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




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

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




CPI Detailed Report
Data for January 1985
Contents

Price movements
Charts
4
Technical notes

170

CPI-U

CPI-W

CPI-W
Old series

Table Page

Table Page

Table Page

Tables—January 1985
Monthly data
U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups
Food expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted food expenditure categories
Nonfood expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted nonfood expenditure categories

28

2
3
4
5
6

11
14
17
20
24

8
9
10
11
12

31
34
37
40
44

13
14

48
50

18
19

15
16

54
56

17

l-A

77

9

80

11

83

62
64

18
19

87
89

20
21

68
70

20
21

93
95

58

22

72

22

97

3-A
5-A

102
105
108

7-A
9-A
11-A

112
115
118

Regions

16-A17-A-l
17-A-2
23-A

122
124
128
142

21-A22-A-l
22-A-2
26-A

132
134
138
156

Population class

24-A

145

27-A

160

Regions and population classes cross classified

25-A

148

28-A

162

Selected areas
All items indexes
Food at home expenditure categories
Areas priced monthly
Percent change over the month
Indexes and percent change over 2 months
Bimonthly data
Areas priced bimonthly
Tables—Annual Averages 1984
U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Food expenditure categories
Nonfood expenditure categories
Selected areas
Areas priced monthly
Areas priced bimonthly




Price Movements
January 1985

beverages components, both of which were unchanged
in January, after increasing 0.6 and 0.4 percent, respectively, in December. Grocery store food prices rose 0.3
percent in January, slightly less than in December. A
turnaround in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and
eggs more than offset the sharp increase in prices for
fresh fruits and vegetables. Egg prices resumed their
decline, dropping 13.6 percent in January, and are 39.5
percent below their peak level a year ago. Beef and veal
prices, which had increased substantially in the fourth
quarter of 1984, declined in January. Prices for pork,
poultry, and fish, however, increased for the second
consecutive month. Fresh vegetable prices, which had
declined sharply in December, turned around in
January. Fresh fruit prices increased substantially
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally
more—up 3.2 percent in January—than in the preceding
adjusted changes
month. Among the other grocery store food groups,
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for All Urban
prices for cereal and bakery products and dairy prodConsumers rose 0.2 percent in January. This advance
ucts rose 0.5 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively,
was the same as the average monthly increase during the
somewhat less than in December.
fourth quarter of 1984 and compares with the 0.3 percent average monthly rate for the period since
The housing component rose 0.1 percent in January,
September 1981, when prices began rising more slowly.
following a 0.2-percent increase in December. The index
With the exception of the other goods and services comfor fuel and other utilities declined for the second conponent, all major groups were unchanged or registered
secutive month, largely due to a 2.9-percent drop in fuel
moderate increases in January. A sharp jump in tobacco
oil prices. Prices for fuel oil are now 15.4 percent below
prices was largely responsible for the advance in the intheir peak level of April 1981. On the other hand,
dex for other goods and services.
charges for electricity and natural gas, which had declinThe food and beverage index advanced 0.2 percent in
ed in the fourth quarter, rose 0.5 and 0.2 percent,
January, following a 0.4 percent increase in December.
respectively, in January. The index for other utilities
The smaller increase was largely attributable to the
and public services advanced 0.5 percent in January
behavior of the food away from home and alcoholic
after declining in December. A small increase in charges
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI U)
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
increased 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 316.1 (1967 = 100). For the
12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U has increased 3.6 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in
January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January
1985 CPI-W level of 312.6 was 3.3 percent higher than the
index in January 1984. The CPI-W is used for indexing
Social Security and some other Federal payments. It is
also commonly used as an escalator in collective
bargaining agreements.
(CPI-U)

Expenditure category

Seasonally adjusted

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month

Compound
12 months
annual rate
ended
3 months
January
ended

1984
July

August

September

October

1985
November

December

January

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

.3
.5
.3
-.2
.5
A
.9

.5
.5
.8
0
.3
.4

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

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




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

.2
.2
-.1
.2
A
A
.5

.4
.2
-.1
.2
.4
.6
.3

.2
.1
0

.3
.3
.3
.9

1985

1985

2.6

3.6

3.3
2.1
-1.2
2.4
4.7
5.7
6.7

2.6
3.9
1.7
2.8
5.8
4.4
6.2

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

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

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month

Compound
12 months
annual rate
ended
3 months
January
ended
1985
1985

Expenditure category
1984
July

August

September

October

1985
November

December

January

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

.3
.7
.1
-.3
.5
.3
1.0

.5
1.7
1.0
0
.4
.4
.4

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

for telephone services, which had declined in December,
and substantial increases in charges for water and
sewerage maintenance, refuse collection, and cable
television were responsible for the turnaround. The
other two major housing groups—shelter and
household furnishings and operations—recorded very
moderate increases in January. Shelter costs rose 0.2
percent, with renters' costs advancing 0.4 percent;
homeowners' costs, 0.2 percent; and maintenance and
repair costs 0.4 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent.
The transportation index increased 0.3 percent in
January, following a 0.2-percent rise in December.
Gasoline prices continued to decline—down 1.4 percent
in January—and are now 15.2 percent below their peak
level of March 1981. New and used car prices, however,
rose 0.3 and 1.8 percent, respectively. Among other
automobile expenses, the index for automobile insurance—up 1.5 percent in January—rose substantially
for the fourth consecutive month. Automobile finance
charges declined 0.8 percent, the same as in December.
The index for public transportation rose 0.4 percent in
January, as airline fares rose 0.6 percent.
The medical care component rose 0.3 percent in
January. After registering substantial increases during
the fourth quarter, the index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs,
and medical care supplies—moderated, increasing 0.5
percent in January. The cost of medical care services
continued its recent pattern, advancing 0.4 percent in
January, the same as the average monthly increase in
the second half of 1984. The indexes for physicians'
services and hospital rooms rose 0.2 and 0.6 percent,
respectively.
The index for apparel and upkeep, which declined
slightly in the preceding 2 months, was unchanged in
January. Slightly larger than usual seasonal price
declines for clothing items were offset by a 0.4 percent
increase in charges for apparel services.
The index for entertainment rose 0.3 percent in
January. A sharp increase in charges for admissions to




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

.4
.2
-.1
.2
.4

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

2.1

3.3

3.1
1.1
-1.2
2.2
4.7
5.3
6.9

2.5
3.4
1.6
2.9
5.9
4.2
5.9

movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events was partially offset by a decline in prices for toys, hobbies, and
other entertainment commodities.
The other goods and services component advanced
0.9 percent in January. Nearly two-thirds of the increase
was attributable to a 2.2-percent increase in cigarette
prices. Prices for school books and supplies also rose
substantially.

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)—seasonally adjusted changes

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers rose 0.2 percent in
January, the same as in the CPI-U. (Beginning with data
for January, the rental equivalence approach to
homeownership was introduced into the CPl-w. The
methodology and samples of areas, items, outlets, and
prices are identical in both the CPI-W and the CPI-U, and
the differences in monthly changes result only from different expenditure patterns.)
Changes in Frequency of Publication for Local
Area CPI'S to Begin in 1987

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will improve the sample of urban areas in which it gathers prices for monthly
preparation of the Consumer Price Index beginning in
1987. At the same time, the Bureau will publish a
number of local area CPI'S less frequently.
The changes in publication frequency arise from the
requirement to allocate the sample to reflect population
shifts in the 1980 Census so as to provide the most accurate national CPI possible with the funds available. As
a result, some local areas will no longer have samples
sufficient to permit more frequent publication.
In addition to the national index for all cities, the
Bureau now publishes indexes for 28 urban areas. In
1987, it will continue to publish indexes for all but one
of these areas—Northeast Pennsylvania (ScrantonWilkes-Barre).

Of the remaining 27 published urban areas, 13 will
have a reduction in frequency beginning in 1987. The index for Detroit, currently published monthly, will be
published only in the even-numbered months. Twelve
areas now published bimonthly will be compiled on a semiannual average basis. These areas are: BuffaloNiagara Falls, NY; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Kansas City, MO-Kansas City, KS; Milwaukee, WI;
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Atlanta, GA; Anchorage, AK; Denver-Boulder, CO; Honolulu, HI;
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA; San Diego, CA; and
Seattle-Tacoma, WA. These semiannual average indexes, which refer to the arithmetic averages of the 6
month periods from January through June and July
through December, will be published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, i.e., in the months of August and February. These series will be compiled and published on their present reference bases,
1967 = 100 for all areas other than Anchorage, which is
on an October 1967 reference base. Also, the ClevelandAkron-Lorain, OH, indexes will be published in odd-




numbered rather then even-numbered months.
Further details are available from BLS.
Homeownership changes

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

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has introduced a
technical modification in the method of calculating
price changes from the data for the CPI Housing Survey.
The modification relates to the treatment of housing
units reported as vacant. The original imputation
technique continues to be used for other types of
nonresponse. See the last page of the Technical Notes
for additional detail.

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

Release date

Index month

Release date

February

March 22

May 1

June 20

March

April 23

June

July 23

April

May 21

July

August 22

Chart 1. CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, 1974-85
All items
Index, 1967M00
(Not seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
-J 120

Percent change *
12-month span
1—month span

Percent
50
30
10

Food and beverages
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Jan
299.7

-10
Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Percent
50
30
10
- 1 -10

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984 1985

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




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

Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Jan
3.9
1.8

Percent
50
30
10

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

Jan
202.4

-10
Semilog
320
280
240
200
160
- • 120

Percent change *
12—month span
1—month span

Jan
1.7
0.0

Percent
50
30

/»•

10
-10

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984 1985

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




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

Semilog
320
280
240
200
160

Percent change •
12-month span
1-month span

- 1 120
Percent
50
30
10

Medical care
Index, 1967M00
(Seasonally adjusted)

-10
Semilog
320
280
240
200
160

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

- 1 120
Percent
50
30
10
-10

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1974

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

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




Chart 4. CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1974-85
Entertainment
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

Semilog
320
280

Jan
261.9

240
200
160
- 1 120

Percent change •
12—month span
1—month span

Jan
4.4
4.2

Percent
50
30

A A.

Other goods and services
Index, 1967=100
(Seasonally adjusted)

10
-10
Semilog
320
280

Jan
318.4

240
200
160

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

- I 120

Jan
6.2
11.2

Percent
50
30
10
-10

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1974-

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

1985

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




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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

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




100.000

315.5
367.0

316.1
367.6

3.6

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

19.798
18.711
12.583
1.710

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

2.6
2.6
2.0
4.2
-.9
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.8
5.8
2.3
3.5
3.9
2.4
3.9
5.1
5.8
5.8
4.6
4.9
5.0
2.3
2.6
3.1
2.0

.7
.7
1.0
.5
.3
.2
3.6
1.0
.7
.7
1.4
.7
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
.4
.9
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.8

.2
.2
.1
.1
.0
.4
.5
-.1
-.6
-.6
.3
-.1
.3
.2
.2
.3
.5
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
.4
-.4
1.4

.4
.4
.4
.6
1.3
.5

13.728
.395
.525
.294
.232

297.2
305.1
293.2
310.7
265.9
258.4
309.7
354.6
391.7
293.7
443.4
287.7
339.2
223.9
341.2
370.1
111.3
256.1
375.1
109.8
109.8
108.9
364.4
414.2
267.7

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

8.229
5.958
1.308
4.651
2.271
7.685
3.875
1.643
2.166

386.0
480.2
625.9
442.2
234.1
244.2
199.7
307.5
330.6

387.2
481.2
621.6
444.1
235.3
244.2
198.8
309.9
331.3

3.0
2.3
-3.3
3.9
4.8
1.6
.5
3.5
2.2

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

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

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

-1.7
-2.1
-1.4
-3.5
-.5
-1.3
-.5
.3

-.1
-.2
.1

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

3.971
1.641
1.922

3.339
.483
.366
1.364
1.126
6.128
1.087
37.702
21.789
7.141
6.198

.943
14.122

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

203.2
189.6
196.0
167.2
291.9
211.4
213.3
311.5

199.8
185.7
193.2
161.3
290.3
208.6
212.2
312.5

1.7
1.1
1.8
1.6
2.4
.9
-1.5
4.8

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

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

.1

-.1
-.3
-2.5
.4

.5
.1
-.3
.8
.2

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

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Expenditure category

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

.2
.6
-.1
.7
.4

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

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

0.3
.3
.3
.3
1.8
-1.4
-1.4
.2
.6
-.1
.7
.4

5.8
7.4
5.5
6.2
5.0

.7
.4
.7
.8
.7

.4
.7
.4
.4
.3

.4
.8
.4
.5
.3

.3
.5
.4
.5
.2

261.0
257.1
267.0

4.4
3.3
6.0

.3
.1
.6

.4
.4
.4

.6
.6
.6

.3
.1
.6

319.1
321.0
277.2
274.0
281.1
385.6
340.7
395.9

6.2
5.5
3.9
2.7
4.8
9.1
8.4
9.2

.8
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
2.0
.1

.5
.0
.6
.5
.7
.7

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

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

0.2
.1
.2

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

0.2
.2
.2
.1
-.9
-.1

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

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

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

2.8
2.7
3.0
2.8
7.1
3.5
3.6
3.2
6.1
-.6
7.3
4.3

-0.3

1.695
4.392
.651
3.741
1.577

315.8
310.4
211.6
212.0
382.7
366.4
365.7
346.2
282.3
202.2
306.2
392.8

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

6.269
1.046
5.223
2.409
2.814

388.5
247.3
419.3
354.0
498.2

391.1
248.2
422.4
356.8
501.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

4.222
2.445
1.777

260.1
256.8
265.5

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

5.319
1.485
1.868
.854
1.014
1.966
.241
1.726

316.7
314.6
276.6
273.5
280.4
384.3
334.0
395.5

21.630
20.053
3.859
3.441
4.600
5.508

-.4
.5
.5
.0

-2.4
-2.4

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages1
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less f^od, beverages,
and apparel 1
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter1 2
Household services less rent of shelter1 *
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
See footnotes at end of table.




100.000
51.805
19.798
32.007
18.807
4.261

315.5
282.8
297.2
271.4
277.0
189.6

316.1
282.7
299.3
270.0
274.4
185.7

3.6
2.1
2.6
1.8
.8
1.1

-2.1

.1
-.1
-.2

14.546
13.199
48.195
20.786

326.6
269.8
370.6
110.3
108.5
330.1
419.3
306.1

324.5
270.2
372.1
110.6
108.9
331.8
422.4
307.1

.7
3.4
5.1
5.2
3.6
5.6
5.5
6.6

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

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

9.859
7.012
5.223

5.316

0.2
.0
.7
-.5
-.9

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food 1
Nondurables less food and apparel1
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter 12
Services less medical care 1
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy...
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59=$1.00 1

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

316.2
298.6
107.6
311.5
269.2
272.2
312.8
288.3
110.6
363.0
418.9
308.2
307.3
256.7
404.1
365.0

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

3.8
3.1
3.4
3.4
1.8
.9
.7
1.7
5.1
5.1
-.5
4.1
4.5
3.3
-3.5
5.3

0.0
.1
.2
.1
-.5
-.9
-.6
-.1
.5
.4
-1.1
.3
.2
-.1
-2.1
.4

$.317
.272

$.316
.272

-3.7
-

-.3
-

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




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

-.8
.4
.4
.5
-1.5
.4

.0

-.3

.0
-

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

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

-

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

10

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

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

-

-

1

4.5

2.7

4.3

2.6

3.6

3.4

1.9
1.8
.6
4.6
-3.3
1.1
-1.6
4.5
6.3
8.5
3.3
4.0
4.4
2.2
4.5
5.5
6.0
5.7
6.7
5.2
5.6
.2
2.0
4.6
-1.1

3.5
3.4
3.5
3.8
1.9
5.3
8.3
2.2
1.4
3.1
1.4
3.0
3.4
2.7
3.3
4.7
5.6
6.0
2.5
4.5
4.3
4.4
3.2
1.5
5.2

297.3
305.4
294.4
308.7
263.6
256.1
324.2
355.5
393.3
294.9
446.0
287.8
337.0
224.0
340.5
367.4
110.4
253.8
378.6
109.1
109.1
108.7
361.6
414.4
262.9

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

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

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

2.3
2.3
1.7
4.1
2.3
1.1
-5.8
4.8
8.4
3.9
3.1
5.7
3.7
1.5
4.7
5.4
6.2
5.9
8.3
5.1
5.5
-1.9
-.4
5.8
-7.9

1.4
1.3
-.5
5.1
-8.6
1.1
2.7
4.2
4.3
13.4
3.4
2.3
5.1
2.9
4.3
5.6
5.7
5.5
5.2
5.4
5.8
2.3
4.6
3.5
6.2

3.7
3.8
4.0
2.8
-.2
6.3
15.5
2.1
1.5
4.9
.6
3.4
3.3
3.3
4.5
5.5
6.0
6.7
3.6
5.7
5.3
1.5
2.7
-.3

3.3
3.0
3.0
4.9
4.0
4.3
1.5
2.3
1.2
1.4
2.3
2.5
3.5
2.2
2.1
4.0
5.2
5.3
1.5
3.3
3.3
1.1
5.0
.3
11.1

390.3
487.5
634.6
449.0
232.9
244.2
200.3
306.4
330.2

390.4
486.4
633.0
448.1
234.4
244.5
200.3
307.5
330.3

389.4
484.9
628.9
447.1
234.1
244.6
200.4
307.9
330.6

389.1
483.5
613.0
448.9
235.3
244.9
199.8
310.5
331.3

6.8
7.0
11.8
5.6
6.6
.3
-.8
.7
2.0

5.0
5.3
-6.2
9.0
4.3
.2
-2.2
3.6
2.4

1.3
.3
-4.4
1.7
4.0
4.7
5.8
4.3
3.2

-1.2
-3.2
-12.9
-.1
4.2
1.2
-1.0
5.5
1.3

5.9
6.2
2.4
7.3
5.4
.2
-1.5
2.1
2.2

203.0
189.5
194.5
167.7
291.6
211.5
216.0
309.9

202.7
189.1
194.6
166.9
290.2
211.3
215.4
310.9

202.4
188.6
194.7
166.0
291.9
211.4
213.3
312.0

202.4
188.4
195.3
166.1
290.3
209.9
212.2
313.1

-.4
-1.1
-2.3
-2.9
8.1
.8
4.0
2.3

.4
-.6
2.3
-4.4
-10.6
2.1
.7
6.3

8.5
8.9
5.8
19.2
15.6
3.9
-3.6
6.4

-1.2
-2.3
1.7
-3.8
-1.8
-3.0
-6.9
4.2

.0
-.9
.0
-3.6
-1.7
1.4
2.3
4.3

See footnotes at end of table.




-

11

in

.1

-1.5
-8.8
.8
4.1
2.9
2.3
4.9
2.3
3.6
3.2
3.7
7.1
6.6
.4
-5.3
5.3

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending i n -

3 months ending in—
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

jury
1984

Jan.
1985

Expenditure category

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

313.9
308.5
210.4
210.8
378.1
367.4
366.8
344.8
278.7
199.0
302.5
391.1

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

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

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

6.3
6.8
3.8
3.5
22.9
1.7
1.8
3.0
2.1
-1.8
3.0
-.2

0.0
-.8
1.2
1.2
7.5
13.5
14.1
3.6
5.2
-3.5
6.8
12.5

2.7
2.6
5.3
5.1
-5.3
2.4
2.8
3.3
9.6
-3.2
11.9
1.9

2.4
2.5
1.5
1.5
5.5
-3.9
-4.1
2.8
7.7
6.2
7.9
3.5

3.1
2.9
2.5
2.3
15.0
-6.2
-6.5
3.3
3.6
-2.6
4.9
6.0

2.6
2.6
3.4
3.3
-.1
-.8
-.7
3.1
8.6
1.4
9.9
2.7

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

385.8
244.3
416.5
352.2
495.0

387.4
245.9
418.0
353.7
496.5

389.0
247.9
419.5
355.3
497.8

390.3
249.2
421.0
357.2
498.7

7.2
7.4
7.1
7.5
6.8

6.0
7.1
5.8
5.2
6.3

5.2
6.6
4.9
6.6
3.6

4.7
8.3
4.4
5.8
3.0

6.6
7.3
6.5
6.3
6.5

5.0
7.5
4.7
6.2
3.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

258.3
255.5
262.8

259.4
256.6
263.8

261.0
258.1
265.5

261.9
258.4
267.0

3.7
2.7
5.0

4.0
2.7
5.8

4.6
3.2
6.8

5.7
4.6
6.5

3.9
2.7
5.4

5.2
3.9
6.7

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

313.3
314.6
274.7
272.0
278.0
374.4
329.0
384.8

314.8
314.7
276.3
273.4
279.9
376.9
330.9
387.4

315.6
314.6
276.6
273.5
280.4
379.4
333.5
389.9

318.4
321.0
277.2
274.0
281.1
381.8
336.3
392.4

5.4
2.1
3.0
.8
5.0
10.9
10.0
11.0

8.0
9.9
4.4
4.4
4.3
9.9
10.2
9.9

4.6
1.8
4.3
2.7
5.5
7.3
4.1
7.7

6.7
8.4
3.7
3.0
4.5
8.1
9.2
8.1

6.7
5.9
3.7
2.6
4.7
10.4
10.1
10.4

5.6
5.0
4.0
2.8
5.0
7.7
6.6
7.9

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

_
282.2
297.3
270.5
278.6
189.5

282.5
297.8
270.7
278.2
189.1

283.1
299.1
270.9
277.0
188.6

283.6
299.7
271.1
274.4
188.4

4.5
3.7
2.3
4.4
5.1
-1.1

2.7
.0
1.4
-.7
-2.0
-.6

4.3
3.2
3.7
2.7
6.4
8.9

2.6
2.0
3.3
.9
-5.9
-2.3

3.6
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.5
-.9

3.4
2.6
3.5
1.8
.1
3.2

327.4
268.0
369.1
109.6
109.9
327.4
416.5
301.9

327.3
268.6
370.2
109.9
108.8
328.9
418.0
303.5

326.6
269.0
371.4
110.3
108.5
330.2
419.5
305.1

324.5
270.7
372.3
110.6
108.9
331.8
421.0
306.6

4.8
6.7
5.2
5.8
4.3
2.3
7.1
6.4

-.5
.6
6.2
5.7
13.8
7.3
5.8
6.9

2.0
2.1
5.4
5.7
.7
7.4
4.9
6.8

-3.5
4.1
3.5
3.7
-3.6
5.5
4.4
6.4

2.1
3.6
5.7
5.8
8.9
4.8
6.5
6.6

-.8
3.1
4.4
4.7
-1.5
6.4
4.7
6.6

See footnotes at end of table.




12

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—

Group
Oct.
1984

Dec.
1984

Nov.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

Commodity and service group

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

314.8
297.9
107.4
310.4
268.4
273.6
313.5
288.2
110.6
362.3
423.4
306.7
305.4
255.6
405.9
362.6

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

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

4.9
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.5
5.0
4.6
2.6
4.2
4.7
4.4
4.5
5.0
4.6
3.6
5.2

3.3
2.2
2.3
2.6
-.6
-1.8
-.3
-.1
8.5
7.6
-4.2
3.8
4.5
2.7
-12.1
5.8

4.3
3.8
4.2
4.1
2.6
6.2
2.1
3.4
6.0
6.0
1.3
4.6
4.9
3.2
1.1
5.8

2.7
2.3
2.6
2.9
.9
-5.6
-3.3
1.0
1.8
2.2
-3.4
3.7
3.7
2.7
-5.5
4.5

4.1
3.1
3.3
3.5
1.9
1.6
2.2
1.2
6.3
6.2
.0
4.1
4.7
3.6
-4.6
5.5

3.5
3.1
3.4
3.5
1.7
.1
-.6
2.2
3.9
4.1
-1.0
4.1
4.3
2.9
-2.3
5.2

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

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




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

13

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

Group and item

Other
index
base

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Oct. to
Nov.

297.2

299.3

2.6

0.7

0.2

0.4

0.2

305.1

307.3

2.6

.7

.2

.4

.2

293.2

296.1

2.0

1.0

.1

.4

.3

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

310.7
164.2
143.4
187.6
149.9
164.5
265.4
156.2
161.9
169.6
170.9
164.3
164.1

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

4.2
4.0
2.5
6.0
1.8
4.3
3.1
1.5
2.5
5.0
6.3
10.0
3.3

.5
.9
2.2
1.0
-.4
.4
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
.2
1.2
.5

.1
.5
-.3
.3
.5
.1
.6
-.2
.2
-.6
.3
-1.1
.1

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

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

12/77

171.7

172.9

5.9

.7

.6

.4

.7

265.9
272.5
269.6
276.2
257.2
286.1
239.0
255.7
276.2
171.2
254.6
270.5
234.1
120.9
316.6
248.8
137.3
270.2
266.6
156.2
139.2
140.8
213.8
210.4
140.4
138.9
392.2
133.4
158.9
185.7

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

-.9
1.9
1.7
.5
-.4
-.5
-2.2
1.0
2.6
1.7
3.1
6.9
-.1
6.2
4.3
1.1
.5
2.8
2.9
3.3
2.2
2.8
.0
-6.3
-2.1
13.6
5.9
1.0
8.5
-39.5

.3
.9
.4
.1
-.5
-1.6
.7
1.2
-1.3
.8
1.5
2.4
.9
-.7
2.5
2.6
2.3
-.1
.4
-.4
-.7
.5
1.7
1.9
.9
2.5
3.5
.7
4.9
-13.1

.0
.2
.3
.8
.7
1.8
-.9
-1.0
1.3
1.2
-.2
.2
.5
-.6
-1.2
-2.4
.1
-.2
-1.7
-.3
-.6
2.1
-.4
.7
-.7
-1.9
-.1
.1
-.1
-4.6

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

-.3
.3
.0
-.8
-1.3
-2.5
-.2
-.1
-1.0
-.2
1.7
3.4
-1.0
.4
2.5
1.7
2.1
-.1
.4
-.4
-.7
.5
1.7
1.9
.9
2.5
1.7
.7
2.6
-13.6

Food at home
1

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

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1985

Food

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Ground beef other than canned
Chuck roast
Round roast
Round steak
Sirloin steak
Other beef and veal
Pork
Bacon
Chops
Ham other than canned
Sausage1
Canned ham
Other pork
Other meats 1
Frankfurters 1
Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1
Other lunchmeats 1
Lamb and organ meats 1
Poultry1
Fresh whole chicken 1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1
Other poultry 1
Fish and seafood
Canned fish and seafood 1
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood
Eggs

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Dec.
1984

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal 1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
•'.
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 ..
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ...
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Unadjusted indexes

14

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




15

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

258.4
140.4
229.6
140.7
154.1
269.4
150.1
160.1
152.5

258.8
140.4
229.6
141.0
154.5
266.4
150.3
162.3
153.0

3.2
2.9
3.1
2.7
3.5
4.6
2.2
4.8
4.7

0.2
.0
.0
.2
.3
-1.1
.1

0.4
.7
.7
.7
.0
.0
.4
-1.2
.6

0.5
.1
.0
.5
.5
.3
.0

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

309.7
312.6
331.6
297.5
225.2
428.0
174.3
294.8
327.3
276.0
232.4
167.4
309.3
164.5
166.6
168.3
158.7
146.5
156.9
150.8
139.0

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

3.2
1.5
17.9
9.8

3.6
6.4
3.0
2.2
10.4
.4
3.3
10.1

.5
1.3
4.4
2.8
-1.7
-1.1
12.2

-1.3
-2.6
.8
-1.5

-16.7
-21.6
5.3
8.5
15.7
8.0
3.4
2.0
3.7
3.3
.4

5.9
.4
.4
.5
-.1
1.0
.4
1.3

354.6
391.7
162.3
169.4
159.1
293.7
295.6
158.7
152.1
443.4
316.4
146.8
376.7
373.8
149.7
287.7
148.7
162.2
166.4
165.9
159.9
155.4
152.7

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

3.3
3.8
5.7
.6
4.0
5.8
7.2
5.3
5.3
2.3
1.4
-.8
4.7
5.7
5.2
3.5
5.1
4.1
5.1
3.7
2.7
1.3
2.5

1.0
.7
.3
1.5
.6
.7
.9
.9
.7
1.4
2.5
.7
-.1
.0
1.1
.7
.8
.9
.7
1.0
.6

1.8
42.6
14.7

-10.8
-3.2
17.5

1.4
.3

1.3
39.7
2.4

-.1
.2

-1.3
-.5
-3.6
-3.8
.3
-.4
-.3
-.7
-.7
-.3
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.6
.2
-1.3
-1.4
-.6

-1.5
-.1
-.4
.3
-.2
-.1
-.5
.2
1.2
-.1

.9
-.2
-.2
-1.1
.2
-.2

.1

1.3
1.1

-1.2
1.5
2.7
-5.2
1.5
-21.3
-5.3
.1
.4

.9
1.9
.8
.0
.3
.0
.7
.1
.1
.2
.4
-.5
.7
.2
.9
.9
-.4
.1
.2
-.3
.2
.3

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

1.1
2.0
3.2
.0
7.4
3.2
2.0
1.1
.0

39.7
2.4
-9.4
.4
-.1
.0
.1
1.0
.4
1.3
-.1
.2
.5
.7
.2
1.5
.6
.7
.9
.9
.7
.2
1.1
-.2
-.1
.0
.2
.7
.9
.9
.7
.6
.2
.6
.0

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

339.2
163.8
163.6
167.3

339.9
164.4
163.8
167.5

3.9
4.1
3.9
3.4

0.2
.4
.1
.1

0.3
.2
.4
.4

0.6
A
.6
.8

0.0
.2
-.2
.0

12/77
12/77

223.9
143.2
232.5
154.0
232.2
122.8
158.5

224.3
143.5
232.9
154.1
233.3
123.2
158.6

2.4
1.9
3.2
.4
.0
1.2
4.6

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

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

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

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

12/77

279.9
276.0
140.5

282.1
276.2
143.0

1.8
.6
3.3

.8
.1
1.8

.3
.2
.1

.3
1.6
.1

-.4
.1
.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

16

Dec.
1984

Oct. to
Nov.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Other
index
base

Group and item

Jan.
1985

299.1

299.7

2.3

1.4

3.7

307.2

307.7

2.3

1.3

295.8

296.6

1.7

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

310.7
165.4
145.2
187.6
149.9
164.5
265.4
156.2
161.9
169.6
170.8
164.3
164.1

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

12/77

171.7
266.9
274.7
272.0
281.5
260.6
290 2
241 1
260.7
290 3
174.7
253 7
267 3
238.8
115.7
316.6
246.2
138.9
270.2
266.6
156.2
139.2
140.8
213.8
210.4
140.4
138.9
394.1
133.4
160.0
177.0

Food
Food at home
1

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

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

.

12/77

12/77

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

....
. .

....

12/77
12/77

EQQS

.
See footnotes at end of table.




17

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1 ..
Rice pasta and cornmeal 1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits rolls and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
.
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1
Fresh sweetrolls coffeecake and donuts 1
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies tarts and turnovers 1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

July
1984

Jan.
1985

3.3

1.9

3.5

3.8

3.0

1.8

3.4

-.5

4.0

3.0

.6

3.5

4.1
6.7
3.4
12.4
7.0
2.5
-1.4
2.6
3.3
-.7
5.1
15.1
1.0

5.1
3.5
2.8
4.0
3.0
5.4
4.2
2.6
-1.3
6.9
10.2
10.9
7.4

2.8
1.7
.6
1.1
-4.7
4.5
5.3
.0
5.1
8.8
5.6
5.1
2.0

4.9
4.0
3.3
7.1
2.2
4.7
4.5
.8
2.8
5.4
4.3
9.1
2.7

4.6
. 5.1
3.1
8.1
5.0
4.0
1.4
2.6
1.0
3.0
7.6
13.0
4.2

3.8
2.8
1.9
4.0
-1.3
4.6
4.9
.4
3.9
7.1
5.0
7.1
2.3

172.9

6.8

7.4

2.4

7.0

7.1

4.7

266.2
275.5
271.9
279.2
257.3
282 9
240.7
260.4
287 4
174.3
258 0
276 3
236.3
116.2
324.5
250.3
141.8
269.8
267.6
155.6
138.2
141.5
217.4
214.3
141.7
142.4
400.9
134.4
164.2
153.0

2.3
3.6
2.9
1.9
2.5
-3 1
4.5
1.6
70
1.2
42
145
-1.8
15.9
5.0
3.3
-2.8
3.2
3.9
6.3
.3
3.8
9.1
4.4
15.8
8.6
4.2
-1.2
3.7
-15.7

-8.6
-4.2
-6.1
-14.6
-12.2
-19.2
-27.5
-16.6
-18.1
-11.3
5.2
13.0
5.4
5.4
9.5
3.6
-.3
5.2
4.3
5.1
8.9
.3
-1.8
-5.3
-9.0
15.5
6.6
5.2
9.8
-58.8

-.2
1.3
3.1
10.7
8.0
23.4
20.2
13.9
11.7
7.6
-9.8
-17.8
-9.7
-5.1
-3.7
-1.3
-8.0
3.0
6.6
3.7
3.5
-2.3
-12.6
-22.8
-13.5
7.4
4.8
-4.4
8.7
-25.9

4.0
7.1
7.2
6.4
1.6
1.7
.3
7.9
13.6
10.5
14.2
22.7
6.9
9.9
7.1
-.8
14.4
- 3
-2.9
-1.5
-3.4
9.9
6.5
.9
.9
23.4
8.2
4.6
11.5
-47.9

-3.3
-.4
-1.7
-6.7
-5.1
-11.5
-13.0
-8.0
-6.4
-5.3
4.7
13.8
1.7
10.5
7.2
3.4
-1.6
4.2
4.1
5.7
4.5
2.0
3.5
-.5
2.6
12.0
5.4
2.0
6.7
-41.0

1.9
4.2
5.1
8.5
4.7
12.0
9.8
10.9
12.6
9.1
1.5
.4
-1.8
2.1
1.6
-1.0
2.6
1.3
1.7
1.0
.0
3.6
-3.5
-11.7
-6.6
15.2
6.5
.0
10.1
-37.9

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

Mill
Mill

Mill

Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




18

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

adjusted
indexes

6 months 9nding in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

258.4
140.5
229.6
140.7
154.1
269.4
150.1
160.1
152.5

258.8
139.8
228.7
141.0
154.5
266.4
150.3
162.3
153.0

1.1
1.5
1.8
.0
.8
-3.6
-1.1
4.2
5.9

1.1
1.2
.9
.6
3.2
14.7
3.6
-1.5
.3

6.3
7.5
8.5
4.4
6.8
12.2
4.4
11.2
4.7

4.3
1.4
1.2
5.9
3.2
-3.5
2.2
5.9
8.2

1.1
1.3
1.4
.3
2.0
5.2
1.2
1.3
3.0

5.3
4.4
4.8
5.2
5.0
4.0
3.3
8.5
6.4

321.8
335.1
365.2
324.0
244.8
480.1
192.9
311.5
358.8
276.0
232.4
182.5
309.3
166.4
169.6
169.2
158.7
146.5
156.9
150.8
139.0

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

-5.8
-20.5
-12.6
6.2
.8
-11.1
-23.5
-28.5
2.2
-69.3
-7.1
-31.4
15.2
19.6
41.9
13.4
10.2
3.9
7.2
7.3
.6

2.7
1.5
18.2
-10.1
9.6
164.2
-12.6
-8.9
3.4
2.6
-48.7
-31.3
4.7
7.4
12.0
8.1
6.2
4.5
-2.3
10.6
5.0

15.5
27.6
34.1
44.9
-17.9
52.6
35.7
21.0
-20.1
377.3
33.6
17.0
.0
5.8
7.5
10.1
-4.9
-1.9
5.3
-6.4
-3.4

1.5
2.7
39.5
5.2
18.3
15.2
90.6
-19.7
4.1
26.5
-24.2
-31.5
1.8
1.9
4.9
.7
2.8
1.6
4.7
2.4
-.3

-1.6
-10.2
1.6
-2.3
5.1
53.2
-18.2
-19.3
2.8
-43.9
-31.0
-31.4
9.8
13.3
26.1
10.7
8.2
4.2
2.4
9.0
2.8

8.3
14.5
36.8
23.5
-1.4
32.6
60.8
-1.4
-8.8
145.7
.6
-10.5
.9
3.8
6.2
5.3
-1.1
-.1
5.0
-2.1
-1.8

355.6
391.7
162.8
169.4
159.1
293.7
295.6
158.7
152.1
447.5
318.5
148.5
376.7
373.8
150.4
287.7
149.0
162.2
166.4
166.1
160.9
155.4
152.8

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

4.8
8.4
9.7
2.1
8.0
3.9
3.3
5.6
3.6
3.1
1.6
3.3
10.9
10.0
3.7
5.7
3.1
5.5
9.1
3.3
.8
3.9
6.3

4.2
4.3
7.8
-1.8
6.5
13.4
19.4
-2.8
17.4
3.4
-.8
1.9
6.9
5.3
8.9
2.3
2.0
-.5
7.6
6.8
5.2
-2.3
.0

2.1
1.5
2.8
3.6
2.0
4.9
6.0
11.7
1.6
.6
.3
-5.7
3.1
5.6
4.4
3.4
7.4
9.9
4.4
3.4
1.0
2.6
3.5

2.3
1.2
3.0
-1.4
-.5
1.4
.9
7.0
-.5
2.3
4.5
-2.4
-1.6
2.0
4.1
2.5
8.1
1.7
-.5
1.4
4.1
1.0
.3

4.5
6.3
8.7
.1
7.3
8.5
11.1
1.3
10.3
3.3
.4
2.6
8.9
7.6
6.2
4.0
2.5
2.4
8.3
5.0
3.0
.8
3.1

2.2
1.4
2.9
1.1
.8
3.1
3.4
9.3
.5
1.4
2.3
-4.1
.7
3.7
4.2
3.0
7.7
5.7
1.9
2.4
2.5
1.8
1.9

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

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

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks

,

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

339.9
163.9
163.9
168.0

339.9
164.2
163.6
168.0

3.7
4.4
5.2
1.5

5.1
5.1
4.3
5.5

3.3
3.8
3.0
1.9

12/77
12/77

225.3
144.2
234.6
154.0
232.2
122.8
158.8

225.2
144.2
234.8
154.1
233.3
123.2
158.6

1.5
.9
1.2
-1.0
.3
3.7
4.8

2.9
1.7
4.1
1.0
-1.5
-.3
5.9

12/77

283.1
276.0
141.8

282.1
276.2
142.6

1.2
9.0
3.8

-1.1
-11.8
5.0

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

19

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Apr.
1984

July
1984

July
1984

Jan.
1985

3.5
3.0
3.2
4.7

4.4
4.7
4.8
3.5

3.4
3.4
3.1
3.3

3.3
3.1
4.0
2.9
4.0
1.6
6.3

2.2
2.0
3.3
-1.3
-2.5
.0
1.5

2.2
1.3
2.7
.0
-.6
1.7
5.3

2.7
2.5
3.7
.8
.7
.8
3.9

6.0
-1.3
1.4

1.0
7.9
3.1

.0
-2.0
4.4

3.5
3.2
2.3

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

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

Other
index
base

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Dec. to
Jan.

0.2
.3
.4
.4
.9
1.4
.0
.1
.2
.2
.1
A
.1
.8
1.0
4.7
-.8
.0

0.2
.3
.5
A
.3
.3
.0
-.1
.3
.3
.1
.4
-.4
1.4
1.7
-.2
.2
.9

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

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

3.0
2.3
-3.3
-4.0
1.0
3.9
5.5
2.1
4.8
4.1
8.3
-4.3
1.6
6.0
6.3
7.2

.3
.2
-.7
-.8
.0
.4
.8
.0
.5
.2
.4
.0
-.1
1.4
1.3
1.3

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

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

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

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

1.6
.5
4.2
4.4
4.0
2.1
-.2
1.8
.7
5.7
-3.8
-5.5
-6.9
-4.4
-1.8
.3
.8
-3.1
-1.5

.0
-.5
-1.2
-1.9
-.4
-.7
-3.7
-.6
-.1
2.3
.0
-.1
-.5
.3
.1
-.2
-.5
.2
-.2

.1
.0
- 3
.5
-.6
-.4
.3
.2
-.5
-1.3
-.7
-.5
-.4
-.6
-.9
-.2
.3
-1.4
-1.6

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

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

121.4

-4.6

.7

-1.1

-.8

.7

342.0
371.2
111.8
257.1
378.5
395.8
114.0
164.3
110.0
110.0
109.0
366.0
414.7
269.9
161.7
131.5
144.4
143.2

3.9
5.1
5.8
5.8
4.6
4.9
7.3
1.9
4.9
5.0
2.3
2.6
3.1
2.0
2.5
4.2
1.8
1.3

386.0
480.2
625.9
631.5
195.6
442.2
348.2
583.0
234.1
190.4
166.5
116.2
124.1
384.4
106.1
106.1

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

Mill
Mill
Mill

244.2
199.7
239.9
141.6
158.0
225.6
160.1
122.3
125.8
143.9
145.2
99.2
92.5
106.1
185.9
197.5
147.6
121.0
121.8

Mill

120.5

12/82

Mill
12/82
12/82
12/82

12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill
12/83
12/83

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




Nov. to
Dec.

341.2
370.1
111.3
256.1
375.1
390.2
114.0
164.1
109.8
109.8
108.9
364.4
414.2
267.7
160.1
125.6
145.5
143.2

12/82

20

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Jan.
1984

Jan.
1985

6/78

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment 1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer1
Laundry equipment1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Dec.
1984

,

1

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Oct. to
Nov.

12/77

143.9

143.6

1.1

-0.2

1.1

0.8

-0.2

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

152.0
137.2
145.5
139.1
307.5
305.7
157.1
155.8
145.2
161.5
146.3
330.6
337.5

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

3.7
3.3
-2.4
2.3
3.5
3.9
3.1
5.0
2.6
3.9
2.0
2.2
.0

-.7
-1.5
.3
.6
.8
.8
.8
.5
.1
1.2
1.1
.2
.0

.3
1.3
2.9
-.5
.4
.8
.3
-.3
.5
.2
.1
.0
.0

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

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

176.6
155.3

177.9
155.0

4.0
5.1

.7
-.2

-.2
.5

.3
-.1

.7
-.2

203.2
189.6
185.9
196.0
123.2
113.3
105.6
151.7
128.3
116.6
128.1
123.9
139.2
126.9
167.2
111.3
175.0
174.3
100.8
138.8
81.6
110.9
104.0
106.2
130.9
291.9
213.3
121.9
144.7
211.4
137.1
135.3
127.0
311.5
186.9
161.2

199.8
185.7
181.9
193.2
121.7
112.3
101.5
149.1
127.4
116.0
125.0
117.1
138.1
126.0
161.3
107.3
161.7
168.1
96.1
137.9
76.8
106.9
96.2
104.1
129.8
290.3
212.2
120.9
144.1
208.6
136.5
135.3
123.2
312.5
187.2
162.3

1.7
1.1
1.2
1.8
2.0
1.4
-.2
2.2
1.4
4.1
.8
-1.4
1.4
2.2
1.6
1.8
-.7
2.4
1.7
2.3
2.1
.3
-1.9
1.5
1.6
2.4
-1.5
.9
-2.4
.9
1.6
2.0
-.4
4.8
4.6
5.3

-1.7
-2.1
-2.2
-1.4

-.1
-.2
-.3

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

.0
-.1
.1
.3
.4
2.1
.2
-1.7
.8
.4

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

12/77
12/77

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

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

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

12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

21

-1.2
-.9
-3.9
-1.7
-.7
-.5
-2.4
-5.5
-.8
-.7
-3.5
-3.6
-7.6
-3.6
-4.7

-.6
-5.9
-3.6
-7.5
-2.0
-.8
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
-1.3
-.4
.0
-3.0
.3
.2
.7

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

1.2
.3
.2
1.1
.2
-.5
-.4
1.3
-1.3
1.5
-.3
-4.8
.0
.4
-.3
.7
-.5
-.3
-.4
-.2
-.1

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

.9
1.0
-.5
-.4
-1.3
.1
.2
.3
-2.9
-.4

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

Dec. to
Jan.

1.2
1.6
.2
.0

-1.2
-2.5
-.1
-.4
.1
-.1
-4.8

1.8
-2.0
.9
.4
.0
-2.7
.5
1.2
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
-.7
.1
.0
-1.1
.4
.2
.7

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

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

-0.3
-.4
.5
.5
.7
.0
-2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-2.4
-1.5
.2
.5

0.2
.2
-.1
-.1
.9
-.5
.5
.5
.3
.3
-.1
.3
.1

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

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

3.8
2.7
3.0
6.1
-.6
1.6
-1.0
-2.1
1.6
7.3
8.2
5.9
6.4
9.5
4.2
2.2
4.2
4.3
6.6
8.1
1.2
1.7
4.4

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

.2
.2
.0
.7
1.0
1.4
1.0
1.1
.7
.7
1.1
.1
.3
.0
.0
1.6
.5
.2
.4
.4
-.2
.1
.4

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

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

391.1
248.2
245.4
171.5
220.1
176.0

5.8
7.4
9.7
5.9
15.8
9.0

.7
.4
.4
-.2
.6
.6

.4
.7
.8
.3
1.3
.9

.4
.8
1.0
.5
1.1
.3

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

228.3
195.2

228.9
196.6

11.2
8.0

.3
.7

1.1
.9

2.0
.4

.6
.7

179.1
166.8
141.9
273.7
160.3
419.3
354.0
383.8
337.7
162.1
498.2
217.6
690.8
214.4

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

8.1
5.1
3.3
5.9
4.4
5.5
6.2
5.5
7.5
5.4
5.0
7.4
7.3
7.5

.8
.3
.4
.4
-.1
.7
.8
.6
.6
2.3
.7
.8
1.0
.7

.8
.4
.2
.1
1.3
.4
.4
.3
.5
.4
.3
.5
.2
.8

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

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

Jan.
1985

315.8
310.4
211.6
212.0
103.4
382.7
366.4
365.7
203.3
210.4
93.7
346.2
176.1

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

2.8
2.7
3.0
2.8
3.8
7.1
-3.5
-3.6
-4.4
-3.7
-1.9
3.2
3.9

169.7
157.0
165.1
282.3
202.2
156.2
127.1
171.4
134.5
306.2
340.0
170.9
158.4
213.5
163.7
142.2
170.1
392.8
456.2
455.4
346.7
311.3
388.2

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

388.5
247.3
244.4
171.8
218.8
174.9

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

12/83

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

22

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Dec.
1984

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

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

12/77

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

12/77

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

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

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

Dec.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

0.4
.4
.1
.5
-.3
.9
1.0
.9
.0
1.3
.4
.4
.6

0.6
.6
.6
.3
.9
,1
-.1
-.2
.8
-2.1
.6
.9
.2
.4
.6
.5
.9

0.3
.1
.5
.2
.7
.6
.7
-.6
-.4
.5
_ -|
-1.1

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

260.1
256.8
168.8
320.1
175.6
139.6
145.9
118.0
198.4
134.4
142.5
139.1
135.1
154.0
265.5
165.9
158.2
138.0

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

4.4
3.3
5.5
3.9
7.2
3.0
5.1
-.4
-.8
-.1
2.0
.5
3.7
3.4
6.0
5.5
8.8
3.8

0.3
.1
.5
.2
.7
.4
.7
-.6
.0
.5
-.3
-1.0

1.3
-.1

-.1
.4
.9
-.3
-2

316.7
314.6
323.2
161.0
276.6
273.5
156.5
172.1

319.1
321.0
330.3
161.6
277.2
274.0
156.4
173.5

6.2
5.5
5.6
4.3
3.9
2.7
1.4
3.4

.8
2.0
2.2
.4
.2
.2
-.1
.8

.5
.0
.0
.2
.6
.5
.6
1.6

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

.9
2.0
2.2
.0
.2
.2

155.3
154.7
280.4
283.8
155.1
384.3
334.0
395.5
201.3
201.3
201.4
209.5

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

3.5
2.5
4.8
4.7
5.3
9.1
8.4
9.2
9.9
10.1
9.5
6.1

.0
.1
.2
.0
.7
.3
2.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.6

.0
.1
.7
.7
.6
.7

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

.5
.2

.8
.3

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

362.3
357.5
374.1

353.8
359.1
374.9

-3.4
4.2
2.3

-2.3
.4
.2

.5
.0
.0

-.1
.8
.6
.4

1.0

.1
.8
.6
.4
1.3
-.1

-.1
.8

-1.3
.0
.2

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

23

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

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1.
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1....
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 1
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Textile housefumishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer1
Laundry equipment 1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Other
index
base

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

341.8
370.1
12/82 111.4
256.1
381.4
404.0
12/82 114.0
12/77 164.1
12/82 109.8
12/82 109.8
12/82 108.9
364.4
414.2
267.7
12/77 160.1
12/77 125.6
12/77 145.5
12/77 143.2

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

389.4
484.9
628.9
635.9
6/78 193.8
447.1
356.1
587.0
234.1
190.4
12/77 166.5
12/77 116.2
12/77 124.1
384.4
12/83 106.1
12/83 106.1

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

4.5
5.5
6.0
6.7
3.6
3.6

-2.2
9.3

4.3
5.6
5.7
5.5
5.2
4.0
.0
2.0
5.4
5.8
2.3
4.6
3.5
6.2
4.2
-1.6
5.1

-3.1

11.9

32.8
7.1
5.7
5.3
7.7
1.5
2.7
-.3
2.9
2.9
-.8
-4.6

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

6.8
7.0
11.8
12.9
10.7
5.6
8.0
2.5
6.6
6.9
9.4
3.0
5.3
4.4
7.7
5.7

5.0
5.3
-6.2
-7.6
1.9
9.0

1.3
.3
-4.4
-4.7
-4.8
1.7

12.7
4.3
4.3
3.7

1.7
1.9
4.0

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

.3
-.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

244.6
200.4
241.6
143.2
158.0
225.5
160.1
121.5
125.8
144.7
145.2
99.2
92.5
106.1
185.9
197.5
147.6
121.0
121.8

12/77

120.5

121.4

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

24

4.7
5.4
6.2
5.9
8.3
13.0
.0
-2.0
5.1
5.5

-1.9
-.4
5.8
-7.9
-11.4

11.9
-18.5
7.3
5.7
8.0
7.3

4.1
8.1
.3
-3.4
4.2
-1.9
5.5

.2
-2.2
1.4

4.7
5.8
13.3

2.9
-1.3
.5
-6.8

21.2
4.2

Jan.
1985

2.1
4.0
5.2
5.3
1.5
-.5
.0
.7
3.3
3.3
1.1
5.0
.3

11.1
16.0
19.0
-5.9
2.0

3.9
4.5
4.3
4.4
3.2
1.5
5.2
9.3
10.7
-3.4
-1.4

.2
-1.5
2.6
2.1
3.9
-.2
-3.7
3.2
2.4
5.2
-5.0
-6.7
-8.5
-5.5
-2.5
-2.3
-.3
-3.2
-2.6

2.9
2.3
5.9

-3.6

10.1

-13.8

9.2

-3.1

-4.1

-6.3

-4.8

-1.4
2.8
2.9

15.2

10.3

-.1
-.2
-.5
4.2
1.7
3.9
-.3
-2.5
9.9
12.0

-8.9

-8.2
-3.5
1.9

4.1

3.3
4.7
5.6
6.0
2.5
1.5

.1
-1.5
-8.8

14.1
25.0
-1.6
5.8
10.9
-.3
-3.5
-8.2
.7
2.8
7.2
6.2
1.0

5.8
2.6
6.0
-7.5
-7.9
-8.8
-7.4
-6.8
-3.2
-3.2

4.5
5.5
6.0
5.7
6.7
8.4
.0
.0
5.2
5.6
.2
2.0
4.6
-1.1
-3.9
-1.9
7.2

Jan.
1985

5.9
6.2
2.4
2.2
6.2
7.3
10.3
3.4
5.4
5.3
10.6
-8.4
6.3
5.1
7.9
6.5

-1.2
-3.2
-12.9
-14.7
-2.7

1.2
-1.0
-1.0
-5.7
3.9
-4.3
-14.4
2.7
-7.3
1.6
-5.1
-5.1
-2.1
-7.2
-5.0
-1.0
-2.4
-6.9
-9.0

3.9
1.2
9.3
-.9
-.5
.7
2.3
4.3
-2.4
-5.6

July
1984

-9.9
-3.7
.8
.7
.7
4.1

2.9
6.0
.0
-3.0
7.0
4.8
7.9

6.9
4.1
4.5
3.5
.5

-.9
6.2
-2.7
-4.3
-5.2
-3.3
-1.2
3.0

1.8
-3.1
-.3
-5.5

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

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

143.9

143.6

3.1

-3.0

152.0
137.2
145.5
139.1
307.9
305.7
12/77 157.1
12/77 155.8
12/77 145.2
12/77 161.5
12/77 147.2
330.6
337.5

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

5.9
21.4
-1.1
-5.7
.7
1.1
.5
6.6

176.6
155.3

202.4
188.6
184.7
194.7
12/77 122.2
12/77 112.8
12/77 103.1
12/77 151.7
12/77 126.3
12/77 116.3
12/77 128.0
12/77 123.6
12/77 139.2
12/77 126.8
166.0
12/77 110.7
173.7
173.3
12/77 100.6
12/77 138.1
81.7
12/77
12/77 109.3
12/77 102.8
12/77 105.4
12/77 129.2
291.9
213.3
12/77 121.9
12/77 144.7
211.4
12/77 137.2
12/77 135.3
12/77 126.1
312.0
12/77 187.1
12/77 161.2

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

12/77
12/77

25

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

-2.5

7.0

0.0

2.1

2.5
.3
-9.7
.9
4.3
.1
4.5
7.5
3.1
1.2
7.1
3.2
.0

8.4
-1.2
7.2
14.0
5.5
11.2
4.7
.3
1.7
4.5
9.3
1.3
.0

2.1
7.2
-3.2
-2.5

.8
4.7
-4.6
2.0
.0

-1.6
-5.4
-5.3
.9
3.6
3.7
2.9
5.7
4.9
5.1
-3.3
2.4
.0

6.1
2.8
4.9
-3.9
2.2
.0

5.4
-.4
-1.6
7.2
4.9
5.5
4.6
3.8
2.4
2.9
8.2
2.3
.0

177.9
155.0

1.9
5.3

6.4
4.1

4.2
10.5

3.7
.8

4.1
4.7

3.9
5.5

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

-.4
-1.1
-1.3
-2.3
.0
-5.2

.4
-.6
-1.3
2.3
2.7

8.5
8.9
10.1
5.8
5.1
-7.7
15.7
18.2
-2.5

-1.2
-2.3
-2.1
1.7
.7
6.5
-.8
-6.9
-.3
7.9
-1.6
-9.4
7.8
3.2
-3.8

.0
-.9

3.6
3.2
3.8
3.7
2.8
-.9
1A
4.9
-1.4
8.6
3.1

Apr.
1984

-13.2
.3
7.2
4.7
-7.4
-9.5
-1.4
-10.0

July
1984

13.5
-.4
-1.1
1.6
-4.8
5.0
10.4
-1.5
4.7
-4.4
-3.7

Oct.
1984

9.2
7.9
4.0
.9
12.0

19.2

-2.9
-2.9
-5.2
1.6
-17.3
2.4
25.0
-3.6
-5.4
-4.5
-1.5
8.1
4.0
9.7

-1.9
-6.1
-4.7
2.4
-16.7
-7.2
-16
-12.2
-2.5
-10.6
.7
-.3

1.9
.8
.6

1.4
2.1
6.7

-2.9
3.9
.0

-3.6
2.9
2.3
4.3
3.9

-1.2
.6
6.3
5.4

16.2
-.3
6.4
5.3
8.4

3.9

19.2
27.4
12.8
37.7
1.2
40.5
14.7
5.3
24.4

6.1
15.6
-3.6
-6.1

-3.9
-17.8
2.3
-1.2
3.5
-25.6
-1.5
-5.8
1.5
4.4
-1.8

-6.9
1.0
-9.4
-3.0

-.9
-2.0
-4.7
4.2
3.5
4.8

2.1
2.4
1.7

-1.3
.0
1.3
3.7
-7.0
-.4
4.3
-.2
-1.4
.0
-1.5

-2.9
-3.6
-3.3
-3.6
-2.3
-11.2
2.4
2.0
-5.4
-3.5
-8.4
-2.0
-1.7
2.3
4.6
1.6
1.4
3.6
-2.4
1.8
4.3
4.9

3.9

-2.9
4.3
7.5
7.1
7.0
2.3
7.4
16.6
2.3
2.2
6.3
-.4
12.4
5.2
6.6
-5.3
-2.6
-6.2
.4
-.4
6.7
-2.5
5.3
4.4
6.6

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

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair'
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Other
index
base

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

315.0
309.6
210.6
210.9
103.4
376.5
368.8
368.1
205.0
211.8
93.7
346.4
176.1

315.8
310.4
211.2
211.6
104.1
383.2
363.8
363.0
201.2
208.9
92.3
347.2
176.9

6.3
6.8
3.8
3.5
2.4
22.9
1.7
1.8
2.9
1.5
2.6
3.0
2.9

0.0
-.8
1.2
1.2
.0
7.5
-13.5
-14.1
-15.6
-14.1
-2.5
3.6
3.5

2.7
2.6
5.3
5.1
4.8
-5.3
2.4
2.8
2.4
3.1
1.3
3.3
6.4

2.4
2.5
1.5
1.5
8.1
5.5
-3.9
-4.1
-5.9
-4.1
-8.6
2.8
3.0

3.1
2.9
2.5
2.3
1.2
15.0
-6.2
-6.5
-6.8
-6.6
.0
3.3
3.2

-1.9
-.6
-3.8
3.1
4.7

169.7
157.0
165.2
282.3
202.2
156.2
127.1
171.4
134.5
306.2
340.0
170.9
158.4
213.5
163.7
142.2
170.1
392.8
456.2
455.4
346.7
311.3
388.2

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

3.2
3.4
3.0
2.1
-1.8
-1.6
-1.9
-4.9
5.9
3.0
3.8
2.0
1.6
6.1
.0
1.7
2.0
-.2
-.5
3.2
-.6
.8
-.3

3.4
2.9
3.5
5.2
-3.5
4.3
-4.6
-7.4
2.1
6.8
3.8
13.8
6.9
3.7
7.8
.3
5.5
12.5
20.3
9.9
5.1
2.1
9.4

6.6
3.1
2.2
9.6
-3.2
-2.8
-3.4
-3.0
-4.4
11.9
9.6
14.7
15.6
30.4
6.9
.3
4.4
1.9
3.1
6.0
.0
.9
.1

1.9
1.5
3.2
7.7
6.2
6.7
6.2
7.6
3.0
7.9
16.3
-5.5
2.3
.2
2.2
6.4
4.8
3.5
4.8
13.5
.5
3.0
8.9

3.3
3.2
3.3
3.6
-2.6
1.3
-3.2
-6.2
4.0
4.9
3.8
7.8
4.2
4.9
3.8
1.0
3.7
6.0
9.4
6.5
2.2
1.4
4.4

4.2
2.3
2.7
8.6
1.4
1.8
1.3
2.1
-.7
9.9
12.9
4.1
8.7
14.3
4.5
3.3
4.6
2.7
3.9
9.7
.2
1.9
4.4

12/77
12/77
12/77

389.0
247.9
245.0
171.8
218.6
174.9

390.3
249.2
246.4
171.5
221.0
176.0

7.2
7.4
9.4
7.4
15.5
11.9

6.0
7.1
9.2
3.2
15.8
10.8

5.2
6.6
10.1
11.0
16.7
5.8

4.7
8.3
10.0
2.4
15.0
7.6

6.6
7.3
9.3
5.3
15.7
11.3

5.0
7.5
10.0
6.6
15.9
6.7

12/77
12/77

229.6
195.2

231.0
196.6

6.5
12.9

8.6
4.3

14.0
6.5

15.8
8.3

7.5
8.5

14.9
7.4

12/77
12/77
12/77

180.1
166.8
141.9
273.7
160.3
419.5
355.3
385.5
337.7
162.1
497.8
217.6
689.9
214.7

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

9.6
7.5
2.9
8.8
8.3
7.1
7.5
7.6
8.5
5.4
6.8
8.3
8.3
8.2

7.9
5.5
5.0
7.1
1.3
5.8
5.2
5.4
6.9
1.5
6.3
9.4
9.7
7.5

3.9
2.7
3.8
2.7
1.8
4.9
6.6
5.8
8.7
1.8
3.6
5.4
6.1
6.3

11.0
4.7
1.7
5.1
6.5
4.4
5.8
3.2
6.0
13.3
3.0
6.7
5.0
8.0

8.7
6.5
4.0
7.9
4.7
6.5
6.3
6.5
7.7
3.5
6.5
8.8
9.0
7.8

7.4
3.7
2.7
3.9
4.1
4.7
6.2
4.5
7.3
7.4
3.3
6.0
5.5
7.1

12/83

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent <:hange for—

26

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985
2.6
2.6
3.4
3.3
6.4
-.1
-.8

-.7

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

Group and item

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1
Bicycles
Other sporting goods and equipment
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment
Photographic supplies and equipment
Pet supplies and expense 1
Entertainment services 1
Fees for participant sports 1
Admissions 1
Other entertainment services 1

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

Jan.
1985

261.0
258.1
168.8
320.1
175.6
140.6
145.9
118.0
200.0
134.4
143.3
140.3
136.5
154.0
265.5
165.9
158.2
138.0

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

3.7
2.7
9.8
5.3
14.6
.6
14.5
-1.0
.6
1.2
.6
1.5
.6
-.5
5.0
4.4
5.8
5.8

4.0
2.7
.0
3.1
-3.0
.6
-4.6
.7
-2.6
-3.8
2.0
-.6
4.0
4.1
18.9
1.5

315.6
314.6
323.2
12/77 162.2
276.6
273.5
12/77 156.5
12/77 172.1

318.4
321.0
330.3
162.2
277.2
274.0
156.4
173.5

5.4
2.1
1.7
2.9
3.0
.8
1.6
-6.3

155.3
154.7
280.4
283.8
155.1
379.4
333.5
389.9
197.7
197.8
197.2
209.5

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

4.9

13.0
10.0
7.0

12.1

364.6
361.2
374.1

359.9
361.3
374.9

1.6
5.3
2.4

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

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

,

Not seasonally adjusted.




6 months ending i n -

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

12/77

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

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Apr.
1984

1.6
5.0
4.8
5.5

10.9
10.0
11.0
12.5

Jan.
1985

jury
1984

Jan.
1985

3.9
2.7

10.1
3.1
5.1

5.7
4.6
4.6
4.1
5.1
6.5
6.8
.3
1.4
-1.5
3.4
1.2
3.9
4.5
6.5
7.3
8.1
2.7

12.2
3.6

5.2
3.9
6.3
3.7
9.1
5.4
5.7
-.7
-.7
1.2
2.7
.4
5.2
5.1
6.7
8.7
5.6
3.9

8.0
9.9
10.4
5.5
4.4
4.4
3.1
5.2

4.6
1.8
1.6
5.9
4.3
2.7
-.5
2.4

6.7
8.4
8.9
3.0
3.7
3.0
1.3
13.2

6.7
5.9
6.0
4.2
3.7
2.6
2.3
-.7

5.6
5.0
5.2
4.5
4.0
2.8
.4
7.7

5.9
2.9
4.3
4.3
4.6
9.9
10.2
9.9

1.0
-1.5
4.5
3.9
5.8
8.1
9.2
8.1
9.1
8.9
8.7
4.3

5.4
2.3
4.7
4.5
5.0
10.4

6.1

2.4
7.3
5.5
5.7
5.1
7.3
4.1
7.7
7.5
7.3
7.1
7.0

11.1
6.5

1.7
2.8
5.0
4.8
5.5
7.7
6.6
7.9
8.3
8.1
7.9
5.6

-13.3
8.7
2.5

2.5
2.6
3.1

-3.6
.6
1.3

-6.1
7.0
2.5

-.6
1.6
2.2

July
1984

5.8
.5

10.7
11.2

Oct.
1984

4.6
3.2
8.0
3.2
13.1
4.4
4.6
-1.7

-2.8
3.9
2.0
-.3
6.5
5.7
6.8

4.8
4.2
5.4
.6
4.5
-.2
-1.0

-1.3
1.3
.4
2.3
1.7
5.4
2.4

10.1
10.4

11.6
12.1

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

27

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

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

100.000

312.2
363.1

312.6
363.6

3.3

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

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

297.1
304.7
291.7
309.0
265.3
257.3
303.9
354.9
391.4
293.1
444.7
289.1
342.3
227.2
335.0
359.0
100.0
255.3
374.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
359.8
407.7
259.3

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

2.5
2.5
1.9
4.2
-.9
3.2
2.5
3.1
3.8
5.7
2.2
3.3
3.8
2.5
3.4
4.0

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

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

.4
.4

.5
.5

2.2
2.6
.7

.7
.7
1.0
.6
.3
.2
3.6
1.0
.7
.8
1.4
.6
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
.4
.9
.2
.2
.1
.3
.0
.6

.4
.3
.6

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

8.001
5.848
1.289
4.559
2.153
7.002
3.708
1.666
1.628

387.1
479.7
628.4
441.0
235.0
240.5
197.3
304.6
331.1

388.3
480.7
623.9
443.2
236.3
240.4
196.3
306.9
331.8

2.9
2.3
-3.3
4.0
4.7
1.3
.0
3.6
2.3

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

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

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

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

202.1
189.2
196.8
168.6
302.9
211.7
201.0
309.3

198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
299.7
209.5
199.9
310.2

1.6
1.1
1.8
1.3
2.5
1.1
-1.9
4.8

-1.8
-2.2
-1.6
-3.9
-1.1
-1.0
-.5
.3

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




28

5.8
5.2

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Expenditure category

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

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

2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
7.1
-3.6
-3.7
3.4
6.1
-.7
7.3
3.5

-0.4
-.4
.6
.5
.1
-2.4
-2.4
.2
.5
-.2
.6
.4

0.1

1.842
4.896
.723
4.173
1.362

317.9
313.9
210.8
211.3
382.6
367.8
367.1
347.1
283.3
204.7
306.7
382.8

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

5.569
.938
4.632
2.272
2.360

386.7
247.2
417.0
354.4
495.3

389.3
248.0
420.1
357.2
498.8

5.9
7.1
5.7
6.2
5.2

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

3.923
2.431
1.492

255.8
250.9
265.6

256.6
251.1
267.4

4.2
3.1
6.1

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

5.155
1.771
1.893

312.8
314.2
274.4
274.2
275.0
386.4
338.9
397.8

315.6
320.8
274.9
274.6
275.7
387.9
345.5
398.3

5.9
5.5
3.7
2.7
4.8
9.1
8.4
9.3

24.129
22.767
4.018
3.431
5.798
6.213

.930
.963
1.490
.213
1.278

0.2
.2
.1
.0
.1
.0

0.3
.3
.3
.4
1.7
-1.3

1.2
.7
.1

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

-1.4
.2
.5
-.2
.6
.4

.7
.3
.7
.8
.7

.4
.7
.4
.4
.3

.4
.9
.4
.5
.2

.3
.2
.3
.4
.3

.3
.1
.7

.3
.4
.2

.4
.0
.7

.9

.4
.0
.6
.5
.7
.6
.6
.6

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

2.1
.2
.1
.3
.4

1.9
.1

.1
-.1

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

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

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

-.1
.1
.1

-.2
.2
.4

-.7
.5
.3
.3

.4
.4
.5

.4
.4
.5

312.2
282.7
297.1
271.8
278.7
189.2

312.6
282.5
299.1
270.3
275.8
185.1

3.3
1.9
2.5
1.5
.6
1.1

0.1
-.1
.7
-.6
-1.0
-2.2

0.1
.0
.2
.0

15.481
14.511
44.483
18.991

327.5
264.6
366.8
100.0

325.2
264.9
368.3
100.3

.4
2.5
5.3

-.7
.1
.4
.3

8.999
7.377
4.632
4.484

100.0
326.1
417.0
302.3

100.4
327.7
420.1
303.5

See footnotes at end of table.




-.1
-.2

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

100.000
55.517
21.274
34.243
19.731
4.250

29

5.6
5.7
6.5

.4
.5
.7
.4

.4
.4
.3
.5

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

Group

Relative
importance,
December

1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Commodity and service group

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00 1
1957-59=$1.00 1

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

312.7
298.3
100.0
308.4
269.6
273.9
313.8
289.0
100.0
359.2
418.5
303.8
302.1
254.0
404.7
360.7

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

$.320
.275

$.320
.275

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




3.4
3.0
3.1

1.5
.7
.6
1.6
5.2
-.8
3.8
4.1
2.7
-3.5
5.4

-3.0

0.0
.1
.1
.1
-.5
-1.0
-.6
-.1
.5
.3
-1.1
.3
.2

0.0
.1

-.1

-.1
.2
.2

-2.1
.4

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

-.2
.0
.1
.0

0.2
.2
_
.3
.1
-.4
-.2
CVJ

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

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

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

-.3

NOTE: Homeownership components in this table have been
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

30

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

Expenditure category
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products 1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products1
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Sugar and sweets 1
Fats and oils 1
Nonalcoholic beverages
Other prepared foods 1
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential1
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs ' 2
Owners' equivalent rent 1 2
Household insurance 1 2
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels,
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services 1
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services 1
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1
Footwear
Other apparel commodities 1
Apparel services

297.3
305.0
292.8
307.1
262.9
255.1
318.7
356.0
392.8
294.4
447.4
289.3
340.1
227.4
335.2
358.1

-

1.3

3.5

6.1

2.1

2.4

4.1
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.8
2.0
5.4
7.9
2.0
1.5
3.0
1.3
2.7
3.3
2.8
5.1
7.2

358.9
408.1
256.2

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

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

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

2.2
2.4
1.5
4.1
2.6
1.1
-7.3
4.3
8.2
3.5
2.3
5.7
4.1
1.6
-2.6
-5.4
_
5.7
10.3
_
_
_
1.4
3.5
-4.7

1.1
.9
-.8
4.9
-8.9
1.0
2.1
4.3
4.0
13.6
3.8
2.3
4.8
2.7
6.2
8.0
_
5.5
4.6
_
_
_
3.5
4.3
1.9

3.6
3.6
3.9
2.9
.0
6.5
14.9
1.9
1.8
4.8
.4
3.2
3.1
3.6
9.2
12.5
_
6.8
4.0
_
_
_
1.8
2.9
-1.4

3.1
3.1
3.2
4.8
4.0
4.3
1.3
2.2
1.2
1.2
2.3
2.2
3.5
1.9
1.1
2.1
_
5.2
2.1
_
_
_
2.2
-.3
7.4

1.6
1.7
.3
4.5
-3.3
1.0
-2.7
4.3
6.1
8.4
3.0
3.9
4.4
2.2
1.7
1.0
_
5.6
7.4
_
_
_
2.5
3.9
-1.5

2.0
1.3
2.9

391.9
487.4
637.3
448.4
233.9
240.8
198.1
303.4
330.8

391.7
486.1
635.5
447.3
235.3
240.8
197.7
304.7
330.9

390.5
484.3
631.5
445.9
235.0
241.0
197.9
305.1
331.1

390.4
483.4
615.9
448.2
236.3
241.2
197.3
306.9
331.8

6.5
6.6
11.7
5.1
6.3
-.2
-1.6
1.6
2.0

5.2
5.4
-6.0
9.1
4.4
.0
-2.6
4.2
2.7

1.6
.8
-4.3
2.3
3.9
5.0
6.1
3.6
3.2

-1.5
-3.2
-12.8
-.2
4.2
.7
-1.6
4.7
1.2

5.8
6.0
2.5
7.1
5.4
-.1
-2.1
2.9
2.4

.1
-1.2
-8.6
1.0
4.0
2.8
2.2
4.2
2.2

201.9
189.2
195.2
169.1
302.5
212.0
204.0
307.5

201.7
188.9
195.6
168.4
302.1
211.6
203.1
308.5

201.5
188.5
195.7
167.8
302.9
211.5
201.0
309.7

201.3
188.0
195.8
167.3
299.7
210.6
199.9
310.8

-.8
-1.5
-2.3
-4.1
10.4
1.0
3.6
2.6

-.2
-1.3
.6
-4.6
-9.9
2.1
1.0
6.4

9.4
10.1
7.7
20.2
15.2
3.9
-3.8
5.8

-1.2
-2.5
1.2
-4.2
-3.7
-2.6
-7.8
4.4

-.5
-1.4
-.8
-4.3
-.3
1.5
2.3
4.5

4.0
3.6
4.4
7.3
5.3
.6
-5.8
5.1

253.1
378.1

See footnotes at end of table.




-

31

5.9
3.1

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

3 months ending in—
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

6 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

Expenditure category

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

315.8
311.9
209.8
210.3
378.1
368.9
368.1
345.8
279.8
201.0
303.3
381.6

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

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

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

6.8
7.3
3.8
3.6
23.0
1.6
1.5
3.5
2.3
-1.5
3.0
-.5

-0.3
-.9
.8
1.0
7.5
-13.8
-13.9
3.3
5.3
-3.7
6.9
11.4

2.6
2.7
5.7
5.3
-5.3
2.8
2.3
3.8
9.7
-3.7
12.3
.9

2.2
2.1
1.3
1.1
5.1
-4.0
-4.0
2.8
7.2
6.5
7.2
2.8

3.2
3.1
2.3
2.3
15.0
-6.4
-6.5
3.4
3.8
-2.6
4.9
5.2

2.4
2.4
3.5
3.2
-.3
-.7
-.9
3.3
8.4
1.3
9.7
1.8

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

384.0
244.3
414.3
352.7
491.9

385.7
245.9
415.9
354.2
493.6

387.4
248.1
417.4
355.9
494.8

388.4
248.7
418.8
357.2
496.3

7.2
7.4
7.1
7.3
7.0

6.1
6.6
6.0
5.7
6.4

5.5
6.8
5.2
6.5
3.9

4.7
7.4
4.4
5.2
3.6

6.6
7.0
6.6
6.5
6.7

5.1
7.1
4.8
5.8
3.8

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services 1

254.4
249.9
263.4

255.2
250.9
264.0

256.7
252.3
265.6

257.7
252.4
267.4

3.3
2.8
4.2

3.7
2.1
6.6

5.0
3.4
7.3

5.3
4.1
6.2

3.5
2.5
5.4

5.2
3.7
6.8

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

309.9
314.2
272.4
272.6
272.6
376.9
334.0
387.4

311.2
314.3
274.0
274.0
274.4
379.3
336.1
389.9

311.9
314.2
274.4
274.2
275.0
381.8
338.6
392.4

315.1
320.8
274.9
274.6
275.7
384.7
341.4
395.1

4.8
2.1
2.9
.9
4.8
11.2
9.9
11.4

7.9
9.9
4.3
4.2
4.4
10.0
10.0
10.1

4.0
1.7
4.1
2.5
5.5
7.2
4.7
7.6

6.9
8.7
3.7
3.0
4.6
8.5
9.2
8.2

6.3
5.9
3.6
2.6
4.6
10.6
10.0
10.7

5.4
5.1
3.9
2.8
5.0
7.9
6.9
7.9

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

282.3
297.3
271.0
280.3
189.2

282.3
297.8
270.9
279.9
188.9

282.8
299.0
271.1
278.7
188.5

283.3
299.6
271.3
275.8
188.0

1.3
1.9
2.2
1.8
4.9
-1.5

3.5
.4
1.1
.1
-1.9
-1.3

6.1
4.1
3.6
4.1
6.1
10.1

2.1
1.4
3.1
.4
-6.3
-2.5

2.4
1.2
1.6
1.0
1.5
-1.4

4.1
2.7
3.4
2.2
-.3
3.6

328.5
263.5
365.8

328.3
263.7
366.3
-

327.5
264.2
367.6
100.0

325.2
265.4
368.6
100.3

4.4
1.1
.6
-

-.4
.8
8.1
-

1.8
5.2
9.2
-

-4.0
2.9
3.1
-

2.0
.9
4.3
-

-1.1
4.0
6.1

_
325.0
415.9
300.0

100.0
326.2
417.4
301.5

100.4
327.6
418.8
303.1

_

_

_

2.5
7.1
5.9

6.8
6.0
7.1

7.9
5.2
6.7

_
5.0
4.4
6.2

_
4.6
6.6
6.5

323.6
414.3
298.6

See footnotes at end of table.




32

6.5
4.8
6.4

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

Seasonally adjusted indexes
Group

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

Commodity and service group

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

311.7
297.7

311.8
298.1

307.7
269.0
275.4
314.8
289.0

307.8
268.9
275.0
314.5
289.8

358.9
423.1
302.8
300.8
253.3
406.6
359.0

358.2
423.3
303.0
300.9
253.0
407.4
359.6

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

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




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

1.1
4.2

4.1
1.8

6.7
3.9

1.9
2.0

2.6
3.0

4.3
2.9

1.1
1.8
4.8
4.6
2.5

3.4
.2
-1.7
-.3
-.3

6.2
4.1
6.0
1.9
3.2

2.2
.3
-6.0
-3.8
1.1

2.2
1.0
1.5
2.1
1.1

4.2
2.2
-.1
-1.0
2.2

-.5
3.9
1.1
.7
1.5
3.2
.0

10.1
-5.0
4.6
5.5
2.9
-12.5
8.0

9.9
1.8
6.7
7.5
4.7
1.5
10.2

1.7
-3.5
2.9
3.0
2.2
-5.6
3.7

4.7
-.6
2.8
3.0
2.2
-4.9
3.9

5.7
-.9
4.8
5.2
3.5
-2.1
6.9

NOTE: Homeownership components in this table have been
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

33

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

Group and item

Other
index
base

Oct. to
Nov.

297.1

299.1

2.5

0.7

0.2

0.4

0.2

304.7

306.9

2.5

.7

.2

.4

.2

291.7

294.5

1.9

1.0

.1

.4

.3

Mill
Mill
12/77

309.0
164.7
143.6
189.8
151.0
163.1
261.0
158.4
157.5
167.3
171.9
166.0
166.9

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

4.2
3.9
2.4
6.0
1.6
4.3
3.2
1.5
2.4
4.9
6.4
10.0
3.3

.6
.9
2.2
1.0
-.5
.4
.8
-.2
.1
.0
.2
1.1
.5

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

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

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

12/77

164.3

165.5

5.8

.7

.7

.3

.7

265.3
271.7
268.9
276.9
258.2
294.7
242.3
253.6
279.1
170.0
253.7
274.1
232.1
117.7
316.7
253.9
136.7
269.4
265.1
156.1
137.3
143.4
211.3
208.0
138.2
138.0
391.4
132.9
159.1
186.5

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

-.9
1.9
1.7
.6
-.3
-.3
-2.3
1.3
3.2
1.6
3.0
7.1
-.1
6.1
4.1
.7
.6
2.7
3.0
3.5
2.3
2.5
-.1
-6.2
-2.1
13.5
6.0
1.1
8.6
-39.6

.3
.9
.5
.0
-.5
-1.4
.8
1.1
-1.6
.7
1.5
2.5
.9
-.8
2.6
2.1
2.3
-.1
.6
-.3
-.8
.7
1.8
1.9
.9
2.8
3.6
.8
4.9
-13.1

.0
.2
.3
.8
.8
1.9
.0
-.7
1.5
1.1
-.2
.2
.5
-.5
-1.3
-3.2
.1
-.3
-1.8
-2
-.6
2.1
-.3
.8
-.6
-1.8
.0
.0
-.1
-4.8

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

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

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

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Dec. to
Jan.

Dec.
1984

1

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

Nov. to
Dec.

Jan.
1984

Food at home

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

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Jan.
1985

Food

Cookies

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Dec.
1984

Food and beverages

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

Unadjusted indexes

34

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

12/77

Mill

Will

Will

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

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




35

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

257.3
139.6
228.4
139.9
154.4
272.3
150.5
159.0
152.8

257.8
139.7
228.4
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

3.2
2.9
3.0
2.6
3.5
4.7
2.2
4.9
4.5

0.2
.1
.0
.3
.3
-1.2
.1
1.4
.3

0.4
.8
.7
.7
-.1
.0
.4
-1.2
.6

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

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

303.9
303.9
317.6
299.3
224.0
390.2
167.0
291.6
320.4
274.4
236.0
165.2
306.5
164.0
166.0
167.3
158.7
145.3
158.7
148.0
137.4

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

2.5
.3
16.7
9.8
1.8
41.4
13.8
-11.0
-4.1
17.2
-17.1
-21.8
5.1
8.4
15.8
8.0
3.3
2.1
3.9
3.3
.5

3.6
6.5
2.7
1.9
10.1
-.3
3.0
10.3
1.0
40.9
1.9
6.1
.5
.4
.4
-.1
1.1
.5
1.4
.0
.3

.5
1.5
5.2
3.0
-2.6
-.9
11.9
-1.7
-.7
-4.4
-3.9
-.2
-.4
-.3
-1.0
-1.0
-.3
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.4

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

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

354.9
391.4
162.2
170.7
156.7
293.1
292.6
156.6
152.8
444.7
313.9
144.3
370.3
372.9
150.1
289.1
150.4
160.9
168.7
164.8
161.8
155.4
153.8

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

3.1
3.8
5.7
.7
3.8
5.7
6.9
5.1
5.3
2.2
1.4
-1.1
4.5
5.6
5.1
3.3
5.0
3.6
5.1
3.8
2.8
1.2
2.4

1.0
.7
.2
1.5
.5
.8
1.0
1.0
.5
1.4
2.5
.8
-.1
.0
.9
.6
.8
.8
.7
1.1
.6
.6
.1

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

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

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

Dec.
1984

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

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

Dec.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

342.3
165.3
165.4
167.8

343.0
165.8
165.6
168.0

3.8
3.9
4.0
3.4

0.2
.3
.1
.1

0.3
.3
.5
.4

0.5
.4
.5
.7

0.0
.0
-.1
.0

12/77
12/77

227.2
145.4
231.6
154.1
239.7
122.5
159.8

227.6
145.7
232.0
154.1
241.0
122.9
159.9

2.5
2.0
3.2
.3
.0
1.1
4.5

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

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

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

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

12/77

278.2
277.4
140.4

280.4
277.5
142.9

1.6
.6
3.2

.8
.0
1.8

.3
.3
.1

.3
1.6
.1

-.4
.0
.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

36

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

299.0

299.6

2.2

1.1

3.6

306.7

307.3

2.4

.9

294.1

295.1

1.5

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

309.0
166.0
145.6
189.8
151.0
163.1
261.0
158.4
157.5
167.3
171.9
166.0
166.9

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

12/77

164.3
266.3
273.9
271.3
282.0
261.5
300.5
244.4
258.5
292.4
173.6
253.3
272.1
236.8
112.7
316.7
251.4
138.7
269.4
265.1
156.1
137.3
143.4
211.3
208.0
138.2
138.0
393.2
132.9
160.3
178.2

Food
Food at home
1

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

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

12/77

12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




37

6 months ending in—

3 months ending inDec.
1984

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal 1
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1
Bakery products 1
White bread 1
Other bread 1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 .
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 ..
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

3.1

1.6

3.4

3.6

3.1

1.7

3.3

-.8

3.9

3.2

.3

3.5

4.1
5.8
2.5
12.3
6.9
2.8
-1.2
2.6
3.2
-.8
5.8
15.2
1.7

4.9
3.2
3.1
4.1
2.7
4.9
4.2
2.6
-1.3
6.7
10.1
10.2
6.3

2.9
1.7
.5
.9
-4.4
4.6
5.6
.5
4.7
8.1
5.6
5.5
2.4

4.8
4.7
3.9
7.2
1.6
4.8
4.5
.3
3.1
5.7
4.5
9.1
2.7

4.5
4.5
2.8
8.1
4.8
3.9
1.4
2.6
.9
2.9
8.0
12.7
4.0

3.8
3.2
2.2
4.0
-1.4
4.7
5.1
.4
3.9
6.9
5.1
7.3
2.6

165.5

6.8

7.8

1.5

7.1

7.3

4.2

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

2.6
3.8
3.0
2.0
3.8
-3.1
3.6
4.1
7.2
-.9
5.1
17.4
.9
17.6
4.0
3.2
-2.3
2.9
3.4
6.0
.6
3.5
9.6
4.7
17.3
7.9
3.5
-1.2
3.8
-14.3

-8.9
-4.8
-6.2
-15.3
-13.8
-19.5
-27.0
-20.4
-17.5
-9.3
4.3
12.8
2.1
2.2
10.0
3.7
-1.7
5.6
4.2
5.9
9.3
-.3
-2.9
-5.6
-10.1
13.9
6.9
5.2
11.2
-57.8

.0
1.6
3.2
11.7
8.8
24.5
17.3
15.4
13.1
8.5
-10.1
-18.2
-7.7
-5.6
-4.0
-.2
-7.0
3.0
6.5
3.1
3.3
-2.8
-12.5
-22.6
-13.6
8.8
4.7
-4.1
7.9
-25.9

4.0
7.0
7.1
6.1
1.7
1.5
2.7
9.8
13.3
9.6
14.2
21.0
4.8
11.8
6.9
-3.8
14.5
-.4
-2.1
-1.0
-3.7
10.0
6.8
1.1
.9
24.3
8.6
4.6
11.7
-50.4

-3.3
-.6
-1.7
-7.1
-5.4
-11.7
-13.0
-9.0
-6.0
-5.2
4.7
15.1
1.5
9.6
7.0
3.4
-2.0
4.2
3.8
5.9
4.9
1.6
3.2
-.6
2.7
10.8
5.2
2.0
7.4
-39.8

2.0
4.3
5.1
8.8
5.2
12.4
9.7
12.6
13.2
9.0
1.3
-.5
-1.7
2.7
1.3
-2.0
3.2
1.3
2.1
1.0
-.3
3.4
-3.4
-11.5
-6.7
16.3
6.7
.1
9.8
-39.3

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

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

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

Other
index
base

12/77
12/77

12/77

12/77

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

Mill
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




38

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

257.3
139.8
228.6
139.9
154.4
272.3
150.5
159.0
152.8

257.8
139.0
227.3
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

1.1
1.8
2.2
-.3
.5
-3.4
-1.1
4.0
5.6

1.0
1.2
.9
.6
3.2
14.7
3.6
-1.3
-.3

6.5
7.2
8.3
4.5
7.3
12.0
4.7
11.3
4.9

4.3
1.5
.9
5.9
2.9
-3.3
1.9
5.9
7.9

1.0
1.5
1.5
.1
1.9
5.3
1.2
1.3
2.6

5.4
4.3
4.5
5.2
5.1
4.1
3.3
8.6
6.4

315.8
326.0
349.6
327.1
242.7
440.7
184.0
309.2
350.2
274.4
236.0
180.4
306.5
165.8
169.2
168.2
158.7
145.3
158.7
148.0
137.4

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

-7.3
-15.9
-11.4
4.9
-.9
-10.8
-25.3
-29.7
1.1
-68.5
-5.1
-30.9
14.4
19.3
42.6
12.9
9.9
3.7
7.4
7.2
.3

2.1
.8
15.9
-9.8
.3
175.0
-12.6
-8.5
4.7
-1.4
-49.1
-32.6
4.8
6.9
12.6
7.9
6.2
4.8
-2.5
11.1
5.0

14.9
26.6
32.2
46.7
-10.6
48.6
40.9
21.7
-22.9
383.6
32.8
16.9
.0
5.5
7.8
10.4
-5.1
-1.9
5.7
-6.5
-3.1

1.3
-5.3
36.4
4.6
20.8
9.7
82.3
-19.9
3.4
25.7
-26.6
-31.2
1.8
2.7
4.1
1.0
3.0
1.9
5.1
2.2
.0

-2.7
-7.9
1.3
-2.7
-.3
56.6
-19.2
-19.8
2.9
-44.3
-30.5
-31.8
9.5
12.9
26.7
10.4
8.0
4.2
2.3
9.1
2.6

7.9
9.5
34.3
23.8
3.9
27.6
60.3
-1.3
-10.7
146.6
-1.2
-10.3
.9
4.1
5.9
5.6
-1.1
.0
5.4
-2.3
-1.6

355.9
391.4
162.8
170.7
156.7
293.1
292.6
156.6
152.8
448.5
315.9
146.0
370.3
372.9
150.8
289.1
150.8
160.9
168.7
165.0
162.7
155.4
153.9

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

4.3
8.2
9.1
2.3
7.9
3.5
3.1
4.9
3.3
2.3
1.9
1.6
10.7
10.0
4.0
5.7
3.1
4.9
9,2
38
1.3
3.9
4.6

4.3
4.0
7.0
-1.8
6.1
13.6
19.4
-2.3
17.6
3.8
-.5
2.5
6.8
5.3
9.4
2.3
2.5
-.3
7.7
6.1
4.3
-2.8
1.6

1.9
1.8
4.1
3.5
1.8
4.8
5.5
11.0
1.6
.4
.4
-5.5
2.7
5.5
5.0
3.2
5.8
9.7
4.1
3.7
1.8
2.9
2.4

2.2
1.2
2.5
-1.1
-.5
1.2
.7
7.4
-.5
2.3
4.0
-2.7
-1.7
1.8
2.2
2.2
8.6
.5
-.2
1.5
3.8
.8
1.3

4.3
6.1
8.1
.2
7.0
8.4
10.9
1.2
10.3
3.0
.7
2.0
8.7
7.6
6.7
3.9
2.8
2.3
8.5
4.9
2.8
.5
3.1

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

2.0
1.5
3.3
1.2
.6
3.0
3.0
9.2
.5
1.3
2.2
-4.1
.5
3.6
3.5
2.7
1.2
5.0
1.9
2.6
2.8
1.8
1.8

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

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

342.9
165.5
165.6
168.5

343.0
165.5
165.4
168.5

4.1
4.6
5.1
2.2

4.8
5.3
4.3
5.0

3.1
3.2
2.7
2.2

12/77
12/77

228.6
146.4
233.7
154.1
239.7
122.5
160.0

228.5
146.6
234.1
154.1
241.0
122.9
160.1

1.6
.6
.9
.0
1.2
3.7
4.2

2.7
1.7
3.6
.5
-2.6
-1.0
5.5

12/77

281.4
277.4
141.6

280.4
277.5
142.5

1.0
9.8
3.5

-1.4
-12.8
5.0

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

39

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

Not seasonally adjusted.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

July
1984

Jan.
1985

3.5
2.7
3.5
4.4

4.4
5.0
4.7
3.6

3.3
3.0
3.1
3.3

3.6
3.1
4.2
2.6
4.1
1.6
6.5

1.9
2.8
3.8
-2.0
-2.5
.0
2.0

2.2
1.1
2.2
.3
-.7
1.3
4.9

2.8
2.9
4.0
.3
.8
.8
4.3

5.6
-.9
.9

1.1
8.0
3.4

-.2
-2.2
4.2

3.4
3.5
2.1

Jan.
1985

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

Other
index
base

Group and item

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

Dec. to
Jan.

5.8
5.2
5.2
7.5
1.9
..
..
..
2.2
2.6
.7
1.1
2.6
.8
1.2

0.2
.3
.4
.4
.9
1.3
-.1
.0
.2
.2
.1
.3
.0
.6
1.0
4.8
-.7
-.3

-0.1
-.2
.4
.4
.4
.0
-.1
_
_
_
-.1
-.4
.6
1.4
-.6
.4
1.0

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

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

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

2.9
2.3
-3.3
-4.0
.9
4.0
5.5
2.1
4.7
4.0
8.3
-4.4
1.4
5.8
6.2
7.1

.3
.2
-.7
-.8
-.1
.5
.8
.1
.6
.2
.4
.0
-.1
1.3
1.2
1.3

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

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

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

240.5
197.3
244.1
143.0
162.9
222.5
156.4
121.9
126.4
140.4
147.3
98.2
91.3
105.0
188.6
203.8
148.9
118.9
120.2

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

1.3
.0
4.2
4.5
3.7
1.7
—4
1.7
.2
5.5
-3.2
-5.7
-7.0
-4.8
-1.2
.7
.8
-3.6
-2.3

.0
-.5
-1.5
-2.0
-1.0
-.9
-3.8
-.6
-.2
1.8
-.1
-.1
-.7
.2
-.1
-.1
-.7
.2
-.6

.0
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.3
.3
-.2
-.9
-.6
-.5
-.6
-.4
-.7
-.5
-.1
.7
-1.5
-1.6

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

.1
-.3
-.4
-.6
-1.0
-.4
-3.8
.6
-.2
2.4
-.1
-.1
-.7
.2
-.1
-.1
-.7
.2
-.6

12/77

117.4

118.4

-5.4

.9

-1.3

-1.3

.9

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

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

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

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

1

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

6/78

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

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Oct. to
Nov.

12/84

1

Unadjusted indexes

40

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

335.0
359.0
100.0
255.3
374.6
388.3
114.6
163.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
359.8
407.7
259.3
151.0
122.5
142.0
145.2

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

387.1
479.7
628.4
634.0
196.2
441.0
347.3
579.7
235.0
190.9
167.0
116.5
124.0
388.3
105.9
106.0

Jan.
1984

3.4
4.0

Dec.
1984

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Oct. to
Nov.

12/77

140.7

141.0

0.7

0.2

0.9

0.6

0.2

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

141.9
132.5
140.9
144.3
304.6
301.1
155.7
155.6
148.8
156.0
140.3
331.1
337.5

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

2.2
3.5
-1.9
1.7
3.6
3.8
3.0
4.7
3.0
3.9
2.6
2.3
.0

-1.0
-1.1
1.3
.2
.8
.7
.8
.5
.2
1.3

-.3
1.4

3.0
-.1

-1.0
-1.1

-1.7
2.9

.9
.2
.0

2.6
-.6
.4
.7
.4
-.4
.5
.3
.4
.0
.0

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

1.3
.2
.6
.7
.8
.5
.2
1.3
1.5
.2
.0

176.9
152.8

178.2
152.6

4.1
4.8

.7
-.1

-.2
.5

.3
-.1

.7
-.1

202.1
189.2
185.3
196.8
124.1
106.8
108.8
147.6
130.7
123.1
126.5
125.6
134.7
124.2
168.6
112.6
178.2
160.7
101.5
138.3
99.9
109.9
101.8
106.3
129.6
302.9
201.0
120.5
134.3
211.7
138.9
138.3
122.9
309.3
184.9
162.6

198.5
185.1
180.9
193.6
122.5
105.6
104.4
145.2
129.9
122.4
123.2
118.0
133.9
123.4
162.1
108.3
164.6
154.8
96.5
137.3
93.0
105.9
94.8
103.1
128.6
299.7
199.9
119.1
133.9
209.5
138.5
138.4
119.5
310.2
185.3
163.5

1.6
1.1
1.1
1.8
2.3
1.5
.1
2.3
.8
4.5
.4
-2.6
1.4
2.3
1.3
1.4
-1.4
2.9
1.9
2.2
-1.0
1.0
-.3
1.7
1.7
2.5
-1.9
1.2
-3.0
1.1
1.5
2.5
-.7
4.8
4.5
5.2

-1.8
-2.2
-2.4
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-4.0
-1.6
-.6
-.6
-2.6
-6.1
-.6
-.6
-3.9
-3.8
-7.6
-3.7
-4.9

-.1
-.2
-.2
.2
.2
-.4
.3
.1
-.1
1.2
.2

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

-.1
-.3
-.2

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

12/77
12/77

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

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

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

41

-.7
-6.9
-3.6
-6.9
-3.0
-.8
-1.1
-.5
-1.2
-.3
-1.0

-.3
.1
-2.8
.3
.2
.6

.1
.8
.1
-.4
.1

1.5
-1.2
1.5
.0
-4.1

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

Nov. to
Dec.

.1

1.2
.0

-.1
-.7
.2
.5
-.5
.7
1.1
-.4

-.6
-1.9
.6
.4
.2

-1.2
-.4
-.5
.7
-.9
.3
-1.0
1.8

-2.1
.0
-.2
-.5
.2
.4
.2
.1

.1
.6

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

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

Group and item

Transportation
Private
New vehicles
New cars
New trucks and motorcycles 1
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Automobile maintenance and repair
Body work 1
Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical
repair1
Maintenance and servicing 1
Power plant repair
Other private transportation 1
Other private transportation commodities 1
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1
Automobile parts and equipment1
Tires1
Other parts and equipment1
Other private transportation services 1
Automobile insurance 1
Automobile finance charges 1
Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1
State registration 1
Drivers' license 1
Automobile inspection 1
Other automobile-related fees 1
Public transportation 1
Airline fare 1
Intercity bus fare 1
Intracity mass transit1
Taxi fare 1
Intercity train fare 1
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Prescription drugs
Anti-infective drugs 1
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Circulatories and diuretics 1
Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical
supplies
Pain and symptom control drugs 1
Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory
agents
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1
Eyeglasses 1
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services
Professional services
Physicians' services
Dental services 1
Other professional services 1
Other medical care services
Hospital and other medical services
Hospital room
Other hospital and medical care services

Other
index
base

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

-0.4
-.4
.6
.5
.8
.1
-2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-2.4
-1.6
.2
.5

0.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.9
-.5
.3
.5
.3
.3
-.2
.2
.1

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

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

3.9
2.9
3.1
6.1
-.7
1.5
-1.1
-2.0
1.3
7.3
8.1
6.0
6.7
9.3
4.2
1.7
4.5
3.5
6.5
8.4
1.1
1.6
4.5

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

.2
.2
.0
.8
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
.8
.7
1.1
.1
.2
.0
.0
1.3
.4
.1
.4
.5
-.2
.0
.4

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

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

389.3
248.0
247.0
174.3
220.2
175.3

5.9
7.1
9.8
6.2
15.9
8.8

.7
.3
.4
-.2
.6
.6

.4
.7
.9
.3
1.2
.9

.4
.9
1.0
.5
1.3
.3

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

230.7
197.2

231.2
198.7

11.2
7.9

.2
.8

1.2
.8

1.8
.5

.6
.8

179.7
167.8
140.9
275.0
161.9
417.0
354.4
387.9
335.3
158.4
495.3
215.1
680.9
212.5

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

8.2
5.1
3.4
5.8
4.3
5.7
6.2
5.5
7.4
5.5
5.2
7.3
7.0
7.6

.8
.2
.4
.3
-.2
.7
.8
.6
.6
2.5
.7
.8
.9
.8

.9
.4
.3
.1
1.5
.4
.4
.3
.6
.4
.3
.5
.3
.8

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

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

Jan.
1985

317.9
313.9
210.8
211.3
103.4
382.6
367.8
367.1
204.1
211.5
93.9
347.1
174.7

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

2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.8
7.1
-3.6
-3.7
-4.5
-3.8
-2.0
3.4
3.9

174.0
156.3
164.8
283.3
204.7
155.2
128.9
175.1
134.0
306.7
338.9
170.5
159.6
212.9
164.1
142.3
177.8
382.8
451.1
455.4
346.5
320.3
388.7

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

386.7
247.2
245.9
174.6
218.9
174.2

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

12/83

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

42

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

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

Group and item

Entertainment
,
Entertainment commodities
Reading materials 1
Newspapers 1
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1
Sporting goods and equipment
Sport vehicles 1
Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1

Other
index
base

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

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

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

12/77

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

12/77

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

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

0.3
.4
.1
.5
-.5

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

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

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

-.1
.8

.4
.0
.0
.4
.6
.5
.8
1.7

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

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

3.4
2.4
4.8
4.6
5.2
9.1
8.4
9.3
10.3
10.7
9.7
6.0

.0
.1
.3
.0
.7
.4
1.9
.1
.0
.0
.0
.6

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

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

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

-3.5
4.1
2.5

-2.4
.5
.2

.5
.0
-.2

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

255.8
250.9
168.2
320.4
175.4
133.0
135.4
116.1
199.5
134.0
141.5
135.6
136.4
155.3
265.6
166.8
156.9
138.5

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

4.2
3.1
5.3
4.0
7.1
2.9
4.8
-.3
-.5
-.2
2.0
.5
3.7
3.4
6.1
5.5
8.8
3.4

312.8
314.2
322.1
161.0
274.4
274.2
155.8
170.0

315.6
320.8
329.2
161.5
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

5.9
5.5
5.6
4.3
3.7
2.7
1.6
3.3

156.3
158.3
275.0
276.6
153.8
386.4
338.9
397.8
202.3
202.2
202.9
209.7

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

363.6
355.9
382.7

355.0
357.6
383.3

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

0.3
.1
.4
.2
.7
.7
1.0
-.5
.2
.2
-.4
-1.1
-.2
.6
.7
.5
1.4
-.1
.9

2.1
2.2
.3
.2
.1

1.0
1.4
1.0
.1

-1.3
.0
.2

NOTE: Homeownership components in this table have been
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

43

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

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential 1
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school 1
Tenants' insurance 1
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs 1
Maintenance and repair services 1
Maintenance and repair commodities 1
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services 1
Telephone services 1
Local charges 1
Interstate toll calls 1
Intrastate toll calls 1
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television 1
Refuse collection 1

Other
index
bas&

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Jan.
1985

335.6
359.0
100.2
255.3
381.7
402.1
114.6
163.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
359.8
407.7
259.3
151.0
122.5
142.0
145.2

336.1
360.0
100.5
256.3
380.1
398.6
1.14.5
163.5
100.2
100.2
100.1
360.9
407.8
260.8
152.5
128.4
141.0
144.8

-2.6
-5.4
_
5.7
10.3
14.0
-.4
-1.5
_
_
1.4
3.5
-4.7
-9.0
-2.2
.9
-3.9

6.2
8.0
5.5
4.6
3.7
.0
1.5
_
3.5
4.3
1.9
-.3
-4.4
5.5
13.6

9.2
12.5
_
6.8
4.0
3.3
34.6
7.7
_
_
1.8
2.9
-1.4
-.5
.0
-1.7
-6.1

1.1
2.1
5.2
2.1
.1
-3
.2
_
2.2
-.3
7.4
15.8
18.4
-1.4
2.2

1.7
1.0
5.6
7.4
8.7
-.2
.0
2.5
3.9
-1.5
-4.7
-3.3
3.2
4.5

5.1
7.2
5.9
3.1
1.7
15.8
3.9
2.0
1.3
2.9
7.3
8.8
-1.5
-2.0

390.5
484.3
631.5
638.7
194.4
445.9
355.8
582.6
235.0
190.9
167.0
116.5
124.0
388.3
105.9
106.0

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

6.5
6.6
11.7
12.7
9.9
5.1
8.0
1.6
6.3
6.9
9.6
2.7
4.7
4.4
8.2
5.7

5.2
5.4
-6.0
-7.4
2.1
9.1
12.8
4.5
4.4
3.7
12.4
-18.5
7.0
5.8
8.0
6.9

1.6
.8
-4.3
-4.5
-5.0
2.3
2.0
2.6
3.9
3.9
7.6
.0
-3.5
4.0
-1.9
5.5

-1.5
-3.2
-12.8
-14.6
-2.8
-.2
-.4
-.3
4.2
1.7
3.7
-.3
-2.2
9.1
11.2
10.3

5.8
6.0
2.5
2.1
5.9
7.1
10.4
3.0
5.4
5.3
11.0
-8.5
5.8
5.1
8.1
6.3

.1
-1.2
-8.6
-9.7
-3.9
1.0
.8
1.1
4.0
2.8
5.6
-.2
-2.8
6.6
4.4
7.9

12/77
12/77
12/77

241.0
197.9
245.9
144.6
162.9
222.4
156.4
121.0
126.4
141.1
147.3
98.2
91.3
105.0
188.6
203.8
148.9
118.9
120.2

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

-.2
-1.6
2.9
2.1
9.9
-1.8
-3.9
2.7
1.3
2.4
-1.3
-6.0
-8.7
-4.3
2.8
.2
2.8
4.3
10.5

.0
-2.6
1.4
2.9
-1.5
1.9
-4.0
6.1
2.9
6.2
-7.7
-8.3
-9.3
-7.5
-7.3
-4.7
-4.3
-10.7
-16.1

5.0
6.1
14.0
25.0
4.1
12.3
22.8
-2.9
5.8
9.5
1.1
-2.8
-7.9
.7
3.9
7.6
5.6
1.0
9.0

.7
-1.6
-1.1
-8.9
2.8
-4.7
-13.2
1.0
-8.4
4.3
-4.5
-5.5
-1.7
-7.9
-3.5
.0
-.5
-8.3
-9.7

-.1
-2.1
2.1
2.5
4.0
.0
-3.9
4.4
2.1
4.3
-4.6
-7.2
-9.0
-5.9
-2.4
-2.3
-.8
-3.5
-3.7

2.8
2.2
6.1
6.7
3.4
3.4
3.3
-1.0
-1.6
6.8
-1.7
-4.1
-4.9
-3.7
.1
3.7
2.5
-3.8
-.8

12/77

117.4

118.4

-3.2

-4.1

-7.3

-7.1

-3.6

-7.2

12/84

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

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

12/77
12/77
12/77
1

12/83
12/83

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Dec.
1984

6/78

Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture 1
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables 1
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment1
Television and sound equipment1
Television 1
Sound equipment 1
Household appliances 1
Refrigerator and home freezer1
Laundry equipment 1
Other household appliances 1
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 ....
Office machines, small electric appliances, and
air conditioners 1

Seasonally
aujusiea
indexes

44

Apr.
1984

July
1984

Oct.
1984

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

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

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

140.7

141.0

2.0

-3.4

141.9
132.5
140.9
144.3
305.1
301.1
12/77 155.7
12/77 155.6
12/77 148.8
12/77 156.0
12/77 140.8
331.1
337.5

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

4.4
21.4
-1.1
-4.7
1.6
.8
.5
6.0
.8
4.5
-3.7
2.0
.0

-3.4
-6.5
-4.9
.6
4.2
3.5
2.9
5.7
5.6
5.8
-1.4
2.7
.0

12/77
12/77

176.9
152.8

178.2
152.6

2.4
5.3

201.5
188.5
184.4
195.7
123.2
106.9
106.2
147.6
129.2
122.9
126.4
125.2
134.4
124.3
167.8
112.2
177.5
160.3
101.3
137.7
101.2
108.8
100.6
106.1
127.9
302.9
201.0
120.5
134.3
211.5
139.2
138.3
122.3
309.7
185.2
162.6

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

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

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

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

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

45

6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Jan.
1985

July
1984

Jan.
1985

-2.8

7.4

-0.7

2.2

1.2
.3

6.8
.6

-9.4
1.1
3.6
.1
4.0
7.2
3.6
.8
6.9
3.2
.0

8.9
10.3
4.7

.4
6.6
-3.0
-2.1

11.1
4.7
.0
1.9
4.7
9.5
1.2
.0

2.1
1.7
5.8
3.2
5.2
-2.6
2.4
.0

4.0
.5
-.7
5.6
4.2
5.5
4.3
3.5
2.7
2.7
8.2
2.2
.0

6.7
3.9

4.4
9.2

3.2
1.1

4.5
4.6

3.8
5.0

-.8
-1.5

-.2
-1.3

9.4
10.1

-1.7
-2.3
-.3
-4.4
-11.1

-2.2
.6
-1.0

11.6

-1.2
-2.5
-2.6
1.2
2.6
3.8
2.3
-6.6
-3.3
8.2
-3.5

-.5
-1.4
-2.0
-.8
-.7
3.2
-6.3
-.1
2.8
- 5
-1.0
1.8
-1.1
-2.6
-4.3
-4.3
-2.8
1.1
-12.3

4.0
3.6
4.3
4.4
5.4
.0
6.7
4.9
-1.4
9.9
1.8
-6.6
3.8
7.5
7.3
7.6
.0
4.6

Apr.
1984

.6
8.0

6.2
-7.2
-6.9
-1.2
-8.4
-4.1
-4.3
-7.2
7.0
-16.1
1.8
5.3
-2.2

-6.3
-3.8
-1.9
10.4
3.6

11.0
.9
1.0
.6
-3.2
4.0
2.6
3.7
3.9

July
1984

11.5
-1.2
-.8

-2.1
-6.8
5.7
11.3

-.9
3.4
-4.6
-4.3
1.9
-4.4
-8.3
1.8
-22.4
-4.4
5.4
-10.1
-3.4
-9.9

1.0
-.3
1.5
2.1
6.3
-.6

-1.0
6.4
6.2
4.1

Oct.
1984

7.7
8.2
-3.6
11.3
17.7
.6
11.7
7.3

2.6
.6
13.8
20.2
19.4
22.7
8.1

39.9
.9
60.4
13.9
7.1
26.7
7.2

15.2
-3.8
-5.5
-3.1
3.9
-.3
15.8
-.3
5.8
5.2
8.3

-15.0
7.1
1.6
-4.2
-3.2
-18.5
1.2
.4

2.9

4.1
-26.8
-2.2
-6.6
-2.6
5.1
-3.7
-7.8
.3
-10.8
-2.6
.0

1.8
-9.6
-3.3
-.6
-7.0
-2.6
-.3
2.3
5.2

-.9
-5.4
4.4
3.3
4.5

-1.9
1.5
4.5

1.2

1.5
3.4

4.9
4.0

18.5
2.5
8.4
5.6
.0
11.1
6.1
5.3
-5.8
-2.6
-7.1
.6
-.1
7.2
-2.9
5.1
4.2
6.4

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

Seasonally
adjusted
indexes
Group and item

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

Other
index
base

3 months ending in—
Dec.

Jan.

1984

1985

Apr.

July

Oct.

Jan.

1984

1984

1985

6.8
7.3
3.8
3.6
2.8

2.6
2.7
5.7
5.3
4.8

317.5
313.5
210.5
210.9
104.2
382.8
365.2
364.4
201.8
210.0
92.4
348.2
175.5

174.0
156.3
164.9
283.3
204.7
155.2
128.9
175.1
134.0
306.7
338.9
170.5
159.6
212.9
164.1
142.3
177.8
382.8
451.1
455.4
346.5
320.3
388.7

174.2
156.4
165.6
284.7
204.2
154.5
128.6
174.9
133.6
308.6
343.9
169.2
159.8
213.1
164.9
142.3
178.0
384.2
454.1
459.3
346.7
322.4
390.7

387.4
248.1
12/77
12/77
12/77

246.7
174.6
218.9
174.2

388.4
248.7
248.2
174.3
221.3
175.3

7.2
7.4
9.3
7.8
14.8
11.4

12/77
12/77

232.0
197.2

233.3
198.7

6.6
13.2

9.3

13.7

3.6

12/77
12/77
12/77

180.7
167.8
140.9
275.0
161.9
417.4
355.9
390.1
335.3
158.4
494.8
215.1
679.7
212.6

182.7
168.2
141.4
275.8
161.6
418.8
357.2
390.2
337.2
162.3
496.3
215.8
682.2
213.3

10.6

7.4
3.0
8.7
8.0
7.1
7.3
7.6
8.7
5.3
7.0
9.3
- 10.2
8.1

9.8
8.4

12/83

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

46

6 months ending in—

1984
316.7
312.7
209.8
210.1
103.4
376.5
370.0
369.4
205.6
212.9
93.9
347.4
174.7

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent <change for—

23.0

-0.3

-.9
.8

1.0
-.4
7.5

-5.3

2.2
2.1
1.3
1.1
8.1
5.1
-4.0
-4.0
-6.1
-3.9
-9.0

3.3
3.6

2.8
2.3
2.2
2.7
1.3
3.8
6.0

3.9
3.7
3.5
2.3

3.4
2.9
3.8
5.3

6.7
3.4
2.0
9.7

-1.5

-3.7

-.8

5.1

-1.8
-4.4

-4.9
-7.7

5.3
3.0

1.5
6.9
3.7

-3.7
-3.1
-4.0
-3.4
-4.7
12.3

1.9
1.5
3.2
7.2
6.5
5.1

1.6
1.5
2.7
1.1

2.6
3.5
2.9

3.8
2.0

1.6
6.7
.0
1.1
2.6
-.5
-.9
3.5
-.8
.9
-.3

-13.8
-13.9
-15.6
-14.0
-2.5

13.9

7.4
3.7
7.5
.3
5.5
11.4
21.5
10.8

9.5
15.3
16.0
28.4

7.4
.3
5.2
.9

2.8
3.3

6.8
8.2

3.4
7.2
16.1
-5.7

2.3
.4
2.0
5.2
4.6
2.8

July
1984

3.2
3.1
2.3
2.3
1.2
15.0
-6.4
-6.5
-6.9
-6.8

Jan.
1985

2.4
2.4
3.5
3.2
6.4
-.3
-.7
-.9
-2.0

-.7

.0
3.4
3.2

-4.0

3.6
3.3
3.6
3.8

4.3
2.5
2.6
8.4
1.3

-2.6

3.3
4.6

2.1

.9

-3.4
-6.1

1.3
2.2
-.7
9.7

3.4
4.9
3.7
7.8
4.5
5.2
3.7
.7
4.0
5.2
9.7
7.1
2.2
1.6
4.4

12.7

4.3

8.9
13.5

4.6
2.7
4.9
1.8
3.4
9.6
.1
1.7

2.0

4.8

6.3
.0

13.1
.1

.4
.1

3.0
9.2

5.5
6.8

4.7

10.0
12.4
17.0

10.6
2.3
15.4
7.6

5.1

7.3

15.7
10.7

16.2

15.6
8.5

8.0
8.3

14.6

6.4

7.1

4.6

11.0

5.3
5.0
6.9

4.6
1.7
5.1
6.4
4.4
5.2

8.8
6.3
4.0

6.0
5.7

2.9
3.8
2.7
1.8
5.2
6.5

5.6

5.8

3.1

6.6
1.5
6.4
8.8

8.5
1.8
3.9
5.6
4.5
6.1

5.4
2.3
9.3
6.1
6.6
9.1

2.4
16.5
10.0

1.0

6.3

7.4

5.9
13.9

3.6
5.8
3.8
7.7

6.6
7.0
9.2

7.8
4.4
6.6
6.5
6.6
7.7
3.4
6.7
9.1
10.0

8.2

4.6
5.1

7.1
10.3

7.0

7.4

7.8
3.8
2.7
3.9
4.1
4.8
5.8
4.4
7.2
7.7
3.8
5.7
4.2
6.9

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

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

Other
index
base

Jan.
1985

256.7
252.3
12/77 168.2
320.4
12/77 175.4
12/77 134.0
12/77 135.4
12/77 116.1
200.8
12/77 134.0
12/77 142.3
12/77 136.7
12/77 137.9
12/77 155.3
265.6
12/77 166.8
12/77 156.9
12/77 138.5

257.7
252.4
168.8
321.0
176.6
134.4
136.8
115.5
200.8
134.3
141.9
135.2
137.9
156.3
267.4
167.6
159.1
138.4

311.9
314.2
322.1
162.3
274.4
274.2
155.8
170.0

315.1
320.8
329.2
162.3
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

156.3
158.3
275.0
276.6
153.8
381.8
338.6
392.4
198.8
198.8
198.7
209.7

156.3
158.5
275.7
276.7
154.9
384.7
341.4
395.1
200.1
200.0
200.3
211.0

366.0
359.7
382.7

361.1
359.8
383.3

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

12/77

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

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

Not seasonally adjusted.




6 months ending in—

3 months ending in—
Dec.
1984

12/77

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for—

Apr.
1984

3.3
2.8
9.6
5.7

July
1984

Oct.
1984

3.7
2.1
.0
2.8
-3.5
-2.1
-4.4

5.0
3.4
7.5
3.3
13.1
5.9
4.0

1.0
-2.4
-3.2

-2.1
-2.6
2.7
1.7
.3
5.4
5.3
7.3

Jan.
1985

July
1984

3.5
2.5
4.7
4.3
5.4
.5
3.2
.2
-1.0
-.6
2.0
.9
2.7
2.1
5.4
2.0
12.4
3.2

5.2
3.7
5.9
3.8
8.8
5.3
6.4
-.7
-.1
.1
2.1
.1

12.0
2.9
4.8

5.3
4.1
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.6
8.9
.7
2.4
-2.3
2.6
.0
3.9
4.2
6.2
6.5
7.9
2.3

.9
2.4
-6.3

7.9
9.9
10.3
5.5
4.3
4.2
2.6
4.7

4.0
1.7
1.6
5.7
4.1
2.5
-.3
2.0

6.9
8.7
9.0
3.5
3.7
3.0
1.6
13.7

6.3
5.9
5.9
3.9
3.6
2.6
2.5
-1.0

5.4
5.1
5.2
4.6
3.9
2.8
.6
7.6

4.3
1.0
4.8
4.6
5.5
11.2

6.4
3.1
4.4
4.1
4.6
10.0

10.0

14.2
10.2
7.6

10.1
11.8
11.8
12.5
5.6

1.0
-1.3
4.6
4.0
5.6
8.5
9.2
8.2
9.7
9.1
9.1
4.3

5.4
2.1
4.6
4.4
5.1

9.9
11.4

2.1
6.8
5.5
5.7
5.1
7.2
4.7
7.6
7.0
7.7
7.0
6.4

13.0
11.4
6.6

1.6
2.7
5.0
4.9
5.4
7.9
6.9
7.9
8.4
8.4
8.0
5.3

1.5
5.3
2.9

-13.5
8.5
3.6

2.7
2.4
3.0

-3.7
.3
.6

-6.3
6.9
3.2

-.6
1.3
1.8

15.1
3.1
11.5
-.7
.4
2.1
1.2
1.8
.9
-.3
4.2
3.3
5.9
5.5
4.8
2.1
1.7
2.3

2.9

12.7

2.9
.0
4.6
4.6
6.6
.8
19.3
.9

10.6
10.0
10.7

12.3

NOTE: Homewnership components in this table
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

47

Jan.
1985

4.7
4.8
6.8
9.2
5.4
3.6

have been

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

315.3

315.3

315.5

316.1

3.6

0.3

0.2

4.0

0.1

0.1

314.1
311.9
311.7
306.6
303.7

313.9
308.7
311.7
308.0
306.0

314.0
309.1
311.1
308.0
305.1

315.1
310.9
313.0
308.4
306.3

3.2
3.2
4.6
3.7
4.0

.4
.7
.4
.1
.1

.4
.6
.6
.1
.4

3.3
3.0
4.5
4.7
4.6

.0
-.9
-.2
.5
.5

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

278.3
315.2
309.4
325.1
350.6
168.6
324.6
301.5
306.8
313.3
364.1
319.5
314.6

2.5
2.5
4.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
3.4
3.6
4.0
4.1
5.2
3.5
3.6

.3
.0
.5
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.1
.7
1.4
.1
.4
-.2

2.5
-.1
-.9
.8
-.3
-.1
.0
.3
-.5

Jan.
1984

Area
U.S. city average .
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind ....
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania....
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis.
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif ...

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

10/67

277.5
315.3
307.8
325.4
349.4
168.3
324.3
301.1
304.8
309.1
363.7
318.1
315.1

11/77

317.8
296.1
340.1
333.7
287.4
334.4
314.1
328.0
321.1
327.5

318.2
303.4
339.7
330.7
289.8
333.4
313.7
327.9
322.1
325.8

3.5
5.3
3.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.5
3.3
2.5
6.0

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

166.5
170.6
170.5
170.2

166.9
170.4
170.8
170.2

4.2
3.2
4.0
4.5

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

166.8
172.1
170.7
168.8
169.2

167.0
172.5
170.8
168.7
169.3

4.2
4.2
4.0
3.6
3.3

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class z
A-1 .
A-2.
B ....
C ....
D ....
See footnotes at end of table.




48

.1

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—
Dec.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Centrai/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

,
,
,
,

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

163.5
173.4
170.2
172.2
170.0
168.9
171.9
170.6
175.3
167.2
169.5
162.7
169.8
167.5
170.1
170.1

164.3
173.2
170.3
172.1
169.9
169.2
172.0
170.9
174.4
166.4
170.2
162.9
169.7
167.6
170.4
170.1

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:




4.5
3.3
4.2
4.9
3.8
3.4
4.3
4.2
3.6
3.0
4.0
4.2
4.6
2.9
2.8
3.7

0.5
-.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.2
.1
.2
-.5
-.5
.4
.1
-.1
.1
.2
.0

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI
program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national
index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to
•substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the
national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than
the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses.

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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 1

Indexes, January 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind ....
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

296.1

312.4

266.6

258.8

320.8

358.0

269.4
309.0
294.1
279.5
292.2
280.3
317.4
307.0
298.5
284.7
282.8
328.6
314.9
290.5
301.5
156.1
283.2
294.9
306.2
289.6
292.0
278.3
285.0
297.9
296.8
303.8
278.3
316.5

276.3
3103
319.6
301.9
285.8
301.6
367.6
326.1
310.1
297.0
321.4
310.0
309.5
306.6
321.4
164.2
319.8
337.3
315.6
296.5
318.3
298.3
309.9
337.1
318.6
324.3
296.5
340.2

246.6
243.7
260.1
272.7
256.8
263.9
269.0
287.8
253.0
250.6
258.3
300.0
281.8
254.2
275.2
150.3
266.0
251.5
270.2
278.1
263.7
249.9
272.1
246.5
269.1
272.5
248.5
278.9

248.3
292.0
251.4
233.9
257.5
244.5
262.3
266.7
273.0
272.3
252.3
298.1
298.2
269.6
253.5
151.6
265.8
280.7
268.9
245.9
251.1
231.3
222.6
280.4
247.2
252.2
245.1
246.0

261.0
358.2
329.0
286.5
333.7
296.9
340.7
309.5
307.3
297.9
266.4
378.7
343.2
327.6
306.6
174.6
289.5
302.0
345.1
308.6
304.7
307.9
295.7
354.6
320.3
342.7
244.0
352.2

330.4
397.8
361.1
324.6
361.3
330.1
403.4
368.1
372.1
346.7
353.5
386.4
367.3
336.6
372.4
151.6
310.8
339.4
380.3
342.2
366.5
335.8
356.8
352.1
357.7
369.7
373.3
402.5

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

152.0
148.8
154.4
157.8

162.1
165.1
165.2
171.5

150.6
145.3
148.1
150.7

143.6
141.6
152.1
149.5

166.1
158.0
169.2
175.3

144.7
144.7
150.6
154.5

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

151.9
153.7
154.1
151.7
153.5

162.6
167.2
166.7
166.3
164.2

148.9
147.3
148.2
146.9
154.0

147.2
147.1
147.3
144.0
144.7

160.5
168.9
173.4
166.9
165.6

147.8
150.4
148.3
146.7
146.8

10/67

11/77

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




50

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home 1

Indexes, January 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A ..
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

. .

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

151.3
149.2
157.2
157.2
154.0
145.2
155.1
159.6
154.0
148.6
151.7
153.7
150.5
151.0
153.4
163.5

See footnotes at end of table.




51

160.9
1637
168.8
171.1
163.3
163.5
165.1
175.7
165.2
168.1
165.8
166.2
164.6
167.6
158.5
170.5

148.7
145.9
150.0
149.1
154.6
140.5
145.9
151.4
155.0
143.3
145.2
147.7
151.9
150.4
154.8
163.3

145.0
144.5
152.4
151.6
142.5
141.2
151.9
150.2
141.0
137.3
150.4
145.0
137.0
138.4
154.9
144.4

164.2
157.2
168.3
169.3
169.5
154.2
177.6
184.2
175.7
162.7
164.2
168.6
158.1
158.2
163.6
194.7

145.0
144.7
157.1
156.5
145.7
140.6
150.8
153.5
142.3
145.8
147.8
151.2
144.7
147.7
144.3
153.4

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average

1.0

0.5

0.3

0.2

3.6

1.0

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
,
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
,
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.,
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1.2
1.4
.9
2.1
1.5
1.1
.8
1.1
.7
1.2
.1
1.4
.6
1.0
1.3
.1
1.0
.9
1.6
.7
1.8
.9
.2
-.7
1.6
.0
.4
1.5

.7
1.8
.9
1.8
-.1
-.1
-.9
2.0
.1
.1
1.5
.0
1.4
1.1
.9
-.5
.2
.2
.9
1.7
1.2
.9
.5
.3
1.0
.9
.4
1.6

1.9
-.8
.2
2.1
.0
1.0
2.0
-1.5
.5
.1
-.9
-4.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-1.1
.0
.2
1.9
-.6
1.4
-.7
-1.7
-3.7
-.4
-1.2
.2
.5

.6
-1.7
-.8
.0
.2
2.0

1.8
4.4
2.0
2.6
8.6
4.9
1.0
3.7
1.8
4.2
-.8
-1.3
3.6
3.4
5.6
1.0
6.2
3.7
3.5
2.5
3.4
4.9
3.0
2.0
6.4
2.6
-.1
2.8

.7
3.3
1.8
3.3

-1.1
1.1
2.3

1.5
.6
.7
1.0

.8
.2
.4
.8

1.3
-.1
-.1
-.5

4.1
2.8
2.7
4.9

1.3
.5
1.1
.8

1.3
.9
.7
1.0
.8

.9
.8
.5
.1
-.2

1.0
-.3
-.6
.4
.5

3.7
3.2
3.2
4.2
3.6

1.0

-.1
1.1
.0
.3
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
.4
-.2
.6
.4
-.3
.4
.2
.6
.4
1.2
-.4
.2
-.2
.0

.9
-.6
.9
2.4
1.1

1.6
.9
1.0
-.2
1.3
1.6

1.5
.0
.7
.9
.6
2.5
.9
.6
.0
2.0

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




52

1.2
1.2
.6
.5

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure
categories—Continued

Area, region, and population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 198E
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A .
Northeast/B ..
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/ D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

.. .

.

.

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




1.0
.5
1 0
.9
1.1
.2
.1
.9
-.1
-.4
4
.3
-.8
-.1
-.2
.4

1.6
.7
.9
1.0
1.7
.6
.3
.6
1.2
.6
.8
1.6
1.2
.1
.9
1.5
3

1.6
-.3
0
-.6
.7
-.5
-1.1
-1.3
.5
.7
1
1 1
1.9
-.1
7
.0

-0.1
1.0
-3
.3
-.6
.4
-.1
.7
.7
.0

o
5
.7
-1.6
1 0
-.6

3.7
3.1
26
4.4
5.0
2.2
1.8
4.1
5.7
2.8
35
6.3
3.5
2.2
30
7.4

1.4
.4
1.6
1.0
2.1
1.1
1.2
.5
.5
.3
.9
.6
.3
.4
.6
.8

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

53

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.'vJorthwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
0.2

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.1

0.4

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.7
.7
1.0
.5
.3
.9
.2
3.6

.7
.7
1.1
-.1

.1
.1
.1
1.5

.7
.8
1.3

1.0

1.0
1.2
2.0

-.9
.0
.4

.9
-.4

1.0
.2
.2

4.9
-.6
.0
.0

-.8
.9
.0
1.1

.9
1.9
2.4
-.3
3.5
.9
.0

1.3
1.3
1.8
1.2
1.4
2.2
.2
3.4
2.5
.3
1.9

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

.2
.3
.4
.4
.9
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.7
-.8
.0
.4
.8
.0
.0

.7
1.2
1.4
1.1
3.7
1.1
1.1
.6
.8
-1.0
-1.2
.0
1.1
.0
2.2
-.5

2.2
1.1
.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

-1.7
-2.1
-1.4
-3.5
-1.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular ....
Gasoline, unleaded premium .
Public transportation

-.3
-.4
-2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-2.4
-1.5
.4

All items.

Medical care.

.1
.4
5.6
1.6
-.2
.2

-1.2

5.9
.5

1.2
1.4
1.4
1.2
3.0
1.4
1.4
3.4
5.2
.6
NA
.6
5.3
2.5
7.8
-1.0

-.1
-.2
.1
-.1
1.4
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
.0
-.2
.8
-1.6
.2

-3.8
-4.7
-1.9
-6.1
-7.5

-6.1
-7.3
-6.1
-11.9
-5.1

-2.4
-3.0
-.1
-8.9
-3.3

-1.7
-2.0

.9
-4.4
.4

-2.7
-3.2
-4.4
-5.5
.2

.0
-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.6
-2.0
-1.3
.2

-.7
-.7
-3.5
-3.6
-4.1
-3.7
-2.5

-.4
-.5
-3.5
-3.5
-4.1
-3.8
-2.3

-.1
-.3

.1
.1

-1.3

-.9
-.9
-1.1
-.8
-.8
-.1

.1

.0

.5

.7

2.5

.6

2.3

1.1

1.5
1.6

.1
.2

.0
.7
.2

.9
-.3
1.2
1.2

5.9
7.2
-1.0
-1.1
.0
8.3

12.9




-1.4
-2.0
-1.3

-1.0

.2
.5
1.4
.7

5.8
.1
.1
-.5
-.7
.3
.3
1.3
-1.2
-.2
-2.5
.2

1.6

.7

-.4

Entertainment.
Other goods and services .
Personal care

1.1
1.6

.8
.2

1.4
.0

54

1.2
.5

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.sjorth western
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
N.J.

Philadelphia
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.6

0.1

0.4

.0
.7
-.5
-.9
.1

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

.1
-1.1
-2.4
.5

-.5
.7
-1.3
-1.5
-.9

.3
1.0
-.2
-.5
.2

.5
1.3
.0
-.9
1.3

.4
.7

.8
.5

2.0

1.6
3.0

.0
.6

.3
1.8

.1
.1
.3
-1.1
-.5
-.9
-.1
.5
.4

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

.5
.6
.3
2.3
-1.0
-2.2
-1.1
2.5
2.1

.3
.5
.7
-.5
-1.2
-1.4
-.3
1.8
1.5

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

.4
.3
.6
-.7
.0
-.7
.3
.1
.1

Data not adequate for publication.




55

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change Index change
change
change
change

Expenditure category
308.4
367.0

0.1
-

306.3
357.8

0.1

305.1
316.1
306.2
315.6
270.2
275.3
268.9
345.1
380.3
340.9
-1.2 213.9

1.7
1.7
1.9
1.6
2.6
3.0
1.0
3.3
.6
1.2
.8

300.7
310.5
292.0
318.3
263.7
273.5
251.1
304.7
366.5
366.8
230.6

1.3
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.3
1.8
-.4
1.7
3.0
.5
1.1

319.3
329.3
111.8
267.9
400.6
111.8
111.8
400.6
523.1
664.5
217.9
199.6
460.1
400.2
-1.1 563.0
-1.7 252.0

-.4
-.3
.0
.1

317.1
331.2
114.0
272.5
434.6
112.6
112.5
400.3
483.6
641.0
218.7
179.8
419.8
380.9
464.9
242.4

-.8
-.4
1.2
1.1

316.1
367.6

0.3
-

315.1
357.9

0.4
-

310.9
357.2

0.7
-

313.0
368.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

299.3
307.3
296.1
312.4
266.6
275.0
258.8
320.8
358.0
339.9
224.3

1.0
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.6
2.1
.6
1.9
.8
.7
.2

282.5
290.3
280.3
301.6
263.9
274.5
244.5
296.9
330.1
315.2
202.0

1.4
1.5
2.3
.0
3.9
4.5
1.2
6.3
.0
-.1
-.3

277.4
281.4
282.8
321.4
258.3
263.4
252.3
266.4
353.5
289.7
250.5

1.2
1.3
1.5
2.2
-.1
.4
2.5
.6
3.1
.8
.4

294.7
305.8
301.5
321.4
275.2
280.0
253.5
306.6
372.4
315.4
207.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation ,

342.0
371.2
111.8
257.1
378.5
110.0
110.0
387.2
481.2
621.6
626.5
195.6
444.1
351.0
582.9
244.2

.3
.6
.8
.9
-.2
.5
.5
-.1
-.3
-.8

.8
2.1
1.2
2.3

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

353.9
402.1
113.4
231.7
377.6
113.2
113.0
340.9
425.7
618.1
226.2
153.3
387.0
305.5
474.3
235.6

341.2
381.1
115.4
308.7
344.1
113.9
114.1
335.8
11.3 451.3
-1.1 177.4
-1.3 NA
.0 177.4
13.2 452.5
11.2 369.9
14.3 565.6
1.6 224.1

.9
1.7
2.3
1.8
9.7
1.2
1.2
.7
.6
1.3
NA
1.3
.6
2.7

2.1
.6

345.3
367.8
108.7
234.7
330.7
105.7
105.7
438.8
525.3
647.8
219.2
170.9
508.0
294.2
712.7
220.3

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

199.8
185.7
193.2
161.3
208.6

-2.6
-3.2
-2.3
-5.3
-2.0

166.3
149.3
144.3
133.5
184.5

-6.6
-8.1
-5.7
-9.7
-5.6

153.6
136.6
156.5
115.7
151.2

-9.0 171.8
-10.8 157.8
-5.8 166.8
-18.7 116.2
-5.2 211.3

-3.6
-4.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6
Public transportation

314.7
309.1
183.9
183.5
197.4
205.3
92.3
394.5

-.4
-.5

-.2
-.3

.1

311.9
308.5
188.8
188.3
204.0
210.6
96.2
394.9

-1.4
-1.4
-4.9
-4.9
-5.6
-5.2
-2.3

.7

308.8
300.4
179.5
179.4
200.3
203.1
97.2
392.3

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

391.1
261.0
319.1
277.2

.9
.8
.8
.3

392.9
272.0
315.4
265.8

.9
1.3
1.4
-.1

413.9
227.6
306.3
235.3

.8
2.2
1.5
1.7

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100)

-1.0

-3.3
-3.4
-3.9
-3.3
-2.1

See footnotes at end of table.




56

-4.5
2.6
2.7

-2.8
-3.6
-1.5
-1.7
.0

-3.9
-9.1

-2.9
-2.9
-2.9
-3.1
-1.9

2.9
.8
.7
.9
.2
.8
.8
8.6

326.8
329.3
181.1
181.1
200.2
209.3
91.5
.0 279.4
417.2
222.7
306.9
263.3

0.4
.8
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.7
2.0
.4
1.7
1.8
.0

185.7
165.1
.4 163.5
-12.0 136.6
-3.7 201.5

-1.0
-.4
-.4

-1.0
-1.4
-.2
-.2
.0

-2.0
-2.2
-1.8
.0

-3.4
-4.0
-7.9
-3.5
.7
.3
.4
-1.1
-1.1
-1.6

2.1
.5

-1.4
-1.4
-1.9
-1.5

.0

-.9
.6

325.9
325.5
192.6
192.5
203.8
211.5
90.1
342.6

2.7
.5
-.1
-.5

394.5
268.3
332.0
288.7

1.1
.4
.8
.5

433.2
241.3
333.9
254.8

-4.9
-4.9
-5.6
-5.3
-3.7

-1.2
-.4
-.7
.3
.3
1.3
-1.2
-.2
-2.5
-2.2

-3.6 180.1
-4.4 164.4
-2.9 160.4
-7.7 114.5
-2.4 203.6

340.3
315.0
181.9
181.5
182.7
194.3
91.1
449.0

-.5
-.5

1.9
-1.1

.0
-.2

-.9
-.8
.2

1.2
.4

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items

316.1

0.3

315.1

0.4

310.9

0.7

313.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables

282.7
299.3
270.0
274.4
270.2

-.1

275.9
282.5
266.3
256.5
272.8

-.1
1.4
-1.1
-2.0

263.0
277.4
251.2
246.3
256.1

-.6
1.2
-1.6
-3.5

266.4
294.7
250.8
253.8
252.8

Services
Medical care services

372.1
422.4

376.1
434.6

385.0
432.6

2.2
1.0

386.1
444.6

1.7
3.1

356.7
420.8

298.9
311.9
309.2
414.5
267.8
269.7
288.0
111.1
364.3

284.7
310.4
173.8
183.9
263.9
252.0
271.4
109.3
365.4

288.7
307.3
167.7
193.3
248.7
249.0
275.5
112.9
377.4

.0
.3
.8
-3.0
-2.1
-2.2
-.6
1.7
1.6

301.9
303.7
161.0
182.3
252.3
256.9
286.0
113.2
348.2

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1
Services less medical care

1.0
-.8
-1.4
.1

-1.7
-.8
-1.3
-.2

Indexes on a December 1982 = 100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

-3.2
-1.1

-1.9
-.3
.9

290.5
303.3
164.7
188.1
251.8
246.9
263.4
112.5
368.6

3.8

-1.6
-3.3
-1.1
3.2
2.4

308.4

-1.0 277.2
305.1
-2.2 255.3
-2.3 262.6
-2.0 245.9

0.1

1.7
-.8

-.2

-1.4
-4
-.7
-.1
-.3

306.3

0.1

274.4
300.7
255.2
268.0
247.5

.2
1.3
-.5

-1.2
.7

363.8
480.4

-.1
2.2

301.7
299.3
159.9
198.6
253.3
264.0
287.4
114.1
346.3

.2
.0
.2
-.8
-.4
-1.0

.1
.3
-.3

Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Data not adequate for publication.

Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.




-.1

0.4

57

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2

Index

Baltimore,
Md.

Boston,
Mass.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.lnd.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Miami,
Fla.3

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59=100) 4 .

278.3
304.1

0.3

168.6

0.2

324.6
366.5

0.1

.5

159.9
160.8
156.1
164.2
150.3
152.3
151.6
174.6
151.6
170.3
143.7

-.2
-.2
-.4
1.4
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-3.1
1.4
.1
.3

289.8
303.1
283.2
319.8
266.0
274.2
265.8
289.5
310.8
358.7
194.4

2.3
2.6
1.3
-.2
1.8
2.1
1.7
2.9
.5
5.2
-1.4

432.2
516.5
110.3
259.3
405.2
108.5
108.4
359.8
524.2
152.1
143.2
163.0
531.4
221.5
246.1
255.8

1.5
1.1
1.0
1.1
.5
1.1
1.2
4.5
5.5
-.7
.0
-.9
5.7
10.1
-.2
.6

171.2
177.6
104.2
157.7
193.7
104.5
104.5
173.5
206.9
182.2
180.2
182.6
207.5
210.6
163.7
142.9

.5 367.3
.5 403.0
.7 112.7
.5 237.9
1.1 367.6
.5 111.7
.5 111.9
1.5 426.2
.4 498.0
1.1 661.1
.0 211.9
1.2 171.5
.4 455.3
-.3 340.3
14.9 581.0
-.2 240.5

.4
.4
.7
.7
1.2
.2
.2
-.3
-1.1
-2.3
-2.4
1.2
-.7
-.7
-.8
.9

315.2
366.0

0.0

309.4
370.6

0.5

325.1
369.0

-0.1

350.6
373.3

298.6
304.3
294.1
319.6
260.1
268.4
251.4
329.0
361.1
331.5
254.0

1.0
1.1
1.6
1.6
2.3
2.6
.0
2.2
1.2
.0
-.4

285.2
292.8
279.5
301.9
272.7
278.9
233.9
286.5
324.6
322.8
222.3

1.6 313.6
1.7 322.7
2.1 317.4
-.5 367.6
4.5 269.0
4.8 276.1
1.0 262.3
2.8 340.7
.3 403.4
1.1 325.0
242.5

-.4
-.5
-.2
-1.2
-1.6
-1.5
2.3
-.4
1.0
-1.1
1.0

282.1
290.1
284.7
297.0
250.6
258.1
272.3
297.9
346.7
308.0
238.7

327.9
344.5
112.4
289.4
328.1
114.5
115.1
391.4
473.9
645.7
224.8
225.2
344.6
319.9
373.7
240.4

353.9
389.0
108.9
1.5 213.2
-4.2 301.5
1.0 107.1
1.1 107.0
-.6 420.1
-.7 519.8
-.1 191.2
-.1 206.5
.9 141.9
-1.4 497.0
-.4 301.0
-3.1 751.7
.4 236.0

1.0

0.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

303.1
277.5
269.4
276.3
246.6
248.4
248.3
261.0
330.4
300.4
256.0

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 5
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 5
Owners' equivalent rent 5
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 6
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7
Fuel oil 8
Other fuels 8
Gas (piped) and electricity 6
Electricity 9
Utility (piped) gas 9
Household furnishings and operation .

272.0
251.3
112.0
248.1
314.5
108.2
108.2
271.6
357.3
491.5
218.5
184.5
243.2
196.5
171.1
322.1

349.3
393.0
111.7
240.2
.6 304.2
.2 111.1
.2 111.0
-.2 361.5
-.3 437.8
.3 629.5
.0 213.6
2.8 161.7
-.5 365.0
-1.0 295.3
.0 505.3
1.0 253.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

199.3
177.4
167.2
156.6
241.1

-1.2
-1.4
-4.5
3.4
-6.3

206.7
187.3
220.4
145.1
204.0

-4.9
-6.3
-2.1
-8.5
-11.5

216.5
203.2
196.5
189.5
232.3

-3.0
-3.6
4.5
-10.5
-3.8

226.2
214.1
191.3
199.2
222.6

.1
.1
-.1
-3.9
1.7

184.9
155.3
211.6
133.8
183.6

-3.3
-4.1
-3.4
-6.6
.5

135.8
126.9
138.9
109.0
136.9

-1.1
-1.4
-2.9
-.2
-1.0

215.1
210.2
198.6
194.3
282.0

-4.8
-5.4
-2.6
-9.8
-1.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 8
Gasoline 8
Gasoline, leaded regular10
Gasoline, unleaded regular10 ....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 11
Public transportation

292.9
287.5
173.0
172.3
168.6
171.8
91.7
330.8

.2
.3
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.3
-1.2
-.7

307.1
305.7
199.3
198.7
209.9
213.7
94.6
339.0

-.3
-.2
-1.2
-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.8
-1.5

335.9
341.2
180.8
180.3
188.6
204.7
92.0
318.;

-.2
-.2
-1.1
-1.1
-1.5
-1.2
-.8
.2

288.2
291.7
187.5
187.2
201.6
209.4
95.1
347.9

-1.4
-1.5
-5.3
-5.3
-5.5
-5.9
-2.6
1.2

308.7
304.3
171.0
170.5
166.5
170.6
90.4
384.2

-2.1
-2.2
-9.2
-9.2
-10.6
-8.4
-5.1
.2

183.1
178.5
196.3
195.9
195.3
196.7
93.7
248.5

-.3
-.3
-3.7
-3.7
-3.7
-4.1
-3.3
.4

310.6
305.0
191.0
190.3
209.6
213.6
93.3
407.8

-1.7
-1.6
-5.6
-5.7
-6.3
-5.7
-4.3
-2.3

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

386.3
274.5
273.1
262.;

-.6
.0
-.7

372.9
268.3
333.4
262.5

.0
4.3
.1
1.7

409.2
230.5
322.0
262.4

1.4
-6.5
1.4
1.4

373.7
279.2
338.5
298.7

1.3
1.3
1.8
1.5

184.8
132.0
178.2
162.!

.7
.7

2.8
3.0

362.7
254.9
313.0
268.8

372.;
275.9
297.7
279.4

.6
1.8
.2
-.4

.0
1.2
-.5
-.4

.1
-.1

.4
.1
.7
.7
-.1
-.2
-1.8
-2.0

1.6
-.3

See footnotes at end of table.




58

-.3
-.4
3.4
4.3
-.7
-1.9
5.0
5.4
6.7
3.7

1.0
2.7
3.6
1.0
-.9
-.7

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2

Index

Baltimore,
Md.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Boston,
Mass.

Miami,
Fla.3

Milwau kee,
Wis.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

278.3

0.3

3152

00

309.4

05

325.1

-0.1

350 6

0.3

168.6

0.2

324.6

0.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables

264.5
303.1
236.7
246.4
229.4

.2
.0
.2
-.4
1.0

293.6
298.6
285.0
287.3
294.2

-.2
1.0
-1.0
-1.7
.2

283.0
285.2
276.1
304.2
242.2

.4
1.6
-.4
-.7
.0

295.7
313.6
276.9
288.4
273.3

-1.0
-.4
-1.5
-2.6
.2

292.6
282 1
293.0
258.1
334.2

-.9
.4
-1.7
-3.3
.4

157.9
159.9
156.7
157.6
161.0

-.4
-.2
-.6
-1.1
.1

288.7
289.8
284.7
291.2
272.7

.0
2.3
-1.4
-2.6
.2

Services
Medical care services

311.1
422.4

.4
.4

351.4
391.1

.3
.8

352.8
407.8

.7
.4

375.8
426.2

1.0
1.5

445.8
405.4

1.5
1.3

182.3
190.7

.7
.5

385.9
405.0

.2
.7

296.9
279.7
153 8
179.1
239.3
248.1
277.0
115.3
299.8

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

296.1
312.7
158 9
171.1
283.6
284.6
294.6
112.6
345.0

-.2
-.1
1
-.6
-.9
-1.6
-.4
.0
.2

299.3
306.2
162.2
198.1
272.9
295.6
294.8
111.4
346.7

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

303.0
319.9
167.6
189.1
276.1
284.5
304.7
111.2
363.3

-.1
-.2
- 1
.0
-1.4
-2.3
-1.4
1.8
1.0

293.2
348.6
181 5
195.8
289.6
255 2
270.9
110.1
448.0

.1
.3
6
-2.2
-1.6
-3 0
-1.5
1.9
1.5

164.1
167.6
165 8
201.0
156.4
156.8
158.9
111.4
181.3

.0
.1
.4
-1.8
-.5
-.9
-.6
.8
.7

299.0
321.9
176.7
202.4
279.5
279.6
290.4
107.5
381.3

.0
.1
.6
-3.0
-1.4
-2.5
.0
.0
.1

All Items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 12
Enerav 8
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter5
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




59

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania

Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

San Diego,
Calif.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

All items 13
All items (1957-59 = 100)

313.3
365.9

1.4

364.1
382.7

0.1

319.5
375.4

0.4

314.6
366.5

-0.2

7
.7
.7
2.8
-2.5
-2.1
2.0
4.9

316.2
330.5
296.8
318.6
269.1
273.7
247.2
320.3
357.7
411.2
196.7

1.7
1.7
2.0
2.6
1.3
1.8
.3
4.5
1.7
1.1
1.8

283.8
292.3
278.3
296.5
248.5
257.9
245.1
244.0
373.3
326.1
230.7

-.4
-.6
-.4
.3
.2
.7
-.2
-1.7
-.7
-1.0
3.1

308.5
312.4
316.5
340.2
278.9
289.1
246.0
352.2
402.5
308.8
266.1

.7
.7
1.0
3.5
1.9

.0

299.2
304.3
297.9
337.1
246.5
253.4
280.4
354.6
352.1
321.6
245.5

1.2
1.9
2.2
2.0
4.2
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.6
1.2
1.2
1.6
3.5
4.8
-.3
-1.2

345.6
398.9
113.3
221.8
358.7
116.0
116.6
325.1
401.4
565.1
229.1
160.2
368.9
245.9
542.8
248.1

4.2
5.4
1.8
2.4
-.6
6.6
6.8
1.3
1.6
-.3
-1.8
1.8
2.0
2.2
1.8
4.6

446.5
565.7
123.1
333.0
382.6
125.0
125.4
315.5
403.8
222.1
224.7
221.7
423.4
496.8
284.5
221.9

-.2
3.0
2.2
2.0
4.3
3.5
3.5
-9.3
-14.3

-2.3
2.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1

314.9
348.8
107.2
239.0
342.4
106.1
1060
407.0
433.0
637.4
213.6
214.4
326.6
178.2
186.5
222.8

.9
-14.6
6.5
-48.4
-4.9

357.9
389.0
106.9
259.7
422.6
107.0
106.6
399.2
571.3
608.3
228.2
173.4
502.3
509.2
480.1
260.5

202.5
199.0
208.2
171.4
235.6

-4.2
-5.4
-9.2
-5.7
-1.3

197.1
191.0
214.8
172.6
210.3

-5.2
-6.2
.0
-15.1
-1.2

190.1
179.2
167.9
165.1
158.7

-4.0
-4.6
-8.0
-1.3
-14.5

212.6
201.1
190.4
182.7
222.1

-2.7
-3.1
.9
-4.1
-5.9

185.6
170.8
191.9
127.4
194.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 8
Gasoline 8
Gasoline, leaded regular24
Gasoline, unleaded regular24 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 11
Public transportation

301.5
311.7
184.5
184.3
183.4
183.2
90.7
251.1

-.8
-.8
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.9
-1.5
.5

312.4
322.5
191.4
191.3
186.5
190.1
94.!
310.6

.8
.5
.5
.6
.5
-.1
1.6

294.5
301.1
176.7
176.
191.1
195.4
94.4
251.1

-.7
-.8
-4.3
-4.3
-4.7
-4.3
-3.3
1.5

322.4
320.6
183.9
183.7
199.9
207.8
93.
347.0

-.1 297.8
-.1 298.3
-3.8 193.2
-3.8 192.9
-4.9 228.6
-3.8 227.0
92.7
-2.1
.1 319.5

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

423.6
254.8
310.6
286.i

.1
-3.3

1.5 365.7
1.6 251.;
1.6 317.
1.9 272.4

1.7
.2
1.0
-.1

356.1
252.1
311.0
287.7

- 3 377.1
.1 268.6

301.5
355.8

0.1

306.8
362.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 16
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home 16
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

287.1
296.8
289.6
296.5
278.1
284.5
245.9
308.6
342.2
316.4
212.4

1.6
1.7
1.7
1.4
2.4
3.0
.4
2.3
1.2
1.6

296.6
305.4
285.0
309.9
272.1
278.3
222.6
295.7
356.8
353.6
219.8

-1.2

Housing 17
Shelter
Renters' costs 5
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 5
Owners' equivalent rent5
Fuel and other utilities 18
Fuels 19
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 20....
Fuel oil 8
Other fuels 8
Gas (piped) and electricity 21
Electricity 22 23
Utility (piped) gas 22
Household furnishings and operation .

320.7
348.2
111.1
268.9
374.1
109.9
110.1
488.3
500.3
656.8
233.7
170.5
279.9
164.4
178.2
220.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel....
Footwear

14 1 5

.

1.3
1.5
1.9
-1.3

1.5
1.5
.1
-.4
-.6

392.1
248.0
1.2 333.2
.8 291.4

See footnotes at end of table.




60

0.7

1.6
-1.1
1.3
-.9

1.8
8.6

1.4
2.2

336.5
325.;
J_

2.1

.1
-1.4
.7
.0
.8

330.4
354.2
118.9
279.7
498.3
110.0
109.9
366.0
487.9
834.2
215.2
493.6
423.7
292.2
564.1
245.9

.0
1.5
3.6
2.3
12.9
.2
.2
-1.1
-1.5
-1.0
-1.6
.0
-1.7
-3.4
-.2

-3.5 215.3
-4.1 192.4
-2.4 181.5
-7.3 177.9
-2.8 231.4

-3.5
-5.7
-8.9
-6.5
-3.3

.7
.5
-.3
-.4
.0
-.7
-.5
3.2

305.1
297.0
187.8
187.5
203.5
202.
93.4
390.6

-.5
-.5
-1.7

2.2
.4
1.6
2.3

407.6
257.9
316.9
256.5

-.3
.6
.4
.2

.6
-.1
.1
.1
—4
.2
.2
3.1

3.7
-.3
-.3
.0
6.1
7.2
1.6
.5

-3.8

-1.7
-2.5
-1.7
-1.3
.1

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Indexes, January 1985, and percent changes, November 1984 to January 1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1
Northeast
Pennsylvania

Group

Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

San Diego,
Calif.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items

13

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverage
Durables
25

0.1

306.8

0.7

313.3

1.4

364.1

0.1

319.5

0.4

314.6

-0.2

285.4
287.1
282.7
291.4
271.6

-.1
1.6

-.4
.0
-.6
-.8
-.4

285.2
299.2
270.4
260.5
281.0

.3
.7
.1
2.1

306.5
316.2
297.2
279.9
316.6

-.7
1.7

-.1

283.6
296.6
275.3
284.0
277.5

-2.2
-1.8
-2.7

281.9
283.8
277.9
289.4
276.4

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

279.0
308.5
258.0
282.2
235.1

-1.2
.7
-2.2
-2.4
-2.0

.6
-.1

345.8
425.8

1.9
1.2

362.9
392.5

2.7
1.7

456.6
376.7

.9
-.3

383.6
405.5

.9
2.3

365.5
443.0

.8

295.7
301.9
.3 160.9
-1.0 192.6
-1.2 272.5
-1.8 277.8
-.1 290.8
.1 112.5
.8 334.9

.3
.6
.6
1.5
-.6
-.8
-.4
1.8
2.0

289.9
310.0
170.3
167.3
270.1
259.8
282.6
108.4
355.9

294.6
364.3
195.7
-1.2 191.7
.1 292.7
-1.5 271.7
-.4 298.6
.9 110.7
2.8 463.8

-1.0

296.4
316.0
171.1
-8.1 220.2
-2.1 275.2
-1.6 283.1
.0 287.9
-1.5 112.5
1.0 379.1

.6
.3
.3
1.5
.2
-.3
-.4
1.7
.8

299.5
309.5
165.5
186.8
258.9
281.4
297.4
114.9
355.0

-.8
-.2
.0
-1.6
-2.1
-2.2
-.9
.0
.9

334.7
475.6

Services
Medical care services

29

292.2
294.8
162.4
184.9
278.3
283.3
289.2
111.4
314.2

-1.2
-2.0

-.1

CVJ

Special indexes:
All items less shelter26
All items less medical care 27
All items less energy 12
Energy 828
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter5
Services less medical care 30

301.5

1
Areas on pricing schedule 2 (See footnote 1 table 13) will appear
next month.
2
Indexes on a October 1967 = 100 base unless otherwise indicated.
3
Indexes are on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise
indicated.
4
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and
Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a May-October
1960 = 100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January
1964=100 base.
Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
Index on a June 1978 = 100 base in Miami, Fla.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and
Miami, Fla. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla.
10
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in
Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd.; and Milwaukee,
Wis.
11
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
12
Indexes are on the bases listed below:
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978 = 100.
Boston, Mass
January 1978 = 100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November1977 = 100.
Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977=100.




61

-1.5

.5
1.3
1.7

.1
1.0

Northeastern Pa...November 1977 = 100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978 = 100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977 = 100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977 = 100.
13
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=315.1
14
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
15
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=367.1
16
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
17
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=330.5
18
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984 = 370.0
19
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=495.5
20
Index on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.
21
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=431.0
22
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.
23
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=302.6
24
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base' in St Louis, Mo.-lll.;
San Diego, Calif.; Seattle-Everett, Wash.; and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.
25
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=362.6
26
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=301.8
27
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=310.0
28
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=189.9
29
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=114.9
30
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=351.7

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, all items index
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

312.2

311.9

312.2

312.6

3.3

0.2

0.1

3.5

0.0

0.1

301.8
302.9
302.5
300.4
308.7

302.6
299.8
304.2
301.2
309.2

301.7
300.0
306.5
301.6
307.9

302.5
301.2
308.1
302.0
309.4

1.4
-2.2
3.4
4.1
4.3

.0
.5
1.3
.3
.1

.3
.4
.5
.1
.5

2.5
-.4
2.2
4.6
4.6

.0
-1.0
1.3
.4
-.3

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

271.7
315.1
307.8
318.9
346.2
169.8
343.4
301.0
297.4
310.4
329.1
306.7
317.7

2.9
3.7
4.3
1.8
3.0
2.4
4.9
2.7
2.7
4.6
.0
3.2
3.0

.3
.0
.4
-.1
.3
.1
.2
.1
.6
1.1
.1
.4
-.5

Area '
U.S. city average .
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind ....
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania ...
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis.
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif ...

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

270.9
315.1
306.5
319.3
345.1
169.6
342.7
300.6
295.7
307.1
328.8
305.5
319.2

10/67

11/77

318.2
292.0
324.4
328.2
294.5
334.4
307.7
327.0
304.2
319.3

316.0
289.8
318.6
325.0
297.6
330.9
304.0
323.8
304.6
321.5

2.0
1.5
1.3
3.7
3.3
4.1
1.3
3.6
.7
5.0

-.7
-.8
-1.8
-1.0
1.1
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
.1
.7

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

165.1
168.7
170.8
166.6

165.1
167.4
170.7
168.6

4.1
2.3
4.1
3.8

.0
-.8
-.1
1.2

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

163.0
170.5
169.0
169.5
170.1

163.4
169.9
168.6
169.3
171.0

3.1
3.2
3.2
4.4
4.5

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

Region
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class :
A-1 .
A-2.
B ....
C ....

D Z.
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, all items index—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes
Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—
Dec.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

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

161.2
168.6
170.6
168.4
167.1
165.9
169.0
171.7
179.2
163.5
171.9
161.9
169.9
169.9
172.2
171.6

161.1
169.8
171.1
166.6
168.2
167.8
170.3
169.1
178.4
165.3
171.6
160.8
170.2
170.2
170.1
169.4

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:




4.1
1.9
4.0
2.8
2.9
1.8
3.3
4.5
5.2
3.4
4.7
4.9
4.5
3.2
5.1
6.2

0.1
-.7
-.3
1.1
-.7

-1.1
-.8
1.5
.4

-1.1
.2
.7
-.2
-.2
1.2
1.3

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE:
Homeownership components in this table have been
calulated by the new rental equivalence method.

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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, January 1985
Area
294.5

310.7

266.0

257.8

314.9

358.3

262.6
307.1
291.1
276.4
288.9
276.3
316.8
304.7
300.7
288.3
284.4
338.5
313.4
286.0
297.8
158.6
289.8
296.5
300.6
291.3
293.7
281.6
287.3
297.7
300.3
301.1
277.3
310.9

272.5
310.7
317.0
298.4
280.9
308.0
372.9
318.7
300.1
273.8
321.7
300.4
307.2
295.5
306.9
168.9
336.0
338.1
315.0
287.8
319.0
295.4
312.4
353.8
328.7
330.0
297.6
315.3

230.0
243.6
260.4
271.0
258.1
252.2
271.1
289.9
256.4
248.1
259.4
325.1
278.9
254.4
273.4
157.8
274.3
255.1
268.9
271.8
266.0
253.9
261.0
246.3
263.8
273.5
246.7
278.0

241.9
280.0
246.9
232.9
257.5
240.6
263.6
254.3
280.4
273.1
254.5
297.9
289.4
269.7
254.2
151.2
267.5
278.5
266.4
244.1
249.6
233.8
229.9
275.6
259.0
248.8
243.8
245.6

262.9
342.2
328.5
286.4
317.9
296.8
343.8
316.2
311.8
322.3
281.5
379.5
333.7
313.0
295.1
176.9
289.0
299.1
323.8
338.1
303.8
320.7
304.5
349.7
323.9
334.4
245.9
348.4

328.8
407.6
350.0
315.0
357.6
330.9
395.2
364.7
376.4
363.0
348.8
395.9
379.3
336.0
374.1
149.3
319.0
350.1
373.5
344.4
371.2
338.4
373.1
353.3
363.5
363.0
367.5
396.2

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

151.0
148.5
153.7
157.4

162.0
167.2
161.6
168.7

150.3
144.4
14&.0
151.2

142.8
141.1
152.0
150.2

161.8
157.5
166.9
171.4

144.5
145.3
151.3
155.8

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

149.9
152.9
154.4
150.9
153.6

161.6
165.9
167.5
163.7
164.5

147.4
147.7
149.3
146.2
153.5

146.1
145.9
146.9
143.4
145.8

155.0
167.2
173.0
165.5
162.1

146.5
149.8
149.5
147.4
148.8

U.S. city average.
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis ...
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region :
Northeast
North Central .
South
West
Population size class °
A-1
A-2
B....
C...
D....
See footnotes at end of table.




64

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

157.3
157.2
167.2
163.9
177.9
155.2
173.5
181.6
167.9
162.3
164.1
171.0
159.0
154.4
160.4
189.8

143.7
144.4
157.5
156.1
147.2
142.6
150.3
157.7
144.3
146.7
148.7
150.8
145.7
149.9
146.4
156.7

Indexes, January 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A .
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

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

149.4
148.4
156.6
155.7
155.2
147.9
153.5
161.3
152.8
148.4
150.4
154.6
153.9
150.0
154.3
160.7

See footnotes at end of table.




65

160.2
165.7
163.9
167.4
166.6
171.4
161.4
175.1
163.7
167.1
161.0
163.7
165.9
168.6
159.3
166.6

148.2
144.3
150.9
148.6
153.5
144.7
145.4
154.9
154.0
143.6
142.1
150.2
158.4
145.9
156.8
157.6

144.0
143.3
151.0
151.5
139.7
141.5
152.8
152.4
141.3
136.5
150.1
146.4
142.1
139.8
155.6
142.4

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average

1.0

0.6

Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif..
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

.8
1.2
1.0
2.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2
.7
1.5
-.2
.7
1.0
1.2
-.2
1.0
.9
1.5
.8
1.9
.9
.2
-.7
1.4
-.1
.3
1.2

.7
2.0
.9
1.7
-.3
-.1
-.8
2.1
.1
.1
1.3
-.2
1.5
1.2
1.0
-.6
.2
.2
1.0
1.6
1.3
.9
.7
.4
1.2
.9
.3
1.7

1.5
.5
.7
.9

.7
.2
.4
.8

1.3
-.1
-.2
-.7

4.4
2.7
2.6
5.0

1.3
.6

1.3
.8
.8
1.0
.7

.9
.8
.5
.1
-.1

1.0
-.3
-.5
.5
.5

3.7
3.1
3.6
4.4
3.4

1.0
1.1
1.3
.6
.5

-2.1

0.3

0.2

3.6

1.0

.8

.6
-2.0
-.7
.0
.2
1.9
-.3

1.5
3.9
1.7
2.2
7.4
5.1
1.8
4.6
1.8
5.3
-2.2
-1.4
4.3
2.9
5.2
.5
6.9
4.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
4.8
2.9
1.5
5.5
2.5
-.5
2.2

.7
3.0
2.0
3.3
.8
-.5
1.0
2.5
.9

-1.0
.4
1.8
-.5
.9
2.3

-1.2
.4
.4

-1.2
-5.7
.1
.1
-.7

-1.1
.1
.4
1.9
-.4
1.3
-.9

-1.7
-3.7

1.1
.0
.2
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
.4
-.3
.3
.4
-.3
.4
.2
.6
.3

-1.3

1.2
-.4
.2

-.3
.1

-.1
.0

-.7

1.8

.9
1.0
-.3
1.4
1.7
1.4
.3
.7
.9
.5
2.6
.9
.7
.1
2.1
-1.2
1.2
2.3

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West

1.2
.8

Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




66

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Selected areas, food at home
expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3

2.0
1.2
.1

CO 00

CO CO

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




1.0
.5
1.0
10
1.1
.0
.1
.9
.0
-.4
.3
.5
-.8
.0

1.5
.6
.8
8
1.8
.5
.3
.4
CVJ CD 1^

Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A .
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

3

1.5
-.3
-.1
-7
1.0
-.5
-1.2
-1.5
.5
.8
-.1
1.2
1.9
-.3
.6
.1

-0.1
1.0
-.3
3
-.5
.4
-.1
.6
.7
.1
.1
.5
.6
-1.4
1.1
-.6

3.8
2.9
2.4
4.0
5.6
2.6
2.1
4.0
5.9
2.7
3.0
8.6
3.7
1.9
2.8
7.1

1.4
.5
1.4
1.0
2.1
1.1
1.3
.6
.5
.3
1.1
.6
.4
.5
.7
.8

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

67

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
0.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

.7
.7
1.0
.6
.3
.9
.2
3.6

.6
.7
1.0
-.1
.9
1.1
1.9

-.1
-.1
-.2
1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
-2.2
.9
.0

.7
.7
1.2
1.0
-.7
-.1

1.0
1.1

1.4
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.3
2.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

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

.6
1.2
1.4
1.1
4.3
1.1
1.1
.6
.7
-1.1
-1.2

-1.1

.9
-.4
1.2
1.2
5.9
7.2
-.9
-1.1
.0
8.3
12.9
5.9
.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

-1.8
-2.2
-1.6
-3.9
-1.0

-4.3
-5.4
-2.9
-6.4
-7.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Gasoline, leaded regular
Gasoline, unleaded regular ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium
Public transportation

-.4
-.4
-2.4
-2.4
-2.9
-2.4
-1.6
.4

-.1

All items.

Medical care.

1.0
.2
.2

5.1
-.5
.0
.0




2.1
1.0
.7

1.2
1.4
1.4
1.2
3.6
1.4
1.4
3.3
5.1
.6
NA
.6
5.2
2.5
7.8

1.9
2.4
-.3
3.5

.9
.1
-1.0
-.2
-.3
.0
-.1
1.3
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
.0
-.2

.2
4.1
2.6
.3
1.8

.2
.4
1.3
.7

-1.3

.8
-1.6
.0

5.3
.1
.1
-.4
-.7
.3
.3
1.3
-1.2
-.2
-2.5
.5

-6.9
-8.3
-5.2
-15.1
-3.8

-2.2
-2.7
-.2
-7.9
-3.2

-1.6
-1.9
.2
-3.8
.7

-2.8
-3.4
-5.4
-5.5
.2

-.5
-.5
-3.5
-3.5
-4.1
-3.8
-2.3

-.1
-.2
-1.4

.1
.2
-.9

-1.3

-.7
-.7
-3.5
-3.6
-4.1
-3.7
-2.5

-1.4
-2.0
-1.3
-1.0

-.9
-1.1
-.7
-.8

.2

.1

.0

.4

-.2

.5

.6

2.5

.7

1.8

.9

2.0
1.7
1.7

1.0

-.2
.8
.2

-.4

.0
1.1
.0
2.2

-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.7
-2.0

.7

Entertainment.
Other goods and services .
Personal care

1.0

.4
5.2
1.7
-.2
.1

1.5
1.0

1.8
-.1

68

.1
.2

1.4
.5

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter
Services less medical care

0.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.5

-.1
.7
-.6
-1.0
.1

-.2
.6
-.8
-1.2
-.1

-.9
-.1
-1.2
-2.7
.2

-.5
.7
-1.4
-1.5
-1.0

.3
1.0
-.3
-.5
.0

.6
1.4
.1
-.8
1.6

.4
.7

.8
.5

2.0
.8

1.6
3.0

.0
.7

.3
2.0

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

.0
.2
.4
-.6
-.7
-1.1
-.3
.5
.8

.3
.4
.2
1.8
-1.2
-2.4
-1.3
2.5
2.1

.2
.4
.6
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
-.4
1.8
1.4

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

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

Data not adequate for publication.




NOTE: Homeownership components in this table have been
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

69

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average

Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

312.6
363.6

0.2

302.5
343.7

0.0

301.2
346.1

0.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

299.1
306.9
294.5
310.7
266.0
274.2
257.8
314.9
358.3
343.0
227.6

1.0
1.1
1.2

278.5
285.2
276.3
308.0
252.2
263.3
240.6
296.8
330.9
307.9
212.0

1.3
1.5
2.3
.0
3.9
4.4
1.0
6.8
.2
-.1
-.2

279.6
283.8
284.4
321.7
259.4
264.3
254.5
281.5
348.8
294.3
251.5

1.1
1.2
1.4
2.0

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 2
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

335.7
360.0
100.4
256.3
377.8
100.2
100.2
388.3
480.7
623.9
628.8
196.1
443.2
350.1
580.2
240.4

321.0
352.7
101.4
231.7
396.6
101.1
101.1
343.1
427.4
632.0
226.9
160.8
386.6
305.5
474.3
223.6

-.2

2.5
.6

-2.8
-3.6
-1.6
-1.7
.0
-3.9
-9.1
2.1
.3

329.1
347.7
100.7
234.7
326.4
101.2
101.2
440.4
527.1
649.8
219.7
184.9
509.7
294.2
712.7
206.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
209.5

-2.8 171.2
-3.4 152.1
-2.5 156.0
-5.7 139.1
-1.7 166.6

-7.1
-8.8
-6.5
-10.4
-5.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

316.7
312.6
184.8
184.4
198.2
206.4
92.4
384.2

-.5
-.6
-3.2
-3.3
-3.9
-3.3
-2.1
.6

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

389.3
256.6
315.6
274.9

1.0
.7

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

1.1
1.6
2.0
.6
1.9
.8
.6
.2

.9
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.9
-1.1
.4
-.1

-.1
-.1
-.1

399.1
312.4
1.0 307.8
244.6




70

0.3

309.4
361.3

0.1

301.6
312.1
300.6
315.0
268.9
273.5
266.4
323.8
373.5
.0 342.6
-1.2 218.1

1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
2.6
3.1

309.0
318.9
293.7
319.0
266.0
274.9
249.6
303.8
371.2
399.6
238.2

1.3
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.9
-.3
.5
3.3
.5
1.1

-.2
.1

323.1
347.3
101.3
272.5
435.5
100.1
100.1
399.5
483.7
640.6
218.2
179.8
419.9
380.9
464.9
230.1

-.9
-.7

-1.1
-1.7

306.5
309.3
100.0
267.9
393.6
99.6
99.6
402.7
524.8
664.2
218.0
196.3
459.9
400.2
563.0
245.2

-1.2
-.2
-2.5
-2.0

-3.4 155.2
-4.1 137.2
-3.6 138.7
-6.5 90.0
-1.9 205.1

-3.8
-4.7
-8.4
-5.3
.6

334.7
335.6
195.2
195.1
205.0
215.0
90.0
339.6

.3
.4
-1.1
-1.1
-1.6
-.9

459.0
232.6
320.5
239.1

2.3
-.1
1.5
.5

.8

.9
1.5
1.5
1.8
2.2
.4
1.3
1.7

1.5

149.0
132.0
149.9
110.1
155.3

-9.3
-11.1
-5.1
-19.7
-4.4

171.5
158.5
165.3
117.4
225.9

-3.5
-4.3
.2
-11.3
-3.7

186.7
167.5
164.1
142.1
206.2

-.4 300.6
-.4 297.5
-2.9 193.5
-2.9 192.8
-2.9 210.6
-3.2 213.1
97.6
-1.9
.1 399.1

-1.3
-1.4
-4.8
-4.9
-5.6
-5.2
-2.3
.0

327.6
330.4
180.0
180.0
198.5
206.4
92.0
275.3

-.6
-.6
-4.9

-4.9
-5.6
-5.2
-3.7
.0

344.0
320.6
183.1
182.8
185 4
194.2
91.2
444.8

404.8
216.1
317.5
256.1

.7
1.8
1.7
1.9

410.9
203.1
304.3
262.4

2.7
.6
-.2
-.5

379.5
261.9
325.9
293.0

.8
2.1
1.8
-.1

See footnotes at end of table.

299.5
310.5
297.8
306.9
273.4
278.9
2.5 254.2
-.5 295.1
3.2 374.1
336.8
211.2

302.0
359.4

1.3

329.9
363.2
101.4
308.7
340.8
101.4
101.4
334.0
447.0
177.4
NA
177.4
448.9
369.9
565.6
219.1

2.3
-5.1

312.7
306.1
182.1
181.9
202.4
207.7
96.5
390.0

308.1
362.3

.9
.3
8.6
11.4
-1.1

-1.2
.0
13.2
11.2
14.3

3.0
4.2
1.8
12.4

.8
.7
1.3
NA

1.3
.7
2.7

3.4
.6
1.3

1.4

-1.0

-1.0
-1.4
-.2
-.2
.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.8

-.1
-.2

-1.4
-1.4
-1.9

-1.5
-.9
.5
1.2

1.1
1.8

-.4
-.7
.3
.3
1.3

-.8
.2

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

U.S.
city
average
Index

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index change Index change Index change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

312.6
282.5
299.1
270.3
275.8
264.9
368.3
420.1

0.2
-.1
1.0
-.7
-1.5
.2
.7
1.0

302.5
267.5
278.5
256.3
259.1
252.2
362.8
438.9

0.0
-.1
1.3
-.9
-2.1
.4
.0
.8

301.2
255.0
279.6
239.5
247.9
232.6
378.0
424.5

0.5
-.6
1.1
-1.3
-3.7
.7
1.8
1.0

308.1
265.0
299.5
247.3
255.7
242.7
381.3
437.4

1.3
-.6
.8
-1.6
-2.3
-.9
3.4
3.1

302.0
274.7
301.6
254.1
266.6
235.8
349.3
401.6

0.3
.4
1.7
-.5
-.7
-.1
.0
.9

309.4
278.9
309.0
257.7
256.8
260.4
371.7
518.0

0.1
.1
1.3
-.7
-1.1
.4
.0
2.5

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1
Services less medical care

298.6
308.7
304.7
413.8
268.2
271.2
288.6
100.5
360.4

.1
.2
.5
-1.8
-.7
-1.4
-.2
.6

285.9
297.4
165.6
185.2
254.4
255.1
270.6
100.5
350.9

-.2
-.1
.4
-3.2
-.9
-2.0
-.3
-.1

286.2
294.0
158.6
190.7
240.4
248.4
265.3
102.5
361.8

.6
.4
.1
3.1
-1.3
-3.4
-1.2
1.9

288.1
302.7
164.6
190.6
245.5
251.1
278.8
101.8
372.8

-.1
1.2
1.7
-3.2
-1.5
-2.3
-.7
_
3.5

299.9
297.8
157.0
183.3
251.3
260.8
286.1
100.2
341.7

.3
.2
.4
-1.3
-.4
-.6
.6
_
-.1

301.1
301.9
161.3
199.3
256.0
254.1
285.9
100.2
351.6

.3
-.1
.2
-.8
-.6
-1.0
.2

Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.




-.3

Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.
NOTE: Homewnership components in this table have been
calculated by the new rental equivalence method.

71

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Baltimore,
Md.

Anchoraj
Alaska ;

Index

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Boston,
Mass.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla.3

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category
343.4
387.7

0.2

.3

165.1
165.8
158.6
168.9
157.8
159.6
151.2
176.9
149.3
182.8
150.5

-.4 296.6
-.4 308.9
-.6 289.8
1.5 336.0
-1.3 274.3
-1.3 282.3
.3 267.5
-3.5 289.0
1.2 319.0
.1 362.1
.2 209.0

2.4
2.7
1.5
-.2
2.0
2.3
1.7
3.0
.8
5.1
-1.5

418.6
490.9
101.1
259.3
393.6
101.1
101.2
358.5
521.2
151.9
143.3
163.2
531.5
221.5
246.1
252.2

1.6
1.0
1.1
1.1
.5
1.1
1.2
4.4
5.4
-.7
.0
-.8
5.7
10.1
-.2
.6

171.6
179.6
100.6
157.7
193.7
100.5
100.5
175.9
205.6
182.5
180.1
182.6
206.3
210.6
163.7
142.9

.6
.5
.6
.5
1.4
.5
.5
2.0
.7
1.2
.0
1.3
.7
-.3
14.9
-.1

415.6
474.5
100.8
237.9
365.8
100.2
100.2
425.7
496.9
661.7
213.6
171.5
453.4
340.3
581.0
241.9

.4
.4
.8
.7
1.2
.2
.2
-.1
-1.1
-2.2
-2.5
1.2
-.7
-.7
-.8
1.0

.1
.1
.9
-4.6
1.9

213.7
184.7
213.5
179.7
183.0

-3.1
-3.8
-3.2
-5.4
.5

136.8
128.7
146.9
106.5
125.7

-1.4
-1.8
-4.0
-.2
-.9

211.0
2O5.i
207.0
169.0
304.5

-3.3
-3.7
-2.7
-6.9
-.5

-.2 284.8
-.2 290.3
-1.1 188.1
-1.2 187.8
-1.5 201.6
-1.1 210.4
95.6
-.6
.2 329.7

-1.4
-1.5
-5.3
-5.3
-5.4
-5.9
-2.5
1.2

309.6
307.5
171.0
170.5
166.1
172.8
98
355.9

-2.2
-2.3
-9.2
-9.2
-10.6
-8.4
-5.1
.2

183.6
181.0
194.1
193.7
194.9
193.3
93
247,

-.4
-.5
-3.7
-3.7
-3.7
-4.1
-3.2
.5

308.4
303.5
190.6
189.9
210.
212.9
93.6
395.9

-1.7
-1.7
-5.7
-5.8
-6.3
-5.7
-4.3
-2.1

429.4
217.1
321.9
275.8

1.5
-7.9
1.5
1.5

369.6
262.5
338.0
292.3

1.2
1.5
2.4
2.1

183.1
140.8
170.8
152.9

.4
1.4
.9
.8

370.4
266.0
310.6
290.3

.7
1.7
.2
-.3

271.7
296.8

0.3

315.1
365.8

0.0

307.8
368.8

0.4

318.9
361.9

-0.1

346.2
368.7

0.3

169.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ..
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.4
277.7
262.6
272.5
230.0
231.5
241.9
262.9
328.8
314.4
241.6

-.1
-.1
-.1
1.2
-1.2
-1.1

299.1
306.0
291.1
317.0
260.4
268.9
246.9
328.5
350.0
346.8
241.4

1.0
1.1
1.6
1.2
2.4
2.8
.0
1.8
1.3

282.3
288.4
276.4
298.4
271.0
277.7
232.9
286.4
315.0
318.7
237.1

1.7
1.8
2.1
-.4
4.2
4.5
1.0
3.5
.5
1.0
.5

314.4
324.0
316.8
372.9
271.1
277.8
263.6
343.8
395.2
332.5
237.8

-.2
-.3
.1
-1.2
-1.5
-1.3
1.9
1.6
1.1
-1.0
1.1

291.8
300.7
288.3
273.8
248.1
256.2
273.1
322.3
363.0
336.6
241.2

.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 5
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 5
Owners' equivalent rent5
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels6
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7
Fuel oil 8
Other fuels 8
Gas (piped) and electricity 6
Electricity 9
Utility (piped) gas 9
Household furnishings and operation

259.7
238.3
100.3
248.1
325.1
100.2
100.2
266.5
353.6
483.0
216.9
193.7
243.2
196.6
171.1
309.4

-.3
-.4
.7
.0
2.9
-.5
-1.0
.0
1.2

348.0
385.2
100.4
240.2
306.8
100.7
100.7
363.6
440.0
631.2
213.6
161.8
361.8
295.3
505.3
262.2

330.1
348.3
100.9
289.4
324.3
101.0
101.2
391.6
473.7
645.7
224.8
225.2
344.8
319.9
373.7
240.4

.5
.9
.9
1.5
-4.5
1.0
1.2
-.6
-.7
-.1
-.1
.9
-1.4
-.4
-3.1
.7

340.7
362.0
100.7
213.2
301.9
99.7
99.6
426.2
531.7
196.0
207.9
159.6
508.4
301.0
751.7
236.3

1.0
.0
.7
.8
.3
-.3
-.4
3.3
4.2
-.6
-1.9
5.1
5.2
6.7
3.7
.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

198.9
171.3
173.9
147.8
218.2

-1.1
-1.5
-4.2
3.6
-6.6

203.7
182.8
207.7
141.7
175.4

-4.4
-5.6
-1.5
-7.9
-11.6

212.6
200.8
180.0
205.
226.7

-3.7
-4.2
3.7
-10.0
-3.7

232.1
221.5
202.0
203.1
226.8

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 8
Gasoline 8
Gasoline, leaded regular10
Gasoline, unleaded regular10 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 11
Public transportation

294.4
292.8
177.3
176.6
172.1
177.6
91.5
336.9

.2
.3
-.4
-.4
-.3
-.3
-1.3
-.7

310.7
311.4
201.5
200.9
210.9
216.6
94.7
316.3

-.2
-.2
-1.2
-1.2
-1.9
-1.3
-.8
-.9

337.0
342.0
179.9
179.4
188.3
203.6
91.9
328.

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

373.8
250.
278.4
274.8

.3
.1
3.3
3.3

341.6
255.1
304.6
265.7

.7
-.5
.1
-.7

365.9
258.6
329.3
257.0

All items
All items (1957-59=100) 4 .

-.2

-.5

.4
.1
.7
.7
-.2
-.2
-1.8
-2.0
1.0
1.6
-.3

See footnotes at end of table.




72

-.2
3.8
.1
1.7

1.0
2.9
3.8
.9
-1.8
-.7

0.1

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2

Baltimore,
Md.

Boston,
Mass.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

i.

Index

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Miami,
Fla.3

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services

271.7
260.4
301.4
234.0
248.7
219.5
304.8
402.9

0.3
.1
-.1
.3
-.4
1.1
.4
.3

315.1
299.7
299.1
294.3
288.4
303.7
343.5
365.1

0.0
-.2
1.0
-.8
-1.5
.2
.3
.7

307.8
285.2
282.3
281.7
300.9
250.3
348.9
397.9

0.4
.2
1.7
-.6
-.8
-.3
.7
.4

318.9
289.1
314.4
267.8
291.2
249.9
375.4
455.4

-0 1
-1.0
-.2
-1.5
-2.7
.2
1.0
1.5

346.2
296.8
291.8
296.7
266.4
328.3
430.0
398.4

03
-.9
.3
-1 8
-3.2
.6
1.6
1 3

169.8
162.2
165.1
160.6
161.0
160.8
181.2
186.3

0.1
-.5
-.4
-.6
-1.3
.4
.7
.4

343.4
290.2
296.6
283.4
297.1
260.9
445.2
403.5

0.2
.2
2.4
-1.2
-2.2
.2
.2
.8

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 12
Energy 8
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter5
Services less medical care

293.8
273.2
149.3
180.1
235.7
248.5
277.2
100.7
294.4

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

298.5
313.4
158 1
173.4
292.1
284 8
295.5
100.1
338 6

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

296.9
305.1
161.0
197.8
278.9
294 0
292.0
100.3
343 5

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

304.4
312.8
163.3
190.9
267.2
286 6
306.5
101.8
359 9

-.2
-.3
- 1
-.3
-1.4
-2 5
-1.4
1.8
1 0

295.0
344.8
178 5
196.5
293.1
263 0
279.9
102.0
430 2

.1
.3
6
-2 0
-1.7
-3 0
-1.3
2.0
1 6

166.5
169.0
166 8
198.4
160.3
160 5
163 3
101.0
180 6

-.1
.0
4
-1.9
-.6
-1.2
-.7
1.0
8

299.5
341.4
188 1
201.0
279.0
286.5
296.8
100.1
444 8

.2
.2
.7
-3.3
-1.2
-2.2
.2
.1
2

See footnotes at end of table.




73

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania

Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

San Diego,
Calif.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent Index Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

All items 13

301.0
355.2

0.1

297.4
351.5

0.6

310.4
362.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 16 .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home 16
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

284.5
293.6
291.3
287.8
271.8
278.1
244.1
338.1
344.4
295.2
218.0

1.7
1.8
1.9
1.1
2.5
2.8
.4
3.7
1.0
1.6

297.8
305.8
287.3
312.4
261.0
265.7
229.9
304.5
373.1
352.1
226.0

.0
.0
.0
1.5
-.8
-.8
1.2
-1.5

298.7
303.1
297.7
353.8
246.3
252.7
275.6
349.7
353.3
317.2
256.6

Housing 17
Shelter
Renters' costs 5
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 5
Owners' equivalent rent5
Fuel and other utilities 18
Fuels 19
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas *°....
Fuel oil 8
Other fuels 8
Gas (piped) and electricity 21
Electricity 22 23
Utility (piped) gas 22
Household furnishings and operation ,

330.8
363.4
101.5
268.9
372.5
101.5
101.5
486.7
502.3
662.2
239.8
173.1
280.0
164.4
178.2
230.9

1.2
1.5
1.9
-1.3
1.5
1.5
.3
-.3
-.4
-2.2
2.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.3

300.1
325.6
102.2
239.0
346.5
101.8
101.8
405.7
432.0
635.4
213.0
214.5
327.8
178.2
186.5
228.9

1.3
1.9
2.2
2.0
5.3
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.4
1.2
1.2
1.6
3.2
4.8
-.3
-.9

346.4
394.5
102.0
221.8
357.3
106.6
106.8
328.7
406.6
597.0
228.7
179.1
370.8
245.8
542.8
238.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

205.7
202.6
209.7
167.9
263.5

-4.3 194.0
-5.4 189.1
-9.5 212.9
-5.2 181.1
-1.1 184.4

-6.4
-7.3
-.6
-16.7
-1.1

187.1
177.7
169.2
168.4
186.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 8
Gasoline 8
Gasoline, leaded regular24
Gasoline, unleaded regular24 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 11
Public transportation

299.1
310.0
185.9
185.7
183.8
185.7
90.8
233.9

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

398.8
235.3
313.7
296.8

All items (1957-59=100)

14 15

.

-.8
-.8

-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.5
.3

314.9
326.5
190.0
190.0
186.2
187.0
94.9
314.0

350.9
224.1
1.2 311.;
.3 249.5

.0
-4.8

See footnotes at end of table.




74

289.6
295.8
179.1
178.7
193.6
198.;
94.0
-.1
1.5 259.8
.8

1.7
1.7
1.8
2.0

369.5
229.9
317.5
281.1

329.1
345.9

0.1

306.7
360.4

0.4

317.7
370.2

-0.5

2.8
-2.6
-2.3
2.0
4.2

324.5
338.2
300.3
328.7
263.8
267.1
259.0
323.9
363.5
428.9
207.1

1.6
1.6
1.9
2.8
1.2
1.8
.3
4.2
1.7
1.1
1.5

282.3
290.3
277.3
297.6
246.7
255.2
243.8
245.9
367.5
322.5
235.5

-.5
-.7
-.5
.1
.0
.5
-.1
-1.9
-.8
-1.0
2.9

312.5
316.7
310.9
315.3
278.0
285.9
245.6
348.4
396.2
332.3
264.4

.5
.5
.7
3.8

4.1
5.4
2.0
2.4
-.6
6.6
6.8
1.3
1.6
-.3
-1.8
1.8
2.0
2.2
1.8
3.9

364.4
436.8
102.2
333.0
379.6
103.4
103.5
315.6
403.7
222.5
225.0
221.8
423.1
496.7
284.5
219.5

-.5
3.0
2.2
2.0
4.8
3.4
3.5
-9.5

332.6
350.6
100.1
259.7
428.6
100.1
100.1
400.1
575.5
609.4
227.3
182.9
496.4
509.2
480.0
266.8

.1
.1
-.4
.1
.1
3.3
4.0
-.3
-.4
.0
6.0
7.2
1.6
.2

325.6
348.6
103.0
279.7
488.1
100.1
100.1
366.6
486.8
879.2
218.7
493.7
425.1
292.2
564.1
244.9

-.3
1.5
3.0
2.3
12.0
.1
.1
-1.1
-1.5
-.9

-2.6 182.9
-3.1 170.6
1.0 190.1
-3.3 126.1
-6.6 235.1

-4.1
-4.8
-2.3
-9.1
-2.6

236.4
215.7
194.0
231.4
209.3

-6.0
-8.3
-9.2
-11.7
-2.9

1.1

-4.7 203.4
-5.3 190.1
-7.7 173.7
-2.6 170.4
-13.0 201.8

-14.5
2.5
8.5

.9
-14.7
6.5
-48.4
-5.0

1.5
1.7
.0

-1.7
.3
.0
-.2

-1.5
.0

-1.7
-3.4
-.1
-4.8

326.0
326.0
182.2
182.0
197.6
207.5
92.5
348.3

.0
.0
-3.7
-3.8
-4.9
-3.8
-2.1
.1

292.6
293.6
193.5
193.2
228.3
222.5
92.6
316.2

.7
.5
-.3
-.4
.0
-.7
-.6
2.9

307.9
301.9
188.3
188.0
205.2
202.2
93.6
380.8

-.4
-.5
-1.7

1.6 365.4
.1 259.I
1.2 302.;
-.1 281.8

-.1
.1
1.5
1.8

381.2
276.7
325.1
311.4

2.2
.6
1.8
2.4

428.8
300.;
324.0
300.6

-.2
.7
.5
.1

-1.0
-1.1
-4.3
-4.3
-4.7
-4.3
-3.4
1.4

-1.7
-2.5
-1.7

-1.3
.1

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers : Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items 13
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services 25
Medical care services

301.0
286.0
284.5
285.3
295.8
270.1
334.9
441.6

297.4
281.9
297.8
-1.4 272.7
-2.2 282.3
-.1 264.7
.7 325.2
-.2 374.2

Special indexes:
All items less shelter x
All items less medical care 27
All items less energy 12
Energy 8 28
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter5
Services less medical care 29

288.6
296.1
161.9
186.0
281.1
287.7
289.7
100.1
319.2

293.1
294.1
154.9
-1.0 190.4
-1.3 270.3
-2.1 276.8
-.2 290.4
.1 102.0
.8 317.4

-1.1
-.2
2.0
1.4

-.1
.1
.3

1
Areas on pricing schedule 2 (See footnote 1 table 18) will appear
next month.
2
Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
3
Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
4
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and
Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a May-October
1960=100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January
1964=100 base.
5
Indexes on a November 1984 = 100 base.
6
Index on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla.
7
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd.;
Denver-Boulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla.
8
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
9
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla.
10
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in
Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd.; and Milwaukee,
Wis.
11
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
12
Indexes are on the bases listed :
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978=100.
Boston, Mass
January 1978=100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977 = 100.
Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977 = 100.




0.6
-.4
.0
-.7

0.1
-.2
1.7

.3
.5
.5
1.3
-.6

-1.0
-.5
2.0
2.1

310.4
286.2
298.7
272.0
265.0
277.2
356.4
393.8
286.5
307.1
167.7
170.2
271.9
264.6
284.7
100.8
348.7

329.1
295.9
324.5
280.3
275.9
285.3
385.8
391.6

306.7
279.5
282.3
-2.0 274.1
-1.7 288.4
-2.4 264.6
.7 358.0
-.1 406.2

0.4
-.1
-.5
.0
-.7
.9
1.0
2.4

317.7
287.9
312.5
268.8
298.4
240.1
365.2
466.4

-0.5
-1.5
.5
-2.5
-3.1
-1.7
.7
-.4

298.3
327.0
174.8
-1.6 190.1
-.4 276.7
-2.1 269.0
-.8 301.2
98.4
.8
2.8 383.4

294.7
302.9
163.2
-8.3 219.3
-1.9 271.8
-1.5 282.5
.2 286.6
-1.6 101.8
.8 351.3

.5
.3
.2
1.5
.1
-.5
-.6
1.8
.9

308.6
312.0
166.9
186.6
269.4
296.7
307.6
100.0
352.4

-1.0
-.4
-.3

1.1
.0
.6
-.4

-2.2
1.8
2.6
1.6

.2
1.1
1.5

0.1
-.5
1.6

-.9
.1
.9

-1.6
-2.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
.9

Northeastern Pennsylvania...November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978=100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977=100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977=100.
13
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=319.2
14
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
15
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=371.8
16
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
17
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=326.5
18
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=370.5
19
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=494.2
20
Index on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.
21
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=432.3
22
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.
23
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=302.6
24
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in St Louis, Mo.-lll.;
San Diego, Calif.; Seattle-Everett, Wash.; and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.
25
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=362.5
26
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=311.7
27
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=313.4
28
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=189.7
29
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=349.3
NOTE: Homeownership components in this table have been
calulated by the new rental equivalence method.

75




CPI-W (Old series tables)

Table 7(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

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

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

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

311.8
362.7
299.1
306.9
294.5
310.7
266.0
257.8
314.9
358.3
394.0
295.3
450.9
290.9
343.0
227.6
333.6
356.6
256.3
377.8
392.0
301.1
511.9
361.3
408.6

3.0

-0.1

18.898
17.853
12.109
1.649
3.877
1.578
1.728
3.277
.454
.347
1.370
1.107
5.744
1.045
42.213
28.472
5.128
.567
22.777
8.447
11.123
3.207
2.382

312.2
363.1
297.1
304.7
291.7
309.0
265.3
257.3
303.9
354.9
391.4
293.1
444.7
289.1
342.3
227.2
335.0
359.0
255.3
374.6
395.9
301.4
522.4
359.8
407.7

2.5
2.5
1.9
4.2
-.9
3.2
2.5
3.1
3.8
5.7
2.2
3.3
3.8
2.5
2.7
3.0
5.8
5.2
2.4
1.0
3.5
2.4
2.8

.7
.7
1.0
.6
.3
.2
3.6
1.0
.7
.8
1.4
.6
.2
.2
-.4
-.7
.4
.9
-1.0
-.1
-2.0
.4
.2

.824
7.108
5.195
1.145
4.050
1.913
6.633
3.707
1.480
1.446
4.443
3.776
1.221
1.390
.120
.599
.445
.668

259.3
387.1
479.7
628.4
441.0
235.0
240.5
197.3
304.6
331.1
202.1
189.2
196.8
168.6
302.9
211.7
201.0
309.3

262.1
388.3
480.7
623.9
443.2
236.3
240.4
196.3
306.9
331.8
198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
299.7
209.5
199.9
310.2

1.2
2.9
2.3
-3.3
4.0
4.7
1.3
.0
3.6
2.3
1.6
1.1
1.8
1.3
2.5
1.1
-1.9
4.8

1.1
.3
.2
-.7
.5
.6
.0
-.5
.8
.2
-1.8
-2.2
-1.6
-3.9
-1.1
-1.0
-.5
.3

100.000

See footnotes at end of table.




77

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Table 7(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December
1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Jan. 1984

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel
Gasoline
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commodities
Other private trans, services
Public transportation
Medical care
Medical care commodities
Medical care services
Professional services
Other medical care services
Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
Toilet goods and personal care
appliances
Personal care services
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services

21.434
20.225
3.569
3.048
5.150
5.519
.000
1.636
4.349
.642
3.707
1.210
4.947
.833
4.114
2.018
2.096
3.485
2.159
1.325
4.579
1.574
1.682

317.9
313.9
210.8
211.3
382.6
367.8
367.1
347.1
283.3
204.7
306.7
382.8
386.7
247.2
417.0
354.4
495.3
255.8
250.9
265.6
312.8
314.2
274.4

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
382.8
359.0
358.2
347.9
284.7
204.2
308.6
384.2
389.3
248.0
420.1
357.2
498.8
256.6
251.1
267.4
315.6
320.8
274.9

2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
7.1
-3.6
-3.7
3.4
6.1
-.7
7.3
3.5
5.9
7.1
5.7
6.2
5.2
4.2
3.1
6.1
5.9
5.5
3.7

-0.4
-.4
.6
.5
.1
-2.4
-2.4
.2
.5
-.2
.6
.4
.7
.3
.7
.8
.7
.3
.1
.7
.9
2.1
.2

.826
.855
1.324
.189
1.135

274.2
275.0
386.4
338.9
397.8

274.6
275.7
387.9
345.5
398.3

2.7
4.8
9.1
8.4
9.3

.1
.3
.4
1.9
.1

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

100.000
58.739
18.898
39.840
17.528
3.776

312.2
282.7
297.1
271.8
278.7
189.2

311.8
282.5
299.1
270.7
275.8
185.1

3.0
1.9
2.5
1.6
.6
1.1

-0.1
-.1
.7
-.4
-1.0
-2.2

13.752
22.312
41.261
5.128
21.482
6.553
4.114
3.984

327.5
264.6
366.8
255.3
431.4
326.1
417.0
302.3

325.2
264.7
366.1
256.3
427.8
327.7
420.1
303.5

.4
2.4
4.7
5.8
3.6
5.6
5.7
6.5

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

See footnotes at end of table.




78

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Table 7{0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Relative
importance,
December

1984

Unadjusted indexes

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

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

Dec. 1984 Oct. to Nov.

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs ...
All items less home purchase and
mortgage interest costs
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy...
Energy commodities
Services less energy
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00

82.147
71.528
90.859

312.7
298.3
298.3

311.8
298.6
298.7

3.1
3.0
3.0

-0.3
.1
.1

82.412
95.053
40.886
18.573
14.798
36.426
36.133
37.147
10.714
89.286
71.433
34.221
6.664
37.211

298.1
308.4
269.6
273.9
313.8
289.0
388.1
359.2
418.5
303.8
302.1
254.0
404.7
360.7

298.6
307.9
268.5
271.2
311.8
288.6
387.0
358.0
413.8
303.7
301.6
253.8
396.2
359.6

3.2
2.9
1.6
.7
.6

.2
-.2
-.4
-1.0
-.6
-.1
-.3
-.3
-1.1
.0
-.2
-.1

$.320
.275

$.321
.276

1957-59=$1.00
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




79

1.6
4.5
4.5
-.8
3.5
3.7
2.7
-3.5
4.7
-2.7

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

-2.1
-.3

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to Jan.

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Other
index
base

Dec. to
Jan.

0.7

_

_

_

2.5

.7

-

-

-

294.5

1.9

1.0

-

-

-

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

309.0
164.7
143.6
189.8
151.0
163.1
261.0
158.4
157.5
167.3
171.9
166.0
166.9

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

4.2
3.9
2.4
6.0
1.6
4.3
3.2
1.5
2.4
4.9
6.4
10.0
3.3

.6
.9
2.2
1.0
-.5
.4
.8
-.2
.1
.0
.2
1.1
.5

_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
-

12/77

164.3

165.5

5.8

.7

-

-

-

265.3
271.7
268.9
276.9
258.2
294.7
242.3
253.6
279.1
170.0
253.7
274.1
232.1
117.7
316.7
253.9
136.7
269.4
265.1
156.1
137.3
143.4
211.3
208.0
138.2
138.0
391.4
132.9
159.1
186.5

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

-.9
1.9
1.7
.6
-.3
-.3
-2.3
1.3
3.2
1.6
3.0
7.1
-.1
6.1
4.1
.7
.6
2.7
3.0
3.5
2.3
2.5
-.1
-6.2
-2.1
13.5
6.0
1.1
8.6
-39.6

.3
.9
.5
.0
-.5
-1.4
.8
1.1
-1.6
.7
1.5
2.5
.9
-.8
2.6
2.1
2.3
-.1
.6
-.3
-.8
.7
1.8
1.9
.9
2.8
3.6
.8
4.9
-13.1

_
_
_
-

_
_
-

_
-

Food at home

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

12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov. to
Dec.

Food

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

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Oct. to
Nov.

Food and beverages

Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice, pasta, and commeal
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers

Unadjusted indexes

80

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

297.1

299.1

2.5

304.7

306.9

291.7

-

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

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

12/77

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




81

Unadjusted indexes

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

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

257.3
139.6
228.4
139.9
154.4
272.3
150.5
159.0
152.8

257.8
139.7
228.4
140.3
154.8
269.1
150.6
161.3
153.3

3.2
2.9
3.0
2.6
3.5
4.7
2.2
4.9
4.5

0,2
.1
.0
.3
.3
-1.2
.1
1.4
.3

303.9
303.9
317.6
299.3
224.0
390.2
167.0
291.6
320.4
274.4
236.0
165.2
306.5
164.0
166.0
167.3
158.7
145.3
158.7
148.0
137.4

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

2.5
.3
16.7
9.8
1.8
41.4
13.8
-11.0
-4.1
17.2
-17.1
-21.8
5.1
8.4
15.8
8.0
3.3
2.1
3.9
3.3
.5

3.6
6.5
2.7
1.9
10.1
-.3
3.0
10.3
1.0
40.9
1.9
6.1
.5
.4
.4
-.1
1.1
.5
1.4
.0
.3

354.9
391.4
162.2
170.7
156.7
293.1
292.6
156.6
152.8
444.7
313.9
144.3
370.3
372.9
150.1
289.1
150.4
160.9
168.7
164.8
161.8
155.4
153.8

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

3.1
3.8
5.7
.7
3.8
5.7
6.9
5.1
5.3
2.2
1.4
-1.1
4.5
5.6
5.1
3.3
5.0
3.6
5.1
3.8
2.8
1.2
2.4

1.0
.7
.2
1.5
.5
.8
1.0
1.0
.5
1.4
2.5
.8
-.1
.0
.9
.6
.8
.8
.7
1.1
.6
.6
.1

Dec.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

_
-

_
-

_
_
-

Dec. to
Jan.

- *

_
-

Table 9(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Food expenditure categories, U.S.
city average
—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

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




Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

342.3
165.3
165.4
167.8

343.0
165.8
165.6
168.0

3.8
3.9
4.0
3.4

0.2
.3
.1
.1

12/77
12/77

227.2
145.4
231.6
154.1
239.7
122.5
159.8

227.6
145.7
232.0
154.1
241.0
122.9
159.9

2.5
2.0
3.2
.3
.0
1.1
4.5

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

12/77

278.2
277.4
140.4

280.4
277.5
142.9

1.6
.6
3.2

.8
.0
1.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77

82

Dec.
1984

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

_
-

_
-

-

_
-

_
-

_
-

_
-

-

-

_
_

Table 11 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Nonfood expenditure categories,
U.S. city average

(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school
Tenants' insurance
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools,
and equipment
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry
Plumbing, electrical, heating,
and cooling supplies
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services
Local charges
Interstate toll calls
Intrastate toll calls
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television
Refuse collection
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Textile housefurnishings
Household linens
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers,
and sewing materials
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture
Sofas
Living room chairs and tables
Other furniture
Appliances including TV and sound equipment
Television and sound equipment
Television
Sound equipment
Household appliances
Refrigerator and home freezer
Laundry equipment
Other household appliances
Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and
sewing machines
Office machines, small electric
appliances, and air conditioners

Other
index
base

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

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

335.0
359.0
255.3
374.6
388.3
114.6
163.5
395.9
301.4
522.4
447.6
254.4
661.0
217.6
359.8
407.7
259.3

333.6
356.6
256.3
377.8
393.4
114.5
163.5
392.0
301.1
511.9
449.6
256.4
643.8
212.4
361.3
408.6
262.1

2.7
3.0
5.8
5.2
5.2
7.5
1.9
2.4
1.0
3.5
2.6
5.6
3.2
2.3
2.4
2.8
1.2

-0.4
-.7
.4
.9
1.3
-.1
.0
-1.0
-.1
-2.0
.4
.8
-2.6
-2.4
.4
.2
1.1

12/77
12/77

151.0
122.5

153.3
124.6

1.7
-.5

1.5
1.7

12/77
12/77

12/83
12/83

142.0
145.2
387.1
479.7
628.4
634.0
196.2
441.0
347.3
579.7
235.0
190.9
167.0
116.5
124.0
388.3
105.9
106.0

142.1
145.3
388.3
480.7
623.9
628.8
196.1
443.2
350.1
580.2
236.3
191.3
167.6
116.5
123.9
393.3
107.2
107.4

1.6
1.5
2.9
2.3
-3.3
-4.0
.9
4.0
5.5
2.1
4.7
4.0
8.3
-4.4
1.4
5.8
6.2
7.1

.1
.1
.3
.2
-.7
-.8
-.1
.5
.8
.1
.6
.2
.4
.0
-.1
1.3
1.2
1.3

12/77

240.5
197.3
244.1
143.0

240.4
196.3
240.5
140.2

1.3
.0
4.2
4.5

.0
-.5
-1.5
-2.0

12/77
12/77

162.9
222.5
156.4
121.9
126.4
140.4
147.3
98.2
91.3
105.0
188.6
203.8
148.9
118.9

161.3
220.4
150.5
121.2
126.2
142.9
147.0
98.1
90.7
105.2
188.1
203.4
147.5
119.0

3.7
1.7
-.4
1.7
.2
5.5
-3.2
-5.7
-7.0
-4.8
-1.4
.6
.6

-1.0
-.9
-3.8
-.6
-.2
1.8
-.2
-.1
-.7
.2
-.3
-.2
-.9
.1

12/77

120.2

119.5

12/77

117.4

118.4

12/82
12/77

6/78

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted indexes

83

Dec.
1984

-3.7
-2.3
-5.4

-.6

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

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

Group and item

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

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

12/77

140.7

141.0

0.7

0.2

12/77
12/77

141.9
132.5

140.5
131.0

2.2
3.5

-1.0
-1.1

12/77

140.9

142.8

-1.9'

1.3

12/77

144.3
304.6
301.1
155.7

144.6
306.9
303.3
156.9

1.7
3.6
3.8
3.0

.2
.8
.7
.8

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

155.6
148.8
156.0
140.3
331.1
337.5

156.4
149.1
158.0
141.6
331.8
337.5

4.7
3.0
3.9
2.6
2.3
.0

.5
.2
1.3
.9
.2
.0

12/77
12/77

176.9
152.8

178.2
152.6

4.1
4.8

.7
-.1

202.1
189.2
185.3
196.8
124.1
106.8
108.8
147.6
130.7
123.1
126.5
125.6
134.7
124.2
168.6
112.6
178.2
160.7
101.5
138.3
99.9
109.9
101.8
106.3

198.5
185.1
180.9
193.6
122.5
105.6
104.4
145.2
129.9
122.4
123.2
118.0
133.9
123.4
162.1
108.3
164.6
154.8
96.5
137.3
93.0
105.9
94.8
103.1

1.6
1.1
1.1
1.8
2.3
1.5
.1
2.3
.8
4.5
.4
-2.6
1.4
2.3
1.3
1.4
-1.4
2.9
1.9
2.2
-1.0
1.0
-.3
1.7

-1.8
-2.2
-2.4

129.6
302.9
201.0
120.5
134.3
211.7
138.9
138.3
122.9
309.3

128.6
299.7
199.9
119.1
133.9
209.5
138.5
138.4
119.5
310.2

1.7
2.5
-1.9
1.2
-3.0
1.1
1.5
2.5
-.7
4.8

-.8
-1.1
-.5
-1.2
-.3
-1.0
-.3
.1
-2.8
.3

184.9
162.6

185.3
163.5

4.5
5.2

.2
.6

12/77

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

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

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

12/77
12/77

See footnotes at end of table.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

84

-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-4.0
-1.6
-.6
-.6
-2.6
-6.1

-.6
-.6
-3.9
-3.8
-7.6
-3.7

-4.9
-.7
-6.9
-3.6
-6.9
-3.0

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

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

Group and item

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

Other
index
base

Unadjusted indexes

12/83

12/77
12/77
12/77
Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill

Mill
Mill

Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

317.9
313.9
210.8
211.3
103.4
382.6
367.8
367.1
347.1
174.7

316.7
312.6
212.0
212.4
104.2
382.8
359.0
358.2
347.9
175.5

2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.8
7.1
-3.6
-3.7
3.4
3.9

174.0
156.3
164.8
283.3
204.7
155.2
128.9
175.1
134.0
306.7
338.9
170.5

174.2
156.4
165.4
284.7
204.2
154.5
128.6
174.9
133.6
308.6
343.9
169.2

3.9
2.9
3.1
6.1
-.7
1.5
-1.1
-2.0
1.3
7.3
8.1
6.0

159.8
213.1
164.9
142.3
178.0
384.2
454.1
459.3
346.7
322.4
390.7

6.7
9.3
4.2
1.7
4.5
3.5
6.5
8.4
1.1
1.6
4.5

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

-0.4
-.4
.6
.5
.8
.1
-2.4
-2.4
.2
.5

_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
-

.1
.1
.4
.5
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.1
-.3
.6
1.5
-.8

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_

_
_
_
_
_
_

-

-

.1
.1
.5
.0
.1
.4
.7
.9
.1
.7
.5

_
_
_
_
_

_
-

_
_

-

_
-

_
-

Dec.
1984

-

_
_
-

-

Mill
Mill
Mill

386.7
247.2
245.9
174.6
218.9
174.2

389.3
248.0
247.0
174.3
220.2
175.3

5.9
7.1
9.8
6.2
15.9
8.8

.7
.3
.4
-.2
.6
.6

_
_
-

Mill
Mill

230.7
197.2

231.2
198.7

11.2
7.9

.2
.8

_

_

_

-

-

-

_
-

_
-

Mill
Mill
Mill

Mill

Mill
Mill

Mill

See footnotes at end of table.




Dec.
1984

159.6
212.9
164.1
142.3
177.8
382.8
451.1
455.4
346.5
320.3
388.7

Mill
Mill
Mill

Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

85

179.7
167.8
140.9

181.2
168.2
141.4

8.2
5.1
3.4

.8
.2
.4

_
-

275.0

275.8

5.8

.3

-

-

-

_
_
_
_
-

_
-

-

-

161.9
417.0
354.4
387.9
335.3
158.4
495.3
215.1
680.9

161.6
420.1
357.2
390.2
337.2
162.3
498.8
216.9
687.0

4.3
5.7
6.2
5.5
7.4
5.5
5.2
7.3
7.0

-.2
.7
.8
.6
.6
2.5
.7
.8
.9

_
_
_
_
-

212.5

214.2

7.6

.8

-

-

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

Group and item

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

Unadjusted indexes

Other
index
base

Jan.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

255.8
250.9
168.2
320.4
175.4
133.0
135.4
116.1
199.5
134.0
141.5
135.6
136.4
155.3
265.6
166.8
156.9
138.5

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

4.2
3.1
5.3
4.0
7.1
2.9
4.8
-.3
-.5
-.2
2.0
.5
3.7
3.4
6.1
5.5
8.8
3.4

0.3
.1
.4
.2
.7
.7
1.0
-.5
.2
.2
-.4
-1.1
-.2
.6
.7
.5
1.4
-.1

312.8
314.2
322.1

315.6
320.8
329.2

5.9
5.5
5.6

.9
2.1
2.2

12/77
12/77

161.0
274.4
274.2
155.8
170.0

161.5
274.9
274.6
155.6
171.4

4.3
3.7
2,7
16
33

.3
.2
.1
-.1
.8

12/77

156.3

156.3

3.4

.0

12/77

158.3
275.0
276.6

158.5
275.7
276.7

2.4
4.8
4.6

.1
.3
.0

12/77

153.8
386.4
338.9
397.8
202.3
202.2
202.9
209.7

154.9
387.9
345.5
398.3
202.3
202.2
202.9
211.0

5.2
9.1
8.4
9.3
10.3
10.7
9.7
6.0

.7
.4
1.9
.1
.0
.0
.0
.6

363.6
442.8
355.9
382.7

355.0
436.8
357.6
383.5

-3.5
4.4
4.1
2.6

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

12/77

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

Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services ..
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.




Unadjusted
percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

86

Dec.
1984

-2.4
-1.4

.5
.2

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Oct. to
Nov.

Nov. to
Dec.

Dec. to
Jan.

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

_
-

_
_
-

_
_
-

_
_
-

_

_

_

_
_
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Table 18(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected areas, all items
index
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes

Oct.
1984

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Jan.
1985

312.2

311.9

312.2

311.8

3.0

0.0

-0.1

3.5

0.0

0.1

301.8
302.9
302.5
300.4
308.7

302.6
299.8
304.2
301.2
309.2

301.7
300.0
306.5
301.6
307.9

301.3
298.5
305.1
303.3
310.1

1.0
-3.1
2.4
4.5
4.5

-.4
-.4
.3
.7
.3

-.1
-.5
-.5
.6
.7

2.5
-.4
2.2
4.6
4.6

.0
-1.0
1.3
.4
-.3

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

271.8
313.3
305.5
317.7
350.3
169.2
342.9
300.1
297.7
310.9
330.0
308.4
317.7

3.0
3.1
3.5
1.4
4.2
2.0
4.7
2.4
2.8
4.8
.2
3.7
3.0

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

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1983

Nov.
1984

Area 2
U.S. city average
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Detroit, Mich
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J

M
M
M
M
M

Anchorage, Alaska
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Northeast Pennsylvania
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Atlanta, Ga
Buffalo, N.Y
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minn.-Wis
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

270.9
315.1
306.5
319.3
345.1
169.6
342.7
300.6
295.7
307.1
328.8
305.5
319.2

10/67

11/77

318.2
292.0
324.4
328.2
294.5
334.4
307.7
327.0
304.2
319.3

316.0
289.8
318.6
325.0
297.6
330.9
304.0
323.8
304.6
321.5

2.0
1.5
1.3
3.7
3.3
4.1
13
3.6
.7
5.0

-.7
-.8
-1.8
-1.0
1.1
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
.1
.7

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

165.1
168.7
170.8
166.6

165.1
167.4
170.7
168.6

4.1
2.3
4.1
3.8

-.1
1.2

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

163.0
170.5
169.0
169.5
170.1

163.4
169.9
168.6
169.3
171.0

3.1
3.2
3.2
4.4
4.5

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

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 18(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected areas, all items
index—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, and population size class

Pricing
schedule1

Other
index
base

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Percent change to
Dec. 1984 from—

Percent change to
Jan. 1985 from—

Indexes
Jan.
1985

Jan.
1984

Nov.
1984

Dec.
1984

Dec.
1983

Oct.
1984

Nov.
1984

Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

161.1
169.8
171.1
166.6
168.2
167.8
170.3
169.1
178.4
165.3
171.6
160.8
170.2
170.2
170.1
169.4

-

-

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA),
exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of
two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestem Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas.
Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include
Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973.
3
Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined:




161.2
168.6
170.6
168.4
167.1
165.9
169.0
171.7
179.2
163.5
171.9
161.9
169.9
169.9
172.2
171.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.1
1.9
4.0
2.8
29
1.8
3.3
4.5
5.2
3.4
4.7
4.9
4.5
3.2
5.1
6.2

0.1
-.7
-.3
1.1
-.7
-1.1
-.8
1.5
.4
-1.1
.2
.7
-.2
-.2
1.2
1.3

_

A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are by-products of the national CPI
program. Because each local index is a small subset of the national
index, it has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to
substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the
national index. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than
the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in escalator clauses.

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Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, January 1985
Area 2

294.5

310.7

266.0

257.8

314.9

358.3

262.6
307.1
291.1
276.4
288.9
276.3
316.8
304.7
300.7
288.3
284.4
338.5
313.4
286.0
297.8
158.6
289.8
296.5
300.6
291.3
293.7
281.6
287.3
297.7
300.3
301.1
277.3
310.9

272.5
310.7
317.0
298.4
280.9
308.0
372.9
318.7
300.1
273.8
321.7
300.4
307.2
295.5
306.9
168.9
336.0
338.1
315.0
287.8
319.0
295.4
312.4
353.8
328.7
330.0
297.6
315.3

230.0
243.6
260.4
271.0
258.1
252.2
271.1
289.9
256.4
248.1
259.4
325.1
278.9
254.4
273.4
157.8
274.3
255.1
268.9
271.8
266.0
253.9
261.0
246.3
263.8
273.5
246.7
278.0

241.9
280.0
246.9
232.9
257.5
240.6
263.6
254.3
280.4
273.1
254.5
297.9
289.4
269.7
254.2
151.2
267.5
278.5
266.4
244.1
249.6
233.8
229.9
275.6
259.0
248.8
243.8
245.6

262.9
342.2
328.5
286.4
317.9
296.8
343.8
316.2
311.8
322.3
281.5
379.5
333.7
313.0
295.1
176.9
289.0
299.1
323.8
338.1
303.8
320.7
304.5
349.7
323.9
334.4
245.9
348.4

328.8
407.6
350.0
315.0
357.6
330.9
395.2
364.7
376.4
363.0
348.8
395.9
379.3
336.0
374.1
149.3
319.0
350.1
373.5
344.4
371.2
338.4
373.1
353.3
363.5
363.0
367.5
396.2

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

151.0
148.5
153.7
157.4

162.0
167.2
161.6
168.7

150.3
144.4
148.0
151.2

142.8
141.1
152.0
150.2

161.8
157.5
166.9
171.4

144.5
145.3
151.3
155.8

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

149.9
152.9
154.4
150.9
153.6

161.6
165.9
167.5
163.7
164.5

147.4
147.7
149.3
146.2
153.5

146.1
145.9
146.9
143.4
145.8

155.0
167.2
173.0
165.5
162.1

146.5
149.8
149.5
147.4
148.8

U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
,
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif....
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

10/67

11/77

Region
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class 3
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Area, region, population size class

Other
index
base

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs 1

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home1

Indexes, January 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3

Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Central/D
South/D
West/D

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

149.4
148.4
156.6
155.7
155.2
147.9
153.5
161.3
152.8
148.4
150.4
154.6
153.9
150.0
154.3
160.7

See footnotes at end of table.




90

160.2
165.7
163.9
167.4
166.6
171.4
161.4
175.1
163.7
167.1
161.0
163.7
165.9
168.6
159.3
166.6

148.2
144.3
150.9
148.6
153.5
144.7
145.4
154.9
154.0
143.6
142.1
150.2
158.4
145.9
156.8
157.6

144.0
143.3
151.0
151.5
139.7
141.5
152.8
152.4
141.3
136.5
150.1
146.4
142.1
139.8
155.6
142.4

157.3
157.2
167.2
163.9
177.9
155.2
173.5
181.6
167.9
162.3
164.1
171.0
159.0
154.4
160.4
189.8

143.7
144.4
157.5
156.1
147.2
142.6
150.3
157.7
144.3
146.7
148.7
150.8
145.7
149.9
146.4
156.7

Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
Area 2
U.S. city average
Anchorage, Alaska
Atlanta, Ga
Baltimore, Md
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N.Y
Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind
Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
,
Denver-Boulder, Colo
Detroit, Mich
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Tex
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif..
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis....
N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J
Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
Pittsburgh, Pa
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
Seattle-Everett, Wash
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va

1.0

0.6

0.3

0.2

3.6

1.0

.8
1.2
1.0
2.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2
.7
1.5
-.2
-2.1
.7
1.0
1.2
-.2
1.0
.9
1.5
.8
1.9
.9
.2
-.7
1.4
-.1
.3
1.2

.7
2.0
.9
1.7
-.3
-.1
-.8
2.1
.1
.1
1.3
-.2
1.5
1.2
1.0
-.6
.2
.2
1.0
1.6
1.3
.9
.7
.4
1.2
.9
.3
1.7

.8
-1.0
.4
1.8
-.5

1.5
3.9
1.7
2.2
7.4
5.1
1.8
4.6
1.8
5.3
-2.2
-1.4
4.3
2.9
5.2
.5
6.9
4.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
4.8
2.9
1.5
5.5
2.5
-.5
2.2

.7
3.0
2.0
3.3
.8
-.5
1.0
2.5
.9

.1
.1
-.7
-1.1

.6
-2.0
-7
.0
.2
1.9
-.3
1.1
.0
.2
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
.4
-.3
.3
.4
-.3
.4
.2
.6
.3

2.1
-1.2
1.2
2.3

1.5
.5
.7
.9

.7
.2
.4
.8

1.3
-.1
-.2
-.7

4.4
2.7
2.6
5.0

1.3
.6
1.2
.8

1.3
.8
.8
1.0
.7

.9
.8
.5
.1
-.1

1.0
-.3
-.5
.5
.5

3.7
3.1
3.6
4.4
3.4

1.0
1.1

.9
2.3
-1.2
.4
.4

-1.2
-5.7

.1
.4
1.9
-.4
1.3

-.9
-1.7
-3.7
-.7
-1.3
-.3
.1

1.2
-.4
.2

-.1
.0

1.8
.9

1.0
-.3
1.4

1.7
1.4
.3
.7
.9
.5
2.6

.9
.7
.1

Region 3
Northeast
North Central
South
West
Population size class
A-1
A-2
B
C
D
See footnotes at end of table.




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1.3
.6
.5

Table 19(0S). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Selected
areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued

Area, region, population size class

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at
home

Percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
Region/population size class
cross classification 3
Northeast/A
North Central/A
South/A.
West/A
Northeast/B
North Central/B
South/B
West/B
Northeast/C
North Central/C
South/C
West/C
Northeast/D
North Centrai/D
South/D
West/D

1.5
.6
.8
.8
1.8
.5
.3
.4
1.2
.6
.7
2.0
1.2
.1
.8
1.3

1
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern
Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
2
Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,
Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the
more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions
are those established by the Office of Management and
Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does
not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include
revisions made since 1973.




1.0
.5
1.0
1.0
1.1
.0
.1
.9
.0
-.4
.3
.5
-.8
.0
-.3
.8
3

1.5
-.3
-.1
-.7
1.0
-.5
-1.2
-1.5
.5
.8
-.1
1.2
1.9
-.3
.6
.1

-0.1
1.0
-.3
.3
-.5
.4
-.1
.6
.7
.1
.1
.5
.6
-1.4
1.1
-.6

3.8
2.9
2.4
4.0
5.6
2.6
2.1
4.0
5.9
2.7
3.0
8.6
3.7
1.9
2.8
7.1

1.4
.5
1.4
1.0
2.1
1.1
1.3
.6
.5
.3
1.1
.6
.4
.5
.7
.8

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.
D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.

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Table 20(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985
11 Q

Group

u.o.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Expenditure category
All items

-0.1

-0.1

-0.5

-0.5

0.6

0.7

.7
.7
1.0
.6
.3
.9
.2
3.6
1.0
.2
.2

.6
.7
1.0
-.1
.9
1.1
1.9
5.1
-.5
.0
.0

-.1
-.1
-.2
1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
-2.2
.9
.0
1.0

.7
.7
1.2
1.0
-.7
-.1
.4
5.2
1.7
-.2
.1

1.0
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.9
2.4
-.3
3.5
.9
.1
-1.0

1.4
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.3
2.1
.2
4.1
2.6
.3
1.8

-.4
-.7
.4
.9
-1.0
.8

-.4
-.6
1.1
4.3
-1.2
.0

-.5
-2.3
.9
-.4
-2.6
.6

-1.2
-1.7
1.2
3.6
-2.6
.0

1.0
1.6
-.1
1.3
2.5
.9

.9
1.4
.7
5.3
1.5
.0

.3
.2
-.7
.5
.0

.6
.7
-1.1
1.1
-.8

5.9
7.2
-.9
8.3
.3

3.3
5.1
.6
5.2
-1.2

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

-.4
-.7
.3
-1.2
.7

-1.8
-2.2
-1.6
-3.9
-1.0

-4.3
-5.4
-2.9
-6.4
-7.4

-6.9
-8.3
-5.2
-15.1
-3.8

-2.2
-2.7
-.2
-7.9
-3.2

-1.6
-1.9
.2
-3.8
.7

-2.8
-3.4
-5.4
-5.5
.2

-.4
-.4
.4

-.1
-.1
.2

-.7
-.7
.1

_5
-.5
.0

-.1
-.2
.4

.1
.2
-.2

Medical care

.7

.5

.6

2.5

.7

1.8

Entertainment

.3

.9

2.0

1.0

-.2

-.4

Other goods and services
Personal care

.9
.2

1.8
-.1

1.7
1.7

.1
.2

.8
.2

1.4
.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter....,
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear
Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation




93

Table 20(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from December 1984 to January 1985—Continued

Group

U.S.
city
average

Chicago,
III.Northwestem
Ind.

Detroit,
Mich.

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Du-ables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care




-0.1

-0.1

-0.5

-0.5

0.6

0.7

-.1
.7
-.4
-1.0
.0

-.3
.6
-.8
-1.2
-.5

-1.1
-.1
-1.6
-2.7
-.9

-.5
.7
-1.0
-1.5
-.7

.8
1.0
.6
-.5
1.9

.9
1.4
.6
-.8
2.0

-.2
.7

.1
.5

.4
.8

-.5
3.0

.3
.7

.5
2.0

.1
-.2
.0
-1.1
-.4
-1.0
-.1
-.3
-.3

.1
-.2
-.1
-.6
-.8
-1.1
-.3
.0
.1

.3
-.5
-.8
1.8
-1.5
-2.4
-1.3
.3
.3

.2
-.7
-.5
-.8
-1.0
-1.4
-.4
-.8
-.8

.7
-.7
.6
-.5
.3
.5
.3

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

94

Table 21 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to
January 1985
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
11

Chicago,
II.Northwestern
Ind.

c

:ity
Group

average
Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

Neu/ York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

301.3
342.3

-0.4

298.5
343.0

-0.4

-

278.5
285.2
276.3
308.0
252.2
263.3
240.6
296.8
330.9
307.9
212.0

1.3
1.5
2.3
.0
3.9
4.4
1.0
6.8
.2
-.1
-.2

279.6
283.8
284.4
321.7
259.4
264.3
254.5
281.5
348.8
294.3
251.5

1.1
1.2
1.4

-1.2
-1.2

1.4

317.7
346.5
231.7
396.6
398.0
120.6

320.6
336.3
234.7
326.4
354.9
143.2

388.3
480.7
623.9
443.2
240.4

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

343.1
427.4
632.0
386.6
224.2

-2.8
-3.6
-1.6
-3.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

198.5
185.1
193.6
162.1
209.5

-2.8
-3.4
-2.5
-5.7
-1.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

316.7
312.6
384.2

Medical care

311.8
362.7

0.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

299.1
306.9
294.5
310.7
266.0
274.2
257.8
314.9
358.3
343.0
227.6

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.6
2.0
.6
1.9
.8
.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 1

333.6
356.6
256.3
377.8
392.0
256.4

-.2
-.3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

-

.2

.9

-.2
-.6

2.3

-5.1
-2.0
.0

-

2.0
.1
.6

2.5
_.5
3^2
.8
.3

-.2
-2.7
.9
.3

-3.1
.6

305.1
358.8

0.3
-

303.3
360.9

0.7
-

310.1
362.2

0.3
-

299.5
310.5
297.8
306.9
273.4
278.9
254.2
295.1
374.1
336.8
211.2

.8
.9
1.5
1.5
1.8
2.2
.4
1.3
1.7
.0

301.6
312.1
300.6
315.0
268.9
273.5
266.4
323.8
373.5
342.6
218.1

1.7
1.7

309.0
318.9
293.7
319.0
266.0
274.9
249.6
303.8
371.2
399.6
238.2

1.3
1.3
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.9

322.2
351.9
308.7
340.8
365.1
136.7

-1.2
.6
.9
1.8

12.4
.5
4.9

-1.0
2.9
.9

.5
1.1

325.2
350.7
272.5
435.5
370.6
134.8

-.3
.2

-.4
-.7
.3

1.1
1.8
.0
.1

-.3

399.5
483.7
640.6
419.9
230.6

186.7
167.5
164.1
142.1
206.2

-3.4
-4.1
-3.6
-6.5
-1.9

155.2
137.2
138.7
90.0
205.1

-3.8
-4.7
-8.4
-5.3

.0

344.0
320.6
444.8

-.1
-.2
.5

334.7
335.6
339.6

.3
.4
.2

410.9

2.7

379.5

1.2

459.0

2.3

1.8

203.1

.6

261.9

.6

232.6

-.1

1.7
1.9

304.3
262.4

-.2

325.9
293.0

.9

320.5
239.1

1.5

.5

1.6

334.0
447.0
177.4
448.9
219.3

171.2
152.1
156.0
139.1
166.6

-7.1
-8.8
-6.5
-10.4
-5.2

149.0
132.0
149.9
110.1
155.3

-9.3
-11.1
-5.1
-19.7
-4.4

171.5
158.5
165.3
117.4
225.9

-.5
-.6
.6

312.7
306.1
390.0

-.4
-.4
.1

300.6
297.5
399.1

-1.3
-1.4

-.6
-.6

.0

327.6
330.4
275.3

389.3

1.0

399.1

.8

404.8

.7

Entertainment

256.6

.7

312.4

2.1

216.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

315.6
274.9

1.0
.3

307.8
244.6

1.8
-.1

317.5
256.1




.9
1.9
.1

-.3
.5
3.3

-1.0
-1.4

11.4
-1.1
13.2

95

.9
3.4
.6
1.3
1.4

402.7
524.8
664.2
459.9
245.3

440.4
527.1
649.8
509.7
206.9

See footnotes at end of table.

310.0
315.0
267.9
393.6
344.2
130.0

1.9
1.7
2.6
3.1

8.6

.8
.7
1.3
.7

-1.6
-3.5
-4.3
.2

-11.3
-3.7

-.5

-.2

-2.0

.5

-1.2
-1.8

.6

.5

Table 21 (OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced monthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to
January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Index

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity anci service group

311.8

0.0

301.3

-0.4

298.5

-0.4

305.1

0.3

303.3

0.7

310.1

0.3

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

282.5
299.1
270.7
275.8
264.7

-.1
1.0
-.6
-1.5
.1

267.2
278.5
256.2
259.1
251.2

-.2
1.3
-1.0
-2.1
.0

254.3
279.6
238.7
247.9
230.1

-.9
1.1
-1.6
-3.7
-.4

265.2
299.5
248.1
255.7
243.6

-.6
.8
-1.2
-2.3
-.5

276.1
301.6
256.5
266.6
240.2

1.0
1.7
.4
-.7
1.8

279.6
309.0
258.9
256.8
261.5

.4
1.3
-.2
-1.1
.8

Services
Medical care services

366.1
420.1

.1
1.0

360.4
438.9

-.7
.8

372.1
424.5

.2
1.0

373.6
437.4

1.4
3.1

350.5
401.6

.3
.9

372.4
518.0

.2
2.5

298.6
307.9
303.7
413.8
268.5
271.2
288.6
387.0
358.0

.1
-.1
.2
-1.8
-.6
-1.4
-.2
-.1
-.1

286.0
296.2
164.8
185.2
254.3
255.1
270.6
391.0
348.3

-.1
-.5
-.1
-3.2
-.9
-2.0
-.3
-1.1
-.9

286.2
291.3
157.1
190.7
239.6
248.4
265.3
387.2
355.6

.6
-.5
-.8
3.1
-1.6
-3.4
-1.2
.1
.1

288.1
299.6
162.8
190.6
246.2
251.1
278.8
385.1
364.5

-.1
.1
.6
-3.2
-1.2
-2.3
-.7
1.3
1.2

299.9
299.2
157.8
183.3
253.6
260.8
286.1
375.0
343.0

.3
.7
.9
-1.3
.5
-.6
.6
.4
.3

301.1
302.7
161.7
199.3
257.1
254.1
285.9
386.1
352.3

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

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 3
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

Indexes on a January 1981 =100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

Indexes on a December 1977 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.

Calif.




-.1

96

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Baltimore,
Md.

Anchorac
Alaska '
Index

Boston,
Mass.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla.3

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100) 4

271.8
296.9

0.3
-

313.3
363.8

-0.6
-

305.5
366.0

-0.3
-

317.7
360.5

-0.5

350.3
373.0

1.5

169.2

-0.2

342.9
387.2

0.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.4
277.7
262.6
272.5
230.0
231.5
241.9
262.9
328.8
314.4
241.6

-.1
-.1
-.1
1.2
-1.2
-1.1
.5
.0
.2
-.2
.0

299.1
306.0
291.1
317.0
260.4
268.9
246.9
328.5
350.0
346.8
241.4

1.0
1.1
1.6
1.2
2.4
2.8
.0
1.8
1.3
.0
-.5

282.3
288.4
276.4
298.4
271.0
277.7
232.9
286.4
315.0
318.7
237.1

1.7
1.8
2.1
-.4
4.2
4.5
1.0
3.5
.5
1.0
.5

314.4
324.0
316.8
372.9
271.1
277.8
263.6
343.8
395.2
332.5
237.8

-.2
-.3
.1
-1.2
-1.5
-1.3
1.9
1.6
1.1
-1.0
1.1

291.8
300.7
288.3
273.8
248.1
256.2
273.1
322.3
363.0
336.6
241.2

.3
.3
.5
1.0
2.9
3.8
.9
-1.8
-.7
.0
.3

165.1
165.8
158.6
168.9
157.8
159.6
151.2
176.9
149.3
182.8
150.5

-.4
-.4
-.6
1.5
-1.3
-1.3
.3
-3.5
1.2
.1
.2

296.6
308.9
289.8
336.0
274.3
282.3
267.5
289.0
319.0
362.1
209.0

2.4
2.7
1.5
-.2
2.0
2.3
1.7
3.0
.8
5.1
-1.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 5

259.8
238.6
248.1
325.1
233.1
124.1

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

343.1
376.8
240.2
306.8
435.2
139.1

-1.2
-1.7
.4
.1
-2.2
.0

323.7
337.2
289.4
324.3
358.3
93.6

-1.5
-2.3
1.5
-4.5
-3.4
-.4

336.5
357.4
213.2
301.9
416.5
131.6

-.3 425.4
-1.3 502.7
.8 i 259.3
.3 393.6
-1.6 578.4
.3 126.3

3.3
3.5
1.1
.5
4.0
.0

169.9
177.0
157.7
193.7
184.0
145.6

-.4
-1.0
.5
1.4
-1.6
.0

414.0
472.0
237.9
365.8
550.4
138.8

.0
-.1
.7
1.2
-.3
1.8

266.5
353.6
483.0
243.2
308.8

-.3
-.4
.7
-.5
1.0

363.6
440.0
631.2
361.8
261.1

-.2
-.2
-1.8
1.0
-.4

391.6
473.7
645.7
344.8
240.0

-.6
-.7
-.1
-1.4
.5

426.2
531.7
196.0
508.4
235.8

4.4
5.4
-.7
5.7
.5

175.9
205.6
182.5
206.3
143.0

2.0
.7
1.2
.7
.0

425.7
496.9
661.7
453.4
241.6

-.1
-1.1
-2.2
-.7
.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

198.9
171.3
173.9
147.8
218.2

-1.1
-1.5
-4.2
3.6
-6.6

203.7
182.8
207.7
141.7
175.4

-4.4
-5.6
-1.5
-7.9
11.6

212.6
200.8
180.0
205.3
226.7

-3.7
-4.2
3.7
-10.0
-3.7

232.1
221.5
202.0
203.1
226.8

.1
.1
.9
-4.6
1.9

213.7
184.7
213.5
179.7
183.0

-3.1
-3.8
-3.2
-5.4
.5

136.8
128.7
146.9
106.5
125.7

-1.4
-1.8
-4.0
-.2
-.9

211.0
205.2
207.0
169.0
304.5

-3.3
-3.7
-2.7
-6.9
-.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

294.4
292.8
336.9

.2
.3
-.7

310.7
311.4
316.3

-.2
-.2
-.9

337.0
342.0
328.2

-.2
-.2
.2

284.8
290.3
329.7

-1.4
-1.5
1.2

309.6
307.5
355.9

-2.2
-2.3
.2

183.6
181.0
247.2

-.4
-.5
.5

308.4
303.5
395.9

-1.7
-1.7
-2.1

Medical care

373.8

.3

341.6

.7

365.9

-.2

429.4

1.5

369.6

1.2

183.1

.4

370.4

.7

Entertainment

250.7

.1

255.1

-.5

258.6

3.8

217.1

-7.9

262.5

1.5

140.8

1.4

266.0

1.7

Other goods and services
Personal care

278.4
274.8

3.3
3.3

304.6
265.7

.1
-.7

329.3
257.0

.1
1.7

321.9
275.8

1.5
1.5

338.0
292.3

2.4
2.1

170.8
152.9

.9
.8

310.6
290.3

.2
-.3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 6
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 7 ...
Gas (piped) and electricity 6
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




97

3.3 | 358.5
4.2 521.2
-.6 151.9
5.2 531.51
.3 252.11

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to January
1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
1
Area pricing schedule 1

Group

Anchorage,
Alaska 2
Index

Baltimore,
Md.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Boston,
Mass.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla.3

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
change

All items
Commodities ...
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 8
Enerav 9
Commodities less food .
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

271.8

0.3

313.3

-0.6

305.5

-0.3

317.7

-0.5

350.3

1.5

169.2

-0.2

342.9

0.1

260.0
301.4
233.3
.. . 248 7
217.5

.0
-.1
.0
-4
.1

299.3
299.1
294.3
288 4
302.4

-.3
1.0
-.8
-1 5
-.3

284.6
282.3
281.2
300 9
248.9

.0
1.7
-.8
-.8
-.9

290.0
314.4
269.4
291.2
250.6

-.7
-.2
-1.0
-2.7
.4

298.5
291.8
300.1
266.4
329.5

-.3
.3
-.6
-3.2
.9

162.5
165.1
161.1
161.0
161.1

-.3
-.4
-.3
-1.3
.6

290.7
296.6
285.0
297.1
262.0

.4
2.4
-.6
-2.2
.6

305.9
402.9

.8
.3

339.1
365.1

-1.0
.7

343.8
397.9

-.8
.4

370.7
455.4

-.2
1.5

438.6
398.4

3.6
1.3

179.5
186.3

~ 2 442.9
.4 403.5

-.3
.8

293.7
273.3
149.4
180.1
235 1
248 5
277.2
315.6
295.6

.3
.3
.4
-.4

298.4
311.6
157.1
173.4
292 0
284 8
295.5
356.9
334.0

-.2
-.6
-.5
-.7
-8
-1.5
-.3
-1.2
-1.1

296.8
302.7
159.6
197.8
278 3
294.0
292.0
354.4
337.9

30 CO CO CO CO

Commodity and service group

304.4
311.6
162.6
190.9
268 7
286.6
306.5
402.1
354.8

-.2
-.6
-.6
-.3
-9
-2.5
-1.4
-.3
-.4

295.0
349.1
180.6
196.5
296.3
263.0
279.9
472.4
439.4

.1
1.5
1.8
-2.0
-.6
-3.0
-1.3
4.0
3.8

166.5
168.4
166.1
198.4
160.8
160.5
163.3
184.1
178.6

o

-.4
-.3
1.0
.9

See footnotes at end of table.




98

-.7
.4
-1.1
-.9

-.1
-.4
-.1
-1.9
-.3
-1.2
-.7
-.4
-.3

299.5
340.9
187.6
201.0
280.6
286.5
296.8
481.8
442.3

.2
.0
.5
-3.3
-.6
-2.2
.2
-.4
-.4

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to
January 1985—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
change
Expenditure category

All items 10
All items (1957-59 = 100)

11 12

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 13 ..
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home 13
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
14

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 5
15

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 16
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 17..
Gas (piped) and electricity 18
Household furnishings and operation

310.9
363.2

1.2

330.0
346.8

0.4

308.4
362.4

0.9

317.7
370.1

-0.5

298.7
303.1
297.7
353.8
246.3
252.7
275.6
349.7
353.3
317.2
256.6

.6
.6
.6
2.8
-2.6
-2.3
2.0
4.2
.6
.6
.1

324.5
338.2
300.3
328.7
263.8
267.1
259.0
323.9
363.5
428.9
207.1

282.3
290.3
277.3
297.6
246.7
255.2
243.8
4.2 245.9
1.7 367.5
1.1 322.5
1.5 235.5

-.5
-.7
-.5
.1

312.5
316.7
310.9
315.3
278.0
285.9
245.6
348.4
396.2
332.3
264.4

.5
.5
.7
3.8
1.5
1.7
.0
-1.7
.3
.0
-.2

1.3
1.7
2.0
5.3
1.5
.0

344.4
388.9
221.8
357.3
436.8
106.2

3.5
3.9
2.4
-.6
4.2
1.4

367.2
434.2
333.0
379.6
476.2
126.6

2.4
2.0
4.8
2.4
4.5

336.4
357.4
259.7
428.6
384.7
149.9

1.8 325.5
1.9 347.3
.1 279.7
-.4 488.1
2.4 384.9
124.2

-.3
1.1
2.3
12.0
-.1

1.7
2.4
1.2
3.2
-1.0

328.7
406.6
597.0
370.8
238.2

1.3
1.6
-.3
2.0
3.7

315.6
403.7
222.5
423.1
220.4

-14.5
2.5
-14.7
-4.6

400.1
575.5
609.4
496.4
267.2

3.3
4.0
-.3
6.0
.4

366.6
486.8
879.2
425.1
245.3

-1.1
-1.5
-.9
-1.7
-4.6

-4.7 203.4
-5.3 190.1
-71 173.7
-2.6 170.4
-13.0 201.8

-2.6
-3.1
1.0
-3.3
-6.6

182.9
170.6
190.1
126.1
235.1

-4.1
-4.8
-2.3
-9.1
-2.6

236.4
215.7
194.0
231.4
209.3

-6.0
-8.3
-9.2
-11.7
-2.9

292.6
293.6
316.2

.7 307.9
.5 301.9
2.9 380.8

-.4
-.5

381.2

2.2

300.1
354.1

-0.2

297.7
351.9

284.5
293.6
291.3
287.8
271.8
278.1
244.1
338.1
344.4
295.2
218.0

1.7
1.8
1.9
1.1
2.5
2.8
.4
3.7
1.0
1.6

297.8
305.8
287.3
312.4
261.0
265.7
229.9
304.5
373.1
352.1
226.0

1.5
-.8
-.8
1.2
-1.5

328.0
357.5
268.9
372.5
380.0
112.7

-.2
-.4
1.9
-1.3
-.8

300.1
324.7
239.0
346.5
355.7
157.0

0.7

486.7
502.3
662.2
280.0
230.8

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

405.7
432.0
635.4
327.8
228.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

205.7
202.6
209.7
167.9
263.5

-4.3
-5.4
-9.5
-5.2
-1.1

194.0
189.1
212.9
181.1
184.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Public transportation

299.1
310.0
233.9

-.8
-.8

314.9
326.5
314.0

.8
.8
1.5

289.6
295.8
259.8

-1.0
-1.1
1.4

326.0
326.0
348.3

Medical care

398.8

350.9

1.7

369.5

1.6

365.4

Entertainment

235.3

-4.8

224.1

1.7 229.9

259.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

313.7
296.8

1.2

311.2
249.5

1.8 317.5
2.0 281.1

1.2 302.2
-.1 281.8

-6.4 187.1
-7.3 177.7
-.6 169.2
-16.7 168.4
-1.1 186.7

1.6
1.6
1.9
2.8
1.2
1.8

-9.5

-.1

-.1
-1.9
-.8
-1.0
2.9

.1

.1

428.8
-.2

See footnotes at end of table.




99

300.2

276.7
1.5
1.8

325.1
311.4

1.8
2.4

324.0
300.6

.7
.5
.1

Table 22(OS). Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Old Series): Areas priced bimonthly, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, January 1985 and percent changes November 1984 to
January 1985—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1 1

Group

Northeast
Pennsylvania
Index

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

San Diego,
Calif.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index change
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
change
Commodity and service group

All items 10

300.1

-0.2

297.7

0.7

310.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables
t

285.8
284.5
285.4
295.8
269.3

-.2
1.7

283.2
297.8
274.7
282.3
267.1

.1
.0
.1
-1.1

288.6
298.7
275.6
265.0
280.5

Services 19
Medical care services

332.7
441.6

324.4
374.2

1.7
1.4

354.1
393.8

1.3
.1
-1.0
-.5
1.7
1.8

286.5
307.7
168.0
170 2
275.4
264.6
284.7
372.4
346.0

Special indexes:
All items less shelter *°
All items less medical care 21
All items less energy 8
Energy 9 22
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent23
Services less medical care 24

288.6
295.2
161.3
186.0
281.1
287.7
289.7
340.3
316.8

-1.3
-2.2
.0
-.2

-.1 293.0
-.2 294.4
-.1 155.2
-1.0 190.4
-1.3 272.2
-2.1 276.8
-.2 290.4
-.2 341.7
.0 316.5

1

Areas on pricing schedule 2 (See table 18) will appear next month.
Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
3
Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
4
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and
Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a May-October
1969=100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January
1964=100 base.
5
Indexes on a January 1981 =100 base.
6
Index on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla.
7
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and
Miami, Fla. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col.
8
Indexes are on the bases listed :
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978=100.
Boston, Mass
January 1978=100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977 = 100.
Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977=100.
Northeastern Pennsylvania...November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978 = 100.
2




100

330.0

0.4

308.4

0.9

317.7

-0.5

297.9
324.5
284.6
-2.2 275.9
3.0 292.6

.1
1.6
-.5
-1.7
.1

280.6
282.3
275.4
288.4
265.8

.3
-.5
.5
-.7
1.4

288.7
312.5
270.3
298.4
241.9

-1.2
.5
-2.0
-3.1

385.4
391.6

.6
-.1

361.2
406.2

1.9
2.4

364.6
466.4

.6
-.4

.2 298.4

-.9
.4
1.0
-8.3
-.5
-1.5
.2
.4
.7

294.8
304.7
164.3
219.3
273.0
282.5
286.6
379.7
354.8

308.6
312.0
166.9
186.6
270.8
296.7
°-.e 307.6
2.2 389.5
1.9 351.7

-1.0
-.4
-.3
-1.6
-1.9
-3.0

1.2

2.0
1.6

1.3
1.6

327.9
175.0

-1.6
.9
-2.1
-.8
1.9
2.0

I 190.1
! 280.7
269.0
301.2
395.4
382.9

.5
.9
.9
1.5
.6
-.5

-1.4
.1
.7

San Diego, Calif
November 1977=100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977=100.
9
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
10
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=319.2
11
The 1957-59 = 100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
12
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=371.8
13
Index is on an April 1967 = 100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
14
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=326.5
15
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=370.5
16
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=494.2
17
Index on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.
18
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=432.3
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=362.5
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=311.7
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=313.4
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=189.7
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=389.2
Revised index for Washington, D.C.-MD.VA.: Nov. 1984=349.3




Annual Averages—1984
(The annual tables that follow correspond to the unadjusted series found in the
regular monthly tables. Seasonally adjusted tables have been omitted because, by
definition, there are no seasonally adjusted annual averages.)




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

Group

1983

Annual
average
1984

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
298.4
347.1

311.1
361.9

4.3
-

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

284.4
291.7
282.2
292.5
261.0
250.0
292.2
340.0
374.4
263.1
432.2
276.5
319.9
216.5

295.1
302.9
292.6
305.3
266.6
253.2
317.4
352.2
389.1
288.0
443.0
284.9
333.4
222.1

3.8
3.8
3.7
4.4
2.1
1.3
8.6
3.6
3.9
9.5
2.5
3.0
4.2
2.6

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent1
Household insurance 1
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

323.1
344.8
103.0
236.9
350.6
102.5
102.5
103.2
346.3
386.2
260.5
370.3
469.2
628.0
428.7
213.7
238.5
197.5
296.2
318.9

336.5
361.7
108.6
249.3
373.4
107.3
107.3
107.5
359.2
409.7
262.7
387.3
485.5
641.8
445.2
230.2
242.5
199.1
303.2
327.5

4.1
4.9
5.4
5.2
6.5
4.7
4.7
4.2
3.7
6.1
.8
4.6
3.5
2.2
3.8
7.7
1.7
.8
2.4
2.7

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

196.5
184.5
188.9
161.9
282.7
206.9
214.9
290.9

200.2
187.0
192.4
163.6
287.0
209.5
216.4
305.0

1.9
1.4
1.9
1.1
1.5
. 1.3
.7
4.8

All items
All items(1957-59 =100)

See footnotes at end of table.

102




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

Group

Annual
average

Annual
average

1983

1984

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category

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

298.4
293.9
202.4
202.6
329.7
376.4
376.3
330.0
260.8
210.9
276.5
362.6

311.7
306.6
208.0
208.5
375.7
370.7
370.2
341.5
273.3
201.5
295.0
385.2

4.5
4.3
2.8
2.9
14.0
-1.5
-1.6
3.5
4.8
-4.5
6.7
6.2

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

357.3
223.3
387.0
323.0
464.4

379.5
239.7
410.3
346.1
488.0

6.2
7.3
6.0
7.2
5.1

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

246.0
246.9
245.3

255.1
253.3
258.3

3.7
2.6
5.3

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

288.3
291.0
261.1
260.6
262.5
333.3
297.8
341.8

307.7
310.0
271.4
269.6
274.1
365.7
322.8
375.6

6.7
6.5
3.9
3.5
4.4
9.7
8.4
9.9

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

103

298.4
271.5
284.4
261.1
271.2
184.5

311.1
280.7
295.1
269.2
275.7
187.0

4.3
3.4
3.8
3.1
1.7
1.4

320.3
253.0
344.9
102.7
103.4
303.6
387.0
278.0

325.8
266.5
363.0
107.7
108.1
321.1
410.3
296.0

1.7
5.3
5.2
4.9
4.5
5.8
6.0
6.5




Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average,
by expenditure category and commodity and service group —Continued
(1967=100 unless otherwise noted)
Annual
average
1983

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group

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

298.3
283.5
102.0
295.1
259.0
266.3
306.4
279.0
102.9
338.1
419.3
289.3
287.0
242.9
413.2
338.1

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967 = $1.00
1957-59=$1.00

$.335
.288

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

104

311.3
295.1
106.3
307.3
267.0
270.8
311.9
286.6
108.5
355.6
423.6
302.9
301.2
253.1
409.8
356.4

$.321
.276

4.4
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.1
1.7
1.8
2.7
5.4
5.2
1.0
4.7
4.9
4.2
-.8
5.4

-4.2

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

Group and item

Food and beverages

:

Annual
average

1983

1984

284.4

295.1

3.8

291.7

302.9

3.8

282.2

292.6

3.7

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

292.5
157.0
141.3
174.9
145.9
154.0
253.1
149.7
153.4
155.4
156.3
148.0
154.8

305.3
163.1
145.0
184.5
149.2
161.0
261.4
154.8
159.4
163.6
165.8
158.3
162.1

4.4
3.9
2.6
5.5
2.3
4.5
3.3
3.4
3.9
5.3
6.1
7.0
4.7

12/77

158.8

167.4

5.4

261.0
267.1
267.2
272.3
259.4
277.5
239.7
256.2
271.8
166.1
255.8
271.8
235.1
115.0
321.2
261.5
140.5
266.0
265.1
153.7
137.3
136.6
197.5
197.4
129.9
125.2
374.9
136.3
146.6
187.1

266.6
271.5
268.1
275.6
256.8
280.0
241.5
256.1
279.2
170.7
252.5
266.1
235.8
113.4
318.0
249.5
139.5
267.1
265.2
154.3
137.5
138.5
218.5
223.5
145.7
131.4
386.8
133.2
155.7
209.0

2.1
1.6
.3

c

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers

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

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




12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

105

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average

1.2

-1.0
.9
.8
.0
2.7
2.8
-1.3
-2.1
.3
-1.4

-1.0
-4.6
-.7
.4
.0
.4
.1
1.4
10.6

13.2
12.2
5.0
3.2
-2.3
6.2
11.7

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

Group and item

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

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

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

12/77

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

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




12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

106

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

250.0
136.3
222.9
136.8
148.3
254.0
146.3
153.2
144.4

253.2
137.5
224.6
138.1
151.1
260.1
147.9
157.3
148.5

1.3
.9
.8
1.0
1.9
2.4
1.1
2.7
2.8

292.2
297.6
295.9
272.6
275.7
310.0
158.4
299.3
291.8
316.0
259.5
169.2
288.8
150.7
142.8
155.5
152.3
139.5
151.2
141.0
132.7

317.4
330.3
328.6
307.1
254.7
419.3
166.0
331.8
370.7
294.1
272.2
189.6
306.1
161.6
162.0
163.9
158.8
146.1
155.6
149.6
139.5

8.6
11.0
11.1
12.7
-7.6
35.3
4.8
10.9
27.0
-6.9
4.9
12.1
6.0
7.2
13.4
5.4
4.3
4.7
2.9
6.1
5.1

340.0
374.4
151.2
168.7
152.4
263.1
260.9
150.9
134.0
432.2
313.3
147.3
358.7
350.5
140.9
276.5
141.0
154.2
158.6
159.7
155.4
151.9
146.7

352.2
389.1
159.4
171.5
157.9
288.0
288.3
154.8
149.9
443.0
317.5
150.2
371.6
365.3
146.9
284.9
145.4
159.9
165.0
164.0
158.4
155.4
151.6

3.6
3.9
5.4
1.7
3.6
9.5
10.5
2.6
11.9
2.5
1.3
2.0
3.6
4.2
4.3
3.0
3.1
3.7
4.0
2.7
1.9
2.3
3.3

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

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey
Wine
Other alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages away from home

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

12/77
12/77
12/77

319.9
155.1
153.6
158.1

333.4
161.0
160.7
164.9

4.2
3.8
4.6
4.3

12/77
12/77

216.5
139.9
222.7
151.9
236.1
121.6
147.3

222.1
142.5
230.4
153.7
233.0
122.8
155.2

2.6
1.9
3.5
1.2
-1.3
1.0
5.4

12/77

268.7
272.1
136.6

279.3
275.3
140.2

3.9
1.2
2.6

12/77

Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts
Imported food and fishery products




Other
index
base

107

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Table 5A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city
average
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

323.1

336.5

4.1

344.8
103.0
236.9
350.6
366.7
102.1
155.9
102.5
102.5
103.2
346.3
386.2
260.5
154.3
125.0
141.0
140.7

361.7
108.6
249.3
373.4
395.5
108.7
162.3
107.3
107.3
107.5
359.2
409.7
262.7
155.4
125.8
145.7
142.5

4.9
5.4
5.2
6.5
7.9
6.5
4.1
4.7
4.7
4.2
3.7
6.1
.8
.7
.6
3.3
1.3

370.3
469.2
628.0
637.7
189.1
428.7
330.6
580.1
213.7
173.3
141.5
121.7
117.6
352.6
NA
NA

387.3
485.5
641.8
651.0
194.7
445.2
351.8
584.4
230.2
187.8
161.4
118.9
124.0
375.8
103.9
103.2

4.6
3.5
2.2
2.1
3.0
3.8
6.4
.7
7.7
8.4
14.1
-2.3
5.4
6.6
NA
NA

242.5
199.1
236.9
140.7
155.0
222.8
154.6
121.0
126.3
143.9
148.5
102.0
95.3
108.9
188.9
196.4
146.6
124.5
124.9

1.7
.8

12/77
12/77
12/77

238.5
197.5
228.2
135.5
149.4
218.5
151.6
118.2
123.8
141.4
151.3
105.9
100.3
111.8
188.4
193.3
143.0
125.2
124.3

12/77

126.4

124.3

Other
index
base

Group and item

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school
Tenants' insurance
Homeowners' costs
Owners' equivalent rent
Household insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment

12/82

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

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

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services
Local charges
Interstate toll calls
Intrastate toll calls
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television
Refuse collection

6/78

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

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




108

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

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

3.8
3.8
3.7
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.0
1.8
-1.9
-3.7
-5.0
-2.6
.3

1.6
2.5
-.6
.5
-1.7

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

Group and item

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




Annual
average
1984

12/77

141.0

142.2

0.9

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

144.2
133.2
146.9
135.4
296.2
294.0
150.9
148.6
139.7
154.7
144.9
318.9
337.5

147.5
135.1
147.2
135.5
303.2
299.1
155.0
152.9
143.4
160.4
145.2
327.5
337.5

2.3
1.4
.2

.1
2.4
1.7
2.7
2.9
2.6
3.7
.2
2.7
.0

163.3
143.7

173.9
151.4

6.5
5.4

196.5
184.5
180.8
188.9
118.9
110.9
101.4
144.5
123.5
112.4
123.0
115.7
135.0
124.0
161.9
107.5
168.3
165.2
98.8
132.9
83.0
108.1
99.8
104.8
127.9
282.7
214.9
121.3
146.5
206.9
133.6
130.9
125.6
290.9
173.6
152.2

200.2
187.0
183.2
192.4
121.1
112.8
101.2
148.2
127.4
113.6
125.1
122.0
136.9
122.9
163.6
109.0
168.0
172.8
95.8
137.4
82.1
108.1
100.7
103.6
128.7
287.0
216.4
121.9
147.5
209.5
136.7
132.9
125.9
305.0
183.1
157.7

1.9
1.4
1.3
1.9
1.9
1.7
-.2
2.6
3.2
1.1
1.7
5.4
1.4
-.9
1.1
1.4
-.2
4.6
-3.0
3.4
-1.1
.0
.9

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

12/77
12/77

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

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

109

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

-1.1
.6
1.5
.7
.5
.7
1.3
2.3
1.5
.2
4.8
5.5
3.6

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

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




110

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

298.4
293.9
202.4
202.6
NA
329.7
376.4
376.3
211.1
216.5
94.6
330.0
166.2

311.7
306.6
208.0
208.5
101.3
375.7
370.7
370.2
206.6
213.0
94.1
341.5
173.0

4.5
4.3
2.8
2.9
NA
14.0
-1.5
-1.6
-2.1
-1.6
-.5
3.5
4.1

158.9
151.9
157.4
260.8
210.9
154.4
133.7
185.2
133.0
276.5
302.7
158.4
144.3
191.5
145.0
134.8
158.6
362.6
417.8
402.2
322.1
302.5
358.7

166.7
155.1
163.4
273.3
201.5
153.9
126.9
171.6
133.6
295.0
326.3
165.5
153.1
203.9
160.4
140.1
166.3
385.2
443.0
436.3
344.6
309.8
379.0

4.9
2.1
3.8
4.8
-4.5
-.3
-5.1
-7.3
.5
6.7
7.8
4.5
6.1
6.5
10.6
3.9
4.9
6.2
6.0
8.5
7.0
2.4
5.7

12/77
12/11
12/11

357.3
223.3
213.8
156.5
177.4
154.0

379.5
239.7
234.3
166.7
204.4
169.1

6.2
7.3
9.6
6.5
15.2
9.8

12/77
12/77

197.3
174.4

216.1
189.3

9.5
8.5

12/77
12/11
12/11

161.3
155.2
135.9
251.7
149.9
387.0
323.0
352.3
302.7
153.0
464.4
193.9
619.7
190.0

174.4
163.3
140.1
267.3
156.9
410.3
346.1
376.8
327.3
159.9
488.0
210.6
670.9
207.0

8.1
5.2
3.1
6.2
4.7
6.0
7.2
7.0
8.1
4.5
5.1
8.6
8.3
8.9

Other
index
base

Group and item

12/83

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

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

12/11

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

Group and item

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

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

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care
Toilet goods and personal care appliances
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs
Dental and shaving products
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances
Personal care services
Beauty parlor services for females
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses
Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services




Ill

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

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

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

246.0
246.9
159.8
302.4
166.6
133.9
136.7
119.5
198.3
132.9
138.6
137.1
131.3
146.7
245.3
152.7
143.9
131.4

255.1
253.3
165.0
314.3
170.8
138.0
143.1
117.6
199.9
135.0
141.2
138.5
133.7
151.6
258.3
160.9
153.6
135.4

3.7
2.6
3.3
3.9
2.5
3.1
4.7
-1.6
.8
1.6
1.9
1.0
1.8
3.3
5.3
5.4
6.7
3.0

288.3
291.0
298.7
150.2
261.1
260.6
151.4
161.8

307.7
310.0
318.5
158.6
271.4
269.6
155.4
167.7

6.7
6.5
6.6
5.6
3.9
3.5
2.6
3.6

147.2
147.6
262.5
265.9
145.0
333.3
297.8
341.8
172.4
172.3
172.8
187.4

152.8
153.1
274.1
277.1
151.9
365.7
322.8
375.6
189.8
189.9
189.7
204.6

3.8
3.7
4.4
4.2
4.8
9.7
8.4
9.9
10.1
10.2
9.8
9.2

371.9
338.1
359.5

366.3
355.9
370.6

-1.5
5.3
3.1




Table 7A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1967=100 unless otherwise noted)
Percent change
from 1983

Group

to 1984
Expenditure category
297.4
345.9

307.6
357.7

3.4
-

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

284.7
291.8
281.3
291.1
260.6
249.2
288.4
340.8
374.3
263.0
433.9
278.1
323.2
219.1

295.2
302.7
291.2
303.7
266.0
252.2
312.5
352.7
388.6
287.5
444.4
286.4
336.7
225.3

3.7
3.7
3.5
4.3
2.1
1.2
8.4
3.5
3.8
9.3
2.4
3.0
4.2
2.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Gas (piped) and electricity
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

322.0
343.8
236.3
348.5
382.2
300.3
494.2
342.5
383.4
255.6
371.8
469.1
630.3
428.2
214.6
235.3
195.5
293.1
318.7

329.2
350.0
248.6
372.4
385.9
296.9
502.9
356.3
403.5
257.2
388.6
485.0
644.3
444.1
231.2
239.1
197.0
300.2
328.0

2.2
1.8
5.2
6.9
1.0
-1.1
1.8
4.0
5.2
.6
4.5
3.4
2.2
3.7
7.7
1.6
.8
2.4
2.9

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

195.6
184.2
189.1
163.7
293.1
206.6
203.4
289.1

199.1
186.6
192.9
165.0
297.6
210.0
204.5
302.9

1.8
1.3
2.0
.8
1.5
1.6
.5
4.8

All items
All items(1957-59=100)

112




Table 7A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers:
U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
—Continued
(1967 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
Annual
average
1983

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category

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

300 0
296 6
202 0
202 2
329 7
378.0
378 0
330.6
261 8
2133
277.2
353 9

3139
310 1
207 3
207 9
375 7
372.2
371 8
342.2
274 2
203 9
295 4
376 8

46
46
26
28
140
-1.5
-1 6
35
47
-4 4
66
65

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

355 1
223 7
384.1
323 4
460.4

377 7
239 7
407.9
346 5
484.7

64
72
62
71
5.3

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

242.4
241.2
245.7

251.2
247.7
258.5

3.6
2.7
5.2

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

286 3
290.6
259.1
261.4
257.2
335.1
301.9
343.5

304 9
309.7
269.4
270.3
268.8
368.2
327.5
378.2

65
6.6
4.0
3.4
4.5
9.9
8.5
10.1

Commodity and service group
All items

297.4

307.6

3.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages .
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables

272.9
284.7
263.3
273.2
184.2

280.4
295.2
269.3
277.5
186.6

2.7
3.7
2.3
1.6
1.3

321.7
253.8

327.0
261.1

1.6
2.9

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

342.8
236.3
408.9
300.0
384.1
275.6

358.0
248.6
422.2
317.2
407.9
292.9

4.4
5.2
3.3
5.7
6.2
6.3

113




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

Group

average

average

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group

Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs ...
All items less home purchase and
mortgage interest costs
Ali items less medical care

3.4
4.1
3.7
4.2
3.3

Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

261.1
268.3
307.9
280.0
363.2
336.1

2.3
1.6
1.7
2.6
4.4
4.3

Energy
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy ...
Energy commodities
Services less energy

.8
3.8
3.8
3.0
-.9
4.5

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1967=$1.00
1957-59 = $1.00

-3.3

114

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

Group and item

Annual
average
1984

284.7

295.2

3.7

291.8

302.7

3.7

281.3

291.2

3.5

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

291.1
157.7
141.7
177.1
147.0
152.8
248.8
151.8
149.5
153.7
157.2
149.4
157.5

303.7
163.8
145.3
186.7
150.4
159.7
257.1
157.0
155.3
161.5
166.7
159.7
164.9

4.3
3.9
2.5
5.4
2.3
4.5
3.3
3.4
3.9
5.1
6.0
6.9
4.7

12/77

152.0

160.4

5.5

260.6
266.6
266.7
272.9
260.5
285.9
242.6
254.7
273.4
164.7
255.3
276.0
233.3
112.1
322.0
266.9
139.8
265.7
264.1
153.6
135.4
139.6
195.5
195.2
128.2
124.6
373.3
135.8
146.1
188.0

266.0
270.8
267.5
276.2
257.8
288.6
245.2
254.3
281.0
169.4
251.8
269.9
233.8
110.3
318.7
254.5
138.8
266.5
263.8
154.1
135.6
141.6
216.3
221.0
143.6
130.7
385.6
132.7
155.6
210.1

2.1
1.6
.3
1.2
-1.0
.9
1.1
-.2
2.8
2.9
-1.4
-2.2
.2
-1.6
-1.0
-4.6
-.7
.3
-.1
.3
.1
1.4
10.6
13.2
12.0
4.9
3.3
-2.3
6.5
11.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cereal and cereal products
Flour and prepared flour mixes
Cereal
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal
Bakery products
White bread
Other bread
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
Cookies
Crackers and bread and cracker products ....
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and
fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers

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

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




12/77

12/77

12/77

12/77
12/77
12/77

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

115

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

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

Group and item

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

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

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

12/77

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

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




12/77
12/77
12/77

12/77
12/77

12/77

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

116

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

249.2
135.8
222.1
136.2
148.5
256.6
146.6
152.3
145.0

252.2
136.8
223.5
137.4
151.4
262.7
148.3
156.3
149.0

1.2
.7
.6
.9
2.0
2.4
1.2
2.6
2.8

288.4
292.1
285.6
273.6
273.8
282.9
152.6
298.1
287.5
315.8
263.9
168.4
286.6
150.4
141.9
154.5
152.8
138.3
152.8
138.5
131.3

312.5
323.0
315.7
308.1
252.7
383.5
159.4
329.7
364.3
295.2
276.7
187.9
303.4
161.1
161.3
162.9
159.0
144.9
157.3
147.0
137.8

8.4
10.6
10.5
12.6
-7.7
35.6
4.5
10.6
26.7
-6.5
4.9
11.6
5.9
7.1
13.7
5.4
4.1
4.8
2.9
6.1
5.0

340.8
374.3
151.2
170.1
150.1
263.0
259.2
149.2
134.6
433.9
310.7
145.1
353.5
349.9
141.2
278.1
142.9
153.4
160.7
158.7
157.3
152.1
148.0

352.7
388.6
159.3
172.8
155.5
287.5
286.0
152.8
150.4
444.4
314.8
147.8
365.8
364.6
147.2
286.4
147.3
158.9
167.2
163.0
160.3
155.5
152.7

3.5
3.8
5.4
1.6
3.6
9.3
10.3
2.4
11.7
2.4
1.3
1.9
3.5
4.2
4.2
3.0
3.1
3.6
4.0
2.1
1.9
2.2
3.2

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

Group and item

Food away from home
Lunch
Dinner
Other meals and snacks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages at home
Beer and ale
Whiskey
Wine
Other alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages away from home

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

12/77
12/77
12/77

323.2
156.8
155.4
158.7

336.7
162.5
162.4
165.5

4.2
3.6
4.5
4.3

12/77
12/77

219.1
141.6
221.7
152.5
243.8
121.5
148.4

225.3
144.7
229.5
154.0
240.8
122.6
156.5

2.8
2.2
3.5
1.0
-1.2
.9
5.5

12/77

267.8
273.4
136.6

277.8
276.7
140.1

3.7
1.2
2.6

12/77

Special indexes:
Domestically produced farm food
Selected beef cuts
Imported food and fishery products




Other
index
base

117

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

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

Group and item

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

322.0

329.2

2.2

343.8
236.3
348.5
364.4
102.2
154.9
382.2
300.3
494.2
428.3
235.4
627.0
207.1
342.5
383.4
255.6
147.5
124.0
138.6
142.7

350.0
248.6
372.4
392.5
109.0
161.6
385.9
296.9
502.9
442.0
247.7
634.1
211.6
356.3
403.5
257.2
148.1
123.8
141.3
144.2

1.8
5.2
6.9
7.7
6.7
4.3
1.0
-1.1
1.8
3.2
5.2
1.1
2.2
4.0
5.2
.6
.4
-.2
1.9
1.1

371.8
469.1
630.3
639.9
190.0
428.2
330.3
577.2
214.6
173.8
141.9
122.1
117.6
356.5
NA
NA

388.6
485.0
644.3
653.4
195.3
444.1
351.4
580.2
231.2
188.4
162.1
119.3
123.9
380.0
103.7
103.2

4.5
3.4
2.2
2.1
2.8
3.7
6.4
.5
7.7
8.4
14.2
-2.3
5.4
6.6
NA'
NA

239.1
197.0
240.6
141.9
159.5
219.5
150.9
120.9
127.2
139.7
149.9
101.0
93.9
107.9
190.6
202.3
147.4
122.9
123.6

1.6
.8
3.8
3.9
3.7
2.0

Mill
Mill
Mill

235.3
195.5
231.8
136.6
153.8
215.3
148.2
118.6
124.6
137.1
151.6
104.9
99.1
110.8
188.9
199.2
143.8
123.5
122.7

Mill

124.3

122.2

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Lodging while out of town
Lodging while at school
Tenants' insurance
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property insurance
Property taxes
Contracted mortgage interest cost
Mortgage interest rates
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment
Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry
Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies
Miscellaneous supplies and equipment

12/82
12/77

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

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas
Fuel oil
Other fuels
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Other utilities and public services
Telephone services
Local charges
Interstate toll calls
Intrastate toll calls
Water and sewerage maintenance
Cable television
Refuse collection

6/78

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

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




118

Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill
Mill

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

1.8
1.9
2.1

1.9
-1.1
-3.7
-5.2
-2.6

.9
1.6
2.5
-.5
.7
-1.7

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

Group and item

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




1983

Annual
average
1984

12/77

138.8

139.6

0.6

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

136.1
128.7
143.0
140.6
293.1
289.9
149.7
148.6
142.8
149.3
138.3
318.7
337.5

138.2
130.5
143.2
140.9
300.2
294.7
153.7
152.8
146.8
155.0
138.7
328.0
337.5

1.5
1.4
.1
.2
2.4
1.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
3.8

.3
2.9
.0

163.4
141.9

174.2
149.2

6.6
5.1

195.6
184.2
180.3
189.1
119.4
103.9
104.0
140.7
126.4
118.2
121.2
116.8
130.7
121.2
163.7
109.1
173.9
150.7
99.4
132.6
101.9
108.0
98.6
105.9
126.8
293.1
203.4
119.3
137.1
206.6
135.4
133.3
121.4
289.1
172.0
153.4

199.1
186.6
182.5
192.9
121.7
106.1
104.4
144.1
130.1
119.8
123.8
124.3
132.6
120.2
165.0
110.3
172.9
159.9
96.2
137.0
99.5
107.5
99.0
104.0
127.4
297.6
204.5
120.3
137.6
210.0
138.7
135.6
122.3
302.9
181.3
159.0

1.8
1.3
1.2
2.0
1.9
2.1
.4
2.4
2.9
1.4
2.1
6.4
1.5
-.8
.8
1.1
-.6

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

12/77
12/77

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

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

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

119

Annual
average

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

6.1
-3.2
3.3
-2.4
-.5
.4
-1.8
.5
1.5
.5
.8

.4
1.6
2.4
1.7
.7
4.8
5.4
3.7

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

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




120

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

300.0
296.6
202.0
202.2
NA
329.7
378.0
378.0
212.0
217.7
94.9
330.6
165.0

313.9
310.1
207.3
207.9
101.4
375.7
372.2
371.8
207.4
214.1
94.3
342.2
171.6

4.6
4.6
2.6
2.8
NA
14.0
-1.5
-1.6
-2.2
-1.7
-.6
3.5
4.0

162.8
151.2
156.8
261.8
213.3
153.4
135.6
188.8
132.9
277.2
302.1
157.7
145.3
191.3
145.3
135.8
166.2
353.9
414.3
402.9
320.6
312.0
359.3

170.8
154.4
163.0
274.2
203.9
153.2
128.6
175.1
133.1
295.4
325.4
165.0
154.2
203.7
160.7
140.6
173.6
376.8
438.8
436.0
344.5
318.9
379.3

4.9
2.1
4.0
4.7
-4.4
-.1
-5.2
-7.3
.2
6.6
1.1
4.6
6.1
6.5
10.6
3.5
4.5
6.5
5.9
8.2
7.5
2.2
5.6

Mill
Mill
Mill

355.1
223.7
215.0
158.7
177.2
153.9

377.7
239.7
235.8
169.2
204.4
168.5

6.4
7.2
9.7
6.6
15.3
9.5

Mill
Mill

199.2
176.2

218.4
191.3

9.6
8.6

Mill
Mill
Mill

161.6
156.0
134.8
253.0
151.1
384.1
323.4
356.0
300.4
149.6
460.4
192.0
612.0
188.4

175.1
164.2
139.0
268.4
158.4
407.9
346.5
380.8
325.1
156.2
484.7
208.5
662.4
205.3

8.4
5.3
3.1
6.1
4.8
6.2
7.1
7.0
8.2
4.4
5.3
8.6
8.2
9.0

Other
index
base

Group and item

12/83

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

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

Mill

Mill
Mill
Mill

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

Group and item

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

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

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes
Other tobacco products and smoking accessories
Personal care
Toilet goods and personal care appliances
Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs
Dental and shaving products
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye
makeup implements....,
Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances
Personal care services
Beauty parlor services for females
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males
Personal and educational expenses
School books and supplies
Personal and educational services
Tuition and other school fees
College tuition
Elementary and high school tuition
Personal expenses
Special indexes:
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant and other products
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services




121

12/77

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

12/77

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

Percent change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1983

Annual
average
1984

242.4
241.2
159.2
302.4
166.7
127.8
127.0
117.1
199.2
132.8
137.3
133.3
132.4
147.7
245.7
153.9
142.9
132.3

251.2
247.7
164.4
314.5
170.6
131.7
133.0
115.7
200.9
134.6
140.2
135.1
134.9
152.7
258.5
161.8
152.5
136.2

3.6
2.7
3.3
4.0
2.3
3.1
4.7
-1.2
.9
1.4
2.1
1.4
1.9
3.4
5.2
5.1
6.7
2.9

286.3
290.6
297.7
150.1
259.1
261.4
150.6
160.2

304.9
309.7
317.5
158.6
269.4
270.3
154.6
165.8

6.5
6.6
6.7
5.7
4.0
3.4
2.7
3.5

148.1
151.2
257.2
258.9
143.8
335.1
301.9
343.5
172.8
172.3
173.8
187.6

153.9
156.8
268.8
270.1
150.7
368.2
327.5
378.2
190.7
190.6
190.9
205.1

3.9
3.7
4.5
4.3
4.8
9.9
8.5
10.1
10.4
10.6
9.8
9.3

373.4
414.2
337.2
363.0

367.8
426.3
354.8
378.9

-1.5
2.9
5.2
4.4

Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
1 >
L

Chicago,
II.Northwestern
Ind.

c

<'•ty

aver aye
Group

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
change
al
al
change
al
change
change
al
al
change
al
from
avefrom
avefrom
avefrom
avefrom
aveavefrom
1983
rage
rage
1983
rage
1983
rage
1983
rage
1983
rage
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Expenditure category
311.1
361.9

4.3
-

310.1
352.3

3.8
-

306.9
352.6

3.5
-

306.1
360.0

4.6
-

303.1
360.7

5.0
-

300.6
351.1

4.7
-

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

295.1
302.9
292.6
305.3
266.6
271.5
253.2
317.4
352.2
333.4
222.1

3.8
3.8
3.7
4.4
2.1
1.6
1.3
8.6
3.6
4.2
2.6

280.8
288.6
278.7
298.4
260.4
266.9
238.1
300.4
332.5
313.1
200.1

2.6
2.6
2.9
3.5
2.1
1.7
1.2
6.9
2.2
2.1
2.9

275.8
279.8
281.7
312.2
264.4
265.9
246.3
276.8
341.5
286.6
248.6

2.1
2.2
2.2
4.3
1.3
.9
-2.8
7.9
2.1
2.2
1.1

289.4
300.0
294.2
314.2
272.5
274.8
250.0
285.1
365.1
312.3
205.7

3.0
3.0
2.6
5.2
1.2
.7
2.3
2.7
3.2
3.7
2.9

298.8
309.4
301.2
306.6
267.1
269.4
264.6
340.4
373.1
330.1
212.5

4.7
4.8
4.4
4.5
4.0
3.5
1.4
8.6
3.4
5.8
2.7

298.3
308.2
288.2
311.9
260.8
266.9
247.9
307.1
358.4
368.0
227.2

2.4
2.5
3.1
4.2
2.6
2.1
1.5
5.2
2.7
1.3
2.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 1
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 1
Owners' equivalent rent 1
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

336.5
361.7
108.6
249.3
373.4
107.3
107.3
387.3
485.5
641.8
651.0
194.7
445.2
351.8
584.4
242.5

4.1
4.9
5.4
5.2
6.5
4.7
4.7
4.6
3.5
2.2
2.1
3.0
3.8
6.4
.7
1.7

346.0
385.1
109.1
221.5
375.9
108.0
107.8
348.6
437.9
628.8
230.2
155.6
398.7
350.2
432.3
233.9

4.1
5.8
5.9
5.4
8.8
5.8
5.7
2.7
1.3
2.8
3.0
1.8
1.1
5.4
-4.0
.8

336.9
360.0
106.5
228.5
333.7
103.4
103.4
422.2
502.0
664.6
225.2
172.6
480.7
284.1
666.5
217.0

2.8
3.1
4.3
3.8
6.9
2.7
2.7
4.9
3.6
2.2
1.6
8.8
3.8
4.2
3.5
-.2

332.6
366.4
110.2
294.9
324.1
110.0
110.1
341.6
469.0
177.1
_
177.1
470.4
348.0
635.7
223.4

5.6
6.8
7.0
7.3
2.5
6.7
6.8
6.0
3.5
3.4
_
3.4
3.5
4.1
3.1
1.6

314.3
321.2
108.9
260.3
397.2
108.9
108.9
400.9
526.3
686.0
225.4
197.0
456.5
397.7
557.3
251.0

4.6
5.9
5.5
5.2
8.1
5.9
6.0
2.6
2.6
2.9
2.8
4.8
2.4
5.6
-1.9
2.7

311.1
318.1
110.0
261.4
431.4
107.9
107.7
401.5
486.3
665.6
228.0
170.3
414.5
382.2
449.8
245.4

5.7
5.9
6.0
6.1
5.2
6.0
5.9
8.7
6.6
4.0
3.9
4.4
8.3
13.6
2.1
1.8

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

200.2
187.0
192.4
163.6
209.5

1.9
1.4
1.9
1.1
1.3

168.6
151.6
141.7
135.9
183.5

1.9
1.5
2.4
4.3
-.2

166.3
150.7
165.7
137.7
151.3

-.2
-.8
3.0
-2.3
-3.0

174.5
162.8
161.2
127.7
221.1

1.6
.4
-1.5
3.5
6.3

187.3
167.0
164.0
139.9
201.8

1.4
.5
1.2
-1.1
1.3

182.4
167.2
162.5
119.2
197.5

.6
.2
-2.5
1.4
2.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

311.7
306.6
190.6
190.4
206.6
213.0
94.1
385.2

4.5
4.3
-1.5
-1.7
-2.1
-1.6
-.5
6.2

306.1
298.1
185.7
185.7
207.7
210.8
99.0
385.9

3.7
4.2
-.6
-.6
-.8
-.7
.4
.0

309.0
305.8
198.6
198.2
216.5
222.4
98.0
385.1

5.2
4.9
.7
.7
.7
.4
2.0
10.6

320.9
323.4
186.1
186.2
206.7
216.1
93.4
274.4

5.0
5.3
-.7
-.7
-1.4
-.2
-.6
-.8

336.9
312.5
187.1
186.8
190.0
200.2
92.8
441.0

6.0
4.6
-3.4
-3.5
-4.3
-4.0
-2.0
11.6

320.3
320.3
196.5
196.5
209.3
215.6
91.2
332.1

5.1
5.3
-.3
-.3
-.5
-.1
-.4
3.5

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

379.5
255.1
307.7
271.4

6.2
3.7
6.7
3.9

381.9
265.8
302.6
258.9

5.7
2.5
7.0
4.6

403.1
222.8
297.5
232.4

10.3
.6
4.1
.5

398.8
219.4
291.9
261.5

4.5
2.8
5.6
4.0

380.8
263.5
318.8
278.2

8.1
3.6
7.7
5.7

402.7
239.8
321.2
250.9

7.0
2.6
8.4
4.2

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

See footnotes at end of table.




122

Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
NJ.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

T
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
change
al
change
al
al
change
al
al
change
from
avefrom
from
avefrom
aveavefrom
aveavefrom
rage
1983
1983
rage
1983
rage
rage
1983
rage
rage
1983
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Commodity and service group
311.1

4.3

310.1

3.8

306.9

3.5

306.1

4.6

303.1

5.0

300.6

4.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

280.7
295.1

3.4
3.8

274.9
280.8

2.8
2.6

263.7
275.8

2.5
2.1

264.7
289.4

2.8
3.0

274.2
298.8

3.5
4.7

272.9
298.3

2.8
2.4

269.2

3.1

265.8

2.9

253.2

2.7

251.2

2.7

254.6

2.5

254.3

3.1

275.7
266.5

1.7
5.3

256.6
271.3

2.1
4.1

253.3
252.3

.9
4.8

255.1
251.9

1.0
5.2

263.8
242.0

1.6
4.4

269.6
242.6

2.4
4.3

Services
Medical care services

363.0
410.3

5.2
6.0

365.6
423.2

4.8
5.0

373.3
421.7

4.7
11.2

372.2
424.5

6.3
4.1

348.4
406.6

6.4
8.2

351.7
442.6

6.9
7.4

295.1
307.3
302.9
423.6
267.0
270.8
286.6
108.5
355.6

4.1 282.4
4.1 305.8
4.7 170.0
1.0 189.7
3.1 263.3
1.7 252.0
2.7 270.6
5.4 107.4
5.2 I 355.2

3.3
3.7
4.2

267.3
299.7
162.3
187.4
253.7
253.4
266.2
108.5
357.2

3.6
3.1
3.6
2.2
2.6
.9
1.5
5.8
4.0

284.1
301.0
163.1
199.5
249.0
250.0
273.4
109.2
364.2

3.8
4.6
5.0
.8
2.7
1.1
2.1
5.6
6.5

297.4
298.7
157.7
184.9
251.6
257.8
283.2
110.9
340.4

4.7 297.8
4.8 294.8
5.6 156.3
.3 200.9
2.6 252.3
1.7 265.3
3.3 287.1
6.9 110.9
6.3 336.7

4.4
4.6
4.8
3.9
3.1
2.4
2.4
7.6
6.9

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter1
Services less medical care

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes

Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except U.S. city average.




2.9
2.2
2.4
4.0
47

123

on
on
on
on

a June 1978=100 base.
a January 1976=100 base.
an August 1981 =100 base.
a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average.

Table 17A-1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Anchorage,
Alaska 1

Boston,
Mass.

Baltimore,
Md.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla. 2

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
from
aveavefrom
rage
1983 rage 1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
from
from
aveaverage
1983
1983 rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al change
al
from
from
aveave1983
1983 rage
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent
change
al
from
ave1983
rage
1984 to 1984

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59 = 100) 3 ...

275.6
301.1

4.1
-

312.6
363.0

4.6
-

304.2
364.5

4.9
-

322.6
366.2

3.4
-

347.9
370.6

3.8
-

166.8
-

3.6
-

320.6
362.0

3.6

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products ....
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

301.3
275.8
268.4
272.8
247.3
248.4
249.7
260.1
326.7
297.2
255.3

3.5
34
34
3.1
3.0
2.6
.4
5.9
3.8
3.6
4.3

295.1
300 7
290.8
313.5
260.1
265.8
244.0
331.0
352.6
328.5
251.6

4.5
46
5.8
7.4
4.3
3.9
4.2
13.0
3.8
2.5
2.9

278.8
286 1
275 1
299.3
264.7
268.0
228.5
290.7
319.5
312.5
218.2

5.1
53
35
2.0
4.6
4.2
1.2
5.9
2.3
8.6
2.8

312.9
321 9
320 9
369.6
276.4
279.0
266.1
343.9
402.1
316.4
243.1

4.7
50
4.6
6.1
2.8
2.3
-.3
10.5
5.4
5.9
1.2

280.4
288 2
282.2
294.0
248.8
251.2
266.0
300.4
342.3
306.9
239.2

4.7
50
5.7
3.6
5.0
4.5
2.7
11.5
5.6
3.7
.8

159.2
160 2
155.9
159.7
153.2
154.0
146.8
178.8
149.5
168.5
142.4

4.1 281.9
4 3 ?94 4
4.5 ?77 8
3.8 311.5
2.4 265.0
1.9 269.9
2.7 254.5
17.8 279.7
.7 307.7
3.8 342.9
.8 193.5

2.4
2.6
2.4
4.9
1.2
.9
-1.0
4.6
3.6
3.7

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 4
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 4
Owners' equivalent rent4
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels5
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 6 ....
Fuel oil 7
Other fuels 7
Gas (piped) and electricity 5
Electricity 8
Utility (piped) gas 8
Household furnishings and operation

271.0
251.2
111.7
248.6
295.9
108.4
108.4
262.9
341.0
489.5
218.3
179.1
229.3
194.3
151.1
322.8

3.7
44
4.4
3.9
8.8
46
4.6
6.4
7.1
-.3
-1.2
6.4
9.5
8.9
10.4
.4

347.2
385 3
109.2
234.8
297.1
109 0
108.8
366.9
448.1
655.9
223.5
159.7
369.2
299.4
508.6
255.0

5.2
60
6.1
6.0
7.0
59
5.9
5.9
4.3
2.9
3.1
.1
5.3
5.5
4.7
2.9

322.3
333 8
108.5
277.3
334.4
111 1
111.4
396.8
487.2
665.5
231.9
_
353.4
330.4
378.3
238.4

4.7
55
6.0
5.8
7.5
52
5.4
4.9
5.1
2.3
2.3
_
8.5
16.7
-4.1
1.9

349.0
383 9
107.0
208.8
302.7
105 9
105.9
410.6
502.5
196.3
216.3
131.8
474.8
282.9
734.1
234.7

2.1
39
4.0
4.3
1.7
39
3.9
-.8
-.9
.5
.9
-1.6
-1.1
1.7
-4.6
1.6

425.0
509 3
108.7
255.5
397.8
107.1
107.0
351.1
508.7
155.6
_
163.3
515.0
208.3
248.7
250.8

3.3
4.3
4.5
4.7
2.6
4.3
4.3
1.8
1.3
1.2
_
1.2
1.3
5.9
-4.4
1.0

169.3
176.1
103.0
156.8
183.6
103.7
103.7
169.8
205.2
179.1
_
179.4
205.8
210.5
140.7
141.6

2.9
1.1
1.2
.7
5.1
1.1
1.1
10.5
15.9
8.3
8.5
16.1
16.4
6.6
2.3

362.5
392.1
109.1
231.1
345.6
108 9
109.0
432.1
511.7
683.8
219.4
172.3
466.8
349.8
594.5
239.0

4.3
5.1
5.2
4.6
10.1
5.2
5.2
4.5
1.0
3.5
3.6
1.3
.3
-.7
1.1
1.7

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel .
Footwear
,

202.0
181.2
173.1
158.8
247.2

.1
-.2
2.1
-4.9
5.4

213.3
195.7
220.4
154.5
219.5

.8
-.4
5.0
-4.9
-10.1

220.9
208.8
188.3
204.7
242.1

2.9
1.9
5.5
-.1
.2

226.3
215.3
192.1
211.5
228.9

1.1
.0
-.2
1.3
4.7

186.5
157.7
214.7
139.3
177.7

1.1
.4
3.2
-4.0
2.0

136.0
128.2
141.5
110.4
133.4

1.6
.7
4.7
-2.0
.5

221.1
217.5
204.3
205.1
279.9

-.5
-1.7
-3.0
-4.1
8.2

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 7
Gasoline 7
Gasoline, leaded regular9
Gasoline, unleaded regular9.
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1
Public transportation

285.9
282.1
174.1
173.7
169.7
173.4
92.4
313.6

6.2
6.1
-2.8
-2.9
-3.3
-2.9
-1.4
6.7

304.4
302.7
205.2
204.7
217.7
220.1
97.0
339.8

4.5
4.2
-2.0
-2.3
-2.8
-2.4
-1.3
9.0

334.6
338.6
184.4
183.8
194.4
208.3
92.9
328.6

3.4
3.7
-3.9
-3.9
-5.6
-3.6
-1.4
.2

287.4
291.4
198.1
198.0
213.3
222.9
98.2
334.9

3.4
3.3
-1.3
-1.3
-1.8
-1.5
1.0
6.6

312.1
307.3
189.8
189.5
188.5
187.4
94.4
394.7

3.6
3.2
-2.7
-2.8
-3.2
-2.4
-2.8
8.4

181.2
176.9
205.2
204.9
204.8
206.7
97.2
241.5

4.8
4.3
-1.3
-1.4
-1.4
-1.9
-.5
10.8

311.7
305.3
202.3
202.0
223.8
226.6
97.5
426.9

3.5
3.5
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.5
.9
3.3

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

380.3
270.1
265.3
257.1

5.9
4.0
3.7
.9

353.4
250.2
305.2
267.0

4.7
2.7
7.8
6.6

360.7
258.4
322.2
255.6

9.8
3.2
9.3
2.1

398.2
241.3
313.5
263.5

6.1
3.7
6.7
4.2

364.1
285.7
326.2
292.0

7.1
2.3
7.5
4.0

181.6
130.1
173.7
160.0

4.1
.9
6.8
2.8

367.2
266.1
287.1
272.0

5.0
3.6
6.0
5.8

See footnotes at end of table.




124

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Table 17A-1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Anchorage,
Alaska 1

Boston,
Mass.

Baltimore,
Md.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla. 2

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al change
al
from
from
aveave1983 rage 1983
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
al change
change
al
from
avefrom
ave1983 rage
rage
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
from
avefrom
ave1983 rage
1983
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent
al
change
avefrom
rage
1983
1984 to 1984

Commodity and service group
All items

275.6

4.1

312.6

4.6

304.2

4.9

322.6

34

347.9

3.8

166.8

3.6

320.6

3.6

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

263.8
301.3

2.5
3.5

293.2
295.1

3.4
4.5

280.7
278.8

3.6
5.1

297.0
312.9

3.4
47

293.2
280 4

3.5
47

157.2
159 2

3.8 286.3
4 1 281.9

2.8
24

236.5

1.9

286.4

2.8

276.5

2.7

279.4

2.6

295.1

2.8

156.1

3.5

285.7

3.1

247.2
228.1

.1
4.1

291.9
290.4

1.7
4.5

306.2
240.1

1.2
5.5

295.3
269.6

1 0 264 6
5.2 328.7

1 5 158 5
4.4 158.0

1.3
6.6

296.7
268.4

1.7
5.0

Services ....
Medical care services

306.1
416.4

5.6
5.8

345.4
380.1

6.3
4.2

343.6
391.4

6.4
10.3

367.7
414.9

3.4
5.9

438.6
395.4

4.2
6.7

179.5
187.7

3.6
4.0

379.4
400.7

4.4
4.6

293.0
277.1
152.4
176.3
239.0
248.8
276.6
111.7
295.0

4.0
4.0
4.4
1.1
2.0
.6
1.9
6.8
5.6

294.5
310.4
156.9
175.5
284.7
288.7
295.4
111.0
339.5

4.3
4.7
5.2
1.1
2.8
1.7
3.0
6.4
6.5

295.5
301.4
158.6
203.0
273.0
297.0
292.4
109.3
338.3

4.8
4.7
5.5
1.4
2.7
1.3
3.1
7.2
60

301.1
317.9
166.1
190.1
278.5
290 9
307.8
108.1
355 8

3.4
3.2
4.2
-1.0
2.5
1 0
29
3.2
31

291.7
346.4
179.3
203.3
291.6
261 2
273 4
108.1
441 2

3.7
3.6
4.4
-.8
2.7
1 5
3.1
4.0
39

162.4
166.0
163.6
205.1
155.6
157 6
158.9
109.0
178 4

4.5
3.6
3.4
6.0
3.4
1 4
2.8
5.7
3.5

296.6
317.9
173.2
210.6
280.3
284.5
288.8
106.7
374.6

3.2
3.5
4.0
.5
3.0
1.5
2.0
3.8
4.4

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 11
Energy 7
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter4
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 17A-1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Northeast
Pennsylvania

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
al
al
change
change
change
change
change
al
al
al
from
aveaveavefrom
avefrom
from
from
from
aveave1983
rage
rage
rage
rage
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
rage
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59 = 100) 12

296.3
349.6

4.5
-

301.0
355.8

3.8
-

306.9
358.4

3.3
-

354.2
372.2

5.9
-

313.9
368.9

3.7
-

308.9
359.9

4.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 13 .
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home 13
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

280.3
289.6
283.4
284.3
274.2
276.5
241.6
306.6
332.4
306.1
209.8

4.1
4.2
4.2
4.5
3.3
2.7
.2
10.9
3.2
4.2
3.0

293.9
302.5
284.5
303.5
276.8
281.3
219.4
290.2
356.7
346.1
217.4

3.5
3.7
3.3
5.7
.8
.4
1.1
8.0
3.8
4.6
.3

293.9
298.7
294.0
324.0
255.9
260.6
262.7
337.5
348.0
315.0
244.1

3.5
3.5
3.9
5.8
.6
.0
2.8
10.4
3.9
3.5
3.4

308.7
322.8
288.5
306.3
267.8
269.5
244.9
302.1
344.8
404.8
191.4

4.4 283.4
4.6 292.2
5.0 278.0
4.1 290.7
5.1 255.3
4.1 261.6
1.9 242.0
7.2 248.8
5.5 364.5
4.1 325.8
1.6 227.9

1.5
1.5
-.2
-.7
-3.7
-4.0
-2.3
2.7
3.1
4.5
.9

305.0
308.7
312.6
324.8
279.9
286.5
238.1
356.5
394.2
304.8
265.0

3.2
3.2
3.8
5.5
1.5
1.1
5.6
7.8
2.8
1.7
3.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 4
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 4
Owners' equivalent rent4
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 14....
Fuel oil 7
Other fuels 7
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity 15
Utility (piped) gas 15
Household furnishings and operation .

315.0
339.1
107.6
260.2
361.7
107.3
107.4
484.1
500.9
668.1
243.0
167.0
275.4
164.1
171.7
217.5

4.4
3.5
4.2
3.4
9.4
3.8
3.9
7.5
4.4
2.7
4.7
-.6
6.5
8.2
3.9
2.4

308.1
338.5
104.0
231.7
334.9
103.1
103.1
396.9
418.7
643.2
216.0
210.2
306.4
162.4
190.0
223.8

2.7
2.1
2.4
2.0
5.3
2.1
1.9
6.6
4.2
-1.4
-1.7
3.3
8.7
11.5
2.2
.4

334.8
376.2
109.2
213.3
348.3
108.4
108.8
330.4
410.9
578.4
238.0
160.6
377.6
266.7
527.1
243.4

2.4 430.1
5.4 524.1
5.7 116.0
5.4 313.6
6.8 362.7
5.4 114.7
5.7 114.9
-.2 347.3
-1.8 471.7
3.3 218.4
1.9 208.4
5.2'. 219.8
-2.6 496.6
1.1 458.9
-5.9 568.3
-1.4 223.6

6.4
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.8
9.0
9.1
.8
-2.2
8.0
5.9
8.3
-2.3
-6.9
5.6
2.4

349.7
381.9
104.8
254.8
413.8
104.8
104.5
384.6
544.5
618.1
232.1
173.4
460.8
457.3
481.1
254.3

4.2
3.5
3.5
2.9
7.2
3.6
3.4
6.9
7.2
-2.4
-2.6
.4
14.3
17.7
2.6
3.8

322.7
341.1
112.4
266.3
446.7
107.2
107.1
366.6
492.5
854.8
224.1
490.9
425.3
309.4
539.4
245.6

5.1
5.9
6.9
6.0
14.0
5.2
5.2
5.0
1.3
6.2
2.9
13.0
-.4
.2
-.9
2.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel.
Footwear

199.8
197.9
215.1
163.0
234.3

2.5
2.7
7.8
-.5
5.5

205.7
200.8
212.5
200.2
207.9

5.3
5.7
2.6
12.3
2.3

193.9
183.6
175.2
166.3
165.0

.8
.8
-.6
-1.4
2.1

209.9
198.4
191.1
175.9
218.8

4.2
2.2
.8
4.6
1.2

190.0
177.6
189.7
140.8
200.5

-2.0
-2.0
-3.0
-5.8
2.7

215.2
195.9
190.8
179.3
232.8

4.1
3.4
4.0
3.5
.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 7
Gasoline 7
Gasoline, leaded regular16
Gasoline, unleaded regular16 ...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10
Public transportation

300.4
310.7
189.7
189.6
189.8
188.0
91.9
247.4

4.5
4.6
-.9
-1.0
-1.5
-.7
.1
3.4

303.7
313.7
188.8
188.6
183.5
187.4
94.1
298.5

5.2
5.7
.3
.3
-.1
.3
1.6
-2.6

291.8
298.6
186.1
185.9
202.5
206.5
97.7
243.6

3.7
3.6
-2.1
-2.2
-2.6
-2.2
-.2
6.6

316.5
314.6
187.7
187.6
207.1
211.2
93.5
341.3

6.8
7.0
-.5
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.5
3.9

292.0
292.5
188.6
188.4
221.7
222.3
91.3
313.4

4.2
4.7
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.8
-.5

303.8
296.9
194.3
194.0
211.8
209.5
96.2
374.9

4.4
3.9
-1.5
-1.6
-2.3
-1.6
-.5
9.4

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services .
Personal care

408.8
259.2
298.9
279.6

6.2
4.4
6.1
3.3

381.6
239.2
325.3
290.6

5.1
2.4
4.4
3.8

356.1
244.3
305.5
264.5

4.9
1.1
7.4
5.9

353.8
246.7
295.0
272.3

5.4
2.3
8.2
8.7

362.9
264.0
326.5
315.2

4.6
6.2
6.1
1.8

399.3
244.0
304.7
254.6

6.3
7.7
6.7
5.7

See footnotes at end of table.




126

Table 17A-1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Northeast
Pennsylvania

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
ai
change
al
change
al
change
al
al
change
from
avefrom
avefrom
avefrom
avefrom
aveavefrom
1983
rage 1983 rage 1983 rage 1983 rage 1983 rage 1983 rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Commodity and service group

296.3

4.5

301.0

3.8

306.9

3.3

354.2

5.9 313.9

3.7

308.9

4.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

281.6
280.3

3.8 282.0
4.1 293.9

3.5
3.5

282.5
293.9

2.7
3.5

302.2
308.7

4.2
4.4

279.0
283.4

2.8
1.5

278.7
305.0

3.3
3.2

280.8

3.6

274.4

3.5

269.2

2.1 294.9

4.1

273.8

3.5

259.3

3.3

291.4
267.0

2.6 284.2
5.2 275.2

1.6
6.3

263.5
274.5

.8 276.9
3.9 315.2

2.4
6.2

286.5
270.7

2.0
5.5

284.1
235.6

3.1
3.7

Services
Medical care services

326.8
458.7

5.6
5.7

334.0
416.6

4.0
4.5

350.5
383.5

4.0
4.3

438.6
375.2

7.4
4.3

374.0
390.8

4.6
4.1

353.3
435.1

6.3
6.2

287.6
290.0
159.0
187.0
276.4
283.1
285.6
109.0
307.4

4.7
4.4
4.9
2.2
3.6
2.6
3.4
6.5
5.5

290.9
296.3
157.9
188.1
271.5
277.8
289.5
108.2
322.8

4.2
3.7
3.9
2.1
3.4
1.6
2.6
5.7
4.0

286.4
303.7
165.5
173.6
269.0
262.6
281.4
106.5
343.2

2.8
3.2
4.0
-1.9
2.2
.9
2.2
2.9
4.0

292.0
353.8
188.4
206.6
290.2
268.5
293.4
110.8
443.7

4.7
5.9
6.6
-1.2
4.0
2.4
3.5
5.5
7.8

291.3
310.9
168.5
212.5
271.2
280.3
286.2
109.1
370.1

3.7
3.6
3.5
4.8
3.4
2.0
1.7
5.7
4.7

296.2
304.0
161.8
191.0
260.1
283.1
296.7
111.6
342.6

4.4
4.7
5.5
-.2
3.3
3.1
3.2
6.7
6.3

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 11
Energy 7
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter4
Services less medical care
1

Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated.
Indexes on a November 1977 = 100 base unless otherwise indicated.
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and
Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a May-October
1960 = 100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January
1964 = 100 base.
4
Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
5
Index on a June 1978 = 100 base in Miami, Fla.
6
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and
Miami, Fla. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col.
7
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
8
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla.
9
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in
Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd.; and Milwaukee,
Wis.
10
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
11
Indexes are on the bases listed :
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978=100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978 = 100.
2
3




Boston, Mass
January 1978 = 100.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd
March 1978=100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 1978=100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977=100.
Milwaukee, Wis
November 1977 = 100.
Northeastern Pennsylvania...November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978 = 100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977=100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977=100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977 = 100.
12
The 1957-59 = 100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
13
Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
14
Index on a June 1978 = 100 base in San Diego, Calif.
15
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.
16
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in St Louis, Mo.-lll.;
San Diego, Calif.; Seattle-Everett, Wash.; and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.

127

Table 17A-2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Cleveland,
Ohio

Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.
Group

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual
averachange
change
averachange
averachange
averachange
average
ge
from 1983
ge
from 1983
ge
from 1983
from 1983
ge
from 1983
1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
Expenditure category
313.9
361.0

4.2
-

294.4
323.5

3.5
-

335.8
379.2

3.5

327.2
353.7

4.7
-

284.8
307.0

4.1

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

300.2
310.3
304.3
305.1
250.9
257.4
283.7
358.2
374.3
323.8
182.8

3.3
3.5
3.4
2.6
.6
-.2
.0
9.8
4.8
3.6
1.4

286.3
291.0
290.1
281.0
258.7
261.0
253.1
328.1
358.3
301.8
237.8

2.8
2.8
3.6
3.0
2.2
1.7
1.1
9.3
3.9
1.2
2.5

300.9
309.1
300.4
312.9
288.3
294.4
256.7
299.9
357.4
332.9
225.6

4.1
4.3
3.1
4.4
1.8
1.4
1.2
8.2
2.3
7.3
.8

309.0
314.2
295.5
303.9
257.4
263.6
263.5
310.9
361.6
367.6
240.1

4.7
4.7
4.0
4.6
1.2
.8
2.4
7.6
5.4
5.9
3.7

308.2
319.7
318.6
300.8
292.2
295.8
291.6
359.3
376.6
327.9
210.5

4.1
4.2
4.4
4.0
2.0
1.4
1.4
10.6
5.1
4.4
2.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 4
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

349.2
375.0
108.9
226.4
362.2
105.9
106.0
354.2
453.3
214.5
239.2
197.6
453.2
357.7
573.3
267.0

4.6
4.7
5.8
5.7
6.6
4.2
4.2
7.3
8.1
.1
-.2
.3
8.4
9.8
6.9
2.1

312.7
299.0
109.1
216.0
377.1
111.2
110.5
488.8
561.3
614.4
206.0
154.4
553.1
361.8
683.0
234.5

3.0
6.2
5.3
4.6
8.4
6.5
6.0
-1.5
-2.6
-1.8
-1.9
.1
-2.8
1.1
-5.5
1.9

372.0
408.2
107.5
207.7
333.9
105.3
105.4
404.2
489.1
214.5
235.1
169.3
487.7
345.6
614.3
240.0

2.4
3.4
4.7
4.0
5.8
3.0
3.0
-.3
-2.0
3.8
3.4
4.6
-2.4
-.9
-3.4
3.1

362.7
400.8
109.8
259.8
374.1
108.0
108.8
369.7
511.0
207.5

4.4
4.1
5.1
4.9
6.2
3.6
4.0
5.5
5.3
2.3

268.2
271.2
109.4
269.0
414.4
105.9
105.8
347.0
457.3
NA

4.2
5.4
6.5
6.3
8.2
5.3
5.2
2.1
2.5
NA

207.3
511.5
356.3
682.4
251.7

2.4
5.4
3.8
8.8
4.3

NA
456.5
452.4
451.4
219.0

NA
2.5
3.1
-2.4
1.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

198.8
179.9
216.7
166.2
139.0

2.2
1.0
3.7
-2.4
-.9

225.0
218.3
280.0
176.6
226.6

1.5
1.0
2.9
-.3
-1.4

197.5
188.5
208.8
164.6
183.2

2.1
1.6
4.6
-1.2
-.6

211.9
185.9
209.3
158.1
215.2

3.5
3.1
3.1
2.6
7.0

205.1
197.1
202.2
185.8
194.5

-1.3
-1.9
.5
-.6
1.9

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

292.3
289.1
189.0
189.1
203.6
218.3
94.1
308.5

3.6
3.3
-2.0
-2.1
-3.0
-1.8
-.8
6.8

288.1
286.8
189.1
188.8
203.1
205.4
93.9
311.2

3.6
3.1
-2.7
-3.0
-3.3
-2.9
-1.5
11.9

305.4
312.9
197.4
196.6
209.6
216.5
94.6
320.2

4.1
4.1
-2.5
-2.9
-3.8
-2.7
-.5
3.7

310.7
309.0
196.8
196.8
217.4
223.5
95.7
353.5

4.2
4.3
.2
.2
-.7
.2
1.8
1.0

265.7
272.3
194.9
195.5
206.3
218.7
93.5
234.2

4.7
5.3
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
1.0

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

374.3
214.3
307.4
291.6

5.0
6.2
7.4
6.5

313.0
262.6
300.0
236.2

6.7
4.9
7.2
1.4

426.8
250.6
324.4
287.2

6.2
3.8
6.0
3.7

378.4
267.0
309.3
283.1

5.7
7.6
6.3
4.2

379.7
268.9
319.1
283.5

6.2
4.4
5.1
-.5

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

1

See footnotes at end of table.




128

Table 17A-2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Group

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
Annual
averaaverachange
change
averachange
averachange
change
average
ge
ge
ge
from 1983
from 1983
from 1983
from 1983 ge
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Commodity and service group
313.9

4.2

294.4

3.5

335.8

3.5

327.2

4.7

284.8

4.1

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

275.2
300.2

3.1
3.3

273.4
286.3

2.9
2.8

290.0
300.9

3.5
4.1

296.5
309.0

4.4
4.7

272.2
308.2

3.2
4.1

260.0

3.1

263.9

3.0

275.5

3.2

286.1

4.3

243.6

2.4

259.3
263.6

1.8
4.9

286.4
244.2

1.0
6.0

265.9
278.2

1.1
5.9

275.2
299.8

2.8
6.6

275.1
213.7

1.6
3.9

Services
Medical care services

380.0
406.2

5.4
3.8

332.1
321.8

4.2
6.8

419.0
464.1

3.6
6.3

373.6
407.3

4.9
4.5

304.2
398.2

5.1
6.2

290.3
309.9
167.8
188.2
257.2
253.5
280.9
109.6
372.5

4.1
4.1
4.5
1.7
3.0
1.8
2.6
5.8
5.6

293.7
293.3
152.6
193.6
262.7
282.1
286.9
106.3
333.0

2.8
3.3
4.6
-2.7
2.9
1.1
1.9
3.1
3.9

301.2
329.9
178.4
198.8
274.5
262.8
285.5
107.3
405.9

3.6
3.4
4.4
-2.2
3.1
1.1
2.7
3.7
3.3

301.4
323.2
172.1
190.3
284.5
272.9
292.4
109.9
366.2

4.9
4.6
4.9
2.6
4.3
2.9
3.8
5.3
5.0

286.5
279.2
159.9
196.5
241.3
267.2
295.3
105.8
290.0

3.7
4.0
4.4
2.2
2.4
1.6
3.0
4.4
5.0

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2 ...
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




129

Table 17A-2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Houston,
Tex.

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual
averachange
averachange
change
averachange
averaaverachange
ge
ge
from 1983
ge
ge
from 1983
from 1983
from 1983
ge
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Expenditure category
329.4
376.8

2.7

310.4
368.5

4.0

324.0
375.5

3.6

319.0
366.9

3.4

319.8
380.6

5.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

330.0
336.7
309.1
303.0
281.2
288.2
290.2
332.2
358.4
423.2
260.4

5.0
5.2
4.4
6.2
.1
-.6
2.6
9.6
6.9
6.6
1.5

292.3
298.8
284.9
299.4
254.8
261.0
260.4
313.4
330.4
336.7
232.2

4.2
4.2
3.9
1.4
2.2
1.6
3.5
10.9
3.2
5.1
3.2

302.1
313.6
289.7
332.8
251.4
256.8
273.5
293.9
330.6
386.2
221.8

4.6
4.5
5.7
7.2
2.3
2.1
2.8
11.5
6.6
3.1
5.8

289.3
293.8
278.6
298.2
254.8
261.4
225.0
306.0
334.8
349.3
264.6

-.2
-.3
-2.3
.8
-4.9
-5.1
-2.1
1.9
-3.5
4.3
1.8

295.8
306.8
299.1
319.8
273.4
276.3
247.7
322.2
367.6
317.4
197.0

4.4
4.8
4.7
3.7
2.1
1.7
1.6
13.7
4.3
5.3
.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 6 ...
Fuel oil 4
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

354.3
379.9
97.2
225.5
358.9
97.3
95.1
460.6
620.3
188.2

-.4
-1.7
-1.5
-2.1
8.0
-1.7
-3.4
1.2
2.4
.8

188.2
625.9
491.6
834.5
243.6

.8
2.4
2.5
2.2
1.0

334.7
360.6
110.6
212.7
304.8
107.8
107.7
395.3
506.2
191.5
205.9
181.4
510.2
321.2
763.7
238.9

3.8
5.4
6.6
6.8
5.2
5.0
4.9
3.2
.0
-.1
3.6
-2.8
.0
4.5
-3.0
1.1

371.8
419.9
107.7
254.4
386.3
105.4
105.6
400.6
469.7
674.4
235.6
192.9
443.7
255.9
628.9
228.8

2.7
3.3
4.2
4.0
5.1
2.9
3.1
3.5
1.6
2.1
2.4
.7
1.5
1.3
1.7
-.2

358.9
409.7
107.2
231.0
378.0
106.1
106.0
387.1
499.6
223.5
214.4
243.8
495.9
332.9
658.5
228.5

4.4
3.7
4.2
3.3
10.2
3.4
3.3
8.8
5.1
4.7
1.1
12.5
5.2
4.2
5.9
1.1

358.4
389.3
115.2
308.3
391.1
114.8
114.9
397.2
483.1
206.1
227.4
187.5
486.3
280.8
871.1
257.8

7.0
7.5
7.8
8.4
.9
7.5
7.4
10.5
11.4
-1.4
-2.1
-.6
11.8
11.1
12.5
3.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

241.2
217.9
229.6
203.3
237.0

2.1
2.1
4.7
-.6
.6

216.6
205.5
216.1
195.9
228.1

.7
.1
3.3
-2.8
.1

186.3
177.5
202.4
138.2
212.7

-2.7
-3.8
-1.1
-8.6
-2.5

197.6
188.6
183.7
169.9
205.1

.0
-.8
-.7
-1.8
3.1

215.8
201.6
199.9
201.3
207.2

6.9
7.5
2.9
15.2
.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

286.7
287.1
192.2
192.0
208.7
215.2
94.1
289.0

4.3
4.1
-1.4
-1.5
-2.2
-1.4
-.6
12.3

297.2
294.9
185.7
185.2
205.5
208.4
92.8
347.4

3.6
3.8
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
-2.0
-1.2

290.0
287.2
198.8
198.3
216.7
226.3
100.4
331.0

3.9
3.8
-1.3
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-.6
6.3

327.9
323.2
196.0
196.3
208.3
216.6
92.9
415.2

3.9
3.8
.4
.4
-.1
.5
.9
4.2

315.7
315.6
189.4
189.5
206.6
216.1
95.5
303.0

4.7
4.8
-.1
-.1
-.9
.0
1.1
4.0

Medical care
Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

434.6
269.4
310.1
328.5

6.9
1.0
6.1
4.8

397.0
240.6
307.2
268.3

6.6
4.3
7.4
4.1

360.5
277.8
3f4.4
275.4

9.4
2.4
6.8
2.6

408.0
254.9
295.5
243.3

8.6
3.7
7.2
3.6

363.1
246.3
315.9
275.2

4.3
4.1
6.9
4.7

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

See footnotes at end of table.




130

Table 17A-2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group. Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Houston,
Tex.
Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
Annual
change
change
averachange
averaaveraaverachange
averachange
ge
ge
from 1983 ge
from 1983
ge
from 1983 ge
from 1983
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Commodity and service group
All items.
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables
Services
Medical care services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care ...
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter:
Services less medical care ...

2.7

310.4

4.0

324.0

3.6

319.0

3.4

319.8

5.7

298.1
330.0

3.8
5.0

284.1
292.3

3.4
4.2

281.2
302.1

2.8
4.6

276.8
289.3

1.8
-.2

281.6
295.8

4.2
4.4

279.9

3.0

276.3

3.1

266.5

1.7

261.6

3.2

272.5

4.1

287.3
279.5

1.7
4.8

280.5
271.4

1.4
5.2

270.4
271.8

.0
4.1

256.0
268.9

1.6
5.9

269.9
279.0

3.4
5.1

385.8
472.8

1.6
7.1

354.6
437.8

4.7
6.4

398.3
391.7

4.5
10.2

393.3
454.1

5.2
8.8

377.4
395.1

7.1
4.4

316.0
323.0
157.4
208.9
279.0
285.4
309.8
105.6
373.0

3.8
2.4
3.3
.3
2.9
1.7
3.4
4.5
.8

294.5
305.9
167.1
191.3
274.8
276.5
287.3
107.7
344.2

3.7
3.9
4.9
-1.0
3.1
1.5
2.8
4.3
4.5

290.7
321.8
163.6
190.5
264.6
265.9
287.3
109.7
398.8

3.7
3.3
4.1
.2
1.9
.4
2.4
5.5
3.9

295.4
313.9
164.8
197.5
263.4
258.8
276.3
109.5
384.7

3.4
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.2
1.6
.7
6.2
4.7

297.5
317.0
167.9
206.5
268.7
262.5
284.5
108.2
373.4

5.2
5.8
5.9
4.2
3.9
3.1
3.9
6.8
7.4

329.4

1
For the following areas the 1957-59 = 100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963=100.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where
1967=100.
4
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
5
Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
6
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
7
Indexes are on the bases listed:




Atlanta, Ga
December 1977 = 100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978 = 100.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
....December 1977 = 100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978=100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978=100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
8
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. where 1967 = 100.

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Table 21A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastem
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-N.J.

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
al
change
al
al
al
change
change
change
al
change
change
al
aveavefrom
from
avefrom
avefrom
avefrom
from
average
1983 rage 1983 rage
1983
rage
1983 rage
1983 rage
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
307.6
357.7

3.4

299.4
340.2

1.6

300.9
345.7

1.0

301.9
355.1

2.9

295.1
351.2

3.5

303.4
354.4

4.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

295.2
302.7
291.2
303.7
266.0
270.8
252.2
312.5
352.7
336.7
225.3

3.7
3.7
3.5
4.3
2.1
1.6
1.2
8.4
3.5
4.2
2.8

276.7
283.4
274.6
305.0
248.9
255.9
234.3
299.3
333.1
305.9
209.4

2.6
2.5
2.7
3.5
2.0
1.6
1.3
6.7
2.1
2.1
4.0

278.5
282.6
284.1
312.4
265.9
267.1
248.4
296.5
336.7
291.2
249.7

2.2
2.2
2.3
4.3
1.2

2.9
2.9
2.5
5.1

-2.9
8.8
2.3
2.2
1.1

294.6
305.3
291.5
299.9
271.5
274.4
250.7
278.2
366.9
333.6
209.7

2.3
2.7
3.1
3.7
2.9

295.5
305.6
295.7
305.8
266.0
267.8
262.1
319.5
366.4
331.8
215.7

4.6
4.7
4.2
4.5
3.8
3.4
1.4
8.0
3.4
5.8
3.3

306.7
316.7
290.1
312.5
263.0
268.2
246.5
308.3
362.7
401.0
234.5

2.5
2.5
3.1
4.2
2.6
2.0
1.4
5.0
2.7
1.3
2.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 1

329.2
350.0
248.6
372.4
385.9
247.7

2.2
1.8
5.2
6.9
1.0
5.2

318.1
345.8
221.5
396.4
401.7
121.0

-1.0
-2.2

-2.4 321.8
-4.4 350.9
3.8 294.9
7.0 316.1
-5.3 368.6
3.1 130.8

1.7
1.2
7.3
3.0
-.3
5.3

297.0
293.9
260.3
390.3
313.6
124.7

1.0

5.4
10.1
-4.4
3.1

328.3
352.9
228.5
334.7
375.4
134.0

5.2
7.9
-2.9
7.2

315.5
331.8
261.4
430.8
348.6
129.4

6.0
6.5
6.1
5.4
6.6
7.9

388.6
485.0
644.3
653.4
195.3
444.1
351.4
580.2
239.1

4.5
3.4
2.2
2.1
2.8
3.7
6.4
.5
1.6

351.1
439.9
643.0
230.9
163.2
398.8
350.2
432.3
222.6

2.8
1.4
2.9
3.0
1.7
1.1
5.4
-4.0
.5

423.7
503.4
666.0
225.7
186.7
482.2
284.1
666.5
203.9

177.2
465.2
348.0
635.7
218.5

5.9 403.3
3.5 528.4
3.4 685.8
225.5
3.4 193.7
3.5 456.3
4.1 397.7
3.1 557.3
245.2

2.6
2.6
2.9
2.8
4.8
2.4
5.6
-1.9
2.6

400.6
486.6
665.5
227.6
170.3
414.6
382.2
449.8
233.0

8.8
6.6
4.0
4.0
4.4
8.3
13.6
2.1
1.4

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

199.1
186.6
192.9
165.0
210.0

1.8
1.3
2.0

174.1
155.1
154.0
142.9
164.5

2.2
2.0
2.8
4.9
-1.1

163.4
147.8
157.1
137.3
154.8

173.9
-.5 163.2
1.2 159.3
-.3 128.2
-1.9 236.1

187.8
168.9
-1.8 165.2
4.1 144.1
6.2 205.5

158.1
140.7
1.5 140.1
96.6
-1.0
1.5 200.1

.7
.4
-3.4
1.5
3.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

313.9
310.1
191.6
191.3
207.4
214.1
94.3
376.8

4.6
4.6
-1.5
-1.7
-2.2
-1.7
-.6

310.5
304.1
188.4
188.4
209.9
215.5
98.4
385.0

3.6
4.0
-.6
-.6
-.8
-.7
.4
-.6

297.7
294.8
203.5
203.0
223.5
225.0
99.4
389.5

5.2
4.9
.7
.6
.7
.3
1.9
10.2

322.2
325.0
185.0
185.0
205.0
213.1
93.9
270.7

Medical care

377.7

388.3

5.7 394.2

9.8

Entertainment

251.2

302.3

2.9 212.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

304.9
269.4

294.3
238.9

6.9 308.5
4.6 252.7

All items
All items (1957-59-100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 2 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

1.6

6.5
6.4
3.6
6.5
4.0

See footnotes at end of table.




132

4.9
3.6
2.6
1.6
8.7
3.8
4.2
3.5
-.3

4.0
.6

339.2
463.0
177.2

1.8

1.5

340.8
318.2
188.4
188.2
192.7
200.1
92.9
438.0

6.3
4.9
-3.4
-3.5
-4.4
-4.0
-2.0
12.8

329.3
330.6
199.2
199.1
210.6
219.1
91.1
328.5

5.0
5.1
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.3
3.6

392.8

4.4 365.6

8.4

427.2

7.2

200.0

2.9 257.7

3.6

232.2

2.3

293.4
260.5

5.0
4.1

314.1
283.2

7.1
5.3

308.7
235.5

8.2
4.3

5.0
5.2
-.7
-.8
-1.4
-.2
-.6
-.5

Table 21 A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Chicago,
III.Northwestern
Ind.

U.S.
city
average
Group

Los AngelesLong Beach,
Anaheim,
Calif.

Detroit,
Mich.

New York,
N.Y.Northeastern
N.J.

Philadelphia,
Pa.-NJ.

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
change
change
change
change
al
al
al
al
change
al
al
from
from
from
from
aveaveaveavefrom
from
aveave1983
rage
1983
rage
1983
rage
rage
1983
1983
1983
rage
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Commodity and service group
307.6

3.4

299.4

1.6

300.9

1.0

301.9

2.9

295.1

3.5

303.4

4.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

280.4
295.2

2.7
3.7

267.6
276.7

1.1
2.6

259.0
278.5

.2
2.2

264.6
294.6

2.2
2.9

270.0
295.5

2.4
4.6

276.3
306.7

3.1
2.5

269.3

2.3

257.6

245.4

-.4

249.3

1.8

250.6

1.0

255.2

3.4

277.5
261.1

1.6
2.9

259.9
253.2

2.1
-1.0

256.0
235.9

1.1
-1.4

257.2
244.6

1.0
2.5

267.8
226.9

1.6

258.6
252.0

2.3
4.5

Services
Medical care services

358.0
407.9

4.4
6.2

354.6
427.6

2.2
5.1

369.5
413.9

2.1
10.8

366.0
417.4

3.7
4.1

338.7
387.0

5.2
8.6

358.9
477.8

7.5
7.6

295.1
304.0
298.3
423.3
267.1
272.6
287.4
379.0
350.5

4.1
3.3
3.8
.8
2.3
1.6
2.6
4.4
4.3

283.7
294.7
163.0
191.2
255.6
255.5
270.1
386.3
343.1

3.2
1.4
1.7

283.5
294.0
158.4
190.8
246.1
255.9
268.9
385.1
353.7

3.6

284.0!
297.1
160.6
196.4
247.3
252.3
277.1
379.1
358.0

3.8
2.8
3.1
.6
1.9
1.1
2.0
3.0
3.6

295.8
291.2
152.8
186.2
247.8
261.8
283.4
361.9
331.5

4.7
3.3
4.0

297.5
297.0
157.5
201.8
253.5
255.6
285.7
372.3
341.3

4.3
4.7
4.9
3.3
3.4
2.4
2.4
7.7
7.5

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim,

Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes

Calif.
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except U.S. city average.




2.2
2.4
1.7
1.9

133

on
on
on
on

2.1
-.4
1.1
1.6
2.0
1.4

a June 1978 = 100 base.
a January 1976 = 100 base.
an August 1981 =100 base.
a December 1977 = 100 base.

1.0
1.7
3.2
5.2
4.9

Table 22A-1. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Anchorage,
Alaska 1

Baltimore,
Md.

Boston,
Mass.

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla. 2

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
change
al
al
from
from
aveave1983 rage 1983
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent
change
al
from
ave1983
rage
1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
al change
change
al
avefrom
from
average 1983 rage
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
from
avefrom
aveI983
rage 1983 rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

267.7
292.4

4.0
-

311.0
361.0

4.6
-

301.5
361.2

4.6
-

315.9
358.5

1.9
-

343.5
365.8

3.4
-

167.9
-

3.5
-

339.5
383.3

6.2

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

299.7
276.1
262.0
269.0
231.8
232.6
243.4
262.0
325.2
310.9
241.2

3.5
3.4
3.4
3.2
2.4
1 8
.2
6.6
4.0
3.8
43

295.6
302.4
287.7
311.9
260.0
265.8
239.6
330.6
341.4
343.6
239.4

4.5
4.6
5.7
7.2
4.5
4.2
4.2
12.2
3.7
2.4
3.1

276.7
282.5
272.9
295.7
264.0
268.0
227.6
294.3
310.2
308.7
233.9

5.3
5.4
3.8
2.2
4.5
41
1.1
8.6
2.2
8.9
33

313.3
322.8
319.5
375.5
277.0
279 7
268.2
343.2
393.7
323.5
238.6

4.4
4.6
4.2
5.9
2.2
1.8
-.3
10.0
5.3
5.8
1.3

289.8
298.4
285.1
271.7
245.9
249.2
267.1
321.1
358.3
335.2
242.3

4.7
5.0
5.5
3.1
5.0
45
2.5
11.5
5.5
3.8
1.1

164.5
165.3
158.6
164.0
160.8
161.4
146.5
180.1
147.3
181.1
148.6

4.0
4.2
4.6
3.7
2.7
2.2
2.7
18.3
1.2
3.5
-.1

288.5
300.0
284.1
327.0
272.2
?77 4
256.2
279.4
315.2
346.4
?0R2

2.2
2.4
2.2
5.0
.9
.5
-1.3
3.5
3.6
3.7
-1.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 4

255.4
233.8
248.6
304.1
226.5
115.7

3.4
40
39
8.8
3.9
24.9

341.8
371.8
234.8
300.9
430.5
132.1

4.6
48
6.0
6.4
4.4
10.4

320.4
330.7
277.3
331.8
353.4
94.1

4.0
43
58
7.2
3.6
-2.0

333.4
354 8
208 8
303.7
414.1
(30.7

-.6
-9
43
2.1
-1.6
5.7

410.1
482 4
255.5
386.6
552.2
125.5

2.8
33
47
2.8
3.0
7.5

168.8
176 7
156.8
184.0
184.2
143.8

2.6
1.1
.7
5.5
1.2
6.8

411.2
466 6
?31 1
343.9
545.9
136.2

9.7
12.3

257.5
336.1
479.4
216.8
188.0
229.4
194.4
151.1
310.7

6.8
8.0
.5
-1.1
6.4
9.5
8.8
10.4
-.2

369.4
450.9
657.9
223.5
159.8
366.0
299.4
508.6
263.6

5.8
4.2
2.9
3.1
.1
5.3
5.5
4.7
2.9

396.9
487.0
665.5
231.9
_
353.5
330.4
378.3
237.9

4.8
5.0
2.3
2.3
_
8.2
16.7
-4.1
2.0

416.9
514.7
200.7
217.8
148.2
487.0
282.9
734.1
234.9

-1.2
-1.2
.5
.9
-1.6
-1.6
1.7
-4.6
1.9

350.0
506.1
155.7
_
163.4
515.1
208.3
248.7
248.3

1.8
1.2
1.1
_
1.1
1.3
5.9
-4.4
1.1

171.4
203.4
179.3
_
179.4
204.0
210.5
140.7
142.0

10.5
15.8
8.4
_
8.5
15.9
16.4
6.6
1.9

430.8
510.5
683.9
221.2
172.3
464.9
349.8
594.5
240.8

4.9
.9
3.4
3.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

200.6
174.2
179.8
148.0
223.4

.5
.1
1.8
-3.3
4.5

209.4
190.1
206.3
149.5
189.0

1.1
.1
3.2
-3.5
-9.4

217.4
206.7
173.3
220.3
236.4

1.7
.7
6.3
-2.0
.0

232.7
223.1
201.4
216.5
233.4

.7
-.4
-.4
1.4
4.7

214.6
186.3
216.0
182.6
177.3

1.7
1.1
3.5
-2.1
2.6

137.1
130.2
150.6
107.5
122.1

2.2
1.7
6.5
-1.4
1.1

214.7
210.0
211.1
175.7
299.3

-1.0
-2.3
-3.3
-6.4
8.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 7
Gasoline 7
Gasoline, leaded regular9
Gasoline, unleaded regular9
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .
Public transportation

287.9
287.4
178.5
178.0
173.2
179.3
92.3
319.6

6.0
5.9
-2.8
-2.9
-3.3
-2.9
-1.4
6.2

307.7
308.2
207.4
206.9
218.7
223.0
97.1
316.5

5.1
5.0
-2.0
-2.3
-2.8
-2.4
-1.3
7.7

335.3
339.5
183.5
182.9
194.1
207.1
92.7
334.3

3.4
3.8
-3.8
-3.9
-5.6
-3.6
-1.4
-.9

284.2
290.0
198.8
198.6
213.3
224.0
98.6
319.5

3.3
3.2
-1.3
-1.4
-1.8
-1.5
1.0
4.1

313.5
311.1
189.8
189.5
188.0
189.8
102.5
364.5

3.3
3.0
-2.7
-2.9
-3.2
-2.5
-2.9
7.3

182.0
179.6
202.9
202.7
204.4
203.1
96.6
240.8

4.5
4.2
-1.3
-1.4
-1.4
-1.9
-.6
9.3

309.4
303.9
202.0
201.6
224.4
225.8
97.8
412.7

3.8
3.8
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.5
.9
3.1

Medical care

368.4

5.5

332.7

4.8

356.6

10.2

417.9

6.1

360.5

6.9

180.5

3.6

364.0

5.7

Entertainment

247.3

4.4

249.2

1.9

249.6

3.3

231.3

3.3

271.9

2.0

138.2

.6

257.5

4.3

Other goods and services
Personal care

271.4
269.0

3.7
1.1

297.6
264.1

7.8
6.8

318.4
250.3

9.4
2.2

313.9
277.5

6.4
4.0

325.8
285.9

7.4
3.3

166.9
150.4

6.8
3.1

300.2
282.7

5.9
5.7

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59=100) 3

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 5
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 6 ...
Fuel oil 7
Other fuels 7
Gas (piped) and electricity 5
Electricity 8
Utility (piped) gas 8
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




134

4.6
10.1
13.5

9.2

1.3
.2
-.7
1.1

1.9

Table 22A-1. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Are*\ pricing schedule 1
Anchorage,
Alaska 1
Group

Baltimore,
Md.

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
change
al
al
from
avefrom
average
1983 rage 1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Boston,
Mass.

Cincinnati,
Ohio-Ky.-lnd.

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al change
al
from
avefrom
ave1983
rage
1983 rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

DenverBoulder,
Colo.

Milwaukee,
Wis.

Miami,
Fla. 2

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
al change al change
from
avefrom
ave1983 rage 1983
rage
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Annu- Percent
change
al
from
ave1983
rage
1984 to 1984

Commodity and service group

267.7

4.0

311.0

4.6

301.5

4.6

315.9

1.9

343.5

3.4

167.9

3.5

339.5

6.2

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

260.0
299.7

2.2
3.5

298.5
295.6

3.5
4.5

282.3
276.7

3.2
5.3

290.7
313.3

1.7
4.4

295.7
289.8

3.2
4.7

161.8
164.5

3.1
4.0

289.7
288.5

1.8
2.2

233 9

1 7 294 6

3.0

280.8

2.2

270 8

5

296.9

2.5

160.3

25

287.4

1.6

249.3
218.1

.2
2.6

292.7
299.2

1.6
4.2

303.1
246.0

1.1
3.5

298.8
248.0

.8
.2

272.6
319.7

1.6
3.1

162.5
158.6

1.4
3.5

302.2
262.6

1.7
1.5

Services
Medical care services

295 0
397.7

65
5.3

333 9
354.7

6.5
4.3

336.7
383.7

6 8 364 2
11.0 443.4

22
5.9

425.3
389.1

3.7
6.5

177.4
183.9

4.0
3.5

434.6
397.5

12.3

290 1
269.2
147.1
177.7
235.6
249.0
276.8
300.9
284.5

40
3.9
4.3
.7
1.8
.6
2.0
7.3
6.6

296 8
309.4
155.2
178.2
292.2
288.6
296.1
351.8
329.2

4.5
4.6
5.1
1.0
3.0
1.7
3.0
6.6
6.7

293.6
298.9
156.7
202.8
277.8
295.9
290.2
348.3
331.5

302 8
310.2
161.4
192.5
270.1
293.7
309.7
395.2
349.0

32
1.7
2.3

293 9
342.4
176.3
203.7
293.3
268.7
281.8
456.9
425.9

3.5
3.3
3.8
-.8
2.5
1.6
3.2
3.5
3.5

165 0
167.2
164.3
202.8
160.0
161.7
163.6
181.8
176.6

44
3.4
3.3
4.9
2.4
1.3
2.8
4.7
4.1

296 7
337.6
184.6
209.5
282.9
291.0
294.8
473.3
434.0

3.2
6.2
6.9
.4
1.5
1.5
1.9

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 11
Energy 12
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




135

47
4.4
5.2
1.2
2.2
1.2
3.1
7.0
6.4

-1.3
.5
.9
2.7
2.0
1.7

5.5

13.2
12.9

Table 22A-1. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Northeast
Pennsylvania

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

San Diego,
Calif.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Group
Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
al
al
change
al
change
change
al
change
from
from
avefrom
avefrom
aveavefrom
aveavefrom
rage
1983
1983
rage
rage
rage
rage
1983
rage
1983
1983
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984

Expenditure category
All items
All items (1957-59=100)

296.4
349.8

3.6

294.2
347.8

2.9

301.9
352.6

2.3

327.9
344.6

2.7

302.8
355.8

3.3

312.6
364.2

4.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs u ..
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home 14
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

277.5
286.1
284.7
276.4
267.0
269.9
239.8
333.4
334.7
285.5
215.3

4.4
4.4
4.5
4.4
3.2
2.7
.2
12.1
3.0
4.0
3.1

294.8
302.9
286.4
306.1
265.2
268.2
226.7
298.3
372.2
344.8
222.9

3.5
3.7
3.1
5.8
.6
.1
1.1
7.4
3.7
4.8
1.0

293.9
298.0
294.5
339.6
256.4
260.5
258.0
337.8
348.4
310.4
256.0

3.4
3.3
3.6
5.9
.5
-.1
2.8
9.8
3.9
3.6
4.0

316.8
330.2
291.7
316.2
263.3
263.4
256.5
303.0
350.1
422.3
202.1

4.5
4.6
5.1
4.2
4.8
3.7
1.9
8.4
5.7
4.1
1.4

282.0
290.2
277.2
292.2
254.1
259 5
240.7
252.0
359.0
322.3
233.1

1.4
1.5
-.2
-.8
-3.7
-4.0
-2.4
2.6
3.2
4.5
1.6

309.5
313.4
308.0
300.5
280.0
283.9
237.8
354.4
389.2
327.8
264.6

3.4
3.3
3.9
5.8
1.4
.9
5.9
9.9
2.4
1.8
3.6

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 4

325.7
356.0
260.2
361.6
380.5
110.9

1.8
-.5
3.4
9.3
-1.3
2.5

298.2
323.1
231.7
334.7
356.2
148.9

.7
-.3
2.0
6.0
-.9
5.3

326.9
360.4
213.3
347.5
402.2
104.6

1.2
5.4
7.0
.4
-1.7

370.6
433.6
313.6
358.9
480.8
121.6

-.1
-.5
9.5
10.2
-2.2
2.3

328.3
349.2
254.8
419.5
375.5
147.9

3.2
2.3
2.9
7.5
2.0
5.9

318.4
335.4
266.3
439.2
376.4
122.0

4.8
5.3
6.0
13.6
4.4
2.8

481.5
502.2
672.0
249.3
169.6
275.5
164.1
171.7
228.4

7.1
4.3
2.5
4.7
-.6
6.4
8.2
3.9
2.1

396.0
418.2
640.6
215.4
210.2
309.1
162.4
190.0
229.7

6.7
4.2
-1.3
-1.7
3.2
8.3
11.5
2.2
.3

333.8
415.8
611.0
237.6
179.6
379.2
266.7
527.1
234.6

-.2
-1.8
3.3
1.9
5.3
-2.7
1.1
-5.9
-1.4

348.1
472.7
217.4
208.7
219.9
496.8
458.8
568.3
221.8

.7
-2.2
7.8
5.9
8.3
-2.3
-6.9
5.6
2.0

384.3
546.1
619.2
231.2
182.8
456.5
457.3
481.0
262.4

7.5
8.1
-2.4
-2.6
.4
13.9
17.7
2.6
3.7

366.8
490.3
898.5
227.8
491.0
426.3
309.4
539.4
246.0

4.9
1.2
6.8
3.0
13.1
-.4
.2
-.9
3.0

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

204.3
202.8
218.3
159.8
262.6

4.0
4.3
7.6
3.0
5.2

206.1
202.7
212.9
216.3
182.0

6.9
7.5
2.8
16.5
2.6

190.1
181.1
176.6
168.3
192.0

.5
.3
-.7
-1.6
2.4

201.0
187.6
174.3
163.1
199.3

4.0
1.9
-.4
5.0
2.3

188.1
178.1
187.6
140.5
243.8

-1.5
-1.4
-3.0
-3.8
2.3

235.7
218.5
204.2
230.1
210.1

.4
-.8
6.1
-6.7
.5

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 7
Gasoline 7
Gasoline, leaded regular17
Gasoline, unleaded regular17 ....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 10 .
Public transportation

298.2
309.1
191.1
190.9
190.2
190.6
92.0
231.7

4.6
4.6
-.9
-1.0
-1.5
-.7
.1
3.2

306.3
317.7
187.4
187.4
183.2
184.3
94.5
302.6

6.0
6.4

1.6
-2.8

287.8
294.2
188.6
188.5
205.1
209.4
97.4
252.9

4.1
4.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.6
-2.2
-.2
5.4

319.8
319.7
185.9
185.8
204.7
210.9
92.9
343.2

7.2
7.3
-.6
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.4
3.5

286.6
287.6
188.9
188.7
221.5
217.9
91.3
310.8

4.4
4.7
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
1.8

306.0
300.8
194.8
194.6
213.6
209.5
96.4
366.7

4.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.6
-2.3
-1.6
-.5

Medical care

384.8

6.0

341.4

4.5

359.7

5.1

362.1

5.7

367.1

5.0

419.3

Entertainment

243.4

5.1

217.2

2.5

223.3

253.7

2.1

272.3

5.6

286.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

302.1
289.3

6.0
3.1

304.5
249.5

3.6
3.3

306.5
273.8

288.5
269.0

8.0
8.7

315.4
301.9

5.8
2.3

315.4
298.7

13

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 15 ..
Fuel oil 7
Other fuels 7
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity 16
Utility (piped) gas 16
Household furnishings and operation

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136

-.1

6.5
5.8

9.0
6.9
7.1
6.2
5.8

Table 22A-1. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967=100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 1
Northeast
Pennsylvania

Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.

St. Louis,
Mo.-lll.

SeattleEverett,
Wash.

San Diego,
Calif.

Washington,
D.C.-Md.-Va.

Group
Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent Annu- Percent
change
al
change
al
al
change
al
al
change
change
from
avefrom
aveavefrom
from
avefrom
ave1983
rage
1983
rage
rage
1983
1983
rage
rage
1983
1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984 1984 to 1984
Commodity and service group
All items

296.4

3.6

294.2

2.9 301.9

2.3

327.9

2.7

302.8

3.3

312.6

4.5

283.2
277.5

3.2
4.4

280.8
294.8

3.1
3.5

282.3
293.9

2.0
3.4

293.8
316.8

2.7
4.5

277.3
282.0

2.2
1.4

287.4
309.5

3.3
3.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

285.4

2.6 272.5

3.0

268.8

1.4

282.1

2.0

271.1

2.5

269.7

3.2

296.7
268.5

2.8
2.3

283.7
262.9

1.9
3.7

268.6
266.6

.6
2.0

272.9
290.3

2.4
1.8

285.6
260.6

2.3
2.7

300.1
239.8

2.0
4.3

Services
Medical care services

326.3
425.7

4.5
5.6

318.9
365.8

2.7
3.9

339.8
384.4

2.8
4.5

386.7
388.9

2.8
4.8

351.1
391.6

4.8
4.5

353.3
456.9

6.4
6.9

284.5
292.0
158.8
188.1
281.0
288.3
286.3
334.3
311.6

4.7
3.5
3.9
2.0
2.6
2.8
3.6
4.7
4.4

288.7
291.2
153.5
186.3
270.0
277.8
289.6
336.7
311.3

4.5
2.9
3.1
1.9
2.9
1.8
2.7
2.8
2.5

283.6
298.7
161.7
176.8
268.8
268.0
284.1
357.3
331.4

2.8
2.2
2.9
-1.9
1.5
.8
2.0
2.5
2.6

295.6
325.9
172.8
205.3
278.1
265.8
295.7
400.4
384.5

4.8
2.6
3.1
-1.3
1.9
2.3
3.5
1.9
2.5

290.0
299.4
161.6
211.5
268.8
279.8
285.0
368.5
345.2

3.8
3.2
3.1
5.1
2.5
2.3
1.9
5.1
4.9

305.6
307.1
163.5
190.7
270.2
298.3
307.1
379.3
340.3

4.3
4.5
5.2
-.3
3.2
2.2
2.7
6.4
6.2

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 11
Energy 12
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

_L
1

Indexes on an October 1967 = 100 base unless otherwise indicated.
2
Indexes on a November 1977 = 100 base unless otherwise indicated.
3
The 1957-59=100 base is not available for Anchorage, Alaska and
Denver-Boulder, Colo.; index for Anchorage, Alaska is on a May-October
1960 = 100 base; index for Denver-Boulder, Colo, is on a January
1964 = 100 base.
4
Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base.
5
Index on a June 1978 = 100 base in Miami, Fla.
6
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and
Miami, Fla. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col.
7
indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
8
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla.
9
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Anchorage, Alaska; DenverBoulder, Col.; and Miami, Fla. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in
Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd.; and Milwaukee,
Wis.
10
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
11
Indexes are on the bases listed :
Anchorage, Alaska
January 1978 = 100.
Baltimore, Md
March 1978 = 100.
Boston, Mass
January 1978 = 100.




Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd
March 1978 = 100.
Denver-Boulder, Colo
January 197^ = 100.
Miami, Fla
November 1977 = 100.
Milwaukee, Wis
..November 1977=100.
Northeastern Pennsylvania...November 1977=100.
Portland, Oreg.-Wash
January 1978=100.
St. Louis, Mo.-lll
March 1978 = 100.
San Diego, Calif
November 1977 = 100.
Seattle-Everett, Wash
November 1977 = 100.
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va
November 1977 = 100.
12
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
13
The 1957-59 = 100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index
is on a February 1965=100 base.
14
Index is on an April 1967 = 100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
15
Index on a June 1978 = 100 base in San Diego, Calif.
16
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash.
17
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base in Northeast, Pa.; and Portland,
Oreg.-Wash. Indexes on a January 1976=100 base in St Louis, Mo.-lll.;
San Diego, Calif.; Seattle-Everett, Wash.; and Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.

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category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Group

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Percent Annual
Percent Annual
Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual
Percent
change
change
averachange
averaaveraaveraaverachange
change
from 1983
ge
ge
ge
from 1983
ge
from 1983
ge
from 1983
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Expenditure category
312.9
359.8

3.4

288.2
316.7

2.1

321.8
363.3

1.9

321.3
347.4

4.8

291.3
314.0

4.5

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

303.2
312.5
302.6
305.2
251.7
258.5
271.4
342.3
384.1
334.5
193.2

3.2
3.3
3.1
2.6
.2
-.6
-.1
9.4
4.9
3.7
1.2

281.9
285.1
287.6
276.3
260.9
263.5
253.1
315.1
354.6
285.2
248.0

2.9
2.9
3.6
3.1
2.4
1.9
1.1
9.2
4.0
1.3
2.6

303.8
311.9
297.7
305.8
289.5
296.8
244.9
304.8
353.9
350.0
233.0

3.8
3.9
2.7
A.2
1.4
1.1
1.2
7.7
2.2
6.8
.9

311.3
317.6
297.6
293.9
261.1
267.0
270.3
314.5
365.6
376.6
227.0

4.6
4.6
3.9
4.7
1.4
1.1
2.4
7.3
5.2
5.8
3.7

313.2
325.5
326.6
292.5
311.6
316.7
291.6
360.8
385.3
327.9
206.4

4.3
4.4
4.5
3.8
2.9
2.5
1.3
10.2
5.1
4.6
2.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

341.2
367.6
226.4
361.1
416.0
132.6

2.9
2.2
5.7
6.5
1.2
5.3

302.5
277.0
216.0
374.0
287.3
122.4

-.5
-.8
4.6
8.6
-2.0
7.3

345.4
372.2
207.7
346.1
410.2
104.5

-.7
-1.5
4.0
6.0
-2.3
6.2

357.9
397.5
259.8
370.8
460.8
131.6

5.0
5.0
4.9
7.0
5.0
6.5

278.5
282.9
269.0
425.4
281.9
118.8

4.8
6.3
6.3
8.7
6.2
2.3

357.0
452.2
215.1
239.0
197.6
452.1
357.6
573.3
266.5

7.7
8.2
.1
-.2
.3
8.5
9.8
6.9
1.8

487.0
559.7
614.5
206.3
171.7
550.6
361.8
683.0
240.2

-1.3
-2.5
-1.8
-1.9
.1
-2.7
1.1
-5.5
1.8

404.0
488.1
220.4
235.2
187.2
485.7
345.6
614.3
233.1

-.4
-2.0
3.7
3.5
4.6
-2.4
-.9
-3.4
3.4

370.8
510.3
207.2

5.4
5.2
2.4

347.0
456.4
NA

2.0
2.4
NA

206.9
511.1
356.3
682.4
243.6

2.3
5.4
3.8
8.8
4.3

NA
455.7
452.4
451.5
228.1

NA
2.4
3.1
-2.4
.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

208.5
191.0
211.9
173.1
160.5

2.1
1.1
2.7
-2.6
.1

217.6
211.9
280.2
157.8
213.6

1.7
1.3
3.0
-.8
-.5

203.9
197.8
238.9
162.6
179.2

2.2
1.7
5.3
-2.0
.1

200.5
176.3
200.9
142.8
220.1

3.6
3.3
1.4
5.3
6.2

212.3
203.9
203.1
162.0

-1.1
-1.7
.8
-.1
1.8

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

298.3
291.5
189.3
189.4
203.9
218.9
94.2
335.0

2.9
2.7
-2.0
-2.0
-3.0
-1.8
-.8

290.5
290.8
189.0
188.7
203.3
204.7
93.6
291.1

3.7
3.3
-2.7
-2.9
-3.3
-2.9
-1.5
12.4

302.0
309.1
194.8
194.0
205.7
214.5
94.4
340.9

4.1
4.1
-2.5
-2.9
-3.7
-2.7
-.5

309.9
309.3
194.1
194.1
213.7
219.8
95.3
331.0

4.0
4.2
.2
.2
-.7
.2
1.8
-3.2

265.3
272.8
194.0
194.6
205.9
218.4
93.1
234.9

4.7
5.2
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.2
.9

Medical care

389.1

318.4

6.8

433.0

372.9

5.9

386.3

5.8

Entertainment

240.1

248.7

7.2

282.5

4.6

Other goods and services
Personal care

293.5
284.5

294.6
272.5

5.7
4.2

313.8
268.5

4.8
-.4

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100)

1

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 4
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

3.1

4.1
4.9
11.2
7.2
6.1

5.9
245.1

4.6

284.9
230.5

6.6
1.5

See footnotes at end of table.




138

252.1
331.3
291.3

4.5
6.0
3.9

Table 22A-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Buffalo,
N.Y.

Atlanta,
Ga.

DallasFort Worth,
Tex.

Cleveland,
Ohio

Group

Honolulu,
Hawaii

Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
change
change
change
change
change
averaaveraaveraaveraaverafrom 1983 ge
from 1983 ge
from 1983 ge
from 1983 ge
from 1983
ge
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
1984
1984
1984
1984
1984
Commodity and service group
All items.

312.9

3.4

288.2

2.1

321.8

1.9

321.3

4.8

291.3

4.5

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

279.4
303.2

2.5
3.2

273.3
281.9

2.2
2.9

284.0
303.8

2.1
3.8

292.4
311.3

4.0
4.6

276.4
313.2

3.5
4.3

265.5

2.2

266.4

1.8

268.0

1.3

280.2

3.8

247.6

3.0

271.2
260.8

2.5
2.0

287.2
244.0

1.1
2.6

271.9
259.2

1.1
1.4

268.7
290.4

2.8
4.5

282.3
212.8

1.8
4.2

Services
Medical care services .

373.8
419.1

4.5
3.7

317.9
332.3

2.0
7.0

393.8
473.5

1.7
6.0

369.2
396.5

5.8
4.5

316.3
407.8

5.8
5.7

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy 7
Energy 4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care

295.3
308.3
166.5
188.4
262.7
265.0
288.5
401.2
364.5

3.9
3.3
3.6
1.6
2.2
2.4
2.8
4.3
4.6

291.1
286.7
148.5
192.8
265.5
283.5
284.5
329.4
316.0

2.9
1.9
3.1
-2.6
1.9
1.3
2.0
1.8
1.4

302.6
315.5
169.6
197.1
267.1
268.7
289.8
421.8
379.3

3.6
1.7
2.5
-2.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
1.4
1.2

297.6
317.4
168.5
189.3
278.3
266.0
290.0
390.6
362.7

4.7
4.8
5.2
2.4
3.7
2.9
3.7
6.0
6.0

290.8
285.8
163.4
195.0
245.0
273.2
301.2
327.8
301.8

3.7
4.4
4.7
2.0
3.0
1.8
3.2
5.7
5.8

See footnotes at end of table.




139

Table 22A-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Houston,
Tex.

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
averaaverachange
change
averachange
averaaverachange
change
ge
ge
ge
from 1983
from 1983
ge
from 1983
from 1983 ge
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Expenditure category
328.9
376.3

3.0

301.9
358.4

1.7

324.8
376.5

4.5

302.3
347.7

0.3

315.8
375.8

5.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

324.4
330.6
307.9
300.4
278.1
285.3
281.8
324.4
370.2
401.7
261.8

4.9
5.1
4.2
6.1
.0
-.7
2.5
9.3
6.8
6.5
1.6

288.4
295.1
281.0
288.4
255.3
260.9
260.5
298.7
330.4
334.4
225.4

4.0
4.0
3.5
1.5
2.0
1.4
3.5
10.5
3.0
5.2
3.3

297.2
308.9
291.1
333.5
254.3
259.8
271.5
290.2
340.7
369.9
216.4

4.6
4.6
5.5
7.4
2.7
2.5
2.6
11.2
6.7
3.4
5.7

290.0
294.8
282.4
295.5
259.4
265.9
227.4
320.6
337.9
343.0
260.1

-.2
-.3
-2.4
.6
-5.1
-5.3
-2.0
2.9
-3.5
4.4
2.0

298.0
308.0
297.1
325.5
274.7
278.0
244.4
316.0
361.4
325.5
199.5

4.5
4.7
4.5
3.7
1.8
1.3
1.5
13.6
4.3
5.2
.8

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

357.6
386.1
225.5
357.2
454.2
156.9

.4
.0
-2.1
7.5
.6
7.8

318.5
330.7
212.7
309.5
374.8
101.0

-1.2
-2.9
6.8
5.1
-4.4
-1.1

381.0
431.2
254.4
392.5
465.3
150.7

4.8
5.9
4.0
5.1
6.2
9.0

314.7
332.2
231.0
379.8
359.5
131.7

-4.0
-9.1
3.3
10.3
-11.5
2.9

345.0
365.8
308.3
386.9
395.1
124.1

6.4
6.5
8.4
1.3
6.1
3.6

462.6
621.1
188.2

1.2
2.4
.8

188.2
625.9
491.7
834.5
243.1

.8
2.4
2.5
2.2
1.2

395.6
505.1
200.0
205.8
193.4
509.5
321.2
763.7
238.7

3.1
.1
.6
3.5
-2.9
.0
4.5
-3.0
1.1

400.5
467.6
677.1
235.6
193.9
441.0
255.9
628.9
232.9

3.5
1.6
2.1
2.4
.7
1.5
1.3
1.7
.3

381.3
492.5
222.0
214.4
243.7
485.4
332.9
658.5
235.9

8.0
5.0
4.1
1.2
12.5
5.1
4.2
5.9
.9

397.8
476.7
199.2
227.4
187.5
479.4
280.8
871.1
260.0

10.6
11.5
-1.0
-2.1
-.6
11.8
11.1
12.6
3.2

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

236.5
217.5
231.1
201.8
238.7

2.0
2.0
4.3
-1.2
.5

209.1
199.0
221.2
173.6
248.8

-.1
-.8
2.6
-5.7
1.6

182.8
175.1
183.6
146.5
204.5

-2.2
-3.0
-.3
-8.2
1.0

191 0
181.9
197.0
160.9
183.4

.5
-.4
.6
-1.7
2.8

207.1
192.3
193.3
185.1
200.9

6.6
7.1
2.5
14.7
.8

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 4
Gasoline 4
Gasoline, leaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded regular5
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..
Public transportation

289.6
290.7
193.5
193.3
209.8
217.4
94.0
265.4

5.0
4.9
-1.3
-1.5
-2.2
-1.4
-.6

299.1
297.6
185.2
184.9
205.3
208.2
91.0
336.9

3.6
3.8
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
-2.0
-1.1

293.8
292.9
197.9
197.4
215.2
225.7
100.4
327.8

3.6
3.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-.7

332.2
330.6
196.4
196.7
208.4
216.5
93.6
411.7

4.2
4.3
.4
.4
-.1
.5
.9
2.5

324.2
325.6
191.2
191.3
208.5
218.0
95.9
294.3

4.9
5.0
.0
-.1
-.9
.0
1.1
30

Medical care

453.7

397.4

6.8

357.4

405.0

8.8

361.7

4.8

246.0

3.3

218.6

4.6

301.2
249.8

7.7
3.6

317.2
282.7

6.8
4.4

All items
All items (1957-59 = 100)

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 8 ...
Fuel oil 4
Other fuels 4
Gas (piped) and electricity
Electricity
Utility (piped) gas
Household furnishings and operation

14.2
7.0

Entertainment

263.4

Other goods and services
Personal care

311.3
332.0

.8
6.2
4.6

4.7

254.2

4.4

306.0
267.3

7.3
4.3

See footnotes at end of table.




140

271.2
304.4
258.9

10.2
2.3
6.2
2.3

Table 22A-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group. Annual averages, 1984 and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(1967 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Area pricing schedule 2
Houston,
Tex.

Kansas City,
Mo.-Kans.

Group

MinneapolisSt. Paul,
Minn.-Wis.

Pittsburgh,
Pa.

San FranciscoOakland,
Calif.

Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent Annual Percent
Annual
averachange
change
averachange
averachange
averaaverachange
ge
from 1983
from 1983
ge
ge
ge
ge
from 1983
from 1983
from 1983
1984
1984
1984
to 1984
1984
1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
to 1984
Commodity and service group

328.9

3.0

301.9

1.7

324.8

4.5

302.3

0.3

315.8

5.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and
beverages
Nondurables less food and
beverages
Durables

297.3
324.4

3.2
4.9

279.5
288.4

1.3
4.0

279.6
297.2

2.2
4.6

270.3
290.0

-.1
-.2

283.1
298.0

4.5
4.5

281.7

2.4

272.1

.3

268.0

1.2

251.7

-.1

273.7

4.5

289.1
278.1

1.9
2.9

284.6
260.4

1.1
-.2

271.6
266.3

.1
2.0

258.3
244.9

1.7
-1.8

272.4
276.0

3.1
5.5

Services
Medical care services .

385.3
494.3

2.7
7.1

344.1
437.4

2.3
6.6

411.9
394.8

7.7
11.0

364.3
452.4

1.0
9.1

368.9
392.5

7.1
5.0

316.5
321.6
156.8
210.3
280.8
287.1
307.8
419.8
370.0

4.1
2.7
3.5
.4
2.4
1.9
3.5
3.7
2.0

293.8
297.8
161.2
190.2
270.4
279.6
287.1
367.7
333.7

3.6
1.5
2.1
-1.0
.4
1.2
2.5
1.9
1.8

290.2
323.3
163.5
190.4
265.4
266.1
285.3
431.7
414.0

3.8
4.3
5.0
.1
1.3
.5
2.4
8.1
7.4

296.2
297.6
154.9
195.7
253.7
260.8
277.8
381.5
354.1

3.3
-.1
.0
2.6
.0
1.7
.7
.8
.1

299.0
312.8
164.8
206.0
270.5
265.9
286.9
383.8
364.2

5.2
5.7
5.8
4.0
4.4
3.0
3.8
6.8
7.3

All items.

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care .
All items less energy 7
Energy4
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care .

1
For the following areas the 1957-59=100 base is not available;
indexes are on the bases listed:
Buffalo, N. Y
November 1963 = 100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
November 1963 = 100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1963 = 100.
2
Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base, except in Buffalo, N.Y. where
1967=100.
4
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
5
Indexes on a January 1976=100 base.
6
Indexes on an August 1981 =100 base.
7
Indexes are on the bases listed:




141

Atlanta, Ga
December 1977=100.
Buffalo, N. Y
February 1978 = 100.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 1978=100.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex
February 1978=100.
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1977=100.
Houston, Tex
April 1978 = 100.
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans
December 1977=100.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis..April 1978=100.
Pittsburgh, Pa
April 1978 = 100.
San Francisco-Oakland, Calif
December 1977=100.
8
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base, except in Minneapolis-St. Paul,
Minn.-Wis. where 1967 = 100.

Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
164.5

4.7

168.6

3.7

168.4

4.1

167.4

4.6

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

153.2
153.6
150.0
158.8
149.4
141.1
164.5
157.6
143.9
130.0
154.9
161.9
145.8

3.9
3.9
3.4
3.9
2.8
.9
7.2
2.7
7.6
2.3
2.6
4.7
3.0

150.5
150.9
147.5
161.2
145.7
138.3
158.4
161.9
146.3
125.4
157.0
158.0
143.5

3.4
3.4
3.2
4.8
1.5
.6
8.3
3.9
8.2
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.6

155.5
155.9
153.2
161.2
149.7
147.5
171.0
166.0
145.7
136.4
156.9
162.3
148.6

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.6
2.1
2.3
10.9
4.5
12.5
2.6
3.7
4.4
3.0

157.1
158.3
154.6
167.5
149.9
147.3
165.4
164.6
153.4
140.6
163.7
165.3
142.4

3.8
3.9
3.8
4.3
2.1
1.6
8.2
4.8
9.4
3.7
2.4
4.2
2.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair
commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Other utilities and public services ..
Household furnishings and operation
Housefumishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

171.5
177.3
109.2
154.1
192.2
109.5
109.5
165.4
175.9

4.8
5.8
5.8
5.5
8.1
5.9
5.9
53
7.3

181.1
190.4
107.4
147.6
190.7
105.4
105.3
158.1
169.0

3.2
3.9
4.8
4.2
7.5
3.7
3.6
1.0
3.7

174.5
184.2
107.2
157.3
203.1
105.0
104.9
164.2
169.3

3.4
3.7
4.5
4.1
7.5
3.2
3.1
3.7
4.8

171.9
176.2
110.2
172.0
190.9
109.3
109.4
156.6
168.2

5.2
6.1
6.7
6.8
4.1
5.8
5.9
3.4
6.7

142.7
187.6
194.9
222.4
225.3
186.4
180.4
168.8
199.6
146.7
142.2
133.8
146.7
158.0

2.1
4.5
3.2
2.4
2.5
3.3
3.7
7.4
-1.0
8.7
2.1
1.5
1.5
3.6

141.8
191.1
189.3
212.6
224.3
173.2
185.2
155.6
222.3
154.8
141.6
131.6
158.3
152.8

-.9
3.9
2.5
1.6
1.7
.8
2.7
6.7
-.5
8.0
1.1
.3
2.3
1.7

147.5
176.4
186.0
211.8
206.4
222.5
182.8
172.5
210.6
139.3
141.2
131.9
152.1
152.1

1.9
4.7
3.9
2.5
1.5
4.4
4.1
5.5
1.3
6.4
1.7
.6
3.7
2.4

137.8
195.0
219.5
206.9
209.3
200.4
221.2
179.4
294.3
152.2
142.1
133.1
155.6
152.2

-.5
6.3
5.2
1.3
6
3.5
5.7
6.2
5.3
8.2
1.7
.8
2.1
3.1

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

126.6
119.4
120.9
105.6
131.5
134.4
143.7
179.9

1.7
1.1
1.0
.5
1.8
2.3
1.3
5.0

124.3
119.2
115.5
111.2
135.7
124.0
151.1
166.2

1.1
.7
1.8
-.1
2.5
.6
.0
3.9

127.6
121.1
127.8
108.9
117.7
128.3
135.3
176.1

2.6
2.1
3.8
1.5
2.9
-.9
2.6
5.0

127.5
122.2
123.8
110.2
148.7
140.0
130.0
170.8

1.9
1.2
.6
2.6
.1
2.9
-1.3
5.7

All items

See footnotes at end of table.




142

'

Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
North Central

Northeast
Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

West

South
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commodities .
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

172.6
170.0
139.8
139.8
220.3
190.0
189.8
187.2
186.9
92.9
161.5
150.9
128.5
155.0
196.0

4.6
4.1
2.6
2.5
14.0
-2.7
-2.7
-3.3
-2.9
-1.6
4.9
5.6
-3.5
7.1
8.6

172.7
170.4
140.7
140.8
220.1
192.3
192.0
190.9
190.7
96.2
157.7
142.7
129.1
145.3
219.9

4.1
4.0
2.5
2.6
14.0
-1.3
-1.5
-2.0
-1.3
.0
1.9
4.1
-4.8
5.7
4.9

175.5
173.7
138.4
139.0
220.1
192.2
191.9
189.5
191.1
94.4
160.7
150.1
131.1
155.6
215.8

4.3
4.2
3.2
3.4
13.9
-1.7
-1.8
-2.4
-1.8
-.5
2.7
4.2
-4.0
6.4
5.8

177.0
175.1
131.8
132.7
219.9
187.2
187.0
183.4
185.8
93.9
170.0
161.5
133.1
167.6
209.9

4.7
4.9
2.8
3.2
14.0
-.3
-.3
-.8
-.2
.3
4.6
5.3
-5.0
7.4
2.7

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

177.0
173.3
177.8
173.1
182.6

7.9
7.2
8.1
9.5
6.8

178.8
170.7
180.6
167.6
193.3

6.1
7.5
5.9
6.2
5.6

185.2
174.3
187.6
175.0
197.5

5.9
7.7
5.6
7.4
4.3

184.3
177.7
185.5
175.1
197.3

4.9
6.8
4.6
5.5
3.7

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities .
Entertainment services

149.3
148.6
150.1

4.1
3.1
5.4

145.8
143.7
149.0

3.0
2.0
4.5

152.9
148.8
159.0

4.3
3.3
5.9

149.4
145.4
155.8

3.7
2.5
5.8

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

173.4
176.1
152.1
191.0

7.7
7.9
4.2
10.3

171.2
180.1
148.6
191.5

6.3
5.6
3.6
9.2

173.1
179.2
156.4
191.5

6.6
6.7
4.3
9.4

174.3
183.9
160.5
187.2

5.7
5.4
3.5
9.0

Commodity and service group
All items
Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter2
Household services less rent of shelter2
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

164.5

4.7

168.6

3.7

168.4

4.1

167.4

4.6

156.4
153.2
157.9
160.4
119.4

3.3
3.9
2.9
1.7
1.1

157.0
150.5
159.9
159.2
119.2

3.1
3.4
3.0
1.2
.7

159.3
155.5
160.7
159.5
121.1

3.8
4.2
3.5
1.9
2.1

157.1
157.1
156.9
160.7
122.2

3.4
3.8
3.2
1.8
1.2

177.3
157.6
175.2
109.4
107.9
166.9
177.8
168.2

1.8
5.1
6.2
5.9
5.0
7.1
8.1
7.3

175.6
162.7
186.2
106.0
108.4
159.3
180.6
162.5

1.4
5.2
4.4
4.0
3.7
4.6
5.9
5.9

176.6
164.2
181.7
105.7
106.6
166.1
187.6
169.9

1.9
5.8
4.5
3.6
4.3
5.3
5.6
6.3

177.4
156.8
180.9
109.7
109.8
174.8
185.5
165.4

1.8
5.1
5.9
6.2
5.6
5.7
4.6
6.2

See footnotes at end of table.




143

Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Region1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
North Central

Northeast
Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

South
Annual
average
1984

West

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2 ....
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel....
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy
Energy commodities
Services less energy

167.2
160.4
106.5
163.8
157.5
159.6
174.8
156.6
109.9
174.9
192.4
161.2
163.5
150.7
203.3
173.9

4.9
4.4
4.5
4.5
2.9
1.8
1.9
2.8
6.6
6.1
.8
5.2
5.6
4.1
-.8
6.5

3

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.




3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
2.9
1.3
1.5
2.3
4.7
4.2
.6
4.2
4.3
4.0
-.9
4.6

172.4
160.1
105.6
168.0
159.5
158.3
173.1
154.7
107.8
186.8
190.4
165.4
169.0
155.1
197.4
183.9

4

144

170.9
161.8
106.3
167.3
160.5
158.9
174.6
157.5
107.7
180.9
188.7
165.8
168.1
156.8
195.4
179.8

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.0
3.5
1.9
2.0
3.1
5.1
4.4
.9
4.6
4.7
4.9
-1.3
4.5

169.2
163.5
106.8
166.5
156.4
159.3
173.7
158.8
108.3
180.4
199.5
164.5
165.8
152.3
197.1
178.0

Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.

4.8
4.1
4.4
4.6
3.1
1.8
1.9
2.8
5.5
6.0
2.0
5.0
5.1
4.0
-.2
5.8

Table 24A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
A-1
Group

Annual
average
1984

A-2

! Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Percent
Annual j change
average j from
1984 | 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
164.5

4.5

169.8

4.2

168.5

4.3

166.6

4.1

167.2

4.0

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

152.4
153.1
149.6
158.7
147.7
144.6
158.1
161.5
149.5
132.6
157.2
160.7
140.3

3.6
3.6
3.5
4.4
2.8
1.2
6.8
2.9
7.6
2.3
2.3
3.8
2.8

154.3
155.1
151.9
163.7
148.3
143.1
166.3
162.3
145.5
134.5
160.2
161.6
143.7

3.7
3.9
3.4
3.9
1.4
1.5
8.9
3.4
10.1
1.8
3.4
4.7
2.1

154.5
154.9
152.1
162.0
148.8
144.2
170.7
162.4
147.6
131.3
158.6
161.0
147.7

4.2
4.2
4.2
4.9
2.0
1.4

152.9
153.1
150.5
162.9
147.7
140.7
165.9
164.6
146.8
131.4
155.1
159.4
148.5

3.7
3.7
3.7
4.0
1.7
.9
9.2
4.1
10.3
3.1
3.7
3.5
2.9

157.1
157.5
152.2
161.6
153.0
141.7
167.5
160.1
142.2
132.6
156.4
169.8
150.7

4.4
4.4
4.1
4.7
3.1
1.6
8.9
3.6
9.6
2.3
3.2
5.0
3.2

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

173.0
179.0
109.2
157.3
195.6
108.4
108.3
162.6
174.6
141.8
190.3
193.0
223.1
184.8
148.9
142.1
132.0
152.5
156.1

4.7
5.9
6.0
5.8
7.5
5.9
5.8
4.4
7.6

180.2
188.8
108.9
162.3
192.0
107.8
107.8
165.3
175.8
146.8
189.5
198.9
225.1
193.9
143.8
143.5
134.6
154.4
155.9

4.2
4.8
5.4
5.3
7.0
4.7
4.7
3.1
6.0
-.1
4.6
3.2
2.3
3.4
9.0
2.1
1.4
2.9
3.2

175.2
183.4
108.6
159.1
196.6
107.4
107.5
152.9
157.9
145.1
186.6
197.1
218.1
191.8
146.3
140.9
131.6
155.0
150.8

3.0
2.2

172.4
179.0
107.5
155.5
188.7
105.7
105.7
168.8
180.1
136.3
185.2
198.9
211.2
195.7
147.5
139.5
131.0
149.1
152.5

3.7
3.9
4.7
4.4
6.0
3.5
3.6
2.6
3.6
1.7
5.3
5.1
1.1
6.2
5.7
1.5
1.0
2.0
2.2

171.9
180.3
107.3
150.4
197.0
105.8
105.7
158.0
166.0
143.2
177.6
177.5
205.7
169.6
152.4
142.9
134.2
154.2
152.3

3.5
4.1
4.9
4.4
7.2
3.8
3.7
3.7
5.7
1.6
4.0
2.2
1.5
2.4
8.3
1.6
.9
2.9
1.6

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

119.5
111.0
111.6
95.2
133.7
127.9
136.7
177.5

130.8
124.8
125.8
115.9
132.2
131.7
142.9
177.2

2.0
1.5
2.4
.4
.5
.5
3.1
5.7

129.2
123.6
128.5
112.5
127.6
134.2
133.6
172.1

2.0
1.3
2.4
1.0
2.0
1.4
-.4
5.5

129.0
123.9
126.8
111.7
131.4
132.2
146.5
175.1

2.3
2.0
2.3
1.8
4.5
.8
2.8
4.3

125.7
122.1
118.0
115.3
141.7
131.1
140.9
156.9

1.7
1.6
2.0
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
2.6

All items

.0
4.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
7.7
1.6
.8
1.5
3.4
1.3
.5
.7
.6
1.1
1.8
-2.2

4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




145

10.1
5.5
10.1
3.1
3.0
4.3
2.6
4.1
4.8
5.5
5.2
7.8
4.6
4.6
3.2
5.1

.9
4.9
3.4
2.4
3.7
8.5
1.4
.1

Table 24A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
A-2

A-1

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983

Annual
average

1984

to 1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average

1984

Percent
change
from

1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from

1983
to 1984

Expenditure category

8.6
7.0

173.5
171.1
138.0
138.0
220.2
193.1
192.9
161.5
144.6
130.9
147.5
214.9

176.7
175.4
176.9
170.5
184.0

6.9
7.0
6.8
7.6
6.0

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

145.4
143.2
148.1

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

170.5
177.7
149.7
186.2

Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private trans, commodities
Other private trans, services
Public transportation

173.0
170.8
135.0
135.5
220.2
188.8
188.7
163.4
157.8
127.2
162.5
191.5

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

5.6
5.1

176.6
174.8
141.1
141.3
220.1
191.1
190.7
161.8
152.8
131.4
157.8
217.3

181.6
168.5
184.2
174.3
193.4

6.3
7.3
6.1
8.0
4.6

3.0
1.6
4.7

149.0
145.9
153.2

7.0
6.2
4.5
9.5

173.9
175.2
154.2
196.9

5.0
4.8
2.7
2.8

14.0
-1.3
-1.3
4.3
7.1

-4.2

5.6
4.3

175.2
173.3
138.3
139.0
219.9
190.4
190.2
165.7
148.7
132.9
152.8
220.1

180.7
177.3
181.4
167.9
194.8

6.4
7.3
6.3
7.0
5.6

183.2
173.1
185.4
175.7
194.1

5.3
7.9
4.7
6.4
3.5

188.9
173.8
192.0
179.0
202.2

6.0
7.0
5.8
6.0
5.7

4.0
2.8
5.4

150.7
147.2
156.2

3.8
2.6
5.5

153.1
150.4
157.5

5.0
3.5
7.3

150.3
147.8
154.4

3.6
3.5
3.6

7.4
6.3
4.5

175.4
181.3
159.4
191.3

6.2
6.7
3.4
8.7

171.4
178.4
154.4
189.7

6.8
7.5
4.0
9.7

174.9
188.1
153.2
192.7

5.6
6.0
2.7
8.3

4.1
4.1
2.4
2.4

14.0
-1.2
-1.3
3.8
4.0

-3.9

11.1

4.2
4.2
3.0
3.1

14.0
-1.8
-2.0
3.3

,

3.5
-6.0

6.0
5.9

173.3
170.5
139.5
139.7
220.1
189.2
188.9
156.2
145.3
129.6
149.5
236.1

4.3
4.1
2.8
3.1
14.0
-2.2
-2.4
2.5
4.8
-1.4
6.3
7.5

4.3
4.3
2.9
3.2

13.9
-1.4
-1.6
2.9
3.9

-4.5

Commodity and service group
All items

164.5

4.5

169.8

4.2

168.5

4.3

166.6

4.1

167.2

4.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables
Services
Rent of shelter2
Household services less rent of shelter2 ...
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

154.1
152.4
154.8
154.7
111.0

3.1
3.6
2.7
1.6
.5

159.5
154.3
161.7
161.3
124.8

3.4
3.7
3.2
1.9
1.5

159.5
154.5
161.4
163.3
123.6

3.5
4.2
3.1
1.6
1.3

157.5
152.9
159.4
161.4
123.9

3.5
3.7
3.4
1.8
2.0

157.1
157.1
156.8
160.6
122.1

3.6
4.4
3.2
1.3
1.6

174.0
156.4
177.8
108.7
109.1
170.2
176.9
164.6

2.0
4.5
6.0
5.9
4.4
7.3
6.8
6.5

176.9
164.6
184.1
108.2
108.5
162.0
184.2
169.1

2.0
5.2
5.2
4.9
4.6
5.0
6.1
7.3

179.4
162.8
181.6
107.9
106.9
167.1
181.4
168.4

1.6
5.5
5.1
5.0
4.6
4.7
6.3
6.0

177.3
160.8
180.4
106.3
108.0
166.1
185.4
166.6

1.8
5.8
4.7
4.0
5.1
5.1
4.7
6.7

176.6
156.9
182.4
106.2
107.0
163.8
192.0
164.3

1.1
5.9
4.5
4.1
3.9
5.5
5.8
4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 24A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
A-2

A-1
Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less homeowners' costs 2
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy .
Energy commodities
Services less energy

167.2
159.0
106.6
163.9
154.4
153.8
170.9
153.4
109.6
177.9
190.8
161.5
163.8
148.9
199.9
175.8

4.7
4.1
4.3
4.4
2.7
1.7
2.0
2.6
6.1
5.9
1.1
4.9
5.3
3.5
-.3
6.2

172.9
162.0
106.5
169.1
161.2
160.1
173.8
157.6
108.5
184.0
195.4
166.8
169.6
156.7
200.3
181.8

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




4.3
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.2
1.9
2.0
2.8
5.4
5.1
.9
4.8
5.0
4.2
-.7
5.5

171.3
162.6
106.1
167.8
161.1
162.4
176.9
158.7
107.6
181.6
193.6
165.5
168.1
156.7
199.1
179.5

4.3
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.1
1.6
1.6
2.8
5.2
4.9
.7
4.7
4.9
4.3
-1.0
5.3

169.5
161.7
106.0
165.7
159.2
160.7
175.2
157.1
107.9
179.8
194.2
163.3
165.9
154.7
197.5
177.9

4.2
4.1
4.2
4.0
3.4
1.8
1.9
2.7
5.3
4.7
1.8
4.4
4.6
4.7
-1.0
4.6

169.2
162.2
106.1
165.8
156.7
160.1
174.8
158.8
108.0
181.1
182.5
165.0
166.8
152.4
192.9
182.0

4.0
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.2
1.4
1.3
2.8
4.8
4.3
.1
4.6
4.6
4.5
-1.5
4.8

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.

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Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to
1984
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Size class B

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
161.7

4.8

167.8

4.4

172.5

4.5

167.2

5.0

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

153.1
153.5
149.1
157.2
147.2
142.6
162.9
142.5
163.8
145.7

3.9
4.0
3.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
7.5
2.7
5.0
2.8

151.6
152.0
151.3
159.0
154.0
140.6
165.5
141.8
152.9
145.5

3.7
3.7
3.4
4.6
2.0
.6
7.4
3.7
3.6
3.9

155.7
156.1
153.2
163.9
155.7
138.4
172.7
141.9
162.9
149.0

3.2
3.3
2.6
3.1
2.2
-.7
5.8
2.8
4.6
3.0

152.1
152.7
149.8
163.3
149.7
133.8
163.3
144.4
160.7
140.4

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
3.0
1.7
8.1
4.9
3.4
2.1

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2

166.5
169.3
109.0
150.2
196.8
108.8
108.7

4.7
5.7
5.7
5.3
8.3
5.6
5.6

178.4
188.1
109.9
156.2
177.4
112.2
112.5

4.9
5.5
5.4
4.8
8.8
5.7
5.9

185.7
201.6
109.3
175.5
180.4
109.7
109.8

4.9
6.7
6.7
7.0
5.0
6.7
6.8

173.4
180.1
109.3
165.1
197.3
109.9
109.9

5.3
6.4
6.3
5.8
9.3
6.4
6.5

186.3
193.2
225.0
226.4
196.8
179.6
166.7
199.7
143.3

4.4
3.5
2.9
2.8
4.8
3.9
7.6
-.6
2.3

190.3
200.4
222.8
228.3
167.7
183.9
173.5
207.5
140.7

5.5
2.7
3.0
3.2
-.7
2.6
6.4
-4.2
2.0

188.8
193.4
214.4
213.6
188.4
178.9
167.3
196.8
139.1

3.1
2.6
.6
-1.8
4.0
4.4
9.0
-1.2
1.5

190.4
198.3
220.7
219.8
189.6
183.7
180.5
189.4
141.5

5.9
3.3
2.2
.1
2.5
4.0
6.0
1.9
1.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

124.3
115.7
115.8
99.7
130.4

1.3
.4
.9
-.9
1.3

126.7
122.2
125.5
112.6
149.4

1.0
.5
.4
-1.2
5.4

133.1
127.2
134.5
117.1
132.1

2.8
2.2
2.0
3.3
.9

136.7
132.8
131.8
122.3
146.2

5.4
5.6
1.1
8.8
6.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

170.9
167.9
189.4
189.2
186.3
186.5
92.5

5.0
4.4
-2.5
-2.6
-3.3
-2.7
-1.5

175.3
174.4
189.6
189.6
187.7
186.6
92.3

3.5
3.4
-3.9
-3.9
-4.1
-4.1
-2.1

175.2
170.8
189.9
189.4
187.4
185.8
95.7

4.3
4.0
-2.5
-2.6
-2.9
-2.8
-1.7

174.7
173.4
195.3
195.0
191.6
193.2
93.8

4.2
4.1
-1.5
-1.5
-2.0
-1.4
-.5

Medical care

175.4

8.1

179.3

8.6

179.0

6.1

184.9

9.2

Entertainment

149.0

3.5

145.6

4.1

153.0

6.9

153.7

3.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

172.9
149.5

8.2
4.8

172.0
151.2

6.4
2.2

176.6
164.5

7.0
3.9

176.2
156.9

6.8
3.4

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




148

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class 6

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
161.7

4.8

167.8

4.4

172.5

4.5

167.2

5.0

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

154.4
153.1
154.9
156.8
154.6

3.3
3.9
2.8
1.8
4.7

160.0
151.6
163.6
167.0
163.9

3.2
3.7
2.9
1.1
5.6

159.8
155.7
161.4
165.1
160.5

3.2
3.2
3.1
1.9
5.3

158.6
152.1
161.3
168.4
158.1

3.8
4.1
3.7
2.4
5.9

Services
Medical care services

170.6
175.8

6.3
8.3

179.4
180.4

5.9
8.9

192.5
180.9

6.2
5.9

179.8
186.8

6.5
9.4

159.3
161.0
158.4
191.3
154.6
156.1
154.8
110.3
170.1

4.5
4.6
5.2
1.2
2.8
1.8
2.9
6.9
6.1

161.6
167.2
164.4
195.3
163.2
165.8
159.1
108.9
179.3

4.1
4.2
5.0
-.1
2.9
1.2
2.3
5.9
5.6

163.1
172.1
170.2
191.4
161.1
164.2
160.3
108.7
193.8

4.0
4.4
5.1
.4
3.1
1.8
2.5
5.6
6.2

163.2
166.3
163.6
196.2
160.8
166.9
160.2
110.4
179.1

4.7
4.8
5.7
1.1
3.6
2.3
3.2
6.7
6.2

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




149

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
171.2

3.6

167.4

3.5

164.9

3.9

165.6

3.7

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

149.5
150.3
147.8
160.3
146.8
140.1
156.4
142.9
155.2
138.3

3.2
3.3
3.2
4.5
1.7
.6
8.3
3.1
3.3
2.4

148.6
148.5
144.0
160.2
141.6
137.2
156.4
137.6
158.6
150.3

3.6
3.7
3.5
5.6
2.2
.7
7.8
3.2
4.1
.5

149.3
149.7
147.5
162.3
143.9
134.6
163.2
144.5
154.5
143.2

3.1
3.2
3.4
5.0
.6
-.2
10.5
4.0
2.6
2.5

157.2
157.1
150.0
164.4
148.3
138.4
161.2
146.4
172.6
158.3

3.8
3.7
3.0
5.0
1.0
1.7
6.4
3.0
4.7
5.4

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent2

189.8
203.7
108.2
152.5
190.3
106.3
106.3

3.2
4.4
5.4
5.0
7.1
4.4
4.4

176.2
184.1
107.2
149.1
191.4
105.1
105.2

2.9
3.7
4.8
3.8
9.0
3.5
3.6

172.4
174.4
106.4
134.1
183.0
103.9
103.8

4.1
3.1
4.3
3.4
7.5
2.8
2.7

168.7
173.7
106.0
142.8
202.6
104.4
104.2

2.6
2.8
3.3
2.4
7.4
2.7
2.5

190.6
188.2
214.1
227.5
163.3
184.8
157.7
217.2
142.9

2.6
.9
2.6
2.5
3.0
.7
3.2
-1.4
.6

193.4
186.4
214.9
224.4
163.4
180.9
131.7
250.7
137.8

3.0
2.6
1.9
1.5
-.8
2.8
4.7
1.1
1.0

197.7
204.1
215.9
226.2
183.5
201.0
189.2
216.7
140.0

7.9
7.0
.8
.4
-.3
8.9
17.5
.6
2.0

181.0
176.3
202.1
210.0
177.8
170.6
131.9
218.9
143.4

2.8
1.2
.3
.3
-1.1
1.4
5.4
-.8
1.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

119.4
113.0
112.3
105.3
118.4

.8
.2
2.0
-.7
-.3

132.1
128.1
126.6
119.6
126.8

2.4
2.2
2.1
3.0
.5

130.3
126.0
117.6
114.3
130.8

1.3
.9
1.1
.4
1.2

125.9
123.3
112.5
119.5
132.1

1.0
.7
1.4
-1.4
2.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

171.6
168.9
191.9
191.6
191.3
188.8
97.8

3.9
4.1
-.8
-.9
-1.2
-1.0
.5

173.1
172.3
193.7
193.7
190.0
194.0
95.4

3.7
3.7
-2.2
-2.2
-2.9
-2.1
-.5

174.7
172.8
192.3
192.2
191.8
191.2
94.2

4.3
4.2
-1.2
-1.3
-1.6
-.9
-1.6

173.5
170.6
191.8
191.3
190.2
192.7
78.2

4.8
4.3
-2.3
-2.9
-3.5
-2.8
-3.6

Medical care

178.9

7.0

180.1

5.8

173.4

4.2

184.1

6.0

Entertainment

146.2

2.5

139.2

3.2

152.0

3.3

142.7

4.2

168.5
145.1

6.4
3.7

180.9
162.9

6.0
4.0

165.8
140.7

6.1
3.7

177.9
157.3

6.1
3.2

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

Other goods and services
Personal care
See footnotes at end of table.




150

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
North (central
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
171.2

3.6

167.4

3.5

164.9

3.9

165.6

3.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

158.2
149.5
162.2
155.9
168.7

2.9
3.2
2.7
1.3
4.5

157.0
148.6
160.4
165.5
158.9

3.0
3.6
2.8
1.1
5.2

155.2
149.3
157.8
163.6
156.5

3.3
3.1
3.3
1.4
6.1

155.4
157.2
154.6
157.9
155.3

3.4
3.8
3.3
1.1
6.0

Services
Medical care services

190.3
180.9

4.4
6.9

183.9
180.2

4.2
5.4

180.4
173.5

4.7
3.5

181.5
188.1

4.0
5.9

158.9
170.7
168.5
189.6
161.5
154.7
152.5
107.7
191.2

3.5
3.4
4.1
.1
2.7
1.4
2.3
4.4
4.1

161.1
166.8
163.4
189.8
160.1
164.8
157.0
106.6
184.3

3.5
3.5
4.1
.3
2.7
1.0
2.3
4.4
4.1

161.0
164.5
160.5
198.0
157.5
162.5
156.4
109.2
181.2

4.1
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
1.4
2.2
6.0
4.9

161.9
164.5
163.2
182.9
154.8
157.9
157.5
107.9
180.6

3.8
3.5
4.3
-.4
3.4
1.3
2.4
4.8
3.8

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




151

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Size c!ass B

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
167.8

4.2

169.5

4.5

167.7

3.9

168.5

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

156.6
157.2
155.4
164.2
151.3
147.7
168.8
152.9
160.9
148.4

4.1
4.2
4.3
5.3
1.7
3.2
10.3
4.2
3.9
2.7

156.0
156.3
153.9
160.1
148.1
148.4
178.2
147.7
161.7
149.1

4.6
4.6
4.6
4.9
1.7
2.0
12.8
4.4
5.1
3.6

153.2
153.3
150.9
163.0
146.4
145.7
166.1
145.6
160.0
149.8

3.9
3.9
4.1
3.8
1.8
2.2
9.9
4.7
3.6
3.4

157.1
157.6
152.6
155.4
156.1
148.9
170.6
141.4
171.4
145.1

4.6
4.7
4.4
4.6
4.0
1.6
10.1
3.3
5.7
1.2

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2

174.3
179.8
107.1
161.5
200.3
105.2
105.1

3.9
3.8
4.5
4.0
9.2
3.3
3.2

174.9
185.5
107.9
151.6
216.5
106.0
105.9

3.9
4.4
5.1
4.6
7.8
4.2
4.1

173.1
182.9
106.0
156.8
192.8
103.8
103.7

2.7
2.6
3.6
3.4
5.4
2.2
2.2

176.4
193.9
108.1
155.7
197.6
104.7
104.6

2.9
3.5
4.8
4.4
7.3
2.8
2.8

187.4
188.4
235.6
223.3
278.8
181.7
169.0
212.8
143.5

5.8
4.8
4.1
3.0
7.5
4.9
5.5
3.7
2.7

175.2
187.0
218.4
226.0
192.0
184.7
181.6
199.7
141.3

5.0
3.0
1.3
.0
1.3
3.2
5.9
-3.0
1.6

175.2
195.4
190.5

4.1
4.8
1.7

208.6
196.0
176.8
246.6
138.4

2.5
5.2
6.4
3.6
1.2

164.2
166.0
198.7
190.2
209.3
159.4
154.9
168.8
141.7

3.5
2.2
1.8
-.8
4.1
2.2
3.3
.1
1.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

133.0
125.4
131.4
114.5
131.3

2.5
1.9
4.2
-.3
-.8

129.6
121.6
130.6
108.7
125.2

2.6
1.6
4.7
.7
-.4

127.9
122.6
128.5
110.3
131.0

3.4
3.4
2.9
4.5
-.4

114.1
110.0
114.6
97.4
123.5

1.2
1.2
3.2
1.0
-2.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

174.2
171.7
196.3
196.2
194.2
193.3
95.7

4.3
4.0
-1.3
-1.4
-2.0
-1.4

177.8
175.7
192.1
191.6
190.4
191.1
93.6

4.4
4.4
-1.7
-2.0
-2.2
-2.3

175.9
175.1
191.3
191.2
188.5
192.3
95.0

4.3
4.4
-1.4
-1.5
-2.2
-1.3

173.1
171.2
185.6
185.4
181.6
184.1
91.7

4.2
4.1
-3.1
-3.2
-3.9
-3.4
-1.2

Medical care

179.5

194.7

5.4

Entertainment

146.5

150.9

3.1

Other goods and services
Personal care

172.3
155.7

170.8
147.9

5.3
3.4

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, a/id bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

181.1

188.7
7.0

5.8
160.4
4.6
6.9
5.3

174.9
158.3

See footnotes at end of table.




-.1

-.7

-.4

152

4.6
6.3
3.5

5.3
153.3
173.3
160.0

4.4
7.4
4.7

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
167.8

4.2

169.5

4.5

167.7

3.9

168.5

3.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

159.2
156.6
160.1
162.2
160.6

3.6
4.1
3.4
2.2
5.0

160.8
156.0
162.6
159.8
166.8

3.9
4.6
3.6
1.8
5.8

158.3
153.2
160.7
158.2
165.4

3.9
3.9
3.9
2.4
6.2

158.3
157.1
158.4
156.4
162.9

3.7
4.6
3.1
.8
6.3

Services
Medical care services

179.6
181.2

4.9
5.4

182.3
182.0

5.1
6.9

182.0
193.4

3.8
4.7

183.9
197.3

4.0
5.1

162.3
167.2
164.4
192.0
159.8
161.3
159.4
109.1
179.4

4.4
4.2
4.6
1.5
3.4
2.2
3.2
5.9
4.9

162.6
168.7
167.3
189.2
162.3
159.3
157.8
107.8
182.2

4.4
4.3
5.0
.4
3.5
1.9
3.2
5.5
4.8

161.5
166.4
164.7
192.7
160.5
157.7
155.6
106.5
180.5

4.1
3.7
4.2
1.6
4.0
2.3
3.1
4.4
3.6

160.1
166.6
167.3
175.0
158.2
156.0
156.8
107.5
181.7

3.8
3.6
4.4
-.6
3.1
.8
2.7
4.3
3.7

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
,
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




153

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class A
Group
Annual
average

1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class B
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average

1984

Percent
change
from 1983

to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average

1984

Percent
change
from 1983

to 1984

Expenditure category
169.0

4.9

168.4

4.3

160.5

4.4

167.5

4.3

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

155.8
157.4
154.0
167.4
148.6
149.4
159.3
153.6
164.1
136.4

3.3
3.3
3.1
4.2
1.2
1.7
5.8
3.6
4.2
2.2

159.2
160.1
156.2
169.6
150.1
147.5
174.4
151.9
168.2
146.5

4.2
4.4
4.4
4.6
2.3
1.9
9.9
4.8
4.0
1.7

154.7
154.9
151.2
162.6
147.4
143.2
161.0
149.1
162.7
152.9

4.2
4.4
4.6
4.4
2.9
1.4
10.7
4.7
3.8
2.5

161.9
162.6
159.1
169.0
160.5
141.8
179.3
151.2
168.3
151.7

5.4
5.6
5.7
5.0
5.9
1.7
12.6
4.0
5.3
2.3

Housing
Shelter
Renters' costs 2
Rent, residential
Other renters' costs
Homeowners' costs 2
Owners' equivalent rent 2

176.4
182.2
111.4
179.3
188.8
111.1
111.2

5.9
7.1
7.2
7.5
3.7
7.0
7.1

172.5
176.6
109.0
173.3
190.4
107.6
107.6

4.5
5.4
6.4
6.5
5.8
4.9
4.9

158.2
158.5
109.1
158.5
205.6
107.8
107.9

4.0
4.3
4.6
4.5
5.3
4.3
4.3

168.3
169.4
106.7
144.7
181.0
106.6
106.4

4.8
5.4
6.1
6.4
3.4
5.2
5.1

201.4
234.9
220.3
231.1
184.1
236.0
187.6
310.6
141.2

6.6
5.2
-1.7
-2.4
2.2
5.7
5.9
5.5
2.2

195.2
224.1
198.8
200.3
194.5
228.0
187.1
312.6
142.6

6.1
5.8
1.6
.5
5.4
6.4
7.7
4.8
.6

183.4
206.4

6.0
5.4

220.4
204.2
147.8
302.6
142.1

4.0
5.7
4.8
6.4
1.4

189.2
183.8
195.6
195.1
194.7
180.5
177.2
188.3
146.2

5.5
3.5
1.9
1.6
1.5
4.0
4.3
4.5
2.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

125.2
119.0
118.9
104.7
142.0

2.8
1.9
-.5
5.5
4.3

128.6
124.6
129.4
113.5
139.9

1.4
1.1
.7
1.7
.8

124.3
119.1
128.5
102.9
137.9

.5
3.0
-3.6
2.4

144.1
139.9
125.4
146.2
132.3

.9
.5
1.2
.6
2.3

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

177.8
177.0
187.2
187.3
183.0
186.5
93.8

5.0
5.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
.1
-.1

178.8
175.8
188.6
187.8
182.7
186.0
94.9

4.7
4.8
.2
.0
-.7
.1
1.7

174.4
172.7
185.3
185.0
184.8
180.3
92.0

171.9
166.0
186.4
186.6
183.9
190.8
96.1

3.6
3.4
-.7
-.6
-1.0
-.4
1.6

Medical care

184.2

4.5

181.7

4.8

188.0

186.5

5.5

Entertainment

144.9

3.4

150.0

2.7

154.8

163.4

3.4

Other goods and services
Personal care

175.0
161.8

6.1
4.5

174.5
164.7

5.9
3.7

170.0
153.0

176.6
154.5

3.0
-.7

All items

,

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




154

4.5
4.5
-.9

-1.0
-1.3

-.9
.0
6.0
6.8
6.2
2.4

Table 25A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of region and population size class1, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—
Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Size class B

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
169.0

4.9

168.4

4.3

160.5

4.4

167.5

4.3

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

156.0
155.8
156.0
158.1
156.8

3.2
3.3
3.2
1.8
5.2

159.3
159.2
159.0
163.0
158.9

3.6
4.2
3.2
1.8
5.2

157.1
154.7
157.5
160.6
158.7

3.6
4.2
3.1
1.7
5.1

156.9
161.9
154.2
167.9
147.3

3.8
5.4
2.7
1.5
4.8

Services
Medical care services

185.5
185.6

6.5
4.2

180.7
182.3

5.1
4.5

164.6
188.4

5.2
5.6

183.0
190.0

5.0
5.3

162.8
168.2
166.1
203.1
155.4
156.3
156.9
109.0
185.5

4.2
4.9
5.2
1.9
3.1
1.8
2.5
5.9
6.7

164.6
167.7
165.3
202.7
158.6
161.8
161.0
107.2
180.6

4.0
4.4
4.6
2.7
3.1
1.8
3.1
4.8
5.2

161.9
158.9
157.5
193.9
157.5
160.1
157.5
108.6
161.7

4.4
4.3
4.7
1.9
3.1
1.8
2.9
6.1
5.2

166.7
166.5
164.9
184.8
154.2
166.9
164.8
107.5
182.2

4.1
4.3
4.7
1.4
2.7
1.5
3.4
4.8
5.0

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent of shelter2
Services less medical care
1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a December 1983 = 100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.
NA
Data not adequate for publication.

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Table 26A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)

Group

Annual
average
1984

South

North Central

Northeast
Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

West

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category

162.1

3.8

166.3

2.5

167.7

3.7

165.5

3.9

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

152.8
153.0
149.2
158.7
149.3
140.4
160.8
156.4
143.0
130.0
155.3
162.6
149.0

3.7
3.7
3.3
3.9
2.7
.9
7.2
2.6
7.4
2.3
2.6
4.6
3.3

150.3
150.5
147.3
163.3
144.8
137.8
158.3
162.0
147.6
125.4
159.4
157.5
145.6

3.3
3.2
3.1
4.7
1.3
.5
8.3
4.0
8.1
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.8

156.1
156.5
152.6
157.8
149.7
147.4
169.1
167.1
145.2
138.8
156.1
165.9
149.4

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.6
2.2
2.3
10.7
4.5
12.8
2.6
3.5
4.4
2.9

158.5
159.6
154.5
164.7
150.5
148.0
162.1
165.3
153.3
142.4
165.2
169.9
144.1

3.7
3.8
3.6
4.1
1.9
1.6
7.7
4.8
9.5
3.7
2.4
4.2
2.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property taxes 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities
Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services

167.0
169.9
153.9
190.1
175.1
156.8
200.1
121.3
160.9
168.1
138.4
187.6
194.8
222.5
225.2
188.4
180.5
168.3
200.4
146.4
140.8
133.7
144.7
158.9

2.6
2.2
5.4
7.9
1.0
-1.8
1.3
5.6
5.8
6.9
2.1
4.4
3.2
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.7
7.4
-1.1
8.5
2.0
1.3
1.5
4.3

176.3
183.8
147.7
194.5
190.5
157.5
241.1
125.8
152.8
161.5
137.4
191.0
188.9
214.6
225.6
178.8
184.4
155.6
221.3
155.3
139.2
130.0
155.4
152.2

.7
-.2
4.2
7.8
-1.0
-4.4
.8
4.3
1.9
3.3
-.7
3.9
2.5
1.7
1.9
1.0
2.7
6.5
-.6
7.8
1.2
.5
2.5
1.9

172.8
182.4
157.3
201.3
188.5
168.9
222.4
135.0
163.3
168.6
147.2
178.0
185.8
213.3
209.4
220.8
182.5
172.0
209.9
140.6
139.0
129.8
152.4
151.6

2.6
2.3
4.0
7.4
1.8
.5
2.5
6.3
3.6
4.1
1.7
4.6
3.7
2.5
1.7
4.2
4.0
5.5
1.1
6.7
1.7
.5
3.7
2.5

167.2
169.4
171.6
189.7
168.5
155.1
179.6
126.0
173.2
194.9
138.0
195.1
220.0
205.9
208.3
199.1
221.9
179.9
294.0
151.6
140.3
130.6
156.1
153.5

3.5
3.5
6.7
4.5
2.7
2.1
2.5
5.3
4.1
6.2
-.4
6.3
5.4
1.5

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

124.2
117.6
119.2
105.8
139.4
133.5
129.9
176.4

1.7
1.1

124.6
119.7
118.4
112.8
141.8
127.2
135.3
167.8

1.1
.7
1.7
-.3
2.2
1.0
-.3
4.0

129.0
122.9
130.3
112.4
125.8
126.5
133.5
175.8

2.5
2.0
4.3
1.1
2.9
-.8
2.3
4.9

125.7
120.8
121.5
107.4
143.0
142.0
129.5
168.2

2.1
1.6
.6

All items

1.3
.1
1.8
2.9
1.3
4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




156

.8
3.6
5.9
6.4
5.3
8.2
1.6
.6
2.2
3.1

3.1
-.1
3.3
-1.3
5.8

Table 26A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)

Group

Annual
average
1984

South

North Central

Northeast
Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

West

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3...
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation
commodities
Other private transportation
services
Public transportation

173.9
172.2
140.0
140.1
220.3
190.9
190.7
188.6
187.5
93.3
160.6
152.3

4.8
4.2
2.5
2.5
14.0
-2.6
-2.7
-3.2
-2.8
-1.5
4.8
5.5

173.1
171.5
138.2
138.4
220.0
193.9
193.6
192.2
192.4
96.2
155.9
142.7

4.3
4.3
2.4
2.7
13.9
-1.3
-1.5
-1.9
-1.3
.0
2.0
4.0

178.1
177.2
138.1
138.7
220.2
192.9
192.6
190.3
192.2
94.5
163.0
151.7

4.6
4.7
3.3
3.4
14.0
-1.7
-1.9
-2.4
-1.9
-.5
2.8
4.3

178.4
177.1
132.9
134.2
220.0
187.1
186.9
182.3
185.7
94 1
173.4
162.4

4.8
5.0
2.5
3.0
14.0
-.3
-.3
-.8
-.1
3
4.6
5.3

134.0

-3.2

129.3

-4.9

133.1

-4.2

131.5

-4.9

155.8
191.7

7.1
9.5

145.2
218.4

5.7
3.9

156.8
210.0

6.4
52

169.2
207 1

7.3
22

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

175.9
171.6
176.9
172.8
181.7

8.1
7.0
8.4
9.4
7.1

179.1
171.2
180.8
169.3
194.0

6.2
7.3
5.9
6.2
5.7

184.4
178.3
185.7
175.7
193.4

6.0
7.7
5.8
75
4.5

182.7
174.1
184.3
174 3
197.7

5.0
64
4.8
55
3.9

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

145.4
142.3
150.4

3.9
2.8
5.3

146.8
141.4
155.7

3.1
2.2
4.5

152.4
151.2
154.8

4.1
3.2
5.9

143 8
139.2
152.7

38
2.8
5.7

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Personal care
,..
Personal and educational expenses

170.7
175.9
150.1
191.5

7.4
8.0
4.1
10.5

171.1
182.2
148.3
193.9

5.9
5.6
3.6
9.2

171.0
176.3
156.6
191.9

6.4
6.6
4.5
9.4

173.6
184.8
159.1
189.2

5.5
5.3
3.6
9.0

Commodity and service group
162.1

3.8

166.3

2.5

167.7

3.7

165.5

3.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages ..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel
Durables

155.9
152.8
157.8
160.0
117.6

2.7
3.7
2.2
1.7
1.1

155.9
150.3
158.5
161.4
119.7

2.0
3.3
1.4
1.2
.7

160.5
156.1
162.5
161.5
122.9

3.3
4.2
3.0
1.8
2.0

157.2
158.5
156.6
161.1
120.8

3.2
3.7
3.0
1.8
1.6

176.3
155.5

1.7
2.7

177.6
156.5

1.3
1.6

177.9
163.2

1.8
3.9

177.7
153.8

1.8
39

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

172.3
153.9
182.5
165.3
176.9
166.5

5.4
5.4
3.8
7.3
8.4
7.1

184.4
147.7
207.4
156.2
180.8
163.6

3.4
4.2
2.2
4.4
5.9
5.6

179.8
157.3
191.7
164.4
185.7
166.8

4.4
4.0
3.5
51
5.8
6.1

177.8
171.6
182.2
174 9
184.3
161.6

48
6.7
3.9
57
4.8
6.0

All items

See footnotes at end of table.




157

Table 26A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Region1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

West

South

North Central

Northeast

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs..
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy .
Energy commodities
Services less energy

164.7
159.7
158.9
161.5
157.5
159.3
174.1
156.1
175.7
171.8
192.6
158.3
160.0
149.4
202.4
170.6

169.9
160.1
159.0
165.7
158.1
160.4
174.8
155.5
189.1
184.7
191.1
162.5
165.6
152.0
198.7
181.9

3.8
4.2
4.1
3.6
2.2
1.7
1.9
2.7
5.3
5.1
.5
4.2
4.3
3.0
-1.0
5.6

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base.




2.3
3.6
2.8
2.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
2.2
3.3
3.1
.5
2.8
2.7
1.9
-.8
3.4

170.3
162.8
163.1
166.8
162.2
160.9
175.9
158.7
183.3
179.0
189.0
164.5
166.6
156.9
195.9
177.5

3.7
4.3
3.9
3.6
3.0
1.8
1.9
3.0
4.4
4.1
.6
4.1
4.1
3.9
-1.3
4.4

166.7
163.6
161.7
164.7
156.2
159.8
174.4
159.8
178.9
177.1
198.7
162.1
162.7
150.8
196.9
174.5

Indexes on a June 1978 = 100 base.
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.

158

3.9
4.1
4.1
3.8
3.0
1.8
1.9
2.8
4.5
4.9
1.9
4.1
4.2
3.6
-.2
4.7

Table 27A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
A-2

A-1
Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
Transportation
Private transportation
New vehicles
New cars
Used cars
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Maintenance and repair
Other private transportation
Other private transportation commodities
Other private transportation services
Public transportation

173.8
172.0
135.0
135.7
220.2
190.5
190.4
162.8
156.2
129.1
160.4
190.4

5.1
4.8
2.4
2.6
14.0
-1.3
-1.3
4.2
6.9
-3.7
8.5
7.8

174.3
172.6
136.0
135.9
220.2
193.3
193.1
161.1
145.2
132.0
148.1
213.6

4.2
4.3
2.6
2.3
13.9
-1.2
-1.3
3.7
3.7
-4.1
5.3
3.9

177.5
176.6
140.6
140.9
220.1
192.0
191.6
161.9
154.6
134.5
159.3
210.9

4.4
4.4
3.0
3.1
14.0
-1.8
-2.0
3.5
3.5
-6.0
5.6
3.9

176.8
1757
138.7
139.4
220.0
192.3
192.1
168.3
149.2
133.2
153.1
217.8

4.4
4.4
2.8
3.1
14.0
-1.5
-1.6
2.9
3.8
-4.6
5.8
5.9

176.5
174.9
140.5
140.8
220.0
188.5
188.2
157.5
148.1
130.9
152.5
230.2

4.8
4.7
2.7
3.1
13.9
-2.3
-2.5
2.5
4.7
-1.7
6.3
7.1

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

174.8
174.9
174.7
167.9
183.4

7.0
6.8
7.0
7.5
6.4

182.8
170.2
185.3
178.0
192.9

6.5
7.2
6.4
8.1
4.9

180.6
178.0
181.1
167.4
195.5

6.4
7.2
6.2
6.8
5.7

183.0
172.9
185.1
178.1
192.2

5.5
7.8
5.1
6.4
3.8

185.2
171.6
188.0
177.4
196.8

5.9
6.9
5.8
6.3
5.4

Entertainment
Entertainment commodities
Entertainment services

143.7
134.9
156.4

3.0
1.7
4.6

147.6
147.6
147.7

3.9
3.1
5.6

148.0
144.9
154.2

3.5
2.4
5.5

148.6
146.8
152.3

4.8
3.6
7.3

149.8
147.0
155.3

3.5
3.4
3.6

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

168.6
177.4
148.6
187.3

6.5
6.3
4.4
9.1

172.7
175.7
155.5
196.5

7.2
6.3
4.4
12.0

174.3
181.9
157.9
193.8

6.0
6.7
3.5
'8.7

168.5
177.7
150.1
190.2

6.7
7,6
4.1
9.7

175.3
186.8
153.7
196.0

5.5
6.0
2.7
8.5

Commodity and service group
All items

161.1

2.9

168.1

3.6

166.4

3.2

165.9

4.1

167.5

3.9

2.6
3.6
2.2
1.7
.9

159.6 j
155.2
161.6
164.2
124.0

2.9
3.9
2.5
1.4
1.7

158.5
152.1
161.4
163.2
125.3

3.4
3.5
3.3
1.7
2.0

158.7
157.7
159.2
160.8
122.7

3.5
4.4
3.1
1.2
1.7

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages
Nondurables less food and beverages ....
Apparel commodities
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel
Durables

152.3
152.2
152.4
155.7
109.6

1.9
3.4
1.1
1.6
.7

159.4
154.2
162.0
163.0
124.4

174.1
149.6

1.8
.7

178.5
161.2

1.9
2.7

180.2
159.7

1.4
3.2

178.2
160.2

1.7
4.6

176.3
158.1

1.0
4.7

Services
Rent, residential
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services

174.5
156.4
185.9
168.1
174.7
166.6

4.1
5.7
1.4
7.5
7.0
6.0

182.2
161.7
199.1
160.3
185.3
165.7

4.9
5.1
4.2
4.6
6.4
7.4

177.8
158.8
188.4
164.8
181.1
164.9

3.7
5.2
2.3
4.8
6.2
5.8

179.1
155.4
191.7
163.6
185.1
160.4

5.2
4.5
5.2
4.9
5.1
6.6

182.8
150.6
199.3
162.1
188.0
165.6

4.5
4.4
4.0
5.3
5.8
4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 27 A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
A-2

A-1

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
161.1

2.9

168.1

3.6

166.4

3.2

165.9

4.1

167.5

3.9

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

152.2
152.8
147.9
157.8
146.4
143.5
153.5
159.1
149.0
131.0
157.3
164.2
143.7

3.4
3.5
3.4
4.4
2.7
1.1
6.5
2.8
7.4
2.3
2.3
3.7
3.2

154.2
154.8
151.2
162.6
148.8
141.9
165.2
161.3
146.0
134.7
159.7
162.3
146.0

3.6
3.8
3.2
3.9
1.2
1.4
9.0
3.4
10.3
1.7
3.3
4.7
2.3

155.2
155.7
152.4
162.9
149.7
144.0
170.4
163.4
149.6
132.6
160.1
163.1
147.4

3.9
4.0
3.8
4.9
1.9
1.4
9.2
5.5
9.9
3.0
3.0
4.2
2.6

152.1
152.2
149.7
160.4
146.9
140.1
164.1
168.1
141.7
133.3
156.0
158.3
151.0

3.5
3.5
3.5
4.0
1.7
.6
9.0
3.9
10.3
2.9
3.5
3.5
3.2

157.7
157.9
152.5
161.9
152.7
142.7
165.3
158.3
145.1
134.8
159.9
170.6
153.7

4.4
4.4
4.1
4.7
3.0
1.6
9.5
3.6
9.7
2.4
3.2
4.9
3.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Home purchase
Financing, taxes, and insurance
Property taxes 2
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair services
Maintenance and repair commodities

165.5
168.4
156.4
195.7
171.7
150.4
198.1
127.2
158.5
167.3
133.2

.8
-.2
5.7
7.8
-2.1
-4.9
-2.1
5.5
4.8
6.4
-.8

177.3
184.2
161.7
190.5
190.3
166.7
223.1
122.6
162.6
170.9
143.9

2.7
2.4
5.1
6.9
1.8
-1.5
3.9
4.4
3.3
4.8
-.4

170.6
176.0
158.8
195.3
179.3
162.7
205.4
126.4
157.8
163.4
144.2

1.8
1.3
5.2
7.8
.3
-.7
.2
5.2
3.5
4.4
1.3

172.0
178.7
155.4
189.0
183.0
164.9
208.2
125.4
170.5
186.1
139.0

3.8
3.9
4.5
5.9
3.8
2.5
5.2
5.4
3.5
4.1
1.7

172.4
180.7
150.6
198.6
186.8
151.3
236.7
120.5
155.9
164.2
139.8

3.0
3.3
4.4
7.2
3.0
1.4
3.6
5.7
4.7
6.1
1.7

190.9
193.0
223.4
184.2
149.4
137.3
127.9
145.7
156.7

4.3
3.2
3.1
3.1
7.6
1.5
.6
1.6
4.0

189.9
198.2
224.7
193.0
144.9
143.8
136.7
152.7
155.8

4.4
3.1
2.3
3.2
8.8
2.2
1.5
3.0
3.3

187.1
197.0
216.9
192.3
146.8
138.5
128.2
155.9
152.6

4.7
3.1
2.4
3.3
8.3
1.0
-.2
3.1
2.2

185.3
197.4
213.6
193.1
148.9
138.8
130.9
152.6
150.8

5.4
5.2
.9
6.5
6.0
1.7
1.4
2.0
2.4

178.2
177.6
206.0
170.2
152.3
142.2
134.6
154.7
151.5

4.0
2.2
1.5
2.4
8.2
1.4
.7
2.9
1.7

118.1
109.6
110.8
95.3
140.5
128.8
123.1
177.5

1.5
.7
.7
1.3
1.2
1.8
-2.2
4.7

129.7
124.4
126.1
115.5
132.6
131.1
140.8
172.9

1.6
.9
2.4
-1.3
.6
1.2
3.2
5.6

129.1
124.0
128.8
112.1
137.4
133.3
136.8
171.1

2.2
1.7
3.2
1.1
1.9
1.8
-.3
5.5

129.4
125.3
129.0
118.6
137.3
130.3
129.8
170.8

2.2
2.0
2.5
1.5
4.5
.9
2.3
4.4

126.5
122.7
120.4
115.2
139.3
137.3
132.6
162.1

1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.2
2.0
1.4
2.6

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Other utilities and public services
Household furnishings and operation
Housefurnishings
Housekeeping supplies
Housekeeping services
Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Infants' and toddlers' apparel
Footwear
Other apparel commodities
Apparel services
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 27A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size class1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
A-2

A-1

Group

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from
1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
Special indexes:
All items less food
All items less shelter
All items less mortgage interest costs..
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
Energy 3
All items less energy
,
All items less food and energy
Commodities less food and energy .
Energy commodities
Services less energy

163.2
158.5
157.2
160.5
152.1
154.8
171.3
153.8
178.1
174.5
191.4
157.4
158.7
144.6
200.1
172.2

2.7
4.1
3.5
2.6
1.2
1.7
2.0
2.6
3.8
3.8
.9
3.1
3.0
1.5
-.4
4.2

171.3
162.4
162.0
167.4
161.5
161.9
175.6
158.4
185.7
181.8
195.1
164.4
167.0
155.2
200.3
179.4

1
The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have
urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C
75,000 to 385,000.




3.6
4.1
3.5
3.4
2.2
1.8
1.9
2.7
4.9
4.7
.8
3.9
4.0
2.8
-.7
5.1

168.8
162.8
162.1
165.7
161.2
163.3
177.6
159.5
180.6
177.4
193.9
162.8
164.6
155.4
199.1
174.9

3.1
4.1
3.6
3.0
2.5
1.6
1.5
2.7
3.5
3.4
.5
3.6
3.5
3.2
-1.2
3.7

169.2
161.5
161.4
165.1
161.2
162.5
176.2
157.4
182.2
178.4
194.1
162.3
165.0
155.2
198.8
176.6

4.2
4.1
3.9
4.0
3.3
1.8
1.7
2.6
5.3
5.2
1.6
4.4
4.7
4.3
-1.0
5.1

169.8
163.1
160.9
166.5
159.1
160.4
174.6
159.1
187.1
182.1
182.4
165.0
166.9
153.8
192.2
182.4

3.9
4.2
3.9
3.7
3.1
1.3
1.2
2.8
4.5
4.4
-.2
4.4
4.4
4.1
-1.6
4.8

D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes
A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.

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Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
158.3

3.5

165.3

3.5

173.9

5.1

166.9

4.4

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

152.5
152.7
147.5
156.6
146.9
141.6
156.7
141.2
166.0
149.0

3.8
3.8
3.4
3.8
2.9
1.1
7.3
2.5
4.9
3.2

150.9
151.2
152.5
162.4
152.8
137.8
173.4
143.4
146.9
145.7

3.6
3.6
3.5
4.6
2.0
.6
7.2
3.8
3.5
4.1

154.6
154.6
152.0
162.4
154.7
138.7
164.5
144.2
161.0
153 4

3.2
3.2
2.6
3.3
2.1
-.8
5.7
2.7
4.5
3.4

156.7
157.2
153.7
164.5
156.2
138.8
166.5
145.4
167.6
147.9

4.3
4.3
4.6
4.4
30
1.8
9.7
5.0
3.5
24

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

159.1
157.5
150.0
194.6
159.4
122.3

1.5
.4
5.3
8.2
-1.8
5.9

174.0
179.5
156.3
176.4
186.0
112.4

2.8
2.2
4.8
8.6
1.4
5.5

193.5
214.1
175.5
178.6
223.7
128.2

6.4
8.5
7.0
4.8
8.8
5.2

172.8
176.6
165.1
195 6
179.3
117.5

4.0
4.4
5.8
9 1
3.8
4.5

186.6
193.4
224.8
226.2
197.4
179.1
166.5
199.3
140.5

4.3
3.5
2.9
2.8
5.1
3.8
7.5
-.7
2.1

188.8
198.8
221.7
228.8
168.7
184.6
173.3
207.7
142.9

5.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
-.6
2.3
6.5
-4.1
1.6

187.9
192.8
215.4
213.5
196.0
177.3
165.8
195.2
138.3

3.0
2.5
.4
-1.8
2.9
4.4
9.0
-1.3
1.6

194.3
202.6
221.9
220.6
189 8
191.0
180.2
206.5
143.8

5.5
3.1
22
.1
26
3.7
6.0
1 5
1.5

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

121.1
112.8
114.1
98.2
130.6

1.3
.5
1.2
-1.0
1.6

126.4
122.9
119.8
113.7
151.6

1.4
1.2
.7
-.2
6.3

134.2
130.3
138.8
126.7
122.9

2.7
2.2
2.4
1.9
2.2

130.7
126.4
127 3
121.0
142.1

4.5
4.7
3
7.2
6.6

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

173.5
171.4
190.8
190.6
188.1
187.1
92.7

5.3
4.6
-2.4
-2.5
-3.2
-2.6
-1.4

174.9
174.5
189.4
189.4
188.0
187.2
92.5

3.7
3.7
-3.9
-3.9
-4.1
-4.1
-2.2

173.9
171.4
190.7
190.0
187.9
187.3
99.1

4.1
39
-2.5
-2.6
-2.9
-2.9
-1.8

175.1
175 0
195 8
195 5
193.8
191 5
93.9

3.9
39
-1.4
-1 5
-2.1
-1.4
-.5

Medical care

173.0

8.3

180.9

8.2

183.4

6.7

179 5

9.0

Entertainment

145.1

3.6

144.9

3.4

144.6

6.5

152 6

3.2

Other goods and services
Personal care

170.0
149.2

7.8
4.6

170.3
146.4

6.4
2.1

1(59.4
152.5

7 1
3.9

183 0
163.3

67
3.4

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




162

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
158.3

3.5

165.3

3.5

173.9

5.1

166.9

4.4

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

153.0
152.5
153.2
157.0
149.1

2.3
3.8
1.4
1.7
1.2

159.6
150.9
164.2
165.1
163.5

2.8
3.6
2.4
1.1
3.6

162.6
154.6
166.6
164.2
168.7

4.0
3.2
4.3
1.7
6.6

160.7
156.7
163.0
167.9
157.7

3.5
4.3
3.2
2.0
4.6

Services
Medical care services

166.7
173.3

5.1
8.7

175.6
183.2

4.6
8.5

195.0
185.6

7.1
6.5

178.4
182.3

5.9
9.3

158.6
157.7
154.4
191.9
153.1
156.5
154.5
170.2
166.1

4.5
3.3
3.8
.9
1.5
1.8
2.8
5.1
4.8

161.0
164.7
161.5
194.0
163.7
163.9
157.5
178.6
174.9

3.9
3.3
4.0
-.4
2.4
1.2
2.3
4.6
4.3

161.5
173.5
171.5
191.1
166.2
163.6
159.3
197.7
195.9

3.9
5.1
5.8
.1
4.3
1.9
2.5
7.1
7.1

164.3
166.4
162.5
198.3
162.5
166.8
162.1
180.4
178.0

4.4
4.3
5.0
.8
3.2
2.0
3.2
5.9
5.5

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
167.9

2.1

164.6

1.7

162.0

3.3

167.9

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

148.7
149.2
147.1
162.3
145.0
139.0
157.0
142.6
153.4
141.5

3.1
3.2
3.0
4.4
1.6
.4
8.0
3.1
3.2
2.7

152.2
152.4
146.5
168.0
145.4
137.6
156.7
139.6
165.8
148.0

3.5
3.6
3.3
5.5
2.0
.7
7.7
3.2
4.1
.5

148.0
148.2
147.2
161.3
143.8
133.7
163.3
145.5
150.4
142.9

3.1
3.0
3.1
4.9
.3
-.3
10.4
3.9
2.6
2.6

157.4
156.9
149.0
165.3
144.3
139.6
157.6
148.4
174.4
164.9

3.8
3.6
2.9
5.0
.8
1.6
6.8
2.9
4.7
5.7

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

183.2
194.7
152.3
195.7
204.2
125.8

.1
-.7
5.0
7.8
-1.7
3.9

168.4
170.2
149.1
192.7
173.1
131.0

-1.2
-3.0
3.8
9.2
-4.2
4.5

166.0
167.1
134.1
188.2
171.8
129.1

2.5
.8
3.4
7.4
4
5.9

174.0
180.3
142 8
201.8
186 3
113.0

3.0
3.3
2.4
7.3
34
4.3

191.7
189.2
217.6
228.3
176.5
185.2
158.2
217.2
137.8

2.7
1.0
2.6
2.6
3.3
.7
3.3
-1.4
.7

194.0
187.0
215.2
225.5
167.3
181.5
131.9
250.3
138.2

2.9
2.6
1.8
1.5
-.9
2.8
4.7
1.1
1.2

193.8
200.6
217.9
227.4
190.2
196.3
188.2
208.6
139.0

8.3
7.6
.8
.4
-.3
9.6
17.3
.8
2.4

181.1
175 0
200.7
210.5
172.0
169 7
132.1
219.6
145.8

2.8
1.3
.3
.4
-1.1
1.5
5.3
-.7
1.6

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

120.1
113.7
116.1
106.2
118.8

.8
.4
1.9
-.3
.3

134.4
130.9
131.7
122.3
129.2

1.6
1.1
1.9
.3
1.0

127.6
123.6
111.8
122.2
134.3

1.3
.8
1.2
.2
1.1

127.3
124.6
122.5
113.1
147.0

1.1
.8
1.4
-1.3
3.4

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 . .

170.6
168.3
193.8
193.4
193.0
190.8
97.7

4.0
4.1
-.8
-.9
-1.2
-.9
.5

174.7
174.2
193.4
193.3
189.3
193.2
94.8

3.9
3.9
-2.2
-2.2
-2.9
-2.1
-.5

177.0
176.1
195.4
195.2
194.0
195.9
95.3

4.9
4.8
-1.2
-1.3
-1.7
-1.0
-1.7

175.7
174.0
192.4
191.8
191.4
192 8
78.2

5.3
5.1
-2.3
-2.9
-3.5
-2.8
-3.6

Medical care

179.3

7.0

181.7

5.8

177.2

4.5

17*.5

5.7

Entertainment

150.8

2.7

137.0

2.7

143.7

3.5

147 0

43

Other goods and services
Personal care

168.6
144.3

6.0
3.7

179.9
161.9

5.8
4.0

166.6
143.2

5.9
3.8

176.8
155.2

5.8
3.0

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..,
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




164

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
167.9

2.1

164.6

1.7

162.0

3.3

167.9

3.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

155.5
148.7
158.8
158.2
159.2

1.3
3.1
.6
1.3
.0

157.4
152.2
159.7
169.8
152.7

1.6
3.5
.9
.8
.9

154.4
148.0
157.3
164.3
152.4

2.6
3.1
2.5
1.3
3.3

157.8
157.4
157.9
159.5
157.0

3.7
3.8
3.7
1.0
5.4

Services
Medical care services

188.4
181.5

3.2
6.9

177.8
181.8

1.7
5.5

176.3
178.6

4.6
3.8

186.5
180.0

4.1
5.5

158.5
167.4
164.3
191.1
158.3
157.0
153.1
193.5
189.1

3.4
1.9
2.4
.1
.6
1.4
2.2
3.0
2.9

162.6
163.9
159.8
190.2
159.4
168.6
160.7
181.1
177.5

3.5
1.5
1.8
.1
.9
.7
2.1
1.5
1.3

160.3
161.4
157.4
197.5
156.9
163.1
155.8
180.9
176.0

4.3
3.3
3.4
2.9
2.4
1.3
2.1
4.6
4.6

163.2
167.4
165.4
182.7
158.1
159.8
158.4
191.9
187.2

4.0
3.8
4.4
-.5
3.7
1.3
2.5
4.2
3.9

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




165

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
168.3

4.1

167.0

3.2

167.8

3.8

167.7

3.8

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

157.8
158.4
154.9
159.6
152.4
146.3
167.9
153.3
166.4
148.3

4.1
4.1
4.3
5.3
1.7
3.1
10.8
4.1
4.0
2.5

157.1
157.5
152.4
156.5
147.8
149.3
174.5
147.3
168.9
150.6

4.2
4.4
4.2
4.9
1.6
1.9
11.5
4.2
4.9
3.5

152.5
152.5
149.6
158.4
143.7
145.3
166.1
146.3
160.6
152.4

3.9
4.0
4.1
3.7
2.0
2.2
10.1
4.5
3.4
3.6

156.9
157.4
153.6
156.3
158.0
149.4
167.9
143.4
167.3
143.8

4.7
4.8
4.5
4.5
4.1
1.6
10.4
3.4
5.7
1.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

174.3
180.3
161.3
196.3
187.6
134.4

3.7
3.4
3.9
8.8
3.1
6.8

169.4
178.3
151.6
215.6
183.1
139.0

1.2
.4
4.6
7.7
-.4
5.6

174.9
186.3
156.8
190.0
192.1
137.3

3.1
3.2
3.4
5.5
3.1
7.9

173.2
189.6
155.7
203.9
195.9
125.1

2.5
2.7
4.4
7.6
2.2
4.4

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels 3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ...
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

189.0
187.9
232.5
224.4
258.1
181.4
169.1
213.0
143.7

5.6
4.7
4.0
3.0
6.6
4.9
5.4
3.8
2.8

176.7
188.7
217.4
226.7
193.7
186.7
182.4
203.2
135.0

4.7
2.6
1.3
.0
1.3
2.7
5.8
-3.1
1.1

177.1
194.6
196.4

4.2
4.8
1.8

212.1
194.4
175.0
246.3
138.9

2.5
5.2
6.3
3.6
1.4

164.1
165.9
198.8
191.7
208.6
159.5
155.2
168.9
137.9

3.5
2.2
1.7
-.8
4.1
2.3
3.5
.1
.9

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

134.6
128.0
130.5
121.2
125.3

1.7
1.0
4.1
-2.7
-.6

129.3
121.7
134.3
108.2
125.1

3.1
2.2
6.2
1.2
-.6

129.0
124.3
136.9
112.1
128.8

3.4
3.4
3.2
4.9
-.6

119.4
114.8
114.4
106.0
127.4

1.6
1.6
3.1
2.5
-1.7

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ...

175.6
173.8
196.6
196.5
194.5
193.6
95.8

4.5
4.4
-1.3
-1.4
-2.0
-1.3

179.2
178.5
194.1
193.6
193.2
192.9
93.7

4.9
4.9
-1.8
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2

179.8
179.4
192.6
192.5
188.9
195.2
95.0

4.4
4.4
-1.4
-1.5
-2.2
-1.3

178.8
177.6
184.3
184.0
180.2
183.2
91.8

5.1
5.0
-3.1
-3.3
-3.9
-3.4
-1.3

Medical care

182.1

190.8

5.5

149.5

2.7

170.2
149.6

5.5
3.5

All items

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

-.8

-.3

153.0
169.9
159.8

6.0
4.6
6.7
5.4

181.9
154.3
174.4
161.1

See footnotes at end of table.




166

7.0
4.3
6.0
3.7

-.1
185.1
5.4
151.1
169.2
153.2

4.1
7.4
5.0

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
168.3

4.1

167.0

3.2

167.8

3.8

167.7

3.8

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

161.3
157.8
162.9
165.0
161.2

3.4
4.1
3.0
2.1
3.8

160.6
157.1
162.0
160.5
163.1

3.1
4.2
2.6
1.8
3.2

160.3
152.5
164.0
161.7
165.9

3.7
3.9
3.6
2.1
4.7

159.3
156.9
160.3
156.8
163.1

3.4
4.7
2.7
.8
4.3

Services
Medical care services

179.3
182.9

5.2
5.6

177.8
182.0

3.4
6.8

181.2
186.9

4.1
4.8

182.2
193.5

4.4
5.3

164.2
167.6
164.4
192.0
162.5
164.0
161.3
183.4
178.9

4.4
4.0
4.5
1.4
3.0
2.1
3.1
5.5
5.2

162.9
166.2
164.0
191.2
161.8
160.0
158.8
181.3
177.2

4.4
3.0
3.6
.1
2.6
1.8
3.0
3.3
3.0

162.1
166.9
164.2
192.7
163.8
161.3
156.9
184.2
180.5

4.1
3.8
4.3
1.3
3.6
2.2
3.0
4.3
4.1

161.3
166.2
166.2
174.8
160.1
156.3
156.8
185.1
180.3

4.1
3.6
4.3
-.8
2.8
.8
2.7
4.4
4.2

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
Ail items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy 3 .
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
See footnotes at end of table.




167

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977 = 100 unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Expenditure category
166.0

3.6

168.0

4.3

158.7

4.5

166.4

3.9

Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages

157.8
159.3
152.9
163.8
148.4
149.3
155.6
153.3
171.9
139.3

3.1
3.2
2.8
4.1
.9
1.6
5.5
3.6
4.1
2.5

159.9
160.9
158.0
168.8
153.0
149.8
172.5
156.3
167.1
145.4

4.1
4.3
4.2
4.6
2.1
1.9
9.7
4.7
4.1
2.2

156.5
156.2
151.5
160.1
149.7
144.6
160.0
148.8
166.1
160.9

4.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
3.0
1.4
9.4
4.8
3.9
2.7

161.3
162.2
156.9
164.8
155.4
139.9
175.2
154.5
171.5
148.9

5.3
5.5
5.6
4.4
5.9
1.7
13.1
4.0
5.3
2.4

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Other rental costs
Homeownership
Property taxes 2

169.4
172.1
179.0
185.6
170.2
130.9

3.0
2.6
7.4
4.1
1.4
4.8

171.3
175.1
172.6
189.8
175.4
133.7

4.4
4.9
6.4
5.9
4.5
5.3

152.4
150.2
158.6
207.7
147.4
94.7

4.2
4.6
4.5
5.2
4.6
.7

166.8
167.7
144.7
184.2
174.7
133.9

3.7
3.5
6.4
3.4
2.9
10.8

200.6
232.8
216.9
229.7
183.4
233.8
187.4
309.3
140.2

6.8
5.5
-1.5
-2.4
1.9
6.0
6.4
5.6
2.3

194.8
225.1
198.5
199.4
196.0
229.5
187.1
309.2
140.2

6.2
5.7
1.8
.7
5.3
6.3
7.8
4.7
.4

183.9
207.1

5.9
5.3

220.0
205.1
146.4
305.2
139.1

4.0
5.5
4.7
6.2
.9

190.1
183.6
195.3
195.1
193.2
180.6
177.7
187.3
143.4

5.7
3.6
1.8
1.6
1.5
4.0
4.3
4.5
2.1

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys' apparel
Women's and girls' apparel
Footwear

122.6
116.8
116.2
100.6
148.8

2.6
1.7
-1.0
5.5
4.5

126.6
122.7
126.4
107.1
132.2

2.3
2.2
2.1
3.4
1.1

126.3
122.7
129.6
112.7
138.1

.5
.2
3.1
-3.7
2.4

142.6
138.3
126.0
146.2
137.2

1.2
.9
.8
1.2
3.0

Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel 3
Gasoline 3
Gasoline, leaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded regular3
Gasoline, unleaded premium 4 ..

179.2
178.8
186.8
186.8
182.2
184.9
94.2

5.0
5.2
-.2
-.3
-.7
.1

180.4
178.3
189.5
188.7
181.0
187.9
94.5

4.9
5.0
.3
.1
-.7
.1
1.7

174.5
173.2
187.3
187.0
186.7
184.4
92.1

4.7
4.7
-.8
-1.0
-1.3
-.8

173.8
169.2
182.0
182.2
179.5
186.1
96.5

3.8
3.8
-.8
-.7
-1.0
-.4
1.6

Medical care

183.2

178.0

5.0

187.6

187.7

5.4

153.7

3.2

175.6
151.5

3.1
-.7

All items

Fuel and other utilities
Fuels3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 3 ..
Fuel oil 3
Other fuels 3
Gas (piped) and electricity 3
Electricity 3
Utility (piped) gas 3
Household furnishings and operation

Entertainment
Other goods and services
Personal care

.0

133.9
174.8
161.6

.1

4.6

6.0
151.1

3.6
5.6
4.5

172.8
159.5

See footnotes at end of table.




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3.1
5.8
3.8

158.8
169.3
153.9

6.6
6.1
2.4

Table 28A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of region and
population size class1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, Annual averages, 1984, and percent
changes, 1983 to 1984—Continued
(December 1977=100 unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B

Size class A
Group
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class C
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Size class D
Annual
average
1984

Percent
change
from 1983
to 1984

Commodity and service group
166.0

3.6

168.0

4.3

158.7

4.5

166.4

3.9

Commodities
Food and beverages
Commodities less food and beverages..
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables

155.6
157.8
154.6
158.8
152.0

2.8
3.1
2.7
1.7
3.3

160.2
159.9
160.3
163.6
158.2

4.0
4.1
3.8
2.2
5.0

157.2
156.5
157.5
162.3
154.8

3.4
4.2
3.1
1.5
4.1

157.8
161.3
156.0
165.5
148.9

3.5
5.3
2.6
1.5
3.4

Services
Medical care services

181.1
184.4

4.6
4.4

179.5
178.5

5.0
4.8

160.9
191.3

6.0
5.7

180.0
193.4

4.6
5.3

162.9
165.2
162.6
200.8
154.2
157.3
158.3
181.5
180.8

4.2
3.5
3.8
1.8
2.7
1.7
2.4
4.0
4.6

164.7
167.5
164.6
202.9
159.8
162.3
161.6
180.8
179.7

4.1
4.4
4.6
2.6
3.8
2.2
3.2
4.7
5.0

162.8
157.2
155.2
194.7
157.6
162.2
159.2
161.3
157.5

4.4
4.3
4.8
1.7
3.1
1.6
2.9
6.3
6.1

165.9
165.5
163.7
182.4
155.7
164.3
163.2
187.7
178.6

4.1
3.9
4.2
1.3
2.5
1.6
3.5
4.4
4.6

All items

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less energy
Energy3
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Nondurables
Services less rent
Services less medical care
1

Regions are defined as the four Census regions.
The population size classes are aggregations of areas
which have urban population as defined below:
A-1 More than 4,000,000.
A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000.
B - 385,000 to 1,250,000.
C 75,000 to 385,000.




D Less than 75,000.
Population size class A is the aggregation of population
size classes A-1 and A-2.
2
Indexes on a January 1981 = 100 base.
3
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base.
4
Indexes on an August 1981 = 100 base.

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Technical Notes

Brief Explanation of the CPI

average change in prices for each area since the base
period.
The index measures price changes from a designated
reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase
of 122 percent, for example, is shown as 222.0. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The
price of a base period*'market basket" of goods and
services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to $22.20.
For further details see the following: The Consumer
Price Index: Concepts and Content Over the Years,
Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
May 1978); "The Revision of the Consumer Price Index," by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical
Reporter, February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), "Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component of the Consumer Price Index," by Daniel H.
Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August 1978; and
CPI Issues, Report 593, (Bureau of Labor Statistics,
February 1980).

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market
basket of goods and services. Effective with the January
1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began
publishing CPi's for two population groups: (1) a new
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional
civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which
represents about half the population covered by the CPIu. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and
clerical workers, groups which historically have been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional,
managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed,
short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and
others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are
collected in 85 urban areas across the country from
about 18,000 tenants, 18,000 housing units for property
taxes, and about 24,000 establishments—grocery and
department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other
types of stores and service establishments. All taxes
directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a
few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are
collected every month in the five largest geographic
areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of
most goods and services are obtained by personal visits
of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel
prices, and certain other items.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with
weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data
are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.
Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by
region of the country, for cross-classifications of
regions and population-size classes, and for 28 local
areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the
level of prices among cities, they only measure the




Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points, because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in
the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are
expressed as annual rates and are computed according
to the standard formula for compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would
be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month
period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change

236.4
233.2
3.2

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

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3.2
233.2
0.014
0.014x100
1.4

rent owners would have to pay to rent the homes they
own. The old method calculated homeownership costs
as home purchase, mortgage interest costs, property
taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repair. As
with the CPI-U, the new homeownership component has
been introduced into the CPI-W in such a manner that the indexes using the old and new methods were equal in the socalled link month—December 1984 for the CPI-W. BLS will
continue to calculate and make available the CPI-W using the
old homeownership approach for the 6-month period from
January to June 1985. For more information, see the CPI
Detailed Report for January 1983, pp. 7-13.

Seasonally Adjusted and
Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted
changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year-such as price movements resulting from changing
climatic conditions, production cycles, model
changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-11-ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal
data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through
1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years
of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1980 through 1984
were replaced at the end of 1984. The seasonal movement of all items and 44 other aggregations is derived by
combining the seasonal movement of 51 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is
reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any
of the 51 components change their seasonal adjustment
status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the
last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
used before that period. If any of the 51 components
change their status from not seasonally adjusted to
seasonally adjusted, seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but not seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.

Treatment of Vacant Units
Effective with the January 1985 CPI, BLS introduced a
technical modification in the method of calculating
price change from data collected for the CPI Housing
Survey. The enhancement relates to the treatment of
units reported as vacant. It applies both to "owners'
equivalent rent*' (rental equivalence) and to "rent
residential" in both the CPI-U and CPI-W.
Part of the price change calculation method is a
technique that imputes a rent to any rental housing unit
in the sample that is classified as "nonresponse," including failures to contract, refusals, and vacant housing units. The imputed rents are based on previously
collected information for the nonresponse unit and current information on units that did respond. For example, an imputed rent is computed by increasing or
decreasing the previously reported rent by the average
percent change in rent in other units. It is important to
impute a rent for nonresponse; otherwise, it would be
assumed that they experienced no price change.
Under the method in place before January 1985, BLS
used the same imputation technique for all types of
nonresponse. Research has demonstated that vacant
units cannot be accurately imputed with a method
developed primarily for other types of nonresponse. Vacant dwellings are almost always in the process of getting new occupants, and rents are more likely to change
when there is a new occupant, BLS has developed a new
procedure which imputes rents for vacant units from
rental units with a recent change in occupant rather than
from all rental units.1
The new price change calculation procedure uses this
new process for vacant units and the original imputation
technique for other types of nonresponse. In a
38-month simulation, the new method produced indexes
for both residential rent and owners' equivalent rent
that were slightly higher (by less than 0.1 percent per
month) than under the old method, suggesting that the
old method missed some price change that occurred
when units were temporarily vacant.

Homeownership Changes
Effective with data for January 1985, the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) has been changed to incorporate a rental equivalence measure of homeownership costs. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics announced plans to change
the treatment of homeownership costs on October 27,
1981. Effective with release of the index for January
1983, the BLS had made the same changes in the way in
which homeownership costs were measured in the CPI
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
The rental equivalence approach calculates
shelter cost of homeownership based on the implicit




1
John P. Sommers and Joseph D. Rivers, "Vacancy Imputation
Methodology for Rents in the CPI," American Statistical Association,
Proceedings of the Business and Economic Statistics Section (1983),
pp. 201-205.

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