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Hiwmni CPI Detailed Report BUt a ° e oi U b o r S ° !« s Data for January 1999 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alexis M. Herman, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report (ISSN 0095-926X; USPS 485-030) is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes— the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consum ers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from: New O rders, Superintendent o f D ocum ents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 or by calling (202) 512-1800. Visa or MasterCard accepted. Fax (202) 512-2233. Subscrip tion price per year: $27 dom estic, $33.75 foreign. Single copy domestic, $12.00; foreign, $15.00. Prices are subject to change by the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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March 1999 ISSN 0882-5270 Data for January 1999 CPI Detailed Report Data for January 1999 Editors Todd Wilson M onica Gabor Visual Information Specialist Cornita Alston Contents page Price movements, January 1999 ......................................................................................I CPI-U 12-month c h a n g e s................................................................................................. 3 Response rates for the CPIs, 19 9 8 ........................................................................ ......... 4 Intervention analysis in seasonal adjustm ent..................................................... 13 Consumer Price Index formula ch a n g e d ............................................................. 16 Revisions of the CPI housing sample and estimation p ro c e ss....................... 17 Improvements to CPI procedures for handling utility re fu n d s ...................... 18 Using a hedonic model to adjust television prices in the CPI for changes in q u a lity .......................................................................................... 19 Changing the treatment of mandated pollution control measures in the C P I ............................................................................................. 20 BLS to maintain current reference base of 1982-84=100 for most CPI s e rie s ............................................................................................... 21 Technical n o te ............................................................................................................ 204 CPI-U Index tables U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service g ro u p s........................... Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service g ro u p s................................................................... Detailed expenditure categ o ries............................................................... Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories........................... Special detailed catego ries........................................................................ Historical All items, 1913-present............................................................................. Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, indexes............. ............................................................. Commodity and service groups and detailed expenditures, percent change from previous D ecem ber............... Selected areas All items in d e x e s......................................................................................... R egions........................................................................................................... Population c la sse s........................................................................................ Regions and population classes cross classified................................... Food at home expenditure categories...................................................... Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the m o n th ..................... City indexes and percent ch a n g e s............................................................ Table Page CPI-W Table Pag 1 22 6 42 2 3 4 5 24 26 33 40 1 8 9 44 46 52 24 86 27 102 25 88 28 104 26 95 29 110 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 58 59 61 63 67 68 69 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 72 73 75 77 81 82 83 Contents—Continued CPI-U CPI-W Table Page Table Page 30 31 32 33 34 116 117 119 121 125 35 36 37 38 39 132 133 135 137 141 U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service g ro u p s..................................... 1A Detailed expenditure categ o ries........................................................................ .................3A Special detailed c a te g o rie s................................................................................. .................5A R egions.................................................................................................................... .................11A Population c la sse s................................................................................................. .................12A Regions and population classes cross classified.............................................................. 13A C ities........................................................................................................................ ................. 16A 148 150 157 167 169 171 173 6A 8A 159 161 18A 19A 20A 23A 180 182 184 186 2(LAS) 4(LAS) 200 203 Semiannual average tables, July-December 1998 Selected areas, all ite m s ............................................................................................ R egions............................. ..................................................................................... Population cla sse s................................................................................................ Regions and population classes cross classified............................................ C ities....................................................................................................................... Annual average tables, 1998 Average price tables U.S. city average Energy Residential p r ic e s ................................................................................................................. PI Residential unit and consumption ranges...................................................... ................. P2 G a so lin e ...................................................................................................................................P3 Retail food............................................................................................................... ................. P4 193 194 195 196 Old series tables U.S. city average, expenditure categories; commodity, service groups using a Laspeyres E stim a to r............................................................................... Selected areas, all items index using a Laspeyres Estim ator........................... l(LA S) 3(LAS) Scheduled Release Dates Consum er Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month Release date February March 18 May June 16 March April 13 June July 15 April May 14 July August 17 198 202 Price Movements January 1999 increased 0.1 percent in January, following a 0.3-percent rise in December, because of deceleration in the indexes for shelter, cigarettes, and apparel. The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in Ja n u a ry . T he in d e x fo r fo o d at h o m e, w hich w as unchanged in December, increased 0.5 percent in January, largely as a result of increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy products. The index for fruits and vegetables, which was unchanged in December, rose 2.2 percent in January. The index for fresh fruits increased 3.7 percent, reflecting a 13.6-percent increase in prices for citrus fruits. The index for fresh vegetables increased 0.8 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh vegetable prices increased 5.7 percent.) The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 2.1 percent in January after registering declines in each of the preceding 4 months. The index for dairy products increased 2.3 percent in January and has risen 8.8 percent in the last 6 months. Partially offsetting these increases was a 0.8-percent decrease in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Meat prices declined again in January; pork prices fell 1.5 percent; and the index for beef and veal dropped 1.0 percent. Poultry prices declined 0.5 percent in January. he Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) rose 0.2 p e rc e n t in Ja n u a ry , b e fo re sea so n al adjustment, to a level of 164.3 (1982-84=100). For the 12month period ended in January, the CPI-U has increased 1.7 percent. The Consum er Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W ) also rose 0.2 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January level of 161.0 was 1.6 percent higher than the index in January 1998. T CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in January, the sam e as in D ecem ber. The food index advanced 0.5 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in D ecem ber. The index for food at hom e, w hich was unchanged in D ecem ber, rose 0.5 p ercen t in January, largely as a result of increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy products. The energy index, which declined 1.1 p ercen t in D ecem ber, fell 0.2 percent in Jan u ary . T he index fo r p e tro le u m -b a se d e n erg y w as unchanged, whereas the index for energy services decreased 0 .4 p e rc e n t. E x c lu d in g fo o d and en erg y , the C P I-U Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All item s.................................... Food and beverages........... H ousin g................................ A pp a re l................................. Transportation...................... Medical c a r e ........................ R ecreation........................... Education and com m unication................ Other goods and s e rv ic e s ........................... Special indexes E n e rg y ............................. Fo od.................................. All items less food and energy........... 1999 1998 September October July August 0.2 .2 .2 -.3 .3 .2 -.1 0.1 .3 .2 1.0 -.1 .4 .2 0.1 .0 .2 -.6 -.4 .3 .1 0.2 .5 .2 .0 .1 .2 -.2 .1 -.5 .1 .5 .2 -.2 .3 .2 November Compound annual rate, 3 months ended January 1999 Unadjusted 12 months ended January 1999 December January 0.2 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 0.1 .1 .1 -.6 -.4 .3 .1 0.1 .4 -.1 -1.1 -.1 .3 .4 1.7 2.7 1.5 -7.0 -2.5 3.3 2.4 1.7 2.2 22 -1.5 -1.6 3.6 1.4 .1 .3 -.2 .3 1.6 1.0 .9 .3 -.3 4.2 2.0 25.7 10.4 -1.0 .2 -1.2 .1 .1 .5 -.3 .1 -1.1 .1 -.2 .5 -6.2 2.7 -7.4 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .3 .1 2.1 2.4 NOTE: Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developm ents during 1998. For this reason, some o f the seasonally adjusted figures above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published. 1 (As of January, over 80 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 1999 models.) The index for used cars and trucks decreased 1.6 percent. The index for gasoline rose 0.1 percent in January. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 1.4 percent; as of January, gasoline prices were 28.9 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990.) Public transportation costs increased 1.1 percent in January, reflecting a 1.8-percent rise in airline fares. The index for apparel decreased 1.1 percent in January, follow ing a 0 .6 -p e rc e n t dro p in D ecem ber. (P rio r to seasonal ad ju stm e n t, ap p arel prices fell 2.1 percen t, reflecting post-holiday discounting.) Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in January to a level 3.6 percent above a year ago. The index for medical care comm odities— prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies— was virtually unchanged. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.6 percen t, respectively. (P rio r to seasonal adjustment, the indexes for professional services and hospital and related services rose 0.5 and 1.0 percent, respectively.) The index for recreation costs increased 0.4 percent in January, following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding 2 months. In January, the indexes for admissions to sporting events and for fees for lessons or instructions rose 1.0 and 1.5 percent, respectively. The index for education and com m unication, which declined 0.2 percent in December, increased 0.3 percent in January. Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, and the index for communication increased 0.2 percent. Within the latter gro u p , in creases in the indexes fo r p o stage and for telephone services— up 3.0 and 0.4 percent, respectively— were partially offset by a 2.9-percent decline in the index As previously announced, effective with release of data for January 1999, the BLS has introduced a new formula for calculating the basic com ponents o f the CPI. See page_ for more details. See additional pages for an nouncem ents o f other m ethodological changes intro duced with data for January 1999. The in dexes for fish and seafo o d and for eggs also declined, down 1.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively. Among the other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for cereal and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.8 and 0.5 percent, respectively, while the index for other food at home declined 0.2 percent. The other two components of the food and beverage index— food away from home and alcoholic beverages— rose 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively, in January. T he h o u sin g c o m p o n e n t d e c lin e d 0.1 p e rc e n t in January. Shelter costs, which increased 0.2 percent in December, were unchanged in January. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for ow ners’ equivalent rent rose 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, whereas the cost of lodging away from home declined 1.8 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustm ent, the cost of lodging while away from home increased 3.2 percent.) The index for fuels and utilities declined 0.2 percent in January, the same as in December. The index for household fuels fell 0.4 percent, reflecting small declines in each of the three major household fuel indexes. The index for natural gas fell 0.5 percent, and the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity each declined 0.3 p e rc e n t. T h e in d ex fo r h o u s e h o ld fu rn is h in g s and operations was unchanged in January. The transportation com ponent declined for the third consecutive m onth, down 0.1 percent in January. The index for new and used vehicle prices declined 0.4 percent in January. The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category All item s.................................... Food and beverages............. H ousing.................................. A pparel................................... Transportation....................... Medical c a re .......................... Recreation.............................. Education and com munication................... Other goods and s e rv ic e s .............................. Special indexes E n ergy................................ Food.................................... All items less food and e n e rg y ............ 1998 July August 0.2 .3 .2 -.3 .1 .2 .0 0.1 .2 .1 .8 -.2 .4 .1 0.1 .1 .2 -.3 -.4 .3 .1 0.2 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 -.3 .0 -.5 .2 .7 .2 -.2 .3 .2 September 1999 November Compound annual rate, 3 months ended January 1999 Unadjusted 12 months ended January 1999 December January 0.2 .2 .3 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 0.2 .1 .2 -.5 -.5 .2 .1 0.2 .4 .0 -1.1 -.1 .3 .4 2.3 2.7 1.8 -6.5 -2.8 3.2 2.4 1.6 2.2 2.1 -1.2 -1.8 3.5 .9 .1 .3 -.2 .3 1.6 1.2 1.3 .2 -.5 5.8 2.5 35.6 13.6 -1.3 .2 -1.1 .1 .2 .4 -.4 .2 -1.3 .0 -.1 .5 -7.0 2.8 -7.6 2.2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .1 2.8 2.4 October 2 Earners and Clerical W orkers increased 0.2 percent in January. for inform ation and inform ation processing other than telephone services. The indexes for personal com puters and peripheral equipment and for computer software and accessories fell 4.4 and 2.0 percent, respectively. The index for other goods and services increased 2.0 p e rc e n t in Ja n u a ry , fo llo w in g a 4 .2 -p e rc e n t rise in December. The index for tobacco and smoking products, w hich increased 18.5 p ercen t in D ecem ber, rose 6.6 percent in January, reflecting in part a 50-cent-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes in California. Tobacco accounted for 85 percent of the January advance in the other goods and services component. CPI (Old Series) For the first 6 months of 1999, BLS will also calculate Old Series CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W, based on the former method of calculating the elementary aggregates, that is, em ploying an arithm etic m ean in all index categories. These old series data are contained in tables 1-4 (LAS). From December 1998 to January 1999, the Old Series CPIU and the Old Series CPI-W rose 0.3 and 0.2 percent, re spectively. These series are not seasonally adjusted. (The unadjusted CPI-U and CPI-W using the new method of cal culating the elementary aggregates each rose 0.2 percent in January.) CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage CPI-U 12-month changes, 1989 to present Percent 1989 Percent 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 3 1996 1997 1998 1999 Response Rates for the Consumer Price Indexes, 1998 ing. Commodities and services are further broken down into outlets and quotes. An “outlet” is a generic term that desig nates the place where prices are collected. A “quote” is a specific item to be priced in a specific outlet. There can be from 1 to more than 50 quotes priced in each outlet. In table R -l, it is important to note the relatively low per centages of quotes reported, collected, and used in estimation for apparel. Low rates for these items can be partially attrib uted to the design of the apparel sample. Because seasonal apparel items commonly are in stores only during certain times of the year, most of the apparel sample is doubled, with each half of the sample designated for pricing during part of the year. Thus, at any particular time of the year, a large number of apparel quotes, although eligible, are designated out of sea son and are not collected. The shelter section in tables R-l through R-15 includes categories for owners, renters, and those for whom the tenure status is unknown. A unit qualifies as an owner or renter unit, if its tenure status is known either by previous knowledge or is collected in the current interview period. The response rates at the data collection phase for shelter are separated into three categories. If useable inform ation is obtained, the unit is designated data reported. If the assigned unit is located but is unoccupied, the unit is designated fo u n d vacant. In instances where the unit is eligible but no data are available (for example, refusals or no one at home) the unit is designated other. For additional information on response rates, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Room 3615, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212-0001, Doris L. Johnson at (202) 6067000, or e-mail (johnson_dl@bls.gov). This article and the accompanying tables update articles previously published on response rates in the CPI Detailed Report for March 1991 and in the January issues of 1992 through 1998. In an effort to measure the outcome of data collection for the CPI, the Bureau calculates response rates. Response rates measure the proportion of completed surveys to those issued and help measure the accuracy of the CPI. Failure of a data unit to respond at either the data collection stage or estimation stage represents a loss of statistical information that dilutes the accuracy of the sample. BLS publishes response rates an nually to assist the data user in judging the accuracy of CPI data. BLS calculates response rates for the CPI-U at the data collection phase for initiation and pricing, and at the data estimation phase for pricing. The response rate at the data collection phase is the number of responding sample units divided by the number of eligible sample units. A sample unit is eligible, if it belongs to the defined target population and if it provides information for one or more items. The response rate at estimation is defined as the number of sample units used in estimation divided by the number of eligible sample units. Response rates for 1998 are presented in tables R -l through R-15. Table R-l shows response rates for all data included in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, by major group, for all of 1998. Tables R-2 through R-15 show rates for current data collec tion in selected areas for which indexes are published monthly and bimonthly. Response rates in tables R-l through R-15 are separated into com m odities and services and the shelter portion of hous 4 Table R-1. Response rates for the CPI-U, U.S. city average, by major group and shelter, 1998 Quotes Commodities and services Eligible Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter Eligible Number Percent Collected Data reported Number Percent Found vacant Number Percent Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Outlets 287,934 998,781 444,408 120,517 149,670 97,163 52,646 55,532 Educa tion and commun ication 51,552 277,207 96.3 848,567 85.0 404,637 91.1 110,006 91.3 78,160 52.2 90,976 93.6 44,870 85.2 48,163 86.7 46,267 89.7 25,488 93.4 265,222 92.1 825,094 82.6 398,894 89.8 107,807 89.5 69,485 46.4 89,071 91.7 43,639 82.9 46,504 83.7 44,565 86.4 25,129 92.1 Renters Unknown Total All Units Owners Housing (excluding shelter) Food 79,547 100.0 16,110 100.0 61,706 100.0 1,731 100.0 47,545 59.8 1,295 8.0 46,158 74.8 92 5.3 6,004 7.5 128 0.8 5,268 8.5 608 35.1 25,998 32.7 14,687 91.2 10,280 16.7 1,031 59.6 48,009 60.4 1,423 8.8 46,586 75.5 0 0.0 Apparel Transpor tation Medical care Recre ation Other goods and services 27,293 Table R-2. Response rates for the CPI-U, Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 15,740 46,304 15,211 39,597 Percent 96.6 Used in estimation Number 14,652 93.1 Percent 87.5 Shelter 38,923 85.8 Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Collected Number All Units Number 2,821 544 2,231 46 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 1,810 64.2 48 8.8 1,762 79.0 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 163 5.8 2 0.4 129 5.8 32 69.6 Other Number Percent 848 30.1 494 90.8 340 15.2 Used in estimation Number Percent 5 14 30.4 1,738 50 1,688 0 61.6 9.2 75.7 0.0 Table R-3. Response rates for the CPI-U, Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets 22,944 Quotes 65,031 Collected 22,305 55,943 Percent 97.2 Used in estimation Number 21,371 Percent 93.1 86.0 Number 54,896 84.4 All Units Owners Renters Unknown Number 5,114 768 4,249 97 Shelter Eligible Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 3,426 67.0 176 22.9 3,220 75.8 30 30.9 Found vacant Number Percent 334 6.5 7 0.9 313 7.4 14 14.4 1,354 26.5 585 76.2 716 16.9 53 54.6 3,503 183 3,320 0 68.5 23.8 78.1 0.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Table R-4. Response rates for the CPI-U, NY-Northern NJ-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 32,028 102,742 30,899 84,462 Percent 96.7 Used in estimation Number 29,443 Percent 91.9 82.2 Collected Number 82,476 80.3 Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 6,495 1,066 5,273 156 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 3,319 51.1 168 15.8 3,149 59.7 2 1.3 Found vacant Number Percent 218 3.4 14 1.3 177 3.4 27 17.3 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 6 2,958 45.5 884 82.9 1,947 36.9 3,019 182 2,837 0 46.5 17.1 53.8 0.0 127 81.4 Table R-5. Response rates for the CPI-U, Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 1998 Commodities Total and services Outlets Eligible 6,546 Quotes 19,140 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 6,300 16,614 96.2 86.8 6,027 92.1 16,287 85.1 Shelter All Units Owners Renters Number 2,195 497 1,648 50 Unknown Eligible Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 1,060 48.3 28 5.6 1,031 62.6 1 2.0 Found vacant Number Percent 170 7.7 0 0.0 151 9.2 19 38.0 965 44.0 469 94.4 466 28.3 30 60.0 1,072 28 1,044 0 48.8 5.6 63.3 0.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Table R-6. Response rates for the CPI-U, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA, 1998 Total Commodities and services Outlets Eligible 6,901 Quotes 22,461 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 6,731 19,663 95.7 87.5 6,462 93.6 19,252 85.7 Shelter All Units Owners Renters Number 2,457 437 1,996 24 Unknown Eligible Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 1,690 68.8 48 11.0 1,631 81.7 11 45.8 Found vacant Number Percent 84 3.4 0 0.0 80 4.0 4 16.7 683 27.8 389 89.0 285 14.3 9 37.5 1,683 48 1,635 0 68.5 11.0 81.9 0.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 7 Table R-7. Response rates for the CPI-U, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, 1998 Commodities Total and services Outlets Quotes Eligible 6,837 19,550 6,658 16,385 97.4 83.8 6,333 92.6 15,833 81.0 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 2,559 499 2,012 48 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 1,345 52.6 15 3.0 1,330 66.1 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 184 7.2 0 0.0 178 8.8 6 12.5 1,030 40.3 484 97.0 504 25.0 42 87.5 1,425 15 1,410 0 55.7 3.0 70.1 0.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Table R-8. Response rates for the CPI-U, Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT, 1998 Commodities Total and services Outlets Eligible 3,683 10,817 Quotes 3,581 9,057 97.8 83.7 3,437 93.3 8,802 81.4 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 1,453 308 1,126 19 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 884 60.8 21 6.8 863 76.6 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 70 4.8 65 5.8 5 26.3 198 17.6 14 73.7 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 8 499 34.3 0 0.0 287 93.2 790 21 769 0 54.4 6.8 68.3 0.0 Table R-9. Response rates for the CPI-U, Cleveland-Akron, OH, 1998 Commodities Total and services Outlets Eligible 3,421 Quotes 10,052 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 3,285 8,241 96.0 82.0 3,158 92.3 7,961 79.2 Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Number 1,113 237 856 20 Eligible Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 642 57.7 19 8.0 623 72.8 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 62 5.6 0 0.0 49 5.7 13 65.0 409 36.7 218 92.0 184 21.5 7 35.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 602 19 583 0 54.1 8.0 68.1 0.0 Table R-10. Response rates for the CPI-U, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 1,147 4,297 1,134 4,063 98.9 94.6 1,113 97.0 4,030 93.8 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 1,303 300 992 11 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 888 68.2 26 8.7 862 86.9 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 105 8.1 0 0.0 So 9.6 10 90.9 Other Number Percent 310 23.8 274 91.3 35 3.5 1 9.1 Used in estimation Number Percent 9 929 26 903 0 71.3 8.7 91.0 0.0 Table R-11. Response rates for the CPI-U, St. Louis, MO-IL, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 1,081 3,825 1,071 3,705 99.1 96.9 1,059 98.0 3,680 96.2 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Number 1,142 213 918 11 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 595 52.1 21 9.9 574 62.5 0 0.0 127 11.1 6 2.8 115 12.5 6 54.5 420 36.8 186 87.3 229 24.9 645 27 618 0 63.3 12.7 67.3 0.0 Unknown Eligible Found vacant Number Percent Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 5 45.5 Table R-12. Response rates forthe CPI-U, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 1998 Total Commodities and services Eligible Outlets Quotes 1,297 4,494 Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Collected Number 1,693 327 1,355 11 Number Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 1,181 69.8 22 6.7 1,159 85.5 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 111 6.6 4 1.2 101 7.5 6 54.5 Other Number Percent 401 23.7 301 92.0 Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 1,239 4,131 95.5 91.9 1,212 93.4 4,084 90.9 Used in estimation Number Percent 10 95 7.0 5 45.5 1,224 26 1,198 0 72.3 8.0 88.4 0.0 Table R-13. Response rates for the CPI-U, Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 5,708 17,703 5,533 15,084 96.9 85.2 5,290 92.7 14,691 83.0 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 1,693 441 1,234 18 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 987 58.3 34 7.7 953 77.2 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 97 5.7 1 0.2 84 6.8 12 66.7 609 36.0 406 92.1 197 16.0 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 6 33.3 954 35 919 0 56.3 7.9 74.5 0.0 Table R-14. Response rates for the CPI-U, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 3,263 9,732 3,143 8,145 96.3 83.7 2,987 91.5 7,891 81.1 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 1,346 256 1,075 15 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 851 63.2 16 6.3 835 77.7 0 0.0 Found vacant Number Percent 100 7.4 1 0.4 88 8.2 11 73.3 Other Number Percent 395 29.3 239 93.4 152 14.1 892 17 875 0 66.3 6.6 81.4 0.0 Used in estimation Number Percent il 4 26.7 Table R-15. Response rates for the CPI-U, Pittsburgh, PA, 1998 Commodities and services Eligible Total Outlets Quotes 3,129 9,407 3,024 7,662 96.6 81.4 2,880 92.0 7,465 79.4 Collected Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent Shelter All Units Owners Renters Unknown Eligible Number 981 169 737 75 Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Collected Data reported Number Percent 465 47.4 5 3.0 459 62.3 1 1.3 Found vacant Number Percent 55 5.6 0 0.0 44 6.0 11 14.7 461 47.0 164 97.0 234 31.8 Other Number Percent Used in estimation Number Percent 12 63 84.0 442 5 437 0 45.1 3.0 59.3 0.0 Intervention Analysis in Seasonal Adjustment n some Consum er Price Index (CPI) series, a process known as seasonal adjustment is used to identify and factor out seasonal movement of prices for goods or services. This process permits analysis of nonseasonal price movements. The CPI uses the Bureau o f the C ensus X -12-A R IM A software to calculate factors for seasonal adjustment of both historical and current series. Some CPI series are adjusted using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment techniques. In te rv e n tio n a n a ly s is se a so n a l a d ju s tm e n t a llo w s nonseasonal economic phenomena such as outliers and level shifts to be factored out of indexes before calculation of seasonal adjustment factors. (An outlier is an extreme value for a particular month. A level shifris a change or shift in the price level of a CPI series caused by an event, such as a sales tax increase or oil em bargo, occurring over 1 or several months.) The result is an adjustment based on a representation o f the se rie s w ith the se a so n a l p a tte rn e m p h a siz e d . Intervention analysis seasonal adjustm ent also m akes it possible to account for seasonal shifts, resulting in a better seasonal adjustm ent in the periods before and after the shift occurred. Not all CPI series are adjusted using intervention analysis seasonal adju stm en t techniques. H owever, for affected series, the resulting data are more accurate than data made without these techniques. W hen X -12-A R IM A is used to perform intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, unusual events are modeled as part of the seasonal adjustment process. X -12-ARIM A’s builtin regression variables are used for directly estimating the effects o f sudden level changes and other disruptions and removing those effects before calculation of the seasonal factors. For a m ore com prehensive discussion of X-12ARIMA and intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, see “ Improvements to CPI Procedures for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustm ent” in the December 1996 issue of the CPI Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home Alcoholic beverages away from home Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home Distilled spirits at home Fats and oils Fuel oil Fuel oil and other fuels Gasoline, all types Gasoline, unleaded midgrade Gasoline, unleaded premium Gasoline, unleaded regular G irls’ apparel Motor fuel New cars New trucks New vehicles Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Other household fuels Tobacco and smoking products Utility natural gas service Water and sewerage maintenance Wine at home W omen’s apparel W omen’s dresses Women’s outerwear I For each series that was seasonally adjusted using X-12ARIMA intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, a list of level shifts is provided in the table below, along with the identified causes (events). Outliers are also included in the list. For further inform ation, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, call Claire McAnaw Gallagher at (202) 6066968, or send e-mail to (gallagher_c@bls.gov). Detailed Report. In January 1999, BLS adjusted the series listed below, us ing intervention analysis seasonal adjustment techniques. BLS examined these series, using the 8-year span from January 1991 through D ecember 1998. 13 Consumer Price Index series — intervention analysis seasonal adjustment Series Level shift period(s) Alcoholic beverages 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on alcoholic beverages None Alcoholic beverages at home 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on alcoholic beverages None Alcoholic beverages away from home 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on alcoholic beverages 9/91,11/93, 194, 7/96 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on alcoholic beverages 3/92, 2/93, 1/96 Distilled spirits at home 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on alcoholic beverages 12/97 Fats and oils 6/98-10/98 Response to declining domestic butter output and stocks 12/98 Fuel oil 1/91-5/91 Recovery from price shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 1/96, 4/96 5/96 10/96 Suppliers’ policy of keeping limited inventories on hand, coupled with consumer expectations of a cold winter, resulted in price increases. 1/91-5/91 Recovery from price shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 10/96 Suppliers’ policy of keeping limited inventories on hand, with couple with consumer expectations of a cold winter, resulted in price increases. 1/91-3/91 7/97 10/93 Recovery from price shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Increase in Federal motor fuel tax Gasoline, unleaded midgrade None Not applicable 7/97 Gasoline, unleaded premium 1/91-3/91 Recovery fromprice shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Increase in Federal motor fuel tax 7/97 7/97 10/93 Recovery from price shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Increase in Federal motor fuel tax Girls’ apparel None Not applicable 6/92, 8/96 Motor fuel 1/91-3/91 7/97 10/93 Recovery from price shock due to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Increase in Federal motor fuel tax New cars None Not applicable 5/98, 6/98, 8/98 New trucks 5/98 Price drop in trucks, resulting from “ioyalty”rebates offered by American auto makers 6/98 New vehicles None Not applicable 5/98, 6/98, 8/98 Fuel oil and other fuels Gasoline, all types 10/93 Gasoline, unleaded regular 1/91-3/91 Event 14 Outliers 1/96, 4/96, 5/98 Consumer Price index series — intervention analysis seasonal adjustment Series Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials Level shift period(s) Event 6/94-8/94 Coffee price increase due primarily to two freezes in Brazil in July 1994 that combined with the effects of a poor crop in Latin America and restriction by a cartel of available coffee. 3/97-7/97 Coffee price increase due to labor problems in Columbia and supply problems in Brazil Outliers None 1/91-2/91 9/96-12/96 Demand increase in anticipation of a cold winter, declining supply due to a cold European winter, new inventory policies, and increased instability in the Middle East 1/97-5/97 Declining demand for residential oil heat, due to a warm spring season Tobacco and smoking product 7/93-9/93 3/98-5/98 11/98-12/98 Wholesale price decrease for cirgarettes Price increase in anticipation of settling legal cases Passing on costs of lawsuits to consumers 5/91, 8/93, 2/98, 9/98, 10/98 Utility natural gas service 1/97 4/97 High purchased gas adjustments in the Midwest Low purchased gas adjustments in the Midwest 4/91, 11/97 Water and sewerage maintenance 3/96 Incorrect service priced; price increase erroneously attributed to environmental clean-up charge passed on to consumers. Return to pricing of correct service None Other household fuels 7/96 Wine at home 1/91-2/91 Federal excise tax increase on still wine and artificiall carbonated wine 11/95 Women’s apparel None Not applicable 1/93, 8/93, 1/96 Women’s dresses None Not applicable 3/93, 3/98, 6/98 Women’s outerwear None Not applicable 6/92, 7/92 12/93,10/94 10/96 15 Consumer Price Index Formula Changed n April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics an nounced its decision to use a new formula for calculat ing the basic components o f the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price In dex for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). This change is effective with data for January 1999. The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index categories that comprise approximately 61 per cent of total consumer spending represented by the CPI-U. The remaining index categories, which are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they have been. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of the new formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by approximately 0.2 percentage point per year. The geometric mean estimator has been introduced in both the CPI-U and the CPI-W effective with data for January 1999, in accordance with the past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a calendar year. BLS will continue to publish “overlap” CPI-U and CPI-W series using the former calculation method for the first 6 m onths o f 1999. T hese indexes will not be published regularly for months subsequent to June 1999 but will be available upon request. Additional information on this change was published in the April 1998 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet (http://stats.bIs.gov/cpihome.htm). This informa tion also can be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Labor O 16 Statistics, Division of Consum er Prices and Price Indexes, 2 M assachusetts Ave., NE., Room 3615, Washington, D.C. 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000. Components retaining the arithmetic mean (Laspeyres) formula: Selected shelter services • • • Rent of primary residence O w ners’ equivalent rent of primary residence Housing at school, excluding board Selected utilities and government charges • • • • • • Electricity Utility natural gas service Residential water and sewerage maintenance State and local registration, license, and motor vehicle property tax Telephone services, local charges Cable television Selected medical care services • • • • • • Physicians’ services Dental services Eyeglasses and eye care Services by other medical professionals Hospital services Nursing homes and adult daycare Revisions of the CPI Housing Sample and Estimation Process LS has implemented the housing portion of the ongoing CPI revision process effective with the index for January 1999. This part of the CPI revision is directed at the major shelter indexes, “rent of primary residence” and “ow ners’ equivalent rent of primary residence.” The CPI has shifted to an improved estim ation method for homeowner shelter costs and has introduced a new housing unit sample based on the 1990 decennial census. The new estim ator for “ow ners’ equivalent rent of primary residence” employs the same rental observations that form the basis of the revised “rent of primary residence” index. Those observations are weighted to reflect the total urban stock of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing, respectively. The former CPI estimated the change in the implicit rents of a sample of owner-occupied units from the rent change of rental units matched specifically to them. Among other ad vantages, the new method does not require selection of an owner-occupied sample. The new sample provides a current set of rental housing units that, as noted above, are the basis of both the “rent of primary residence” and “ow ners’ equivalent rent of primary residence” indexes. The decennial census provided informa tion that BLS has used to select small geographic areas (called segments) within the C PI’s 87 pricing areas that represent the urban United States. The segment selection process utilizes random sampling, so the housing sample represents all vari eties and locations of the housing stock throughout each CPI pricing area. Segments have been selected for the initial sample. Augmentation segments also will be supplied to re plenish the current sample. The CPI will use another sample augmentation process to bring housing units constructed since the decennial census into the CPI housing sample. Additional information on these and other changes to the housing component of the CPI can be found in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review article, “Revision of the CPI Housing Sample and Estimators.” For additional information, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, telephone Frank Ptacek at 202606-6991 ext. 278, or send e-mail (ptacek_f@ bls.gov). B 17 Improvements to CPI Procedures for Handling Utility Refunds Under the newly implemented procedure, the CPI will dis regard any refund for past excess charges when it appears on residential customer bills as a separate refund credit that is subtracted from the charges for current billing period’s us age. The movement of the CPI utility indexes will reflect all changes in rates— usually in the month they are effective. The CPI utility indexes will continue to reflect current period credits that are based on current period consumption, such as those associated with purchased gas or fuel adjustments. For additional information on this change, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 M assachusetts Ave., NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, telephone Bob Adkins at (202) 606-6985 ext. 264, or send e-mail to (adkins_b@bls.gov). ffective with the calculation of the index for January 1999, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has changed its treatment of refunds for electricity, natural gas, and other utility services, when the refunds are based on earlier periods’ utility consump tion amounts. This change affects both the price indexes and the average prices computed by the CPI program. Prior to January 1999, the CPI utility indexes reflect re funds that appear on current period bills but that were based on past period utility consumption. Generally, these refunds resulted from the rollback of temporary rate increases, lower than anticipated energy costs, or a réévaluation of rates with respect to actual costs. The former practice made these in dexes rather volatile and did not reflect the actual current price (for example, what a new customer would pay) for a utility service such as electricity. E 18 Using a Hedonic Model to Adjust Television Prices in the Consumer Price Index for Changes in Quality ffective with the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has introduced an improvement in the way it calcu lates the television stratum of the CPI. As of December 1998, televisions constituted 0.201 per cent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the CPI-U) and 0.240 percent in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (the CPI-W). Bureau of Labor Statistics researchers developed a regres sion procedure, called a hedonic model, that decomposes the price of television sets into implicit prices for each important feature and com ponent1. This model uses television observa tions collected for the CPI and provides an estimate of the value of each of the significant features and components of the sets for which prices are collected. This yields a mecha- E 'B rent R. M oulton, Tim othy J. LaFleur, and Karin E. M oses, “Research on Im proved Q uality A djustm ent in the CPI: The Case of T elevisions,” presented to the Conference of the O ttawa G roup, April 1998. 19 nism for replacing obsolete televisions in the CPI sample with current ones, allowing the CPI to capture the price change that may occur as new models replace old ones in the market place without counting the value of quality improvements as price increases. The CPI has used similar hedonic methods to adjust ap parel prices for years. In January 1998, the CPI began using a similar approach for personal computers. In the coming years, BLS plans to extend this method to additional CPI items. Starting with the CPI for January 1999, when a television model in the CPI sample improves in some way, the value of that change, as derived from the regression estimates, will be deducted from the observed price change for that product. (Conversely, if a model deteriorates, the value of the differ ence will be added to the price.) For additional information on these changes, write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, 2 M assachusetts Ave. N E., Room 3260, W ashington, DC 20212-0001, telephone Tim LaFleur at (202) 606-6982 ext. 253, or send e-mail to (lafleur_t@bls.gov). Changing the Treatment of Mandated Pollution Control Measures in the CPI eginning in January 1999, modifications to goods and services made solely for the purpose of meeting air pol lution standards, and that do not otherwise provide direct value to consumers, will no longer be treated as quality improve ments in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Price increases associated with such modifications will be reflected as in creases in the index. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently undertook to explain precisely the relationship between the CPI and a complete measure of changes in consum ers’ living costs. As part of this activity, BLS reviewed the treatment of pollution control measures in the CPI. The new policy for treating pol lution control measures is a direct result of that review. BLS has stated that the proper objective of the CPI is to approximate changes in the cost of living of U.S. consum ers.1 The CPI is intended to approximate a particular subindex of a complete cost-of-living index, a subindex that is limited to prices of market goods and services and is conditional upon the levels of other determinants of changes in living costs, such as the en v iro n m e n t, crim e lev el, and num erous government-provided goods and services. The choice of this index definition recognizes that not all important living cost determinants can be reliably measured and also provides users of the CPI with a clear specification of its scope and limitations. Given the current definition, changes in air quality, as well as in other important environmental factors, are beyond the scope of the CPI and thus properly cannot be included in its construction. A more complete explanation of the relation ship between the CPI and a comprehensive measure of changes in living costs is contained in “The Treatment of Mandated Pollution Control Measures in the CPI.”2 The new policy for the treatment of air pollution measures became effective with CPI data for January 1999. This new practice likely will have its most significant effect on the m o tor fuel and new and used motor vehicle components of the index. In the vehicle indexes, the policy will apply to all ve hicle models introduced on or after January 1, 1999. Since most of the 1999 model-year vehicles were introduced before that date, the old practice was used for the 1998-to-1999 modelyear changeover in most cases. Historically, quality adjustments for anti-pollution measures have been made to the new car (or new vehicle) component of the CPI since 1969 (automobile model year 1970), with their estimated dollar effect published annually. Since 1988, these data also have been utilized to make quality adjustments in the used car component. In addition, beginning in late 1994, quality adjustments were made for the introduction of reformulated gasoline, which was required in selected areas for compliance with the Clean Air Act Am endm ent of 1990. Available information is not sufficient to make possible a complete accounting of the impacts of this policy in all years. The estimates presented below should be viewed, therefore, as approximations rather than as precise values. In adherence with standard policy, the official CPI historical data will not be revised to be consistent with the new practice. For the period from December 1968 through December 1997, the new car component of the CPI-U rose 174.2 percent. BLS estimates that not adjusting for anti-pollution measures would have resulted in an increase of 230.2 percent over this period. Quality adjustments for light trucks have been made since these trucks were introduced into the CPI in 1983. For the period from December 1983 through December 1997, this index rose 51.4 percent. However, with the quality adjustments for anti pollution measures factored back into the index, it would have risen by an estimated 55.1 percent in this period. The CPI used car index rose 27.2 percent between December 1987 and December 1997; with the quality adjustments for anti-pollution measures factored back into the index, it would have risen approximately 28.8 percent in that 10-year period. The motor fuel com ponent, whose index rose 7.5 percent betw een December 1993 and December 1997, would have increased by an estimated 15.4 percent over that period, if adjustment for environmental quality change had not been made. BLS estimates that the aggregate effect of these component changes on the CPI-U All Items Index would have increased the percentage change over the period from December 1968 to December 1997 from 354.4 percent to 357.7 percent. Past experience, however, is not necessarily an indicator of the future impact of policy change. B NOTE: For additional information on these changes, write to: Bureau of Labor Statistics Division o f Consum er Prices and Price Indexes 2 M assachusetts Ave., NE., Room 3130 W ashington, DC 20212 Alternately, you may send e-m ail to jackmanjp@bls.gov, telephone Patrick Jackm an at (202) 606-6950, or obtain the inform ation at http:// stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm on the Internet. 1 “ M easurem ent Issues in the C onsum er Price Index,” paper prepared in response to a letter from Representative Jim Saxton, Chairm an of the Joint Econom ic C om m ittee, June 1997, available by contacting BLS directly or at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm on the Internet. 2 P a p e r a v a ila b le by c o n ta c tin g B L S o r http://stats.bls.gov/ cpihome.htm on the Internet. 20 BLS to Maintain Current Reference Base of 1982-84=100 for Most CPI Series erence base will continue to be the alternate base for the all items indexes. This decision was based, in part, on the fact that historical data have less p recision after rebasing. (Rebasing is an arithmetic transformation that does not sub stantially impact the index.) Because the rebased index val ues are small, however, the loss of precision due to rounding is serious. In addition, retaining the old index reference bases will spare users the inconvenience associated with conver sion. Changes in the numerical reference base should not be con fused with the updating of the C P I’s market basket. Since release of the January 1999 CPI, expenditure weights applied to CPI categories have been based on consumer spending pat terns for 1993-95. he Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) previously indicated its intention to change the numerical reference base for both the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPIU) and the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and C lerical W orkers (CPI-W ) from their present 198284=100 base to a 1993-95=100 base, effective with release of the January 1999, index in February 1999. BLS also indicated that the alternate, or 1967=100 base, would be discontinued in 1999 as well. This plan was initially described in the December 1996 Monthly Labor Review, a publication which contained several articles that dealt with the 1998 CPI Revision. In 1997, BLS decided not to implement this rebasing plan. Instead, the Bureau will maintain the reference base of 198284=100 used for most items. In addition, the 1967=100 ref T 21 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ...................................................................... 100.000 ' 163.9 491.0 164.3 492.3 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................. Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ' ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 2.569 1.088 1.440 1.049 2.002 .377 .309 1.316 .320 5.730 .175 .986 162.7 162.3 162.6 182.3 147.3 157.6 200.7 131.7 152.4 150.1 151.9 166.9 104.9 163.0 103.3 167.2 163.9 163.6 164.3 184.2 146.4 161.2 208.6 133.5 153.0 151.7 150.5 167.7 104.1 163.5 103.5 167.6 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 3.574 4.810 161.3 184.0 174.9 103.8 190.7 99.9 126.6 111.4 86.1 118.9 126.6 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 4.831 1.358 1.939 .272 .876 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 1.7 ■ 0.2 ■ 0.2 ■ 0.1 - 0.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.9 -1.3 8.7 3.2 -.4 2.9 .9 7.1 2.5 3.7 2.7 3.4 1.8 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 -.6 2.3 3.9 1.4 .4 1.1 -.9 .5 -.8 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.2 .6 -.6 .4 .7 .3 -.2 1.1 1.3 .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.3 1.1 .0 -.2 -.4 .2 -1.9 -.2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .4 .5 .5 .8 -.8 2.3 2.2 .5 -.2 -.1 -2.0 .1 -.8 .3 .2 .1 161.8 184.7 175.3 107.1 191.0 99.7 126.2 110.9 86.6 118.3 126.8 2.2 3.1 3.4 1.9 3.2 -.6 -2.0 -3.1 -10.2 -2.7 1.0 .3 .4 .2 3.2 .2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .6 -.5 .2 .3 .3 .3 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.9 .4 .2 .1 .2 .3 -1.0 .3 .0 -.2 -.2 -2.0 -.1 .1 -.1 .0 .2 -1.8 .1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.4 .0 130.7 130.3 122.4 129.6 127.5 127.9 128.1 117.7 130.0 125.6 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 4.2 -1.4 -2.1 -1.7 -3.8 .3 -1.5 -.1 -.4 -.4 .8 .5 -.6 -.5 -.6 -1.3 -.6 -1.1 -.5 -1.9 .3 -.9 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 1.914 2.493 2.476 .549 1.624 1.346 140.7 137.2 100.9 144.1 153.1 86.2 85.7 101.2 169.6 188.4 140.4 136.7 100.6 144.4 150.6 85.0 84.5 101.2 169.8 190.4 -1.6 -1.9 .4 .0 1.7 -13.1 -13.1 -.1 2.9 1.8 -.2 -.4 -.3 .2 -1.6 -1.4 -1.4 .0 .1 1.1 -.1 -.1 .3 .0 .7 -1.3 -1.2 -.2 .4 -1.3 -.4 -.4 -.1 .1 -.6 -2.5 -2.6 -.1 .2 .5 -.1 -.2 -.4 .1 -1.6 .0 .1 -.1 .1 1.1 Medical care .................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 5.713 1.252 4.461 2.854 1.354 245.2 225.6 249.6 224.6 291.4 246.6 225.9 251.3 225.8 294.4 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.8 .6 .1 .7 .5 1.0 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 .4 .3 .6 Recreation 2 ................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 6.120 1.748 101.2 100.7 101.7 101.4 1.4 .8 .5 .7 .1 -.3 .1 .2 .4 .4 See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 ................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ............................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 2.783 2.580 2.327 100.7 104.7 257.3 301.7 97.1 96.9 100.3 100.9 105.0 258.4 302.4 97.3 96.9 100.7 1.0 4.7 5.4 4.6 -2.3 -2.7 .8 0.2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .0 .4 0.3 .5 .2 .4 .0 .0 .4 -0.2 .4 .4 .4 -.7 -.7 -.8 0.3 .3 -.7 .4 .2 .0 .4 .253 .148 34.8 64.2 33.8 61.4 -26.8 -36.6 -2.9 -4.4 -2.2 -2.8 -1.4 -2.1 -2.9 -4.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 4.624 1.159 3.465 .742 .973 1.491 250.3 331.2 158.3 148.7 168.3 237.8 255.4 354.2 158.9 149.9 168.8 238.9 10.4 39.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.5 2.0 6.9 .4 .8 .3 .5 -.3 -1.2 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 4.2 18.5 .2 -.1 .4 .4 2.0 6.6 .4 .8 .3 .3 42.109 16.408 25.702 14.345 4.831 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 6.963 10.768 142.2 162.7 130.2 132.1 130.7 137.8 127.4 185.7 191.5 188.4 219.5 142.5 163.9 129.9 131.8 127.9 138.8 127.1 186.3 192.3 188.8 220.5 .6 2.2 -.5 -.2 -1.5 .5 -.9 2.5 3.1 .9 3.2 .2 .7 -.2 -.2 -2.1 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .5 -.1 .2 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.4 .2 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .2 .1 .2 .4 -.6 .8 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .1 .2 -1.1 .9 -.3 .1 .0 .2 .5 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 23.967 2.720 54.316 ■ 164.2 157.8 159.4 131.7 134.2 139.7 147.5 192.8 179.8 98.9 172.3 174.8 143.9 86.3 192.5 $.610 $.204 164.5 158.1 159.8 131.4 133.9 140.7 147.9 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 143.7 85.2 193.2 $.608 $.203 1.6 1.1 1.6 -.4 .0 .6 1.2 1.8 2.4 -7.4 2.3 2.4 1.2 -12.9 2.8 ' .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.2 .7 .3 .3 .3 -.8 .3 .3 -.1 -1.3 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 .2 .2 -.3 .2 .1 -.1 -1.2 .3 ' .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .7 .2 .3 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 .6 -2.5 .2 .1 .3 .1 .0 .1 .9 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .2 Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ..................................................... ................................ Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter4 ............................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................... Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of she lter4 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................ 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 23 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... 163.9 164.2 164.4 164.6 1.2 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ' ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ..................................... ............................. 162.4 162.2 162.5 182.4 147.4 155.0 201.7 132.6 152.7 150.6 156.4 165.9 103.5 162.3 102.7 166.7 162.7 162.4 162.7 182.7 147.1 155.9 200.4 133.1 153.8 151.0 156.1 167.7 104.8 162.6 103.3 167.1 162.8 162.5 162.7 182.9 146.7 157.6 200.4 132.8 153.2 151.3 153.2 167.4 104.9 163.0 103.3 167.5 163.5 163.3 163.5 184.4 145.5 161.2 204.8 133.4 152.9 151.1 150.2 167.6 104.1 163.5 103.5 167.6 .0 .0 -1.0 2.3 -1.9 .5 -7.1 -2.7 1.6 .0 .9 2.5 5.3 2.5 2.0 .5 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.5 1.6 -.8 13.1 -.3 4.9 -.3 20.2 3.2 3.6 2.3 4.0 2.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 2.7 .3 19.7 1.6 -1.2 4.6 2.7 27.8 .2 3.6 3.0 4.4 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.5 4.5 -5.1 17.0 6.3 2.4 .5 1.3 -14.9 4.2 2.3 3.0 3.2 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.3 2.4 -.1 -.1 2.5 -1.5 3.3 -.1 10.1 2.8 4.4 2.4 3.0 1.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 -2.4 18.3 3.9 .6 2.5 2.0 4.3 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.8 2.2 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 161.3 183.7 173.8 103.8 189.6 99.7 126.8 111.1 87.4 118.7 126.7 161.8 184.3 174.4 104.8 190.0 99.9 127.2 111.4 86.6 119.2 126.9 162.0 184.6 174.9 103.8 190.6 99.9 127.0 111.2 84.9 119.1 127.0 161.9 184.6 175.3 101.9 190.8 99.7 126.8 110.8 84.8 118.6 127.0 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.5 3.5 .4 -1.2 -2.4 -11.0 -1.6 2.9 2.0 2.9 3.3 -.4 3.3 -4.3 -2.2 -2.8 -6.0 -2.9 1.0 2.3 4.0 3.8 11.6 3.2 1.6 -4.6 -6.2 -12.2 -5.8 -.9 1.5 2.0 3.5 -7.1 2.6 .0 .0 -1.1 -11.4 -.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 3.2 2.0 3.4 -2.0 -1.7 -2.6 -8.5 -2.3 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.6 1.8 2.9 .8 -2.3 -3.7 -11.8 -3.1 .0 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap parel1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 133.2 132.1 125.8 130.2 128.4 133.1 131.6 125.3 131.3 129.0 132.3 131.0 124.6 129.6 128.2 130.8 130.3 122.2 130.0 127.1 .0 .0 2.9 5.9 -7.5 .0 -.3 .3 -13.8 6.5 1.5 .3 .3 29.7 -.3 -7.0 -5.3 -11.0 -.6 -4.0 .0 -.2 1.6 -4.4 -.8 -2.8 -2.6 -5.5 13.5 -2.2 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 141.3 137.8 100.7 143.3 153.0 89.8 89.3 101.4 168.7 189.9 141.1 137.7 101.0 143.3 154.0 88.6 88.2 101.2 169.3 187.4 140.6 137.1 100.9 143.4 153.1 86.4 85.9 101.1 169.6 188.4 140.4 136.8 100.5 143.5 150.6 86.4 86.0 101.0 169.8 190.4 -2.8 -4.0 .4 .3 .3 -22.7 -23.1 -1.6 2.2 14.2 .0 .3 1.2 -.8 8.6 -4.2 -4.7 2.0 2.9 -2.9 -1.4 -1.2 .8 -.3 4.6 -10.0 -9.7 .8 4.1 -4.3 -2.5 -2.9 -.8 .6 -6.1 -14.3 -14.0 -1.6 2.6 1.1 -1.4 -1.9 .8 -.3 4.4 -14.0 -14.4 .2 2.6 5.3 -2.0 -2.0 .0 .1 -.9 -12.2 -11.9 -.4 3.4 -1.7 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 244.9 224.6 249.2 224.5 290.4 245.4 225.3 249.7 224.9 291.0 246.1 226.1 250.3 225.4 291.7 246.9 226.2 251.3 226.1 293.5 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 5.1 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.4 2.9 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.7 Recreation2 ................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 101.0 101.4 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.6 101.7 2.4 .0 .4 .4 .4 1.6 2.4 1.2 1.4 .2 1.4 1.4 See footnotes at end of table. 24 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 1 2 ...................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 100.6 103.8 256.6 297.6 97.8 97.6 100.7 100.9 104.3 257.2 298.8 97.8 97.6 101.1 100.7 104.7 258.2 300.0 97.1 96.9 100.3 101.0 105.0 256.4 301.2 97.3 96.9 100.7 1.6 5.3 8.7 5.1 -1.2 -1.6 2.4 2.0 4.4 4.3 4.6 -.8 -.8 4.0 -1.2 3.9 9.4 3.6 -5.1 -5.5 -3.1 1.6 4.7 -.3 4.9 -2.0 -2.8 .0 1.8 4.8 6.4 4.8 -1.0 -1.2 3.2 0.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 -3.6 -4.2 -1.6 36.1 67.5 35.3 65.6 34.8 64.2 33.8 61.4 -26.3 -36.2 -30.3 -43.1 -27.3 -35.1 -23.2 -31.5 -28.4 -39.8 -25.3 -33.3 Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .............. ................................ Personal care 1 ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 .......................................................... Personal care services 1 .......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 241.7 283.7 158.1 149.4 167.5 237.2 240.9 280.2 158.0 148.8 167.6 237.8 251.0 331.9 158.3 148.7 168.3 238.8 255.9 353.9 158.9 149.9 168.8 239.4 5.8 15.2 3.4 3.3 2.2 2.8 5.7 17.7 2.9 5.0 2.2 3.7 5.7 15.8 2.8 .8 3.4 3.8 25.7 142.2 2.0 1.3 3.1 3.8 5.8 16.4 3.1 4.1 2.2 3.2 15.2 67.4 2.4 1.1 3.3 3.8 142.3 162.4 130.5 132.8 133.2 137.4 127.2 185.5 191.6 187.9 218.8 142.2 162.7 130.2 132.3 133.1 136.9 127.4 186.0 192.1 187.8 219.6 142.5 162.8 130.5 132.8 132.3 138.0 127.2 186.3 192.5 188.1 219.8 142.8 163.5 130.6 133.0 130.8 139.3 126.8 186.5 192.5 188.4 220.8 -1.1 .0 -1.5 -3.6 .0 -4.8 -.3 3.1 3.3 3.5 4.2 1.1 3.0 .0 2.1 .0 1.8 -.3 2.4 3.0 -.2 3.2 .8 3.3 -.6 .3 1.5 .0 -1.6 2.2 4.3 -.6 1.8 1.4 2.7 .3 .6 -7.0 5.6 -1.3 2.2 1.9 1.1 3.7 .0 1.5 -.8 -.7 .0 -1.6 -.3 2.8 3.1 1.6 3.7 1.1 3.0 -.2 .5 -2.8 2.8 -1.4 2.2 3.1 .2 2.8 164.1 157.7 159.2 132.1 134.8 139.3 147.6 192.4 179.6 100.4 172.2 174.8 143.6 89.5 192.3 164.3 157.8 159.4 131.8 134.5 138.9 147.5 192.8 180.0 100.1 172.5 175.0 143.5 88.4 192.8 164.6 158.0 159.7 132.2 134.9 139.9 147.8 193.3 180.5 99.0 173.0 175.6 144.4 86.2 193.1 164.7 158.4 159.9 132.2 135.1 141.1 148.3 193.5 180.5 98.8 173.2 175.7 144.4 86.2 193.4 1.7 .5 1.3 -1.5 -3.2 -4.8 -1.9 2.3 2.8 -11.5 2.4 2.8 1.1 -21.8 3.7 1.5 1.3 1.8 .3 1.8 2.0 3.3 2.1 2.5 -3.4 2.1 2.1 .8 -4.2 2.6 1.5 .8 1.5 -.6 .6 .3 1.4 .4 2.3 -7.9 2.4 2.3 .8 -10.4 3.0 1.5 1.8 1.8 .3 .9 5.3 1.9 2.3 2.0 -6.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 -14.0 2.3 1.6 .9 1.5 -.6 -.7 -1.4 .7 2.2 2.6 -7.5 2.3 2.5 1.0 -13.5 3.1 1.5 1.3 1.6 -.2 .7 2.7 1.6 1.4 2.1 -7.1 2.4 2.2 1.5 -12.2 2.6 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ...................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter4 ............................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................... Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. 1 2 3 item Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 25 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 ■ 163.9 491.0 164.3 492.3 1.7 ■ 0.2 ■ 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.1 - Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ............................................ Breakfast c e re a l1 ................................................... ............... Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ............................................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. White bread 1 3 .................................................................... Bread other than white 1 3 .................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ............................................ Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 ........................................... Cookies 1 3 ...... ............ ........................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ............................................ Other bakery products .......................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 13 .................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 1 3 ................................................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................... ........... Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ....................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ................................................. Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 2 .................................... Pork ...................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 12 .... Bacon and related products 3 ........................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. Ham .................................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................ Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ........................................................................ Frankfurters 1 3 .............. .................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................... Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ................................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ...................................................... Poultry 1 .................................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 3 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 13 .................................. Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ......................................... Canned fish and seafood 3 ............................................... Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .............................................. E g g s .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 1 3 ............................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 ...................................... . Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ............................................ Other dairy and related products 1 2 ...................................... 16.408 15.422 9.691 1.544 .546 .071 .318 .158 .998 .292 .144 .272 .290 - 162.7 162.3 162.6 182.3 172.0 153.6 192.7 150.0 100.0 186.9 102.5 189.6 193.5 102.7 184.0 186.1 182.6 183.9 170.4 215.6 163.9 163.6 164.3 184.2 173.9 162.6 193.2 151.3 101.1 188.8 103.4 191.4 195.2 104.5 185.3 187.9 181.8 185.8 180.0 214.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.9 2.4 2.7 3.2 .7 1.0 3.2 4.0 3.7 4.8 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.0 2.4 1.2 2.9 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 5.9 .3 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .9 1.8 .7 1.0 -.4 1.0 5.6 -.7 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.1 -1.2 .4 -.9 .2 .4 .5 .0 1.6 .4 .8 .7 1.7 .5 -.2 1.2 .1 .1 .0 .1 .2 .0 .4 .6 .9 .0 .5 .7 -.2 -1.1 .6 1.2 -.2 -.7 -4.2 -.8 .4 .5 .5 .8 .5 1.1 .3 .3 1.1 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.8 .7 1.0 -.4 .4 5.6 .3 188.5 147.3 147.4 140.2 137.1 115.9 101.2 100.6 97.8 144.1 96.8 153.1 99.3 145.1 154.4 139.5 91.8 145.6 140.2 99.8 166.3 102.6 159.3 103.5 162.4 160.6 100.1 183.7 103.5 103.8 134.5 189.5 146.4 146.7 139.4 136.0 116.2 98.2 100.0 96.9 141.9 94.5 148.7 97.7 146.1 155.4 135.9 90.2 147.3 147.6 99.6 157.0 102.8 158.5 103.1 165.3 158.5 99.0 183.6 104.3 102.7 132.9 .5 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.8 .3 -3.0 -.6 -.9 -1.5 -2.4 -2.9 -1.6 .7 .6 -2.6 -1.7 1.2 5.3 -.2 -5.6 .2 -.5 -.4 1.8 -1.3 -.3 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -.2 .2 1.1 .6 -.3 -.8 .9 -.8 -.1 -.1 -1.7 .9 .5 3.1 .2 3.5 -5.1 -.9 -.6 .1 -1.1 -2.1 NA 142.9 157.6 106.1 155.2 106.1 159.0 162.8 106.0 137.8 161.2 109.8 160.5 109.8 161.4 165.2 107.7 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.4 .2 -.5 1.7 .3 -1.3 -.3 .2 .7 .8 -.5 -.4 -.5 -2.2 -1.7 -4.9 .0 -5.4 1.1 -.2 -.4 -.5 .2 .6 .7 .3 .3 .3 -1.9 1.1 2.5 2.2 2.8 .5 -.7 .8 .5 -.8 -.8 -.7 -1.0 .3 -3.0 -.6 -.9 -1.5 -2.4 -2.1 -1.6 1.8 1.8 -3.8 -1.7 1.2 5.3 -.2 -5.6 .2 -.5 -.4 1.5 -1.3 NA 2.6 -1.3 -1.1 -2.7 -.6 -1.0 -1.3 .8 -3.0 -6.7 -4.6 -5.2 -3.4 -3.7 -4.1 -9.9 -9.6 -.5 -.7 -.7 -3.9 2.2 3.8 6.6 2.7 -3.2 1.6 1.0 2.4 2.3 -4.2 8.7 10.0 10.2 10.0 8.7 7.6 6.7 2.569 2.448 1.607 .731 .276 .131 .274 .049 .544 .183 .126 .120 .116 .332 .500 .389 .112 .341 .190 .150 .121 1.088 .421 .322 .186 .159 See footnotes at end of table. 26 -1.1 -.1 .8 -1.1 -1.2 -3.6 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 -.1 -.3 .4 .1 -1.8 .6 -.1 .7 -.7 .9 1.0 1.3 -1.1 -1.8 .8 -1.1 -1.6 -.6 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 12 ..................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 3 ....................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 12 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ............................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ..................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Frozen vegetables 3 ............................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ......................................... Carbonated drinks ......................................................... ....... Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 .................. Coffee 1 .................................................................................... Roasted coffee 1 3 ............................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ..................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ............................................ Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other sweets 1 2 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ....................................................... B u tte r1 3 ............................................................................... Margarine 3 ........................................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 .............................................................. Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 ................................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 .............................................. Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 .................................................... Other condiments 3 .............................................................. Baby food 1 2 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .............................................. Prepared salads 1 2 3 ........................................................... Food away from home 1 ............................................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................. Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ...................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 .................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ 1.440 1.111 .581 .094 .108 .127 .251 .530 .093 .059 .111 .267 .328 .177 .104 * .047 ~ 1.049 .767 .400 .055 .311 .282 .149 ■ .133 2.002 .377 .073 .227 .078 .309 .107 .083 .119 ■ 1.316 .108 .224 .269 .295 ■ ■ ■ ■ .101 .320 ■ 5.730 3.002 1.664 .668 .221 .175 See footnotes at end ot table. 27 200.7 235.2 258.7 191.8 165.6 118.0 224.3 106.6 212.3 178.0 199.3 281.9 209.8 102.0 102.3 102.7 103.1 102.5 150.3 100.1 100.5 131.7 99.9 114.9 104.7 100.1 96.5 155.2 208.6 245.8 267.4 192.1 158.2 134.1 278.2 109.6 224.5 184.5 207.9 299.8 223.6 104.1 104.5 103.5 106.7 104.8 154.1 100.9 101.3 133.5 101.9 117.4 106.1 102.2 96.3 155.4 NA NA NA NA 103.3 152.4 150.1 133.8 101.1 103.8 151.9 120.5 168.9 152.9 103.4 102.1 102.2 166.9 191.7 147.1 156.9 172.4 100.4 101.3 102.6 166.6 103.3 104.9 102.6 153.0 151.7 137.8 101.7 104.5 150.5 119.3 163.3 155.6 101.6 102.0 99.8 167.7 191.0 147.4 159.2 174.9 101.4 103.7 102.6 174.2 104.3 104.1 NA NA 163.0 102.8 102.2 102.5 100.9 103.3 163.5 103.2 102.6 102.6 101.0 103.5 3.2 3.4 11.3 -2.6 2.3 27.0 38.2 13.5 -4.0 2.4 -28.4 25.8 -8.0 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.7 .7 1.2 -.4 .8 -.8 5.0 2.2 -3.7 -8.5 ■ 2.3 2.9 .9 1.0 .5 2.2 7.1 20.1 31.0 6.5 1.6 1.2 -.5 2.5 .7 1.5 2.6 2.3 1.5 7.2 1.2 3.9 3.7 3.7 ■ 2.7 3.0 2.4 2.7 .9 3.4 3.9 4.5 3.4 .2 -4.5 13.6 24.0 2.8 5.7 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.6 2.1 2.2 .8 3.5 2.2 2.5 .8 .8 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.3 2.1 -.2 .1 ■ -.7 .4 1.1 3.0 .6 .7 -.9 -1.0 -3.3 1.8 -1.7 -.1 -2.3 .5 -.4 .2 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.4 .0 4.6 1.0 -.8 ~ .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 -0.6 -.6 1.2 -.5 .6 -17.4 -.1 11.8 -2.6 -1.1 .5 8.3 -2.4 -.6 -.2 -.5 .4 -1.2 -.6 -.4 -1.1 .4 .1 .5 -.4 .3 -.2 -.2 ■ ' -.3 .7 .3 1.2 -.2 -1.9 -.2 -3.0 -3.7 -.1 -.1 .2 .9 1.1 -.2 .5 .3 1.4 .2 -.7 1.2 -1.5 -.3 1.3 ■ .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .6 0.0 .0 1.1 -.8 4.2 -8.7 3.4 12.6 -1.0 .6 -10.5 4.9 -.7 -.3 -.6 .0 -1.0 .0 .4 .1 .5 -.2 -.8 -.8 1.7 .0 -.4 -.7 • ' .0 -.4 .2 .2 .1 1.1 -1.9 -6.0 -9.7 -.1 1.1 -.6 -.4 -.2 1.1 2.2 2.3 3.7 -1.9 -5.8 13.6 24.1 2.8 .8 1.2 4.3 6.3 -4.5 2.1 2.2 .8 3.5 2.2 .5 .8 .8 .5 2.0 .2 1.3 2.1 -.2 .1 -.7 -.2 -.1 1.0 .6 .7 -2.0 -1.0 -3.3 .3 -1.7 -.1 -2.3 .1 -.1 .1 .2 1.5 -.2 1.0 2.4 .0 2.4 1.0 -.8 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .0 .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 1.2 -.5 -.7 .3 -.6 -1.6 1.2 .4 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Whiskey at home 3 ................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .................... Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ...................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ...................................... .986 .627 .333 .109 .184 .360 ■ 167.2 151.4 149.8 153.0 153.2 152.8 147.2 198.1 101.9 104.2 103.4 167.6 151.9 150.4 153.3 153.7 153.4 147.6 198.2 102.6 104.3 102.6 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 2.3 3.7 2.6 0.2 .3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .1 .7 .1 -.8 0.2 .3 .6 .1 .0 -.1 .3 .0 .1 -.2 .4 0.2 .2 .0 -.1 -.2 -.5 .4 .5 .4 -.2 .5 0.1 .1 .4 .0 .3 .4 -.3 .0 .7 .1 -.8 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 4 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 4 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 6 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...................................................... Electricity 4 ................................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................... Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................... Floor coverings 1 2 ..................................................................... Window coverings 1 2 ................................................................ Other linens 1 2 ........................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ...................................................................... Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Laundry equipm ent1 3 ............................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 8 ....................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 .............................................................. Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 .................................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ............................................. Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 ............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services 1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 39.828 30.283 7.007 2.376 .237 2.139 20.529 .371 4.735 3.801 .227 .155 .073 3.574 2.521 1.053 .934 .683 .250 4.810 .353 .088 .110 .155 1.139 .322 .621 .184 .358 .210 ■ .141 .536 .223 .152 .078 .083 .640 .162 .328 .876 .405 .212 .260 .908 .322 .263 .106 .104 161.3 184.0 174.9 103.8 239.4 221.4 190.7 99.9 126.6 111.4 86.1 79.7 125.9 118.9 122.9 114.7 102.7 219.4 259.9 126.6 101.2 102.3 100.1 101.5 135.4 141.8 101.6 104.3 98.9 98.5 110.6 99.6 99.9 119.5 109.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 97.4 100.5 146.3 101.7 102.7 101.8 103.0 103.3 101.5 103.3 105.6 161.8 184.7 175.3 107.1 239.8 229.2 191.0 99.7 126.2 110.9 86.6 80.3 126.5 118.3 122.5 113.4 103.0 220.1 260.8 126.8 103.0 101.8 104.6 102.5 135.0 141.6 101.3 104.2 99.4 98.9 110.9 100.1 100.5 119.2 109.3 103.6 100.0 99.1 96.9 100.1 146.6 101.7 103.2 102.2 103.1 103.5 101.7 102.7 105.9 2.2 3.1 3.4 1.9 4.4 1.6 3.2 -.6 -2.0 -3.1 -10.2 -13.7 -1.6 -2.7 -2.9 -2.2 2.8 2.7 3.1 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 .6 4.6 -1.5 -2.2 -3.1 -.5 -1.1 -1.2 -3.6 3.4 -.4 -1.7 -3.3 -1.0 2.4 1.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 .3 .4 .2 3.2 .2 3.5 .2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .6 .8 .5 -.5 -.3 -1.1 .3 .3 .3 .2 1.8 -.5 4.5 1.0 -.3 -.1 -.3 -.1 .5 .4 .3 .5 .6 -.3 .0 4.2 .5 -.5 -.5 -.4 .2 .0 .5 .4 .1 .2 .2 -.6 .3 .3 .3 1.0 .4 1.0 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.9 -1.0 -.4 .4 .3 .7 .2 .3 -.1 .2 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.4 -.1 .4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 .2 -1.2 .4 -.2 .0 -.3 -.1 -.3 .4 -.3 .4 .1 .2 .3 -1.0 .3 -1.1 .3 .0 -.2 -.2 -2.0 -2.2 -.6 -.1 .0 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .1 -.3 .0 -.1 -.5 .7 1.3 .2 1.1 -1.0 -.8 -.8 -1.1 -.7 -.2 -1.2 -1.3 -.9 .2 .5 .0 -.1 .6 -.3 -1.2 .2 -.1 .0 .2 -1.8 .4 -2.1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.9 -.4 -.3 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .0 1.8 -.5 4.5 1.0 -.3 -.1 -.3 -.1 .5 .4 .3 .5 .6 -.3 .0 4.2 .5 -.5 -.5 -.4 .2 .0 .5 .4 .1 .2 .2 -.6 .3 See footnotes at end of table. 28 3.3 1.7 2.7 5.7 .3 .3 .3 .0 -.2 2.4 .0 -.1 .6 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Apparel .... ............................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel ............................................................................. Men’s suits sport coats and outerwear ................................ Men’s furnishings ...................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................. Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s apparel ......................................................................... Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 2 ............................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ...................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ...................................................... ................ Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ............................. ....................... Jewelry and watches ® ................................................................... Watches ® ...................................................................................... Jewelry ® . . ............................................................................ 4.831 1.358 1.069 .245 .271 .314 .223 .289 1.939 1.651 .121 .220 .857 130.7 130.3 133.1 133.2 133.1 100.6 128.9 118.8 122.4 123.0 122.1 107.2 98.2 127.9 128.1 131.3 131.4 133.3 96.3 130.2 115.5 117.7 117.5 113.3 98.1 93.3 -1.5 -1.3 -.6 -3.7 1.0 .2 -.5 -3.5 -2.1 -1.8 -5.3 2.4 -2.2 -2.1 -1.7 -1.4 -1.4 .2 -4.3 1.0 -2.8 -3.8 -4.5 -7.2 -8.5 -5.0 -0.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.4 .2 -.8 -.4 -.4 -.8 -.8 -2.0 -0.6 -.5 .0 .1 .4 -3.3 -.8 -2.1 -.6 -.5 .1 2.5 -5.0 -1.1 -.5 -.1 .3 2.7 -4.3 -.2 -.8 -1.9 -2.3 -2.6 -6.6 -5.0 .430 .288 .876 .277 .215 .384 .272 .387 .069 .317 100.4 119.4 127.5 132.4 133.3 120.6 129.6 136.1 120.5 140.5 99.8 119.1 125.6 130.9 132.1 118.0 130.0 138.5 122.6 143.0 -1.9 -3.6 -1.4 .2 -.9 -3.0 4.2 -2.5 -.8 -2.9 -.6 -.3 -1.5 -1.1 -.9 -2.2 .3 1.8 1.7 1.8 .2 -.3 .5 -.1 -.2 1.6 .8 .6 .6 .4 -2.0 -1.1 -.6 .9 .2 -2.8 -1.3 -.6 -.2 -.8 -.6 .3 -.9 -1.4 1.2 -1.5 .3 -1.2 .8 -1.4 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 3 ....................................................... New cars 3 ................................................................................ New trucks 3 7 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 3 ® ................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck rental 1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................................................... Gasoline unleaded re gular3 .................................................. Gasoline unleaded midgrade 3 ® ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .............................................. Other motor fuels 1 2 .................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ................. Motor oil coolant and fluids * 3 ............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work 1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .... ............................................................. State and local registration and license 12 4 .......................... Parking and other fees 2 ........................................................ Parking fees and tolls 12 3 ..................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................. .................. Airline fare 1 ................................................................................... Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Ship fare 1 2 3 ............................................................................. Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... 16.999 15.653 7.843 4.983 140.7 137.2 100.9 144.1 100.0 141.3 152.1 164.3 153.1 101.5 86.2 85.7 82.8 90.7 89.2 87.7 101.2 98.6 99.9 108.3 130.8 169.6 181.5 156.5 103.0 254.5 103.1 101.4 107.0 107.4 100.9 188.4 202.8 161.1 104.6 171.9 140.4 136.7 100.6 144.4 100.2 141.4 152.6 164.2 150.6 100.2 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 88.0 86.6 101.2 98.5 100.0 108.4 131.1 169.8 182.3 156.9 103.1 254.5 103.2 101.3 107.6 107.8 101.2 190.4 206.4 160.9 104.3 171.9 -1.6 -1.9 .4 .0 .0 -.3 .5 .4 1.7 2.5 -13.1 -13.1 -14.0 -12.2 -11.5 -11.6 -.1 -.3 .0 .0 -.2 2.9 3.3 2.8 3.0 -.6 1.0 .0 3.2 3.2 .9 1.8 3.1 2.5 2.5 -2.1 -.2 -.4 -.3 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -1.6 -1.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .6 .4 .3 1.1 1.8 -.1 -.3 .0 -.1 -.1 .3 .0 .7 .0 .5 .2 .7 -.7 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 -1.0 -.9 -.9 -.2 -.5 .1 .0 .1 .4 .5 .1 .3 .0 .7 .7 .5 .4 .2 -1.3 -2.1 .4 .8 .1 -.4 -.4 -.1 .1 .4 .1 .2 .6 -.6 -1.2 -2.5 -2.6 -2.8 -2.4 -2.1 -2.4 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 .0 .2 .3 -.1 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .0 .5 1.0 -.6 .1 .0 -.1 -.2 -.4 .1 .2 .0 .2 .1 -1.6 -1.3 .0 .1 .1 -.4 -.1 -1.3 -.1 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 -.1 .1 -.1 .6 .4 .3 1.1 1.8 -.4 -.3 .0 - 1.914 .138 2.493 2.476 - .017 .549 .267 .282 - 1.624 .119 .513 .970 2.502 .042 .424 .195 1.346 .834 .185 .322 See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 4 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 4 ................................................................ Dental services 1 4 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 6 ........................... Hospital and related services 4 ................................................... Hospital services 1 4 1 0 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 1 3 4 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1410 ................................ 5.713 1.252 .845 .407 .272 .135 4.461 2.854 1.468 .835 .278 .272 1.354 1.303 .051 245.2 225.6 263.8 149.2 177.4 176.3 249.6 224.6 231.9 240.2 143.4 156.7 291.4 106.4 105.2 237.3 108.4 246.6 225.9 265.5 148.0 175.3 176.0 251.3 225.8 232.9 242.6 142.6 158.0 294.4 107.5 106.3 239.7 109.3 3.6 3.8 5.2 1.1 1.3 .6 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.7 -.1 2.5 3.8 3.9 3.4 4.9 4.5 0.6 .1 .6 -.8 -1.2 -.2 .7 .5 .4 1.0 -.6 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 0.2 .3 .3 .1 -.5 1.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.8 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .1 0.3 .4 .4 .6 1.1 -.3 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 0.3 .0 .5 -.8 -1.2 -.2 .4 .3 .2 1.0 -.6 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 .5 .8 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 4 7 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 ........................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re ntal1 2 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 . Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ....................................... Audio equipm ent1 ........................................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ............................................. Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................... Pet food 1 2 3 .............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 .................. Pet services including veterinary 1 2 .......................................... Pet services 1 2 3 ........................................................................ Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ........................................................ Sporting goods 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ........................................... Sports equipm ent1 ...................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ....................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 3 ................................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Photographer fees 1 23 ............................................................. Film processing 1 2 3 .................................................................. Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys ............................................................................ .................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 ........ Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ......... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................ Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 1 .................................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ................ Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ........................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ................................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 6.120 1.748 .201 .886 .075 .175 101.2 100.7 57.3 249.8 87.0 93.9 95.9 92.9 81.9 100.0 101.9 142.9 101.4 99.7 104.4 103.8 104.6 121.8 127.7 114.3 99.3 129.7 99.2 94.8 101.0 101.3 100.1 95.0 116.8 95.0 101.7 101.4 57.0 251.4 86.1 93.0 93.8 94.2 85.3 101.1 102.6 143.9 102.2 99.7 105.0 103.8 105.2 121.1 126.8 113.8 99.5 130.4 99.5 95.6 100.9 102.3 99.5 94.8 116.8 94.7 1.4 .8 -5.2 5.7 -13.0 -5.3 -5.2 -2.3 -3.0 1.5 2.0 .4 1.2 -.4 4.8 3.5 5.1 -1.9 1.4 -4.5 -.4 -2.5 -1.0 -3.4 1.0 2.4 -.5 -4.3 -5.1 -4.9 -2.9 -.8 4.2 5.1 3.4 2.5 5.2 4.5 3.3 3.4 3.0 .5 .7 -.5 .6 -1.0 -1.0 -2.2 1.4 4.2 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .0 .6 .0 .6 -.6 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 .3 .8 -.1 1.0 -.6 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.8 -.3 .7 .4 .8 .6 1.0 1.5 .4 .3 .4 .1 -.3 -.3 .5 -1.6 -.6 -1.3 -.2 -1.9 .1 .6 .7 .7 .0 .5 .0 .6 .9 1.4 .4 -.6 -.9 -.4 -1.4 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.6 -.5 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 .7 1.5 .1 -.5 .4 .0 -.2 .2 -1.1 .1 .2 -.9 .7 -1.0 -.8 -1.9 -.3 -.8 .0 -.4 -.7 -.9 .2 .3 .0 .3 .2 1.0 -.3 -.7 -2.0 -1.4 -1.5 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .5 -.1 .2 .3 .0 .2 .3 .2 .2 .4 .0 .4 .4 -.5 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -2.2 1.4 4.2 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .0 .6 .0 .6 -.6 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 .3 .8 -.1 1.0 -.6 -.1 .3 -.3 -1.8 -.3 .7 .4 .8 .6 1.0 1.5 .4 .3 .4 .152 .146 .666 .429 .237 .482 .215 .257 .259 .103 ■ ~ .154 ■ .558 .416 .069 .056 1.806 .668 .746 .221 .601 .398 .202 See footnotes at end of table. 30 NA NA 98.1 99.6 103.7 105.0 205.8 101.9 105.0 178.9 185.7 103.4 102.5 96.3 99.3 104.4 105.4 207.5 102.5 106.0 181.6 186.4 103.7 102.9 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education2 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school8 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... Communication 1 2 .......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................... Postage 1 ..................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ................... Interstate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................. Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................. Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 .......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... 5.478 2.694 .203 2.492 1.137 .337 .892 .052 2.783 .204 .200 .004 2.580 2.327 1.080 1.188 .059 100.7 104.7 257.3 301.7 313.6 318.7 144.2 107.1 97.1 100.1 160.3 104.2 96.9 100.3 166.0 99.9 74.6 96.1 91.7 100.9 105.0 258.4 302.4 314.1 318.7 144.9 107.1 97.3 103.0 165.1 104.4 96.9 100.7 167.4 99.9 74.7 95.9 90.9 1.0 4.7 5.4 4.6 3.8 6.0 4.8 7.3 -2.3 3.0 3.0 4.4 -2.7 .8 2.2 .1 -.7 1.7 -8.2 0.2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .0 .5 .0 .2 2.9 3.0 .2 .0 .4 .8 .0 .1 -.2 -.9 0.3 .5 .2 .4 .4 .5 .3 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.5 .0 .4 .1 .6 .8 .5 -1.4 -0.2 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 1.9 -.7 .0 .0 .3 -.7 -.8 -.2 -1.1 -1.6 -.6 -.8 0.3 .3 -.7 .4 .2 .6 .3 .0 .2 2.9 3.0 .2 .0 .4 .8 .0 .1 -.2 -.9 .253 .148 .032 .020 .051 34.8 64.2 90.0 103.3 90.3 33.8 61.4 88.2 103.3 90.5 -26.8 -36.6 -9.2 3.1 -9.1 -2.9 -4.4 -2.0 .0 .2 -2.2 -2.8 -2.9 -.1 -.3 -1.4 -2.1 .0 .0 -1.5 -2.9 -4.4 -2.0 .0 .2 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................................... Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ......................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 4.624 1.159 1.092 .061 3.465 .742 250.3 331.2 133.7 105.5 158.3 148.7 255.4 354.2 143.4 107.8 158.9 149.9 10.4 39.6 42.0 6.9 2.8 2.6 2.0 6.9 7.3 2.2 .4 .8 -.3 -1.2 -1.4 1.3 -.1 -.4 4.2 18.5 18.8 .3 .2 -.1 2.0 6.6 7.3 2.2 .4 .8 .367 100.4 101.0 .9 .6 -.6 .1 .6 .371 .973 .973 1.491 .338 .352 .216 .065 .313 .259 160.8 168.3 102.7 237.8 174.6 179.1 102.3 101.7 201.6 102.2 105.8 100.6 160.7 162.1 168.8 103.0 238.9 175.7 179.5 103.0 102.1 202.8 102.5 107.2 99.9 159.8 4.2 2.7 2.8 3.5 4.2 3.8 2.8 1.9 3.8 2.4 6.1 -.2 .8 .8 .3 .3 .5 .6 .2 .7 .4 .6 .3 1.3 -.7 -.6 -.2 .1 .1 .3 .1 .4 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -1.2 -1.0 -.1 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 -.1 .4 .3 .3 .5 -.3 -.2 .8 .3 .3 .3 .6 -.1 .7 .4 .6 .3 1.3 -.7 -.4 42.109 25.702 14.345 9.514 11.356 57.891 29.912 6.963 10.768 84.578 69.717 94.287 26.688 15.331 10.500 30.753 142.2 130.2 132.1 137.8 127.4 185.7 191.5 188.4 219.5 164.2 157.8 159.4 131.7 134.2 139.7 147.5 142.5 129.9 131.8 138.8 127.1 186.3 192.3 188.8 220.5 164.5 158.1 159.8 131.4 133.9 140.7 147.9 .6 -.5 -.2 .5 -.9 2.5 3.1 .9 3.2 1.6 1.1 1.6 -.4 .0 .6 1.2 .2 -.2 -.2 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .5 .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.2 .7 .3 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.1 .2 .2 .4 .8 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .7 .2 .2 .1 .2 .9 -.3 .1 .0 .2 .5 .1 .3 .1 .0 .1 .9 .3 Personal care services 1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 6 ........................................................................ Funeral expenses 6 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ..................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 6 ................................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 .............................................. Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 .............................. Special aggregate indexes Commodities ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of she lter5 ................................................................................... Transportation services ...................................................................... Other services ..................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 126.7 192.8 179.8 98.9 172.3 174.8 143.9 86.3 192.5 165.0 145.0 $.6 10 $.204 123.8 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 143.7 85.2 193.2 166.9 145.1 $.6 08 $.2 03 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter5 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ Energy .................................................................................................. All items less energy .......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ....................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ..................... 3.955 27.979 53.429 6.294 93.706 78.284 23.967 2.720 54.316 8.194 9.067 - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 32 -1.4 1.8 2.4 -7.4 2.3 2.4 1.2 -12.9 2.8 2.5 .1 - -2.3 .3 .3 -.8 .3 .3 -.1 -1.3 .4 1.2 .1 - -0.2 .2 .2 -.3 .2 .1 -.1 -1.2 .3 .0 .2 - -0.5 .3 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 .6 -2.5 .2 .0 .0 - 7 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. -1.2 .1 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .2 .4 .0 ■ Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category ...................................................................................... 163.9 164.2 164.4 164.6 1.2 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ........................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ............................................ Breakfast cereal 1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Rice 1 2 3 ............................................................................... Bakery products ....................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. White bread * 3 .................................................................... Bread other than white 1 3 .................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ............................................ Cakes cupcakes and cookies 1 ........................................... Cookies 1 3 ............................................................................ Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 ............................................ Other bakery products .......................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 .................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 1 3 ................................................................. Meats poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ....................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ................................................. Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 .................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Bacon and related products 3 ......................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ............. Ham .................................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 3 ................................................ Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ........................................................................ Frankfurters 1 3 .................................................................. Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ............................................................... Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ................................................ Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 ...................................................... Poultry 1 ................................................................................... Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................ Fresh whole chicken 3 ....................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 .................................. Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood i 2 ......................................... Canned fish and seafood 3 ............................................... Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .............................................. Eaas ........................................................................................ Dairy and related products 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 1 3 ............................................................... Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .......................................... Cheese and related products ^ ............................................... Ice cream and related products ^ ............................................ Other dairy and related products 1 2 ...................................... 162.4 162.2 162.5 182.4 172.9 161.4 191.3 151.3 98.9 186.6 101.5 188.2 190.7 103.4 181.4 182.7 180.0 186.7 178.2 218.7 162.7 162.4 162.7 182.7 172.7 159.4 192.0 149.9 99.1 187.3 102.0 188.2 193.8 103.8 182.9 183.9 183.0 187.7 177.8 221.3 162.8 162.5 162.7 182.9 173.0 159.4 192.7 150.8 100.0 187.3 102.5 189.6 193.5 102.7 184.0 186.1 182.6 186.3 170.4 219.6 163.5 163.3 163.5 184.4 173.9 161.2 193.2 151.3 101.1 189.0 103.4 191.4 195.2 104.5 185.3 187.9 181.8 187.1 180.0 220.3 .0 .0 -1.0 2.3 .9 4.4 3.9 -.5 -2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 .4 4.0 .4 -1.3 3.4 .7 -8.1 -.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.5 2.8 1.0 2.6 2.4 1.2 2.4 7.4 7.5 10.5 -.8 -.2 2.4 -6.3 2.2 .9 -.9 3.3 3.3 3.5 2.7 3.1 5.9 2.3 1.1 -3.2 2.4 -1.2 -1.5 -1.0 6.4 2.7 -1.1 7.4 6.2 8.5 11.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 4.5 2.3 -.5 4.0 .0 9.2 5.2 7.7 7.0 9.8 4.3 8.9 11.9 4.1 .9 4.1 3.0 1.5 1.6 1.3 2.4 1.9 2.7 3.2 .9 -.8 2.5 4.9 4.8 5.3 1.6 .1 .5 -1.6 1.4 -3.7 -.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 2.7 2.7 3.2 .5 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.7 4.2 5.4 5.7 5.2 5.7 3.5 6.3 7.0 189.3 147.4 148.0 140.5 136.1 115.9 99.3 99.2 98.5 145.5 97.4 150.3 99.3 146.2 155.5 144.4 93.1 147.4 143.0 99.6 169.8 107.0 161.1 104.5 163.3 162.0 101.6 183.2 103.5 103.1 134.3 188.8 147.1 147.8 140.7 136.4 115.7 99.5 100.3 99.1 145.1 96.6 151.7 98.5 146.1 155.4 141.9 93.9 148.1 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 159.6 103.9 163.5 160.2 99.5 183.1 103.2 103.5 134.4 188.5 146.7 147.5 140.2 136.7 115.1 101.2 100.6 97.8 144.7 96.8 152.7 99.3 145.3 154.8 141.2 91.8 145.6 140.2 99.8 166.3 102.6 159.3 103.5 162.7 160.6 100.1 184.3 103.5 103.8 134.8 189.5 145.5 146.3 139.2 135.4 115.5 98.2 100.0 96.9 142.6 94.5 149.5 97.7 147.9 157.6 135.8 90.2 147.3 147.6 99.6 157.0 102.8 158.5 103.1 165.1 158.5 99.0 180.9 104.3 102.7 132.6 4.9 -1.9 -2.1 -3.9 .9 -3.7 -2.0 3.7 .4 -9.3 -15.9 -13.9 -8.1 -5.9 -5.0 -5.5 -15.1 -3.7 -4.0 -2.4 -4.6 1.5 1.6 2.2 .6 2.1 4.6 -.8 -.4 -5.1 -1.3 1.7 -5.9 -2.8 1.3 -2.0 .5 11.3 .0 -9.4 1.2 11.6 6.1 4.1 .0 3.7 13.1 6.1 -4.6 8.2 6.2 .4 -5.1 -4.5 -3.7 -2.0 -1.4 -4.4 3.3 -6.3 -7.7 -11.4 -2.1 -6.3 4.7 5.5 -21.8 -11.9 -.3 13.5 .0 -26.9 -14.8 -6.3 -5.3 4.5 -8.4 -9.8 -4.9 3.1 -1.5 -5.0 3.2 -.1 .0 -1.7 1.5 .3 -1.4 1.6 -2.4 -5.4 -7.5 -10.0 -5.5 -2.3 -3.5 -2.5 -2.8 -1.9 -6.7 -.6 3.2 - -2.0 .8 8.0 .5 -11.6 5.0 -1.5 3.2 5.7 2.6 4.2 .5 2.0 1.9 2.0 3.8 -2.8 -3.9 3.7 .3 .0 -3.9 -2.9 -3.4 2.0 -3.2 -.8 -8.1 9.1 2.2 4.1 -14.0 -14.1 -11.3 -19.9 1.9 -1.4 -1.6 9.5 5.4 12.0 16.9 14.7 16.3 -2.7 .4 7.3 .0 2.7 1.9 2.4 3.9 2.1 .0 5.6 -3.1 5.7 6.0 2.0 -2.4 -2.3 -3.8 -2.5 -2.4 -1.2 .0 -3.6 -7.9 -1.7 .0 -1.2 -5.1 -4.8 -16.7 -16.0 .8 5.8 -.8 -10.5 -5.2 2.4 5.2 9.5 3.2 -6.3 -2.3 5.2 -.8 -1.2 -9.7 -.8 -7.4 -7.4 -7.0 3.5 1.8 5.7 7.0 19.7 22.9 22.3 23.8 15.7 26.3 10.7 -16.1 17.0 26.2 28.0 24.7 12.3 7.3 15.5 -3.0 -.1 -2.8 -2.9 -2.6 3.7 -.5 .8 -5.3 18.3 24.5 25.1 24.3 13.9 16.4 13.0 All items NA NA NA NA 137.2 155.0 103.6 150.9 103.9 156.8 162.3 103.9 134.7 155.9 103.5 151.9 103.2 158.2 163.9 105.2 132.1 157.6 106.1 155.2 106.1 159.0 162.8 106.0 131.3 161.2 109.8 160.5 109.8 161.4 165.2 107.7 See footnotes at end of table. 33 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 201.7 234.2 248.3 202.6 163.1 156.6 256.1 84.7 221.7 188.8 221.7 248.2 224.5 102.9 103.1 103.2 103.7 103.7 152.6 100.4 101.1 132.6 100.6 116.9 103.4 99.8 97.1 156.6 159.8 157.3 103.6 152.7 150.6 134.0 101.2 104.7 156.4 132.2 194.2 154.8 102.4 102.5 101.7 165.9 191.3 144.7 157.2 173.3 99.9 102.6 103.1 170.4 103.2 103.5 200.4 232.7 251.3 201.6 164.0 129.3 255.8 94.7 216.0 186.7 222.8 268.7 219.1 102.3 102.9 102.7 104.1 102.5 151.7 100.0 100.0 133.1 100.7 117.5 103.0 100.1 96.9 156.3 200.4 232.8 254.1 199.9 170.9 118.0 264.6 106.6 213.8 187.8 199.3 281.9 217.5 102.0 102.3 102.7 103.1 102.5 152.3 100.1 100.5 132.8 99.9 116.6 104.7 100.1 96.5 155.2 204.8 238.1 263.4 196.2 161.0 134.1 328.4 109.6 215.5 190.0 207.9 299.8 207.8 104.1 104.5 103.5 106.7 104.8 153.0 100.9 101.3 133.4 101.9 116.8 106.1 102.2 96.3 155.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA 103.3 153.8 151.0 135.6 101.0 102.7 156.1 128.2 187.0 154.6 102.3 102.7 102.6 167.7 191.0 145.4 157.7 175.7 100.1 101.9 104.3 167.9 102.9 104.8 103.3 153.2 151.3 135.9 101.1 103.8 153.2 120.5 168.9 154.4 103.4 102.1 102.2 167.4 193.1 147.1 156.9 174.4 100.4 101.3 102.6 169.9 103.3 104.9 102.6 152.9 151.1 137.3 101.7 104.5 150.2 119.3 163.3 154.9 101.6 102.0 99.8 167.6 192.9 147.4 159.2 174.0 101.4 103.7 102.6 174.0 104.3 104.1 -7.1 -8.4 10.9 .6 7.3 12.7 5.7 -15.6 -24.3 -3.0 -49.1 -13.8 -11.8 -2.3 -3.5 -2.8 -3.8 .4 4.9 -1.2 -.8 -2.7 -1.6 1.0 -3.1 -4.7 2.0 -2.3 -1.1 -3.3 7.4 1.6 .0 -1.8 -.4 3.6 .9 .4 1.0 5.9 -.4 1.6 4.9 2.5 1.7 3.9 1.8 3.8 1.2 28.2 7.3 1.4 2.8 5.3 2.5 3.2 2.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 13.1 14.4 13.9 4.6 19.8 240.6 66.1 -53.9 15.1 -3.0 -43.8 34.6 -2.9 8.2 11.6 13.0 10.1 4.0 1.3 4.5 4.5 -.3 -3.5 -1.0 5.3 -.8 -7.7 -12.2 -16.2 -1.0 -1.2 4.9 -.3 2.4 -2.0 -1.2 20.2 65.8 119.2 9.2 2.8 5.6 5.2 3.2 .0 -1.1 1.3 2.1 -5.9 -6.1 -4.2 10.9 4.8 3.6 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.2 .0 4.0 1.6 2.4 -3.8 -2.7 -10.3 26.0 -23.1 51.9 9.2 13.8 18.5 1.3 13.7 -.4 -2.3 .8 -4.9 3.5 3.5 -2.4 .4 -1.2 3.2 -2.7 7.7 5.0 -5.6 -15.6 -19.7 9.4 7.3 4.6 2.7 -5.8 2.4 7.2 27.8 88.7 165.8 10.7 7.4 -.4 -4.2 .2 -2.1 -4.0 2.3 1.6 5.0 5.2 4.0 -4.6 2.8 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.4 6.5 1.2 4.4 6.3 6.8 26.6 -12.0 -5.1 -46.2 170.4 180.4 -10.7 2.6 -22.7 112.9 -26.6 4.7 5.5 1.2 12.1 4.3 1.1 2.0 .8 2.4 5.3 -.3 10.9 10.0 -3.3 -3.0 -3.8 .5 1.3 10.2 2.0 -.8 -14.9 -33.7 -50.0 .3 -3.1 -1.9 -7.3 4.2 3.4 7.7 5.2 1.6 6.1 4.4 -1.9 8.7 4.3 2.3 3.0 3.6 2.8 2.0 1.2 3.2 2.5 2.4 12.4 2.6 13.4 95.9 32.5 -37.6 -6.7 -3.0 -46.5 7.7 -7.5 2.8 3.8 4.8 2.9 2.2 3.1 1.6 1.8 -1.5 -2.6 .0 1.0 -2.8 -3.0 -7.4 -8.9 -2.2 3.0 3.3 -.1 .3 -1.2 1.2 10.1 29.0 48.8 7.6 1.2 3.6 5.0 2.8 .8 1.4 1.6 3.0 -2.4 9.7 1.4 6.1 3.8 4.4 2.4 2.8 2.2 1.2 .6 3.0 3.9 4.6 10.4 -7.5 -7.7 -17.7 44.2 106.3 -1.3 8.0 -4.3 46.8 -8.6 2.1 1.5 1.0 3.3 3.9 2.3 -.2 .6 .6 4.3 -1.5 9.3 7.4 -4.4 -9.6 1.6 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.2 3.1 4.3 11.9 15.3 5.4 2.0 -1.2 -5.8 2.2 .6 1.6 3.7 1.6 5.5 4.8 1.0 1.9 3.5 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.6 4.2 1.2 3.8 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 ..................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 3 ....................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Canned fruits 1 2 3 ............................................................... Canned vegetables 1 2 3 ..................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Frozen vegetables 3 ............................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ......................................... Carbonated drinks ................................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 ................... Coffee 1 ................................................................................... Roasted coffee 1 3 ............................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 ..................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other sweets 12 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ....................................................... B u tte r1 3 ............................................................................... Margarine 3 ........................................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Peanut b u tte r1 2 3 ............................................................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 .................................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 .............................................. Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 .................................................... Other condiments 3 .............................................................. Baby food 12 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Prepared salads 1 2 3 ........................................................... Food away from home 1 ............................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ...................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 .................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ NA NA NA NA 162.3 102.3 101.9 102.1 100.7 102.7 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.8 103.3 163.0 102.8 102.2 102.5 100.9 103.3 163.5 103.2 102.6 102.6 101.0 103.5 See footnotes at end of table. 34 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Whiskey at home 3 ................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 ................... Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3 .. Wine away from home 1 2 3 ...................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ...................................... 166.7 151.2 149.1 153.5 153.9 153.6 147.4 197.0 101.4 104.6 102.5 167.1 151.7 150.0 153.7 153.9 153.5 147.9 197.0 101.5 104.4 102.9 167.5 152.0 150.0 153.6 153.6 152.8 148.5 198.0 101.9 104.2 103.4 167.6 152.2 150.6 153.6 154.0 153.4 148.0 198.0 102.6 104.3 102.6 0.5 -.5 -1.1 1.9 -.5 1.9 .5 1.0 .0 2.0 -1.2 2.2 1.6 1.9 -.8 -.5 -1.6 1.6 3.3 2.8 3.2 7.8 2.2 1.6 1.9 3.5 6.8 4.6 -.3 4.0 1.6 11.0 3.6 2.2 2.7 4.1 .3 .3 -.5 1.6 2.0 4.8 -1.1 .4 1.3 .5 .4 .5 -.5 .1 1.1 2.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 2.2 2.1 3.0 1.8 3.5 2.0 .7 3.0 3.2 4.8 2.0 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 4 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 4 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 4 5 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 6 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...................................................... Electricity 4 ................................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Water and sewerage maintenance 4 ...................................... Garbage and trash collection 1 7 ............................................ Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................... Floor coverings 1 2 ...................................................................... Window coverings 1 2 ................................................................ Other linens 1 2 ........................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ....................................................................... Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Laundry equipm ent1 3 ............................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 8 ....................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 .............................................................. Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 .................................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .............................................. Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services 1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 161.3 183.7 173.8 103.8 236.3 238.6 189.6 99.7 126.8 111.1 87.4 81.3 126.6 118.7 125.7 110.9 102.2 218.5 259.2 126.7 102.1 102.8 101.1 102.4 134.7 139.5 101.8 103.6 100.2 99.7 112.3 101.1 100.4 119.1 112.0 101.9 100.0 99.6 96.9 100.8 146.7 101.4 102.6 103.3 102.4 102.7 101.5 103.6 102.5 161.8 184.3 174.4 104.8 237.3 241.1 190.0 99.9 127.2 111.4 86.6 80.5 126.1 119.2 126.1 111.7 102.4 219.1 259.0 126.9 101.5 102.3 100.2 102.0 134.5 140.0 101.4 103.2 99.9 99.3 111.5 100.7 100.6 119.7 112.2 100.7 100.4 99.4 96.9 100.5 146.5 101.1 103.0 103.0 102.8 103.0 101.5 103.4 105.0 162.0 184.6 174.9 103.8 238.1 238.5 190.6 99.9 127.0 111.2 84.9 78.7 125.3 119.1 126.1 111.1 102.7 219.7 259.9 127.0 101.2 102.3 100.1 101.5 135.4 141.8 101.6 104.3 98.9 98.5 110.6 99.6 99.9 119.5 110.9 99.4 99.5 99.6 97.4 100.5 146.3 101.7 102.7 101.8 103.0 103.3 101.5 103.3 105.6 161.9 184.6 175.3 101.9 239.0 233.6 190.8 99.7 126.8 110.8 84.8 78.5 124.2 118.6 125.7 110.6 103.0 220.3 260.8 127.0 103.0 101.8 104.6 102.5 135.0 141.6 101.3 104.2 99.4 98.9 110.9 100.1 100.5 119.2 110.9 103.6 100.0 99.1 96.9 100.1 146.6 101.7 103.2 102.2 103.1 103.5 101.7 102.7 105.9 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.5 4.1 4.6 3.5 .4 -1.2 -2.4 -11.0 -15.7 1.3 -1.6 -3.7 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.0 2.9 3.6 3.7 -8.2 13.3 9.0 8.9 5.3 21.2 -2.7 -7.3 -5.8 4.4 6.9 8.9 -13.2 24.3 -3.9 1.6 -3.5 4.4 6.0 .0 12.5 10.5 2.4 2.0 2.8 4.1 2.8 2.0 2.9 3.3 -.4 4.4 -1.2 3.3 -4.3 -2.2 -2.8 -6.0 -10.6 2.5 -2.9 -.9 -7.2 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 -4.6 6.5 -5.0 -10.0 2.1 3.1 1.6 2.7 1.2 3.3 -2.1 -1.6 -4.6 -10.9 7.8 .0 7.0 -3.5 -5.1 -2.3 2.5 2.0 2.7 3.2 4.9 6.1 3.6 6.9 2.8 2.3 4.0 3.8 11.6 4.0 12.3 3.2 1.6 -4.6 -6.2 -12.2 -15.1 -2.8 -5.8 -6.7 -3.5 2.4 1.7 3.5 -.9 3.6 1.6 4.9 3.6 -5.4 -10.7 -2.3 -5.9 -1.2 -1.2 .4 -.8 -6.5 -2.0 -3.8 -13.9 -4.3 -2.8 -4.4 -3.1 1.7 3.2 -4.5 3.6 2.0 2.0 -.4 3.6 3.6 1.5 2.0 3.5 -7.1 4.6 -8.1 2.6 .0 .0 -1.1 -11.4 -13.1 -7.4 -.3 .0 -1.1 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.0 3.6 -3.8 14.6 .4 .9 6.2 -2.0 2.3 -3.2 -3.2 -4.9 -3.9 .4 .3 -3.9 6.8 .0 -2.0 .0 -2.7 -.3 1.2 2.4 -4.2 2.8 3.2 .8 -3.4 13.9 2.4 3.2 3.2 2.0 4.2 1.7 3.4 -2.0 -1.7 -2.6 -8.5 -13.2 1.9 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 3.0 2.9 3.3 1.9 -.6 5.1 -6.7 1.0 5.5 6.0 3.4 11.6 -.8 -2.2 -4.0 1.4 1.0 -1.5 -3.3 11.5 1.4 -1.0 -4.3 1.0 4.2 1.0 7.5 6.8 3.6 4.0 3.2 5.5 2.8 1.9 3.0 3.6 1.8 4.3 1.6 2.9 .8 -2.3 -3.7 -11.8 -14.1 -5.1 -3.1 -3.4 -2.3 2.8 2.5 3.0 .0 3.6 -1.2 9.6 2.0 -2.3 -2.6 -2.1 -1.9 -2.2 -2.2 -2.3 -2.4 -3.1 -.8 -3.9 -4.1 -2.2 -2.4 -2.2 -2.9 .7 2.2 -1.2 -.4 2.4 2.6 .2 .0 8.6 See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel .............................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ Men’s furnishings ...................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................. Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s apparel ......................................................................... Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses ..................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 12 ............................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ...................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap parel1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 6 ................................................................... W atches6 ..................................................................................... Jewelry 6 ........................................................................................ 133.2 132.1 134.6 134.6 132.6 104.4 132.3 122.0 125.8 126.4 118.4 111.2 105.5 133.1 131.6 134.1 134.0 131.9 104.0 132.6 121.0 125.3 125.9 117.5 110.3 103.4 132.3 131.0 134.1 134.1 132.4 100.6 131.6 118.4 124.6 125.3 117.6 113.1 98.2 130.8 130.3 133.9 134.5 136.0 96.3 131.4 117.4 122.2 122.4 114.5 105.6 93.3 0.0 .0 3.0 -4.0 9.2 19.1 2.8 -15.5 2.9 4.2 .7 54.3 40.7 0.0 -.3 -1.8 -2.9 -2.9 -12.2 -2.7 7.0 .3 1.0 -4.5 -8.7 -30.4 1.5 .3 -2.1 -7.4 -11.5 33.1 .9 12.0 .3 1.0 -4.3 -3.9 52.7 -7.0 -5.3 -2.1 -.3 10.7 -27.6 -2.7 -14.3 -11.0 -12.1 -12.5 -18.7 -38.8 0.0 -.2 .6 -3.4 3.0 2.3 .0 -4.9 1.6 2.6 -2.0 18.6 -1.0 -2.8 -2.6 -2.1 -3.9 -1.0 -1.8 -.9 -2.0 -5.5 -5.8 -8.5 -11.6 -3.3 102.2 123.1 128.4 132.2 132.4 123.3 130.2 141.6 122.7 147.2 102.4 122.7 129.0 132.1 132.1 125.3 131.3 142.5 123.4 147.8 100.4 121.4 128.2 133.3 132.3 121.8 129.6 141.7 123.1 146.6 99.8 121.8 127.1 131.5 133.9 120.0 130.0 140.0 124.1 144.6 22.1 -5.0 -7.5 -.9 -16.4 -8.1 5.9 -.8 1.0 -1.3 -18.1 -2.5 6.5 4.7 11.3 6.1 -13.8 -4.7 -4.1 -4.2 2.0 -2.9 -.3 -.9 -.9 1.3 29.7 .0 -4.4 1.1 -9.1 -4.2 -4.0 -2.1 4.6 -10.3 -.6 -4.4 4.6 -6.9 .0 -3.8 -.8 1.8 -3.5 -1.3 -4.4 -2.8 -1.6 -2.8 -3.7 -3.5 -2.2 -1.5 1.8 -4.7 13.5 -2.2 .0 -3.0 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 3 ....................................................... New cars 3 ................................................................................ New trucks 3 7 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 3 6 ................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ..................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular3 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 9 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............................................... Other motor fuels 1 2 .................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ................. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 .............................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work 1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 4 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 ..................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 ................................................................................... Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Ship fare 1 * 3 ............................................................................. Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... 141.3 137.8 100.7 143.3 98.9 140.5 150.7 162.7 153.0 103.4 89.8 89.3 86.7 94.1 91.9 90.7 101.4 99.1 99.9 108.5 130.7 168.7 180.0 156.4 102.6 253.4 102.4 100.7 106.6 107.0 100.7 189.9 205.2 162.3 103.7 171.7 141.1 137.7 101.0 143.3 99.6 140.5 151.4 163.0 154.0 102.7 88.6 88.2 85.5 93.2 91.1 89.9 101.2 98.6 100.0 108.5 130.8 169.3 180.9 156.6 102.9 253.3 103.1 101.4 107.1 107.4 100.9 187.4 200.8 162.9 104.5 171.9 140.6 137.1 100.9 143.4 100.0 140.6 151.7 164.0 153.1 101.5 86.4 85.9 83.1 91.0 89.2 87.7 101.1 98.4 99.9 108.3 130.8 169.6 181.5 156.5 103.0 253.3 103.1 101.4 107.0 107.4 100.9 188.4 202.8 161.9 104.6 171.9 140.4 136.8 100.5 143.5 100.2 140.6 152.0 164.1 150.6 100.2 86.4 86.0 83.2 90.6 89.1 86.6 101.0 98.3 100.0 108.4 131.1 169.8 182.3 156.9 103.1 253.0 103.2 101.3 107.6 107.8 101.2 190.4 206.4 161.2 104.3 171.9 -2.8 -4.0 .4 .3 -.4 .3 .8 -1.0 .3 10.6 -22.7 -23.1 -24.6 -22.6 -20.5 -17.8 -1.6 -2.4 -2.8 -4.0 -.3 2.2 7.5 2.9 .4 .8 .4 -.4 3.5 2.7 2.0 14.2 21.5 4.7 16.2 -.2 .0 .3 1.2 -.8 -4.3 -.8 -2.1 .2 8.6 13.8 -4.2 -4.7 -4.4 -3.3 -4.1 -5.5 2.0 4.1 .4 1.1 -1.8 2.9 -1.1 2.9 3.2 -.8 -.4 -2.0 1.5 1.9 .0 -2.9 -5.2 4.9 -2.3 .5 -1.4 -1.2 .8 -.3 -.4 -.6 .0 -.7 4.6 -.8 -10.0 -9.7 -10.7 -8.1 -9.0 -5.5 .8 .4 2.0 3.4 .0 4.1 1.8 3.9 6.5 -1.9 .8 .0 3.8 5.0 -.4 -4.3 -4.0 3.3 -5.2 -8.6 -2.5 -2.9 -.8 .6 5.4 .3 3.5 3.5 -6.1 -11.8 -14.3 -14.0 -15.2 -14.1 -11.6 -16.9 -1.6 -3.2 .4 -.4 1.2 2.6 5.2 1.3 2.0 -.6 3.2 2.4 3.8 3.0 2.0 1.1 2.4 -2.7 2.3 .5 -1.4 -1.9 .8 -.3 -2.4 -.3 -.7 -.4 4.4 12.2 -14.0 -14.4 -15.1 -13.5 -12.7 -11.9 .2 .8 -1.2 -1.5 -1.1 2.6 3.1 2.9 1.8 .0 .0 -1.2 2.5 2.3 1.0 5.3 7.3 4.8 6.6 .1 -2.0 -2.0 .0 .1 2.4 -.1 1.7 1.4 -.9 -6.5 -12.2 -11.9 -13.0 -11.1 -10.3 -11.4 -.4 -1.4 1.2 1.5 .6 3.4 3.5 2.6 4.2 -1.3 2.0 1.2 3.8 4.0 .8 -1.7 -.9 .2 -1.5 -4.2 See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 6 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 4 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 4 ................................................................ Dental services 1 4 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 1 4 6 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 4 6 ........................... Hospital and related services 4 ................................................... Hospital services 1 4 1 0 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital sen/ices 1 3 4 1 0 .................................................. Outpatient hospital services 3 4 6 ............................................ Nursing homes and adult daycare 1410 ................................. 244.9 224.6 262.9 148.2 176.3 174.9 249.2 224.5 231.9 239.2 144.8 156.2 290.4 105.9 104.7 236.1 108.0 245.4 225.3 263.6 148.3 175.5 176.8 249.7 224.9 232.4 239.8 143.7 156.8 291.0 106.2 105.0 236.9 108.1 246.1 226.1 264.6 149.2 177.4 176.3 250.3 225.4 232.9 240.2 143.4 157.3 291.7 106.4 105.2 237.6 108.4 246.9 226.2 265.8 148.0 175.3 176.0 251.3 226.1 233.4 242.6 142.6 158.0 293.5 107.5 106.3 238.9 109.3 3.7 3.5 4.3 3.0 4.2 .7 3.8 3.7 3.6 5.1 2.8 1.8 4.2 3.1 2.0 6.1 7.9 3.7 3.9 5.9 .0 2.8 -5.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.3 4.0 1.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.0 2.3 3.7 5.1 6.0 1.9 .5 5.0 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.8 -.8 1.8 3.1 2.7 1.9 4.2 3.0 3.3 2.9 4.5 -.5 -2.2 2.5 3.4 2.9 2.6 5.8 -5.9 4.7 4.3 6.2 6.3 4.8 4.9 3.7 3.7 5.1 1.5 3.5 -2.4 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.2 3.4 1.8 3.9 3.3 2.7 5.1 5.0 3.5 4.0 5.2 .7 -.9 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.2 5.3 -3.4 3.2 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.0 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 4 7 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 ........................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ...... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ....................................... Audio equipm ent1 ........................................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 12 .............................................. Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................... Pet food 1 2 3 .............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 ........................................... Pet services 1 2 3 ........................................................................ Veterinarian services 1 2 3 ........................................................ Sporting goods 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ............................................ Sports equipm ent1 ....................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ....................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 3 ................................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Photographer fees 1 2 3 ............................................................. Film processing 1 2 3 .................................................................. Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 3 ........ Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 3 ......... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................. Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ...................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 1 .................................................................................. Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ................ Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ............................................ Fees for lessons or instructions 6 ................................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 101.0 101.4 58.0 249.1 89.3 95.3 99.1 93.4 84.2 99.9 101.7 142.9 101.6 99.5 103.6 103.8 103.7 120.4 124.6 114.2 100.6 133.5 101.0 97.6 101.2 101.7 100.1 95.4 117.5 95.9 101.1 101.1 57.8 250.4 87.9 94.7 97.8 93.2 82.6 100.0 102.3 143.9 102.3 99.5 104.1 103.8 104.3 121.5 126.4 114.7 100.0 132.3 100.6 96.2 100.9 101.2 100.0 94.8 116.9 95.2 101.2 101.3 57.3 252.1 87.0 93.9 95.9 92.9 81.9 100.0 101.9 142.9 101.4 99.7 104.4 103.8 104.6 121.8 127.7 114.3 99.3 129.7 99.2 94.8 101.0 101.3 100.1 95.0 117.1 95.0 101.6 101.7 57.0 252.4 86.1 93.0 93.8 94.2 85.3 101.1 102.6 143.9 102.2 99.7 105.0 103.8 105.2 121.1 126.8 113.8 99.5 130.4 99.5 95.6 100.9 102.3 99.5 94.9 117.4 94.7 2.4 .0 2.0 5.3 -13.0 -.4 10.9 5.9 -4.5 2.8 1.2 -1.1 -1.6 4.5 5.3 8.2 6.1 -4.8 -.6 -7.8 -.4 -.6 -1.6 -3.2 .0 ■ .4 -4.4 -6.9 -5.1 ' 5.3 4.5 7.8 4.5 11.9 11.7 11.6 2.8 7.8 6.5 10.4 .4 .4 -7.1 5.6 -12.0 -12.4 -12.4 -15.4 -9.7 -5.5 4.0 4.8 6.5 -1.2 2.8 5.2 2.8 -.3 1.0 -1.4 .0 -3.8 -2.4 -2.0 2.4 ■ -2.0 -6.0 -5.8 -5.2 ■ -12.9 .4 1.6 3.2 .4 -2.3 4.3 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 .4 1.6 -8.5 6.3 -13.5 1.7 3.7 -1.7 -2.3 4.1 -.8 -4.6 -2.3 -5.4 5.6 .8 5.6 -4.5 -1.9 -7.0 3.2 3.7 6.2 -.4 2.8 4.9 2.0 -4.9 -7.2 -4.5 ■ 6.8 -2.0 1.2 4.0 -2.1 .0 -1.5 6.1 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.4 1.2 -6.7 5.4 -13.6 -9.3 -19.7 3.5 5.3 4.9 3.6 2.8 2.4 .8 5.5 .0 5.9 2.3 7.3 -1.4 -4.3 -9.0 -5.8 -7.9 -1.2 2.4 -2.4 -2.1 -.3 -4.9 1.4 .2 -2.6 5.4 -12.5 -6.6 -1.4 -5.3 -7.1 -1.4 2.6 1.8 2.4 1.6 4.0 6.7 4.4 -2.6 .2 -4.6 -.2 -2.2 -2.0 -2.6 1.2 1.2 -.8 -5.2 -6.4 -5.2 “ -4.2 2.4 4.6 3.8 6.0 4.4 7.9 2.6 4.5 3.8 5.9 1.4 1.4 -7.6 5.9 -13.5 -4.0 -8.8 .9 1.4 4.5 1.4 -1.0 .0 -2.4 5.6 .4 5.7 -1.1 2.6 -4.3 -.6 -2.9 .0 -4.3 .8 3.6 -.2 -3.5 -3.8 -4.7 ' -1.6 -3.9 3.7 6.4 .9 .6 2.5 6.5 2.1 3.0 .2 Expenditure category NA NA NA NA 98.7 100.8 102.8 103.2 205.5 102.2 104.3 178.3 185.7 102.8 103.6 97.6 99.7 103.5 104.7 205.8 101.7 104.7 178.3 185.3 103.0 102.5 98.1 99.6 103.7 105.0 205.8 101.9 105.0 178.6 185.7 103.4 102.5 96.3 99.3 104.4 105.4 207.5 102.5 106.0 181.3 186.4 103.7 102.9 See footnotes at end of table. 37 -9.4 -5.8 6.4 8.8 4.0 1.2 6.7 6.9 1.5 3.5 -2.7 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education 2 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school 8 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... Communication 1 2 ......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................... Postage 1 ..................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 1 4 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 .................... Interstate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................. Intrastate toll calls 1 3 ............................................................. Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 .......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... 100.6 103.8 256.6 297.6 309.5 312.8 143.1 105.0 97.8 100.1 160.3 104.4 97.6 100.7 166.3 100.4 75.2 96.2 93.7 100.9 104.3 257.2 298.8 310.7 314.3 143.5 105.1 97.8 100.1 160.3 103.9 97.6 101.1 166.4 101.0 75.8 96.7 92.4 100.7 104.7 258.2 300.0 311.8 315.7 143.9 107.1 97.1 100.1 160.3 104.2 96.9 100.3 166.0 99.9 74.6 96.1 91.7 101.0 105.0 256.4 301.2 312.5 317.5 144.4 107.1 97.3 103.0 165.1 104.4 96.9 100.7 167.4 99.9 74.7 95.9 90.9 1.6 5.3 8.7 5.1 4.5 6.0 4.7 3.2 -1.2 .4 .0 17.0 -1.6 2.4 4.5 1.2 .5 5.6 -10.1 2.0 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.8 6.7 3.5 4.4 -.8 .0 .0 1.9 -.8 4.0 1.5 7.4 7.6 1.3 -8.8 -1.2 3.9 9.4 3.6 2.0 5.3 7.3 13.6 -5.1 .0 .0 -.4 -5.5 -3.1 .2 -5.8 -7.6 1.3 -2.1 1.6 4.7 -.3 4.9 3.9 6.1 3.7 8.2 -2.0 12.1 12.5 .0 -2.8 .0 2.7 -2.0 -2.6 -1.2 -11.4 1.8 4.8 6.4 4.8 4.6 6.4 4.1 3.8 -1.0 .2 .0 9.2 -1.2 3.2 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.4 -9.5 0.2 4.3 4.4 4.2 2.9 5.7 5.5 10.9 -3.6 5.9 6.1 -.2 -4.2 -1.6 1.4 -3.9 -5.1 .0 -6.9 36.1 67.5 92.7 103.4 92.0 35.3 65.6 90.0 103.3 91.7 34.8 64.2 90.0 103.3 90.3 33.8 61.4 88.2 103.3 90.5 -26.3 -36.2 3.3 4.5 -8.5 -30.3 -43.1 1.2 9.4 -8.3 -27.3 -35.1 -20.6 -.8 -13.1 -23.2 -31.5 -18.0 -.4 -6.4 -28.4 -39.8 2.3 6.9 -8.4 -25.3 -33.3 -19.3 -.6 -9.8 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................................... Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ........................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 241.7 283.7 114.1 103.8 158.1 149.4 240.9 280.2 112.5 105.2 158.0 148.8 251.0 331.9 133.7 105.5 158.3 148.7 255.9 353.9 143.4 107.8 158.9 149.9 5.8 15.2 16.8 9.0 3.4 3.3 5.7 17.7 16.6 2.7 2.9 5.0 5.7 15.8 19.6 .4 2.8 .8 25.7 142.2 149.5 16.3 2.0 1.3 5.8 16.4 16.7 5.8 3.1 4.1 15.2 67.4 72.8 8.1 2.4 1.1 100.9 100.3 100.4 101.0 3.2 -.8 .8 .4 1.2 .6 161.4 167.5 102.2 237.2 173.8 178.6 102.3 101.3 200.7 101.8 105.3 102.1 162.1 161.0 167.6 102.3 237.8 174.0 179.3 102.4 101.3 200.9 101.9 105.3 100.9 160.5 160.8 168.3 102.7 238.8 174.6 180.0 102.3 101.7 201.6 102.2 105.8 100.6 160.2 162.1 168.8 103.0 239.4 175.7 179.8 103.0 102.1 202.8 102.5 107.2 99.9 159.5 3.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 4.6 4.0 2.8 2.4 5.2 1.2 13.3 3.6 -.5 11.2 2.2 2.0 3.7 1.9 4.2 3.2 .8 4.1 5.3 2.7 -.8 2.8 1.0 3.4 3.6 3.8 6.0 4.1 2.4 1.2 1.6 .4 1.5 5.3 7.5 1.7 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.4 2.7 2.8 3.2 4.3 2.8 7.4 -8.3 -6.3 7.1 2.2 2.2 3.2 3.2 4.1 3.0 1.6 4.7 3.2 7.9 1.4 1.1 1.4 3.3 3.4 3.8 5.2 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.9 1.6 4.4 -1.8 .4 142.3 130.5 132.8 137.4 127.2 185.5 191.6 187.9 218.8 164.1 157.7 159.2 132.1 134.8 142.2 130.2 132.3 136.9 127.4 186.0 192.1 187.8 219.6 164.3 157.8 159.4 131.8 134.5 142.5 130.5 132.8 138.0 127.2 186.3 192.5 188.1 219.8 164.6 158.0 159.7 132.2 134.9 142.8 130.6 133.0 139.3 126.8 186.5 192.5 188.4 220.8 164.7 158.4 159.9 132.2 135.1 -1.1 -1.5 -3.6 -4.8 -.3 3.1 3.3 3.5 4.2 1.7 .5 1.3 -1.5 -3.2 1.1 .0 2.1 1.8 -.3 2.4 3.0 -.2 3.2 1.5 1.3 1.8 .3 1.8 .8 -.6 .3 .0 -1.6 2.2 4.3 -.6 1.8 1.5 .8 1.5 -.6 .6 1.4 .3 .6 5.6 -1.3 2.2 1.9 1.1 3.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 .3 .9 .0 -.8 -.7 -1.6 -.3 2.8 3.1 1.6 3.7 1.6 .9 1.5 -.6 -.7 1.1 -.2 .5 2.8 -1.4 2.2 3.1 .2 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.6 -.2 .7 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Personal care services 1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 6 ....................................................................... Funeral expenses 6 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ............................. ....... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 6 ................................................................. Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ................. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 ...... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 .............................................. Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ............................... Special aggregate indexes Commodities ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of s he lter5 ................................................................................... Transportation services ...................................................................... Other services ..................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food ....................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 38 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 139.3 147.6 129.5 192.4 179.6 100.4 172.2 174.8 143.6 89.5 192.3 164.7 145.7 138.9 147.5 129.2 192.8 180.0 100.1 172.5 175.0 143.5 88.4 192.8 164.7 146.0 139.9 147.8 128.5 193.3 180.5 99.0 173.0 175.6 144.4 86.2 193.1 164.7 146.0 141.1 148.3 126.9 193.5 180.5 98.8 173.2 175.7 144.4 86.2 193.4 165.4 146.0 -4.8 -1.9 1.9 2.3 2.8 -11.5 2.4 2.8 1.1 -21.8 3.7 .2 1.7 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 0.3 1.4 2.2 .4 2.3 -7.9 2.4 2.3 .8 -10.4 3.0 3.2 -1.6 5.3 1.9 -7.8 2.3 2.0 -6.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 -14.0 2.3 1.7 .8 -1.4 .7 .2 2.2 2.6 -7.5 2.3 2.5 1.0 -13.5 3.1 2.4 .8 2.7 1.6 -2.9 1.4 2.1 -7.1 2.4 2.2 1.5 -12.2 2.6 2.5 -.4 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ........................................................................ Services less rent of she lter5 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ Energy ................................................................................................. All items less energy .......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 39 7 8 9 10 11 NA 2.0 3.3 -1.5 2.1 2.5 -3.4 2.1 2.1 .8 -4.2 2.6 4.5 .0 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Food and b e v e r a g e s R ic e 2 ............................................................................................... White bread ..................................................................................... Bread other than white .................................................................. Fresh cakes and cupcakes ............................................................ Cookies ........................................................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ................................. Crackers, bread, and cracker products ....................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers Bacon and related products ......................................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ................................... Ham, excluding canned ................................................................. Frankfurters .................................................................................... Lunchmeats2 .................................................................................. Lamb and organ meats ................................................................. Lamb and mutton 2 .......................................................................... Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts .................................................... Canned fish and seafood .............................................................. Frozen fish and seafood ................................................................ Fresh whole milk ............................................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................... Oranges, including tangerines ...................................................... Canned fruits 2 ................................................................................ Canned vegetables 2 ...................................................................... Frozen vegetables .......................................................................... Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................... Roasted coffee ............................................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee ..................................................... Butter ............................................................................................... Margarine ........................................................................................ Peanut butter2 ................................................................................ Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ....................................... Olives, pickles, relishes2 ............................................................... Sauces and gravies 2 ..................................................................... Other condiments ........................................................................... Prepared salads 2 ........................................................................... Whiskey at home ............................................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .............................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............ Wine away from home 2 ................................................................. Distilled spirits away from home 2 ................................................. 98.9 188.2 190.7 180.0 182.7 178.2 218.9 189.3 154.7 99.3 160.6 143.0 99.6 169.8 107.0 164.3 162.0 134.6 99.1 188.2 193.8 183.0 183.9 177.8 216.3 188.8 153.5 98.5 159.6 147.5 99.8 175.8 101.5 164.8 160.2 134.4 100.0 189.6 193.5 182.6 186.1 170.4 215.6 188.5 153.1 99.3 154.4 140.2 99.8 166.3 102.6 162.4 160.6 134.5 101.1 191.4 195.2 181.8 187.9 180.0 214.1 189.5 148.7 97.7 155.4 147.6 99.6 157.0 102.8 165.3 158.5 132.9 NA NA NA NA 150.9 103.9 301.0 103.2 103.7 152.4 101.1 159.8 157.3 194.2 155.6 101.7 99.9 102.6 103.1 170.2 151.9 103.2 243.0 102.7 104.1 150.5 100.0 155.2 106.1 224.3 102.7 103.1 150.3 100.5 160.5 109.8 278.2 103.5 106.7 154.1 101.3 NA NA NA NA NA NA 187.0 153.0 102.6 100.1 101.9 104.3 165.2 168.9 152.9 102.2 100.4 101.3 102.6 166.6 163.3 155.6 99.8 101.4 103.7 102.6 174.2 0.0 -.6 -.8 1.0 1.0 -.4 1.1 1.0 .3 -.5 -.1 -.8 .3 4.0 1.2 .0 2.2 .6 .1 1.4 -7.0 -.5 -.3 -.1 1.1 -2.3 3.8 10.0 .7 -.7 -.5 .2 .1 -.6 1.5 0.2 .0 1.6 1.7 .7 -.2 -1.2 -.3 -.8 -.8 -.6 3.1 .2 3.5 -5.1 .3 -1.1 -.1 .7 -.7 -19.3 -.5 .4 -1.2 -1.1 -3.7 -1.7 .9 .2 -.7 1.2 -2.9 -.3 1.1 .9 .9 -.4 1.0 5.6 -.7 .5 -2.9 -1.6 .6 5.3 -.2 -5.6 .2 1.8 -1.3 -1.2 3.4 3.5 24.0 .8 3.5 2.5 .8 -3.3 1.8 -2.3 1.0 2.4 .0 4.6 -.2 .4 0.9 .7 -.2 -.2 1.2 -4.2 -.3 -.2 -.3 .8 -3.3 -4.9 .0 -5.4 1.1 -1.5 .2 .1 2.2 2.8 -7.7 .0 -1.0 -.1 .5 -9.7 -.1 -.4 .3 -.6 -1.6 .8 -.8 -.5 .4 -.2 .5 .1 .1 -.1 .1 2.4 .1 1.0 3.7 4.8 2.0 2.8 1.2 2.9 2.6 -5.2 -3.4 -4.1 -.7 -.7 -3.9 6.6 2.7 2.3 10.2 10.0 38.2 2.9 3.1 2.7 1.2 31.0 6.5 -.5 1.5 7.2 1.2 3.9 1.5 NA NA NA NA 154.9 153.6 101.4 104.6 102.5 154.5 153.5 101.5 104.4 102.9 153.2 152.8 101.9 104.2 103.4 153.7 153.4 102.6 104.3 102.6 112.3 111.5 110.6 110.9 .6 -.7 -.8 .3 -3.1 98.9 139.7 150.2 162.9 87.7 95.0 93.0 108.5 130.7 107.0 100.7 103.7 99.6 140.6 151.5 163.8 86.5 94.0 92.1 108.5 130.8 107.4 100.9 104.5 100.0 141.3 152.1 164.3 82.8 90.7 89.2 108.3 130.8 107.4 100.9 104.6 100.2 141.4 152.6 164.2 81.7 89.4 88.0 108.4 131.1 107.8 101.2 104.3 .2 .2 .0 .4 1.0 1.0 .6 .8 -.3 .2 -.3 -.4 .7 .6 .9 .6 -1.4 -1.1 -1.0 .0 .1 .4 .2 .8 .4 .5 .4 .3 -4.3 -3.5 -3.1 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 .1 .2 .4 .3 -.3 .0 -.3 .5 .4 -14.0 -12.2 -11.5 .0 -.2 3.2 .9 2.5 104.7 236.0 105.0 236.7 105.2 237.3 106.3 239.7 .2 .6 .3 .3 .2 .3 1.0 1.0 3.4 4.9 .3 .4 .7 .1 -.8 1.1 2.3 3.7 2.6 Housing Laundry equipment ........................................................................ Transportation New cars and trucks 2 .................................................................... New cars ......................................................................................... New trucks 3 .................................................................................... New motorcycles 4 ......................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular .......................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 ..................................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium ....................................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ......................................................... Parking fees and tolls 2 .................................................................. Automobile service clubs 2 ............................................................. Ship fare 2 ........................................................................................ Medical care Inpatient hospital services 6 7 ........................................................ Outpatient hospital services 4 7 ..................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 40 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Recreation Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ................. Rental of video tapes and discs 2 .................................................. Pet food 2 ......................................................................................... Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ............................ Pet services 2 .................................................................................. Veterinarian services 2 ................................................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 .................................................. Photographic equipment * .............................................................. Photographer fees 2 ....................................................................... Film processing 2 ............................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 .................. Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 ................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ........................... Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................... 99.1 93.4 101.6 99.5 103.8 103.7 101.0 97.6 101.7 100.1 95.9 97.8 93.2 102.3 99.5 103.8 104.3 100.6 96.2 101.2 100.0 95.2 95.9 92.9 101.4 99.7 103.8 104.6 99.2 94.8 101.3 100.1 95.0 93.8 94.2 102.2 99.7 103.8 105.2 99.5 95.6 102.3 99.5 94.7 -0.7 -.7 .4 .2 .0 .2 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 -1.3 -.2 .7 .0 .0 .6 -.4 -1.4 -.5 -.1 -.7 -1.9 -.3 -.9 .2 .0 .3 -1.4 -1.5 .1 .1 -.2 -2.2 1.4 .8 .0 .0 .6 .3 .8 1.0 -.6 -.3 -5.2 -2.3 1.2 -.4 3.5 5.1 -1.0 -3.4 2.4 -.5 -4.9 NA NA NA NA 102.2 104.3 101.7 104.7 101.9 105.0 102.5 106.0 -.5 -.3 -.5 .4 .2 .3 .6 1.0 2.5 5.2 75.2 96.2 75.8 96.7 74.6 96.1 74.7 95.9 .0 .2 .8 .5 -1.6 -.6 .1 -.2 -.7 1.7 101.8 105.3 161.3 101.9 105.3 160.5 102.2 105.8 160.7 102.5 107.2 159.8 -.1 .4 1.9 .1 .0 -.5 .3 .5 .1 .3 1.3 -.6 2.4 6.1 .8 Education and communication Interstate toll calls ........................................................................... Intrastate toll calls ........................................................................... Other goods and services Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................. Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ..................................... 7 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. NA Data not adequate for publication. ■ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 41 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) .......................................................... ........... 100.000 160.7 478.6 161.0 479.7 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 ' ' ' " " ' Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ' ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................... 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 3.055 1.193 1.492 1.184 2.220 .420 .354 1.446 .355 6.133 .216 1.045 161.9 161.5 161.3 182.0 146.9 157.4 199.0 130.4 151.7 150.0 151.2 166.7 104.9 163.0 103.4 166.2 163.1 162.8 163.1 184.0 146.0 161.1 207.3 132.5 152.4 151.8 150.1 167.7 104.2 163.5 103.6 166.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.9 -1.4 8.9 3.2 -.3 2.9 1.1 6.9 2.5 3.7 2.6 3.5 1.8 .7 .8 1.1 1.1 -.6 2.4 4.2 1.6 .5 1.2 -.7 .6 -.7 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.2 .6 -.6 .4 .8 .3 -.2 1.1 1.5 .2 .6 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .1 -.3 1.2 -.1 -.3 -.4 .3 -1.9 -.2 .0 .2 .0 .3 .4 .5 .6 .8 -.8 2.4 2.6 .6 -.2 -.1 -1.8 .2 -.7 .3 .2 .1 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 3.727 4.339 157.8 178.8 174.6 104.0 173.7 100.3 126.4 110.9 86.6 118.4 124.8 158.1 179.3 174.9 107.1 173.9 100.1 126.0 110.4 87.1 117.7 125.0 2.1 3.1 3.4 2.2 3.1 -.3 -2.0 -3.1 -9.5 -2.7 .7 .2 .3 .2 3.0 .1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .6 -.6 .2 .3 .3 .3 1.2 .2 .3 .4 .4 -.9 .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.7 .2 .0 -.2 -.2 -2.1 -.2 .1 .0 .1 .2 -2.1 .2 -.2 -.2 -.3 .0 -.3 -.1 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 5.199 1.474 1.948 .344 1.057 129.8 130.2 121.0 130.9 128.2 127.1 128.1 116.4 130.8 126.1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.8 4.4 -1.8 -2.1 -1.6 -3.8 -.1 -1.6 -.1 -.7 -.1 1.3 .4 -.5 -.5 -.4 -1.4 -.5 -1.1 -.7 -1.9 -.1 -.9 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 .......................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 3.066 3.045 .682 1.690 1.056 139.6 137.1 101.1 145.3 154.3 86.0 85.5 100.5 170.9 185.1 139.1 136.5 100.6 145.5 151.8 85.0 84.5 100.6 171.2 186.8 -1.8 -2.0 .5 -.1 1.4 -12.9 -13.0 -.1 3.1 1.1 -.4 -.4 -.5 .1 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 .1 .2 .9 -.1 .0 .4 .2 .6 -1.3 -1.5 -.2 .4 -1.1 -.5 -.5 -.2 .1 -.6 -2.7 -2.7 -.2 .2 .5 -.1 -.2 -.5 .1 -1.6 .2 .2 .0 .2 .9 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 4.672 .926 3.746 2.415 1.114 244.4 222.1 249.4 226.2 287.4 245.8 222.4 251.0 227.3 290.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.9 .6 .1 .6 .5 1.0 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .2 .3 .2 .3 .0 .4 .3 .8 Recreation 2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 5.925 1.951 100.8 100.7 101.2 101.3 .9 .8 .4 .6 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .4 .4 See footnotes at end of table. 42 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 ................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ............................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 .......................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 2.883 2.733 2.519 100.9 104.7 259.7 295.8 97.8 97.7 100.4 101.2 105.1 260.8 296.6 98.1 97.8 100.8 1.2 4.8 5.4 4.6 -1.6 -1.8 .9 0.3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .1 .4 0.3 .4 .3 .4 .1 .1 .4 -0.2 .4 .4 .4 -.7 -.7 -.8 0.3 .4 -.6 .4 .3 .1 .4 .213 .120 36.0 64.0 35.0 61.1 -26.6 -36.7 -2.8 -4.5 -2.1 -3.3 -1.6 -2.0 -2.8 -4.5 Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Personal care services 1 ......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 4.981 1.694 3.287 .838 .975 1.253 252.6 332.0 158.3 149.6 168.6 237.4 259.2 354.5 159.1 150.7 169.1 239.1 13.6 39.8 3.0 2.5 2.8 4.0 2.6 6.8 .5 .7 .3 .7 -.5 -1.3 -.1 -.4 .1 .2 5.8 18.7 .1 -.1 .4 .4 2.5 6.4 .5 .7 .3 .5 46.764 18.011 28.753 15.564 5.199 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 6.800 10.144 142.3 161.9 130.6 132.1 129.8 137.9 127.4 182.5 172.2 186.1 216.1 142.5 163.1 130.4 132.0 127.1 139.2 126.9 183.0 172.7 186.4 217.1 .8 2.2 -.1 .4 -1.2 1.2 -.6 2.4 3.2 .8 3.1 .1 .7 -.2 -.1 -2.1 .9 -.4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .0 .2 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.5 .1 .3 .3 .0 .3 .3 .1 .5 .7 -.5 1.4 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .4 .1 .4 -1.1 1.2 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .5 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 26.061 49.490 6.994 93.006 76.040 26.531 3.267 49.509 ■ 160.4 155.6 156.8 132.0 134.1 139.7 147.3 171.5 176.9 97.8 169.3 171.3 144.1 86.2 189.7 $.622 $.209 160.5 155.9 157.1 131.8 134.1 140.9 147.8 171.9 177.3 97.0 169.8 171.6 144.0 85.2 190.3 $.621 $.208 1.5 1.1 1.6 .0 .4 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.4 -7.6 2.4 2.4 1.8 -12.8 2.8 ■ .1 .2 .2 -.2 .0 .9 .3 .2 .2 -.8 .3 .2 -.1 -1.2 .3 ~ .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.1 .2 .3 -.4 .2 .2 .1 -1.3 .3 ■ .2 .3 .2 .5 .5 1.3 .3 .2 .2 -1.3 .3 .4 .8 -2.6 .2 ■ .1 .2 .2 .1 .4 .9 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .2 ■ Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ...................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ............................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................... Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ................ 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 43 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... 160.4 160.7 161.0 161.3 1.0 1.8 1.5 2.3 1.4 1.9 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................. Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Fats and oils ......................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ........................................................... Other food away from home 12 ............................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................. .................................... 161.8 161.4 161.4 182.1 147.0 154.6 201.3 131.4 151.9 150.4 155.8 165.7 103.3 162.3 102.8 165.5 162.1 161.7 161.6 182.5 146.7 155.5 200.1 131.9 153.1 150.9 155.5 167.6 104.9 162.6 103.4 166.0 162.2 161.7 161.5 182.6 146.2 157.4 199.9 131.5 152.5 151.3 152.6 167.2 104.9 163.0 103.4 166.5 162.9 162.5 162.4 184.0 145.1 161.1 205.0 132.3 152.2 151.2 149.8 167.5 104.2 163.5 103.6 166.7 .0 -.3 -1.3 2.3 -1.9 .8 -8.6 -2.7 1.6 .3 .3 2.5 4.9 2.3 2.0 .2 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.9 1.4 -1.1 13.4 .3 4.9 -.3 19.9 3.2 4.4 2.3 3.6 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.2 .3 19.7 2.0 -1.5 4.0 2.2 27.2 -.2 2.0 3.0 5.2 2.0 2.7 2.8 2.5 4.2 -5.1 17.9 7.6 2.8 .8 2.1 -14.5 4.4 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 2.6 -.3 -.1 1.8 -1.2 3.3 .0 9.6 2.8 4.6 2.3 2.8 1.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 -2.4 18.8 4.7 .6 2.4 2.2 4.3 2.1 2.7 3.0 4.2 2.4 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ................. ....................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................... Lodging away from home 2 3 ................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 157.5 178.3 173.4 103.6 172.7 100.0 126.5 110.4 87.9 118.1 125.0 157.9 178.9 174.0 104.8 173.1 100.3 127.0 110.8 87.1 118.6 125.2 158.2 179.2 174.5 104.1 173.5 100.3 126.8 110.6 85.3 118.4 125.3 158.2 179.3 174.9 101.9 173.8 100.1 126.5 110.3 85.3 118.1 125.2 2.6 3.3 2.6 5.3 3.6 .4 -1.5 -2.8 -9.0 -2.6 3.3 2.1 2.8 3.8 -2.0 2.9 -4.3 -1.5 -2.5 -5.5 -2.0 .3 2.1 3.9 3.5 12.9 3.3 2.4 -4.9 -6.6 -11.8 -6.2 -1.3 1.8 2.3 3.5 -6.4 2.6 .4 .0 -.4 -11.3 .0 .6 2.3 3.0 3.2 1.6 3.2 -2.0 -1.5 -2.6 -7.3 -2.3 1.8 1.9 3.1 3.5 2.8 2.9 1.4 -2.5 -3.5 -11.6 -3.1 -.3 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel 1 ................................................. Footwear ..................................................................................... 132.1 132.4 124.1 131.0 129.0 132.0 131.5 124.0 132.7 129.5 131.4 130.9 123.5 130.9 128.8 129.9 130.0 121.1 130.8 127.7 -1.5 .9 -.3 5.2 -8.6 .0 -.3 .3 -12.6 5.8 3.4 2.5 2.6 29.9 .3 -6.5 -7.1 -9.3 -.6 -4.0 -.8 .3 .0 -4.1 -1.7 -1.7 -2.4 -3.5 13.6 -1.9 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ........................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Public transportation 1 ................................................................ 140.2 137.7 100.9 144.3 154.2 89.9 89.5 100.8 170.0 186.3 140.1 137.7 101.3 144.6 155.2 88.7 88.2 100.6 170.6 184.2 139.4 137.0 101.1 144.7 154.3 86.3 85.8 100.4 170.9 185.1 139.2 136.7 100.6 144.8 151.8 86.5 86.0 100.4 171.2 186.8 -3.3 -4.2 .0 .3 -.5 -22.0 -22.5 -1.6 1.9 12.2 .3 .6 2.0 -1.1 8.8 -4.2 -4.2 1.6 3.4 -2.9 -1.4 -1.4 1.2 -.6 4.0 -10.4 -9.7 1.2 4.3 -5.0 -2.8 -2.9 -1.2 1.4 -6.1 -14.3 -14.7 -1.6 2.9 1.1 -1.5 -1.9 1.0 -.4 4.0 -13.6 -13.8 .0 2.7 4.4 -2.1 -2.2 .0 .4 -1.2 -12.4 -12.2 -.2 3.6 -2.0 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 ............................................... 244.0 221.2 249.0 226.1 286.6 244.6 221.8 249.5 226.4 287.1 245.2 222.6 250.1 227.0 287.6 245.9 222.6 251.0 227.7 289.9 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.8 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 2.6 3.3 2.9 4.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.9 Recreation 2 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 2 .................................................................... 100.6 101.2 100.7 101.1 100.8 101.2 101.2 101.6 2.0 .8 .0 -.4 -.4 1.2 2.4 1.6 1.0 .2 1.0 1.4 See footnotes at end of table. 44 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Education and communication 2 ................................................. Education 2 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. Communication 1 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ........................... Telephone services 1 2 ........................................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 5 ................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 .......... 100.8 103.9 258.7 291.9 98.4 98.3 100.8 101.1 104.3 259.4 293.1 98.5 98.4 101.2 100.9 104.7 260.5 294.2 97.8 97.7 100.4 101.2 105.1 259.0 295.5 98.1 97.8 100.8 2.0 5.7 8.6 5.2 -.8 -.4 2.4 2.0 4.4 3.9 4.6 .4 .0 4.0 -0.8 4.3 9.0 3.9 -4.7 -4.7 -2.7 1.6 4.7 .5 5.0 -1.2 -2.0 .0 2.0 5.0 6.2 4.9 -.2 -.2 3.2 0.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 -3.0 -3.4 -1.4 37.4 67.5 36.6 65.3 36.0 64.0 35.0 61.1 -26.9 -37.2 -31.0 -44.0 -25.1 -32.2 -23.3 -32.9 -29.0 -40.7 -24.2 -32.6 Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Personal care 1 ..................................................... ..................... Personal care products 1 ......................................................... Personal care services 1 .......................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................ 240.3 283.8 158.3 150.4 167.8 236.9 239.2 280.1 158.1 149.8 168.0 237.4 253.0 332.6 158.3 149.6 168.6 238.4 259.3 353.8 159.1 150.7 169.1 239.5 7.4 17.1 3.7 3.9 2.5 2.8 6.7 16.4 2.9 4.7 2.2 3.5 6.9 15.8 3.4 .8 3.4 5.2 35.6 141.5 2.0 .8 3.1 4.5 7.0 16.8 3.3 4.3 2.3 3.2 20.4 67.2 2.7 .8 3.3 4.8 142.2 161.8 130.5 132.4 132.1 137.0 127.2 182.1 171.8 185.5 215.6 142.2 162.1 130.3 131.9 132.0 136.3 127.3 182.6 172.3 185.5 216.3 142.6 162.2 130.9 132.8 131.4 138.2 127.2 182.9 172.8 185.7 216.4 142.9 162.9 131.0 133.3 129.9 139.8 126.7 183.1 172.8 185.9 217.4 -1.4 .0 -1.8 -4.2 -1.5 -5.1 -.3 3.2 3.6 2.8 4.0 1.7 3.0 .3 2.1 .0 1.8 .6 2.2 2.6 .0 3.2 .8 3.0 -.3 .9 3.4 .3 -.9 2.0 4.1 -.4 2.1 2.0 2.7 1.5 2.7 -6.5 8.4 -1.6 2.2 2.3 .9 3.4 .1 1.5 -.8 -1.1 -.8 -1.7 .2 2.7 3.1 1.4 3.6 1.4 2.9 .6 1.8 -1.7 4.3 -1.3 2.1 3.2 .2 2.7 159.9 155.4 156.5 132.1 134.4 138.8 147.2 171.3 176.5 99.7 168.9 170.9 143.3 89.8 189.5 160.1 155.5 156.7 131.9 134.0 138.2 147.1 171.6 177.0 99.3 169.2 171.3 143.4 88.6 190.0 160.5 155.9 157.0 132.5 134.7 140.0 147.6 171.9 177.4 98.0 169.7 171.9 144.6 86.3 190.3 160.7 156.2 157.3 132.6 135.3 141.3 148.1 172.1 177.5 97.9 170.1 172.1 144.6 86.5 190.6 1.3 .0 .8 -2.1 -3.8 -4.8 -1.6 2.1 2.8 -12.2 1.9 2.6 .8 -21.1 3.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 .6 2.1 1.8 3.1 1.9 2.3 -3.1 2.4 2.1 1.4 -4.6 2.6 1.3 .8 1.5 -.3 .9 .6 1.4 .7 2.1 -8.4 2.4 2.1 1.1 -10.4 2.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.5 2.7 7.4 2.5 1.9 2.3 -7.0 2.9 2.8 3.7 -13.9 2.3 1.4 .8 1.3 -.8 -.9 -1.6 .7 2.0 2.6 -7.8 2.2 2.4 1.1 -13.3 3.0 1.6 1.4 1.8 .6 1.8 3.9 1.9 1.3 2.2 -7.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 -12.2 2.6 July 1998 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities .................................................................................. Food and beverages ................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Apparel ...................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 ............................................................................ Transportation services ............................................................... Other services .............................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy .............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. 1 2 3 item Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 45 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Unadjusted indexes Relative importance, December 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. to Dec. Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) .......................................................................... 100.000 160.7 478.6 161.0 479.7 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 " " " ' " ' Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ........................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 .......................................... Other bakery products .......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish .......................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ...................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ................................................. Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 2 .................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 2 .... Ham ................................................................................... Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ........................................................................ Poultry 1 .................................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ......................................... Eggs .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ........................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 ...................................... Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 12 ..................................................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................. Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 18.011 16.966 10.832 1.689 .614 .083 .345 .185 1.075 .329 .146 .295 .304 3.055 2.905 1.968 .907 .354 .157 .339 .057 .671 .222 .150 .153 .147 .389 .575 .458 .117 .363 .212 .151 .149 1.193 .494 .341 .191 .167 1.492 1.148 .590 .104 .113 .131 .242 .558 .103 .066 .127 .262 .344 .190 .106 .048 161.9 161.5 161.3 182.0 171.3 153.6 192.7 149.9 187.0 102.4 103.1 183.1 184.3 146.9 147.0 140.2 136.9 115.9 101.2 100.7 98.3 144.1 96.8 144.9 140.0 91.5 145.4 159.4 103.5 100.1 184.5 103.5 103.8 142.0 157.4 106.2 158.4 163.2 106.2 199.0 232.9 253.8 191.5 165.5 118.2 105.9 212.9 177.6 196.2 277.2 212.3 102.1 102.4 102.4 100.3 163.1 162.8 163.1 184.0 173.1 162.0 193.0 151.0 188.9 103.4 105.0 184.5 186.2 146.0 146.4 139.4 135.8 116.0 98.2 100.1 97.3 142.3 94.6 145.8 137.0 90.9 147.0 158.8 103.3 99.1 184.6 104.5 102.5 136.8 161.1 110.0 160.8 165.4 108.0 207.3 244.2 263.6 192.6 158.9 134.7 109.6 225.7 185.2 204.5 295.6 226.7 104.0 104.5 104.6 101.1 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.5 3.2 .5 3.2 4.0 3.9 3.0 2.4 -1.4 -1.1 -2.7 -.6 -1.2 -1.2 .8 -2.6 -6.6 -4.4 -4.0 -9.7 -9.0 -.3 2.3 3.8 -3.2 1.6 1.2 2.1 -4.2 8.9 10.2 8.6 7.6 7.0 3.2 3.4 11.0 -2.8 2.8 27.4 12.9 -3.3 2.7 -28.5 25.2 -7.6 2.4 2.6 3.0 .8 .7 .8 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.5 .2 .7 1.0 1.0 1.8 .8 1.0 -.6 -.4 -.6 -.8 .1 -3.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.2 -2.3 .6 -2.1 -.7 1.1 -.4 -.2 -1.0 .1 1.0 -1.3 -3.7 2.4 3.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 4.2 4.9 3.9 .6 -4.0 14.0 3.5 6.0 4.3 4.2 6.6 6.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 .8 .2 .2 .1 .2 -.1 -1.1 .3 -.8 .4 .6 .5 .9 .6 -.2 -.1 .1 .3 -.1 .2 1.3 .8 -.3 -.8 -.1 -1.8 .9 .4 -.8 -.5 -2.2 -.1 -.1 .3 -2.0 .6 .0 .7 1.0 1.2 -.6 -.6 1.1 -.5 .8 -17.7 11.6 -2.3 -.9 .7 8.4 -2.3 -.5 -.1 -1.1 -.6 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .2 .5 .3 .0 .5 -1.2 .5 -.8 -.3 -.2 -.3 .3 -.6 1.8 .3 -1.0 -.5 .1 -.9 -.6 -2.6 -1.5 -.4 -.6 .0 .7 .4 .4 -1.9 1.2 2.5 .6 -.5 1.0 -.1 .0 1.2 -1.0 4.6 -8.6 12.3 -1.2 .4 -10.9 4.5 -.9 -.3 -.5 -.1 .2 .4 .5 .6 .8 .5 .6 .2 .3 .9 1.0 1.8 .8 .4 -.8 -.8 -.7 -1.0 .2 -3.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.2 -2.3 1.4 -3.4 -.7 1.1 -.4 -.2 -1.0 -1.7 1.0 -1.3 -.7 2.4 3.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.6 2.7 4.1 -1.4 -5.8 14.0 3.5 1.4 1.7 4.2 6.6 -4.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 .8 See footnotes at end of table. 46 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ......................................... Carbonated drinks ................................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 ................... Coffee 1 .................................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other sweets 1 2 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ....................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 ................................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Baby food 1 2 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Food away from home 1 ............................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................ Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ...................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 .................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... 1.184 .894 .495 .054 .344 .290 .148 .142 2.220 .420 .092 .248 .080 .354 .119 .092 .142 1.446 .107 .251 .298 .309 .125 .355 6.133 3.199 1.772 .711 .235 .216 1.045 .698 .479 .094 .125 .347 130.4 99.7 115.2 104.6 100.0 96.7 154.2 103.3 151.7 150.0 134.2 101.3 103.7 151.2 120.2 103.5 102.2 166.7 192.3 146.4 156.1 172.4 103.0 104.9 163.0 102.7 102.2 102.5 100.8 103.4 166.2 150.8 149.9 152.1 145.1 196.7 132.5 101.9 117.9 105.8 102.0 96.5 154.4 102.8 152.4 151.8 138.2 102.0 104.5 150.1 119.0 101.9 102.2 167.7 191.5 146.7 158.6 175.0 104.0 104.2 163.5 103.1 102.5 102.6 101.0 103.6 166.5 151.2 150.3 152.7 145.4 196.8 -0.3 .8 -.7 4.9 2.1 -3.5 -8.6 2.5 2.9 1.1 1.0 .7 2.1 6.9 19.7 1.7 1.3 2.5 .8 1.6 2.5 2.3 3.4 3.7 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.7 .9 3.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.0 2.4 1.6 2.2 2.3 1.1 2.0 -.2 .1 -.5 .5 1.2 3.0 .7 .8 -.7 -1.0 -1.5 .0 .6 -.4 .2 1.6 1.5 1.0 -.7 .3 .4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 Housing .............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 5 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...................................................... Electricity 3 ................................................................................. Utility natural gas service 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................... Floor coverings 1 2 ...................................................................... Window coverings 1 2 ................................................................ Other linens 1 2 ........................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................ Other furniture 1 2 ....................................................................... 36.685 27.496 8.500 1.379 .141 1.238 17.296 .320 4.850 3.928 .201 .123 .078 3.727 2.672 1.056 .922 .684 .238 4.339 .315 .075 .085 .154 1.166 .349 .614 .185 157.8 178.8 174.6 104.0 241.7 221.7 173.7 100.3 126.4 110.9 86.6 79.9 125.3 118.4 122.3 114.1 102.8 216.4 260.2 124.8 101.0 102.5 100.2 100.7 132.3 141.2 101.2 104.5 158.1 179.3 174.9 107.1 241.9 228.9 173.9 100.1 126.0 110.4 87.1 80.5 125.8 117.7 122.0 112.7 103.1 217.0 261.0 125.0 102.3 101.8 103.8 101.7 131.9 140.6 101.0 104.2 2.1 3.1 3.4 2.2 4.6 1.9 3.1 -.3 -2.0 -3.1 -9.5 -13.6 -1.7 -2.7 -2.9 -2.4 2.9 2.7 3.2 .7 1.2 1.9 1.3 .9 1.3 1.3 .4 4.7 .2 .3 .2 3.0 .1 3.2 .1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .6 .8 .4 -.6 -.2 -1.2 .3 .3 .3 .2 1.3 -.7 3.6 1.0 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 47 0.4 .1 .3 -.6 .4 -.3 -.3 -.3 .8 .3 1.1 -1.9 -.2 -3.2 -.3 .3 1.1 -.1 .7 .5 1.2 -.1 1.5 .2 .3 .1 .2 .0 .6 .3 .4 .5 .2 .2 .1 -0.3 -.9 -.7 1.8 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.1 -.4 .3 .2 .1 1.0 -1.9 -5.8 1.0 -.7 -.2 1.1 1.1 -.6 -.6 .3 .0 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .3 .3 .2 .0 .5 .3 0.6 2.2 .3 1.1 2.0 -.2 .1 -.5 -.2 -.1 .9 .7 .8 -1.8 -1.0 -1.5 .0 .2 -.1 .2 1.6 -.2 1.0 -.7 .3 .4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 -.3 .2 .3 .3 .3 1.2 .4 1.3 .2 .3 .4 .4 -.9 -1.0 -.4 .4 .3 .7 .2 .3 .0 .2 -.3 -.5 .0 -.5 -.1 .5 -.3 -.3 .2 .2 .3 -.7 .4 -.8 .2 .0 -.2 -.2 -2.1 -2.2 -.7 -.2 .0 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .1 -.4 .0 -.4 -.5 .7 1.4 .2 1.0 .0 .1 .2 -2.1 .4 -2.4 .2 -.2 -.2 -.3 .0 -.1 -1.0 -.3 -.2 -.5 .2 .2 .3 -.1 1.3 -.7 3.6 1.0 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.3 .1 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ....................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 .............................................................. Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 ................................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 ............................................. Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 ............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services 1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... .410 .244 .156 .473 .196 .127 .065 .084 .627 .179 .298 .947 .451 .220 .275 .402 .090 .106 .075 .072 98.9 98.6 99.5 100.0 117.6 109.7 99.2 98.8 99.4 97.7 100.3 147.1 101.7 102.7 101.7 103.3 103.3 101.7 103.6 105.5 99.4 98.9 100.1 100.5 117.2 109.7 103.5 99.0 99.0 97.5 99.8 147.5 101.7 103.0 102.4 103.4 103.5 101.9 103.4 105.7 -1.6 -2.3 -.5 -1.2 -.7 -3.9 3.0 -1.4 -1.9 -2.8 -1.5 2.6 1.6 2.9 3.7 3.3 3.3 1.9 3.4 5.6 0.5 .3 .6 .5 -.3 .0 4.3 .2 -.4 -.2 -.5 .3 .0 .3 .7 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .2 -0.3 -.3 -.3 .2 .2 .2 -1.0 .7 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.4 .2 -.4 .5 .3 .0 -.1 2.1 -0.8 -.7 -.9 -.9 -.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 .3 ■8 .1 -.2 .5 -.2 -1.2 .2 .4 .0 -.3 1.0 0.5 .3 .6 .5 -.3 -.3 4.3 .2 -.4 -.2 -.5 .3 .0 .3 .7 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .2 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel .............................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ Men’s furnishings ...................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................. Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s apparel ........................................................................ Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses ..................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 2 ............................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ...................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................... W atches5 ..................................................................................... Jewelry 5 ........................................................................................ 5.199 1.474 1.126 .211 .306 .342 .248 .348 1.948 1.612 .111 .233 .810 129.8 130.2 133.8 133.4 135.8 101.3 128.6 118.8 121.0 120.9 123.2 107.5 98.8 127.1 128.1 131.9 131.3 135.8 97.1 129.7 116.0 116.4 115.4 114.6 96.8 94.2 -1.2 -1.0 -.4 -3.5 1.0 1.0 -.8 -3.2 -1.8 -1.5 -6.1 1.8 -1.4 -2.1 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .0 -4.1 .9 -2.4 -3.8 -4.5 -7.0 -10.0 -4.7 -.1 -.7 -.3 -.5 -.6 -.6 .2 -.8 -.1 -.1 -.8 -.3 -1.7 -.5 -.5 -.1 .7 .4 -3.2 -.7 -2.1 -.4 -.2 -.2 2.6 -4.8 -1.1 -.7 -.4 -.3 2.1 -4.1 -.3 -.8 -1.9 -2.4 -2.6 -7.6 -4.7 .433 .336 1.057 .372 .257 .428 .344 .375 .073 .302 100.4 121.8 128.2 132.6 133.3 120.6 130.9 133.6 119.4 137.6 99.6 121.6 126.1 130.7 131.6 118.2 130.8 136.4 120.7 140.9 -1.9 -3.1 -1.8 .1 -2.2 -3.0 4.4 -3.0 -1.3 -3.4 -.8 -.2 -1.6 -1.4 -1.3 -2.0 -.1 2.1 1.1 2.4 .5 .0 .4 -.2 -.5 1.7 1.3 .5 .3 .6 -1.9 -1.2 -.5 1.1 .2 -2.9 -1.4 -.4 -.1 .0 -.8 .1 -.9 -1.7 1.1 -1.1 -.1 -.8 -.1 -1.2 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular8 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 .............................................. Other motor fuels 1 2 .................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work 1 .......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. 19.166 18.109 9.250 5.224 3.216 .108 3.066 3.045 .020 .682 .309 .373 1.690 .120 .490 1.056 139.6 137.1 101.1 145.3 154.3 101.5 86.0 85.5 82.6 90.6 89.0 87.7 100.5 97.7 100.0 170.9 181.9 157.1 103.2 139.1 136.5 100.6 145.5 151.8 99.9 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 87.9 86.5 100.6 97.6 100.1 171.2 182.6 157.6 103.3 -1.8 -2.0 .5 -.1 1.4 2.1 -12.9 -13.0 -13.8 -12.1 -11.3 -11.7 -.1 -.5 .1 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.3 -.4 -.4 -.5 .1 -1.6 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .1 -.1 .0 .4 .2 .6 -.8 -1.3 -1.5 -1.6 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 -.2 -.4 .2 .4 .5 .1 .3 -.5 -.5 -.2 .1 -.6 -1.3 -2.7 -2.7 -2.9 -2.5 -2.2 -2.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 .2 .4 -.1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.5 .1 -1.6 -1.6 .2 .2 .4 -.2 .0 -1.4 .0 -.1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .1 See footnotes at end of table. 48 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category 2.829 .593 .420 .151 1.056 .568 .120 .360 254.6 103.1 101.8 106.8 185.1 201.6 164.7 171.4 254.7 103.1 101.7 107.3 186.8 205.3 163.8 171.3 -0.6 1.0 .2 3.1 1.1 3.2 1.7 -2.1 0.0 .0 -.1 .5 .9 1.8 -.5 -.1 -0.1 .7 .8 .5 -1.1 -2.2 .2 .1 0.0 .1 .0 .0 .5 1.0 -.6 .0 0.0 .0 -.1 .5 .9 1.8 -.6 -.1 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 3 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 3 ................................................................ Dental services 1 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................... Hospital and related services 3 ................................................... Hospital services 1 3 1 0 ............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 5 8 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1310 ................................ 4.672 .926 .589 .337 .246 .091 3.746 2.415 1.294 .684 .258 .179 1.114 1.101 ■ .013 244.4 222.1 263.4 147.4 175.0 177.4 249.4 226.2 233.1 239.7 143.7 160.6 287.4 106.2 104.9 238.1 110.6 245.8 222.4 265.3 146.0 172.7 177.3 251.0 227.3 234.1 241.9 142.7 161.9 290.4 107.3 106.1 240.5 111.4 3.5 3.6 5.3 .6 .6 .6 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.6 -.1 2.6 3.9 3.9 3.3 5.0 6.5 .6 .1 .7 -.9 -1.3 -.1 .6 .5 .4 .9 -.7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .7 .2 .3 .3 .1 -.3 1.2 .2 .1 .3 .2 -.9 .4 .2 .2 .3 .3 -.2 .2 .4 .3 .6 .9 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .2 -.2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .8 .3 .0 .6 -.9 -1.3 -.1 .4 .3 .2 .9 -.7 .4 .8 1.0 1.1 .7 .7 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 3 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 ........................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Audio equipm ent1 ........................................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ............................................. Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 .......................................... Sporting goods 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ........................................... Sports equipm ent1 ...................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................. Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 1 ................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 5.925 1.951 .240 .976 .086 .203 .177 .156 .679 .469 .210 .515 .252 .256 .277 .101 .174 .625 .497 .063 .048 1.386 .434 .666 .146 .494 .343 .151 100.8 100.7 56.4 250.7 86.8 94.8 81.7 100.3 101.6 142.5 104.3 124.0 131.5 113.3 99.6 130.5 101.2 95.0 117.8 99.1 99.8 103.3 104.7 205.0 179.4 186.9 103.3 102.6 101.2 101.3 56.1 252.4 86.0 93.9 85.0 101.3 102.2 143.3 104.8 123.3 130.5 112.9 100.0 131.5 101.5 94.8 117.7 97.3 99.4 104.2 105.4 206.6 182.9 187.5 103.7 102.9 .9 .8 -5.2 5.7 -13.0 -4.5 -3.3 1.7 1.6 .1 4.7 -1.8 1.2 -4.5 .1 -2.2 1.6 -4.3 -5.0 -2.4 -.8 4.0 5.0 3.2 4.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 .4 .6 -.5 .7 -.9 -.9 4.0 1.0 .6 .6 .5 -.6 -.8 -.4 .4 .8 .3 -.2 -.1 -1.8 -.4 .9 .7 .8 2.0 .3 .4 .3 .1 -.1 -.4 .6 -1.5 -.5 -1.9 .1 .5 .6 .3 1.1 1.7 .4 -.4 -.7 -.2 -.6 -.7 -.3 -1.1 .4 1.2 .1 .0 -.2 .2 -.9 .1 .1 -.9 .6 -.9 -.8 -.8 .1 -.3 -.6 .3 .2 .9 -.4 -.7 -1.9 .0 .2 .3 .7 -.6 .2 .4 .0 -.1 .2 .3 -.1 .4 .4 -.5 .3 -.9 -.9 4.0 1.0 .6 .6 .5 -.6 -.8 -.4 .4 .8 .3 -.1 .2 -1.8 -.4 .9 .7 .8 2.0 .3 .4 .3 Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education 2 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school 7 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... 5.361 2.478 .200 2.278 .837 .263 1.061 .052 100.9 104.7 259.7 295.8 312.7 318.0 145.2 107.6 101.2 105.1 260.8 296.6 313.3 318.0 145.8 107.5 1.2 4.8 5.4 4.6 3.8 6.2 4.7 7.6 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .0 .4 -.1 .3 .4 .3 .4 .4 .5 .2 .0 -.2 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 2.3 .3 .4 -.6 .4 .3 .5 .3 -.1 Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 49 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Dec. 1998 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Expenditure category Communication 1 2 .......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................... Postage 1 ..................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 12 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 1 3 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 ................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 .......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... 2.883 .150 .148 .002 2.733 2.519 1.170 1.293 .056 97.8 100.1 160.8 104.2 97.7 100.4 165.3 100.0 92.4 98.1 103.1 165.6 104.5 97.8 100.8 166.8 100.0 91.7 -1.6 3.1 3.0 4.4 -1.8 .9 2.3 .2 -7.5 0.3 3.0 3.0 .3 .1 .4 .9 .0 -.8 0.1 .0 .0 -.4 .1 .4 .1 .6 -1.1 -0.7 .0 .0 .4 -.7 -.8 -.3 -1.1 -.5 0.3 3.0 3.0 .3 .1 .4 .9 .0 -.8 .213 .120 .025 .016 .051 36.0 64.0 89.9 103.5 89.7 35.0 61.1 88.7 103.5 89.7 -26.6 -36.7 -8.9 3.3 -10.0 -2.8 -4.5 -1.3 .0 .0 -2.1 -3.3 -2.6 .0 .1 -1.6 -2.0 -.1 .0 -1.6 -2.8 -4.5 -1.3 .0 .0 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................................... Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ........................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 4.981 1.694 1.614 .069 3.287 .838 252.6 332.0 133.8 105.5 158.3 149.6 259.2 354.5 143.1 107.7 159.1 150.7 13.6 39.8 41.5 7.2 3.0 2.5 2.6 6.8 7.0 2.1 .5 .7 -.5 -1.3 -1.5 1.6 -.1 -.4 5.8 18.7 18.9 .3 .1 -.1 2.5 6.4 7.0 2.1 .5 .7 .412 100.3 100.9 .8 .6 -.6 .1 .6 .423 .975 .975 1.253 .313 .269 .218 .051 .270 .220 163.7 168.6 102.8 237.4 174.9 182.1 102.2 101.9 200.5 100.4 165.1 169.1 103.1 239.1 176.1 183.5 102.9 102.2 201.7 99.7 4.2 2.8 2.8 4.0 4.9 4.9 2.7 1.9 3.8 -.4 .9 .3 .3 .7 .7 .8 .7 .3 .6 -.7 -.4 .1 .1 .2 .1 .3 .2 .1 .1 -1.0 -.3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 -.2 .6 .3 -.3 .9 .3 .3 .5 .7 .7 .7 .3 .6 -.7 46.764 28.753 15.564 10.365 13.189 53.236 27.175 6.800 10.144 83.034 72.504 95.328 29.798 16.609 11.410 33.575 4.141 26.061 49.490 142.3 130.6 132.1 137.9 127.4 182.5 172.2 186.1 216.1 160.4 155.6 156.8 132.0 134.1 139.7 147.3 125.7 171.5 176.9 142.5 130.4 132.0 139.2 126.9 183.0 172.7 186.4 217.1 160.5 155.9 157.1 131.8 134.1 140.9 147.8 123.0 171.9 177.3 .8 -.1 .4 1.2 -.6 2.4 3.2 .8 3.1 1.5 1.1 1.6 .0 .4 1.2 1.3 -1.1 1.7 2.4 .1 -.2 -.1 .9 -.4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .0 .9 .3 -2.1 .2 .2 .0 -.2 -.4 -.5 .1 .3 .3 .0 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.1 .2 .3 .3 .5 .7 1.4 -.1 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .3 .2 .5 .5 1.3 .3 -.5 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 1.2 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .5 .1 .2 .2 .1 .4 .9 .3 -1.2 .1 .1 Personal care services 1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 5 ....................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ..................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 5 ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 ............................................. Special aggregate indexes Commodities ...................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of she lter4 .................................................................................. Transportation services ..................................................................... Other services .................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter4 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 50 Table 8. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Relative importance, December 1998 Unadjusted indexes Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 97.8 169.3 171.3 144.1 86.2 189.7 163.7 143.1 $.622 $.209 97.0 169.8 171.6 144.0 85.2 190.3 165.6 143.3 $.621 $.208 Unadjusted percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Special aggregate indexes Energy .................................................................................................. All items less energy .......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar ....................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old base ..................... 6.994 93.006 76.040 26.531 3.267 49.509 9.172 9.200 ■ 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 51 -7.6 2.4 2.4 1.8 -12.8 2.8 2.3 .1 ■ -0.8 .3 .2 -.1 -1.2 .3 1.2 .1 ■ -0.4 .2 .2 .1 -1.3 .3 .1 .3 ■ -1.3 .3 .4 .8 -2.6 .2 -.1 .0 * 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ‘ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. -0.1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .2 .6 -.3 ■ Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. 160.4 160.7 161.0 161.3 1.0 1.8 1.5 2.3 1.4 1.9 Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast c e re a l1 .................................................................. Rice, pasta, cornmeal .......................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 2 ................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ........................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies 1 .......................................... Other bakery products ......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish .......................................................... Meats ..................................................................................... Beef and veal ...................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ................................................. Uncooked other beef and v e a l 1 2 .................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 12 .... Ham ................................................................................... Pork chops ........................................................................ Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 2 ..................... Other meats 1 ....................................................................... Poultry 1 .................................................................................. Chicken 1 2 ............................................................................ Other poultry including turkey 1 2 ....................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .................................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 2 ......................................... Eggs .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products 1 ..................................................... Milk 1 2 ....................................................................................... Cheese and related products 1 ............................................... Ice cream and related products 1 ........................................... Other dairy and related products 1 2 ...................................... Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 2 ..................................................................... Other fresh fruits 1 2 ............................................................ Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce 1 ................................................................................ Tomatoes 1 ........................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 2 ...................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 2 ......................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 2 .......................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 2 161.8 161.4 161.4 182.1 172.1 161.0 191.1 151.2 186.7 101.3 103.8 180.5 187.3 147.0 147.5 140.5 135.8 115.9 99.2 99.1 98.5 145.8 97.5 146.9 145.2 93.1 147.0 161.4 104.6 102.3 183.8 103.2 103.1 136.5 154.6 103.6 156.4 162.5 104.0 201.3 235.6 245.2 202.8 162.6 157.1 84.5 222.4 188.7 218.7 244.7 227.5 102.9 103.0 103.6 100.7 162.1 161.7 161.6 182.5 172.0 159.2 191.7 150.0 187.4 101.9 104.3 182.1 188.4 146.7 147.4 140.6 136.2 115.8 99.4 100.4 99.3 145.4 96.7 146.7 142.6 93.9 147.6 160.1 104.1 100.1 183.7 103.1 103.4 133.8 155.5 103.6 157.5 164.1 105.2 200.1 234.1 248.0 201.7 163.9 129.3 94.3 217.2 187.0 220.3 265.3 222.2 102.4 102.9 102.5 100.1 162.2 161.7 161.5 182.6 172.3 159.5 192.7 150.5 187.4 102.4 103.1 183.1 186.9 146.2 147.1 140.2 136.6 115.1 101.2 100.7 98.3 144.7 96.8 145.4 141.8 91.5 145.4 159.4 103.5 100.1 184.9 103.5 103.8 131.2 157.4 106.2 158.4 163.2 106.2 199.9 234.1 251.0 199.7 171.4 118.2 105.9 214.5 187.7 196.2 277.2 220.1 102.1 102.4 102.4 100.3 162.9 162.5 162.4 184.0 173.1 160.5 193.0 150.9 189.1 103.4 105.0 184.5 187.6 145.1 145.9 139.2 135.2 115.3 98.2 100.1 97.3 142.9 94.6 147.4 137.0 90.9 147.0 158.8 103.3 99.1 181.7 104.5 102.5 130.3 161.1 110.0 160.8 165.4 108.0 205.0 240.5 261.3 196.9 161.5 134.7 109.6 217.4 190.9 204.5 295.6 211.3 104.0 104.5 104.6 101.1 .0 -.3 -1.3 2.3 .5 4.4 3.7 -.3 2.4 2.0 4.8 .7 .4 -1.9 -2.1 -3.6 .6 -3.4 -2.0 3.3 -.4 -9.1 -15.2 -7.6 -6.2 -17.5 -2.7 -1.8 .8 -10.9 4.8 -2.3 3.2 4.5 .8 1.6 4.1 -2.8 -4.3 -8.6 -10.3 8.2 .6 7.6 12.3 -16.9 -25.1 -2.1 -49.3 -13.8 -12.2 -2.3 -4.2 .8 -.4 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.9 3.1 .8 3.2 2.7 2.6 7.0 -.8 -.7 2.6 1.4 1.9 .3 2.1 4.9 -.8 .4 -4.3 -1.3 2.1 3.8 .5 13.7 -.3 6.1 4.1 13.1 5.6 -4.6 8.1 -9.3 -1.1 -7.0 3.8 1.6 5.3 13.4 14.9 13.5 3.2 19.0 238.7 -54.3 16.4 -4.3 -44.6 34.9 -2.5 8.6 12.0 4.0 4.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.2 2.8 6.2 1.9 .5 2.6 -1.2 6.8 2.9 6.2 .3 -.3 -3.6 -2.9 -4.0 2.0 -4.3 -.8 -8.1 8.6 -13.0 -11.0 -19.5 1.6 12.3 16.4 -1.2 .7 6.9 -.4 7.0 19.7 22.9 15.4 26.6 12.0 2.0 2.8 -4.1 -3.1 -10.1 28.3 51.2 9.9 13.3 21.8 -.8 14.3 -.8 -2.7 3.1 -2.0 2.7 2.8 2.5 4.2 2.3 -1.2 4.0 -.8 5.2 8.6 4.7 9.2 .6 -5.1 -4.3 -3.7 -1.8 -2.1 -4.0 4.1 -4.8 -7.7 -11.4 1.4 -20.7 -9.1 .0 -6.3 -4.9 -11.9 -4.5 5.1 -2.3 -17.0 17.9 27.1 11.7 7.3 16.3 7.6 8.6 29.0 -11.1 -2.7 -46.0 183.0 -8.7 4.7 -23.5 113.0 -25.6 4.3 6.0 3.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.1 2.6 1.8 2.6 3.5 1.2 2.5 4.5 2.0 .0 1.5 -.3 -.1 -1.7 1.3 .7 -1.4 1.8 -2.4 -5.3 -6.9 -2.1 -2.9 -3.2 -1.5 2.1 2.4 .4 5.2 -3.5 5.7 -2.6 -.1 -2.8 4.0 -.6 .4 1.8 1.6 10.8 1.9 13.1 95.0 -38.4 -6.6 -3.2 -47.0 7.9 -7.5 3.0 3.6 2.4 1.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.4 3.0 -.1 3.9 3.6 5.8 6.0 3.4 -2.4 -2.3 -3.6 -2.3 -3.1 -1.0 -.2 -2.8 -7.9 -1.9 -6.1 -16.0 -14.5 .8 2.6 5.2 -6.7 -2.0 6.0 -1.4 -5.7 18.8 25.0 13.6 16.6 14.1 4.7 5.6 11.2 -7.2 -6.5 -16.7 106.9 .2 8.9 -3.5 45.3 -7.8 1.8 1.5 3.5 -.2 See footnotes at end of table. 52 Table 9. Consumer Price index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 2 ......................................... Carbonated drinks ................................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................ Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 2 ................... Coffee 1 ................................................................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 2 ......................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ................................................. Other sweets 1 2 .................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 2 ....................................................... Salad dressing 1 2 .................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 2 .................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................... Snacks 1 ............. .................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Baby food 1 2 .......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ............................................. Food away from home 1 ............................................................... Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ............................................. Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ...................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 2 .................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 ........... Other food away from home 1 2 ................................................ Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... 131.4 100.5 117.3 103.4 99.7 97.3 155.6 103.7 151.9 150.4 134.5 101.1 104.7 155.8 131.8 102.8 102.6 165.7 191.7 143.8 156.3 173.6 102.8 103.3 162.3 102.2 101.9 102.1 100.7 102.8 165.5 150.3 149.1 152.4 145.3 195.7 131.9 100.6 117.7 102.8 100.1 97.0 155.2 103.4 153.1 150.9 136.0 101.2 102.7 155.5 127.6 102.5 102.9 167.6 191.5 144.8 157.1 175.6 102.7 104.9 162.6 102.5 102.0 102.3 100.7 103.4 166.0 150.9 149.9 152.7 145.6 195.8 131.5 99.7 116.9 104.6 100.0 96.7 154.2 103.3 152.5 151.3 136.3 101.3 103.7 152.6 120.2 103.5 102.2 167.2 193.7 146.4 156.1 174.5 103.0 104.9 163.0 102.7 102.2 102.5 100.8 103.4 166.5 151.3 150.2 152.7 146.4 196.4 132.3 101.9 117.2 105.8 102.0 96.5 154.4 102.8 152.2 151.2 137.5 102.0 104.5 149.8 119.0 101.9 102.2 167.5 193.5 146.7 158.6 174.2 104.0 104.2 163.5 103.1 102.5 102.6 101.0 103.6 166.7 151.4 150.4 153.0 146.0 196.8 -2.7 -1.6 .7 -4.3 -4.7 2.4 -2.3 7.8 1.6 .3 -1.5 .0 3.6 .3 -.8 -.4 1.2 2.5 2.1 3.9 1.8 3.8 2.8 4.9 2.3 2.8 2.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 .2 -.3 -1.3 1.6 .6 1.0 0.3 -3.1 -.7 5.7 .0 -7.3 -12.0 -1.2 4.9 -.3 2.1 -2.3 -1.9 19.9 66.0 2.0 6.5 3.2 -.6 -.3 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.4 2.3 2.8 2.0 1.6 .0 3.6 2.2 1.6 2.5 -.8 1.4 2.9 -1.5 2.4 -2.4 9.0 4.1 -5.6 -16.1 7.3 4.0 2.2 -5.5 1.6 7.6 27.2 87.7 9.0 -.8 -.2 -1.9 -5.1 1.3 1.6 2.4 2.0 3.0 2.4 2.8 6.1 1.2 5.2 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.1 .6 3.3 2.8 5.7 -.3 9.6 9.6 -3.2 -3.0 -3.4 .8 2.1 9.2 3.6 -.8 -14.5 -33.5 -3.5 -1.6 4.4 3.8 8.3 6.0 1.4 4.8 3.5 3.0 3.6 2.4 2.0 1.2 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 -1.2 -2.4 .0 .6 -2.4 -2.6 -7.3 3.2 3.3 .0 .3 -1.2 .8 9.6 28.3 .8 3.8 2.8 .7 1.8 1.4 3.2 3.2 4.6 2.3 2.8 2.0 1.4 .6 2.8 1.2 .7 .5 .4 1.0 2.0 0.6 4.0 -1.4 9.3 6.8 -4.4 -9.8 1.8 2.4 2.2 1.6 2.6 3.3 4.3 11.7 2.6 -1.2 2.1 .9 1.4 3.6 1.5 3.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.6 4.0 1.2 4.2 2.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.2 2.8 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 ........................................................ Lodging away from home 2 3 ...................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 5 ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ...................................................... Electricity 3 ................................................................................ Utility natural gas service 3 ..................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .................... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ...................................... Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ............................................ Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................... Floor coverings 1 2 ..................................................................... Window coverings 1 2 ................................................................ Other linens 1 2 ........................................................................... Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................... Bedroom furniture 1 .................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ................. Other furniture 1 2 ...................................................................... 157.5 178.3 173.4 103.6 238.7 238.6 172.7 100.0 126.5 110.4 87.9 81.4 126.1 118.1 125.2 110.3 102.3 215.5 259.4 125.0 101.7 103.0 100.6 101.7 131.5 138.6 101.3 103.8 157.9 178.9 174.0 104.8 239.7 241.7 173.1 100.3 127.0 110.8 87.1 80.6 125.6 118.6 125.6 111.1 102.5 216.1 259.3 125.2 101.4 102.5 100.6 101.2 131.4 139.3 101.0 103.5 158.2 179.2 174.5 104.1 240.6 239.7 173.5 100.3 126.8 110.6 85.3 78.8 124.7 118.4 125.6 110.6 102.8 216.7 260.2 125.3 101.0 102.5 100.2 100.7 132.3 141.2 101.2 104.5 158.2 179.3 174.9 101.9 241.5 234.0 173.8 100.1 126.5 110.3 85.3 78.7 123.5 118.1 125.3 110.1 103.0 217.2 261.0 125.2 102.3 101.8 103.8 101.7 131.9 140.6 101.0 104.2 2.6 3.3 2.6 5.3 4.0 5.5 3.6 .4 -1.5 -2.8 -9.0 -15.3 2.6 -2.6 -3.7 1.4 3.6 3.8 4.3 3.3 3.6 5.3 -9.8 11.6 8.9 9.2 5.3 23.5 2.1 2.8 3.8 -2.0 4.9 -2.6 2.9 -4.3 -1.5 -2.5 -5.5 -10.5 1.9 -2.0 -.9 -5.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 .3 -3.9 5.2 -1.2 -9.3 2.1 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.1 3.9 3.5 12.9 5.0 13.4 3.3 2.4 -4.9 -6.6 -11.8 -15.9 -3.1 -6.2 -6.7 -4.6 2.4 1.7 3.6 -1.3 2.8 2.0 4.1 2.4 -6.4 -10.8 -3.9 -6.3 1.8 2.3 3.5 -6.4 4.8 -7.5 2.6 .4 .0 -.4 -11.3 -12.6 -8.0 .0 .3 -.7 2.8 3.2 2.5 .6 2.4 -4.6 13.3 .0 1.2 5.9 -1.2 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.2 1.6 4.5 1.4 3.2 -2.0 -1.5 -2.6 -7.3 -12.9 2.2 -2.3 -2.3 -2.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 1.8 -.2 5.3 -5.6 .6 5.4 5.6 3.4 12.4 1.9 3.1 3.5 2.8 4.9 2.4 2.9 1.4 -2.5 -3.5 -11.6 -14.3 -5.6 -3.1 -3.3 -2.7 2.6 2.4 3.1 -.3 2.6 -1.4 8.6 1.2 -2.7 -2.8 -2.5 -2.4 See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Appliances 1 2 ............................................................................... Major appliances 12 .................................................................. Other appliances 1 2 .................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ....................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 2 .............................................................. Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 2 .................................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .............................................. Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 2 ........................................ Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................. Household cleaning products 1 2 .............................................. Household paper products 1 2 .................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................... Household operations 1 2 ............................................................. Domestic services 1 2 ................................................................ Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................... Repair of household items 1 2 ................................................... 100.0 99.6 100.7 100.7 117.6 112.8 101.5 99.4 99.2 97.0 100.3 147.7 101.6 102.7 103.3 102.6 102.6 101.7 104.0 102.4 99.7 99.3 100.4 100.9 117.8 113.0 100.5 100.1 99.1 96.9 100.2 147.4 101.2 102.9 102.9 103.1 102.9 101.7 103.9 104.5 98.9 98.6 99.5 100.0 117.6 111.8 99.2 98.8 99.4 97.7 100.3 147.1 101.7 102.7 101.7 103.3 103.3 101.7 103.6 105.5 99.4 98.9 100.1 100.5 117.2 111.5 103.5 99.0 99.0 97.5 99.8 147.5 101.7 103.0 102.4 103.4 103.5 101.9 103.4 105.7 -3.5 -8.0 4.0 6.9 11.7 -14.6 22.8 -4.7 1.2 -1.6 3.2 6.6 .0 12.5 12.3 3.6 2.0 4.5 6.1 3.2 1.6 4.1 -2.0 -4.6 -10.7 8.9 -.4 2.0 -4.3 -5.9 -3.9 2.8 2.4 3.5 2.8 4.0 5.3 2.4 6.5 2.4 -2.0 -2.0 -1.6 -5.7 -1.0 -3.8 -15.0 -1.2 -3.5 -5.6 -3.1 1.6 3.6 -4.9 4.0 2.4 2.4 .0 3.5 3.6 -2.4 -2.8 -2.4 -.8 -1.4 -4.5 8.1 -1.6 -.8 2.1 -2.0 -.5 .4 1.2 -3.4 3.2 3.6 .8 -2.3 13.5 -1.0 -2.2 1.0 1.0 -.2 -3.6 10.6 -1.4 -1.6 -3.8 -.4 4.6 1.2 7.9 7.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 6.3 2.8 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 -3.3 -1.2 -4.2 -4.1 -1.4 -2.2 -1.8 -2.6 .5 2.0 -1.9 .2 2.8 3.0 .4 .6 8.4 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel .............................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................. Men’s furnishings ...................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 2 ................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................ Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s apparel ........................................................................ Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses ..................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 12 ............................................ Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 2 ................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ...................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ..................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ................................................................... W atches5 ...................................................................................... Jew elry5 ........................................................................................ 132.1 132.4 135.4 134.4 135.6 105.2 132.0 122.1 124.1 123.7 120.4 110.1 105.6 132.0 131.5 135.0 133.7 134.8 104.6 132.2 121.1 124.0 123.6 119.4 109.8 103.8 131.4 130.9 134.9 134.6 135.3 101.3 131.3 118.5 123.5 123.3 119.2 112.7 98.8 129.9 130.0 134.3 134.2 138.1 97.1 130.9 117.6 121.1 120.4 116.1 104.1 94.2 -1.5 .9 3.9 -4.8 13.2 20.1 2.4 -15.2 -.3 1.0 -1.0 30.3 40.1 .0 -.3 -.9 -1.4 -2.8 -12.5 -3.0 6.0 .3 .7 2.3 -4.7 -30.4 3.4 2.5 -1.2 -7.1 -12.2 36.7 .6 13.5 2.6 3.3 -11.1 8.0 53.3 -6.5 -7.1 -3.2 -.6 7.6 -27.4 -3.3 -13.9 -9.3 -10.3 -13.5 -20.1 -36.7 -.8 .3 1.5 -3.1 4.9 2.5 -.3 -5.2 .0 .8 .6 11.5 -1.3 -1.7 -2.4 -2.2 -3.9 -2.8 -.4 -1.4 -1.2 -3.5 -3.7 -12.3 -7.1 -1.5 101.8 125.8 129.0 132.4 132.4 123.3 131.0 139.4 122.1 144.3 102.3 125.8 129.5 132.2 131.7 125.4 132.7 140.1 122.5 145.2 100.4 124.3 128.8 133.7 131.9 121.8 130.9 139.6 122.4 145.2 99.6 124.4 127.7 131.4 133.3 120.4 130.8 138.5 122.3 143.5 23.0 -6.1 -8.6 -.9 -18.8 -9.6 5.2 -4.4 2.0 -6.6 -17.8 -1.6 5.8 4.7 7.9 5.7 -12.6 -4.2 -4.1 -4.0 .0 -.3 .3 -.6 1.2 1.6 29.9 -.9 -3.5 -.3 -8.4 -4.4 -4.0 -3.0 2.7 -9.1 -.6 -2.6 .7 -2.2 .6 -3.9 -1.7 1.8 -6.3 -2.2 -4.1 -4.3 -1.1 -5.3 -4.3 -2.4 -1.9 -1.8 2.0 -3.9 13.6 -1.7 -1.5 -1.2 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................................... Car and truck re n ta l1 2 .............................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular8 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ............................................... Other motor fuels 1 2 .................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work 1 ......................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ............................ Motor vehicle re p a ir1 2 .............................................................. 140.2 137.7 100.9 144.3 154.2 103.6 89.9 89.5 86.9 94.2 92.1 90.6 100.8 98.3 99.9 170.0 180.3 157.0 102.8 140.1 137.7 101.3 144.6 155.2 102.8 88.7 88.2 85.5 93.3 91.1 89.8 100.6 97.9 100.1 170.6 181.2 157.2 103.1 139.4 137.0 101.1 144.7 154.3 101.5 86.3 85.8 83.0 91.0 89.1 87.7 100.4 97.5 100.0 170.9 181.9 157.1 103.2 139.2 136.7 100.6 144.8 151.8 99.9 86.5 86.0 83.3 90.8 89.1 86.5 100.4 97.4 100.1 171.2 182.6 157.6 103.3 -3.3 -4.2 .0 .3 -.5 11.5 -22.0 -22.5 -23.3 -21.6 -19.5 -17.8 -1.6 -2.8 -2.4 1.9 6.7 3.4 1.2 .3 .6 2.0 -1.1 8.8 13.4 -4.2 -4.2 -5.2 -2.8 -4.1 -5.5 1.6 3.8 .4 3.4 -1.1 3.1 3.2 -1.4 -1.4 1.2 -.6 4.0 -.4 -10.4 -9.7 -10.3 -9.2 -8.6 -5.9 1.2 .8 1.6 4.3 2.7 3.6 6.9 -2.8 -2.9 -1.2 1.4 -6.1 -13.5 -14.3 -14.7 -15.6 -13.7 -12.4 -16.9 -1.6 -3.6 .8 2.9 5.2 1.5 2.0 -1.5 -1.9 1.0 -.4 4.0 12.4 -13.6 -13.8 -14.7 -12.7 -12.1 -11.9 .0 .4 -1.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.2 -2.1 -2.2 .0 .4 -1.2 -7.2 -12.4 -12.2 -13.0 -11.5 -10.5 -11.6 -.2 -1.4 1.2 3.6 3.9 2.6 4.4 See footnotes at end of table. 54 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 12 ................................................................... State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................... Parking and other fees 1 2 ........................................................ Public transportation 1 .................................................................... Airline fare 1 .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Intracity transportation 1 ............................................................... 253.6 102.3 101.0 106.3 186.3 204.0 165.9 171.2 253.4 103.0 101.8 106.8 184.2 199.6 166.3 171.4 253.3 103.1 101.8 106.8 185.1 201.6 165.3 171.4 253.2 103.1 101.7 107.3 186.8 205.3 164.3 171.3 0.9 .4 -.8 3.1 12.2 22.1 4.0 -.2 -0.6 -.4 -.8 1.9 -2.9 -6.2 4.0 .7 -1.9 .8 -.4 3.5 -5.0 -3.6 2.9 -8.8 -0.6 3.2 2.8 3.8 1.1 2.6 -3.8 .2 0.2 .0 -.8 2.5 4.4 7.1 4.0 .2 -1.3 2.0 1.2 3.6 -2.0 -.6 -.5 -4.4 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 .................. Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ............... Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services 3 ................................................................ Physicians’ services 3 ................................................................ Dental services 1 3 ..................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 1 3 5 .................................................. Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................... Hospital and related services 3 ................................................... Hospital services 1 3 1 0 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 1 3 8 1 0 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 3 5 8 ........................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1310 ................................ 244.0 221.2 262.5 146.4 174.0 175.7 249.0 226.1 233.0 238.8 145.3 160.2 286.6 105.8 104.5 237.0 109.9 244.6 221.8 263.2 146.5 173.4 177.8 249.5 226.4 233.6 239.3 144.0 160.9 287.1 106.0 104.8 237.7 109.7 245.2 222.6 264.1 147.4 175.0 177.4 250.1 227.0 234.1 239.7 143.7 161.4 287.6 106.2 104.9 238.5 110.6 245.9 222.6 265.6 146.0 172.7 177.3 251.0 227.7 234.6 241.9 142.7 162.1 289.9 107.3 106.1 240.1 111.4 3.8 3.4 4.5 1.7 2.6 -.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.8 2.5 1.8 3.8 3.1 1.6 6.3 5.1 3.7 3.6 5.9 1.1 3.0 -4.3 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.5 4.5 1.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.8 3.3 4.8 5.8 .8 -.2 4.0 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.8 -.3 2.0 3.1 3.1 1.9 4.3 11.7 3.2 2.6 4.8 -1.1 -3.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.8 5.3 -7.0 4.8 4.7 5.8 6.3 5.3 5.6 3.7 3.5 5.2 1.4 2.8 -2.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.5 1.8 3.9 3.3 2.5 5.3 4.4 3.2 3.7 5.3 -.1 -1.6 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 5.1 -3.7 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.8 8.6 Recreation 2 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 2 ......................................................................... Televisions 1 ................................................................................. Cable television 3 6 ...................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 2 ........................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 2 ... Audio equipm ent1 ........................................................................ Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 2 ............................................. Pets and pet products 1 ............................................................... Pet services including veterinary 1 2 .......................................... Sporting goods 1 ............................................................................. Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ........................................... Sports equipment 1 ....................................................................... Photography 1 2 .............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .................................... Photographers and film processing 1 2 ...................................... Other recreational goods 2 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 2 ................................ Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ...................................... Recreation services 2 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 2 ..... Admissions 1 ................................................................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ................................................ Recreational reading materials 1 ................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ................................................. Recreational books 1 2 ................................................................. 100.6 101.2 57.1 249.9 88.9 96.1 84.0 100.1 101.4 142.5 103.7 122.4 128.1 113.3 100.7 133.9 101.4 95.4 118.6 98.7 101.5 102.7 103.1 204.7 179.4 186.8 102.8 103.6 100.7 101.1 56.9 251.3 87.6 95.6 82.4 100.2 101.9 143.3 104.0 123.7 130.3 113.8 100.3 133.0 101.2 94.8 117.8 98.4 100.4 103.1 104.3 204.9 179.4 186.5 103.0 102.7 100.8 101.2 56.4 252.9 86.8 94.8 81.7 100.3 101.6 142.5 104.3 124.0 131.5 113.3 99.6 130.5 101.2 95.0 118.1 99.1 99.8 103.3 104.7 205.0 179.2 186.9 103.3 102.6 101.2 101.6 56.1 253.7 86.0 93.9 85.0 101.3 102.2 143.3 104.8 123.3 130.5 112.9 100.0 131.5 101.5 94.9 118.3 97.3 99.4 104.2 105.4 206.6 182.7 187.5 103.7 102.9 2.0 .8 1.4 4.7 -12.3 1.6 -6.2 3.3 1.2 -1.1 6.1 -3.5 .6 -6.9 -.8 -1.8 .0 -4.4 -6.0 4.1 6.5 8.7 4.5 11.9 3.2 7.5 7.4 8.7 .0 -.4 -7.2 5.7 -13.1 -11.6 -8.9 -5.1 4.0 4.6 2.8 -1.9 -2.5 -1.4 .4 -3.2 2.4 -5.6 -5.7 -11.8 1.2 .4 3.2 -1.0 2.5 1.1 .8 1.6 -.4 1.2 -8.0 6.1 -14.3 1.7 -2.3 4.1 -1.9 -4.9 5.6 -4.8 -.9 -8.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 -5.7 -7.1 4.6 -2.3 1.2 3.2 -1.4 3.9 3.3 2.4 5.2 2.4 1.6 -6.8 6.2 -12.4 -8.8 4.8 4.9 3.2 2.3 4.3 3.0 7.7 -1.4 -2.8 -7.0 .4 -2.1 -1.0 -5.6 -8.0 6.0 9.2 3.8 7.6 1.5 3.5 -2.7 1.0 .2 -3.0 5.2 -12.7 -5.2 -7.6 -1.0 2.6 1.7 4.4 -2.7 -.9 -4.2 -.2 -2.5 1.2 -5.0 -5.9 -4-2 3.8 4.4 3.8 5.3 2.9 4.2 4.0 5.1 1.0 1.4 -7.4 6.2 -13.4 -3.7 1.2 4.5 .6 -1.4 4.9 -1.0 3.3 -4.8 .4 -1.8 2.0 -3.9 -4.1 -.6 -5.2 3.5 6.2 1.2 5.7 2.4 3.0 1.2 Education and communication 2 ..................................................... Education2 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school 7 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 2 ............... 100.8 103.9 258.7 291.9 308.5 312.2 144.1 105.2 101.1 104.3 259.4 293.1 309.8 313.7 144.4 105.2 100.9 104.7 260.5 294.2 310.8 315.1 144.9 107.6 101.2 105.1 259.0 295.5 311.8 316.7 145.4 107.5 2.0 5.7 8.6 5.2 4.5 6.0 4.4 3.2 2.0 4.4 3.9 4.6 5.0 6.8 3.5 4.9 -.8 4.3 9.0 3.9 1.7 6.1 7.9 13.6 1.6 4.7 .5 5.0 4.3 5.9 3.7 9.0 2.0 5.0 6.2 4.9 4.7 6.4 3.9 4.0 .4 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.0 6.0 5.7 11.3 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 55 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Communication 1 2 .......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 2 ............................................... Postage 1 .................................................................................... Delivery services 1 2 .................................................................. Information and information processing 1 2 .............................. Telephone services 12 .............................................................. Telephone services, local charges 13 ................................... Telephone services, long distance charges 12 .................... Cellular telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 1 1 ......................................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 2 ................ Computer software and accessories 1 2 .................................. Computer information processing services 1 2 ....................... Other information processing equipm ent1 2 ........................... Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 2 ................................................................................ Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 .............................. Personal care 1 ............................................................................... Personal care products 1 ............................................................. Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 2 ........................................................................ Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1 Personal care services 1 .............................................................. Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 1 5 ....................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 ..................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ..... Financial services 1 5 ................................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods 1 2 .............................................. 98.4 100.1 160.8 104.2 98.3 100.8 165.6 100.5 93.9 98.5 100.1 160.8 103.8 98.4 101.2 165.8 101.1 92.9 97.8 100.1 160.8 104.2 97.7 100.4 165.3 100.0 92.4 98.1 103.1 165.6 104.5 97.8 100.8 166.8 100.0 91.7 -0.8 .4 .0 16.1 -.4 2.4 4.5 1.6 -10.1 0.4 .0 .0 1.5 .0 4.0 1.5 7.0 -8.4 -4.7 .0 .0 -.4 -4.7 -2.7 .2 -5.4 -2.1 -1.2 12.5 12.5 1.2 -2.0 .0 2.9 -2.0 -9.0 -0.2 .2 .0 8.6 -.2 3.2 3.0 4.3 -9.3 -3.0 6.1 6.1 .4 -3.4 -1.4 1.6 -3.7 -5.6 37.4 67.5 92.4 103.5 91.1 36.6 65.3 90.0 103.5 91.2 36.0 64.0 89.9 103.5 89.7 35.0 61.1 88.7 103.5 89.7 -26.9 -37.2 1.7 4.5 -9.3 -31.0 -44.0 .8 9.4 -11.0 -25.1 -32.2 -21.0 -.4 -13.6 -23.3 -32.9 -15.1 .0 -6.0 -29.0 -40.7 1.2 6.9 -10.2 -24.2 -32.6 -18.1 -.2 -9.9 240.3 283.8 114.2 103.5 158.3 150.4 239.2 280.1 112.5 105.2 158.1 149.8 253.0 332.6 133.8 105.5 158.3 149.6 259.3 353.8 143.1 107.7 159.1 150.7 7.4 17.1 17.2 10.8 3.7 3.9 6.7 16.4 16.5 2.3 2.9 4.7 6.9 15.8 19.2 -.8 3.4 .8 35.6 141.5 146.5 17.2 2.0 .8 7.0 16.8 16.9 6.5 3.3 4.3 20.4 67.2 71.4 7.9 2.7 .8 100.8 100.2 100.3 100.9 3.6 -1.2 .4 .4 1.2 .4 164.8 167.8 102.3 236.9 174.2 181.6 102.2 101.2 199.7 101.7 164.2 168.0 102.4 237.4 174.3 182.1 102.4 101.3 199.9 100.7 163.7 168.6 102.8 238.4 174.9 182.8 102.2 101.9 200.5 100.4 165.1 169.1 103.1 239.5 176.1 184.0 102.9 102.2 201.7 99.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.8 4.6 3.9 2.8 1.6 5.9 3.2 11.2 2.2 2.0 3.5 1.4 3.9 3.2 1.6 3.3 -1.2 1.7 3.4 3.6 5.2 9.5 6.2 2.0 .4 1.8 4.4 .7 3.1 3.2 4.5 4.4 5.4 2.8 4.0 4.1 -7.6 7.2 2.3 2.2 3.2 3.0 3.9 3.0 1.6 4.6 1.0 1.2 3.3 3.4 4.8 6.9 5.8 2.4 2.2 2.9 -1.8 142.2 130.5 132.4 137.0 127.2 182.1 171.8 185.5 215.6 159.9 155.4 156.5 132.1 134.4 138.8 147.2 128.4 171.3 176.5 142.2 130.3 131.9 136.3 127.3 182.6 172.3 185.5 216.3 160.1 155.5 156.7 131.9 134.0 138.2 147.1 128.3 171.6 177.0 142.6 130.9 132.8 138.2 127.2 182.9 172.8 185.7 216.4 160.5 155.9 157.0 132.5 134.7 140.0 147.6 127.6 171.9 177.4 142.9 131.0 133.3 139.8 126.7 183.1 172.8 185.9 217.4 160.7 156.2 157.3 132.6 135.3 141.3 148.1 126.1 172.1 177.5 -1.4 -1.8 -4.2 -5.1 -.3 3.2 3.6 2.8 4.0 1.3 .0 .8 -2.1 -3.8 -4.8 -1.6 .3 2.1 2.8 1.7 .3 2.1 1.8 .6 2.2 2.6 .0 3.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 .6 2.1 1.8 3.1 -1.6 1.9 2.3 .8 -.3 .9 .3 -.9 2.0 4.1 -.4 2.1 1.3 .8 1.5 -.3 .9 .6 1.4 4.2 .7 2.1 2.0 1.5 2.7 8.4 -1.6 2.2 2.3 .9 3.4 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.5 2.7 7.4 2.5 -7.0 1.9 2.3 .1 -.8 -1.1 -1.7 .2 2.7 3.1 1.4 3.6 1.4 .8 1.3 -.8 -.9 -1.6 .7 -.6 2.0 2.6 1.4 .6 1.8 4.3 -1.3 2.1 3.2 .2 2.7 1.6 1.4 1.8 .6 1.8 3.9 1.9 -1.6 1.3 2.2 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ...................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of she lter4 .................................................................................. Transportation services ..................................................................... Other services .................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ....................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 56 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— 6 months ended— Item and group Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 1998 99.7 168.9 170.9 143.3 89.8 189.5 163.5 143.8 99.3 169.2 171.3 143.4 88.6 190.0 163.6 144.2 98.0 169.7 171.9 144.6 86.3 190.3 163.4 144.2 97.9 170.1 172.1 144.6 86.5 190.6 164.3 143.8 -12.2 1.9 2.6 .8 -21.1 3.5 .0 2.2 July 1998 Oct. 1998 Jan. 1999 July 1998 Jan. 1999 -8.4 2.4 2.1 1.1 -10.4 2.8 2.7 -2.2 -7.0 2.9 2.8 3.7 -13.9 2.3 2.0 .0 -7.8 2.2 2.4 1.1 -13.3 3.0 2.3 1.3 -7.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 -12.2 2.6 2.4 -1.1 Special aggregate indexes Energy ................................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................ ................. All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 57 -3.1 2,4 2.1 1.4 -4.6 2.6 4.6 .3 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 9 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area U.S. city average ............................................. Pricing schedule 1 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Dec. 1998 from— Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Oct. 1998 Dec. 1997 Nov. 1998 M 164.0 164.0 163.9 164.3 1.7 0.2 0.2 1.6 -0.1 -0.1 Northeast urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 171.3 172.3 102.6 171.2 172.2 102.6 171.2 172.2 102.5 171.4 172.5 102.6 1.5 1.8 1.0 .1 .2 .0 .1 .2 .1 1.7 1.8 1.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 -.1 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 160.1 161.4 102.4 160.1 161.3 102.4 159.8 161.0 102.3 160.4 161.6 102.6 1.8 2.0 1.4 .2 .2 .2 .4 .4 3 1.6 1.8 1.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 M 154.3 154.7 155.0 155.5 1.7 .5 .3 1.3 .5 .2 Region and area size2 South urban ............................................ ......... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 159.8 159.0 102.8 159.6 158.6 102.8 159.6 158.3 102.8 159.9 158.9 102.9 1.5 1.5 1.4 .2 .2 .1 .2 .4 .1 1.5 1.3 1.5 -.1 -.4 .0 .0 -.2 .0 M 159.8 160.0 160.4 160.8 2.1 .5 .2 2.2 .4 .3 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 165.5 166.3 103.0 165.8 166.5 103.5 165.8 166.5 103.4 166.4 167.3 103.6 2.1 2.4 1.3 .4 .5 .1 .4 .5 .2 1.8 2.1 1.4 .2 .1 .4 .0 .0 -.1 M M M 148.5 102.7 159.7 148.5 102.8 159.9 148.4 102.7 160.2 148.9 102.9 160.6 2.0 1.3 1.8 .3 .1 .4 .3 .2 .2 1.9 1.3 1.7 -.1 .0 .3 -.1 -.1 .2 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .......................................... M M 165.7 163.2 165.4 163.4 165.1 163.5 166.1 164.2 2.0 2.0 .4 .5 .6 .4 1.4 1.4 -.4 .2 -.2 .1 M 174.8 174.7 174.7 175.0 1.7 .2 .2 1.6 -.1 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 1 1 1 1 173.3 160.8 154.0 102.4 - 174.1 160.6 155.0 102.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.8 .5 -.1 .6 .4 ■ Atlanta, GA ....................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ......................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 162.0 161.0 148.5 161.1 - 161.6 161.2 146.1 161.1 - - - - 1.4 2.6 .3 1.1 -.2 .1 -1.6 .0 2 2 2 170.3 167.2 169.3 * - 169.0 167.4 169.4 ■ - - - - 1.6 3.0 2.7 -.8 .1 .1 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ............................................................... D .................................................................... Selected local areas5 ■ ~ - Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; ■ ■ NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 58 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 West South Midwest Northeast Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977=100) .................... 171.4 269.9 1.5 0.1 0.4 159.9 259.4 1.5 0.2 166.4 269.0 2.1 0.4 ' 160.4 260.9 1.8 ' Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 166.3 165.8 166.6 166.6 172.8 2.3 2.4 2.0 3.0 2.3 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 160.9 160.3 160.2 161.1 167.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 .9 .9 1.5 .2 .2 161.6 161.7 160.1 166.0 160.0 1.8 1.9 1.5 2.6 .9 .7 .8 1.0 .4 -.2 167.3 166.9 171.9 159.5 171.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 1.5 .9 1.0 1.4 .1 .8 Housing .... ...................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... Electricity 2 ............................................. Utility natural gas service 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 173.4 204.8 188.1 1.8 2.4 3.2 .2 .2 .1 156.2 180.3 171.2 1.6 2.7 3.0 .3 .3 .3 151.6 167.6 162.0 2.0 2.9 3.0 .3 .4 .2 167.1 185.1 177.2 3.3 4.0 4.2 .4 .5 .3 213.7 121.6 111.4 128.6 131.3 125.3 129.3 2.7 -2.8 -3.7 -2.3 -3.9 .6 2.9 .0 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.8 -.4 .5 185.5 122.3 105.6 111.2 119.6 103.6 124.6 2.8 -2.6 -3.8 -3.6 -3.4 -3.9 -.2 .1 -.3 -.5 -.4 .0 -1.1 .3 169.5 129.0 109.5 111.8 110.7 118.8 126.9 3.1 -2.0 -3.2 -3.0 -3.1 -2.7 .7 .1 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.2 -1.1 .1 195.9 137.5 124.9 127.8 141.3 111.9 127.0 4.1 -.5 -1.5 -1.4 -.7 -3.1 .9 .3 -.5 -.7 -.8 .0 -2.6 -.2 Apparel ............................................................ 125.2 -1.0 -2.0 125.0 -2.2 -2.6 139.5 -1.4 -2.1 118.6 -1.1 -1.7 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ New vehicles ........................................... New cars and trucks 4 5 ......................... New cars 5 ............................................... Used cars and trucks .............................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 142.5 137.4 99.9 142.9 99.4 140.7 154.1 83.4 83.0 80.7 86.9 85.9 -2.2 -2.4 .0 -.6 -.7 -1.1 1.9 -14.7 -14.7 -15.9 -13.6 -12.5 -.3 -.3 -.3 .0 -.1 -.1 -1.5 -2.3 -2.2 -2.5 -1.9 -1.7 139.2 135.2 100.9 142.0 100.6 136.8 150.8 84.8 84.4 82.4 94.7 89.5 -.8 -.9 .7 .3 .3 -.4 2.0 -10.3 -10.2 -11.0 -8.9 -8.1 .2 .1 -.3 .1 .2 -.1 -1.5 1.3 1.3 1.9 .9 .6 137.9 136.4 101.1 148.1 100.7 147.0 152.2 82.4 81.9 78.3 88.3 87.1 -1.9 -2.2 .8 .3 .4 .3 2.2 -14.3 -14.3 -15.3 -13.5 -12.5 -.4 -.4 -.2 .3 .3 .3 -1.6 -2.1 -2.2 -2.4 -2.0 -1.9 142.8 138.0 100.0 142.9 99.4 139.1 146.7 90.4 89.6 85.9 89.2 93.1 -1.6 -2.1 -.2 -.7 -.8 -.6 .5 -13.0 -13.0 -14.2 -10.9 -11.2 -.5 -.7 -.5 .1 .1 .2 -1.7 -2.3 -2.3 -2.5 -1.8 -1.8 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services 2 .............................. 259.9 234.3 265.3 239.0 4.5 5.8 4.3 4.3 .9 .7 1.0 .8 241.0 223.6 245.3 225.0 4.6 4.3 4.7 5.1 .8 .5 .9 .5 243.0 218.8 249.1 229.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 .2 -.1 .3 .4 244.4 232.4 247.2 210.0 3.0 3.5 2.9 2.0 .5 -.5 .7 .5 Recreation 4 .................................................... 102.8 1.9 .1 101.1 1.0 .5 102.3 1.9 .5 100.2 .5 .6 Education and communication 4 ................... 100.4 .5 .1 102.2 2.1 .6 100.6 .6 .1 100.7 .9 .3 Other goods and services ............................. 261.8 8.9 1.3 250.8 11.2 1.7 247.4 10.7 1.3 261.8 10.8 4.3 171.4 143.0 128.1 129.2 1.5 .7 -.4 -.2 .1 .0 -.2 -.4 160.4 141.3 130.4 132.6 1.8 .8 -.2 .3 .4 .3 -.2 .0 159.9 142.5 131.8 134.1 1.5 .4 -.5 -.4 .2 .0 -.5 -.7 166.4 143.1 128.7 130.9 2.1 .6 -.6 .0 .4 .4 .0 .4 137.5 126.4 199.7 213.9 188.7 233.3 .2 -.9 2.1 2.5 .2 2.6 .6 -.2 .2 .3 .2 .0 140.2 126.5 180.6 185.3 188.0 212.6 1.6 -.9 2.6 2.8 1.4 4.1 1.4 -.3 .4 .4 .5 .9 136.7 128.8 178.0 172.3 189.7 218.0 .1 -.6 2.3 3.0 .6 3.4 -.1 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .5 142.1 125.9 187.6 196.5 191.1 216.8 .5 -1.4 3.1 4.1 1.6 2.7 1.4 -.4 .4 .5 .2 .5 Commodity and service group All items ............................................................. Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................. Durables ..................................................... Services .......................................................... Rent of shelter3 ........................................... Transportation services .............................. Other services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 59 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Midwest Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 South Percent change fron>— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 West Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............. ............................... All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............ Services less rent of shelter * .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Services less energy services .................... 167.1 172.6 160.5 129.9 148.0 131.8 139.9 201.2 194.4 100.1 180.9 184.8 1.3 1.4 1.1 -.3 1.2 -.1 .4 1.6 1.9 -7.6 2.2 2.2 0.1 .1 .1 -.2 .1 -.3 .6 .1 .2 -1.0 .2 .1 156.1 160.3 154.7 131.7 146.6 134.5 141.9 185.6 174.7 95.6 169.6 171.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 -.2 1.5 .4 1.7 2.3 2.3 -6.5 2.4 2.3 0.3 .3 .4 -.2 .5 .0 1.3 .5 .4 .3 .4 .2 154.6 159.5 157.7 132.8 147.8 135.4 137.9 190.9 170.2 94.7 168.5 170.2 1.4 1.3 .8 -.4 .8 -.4 .1 1.6 2.2 -8.0 2.2 2.2 0.2 .1 .1 -.4 .1 -.7 -.1 .2 .3 -1.0 .3 .2 162.2 166.4 160.1 130.7 149.4 133.8 144.3 196.9 182.5 104.9 173.2 174.8 2.1 2.0 1.1 -.5 1.3 .0 .6 1.9 3.2 -7.2 2.7 2.7 0.4 .3 .3 .1 .7 .4 1.3 .3 .4 -1.5 .5 .4 144.2 82.8 206.6 1.7 -14.0 2.4 -.1 -1.5 .3 143.7 84.8 189.4 1.0 -10.2 3.0 -.3 1.3 .5 145.6 83.5 185.3 1.3 -13.9 2.7 -.3 -2.0 .4 140.8 91.5 192.0 1.0 -12.9 3.3 .4 -2.2 .5 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 60 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 148.9 148.9 2.0 0.3 102.9 - 1.3 - 0.2 - 160.6 259.0 1.8 - 0.2 - Food and beverages ................................................................... Food . ....................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 148.4 148.1 152.4 141.6 151.3 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.1 .9 1.0 1.2 .4 .2 102.6 102.7 102.7 102.7 101.7 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.5 1.5 .6 .7 .9 .2 .1 159.2 158.9 157.0 163.2 162.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 -.9 .8 .7 1.0 .3 1.6 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ....................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 5 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 146.0 156.4 147.0 156.5 126.3 122.9 122.6 123.0 121.9 120.1 2.7 3.6 4.0 3.7 -2.2 -3.3 -2.8 -3.1 -1.9 2.0 .4 .5 .3 .2 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.8 .4 101.9 103.0 102.3 102.6 97.2 95.9 96.3 96.7 95.3 100.6 1.4 2.4 2.1 2.4 -2.2 -3.3 -2.9 -2.6 -3.5 -.1 .1 .2 .0 .0 -.4 -.5 -.6 -.2 -2.0 -.2 153.0 175.5 164.2 182.1 127.4 105.2 113.7 118.5 109.0 123.1 1.1 1.9 2.7 2.2 -.1 -1.8 -1.6 -2.2 -.2 -1.7 .0 .2 .7 .2 -.6 -.8 -.8 -.9 -.4 -.2 Apparel ....................................................................................... 117.4 -2.0 -2.0 97.2 -1.1 -2.6 134.8 1.2 -1.1 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................. New vehicles ..... .................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 7 ...................................................... New cars 7 ............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel .................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 ® ....................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 138.9 137.7 100.3 126.2 99.6 124.5 143.3 126.3 125.6 123.9 88.9 120.5 -1.3 -1.6 .2 -.6 -.6 -.7 2.1 -11.7 -11.7 -12.6 -10.7 -10.3 -.3 -.4 -.3 .1 .1 -.1 -1.6 -1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 97.7 97.2 100.9 100.8 100.8 100.4 101.4 82.3 82.3 81.4 83.1 84.3 -2.1 -2.3 .7 .5 .5 .2 1.3 -14.6 -14.6 -15.5 -13.7 -12.8 -.3 -.4 -.2 .3 .3 .3 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.5 -1.6 137.4 133.5 101.3 146.2 101.2 142.1 144.1 81.1 80.5 76.8 89.2 85.6 -1.9 -2.1 .8 .5 .5 .8 1.1 -14.7 -14.7 -15.0 -15.0 -13.4 .0 -.1 -.2 .3 .3 -.1 -1.8 -.9 -.9 -.6 -1.0 -1.3 Medical care ................................................... .............................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 5 ............................................................. 195.8 183.2 198.5 179.4 3.9 4.6 3.8 3.8 .7 -.2 .9 .7 103.4 103.0 103.5 103.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.8 .4 .5 .4 .3 240.4 225.4 244.5 232.3 3.9 4.9 3.6 2.7 .5 .2 .6 .3 Recreation 3 ................................................................................... 101.3 1.0 .5 101.7 1.4 .5 105.2 4.9 .2 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 101.3 1.3 .3 100.5 .6 .2 100.5 .9 .6 Other goods and services ........................................................... 202.6 8.7 2.0 112.7 12.1 2.1 260.7 16.4 2.5 148.9 136.6 128.9 136.6 149.8 118.5 158.6 156.8 155.1 179.1 2.0 .7 -.5 -.2 .7 -.8 2.8 3.6 1.0 3.0 .3 .3 -.2 -.1 .9 -.2 .4 .5 .1 .4 102.9 100.3 98.9 98.5 99.1 99.4 102.5 103.0 101.8 103.6 1.3 .4 -.6 -.3 .1 -.9 2.0 2.4 .8 3.2 .2 .0 -.4 -.5 .5 -.3 .3 .2 .4 .6 160.6 141.0 131.2 134.4 137.6 127.3 182.0 181.5 188.2 220.6 1.8 1.1 .5 2.1 2.5 -1.2 2.5 1.9 - .2 .3 .1 .2 .9 -.2 .3 .2 .7 .5 Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food beverages, and apparel ............... Durables . ....................................................... Services ...................................................................................... Rent of shelter6 .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................ Other services .................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 61 5.4 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Size class D Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less food ......................................................................... All items less shelter ........................................ .............................. Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Services less rent of shelter ° ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities .................................................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 146.3 149.0 145.7 130.1 142.9 137.9 149.8 160.3 155.3 124.6 150.6 151.2 130.4 126.0 161.2 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator 1.8 1.8 1.2 -.4 1.3 -.1 .8 1.8 2.7 -6.7 2.5 2.5 1.0 -11.5 3.1 0.3 .2 .3 -.2 .4 -.1 .8 .3 .4 -.7 .4 .3 -.1 -1.1 .5 101.4 101.3 100.9 99.0 100.6 98.7 99.3 102.0 102.4 90.0 102.5 102.4 101.3 82.9 103.0 1.2 1.2 .8 -.5 .8 -.2 .2 1.6 1.9 -8.2 2.1 2.0 1.4 -14.2 2.4 0.2 .1 .1 -.3 .1 -.4 .5 .3 .3 -1.0 .3 .1 -.2 -1.3 .3 154.9 160.8 157.0 132.1 146.6 135.7 139.0 192.2 174.3 93.4 170.2 172.9 145.7 81.0 190.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 .5 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.3 -7.0 2.6 2.7 2.3 -14.4 2.9 in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 62 0.2 .2 .3 .1 .5 .3 .9 .3 .2 -.8 .4 .3 .1 -.9 .4 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B /C :2 Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1999 Index Percent change from— Dec. 1998 Jan. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 172.5 266.5 1.8 0.2 102.6 1.0 0.1 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 166.5 165.8 167.2 165.9 174.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 3.0 2.9 .7 .8 .8 .6 .3 102.6 102.7 102.5 103.2 100.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 3.0 .4 .1 .0 -.1 .2 .4 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 174.1 204.1 190.1 210.0 120.8 114.4 128.0 128.4 128.6 130.2 2.2 2.7 3.6 2.9 -2.9 -3.8 -2.7 -4.5 .7 3.7 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.8 -.2 .8 101.8 102.6 101.6 102.1 97.5 96.3 98.5 98.1 99.3 102.3 1.0 1.7 1.6 2.1 -2.5 -3.6 -1.6 -2.4 .2 .8 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.1 Apparel .......................................................................................... 121.4 -1.5 -1.9 97.1 .3 -2.4 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel .................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............................................ 145.2 140.1 83.6 83.0 80.8 85.7 85.2 -2.0 -2.2 -13.8 -13.9 -15.0 -13.0 -12.0 -.5 -.4 -2.3 -2.5 -2.7 -2.3 -2.2 96.8 96.4 80.6 80.6 79.0 82.1 83.4 -2.9 -3.0 -16.1 -16.1 -17.6 -14.7 -13.7 -.1 -.1 -1.8 -1.8 -2.5 -1.1 -1.1 Medical care ................................................................................. 265.9 5.2 1.1 103.2 3.0 .5 Recreation 2 ................................................................................... 102.7 1.8 -.1 103.0 1.9 .7 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 100.6 .7 .2 99.8 .1 .0 Other goods and services ........................................................... 256.9 7.9 .9 112.0 11.8 2.4 172.5 144.1 128.8 129.7 128.0 198.9 1.8 .8 -.4 -.2 -.9 2.3 .2 .1 -.3 -.4 -.2 .2 102.6 100.1 98.6 97.6 99.9 102.3 1.0 .3 -.6 -.6 -.6 1.6 .1 -.2 -.2 -.4 .0 .3 168.0 161.6 130.7 148.9 132.5 200.5 193.3 102.3 181.1 185.0 1.5 1.3 -.2 1.4 .2 1.7 2.1 -7.2 2.4 2.3 .1 .1 -.3 .3 -.3 .0 .1 -1.1 .3 .1 101.2 100.8 98.6 100.2 97.8 101.9 102.1 90.3 102.3 102.2 .9 .7 -.6 .7 -.5 1.4 1.4 -8.3 1.8 1.8 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 .4 .3 -.8 .2 .2 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 63 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest Size class A Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Size class D Jan. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 161.6 266.9 2.0 0.4 102.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 ' ' ' ' 155.5 249.4 1.7 " " ' Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 164.1 163.7 164.9 162.1 167.4 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 1.0 1.4 .4 .3 102.9 102.8 102.9 102.8 103.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.4 3.6 1.1 1.1 1.7 .2 .2 153.0 152.1 148.9 158.6 166.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 -.4 .5 .5 .5 .4 -.1 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ......................................... .................................. Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 157.0 182.4 175.9 187.7 119.5 105.2 108.5 116.8 100.6 120.2 1.9 2.9 3.5 3.1 -3.6 -4.9 -4.8 -4.7 -4.9 1.1 .4 .5 .3 .1 -.1 -.3 -.3 .1 -.7 .7 101.7 102.9 102.1 102.3 97.4 96.4 96.8 99.0 93.5 100.4 1.3 2.5 2.1 2.2 -1.7 -2.5 -2.1 -1.0 -3.9 -1.4 .1 .2 .1 .1 -.6 -.7 -.8 .0 -2.0 .2 147.1 165.0 154.7 172.9 129.3 100.6 109.0 106.4 114.9 118.9 1.0 2.5 2.6 2.4 -1.1 -2.3 -2.1 -4.5 .9 -3.3 -.1 .0 .5 .1 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.2 -.7 -.4 Apparel .......................................................................................... 120.5 -3.1 -2.6 96.5 -2.4 -2.9 148.1 3.6 -1.5 Transportation .......................................... ................................... Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................... .................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 141.1 138.0 86.3 85.8 84.2 94.0 89.2 -.1 -.1 -8.8 -8.7 -9.6 -7.7 -7.1 .1 .0 .6 .7 1.0 .2 .1 98.4 98.0 85.5 85.5 84.8 86.4 87.7 -1.5 -1.7 -10.9 -10.8 -11.8 -9.6 -8.5 .4 .3 2.6 2.6 3.2 1.8 1.6 131.9 125.8 78.7 77.9 75.2 90.3 82.6 -2.4 -2.4 -14.5 -14.5 -14.6 -15.3 -13.2 .2 .2 .0 .0 .5 -.6 -1.5 Medical care ................................................................................. 240.8 5.8 1.0 103.2 2.8 .6 233.7 5.0 .5 Recreation 2 .................................................................................. 100.8 .6 .7 101.1 1.2 .2 103.5 3.2 .4 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 103.2 2.8 .6 101.4 1.7 .6 98.7 -.7 1.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... 254.4 9.7 1.3 112.7 12.3 1.8 247.9 16.4 3.8 161.6 142.6 130.0 132.8 124.2 181.2 2.0 1.1 -.1 .1 -.2 2.7 .4 .2 -.2 -.3 -.2 .6 102.6 100.1 98.6 98.7 98.6 102.8 1.4 .2 -.9 -.2 -1.7 2.4 .3 .3 -.1 .2 -.4 .3 155.5 140.9 134.1 140.6 125.7 171.5 1.7 1.1 1.1 3.5 -2.0 2.3 .3 .3 .1 .6 -.4 .4 157.7 155.5 131.6 148.6 135.0 186.1 175.8 96.7 170.4 172.1 1.8 1.6 .0 1.6 .2 2.4 2.4 -6.5 2.6 2.5 .4 .4 -.2 .4 -.2 .6 .5 .0 .4 .3 101.4 101.1 98.8 100.7 98.9 102.7 102.7 91.4 102.4 102.3 1.2 1.0 -.7 .9 .0 2.2 2.3 -6.3 2.0 1.9 .3 .4 .0 .6 .2 .4 .3 .7 .3 .1 150.0 153.2 135.1 147.4 142.1 180.9 163.4 89.8 165.0 167.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.1 1.9 -7.4 2.6 2.8 .3 .5 .1 .5 .5 .7 .4 -.3 .4 .4 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 64 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 158.9 256.5 1.5 0.4 102.9 1.4 0.1 160.8 261.1 2.1 0.2 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ..................................................................... ...................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 161.7 162.0 159.5 167.1 159.0 1.7 1.8 1.1 2.6 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 .6 -.3 102.5 102.5 102.3 102.9 101.7 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.6 1.3 .7 .7 .9 .3 -.3 157.4 157.9 155.4 164.6 146.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.2 -1.1 .7 .7 .9 .2 .8 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 151.1 166.8 163.6 169.3 120.0 106.0 109.5 106.0 117.0 132.2 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.6 .4 .2 .5 .0 2.4 2.2 .5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .0 .8 101.9 103.5 102.8 103.1 96.1 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.4 100.1 1.5 2.9 2.5 2.8 -3.5 -5.2 -5.1 -5.0 -5.9 -.1 .1 .4 .0 .1 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.2 -2.2 -.5 152.5 176.4 166.4 177.8 125.2 105.0 109.2 111.5 109.7 122.8 .9 1.7 3.5 2.5 -.6 -2.6 -2.7 -2.5 -3.4 -.7 .1 .3 1.0 .4 -.9 -1.2 -1.3 -1.7 .2 .2 Apparel .......................................................................................... 146.0 -2.1 -1.2 97.3 -.8 -2.9 129.0 -1.5 -.3 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel .................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 137.4 136.7 86.3 85.6 82.1 88.6 89.8 -1.9 -2.4 -12.4 -12.4 -13.5 -11.7 -10.7 -.3 -.4 -2.2 -2.1 -2.5 -1.7 -1.4 97.8 97.4 81.8 81.8 80.9 82.4 83.8 -1.9 -2.2 -15.1 -15.1 -16.0 -14.4 -13.3 -.5 -.5 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.3 -2.1 137.4 136.0 75.0 74.0 69.4 89.2 82.7 -1.6 -1.7 -16.3 -16.4 -17.4 -15.2 -14.3 -.1 -.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 Medical care .................................................................................. 239.3 1.2 .2 103.5 3.0 .2 246.5 4.2 .4 Recreation 2 ................................................................................... 101.1 .8 .4 102.1 1.6 .7 109.1 8.2 .2 Education and communication 2 ............. ................................... 101.1 1.3 .0 100.0 -.2 .0 101.4 1.8 .1 Other goods and services .......................................................... 231.9 6.9 1.4 112.8 12.2 1.3 252.4 17.4 1.8 158.9 142.3 131.2 132.3 130.3 175.5 1.5 .0 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 2.6 .4 .2 -.3 -.5 .1 .5 102.9 100.4 99.2 98.6 99.8 102.5 1.4 .5 -.3 -.2 -.5 2.0 .1 -.2 -.7 -1.0 -.3 .3 160.8 140.1 130.8 132.3 128.9 182.8 2.1 1.4 .6 1.1 .1 2.7 .2 .4 .2 .3 .1 .1 154.4 156.4 132.4 147.0 133.9 189.3 169.0 95.5 167.3 168.7 1.4 .6 -1.1 .4 -1.1 1.7 2.6 -5.4 1.9 1.9 .3 .3 -.3 .3 -.5 .3 .4 -.8 .4 .3 101.4 100.8 99.2 100.6 98.8 101.5 102.4 88.8 102.6 102.6 1.2 .8 -.3 .9 -.1 1.2 1.9 -9.5 2.2 2.3 .0 -.1 -.7 -.2 -1.0 .2 .3 -1.3 .2 .0 153.9 156.8 131.2 144.5 132.8 192.7 173.2 89.4 171.1 174.2 1.9 2.2 .6 1.8 1.1 3.4 2.5 -7.9 3.0 3.1 .2 .2 .2 .5 .4 -.1 .1 -1.2 .4 .3 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of she lter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See tootnotes at end of table. 65 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C:? Size class A Item and group Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Percent change from— Index Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category 1.3 0.2 103.0 103.1 103.8 101.6 101.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.0 .9 .9 1.2 .2 1.1 .5 .8 .4 .4 -.6 -.9 -.8 -.1 -2.7 -.2 101.8 102.2 102.0 102.0 100.3 99.8 99.9 101.1 95.6 100.8 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 3.4 -2.9 .6 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.8 -.8 -.1 -3.2 .0 -1.2 -2.0 98.7 -1.5 -.6 142.2 137.6 91.2 90.3 86.5 88.7 94.5 -1.3 -1.9 -11.5 -11.5 -12.8 -9.5 -9.8 -.4 -.6 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 -.9 -.7 97.6 96.5 80.6 80.6 79.3 82.2 83.0 -2.4 -3.0 -17.2 -17.2 -18.4 -15.7 -15.4 -.7 -1.1 -5.5 -5.5 -5.9 -4.9 -4.8 Medical care ............................................................................. 240.3 3.0 .3 103.6 3.5 .7 Recreation 2 .............................................................................. 100.4 .7 .8 100.0 .4 .2 All items 3 .................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................ 167.3 272.8 2.4 0.5 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ...................................................................... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 168.2 167.8 173.3 160.0 171.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 3.0 1.8 .9 1.0 1.5 .1 .4 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels ..................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... Electricity 4 ....................................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 ............................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................. 170.7 187.9 182.9 199.6 138.9 127.0 129.4 144.0 115.4 129.1 4.0 5.1 5.0 5.1 -2.1 -3.6 -3.4 -3.4 -3.7 1.1 Apparel ........... ......................................................................... 116.3 Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 103.6 ' ’ Education and communication 2 .............................................. 100.5 .7 .3 101.2 1.3 .3 Other goods and services ....................................................... 267.3 10.2 4.6 112.8 11.6 4.3 167.3 143.3 127.9 129.1 125.9 188.3 2.4 .7 -.5 .0 -1.2 3.6 .5 .4 .1 .5 -.4 .5 103.6 100.4 98.8 99.0 98.6 102.4 1.3 .2 -.9 -.5 -1.4 2.0 .2 .3 -.1 .1 -.3 .2 163.5 160.0 130.2 149.3 132.5 196.8 184.0 104.2 173.8 175.5 2.4 1.1 -.5 1.4 .2 1.7 3.7 -7.7 3.0 3.1 .5 .3 .2 .7 .5 .2 .5 -1.0 .5 .5 101.4 101.2 98.9 101.1 99.1 102.3 102.3 91.2 102.3 102.2 1.1 1.0 -.8 .8 -.4 2.2 1.9 -6.7 1.8 1.8 .1 .3 .0 .5 .1 .3 .1 -2.7 .4 .3 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables ............................................................................... Services .................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less shelter ............ ...................................................... Commodities less food ............. ................................................ Nondurables .............................................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... Energy ........................................................................................ All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ................................................ in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator 66 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Pricing schedule 1 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Dec. 1998 from— Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Indexes Area Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998 Dec. 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 M 162.5 162.5 162.6 164.3 2.0 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.1 0.1 Northeast urban ............................................... Size A - More than 1 500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 165.6 165.4 102.9 165.5 165.4 102.7 165.7 165.8 102.6 166.6 167.2 102.5 2.0 2.4 1.3 .7 1.1 -.2 .5 .8 -.1 2.9 2.9 2.6 .1 .2 -.3 .1 .2 -.1 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50 000) ................................................. M M M 157.7 162.2 101.3 157.9 162.9 101.0 157.9 162.6 101.2 160.2 164.9 102.9 2.6 3.3 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.7 1.2 .1 .2 -.1 .0 -.2 .2 M 147.8 147.9 148.1 148.9 1.4 .7 .5 1.6 .2 .1 U S city average ............................................. Region and area size2 South urban ...................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C - 50 000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50 000) .............................................. M M M 158.7 158.8 101.0 158.7 158.0 101.3 158.5 157.6 101.4 160.1 159.5 102.3 1.5 1.1 1.5 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.2 .9 1.3 .8 1.4 -.1 -.8 .4 -.1 -.3 .1 M 155.1 154.9 154.0 155.4 2.9 .3 .9 2.5 -.7 -.6 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50 000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 169.2 170.6 102.2 169.1 170.3 102.3 169.5 170.8 102.6 171.9 173.3 103.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 .2 .1 .4 .2 .3 .3 M M M 150.5 101.6 156.1 150.5 101.7 156.1 150.6 101.8 155.5 152.4 102.7 157.0 2.4 1.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 .6 1.2 .9 1.0 2.4 1.8 2.1 .1 .2 -.4 .1 .1 -.4 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .......................................... M M 176.2 175.4 174.7 175.1 174.4 174.9 177.2 178.0 4.3 2.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.3 2.2 -1.0 -.3 -.2 -.1 M 166.5 166.6 167.4 169.4 2.7 1.7 1.2 2.4 .5 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ..... 1 1 1 1 167.9 162.1 150.0 99.9 166.4 162.6 148.3 100.3 167.3 163.5 148.4 99.5 165.2 165.4 150.1 101.2 1.5 4.2 1.3 .0 -.7 1.7 1.2 .9 -1.3 1.2 1.1 1.7 6.2 5.8 -1.1 -.5 -.4 .9 -1.1 -.4 .5 .6 .1 -.8 Atlanta, GA ........................................................ Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint Ml .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ......................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 166.3 153.0 157.7 169.2 164.3 157.2 155.1 167.7 166.5 156.6 155.7 166.9 165.7 157.5 159.9 169.2 3.0 3.4 .7 1.6 .9 .2 3.1 .9 -.5 .6 2.7 1.4 4.7 3.8 1.3 1.5 .1 2.4 -1.3 -1.4 1.3 -.4 .4 -.5 2 2 2 165.7 172.6 168.7 166.4 171.7 168.0 165.2 173.9 168.3 167.8 173.9 171.7 2.5 .6 4.0 .8 1.3 2.2 1.6 .0 2.0 2.8 2.7 3.8 -.3 .8 -.2 -.7 1.3 .2 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ............................................................... D .................................................................... Selected local areas 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 67 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) U.S. city average Item and group Index Jan. 1999 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items ......................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................... 164.3 492.3 1.7 ■ 0.2 ■ 166.1 496.2 2.0 ■ 0.6 ■ 164.2 485.0 2.0 ■ 0.4 * 175.0 506.0 1.7 ■ 0.2 Food and beverages .................................... Food .......................................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 163.9 163.6 164.3 163.5 167.6 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 1.8 .7 .8 1.0 .3 .2 168.1 167.7 177.2 151.6 171.7 3.1 3.2 4.3 1.4 .8 1.3 1.3 1.6 .8 .4 170.3 168.7 178.0 155.2 183.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 .1 1.1 1.1 1.8 .0 -.3 169.9 169.1 169.4 172.6 179.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.6 3.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 .5 .8 Housing ....................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .................. Electricity 1 ........................................... Utility natural gas service 1 .................. Household furnishings and operations 161.8 184.7 175.3 2.2 3.1 3.4 .3 .4 .2 165.3 198.0 194.6 1.8 3.3 4.0 .5 .5 .8 162.3 175.1 167.5 2.5 3.6 3.7 .3 .6 .2 177.7 209.3 194.4 2.1 2.7 3.5 .2 .2 .1 191.0 126.2 110.9 118.3 122.5 113.4 126.8 3.2 -2.0 -3.1 -2.7 -2.9 -2.2 1.0 .2 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.3 -1.1 .2 203.5 113.9 101.2 104.0 107.3 100.7 113.8 2.8 -8.4 -10.1 -10.1 -13.7 -5.4 1.5 .1 -.9 -1.2 -1.0 -.5 -1.9 1.8 183.8 143.0 135.5 135.9 154.2 118.3 124.1 3.3 -6.8 -9.5 -9.5 -8.4 -11.9 2.0 .2 -1.2 -1.7 -1.7 .0 -5.4 -.5 217.0 114.6 111.7 122.4 121.1 125.0 131.8 2.9 -2.9 -3.6 -2.2 -3.7 .5 3.5 .1 .1 -.2 -.2 -.4 .1 .3 Apparel ........................................................ 127.9 -1.5 -2.1 113.3 -3.7 -2.2 114.0 -3.8 -2.1 121.1 -2.7 -1.9 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............ 140.4 136.7 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 88.0 -1.6 -1.9 -13.1 -13.1 -14.0 -12.2 -11.5 -.2 -.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 137.8 134.8 89.0 88.3 85.9 94.9 90.8 .1 .1 -6.0 -6.0 -6.8 -5.1 -4.7 -.2 -.1 .5 .6 .9 .0 .0 142.8 137.1 91.8 89.7 87.2 87.6 92.0 -.4 -.8 -5.8 -5.9 -6.2 -5.7 -5.0 -.7 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.5 -.1 149.6 142.4 82.3 82.0 80.5 84.9 84.8 -1.8 -1.5 -14.0 -14.0 -14.9 -13.1 -12.4 -.5 -.3 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.4 -2.4 Medical care ................................................ 246.6 3.6 .6 250.0 4.7 1.4 241.2 3.5 .1 262.8 5.5 1.5 Recreation 5 ................................................. 101.7 1.4 .5 101.2 1.0 1.8 102.5 3.1 .7 102.1 1.3 -.6 Education and communication 5 .................. 100.9 1.0 .2 107.1 5.9 2.0 99.6 .0 .6 100.5 .4 .1 Other goods and services ............................ 255.4 10.4 2.0 257.9 7.2 2.0 274.1 11.6 5.3 253.6 6.5 .6 164.3 142.5 129.9 131.8 127.1 186.3 1.7 .6 -.5 -.2 -.9 2.5 .2 .2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .3 166.1 143.2 127.7 130.3 122.0 188.2 2.0 1.1 .0 -.4 .4 2.6 .6 .5 .0 -.1 .2 .7 164.2 143.2 126.2 129.3 121.6 182.6 2.0 1.0 .1 .9 -.8 2.6 .4 .4 .0 .9 -1.1 .3 175.0 146.7 129.2 130.1 127.6 199.8 1.7 .8 -1.0 -.8 -1.4 2.2 .2 .2 -.5 -.3 -.8 .2 159.8 158.1 131.4 147.9 133.9 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 1.6 1.1 -.4 1.2 .0 1.8 2.4 -7.4 2.3 2.4 .3 .2 -.2 .3 -.2 .3 .3 -.8 .3 .3 161.9 155.9 129.9 149.5 133.2 186.8 183.2 94.7 175.1 177.1 1.8 1.4 .0 1.4 -.4 1.8 2.5 -8.6 2.7 2.6 .6 .6 .1 .7 .0 1.0 .7 -.5 .7 .6 160.1 160.5 129.3 150.7 133.9 199.7 177.7 106.9 170.1 170.8 1.9 1.1 .2 1.7 .8 1.2 2.5 -7.7 2.5 2.6 .4 .3 .1 1.0 .8 .0 .3 -1.0 .5 .4 170.9 162.1 131.4 151.4 133.1 197.2 194.8 100.7 183.3 187.0 1.5 1.2 -.8 1.3 -.5 1.6 2.0 -6.9 2.3 2.1 .1 .1 -.4 .4 -.2 .1 .1 -.8 .2 .1 Commodity and service group All items ......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................ All items less shelter ...................................... Commodities less food .................................. Nondurables .................................................. Nondurables less food ................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ......................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................... All items less energy ...................................... All items less food and energy ..................... 1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 68 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Nov. 1998 Jan. 1998 Expenditure category 0.4 All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ..................................................................... 164.3 492.3 1.7 ~ 0.2 ■ 174.1 505.9 1.7 0.5 “ 166.1 496.2 2.0 " Food and beverages 3 .................................................................. Food3 .......................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home 4 ........................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................ 163.9 163.6 164.3 163.5 167.6 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 1.8 .9 .9 1.1 .6 .5 169.4 169.9 165.2 178.5 167.1 3.0 2.9 1.5 4.7 4.0 .3 .4 -.7 1.9 -.9 168.1 167.7 177.2 151.6 171.7 3.1 3.2 4.3 1.4 .8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.0 .4 Housing 3 ....................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 5 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 161.8 184.7 175.3 191.0 126.2 110.9 118.3 122.5 113.4 126.8 2.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 -2.0 -3.1 -2.7 -2.9 -2.2 1.0 .3 .4 .5 .4 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.7 -.1 .2 169.1 198.4 189.2 202.7 121.8 104.8 131.0 127.5 133.3 123.0 2.1 3.1 4.6 3.5 -5.9 -7.3 -5.7 -9.4 -.2 2.8 .9 .6 .3 .0 .5 .4 .9 1.6 -.1 2.8 165.3 198.0 194.6 203.5 113.9 101.2 104.0 107.3 100.7 113.8 1.8 3.3 4.0 2.8 -8.4 -10.1 -10.1 -13.7 -5.4 1.5 .9 .7 .9 .4 .9 .9 1.0 -.4 2.5 2.2 Apparel 3 ........................................................................................ 127.9 -1.5 -5.3 140.7 -2.3 -4.7 113.3 -3.7 -7.7 Transportation 3 ............................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ............................................ 140.4 136.7 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 88.0 -1.6 -1.9 -13.1 -13.1 -14.0 -12.2 -11.5 -.8 -.9 -5.2 -5.3 -5.5 -4.9 -4.5 138.6 137.5 87.1 86.0 82.5 90.2 90.1 -2.7 -3.6 -14.6 -14.6 -16.2 -12.7 -12.2 -.6 -.9 -3.7 -3.7 -4.1 -3.2 -3.1 137.8 134.8 89.0 88.3 85.9 94.9 90.8 .1 .1 -6.0 -6.0 -6.8 -5.1 -4.7 -.6 -.9 -4.7 -4.6 -4.7 -4.7 -4.7 Medical care 3 ............................................................................... 246.6 3.6 .8 322.7 6.3 .8 250.0 4.7 1.3 Recreation 9 .................................................................................. 101.7 1.4 .4 104.9 2.4 .7 101.2 1.0 1.1 Education and communication 9 ................................................. 100.9 1.0 -.1 100.9 .8 .0 107.1 5.9 1.1 Other goods and services 3 .......................................................... 255.4 10.4 6.2 253.8 7.5 5.9 257.9 7.2 4.1 164.3 142.5 129.9 131.8 127.1 186.3 1.7 .6 -.5 -.2 -.9 2.5 .2 .0 -.5 -.8 -.2 .4 174.1 143.1 128.0 131.9 126.6 203.1 1.7 .2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 2.5 .5 .1 .1 -.2 .5 .6 166.1 143.2 127.7 130.3 122.0 188.2 2.0 1.1 .0 -.4 .4 2.6 .4 -.3 -1.2 -2.8 .6 .9 159.8 158.1 131.4 147.9 133.9 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 1.6 1.1 -.4 1.2 .0 1.8 2.4 -7.4 2.3 2.4 .2 .1 -.5 .1 -.8 .3 .3 -2.4 .3 .3 167.3 166.6 129.6 149.8 133.7 216.5 193.2 97.8 185.0 188.6 1.4 .9 -1.1 .7 -1.0 1.6 2.2 -9.7 2.5 2.4 .4 .4 .0 .0 -.3 .6 .6 -.9 .5 .5 161.9 155.9 129.9 149.5 133.2 186.8 183.2 94.7 175.1 177.1 1.8 1.4 .0 1.4 -.4 1.8 2.5 -8.6 2.7 2.6 .3 .3 -1.1 -.7 -2.6 1.1 .8 -1.5 .5 .3 ' Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 .......................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of she lter6 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. E nergy3 ........................................................................................... All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy 3 .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 69 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 160.6 514.5 1.5 ■ -0.1 ■ 155.0 486.2 1.9 ■ 0.6 ■ 164.2 485.0 2.0 0.5 ■ Food and beverages 3 .................................................................. Food 3 .......................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home 4 .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................ 167.2 169.1 165.4 177.2 147.5 3.4 3.6 4.2 2.4 .8 1.1 1.1 1.7 .1 -.3 163.0 160.6 150.1 177.8 191.5 2.6 2.6 1.3 4.3 3.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 -.1 170.3 168.7 178.0 155.2 183.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 .1 1.1 1.2 1.7 .3 .4 Housing3 ....................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 5 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 158.7 181.2 172.0 180.8 125.3 120.0 122.1 133.6 112.0 128.9 1.7 3.0 2.9 3.5 -.6 -1.2 -1.1 1.6 -4.4 -3.5 -.3 .6 .2 .3 -4.9 -6.0 -6.2 .0 -13.2 -.2 144.6 155.6 153.4 164.4 123.9 114.2 113.8 111.2 115.7 133.3 2.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 -1.0 -1.7 -1.6 -.4 -6.7 -.4 .7 1.0 1.1 .8 .2 .2 .2 -.5 3.3 -.4 162.3 175.1 167.5 183.8 143.0 135.5 135.9 154.2 118.3 124.1 2.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 -6.8 -9.5 -9.5 -8.4 -11.9 2.0 .6 .7 .8 .7 -.4 -.7 -.6 .0 -1.7 .0 Apparel 3 ........................................................................................ 121.0 -6.9 -9.9 133.6 2.6 2.3 114.0 -3.8 -5.5 Transportation 3 ............................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 140.5 141.1 92.3 91.5 90.0 93.8 95.0 -.8 -.4 -7.3 -7.3 -7.9 -6.9 -6.3 -1.1 -1.4 -5.4 -5.4 -5.2 -6.0 -5.8 136.9 136.2 84.6 84.2 79.9 86.9 89.0 -2.1 -3.2 -13.3 -13.3 -14.6 -12.3 -10.9 -1.4 -1.8 -5.4 -5.3 -6.0 -5.2 -4.0 142.8 137.1 91.8 89.7 87.2 87.6 92.0 -.4 -.8 -5.8 -5.9 -6.2 -5.7 -5.0 -.8 -1.1 .5 .6 .8 .2 .3 Medical care 3 ............................................................................... 219.8 3.9 1.2 229.5 .2 .3 241.2 3.5 .6 Recreation 9 .................................................................................. 100.6 -.3 .4 101.3 1.4 .6 102.5 3.1 -.6 Education and communication 9 ................................................. 99.6 -.3 .1 101.8 2.9 .1 99.6 .0 .4 Other goods and services 3 ......................................................... 231.1 10.3 6.7 237.1 9.1 5.8 274.1 11.6 9.5 160.6 145.9 132.8 135.1 124.0 176.6 1.5 .7 -1.0 -1.2 -.7 2.0 -.1 -.3 -1.2 -1.5 -1.0 .0 155.0 139.9 127.9 126.8 130.6 169.6 1.9 .8 -.4 .2 -1.1 2.9 .6 .4 -.2 1.4 -1.8 1.0 164.2 143.2 126.2 129.3 121.6 182.6 2.0 1.0 .1 .9 -.8 2.6 .5 .4 -.2 .7 -1.5 .5 157.6 154.0 133.4 151.5 135.5 175.5 173.5 108.6 167.9 167.5 1.3 .9 -.9 1.3 -1.0 1.0 2.0 -3.2 1.9 1.5 -.3 -.5 -1.2 -.1 -1.3 -.6 -.1 -5.8 .4 .2 150.8 155.5 130.0 144.3 130.4 191.7 163.4 98.8 163.8 164.8 2.0 1.1 -.2 1.5 .5 1.6 3.0 -6.9 2.5 2.6 .7 .5 -.2 1.2 1.2 .8 .9 -2.2 .9 .8 160.1 160.5 129.3 150.7 133.9 199.7 177.7 106.9 170.1 170.8 1.9 1.1 .2 1.7 .8 1.2 2.5 -7.7 2.5 2.6 .4 .3 -.2 .9 .7 .2 .5 .0 .5 .4 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ......................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of she lter6 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. E nergy3 ........................................................................................... All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy 3 .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 70 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and group 2 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Nov. 1998 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1999 Index Percent change from— Nov. 1998 Jan. 1998 Expenditure category A ll itpm«i/1Qfi7 100} I Jtilitw n a t u r a l 175.0 506.0 1.7 - 0.2 - 102.8 - 1.8 - 0.4 - 169.9 169.1 169.4 172.6 179.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.6 3.2 1.3 1.3 1.7 .5 1.8 103.1 103.1 101.2 103.8 100.5 1.4 1.4 .0 3.3 .2 1.0 1.1 .9 1.3 .1 177.7 209.3 194.4 217.0 114.6 111.7 122.4 121.1 125.0 131.8 2.1 2.7 3.5 2.9 -2.9 -3.6 -2.2 -3.7 .5 3.5 .3 .4 .4 .4 -.4 -1.0 -1.1 -1.6 .1 .3 103.8 104.7 104.5 104.5 99.4 98.7 99.4 99.4 99.3 105.2 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.8 -.4 -1.0 -.4 -1.0 1.6 3.0 .7 .2 .4 .2 1.1 1.3 1.3 .6 3.8 3.0 121.1 -2.7 -5.4 95.9 1.9 -3.6 149.6 142.4 82.3 82.0 80.5 84.9 84.8 -1.8 -1.5 -14.0 -14.0 -14.9 -13.1 -12.4 -.7 -.7 -4.4 -4.3 -4.4 -4.2 -4.0 97.9 97.5 82.0 81.9 79.7 83.9 84.5 -1.6 -1.9 -15.5 -15.6 -17.2 -14.1 -13.6 -.4 -.5 -5.2 -5.2 -6.0 -4.2 -4.5 262.8 5.5 2.1 105.5 1.5 .0 102.1 1.3 -1.3 102.7 1.7 1.5 ....................................... 100.5 .4 -.2 102.3 2.4 -.6 .................................................. 253.6 6.5 3.3 112.1 6.8 4.5 175.0 146.7 129.2 130.1 127.6 199.8 1.7 .8 -1.0 -.8 -1.4 2.2 .2 .1 -1.1 -1.1 -.9 .2 102.8 100.8 99.8 99.1 100.7 103.7 1.8 .6 .0 -.3 .3 2.7 .4 .6 .3 -1.1 2.1 .3 170.9 162.1 131.4 151.4 133.1 197.2 194.8 100.7 183.3 187.0 1.5 1.2 -.8 1.3 -.5 1.6 2.0 -6.9 2.3 2.1 .1 .0 -.9 .2 -.9 .0 .1 -1.9 .3 .1 102.6 101.5 99.8 100.8 99.2 102.7 103.7 88.8 103.2 103.9 1.8 1.2 .0 .6 -.3 2.2 2.8 -7.5 2.4 2.6 .5 .5 .2 .1 -1.0 .4 .3 -1.4 .5 .4 ........................................... nas sprvioe 5 ............................................... Mm ic A h n lH fi irni^hinn*? and noprstions Gasoline unleaded regular7 R a < ifilin p ................................ nnlpadpd midorade 7 8 Gasoline unleaded premium 7 Education and communication 9 Hthpr nnnrk and services 3 ............................. ................................... ................................ Commodity and service group food and beveraoes ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ............................... fY»m m r»rlitip «î lp<?<i Special aggregate indexes ah itpm«i Ip«?«? food and enerov 3 .......................................... 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 6 7 8 9 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 71 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Area U.S. city average .............................................. Pricing schedule 1 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Dec. 1998 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1999 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Dec. 1998 from— Dec. 1998 Oct. 1998 Dec. 1997 Nov. 1998 M 160.6 160.7 160.7 161.0 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 Northeast urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 168.1 168.1 102.2 168.2 168.2 102.2 168.2 168.2 102.3 168.4 168.5 102.4 1.6 1.9 1.1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 1.6 1.8 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 .1 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 156.2 156.7 102.1 156.2 156.7 102.1 156.0 156.5 102.0 156.6 157.1 102.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 .3 .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 1.5 1.9 1.0 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 M 152.4 152.9 153.3 153.6 1.8 .5 .2 1.5 .6 .3 South urban ...................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 157.8 156.6 102.4 157.7 156.2 102.4 157.8 156.0 102.5 157.9 156.4 102.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .0 1.4 1.2 1.4 .0 -.4 .1 .1 -.1 .1 M 160.4 160.6 160.8 161.1 2.2 .3 .2 2.1 .2 .1 West urban ....................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 161.5 160.5 102.8 161.8 160.7 103.3 161.8 160.8 103.3 162.4 161.6 103.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 .4 .6 .1 .4 .5 .1 1.6 1.8 1.4 .2 .2 .5 .0 .1 .0 M M M 147.0 102.4 158.9 147.0 102.4 159.1 146.9 102.5 159.2 147.4 102.6 159.6 1.9 1.3 1.9 .3 .2 .3 .3 .1 .3 1.7 1.3 1.6 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 .1 .1 M M 160.0 156.8 159.9 157.0 159.6 157.2 160.5 157.8 2.0 1.7 .4 .5 .6 .4 1.5 1.2 -.3 .3 -.2 .1 M 170.5 170.5 170.5 170.8 1.8 .2 .2 1.7 .0 .0 - - Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ............................................................... D .................................................................... Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .......................................... ■ 171.5 152.8 153.8 102.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ..... 1 1 1 1 Atlanta, GA ....................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ......................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 159.2 155.7 146.9 158.6 - 2 2 2 169.3 163.4 164.9 • - 172.2 152.7 154.6 102.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 .4 -.1 .5 .5 ■ ■ 158.8 155.9 144.8 158.7 - - - - 1.3 2.8 .2 1.2 -.3 .1 -1.4 .1 168.5 163.7 164.9 - - - - 1.7 2.7 2.7 -.5 .2 .0 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. ‘ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, Wl; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; ■ NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. 72 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 West South Midwest Northeast Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977-100) ..................... 168.4 263.1 1.6 - 0.1 - 156.6 253.2 1.8 0.4 0.1 162.4 261.3 1.9 0.4 " 157.9 255.8 1.3 ' Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................. Food away from home ............................... Alcoholic beverages .................................... 165.6 165.2 165.7 166.6 170.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.8 1.9 .6 .6 .7 .5 .5 160.7 160.1 159.8 161.1 167.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.0 .9 .9 1.4 .2 .2 160.4 160.6 158.6 165.6 157.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.6 1.4 .7 .8 1.0 .4 -.1 166.7 166.2 170.4 159.8 170.7 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.7 1.0 .8 .9 1.3 .1 .5 Housing .......................................................... Shelter ........................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ....................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ....................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................... Electricity2 .............................................. Utility natural gas service 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 170.0 200.4 187.3 2.0 2.6 3.1 .1 .1 .1 151.3 172.2 171.5 1.5 2.8 2.9 .2 .3 .3 150.3 166.2 161.8 1.8 3.0 3.1 .2 .3 .2 163.3 179.0 177.5 3.2 4.0 4.2 .2 .4 .3 188.4 121.8 111.6 128.3 131.3 124.9 126.4 2.7 -2.6 -3.5 -2.4 -3.7 .5 3.4 .1 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.8 -.2 .4 172.8 122.6 105.7 111.2 119.3 103.5 123.1 2.8 -2.7 -3.8 -3.6 -3.5 -3.9 -.5 .1 -.3 -.5 -.4 .1 -1.1 .4 158.4 129.5 109.1 111.4 110.1 119.1 124.9 3.1 -1.9 -3.1 -3.1 -3.2 -2.7 .3 .1 -.2 -.4 -.4 -.3 -1.2 .0 174.7 137.4 125.6 128.2 142.1 111.8 126.4 3.9 -.1 -1.0 -.9 -.2 -3.0 .4 .2 -.4 -.7 -.7 .0 -2.7 -.2 Apparel .................................................... ....... 123.0 -.7 -2.1 124.3 -1.8 -2.4 138.5 -1.6 -2.3 120.2 -.6 -1.2 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ New vehicles ............................................ Used cars and trucks ............................... Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 141.8 137.9 100.1 144.2 154.2 83.3 82.9 80.5 86.8 85.5 -2.5 -2.6 .2 -.6 1.6 -14.7 -14.7 -16.0 -13.7 -12.6 -.4 -.4 -.4 .1 -1.7 -2.2 -2.2 -2.5 -1.9 -1.8 138.0 135.5 101.0 144.8 152.7 85.0 84.5 82.4 94.6 89.4 -.9 -1.0 .8 .3 1.8 -10.1 -10.3 -11.1 -9.0 -8.1 .1 .0 -.5 .1 -1.7 1.6 1.4 1.9 .9 .7 137.1 135.9 101.2 147.6 153.4 82.4 81.9 78.3 88.3 87.0 -2.1 -2.3 1.0 .3 2.0 -14.3 -14.3 -15.3 -13.5 -12.5 -.7 -.7 -.5 .2 -1.7 -2.1 -2.3 -2.4 -2.0 -1.9 140.2 137.3 99.7 144.8 146.8 90.3 89.5 85.7 89.1 93.1 -2.0 -2.3 -.4 -.8 -.1 -13.0 -13.0 -14.2 -11.1 -11.2 -.6 -.7 -.5 .1 -1.6 -2.2 -2.2 -2.5 -1.9 -1.8 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services 2 ............................... 257.5 230.5 263.1 239.9 4.5 5.7 4.1 4.2 .9 1.0 .8 .7 241.3 221.2 245.9 225.8 4.5 4.0 4.7 5.2 .8 .5 .9 .5 243.4 217.4 249.5 229.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 .2 -.1 .3 .3 242.9 225.9 246.9 212.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.0 .5 -1.0 .8 .6 Recreation 4 .................................................... 102.5 1.4 .3 100.9 .8 .5 101.9 1.4 .4 99.6 .1 .7 Education and communication 4 .................... 100.4 .7 .1 102.5 2.4 .7 100.7 .7 .1 101.1 1.1 .3 Other goods and services .............................. 270.1 12.5 2.0 254.8 14.1 2.2 250.8 13.9 1.8 261.8 13.4 5.4 168.4 144.3 129.9 129.8 1.6 1.1 .2 .6 .1 .1 -.2 -.3 156.6 140.5 129.5 132.5 1.8 1.0 .2 .8 .4 .3 -.1 .3 157.9 142.5 132.3 134.1 1.3 .6 -.2 -.1 .1 -.1 -.6 -.7 162.4 143.2 129.4 131.2 1.9 .6 -.5 .2 .4 .4 .2 .8 139.1 127.4 196.8 187.3 187.1 235.7 1.4 -.5 2.1 2.7 -.1 2.7 .8 -.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 140.1 124.2 176.4 171.0 183.8 205.4 2.0 -.6 2.5 2.8 1.4 4.1 1.6 -.5 .4 .3 .3 .9 136.8 128.9 176.9 158.2 189.9 215.6 .6 -.2 2.1 3.0 .6 3.1 .0 -.3 .2 .3 .1 .4 141.6 127.1 183.2 172.6 186.7 210.2 .7 -1.3 3.0 4.0 1.4 2.6 1.8 -.4 .3 .4 .0 .5 Commodity and service group All items ............................................................. Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............................................. Durables ..................................................... Services ........................................................... Rent of shelter3 ............................................ Transportation services .............................. Other services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 73 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 South Midwest Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 West Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............................................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............... Services less rent of shelter * .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Services less energy services .................... 164.9 169.1 158.9 131.6 148.3 132.2 141.1 177.0 192.0 98.9 178.1 181.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 .2 1.5 .7 1.4 1.4 1.9 -7.8 2.4 2.4 0.1 .0 .1 -.2 .2 -.2 .7 .2 .1 -1.1 .2 .1 152.8 155.7 152.8 130.9 146.6 134.6 141.9 166.3 170.7 94.8 165.7 167.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 .2 1.7 .9 2.2 2.2 2.3 -6.8 2.5 2.5 0.3 .2 .3 -.1 .6 .3 1.5 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 153.1 157.2 155.8 133.1 147.3 135.2 137.7 171.8 169.4 93.8 167.0 168.7 1.3 1.3 .8 -.2 1.0 .0 .7 1.4 2.2 -8.4 2.2 2.4 0.1 -.1 .0 -.6 .1 -.7 .0 .2 .2 -1.2 .2 .1 158.8 161.7 157.1 131.3 149.7 134.2 143.5 174.5 178.3 104.5 169.1 169.9 1.9 1.8 1.0 -.5 1.4 .4 .7 1.8 3.1 -7.4 2.5 2.6 0.4 .3 .4 .2 .9 .8 1.6 .2 .3 -1.4 .5 .4 145.8 82.9 204.0 2.5 -14.1 2.4 .0 -1.7 .2 142.6 85.1 185.1 1.7 -10.1 3.1 -.2 1.4 .5 145.7 83.3 185.0 1.8 -13.9 2.6 -.3 -2.1 .3 141.5 91.3 187.5 1.2 -12.9 3.2 .5 -2.1 .4 4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 74 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 147.4 147.4 1.9 0.3 102.6 1.3 - 0.1 - 159.6 257.9 1.9 - 0.3 - Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 148.1 147.8 151.7 141.6 150.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.1 .9 1.0 1.3 .4 .1 102.5 102.6 102.5 102.7 101.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 2.5 1.7 .6 .7 .9 .2 .2 158.0 157.7 155.4 162.8 161.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 -1.3 .7 .7 .8 .3 1.8 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 5 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 144.4 154.9 146.9 156.5 125.8 122.3 121.9 122.5 120.8 118.4 2.8 3.7 4.1 3.6 -2.3 -3.2 -2.8 -3.2 -1.9 2.1 .3 .4 .3 .1 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.7 .4 101.6 102.8 102.3 102.6 97.3 96.0 96.4 96.7 95.2 100.4 1.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 -2.1 -3.2 -2.7 -2.6 -3.4 -.4 .0 .1 .0 .1 -.4 -.5 -.6 -.2 -2.0 -.2 154.2 178.2 164.5 169.4 128.7 105.0 113.3 117.8 109.1 122.3 1.1 2.1 2.7 2.2 -.1 -1.8 -1.6 -2.2 .1 -2.2 .1 .3 .7 .2 -.6 -.8 -.8 -.9 -.4 -.2 Apparel .......................................................................................... 115.8 -1.8 -1.9 97.6 -.9 -2.4 135.7 1.1 -1.0 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 ® ....................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ............................................ 139.0 138.2 100.4 127.2 144.1 126.1 125.4 123.8 89.0 120.3 -1.4 -1.6 .3 -.5 1.7 -11.5 -11.5 -12.4 -10.6 -10.0 -.4 -.5 -.6 .1 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -1.2 97.3 97.0 100.8 100.6 101.4 82.6 82.6 81.7 83.3 84.5 -2.3 -2.5 .7 .4 1.3 -14.3 -14.3 -15.2 -13.4 -12.5 -.4 -.4 -.5 .2 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.4 -1.5 137.2 134.9 101.0 148.0 144.2 81.1 80.5 76.7 89.1 85.1 -1.9 -2.0 .7 .1 1.1 -14.8 -14.8 -15.2 -15.1 -13.5 -.4 -.4 -.6 .3 -1.8 -.7 -.7 -.8 -1.0 -1.3 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 5 ............................................................. 195.3 181.0 198.4 180.9 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.0 .7 -.1 .9 .7 103.3 102.8 103.4 103.2 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.8 .4 .4 .4 .3 238.3 223.6 242.0 231.8 3.8 4.7 3.6 2.7 .5 .2 .6 .3 Recreation 3 ................................................................................... 100.8 .5 .5 101.2 .9 .3 104.8 4.5 .2 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 101.5 1.5 .3 100.7 .7 .2 101.2 1.5 .6 Other goods and services ........................................................... 205.6 11.2 2.6 116.3 15.7 2.6 268.7 19.8 2.8 147.4 137.3 130.1 137.6 151.5 120.4 156.8 155.3 155.4 177.8 1.9 .9 -.2 .2 1.2 -.6 2.8 3.7 1.0 3.1 .3 .3 -.2 .1 1/1 -.3 .3 .4 .1 .5 102.6 100.4 99.3 99.0 99.7 99.6 102.3 102.8 101.4 103.4 1.3 .5 -.1 .3 .8 -.6 1.9 2.3 .5 3.0 .1 .0 -.3 -.3 .7 -.4 .2 .1 .2 .5 159.6 142.2 133.2 135.5 138.3 128.2 182.4 166.6 183.1 218.6 1.9 1.2 .8 2.4 3.1 -.9 2.5 2.1 - .3 .2 -.1 .4 1.0 -.5 .3 .2 .6 .6 Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ............................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food beverages, and apparel ............... Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter ® .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 75 5.3 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Size class D Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Services less rent of shelter ° ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ................................ ................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 146.2 147.3 144.5 131.2 143.3 138.7 151.2 158.2 153.7 124.3 149.3 149.6 131.7 125.8 159.6 1.8 1.8 1.2 -.1 1.4 .4 1.3 1.7 2.7 -7.0 2.6 2.6 1.5 -11.4 3.2 101.3 101.1 100.9 99.3 100.8 99.1 99.8 101.7 102.2 89.6 102.5 102.5 101.9 83.0 102.8 1.2 1.1 .9 -.2 1.1 .3 .8 1.4 1.8 -8.4 2.1 2.2 2.0 -14.0 2.3 0.1 .0 .1 -.4 .2 -.3 .6 .2 .2 -.8 .2 .1 -.2 -1.2 .3 154.9 159.9 155.2 134.2 146.9 136.9 139.7 171.6 175.6 92.9 169.3 172.4 147.0 80.7 191.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 .8 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.5 -7.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 -14.6 3.0 in January, 1999. 6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator 0.3 .2 .3 -.2 .6 .1 1.0 .3 .3 -.7 .4 .3 .0 -1.1 .4 76 0.2 .2 .3 .0 .5 .5 1.2 .4 .2 -.9 .4 .3 .1 -.9 .4 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 1.1 0.1 Expenditure category 0.2 102.4 All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 168.5 257.4 1.9 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 165.5 165.0 166.0 165.2 172.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.5 .9 .9 1.1 .6 .5 102.5 102.7 102.4 103.2 100.2 1.7 1.8 1.3 3.0 .6 .0 .1 -.1 .3 .5 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 168.3 195.9 190.1 185.3 119.8 113.9 127.9 128.4 128.0 127.3 2.4 2.9 3.6 2.9 -2.9 -3.6 -2.6 -4.5 .5 4.4 .2 .2 .2 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.9 -.1 .6 101.6 102.3 101.6 102.1 97.9 96.7 98.5 98.1 99.3 102.4 1.1 1.8 1.6 2.1 -2.1 -3.2 -1.6 -2.4 .2 .9 .0 .0 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.5 -.9 -.2 Apparel .......................................................................................... 117.8 -1.3 -2.1 97.9 1.0 -2.2 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 145.0 140.7 83.5 83.0 80.8 85.6 85.0 -2.3 -2.4 -13.8 -13.9 -14.9 -13.1 -12.0 -.5 -.6 -2.5 -2.5 -2.5 -2.4 -2.3 96.6 96.3 80.6 80.6 79.0 82.1 83.4 -3.0 -3.1 -16.1 -16.1 -17.6 -14.7 -13.7 -.1 -.1 -1.8 -1.8 -2.5 -1.1 -1.1 Medical care ................................................................................. 263.2 5.2 1.1 103.2 3.0 .3 Recreation 2 ................................................................................... 102.3 1.3 .0 102.8 1.6 .7 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 100.8 1.0 .1 99.3 -.4 .0 Other goods and services ........................................................... 266.4 11.0 1.4 116.2 16.1 3.2 168.5 144.3 129.0 128.6 127.6 194.9 1.9 1.3 .2 .6 -.5 2.3 .2 .2 -.4 -.3 -A .1 102.4 100.4 99.2 98.9 99.6 102.0 1.1 .6 .0 .7 -.8 1.5 .1 -.1 .0 .0 .0 .2 164.7 159.6 130.9 148.0 131.3 176.1 189.8 100.7 177.4 181.0 1.7 1.3 .3 1.6 .8 1.5 2.2 -7.4 2.6 2.6 .1 .1 -.3 .3 -.2 .1 .1 -1.2 .3 .1 101.2 100.9 99.2 100.8 98.9 101.7 101.9 89.9 102.3 102.3 1.0 .9 .0 1.3 .6 1.2 1.4 -8.5 2.0 2.1 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .4 .2 -1.0 .2 .3 ' ' Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 77 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest Size class A Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Size class D Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 157.1 256.8 2.1 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 164.0 163.6 164.9 161.9 167.7 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 0.4 * 102.3 ■ 1.2 ■ 0.3 ■ 153.6 248.9 1.8 ■ 0.2 ■ 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.8 1.0 1.0 1.5 .3 .2 102.8 102.8 102.9 102.8 103.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.4 3.7 .9 1.0 1.7 .2 .2 151.9 151.0 147.3 158.4 165.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 -.4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .0 150.4 171.3 176.1 171.9 119.6 104.9 108.2 115.8 100.7 117.8 1.9 3.0 3.6 3.1 -3.8 -5.0 -5.0 -5.1 -5.0 1.0 .4 .4 .4 .1 -.2 -.2 -.3 .1 -.8 .8 101.4 102.7 102.1 102.3 97.4 96.4 96.8 99.0 93.5 100.1 1.0 2.4 2.1 2.2 -1.7 -2.5 -2.1 -1.0 -3.9 -1.7 .0 .1 .1 .1 -.5 -.7 -.7 .0 -2.0 .1 147.0 165.8 154.7 164.6 130.9 101.0 109.0 106.4 114.8 119.7 1.0 2.5 2.6 2.4 -1.1 -2.5 -2.2 -4.5 .9 -3.3 -.1 .1 .5 .1 -.5 -.6 -.5 -.2 -.7 -.5 Apparel .......................................................................................... 120.6 -2.6 -2.3 96.7 -2.2 -2.7 144.1 3.4 -1.6 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 139.2 137.0 86.3 85.8 84.2 93.9 88.9 -.1 -.1 -8.9 -8.8 -9.6 -7.7 -7.1 -.1 -.1 .6 .6 1.0 .2 .2 97.9 97.7 85.5 85.5 84.8 86.4 87.7 -1.8 -1.8 -10.9 -10.8 -11.8 -9.6 -8.5 .3 .3 2.6 2.6 3.2 1.8 1.6 132.8 129.1 78.7 77.9 75.2 90.3 82.6 -2.3 -2.2 -14.5 -14.5 -14.6 -15.3 -13.2 -.4 -.4 .0 .0 .5 -.6 -1.5 Medical care ................................................................................. 242.4 5.8 1.0 103.1 2.8 .6 231.0 4.9 .5 Recreation 2 .................................................................................. 100.6 .3 .6 100.6 .8 .2 103.4 3.1 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 103.5 3.1 .6 101.6 1.8 .8 100.7 1.1 1.4 Other goods and services ........................................................... 256.6 11.9 1.6 116.4 15.7 2.5 254.7 20.3 4.4 157.1 141.0 128.1 132.8 121.4 176.3 2.1 1.4 .4 .7 .0 2.7 .4 .2 -.2 .0 -.4 .5 102.3 100.2 98.9 98.7 99.0 102.6 1.2 .4 -.5 .0 -1.3 2.2 .3 .4 .1 .5 -.5 .3 153.6 141.5 135.8 140.4 125.9 169.6 1.8 1.4 1.6 4.2 -1.1 2.2 .2 .1 -.1 .8 -1.1 .5 153.4 153.6 129.7 148.7 135.0 167.9 170.7 95.6 165.8 166.4 1.9 1.7 .5 2.0 .7 2.4 2.5 -6.7 2.8 2.7 .3 .4 -.2 .5 -.1 .5 .5 .1 .4 .2 101.2 100.9 99.0 100.7 99.0 102.5 102.5 90.7 102.4 102.3 1.1 .9 -.4 1.1 .3 2.0 2.1 -6.8 2.0 2.0 .3 .3 .1 .7 .5 .4 .2 .9 .2 .0 149.5 151.1 136.8 146.8 142.1 158.9 163.0 90.3 162.7 165.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.7 4.0 2.1 2.0 -7.8 2.7 3.1 .2 .3 -.1 .6 .8 .8 .4 -.3 .3 .2 ' Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ................................................................... . Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 78 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category 1.3 0.0 0.2 ' 161.1 260.9 2.2 ' 102.3 102.3 102.0 102.9 101.6 1.7 1.7 1.2 2.6 1.2 .6 .6 .9 .2 -.3 156.5 157.0 154.5 164.4 145.5 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.2 -1.7 .7 .6 .9 .3 .6 .3 .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 .0 .1 .1 .7 101.6 103.3 102.8 103.1 96.1 94.3 94.2 94.2 94.4 99.9 1.3 2.8 2.5 2.8 -3.5 -5.1 -5.1 -5.0 -5.9 -.3 .0 .3 .0 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.2 -2.2 -.4 155.5 184.2 166.4 168.0 127.2 104.8 109.3 111.6 109.7 119.8 1.2 2.3 3.5 2.4 -.7 -2.6 -2.7 -2.5 -3.4 -1.2 .1 .4 1.0 .4 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4 -1.7 .1 .3 -2.9 -1.9 97.4 -.8 -2.9 128.1 -1.6 -.3 138.3 137.4 86.6 85.8 82.4 88.7 89.8 -1.8 -2.2 -12.1 -12.2 -13.3 -11.6 -10.6 -.5 -.7 -2.1 -2.2 -2.7 -1.9 -1.5 97.3 97.0 81.8 81.8 80.9 82.4 83.8 -2.2 -2.4 -15.1 -15.1 -16.0 -14.4 -13.3 -.7 -.7 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.3 -2.1 137.4 136.5 75.0 74.0 69.4 89.2 82.7 -1.6 -1.6 -16.3 -16.4 -17.3 -15.2 -14.3 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 Medical care ................................................................................. 239.4 1.0 .0 103.4 2.9 .2 244.6 4.0 .3 Recreation 2 .................................................................................. 100.7 .3 .4 101.4 .9 .4 109.0 7.7 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................. 101.0 1.2 .1 100.4 .2 .1 101.6 2.0 .1 Other goods and services .......................................................... 228.9 8.9 1.9 116.4 15.7 1.7 264.5 20.4 2.1 156.4 142.2 131.7 133.0 129.3 173.2 1.3 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -.6 2.4 .3 .1 -.4 -.7 -.2 .3 102.5 100.6 99.6 99.1 100.1 102.2 1.3 .8 .2 .4 -.2 1.8 .0 -.2 -.7 -1.0 -.5 .2 161.1 140.4 131.3 131.3 129.2 188.1 2.2 1.5 .8 1.1 .6 3.0 .2 .4 .2 .4 -.1 .1 152.2 154.5 132.7 147.0 134.5 167.7 166.7 95.4 165.1 166.1 1.3 .5 -.8 .3 -1.0 1.5 2.5 -5.8 1.9 1.8 .2 .2 -.4 .2 -.6 .3 .4 -.9 .4 .1 101.3 100.8 99.6 100.7 99.2 101.2 102.1 88.3 102.6 102.7 1.2 .8 .2 1.0 .4 .9 1.7 -9.8 2.3 2.4 .0 -.1 -.8 -.2 -1.0 .2 .2 -1.3 .1 .0 155.1 155.8 131.7 143.8 131.7 177.0 179.5 88.0 172.1 176.1 2.0 2.2 .8 1.8 1.0 3.4 2.9 -8.6 3.3 3.5 .2 .1 .2 .6 .4 -.1 .1 -1.2 .3 .3 All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 156.4 253.3 1.3 0.3 “ ' Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 160.7 161.0 158.6 166.3 157.6 1.7 1.7 1.1 2.6 1.9 .9 1.1 1.3 .5 -.1 Housing ............................................... ......................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 .................................................. Electricity 4 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 4 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 148.4 163.8 162.8 157.7 119.6 106.0 109.5 106.2 117.4 129.9 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.5 .4 .3 .5 .1 2.8 2.0 Apparel .......................................................................................... 142.4 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 102.5 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 79 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Item and group Size class B/C 2 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Percent change from— Index Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................ 161.6 261.6 2.3 Food and beverages ............................................................... Food ...................................................................................... Food at home .................................................................. i... Food away from home ......................................................... Alcoholic beverages .............................................................. 167.8 167.3 172.0 160.0 170.9 Housing ................................................................................... Shelter ................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 4 ................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ................ Fuels and utilities ................................................................... Fuels .................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ............................................... Electricity 4 ....................................................................... Utility natural gas service 4 ................... ........................... Household furnishings and operations .................................. 163.4 176.8 183.5 174.2 138.3 128.1 130.2 145.1 114.8 128.8 Apparel .................................................................................... Transportation ......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................ Motor fuel ............................................................................ Gasoline (all types) ............................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ..................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ......................................... 0.5 103.4 1.2 ' ' " 2.5 2.6 2.3 3.0 1.3 .8 .9 1.4 .1 -.1 102.8 102.8 103.5 101.6 101.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 .8 .9 .8 1.2 .3 1.3 3.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 -1.9 -3.3 -3.2 -3.1 -3.7 .6 .4 .6 .3 .4 -.6 -.9 -.8 .0 -2.7 -.3 101.9 102.3 101.9 102.0 100.4 100.0 100.0 101.2 95.6 100.8 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 -2.9 .5 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.7 -.7 .0 -3.2 .0 118.0 -.6 -1.3 99.6 -1.4 -.8 139.6 136.5 91.0 90.1 86.2 88.6 94.4 -1.8 -2.2 -11.5 -11.5 -12.8 -9.5 -9.8 -.5 -.7 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 -.7 97.2 96.8 80.8 80.8 79.5 82.4 83.3 -2.5 -2.7 -17.1 -17.1 -18.2 -15.5 -15.1 -.9 -1.0 -5.5 -5.4 -5.9 -4.7 -4.7 Medical care ............................................................................ 238.9 2.9 .3 103.5 3.4 .7 Recreation2 ............................................................................. 99.6 .0 1.0 99.9 .5 .2 Education and communication 2 .............................................. 100.8 .9 .3 101.9 1.9 .4 Other goods and sen/ices ....................................................... 261.9 12.6 5.9 116.0 14.9 5.4 161.6 142.6 127.5 128.8 126.2 181.3 2.3 .8 -.4 .3 -1.3 3.5 .5 .6 .5 1.1 -.4 .4 103.4 100.4 99.2 99.4 98.9 102.3 1.2 .2 -.6 -.2 -1.1 2.0 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.4 .1 158.4 156.8 129.6 149.2 132.1 172.9 177.2 103.5 168.0 168.4 2.3 1.0 -.4 1.6 .4 1.5 3.6 -8.0 2.9 3.0 .5 .5 .4 1.0 1.1 .2 .4 -1.0 .5 .5 101.4 101.1 99.2 101.1 99.5 102.2 102.2 90.9 102.3 102.2 1.1 1.0 -.6 .8 -.2 2.3 1.9 -7.0 1.9 1.9 .2 .2 -.1 .5 .2 .3 .1 -2.8 .4 .3 0.1 ~ Commodity and service group All items 3 ................................................................................... Commodities ........................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ................................ Nondurables less food and beverages ................................ Durables .............................................................................. Sen/ices ................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ........................................................ All items less s h e lte r......................... •....................................... Commodities less food .............................................................. Nondurables .............................................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................................... Services less medical care services .......................................... All items less energy ................................................................. All items less food and energy ............................................... 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. * Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 80 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Food at home Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Jan. 1999 from— Dec. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Percent change to Dec. 1998 from— Dec. 1998 Dec. 1997 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 M 161.3 161.3 161.3 163.1 2.0 1.1 1.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 Northeast urban ................................................ Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................... Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................. M M M 164.6 164.1 102.8 164.6 164.2 102.6 164.6 164.2 102.5 165.7 166.0 102.4 2.0 2.4 1.3 .7 1.1 -.2 .7 1.1 -.1 2.7 2.8 2.5 .0 .1 -.3 .0 .0 -.1 Midwest urban .................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 157.3 162.0 101.2 157.7 162.8 101.0 157.6 162.5 101.2 159.8 164.9 102.9 2.6 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.7 1.2 .2 .3 .0 -.1 -.2 .2 M 146.4 146.6 146.8 147.3 1.1 .5 .3 1.5 .3 .1 U.S. city average .............................................. Region and area size2 South urban ...................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ............... Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) ................................................. M M M 157.3 157.9 100.8 157.2 156.9 101.2 157.0 156.5 101.1 158.6 158.6 102.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 .9 1.1 .8 1.0 1.3 .9 1.1 .6 1.1 -.2 -.9 .3 -.1 -.3 -.1 M 154.3 154.2 153.1 154.5 3.1 .2 .9 2.5 -.8 -.7 West urban .............. ......................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 167.9 169.5 101.9 167.9 169.3 102.0 168.2 169.7 102.3 170.4 172.0 103.5 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2 2.4 2.5 2.3 .2 .1 .4 .2 .2 .3 M M M 149.8 101.4 154.6 149.8 101.5 154.7 149.8 101.6 154.1 151.7 102.5 155.4 2.3 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.0 .5 1.3 .9 .8 2.3 1.6 2.0 .0 .2 -.3 .0 .1 -.4 Size classes A 4 .................................................................. B/C 3 ........................................ ...................... D .................................................................... Selected local areas Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI .................. Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .. New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .......................................... M M 175.5 174.4 174.2 174.3 173.9 174.1 176.7 177.1 4.4 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.3 -.9 -.2 -.2 -.1 M 165.5 165.6 166.1 168.3 2.7 1.6 1.3 2.3 .4 .3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .... Cleveland-Akron, OH ....................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ...................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 1 1 1 1 165.8 160.5 149.4 100.1 164.4 161.2 147.7 100.4 164.8 162.2 147.4 99.6 162.8 164.0 149.7 101.3 1.6 4.3 1.1 -.1 -1.0 1.7 1.4 .9 -1.2 1.1 1.6 1.7 6.3 5.6 -1.5 -.4 -.6 1.1 -1.3 -.5 .2 .6 -.2 -.8 Atlanta, GA ....................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ......................................... San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA .......... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 161.7 153.4 157.8 167.6 159.9 157.4 155.2 165.6 162.1 156.7 155.9 164.7 161.0 157.7 160.2 167.6 2.5 3.4 .6 1.8 .7 .2 3.2 1.2 -.7 .6 2.8 1.8 4.4 3.8 1.0 1.4 .2 2.2 -1.2 -1.7 1.4 -.4 .5 -.5 2 2 2 164.0 171.5 166.6 165.2 170.5 165.9 163.4 172.8 165.9 166.6 172.1 169.6 2.3 .4 3.5 .8 .9 2.2 2.0 -.4 2.2 2.1 2.7 3.5 -.4 .8 -.4 -1.1 1.3 .0 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 81 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI U.S. city average Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Dec. 1998 Expenditure category 0.2 160.5 471.3 2.0 0.6 157.8 466.5 1.7 0.4 170.8 486.2 1.8 0.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.6 1.8 .7 .8 1.1 .3 .2 168.3 167.8 176.7 151.7 173.3 3.1 3.3 4.4 1.4 .2 1.3 1.3 1.6 .8 .3 170.3 168.5 177.1 155.4 181.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 -1.1 .9 1.1 1.7 .0 -1.6 168.7 168.3 168.3 171.7 174.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.5 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 .5 .8 158.1 179.3 174.9 2.1 3.1 3.4 .2 .3 .2 155.1 182.1 194.6 1.6 3.3 4.0 .5 .5 .8 155.9 165.1 167.7 2.4 3.5 3.7 .1 .4 .2 171.7 202.0 194.1 2.4 3.0 3.5 .2 .1 .2 173.9 126.0 110.4 117.7 122.0 112.7 125.0 3.1 -2.0 -3.1 -2.7 -2.9 -2.4 .7 .1 -.3 -.5 -.6 -.2 -1.2 .2 182.0 113.6 100.7 103.9 107.3 100.7 110.3 2.7 -8.5 -10.2 -10.2 -13.7 -5.4 1.8 .1 -.8 -1.1 -1.1 -.5 -1.9 2.2 163.6 142.0 135.9 136.3 154.3 118.2 125.6 3.2 -6.9 -9.5 -9.6 -8.4 -11.9 1.5 .2 -1.3 -1.7 -1.8 .0 -5.4 -.7 192.9 112.2 110.9 122.0 120.6 124.4 127.8 3.0 -2.9 -3.4 -2.3 -3.7 .0 4.1 .1 .0 -.2 -.2 -.5 .1 .0 Apparel ........................................................ 127.1 -1.2 -2.1 111.7 -3.5 -2.0 114.2 -3.2 -1.0 116.3 -3.2 -2.4 Transportation ............................................. Private transportation ................................ Motor fuel ................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular3 ............... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 ........ Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ............ 139.1 136.5 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 87.9 -1.8 -2.0 -12.9 -13.0 -13.8 -12.1 -11.3 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.2 135.1 132.4 89.0 88.3 85.9 94.9 90.8 .2 .2 -6.0 -6.0 -6.8 -5.1 -4.7 -.4 -.2 .5 .6 .9 .0 .0 137.8 134.1 91.8 89.7 87.1 87.6 92.0 -.8 -1.0 -5.7 -5.8 -6.3 -5.7 -5.0 -.7 -.9 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.1 149.6 143.5 82.3 82.0 80.5 84.8 84.6 -1.9 -1.5 -14.0 -14.0 -15.0 -13.3 -12.5 -.6 -.5 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 Medical care ................................................ 245.8 3.5 .6 255.3 4.9 1.4 238.0 3.1 -.1 262.8 5.3 1.5 1.6 101.0 1.8 .9 101.7 1.0 -.2 All items ......................................................... All items (1967-100) ..................................... 161.0 479.7 1.6 Food and beverages .................................... Food .......................................................... Food at home .......................................... Food away from home ............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................. 163.1 162.8 163.1 163.5 166.5 Housing ....................................................... Shelter ....................................................... Rent of primary residence 1 ...................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 2 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ....................................... Fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .................. Electricity 1 ........................................... Utility natural gas service 1 .................. Household furnishings and operations ..... ' Recreation 5 ................................................. 101.2 .9 .4 100.9 .8 Education and communication 5 .................. 101.2 1.2 .3 108.1 6.7 2.0 99.4 -.2 .5 100.9 .9 .0 Other goods and services ............................ 259.2 13.6 2.6 262.6 9.0 2.5 263.4 13.8 6.5 263.4 9.0 1.2 161.0 142.5 130.4 132.0 126.9 183.0 1.6 .8 -.1 .4 -.6 2.4 .2 .1 -.2 -.1 -.4 .3 160.5 141.5 125.6 131.5 118.0 181.6 2.0 1.4 .6 .2 1.0 2.5 .6 .5 .0 .2 -.1 .7 157.8 141.7 124.7 127.7 122.4 174.8 1.7 1.1 .2 1.0 -.8 2.4 .4 .6 .3 1.5 -1.0 .2 170.8 146.0 128.6 128.1 126.5 196.7 1.8 1.1 -.6 -.7 -.6 2.3 .2 .2 -.6 -.5 -1.0 .2 157.1 155.9 131.8 147.8 134.1 171.9 177.3 97.0 169.8 171.6 1.6 1.1 .0 1.3 .4 1.7 2.4 -7.6 2.4 2.4 .2 .2 -.2 .3 .0 .2 .2 -.8 .3 .2 156.0 154.1 127.8 150.2 134.4 169.1 175.2 93.9 169.6 170.0 1.9 1.4 .6 1.7 .1 1.6 2.4 -8.6 2.9 2.8 .5 .6 .1 .8 .2 .9 .6 -.4 .7 .5 154.6 156.0 127.7 150.1 132.6 173.4 170.5 105.5 163.7 162.8 1.7 1.0 .1 1.8 .8 .9 2.3 -7.5 2.4 2.3 .4 .4 .2 1.1 1.2 .0 .2 -.9 .5 .3 167.2 160.0 130.5 149.8 130.9 173.6 191.9 99.3 179.5 182.8 1.7 1.3 -.5 1.4 -.4 1.6 2.2 -7.1 2.5 2.4 .1 .2 -.5 .4 -.3 .1 .1 -.9 .2 .1 Commodity and service group All items ......................................................... Commodities ................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables .................................................. Services ....................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................ All items less shelter ...................................... Commodities less food .................................. Nondurables .................................................. Nondurables less food ................................... Services less rent of shelter2 ......................... Services less medical care services ............. Energy ........................................................... All items less energy ...................................... All items less food and energy ..................... 1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 82 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI BostonBrocktonNashua, MA-NH-ME-CT U.S. city average Index Jan. 1999 Nov. 1998 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category 172.2 497.7 1.7 0.4 160.5 471.3 2.0 0.4 ' 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.6 1.8 .9 .9 1.1 .6 .5 167.4 168.0 162.8 179.0 164.6 2.9 2.8 1.6 4.7 3.7 .1 .2 -1.0 1.9 -.9 168.3 167.8 176.7 151.7 173.3 3.1 3.3 4.4 1.4 .2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.0 -.1 158.1 179.3 174.9 173.9 126.0 110.4 117.7 122.0 112.7 125.0 2.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 -2.0 -3.1 -2.7 -2.9 -2.4 .7 .3 .4 .5 .3 -.3 -.5 -.5 -.7 .0 .2 167.2 196.6 189.2 178.2 123.6 105.1 130.5 127.5 133.3 117.8 2.4 3.5 4.6 3.5 -5.7 -6.8 -5.8 -9.4 -.2 4.2 .7 .4 .3 .0 .5 .6 .9 1.6 -.1 3.1 155.1 182.1 194.6 182.0 113.6 100.7 103.9 107.3 100.7 110.3 1.6 3.3 4.0 2.7 -8.5 -10.2 -10.2 -13.7 -5.4 1.8 .8 .7 .9 .4 .9 .9 .9 -.4 2.5 2.5 Apparel 3 ........................................................................................ 127.1 -1.2 -5.1 142.0 -2.5 -5.1 111.7 -3.5 -6.9 Transportation 3 ............................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 139.1 136.5 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 87.9 -1.8 -2.0 -12.9 -13.0 -13.8 -12.1 -11.3 -1.1 -1.2 -5.2 -5.3 -5.5 -5.0 -4.6 140.2 138.7 87.1 86.0 82.5 90.2 90.1 -3.2 -4.1 -14.6 -14.6 -16.2 -12.7 -12.2 -.8 -1.1 -3.7 -3.7 -4.1 -3.2 -3.1 135.1 132.4 89.0 88.3 85.9 94.9 90.8 .2 .2 -6.0 -6.0 -6.8 -5.1 -4.7 -1.0 -1.0 -4.7 -4.6 -4.7 -4.7 -4.7 Medical care 3 ............................................................................... 245.8 3.5 .7 314.0 6.8 1.3 255.3 4.9 1.4 Recreation9 .................................................................................. 101.2 .9 .4 104.4 1.0 .5 100.9 .8 .8 Education and communication 9 ................................................. 101.2 1.2 .0 100.6 .5 .0 108.1 6.7 1.1 Other goods and services 3 .......................................................... 259.2 13.6 8.4 266.4 11.6 8.6 262.6 9.0 5.5 161.0 142.5 130.4 132.0 126.9 183.0 1.6 .8 -.1 .4 -.6 2.4 .2 .1 -.4 -.4 -.4 .3 172.2 145.2 132.4 135.1 127.7 202.0 1.7 .6 -.7 -.1 -1.8 2.5 .4 .3 .5 .4 .6 .4 160.5 141.5 125.6 131.5 118.0 181.6 2.0 1.4 .6 .2 1.0 2.5 .4 -.2 -.9 -2.0 .1 .8 157.1 155.9 131.8 147.8 134.1 171.9 177.3 97.0 169.8 171.6 1.6 1.1 .0 1.3 .4 1.7 2.4 -7.6 2.4 2.4 .2 .1 -.3 .3 -.3 .3 .3 -2.6 .4 .3 166.1 165.5 133.4 150.2 135.9 194.3 192.6 97.5 183.6 187.8 1.5 .9 -.6 1.5 .1 1.1 2.2 -9.8 2.7 2.6 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .5 .4 -1.0 .5 .5 156.0 154.1 127.8 150.2 134.4 169.1 175.2 93.9 169.6 170.0 1.9 1.4 .6 1.7 .1 1.6 2.4 -8.6 2.9 2.8 .3 .3 -.9 -.3 -1.9 1.0 .8 -1.5 .5 .4 All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (1967-100) ................................................................ . 161.0 479.7 1.6 Food and beverages 3 .................................................................. Food3 .......................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home 4 ........................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................ 163.1 162.8 163.1 163.5 166.5 H ousing3 ....................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 5 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity 5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 0.2 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 .......................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy3 ........................................................................................... All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy 3 .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 83 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 ClevelandAkron, OH Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA DallasFort Worth, TX Item and group Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Index Jan. 1999 Percent change from— Jan. 1998 Nov. 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ......................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 152.7 477.1 1.8 ■ -0.1 ■ 154.6 476.6 1.6 ■ 0.5 ■ 157.8 466.5 1.7 ■ 0.5 ■ Food and beverages 3 .................................................................. Food 3 .......................................................................................... Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home 4 ........................................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ................................................................ 166.4 168.0 164.0 176.5 148.3 3.4 3.6 4.3 2.4 .6 1.0 1.1 1.7 .1 -.3 161.9 159.6 149.7 177.6 187.9 2.5 2.2 1.1 4.3 4.8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 .1 170.3 168.5 177.1 155.4 181.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 -1.1 1.0 1.1 1.6 .3 -.9 H ousing3 ....................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 5 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ................. Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .............................................. ........................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .................................................. Electricity5 ............................................................................ Utility natural gas service 5 .................................................. Household furnishings and operations .................................... 146.5 161.2 172.0 168.0 126.6 120.0 122.0 133.6 112.0 124.6 1.7 3.1 2.9 3.4 -.4 -1.2 -1.1 1.6 -4.4 -3.9 -.3 .6 .2 .4 -4.7 -6.0 -6.2 .0 -13.2 .1 143.6 155.5 153.4 149.3 122.8 114.2 113.4 111.2 115.7 126.5 2.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 -.8 -1.6 -1.5 -.4 -6.7 -2.1 .6 1.0 1.1 .8 .2 .1 .1 -.5 3.3 -1.2 155.9 165.1 167.7 163.6 142.0 135.9 136.3 154.3 118.2 125.6 2.4 3.5 3.7 3.2 -6.9 -9.5 -9.6 -8.4 -11.9 1.5 .5 .8 .8 .6 -.4 -.6 -.6 .0 -1.7 -.4 Apparel 3 ........................................................................................ 120.7 -4.0 -8.6 126.6 -.9 -.2 114.2 -3.2 -4.4 141.3 140.9 84.6 84.2 79.9 86.9 88.9 -2.2 -3.0 -13.3 -13.3 -14.6 -12.3 -11.0 -1.6 -1.9 -5.4 -5.3 -6.0 -5.2 -4.1 137.8 134.1 91.8 89.7 87.1 87.6 92.0 -.8 -1.0 -5.7 -5.8 -6.3 -5.7 -5.0 -.8 -1.0 .7 .7 .8 .2 .3 Transportation 3 ............................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... 136.9 137.0 92.3 91.5 90.0 93.8 95.0 -.3 -.1 -7.3 -7.3 -7.9 -6.9 -6.3 -1.4 -1.6 -5.4 -5.4 -5.2 -6.0 -5.8 Medical care 3 ............................................................................... 215.8 3.5 1.2 233.9 .4 .3 238.0 3.1 .3 Recreation 9 .................................................................................. 100.7 -.3 .4 101.2 1.3 .4 101.0 1.8 -.5 Education and communication 9 ................................................. 99.3 -.6 .3 100.8 2.2 .0 99.4 -.2 .3 Other goods and services 3 .......................................................... 240.3 14.6 9.7 235.4 10.2 6.6 263.4 13.8 11.7 152.7 140.7 126.7 134.4 117.4 167.1 1.8 1.4 .1 .3 -.1 2.3 -.1 -.1 -.9 -.7 -1.0 -.1 154.6 141.8 130.3 126.7 135.0 169.3 1.6 .4 -.8 -.7 -1.0 2.7 .5 .0 -.7 .7 -2.0 1.0 157.8 141.7 124.7 127.7 122.4 174.8 1.7 1.1 .2 1.0 -.8 2.4 .5 .6 .2 1.6 -1.4 .5 150.0 152.0 127.5 151.0 135.0 161.9 163.5 107.5 159.2 157.4 1.7 1.3 .2 2.0 .3 1.4 2.3 -3.7 2.2 1.9 -.1 -.3 -.9 .3 -.7 -.7 -.1 -5.8 .4 .3 150.4 154.9 132.4 144.4 130.7 171.6 162.7 98.1 163.8 164.9 1.6 .7 -.5 1.1 .0 1.2 2.8 -7.0 2.3 2.3 .5 .3 -.7 1.0 .7 .8 1.0 -2.4 .7 .5 154.6 156.0 127.7 150.1 132.6 173.4 170.5 105.5 163.7 162.8 1.7 1.0 .1 1.8 .8 .9 2.3 -7.5 2.4 2.3 .5 .4 .1 1.3 1.4 .1 .5 .1 .6 .4 Commodity and service group All items 3 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 .......................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Services less rent of shelter6 ........................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................. E nergy3 ........................................................................................... All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy 3 .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 84 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA 2 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1999 Nov. 1998 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1999 Index Percent change from— Nov. 1998 Jan. 1998 Expenditure category All items Í 1 967= 100} .................................................. 1Itilitv natural nas service 5 Private transnnrtation ................................................. 0.2 102.7 - 1.9 0.5 - - * 168.7 168.3 168.3 171.7 174.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.6 .5 1.5 102.9 103.0 101.3 103.9 100.4 1.2 1.3 -.1 3.4 .5 .9 1.0 .9 1.3 .1 171.7 202.0 194.1 192.9 112.2 110.9 122.0 120.6 124.4 127.8 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.0 -2.9 -3.4 -2.3 -3.7 .0 4.1 .3 .4 .4 .4 -.6 -.9 -1.1 -1.7 .0 -.1 103.9 104.5 104.6 104.6 99.6 99.0 99.5 99.4 100.1 107.4 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.9 -.3 -.9 -.4 -.9 2.1 4.0 .7 .2 .4 .2 1.0 1.1 1.0 .6 3.3 4.1 116.3 -3.2 -5.6 94.9 1.0 -5.0 -1.3 -1.5 -15.4 -15.5 -17.1 -14.1 -13.6 -.4 -.4 -5.2 -5.2 -6.0 -4.3 -4.6 149.6 143.5 82.3 82.0 80.5 84.8 84.6 -1.9 -1.5 -14.0 -14.0 -15.0 -13.3 -12.5 -.9 -.9 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 -4.3 -4.1 262.8 5.3 1.9 104.0 .7 -.6 101.7 1.0 -1.0 102.7 1.3 1.6 ................................................. 100.9 .9 -.3 102.2 2.2 -.7 ...................................................... 263.4 9.0 4.7 117.5 11.4 7.6 170.8 146.0 128.6 128.1 126.5 196.7 1.8 1.1 -.6 -.7 -.6 2.3 .2 .1 -1.0 -.9 -1.2 .2 102.7 101.2 100.6 99.7 101.6 103.6 1.9 .9 .7 .4 1.0 2.8 .5 .7 .5 -.8 2.0 .3 167.2 160.0 130.5 149.8 130.9 173.6 191.9 99.3 179.5 182.8 1.7 1.3 -.5 1.4 -.4 1.6 2.2 -7.1 2.5 2.4 .1 .1 -.8 .3 -.7 .0 .1 -2.1 .3 .1 102.6 101.7 100.6 101.1 99.8 102.6 103.7 88.2 103.3 104.0 1.9 1.3 .7 .9 .4 2.1 2.9 -8.2 2.6 2.9 .6 .6 .5 .2 -.7 .4 .4 -1.9 .7 .6 ................................................. ...................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ......................................... Other nrwids and services 3 1.8 - 97.9 98.0 82.1 82.0 79.8 84.0 84.6 fíacrtlirip iinlpiiripd midnrade 7 ® PHnratinn an/i rnmmunifiaiion ® 170.8 486.2 Commodity and service group PrtmmiiHifipc |pcc fond and heveraoes Mnnrli irahles less fnnd and heveraoes ................................... .......................... Special aggregate indexes All it&ms b c c m ediral nsre 3 All itamQ Ipqq fnnd and finernv 3 ................................................. ...................................... . 1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless otherwise noted. 3 por Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 6 7 ® 9 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 85 !4. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items !■=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 1914 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 ■ ■ 9.9 10.0 1.0 1.0 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.1 10.4 11.7 14.0 16.5 10.0 10.4 12.0 14.1 16.2 9.9 10.5 12.0 14.0 16.4 10.0 10.6 12.6 14.2 16.7 10.1 10.7 12.8 14.5 16.9 10.1 10.8 13.0 14.7 16.9 10.1 10.8 12.8 15.1 17.4 10.1 10.9 13.0 15.4 17.7 10.1 11.1 13.3 15.7 17.8 10.2 11.3 13.5 16.0 18.1 10.3 11.5 13.5 16.3 18.5 10.3 11.6 13.7 16.5 18.9 ■ * 10.1 10.9 12.8 15.1 17.3 2.0 12.6 18.1 20.4 14.5 1.0 7.9 17.4 18.0 14.6 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.3 19.0 16.9 16.8 17.3 19.5 18.4 16.9 16.8 17.2 19.7 18.3 16.7 16.8 17.1 20.3 18.1 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.6 17.7 16.7 16.9 17.0 20.9 17.6 16.7 17.0 17.0 20.8 17.7 16.8 17.2 17.1 20.3 17.7 16.6 17.1 17.0 20.0 17.5 16.6 17.2 17.1 19.9 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.2 19.8 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.2 19.4 17.3 16.9 17.3 17.3 ■ ■ 20.0 17.9 16.8 17.1 17.1 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.6 -10.5 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.3 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.2 17.9 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.9 17.3 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.1 17.1 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.3 18.0 17.7 17.3 17.2 17.3 17.9 17.7 17.3 17.1 17.2 - ■ 17.5 17.7 17.4 17.1 17.1 3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 ■ 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.0 13.4 -6.4 -9.3 -10.3 .8 1.5 -2.3 -9.0 -9.9 -5.1 3.1 ' 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.1 15.9 14.3 12.9 13.2 17.0 15.7 14.1 12.7 13.3 16.9 15.6 14.0 12.6 13.3 17.0 15.5 13.9 12.6 13.3 16.9 15.3 13.7 12.6 13.3 16.8 15.1 13.6 12.7 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.6 13.1 13.4 16.5 15.1 13.5 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.2 13.6 16.5 14.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 16.4 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 16.1 14.6 13.1 13.2 13.4 ■ 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 14.3 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.1 13.8 13.7 13.9 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.6 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.0 ■ ■ 13.7 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 3.0 1.4 2.9 -2.8 .0 2.2 1.5 3.6 -2.1 -1.4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 13.9 14.1 15.7 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.1 15.8 16.9 17.4 14.0 14.2 16.0 17.2 17.4 14.0 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.5 14.0 14.4 16.3 17.5 17.5 14.1 14.7 16.3 17.5 17.6 14.0 14.7 16.4 17.4 17.7 14.0 14.9 16.5 17.3 17.7 14.0 15.1 16.5 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.3 16.7 17.4 17.7 14.0 15.4 16.8 17.4 17.7 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.4 17.8 ■ ■ 14.0 14.7 16.3 17.3 17.6 .7 9.9 9.0 3.0 2.3 .7 5.0 10.9 6.1 1.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.8 18.2 21.5 23.7 24.0 17.8 18.1 21.5 23.5 23.8 17.8 18.3 21.9 23.4 23.8 17.8 18.4 21.9 23.8 23.9 17.9 18.5 21.9 23.9 23.8 18.1 18.7 22.0 24.1 23.9 18.1 19.8 22.2 24.4 23.7 18.1 20.2 22.5 24.5 23.8 18.1 20.4 23.0 24.5 23.9 18.1 20.8 23.0 24.4 23.7 18.1 21.3 23.1 24.2 23.8 18.2 21.5 23.4 24.1 23.6 ■ ■ 18.0 19.5 22.3 24.1 23.8 2.2 18.1 8.8 3.0 -2.1 2.3 8.3 14.4 8.1 -1.2 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.5 25.4 26.5 26.6 26.9 23.5 25.7 26.3 26.5 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.3 26.6 26.9 23.6 25.8 26.4 26.6 26.8 23.7 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.9 23.8 25.9 26.5 26.8 26.9 24.1 25.9 26.7 26.8 26.9 24.3 25.9 26.7 26.9 26.9 24.4 26.1 26.7 26.9 26.8 24.6 26.2 26.7 27.0 26.8 24.7 26.4 26.7 26.9 26.8 25.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 26.7 - - ' " 24.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 26.9 5.9 6.0 .8 .7 -.7 1.3 7.9 1.9 .8 .7 ■ 26.8 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 .4 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 -.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 .7 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.7 26.8 27.6 28.6 29.0 26.7 26.8 27.7 28.6 28.9 26.7 26.8 27.8 28.8 28.9 26.7 26.9 27.9 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.0 28.0 28.9 29.0 26.7 27.2 28.1 28.9 29.1 26.8 27.4 28.3 29.0 29.2 26.8 27.3 28.3 28.9 29.2 26.9 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 26.9 27.5 28.3 28.9 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.4 29.0 29.4 26.8 27.6 28.4 28.9 29.4 ■ 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.3 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.5 29.8 30.2 30.5 30.9 29.6 29.8 30.2 30.6 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.3 30.7 31.0 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.9 31.2 ■ ~ 29.6 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 1.4 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.2 31.8 32.9 34.1 35.6 31.2 32.0 32.9 34.2 35.8 31.3 32.1 33.0 34.3 36.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 34.4 36.3 31.4 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.4 31.6 32.4 33.3 34.7 36.6 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.9 36.8 31.6 32.7 33.5 35.0 37.0 31.6 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.1 31.7 32.9 33.7 35.3 37.3 31.7 32.9 33.8 35.4 37.5 31.8 32.9 33.9 35.5 37.7 - - 31.5 32.4 33.4 34.8 36.7 1.9 3.5 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 5.5 86 Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sep. Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1st half Dec. . Annual avg. 5.6 3.3 3.4 8.7 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.2 6.2 11.0 ■ ■ ■ 53.8 56.9 60.6 65.2 72.6 6.9 4.9 6.7 9.0 13.3 9.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 11.3 ■ ■ 102.9 ■ ■ ■ 104.9 82.4 90.9 96.5 99.6 103.9 12.5 8.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 13.5 10.3 6.2 3.2 4.3 109.3 110.5 115.4 120.5 126.1 106.6 109.1 112.4 116.8 122.7 108.5 110.1 114.9 119.7 125.3 107.6 109.6 113.6 118.3 124.0 3.8 1.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.8 133.8 137.8 142.0 145.8 149.7 133.8 137.9 141.9 145.8 149.7 128.7 135.2 139.2 143.7 147.2 132.6 137.2 141.4 145.3 149.3 130.7 136.2 140.3 144.5 148.2 6.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 153.6 158.6 161.5 164.0 153.5 158.6 161.3 163.9 151.5 155.8 159.9 162.3 153.2 157.9 161.2 163.7 152.4 156.9 160.5 163.0 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.8 3.0 2.3 1.6 37.8 39.8 41.1 42.6 46.6 38.0 39.9 41.3 42.9 47.2 38.2 40.0 41.4 43.3 47.8 38.5 40.1 41.5 43.6 48.0 38.6 40.3 41.6 43.9 48.6 38.8 40.6 41.7 44.2 49.0 39.0 40.7 41.9 44.3 49.4 39.0 40.8 42.0 45.1 50.0 39.2 40.8 42.1 45.2 50.6 39.4 40.9 42.3 45.6 51.1 39.6 40.9 42.4 45.9 51.5 39.8 41.1 42.5 46.2 51.9 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.1 55.6 58.5 62.5 68.3 52.5 55.8 59.1 62.9 69.1 52.7 55.9 59.5 63.4 69.8 52.9 56.1 60.0 63.9 70.6 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.5 71.5 53.6 56.8 60.7 65.2 72.3 54.2 57.1 61.0 65.7 73.1 54.3 57.4 61.2 66.0 73.8 54.6 57.6 61.4 66.5 74.6 54.9 57.9 61.6 67.1 75.2 55.3 58.0 61.9 67.4 75.9 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 77.8 87.0 94.3 97.8 101.9 78.9 87.9 94.6 97.9 102.4 80.1 88.5 94.5 97.9 102.6 81.0 89.1 94.9 98.6 103.1 81.8 89.8 95.8 99.2 103.4 82.7 90.6 97.0 99.5 103.7 82.7 91.6 97.5 99.9 104.1 83.3 92.3 97.7 100.2 104.5 84.0 93.2 97.9 100.7 105.0 84.8 93.4 98.2 101.0 105.3 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 105.5 109.6 111.2 115.7 121.1 106.0 109.3 111.6 116.0 121.6 106.4 108.8 112.1 116.5 122.3 106.9 108.6 112.7 117.1 123.1 107.3 108.9 113.1 117.5 123.8 107.6 109.5 113.5 118.0 124.1 107.8 109.5 113.8 118.5 124.4 108.0 109.7 114.4 119.0 124.6 108.3 110.2 115.0 119.8 125.0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 127.4 134.6 138.1 142.6 146.2 128.0 134.8 138.6 143.1 146.7 128.7 135.0 139.3 143.6 147.2 128.9 135.2 139.5 144.0 147.4 129.2 135.6 139.7 144.2 147.5 129.9 136.0 140.2 144.4 148.0 130.4 136.2 140.5 144.4 148.4 131.6 136.6 140.9 144.8 149.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 150.3 154.4 159.1 161.6 164.3 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8. 152.5 156.7 160.3 163.0 152.5 157.0 160.5 163.2 152.9 157.3 160.8 163.4 2nd half Percent change from previous 38.8 40.5 41.8 44.4 49.3 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 “ Data not available. Annual avg. ■ ■ ■ ■ 55.5 58.2 62.1 67.7 76.7 ■ ■ * 85.5 93.7 98.0 101.2 105.3 86.3 94.0 97.6 101.3 105.3 108.7 110.3 115.3 120.2 125.6 109.0 110.4 115.4 120.3 125.9 132.7 137.2 141.3 145.1 149.4 133.5 137.4 141.8 145.7 149.5 153.2 157.8 161.2 163.6 153.7 158.3 161.6 164.0 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 87 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 126.1 377.6 133.8 400.9 137.9 413.0 141.9 425.2 145.8 436.8 149.7 448.4 153.5 459.9 158.6 475.0 161.3 483.2 163.9 491.0 164.3 492.3 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Cereals and cereal products ............................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................ Rice, pasta, corn meal ....................................................... Rice 1 2 ............................................................................. Bakery products .................................................................. Bread 1 ............................................................................... White bread 2 .................................................................. Bread other than white 2 ................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................ Cookies 2 ......................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ................... ..................... Other bakery products ...................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ............... Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ...................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ............................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... Meats .................................................................................. Beef and veal .................................................................. Uncooked ground beef ................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................... Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 ................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ..................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ........... Ham ................................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ........................................... Pork chops .................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................. Other meats ..................................................................... Frankfurters 2 ................................................................ Lunchmeats 1 2 ............................................................ Lamb and organ meats 2 ............................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................................... Poultry ................................................................................ Chicken 1 .......................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 .................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ............................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 ................................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 ....................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ............................................ Eggs ...................................................................................... Dairy and related products ................................................... M ilk 1 ..................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ............................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ....................................... Cheese and related products ............................................ Ice cream and related products ......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................... 127.2 127.4 126.5 136.1 136.5 121.2 152.4 120.1 135.6 133.2 132.2 139.0 140.2 132.9 137.5 132.2 147.5 133.9 134.2 133.8 142.4 143.7 124.0 163.5 122.7 141.5 138.3 137.5 147.2 148.0 139.4 141.8 137.1 159.3 137.3 136.7 135.5 147.4 148.8 123.5 171.4 126.3 146.4 140.4 143.8 154.2 155.4 144.8 147.6 142.0 168.1 139.5 138.7 137.5 153.3 154.4 130.2 178.1 128.9 152.5 146.1 151.6 157.7 157.5 151.0 154.9 146.8 181.4 143.3 142.7 142.3 158.9 159.6 129.9 186.5 131.7 158.2 156.2 157.0 163.2 163.9 156.3 158.0 155.1 176.9 147.2 146.8 147.3 164.2 164.5 132.3 191.0 139.5 163.8 160.4 162.4 169.2 170.1 165.2 163.1 159.5 178.7 150.3 149.9 150.3 169.5 168.6 140.6 194.1 142.8 169.6 169.3 171.6 171.6 174.2 169.8 168.0 168.9 183.8 156.6 156.3 157.7 175.7 166.6 151.2 186.0 144.0 179.8 183.4 180.7 178.8 180.5 175.6 178.1 173.8 206.9 159.1 158.7 159.2 178.4 169.6 150.6 189.0 149.8 100.0 182.3 100.0 186.2 186.9 100.0 180.1 182.3 178.6 178.8 177.2 206.4 162.7 162.3 162.6 182.3 172.0 153.6 192.7 150.0 100.0 186.9 102.5 189.6 193.5 102.7 184.0 186.1 182.6 183.9 170.4 215.6 163.9 163.6 164.3 184.2 173.9 162.6 193.2 151.3 101.1 188.8 103.4 191.4 195.2 104.5 185.3 187.9 181.8 185.8 180.0 214.1 137.0 123.8 123.0 120.0 122.1 112.2 117.2 105.0 121.9 129.5 123.7 119.5 119.3 119.8 127.8 130.4 130.2 143.0 119.4 156.3 134.9 122.9 123.0 126.9 123.1 139.8 133.6 133.8 133.6 133.0 120.8 136.8 122.9 144.4 154.5 142.5 131.6 132.9 128.2 129.7 130.6 133.2 148.5 118.8 164.1 128.7 126.7 ■ 126.0 132.7 128.5 145.2 131.6 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.1 128.5 108.6 137.3 143.6 136.1 132.7 134.7 130.2 130.2 129.9 134.8 150.4 118.2 167.0 123.5 127.4 125.5 135.1 130.1 150.4 132.1 133.0 131.1 132.8 118.4 127.4 104.8 134.9 141.2 139.5 133.0 133.9 134.1 133.7 135.4 136.9 152.0 119.9 168.7 117.7 129.1 127.8 135.4 130.6 157.4 137.1 138.4 135.9 137.7 123.0 161.7 136.4 137.6 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.1 114.8 134.8 142.1 138.8 137.3 134.3 145.1 140.4 139.4 143.2 166.9 124.5 187.9 116.4 131.6 131.1 136.0 136.1 170.8 142.0 141.7 137.2 134.6 115.7 139.6 130.2 144.2 151.9 146.2 141.4 139.3 151.8 146.3 144.8 150.2 172.1 125.5 194.8 145.5 135.0 133.7 139.0 139.7 181.7 188.5 174.9 189.5 148.4 147.3 146.4 150.0 149.0 148.1 147.4 146.7 144.4 143.4 140.2 139.4 137.1 137.8 136.9 136.0 116.4 116.2 117.6 115.9 - 100.0 101.2 98.2 - 100.0 100.6 100.0 - 100.0 97.8 96.9 155.4 153.0 144.1 141.9 - 100.0 96.8 94.5 161.5 160.3 153.1 148.7 - 100.0 97.7 99.3 157.4 154.3 145.1 146.1 164.7 154.4 155.4 168.3 150.2 139.5 135.9 156.0 - 100.0 90.2 91.8 146.2 147.0 145.6 147.3 143.8 144.9 140.2 147.6 100.0 99.6 99.8 160.7 160.8 166.3 157.0 - 100.0 102.6 102.8 155.2 157.8 159.3 158.5 - 100.0 103.5 103.1 158.2 158.9 162.4 165.3 154.4 161.5 160.6 158.5 100.0 100.1 99.0 177.2 183.7 175.1 183.6 - 100.0 103.5 104.3 - 100.0 103.8 102.7 129.4 126.5 134.5 132.9 NA NA 198.6 200.5 162.9 151.1 142.9 137.8 148.6 147.8 157.6 161.2 - 100.0 106.1 109.8 155.2 160.5 148.3 145.8 100.0 106.1 109.8 161.4 150.1 148.3 159.0 151.8 162.8 165.2 150.5 100.0 106.0 107.7 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 88 133.1 117.1 137.1 144.5 145.8 136.4 138.2 140.1 141.1 141.3 146.8 158.7 122.8 177.0 116.0 130.2 130.6 134.6 131.5 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 136.7 145.6 154.8 124.7 122.6 138.5 136.5 140.0 135.8 140.3 135.6 124.6 111.0 109.8 115.7 115.3 115.5 120.1 121.1 114.8 121.6 103.0 126.7 • 127.6 132.4 131.3 126.2 124.9 120.6 129.8 - 146.5 157.6 171.2 151.6 128.3 152.7 144.0 133.9 152.0 129.5 151.0 128.5 113.1 110.8 117.4 116.7 118.1 125.2 126.4 118.1 131.0 94.9 134.0 * 134.2 140.2 135.8 131.1 132.6 127.8 135.7 - 152.9 169.6 188.6 169.9 128.3 186.8 150.7 129.0 170.1 124.5 162.3 129.3 ■ 112.5 111.9 111.3 109.0 115.6 127.1 130.9 118.1 129.3 94.4 131.8 • 138.2 148.6 138.0 132.8 137.9 133.7 - 156.2 173.9 181.8 154.1 124.3 156.7 166.1 137.2 183.0 193.4 166.4 130.2 112.3 166.5 190.1 205.4 166.9 127.6 177.4 ■ 174.9 165.0 152.1 197.2 178.5 135.4 114.8 115.6 111.1 109.2 115.8 130.9 133.3 120.6 129.4 82.0 130.3 144.9 163.9 138.6 136.3 147.4 140.1 144.3 - 180.3 212.8 213.1 163.2 143.1 178.7 ■ 212.7 154.2 273.4 233.6 216.1 136.5 131.7 115.2 172.7 179.0 157.9 138.8 134.5 122.8 134.2 81.6 139.4 148.1 170.7 138.9 138.7 150.9 143.1 147.1 - 177.9 206.3 224.2 187.6 146.5 206.7 ■ 188.4 175.3 172.2 242.6 183.2 140.4 129.5 118.5 156.1 159.5 148.9 140.5 138.5 127.9 • 137.5 93.4 141.6 152.1 176.5 139.8 143.4 156.8 148.2 150.4 - 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................... Other fresh fruits 1 ......................................... ................. Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce .............................................................................. Tomatoes ......................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... Canned fruits 1 2 .............................................................. Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................ Frozen vegetables 2 ........................................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ....................................... Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................ Coffee ................................................................................. Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................. Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 ....................... Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................... Other sweets 1 .................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 ..................................................... Butter2 ............................................................................. Margarine 2 ..................................................................... Salad dressing 1 ................................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ................. Peanut b u tte r1 2 ............................................................. Other foods ........................................................................... Soups .................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ Snacks ................................................................................. Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 12 ................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ............................................ Sauces and gravies 1 2 .................................................. Other condiments 2 .......................................................... Baby food 1 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ........................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ........................................................ Food away from home ............................................................. Full service meals and snacks 1 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from home 1 .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 89 139.6 - 113.7 105.4 102.4 111.7 128.3 132.1 119.3 128.4 88.0 128.9 ■ 141.2 157.0 138.7 132.5 143.6 140.1 141.6 - 200.7 187.2 191.3 208.6 216.2 222.3 235.2 245.8 258.7 267.4 239.4 251.1 192.1 194.1 193.9 191.8 158.2 157.5 151.5 165.6 100.0 118.0 134.1 199.6 189.3 224.3 278.2 ■ 100.0 106.6 109.6 181.2 205.2 212.3 224.5 160.2 175.0 178.0 184.5 184.6 218.5 199.3 207.9 193.4 253.4 281.9 299.8 185.9 201.5 209.8 223.6 ■ 100.0 104.1 102.0 100.0 102.3 104.5 102.7 103.5 100.0 106.7 100.0 103.1 100.0 102.5 104.8 154.1 143.7 147.8 150.3 100.0 100.1 100.9 100.0 100.5 101.3 126.9 131.7 133.1 133.5 100.0 99.9 101.9 118.0 116.1 114.9 117.4 104.7 106.1 100.0 102.2 100.0 100.1 100.0 96.5 96.3 155.4 170.2 155.2 145.6 NA NA 145.7 178.0 NA NA 145.3 155.2 100.0 103.3 102.6 147.7 152.4 143.6 153.0 144.7 147.9 150.1 151.7 132.2 133.3 133.8 137.8 101.7 100.0 101.1 100.0 103.8 104.5 140.7 140.3 151.9 150.5 100.0 120.5 119.3 128.2 168.9 163.3 113.9 145.5 144.2 152.9 155.6 100.0 103.4 101.6 102.1 102.0 100.0 100.0 102.2 99.8 167.7 158.9 162.8 166.9 184.9 189.1 191.7 191.0 146.2 147.1 147.4 144.9 151.7 155.6 156.9 159.2 163.9 168.3 172.4 174.9 100.4 100.0 101.4 100.0 101.3 103.7 100.0 102.6 102.6 162.1 154.5 166.6 174.2 100.0 103.3 104.3 104.1 100.0 104.9 NA NA 100.0 155.0 159.0 163.0 163.5 100.0 102.8 103.2 100.0 102.2 102.6 100.0 102.5 102.6 100.0 100.9 101.0 100.0 103.3 103.5 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 125.6 119.5 120.0 122.1 121.2 123.8 111.6 140.3 130.9 124.0 124.3 128.1 127.5 129.2 114.5 146.9 143.9 138.4 139.0 139.9 137.8 142.3 130.5 158.9 148.1 141.3 142.9 141.8 139.0 144.0 132.4 165.0 150.3 142.0 143.3 143.1 141.3 144.6 133.1 169.3 151.8 141.8 143.2 144.2 142.4 144.5 131.3 173.3 154.9 143.1 144.1 145.5 145.2 145.1 133.4 178.8 160.5 148.0 148.3 148.5 147.9 147.9 141.7 185.6 164.0 149.3 147.5 151.9 151.5 152.1 145.1 192.5 167.2 151.4 149.8 153.0 153.2 152.8 147.2 198.1 167.6 151.9 150.4 153.3 153.7 153.4 147.6 198.2 - • - * - 100.0 100.0 100.0 101.9 104.2 103.4 102.6 104.3 102.6 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. Distilled spirits at home ...................................................... Whiskey at home 2 ............................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............... Wine at home ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 Wine away from home 12 .................................................. Distilled spirits away from home 12 .................................. Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 3 ................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ............... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Fuel oil .................................................................................. Other household fuels 5 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................ Electricity 3 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ............................... Garbage and trash collection 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ................... Floor coverings 1 ................................................................... Window coverings 1 .............................................................. Other linens 1 ......................................................................... Furniture and bedding ............................................................. Bedroom furniture .................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. Other furniture 1 .................................................................... Appliances 1 ............................................................................. Major appliances 1 ................................................................ Laundry equipm ent2 ........................................................... Other appliances 1 ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 ............................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ............................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ........................................... Household paper products 1 ................................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 .................................. Household operations 1 ........................................................... Domestic services 1 .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 ................................................. ' ■ ' ■ " " 124.9 135.6 135.5 156.3 130.5 142.7 141.1 166.1 135.0 148.2 145.2 138.5 152.5 148.6 188.6 142.3 157.1 151.9 193.8 145.4 161.8 155.7 201.9 149.7 167.4 159.6 210.6 154.0 172.3 164.0 219.0 157.7 178.1 169.1 100.0 229.7 161.3 184.0 174.9 103.8 239.4 161.8 184.7 175.3 107.1 239.8 133.8 141.0 108.4 101.2 88.7 88.7 108.3 107.0 113.4 97.8 144.7 161.1 111.7 - 154.9 147.7 112.7 105.6 114.1 115.2 136.4 108.6 115.0 99.6 153.7 176.9 113.7 ■ ■ 115.1 117.2 - 168.0 153.2 116.0 106.5 94.7 92.3 123.3 112.4 120.8 99.9 165.7 197.3 116.3 ■ ■ 116.2 122.0 ■ 105.6 ■ ■ 117.8 107.0 ■ * 129.8 * * ■ ■ * 174.3 157.8 118.7 108.9 91.8 89.2 120.4 115.6 122.9 105.0 176.7 214.0 118.2 ■ • ■ • 121.4 129.5 * ■ 106.3 ■ * 120.3 113.0 - 181.0 162.8 121.7 110.7 88.3 85.1 118.0 118.1 123.6 111.1 • 185.2 225.2 120.3 ■ ■ 125.8 136.3 * 107.1 183.3 168.1 191.2 174.3 123.7 110.9 89.6 86.4 119.4 118.3 127.8 103.6 198.6 243.3 123.8 ■ ■ ■ 133.2 136.8 ■ 109.8 ■ ■ 122.1 115.6 ■ 139.8 • ■ ■ ■ ■ 201.0 179.1 129.4 117.1 110.3 106.5 146.8 122.8 128.7 115.0 205.5 247.8 125.0 • ■ ■ 134.5 141.5 ■ 113.2 ■ 117.0 116.4 ■ 141.4 • ■ ■ * ■ 213.5 184.7 100.0 130.0 115.8 97.2 94.0 128.8 123.0 127.0 118.8 100.0 213.7 252.8 125.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 133.5 142.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 113.4 100.0 100.0 121.0 107.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 143.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 221.4 190.7 99.9 126.6 111.4 86.1 79.7 125.9 118.9 122.9 114.7 102.7 219.4 259.9 126.6 101.2 102.3 100.1 101.5 135.4 141.8 101.6 104.3 98.9 98.5 110.6 99.6 99.9 119.5 109.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 97.4 100.5 146.3 101.7 102.7 101.8 103.0 103.3 101.5 103.3 105.6 229.2 191.0 99.7 126.2 110.9 86.6 80.3 126.5 118.3 122.5 113.4 103.0 220.1 260.8 126.8 103.0 101.8 104.6 102.5 135.0 141.6 101.3 104.2 99.4 98.9 110.9 100.1 100.5 119.2 109.3 103.6 100.0 99.1 96.9 100.1 146.6 101.7 103.2 102.2 103.1 103.5 101.7 102.7 105.9 113.8 118.8 ■ 105.9 * 112.8 ■ 123.6 ■ ■ • ■ 107.2 • ■ 112.6 100.0 - 127.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ See footnotes at end of table. - 90 175.8 ■ ■ 129.5 ■ ' ' * ■ * 118.2 110.0 • 131.9 ■ ■ * ■ - 122.0 110.1 88.4 85.1 118.5 117.4 124.4 107.5 193.0 236.4 120.8 ■ 127.8 133.7 ■ 110.6 • 117.8 114.1 ■ • 132.9 ■ ■ * ■ ■ Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Men’s apparel ........................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .................................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ................................................. Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ Boys’ apparel ............................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Women’s apparel .................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ................................................................. Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear ..................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................ Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 .......................................... .................... Watches 5 .................................................................................. Jewelry 5 .................................................................................... 119.2 118.8 120.6 124.7 117.4 116.7 111.4 116.4 116.5 108.9 122.5 - 125.3 122.3 124.5 128.2 119.8 121.9 113.0 123.5 124.2 117.2 131.1 - 129.6 125.9 128.3 131.3 122.2 126.1 116.2 128.4 128.0 121.1 128.0 - 131.4 127.1 130.0 132.8 123.6 129.2 115.0 129.1 128.4 126.2 130.7 - 132.6 127.5 130.0 137.4 123.0 127.8 117.1 130.6 131.0 131.8 127.2 - 130.5 125.3 128.2 136.0 122.7 125.8 113.2 125.7 125.3 119.0 113.1 - 130.6 126.0 128.3 133.7 120.0 127.0 116.2 124.7 124.1 123.5 114.7 - 130.3 127.8 130.4 133.3 124.6 129.2 116.8 123.3 123.0 126.1 108.1 - 131.6 131.2 133.7 135.8 134.1 100.0 129.0 120.7 123.6 123.7 126.7 102.7 100.0 130.7 130.3 133.1 133.2 133.1 100.6 128.9 118.8 122.4 123.0 122.1 107.2 98.2 127.9 128.1 131.3 131.4 133.3 96.3 130.2 115.5 117.7 117.5 113.3 98.1 93.3 ■ 116.1 114.7 122.0 118.5 107.5 115.3 121.5 107.7 125.5 * 120.2 118.4 125.6 122.9 110.9 125.6 129.4 110.4 134.9 • 130.8 121.8 129.4 122.7 115.5 129.2 134.4 114.1 140.2 • 133.5 125.1 132.9 121.5 120.6 130.7 138.2 112.7 145.5 129.1 125.8 133.2 122.1 121.5 127.1 140.6 118.7 146.8 128.2 123.6 132.2 123.3 117.1 131.3 147.7 124.6 154.3 128.7 124.1 131.6 125.2 117.8 128.7 147.7 130.6 152.6 125.0 125.9 131.1 130.4 119.6 126.9 140.3 122.6 145.4 100.0 123.6 128.2 131.4 133.5 122.7 125.8 138.9 122.2 143.6 100.4 119.4 127.5 132.4 133.3 120.6 129.6 136.1 120.5 140.5 99.8 119.1 125.6 130.9 132.1 118.0 130.0 138.5 122.6 143.0 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 .............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 12 ..................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................. New trucks 2 6 ....................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ............................................ Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............... Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ............................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Motor vehicle body work ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... Motor vehicle re p a ir1 ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................ State and local registration and license 1 3 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ...................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 .............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Ship fare 1 * .......................... ................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................. 115.2 113.9 121.9 121.8 120.7 114.2 119.7 85.8 85.5 83.1 89.9 101.1 99.1 107.3 109.8 126.9 133.9 122.5 171.5 131.7 134.8 139.2 125.9 127.2 125.1 124.3 123.5 125.8 117.4 117.1 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 102.0 99.0 109.4 117.5 132.5 138.5 127.0 184.4 • 154.4 165.4 148.4 135.6 125.3 123.4 128.3 127.6 129.6 123.7 120.1 98.4 98.1 96.1 101.4 103.6 101.3 110.2 118.4 138.4 141.9 133.8 199.1 - 129.0 126.7 131.3 130.5 132.9 128.7 129.0 100.2 100.1 97.9 103.2 103.0 100.8 109.5 118.1 143.2 145.8 136.6 212.2 158.2 165.7 152.2 147.8 132.1 128.6 94.1 135.6 134.2 139.0 138.0 139.3 94.8 94.2 91.3 100.0 98.3 101.4 99.4 107.7 118.8 147.7 150.0 139.4 222.8 176.5 193.8 148.0 152.0 137.1 134.9 98.3 140.1 138.5 144.1 148.9 151.5 100.4 100.2 97.9 105.3 103.4 101.9 101.6 106.3 126.0 151.9 155.7 141.3 230.4 165.6 175.3 151.4 139.1 136.6 100.7 142.8 140.7 148.2 156.5 158.2 96.4 96.0 93.6 100.6 98.4 102.4 101.8 107.3 130.0 155.7 161.2 144.2 240.2 170.7 178.4 152.6 165.2 145.2 141.7 101.7 145.4 143.0 151.5 162.4 155.6 108.6 107.9 106.1 112.4 109.1 102.3 101.8 107.0 132.0 160.6 168.6 148.2 249.3 189.9 204.7 155.2 174.7 143.2 140.0 100.0 144.1 100.0 141.5 151.4 163.7 147.9 100.0 101.9 101.3 99.1 105.9 103.0 100.0 101.4 99.0 100.0 108.2 131.8 164.7 176.2 152.1 100.0 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 184.3 194.8 156.3 100.0 176.6 140.7 137.2 100.9 144.1 100.0 141.3 152.1 164.3 153.1 101.5 86.2 85.7 82.8 90.7 89.2 87.7 101.2 98.6 99.9 108.3 130.8 169.6 181.5 156.5 103.0 254.5 103.1 101.4 107.0 107.4 100.9 188.4 202.8 161.1 104.6 171.9 140.4 136.7 100.6 144.4 100.2 141.4 152.6 164.2 150.6 100.2 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 88.0 86.6 101.2 98.5 100.0 108.4 131.1 169.8 182.3 156.9 103.1 254.5 103.2 101.3 107.6 107.8 101.2 190.4 206.4 160.9 104.3 171.9 See footnotes at end of table. 91 149.8 155.4 152.0 140.8 153.5 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 ........................................................... Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................... Dental services 3 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 35 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 35 ....................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ Hospital services 3 9 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services2 3 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ...................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ................................. 154.4 156.0 172.0 117,1 141.5 134.4 154.1 149.9 153.7 149.9 114.1 116.6 167.9 130.7 ■ 169.2 169.1 189.0 123.5 150.0 140.4 169.3 160.0 165.1 159.9 119.2 122.5 186.9 145.4 ■ 182.6 181.7 206.7 127.9 153.7 148.4 182.8 169.8 174.2 173.0 123.5 129.2 203.5 159.7 ■ 194.7 191.1 218.5 132.9 160.5 152.7 195.6 179.4 185.1 183.1 128.1 133.2 221.4 175.4 ■ 205.2 197.0 225.7 136.5 164.9 156.6 207.1 187.4 194.5 191.1 130.7 137.5 238.2 189.2 ■ 215.3 202.9 233.2 139.6 166.3 164.3 218.2 196.0 203.1 201.4 135.0 143.0 251.3 199.7 ■ 223.8 206.6 237.8 141.5 167.6 168.2 227.8 203.9 212.1 210.4 138.3 144.1 262.8 209.2 ■ 230.6 212.0 245.4 143.3 171.2 168.0 235.0 211.0 218.5 221.1 139.9 148.4 273.7 100.0 100.0 219.2 100.0 237.1 216.8 251.5 145.8 173.1 172.8 241.8 217.5 224.5 230.0 142.5 153.0 282.5 103.2 102.5 228.3 103.9 245.2 225.6 263.8 149.2 177.4 176.3 249.6 224.6 231.9 240.2 143.4 156.7 291.4 106.4 105.2 237.3 108.4 246.6 225.9 265.5 148.0 175.3 176.0 251.3 225.8 232.9 242.6 142.6 158.0 294.4 107.5 106.3 239.7 109.3 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 3 6 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 12 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ..................................... Audio equipment ..................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ........................................... Pets and pet products ............................................................. Pet food 12 ............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................ Pet services including veterinary 1 ........................................ Pet services 1 2 ..................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 ...................................................... Sporting goods ........................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................... Sports equipment .................................................................... Photography 1 ............................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ..................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 ................................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................................... Film processing 1 2 ................................................................ Other recreational goods 1 ........................................................ Toys ........................................................................................... Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent12 ...... Video game hardware, software and accessories 12 ....... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................... Recreation services 1 ................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ............................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ........................................... Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................... Recreational books 1 ............................................................... 75.8 146.8 94.3 122.9 ■ 113.3 113.6 110.4 ■ 127.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 115.1 ■ ■ 146.0 - 73.1 166.1 93.3 127.4 ■ ■ 115.3 115.9 112.0 129.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 116.8 • 72.3 180.4 95.0 129.6 • ■ 119.6 117.6 118.3 130.1 • ■ * ■ ■ ■ 118.1 • ■ 161.0 132.4 147.3 - 71.4 187.0 93.6 128.3 * ■ 119.7 120.1 116.5 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 121.1 • * • ■ 167.3 139.2 152.8 ■ 91.7 96.6 70.2 200.1 94.0 129.5 ■ ■ 120.0 120.0 117.1 135.2 ~ ■ ■ • * ■ 122.9 ■ • 170.3 144.7 158.2 ■ 93.0 94.2 69.2 194.9 93.1 130.8 ■ ■ ■ 123.8 124.7 120.0 130.9 * ■ ■ ■ ■ 95.6 94.6 66.4 202.8 90.7 135.4 ■ ■ 123.1 124.8 118.7 133.4 ■ " * ■ ■ • 123.0 ■ ■ 186.4 156.3 173.6 * 98.5 97.7 62.9 218.6 90.2 142.6 ■ ■ 123.0 124.9 118.4 132.9 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 126.4 ■ ■ * 193.8 165.5 178.2 ■ 101.2 100.0 100.7 100.0 60.2 57.3 233.6 249.8 87.0 100.0 93.9 100.0 95.9 100.0 92.9 100.0 88.4 81.9 100.0 100.0 101.9 100.0 142.1 142.9 101.4 100.0 99.7 100.0 100.0 104.4 103.8 100.0 104.6 100.0 122.5 121.8 124.3 127.7 118.1 114.3 99.3 100.0 129.7 134.0 99.2 100.0 94.8 100.0 100.0 101.0 101.3 100.0 100.1 100.0 100.0 95.0 124.4 116.8 100.0 95.0 NA 100.0 100.0 98.1 100.0 99.6 100.0 103.7 100.0 -1 0 5 .0 200.3 205.8 100.0 101.9 100.0 105.0 174.1 178.9 180.2 185.7 100.0 103.4 102.5 100.0 101.7 101.4 57.0 251.4 86.1 93.0 93.8 94.2 85.3 101.1 102.6 143.9 102.2 99.7 105.0 103.8 105.2 121.1 126.8 113.8 99.5 130.4 99.5 95.6 100.9 102.3 99.5 94.8 116.8 94.7 Expenditure category 119.6 132.4 ■ ■ • 153.6 125.4 138.5 ~ See footnotes at end of table. 92 121.8 ■ 177.1 151.8 163.9 * NA 96.3 99.3 104.4 105.4 207.5 102.5 106.0 181.6 186.4 103.7 102.9 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Education and communication 1 ................................................. Education 1 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school 7 ........................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............. Communication 1 ....................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ............................................ Postage .................................................................................. Delivery services 1 ................................................................ Information and information processing 1 ............................ Telephone services 1 ............................................................ Telephone services, local charges 3 ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................. Interstate toll calls 2 .......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 .......................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 0 ..................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... Computer information processing services 1 ..................... Other information processing equipm ent1 ......................... 164.0 170.0 169.1 177.4 125.1 146.0 70.0 96.6 - 174.7 183.5 183.0 192.8 100.0 125.1 147.5 67.4 94.5 - 184.7 201.4 205.1 207.3 106.3 145.3 - 193.8 218.5 225.7 223.7 111.0 145.3 155.7 67.4 90.9 - 87.4 81.2 200.4 234.0 243.5 237.0 116.7 97.3 145.3 98.3 157.2 71.8 91.1 - 90.3 85.9 207.4 247.8 258.9 251.6 122.2 97.3 145.3 98.3 156.7 75.7 90.2 - 93.9 90.7 219.0 261.6 273.7 268.2 126.9 99.0 160.3 98.9 160.7 75.8 86.8 - 97.1 95.1 231.1 274.3 288.3 280.5 131.6 100.3 160.3 100.3 162.1 78.6 92.1 - 100.0 100.0 242.8 288.5 301.7 300.6 137.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 160.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.8 100.0 75.2 94.7 100.0 100.7 104.7 257.3 301.7 313.6 318.7 144.2 107.1 97.1 100.1 160.3 104.2 96.9 100.3 166.0 99.9 74.6 96.1 91.7 100.9 105.0 258.4 302.4 314.1 318.7 144.9 107.1 97.3 103.0 165.1 104.4 96.9 100.7 167.4 99.9 74.7 95.9 90.9 92.7 86.6 ■ - 90.3 • - 81.3 ■ - 75.1 - 68.3 ■ - 61.0 - 53.9 ~ - ' ' ' 47.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 34.8 64.2 90.0 103.3 90.3 33.8 61.4 88.2 103.3 90.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Cigarettes 1 .............................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ Personal care ............................................................................. Personal care products .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ...................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Legal services 5 ..................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 5 ............................................................... Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 . . Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................... 152.9 171.9 * 127.1 124.7 164.5 190.5 132.4 129.9 177.6 211.7 135.7 133.4 189.1 228.9 139.6 137.8 194.2 215.5 143.1 140.1 202.4 222.0 145.8 142.6 211.1 228.1 148.9 144.1 218.7 234.3 150.5 142.8 230.1 251.2 100.0 100.0 154.0 145.3 250.3 331.2 133.7 105.5 158.3 148.7 255.4 354.2 143.4 107.8 158.9 149.9 - - • - - - - - 100.0 100.4 101.0 123.9 129.7 151.4 116.8 113.4 117.9 116.6 131.2 135.0 162.0 124.8 120.9 127.0 121.7 135.1 138.0 172.4 131.9 128.0 137.5 127.5 137.0 141.3 179.8 137.2 133.2 144.4 131.3 143.4 146.1 190.3 145.1 140.4 153.9 136.1 144.8 149.2 199.4 147.9 148.6 165.9 138.2 146.9 154.3 210.0 153.5 156.6 177.6 147.2 150.6 159.2 218.3 159.3 164.0 183.6 151.8 153.9 163.9 100.0 230.0 167.5 172.3 100.0 100.0 194.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 158.1 160.8 168.3 102.7 237.8 174.6 179.1 102.3 101.7 201.6 102.2 105.8 100.6 160.7 162.1 168.8 103.0 238.9 175.7 179.5 103.0 102.1 202.8 102.5 107.2 99.9 159.8 118.2 112.6 112.0 112.0 113.5 134.6 140.9 138.6 145.1 125.8 123.5 124.4 113.0 112.6 112.5 119.8 126.0 121.1 125.8 130.1 114.5 142.3 148.4 150.0 154.5 133.7 131.5 131.8 121.4 125.7 129.0 130.0 127.5 121.5 124.5 126.0 117.2 148.8 154.2 153.7 164.1 138.1 135.0 135.3 122.4 125.5 126.9 131.1 130.1 124.3 127.4 129.6 120.1 154.2 158.7 159.2 172.8 142.5 139.1 138.9 125.3 128.5 130.5 133.6 132.0 125.1 126.5 127.7 123.3 160.0 163.5 166.9 181.6 146.4 142.7 142.5 126.1 127.8 129.1 135.1 135.1 127.6 128.1 131.5 126.9 164.7 168.3 171.1 188.9 150.2 146.3 146.0 128.5 129.5 132.6 137.8 137.0 128.9 128.8 132.7 129.0 170.4 174.2 176.3 197.3 154.2 149.6 149.6 129.9 130.4 134.0 139.7 141.4 132.1 133.7 140.5 129.9 176.1 179.3 184.1 205.0 159.0 154.7 154.5 133.3 135.3 141.5 145.3 141.7 131.2 133.5 139.5 128.0 181.0 185.3 186.0 213.1 161.8 156.4 157.0 132.6 135.3 141.0 146.5 142.2 130.2 132.1 137.8 127.4 185.7 191.5 188.4 219.5 164.2 157.8 159.4 131.7 134.2 139.7 147.5 142.5 129.9 131.8 138.8 127.1 186.3 192.3 188.8 220.5 164.5 158.1 159.8 131.4 133.9 140.7 147.9 Expenditure category 155.0 68.3 93.1 - Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter4 .............................................................................. Transportation services ................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 93 Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 117.6 137.8 132.6 93.2 130.6 131.5 121.2 86.4 137.5 127.4 117.1 123.8 146.4 139.7 110.1 137.4 138.3 125.3 117.0 145.8 135.4 122.9 128.2 153.9 145.5 101.9 142.8 144.4 130.3 98.2 152.5 137.2 126.7 129.4 160.7 150.3 103.9 147.1 149.2 133.6 99.4 158.2 139.6 130.7 130.3 167.8 155.6 102.4 151.7 153.9 135.7 94.3 164.3 144.5 136.5 127.9 172.7 159.7 104.7 155.7 157.9 137.6 99.2 169.6 148.1 135.1 127.7 178.5 165.0 103.3 160.2 162.7 140.0 95.9 175.7 151.5 137.5 126.6 185.2 170.6 112.2 164.8 167.0 141.5 109.1 181.5 160.1 144.4 127.6 189.5 175.4 108.4 168.3 170.7 142.1 101.6 186.9 161.1 145.0 126.7 192.8 179.8 98.9 172.3 174.8 143.9 86.3 192.5 165.0 145.0 Jan. 1999 Special aggregate indexes Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NA Data not adequate for publication. " Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 94 123.8 193.3 180.3 98.1 172.9 175.3 143.7 85.2 193.2 166.9 145.1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 0.2 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.6 5.3 2.3 7.3 2.2 4.4 ■ 3.8 4.0 5.9 5.6 4.9 3.1 3.7 8.0 2.5 1.9 1.3 3.5 3.5 -.4 4.8 2.9 * 3.5 ■ 1.5 4.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 4.1 3.6 5.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 4.0 3.8 5.4 3.9 2.1 4.2 ■ 4.1 5.4 2.3 1.4 4.3 4.9 3.4 7.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 ■ 3.7 ■ 6.9 3.6 3.5 4.1 3.5 2.0 5.7 -2.5 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.4 5.9 ■ 3.5 ■ 2.7 3.4 3.7 3.8 5.7 3.2 2.8 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 3.2 2.5 6.3 1.6 2.4 ■ 3.5 ' 5.5 5.7 1.4 2.4 2.8 3.0 5.9 2.9 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.2 7.5 -4.2 .8 ■ 6.0 ' 8.3 5.3 4.2 3.6 3.4 6.0 2.9 12.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 -.4 1.6 4.0 ■ 1.4 1.5 3.4 • .7 1.0 1.7 .4 2.0 -.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.4 2.0 2.0 .1 .0 2.5 2.5 1.8 3.5 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.9 -3.8 4.5 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 5.9 .3 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .9 1.8 .7 1.0 -.4 1.0 5.6 -.7 2.0 7.9 8.8 11.3 8.9 7.7 ■ 16.7 17.0 ■ 18.5 19.3 15.2 ■ 10.1 11.4 7.0 ■ 1.5 .2 2.3 " 3.8 -.5 5.0 -4.6 3.1 ■ 2.4 4.6 4.4 " 7.2 3.9 -1.5 -1.3 -2.1 -1.0 -1.4 ■ -6.1 * -11.6 * -4.9 -7.1 -4.5 ■ .8 1.4 1.6 * .4 -.5 1.2 3.6 .4 .8 .2 .8 -.6 ~ ■ -.9 ■ -3.5 ' -1.7 -1.7 2.5 ■ .2 -.6 3.0 2.7 4.2 1.6 ' 1.1 1.4 1.0 -4.7 1.3 ~ 1.8 .2 .4 4.7 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 ■ 4.5 ■ 11.7 ' 1.6 2.3 4.5 * 2.6 3.2 ■ 4.5 ■ 5.5 4.4 7.2 " 4.4 2.4 4.9 -1.4 .9 ■ 2.2 -.6 .7 ' 6.6 2.7 -.5 -.6 -1.6 -2.2 -4.3 ' ■ -2.3 -2.0 5.6 4.1 3.0 2.6 -.1 -1.7 ' * 7.3 ■ 13.4 2.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 2.4 1.6 3.9 -1.1 -.6 -.7 -.7 -1.0 ■ " 11.3 ■ 24.0 ■ * -1.5 -.7 -1.7 -1.7 -4.8 ■ .7 -2.8 ■ 3.6 ~ -.5 ■ -1.3 -2.5 ' 5.2 1.4 6.2 .3 1.1 .4 1.0 3.5 ' 8.3 7.0 6.9 5.3 ■ 3.0 3.7 * 4.6 9.2 10.8 6.7 ~ 3.4 3.2 ■ 5.9 " 7.9 ■ 9.3 7.5 -2.0 -2.1 -3.7 ' .5 .8 ■ .1 3.7 -.7 -.5 -2.2 .1 -.4 1.2 .6 -2.2 -5.8 -3.2 -4.5 -.7 -6.0 -6.3 -7.1 -8.2 -1.0 -3.2 -.2 3.4 2.6 2.6 3.5 2.2 4.0 .1 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9 -5.4 6.6 6.1 6.4 6.1 7.2 7.2 6.0 4.9 .5 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.8 .3 -3.0 -.6 -.9 -1.5 -2.4 -2.9 -1.6 .7 .6 -2.6 -1.7 1.2 5.3 -.2 -5.6 .2 -.5 -.4 1.8 -1.3 -1.1 -.1 .8 -1.1 -1.2 -3.6 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 3.9 1989 1990 4.6 6.1 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.8 1.4 7.5 ■ 6.1 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 8.9 7.7 12.8 8.3 6.6 5.0 6.5 6.5 7.4 ■ 6.9 8.4 * 5.2 6.0 7.8 • 5.7 5.4 2.7 ■ .6 -.5 -1.0 3.0 -4.3 5.3 35.4 10.3 ■ 11.7 12.7 7.2 ■ 4.4 1991 Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................... Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Cereals and cereal products .............................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................ Rice, pasta, corn meal ....................................................... Rice 1 2 ............................................................................. Bakery products .................................................................. Bread 1 ............................................................................... White bread 2 .................................................................. Bread other than white 2 ................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................ Cookies2 .......................................................................... Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 ......................................... Other bakery products ...................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 ............... Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ...................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers2 ............................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... Meats .................................................................................. Beef and veal .................................................................. Uncooked ground beef ................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................ Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................................... Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 .................................. Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ... Bacon and related products 2 ..................................... Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 ........... Ham ................................................................................ Ham, excluding canned 2 ........................................... Pork chops .............................. ..................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................. Other meats ..................................................................... Frankfurters 2 ................................................................ Lunchmeats 1 2 ............................................................. Lamb and organ meats 2 .............................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................................... Poultry ................................................................................ Chicken 1 .......................................................................... Fresh whole chicken 2 .................................................. Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ............................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ..................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 ................................................ Processed fish and seafood 1 ....................................... Canned fish and seafood 2 .......................................... Frozen fish and seafood 2 ............................................ Eggs ...................................................................................... Dairy and related products ................................................... M ilk 1 ..................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ............................................................. Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ....................................... Cheese and related products ............................................ Ice cream and related products ......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 .................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 95 1.3 -.5 1.8 -4.0 .6 ■ -.4 1.8 1.2 ’ 4.4 2.2 4.2 ~ 3.9 4.9 3.1 ■ .8 3.7 25.0 2.6 ■ 2.0 2.2 2.6 -1.3 1.7 ~ .8 2.0 12.0 10.1 ~ 10.9 ■ 8.0 7.7 ' 5.2 -1.6 ■ .4 -4.4 1.2 2.3 1.0 -7.2 -.5 -1.7 -1.2 .9 ' 2.2 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2.5 -3.6 -9.3 -3.1 -16.1 10.2 6.4 7.6 55.3 2.5 ■ .7 • ■ -.2 1.6 -5.3 -6.1 -3.4 .9 .9 1.0 ■ ■ -.7 -6.8 -2.2 ■ ■ ■ 2.2 5.7 .5 -.2 4.1 ■ 4.8 ■ 1.4 ■ • ■ ■ 2.9 9.3 13.0 8.3 2.7 13.2 ■ 5.3 20.3 -16.9 2.0 7.3 4.0 ■ ■ 2.2 1.7 5.4 6.6 3.7 2.0 .9 1.1 * .8 -6.8 1.1 ■ ■ * 2.6 4.4 -.1 2.9 2.6 ■ ■ .0 * 1.9 ■ ■ 1.5 1994 1995 1996 -3.1 5.2 15.0 2.4 15.7 * -11.4 13.7 -37.0 3.9 -15.2 ■ ■ 2.9 ■ ■ -1.7 * 2.9 -9.6 -10.9 -5.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 • ■ 2.5 14.5 1.6 • ■ • 2.7 3.4 .6 3.4 3.9 ■ ■ 3.6 ■ - 4.8 12.0 3.5 7.5 -3.4 ■ -3.8 -8.6 7.2 -20.3 1.5 • ■ • 2.4 ■ ■ -2.0 ■ -.4 -6.7 -8.7 -2.4 ■ 2.2 4.5 3.4 ■ ■ 2.3 21.9 2.8 ■ ■ ■ 4.5 4.8 4.6 5.8 4.5 ■ ■ 4.3 ■ 3.1 * ■ 3.6 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ Fresh fruits ........................................................................ Apples .............................................................................. Bananas .......................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................................... Other fresh fruits 1 .......................................................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes .......................................................................... Lettuce .............................................................................. Tomatoes ........................................................................ Other fresh vegetables ................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 .................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ....................................... Canned fruits 1 2 .............................................................. Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................ Frozen vegetables * ........................................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 .................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ....................................... Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ..................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 .............. Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................ Coffee ................................................................................. Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................. Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 ....................... Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................................... Other sweets 1 .................................................................. Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 ..................................................... B utter2 ............................................................................. Margarine 2 ..................................................................... Salad dressing 1 ................................................................ Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ................. Peanut b u tte r1 2 ............................................................. Other foods ........................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ Snacks ................................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 .................... Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ............................................ Sauces and gravies 1 2 .................................................. Other condiments 2 ......................................................... Baby food 1 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ........................................... Prepared salads 1 2 ........................................................ Food away from home ............................................................. Full service meals and snacks 1 .......................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 .................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ............................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ......... Other food away from home 1 .............................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 5.4 8.1 -5.8 5.8 -4.1 2.6 8.9 -22.1 12.9 4.8 ■ * 7.1 ■ ■ 3.0 5.0 -1.0 -.7 -1.2 ■ 4.2 3.8 4.4 ■ 2.6 -1.7 2.1 ' ■ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.4 4.1 5.6 ■ ■ 5.1 ■ • 4.6 ■ ■ 4.8 8.2 10.6 21.6 4.6 10.3 5.5 -4.4 11.9 -7.7 11.4 ■ 3.1 ■ ■ 1.9 .9 1.5 1.2 2.3 4.2 4.4 2.9 ■ 7.7 -7.9 5.8 ■ ■ • 5.2 5.9 3.4 3.9 6.2 ■ ■ ■ 6.0 • 4.5 • ■ • 4.2 See footnotes at end of table. 96 7.6 10.2 12.1 .0 22.3 4.7 -3.7 11.9 -3.9 7.5 .6 ■ ■ -.5 1.0 -5.2 -6.6 -2.1 1.5 3.6 .0 ■ -1.3 -.5 -1.6 • ■ • 3.0 6.0 1.6 1.3 4.0 ■ ■ 4.6 ■ • 2.9 • ■ • * 9.9 11.9 3.7 -2.2 12.1 .7 ■ 21.6 -6.5 79.8 18.5 21.1 ■ ■ ■ • • .8 * " 14.7 -.3 55.4 63.9 36.4 6.0 .9 1.8 ■ ■ 3.7 -.5 7.0 • ■ ■ 2.2 4.1 .2 1.8 2.4 * 2.1 ■ 1.9 * • 1.0 2.2 • • 2.0 2.8 -4.7 -.1 -3.8 -5.2 ■ 13.2 9.2 18.4 31.0 8.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.9 ■ ■ 4.9 ■ -1.6 16.9 22.2 6.8 2.9 2.2 .8 ■ * -.3 12.6 -.9 ■ ■ ■ 2.5 2.3 -.9 2.6 2.7 ■ ~ 4.9 • 2.6 • - 2.2 5.8 8.1 -1.1 9.3 18.0 18.5 6.6 3.5 1.7 -8.8 11.2 4.1 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.1 2.5 1.7 .1 .5 -1.1 -.1 -1.0 4.7 .1 -3.5 -8.8 3.3 3.2 1.5 .4 1.1 3.8 8.3 20.5 31.7 6.0 3.4 2.1 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.5 .8 2.4 .4 1.3 2.6 2.8 3.3 4.9 • 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.5 .9 3.3 2.0 4.5 3.4 .2 -4.5 13.6 24.0 2.8 5.7 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.6 2.1 2.2 .8 3.5 2.2 2.5 .8 .8 1.4 2.0 2.2 1.3 2.1 -.2 .1 -.7 .4 1.1 3.0 .6 .7 -.9 -1.0 -3.3 1.8 -1.7 -.1 -2.3 .5 -.4 .2 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.4 .0 4.6 1.0 -.8 * .3 .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1992 1991 1994 1993 1989 1990 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 3.9 3.5 5.3 3.8 3.6 4.9 5.2 4.4 2.6 4.7 11.6 11.8 9.2 8.1 10.1 14.0 8.2 2.1 2.8 1.4 .9 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.5 .3 .9 1.7 .4 .5 2.6 - - - - - ■ ■ 3.9 4.9 4.2 * 7.4 4.5 5.2 4.1 ■ 6.3 3.4 3.9 2.9 ■ 5.8 2.6 2.9 2.3 ■ 7.3 2.7 3.0 2.2 ■ 2.8 2.2 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.2 5.4 5.1 ■ 3.2 3.9 15.5 19.5 5.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 - 15.8 4.8 ■ 4.0 4.3 28.6 29.9 25.9 1.5 1.4 1.8 • 6.2 9.8 1.8 ' ■ 8.5 3.7 ■ 2.9 .9 -17.0 -19.9 -9.6 3.5 5.0 .3 • 7.8 11.5 2.3 " 3.8 3.0 ■ 2.3 2.3 -3.1 -3.4 -2.4 2.8 1.7 5.1 ■ 3.8 3.2 ■ 2.5 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.0 2.2 .6 5.8 ■ 4.8 5.2 1.8 1.3 3.3 " .2 -.5 ■ 1.1 -1.3 ■ ■ ■ 1.0 4.1 ■ ■ ■ 4.5 6.1 ■ ■ " 3.6 5.3 ■ ■ ‘ ■ 1.2 ' ' -.2 • ■ * ■ ' * 3.2 ' ' ' ' ‘ * " ■ -1.5 ‘ ■ 4.6 7.0 ■ * ■ ■ ■ 1.8 ‘ ' ' ■ ' ■ " " .7 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. Distilled spirits at home ...................................................... Whiskey at home 2 ............................................................ Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ............... Wine at home ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 Wine away from home 1 2 .................................................. Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................................. Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 3 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Fuel oil .................................................................................. Other household fuels 5 ..................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................ Electricity 3 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 3 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ............................... Garbage and trash collection 6 .......................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 .............. . Floor coverings 1 ................................................................... Window coverings 1 .............................................................. Other linens 1 ......................................................................... Furniture and bedding ............................................................. Bedroom furniture .................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 .............. Other furniture 1 .................................................................... Appliances 1 ............................................................................. Major appliances 1 ................................................................ Laundry equipm ent2 ............................................. ............. Other appliances 1 ................................................................ Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 7 ................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 ....................................... .................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ........... Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ........................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ...................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ........................................... Household paper products 1 ................................................ Miscellaneous household products 1 .................................. Household operations 1 ........................................................... Domestic services 1 .............................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 .................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ..................................... Repair of household items 1 ................................................. Apparel .......................................................................................... 6.6 9.7 1.0 ■ ■ ' ■ -1.4 -2.1 ■ ■ * * -1.0 ■ ■ 6.5 ■ ■ • ■ ■ 5.6 ■ ■ ■ * * ■ 8.5 1.6 0.9 .6 .9 2.0 .4 1.6 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 6.2 3.8 0.9 -.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.7 1.0 5.1 1.9 4.2 3.4 .7 .1 -.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 ~ 4.0 2.4 3.4 3.1 " 4.9 2.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.2 .3 .4 .2 3.2 .2 5.1 2.8 ' 4.6 5.6 23.1 23.3 22.9 3.8 .7 11.0 ■ 3.5 1.8 1.0 6.2 3.1 ' .5 .0 .4 -.6 .6 -3.2 ■ 4.2 5.0 .4 4.3 3.7 " 1.4 .7 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 2.7 -3.6 ■ 2.9 2.9 2.5 " 1.6 -1.9 ~ ~ " 4.2 2.3 ~ ~ ' 1.0 3.4 3.7 3.2 -.1 -2.6 -3.8 -11.4 -15.2 -2.3 -3.3 -3.2 -3.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 1.2 1.2 2.3 .1 1.5 1.4 3.5 .2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .6 .8 .5 -.5 -.3 -1.1 .3 .3 .3 .2 1.8 -.5 4.5 1.0 -.3 -.1 -.3 .1 3.0 3.5 2.5 4.3 -1.1 -11.9 -11.7 -12.3 .2 -1.3 3.3 ■ 4.0 2.0 .1 ' -.7 .8 ' ‘ 97 -.6 1.6 4.3 -1.1 .8 " 2.1 5.6 ■ ■ ■ -1.7 -2.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.2 1.9 * " ■ ' ' ' " ~ 1.4 0.3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .1 ■ * " 3.4 1.4 1.6 .7 1.1 .5 1.4 2.9 ■ “ ■ ■ .2 3.3 -.7 3.1 -.3 3.7 ■ ■ ■ " ■ .8 3.7 1.3 ■ ■ ■ -4.2 .7 ■ ■ ■ 3.4 -8.0 ' ■ 5.2 " 1.1 ‘ 1.4 " * " ' ' ■ .9 -1.5 -2.5 -.4 ~ * ' ' -1.6 .1 -.2 1.0 -.1 .5 .4 .3 .5 -.1 .6 -1.2 2.1 -.3 .0 4.2 .5 -.5 -.5 -.4 .2 .0 .5 .4 -.6 -.5 -.4 -2.6 .5 2.0 1.7 2.7 1.8 3.0 3.3 ' See footnotes at end of table. 6.6 -0.1 -.1 .8 .8 -.1 -1.4 2.4 .1 1.5 .2 .2 3.3 -.6 5.6 .3 -.7 -2.1 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category 1.3 1.9 2.2 3.3 1.8 -1.0 -.1 .2 4.2 -.8 - 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.0 4.5 1.4 6.1 6.6 7.6 7.0 - 2.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 3.4 2.8 4.0 3.1 3.3 -2.4 - 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 2.5 -1.0 .5 .3 4.2 2.1 - 0.3 .0 3.5 -.5 -1.1 1.8 1.2 2.0 4.4 -2.7 - -1.7 -1.4 -1.0 -.2 -1.6 -3.3 -3.8 -4.4 -9.7 -11.1 - 0.6 .1 -1.7 -2.2 1.0 2.7 -.8 -1.0 3.8 1.4 - 1.4 1.6 -.3 3.8 1.7 .5 -1.1 -.9 2.1 -5.8 - 2.7 2.5 1.9 7.6 -.2 3.3 .2 .6 .5 -5.0 - -0.7 -.4 -1.9 -.7 .6 -.1 -1.6 -1.0 -.6 -3.6 4.4 -1.8 -1.7 -1.4 -1.4 .2 -4.3 1.0 -2.8 -3.8 -4.5 -7.2 -8.5 -5.0 * -1.0 1.1 2.3 3.3 -.7 -1.7 3.3 -.2 4.3 ■ 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.2 8.9 6.5 2.5 7.5 ■ 8.8 2.9 3.0 -.2 4.1 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.9 ■ 2.1 2.7 2.7 -1.0 4.4 1.2 2.8 -1.2 3.8 ■ -3.3 .6 .2 .5 .7 -2.8 1.7 5.3 .9 ■ -.7 -1.7 -.8 1.0 -3.6 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 .4 .4 -.5 1.5 .6 -2.0 .0 4.8 -1.1 ■ -2.9 1.5 -.4 4.2 1.5 -1.4 -5.0 -6.1 -4.7 ■ -1.1 1.8 .2 2.4 2.6 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -1.2 .4 -3.4 -.5 .8 -.1 -1.7 3.0 -2.0 -1.4 -2.2 -.6 -.3 -1.5 -1.1 -.9 -2.2 .3 1.8 1.7 1.8 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 1 2 ..................................................... New cars 2 ............................................................................. New trucks 2 6 ...................................................................... New motorcycles 2 5 ............................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................ Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 8 ...................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................................... Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................ Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................. Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ............... Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Motor vehicle body work ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... Motor vehicle re p a ir1 ............................................................ Motor vehicle insurance ......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................ State and local registration and license 13 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ...................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 ............................................. Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Ship fare 1 * ............................................................................ Intracity transportation ............................................................. 4.0 3.9 2.4 2.3 3.3 4.2 -.4 6.8 6.5 5.5 6.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 -.3 4.4 6.0 3.1 5.9 * • 10.4 9.8 2.0 1.4 4.2 2.8 -2.2 -1.5 -1.4 3.2 3.3 3.0 5.4 2.6 -16.0 -16.2 -16.7 -14.6 1.6 2.3 .7 .8 4.5 2.5 5.4 8.0 • * ■ -3.0 -6.0 2.4 * 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.0 7.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 -.6 -.5 -.6 -.3 3.5 2.7 2.1 6.6 ■ ■ 5.6 3.8 4.9 4.5 3.3 3.2 3.7 7.9 8.8 5.9 6.4 7.2 5.3 5.2 .5 2.2 -1.3 6.1 2.8 3.8 1.4 3.4 ■ -6.2 -9.5 2.3 * 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.6 2.8 5.1 4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 ■ .5 .2 .9 3.2 2.5 3.5 2.1 ■ 4.3 ■ ■ ■ 3.1 1.8 -1.4 -1.2 -1.7 -.9 -1.0 -.1 .8 -4.9 -6.2 -6.1 -6.6 -5.8 -5.6 -.9 -2.8 1.1 -.2 2.6 4.5 2.6 2.4 -2.9 -4.8 .7 - -.2 -.4 -.3 .2 .2 .1 .3 -.1 -1.6 -1.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .4 .3 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .6 .4 ■ 7.6 4.4 3.7 1.0 1.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 -1.6 12.7 12.4 13.4 11.7 10.9 -.1 .0 -.3 1.5 3.1 4.6 2.8 • 3.8 ■ ■ 11.2 14.7 1.7 ■ 5.8 -1.7 -2.0 .9 .0 .0 -.1 .5 .4 3.5 1.5 -15.4 -15.4 -16.4 -14.4 -13.4 -12.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 .1 -.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 -.3 3.1 1.4 7.0 7.4 .9 5.0 2.4 1.5 3.3 2.8 4.6 7.2 8.0 -5.4 -5.9 -6.7 -4.7 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .6 3.1 2.9 2.0 5.0 • 11.6 17.0 -2.8 2.8 Medical care ................................................................................. 8.5 6.6 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.0 Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Men’s apparel ........................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .................................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ................................................. Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ Boys’ apparel ............................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Women’s apparel .................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 .......................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ................................................................. Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................ Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Jewelry and watches 5 ............................................................... Watches 5 .................................................................................. Jewelry 5 ............. ...................................................................... 4.1 5.3 1.7 ■ 2.1 36.5 36.8 38.9 32.0 .9 -.1 2.0 7.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 7.5 ■ ■ • 17.2 22.7 6.6 ■ 7.7 9.6 See footnotes at end of table. 98 7.9 6.6 .1 .8 2.2 .3 1.1 1.8 1.1 4.1 3.1 4.6 -2.7 2.8 3.4 .6 -.1 -.3 .0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Jan. 1999 1996 1997 1998 2.6 3.2 1.3 2.1 -.1 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 3.0 4.1 ' ' 4.8 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 4.0 1.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.9 2.3 2.5 2.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.4 .6 2.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 3.9 4.3 0.1 .6 -.8 -1.2 -.2 .7 .5 .4 1.0 -.6 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 3.0 3.3 -5.3 7.8 ■ ■ ■ ■ -.6 ~ ~ 5.3 1.5 2.4 -4.3 6.9 ■ 1.2 .7 -4.8 6.9 -13.0 -6.1 -4.1 -7.1 -7.4 .0 1.9 .6 1.4 -.3 4.4 3.8 4.6 -.6 2.7 -3.2 -.7 -3.2 -.8 -5.2 1.0 1.3 .1 -5.0 -6.1 -5.0 .5 .7 -.5 .6 -1.0 -1.0 -2.2 1.4 4.2 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .0 .6 .0 .6 -.6 -.7 -.4 .2 .5 .3 .8 -.1 1.0 -.6 -.2 .0 -.3 -1.9 -.4 3.7 5.0 2.7 1.9 5.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 2.5 -1.8 -.3 .7 .4 .8 .6 1.0 1.5 .4 .3 .4 .7 .2 Expenditure category Medical care commodities ........................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 5 ..................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 3 .......................................................... Physicians’ services 3 ......................................................... Dental services 3 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 3 5 ............................................... Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ....................... Hospital and related services 3 ............................................ Hospital services 3 9 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services 2 3 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 3 5 ...................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 3 9 ............................... 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.6 6.1 8.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 3.4 5.7 11.3 ■ 11.7 8.4 9.9 5.5 6.0 4.5 9.9 6.7 7.4 6.7 4.5 5.1 11.3 • ■ 11.2 7.5 9.4 3.6 2.5 5.7 8.0 6.1 5.5 8.2 3.6 5.5 8.9 ■ Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 ...................................................................... Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 3 6 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 ........................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 .... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ..................................... Audio equipment ..................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ........................................... Pets and pet products ............................................................. Pet food 12 ............................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 12 ................ Pet services including veterinary 1 ........................................ Pet services 1 2 ..................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 ...................................................... Sporting goods ........................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................... Sports equipment .................................................................... Photography 1 ............................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies .................................. Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ..................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 ................................................. Photographers and film processing 1 .................................... Photographer fees 1 2 .......................................................... Film processing 1 2 ................................................................ Other recreational goods 1 ........................................................ Toys ............................................................................. ............. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent12 ..... Video game hardware, software and accessories 1 2 ...... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 .............................. Music instruments and accessories 1 .................................... Recreation services 1 ................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions ............................................................................... Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 .............. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ......................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ........................................... Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ............................................... Recreational books 1 ............................................................... -1.3 3.8 • 2.6 ■ 4.4 ■ * ■ 2.1 2.3 1.9 ■ 3.4 ■ ■ ' ~ ■ ■ 2.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ -3.6 13.1 ■ ■ -1.1 ■ 3.7 ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ 1.8 2.0 1.4 ' 1.4 ' ■ ' ~ ~ ■ 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5.2 4.8 4.6 ■ -1.1 Education and communication 1 ................................................. 9.5 8.9 4.7 ■ - - See footnotes at end of table. 99 00 CD 9.8 * * 1.8 ■ 1.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3.7 1.5 5.6 ~ .9 ■ ■ ' ■ ■ ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.8 5.6 6.4 ■ - 5.2 5.7 3.9 4.4 2.9 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 3.7 3.1 8.8 9.8 ■ -1.2 3.7 ■ ■ -1.5 ■ ■ -1.0 ■ ■ ‘ ■ * .1 2.1 -1.5 ‘ 2.2 ‘ ■ " " " 2.5 " ' ' ' ~ 3.9 ■ ■ 5.1 3.7 ■ - 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 5.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 2.0 3.2 7.6 ■ ■ 7.9 3.0 3.3 2.3 .8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 5.4 3.3 4.0 5.5 ■ ' 5.5 1.8 2.0 1.4 .8 2.4 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 2.4 .8 4.6 ■ -1.7 7.0 ■ ~ ~ .4 * ■ .9 ■ ■ " ■ ~ .3 -.1 .5 ' 1.7 ' * 1.4 -2.5 -1.4 -2.6 ■ * • ■ -1.0 ■ ■ 1.0 ■ ■ 2.8 .4 -4.0 4.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ -2.6 ■ ■ 3.5 ~ ' ' ' ~ -.6 .1 -1.1 ' 1.9 ' ■ " 1.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.8 • ■ 4.0 3.5 ‘ " ■ - " ' ' 3.2 3.9 2.5 " -3.2 ' " 4.8 ' ~ ' " ■ -.1 .1 -.3 -.4 ‘ ■ -.4 -.5 -.3 .8 ' ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 4.9 3.6 ‘ ' " ' 1.0 ' ' ■ ■ ■ ~ 5.3 ■ ■ 3.0 5.9 ' " " ' 2.8 ' ' ■ ■ * ■ 4.0 ■ ■ 5.9 2.6 ' 3.3 4.0 3.4 -.9 ‘ ■ ’ -2.0 ■ ' -.4 ' ■ ' -1.6 ' ' _ ' ■ ■ 3.4 ■ ■ 5.2 1.1 ' 3.0 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Education 1 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..................... Child care and nursery sch o o l7 ........................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ............. Communication 1 ........................................................... ........... Postage and delivery services 1 ............................................ Postage .................................................................................. Delivery services 1 ................................................................ Information and information processing 1 ............................ Telephone services 1 ........................................................... Telephone services, local charges 3 ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ................. Interstate toll calls 2 .......................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ........................................................... Cellular telephone services 1 ............................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 0 ..................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 .............. Computer software and accessories 1 ............................... Computer information processing services 1 .................... Other information processing equipm ent1 ......................... Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .............................................. Cigarettes 1 .............................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................ Personal care ............................................................................. Personal care products .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ...................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ...................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Legal services 5 ..................................................................... Funeral expenses 5 ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 5 ............................................................... Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ............... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 12 .... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ........................................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................... 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.8 .0 ■ ■ .6 ■ -1.3 -2.6 - 6.5 7.9 8.2 8.7 .0 • 1.0 • -3.7 -2.2 - 5.7 9.8 12.1 7.5 6.3 16.1 • 5.1 • 1.3 -1.5 - 4.9 8.5 10.0 7.9 4.4 .0 ■ • .5 * -1.3 -2.4 * 3.4 7.1 7.9 5.9 5.1 .0 * 1.0 * 6.5 .2 - 5.8 3.5 5.9 6.3 6.2 4.7 .0 .0 .0 -.3 5.4 -1.0 - 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.6 3.8 1.7 10.3 ■ .6 • 2.6 ■ .1 -3.8 - 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.6 3.7 1.3 .0 1.4 • .9 ■ 3.7 6.1 * 5.2 5.1 5.2 4.6 7.2 4.6 -.3 .0 -.3 1.0 • -4.3 2.8 - 4.7 6.0 4.6 3.9 6.0 4.8 7.1 -2.9 .1 .0 4.2 -3.1 .3 1.3 -.1 -.8 1.5 -8.3 0.3 .4 .2 .2 .0 .5 .0 .2 2.9 3.0 .2 .0 .4 .8 .0 .1 -.2 -.9 -7.3 * - -2.6 ■ - -4.1 ■ -6.1 * - -7.6 * ■ ■ -9.1 - -10.7 ■ - -11.6 ■ • -12.1 • ■ • -26.6 -35.8 -10.0 3.3 -9.7 -2.9 -4.4 -2.0 .0 .2 8.2 14.7 - 7.6 10.8 ■ 3.8 2.5 4.2 4.2 8.0 11.1 ■ ■ 2.5 2.7 6.5 8.1 • ■ 2.9 3.3 2.7 -5.9 • ■ 2.5 1.7 4.2 3.0 ■ 1.9 1.8 4.3 2.7 * * 2.1 1.1 3.6 2.7 ■ 1.1 -.9 5.2 7.2 ■ ■ 2.3 1.8 8.8 31.8 33.7 5.5 2.8 2.3 2.0 6.9 7.3 2.2 .4 .8 ■ • - ■ ■ ■ • - .4 .6 5.9 4.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 ■ 7.7 4.4 3.0 2.2 6.4 5.7 5.9 ■ ■ 8.3 ■ ~ 4.8 1.4 2.4 4.3 4.0 4.1 ■ * 5.0 ■ 3.0 4.7 3.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 * " 6.6 ■ 3.7 1.0 2.1 ■ 4.8 1.9 5.8 ■ 7.8 ■ 1.5 1.5 3.4 5.3 3.8 5.4 7.1 * ' 6.5 2.5 3.2 4.0 3.8 4.7 ■ * 3.4 * * 3.1 2.2 3.0 5.4 5.1 5.1 ■ 6.0 ■ ■ 4.2 4.5 2.7 2.7 3.4 4.2 3.9 2.3 1.7 3.5 2.2 5.8 .6 1.6 .8 .3 .3 .5 .6 .2 .7 .4 .6 .3 1.3 -.7 -.6 1.2 .3 -1.0 -3.2 2.4 4.6 3.9 2.5 6.2 3.3 2.7 2.7 .8 -.2 -1.6 .8 3.6 5.1 4.2 -7.4 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 3.6 5.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 .9 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.5 .6 -.7 -1.5 2.7 3.8 3.0 4.8 5.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 .6 -.5 -1.1 1.1 .7 4.4 3.5 -1.4 1.4 1.0 .5 .9 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.1 .7 1.1 1.4 -.2 3.4 3.3 -1.3 3.2 2.5 3.8 5.9 .7 3.3 2.9 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.6 3.8 5.6 4.0 -.9 3.8 3.4 8.6 .2 -.7 -.1 -.7 -1.5 2.8 3.3 1.0 4.0 1.8 1.1 1.6 -.5 .0 -.4 .8 .8 2.3 2.8 -3.4 .4 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -.5 2.6 3.3 1.3 3.0 1.5 .9 1.5 -.7 -.8 -.9 .7 -.7 1.7 2.5 -8.8 .2 -.2 -.2 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .2 .5 .2 .2 .3 -.2 -.2 .7 .3 -2.3 .3 .3 -.8 1.9 5.4 5.8 6.3 4.8 ■ 5.9 ■ ■ 3.0 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter4 .............................................................................. Transportation services ................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............. ................................ Nondurables .................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter4 ............... ........................................ Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 4.1 3.3 4.8 7.2 1.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 6.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.3 4.7 6.8 5.2 .7 5.1 4.7 5.1 6.6 7.5 12.3 16.2 .9 5.7 5.3 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.5 5.9 7.4 11.6 14.7 8.5 5.3 6.2 5.4 18.1 100 2.3 2.0 1.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 4.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 2.0 -1.8 2.9 2.6 2.2 Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 4.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.3 6.7 2.8 5.2 5.2 3.4 35.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.2 3.7 1.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 1.6 -5.1 3.9 3.5 4.4 2.6 2.6 1.4 5.2 3.2 2.5 -1.0 2.9 3.0 1.7 -3.3 3.6 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.6 1.1 13.8 3.3 5.7 5.0 2.1 2.2 .4 -6.9 3.0 .6 .4 2.4 2.4 1.3 -15.1 3.0 2.4 .0 Jan. 1999 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy ...................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.1 4.6 1.3 3.1 6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 101 0.3 .3 -.1 -1.3 .4 1.2 .1 U. S. city average, all items Semiannual averages Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Annual avg. Dec. 1st half 2nd half Percent change from previous Dec. Annual avg. 1913 1914 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 - ■ 10.0 10.1 1.0 1.0 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 10.0 10.6 12.1 14.1 16.5 10.1 10.7 12.6 14.3 16.8 10.1 10.7 12.9 14.5 17.0 10.2 10.9 13.0 14.8 17.0 10.2 10.9 12.9 15.2 17.5 10.2 11.0 13.1 15.4 17.8 10.2 11.2 13.3 15.8 17.9 10.3 11.3 13.6 16.1 18.2 10.4 11.5 13.6 16.3 18.6 10.4 11.6 13.8 16.6 19.0 ■ ■ 10.2 11.0 12.9 15.1 17.4 2.0 11.5 19.0 20.3 14.5 1.0 7.8 17.3 17.1 15.2 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 19.8 18.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 20.4 18.2 16.8 17.0 17.1 20.7 17.8 16.8 17.0 17.1 21.0 17.7 16.8 17.1 17.1 20.9 17.8 16.9 17.3 17.2 20.4 17.8 16.7 17.2 17.1 20.1 17.6 16.7 17.3 17.2 20.0 17.6 16.8 17.4 17.3 19.9 17.5 16.9 17.4 17.3 19.5 17.4 17.0 17.4 17.4 - ■ 20.1 18.0 16.9 17.2 17.2 2.6 -10.8 -2.3 2.4 .0 15.5 -10.4 -6.1 1.8 .0 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 17.4 17.9 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.3 18.0 17.4 17.2 17.0 17.4 17.9 17.5 17.3 17.1 17.6 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.2 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.4 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.8 17.4 17.2 17.3 - ■ 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.2 3.4 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 .6 2.3 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 .0 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 17.0 15.6 14.1 12.7 13.4 17.1 15.5 14.0 12.6 13.4 17.0 15.4 13.8 12.7 13.4 16.9 15.2 13.7 12.8 13.4 16.7 15.2 13.7 13.2 13.4 16.6 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.5 16.7 15.1 13.5 13.3 13.7 16.6 15.0 13.4 13.3 13.6 16.5 14.8 13.3 13.3 13.5 16.2 14.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 ■ ■ 16.8 15.3 13.7 13.0 13.5 -6.4 -9.3 -10.2 .0 2.3 -2.3 -8.9 -10.5 -5.1 3.8 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 13.8 13.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.8 14.4 14.2 13.9 13.8 13.9 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.0 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.7 14.1 14.6 14.2 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.7 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.6 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.5 14.1 14.0 ■ - 13.8 13.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 3.0 1.4 2.8 -2.8 -.7 2.2 .7 3.6 -1.4 -1.4 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 14.1 14.2 16.1 17.3 17.5 14.1 14.4 16.2 17.5 17.6 14.1 14.5 16.3 17.6 17.6 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.6 17.7 14.1 14.8 16.5 17.5 17.8 14.1 14.9 16.6 17.4 17.8 14.1 15.2 16.6 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 14.1 15.5 16.9 17.5 17.8 14.2 15.5 17.0 17.5 17.9 ■ ■ 14.1 14.8 16.4 17.4 17.7 1.4 9.2 9.7 2.9 2.3 .7 5.0 10.8 6.1 1.7 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 17.9 18.4 22.1 23.6 24.0 17.9 18.5 22.1 23.9 24.0 18.0 18.6 22.0 24.1 24.0 18.2 18.8 22.2 24.2 24.0 18.2 19.9 22.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 20.3 22.6 24.6 23.9 18.2 20.5 23.1 24.6 24.0 18.2 20.9 23.1 24.5 23.9 18.2 21.5 23.3 24.4 23.9 18.3 21.6 23.6 24.2 23.8 ■ ■ 18.1 19.6 22.5 24.2 24.0 2.2 18.0 9.3 2.5 -1.7 2.3 8.3 14.8 7.6 -.8 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 23.7 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.0 23.7 26.0 26.6 26.8 27.0 23.8 26.1 26.6 26.8 27.1 24.0 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.1 24.2 26.1 26.9 27.0 27.1 24.4 26.1 26.9 27.1 27.1 24.6 26.3 26.9 27.1 27.0 24.7 26.4 26.9 27.2 26.9 24.8 26.5 26.9 27.1 27.0 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.0 26.9 ■ ■ 24.2 26.1 26.7 26.9 27.0 5.5 6.0 1.1 .4 -.4 .8 7.9 2.3 .7 .4 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 26.9 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.1 26.9 27.0 28.1 29.1 29.1 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.1 29.2 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.4 29.1 29.4 26.9 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.3 27.0 27.5 28.5 29.1 29.4 27.0 27.7 28.5 29.1 29.5 27.1 27.7 28.6 29.1 29.5 27.0 27.8 28.6 29.1 29.5 ■ ■ 26.9 27.3 28.3 29.1 29.3 .4 3.0 2.9 1.7 1.4 -.4 1.5 3.7 2.8 .7 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 29.5 30.0 30.3 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.7 30.0 30.4 30.7 31.1 29.8 30.0 30.4 30.8 31.2 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.3 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.9 31.2 29.8 30.2 30.6 30.9 31.3 29.9 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.3 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.0 31.4 30.0 30.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 * ■ 29.8 30.1 30.4 30.8 31.2 1.7 .7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 31.5 32.3 33.2 34.5 36.3 31.6 32.5 33.3 34.6 36.5 31.6 32.5 33.4 34.7 36.6 31.8 32.6 33.5 34.9 36.8 31.8 32.7 33.6 35.1 37.0 31.8 32.9 33.7 35.2 37.2 31.8 32.9 33.8 35.3 37.3 31.9 33.1 33.9 35.5 37.5 31.9 33.1 34.0 35.6 37.7 32.0 33.1 34.1 35.7 37.9 - - 31.7 32.6 33.6 35.0 36.9 1.9 3.4 3.0 4.7 6.2 1.6 2.8 3.1 4.2 5.4 102 Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all items-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Semiannual averages Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2nd half 1st half Dec. Annual avg. 5.5 3.3 3.4 8.9 12.3 5.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 11.0 ■ ■ 54.1 57.2 60.9 65.6 73.1 6.9 4.8 6.8 9.0 13.4 9.1 5.7 6.5 7.7 11.4 ■ ■ ■ 102.1 ■ ■ ■ 104.4 82.9 91.4 96.9 99.8 103.3 12.6 8.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 13.4 10.3 6.0 3.0 3.5 108.6 109.3 114.2 119.2 124.6 106.0 108.2 111.2 115.5 121.3 107.8 109.0 113.7 118.4 123.9 106.9 108.6 112.5 117.0 122.6 3.6 .6 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.5 1.6 3.6 4.0 4.8 132.2 135.8 139.8 143.4 147.3 132.2 135.9 139.8 143.3 147.2 127.1 133.3 137.1 141.3 144.5 131.0 135.2 139.3 142.9 146.8 129.0 134.3 138.2 142.1 145.6 6.1 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 150.9 155.9 158.5 160.7 150.9 155.9 158.2 160.7 148.9 153.1 157.0 159.0 150.6 155.2 158.1 160.3 149.8 154.1 157.6 159.7 2.5 3.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.9 2.3 1.3 38.0 40.0 41.4 42.9 46.9 38.2 40.1 41.6 43.2 47.5 38.4 40.2 41.6 43.6 48.0 38.7 40.4 41.7 43.9 48.3 38.8 40.6 41.9 44.1 48.8 39.0 40.8 42.0 44.4 49.3 39.2 40.9 42.1 44.5 49.7 39.2 41.0 42.2 45.4 50.3 39.4 41.0 42.4 45.5 50.9 39.6 41.1 42.5 45.9 51.4 39.8 41.2 42.6 46.2 51.8 40.0 41.3 42.7 46.5 52.2 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 52.4 56.0 58.9 62.8 68.7 52.8 56.1 59.5 63.2 69.5 53.0 56.2 59.8 63.7 70.3 53.2 56.5 60.3 64.3 71.1 53.5 56.8 60.6 64.9 71.9 53.9 57.1 61.0 65.6 72.8 54.5 57.4 61.3 66.0 73.7 54.7 57.7 61.5 66.4 74.4 54.9 57.9 61.8 66.8 75.1 55.3 58.2 61.9 67.4 75.7 55.6 58.3 62.2 67.7 76.4 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 78.3 87.5 94.7 98.1 101.6 79.4 88.5 95.0 98.1 101.8 80.5 89.0 94.8 98.4 101.8 81.4 89.6 95.2 99.0 102.1 82.3 90.3 96.2 99.5 102.5 83.2 91.1 97.4 99.8 102.8 83.3 92.2 98.0 100.1 103.2 83.8 92.8 98.2 100.5 104.2 84.6 93.7 98.3 101.0 104.8 85.3 93.9 98.6 101.2 104.8 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 104.9 108.9 110.0 114.5 119.7 105.4 108.5 110.5 114.7 120.2 105.9 107.9 111.0 115.1 120.8 106.3 107.6 111.6 115.7 121.8 106.7 107.9 111.9 116.2 122.5 107.0 108.4 112.4 116.7 122.8 107.1 108.4 112.7 117.2 123.2 107.3 108.6 113.3 117.7 123.2 107.6 109.1 113.8 118.5 123.6 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 125.9 132.8 136.0 140.3 143.6 126.4 132.8 136.4 140.7 144.0 127.1 133.0 137.0 141.1 144.4 127.3 133.3 137.3 141.6 144.7 127.5 133.8 137.6 141.9 144.9 128.3 134.1 138.1 142.0 145.4 128.7 134.3 138.4 142.1 145.8 129.9 134.6 138.8 142.4 146.5 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 147.8 151.7 156.3 158.4 161.0 148.3 152.2 156.8 158.5 148.7 152.9 157.0 158.7 149.3 153.6 157.2 159.1 149.6 154.0 157.2 159.5 149.9 154.1 157.4 159.7 149.9 154.3 157.5 159.8 150.2 154.5 157.8 160.0 Percent change from previous 39.0 40.7 42.1 44.7 49.6 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 ' Data not available. Annual avg. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 55.8 58.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 ■ ■ ■ 86.1 94.1 98.4 101.2 104.7 86.9 94.4 98.0 101.2 104.8 107.9 109.1 114.1 118.9 124.2 108.3 109.2 114.3 119.0 124.4 131.1 135.2 139.1 142.6 146.9 131.9 135.4 139.6 143.3 147.0 150.6 155.1 158.3 160.2 151.0 155.5 158.5 160.6 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 103 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 All items ........................................................................................... All items (1967=100) ..................................................................... 124.6 371.1 132.2 393.8 135.9 404.7 139.8 416.3 143.3 426.8 147.2 438.6 150.9 449.5 155.9 464.3 158.2 471.3 160.7 478.6 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Cereals and cereal products .............................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................ Rice, pasta, corn meal ....................................................... Bakery products .................................................................. Bread 1 ................................................................................ Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 .......................................... Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................ Other bakery products ...................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... Meats .................................................................................. Beef and veal .................................................................. Uncooked ground beef ................................................. Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................. Uncooked beef steaks 1 ................................................ Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 ................................... Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 .... Ham ................................................................................ Pork chops .................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 .................... Other meats ..................................................................... Poultry ................................................................................ Chicken 1 ........................................................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ...................................... Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood 1 ................................................. Processed fish and seafood 1 ........................................ Eggs ...................................................................................... Dairy and related products ................................................... M ilk 1 ...................................................................................... Cheese and related products ............................................ Ice cream and related products ......................................... Other dairy and related products 1 ..................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas ........................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 .................................................................... Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................ Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce .............................................................................. Tomatoes ......................................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ..................................... Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................ Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ......................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 126.9 127.1 126.2 136.0 136.1 120.8 152.4 120.4 135.7 138.8 137.8 123.8 123.0 120.1 122.3 112.6 117.3 121.6 124.1 119.0 127.4 144.8 134.3 122.8 126.8 123.1 135.8 144.0 152.3 124.6 122.7 135.9 139.3 135.3 139.2 135.0 - 133.6 133.9 133.5 142.3 143.1 123.5 163.3 122.9 141.6 146.7 142.4 133.6 133.9 133.8 133.2 121.2 136.8 143.7 142.6 131.3 129.2 148.8 128.0 126.5 132.7 128.5 145.7 156.1 169.5 151.9 128.1 143.1 133.5 151.3 128.2 150.8 ■ * 136.9 136.3 135.0 147.2 148.2 123.3 171.1 126.4 146.4 153.7 147.9 131.5 132.0 130.8 131.7 119.5 - 139.1 138.3 137.0 153.0 153.5 129.5 177.7 128.9 152.5 157.3 155.5 132.1 133.1 131.2 132.8 118.8 127.7 134.9 140.0 132.6 133.4 153.8 117.0 128.9 135.1 130.5 155.3 172.8 180.0 154.2 124.0 166.0 136.8 180.7 190.9 167.4 ■ - 142.9 142.2 141.7 158.6 158.7 129.3 186.1 131.7 158.2 162.5 158.4 136.9 138.2 136.0 137.7 123.2 133.4 136.9 146.5 136.1 140.7 158.8 114.8 130.0 134.0 131.2 165.4 188.6 202.6 167.2 127.2 175.1 164.9 151.4 194.6 179.6 ■ 146.6 146.2 146.3 163.9 163.6 131.5 190.5 139.6 163.8 168.5 163.6 136.0 137.3 133.7 134.7 117.7 130.3 134.9 139.3 136.9 140.2 167.1 115.3 131.4 135.2 136.0 178.8 210.8 209.8 163.5 142.7 212.0 154.1 269.0 229.9 217.6 - 149.8 149.4 149.5 169.2 167.8 140.0 193.6 143.1 169.5 170.7 168.0 141.7 141.4 137.3 134.4 115.7 140.0 144.6 146.9 141.2 146.0 172.3 144.8 134.7 138.4 139.7 177.0 205.2 222.0 188.0 146.4 189.0 175.2 171.1 239.2 184.1 - 156.1 155.8 156.9 175.4 165.7 150.6 185.4 144.2 179.7 177.8 178.4 149.8 148.9 144.5 137.8 117.6 - Jan. 1999 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 104 128.6 136.8 136.4 132.3 129.8 * 151.2 122.7 127.2 134.9 129.9 152.1 168.5 188.1 170.4 127.6 149.3 128.2 169.6 123.1 162.4 * ■ 161.0 479.7 158.5 161.9 163.1 158.1 161.5 162.8 158.2 161.3 163.1 178.1 182.0 184.0 168.8 171.3 173.1 150.0 153.6 162.0 188.6 192.7 193.0 150.1 149.9 151.0 182.2 187.0 188.9 102.4 103.4 100.0 103.1 105.0 100.0 179.1 183.1 184.5 179.0 184.3 186.2 148.0 146.9 146.0 147.8 147.0 146.4 140.2 139.4 143.3 136.9 136.6 135.8 115.9 116.3 116.0 101.2 98.2 100.0 100.7 100.0 100.1 100.0 98.3 97.3 155.5 153.1 144.1 142.3 100.0 96.8 94.6 156.9 153.9 144.9 145.8 156.9 150.9 140.0 137.0 100.0 91.5 90.9 146.0 146.6 145.4 147.0 159.4 157.5 155.0 158.8 100.0 103.5 103.3 100.0 100.1 99.1 176.5 178.0 184.5 184.6 100.0 103.5 104.5 100.0 103.8 102.5 162.3 150.1 142.0 136.8 148.5 147.5 157.4 161.1 100.0 106.2 110.0 149.8 147.7 158.4 160.8 150.4 163.2 165.4 151.9 100.0 106.2 108.0 186.0 190.0 199.0 207.3 214.3 220.7 232.9 244.2 248.1 236.0 253.8 263.6 195.2 194.9 191.5 192.6 157.2 151.3 158.9 165.5 118.2 134.7 100.0 100.0 105.9 109.6 181.2 225.7 205.8 212.9 160.2 175.0 177.6 185.2 183.1 215.4 196.2 204.5 190.5 249.5 277.2 295.6 187.5 203.6 212.3 226.7 102.1 100.0 104.0 102.4 100.0 104.5 102.4 100.0 104.6 100.0 100.3 101.1 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 111.2 110.4 115.2 120.1 121.1 115.2 121.5 ■ 127.4 132.6 130.8 126.1 124.7 129.7 125.2 119.4 119.7 121.9 110.8 139.5 113.3 111.3 117.0 125.1 126.3 118.4 130.8 • 134.0 140.7 135.3 131.1 132.5 135.6 130.5 123.9 124.1 127.9 114.0 146.3 112.9 112.3 111.0 127.0 130.6 118.4 129.1 * 138.1 149.0 137.4 132.6 137.8 139.4 143.5 138.2 138.9 139.3 129.3 158.0 112.7 114.0 104.9 128.2 131.9 119.6 ■ 128.3 ■ 141.0 157.5 138.1 132.1 143.5 141.6 147.7 141.3 142.8 141.3 131.3 164.0 115.1 116.0 110.5 130.8 133.1 120.8 129.3 ■ 144.7 164.3 137.5 136.0 147.3 144.1 150.0 142.0 143.2 142.8 131.6 168.8 130.6 115.7 172.3 138.3 134.4 123.2 ■ 134.1 ■ 148.0 171.3 137.9 138.5 150.8 147.0 151.4 141.7 142.9 143.8 130.0 172.5 128.8 119.1 155.6 140.1 138.4 128.3 137.3 ■ 151.9 177.4 138.4 143.3 156.8 150.3 154.3 143.0 144.1 145.0 131.7 178.0 126.5 118.5 144.9 143.2 144.5 132.7 140.4 • 158.8 185.6 145.3 151.5 163.9 155.0 159.9 147.7 148.1 147.9 139.9 185.2 131.7 100.0 116.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 169.3 100.0 147.1 147.7 133.7 100.0 100.0 140.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 162.7 189.6 144.1 155.1 168.4 100.0 100.0 159.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.1 148.4 147.2 151.2 143.0 192.1 130.4 99.7 115.2 104.6 100.0 96.7 154.2 103.3 151.7 150.0 134.2 101.3 103.7 151.2 120.2 103.5 102.2 166.7 192.3 146.4 156.1 172.4 103.0 104.9 163.0 102.7 102.2 102.5 100.8 103.4 166.2 150.8 149.9 152.1 145.1 196.7 132.5 101.9 117.9 105.8 102.0 96.5 154.4 102.8 152.4 151.8 138.2 102.0 104.5 150.1 119.0 101.9 102.2 167.7 191.5 146.7 158.6 175.0 104.0 104.2 163.5 103.1 102.5 102.6 101.0 103.6 166.5 151.2 150.3 152.7 145.4 196.8 123.1 132.6 135.0 155.5 128.3 139.3 140.6 165.0 132.7 144.6 144.8 175.7 136.1 148.7 148.2 189.7 139.7 153.1 151.6 193.8 142.7 157.7 155.4 202.9 146.7 163.1 159.3 211.8 151.0 167.7 163.7 219.2 154.4 173.1 168.8 100.0 231.2 157.8 178.8 174.6 104.0 241.7 158.1 179.3 174.9 107.1 241.9 134.4 128.5 108.0 100.7 88.1 89.0 108.3 106.7 113.1 97.7 144.1 161.0 111.1 ■ ~ 155.2 134.5 112.1 104.7 113.4 115.6 136.6 108.2 114.5 99.4 152.6 177.1 113.0 ■ 168.6 139.7 115.7 105.9 94.4 92.5 123.2 111.9 120.4 99.3 163.8 197.6 115.4 • ■ ~ ■ 115.5 122.0 - 174.5 143.8 118.4 108.4 91.7 89.5 120.3 115.1 122.4 104.7 174.3 214.6 117.2 ■ ■ ■ 120.5 128.3 - 181.2 148.4 121.5 110.2 88.2 85.4 117.8 117.7 123.0 110.9 182.9 225.7 119.0 ■ ■ ■ 123.9 134.6 - 184.4 153.3 121.6 109.5 88.3 85.4 118.2 116.8 123.8 107.0 190.5 236.8 119.7 ■ 125.4 132.2 - 191.1 159.0 123.3 110.2 89.5 86.8 119.2 117.5 127.2 102.8 195.9 243.3 122.4 ■ 130.7 134.8 - 201.1 163.4 129.0 116.5 110.6 106.9 147.9 122.3 128.1 114.9 202.6 247.9 123.5 ■ 131.9 139.6 - 213.2 168.3 100.0 129.7 115.2 97.0 94.2 128.5 122.4 126.4 118.3 100.0 210.6 252.8 123.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 130.6 141.5 100.0 100.0 221.7 173.7 100.3 126.4 110.9 86.6 79.9 125.3 118.4 122.3 114.1 102.8 216.4 260.2 124.8 101.0 102.5 100.2 100.7 132.3 141.2 101.2 104.5 228.9 173.9 100.1 126.0 110.4 87.1 80.5 125.8 117.7 122.0 112.7 103.1 217.0 261.0 125.0 102.3 101.8 103.8 101.7 131.9 140.6 101.0 104.2 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ........................................ Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ...................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ............... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 ................. Coffee ................................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea 1 ........................ Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ................................................ Other sweets 1 ................................................................... Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine 1 ...................................................... Salad dressing 1 ................................................................. Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 .................. Other foods ........................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ Snacks ................................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Baby food 1 ......................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 ............................................ Food away from home ............................................................. Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................................... Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................................... Food at employee sites and schools 1 ................................. Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 .......... Other food away from home 1 ............................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................ . Alcoholic beverages at home ............................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. Distilled spirits at home ...................................................... Wine at home ....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 2 .................................................. Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .............................. Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels .................................................... ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ...................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................................... Fuel oil .................................................................................. Other household fuels 4 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ................................................ Electricity 2 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 2 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ............... Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ............................... Garbage and trash collection 5 ................ ........................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ..................... Floor coverings 1 .................................................................... Window coverings 1 ............................................................... Other linens 1 .......................................................................... Furniture and bedding ............................................................. Bedroom furniture .................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ............... Other furniture 1 ..................................................................... ~ ■ 113.0 118.8 - 114.2 117.1 - See footnotes at end of table. 105 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ■ ■ ■ 112.2 123.8 ■ ■ ■ - • ■ ■ 112.3 100.0 127.8 ■ • - ■ ■ ■ 116.2 107.3 130.4 ■ * ■ - ■ ■ 119.0 113.2 130.0 - ■ ■ 115.0 110.4 131.9 • - ■ ■ 114.5 114.7 133.3 - ■ • 118.7 116.3 139.9 ■ - • ■ ■ 114.1 117.0 142.0 ■ ■ - 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 118.4 107.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 144.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9 98.6 99.5 100.0 117.6 109.7 99.2 98.8 99.4 97.7 100.3 147.1 101.7 102.7 101.7 103.3 103.3 101.7 103.6 105.5 99.4 98.9 100.1 100.5 117.2 109.7 103.5 99.0 99.0 97.5 99.8 147.5 101.7 103.0 102.4 103.4 103.5 101.9 103.4 105.7 118.5 118.0 120.1 124.6 116.8 116.3 111.5 115.5 115.1 104.0 123.0 - 124.5 121.4 123.9 127.8 119.5 120.7 113.3 122.6 122.8 115.2 132.7 - 128.4 124.9 127.7 131.0 122.1 124.9 116.3 126.7 125.7 118.4 128.4 - 130.4 126.4 129.9 133.6 123.2 128.2 115.3 127.6 126.1 121.9 132.4 - 131.3 127.0 130.3 140.4 123.1 127.2 116.6 128.4 128.1 128.9 128.8 - 129.3 124.5 128.2 137.3 123.9 125.6 112.9 124.0 123.2 118.6 114.2 - 129.5 125.8 128.7 135.5 120.5 127.1 116.4 123.3 122.2 121.3 116.7 - 129.3 127.5 130.9 134.7 125.7 129.0 116.7 121.7 120.8 126.1 105.9 - 130.3 130.7 133.9 135.9 136.1 100.0 128.9 120.5 121.5 120.8 129.2 100.5 100.0 129.8 130.2 133.8 133.4 135.8 101.3 128.6 118.8 121.0 120.9 123.2 107.5 98.8 127.1 128.1 131.9 131.3 135.8 97.1 129.7 116.0 116.4 115.4 114.6 96.8 94.2 ■ 117.4 115.4 122.2 118.6 107.4 119.3 120.3 107.5 124.0 ■ 121.6 119.3 125.6 123.5 111.0 127.9 127.3 110.7 132.0 • 131.7 122.5 129.6 123.0 115.8 131.8 131.3 113.6 136.4 135.1 125.6 132.6 122.7 120.7 133.1 136.6 111.9 143.6 130.0 126.6 134.1 122.7 121.9 128.1 140.1 118.6 146.3 127.6 124.2 132.1 123.9 117.3 132.9 144.9 122.9 151.2 128.6 125.0 132.3 125.8 118.0 129.8 144.2 129.3 148.5 126.2 127.0 131.4 131.2 120.2 128.1 138.4 120.9 143.4 100.0 125.0 129.2 131.4 135.0 123.1 126.5 137.7 121.1 142.4 100.4 121.8 128.2 132.6 133.3 120.6 130.9 133.6 119.4 137.6 99.6 121.6 126.1 130.7 131.6 118.2 130.8 136.4 120.7 140.9 114.8 113.8 122.0 119.5 85.9 85.6 83.2 90.0 100.6 98.8 126.9 134.0 122.0 126.7 125.3 124.4 116.9 117.1 117.0 115.4 118.7 101.5 98.6 132.8 139.5 126.8 124.5 123.2 128.5 120.2 98.5 98.3 96.2 101.5 103.0 100.8 138.8 142.9 133.7 128.2 126.6 131.7 129.7 99.9 99.9 97.6 103.0 102.2 100.4 143.9 147.0 136.5 130.8 128.5 93.7 136.2 140.2 94.6 94.0 91.1 100.0 98.1 100.7 98.9 148.3 150.8 139.3 136.7 135.2 98.5 140.9 152.1 100.2 100.0 97.6 105.3 103.2 101.0 101.1 152.6 155.7 141.4 138.9 137.2 101.3 143.7 159.1 96.4 95.9 93.5 100.6 98.3 101.6 101.2 156.6 161.4 144.4 144.8 142.4 102.1 146.5 156.8 108.9 108.3 106.5 112.4 109.2 101.4 101.2 161.4 168.6 148.6 142.4 140.1 100.0 145.3 149.5 100.0 101.7 101.2 98.9 105.9 102.8 100.0 100.8 98.2 100.0 165.7 176.5 152.7 100.0 139.6 137.1 101.1 145.3 154.3 101.5 86.0 85.5 82.6 90.6 89.0 87.7 100.5 97.7 100.0 170.9 181.9 157.1 103.2 139.1 136.5 100.6 145.5 151.8 99.9 85.0 84.5 81.7 89.4 87.9 86.5 100.6 97.6 100.1 171.2 182.6 157.6 103.3 Expenditure category Appliances 1 .............................................................................. Major appliances 1 ................................................................. Other appliances 1 ................................................................. Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ..................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 ............................................................. Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ................................ Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ............ Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ............................................ Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................................... Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ............................................ Household paper products 1 ................................................. Miscellaneous household products 1 ................................... Household operations 1 ........................................................... Domestic services 1 ............................................................... Gardening and lawncare services 1 ..................................... Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ...................................... Repair of household items 1 .................................................. Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Men’s apparel ........................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .................................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 .................................................. Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ Boys’ apparel ............................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Women’s apparel .................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates 1 ........................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .................................................................. Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear ..................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................ Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ............................................................... Watches 4 .................................................................................. Jew elry4 ................................................................................... Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 1 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck re n ta l1 ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ........................................... Other motor fuels 1 ................................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ................................. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................. Motor vehicle body work ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... Motor vehicle re p a ir1 ............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 106 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... Motor vehicle fees 1 ................................................................. State and local registration and license 1 2 ........................ Parking and other fees 1 ....................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................. 170.6 130.1 133.1 140.5 125.9 183.7 150.3 163.4 149.3 135.7 198.6 147.8 154.0 154.2 140.7 211.5 155.5 163.6 155.4 147.6 221.9 171.1 191.8 149.6 152.0 229.5 162.5 173.5 152.3 153.3 239.6 169.0 177.2 154.9 164.9 249.0 186.9 204.5 157.9 174.1 255.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 182.5 193.9 160.3 176.2 254.6 103.1 101.8 106.8 185.1 201.6 164.7 171.4 254.7 103.1 101.7 107.3 186.8 205.3 163.8 171.3 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ...................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 2 ........................................................... Physicians’ services 2 .......................................................... Dental services 2 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 2 4 ................................................ Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ....................... Hospital and related services 2 ............................................. Hospital services 29 .............................................................. Inpatient hospital services2 7 9 ......................................... Outpatient hospital services 2 4 7 ...................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 2 9 ................................. 154.7 154.8 171.8 116.8 140.3 135.7 154.7 150.2 154.0 150.0 113.8 117.2 166.8 - 168.8 168.0 189.0 123.6 148.9 142.4 169.0 160.3 165.4 159.7 119.0 122.8 184.4 145.9 182.0 180.3 206.8 127.7 152.7 150.5 182.4 170.2 174.5 172.9 123.2 129.2 201.2 160.4 194.3 189.4 218.3 133.0 159.2 156.1 195.4 180.0 185.5 182.8 127.8 133.9 218.9 176.0 204.5 195.1 225.2 136.5 163.3 160.4 206.6 188.0 194.8 190.9 130.5 138.1 235.1 189.3 214.6 200.8 233.2 138.7 164.7 167.0 217.7 196.9 203.6 201.3 135.2 144.3 248.5 200.2 223.1 204.2 237.8 140.4 165.9 171.2 227.4 204.9 212.5 210.1 138.5 146.8 260.0 209.4 ' ' ' 230.1 209.4 244.9 142.5 169.0 171.6 234.7 212.3 219.1 220.9 140.4 151.5 270.4 100.0 100.0 219.5 100.0 236.5 214.1 251.0 144.8 171.6 175.0 241.6 218.9 225.3 229.6 142.8 156.8 278.7 103.0 102.3 228.6 104.0 244.4 222.1 263.4 147.4 175.0 177.4 249.4 226.2 233.1 239.7 143.7 160.6 287.4 106.2 104.9 238.1 110.6 245.8 222.4 265.3 146.0 172.7 177.3 251.0 227.3 234.1 241.9 142.7 161.9 290.4 107.3 106.1 240.5 111.4 Recreation 1 .................................................................................. Video and audio 1 ........................................................................ Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 2 5 .................................................................. Other video equipm ent1 .......................................................... Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 .. Audio equipment ...................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 .................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ............................................. Pets and pet products ............................................................. Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................................... Sporting goods ........................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................... Sports equipment ..................................................................... Photography 1 ............................................................................. Photographic equipment and supplies .................................. Photographers and film processing 1 ..................................... Other recreational goods 1 ......................................................... Toys ........................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ................................ Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................................... Recreation services 1 ................................................................. Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 .... Admissions .......................................... .................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................................... Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................ Recreational books 1 ................................................................ 74.8 147.1 - Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ................................................. Education 1 .................................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees ........................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school 6 ........................................... Technical and business school tuition and fees ................ 131.1 ■ ' 94.0 122.8 115.9 117.7 110.8 ■ 127.8 ■ ■ 114.8 * 145.8 119.6 132.5 - 72.2 166.9 93.1 127.3 116.5 117.8 112.1 ■ 129.7 ■ ■ 116.6 153.1 126.1 138.6 ■ 71.4 181.2 ■ 94.9 129.5 120.5 120.4 118.0 ■ 131.1 ■ ■ 117.9 160.5 133.6 147.8 ■ 70.9 188.4 ~ 93.5 128.5 121.6 123.5 116.3 ■ 134.1 ■ ■ 121.3 166.6 140.7 153.4 - 92.2 96.5 69.4 201.7 * 94.2 129.3 122.6 124.9 116.7 ■ 136.5 ■ ■ 123.2 169.9 146.3 159.0 - 93.2 93.9 68.2 195.8 • 93.2 130.7 126.1 128.8 119.7 ~ 131.4 ■ ■ 122.2 176.2 154.0 164.8 - 95.6 94.3 65.2 203.5 ■ 90.8 135.4 124.5 127.3 118.0 133.8 ■ ■ 123.5 185.7 158.6 174.5 - 98.5 100.0 97.5 100.0 61.7 59.3 219.5 234.6 100.0 ■ 100.0 90.2 88.4 100.0 100.0 142.4 141.9 100.0 124.6 124.5 127.4 127.7 118.0 117.3 ■ 100.0 133.9 134.6 ■ 100.0 ■ 100.0 127.4 125.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 193.3 199.8 167.3 175.8 179.3 181.3 100.0 100.0 100.8 100.7 56.4 250.7 86.8 94.8 81.7 100.3 101.6 142.5 104.3 124.0 131.5 113.3 99.6 130.5 101.2 95.0 117.8 99.1 99.8 103.3 104.7 205.0 179.4 186.9 103.3 102.6 101.2 101.3 56.1 252.4 86.0 93.9 85.0 101.3 102.2 143.3 104.8 123.3 130.5 112.9 100.0 131.5 101.5 94.8 117.7 97.3 99.4 104.2 105.4 206.6 182.9 187.5 103.7 102.9 162.9 169.6 169.3 176.2 - 173.9 182.7 183.6 191.4 100.0 184.4 199.4 205.0 206.2 106.3 194.9 214.4 223.8 222.7 110.8 87.8 81.1 202.3 228.7 240.3 235.4 116.7 90.4 85.6 208.5 242.0 255.3 250.2 122.7 94.0 90.4 220.3 255.8 271.2 266.9 127.5 97.1 94.8 232.9 267.9 286.1 279.3 132.1 100.9 104.7 259.7 295.8 312.7 318.0 145.2 107.6 101.2 105.1 260.8 296.6 313.3 318.0 145.8 107.5 See footnotes at end of table. 107 100.0 100.0 245.2 282.7 300.9 299.4 138.7 100.0 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes December Item and group Jan. 1999 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Communication 1 ......................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 .............................................. Postage .................................................................................. Delivery services 1 ................................................................. Information and information processing 1 ............................. Telephone services 1 ............................................................. Telephone sen/ices, local charges 2 ................................ Telephone services, long distance charges 1 .................. Cellular telephone services 1 .............................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services 1 0 ...................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ............... Computer software and accessories 1 ................................. Computer information processing services 1 ...................... Other information processing equipm ent1 .......................... ■ 125.4 145.5 ■ * 125.4 * 147.0 ■ 145.7 154.7 ■ * 145.7 • 155.3 ■ 96.8 145.7 97.6 156.9 * 96.9 145.7 97.9 156.3 ■ 98.7 160.8 98.5 * 159.9 ■ 100.1 160.8 100.1 161.3 - 100.0 100.0 160.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 163.0 100.0 100.0 97.8 100.1 160.8 104.2 97.7 100.4 165.3 100.0 92.4 98.1 103.1 165.6 104.5 97.8 100.8 166.8 100.0 91.7 92.7 ■ - 89.7 • - 86.9 • ■ - 80.6 ■ - 74.2 * • - 68.2 ■ - 61.4 * ■ - 54.9 ■ - 48.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 36.0 64.0 89.9 103.5 89.7 35.0 61.1 88.7 103.5 89.7 Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Cigarettes 1 .............................................................................. . Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............................. Personal care ............................................. ............................... Personal care products .......................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ....................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ....................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Legal services 4 ...................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 ................................................................ Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 .... Financial services 4 ................................................................ Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ............................................. 152.7 171.8 126.9 124.7 164.4 190.1 132.2 130.0 177.7 211.5 135.7 133.7 189.0 229.0 * 139.9 138.6 192.0 215.4 143.2 140.7 200.0 222.2 146.1 143.5 208.1 228.4 • 148.9 144.7 215.2 233.9 150.4 143.5 226.9 250.9 100.0 100.0 153.9 146.1 252.6 332.0 133.8 105.5 158.3 149.6 259.2 354.5 143.1 107.7 159.1 150.7 ■ - - - - - ■ 100.0 100.3 100.9 124.8 129.4 151.0 116.4 115.1 ■ 117.9 132.0 134.9 160.1 121.7 122.6 ■ 127.1 136.0 137.9 170.5 129.2 130.1 ■ 136.8 138.5 141.3 177.6 133.6 135.1 ■ 143.9 144.7 146.2 188.9 144.0 142.1 ~ 153.3 146.8 149.2 198.8 147.2 150.6 • 166.5 ■ 148.9 154.2 208.9 153.1 158.1 ■ 177.7 ' ' 156.7 164.1 100.0 228.9 166.5 174.7 100.0 100.0 193.9 100.0 163.7 168.6 102.8 237.4 174.9 182.1 102.2 101.9 200.5 100.4 165.1 169.1 103.1 239.1 176.1 183.5 102.9 102.2 201.7 99.7 134.8 127.6 127.7 131.3 126.5 162.4 151.7 169.2 185.9 147.4 144.6 144.0 128.5 129.0 132.4 137.4 126.5 154.0 157.6 136.9 129.0 128.3 132.1 128.9 167.9 156.9 174.9 194.0 151.1 147.8 147.5 130.0 129.8 133.4 139.3 126.5 159.2 162.8 141.4 132.4 133.6 140.4 129.6 173.4 161.4 181.5 201.7 155.8 152.8 152.4 133.5 135.2 141.3 145.2 125.5 165.0 168.1 141.6 131.3 133.1 139.3 127.5 178.2 166.6 183.9 209.9 158.1 154.2 154.5 132.5 135.0 140.7 146.2 126.1 168.8 172.7 142.3 130.6 132.1 137.9 127.4 182.5 172.2 186.1 216.1 160.4 155.6 156.8 132.0 134.1 139.7 147.3 125.7 171.5 176.9 142.5 130.4 132.0 139.2 126.9 183.0 172.7 186.4 217.1 160.5 155.9 157.1 131.8 134.1 140.9 147.8 123.0 171.9 177.3 Expenditure category ' ' ' " ' 117.8 112.1 111.6 111.7 112.0 133.4 127.5 137.8 143.8 124.0 122.6 123.1 112.6 112.2 112.2 119.5 116.9 123.9 131.4 125.8 121.0 126.2 131.0 112.6 140.7 133.9 147.9 152.8 131.7 130.6 130.4 121.2 126.0 129.7 130.1 122.9 131.1 138.1 127.0 120.9 124.2 126.2 115.3 147.0 139.1 152.5 162.0 135.7 133.7 133.6 121.8 125.3 127.0 130.8 126.8 137.9 143.9 129.8 124.1 127.3 129.9 118.7 152.1 143.0 157.2 169.9 140.0 137.6 137.2 125.0 128.4 130.7 133.4 128.3 143.5 148.4 131.6 124.7 125.7 127.2 122.3 157.6 147.3 163.3 178.5 143.4 140.8 140.4 125.7 127.1 128.6 134.5 128.9 149.5 153.4 153.1 159.4 217.8 159.7 165.9 ■ 183.2 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ...................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of she lter3 .............................................................................. Transportation services ................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ AH items less food ......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ............................................................ Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 108 Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 92.7 129.1 129.7 120.2 86.4 136.4 127.0 116.3 110.5 135.5 136.0 124.0 117.1 144.3 135.0 121.2 101.6 140.8 142.0 128.9 98.4 151.0 136.7 125.6 103.5 144.9 146.6 132.7 99.5 156.3 139.0 129.4 101.7 149.1 150.9 134.7 94.3 162.1 143.9 134.4 104.2 153.3 155.1 137.1 99.4 167.5 147.1 133.6 102.6 157.6 159.7 139.6 96.0 173.4 150.7 135.9 112.0 162.1 163.7 141.0 109.4 179.0 159.3 142.4 107.7 165.2 167.1 141.5 101.6 184.3 160.2 143.3 97.8 169.3 171.3 144.1 86.2 189.7 163.7 143.1 Jan. 1999 Special aggregate indexes Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 109 97.0 169.8 171.6 144.0 85.2 190.3 165.6 143.3 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 All items ........................................................................................... 4.5 6.1 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Cereals and bakery products .............................................. Cereals and cereal products ............................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................... Breakfast cereal ................................................................ Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................................... Bakery products .................................................................. Bread .................................................................................. Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ............................................ Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................ Other bakery products ...................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................................... Meats .................................................................................. Beef and veal .................................................................. Uncooked ground beef ................................................. Uncooked beef roasts .................................................. Uncooked beef steaks .................................................. Uncooked other beef and veal .................................... Pork .................................................................................. Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ..... Ham ................................................................................ Pork chops .................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics ..................... Other meats ..................................................................... Poultry ................................................................................ Chicken ............................................................................ Other poultry including turkey ........................................ Fish and seafood ............................................................... Fresh fish and seafood ................................................... Processed fish and seafood .......................................... Eggs ..................................................................................... Dairy and related products ................................................... Milk ........................................................................................ Cheese and related products ............................................ Ice cream and related products ......................................... Other dairy and related products ....................................... Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................ Fresh fruits ......................................................................... Apples .............................................................................. Bananas .......................................................................... Citrus fruits ...................................................................... Other fresh fruits ......................................... .................... Fresh vegetables ............................................................... Potatoes ........................................................................... Lettuce .............................................................................. Tomatoes ..... ......... ......................................................... Other fresh vegetables ................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables ....................................... Canned fruits and vegetables .......................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables ........................................... Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............. 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 9.7 1.4 7.4 7.8 8.8 6.9 5.2 6.6 6.7 7.5 7.0 5.1 8.2 5.6 .4 3.7 35.7 10.4 12.9 7.1 3.8 4.7 6.4 -6.3 5.9 2.7 9.1 -22.1 13.2 4.5 * 3.2 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.6 5.1 2.2 7.2 2.1 4.3 5.7 3.3 7.9 8.9 11.4 8.9 7.6 16.6 18.2 14.9 ■ 10.3 1.4 2.8 -4.7 3.0 • 4.7 4.4 ■ 7.3 8.4 11.3 21.9 4.4 5.3 -4.2 11.8 -7.9 11.7 ■ ■ ■ - 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.8 1.1 3.4 3.6 -.2 4.8 2.8 3.4 ■ 4.8 3.9 -1.6 -1.4 -2.2 -1.1 -1.4 -6.0 -4.8 -4.3 • .8 .5 1.6 -4.1 .6 ■ 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 3.6 5.0 3.9 2.0 4.2 2.3 5.1 .5 .8 .3 .8 -.6 -.7 -1.4 2.6 • .2 2.8 1.7 -4.6 1.3 ■ .1 .5 ■ 2.1 2.6 -4.3 -9.5 -2.8 11.2 6.7 6.5 55.1 3.1 • * * ■ -.2 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 -.2 4.7 2.2 3.7 3.3 1.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 2.4 6.0 3.5 3.7 3.3 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.2 -4.5 -2.3 -1.5 -4.9 .6 -.4 1991 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category 1.9 See footnotes at end of table. 110 4.4 7.9 11.0 12.2 -.4 4.3 -4.0 12.1 -4.0 7.7 ■ ■ * ■ -.4 4.5 1.5 4.6 2.6 5.5 3.3 -1.9 .9 ■ -.8 .5 ■ 6.5 9.1 12.6 8.4 2.6 5.5 20.5 -16.2 1.9 7.3 • 2.1 5.2 .4 1.1 ■ .9 3.7 ■ 8.1 11.8 3.6 -2.2 12.2 21.1 -6.5 77.7 18.1 21.2 ■ 13.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.6 6.5 1.6 2.5 3.5 • 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 -.2 -1.7 7.4 7.2 5.5 3.1 4.1 3.1 25.6 2.5 ■ 2.4 2.7 ■ -1.0 -2.7 5.8 15.0 2.6 -10.8 13.7 -36.4 4.0 -15.4 • -1.4 4.2 4.3 4.9 3.7 -1.3 7.6 -4.2 .8 6.0 ■ 4.2 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.2 2.5 1.6 11.1 8.5 6.8 3.4 7.9 2.4 12.1 10.2 ■ 8.2 7.7 5.1 4.4 11.8 3.8 7.4 -4.1 -8.6 7.0 -20.4 1.8 -1.8 1.5 1.6 0.2 1.5 1.5 .8 1.5 1.9 -.4 1.7 4.1 1.4 ■ .7 .3 -1.2 -.7 -.8 -.9 -1.1 -1.5 -1.9 -3.8 * .4 -1.6 .8 -7.5 -.7 ■ -1.4 1.0 ■ 2.2 3.0 -4.9 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.4 2.2 -.1 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.2 3.0 -.7 -.5 -2.2 .2 -.3 1.2 .7 -1.7 -5.9 -3.2 -5.8 -7.2 -8.5 -.8 2.8 3.5 .1 3.7 3.5 3.8 -5.4 6.7 6.2 7.2 7.4 6.2 4.7 5.5 7.5 -1.7 9.4 18.2 5.9 3.4 1.5 -8.9 11.1 4.3 2.1 2.4 2.4 .3 -1.0 .7 .8 1.1 1.1 1.1 5.5 .2 .7 1.0 1.0 1.8 .8 1.0 -.6 -.4 -.6 -.8 .1 -3.0 -.6 -1.0 -1.2 -2.3 .6 -2.1 -.7 1.1 -.4 -.2 -3.8 13.6 9.2 17.6 31.0 8.6 * ■ 4.1 -.2 -1.0 .1 1.0 -1.3 -3.7 2.4 3.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 4.2 4.9 3.9 .6 -4.0 14.0 3.5 6.0 4.3 4.2 6.6 6.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 .8 1.6 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Juices and nonalcoholic drinks .......................................... Carbonated drinks ............................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ....................... Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ................. Beverage materials including coffee and tea .................. Coffee ................................................................................. Other beverage materials including tea .......................... Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................ Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................... Candy and chewing gum .................................................. Other sweets ..................................................................... Fats and oils ......................................................................... Butter and margarine ........................................................ Salad dressing ................................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut butter ..................... Other foods ........................................................................... Soups ................................................................................. Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........................ Snacks ................................................................................ Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ....................... Baby food ........................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods ............................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Full service meals and snacks ............................................ Limited service meals and snacks ....................................... Food at employee sites and schools ................................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ............ Other food away from home ................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................. Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ................. Distilled spirits at home ...................................................... Wine at home ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................ 4.9 -1.2 4.3 3.8 4.4 ■ 2.7 ■ ■ 5.7 7.5 5.5 3.9 5.6 ■ 4.6 • ■ 0.9 ■ -5.1 1.5 3.4 .0 ■ ■ -1.3 ■ ■ ■ 3.1 5.9 1.6 1.1 4.0 " ■ 2.8 * ■ ■ ■ ■ 10.0 11.5 11.9 8.9 13.4 8.0 1.5 • ~ ■ -5.5 ■ .9 1.0 1.0 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 5.2 0.8 ■ ■ 1.6 4.2 4.3 2.8 ■ ■ 7.7 ■ ■ 5.2 6.1 3.4 4.0 6.3 ■ * 4.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.9 2.9 4.9 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 1 .................................................. Lodging away from home 1 ................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 1 ................................ Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ............................................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ................. Tenants’ and household insurance ....................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Fuel oil ................................................................................... Other household fuels ........................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ................................................ Electricity 1 .......................................................................... Utility natural gas service 1 ................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services ................. Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ............................... Garbage and trash collection ............................................ Household furnishings and operations .................................... Window and floor coverings and other linens ....................... Floor coverings ....................................................................... Window coverings ................................................................. Other linens ............................................................................ Furniture and bedding ............................................................. Bedroom furniture .................................................................. Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ................ Other furniture ...... ................................................................. Appliances ................................................................................ 3.9 4.8 4.1 7.3 4.2 5.1 4.1 ■ 6.1 3.4 3.8 3.0 ■ 6.5 6.5 5.2 ■ 3.1 3.6 14.9 19.6 6.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 ■ 6.7 9.7 .8 ~ ■ 15.5 4.7 ■ 3.8 4.0 28.7 29.9 26.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 * 5.9 10.0 1.7 ~ ■ 8.6 3.9 ■ 3.2 1.1 -16.8 -20.0 -9.8 3.4 5.2 -.1 ■ 7.3 11.6 2.1 ' ' ■ -1.7 -2.3 ■ ' 1.1 -1.4 ■ ■ ' 1.1 4.2 ~ ■ See footnotes at end of table. I ll 1.8 ■ ■ ■ 5.3 ■ 2.0 .9 1.0 ■ ■ .8 ■ ■ ■ 2.6 4.3 -.4 3.0 2.6 ~ ■ 1.8 ■ ■ -0.3 ■ ■ ■ 55.9 ■ 5.7 1.0 2.0 ■ ■ 3.7 ■ 2.9 ■ ■ -0.5 ■ " ‘ -6.9 ■ 2.2 4.4 3.4 ' ' 2.3 ■ -1.9 * ■ 1.6 .5 .3 1.1 .2 2.9 ■ 2.3 4.3 .3 1.8 2.4 * ■ 2.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ .9 -.2 -.2 .7 -1.2 2.2 ‘ " 2.6 3.6 .4 3.5 4.0 " ~ 2.2 ' ■ ■ ' ■ 1.9 .9 .8 .8 1.3 3.2 ~ ~ ' 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.0 6.2 4.0 ' " " ' 2.0 .5 -.6 2.2 2.2 3.7 -0.3 -.9 4.6 .0 -3.3 -8.9 3.3 3.1 1.6 .4 1.3 3.7 8.0 20.2 3.5 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.6 .6 2.4 3.0 4.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 .8 3.4 1.9 1.6 1.8 .6 1.5 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.3 ■ 8.0 2.6 3.0 2.3 ■ 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.5 ■ 4.7 2.8 3.4 2.5 ■ 4.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 ■ 3.5 2.3 3.2 3.1 " 5.5 2.2 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.5 .2 .3 .2 3.0 .1 3.5 2.9 ~ 2.3 2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -2.4 2.9 1.7 5.4 ■ 6.4 8.6 1.6 3.8 3.2 ~ 2.6 1.7 -3.8 -4.6 -2.1 2.3 .5 5.9 ■ 4.9 5.2 1.5 ' ■ 1.8 3.3 ■ .1 -.6 .1 .0 .3 -.8 .7 -3.5 ■ 4.2 4.9 .6 ' ‘ 3.6 3.7 6.0 3.0 " .5 -1.1 -12.3 -11.9 -13.1 .1 -1.3 3.0 ' 3.9 2.0 .1 ‘ 2.8 4.9 ■ ■ " 1.2 -1.8 ■ ■ 4.0 3.2 .3 -2.5 -3.7 -10.7 -15.2 -2.5 -3.3 -3.2 -3.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 1.0 1.0 2.5 .2 .7 1.3 -.2 1.2 4.5 -1.1 3.2 .1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .6 .8 .4 -.6 -.2 -1.2 .3 .3 .3 .2 1.3 -.7 3.6 1.0 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.3 .5 ~ -.6 ■ ■ 2.1 5.7 .5 -.4 4.1 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.5 3.8 ' 4.3 5.2 ■ - ‘ -9.7 ■ 1.3 3.0 4.1 ' 2.4 * 1.4 .6 1.4 1.6 .8 .6 2.7 -3.9 ■ 2.8 2.7 2.3 ' 4.2 2.0 * ■ 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.5 ' ■ 3.1 ' 5.2 2.8 ' 4.6 5.7 23.6 23.2 24.1 4.1 .7 11.8 3.4 1.9 .9 ' " 16.8 * 2.7 2.2 .8 -.3 2.5 2.2 -.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 ' .9 3.6 ■ ■ -1.0 1.4 ■ * 2.2 2.3 1.1 2.0 -.2 .1 -.5 .5 1.2 3.0 .7 .8 -.7 -1.0 -1.5 .0 .6 -.4 .2 1.6 1.5 1.0 -.7 .3 .4 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Major appliances ................................................................... Other appliances ................................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings ........................ Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .................................... Indoor plants and flowers ..................................................... Dishes and flatware ............................................................... Nonelectric cookware and tableware .................................. Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ............. Tools, hardware and supplies .............................................. Outdoor equipment and supplies ........................................ Housekeeping supplies ........................................................... Household cleaning products ............................................... Household paper products ................................................... Miscellaneous household products ..................................... Household operations ............................................................. Domestic services ................................................................. Gardening and lawncare services ....................................... Moving, storage, freight expense ........................................ Repair of household items .................................................... ■ ■ 6.0 ■ 5.5 ■ ■ ■ • ■ * 0.1 ■ 3.2 ~ ~ ~ • ■ * ■ 3.5 7.3 * 2.0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.4 5.5 ■ -.3 * ■ ■ • • • -3.4 -2.5 1.5 ■ ■ ■ • • ~ -0.4 3.9 ■ 1.1 ~ ■ • • • * 3.7 1.4 • • 5.0 * ■ ■ - -1.4 -.5 ■ ■ .0 -3.9 3.8 -.7 .6 -8.3 2.2 -.8 -1.2 -.6 * ■ -2.3 .3 1.5 1.6 1.9 ~ ■ 1.7 * 2.7 ~ ■ 1.7 ■ 3.3 ■ * 3.3 1.7 ■ ■ 3.6 5.5 .2 0.3 .6 .5 -.3 .0 4.3 .2 -.4 -.2 -.5 .3 .0 .3 .7 .1 .2 .2 -.2 Apparel .......................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................................... Men’s apparel ........................................................................... Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............................. Men’s furnishings .................................................................. Men’s shirts and sweaters .................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................ Boys’ apparel ............................................................................ Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Women’s apparel .................................................................... Women’s outerwear .............................................................. Women’s dresses .................................................................. Women’s suits and separates .............................................. Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ................................................................... Girls’ apparel ............................................................................ Footwear .................................................................................... Men’s footwear ......................................................................... Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................................... Women’s footwear ................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Jewelry and watches ................................................................. Watches ................................................................................... Jewelry ..................................................................................... .8 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.2 -.8 -.6 -.6 1.3 -2.5 - 5.1 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 3.8 1.6 6.1 6.7 10.8 7.9 ' 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.4 2.8 -3.2 - 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 .9 2.6 -.9 .7 .3 3.0 3.1 - .7 .5 .3 5.1 -.1 -.8 1.1 .6 1.6 5.7 -2.7 - -1.5 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 .6 -1.3 -3.2 -3.4 -3.8 -8.0 -11.3 - .2 1.0 .4 -1.3 -2.7 1.2 3.1 -.6 -.8 2.3 2.2 - -.2 1.4 1.7 -.6 4.3 1.5 .3 -1.3 -1.1 4.0 -9.3 - .8 2.5 2.3 .9 8.3 -.1 3.3 -.2 .0 2.5 -5.1 - -.4 -.4 -.1 -1.8 -.2 1.3 -.2 -1.4 -.4 .1 -4.6 7.0 -1.2 -2.1 -1.6 -1.4 -1.6 .0 -4.1 .9 -2.4 -3.8 -4.5 -7.0 -10.0 -4.7 ■ -.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 -.8 -.8 3.5 -.3 4.6 ' 3.6 3.4 2.8 4.1 3.4 7.2 5.8 3.0 6.5 ■ 8.3 2.7 3.2 -.4 4.3 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.3 ■ 2.6 2.5 2.3 -.2 4.2 1.0 4.0 -1.5 5.3 ■ -3.8 .8 1.1 .0 1.0 -3.8 2.6 6.0 1.9 ■ -1.8 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 -3.8 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 ■ .8 .6 .2 1.5 .6 -2.3 -.5 5.2 -1.8 ■ -1.9 1.6 -.7 4.3 1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -3.4 ■ -1.0 1.7 .0 2.9 2.4 -1.2 -.5 .2 -.7 .4 -2.6 -.8 .9 -1.3 -2.0 3.5 -3.0 -1.4 -3.4 -.8 -.2 -1.6 -1.4 -1.3 -2.0 -.1 2.1 1.1 2.4 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles ................................................ New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Car and truck rental ............................................................... Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular2 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................................... Other motor fuels ................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ....................................... Tires ........................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires .................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .................................. Motor vehicle body work ....................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .......................... Motor vehicle repair ............................................................... Motor vehicle insurance .......................................................... 4.0 3.9 2.7 -.5 6.8 6.5 5.6 6.3 2.2 2.1 4.4 5.9 3.1 6.0 10.4 10.1 2.0 -2.2 36.3 36.7 38.7 31.9 .9 -.2 4.6 4.1 3.9 7.7 -1.7 -1.7 ■ 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.5 7.9 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 -.8 -.4 3.7 2.9 2.1 6.5 2.0 1.5 3.4 8.1 -5.3 -5.9 -6.7 -4.8 -1.5 -1.5 3.1 2.6 2.1 4.9 4.5 5.2 5.1 3.5 8.5 5.9 6.4 7.1 5.3 5.2 .3 2.2 2.9 3.2 1.5 3.4 1.6 1.5 2.8 2.0 4.6 -3.8 -4.1 -4.2 -4.5 -4.7 .6 .1 2.6 3.7 2.1 4.4 4.2 3.8 .8 1.9 -1.4 13.0 12.9 13.9 11.7 11.1 -.2 .0 3.1 4.5 2.9 3.9 -1.7 -1.6 -2.1 -.8 -4.7 -6.6 -6.6 -7.1 -5.8 -5.9 -.6 -3.0 2.7 4.7 2.8 2.5 -2.0 -2.1 1.1 .0 3.2 1.5 -15.4 -15.5 -16.5 -14.4 -13.4 -12.3 -.3 -.5 .0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 -.3 -.4 -.4 -.5 .1 -1.6 -1.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .4 .3 .1 .0 See footnotes at end of table. 112 * -15.9 -16.0 -16.6 -14.5 ■ 1.5 2.2 4.5 2.4 5.4 8.1 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure category Motor vehicle fees ................................................................... State and local registration and license 1 .......................... Parking and other fees .......................................................... Public transportation .................................................................. Airline fare ................................................................................ Other intercity transportation .................................................. Intracity transportation ............................................................. Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ......................................................... Prescription drugs and medical supplies .............................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ........................ Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ................ Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ............. Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services 1 ........................................................... Physicians’ services 1 .......................................................... Dental services 1 .................................................................. Eyeglasses and eye care 1 ................................................. Services by other medical professionals 1 ........................ Hospital and related services 1 ............................................. Hospital services 1 ............................................................... Inpatient hospital services 12 ............................................. Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ......................................... Nursing homes and adult daycare 1 ................................... Recreation ..................................................................................... Video and audio ......................................................................... Televisions ............................................................................... Cable television 1 ................................................................... Other video equipment ............................................................ Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental .... Audio equipment ...................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media ...................................... Pets, pet products and services ............................................... Pets and pet products ............................................................. Pet services including veterinary ........................................... Sporting goods ........................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................... Sports equipment .................................................................... Photography ............................................................................... Photographic equipment and supplies .................................. Photographers and film processing ....................................... Other recreational goods ........................................................... Toys ........................................................................................... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies .................................. Music instruments and accessories ...................................... Recreation services ................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ....... Admissions ............................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions .............................................. Recreational reading materials ................................................. Newspapers and magazines .................................................. Recreational books .................................................................. Education and communication ................................................... Education .................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............................. College tuition and fees ......................................................... Elementary and high school tuition and fees ...................... Child care and nursery school .............................................. Technical and business school tuition and fees ................ Communication .......................................................................... 4.0 2.1 1.7 7.6 10.6 15.4 1.9 5.6 -2.4 -5.2 1.5 1.2 4.9 2.9 3.6 1.6 .9 4.1 5.4 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.6 4.5 5.7 ■ 4.0 1.7 2.0 1.2 .7 2.5 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.4 2.4 1.7 4.6 ■ 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.5 1.9 .2 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 1.4 3.2 4.0 ' 5.8 4.6 4.8 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.9 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.3 4.1 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.9 1.8 2.0 1.4 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.4 .6 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.3 .6 .1 .7 -.9 -1.3 -.1 .6 .5 .4 .9 -.7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .7 1.1 -2.7 -1.7 -2.9 ■ ‘ -1.1 2.6 .4 -4.4 3.9 ■ " -2.6 3.0 3.4 -5.4 7.9 ' 1.5 2.6 -3.9 6.9 ' -.7 -2.0 ' 1.1 3.6 5.2 -.4 2.9 3.1 2.6 -1.3 -1.2 -1.4 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .2 -.6 -3.7 1.8 .1 .5 ‘ 1.1 " " 3.2 ' ' -1.7 ' ■ ■ 5.4 3.0 5.9 ' ■ 4.1 5.5 2.8 ' 3.4 5.1 1.1 ' .8 .7 -4.9 6.9 -13.2 -5.2 -7.6 .3 1.6 .4 4.3 -.4 3.0 -3.4 -.4 -3.0 1.2 -5.0 -5.9 -.9 -.2 3.3 4.7 2.6 2.0 3.1 3.3 2.6 .4 .6 -.5 .7 -.9 -.9 4.0 1.0 .6 .6 .5 -.6 -.8 -.4 .4 .8 .3 -.2 -.1 -1.8 -.4 .9 .7 .8 2.0 .3 .4 .3 4.0 5.6 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 3.9 " 1.9 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.7 5.5 4.6 3.6 ~ 1.4 3.0 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.2 7.2 5.0 ' -.1 .9 4.7 5.9 4.6 3.9 6.2 4.7 7.6 -2.2 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .0 .4 -.1 .3 ~ ~ 10.0 17.2 -3.7 3.0 9.1 8.5 10.0 5.8 6.1 4.9 9.2 6.7 7.4 6.5 4.6 4.8 10.6 ■ ■ 11.3 7.8 7.3 9.4 3.3 2.6 5.7 7.9 6.2 5.5 8.3 3.5 5.2 9.1 ■ ■ 9.9 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.2 4.3 3.7 7.1 5.8 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.6 8.8 ■ 9.7 5.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.4 ■ ' 7.6 -1.1 8.6 ■ ■ 1.9 ■ ■ 1.7 ■ 3.4 2.2 5.3 ' 1.1 -.7 4.0 ■ * -1.5 " ' -.8 ' .9 2.6 -1.4 -2.1 7.1 ■ ■ .7 ' * .6 ' .8 1.1 .3 3.5 -3.5 13.5 • ■ -1.0 ■ ■ 3.7 * .5 .1 1.2 ' 1.5 2.3 1.8 ■ 2.2 ■ * ■ * 9.8 8.1 4.6 ■ ■ 1.6 ■ ■ ■ • 5.0 5.4 4.6 ■ 1.1 ■ ■ ■ 4.8 5.9 6.6 - ■ 2.9 ~ " ■ ■ 3.8 5.3 3.8 ■ " 1.6 ■ " ■ ■ 2.0 4.0 3.7 ■ ' -.8 ■ ' ~ ■ 3.7 5.3 3.6 ~ 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.8 ■ ■ 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.6 ■ ~ 6.0 9.1 11.7 7.7 6.3 - 5.7 7.5 9.2 8.0 4.2 ■ 3.8 6.7 7.4 5.7 5.3 ■ 3.0 5.5 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.1 ‘ .1 12.0 -2.1 3.9 • ■ 2.3 ~ ■ 4.3 ■ 3.0 4.0 1.7 See footnotes at end of table. ' -5.0 -9.5 1.8 .9 15.5 22.8 6.3 7.8 ■ 5.2 6.2 .8 4.9 8.3 8.2 9.5 5.8 5.3 7.2 8.4 6.5 7.2 6.5 3.6 5.8 11.2 - 113 0.0 -.1 .5 .9 1.8 -.5 -.1 3.1 1.8 6.8 1.4 4.0 2.7 -2.7 ■ ■ -1.7 -5.8 3.3 3.7 ■ ■ 3.7 5.2 2.7 1.9 ' Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December Item and group December 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1993 1995 1997 1996 1998 Jan. 1999 Expenditure c a te g o ry Postage and delivery services ................................................ Postage .................................................................................. Delivery services ................................................................... Information and information processing ................................ Telephone services ............................................................... Telephone services, local charges 1 ............................... Telephone services, long distance charges ..................... Cellular telephone services ................................................ Information and information processing other than telephone services ......................................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment ................. Computer software and accessories ................................... Computer information processing services ........................ Other information processing equipment ........................... Other goods and services ........................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ............................................... Cigarettes ................................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes ............................... Personal care ............................................................................. Personal care products ........................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products .......................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services ......................... Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... Legal services ....................................................................... Funeral expenses .................................................................. Laundry and dry cleaning services ...................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..... Financial services .................................................................. Miscellaneous personal goods ............................................... 0.0 .5 • ■ 0.0 ■ 1.0 ■ ■ 16.2 5.2 - 0.0 .4 • 0.0 1.0 ■ 0.0 .3 -.4 ■ 10.4 .6 2.3 ■ 0.0 1.6 .9 ■ 0.0 -.1 1.1 • ■ 0.1 .0 4.2 -2.3 .4 1.4 .0 -7.6 3.0 3.0 .3 .1 .4 .9 .0 -.8 -7.3 ■ - -3.2 ■ - -3.1 - -7.2 ■ - -7.9 ■ - -8.1 ■ - -10.0 * - -10.6 ■ - -10.9 * - -26.4 -36.0 -10.1 3.5 -10.3 -2.8 -4.5 -1.3 .0 .0 8.6 14.4 ■ 3.8 2.6 7.7 10.7 ■ 4.2 4.3 8.1 11.3 ■ 2.6 2.8 6.4 8.3 ■ 3.1 3.7 1.6 -5.9 ■ 2.4 1.5 4.2 3.2 * 2.0 2.0 4.1 2.8 ■ 1.9 .8 3.4 2.4 ■ 1.0 -.8 5.4 7.3 ■ ■ 2.3 1.8 11.3 32.3 33.8 5.5 2.9 2.4 2.6 6.8 7.0 2.1 .5 .7 * * ■ - - • ■ .3 .6 2.1 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.0 ■ 5.6 5.8 4.3 6.0 4.6 6.5 ■ 7.8 4.5 3.5 6.4 7.8 5.2 ■ 6.5 1.5 2.1 5.2 2.2 6.0 ■ 8.6 1.4 3.4 5.1 4.0 5.0 ■ ■ 6.7 2.8 3.4 4.3 4.3 4.9 ~ 3.1 2.4 2.9 5.1 4.3 5.3 * ~ 5.8 4.5 2.7 2.8 3.7 5.0 4.2 2.2 1.9 3.4 .4 .9 .3 .3 .7 .7 .8 .7 .3 .6 -.7 .1 .5 -.5 .1 -.2 -.1 .9 -.4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .0 .9 .3 -2.1 .2 .2 ' ' 4.2 3.2 5.0 7.3 1.2 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.4 5.0 7.0 5.3 .4 4.9 4.6 5.2 6.8 7.9 13.1 17.3 .5 5.5 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 5.9 7.6 12.3 15.6 8.9 5.1 5.8 5.1 19.2 3.0 2.2 6.5 6.2 6.1 ■ 7.6 1.8 2.5 4.2 3.4 3.8 ■ 5.2 ' ' ' 2.4 2.3 1.6 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.5 3.0 2.2 -1.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 1.6 1.1 .5 .6 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.4 2.5 2.2 2.4 1.2 .6 Special aggregate indexes Commodities .................................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ..................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................. Durables ..................................................................................... Services ........................................................................................... Rent of shelter ................................................................................ Transportation services ................................................................. Other services ................................................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Apparel less footwear .................................................................... Services less rent of shelter ......................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 114 1.0 -.1 -1.6 -3.7 2.4 4.5 3.9 3.1 6.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 .5 -.6 -2.1 .5 3.2 5.2 4.2 -8.1 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.1 4.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.0 1.2 4.1 3.1 1.9 1.4 .5 -1.3 -2.1 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.9 5.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 .6 -1.0 -1.6 .8 .5 4.2 3.4 -1.7 .8 1.4 .0 3.4 3.3 -1.5 3.3 2.6 4.1 6.3 .5 3.3 2.9 3.8 4.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.7 4.2 5.9 4.2 -.8 3.6 3.3 9.2 -.8 -.4 -.8 -.8 -1.0 -.1 2.4 3.4 1.2 3.0 1.5 .9 1.5 -.4 -.7 -.7 -1.6 2.8 3.2 1.3 4.1 1.5 .9 1.4 -.7 -.1 -.4 .7 .5 2.3 2.7 -3.8 .8 -.3 1.6 2.4 -9.2 -.8 Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued Percent change from previous December December Item and group 1989 1990 4.4 4.3 2.7 7.6 5.1 6.6 2.6 5.0 4.9 3.2 35.5 5.8 6.3 4.2 1991 1992 1993 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 3.5 1.7 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.5 -5.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2.8 3.0 1.8 -3.4 3.5 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.5 1.0 14.0 3.2 5.7 4.8 1.9 2.1 .4 -7.1 3.0 .6 .6 2.5 2.5 1.8 -15.2 2.9 2.2 -.1 Jan. 1999 Special aggregate indexes All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities ................................................................ Services less energy services .................................................. Domestically produced farm food ................................................. Utilities and public transportation ................................................. 1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. 3.9 4.4 4.0 -16.0 4.6 1.3 3.6 2.8 2.8 1.8 5.4 3.3 2.2 -.6 2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample, ~ Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 115 0.3 .2 -.1 -1.2 .3 1.2 .1 Table 30. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Percent change from preceding semiannual average Semiannual average indexes Area 1st half 1997 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 159.9 161.2 162.3 163.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 Northeast urban .............................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................... 166.9 167.6 100.4 168.2 169.0 101.3 169.3 170.1 101.8 170.8 171.8 102.4 .8 .8 .9 .7 .7 .5 .9 1.0 .6 Midwest urban 3 .............................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................. Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 156.1 156.7 100.3 152.2 157.3 158.1 101.1 153.1 158.7 159.7 101.8 153.1 159.9 161.2 102.3 154.1 .8 .9 .8 .6 .9 1.0 .7 .0 .8 .9 .5 .7 South urban ..................................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 156.4 155.4 100.9 155.8 157.4 156.3 101.5 156.8 158.3 157.4 101.9 158.7 159.6 158.7 102.6 160.1 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .4 1.2 .8 .8 .7 .9 West urban ...................................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................. 160.6 160.7 101.1 162.2 162.4 101.9 163.6 164.2 102.3 165.2 166.0 102.9 1.0 1.1 .8 .9 1.1 .4 1.0 1.1 .6 144.3 100.7 156.3 145.5 101.4 157.3 146.8 101.9 158.4 148.2 102.6 159.7 .8 .7 .6 .9 .5 .7 1.0 .7 .8 Anchorage, AK ............................................................................... Atlanta, GA ...................................................................................... Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................................. Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ......................................... ...... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN .................. ................................. 144.1 158.3 167.5 161.0 151.4 145.4 159.5 168.4 162.4 152.8 146.7 160.5 171.1 164.4 154.4 147.0 161.9 172.3 165.6 155.9 .9 .8 .5 .9 .9 .9 .6 1.6 1.2 1.0 .2 .9 .7 .7 1.0 Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................................... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ....................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................................ Honolulu, HI ..................................................................................... 155.1 150.8 157.1 155.4 172.1 157.0 152.1 159.1 157.1 171.8 158.8 152.9 160.5 158.8 172.0 160.8 154.3 163.3 160.7 171.0 1.2 .9 1.3 1.1 -.2 1.1 .5 .9 1.1 .1 1.3 .9 1.7 1.2 -.6 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ................................................. Kansas City, MO-KS ..................................................................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................................ Milwaukee-Racine, Wl ................................................................... 144.7 155.2 159.5 158.2 157.6 146.0 156.4 160.5 158.7 157.8 146.2 157.5 161.6 160.1 159.6 147.4 158.1 162.9 160.9 161.0 .9 .8 .6 .3 .1 .1 .7 .7 .9 1.1 .8 .4 .8 .5 .9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ....................................................... New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .............. Pittsburgh, PA ................................................................................ Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................... 154.9 170.1 165.9 156.6 162.6 155.9 171.6 167.1 157.5 165.5 157.3 172.8 167.2 158.1 166.1 159.4 174.4 169.2 160.3 168.1 .6 .9 .7 .6 1.8 .9 .7 .1 .4 .4 1.3 .9 1.2 1.4 1.2 St. Louis, MO-IL ............................................................................. San Diego, CA ................................................................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................................ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................................................. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ........................................ Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 .................................... 152.1 163.7 158.9 161.9 133.4 100.6 153.7 163.7 161.9 164.1 134.6 101.0 154.0 166.0 164.2 166.6 137.1 101.5 155.0 167.8 166.9 168.9 137.9 102.7 1.1 .0 1.9 1.4 .9 .4 .2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.9 .5 .6 1.1 1.6 1.4 .6 1.2 U.S. city average ............................................................................ Region and area size 1 Size classes A 4 ................................................................................................. B/C 2 ............................................................................................. D .................................................................................................. Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities, notes. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the 116 Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest 2 Northeast U.S. city average West South Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 1st 2nd half half 1 9 9 7 j 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977-100) 3 .................. 163.7 490.4 1.6 0.9 170.8 268.9 1.5 0.9 159.9 260.1 1.7 0.8 159.6 258.8 1.4 0.8 165.2 267.1 1.8 1.0 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................. Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 161.9 161.5 161.8 162.1 166.4 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 .9 1.3 .8 164.4 163.8 164.6 164.7 170.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 .9 158.6 158.0 157.4 159.5 165.4 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 .8 1.1 1.0 159.9 159.9 158.1 164.6 159.5 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.6 1.9 .8 .9 .6 1.3 .8 165.0 164.5 168.5 158.7 170.3 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.0 1.0 .8 1.4 .4 Housing ........................................................... Shelter ........................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence4 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 161.4 183.5 173.6 2.3 3.3 3.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 172.8 204.1 186.4 2.1 3.0 3.2 1.1 1.5 1.8 156.1 179.5 169.7 2.1 3.0 2.8 .8 1.4 1.5 151.9 166.7 160.8 1.9 3.3 3.1 1.3 1.3 1.6 165.8 183.1 175.0 3.2 4.0 4.0 1.7 2.0 2.2 189.4 128.7 113.8 121.6 128.3 111.4 126.7 3.3 -2.0 -3.6 -3.5 -4.1 -2.9 1.1 1.7 .4 .1 .6 1.5 -1.7 .2 212.3 121.9 111.8 129.2 134.7 120.9 128.1 3.0 -2.6 -3.2 -2.0 -3.2 .0 1.6 1.6 -1.3 -1.8 -.5 -.4 -1.1 .6 184.2 124.9 108.5 114.3 127.1 101.4 124.7 3.0 -1.3 -2.5 -2.3 -1.6 -4.1 .7 1.5 -.2 -.5 -.4 1.0 -2.6 -1.0 168.4 134.1 115.3 117.9 118.3 116.9 127.4 3.4 -2.3 -5.9 -6.3 -7.2 -3.9 .6 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.7 -1.4 .7 193.4 138.4 126.2 129.2 142.4 113.9 126.9 3.8 -1.8 -3.1 -3.1 -2.7 -4.6 1.7 2.1 .8 .6 .6 1.2 -1.0 .5 Apparel ............................................................ 132.7 .2 -.5 130.5 -.5 -.3 130.6 -.5 .0 143.9 1.1 -.9 122.4 .4 -.8 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 5 ................ New vehicles ........................................... New cars and trucks 5 6 ......................... New cars 6 ............................................... Used cars and trucks .............................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 141.2 137.6 100.2 143.0 99.2 140.2 152.4 90.3 89.8 87.2 94.5 92.6 -1.9 -2.1 .5 -.3 -.4 2.8 -14.6 -14.7 -15.7 -13.9 -13.0 -.5 -.5 .2 -.6 -.7 -.7 2.4 -3.9 -3.9 -4.3 -3.6 -3.2 143.2 138.0 99.6 142.0 98.8 140.1 155.7 88.2 87.7 85.8 91.4 89.8 -2.5 -2.7 -.5 -.6 2.6 -15.8 -16.0 -17.1 -15.3 -14.0 -.7 -.6 .2 -.4 -.4 -.5 2.4 -4.4 -4.5 -4.8 -4.3 -3.9 139.9 136.0 100.2 140.2 99.3 135.5 152.1 91.4 91.0 88.9 102.0 96.0 -.5 -.5 .2 -.6 -.6 -.7 2.5 -4.2 -4.2 -4.7 -3.6 -2.9 138.8 137.3 100.6 146.6 99.6 145.4 154.0 87.9 87.4 83.9 93.8 92.2 -2.1 -2.4 ■ -.1 -.3 3.4 -14.7 -15.0 -16.0 -14.1 -13.0 -.6 -.7 .3 -.5 -.6 -.6 2.7 -4.2 -4.3 -4.7 -4.0 -3.6 143.7 139.1 100.2 142.0 98.8 138.1 149.0 94.6 93.7 90.4 92.3 96.4 -1.6 -2.1 -.1 -.2 .0 -1.2 -1.2 -1.2 1.8 -2.6 -2.6 -3.0 -1.5 -2.1 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care sen/ices .................................. Professional services ................................. 244.1 223.9 248.7 223.8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.4 256.2 230.3 261.7 236.6 4.3 5.2 4.1 4.4 1.9 2.5 1.8 1.9 238.0 221.3 242.0 222.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.3 241.6 217.4 247.7 227.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.5 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 241.7 231.7 244.0 207.7 2.4 2.9 2.3 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.1 .6 Recreation5 .................................................... 101.2 1.2 .3 102.5 - .7 101.4 - .7 101.5 - .4 99.6 - -.3 1.0 100.4 - .5 100.5 - .3 Item and Group Expenditure category ' -1.3 -1.4 ~ -.1 -.4 2.6 -13.0 -13.4 -14.2 -12.1 -11.4 -1.0 ■ -.8 1.9 -14.4 -14.6 -15.5 -13.7 -12.8 Education and communication 5 .................... 100.6 1.2 .6 100.2 - .8 101.4 - Other goods and services ............................. 241.4 6.0 3.1 249.7 5.5 2.7 237.2 6.8 3.4 234.4 6.7 3.6 244.0 4.4 2.4 All items ............................................................. 163.7 Commodities ................................................... 142.1 Commodities less food and beverages .... 130.3 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 132.5 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................. 137.4 Durables ..................................................... 127.2 Services ........................................................... 185.4 Rent of shelter4 ............................................ 191.1 Transportation services .............................. 188.0 Other services .............................................. 218.6 1.6 .2 -1.1 -1.5 .9 .2 -.3 -.2 170.8 142.6 128.5 130.0 1.5 .1 -1.3 -1.7 .9 .3 -.5 -.3 159.9 141.1 131.2 134.1 1.7 .1 -1.0 -1.2 .8 .2 -.2 .1 159.6 142.2 132.3 134.9 1.4 .1 -.8 -1.1 .8 .1 -.2 -.1 165.2 142.3 128.7 130.6 1.8 .2 -1.5 -2.0 1.0 .1 -.5 -.2 -2.3 -.5 2.6 3.4 1.3 3.2 .0 -.5 1.3 1.6 .1 1.5 135.6 126.5 198.8 213.1 188.2 232.0 -2.4 -.4 2.4 3.0 .2 3.3 -.4 -.6 1.3 1.6 -.2 1.6 139.4 126.4 179.8 184.5 186.2 210.7 -1.5 -.7 2.8 3.1 2.3 3.6 .2 -.9 1.2 1.4 .0 1.9 135.9 128.9 177.6 171.3 188.7 215.7 -2.2 -.5 2.4 3.3 .6 3.5 .2 -.4 1.3 1.3 -.2 1.6 139.5 126.3 186.1 194.4 190.7 214.9 -3.1 -.6 3.0 4.1 2.3 2.3 .1 -.7 1.6 2.0 .8 1.0 1.4 1.5 .8 .8 166.6 172.2 1.3 1.4 .8 .8 155.7 160.1 1.4 1.5 .7 .7 154.3 159.4 1.2 1.3 .7 .8 161.1 165.5 1.9 1.7 1.0 1.0 Commodity and service group Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 159.2 164.1 117 Table 31. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest 2 Northeast U.S. city average South West Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 157.7 131.8 147.3 134.5 139.3 192.7 179.6 102.1 171.7 174.3 0.8 -1.0 .5 -1.2 -1.8 1.7 2.6 -8.3 2.3 2.4 0.6 -.2 .5 -.1 .1 1.0 1.4 -1.5 1.0 1.0 159.9 130.3 147.5 132.4 137.9 200.1 193.7 102.1 179.9 184.1 0.8 -1.1 .3 -1.5 -2.0 1.7 2.3 -7.8 2.2 2.2 0.5 -.3 .5 -.3 -.3 .8 1.2 -2.8 1.1 1.1 154.3 132.5 146.3 135.9 141.1 184.8 174.1 100.1 168.4 170.9 1.1 -.9 .5 -.9 -1.1 2.6 2.7 -7.2 2.3 2.3 0.5 -.2 .5 .2 .4 1.1 1.2 -2.2 1.0 .9 157.6 133.3 147.4 136.1 137.1 191.1 169.9 100.2 167.4 169.3 0.6 -.7 .5 -.9 -1.7 1.4 2.2 -9.7 2.3 2.4 0.6 -.1 .4 -.1 .2 1.2 1.3 -.7 .9 .9 159.3 130.7 148.1 133.5 141.8 195.9 181.0 107.7 171.6 173.4 0.9 -1.3 .5 -1.7 -2.6 1.6 3.0 -8.9 2.6 2.5 0.5 -.4 .4 -.2 .1 .9 1.6 -.9 1.1 1.1 143.3 90.1 191.9 .8 -13.9 3.0 .2 -4.3 1.4 144.0 86.5 205.5 1.0 -14.3 2.7 .4 -5.4 1.3 143.5 91.1 188.1 .8 -12.9 3.2 .3 -4.3 1.4 145.1 88.7 184.1 1.1 -14.2 3.0 .3 -4.3 1.2 140.0 95.6 190.2 .5 -14.3 3.3 -.1 -2.5 1.5 Item and Group Special aggregate indexes All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............... Services less rent of she lter4 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Sen/ices less energy services .................... 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a 1967=100 base. 118 4 5 6 7 ' Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes expenditure category and commodity and service group \ semiannual averages, by (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Item and Group Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 148.2 148.2 1.9 1.0 102.6 1.2 0.7 159.7 257.5 1.5 0.8 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 146.5 146.1 149.9 140.4 150.2 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.4 .9 101.4 101.5 101.3 101.8 101.0 • ■ .8 .9 .6 1.2 .8 157.7 157.5 155.4 162.2 159.8 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 -.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2 -1.4 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 .................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels ................................................................................... ...... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... 145.4 155.1 145.4 155.0 129.5 126.9 126.8 130.5 119.5 119.6 2.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 -1.4 -2.6 -2.2 -2.2 -2.9 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.0 .7 .6 1.1 2.4 -1.5 .6 101.9 102.7 101.7 102.0 98.2 97.3 97.9 99.3 93.6 101.1 ■ ■ ■ - 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.4 -.4 -.6 -.1 .4 -1.8 .0 153.0 174.0 162.5 181.0 131.7 110.2 119.2 126.4 109.2 123.3 1.5 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.3 .4 .3 -.2 1.4 -1.4 .5 .6 1.2 1.3 1.2 .7 .8 2.0 -2.0 -.9 Apparel .......................................................................................... 122.7 .5 -.8 100.4 - -.3 134.7 .5 .5 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 6 ...................................................... New cars 6 ............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............................ ............... 139.5 138.3 100.1 125.3 98.9 123.7 145.0 132.9 132.1 131.1 93.1 125.7 -1.8 -2.1 -.6 -.5 3.2 -14.2 -14.4 -15.3 -13.5 -12.8 -.4 -.4 .2 -.8 -.7 -.8 2.6 -3.2 -3.2 -3.5 -2.7 -2.6 98.5 98.1 100.3 99.6 99.6 99.3 102.6 88.4 88.4 87.8 88.9 89.8 - -.7 -.7 .1 -.5 -.5 -.6 2.1 -4.8 -4.7 -5.2 -4.4 -4.0 138.0 134.2 100.8 144.5 100.0 140.9 146.1 87.0 86.3 82.5 95.4 91.4 -2.3 -2.3 ‘ .6 ■ .8 2.1 -15.7 -16.1 -16.8 -16.2 -13.6 -.7 -.7 .1 -.7 -.7 -.4 2.3 -4.1 -4.2 -4.4 -4.2 -3.3 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services .............................................................. 193.5 181.7 196.0 177.5 3.8 4.5 3.5 3.6 1.7 2.5 1.6 1.6 102.5 102.0 102.6 102.6 ■ 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 238.6 223.3 242.8 231.4 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.1 1.9 2.9 1.6 1.1 Recreation 3 ................................................................................... 101.0 - .1 101.1 - .4 103.9 - 1.9 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 100.9 - .8 100.1 - .4 100.4 - .4 Other goods and services ........................................................... 192.9 5.1 2.6 105.6 - 3.5 243.0 9.3 5.8 148.2 136.3 129.5 137.6 148.1 118.6 157.7 155.5 154.4 177.8 1.9 .4 -1.1 -1.4 -2.4 -.5 2.9 3.8 1.1 3.1 1.0 .3 -.4 -.3 .1 -.5 1.5 1.8 .2 1.5 102.6 100.0 99.2 98.9 98.3 99.4 102.1 102.8 101.4 102.5 1.2 ■ ■ * ■ .7 .1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.6 1.1 1.4 .0 1.5 159.7 140.0 130.4 133.1 135.7 127.2 181.1 180.0 185.9 217.9 1.5 .2 -.8 -.6 -1.2 -1.0 2.5 1.9 .8 5.1 .8 .6 .2 1.3 1.6 -.9 1.0 .6 .1 2.2 145.8 148.7 145.3 130.7 142.4 1.8 1.8 1.0 -.9 .6 1.0 1.0 .6 -.3 .5 101.1 101.1 100.6 99.2 100.2 ~ ~ .6 .6 .4 -.4 .3 154.1 160.0 156.2 131.3 145.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 -.8 .8 .7 .8 .9 .2 1.2 Expenditure category ' ■ ■ ■ Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter5 .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................. Other sen/ices ............................................................................ Special aggregate indexes All items less All items less All items less Commodities Nondurables medical care ............................................................ food .......................................................................... shelter ....................................................................... less food .................................................................. ................................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 119 Table 32. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Item and Group Size class B/C 3 Percent change from- Index Size class D Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 138.8 148.2 159.9 154.5 129.6 149.6 150.3 130.4 132.1 159.9 -1.1 -1.9 1.9 2.9 -7.6 2.5 2.5 .9 -13.7 3.2 -0.2 .1 1.1 1.4 -.9 1.1 1.1 .1 -3.4 1.5 99.1 98.5 101.5 102.1 93.5 101.8 101.9 100.8 88.4 102.5 - -0.1 -.1 .8 1.1 -2.3 .8 .9 .3 -5.2 1.2 134.3 137.1 192.0 173.6 98.7 168.4 171.0 143.7 86.8 188.4 -0.6 -1.0 3.2 2.4 -6.4 2.2 2.2 1.1 -14.9 2.8 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.0 -1.1 1.0 .9 .8 -4.0 1.1 Special aggregate indexes Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities .................................................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The 'All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. 120 Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and Group Index 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1998 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Expenditure category All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) .............................. 171.8 265.4 1.7 1.0 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ........................................................................ Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 164.1 163.4 164.6 163.9 172.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 173.3 203.1 188.2 208.5 121.9 115.8 129.8 133.9 124.2 128.5 2.3 3.1 3.6 3.3 -2.2 -2.8 -1.8 -3.5 .8 1.3 Apparel ..................................................................... 126.5 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 102.4 1.1 0.6 102.0 102.1 102.1 102.3 99.9 ' ■ ~ 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 -.1 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.7 -.7 -1.1 -.1 .5 -1.0 .6 101.7 102.7 101.1 101.7 96.1 94.8 96.8 97.2 95.6 102.3 - .7 1.3 1.1 1.4 -2.6 -3.4 -1.6 -1.9 -1.1 .5 -1.2 -.2 101.2 - -.4 146.0 140.7 87.8 87.3 85.3 89.8 88.9 -2.1 -2.4 -15.3 -15.5 -16.6 -14.9 -13.6 -.6 -.6 -4.3 -4.2 -4.6 -4.0 -3.6 97.3 96.9 86.1 86.1 85.4 86.7 87.5 - -.8 -.7 -4.9 -4.9 -4.9 -5.1 -4.4 Medical care ............................................................. 261.4 4.9 2.1 102.4 - 1.6 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 102.7 - .7 102.0 - .4 Education and communication 2 ............................. 100.3 - 1.0 100.1 - .7 Other goods and services ....................................... 246.9 5.6 2.8 104.5 - 2.4 171.8 143.6 129.4 130.6 128.2 198.0 1.7 .2 -1.1 -1.7 -.4 2.5 1.0 .3 -.3 -.2 -.6 1.3 102.4 100.0 98.8 98.1 99.8 101.9 1.1 ■ ■ ■ ' .6 .1 -.5 -.7 -.2 1.0 167.4 161.0 131.2 148.1 133.1 199.8 192.6 104.8 180.0 184.2 1.5 .9 -1.1 .4 -1.4 1.8 2.4 -7.2 2.3 2.3 .9 .6 -.3 .5 -.1 1.0 1.3 -2.1 1.2 1.2 101.0 100.4 98.8 100.1 98.2 100.9 101.8 91.5 101.9 101.9 ■ ~ ~ ■ ■ .6 .3 -.6 .2 -.7 .5 .9 -3.9 1.0 .9 # ■ " ~ ■ " ' - Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 121 _ - Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Size class A Item and Group Index Size class B/C 2 Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977= 100) .............................. 161.2 266.2 2.0 ' Food and beverages ......................................... *.... Food ........................................................................ Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 161.6 161.1 161.7 160.4 166.3 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ................. ................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 156.8 181.4 174.2 186.4 122.5 108.5 112.0 125.5 98.2 120.2 1st half 1998 Index Size class D Percent change from1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 0.9 102.3 1.2 0.5 ' ' ' 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 101.4 101.4 101.2 101.6 101.6 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 -1.4 -2.7 -2.5 -2.5 -4.0 .8 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.7 -.5 -1.1 -.9 .7 -3.2 -.7 Index Percent change from1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 154.1 247.1 0.7 ' ' ' ■ .6 .6 .2 1.1 1.2 151.8 150.9 147.6 157.5 165.4 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.0 -.5 .5 .5 .4 .6 -.5 101.8 102.7 101.5 101.7 99.0 98.5 99.0 104.2 91.3 100.4 " .7 1.2 1.0 1.1 .3 .2 .5 2.1 -1.9 -1.2 146.8 163.6 153.0 171.4 131.7 103.0 111.5 110.4 115.5 119.2 .3 2.3 2.1 2.2 -2.4 -5.5 -5.3 -10.0 .6 -4.2 .3 1.2 1.1 1.4 -.7 -1.2 -1.2 -.7 -1.6 -2.7 100.5 - -.7 144.3 .1 3.4 • - 132.6 126.4 85.0 84.2 81.1 98.3 89.2 -3.1 -2.9 -16.7 -17.0 -17.7 -17.3 -14.6 -1.3 -1.3 -5.2 -5.2 -5.6 -5.3 -3.8 231.7 4.8 2.7 102.6 - 1.6 -.7 Expenditure category Apparel ..................................................................... 127.8 -.2 .3 0.7 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 141.7 138.7 93.7 93.1 91.6 101.7 96.2 -.9 -1.1 -11.8 -12.3 -12.8 -11.6 -10.7 .0 .0 -2.8 -2.9 -3.2 -2.6 -2.0 99.0 98.8 91.3 91.3 90.6 92.3 93.4 ' -1.2 -1.1 -5.6 -5.6 -6.2 -4.7 -3.8 Medical care ............................................................. 236.7 5.0 2.7 102.5 - 1.3 101.1 - 100.4 - 1.0 98.4 - 3.5 227.9 8.5 5.6 Recreation 2 ............................................................... Education and communication 2 ............................. Other goods and sen/ices ....................................... 101.4 102.5 .3 - 1.2 1.0 242.6 6.3 3.1 106.0 - 161.2 142.7 131.3 135.4 124.1 180.3 2.0 .6 -.6 -.7 -.5 3.1 .9 .4 -.1 .2 -.5 1.3 102.3 99.9 99.1 99.5 98.6 102.4 1.2 ■ .5 -.3 -.8 -.5 -1.1 1.1 154.1 139.3 132.4 137.7 125.6 170.3 .7 -.4 -1.5 -.9 -2.2 1.7 .7 .4 .5 2.1 -1.6 .9 157.4 155.3 132.9 148.8 137.5 185.4 175.2 101.8 169.3 171.4 1.8 1.4 -.4 1.0 -.4 2.7 2.9 -6.8 2.7 2.7 .8 .7 .0 .7 .3 1.2 1.3 -1.7 1.1 1.1 101.1 100.7 99.2 100.4 99.6 102.2 102.4 95.2 101.7 101.8 - .4 .2 -.7 .0 -.4 1.1 1.2 -2.5 .7 .7 148.7 151.8 133.5 145.3 139.2 179.7 162.2 93.9 162.7 165.4 .4 .2 -1.4 .4 -.9 1.3 1.3 -10.2 1.7 1.7 .6 .5 .5 1.3 1.9 .7 .7 -2.8 1.0 1.1 Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of she lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 122 Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Item and Group Index Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 0.7 160.1 260.0 2.1 0.9 ■ - .7 .7 .4 1.3 1.0 156.5 156.9 154.3 163.9 146.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 -.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.2 -.5 102.2 103.1 102.3 102.6 98.1 97.0 97.1 97.7 94.0 101.2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.7 -.2 -.6 -.4 -.1 -2.5 .4 152.6 173.9 164.1 176.6 132.7 113.8 118.7 123.1 110.2 122.6 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.4 4.5 3.5 3.4 4.1 3.1 -.2 .3 -.2 1.7 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.5 -4.1 .4 -2.2 100.6 - .3 131.5 1.2 -3.1 -2.6 -3.1 -13.9 -14.0 -15.1 -13.2 -12.4 -.6 -.8 -3.4 -3.3 -3.8 -3.2 -2.7 98.6 98.3 88.0 88.0 87.2 88.4 89.6 * ■ -.6 -.6 -4.7 -4.7 -5.0 -4.4 -4.0 137.8 136.5 80.5 79.5 74.8 95.1 88.2 -1.9 -1.9 -16.4 -16.8 -18.1 -15.9 -14.1 -.4 -.4 -4.7 -4.8 -5.3 -4.2 -3.8 238.9 2.1 .6 102.7 - 1.5 245.0 4.6 2.2 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 100.5 - -.1 101.3 - .4 107.0 - 2.6 Education and communication 2 ............................. 101.0 - 1.0 99.7 - .0 101.4 - 1.6 Other goods and services ....................................... 223.1 4.7 2.3 106.1 - 4.0 235.3 10.2 5.9 158.7 142.3 132.0 133.4 130.6 175.1 1.5 .1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.0 2.7 .8 .1 -.5 -.7 -.4 1.4 102.6 100.2 99.6 99.2 99.9 102.3 1.1 ■ - .7 .2 -.1 .1 -.4 1.2 160.1 139.3 130.1 131.6 128.2 182.2 2.1 .6 -.2 -.3 .0 3.3 .9 .7 .0 .1 -.1 1.1 154.3 156.6 133.1 146.8 134.9 190.0 168.8 102.1 166.3 167.8 1.5 .7 -1.0 .4 -1.0 1.8 2.7 -6.1 2.1 2.1 .8 .6 -.5 .1 -.7 1.4 1.5 1.9 .7 .7 101.2 100.6 99.6 100.3 99.4 101.3 102.2 93.1 102.0 102.2 ■ ■ ■ - .7 .4 -.1 .5 .3 .8 1.1 -2.2 1.0 1.1 153.3 156.7 130.5 143.7 132.1 193.7 172.7 96.6 169.1 172.0 1.9 2.3 -.2 .8 -.2 4.6 3.2 -4.5 2.7 2.8 .8 1.2 .0 .9 .1 2.1 1.0 -.3 1.0 .8 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 0.8 102.6 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.2 2.9 1.5 .9 .9 .5 1.4 .7 101.2 101.2 100.8 102.0 101.1 151.3 165.5 162.1 168.1 127.8 114.8 118.9 118.1 112.7 131.9 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.7 2.3 .1 .2 .1 -3.6 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.9 4.9 6.0 6.4 7.6 1.1 1.6 ..................................................................... 150.3 1.3 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 67 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 137.9 137.3 90.8 90.0 86.9 92.6 93.4 Medical care ............................................................. 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .............................. 158.7 256.2 1.5 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ......................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 160.3 160.5 157.9 165.7 158.8 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... Apparel 1st half 1998 1st half 1998 Expenditure category " Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of s he lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 123 Table 33. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Item and Group Size class B/C 2 Index Percent change from- Index 2nd half 1998 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Expenditure category All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977= 100) .............................. 166.0 270.7 2.2 ■ 1.1 ■ 102.9 ■ Food and beverages ................................................ Food ......................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 166.0 165.4 169.9 159.2 170.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 1.8 1.0 1.0 .8 1.5 .5 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 168.9 185.4 180.3 196.7 140.5 129.0 131.4 145.5 118.5 128.8 3.7 4.9 4.8 4.7 -3.6 -5.4 -5.4 -4.9 -6.6 2.1 Apparel ..................................................................... 121.5 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... Medical care ............................................................. Recreation 2 ............................................................... Education and communication 2 ............................. Other goods and services ....................................... 1.0 ■ 0.6 - 101.4 101.5 101.7 100.9 101.5 ■ .7 .8 .7 .6 .9 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.6 .3 -.1 .0 .5 -1.3 .5 101.4 101.7 101.1 101.1 100.6 100.3 100.5 101.7 95.9 101.0 ' 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.5 -.4 .6 1.3 -.9 98.3 - -1.6 142.8 138.4 93.9 92.9 89.5 90.7 96.5 -1.5 -1.9 -14.9 -15.1 -16.2 -13.7 -13.3 .0 -.1 -2.3 -2.3 -2.9 -1.2 -1.8 98.8 97.9 87.9 87.9 87.2 88.7 89.2 * ■ -.4 -.6 -3.6 -3.5 -4.0 -2.7 -3.4 238.0 2.7 1.3 102.2 - 1.1 99.6 - -.2 99.6 - -.5 100.3 - .3 100.8 - .3 3.0 249.2 3.7 1.9 104.4 - 166.0 142.6 128.0 129.1 126.2 186.5 2.2 1.1 .1 -.5 102.9 99.6 98.5 98.2 98.9 101.7 1.0 ■ .6 .0 -.4 100.8 100.5 98.6 99.9 98.4 101.7 101.7 94.8 101.3 101.3 ■ .6 .4 -.4 Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... .5 -1.2 -1.9 -.1 3.3 -.4 -.6 1.8 -.1 -.8 .9 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of s h e lte r5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ............................... 162.3 159.3 130.2 148.2 132.4 196.0 182.3 106.5 172.2 174.0 2.2 .9 -1.1 .8 -1.6 1.4 3.4 -10.5 3.0 3.0 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 5 6 7 " 124 1.1 .4 -.5 .4 -.4 .9 1.8 -1.3 1.2 1.3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base, Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, Data not available. .3 .0 .8 1.0 -.4 .6 .7 Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Index Percent change from- Index ChicagoGary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI BostonBrockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Atlanta, GA Anchorage, AK Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 Expenditure category 161.9 488.1 1.5 0.9 172.3 500.8 2.3 0.7 165.6 494.6 2.0 0.7 ' .5 .4 1.3 -1.2 1.3 -.6 -.5 -.7 -1.2 -1.6 166.3 170.9 165.6 178.8 128.4 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.2 .4 2.0 2.1 2.4 1.4 1.1 167.3 167.7 165.0 175.0 165.8 3.8 3.9 4.4 3.8 4.1 1.8 1.6 2.4 1.7 3.7 165.9 165.4 174.6 149.8 171.9 2.9 3.1 4.1 1.3 .8 1.3 1.3 2.0 .3 .9 131.4 132.9 121.1 133.2 147.3 144.7 161.5 158.5 163.3 111.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.2 .4 .6 .7 2.1 -1.3 .7 .5 .7 1.1 .6 -1.5 -1.8 -1.8 -3.0 .1 .7 162.5 179.8 181.0 176.3 145.3 135.3 136.8 142.3 126.5 129.4 3.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.9 .2 .2 -.9 -.6 .4 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 4.5 7.2 7.4 7.9 3.1 1.6 166.4 196.6 187.4 200.8 116.8 99.1 121.9 126.6 113.1 119.8 2.4 3.7 5.5 3.7 -5.5 -4.5 -2.3 -9.9 9.5 .7 .7 1.9 3.0 2.2 -3.8 -6.2 -5.7 -4.5 -7.2 -1.0 164.6 196.8 191.9 202.2 116.7 104.3 107.1 115.0 98.8 112.0 1.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 -6.7 -7.1 -7.1 -9.9 -4.8 -1.8 .5 1.7 1.9 1.5 -5.5 -6.5 -6.6 -7.9 -5.0 -2.2 Apparel 3 .................................................................... 124.4 -4.0 -1.9 135.5 -1.2 -3.1 145.5 1.1 -2.0 121.3 1.3 -.4 Transportation 3 ......................................................... Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 144.2 139.8 99.2 99.1 95.2 95.9 105.3 -2.2 -1.7 -12.7 -12.8 -12.9 -13.7 -11.6 -1.0 -.9 -4.3 -4.3 -4.3 -4.2 -4.1 127.6 128.0 78.9 78.3 74.4 96.5 86.2 -3.2 -3.5 -14.7 -15.1 -15.9 -14.5 -13.3 -.3 -.3 -3.0 -3.0 -2.9 -3.1 -2.9 139.0 138.2 90.2 89.0 85.7 93.1 93.2 -2.0 -3.0 -16.6 -16.8 -18.1 -15.3 -13.9 -.7 -1.1 -5.4 -5.4 -5.9 -4.6 -4.1 138.2 135.2 94.5 93.7 91.2 101.0 96.2 -.8 -1.1 -10.1 -10.4 -11.4 -9.2 -9.1 .3 .3 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 -.1 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 254.9 1.8 -.6 245.9 .9 .7 318.1 7.8 2.7 246.5 4.3 1.8 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 106.1 - 2.7 99.6 - -1.3 104.1 - .4 101.7 - .7 Education and communication 9 ............................. 97.3 - -1.3 100.7 - .6 100.8 - 1.0 105.1 - 1.3 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 192.6 9.7 4.7 223.2 3.0 1.8 242.8 4.7 2.6 247.9 4.7 1.8 147.0 137.9 132.6 131.1 135.5 154.7 1.1 .0 -.2 .1 -.7 1.8 .2 -.1 .4 .8 -.3 .3 161.9 137.4 122.0 122.6 119.5 186.7 1.5 -.5 -2.6 -1.9 -4.1 2.9 .9 .0 -1.1 -1.4 -.9 1.4 172.3 142.5 128.1 132.1 126.6 200.4 2.3 1.1 -.4 -1.0 .5 3.0 .7 -.3 -1.5 -1.6 -1.2 1.3 165.6 143.4 129.0 133.7 121.1 187.1 2.0 .6 -.8 -.4 -1.4 2.9 .7 .3 -.2 .3 -.7 1.0 142.5 152.5 133.4 139.4 132.6 188.4 147.0 116.6 149.6 150.0 1.1 .7 -.1 .4 .3 1.6 1.9 -5.7 1.4 1.7 .2 -.1 .3 .1 .7 -.3 .4 -2.9 .3 .5 156.7 156.5 122.0 143.6 122.6 199.7 179.3 99.5 170.2 170.5 1.6 .4 -2.6 .9 -1.8 1.7 3.0 -5.9 2.0 1.7 .8 .6 -1.1 .3 -1.2 1.6 1.5 3.2 .8 .5 165.6 165.0 129.7 149.0 133.8 212.9 190.6 95.3 183.2 187.0 2.0 1.7 -.2 1.4 -.7 2.1 2.6 -9.0 3.1 3.0 .5 .2 -1.2 .1 -1.3 .7 1.2 -5.9 1.0 1.0 161.5 155.7 131.1 150.2 136.5 185.6 182.2 98.8 174.1 176.3 1.8 1.2 -.8 1.3 -.3 2.0 2.8 -8.7 2.7 2.6 .6 .3 -.2 .8 .3 .1 .9 -4.3 1.0 1.0 All items 3 ...................................................................... All items (1967-100) 4 ................................................ 147.0 392.3 Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 146.9 147.1 150.9 140.1 144.5 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ...................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 1.1 ■ 0.2 Commodity and service group All items 3 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Sen/ices .................................................... ................ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... ......... Services less rent of she lter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 125 Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CincinnatiHamilton, OH-KY-IN Item and Group Index ClevelandAkron, OH Percent change from- Index DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO DallasFort Worth, TX Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1997 1998 1998 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 155.9 482.5 2.0 ■ 1.0 160.8 515.2 2.4 1.3 ~ 154.3 483.9 1.4 ■ 0.9 - 163.3 544.5 2.6 " 1.7 ' Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 149.3 147.7 145.6 151.3 165.8 2.5 2.5 2.9 1.7 2.8 1.2 1.2 2.0 .6 1.2 164.6 166.4 161.6 176.3 146.4 3.7 3.9 4.4 3.2 -.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 .1 161.1 158.6 149.1 174.9 189.5 1.9 1.7 .4 4.1 3.9 1.2 1.0 .6 1.9 2.8 153.3 155.5 163.0 144.9 136.5 2.9 3.0 3.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.4 .1 -.3 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 151.2 170.2 164.4 172.0 129.3 116.2 123.6 128.7 111.4 124.3 3.3 3.5 2.2 3.4 3.6 2.1 2.9 .2 .5 4.1 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.5 4.3 1.9 2.7 3.3 -1.9 .2 159.9 179.9 171.4 179.2 134.6 128.9 131.4 145.4 118.8 130.0 3.4 4.1 4.0 4.4 3.7 1.4 1.6 .8 1.4 -1.7 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 7.3 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.4 -1.1 144.8 153.8 151.4 162.7 131.8 125.8 125.6 126.3 111.3 133.8 3.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 1.8 .2 .4 .2 -10.5 1.1 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.0 5.4 7.3 7.6 9.4 -.6 .8 156.3 171.6 161.1 173.0 129.0 104.5 104.5 104.4 104.5 120.8 5.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 1.1 1.8 1.9 .2 4.2 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.7 3.7 .6 .1 .1 -.2 .6 -.7 Apparel 3 .................................................................... 127.1 -5.6 -2.8 130.4 1.1 .8 132.2 -3.4 -6.2 104.4 .3 7.9 Transportation 3 ......................................................... Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 137.3 136.4 99.5 99.2 101.0 100.5 92.3 .4 .4 -12.9 -13.0 -13.2 -12.8 -11.1 1.0 1.2 -5.1 -5.1 -5.0 -5.2 -5.4 141.8 142.5 98.4 97.5 95.6 100.8 101.7 .4 .9 -10.8 -11.2 -12.1 -10.4 -9.2 .0 .4 -3.1 -3.2 -3.5 -2.7 -2.3 138.1 138.0 89.3 88.8 85.0 91.3 92.5 -2.6 -3.6 -14.9 -14.9 -16.0 -14.2 -12.7 -.6 -1.0 -4.1 -4.1 -4.5 -3.7 -3.2 166.4 163.3 89.7 89.7 84.2 91.8 98.7 .1 -.7 -15.8 -15.9 -17.8 -14.7 -12.3 -.1 -.2 -3.0 -2.9 -4.1 -2.0 -.9 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 225.7 1.6 1.0 216.6 2.1 1.8 229.8 1.2 .7 277.0 3.3 1.5 100.3 - .5 100.4 - .7 100.4 - .0 .1 100.9 1.9 97.6 - -1.1 105.4 - Education and communication 9 ............................. 99.4 - .0 99.4 - Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 248.1 4.1 1.4 219.8 5.7 2.2 223.8 7.3 2.8 220.7 2.6 1.9 155.9 137.9 130.8 126.9 136.9 176.1 2.0 .3 -.8 -2.5 1.0 3.2 1.0 .1 -.6 -1.2 .0 1.7 160.8 146.1 134.3 137.6 124.5 176.9 2.4 1.6 .1 -.1 .8 3.1 1.3 .8 .1 .0 .3 1.6 154.3 139.3 128.0 125.3 132.4 168.7 1.4 -.4 -1.6 -3.1 -.1 3.0 .9 -.1 -1.0 -2.3 .2 1.9 163.3 134.4 123.8 125.0 122.1 187.5 2.6 -.2 -2.0 -2.6 -1.0 4.5 1.7 1.1 .3 2.3 -1.5 2.2 152.0 151.8 132.2 138.5 129.4 186.7 170.9 110.6 162.6 166.5 2.0 1.5 -.8 .0 -2.2 3.1 3.3 -3.5 2.3 2.4 1.0 .8 -.5 .1 -1.0 2.0 1.8 -.5 .9 .9 158.0 154.7 134.9 151.5 137.7 177.2 174.0 116.3 167.0 167.0 2.4 1.7 .2 1.9 -.1 2.0 3.3 -3.2 2.8 2.6 1.2 1.3 .2 .9 .1 2.1 1.7 3.0 1.0 .8 150.1 155.1 130.0 142.6 128.9 191.9 162.6 106.9 162.2 163.2 1.5 .5 -1.4 -.6 -2.5 1.9 3.2 -6.5 2.0 2.1 .9 .5 -.8 -.4 -1.8 1.7 1.9 2.4 .8 .7 156.9 159.8 124.2 139.0 125.6 210.3 178.9 95.9 170.3 173.3 2.6 1.2 -1.8 .1 -2.3 2.9 4.6 -7.3 3.1 3.2 1.8 1.1 .3 2.3 2.0 1.1 2.2 -1.4 1.9 1.8 Recreation 9 ............................................................... -.3 Commodity and service group All items 3 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services ..................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 126 Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml Item and Group Index HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Honolulu, HI Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Kansas City, MO-KS Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 * Expenditure category -0.6 147.4 472.6 1.0 0.8 158.1 469.3 1.1 0.4 -.5 -.8 -2.1 .2 2.4 -1.1 -1.2 -2.4 -.2 .6 151.5 151.0 156.9 141.2 153.7 1.8 1.8 1.3 3.0 2.2 .8 .9 .1 .9 1.2 160.5 161.7 159.7 164.5 147.1 -.4 -.4 -1.7 1.9 -.9 1.0 1.1 .5 1.0 -.2 175.7 192.2 183.2 198.2 130.2 111.3 110.9 110.6 105.5 143.6 -.7 -.1 -1.3 -.3 -4.7 -6.1 -5.9 -5.7 -7.0 -3.9 -.3 -.1 -.3 -.2 -1.3 -1.7 -1.6 -1.4 -3.7 -3.0 131.2 147.1 141.9 137.1 111.7 102.5 102.3 104.7 91.4 112.4 3.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 2.0 -1.8 -2.0 -2.4 -6.4 3.2 2.4 1.6 2.5 2.6 7.5 6.2 6.3 8.6 -4.7 1.8 152.3 166.3 163.0 163.6 134.6 118.0 119.1 106.5 128.3 131.4 3.5 3.7 4.4 3.5 1.7 2.1 2.3 -.6 1.2 1.2 .7 2.1 2.4 1.9 .1 .6 .7 3.1 -2.4 -6.9 -.1 108.0 -5.9 -7.2 141.8 -1.2 1.3 127.5 -3.3 -2.4 -.4 -.4 -12.2 -12.7 -13.5 -11.9 -10.5 -.1 .0 -3.1 -3.2 -3.6 -3.0 -2.1 161.8 160.8 127.5 130.6 136.7 102.3 120.9 -1.7 -2.6 -3.3 -3.3 -3.6 -2.9 -2.3 -.9 -1.2 -2.7 -2.7 -3.0 -2.5 -1.6 134.4 132.9 89.9 89.7 88.1 93.9 88.6 -4.3 -5.3 -12.5 -12.7 -13.9 -11.3 -11.6 -2.0 -1.9 -3.0 -3.0 -3.3 -3.1 -2.6 137.0 135.2 88.0 88.0 84.2 108.5 92.3 -2.4 -2.7 -16.3 -16.2 -16.7 -15.6 -14.2 -.3 -.4 -5.1 -5.0 -5.2 -4.8 -4.4 237.7 10.7 6.4 229.8 4.9 3.3 236.0 2.6 .5 220.2 5.3 2.4 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 99.4 - -1.4 100.3 - -1.1 100.0 - -.2 100.5 - -1.3 Education and communication 9 ............................. 104.3 - 3.3 99.3 - .4 98.6 - -1.1 97.7 - -.9 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 254.6 9.1 5.4 258.0 5.1 1.5 209.7 4.7 2.7 255.0 5.3 3.2 160.7 140.3 131.4 136.6 121.4 182.5 2.3 .6 -.6 -.8 .2 3.6 1.2 .5 .0 .3 -.3 1.7 171.0 146.0 136.3 140.6 129.6 193.0 -.5 -1.4 -2.0 -1.6 -2.8 .1 -.6 -1.9 -2.7 -3.2 -2.1 .4 147.4 136.8 128.0 128.4 127.0 158.7 1.0 -.4 -1.8 -2.7 -.8 2.0 .8 .5 .3 .6 .0 1.0 158.1 144.6 136.0 140.7 128.1 172.0 1.1 -1.4 -2.0 -1.1 -3.0 3.2 .4 -.9 -1.9 -.9 -3.3 1.4 157.3 156.2 132.9 146.3 138.5 *192.1 177.4 98.6 169.2 172.7 1.9 2.0 -.4 .9 -.4 4.1 3.1 -8.1 3.1 3.3 1.0 1.1 .1 .8 .4 2.0 1.4 -3.0 1.5 1.6 168.0 162.7 137.4 150.4 141.8 195.9 189.8 119.7 176.2 181.0 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -.9 -1.3 .2 -.2 -4.8 -.2 -.2 -.7 -.9 -2.5 -1.9 -2.9 .7 .1 -2.1 -.5 -.3 142.1 146.9 129.1 140.2 129.9 169.6 150.0 97.7 155.2 156.0 .8 -.1 -1.6 -.3 -2.2 .5 2.0 -5.7 1.4 1.3 .9 .5 .3 .6 .6 .5 1.1 2.3 .6 .5 154.3 155.9 136.3 150.5 140.9 183.9 166.4 102.9 166.3 167.3 .8 .1 -2.0 -.7 -1.1 2.6 3.0 -6.5 1.5 2.0 .3 -.3 -1.9 .1 -.8 .6 1.3 -1.7 .5 .4 All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 160.7 477.9 2.3 ■ 1.2 ■ 171.0 470.9 -0.5 Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 155.7 154.8 154.4 157.3 165.4 2.5 2.4 2.0 3.1 3.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 158.2 158.1 160.6 153.2 159.3 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 154.5 178.0 163.0 183.4 123.7 102.1 105.0 130.6 86.0 118.0 2.4 3.1 3.9 3.4 -2.4 -4.1 -4.4 -.5 -9.0 2.9 1.1 1.5 2.4 1.8 -1.0 -2.9 -2.9 1.7 -8.1 .8 A pparel3 .................................................................... 133.6 -.7 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 148.8 146.9 92.4 92.0 91.1 105.5 96.8 Medical care 3 ............................................................ ' Commodity and service group All items 3 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ...................................................... ........ Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy ..... ............................................ All items less food and energy 3 .............................. See footnotes at end of table. 127 Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Item and Group Index Percent change from- Index MilwaukeeRacine, Wl Percent change from- Index MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ...................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 162.9 481.4 1.5 ■ 0.8 ■ 160.9 259.4 1.4 ■ 0.5 ■ 161.0 497.3 2.0 ■ 0.9 ■ 159.4 500.9 2.2 ■ 1.3 ' Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ....................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 168.1 166.3 174.4 154.7 183.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 .9 1.2 .3 169.9 170.3 167.7 175.8 165.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 .7 1.1 158.5 159.6 155.5 166.8 150.4 2.5 2.6 .6 6.7 2.7 1.2 1.2 -.8 4.6 1.9 168.5 165.4 159.5 173.7 197.5 2.1 1.7 .1 3.8 6.0 2.3 2.2 1.5 2.2 4.3 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 161.1 173.2 165.4 181.8 144.7 137.8 138.2 154.0 125.0 123.9 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 -7.9 -10.3 -10.4 -8.4 -14.3 2.6 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.4 -1.8 -2.7 -2.7 -1.2 -5.8 1.1 153.9 161.8 151.8 163.1 118.1 108.3 107.3 105.2 158.4 162.0 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 -.8 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -4.3 7.3 .5 .1 .7 .6 .1 .3 .4 .4 -1.7 3.1 160.7 193.7 171.0 206.4 111.6 94.5 99.0 109.7 86.4 114.0 3.0 3.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 3.5 4.4 10.9 -5.3 -1.4 .9 1.3 1.3 2.0 -1.8 -2.2 -1.9 1.7 -6.6 .1 145.9 161.0 159.3 167.3 120.9 109.0 112.6 143.6 92.0 127.6 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.3 -1.1 -3.4 -2.8 .8 -7.0 6.4 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.1 3.0 3.1 3.6 6.1 .7 .7 A pparel3 .................................................................... 120.4 1.3 -4.2 149.4 -2.1 -3.6 118.9 -.4 .3 144.9 2.1 1.0 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 143.2 137.6 91.7 89.6 87.1 87.6 91.8 -1.6 -2.1 -14.9 -15.2 -16.0 -15.0 -13.4 .9 .8 .5 .6 .3 .8 .9 144.6 144.4 98.8 98.0 94.8 94.1 101.3 -1.6 -1.6 -14.1 -14.5 -16.0 -13.6 -12.3 .6 .6 -1.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.4 -.6 140.7 133.6 94.5 93.4 94.8 99.7 89.1 -1.5 -1.8 -10.7 -10.9 -11.3 -10.6 -9.8 -.1 .0 -3.3 -3.3 -3.5 -3.0 -3.2 142.1 135.8 89.7 90.1 90.2 96.0 97.2 -.6 -.2 -11.3 -12.2 -11.7 -13.0 -12.8 .4 .5 -3.1 -3.0 -3.4 -3.9 -1.8 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 238.7 2.8 1.7 229.6 4.3 2.0 242.5 4.1 2.3 233.2 5.8 3.1 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 101.4 - .8 100.0 - -.6 99.6 - -.9 101.8 - 1.2 Education and communication 9 ............................. 99.3 - -.4 100.8 - .5 100.3 - .6 99.3 - -.3 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 250.8 3.5 1.9 192.8 4.9 2.4 248.0 7.9 5.0 237.9 5.7 3.2 162.9 142.4 126.1 128.3 122.7 181.1 1.5 .7 -.8 -1.8 .8 2.1 .8 .1 -.6 160.9 153.3 141.8 132.5 155.5 168.0 1.4 .7 -.5 -3.1 2.7 1.9 .5 .4 161.0 138.4 126.9 132.1 121.4 182.9 2.0 .1 -1.3 -.2 -2.2 3.5 .9 .4 159.4 147.3 135.4 142.7 127.6 171.2 2.2 1.3 1.0 -.1 .7 1.0 3.1 1.5 158.9 159.6 129.2 149.0 133.0 198.7 176.2 107.7 168.7 169.6 1.5 .7 -.6 .6 -1.5 .6 2.1 -12.8 2.4 2.4 157.0 160.6 143.1 152.6 135.1 181.7 161.7 101.9 167.4 166.7 1.2 1.3 -.4 157.2 150.4 127.9 145.7 133.1 178.4 178.2 95.5 170.1 172.5 1.9 1.4 155.5 159.6 138.3 155.8 146.8 188.3 164.8 100.0 167.3 167.9 2.1 1.7 .7 1.0 .5 2.7 2.9 -7.0 3.0 3.2 Commodity and service group All items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... -1.1 .2 1.2 -.1 -.7 .6 .6 -.1 .5 -.5 1.2 1.0 .4 .1 -.5 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. .8 .4 -.5 .0 -1.0 .8 1.2 -1.2 .9 .9 See footnotes at end of table. 128 -.1 -2.6 2.3 1.6 -7.9 2.0 2.0 .4 .7 -.1 .3 -.7 1.1 .4 -.7 .5 .4 -1.1 1.3 .2 3.4 3.4 -2.9 2.3 2.3 .8 .6 .0 .8 .5 .9 1.1 -2.6 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.4 .4 1.5 1.0 2.2 1.5 .2 1.4 1.3 Table 34. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA J Item and Group Index Percent change from- PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Index Percent change from- Portland-Salem, OR-WA Pittsburgh, PA Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category 0.9 169.2 488.8 1.3 1.2 160.3 489.1 1.8 1.4 168.1 492.0 1.6 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.9 2.9 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.7 .9 155.7 154.8 164.5 138.4 167.7 .8 .8 1.7 -.6 .5 .8 .9 1.5 -.5 -.4 154.7 153.5 151.4 157.2 169.6 1.8 1.9 1.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 .6 1.9 153.9 154.2 154.2 155.4 150.3 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 .5 .3 .1 -.6 1.8 1.6 177.1 208.2 192.4 215.4 116.2 113.8 124.9 125.9 123.4 130.7 2.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 -2.1 -2.3 -1.3 -3.0 1.7 .4 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 -.5 -.6 .4 .6 .1 .8 171.3 200.6 181.6 205.9 134.0 123.1 142.7 157.5 122.5 126.3 1.8 1.6 2.7 2.5 1.1 .0 .8 .4 1.3 4.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 2.2 3.3 4.2 1.2 1.5 161.4 180.2 158.9 179.4 143.2 136.8 140.0 137.7 142.1 130.8 3.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 -.7 -1.7 -1.1 .0 -1.7 3.8 1.7 2.3 2.5 1.9 -.6 -.1 .4 .0 .7 2.4 170.5 194.0 184.1 201.5 138.8 111.3 139.4 156.3 97.1 122.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.3 6.8 7.4 9.4 7.6 16.4 3.3 2.6 2.8 1.8 2.0 1.2 -.2 -.1 -1.1 3.2 2.9 A pparel3 .................................................................... 127.6 -2.3 -.5 107.4 1.8 2.3 143.3 .5 1.1 132.8 -1.0 .5 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 150.7 142.8 86.3 85.9 84.4 88.8 88.5 -2.1 -2.1 -14.9 -15.2 -16.3 -14.5 -13.4 -.5 -.4 -4.5 -4.7 -5.0 -4.2 -4.0 149.0 146.6 90.6 89.3 87.7 88.2 86.1 -2.4 -2.5 -15.0 -15.2 -16.3 -14.8 -14.0 -.5 -.4 -2.8 -2.8 -3.0 -2.6 -2.2 129.7 129.2 89.6 89.7 86.8 98.3 92.4 -2.2 -2.5 -14.7 -15.1 -15.9 -14.3 -13.0 -.8 -.5 -2.8 -2.9 -2.9 -2.8 -2.4 146.1 146.4 102.9 103.2 99.8 92.0 103.5 -3.2 -3.4 -15.7 -15.8 -16.3 -15.2 -14.3 -1.2 -.9 -1.7 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 -1.2 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 257.3 4.7 1.9 257.2 3.3 1.9 237.3 3.6 2.0 224.2 2.6 1.0 102.2 - 101.6 - 99.2 - .5 .4 101.3 - 3.3 98.9 - .8 All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 4 ................................................ 174.4 504.2 1.6 Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................ 167.1 166.3 166.3 170.4 176.2 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... ' 102.5 - Education and communication 9 ............................. 100.1 - .8 99.7 - Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 245.5 5.4 2.4 259.1 6.5 3.5 228.4 5.7 3.5 267.7 2.8 1.6 174.4 146.3 130.3 131.5 128.2 199.1 1.6 .0 -1.9 -2.2 -1.0 2.7 .9 .3 -.5 -.3 -.7 1.3 169.2 136.8 125.0 124.9 126.1 203.1 1.3 .3 .0 -.4 .2 2.0 1.2 .6 .4 1.1 -.8 1.6 160.3 143.6 136.2 140.2 130.4 178.9 1.8 .6 -.1 .0 .2 2.6 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 168.1 141.5 135.1 136.6 128.9 194.8 1.6 -.6 -2.5 -2.3 -3.0 3.3 1.2 .1 .1 1.0 -1.2 1.9 170.5 161.7 132.4 150.7 134.3 196.9 194.3 103.4 182.4 186.4 1.5 .7 -1.6 .2 -1.8 1.7 2.5 -6.5 2.2 2.2 .9 .6 -.3 .5 -.2 .9 1.3 -1.9 1.1 1.0 165.0 160.0 126.7 140.7 127.7 210.8 198.3 109.6 177.3 183.4 1.2 1.1 .0 .3 -.2 2.1 1.9 -5.7 1.9 2.1 1.2 1.0 .3 .9 .9 1.7 1.6 .4 1.3 1.4 155.9 155.0 137.7 147.9 142.1 183.4 173.9 116.4 166.2 169.7 1.6 1.0 -.1 1.0 .1 1.7 2.7 -6.4 2.5 2.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 .9 1.5 -.9 1.7 1.7 164.7 158.8 135.5 144.7 137.2 199.1 192.7 105.5 175.7 181.1 1.5 .5 -2.4 .2 -2.1 2.5 3.3 -5.1 2.0 1.9 1.1 .4 .1 .6 1.1 .8 1.9 -.9 1.3 1.5 Recreation 9 ............................................................... .4 1.8 1.6 Commodity and service group All items 3 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of she lter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 129 Table 34. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) St. Louis, MO-IL Item and Group Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 All items 3 ...................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 155.0 460.5 0.8 ' Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ....................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 158.4 156.8 151.8 166.1 168.8 1.7 1.7 1.1 2.3 .8 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ...................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 148.1 166.2 151.8 175.7 125.2 115.9 120.0 144.4 92.7 124.8 A pparel3 .................................................................... San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA San Diego, CA Index 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 Index Percent change from2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 Expenditure category 167.8 567.5 2.5 ■ 1.1 ~ 166.9 513.1 3.1 ' ' .0 .1 -.3 .3 -1.2 165.2 163.2 162.2 162.7 181.7 2.0 1.9 .5 3.2 2.8 .2 .3 -.6 1.4 -.2 167.3 168.1 172.1 163.7 160.6 3.8 4.0 3.5 4.8 1.3 1.1 1.2 .2 2.2 .8 1.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 -.9 -.6 -.7 -2.2 -3.3 -.8 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.8 6.5 6.8 10.6 .3 1.3 172.4 189.3 170.7 201.0 117.4 93.1 92.7 85.7 116.9 158.2 5.7 6.8 6.0 5.7 -5.2 -9.5 -9.6 -10.1 -7.5 7.5 2.7 3.0 3.6 3.6 -.4 -1.2 -1.1 .0 -4.5 3.1 177.1 198.4 203.4 214.7 142.1 139.6 139.7 156.9 123.7 120.0 5.4 7.1 7.7 7.0 -6.2 -9.2 -9.2 -10.7 -5.8 .9 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 .8 4.1 -.2 126.4 2.2 .3 124.2 -.2 -1.5 116.7 .1 1.5 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 137.3 136.9 89.4 88.1 84.4 100.9 91.0 -4.1 -4.9 -16.8 -17.7 -18.4 -18.0 -15.6 -1.6 -1.8 -6.2 -6.2 -6.6 -5.7 -5.3 148.4 143.6 98.0 98.2 98.6 90.4 102.1 -3.2 -3.4 -14.0 -13.9 -15.4 -12.4 -12.3 -1.3 -1.2 -1.6 -1.5 -2.3 -.3 -1.1 131.5 124.9 96.9 95.7 92.7 93.1 97.5 -1.4 -1.7 -12.7 -12.8 -13.4 -11.5 -11.8 -.8 -1.0 -5.6 -5.7 -6.2 -4.3 -5.2 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 235.7 3.3 1.5 243.4 3.1 2.1 228.6 2.3 .5 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 102.7 - 1.4 100.3 - .7 97.7 - -1.1 Education and communication 9 ............................. 103.6 - 2.4 98.3 - -1.1 102.7 - 2.7 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 210.8 6.8 3.0 235.6 3.7 2.0 254.8 4.1 2.0 155.0 140.9 130.3 131.6 126.9 170.6 .8 .0 -1.1 -1.8 -.2 1.6 .6 .0 .0 -.4 .6 1.2 167.8 146.5 135.0 128.7 143.0 186.9 2.5 .3 -1.0 -1.9 .2 3.9 1.1 .2 .1 .5 -.3 1.7 166.9 141.8 124.7 127.4 120.2 187.8 3.1 .7 -1.6 -2.3 -.3 4.6 1.6 .1 -.7 -.8 -.7 2.7 150.4 152.4 132.2 145.6 134.2 178.8 163.7 103.8 162.6 164.0 .7 .3 -1.0 .1 -1.6 1.0 1.4 -7.5 1.9 1.9 .6 .5 .0 -.2 -.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 .9 1.1 164.0 160.8 137.4 147.8 133.0 194.6 181.5 94.8 175.4 178.3 2.4 .2 -.7 .3 -1.3 .3 4.0 -12.1 3.4 3.6 1.0 .1 .1 .3 .5 -.1 1.8 -1.5 1.3 1.4 164.0 155.6 126.8 148.4 130.2 183.4 185.2 113.0 172.7 173.9 3.1 .9 -1.5 1.2 -1.9 1.0 4.8 -11.0 3.9 3.9 1.7 .6 -.6 .3 -.6 1.3 2.8 -2.2 1.8 1.9 0.6 ■ 1.6 Commodity and service group All items 3 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services ..................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 130 Table 34. Consumer Price Index lor All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Index WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 2 TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 1 SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA Index Percent change from1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 Index 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 168.9 514.9 2.9 - 1.4 - 137.9 137.9 2.5 - 0.6 - 102.7 * 1.7 ■ 166.6 167.1 167.0 168.0 162.9 3.2 3.1 3.5 2.3 3.9 1.6 1.7 .9 1.9 .9 134.9 134.0 133.4 135.0 139.5 1.6 1.7 2.5 1.7 -.2 1.7 2.1 2.5 1.7 -.7 101.7 101.6 99.5 102.5 100.2 1.3 1.4 ■ ■ * .2 .2 -1.0 1.6 -.3 172.6 190.1 180.7 195.5 122.1 116.8 141.6 157.9 88.0 157.1 4.2 5.5 5.5 5.9 .9 .4 1.0 1.0 .0 -1.4 1.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 1.1 1.6 1.7 2.2 .0 -3.1 132.6 142.6 138.5 148.4 119.7 110.6 110.4 109.3 157.9 113.0 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 -.1 -1.0 -1.0 -.8 -3.7 .3 .6 .6 1.7 1.7 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -4.4 .1 104.5 104.4 103.7 103.8 110.4 111.4 113.1 118.5 94.1 103.5 3.2 ■ 3.1 - 2.8 2.0 1.7 2.2 9.5 8.5 9.7 11.9 .9 1.4 127.7 2.0 1.8 143.8 17.1 -.4 98.2 1.2 -2.1 -.4 -.4 -4.3 -4.4 -4.9 -3.9 -3.4 Expenditure category Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Utility natural gas service ............................. Household furnishings and operations .............. Apparel3 ............................................ Private transportation .......................................... Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) ........................................ Gasoline unleaded regular7 ......................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................. Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ..................... ■ • 145.9 150.5 106.8 108.7 108.9 95.8 114.5 .1 -.5 -15.0 -15.1 -15.9 -13.8 -13.7 .6 .5 -1.8 -1.8 -2.2 -1.2 -1.3 124.0 125.0 110.1 108.4 103.2 97.5 115.5 -1.7 -2.0 -12.8 -13.1 -14.4 -11.9 -10.9 -.3 -.5 -3.2 -3.2 -3.6 -2.8 -2.7 98.2 97.9 87.4 87.3 85.9 88.6 89.2 -2.0 ■ * • • • 1.2 ■ Medical care 3 ................................................... 234.5 3.3 1.6 189.8 -.8 -2.3 104.9 2.6 .9 Recreation ® .................................................... 98.8 . -.6 101.2 - 1.6 101.5 - .2 Education and communication 9 ........................... 103.1 . .3 99.2 - -.4 102.3 - 1.9 Other goods and services 3 ................................... 241.8 6.7 2.8 182.0 9.6 4.3 107.7 3.8 2.0 168.9 148.7 139.0 134.1 145.8 188.5 2.9 .3 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 4.8 1.4 .3 -.5 .5 -1.8 2.2 137.9 126.3 121.1 138.5 99.9 148.8 2.5 2.3 2.8 6.9 -2.8 2.6 .6 .5 -.3 .7 -1.6 .7 102.7 100.2 99.9 99.5 104.0 1.7 • ■ 1.2 -.3 -.6 -.8 -.4 2.3 165.7 161.6 139.8 150.0 135.8 191.8 184.9 111.9 175.2 177.1 2.9 1.8 1.3 .7 -.5 1.1 .6 1.4 2.3 -.3 1.5 1.5 134.6 136.3 122.5 136.6 138.7 153.4 143.8 110.3 140.1 141.4 2.7 2.2 2.5 4.1 6.0 2.0 3.0 -6.6 3.1 3.4 .7 .5 -.4 1.3 .4 .5 1.0 -1.6 .7 .4 102.5 101.5 99.9 100.4 100.1 103.5 104.1 97.9 102.5 103.3 1.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ • -5.7 * 2.4 1.1 Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................... Commodities . .................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... .......... Nondurables less food and beverages ............ Durables .............................................. Services .............................................. 100.1 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 .................................... All items less shelter ............................................... Commodities less food ........................................... Nnnriurahles ............................................ Services less rent of shelter ® .............................. Services less medical care services .................... All items less energy ............................................... All items less food and enerov 3 ........................... -1.1 1.1 -.8 4.0 4.9 -8.1 3.5 3.6 1 Indexes on a 1987=100 base. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in Anchorage. 5 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 6 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Boston, Cincinnati, .8 -.6 -.4 -.8 2.5 2.4 3.1 1.0 1.1 Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Seattle. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Data not available. 131 Table 35. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, semiannual averages, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Percent change from preceding semiannual average Semiannual average indexes Area 1st half 1997 U.S. city average ............................................................................ 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 157.0 158.1 159.0 160.3 0.7 0.6 0.8 Northeast urban .............................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................. Size B/C 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ................................................ 164.2 163.8 100.3 165.4 165.1 101.1 166.1 165.9 101.4 167.6 167.6 102.0 .7 .8 .8 .4 .5 .3 .9 1.0 .6 Midwest urban 3 .............................................................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................. Size D - Non metropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 152.6 152.5 100.2 150.3 153.7 153.6 101.0 151.1 154.8 155.1 101.6 151.0 156.0 156.6 102.0 152.3 .7 .7 .8 .5 .7 1.0 .6 -.1 .8 1.0 .4 .9 South urban .................................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 .................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 ............................................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ....................... 154.9 153.5 100.7 156.1 155.8 154.3 101.3 157.3 156.3 155.0 101.5 158.8 157.6 156.3 102.2 160.6 .6 .5 .6 .8 .3 .5 .2 1.0 .8 .8 .7 1.1 West urban ..................................................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ................................................. Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 2 .............................................. 157.3 155.7 101.2 158.7 157.2 101.8 159.7 158.6 102.1 161.2 160.2 102.7 .9 1.0 .6 .6 .9 .3 .9 1.0 .6 143.2 100.6 155.5 144.3 101.3 156.5 145.3 101.6 157.3 146.7 102.2 158.8 .8 .7 .6 .7 .3 .5 1.0 .6 1.0 Anchorage, AK ............................................................................... Atlanta, GA ...................................................................................... Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .................................. Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................................................ Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN .................................................... 144.0 155.9 166.3 155.6 148.7 145.0 157.0 166.9 156.8 150.0 146.1 157.7 169.1 158.7 151.2 146.6 159.1 170.3 159.9 152.5 .7 .7 .4 .8 .9 .8 .4 1.3 1.2 .8 .3 .9 .7 .8 .9 Cleveland-Akron, OH .................................................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .................................................................... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO ....................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Ml ............................................................ Honolulu, HI ................... ................................................................ 147.3 150.8 152.7 150.3 172.4 149.0 152.1 154.5 151.7 172.0 150.6 152.8 155.2 153.3 172.3 152.8 154.1 157.9 155.4 171.0 1.2 .9 1.2 .9 -.2 1.1 .5 .5 1.1 .2 1.5 .9 1.7 1.4 -.8 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ...................................... .......... Kansas City, MO-KS ..................................................................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ............................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................................................ Milwaukee-Racine, Wl ................................................................... 143.8 151.0 153.9 155.9 159.8 145.2 151.9 154.7 156.3 159.8 144.8 152.7 155.5 157.4 161.4 146.0 153.1 156.5 158.3 162.8 1.0 .6 .5 .3 .0 -.3 .5 .5 .7 1.0 .8 .3 .6 .6 .9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ....................................................... New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD .............. Pittsburgh, PA ................................................................................ Portland-Salem, OR-WA ............................................................... 152.5 166.0 165.0 150.0 159.0 153.3 167.5 166.3 151.0 161.7 154.0 168.3 166.5 151.4 162.2 156.1 170.0 168.5 153.4 163.5 .5 .9 .8 .7 1.7 .5 .5 .1 .3 .3 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 .8 St. Louis, MO-IL ............................................................................. San Diego, CA ................................................................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........................................ Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................................................. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ........................................ Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 5 .................................... 151.1 152.6 156.0 158.2 132.8 100.6 152.7 153.1 158.8 159.9 133.4 100.9 152.5 154.5 160.5 162.1 135.2 101.3 153.6 156.2 163.1 164.4 136.5 102.5 1.1 .3 1.8 1.1 .5 .3 -.1 .9 1.1 1.4 1.3 .4 .7 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.2 Region and area size 1 Size classes A 4 ................................................................................................ B/C 2 ............................................................................................. D .................................................................................................. Selected local areas 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities, notes. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the 132 Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions category and commodity and service group \ semiannual averages, by expenditure (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest 2 Northeast U.S. city average West South Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 1.4 ■ 0.8 167.6 ■ 261.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 157.6 255.2 1.2 0.8 161.2 259.3 1.6 0.9 ' 156.0 252.3 1.5 ' Item and Group Expenditure category All items ............................................................ 160.3 All items (December 1977=100) 3 ................... 477.6 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 161.2 160.8 160.7 162.1 165.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 .8 1.2 .8 163.7 163.3 163.7 164.8 168.5 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 .5 158.4 157.8 157.1 159.5 165.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.0 .8 1.1 1.2 158.8 159.0 156.8 164.2 156.4 1.8 1.8 1.2 2.7 1.8 .8 .9 .6 1.3 .8 164.4 163.9 167.3 159.0 169.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 1.7 .9 1.0 .8 1.4 .2 Housing .......................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence4 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ..................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 157.7 178.1 173.2 2.2 3.2 3.3 1.3 1.7 1.8 169.3 199.4 185.6 2.0 2.8 3.1 1.2 1.6 1.8 151.2 171.2 170.0 2.0 2.9 2.8 .8 1.4 1.5 150.7 165.3 160.6 1.8 3.3 3.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 161.9 177.0 175.3 3.0 3.9 4.0 1.7 2.0 2.2 172.6 128.6 113.4 121.2 127.8 110.8 125.0 3.2 -1.8 -3.6 -3.4 -4.2 -3.1 1.0 1.7 .4 .2 .6 1.4 -1.7 .0 187.2 122.2 112.1 129.1 134.9 120.7 125.4 3.0 -2.3 -2.9 -2.0 -2.9 -.2 1.7 1.6 -1.1 -1.6 -.5 -.2 -1.0 .9 171.6 125.3 108.6 114.4 126.7 101.4 123.2 2.9 -1.4 -2.5 -2.2 -1.8 -4.2 .7 1.5 -.3 -.7 -.4 .9 -2.5 -1.2 157.4 134.7 114.9 117.6 117.5 117.4 125.5 3.3 -2.2 -6.1 -6.4 -7.6 -3.7 .3 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.6 -1.3 .5 172.6 138.2 126.8 129.4 143.1 113.8 126.6 3.7 -1.5 -2.6 -2.6 -2.3 -4.1 1.4 2.0 .9 .7 .7 1.3 -.8 .2 Apparel ............................................................ 131.4 -.1 -.3 128.0 -.9 .0 129.3 -.5 .2 142.8 .6 -.7 122.8 -.1 -.8 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 5 ................ New vehicles ........................................... Used cars and trucks .............................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 140.2 137.7 100.5 144.2 153.7 90.4 89.9 87.2 94.7 92.7 -2.1 -2.2 .7 -.3 2.5 -14.4 -14.6 -15.6 -13.8 -12.8 -.4 -.4 .4 -.6 2.3 -3.9 -4.0 -4.4 -3.6 -3.1 142.8 138.8 100.0 143.3 156.1 88.1 87.7 85.7 91.4 89.5 -2.8 -2.9 ■ -.5 2.5 -15.8 -15.9 -17.0 -15.3 -14.0 -.7 -.6 .5 -.3 2.4 -4.4 -4.4 -4.7 -4.3 -3.8 139.1 136.7 100.6 143.0 154.3 91.5 91.1 88.9 101.9 95.9 -1.4 -1.5 ■ -.1 2.7 -13.1 -13.5 -14.3 -12.2 -11.4 -.4 -.4 .6 -.6 2.5 -4.3 -4.3 -4.8 -3.7 -2.9 138.4 137.3 101.1 146.2 155.4 87.9 87.4 83.9 93.8 92.1 -2.3 -2.4 -.2 3.3 -14.7 -15.0 -16.0 -14.1 -13.0 -.4 -.4 .7 -.5 2.6 -4.1 -4.2 -4.7 -3.9 -3.5 141.3 138.4 99.9 144.0 149.0 94.4 93.6 90.3 92.4 96.5 -2.0 -2.3 ' -1.0 1.4 -14.4 -14.6 -15.4 -13.6 -12.7 -.3 -.4 -.2 -1.1 1.4 -2.7 -2.6 -3.0 -1.5 -2.1 Medical care ................................................... 243.4 Medical care commodities .......................... 220.6 Medical care services .................................. 248.5 Professional services ................................. 225.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 254.0 226.4 259.9 237.7 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.4 1.9 2.5 1.8 1.9 238.4 219.0 242.8 223.6 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.9 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.4 242.2 216.3 248.3 228.6 3.2 3.0 3.2 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 240.3 226.3 243.5 210.2 2.4 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.0 .5 R ecreation5 .................................................... 100.9 .9 .1 102.1 - .2 101.1 - .5 101.3 - .2 99.1 - -.6 Education and communication 5 .................... 100.8 1.4 .7 100.2 - 1.0 101.7 - 1.1 100.5 - .5 100.8 - .4 Other goods and services ............................. 240.6 7.2 3.9 252.6 7.3 3.6 237.0 8.1 4.3 233.3 7.9 4.5 239.8 4.9 2.9 All items ............................................................. 160.3 Commodities ................................................... 142.0 Commodities less food and beverages .... 130.5 Nondurables less food and beverages .... 132.1 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................. 137.1 Durables ..................................................... 127.1 Services ........................................................... 182.2 Rent of shelter4 ........................................... 171.5 Transportation services .............................. 185.5 Other services .............................................. 215.3 1.4 .1 -1.1 -1.7 .8 .4 -.2 .0 167.6 143.7 129.9 129.9 1.3 .1 -1.3 -1.7 .9 .5 -.2 .0 156.0 140.1 130.0 133.4 1.5 .1 -.9 -1.4 .8 .2 -.1 .2 157.6 142.1 132.6 134.4 1.2 .2 -.7 -1.3 .8 .4 .0 .0 161.2 142.2 129.0 130.1 1.6 .1 -1.6 -2.5 .9 .1 -.4 -.2 -2.4 -.3 2.5 3.3 1.3 3.3 .1 -.3 1.3 1.7 .1 1.5 136.2 127.5 195.8 186.3 186.7 234.2 -2.2 -.4 2.3 2.9 .1 3.4 .0 -.3 1.2 1.6 -.2 1.6 138.8 124.3 175.6 170.2 182.2 203.4 -1.8 -.2 2.8 3.0 2.5 3.6 .1 -.4 1.3 1.4 .1 2.0 135.3 129.2 176.6 157.3 188.9 213.6 -2.2 -.1 2.1 3.4 .6 3.3 .4 .1 1.3 1.5 -.1 1.5 138.3 127.5 181.6 170.6 186.4 208.5 -3.7 -.5 2.8 3.9 1.9 2.5 .1 -.6 1.5 2.0 .7 .9 1.3 1.2 .7 -1.0 .8 .8 .5 -.1 164.1 168.6 158.2 131.6 1.2 1.2 .7 -1.1 .8 .8 .6 -.1 152.3 155.5 152.3 131.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 -.8 .7 .7 .5 -.1 152.8 157.2 155.7 133.4 1.0 1.1 .5 -.7 .8 .8 .6 .1 157.6 160.6 156.1 130.9 1.5 1.3 .6 -1.5 .9 .9 .4 -.4 Commodity and service group Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............................................ All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... See footnotes at end of table. 156.5 160.1 155.4 131.9 133 Table 36. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest 2 Northeast U.S. city average South West Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 146.9 134.1 138.8 171.5 176.5 101.2 168.5 170.5 0.3 -1.5 -2.0 1.7 2.4 -8.7 2.2 2.3 0.5 .0 .2 .9 1.3 -1.7 1.1 1.1 147.4 132.2 138.3 176.2 191.1 101.3 176.9 180.9 0.3 -1.5 -1.8 1.6 2.1 -8.0 2.1 2.2 0.7 .0 .0 .8 1.2 -2.6 1.2 1.2 146.0 135.4 140.6 165.6 170.0 99.5 164.4 166.0 0.4 -1.2 -1.5 2.5 2.6 -7.8 2.4 2.4 0.6 .3 .2 1.0 1.2 -2.5 1.0 1.0 146.6 135.4 136.2 172.2 169.1 99.3 165.9 167.6 0.3 -1.1 -1.9 1.2 2.0 -10.2 2.2 2.3 0.4 .1 .4 1.1 1.3 -1.0 1.0 1.0 147.9 133.0 140.4 173.7 176.8 107.4 167.4 168.4 0.3 -2.1 -3.1 1.5 2.9 -9.1 2.3 2.2 0.4 -.2 .1 .9 1.6 -1.0 1.0 1.0 143.0 90.3 189.0 1.0 -13.9 3.0 .4 -4.1 1.4 144.9 86.8 202.9 1.0 -14.5 2.6 .6 -5.1 1.3 141.8 91.4 183.7 1.1 -12.9 3.2 .6 -4.4 1.4 144.9 88.7 183.8 1.4 -14.3 2.9 .6 -4.1 1.2 140.2 95.5 185.7 .4 -14.2 3.1 -.1 -2.6 1.5 Item and Group Special aggregate indexes Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............... Services less rent of she lter4 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Services less energy services ................... 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes are on a December 1977=100 base except for the U.S. which is on a 1967=100 base. 4 5 6 7 ‘ 134 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Index Item and Group Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 All items 4 ......................................................... ............................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 146.7 146.7 1.7 1.0 102.2 0.9 0.6 158.8 256.6 1.5 1.0 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 146.2 145.8 149.2 140.4 149.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 .9 101.4 101.4 101.1 101.8 101.0 - .8 .8 .5 1.2 .9 156.7 156.4 154.0 161.8 159.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 -.7 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 -1.7 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 .................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... 143.8 153.5 145.2 155.1 129.2 126.4 126.3 130.1 118.5 118.0 2.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 -1.3 -2.5 -2.2 -2.4 -3.1 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.0 .8 .6 1.1 2.3 -1.5 .5 101.6 102.5 101.7 102.0 98.4 97.5 98.0 99.4 93.4 101.0 ■ * ■ ■ * ~ ■ .9 1.4 1.2 1.4 -.2 -.5 -.1 .4 -1.8 -.2 154.3 176.8 162.8 168.3 133.2 110.1 118.8 125.5 109.3 122.5 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.4 .5 .3 -.4 1.5 -1.9 .7 .9 1.2 1.3 1.4 .9 1.0 1.9 -1.8 -1.3 Apparel .......................................................................................... 120.6 .0 -.5 100.4 - -.2 135.7 .9 .4 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 139.8 139.1 100.4 126.3 145.9 132.9 132.2 131.1 93.3 125.6 -2.0 -2.2 -.6 3.0 -14.0 -14.3 -15.3 -13.3 -12.7 -.3 -.3 .4 -.8 2.5 -3.1 -3.1 -3.5 -2.7 -2.6 98.3 98.1 100.5 99.4 102.6 88.7 88.7 88.1 89.1 90.0 ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ -.7 -.7 .4 -.5 2.1 -4.8 -4.8 -5.2 -4.4 -3.9 138.3 136.0 101.1 146.6 146.3 87.0 86.4 82.5 95.4 90.9 -2.3 -2.2 ‘ .2 2.1 -15.9 -16.2 -17.0 -16.2 -13.6 -.4 -.4 .7 -.7 2.5 -4.3 -4.2 -4.5 -4.2 -3.3 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services .............................................................. 193.0 179.7 195.9 179.0 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.8 1.7 2.4 1.6 1.7 102.5 102.0 102.6 102.6 • ■ 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.4 236.7 221.8 240.4 230.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.2 1.9 2.7 1.6 1.2 Recreation 3 ................................................................................... 100.6 - -.2 100.8 - .2 103.5 - 1.7 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 101.1 - .9 100.3 - .5 101.0 - .9 Other goods and services .......................................................... 192.7 6.1 3.2 106.9 - 4.5 246.2 10.7 6.8 146.7 136.8 130.5 138.0 149.1 120.6 155.9 153.9 154.6 176.5 1.7 .3 -1.1 -1.8 -2.6 -.2 2.8 3.8 1.0 3.2 1.0 .4 -.2 -.1 .1 -.3 1.5 1.9 .1 1.6 102.2 100.1 99.3 99.0 98.3 99.7 101.9 102.5 101.1 102.4 .9 * ■ ■ ■ ■ .6 .2 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 1.1 1.4 .0 1.4 158.8 141.3 132.5 133.7 135.5 128.6 181.7 165.3 180.8 216.0 1.5 .3 -.7 -.7 -1.5 -.5 2.7 2.0 1.0 5.1 1.0 .8 .5 1.2 1.6 -.2 1.2 .9 .2 2.2 144.6 146.9 144.1 131.5 142.5 139.0 148.9 1.6 1.5 .8 -1.0 .5 -1.5 -2.1 1.0 1.0 .6 -.2 .6 -.1 .2 100.9 100.9 100.5 99.4 100.2 99.1 98.5 ■ ■ ■ .6 .6 .4 -.2 .3 -.1 .0 154.1 159.1 154.5 133.4 145.3 135.0 136.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 -.7 .6 -.7 -1.3 .9 .9 1.0 .5 1.2 1.1 1.4 Expenditure category Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter5 .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 135 Table 37. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Item and Group Size class D Size class B/C 3 Percent change from- Index 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 157.9 152.9 129.6 148.1 148.6 131.3 132.2 158.3 1.8 2.8 -8.0 2.5 2.4 1.0 -13.7 3.2 1.1 1.5 -1.1 1.2 1.1 .3 -3.4 1.5 101.4 101.8 93.3 101.7 101.8 101.0 88.7 102.3 Percent change from2nd half 1997 Index Percent change from- 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 0.8 1.0 -2.5 .9 .9 .5 -5.0 1.2 171.3 175.0 98.4 167.5 170.5 145.0 86.6 189.6 3.1 2.5 -6.9 2.3 2.3 1.5 -15.3 2.8 1.4 1.2 -1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 -4.1 1.2 Special aggregate indexes Services less rent of she lter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ................... Energy commodities .................................................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 1 size 2 3 4 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population classes. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. ■ - 5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. ' Data not available. 136 Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and Group Index 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1998 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Expenditure category All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) .............................. 167.6 256.1 1.5 1.0 102.0 0.9 0.6 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ........................................................................ Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 163.1 162.6 163.3 163.3 170.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 .8 102.0 102.1 102.0 102.3 100.1 - 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 -.2 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 167.5 194.6 188.1 183.9 121.3 115.6 130.0 134.3 123.9 126.0 2.3 3.1 3.6 3.3 -2.0 -2.5 -1.7 -3.2 .3 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.7 -.5 -.8 .1 .6 -1.0 1.1 101.3 102.2 101.1 101.7 96.5 95.2 96.8 97.2 95.6 102.3 - Apparel ..................................................................... 122.6 -1.8 .0 101.7 - -.1 Transportation ........................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 146.2 141.8 87.8 87.3 85.2 89.9 88.8 -2.5 -2.5 -15.3 -15.5 -16.7 -14.8 -13.6 -.6 -.5 -4.1 -4.2 -4.6 -3.9 -3.6 97.1 96.8 86.1 86.1 85.4 86.7 87.5 - -.8 -.8 -4.9 -4.9 -4.9 -5.1 -4.4 Medical care ............................................................. 258.8 4.8 2.1 102.6 - 1.7 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 102.2 - .1 101.8 - .3 Education and communication 2 ............................. 100.4 - 1.1 99.7 - .5 Other goods and services ....................................... 251.7 7.4 3.7 106.0 - 3.4 167.6 143.5 129.3 128.8 128.0 194.0 1.5 .2 -1.2 -1.8 .0 2.5 1.0 .6 .0 .2 -.2 1.4 102.0 100.1 98.9 98.5 99.4 101.5 .9 ■ * .6 .3 -.4 -.4 -.3 .9 164.0 159.0 131.1 147.0 131.3 175.6 189.0 103.5 176.1 180.0 1.4 .9 -1.1 .3 -1.6 1.7 2.4 -7.4 2.3 2.3 1.0 .8 .1 .8 .2 .9 1.3 -2.0 1.3 1.3 100.7 100.3 99.0 100.3 98.6 100.8 101.4 91.4 101.7 101.6 ■ ~ ~ ~ ■ ■ ■ “ ■ ■ ‘ ■ ■ ' ■ ' .7 1.4 1.1 1.4 -2.3 -3.1 -1.7 -1.9 -1.1 .5 Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... ■ Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of she lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 137 ' .5 .3 -.3 .4 -.4 .5 .9 -3.8 1.0 .9 Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Size class A Item and Group Index Size class B/C 2 Percent change from1st half 1998 Index Size class D Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 102.0 1.0 Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 152.3 246.8 0.8 ' ' .7 .6 .2 1.1 1.2 150.9 149.9 146.3 157.4 164.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.9 -.5 .4 .5 .4 .6 -.5 ' .6 1.2 1.0 1.1 .2 .1 .5 2.1 -1.9 -1.4 146.7 164.4 153.0 163.1 133.3 103.5 111.6 110.4 115.5 120.0 .3 2.3 2.1 2.1 -2.3 -5.5 -5.3 -10.0 .6 -4.1 .3 1.3 1.1 1.3 -.6 -1.2 -1.1 -.7 -1.5 -2.8 - -.6 140.6 -.4 3.3 98.7 98.6 91.3 91.3 90.6 92.3 93.4 ■ -1.2 -1.1 -5.6 -5.6 -6.2 -4.7 -3.8 134.3 130.5 85.0 84.2 81.1 98.3 89.2 -2.7 -2.5 -16.7 -17.0 -17.7 -17.3 -14.6 -.4 -.4 -5.2 -5.2 -5.6 -5.3 -3.8 102.4 - 1.2 229.0 4.7 2.5 .1 100.6 - 102.6 - 1.5 1.3 100.5 - 1.0 100.2 - .3 3.7 107.4 - 4.4 229.3 9.8 6.7 2.0 .7 -.5 -.7 .0 3.1 1.0 .6 .1 .4 -.2 1.4 102.0 99.9 99.1 99.3 99.0 102.2 1.0 ■ .4 -.2 -.7 -.6 -.8 1.1 152.3 140.1 134.3 136.8 126.6 168.3 .8 -.1 -.9 -1.0 -.7 1.6 .9 .9 1.1 2.2 -.1 .8 1.9 1.4 -.4 1.0 -.5 2.7 2.9 -7.3 2.7 2.8 .9 .7 .2 .9 .4 1.2 1.3 -1.9 1.2 1.3 100.9 100.6 99.2 100.3 99.4 102.1 102.2 94.7 101.7 101.7 - .3 .2 -.7 .0 -.5 1.0 1.1 -2.9 .8 .7 148.2 149.9 135.3 144.3 138.5 157.8 161.8 94.6 160.6 163.3 .5 .4 -.8 .2 -1.0 1.2 1.4 -10.6 2.0 2.1 .7 .8 1.1 1.3 2.1 .6 .7 -2.9 1.3 1.4 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977= 100) .............................. 156.6 256.0 2.0 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ........................................................................ Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 161.4 161.0 161.7 160.3 166.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 101.4 101.4 101.2 101.6 101.5 ■ Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 150.2 170.3 174.3 170.6 122.8 108.4 112.0 124.4 98.4 117.9 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 -1.7 -2.7 -2.6 -3.0 -4.5 .9 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 -.6 -1.1 -1.0 .3 -3.1 -.8 101.5 102.4 101.5 101.7 98.9 98.4 99.0 104.2 91.3 100.2 - Apparel ..................................................................... 127.2 .5 .4 100.5 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 140.1 138.0 93.7 93.2 91.6 101.6 95.8 -.8 -.9 -11.9 -12.3 -12.9 -11.7 -10.7 .1 .1 -3.0 -2.9 -3.3 -2.7 -2.2 Medical care ............................................................. 238.4 4.9 2.7 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 101.2 - Education and communication 2 ............................. 102.8 - Other goods and services ....................................... 241.3 7.2 156.6 140.9 129.0 134.7 121.5 175.4 153.1 153.2 130.6 148.4 136.8 167.3 170.0 100.9 164.6 165.5 1st half 1998 Index 1st half 1998 Expenditure category 1.0 ' 0.4 " - .7 0.9 Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ................................ See footnotes at end of table. 138 Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 160.6 259.9 2.1 1.1 ■ - .7 .6 .4 1.3 .9 155.6 156.2 153.5 163.7 145.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.9 -.9 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.2 -.8 101.8 102.9 102.3 102.6 98.2 97.1 97.2 97.7 94.0 101.0 ■ ~ " ■ ■ * - 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.7 -.2 -.5 -.3 -.1 -2.5 .1 156.1 182.1 164.1 166.9 135.3 114.1 119.3 123.2 110.3 119.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 3.1 -1.2 .9 .7 1.7 1.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.5 -4.0 .0 100.5 - .5 130.3 .9 -3.1 - 102.2 0.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 3.0 2.2 .9 .9 .6 1.4 1.0 101.1 101.1 100.7 102.0 100.9 148.9 162.6 161.3 156.6 127.4 114.8 118.8 117.8 113.3 129.6 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.6 2.2 .0 -.1 -.8 -2.8 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.8 4.9 6.0 6.3 7.3 1.3 1.6 147.5 .5 -1.9 156.3 253.1 1.3 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ......................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 159.3 159.5 157.0 165.0 156.8 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... Apparel 1st half 1998 0.7 0.8 All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) .............................. 1st half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 2nd half 1997 2nd half 1997 Index 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and Group 1st half 1998 Expenditure category ..................................................................... Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 139.0 138.2 90.9 90.1 87.2 92.7 93.3 -2.6 -2.9 -13.9 -14.1 -15.1 -13.1 -12.4 -.5 -.6 -3.3 -3.3 -3.6 -3.1 -2.6 98.5 98.2 88.0 88.0 87.2 88.4 89.6 ■ ■ ■ -.4 -.5 -4.7 -4.7 -5.0 -4.4 -4.0 138.3 137.4 80.5 79.5 74.8 95.1 88.2 -1.9 -1.9 -16.4 -16.8 -18.1 -15.9 -14.1 -.1 -.1 -4.7 -4.8 -5.3 -4.2 -3.8 Medical care ............................................................. 239.4 2.1 .5 102.6 - 1.4 243.4 4.5 2.1 101.0 - 106.9 - 2.2 1.7 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 100.2 - -.3 .1 Education and communication 2 ............................. 101.0 - .9 100.1 - .2 101.5 - Other goods and sen/ices ....................................... 217.2 5.2 3.0 107.3 - 5.0 242.8 11.3 6.8 156.3 142.1 132.3 133.9 129.7 173.1 1.3 .0 -1.2 -1.8 -.5 2.5 .8 .1 -.3 -.6 .1 1.5 102.2 100.3 99.8 99.3 100.4 102.0 .9 ■ ~ - .7 .4 .2 .3 .0 1.2 160.6 139.6 130.6 130.3 128.7 187.8 2.1 .6 -.2 -.7 .5 3.5 1.1 .7 .2 -.2 .4 1.5 152.1 154.8 133.3 146.7 135.2 168.7 166.6 101.9 164.1 165.3 1.2 .5 -1.0 .2 -1.5 1.5 2.5 -6.6 1.9 2.0 .9 .7 -.1 .3 -.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 .8 .7 101.0 100.6 99.8 100.2 99.3 101.2 101.9 92.7 101.9 102.1 - .7 .6 .2 .5 .3 .9 1.1 -2.4 1.1 1.1 154.6 155.6 130.9 142.8 130.7 178.0 179.3 95.2 170.2 174.0 1.8 2.1 -.2 .6 -.7 4.6 3.4 -5.5 2.8 3.1 1.0 1.2 .1 .8 -.2 2.1 1.5 -.6 1.2 1.2 Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ................................ See footnotes at end of table. 139 ■ ■ ■ ■ • Table 38. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of region and population size classes 1, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B/C 2 Size class A Item and Group Index Index Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 Percent change from- 2nd half 1998 1st half 1998 2nd half 1997 Expenditure category All items 4 ..................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .............................. 160.2 259.3 1.9 Food and beverages ................................................ Food ........................................................................ Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 165.7 165.0 168.9 159.3 170.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 1.8 1.0 ' 1.1 1.1 .8 1.6 .5 102.7 0.9 " ' 101.3 101.3 101.5 100.9 101.1 - 1.1 1.1 .9 1.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.6 -.3 .5 ' 0.6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 Housing ..................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence ................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 161.6 174.3 180.9 171.7 139.7 130.0 132.0 146.4 118.0 128.7 3.6 4.6 4.9 4.6 -3.6 -5.2 -5.2 -4.6 -6.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 .2 .0 -.1 .5 -1.2 .2 101.5 101.7 101.0 101.1 100.7 100.5 100.6 101.8 95.9 101.1 ■ ~ ~ Apparel ..................................................................... 122.0 .8 -1.1 98.8 - -1.4 Transportation .......................................................... Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 140.3 137.3 93.7 92.7 89.3 90.7 96.5 -2.1 -2.4 -15.0 -15.1 -16.2 -13.7 -13.3 -.1 -.2 -2.3 -2.4 -2.8 -1.2 -1.8 98.5 98.1 88.0 88.0 87.4 88.9 89.4 ■ -.4 -.5 -3.6 -3.6 -3.9 -2.6 -3.2 Medical care ............................................................. 236.7 2.6 1.3 102.1 - 1.1 Recreation 2 ............................................................... 98.9 - -.7 99.7 - -.4 Education and communication 2 ............................. 100.6 - .5 101.3 - .5 Other goods and services ....................................... 240.0 4.0 2.2 105.3 - 3.6 160.2 141.6 127.1 127.8 126.5 179.6 1.9 .3 -1.5 -2.6 -.2 3.2 1.0 .1 -.5 -.5 102.7 99.6 98.7 98.2 99.3 101.7 .9 ■ .6 157.0 155.8 129.2 147.6 131.1 172.2 175.5 105.9 166.3 166.8 1.8 .6 -1.4 1.0 .4 .5 .4 -.5 .8 1.8 -1.3 1.2 1.2 100.7 100.4 98.8 99.8 98.3 101.6 101.7 94.6 101.3 101.3 * Commodity and service group All items 4 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... -.6 1.8 .0 -.3 -.1 -.6 1.0 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ....................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy ......................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy ................................ -2.2 1.2 3.2 -10.9 2.7 2.7 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 4 5 6 7 ' 140 -.5 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base, Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base, Data not available. .5 .4 -.2 .3 -.1 .9 1.0 -.5 .7 .7 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Index Percent change from- Index ChicagoGary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI BostonBrockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Atlanta, GA Anchorage, AK Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 Expenditure category 0.3 159.1 481.0 1.3 0.9 170.3 492.4 2.0 0.7 159.9 469.5 2.0 0.8 .8 .6 1.4 -1.1 .8 -.5 -.4 -.7 -1.2 -1.9 165.0 168.7 161.4 180.4 125.9 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.3 .2 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.4 .7 165.5 166.0 162.8 175.5 163.5 3.8 3.9 4.5 3.8 3.8 1.8 1.7 2.5 1.7 3.3 166.1 165.5 174.0 149.9 173.3 2.8 3.1 4.0 1.3 -.1 1.3 1.3 2.0 .3 .4 131.1 131.0 121.1 123.3 152.2 152.6 162.1 158.6 163.3 114.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.2 .5 .7 .8 2.2 -1.3 .7 .5 .8 1.1 .6 -1.5 -1.9 -1.8 . -2.9 .1 .7 159.8 174.7 181.0 164.1 146.0 136.1 137.1 142.3 126.5 132.9 3.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.8 .1 .1 -.9 -.6 .1 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.1 4.5 7.2 7.4 7.9 3.1 1.6 164.5 194.7 187.4 176.4 118.3 99.1 121.7 126.6 113.1 114.5 2.5 4.0 5.5 3.6 -5.4 -4.0 -2.4 -9.9 9.5 -.6 1.0 2.1 3.0 2.1 -3.7 -6.0 -5.7 -4.5 -7.2 -.4 154.5 181.0 191.9 180.9 116.4 103.8 107.1 115.0 98.8 108.3 1.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 -6.7 -6.9 -7.0 -9.9 -4.8 -1.9 .4 1.6 1.9 1.5 -5.7 -6.7 -6.7 -7.9 -5.0 -2.3 Apparel3 .................................................................... 124.5 -4.4 -1.8 131.1 -1.2 -2.8 147.2 -1.8 -2.6 118.8 1.5 -.3 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 141.2 138.8 99.2 99.1 95.3 95.9 105.3 -2.7 -2.0 -12.7 -12.8 -12.8 -13.7 -11.6 -1.1 -1.0 -4.3 -4.3 -4.2 -4.2 -4.1 125.7 124.8 78.9 78.3 74.4 96.5 86.2 -3.0 -3.2 -14.7 -15.1 -15.9 -14.5 -13.3 -.2 -.2 -3.0 -3.0 -2.9 -3.1 -2.9 140.9 139.7 90.2 89.0 85.7 93.1 93.2 -2.8 -3.7 -16.6 -16.8 -18.1 -15.3 -13.9 -.9 -1.3 -5.4 -5.4 -5.9 -4.6 -4.1 135.6 132.8 94.5 93.7 91.2 101.0 96.2 -.7 -.9 -10.1 -10.4 -11.4 -9.2 -9.1 .4 .5 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 -.1 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 251.3 3.6 1.3 242.4 .4 .5 308.3 7.4 2.7 251.6 4.4 1.9 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 106.0 - 3.5 97.6 - -2.7 103.7 - -.4 101.2 - .4 Education and communication 9 ............................. 98.4 - -.8 101.0 - .6 100.5 - .7 106.0 - 1.7 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 191.4 9.7 4.1 227.6 2.5 2.2 248.8 6.6 3.7 249.6 5.8 2.2 146.6 139.4 135.0 131.2 139.0 154.5 1.1 .3 -.1 .1 -.1 1.6 .3 .1 .4 .8 .1 .4 159.1 136.3 120.8 122.4 120.1 185.4 1.3 -.4 -2.9 -2.8 -3.3 2.8 .9 .3 -.9 -1.1 -.6 1.5 170.3 144.2 131.9 134.3 127.5 199.3 2.0 .5 -1.3 -2.3 -.1 3.2 .7 -.2 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 1.4 159.9 141.4 126.4 134.0 117.3 180.5 2.0 .9 -.2 -.3 -.3 2.8 .8 .6 .2 .4 .1 .9 142.3 152.4 135.7 139.8 133.0 162.7 147.1 115.8 149.5 149.7 .9 .7 .1 .4 .2 1.4 1.4 -5.8 1.5 1.6 .3 .1 .4 .1 .6 .0 .4 -2.9 .5 .7 154.3 155.0 121.1 143.4 122.5 180.1 178.3 99.4 167.6 167.8 1.3 .3 -2.7 .7 -2.6 1.6 2.9 -6.6 1.9 1.5 .8 .7 -.7 .6 -1.1 1.5 1.5 2.8 .8 .5 164.4 163.7 132.9 148.9 135.1 191.1 190.0 95.2 181.7 186.0 1.8 1.2 -1.2 .7 -2.0 2.0 2.8 -9.2 3.0 2.8 .6 .1 -1.1 .3 -1.0 .5 1.3 -5.7 1.2 1.1 155.5 153.7 128.5 150.5 136.9 168.1 174.2 98.0 168.4 169.0 1.9 1.3 -.2 1.3 -.2 1.8 2.8 -8.8 2.9 2.8 .7 .3 .2 .8 .4 -.1 .8 -4.2 1.1 1.1 All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 4 ................................................ 146.6 381.5 Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ......................... .............................. Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................ 147.3 147.1 150.6 139.7 147.0 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ...................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 1.1 ~ Commodity and service group All items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of s he lter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 141 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CincinnatiHamilton, OH-KY-IN Item and Group Index ClevelandAkron, OH Percent change from- Index DallasFort Worth, TX Percent change from- Index DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1997 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ...................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 152.5 468.8 1.7 ■ 0.9 ■ 152.8 477.4 2.6 ■ 1.5 ■ 154.1 475.2 1.3 ■ 0.9 ■ 157.9 525.4 2.2 ■ 1.7 ■ Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ....................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 149.5 148.4 146.6 151.2 167.1 2.7 2.7 3.1 1.7 3.2 1.4 1.4 2.2 .6 1.6 163.8 165.3 160.2 175.6 147.2 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.2 -.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.3 .1 159.8 157.6 148.5 174.7 185.1 1.8 1.5 .3 4.3 4.4 1.0 .8 .4 1.9 2.9 151.9 154.0 159.4 145.7 138.3 2.7 2.7 3.4 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.2 .1 .3 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 147.5 163.7 164.4 160.1 129.4 114.6 121.2 128.7 111.4 122.8 3.1 3.3 2.2 3.4 3.4 1.8 2.6 .2 .5 3.9 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.5 4.2 1.9 2.7 3.3 -1.9 -1.0 147.7 160.0 171.4 166.6 135.8 128.9 131.4 145.4 118.8 125.5 3.4 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.0 1.8 1.9 .8 1.4 -2.3 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 7.2 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.4 -1.3 144.0 153.6 151.4 147.7 130.9 126.3 125.6 126.3 111.3 127.7 3.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 2.2 .8 1.0 .2 -10.5 .8 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.9 5.6 7.7 7.8 9.4 -.6 .6 152.1 166.1 161.1 161.5 127.8 104.1 104.5 104.4 104.5 120.1 4.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 1.1 1.8 2.0 .2 4.2 2.0 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.7 .6 .1 .1 -.2 .6 -1.1 Apparel 3 .................................................................... 124.8 -5.4 -2.7 129.2 2.6 2.5 128.1 -3.8 -5.2 102.3 -.7 5.9 T ransportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 141.0 141.1 99.5 99.2 101.0 100.5 92.3 .6 .7 -12.9 -13.0 -13.2 -12.8 -11.1 1.4 1.5 -5.1 -5.1 -5.0 -5.2 -5.4 138.4 138.5 98.4 97.5 95.6 100.8 101.7 1.1 1.4 -10.8 -11.2 -12.1 -10.4 -9.2 .4 .6 -3.1 -3.2 -3.5 -2.7 -2.3 142.8 142.8 89.3 88.8 85.0 91.3 92.5 -2.7 -3.3 -14.9 -14.9 -16.0 -14.2 -12.7 -.6 -.8 -4.1 -4.1 -4.5 -3.7 -3.2 162.6 160.4 89.7 89.7 84.2 91.8 98.8 -.9 -1.3 -15.8 -15.9 -17.8 -14.7 -12.3 -.2 -.2 -3.0 -2.9 -4.1 -2.0 -.8 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 221.8 1.0 .8 212.8 1.4 1.6 234.1 1.3 .6 276.4 3.5 1.4 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 104.1 - -.6 100.5 - .6 100.4 - .7 99.5 - -.5 Education and communication 9 ............................. 97.2 - -1.5 99.0 - -.1 100.2 - 1.4 98.1 - -1.0 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 238.2 3.8 1.3 223.4 6.7 3.4 220.6 8.1 3.2 215.6 3.0 2.9 152.5 136.8 129.6 125.6 134.2 172.3 1.7 .4 -.7 -2.9 1.4 2.8 .9 .1 -.6 -1.3 .1 1.7 152.8 140.6 127.8 136.2 117.9 167.4 2.6 1.8 .8 .0 1.7 3.3 1.5 1.1 .7 .7 .7 1.8 154.1 141.6 130.9 126.0 137.0 168.6 1.3 -.1 -1.4 -3.2 .2 2.9 .9 .0 -.7 -1.9 .4 1.9 157.9 133.4 121.9 124.1 116.5 182.8 2.2 -.5 -2.6 -3.6 -1.2 4.3 1.7 1.0 .2 1.7 -1.4 2.2 149.2 149.9 130.9 138.0 127.9 166.8 168.0 108.2 159.2 162.1 1.7 1.2 -.5 .0 -2.6 2.5 3.0 -4.6 2.2 2.1 .9 .7 -.5 .1 -1.2 1.8 1.8 -1.0 .9 .8 150.2 152.5 128.5 150.6 136.6 163.6 164.0 115.1 158.2 156.7 2.7 2.0 .7 1.9 -.1 2.4 3.6 -3.9 3.1 2.8 1.5 1.6 .7 1.3 .6 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.2 1.0 149.9 154.9 132.9 143.0 129.7 172.2 162.0 106.3 162.4 163.6 1.3 .4 -1.0 -.4 -2.3 1.4 3.0 -6.4 2.0 2.1 .9 .6 -.4 -.3 -1.4 1.7 2.0 2.4 .9 .8 152.4 155.1 122.6 138.5 124.8 196.0 174.7 99.6 164.2 166.8 2.1 .7 -2.3 -.2 -3.2 2.5 4.4 -8.5 2.9 2.8 1.7 1.0 .2 2.1 1.6 .9 2.2 -1.5 1.9 1.7 Commodity and service group All items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 142 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml Item and Group Index HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Honolulu, HI Percent change from- Index Percent change from- Index Kansas City, MO-KS Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 Expenditure category -0.8 146.0 465.8 0.6 0.8 153.1 448.6 0.8 0.3 -.6 -.9 -2.3 .1 1.1 -1.1 -1.3 -2.4 -.2 .8 151.7 151.3 157.1 142.0 152.2 1.8 1.7 1.2 3.0 2.1 .7 .7 .0 .9 1.2 160.6 161.5 159.3 164.8 145.7 -.4 -.5 -1.9 2.0 -1.3 1.1 1.1 .4 1.0 -.5 177.4 196.8 183.2 185.5 130.4 110.8 110.4 110.6 105.5 138.3 -1.2 -.4 -1.3 -.3 -4.6 -5.9 -5.9 -5.8 -7.0 -5.4 -.6 -.2 -.3 -.2 -1.4 -1.6 -1.6 -1.4 -3.7 -4.1 131.2 143.7 141.9 143.6 112.4 102.6 102.5 104.7 91.4 118.0 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.8 2.0 -1.6 -1.8 -2.4 -6.4 3.2 2.7 2.0 2.5 2.6 7.5 6.5 6.5 8.6 -4.7 1.5 144.9 154.8 163.0 149.0 134.1 117.5 119.3 106.5 128.3 126.4 2.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.9 2.3 2.6 -.6 1.2 -1.7 -.2 2.1 2.4 2.0 .2 .8 .8 3.1 -2.4 -11.0 .4 111.9 -3.8 -6.2 140.2 -1.6 1.0 128.8 -1.6 .7 -.4 -.4 -12.2 -12.7 -13.4 -11.9 -10.5 -.1 .0 -3.1 -3.2 -3.5 -3.0 -2.1 158.6 157.0 127.6 130.6 136.7 102.3 120.9 -2.2 -2.8 -3.3 -3.3 -3.6 -2.9 -2.3 -1.2 -1.4 -2.7 -2.7 -3.0 -2.5 -1.6 135.6 134.5 89.9 89.7 88.1 93.9 88.6 -4.6 -5.0 -12.5 -12.7 -13.9 -11.3 -11.6 -1.8 -1.7 -3.0 -3.0 -3.3 -3.1 -2.6 134.1 132.9 88.0 88.0 84.2 108.5 92.2 -2.3 -2.5 -16.3 -16.2 -16.7 -15.6 -14.3 -.3 -.4 -5.1 -5.0 -5.2 -4.8 -4.5 235.9 10.8 6.4 234.2 4.8 3.1 238.0 2.5 .5 221.1 5.0 2.2 99.6 - -1.1 100.3 - -1.3 100.3 - -.1 100.0 - -1.5 Education and communication 9 ............................. 104.1 - 3.2 99.6 - .0 98.1 - -1.4 98.9 - -.1 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 246.5 10.4 6.5 261.9 6.3 2.6 198.9 5.0 3.2 259.2 5.8 3.8 155.4 138.1 128.4 136.4 114.7 176.8 2.4 .8 -.5 -.6 .3 3.9 1.4 .7 .2 .7 -.4 2.0 171.0 147.6 139.6 144.4 131.0 195.7 -.6 -.8 -1.1 -.3 -2.3 -.4 -.8 -1.7 -2.3 -2.4 -2.0 .1 146.0 137.7 129.5 132.4 124.1 156.1 .6 -.6 -2.3 -3.2 -.9 1.7 .8 .4 .1 .4 -.1 1.2 153.1 142.4 133.2 139.6 127.5 166.4 .8 -1.5 -2.0 -.9 -3.3 3.0 .3 -.8 -1.8 .1 -4.0 1.3 152.4 154.2 129.9 146.1 138.2 171.6 171.9 98.2 163.4 165.7 2.1 2.2 -.3 1.2 -.2 4.6 3.3 -8.1 3.4 3.5 1.3 1.4 .3 1.0 .7 2.3 1.7 -2.8 1.7 1.8 167.9 162.1 140.5 152.2 145.3 182.1 192.4 120.5 176.5 182.1 -.9 -.7 -1.0 -.5 -.2 -.4 -.7 -4.4 -.3 -.2 -.9 -1.0 -2.2 -1.6 -2.2 .3 -.1 -2.3 -.7 -.4 140.9 147.0 130.5 142.5 133.4 155.1 146.7 98.7 153.1 153.6 .4 -.4 -2.0 -.5 -2.8 -.1 1.5 -6.0 1.1 .9 .8 .4 .2 .6 .4 .5 1.2 2.1 .5 .5 149.9 153.3 133.7 150.3 140.2 165.1 160.9 101.5 161.3 161.2 .5 -.1 -1.9 -.6 -.8 2.4 2.9 -7.0 1.3 1.7 .2 -.3 -1.8 .6 .1 .7 1.3 -1.8 .5 .3 All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 4 ................................................ 155.4 457.6 2.4 ■ 1.4 171.0 477.7 -0.6 ' Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................. 155.6 154.9 154.8 157.0 163.2 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.2 3.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.3 158.1 157.8 159.6 154.1 158.8 H ousing3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 146.6 165.0 163.0 175.6 124.5 102.8 105.3 130.6 86.0 114.5 2.4 3.2 3.9 3.4 -2.0 -3.6 -3.8 -.5 -9.0 3.2 1.2 1.7 2.4 1.8 -.6 -2.4 -2.4 1.7 -8.1 1.1 Apparel 3 .................................................................... 136.2 -.8 T ransportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 148.7 147.1 92.4 92.0 91.2 105.5 96.8 Medical care 3 ............................................................ Recreation 9 ............................................................... " Commodity and service group All items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... ......... Services less rent of s he lter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 143 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Item and Group Index Index Percent change from- MilwaukeeRacine, Wl Percent change from- Index MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 E xpenditure category 156.1 489.9 1.8 ■ 1.4 ■ 1.0 .9 -1.0 4.5 1.9 168.8 165.6 159.2 174.9 198.3 1.7 1.2 -.7 3.7 6.2 2.3 2.0 1.3 2.2 4.6 2.8 3.1 2.3 3.2 4.7 5.2 5.9 10.9 -5.3 -1.8 1.0 1.4 1.3 2.0 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 1.7 -6.6 -.2 142.4 154.5 159.3 155.1 121.5 108.6 112.6 143.6 92.0 127.7 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.4 -1.0 -3.6 -2.8 .8 -7.0 6.4 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.2 3.1 3.0 3.7 6.1 .7 .6 125.8 1.2 -.1 142.6 2.6 1.6 .6 .6 -1.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.4 -.5 137.6 134.2 94.5 93.4 94.8 99.7 89.1 -2.3 -2.5 -10.7 -10.9 -11.3 -10.6 -9.8 -.4 -.4 -3.3 -3.3 -3.5 -3.0 -3.2 140.9 136.6 89.7 90.1 90.2 96.0 97.2 -.8 -.7 -11.3 -12.2 -11.7 -13.0 -12.8 .2 .3 -3.0 -3.0 -3.4 -3.9 -1.8 4.7 2.0 242.7 4.0 2.4 232.7 5.7 3.1 99.9 - -.6 98.9 - -1.1 102.0 - 1.1 -.5 101.1 - .4 100.3 - .5 98.4 - -1.0 3.7 2.1 185.5 5.2 2.6 249.5 8.7 5.6 243.2 5.8 3.1 156.5 140.5 124.1 125.7 123.3 173.4 1.2 .4 -1.3 -2.9 .6 1.9 .6 .1 -.5 -1.2 .2 1.2 158.3 151.8 141.2 132.0 153.0 165.9 1.3 .6 -.6 -3.2 2.4 1.9 .6 .6 .3 -.2 .7 .7 162.8 137.6 125.7 133.9 115.6 194.6 1.9 .0 -1.3 .0 -2.7 3.4 .9 156.1 .3 , 146.4 -.2 134.5 .5 140.5 -.7 127.0 1.2 167.5 1.8 .5 -.2 -.5 .1 3.1 1.4 .8 -.1 .6 -.8 1.8 153.3 155.0 127.2 148.0 130.8 172.8 169.1 106.2 162.2 161.6 1.1 .4 -1.1 .3 -2.5 .2 1.9 -13.0 2.2 2.0 .6 .3 -.5 .1 -1.1 .6 1.1 -.9 .7 .7 155.0 157.3 141.6 151.6 133.1 160.2 160.4 99.9 165.9 165.1 1.2 1.2 -.4 -.1 -2.8 2.2 1.6 -8.4 2.2 2.1 .6 .8 .3 .6 -.1 1.1 .6 -.7 .8 .7 159.7 149.3 126.8 146.4 134.7 164.4 191.2 97.0 172.4 175.3 1.7 1.3 -1.1 1.1 .2 3.6 3.4 -2.9 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.3 .1 .7 .3 2.8 2.8 -7.8 2.6 2.9 1.3 1.3 .2 1.5 1.0 2.2 1.7 -.2 1.5 1.4 All items 3 ................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 .............................................. 156.5 462.6 1.2 ■ 0.6 ■ 158.3 257.3 1.3 ■ 0.6 ■ 162.8 520.4 1.9 ■ Food and beverages 3 ........................................... Food 3 .................................................................... Food at home ...................................................... Food away from home 5 .................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ........................................... 168.2 166.1 173.5 154.9 184.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.5 1.8 1.0 1.0 .9 1.2 .5 168.8 169.9 165.7 178.1 153.9 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 .7 1.2 157.9 158.9 154.9 166.6 150.1 2.1 2.1 .3 6.4 2.6 Housing 3 ................................................................. Shelter ................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ............................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................. Fuels ............................................. ...................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................. Electricity ........................................................ Utility natural gas service .............................. Household furnishings and operations .............. 154.7 163.2 165.6 161.8 143.8 138.2 138.7 154.1 124.9 125.9 2.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 -8.1 -10.4 -10.4 -8.4 -14.3 2.5 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.4 -1.9 -2.7 -2.7 -1.3 -5.8 1.2 152.8 161.7 151.8 156.8 118.1 108.4 107.3 105.2 158.4 161.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 -.8 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -4.3 6.9 .5 .2 .7 .6 .0 .2 .3 .4 -1.7 2.4 166.5 203.5 171.0 184.9 113.6 95.8 100.4 109.7 86.4 112.2 A pparel3 ................................................................... 118.9 .2 -4.4 154.2 -.8 -1.3 Transportation 3 ....................................................... Private transportation ........................................... Motor fuel ............................................................ Gasoline (all types) .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular7 ......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................... 138.2 134.5 91.7 89.6 87.1 87.6 91.8 -2.1 -2.5 -14.8 -15.1 -15.9 -15.0 -13.4 .7 .7 .7 .7 .3 .8 .9 142.1 142.1 98.8 98.0 94.8 94.1 101.3 -1.6 -1.6 -14.1 -14.5 -16.0 -13.6 -12.3 Medical care 3 .......................................................... 236.2 2.8 1.8 227.6 Recreation 9 ............................................................. 100.4 - .0 Education and communication 9 ............................ 99.2 - Other goods and services 3 .................................... 236.9 0.9 ■ C om m odity and service group All items 3 ................................................................... . Commodities ........................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .............. Nondurables less food and beverages ............ Durables ............................................................. Services ................................................................... S pecial aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ..................................... All items less shelter ................................................ Commodities less food ............................................ Nondurables ............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................. Services less rent of shelter6 .................................. Services less medical care services ....................... Energy 3 ...................................................................... All items less energy ................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................ See footnotes at end of table. 144 .7 .5 .0 .7 .5 .9 1.2 -2.3 1.1 1.1 152.8 158.0 137.4 155.0 145.0 167.6 161.6 98.3 164.4 164.4 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and Group Index Percent change from- PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Index Percent change from- Portland-Salem, OR-WA Pittsburgh, PA Index Percent change from- Index Percent change from- 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 2nd half 2nd half 1st half 1997 1998 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 4 ................................................ 170.0 484.2 1.5 1.0 1.2 153.4 456.4 1.6 1.3 163.5 471.2 1.1 0.8 ' 168.5 489.3 1.3 ‘ Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................ 165.9 165.5 165.2 169.6 171.6 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.8 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 .6 156.3 155.3 163.2 138.8 171.1 .6 .6 1.4 -.6 .4 .7 .8 1.4 -.4 -.4 154.7 153.0 150.3 158.3 172.9 1.8 1.8 .9 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 .6 1.8 152.4 152.9 152.5 155.4 148.7 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.2 .4 .1 .0 -.7 1.8 1.1 H ousing3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 170.9 200.5 192.1 191.4 114.1 113.1 124.7 125.8 122.9 127.6 2.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 -2.1 -2.2 -1.4 -3.0 1.2 .9 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.6 -.3 -.4 .5 .8 -.1 1.4 173.3 204.4 181.6 183.1 134.5 122.6 142.6 157.5 122.5 126.4 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.5 1.1 .0 .9 .4 1.3 4.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 2.1 3.3 4.2 1.2 1.2 148.5 158.8 158.9 166.7 142.7 135.4 140.4 137.7 142.1 127.3 2.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 -.4 -1.4 -1.1 .0 -1.7 3.8 1.6 2.3 2.5 1.9 -.4 .1 .4 .0 .7 2.1 164.2 183.7 184.1 193.5 140.9 111.1 136.9 156.3 97.1 118.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.3 7.1 7.8 9.1 7.6 16.4 2.7 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.1 -.4 -.4 -1.1 3.2 2.9 Apparel3 .................................................................... 122.4 -3.2 -.1 105.9 2.7 2.7 138.9 -.1 .7 130.5 -2.0 -.9 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 151.0 144.4 86.2 85.9 84.4 88.8 88.4 -2.1 -2.0 -14.9 -15.1 -16.2 -14.5 -13.4 -.5 -.2 -4.5 -4.6 -5.1 -4.3 -4.0 149.1 147.2 90.6 89.3 87.7 88.2 86.1 -2.7 -2.9 -15.0 -15.2 -16.3 -14.8 -14.0 -.5 -.5 -2.8 -2.8 -3.1 -2.6 -2.2 128.7 129.3 89.6 89.7 86.8 98.3 92.4 -3.2 -3.4 -14.7 -15.1 -15.9 -14.3 -13.0 -1.0 -.8 -2.8 -2.9 -2.9 -2.8 -2.4 146.2 146.4 102.9 103.2 99.8 92.0 103.4 -3.7 -3.9 -15.7 -15.8 -16.3 -15.2 -14.3 -1.0 -1.0 -1.7 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 -1.3 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 257.6 4.6 1.9 252.4 3.2 1.8 230.5 3.2 1.9 222.8 2.5 .8 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 102.0 - -.2 101.7 - 1.3 101.5 - 1.4 99.4 - .5 Education and communication 9 ............................. 100.5 - 1.1 99.3 - 1.1 101.1 - 2.5 99.2 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 251.5 7.1 3.2 255.9 7.9 4.1 240.6 8.8 5.7 270.8 3.8 2.5 170.0 145.4 129.6 129.2 127.6 195.8 1.5 .0 -1.7 -2.4 -.2 2.6 1.0 .6 -.1 .0 .0 1.3 168.5 139.2 126.9 123.9 129.5 203.1 1.3 .4 .2 .4 .2 2.1 1.2 .7 .8 1.5 -.3 1.6 153.4 140.1 130.4 136.7 123.1 169.8 1.6 .8 .0 -.4 .3 2.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 .9 1.2 1.4 163.5 140.3 134.0 136.2 128.2 189.2 1.1 -.8 -2.9 -2.7 -3.2 2.9 .8 -.1 -.1 1.0 -1.2 1.6 166.6 159.6 131.4 148.9 131.7 173.5 191.2 102.2 178.4 182.1 1.4 .7 -1.6 .1 -2.1 1.7 2.5 -6.8 2.2 2.2 1.0 .7 .0 .7 .0 .9 1.3 -1.8 1.2 1.2 164.9 158.9 128.8 141.0 126.8 183.2 198.9 107.3 177.3 184.2 1.2 1.1 .3 .6 .4 2.0 2.0 -6.2 2.0 2.4 1.1 1.1 .8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 .2 1.3 1.5 150.5 152.2 132.4 146.1 139.3 160.0 166.2 111.5 159.4 161.1 1.6 .9 .1 .8 -.1 1.3 2.5 -7.2 2.5 2.7 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 .7 1.5 -1.1 1.6 1.6 160.9 157.3 134.3 144.5 136.3 181.5 187.3 103.9 170.9 175.1 .9 .1 -2.8 .2 -2.6 2.5 3.0 -6.0 1.5 1.3 .8 .1 -.1 .4 .9 .7 1.6 -1.0 .9 1.1 .9 Commodity and service group AH items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... AH items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................ . Services less rent of s h e lte r6 .................................... Services less medical care sen/ices ........................ Energy 3 ....................................................................... All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 145 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) St. Louis, MO-IL Item and Group Index 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA San Diego, CA Index 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 Index 1st half 1998 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 1st half 1998 Expenditure category 156.2 503.9 2.0 ■ 1.1 ■ 163.1 496.7 2.7 ■ 1.6 ■ .2 .3 .0 .2 -1.1 165.7 163.6 161.8 164.6 182.3 1.9 1.9 .4 3.4 2.1 .2 .4 -.4 1.5 -.7 167.2 168.3 171.0 163.6 158.1 3.6 3.9 3.2 4.9 .8 1.1 1.2 .4 2.2 .6 1.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -2.2 -3.3 -.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.7 6.4 6.8 10.6 .3 1.9 149.5 156.2 170.7 165.9 115.8 93.2 92.9 85.7 116.9 161.7 5.4 6.3 6.0 5.7 -5.7 -9.7 -9.8 -10.1 -7.5 8.5 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.6 -.4 -1.0 -1.1 .0 -4.5 2.8 172.8 191.6 203.4 180.4 139.6 140.7 140.3 156.9 123.7 120.3 5.2 7.2 7.7 7.1 -6.3 -9.2 -9.4 -10.7 -5.8 .3 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 .8 4.1 -1.1 126.4 2.0 .8 120.9 -1.1 -2.3 121.4 -.5 2.5 Transportation 3 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded re gular7 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ....................... 136.1 135.3 89.4 88.1 84.4 100.9 91.0 -5.1 -5.5 -16.8 -17.7 -18.4 -18.0 -15.7 -2.0 -2.2 -6.2 -6.2 -6.6 -5.7 -5.3 149.0 146.1 98.0 98.1 98.6 90.4 102.1 -3.6 -3.6 -14.0 -13.9 -15.4 -12.4 -12.3 -1.5 -1.4 -1.6 -1.6 -2.3 -.3 -1.1 132.4 127.9 96.9 95.7 92.7 93.1 97.5 -2.2 -2.5 -12.7 -12.8 -13.4 -11.5 -11.8 -1.2 -1.3 -5.6 -5.7 -6.2 -4.3 -5.2 Medical care 3 ............................................................ 234.0 3.3 1.6 248.4 3.1 1.8 225.5 2.0 .4 Recreation 9 ............................................................... 103.0 - 1.5 100.2 - .9 96.8 - -1.7 Education and communication 9 ............................. 103.4 - 2.1 98.5 - -.9 103.8 - 3.4 Other goods and services 3 ..................................... 209.3 8.7 4.1 230.3 4.3 2.5 245.7 4.6 2.2 153.6 142.0 132.1 128.6 134.6 168.6 .6 -.1 -1.4 -2.4 .0 1.3 .7 .1 .0 -.7 .8 1.3 156.2 145.9 134.1 130.4 139.6 165.4 2.0 -.1 -1.3 -1.8 -.9 3.7 1.1 -.1 -.2 .3 -.8 2.0 163.1 142.7 126.4 125.8 125.3 183.6 2.7 .4 -2.2 -3.2 -.5 4.4 1.6 .1 -.7 -.6 -.9 2.7 149.7 150.4 133.9 144.0 131.4 163.4 162.1 100.7 162.0 163.1 .5 .1 -1.3 -.2 -2.2 .7 1.2 -8.8 1.9 1.9 .7 .4 .0 -.2 -.7 1.2 1.3 .4 1.1 1.2 152.5 159.7 136.2 149.7 134.6 168.9 158.7 96.6 162.2 162.1 2.0 .0 -1.2 .3 -1.4 .1 3.7 -12.3 2.9 3.2 1.1 .0 -.3 .3 .2 -.1 2.1 -1.3 1.2 1.5 160.7 152.8 127.9 147.6 127.8 160.6 181.1 112.6 169.2 169.5 2.7 .5 -2.0 .8 -2.8 .8 4.6 -11.2 3.7 3.6 1.6 .5 -.7 .4 -.5 1.3 2.8 -2.6 1.7 1.9 All items 3 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 4 ................................................ 153.6 451.8 0.6 ■ Food and beverages 3 .............................................. Food 3 ....................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 5 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 5 ............................................ 158.6 157.1 151.4 166.0 164.5 1.7 1.7 1.1 2.3 .1 Housing 3 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas sen/ice ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 150.3 166.4 151.8 161.0 125.4 114.6 118.9 144.4 92.7 129.4 Apparel 3 .................................................................... 0.7 ■ Commodity and service group All items 3 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter6 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 3 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 3 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 146 Table 39. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W): Select areas, semiannual averages, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Index WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 2 TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL 1 SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA Index Percent change from- Percent change from1st half 1998 Index 2nd half 1998 Percent change from2nd half 1997 1st half 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 1.4 - 136.5 136.5 2.3 - 1.0 - 102.5 - 1.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.4 4.3 1.4 1.5 .6 1.9 .9 135.5 134.3 134.4 134.9 138.2 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.7 -1.6 1.7 1.9 2.3 1.7 -1.1 101.5 101.5 99.7 102.6 100.1 1.3 1.4 ■ ■ ■ 163.5 179.7 180.7 183.7 122.4 118.8 140.0 157.9 88.0 145.3 4.1 5.5 5.5 5.9 .8 .6 1.0 1.0 .0 -2.5 1.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.2 .0 -3.3 132.2 142.7 138.5 148.4 119.0 110.7 110.7 109.3 157.9 110.0 2.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 .0 -.9 -.9 -.8 -3.7 .8 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 -4.4 .6 104.7 104.0 103.8 103.8 112.0 112.9 114.3 118.3 94.8 104.9 3.3 * 3.2 ........................................ 128.7 3.5 2.7 130.7 13.0 -.8 98.1 .6 T ransportation 3 . ......................................... Private transportation ........................................ Motor fuel ......................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline unleaded regular7 ......................... Gasoline unleaded midgrade 7 ® .................. Gasoline unleaded premium 7 ...................... 148.4 152.5 106.8 108.7 108.9 95.8 114.5 .0 -.4 -15.0 -15.1 -15.9 -13.8 -13.7 .8 .7 -1.8 -1.8 -2.2 -1.2 -1.3 124.8 125.6 110.1 108.4 103.2 97.5 115.5 -1.2 -1.3 -12.8 -13.1 -14.4 -11.9 -10.9 .2 .1 -3.2 -3.2 -3.6 -2.8 -2.7 98.2 98.3 87.5 87.4 85.9 88.7 89.3 -1.9 * ■ • * - Medical care 3 234.7 3.3 1.6 191.7 -1.1 -2.6 104.1 2.7 .8 -.8 101.5 - 1.3 101.5 - .1 .2 101.8 - 1.6 102.5 - 1.8 2nd half 1998 2nd half 1997 164.4 487.4 2.8 - 164.7 165.3 165.0 167.6 161.8 1st half 1998 1998 Expenditure category All items i 196 7= 100} 4 ......................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 Gas (piped) and electricity .............................. Utility natural gas service .............................. Household furnishings and operations ............... Apparel3 ................................................ . • ■ • - 1.2 ■ .1 .1 -.8 1.7 -.2 2.9 2.0 1.8 2.2 10.7 9.3 10.2 11.8 1.1 1.5 -2.4 -.2 -.2 -4.3 -4.3 -5.0 -3.8 -3.4 ........................................ 98.7 Education and communication ® ............................ 102.6 Other goods and services 3 ................................... 244.2 7.2 3.2 177.8 10.6 5.2 109.8 5.5 3.8 164.4 147.8 138.9 138.1 139.7 182.3 2.8 .5 -.9 -.8 -.9 4.6 1.4 .5 -.1 1.0 -1.1 2.1 136.5 126.8 120.8 134.2 105.6 146.6 2.3 2.2 2.7 4.8 .0 2.5 1.0 1.0 .5 .7 .3 1.0 102.5 100.4 100.2 100.2 100.3 104.0 1.6 ■ ■ 1.2 -.1 -.2 -.4 .1 2.4 161.1 159.8 139.6 151.1 139.1 170.8 178.1 112.3 170.3 171.4 2.7 1.7 -.7 1.1 -.5 3.7 4.8 -8.7 3.4 3.6 1.4 .8 .0 1.2 .9 1.3 2.2 -.4 1.5 1.5 133.7 134.5 123.1 135.0 135.6 149.6 142.2 110.6 138.8 139.9 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.8 4.0 1.9 2.9 -6.7 3.0 3.5 1.1 .7 .5 1.3 .6 .5 1.3 -1.6 1.1 1.0 102.4 101.6 100.2 100.5 100.2 103.9 104.1 97.5 102.4 103.2 1.5 ■ • ■ ■ -6.0 ■ 2.4 1.2 .9 -.2 -.1 -.4 2.8 2.5 2.7 1.0 1.2 Recreation9 . Commodity and service group All items 3 .................................................... Commodities ................................................. Commodities less food and beverages .................. Nondurables less food and beverages ............... Durables ........................................................... Services ...................................................................... ■ • Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 3 .................................... All items less shelter .......................................... Commodities less food ........................................ Nondurables . ................................................. Nondurables less food .... ....................................... Services less rent of shelter ® .................................. Services less medical care services ..................... All items less enerav ................................................ All items less food and enerov 3 ............................ 1 Indexes on a 1987=100 base. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless otherwise noted. 3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base. 4 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in Anchorage. 5 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 6 Indexes are on a November 1984=100 base in Anchorage, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Seattle. Indexes are on a December 1984=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. ® Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ~ Data not available. 147 Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967-100) .......................................................................... 160.6 480.8 163.0 488.3 1.6 Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Dairy and related products ........................................................ Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Other foods .............................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................. Food away from home ................................................................ Other food away from home 1 ................................................... Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... 157.7 157.3 158.1 177.6 148.5 145.5 187.5 133.4 147.3 147.8 141.7 161.2 157.0 162.8 161.1 160.7 161.1 181.1 147.3 150.8 198.2 133.0 150.8 150.2 146.9 165.5 102.6 161.1 101.6 165.7 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 -.8 3.6 5.7 -.3 2.4 1.6 3.7 2.7 2.6 * 1.8 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ........................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................ Household furnishings and operations ........................................ 156.8 176.3 166.7 181.9 ~ 130.8 117.9 99.8 125.1 125.4 160.4 182.1 172.1 109.0 187.8 99.8 128.5 113.7 90.0 121.2 126.6 2.3 3.3 3.2 ■ 3.2 ■ -1.8 -3.6 -9.8 -3.1 1.0 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ........................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... 132.9 130.1 126.1 129.0 127.6 133.0 131.8 126.0 126.1 128.0 .1 1.3 -.1 -2.2 .3 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation ..................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ................................................................ Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Public transportation ..................................................................... 144.3 141.0 100.5 144.3 151.1 106.2 105.8 101.9 162.7 186.7 141.6 137.9 100.1 143.4 150.6 92.2 91.6 101.1 167.1 190.3 -1.9 -2.2 -.4 -.6 -.3 -13.2 -13.4 -.8 2.7 1.9 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services .................................................................. Hospital and related services ..................................................... 234.6 215.3 239.1 215.4 278.4 242.1 221.8 246.8 222.2 287.5 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 Recreation 1 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ........................................................................... 99.6 99.4 101.1 101.1 1.5 1.7 See footnotes at end of table. 148 Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 E xpenditure category Education and communication 1 ..................................................... Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. Communication 1 ............................................................................ Information and information processing 1 .................................. Telephone sen/ices 1 ................................................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services3 ............................................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ................. 98.4 97.3 238.4 280.4 100.3 100.4 • 100.3 102.1 250.8 294.2 98.7 98.5 100.7 1.9 4.9 5.2 4.9 -1.6 -1.9 • 50.1 39.9 78.2 -20.4 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ............................................................... Personal care services ....................................... ........................ Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... 224.8 243.7 152.7 144.2 162.4 226.1 237.7 274.8 156.7 148.3 166.0 234.7 5.7 12.8 2.6 2.8 2.2 3.8 141.8 157.7 132.2 134.6 132.9 140.6 128.7 179.4 183.4 185.0 209.6 141.9 161.1 130.5 132.6 133.0 137.4 127.6 184.2 189.6 187.9 216.9 .1 2.2 -1.3 -1.5 .1 -2.3 -.9 2.7 3.4 1.6 3.5 161.1 155.9 156.3 133.4 136.3 141.8 146.4 188.1 173.9 111.5 167.1 169.5 142.3 105.7 185.0 $ .623 $ .208 163.4 157.2 158.6 132.0 134.6 139.2 146.9 191.8 178.4 102.9 170.9 173.4 143.2 92.1 190.6 $ .614 $ .205 1.4 .8 1.5 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 .3 2.0 2.6 -7.7 2.3 2.3 .6 -12.9 3.0 * C om m odity and service group Commodities ....................................................................................... Food and beverages ........................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Apparel .......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of shelter2 ................................................................................ Transportation services ................................................................... Other services .................................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ...................................................... ................ Nondurables less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ Energy .................................................................................................. All items less energy .......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ' Data not available. 149 Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967=100) ....................................................................... . 160.5 480.8 163.0 488.3 1.6 Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast cereal .................................................................... Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Rice 1 2 ................................................................................ Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 ................................................................................... White bread 2 ...................................................................... Bread other than white 2 .................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 .............................................. Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................... Cookies 2 ............................................................................. Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 .............................................. Other bakery products .......................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 2 .................... Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .......................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 2 .................................................................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ...................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ................................................... Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 ..................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ...... Bacon and related products 2 ........................................ Breakfast sausage and related products 12 ............... Ham .................................................................................... Ham, excluding canned 2 ................................................ Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ...................... Other meats ......................................................................... Frankfurters 2 .................................................................... Lunchmeats 1 2 ................................................................. Lamb and organ meats 2 ................................................. Lamb and mutton 1 2 ........................................................ Poultry .................................................................................... Chicken 1 ............................................................................. Fresh whole chicken 2 ...................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 .................................... Other poultry including turkey 1 ......................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 .................................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 ............................................ Canned fish and seafood 2 .............................................. Frozen fish and seafood 2 ................................................. Eggs .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products ....................................................... Milk 1 ......................................................................................... Fresh whole milk 2 ................................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ........................................... Cheese and related products ................................................. Ice cream and related products ............................................. Other dairy and related products 1 ........................................ 157.7 157.3 158.1 177.6 169.5 156.3 187.5 148.8 161.1 160.7 161.1 181.1 171.5 159.1 189.9 150.5 99.4 185.4 101.1 187.3 190.4 102.3 181.2 183.1 179.3 184.3 175.5 214.7 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.1 181.1 183.8 182.9 179.2 180.2 177.8 180.2 175.1 210.8 178.0 148.5 149.0 144.4 136.8 116.4 - 155.9 164.0 156.3 166.8 155.2 148.1 145.3 161.6 156.6 158.5 157.4 177.1 - 128.4 200.7 140.0 145.5 142.9 147.7 150.6 See footnotes at end of table. 150 187.2 147.3 147.8 141.6 136.5 116.1 99.5 99.9 99.1 148.5 96.6 152.0 99.5 150.0 160.2 146.8 96.7 146.8 144.6 99.7 165.3 157.1 101.4 159.6 157.2 101.0 181.7 102.9 102.1 132.6 135.4 150.8 101.3 147.9 101.3 152.3 155.5 101.9 2.4 1.9 4.1 1.1 1.6 .8 2.3 .2 1.9 5.2 -.8 -.8 -1.9 -.2 -.3 -4.7 -7.3 -4.0 -4.0 -5.4 -.9 -.5 2.3 .3 .7 -.1 2.6 - 3.3 -3.3 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.3 Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category 187.5 215.4 236.3 199.6 159.6 226.1 ■ 194.6 174.2 200.1 213.6 196.9 ■ ■ ■ 148.1 ■ Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ....................................................................... Oranges, including tangerines 2 ....................................... Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................... Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce ................................................................................. Tomatoes ............................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................ Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... Canned fruits 1 2 ................................................................. Canned vegetables 1 2 ....................................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ............................................ Frozen vegetables 2 ............................................................. Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 .. Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ..................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ........................................... Carbonated drinks ................................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ........................ Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .................... Coffee ..................................................................................... Roasted coffee 2 ................................................................. Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 ....................................... Other beverage materials including tea 1 ........................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ................................................... Other sweets 1 ....................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 ......................................................... B u tte r2 ................................................................................. M argarine2 .......................................................................... Salad dressing 1 .................................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ...................... Peanut b u tte r1 2 ................................................................. Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ Snacks .................................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ........................ Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ................................................ Sauces and gravies 1 2 ...................................................... Other condiments 2 .............................................................. Baby food 1 ............................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................ Prepared salads 1 2 ............................................................ Food away from home ................................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 .............................................. Limited service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Food at employee sites and schools 1 .................................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ............. Other food away from home 1 .................................................. 133.4 ■ 118.3 168.0 176.3 153.8 * 147.3 147.8 134.8 • ■ 141.7 114.8 145.4 _ ■ 161.2 188.6 145.6 154.6 167.8 ■ ■ 160.2 ■ ■ 157.0 • • See footnotes at end of table. 151 198.2 231.2 246.5 202.3 160.9 128.1 251.5 89.6 215.8 185.2 229.1 239.2 219.9 102.2 102.5 101.9 103.8 102.6 151.2 100.5 100.3 133.0 100.5 117.5 101.6 99.3 98.6 163.4 102.0 150.8 150.2 135.6 101.0 103.2 146.9 111.7 150.5 150.6 101.0 101.9 101.7 165.5 191.9 145.6 156.4 172.7 100.1 102.0 102.4 170.0 102.1 102.6 ■ 161.1 101.5 101.2 100.9 100.5 101.6 5.7 7.3 4.3 1.4 .8 • 11.2 ■ 10.9 6.3 14.5 12.0 11.7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2.1 ■ ■ -.3 ■ -.7 ■ ■ -2.7 • * 2.4 1.6 .6 ■ * 3.7 31.1 3.6 ■ 2.7 1.7 .0 1.2 2.9 ■ 6.1 • ■ ■ 2.6 ~ ■ Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Whiskey at home 2 .................................................................. Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ..................... Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 12 .... Wine away from home 1 2 ........................................................ Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ........................................ 162.8 149.5 148.2 150.8 150.8 150.6 145.5 189.4 ■ ■ 165.7 150.6 148.5 152.7 152.2 152.6 147.3 195.0 100.9 102.1 101.3 1.8 .7 .2 1.3 .9 1.3 1.2 3.0 ■ ■ Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ......................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 3 ...................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ........................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................ Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ...................................................................................... Other household fuels 4 ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ....................................................... Electricity .................................................................................. Utility natural gas service ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .................... Water and sewerage maintenance ....................................... Garbage and trash collection 5 ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ........................ Floor coverings 1 ........................................................................ Window coverings 1 .................................................................. Other linens 1 ............................................................................. Furniture and bedding ................................................................. Bedroom furniture ..................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ................. Other furniture 1 ......................................................................... Appliances 1 ................................................................................. Major appliances 1 .................................................................... Laundry equipm ent2 ............................................................... Other appliances 1 .................................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ......................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ........................................ Indoor plants and flowers 6 ....................................................... Dishes and flatware 1 ................................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ................................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .............................................. Outdoor equipment and sup plies1 ......................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ................................................ Household paper products 1 .................................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 ...................................... Household operations 1 .............................................................. Domestic sen/ices 1 .................................................................. Gardening and lawncare sen/ices 1 ........................................ Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ......................................... Repair of household items 1 ..................................................... 156.8 176.3 166.7 ■ 223.9 224.1 181.9 ■ 130.8 117.9 99.8 96.9 131.4 125.1 132.5 114.6 ■ 210.0 250.5 125.4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 134.5 141.5 ■ ■ ■ " 113.1 ■ * 119.8 110.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ * 143.1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 160.4 182.1 172.1 109.0 233.5 234.5 187.8 99.8 128.5 113.7 90.0 84.8 126.7 121.2 127.4 112.4 101.6 217.3 256.7 126.6 101.5 101.5 100.6 102.2 135.0 141.3 101.6 103.3 100.2 99.6 112.5 101.2 101.3 120.2 112.1 102.1 99.9 100.3 98.5 101.3 145.7 100.7 102.7 102.1 101.5 101.7 101.0 102.2 101.8 2.3 3.3 3.2 ■ 4.3 4.6 3.2 * -1.8 -3.6 -9.8 -12.5 -3.6 -3.1 -3.8 -1.9 ■ 3.5 2.5 1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 152 ■ ' ■ .4 -.1 ■ ■ ‘ -.5 ' ' .3 1.4 _ ■ ■ ■ 1.8 ‘ ' ■ Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category 132.9 130.1 133.1 135.0 127.9 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel .............................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................ Men’s furnishings ...................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................. Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women's and girls’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s apparel ........................................................................ Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses ..................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ............................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 .................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ...................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................... Jewelry and watches 4 ................................................................... Watches 4 ...................................................................................... Jewelry 4 ........................................................................................ 131.5 117.6 126.1 126.1 123.3 111.0 _ 126.3 127.6 132.1 131.0 122.0 129.0 145.4 126.7 150.7 144.3 141.0 100.5 144.3 Transportation ................................................................................... Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. New cars and trucks 1 2 ......................................................... New cars 2 ................................................................................ New trucks 2 5 ........................................................................... New motorcycles 2 4 ................................................................ Used cars and trucks ................................................................ Car and truck re n ta l1 ................................................................ Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular2 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 7 .......................................... Gasoline unleaded premium 2 ............................................... Other motor fuels 1 .................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ..................................... Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2 ................... Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 ................................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work ........................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. Motor vehicle re p a ir1 ................................................................ Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 .................................................................... State and local registration and license 1 ............................... Parking and other fees 1 ........................................................... Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ....................................................... Automobile service clubs 1 2 .................................................. Public transportation ..................................................................... Airline fare .................................................................................. Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Ship fare 1 * ............................................................................... Intracity transportation ................................................................ 141.7 151.4 163.2 151.1 106.2 105.8 103.8 110.2 106.8 101.9 100.2 107.8 131.7 162.7 172.9 149.6 251.6 - 186.7 199.2 155.1 175.8 See footnotes at end of table. 153 133.0 131.8 134.9 137.0 135.2 100.0 132.1 119.2 126.0 126.4 118.8 113.7 101.0 .5 1.4 -.1 .2 -3.6 2.4 - 103.0 124.0 128.0 131.8 131.4 123.1 126.1 142.4 123.5 147.7 -1.8 .3 -.2 .3 .9 -2.2 -2.1 -2.5 -2.0 141.6 137.9 100.1 143.4 99.5 140.7 151.1 163.1 150.6 101.8 92.2 91.6 89.2 96.2 94.2 92.5 101.1 98.7 99.7 107.9 131.1 167.1 179.5 154.8 101.2 254.3 102.5 101.1 105.8 106.0 100.8 190.3 205.3 160.4 104.5 174.2 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 5.7 - _ -1.9 -2.2 -.4 -.6 -.7 -.2 -.1 -.3 -13.2 -13.4 -14.1 -12.7 -11.8 -.8 -1.5 .1 -.5 2.7 3.8 3.5 1.1 - 1.9 3.1 3.4 -.9 Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Medical care ..................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ......................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ..................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ................ Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services .................................................................. Physicians’ services .................................................................. Dental services .......................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ...................................................... Services by other medical professionals 4 .............................. Hospital and related services ..................................................... Hospital services ® ....................................... ............................. Inpatient hospital services 2 ® ................................................ Outpatient hospital services 2 4 .............................................. Nursing homes and adult daycare ® ........................................ 234.6 215.3 249.3 145.4 173.1 171.5 239.1 215.4 222.9 226.6 141.5 151.8 278.4 101.7 101.3 224.9 102.3 242.1 221.8 258.6 147.7 175.4 174.9 246.8 222.2 229.5 236.2 144.1 155.4 287.5 105.0 104.0 233.2 107.1 3.2 3.0 3.7 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 4.2 1.8 2.4 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.7 4.7 Recreation 1 ...................................................................................... Video and audio 1 .......................................................................... Televisions ................................................................................... Cable television 5 .......................................................................... Other video equipment 1 ............................................................. Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 .... Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 ......... Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ......................................... Audio equipment .......................................................................... Audio discs tapes and other media 1 ....................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ................................................ Pets and pet products ................................................................. Pet food 1 2 ............................................................................. Purchase of pets pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ................... Pet services including veterinary 1 ............................................ Pet services 1 2 .......................................................................... Veterinarian services 1 2 ........................................................... Sporting goods ............................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles .............................................. Sports equipment ......................................................................... Photography 1 ................................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................... Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ......................................... Photographic equipm ent1 2 ..................................................... Photographers and film processing 1 ........................................ Photographer fees 1 2 ............................................................... Film processing 1 2 ................................................................... Other recreational goods 1 ............................................................. Tovs .............................................................................................. Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipm ent1 2 .......... Video game hardware software and accessories 1 2 ........... Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ................................... Music instruments and accessories 1 ....................................... Recreation services 1 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 ....... Admissions ................................................................................... Admission to movies theaters and concerts 1 2 .................. Admission to sporting events 1 2 ............................................. Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ............................................... Recreational reading materials .................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................... Recreational books 1 ................................................................... 99.6 99.4 61.7 228.7 101.1 101.1 59.2 245.2 93.0 96.2 99.2 95.1 85.2 99.8 101.5 143.5 101.5 100.1 102.4 103.0 102.5 121.9 125.3 116.3 100.0 133.0 100.2 97.6 100.5 100.4 100.0 97.1 119.9 97.2 1.5 1.7 -4.1 7.2 88.9 142.7 122.6 124.5 118.0 134.0 126.2 - 198.9 168.8 179.0 - See footnotes at end of table. 154 98.9 100.7 102.4 102.4 205.5 102.0 103.9 176.0 184.1 102.1 102.4 -4.2 .6 -.6 .6 -1.4 -.7 -5.0 - 3.3 4.3 2.8 - Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ..................................................... Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school6 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ................. Communication 1 ........................................................................... Postage and delivery services 1 ................................................. Postage ....................................................................................... Delivery services 1 .................................................................... Information and information processing 1 ................................. Telephone services 1 .......................... ..................................... Telephone services, local charges ........................................ Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ...................... Interstate toll calls 2 ............................................................... Intrastate toll calls 2 ............................................................... Cellular telephone sen/ices 1 ................................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ............................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 .................. Computer software and accessories 1 .................................... Computer information processing sen/ices 1 ......................... Other information processing equipm ent1 ............................ 98.4 97.3 238.4 280.4 294.1 288.1 134.3 97.5 100.3 ■ 160.3 ■ 100.4 ■ 163.1 ■ 77.3 93.9 ■ 100.3 102.1 250.8 294.2 306.5 307.9 140.9 102.4 98.7 100.1 160.3 103.6 98.5 100.7 165.7 100.5 75.5 95.7 95.1 1.9 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.2 6.9 4.9 5.0 -1.6 .0 ' -1.9 ■ 1.6 ' -2.3 1.9 ■ 50.1 ■ ■ * 39.9 78.2 95.5 102.5 95.1 -20.4 ■ Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 .................................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ................................. Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ............................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ........................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 224.8 243.7 ■ ‘ 152.7 144.2 237.7 274.8 109.8 103.4 156.7 148.3 5.7 12.8 ■ ' 2.6 2.8 ■ 100.7 151.7 162.4 226.1 163.8 169.9 ■ 191.7 ■ 155.2 159.3 166.0 101.3 234.7 171.7 176.5 101.4 101.0 199.0 101.2 104.3 100.6 159.3 141.8 132.2 134.6 140.6 128.7 179.4 183.4 185.0 209.6 161.1 155.9 156.3 133.4 136.3 141.8 146.4 129.4 188.1 141.9 130.5 132.6 137.4 127.6 184.2 189.6 187.9 216.9 163.4 157.2 158.6 132.0 134.6 139.2 146.9 129.3 191.8 Personal care services ................................................................ Haircuts and other personal care services 1 .......................... Miscellaneous personal sen/ices ............................................... Legal services 4 ......................................................................... Funeral expenses 4 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ....................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ...... Financial sen/ices 4 ................................................................... Checking account and other bank sen/ices 1 2 ................... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 ........ Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ................................................ Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .............................. 5.0 2.2 * 3.8 4.8 3.9 ' ■ 3.8 ■ ■ 2.6 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of she lter3 .................................................................................. Transportation services ...................................................................... Other sen/ices ..................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food ....................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ............ ...... ..................................................... Services less rent of shelter3 ............................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 155 .1 -1.3 -1.5 -2.3 -.9 2.7 3.4 1.6 3.5 1.4 .8 1.5 -1.0 -1.2 -1.8 .3 -.1 2.0 Table 3A. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 S pecial aggregate indexes Services less medical care services ................................................ Energy ................................................................................................. All items less energy ......................................................................... All Items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy sen/ices ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............. 1 2 3 4 5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 173.9 111.5 167.1 169.5 142.3 105.7 185.0 159.8 145.9 $ .623 $ .208 6 7 8 9 * 178.4 102.9 170.9 173.4 143.2 92.1 190.6 163.2 146.0 $ .614 $.2 05 Indexes on a December 1990=100 Indexes on a December 1993=100 Indexes on a December 1996=100 Indexes on a December 1988=100 Data not available. 156 base. base. base. base. 2.6 -7.7 2.3 2.3 .6 -12.9 3.0 2.1 .1 - Table 5A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Food and beverages 183.8 182.9 177.8 180.2 175.1 210.8 178.0 164.0 ■ 166.8 145.3 161.6 * 158.5 157.4 128.4 200.7 142.9 226.1 White bread ......................................................................................... Bread other than white ......................... ............................................. Fresh cakes and cupcakes ............................................................... Cookies ............................................................................................... Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ...................................... Crackers, bread, and cracker products ........................................... Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers ... Bacon and related products .............................................................. Breakfast sausage and related products 2 ....................................... Ham, excluding canned .................................................................... Frankfurters ......................................................................................... Lunchmeats 2 ....................................................................................... Lamb and organ meats ..................................................................... Lamb and mutton 2 ............................................................................. Fresh whole chicken ......................................................................... Fresh and frozen chicken parts ........................................................ Canned fish and seafood .................................................................. Frozen fish and seafood ................................................................... Fresh whole milk ................................................................................ Fresh milk other than whole 2 ........................................................... Oranges, including tangerines ......................................................... Canned fruits 2 ..................................................................................... Canned vegetables 2 .......................................................................... Frozen vegetables ............................................................................. Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 ........................................................ Roasted coffee ................................................................................... Instant and freeze dried coffee ........................................................ 99.4 187.3 190.4 179.3 183.1 175.5 214.7 187.2 152.0 99.5 160.2 144.6 99.7 165.3 ■ 159.6 157.2 132.6 ■ 147.9 101.3 251.5 101.9 103.8 151.2 100.3 ■ 150.5 150.6 101.7 100.1 102.0 102.4 170.0 ■ 152.2 152.6 100.9 102.1 101.3 1.9 4.1 .8 1.6 .2 1.9 5.2 -7.3 ~ -4.0 -.5 ■ 2.3 ■ .7 -.1 3.3 ■ 3.5 11.2 ■ 2.1 ■ * ■ 31.1 3.6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6.1 ■ .9 1.3 ' ■ 113.1 112.5 -.5 141.7 151.4 163.2 103.8 110.2 106.8 107.8 131.7 * ■ 99.5 140.7 151.1 163.1 89.2 96.2 94.2 107.9 131.1 106.0 100.8 104.5 -.7 -.2 -.1 -14.1 -12.7 -11.8 .1 -.5 ■ ■ 101.3 224.9 104.0 233.2 2.7 3.7 • 148.1 ■ 176.3 153.8 114.8 145.4 ■ ■ * 160.2 * 150.8 150.6 * ■ Margarine ............................................................................................ Peanut bu tter2 ..................................................................................... Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 ........................................... Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ................................................................... Sauces and gravies 2 .......................................................................... Other condiments ............................................................................... Prepared salads 2 ............................................................................... Whiskey at home ............................................................................... Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ................ Wine away from home 2 ..................................................................... Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..................................................... Housing Laundry equipment ............................................................................ Transportation New cars and trucks 2 ......................................................................... New cars ............................................................................................. New trucks 3 ......................................................................................... New motorcycles 4 .............................................................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular ............................................................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 ........................................................ Gasoline, unleaded premium ............................................................ Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ................................. Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ............................................................. Parking fees and tolls 2 ...................................................................... Automobile service clubs 2 ................................................................. Ship fare 2 ............................................................................................ Medical care Inpatient hospital sen/ices 6 ............................................................... Outpatient hospital services 4 ............................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 157 Table 5A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories1-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Recreation ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 ...................... Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ..................................................... Pet food 2 ............................................................................................. Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ................................. Pet services 2 ....................................................................................... Veterinarian services 2 ....................................................................... Film and photographic supplies 2 ...................................................... Photographic equipment * ................................................................. Photographer fees 2 ............................................................................ Film processing 2 ................................................................................ Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment2 ....................... Video game hardware, software and accessories 2 ........................ Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ............................... Admission to sporting events 2 ......................................................... 99.2 95.1 101.5 100.1 103.0 102.5 100.2 97.6 100.4 100.0 97.2 102.0 103.9 Education and communication Interstate toll calls .............................................................................. Intrastate toll calls .............................................................................. 77.3 93.9 75.5 95.7 • 155.2 101.2 104.3 159.3 -2.3 1.9 Other goods and services Checking account and other bank sen/ices 2 ................................... Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ....................... Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ........................................ 1 2 3 4 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. " Data not available. 158 ■ 2.6 Table 6A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967-100) ......................................................................... 157.6 469.3 159.7 475.6 1.3 Food and beverages ....................................................................... Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Dairy and related products ....................................................... Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Other food at home ............................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Other foods .............................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................. Food away from home ................................................................ Other food away from home 1 ................................................... Alcoholic beverages ...................................................................... 157.2 156.8 157.2 177.3 148.2 145.2 186.6 132.3 146.8 147.7 141.4 161.1 160.4 160.0 160.0 180.9 147.0 150.4 197.0 131.8 150.2 150.1 146.5 165.4 102.6 161.1 101.6 164.6 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 -.8 3.6 5.6 -.4 2.3 1.6 3.6 2.7 157.0 162.1 2.6 1.5 130.5 117.3 99.6 124.6 123.9 156.7 176.6 171.7 109.0 171.1 100.0 128.4 113.3 90.3 120.8 125.0 -1.6 -3.4 -9.3 -3.0 .9 Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................... Footwear ......................................................................................... 132.1 129.9 124.9 130.1 128.5 131.6 131.4 123.9 126.7 128.7 -.4 1.2 -.8 -2.6 .2 Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation .................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ................................................................ Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Public transportation ..................................................................... 143.6 141.3 100.7 145.5 152.6 106.2 105.8 101.0 163.7 184.2 140.5 138.0 100.3 144.6 152.0 92.2 91.7 100.5 168.2 187.1 -2.2 -2.3 -.4 -.6 -.4 -13.2 -13.3 -.5 2.7 1.6 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services .................................................................. Hospital and related services ..................................................... 234.0 212.6 238.8 216.7 274.7 241.4 218.6 246.6 223.7 283.6 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 Recreation 1 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ........................................................................... 99.7 99.4 100.9 101.1 1.2 1.7 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence .......................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ......................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ........................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ....................................................... Household furnishings and operations ........................................ 153.4 171.2 166.3 165.8 See footnotes at end of table. 159 2.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 Table 6A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 E xpenditure category Education and communication 1 ..................................................... Education 1 ..................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. Communication 1 ............................................................................ Information and information processing 1 .................................. Telephone services 1 ................................................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services3 ............................................................................ Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ................. 98.5 97.2 240.4 274.6 100.2 100.3 * 100.4 102.1 253.1 288.5 99.1 99.0 100.7 1.9 5.0 5.3 5.1 -1.1 -1.3 * 51.1 41.2 77.9 -19.4 ' Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ............................................................... Personal care services ................................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ................................ .............. 221.6 243.3 152.6 145.1 162.5 225.2 236.1 274.8 156.8 149.3 166.3 234.0 6.5 12.9 2.8 2.9 2.3 3.9 141.8 157.2 132.4 134.5 132.1 140.4 128.4 176.5 164.7 182.6 206.4 141.8 160.4 130.6 132.1 131.6 137.0 127.3 181.0 170.1 185.4 213.7 .0 2.0 -1.4 -1.8 -.4 -2.4 -.9 2.5 3.3 1.5 3.5 157.6 154.0 154.0 133.6 136.2 141.6 146.2 167.6 171.2 111.1 164.1 166.0 141.9 105.9 182.2 $ .635 $ .213 159.5 155.0 155.8 132.0 134.1 138.7 146.5 170.7 175.4 102.1 167.6 169.6 142.7 92.3 187.7 $ .626 $ .210 1.2 .6 1.2 -1.2 -1.5 -2.0 .2 1.8 2.5 -8.1 2.1 2.2 .6 -12.8 3.0 * C om m odity and service group Commodities ....................................................................................... Food and beverages ....................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Apparel .......................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of shelter2 ................................................................................ Transportation services ................................................................... Other services .................................................................................. Special indexes All items less food .............................................................................. All Items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ............................................... Energy .................................................................................................. All items less energy ......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$ 1 .0 0 ).......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967-$1.00) .............. 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. ‘ Data not available. 160 Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items .............................................................................................. All items (1967-100) .......................................................................... Food and beverages ........................................................................ Food ................................................................................................ Food at home ............................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ................................................... Cereals and cereal products .................................................. Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................... Breakfast cereal .................................................................... Rice, pasta, cornmeal ........................................................... Bakery products ...................................................................... Bread 1 ................................................................................... Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ............................................. Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ........................................... Other bakery products ......................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................................. Meats, poultry, and fish ........................................................... Meats ...................................................................................... Beef and veal ....................................................................... Uncooked ground beef ..................................................... Uncooked beef roasts 1 ................................................... Uncooked beef steaks 1 ................................................... Uncooked other beef and v e a l1 ..................................... Pork ....................................................................................... Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 1 ....... Ham ................................................................................... Pork chops ......................................................................... Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ...................... Other meats ......................................................................... Poultry ..................................................................................... Chicken 1 ............................................................................. Other poultry including turkey 1 ......................................... Fish and seafood .................................................................. Fresh fish and seafood 1 .................................................... Processed fish and seafood 1 ........................................... E g g s .......................................................................................... Dairy and related products ....................................................... M ilk 1 ......................................................................................... Cheese and related products ................................................. Ice cream and related products ............................................ Other dairy and related products 1 ........................................ Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ Fresh fruits and vegetables .................................................... Fresh fruits ............................................................................. Apples .................................................................................. Bananas ............................................................................... Citrus fruits 1 ........................................................................ Other fresh fruits 1 ............................................................... Fresh vegetables .................................................................. Potatoes ............................................................................... Lettuce ................................................................................. Tomatoes ............................................................................. Other fresh vegetables ....................................................... Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................ Canned fruits and vegetables 1 ........................................... Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 ............................................ Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 1 .. See footnotes at end of table. 161 157.6 469.3 159.7 475.6 1.3 157.2 156.8 157.2 177.3 168.8 155.7 187.0 149.1 181.1 ■ 178.2 180.5 148.2 148.7 144.4 136.6 116.3 * * 156.0 155.8 156.1 ■ 147.7 156.4 ■ * 177.6 138.9 145.2 ■ 147.3 150.7 • 186.6 214.2 234.2 200.7 159.2 194.8 174.6 198.4 210.0 198.5 ■ ■ ■ 160.4 160.0 160.0 180.9 170.8 158.7 189.7 150.5 185.5 101.0 102.6 180.3 184.8 147.0 147.5 141.6 136.3 116.1 99.4 99.9 99.2 148.7 96.7 150.2 147.5 96.5 146.4 157.4 101.5 101.4 182.4 102.7 102.2 134.6 150.4 101.3 151.8 155.7 101.9 197.0 229.8 243.7 202.8 160.7 128.1 89.6 216.1 185.3 225.4 236.4 222.7 102.3 102.5 102.6 100.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.2 1.9 1.4 .9 2.4 ■ • 1.2 2.4 -.8 -.8 -1.9 -.2 -.2 ■ ■ • -4.7 ■ -3.6 -5.5 ■ -.9 .6 ■ ■ 2.7 ■ • -3.1 3.6 ■ 3.1 3.3 ■ 5.6 7.3 4.1 1.0 .9 10.9 6.1 13.6 12.6 12.2 ■ ■ ■ Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................. Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 ............................................ Carbonated drinks ................................................................. Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ........................ Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ................... Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1 .................... Coffee .................................................................................... Other beverage materials including t e a 1 ........................... Other food at home ................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................... Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................... Candy and chewing gum 1 ................................................... Other sweets 1 ....................................................................... Fats and oils ............................................................................. Butter and margarine 1 .......................................................... Salad dressing 1 .................................................................... Other fats and oils including peanut b u tte r1 ...................... Other foods .............................................................................. Soups ...................................................................................... Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ............................ Snacks ................................................................................... Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .......................... Baby food 1 ............................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................ Food away from home ................................................................ Full service meals and snacks 1 .............................................. Limited service meals and snacks 1 ........................................ Food at employee sites and schools 1 .................................... Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 ............. Other food away from home 1 .................................................. Alcoholic beverages ....................................................................... Alcoholic beverages at home ..................................................... Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ........................ Distilled spirits at home ............................................................. Wine at home ............................................................................. Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................... 132.3 ■ 118.6 • 167.3 ■ 146.8 147.7 135.2 ■ • 141.4 ■ ■ 161.1 189.2 144.7 154.4 167.9 ■ • 157.0 ■ ■ • 162.1 148.8 148.1 150.2 143.6 188.9 131.8 100.4 117.7 101.4 99.2 98.8 162.5 102.0 150.2 150.1 136.0 101.1 103.2 146.5 111.5 101.2 102.1 165.4 192.3 144.9 155.9 172.8 102.0 102.6 161.1 101.5 101.2 100.9 100.5 101.6 164.6 149.7 148.4 152.0 145.1 194.0 -0.4 * -.8 -2.9 2.3 1.6 .6 ■ * 3.6 ■ ■ 2.7 1.6 .1 1.0 2.9 * 2.6 * 1.5 .6 .2 1.2 1.0 2.7 Housing ............................................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................................. Rent of primary residence ........................................................... Lodging away from home 1 .......................................................... Housing at school, excluding board 2 ...................................... Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ........................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ........................................ Fuels and utilities ........................................................................... Fuels ............................................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. Fuel oil ..................................................................................... Other household fuels 3 ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ....................................................... Electricity .................................................................................. Utility natural gas service ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ................... Water and sewerage maintenance ....................................... Garbage and trash collection 4 ............................................. Household furnishings and operations ........................................ Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ........................ Floor coverings 1 ........................................................................ Window coverings 1 .................................................................. Other linens 1 ............................................................................. Furniture and bedding ................................................................. Bedroom furniture ...................................................................... Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 ................. Other furniture 1 ......................................................................... 153.4 171.2 166.3 * 225.4 223.6 165.8 * 130.5 117.3 99.6 97.1 131.1 124.6 132.0 114.3 ■ 207.0 250.5 123.9 ■ ■ 156.7 176.6 171.7 109.0 235.4 234.1 171.1 100.0 128.4 113.3 90.3 85.0 126.3 120.8 126.9 111.7 101.7 214.2 257.0 125.0 101.2 101.8 99.9 101.7 132.0 140.5 101.4 103.6 2.2 3.2 3.2 • 4.4 4.7 3.2 • -1.6 -3.4 -9.3 -12.5 -3.7 -3.0 -3.9 -2.3 ■ 3.5 2.6 .9 ■ * ■ ■ .2 .4 - ‘ ■ 131.8 140.0 ■ See footnotes at end of table. 162 Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Appliances 1 ................................................................................. Major appliances 1 .................................................................... Other appliances 1 .................................................................... Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ......................... Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ........................................ Indoor plants and flowers 5 ........................................................ Dishes and flatware 1 ................................................................ Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ................................... Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 1 .............. Tools, hardware and supplies 1 ............................................... Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ......................................... Housekeeping supplies ............................................................... Household cleaning products 1 ................................................ Household paper products 1 .................................................... Miscellaneous household products 1 ...................................... Household operations 1 .............................................................. Domestic services 1 .................................................................. Gardening and lawncare services 1 ........................................ Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ......................................... Repair of household items 1 ..................................................... Apparel .............................................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................... Men’s apparel .............................................................................. Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ................................. Men’s furnishings ....................................................................... Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..................................................... Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................. Boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ........................................................... Women’s apparel ......................................................................... Women’s outerwear .................................................................. Women’s dresses ...................................................................... Women’s suits and separates 1 ............................................... Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 1 ..................................................................... Girls’ apparel ................................................................................ Footwear ......................................................................................... Men’s footwear ............................................................................. Boys’ and girls’ footwear ............................................................. Women’s footwear ....................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................... Jewelry and watches 3 ................................................................... W atches3 ...................................................................................... Jew elry3 ........................................................................................ Transportation .................................................................................. Private transportation ..................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................. New vehicles .............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ................................................................ Car and truck re n ta l1 ................................................................ Motor fuel ...................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .................................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............................................... Other motor fuels 1 .................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................ Tires ............................................................................................ Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................... Motor vehicle body work ........................................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .............................. Motor vehicle re p a ir1 ................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 163 ■ ■ ■ 116.9 111.2 ■ • * 143.7 ■ ‘ “ _ ■ 100.1 99.6 101.0 101.5 118.3 112.8 102.1 99.4 100.2 98.8 101.1 146.6 100.8 102.8 102.0 101.7 101.7 101.2 102.7 101.8 132.1 129.9 133.7 136.4 129.4 131.4 117.5 124.9 124.2 125.1 109.8 - 131.6 131.4 135.3 136.5 138.0 100.2 131.9 119.2 123.9 123.4 121.1 110.3 101.0 -.4 1.2 1.2 .1 6.6 ■ .4 1.4 -.8 -.6 -3.2 .5 ■ 128.2 128.5 132.8 131.8 122.3 130.1 145.3 125.6 151.0 102.9 126.3 128.7 132.0 131.4 123.3 126.7 140.5 122.9 145.6 ■ -1.5 .2 -.6 -.3 .8 -2.6 -3.3 -2.1 -3.6 143.6 141.3 100.7 145.5 152.6 106.2 105.8 103.8 110.2 106.8 * 101.0 99.5 • 163.7 173.2 150.0 140.5 138.0 100.3 144.6 152.0 101.9 92.2 91.7 89.2 96.4 94.2 92.4 100.5 97.9 99.8 168.2 179.5 155.4 101.3 -2.2 -2.3 -.4 -.6 -.4 -13.2 -13.3 -14.1 -12.5 -11.8 ■ -.5 -1.6 2.7 3.6 3.6 * 1.2 1.4 ■ ■ * " ■ 2.0 ' Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category Motor vehicle insurance .............................................................. Motor vehicle fees 1 .................................................................... State and local registration and license 1 ................................ Parking and other fees 1 ........................................................... Public transportation ..................................................................... Airline fare ..................................................................................... Other intercity transportation ...................................................... Intracity transportation ................................................................ 251.3 ' 184.2 198.4 157.8 175.3 254.4 102.4 101.4 105.5 187.1 204.0 164.2 173.8 1.2 ■ 1.6 2.8 4.1 -.9 Medical care ...................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................ Prescription drugs and medical supplies .................................. Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ......................... Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ..................... Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ................ Medical care services ................................................................... Professional services .................................................................. Physicians’ services .................................................................. Dental services .......................................................................... Eyeglasses and eye care 3 ...................................................... Services by other medical professionals 3 .............................. Hospital and related services ..................................................... Hospital services 8 .................................................................... Inpatient hospital services 6 8 ................................................ Outpatient hospital services 3 6 .............................................. Nursing homes and adult daycare 8 ........................................ 234.0 212.6 248.8 144.4 171.2 174.3 238.8 216.7 223.6 226.3 141.7 155.6 274.7 101.5 101.2 225.0 102.4 241.4 218.6 258.3 146.1 173.4 175.9 246.6 223.7 230.5 235.7 144.4 159.4 283.6 104.8 103.8 233.8 107.5 3.2 2.8 3.8 1.2 1.3 .9 3.3 3.2 3.1 4.2 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.3 2.6 3.9 5.0 Recreation 1 ....................................................................................... Video and audio 1 .......................................................................... Televisions .................................................................................... Cable television 4 .......................................................................... Other video equipm ent1 ............................................................. Video cassettes, discs, and other media including re n ta l1 .... Audio equipment .......................................................................... Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ....................................... Pets, pet products and services 1 ................................................ Pets and pet products ................................................................. Pet services including veterinary 1 ............................................. Sporting goods ............................................................................... Sports vehicles including bicycles .............................................. Sports equipment ......................................................................... Photography 1 ................................................................................ Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................... Photographers and film processing 1 ........................................ Other recreational goods 1 ............................................................. Toys .............................................................................................. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ................................... Music instruments and accessories 1 ....................................... Recreation services 1 ..................................................................... Club membership dues and fees for participant sports 1 ........ Admissions ................................................................................... Fees for lessons or instructions 3 ................................................ Recreational reading materials .................................................... Newspapers and magazines 1 ................................................... Recreational books 1 ................................................................... 99.7 99.4 60.8 229.8 ■ 88.9 ■ • 142.6 ■ 124.4 127.3 117.6 ■ 135.1 ' ■ 127.0 ■ ■ • ■ 198.7 170.4 180.2 ' 100.9 101.1 58.3 246.1 92.8 97.0 85.0 99.9 101.4 143.2 102.5 124.0 128.9 115.5 100.1 133.5 100.6 97.2 120.9 99.2 101.3 102.3 102.4 204.8 177.6 185.1 102.1 102.1 1.2 1.7 - 4.1 7.1 ■ ■ - 4.4 ■ ■ .4 ■ -.3 1.3 - 1.8 ■ - 1.2 ‘ ■ - 4.8 ■ ■ • ■ 3.1 4.2 2.7 ■ Education and communication 1 ..................................................... Education 1 ...................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................ Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................. College tuition and fees ............................................................ Elementary and high school tuition and fees ......................... Child care and nursery school5 ................................................ Technical and business school tuition and fees 1 ................. 98.5 97.2 240.4 274.6 293.1 287.0 135.0 97.6 100.4 102.1 253.1 288.5 305.7 306.9 141.8 102.6 1.9 5.0 5.3 5.1 4.3 6.9 5.0 5.1 See footnotes at end of table. 164 Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Annual average 1997 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category - 1.1 * .0 - 1.3 ■ 1.7 ' " Communication 1 ........................................................................... Postage and delivery service s1 ................................................. Postage ....................................................................................... Delivery services 1 ....................................................... ............ Information and information processing 1 ................................. Telephone services 1 ................................................................ Telephone services, local charges ........................................ Telephone services, long distance charges 1 ...................... Cellular telephone sen/ices 1 ................................................. Information and information processing other than telephone services 9 ............................................................................. Personal computers and peripheral equipm ent1 ................... Computer software and accessories 1 .................................... Computer information processing services 1 ......................... Other information processing equipm ent1 ............................ 100.2 ■ 160.8 ■ 100.3 • 162.3 51.1 ■ ~ ■ 41.2 77.9 95.3 102.5 94.7 Other goods and services ............................................................... Tobacco and smoking products ................................................... Cigarettes 1 .................................................................................. Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ................................. Personal care ................................................................................. Personal care products ............................................................... Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1 ........................................................................... Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 221.6 243.3 ■ ■ 152.6 145.1 236.1 274.8 109.9 103.3 156.8 149.3 ■ 100.7 154.4 162.5 ■ 225.2 163.5 171.8 ■ ■ 191.0 162.4 166.3 101.4 234.0 171.2 179.0 101.4 101.0 198.0 100.5 5.2 2.3 * 3.9 4.7 4.2 * ' 3.7 141.8 132.4 134.5 140.4 128.4 176.5 164.7 182.6 206.4 157.6 154.0 154.0 133.6 136.2 141.6 146.2 128.6 167.6 171.2 141.8 130.6 132.1 137.0 127.3 181.0 170.1 185.4 213.7 159.5 155.0 155.8 132.0 134.1 138.7 146.5 127.8 170.7 175.4 .0 1.4 -1.8 - 2.4 -.9 2.5 3.3 1.5 3.5 1.2 .6 1.2 - 1.2 - 1.5 - 2.0 .2 -.6 1.8 2.5 ■ Personal care services ................................................................ Haircuts and other personal care sen/ices 1 .......................... Miscellaneous personal services ............................................... Legal services 3 ......................................................................... Funeral expenses 3 .................................................................... Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 ....................................... Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 ....... Financial sen/ices 3 ................................................................... Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ................................................ 99.1 100.1 160.8 103.5 99.0 100.7 165.0 100.6 95.4 - 19.4 * ~ 6.5 12.9 ■ ' 2.8 2.9 Special aggregate indexes Commodities ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ......................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ....................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..................... Durables .......................................................................................... Services .............................................................................................. Rent of she lter2 .................................................................................. Transportation services ..................................................................... Other sen/ices ..................................................................................... All items less food .............................................................................. All items less shelter .......................................................................... All items less medical care ................................................................ Commodities less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food ...................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ................................................. Nondurables ........................................................................................ Apparel less footwear ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter2 ............................................................ Services less medical care services ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 165 - Table 8A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1997 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Special aggregate indexes Energy .................................................................................................. All items less energy .......................................................................... All items less food and energy ....................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ...................... Energy commodities ................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................... Domestically produced farm food .................................................... Utilities and public transportation ..................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ......... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967-$1.00) .............. 1 2 3 4 5 Indexes Indexes Indexes Indexes Indexes on on on on on a a a a a December December December December December 1997=100 1984=100 1986=100 1983=100 1990=100 base. base base. base. base. 111.1 164.1 166.0 141.9 105.9 182.2 159.0 144.2 $ .635 $ .213 6 7 8 9 ' 102.1 167.6 169.6 142.7 92.3 187.7 162.1 144.2 $ .626 $ .210 -8.1 2.1 2.2 .6 -12.8 3.0 1.9 .0 * Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Data not available. 166 Table 11 A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 West South M idw est2 Northeast Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 170.0 267.8 1.4 159.3 259.1 1.7 158.9 257.8 1.3 164.4 265.8 1.9 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 163.4 162.8 163.6 163.6 170.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.5 1.7 157.8 157.3 156.7 158.6 164.6 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.6 1.4 159.2 159.2 157.6 163.6 158.8 1.9 1.9 1.5 2.6 1.9 164.2 163.6 167.8 157.6 170.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.2 Housing ........................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ................... .. Household furnishings and operations ..... 171.8 202.5 184.8 2.1 3.1 3.1 155.5 178.3 168.4 2.4 3.1 2.9 150.9 165.6 159.5 1.7 3.3 3.0 164.4 181.3 173.1 3.1 3.7 3.8 210.6 122.7 112.8 129.5 134.9 121.6 127.7 3.0 -2.5 -3.5 -2.0 -2.5 -1.0 1.3 182.8 125.0 108.8 114.6 126.5 102.8 125.3 3.1 -.9 -2.0 -1.6 -.6 -3.7 1.5 167.0 133.0 114.2 116.7 116.7 117.8 126.9 3.3 -2.4 -6.2 -6.3 -7.3 -3.0 -.2 191.4 137.9 125.8 128.8 141.6 114.4 126.6 3.5 -.9 -1.7 -1.5 -2.9 .8 1.4 Apparel ............................................................ 130.7 .1 130.6 -.9 144.6 1.0 122.9 -.2 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ New vehicles ........................................... New cars and trucks 4 5 ......................... New cars 5 ............................................... Used cars and trucks .............................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 143.7 138.4 99.5 142.3 99.0 140.5 153.8 90.2 89.8 88.0 93.4 91.6 -2.2 -2.6 • -.7 -.7 -.5 -14.3 -14.3 -15.3 -13.8 -12.6 140.2 136.3 100.1 140.6 99.6 136.0 150.3 93.4 93.0 91.1 103.9 97.5 -1.5 -1.7 ■ -.4 -.8 -.5 -12.1 -12.3 -13.0 -11.2 -10.8 139.2 137.7 100.5 147.0 99.9 145.8 152.0 89.8 89.3 85.9 95.7 93.9 -2.3 -2.5 -.4 -.7 .3 -13.9 -14.1 -15.1 -13.3 -12.2 143.8 139.2 100.2 142.8 99.4 138.9 147.6 95.8 95.0 91.8 93.0 97.5 -1.4 -2.0 -1.0 * -.9 -.9 -12.4 -12.4 -13.2 -11.9 -10.7 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services ................................. 253.8 227.5 259.4 234.4 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 235.4 218.4 239.6 220.1 3.7 3.3 3.9 4.4 240.1 216.0 246.2 226.4 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.6 240.3 230.1 242.7 207.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.9 Recreation 4 .................................................... 102.2 - 101.0 101.3 - 99.7 Education and communication 4 ................... 99.8 - 100.9 - 100.1 - 100.4 Other goods and services ............................. 246.4 5.3 233.2 6.6 230.4 6.5 241.1 4.4 170.0 142.4 128.8 130.2 1.4 .0 -1.3 -1.7 159.3 141.0 131.3 134.0 1.7 .1 -1.2 -1.4 158.9 142.1 132.4 135.0 1.3 .0 -1.2 -1.3 164.4 142.2 129.0 130.7 1.9 .3 -1.5 -1.8 135.8 126.8 197.6 211.4 188.4 230.1 -2.6 -.6 2.5 3.1 .7 3.4 139.3 127.0 178.7 183.2 186.2 208.7 -1.5 -.9 2.9 3.1 2.6 4.0 135.8 129.2 176.5 170.2 188.9 214.0 -2.4 -1.1 2.4 3.3 .8 3.8 139.4 126.8 184.6 192.4 190.0 213.9 -2.5 -.9 3.0 3.8 2.3 2.7 Commodity and service group All items ............................................................. Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................. Durables ..................................................... Services ........................................................... Rent of shelter3 ............................................ Transportation services .............................. Other services .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 167 Table 11 A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Annual average 1998 M idw est2 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 West South Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............................................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............... Services less rent of shelter * .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Services less energy services .................... 165.9 171.5 159.5 130.5 147.1 132.6 138.1 199.3 192.5 103.6 178.9 183.1 1.3 1.4 .8 -1.1 .2 -1.3 -2.1 1.8 2.3 -7.3 2.2 2.2 155.1 159.6 153.9 132.6 145.9 135.8 140.8 183.8 173.0 101.2 167.6 170.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 -1.1 .4 -1.2 -1.3 2.7 2.8 -6.6 2.3 2.3 153.7 158.8 157.2 133.4 147.1 136.2 136.9 189.9 168.8 100.6 166.7 168.5 1.1 1.1 .6 -1.0 .4 -1.1 -1.9 1.5 2.2 -9.5 2.2 2.2 160.3 164.7 158.9 130.9 147.8 133.6 141.7 195.1 179.6 108.2 170.7 172.5 1.8 1.7 1.0 -1.3 .7 -1.5 -2.1 1.9 3.0 -7.2 2.5 2.4 143.7 88.9 204.2 .8 -13.5 2.8 143.3 93.2 186.8 .5 -12.0 3.3 144.9 90.7 183.0 .7 -13.5 3.0 140.1 96.9 188.8 .2 -12.3 3.2 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 5 6 ' 168 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. Table 12A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category 159.0 256.5 1.4 ~ - 156.8 156.4 154.3 161.2 161.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.2 .4 101.4 102.0 101.1 101.3 98.4 97.6 98.0 99.1 94.5 101.1 ■ ■ ■ ~ 152.6 173.5 161.5 179.8 130.9 109.8 118.7 125.1 110.3 123.8 1.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 2.1 .0 .3 -.1 1.1 -1.0 .5 100.6 - 134.3 .6 139.7 138.6 100.0 125.8 99.2 124.2 143.1 135.1 134.3 133.5 94.4 127.4 -1.8 -2.1 * -.8 -.6 .1 -13.0 -13.1 -13.8 -12.3 -11.8 98.9 98.5 100.2 99.8 99.8 99.6 101.5 90.6 90.6 90.2 90.9 91.6 -2.7 -2.6 * • ■ - 138.5 134.6 100.7 145.0 100.4 141.1 144.5 88.9 88.2 84.4 97.5 92.9 .3 ■ .1 -1.2 -14.8 -15.1 -15.8 -15.1 -12.9 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services .............................................................. 191.9 179.5 194.5 176.1 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.3 101.8 101.5 101.9 101.9 - 236.3 220.2 240.8 230.1 3.3 2.7 3.5 3.1 Recreation 3 .................................................................................. 101.0 - 100.9 - 102.9 100.5 - 99.9 - 100.2 236.4 7.7 159.0 139.6 130.2 132.2 134.6 127.7 180.2 179.5 185.8 215.5 1.4 -.1 -1.3 -1.3 -2.0 -1.4 2.7 2.2 .5 5.2 All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ................................................... 147.5 147.5 1.8 102.2 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................ Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 145.6 145.2 149.1 139.4 149.6 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.7 1.9 101.0 101.0 101.0 101.2 100.6 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................... Fuels and utilities ....................................................................... Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................ ........... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... 144.3 153.7 143.9 153.5 129.0 126.5 126.1 129.0 120.4 119.2 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 -1.3 -2.5 -1.8 -2.1 -2.0 1.1 Apparel .......................................................................................... 123.2 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... New cars and trucks 3 6 ...................................................... New cars 6 ............................................................................. Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... Education and communication 3 ................................................. Other goods and services .......................................................... 1.1 190.5 5.2 103.8 - 147.5 136.1 129.8 137.8 148.1 118.9 156.6 154.1 154.2 176.5 1.8 .2 -1.1 -1.4 -2.3 -.9 3.0 3.7 1.2 3.4 102.2 100.0 99.4 99.0 98.3 99.7 101.6 102.1 101.4 101.7 1.1 Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages .................................. Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables .................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter5 ................................................................ ......... Transportation sen/ices ............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 169 ■ ■ ~ ■ ■ Table 12A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Item and group Annual average 1998 Size class B/C 3 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Size class D Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ...................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables .................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................. Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities .................................................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 145.1 148.0 144.9 130.9 142.0 138.9 148.1 159.0 153.4 130.2 148.8 149.5 130.4 134.4 158.7 1.8 1.8 1.0 -1.1 .6 -1.1 -1.8 2.0 2.9 -7.1 2.4 2.5 .6 -12.7 3.2 5 6 7 ■ 170 100.8 100.8 100.4 99.4 100.1 99.1 98.5 101.1 101.5 94.6 101.4 101.5 100.6 90.8 101.9 - 153.5 159.4 155.5 131.2 144.4 133.6 136.1 190.6 172.8 99.3 167.5 170.2 143.1 88.6 187.4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. 1.2 1.3 1.2 -1.2 .4 -1.1 -1.8 3.1 2.6 -6.1 2.1 2.1 .6 -14.3 2.9 Table 13A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Northeast Item and group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 102.1 1.3 Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Size class B/C 2 Size class A Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 160.5 265.0 2.0 102.0 1.3 Annual average 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category 153.6 246.3 0.6 ■ - 151.5 150.5 147.3 157.0 165.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 2.5 .4 101.4 102.1 101.0 ■ - 146.5 162.6 152.2 .8 2.3 2.4 3.5 -1.0 -2.2 -1.9 -1.2 -3.9 1.6 101.2 98.9 98.4 98.7 103.1 92.2 101.0 ' * ■ ‘ ' 170.3 132.1 103.6 112.1 110.8 116.5 120.9 2.2 -1.1 -3.6 -3.2 -6.1 .3 -2.6 127.9 -.7 100.9 - 142.0 -1.5 141.7 138.7 95.1 94.5 93.1 103.0 97.2 -1.3 -1.4 -11.5 -11.8 -12.3 -11.3 -10.5 99.6 99.3 94.0 94.0 93.6 94.6 95.2 133.5 127.2 87.4 86.5 83.5 101.0 91.0 -3.3 -2.9 -15.2 -15.6 -16.3 -15.4 -13.5 233.6 4.1 101.8 - 228.7 4.1 101.2 - 100.6 - 101.8 101.9 - 99.9 - 98.8 221.8 6.6 All items 4 .......................................................... All items (December 1977-100) ..................... 170.9 264.1 1.5 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 163.0 162.3 163.5 162.9 171.2 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.3 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.6 99.9 - 160.6 160.1 160.7 159.5 165.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.7 1.4 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.0 Housing .......................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ............................................... Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 172.2 201.4 186.4 2.1 3.1 3.5 101.3 102.0 100.6 - 156.0 180.1 172.6 2.7 3.6 3.5 206.7 122.4 116.5 129.8 133.6 124.8 128.1 3.2 -2.3 -3.0 -1.7 -2.6 -.2 .9 101.0 97.4 96.4 97.6 98.2 96.2 102.1 ■ ■ 184.8 122.8 109.1 112.5 125.1 99.8 120.6 Apparel ........................................................... 126.7 -.6 101.4 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 146.5 141.1 89.7 89.2 87.3 91.7 90.6 -1.9 -2.3 -13.8 -13.9 -14.9 -13.4 -12.2 97.7 97.3 88.3 88.3 87.6 89.1 89.5 Medical care ................................................... 258.8 4.3 101.6 Recreation 2 .................................................... Education and communication 2 .................... Other goods and services ............................. 102.3 99.8 ' - 101.8 99.8 ■ ■ * ■ - ' ■ * ■ 243.6 5.4 103.3 - 239.0 6.5 104.2 - 170.9 143.4 129.6 130.7 128.6 196.7 1.5 .1 -1.2 -1.6 -.5 2.6 102.1 100.0 99.1 98.4 99.9 101.4 1.3 ■ - 160.5 142.4 131.4 135.3 124.4 179.1 2.0 .4 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 3.2 102.0 100.0 99.5 99.8 99.1 101.8 1.3 ■ ' ■ 153.6 139.0 132.1 136.3 126.6 169.5 .6 -.6 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 1.8 166.7 160.5 131.4 147.7 133.2 198.8 191.4 105.9 178.9 183.2 1.4 .9 -1.1 .3 -1.3 1.8 2.5 -6.9 2.2 2.3 100.7 100.3 99.1 100.0 98.5 100.7 101.3 93.3 101.4 101.4 ■ * - 156.7 154.7 132.9 148.2 137.3 184.3 174.1 102.7 168.4 170.5 1.8 1.3 -.9 .7 -.7 2.9 3.2 -6.6 2.6 2.7 100.9 100.6 99.5 100.4 99.8 101.7 101.8 96.4 101.4 101.5 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ * 148.2 151.4 133.2 144.3 137.9 179.1 161.7 95.2 161.9 164.5 .3 .1 -1.8 -.1 -1.8 1.5 1.6 -8.6 1.5 1.4 Commodity and service group All items 4 ........................................................... Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ..................................................... Services ........................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... See footnotes at end of table. 171 Table 13A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Item and group West Size class B/C 2 Size class D Size class A Size class B/C 2 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 1.1 - 159.4 258.9 2.0 ■ 165.1 269.2 2.2 ■ 102.6 - 100.8 100.9 100.6 101.3 100.6 ■ 155.2 155.5 152.8 162.9 146.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 -.6 165.1 164.5 169.2 158.0 170.5 2.9 3.0 3.2 2.7 2.2 101.1 101.1 101.4 100.6 101.0 2.6 3.7 3.1 101.6 102.4 101.5 - 152.4 174.1 162.7 2.4 2.5 2.3 167.3 183.2 178.0 3.6 4.5 4.6 100.9 101.1 100.6 166.6 124.8 111.5 115.3 113.9 112.1 130.8 3.5 1.1 -1.0 -.8 -1.0 -3.4 .2 101.7 98.2 97.3 97.3 97.7 95.2 101.0 - 175.4 131.3 112.6 117.4 121.0 112.5 122.3 2.8 3.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 4.0 -.4 194.3 140.3 129.0 131.4 145.2 119.3 128.5 4.4 -2.4 -3.7 -3.6 -4.9 -.4 1.8 100.6 99.7 99.4 99.5 100.5 96.1 100.7 Apparel ................ ........................................... 152.0 1.9 100.4 - 133.6 2.6 122.0 1.1 99.1 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation ................................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 138.3 137.8 92.4 91.5 88.6 94.1 94.7 -2.7 -3.1 -13.2 -13.4 -14.3 -12.4 -11.9 98.9 98.6 90.1 90.1 89.5 90.5 91.4 " 138.1 136.8 82.5 81.5 76.9 97.2 90.0 -2.5 -2.4 -15.6 -15.8 -17.0 -15.2 -13.2 142.8 138.4 95.0 94.0 90.8 91.2 97.4 -1.3 -1.8 -12.7 -12.8 -13.6 -11.9 -11.2 99.0 98.2 89.5 89.5 89.0 89.9 90.8 Medical care ................................................... 238.1 2.1 101.9 - 242.4 3.7 236.4 2.4 101.6 Recreation 2 .................................................... 100.6 - 101.1 105.6 - 99.7 - 99.9 Education and communication 2 .................... 100.5 - 99.7 - 100.6 - 100.2 - 100.7 Other goods and services ............................. 220.6 4.9 104.0 - 228.8 8.9 246.9 4.0 102.9 158.0 142.2 132.3 133.9 130.8 173.9 1.4 -.2 -1.5 -1.3 -1.7 2.7 102.3 100.1 99.6 99.2 100.1 101.7 1.1 ■ 159.4 138.9 130.1 131.6 128.2 181.2 2.0 .2 -.5 -.4 -.7 3.4 165.1 142.5 128.4 129.4 126.5 184.9 2.2 .6 -1.1 -1.4 -.5 3.2 102.6 99.6 98.7 98.3 99.3 101.2 153.6 156.1 133.5 146.7 135.3 188.7 167.5 101.2 165.7 167.3 1.4 .6 -1.3 .3 -1.2 1.9 2.7 -6.5 2.0 2.1 100.9 100.4 99.6 100.0 99.3 100.9 101.6 94.1 101.5 101.6 - 152.7 155.7 130.5 143.1 132.1 191.7 171.8 96.8 168.3 171.3 1.8 1.8 -.5 .6 -.4 4.0 3.3 -5.1 2.6 2.8 161.4 158.9 130.5 147.9 132.7 195.1 180.7 107.2 171.2 172.9 2.2 1.0 -.9 1.0 -1.1 1.6 3.3 -8.5 2.9 2.8 100.5 100.3 98.8 99.8 98.4 101.3 101.2 95.0 101.0 101.0 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 All items 4 .......................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 158.0 255.1 1.4 ■ 102.3 ■ Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 159.6 159.7 157.5 164.6 158.2 1.9 1.8 1.2 2.9 1.5 Housing .......................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 .......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations 150.0 164.4 160.7 Annual average 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category - 1.1 ■ Commodity and service group All items 4 .......................................................... Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ..................................................... Services .......................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Services less rent of she lter5 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... 4 5 6 7 ' 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 172 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. 1.1 - Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 BostonBrockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Atlanta, GA Anchorage, AK Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 ChicagoGary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 3 ................................................ 146.9 392.0 1.5 161.2 486.1 1.4 171.7 499.1 2.3 165.0 492.9 2.0 Food and beverages 2 ............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ................ ...................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................ 147.3 147.5 151.5 141.0 145.7 1.0 .8 1.1 .0 2.7 164.7 169.1 163.7 177.6 127.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.5 .0 165.8 166.3 163.0 173.5 162.8 3.4 3.5 3.4 4.3 1.6 164.8 164.3 172.9 149.6 171.1 2.7 3.0 3.7 1.9 .2 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 131.0 132.4 120.4 132.8 148.4 146.0 162.9 161.0 163.2 111.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.1 4.5 -1.3 .2 161.1 178.4 179.1 174.6 142.1 130.7 132.1 137.1 124.6 128.3 3.0 4.1 3.8 4.2 2.2 -.2 -.1 1.0 -2.2 -.6 165.8 194.7 184.7 198.7 119.1 102.4 125.6 129.6 117.5 120.4 2.0 3.2 4.8 3.3 -5.5 -5.5 -3.2 -8.2 3.8 .7 164.2 195.2 190.1 200.7 120.1 107.9 110.9 119.9 101.4 113.3 2.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 -4.5 -5.0 -4.9 -5.9 -4.8 -.8 Apparel 2 .................................................................... 125.6 -1.1 137.6 .4 147.0 2.2 121.6 -.6 Transportation 2 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel ............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 144.9 140.4 101.5 101.3 97.4 98.0 107.6 -1.4 -1.9 -10.7 -10.9 -11.1 -12.0 -9.4 127.8 128.2 80.1 79.5 75.5 98.0 87.5 -3.5 -3.9 -14.0 -14.2 -15.3 -13.6 -12.2 139.5 139.0 92.7 91.5 88.4 95.3 95.2 -1.5 -2.3 -14.9 -14.8 -16.0 -13.7 -12.7 138.0 135.0 94.8 94.0 91.5 101.2 96.2 -1-6 -2.0 -11.1 -11.3 -12.3 -10.1 -10.1 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 255.7 2.7 245.0 .6 313.9 7.1 244.3 3.7 Recreation 8 ............................................................... 104.7 - 100.3 - 103.9 - 101.3 Education and communication 8 ............................. 97.9 - 100.4 - 100.3 - 104.4 Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 188.2 9.9 221.2 4.1 239.7 4.6 245.7 5.3 146.9 138.0 132.4 130.6 135.7 154.5 1.5 .5 .2 1.5 -1.2 2.1 161.2 137.4 122.7 123.5 120.1 185.4 1.4 -.3 -2.3 -1.3 -4.2 2.7 171.7 142.7 129.1 133.2 127.3 199.1 2.3 1.2 .1 -.5 .9 2.8 165.0 143.2 129.1 133.5 121.5 186.2 2.0 .3 -1.6 -1.3 -1.9 3.3 142.3 152.6 133.2 139.3 132.1 188.7 146.7 118.3 149.4 149.6 1.4 1.3 .3 1.2 1.5 2.7 2.2 -4.2 1.8 2.0 156.0 156.0 122.7 143.3 123.3 198.2 178.0 97.9 169.5 170.1 1.5 .4 -2.2 1.1 -1.2 1.4 2.8 -5.9 2.0 1.7 165.1 164.8 130.5 149.0 134.7 212.2 189.5 98.3 182.2 186.0 1.9 1.8 .1 1.4 -.4 2.2 2.5 -9.0 3.0 2.9 161.0 155.5 131.2 149.6 136.3 185.5 181.4 101.0 173.2 175.5 1.9 1.1 -1.5 .9 Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food .............................................. Services less rent of she lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 173 -1.1 2.4 3.3 -7.8 2.7 2.7 Table 16A. Consumer Price index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CincinnatiHamilton, OH-KY-IN Item and Group Annual average 1998 ClevelandAkron, OH Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO DallasFort Worth, TX Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 3 ................................................ 155.1 480.0 2.0 ■ 159.8 512.0 2.4 ■ 153.6 481.7 1.5 ■ 161.9 539.8 2.4 ■ Food and beverages 2 ............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................ 148.4 146.8 144.2 150.8 164.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 163.3 165.0 160.3 175.2 146.3 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.4 -.6 160.1 157.8 148.6 173.3 187.0 2.0 1.9 .4 4.1 3.5 151.6 153.6 160.3 144.8 136.7 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.2 3.0 Housing2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 149.9 168.8 163.6 170.8 126.6 115.1 122.0 126.6 112.5 124.2 3.3 3.1 2.2 3.1 3.9 2.9 3.7 2.6 -.3 4.2 158.4 178.9 170.2 177.8 130.1 125.2 127.4 141.0 115.2 130.7 3.4 4.4 4.7 4.8 .9 -1.1 -1.1 .1 -3.3 .5 143.2 152.4 149.9 161.1 128.4 121.5 121.1 120.9 111.7 133.3 3.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 -.2 -1.1 -.9 -1.1 -9.5 -.3 154.4 168.9 158.2 169.9 128.6 104.5 104.4 104.5 104.2 121.2 4.5 5.4 5.5 5.3 1.6 2.8 2.9 .5 6.2 2.5 A pparel2 .................................................................... 129.0 -2.8 129.9 1.6 136.6 -.4 100.6 -3.3 Transportation 2 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 136.6 135.6 102.2 101.9 103.6 103.3 94.9 -.7 -1.0 -12.2 -12.2 -12.4 -11.7 -9.7 141.8 142.2 100.0 99.1 97.4 102.2 102.9 .0 .4 -11.0 -11.3 -12.1 -10.7 -9.5 138.5 138.7 91.2 90.7 87.0 93.0 94.1 -3.1 -3.7 -13.5 -13.5 -14.7 -12.8 -11.4 166.5 163.4 91.1 91.0 86.0 92.8 99.1 .5 -.3 -14.8 -14.9 -16.3 -13.7 -12.1 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 224.5 1.5 214.7 1.5 229.0 1.6 275.0 3.5 105.6 - 100.1 - 100.0 - 100.4 Education and communication 8 ............................. 99.4 - 99.4 - 100.0 - 98.1 Other goods and sen/ices 2 ..................................... 246.4 5.2 217.4 6.3 220.7 7.3 218.6 2.7 155.1 137.9 131.2 127.6 136.9 174.6 2.0 .4 -.7 -1.9 .5 3.2 159.8 145.5 134.2 137.6 124.3 175.5 2.4 1.4 .2 .1 .4 3.2 153.6 139.4 128.6 126.8 132.3 167.2 1.5 -.5 -1.8 -2.5 -.9 3.0 161.9 133.7 123.6 123.6 123.0 185.5 2.4 -.4 -2.1 -3.4 -.6 4.3 151.2 151.2 132.6 138.4 130.0 184.9 169.4 110.9 161.8 165.7 2.0 1.5 -.5 .2 -1.7 3.3 3.3 -3.2 2.3 2.4 157.0 153.7 134.7 150.8 137.7 175.4 172.6 114.6 166.2 166.3 2.4 1.6 .2 1.8 .1 1.9 3.5 -5.4 3.0 3.0 149.4 154.7 130.6 142.9 130.1 190.3 161.0 105.6 161.5 162.6 1.4 .3 -1.5 -.3 -2.0 1.7 3.1 -6.7 2.0 2.1 155.6 158.9 124.0 137.5 124.3 209.2 176.9 96.6 168.8 171.7 2.4 1.1 -1.9 -.4 -3.0 3.2 4.3 -6.4 2.9 2.9 Recreation 8 ............................................................... Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of she lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 174 Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) DetroitAnn ArborFlint, Ml Item and Group Annual average 1998 HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX Honolulu, HI Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Kansas City, MO-KS Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 3 ................................................ 169.8 475.0 2.2 ' 171.5 472.2 -0.2 146.8 470.8 1.0 157.8 468.5 1.3 Food and beverages 2 ............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................ 154.6 153.7 153.3 156.0 164.4 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.8 3.1 159.1 159.1 162.6 153.3 158.8 -.1 -.3 -1.0 .5 2.3 150.9 150.3 156.9 140.5 152.8 2.2 1.9 1.2 3.7 3.5 159.7 160.8 159.3 163.7 147.2 -.2 -.1 -.9 1.6 -.9 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 153.6 176.6 161.1 181.8 124.3 103.7 106.5 129.5 89.8 117.5 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.2 -1.6 -3.1 -3.3 -1.1 -5.7 2.5 176.0 192.3 183.5 198.3 131.0 112.2 111.8 111.4 107.5 145.8 -.6 -.1 -1.2 -.4 -4.4 -6.3 -6.1 -6.1 -7.4 -2.8 129.6 145.9 140.2 135.3 107.8 99.5 99.3 100.6 93.6 111.4 2.8 3.8 3.6 3.2 .8 -1.6 -1.7 -2.9 -1.6 1.6 151.8 164.5 161.1 162.0 134.5 117.7 118.7 104.9 129.9 136.3 3.9 3.7 4.7 3.6 .5 .9 1.2 -.8 .0 6.2 A pparel2 .................................................................... 133.7 -1.1 112.2 -4.3 140.9 -.8 129.1 -3.2 Transportation 2 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 148.9 146.9 93.9 93.5 92.8 107.1 97.8 -.1 -.1 -10.7 -11.1 -11.7 -10.5 -9.4 162.5 161.7 129.3 132.4 138.8 103.6 121.9 -2.2 -3.3 -2.0 -2.0 -2.2 -1.6 -1.5 135.7 134.2 91.3 91.1 89.6 95.4 89.8 -4.0 -4.9 -11.4 -11.5 -12.7 -10.0 -10.3 137.2 135.4 90.4 90.3 86.5 111.2 94.4 -2.5 -2.8 -14.1 -14.1 -14.7 -13.5 -12.3 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 230.6 7.7 226.1 4.0 235.4 3.1 217.7 3.7 Recreation 8 ............................................................... 100.1 - 100.8 - 100.1 - 101.1 Education and communication 8 ............................. 102.6 - 99.1 - 99.1 - 98.1 Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 248.1 8.6 256.1 7.2 206.9 4.7 251.0 5.6 159.8 139.9 131.4 136.4 121.6 180.9 2.2 .3 -.8 -.9 -.2 3.7 171.5 147.5 138.2 142.9 131.0 192.6 -.2 -.5 -1.0 -.2 -2.4 -.1 146.8 136.4 127.8 128.0 127.0 157.9 1.0 -.5 -2.1 -2.4 -1.8 2.1 157.8 145.3 137.3 141.3 130.3 170.9 1.3 -1.0 -1.5 -.8 -2.2 3.2 156.5 155.3 132.8 145.7 138.3 190.3 176.1 100.1 168.0 171.3 2.0 1.9 -.7 .7 -.4 4.3 3.4 -7.0 3.0 3.2 168.6 163.4 139.1 151.9 143.9 195.3 189.7 121.0 176.6 181.3 -.5 -.4 -.9 -.1 .0 -.1 -.3 -4.2 -.1 -.1 141.5 146.6 128.9 139.7 129.5 169.1 149.1 96.6 154.7 155.6 .8 .1 -1.8 -.1 -1.9 1.1 2.1 -5.6 1.4 1.3 154.1 156.2 137.6 150.4 141.5 183.3 165.4 103.8 165.8 166.9 1.1 .5 -1.4 -.5 -.8 2.6 3.2 -6.1 1.8 2.3 Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 ............................ ....... Services less medical care sen/ices ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 175 Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA Item and Group Annual average 1998 MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 MilwaukeeRacine, Wl Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN-WI Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 3 ................................................ 162.3 479.5 1.4 ■ 160.5 258.8 1.3 ■ 160.3 495.2 1.6 ■ 158.3 497.6 1.9 * Food and beverages 2 .............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................. 167.3 165.5 173.7 153.8 183.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.3 1.7 169.0 169.4 166.7 175.2 164.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.6 157.5 158.6 156.1 163.1 149.0 1.9 2.0 .0 5.4 1.6 166.6 163.6 158.4 171.8 193.4 1.9 1.4 .2 3.5 5.3 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 160.1 171.9 164.0 180.6 146.1 139.7 140.1 155.0 128.8 123.3 2.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 -5.1 -6.9 -6.9 -7.7 -4.9 2.0 153.5 161.7 151.2 162.6 118.0 108.1 107.1 105.0 159.8 159.5 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.1 -1.5 -2.6 -2.5 -2.7 -1.7 5.8 159.9 192.5 169.9 204.4 112.6 95.5 99.9 108.8 89.4 113.9 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.5 4.3 3.9 5.3 11.5 -3.5 -1.7 145.0 160.2 157.9 165.5 119.2 107.3 110.7 139.5 91.7 127.1 3.0 3.4 2.9 2.9 -.8 -2.4 -1.6 .9 -4.6 5.9 A pparel2 .................................................................... 123.1 1.7 152.1 -.9 118.7 -3.4 144.2 -1.0 Transportation 2 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 142.6 137.1 91.5 89.4 87.0 87.2 91.4 -1.8 -2.4 -13.2 -13.4 -14.0 -13.5 -11.9 144.2 144.0 99.6 98.8 95.9 94.7 101.6 -2.0 -2.0 -14.4 -14.5 -15.8 -13.7 -12.7 140.8 133.6 96.1 95.0 96.5 101.2 90.6 -2.0 -2.6 -11.1 -11.2 -11.7 -10.8 -9.7 141.9 135.5 91.1 91.5 91.8 98.0 98.1 -1.5 -.8 -10.9 -11.3 -10.4 -11.6 -12.8 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 236.7 2.0 227.3 3.7 239.8 4.0 229.6 4.9 101.0 - 100.3 - 100.0 - 101.2 Education and communication 8 ............................. 99.5 - 100.5 - 100.0 - 99.4 Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 248.5 3.2 190.5 5.1 242.1 7.3 234.2 5.4 162.3 142.3 126.5 129.0 122.6 180.0 1.4 .6 -.9 -1.5 .0 2.1 160.5 153.0 141.9 133.0 155.0 167.5 1.3 .4 -.8 -3.1 2.0 2.1 160.3 138.1 127.0 131.8 121.7 181.9 1.6 -.6 -2.0 -1.3 -2.5 3.3 158.3 146.6 135.3 142.2 128.0 169.9 1.9 .2 -.8 -1.3 -.1 3.1 158.3 159.3 129.5 149.0 133.6 197.9 175.2 108.3 167.9 168.8 1.4 .7 -.7 .7 -1.1 .8 2.2 -10.3 2.1 2.1 156.7 160.1 143.1 152.4 135.5 180.7 161.4 102.2 166.9 166.3 1.2 1.0 -.8 -.2 -2.7 2.3 1.9 -8.7 2.0 2.0 156.6 149.9 127.9 145.1 132.7 177.6 177.2 96.8 169.2 171.6 1.5 1.1 -1.8 .4 -1.0 3.9 3.2 -3.0 1.9 2.0 154.5 158.5 138.0 154.6 146.1 186.3 163.6 99.9 166.1 166.8 1.7 1.2 -.4 .3 -.5 2.8 3.0 -6.4 2.5 2.6 Recreation 8 ............................................................... Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Sen/ices .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ..................................... ........ Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of s he lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 176 Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA Item and Group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Portland-Salem, OR-WA Pittsburgh, PA Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 3 ................................................ 173.6 501.9 1.6 168.2 486.0 1.0 159.2 485.7 1.4 167.1 489.2 1.9 “ Food and beverages 2 .............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................. 166.1 165.3 165.4 169.0 175.4 1.9 1.8 1.2 2.7 2.9 155.1 154.1 163.3 138.7 168.1 .5 .5 .7 .1 1.0 153.6 152.4 150.5 156.7 168.0 1.2 1.3 .6 2.2 1.0 153.7 154.1 154.7 154.0 149.2 3.6 3.8 5.0 2.6 .3 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 175.9 206.6 190.7 213.6 116.5 114.2 124.7 125.5 123.3 130.2 2.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 -2.3 -2.6 -1.2 -2.2 .5 -.1 170.1 199.1 180.4 204.6 133.2 121.8 140.4 154.3 121.8 125.3 1.7 1.5 2.6 2.7 1.0 -.7 .5 .4 .6 3.3 160.1 178.2 157.0 177.7 143.6 136.8 139.8 137.7 141.6 129.2 2.5 3.8 3.6 3.9 -1.1 -2.5 -2.0 .0 -3.3 1.9 168.4 191.3 182.5 199.5 138.0 111.4 139.5 157.1 95.6 120.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 2.9 6.2 7.0 9.2 7.6 14.9 1.3 A pparel2 .................................................................... 127.9 -1.8 106.2 2.1 142.5 1.1 132.4 .8 Transportation 2 ......................................................... Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 151.1 143.1 88.3 88.0 86.6 90.8 90.3 -1.9 -2.2 -12.9 -13.0 -13.8 -12.6 -11.7 149.3 146.9 91.9 90.6 89.1 89.4 87.1 -2.3 -2.5 -14.6 -14.5 -15.5 -14.3 -13.5 130.3 129.5 90.9 91.0 88.1 99.7 93.6 -1.8 -2.1 -14.3 -14.6 -15.5 -13.8 -12.5 146.9 147.1 103.8 104.1 100.6 92.9 104.1 -2.7 -2.6 -13.9 -13.9 -14.5 -13.4 -12.7 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 255.0 4.3 254.8 2.8 235.0 2.7 223.1 2.5 100.8 - 98.9 98.5 Recreation 8 ............................................................... 102.3 - 101.3 - Education and communication 8 ............................. 99.7 - 99.5 - 99.7 - Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 242.6 5.4 254.8 5.6 224.5 4.8 265.6 4.3 173.6 146.0 130.6 131.7 128.7 197.8 1.6 -.1 -1.9 -2.2 -1.2 2.7 168.2 136.4 124.7 124.3 126.6 201.5 1.0 -.1 -.5 -.8 .0 1.9 159.2 142.7 135.5 139.4 129.6 177.6 1.4 .1 -.7 -.1 -1.0 2.5 167.1 141.4 135.0 135.9 129.7 193.0 1.9 .2 -1.7 -1.2 -3.3 3.2 169.7 161.2 132.6 150.3 134.4 196.0 193.1 104.4 181.4 185.4 1.5 .6 -1.6 .1 -1.8 1.7 2.7 -6.1 2.2 2.2 164.0 159.2 126.5 140.1 127.1 209.0 196.7 109.4 176.1 182.1 .9 .8 -.4 -.1 -.7 1.9 1.8 -5.9 1.6 1.9 154.9 154.1 136.9 146.9 141.3 182.5 172.6 116.9 164.9 168.3 1.3 .6 -.6 .5 .0 1.4 2.6 -6.9 2.2 2.3 163.8 158.5 135.4 144.3 136.4 198.3 190.9 106.0 174.6 179.8 1.9 1.1 -1.7 1.2 -1.2 2.6 3.3 -4.2 2.3 2.0 Commodity and service group All items 2 ...................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .................................... Services less medical care sen/ices ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 177 Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 San FranciscoOakland-San Jose, CA San Diego, CA St. Louis, MO-IL Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 E xpenditure category All items 2 ................................................................... All items (1967=100) 3 ............................................. 154.5 458.8 1.0 ■ 166.9 564.3 2.0 ■ 165.5 508.9 3.2 ■ Food and beverages 2 ........................................... Food 2 .................................................................... Food at home ..................................................... Food away from home 4 .................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 .......................................... 158.4 156.8 152.0 165.8 169.8 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.9 1.7 165.0 163.0 162.7 161.5 181.9 2.2 1.9 .8 3.3 4.4 166.3 167.1 171.9 162.0 160.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.4 1.9 Housing 2 ................................................................. Shelter .................................................................. Rent of primary residence 2 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence5 Fuels and utilities ................................................. Fuels ................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .............................. Electricity ....................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................. Household furnishings and operations ............. 147.0 165.1 150.7 174.1 123.5 112.3 116.2 137.5 92.6 124.0 1.0 1.7 2.2 1.6 -.3 -2.0 -1.6 -1.2 -6.0 -.5 170.1 186.6 167.7 197.5 117.7 93.6 93.2 85.7 119.7 155.9 4.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 -4.5 -8.5 -8.4 -10.1 -3.5 5.7 174.4 195.0 199.6 210.7 140.7 138.4 138.4 156.2 121.2 120.1 5.3 7.1 7.8 7.1 -5.8 -7.6 -7.7 -10.7 -1.1 1.4 Apparel 2 .................................................................. 126.2 1.9 125.1 -.8 115.9 -.2 Transportation 2 ...................................................... Private transportation .......................................... Motor fuel ............................................................ Gasoline (all types) .......................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ........................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ..................... 138.4 138.2 92.4 91.0 87.4 104.0 93.5 -3.8 -4.2 -14.6 -15.3 -15.9 -15.7 -13.5 149.4 144.5 98.8 98.9 99.7 90.6 102.6 -1.8 -2.0 -11.1 -11.1 -12.4 -9.7 -9.8 132.0 125.5 99.8 98.6 95.8 95.2 100.2 -1.2 -1.5 -9.9 -9.8 -10.2 -9.1 -8.9 Medical care 2 .......................................................... 233.9 3.3 240.9 1.7 228.0 2.8 Recreation 8 ............................................................. 102.0 - 100.0 - 98.2 Education and communication 8 ............................ 102.4 - 98.8 - 101.3 Other goods and services 2 ................................... 207.7 7.5 233.3 3.6 252.2 5.1 154.5 140.9 130.3 131.8 126.5 169.5 1.0 .4 -.9 -1.1 -.9 1.6 166.9 146.3 134.9 128.4 143.3 185.3 2.0 .0 -1.5 -2.7 .0 3.2 165.5 141.8 125.1 127.9 120.6 185.3 3.2 1.1 -1.2 -1.3 -.9 4.5 149.9 152.1 132.2 145.7 134.5 177.8 162.7 103.1 161.8 163.1 .9 .8 -.8 .7 -.8 1.6 1.4 -7.6 1.8 1.7 163.1 160.7 137.3 147.6 132.7 194.7 179.9 95.5 174.3 177.0 1.9 .4 -1.2 .1 -1.8 1.0 3.0 -9.9 2.7 2.7 162.6 155.1 127.2 148.1 130.6 182.3 182.7 114.3 171.1 172.2 3.2 1.1 -1.0 1.7 -.9 1.1 4.7 -8.7 3.9 3.9 C om m odity and service group All items 2 ................................................................... Commodities ........................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............. Nondurables less food and beverages ............ Durables ............................................................. Services .................................................................. S pecial aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 .................................... All items less shelter ................................................ Commodities less food ........................................... Nondurables ............................................................. Nondurables less food ............................................ Services less rent of she lter5 .................................. Services less medical care services ...................... Energy 2 ...................................................................... All items less energy ................................................ All items less food and energy 2 ........................... See footnotes at end of table. 178 Table 16A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) SeattleTacoma-Bremerton, WA Item and Group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 WashingtonBaltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 1 TampaSt. PetersburgClearwater, FL Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967-100) 3 ................................................ 167.7 511.3 2.9 137.5 137.5 2.6 102.1 1.3 Food and beverages 2 ............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home 4 ...................................... Alcoholic beverages 4 ............................................ 165.2 165.7 166.2 166.4 162.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 1.8 3.4 133.7 132.6 131.8 133.8 140.0 1.5 1.8 2.3 1.2 -.2 101.6 101.5 100.0 101.7 100.3 1.5 1.5 ■ ■ Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity ......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 170.9 187.4 178.3 192.7 121.4 115.9 140.4 156.2 88.0 159.6 4.0 5.2 5.3 5.4 .4 .3 1.1 1.1 .0 -.1 132.2 142.2 137.3 147.1 119.8 110.8 110.6 109.4 161.5 113.0 2.5 3.3 3.5 3.1 .3 -.7 -.5 -.5 .1 .3 103.1 103.4 102.8 102.7 105.6 107.0 108.1 112.2 93.7 102.8 2.1 ■ 2.5 A pparel2 .................................................................... 126.5 .5 144.1 20.1 99.3 .8 Transportation 2 ........................................................ Private transportation ............................................ Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ........................................... Gasoline, unleaded regular6 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ....................... 145.4 150.2 107.8 109.7 110.1 96.4 115.2 -.1 -.4 -13.5 -13.5 -14.2 ■ -12.3 124.2 125.3 111.9 110.2 105.1 98.9 117.1 -2.2 -2.6 -13.5 -13.8 -15.3 -12.4 -11.2 98.4 98.1 89.4 89.3 88.1 90.4 90.8 -1.9 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 232.7 3.6 192.1 .8 104.4 2.3 100.4 - 101.4 99.4 - 101.4 Recreation 8 ............................................................... 99.1 ' Education and communication 8 ............................. 102.9 Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 238.5 6.9 178.2 9.1 106.6 3.9 167.7 148.5 139.3 133.8 147.1 186.4 2.9 .4 -1.2 -1.5 -.8 4.7 137.5 126.0 121.3 138.0 100.7 148.3 2.6 2.4 2.9 7.5 -3.5 2.9 102.1 100.4 100.2 100.5 99.7 102.8 1.3 ■ ■ 164.6 161.0 140.1 149.1 135.4 190.5 182.9 112.0 173.9 175.8 29 1.9 -1.1 .9 -1.2 4.2 4.8 -7.4 3.5 3.5 134.1 135.9 122.8 135.7 138.4 153.0 143.1 111.2 139.6 141.1 2.8 2.3 2.7 4.3 6.5 2.3 3.2 -6.9 3.3 3.7 101.9 101.1 100.2 100.6 100.5 102.3 102.9 96.4 102.0 102.8 1.2 ■ ■ ■ Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Services .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food ............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of she lter5 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. 1 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless otherwise noted. 2 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996*100 base. 3 Index is on a November 1977=100 base in Miami and an October 1967=100 base in Anchorage. 4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base. 5 Indexes are on a November 1982=100 base in Anchorage, Boston, FRASERCincinnati, Denver, Miami, Milwaukee, Portland, St. Louis, San Diego, and Digitized for ■ ■ -6.2 ' 2.0 Seattle. Indexes are on a December 1982=100 base in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. 6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. ' Data not available. 179 Table 18A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Item and group Annual average 1998 South M idw est2 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 West Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items ............................................................. All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 166.9 260.7 1.3 ■ 155.4 251.3 1.5 - 156.9 254.2 1.0 - 160.5 258.1 1.6 ■ Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................. Food away from home ............................... Alcoholic beverages .................................... 162.7 162.3 162.7 163.8 168.1 1.7 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.3 157.6 157.1 156.4 158.6 164.7 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.6 1.2 158.1 158.3 156.3 163.2 155.8 1.8 1.9 1.4 2.6 1.8 163.7 163.1 166.6 157.9 169.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.2 Housing ........................................................... Shelter ........................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence3 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 168.3 197.8 184.0 1.9 2.9 3.0 150.6 170.0 168.8 2.2 3.0 2.9 149.7 164.1 159.3 1.6 3.3 3.0 160.6 175.2 173.4 2.9 3.6 3.8 185.7 122.9 113.0 129.4 135.0 121.3 124.9 2.9 -2.3 -3.3 -1.9 -2.3 -1.2 1.1 170.3 125.5 109.0 114.7 126.2 102.7 123.9 3.1 -.9 -2.0 -1.5 -.6 -3.8 1.6 156.1 133.5 113.8 116.4 116.0 118.2 125.2 3.3 -2.3 -6.3 -6.4 -7.6 -3.0 -.3 170.9 137.6 126.3 128.9 142.2 114.2 126.5 3.4 -.6 -1.3 -1.2 -2.5 1.1 1.4 Apparel ............................................................ 128.0 -.4 129.2 -1.1 143.3 .5 123.3 -.6 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. New and used motor vehicles 4 ................ New vehicles ............................................ Used cars and trucks ............................... Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular5 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ............. 143.3 139.2 99.7 143.5 154.2 90.1 89.7 87.8 93.4 91.2 -2.6 -2.9 -.8 -.4 -14.3 -14.3 -15.3 -13.8 -12.7 139.4 137.0 100.3 143.4 152.4 93.6 93.1 91.1 103.8 97.3 -1.6 -1.7 -.3 -.6 -12.1 -12.4 -13.1 -11.3 -10.9 138.7 137.6 100.8 146.5 153.4 89.8 89.3 85.9 95.7 93.8 -2.6 -2.8 -.5 .2 -13.9 -14.1 -15.0 -13.3 -12.3 141.5 138.6 100.0 144.8 147.9 95.7 94.9 91.7 93.1 97.6 -1.9 -2.3 -1.1 -1.2 -12.4 -12.5 -13.1 -11.8 -10.6 Medical care ................................................... Medical care commodities .......................... Medical care services .................................. Professional services ................................. 251.6 223.7 257.6 235.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.0 235.9 216.4 240.3 221.0 3.7 2.9 3.8 4.4 240.6 215.0 246.7 227.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.7 238.9 224.7 242.3 209.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 Recreation 4 .................................................... 102.0 - 100.8 - 101.2 - 99.4 Education and communication 4 .................... 99.7 101.2 - 100.2 - 100.6 Other goods and services ............................. 248.2 6.6 232.2 7.5 228.3 7.0 236.5 4.6 166.9 143.3 130.0 129.9 1.3 -.1 -1.4 -1.7 155.4 139.9 130.0 133.3 1.5 .0 -1.2 -1.6 156.9 141.9 132.6 134.4 1.0 -.1 -1.3 -1.6 160.5 142.1 129.2 130.2 1.6 .1 -1.7 -2.3 136.2 127.7 194.6 184.8 186.9 232.4 -2.4 -.9 2.3 2.9 .6 3.6 138.7 124.5 174.5 169.0 182.1 201.4 -1.8 -.6 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.9 135.0 129.1 175.5 156.1 189.0 212.0 -2.6 -1.0 2.2 3.2 .9 3.8 138.2 127.9 180.3 168.9 185.8 207.5 -3.1 -.9 2.9 3.6 2.0 2.6 Commodity and service group All items ............................................................. Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .............................................. Durables ..................................................... Sen/ices ........................................................... Rent of she lter3 ........................................... Transportation services .............................. Other sen/ices .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 180 Table 18A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 West South M idw est2 Northeast Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less food ............................................ All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Nondurables less food and apparel ............... Services less rent of shelter * .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........................................ Energy commodities .................................... Services less energy sen/ices .................... 163.5 167.9 157.7 131.6 146.9 132.2 138.3 175.5 190.0 102.6 175.9 179.8 1.2 1.2 .6 -1.3 .1 -1.5 -2.0 1.7 2.3 -7.7 2.0 2.1 151.8 154.9 151.9 131.4 145.5 135.2 140.4 164.7 169.0 100.7 163.5 165.2 1.3 1.3 .9 -1.1 .3 -1.4 -1.5 2.7 2.8 -7.1 2.3 2.4 152.2 156.5 155.2 133.3 146.3 135.4 136.0 171.2 168.0 99.8 165.1 166.8 0.9 .9 .4 -1.2 .2 -1.3 -2.1 1.3 2.1 -9.8 2.1 2.1 156.9 159.9 155.8 131.2 147.6 133.2 140.3 172.9 175.5 107.9 166.6 167.5 1.6 1.3 .7 -1.4 .5 -1.8 -2.6 1.8 2.9 -7.5 2.3 2.1 144.4 89.2 201.5 .8 -13.5 2.6 141.4 93.5 182.5 .7 -12.0 3.3 144.5 90.6 182.7 .8 -13.6 2.9 140.3 96.7 184.3 .1 -12.3 3.0 4 5 6 ‘ 1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes. 2 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 181 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. Table 19A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Item and group Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Size class D Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 4 ......................................................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ................................................... 146.0 146.0 1.6 ~ 101.9 1.0 ■ 158.0 255.3 1.3 Food and beverages ................................................................... Food ............................................................................................ Food at home ........................................................................... Food away from home ............................................................. Alcoholic beverages .................................................................. 145.4 145.0 148.5 139.5 148.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.8 101.0 101.0 100.9 101.2 100.5 " 155.8 155.4 153.0 160.8 160.5 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 .3 Housing ......................................................................................... Shelter ......................................................................................... Rent of primary residence ...................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ................... Fuels and utilities ........................................................................ Fuels .......................................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity .................................................... Electricity .............................................................................. Utility natural gas service ................................................... Household furnishings and operations .................................... 142.7 152.1 143.7 153.6 128.7 126.0 125.6 128.7 119.4 117.7 2.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 -1.2 -2.3 -1.8 -2.1 -2.4 1.1 101.1 101.8 101.1 101.3 98.5 97.8 98.0 99.2 94.3 101.1 ■ 153.8 176.0 161.8 167.3 132.3 109.6 118.2 124.3 110.3 123.3 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.3 .1 .3 -.2 1.2 -1.2 Apparel .......................................................................................... 120.9 -.2 100.5 - 135.4 .8 Transportation .............................................................................. Private transportation ................................................................ New and used motor vehicles 3 ............................................. New vehicles .......................................................................... Used cars and trucks ............................................................. Motor fuel ................................................................................. Gasoline (all types) ................................................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ............................................. Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ....................................... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ........................................... 140.0 139.3 100.2 126.8 144.1 135.0 134.3 133.5 94.6 127.2 -2.1 -2.3 -.8 .0 -12.9 -13.0 -13.8 -12.1 -11.8 98.7 98.4 100.3 99.7 101.6 90.9 90.9 90.5 91.2 91.8 ■ 138.6 136.2 100.7 147.2 144.5 88.9 88.3 84.5 97.5 92.4 -2.7 -2.7 .0 -1.3 -14.9 -15.2 -15.8 -15.1 -13.0 Medical care ................................................................................. Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ................................................................ Professional services .............................................................. 191.3 177.6 194.4 177.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5 101.8 101.4 101.9 101.9 ■ 234.5 218.9 238.4 229.5 3.3 2.5 3.5 3.1 Recreation3 .................................................................................. 100.7 - 100.7 - 102.7 Education and communication 3 ................................................. 100.7 - 100.1 - 100.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... 189.8 5.9 104.6 - 238.3 8.5 146.0 136.6 130.6 138.1 149.0 120.8 154.8 152.5 154.5 175.2 1.6 .1 -1.4 -1.8 -2.6 -.8 2.9 3.7 1.2 3.5 101.9 100.0 99.4 99.0 98.4 99.9 101.4 101.8 101.1 101.7 1.0 • - 158.0 140.7 132.2 132.9 134.5 128.7 180.6 164.6 180.6 213.7 1.3 -.1 -1.2 -1.4 -2.3 -1.2 2.7 2.2 .8 5.2 - “ Commodity and service group All items 4 ......................................................................................... Commodities ................................................................................ Commodities less food and beverages ................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ................................. Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............... Durables ................................................................................... Services ......................................................................................... Rent of shelter5 .......................................................................... Transportation services ............................................................. Other services ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. 182 Table 19A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and group Annual average 1998 Size class D Size class B/C 3 Size class A 2 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................................................ All items less food .......................................................................... All items less shelter ....................................................................... Commodities less food .................................................................. Nondurables ................................................................................... Nondurables less food ................................................................... Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................. Services less rent of shelter5 ....................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy ............................................................................................. All items less energy ..................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities .................. Energy commodities .................................................................. Services less energy services .................................................. 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. 143.9 146.2 143.7 131.6 142.1 139.1 148.8 157.1 151.8 130.3 147.3 147.8 131.1 134.5 157.1 1.5 1.5 .8 -1.2 .4 -1.4 -2.0 1.9 2.8 -7.5 2.4 2.3 .5 -12.7 3.2 5 6 7 ■ 183 100.6 100.6 100.3 99.5 100.0 99.1 98.5 101.0 101.3 94.5 101.3 101.3 100.8 91.0 101.7 - 153.5 158.4 153.7 133.1 144.5 134.2 135.9 170.1 174.0 99.0 166.5 169.5 144.3 88.4 188.4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. 1.2 1.1 1.0 -1.2 .3 -1.3 -2.1 3.0 2.6 -6.8 2.0 2.1 .8 -14.6 2.8 Table 20A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Midwest3 Northeast Size class A Item and group Size class A Size class B/C 2 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 1.5 ■ 101.7 1.0 ' ' 162.1 161.6 162.3 162.4 169.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 2.3 1.9 101.4 101.4 101.4 101.6 100.2 166.3 193.0 186.3 2.0 3.1 3.4 182.4 121.6 116.1 129.9 133.9 124.5 125.3 Apparel ............................................................ Size class B/C 2 Size class D Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 155.8 254.8 1.8 101.8 1.2 - 160.4 160.0 160.6 159.3 165.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.6 1.2 101.0 101.5 100.6 - 149.5 169.0 172.7 3.2 -2.2 -2.8 -1.7 -2.5 -.6 .6 101.0 97.6 96.7 97.6 98.2 96.2 102.1 - 122.6 -1.3 101.7 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 146.7 142.1 89.7 89.2 87.3 91.7 90.5 -2.3 -2.5 -13.8 -13.9 -14.8 -13.4 -12.2 Medical care ................................................... 256.2 Recreation 2 .................................................... Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 All items 4 .......................................................... All items (December 1977=100) ..................... 166.8 254.8 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... Housing .......................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ............................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations Annual average 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category 151.7 245.7 0.7 ' 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.1 100.9 ■ 150.6 149.6 146.0 156.9 164.9 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.5 .4 2.6 3.6 3.5 101.2 101.8 101.0 - 146.5 163.3 152.2 .8 2.3 2.4 3.5 -1.0 -2.2 -2.0 -1.5 -4.4 1.5 101.2 98.8 98.3 98.7 103.1 92.2 100.9 - ' 169.2 123.2 109.0 112.5 124.2 100.0 118.3 ' 162.1 133.7 104.1 112.2 110.8 116.4 121.7 2.2 -1.0 -3.6 -3.2 -6.1 .3 -2.5 - 127.0 -.8 100.8 - 138.4 -2.4 97.5 97.2 88.3 88.3 87.6 89.1 89.5 • ~ 140.0 137.9 95.1 94.6 93.1 103.0 96.9 -1.4 -1.4 -11.6 -11.8 -12.4 -11.3 -10.5 99.3 99.2 94.0 94.0 93.6 94.6 95.2 • ■ 134.6 130.7 87.4 86.5 83.5 101.0 91.0 -3.2 -3.0 -15.2 -15.6 -16.3 -15.4 -13.5 4.2 101.7 - 235.2 4.0 101.8 - 226.2 4.0 102.2 - 101.6 - 101.1 - 100.2 - 101.8 Education and communication 2 .................... 99.8 - 99.5 - 102.1 - 100.0 - 100.1 Other goods and services ............................. 247.2 6.8 104.2 - 237.0 7.2 105.2 - 222.1 7.4 166.8 143.1 129.3 128.7 128.2 192.7 1.5 -.1 -1.4 -1.8 -.5 2.5 101.7 99.9 99.1 98.7 99.6 101.0 1.0 ■ 155.8 140.5 129.0 134.4 121.6 174.2 1.8 .4 -1.0 -1.2 -.7 3.2 101.8 100.0 99.5 99.6 99.4 101.6 1.2 ■ 151.7 139.5 133.5 135.3 126.6 167.6 .7 -.6 -1.8 -2.3 -1.2 1.8 163.1 158.4 131.0 146.4 131.2 174.8 187.7 104.5 175.0 178.9 1.2 .7 -1.3 .1 -1.6 1.7 2.3 -7.1 2.1 2.2 100.5 100.2 99.2 100.1 98.8 100.5 101.0 93.2 101.2 101.2 - 152.4 152.7 130.5 147.8 136.5 166.3 168.9 101.9 163.6 164.4 1.7 1.3 -.8 .7 -.9 2.8 3.1 -6.9 2.6 2.6 100.7 100.5 99.5 100.3 99.7 101.6 101.6 96.1 101.3 101.3 - 147.6 149.3 134.5 143.4 137.1 157.3 161.2 96.0 159.6 162.1 .3 .2 -1.7 -.3 -2.2 1.5 1.6 -9.1 1.7 1.6 " ' Commodity and service group All items 4 .......................................................... Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ..................................................... Services .......................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ..................................... Services less rent of shelter5 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... See footnotes at end of table. 184 Table 20A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West South Item and group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Size class B/C 2 Size class A Size class D Size class B/C 2 Size class A Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 0.9 Expenditure category 159.7 258.5 1.9 159.4 258.0 1.9 102.4 ~ - 154.3 154.8 151.8 162.7 146.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 -.6 164.8 164.1 168.2 158.1 170.4 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.1 101.0 101.0 101.2 100.6 100.7 101.3 102.1 101.5 ■ 155.4 181.4 162.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 160.0 172.3 178.6 3.4 4.4 4.6 101.0 101.2 100.6 3.5 1.0 -1.0 -.9 -1.5 -2.7 .3 101.7 98.3 97.3 97.3 97.7 95.2 100.9 ■ ■ ~ 165.8 133.7 112.7 117.7 121.1 112.6 119.4 2.9 4.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 4.0 -1.0 169.6 139.5 130.0 132.0 146.1 118.7 128.6 4.3 -2.4 -3.5 -3.4 -4.6 -.3 1.6 100.6 99.8 99.5 99.6 100.5 96.0 100.9 149.0 .9 100.2 - 132.4 2.4 122.7 .7 99.5 Transportation ................................................ Private transportation .................................. Motor fuel .................................................... Gasoline (all types) .................................. Gasoline, unleaded regular6 ................ Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 ......... Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 ............. 139.3 138.6 92.4 91.6 88.8 94.2 94.6 -2.8 -3.1 -13.2 -13.3 -14.4 -12.3 -11.8 98.7 98.4 90.1 90.1 89.5 90.5 91.4 ~ ■ ■ ■ 138.4 137.5 82.5 81.5 76.9 97.2 90.0 -2.6 -2.6 -15.6 -15.8 -17.0 -15.2 -13.2 140.4 137.5 94.8 93.9 90.6 91.2 97.4 -2.0 -2.3 -12.7 -12.7 -13.6 -11.9 -11.2 98.7 98.3 89.7 89.6 89.1 90.1 90.9 Medical care ................................................. 238.8 2.2 101.9 - 240.9 3.7 235.2 2.4 101.5 Recreation 2 .................................................... 100.4 - 100.9 - 105.7 - 99.3 - 99.9 Education and communication 2 ................... 100.5 - 100.0 - 100.6 - 100.4 - 101.0 Other goods and services ............................. 214.1 5.0 104.8 - 235.1 9.8 237.4 4.0 103.4 155.6 142.0 132.5 134.3 129.6 171.8 1.1 -.3 -1.6 -2.0 -1.4 2.4 101.8 100.1 99.7 99.1 100.4 101.4 .8 ■ - 159.7 139.1 130.5 130.4 128.4 186.4 1.9 .2 -.6 -.7 -.5 3.6 159.4 141.5 127.4 128.2 126.8 178.0 1.9 .4 -1.5 -2.1 -.7 3.1 102.4 99.6 98.9 98.2 99.6 101.2 151.4 154.3 133.4 146.5 135.4 167.5 165.3 101.1 163.5 164.7 1.0 .3 -1.5 .1 -1.7 1.5 2.4 -6.9 1.8 1.8 100.7 100.3 99.7 100.0 99.2 100.7 101.4 93.9 101.4 101.5 ■ ■ 153.8 154.7 130.8 142.3 130.8 176.2 177.9 95.5 169.1 173.0 1.8 1.8 -.7 .4 -.7 4.2 3.5 -6.0 2.7 3.0 156.2 155.5 129.5 147.3 131.5 171.5 173.9 106.6 165.3 165.8 1.8 .7 -1.3 .8 -1.6 1.5 3.1 -8.8 2.5 2.5 100.4 100.2 98.9 99.6 98.3 101.1 101.2 94.9 101.0 100.9 All items 4 ........................................................... All items (December 1977=100) .................... 155.6 252.1 1.1 101.8 Food and beverages ...................................... Food .............................................................. Food at home ............................................ Food away from home .............................. Alcoholic beverages .................................... 158.6 158.8 156.5 163.9 156.0 1.9 1.9 1.1 3.1 2.2 100.8 100.8 100.5 101.3 100.5 Housing .......................................................... Shelter .......................................................... Rent of primary residence ........................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence5 ......................................... Fuels and utilities ......................................... Fuels ........................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ...................... Electricity ................................................ Utility natural gas service ...................... Household furnishings and operations ..... 147.4 161.3 159.8 2.5 3.5 3.2 155.2 124.4 111.5 115.3 113.8 112.6 128.6 Apparel ............................................................ 0.8 Commodity and service group All items 4 ........................................................... Commodities ................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .... Nondurables less food and beverages .... Durables ..................................................... Services .......................................................... ' Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care ............................. All items less shelter ........................................ Commodities less food .................................... Nondurables ..................................................... Nondurables less food ............. ........ ............... Services less rent of s he lter5 .......................... Services less medical care services .............. Energy ............................................................... All items less energy ........................................ All items less food and energy ...................... 1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 The ’North Central’ region has been renamed the ’Midwest’ region by the Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 185 4 5 6 7 ' The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. Data not available. .9 ■ ■ ‘ Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Anchorage, AK Item and Group Annual average 1998 BostonBrockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT Atlanta, GA Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 ChicagoGary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 3 ................................................ 146.3 380.9 1.2 ■ 158.4 478.8 1.2 ■ 169.7 490.6 1.9 ■ 159.3 467.8 2.0 ■ Food and beverages 2 .............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 147.6 147.4 151.1 140.5 148.4 1.0 .8 1.1 .0 2.2 163.5 167.1 159.6 179.1 125.4 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.5 -.4 164.0 164.6 160.8 174.0 160.9 3.3 3.5 3.4 4.3 1.3 165.0 164.4 172.3 149.7 173.0 2.7 2.9 3.5 1.9 -.4 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ..................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ............................... Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas service ............................... Household furnishings and operations ............... 130.8 130.5 120.4 123.0 153.3 154.0 163.6 161.0 163.2 113.6 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.3 4.5 -1.3 .1 158.2 173.3 179.1 162.5 142.8 131.5 132.3 137.1 124.6 131.8 2.9 4.1 3.8 4.2 2.1 -.2 -.2 1.0 -2.2 -.9 163.6 192.7 184.7 174.6 120.6 102.3 125.4 129.6 117.5 114.8 1.9 3.4 4.8 3.3 -5.2 -4.9 -3.2 -8.2 3.8 -1.7 154.2 179.5 190.1 179.6 119.9 107.5 111.0 119.9 101.4 109.5 2.5 4.3 3.9 4.1 -4.4 -4.7 -4.6 -5.9 -4.8 -.9 Apparel 2 .................................................................... 125.6 -1.9 133.0 .5 149.2 -1.1 118.9 -.6 Transportation 2 ......................................................... Private transportation ............................................. Motor fuel .............................................................. Gasoline (all types) ............................................ Gasoline, unleaded regular5 .......................... Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .................. Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 ....................... 142.0 139.5 101.4 101.3 97.4 98.0 107.6 -2.1 -2.0 -10.8 -10.9 -11.1 -12.0 -9.4 125.8 124.9 80.1 79.5 75.5 98.0 87.5 -3.5 -3.7 -14.0 -14.2 -15.3 -13.6 -12.2 141.6 140.6 92.7 91.5 88.4 95.3 95.2 -2.2 -3.2 -14.9 -14.8 -16.0 -13.7 -12.7 135.3 132.5 94.8 94.0 91.5 101.2 96.2 -1.7 -2.0 -11.1 -11.3 -12.3 -10.1 -10.1 Medical care 2 ............................................................ 249.7 3.6 241.9 .3 304.2 6.7 249.3 3.8 Recreation 7 ............................................................... 104.2 - 98.9 - 103.9 - 101.0 Education and communication 7 ............................. 98.8 - 100.7 - 100.2 - 105.1 Other goods and services 2 ..................................... 187.6 10.8 225.1 3.2 244.4 6.3 246.9 6.2 146.3 139.3 134.7 130.7 138.9 154.2 1.2 .5 .2 1.4 -1.0 1.8 158.4 136.1 121.3 123.1 120.5 184.1 1.2 -.4 -2.7 -2.2 -3.5 2.7 169.7 144.4 132.8 135.2 128.5 197.9 1.9 .5 -1.2 -2.2 .3 2.9 159.3 141.0 126.2 133.8 117.2 179.7 2.0 .4 -1.2 -1.1 -1.3 3.3 142.1 152.4 135.5 139.7 132.6 162.7 146.8 117.5 149.1 149.2 1.1 1.2 .4 1.2 1.5 2.2 1.6 -4.4 1.6 1.8 153.6 154.4 121.5 143.0 123.2 178.7 177.0 98.1 166.9 167.3 1.2 .1 -2.6 .8 -2.1 1.4 2.8 -6.5 1.8 1.5 163.9 163.6 133.7 148.6 135.8 190.6 188.8 98.1 180.7 185.0 1.6 1.2 -1.1 .5 -2.1 2.0 2.6 -9.0 2.8 2.7 155.0 153.5 128.4 149.9 136.6 168.1 173.5 100.1 167.5 168.1 1.9 1.1 -1.1 .9 -1.0 2.1 3.3 -8.1 2.8 2.7 Commodity and service group All items 2 ..................................................................... Commodities ............................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ............... Nondurables less food and beverages ............. Durables ............................................................... Sen/ices .................................................................... Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care 2 ...................................... All items less shelter .................................................. Commodities less food .............................................. Nondurables ............................................................... Nondurables less food ............................................... Services less rent of shelter4 .................................... Services less medical care services ........................ Energy 2 ........................................................................ All items less energy .................................................. All items less food and energy 2 ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 186 Table 23A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Select areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Item and Group Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 DenverBoulder-Greeley, CO DallasFort Worth, TX ClevelandAkron, OH CincinnatiHamilton, OH-KY-IN Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Annual average 1998 Percent change from 1997 to 1998 Expenditure category All items 2 ..................................................................... All items (1967=100) 3 ................................................ 151.9 466.7 1.7 151.7 474.0 2.4 153.4 473.1 1.3 156.6 521.0 2.0 ' Food and beverages 2 .............................................. Food 2 ...................................................................... Food at home ....................................................... Food away from home ........................................ Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 148.5 147.4 145.0 150.8 165.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.6 162.5 163.8 159.0 174.5 147.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.5 -1.0 159.0 157.0 148.2 173.1 182.5 2.1 1.8 .3 4.3 3.8 150.1 152.1 157.0 145.6 138.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 3.1 Housing 2 ................................................................... Shelter .................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 Fuels and utilities ................................................... Fuels ...................................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity ................................ Electricity .......................................................... Utility natural gas sen/ice ................................ Household furnishings and operations ............... 146.4 162.5 163.6 159.0 126.8 113.6 119.6 126.6 112.5 123.4 3.2 3.0 2.2 3.2 3.8 2.6 3.6 2.6 -.3
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