................
Shelter........................................................... ...............
Renters’ costs 2 .........................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................
Other renters’ costs..............................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ....................................
Fuel and other utilities................................................
F u els ...........................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel o i l..................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....
Electricity..............................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................
Household furnishings and operation......................
Apparel and upkeep.......................................................
Apparel commodities...................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel....................................
Footw ear....................................................................
Transportation.................................................................
Private transportation..................................................
Motor fu e l...................................................................
Gasoline .................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular...................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular..............................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ............................
Public transportation....................................................
Medical c a re ....................................................................
Entertainment..................................................................
Other goods and services............................................
Personal c a r e ...............................................................
Commodity and service group
All item s..............................................................................
Commodities....................................................................
Food and beverages..................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..................
Nondurables less food and beverages...........
Durables....................................................................
Services ...........................................................................
Medical care services................................................
Special indexes
All items less s helter.......................................................
All items less medical c a re .............................................
All items less ene rg y .......................................................
Energy.................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ....................................................
Nondurables less food ....................................................
Nondurables.......................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 ............................ ...........
Services less medical care services.............................
1
2
3
144.2
416.6
Index
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
2.6
-
Feb.
1992
-0.1
-
134.3
409.9
1.0
1.0
1.7
.7
-1.0
-1.3
1.1
5.9
2.9
-.2
.4
.5
.6
5.8
1.1
13.6
-1 .5
-1 .6
1.3
.6
-1.7
-2.3
.0
1.0
-.1
3.6
-.8
-7.5
-8.5
-5.9
-17.6
5.9
-.8
-.9
-5 .6
-5.4
3.9
-
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
3.6
-0.1
-
141.0
433.5
0.9
.7
.8
1.2
1.6
-1 .6
-1 .3
-.8
7.2
1.2
.0
.0
-.4
-.6
4.0
-.6
12.9
-1.8
-1 .7
-.8
.3
-7 .8
-6 .9
-8 .2
.6
.0
1.1
.3
-1.8
-1.9
.8
-5.3
.4
-1.1
-1 .2
-8.8
-8 .9
-
-
-5.4
-5.3
-8.2
8.6
5.9
12.5
1.5
-1 .2
-.1
-2.7
1.6
.4
4.8
2.4
-
-
2.7
2.1
1.9
5.5
-1.7
-.9
1.9
2.8
3.7
2.3
7.9
3.1
3.4
5.6
3.1
14.4
2.2
2.3
6.8
2.5
-8 .4
-.5
-.9
-1 .3
-.1
-2 .2
-1 .5
-.9
-3.1
.6
-.3
2.9
1.1
1.1
2.4
.3
10.5
.4
.4
1.3
2.3
1.8
-
-
-
-
-9 .6
-7 .6
-.3
1.4
.8
2.2
2.7
134.3
125.2
132.3
120.4
123.7
115.0
144.5
180.1
3.9
2.1
2.8
1.8
1.6
2.0
5.6
10.9
-.1
-.5
.7
-1 .2
-2.3
.7
.3
1.6
141.0
129.0
142.9
119.7
122.7
114.5
151.7
180.0
3.6
2.9
2.7
2.9
2.9
2.9
4.0
7.7
.9
.4
-.5
1.2
.9
1.4
1.1
1.2
132.1
131.4
137.7
110.6
121.8
125.5
128.3
150.2
141.1
3.5
3.5
4.2
.0
1.9
1.9
2.2
5.9
5.1
.1
-.2
.3
-3.7
-1.1
-2.1
-.8
.9
.1
136.5
139.0
144.3
116.2
121.6
125.1
133.2
153.1
149.8
3.7
3.3
3.9
-1.4
3.4
3.6
2.9
4.9
3.8
.7
.8
.8
.8
1.3
1.2
.2
1.3
1.1
-
-
-5.6
-4.1
-2.7
5.8
4.5
3.2
-3.7
-5.9
-4.3
-.1
-.5
.4
.5
4.0
132.3
130.8
129.0
142.6
121.5
123.0
122.5
141.8
125.4
135.0
150.7
134.2
143.1
151.0
133.2
183.2
140.5
140.7
132.1
128.0
116.6
83.1
156.3
129.7
146.5
116.1
113.2
129.3
126.8
120.1
127.7
115.1
113.5
111.8
89.2
89.1
NA
85.9
91.8
133.6
184.6
146.0
165.4
123.4
144.2
123.7
136.4
115.5
114.9
117.5
166.3
187.3
2.6
.9
.9
.8
-.4
2.4
3.7
4.5
-.1
-1.0
1.0
-2.4
-3.7
-.5
.5
-1.3
136.5
141.9
149.6
105.5
117.3
117.8
126.0
166.9
164.4
2.1
2.4
2.8
-.5
.9
-.2
.3
3.8
3.7
-.4
-.1
.0
-1.8
-2.2
-3.3
-1.3
.4
.6
51
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
-6 .8
-4 .4
-6 .6
9.3
4.7
9.4
8.8
.9
.7
.2
2.8
-3.1
-2.9
3.4
.9
.9
1.9
2.4
3.2
3.7
3.5
4.2
2.5
3.8
3.9
2.8
2.5
-15.0
-19.0
.0
5.8
8.0
1.1
.9
-2.5
-3.2
.7
-8.8
2.6
2.4
3.0
-5.3
-4.8
N
A
-
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA
142.9
141.9
143.7
151.6
135.7
133.8
128.1
170.4
136.0
140.4
151.0
145.3
156.7
180.2
158.8
193.6
168.2
168.7
137.3
144.6
128.1
NA
145.5
145.1
172.7
113.8
112.4
117.7
113.3
118.8
100.3
125.2
116.2
114.7
98.4
98.3
NA
95.6
99.1
135.2
182.2
156.7
191.2
155.6
136.4
134.6
139.5
152.3
132.7
133.3
123.5
154.6
139.0
126.3
159.3
148.0
170.8
188.9
160.3
237.3
173.9
174.7
116.8
109.5
91.7
85.9
155.1
124.7
142.1
99.9
117.2
100.5
96.0
106.3
75.9
109.6
134.6
132.0
100.2
100.7
NA
98.2
99.1
164.0
188.7
139.1
191.4
167.3
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month.
Indexes on a December 1 98 2 =1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 198 6 =1 0 0 base.
PittsburghBeaver Valley,
PA
2.8
2.7
2.3
8.7
-1 .8
-1 .9
8.2
-.9
3.5
3.4
3.8
4.2
5.1
3.0
3.4
2.4
5.7
5.9
2.9
4.7
-
-11.0
-
4.9
11.0
-.8
3.0
2.7
2.3
5.4
2.7
-2 .7
.4
.8
-5.9
-6 .0
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
-8.1
2.7
1.8
4.6
-2.3
6.1
7.0
10.4
5.0
9.2
-.7
.9
-5.6
-5 .5
1.8
2.3
1.6
3.6
1.0
2.5
3.0
1.5
4.9
5.3
-.7
-.3
-.8
-.8
Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items
index
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Area
Pricing
schedule 1
Percent change to
Jan. 1992 from—
Percent change to
Feb. 1992 from—
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
M
135.8
135.9
136.0
136.4
2.7
0.4
0.3
2.4
0.1
0.1
u rb a n .............................................................
More than 1,200,000 ..............................
500,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
50,000 to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
M
M
M
M
142.6
141.9
141.8
145.3
142.8
142.2
142.0
145.9
143.0
142.4
142.7
145.4
143.2
142.6
143.2
145.4
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7
.3
.3
.8
-.3
.1
.1
.4
.0
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.8
.3
.4
.6
.1
.1
.1
.5
-.3
Central u rb a n .....................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..............................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
C - 50,000 to 3 6 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 ).......................................
M
M
M
M
131.6
131.9
130.0
133.1
131.7
131.9
129.9
133.8
131.6
132.1
129.4
133.8
131.7
132.1
129.6
133.8
2.5
2.5
1.6
3.1
.0
.2
-.2
.0
.1
.0
.2
.0
2.6
2.6
1.9
3.2
.0
.2
-.5
.5
-.1
.2
-.4
.0
M
129.4
129.0
128.0
128.3
2.4
-.5
.2
1.7
-1.1
-.8
urb a n ....................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 .............................
C - 50,000 to 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 ).......................................
M
M
M
M
133.2
133.4
133.0
133.7
133.3
133.4
133.0
133.6
133.2
133.3
132.9
133.7
133.6
133.8
133.2
134.0
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.7
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
.4
.2
.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.4
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
M
132.5
132.7
132.8
133.3
1.6
.5
.4
1.5
.2
.1
W est u rb a n .................................................. ..................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ..............................
Size C - 50,000 to 3 3 0 ,0 0 0 ...................................
M
M
M
136.8
137.2
135.3
136.8
137.1
135.2
137.4
137.9
135.1
138.1
138.5
135.6
3.1
3.4
2.7
1.0
1.0
.3
.5
.4
.4
2.5
2.7
2.8
.4
.5
-.1
.4
.6
-.1
Size classes
A 3 ..................................................................................
B ......................................................................................
C .....................................................................................
D ............... .....................................................................
M
M
M
M
124.6
135.1
136.0
133.2
124.7
135.1
136.3
133.0
124.9
135.2
136.2
132.9
125.2
135.6
136.4
133.3
2.8
2.3
2.8
2.1
.4
.4
.1
.2
.2
.3
.1
.3
2.5
2.1
2.7
1.8
.2
.1
.1
-.2
.2
.1
-.1
-.1
M
M
M
M
M
133.8
139.0
144.0
143.4
138.1
134.1
138.6
143.9
144.4
138.2
134.4
139.6
144.4
144.2
138.5
134.7
140.3
144.8
143.9
139.1
2.4
3.5
3.0
2.4
3.4
.4
1.2
.6
-.3
.7
.2
.5
.3
-.2
.4
2.5
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.4
.4
.4
.3
.6
.3
.2
.7
.3
-.1
.2
2.7
2.0
3.0
1.5
1.3
2.6
.2
-.1
.2
.2
-.5
.1
U.S. city a v e r a g e ..........................................................
Feb.
1991
Dec.
1991
Jan.
1992
Jan.
1991
Nov.
1991
Dec.
1991
Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A 'Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I......................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ...............
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Baltimore, M D ................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H .............................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH .....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .........................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ................................
Washington, D C -M D -V A .............................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ...................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ..............................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ....................................
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
_
137.0
146.2
129.3
131.4
132.7
141.1
-
_
-
130.9
130.6
127.2
128.7
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 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
52
137.3
146.1
129.6
131.7
132.0
141.3
_
~
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
131.2
131.3
126.9
128.7
2.4
1.9
2.0
3.7
_
-
.2
.5
-.2
.0
-
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
Data not available.
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.
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1 by expenditure category and
,
commodity and service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
North Central
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
West
South
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All ite m s .................................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 ) ...................................................
143.2
223.7
2.8
-
0.1
-
131.7
212.9
2.5
-
0.1
-
133.6
216.4
2.3
-
0.3
-
138.1
222.2
3.1
-
0.5
-
Food and b e v e ra g e s ..................... .................................................
F o o d .................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Dairy products..........................................................................
Fruits and v eg e ta b le s ............................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and s w eets................................................................
Fats and o i ls .........................................................................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from h o m e .............................................................
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................................
141.8
141.0
140.4
152.8
134.9
126.6
161.8
134.1
134.1
140.1
124.2
142.5
144.1
151.4
1.6
1.5
1.1
3.6
-2 .0
2.6
3.7
1.4
4.0
-.4
.5
2.2
2.1
2.6
.3
.3
.4
.6
-1 .3
-.1
3.1
.9
.6
.4
1.9
.3
.1
.5
134.8
134.3
133.8
149.0
128.3
128.0
149.9
126.8
129.8
128.8
114.7
135.9
135.4
141.9
1.4
1.4
.6
4.1
-2 .8
2.7
1.4
1.2
3.8
-1 .5
.0
2.0
2.9
1.9
.1
.1
-.1
-.3
-.2
.0
-.3
.2
.2
.5
.7
-.1
.2
1.1
135.9
135.6
133.1
144.5
126.1
127.9
152.9
127.8
128.6
125.9
115.0
140.5
141.3
139.0
1.3
1.2
.2
3.0
-2 .8
1.4
.9
1.4
2.2
-1 .7
.7
2.6
3.1
2.7
.3
.2
.3
.6
-.4
-.5
1.8
.5
.3
.5
1.1
.1
.1
1.1
138.9
137.8
138.0
150.2
131.8
129.8
162.3
128.5
138.8
131.4
110.8
138.8
137.8
148.9
1.8
1.6
.9
3.1
-1 .3
2.7
.2
1.8
7.0
-1 .0
-1 .8
3.1
2.7
4.0
.3
.4
.4
-.3
.1
.4
1.8
.2
.4
.5
.5
-.2
.2
-.1
H ousin g...............................................................................................
S h e lte r..............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ..........................................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 .....................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Maintenance and repair services.......................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities..............................
Fuel and other u tilities................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Fuel o i l ....................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................
E lectricity...............................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Other utilities and public services.........................................
Household furnishings and o p era tio n ....................................
Housefurnishings........................................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ............................................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s ............................................................
145.2
166.3
156.0
157.6
226.0
153.8
154.5
142.0
NA
119.9
111.9
103.2
90.0
89.3
117.6
115.2
122.8
104.0
145.2
118.1
105.9
136.5
139.3
2.7
3.6
2.9
3.1
2.4
3.9
4.0
6.8
.4
.5
1.1
.3
4.1
.1
.1
-.5
1.7
.2
.2
-.2
- .2
-.4
.3
.3
.5
.1
.7
1.1
-.1
.1
3.0
4.0
3.9
3.1
6.7
3.9
3.9
2.6
3.9
1.1
.7
-.9
-1 0 .4
-1 4 .4
-6 .4
-.4
1.7
-3.1
2.9
1.9
1.8
.9
2.9
-.2
-.1
.7
-.1
3.5
-.4
-.4
1.2
.1
2.3
-1.1
-2 .0
-.9
-.8
- .9
-2.1
-1 .4
-2 .9
.2
.3
.5
.0
.2
126.7
132.8
127.1
132.3
163.6
126.1
125.8
123.3
124.7
121.3
120.1
108.0
98.2
88.5
126.9
110.5
112.7
103.3
144.2
116.4
110.3
121.0
133.5
2.1
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.3
2.9
2.9
2.5
.5
5.3
1.0
-.8
-8 .7
-1 6 .0
-4 .0
-.2
.4
-3.1
3.1
.8
.3
-.2
3.1
.2
.2
-.2
.0
-.7
.4
.4
.0
-.2
.1
.0
-.8
-.7
- .7
-.7
-.7
-.7
-1.1
.9
.3
.3
- .6
.6
137.7
147.4
142.1
149.1
199.8
142.2
142.2
127.9
NA
137.0
123.1
118.9
97.2
99.1
114.4
121.4
138.9
99.5
135.0
116.1
107.3
131.4
128.0
3.5
3.9
4.5
2.8
14.9
3.5
3.5
5.3
2.7
.4
-1 .6
-1 5 .3
-1 6 .3
-1 0 .6
2.6
2.2
3.4
3.6
1.5
.8
2.0
3.4
127.1
137.8
134.8
140.0
158.5
137.2
137.4
125.9
131.7
117.2
112.4
100.2
86.2
82.8
116.4
105.0
116.2
94.3
141.4
115.5
106.3
132.2
127.8
10.3
3.7
-.2
-1 0 .7
-1 5 .6
-8 .4
.1
1.5
-3 .2
7.9
1.4
1.3
.2
2.2
.5
.4
.7
.2
3.8
.2
.2
.2
-.7
.1
-.2
-3.1
-.9
-3 .9
-.2
.7
-2.1
.4
1.0
1.5
.1
.1
Apparel and u p k e e p .......................................................................
Apparel com modities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
F o o tw e a r......................................................................................
Other apparel com m odities....................................................
Apparel s erv ic e s ...........................................................................
121.2
117.9
118.2
113.8
126.8
121.6
140.2
152.2
1.1
.9
3.8
-1 .5
-2 .8
3.0
3.6
3.8
-.7
-.8
.9
-2.1
-1 .0
.2
-1.1
.5
127.9
126.9
123.6
128.7
149.2
125.8
117.6
133.2
3.5
3.4
4.7
3.0
3.5
4.6
-2 .6
4.6
1.5
1.6
2.4
1.8
.8
.2
-.3
.4
138.1
135.4
131.3
141.7
125.4
124.9
143.3
154.0
4.5
4.5
4.9
3.5
-2 .8
3.8
12.3
4.4
3.2
3.4
.9
6.5
.3
2.3
.6
1.4
126.8
123.9
125.9
118.6
108.0
116.6
150.1
146.4
3.5
3.4
1.8
4.3
2.6
2.3
5.6
4.6
1.9
2.1
1.8
1.8
-.9
-.1
6.4
.5
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s ...................................................................................
Used c a r s .....................................................................................
Motor fu e l.....................................................................................
G a s o lin e ................................. ...................... ...........................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m ...........................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Other private transportation....................................................
Other private transportation com m odities.......................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation....................................................................
125.8
123.1
126.9
125.9
116.2
96.6
96.7
NA
94.3
99.7
150.8
146.6
105.9
154.4
153.2
1.4
1.4
2.3
2.4
1.3
-4 .3
-4 .0
-4 .7
-2 .7
5.2
3.7
.5
4.2
1.2
-.5
-.5
.2
.2
-1 .5
-2 .6
-2 .6
-2 .9
-2.1
1.0
.1
-.3
.1
.0
120.0
118.7
127.6
125.3
115.3
89.7
89.4
NA
87.5
93.9
132.0
145.1
102.9
154.3
149.6
-.6
-.6
2.0
1.5
1.2
-9 .9
-1 0 .0
-1 0 .3
-9 .2
5.8
2.6
1.0
2.9
.5
-.6
-.6
-.2
-.5
-1 .4
-1 .9
-1 .9
-2 .3
-1 .9
1.1
-.3
- .6
-.2
.1
122.5
121.9
131.9
131.9
117.7
92.9
92.5
NA
89.3
96.9
137.2
155.6
104.3
170.2
137.8
-.3
-.2
2.5
2.7
1.0
-7 .6
-7 .6
-8 .3
-6 .0
3.0
2.0
1.8
2.0
-4 .5
-.7
-.7
.3
.4
-1 .5
-2 .4
-2 .5
-2 .6
-2 .2
.1
-.3
- .2
-.4
-1.1
124.2
122.6
130.2
128.4
114.9
93.4
93.1
NA
91.6
95.0
142.6
151.0
102.9
162.9
154.3
1.0
1.4
3.2
1.4
1.0
-4 .4
-4.1
-
.1
.2
.9
.8
-1 .5
.4
.5
.7
.5
.4
-.3
-.4
-.2
-.8
-
-
S ee footnotes at end of table.
53
-
-3 .3
-3 .7
5.2
2.9
.2
3.6
-4 .9
Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions \ by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
North Central
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
South
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
West
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e .....................................................................................
Medical care com modities.........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical s ervices...............................................
191.9
182.9
193.9
183.0
7.7
7.1
7.8
7.3
0.7
1.0
.7
.4
180.8
186.2
179.8
167.3
7.8
8.8
7.7
6.5
1.1
.6
1.3
1.0
185.0
184.0
185.3
173.0
8.0
7.5
8.1
5.9
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.3
186.3
181.2
187.4
169.0
8.0
7.4
8.1
5.8
1.2
2.0
.9
.7
Entertainm ent...................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities.......................................................
Entertainment services................................................................
144.5
131.1
163.1
3.7
3.3
4.0
.3
.0
.6
136.4
128.9
146.7
2.0
1.1
3.0
.0
-.2
.1
135.0
125.1
152.4
3.5
2.1
5.2
.8
.4
1.3
140.3
132.3
152.7
3.2
2.8
3.8
.3
.0
.7
Other goods and services................................................ ...........
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..............................................
Personal c a r e ................................................................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s .......................................
189.0
211.9
147.7
202.5
7.6
7.2
4.3
8.9
.1
-.3
.8
.2
175.9
213.2
131.1
182.4
7.1
8.6
4.5
6.8
.8
1.3
.9
.3
172.5
205.8
130.0
185.6
6.1
8.9
.1
6.2
.5
.0
.8
.6
181.3
229.9
144.8
193.0
8.0
9.3
3.5
9.2
.5
.8
.3
.5
All ite m s ................................................................................................
143.2
2.8
.1
131.7
2.5
.1
133.6
2.3
.3
138.1
3.1
.5
Com modities.....................................................................................
Food and beve ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and be v e ra g e s ...............................
Apparel com m odities............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l..........
D u ra b le s ......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r2 ............................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Other serv ic e s ............................................................................
129.2
141.8
120.3
121.2
117.9
126.1
116.4
160.7
155.1
119.7
153.4
193.9
177.2
1.2
1.6
.8
.4
.9
.2
1.6
4.3
3.7
3.1
3.6
7.8
6.7
-.1
.3
-.4
-.7
-.8
-.7
.3
.4
.5
.3
.3
.7
.4
124.3
134.8
118.4
122.2
126.9
122.5
112.2
141.3
136.7
113.1
148.1
179.8
153.9
1.1
1.4
.9
.5
3.4
-.9
1.7
3.8
4.0
1.4
3.1
7.7
4.9
.1
.1
.1
.3
1.6
-.3
-.1
.0
-.1
-.9
.1
1.3
.3
127.1
135.9
121.9
125.0
135.4
122.9
117.1
142.3
126.3
119.1
156.9
185.3
160.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
4.5
-.3
1.5
3.3
2.9
1.7
1.5
8.1
5.3
.3
.3
.3
.1
-.4
1.2
.8
127.3
138.9
120.2
123.9
123.9
126.5
115.7
149.9
142.1
121.1
156.2
187.4
161.3
1.9
1.8
2.0
2.0
3.4
1.2
2.2
4.2
3.9
3.6
2.4
8.1
6.1
.6
.3
.8
1.2
2.1
.7
.3
.3
.4
.2
- .2
.9
.4
143.7
136.6
132.4
141.2
121.7
123.0
127.7
132.0
142.4
158.1
99.8
149.4
151.9
130.5
95.0
165.4
3.1
2.5
2.6
2.5
.9
.6
.5
1.1
4.9
3.9
-2 .6
3.2
3.8
2.5
-7 .0
4.4
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.3
-.6
-.5
-.2
.4
.4
-.9
.3
.3
-.1
-2.1
.4
131.0
130.6
125.6
129.4
119.2
123.3
123.7
128.6
133.4
138.0
94.5
137.3
138.0
127.3
89.8
146.1
2.7
2.0
2.1
2.1
.9
.6
-.6
.9
3.6
3.4
-5 .5
3.3
3.7
2.9
-9 .9
4.2
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
.4
-.2
.2
.0
-.1
-1 .9
.2
.2
.5
-1 .8
.1
133.1
134.2
127.1
130.7
122.5
125.5
123.5
130.5
139.2
137.6
98.6
138.7
139.6
130.5
93.5
146.2
2.5
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.4
1.4
.0
1.2
3.6
2.7
-4 .2
3.0
3.4
3.0
-7 .6
3.6
.3
.4
.3
.3
.4
.7
-.5
.5
.4
.1
-1 .5
.4
.6
.8
-2 .3
.4
138.1
135.4
130.0
135.8
121.6
125.6
128.0
131.8
142.1
146.9
103.3
142.3
143.5
129.3
94.3
152.2
3.4
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.2
2.2
1.7
1.9
4.6
3.9
-2 .5
3.6
4.1
3.2
-4 .6
4.5
.4
.5
.5
.4
.7
1.0
.6
.7
.2
.3
.2
.5
.6
.8
.3
.4
Commodity and service group
3.4
- .6
-.1
.4
Special indexes
All items less f o o d .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e .............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food .....................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................ .
Nondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of she lte r2 ........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
E nergy...................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ........................... ............................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ...........................................
Commodities less food and energy com m o dities..............
Energy com m odities....................................................................
Services less energy services..................................................
1
2
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 4 = 1 0 0 base.
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
N
A
-
54
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All ite m s ................................................................................................
All items (December 1 97 7 —1 0 0 ) ...................................................
125.2
125.2
2.8
-
0.2
-
135.6
218.9
2.3
-
0.3
-
136.4
218.5
2.8
-
0.1
-
133.3
215.4
2.1
-
0.3
-
Food and bev e ra g e s ......................................................................
F o o d .................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Dairy products..........................................................................
Fruits and v eg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Sugar and sw e e ts ................................................................
Fats and o i ls .........................................................................
Nonalcoholic be v e ra g e s ....................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..........................................................
Food away from h o m e .............................................................
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................................
124.8
124.2
126.0
133.7
120.1
123.2
143.2
119.7
122.0
125.1
110.0
126.3
121.2
131.4
1.6
1.5
.7
3.6
-2 .4
2.2
1.8
1.6
4.6
-1 .4
-.4
3.0
2.6
3.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.7
-.4
2.1
.4
.1
.5
1.5
-.3
.1
.3
137.4
137.0
136.9
147.7
132.5
127.3
160.1
128.6
131.8
128.6
112.9
142.6
138.0
143.8
1.4
1.4
.7
3.0
-1.1
1.9
.6
1.3
3.9
.9
-.3
1.9
2.4
2.1
.4
.4
.4
.0
-.5
.2
2.8
.5
1.4
.2
.7
.1
.2
.8
136.4
135.9
133.5
145.7
125.5
123.7
156.3
129.5
131.2
129.1
116.8
139.8
141.4
142.4
1.7
1.6
.8
3.3
-2 .7
2.7
3.0
1.6
2.8
-2 .0
1.5
2.0
3.3
1.6
.3
.2
.2
.4
.2
.6
-.1
.3
.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
1.4
133.9
133.3
130.8
149.7
124.6
125.5
146.3
123.1
124.5
126.4
107.4
133.7
138.9
141.5
1.0
.8
-.1
3.6
-3 .5
2.7
-.1
.7
3.7
-2 .0
-.2
1.1
2.6
3.2
.1
.1
-.1
.6
-1 .2
-.1
.1
.7
-.2
1.4
.9
.8
.4
.9
H ousing...............................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 3 ..........................................................................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 3 ...............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t3 .....................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Maintenance and repair services.......................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities..............................
Fuel and other u tilities................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Fuel o i l ....................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy s ervices).................
Electricity...............................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Other utilities and public services.........................................
Household furnishings and operation ....................................
Housefurnishings........................................................................
Housekeeping supplies ............................................................
Housekeeping s erv ic e s ...........................................................
122.3
127.1
126.9
122.0
157.4
127.3
127.6
121.1
124.0
117.5
115.3
114.1
129.9
131.6
124.7
112.9
117.2
106.1
116.8
110.4
104.8
121.0
119.0
2.9
3.8
3.6
3.0
7.2
3.8
3.8
5.0
4.5
5.6
1.4
-.7
-13.1
-1 5 .4
-4 .9
.6
1.4
-.7
4.3
1.1
.6
.7
2.6
.2
.2
.6
.2
3.3
.0
.1
.7
-.2
1.7
-.5
-1 .2
-.3
.0
-1 .3
-1 .2
-1 .4
-.9
.3
.5
.8
-.3
.4
133.2
144.1
146.6
143.4
215.9
138.1
138.3
129.2
NA
125.4
119.0
106.5
89.4
88.2
118.3
112.6
123.4
93.7
147.4
117.4
110.0
124.9
135.0
2.3
2.9
3.5
3.0
4.6
2.5
2.5
7.2
7.6
1.6
-.2
-1 4 .3
-1 9 .2
-7 .4
1.7
3.0
-1 .8
3.7
1.0
.5
.7
3.6
.5
.4
.8
.0
2.8
.4
.4
-.7
-.5
.4
-.1
-.1
.0
-.3
-.1
.5
-1 .8
1.0
.5
.8
-.3
.1
134.1
146.5
131.4
137.0
161.1
139.0
139.3
128.7
137.8
116.9
120.7
108.3
93.2
88.3
120.1
115.4
122.9
103.8
146.9
114.5
105.5
130.5
129.5
3.0
4.1
3.6
3.0
6.5
4.4
4.4
2.1
3.7
-.5
.2
-2 .2
-1 2 .7
-1 5 .7
-8 .3
-.9
.1
-3 .9
3.4
2.9
3.4
1.2
2.8
.0
-.1
.3
-.1
2.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.6
.0
.0
-.5
-.7
-1 .0
-.4
-.3
.5
-2 .9
.6
.6
.9
.6
-.2
128.5
140.8
130.0
134.4
163.4
132.3
131.9
118.9
117.5
120.2
114.4
101.0
83.9
81.9
115.1
108.9
117.2
95.8
143.5
114.5
105.1
126.5
NA
2.0
2.8
3.5
2.8
7.2
2.6
2.3
-1 .2
1.3
-1.1
-1 1 .9
-1 4 .2
-9 .4
.1
.6
-1 .4
4.0
.6
.0
-.3
-
.4
.8
.6
.3
2.1
.9
.9
.2
-.5
.9
-.4
-.5
-2 .2
-1 .8
-2 .7
-.3
.9
-3 .3
-.3
.3
.6
-.6
-
Apparel and u p k e e p ........................................................................
Apparel com m odities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
F o o tw e a r......................................................................................
Other apparel com m o dities....................................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s ...........................................................................
119.4
118.8
117.1
116.7
112.6
119.1
138.1
124.6
2.7
2.5
5.0
.9
-.2
2.9
4.5
3.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
2.3
-.1
.6
1.4
.8
128.1
125.2
123.9
132.1
122.9
115.4
117.4
149.9
2.6
2.2
2.2
3.0
5.6
1.8
-3 .2
5.6
1.6
1.5
2.8
.5
-1 .9
2.8
4.4
1.0
134.9
133.4
127.8
136.6
138.2
127.7
148.3
150.5
5.3
5.3
.3
5.8
-3 .4
6.7
22.7
5.7
1.7
1.8
.1
3.6
1.9
.4
.5
.1
129.3
127.7
122.1
128.6
117.0
131.3
145.9
140.8
4.5
4.4
8.1
3.5
-4 .2
5.0
3.5
5.7
1.5
1.5
.2
2.2
.2
.3
5.2
.9
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation..................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..............................................................................
New c a r s ..................................................................................
Used c a r s .....................................................................................
Motor fu e l.....................................................................................
G a s o lin e ...................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................
Gasoline, unleaded reg u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded p rem ium ...........................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ........................................................
Other private transportation....................................................
Other private transportation com modities.......................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ...............................
Public transportation....................................................................
122.5
122.5
113.5
112.2
107.9
137.3
137.4
NA
136.1
133.1
125.8
126.7
107.6
131.2
122.2
.8
1.0
2.9
2.4
1.5
-5 .5
-5 .3
-5 .7
-4.1
5.2
2.8
.9
3.1
-1 .3
-.3
-.3
.4
.2
-1 .5
-1 .4
-1 .3
-1 .6
-1 .3
.5
.0
- .6
.1
-.5
122.5
121.3
128.4
125.6
118.1
91.4
91.1
NA
88.4
95.7
141.2
149.0
102.6
160.5
156.6
-.8
-.6
2.2
1.4
.3
-8 .6
-8 .7
-9 .5
-6 .5
4.7
1.2
-.3
1.5
-5.1
-.6
-.7
.2
.0
-1 .5
-2 .2
-2 .4
-2 .4
-2 .0
1.3
-.6
- .6
- .6
-.1
121.7
120.7
128.9
128.5
116.9
90.8
90.7
NA
88.4
95.0
135.9
154.0
103.9
167.9
154.5
.2
.1
1.7
1.7
1.1
-8 .5
-8 .4
-
-.7
-.7
.1
.0
-1 .5
-2 .3
-2 .4
-2 .5
-2 .3
.4
-.3
.6
-.4
-.4
121.3
119.3
132.3
131.0
116.6
88.8
88.2
NA
85.3
92.2
130.7
143.6
116.9
150.4
178.5
-.9
-.7
2.6
2.7
.4
-9 .3
-9 .2
-
-.6
-.6
.4
.5
-1 .5
-1 .6
-1 .6
-
-9 .6
-7 .2
3.2
2.1
- .9
2.7
-3 .6
-1 .6
-3 .2
.5
-.6
-.5
- .6
.7
See footnotes at end of table.
55
-8 .6
-7 .9
3.9
4.3
2.8
4.5
1.8
-
Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
Feb.
1992
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.........................................................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................
Professional medical s ervices...............................................
148.3
147.7
148.4
139.1
7.9
7.7
7.9
6.5
1.0
1.4
.8
.5
185.0
189.0
184.2
168.3
8.2
9.4
7.9
6.1
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.0
184.2
177.2
185.7
175.7
7.7
6.9
7.9
6.2
1.2
.9
1.2
1.3
181.4
181.4
181.3
173.5
7.6
6.8
7.8
6.0
1.3
.7
1.5
1.4
Entertainm ent...................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities....................................................
Entertainment services................................................................
123.8
119.9
128.1
2.8
2.6
3.1
.2
.2
.3
134.1
122.2
153.4
3.2
1.2
5.6
.7
-.2
1.5
143.3
132.7
161.1
3.3
2.3
4.5
.4
.1
.7
131.8
127.4
138.8
3.7
2.1
6.0
.2
-.5
1.1
Other goods and s e n /ic e s ............................................................
Tobacco and smoking prod ucts..............................................
Personal c a r e ................................................................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s es ......................................
146.0
169.6
124.0
143.0
7.4
8.8
3.5
7.9
.6
.7
1.1
.4
179.8
209.3
135.7
195.2
7.7
9.1
2.6
8.6
.1
-.1
-.4
.4
174.8
215.3
134.5
180.3
6.0
8.6
2.3
5.3
.3
.6
.4
.2
174.9
203.9
124.1
191.3
6.5
5.2
1.6
9.0
.7
.3
1.1
.9
All ite m s ................................................................................................
125.2
2.8
.2
135.6
2.3
.3
136.4
2.8
.1
133.3
2.1
.3
Com m odities.....................................................................................
Food and beve ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and b e v erages...............................
Apparel com m odities............................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l..........
D u rab le s .......................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r3 ............................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r3 .............................
Transportation services...............................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
Other serv ic e s ...............................................................................
122.5
124.8
121.0
129.9
118.8
136.3
109.4
127.7
127.4
115.3
128.1
148.4
134.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.3
2.5
.6
1.9
3.9
3.8
2.3
2.7
7.9
5.5
.2
.2
.3
.5
1.6
-.1
.1
.2
.3
-.3
.1
.8
.5
125.8
137.4
119.2
121.0
125.2
121.6
115.4
147.8
140.8
120.3
154.8
184.2
165.8
.9
1.4
.6
.2
2.2
-.8
1.1
3.6
2.8
2.8
1.4
7.9
7.0
.2
.4
.0
.0
1.5
-.7
.0
.5
.4
.3
-.1
1.3
.8
127.1
136.4
121.6
124.1
133.4
122.7
116.9
149.1
137.0
119.6
157.3
185.7
160.1
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.1
5.3
-.7
2.3
4.0
4.2
1.4
4.1
7.9
4.7
.2
.3
.2
.2
1.8
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
.1
-.3
1.2
.3
125.5
133.9
120.4
121.8
127.7
120.9
116.5
144.4
131.4
116.2
149.0
181.3
157.4
.6
1.0
.4
.1
4.4
-1 .5
1.0
3.7
2.7
2.4
1.9
7.8
7.6
.1
.1
.0
.1
1.5
- .4
-.1
.6
.8
-.3
-.1
1.5
1.0
125.5
124.5
124.8
124.2
121.6
130.0
135.6
127.1
128.1
126.2
124.6
125.3
125.5
119.5
136.7
128.9
3.1
2.4
2.6
2.6
1.7
1.5
1.0
1.4
4.1
3.6
-3.1
3.3
3.7
2.9
-6.1
4.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.3
.5
-.1
.3
.2
.2
-1 .3
.4
.4
.6
-1 .3
.3
135.3
133.7
128.5
133.2
120.1
122.2
122.9
129.3
140.3
144.4
97.9
140.9
142.0
127.9
91.3
151.9
2.5
2.1
2.1
1.9
.7
.3
-.4
.8
4.2
3.1
-4 .2
2.8
3.3
2.4
-9 .2
3.7
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
-.5
.2
.5
.4
-1 .0
.4
.5
.4
-1 .9
.5
136.4
133.8
127.5
133.9
122.3
125.0
123.7
130.2
139.7
145.5
98.2
142.1
143.7
131.2
91.4
153.3
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
1.6
1.1
-.5
1.4
3.9
3.6
-5 .2
3.6
4.1
3.5
-8 .9
4.5
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
-.2
.2
.3
-.1
-1 .3
.3
.3
.6
-2 .0
.1
133.1
131.6
125.3
130.3
121.1
122.7
122.0
128.1
136.1
140.0
94.1
138.9
140.4
129.8
88.4
148.8
2.4
1.9
2.0
1.6
.6
.3
-1.1
.5
4.4
3.1
-5.1
2.9
3.4
2.4
-9 .5
4.0
.4
.2
.2
.2
.0
.2
-.3
.2
.4
.4
-1.1
.4
.5
.3
-1 .6
.6
Commodity and service group
Special indexes
All items less f o o d .............................................................................
All items less s h e lte r........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 3 ..............................................
All items less medical c a r e .............................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food .....................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
N ondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of she lte r3 ........................................................
Services less medical care services.............................................
Energy....................................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ........................................................................
All items less food and ene rg y ....................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities..............
Energy com m odities....................................................................
Services less energy services..................................................
1
See region and area size on table 10 for information about population
3
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 4 = 1 0 0 base,
size classes.
N
A Data not adequate for publication.
2
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not available.
56
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B
Size class A
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All item s....................................................... ....................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 - 1 0 0 ) ................................................
142.6
218.0
2.9
Food and beverages............................................................ ......
F o o d ................................... ........................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent ren t2 .............................. ...................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................
F u els ........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities...........
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity.............................. ............................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation ..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities.................................................. .............
Men’s and boys’ apparel .... .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear............................................................. ...................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l........................................................... ....................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded reg ular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
142.0
141.3
140.8
153.7
134.8
127.2
163.6
133.6
143.8
151.7
142.5
160.9
153.1
156.7
219.0
150.4
151.1
110.0
103.8
93.1
91.5
127.1
113.8
119.0
106.7
119.0
118.2
114.0
111.6
108.1
121.8
127.8
124.3
96.4
96.6
NA
93.6
99.9
151.1
193.9
144.8
187.1
151.2
1.1
1.0
.4
4.1
-3.3
2.4
3.0
1.3
1.9
3.3
3.0
3.9
3.2
3.3
2.5
4.3
4.5
.2
-1.2
-14.6
-15.9
-4 .7
2.2
1.1
3.9
2.1
.8
.4
1.8
-1.5
2.6
1.8
1.7
-4.1
-3.8
-
-
-4 .9
-2 .2
2.0
8.0
3.8
7.3
4.7
142.6
129.3
142.0
119.8
120.5
116.3
158.1
196.2
137.0
140.5
148.3
100.3
121.2
122.4
132.1
141.4
155.2
-
0.1
.4
.4
.4
1.1
-1.7
-.5
3.8
1.1
.1
.3
.5
.6
1.2
.5
3.9
.3
.3
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.7
.1
-.3
.7
.8
-1.5
-1.7
-.2
-3.5
-.2
-.3
-.3
-2.5
-2.5
143.2
228.5
0.4
2.5
-
-
2.7
2.9
3.8
3.3
2.6
2.7
6.5
4.3
1.8
.3
1.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.2
1.0
-1.1
-18.4
-19.2
-16.3
4.9
5.3
3.4
-1 .6
1.8
1.5
6.3
-1.4
6.9
1.6
2.1
-3.1
-3.0
-
-
-2.9
-1.6
.0
.6
.3
.3
1.5
143.9
143.0
144.6
149.0
141.9
129.4
164.3
141.5
143.4
156.5
147.7
169.9
180.7
159.5
262.1
156.5
157.2
119.7
107.9
86.8
86.2
115.3
125.0
137.1
102.6
116.9
121.2
118.7
120.6
119.1
119.8
124.0
122.7
96.4
96.2
NA
93.9
99.1
155.0
189.4
138.8
187.8
136.7
.6
.6
1.0
.5
-.2
.1
4.3
.9
.1
.4
.5
.5
1.6
-.6
4.4
.0
-.1
.8
1.2
.2
.1
.3
1.5
1.9
.3
.3
.5
.5
4.7
-1.5
3.2
-.3
-.4
-2.4
-2.3
-3.8
-1.8
-4.3
7.5
4.0
6.1
1.4
2.9
1.2
1.1
1.1
.6
2.3
4.3
7.9
.1
-.2
.4
-.6
-1.0
.3
.4
.5
143.2
127.4
143.9
117.0
118.5
113.0
164.9
191.4
2.5
2.6
3.3
-2.4
1.3
.7
.9
4.7
4.0
.0
.2
.3
-1.0
-.5
-1.0
-.3
.4
.5
136.1
141.4
149.6
102.4
118.6
120.7
131.4
146.3
162.7
145.4
241.9
2.7
-
0.0
-
2.2
2.2
1.5
3.2
-.5
2.7
6.1
-.5
3.6
1.5
3.1
4.1
3.1
3.2
2.6
4.5
4.6
-.9
-5.3
-15.8
-16.0
-15.1
.0
1.2
-3.7
4.0
-.1
-.4
5.9
-2.0
-2.3
-.4
-.6
-5.1
-4 .8
-2.3
-2.8
.0
1.0
.1
-.3
-2.0
138.2
137.5
133.3
153.7
127.8
117.3
150.5
127.8
147.0
145.2
153.2
182.7
145.0
157.6
164.1
163.7
164.6
110.6
94.1
84.5
85.4
104.6
107.6
117.4
87.1
114.4
134.8
133.2
144.6
133.9
120.5
120.3
118.5
94.9
95.0
NA
94.0
98.2
165.4
184.3
151.0
193.8
135.6
-4 .0
-6.4
2.3
6.8
1.6
8.6
2.9
.0
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.9
.9
-.3
.2
-.1
1.3
.1
.1
.8
.4
3.5
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
-.9
-1.4
.5
.6
.6
.2
.2
2.4
2.5
2.3
4.4
-.1
-1 .2
-1 .3
-3.4
-3 .4
-3 .2
-3.5
-.4
1.3
.3
-.1
-1.4
2.5
1.0
2.7
-.4
-.5
-.2
4.0
8.3
.4
.1
.6
-.3
-.6
.2
.5
1.2
145.4
130.3
138.2
124.9
126.3
119.3
166.8
186.1
2.7
1.2
2.2
.6
.2
1.4
4.0
7.0
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
1.5
2.6
2.3
2.9
-1.9
-.3
-.4
1.4
5.7
3.6
.3
.4
.4
-.3
-.3
-.5
.1
.6
.5
134.7
143.7
153.1
93.1
125.9
127.3
132.0
142.0
165.2
2.1
2.5
3.4
-5.3
.6
.3
1.2
3.8
3.8
.0
.0
.1
-1.4
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.0
-
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities......................................................................... ........
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s helter.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less e n e rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables............................... .....................................................
Sen/ices less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
57
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
North Qentra|
Size class A
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class B
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All items ............................................... ............................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................
132.1
216.0
2.5
-
0.0
-
Food and beverages.................................... ..............................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at ho m e..... ............................................................... .
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables.................................................... .
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .................................................... .
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
Shelter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 .................................................. ...................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ c osts ...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities ............................................................
F u els .............. .........................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (enerqy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation ..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities...............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation ..............................................................................
Private transportation..............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular .............................. .................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .... ....................................
Public transportation................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
136.2
135.5
136.0
150.0
132.4
130.4
152.3
126.7
135.2
143.5
126.9
138.0
136.1
143.7
155.0
137.4
137.5
110.6
99.4
90.7
86.1
118.9
102.2
113.0
92.6
113.2
127.2
126.7
126.1
123.9
124.5
120.2
119.2
91.0
90.6
NA
88.7
94.2
136.8
182.0
138.9
178.9
130.8
1.9
1.7
1.0
4.7
-1.6
2.4
2.4
1.0
3.1
2.4
2.6
3.5
3.3
2.4
6.7
3.5
3.5
1.8
.6
-8.8
-13.5
-4.5
1.0
4.3
-2.4
.2
3.8
3.9
5.2
3.8
4.3
-.2
-.3
-9.5
-9.7
-9.8
-8.9
.7
7.2
1.5
7.8
4.6
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
-.8
.7
.3
.2
.8
-.4
-.1
.7
.0
3.4
-.4
-.4
-1.3
-2.5
-.2
-.1
-.5
-2.7
-2 .8
-2.3
-.4
1.6
1.8
3.4
2.1
.2
-.4
-.4
-1.4
-1.5
-1.9
-1.7
-.1
1.0
.3
.7
1.2
132.1
124.6
136.2
117.8
123.5
110.2
141.5
180.5
2.5
1.3
1.9
.9
1.0
.7
3.7
7.1
.0
.1
.1
.0
.4
-.5
-.1
1.2
131.2
129.9
137.6
95.1
118.9
124.7
130.1
134.5
138.2
2.2
2.3
3.1
-4.7
1.0
1.1
1.4
3.9
3.4
.1
.0
.2
-2.0
.2
.4
.2
.0
-.1
129.6
208.7
1.6
-
0.2
-
133.8
210.3
3.1
-
0.0
-
128.3
207.9
2.4
-
0.2
-
.8
.7
.0
3.4
-3 .6
2.3
-1.8
1.7
1.7
3.1
2.3
2.7
5.4
4.8
6.6
1.9
1.7
.0
-1.7
-8.3
-16.6
-2 .6
-1.3
1.1
-4.6
3.4
-.5
-1.2
1.5
-2.6
-5.4
-2.6
-2.5
-12.4
-12.6
-12.8
-11.4
-4.3
8.6
.8
7.9
6.9
-.3
-.3
-.7
-1 .6
-1.5
.6
-1.1
.3
.2
1.1
.3
.2
.7
-.6
3.5
.1
.1
-.5
-.7
-.4
-.7
.0
-.8
.7
-2.9
1.7
1.3
1.2
.2
1.1
3.8
-1.0
-1.0
-2.7
-2.9
-3.1
-2.1
.4
2.0
-.2
.2
1.0
134.6
134.0
132.2
145.3
122.0
125.1
154.9
129.1
138.1
142.0
133.2
143.4
136.5
135.9
168.8
143.6
144.1
120.9
110.2
86.4
81.9
112.9
119.4
129.8
106.4
123.3
127.0
124.6
120.4
129.7
125.1
118.8
117.5
86.9
86.8
NA
85.4
88.5
170.7
186.5
140.7
169.6
134.7
1.4
1.5
.5
2.8
-4.1
3.9
1.7
1.9
3.3
-.2
4.1
6.0
4.8
4.1
6.6
6.3
6.4
-1.1
-2.5
-13.3
-14.3
-12.3
-1.8
-.9
-3.4
5.0
4.4
4.2
6.3
2.6
12.1
.2
-.3
-9.3
-9.0
-9 .8
-7.4
12.2
9.2
3.1
4.9
5.0
.4
.2
.2
-.5
1.2
2.1
-1 .7
-.1
.3
2.2
-.2
-.5
.7
-.4
3.7
-.8
-.8
-.7
-1.4
-.3
.5
-1 .4
-1 .5
-.5
-3.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
.9
2.5
-.1
-1.1
-1.2
-3.7
-3.8
-4.0
-2.7
.2
1.2
-.9
1.8
.5
131.9
131.2
129.2
147.9
126.5
125.2
138.9
120.3
135.2
141.6
120.7
127.7
119.9
123.0
132.7
125.3
125.4
113.6
95.3
76.6
71.6
116.5
102.6
107.0
99.7
114.7
131.6
131.2
115.4
138.1
151.6
119.0
116.1
86.8
86.2
NA
83.5
89.9
225.0
171.6
132.6
169.8
115.8
.3
.2
-1.1
4.2
-6 .2
3.3
-1 .8
.4
2.9
1.9
3.5
5.5
4.4
4.0
6.5
6.2
6.3
.4
-3.1
-11.0
-15.3
-5 .7
-2 .6
-2.2
-3.1
2.3
5.4
5.5
3.0
8.5
1.6
-1.5
-.9
-10.3
-9.8
-10.3
-8.8
-11.7
7.4
4.9
5.8
.0
-.1
-.2
-.6
.6
-1 .0
-.8
-2 .2
.3
.8
.7
.2
1.2
.8
.5
3.3
1.4
1.5
-1.7
-2 .0
-4 .7
-6 .3
-2 .8
-1.8
.5
-4.7
.5
.8
.9
2.6
.3
-.7
.0
-.1
1.2
1.3
.7
.3
.7
.4
1.1
.5
1.1
129.6
122.7
132.0
117.8
119.9
114.2
138.9
174.5
1.6
.2
.8
-.2
-1.9
2.4
2.7
8.7
.2
.0
-.3
.1
.0
.4
.2
2.2
133.8
124.4
134.6
118.9
119.9
115.5
146.7
188.7
3.1
1.4
1.4
1.5
.1
3.6
4.9
9.2
.0
.2
.4
.1
-.2
.4
-.2
1.4
128.3
124.8
131.9
120.8
123.5
113.4
134.0
170.8
2.4
1.1
.3
1.6
1.3
2.2
3.9
6.6
.2
.2
-.1
.4
.7
-.1
.3
.4
128.6
127.3
136.0
90.9
118.3
120.6
125.9
131.5
135.8
1.1
1.1
2.4
-7.0
.0
-1 .6
-.6
2.7
2.0
.1
.0
.3
-1.6
.2
.1
-.1
.2
.0
131.5
131.5
139.4
97.3
119.7
121.0
127.0
135.0
143.3
2.2
2.7
4.0
-5.7
1.4
.1
.7
3.8
4.4
.1
-.1
.2
-2.5
.2
.0
.1
.0
-.3
129.0
126.0
133.5
91.1
121.5
124.6
128.2
128.0
130.0
1.7
2.1
3.5
-6 .6
1.7
1.3
.8
2.6
3.5
.0
.3
.3
-.4
.4
.7
.3
-.4
.2
132.0
131.9
131.6
151.7
122.3
126.9
141.1
129.7
132.5
133.8
124.1
137.2
140.4
144.5
172.1
137.3
137.6
105.6
93.2
83.7
84.6
115.6
98.4
116.4
82.6
114.3
129.4
128.2
121.6
141.3
102.8
121.7
120.4
91.3
91.2
NA *
88.9
95.3
179.1
178.1
125.6
178.7
141.3
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities............ ....................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages......................... .
D urables............ ......, .............................................................
Services........................................................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
Special indexes
AH items less shelter .....................................................................
Ail items less medical c a r e ..........................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
Energy ............. ..................................................................................
Commodities less food ................................................. ................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
N ondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
58
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
_
South
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class C
Size class B
Size class A
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Jan.
1992
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Size class D
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Jan.
Feb.
1991
1992
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items (December 1977—1 0 0 )................................................
133.8
216.8
2.2
-
0.4
-
133.2
215.9
2.3
-
0.2
-
134.0
216.9
2.7
-
0.2
-
133.3
215.8
1.6
-
0.4
Food and beverages...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at ho m e.........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ............................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing..........................................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities.............................................................
Fu els .........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation............................................... ...............
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
137.0
136.9
135.1
144.8
126.1
134.8
151.1
132.3
141.1
137.6
125.6
133.5
126.9
135.1
147.3
128.2
128.2
108.9
98.1
92.8
88.8
125.5
101.1
100.8
99.5
119.4
141.7
138.2
138.6
141.7
128.8
123.4
123.0
96.5
96.0
NA
93.2
99.2
128.4
188.4
141.8
170.1
131.9
1.4
1.3
.1
2.2
-3.2
1.6
.6
2.3
3.1
2.3
2.4
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.0
3.8
3.9
-.4
-2.6
-6.0
-10.2
-.7
-2.4
-1.8
-4.2
.8
2.0
1.8
8.6
-2.3
2.0
.2
.3
-6.8
-6.8
-7.4
-5.3
-4.0
8.3
2.8
5.3
-.5
.2
.1
.2
.1
-.6
-.4
1.3
.6
.0
1.2
-.1
.2
-.2
-.2
-.7
.4
.4
-1.4
-3.2
-.5
-.3
-.6
-3.2
-3.9
-1.1
.4
5.2
5.5
.9
11.7
3.0
-.6
-.6
-2.5
-2.6
-2.8
-2.2
-1.5
1.1
.9
1.0
1.3
135.9
135.4
132.3
142.3
126.8
126.1
158.9
123.0
141.4
141.8
127.1
129.4
133.1
131.4
205.6
126.9
126.9
128.2
113.8
101.2
90.3
127.0
114.5
117.5
104.5
120.9
132.2
128.7
128.5
139.2
119.4
122.5
121.9
92.0
91.4
NA
88.1
96.2
144.4
183.3
130.0
180.1
134.6
.9
.7
-.8
3.0
-2.7
1.1
-1.6
-.2
3.1
2.5
2.3
2.7
2.3
2.1
3.3
2.8
2.8
2.2
.8
-10.7
-19.9
-3 .3
2.1
3.2
-3.5
1.1
4.5
4.4
4.9
6.5
2.8
-1.0
-.7
-7.0
-7.3
-8.3
-5.6
—
8.1
7.8
4.6
8.1
2.7
.4
.3
.4
.4
-.3
-.7
2.7
.2
.2
1.0
.2
.2
.1
.2
-.8
.3
.3
.8
-.5
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.4
-.1
-2.9
-.2
1.9
2.0
3.6
1.9
2.8
-.9
-.9
-2.4
-2.7
-2.7
-2.0
-1.0
1.2
1.3
.2
-.4
136.3
136.1
133.7
142.0
126.0
126.5
154.3
131.6
142.2
140.2
125.9
130.4
120.2
125.9
143.9
120.4
119.9
128.0
117.3
116.7
82.3
140.0
118.5
121.1
116.7
109.2
144.1
143.4
126.8
151.5
134.5
122.9
122.4
93.0
93.2
NA
89.1
98.4
142.4
182.5
137.3
170.4
130.6
1.7
1.6
.8
3.4
-2.5
1.4
3.5
2.0
3.3
2.9
1.9
2.7
3.1
2.9
3.7
2.6
2.5
1.3
-.3
-2.8
-17.1
-1.3
-.3
.1
-1.8
.5
9.0
9.5
-2.3
10.7
7.5
.1
.2
-8.6
-8.4
-9.2
-7.5
-2.2
7.8
4.6
5.6
-1.3
.4
.4
.4
1.1
.2
-.9
1.1
.4
.2
1.2
.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.8
.0
.0
.9
1.1
-.8
-1.2
-.8
1.2
1.3
1.0
.6
1.8
1.9
-.9
4.7
1.3
-.6
-.6
-1.5
-1.8
-1.8
-1.8
-.4
1.2
1.0
-.5
1.3
132.6
132.4
129.0
152.2
123.9
118.8
146.2
119.9
141.4
136.2
130.1
144.7
128.1
132.8
161.5
132.2
130.9
114.8
102.7
88.0
85.5
110.5
107.3
112.0
85.8
112.5
128.6
125.9
122.3
127.5
102.9
119.2
117.9
84.8
83.6
NA
79.7
89.6
158.6
185.3
125.5
167.7
114.2
1.3
1.1
.6
4.3
-2.4
1.5
2.3
.9
2.5
4.6
1.2
1.5
2.6
2.5
3.1
1.4
1.1
1.3
-1.0
-12.8
-14.0
-12.1
.4
.3
1.8
-.3
3.5
3.1
7.2
3.5
6.1
-1.3
-1.3
-8 .6
-9.0
-10.3
-7.2
-2.5
7.7
.9
4.7
-1.7
.2
.3
.4
.9
-1.4
.3
3.1
.7
.1
.6
.5
1.1
.2
.3
-.8
1.5
1.6
.2
.2
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
.4
.7
-4.0
-.6
2.1
2.3
-2.1
4.2
1.3
-1.0
-1.1
-3.6
-3.7
-4.0
-3.4
-1.1
1.8
-1.0
1.1
.0
133.8
128.1
137.0
122.9
126.1
118.6
141.2
188.9
2.2
1.2
1.4
1.1
.5
2.1
3.3
8.8
.4
.7
.2
1.1
1.7
.3
.1
1.0
133.2
125.9
135.9
120.5
123.8
114.7
142.1
182.2
2.3
1.3
.9
1.5
1.9
1.1
3.3
7.2
.2
.1
.4
-.1
.1
-.3
.4
1.1
134.0
128.5
136.3
123.6
127.6
118.2
141.8
183.7
2.7
2.1
1.7
2.2
2.7
1.8
3.4
8.1
.2
.2
.4
.2
.4
-.3
.3
1.2
133.3
123.7
132.6
118.5
118.8
116.2
146.8
185.4
1.6
.2
1.3
-.6
-.9
-.2
3.0
8.4
.4
-.2
.2
-.5
-.6
-.3
.9
2.1
134.4
131.0
139.4
96.6
123.5
126.5
131.6
136.9
136.8
1.9
1.9
3.0
-4.8
1.2
.7
.9
3.0
2.8
.5
.3
.6
-2.8
1.1
1.7
.9
.0
-.1
134.9
130.4
137.5
100.1
121.2
124.6
130.0
141.1
137.9
2.2
2.0
2.8
-3.1
1.6
2.0
1.4
3.8
2.8
.2
.2
.4
-1.4
-.1
.1
.2
.6
.3
134.9
131.0
139.1
102.7
124.1
128.1
132.0
141.0
136.8
2.7
2.3
3.5
-4.5
2.3
2.6
2.1
3.8
2.8
.3
.2
.3
-.1
.2
.4
.3
.5
.1
130.7
129.4
139.4
91.6
119.0
119.3
125.7
137.9
141.0
1.6
1.0
2.2
-4.6
-.3
-.6
.2
4.2
2.2
.2
.2
.6
-1.6
-.4
-.6
-.2
.7
.7
-
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y .....................................................................
Energy...............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
59
Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
W 3St
<
Size class A
Index
Group
Size class C
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1992
Feb.
1991
Index
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Expenditure category
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
1991
Jan.
1992
All item s...........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )................................................
138.5
224.1
3.4
-
0.4
-
135.6
209.1
2.7
-
0.4
-
Food and beverages...................................................................
Food ............................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
Shelter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities ............................................................
F u els........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........
Fuel o il4 .............................................................. ..............
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities...............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded reg ular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
139.4
138.0
137.5
150.9
130.1
131.4
157.6
129.8
139.2
151.5
139.3
148.1
145.8
154.7
202.1
145.2
145.2
126.4
123.7
93.6
83.8
129.4
125.7
144.2
103.6
118.0
126.8
123.5
128.2
116.0
114.3
124.4
122.7
95.6
95.6
NA
93.6
98.8
157.1
185.0
137.4
185.5
150.0
2.0
1.7
1.0
2.9
-1.1
2.7
.4
2.1
2.9
4.7
3.6
3.9
4.4
2.7
14.9
3.4
3.5
4.5
.2
-12.2
-16.5
-9.6
.6
1.7
-1.9
1.2
4.1
4.1
5.5
3.6
2.1
1.5
2.1
-.9
-.4
.1
.2
.2
-1.0
.4
.2
1.6
-.3
.2
-.6
.5
.3
.7
.1
3.9
.1
.1
.5
.6
-2.9
-.1
-4.4
.6
1.0
-.2
1.2
2.0
2.2
2.6
2.6
-.2
.0
.1
.7
1.0
1.6
1.5
.4
4.6
-4.1
3.9
.6
1.8
2.9
2.3
3.6
4.1
3.9
1.7
14.8
4.2
4.3
2.2
-2.9
-.9
.4
.3
.4
1.7
-1.2
1.0
.3
1.2
.2
.7
-.2
.1
.5
-.3
3.9
-.1
-.1
-1.2
-4.9
.3
-
-
.4
.3
-6.1
8.2
3.3
8.7
4.1
1.0
1.2
-1.3
1.0
-.1
.5
.3
138.1
137.5
136.6
146.0
128.6
124.2
172.4
126.3
139.4
145.1
130.7
141.2
130.6
134.0
185.8
137.8
138.3
116.3
103.8
271.2
NA
121.6
102.4
115.9
87.1
109.6
125.7
124.5
123.9
119.2
122.2
123.3
122.6
88.3
87.1
NA
85.8
87.2
140.5
187.9
150.2
172.7
141.4
138.5
127.1
139.4
119.5
124.5
113.8
150.4
186.6
3.4
2.6
2.0
2.9
3.1
2.6
4.1
8.5
.4
.6
.1
.9
1.3
.4
.3
.8
135.8
136.4
142.5
104.8
121.1
126.5
132.3
142.2
147.9
3.2
3.2
3.6
-.4
3.1
3.4
2.6
4.4
3.8
.4
.4
.4
.7
.7
1.1
.7
.1
.3
_
1.0
-3.0
2.0
-11.5
3.6
2.5
2.2
-8.0
8.5
3.3
.7
1.1
-9.5
-10.4
.2
-5.1
-.4
-13.0
.1
1.3
1.4
-1.2
2.1
-1.0
.3
.4
.5
.6
-
-10.0
-11.0
-5.1
6.2
2.9
5.0
5.3
.7
-1.5
-1.4
.8
1.8
1.1
.0
135.6
124.9
138.1
117.5
121.6
112.4
148.6
189.0
2.7
1.2
1.6
1.0
.2
2.1
4.3
6.5
.4
.7
.4
.9
1.3
.4
.1
.9
134.1
132.7
140.5
94.7
118.7
122.9
130.2
142.3
144.4
2.4
2.5
3.5
-6.7
1.1
.5
.9
4.4
4.0
.5
.3
.6
-2.1
.8
1.2
.8
.0
-.1
Commodity and service group
All item s...........................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
Services........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s helter....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less e nerg y....................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
1
See region and area size on table 10 for
classifications.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
3
Indexes on a December 1 986= 100 base.
information about cross
4 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C.
N Data not adequate for publication.
A
Data not available.
60
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , 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 1992
136.2
149.1
130.2
127.8
156.5
129.2
u r b a n ..............................................................
More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
50,000 to 500,000 ....................................
140.4
140.8
144.6
133.3
152.8
153.7
149.0
153.7
134.9
134.8
141.9
127.8
126.6
127.2
129.4
117.3
161.8
163.6
164.3
150.5
134.1
133.6
141.5
127.8
Central u rb a n .......................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 360,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
133.8
136.0
131.6
132.2
149.0
150.0
151.7
145.3
128.3
132.4
122.3
122.0
128.0
130.4
126.9
125.1
149.9
152.3
141.1
154.9
126.8
126.7
129.7
129.1
129.2
147.9
126.5
125.2
138.9
120.3
u r b a n .....................................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 450,000 to 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
133.1
135.1
132.3
133.7
144.5
144.8
142.3
142.0
126.1
126.1
126.8
126.0
127.9
134.8
126.1
126.5
152.9
151.1
158.9
154.3
127.8
132.3
123.0
131.6
129.0
152.2
123.9
118.8
146.2
119.9
W est urban ......................................................................
Size A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ....................................
138.0
137.5
136.6
150.2
150.9
146.0
131.8
130.1
128.6
129.8
131.4
124.2
162.3
157.6
172.4
128.5
129.8
126.3
Size classes
A 2 ....................................................................................
B .......................................................................................
C .......................................................................................
D .......................................................................................
126.0
136.9
133.5
130.8
133.7
147.7
145.7
149.7
120.1
132.5
125.5
124.6
123.2
127.3
123.7
125.5
143.2
160.1
156.3
146.3
119.7
128.6
129.5
123.1
140.3
138.9
139.8
131.6
132.7
133.8
139.0
138.9
133.2
144.1
139.7
128.5
135.8
143.2
141.7
161.9
144.0
153.3
151.7
139.8
145.7
145.8
153.5
137.3
157.6
151.8
142.3
141.2
151.4
156.6
129.6
135.0
139.2
130.3
124.0
131.2
125.0
131.0
122.1
137.7
133.7
121.6
119.8
135.7
129.4
135.1
132.1
133.5
128.3
133.8
122.0
140.8
137.6
130.8
129.2
123.5
122.5
141.1
127.7
148.8
155.3
160.5
160.0
143.3
144.1
157.6
137.4
156.3
170.4
169.9
156.1
139.5
156.3
170.2
168.9
135.3
131.3
125.3
116.6
132.7
123.1
153.3
130.6
122.8
133.9
139.6
125.5
138.8
136.4
127.7
U.S. city a v e ra g e ............................................................
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..............................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ........................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ...........................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ............
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D .................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .......................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ..................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .....................
Washington, D C -M D -V A ...............................................
S ee footnotes at end of table.
61
Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas—Continued
Area
Total
food
at
home
Cereals
and
bakery
products
Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
vegetables
Other
food
at
home
Percent change, January 1992 to February 1992
0.3
0.2
-0 .5
-0.1
1.6
0.5
urban ..............................................................
More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
50,000 to 500,000 .....................................
.4
.4
1.0
-.2
.6
1.1
.5
-.4
-1 .3
-1 .7
-.2
-.9
-.1
-.5
.1
.9
3.1
3.8
4.3
-.3
.9
1.1
.9
.2
North Central u rb a n .......................................................
Size A * More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ..............................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ....................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ........................................
-.1
.1
-.7
.2
-.3
-.1
-1 .6
-.5
-.2
-.2
-1 .5
1.2
.0
-.8
.6
2.1
-.3
.7
-1.1
-1 .7
.2
.3
.3
-.1
-.6
.6
-1 .0
-.8
-2 .2
.3
u rb a n .....................................................................
A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ...............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 ....................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ............. ..........................
.3
.2
.4
.4
.6
.1
.4
1.1
-.4
-.6
-.3
.2
-.5
-.4
-.7
- .9
1.8
1.3
2.7
1.1
.5
.6
.2
.4
.4
.9
-1 .4
.3
3.1
.7
West urban ......................................................................
Size A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ....................................
.4
.2
.4
-.3
-1 .0
1.7
.1
.4
-1 .2
.4
.2
1.0
1.8
1.6
.3
.2
-.3
1.2
Size classes
A ......................................................................................
B ......................................................................................
C ......................................................................................
D ......................................................................................
.2
.4
.2
-.1
.1
.0
.4
.6
-.7
-.5
.2
-1 .2
-.4
.2
.6
-.1
2.1
2.8
-.1
.1
.4
.5
.3
.7
.6
.1
1.1
-.5
-.4
.1
1.0
.4
1.1
.4
.6
1.8
-1.1
.7
1.0
-1.1
.3
-.1
.6
-1.1
-.3
1.7
.2
.4
1.4
-1 .0
3.8
-2 .4
-.6
2.0
-.8
-1 .7
.7
.8
-.5
-.1
.4
-.2
-.2
-1 .7
-1 .3
-1.1
-.7
.5
1.6
-.4
-1 .0
-.1
-.2
.2
-.1
.4
1.0
.5
-1.1
.7
1.7
-1 .9
-.7
-.3
6.7
3.0
3.2
-2 .0
1.4
1.3
-2 .4
2.6
5.2
3.8
3.5
6.7
-.6
1.6
1.0
-.1
1.1
1.5
-1 .9
-1 .2
-.1
3.5
-.8
.2
.8
2.5
.9
-.9
1.4
.4
U.S. city a v e ra g e .............................................................
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..............................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .......................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA .........................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ...........................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ............
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ......................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ..................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .....................
Washington, D C -M D -V A ...............................................
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
2
62
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 base.
Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change, January 1992 to February 1992
Group
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI
Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA
N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
N Y-NJ-CT
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA
Expenditure category
All ite m s .................................................................................................
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.3
-0 .2
0.4
Food and b e v e ra g e s ......................................................................
F o o d .................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .............................................................................
Cereals and bakery pro d u c ts .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h .....................................................
Dairy products..........................................................................
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................
Food away from h o m e ............................................................
Alcoholic beve ra g e s ....................................................................
H ousing..............................................................................................
S h e lte r.......................... ..................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts ............................................. ..............................
Rent, residential .....................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ..................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t .......................................................
Fuel and other utilities ................................................................
F u e ls .............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities .............
Fuel o i l ...................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................
Electricity...............................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................
Household furnishings and o p era tio n ....................................
Apparel and u p k e e p ........................................................................
Apparel com m odities...................................................................
M en’s and boys’ a p p a r e l........................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p p a re l....................................................
Footwear ......................................................................................
Transportation..................................................................................
Private transportation............................................. ....................
Motor f u e l.....................................................................................
Gasoline ....................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r.............. ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m ...........................................
Public transportation....................................................................
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................
E ntertainm ent....................................................................................
Other goods and s erv ic e s ............................................................
Personal c a r e ................................................................................
.3
.2
.3
.2
-.5
-.4
-.1
1.6
.5
.2
.6
.2
.3
.6
.1
2.9
.1
.1
- .2
-.8
-.5
-.3
-1 .0
-.8
-.4
-1 .6
.5
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.1
.8
-.5
-.5
-1 .7
-1 .8
-2 .0
-1 .7
-.3
1.1
.4
.4
.7
.8
.8
1.1
-.1
.7
1.4
-.1
3.2
1.5
.2
.9
-.5
.3
.8
.3
3.8
.1
.1
-3 .2
-5 .8
.8
1.2
-.2
-5 .9
-9 .2
-2 .5
-.3
4.7
5.1
9.1
10.1
-5.1
-.9
-.9
-3.1
-3 .4
.1
.1
.4
.2
-.2
-.3
1.0
2.6
-.8
-.1
-.4
.6
.3
.8
.3
3.9
-.1
-.1
.8
1.6
-9 .5
.3
.4
.6
-1 .0
-1 .3
-1 .3
.7
3.5
2.5
-.2
.1
.0
.1
1.9
.8
3.9
-.5
-.6
.3
.4
-.1
-.2
.0
.4
.0
1.5
-1.1
-3 .9
-4 .6
1.5
-1 1 .8
.1
-.6
-.6
-3 .2
-3 .2
-3 .5
-2 .8
.2
.3
-.3
.6
3.0
.6
.6
.7
-.6
.5
.8
-.7
1.6
1.4
.3
.6
.4
.5
.5
.1
4.0
.3
.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
2.6
3.0
7.4
7.8
-4 .2
-.3
.0
.3
.3
-3 .7
-2 .8
-.6
.9
-.3
.7
2.6
-9 .5
1.8
2.8
-.5
1.7
2.5
2.9
2.7
.2
2.8
.2
.3
1.6
2.0
1.8
2.5
-1.1
.8
.0
.5
.7
.3
.3
.4
1.4
-1 .7
-1 .7
-1.1
3.8
.8
.2
.5
.6
.4
.7
.3
3.9
.3
.3
.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.5
.7
1.8
-1 .2
-1 .4
.0
-3 .0
-.6
-.1
.0
-1 .6
-1 .7
-2 .5
-1.1
-.1
.7
.6
.1
.6
All ite m s ..................... ...........................................................................
.3
.2
.5
.3
-.2
.4
Com modities......................................................................................
Food and b e v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .................................
Nondurables less food and bevera g e s ...............................
D u rab le s .......................................................... ............................
.2
.3
.2
.3
.1
.6
.8
.4
1.0
-.3
.9
.1
1.3
1.9
.5
.0
.3
-.2
-.7
1.0
-.8
.3
-1 .6
-2 .2
-.4
.7
.6
.7
1.2
-.1
S e rv ic e s .............................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .................................................................
.3
1.1
-.2
.7
.3
.5
.4
.5
.2
-.1
.2
.6
.2
.2
.4
-1 .2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
.6
-4 .5
.5
1.0
.9
-.7
-.3
.7
.5
.4
1.6
1.2
1.6
.9
.2
.3
.2
.3
.3
-.7
-.1
- .6
-.1
.4
.4
-.4
-.2
-.1
-1 .0
-1 .5
-1 .9
-.8
.3
.2
.4
.4
.4
.2
.7
1.1
.8
.0
.2
-
-
-
.2
.4
-2 .7
1.6
-.3
.1
-1.1
Commodity and service group
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r ........................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .............................................................
All items less e n e rg y ........................................................................
E nergy....................................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .....................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................. ...................
Nondurables.........................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r.............................................. .
Services less medical care services.............................................
Data not available.
63
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI
U.S.
city
average
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
DallasFort Worth,
TX
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
DetroitAnn Arbor,
Ml
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Per<:ent
cha nge
frorn—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )....................................................................
136.4
406.2
2.7
-
0.4
-
134.7
395.6
2.4
-
0.4
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ............................................................................................
Food at ho m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ................................... ..............................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent ren t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities ............................................................
F u els ........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation..............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium ........................................
Public transportation................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
137.8
137.1
136.2
149.1
130.2
131.5
127.8
156.5
129.2
139.8
145.3
133.6
145.8
140.5
145.2
186.8
139.9
140.1
115.6
105.2
91.3
89.0
120.3
111.5
119.9
99.0
116.4
128.8
126.4
124.6
126.3
122.9
122.9
121.4
92.9
92.6
NA
90.2
96.6
149.6
185.7
139.1
179.4
137.8
1.5
1.4
.7
3.5
-2.3
-1.7
2.3
1.6
1.5
2.7
2.8
2.8
3.6
3.6
2.9
6.4
3.6
3.6
1.2
-.9
-13.1
-16.0
-7.2
.5
1.3
-1.5
1.4
3.2
3.2
3.8
2.3
3.5
.2
.4
-6.9
-6.9
.7
.6
.9
1.3
-1 .0
-.4
.5
2.9
1.7
.3
1.3
.7
.8
2.0
.3
9.8
.3
.3
-.1
-.7
-3.3
-3.8
-2 .4
-.4
-.4
-.3
.9
.3
.2
-.2
-.3
.3
-1.3
-1.5
-5.7
-5.8
-6.2
-4.8
1.2
2.0
.5
1.0
1.5
2.1
2.1
1.4
5.3
.0
.8
3.2
1.8
-.1
3.7
1.8
2.8
4.0
4.0
3.6
6.9
4.1
4.1
2.7
1.7
-3.7
-7.7
5.3
1.8
10.4
-5.4
-1 .7
.0
-.1
8.5
-.8
-8.3
-.9
-1.5
-10.6
-10.8
-11.1
-10.0
4.9
8.0
1.4
7.8
3.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.5
2.7
-.7
1.3
2.3
1.0
2.1
.5
1.0
1.6
.6
9.7
.8
.8
-1.1
-2.2
.0
.3
-.5
-2.2
-5.9
1.6
.0
1.6
1.8
10.0
2.9
-6.4
-1.3
-2.3
-7.9
-8.1
-7.3
-5.4
-1.6
7.9
3.1
7.1
3.0
137.7
136.6
139.8
153.3
139.2
142.6
133.5
160.0
125.3
130.6
151.1
130.1
142.4
142.0
153.6
155.5
142.1
141.4
111.5
99.5
90.4
91.2
113.2
102.6
106.0
99.5
113.2
125.6
126.5
120.7
123.9
126.3
118.5
116.3
94.0
93.9
NA
91.6
96.1
140.2
188.6
146.9
191.1
136.5
136.4
126.9
137.8
120.2
123.0
115.3
148.2
186.2
2.7
1.4
1.5
1.3
.9
1.8
3.9
7.9
.4
-.1
.7
-.6
-1.0
.0
.8
2.1
134.7
126.5
137.7
119.3
126.9
110.4
144.1
185.3
134.0
134.0
141.7
98.4
121.2
124.3
130.7
138.9
144.8
2.4
2.4
3.3
-3.9
1.3
1.1
1.3
4.1
3.5
.2
.3
.6
-3.1
-.5
-.8
-.1
.7
.6
132.9
132.0
140.2
96.0
120.7
128.4
132.5
136.6
140.5
-
-
131.2
404.6
2.4
-
0.2
-
131.3
386.6
1.9
-
0.5
-
3.5
3.5
1.4
4.1
-5 .0
-4 .8
5.4
3.8
5.1
6.6
2.8
1.3
2.7
2.2
2.0
2.7
3.0
3.0
-.2
-1.1
.0
1.3
1.3
2.2
.3
.1
.5
.2
5.8
4.7
.1
.8
-1.2
-.6
.5
.2
3.3
-1.1
-1.1
-.7
-.9
.0
.0
-1.0
-.5
-2.1
-1 .8
4.1
4.0
4.5
-2.0
19.7
.7
1.3
-8.2
-8.1
.0
-.9
.1
-2.5
-4 .0
10.1
11.2
.8
19.1
6.9
-2.1
-2.1
-7 .6
-7.7
.5
.4
.5
1.2
-1.1
-.1
-.4
2.0
1.8
.2
1.0
1.4
.5
2.1
-.2
9.5
.1
.0
6.9
10.9
-1.7
-4.7
-.6
11.5
3.2
21.9
-1 .7
1.7
1.8
-.8
.0
15.9
-1.9
-2.1
-7.8
-8.4
-8.8
-6.9
-11.3
7.4
-.1
6.1
4.5
-8.4
-6 .6
-2.5
1.1
.0
1.4
2.1
133.3
132.7
133.8
145.7
131.2
133.3
122.0
157.6
123.1
131.6
139.8
124.7
135.8
133.5
139.2
140.6
143.2
143.6
116.3
106.8
90.6
89.9
109.4
109.9
134.4
92.8
103.1
134.8
134.9
127.1
141.6
134.7
128.2
127.6
89.0
88.3
NA
86.2
91.1
143.8
177.6
130.6
165.7
120.2
3.7
3.8
4.4
4.8
.5
1.0
2.4
15.3
4.0
2.5
2.6
1.1
2.1
1.9
.4
6.8
2.2
2.1
.0
-1.5
-14.8
-11.4
-16.0
-.9
3.1
-4.9
-2 .4
1.7
1.8
-1.1
-5.5
35.1
.1
-.1
-7.4
-7.7
-8.6
-7.2
7.4
1.7
.5
.6
1.6
138.9
138.2
132.7
139.8
124.0
125.8
133.8
144.1
132.7
148.0
148.1
118.6
122.9
113.9
120.7
126.0
118.5
118.3
112.2
106.7
99.0
NA
103.7
105.9
99.8
121.4
113.0
143.7
138.8
109.7
147.2
150.9
121.8
122.1
94.8
94.5
NA
91.7
96.0
116.5
185.7
140.5
168.6
138.0
-9.0
-6.2
1.5
5.9
-2.4
5.9
3.4
-9.2
-8 .4
.8
2.0
.9
.7
.0
2.4
.4
2.1
-.8
-1.2
-.2
4.4
7.4
.4
.0
1.3
-1 .0
-1 .0
-.8
1.0
1.5
131.2
127.2
138.9
120.0
124.8
114.9
136.0
192.5
2.4
1.8
3.5
.8
.1
2.0
3.0
8.6
.2
.4
1.3
-.2
1.3
-1 .9
.1
.8
131.3
121.2
133.3
114.7
121.7
101.9
144.1
183.0
1.9
1.0
3.7
-.9
-.4
-2.1
2.6
8.1
.5
-.5
.5
-1 .3
-1.1
-1 .8
1.6
2.6
1.8
2.0
3.1
-5.0
-.7
-.8
.5
4.8
4.2
.3
.4
.9
-5.2
-.7
-.8
.2
.9
.9
134.3
128.2
137.0
99.8
120.9
125.8
132.1
140.2
131.0
2.3
2.2
3.1
-5.0
.9
.4
1.9
3.2
2.4
.4
.2
.7
-4.6
-.1
1.3
1.3
.5
-.1
131.3
129.4
136.1
98.2
115.8
122.8
127.5
138.7
141.1
1.8
1.6
2.4
-4.5
-.7
-.1
1.8
3.3
2.2
.5
.5
.4
.8
-1.1
-.9
-.2
2.5
1.4
-
-
_
_
_
-
_
_
Commodity and service group
All item s...........................................................................................
Commodities............ ....................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
S en/ices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less energy .....................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Sen/ices less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
64
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT
Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside,
CA
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Percent
change
from—
Dec.
Feb.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Pericent
cha nge
frorTl—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Expenditure category
All item s...........................................................................................
All items ( 1 9 6 7 - 1 0 0 ) ....................................................................
126.9
405.1
2.0
-0.2
140.3
414.7
3.5
1.2
144.8
412.2
3.0
0.6
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at ho m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................
Housing.........................................................................................
S helter........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs...........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities............................................................
F u els .........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l ...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) a a s .............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation..............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
133.0
132.2
139.0
145.8
125.0
127.1
140.8
137.4
153.3
121.5
138.0
109.6
116.6
123.0
117.1
192.0
115.9
114.2
93.2
78.2
NA
NA
114.6
77.6
76.3
84.8
108.9
136.4
135.9
165.9
143.4
123.2
123.0
123.0
98.7
98.9
NA
97.7
97.5
140.8
192.4
144.4
162.3
119.7
.6
.3
-.4
2.6
-3.3
-2.9
-.8
-4.8
4.2
1.7
2.5
2.0
6.6
8.1
8.9
2.7
5.6
5.9
-7.6
-13.1
.9
.8
1.1
.0
-2.2
-1.4
1.4
-2.6
7.2
.4
1.9
-1.5
.0
-.2
-.8
3.2
.2
.3
-9.9
-17.5
3.0
2.5
1.5
3.6
-.4
-1.2
3.3
.1
2.6
4.1
6.6
3.0
3.2
3.5
1.6
15.0
3.0
3.1
3.7
-.5
-11.5
1.2
1.2
1.8
1.8
.1
.2
2.5
4.8
1.3
.1
.8
1.1
1.1
1.6
.1
10.9
.7
.7
.2
-.7
-9.7
-11.6
-.3
3.1
-7.6
1.4
5.5
5.4
6.3
3.9
3.5
2.5
3.2
7.2
7.9
-9 .7
-.6
2.6
-7.7
1.9
4.1
4.6
5.1
4.7
.8
.6
1.0
2.2
2.6
1.2
1.0
.6
3.8
-3.3
-2.8
1.7
4.6
1.0
1.8
3.1
3.3
4.4
3.6
3.7
2.6
4.9
5.0
-1.4
-3.7
-14.9
-15.3
-9.5
.1
-3.5
6.6
3.0
.2
-.2
1.1
-2.2
4.8
1.6
1.5
-3.2
-2.9
1.1
1.1
2.0
2.6
-1.5
-1.3
.9
9.2
1.4
-.1
.9
.9
.8
2.5
1.0
12.9
.0
.0
-.3
-1.3
-3.5
-3.6
-1 .6
-.7
-4.1
5.6
2.7
-3.3
-3.7
-2.9
-7.3
1.2
.3
-.4
-4.1
-4.1
8.6
7.4
-6.7
8.6
2.5
8.8
4.7
2.1
4.1
-3.3
2.0
.3
1.6
2.9
145.3
144.9
144.1
157.6
137.7
139.1
129.2
169.9
133.9
149.5
149.4
144.8
164.9
152.9
158.6
229.1
155.5
156.2
103.6
98.5
94.6
94.5
109.2
104.8
104.5
105.3
122.0
119.4
115.8
111.1
114.9
127.9
129.4
124.3
96.4
96.7
NA
93.6
100.6
152.5
196.5
145.4
187.5
154.4
-4.2
-1.7
3.0
7.9
3.6
9.1
8.7
-4.8
-3.3
4.3
2.2
.3
1.2
4.0
8.1
-13.7
-14.7
-10.4
-1 .9
-.5
-.9
21.8
-7.8
-5.9
.6
.8
-7.7
-7.7
.0
-18.0
-22.4
.0
1.8
1.6
1.8
-.8
7.7
5.8
-2.1
-2.1
-6.4
-6.5
-7.8
-5.9
-6.3
12.3
3.7
4.4
2.2
-6.8
-6.0
-2.0
2.6
1.2
3.4
1.1
139.8
137.6
138.9
153.5
131.0
127.8
137.6
156.3
130.6
136.1
157.7
142.2
150.0
146.1
155.3
199.7
148.5
148.4
133.8
135.1
123.3
NA
123.5
135.3
156.9
110.6
119.3
135.7
132.9
137.6
129.8
108.9
125.4
' 123.3
97.4
97.2
NA
95.5
99.6
171.7
185.2
132.6
189.1
154.7
126.9
126.2
133.0
122.3
128.0
113.3
127.7
189.5
2.0
.0
.6
-.3
-.3
-.3
4.6
13.0
-.2
.4
.9
.2
.5
-.5
-1.0
2.8
140.3
128.2
139.8
120.8
130.2
111.6
153.1
187.4
3.5
3.9
3.0
4.4
6.1
2.4
3.3
8.9
1.2
1.6
1.2
1.9
3.3
.0
.9
1.8
144.8
132.0
145.3
121.6
122.0
117.9
159.0
200.3
3.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
.2
3.1
4.5
8.0
.6
.0
1.1
-.9
-1.7
1.0
1.1
2.0
130.2
123.2
132.5
91.9
122.9
128.3
130.7
128.7
120.6
.9
1.4
3.1
-9.6
-.2
-.1
.2
2.9
3.5
-.3
-.4
.8
-10.5
.2
.7
.8
-1.8
-1.5
137.5
138.3
144.1
108.9
122.7
132.3
135.3
145.5
150.7
3.8
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.6
6.2
4.3
3.6
2.9
1.3
1.2
1.2
.9
1.7
3.0
2.1
.7
.9
138.1
142.7
150.6
97.6
122.8
123.6
134.8
139.0
156.0
2.4
2.8
3.5
-3.5
1.2
.4
.7
4.6
4.3
.5
.6
.9
-2.4
-.8
-1.5
-.1
1.3
1.0
_
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
D urables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less she lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y .....................................................................
Energy..............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables less fo o d .................................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
65
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Group
Index
Feb.
1992
PittsburghBeaver Valley,
PA
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Index
Feb.
1992
Percent
change
from—
Feb.
Dec.
1991
1991
Expenditure category
All item s............................................................................................
All items (1967 = 1 0 0 )....................................................................
143.9
418.1
2.4
-0.3
-
128.7
382.7
Food and beverages...................................................................
F o o d ............................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products...........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................
Dairy products......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................
Other food at h o m e ............................................................
Food away from h o m e ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................
Housing..........................................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................
Other renters’ costs............................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Fuel and other utilities.............................................................
F u els .........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............
Fuel o i l...............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ...........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)................
Electricity...........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operation..................................
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .....................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel.................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded reg ular................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .........................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Medical c a re .................................................................................
Entertainment...............................................................................
Other goods and services.........................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................
137.4
135.8
139.7
151.8
133.7
134.2
123.5
156.1
139.6
127.0
162.7
149.6
174.0
164.6
160.3
236.4
154.7
155.3
116.9
108.9
91.7
85.9
155.1
124.2
142.1
99.9
117.7
97.5
92.5
105.6
69.3
112.3
134.3
132.1
100.2
100.7
NA
98.2
99.2
166.0
186.1
135.8
189.7
165.5
.7
.7
.1
2.8
-3.4
-3.3
3.4
1.6
1.3
1.9
2.6
3.2
3.8
3.6
4.2
2.6
3.8
3.9
2.9
2.5
-14.6
-19.0
.0
5.6
8.0
1.1
.3
-1.7
-2.3
3.2
-12.2
1.9
2.2
2.5
-5.3
-4.8
.9
1.0
1.4
.5
-.8
-1.1
.9
5.9
2.8
-.2
.4
.3
.2
5.1
1.1
13.1
-1.5
-1.6
1.3
.6
-1.7
-2.3
.0
1.0
-.1
3.6
-1.0
-7.8
-8.9
-5.7
-18.9
5.1
-1.1
-1.2
-5 .6
-5.4
-5.9
-4.2
.0
-.4
.2
.5
3.9
132.6
130.6
128.5
142.3
121.6
123.1
122.5
139.5
125.5
135.9
152.9
124.1
126.4
137.2
133.2
182.7
130.5
130.7
130.6
126.3
114.9
83.1
156.3
130.0
146.5
116.2
112.3
126.8
123.5
120.0
127.2
113.6
112.3
111.4
89.2
89.1
NA
85.9
91.8
129.1
183.3
143.5
169.3
123.6
-
-
-5.6
-4.0
-1.1
5.6
4.4
3.0
-2.5
143.9
125.4
137.4
116.6
113.1
120.2
166.9
185.9
2.4
.5
.7
.3
-.5
2.0
3.9
4.7
-.3
-1.2
.9
-2.8
-3.8
-.8
.4
-1.2
135.9
142.0
149.8
103.9
118.5
116.1
126.0
146.1
165.2
1.9
2.2
2.7
-.8
.5
-.3
.2
3.8
3.8
-.5
-.3
-.1
-2.0
-2.6
-3.5
-1.3
.5
.4
-
3.7
0.0
-
-
2.7
2.5
2.1
8.4
-1 .4
-1.4
8.2
-2.7
3.5
3.6
4.4
4.1
5.1
3.0
3.4
2.4
5.8
5.9
2.7
4.7
.6
.6
.9
1.7
-1 .9
-1.6
-.7
6.5
1.0
.0
-.1
-.5
-.6
3.9
-.6
12.6
-1.7
-1.8
-.9
.3
-7.9
-6.9
-8.2
.5
.0
1.2
-.1
1.5
1.6
.6
3.2
1.2
-1.4
-1.4
-8.8
-8.9
139.1
423.5
3.4
0.7
-
-
2.7
2.1
1.8
5.6
-1 .6
-.8
1.8
2.7
3.6
2.3
7.7
3.0
3.3
4.6
3.1
15.1
2.2
2.3
6.8
2.4
-8.3
-.3
-.8
-1.1
-.2
-2.1
-1 .5
-.9
-2.2
.6
-.2
2.8
1.0
.9
1.5
.3
11.1
.4
.4
1.2
2.2
1.8
_
_
-
-
-5.4
-5.3
-6.4
8.6
5.3
10.4
2.1
-1.2
-.1
-2.4
1.7
.2
3.8
3.2
-
-
-6.8
-4.4
-6.9
8.2
4.4
9.4
8.1
-9.6
-7.6
-.4
1.3
.8
2.0
2.7
143.0
142.1
143.2
151.4
135.7
133.8
127.7
170.2
136.4
140.3
151.1
142.1
151.2
146.9
158.8
199.4
141.6
141.7
135.8
146.0
135.0
NA
145.5
146.3
172.7
113.8
113.0
120.7
116.8
120.3
102.1
130.2
118.0
116.6
98.4
98.3
NA
95.6
99.1
140.1
181.4
147.7
191.8
155.3
128.7
121.6
132.6
114.4
121.5
106.2
137.7
177.6
3.7
2.1
2.7
1.7
1.8
1.5
5.3
9.6
.0
-.2
.6
-.9
-1.5
.1
.2
1.5
139.1
129.2
143.0
120.2
121.7
115.9
149.6
180.9
3.4
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.6
4.0
7.6
.7
.2
-.3
.8
.7
.7
.9
1.2
129.7
126.5
131.9
106.6
116.2
123.8
127.2
131.9
134.8
3.2
3.5
4.0
-.2
1.8
2.1
2.3
5.3
5.0
.1
-.1
.4
-3.9
-.8
-1.3
-.4
.8
.1
135.4
137.4
142.6
115.7
121.8
123.6
132.7
136.9
147.7
3.4
3.2
3.7
-1.9
3.0
3.3
2.6
4.8
3.7
.4
.6
.6
.6
.9
1.0
.1
1.0
1.0
-
-11.0
-
4.8
11.0
-.7
2.5
3.9
3.3
5.5
5.0
-2.2
.4
.9
-5 .9
-6 .0
-8.1
2.7
1.8
4.6
-2.3
6.3
7.1
9.8
5.3
9.0
-.1
.6
-5 .6
-5 .5
1.8
2.2
1.6
3.6
1.1
1.9
2.2
1.3
3.7
3.9
-.8
-.6
-.8
-.8
Commodity and service group
All item s............................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................
Durables..................................................................................
Services........................................................................................
Medical care services.............................................................
Special indexes
All items less she lte r.....................................................................
All items less medical c a re ..........................................................
All items less ene rg y .....................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................................
Nondurables................................................................................. .
Services less rent of shelter2 .....................................................
Services less medical care services...........................................
1
2
3
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month.
Indexes on a December 1 984= 100 base.
Indexes on a December 1 986= 100 base.
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Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
L Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
= 100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1st
half
1913
1914
9.8
10.0
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.8
9.7
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.2
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1
10.1
10.2
10.0
10.1
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5
10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2
9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4
10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7
10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9
10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9
10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4
10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7
10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8
10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1
10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5
10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3
19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2
19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1
20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0
20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1
20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0
20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1
19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2
19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2
19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1
17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0
17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9
17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2
_
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3
16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3
17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3
16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3
16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4
16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6
16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5
16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0
13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9
13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9
13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8
13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4
14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5
14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5
14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6
14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7
14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7
14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0
17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8
17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8
17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9
17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8
18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9
18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7
18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8
18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9
18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7
18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8
18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9
23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8
23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9
23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9
24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9
24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9
24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8
24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8
24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8
25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0
26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9
26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9
26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2
26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2
26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3
26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4
26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4
.
-
-
17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2
67
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Percent change
from previous
Dec.
2nd
half
-
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Annual
avg.
Annual
avg.
9.9
10.0
_
_
1.0
1.0
10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3
2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5
1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6
20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1
2.6
-1 0 .8
-2 .3
2.4
.0
15.6
-1 0 .5
-6.1
1.8
.0
17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1
3.5
-1.1
-2 .3
-1 .2
.6
2.3
1.1
-1 .7
-1 .7
.0
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4
-6 .4
-9 .3
-1 0 .3
.8
1.5
-2 .3
-9 .0
-9 .9
-5.1
3.1
13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9
3.0
1.4
2.9
-2 .8
.0
2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1 .4
14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6
.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3
.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7
18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8
2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1
2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1 .2
24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7
1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7
26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
.4
3.0
2.9
- .4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7
1.8
1.7
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 . unless otherwise noted)____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Semiannual
averages
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1st
half
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6
37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8
38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9
31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1
38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3
38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4
38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6
29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6
38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8
39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4
29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0
31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1
39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0
39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1
31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3
39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5
39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2
31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7
39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9
-
2nd
half
_
-
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Annual
avg.
_
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
Percent change
from previous
Dec.
Annual
avg.
29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7
1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5
38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3
5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3
5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0
53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6
6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3
9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3
12.5
8.9
3.8
3.8
3.9
13.5
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3
52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1
52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8
52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5
53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3
54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1
54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8
54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6
54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2
55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9
55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9
78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4
80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6
81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1
81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4
82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7
82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1
83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5
84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0
84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3
85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3
86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3
-
-
102.9
104.9
82.4
90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1
106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6
106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3
106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1
107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8
107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1
107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4
108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6
108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0
108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6
109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9
109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1
106.6
109.1
112.4
116.8
122.7
108.5
110.1
114.9
119.7
125.3
107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
1990
1991
1992
127.4
134.6
138.1
128.0
134.8
138.6
128.7
135.0
-
128.9
135.2
-
129.2
135.6
-
129.9
136.0
-
130.4
136.2
-
131.6
136.6
132.7
137.2
133.8
137.8
-
-
133.5
137.4
-
133.8
137.9
-
128.7
135.2
-
132.6
137.2
-
130.7
136.2
-
6.1
3.1
-
5.4
4.2
-
-
Data not available.
68
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-
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
Feb.
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
97.6
98.4
97.6
98.8
99.6
99.0
99.7
97.5
96.7
100.0
100.0
97.7
97.1
97.1
101.3
101.3
100.2
101.9
100.9
101.5
100.7
103.3
101.3
104.7
104.1
101.4
103.1
103.3
105.3
104.0
104.0
103.9
102.1
102.9
101.9
106.4
106.8
110.3
108.5
107.7
109.1
110.1
109.3
106.6
106.9
106.4
105.8
105.4
105.8
107.1
112.2
117.0
110.8
113.0
116.5
116.2
110.5
104.5
110.9
100.5
95.9
105.8
93.0
107.2
117.2
122.5
110.8
119.5
125.7
122.6
115.4
109.3
114.8
105.7
103.1
111.0
101.5
109.5
122.2
128.5
112.3
124.6
132.7
129.0
120.5
113.5
120.6
109.0
106.9
116.3
104.5
112.2
128.1
134.3
116.2
132.1
141.9
136.2
126.1
118.2
127.2
112.6
112.0
117.1
112.0
113.5
134.6
140.9
119.0
138.6
154.1
145.1
133.8
126.0
133.9
121.1
125.8
123.0
130.1
114.5
142.3
148.4
122.2
150.0
169.3
154.5
137.9
127.5
137.3
121.5
124.5
127.2
126.0
117.2
148.8
154.2
127.8
153.7
182.8
164.1
138.6
127.6
138.1
121.1
123.7
127.7
124.4
117.6
150.1
155.8
128.1
154.4
186.4
165.5
97.6
All items less fo o d .........................................................................................
98.0
All items less shelter.....................................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ...........................................................
100.0
97.7
All items less medical c a r e ..........................................................................
98.8
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................................
99.4
Nondurables less fo o d ..................................................................................
99.6
Nondurables less food and apparel...........................................................
98.6
Nondurables....................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter1 ..................................................................... • 100.0
Services less medical care services..........................................................
96.6
Energy.............................................................................................................. 100.1
All items less energy..........................................................................:..........
97.2
All items less food and energy.................................................... ............
97.2
Commodities less food and energy commodities............................. .
97.8
Energy commodities ............................................................................. 101.9
Services less energy services...............................................................
96.7
101.6
101.5
103.7
101.2
101.9
100.9
100.7
100.5
104.8
101.1
99.6
101.6
101.9
102.7
98.6
101.3
105.6
105.1
107.6
105.1
104.0
102.3
102.1
103.1
110.6
106.5
99.8
106.1
106.7
105.9
96.8
107.0
109.9
108.4
111.3
108.8
106.5
105.9
106.1
106.3
115.4
111.8
101.6
110.3
111.3
108.2
100.1
113.1
110.4
108.6
111.9
109.6
100.9
96.7
94.3
103.5
120.2
116.2
81.6
114.5
115.5
109.7
69.6
119.0
115.5
113.2
116.6
114.3
106.0
103.7
102.1
109.1
124.6
121.0
88.3
119.2
120.4
113.5
82.0
124.4
120.4
118.1
121.6
119.1
109.4
107.5
105.3
113.9
131.1
126.6
88.7
124.8
126.0
118.0
80.1
130.6
125.8
123.5
127.1
124.4
113.0
112.6
112.5
119.8
137.8
132.6
93.2
130.6
131.5
121.2
86.4
137.5
133.7
131.5
135.5
131.8
121.4
125.7
129.0
130.0
146.4
139.7
110.1
137.4
138.3
125.3
117.0
145.8
138.1
135.0
139.3
135.3
122.4
125.5
126.9
131.1
153.9
145.5
101.9
142.8
144.4
130.3
98.2
152.5
138.8
135.5
140.1
135.9
122.1
124.9
125.7
131.1
155.1
146.6
99.0
144.0
145.6
131.0
93.0
154.0
100.2
100.2
99.4
101.1
100.1
98.5
101.6
99.1
101.5
101.7
101.8
101.6
100.9
98.5
97.3
96.2
96.8
96.3
94.9
95.5
96.8
95.7
98.2
94.1
93.1
92.8
97.1
93.2
98.0
103.0
107.0
103.7
96.1
99.7
97.1
101.2
122.1
104.0
104.0
103.0
105.8
103.9
100.8
107.1
101.2
106.4
104.8
104.6
108.6
107.5
101.0
101.2
100.4
100.5
98.6
101.7
98.6
99.1
100.6
102.1
99.7
99.5
99.2
102.5
98.0
101.3
105.0
102.6
104.4
109.1
103.9
97.8
107.3
96.9
106.9
106.7
105.1
109.6
108.3
104.3
113.8
102.5
110.1
107.5
106.8
112.2
113.1
102.5
102.5
100.6
101.1
97.7
100.6
98.8
100.3
100.8
104.4
99.7
99.5
101.1
102.2
97.3
100.5
108.2
107.9
106.9
110.1
111.4
98.2
118.6
102.7
110.9
110.8
109.0
112.2
110.7
104.4
119.5
101.5
112.7
108.3
109.5
116.3
116.3
109.1
109.4
106.6
101.7
96.4
99.9
96.0
101.1
103.1
107.1
115.2
113.1
116.4
121.3
111.3
107.6
118.8
121.0
121.1
112.3
121.2
99.8
133.0
103.7
114.8
114.7
112.8
116.8
116.1
105.8
126.7
106.3
117.0
113.1
113.2
121.1
120.3
110.3
111.9
110.4
108.5
102.0
105.0
101.8
108.1
112.9
115.1
113.1
108.2
114.3
118.1
111.4
112.1
107.8
107.7
110.8
103.8
133.3
110.0
146.2
85.5
120.6
120.7
119.1
126.6
127.2
113.1
138.8
118.4
126.1
125.5
124.1
128.7
126.3
116.1
117.1
112.7
114.6
104.5
112.4
107.0
111.9
120.8
125.4
109.6
96.9
114.7
115.9
108.5
113.1
127.1
131.0
131.5
113.3
138.9
124.8
148.5
99.6
127.2
127.4
126.5
136.1
136.5
121.2
152.4
120.1
135.6
133.2
132.7
139.0
137.5
123.8
123.0
120.0
122.1
112.2
123.4
113.9
118.8
123.4
133.3
117.2
105.0
123.7
121.9
115.9
119.5
127.8
130.4
130.2
121.1
143.0
119.4
156.3
134.9
133.9
134.2
133.8
142.4
143.7
124.0
163.5
122.7
141.5
138.3
139.0
147.2
141.8
133.6
133.8
133.6
133.0
120.8
136.1
124.9
130.2
131.5
146.6
136.8
122.9
142.5
144.4
134.9
131.6
129.7
130.6
133.2
123.0
148.5
118.8
164.1
128.7
137.3
136.7
135.5
147.4
148.8
123.5
171.4
126.3
146.4
140.4
143.7
154.2
147.6
131.6
132.0
130.8
131.7
119.1
137.7
124.1
129.9
127.5
145.3
128.5
108.6
136.1
137.3
127.7
132.7
130.2
129.9
134.8
122.8
150.4
118.2
167.0
123.5
138.1
137.5
136.6
149.3
151.5
129.6
173.4
127.9
148.0
142.0
145.2
154.3
150.6
130.2
131.4
130.3
131.8
120.2
135.2
124.0
129.6
131.5
144.3
127.2
105.5
137.8
134.1
126.6
131.8
128.1
127.9
130.7
125.6
151.0
118.8
167.7
110.7
Commodity and service group
All ite m s ...........................................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages..........................................
Apparel commodities.........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel...........................
D urables..................................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................................
Rent of shelter1 .......................................................................................
Household services less rent of shelter1............................................
Transportation services...........................................................................
Medical care services..............................................................................
Other services..........................................................................................
Special indexes
Expenditure category
Food and beverages.....................................................................................
F o o d ..............................................................................................................
Food at hom e...........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products.............................................................
Cereals and cereal products............................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ....................................................
C ereal.................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................................................
Bakery products..................................................................................
White b re ad ......................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins..........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes...........................................
Other bakery products....................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h .....................................................................
M eats..................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l................................................................................
Ground beef other than c an n e d .............................................
Chuck roast.................................................................................
Round ro a s t................................................................................
Round steak................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l..................................................................
Pork ................................................................................................
Bacon...........................................................................................
Chops ..........................................................................................
Ham .............................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage.................................................
Other m eats...................................................................................
Poultry...............................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts.................................................
Other poultry..................................................................................
Fish and seafood.............................................................................
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood..........................................
Eggs
.............................................................
97.6
97.6
97.6
97.5
97.1
98.1
95.9
98.1
97.6
98.0
98.4
97.3
96.9
99.4
99.9
101.0
98.3
100.3
99.9
100.3
98.2
92.2
97.1
105.7
107.0
102.7
110.7
103.4
101.1
93.5
90.4
92.8
99.0
97.9
101.8
95.8
90.0
See footnotes at end of table.
69
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
1982
Feb.
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Dairy products.............................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk .................................................................................
Other fresh milk and c r e a m .............................................................
Processed dairy products.....................................................................
Cheese ....................................................................................................
Ice cream and related pro d u c ts ......................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tter............................................
99.1
99.4
99.5
98.8
98.8
99.0
98.8
98.5
99.9
99.6
99.7
99.6
100.3
100.3
100.2
100.4
103.3
102.9
103.0
102.8
103.9
102.8
104.2
105.6
102.7
101.4
101.4
101.4
104.5
103.1
106.2
105.6
104.9
103.3
103.4
103.0
106.9
104.5
109.5
109.1
106.7
105.0
104.8
105.3
108.8
107.0
111.0
109.9
111.4
109.9
110.1
109.5
113.3
112.6
114.8
112.1
122.9
122.6
123.0
122.0
123.7
126.9
123.1
113.4
126.7
125.6
126.0
124.9
128.4
132.7
128.5
113.4
127.4
125.3
125.5
124.9
130.2
135.1
130.1
113.7
128.1
126.1
125.8
126.3
130.6
135.8
130.7
114.0
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...............................................................................
Fresh fruits and v e g e ta b le s .................................................................
Fresh fruits ............................................................................................
Apples ..................................................................................................
Bananas ..............................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines.......................................................
Other fresh fruits...............................................................................
Fresh veg e ta b le s .................................................................................
P o ta to e s ..............................................................................................
L e ttu c e .................................................................................................
T o m a to e s ............................................................................................
Other fresh v e g e ta b le s ...................................................................
Processed fruits and veg e ta b le s ........................................................
Processed fru its ...................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it............................................................
Canned and dried fru its ..................................................................
Processed vegetables........................................................................
Frozen v eg e ta b le s ............................................................................
Other processed v eg e ta b le s .........................................................
92.4
88.2
88.0
84.6
93.3
83.9
90.3
88.3
75.5
109.3
105.9
82.2
97.4
97.3
97.0
97.9
97.5
97.8
97.4
97.4
95.3
86.9
93.7
88.4
76.0
89.2
103.2
99.4
121.4
86.3
102.5
99.9
98.9
97.6
101.4
100.9
100.5
101.1
103.1
101.2
106.5
103.3
86.6
114.8
108.7
96.1
102.4
90.2
90.2
96.8
105.3
107.1
108.8
103.9
103.6
104.1
103.3
107.8
109.1
107.9
111.2
87.1
104.1
113.7
110.3
81.4
143.0
124.9
108.6
106.4
108.7
109.8
106.7
104.0
106.8
102.9
109.4
113.0
114.3
116.9
91.8
110.4
121.0
111.7
103.9
115.1
126.2
110.7
105.2
106.1
105.1
108.2
104.2
108.2
102.7
123.4
133.2
126.3
103.6
107.4
126.3
140.4
140.2
103.8
272.7
139.3
126.3
110.0
112.3
112.1
111.5
107.3
111.5
105.7
131.0
138.1
143.2
132.4
115.9
144.4
154.8
133.0
128.5
174.3
124.3
129.4
121.9
124.4
126.2
115.9
118.9
116.3
120.7
136.7
145.6
154.8
124.7
122.6
138.5
179.7
136.5
140.0
135.8
140.3
135.6
124.9
125.2
126.3
119.6
124.8
124.6
125.4
146.5
157.6
171.2
151.6
128.3
152.7
195.7
144.0
133.9
152.0
129.5
151.0
131.6
134.6
137.4
122.5
128.1
128.5
128.5
152.9
169.6
188.6
169.9
128.3
186.8
213.1
150.7
129.0
170.1
124.5
162.3
129.7
131.5
131.8
128.5
127.6
129.3
127.3
156.9
173.3
183.1
177.3
149.7
178.7
196.1
163.5
131.7
132.6
213.0
168.8
134.3
138.5
140.2
130.6
129.0
131.0
128.7
Other food at h o m e ............................................................................... .
Sugar and sw eets...................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sw eeteners........................................................
Sweets, including c a n d y ....................................................................
Fats and o i ls ............................................................................................
Nonalcoholic b everag es.......................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...............................................................................
C o ffe e ......................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s ............................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..............................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ............................................................
Frozen prepared f o o d ........................................................................
Snacks ...................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s .............................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ...................
97.7
97.9
98.0
97.9
95.7
98.0
97.8
98.6
97.7
97.9
97.1
96.7
96.1
98.8
99.1
100.6
100.2
102.0
99.5
103.0
100.1
100.8
98.3
99.7
100.6
101.3
101.0
100.0
100.7
100.5
103.8
103.9
101.0
105.1
108.7
102.4
100.8
104.6
105.3
104.0
105.5
105.3
104.7
103.7
102.8
105.8
106.7
101.3
108.9
107.4
103.6
101.8
105.0
108.3
107.5
109.1
110.0
108.8
106.8
105.6
109.0
109.2
100.8
112.6
105.9
108.6
101.7
128.9
109.9
110.4
112.1
112.5
112.2
110.1
107.8
110.0
111.0
102.0
114.7
107.7
104.8
103.3
110.5
112.4
115.0
118.9
119.0
115.7
113.2
112.9
115.3
116.7
110.0
119.4
118.5
107.8
104.6
116.9
115.5
120.7
123.2
124.6
121.2
118.3
119.8
120.1
121.1
114.8
123.6
121.6
111.0
109.8
115.7
120.2
127.6
132.4
131.3
126.2
124.9
127.9
125.2
126.4
118.1
129.8
131.0
113.1
110.8
117.4
126.5
134.2
140.2
135.8
131.1
132.6
135.6
127.1
130.9
118.1
136.0
129.3
112.5
111.9
111.3
129.7
138.2
148.6
138.0
132.8
137.9
140.2
129.2
132.4
120.7
137.1
131.3
116.0
116.6
113.5
131.8
139.2
150.1
137.0
133.0
141.9
140.1
Food away from h o m e ......................................................................... ......
Lunch ............................................................................................................
D in n e r ...........................................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s .........................................................................
97.7
98.1
97.7
97.1
101.7
101.6
101.6
102.2
106.0
105.6
106.2
106.2
110.0
109.8
110.5
109.5
114.7
114.2
114.7
115.6
118.9
118.6
118.7
119.4
124.1
124.0
123.9
124.6
129.8
130.2
129.1
130.6
135.7
136.1
134.3
137.8
139.6
140.2
137.9
142.0
139.9
140.5
138.1
142.5
Alcoholic beve ra g e s ........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ....................................................................
Beer and ale ................................................................................................
W in e ..............................................................................................................
Distilled spirits.............................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ....................................................
97.8
97.8
96.1
100.3
99.2
97.7
101.1
100.9
102.0
98.8
100.5
101.9
103.8
102.9
105.1
98.8
101.6
107.4
109.5
108.0
107.3
100.0
112.6
115.9
111.7
109.5
109.2
102.2
113.4
120.3
115.4
112.0
111.5
106.1
114.8
125.8
119.9
114.6
114.6
107.8
117.0
133.3
125.6
119.5
120.0
111.6
122.1
140.3
130.9
124.0
124.3
114.5
128.1
146.9
143.9
138.4
139.0
130.5
139.9
158.9
145.7
140.9
142.6
132.2
140.9
159.6
See footnotes at end of table.
70
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
Feb.
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
97.4
96.6
100.0
97.5
94.9
92.8
100.0
97.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
97.5
95.8
99.4
100.8
101.1
105.1
102.2
101.5
99.1
106.1
103.6
104.5
104.5
106.1
102.4
103.4
101.0
105.1
106.4
111.3
108.2
106.9
105.3
114.0
106.0
109.8
109.8
108.9
105.2
106.9
102.9
102.2
104.5
102.8
96.9
95.6
104.7
104.2
105.3
109.0
109.0
115.2
96.9
105.9
109.4
106.1
106.1
109.6
112.8
118.3
115.1
113.5
112.0
120.8
112.1
116.3
116.3
115.0
107.8
110.0
105.1
104.3
106.4
103.6
101.8
100.8
104.1
107.0
100.4
114.5
114.1
125.5
93.3
106.5
115.5
112.5
112.9
111.5
118.0
124.2
120.8
119.2
116.9
128.5
118.2
121.6
121.6
121.6
109.7
111.8
107.0
100.0
104.0
100.4
93.8
71.3
67.2
100.0
100.7
105.4
94.6
118.7
117.2
134.4
84.5
106.8
121.7
116.8
123.5
115.6
123.7
129.1
125.6
124.1
121.5
136.5
122.5
128.0
128.0
126.2
113.3
116.6
109.1
102.2
105.7
102.0
95.1
80.5
79.2
102.6
100.9
107.3
91.9
120.9
115.7
138.9
74.0
103.6
128.0
127.9
136.1
120.2
129.3
134.1
130.1
130.0
127.0
145.5
126.6
134.0
134.1
130.6
115.8
118.4
112.4
104.8
109.5
105.0
97.4
76.8
74.2
102.3
104.1
110.3
95.2
125.5
117.2
145.2
70.9
99.2
135.8
141.4
146.9
124.9
135.6
140.1
135.5
137.2
133.8
156.3
129.7
140.9
141.0
134.0
119.5
122.2
115.8
109.4
111.7
108.4
101.2
88.7
88.7
108.3
107.0
113.4
97.8
128.2
116.9
146.0
70.0
96.6
144.7
146.8
161.1
130.5
142.7
149.5
141.1
157.0
154.9
166.1
131.6
147.5
147.7
136.5
123.8
128.9
116.8
111.7
111.5
112.7
105.6
114.1
115.2
136.4
108.6
115.0
99.6
132.7
116.4
147.5
67.4
94.5
153.7
166.1
176.9
135.0
148.2
155.8
145.2
169.7
168.0
175.8
134.4
153.0
153.2
140.0
128.1
131.4
123.7
116.3
119.7
116.0
106.5
94.7
92.3
123.3
112.4
120.8
99.9
140.2
120.5
155.0
68.3
93.1
165.7
180.4
197.3
136.1
149.8
160.2
145.6
185.8
185.9
176.1
135.3
153.5
153.7
140.8
128.3
132.0
123.5
116.5
119.2
115.9
105.9
91.5
88.8
120.4
112.0
120.3
99.6
141.2
120.8
155.8
68.6
92.2
167.6
181.7
201.1
106.1
102.9
107.8
109.2
115.6
111.0
107.0
103.0
92.0
87.1
81.5
91.4
100.0
99.5
104.0
100.0
100.0
107.3
103.3
108.0
111.5
115.8
116.0
109.4
105.5
89.5
83.9
77.9
92.3
98.8
100.4
102.7
97.2
101.8
110.6
105.9
114.3
115.4
121.3
116.9
113.0
109.7
90.1
82.7
76.8
100.0
91.9
102.4
102.0
107.0
101.9
100.0
104.0
111.7
105.5
113.9
113.8
118.8
116.1
112.5
107.9
88.5
82.3
75.8
95.1
94.3
101.0
103.3
105.9
98.5
92.7
105.9
113.7
106.1
116.7
115.1
117.2
116.6
118.7
110.0
86.4
79.3
73.1
86.1
93.3
100.7
102.3
107.2
97.4
90.3
108.0
116.3
107.1
118.9
116.2
122.0
117.3
116.1
109.7
84.9
78.7
72.3
81.4
95.0
98.6
100.6
105.6
94.5
86.6
111.2
117.3
108.7
121.3
118.9
127.2
116.9
120.3
111.0
85.2
78.9
72.9
82.3
94.6
99.8
102.0
106.5
95.8
85.1
112.7
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
H ousin g..................................................................................................................
S h e lte r.................................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 1 .............................................................................................
Rent, residential .........................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ....................................................................
Lodging while at sch o o l1 .....................................................................
Tenants’ insurance.................................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 1 ...................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t1 .........................................................................
Household insurance 1 .............................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ............................................................................
Maintenance and repair services..........................................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities..................................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 2 ...............
Other maintenance and repair com m odities...................................
Fuel and other utilities ....................................................................................
F u e ls .................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities................................
Fuel o i l ........................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 2 ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................................
E lectricity...................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .....................................................................................
Other utilities and public s ervices.............................................................
Telephone services....................................................................................
Local c h a rg e s ..........................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ...................................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ...................................................................................
W ater and sewerage m aintenance.......................................................
Cable television 3 ........................................................................................
Refuse collection 3 .....................................................................................
Household furnishings and operation ........................................................
Housefurnishings...........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings...........................................................................
Furniture and bedding ..............................................................................
Bedroom furniture....................................................................................
S o fa s ...........................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables .............................................................
Other furniture..........................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent........................................
Video and audio prod ucts....................................................................
Televisions.............................................................................................
Video products other than televisions4 .........................................
Audio products......................................................................................
Major household appliances 2 .............................................................
Refrigerators and home free ze rs .....................................................
Laundry equipm ent..............................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 2 ..................
Information processing equipm ent4 ..................................................
Other housefurnishings 2 ..........................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm en t.................................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s .........................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric k itchenw are...........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other h a rd w a re .....................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 2 ...............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 5 ...............................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ...............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p ................................
Household paper products and stationery supp lies........................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies....................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s ...............................................................................
P o s ta g e .........................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir ...................... .........................................
Gardening and other household services 2 ........................................
-
-
99.2
98.5
99.4
106.6
107.2
101.0
100.3
100.1
96.6
95.6
-
-
97.2
95.6
99.2
96.2
96.3
95.3
99.9
95.2
95.6
101.2
98.7
104.4
100.8
99.8
98.3
101.3
102.2
103.7
100.0
100.0
-
99.0
99.2
97.3
98.7
98.3
99.3
98.6
99.0
100.8
101.7
102.8
102.6
101.5
105.1
103.4
106.8
102.8
101.5
101.5
96.6
94.1
92.6
100.5
99.2
-
101.0
101.0
100.9
101.4
103.3
101.0
100.3
100.4
100.4
99.4
99.2
99.6
101.8
101.6
-
102.7
103.9
-
104.5
101.7
105.1
106.8
111.7
103.5
106.5
103.8
92.9
89.1
85.2
92.2
100.7
104.5
-
98.8
98.5
99.3
99.8
101.5
100.9
100.9
102.1
105.3
103.2
99.6
103.5
105.4
102.8
101.8
104.6
109.3
101.1
104.8
102.9
115.3
102.8
106.2
104.2
114.6
105.9
109.0
103.9
119.8
112.8
111.0
100.7
128.6
112.6
112.4
102.6
126.2
117.8
120.2
102.6
127.8
119.4
122.6
103.8
104.1
104.9
104.3
102.9
103.5
100.0
107.8
-
107.5
109.6
107.4
105.3
107.5
110.2
111.2
~
100.0
109.3
111.7
108.6
107.2
109.4
110.2
114.1
100.0
98.4
96.3
100.0
127.5
132.4
126.7
122.8
122.3
125.1
127.3
117.7
95.9
107.0
129.8
138.0
127.1
123.7
129.4
145.3
132.8
120.2
96.0
108.6
129.3
137.1
126.7
123.3
130.0
145.3
133.7
121.2
-
100.8
-
-
-
-
-
99.0
98.3
99.3
99.5
98.6
100.0
97.3
101.1
101.6
100.6
100.9
101.1
100.0
102.1
”
-
See footnotes at end of table.
-
71
-
95.2
-
100.0
97.2
-
-
-
112.5
116.8
109.4
110.6
111.4
110.2
117.6
104.9
117.0
121.7
115.7
113.0
115.9
125.1
120.8
109.2
123.6
127.3
122.1
120.9
117.6
125.1
123.1
113.2
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group
December
Feb.
1982
Expenditure category
Apparel and upkeep......................................................................................
Apparel commodities..................................................................................
Apparel commodities less footw ear.....................................................
Men’s and boys’ ....................................................................................
Men’s ....................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets..........................................
Furnishings and special clothing..................................................
Shirts ..................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers....................................................
Boys’ .....................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ...............................................................................
Women’s ...............................................................................................
Coats and jackets............................................................................
Dresses ..............................................................................................
Separates and sportswear............................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories......................
Suits....................................................................................................
Girls’ ........... ..........................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ............................................................................
Other apparel commodities..................... ............................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 2 .....................................
Watches and jewelry 2 .......................................................................
Watches 2 ..........................................................................................
Jewelry 2 ............................................................................................
Footw ear....................................................................................................
Men’s ............................ ..........................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ......................................................................................
Women’s .................................................................................................
Apparel services......................... ................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated.........................
Other apparel services............................................................................
Transportation............................. ...................................................................
Private ...........................................................................................................
New vehicles.............................................................................................
New c a rs .................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 2 .....................................................................
Compact new cars 2 ...........................................................................
Intermediate new cars 2 .....................................................................
Full-size new cars 2 ............................................................................
Luxury new cars 2 ...............................................................................
New trucks 3 ............................................................................................
New motorcycles 2 ................................................................................
Used c ars ...... ............................................................................................
Motor fu e l...................................................................................................
Gasoline ..................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular...................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium ...........................................................
Automobile maintenance and repair.....................................................
Body w o rk ...............................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair..........................................
Maintenance and servicing..................................................................
Power plant repair.................................................................................
Other private transportation....................................................................
Other private transportation commodities.........................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products...........................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent....................................................
T ires....................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent...........................................................
Other private transportation services................................................
Automobile insurance ........................................................................
Automobile finance charges ............................................................
Automobile fe e s ..................................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection f e e s ..........
Other automobile-related f e e s ......................................................
Public transportation............................................................................. ......
Airline fa re s ................................................................................................
Other intercity transportation..................................................................
Intracity public transportation................................................................
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
98.7
99.0
98.9
99.5
99.7
99.3
98.5
101.7
99.8
98.7
98.8
98.3
100.0
95.8
99.1
98.5
99.0
101.6
97.6
98.0
-
101.6
101.5
101.7
101.8
101.9
102.4
102.9
101.0
100.7
101.3
102.1
102.0
102.4
103.7
101.0
102.8
97.7
102.2
101.1
100.6
103.6
102.9
103.1
104.0
103.8
103.0
105.6
103.1
104.0
104.7
103.5
103.7
105.3
105.1
102.9
104.5
97.6
102.9
104.4
99.5
-
-
106.5
105.4
106.0
107.2
107.2
106.3
108.8
109.2
105.4
107.3
106.9
107.4
107.3
106.8
110.0
107.4
103.2
104.0
108.7
100.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
99.3
98.4
98.3
100.9
97.3
97.2
97.6
100.3
100.4
101.2
99.6
102.2
102.2
102.1
102.0
102.2
103.0
101.1
107.2
107.5
106.5
102.8
105.7
100.8
101.6
112.5
112.3
112.9
107.5
105.8
106.3
107.4
107.3
108.0
109.4
108.4
103.4
107.7
106.3
106.6
99.5
105.8
111.1
107.5
103.5
105.2
111.8
102.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.3
108.6
102.8
99.1
116.8
116.5
117.4
112.7
111.0
111.7
110.7
111.6
111.7
110.1
115.3
109.4
107.2
112.6
113.0
104.0
119.9
116.8
108.0
114.1
110.2
114.5
111.3
102.7
109.7
103.4
111.5
107.2
111.4
110.0
102.4
121.4
122.5
120.4
118.0
116.3
116.8
117.3
118.4
122.0
113.7
122.6
114.6
112.5
116.5
116.3
104.5
123.5
119.3
114.3
120.1
117.3
117.3
119.1
109.2
117.6
107.9
120.3
113.5
119.2
114.7
108.3
126.7
129.1
124.4
119.2
117.1
117.6
118.8
120.6
124.7
117.4
122.9
116.7
111.4
116.4
116.5
108.9
122.5
118.7
116.3
117.4
116.1
115.3
122.8
111.2
121.5
107.7
125.5
114.7
122.0
118.5
107.5
131.3
134.1
128.6
125.3
123.0
123.8
122.3
124.5
128.2
119.8
127.9
121.9
113.0
123.5
124.2
117.2
131.1
126.0
121.3
131.2
120.2
125.6
130.8
118.8
129.4
110.4
134.9
118.4
125.6
122.9
110.9
140.2
141.3
139.5
129.6
127.2
128.2
125.9
128.3
131.3
122.2
133.1
126.1
116.2
128.4
128.0
121.1
128.0
131.2
124.1
144.5
130.8
129.2
135.4
121.2
134.4
114.1
140.2
121.8
129.4
122.7
115.5
144.9
145.5
144.5
130.2
127.7
128.7
125.6
128.4
129.0
120.9
135.1
129.1
114.2
128.2
128.0
113.6
128.9
130.6
125.5
154.3
129.3
126.3
142.9
120.6
143.5
116.2
151.3
122.4
131.2
119.9
116.8
146.5
146.5
146.8
98.1
98.1
98.6
98.6
93.6
100.8
100.7
100.9
100.7
100.0
98.2
97.6
101.9
102.0
101.9
102.0
100.0
105.1
104.9
104.4
104.5
103.4
107.8
107.4
108.2
108.1
108.2
-
-
-
107.1
99.1
99.1
98.8
99.2
99.7
101.9
102.5
114.6
96.7
96.6
95.7
96.6
98.6
105.2
106.5
112.5
99.7
99.5
99.2
99.7
100.5
108.6
110.3
101.4
100.0
114.3
114.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
112.8
100.0
106.8
69.1
69.0
67.6
68.2
73.8
112.6
114.4
107.6
106.5
116.4
116.6
101.9
101.4
100.5
103.2
104.1
114.3
104.1
116.3
82.0
81.8
81.9
80.8
85.3
116.9
120.7
110.8
109.6
119.0
119.1
104.1
102.5
101.9
105.8
109.5
116.8
109.6
120.2
80.3
80.3
80.9
78.8
84.7
121.5
126.3
115.2
113.9
121.9
121.8
105.1
104.7
105.6
109.0
111.7
120.7
114.2
119.7
85.8
85.5
89.2
83.1
89.9
126.9
133.9
127.2
125.1
124.3
123.5
105.5
106.5
107.3
110.6
114.5
125.8
117.4
117.1
117.1
117.0
123.8
115.4
118.7
132.5
138.5
125.3
123.4
128.3
127.6
109.8
109.0
111.2
114.7
117.6
129.6
123.7
120.1
98.4
98.1
124.1
122.0
128.9
128.1
110.1
109.6
111.4
115.8
118.0
130.4
124.2
116.1
92.9
92.7
96.1
101.4
138.4
141.9
90.4
96.7
139.7
142.4
97.1
99.1
98.1
98.3
102.4
100.1
102.9
104.1
99.8
97.6
95.8
102.0
96.7
95.6
98.0
97.5
97.7
94.8
97.7
103.0
101.1
101.8
101.1
99.8
100.1
99.8
100.1
99.1
101.3
104.5
93.9
102.4
103.0
101.5
101.2
102.4
101.4
99.8
106.8
103.8
105.0
106.9
96.6
102.0
95.8
93.9
100.3
109.0
112.7
100.3
110.0
111.8
107.4
107.7
109.0
112.3
105.8
110.0
106.4
109.6
111.8
96.6
103.3
95.5
93.4
100.5
114.8
126.3
92.0
113.2
114.1
112.0
113.2
115.9
119.4
109.5
114.7
110.6
112.7
118.2
95.8
102.5
94.7
91.9
101.6
122.6
141.2
85.3
120.2
117.9
123.2
120.0
122.0
125.3
117.0
118.3
115.0
116.8
123.8
97.5
100.5
96.7
93.2
104.3
129.2
149.4
90.3
124.4
119.9
129.6
122.1
123.9
127.8
119.8
123.4
118.8
121.4
132.5
100.3
110.1
98.9
96.9
105.1
139.3
162.0
97.8
131.3
127.2
136.2
126.5
128.0
136.9
123.3
129.6
122.5
127.3
139.0
102.3
109.8
101.1
99.1
107.3
146.9
171.5
102.0
138.8
135.4
143.1
131.7
134.8
139.2
125.9
136.7
127.0
133.1
146.7
103.8
117.5
102.0
99.0
109.4
156.3
184.4
102.0
152.6
158.7
147.4
154.4
165.4
148.4
135.6
142.1
133.8
139.5
152.0
105.3
118.4
103.6
101.3
110.2
162.5
199.1
94.8
156.9
165.4
149.5
149.8
155.4
152.0
140.8
144.0
134.8
140.7
152.2
104.9
117.2
103.3
100.9
110.0
162.9
201.8
90.2
158.8
169.6
149.2
150.7
154.7
151.8
146.0
See footnotes at end of table.
72
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_
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—
-Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Feb.
December
Group
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Medical c a r e ................................... ......................................................................
Medical care com m odities.............................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 2 .....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drug s ................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies............................
Medical care s erv ic e s .....................................................................................
Professional medical services...................................................................
Physicians’ services..................................................................................
Dental services...........................................................................................
Eye care 2 .....................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 ..........................................
Hospital and related services....................................................................
Hospital rooms ...........................................................................................
Other inpatient services 2 .........................................................................
Outpatient services 2 ......................... .......................................................
96.9
95.9
94.9
96.1
97.3
97.1
95.6
95.6
95.3
95.0
95.6
103.1
103.1
104.1
102.6
102.2
103.1
102.9
102.8
103.1
104.8
104.5
109.4
111.0
114.4
109.0
107.4
109.1
109.4
109.0
110.9
116.8
118.0
123.8
114.2
111.9
116.5
116.6
116.5
116.8
125.8
126.0
134.9
100.0
119.9
116.5
125.7
124.0
125.5
123.2
100.0
100.0
127.0
126.6
100.0
100.0
133.1
134.9
145.7
105.4
127.2
121.1
132.7
131.8
133.4
132.1
105.3
104.5
135.9
135.0
107.2
107.1
142.3
144.2
157.1
110.7
134.0
126.7
141.9
140.8
143.4
140.9
110.3
110.3
150.8
149.1
120.8
117.0
154.4
156.0
172.0
117.1
141.5
134.4
154.1
149.9
153.7
149.9
114.1
116.6
167.9
165.5
134.7
130.7
169.2
169.1
189.0
123.5
150.0
140.4
169.3
160.0
165.1
159.9
119.2
122.5
186.9
183.0
151.0
145.4
182.6
181.7
206.7
127.9
153.7
148.4
182.8
169.8
174.2
173.0
123.5
129.2
203.5
198.3
164.2
159.7
186.2
185.1
211.1
129.5
155.8
149.8
186.4
172.5
177.5
174.7
126.3
130.5
208.6
203.0
168.6
164.0
117.4
112.6
121.4
120.8
122.1
106.3
106.8
103.4
110.6
108.0
116.3
112.5
124.3
101.7
107.0
128.4
105.0
101.7
122.8
117.5
126.5
126.6
126.6
111.0
111.1
108.3
115.6
112.4
123.0
117.7
130.0
109.1
113.2
133.3
109.8
105.1
129.1
121.6
132.4
131.6
133.3
113.3
113.6
110.4
119.5
115.1
127.2
122.9
138.8
113.5
121.9
146.0
119.6
109.6
134.6
125.2
138.5
137.8
139.4
115.3
115.9
112.0
122.3
116.8
129.0
127.4
146.3
119.1
128.6
153.6
125.4
116.2
139.9
129.6
147.3
151.1
144.0
119.6
117.6
118.3
123.9
118.1
130.1
129.6
152.7
123.2
134.9
161.0
132.4
120.6
140.7
130.2
148.6
152.5
145.2
119.7
118.4
117.9
124.2
118.1
132.2
129.6
153.7
124.0
136.5
162.5
133.1
120.7
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
-
-
112.8
112.2
-
118.5
117.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Entertainm ent.......................................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities...........................................................................
Reading m ate ria ls .........................................................................................
N ew sp a p e rs .................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s .......................................................
Sporting goods and equipm en t.................................................................
Sport vehicles, including b ic y c le s .........................................................
Other sporting g o o d s ................................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent................................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent...................................................
Photographic supplies and e quipm en t................................................
Pet supplies and e xp e n s e ........................................................................
Entertainment services....................................................................................
Club memberships 2 ......................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 2 .............
Adm issions.... .................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 2 .............................................................
Other entertainment services 2 .................................................................
97.7
98.1
97.7
98.2
97.2
97.7
97.0
99.6
98.8
99.1
98.7
98.3
97.2
95.4
-
101.6
100.9
102.8
102.7
102.8
100.2
100.2
100.4
100.2
99.9
99.1
101.5
102.4
102.3
-
105.9
104.2
106.9
106.7
107.1
103.6
104.5
100.8
102.9
101.7
102.8
104.9
108.3
109.9
-
109.2
106.6
112.3
111.4
113.3
105.4
107.5
99.0
103.5
101.2
103.3
107.6
113.1
114.4
-
-
-
-
112.9
108.5
117.1
115.5
118.9
102.6
103.7
99.2
106.5
103.3
109.4
110.1
119.2
100.0
100.0
120.2
100.0
100.0
Other goods and services................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p rod ucts..................................................................
Personal c a r e ............... ....................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances..........................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents.........................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental prod ucts ..........................
Personal care serv ic e s ................................................................................
Beauty parlor services for fe m a le s .......................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s .......................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s ..........................................................
School books and supplies ........................................................................
Personal and educational services..........................................................
Tuition and other school fees ................................................................
College tu itio n ..........................................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition....................................................
Day care and nursery sch o o l5 ...........................................................
Personal exp enses.....................................................................................
Legal service fees 2 ...............................................................................
Personal financial services 2 ....................................................... ........
Funeral expenses 2 ................................................................................
97.0
96.7
97.9
97.5
104.7
106.5
102.3
102.9
111.0
111.8
106.3
105.7
118.0
119.9
110.0
109.2
124.5
127.0
112.8
111.9
132.1
137.0
116.5
115.0
141.3
149.9
122.4
121.6
152.9
171.9
127.1
124.7
164.5
190.5
132.4
129.9
177.6
211.7
135.7
133.4
179.4
213.4
137.5
135.8
97.2
102.4
106.2
109.3
112.3
115.5
121.6
123.9
131.2
135.1
136.0
97.5
98.2
98.7
97.3
96.1
95.4
96.2
96.7
96.5
97.3
94.5
-
103.1
101.8
101.9
101.5
105.6
104.1
105.8
105.8
105.8
106.0
106.0
-
105.5
106.8
106.9
106.6
115.3
112.5
115.7
116.4
116.5
116.1
112.8
-
-
-
-
109.2
110.7
110.5
111.0
124.6
122.9
124.9
126.2
126.5
125.4
119.7
-
111.8
113.6
113.3
114.1
134.6
132.3
135.0
136.1
135.8
136.9
130.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
114.8
117.9
117.7
118.6
143.4
142.4
143.6
146.5
145.3
150.3
136.2
105.2
104.1
103.9
121.7
123.1
122.7
124.0
153.0
152.2
153.2
157.6
156.5
163.0
143.1
109.9
111.3
108.2
125.4
129.7
129.7
129.2
164.0
164.0
164.2
170.0
169.1
177.4
151.4
116.8
117.9
113.4
129.1
135.0
135.2
133.7
176.3
174.7
176.6
183.5
183.0
192.8
100.0
162.0
124.8
127.0
120.9
132.3
138.0
137.9
137.6
191.1
184.7
191.8
201.4
205.1
207.3
106.3
172.4
131.9
137.5
128.0
135.8
139.2
139.1
139.2
192.9
188.7
193.4
202.2
205.8
207.4
106.7
175.5
135.8
138.5
129.8
97.5
98.3
100.7
97.0
98.3
99.3
96.6
99.1
101.1
101.4
103.1
100.5
96.8
106.4
103.9
105.1
101.0
99.7
108.5
107.8
108.6
101.2
69.7
108.9
109.7
112.7
107.6
82.3
110.1
111.9
119.4
112.0
80.8
113.9
116.2
127.4
119.6
86.2
117.1
118.1
135.4
129.5
117.2
122.9
123.0
137.2
128.2
98.7
126.7
129.7
138.0
128.8
93.4
127.0
130.3
Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d ..................................................................
Selected beef c u t s .............................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...................................
Utilities and public transportation...................................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s e rv ic e s ......................................
1
2
3
4
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
on
on
on
on
a
a
a
a
December
December
December
December
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100
base.
base.
base.
base.
-
5
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
73
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Feb.
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Commodity and service group
All ite m s ........................................................................................ ..................
Commodities.................................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................................
Apparel commodities.........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel...........................
D urables..................................................................................................
Services ........................................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r.........................................................................................
Household services less rent of shelter..............................................
Transportation services...........................................................................
Medical care services..............................................................................
Other services..........................................................................................
3.8
2.9
2.7
3.1
1.3
2.5
1.0
5.9
4.8
4.7
4.1
3.8
6.2
6.4
3.9
2.7
3.8
2.0
1.2
1.4
1.2
3.0
5.4
5.3
4.2
6.2
5.8
6.6
3.8
2.5
2.8
2.4
3.6
2.4
3.8
.7
5.1
6.1
2.1
4.9
6.8
5.5
1.1
-2.0
3.7
-5 .5
-9 .4
.4
-12.1
.1
4.5
4.7
.0
5.8
7.9
5.5
4.4
4.6
3.5
5.2
7.5
4.9
9.1
2.1
4.3
4.9
1.4
4.3
5.6
5.2
4.4
3.8
5.1
3.1
3.7
4.8
3.0
2.5
4.8
4.5
3.5
6.0
6.9
5.6
4.6
4.1
5.5
3.3
4.8
.7
7.2
1.2
5.1
4.9
2.4
4.9
8.6
6.5
6.1
6.6
5.3
7.5
12.3
5.0
16.2
.9
5.7
5.3
2.7
8.2
9.9
6.5
3.1
1.2
2.5
.3
-1 .0
3.4
-3 .2
2.4
4.6
3.9
4.6
2.5
8.0
6.2
0.5
.1
.6
-.3
-.6
.4
-1 .3
.3
.9
1.0
.2
.5
2.0
.9
3.4
1.3
4.2
4.5
5.7
-5.0
3.4
4.1
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.1
1.5
1.1
1.9
4.8
4.7
-.5
4.5
4.8
5.0
-3.2
4.8
3.9
3.5
3.8
3.9
2.1
1.4
1.4
2.6
5.5
5.3
.2
4.4
4.7
3.1
-1.8
5.6
4.1
3.1
3.4
3.5
2.4
3.5
3.9
3.1
4.3
5.0
1.8
4.0
4.3
2.2
3.4
5.7
.5
.2
.5
.7
-5.3
-8.7
-11.1
-2.6
4.2
3.9
-19.7
3.8
3.8
1.4
-30.5
5.2
4.6
4.2
4.2
4.3
5.1
7.2
8.3
5.4
3.7
4.1
8.2
4.1
4.2
3.5
17.8
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.2
3.2
3.7
3.1
4.4
5.2
4.6
.5
4.7
4.7
4.0
-2.3
5.0
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.5
3.3
4.7
6.8
5.2
5.1
4.7
5.1
4.6
4.4
2.7
7.9
5.3
6.3
6.5
6.6
5.9
7.4
11.6
14.7
8.5
6.2
5.4
18.1
5.2
5.2
3.4
35.4
6.0
3.3
2.7
2.8
2.7
.8
-.2
-1.6
.8
5.1
4.2
-7.4
3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.1
4.6
.5
.4
.6
.4
-.2
-.5
-.9
.0
.8
.8
-2.8
.8
.8
.5
-5.3
1.0
3.2
3.1
2.3
3.2
1.3
1.2
4.8
-4.2
3.7
2.7
3.5
4.3
4.5
3.1
4.1
4.9
-.1
-1.1
-.4
.2
-.4
-2.7
1.1
15.3
22.6
14.1
16.2
11.5
3.5
-.6
-2.5
-2 .6
4.4
2.7
-1.3
5.3
-12.9
2.7
2.7
1.8
3.7
3.1
.4
5.9
1.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
4.4
4.1
-.9
-2.6
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-5.0
-4.8
-1.4
3.8
1.1
-11.0
-13.0
-9.6
-12.3
-9.9
-3.1
10.2
18.4
11.7
-2.9
1.8
-4.6
5.6
35.7
3.8
3.8
3.6
4.6
3.8
2.3
5.4
2.1
4.8
3.0
2.8
6.9
6.5
2.5
4.0
4.4
3.8
2.4
7.2
3.2
2.4
5.1
4.0
6.0
6.9
6.9
5.6
5.2
3.4
1.9
-4.1
.7
13.5
4.2
.7
6.0
-20.6
2.8
2.6
2.0
3.6
4.2
3.5
6.3
1.3
3.5
2.6
2.1
3.3
5.2
1.5
1.3
.2
.6
-.9
-1.1
.2
1.2
.2
2.3
.0
.0
1.9
-.3
-.7
-.8
3.0
5.2
2.4
.9
7.2
.4
10.5
6.0
3.7
3.8
3.7
2.4
2.2
.1
5.0
-1.0
2.4
.7
2.5
3.7
2.8
6.4
6.7
6.0
.6
-1.3
-.7
-2 .8
.8
2.3
2.6
15.5
13.7
15.1
18.7
14.4
7.1
9.8
12.1
13.3
2.0
8.8
1.6
12.1
1.0
3.5
3.5
3.5
4.1
4.9
1.3
6.0
4.7
3.8
4.4
3.4
4.1
3.4
1.1
2.3
3.6
6.7
5.8
5.1
6.0
6.9
9.5
7.5
-1.8
-4.3
-1.8
-2.6
.1
4.2
-9 .3
-11.0
-8 .5
-7 .6
10.0
10.2
9.9
-17.6
5.1
5.2
5.6
8.4
9.6
6.9
9.6
11.4
7.8
11.0
9.6
6.3
5.0
5.3
4.6
2.1
5.6
2.5
7.0
5.1
3.5
7.0
8.9
-3.1
-10.4
.3
-1.9
-2 .6
.9
17.9
21.6
18.7
9.2
4.2
13.5
1.6
16.5
5.5
5.6
6.2
7.5
7.3
7.2
9.8
1.4
7.5
6.1
6.9
8.0
8.9
6.6
5.0
6.5
6.5
7.4
9.8
6.4
6.2
2.2
6.3
6.9
8.4
7.8
5.2
6.8
5.7
.6
-.5
-1 .0
6.9
3.0
-4.3
5.3
35.4
5.3
5.3
5.8
4.6
5.3
2.3
7.3
2.2
4.4
3.8
4.7
5.9
3.1
7.9
8.8
11.3
8.9
7.7
10.3
9.7
9.6
6.6
10.0
16.7
17.0
15.2
18.5
16.4
10.1
1.5
.2
2.3
1.6
3.8
-.5
5.0
-4.6
2.5
1.9
1.3
3.5
3.5
-.4
4.8
2.9
3.5
1.5
3.4
4.8
4-1
-1.5
-1.3
-2.1
-1 .0
-1 .4
1.2
-.6
-.2
-3 .0
-.9
-6.1
-11.6
-4.5
-4.9
-5 .3
.8
.4
-.5
1.2
-.2
1.3
-.5
1.8
-4.0
.6
.6
.8
1.3
1.8
4.9
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
.1
2.0
-1.1
-.5
-.4
.1
.9
-1.8
-.1
-.2
3.1
-.7
-1.0
-2.9
1.2
-2.3
-.9
-.7
-1 .6
-1 .5
-3.0
2.3
.4
.5
.4
-10.4
3.8
3.6
3.2
3.7
1.3
.9
1.3
5.7
4.3
-
5.3
11.2
8.1
Special indexes
All items less foo d.........................................................................................
All items less shelter.....................................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs..............................................................
All items less medical c a r e ..........................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................................
Nondurables less fo o d ..................................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel...........................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter........................................................................
Services less medical care services..........................................................
Energy..............................................................................................................
All items less energy.....................................................................................
All items less food and energy...................... ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities..............................
Energy commodities .............................................................................
Services less energy services................................................................
4.1
4.6
-
3.6
3.8
1.3
1.5
2.3
-
Expenditure category
Food and beverages....... ..............................................................................
F o o d ................................. ............................................................................
Food at h o m e ...........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................................................
Cereals and cereal products............................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ....................................................
C ere a l.................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................. ...............................
Bakery products..................................................................................
White b re a d ......................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m uffins..........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes...........................................
Other bakery products...................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h .....................................................................
M eats..................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l................................................................................
Ground beef other than c an n e d .............................................
Chuck roast................................... .............................................
Round roast . ...............................................................................
Round steak................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l..................................................................
Pork .................................................................................................
Bacon ...........................................................................................
Chops ..........................................................................................
Ham .............................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage.................................................
Other m eats......................................................... .........................
Poultry...............................................................................................
Fresh whole c hicken....................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken pa rts .................................................
Other poultry..................................................................................
Fish and seafood.............................................................................
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood...........................................
E g g s ........ .............................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
74
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
December
Group
Feb.
1982
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
Dairy products.............................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk .................................................................................
Other fresh milk and c r e a m ..............................................................
Processed dairy products.....................................................................
Cheese ....................................................................................................
Ice cream and related p rod ucts......................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tter............................................
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ...............................................................................
Fresh fruits and v eg e ta b le s .................................................................
Fresh fruits ............................................................................................
Apples ..................................................................................................
Bananas ..............................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines.......................................................
Other fresh fruits...............................................................................
Fresh veg e ta b le s .................................................................................
P o ta to e s ..............................................................................................
Lettuce .................................................................................................
T o m a to e s ............................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................................
Processed fruits and v eg e ta b le s ........................................................
Processed fru its ....................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it............................................................
Canned and dried fruits ..................................................................
Processed veg etab les.........................................................................
Frozen v e g e ta b le s ............................................................................
Other processed v eg e ta b le s .........................................................
Other food at h o m e ..................................................................................
Sugar and s w eets....................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sw eeteners........................................................
Sweets, including c a n d y ....................................................................
Fats and o i ls ............................................................................................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ........................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...............................................................................
C o ffe e ......................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated drinks .............................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..............................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .............................................................
Frozen prepared f o o d .........................................................................
Snacks ....................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s .............................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby f o o d ...................
Food away from h o m e ................................................................................
Lunch .............................................................................................................
Dinner ............................................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s ..........................................................................
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ....................................................................
Beer and a l e ...............................................................................................
W in e ...............................................................................................................
Distilled spirits.............................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ....................................................
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
0.9
.3
.3
-.1
1.9
2.5
1.0
1.4
.4
-.9
1.6
-6 .7
-4 .8
11.6
2.7
-3 .2
-1 5 .8
-2 .5
33.2
-5 .5
1.9
3.1
2.1
4.9
.7
6.0
-1 .0
2.5
2.7
7.1
1.1
-.9
2.9
2.7
4.7
1.5
3.1
2.3
2.1
.3
5.7
3.0
5.1
5.3
4.5
5.8
4.0
3.6
4.1
2.5
3.2
6.2
0.8
.2
.2
.8
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.9
5.4
8.0
-1 .3
10.8
-5 .3
-9 .4
-1 .2
16.9
31.7
11.1
-1 8 .5
24.7
2.6
1.6
.6
3.6
3.5
2.8
3.8
3.0
2.3
4.1
1.6
7.6
2.1
3.1
-.3
2.0
2.8
4.3
4.4
4.1
1.9
1.4
4.1
3.6
4.0
5.3
3.4
3.2
6.1
-1 .5
1.3
4.3
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.6
2.5
4.0
5.2
5.9
6.2
22.6
10.2
-2 .0
51.1
21.9
-6 .9
3.0
-2 5 .7
4.5
-5 .6
5.4
8.3
11.5
2.5
2.7
3.6
2.2
3.2
3.7
-1 .0
5.6
5.5
2.3
.0
6.4
5.6
3.4
4.1
4.3
4.7
3.0
2.3
4.2
3.9
4.5
3.9
2.7
2.0
3.0
.0
1.1
5.4
-0 .6
-1 .5
-1 .6
-1 .4
.6
.3
1.9
.0
4.6
7.8
1.3
7.6
.6
-9 .3
4.6
14.8
-2 0 .5
58.5
38.5
12.2
1.0
1.5
.9
2.7
.4
2.6
-.4
1.9
2.7
.3
3.6
-1 .2
1.2
1.0
.4
2.8
3.4
3.4
4.5
3.9
3.0
2.7
3.8
4.0
4.0
3.1
5.5
5.0
2.1
1.2
10.8
7.9
2.1
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.3
1.4
3.1
3.3
1.5
3.6
5.9
5.1
5.4
6.1
6.4
1.3
27.6
-1 9 .5
1.0
1.9
-1.1
-2 .4
-4 .3
1.4
.2
1.3
-.2
3.0
2.3
-.5
3.4
-1 .4
4.8
-.1
22.8
1.5
2.7
2.7
2.3
3.1
3.1
2.1
4.3
4.0
3.8
5.6
2.0
1.4
1.8
2.2
.7
3.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.8
2.4
1.4
.7
12.8
17.9
10.5
-1 1 .4
17.0
14.4
16.0
25.5
-.1
4.4
4.7
5.1
4.0
4.1
5.2
3.4
2.0
6.2
3.7
13.4
27.8
7.9
14.3
10.3
-5.1
23.8
-36.1
-1 0 .8
2.5
10.8
10.8
12.6
3.9
10.8
4.3
14.2
4.8
5.1
7.8
4.1
10.0
2.9
1.3
5.8
2.8
5.0
3.6
4.7
4.8
4.5
6.1
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.4
3.9
2.3
2.8
1.6
1.9
6.0
10.3
11.6
11.7
11.4
9.2
12.7
7.2
1.2
4.4
5.4
8.1
-5 .8
5.8
-4.1
16.1
2.6
8.9
-22.1
12.9
4.8
2.5
.6
.1
3.2
5.0
7.1
3.9
4.2
3.8
4.4
3.5
2.6
3.0
5.0
-1 .0
4.1
5.7
7.5
5.4
4.1
5.6
6.8
4.6
5.0
4.2
4.8
4.8
4.3
4.7
3.5
4.4
5.3
See footnotes at end of table.
75
-
10.4
14.1
4.6
5.8
6.7
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
.9
1.6
1.2
1.9
1.7
-3 .5
1.6
-1 4 .3
2.3
4.2
6.1
5.8
3.1
2.8
4.7
3.7
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.3
2.1
3.8
1.2
4.6
1990
3.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
3.8
4.6
4.4
.0
7.2
8.2
10.6
21.6
4.6
10.3
8.9
5.5
-4 .4
11.9
-7 .7
11.4
5.4
7.5
8.8
2.4
2.6
3.1
2.5
4.2
4.4
2.9
5.0
7.7
1.9
.9
1.5
5.2
5.2
5.9
3.4
3.9
6.2
6.0
4.5
4.5
4.0
5.5
4.2
3.8
3.6
2.6
4.9
4.7
1991
0.6
-.2
-.4
.0
1.4
1.8
1.2
.3
4.4
7.6
10.2
12.1
.0
22.3
8.9
4.7
-3 .7
11.9
-3 .9
7.5
-1 .4
-2 .3
-4.1
4.9
-.4
.6
-.9
1.5
3.6
.0
4.8
-1 .3
-.5
1.0
-5 .2
2.5
3.0
6.0
1.6
1.3
4.0
3.4
2.9
3.0
2.7
3.0
9.9
11.6
11.8
14.0
9.2
8.2
1992
0.5
.6
.2
1.1
.3
.4
.5
.3
2.6
2.2
-2 .9
4.4
16.7
-4 .3
-8 .0
8.5
2.1
-2 2 .0
71.1
4.0
3.5
5.3
6.4
1.6
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.7
1.1
2.2
.8
1.5
3.1
4.2
2.0
1.6
.7
1.0
-.7
.2
2.9
-.1
.2
.2
.1
.4
1.3
1.8
2.6
1.3
.7
.4
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
1982
Expenditure c a te g o ry
H ousin g..................................................................................................................
S h e lte r.................................................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................................................
Rent, residential .........................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ....................................................................
Lodging while at sch ool.........................................................................
Tenants’ insurance.................................................................................
•Homeowners’ c o s ts .....................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t ...........................................................................
Household in su rance................................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ............................................................................
Maintenance and repair s erv ic e s ....................... ..................................
Maintenance and repair com m o dities.................................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home re p a irs ..................
Other maintenance and repair commodities...................................
Fuel and other u tilities ...................................................................................
F u e ls .................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities................................
Fuel o i l .......................................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities....................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................................
E lectricity...................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .....................................................................................
Other utilities and public services.............................................................
Telephone services...................................................................................
Local c h a rg e s .... .....................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ..................................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ..................................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance.......................................................
Cable television..........................................................................................
Refuse collection........................................................................................
Household furnishings and operation ........................................................
Housefurnishings...........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings...........................................................................
Furniture and bedding ..............................................................................
Bedroom furniture...................................................................................
S o fa s ..........................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables ............................................................
Other furniture..........................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent........................................
Video and audio prod ucts....................................................................
Televisions.............................................................................................
Video products other than televisions....................... ...................
Audio products......................................................................................
Major household a ppliances................................................................
Refrigerators and home free ze rs .....................................................
Laundry equipm en t..............................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners.....................
Information processing equipm en t.....................................................
Other housefurnishings.............................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor e q u ip m en t................................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s .........................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric k itch en w are...........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other h a rd w a re .....................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances..................................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flo w e rs ..................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ........... ...................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p ................................
Household paper products and stationery supplies........................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies....................................
Housekeeping s erv ic e s ...............................................................................
P o s ta g e .........................................................................................................
A p pliance and furniture r e p a ir................................................................
Gardening and other household s ervices...........................................
1983
3.6
2.4
-
3.5
4.7
5.1
6.6
4.8
8.7
7.0
7.4
6.8
6.1
6.8
6.7
4.5
■
4.5
6.1
4.3
5.0
4.5
7.9
3.2
1.6
5.0
1.8
9.7
1.8
.7
10.6
-9 .4
.9
-.7
-1 0 .8
14.1
4.1
6.5
3.2
25.4
5.2
7.6
4.8
7.2
3.6
10.8
3.1
2.7
1.4
4.2
7.4
8.5
9.3
3.4
2.0
3.2
1.8
5.1
3.7
2.7
2.7
6.4
5.1
-1 .0
1.7
2.7
1.7
1.4
1.4
2.4
-.4
-1 .5
-2 .3
-2 .0
-3 .5
-1 .2
-1 .2
7.5
1.3
8.1
2.4
-
1985
Feb.
1986
1987
4.0
4.5
3.9
3.6
4.8
4.5
6.6
3.3
4.7
4.8
3.5
2.2
1.5
3.0
2.5
3.6
2.9
2.4
-4 .6
-6 .3
-.3
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.8
1.3
4.5
-4 .2
-4 .2
6.1
10.6
7.9
3.1
2.5
5.8
3.5
4.7
.8
3.3
4.0
.7
-1 .4
-1 .4
-.4
3.6
1.6
4.2
4.8
2.2
3.9
4.9
4.5
4.2
5.5
5.4
7.4
2.4
5.1
5.1
2.6
3.2
3.2
3.0
4.4
2.0
3.2
3.9
15.5
19.5
5.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.2
-.3
.6
-1 .3
-2 .6
6.6
3.8
9.7
1.0
-.4
-.3
-1 .4
-2.1
-.7
-.4
-1 .6
-1 .8
-.5
-1 .3
-4 .9
2.6
-1 .4
1.3
-1 .0
-3 .3
-7 .3
1.8
4.5
5.2
6.7
4.1
14.4
15.8
6.3
1.5
4.7
4.8
1.9
3.6
5.5
.9
2.1
-.2
4.0
4.3
28.6
29.9
25.9
1.5
1.4
1.8
3.5
-.4
1.0
-3 .7
-2 .2
6.2
13.1
9.8
1.8
.6
2.5
1.1
-1 .3
.4
5.5
1.9
-2 .4
-3 .6
-3 .6
-9 .5
-1.1
-.3
-1 .0
1.2
-1.1
-2 .6
2.0
3.4
3.9
4.2
2.9
8.1
8.5
5.8
2.1
3.7
3.7
2.6
3.5
1.9
5.9
4.1
7.4
2.9
.9
-1 7 .0
-1 9 .9
-9 .6
3.5
5.0
.3
5.7
3.5
5.1
1.3
-1 .5
7.8
8.6
11.5
2.3
.9
1.9
1.0
4.1
.6
-2 .2
-.3
-1 .7
- .8
-1.1
-5 .5
1.8
-2.1
-1 .7
-1 .5
-3 .0
-4.1
3.0
0.8
1.1
2.8
.3
9.5
10.7
.2
.7
.3
.3
.6
.2
.5
-.2
.2
- .4
-.1
- .6
-3 .4
-3 .8
-2 .4
- .4
- .4
-.3
.7
.2
.5
.4
-1 .0
1.1
.7
1.9
.9
1.5
2.0
2.3
4.3
-.3
3.6
1.2
.4
.3
.8
1.1
-.4
1.2
1.4
.9
1.4
-1 .7
1.3
4.3
5.2
5.9
5.9
5.3
6.3
7.4
2.3
5.1
5.1
2.6
2.7
3.4
1.9
1.2
4.2
2.7
.3
.0
-
4.3
6.0
6.3
6.4
6.2
6.4
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.6
2.5
2.9
2.1
2.1
1.8
.8
5.1
5.4
-
1.7
4.6
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.4
6.4
5.4
4.6
4.6
5.7
1.8
1.6
1.8
-.3
-5 .6
-9 .5
-3 0 .0
-3 3 .3
-
3.5
5.6
.9
8.1
9.2
17.2
-4 .3
3.6
5.5
6.1
6.1
1.6
.5
4.2
2.0
3.4
1.8
1.2
1.1
-3 .8
-5 .3
-6 .7
-4 .4
.9
2.3
-
-.6
2.7
-4 .7
5.0
4.7
8.9
-3 .7
.6
5.6
6.0
6.4
1.9
.2
.0
3.3
4.6
.7
4.9
2.3
-3 .8
-5 .3
-8 .0
-3 .2
-1 .9
.6
-
-3 .3
-1 .5
-5 .8
3.7
2.7
7.1
-9 .4
.3
5.4
3.8
9.4
1.5
1.2
2.6
2.2
3.5
7.2
.5
-.8
-1 .0
-2 .2
-4 .3
-.9
-1 .2
-.5
-
3.7
4.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
3.9
6.2
3.6
5.3
5.3
3.8
3.3
4.3
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.6
1.4
12.9
17.9
2.6
.2
1.8
-2 .9
1.9
-1 .3
3.3
-1 2 .4
-3 .0
5.2
9.5
10.2
1.1
.4
.2
2.1
.2
4.5
2.2
2.4
-2 .7
-3 .7
-4 .4
1.0
-1 .2
.9
-1 .3
-2 .8
1.8
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
5.0
2.0
2.9
6.2
2.7
2.4
1.6
2.3
3.7
2.3
-1 .3
1.4
.1
-.4
2.2
1.1
3.7
-1 .7
2.9
-1 .6
5.5
1.7
1.3
1.3
-.6
3.0
2.6
-.3
4.5
6.5
1.8
-3.1
7.3
-.2
1.3
1.9
-1 .9
4.6
6.9
.0
1.3
1.4
2.0
1.2
5.4
5.8
4.7
5.6
2.6
.0
5.4
2.1
3.4
1.3
1.4
2.5
.0
4.9
3.0
3.2
3.7
2.0
2.4
.0
5.6
“
3.3
4.5
3.0
2.3
3.9
10.2
3.2
■
1.7
1.9
1.1
1.8
1.8
.0
2.6
-1 .6
2.9
4.6
.7
3.2
1.8
.0
3.1
4.9
1.6
4.0
4.2
5.8
2.2
4.0
13.5
2.7
4.1
-2 .8
5.6
4.6
5.5
7.0
1.5
.0
1.9
3.7
-.9
3.2
4.0
3.8
1.6
4.0
.0
3.4
4.0
-.4
7.0
1.8
4.2
.3
.7
5.8
16.1
4.3
2.1
.1
1.5
-.4
-.7
-.3
-.3
.5
.0
.7
.8
-
See footnotes at end of table.
1984
76
~
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
December
Group
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Feb.
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Apparel and u p k e e p ..............................................................................
Apparel com m odities.........................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r...........................................
M en’s and boys’ ............................................................................
M en’s ............................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k ets ...............................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ........................................
S h irts ................................................. ........................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers..........................................
Boys’ .............................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ......................................................................
Women’s .......................................................................................
Coats and ja c k ets ...................................................................
Dresses ......................................................................................
Separates and s portsw ear...................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..........
S u its ............................................................................................
Girls’ ........................................................................................-.....
Infants’ and toddlers’ ...................................................................
Other apparel com m odities........................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage..............................
Watches and jew elry.................................................................
W a tc h e s .....................................................................................
J e w e lry .......................................................................................
F o o tw e a r............................................................................................
M en’s ................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ..............................................................................
Women’s .........................................................................................
Apparel s erv ic e s .................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin o p era ted .............
Other apparel s erv ic e s ...................................................................
Transportation.........................................................................................
P riv a te ....................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................ ............................
New c a r s .........................................................................................
Subcompact new c a r s ..............................................................
Compact new c a r s ....................................................................
Intermediate new c a r s ..............................................................
Full-size new c a rs ......................................................................
Luxury new cars .........................................................................
New tru c k s ......................................................................................
New m otorcycles...........................................................................
Used c a r s ...........................................................................................
Motor fu e l...........................................................................................
Gasoline ..........................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r.........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r.....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded p rem ium ..................................................
Automobile maintenance and rep air...........................................
Body w o r k .......................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical rep air...............................
Maintenance and servicing........................................................
Power plant rep air.........................................................................
Other private transportation..........................................................
Other private transportation com modities..............................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products................................
Automobile parts and e quipm en t..........................................
T ire s ............................................................................................
Other parts and e quipm en t..................................................
Other private transportation s erv ic e s ......................................
Automobile insurance ...............................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ...................................................
Automobile fe e s ..........................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees
Other automobile-related f e e s ............................................
Public transportation...........................................................................
Airline fa re s .............. .........................................................................
Other intercity transportation........................................................
Intracity public transportation.......................................................
-
.8
3.4
-2.1
.5
4.9
4.5
6.0
2.6
2.4
3.6
3.4
.5
2.7
2.0
-2 .5
3.8
3.7
4.0
-5 .9
-6 .9
5.6
5.9
-
-
-
3.4
4.6
4.3
-
-
-
14.4
-1 .7
-1 .6
-2.1
-1 .5
- .3
3.8
5.0
7.0
-2 .4
-2 .5
-3.1
-2 .6
-1.1
3.2
3.9
-1 .8
3.1
3.0
3.7
3.2
1.9
3.2
3.6
-5.1
-3 0 .7
-3 0 .7
-3 1 .9
-3 1 .6
-2 6 .6
3.7
3.7
6.1
2.0
3.8
2.8
-2 .5
.0
-3 .0
-3 .8
-.7
3.8
9.1
-7 .9
5.9
7.7
3.6
3.8
4.8
7.0
2.1
3.7
2.7
3.1
5.7
-3 .2
1.9
-4 .0
-6 .2
1.2
7.6
7.8
6.8
7.4
8.5
5.8
6.4
6.4
10.7
6.0
3.0
2.5
4.4
4.6
.0
1.3
-.3
-.5
.2
5.3
12.1
-8 .3
2.9
2.1
4.3
5.1
6.3
&3
3.5
4.3
3.9
2.8
5.7
- .8
-.8
-.8
-1 .6
1.1
6.8
11.8
-7 .3
6.2
3.3
10.0
6.0
5.3
4.9
6.8
3.1
4.0
3.6
4.7
1.8
-2 .0
2.1
1.4
2.7
5.4
5.8
5.9
3.5
1.7
5.2
1.8
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.9
2.5
2.8
2.3
2.2
3.1
4.5
-.7
.9
2.6
3.3
3.8
2.4
8.2
1.9
4.4
-1 .3
.6
3.6
2.7
2.0
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.9
.6
2.6
2.1
3.3
3.4
1.4
1.7
2.8
1.4
1.9
1.7
-.1
.7
3.3
-1.1
-
-
-
.1
.9
-2 .3
1.1
6.1
6.1
6.2
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.0
2.0
3.0
-1 .3
5.0
5.1
4.6
3.9
4.0
3.3
3.4
-
-
10.9
-6 .5
-6 .7
-7 .4
-6 .7
-4 .7
6.3
7.3
6.6
5.9
5.9
3.6
-.1
3.1
-.5
- .8
.0
4.5
8.6
—
8.8
15.3
20.3
9.6
6.4
9.2
4.8
3.8
See footnotes at end of table.
-
4.8
4.9
5.1
3.1
4.0
3.4
.6
6.4
5.8
-.5
5.9
6.0
4.5
13.3
5.1
.5
10.2
4.8
2.4
8.4
2.7
9.7
3.4
11.5
3.8
2.6
7.0
3.3
3.9
5.2
2.6
6.1
6.5
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.4
.5
3.2
4.1
1.3
4.1
8.9
18.7
18.6
21.2
18.5
15.6
3.8
5.5
1.6
.9
1.0
3.2
3.3
2.1
5.5
3.1
3.1
3.0
.0
-.3
2.8
-3 .0
-3 .6
4.8
-5 .6
1.7
5.3
-2.1
77
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.5
4.9
5.2
4.3
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.5
2.8
2.4
2.8
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
5.9
1.3
2.5
3.3
3.6
1.9
1.6
6.9
2.8
5.7
1.1
4.1
.6
0.9
.4
.3
.2
.1
1.6
.6
-.7
-1 .9
.4
- .6
-.7
-7 .3
- .9
1.0
.1
.3
1.2
2.9
2.6
?-9
.5
3.0
2.1
5.8
5.3
6.4
2.4
7.0
6.3
7.2
4.4
7.9
5.9
7.0
4.3
5.8
4.4
5.4
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.2
2.1
2.2
1.1
1.4
2.5
5.2
2.2
5.3
3.4
-2.1
-1 .8
-1 .2
-2 .5
- .7
3.9
4.6
1.0
.7
.7
1.3
1.9
2.2
3.3
.2
1.8
-1 .0
-.1
.2
4.2
- .8
- .5
1.7
-2 .2
-1 .0
-1 .7
3.1
1.8
3.3
-.2
4.3
1.1
2.3
3.3
-.7
3.6
3.9
3.4
4.0
3.9
2.4
2.3
1.0
2.1
3.6
3.0
2.0
3.3
4.2
-.4
6.8
6.5
10.3
5.5
6.1
4.4
6.0
5.1
5.0
5.3
2.9
3.2
2.8
2.0
4.1
4.5
1.4
6.1
6.6
7.6
7.0
6.1
4.3
11.8
3.5
8.9
6.5
6.8
6.5
2.5
7.5
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.2
6.8
5.4
8.5
10.4
9.8
2.0
1.4
.4
1.7
1.6
1.5
2.5
4.2
2.8
-2 .2
36.5
36.8
38.8
38.9
32.0
4.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.6
2.9
3.1
2.4
2.0
4.1
3.4
2.8
4.0
3.1
3.3
-2 .4
4.1
2.3
10.1
8.8
2.9
3.5
2.0
3.9
3.4
3.9
2.9
3.0
- .2
4.1
3.4
3.0
3.6
-1 .5
-1 .4
3.2
3.3
4.1
2.3
3.6
3.7
2.7
3.0
5.4
2.6
-1 6 .0
-1 6 .2
-
_
-1 6 .7
-1 4 .6
4.5
2.5
-5 .9
-4 .6
.9
.4
4.3
3.3
3.9
7.0
2.9
9.6
2.3
4.0
.8
7.8
8.4
8.3
5.5
6.1
5.1
3.6
3.3
7.1
2.9
5.0
3.1
4.9
4.9
2.0
-.3
2.2
2.3
2.1
5.5
5.9
4.3
5.7
6.4
5.1
4.1
5.3
1.7
2.1
5.5
3.7
4.6
5.5
1.5
7.0
.9
-.1
2.0
6.4
7.5
.0
9.9
17.2
3.0
17.2
22.7
6.6
7.7
4.0
5.4
4.8
3.6
1.4
.8
1.6
2.3
.7
4.0
8.0
-7.1
2.8
4.2
1.4
-3 .0
-6 .0
2.4
3.8
1.3
.7
.9
.1
-.4
-1 .0
-.3
-.4
-.2
.2
1.4
-4 .9
1.2
2.5
- .2
.6
-.5
-.1
3.7
4.7
4.8
4.66.0
6.1
9.2
3.3
6.3
4.8
4.9
3.5
0.5
.4
.4
-.2
.1
-1 .8
-1.1
1.5
2.4
-1 .7
-.2
.0
-6 .2
.7
- .5
1.1
6.8
-1.1
-2 .2
5.5
- .5
6.8
1.8
7.9
.5
1.4
-2 .3
1.1
1.1
.7
1.6
-1 .0
-1.1
.5
.4
.3
.6
.2
1.0
.3
.6
.4
-3 .3
-5 .6
-5 .5
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Feb.
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Expenditure category
Medical c a r e .........................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities.............................................................................
Prescription d ru g s .........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical s u p p lie s ........................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supp lies............................
Medical care s e rv ic e s .....................................................................................
Professional medical s erv ic e s ...................................................................
Physicians’ s erv ic e s ..................................................................................
Dental services...........................................................................................
Eye c a r e .......................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals............................................
Hospital and related services....................................................................
Hospital ro o m s ...........................................................................................
Other inpatient s e rv ic e s ...........................................................................
Outpatient s erv ic e s ............................................................................. ......
E ntertainm ent.......................................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities...........................................................................
Reading m ate ria ls .........................................................................................
N ew sp a p e rs .................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s .......................................................
Sporting goods and equipm en t.................................................................
Sport vehicles, including b ic y c le s .........................................................
Other sporting g o o d s ................................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent................................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent...................................................
Photographic supplies and eq u ip m en t................................................
Pet supplies and exp e n s e .......................................................................
Entertainment services...................................................................................
Club m em berships........................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club m em berships.................
Adm issions......................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ...............................................................
Other entertainment s ervices....................................................................
Other goods and services................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking prod ucts..................................................................
Personal c a r e ....................................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances..........................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents.........................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental prod ucts ..........................
Personal care s ervices................................................................................
Beauty parlor services for fe m a le s .......................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s ........................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s ..........................................................
School books and su p p lie s .......................................................................
Personal and educational services..........................................................
Tuition and other school fees ................................................................
College tu itio n ..........................................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition....................................................
Day care and nursery sch ool..............................................................
Personal exp enses....................................................................................
Legal service f e e s ..................................................................................
Personal financial services...................................................................
Funeral e xp e n s es ...................................................................................
6.1
7.7
9.9
6.2
5.1
5.8
6.3
6.0
7.6
7.6
7.4
4.2
3.3
4.0
3.9
4.2
3.4
4.3
.4
2.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
5.8
7.4
-
12.1
20.0
6.5
7.5
6.4
7.5
9.7
6.8
5.0
6.2
7.6
7.5
8.2
10.3
9.3
4.0
2.9
5.2
4.6
5.8
2.6
3.3
.8
1.4
.8
.4
3.3
5.3
7.2
7.9
10.1
4.5
5.5
6.7
7.7
6.8
9.0
5.0
4.1
7.9
6.3
7.7
5.5
7.2
7.7
3.4
1.8
4.3
3.7
4.9
-2 .7
-3 .5
.2
2.9
2.1
5.9
2.3
5.4
5.1
-
6.0
5.0
3.9
2.7
6.8
6.3
8.2
4.8
4.2
6.8
6.6
6.9
5.3
5.1
4.8
3.1
2.3
5.1
4.4
5.8
1.7
2.9
-1 .8
.6
-.5
.5
2.6
4.4
4.1
6.3
7.2
3.5
3.3
5.3
3.7
7.6
5.7
6.9
3.5
12.4
11.3
12.5
12.2
12.5
11.1
14.4
5.7
3.7
3.2
4.3
9.9
9.1
10.0
9.4
9.6
8.9
12.2
2.3
4.9
4.9
5.0
9.2
8.1
9.4
10.0
10.1
9.5
6.4
-
-
-
2.2
-.2
-6 .4
11.0
3.7
1.8
-1 .7
-1 .6
4.2
3.2
3.8
4.0
-2 .3
5.2
2.5
11.0
9.7
12.0
8.8
7.9
11.2
6.7
7.5
6.0
12.6
13.4
5.6
4.8
10.5
10.1
11.1
1.2
1.1
1.8
3.7
4.2
3.6
2.9
6.8
5.9
-
5.5
5.9
2.5
2.5
5.8
7.1
8.0
5.4
6.1
3.9
5.6
6.3
6.3
7.2
5.3
4.5
7.0
6.6
7.2
7.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
4.6
2.7
3.6
3.0
4.2
3.8
4.5
6.3
2.2
4.3
1.7
7.0
6.8
5.0
1.7
6.1
7.9
3.3
2.8
6.9
6.9
7.8
5.0
5.3
4.6
6.9
6.8
7.5
6.7
4.7
5.6
11.0
10.4
12.7
9.2
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.8
3.7
4.4
4.0
4.7
4.5
4.1
5.8
4.6
4.6
7.3
5.8
3.8
4.6
3.3
7.0
9.4
5.1
5.7
8.5
8.2
9.5
5.8
5.6
6.1
8.6
6.5
7.2
6.4
3.4
5.7
11.3
11.0
11.5
11.7
5.1
3.5
4.7
3.9
5.3
2.1
2.3
1.9
3.4
2.4
3.4
4.4
6.8
4.0
7.7
9.5
8.9
4.3
8.2
14.7
3.8
2.5
9.6
8.4
9.9
5.5
6.0
4.5
9.9
6.7
7.4
6.7
4.5
5.1
11.3
10.6
12.1
11.2
4.3
3.0
4.6
4.7
4.6
1.8
2.0
1.4
2.3
1.5
1.4
3.7
5.4
4.9
5.5
5.2
4.8
6.0
7.6
10.8
4.2
4.2
7.9
7.5
9.4
3.6
2.5
5.7
8.0
6.1
5.5
8.2
3.6
5.5
8.9
8.4
8.7
9.8
3.9
3.5
6.4
9.7
3.3
3.7
1.5
5.6
1.3
1.1
.9
1.7
4.4
3.4
4.9
4.8
5.6
3.8
8.0
11.1
2.5
2.7
2.0
1.9
2.1
1.3
1.4
.9
2.0
1.6
1.9
1.0
2.3
1.0
2.5
2.4
2.7
2.7
.6
.5
.9
.9
.8
.1
.7
-.3
.2
.0
1.6
.0
.7
.6
1.2
.9
.5
.1
1.0
.8
1.3
1.8
2.9
2.7
2.8
5.3
1.9
5.9
3.0
.7
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.1
8.1
9.2
8.0
8.4
8.6
8.0
6.1
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.8
8.0
7.6
8.1
7.8
7.4
9.2
8.9
_
-
-
6.0
4.4
4.2
4.6
6.7
6.9
6.7
7.6
7.7
8.4
5.1
4.5
6.9
4.1
3.0
5.4
5.7
4.2
7.2
7.8
7.2
7.9
8.1
8.8
-
-
2.7
3.8
3.9
3.9
6.5
7.6
6.4
7.6
7.0
9.8
4.4
5.2
4.1
3.9
5.8
6.3
5.9
4.8
3.0
4.1
4.2
3.5
7.5
6.5
7.6
7.9
8.2
8.7
7.0
6.8
7.7
6.6
2.5
2.2
2.0
2.9
8.4
5.7
8.6
9.8
12.1
7.5
6.3
6.4
5.7
8.3
5.9
2.6
.9
.9
1.2
.9
2.2
.8
.4
.3
.0
.4
1.8
3.0
.7
1.4
3.3
.2
-30.1
.4
1.8
3.8
6.3
18.1
1.1
2.0
5.9
4.1
-1 .8
3.5
3.8
6.7
6.8
6.7
2.8
1.6
6.3
8.3
36.0
5.0
4.1
1.3
-1 .0
-1 5 .8
3.1
5.4
.6
.5
-5 .4
.2
.5
Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d ..................................................................
Selected beef c u t s .............................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...................................
Utilities and public transportation...................................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s e rv ic e s ......................................
Data not available.
1.9
.5
3.0
2.0
3.8
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
78
Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average,
= 100. unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1st
half
.
.
-
_
-
-
-
-
9.9
10.1
9.8
10.0
9.8
10.0
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
10.0
9.9
10.1
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.3
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.2
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6
10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2
10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5
10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8
10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0
10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0
10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5
10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8
10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9
10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2
10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6
10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4
19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3
19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2
20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1
20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1
21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1
20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2
20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1
20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2
20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3
19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3
19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2
17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2
17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4
17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4
17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4
17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4
18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4
18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3
17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4
17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4
17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4
17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4
16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5
16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6
16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5
16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
_
-
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0
13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0
13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9
13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9
13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9
13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9
13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9
13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2
13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1
13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5
14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5
14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5
14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6
14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6
14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7
14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8
14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8
14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8
14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8
14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2
17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9
17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0
17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0
18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0
18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0
18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8
18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9
18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0
18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9
18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9
18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1
23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1
23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0
23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0
23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1
24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1
24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1
24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1
24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0
24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9
24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0
25.1
26.6
26.9
27.Ô
26.9
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1
26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1
26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1
26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1
26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2
26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3
27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3
27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4
79
27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5
27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5
27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5
2nd
half
-
1913
1914
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
_
-
Annual
avg.
»
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
«
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
«
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Percent change
from previous
Dec.
Annual
avg.
10.0
10.1
_
_
1.0
1.0
10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4
2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5
1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2
20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2
2.6
-1 0 .8
-2 .3
2.4
.0
15.5
-1 0 .4
-6.1
1.8
.0
17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2
3.4
-1.1
-2 .2
-1.1
.6
2.3
1.1
-1 .7
-1 .7
.0
16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5
-6 .4
-9 .3
-1 0 .2
.0
2.3
-2 .3
-8 .9
-1 0 .5
-5.1
3.8
13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0
3.0
1.4
2.8
-2 .8
- .7
2.2
.7
3.6
-1 .4
-1 .4
14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7
1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3
.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7
18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0
2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1 .7
2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
- .8
24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0
5.5
6.0
1.1
.8
7.9
2.3
.7
26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3
.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4
.4
-.4
.4
-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7
Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average,
all items—Continued
Semiannual
averages
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1st
half
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2
29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8
31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0
31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3
31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6
31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8
31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0
31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2
31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3
31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5
31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7
32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9
38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5
38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0
38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3
38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8
39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3
39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7
39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3
39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9
39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4
39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8
40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7
52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5
53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1
53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9
53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8
54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7
54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4
54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1
55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7
55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4
Annual
avg.
2nd
half
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
»
Percent change
from previous
Dec.
Annual
avg.
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2
1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9
1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4
39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6
5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3
5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0
54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1
6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4
9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4
12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6
13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6
79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8
80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8
81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1
82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5
83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8
83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2
83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2
84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8
85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8
86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7
86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8
-
-
102.1
104.4
82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7
105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2
105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8
106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8
106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5
107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8
107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2
107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2
107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6
107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2
108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4
108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6
106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3
107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9
106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6
3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8
1990
1991
1992
125.9
132.8
136.0
126.4
132.8
136.4
127.1
133.0
-
127.3
133.3
-
127.5
133.8
-
128.3
134.1
-
128.7
134.3
-
129.9
134.6
-
131.1
135.2
-
131.9
135.4
-
132.2
135.8
-
132.2
135.9
-
127.1
133.3
-
131.0
135.2
-
129.0
134.3
-
6.1
2.8
-
5.2
4.1
-
-
Data not available.
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
Feb.
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
98.0
98.4
97.7
98.8
99.6
99.0
99.7
98.1
97.5
101.2
101.4
100.2
101.9
100.8
101.4
100.7
102.8
101.0
104.8
103.8
103.8
103.7
102.0
102.9
101.8
105.1
106.3
100.0
100.0
107.5
109.2
109.7
108.6
106.3
106.7
106.1
105.7
105.6
105.7
105.5
111.6
106.1
102.0
112.2
116.7
115.5
109.3
104.0
110.7
99.8
95.2
105.8
92.3
105.3
116.4
111.1
101.8
118.5
125.7
121.6
114.2
108.9
114.5
105.4
102.8
111.1
101.2
108.0
121.3
116.4
103.1
123.6
133.2
127.9
119.2
113.0
120.3
108.6
106.3
116.0
104.1
110.7
127.2
121.5
106.8
131.2
142.7
135.0
124.6
117.8
126.9
112.1
111.6
116.6
111.7
112.0
133.4
127.5
109.3
137.8
154.7
143.8
132.2
125.8
133.6
121.0
126.2
122.3
131.0
112.6
140.7
133.9
112.2
147.9
169.0
152.8
135.9
127.0
136.9
120.9
124.2
126.1
126.2
115.3
147.0
139.1
117.6
152.5
182.4
162.0
136.4
126.9
137.8
120.2
123.0
126.4
124.2
115.3
148.2
140.2
117.7
153.2
186.2
163.3
109.0
108.2
103.2
108.1
106.2
105.9
106.0
106.2
104.2
111.1
101.5
109.5
110.3
107.4
100.2
112.5
109.0
107.8
103.4
108.4
100.2
96.1
93.6
103.2
108.3
115.4
80.7
113.4
114.1
108.6
69.6
118.2
114.1
112.5
107.8
113.2
105.6
103.3
101.8
108.8
112.2
120.1
87.8
118.0
119.0
112.6
82.1
123.7
118.8
117.4
112.4
117.9
108.9
106.9
104.9
113.5
118.1
125.6
88.1
123.6
124.4
117.0
80.3
129.8
124.0
122.6
117.4
123.1
112.6
112.2
112.2
119.5
123.9
131.4
92.7
129.1
129.7
120.2
86.4
136.4
131.7
130.6
124.9
130.4
121.2
126.0
129.7
130.1
131.1
138.1
110.5
135.5
136.0
124.0
117.1
144.3
135.7
133.7
128.1
133.6
121.8
125.3
127.0
130.8
137.9
143.9
101.6
140.8
142.0
128.9
98.4
151.0
136.1
134.0
128.6
134.0
121.2
124.3
125.5
130.7
138.9
144.8
98.4
141.7
142.9
129.4
93.0
152.3
106.7
106.6
105.0
109.6
108.1
104.2
113.9
102.5
110.1
107.5
106.8
112.1
113.5
102.4
102.4
100.6
101.3
97.7
100.8
99.0
100.0
101.6
104.7
99.5
99.5
100.9
101.8
97.2
100.5
108.0
107.7
106.9
110.1
111.4
98.3
118.8
102.5
110.7
110.7
108.9
112.2
110.4
104.3
119.6
101.6
112.8
108.4
109.5
116.4
116.7
109.0
109.3
106.7
101.8
96.5
100.4
96.0
101.4
103.3
107.2
115.0
112.7
116.3
121.1
111.2
107.5
118.6
121.2
120.8
111.7
121.5
99.8
133.8
103.4
114.5
114.5
112.5
116.9
115.8
105.5
126.7
106.6
117.2
113.1
113.4
121.3
120.7
110.1
111.7
110.4
108.6
102.2
105.5
101.9
108.5
113.4
115.2
112.9
107.9
114.5
117.5
111.3
111.8
107.4
107.4
110.2
103.6
133.6
110.2
147.0
84.9
120.3
120.4
118.8
126.7
126.8
112.6
138.9
118.7
126.4
125.7
124.3
128.7
126.7
115.8
116.9
112.7
114.6
104.7
112.9
108.1
112.0
121.3
125.7
109.6
96.7
114.7
115.7
108.5
112.7
126.9
131.0
131.1
112.5
139.7
124.8
150.0
99.0
126.9
127.1
126.2
136.0
136.1
120.8
152.4
120.4
135.7
133.3
132.7
138.8
137.8
123.8
123.0
120.1
122.3
112.6
123.9
116.2
118.9
124.6
133.4
117.3
105.0
124.1
121.6
115.8
119.0
127.4
130.0
129.7
120.1
144.8
119.4
159.3
134.3
133.6
133.9
133.5
142.3
143.1
123.5
163.3
122.9
141.6
138.2
139.1
146.7
142.4
133.6
133.9
133.8
133.2
121.2
136.6
128.0
130.3
131.9
147.0
136.8
123.0
142.6
143.7
135.1
131.3
129.2
130.3
132.7
121.8
148.8
119.1
165.2
128.0
136.9
136.3
135.0
147.2
148.2
123.3
171.1
126.4
146.4
140.2
144.1
153.7
147.9
131.5
132.0
130.8
131.7
119.5
138.5
125.9
130.1
128.5
145.4
128.6
108.5
136.4
136.8
127.8
132.3
129.8
129.8
134.3
122.2
151.2
118.4
168.7
122.7
137.8
137.1
136.2
149.1
150.7
129.0
173.1
128.0
148.0
141.8
145.6
153.8
150.8
130.2
131.5
130.4
132.0
120.6
135.9
126.3
129.8
132.6
144.3
127.6
105.5
138.1
134.2
126.9
131.4
127.7
127.7
130.2
124.9
152.0
119.1
169.7
109.5
Commodity and service group
All item s........................................................................................................
Commodities..............................................................................................
Food and beverages............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages..........................................
Apparel commodities......................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel........................
D urables...............................................................................................
S ervices.....................................................................................................
Rent of shelter1 ....................................................................................
Household services less rent of shelter1.........................................
Transportation services........................................................................
Medical care services...........................................................................
Other sen/ices.......................................................................................
-
-
-
-
97.8
96.9
97.1
101.2
103.1
103.2
98.1
98.0
101.5
101.4
Special indexes
All items less foo d......................................................................................
All items less shelter..................................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ........................................................
All items less medical c a r e .......................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..............................................................................
Nondurables less foo d...............................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel........................................................
Nondurables.................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter1 ..................................................................
Services less medical care services.......................................................
All items less energy..................................................................................
All items less food and energy...................................... ......................
Commodities less food and energy commodities...........................
Energy commodities..........................................................................
Services less energy services............................................................
-
-
98.1
98.7
99.4
99.6
98.6
101.1
101.9
100.9
100.7
100.5
97.5
100.1
97.8
97.8
98.1
101.8
97.5
100.8
99.6
101.4
101.8
102.6
98.7
101.0
105.0
105.0
100.0
104.6
103.7
102.2
101.9
103.0
100.0
106.0
99.6
105.5
105.9
105.2
96.8
106.6
97.7
97.7
97.7
97.5
97.1
98.0
95.9
98.2
97.6
98.0
98.4
97.3
96.9
99.5
100.0
101.1
98.3
100.3
99.9
100.3
98.0
91.6
97.0
105.7
107.3
102.8
110.6
103.3
101.3
93.4
90.5
92.8
98.9
97.9
101.7
95.7
90.0
100.2
100.2
99.5
101.2
100.1
98.4
101.6
99.2
101.6
101.7
101.9
101.6
101.0
98.4
97.2
96.2
96.7
96.1
94.9
95.3
96.7
95.7
98.4
94.1
92.9
92.9
97.1
93.2
97.9
103.0
106.9
103.5
96.4
99.7
97.1
101.2
122.2
103.8
103.8
102.9
105.7
103.7
100.7
107.0
101.2
106.4
104.9
104.5
108.5
107.5
100.9
101.1
100.3
100.6
98.5
101.7
98.7
98.9
101.1
102.3
99.5
99.3
99.1
102.5
97.9
101.2
104.8
102.6
104.2
108.9
104.1
97.8
107.7
96.8
-
Expenditure category
Food and beverages............. ....................................................................
Food at hom e........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products..........................................................
Cereals and cereal products.........................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ixes.................................................
C ereal.............................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornm eal.........................................................
Bakery products...............................................................................
White b read...................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins.......................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes........................................
Other bakery products.................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s .........................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ..................................................................
Meats ..............................................................................................
Beef and v e a l.............................................................................
Ground beef other than c an n e d ..........................................
Chuck roast..............................................................................
Round ro a s t.............................................................................
Round steak ............................................................................
Sirloin s te a k .............................................................................
Other beef and v e a l................................................................
Pork ..............................................................................................
Bacon .......................................................................................
Chops .......................................................................................
Ham ...........................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage..............................................
Other m eats................................................................................
Poultry.............................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken.......................................................... ......
Fresh and frozen chicken parts..............................................
Other poultry...............................................................................
Fish and seafood..........................................................................
Canned fish and s ea fo o d ........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood........................................
E g g s ...................................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
81
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
Feb.
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Dairy products..........................................................................................
Fresh milk and cream .........................................................................
Fresh whole milk ..............................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ..........................................................
Processed dairy products..................................................................
Cheese .................................................................................................
Ice cream and related pro d u c ts ...................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tter.........................................
99.1
99.4
99.6
98.9
98.9
99.0
98.8
98.5
99.9
99.6
99.7
99.5
100.3
100.2
100.2
100.3
103.2
102.8
102.9
102.7
103.9
102.8
104.1
105.5
102.6
101.3
101.3
101.3
104.4
103.0
106.1
105.3
104.7
103.2
103.3
103.0
106.8
104.5
109.3
108.7
106.4
104.9
104.7
105.3
108.5
106.7
110.8
109.3
111.2
109.9
110.0
109.7
113.1
112.3
114.9
111.5
122.8
122.5
122.7
122.1
123.5
126.8
123.1
113.0
126.5
125.6
125.8
125.0
128.1
132.7
128.5
112.8
127.2
125.3
125.3
125.1
129.8
134.9
129.9
113.0
127.8
126.0
125.7
126.5
130.3
135.5
130.5
113.2
Fruits and veg e ta b le s ............................................................................
Fresh fruits and v e g e ta b le s ..............................................................
Fresh fruits .........................................................................................
Apples ..............................................................................................
Bananas ...........................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines....................................................
Other fresh fru its ............................................................................
Fresh v eg e ta b le s ..............................................................................
P o ta to e s ...........................................................................................
L e ttu c e .............................................................................................
T o m a to e s .........................................................................................
Other fresh v e g e ta b le s ................................................................
Processed fruits and veg e ta b le s .....................................................
Processed fru its ................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it.........................................................
Canned and dried fr u its ...............................................................
Processed v eg etab les .....................................................................
Frozen v eg e ta b le s .........................................................................
Other processed v eg e ta b le s ......................................................
92.5
88.2
87.7
84.3
93.7
83.3
89.9
88.6
75.6
109.5
106.3
82.3
97.4
97.4
97.0
98.0
97.5
97.8
97.4
97.8
95.8
87.2
93.7
88.2
75.8
89.3
103.4
100.0
122.2
85.8
102.4
100.0
99.0
97.7
101.2
100.9
100.6
101.1
102.7
100.5
106.1
103.6
86.8
114.9
108.2
95.5
101.9
89.4
90.1
96.1
105.2
107.0
108.9
103.6
103.6
104.2
103.3
107.9
109.4
108.3
111.9
86.8
104.8
113.9
110.3
80.6
143.5
124.4
108.7
106.2
108.7
109.9
106.5
103.9
107.1
102.8
109.3
112.8
114.2
117.2
91.5
110.2
120.7
111.5
103.0
116.0
125.0
110.4
105.2
106.3
105.5
107.9
104.2
108.5
102.7
123.0
132.7
126.0
104.3
107.4
126.4
139.9
139.5
102.7
272.4
137.9
126.1
109.9
112.4
112.5
111.0
107.3
111.7
105.8
130.8
137.6
143.1
133.0
115.9
144.2
154.5
132.3
127.7
173.6
123.0
129.2
122.0
124.5
126.6
115.4
119.3
116.6
121.1
135.8
144.0
152.3
124.6
122.7
137.8
176.9
135.9
139.3
135.3
139.2
135.0
125.0
125.2
126.4
119.0
125.1
124.9
125.8
145.7
156.1
169.5
151.9
128.1
151.9
194.4
143.1
133.5
151.3
128.2
150.8
131.7
134.9
137.9
122.0
128.4
128.6
129.0
152.1
168.5
188.1
170.4
127.6
187.0
213.1
149.3
128.2
169.6
123.1
162.4
129.6
131.4
132.0
127.9
127.7
129.6
127.4
156.5
172.7
182.6
177.8
149.2
179.6
194.8
163.2
131.1
132.3
210.5
168.7
134.1
138.6
140.4
129.9
129.3
131.4
128.9
Other food at h o m e ...............................................................................
Sugar and s w e e ts ........... ...................................................................
Sugar and artificial s w e e te n e rs ....................................................
Sweets, including c a n d y .................................................................
Fats and o i ls .........................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beve ra g e s ....................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ............................................................................
C o ffe e ...................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s .........................................................
Other prepared fo o d ...........................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .........................................................
Frozen prepared f o o d .....................................................................
Snacks ................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s .........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food ...............
97.8
98.0
98.0
97.9
95.8
98.0
97.9
98.6
97.7
97.9
97.2
96.9
96.2
98.8
99.2
100.6
100.2
102.0
99.4
103.0
100.2
100.9
98.3
99.8
100.6
101.2
100.8
100.0
100.7
100.6
103.7
103.9
101.0
105.1
108.5
102.3
100.8
104.4
105.4
103.9
105.3
105.0
104.8
103.7
102.7
105.7
106.6
101.2
108.9
107.2
103.6
101.9
104.8
108.4
107.4
109.0
109.6
108.8
106.9
105.3
108.8
109.1
100.8
112.7
105.7
108.2
101.9
128.9
110.1
110.3
112.1
112.3
112.1
110.1
107.6
109.8
110.9
102.1
114.6
107.6
104.9
103.6
110.3
112.6
114.8
119.0
118.7
115.6
113.1
112.5
115.1
116.7
110.3
119.2
118.3
107.8
105.2
116.6
115.5
120.5
123.4
124.0
121.4
118.1
119.4
120.1
121.1
115.2
123.5
121.5
111.2
110.4
115.2
120.1
127.4
132.6
130.8
126.1
124.7
127.7
125.1
126.3
118.4
129.6
130.8
113.3
111.3
117.0
126.5
134.0
140.7
135.3
131.1
132.5
135.2
127.0
130.6
118.4
135.8
129.1
112.9
112.3
111.0
129.9
138.1
149.0
137.4
132.6
137.8
140.2
129.2
132.2
121.0
136.9
131.2
116.5
117.1
113.1
132.0
139.1
150.4
136.3
132.9
141.8
140.2
Food away from h o m e .............................................................................
Lunch .........................................................................................................
D in n e r ........................................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s ......................................................................
97.7
98.2
97.7
97.2
101.7
101.5
101.7
102.0
105.9
105.5
106.2
106.1
109.9
109.6
110.5
109.4
114.6
114.0
114.7
115.5
118.8
118.3
118.7
119.3
124.0
123.7
123.8
124.4
129.7
129.9
129.1
130.3
135.6
135.7
134.3
137.5
139.4
139.7
137.9
141.6
139.8
140.1
138.1
142.1
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ....................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e .................................................................
Beer and a l e ............................................................................................
W in e ...........................................................................................................
Distilled spirits..........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ................................................
97.6
97.5
96.1
100.2
99.2
97.6
101.3
101.2
102.1
98.8
100.5
101.7
104.1
103.2
105.2
98.7
101.3
107.3
109.5
107.9
107.2
100.1
112.4
115.6
111.7
109.4
109.0
102.1
113.3
120.3
115.1
111.8
111.3
105.6
114.6
125.4
119.5
114.4
114.3
107.5
116.7
132.6
125.2
119.4
119.7
110.8
121.9
139.5
130.5
123.9
124.1
114.0
127.9
146.3
143.5
138.2
138.9
129.3
139.3
158.0
145.3
140.8
142.3
130.9
140.4
158.7
Expenditure c ate g o ry
See footnotes at end of table.
82
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Feb.
December
Group
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
98.4
98.2
97.5
94.6
92.8
100.0
96.9
100.7
100.7
-
104.0
104.3
100.0
108.1
107.2
105.6
114.6
106.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
104.9
105.9
101.9
108.4
110.5
106.3
115.0
113.8
112.3
121.1
112.2
105.9
105.9
105.7
107.4
109.2
103.8
103.4
106.3
103.5
101.8
100.9
104.1
106.8
100.6
114.5
114.1
125.4
93.3
106.3
115.4
112.2
113.0
110.2
115.7
111.6
120.8
119.4
117.0
129.3
118.4
110.8
110.8
111.7
109.2
111.2
105.3
100.0
103.8
100.1
93.7
71.5
67.4
100.0
100.5
105.2
94.5
118.5
116.8
133.7
84.5
106.7
121.6
116.6
123.8
114.1
121.2
115.9
125.3
124.5
121.8
136.9
122.6
116.6
116.6
116.1
112.5
115.9
107.1
101.9
105.4
101.7
94.8
80.2
79.5
102.4
100.7
107.0
91.8
120.9
115.6
138.5
74.0
103.5
127.9
127.9
136.1
118.5
126.5
120.0
129.7
129.2
126.2
144.9
126.0
122.2
122.2
119.6
115.2
117.8
110.6
104.0
109.8
104.8
97.2
76.7
74.4
102.2
103.9
110.2
95.2
125.6
117.1
144.8
70.9
99.2
135.1
141.6
146.7
123.1
132.6
125.4
135.0
137.6
134.4
155.5
128.9
128.3
128.5
122.7
119.0
122.4
113.6
109.4
110.8
108.0
100.7
88.1
89.0
108.3
106.7
113.1
97.7
128.4
116.7
145.5
70.0
96.7
144.1
147.1
161.0
128.3
139.3
132.6
140.6
157.2
155.2
165.0
130.4
134.3
134.5
124.9
123.6
129.8
115.2
112.3
111.1
112.1
104.7
113.4
115.6
136.6
108.2
114.5
99.4
133.2
116.4
147.0
67.4
94.6
152.6
166.9
177.1
132.7
144.6
137.7
144.8
170.2
168.6
175.7
133.6
139.5
139.7
128.4
130.6
135.7
123.1
117.1
121.2
115.7
105.9
94.4
92.5
123.2
111.9
120.4
99.3
140.7
120.4
154.7
68.3
93.2
163.8
181.2
197.6
133.6
145.8
140.5
145.2
186.8
187.1
175.9
134.4
139.9
140.1
129.0
130.4
135.8
122.6
117.7
119.9
115.6
105.2
91.3
89.0
120.3
111.5
119.9
99.0
141.6
120.8
155.4
68.6
92.3
165.7
182.3
201.6
105.8
102.5
107.6
109.3
115.2
110.2
107.3
102.9
92.6
87.0
81.3
91.1
100.0
99.5
104.0
100.0
100.0
106.9
102.9
108.6
111.5
115.5
115.7
109.3
105.5
90.1
83.8
77.3
91.9
98.8
100.6
102.9
97.1
101.7
110.2
105.4
115.5
115.0
121.6
114.7
112.7
109.1
90.8
82.8
76.4
100.0
91.9
102.2
102.4
106.6
101.5
100.0
103.9
111.1
104.7
114.7
113.0
118.8
113.5
111.4
107.1
89.2
82.1
74.8
94.9
94.0
101.0
103.6
106.0
97.9
92.7
105.3
113.0
105.2
117.6
114.2
117.1
113.7
117.4
109.8
87.1
79.1
72.2
85.8
93.1
101.0
102.7
107.9
96.9
89.7
107.6
115.4
106.0
119.2
115.5
122.0
113.6
115.6
109.2
85.9
78.6
71.4
80.9
94.9
98.9
101.0
105.8
94.6
86.9
110.0
116.4
107.5
122.0
117.8
125.6
114.0
119.0
110.9
86.1
78.7
72.1
81.8
94.3
100.0
102.4
106.5
95.8
84.8
111.5
Expenditure c ate g o ry
H ousin g...............................................................................................................
S h e lte r..............................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 1 ..........................................................................................
Rent, residential ......................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...............................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n .................................................................
Lodging while at s ch o o l2 ..................................................................
Tenants’ insurance..............................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 1 ...............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t1 .....................................................................
Household insurance 1 ..........................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs .........................................................................
Maintenance and repair services.......................................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities..............................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 3 ............
Other maintenance and repair com m o dities...............................
Fuel and other utilities................................................................................
F u e ls ..............................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com modities.............................
Fuel o i l ....................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................
Electricity................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .................................................................................
Other utilities and public services.........................................................
Telephone services................................................................................
Local c h a rg e s .......................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ...............................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ...............................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance....................................................
Cable television 4 ....................................................................................
Refuse collection 4 .................................................................................
Household furnishings and o p era tio n .....................................................
Housefurnishings........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings........................................................................
Furniture and b e d d in g ...........................................................................
Bedroom furniture................................................................................
S o fa s .......................................................................................................
Living room chairs and ta b le s .........................................................
Other furniture.......................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent....................................
Video and audio pro d u c ts .................................................................
T elevisions..........................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 5 .....................................
Audio prod ucts ..................................................................................
Major household appliances 3 .........................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers..................................................
Laundry equipm ent...........................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 3 ..............
Information processing equipm ent5 ..............................................
Other housefurnishings 3 ......................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm en t.............................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s ......................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenw are ........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other h a rd w a re ..................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 3 ............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flo w ers6 ............................................
Housekeeping supp lies............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p .............................
Household paper products and stationery supplies.....................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s ............................................................................
P o stag e......................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture r e p a ir.............................................................
Gardening and other household services 3 ....................................
102.2
101.0
98.9
106.4
103.5
-
-
-
-
97.3
96.6
99.1
102.3
102.8
101.0
-
-
-
-
99.4
98.6
99.4
106.5
107.2
-
101.1
100.3
100.1
96.6
95.6
97.2
95.5
99.4
96.2
96.3
95.2
99.9
95.1
95.5
101.2
98.6
104.5
100.9
99.8
98.3
101.4
102.4
103.8
100.0
100.0
102.2
104.4
102.8
96.9
95.6
104.6
104.0
105.3
109.0
109.0
115.1
96.9
106.0
109.4
105.9
106.0
-
99.0
99.2
97.1
98.5
98.0
99.6
98.3
98.7
100.4
101.7
102.9
100.8
-
102.5
101.3
105.4
103.6
106.9
102.2
101.4
102.1
97.7
94.0
92.6
100.5
99.1
-
101.1
101.1
100.7
101.6
103.4
100.9
100.9
100.5
100.6
99.4
99.0
99.6
101.8
101.6
-
95.0
102.8
104.3
-
104.5
101.6
105.6
106.8
111.2
102.8
106.9
104.1
93.9
89.0
84.9
91.9
101.2
104.7
-
98.7
98.5
99.4
99.9
101.7
100.8
101.1
101.9
104.3
103.1
99.2
103.3
103.5
103.2
101.8
104.5
107.1
101.1
104.8
102.0
113.7
102.5
106.3
102.9
112.6
105.8
109.5
103.0
117.8
112.2
111.9
100.3
126.6
112.3
113.5
102.1
124.1
116.2
120.6
101.5
126.4
117.1
123.1
103.1
-
104.2
104.7
104.3
103.4
103.7
100.0
107.4
~
107.8
109.5
107.3
105.9
108.1
110.4
110.9
-
100.0
109.7
111.8
108.5
108.2
109.9
110.4
114.0
100.0
98.3
100.1
117.4
121.8
115.6
113.6
116.5
125.4
120.0
109.0
97.1
123.8
127.3
121.8
121.3
117.8
125.4
122.1
112.1
96.3
100.0
127.8
132.3
126.8
123.1
122.7
125.4
126.9
116.4
95.8
107.3
130.4
137.9
127.2
124.0
131.3
145.7
132.3
119.0
95.8
108.6
129.9
137.0
126.8
123.8
131.8
145.7
133.3
119.8
-
98.8
98.3
99.3
99.1
98.5
100.0
97.4
101.1
101.7
100.4
100.8
101.2
100.0
102.1
See footnotes at end of table.
83
-
-
112.9
116.9
109.5
111.2
111.6
110.4
117.3
104.7
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group
December
Feb.
1982
Expenditure category
Apparel and upkeep...................................................................................
Apparel commodities...............................................................................
Apparel commodities less footw ear..................................................
Men’s and boys’ .................................................................................
Men’s .................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets.......................................
Furnishings and special clothing...............................................
S hirts...............................................................................................
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..............................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 3 ..................................
Watches and jewelry 3 ....................................................................
Watches 3 ......................................................................................
Jewelry 3 ........................................................................................
Footw ear.............................. ........................................... ......................
Men’s .................................... ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ...................................................................................
Women’s .............................................................................................
Apparel services......................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated......................
Other apparel sen/ices.........................................................................
Transportation.............................................................................................
P rivate........................................... ............................................................
New vehicles.........................................................................................
New c a r s .............................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 3 ..................................................................
Compact new cars 3 ........... ............................................................
Intermediate new cars 3 ..................................................................
Full-size new cars 3 .........................................................................
Luxury new cars 3 ............................................................................
New trucks 4 .......................................................................................
New motorcycles 3 .............................................................................
Used c a rs ................................................................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................................
G asoline..............................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular...............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium ........................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir.................................................
Body w o rk ...........................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair......................................
Maintenance and servicing..............................................................
Power plant repair..............................................................................
Other private transportation................................................................
Other private transportation commodities.....................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products.......................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent.................................................
Tires................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent........................................................
Other private transportation services............................................
Automobile insurance....................................................................
Automobile finance charges.........................................................
Automobile fe e s ...............................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection f e e s .......
Other automobile-related f e e s ...................................................
Public transportation................................................................................
Airline fa re s .......................... ..................................................................
Other intercity transportation..............................................................
Intracity public transportation.............................................................
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
98.8
99.0
98.9
99.5
99.7
99.4
98.6
101.7
99.6
98.6
98.8
98.1
99.4
95.2
99.3
98.5
98.0
101.7
97.9
98.2
101.5
101.4
101.5
101.8
101.9
102.7
103.0
101.1
100.7
101.4
101.7
101.8
101.6
103.2
100.9
102.8
98.5
101.3
100.7
100.7
-
-
103.5
102.9
103.1
104.3
104.1
103.7
105.5
102.8
104.4
104.8
103.3
103.5
103.6
105.6
103.0
104.4
98.2
102.3
104.4
99.1
-
106.6
105.6
106.1
107.2
107.1
106.1
108.3
109.3
105.5
107.6
106.9
107.3
104.8
108.2
110.1
107.2
103.4
105.2
109.3
99.8
103.0
105.8
101.2
101.7
112.4
112.1
112.9
107.4
105.8
106.2
107.1
106.9
107.6
109.0
108.9
103.2
107.9
106.1
106.0
100.1
106.2
110.7
107.2
98.5
106.5
113.5
102.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
108.7
103.0
99.2
116.6
116.3
117.2
112.6
111.1
111.7
110.4
111.5
111.3
110.0
116.1
109.3
107.1
112.6
112.7
105.0
122.5
116.7
107.6
107.2
112.0
116.4
110.6
102.7
109.0
103.6
110.6
108.0
111.9
110.6
102.6
120.9
122.3
120.2
117.6
116.0
116.4
116.5
117.8
121.5
113.4
123.3
113.8
112.4
116.2
115.8
102.7
126.2
119.2
113.7
113.4
117.9
120.3
117.8
109.1
116.2
107.8
118.6
114.0
119.8
114.7
108.3
125.8
128.8
124.0
118.5
116.6
116.9
118.0
120.1
124.6
116.8
123.7
116.3
111.5
115.5
115.1
104.0
123.0
118.3
115.8
110.3
117.4
119.3
121.5
110.8
120.3
107.5
124.0
115.4
122.2
118.6
107.4
130.6
133.8
128.4
124.5
122.3
122.9
121.4
123.9
127.8
119.5
129.0
120.7
113.3
122.6
122.8
115.2
132.7
125.3
120.9
122.0
121.6
127.9
128.8
118.2
127.3
110.7
132.0
119.3
125.6
123.5
111.0
139.6
140.8
139.0
128.4
126.1
126.8
124.9
127.7
131.0
122.1
133.8
124.9
116.3
126.7
125.7
118.4
128.4
129.9
123.7
132.8
131.7
131.8
132.6
120.6
131.3
113.6
136.4
122.5
129.6
123.0
115.8
144.4
145.2
144.1
128.8
126.4
127.0
124.6
127.8
129.5
120.8
134.6
127.6
114.4
126.3
125.8
112.0
127.8
130.0
125.2
141.0
128.9
128.8
139.6
119.9
139.8
115.6
146.7
122.9
131.4
120.0
117.1
146.3
146.1
146.8
100.6
99.5
114.1
114.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
112.8
100.0
106.8
69.2
69.0
67.7
68.2
73.8
112.9
115.0
107.3
106.4
116.1
116.3
101.8
101.2
100.4
103.1
103.8
114.3
104.0
116.2
82.0
81.9
82.0
80.8
85.3
117.0
121.3
110.4
109.5
118.8
118.9
104.2
102.5
101.9
105.6
109.2
116.9
109.4
120.1
80.4
80.4
81.0
78.8
84.7
121.5
126.5
114.8
113.8
122.0
121.7
105.4
104.9
105.9
109.1
111.6
121.0
114.1
119.5
85.9
85.6
89.4
83.2
90.0
126.9
134.0
126.7
125.3
124.4
123.3
105.6
106.6
107.6
110.5
114.6
125.9
117.4
116.9
117.1
117.0
124.1
115.4
118.7
132.8
139.5
124.5
123.2
128.5
127.2
109.6
109.2
111.3
114.3
117.2
130.3
123.7
120.2
98.5
98.3
122.9
121.4
129.2
127.8
109.9
109.7
111.6
115.2
117.9
131.2
124.3
116.2
92.9
92.6
96.2
101.5
138.8
142.9
90.2
96.6
140.3
143.9
115.0
110.6
112.9
116.7
95.8
102.7
94.7
91.9
101.4
120.7
140.9
85.3
119.4
117.4
122.6
119.4
121.4
125.4
117.6
118.6
114.7
116.8
122.0
97.4
100.6
96.5
93.3
103.9
127.1
148.8
90.4
123.3
119.3
129.3
121.3
122.7
128.0
120.2
123.8
118.3
121.6
130.4
99.9
109.4
98.4
96.8
104.4
137.1
160.9
98.1
130.5
126.6
136.5
125.4
126.5
136.8
123.5
129.9
122.0
127.4
136.8
101.9
109.1
100.6
98.8
106.8
144.7
170.6
102.3
137.9
134.5
143.2
130.1
133.1
140.5
125.9
137.1
126.8
133.3
144.2
103.2
116.7
101.5
98.6
108.6
153.8
183.7
102.5
151.4
156.0
146.2
150.3
163.4
149.3
135.7
143.0
133.7
139.4
149.2
104.8
117.9
103.0
100.8
109.7
159.8
198.6
95.3
156.8
163.4
149.1
147.8
154.0
154.2
140.7
144.9
134.9
140.8
149.2
104.3
116.5
102.6
100.3
109.3
159.9
201.2
90.6
158.9
167.1
148.8
149.6
153.7
153.6
146.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
99.2
98.3
98.2
101.0
97.4
97.3
97.7
100.4
100.5
101.0
100.0
102.2
102.2
102.2
102.1
102.1
103.3
101.0
107.2
107.4
106.8
98.0
98.1
98.7
98.7
101.9
102.0
101.7
102.0
100.0
105.2
105.0
104.3
104.3
103.4
-
-
-
93.6
100.8
100.8
101.0
100.8
100.1
98.2
97.6
107.1
99.1
99.2
98.9
99.2
99.8
101.8
102.6
114.6
96.7
96.6
95.7
96.6
98.6
105.2
106.5
107.6
107.3
108.1
108.0
108.2
112.5
99.8
99.7
99.3
99.9
100.7
108.9
110.6
97.2
99.1
98.1
98.5
102.5
100.1
102.9
104.1
99.9
97.7
95.8
101.9
96.6
95.5
98.4
97.6
97.8
95.0
97.6
102.8
101.0
101.8
100.9
99.9
100.1
99.8
100.2
99.0
101.0
104.5
94.0
102.5
103.2
101.2
100.7
102.3
100.7
99.5
106.8
103.8
105.1
106.7
96.7
102.0
95.8
94.1
100.0
108.6
112.6
100.4
110.1
111.7
107.2
107.4
108.7
112.1
106.1
110.3
106.4
109.9
110.9
96.5
103.3
95.4
93.5
100.2
113.7
126.1
91.9
113.2
113.8
112.2
112.2
115.2
119.5
109.6
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
84
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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
December
Group
Feb.
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
96.8
95.9
94.9
103.1
103.1
104.1
102.6
102.3
103.1
102.9
102.9
103.1
-
109.5
110.7
114.5
109.0
107.5
109.2
109.4
109.1
110.9
116.8
117.5
123.8
114.0
112.4
116.7
116.6
116.6
116.8
-
-
125.7
125.3
134.8
100.0
119.7
117.5
125.7
124.0
125.5
123.1
100.0
100.0
126.5
125.5
100.0
100.0
133.4
134.1
145.7
105.3
126.9
120.9
133.2
132.0
133.6
132.0
105.3
105.0
135.4
133.7
107.4
107.2
142.8
143.1
156.9
110.4
133.2
126.6
142.7
141.0
143.6
140.8
109.8
110.8
150.0
147.1
121.0
117.1
154.7
154.8
171.8
116.8
140.3
135.7
154.7
150.2
154.0
150.0
113.8
117.2
166.8
162.5
135.0
131.1
168.8
168.0
189.0
123.6
148.9
142.4
169.0
160.3
165.4
159.7
119.0
122.8
184.4
178.3
150.1
145.9
182.0
180.3
206.8
127.7
152.7
150.5
182.4
170.2
174.5
172.9
123.2
129.2
201.2
193.8
163.7
160.4
185.7
183.5
211.1
129.2
154.6
152.2
186.2
172.9
177.9
174.6
125.6
131.1
206.4
198.4
168.3
164.8
116.9
112.6
121.4
120.9
122.3
107.8
108.9
103.9
110.5
107.8
116.3
112.6
124.0
102.0
106.9
128.1
105.3
101.6
122.2
117.6
126.7
126.8
127 0
112.5
113.2
109.0
115.6
112.3
123.5
117.7
129.7
110.5
113.2
132.8
110.6
105.2
128.4
121.7
132.5
131.8
133.6
115.9
117.7
110.8
119.2
114.8
127.8
122.8
138.7
115.3
121.9
145.8
119.6
109.9
133.3
124.8
138.6
138.2
139.5
116.5
117.8
112.1
122.1
116.6
129.7
127.3
146.1
120.7
128.6
153.1
126.1
116.3
138.4
129.0
147.8
151.4
144.4
120.5
120.4
118.0
123.8
117.9
131.1
129.5
152.5
125.3
134.2
160.5
133.6
120.8
139.1
129.4
149.0
152.8
145.5
120.3
120.4
117.3
124.1
118.0
133.2
129.5
153.5
126.7
135.3
162.1
134.4
120.9
Expenditure c a te g o ry
Medical c a r e ......................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities..........................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ......................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ..................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and s upp lies........................
Medical care s erv ic e s .................................................................................
Professional medical services................................................................
Physicians’ services...............................................................................
Dental services........................................................................................
Eye care 3 ..................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 .......................................
Hospital and related services.................................................................
Hospital ro o m s ........................................................................................
Other inpatient services 3 .....................................................................
Outpatient services 3 ..............................................................................
Entertainm ent....................................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities.......................................................................
Reading m aterials......................................................................................
N ew sp apers.............................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s ....................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent..............................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicy c le s ......................................................
Other sporting g o o d s ............. ...............................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent.............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent...............................................
Photographic supplies and e quipm en t.............................................
Pet supplies and e xp e n s e ....................................................................
Entertainment s e rv ic e s ...............................................................................
Club memberships 3 ...................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 3 ..........
Adm issions...................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 3 .........................................................
Other entertainment services 3 .............................................................
Other goods and serv ic e s .............................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ...............................................................
Personal c a r e .................................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care a p p liances.......................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents......................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental p rod ucts.......................
Personal care s ervices.............................................................................
Beauty parlor services for fe m a le s ....................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s .....................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s .......................................................
School books and su p p lie s ....................................................................
Personal and educational services.......................................................
Tuition and other school fees ..................................................... .......
College tu itio n .......................................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition................................................
Day care and nursery s ch o o l6 ........................................................
Personal expenses.................................................................................
Legal service fees 3 ............................................................................
Personal financial services 3 .............................................................
Funeral expenses 3 .............................................................................
Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d ...............................................................
Selected beef c u ts ..........................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other prod ucts ................................
Utilities and public transportation..................................... ..........................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s e rv ic e s ...................................
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
on
on
on
on
a
a
a
a
December
December
December
December
1984=100
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
-
96.0
97.2
96.9
95.6
95.6
95.2
95.0
95.6
-
-
-
-
104.8
104.6
-
112.6
112.0
-
118.1
117.1
-
-
-
-
-
97.7
98.1
97.8
98.3
97.1
97.1
96.3
99.2
98.7
99.1
98.7
98.2
97.2
101.6
101.0
102.9
102.8
102.9
100.8
101.0
100.5
100.2
99.7
99.0
101.6
102.5
102.4
-
108.7
106.2
112.3
111.6
113.3
105.1
107.4
99.1
103.6
101.3
103.1
107.8
112.8
114.5
-
-
105.7
104.2
106.9
106.8
107.0
103.9
105.0
100.8
103.0
101.8
102.9
105.1
108.2
109.8
-
-
112.5
108.7
117.0
115.6
118.9
104.2
105.8
99.7
106.9
103.9
109.3
110.2
118.9
100.0
100.0
120.4
100.0
100.0
96.9
96.8
97.8
97.5
104.7
106.6
102.4
102.9
110.6
111.8
106.2
105.6
117.4
120.0
110.0
109.2
123.6
127.1
112.8
111.9
131.3
137.2
116.4
115.1
140.6
150.2
122.3
121.5
152.7
171.8
126.9
124.7
164.4
190.1
132.2
130.0
177.7
211.5
135.7
133.7
179.4
213.1
137.8
136.3
97.2
102.7
106.2
109.6
112.8
116.1
122.2
124.8
132.0
136.0
137.1
97.7
98.0
98.5
97.3
96.0
95.3
96.1
96.7
96.4
97.3
94.3
-
105.4
106.8
106.9
106.5
115.3
112.5
115.7
116.6
116.8
116.3
109.0
110.8
110.6
111.2
124.5
122.7
124.8
126.5
127.0
125.5
119.4
-
111.5
113.7
113.4
114.2
134.2
131.9
134.6
136.1
135.9
136.4
-
103.0
101.8
101.9
101.6
105.5
103.9
105.8
105.7
105.6
106.0
106.1
-
-
129.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
114.6
117.8
117.5
118.4
143.0
141.9
143.3
146.3
145.4
149.3
136.0
105.2
104.5
104.6
121.3
123.0
122.7
123.8
152.3
151.1
152.7
157.1
156.2
161.9
143.0
109.8
111.7
109.6
124.9
129.4
129.4
128.7
163.1
162.9
163.4
169.6
169.3
176.2
151.0
116.4
117.9
115.1
128.9
134.9
135.2
133.2
174.7
173.9
175.0
182.7
183.6
191.4
100.0
160.1
121.7
127.1
122.6
132.5
137.9
137.9
137.4
188.7
184.4
189.3
199.4
205.0
206.2
106.3
170.5
129.2
136.8
130.1
136.1
139.3
139.2
139.1
190.3
188.4
190.8
200.0
205.7
206.2
106.6
173.3
132.5
137.9
131.6
97.7
98.2
100.8
97.0
97.3
99.4
96.6
99.2
101.0
102.2
102.9
100.5
96.8
106.2
105.1
105.0
101.2
99.9
108.1
109.3
108.5
101.3
69.8
108.3
111.2
112.4
107.8
82.3
109.6
113.1
119.1
112.1
80.9
113.4
117.9
127.0
120.0
86.3
116.3
119.4
135.0
129.9
117.1
121.2
124.6
136.7
128.5
98.8
125.6
133.1
137.5
129.3
93.3
125.9
133.6
-
95.4
-
base.
base.
base.
base.
-
112.8
-
-
5
Indexes on a December 1 9 8 8 = 1 0 0 base.
6
Indexes on a December 1 9 9 0 = 1 0 0 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
85
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
1982
1983
3.8
3.6
3.3
3.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
6.2
4.3
4.6
10.7
7.9
3.3
3.0
2.6
3.1
1.2
2.4
1.0
4.8
3.6
3.5
6.4
6.3
3.6
2.4
3.6
1.8
1.2
1.5
1.1
2.2
5.2
6.2
5.9
6.3
4.0
4.5
3.6
3.8
1.2
1.3
2.2
3.6
.7
4.4
4.6
6.1
-5.1
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.1
3.2
1.5
1.1
1.9
3.4
-.5
3.7
4.1
4.6
-3 .0
3.6
3.3
3.2
Food at ho m e............................................................................................
2.3
3.1
Cereals and bakery products .............................................................
Cereals and cereal products............................................................
1.1
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................................
1.0
4.9
C ere a l.................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal ............................................................
-4.2
3.7
Bakery products..................................................................................
2.7
White b re a d ......................................................................................
3.6
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins..........................
4.2
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes...........................................
4.4
Other bakery products....................................................................
3.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h .....................................................................
4.3
5.1
M eats..................................................................................................
-.1
Beef and v e a l................................................................................
-1.1
Ground beef other than c an n e d .............................................
-.7
Chuck roast.................................................................................
.2
Round ro a s t................................................................................
-.4
Round steak....... ........................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ................................................................................
-3.1
1.4
Other beef and v e a l...................................................................
15.3
Pork ..................................................... ...........................................
23.2
Bacon ............................................................................................
14.1
Chops ..........................................................................................
16.3
Ham ..............................................................................................
11.4
Other pork, including sausage.................................................
3.9
Other m eats...................................................................................
-.6
Poultry................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken .................................................................... ' -2.3
Fresh and frozen chicken pa rts ............................ ....................
-2 .6
Other poultry..................................................................................
4.5
Fish and seafood.............................................................................
2.7
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
-1.4
Fresh and frozen fish and seafoo d...........................................
5.3
Eggs ....................................................................................................... -12.8
2.6
2.6
1.8
3.8
3.1
.4
5.9
1.0
4.1
3.8
3.6
4.4
4.2
-1.1
-2,8
-4.8
-1.6
-4.2
-5.0
-5.0
-1.3
4.5
1.4
-11.0
-13.4
-9.6
-12.2
-9.8
-3.4
10.3
18.1
11.5
-2.5
1.8
-4 .5
5.7
35.8
Commodity and service group
All ite m s ...........................................................................................................
Commodities.................................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages...............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages.............................................
Apparel commodities .........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel...........................
D urables..................................................................................................
Services ........................................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r..........................................................................................
Household services less rent of shelter..............................................
Transportation services...........................................................................
Medical care services..............................................................................
Other services...........................................................................................
1984
1985
Feb.
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
3.6
2.4
2.8
2.3
3.6
2.6
3.8
.4
5.0
4.4
6.9
5.3
0.6
-2.2
3.7
-5.9
-9 .9
.2
-12.7
-.2
4.3
6.1
2.0
5.6
7.7
5.3
4.5
4.7
3.4
5.6
8.0
5.0
9.6
2.6
4.2
4.8
1.3
4.3
6.0
5.2
4.4
3.8
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
2.9
2.5
4.9
4.4
3.6
6.1
7.1
5.6
4.5
4.2
5.5
3.2
5.0
.5
7.3
1.2
4.9
4.9
2.3
5.0
8.4
6.5
6.1
6.8
5.3
7.9
13.1
4.9
17.3
.5
5.5
5.0
2.7
7.3
9.2
6.3
2.8
1.0
2.5
-.1
-1 .6
3.1
-3 .7
2.4
4.5
3.9
4.8
3.1
7.9
6.0
0.4
-.1
.7
-.6
-1 .0
.2
-1 .6
.0
.8
.8
.1
.5
2.1
.8
3.4
3.6
3.5
1.8
1.3
1.2
2.5
5.2
.0
4.0
4.0
2.5
-1.9
5.5
3.8
3.0
3.3
2.4
3.6
4.0
3.1
4.8
1.9
3.8
4.2
2.1
3.5
5.5
.0
-.4
3.2
.3
-5.6
-9.3
-11.7
-2.8
4.2
3.9
-20.5
3.6
3.4
1.1
-30.5
5.1
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.4
5.4
7.5
8.8
5.4
3.6
4.1
8.8
4.1
4.3
3.7
18.0
4.7
4.1
4.4
4.3
4.2
3.1
3.5
3.0
4.3
5.3
4.6
.3
4.7
4.5
3.9
-2 .2
4.9
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.4
5.0
7.0
5.3
4.9
4.6
5.2
4.4
4.3
2.7
7.6
5.1
6.2
6.5
6.4
5.9
7.6
12.3
15.6
8.9
5.8
5.1
19.2
5.0
4.9
3.2
35.5
5.8
3.0
2.4
2.6
2.5
.5
-.6
-2.1
.5
5.2
4.2
-8.1
3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.0
4.6
.3
.2
.4
.3
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.1
.7
.6
-3.1
.6
.6
.4
-5.5
.9
3.6
3.6
3.4
4.4
3.6
2.3
5.3
2.0
4.7
3.1
2.6
6.8
6.4
2.5
4.0
4.3
4.0
2.5
7.2
3.6
2.3
5.6
4.0
5.7
6.9
6.7
5.6
5.0
3.4
1.7
-4.0
.7
13.0
4.4
.7
6.4
-20.8
2.8
2.7
2.0
3.7
4.2
3.5
6.4
1.3
3.5
2.5
2.2
3.3
5.6
1.5
1.3
.3
.7
-.8
-.9
.3
1.1
.5
2.3
.0
.2
1.8
-.7
-.7
-.7
3.1
5.0
2.6
1.1
7.0
.5
10.3
5.9
3.7
3.8
3.7
2.4
2.1
.1
5.0
-.9
2.5
.8
2.5
3.8
2.8
6.4
6.7
6.1
.5
-1.2
-.4
-3.0
1.4
1.7
2.4
15.6
13.3
15.3
19.0
14.4
7.0
9.8
12.5
13.0
1.5
9.1
1.5
12.6
.9
3.4
3.4
3.3
4.2
4.9
1.2
5.9
4.9
3.9
4.3
3.6
4.2
3.4
1.0
2.2
3.5
6.7
5.9
5.1
6.1
7.0
9.8
7.5
-1.8
-4.3
-1.5
-3.0
.1
4.0
-9.4
-11.4
-8 .8
-7.3
10.0
10.4
9.9
-17.9
5.1
5.2
5.6
8.4
9.5
6.7
9.6
11.4
7.8
11.1
9.6
6.1
5.0
5.2
4.7
2.1
5.5
2.4
7.0
6.1
3.2
7.0
9.1
-2.9
-10.4
.2
-1.5
-2.5
.8
18.2
22.0
19.0
8.6
4.6
13.2
2.0
16.6
5.5
5.6
6.2
7.3
7.3
7.3
9.7
1.4
7.4
6.0
6.8
7.8
8.8
6.9
5.2
6.6
6.7
7.5
9.7
7.5
6.2
2.7
6.1
7.0
8.6
8.2
5.1
6.7
5.6
.4
-.8
-1.1
6.8
3.7
-4.3
6.2
35.7
5.3
5.4
5.8
4.6
5.1
2.2
7.2
2.1
4.3
3.7
4.8
5.7
3.3
7.9
8.9
11.4
8.9
7.6
10.3
10.2
9.6
5.9
10.2
16.6
17.1
14.9
18.2
16.7
10.3
1.4
.2
2.3
1.4
2.8
-.3
3.7
-4 .7
2.5
1.8
1.1
3.4
3.6
-.2
4.8
2.8
3.4
1.4
3.6
4.8
3.9
-1.6
-1.4
-2.2
-1.1
-1.4
1.4
-1.6
-.2
-2.6
-1.1
-6.0
-11.8
-4.3
-4 .8
-5.4
.8
.5
-.4
1.2
.3
1.6
-.6
2.1
-4.1
.7
.6
.9
1.3
1.7
4.6
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
.1
2.0
-1 .0
-.4
-.3
.2
.9
-1.9
.3
-.2
3.2
-.8
-.8
-2.8
1.2
-1.9
-.7
-.7
-1.6
-1.6
-3.1
2.2
.5
.6
.6
-10.8
1991
1992
Special indexes
All items less foo d........................................................ .................................
All items less shelter.....................................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs...............................................................
All items less medical c a r e ..........................................................................
Commodities less fo o d .................................................................................
Nondurables less foo d..................................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel...........................................................
Nondurables....................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter........................................................................
Services less medical care services..........................................................
All items less energy.....................................................................................
All items less food and energy.................................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities..............................
Energy commodities .............................................................................
Services less energy services................................................................
Expenditure category
Food and beverages.....................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
86
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
December
Group
Feb.
1982
Expenditure cate g o ry
Dairy products........................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m .......................................................
Fresh whole milk ............................................................
Other fresh milk and c r e a m ........................................
Processed dairy products................................................
Cheese ...............................................................................
Ice cream and related pro d u c ts .................................
Other dairy products, including b u tter.......................
Fruits and v eg e ta b le s ..........................................................
Fresh fruits and v eg e ta b le s ............................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples .............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines..................................
Other fresh fru its ..........................................................
Fresh v eg e ta b le s ............................................................
P o ta to e s .........................................................................
Lettuce ............................................................................
T o m a to e s .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ..............................................
Processed fruits and veg e ta b le s ...................................
Processed fru its ............................................. .................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it.......................................
Canned and dried fruits .............................................
Processed veg etab les....................................................
Frozen v e g e ta b le s .......................................................
Other processed v eg e ta b le s ....................................
Other food at h o m e ..............................................................
Sugar and s w e e ts ...............................................................
Sugar and artificial sw eeten ers...................................
Sweets, including c a n d y ...............................................
Fats and o i ls .......................................................................
Nonalcoholic b e v e ra g e s ...................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ..........................................................
C o ffe e .................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s ........................................
Other prepared f o o d .........................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ........................................
Frozen prepared f o o d ....................................................
Snacks ...............................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s ........
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food
Food away from h o m e ...........................................................
Lunch ........................................................................................
D in n e r .......................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s .....................................................
Alcoholic b e v e ra g e s ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...............................................
Beer and a l e ...........................................................................
W in e ..........................................................................................
Distilled spirits.........................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ...............................
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
0.8
.3
.4
-.1
2.0
2.6
1.0
1.3
.4
-1 .0
.8
-6 .7
-4 .3
12.0
1.5
-2 .6
-1 5 .2
-2 .0
33.9
-5.1
1.9
3.3
2.3
5.0
.8
6.2
-1 .0
2.5
2.7
7.1
.9
-.8
2.8
2.7
4.6
1.6
2.9
2.3
2.2
.4
5.8
3.1
4.9
5.1
4.5
5.8
4.1
3.4
4.0
2.2
3.0
5.9
0.8
.2
.1
.6
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.8
5.7
8.6
-.6
11.2
-5 .9
-9 .0
- .7
16.7
32.3
11.6
-1 9 .3
24.4
2.7
1.6
.7
3.3
3.5
2.9
3.8
2.9
2.2
4.1
1.5
7.5
2.2
3.1
-.3
2.1
2.8
4.1
4.0
4.0
1.9
1.4
4.1
3.4
4.1
4.9
3.8
3.8
6.2
-1 .4
1.3
4.2
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.6
2.6
3.9
5.2
5.0
4.9
21.7
10.6
-1 .6
51.6
21.2
-7 .6
1.9
-2 6 .8
5.0
-6 .2
5.2
8.1
11.5
2.4
2.7
3.6
2.2
3.1
3.7
-1 .0
5.7
5.3
2.1
-.1
6.2
5.6
3.3
4.1
4.2
4.8
3.0
2.1
4.1
3.9
4.4
4.0
2.8
2.0
3.0
-.1
.8
5.5
-0 .6
-1 .5
-1 .6
-1 .4
.5
.2
1.9
- .2
5.1
8.9
2.1
8.0
.0
-8 .8
5.3
15.5
-2 0 .9
60.5
38.1
13.1
1.0
1.6
.9
2.8
.3
2.8
- .5
1.9
2.6
.2
3.6
-1 .2
1.3
1.1
.4
2.8
3.4
3.5
4.4
3.8
3.1
2.5
3.8
3.9
4.0
3.1
5.2
4.6
1.9
1.4
11.0
7.7
2.0
1.9
2.0
1.7
2.3
1.5
3.0
3.2
1.3
3.1
5.4
4.7
5.4
5.2
6.0
1.1
27.8
-1 9 .2
.5
1.6
- .9
-2 .2
-4 .0
1.3
.3
1.3
-.1
2.9
2.3
-.4
3.5
-1 .4
4.4
.0
23.0
1.6
2.7
2.8
2.5
3.0
3.0
2.2
4.3
4.0
3.8
5.6
2.0
1.4
1.7
2.0
.8
4.1
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.6
2.1
1.4
.6
12.5
17.6
10.3
-1 1 .0
17.4
14.7
15.9
25.1
-.3
4.5
4.8
5.1
4.2
4.2
5.2
3.7
2.0
6.3
3.7
13.6
27.5
7.9
14.1
10.4
-5 .2
24.3
-3 6 .3
-1 0 .8
2.5
11.0
10.8
12.5
4.0
11.2
4.4
14.5
4.8
5.2
8.0
4.0
9.9
2.8
1.5
5.7
2.6
5.0
3.7
4.5
5.0
4.4
6.1
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.3
3.8
2.3
2.7
1.8
1.8
5.7
10.4
11.5
11.5
11.3
9.2
12.9
7.1
1.3
3.8
4.7
6.4
-6 .3
5.9
-4 .4
14.5
2.7
9.1
-22.1
13.2
4.5
2.5
.6
- .2
3.1
4.9
7.1
3.9
4.3
3.8
4.4
3.6
2.7
3.2
4.9
-1 .2
4.0
5.7
7.5
5.5
3.9
5.6
7.0
4.6
5.0
4.3
4.7
4.8
4.4
4.7
3.1
4.5
5.2
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
3.7
4.7
4.4
- .2
7.3
8.4
11.3
21.9
4.4
10.2
9.9
5.3
-4 .2
11.8
-7 .9
11.7
5.4
7.7
9.1
2.5
2.6
3.0
2.5
4.2
4.3
2.8
4.9
7.7
1.9
.8
1.6
5.3
5.2
6.1
3.4
4.0
6.3
5.9
4.5
4.5
4.0
5.5
4.2
3.8
3.7
2.9
4.9
4.9
S ee footnotes at end of table.
87
-
10.3
14.2
4.5
5.7
6.6
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.0
.9
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.8
-3 .0
1.7
-1 4 .4
2.3
4.1
6.2
5.7
3.1
2.7
4.6
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.2
2.1
3.4
1.1
4.2
1991
0.6
-.2
-.4
.1
1.3
1.7
1.1
.2
4.4
7.9
11.0
12.2
-.4
23.1
9.6
4.3
-4 .0
12.1
-4 .0
7.7
-1 .6
-2 .6
-4 .3
4.8
-.5
.8
-1 .2
1.5
3.4
.0
4.8
-1 .3
-.4
.9
-5.1
2.7
3.1
5.9
1.6
1.1
4.0
3.7
2.8
2.9
2.7
3.0
10.0
11.5
11.9
13.4
8.9
8.0
1992
0.5
.6
.3
1.1
.4
.4
.5
.2
2.9
2.5
-2 .9
4.3
16.9
-4 .0
-8 .6
9.3
2.3
-2 2 .0
71.0
3.9
3.5
5.5
6.4
1.6
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.7
1.2
2.2
.8
1.6
3.2
4.3
1.9
1.6
.7
.9
- .8
.2
2.9
.0
.3
.3
.1
.4
1.3
1.9
2.4
1.2
.8
.4
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
Feb.
1982
E xpenditure c ate g o ry
H ousin g..................................................................................................................
S h e lte r.................................................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts ................................................................................................
Rent, residential .........................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ....................................................................
Lodging while at sch ool.........................................................................
Tenants’ insurance.................................................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ......................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t ...........................................................................
Household insurance................................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ............................................................................
Maintenance and repair services..........................................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities.................................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home re p a irs ..................
Other maintenance and repair com modities...................................
Fuel and other u tilities ...................................................................................
F u e ls .................................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities................................
Fuel o i l .......................................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities....................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....................................
E lectricity...................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .....................................................................................
Other utilities and public services.............................................................
Telephone services...................................................................................
Local c h a rg e s ..........................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ..................................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ..................................................................................
W ater and sewerage m aintenance.......................................................
Cable television..........................................................................................
Refuse collection........................................................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n ........................................................
Housefurnishings...........................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings...........................................................................
Furniture and bedding ..............................................................................
Bedroom furniture....................................................................................
S o fa s ...........................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables ............................................................
Other furniture..........................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent........................................
Video and audio prod ucts....................................................................
Televisions.............................................................................................
Video products other than televisions...........................................
Audio products......................................................................................
Major household appliances................................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers.....................................................
Laundry equipm ent..............................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners.....................
Information processing equipm ent.....................................................
Other housefurnishings.............................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm en t................................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s .........................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenw are...........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other h a rd w a re .....................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances..................................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flo w e rs ..................................................
Housekeeping su p p lie s ...............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p ................................
Household paper products and stationery supp lies........................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies....................................
Housekeeping s erv ic e s ...............................................................................
P o stag e.........................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir................................................................
Gardening and other household s ervices...........................................
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
4.0
2.6
6.6
8.2
7.3
6.1
-
2.3
2.5
-
3.3
3.6
-
4.2
5.9
-
4.8
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.8
5.1
6.4
1.9
1.7
1.7
.7
-9 .3
-1 0 .8
-
5.8
6.1
6.8
7.7
2.5
-
6.4
6.2
6.3
5.7
5.7
2.4
3.1
1.9
-
1.7
4.7
6.3
5.0
4.9
4.2
6.8
5.5
5.9
5.9
5.7
1.7
1.8
1.4
.4
-5 .8
-9 .5
-2 9 .8
-3 3 .2
-3 .5
-1 .5
-6.1
3.5
2.4
6.6
-9 .4
.4
5.4
3.9
9.6
1.2
.9
1.9
2.3
3.6
7.2
.4
-1 .2
-1 .4
-2 .2
-4 .2
-.9
-1 .7
-.7
-
3.5
4.8
3.9
3.7
4.3
4.1
5.9
3.5
5.2
5.2
3.9
3.0
4.2
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.6
1.2
12.2
18.0
2.4
.2
1.7
-2 .9
2.0
-1 .0
3.6
-1 2 .4
-3 .0
5.2
9.7
9.9
1.0
.4
.9
2.0
.3
5.0
1.9
2.5
-2 .7
-3 .7
-4 .9
.9
-1 .2
1.1
-1.1
-2 .9
1.7
3.9
4.4
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.6
5.8
2.8
4.8
4.8
3.0
2.4
1.6
3.3
2.1
4.2
3.0
2.5
-4 .4
-6 .4
-.2
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.9
1.3
4.5
-4 .2
-4 .2
5.6
10.7
7.8
3.1
2.4
6.4
3.1
5.3
-.9
3.1
3.4
.8
-1 .2
-1 .2
.0
3.4
1.8
3.6
4.5
2.2
3.9
4.8
4.5
4.1
6.5
6.5
7.3
2.3
5.0
5.2
2.6
3.3
3.9
2.7
5.2
.9
3.1
3.6
14.9
19.6
6.0
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.2
-.3
.5
-1 .3
-2 .5
6.7
3.9
9.7
.8
-.7
-.7
-1 .7
-2 .3
-1 .0
-1 .2
-1 .8
-1 .8
-.8
-2.1
-5.1
2.3
-1 .2
1.2
-.6
-3 .5
-7 .3
1.3
4.2
5.1
5.7
4.1
14.2
15.5
6.1
1.2
4.7
4.7
1.8
3.9
6.0
1.4
2.7
.3
3.8
4.0
28.7
29.9
26.1
1.4
1.2
1.7
3.7
-.3
1.0
-3 .7
-2 .2
5.9
13.5
10.0
1.7
.5
2.5
1.1
-1 .4
.2
5.4
2.5
-2 .4
-3 .7
-3 .5
-9 .6
-1 .0
.0
-.9
1.8
-1 .0
-3 .2
2.2
3.4
3.8
3.8
3.0
8.3
8.6
6.5
2.5
3.9
3.9
2.8
5.7
4.5
6.9
4.3
9.1
3.2
1.1
-1 6 .8
-2 0 .0
-9 .8
3.4
5.2
-.1
5.6
3.4
5.2
1.3
-1 .5
7.3
8.6
11.6
2.1
.8
1.4
1.1
4.2
-.1
-1 .5
-.5
-1 .4
-.6
-1.1
-5 .7
1.9
-2.1
-1 .7
-1 .9
-2 .4
-3.1
2.2
0.7
.8
2.0
.3
9.8
11.0
.1
.6
.3
.3
.5
-.2
.1
-.4
.5
-1.1
-.1
-.7
-3 .3
-3 .8
-2 .4
-.4
- .4
-.3
.6
.3
.5
.4
-1 .0
1.2
.6
2.0
.9
1.4
2.3
2.0
3.0
.4
2.9
1.6
.2
.1
1.0
1.1
-.6
1.1
1.4
.7
1.3
-2 .4
1.4
4.0
4.3
3.0
4.9
9.9
10.6
.8
-.7
-
1990
1991
1992
2.1
1.9
3.7
3.1
5.5
1.3
2.6
1.8
.2
-2 .3
-3 .8
-1 .2
1.3
2.5
-
3.4
5.5
.8
8.0
9.2
17.1
-4 .4
3.5
5.4
5.9
6.0
1.4
.2
4.7
2.0
3.4
1.3
.5
1.6
-2 .9
-5 .4
-6 .5
-4 .6
1.0
2.7
-
1.2
1.8
.7
5.1
5.5
-.5
2.7
-4 .5
5.0
4.7
8.9
-3 .7
.3
5.5
5.9
6.6
2.0
.3
.2
3.1
4.0
.6
5.4
2.0
-3 .9
-5 .3
-8 .3
-3 .3
-1 .6
.4
-
4.7
1.5
3.0
6.2
3.0
2.3
1.7
2.0
2.6
2.3
-1 .9
1.4
-.8
.1
2.6
1.2
3.5
-2 .0
2.9
-2 .4
6.2
1.4
1.4
.9
-1 .0
3.2
3.0
.1
4.6
6.0
2.2
-2 .6
7.5
.1
1.4
1.8
-2 .0
3.5
6.3
-.6
1.9
.8
2.1
1.6
5.3
5.7
4.7
5.5
2.9
.0
5.3
2.3
3.5
1.1
1.7
2.7
.0
4.8
-
3.1
2.9
3.9
2.6
2.5
.0
5.2
3.5
4.6
2.9
2.4
4.2
10.4
3.3
-
1.8
2.1
1.1
2.2
1.7
.0
2.8
-1 .7
-
1.8
-
-3 .0
-
-.8
-
2.9
4.6
.9
2.8
1.5
.0
2.9
4.7
4.0
4.2
5.6
2.2
4.4
13.6
2.3
4.1
5.5
4.5
5.4
6.8
1.1
.0
1.8
2.8
3.2
3.9
4.1
1.5
4.2
.0
3.9
3.8
-.5
7.3
2.0
4.2
.3
.7
7.0
16.2
4.3
2.2
.0
1.2
-.4
-.7
-.3
-.2
.4
.0
.8
.7
14.2
6.5
25.5
7.8
7.5
10.8
2.9
4.0
9.5
3.7
3.2
5.1
2.7
6.1
-.6
2.8
1.2
2.7
-1 .5
-1 .8
-1 .3
7.5
8.5
-
4.1
3.2
5.1
4.9
3.6
3.3
1.5
7.7
8.7
-
See footnotes at end of table.
2.5
3.0
.9
1.1
4.1
2.7
.3
.0
-
1989
88
-
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
P e rc e n t
1983
1.9
1.0
1.2
3.3
3.3
1.9
5.7
3.1
2.9
3.1
.3
- .3
2.2
-3 .2
-3 .4
4.8
-6 .0
3.0
4.9
-2 .0
1984
1985
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.3
2.2
3.3
4.5
-.6
1.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
2.2
8.4
1.6
4.4
.5
-.4
2.9
2.5
1982
2.0
1.5
1.6
2.5
2.2
1.0
2.4
1.7
3.7
3.4
1.6
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.1
1.6
-.3
1.0
3.7
-1 .6
3.0
2.6
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.3
2.7
6.3
1.1
2.7
3.5
3.7
1.2
2.5
6.9
2.7
5.3
2.8
4.7
.7
1986
0.8
.2
.1
-.1
-.2
1.4
.6
-.4
-2 .2
.3
-.7
-1 .2
-4 .5
-1 .8
.5
.0
-4 .7
1.2
3.8
2.7
1987
51
7.0
-2 .4
-2 .6
-3 .2
-2 .6
-1 .2
3.3
3.8
-1 .8
3.2
3.2
3.8
3.4
2.1
3.5
3.8
-5.1
-3 0 .7
-3 0 .8
-3 1 .8
-3 1 .7
-2 6 .7
3.7
4.0
4.8
5.0
5.2
3.1
4.3
3.4
.9
6.6
5.9
-.7
6.1
6.3
4.9
15.3
5.4
.4
8.8
5.2
2.6
7.9
2.7
9.0
3.6
10.6
4.2
2.9
7.4
3.4
3.7
5.2
2.6
6.7
6.9
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.2
.4
3.1
3.8
1.3
4.0
8.8
18.5
18.7
21.1
18.5
15.6
3.6
5.5
5.8
1.9
3.8
2.4
-2 .5
.0
-3 .0
-3 .7
-.9
3.4
9.1
-7 .8
6.1
8.1
2.8
3.2
4.6
6.0
1.9
3.9
2.8
3.2
5.7
-3 .2
1.9
-4 .0
-6.1
1.0
7.5
7.8
6.8
7.4
8.2
5.9
6.7
6.3
11.3
6.6
3.3
2.5
4.6
3.9
- .2
1.3
-.4
- .6
.2
4.7
12.0
-8 .5
2.8
1.9
4.7
4.5
6.0
6.6
3.3
4.3
3.9
2.7
5.2
-.7
- .6
-.7
-1 .7
1.2
6.2
11.7
-7 .2
5.5
3.2
9.3
6.4
5.4
4.9
7.3
3.1
3.7
3.5
4.5
1.7
-2 .0
1.9
1.5
2.5
5.3
5.6
6.0
3.3
1.6
5.5
1.6
1.1
2.1
2.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-.1
.9
-2 .5
1.1
6.3
6.2
6.5
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.2
2.2
2.9
-1 .0
4.9
5.0
4.6
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.3
1.7
1.6
2.3
1.0
4.9
5.1
4.5
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.3
.9
3.6
-2 .0
.7
4.9
4.4
5.7
2.3
2.2
3.6
3.5
-
.6
2.7
1.8
-2 .5
3.7
3.7
3.8
-6 .5
-7 .3
5.6
5.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
~
-
-
3.4
4.6
4.3
-
-
10.9
-6 .4
-6 .5
-7 .3
-6 .5
-4 .5
6.3
7.6
14.4
-1 .7
-1 .6
-2.1
-1 .6
-.3
3.7
6.6
5.8
5.9
2.9
.0
3.5
- .6
-.8
.0
3.5
8.5
-8 .9
15.4
20.1
9.5
5.9
8.9
5.1
3.9
See footnotes at end of table.
Feb.
December
Group
E xpenditure cate g o ry
Apparel and u p k e e p ............. ....... ........................................................
Apparel com modities............................................... .........................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r ...........................................
M en’s and boys’ ..... ......................................................................
M en’s ................ ...........................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets ...............................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ............. ........ .................
S h irts ................................................ .........................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers..........................................
Boys’ .............................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ................................................ .....................
W om en’s ......................................................................................
Coats and ja c k ets ...................................................................
D re s s e s .....................................................................................
Separates and s p o rts w e a r...................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories..........
S u its ...................................... .....................................................
Girls’ ..............................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ...................................................................
Other apparel commodities........................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage..............................
Watches and jew elry.................................................................
W a tc h e s ........................... ........................................................
J e w e lry .... ..................................................................................
F o o tw e a r................................................ ....... ......... ..........................
M en’s .......................... ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ..............................................................................
W omen’s ................................. ........................................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .............. ..................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin o p e ra te d .............
Other apparel s erv ic e s ...................................................................
Transportation.........................................................................................
P riv a te ....................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s .....................................................................................
New c a r s .........................................................................................
Subcompact new c a r s .............................................................
Compact new c a r s ............................................ .......................
Intermediate new c a r s .............................................. ...............
Full-size new c a rs ......................................................................
Luxury new c a r s .........................................................................
New tru c k s ......................................................................................
New m otorcycles...........................................................................
Used c a r s ............................................................. .............................
Motor f u e l............................................................................... ............
Gasoline ..........................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r.........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r.....................................................
Gasoline, unleaded p rem ium ..................................................
Automobile maintenance and rep air...........................................
Body w o r k .......................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical rep air...............................
Maintenance and servicing........................................................
Power plant rep air....................................................... .................
Other private transportation..........................................................
Other private transportation com modities..............................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products................................
Automobile parts and eq u ip m en t........... ..............................
T ire s ..................................... ................................................. .....
Other parts and e q u ip m en t.................................................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s .....................................
Automobile in su ra n c e ...............................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ...................................................
Automobile f e e s .........................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees
Other automobile-related f e e s ............................................
Public transportation...........................................................................
Airline fa re s ........................................................................................
Other intercity transportation........................................................
Intracity public transportation.......................................................
change from previous December
89
-
-
-
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
4.4
4.4
4.2
5.5
5.7
9.2
3.1
6.2
4.1
4.9
3.2
2.8
-2 .2
3.0
2.1
5.7
5.8
5.3
3.4
6.5
6.2
6.6
4.1
7.2
5.6
7.1
3.7
5.6
4.1
5.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.3
2.2
2.4
1.3
1.5
2.4
5.2
2.3
5.2
3.4
-2 .0
-1 .8
-1 .2
-2 .5
- .7
3.8
4.3
0.8
.5
.4
1.3
2.0
2.6
3.0
.3
2.2
-.8
-.6
-.6
1.3
-2 .5
-.8
1.8
-2 .7
-.4
-.8
3.1
1.6
3.5
-.3
4.6
1.2
2.0
3.4
- .8
3.8
3.9
3.5
4.0
3.9
2.7
2.4
1.2
2.3
3.9
3.3
2.2
3.5
4.3
-.5
6.8
6.5
10.4
5.6
6.3
4.4
5.9
5.1
4.9
5.1
2.9
3.2
2.6
2.3
4.3
3.8
1.6
6.1
6.7
10.8
7.9
5.9
4.4
10.6
3.6
7.2
6.0
6.7
5.8
3.0
6.5
3.4
2.8
4.1
3.4
6.9
5.2
8.3
10.4
10.1
2.0
1.3
.2
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.7
4.0
2.9
-2 .2
36.3
36.7
38.8
38.7
31.9
4.6
4.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.1
2.5
2.2
3.7
3.5
2.6
3.3
2.4
2.8
-3 .2
3.7
2.3
8.9
8.3
3.0
3.0
2.0
3.1
2.6
3.3
2.7
3.2
-.4
4.3
3.4
3.1
3.7
-1 .7
-1 .7
3.3
3.2
3.8
2.4
3.4
3.4
2.3
3.5
5.4
2.8
-1 5 .9
-1 6 .0
-1 6 .6
-1 4 .5
4.5
2.4
-6 .2
-4 .8
1.1
.7
4.4
3.1
4.1
6.9
2.6
8.7
2.0
3.8
.5
7.9
8.1
8.5
5.8
6.1
5.6
3.4
3.1
6.9
2.7
4.9
3.1
4.8
4.9
2.0
-.3
2.2
2.1
2.3
5.5
6.0
4.3
5.7
6.2
4.9
3.7
5.2
2.7
1.9
5.5
3.9
4.6
5.4
1.3
7.0
.9
-.2
1.7
6.3
7.7
.2
9.8
16.0
2.1
15.5
22.8
6.3
4.3
5.4
4.6
3.5
1.6
1.0
1.5
2.2
1.0
3.9
8.1
-7 .0
3.6
4.7
2.0
-1 .7
-5 .8
3.3
3.7
1.3
.9
1.0
.0
- .5
-1 .2
- .4
- .5
-.4
.1
1.3
-4 .9
1.3
2.3
-.2
1.2
- .2
-.4
3.8
7 ,8
-
0.3
.2
.2
- .2
.1
-1.1
-1.1
.6
2.2
-1 .6
-.3
.1
-5 .4
-.5
.1
1.2
6.2
-2.1
-2 .3
5.3
- .6
6.5
1.8
7.6
.3
1.4
-2 .4
1.1
1.3
.6
1.9
-1 .3
-1 .5
.5
.5
.3
.5
.3
.8
.6
.7
.5
-3 .3
-5 .7
-5 .8
-
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1 9 8 2 -8 4 = 1 0 0 , unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
December
1982
E xpenditure cate g o ry
Medical c a r e .........................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities............................................. ...............................
Prescription d ru g s ........................................................... .............................
Nonprescription drugs and medical s upp lies........................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies............ ...............
Medical care services .....................................................................................
Professional medical services...................................................................
Physicians’ services ...................................................................................
Dental s ervices.... .....................................................................................
Eye c a r e ..................................... .................................................................
Services by other medical professionals...........................................
Hospital and related services....................................................................
Hospital rooms ................................... .......................................................
Other inpatient s erv ic e s ............. .............................. ..............................
Outpatient s e rv ic e s ...................................................................................
Entertainm ent............ ..........................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities...........................................................................
Reading m aterials.........................................................................................
N ew sp apers.................................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s .......................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent.................................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles .........................................................
Other sporting goods .................................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent................................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm en t...................................................
Photographic supplies and e q u ip m en t................................................
Pet supplies and e xp e n s e .......................................................................
Entertainment services ...................................................................................
Club m em berships............... .......................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club m em berships.................
Adm issions............................................................. ........................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ...............................................................
Other entertainment s ervices...................... .............................................
Other goods and serv ic e s ...............................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ......................... ........................................
Personal c a r e ...................................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances .................. .......................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents.........................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental pro d u c ts ..........................
Personal care services.......................... ...................... ..............................
Beauty parlor services for fe m a le s .......................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s ........................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s ..........................................................
School books and supplies .......................................................................
Personal and educational services..........................................................
Tuition and other school fees ...............................................................
College tu itio n ............... ..........................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition....................................................
Day care and nursery sch o o l..............................................................
Personal e xp enses....................................................................................
Legal service fees ...................................................................................
Personal financial services..................................................................
Funeral e x p e n s e s ...................................................................................
Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d ........... ......................................................
Selected beef c u t s ............ ........................................ ........................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...................................
Utilities and public transportation...................................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s erv ic e s ......................................
10.6
9.6
12.0
8.7
8.2
10.7
6.6
7.5
5.7
12.6
13.4
5.4
4.8
10.6
10.2
11.0
1.6
1.6
1.4
3.6
4.1
3.6
3.0
6.6
5.9
12.5
20.4
6.5
7.5
1983
6.5
7.5
9.7
6.9
5.2
6.4
7.6
7.6
8.3
10.3
9.4
4.0
3.0
5.2
4.6
6.0
3.8
4.9
1.3
1.5
.6
.3
3.5
5.5
7.3
8.0
10.1
4.7
5.5
6.2
7.4
10.0
6.2
5.1
5.9
6.3
6.0
7.6
7.4
7.1
4.0
3.2
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.1
4.0
.3
2.8
2.1
3.9
3.4
5.6
7.2
5.6
4.9
3.7
2.6
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
6.7
6.1
8.1
4.6
4.6
6.9
6.6
6.9
5.3
4.9
4.6
2.8
1.9
5.1
4.5
5.9
1.2
2.3
-1 .7
.6
-.5
.2
2.6
4.3
4.3
6.1
7.3
3.6
3.4
7.6
6.6
8.9
5.0
4.5
7.7
6.3
7.6
5.4
7.1
7.2
3.5
2.4
4.2
3.6
4.9
-.9
-1 .5
.6
3.2
2.6
6.0
2.2
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.9
2.5
2.5
6.1
7.0
8.1
5.3
6.0
2.9
6.0
6.5
6.5
7.2
5.3
5.0
7.0
6.5
7.4
7.2
3.9
3.6
3.8
4.6
2.9
3.5
2.9
4.2
3.4
3.8
6.4
2.2
4.3
2.0
6.9
6.4
5.3
1.6
6.2
7.9
3.2
2.9
7.0
6.7
7.7
4.8
5.0
4.7
7.1
6.8
7.5
6.7
4.3
5.5
10.8
10.0
12.7
9.2
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.9
3.8
4.4
3.9
4.9
4.6
4.2
6.2
4.5
4.6
8.3
5.9
3.7
5.0
3.5
7.1
9.5
5.1
5.6
8.3
8.2
9.5
5.8
5.3
7.2
8.4
6.5
7.2
6.5
3.6
5.8
11.2
10.5
11.6
12.0
5.1
3.5
4.6
3.9
5.2
3.0
4.0
1.7
3.1
2.2
3.5
4.3
6.9
4.3
7.7
9.8
8.1
4.5
8.6
14.4
3.8
2.6
9.1
8.5
10.0
5.8
6.1
4.9
9.2
6.7
7.4
6.5
4.6
4.8
10.6
9.7
11.2
11.3
3.8
2.5
4.6
4.9
4.4
.5
.1
1.2
2.4
1.6
1.5
3.7
5.3
4.7
5.5
5.0
5.4
5.8
7.7
10.7
4.2
4.3
7.8
7.3
9.4
3.3
2.6
5.7
7.9
6.2
5.5
8.3
3.5
5.2
9.1
8.7
9.1
9.9
3.8
3.4
6.6
9.6
3.5
3.4
2.2
5.3
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.7
4.4
3.8
4.4
4.8
5.9
3.9
8.1
11.3
2.6
2.8
2.0
1.8
2.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
2.1
1.6
1.9
1.0
1.9
1.5
2.6
2.4
2.8
2.7
.5
.3
.8
.9
.8
- .2
.0
- .6
.2
.1
1.6
.0
.7
1.1
.8
1.0
.6
.1
1.0
.8
1.5
1.9
6.9
5.7
3.4
3.2
2.9
2.9
5.3
2.1
5.8
3.0
.8
7.8
5.5
6.7
3.5
12.5
11.1
12.8
12.3
12.6
11.2
14.7
-
5.4
3.9
3.5
4.4
9.9
9.0
10.1
9.3
9.5
8.9
12.5
-
3.4
3.7
3.5
4.4
8.0
9.1
7.9
8.5
8.7
7.9
5.9
-
2.3
2.6
2.5
2.7
7.8
7.5
7.9
7.6
7.0
8.7
8.8
-
-
-
2.3
4.9
4.9
4.8
9.3
8.3
9.4
10.3
10.6
9.7
6.3
-
-
-
2.8
3.6
3.6
3.7
6.6
7.6
6.5
7.5
7.0
9.5
4.7
5.2
4.5
4.6
5.8
4.4
4.4
4.6
6.5
6.5
6.6
7.4
7.4
8.4
5.1
4.4
6.9
4.8
3.0
5.2
5.5
4.0
7.1
7.8
7.0
8.0
8.4
8.8
5.6
6.0
5.6
5.0
3.2
4.3
4.5
3.5
7.1
6.8
7.1
7.7
8.4
8.6
6.0
4.6
7.8
6.5
2.8
2.2
2.0
3.2
8.0
6.0
8.2
9.1
11.7
7.7
6.3
6.5
6.2
7.6
6.1
2.7
1.0
.9
1.2
.8
2.2
.8
.3
.3
.0
.3
1.6
2.6
.8
1.2
2.3
-.3
-6 .2
11.1
3.7
1.7
-1 .6
-1 .6
4.1
5.0
3.5
4.0
-2 .4
5.1
2.8
2.0
.7
3.2
1.8
4.0
3.3
.1
-30.1
.2
1.7
3.6
6.4
17.9
1.2
1.7
6.0
4.0
-1 .7
3.5
4.2
6.6
7.0
6.7
2.6
1.3
6.3
8.3
35.7
4.2
4.4
1.3
-1.1
-1 5 .6
3.6
6.8
.6
.6
-5 .6
.2
.4
-
Data not available.
1984
Feb.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
90
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
Jan.
1992
per 100 therms
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Fuel oil # 2
per 500 KWH
per gallon
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
$26,376
$25,956
$58,328
$57,259
$44,501
$44,352
$0,985
$0,975
urban .......................................................................
More than 1,200,000 ..........................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
50,000 to 500,000 ..............................................
32.622
32.945
35.158
28.175
32.666
33.133
34.463
28.203
70.076
71.024
72.604
60.878
70.457
71.541
72.790
60.990
54.893
58.049
53.765
46.508
55.090
57.986
54.592
46.837
.987
1.019
.904
.957
.981
1.020
.873
.944
Central u rb a n .................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..........................................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
C - 50,000 to 360,000 ..............................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ..................................................
24.345
23.955
24.172
26.951
23.641
23.329
23.451
26.054
50.977
50.538
51.205
57.904
49.219
48.927
49.431
55.840
43.978
46.832
44.117
40.640
43.593
45.998
44.262
40.497
.904
.918
.912
.872
.901
.914
.906
.876
23.809
22.925
45.971
43.806
37.970
38.133
.763
.715
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) ..................................................
27.247
27.592
28.514
26.828
26.957
27.328
27.862
26.994
57.837
58.047
59.450
57.463
56.773
57.068
57.898
57.195
41.067
43.635
43.545
41.072
40.802
41.994
43.521
41.414
1.038
1.072
1.024
NA
.997
1.070
.947
NA
24.918
23.733
55.208
52.012
34.952
35.249
NA
NA
W est urb a n .................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ..........................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ..............................................
23.209
22.484
22.637
22.857
22.416
19.916
59.659
60.421
54.236
58.694
60.285
47.294
43.397
41.287
30.900
43.557
41.532
30.742
.998
1.001
.993
.991
1.001
.968
Size classes
A .................................................................................................
B .................................................................................................
C .................................................................................................
D .................................................................................................
26.367
27.635
26.261
24.571
26.151
26.739
25.542
23.739
59.423
58.909
57.457
49.792
58.815
57.143
55.510
47.694
47.391
47.199
40.419
38.136
46.779
47.343
40.574
38.458
1.013
.938
.951
.918
1.013
.897
.940
.916
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I..................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ......................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ...........................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...............................
24.139
23.099
33.345
31.224
21.593
23.712
22.941
33.107
32.153
21.593
50.427
62.331
73.941
72.440
65.089
49.159
61.997
73.971
74.435
65.089
55.933
60.043
61.850
62.226
62.502
52.277
61.497
61.761
62.226
62.502
1.014
NA
1.074
.958
NA
1.027
NA
1.070
.956
NA
Baltimore, M D ............................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ..................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .....................................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ............................................
Washington, D C -M D -V A .........................................................
27.140
37.490
22.041
35.712
26.388
33.410
27.357
37.490
21.719
35.401
26.807
33.013
56.600
84.807
46.430
77.490
49.204
70.082
57.210
84.807
46.430
76.827
48.023
69.600
47.755
51.410
56.740
45.516
41.286
40.569
47.755
50.339
56.740
44.511
41.950
40.630
1.023
.967
NA
NA
NA
1.100
1.020
.976
NA
NA
NA
1.100
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..............................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ..............................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ..........................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................................
26.172
26.025
24.596
32.865
25.609
25.844
24.533
32.873
56.389
50.029
46.300
57.941
54.996
49.019
46.480
57.969
43.293
51.851
43.131
54.962
43.284
51.851
34.472
54.962
NA
.984
NA
.839
NA
.988
NA
.855
U.S. city a v e ra g e ......................................................................
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
N
A
91
Data not adequate for publication.
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. 1992
Average price per KWH
of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
Feb. 1992
Area, region and population size class
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
High
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
$0.611
$0,600
1
2,800
$0,085
urban .......................................................................
More than 1,200,000 ..........................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
50,000 to 500,000 ..............................................
.745
.758
.793
.615
.743
.761
.744
.616
1
1
1
2
2,800
697
505
515
Central u rb a n .................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ..........................................
B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
C - 50,000 to 360,000 ..............................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) .................................................
.524
.518
.554
.553
.507
.502
.538
.535
2
10
2
38
.496
.473
u rb a n ...............................................................................
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) .................................................
.649
.637
.705
.652
Low
High
$0,084
5
7,512
.109
.110
.115
.099
.108
.110
.107
.099
29
88
173
54
5,672
3,928
5,672
3,680
1,292
1,292
443
676
.081
.087
.074
.080
.080
.084
.074
.079
5
5
29
39
6,708
6,708
3,287
3,626
16
429
.074
.075
21
3,749
.643
.630
.685
.660
2
6
2
3
1,026
442
1,026
589
.077
.078
.083
.074
.076
.074
.083
.075
30
30
112
94
7,512
7,512
5,260
4,074
.623
.598
5
252
.070
.071
32
5,536
West urb a n .................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ..........................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ..............................................
.600
.596
.526
.590
.594
.458
6
6
25
731
731
366
.089
.084
.068
.090
.085
.068
57
75
82
7,152
7,152
5,432
Size classes
A .................................................................................................
B .................................................................................................
C .................................................................................................
D .................................................................................................
.615
.659
.591
.544
.609
.635
.575
.524
1
1
2
5
1,292
1,026
676
2,800
.089
.089
.078
.077
.088
.088
.078
.077
5
29
39
21
7,512
5,672
5,432
5,536
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I..................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT ......................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ..........................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...............................
.505
.618
.905
.729
.635
.493
.614
.909
.740
.635
23
7
1
20
6
635
393
697
474
191
.102
.118
.119
.115
.125
.092
.121
.119
.115
.125
169
75
88
216
108
6,708
3,107
2,929
3,845
2,457
Baltimore, M D ............................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ........................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .....................................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ............................................
Washington, D C -M D -V A .........................................................
.635
.845
.457
1.058
.487
.747
.641
.845
.455
1.051
.479
.733
9
25
46
8
46
6
238
300
406
92
1,292
442
.083
.101
.106
.089
.071
.077
.083
.099
.106
.087
.072
.077
197
140
167
304
172
30
3,510
2,658
2,351
2,961
2,744
3,763
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..............................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml .............................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ..........................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................................
.720
.545
.492
.635
.706
.545
.492
.635
12
21
30
72
46
356
170
597
.062
.099
.078
.100
.062
.099
.061
.100
275
63
224
210
6,349
3,174
7,512
2,690
U.S. city a v e ra g e ......................................................................
Low
Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C North
Size
Size
Size
Size
South
Size
Size
Size
Size
Selected local areas
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
92
Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
(Per gallon)
Gasoline
All types 1
Gasoline
Leaded regular
Gasoline
Unleaded regular
Gasoline
Unleaded premium
Area, region and population size class
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
$1,135
$1,117
NA
NA
$1,073
$1,054
$1,267
$1,248
urban .......................................................................
More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ..........................................
500,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
50,000 to 500,000 ..............................................
1.237
1.239
1.242
1.206
1.204
1.207
1.207
1.165
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.160
1.153
1.192
1.144
1.124
1.118
1.146
1.107
1.367
1.374
1.365
1.320
1.337
1.348
1.328
1.273
North Central u rb a n .................................................................
Size A - More than 1 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ..........................................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 .........................................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 ..............................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ..................................................
1.064
1.085
1.039
1.042
1.047
1.071
1.011
1.003
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.028
1.045
1.005
1.003
1.007
1.025
.974
.963
1.194
1.227
1.162
1.136
1.172
1.206
1.138
1.105
1.023
1.038
NA
NA
1.012
1.021
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) ..................................................
1.132
1.138
1.150
1.099
1.105
1.111
1.122
1.081
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.058
1.060
1.071
1.035
1.031
1.032
1.042
1.016
1.244
1.248
1.267
1.212
1.217
1.224
1.241
1.189
1.140
1.095
NA
NA
1.080
1.038
1.233
1.190
W est u rban.................................................................................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ..........................................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 ..............................................
1.129
1.166
1.043
1.138
1.179
1.050
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.086
1.117
1.018
1.092
1.125
1.026
1.272
1.296
1.149
1.281
1.314
1.134
1.156
1.136
1.088
1.101
1.141
1.118
1.065
1.083
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.090
1.072
1.038
1.055
1.073
1.049
1.015
1.040
1.292
1.271
1.203
1.211
1.277
1.250
1.176
1.178
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I..................................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J -C T ......................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, P A -N J -D E -M D ...........................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...............................
1.209
1.172
1.257
1.213
1.205
1.165
1.199
1.235
1.181
1.214
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.162
1.098
1.160
1.120
1.168
1.113
1.117
1.132
1.081
1.172
1.328
1.292
1.384
1.345
1.277
1.281
1.322
1.367
1.306
1.284
Baltimore, M D ............................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ........................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ..................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .....................................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ............................................
Washington, D C -M D -V A .........................................................
1.203
1.263
1.114
1.120
1.001
1.209
1.182
1.213
1.090
1.097
.972
1.193
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.108
1.186
1.073
1.045
.936
1.125
1.090
1.137
1.053
1.023
.906
1.108
1.308
1.402
1.232
1.223
1.141
1.327
1.286
1.367
1.199
1.201
1.113
1.313
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..............................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ..............................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ..........................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ................................................
1.122
1.017
1.155
1.137
1.086
1.011
1.117
1.093
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.073
.990
1.097
1.057
1.034
.966
1.056
1.018
1.201
1.171
1.298
1.275
1.169
1.148
1.256
1.237
U.S. city a v e ra g e ......................................................................
Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -
Size classes
B .................................................................................................
C .................................................................................................
Selected local areas
1
2
Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
N
A
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Data not adequate for publication.
Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1
U.S. average
Northeast
North Centra!
South
W est
Food and unit
Jan.
1992
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb................................................ ...........
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb..........................................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb.............................................................
Bread, white, pan, per lb.........................................................................
Bread, French, per lb...............................................................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb...........................................................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb............................................................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb...............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb.................................................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb....................................................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb...............................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb...........................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb.............................
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb............................
Round roast, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb...........................
Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb.....................................
Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb...........................
Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb.........................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb...........................
Steak, round, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb............................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in, per lb..............................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb ..........................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb...........................
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb............................
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb.......................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb..........................................................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb.................................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb................................................................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb....................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb.....................................................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb....................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb..........................................................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb......................................
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb..................................................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb.................................................
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb..............................................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb..........................................................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb..............................................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb..............................................................
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb.....................................................................
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz.......................................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz.....................................................................
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1 ¡ 2 gal.............................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1 /2 gal............................................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb.................................................
American processed cheese, per lb....................................................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb...........................................................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular,
per 1 / 2 gal............................................................................................
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1 /2 pt...........................................
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
$0,241
.516
.835
.726
NA
1.046
2.798
NA
$0,244
.515
.867
.730
NA
1.043
2.804
NA
$0,250
NA
.798
.905
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.822
.729
NA
NA
2.601
NA
$0,249
.466
.826
.600
NA
.999
NA
NA
$0,250
.468
.818
.605
NA
.996
NA
NA
$0,241
NA
.969
.738
NA
NA
NA
NA
$0,245
NA
1.033
.739
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.926
1.601
2.184
2.109
1.932
1.587
2.186
2.112
1.929
1.615
2.030
2.125
1.933
1.553
2.053
2.178
1.938
1.576
2.140
2.134
1.984
1.571
2.154
2.063
NA
1.600
2.273
NA
NA '
1.635
2.292
NA
2.286
2.490
3.024
NA
2.613
2.827
2.289
2.354
2.956
2.188
2.187
2.898
2.283
2.434
3.128
2.322
2.498
2k988
2.274
NA
2.956
2.220
NA
3.172
NA
4.516
NA
6.205
3.809
NA
4.736
NA
NA
3.683
NA
4.504
5.145
5.570
3.168
2.842
4.422
5.135
5.397
3.204
2.877
4.761
5.173
5.524
3.177
2.991
4.662
5.256
6.208
3.309
2.811
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.685
NA
NA
NA
3.460
3.163
3.795
NA
3.848
NA
3.866
NA
3.384
NA
3.750
3.095
NA
3.033
NA
3.182
NA
3.121
NA
3.590
4.030
2.611
2.557
3.612
4.129
2.638
2.625
NA
4.340
NA
NA
NA
4.557
NA
NA
NA
3.618
NA
NA
NA
3.769
NA
NA
3.857
3.995
2.389
2.481
3.952
4.256
2.543
2.550
3.667
4.202
NA
NA
3.668
3.785
NA
NA
1.957
3.081
1.954
3.152
2.232
3.123
2.262
3.281
1.979
2.988
1.916
3.047
1.757
3.030
1.789
3.072
1.822
3.211
1.832
3.232
1.545
2.824
3.283
1.283
2.358
1.605
2.747
3.278
1.219
2.336
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.595
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.514
NA
NA
NA
1.656
3.056
NA
1.197
2.285
1.678
3.102
NA
1.072
2.212
NA
2.961
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.769
NA
NA
NA
2.375
2.492
NA
2.308
2.483
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.774
NA
NA
2.307
NA
NA
2.249
NA
1.990
2.271
NA
1.925
2.333
NA
NA
2.863
NA
NA
2.855
NA
.878
2.071
1.147
.961
.849
2.008
1.092
.949
1.057
2.092
1.191
1.052
.957
1.991
1.075
1.017
.839
1.968
1.094
.904
.795
1.904
1.034
.891
.787
1.993
1.053
.914
.783
1.918
1.056
.946
.890
2.244
NA
NA
.914
2.240
NA
NA
2.050
2.091
2.228
2.357
1.979
1.994
1.986
1.944
NA
NA
.933
NA
.881
NA
1.138
NA
1.101
NA
.810
NA
.758
NA
.886
NA
.840
NA
NA
1.376
NA
1.387
1.396
1.359
1.931
3.409
3.659
1.382
1.355
1.955
3.452
3.634
1.365
NA
2.010
NA
NA
1.338
NA
2.132
NA
NA
1.393
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.352
NA
NA
NA
3.719
NA
NA
NA
3.201
3.615
NA
NA
NA
3.225
3.547
1.335
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.335
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.631
.641
2.638
.612
3.071
NA
2.988
NA
2.387
.661
2.459
.677
2.601
.536
2.545
.542
2.469
NA
2.561
NA
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
$0,262
NA
.860
.909
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0.787
.726
NA
NA
2.713
NA
1.904
NA
2.278
NA
1.870
NA
2.236
NA
2.247
2.462
2.913
NA
2.664
2.996
2.810
4.573
5.294
5.853
3.404
2.791
4.629
5.272
5.994
3.416
3.173
3.631
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1
—Continued
U.S. average
Northeast
South
North Central
West
Food and unit
Jan.
1992
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb.............................
Bananas, per lb.......................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb....................................
Cherries, per lb........................................................
Grapefruit, per lb.....................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb................
Lemons, per lb........................................................
Peaches, per lb.......................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb...............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz........................
Potatoes, white, per lb..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb.........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb.............................
Cabbage, per lb......................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. ...
Celery, per lb...........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb........................................
Cucumbers, per lb..................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. .................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Orange juice, frozen concentrate,
12 oz. can, per 16 o z . ........ ...........................
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb..............
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb......................
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb..............................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb...................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb.........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb..........
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb...........
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 o z . :
Coffee, 100% , ground roast, all sizes, per lb.
Coffee, 100% , ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb....................................................................
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz........................................
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
Jan.
1992
Feb.
1992
0.876
.428
.643
NA
NA
.520
1.782
1.056
NA
.830
NA
.286
.573
.936
.440
.504
.459
NA
.741
.363
.954
0.886
0.948
.451
.736
NA
NA
.498
1.817
1.143
NA
NA
1.351
.335
.635
1.059
NA
.528
NA
NA
.774
NA
NA
0.967
.521
.679
NA
NA
.508
1.230
1.197
NA
1.461
.355
.585
1.579
NA
.505
NA
NA
.895
NA
NA
0.861
.429
.681
NA
NA
.507
1.744
1.045
NA
.778
1.252
.266
.592
.917
.420
.520
.515
NA
.713
NA
1.059
0.895
.479
.610
NA
NA
.529
1.252
.903
1.060
.815
1.480
.258
.504
1.362
.379
.489
.517
NA
.770
NA
1.375
0.861
.389
.643
NA
NA
.521
NA
1.018
NA
1.056
NA
.314
.588
.850
.370
.486
NA
NA
.692
NA
.941
0.846
.435
.617
NA
NA
.490
1.338
.970
.896
.842
1.461
.315
.545
1.298
.355
.497
NA
NA
.961
NA
1.593
0.839
.446
.529
NA
NA
.549
1.988
1.018
NA
NA
NA
.252
.514
.934
NA
.489
NA
NA
.758
NA
NA
0.844
.540
.563
NA
NA
.523
1.428
.988
.822
NA
NA
.242
.423
1.476
NA
.461
NA
NA
.955
NA
NA
1.879
.930
NA
1.963
.924
NA
2.022
1.019
NA
2.186
1.042
NA
1.784
.953
NA
1.923
.930
NA
1.711
.916
NA
1.694
.884
NA
1.986
NA
NA
2.015
NA
NA
.425
.393
.424
.393
.492
.425
.485
.418
.389
.371
.391
.375
.407
.393
.407
.392
.433
NA
.433
NA
.871
1.341
.855
2.026
.882
1.354
.849
2.019
.802
NA
1.053
2.044
NA
NA
1.061
2.024
.785
1.097
.759
1.946
.814
1.119
.737
1.942
.981
NA
.752
NA
NA
NA
.745
NA
.919
NA
.942
NA
.926
NA
.925
NA
NA
2.587
NA
2.602
NA
2.613
NA
2.589
NA
2.555
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.107
3.379
3.301
.493
.616
NA
NA
.513
1.323
1.003
.962
.793
1.430
.285
.501
1.430
.418
.486
.454
NA
.907
.358
1.383
.458
.465
2.668
2.688
NA
2.870
NA
2.916
NA
2.562
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.942
2.914
2.751
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Deposit may be included in price.
1.122
2.739
2.608
NA
2.636
Data not adequate for publication.
95
3.184
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 1982-84 to $107.
For further details, see BLS Handbook o f Methods, BLS
Bulletin 2285, April 1988, and The Consumer Price Index:
1987 Revision, b l s 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 CPI’s for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All
Urban Consumers (CPi-u) which covers approximately 80
percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32
percent of the total population. The 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 that people buy for dayto-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across
the country from about 57,000 housing units and
approximately 19,000 retail establishments—department
stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
types of stores and services establishments. All taxes directly
associated with the purchase and use of items are included
in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and a few other items are
obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the
five largest geographic areas and every other month in other
areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
personal visits of the Bureau’s trained representatives. Some
data, such as used car prices, are obtained from secondary
sources.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items
in each location are averaged together with weights which
represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate
population group. Local data are then combined to obtain
a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by
size of city, by jegion of country, for cross-classifications
of regions and population-size classes, and for 29 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
96
4.0
108.5
0.037
0.037 x 100
3.7
Energy Prices
Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some
energy items are as follows, according to the source
indicated:
Price 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 South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the
designation n a 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 wiil be
published.
All prices are collected monthly by bl s representatives in
the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and
all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include
applicable Federal, State, and local taxes.
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 c p i , actual weighted average prices are cal
culated 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 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 commoditites are not available
in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in
some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average.
In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due
to temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average
prices are available, the designation n a 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 n a 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 the BLS regional offices or from the
Washington office upon request.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported
in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity
prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility
services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are
the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the
Consumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and
per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI are
not only for different consumption amounts, but may also
be calculated from different types of residential rate
schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt
hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in placeto-place price comparisons.
The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas
for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are calculated
from a special price collection program. They are not used
in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and airconditioning 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, and to provide continuity with prices of natural
gas and electricity formerly published in conjunction with
the unrevised Consumer Price Index.
Reference Base Change
Beginning with the release of data for January 1988 in
February 1988, most Consumer Price Indexes have shifted
to a new reference base year. All indexes previously expressed
on a base of 1967 = 100, or any other base through December
1981, have been rebased to 1982-84=100. Only indexes with
a base later than December 1981 have maintained their bases.
This base change was reviewed by the Office of Federal
Statistical Policy and Standards, Office of Management and
Budget, and is in keeping with the Government’s
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 rebasing of CPI data occurred in
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 gallon price for this
program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or
quick payment.
Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a
sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas
stations.
97
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. For the
convenience of users, the b l s will continue to publish all
items indexes for the U.S. city average, and for the individual
local areas for which CPI’s are published, on their former
official reference base (1967 = 100 in most cases).
Conversion factors and an accompanying fact sheet on
rebasing are available from b l s . Dividing by one of these
factors will rebasp 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.)
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
bl s 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 bl s housing survey data and the most recently
available Census data.
Seasonally Adjusted and
Unadjusted Data
Adjustment of Shelter Indexes
for Aging Effects
Beginning 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.
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.
Because price data are used for different purposes by dif
ferent groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
same time and in about the same magnitude every y e a rsuch as price movements resulting from changing climatic
conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers
concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data
are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many col
lective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans,
for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price
Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted
indexes are derived by the X-h -a r im a 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 1985
through 1989 were replaced at the end of 1989. The seasonal
movement of all items and 45 other aggregations is derived
by combining the seasonal movement of 55 selected com
ponents. Each year the seasonal status of every series is
reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of
the 55 components change their seasonal adjustment status
from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years,
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 Journal o f Buisness
and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 1988, pp. 359-71 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 Journal
o f Urban Economics, Vol. 23, March 1988, pp. 162-78. 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).
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but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for
1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced
seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention analysis
for some CPI series. Intervention analysis allows for better
estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or
sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern
are removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal
factors. For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this pro
cedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price
volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally
adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel
indexes and the girls’apparel index, the procedure was used
to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology; and
for new cars and for new vehicles, this procedure was used
to offset the effects of changes in marketing strategies and
the introduction of new models. A description of interven
tion analysis, as well as a list of events treated as interven
tions and seasonal factors for these items may be obtained
by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Con
sumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or
by calling Claire McAnaw on (202)504-2051.
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