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D a ta fo r June 1993
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Robert B. Reich, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
O ffic e o f P ric e s a n d L iv in g C o n d itio n s
K e n n e th V . D a lto n , A s s o c ia te C o m m is s io n e r

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C P I D e ta ile d R e p o r t
D a ta fo r J u n e 1 9 9 3
C o n te n ts
Price movements, June 1993
Charts
4
Technical notes
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Index tables
CPI-U

CPI-W

Table

Page

Table

Pag

1

8

6

23

2
3
4
5

10
12
17
22

7
8
9

25
27
32

24

67

27

79

U.S. city average
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups
Detailed expenditure categories
Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories
Special detailed categories
Historical
All items, 1913-present
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, indexes
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change
from previous December

25

69

28

81

26

74

29

86

Selected areas
All items indexes
Regions
Population classes
Regions and population classes cross classified
Food at home expenditure categories
Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month
City indexes and percent changes

10
11
12
13
14
15
16

37
38
40
42
46
48
49

17
18
19
20
21
22
23

52
53
55
57
61
63
64

Table

Page

Average price tables

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




PI
P2
P3
P4

91
92
93
94




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

Index month

Releasedate

Index month

Release date

July
August
September

August 13
September 14
October 15

October
November
December

November 10
December 10
January 15

P r ic e M o v e m e n ts
June

1993

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in
June to a level of 144.4 (1982-84= 100). For the 12-month
period ended in June, the CPI-U increased 3.0 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.1 percent in
June prior to seasonal adjustment. The June 1993 CPI-W
level of 142.0 was 2.8 percent higher than the index in June
1992.

Consumer prices rose at seasonally adjusted annual rate
(SAAR) of 2.2 percent in the second quarter after advanc­
ing at a 4.0-percent rate in the first 3 months of 1993. This
brought the year-to-date annual rate to 3.1 percent, slight­
ly more than the 2.9-percent advance for all of 1992. Thus
far in 1993, the food index has increased at a 2.0 percent
annual rate, following a 1.5-percent rise in 1992. This mod­
erately larger increase was principally due to the accelera­
tion in meat prices—up at a 5.1-percent rate in 1993 after
advancing 0.2 percent in 1992. Energy costs, which rose
2.0 percent in 1992, have declined at a 0.4-percent annual
rate in 1993. A 4.2-percent decrease at an annual rate in the
index for petroleum-based energy more than offset a rise of
3.3 percent in charges for energy services.
Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a
3.6-percent annual rate thus far in 1993 after registering its
smallest increase in 20 years in 1992—up 3.3 percent. A
moderately larger rate of increase in the shelter component
in 1993—up at a 3.6-percent rate after advancing 2.9 per­
cent in 1992—was the principal factor in this moderate ac­
celeration. The rates for selected groups during the last 7
1/2 years are shown on page 2.
In June, the index for food and beverages declined 0.4
percent. Grocery store food prices fell 0.9 percent, their
largest decline since a 1.0-percent drop in July 1991. The

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was un­
changed in June after advancing 0.1 percent in May. This
price movement was the smallest 2-month change in con­
sumer prices since 1991, when the index rose 0.1 percent in
February and declined 0.1 percent in March. In June, the
food and energy indexes each declined, while the index for
all items less food and energy rose slightly. The 0.4 decrease
in the food index follows increases of 0.4 percent in both
April and May and largely reflects a sharp downturn in the
index for fruits and vegetables. Energy costs fell 0.2 percent
in June, following a 1.0-percent drop in May, as a decline in
the index for motor fuels more than offset an increase in
household fuel prices. Excluding food and energy, the
CPI-U rose 0.1 percent after advancing 0.2 percent in May.

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

Unadjusted

Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1992

December

All item s...........................................
Food and beverages..........................
Housing .............................................
Apparel and upkeep ..........................
Transportation ...................................
Medical c a re .......................................
Entertaintment ...................................
Other goods and services ................
Special indexes:
Energy...................................................
Food ...................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ........




1993

January

February

March

April

May

June

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
June
1993

12 months
ended
June
1993

0.1
.3
.1
-.3
.1
.4
.1
.6

0.5
.4
.3
.8
.6
.6
.3
.8

0.3
.1
.2*
1.5
.5
.5
.1
.4

0.1
.1
.3
-.5
.1
.3
.2
.6

0.4
.4
.5
0
.2
.6
.3
.5

0.1
.4
.1
-.5
-.1
.8
-2
.7

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

2.2
1.4
3.5
-4.1
-.3
7.0
1.9
4.4

3.0
2.0
2.8
.7
2.7
6.2
2.5
6.4

-.2
.3
.2

.5
.4
.5

-.4
.1
.5

.7
.1
.1

.2
.4
.4

-1.0
.4
.2

-.2
-.4
.1

-3.8
1.4
2.9

.6
2.2
3.3

1

T a b le B. P e rc e n t c h a n g e s in CPI fo r U rb an W age E a rn e rs a n d C le rica l W o rk e rs (CPI-W )
Unadjusted

Seasonally adjusted
Changes from preceding month
Expenditure category
1993

1992
December
All items .......................................
Food and beverages ......................
Housing ...........................................
Apparel and upkeep ......................
Transportation .................................
Medical care ...................................
Entertaintment .................................
Other goods and s e rv ic e s ..............
Special indexes:
Energy................................................
Food .................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ___

January

February

March

April

May

June

0.4
.2
.3
.5
.5
.6
.4
1.1

0.4
.2
.1
1.5
.5
.5
.1
.4

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

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

0.1
.4
.1
-.4
-.2
.8
-.1
.8

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

2.0
1.4
3.2
-3.9
-.6
6.6
2.0
4.0

2.8
2.1
2.7
.7
2.4
6.2
2.3
6.3

-.2
.3
.1

.5
.3
.5

-.3
.2
.4

.6
.1
.2

.2
.4
.3

-1.1
.5
.2

-.3
-.4
.1

-4.5
1.7
2.7

.3
2.2
3.3

SAAR

6months
Percent changes, 12 months
ended in December

ended in
June

198 6 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 8 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 0 1991 1992

3.1
1.9
3.3
1.5
2.2
6.3
2.4

5.5 6.1 7.0 8.2 7.6 8.0 6.5

5.9

Special indexes:
Energy............. .. -19.7 8.2 .5 5.1 18.1 -7.4 2.0
Food ..............
3.8 3.5 5.2 5.6 5.3 1.9 1.5
All items lessfood
andenergy......... ... 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.4 5.2 4.4 3.3

-.4
2.0
3.6




4.4
3.5
3.7
4.8
6.1
5.8
4.0

4.4
5.1
4.0
4.7
3.0
6.9
4.6

4.6
5.5
3.9
1.0
4.0
8.5
5.1

6.1
5.3
4.5
5.1
10.4
9.6
4.3

3.1
2.5
3.4
3.4
-1.5
7.9
3.9

1993

2.9
1.6
2.6
1.4
3.0
6.6
2.8

1.1
3.7
1.7
.9
-5.9
7.7
3.4

12 months
ended
June
1993

0.1
.3
.1
-.4
.1
.5
0
.6

index for fresh fruits and vegetables fell 8.3 percent in June,
after advancing sharply earlier in the year, and more than
offset increases in the other major grocery store food
groups. In particular, prices for lettuce and tomatoes fell
27.3 and 18.1 percent, respectively. The index for dairy
products, which increased by more than 1.0 percent in
each of the past 3 months at the producer level, rose 1.4
percent in June, its first increase at the consumer level since
January. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose
0.1 percent in June, the same as in May after advancing
sharply in the first 4 months of 1993. The indexes for beef
and pork each fell 0.4 percent in June, but have risen at 7.4
and 4.9 percent annual rates, respectively, in the first half
of this year. Poultry prices also increased during the first 6
months of 1993. The index for cereal and bakery products
increased 0.3 percent while the index for other food at
home was unchanged in June. The other two components
of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and al­
coholic beverage—rose 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively.

All Items.........
Foodandbeverages
Housing ..........
Apparel andupkeep
Transportation
Medical care .....
Entertainment.....
Other goodsand
services ..........

Compound
annual rate
3 months
ended
June
1993

2

The housing component increased 0.3 percent in June,
following a 0.1-percent rise in May. Each of the three ma­
jor housing groups contributed to the larger advance in
June. Shelter costs, which rose 0.1 percent in May, in­
creased 0.3 percent in June. Within shelter, homeowners’
costs and renters’ costs advanced 0.4 and 0.1 percent, re­
spectively, while maintenance and repair costs declined
slightly for the second month in a row. The index for
household fuels and utilities, which rose 0.2 percent in
May, increased 0.4 percent in June. Household fuel costs
rose 0.5 percent, largely reflecting a 1.4-percent increase in
charges for natural gas. The indexes for fuel oil and elec­
tricity increased 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively. (Prior to
seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity advanced 5.3
percent.) The index for household furnishings and opera­
tions, which declined 0.1 percent in May, was unchanged
in June.
The transportation index declined for the second con­
secutive month—down 0.2 percent in June. Gasoline
prices, which generally increase at this time of year, de­
clined 1.1 percent after seasonal adjustment. (Prior to sea­
sonal adjustment, gasoline prices were unchanged.) Auto­
mobile purchase costs continued to rise slowly as the new
car index rose 0.2 percent, while automobile financing
charges fell 0.8 percent. Used car prices, however, contin­
ued to advance sharply—up 0.8 percent in June and 9.1
percent over the past 12 months. The index for public
transportation declined 0.6 percent as airline fares fell 0.9
percent in June.
The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.5 percent
for the second consecutive month in June, reflecting larger
than usual June sales on spring-summer clothing. (Prior to
seasonal adjustment, clothing prices fell 2.6 percent in
June.)
The medical care component rose 0.4 percent in June to
a level 6.2 percent above a year ago. The index for medical

care commodities rose 0.3 percent, with the cost of pre­
scription drugs up 0.5 percent in June. The index for medi­
cal care services advanced 0.4 percent, reflecting higher
charges for hospital and related services.
Entertainment costs rose 0.3 percent in June after de­
clining 0.2 percent in May. Increases in the indexes for fees
for participant sports and admissions to movies, theaters,
concerts, and sporting events accounted for over half of
the June entertainment advance.




The index for other goods and services declined 0.1 per­
cent in June, following a 0.7-percent advance in May,
largely due to a 1.6-percent drop in the index for tobacco
and smoking products.

CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers was unchanged in June.

3

1982 1983 1984 1985

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

1991

1992 1993

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



1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990 1991

1992 1993

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



1982 1983

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

1992 1993

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



1982 1983

1984 1985

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

1991

1992 1993

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



T a b le 1. C o n s u m e r P ric e In d e x f o r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , b y e x p e n d itu re c a te g o ry a n d c o m m o d ity a n d
s e rv ic e g ro u p
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1992

May
1993

June
1993

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—
June 1992

May 1993

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

E xpenditure ca te g o ry
All Ite m s ..........................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )....................................................................

100.000
-

144.2
432.0

144.4
432.4

3.0
-

0.1
-

0.4
-

0.1
-

0.0
-

Food and b e verag es..................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ...........................................
Dairy products 1 ..................................................................
Fruits and vegetables.........................................................
Other food at h o m e ............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .........................................................
Fats and oils 1 ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................
Other prepared fo o d ........................................................
Food away from home 1 ......................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................

17.396
15.777
9.780
1.441
2.955
1.209
1.839
2.336
.338
.251
.716
1.031
5.997
1.620

141.8
141.1
140.7
156.3
135.1
128.0
164.5
130.5
133.4
129.4
115.0
143.7
142.9
149.5

141.1
140.4
139.3
156.7
135.3
129.8
154.2
130.3
133.1
130.1
114.6
143.3
143.2
149.6

2.0
2.2
2.4
3.4
3.9
1.6
1.5
.9
-.2
-.1
-.3
2.3
1.8
1.4

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.3
.1
1.4
-6.3
-.2
-.2
.5
-.3
-.3
.2
.1

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

.4
.4
.6
.6
.1
.0
2.1
.5
.2
-.6
1.1
.6
.1
-.1

-.4
-.4
-.9
.3
.1
1.4
-5.7
.0
-.2
.5
-.1
-.1
.2
.1

H o u s in g ........................................................................................
S h e lte r.......................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts 2 .....................................................................
Rent, residential..................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ...........................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts 2 ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ....................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ...................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ..................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ..........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s .............................................................
F u els........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m oditie s............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
s e rv ic e s ).........................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ....................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ................................
Housefurnishings 1 .................................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ......................................................
Housekeeping services 1 ......................................................

41.404
27.880
7.993
5.801
2.192
19.683
19.303
.380
.204
.125
.079
7.280
4.027
.395

140.5
154.9
164.2
149.9
188.4
159.4
159.7
145.5
131.6
135.4
126.6
120.5
110.3
91.3

141.5
155.7
165.2
150.3
191.1
160.1
160.4
146.6
131.2
136.0
124.8
122.9
114.1
90.4

2.8
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.0
3.3
3.5
.3

.7
.5
.6
.3
1.4
.4
.4
.8
-.3
.4
-1.4
2.0
3.4
-1.0

.5
.5
.6
.3
1.2
.4
.5
.2
.2
-.7
1.5
.4
.7
.4

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

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

3.632
3.253
6.243
3.644
1.118
1.482

117.3
146.3
119.1
109.3
131.3
135.1

122.0
146.5
119.1
109.1
131.3
135.6

3.9
3.0
.8
.0
1.2
2.3

4.0
.1
.0
-.2
.0
.4

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

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

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

Apparel and u p k e e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ ap pare l.....................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p p a re l................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p pare l1 ..........................................
F o otw ea r.................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ...............................................
Apparel services 1 ....................................................................

6.005
5.440
1.422
2.458
.215
.798
.548
.564

135.0
132.5
128.5
134.5
127.7
127.8
146.3
150.9

131.9
129.1
126.5
129.1
128.1
125.6
145.2
151.3

.7
.5
.2
.7
-1.2
.2
1.8
1.8

-2.3
-2.6
-1.6
-4.0
.3
-1.7
-.8
.3

.0
.0
-.9
-.1
.5
.1
2.6
.1

-.5
-.5
-.5
-.9
.9
.6
-1.3
.1

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

Transp orta tion.............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
New ve h ic le s ..........................................................................
New c a r s ..............................................................................
Used c a r s ...............................................................................
Motor f u e l...............................................................................
G a so lin e ...............................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................
Other private transportation.................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ....................
Other private transportation service s..............................
Public transportation 1..............................................................

17.012
15.484
5.001
4.027
1.184
3.268

130.2
127.5
132.4
131.3
131.5
99.7
99.6
145.4
156.1
103.5
168.2
165.5

130.3
127.6
132.2
131.0
134.3
99.8
99.6
145.8
155.8
102.9
167.9
164.5

2.7
1.8
2.4
2.2
9.1
-3.0
-3.3
3.3
2.1
-1.6
2.7
13.2

.1
.1
-.2
-.2
2.1
.1
.0
.3
-.2
-.6
-.2
-.6

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

-.1
-.2
.3
.2
.8
-2.4
-2.5
.1
.3
-.4
.4
1.7

-.2
-.2
.2
.2
.8
-1.1
-1.1
.3
-.2
-.6
-.2

-

1.527
4.504
.655
3.850
1.528

- 6

See footnotes at end of table.




8

T a b le 1. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x fo r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , b y e x p e n d itu re c a te g o ry a n d c o m m o d ity a n d
s e rv ic e g ro u p — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1992

May
1993

June
1993

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—
June 1992

May 1993

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Medical c a r e ................................................................................
Medical care com m oditie s.....................................................
Medical care se rvice s.............................................................
Professional medical services.............................................

6.931
1.283
5.648
3.298

200.5
194.2
202.0
184.4

201.1
194.7
202.6
184.8

6.2
3.6
6.8
5.4

0.3
.3
.3
.2

0.6
-.2
.7
.4

0.8
.4
.8
.9

0.4
.3
.4
.1

Entertainm ent1 ............................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 .................................................
Entertainment services 1 ........................................................

4.350
2.003
2.347

145.0
133.0
159.6

145.5
133.2
160.4

2.5
1.4
3.3

.3
.2
.5

.3
.1
.6

-.2
-.2
-.2

.3
.2
.5

Other goods and s e rv ic e s ........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products............................................
Personal care 1 .........................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ...................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Personal and educational expenses.....................................
School books and s u p plies.................................................
Personal and educational s e rv ic e s ....................................

6.902
1.748
1.187
.634
.552
3.968
.247
3.721

193.2
237.9
141.0
138.7
143.4
207.7
196.1
208.8

193.1
236.2
141.1
139.0
143.3
208.3
196.4
209.4

6.4
7.8
2.4
2.4
2.4
7.0
3.9
7.3

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

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

.7
.4
.3
.4
.1
.9
.8
.9

-.1
-1.6
.1
.2
-.1
.6
.2
.6

100.000
44.095
17.396
26.699
16.119
5.440
10.679
10.579
55.905
27.263
8.905
6.904
5.648
7.184

144.2
132.0
141.8
126.0
129.6
132.5
131.1
120.8
156.9
161.2
133.3
161.9
202.0
175.1

144.4
131.4
141.1
125.3
128.4
129.1
131.0
121.0
157.8
162.0
135.7
161.7
202.6
175.6

3.0
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.1
.5
1.4
2.1
4.0
3.1
3.3
5.1
6.8
5.1

.1
-.5
-.5
-.6
-.9
-2.6
-.1
.2
.6
.5
1.8
-.1
.3
.3

.4
.3
.4
.2
.5
.0
.5
.6
.4
.1
.2
.1
.7
.6

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

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

84.223
72.120
80.317
93.069
28.318
17.739
12.299
33.516
28.642
50.257
7.294
92.706
76.929
24.656
3.662
52.273

144.8
141.3
145.8
141.0
126.9
130.6
132.0
135.9
163.6
152.6
104.4
149.6
151.7
135.7
98.9
161.0

145.1
141.2
145.9
141.1
126.3
129.5
131.9
135.0
164.7
153.6
106.5
149.6
151.8
134.9
98.9
161.5

3.1
2.9
2.9
2.7
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.7
4.8
3.7
.6
3.2
3.3
2.0
-2.7
4.0

.2
-.1
.1
.1
-.5
-.8
-.1
-.7
.7
.7
2.0
.0
.1
-.6
.0
.3

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

.1
.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.2
.4
.1
.6
.4
-1.0
.2
.2
.0
-2.4
.3

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

$.693
.232

$.693
.231

-2.8
-

.0
-

-.3
-

-.3
-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s ..........................................................................................
C om m odities................................................................................
Food and beverages...............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ...........................
Apparel com m odities.........................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p pare l1 ........
D urables..................................................................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 ....................................................................
Household services less rent of sh e lte r2 ............................
Transportation se rv ic e s ...........................................................
Medical care service s.............................................................
Other services .........................................................................

Special indexes
All items less fo o d ........................................................................
All items less s h e lte r....................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and a p pare l1 ........................................
Nondurables 1 .................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 .....................................................
Services less medical care s e rv ic e s ..........................................
E n e rg y .............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y .....................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities...............
Energy com m odities.............................................................
Services less energy s e rv ic e s...............................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
19 82-84-$1.00 1 .......................................................................
1967—$1.00 1 .............................................................................
1
2

-

-

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




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

9

.0
-

T a b le 2. C o n s u m e r P ric e In d e x fo r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPi-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , b y e x p e n d itu re c a te g o ry a n d
c o m m o d ity a n d s e rv ic e g ro u p
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

-

-

-

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products 1 .................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s.......................................................
Other food at h o m e ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................
Fats and oils 1 .................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages................................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from home 1 ....................................................
Alcoholic be verages..............................................................

140.7
140.1
139.0
154.6
134.4
128.8
157.7
129.6
132.8
130.2
113.7
142.6
142.4
149.1

141.2
140.6
139.6
155.4
135.9
128.0
158.7
129.5
133.2
130.2
113.4
142.5
142.7
149.4

H ousin g.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ...................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
services)........................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ..................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ...............................
Housefurnishings 1 ..............................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .....................................................
Housekeeping services 1.....................................................

140.0
154.2
162.8
149.3
187.9
158.9
159.2
144.9
131.5
135.8
125.8
120.2
109.1
91.8

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

-

2.6

3.2

4.0

2.2

2.9

3.1

141.8
141.2
140.5
156.3
136.0
128.0
162.1
130.2
133.4
129.4
114.7
143.4
142.9
149.2

141.2
140.6
139.3
156.7
136.1
129.8
152.9
130.2
133.1
130.1
114.6
143.3
143.2
149.4

3.2
3.2
4.5
2.7
.9
6.1
15.7
.6
1.2
-.9
-.7
1.4
1.4
1.6

1.7
1.4
1.8
1.8
1.8
-1.8
7.4
-.9
-4.7
-4.5
-2.4
2.9
1.1
3.3

2.3
2.6
2.6
3.4
8.1
-.9
-2.7
1.9
2.1
5.7
-1.4
2.9
2.3
.3

1.4
1.4
.9
5.5
5.2
3.1
-11.6
1.9
.9
-.3
3.2
2.0
2.3
.8

2.5
2.3
3.1
2.3
1.4
2.0
11.5
-.2
-1.8
-2.7
-1.6
2.2
1.3
2.5

1.9
2.0
1.7
4.5
6.6
1.1
-7.3
1.9
1.5
2.7
.9
2.4
2.3
.5

140.7
155.0
163.8
149.8
190.2
159.6
160.0
145.2
131.8
134.9
127.7
120.7
109.9
92.2

140.8
155.1
164.3
150.2
191.3
159.7
160.0
145.5
131.6
135.4
126.6
120.9
110.2
90.9

141.2
155.6
164.4
150.6
190.2
160.3
160.6
146.6
131.2
136.0
124.8
121.4
110.8
91.4

1.8
1.9
2.5
.5
7.1
1.6
1.6
3.1
.0
.0
-.3
4.2
5.3
5.8

2.6
3.5
1.7
3.9
-3.4
4.2
4.2
3.4
2.5
6.5
-2.9
2.4
2.6
-7.2

3.2
3.4
2.2
2.4
1.9
3.9
3.9
1.7
7.0
1.8
15.7
3.1
.0
4.9

3.5
3.7
4.0
3.5
5.0
3.6
3.6
4.8
-.9
.6
-3.1
4.1
6.4
-1.7

2.2
2.7
2.1
2.2
1.7
2.9
2.8
3.3
1.2
3.2
-1.6
3.3
4.0
-.9

3.3
3.6
3.1
3.0
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.2
3.0
1.2
5.9
3.6
3.1
1.5

116.0
146.3
118.7
109.3
129.6
134.6

117.0
146.2
119.2
109.7
130.6
135.0

117.5
146.3
119.1
109.3
131.3
135.1

118.1
146.5
119.1
109.1
131.3
135.6

5.4
2.3
.3
-1.1
.0
3.7

3.9
1.7
-.3
-.4
-.9
1.5

-.7
7.7
1.7
2.2
.3
.9

7.4
.5
1.4
-.7
5.4
3.0

4.6
2.0
.0
-.7
-.5
2.6

3.3
4.1
1.5
.7
2.8
1.9

Apparel and up ke e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
W omen’s and girls’ a p pare l...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ap p a re l1 .........................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 .............................................
Apparel services 1 ...................................................................

134.3
131.7
128.6
134.0
125.9
125.5
144.6
150.6

134.3
131.7
127.4
133.8
126.5
125.6
148.3
150.8

133.6
131.0
126.8
132.6
127.7
126.4
146.3
150.9

132.9
130.2
126.8
131.4
128.1
125.6
145.2
151.3

-.6
-.6
-.3
-2.4
1.6
1.3
2.5
.5

.0
-.3
1.9
1.2
1.9
1.0
-12.5
2.4

7.5
8.0
5.5
12.5
-13.9
-1.9
17.5
2.4

-4.1
-4.5
-5.5
-7.5
7.2
.3
1.7
1.9

-.3
-.5
.8
-.6
1.7
1.1
-5.3
1.5

1.5
1.6
-.2
2.0
-3.9
-.8
9.3
2.1

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................
Other private transportation................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ............................
Public transportation 1 ............................................................

130.0
127.6
131.2
130.1
130.1
101.4
101.4
144.7
155.9
103.9
167.9
163.5

130.2
127.8
131.8
130.7
131.6
100.8
100.7
145.2
156.1
103.9
168.3
162.8

130.1
127.5
132.2
131.0
132.7
98.4
98.2
145.4
156.5
103.5
168.9
165.5

129.9
127.3
132.5
131.2
133.7
97.3
97.1
145.8
156.2
102.9
168.6
164.5

1.3
1.6
2.5
2.8
10.9
-3.5
-3.5
2.9
1.3
.8
1.5
.8

5.1
2.2
.3
.9
7.2
1.2
.8
2.8
3.4
-.4
4.2
39.4

4.8
4.2
3.1
1.9
6.7
6.6
7.0
4.3
2.9
-3.0
3.7
14.1

-.3
-.9
4.0
3.4
11.5
-15.2
-15.9
3.1
.8
-3.8
1.7
2.5

3.2
1.9
1.4
1.9
9.0
-1.2
-1.4
2.9
2.4
.2
2.8
18.5

2.2
1.6
3.6
2.6
9.1
-4.9
-5.1
3.7
1.8
-3.4
2.7
8.1

E xpenditure ca te g o ry
All ite m s .........................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




10

T a b le 2. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x fo r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , b y e x p e n d itu re c a te g o ry a n d
c o m m o d ity a n d s e rv ic e g ro u p — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Professional medical s e rvice s...........................................
Entertainm ent1 ..........................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ...............................................
Entertainment services 1 .......................................................

198.2
193.5
199.1
182.0
144.8
133.1
159.0

199.3
193.1
200.5
182.8
145.3
133.2
159.9

200.8
193.8
202.2
184.4
145.0
133.0
159.6

Other goods and service s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Personal care 1.......................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Personal and educational e x p enses...................................
School books and s u p p lie s ...............................................
Personal and educational service s...................................

192.8
236.3
140.7
138.4
142.9
206.7
194.7
207.5

193.7
237.8
140.6
138.1
143.2
208.0
195.8
208.8

195.1
238.8
141.0
138.7
143.4
209.8
197.3
210.7

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

201.6
194.3
203.1
184.6
145.5
133.2
160.4

6.0
3.7
6.5
5.8
3.4
.0
6.3

6.2
4.7
6.6
5.3
1.7
1.8
1.5

5.6
4.0
6.0
4.3
2.8
3.7
1.8

7.0
1.7
8.3
5.8
1.9
.3
3.6

6.1
4.2
6.5
5.6
2.6
.9
3.9

6.3
2.8
7.2
5.1
2.4
2.0
2.7

194.9
235.0
141.1
139.0
143.3
211.0
197.6
211.9

6.3
11.9
2.3
3.9
.6
5.2
3.2
5.2

7.5
8.5
2.9
2.4
3.5
8.7
5.8
8.9

7.4
13.6
3.2
1.8
4.6
5.8
.4
6.2

4.4
-2.2
1.1
1.7
1.1
8.6
6.1
8.8

6.9
10.1
2.6
3.1
2.0
6.9
4.5
7.0

5.9
5.4
2.2
1.7
2.9
7.2
3.2
7.5

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities..............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 .........................
Apparel com m odities.......................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and ap p a re l1 ......
D urables...............................................................................
S ervices.....................................................................................
Rent of sh e lte r1 2 ..................................................................
Household services less rent of she lter2 ..........................
Transportation services.........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Other service s........................................................................

_

_

_

_

131.4
140.7
125.7
129.2
131.7
129.8
119.9
156.2
161.0
133.1
161.2
199.1
174.7

131.8
141.2
126.0
129.9
131.7
130.5
120.6
156.9
161.2
133.4
161.3
200.5
175.7

131.7
141.8
125.6
129.6
131.0
131.1
120.7
157.4
161.2
133.7
162.2
202.2
176.4

131.3
141.2
125.2
128.4
130.2
131.0
121.0
157.8
162.0
134.1
162.0
203.1
177.3

2.6
1.9
3.2
1.3
3.2
-.6
1.2
2.4
2.9
2.3
3.7
1.6
6.5
4.8

3.2
1.6
1.7
1.3
-1.9
-.3
.0
1.7
4.8
1.8
3.4
10.7
6.6
5.5

4.0
3.7
2.3
4.9
5.8
8.0
.6
.7
3.9
5.9
2.8
6.2
6.0
4.2

2.2
-.3
1.4
-1.6
-2.5
-4.5
3.7
3.7
4.2
2.5
3.0
2.0
8.3
6.1

2.9
1.7
2.5
1.3
.6
-.5
.6
2.0
3.9
2.0
3.6
6.1
6.5
5.2

3.1
1.7
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.6
2.2
2.2
4.0
4.2
2.9
4.1
7.2
5.2

144.2
140.6
145.1
140.3
126.8
130.3
130.9
135.3
162.5
152.0
104.7
149.0
151.2
135.0
100.5
160.3

144.7
141.0
145.6
140.8
127.0
130.9
131.5
135.8
163.1
152.6
104.9
149.6
151.8
135.4
100.0
161.0

144.8
141.3
145.9
141.0
126.6
130.6
132.0
135.9
164.1
153.2
103.9
149.9
152.1
135.4
97.6
161.5

145.0
141.2
145.8
140.9
126.3
129.5
131.9
135.0
164.7
153.7
103.7
150.0
152.3
135.2
96.8
161.9

2.3
2.9
2.6
2.4
1.3
3.2
1.2
3.0
3.6
2.2
1.2
2.5
2.5
1.8
-2.8
2.9

3.7
3.2
3.1
2.9
1.3
-1.8
.0
-.6
6.5
4.4
1.9
3.3
3.8
1.5
.4
4.7

4.3
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.9
5.7
1.2
5.2
3.5
3.8
3.1
4.1
4.3
4.6
6.6
4.4

2.2
1.7
1.9
1.7
-1.6
-2.4
3.1
-.9
5.5
4.5
-3.8
2.7
2.9
.6
-13.9
4.1

3.0
3.1
2.8
2.6
1.3
.6
.6
1.2
5.0
3.3
1.6
2.9
3.1
1.7
-1.2
3.8

3.2
2.9
2.9
2.8
1.6
1.6
2.2
2.1
4.5
4.2
-.4
3.4
3.6
2.6
-4.2
4.2

Special indexes
All items less fo o d .......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less food 1 .............................................................
Nondurables less food and ap pare l1 .......................................
Nondurables 1 ...............................................................................
Services less rent of she lter2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
All items less food and en ergy...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............
Energy com m oditie s...........................................................
Services less energy services..............................................
1
2

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




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

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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

May
1993

June
1993

Food and b e ve ra g e s..................................................
F o o d .......................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 .........................................................
Cereals and cereal p ro d u c ts ...........................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ....................................................
Cereal 1 ...........................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c ornm ea l1 .........................................................
Bakery products 1......................................................................
White bread 1 .................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ........................................
Other bakery products....................................................................

141.8
141.1
140.7
156.3
158.7
133.9
184.2
129.8
155.0
151.2
153.2
157.8
157.7

141.1
140.4
139.3
156.7
157.9
132.8
183.5
129.1
155.9
150.9
153.2
160.2
159.2

2.0
2.2
2.4
3.4
3.2
-.9
5.2
.6
3.4
2.7
3.1
3.5
4.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ....................................................................
M e a ts ................................................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ............................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ..........................................
Chuck ro a s t1.............................................................................
Round ro a s t1 .............................................................................
Round steak 1 ...........................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1................................................................
P o rk ................................................................................................
Bacon 1 .......................................................................................
Chops ..........................................................................................
H a m .............................................................................................
Other pork, including sau sage................................................
Other meats 1................................................................................
Poultry 1 ............................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 .................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..............................................
Other poultry 1 ...............................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ............................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood...........................................
E g g s .....................................................................................................

135.1
136.4
134.7
138.2
121.9
142.8
130.0
136.4
142.5
154.7
130.5
110.0
143.2
134.4
129.7
133.0
136.6
137.1
140.3
130.6
154.7
120.4
172.2
114.9

135.3
136.5
134.9
137.6
120.5
143.0
130.4
135.3
143.4
154.6
132.1
111.2
145.3
135.8
131.4
132.9
136.5
138.3
138.5
132.3
154.8
121.2
172.1
116.4

Dairy products ' ...................................................................................
Fresh milk and cream ......................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ............................................................................
Other fresh milk and cre a m ..........................................................
Processed dairy products 1 ..............................................................
Cheese 1 ..........................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 .......................................

128.0
126.2
125.1
127.6
130.4
135.4
130.6
113.3

Fruits and vegetables..........................................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables.............................................................
Fresh fru its .......................................................................................
A p p le s ............................................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................................
Oranges, including tan gerin es...................................................
Other fresh fr u its .........................................................................
Fresh vegetables 1 .........................................................................
Potatoes.........................................................................................
Lettuce 1 ........................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables 1 .............................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables......................................................
Processed fru its ...............................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen f r u it.........................................................
Canned and dried fru its ...............................................................
Processed vegetables 1 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 .....................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ....................................................

164.5
188.7
188.0
164.7
145.6
164.2
215.4
189.6
156.0
195.5
235.9
188.9
130.2
130.7
129.4
133.1
129.9
131.6
129.6

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

-0.5
-.5
-1.0
.3
-.5
-.8
-.4
-.5
.6
-.2
.0
1.5
1.0

0.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
-.8
1.0
-.2
.6
.3
-.5
1.1
.0

0.4
.4
.6
.6
.7
1.0
.8
-.1
.5
.9
1.1
-.5
1.0

-0.4
-.4
-.9
.3
-.6
-1.2
-.4
-.5
.6
-.2
.0
1.5
.4

3.9
3.3
3.0
3.7
1.2
5.1
4.4
4.6
5.2
5.2
3.3
7.2
3.7
1.7
2.4
.7
4.4
5.8
3.7
4.2
3.8
2.5
4.2
15.6

.1
.1
.1
-.4
-1.1
.1
.3
-.8
.6
-.1
1.2
1.1
1.5
1.0
1.3
-.1
-.1
.9
-1.3
1.3
.1
.7
-.1
1.3

1.1
.7
.9
1.0
.7
1.4
1.7
3.0
-.6
.4
.6
4.8
.1
-1.1
.4
.9
-.4
-.7
-.2
-.5
1.6
.8
1.8
8.1

.1
.2
.3
.4
-.2
-.7
-1.2
-1.2
1.1
1.7
.3
1.7
.3
.3
.8
-.1
1.0
.7
1.4
.8
-1.5
.2
-1.7
-2.4

.1
-.2
-.4
-.4
-1.1
.1
.3
-.8
-.5
-.1
-.4
1.1
-3.0
.6
-.5
-.1
-.1
.9
-1.3
1.3
.6
.7
.5
4.0

129.8
129.1
128.5
129.8
131.1
136.3
131.8
113.1

1.6
2.5
2.6
2.4
.6
1.0
.1
.3

1.4
2.3
2.7
1.7
.5
.7
.9
-.2

-.6
.5
.5
.2
-.9
-.9
-.5
-1.2

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

1.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
.5
.7
.9
-.2

154.2
171.5
176.1
168.0
136.4
179.3
189.6
167.1
163.4
142.2
193.2
167.9
130.0
129.7
128.0
133.5
130.9
133.4
130.3

1.5
4.0
-3.7
-14.3
-3.2
-5.0
.7
13.8
15.9
3.9
59.8
5.4
-3.1
-6.2
-8.5
2.1
1.5
1.6
1.4

-6.3
-9.1
-6.3
2.0
-6.3
9.2
-12.0
-11.9
4.7
-27.3
-18.1
-11.1
-.2
-.8
-1.1
.3
.8
1.4
.5

.6
1.2
-.8
.4
5.6
3.8
-3.2
3.2
3.5
-4.2
14.0
2.0
-.3
-.6
-.7
.2
.2
-.3
.3

2.1
3.5
1.4
.5
4.6
.4
1.4
5.7
-1.1
-8.3
48.2
.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.5
.8
-.4
-.4
-.4

-5.7
-8.3
-4.6
-1.7
-8.0
-.7
-5.8
-11.9
.2
-27.3
-18.1
-11.1
.0
-.4
-.5
.1
.8
1.4
.5

June 1992

May 1993

E xpenditure c ate gory

See footnotes at end of table.




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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

-0.2
-.2
-.7
.0
.5
-.3
-.5
.4
-.8
-.3
1.2
.5
-1.4
-.1
-.5

-0.1
.3
-.4
.6
.0
-.3
-1.1
1.7
-.2
-.1
.6
.2
-.2
-.7
.0

0.5
.2
.4
.0
-.6
1.1
1.3
.8
.6
.6
1.4
-.1
.9
.3
.7

0.0
-.2
-.7
.0
.5
-.1
.1
.4
-.5
-.1
1.2
.5
-1.4
-.1
-.5

1.8
1.8
1.9
1.7

.2
.2
.3
.0

.2
.2
.1
.3

.1
.1
.2
.3

.2
.2
.3
.0

149.6
142.2
143.1
134.1
143.1
167.5

1.4
.1
-.9
1.1
1.1
3.1

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

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

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

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

141.5
155.7
165.2
150.3
191.1
190.7
185.9
140.6
160.1
160.4
146.6
131.2
136.0
124.8
118.3
119.9
122.9
114.1
90.4
87.4
119.8
122.0
132.0
106.5
146.5
120.7
156.0
69.0
90.3
180.3
200.1
218.9

2.8
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.6
2.4
5.4
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.0
3.1
1.1
3.3
3.5
.3
.0
.9
3.9
2.2
8.0
3.0
.7
.8
1.2
-1.0
5.5
6.5
6.5

.7
.5
.6
.3
1.4
1.6
.1
.6
.4
.4
.8
-.3
.4
-1.4
-2.5
-.5
2.0
3.4
-1.0
-1.2
-.6
4.0
5.3
1.1
.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
.2
1.2
.0

.5
.5
.6
.3
1.2
1.3
.5
.3
.4
.5
.2
.2
-.7
1.5
1.5
1.6
.4
.7
.4
.8
-.6
.9
.7
1.0
-.1
-.5
-.6
.0
-.2
.1
.4
1.1

.1
.1
.3
.3
.6
.4
.6
.2
.1
.0
.2
-.2
.4
-.9
-1.7
-.2
.2
.3
-1.4
-1 .2
-1.3
.4
.2
1.0
.1
.5
.6
.0
.1
.4
-1.8
.6

.3
.3
.1
.3
-.6
-.6
.6
.6
.4
.4
.8
-.3
.4
-1.4
-2.5
-.5
.4
.5
.6
.5
-.6
.5
.1
1.4
.1
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
.4
1.2
.3

May
1993

June
1993

Other food at h o m e ..............................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ...........................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ..................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ..............................................................
Fats and oils 1 ....................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages....................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...........................................................................
Coffee 1 .............................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s .........................................................
Other prepared fo o d ..........................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .........................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 ..................................................................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 .........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ................

130.5
133.4
121.9
138.0
129.4
115.0
116.1
110.9
131.6
143.7
162.3
137.1
136.3
147.0
145.3

130.3
133.1
121.0
138.0
130.1
114.6
115.5
111.3
130.6
143.3
164.3
137.8
134.4
146.8
144.6

0.9
-.2
.2
-.3
-.1
-.3
-.1
-1.3
.3
2.3
6.8
-.5
1.1
2.6
3.1

Food away from home 1 ........................................................................
Lunch 1 ...................................................................................................
D inne r1 ..................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1 ..................................................................

142.9
143.6
141.0
145.8

143.2
143.9
141.4
145.8

Alcoholic beverages...................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...............................................................
Beer and a le ..........................................................................................
Wine 1 .....................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1.....................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ...................... ........................

149.5
142.1
143.2
133.6
142.8
167.2

H o u s in g ..........................................................................................................
S h e lte r........................................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts 2 .......................................................................................
Rent, residential...................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ............................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ...............................................................
Lodging while at sch o o l2 .................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 .........................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ...................................................................
Household insurance 1 2 .....................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .....................................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ....................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 .............
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ..............................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...............................................................................
F u e ls..........................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m oditie s..............................
Fuel o i l .................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 3 ...........................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy s e rv ic e s )..................................
Electricity.............................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...............................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ......................................................
Telephone services 1 ............................................................................
Local charges 1 ..................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ...........................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ...........................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance....................................................
Cable television 1 4 ...............................................................................
Refuse collection 4 ................................................................................

140.5
154.9
164.2
149.9
188.4
187.7
185.7
139.7
159.4
159.7
145.5
131.6
135.4
126.6
121.3
120.5
120.5
110.3
91.3
88.5
120.5
117.3
125.3
105.3
146.3
120.9
156.3
69.0
90.6
179.9
197.8
218.8

June 1992

May 1993

Expenditure ca te g o ry

See footnotes at end of table.




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(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

0.0
-.2
-1.2
.7
1.6
.3
.1
.4
-.1
-.1
-.3
1.4
-.4
.3
1.4
.0
-.2
-1.4
-.5

0.4
.4
1.2
-.1
-2.6
1.8
-.2
1.6
.0
-.1
-.1
.4
-.2
.3
.7
-.2
.3
.0
1.1

-0.1
-.4
.7
-.2
-1.1
.6
2.2
-1.1
-.4
-.9
-1.7
-1.3
-.3
.5
.7
1.3
-.3
.0
-.9

0.0
-.2
-.5
.7
1.6
.3
.1
.4
-.1
-.1
-.3
1.4
-.4
.3
1.4
.0
-.2
-1.4
-.5

-1.1
.3
.7
.5

1.9
-1.0
-.3
.5

.8
1.3
.6
-.4

-1.5
-.2
.2
.0

1.9
-1.0
-.3
.5

96.3
107.3
131.3
137.3
128.5
127.4
135.6
145.3
144.1
127.3

-1.2
-6.0
1.2
.3
.6
2.7
2.3
.0
5.3
1.5

-1.3
-2.9
.0
-1.0
.2
.8
.4
.0
.0
.6

1.1
3.2
.8
.3
.6
1.5
.3
.0
1.1
.2

.3
-4.2
.5
.9
.2
.5
.1
.0
.1
-.1

-1.3
-2.9
.0
-1.0
.2
.8
.4
.0
.0
.6

131.9
129.1
129.7
126.5
128.7
135.8
118.8
132.8
126.3
117.3
129.1
129.1
117.4
129.4
132.5
126.1
148.5
129.3
128.1
145.2
120.7
146.3
116.8
154.6
125.6
131.7
123.0
121.6
151.3
152.7
150.0

.7
.5
.5
.2
-.2
3.0
-2.1
-2.2
-.2
2.4
.7
.5
.6
-1.1
.2
.2
5.3
2.1
-1.2
1.8
1.0
1.9
1.7
1.8
.2
-,9
-.5
1.2
1.8
2.3
1.2

-2.3
-2.6
-2.8
-1.6
-1.8
-.1
-4.0
-1.6
-1.8
-.5
-4.0
-4.4
-5.8
-4.6
-5.3
-.1
-5.6
-2.0
.3
-.8
1.9
-1.3
1.3
-1.8
-1.7
-1.6
-.5
-2.3
.3
.5
-.1

.0
.0
.0
-.9
-.4
-2.3
1.2
.3
-1.3
-1.6
-.1
-.4
.2
-5.4
.7
1.0
2.3
.8
.5
2.6
-1.1
3.3
-.3
4.1
.1
-.2
.7
-.2
.1
.2
.1

-.5
-.5
-.8
-.5
-.9
.4
-.8
-3.7
.4
.9
-.9
-.9
-.1
-2.8
-.5
-1.6
1.0
-.7
.9
-1.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.5
-1.1
.6
.5
1.6
1.3
.1
.2
-.1

-.5
-.6
-.6
.0
-.4
1.4
—3.1
.4
-.1
.6
-.9
-1.1
-3.6
-1.1
-1.3
.5
.4
-.2
.3
-.8
1.9
-1.3
1.3
-1.8
-.6
-1 .6
-.5
-.7
.3
.5
-.1

May
1993

June
1993

Household furnishings and operation 1 ..................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ...................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings......................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .......................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1............................................................................
Sofas 1 .................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ......................................................
Other furniture 1..................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1...................................
Video and audio products 1 ..............................................................
Televisions 1 .....................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 5 ....................................
Audio products 1 ..............................................................................
Major household appliances 1 3 .......................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ..............................................
Laundry equipm ent1 .......................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 ...............
Information processing equipm ent1 5 ............................................
Other housefurnishings 1 3 ...................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1 ...........................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ...................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 .........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ..................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 3 ..........................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 6 ..........................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ........................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1............................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .....................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................................
Housekeeping services 1 ........................................................................
Postage 1 ...............................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ..........................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 3 ...................................

119.1
109.3
121.7
122.5
128.5
122.4
125.3
115.1
83.4
76.7
70.1
77.8
93.6
100.3
102.6
107.3
96.0
80.9
113.1

119.1
109.1
120.3
123.4
130.5
122.8
125.4
115.6
83.3
76.6
69.9
78.9
93.2
100.6
104.0
107.3
95.8
79.8
112.5

0.8
.0
-.1
2.3
5.3
3.3
1.3
-.8
-1.3
-2.4
-3.7
-3.3
-1.0
1.9
3.7
2.8
-.1
-4.7
-1.0

128.4
120.2
121.1
103.1

130.9
119.0
120.7
103.6

97.6
110.5
131.3
138.7
128.2
126.4
135.1
145.3
144.1
126.5

Apparel and u p k e e p .....................................................................................
Apparel com m odities.................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r.....................................................
Men’s and boys’ ...................................................................................
Men’s ...................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts .........................................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ..................................................
S h irts .................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro u s e rs ...................................................
Boys’ ....................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ..............................................................................
Women’s .............................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ...........................................................................
Dresses .............................................................................................
Separates and sportsw ear............................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and acce ssories......................
S u its ..................................................................................................
Girls’ .....................................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 .........................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 .............................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3 ...................................
Watches and jewelry 1 3 ....................................................................
Watches 1 3 ......................................................................................
Jewelry 1 3 ........................................................................................
F ootw ear...................................................................................................
Men's 1 ...................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ...................................................................................
W o m e n 's ................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ......................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .......................
Other apparel services 1 .........................................................................

135.0
132.5
133.4
128.5
131.0
136.0
123.7
135.0
128.6
117.9
134.5
135.0
124.6
135.6
139.9
126.2
157.3
131.9
127.7
146.3
118.4
148.2
115.3
157.5
127.8
133.8
123.6
124.5
150.9
151.9
150.2

June 1992

May 1993

E xpenditure c ate gory

See footnotes at end of table.




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T a b le 3. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x f o r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): U.S. c ity a v e ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re c a te g o rie s — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

0.2
.2
.5
.5
.3
.7
.4
.3
.5
.5
.1
1.2
-.6
-.7

-0.2
-.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.2
-.2
.4
1.4
.8
-1.1
-1.1

-.6
-.3
.3
.3

-0.1
-.2
.3
.2
.3
.1
.2
-.1
.7
.7
-.4
.8
-2.4
-2.5
-2.8
-1.4
.1
-.1

-1.5
-1.6
.3
.1

.3
.5
.2
-.2
-.6
-.2
-.7
-.3
-1.0
-.2
.2
-.6
-.8

.9
.2
.0
.1
.0
.4
-.1
-.2
.1
.2
.2
-.7
.4

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

.3
.5
.2
-.2
-.6
-.2
-.7
-.3
-1.0
-.2
.4
-.8
-.8

3.6
7.2
13.2
20.2
-2.3
2.7

.0
-1.7
-.6
-.9
.2
.1

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

.2
-.8
1.7
2.4
-.4
.2

.0
-1.7
-.6
-.9
.2
.1

6.2
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.1
4.6
6.8
5.4
5.8
6.0
2.4
3.5
8.8
8.9
7.9
9.9

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

.6
-.2
-.5
1.0
.9
1.3
.7
.4
.4
.6
.4
.7
1.2
1.3
1.0
1.1

.8
.4
.0
.7
.9
.3
.8
.9
1.1
.6
.1
.7
.7
.8
.9
.8

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

May
1993

June
1993

130.2
127.5
132.4
131.3
113.7
110.7
114.0
116.4
123.3
135.0
129.5
131.5
99.7
99.6
NA
97.2
102.1
145.4
147.1

130.3
127.6
132.2
131.0
113.5
110.7
113.7
116.3
122.5
135.2
131.3
134.3
99.8
99.6
NA
97.3
102.5
145.8
147.3

-3.7
-2.3
3.3
2.9

.1
.4
.3
.1

150.7
138.1
148.8
156.1
103.5
117.1
101.8
99.9
107.9
168.2
214.8
78.8
169.6

151.1
138.8
149.1
155.8
102.9
116.9
101.1
99.6
106.8
167.9
215.3
78.3
168.2

3.4
2.0
4.8
2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-1.7
-.5
-2.7
2.7
5.4
-10.4
5.3

178.2
162.1
165.5
176.3
151.0
150.5

178.2
159.4
164.5
174.7
151.3
150.7

200.5
194.2
221.5
135.9
163.8
156.6
202.0
184.4
191.0
187.9
130.1
136.0
230.0
224.6
184.0
182.9

201.1
194.7
222.2
136.0
164.1
156.6
202.6
184.8
191.6
188.2
129.9
136.2
230.9
225.4
184.7
183.8

June 1992

May 1993

Expenditure category
Transportation ....................................................................
Private................................................................................
New vehicles.................................................................
New cars......................................................................
Subcompact new cars3 .........................................
Compact new cars3 ...............................................
Intermediate new cars3 .........................................
Full-size new cars 3 ................................................
Luxury new cars 3 ...................................................
New trucks 4 ...............................................................
New motorcycles 1 3 ..................................................
Used c a rs .......................................................................
Motor fu e l.......................................................................
Gasoline.......................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular........................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium.................................
Automobile maintenance and repair1 .......................
Body work 1 .................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 .............
Maintenance and servicing 1 ....................................
Power plant repair1 ...................................................
Other private transportation........................................
Other private transportation commodities 1............
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ..............
Automobile parts and equipment1 .......................
Tires 1......................................................................
Other parts and equipment1 ..............................
Other private transportation services......................
Automobile insurance.............................................
Automobile finance charges..................................
Automobile fees 1 ....................................................
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1 .....................................
Other automobile-related fees 1 .........................
Public transportation 1.....................................................
Airline fares 1 .................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ....................................
Intracity public transportation 1 ...................................
Medical c a re ........................................................................
Medical care commodities.............................................
Prescription drugs.........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 .......
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1...
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1
Medical care services.....................................................
Professional medical services.....................................
Physicians’ services...................................................
Dental services 1 .........................................................
Eye care 1 3 ..................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 ...........
Hospital and related services.....................................
Hospital room s............................................................
Other inpatient services3 .........................................
Outpatient services 3 .................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




15

2.7
1.8
2.4
2.2
2.6
1.7
2.1
.5
3.6
3.4
5.1
9.1
-3.0
-3.3
-

0.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
-.1
-.6
.1
1.4
2.1
.1
.0
-

-

-

T a b le 3. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x fo r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re c a te g o rie s — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

0.3
.1
.8
1.1
.5
.3
.6
.2
-.6
-.1
-.6
-1.2
.6
.1

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

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

4.6
2.7
5.1
3.0

.8
.8
.0
.2

.3
.2
.1
1.0

.1
-.2
.2
.1

.9
.8
.0
.2

193.1
236.2
141.1
139.0

6.4
7.8
2.4
2.4

-.1
-.7
.1
.2

.5
.6
-.1
-.2

.7
.4
.3
.4

-.1
-1.6
.1
.2

139.1

140.5

3.1

1.0

-.6

.4

1.0

138.6
143.4
143.0

138.0
143.3
142.9

1.8
2.4
2.3

-.4
-.1
-.1

.0
.2
.1

.5
.1
.1

-.4
-.1
-.1

144.1
207.7
196.1
208.8
220.5
227.8
224.0
112.0
185.9
142.9
148.2
137.3

144.4
208.3
196.4
209.4
221.1
228.5
224.5
112.6
186.3
143.3
148.5
137.4

2.9
7.0
3.9
7.3
8.3
9.6
8.0
4.7
5.2
5.5
5.1
4.7

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

.2
.6
.6
.6
.5
.7
.6
.0
.3
.5
.1
.5

.1
.9
.8
.9
.8
.8
.8
.1
1.4
3.2
.2
.4

.2
.6
.2
.6
.7
.8
.9
.5
.2
.3
.2
.1

142.6
133.6

141.1
132.8

2.5
2.9

-1.1
-.6

.5
1.2

.6
-.1

-1.1
-.6

100.0
133.5
135.2

100.1
135.8
135.8

-3.0
5.2
2.3

.1
1.7
.4

-.6
.4
.1

-2.6
1.0
.1

-.8
.4
.4

May
1993

June
1993

Entertainm ent1 ..............................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ....................................................................
Reading materials 1 .................................................................................
Newspapers 1 ........................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1.................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ...........................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ....................................................
Other sporting goods 1 .........................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ...........................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 .............................................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent..............................................
Pet supplies and expense 1 .................................................................
Entertainment services 1 ...........................................................................
Club memberships 1 3 .............................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club m em berships3 ...........................................................................
Admissions 1 .............................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 ......................................................
Other entertainment services 1 3 ..........................................................

145.0
133.0
155.5
160.8
150.8
119.8
120.6
116.3
125.7
121.7
134.5
128.2
159.6
127.8

145.5
133.2
156.3
161.4
151.8
119.9
121.1
116.1
125.6
121.1
135.2
128.4
160.4
128.6

2.5
1.4
3.6
4.5
2.6
-.7
.3
-1.4
.9
.7
1.6
.9
3.3
2.4

144.1
165.4
141.4
126.3

145.2
166.8
141.4
126.6

Other goods and s e rv ic e s ...........................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p roducts..............................................................
Personal care 1 ...........................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .....................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ....................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products 1 .......................
Personal care services 1 .........................................................................
Beauty parlor services for females 1 .................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1 ........................................................................
Personal and educational expenses.......................................................
School books and s up plies....................................................................
Personal and educational s e rv ic e s ......................................................
Tuition and other school fe e s ............................................................
College tu itio n .....................................................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n ................................................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l1 8 .....................................................
Personal expenses 1.............................................................................
Legal service fees 13 .......................................................................
Personal financial services 1 3 .........................................................
Funeral expenses 3 ...........................................................................

193.2
237.9
141.0
138.7

June 1992

May 1993

E xpenditure c ate gory

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1 ...........................................................
Selected beef cuts 1 .....................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
p ro d u cts....................................................................................................
Utilities and public transportation...............................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 ..................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December




1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100

6
NA

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

base.
base.
base.
base.

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T a b le 4. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x fo r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re
c a te g o rie s
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

Food and beverages.........................................................................................
Food .................................................................................................................
Food at h o m e ...............................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ...............................................................
Cereals and cereal products................................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ixes.........................................................
C e re a l1 .................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornm eal1 ..............................................................
Bakery products 1 ...................................................................................
White bread 1........................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 .............................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1.............................................
Other bakery p ro d u c ts .......................................................................

141.8
141.2
140.5
156.3
158.3
133.0
184.2
129.8
155.0
151.2
153.2
157.8
157.6

141.2
140.6
139.3
156.7
157.4
131.4
183.5
129.1
155.9
150.9
153.2
160.2
158.3

3.2
3.2
4.5
2.7
4.8
5.2
4.9
4.4
1.6
2.7
3.3
2.9
.0

1.7
1.4
1.8
1.8
3.1
-2.1
3.7
-2.4
2.9
-5.0
3.8
4.7
13.3

2.3
2.6
2.6
3.4
2.9
-2.7
6.7
3.8
2.1
9.3
2.9
-2.0
-1.0

1.4
1.4
.9
5.5
1.8
-4.2
5.6
-3.0
7.0
4.1
2.4
8.7
6.0

2.5
2.3
3.1
2.3
4.0
1.5
4.3
.9
2.3
-1.2
3.5
3.8
6.4

1.9
2.0
1.7
4.5
2.3
-3.4
6.2
.3
4.5
6.7
2.7
3.2
2.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ................................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h .........................................................................
M e ats.....................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1.................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ...............................................
Chuck ro a s t1 ..................................................................................
Round ro a s t1 .................................................................................
Round steak 1 .................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ....................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1 ...................................................................
P o rk.....................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ............................................................................................
C hops...............................................................................................
H a m ..................................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage.....................................................
Other meats 1 ....................................................................................
Poultry 1 .................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 .....................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..................................................
Other poultry 1 ...................................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 .............................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d ...............................................
E g g s .........................................................................................................

136.0
136.9
135.1
138.2
121.9
142.8
130.0
136.4
139.6
154.7
131.9
110.0
144.4
138.4
130.3
133.0
136.6
137.1
140.3
130.6
155.9
120.4
174.1
122.6

136.1
136.6
134.6
137.6
120.5
143.0
130.4
135.3
138.9
154.6
131.4
111.2
140.1
139.2
129.7
132.9
136.5
138.3
138.5
132.3
156.8
121.2
174.9
127.5

.9
.9
-1.5
-2.7
-6.2
2.4
2.9
.0
2.1
-1.4
.6
10.0
12.1
-4.6
-1.3
-.9
10.5
11.8
9.3
11.5
2.9
-1.3
4.1
2.6

1.8
2.1
3.4
3.1
4.2
6.9
2.2
1.6
.3
5.9
2.9
-5.2
9.5
-5.5
2.2
4.0
-.9
3.0
.9
-11.4
-1.0
7.3
-3.0
1.8

8.1
7.4
6.9
11.0
10.5
7.7
9.5
13.2
19.7
8.0
7.7
-6.0
4.6
20.3
5.8
-3.3
6.1
4.8
5.4
11.9
11.3
-2.6
14.5
18.0

5.2
3.0
3.3
3.9
-2.9
3.4
3.1
3.9
.0
8.4
2.2
34.8
-9.9
-.9
2.8
3.1
2.4
3.8
-.6
6.6
2.6
7.2
1.9
44.9

1.4
1.5
.9
.2
-1.2
4.6
2.6
.8
1.2
2.2
1.7
2.1
10.8
-5.1
.5
1.5
4.6
7.3
5.0
-.6
.9
2.9
.5
2.2

6.6
5.2
5.1
7.4
3.6
5.5
6.3
8.5
9.4
8.2
4.9
12.6
-2.9
9.2
4.3
-.2
4.2
4.3
2.4
9.2
6.8
2.2
8.0
30.8

Dairy products' .........................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ...........................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ..................................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ..............................................................
Processed dairy products 1 ..................................................................
Cheese 1 ...............................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 .....................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...........................................

128.0
127.5
126.5
128.2
130.4
135.4
130.6
113.3

129.8
130.7
129.7
131.6
131.1
136.3
131.8
113.1

6.1
6.1
5.2
6.4
2.2
3.3
-.6
3.2

-1.8
-6.6
-4.0
-6.3
-1.8
-1.8
-2.7
-.7

-.9
-3.1
-3.7
-2.8
2.8
.3
7.2
3.9

3.1
15.4
14.1
13.9
-.6
2.4
-3.3
-5.1

2.0
-.5
.5
-.2
.2
.7
-1.7
1.2

1.1
5.7
4.8
5.2
1.1
1.3
1.8
-.7

Fruits and veg etab le s..............................................................................
Fresh fruits and veg e ta b le s.................................................................
Fresh fru its ............................................................................................
A pples.................................................................................................
Bananas .............................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines........................................................
Other fresh fru its ..............................................................................
Fresh vegetables 1..............................................................................
P o tatoes............................................................................................
Lettuce 1 .............................................................................................
Tomatoes 1.........................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables 1 .................................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables.........................................................
Processed fr u its ...................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fr u it.............................................................
Canned and dried fru its ...................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 .....................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ..........................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1.........................................................

162.1
184.6
181.1
163.7
141.0
166.4
202.7
189.6
149.1
195.5
235.9
188.9
129.4
129.4
127.9
133.1
129.9
131.6
129.6

152.9
169.2
172.7
160.9
129.7
165.2
190.9
167.1
149.4
142.2
193.2
167.9
129.4
128.9
127.3
133.2
130.9
133.4
130.3

15.7
24.4
30.4
-27.5
38.6
-18.5
74.5
17.1
93.9
290.9
16.1
-14.7
1.2
-.3
.0
2.8
.3
.3
.3

7.4
12.9
-5.1
-20.6
-20.7
58.6
-8.0
39.6
-5.4
-18.3
464.0
39.5
-2.7
.6
-2.6
.6
-5.5
-3.6
-6.1

-2.7
-1.4
-17.4
-3.4
-25.4
-45.1
-12.0
19.6
-11.2
118.5
-72.9
52.1
-5.6
-15.6
-20.0
.6
9.4
7.3
10.2

-11.6
-15.0
-15.4
-3.4
6.7
14.5
-27.2
-14.4
10.9
-83.3
266.8
-31.9
-4.8
-8.8
-10.0
4.0
2.2
2.7
1.9

11.5
18.5
11.2
-24.1
4.8
13.7
26.7
27.8
35.4
78.7
155.9
9.1
-.7
.1
-1.3
1.7
-2.6
-1.7
-2.9

-7.3
-8.4
-16.4
-3.4
-10.8
-20.7
-20.0
1.2
-.8
-39.6
-.2
1.8
-5.2
-12.2
-15.2
2.3
5.7
5.0
5.9

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

E xpenditure cate gory

See footnotes at end of table.




17

T a b le 4. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x f o r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re
c a te g o rie s — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

Other food at h o m e ..................................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ................................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ......................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ...................................................................
Fats and oils 1 .........................................................................................
Nonalcoholic be verages........................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...............................................................................
Coffee 1 .................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated drin ks...............................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..............................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ..............................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 .......................................................................
Snacks 1 ................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1..............................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .....................

130.2
133.4
121.9
138.0
129.4
114.7
115.6
110.9
132.2
143.4
162.3
137.1
136.3
147.0
145.3

Food away from home 1..............................................................................
Lunch 1........................................................................................................
D in n e r1 .......................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1.......................................................................

June
1993

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

130.2
133.1
121.0
138.0
130.1
114.6
115.7
111.3
131.5
143.3
164.3
137.8
134.4
146.8
144.6

0.6
1.2
.3
1.2
-.9
-.7
3.1
-13.4
1.5
1.4
5.0
-8.1
.6
2.8
3.5

-0.9
-4.7
-4.9
-4.3
-4.5
-2.4
-3.7
-11.9
4.0
2.9
3.6
9.5
-2.1
-1.4
4.3

1.9
2.1
9.0
-.3
5.7
-1.4
-.7
11.1
-3.9
2.9
5.2
-5.1
9.0
11.6
4.0

1.9
.9
-2.9
2.4
-.3
3.2
1.0
12.0
-.3
2.0
13.7
2.7
-2.9
-2.2
.8

-0.2
-1.8
-2.3
-1.6
-2.7
-1.6
-.3
-12.7
2.8
2.2
4.3
.3
-.8
.7
3.9

1.9
1.5
2.9
1.0
2.7
.9
.2
11.5
-2.1
2.4
9.4
-1.3
2.9
4.5
2.4

142.9
143.6
141.0
145.8

143.2
143.9
141.4
145.8

1.4
1.4
2.0
.8

1.1
1.4
1.2
1.4

2.3
2.3
1.7
2.2

2.3
2.3
2.6
2.5

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1

2.3
2.3
2.2
2.4

Alcoholic beverages.......................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e .....................................................................
Beer and a l e ..............................................................................................
Wine 1 .........................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1 .........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ..................................................

149.2
141.6
142.4
133.6
142.8
167.2

149.4
141.7
142.4
134.1
143.1
167.5

1.6
.6
.3
2.1
2.0
3.0

3.3
1.4
2.2
-3.0
-1.1
3.2

.3
-.6
-5.2
8.1
3.7
3.2

.8
-1.4
-.8
-2.6
.0
2.9

2.5
1.0
1.3
-.5
.4
3.1

.5
-1.0
-3.0
2.6
1.8
3.1

H ousin g...............................................................................................................
S h e lte r..............................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ............................................................................................
Rent, residential.........................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n .....................................................................
Lodging while at s c h o o l2 ......................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 ..............................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ........................................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ...........................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..........................................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ........................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 .................
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ...................................
Fuel and other utilities...................................................................................
F u e ls ..............................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...................................
Fuel o i l .....................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 3 ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).......................................
E le ctricity.................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...................................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ..........................................................
Telephone services 1 ................................................................................
Local charges 1 .......................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ...............................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ...............................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance........................................................
Cable television 1 4 ....................................................................................
Refuse collection 4 ....................................................................................

140.8
155.1
164.3
150.2
191.3
190.5
188.7
139.7
159.7
160.0
145.5
131.6
135.4
126.6
121.3
120.5
120.9
110.2
90.9
88.4
120.5
117.5
126.6
105.7
146.3
120.9
156.3
69.0
90.6
180.2
197.8
219.0

141.2
155.6
164.4
150.6
190.2
189.4
189.8
140.6
160.3
160.6
146.6
131.2
136.0
124.8
118.3
119.9
121.4
110.8
91.4
88.8
119.8
118.1
126.7
107.2
146.5
120.7
156.0
69.0
90.3
180.9
200.1
219.6

1.8
1.9
2.5
.5
7.1
7.6
8.9
3.6
1.6
1.6
3.1
.0
.0
-.3
5.3
-4.6
4.2
5.3
5.8
2.7
-.3
5.4
2.6
12.2
2.3
.3
1.6
-4.6
-.4
6.9
-4.0
11.3

2.6
3.5
1.7
3.9
-3.4
-3.6
6.0
2.3
4.2
4.2
3.4
2.5
6.5
-2.9
4.6
-8.9
2.4
2.6
-7.2
-6.6
6.2
3.9
2.3
6.8
1.7
.3
1.0
.0
-.9
7.3
2.4
7.2

3.2
3.4
2.2
2.4
1.9
1.5
-.4
2.0
3.9
3.9
1.7
7.0
1.8
15.7
14.7
16.3
3.1
.0
4.9
4.6
8.2
-.7
-.3
-.8
7.7
2.7
1.6
9.8
-.9
4.4
32.7
.2

3.5
3.7
4.0
3.5
5.0
4.8
7.3
4.7
3.6
3.6
4.8
-.9
.6
-3.1
-10.4
3.4
4.1
6.4
-1.7
.0
-9.4
7.4
4.2
14.2
.5
-.7
-.8
.0
-1.8
3.6
-1.2
7.8

2.2
2.7
2.1
2.2
1.7
1.8
7.5
3.0
2.9
2.8
3.3
1.2
3.2
-1.6
4.9
-6.8
3.3
4.0
-.9
-2.0
2.9
4.6
2.4
9.5
2.0
.3
1.3
-2.3
-.7
7.1
-.9
9.2

3.3
3.6
3.1
3.0
3.5
3.1
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.7
3.2
3.0
1.2
5.9
1.4
9.7
3.6
3.1
1.5
2.3
-1.0
3.3
1.9
6.5
4.1
1.0
.4
4.8
-1.3
4.0
14.5
3.9

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

E xpenditure ca te g o ry

See footnotes at end of table.




18

T a b le 4. C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x f o r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a ve ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re
c a te g o rie s — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

119.1
109.3
121.1
122.5
128.5
122.4
125.3
115.1
83.4
76.7
70.1
77.8
93.6
100.3
102.6
107.3
96.0
80.9
113.1

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

119.1
109.1
120.5
123.4
130.5
122.8
125.4
115.6
83.3
76.6
69.9
78.9
93.2
100.6
104.0
107.3
95.8
79.8
112.5

0.3
-1.1
.3
-1.3
12.5
-1.7
-16.1
-5.7
1.0
-.5
-4.9
-2.4
3.0
4.5
8.6
7.9
-.8
-3.3
-3.5

-0.3
-.4
-7.1
4.1
6.1
10.2
6.2
-3.1
-5.1
-5.5
-1.7
-11.8
-5.0
-2.8
-4.2
-.4
-4.1
-7.9
3.2

1.7
2.2
.7
5.0
12.3
-5.8
8.9
2.5
1.0
1.0
.0
-.5
2.2
1.6
-.4
-.8
5.6
-2.0
-2.1

1.4
-.7
5.8
1.6
-8.1
11.5
8.4
3.5
-1.9
-4.6
-8.1
2.1
-3.8
4.5
11.5
4.6
-.8
-5.3
-1.4

0.0
-.7
-3.4
1.3
9.2
4.1
-5.6
-4.4
-2.1
-3.0
-3.3
-7.2
-1.1
.8
2.0
3.7
-2.5
-5.7
-.2

1.5
.7
3.2
3.3
1.6
2.5
8.7
3.0
-.5
-1.8
-4.2
.8
-.9
3.1
5.4
1.9
2.3
-3.7
-1.8

E xpenditure ca te g o ry
Household furnishings and operation 1 .......................................................
Housefurnishings 1 .......................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings...........................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ............................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ...............................................................................
Sofas 1 .....................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ...........................................................
Other furniture 1 ......................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 .......................................
Video and audio products 1 ..................................................................
Televisions 1 .........................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 5 ........................................
Audio products 1 ................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 3 ...........................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ...................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 ..........................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 ....................
Information processing equipm ent1 5 .................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 3 ......................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1................................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1........................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ..............
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1.......................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 3 ..............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 8 ...............................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ................................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 ..........................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ....................................
Housekeeping services 1 ............................................................................
Postage 1 ....................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1..................................... .........................
Gardening and other household services 1 3 ........................................

128.4
120.2
121.1
103.1

130.9
119.0
120.7
103.6

-6.8
-1.7
-2.3
-3.1

-3.6
7.3
9.4
1.6

1.9
-4.3
-5.8
3.2

4.7
.0
2.0
.4

-5.2
2.7
3.4
-.8

3.3
-2.1
-2.0
1.8

97.6
110.5
131.3
138.7
128.2
126.4
135.1
145.3
144.1
126.5

96.3
107.3
131.3
137.3
128.5
127.4
135.6
145.3
144.1
127.3

4.6
-11.1
.0
1.2
-2.5
1.9
3.7
.0
10.3
1.3

-6.7
8.2
-.9
.3
1.3
-5.0
1.5
.0
5.2
1.0

-2.9
-4.5
.3
-.9
-.6
3.0
.9
.0
1.4
.6

.4
-14.8
5.4
.6
4.5
11.8
3.0
.0
4.6
3.2

-1.2
-1.9
-.5
.7
-.6
-1.6
2.6
.0
7.7
1.1

-1.2
-9.8
2.8
-.1
1.9
7.3
1.9
.0
3.0
1.9

Apparel and u p k e e p ..........................................................................................
Apparel com m odities......................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r.........................................................
Men’s and boys’ ........................................................................................
Men’s ........................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ..............................................
Furnishings and special clothing ......................................................
S h irts .....................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro users........................................................
Boys’ ........................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ...................................................................................
Women’s ..................................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ................................................................................
Dresses .................................................................................................
Separates and sportsw ear.................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories...........................
S u its .......................................................................................................
Girls’ .........................................................................................................
Infants’ and to d d le rs '1 .............................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ..................................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3 ........................................
Watches and jewelry 1 3 ........................................................................
Watches 1 3 ...........................................................................................
Jewelry 1 3 .............................................................................................
F o o tw e a r.......................................................................................................
Men’s 1........................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 .......................................................................................
Women’s .....................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ...........................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ...........................
Other apparel services 1 .............................................................................

133.6
131.0
131.7
126.8
129.2
134.4
122.0
132.0
127.0
118.1
132.6
132.7
126.9
134.1
135.2
125.6
157.0
132.6
127.7
146.3
118.4
148.2
115.3
157.5
126.4
133.8
123.6
122.9
150.9
151.9
150.2

132.9
130.2
130.9
126.8
128.7
136.3
118.2
132.5
126.9
118.8
131.4
131.3
122.3
132.6
133.5
126.2
157.7
132.4
128.1
145.2
120.7
146.3
116.8
154.6
125.6
131.7
123.0
122.1
151.3
152.7
150.0

-.6
-.6
-.9
-.3
.0
2.7
-5.2
-.9
3.8
-10.0
-2.4
-4.8
-23.0
13.8
-13.9
4.2
13.7
13.9
1.6
2.5
14.4
.0
8.6
-1.8
1.3
5.2
-5.1
-1.3
.5
.5
.5

.0
-.3
-.3
1.9
3.5
-1.2
7.6
2.7
2.8
1.1
1.2
1.2
42.3
-12.1
5.4
-6.4
—8.8
.3
1.9
-12.5
-2.2
-14.2
-14.8
-14.0
1.0
-5.0
-1.6
4.7
2.4
1.9
3.0

7.5
8.0
9.6
5.5
2.5
12.6
.7
1.8
-3.7
21.7
12.5
16.0
7.9
39.7
15.6
3.6
2.4
-4.4
-13.9
17.5
-5.4
22.5
22.6
22.3
-1.9
1.2
-2.3
.0
2.4
3.0
1.9

-4.1
-4.5
-5.3
-5.5
-6.6
-1.7
-10.7
-11.7
-4.0
-.3
-7.5
-8.9
-13.5
-31.6
-4.4
-.3
15.9
-.3
7.2
1.7
-1.6
2.5
-5.9
4.2
.3
-4.7
7.5
1.7
1.9
3.8
-.5

-.3
-.5
-.6
.8
1.7
.8
1.0
.9
3.3
-4.6
-.6
-1.8
4.7
.0
-4.7
-1.3
1.9
6.9
1.7
-5.3
5.8
-7.4
-3.8
—8.1
1.1
.0
-3.4
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.8

1.5
1.6
1.9
-.2
-2.1
5.2
-5.2
-5.2
-3.8
10.1
2.0
2.8
-3.3
-2.2
5.1
1.6
8.9
-2.4
-3.9
9.3
-3.5
12.1
7.4
12.9
-.8
-1.8
2.5
.8
2.1
3.4
.7

See footnotes at end of table.




19

T a b le 4, C o n s u m e r P rice In d e x f o r A ll U rb an C o n s u m e rs (CPI-U): S e a so n a lly a d ju s te d U.S. c ity a v e ra g e , d e ta ile d e x p e n d itu re
c a te g o rie s — C o n tin u e d
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—

6 months ended—

May
1993

June
1993

130.1
127.5
132.2
131.0
113.4
110.6
113.6
115.9
122.8
135.0
129.5
132.7
98.4
98.2
NA
95.8
101.9
145.4
147.1

129.9
127.3
132.5
131.2
113.5
111.0
113.7
116.1
122.5
135.6
131.3
133.7
97.3
97.1
NA
94.4
100.3
145.8
147.3

_

_

-2.8
-1.6
2.9
4.5

.4
2.0
2.8
3.1

7.6
3.6
4.3
2.8

-18.0
-12.1
3.1
1.4

-1.2
.2
2.9
3.8

-6.1
-4.6
3.7
2.1

150.7
138.1
148.8
156.5
103.5
117.1
101.8
99.9
107.9
168.9
214.8
79.3
169.6

151.1
138.8
149.1
156.2
102.9
116.9
101.1
99.6
106.8
168.6
215.7
78.7
168.2

3.3
-.6
6.6
1.3
.8
-4.9
1.2
.8
1.8
1.5
4.6
-18.2
17.6

2.7
2.1
3.1
3.4
-.4
1.4
-.4
2.0
-2.9
4.2
9.0
-15.3
.7

3.0
3.6
7.3
2.9
—3.0
-3.0
-3.1
-3.1
-3.2
3.7
3.1
2.5
6.6

4.6
2.9
2.2
.8
—3.8
-1.0
-4.2
-1.6
-6.5
1.7
4.8
-9.6
-2.8

3.0
.7
4.8
2.4
.2
-1.8
.4
1.4
-.5
2.8
6.8
-16.8
8.8

3.8
3.2
4.7
1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-3.7
-2.4
-4.9
2.7
3.9
-3.7
1.8

178.2
162.1
165.5
176.3
151.0
150.5

178.2
159.4
164.5
174.7
151.3
150.7

6.4
32.0
.8
1.9
-9.0
1.6

2.1
-1.2
39.4
65.5
2.4
1.4

4.9
8.6
14.1
19.9
-2.3
6.7

1.1
-6.7
2.5
3.0
.0
1.3

4.2
14.2
18.5
29.9
-3.5
1.5

3.0
.6
8.1
11.2
-1.2
4.0

200.8
193.8
220.8
135.9
163.8
156.6
202.2
184.4
190.8
187.9
130.1
136.0
231.0
225.5
184.9
183.7

201.6
194.3
221.8
136.0
164.1
156.6
203.1
184.6
191.4
188.2
129.9
136.2
232.6
227.0
185.8
184.9

6.0
3.7
4.9
3.4
2.5
4.6
6.5
5.8
5.4
8.8
2.5
.9
7.1
7.3
6.2
9.1

6.2
4.7
5.5
1.5
.8
3.5
6.6
5.3
6.3
3.8
1.6
4.0
8.3
8.8
7.0
9.4

5.6
4.0
4.4
1.8
.7
3.7
6.0
4.3
3.9
5.8
4.4
3.0
8.6
8.2
8.3
10.4

7.0
1.7
-.2
7.7
8.5
6.6
8.3
5.8
7.7
5.5
1.2
6.1
11.2
11.5
10.1
10.6

6.1
4.2
5.2
2.5
1.6
4.0
6.5
5.6
5.8
6.3
2.1
2.4
7.7
8.0
6.6
9.2

6.3
2.8
2.1
4.7
4.5
5.2
7.2
5.1
5.8
5.6
2.8
4.6
9.9
9.8
9.2
10.5

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

E xpenditure ca te g o ry
Transportation........................................................................
Private ............................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..........................................................................
New c a r s .......................................................................
Subcompact new cars 3 .........................................................................
Compact new c a rs 3 ...............................................................................
Intermediate new cars 3 .........................................................................
Full-size new c a rs 3 ..............................................................................
Luxury new cars 3 ...................................................................................
New trucks 4 ...............................................................................................
New motorcycles 1 3 .................................................................................
Used c a r s .....................................................................................................
Motor fu e l.....................................................................................................
G asoline......................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular........................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...............................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ......................................................
Body work 1 ................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ...........................................
Maintenance and servicing 1...................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 ..................................................................................
Other private transportation.......................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..........................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1.............................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 ......................................................
Tires 1 ....................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent1 .............................................................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ....................................................
Automobile insurance.............................................................................
Automobile finance charges.................................................................
Automobile fees 1 ......................... .........................................................
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1 .....................................................................
Other automobile-related fees 1 ........................................................
Public transportation 1 ...................................................................................
Airline fares 1 ................................................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...................................................................
Intracity public transportation 1 ..................................................................
Medical c a re .......................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities............................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 3 .....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1.............................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ....................................................................................
Professional medical se rv ic e s ...................................................................
Physicians’ se rvice s..................................................................................
Dental services 1 .......................................................................................
Eye care 1 3 ................................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 .........................................
Hospital and related services....................................................................
Hospital ro om s...........................................................................................
Other inpatient services 3 ........................................................................
Outpatient services 3 .................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




20

1.3
1.6
2.5
2.8
3.7
1.5
2.9
4.6
4.5
2.5
6.2
10.9
-3.5
-3.5

5.1
2.2
.3
.9
1.8
-2.2
1.4
-2.7
3.4
-.9
6.1
7.2
1.2
.8

4.8
4.2
3.1
1.9
2.5
2.6
1.4
-1.0
2.3
4.9
3.8
6.7
6.6
7.0

_

_

_

-0.3
-.9
4.0
3.4
2.5
4.8
2.5
1.4
4.0
6.8
4.4
11.5
-15.2
-15.9
_

3.2
1.9
1.4
1.9
2.7
-.4
2.2
.9
3.9
.8
6.2
9.0
-1.2
-1.4

2.2
1.6
3.6
2.6
2.5
3.7
2.0
.2
3.2
5.8
4.1
9.1
-4.9
-5.1

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
Item and group *

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

145.0
133.0
155.5
160.8
150.8
119.8
120.6
116.3
125.7
121.7
134.3
128.2
159.6
127.8

145.5
133.2
156.3
161.4
151.8
119.9
121.1
116.1
125.6
121.1
135.2
128.4
160.4
128.6

3.4
.0
2.4
3.4
1.4
-5.2
-5.2
-5.0
.6
3.4
.9
-2.5
6.3
.6

1.7
1.8
2.7
3.9
1.6
2.0
3.4
.7
1.6
-.7
1.8
5.8
1.5
.6

2.8
3.7
4.5
3.3
5.2
-.3
-2.0
1.0
4.9
3.3
2.4
5.7
1.8
5.8

1.9
.3
4.7
7.5
2.4
1.0
5.5
-2.4
-3.4
-3.2
1.2
-5.1
3.6
2.5

2.6
.9
2.5
3.7
1.5
-1.7
-1.0
-2.2
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.6
3.9
.6

2.4
2.0
4.6
5.4
3.8
.3
'1.7
-.7
.6
.0
v 1.8
.2
2.7
4.2

144.3
165.4
141.4
126.3

145.6
166.8
141.4
126.6

4.4
14.3
4.8
.7

2.9
-1.4
9.4
4.0

5.8
-4.2
5.0
2.3

5.1
3.2
1.4
5.2

3.6
6.1
7.1
2.3

5.4
-.6
3.2
3.7

195.1
238.8
141.0
138.7

194.9
235.0
141.1
139.0

6.3
11.9
2.3
3.9

7.5
8.5
2.9
2.4

7.4
13.6
3.2
1.8

4.4
-2.2
1.1
1.7

6.9
10.1
2.6
3.1

5.9
5.4
2.2
1.7

139.1

140.5

2.4

-.3

7.2

3.2

1.0

5.2

138.6
143.4
143.0

138.0
143.3
142.9

4.8
.6
.3

4.4
3.5
3.2

-2.0
4.6
4.9

.3
1.1
.8

4.6
2.0
1.7

-.9
2.9
2.9

144.1
209.8
197.3
210.7
223.8
231.8
228.1
112.0
185.9
142.9
148.2
136.9

144.4
211.0
197.6
211.9
225.4
233.6
230.1
112.6
186.3
143.3
148.5
137.1

.6
5.2
3.2
5.2
6.5
8.3
8.1
12.0
3.4
2.7
5.2
5.0

5.5
8.7
5.8
8.9
9.6
11.1
6.4
1.5
2.7
1.5
3.7
4.6

3.4
5.8
.4
6.2
8.8
9.6
8.2
3.3
6.8
1.8
9.8
4.9

2.2
8.6
6.1
8.8
8.4
9.4
9.4
2.5
7.9
16.9
1.9
4.2

3.0
6.9
4.5
7.0
8.0
9.7
7.3
6.6
3.1
2.1
4.4
4.8

2.8
7.2
3.2
7.5
8.6
9.5
8.8
2.9
7.4
9.1
5.8
4.5

142.6
133.6

141.1
132.8

4.4
-3.7

1.4
1.9

4.1
12.4

.3
1.8

2.9
-.9

2.2
7.0

98.7
134.1
135.2

97.9
134.6
135.8

-5.0
4.1
3.4

.8
6.3
1.8

8.3
3.1
1.2

-14.8
7.1
2.7

-2.2
5.2
2.6

-4.0
5.1
1.9

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Expenditure category
E ntertainm ent1 ..................................................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ........................................................................
Reading materials 1......................................................................................
Newspapers 1 .............................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 .....................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ..............................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 .........................................................
Other sporting goods 1 .............................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ...............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 .................................................
Photographic supplies and eq u ip m e n t..................................................
Pet supplies and expense 1 .....................................................................
Entertainment services 1 ................................................................................
Club memberships 1 3 ..................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 3 ................................................................................
Admissions 1 .................................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 ..........................................................
Other entertainment services 1 3 ...............................................................
Other goods and service s................................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..................................................................
Personal care 1................................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1..........................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ........................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products 1 ............................
Personal care services 1 .............................................................................
Beauty parlor services for females 1 .....................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1 .............................................................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s ...........................................................
School books and supplies.........................................................................
Personal and educational services...........................................................
Tuition and other school fe e s .................................................................
College tu itio n .........................................................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n .....................................................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l1 6 ..........................................................
Personal expenses 1 .................................................................................
Legal service fees 1 3 .............................................................................
Personal financial services 1 3 ...............................................................
Funeral expenses 3 ................................................................................

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1 .................................................................
Selected beef cuts 1 ..........................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products.........................................................................................................
Utilities and public transportation....................................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 .......................................
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December




6
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

base.
base.
base.
base.

21

Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories 1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Percent change
to
June 1993
from—

1-month
percent changes
ended—

Indexes
Item
Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

154.1
149.7
153.8
155.3
171.5
150.0

153.4
147.1
155.7
158.0
180.6
149.7

155.3
147.6
153.8
158.7
174.1
152.3

155.0
147.8
154.4
161.5
179.7
150.9

0.8
1.6
.5
-.7
-4.1
-1.2

-0.5
-1.7
1.2
1.7
5.3
-.2

1.2
.3
-1.2
.4
-3.6
1.7

-0.2
.1
.4
1.8
3.2
-.9

3.9
2.6
3.7
3.7
-1.5
4.8

Other dairy p ro d u c ts ...................................................................................
Frozen fruit and fruit ju ic e s ........................................................................
Other fruit ju ic e s ..........................................................................................
Cut corn, canned beans except lim a ........................................................
Other processed vegetables.....................................................................

152.4
145.6
126.1
127.8
130.6
135.7
126.3
138.1
89.6
141.5
121.2
137.1
134.4
128.5

154.5
134.4
125.9
128.9
132.3
136.4
127.2
136.6
86.7
141.9
121.1
136.0
134.6
129.4

157.9
139.0
127.8
130.2
131.2
136.2
127.2
137.9
85.8
140.9
118.4
135.4
133.4
129.2

158.7
141.7
128.3
133.3
130.8
136.2
127.2
139.5
87.8
138.1
116.3
135.2
133.2
129.6

-.3
2.5
1.9
2.3
.3
.4
.0
4.9
-.6
1.7
-3.8
-.1
.9
.3

1.4
-7.7
-.2
.9
1.3
.5
.7
-1.1
-3.2
.3
-.1
-.8
.1
.7

2.2
3.4
1.5
1.0
-.8
-.1
.0
1.0
-1.0
-.7
-2.2
-.4
-.9
-.2

.5
1.9
.4
2.4
-.3
.0
.0
1.2
2.3
-2.0
-1.8
-.1
-.1
.3

6.9
2.7
3.8
1.0
-1.2
.4
1.1
4.6
-3.8
.4
-12.9
-4.9
1.7
1.8

Candy and chewing g u m ............................................................................
Other sw e e ts................................................................................................
Margarine......................................................................................................
Other fats, oils, and salad dressing.........................................................
Nondairy substitutes and peanut b u tte r...................................................
Roasted c o ffe e ............................................................................................
Instant and freeze-dried c o ffe e .................................................................
Seasonings, olives, pickles, and re lis h .....................................................
Other condim ents........................................................................................
Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby fo o d s .....................................
Other canned and packaged prepared fo o d s ........................................
Whiskey at h o m e .........................................................................................
Other alcoholic beverages at h o m e ..........................................................

136.8
138.2
132.6
124.8
137.1
106.2
111.5
149.8
142.3
154.8
129.5
141.5
144.7

137.3
139.0
132.8
124.8
137.6
107.6
114.5
148.7
141.2
155.2
129.5
142.0
144.4

137.6
137.5
132.2
125.2
136.6
109.2
114.1
147.0
142.9
157.1
129.5
142.1
144.0

137.9
137.9
132.8
124.6
137.9
109.4
114.8
146.1
143.2
156.8
128.8
142.3
144.3

-.5
-.9
-1.0
-.5
-.8
1.2
-.8
.9
.1
.3
1.6
.4
-.3

.4
.6
.2
.0
.4
1.3
2.7
-.7
-.8
.3
.0
.4
-.2

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

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

.1
-2.4
.4
1.3
-2.3
-1.5
-1.4
1.6
3.3
5.0
1.4
2.2
.2

116.2
124.2
136.2
136.8
125.5
131.9

117.0
124.5
136.3
137.5
126.3
132.6

116.6
124.1
137.3
138.5
126.9
132.4

115.1
124.5
135.7
137.3
127.5
132.3

1.0
.3
-1.3
-.2
-1.7
1.2

.7
.2
.1
.5
.6
.5

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

-1.3
.3
-1.2
-.9
.5
-.1

.3
-1.1
-.4
1.4
-.5
2.5

137.5
139.5
114.8
120.0
138.0
128.9

137.3
136.7
114.5
117.7
139.5
128.5

136.7
138.6
113.6
118.1
134.2
125.1

136.5
137.8
110.7
119.6
131.1
122.1

3.8
3.6
1.7
1.8
-1.4
2.1

-.1
-2.0
-.3
-1.9
1.1
-.3

-.4
1.4
-.8
.3
-3.8
-2.6

-.1
-.6
-2.6
1.3
-2.3
-2.4

1.8
7.7
-.4
3.0
5.8
-2.6

198.7

198.8

199.3

199.2

.0

.1

.3

-.1

2.8

127.3

127.5

128.8

128.3

-.5

.2

1.0

-.4

.0

June 1992

Food and beverages
Other b re a d s ................................................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, and m uffins...............................................................
Fresh cakes and c up cakes........................................................................
C o o k ie s .........................................................................................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker p ro d u c ts ....................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and d o n u ts .............................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products
and fresh pies, tarts, and tu rn o v e rs ....................................................
Ham other than canned .............................................................................
Pork s a u s a g e ...............................................................................................
Other p o r k ....................................................................................................
Frankfurters..................................................................................................
Bologna, liverwurst, and sa la m i................................................................
Other lunchm eats........................................................................................
Lamb and organ m e a ts ..............................................................................

Housing
Household lin e n s .........................................................................................
Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing m a terials...............................
Soaps and d e te rg e n ts ................................................................................
Other laundry and cleaning p ro d u c ts ......................................................
Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and na pkins........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift w ra p .........................................

Apparel and upkeep
Men’s suits, sport coats, and ja c k e ts ......................................................
Men’s coats and ja c k e ts ............................................................................
Boys’ coats, jackets, sweaters, and s h irts ..............................................
Boys’ trousers, sport coats, and ja c k e ts .................................................
Girls’ coats, jackets, dresses, and s u its ..................................................
Girls’ separates and sportsw ear...............................................................

Transportation
State automobile registration.....................................................................

Other goods and services
Products for hair, hair pieces, and w ig s ...................................................

1

These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples.




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

22

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1992

May
1993

June
1993

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—
June 1992

May 1993

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
All ite m s ..........................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )....................................................................

100.000
-

141.9
422.6

142.0
423.1

2.8
-

0.1
-

0.4
-

0.1
-

0.0
-

Food and b e ve ra g e s..................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................
Dairy products 1 ..................................................................
Fruits and vegetables.........................................................
Other food at h o m e ............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................
Fats and oils 1 ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................
Other prepared fo o d .......................................................
Food away from home 1 ......................................................
Alcoholic beverages.................................................................

19.310
17.572
11.092
1.642
3.477
1.343
1.943
2.687
.380
.288
.836
1.183
6.480
1.738

141.4
140.7
140.1
156.1
135.0
127.7
163.7
130.5
133.1
129.3
115.5
143.5
142.8
149.2

140.8
140.1
138.9
156.4
135.3
129.5
153.8
130.2
132.9
130.0
115.0
143.2
143.1
149.4

2.1
2.2
2.4
3.3
3.9
1.6
1.5
.9
-.2
-.1
-.3
2.4
1.9
1.4

-.4
-.4
-.9
.2
.2
1.4
-6.0
-.2
-.2
.5
-.4
-.2
.2
.1

.3
.4
.4
.5
1.2
-.6
.6
-.1
.3
.0
-.5
.0
.2
.1

.4
.5
.6
.6
.0
.0
2.3
.6
.2
-.6
1.2
.6
.2
-.2

-.4
-.4
-.8
.2
.1
1.4
-5.6
-.1
-.2
.5
-.1
-.1
.2
.2

Housing ........................................................................................
S h e lte r.......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 .....................................................................
Rent, residential..................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ...........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 .................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ...................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ..................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ..........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ............................................................
F u els........................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
se rv ic e s ).........................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ....................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ................................
Housefurnishings 1 ................................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .....................................................
Housekeeping services 1 .....................................................

38.948
25.572
8.097
6.645
1.451
17.280
16.958
.322
.196
.109
.087
7.517
4.127
.361

137.9
150.8
144.0
149.5
188.3
145.3
145.5
133.2
131.6
138.4
122.3
120.3
109.8
91.2

138.8
151.5
144.7
150.0
190.7
145.9
146.2
134.3
131.2
139.5
120.3
122.8
113.8
90.3

2.7
3.1
2.6
2.7
2.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
1.4
2.1
.5
3.5
3.7
.4

.7
.5
.5
.3
1.3
.4
.5
.8
-.3
.8
-1.6
2.1
3.6
-1.0

.5
.5
.6
.5
1.4
.5
.5
.3
.2
-1.3
2.0
.4
.8
.3

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

.2
.3
.1
.3
-.9
.4
.3
.8
-.3
.8
-1.6
.4
.5
.7

3.765
3.390
5.859
3.570
1.153
1.136

116.8
146.9
117.9
108.1
131.8
136.5

121.6
147.2
117.9
108.0
131.7
137.0

4.0
3.2
.8
.2
1.1
2.4

4.1
.2
.0
-.1
-.1
.4

.8
-.1
.5
.5
.8
.1

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

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

Apparel and u p k e e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ ap p a re l.....................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p p a re l................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ap pare l1 ..........................................
Footw ear.................................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ..............................................
Apparel services 1 ....................................................................

6.015
5.486
1.421
2.401
.278
.881
.505
.529

133.6
131.1
127.6
132.3
129.4
128.3
145.4
150.5

130.7
128.1
125.8
127.0
129.6
126.2
145.6
150.8

.7
.6
.6
.3
-1.7
.5
3.1
1.8

-2.2
-2.3
-1.4
-4.0
.2
-1.6
.1
.2

-.2
-.3
-1.0
-.5
.0
-.1
2.2
.1

-.4
-.4
-.3
-.8
.9
1.0
-1.0
.1

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

Transportation .............................................................................
Private transportation...............................................................
New veh icle s..........................................................................
New c a rs ..............................................................................
Used c a r s ...............................................................................
Motor f u e l...............................................................................
G asoline...............................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ..................................................
Other private transportation................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1....................
Other private transportation service s..............................
Public transportation 1..............................................................

18.947
17.781
4.905
3.594
2.140
4.013

129.2
127.4
132.8
131.0
132.2
99.7
99.7
146.1
152.2
102.8
164.2
161.5

129.5
127.6
132.8
130.8
135.0
99.7
99.7
146.5
151.9
102.3
164.0
160.9

2.4
1.8
2.6
2.3
9.3
-3.1
-3.3
3.4
1.6
-1.6
2.3
11.0

.2
.2
.0
-.2
2.1
.0
.0
.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.4

.2
.2
.5
.5
1.1
-.6
-.5
.4
.1
.0
.1
-.7

-.2
-.3
.2
.3
.8
-2.4
-2.5
.1
.2
-.4
.3
1.3

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

-

1.605
5.118
.826
4.293
1.165

See footnotes at end of table.




23

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Group

Unadjusted indexes

Relative
importance,
December
1992

May
1993

June
1993

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—
June 1992

May 1993

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

Expenditure category
Medical c a r e ................................................................................
Medical care com m odities......................................................
Medical care service s..............................................................
Professional medical services..............................................

5.888
1.056
4.832
2.812

200.1
192.5
201.8
185.0

200.7
193.0
202.4
185.4

6.2
3.5
6.9
5.4

0.3
.3
.3
.2

0.5
-.3
.7
.6

0.8
.4
.8
.8

0.3
.3
.4
.1

E ntertainm ent1 ............................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..................................................
Entertainment services 1 .........................................................

4.022
2.091
1.931

143.3
132.4
159.3

143.8
132.7
160.0

2.3
1.5
3.2

.3
.2
.4

.3
.2
.6

-.1
-.2
-.1

.3
.2
.4

Other goods and s e rv ic e s .........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products............................................
Personal care 1 ........................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ...................
Personal care services 1 ......................................................
Personal and educational expenses.....................................
School books and sup plies.................................................
Personal and educational s e rv ic e s....................................

6.871
2.311
1.149
.657
.492
3.411
.217
3.195

193.6
237.8
141.2
139.4
143.2
204.3
197.5
205.1

193.3
235.9
141.3
139.6
143.2
204.9
198.0
205.7

6.3
7.7
2.3
2.3
2.3
6.8
4.8
6.9

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

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

.8
.5
.3
.5
.1
1.1
.7
1.1

-.3
-1.8
.1
.1
.0
.6
.4
.6

100.000
48.182
19.310
28.872
17.224
5.486
11.739
11.648
51.818
25.027
8.749
7.063
4.832
6.147

141.9
131.7
141.4
125.7
129.4
131.1
131.5
119.5
154.5
145.0
122.6
159.1
201.8
172.3

142.0
131.2
140.8
125.2
128.3
128.1
131.3
119.9
155.5
145.7
124.9
159.0
202.4
172.9

2.8
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.1
.6
1.2
2.7
3.8
3.0
3.4
3.9
6.9
4.9

.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.9
-2.3
-.2
.3
.6
.5
1.9
-.1
.3
.3

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

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

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

82.428
74.428
82.720
94.112
30.610
18.962
13.476
36.535
26.790
46.986
8.140
91.860
74.288
26.235
4.374
48.052

142.0
139.7
133.8
139.1
126.6
130.4
132.3
135.7
146.0
150.5
104.1
147.2
148.9
134.7
99.2
158.8

142.4
139.7
133.9
139.2
126.1
129.4
132.1
134.8
147.1
151.4
106.0
147.2
149.0
134.2
99.2
159.3

3.0
2.8
2.8
2.7
1.6
1.1
1.2
1.6
4.5
3.5
.3
3.1
3.3
2.5
-2.7
3.8

.3
.0
.1
.1
-.4
-.8
-.2
-.7
.8
.6
1.8
.0
.1
-.4
.0
.3

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

.1
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-.1
.5
.2
.5
.3
-1.1
.3
.2
.1
-2.3
.3

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

$.705
.237

$.704
.236

-2.8
-

-.1
-

-.4
-

-.1
~

-.1
-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s ..........................................................................................
C om m odities................................................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages................................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 ...........................
Apparel com m odities.........................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1 ........
D urables.................................. ...............................................
S ervices........................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 ....................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 ............................
Transportation s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Medical care s ervice s..............................................................
Other s e rv ic e s ..........................................................................

Special indexes
All items less fo o d ........................................................................
All items less s h e lte r....................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
Commodities less food ................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and ap pare l1 ........................................
Nondurables 1 .................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 .....................................................
Services less medical care se rv ic e s..........................................
E n e rg y .............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y....................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities...............
Energy com m odities.............................................................
Services less energy service s...............................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1982-84—$1.00 1 ........................................................................
1967—$1.00 1 ..............................................................................
1
2

-

-

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




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

24

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

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

-

-

-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 .......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products 1 .................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s ......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 .......................................................
Fats and oils 1 ................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages...............................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from home 1 ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................

140.4
139.6
138.5
154.3
134.2
128.5
157.0
129.5
132.5
130.1
114.3
142.5
142.2
148.7

140.8
140.1
139.1
155.1
135.8
127.7
158.0
129.4
132.9
130.1
113.7
142.5
142.5
148.9

H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters' costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t2 ................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ..................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .........................
Fuel and other utilities ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy
services)........................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ..................................
Household furnishings and operation 1 ...............................
Housefurnishings 1 ..............................................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Housekeeping services 1 ....................................................

137.3
150.2
143.0
148.7
188.0
144.8
145.1
132.5
131.9
139.9
121.3
119.9
108.4
91.8

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

-

2.3

3.2

4.1

2.0

2.8

3.0

141.4
140.8
140.0
156.1
135.8
127.7
161.7
130.2
133.1
129.3
115.1
143.3
142.8
148.6

140.9
140.2
138.9
156.4
135.9
129.5
152.6
130.1
132.9
130.0
115.0
143.2
143.1
148.9

2.9
2.9
4.2
2.9
.9
6.8
14.0
.6
.9
-.9
-.3
1.4
1.7
1.6

2.0
1.7
2.1
1.3
2.5
-1.8
8.8
-.9
-4.4
-4.5
-2.7
2.9
1.4
3.6

2.0
2.3
2.3
3.4
7.2
-1.2
-3.7
1.9
1.8
5.7
-.7
3.1
1.7
-.5

1.4
1.7
1.2
5.6
5.2
3.1
-10.7
1.9
1.2
-.3
2.5
2.0
2.6
.5

2.5
2.3
3.1
2.1
1.7
2.4
11.4
-.2
-1.8
-2.7
-1.6
2.2
1.6
2.6

1.7
2.0
1.8
4.5
6.2
.9
-7.3
1.9
1.5
2.7
.9
2.6
2.1
.0

138.0
150.9
143.9
149.5
190.6
145.5
145.8
132.9
132.1
138.1
123.7
120.4
109.3
92.1

138.1
151.1
144.3
149.8
191.1
145.5
145.8
133.2
131.6
138.4
122.3
120.6
109.7
90.7

138.4
151.5
144.4
150.3
189.4
146.1
146.3
134.3
131.2
139.5
120.3
121.1
110.3
91.3

1.8
1.6
2.3
1.4
6.4
1.4
1.4
3.1
-.3
-.3
-.3
3.5
5.0
5.8

3.0
3.6
2.9
3.6
.4
4.0
4.0
2.8
1.6
7.5
-5.2
2.7
2.6
-5.9

3.0
3.5
1.4
1.6
.0
4.0
4.2
1.5
6.6
2.6
11.7
3.4
.0
4.5

3.2
3.5
4.0
4.4
3.0
3.6
3.3
5.5
-2.1
-1.1
-3.3
4.1
7.2
-2.2

2.4
2.6
2.6
2.5
3.4
2.7
2.7
2.9
.6
3.5
-2.8
3.1
3.8
-.2

3.1
3.5
2.7
3.0
1.5
3.8
3.8
3.5
2.2
.7
3.9
3.7
3.5
1.1

115.5
147.0
117.5
108.1
130.0
136.3

116.4
146.9
118.1
108.6
131.1
136.5

117.0
146.9
117.9
108.1
131.8
136.5

117.7
147.2
117.9
108.0
131.7
137.0

4.7
2.3
.3
-.7
.3
4.9

3.5
2.0
.3
.4
-1.2
1.5

.0
8.0
1.0
1.5
.0
1.2

7.8
.5
1.4
-.4
5.3
2.1

4.1
2.1
.3
-.2
-.5
3.2

3.8
4.2
1.2
.6
2.6
1.6

Apparel and upkeep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ a p p a re l...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l1 .........................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 .............................................
Apparel services 1 ...................................................................

133.0
130.7
127.8
132.5
128.3
125.9
143.7
150.2

132.7
130.3
126.5
131.9
128.3
125.8
146.9
150.4

132.2
129.8
126.1
130.8
129.4
127.0
145.4
150.5

131.7
129.3
126.2
129.6
129.6
126.3
145.6
150.8

.0
-.3
-.3
-1.2
3.1
.6
.9
.8

.0
.0
1.9
1.6
.9
.0
-11.4
1.9

6.9
7.4
5.8
10.6
-13.7
-.3
20.0
2.7

-3.9
-4.2
-4.9
-8.5
4.1
1.3
5.4
1.6

.0
-.2
.8
.2
2.0
.3
-5.4
1.4

1.4
1.4
.3
.6
-5.2
.5
12.5
2.2

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .................................................
Other private transportation...............................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s............................
Public transportation 1 ............................................................

129.1
127.3
131.6
129.7
130.8
101.4
101.3
145.4
152.1
103.2
164.0
160.6

129.3
127.6
132.3
130.3
132.3
100.8
100.8
146.0
152.3
103.2
164.2
159.5

129.0
127.2
132.6
130.7
133.4
98.4
98.3
146.1
152.6
102.8
164.7
161.5

128.9
127.1
133.0
130.9
134.5
97.1
96.9
146.5
152.7
102.3
165.0
160.9

1.3
1.6
2.8
3.2
11.2
-3.5
-3.2
3.1
.0
.8
.0
.6

4.2
2.3
.6
.3
7.8
1.6
.4
3.1
2.7
-.8
3.3
31.5

4.8
4.2
2.8
1.9
6.7
7.0
7.0
4.2
2.4
-3.0
3.7
13.8

-.6
-.6
4.3
3.8
11.8
-15.9
-16.3
3.1
1.6
-3.4
2.5
.7

2.7
1.9
1.7
1.7
9.5
-1.0
-1.4
3.1
1.3
.0
1.6
15.0

2.0
1.8
3.6
2.8
9.2
-5.1
-5.3
3.6
2.0
-3.2
3.1
7.1

E xpenditure cate gory
All ite m s .........................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




25

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

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Group

3 months ended—
Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Professional medical s ervice s...........................................
Entertainm ent1 ..........................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ...............................................
Entertainment services 1 .......................................................

197.8
191.9
199.0
182.4
143.1
132.5
158.6

198.8
191.4
200.4
183.5
143.5
132.7
159.5

200.3
192.1
202.0
185.0
143.3
132.4
159.3

Other goods and s e rvice s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Personal care 1.......................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Personal and educational e xp enses...................................
School books and s u p p lie s ...............................................
Personal and educational services...................................

192.6
236.3
140.8
139.1
142.8
202.6
196.2
203.4

193.6
237.9
140.8
138.7
143.1
203.8
197.3
204.5

195.1
239.2
141.2
139.4
143.2
206.0
198.6
206.8

6 months ended—

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

201.0
192.6
202.8
185.2
143.8
132.7
160.0

6.3
3.7
6.7
5.8
3.2
.3
6.6

6.0
4.3
6.4
5.5
1.7
1.8
1.5

5.9
4.3
6.3
3.8
2.6
3.1
1.3

6.6
1.5
7.9
6.3
2.0
.6
3.6

6.1
4.0
6.5
5.7
2.4
1.1
4.0

6.2
2.9
7.1
5.0
2.3
1.8
2.4

194.5
234.9
141.3
139.6
143.2
207.2
199.4
208.0

6.7
10.9
2.0
3.6
.0
5.7
4.9
5.7

6.6
8.5
3.2
2.9
3.8
6.5
6.2
6.7

8.3
14.6
2.6
1.5
4.3
5.9
1.4
6.3

4.0
-2.3
1.4
1.4
1.1
9.4
6.7
9.4

6.7
9.7
2.6
3.3
1.9
6.1
5.5
6.2

6.1
5.8
2.0
1.4
2.7
7.7
4.0
7.8

Expenditure category

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
C om m odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages 1 .........................
Apparel com m oditie s........................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l1
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rvic e s ......................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 2 ...................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 ..........................
Transportation service s..........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................
Other se rv ic e s .........................................................................

_

_

_

_

131.1
140.4
125.4
128.8
130.7
130.0
118.5
153.9
144.8
122.4
158.7
199.0
171.7

131.5
140.8
125.6
129.5
130.3
130.8
119.3
154.5
145.0
122.6
158.8
200.4
172.5

131.4
141.4
125.2
129.4
129.8
131.5
119.5
155.0
145.0
122.9
159.4
202.0
173.5

131.0
140.9
124.9
128.3
129.3
131.3
119.9
155.5
145.7
123.4
159.6
202.8
174.3

2.3
2.2
2.9
1.6
3.2
-.3
.9
3.1
2.7
2.3
4.1
.8
6.7
4.9

3.2
1.9
2.0
2.0
-1.9
.0
-.3
2.4
4.3
2.3
3.7
7.2
6.4
4.4

4.1
3.7
2.0
4.9
4.8
7.4
.3
.3
4.0
5.1
2.7
5.5
6.3
4.3

2.0
-.3
1.4
-1.6
-1.5
-4.2
4.1
4.8
4.2
2.5
3.3
2.3
7.9
6.2

2.8
2.0
2.5
1.8
.6
-.2
.3
2.8
3.5
2.3
3.9
3.9
6.5
4.6

3.0
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.2
2.5
4.1
3.8
3.0
3.9
7.1
5.2

141.3
139.0
133.2
138.5
126.5
129.9
130.9
134.9
145.0
149.8
104.4
146.6
148.5
134.1
100.7
158.3

141.8
139.5
133.6
138.9
126.7
130.5
131.7
135.4
145.6
150.4
104.6
147.1
149.0
134.5
100.3
158.9

141.9
139.7
133.8
139.1
126.3
130.4
132.3
135.7
146.4
150.9
103.5
147.5
149.3
134.6
98.0
159.4

142.1
139.5
133.7
139.1
126.0
129.4
132.1
134.8
146.9
151.6
103.2
147.5
149.5
134.4
96.8
159.8

2.3
3.0
2.8
2.4
1.6
3.2
.9
2.7
3.8
1.6
.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
-2.8
2.6

3.5
3.0
2.8
3.0
1.9
-1.8
-.3
-.6
5.8
4.4
2.4
3.4
3.6
2.1
.8
4.2

4.1
3.8
4.0
3.8
4.9
4.8
.6
4.6
3.1
3.3
3.1
3.9
4.4
4.3
6.6
4.4

2.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
-1.6
-1.5
3.7
-.3
5.3
4.9
-4.5
2.5
2.7
.9
-14.6
3.8

2.9
3.0
2.8
2.7
1.8
.6
.3
1.1
4.7
3.0
1.4
3.0
3.1
2.3
-1.0
3.4

3.2
2.6
2.7
2.8
1.6
1.6
2.2
2.1
4.2
4.1
-.8
3.2
3.6
2.6
-4.6
4.1

Special indexes
All items less food .......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food 1 ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and a p p a re l1 .......................................
Nondurables 1 ...............................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ..................................................................
All items less food and en ergy...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............
Energy com m oditie s...........................................................
Services less energy services..............................................
1
2

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




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

26

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)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

-0.4
-.4
-.9
.2
-.5
-.8
-.3
-.7
.6
-.2
.0
1.6
.8

0.3
.4
.4
.5
.4
-.7
.9
-.3
.7
.4
-.4
1.1
.1

0.4
.5
.6
.6
.6
1.1
.8
.1
.5
1.0
1.1
-.6
.8

-0.4
-.4
-.8
.2
-.5
-1.2
-.3
-.7
.6
-.2
.0
1.6
.5

3.9
3.3
2.9
3.5
1.0
5.0
4.7
4.4
5.1
5.2
3.3
7.5
3.7
1.8
2.3
.9
4.8
6.0
4.1
4.3
3.7
2.3
4.1
15.7

.2
.1
.1
-.5
-1.2
.1
1.1
-.8
.4
-.1
1.2
1.2
1.6
.8
1.4
.0
-.2
.7
-1.4
1.2
.3
.6
.3
1.2

1.2
.8
.9
1.0
.6
1.5
2.7
2.8
-1.0
.4
.8
4.9
-.1
-.9
.1
.9
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.6
1.3
.9
1.5
8.1

.0
.1
.2
.4
-.2
-.8
-2.0
-1.2
1.0
1.7
.0
1.7
.4
.1
.9
-.1
1.1
.7
1.4
.9
-1.4
.3
-1.7
-2.4

.1
-.1
-.4
-.5
-1.2
.1
1.1
-.8
-.8
-.1
-.4
1.2
-2.9
.1
-.5
.0
-.2
.7
-1.4
1.2
1.1
.6
1.4
3.9

129.5
129.0
128.3
130.2
130.5
135.7
131.3
112.6

1.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
.5
.7
-.1
.5

1.4
2.3
2.7
1.9
.4
.4
.7
-.3

-.6
.6
.6
.3
-.8
-1.0
-.5
-1.1

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

1.4
2.6
2.6
2.6
.4
.4
.7
-.3

153.8
171.1
175.6
168.5
136.1
178.3
188.7
166.9
163.3
141.3
190.0
168.0
129.8
129.0
127.7
132.6
131.0
133.8
130.3

1.5
4.1
-4.0
-14.3
-3.3
-5.7
.7
14.2
16.0
3.1
58.9
5.2
-3.1
-6.8
-8.9
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.2

-6.0
-8.9
-5.9
2.1
-6.1
8.9
-12.3
-11.8
5.0
-26.9
-18.3
-11.1
.0
-.8
-1.0
.3
.8
1.3
.5

.6
1.2
-.8
.2
5.6
3.4
-3.5
3.2
3.2
-4.1
13.9
1.6
-.4
-.8
-.9
.2
.0
-.5
.3

2.3
4.0
1.7
.7
4.2
.1
1.9
6.3
-.9
-8.8
47.8
.2
-.8
-1.2
-1.5
.8
-.4
-.3
-.4

-5.6
-8.4
-4.7
-1.6
-8.3
-.7
-6.1
-11.8
.3
-26.9
-18.3
-11.1
.1
-.4
-.3
.2
.8
1.3
.5

May
1993

June
1993

Food at h o m e ..........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ..........................................................
Cereals and cereal pro d u cts...........................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ....................................................
C e re a l1 .............................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornm eal1 .........................................................
Bakery products 1..............................................................................
White bread 1 ...................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 ........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 ........................................
Other bakery products...................................................................

141.4
140.7
140.1
156.1
157.8
133.2
183.7
130.0
154.9
151.1
153.4
157.1
158.2

140.8
140.1
138.9
156.4
157.0
132.1
183.1
129.1
155.8
150.8
153.4
159.6
159.5

2.1
2.2
2.4
3.3
3.2
-.9
5.2
.5
3.4
2.7
3.0
3.4
4.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ............................................................
Meats, poultry, and fis h ....................................................................
M e a ts ................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1 ............................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ..........................................
Chuck ro a s t1.............................................................................
Round ro a s t1 ............................................................................
Round steak 1 ...........................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1...............................................................
P o rk ................................................................................................
Bacon 1 .......................................................................................
Chops ..........................................................................................
H a m .............................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage................................................
Other meats 1................................................................................
Poultry 1 ............................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..............................................
Other poultry 1..............................................................................
Fish and s e a fo o d ...........................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood...........................................
E g g s .....................................................................................................

135.0
136.4
134.8
138.2
122.2
143.9
132.6
136.3
144.0
154.7
130.8
110.0
143.5
134.5
129.8
132.6
136.6
137.2
140.4
129.8
155.2
120.3
173.7
114.0

135.3
136.5
134.9
137.5
120.7
144.0
134.0
135.2
144.6
154.5
132.4
111.3
145.8
135.6
131.6
132.6
136.3
138.2
138.4
131.3
155.7
121.0
174.2
115.4

Dairy products 1 ....................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ......................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ............................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ..........................................................
Processed dairy products 1..............................................................
Cheese 1 ...........................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 ................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1.......................................

127.7
126.1
124.9
127.8
130.0
135.1
130.4
112.9

Fruits and vegetables..........................................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables.............................................................
Fresh fru its .......................................................................................
A p p le s ............................................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................................
Oranges, including tan gerin es...................................................
Other fresh fr u its ..........................................................................
Fresh vegetables 1 ..........................................................................
Potatoes.........................................................................................
Lettuce 1 ........................................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables 1 ............................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables.....................................................
Processed fru its ...............................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen f r u it ........................................................
Canned and dried fru its ..............................................................
Processed vegetables 1 .................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ....................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 ...................................................

163.7
187.8
186.6
165.0
145.0
163.8
215.1
189.2
155.5
193.4
232.7
189.0
129.8
130.0
129.0
132.2
130.0
132.1
129.7

June 1992

May 1993

Expenditure category
Food and b e ve ra g e s....................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




27

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

May
1993

June
1993

Other food at h o m e ..............................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ...........................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 .................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ..............................................................
Fats and oils 1 ....................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages....................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...........................................................................
Coffee 1.............................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin k s .........................................................
Other prepared fo o d ..........................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .........................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 ..................................................................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1 .........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 ................

130.5
133.1
122.1
137.7
129.3
115.5
116.5
110.5
131.8
143.5
162.7
136.4
136.0
146.7
145.3

130.2
132.9
121.2
137.8
130.0
115.0
115.9
110.8
130.7
143.2
164.7
137.1
134.2
146.6
144.7

0.9
-.2
.2
-.3
-.1
-.3
-.2
-1.5
.3
2.4
6.9
-.6
1.1
2.5
3.3

Food away from home 1 ........................................................................
Lunch 1 ...................................................................................................
D inne r1 ..................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1 ..................................................................

142.8
143.2
141.0
145.4

143.1
143.5
141.4
145.4

Alcoholic beverages..................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ...............................................................
Beer and a le ..........................................................................................
Wine 1 .....................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1....................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ..............................................

149.2
142.0
143.2
132.1
142.5
166.7

Housing ..........................................................................................................
S h e lte r.........................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ......................................................................................
Rent, residential....................................................................................
Other renters’ costs .............................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ................................................................
Lodging while at s ch o o l3 .................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 .........................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ..................................................................
Household insurance 1 2 ....................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 ....................................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ....................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 ............................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 .............
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ..............................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..............................................................................
F u els..........................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities..............................
Fuel o i l .................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 4 ...........................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services) ..................................
E lectricity.............................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ..............................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ......................................................
Telephone services 1 ............................................. ..............................
Local charges 1 .................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ..........................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ..........................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance....................................................
Cable television 1 5 ...............................................................................
Refuse collection 5................................................................................

137.9
150.8
144.0
149.5
188.3
187.5
186.3
138.4
145.3
145.5
133.2
131.6
138.4
122.3
117.6
119.4
120.3
109.8
91.2
88.8
120.5
116.8
124.9
105.1
146.9
120.9
156.0
69.1
90.6
177.2
198.7
219.2

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

-0.2
-.2
-.7
.1
.5
-.4
-.5
.3
-.8
-.2
1.2
.5
-1.3
-.1
-.4

-0.1
.3
-.4
.7
.0
-.5
-1.3
1.6
-.1
.0
.6
.2
.0
-.7
.0

0.6
.2
.4
.0
-.6
1.2
1.3
1.0
.7
.6
1.4
-.1
.7
.2
.6

-0.1
-.2
-.7
.1
.5
-.1
.2
.3
-.7
-.1
1.1
.5
-1.3
-.1
-.4

1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7

.2
.2
.3
.0

.2
.2
.2
.3

.2
.1
.1
.3

.2
.2
.3
.0

149.4
142.0
143.0
132.5
142.9
167.0

1.4
-.1
-.9
.8
1.3
3.2

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

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

-.2
-.6
-.5
-.8
.0
.4

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

138.8
151.5
144.7
150.0
190.7
190.2
186.4
139.5
145.9
146.2
134.3
131.2
139.5
120.3
115.2
117.7
122.8
113.8
90.3
87.8
119.8
121.6
131.7
106.2
147.2
120.7
155.7
69.1
90.3
177.7
201.0
219.3

2.7
3.1
2.6
2.7
2.4
2.0
5.8
3.0
3.3
3.2
3.2
1.4
2.1
.5
.9
.1
3.5
3.7
.4
.1
1.1
4.0
2.0
8.6
3.2
.8
1.0
1.2
-1.1
5.3
6.6
6.4

.7
.5
.5
.3
1.3
1.4
.1
.8
.4
.5
.8
-.3
.8
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
2.1
3.6
-1.0
-1.1
-.6
4.1
5.4
1.0
.2
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
.3
1.2
.0

.5
.5
.6
.5
1.4
1.4
.5
.2
.5
.5
.3
.2
-1.3
2.0
.7
3.1
.4
.8
.3
1.0
-.7
.8
.7
1.1
-.1
-.5
-.7
.1
-.2
.2
.3
.9

.1
.1
.3
.2
.3
.8
.7
.3
.0
.0
.2
-.4
.2
-1.1
-1.7
-.7
.2
.4
-1.5
-1.4
-1.2
.5
.3
1.0
.0
.5
.7
.0
.1
.3
-1.8
.5

.2
.3
.1
.3
-.9
-.8
.6
.8
.4
.3
.8
-.3
.8
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
.4
.5
.7
.5
-.6
.6
-.1
2.1
.2
-.2
-.2
.0
-.3
.4
1.2
.3

June 1992

May 1993

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.




28

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

May
1993

June
1993

117.9
108.1
121.8
121.0
127.0
118.6
122.3
115.1
84.7
77.0
69.6
78.1
94.0
100.6
103.0
107.5
96.0
79.8
112.2

117.9
108.0
121.1
121.9
129.0
118.8
122.4
115.9
84.6
76.9
69.4
79.1
93.5
100.7
104.2
107.2
95.7
78.9
111.5

0.8
.2
-.1
2.3
4.5
3.0
.8
-.3
-1.1
-1.9
-3.2
-2.6
-.5
1.9
3.7
2.8
-.2
-6.1
-.7

June 1992

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

0.0
-.1
-.6
.7
1.6
.2
.1
.7
-.1
-.1
-.3
1.3
-.5
.1
1.2
-.3
-.3
-1.1
-.6

0.5
.5
1.1
.2
-1.5
1.8
-.4
2.0
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.4
.9
.0
.4
-.1
.9

-0.2
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.8
.9
.7
-1.1
-.5
-1.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.4
.5
.7
1.3
-.5
-.3
-.9

0.0
-.1
.7
.7
1.6
.2
.1
.7
-.1
-.1
-.3
1.3
-.5
.1
1.2
-.3
-.3
-1.1
-.6

May 1993

E xpenditure cate gory
Household furnishings and operation 1 ..................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ...................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings......................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .......................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1............................................................................
Sofas 1 .................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ......................................................
Other furniture 1..................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1...................................
Video and audio products 1 .............................................................
Televisions 1 .....................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 6 ....................................
Audio products 1 ..............................................................................
Major household appliances 1 4 ......................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ..............................................
Laundry equipm ent1 .......................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ...............
Information processing equipm ent1 6 ............................................
Other housefurnishings 1 4 ..................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1 ...........................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 ...................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 .........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 ..................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 4 ..........................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ..........................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ............................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 .....................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ................................
Housekeeping services 1 .......................................................................
Postage 1 ...............................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 .........................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 4 ...................................

127.7
118.1
122.3
102.8

129.1
116.5
121.9
103.3

-.8
-.8
1.5
1.1

1.1
-1.4
-.3
.5

.5
1.4
.7
-.5

-1.4
-.6
.0
.0

1.1
-1.4
-.3
.5

97.6
110.4
131.8
138.5
128.0
127.1
136.5
145.7
142.0
125.2

96.2
107.3
131.7
137.2
128.3
128.2
137.0
145.7
142.0
125.9

-1.2
-6.0
1.1
.4
.5
2.8
2.4
.0
4.7
1.5

-1.4
-2.8
-.1
-.9
.2
.9
.4
.0
.0
.6

1.1
2.6
.8
.2
.6
2.0
.1
.0
.8
.1

.2
-4.1
.5
.9
.3
.3
.0
.0
.2
.0

-1.4
-2.8
-.1
-.9
.2
.9
.4
.0
.0
.6

Apparel and u p k e e p .....................................................................................
Apparel com m odities................................................................................
Apparel commodities less foo tw ear.....................................................
Men’s and boys’ ..................................................................................
Men’s ...................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts .........................................
Furnishings and special cloth in g..................................................
S h irts .................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro u s e rs ...................................................
Boys’ ....................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ...............................................................................
Women’s .............................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ...........................................................................
Dresses .............................................................................................
Separates and sportsw ear.............................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories......................
S u its ..................................................................................................
Girls’ .....................................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 .........................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ..............................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 4 ...................................
Watches and jewelry 1 4 ....................................................................
Watches 1 4 ......................................................................................
Jewelry 1 4 ........................................................................................
F o otw ear...................................................................................................
Men’s 1 ...................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 ...................................................................................
Women’s ................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ......................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 .......................
Other apparel services 1 .........................................................................

133.6
131.1
131.7
127.6
130.5
135.9
123.9
135.7
127.9
118.5
132.3
132.3
118.4
137.9
138.8
125.0
139.6
132.1
129.4
145.4
117.8
147.1
114.2
156.5
128.3
133.9
124.6
124.8
150.5
151.6
150.1

130.7
128.1
128.4
125.8
128.3
136.5
119.0
133.5
125.5
117.9
127.0
126.6
113.3
132.3
131.0
124.9
131.8
129.1
129.6
145.6
120.2
146.9
116.5
155.6
126.2
131.7
123.9
122.1
150.8
152.5
149.9

.7
.6
.6
.6
.0
3.9
-1.4
-2.0
-.5
2.8
.3
.1
-2.2
1.0
-.4
-.2
5.2
1.7
-1.7
3.1
1.3
3.5
1.5
3.9
.5
-.7
.0
1.8
1.8
2.3
1.3

-2.2
-2.3
-2.5
-1.4
-1.7
.4
-4.0
-1.6
-1.9
-.5
-4.0
-4.3
-4.3
-4.1
-5.6
-.1
-5.6
-2.3
.2
.1
2.0
-.1
2.0
-.6
-1.6
-1.6
-.6
-2.2
.2
.6
-.1

-.2
-.3
-.3
-1.0
-.5
-2.6
1.5
.1
-1.3
-1.2
-.5
-.6
-.7
-6.0
.8
1.0
2.4
.2
.0
2.2
-1.0
2.8
1.0
3.3
-.1
-.3
1.1
-.5
.1
.2
.1

-.4
-.4
-.6
-.3
-.7
.6
-.7
-3.0
.2
.6
-.8
-.9
.6
-3.8
-.3
-1.1
2.1
-.7
.9
-1.0
-.8
-1.1
-3.3
-.6
1.0
.8
1.5
1.5
.1
.2
-.1

-.4
-.4
-.4
.1
-.3
2.1
-3.2
.1
.0
.5
-.9
-.9
-.7
-1.0
-1.3
.4
-.2
-.8
.2
.1
2.0
-.1
2.0
-.6
-.6
-1.6
-.6
-.5
.2
.6
-.1

See footnotes at end of table.




29

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

May
1993

June
1993

129.2
127.4
132.8
131.0
113.6
110.7
114.2
115.8
123.6
135.8
129.7
132.2
99.7
99.7
NA
97.2
102.1
146.1
148.1

129.5
127.6
132.8
130.8
113.4
110.6
114.0
115.7
122.9
136.2
131.6
135.0
99.7
99.7
NA
97.2
102.4
146.5
148.3

-3.8
-2.4
3.4
2.6

151.7
138.2
149.0
152.2
102.8
116.4
101.0
99.6
106.9
164.2
214.0
78.9
169.1

152.1
138.8
149.3
151.9
102.3
116.2
100.5
99.2
106.1
164.0
214.4
78.3
167.9

175.7
161.3
161.5
173.5
152.6
150.7
200.1
192.5
221.2
136.0
162.4
160.5
201.8
185.0
191.4
187.6
129.8
136.8
227.3
219.2
183.6
183.3

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

0.2
.2
.5
.5
.2
.8
.4
.2
.9
.4
.1
1.1
-.6
-.5

-0.2
-.3
.2
.3
.4
.1
.3
-.1
.8
.8
-.5
.8
-2.4
-2.5

-0.1
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.5
.1
.3
-.1
.5
1.5
.8
-1.3
-1.4

.0
.3
.3
.1

-.7
-.3
.4
.2

-2.6
-1.5
.1
.0

-1.7
-1.6
.3
.1

3.4
2.2
4.8
1.6
-1.6
-2.0
-1.7
-.4
-2.7
2.3
5.4
-11.0
4.9

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

.9
.3
-.1
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.3
.1
.1
.1
-.7
.4

-.1
.0
.3
.2
-.4
-.3
-.4
.3
-.7
.3
.7
-.9
-.2

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

175.6
158.7
160.9
172.2
153.2
150.8

3.8
6.7
11.0
19.8
-2.5
2.9

-.1
-1.6
-.4
-.7
.4
.1

.1
.9
-.7
-1.3
.3
.0

.2
-.7
1.3
2.2
-.6
.2

-.1
-1.6
-.4
-.7
.4
.1

200.7
193.0
221.9
136.1
162.8
160.2
202.4
185.4
192.1
187.9
129.5
137.1
228.2
219.9
184.4
184.2

6.2
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.0
4.9
6.9
5.4
5.8
5.9
2.7
3.6
8.8
9.0
8.1
9.7

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

.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
1.1
1.2
.7
.6
.5
.5
.5
.5
1.0
1.3
.9
.9

.8
.4
.0
.8
.9
.3
.8
.8
1.1
.5
.0
.7
.8
.6
.9
.8

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

June 1992

May 1993

E xpenditure ca te g o ry
Transp orta tion...............................................................................................
P riva te .................................................................................................
New ve h ic le s ...................................................................................
New c a rs ................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 4 ....................................................................
Compact new c a rs 4 ..........................................................................
Intermediate new cars 4 ....................................................................
Full-size new c a rs 4 ...........................................................................
Luxury new c a rs 4 ..............................................................................
New trucks 5 ..........................................................................................
New motorcycles 1 4 .............................................................................
Used c a r s ................................................................................................
Motor f u e l................................................................................................
G aso lin e.................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re gular...............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...........................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 .................................................
Body work 1 ...........................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 .......................................
Maintenance and servicing 1 ...............................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 ..............................................................................
Other private transportation..................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1......................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ........................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 .................................................
Tires 1................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent1 ........................................................
Other private transportation service s................................................
Automobile insurance........................................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s .............................................................
Automobile fees 1...............................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1 ................................................................
Other automobile-related fees 1 ...................................................
Public transportation 1................................................................................
Airline fares 1 ............................................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................................
Intracity public transportation 1 .............................................................
Medical c a r e ..................................................................................................
Medical care com m oditie s.......................................................................
Prescription dru g s....................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 .................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 ........................
Medical care s e rvice s...............................................................................
Professional medical services................................................................
Physicians’ s e rv ic e s .............................................................................
Dental services 1 ...................................................................................
Eye care 1 4 ............................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 4 .....................................
Hospital and related s e rv ic e s ...............................................................
Hospital ro o m s ......................................................................................
Other inpatient services4 ....................................................................
Outpatient services4 ............................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




30

2.4
1.8
2.6
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.2
.5
3.9
3.5
5.1
9.3
-3.1
-3.3
_

0.2
.2
.0
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.6
.3
1.5
2.1
.0
.0
_

-

-

Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories —Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group

Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1993 from—

Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—

Mar. to
Apr.

Apr. to
May

May to
June

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

0.3
.2
.8
1.1
.5
.3
.6
.0
-.6
.0
-.5
-1.3
.6
-.2

-0.1
-.2
-.1
.4
-.6
-.3
-.1
-.6
-.2
-.2
.3
-.2
-.1
-.1

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

4.7
2.9
5.1
2.9

.7
.9
-.1
.2

.3
.2
.0
.8

.3
-.1
.2
.1

.9
.9
-.1
.2

193.3
235.9
141.3
139.6

6.3
7.7
2.3
2.3

-.2
-.8
.1
.1

.5
.7
.0
-.3

.8
.5
.3
.5

-.3
-1.8
.1
.1

140.4

141.6

3.2

.9

-.6

.5

.9

139.1
143.2
142.9

138.6
143.2
142.8

1.8
2.3
2.2

-.4
.0
-.1

-.1
.2
.1

.6
.1
.1

-.4
.0
-.1

144.0
204.3
197.5
205.1
216.4
225.9
222.9
111.9
184.2
140.9
147.5
139.2

144.3
204.9
198.0
205.7
217.2
226.5
223.4
112.7
184.6
141.2
147.9
139.3

2.9
6.8
4.8
6.9
7.6
8.9
8.0
4.8
5.8
7.1
5.2
4.6

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

.3
.6
.6
.5
.6
.6
.6
.0
.4
1.0
.0
.5

.1
1.1
.7
1.1
.7
1.0
.8
.0
1.5
3.6
.2
.4

.2
.6
.4
.6
.6
.7
.8
.7
.2
.2
.3
.3

142.0
134.0

140.7
133.1

2.6
2.8

-.9
-.7

.4
1.2

.7
-.1

-.9
-.7

100.0
131.9
138.2

100.0
134.4
138.7

-3.1
4.6
2.4

.0
1.9
.4

-.5
.4
.0

-2.6
.7
.1

-.8
.6
.4

May
1993

June
1993

E ntertainm ent1 ....................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 .........................................
Reading materials 1 .......................................................
Newspapers 1 ..............................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1........................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 .................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ......................... .
Other sporting goods 1 ...............................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 ..................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 ....................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent....................
Pet supplies and expense 1 .......................................
Entertainment services 1 .................................................
Club memberships 1 4 ...................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 4 .................................................
Admissions 1...................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 .............................
Other entertainment services 1 4 .................................

143.3
132.4
156.1
161.7
150.8
121.6
123.7
116.1
125.8
122.1
135.8
128.1
159.3
129.4

143.8
132.7
156.9
162.3
151.8
122.1
124.6
115.9
125.8
121.6
136.5
128.3
160.0
129.8

2.3
1.5
3.7
4.9
2.4
-.4
.2
-1.4
1.0
1.1
1.6
.8
3.2
1.3

143.4
165.0
142.5
126.2

144.4
166.5
142.3
126.5

Other goods and s e rv ic e s .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products.....................................
Personal care 1 .................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ............
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ...........
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products 1
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Beauty parlor services for females 1 ........................
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1 ..............................................
Personal and educational expenses..............................
School books and supplies..........................................
Personal and educational se rvice s.............................
Tuition and other school fe e s ...................................
College tu itio n ...........................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n .......................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l1 7 ............................
Personal expenses 1...................................................
Legal service fees 1 4 ..............................................
Personal financial services 1 4 ................................
Funeral expenses 4 ..................................................

193.6
237.8
141.2
139.4

June 1992

May 1993

E xpenditure ca te g o ry

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..................................
Selected beef cuts 1 ...........................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
pro d u cts..........................................................................
Utilities and public transportation......................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 .........
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December




1984=100
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100

6
7
NA

Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

base
base.
base.
base.

31

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—

6 months ended—

May
1993

June
1993

Food and beverages..........................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ...............................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products 1 ................................................................
Cereals and cereal products.................................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ixes.........................................................
C e re a l1 .................................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornm ea l1 ...............................................................
Bakery products 1 .............................................. ....................................
White bread 1........................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 .............................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1.............................................
Other bakery p ro d u c ts ........................................................................

141.4
140.8
140.0
156.1
157.4
132.4
183.7
130.0
154.9
151.1
153.4
157.1
157.9

140.9
140.2
138.9
156.4
156.6
130.8
183.1
129.1
155.8
150.8
153.4
159.6
158.7

2.9
2.9
4.2
2.9
4.8
4.9
5.2
4.4
1.9
3.0
3.5
2.1
-.3

2.0
1.7
2.1
1.3
2.9
-2.4
3.2
-2.7
2.9
-5.3
3.8
5.5
14.1

2.0
2.3
2.3
3.4
2.9
-2.7
6.7
4.4
1.8
8.8
2.1
-2.5
-1.3

1.4
1.7
1.2
5.6
2.1
-3.3
5.7
-3.6
7.0
4.9
2.7
8.7
5.5

2.5
2.3
3.1
2.1
3.9
1.2
4.2
.8
2.4
-1.2
3.7
3.8
6.7

1.7
2.0
1.8
4.5
2.5
-3.0
6.2
.3
4.4
6.8
2.4
2.9
2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s .................................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h .........................................................................
M e a ts .....................................................................................................
Beef and v e a l1..................................................................................
Ground beef other than canned 1 ...............................................
Chuck ro a s t1 ..................................................................................
Round ro a s t1..................................................................................
Round steak 1 .................................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ....................................................................................
Other beef and v e a l1 ...................................................................
P o rk .....................................................................................................
Bacon 1 ............................................................................................
C hop s...............................................................................................
H a m ..................................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage.....................................................
Other meats 1 ....................................................................................
Poultry 1 .................................................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ......................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..................................................
Other poultry 1 ...................................................................................
Fish and s ea food.................................................................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 .............................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d ...............................................
E g g s .........................................................................................................

135.8
136.7
135.1
138.2
122.2
143.9
132.6
136.3
140.9
154.7
132.1
110.0
144.8
138.3
130.5
132.6
136.6
137.2
140.4
129.8
155.8
120.3
174.6
121.8

135.9
136.5
134.6
137.5
120.7
144.0
134.0
135.2
139.8
154.5
131.6
111.3
140.6
138.4
129.8
132.6
136.3
138.2
138.4
131.3
157.5
121.0
177.0
126.5

.9
.9
-1.5
-3.0
-6.5
1.8
2.2
.3
3.3
-.8
.3
11.7
11.0
-2.0
-.6
.6
11.9
12.5
11.3
12.6
2.7
-1.0
3.1
2.6

2.5
2.7
3.4
3.1
4.5
6.8
1.2
.6
.6
5.6
3.5
-5.9
10.1
-5.2
2.2
3.1
-1.2
3.3
-.3
-11.8
2.9
6.2
1.9
3.7

7.2
6.5
6.9
11.0
10.1
8.2
8.3
14.6
21.2
8.0
7.3
-6.3
4.9
18.9
6.1
-3.3
6.4
3.9
6.3
12.3
5.0
-3.0
6.9
17.7

5.2
3.3
3.0
3.6
-3.2
3.1
7.2
2.7
-3.1
8.2
1.8
35.8
-9.9
-2.8
1.9
3.4
2.4
4.5
-.6
6.0
4.2
7.3
4.7
43.9

1.7
1.8
.9
.0
-1.2
4.3
1.7
.5
2.0
2.3
1.9
2.5
10.6
-3.6
.8
1.8
5.1
7.8
5.3
-.3
2.8
2.6
2.5
3.1

6.2
4.9
4.9
7.2
3.2
5.6
7.7
8.5
8.4
8.1
4.6
12.8
-2.8
7.5
4.0
.0
4.4
4.2
2.8
9.1
4.6
2.0
5.8
30.1

Dairy products 1 .........................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ............................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ..................................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ..............................................................
Processed dairy products 1 ..................................................................
Cheese 1 ...............................................................................................
Ice cream and related products 1 .....................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r1 ...........................................

127.7
127.4
126.3
128.5
130.0
135.1
130.4
112.9

129.5
130.7
129.6
131.9
130.5
135.7
131.3
112.6

6.8
5.8
5.2
6.7
2.5
3.3
-.3
4.0

-1.8
-6.6
-4.0
-6.3
-1.8
-2.0
-2.4
-1.1

-1.2
-2.8
-3.7
-2.5
2.2
.3
6.9
4.0

3.1
15.8
14.4
14.2
-.9
1.5
-4.2
-4.5

2.4
-.6
.5
.0
.3
.6
-1.4
1.4

.9
6.1
5.0
5.5
.6
.9
1.2
-.4

Fruits and veg etab le s..............................................................................
Fresh fruits and v eg etab le s.................................................................
Fresh fru its ............................................................................................
A p p le s.................................................................................................
Bananas .............................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines........................................................
Other fresh fru its ..............................................................................
Fresh vegetables 1 ...............................................................................
P otatoes.............................................................................................
Lettuce 1 .............................................................................................
Tomatoes 1.........................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables 1 .................................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables.........................................................
Processed fr u its ...................................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it..............................................................
Canned and dried fru its ....................................................................
Processed vegetables 1 ......................................................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ..........................................................................
Other processed vegetables 1 .........................................................

161.7
185.8
179.6
164.0
140.7
165.5
202.1
189.2
148.2
193.4
232.7
189.0
129.1
128.7
127.3
132.2
130.0
132.1
129.7

152.6
170.2
171.1
161.4
129.0
164.3
189.7
166.9
148.6
141.3
190.0
168.0
129.2
128.2
126.9
132.5
131.0
133.8
130.3

14.0
21.9
25.7
-27.3
39.2
-20.9
72.8
17.5
97.7
277.0
15.5
-14.2
.9
-.3
.0
2.2
.0
.3
-.3

8.8
15.5
-2.9
-21.1
-19.1
63.5
-7.0
41.9
-5.9
-19.7
461.7
40.7
-3.3
-.9
-4.2
.0
-5.2
-3.3
-5.8

-3.7
-2.9
-18.2
-3.4
-25.4
-45.4
-11.9
16.6
-11.7
124.1
-72.5
51.8
-5.3
-15.9
-19.3
.0
9.4
7.9
9.8

-10.7
-13.7
-14.8
-2.7
3.8
11.7
-27.2
-12.4
10.3
-83.3
257.3
-33.2
-4.5
-9.1
-10.6
4.7
1.5
1.8
1.5

11.4
18.7
10.5
-24.2
6.1
13.8
26.8
29.1
36.4
74.0
154.8
9.9
-1.2
-.6
-2.1
1.1
-2.6
-1.5
-3.1

-7.3
-8.5
-16.6
-3.0
-12.0
-21.9
-19.9
1.1
-1.3
-38.9
-.9
.7
-4.9
-12.6
-15.1
2.3
5.4
4.8
5.6

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.




32

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

Other food at h o m e ..................................................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................ ...................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 ......................................................
Sweets, including candy 1 ..................................................................
Fats and oils 1 .........................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages........................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ...............................................................................
Coffee 1 .................................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d rin ks..............................................................
Other prepared f o o d ..............................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .............................................................
Frozen prepared food 1 ......................................................................
Snacks 1 ................................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices 1..............................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 .....................

130.2
133.1
122.1
137.7
129.3
115.1
115.9
110.5
132.5
143.3
162.9
136.4
136.0
146.7
145.3

Food away from home 1.............................................................................
Lunch 1........................................................................................................
D inne r1 .......................................................................................................
Other meals and snacks 1.......................................................................

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

130.1
132.9
121.2
137.8
130.0
115.0
116.1
110.8
131.6
143.2
164.7
137.1
134.2
146.6
144.7

0.6
.9
.3
1.2
-.9
-.3
3.1
-14.4
1.8
1.4
5.3
-8.2
1.2
2.5
2.9

-0.9
-4.4
-4.9
-4.0
-4.5
-2.7
-4.4
-11.7
4.3
2.9
3.6
9.5
-3.0
-1.1
4.9

1.9
1.8
8.6
-1.2
5.7
-.7
.0
11.1
-4.4
3.1
5.4
-5.1
9.4
11.3
4.6

1.9
1.2
-2.9
3.0
-.3
2.5
.7
12.0
-.3
2.0
13.4
2.4
-2.6
-2.2
.8

-0.2
-1.8
-2.3
-1.4
-2.7
-1.6
-.7
-13.1
3.1
2.2
4.5
.3
-.9
.7
3.9

1.9
1.5
2.7
.9
2.7
.9
.3
11.6
-2.4
2.6
9.4
-1.4
3.2
4.4
2.7

142.8
143.2
141.0
145.4

143.1
143.5
141.4
145.4

1.7
1.4
1.7
1.1

1.4
1.4
1.4
1.1

1.7
2.3
1.4
2.2

2.6
2.3
2.6
2.5

1.6
1.4
1.6
1.1

2.1
2.3
2.0
2.4

Alcoholic beverages.......................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ....................................................................
Beer and a l e ..............................................................................................
Wine 1 .........................................................................................................
Distilled spirits 1 .........................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ..................................................

148.6
141.4
142.3
132.1
142.5
166.7

148.9
141.6
142.3
132.5
142.9
167.0

1.6
.6
-.3
2.8
2.0
3.3

3.6
2.3
2.8
-3.0
-1.1
2.0

-.5
-2.5
-5.4
7.2
3.7
3.5

.5
-.6
-.6
-3.3
.8
3.9

2.6
1.4
1.3
-.2
.4
2.6

.0
-1.5
-3.0
1.8
2.3
3.7

H ousing...............................................................................................................
S h e lte r..............................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ..........................................................................................
Rent, residential.........................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..................................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ....................................................................
Lodging while at sch o o l3 .....................................................................
Tenants’ insurance 1 .............................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ................................................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ......................................................................
Household insurance 1 2 .........................................................................
Maintenance and repairs 1 .........................................................................
Maintenance and repair services 1 ........................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities 1 .................................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 .................
Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 ...................................
Fuel and other utilities....................................................................................
F u e ls ..............................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...................................
Fuel o i l .....................................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 1 4 ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s).......................................
E le c tric ity .................................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ....................................................................................
Other utilities and public services 1 ..........................................................
Telephone services 1 ................................................................................
Local charges 1 .......................................................................................
Interstate toll calls 1 ..............................................................................
Intrastate toll calls 1 ..............................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance........................................................
Cable television 1 5 ....................................................................................
Refuse collection 5 ...................................................................................

138.1
151.1
144.3
149.8
191.1
190.6
189.5
138.4
145.5
145.8
133.2
131.6
138.4
122.3
117.6
119.4
120.6
109.7
90.7
88.6
120.5
117.0
126.3
105.4
146.9
120.9
156.0
69.1
90.6
177.6
198.7
219.4

138.4
151.5
144.4
150.3
189.4
189.1
190.6
139.5
146.1
146.3
134.3
131.2
139.5
120.3
115.2
117.7
121.1
110.3
91.3
89.0
119.8
117.7
126.2
107.6
147.2
120.7
155.7
69.1
90.3
178.3
201.0
220.0

1.8
1.6
2.3
1.4
6.4
6.9
10.9
3.0
1.4
1.4
3.1
-.3
-.3
-.3
3.2
-3.0
3.5
5.0
5.8
3.2
.0
4.7
2.3
10.5
2.3
.7
2.1
-5.2
-.4
6.5
-3.6
11.3

3.0
3.6
2.9
3.6
.4
-2.7
6.4
1.8
4.0
4.0
2.8
1.6
7.5
-5.2
4.2
-12.4
2.7
2.6
-5.9
-6.9
6.2
3.5
2.3
6.9
2.0
.3
.8
.0
-.9
7.4
3.2
6.8

3.0
3.5
1.4
1.6
.0
-1.3
-.8
2.1
4.0
4.2
1.5
6.6
2.6
11.7
8.9
14.2
3.4
.0
4.5
4.1
8.6
.0
-.3
.0
8.0
2.7
1.8
9.8
-1.3
3.7
31.1
.7

3.2
3.5
4.0
4.4
3.0
5.9
7.2
5.3
3.6
3.3
5.5
-2.1
-1.1
-3.3
-11.6
3.5
4.1
7.2
-2.2
.0
-9.4
7.8
3.9
17.7
.5
-.7
-.8
.6
-1.8
3.9
-1.2
7.0

2.4
2.6
2.6
2.5
3.4
2.0
8.6
2.4
2.7
2.7
2.9
.6
3.5
-2.8
3.7
-7.8
3.1
3.8
-.2
-2.0
3.1
4.1
2.3
8.7
2.1
.5
1.4
-2.6
-.7
7.0
-.2
9.0

3.1
3.5
2.7
3.0
1.5
2.3
3.1
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.5
2.2
.7
3.9
-1.9
8.7
3.7
3.5
1.1
2.1
-.8
3.8
1.8
8.5
4.2
1.0
.5
5.1
-1.5
3.8
13.8
3.8

E xpenditure cate gory

See footnotes at end of table.




33

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted
indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Item and group

3 months ended—

6 months ended—

May
1993

June
1993

117.9
108.1
120.7
121.0
127.0
118.6
122.3
115.1
84.7
77.0
69.6
78.1
94.0
100.6
103.0
107.5
96.0
79.8
112.2

117.9
108.0
121.5
121.9
129.0
118.8
122.4
115.9
84.6
76.9
69.4
79.1
93.5
100.7
104.2
107.2
95.7
78.9
111.5

0.3
-.7
1.0
-1.7
8.0
.0
-16.4
-6.4
.5
-.5
-3.8
-3.4
3.4
4.5
7.8
7.5
-.4
-7.0
-3.2

0.3
.4
-7.0
6.2
8.2
8.6
13.7
-1.0
-3.7
-4.0
-.6
-6.3
-5.4
-2.4
-2.7
.4
-4.9
-8.9
4.8

1.0
1.5
-.3
1.7
5.1
-7.6
6.8
.4
.9
1.6
.0
-1.5
3.9
1.6
-1.2
-.8
6.5
-2.5
-1.8

1.4
-.4
6.5
3.0
-2.7
12.3
1.7
6.5
-1.9
-4.5
-8.2
1.0
-3.8
4.1
11.5
4.2
-1.7
-5.9
-2.5

0.3
-.2
-3.1
2.2
8.1
4.2
-2.5
-3.8
-1.6
-2.3
-2.2
-4.9
-1.1
1.0
2.4
3.9
-2.7
-7.9
.7

1.2
.6
3.0
2.3
1.1
1.9
4.2
3.4
-.5
-1.5
-4.2
-.3
.0
2.8
5.0
1.7
2.3
-4.2
-2.1

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Expenditure category
Household furnishings and operation 1 ........................................................
Housefurnishings 1 ...................................................
Textile housefurnishings...........................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ....................................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ................................................................................
Sofas 1 .....................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables 1 ...........................................................
Other furniture 1 ......................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent1 .......................................
Video and audio products 1 ...................................................................
Televisions 1 .........................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 1 6 ........................................
Audio products 1 ..................................................................................
Major household appliances 1 4 ...........................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers 1 ...................................................
Laundry equipm ent1 ...........................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 ....................
Information processing equipm ent1 6 .................................................
Other housefurnishings 1 4 .......................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent1 ................................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1........................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 ..............
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 .......................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances 1 4 ..............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 1 7 ...............................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .............................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 ................................
Household paper products and stationery supplies 1..........................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies 1 ....................................
Housekeeping services 1 .............................................................................
Postage 1 ....................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir1 ...............................................................
Gardening and other household services 1 4 ........................................

127.7
118.1
122.3
102.8

129.1
116.5
121.9
103.3

-8.0
-1.0
-1.7
-3.5

2.5
6.6
10.1
5.2

2.2
-5.9
-3.5
2.8

.6
-2.4
1.7
.0

-2.9
2.7
4.0
.8

1.4
-4.2
-1.0
1.4

97.6
110.4
131.8
138.5
128.0
127.1
136.5
145.7
142.0
125.2

96.2
107.3
131.7
137.2
128.3
128.2
137.0
145.7
142.0
125.9

4.6
-9.5
.3
1.5
-2.8
1.6
4.9
.0
9.5
1.9

-5.6
7.0
-1.2
.3
.9
-4.7
1.5
.0
4.1
1.0

-3.3
-3.5
.0
-.9
-.6
1.6
1.2
.0
1.4
.6

-.4
-16.4
5.3
.6
4.5
13.5
2.1
.0
4.0
2.6

-.6
-1.6
-.5
.9
-.9
-1.6
3.2
.0
6.7
1.5

-1.8
-10.2
2.6
-.1
1.9
7.4
1.6
.0
2.7
1.6

Apparel and u p k e e p ..........................................................................................
Apparel com m odities......................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r.........................................................
Men’s and boys’ ........................................................................................
Men’s ........................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ..............................................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ......................................................
S h irts .....................................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro users........................................................
Boys’ ........................................................................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ..................................................................................
Women’s ..................................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ...............................................................................
D re sse s.................................................................................................
Separates and sportsw ear.................................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories...........................
S u its .......................................................................................................
Girls’ .........................................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ 1 .............................................................................
Other apparel commodities 1 ...................................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 4 ........................................
Watches and jewelry 1 4 .........................................................................
Watches 1 4 ...........................................................................................
Jewelry 1 4 .............................................................................................
F o o tw e a r.......................................................................................................
Men’s 1 ........................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ 1 .......................................................................................
Women’s .....................................................................................................
Apparel services 1 ...........................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 ...........................
Other apparel services 1 .............................................................................

132.2
129.8
130.2
126.1
128.8
134.4
122.3
133.0
126.0
118.6
130.8
130.3
120.5
137.9
133.7
124.7
140.9
132.9
129.4
145.4
117.8
147.1
114.2
156.5
127.0
133.9
124.6
123.1
150.5
151.6
150.1

131.7
129.3
129.7
126.2
128.4
137.2
118.4
133.1
126.0
119.2
129.6
129.1
119.7
136.5
131.9
125.2
140.6
131.9
129.6
145.6
120.2
146.9
116.5
155.6
126.3
131.7
123.9
122.5
150.8
152.5
149.9

.0
-.3
-.6
-.3
1.3
4.6
-5.2
2.1
4.2
-8.4
-1.2
-4.6
-35.7
17.0
-10.7
2.9
15.2
15.0
3.1
.9
14.5
-1.7
9.7
-4.2
.6
6.8
-4.4
-1.0
.8
.5
.8

.0
.0
.0
1.9
3.5
1.2
9.1
1.2
2.5
1.1
1.6
1.6
43.1
-12.7
6.4
-5.6
-10.0
1.8
.9
-11.4
-2.3
-12.9
-17.7
-11.8
.0
-6.4
.7
4.4
1.9
1.9
2.2

6.9
7.4
8.7
5.8
1.5
9.6
1.0
.0
-4.3
21.2
10.6
14.1
1.7
58.6
7.2
1.3
.0
-4.1
-13.7
20.0
-6.7
25.6
19.1
27.2
-.3
2.1
-4.2
1.7
2.7
3.0
2.7

-3.9
-4.2
-5.1
-4.9
-6.0
.3
-9.5
-10.9
-4.0
-.3
-8.5
-9.3
-3.0
-35.8
-3.3
1.0
18.4
-4.7
4.1
5.4
.7
6.5
-1.4
8.4
1.3
-4.7
8.5
2.0
1.6
4.0
-.5

.0
-.2
-.3
.8
2.4
2.9
1.7
1.6
3.3
-3.8
.2
-1.5
-4.0
1.0
-2.6
-1.4
1.8
8.2
2.0
-5.4
5.8
-7.5
-5.0
-8.1
.3
.0
-1.9
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.5

1.4
1.4
1.6
.3
-2.3
4.8
-4.4
-5.6
-4.2
9.9
.6
1.7
-.7
.9
1.8
1.1
8.8
-4.4
-5.2
12.5
-3.1
15.6
8.4
17.4
.5
-1.4
2.0
1.8
2.2
3.5
1.1

See footnotes at end of table.




34

Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes
Item and group

6 months ended—

3 months ended—
May
1993

June
1993

129.0
127.2
132.6
130.7
113.4
110.5
113.9
115.3
123.1
136.0
129.7
133.4
98.4
98.3
NA
95.8
101.8
146.1
148.1

128.9
127.1
133.0
130.9
113.5
111.0
114.0
115.6
123.0
136.7
131.6
134.5
97.1
96.9
NA
94.2
100.2
146.5
148.3

-2.8
-1.9
3.1
4.5

151.7
138.2
149.0
152.6
102.8
116.4
101.0
99.6
106.9
164.7
214.2
79.3
169.1

152.1
138.8
149.3
152.7
102.3
116.2
100.5
99.2
106.1
165.0
215.1
78.5
167.9

175.7
161.3
161.5
173.5
152.6
150.7
200.3
192.1
220.5
136.0
162.4
160.5
202.0
185.0
191.2
187.6
129.8
136.8
228.2
219.8
184.5
184.1

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

Expenditure category
Transportation....................................................................................................
P riv a te ..............................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s ................................................................................................
New c a r s ....................................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 4 ........................................................................
Compact new cars 4 ..............................................................................
Intermediate new cars 4 ........................................................................
Full-size new cars 4 ...............................................................................
Luxury new cars 4 ...................................................................................
New trucks 5 ...............................................................................................
New motorcycles 1 4 .................................................................................
Used c a r s ......................................................................................................
Motor fu e l......................................................................................................
G asoline......................................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular.......................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...............................................................
Automobile maintenance and re p a ir1 ......................................................
Body work 1 ................................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re p a ir1 ...........................................
Maintenance and servicing 1...................................................................
Power plant re p a ir1 .................................................................................
Other private transportation.......................................................................
Other private transportation commodities 1 ..........................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1.............................................
Automobile parts and equipm ent1 ......................................................
Tires 1 ....................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm ent1 .............................................................
Other private transportation se rv ic e s ....................................................
Automobile insurance.............................................................................
Automobile finance charges.................................................................
Automobile fees 1 ..................................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing,
and inspection fees 1 ....................................................................
Other automobile-related fees 1........................................................
Public transportation 1 ...................................................................................
Airline fares 1 ................................................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ..................................................................
Intracity public transportation 1 ..................................................................
Medical c a re .......................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities............................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ........................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 .....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Medical care services ....................................................................................
Professional medical se rv ic e s ...................................................................
Physicians’ service s.................................................................................
Dental services 1 ......................................................................................
Eye care 1 4 ...............................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 4 .........................................
Hospital and related services....................................................................
Hospital ro om s..........................................................................................
Other inpatient services 4 ........................................................................
Outpatient services 4 ................................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.




35

4.8
4.2
2.8
1.9
3.3
2.2
1.1
-.3
1.0
4.9
4.1
6.7
7.0
7.0

-0.6
-.6
4.3
3.8
2.5
5.6
2.9
1.4
6.8
7.0
4.4
11.8
-15.9
-16.3

.0
2.0
3.1
2.5

8.1
4.0
4.2
2.2

-18.4
-12.5
3.1
1.4

-1.4
.0
3.1
3.5

2.0
1.8
3.6
2.8
2.9
3.9
2.0
.5
3.8
6.0
4.2
9.2
-5.1
-5.3
-6.1
-4.6
3.6
1.8

3.0
.0
6.3
.0
.8
-4.3
1.2
.4
1.8
.0
4.2
-17.7
15.9

3.0
2.1
3.6
2.7
-.8
.3
-1.2
2.8
-4.0
3.3
9.4
-15.2
1.0

3.0
3.9
7.6
2.4
-3.0
-2.4
-3.1
-3.1
-3.3
3.7
3.1
.0
5.6

4.6
2.9
1.9
1.6
-3.4
-1.7
-3.5
-1.6
-5.5
2.5
5.0
-10.0
-1.9

3.0
1.0
5.0
1.3
.0
-2.0
.0
1.6
-1.1
1.6
6.8
-16.5
8.2

3.8
3.4
4.7
2.0
-3.2
-2.0
-3.3
-2.4
-4.4
3.1
4.0
-5.1
1.8

175.6
158.7
160.9
172.2
153.2
150.8

6.8
30.4
.6
2.2
-9.3
1.4

2.3
-.8
31.5
64.3
5.3
1.4

5.2
6.5
13.8
22.2
-6.0
7.8

.9
-5.8
.7
.5
.5
1.1

4.5
13.8
15.0
29.6
-2.3
1.4

3.0
.1
7.1
10.8
-2.8
4.4

201.0
192.6
221.5
136.1
162.8
160.2
202.8
185.2
191.9
187.9
129.5
137.1
229.6
221.4
185.7
185.4

6.3
3.7
4.9
3.1
2.0
6.7
6.7
5.8
5.2
8.6
4.5
2.4
7.6
7.9
6.4
9.3

6.0
4.3
5.1
1.2
.8
2.3
6.4
5.5
6.0
3.6
.9
2.4
8.2
8.8
6.8
8.8

5.9
4.3
3.9
1.2
.0
5.2
6.3
3.8
4.1
6.3
4.5
3.6
8.8
8.4
8.9
10.4

6.6
1.5
.2
8.3
9.4
5.4
7.9
6.3
7.9
5.0
.9
6.1
10.2
10.8
10.6
10.3

6.1
4.0
5.0
2.1
1.4
4.5
6.5
5.7
5.6
6.1
2.7
2.4
7.9
8.3
6.6
9.1

6.2
2.9
2.0
4.7
4.6
5.3
7.1
5.0
6.0
5.7
2.7
4.8
9.5
9.6
9.7
10.3

1.3
1.6
2.8
3.2
4.0
1.8
3.3
5.0
4.5
1.8
5.2
11.2
-3.5
-3.2

4.2
2.3
.6
.3
1.4
-3.2
1.4
-3.7
3.4
.0
6.8
7.8
1.6
.4

-

-

-

-

2.7
1.9
1.7
1.7
2.7
-.7
2.3
.5
3.9
.9
6.0
9.5
-1.0
-1.4
-

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 annual rate
percent change for

Seasonally adjusted
indexes

6 months ended—

3 months ended—

Item and group
May
1993

June
1993

E ntertainm ent1 ....................................................................
Entertainment commodities 1 ..........................................
Reading materials 1........................................................
Newspapers 1 ...............................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 .......................
Sporting goods and equipm ent1 ................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 ..........................
Other sporting goods 1 ...............................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent1 .................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent1 ...................
Photographic supplies and e q uipm e nt....................
Pet supplies and expense 1 ......................................
Entertainment services 1 .................................................
Club memberships 1 4 ...................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding
club memberships 4 ..................................................
Admissions 1 ..................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 ............................
Other entertainment services 1 4 .................................

143.3
132.4
156.1
161.7
150.8
121.6
123.7
116.1
125.8
122.1
135.6
128.1
159.3
129.4

143.8
132.7
156.9
162.3
151.8
122.1
124.6
115.9
125.8
121.6
136.5
128.3
160.0
129.8

3.2
.3
2.4
3.7
.8
-3.9
-3.8
-3.7
1.0
3.4
.9
-2.2
6.6
1.3

1.7
1.8
3.2
4.7
1.6
.7
1.0
-.3
1.9
.0
1.8
6.1
1.5
-1.5

2.6
3.1
4.2
3.6
5.2
.0
-1.3
1.7
4.5
3.3
2.1
5.1
1.3
5.7

2.0
.6
5.0
7.7
2.1
1.7
5.0
-3.0
-3.1
-2.3
1.8
-5.4
3.6
.0

2.4
1.1
2.8
4.2
1.2
-1.6
-1.4
-2.0
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.9
4.0
-.2

2.3
1.8
4.6
5.7
3.7
.8
1.8
-.7
.6
.5
1.9
-.3
2.4
2.8

143.5
165.0
142.5
126.2

144.8
166.5
142.3
126.5

3.8
14.3
6.3
.7

3.2
-1.7
9.6
4.3

5.2
-4.0
4.3
2.3

6.3
3.9
.3
4.6

3.5
6.0
8.0
2.5

5.8
-.1
2.3
3.4

Other goods and s e rv ic e s .................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ....................................
Personal care 1 ..................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 ............
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements 1 ..........
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products 1
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Beauty parlor services for females 1 .......................
Haircuts and other barber shop
services for males 1 ...............................................
Personal and educational e x p e n s e s .............................
School books and supplies..........................................
Personal and educational service s.............................
Tuition and other school fe e s ...................................
College tu itio n ..........................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n .......................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l1 7............................
Personal expenses 1 ..................................................
Legal service fees 1 4 ..............................................
Personal financial services 1 4 ................................
Funeral expenses 4 .................................................

195.1
239.2
141.2
139.4

194.5
234.9
141.3
139.6

6.7
10.9
2.0
3.6

6.6
8.5
3.2
2.9

8.3
14.6
2.6
1.5

4.0
-2.3
1.4
1.4

6.7
9.7
2.6
3.3

6.1
5.8
2.0
1.4

140.4

141.6

2.9

.9

6.2

2.9

1.9

4.5

139.1
143.2
142.9

138.6
143.2
142.8

4.2
.0
.0

4.1
3.8
3.2

-1.4
4.3
4.9

.6
1.1
.8

4.2
1.9
1.6

-.4
2.7
2.9

144.0
206.0
198.6
206.8
219.5
229.8
227.0
111.9
184.2
140.9
147.5
138.6

144.3
207.2
199.4
208.0
220.9
231.4
228.9
112.7
184.6
141.2
147.9
139.0

.3
5.7
4.9
5.7
5.0
7.3
8.0
10.8
3.7
2.5
5.8
4.9

6.1
6.5
6.2
6.7
9.2
9.6
6.8
1.8
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.9

2.6
5.9
1.4
6.3
8.3
9.2
8.3
4.0
7.2
3.3
9.5
4.8

2.5
9.4
6.7
9.4
8.0
9.5
9.0
2.9
8.9
20.7
1.9
4.7

3.2
6.1
5.5
6.2
7.0
8.5
7.4
6.2
3.6
2.8
4.7
4.4

2.5
7.7
4.0
7.8
8.2
9.3
8.6
3.5
8.0
11.7
5.6
4.8

142.0
134.0

140.7
133.1

4.4
-4.0

1.2
1.9

4.1
12.3

.9
1.5

2.8
-1.1

2.5
6.8

98.6
132.4
138.2

97.8
133.2
138.7

-5.1
3.2
4.2

1.2
5.7
2.1

7.4
2.5
1.5

-14.5
6.9
1.7

-2.0
4.4
3.1

-4.2
4.7
1.6

Sept.
1992

Dec.
1992

Mar.
1993

June
1993

Dec.
1992

June
1993

E xpenditure c ate gory

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..................................
Selected beef cuts 1 ...........................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other
products..........................................................................
Utilities and public transportation.....................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 .........
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December
Indexes on a December




1984=100
1982=100
1986=100
1983=100

6
7
NA

Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

base
base.
base.
base.

36

Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Pricing
schedule 1

Percent change to
May 1993 from—

Percent change to
June 1993 from—

Indexes

May
1993

May
1992

Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

M

143.6

144.0

144.2

144.4

3.0

0.3

0.1

3.2

0.4

0.1

u rb a n .......................................................
More than 1,200,000 ...........................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
50,000 to 500,000................................

M
M
M
M

150.9
151.6
149.3
149.1

151.1
151.7
150.1
149.2

150.8
151.2
150.3
149.2

151.2
151.7
150.3
149.5

2.9
2.9
2.7
2.7

.1
.0
.1
.2

.3
.3
.0
.2

3.1
3.1
3.0
3.1

-.1
-.3
.7
.1

-.2
-.3
.1
.0

North Central u rb a n ................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000 ...........................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50 ,000 )...................................

M
M
M
M

139.0
140.1
137.3
140.4

139.4
140.5
137.7
140.7

139.8
141.0
137.8
141.9

140.0
141.1
138.6
141.4

2.9
2.8
3.5
2.8

.4
.4
.7
.5

.1
.1
.6
-.4

3.2
3.1
2.9
3.7

.6
.6
.4
1.1

.3
.4
.1
.9

M

134.7

134.8

134.4

134.9

3.0

.1

.4

3.1

-.2

-.3

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ...............................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ........ ...................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
C - 50,000 to 450,000................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50 ,000 )...................................

M
M
M
M

139.7
140.4
141.6
138.6

140.2
140.8
141.9
139.3

140.7
141.1
142.1
140.0

140.8
141.0
142.6
140.2

3.0
2.8
3.3
2.9

.4
.1
.5
.6

.1
-.1
.4
.1

3.3
3.4
3.2
3.2

.7
.5
.4
1.0

.4
.2
.1
.5

M

137.0

137.7

138.7

138.8

3.6

.8

.1

3.5

1.2

.7

West u rb a n ........................................... ....................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ...........................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000................................

M
M
M

145.2
147.2
143.8

145.7
147.7
144.2

146.0
148.1
143.6

146.0
147.8
144.0

3.1
2.9
4.0

.2
.1
-.1

.0
-.2
.3

3.3
3.2
4.1

.6
.6
-.1

.2
.3
-.4

Size classes
A 3 ............................................................................
B ...............................................................................
C ..............................................................................
D ..............................................................................

M
M
M
M

130.6
142.5
141.8
138.3

130.9
143.0
142.3
138.7

131.0
143.2
142.8
139.1

131.1
143.7
142.9
139.4

2.8
3.3
3.1
3.3

.2
.5
.4
.5

.1
.3
.1
.2

3.1
3.1
3.4
3.2

.3
.5
.7
.6

.1
.1
.4
.3

M
M
M
M
M

144.1
149.8
154.1
149.3
145.7

144.7
149.9
154.0
149.6
146.8

145.7
150.1
153.8
149.4
146.9

145.6
149.7
154.2
150.5
146.1

3.1
2.4
3.1
2.0
3.0

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

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

3.7
2.8
3.3
2.5
3.5

1.1
.2
-.2
.1
.8

.7
.1
-.1
-.1
.1

2.4
2.9
2.6
4.0
2.1
4.2

.1
-1.4
.6
-.1
.5
.5

-

U.S. city a ve ra g e .....................................................

June
1992

Apr.
1993

Mar.
1993

Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

S elected local areas
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN -W I....................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ....................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT..........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD..............
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .................
Baltimore, M D ...........................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..........................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ..................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .....................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ................................
Washington, D C -M D -VA .............................................

1
1
1
1
1
1

Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ..................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ...................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ...........................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ....................................

2
2
2
2

_

142.6
153.9
138.8
139.2
136.1
148.5

-

_
-

137.0
138.7
131.8
139.6

-

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




37

142.8
151.8
139.6
139.0
136.8
149.2
_

-

_
-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

136.2
139.1
132.9
139.5

1.5
2.7
2.7
3.2

- .6

.3
.8
-.1

-

_
-

_
-

-

-

“

-

-

-

Data not available.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI
program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national
index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other
measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility
than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
June
1993

North Central

Pensent
cha nge
frorn—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

West

South

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s ...........................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )...........................................

151.2
238.1

2.9
-

0.3
-

140.0
227.7

2.9
-

0.1
-

140.8
228.5

3.0
-

0.1
-

146.0
235.9

3.1
-

0.0
-

Food and beverages..............................................................
F o o d ...............................................................................
Food at h o m e ....................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s.......................................................
Other food at h o m e ..........................................................
Sugar and sw eets...........................................................
Fats and o ils ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages...............................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages...............................................................

145.3
144.6
144.4
161.9
141.0
127.8
159.0
137.2
139.5
139.6
124.4
148.4
146.9
153.6

1.8
2.0
2.3
4.0
3.0
1.3
.2
2.2
2.9
-.9
1.9
3.1
1.5
.8

-.5
-.6
-1.0
.9
-.4
1.8
-6.0
-.3
.1
1.2
-.6
-.5
.2
.1

138.3
137.5
136.7
156.5
134.1
129.0
147.5
127.4
130.4
126.3
110.7
140.9
139.2
147.9

2.1
2.1
1.9
3.6
4.4
1.4
-.3
.1
-.1
-.9
-2.6
2.2
2.3
1.9

-.5
-.6
-1.1
.1
.3
1.2
-6.4
-.6
-.2
.2
-2.1
.1
.3
.2

138.5
138.0
134.8
149.7
129.4
128.1
152.0
127.0
128.4
125.5
111.7
140.7
144.6
143.4

2.0
2.0
2.2
2.3
3.8
1.2
2.7
.5
-.6
1.3
-.1
1.0
1.5
1.8

-.4
-.4
-.9
-.3
.3
.7
-5.5
.2
.1
.2
1.2
-.4
.1
.1

142.6
141.4
141.7
159.5
137.3
135.5
157.8
130.6
136.3
131.0
111.5
144.8
141.4
154.2

2.5
2.7
3.1
3.6
4.8
2.6
3.5
.8
-2.6
.2
-.7
3.1
2.0
1.3

-.6
-.6
-1.1
.3
.6
2.3
-7.4
-.2
-.9
.8
.3
-.3
.1
.1

H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r...................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Maintenance and repair service s...................................
Maintenance and repair com m oditie s...........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le ctricity.........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Other utilities and public service s .....................................
Household furnishings and operation .................................
Housefurnishings..................................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s .......................................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s .......................................................

153.2
176.3
184.1
163.6
219.0
182.6
183.6
142.3
157.2
121.4
117.2
108.7
87.9
86.9
115.3
123.7
137.1
102.5
150.9
121.0
108.4
139.6
138.2

2.6
3.0
2.6
3.0
1.6
3.2
3.2
.0
.0
.0
2.8
2.6
-.5
-.2
-1.9
3.5
3.2
4.3
3.1
.3
-1.5
3.9
1.5

1.0
.9
1.0
.4
2.3
.8
.8
.6
.0
2.0
2.9
-1.3
-1.6
-.3
4.1
6.1
.0
.6
.2
.5
.4
.0

136.0
149.9
154.8
144.4
166.6
153.2
153.4
125.5
130.6
121.0
119.6
109.8
87.0
84.1
117.5
115.6
128.0
104.0
144.4
117.4
106.6
135.7
130.9

2.8
3.1
2.7
2.5
3.3
3.2
3.2
1.9
.9
2.9
3.9
4.8
1.9
-.5
4.5
4.9
-.5
12.8
2.7
.4
-.5
1.9
1.5

.9
.5
1.2
.2
3.2
.3
.2
.2
1.8
-1.3
2.8
5.1
-1.0
-.1
-1.9
5.4
8.7
1.3
-.1
.2
.1
.4
.3

133.2
139.8
151.4
137.2
185.5
140.6
140.2
124.8
122.9
127.8
129.1
119.6
98.2
88.0
127.5
123.1
126.5
111.6
149.1
119.8
112.8
120.2
139.2

2.9
3.2
3.3
2.5
5.0
3.2
3.2
3.4
2.6
4.8
3.9
4.2
1.4
1.5
1.4
4.3
3.2
10.1
3.7
.8
.9
-1.2
2.3

.6
.4
.5
.2
.9
.3
.3
-1.5
-.4
-3.3
2.3
4.0
-.1
-.2
.1
4.3
5.3
.0
.3
-.2
-.2
-.6
.0

144.6
156.3
166.8
153.0
191.8
165.2
165.3
127.8
128.2
130.4
129.4
125.1
97.7
104.7
112.3
128.2
142.2
112.5
141.5
118.4
108.6
130.4
133.4

2.8
3.2
2.1
2.3
1.0
3.7
3.6
3.9
6.3
.0
2.3
2.0
2.5
3.4
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.7
2.6
1.4
.8
-.2
3.8

.3
.3
.1
.3
-.8
.5
.5
-.2
.0
-.7
.4
1.1
-.6
-.7
-.7
1.1
.2
3.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
-.5
1.4

Apparel and u p keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...........................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Other apparel com m oditie s...............................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .....................................................................

126.8
123.3
120.4
122.1
133.8
124.3
142.3
155.5

.6
.5
-.7
2.3
-2.1
-3.6
3.2
1.6

-1.2
-1.4
.5
-2.4
1.6
-3.2
.8
.1

127.9
126.4
127.4
124.3
136.9
132.6
119.0
138.9

.9
.8
1.7
-.9
-2.1
4.3
1.8
2.4

-3.0
-3.1
-1.3
-6.1
-1.1
.2
.9
.5

145.1
142.3
136.5
149.6
131.2
126.8
152.9
161.4

1.8
1.6
1.5
1.8
2.5
.7
2.3
2.2

-2.6
-3.0
-2.4
-3.9
.2
-1.5
-3.1
.3

124.6
121.2
119.9
115.3
111.6
117.0
151.9
147.0

-1.2
-1.5
-2.1
-1.7
-3.8
-.6
-.3
1.0

-2.4
-2.7
-2.9
-4.1
1.1
-2.4
.8
.0

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m ........................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Other private transportation................................................
Other private transportation com m odities.....................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ............................
Public transportation...............................................................

131.6
127.7
129.3
128.3
135.6
97.3
97.2
NA
95.0
100.3
154.7
157.5
101.8
168.4
164.7

3.1
2.2
1.9
1.6
9.3
-3.9
-4.2

-.2
.1
-.3
-.3
2.3
.8
.8

127.5
125.0
130.5
128.0
133.1
99.0
98.9
NA
97.2
103.5
135.9
149.0
101.8
159.2
168.6

2.2
1.3
3.0
2.4
9.5
-3.9
-4.1

-.2
-.1
.1
-.2
2.1
-1.1
-1.2

129.3
128.1
136.2
136.4
135.9
98.6
98.5
NA
95.1
102.9
142.7
161.5
104.6
177.1
152.1

2.6
1.9
2.7
2.8
8.8
-2.0
-2.1

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

133.0
129.9
132.0
130.8
133.0
104.3
104.1
NA
102.1
106.0
150.4
156.3
101.5
168.7
171.1

2.8
1.6
2.0
1.8
8.9
-2.6
-2.9

.2
.2
-.2
-.2
2.1
.5
.4

-

-

-4.8
-3.5
2.4
5.4
-1.7
6.4
10.5

See footnotes at end of table.




_

38

1.0
.8
.0
-.3
-1.6
-.1
-1.7

-

-4.2
-3.2
3.0
.8
-2.6
1.4
15.1

-

-.9
-1.0
.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.3

-

-2.5
-1.4
3.0
1.6
-1.1
2.1
14.4

-

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

-

-3.5
-1.7
4.6
1.1
-1 .5
1.6
13.9

_

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

Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions \ by expenditure category and commodity and service
group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

West

South

North Central
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
May
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category

Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................
Professional medical se rv ic e s...........................................

208.6
197.9
210.9
194.7

5.7
5.6
5.8
4.7

0.1
.7
.0
.1

194.9
197.2
194.6
178.4

6.4
3.9
7.1
5.1

0.4
.3
.4
.2

198.5
190.5
200.4
184.3

5.9
2.3
6.7
5.1

0.5
.4
.4
.3

204.1
196.2
206.0
182.2

6.9
3.5
7.6
6.7

0.1
-.4
.3
.4

E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Entertainment com m odities..................................................
Entertainment services..........................................................

151.0
134.2
169.8

2.4
2.1
2.7

.3
.2
.4

143.4
135.3
153.6

2.4
2.0
2.7

.4
.4
.3

141.9
130.2
156.8

2.9
2.7
3.1

.6
.5
.8

146.0
133.0
161.1

2.1
-.8
4.5

.1
-.5
.5

Other goods and s ervice s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................
Personal and educational e x p enses...................................

203.4
235.6
150.0
218.5

6.5
9.1
1.5
6.8

.1
.3
.3
.0

187.6
236.3
134.7
199.4

6.3
8.3
3.1
6.5

-.3
-1.3
.1
.2

185.7
225.7
134.1
203.4

5.6
5.8
2.3
6.7

-.1
-1.1
.1
.4

196.5
255.1
147.6
213.6

7.2
8.3
2.7
8.2

.1
-.8
-.1
.5

All ite m s .........................................................................................

151.2

2.9

.3

140.0

2.9

.1

140.8

3.0

.1

146.0

3.1

.0

C om m odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
Apparel com m odities.......................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l.........
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r2 ......................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 ..........................
Transportation services.........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Other service s.........................................................................

131.9
145.3
122.9
125.3
123.3
129.9
119.5
170.9
183.8
137.6
164.4
210.9
187.8

1.5
1.8
1.2
1.5
.5
2.0
.9
3.9
3.0
3.0
6.6
5.8
4.8

-.3
-.5
-.2
-.2
-1.4
.4
.0
.7
.9
2.0
-.5
.0
.2

130.0
138.3
125.1
128.5
126.4
131.8
119.7
150.9
153.9
129.9
155.2
194.6
166.2

1.8
2.1
1.6
1.2
.8
1.3
2.3
3.9
3.1
3.4
4.3
7.1
4.7

-.6
-.5
-.7
-1.3
-3.1
-.5
.4
.7
.5
2.4
-.2
.4
.2

131.9
138.5
127.9
131.2
142.3
128.9
123.6
150.5
143.5
137.0
163.0
200.4
171.7

1.9
2.0
1.9
1.4
1.6
1.3
2.6
4.0
3.2
3.7
4.2
6.7
4.8

-.5
-.4
-.5
-1.2
-3.0
-.2
.2
.6
.3
1.9
.1
.4
.5

131.6
142.6
124.8
128.2
121.2
134.2
120.2
159.3
165.9
139.3
165.4
206.0
176.2

1.5
2.5
.9
.0
-1.5
.8
2.1
4.1
3.1
2.7
5.1
7.6
6.2

'- .6
-.6
-.6
-1.0
-2.7
-.1
-.1
.3
.3
.6
.0
.3
.5

152.6
143.3
149.8
148.3
124.2
126.8
131.2
135.6
171.5
167.5
103.8
157.7
161.2
134.6
94.5
175.5

3.1
2.9
2.8
2.7
1.2
1.4
1.9
1.6
4.9
3.7
.3
3.1
3.3
2.0
-2.9
3.9

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

140.4
137.4
140.8
136.9
126.0
129.5
132.6
133.5
156.0
146.8
104.2
145.3
147.3
134.2
98.5
155.5

3.1
2.8
2.8
2.6
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.6
4.6
3.5
.7
3.1
3.4
2.4
-3.6
3.8

.3
-.1
.1
.1
-.6
-1.2
-.4
-1.0
.9
.8
2.2
-.1
.1
-.5
-1.1
.3

141.3
141.6
144.9
137.1
128.4
131.6
129.3
135.0
163.7
145.0
107.3
145.5
147.4
137.2
98.8
153.6

3.2
3.0
3.1
2.9
1.9
1.5
1.3
1.7
4.7
3.6
1.3
3.1
3.4
2.4
-1.7
4.0

.2
.0
.1
.1
-.5
-1.1
-.1
-.8
.9
.6
2.4
-.1
.0
-.7
.4
.3

146.9
143.0
148.5
142.7
126.2
130.0
135.5
135.7
168.7
155.3
112.4
150.1
152.1
133.0
105.1
161.7

3.2
3.0
2.9
2.7
.9
.1
.8
1.3
5.2
3.8
-.5
3.3
3.4
1.4
-2.5
4.3

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

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less f o o d ......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r..................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .........................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
All items less food and en ergy...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............
Energy com m odities...............................................................
Services less energy services..............................................
Regions defined as the four Census regions.

See map in technical

notes.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.




39

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes \ by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
June
1993

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
change
from—
June I May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June I May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

131.1
131.1

2.8
-

0.1
-

143.7
233.3

3.3
-

0.3
-

142.9
229.7

3.1
-

0.1
-

139.4
224.8

3.3
-

0.2
-

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and v eg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Sugar and sw eets..........................................................
Fats and o i l s ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages...............................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................

127.6
126.8
128.5
140.8
124.7
125.4
140.1
120.2
122.3
122.7
107.5
130.1
124.3
134.9

2.0
2.1
2.2
3.6
3.6
1.5
1.5
.6
-.6
-.7
-.6
2.4
1.9
1.3

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.7
.0
1.4
-6.1
-.3
-.4
.8
-.6
-.5
.2
.1

141.0
140.4
140.8
156.8
136.2
130.5
161.8
130.6
132.3
127.9
114.0
146.0
140.7
147.7

2.3
2.4
3.0
4.4
4.0
2.5
2.7
1.5
-.5
.1
1.8
2.3
1.6
1.0

-.1
-.2
-.4
.1
.2
1.6
-4.0
.2
.2
-.7
1.2
.0
.2
-.1

140.0
139.3
136.7
150.9
131.7
124.5
153.1
131.7
133.1
131.8
115.7
144.6
145.1
149.1

2.2
2.3
2.4
2.1
4.7
1.4
1.2
1.2
.6
1.9
-.8
2.5
2.1
1.8

-.9
-1.0
-1.7
-.6
.2
1.7
-9.3
-.2
.1
1.2
-.9
-.2
.3
.2

137.0
136.4
133.8
157.2
130.5
125.3
145.7
122.7
128.1
124.4
103.1
136.3
142.1
146.3

2.0
1.9
2.1
2.6
4.9
1.5
.1
.3
1.4
-.6
-1.2
1.2
1.5
3.2

-.3
-.3
-.5
-.6
1.2
1.4
-5.4
.0
-.4
.0
-.5
.5
.2
.2

H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 3 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ..........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 3 ..........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t3 ................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Maintenance and repair service s...................................
Maintenance and repair com m oditie s...........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 2 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le ctricity.........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Other utilities and public service s.....................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Housefurnishings..................................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s .......................................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s .......................................................

127.9
132.3
133.4
125.8
161.1
131.9
132.2
120.2
123.2
115.4
124.1
126.9
130.0
131.6
124.0
126.6
133.5
115.2
120.6
113.4
106.7
123.9
123.5

2.3
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.6
2.6
.4
.1
1.1
3.2
3.9
.9
1.2
.0
4.2
1.8
9.1
2.6
.9
.1
2.1
2.0

.7
.3
.5
.2
1.2
.2
.3
-.8
-.2
-1.6
2.5
4.5
-.8
-.8
-.7
5.0
6.9
1.6
.0
.3
.2
.0
.6

142.2
156.5
174.6
148.8
224.8
158.7
158.9
132.9
NA
131.3
125.4
112.0
88.3
87.4
118.7
120.0
130.3
100.3
155.9
119.6
113.4
122.7
134.2

3.8
4.3
3.4
3.1
4.1
4.5
4.5
5.1

.8
1.0
.8
.6
1.2
1.0
1.0
.7
_
.7
1.5
2.6
-.3
-1.0
.5
3.0
3.4
1.3
.3
-.3
-.5
.5
-.6

137.8
150.6
152.8
141.6
169.9
156.8
157.3
130.9
137.0
123.7
126.1
114.6
90.1
83.9
117.3
122.5
130.0
112.0
150.7
115.7
103.5
131.2
137.2

2.9
3.6
2.8
2.9
2.4
3.9
4.0
4.7
3.0
6.9
2.6
2.3
-2.1
-2.3
-1.7
2.9
1.2
8.0
2.9
.6
-1.1
1.2
4.6

.8
.7
.9
.1
2.7
.8
.8
-.8
1.5
-3.4
1.5
2.5
-1.6
-2.0
-1.1
2.9
4.0
.4
.4
-.2
-.7
.0
1.0

132.7
146.2
153.3
140.4
174.7
150.4
149.8
NA
NA
117.5
117.8
104.7
84.8
78.6
118.3
113.7
124.8
94.7
146.0
116.5
106.2
128.1
NA

3.5
5.1
4.4
4.4
4.5
5.3
5.3
_
-.6
2.0
1.4
.1
-2.0
2.5
1.5
2.5
-1.5
2.6
.1
-.6
-.7
-

.5
.5
.7
.4
1.6
.3
.3
_
_
-.2
1.3
2.0
-1.6
-2.2
-1.0
2.4
4.1
-2.2
.4
-.3
-.2
-.9
-

Apparel and u p keep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l...........................................
F o otw ea r...............................................................................
Other apparel com m odities...............................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .....................................................................

122.9
122.3
117.6
120.9
110.4
124.3
144.0
128.7

1.1
1.1
-.1
2.0
-4.2
2.3
-.2
1.5

-2.6
-2.9
-1.7
-4.7
.9
-2.3
-1.0
.2

127.7
124.3
127.3
127.3
123.9
116.3
117.5
153.8

-1.9
-2.2
1.9
-3.3
-2.1
-5.1
-3.9
13

-1.6
-1.8
-.9
-3.1
2.9
-.3
-1.8
.3

138.0
136.2
129.5
138.1
143.6
128.7
159.9
155.6

.8
.7
-.7
-1.6
1.4
-1.0
15.7
2.9

-2.4
-2.6
-1.7
-4.1
-3.0
-1.8
-.1
.6

133.3
131.6
127.3
136.6
137.4
124.6
132.2
146.9

2.1
1.9
1.0
4.0
16.3
-1.6
-4.6
3.3

-.9
-1.0
-1.5
-1.5
-.4
.0
1.1
.1

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .......................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Other private transportation................................................
Other private transportation com m odities.....................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s............................
Public transportation...............................................................

128.7
128.4
116.0
115.2
125.9
147.3
147.4
NA
146.6
140.6
130.4
131.5
106.1
136.6
131.1

2.9
1.8
2.4
2.2
9.9
-2.9
-3.2

.0
.1
-.2
-.3
2.2
.1
.0
.1
.3
.2
-.2
-.7
-.1
-.6

128.9
126.2
131.2
128.2
134.7
98.4
98.4
NA
95.6
101.7
149.3
152.5
100.4
164.7
177.3

2.7
1.8
2.8
2.4
8.8
-2.3
-2.5

.3
.3
.1
-.2
2.1
.8
.9

129.8
127.3
132.1
131.8
134.8
97.9
98.0
NA
95.2
102.3
142.8
160.6
103.1
176.3
180.6

2.0
1.2
2.4
2.1
9.1
-3.9
-4.0
-4.7
-2.8
4.5

.1
.2
-.1
-.1
2.1
-.4
-.4

128.2
124.3
133.6
131.6
132.6
95.1
94.6
NA
91.3
98.1
132.8
150.7
115.4
160.3
203.1

2.9
1.8
2.3
1.5
7.5
-3.4
-3.5
-3.7
-3.5
2.8
2.5
-1.3
3.4
18.6

.0
.2
-.1
-.2
1.8
-.3
-.3
-.2
.2
.5
-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.7

-

-3.6
-2.2
2.7
3.0
-1.5
3.6
11.5

See footnotes at end of table.




40

-

1.5
5.1
5.1
2.1
.3
4.3
5.5
4.3
9.1
5.1
.8
1.3
-1.3
1.0

-

-2.9
-2.1
4.6
.8
-2.9
1.4
15.4

-

1.0
.8

.4
-.4
-1.4
-.2
.3

.4
-1.2
.7
17.7

-

-.5
.2
.9
-.1
.0
-.1
-.6

-

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

Index
Group
June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A 2

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category

Medical c a re ..............................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Professional medical service s...........................................

160.7
157.1
161.4
148.3

6.2
4.2
6.6
5.1

0.2
.1
.2
.1

199.7
194.5
201.0
180.3

5.6
.6
6.7
5.7

0.5
.5
.4
.7

201.3
188.8
204.3
188.8

7.4
4.7
7.9
6.0

0.2
.1
.2
.3

194.7
193.5
195.0
185.8

5.5
4.0
5.9
5.4

0.6
.7
.6
.4

Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Entertainment com m odities..................................................
Entertainment services..........................................................

129.2
123.3
134.1

2.5
1.4
3.5

.2
-.1
.4

142.4
129.1
160.5

3.4
3.1
3.8

1.1
.7
1.5

149.4
136.4
167.0

1.8
1.3
2.3

-.1
.0
-.1

134.1
128.5
142.2

1.3
-.4
3.5

.8
.9
.6

Other goods and service s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Personal c a r e .........................................................................
Personal and educational exp enses...................................

156.6
188.8
126.5
156.9

6.7
8.3
2.3
7.5

.1
-.2
-.2
.2

191.5
230.7
138.8
209.6

5.7
7.0
1.8
6.4

-.5
-2.3
-.2
.3

188.4
237.9
139.3
199.0

6.6
7.4
3.4
7.2

-.1
-.6
1.5
-.2

186.1
225.2
129.8
203.5

4.9
6.8
3.1
4.4

.4
-.8
.0
1.1

All ite m s .........................................................................................

131.1

2.8

.1

143.7

3.3

.3

142.9

3.1

.1

139.4

3.3

.2

Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
Apparel com m odities.......................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l.........
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r3 ......................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r3 ..........................
Transportation services.........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................
Other se rv ic e s .........................................................................

126.3
127.6
125.4
134.6
122.3
142.4
113.1
134.9
132.6
123.5
133.8
161.4
144.0

1.8
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.1
1.6
2.0
3.6
2.4
3.1
5.4
6.6
5.3

-.6
-.5
-.6
-1.2
-2.9
-.1
.3
.5
.4
2.2
-.2
.2
.3

129.8
141.0
123.4
124.9
124.3
128.0
121.5
158.4
163.2
136.7
162.7
201.0
176.0

1.6
2.3
1.1
.0
-2.2
1.1
2.8
4.6
4.2
4.7
4.5
6.7
4.8

-.2
-.1
-.2
-.6
-1.8
.0
.2
.8
.9
1.3
.0
.4
.5

130.9
140.0
125.6
130.3
136.2
130.2
119.6
156.2
156.3
136.8
167.2
204.3
171.8

1.6
2.2
1.3
1.1
.7
1.2
1.7
4.3
3.6
3.1
4.1
7.9
4.9

-.7
-.9
-.6
-.9
-2.6
-.2
.0
.7
.8
1.6
.0
.2
-.1

129.0
137.0
124.3
126.8
131.6
126.7
121.2
151.3
151.0
131.2
160.5
195.0
167.7

1.7
2.0
1.4
1.0
1.9
.6
1.9
4.7
5.2
2.3
6.0
5.9
4.7

-.2
-.3
-.2
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.2
.6
.5
1.2
-.4
.6
1.0

131.9
130.6
130.9
129.5
126.0
134.6
141.2
130.8
137.4
132.7
135.2
130.8
131.7
123.6
145.5
135.5

3.0
3.0
2.9
2.6
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.7
4.9
3.3
.7
3.0
3.2
2.2
-2.5
3.6

.2
-.1
.0
.1
-.6
-1.0
-.1
-.8
.7
.5
2.5
-.2
.0
-.6
.0
.2

144.3
140.2
145.2
140.4
124.2
126.1
128.9
132.9
164.3
154.2
104.1
149.3
151.4
132.8
97.1
162.6

3.4
2.9
3.0
3.1
1.1
.2
1.0
1.2
5.1
4.4
1.8
3.5
3.6
1.5
-1.8
4.6

.4
.1
.2
.3
-.3
-.5
.0
-.4
.7
.8
1.9
.2
.3
-.4
.7
.6

143.6
141.1
144.1
139.3
126.4
131.1
131.1
135.1
164.8
151.1
105.6
148.3
150.5
135.5
97.2
160.0

3.2
2.8
2.8
2.7
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.7
4.8
3.7
-.4
3.3
3.6
2.2
-3.7
4.3

.3
-.2
-.1
.0
-.6
-.9
-.1
-.9
.5
.7
1.2
-.1
.1
-.5
-.5
.5

139.9
138.1
141.5
135.4
125.0
127.6
127.7
132.1
159.7
145.8
99.0
145.2
147.4
134.5
94.0
155.6

3.5
2.7
2.8
3.0
1.5
1.1
.8
1.5
4.4
4.5
-.7
3.6
3.9
2.1
-3.1
4.9

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

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less food .......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 3 ..........................................
All items less medical c a re ........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .........................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r3 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m oditie s.............
Energy com m odities...............................................................
Services less energy services..............................................

1
See region and area size on table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




41

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class A
Group

Index

June
1993

Size class C

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s ........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

151.7
234.5

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r.....................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls .....................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l ............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and u p keep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
F o otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e .........................................................................

145.1
144.4
144.3
162.1
140.8
128.5
158.4
136.7
146.7
153.3
153.0
174.4
182.6
162.8
220.5
178.3
179.0
117.4
112.4
92.4
90.9
NA
124.6
138.1
105.2
121.9
124.4
120.2
115.6
116.8
124.9
133.9
129.6
97.1
97.0
NA
94.4
100.0
159.8
210.8
151.7
201.4
151.8

2.9

0.3
-

1.7
1.8
2.0
4.4
2.5
1.1
.0
1.9
1.5
.6
2.6
2.9
2.9
3.1
2.4
2.9
2.8
3.0
3.2
1.0
1.1

-.6
-.7
-1.2
1.5
-.4
1.8
-6.7
-.7
.1
.1
1.1
.8
1.2
.5
2.7
.6
.6
3.1
4.7
-1.0
-1.1

150.3
241.8

2.7

0.0

2.7

0.2

149.5
248.2

-

-

1.0
1.1
1.2
-.3
.8
-1.6
.2

143.6
142.9
139.3
164.6
138.0
117.0
152.2
131.2
151.0
151.6
151.7
178.9
173.5
161.7
179.1
192.0
193.2
112.8
94.8
80.6
80.3
100.6
109.4
117.0
92.3
114.9
133.3
130.8
140.3
130.2
122.3
127.3
121.6
95.5
95.4
NA
94.0
99.1
209.3
199.0
155.8
211.3
139.8

2.8
2.7
3.3
4.3
5.0
1.7
.9
3.0
1.6
3.7
1.9
2.8
1.8
2.3
.5
3.1
3.0
1.7
.4
-3.4
-2.9
-4.8
2.3
1.1
7.0
-2.6
-2.5
-3.2
-4.5
-1.1
-7.3
2.8
1.1
-4.3
-4.5
-5.0
-4.1
20.4
7.5
1.0
8.7
10.1

-.6
-.8
-1.4
-.9
-.9
2.5
-6.8
.2
.3
1.4
1.0
1.6
1.2
-.1
4.2
1.8
1.8
-.1
-1.0
-2.1
-2.5
.0
-.5
-.8
.3
-1.4
-3.8
-4.2
-5.3
-5.7
-1.0
.6
.7
1.5
1.5
_
1.5
1.4
-.6
.0
.6
-.3
.0

-

-

1.8
2.1
2.5
1.9
3.9
2.1
1.0
2.6
1.2
-1.3
3.3
3.6
.7
2.6
-1.8
5.0
5.0
4.7
4.5
-.5
-1.3
2.4
6.2
6.0
6.4
.2
-2.7
-3.0
5.8
.3

.0
.0
-.3
-.6
-.1
1.4
-2.4
.6
.4
-.3
.3
.5
-.3
.1
-.7
.8
.7
-.2
-.4
-1.4
-1.7
-.3
.0
1.1
-3.4
.2
-.1
-.1
1.3
-.2

-

-

-

-

-5.4
-2.7
10.9
5.7
3.7
5.5
5.1

-

-

-4.8
-3.6
9.3
5.5
2.4
6.2
.2

.9
.5
-2.0
.3
.1
.4
.4

148.8
148.2
149.4
157.6
147.3
132.8
166.8
145.5
148.0
157.3
154.3
180.5
197.6
163.0
242.1
187.5
188.9
121.8
108.1
84.9
84.4
114.3
129.3
143.9
99.5
120.6
127.1
124.4
127.3
128.8
NA
127.6
125.6
97.1
96.8
NA
94.3
100.0
162.6
207.9
144.7
198.6
147.8

151.7
132.7
145.1
123.6
125.9
120.6
169.9
213.4

2.9
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.0
3.9
5.5

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

150.3
131.0
148.8
120.6
120.7
119.1
173.2
210.9

2.7
1.2
1.8
.8
-.1
2.0
4.2
5.8

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

149.5
129.8
143.6
121.7
127.2
113.5
171.8
200.8

2.7
1.2
2.8
.2
1.0
-1.0
3.8
7.8

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

144.2
148.8
157.5
106.2
124.9
127.5
136.3
171.7
166.3

2.9
2.8
3.1
.6
1.5
1.7
1.8
5.0
3.7

.1
.3
.1
3.2
-.1
-.2
-.4
.8
.8

141.9
147.3
158.1
103.5
122.0
122.6
134.2
171.8
169.6

2.5
2.6
2.9
1.2
.5
-.2
.9
4.7
4.0

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

140.7
147.0
157.4
94.0
122.9
128.5
135.1
169.0
169.3

2.6
2.4
3.0
-1.5
.4
1.3
1.9
5.0
3.4

-.5
.3
.3
-.1
-.5
-.6
-.7
-.1
1.0

-

-

3.7
3.0
5.0
.7
1.2
1.3
-.3
2.2
-.2
3.4
2.5
-4.0
-4.2

6.0
9.0
.5
.5
-1.0
-1.1
1.5
-2.2
-4.1
-.3
.0
.7
.7

.1
-.1
1.0
1.1

2.1
1.3
-3.8
-4.3

Commodity and service group
All ite m s ........................................................................................
Comm odities..............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles...............................................................................
S e rvice s......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................

.0

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
Energy.... .......................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

See footnotes at end of table.




42

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class A
Group

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
May
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

141.1
233.0

2.8
-

0.1
-

138.6
224.0

3.5
-

0.6
-

141.4
225.2

2.8
-

-0.4
-

134.9
216.3

3.0
-

0.4
-

Food and beverages................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n.................................
Apparel and up ke e p .................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
F o otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

139.6
138.7
138.5
156.9
138.3
131.5
148.2
127.0
139.4
148.3
137.2
151.4
155.7
147.3
160.6
154.7
154.8
120.7
114.4
88.6
86.8
112.7
118.1
132.7
104.9
115.7
127.5
126.4
128.1
119.3
135.6
128.1
126.9
100.6
100.4
NA
98.8
103.3
144.8
195.5
146.1
191.1
131.8

2.0
2.0
1.8
3.2
3.8
1.2
.0
-.2
2.5
1.8
2.2
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.6
2.1
2.1
4.7
6.0
-1.7
-1.3
-2.3
6.3
-1.1
16.7
.0
2.2
2.3
1.7
2.1
6.7
2.2
1.4
-3.4
-3.6
-3.5
-3.1
12.7
6.4
3.0
6.9
2.0

-.3
-.4
-.8
.3
.1
.6
-4.4
-.7
.3
.2
1.0
.3
.6
.1
2.2
.1
.1
4.1
7.4
-.8
-.1
-1.5
7.7
13.5
1.5
.3
-3.8
-4.1
-1.8
-8.0
1.0
-.2
-.2
-1.2
-1.4
-.9
-1.0
-.2
.4
.7
-.3
-1.2

135.9
136.0
136.7
164.3
127.8
131.6
142.9
131.7
135.1
134.6
136.2
156.7
170.6
152.2
192.9
157.2
157.9
110.9
99.2
84.8
86.2
115.9
105.0
121.3
90.4
114.6
125.7
123.2
129.3
126.0
110.8
127.7
124.7
102.9
103.6
NA
100.9
108.6
200.2
193.3
131.0
190.0
147.5

2.2
2.3
2.9
7.0
4.8
2.7
-2.1
1.4
1.5
.5
4.5
5.1
5.2
3.8
6.7
5.1
5.1
4.0
6.0
3.8
2.0
5.3
6.1
1.9
12.9
2.8
-2.0
-2.8
6.0
-9.6
2.1
2.2
1.2
-2.7
-2.8
-3.1
-1.6
15.8
7.0
.4
6.5
3.0

.3
.3
.4
1.1
1.8
1.9
-3.2
.0
.3
.1
.9
1.0
3.4
.5
6.8
.3
.3
1.3
2.9
-1.4
-.7
-2.1
3.1
2.2
4.6
.1
-.7
-.7
.1
-2.4
1.7
.5
.6
1.1
1.3
1.3
1.1
-.6
.9
.8
-.6
.1

138.3
137.2
135.3
151.8
128.1
125.3
151.9
131.1
141.0
154.0
139.9
153.1
155.7
141.3
179.7
157.2
157.9
124.5
114.0
88.5
83.6
118.1
123.6
132.1
116.2
124.6
124.7
121.6
120.9
125.0
124.1
127.0
124.0
96.5
96.4
NA
94.6
97.6
195.3
202.9
151.0
179.3
142.4

2.3
2.4
2.2
2.8
6.0
1.5
-.7
.5
2.5
2.1
3.0
3.8
3.3
3.4
3.2
3.9
4.0
3.9
5.2
3.3
-.6
8.2
5.3
.3
14.3
-.2
-2.1
-2.4
-3.4
-3.4
2.3
2.3
1.4
-4.8
-4.7
-5.7
-4.2
18.9
7.1
2.9
4.9
5.0

-1.6
-1.6
-2.9
-.9
-.2
2.1
-13.2
-.8
.4
-.1
.6
.7
1.2
.0
3.4
.4
.4
.9
1.3
-1.3
-.5
-2.3
1.6
2.2
.3
.1
-3.3
-3.9
-1.5
-6.1
-3.0
-.5
-.6
-2.4
-2.5
-2.6
-3.4
.2
.1
-.5
.8
3.7

135.1
134.2
131.9
154.5
131.6
124.1
142.6
118.7
138.8
148.8
125.2
132.9
135.0
129.0
139.6
138.6
138.4
117.2
99.0
84.0
76.7
130.7
106.8
116.2
98.2
116.6
139.3
139.3
132.3
144.7
151.7
125.7
119.5
92.4
91.3
NA
89.1
92.8
276.0
185.9
135.3
182.1
123.5

1.9
1.7
1.7
2.7
4.4
1.1
.8
-.8
1.7
4.3
2.9
4.5
5.0
4.2
7.2
4.5
4.5
.5
-2.2
7.1
-.5
15.1
-2.6
-1.6
-4.3
.5
2.4
2.5
4.1
2.5
-.7
2.4
.9
-6.1
-6.7
-6.4
-8.9
21.8
5.7
1.1
5.7
5.4

-.2
-.3
-.7
.0
.8
1.6
-5.1
-.8
.5
.6
1.2
.8
1.3
1.1
1.7'
.7
.7
3.0
5.1
-.7
1.1
-2.3
5.5
11.6
-2.2
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.8
-.3
.0
.1
-1.1
-1.3
-.9
-2.5
-1.0
.3
.1
-1.8
1.0

141.1
131.4
139.6
126.2
130.4
118.8
151.5
194.4

2.8
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.4
3.4
7.0

.1
-.7
-.3
-.9
-1.7
.6
.7
.3

138.6
126.9
135.9
122.2
125.0
119.7
151.7
191.8

3.5
1.5
2.2
1.2
-.2
2.9
5.0
8.7

.6
.2
.3
.2
.0
.5
.8
1.4

141.4
129.3
138.3
124.2
125.3
122.1
155.5
206.5

2.8
1.2
2.3
.4
-.4
1.7
4.4
7.7

-.4
-1.1
-1.6
-.9
-1.4
.0
.5
.1

134.9
129.5
135.1
126.1
130.7
120.1
141.4
184.5

3.0
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.3
2.2
4.0
5.4

.4
-.3
-.2
-.4
-.9
.5
.9
.2

138.4
138.2
146.0
107.9
127.1
131.4
135.3
156.8
147.6

3.1
2.5
3.0
1.5
2.1
2.0
2.0
4.7
3.0

.0
.0
-.1
3.3
-.9
-1.6
-1.0
1.2
.8

133.9
135.7
145.1
98.6
122.5
125.3
130.3
149.9
148.3

2.8
3.2
3.6
2.0
1.2
-.1
1.0
4.8
4.7

.4
.5
.4
2.1
.2
.0
.2
.6
.7

138.3
138.3
147.3
104.9
125.3
126.8
131.5
161.1
150.9

2.6
2.6
3.1
.7
.5
-.2
1.0
5.0
4.1

-.6
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.8
-1.3
-1.4
.3
.5

136.0
131.2
140.6
94.8
126.8
131.7
133.6
151.9
135.8

2.5
2.7
3.7
-4.0
1.8
1.5
1.6
3.5
3.8

.2
.4
.2
2.4
-.3
-.9
-.6
1.0
1.1

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
Energy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................


See footnotes at end of table.


43

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group

Index

June
1993

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class C

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s ........................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 ).............................................
Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d ....................................................................................
Food at h o m e ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other utilities ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and operation .................................
Apparel and u p keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................
W omen’s and girls’ ap p a re l................................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .......................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and se rv ic e s .......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

141.0
227.6

2.8
-

-0.1
-

142.6
232.8

3.3
-

0.4
-

140.2
226.8

2.9
-

0.1
-

138.8
225.4

3.6
-

0.1
-

139.0
138.6
135.1
150.8
127.7
134.5
150.8
127.3
145.0
142.1
132.7
139.3
147.4
139.6
165.7
141.1
141.0
120.5
114.8
92.8
89.1
126.0
119.1
121.2
109.3
125.2
152.1
148.0
143.8
156.7
133.3
129.2
128.7
101.6
101.3
NA
98.1
105.2
138.9
200.0
147.6
183.9
137.3

1.9
1.9
2.1
2.4
3.1
1.2
3.4
.4
1.6
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.7
2.0
5.1
1.8
1.7
3.3
4.0
1.2
.9
1.5
4.1
2.7
9.1
1.9
1.5
1.4
.7
4.0
3.7
2.9
2.1
-1.4
-1.5
-2.0
-.4
13.6
5.7
3.1
5.8
4.4

-.4
-.4
-.8
.3
-.2
-.1
-4.6
.6
.1
.1
.6
.4
.3
.5
-.2
.4
.4
2.2
3.8
-.2
-.3
-.1
4.0
4.9
1.0
.1
-4.2
-4.8
-3.8
-6.0
-2.3
.4
.3
.7
.7
.7
.8
1.2
.3
.7
.0
.1

139.2
138.5
135.9
150.3
129.6
126.5
164.2
123.9
143.6
147.0
138.8
144.0
167.5
136.6
243.8
143.2
142.8
137.5
121.3
101.3
92.4
130.5
122.7
125.2
113.6
124.9
133.3
129.3
132.2
134.3
121.3
129.5
127.6
98.1
97.9
NA
94.5
101.4
166.5
195.4
139.7
195.4
134.6

2.3
2.3
2.8
4.4
3.3
1.5
4.8
.3
1.5
2.1
3.7
3.7
4.4
2.8
7.2
3.4
3.4
6.3
5.7
4.2
3.7
4.5
5.8
4.2
15.4
.2
-.4
-.5
1.2
-1.5
-1.9
3.2
2.4
-2.1
-2.3
-2.6
-2.3
16.6
4.9
3.3
5.8
-1.0

-.4
-.4
-.8
-.3
-.2
1.0
-4.2
.1
.1
.0
1.0
.8
.5
.7
.2
.8
.8
2.7
4.6
1.2
.3
1.8
5.0
5.9
.0
-.2
-1.4
-1.6
-1.0
-2.7
-.7
.3
.4
.5
.4
.5
.3
-.8
.4
.9
-.2
-.7

139.1
138.7
135.7
143.2
130.0
127.1
150.5
134.3
145.9
143.9
129.0
133.6
138.8
131.8
156.0
135.2
134.9
135.5
128.8
107.5
77.1
135.2
131.2
135.0
124.6
109.4
152.1
151.8
130.6
159.1
134.3
131.0
129.6
99.3
100.1
NA
95.7
105.6
165.4
198.6
143.2
183.2
134.7

1.8
1.8
1.8
.0
3.9
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.9
.9
2.7
3.2
2.4
2.4
2.3
3.4
3.5
2.7
2.5
-1.8
-.3
-2.2
2.7
1.8
7.8
.8
4.3
4.5
2.2
.5
-.2
1.6
1.0
-2.2
-2.2
-2.9
-.9
16.4
6.8
2.2
5.5
.9

-.6
-.6
-1.2
-.3
.6
.9
-7.6
-.1
.3
-.2
.8
.0
.4
-.6
2.8
-.1
-.1
3.0
5.4
-1.2
.0
-1.5
5.8
7.0
.1
.1
-1.3
-1.4
.1
-2.5
-1.0
.0
.2
.0
.1
-.1
.3
-3.6
.4
.2
-.4
.7

134.9
134.6
131.0
158.1
131.7
118.6
138.9
117.9
144.1
139.5
132.6
146.8
159.4
139.0
188.5
147.0
145.2
118.5
107.6
91.8
85.8
109.9
112.5
117.6
91.9
113.8
132.0
129.2
130.8
137.8
97.9
126.0
124.0
89.3
88.8
NA
84.4
95.7
169.9
200.3
133.2
177.8
124.8

1.9
1.9
2.2
2.1
6.0
1.0
.0
-.6
1.3
1.8
4.1
5.8
4.3
4.6
4.0
6.3
6.5
3.7
5.3
.5
-.3
1.3
5.7
5.4
9.4
-1.1
1.6
1.3
4.1
3.6
-3.2
2.9
2.5
-3.6
-3.3
-3.3
-3.3
10.0
6.0
2.5
5.5
5.4

-.4
-.4
-.6
-1.7
1.9
1.8
-6.4
.0
.2
.6
.0
.1
.8
-.3
2.2
-.1
-.1
.6
1.2
-1.0
-1.3
-.7
1.4
2.3
-6.8
-1.2
-1.3
-1.4
-2.8
-1.1
-.8
.0
.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
-3.6
1.0
.8
.8
.0

141.0
133.0
139.0
129.3
131.5
126.8
149.4
201.8

2.8
2.1
1.9
2.1
1.7
2.7
3.4
6.3

-.1
-.8
-.4
-1.0
-2.1
.5
.6
.3

142.6
131.3
139.2
126.6
128.4
123.8
154.5
197.2

3.3
1.8
2.3
1.5
.1
3.5
4.6
6.8

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

140.2
132.7
139.1
128.8
135.7
120.8
148.6
201.3

2.9
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.3
1.9
3.8
7.5

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

138.8
127.6
134.9
123.5
125.2
121.2
151.2
201.2

3.6
1.5
1.9
1.3
1.0
1.6
5.4
6.5

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

141.9
137.7
146.1
106.9
129.7
131.9
135.5
163.8
144.5

3.1
2.5
2.9
1.4
2.1
1.9
1.9
4.5
3.0

-.1
-.1
-.2
2.3
-1.0
-1.9
-1.2
.8
.6

142.5
139.2
147.2
106.8
127.3
129.3
134.0
167.0
149.8

3.1
3.2
3.4
2.3
1.5
.3
1.2
5.3
4.3

.2
.4
.1
2.8
-.2
-.5
-.4
1.0
.9

142.5
136.0
144.3
112.8
129.3
135.8
137.4
163.6
142.1

2.8
2.6
3.1
.5
2.1
2.1
1.9
4.3
3.3

.1
.1
-.1
3.1
-.4
-.7
-.7
1.1
.6

137.1
133.8
144.8
96.8
123.9
125.7
130.1
159.1
143.9

2.9
3.3
3.8
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.4
5.0
5.2

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

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a re ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

See footnotes at end of table.



44

Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size classes \ by
expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
WiBSt
Size class C

Size class A
Group

Index

Percent
change
from—

Index

Percent
change
from—

June
1993

June
1992

May
1993

June
1993

June
1992

May
1993

All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

147.8
241.0

2.9
-

-0.2
-

144.0
223.4

4.0
-

0.3
-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery products .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other utilities ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........
Fuel o i l 4 ...........................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and u p keep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
F o otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

143.5
142.1
141.9
160.9
137.1
137.8
154.5
131.8
143.0
155.8
148.8
160.4
173.0
158.4
192.5
171.0
171.3
132.8
129.4
96.7
90.5
132.9
131.8
146.0
118.9
120.5
124.7
120.9
119.8
113.8
115.4
133.3
130.2
105.9
105.9
NA
103.4
109.5
170.7
203.9
144.5
204.4
154.0

2.4
2.5
2.9
3.6
5.0
2.1
3.4
.3
2.1
1.0
2.2
2.4
1.5
1.8
.2
2.9
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.7
3.3
2.2
2.5
2.0
3.4
1.0
-.6
-1.0
-2.5
-.3
-.3
2.7
1.4
-2.7
-2.8

-.5
-.6
-1.1
.4
.7
2.4
-7.4
-.3
.1
.2
.0
-.1
-.2
.0
-.9
.0
.0
.4
1.4
-.9
-.7
-1.0
1.5
.3
4.0
.1
-2.0
-2.3
-3.1
-3.4
-3.4
.1
.1
.5
.4

2.5
2.7
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.1
5.0
.1
2.2
1.2
4.8
5.5
3.8
3.8
4.0
6.2
6.3
.6
-2.8
-4.2

-

-

-3.8
-.7
12.3
7.1
1.9
8.0
3.1

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

140.7
140.1
138.4
152.7
135.5
127.0
162.4
126.3
143.3
148.5
138.5
150.6
153.1
137.4
182.8
162.1
162.9
121.7
108.3
249.2
NA
112.0
107.3
118.2
96.0
116.4
129.3
127.3
128.6
118.5
131.6
133.2
131.9
99.0
98.4
NA
96.2
100.2
153.5
209.5
151.5
190.0
142.9

-6.6
-4.8
14.6
9.1
-.1
10.1
.8

-.8
-.8
-1.5
-.3
.9
2.2
-9.6
.3
.1
.2
1.1
1.6
1.0
1.7
-1.2
1.8
1.9
.2
.7
.0
.0
.7
.1
1.5
.2
-2.7
-2.9
-2.1
-3.4
-2.9
.8
.6
.8
.9
1.1
1.8
4.4
.0
-.9
-.2
.0

147.8
132.5
143.5
125.5
129.2
119.7
161.6
205.3

2.9
1.5
2.4
.8
.1
1.9
3.8
7.8

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

144.0
130.4
140.7
124.5
129.7
118.6
157.2
213.9

4.0
2.2
2.5
2.0
.7
4.0
5.4
9.7

.3
-.7
-.8
-.6
-1.1
.1
1.1
.0

143.9
144.9
151.8
113.5
127.0
131.2
136.6
170.2
158.1

3.0
2.5
3.1
-.3
.8
.2
1.3
5.3
3.4

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

142.4
139.9
148.9
103.0
125.5
130.9
135.6
169.3
151.3

3.4
3.6
4.6
-4.7
2.0
.8
1.6
5.4
4.9

-.2
.3
.3
.7
-.6
-1.1
-1.0
.5
1.2

Expenditure category

-

-5.1
-2.8
-.2
-6.8
5.4
-.6
-.8
1.5
-4.7
-1.6
2.3
1.5
-6.2
-6.4
-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

1
See region and area size on table 10 for information about cross
classifications.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
FRASER
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

Digitized for


45

NA

4
Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Indexes, June 1993
U.S. city ave rage.......................................................

139.3

156.7

135.3

129.8

154.2

130.3

u rb a n ........................................................
More than 1,200,000.............................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ............................
50,000 to 500,000 .................................

144.4
144.3
149.4
139.3

161.9
162.1
157.6
164.6

141.0
140.8
147.3
138.0

127.8
128.5
132.8
117.0

159.0
158.4
166.8
152.2

137.2
136.7
145.5
131.2

North Central u rb a n ..................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000............................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

136.7
138.5
136.7
135.3

156.5
156.9
164.3
151.8

134.1
138.3
127.8
128.1

129.0
131.5
131.6
125.3

147.5
148.2
142.9
151.9

127.4
127.0
131.7
131.1

131.9

154.5

131.6

124.1

142.6

118.7

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ...............................................................
A - More than 1,200,000.............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

134.8
135.1
135.9
135.7

149.7
150.8
150.3
143.2

129.4
127.7
129.6
130.0

128.1
134.5
126.5
127.1

152.0
150.8
164.2
150.5

127.0
127.3
123.9
134.3

131.0

158.1

131.7

118.6

138.9

117.9

West urban .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................

141.7
141.9
138.4

159.5
160.9
152.7

137.3
137.1
135.5

135.5
137.8
127.0

157.8
154.5
162.4

130.6
131.8
126.3

Size classes
A 2 .............................................................................
B ................................................................................
C ................................................................................
D ................................................................................

128.5
140.8
136.7
133.8

140.8
156.8
150.9
157.2

124.7
136.2
131.7
130.5

125.4
130.5
124.5
125.3

140.1
161.8
153.1
145.7

120.2
130.6
131.7
122.7

140.7
144.4
145.0
134.6
130.6
134.4
132.8
145.1
138.4
146.4
143.2
135.3
133.0
146.1
145.8

165.2
154.5
159.9
152.1
155.1
158.4
146.2
162.4
146.3
166.6
159.6
143.7
144.4
160.3
164.1

131.9
142.8
151.9
136.6
129.0
132.2
123.4
141.5
125.2
141.8
140.6
132.2
119.8
140.4
135.2

136.9
132.6
136.5
129.9
134.0
119.0
129.2
144.8
130.9
129.1
126.8
129.2
136.8
134.6
150.2

148.7
160.2
157.4
146.7
126.0
146.9
133.8
157.3
179.9
163.2
148.4
145.9
147.7
162.0
171.1

136.7
136.0
125.2
116.7
121.5
125.2
139.1
133.1
125.4
136.7
141.9
130.4
132.3
138.7
130.0

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D .............................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ...........................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I.....................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...............................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .......................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J-C T...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-M D...............
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ...................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL...............................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Washington, DC-M D-VA...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.




46

Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued

Area

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Percent change, May 1993 to June 1993
-1.0

0.3

0.1

1.4

-6.3

-0.2

u rb a n .........................................................
More than 1,200,000.............................
500,000 to 1,200,000............................
50,000 to 500,000 .................................

-1.0
-1.2
-.3
-1.4

.9
1.5
-.6
-.9

-.4
-.4
-.1
-.9

1.8
1.8
1.4
2.5

-6.0
-6.7
-2.4
-6.8

-.3
-.7
.6
.2

North Central u rb a n ..................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000............................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 )....................................

-1.1
-.8
.4
-2.9

.1
.3
1.1
-.9

.3
.1
1.8
-.2

1.2
.6
1.9
2.1

-6.4
-4.4
-3.2
-13.2

-.6
-.7
.0
-.8

-.7

.0

.8

1.6

-5.1

-.8

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000.............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 )....................................

-.9
-.8
-.8
-1.2

-.3
.3
-.3
-.3

.3
-.2
-.2
.6

.7
-.1
1.0
.9

-5.5
-4.6
-4.2
-7.6

.2
.6
.1
-.1

-.6

-1.7

1.9

1.8

-6.4

.0

West u r b a n .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................

-1.1
-1.1
-1.5

.3
.4
-.3

.6
.7
.9

2.3
2.4
2.2

-7.4
-7.4
-9.6

-.2
-.3
.3

Size classes
A ................................................................................
B ...............................................................................
C ................................................................................
D ................................................................................

-1.0
-.4
-1.7
-.5

.7
.1
-.6
-.6

.0
.2
.2
1.2

1.4
1.6
1.7
1.4

-6.1
-4.0
-9.3
-5.4

-.3
.2
-.2
.0

.3
.6
-.7
.2
-.8
-1.1
-.3
-.8
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
1.0
-.7
-1.6
-.3

-1.8
.7
.1
-1.2
5.1
-1.4
-1.3
-.1
-1.1
1.0
.1
3.8
1.0
.4
1.3

2.4
1.7
.5
2.0
.5
.4
-.2
.7
-.2
-1.0
-.7
2.1
-1.4
.6
-.3

-.2
2.5
.8
-1.3
.8
.7
-2.1
2.9
-.6
1.5
1.3
4.9
2.9
.7
.1

-5.1
-4.3
-1.6
-2.2
-6.9
-7.7
-6.6
-6.9
-5.9
-7.5
-7.0
-4.7
-5.4
-8.4
-2.9

2.9
2.1
-2.9
1.3
-2.5
.8
4.6
.3
-.2
-1.0
-1.5
.4
.8
.0
.4

U.S. city ave rage........................................................

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ............................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ...........................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .....................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...............................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ...............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .......................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J-C T...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-M D ...............
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ...................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL...............................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Washington, DC-MD-VA...........................................
1
Regions defined as the four Census regions.
notes.




See map in technical

47

2

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base,

Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group, percent change, May 1993 to June 1993

Group

ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average

Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA

N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT

PhikWilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA

Expenditure category
All ite m s ........................................................................................
Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e ..........................................................
Food away from h o m e ........................................................
Alcoholic be verag es...............................................................
H ousin g.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts .....................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t ..................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities.............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up k e e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ a p p a re l....................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p p a re l...............................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r...............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m ........................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and service s........................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

0.1

-0.1

-0.3

0.3

0.7

-0.5

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.3
.1
.1
1.4
-6.3
-.2
.2
.1
.7
.5
.6
.3
1.4
.4
.4
2.0
3.4
-1.0
-1.2
-.6
4.0
5.3
1.1
.0
-2.3
-2.6
-1.6
-4.0
-1.7
.1
.1
.1
.0

-.4
-.4
-.7
.1
.5
.6
.8
-1.6
-2.9
.1
-.3
1.0
.0
.5
-.7
4.8
-.2
-.1
4.8
8.5
-.2
-.4
.0
8.6
14.6
3.0
1.1
-5.5
-5.8
-1.0
-11.1
-2.1
-.5
-.3
-1.4
-1.4

-.3
-.4
-.8
-.1
.7
.6
2.9
-6.9
.3
.2
.3
.0
.1
-.8
.1
-4.1
.5
.5
.1
1.5
-2.7

-.9
-1.1
-1.8
1.0
-1.0
-1.0
1.5
-7.5
-1.0
.2
.2
1.2
1.0
1.2
.7
2.3
.9
.9
2.7
4.2
-.7
-.8
-.1
5.5
7.9
1.0
.5
-1.7
-1.9
2.1
-3.8
-5.2
-.3
.0
.2
.2

-1.0
-1.1
-1.6
.1
-.7
-.8
1.3
-7.0
-1.5
.0
-.2
1.7
.5
2.0
.2
4.6
-.2
-.3
6.7
11.1
-1.1
-.9

-.7
-.8
-1.6
.4
.6
.1
.7
-8.4
.0
.3
.5
-.4
-.7
-.2
-.4
.6
-1.0
-1.1
.6
1.6
-.5
-6.5
.1
1.6
.0
5.2
.4
-3.7
-4.3
-1.9
-7.4
-3.3
-.2
-.2
-.6
-.6

-

-

_

-2.7
1.5
-.1
5.0
-.4
-1.5
-1.7
-2.7
-3.5
-4.1
-.4
-.2
.3
.0

_

-

_

13.0
18.9
-.2
1.4
4.6
5.0
2.4
10.9
-1.2
-.4
.1
1.0
1.2

-

_

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

-1.3
-1.6
-1.8
.5
1.8
-1.1
-3.8

-.2
.1
-2.5
-.1
-.8
.1
-1.4

.0
.3
-1.6
.0
.0
.5
-.1

1.5
.3
-5.9
.7
-.1
.3
.9

-.9
-.5
-.1
.9
-.2
-.6
1.7

All ite m s .........................................................................................

.1

-.1

-.3

.3

.7

-.5

Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D u ra bles................................................................................

-.5-.5
-.6
-.9
.2

-.8
-.4
-1.1
-2.5
1.3

-.7
-.3
-.9
-.9
-.8

-.7
-.9
-.4
-.6
.2

.3
-1.0
1.4
1.9
.6

-1.0
-.7
-1.2
-1.9
-.2

S e rvice s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

.6
.3

.6
.3

.0
.1

.8
.0

1.0
.5

-.3
1.2

-.1
.1
.0
2.0
-.5
-.8
-.7
.7
.7

-.1
-.1
-.4
4.0
-1.1
-2.3
-1.4
1.1
.6

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

-.1
.3
.1
2.8
-.3
-.5
-.8
.7
.9

.8
.7
.2
7.3
1.3
1.7
.3
1.5
1.0

-.4
-.6
-.6
.5
-1.1
-1.6
-1.2
.3
-.4

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r.......................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

Data not available.




48

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

DetroitAnn Arbor,
Ml

DallasFort Worth,
TX

Percent
change
from—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )..................................................................

144.4
432.4

3.0
-

0.3
-

145.6
434.9

3.1
-

0.6
-

136.2
427.2

1.5
-

-0.6
-

139.1
413.6

2.7
-

0.3
-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic be verages...............................................................
H ousin g.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and operation .................................
Apparel and u p keep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ a p pare l...............................................
F o otw ea r...............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and se rv ic e s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

141.1
140.4
139.3
156.7
135.3
136.5
129.8
154.2
130.3
143.2
149.6
141.5
155.7
165.2
150.3
191.1
160.1
160.4
122.9
114.1
90.4
87.4
119.8
122.0
132.0
106.5
119.1
131.9
129.1
126.5
129.1
125.6
130.3
127.6
99.8
99.6
NA
97.3
102.5
164.5
201.1
145.5
193.1
141.1

2.0
2.2
2.4
3.4
3.9
3.3
1.6
1.5
.9
1.8
1.4
2.8
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.5
.3
.0
.9
3.9
2.2
8.0
.8
.7
.5
.2
.7
.2
2.7
1.8
-3.0
-3.3
-3.7
-2.3
13.2
6.2
2.5
6.4
2.4

-.2
-.1
-.5
.8
-.2
.3
1.4
-4.1
.3
.4
-.1
.8
.5
.2
.4
-.4
.6
.6
2.8
4.9
-2.4
-2.7
-1.9
5.8
7.1
2.9
-.1
-3.7
-4.0
-1.9
-6.9
-1.2
.7
.6
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.0
.9
.1
.4
.4

142.7
141.4
145.0
159.9
151.9
155.2
136.5
157.4
125.2
135.1
156.5
144.3
159.6
163.4
156.9
160.0
164.0
163.0
125.2
120.9
90.4
91.9
112.8
124.4
130.9
118.3
118.7
126.6
127.1
124.6
123.0
139.9
126.8
124.9
101.7
101.7
NA
99.5
103.4
141.2
203.1
155.2
201.8
140.8

2.7
2.7
2.7
1.9
5.5
4.9
1.8
2.1
.0
2.9
2.8
2.1
1.7
1.2
1.6
.3
1.8
1.8
6.2
10.5
1.6
.8
2.6
10.6
-1.0
26.0
-.7
2.5
2.6
4.5
1.5
6.3
2.9
1.6
-2.7
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
13.0
6.8
4.8
6.5
4.8

.6
.7
.7
.5
1.3
1.6
.1
2.7
-1.3
.7
-.8
1.3
.4
1.1
-.3
5.7
.2
.2
5.8
10.3
-1.0
-.4
-1.8
10.5
12.7
8.1
.1
-5.1
-5.4
-1.1
-10.0
-2.0
.5
.8
.5
.4
.4
.4
-2.1
1.0
.8
1.7
-.1

139.1
137.8
130.6
155.1
129.0
131.0
134.0
126.0
121.5
149.5
154.7
123.6
123.4
131.2
123.4
140.7
128.0
128.9
123.9
125.4
98.5
NA
103.2
125.0
126.0
124.2
129.3
142.8
132.3
115.9
131.0
139.4
127.9
128.1
102.6
102.8
NA
99.5
104.9
131.6
196.7
143.5
184.9
148.8

1.4
1.5
2.4
9.3
5.0
4.5
4.7
-.6
-3.8
.3
1.2
-.2
-1.0
2.1
1.9
2.9
-2.0
-2.2
.3
-1.3
2.8
2.9
-1.4
-.5
-3.2
1.7
-3.3
-4.1
-4.8
3.9
1.1
4.0
2.2
-2.1
-2.0
-2.5
-1.0
35.5
4.8
1.3
9.1
7.8

-.1
-.3
-.4
6.1
.0
.4
1.7
-3.2
-3.8
-.1
1.2
-.1
-2.0
-.3
-.1
-1.1
-2.5
-2.7
8.1
16.5
-1.5
-1.4
16.6
26.1
.6
-.5
-11.6
-13.3
-6.5
-16.8
1.5
1.4
1.1
3.0
3.4
3.8
2.9
6.9
1.4
.6
2.8
3.1

135.1
134.3
134.4
158.4
132.2
133.6
119.0
146.9
125.2
135.1
143.8
133.9
150.7
147.0
142.2
144.8
154.9
155.6
118.4
108.6
87.1
88.1
104.9
112.3
135.1
95.8
103.4
134.2
133.6
116.8
144.4
140.7
132.7
131.3
97.5
97.1
NA
97.2
99.5
162.6
191.0
137.5
184.1
121.4

1.7
1.5
1.4
8.0
1.7
.8
.3
-3.4
.3
1.9
2.3
1.5
2.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.6
2.6
1.1
-.4
-.9
2.4
-4.1
-.4
-4.0
4.0
-2.5
5.3
5.6
-2.1
10.5
8.9
2.0
.8
-3.3
-4.1
-2.7
-2.7
25.8
5.5
5.0
8.0
2.1

.7
.6
.3
3.3
-.5
-.1
3.6
-4.5
1.4
1.1
2.0
1.4
1.1
.7
1.4
-.3
1.2
1.2
3.4
5.8
-1.6
-.2
-2.9
6.1
4.8
7.6
-.1
-6.9
-7.2
-8.2
-11.8
5.7
.8
.7
1.9
1.9
2.6
1.4
2.6
-.2
1.0
.2
.0

144.4
131.4
141.1
125.3
128.4
121.0
157.8
202.6

3.0
1.7
2.0
1.5
1.1
2.1
4.0
6.8

.3
-.4
-.2
-.6
-1.2
.3
.8
.9

145.6
134.8
142.7
129.4
134.5
120.6
156.3
200.3

3.1
2.4
2.7
2.2
2.8
1.3
3.6
7.6

.6
.0
.6
-.5
-1.1
.8
1.1
1.3

136.2
130.4
139.1
124.7
126.5
123.9
141.9
204.0

1.5
1.2
1.4
1.1
-.8
3.7
1.8
5.6

-.6
-2.2
-.1
-3.3
-6.0
.6
.9
1.6

139.1
126.8
135.1
122.0
128.4
109.6
152.8
195.0

2.7
2.2
1.7
2.5
3.0
1.8
3.2
5.0

.3
-.6
.7
-1.5
-2.7
.6
1.1
-.1

141.2
141.1
149.6
106.5
126.3
129.5
135.0
164.7
153.6

2.9
2.7
3.2
.6
1.4
1.1
1.7
4.8
3.7

.2
.2
.1
3.3
-.6
-1.1
-.6
1.2
.9

141.5
142.6
150.3
111.1
130.7
135.8
138.8
159.9
152.6

3.7
2.8
2.9
4.3
2.3
2.8
2.7
5.5
3.2

.7
.6
.1
5.8
-.5
-1.1
-.3
1.8
1.1

141.4
132.8
141.3
113.1
125.7
127.8
133.5
168.0
136.6

2.3
1.3
1.7
-1.7
1.1
-.7
.2
4.1
1.3

-.1
-.7
-1.3
9.9
-3.0
-5.5
-3.5
3.3
.8

136.3
136.6
144.2
104.4
122.9
129.2
131.9
159.1
149.1

2.9
2.6
3.1
-1.8
2.5
2.9
2.2
3.9
3.0

.1
.4
.0
3.9
-1.3
-2.3
-1.1
1.1
1.2

-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and be verages..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................


See footnotes at end of table.


49

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Group
Index

June
1993

N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT

Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside,
CA

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .............................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )...........................................................
Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic be verages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r....................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners' equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and u p keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ a p p a re l....................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and s e rvice s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

132.9
426.2

-

2.7

130.2
129.1
132.8
146.2
123.4
125.3
129.2
133.8
139.1
123.1
137.7
117.5
125.5
130.8
122.8
212.3
120.9
116.1
110.6
109.1
NA
NA
114.6
109.4
117.7
84.9
106.8
137.8
137.4
168.1
149.0
110.4
127.8
127.3
102.0
102.4
NA
101.1
101.0
165.7
200.8
153.4
179.8
122.6

.2
.2
-.5
2.2
-.6
-1.3
2.1
-5.3
-.1
1.7
-.1
2.5
4.3
4.9
4.2
7.1
4.0
4.1
.3
.6
_
.0
.6
.9
-.5
-.1
2.5
2.5
2.8
7.7
-1.3
3.9
2.6
-3.9
-3.9
-4.3
-3.4
23.7
3.2
5.8
4.2
2.4

1.0
1.3
2.0
3.5
2.0
3.1
-1.2
1.5
3.0
.2
-2.1
2.4
1.7
1.5
.7
3.6
1.8
1.8
7.9
14.7
.0
15.2
19.3
.0
.2
-3.2
-3.6
-7.6
4.1
-13.6
.5
.6
2.0
2.0
2.1
1.6
-1.4
-.2
.8
-.7
.0

144.9
142.7
145.1
162.4
141.5
139.8
144.8
157.3
133.1
139.7
165.5
150.6
160.5
167.4
156.3
186.0
170.7
170.8
141.9
145.3
123.7
NA
123.9
145.6
159.0
137.3
121.1
127.8
124.1
127.7
116.2
110.1
136.4
132.1
107.2
107.2
NA
104.7
110.7
192.7
207.0
133.0
211.0
155.8

3.3
3.3
4.2
5.0
7.1
7.4
3.4
5.1
.3
2.0
2.7
1.2
1.3
-.4
.0
-1.7
2.1
2.2
3.1
4.6
-1.5
-

132.9
127.4
130.2
125.2
127.3
121.9
139.0
197.9

2.7
1.6
.2
2.4
1.6
3.7
3.9
2.9

.8
-.1
1.0
-.6
-1.6
.8
1.8
-.2

134.8
128.7
138.1
105.3
125.7
127.6
129.2
151.9
132.1

2.3
2.6
3.1
-1.8
2.3
1.4
.9
3.5
4.0

.6
.9
.3
7.6
-.7
-1.7
-.4
1.8
2.0

0.8
-

149.7
442.3

2.4

154.2
445.8

-

3.1

-1.6
4.7
1.3
12.4
-.6
-2.0
-2.3
-4.0
-2.2
.8
2.8
1.1
-2.8
-3.2
-4.3
-1.0
15.4
7.9
•1
7.7
.5

.2
.0
-.3
.3
1.5
1.3
2.5
-6.3
.9
.5
1.5
.1
.0
-.9
.3
-6.0
.5
.5
1.6
4.4
-2.7
-2.7
4.4
.0
15.2
-.5
-4.4
-5.0
-4.1
-8.1
-1.6
-.1
-.4
-1.1
-1.2
-1.5
-.8
.8
2.2
-1.8
.1
.2

147.9
147.4
146.4
166.6
141.8
143.2
129.1
163.2
136.7
152.6
152.6
156.5
178.3
184.6
166.1
227.5
183.5
184.3
113.9
112.4
94.8
94.3
111.0
123.0
130.6
110.1
126.9
124.6
120.7
116.4
118.9
130.1
136.7
130.4
96.6
96.9
NA
93.9
100.4
164.2
208.9
149.1
200.1
151.3

1.4
1.5
1.7
4.4
1.1
.7
1.5
.2
1.9
1.4
.5
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.8
1.5
3.4
3.4
3.8
6.1
1.7
1.7
.2
7.3
7.8
6.3
2.1
.0
-.2
1.0
-2.4
-.8
5.1
3.6
-3.9
-4.2
-5.0
-3.9
12.2
4.5
1.4
5.9
-1.0

-.9
-1.1
-1.9
1.0
-2.3
-2.1
.5
-6.0
-.4
.2
-.1
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
.9
.8
3.7
5.8
-1.7
-1.9
.0
7.9
10.5
3.1
.1
-5.4
-5.9
.6
-11.1
-2.6
.2
.5
.4
.3
.4
.0
-.5
.5
-.5
.4

149.7
133.5
144.9
126.1
132.1
117.3
164.1
210.3

2.4
.9
3.3
-.7
-1.2
.1
3.4
9.0

-.1
-1.0
.2
-1.8
-2.4
-.9
.4
2.9

154.2
135.6
147.9
125.7
126.7
124.0
170.8
212.3

3.1
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.7
4.3
4.0

.1
-1.3
-.9
-1.6
-2.2
-.2
1.1
.4

146.2
146.6
153.2
120.0
128.1
134.8
138.9
175.9
160.2

3.0
2.1
2.5
.4
-.5
-.7
1.2
6.0
2.9

-.1
-.3
-.3
1.3
-1.6
-1.9
-1.0
1.0
.2

145.3
151.5
159.6
106.3
126.9
128.2
138.5
169.8
167.5

3.0
3.1
3.1
2.6
1.4
1.3
1.5
5.4
4.2

-.3
.1
-.2
4.0
-1.4
-2.0
-1.5
1.2

-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and be verages..............................................................
Commodities less food and be verag es ..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rvic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

0.1

-0.1
-

-

■1

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services..........................................

Digitized forSee
FRASER
footnotes at end of table.


11

50

Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Group
Index

June
1993
E xpenditure cate gory
All ite m s ...........................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )....................................................
Food and beverages...................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts ............................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ...........................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ...................................
Dairy products.......................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s.........................................
Other food at h o m e ............................................
Food away from h o m e ...........................................
Alcoholic be verages..................................................
H ousin g..........................................................................
S h e lte r.........................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 .......................................................
Rent, residential ...................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .............................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ............................................ .
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ....................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..............................................
F u e ls .........................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities
Fuel o i l ............................................................... .
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..............
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)....
E lec tric ity............................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...............................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .....................
Apparel and upkeep.....................................................
Apparel com m odities.................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...................................
F o otw ea r..................................................................
Transportation...............................................................
Private transportation................................................
Motor fu e l.................................................................
Gasoline ................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..............................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium ...........................
Public transportation..................................................
Medical c a re ..................................................................
Entertainm ent................................................................
Other goods and service s...........................................
Personal c a r e .......... ...................................................
C om m odity and service group
All ite m s ............................................................................
Comm odities..................................................................
Food and beverages.................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..................
Nondurables less food and beverages................
D ura bles...................................................................
S e rv ic e s .........................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...............................................
Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r.....................................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................... .
All items less e n e rg y ......................................................
E nergy...............................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..................................................
Nondurables less food ..................................................
Nondurables.....................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 .......................................
Services less medical care services.............................
1

Percent
change
from-—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

150.5
434.7

2.0

0.6

139.5
425.7

3.2

-0.1

146.1
449.2

3.0

-0.5

139.5
137.8
143.2
159.6
140.6
142.0
126.8
148.4
141.9
128.6
160.8
152.8
177.2
195.8
163.7
251.4
180.4
181.2
123.7
116.8
91.0
85.5
NA
134.3
158.3
98.8
113.4
105.6
101.5
105.2
90.2
108.7
138.4
135.7
100.0
99.3
NA
96.8
97.6
168.8
211.2
149.5
212.5
171.4

1.3
1.4
1.7
4.1
2.3
2.3
.3
-1.3
2.0
.8
.4
.7
1.6
3.1
1.7
5.0
1.0
.9
-.7
-3.6
1.0
1.8

-.6
-.7
-1.4
3.0
.5
.7
-.2
-8.7
-1.7
.6
.4
.7
-.6
1.0
-.2
2.8
-1.4
-1.4
6.8
10.9
-2.2
-2.4
13.0
18.9
-.2
-.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.7
-4.2
-4.3
.7
.8
1.1
1.1

2.8
2.7
3.4
3.2
3.9
3.5
5.7
.3
4.0
1.6
3.4
2.8
3.9
4.8
3.5
7.0
3.8
3.7
1.5
-.8
-3.7
-3.6
-3.6
-.6
-.2
-1.1
.3
1.6
1.6
-4.1
5.0
.6
1.6
1.4
-3.3
-3.3

.0
-.1
-.4
1.3
1.0
1.5
3.7
-7.2
.8
.6
.3
.5
.9
3.3
.9
7.6
.2
.2
.5
-.4
-8.0
-4.3
-10.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.6
-7.1
-7.6
-4.9
-11.6
-5.4
.5
.6
4.1
4.2

11.2
-.3
4.3
-8.5
2.0
-1.1
-1.3
-.8
-1.6
-3.2
2.5
1.4
-.8
-1.3

-1.0
-1.0
-1.9
-.3
-.4
.1
1.5
-8.2
-.5
.3
-.3
-.1
-.4
-.7
-.5
-1.0
-.3
-.3
2.5
5.2
-4.4
-6.5
-4.2
5.4
.6
17.2
-1.0
-5.8
-6.6
-4.5
-11.6
-1.7
.0
.1
-1.5
-1.7

-5.6
-3.8
4.7
7.5
2.2
9.0
1.7

1.7
-.4
-1.5
1.9
-.7
4.6
-.3

-4.0
-2.4
5.8
8.2
4.4
6.6
.8

4.4
3.5
-1.4
1.5
1.8
.7
3.3

145.5
145.1
146.1
160.3
140.4
136.2
134.6
162.0
138.7
144.7
149.0
149.4
161.0
182.0
164.2
180.5
174.4
174.9
144.0
152.9
140.0
94.9
161.2
153.3
181.7
121.4
113.3
117.1
112.5
115.9
93.6
133.0
123.1
120.3
107.8
107.2
NA
104.0
109.2
151.3
199.5
163.1
205.7
156.6

1.8
2.5
2.7
2.4
4.8
2.1
1.1
2.3
1.6
2.3
-3.1
2.8
3.1
2.4
3.1
-.2
3.6
3.6
1.4
-.1
9.6

-4.1
-4.7
-2.8
-3.0
-.2
.1
-8.8
12.9
-3.0
1.8
1.5
-4.2
-5.0

137.5
135.8
135.3
143.7
132.2
134.3
129.2
145.9
130.4
137.3
156.7
138.7
150.8
157.6
139.3
190.4
148.6
148.7
131.8
124.3
108.8
82.5
140.2
126.1
143.2
112.5
114.0
130.0
127.3
108.7
131.3
119.7
117.5
116.2
95.8
95.7
NA
92.6
98.4
129.4
197.7
151.0
178.7
124.4

-2.0
.5
8.8
6.9
3.8
7.1
1.6

-1.9
-1.1
-.4
.9
.9
-.4
-.3

150.5
126.3
139.5
117.9
119.8
116.4
176.1
213.0

2.0
.7
1.3
.3
1.0
-.5
2.9
9.3

.6
-.7
-.6
-.7
-1.1
-.3
1.5
2.1

139.5
129.5
137.5
124.1
128.7
116.7
150.8
195.8

3.2
2.5
2.8
2.1
2.5
1.7
4.1
9.1

-.1
-.6
.0
-1.1
-1.3
-.7
.6
.6

146.1
132.2
145.5
123.3
126.4
118.0
158.3
197.9

3.0
1.7
1.8
1.6
-.1
4.4
3.7
8.1

-.5
-1.5
-1.0
-2.0
-3.1
-.1
.2
1.5

142.8
147.4
156.1
109.8
119.6
122.4
130.0
180.2
173.0

2.1
1.7
2.5
-3.9
.3
.9
1.2
4.1
2.3

1.1
.5
.1
7.2
-.7
-1.0
-.8
3.6
1.4

136.6
136.1
143.3
112.1
125.6
130.5
133.4
155.3
146.5

3.0
2.9
3.7
-1.9
2.2
2.5
2.6
4.1
3.5

-.3
-.1
-.2
1.5
-1.0
-1.2
-.7
.4
.6

142.1
143.6
149.2
124.9
124.7
128.0
136.2
162.7
155.7

2.8
2.7
3.1
-.5
1.1
-.5
1.0
4.4
3.4

-.4
-.6
-.6
2.0
-1.9
-2.8
-1.9
1.1
.1

Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month.

2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.


San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA

PittsburghBeaver Valley,
PA

NA
-

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Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Selected areas, all items
index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Area

Pricing
schedule 1

Percent change to
May 1993 from—

Percent change to
June 1993 from—
May
1993

May
1992

Mar.
1993

Apr.
1993

Apr.
1993

May
1993

June
1993

M

141.1

141.6

141.9

142.0

2.8

0.3

0.1

3.1

0.6

0.2

u rb a n ........................................................
More than 1,200,000 ...........................
500,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
50,000 to 500,000................................

M
M
M
M

148.7
148.4
147.3
150.7

148.9
148.5
148.0
150.9

148.7
148.0
148.3
151.0

149.0
148.5
148.4
151.2

2.8
2.8
2.8
2.6

.1
.0
.3
.2

.2
.3
.1
.1

3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9

.0
-.3
.7
.2

-.1
-.3
.2
.1

North Central u rb a n ................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000 ...........................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50 ,000 )...................................

M
M
M
M

136.2
136.5
134.1
138.2

136.6
136.9
134.6
138.6

137.2
137.5
134.7
139.9

137.3
137.6
135.5
139.3

2.8
2.7
3.2
2.7

.5
.5
.7
.5

.1
.1
.6
-.4

3.1
3.1
2.7
3.6

.7
.7
.4
1.2

.4
.4
.1
.9

M

133.8

133.9

133.5

133.8

2.5

-.1

.2

2.8

-.2

-.3

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ..............................................................
A - More than 1,200,000 ...........................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 ..........................
C - 50,000 to 450,000................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000 )...................................

M
M
M
M

138.3
138.5
138.2
138.5

138.8
138.8
138.6
139.3

139.3
139.4
138.9
140.1

139.6
139.6
139.4
140.2

3.0
2.7
3.3
2.9

.6
.6
.6
.6

.2
.1
.4
.1

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

.7
.6
.5
1.2

.4
.4
.2
.6

M

137.0

137.8

138.8

138.9

3.5

.8

.1

3.4

1.3

.7

West u rb a n ...............................................................
Size A - More than 1,250,000 ...........................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000................................

M
M
M

142.7
143.0
141.8

143.2
143.5
142.4

143.5
143.9
141.8

143.4
143.7
142.1

2.8
2.6
3.7

.1
.1
-.2

-.1
-.1
.2

3.1
3.0
3.9

.6
.6
.0

.2
.3
-.4

Size classes
A 3 ............................................................................
B ...............................................................................
C ..............................................................................
D ..............................................................................

M
M
M
M

129.7
140.1
141.3
137.8

130.0
140.6
141.8
138.3

130.2
140.9
142.4
138.6

130.3
141.3
142.4
138.9

2.7
3.1
2.9
3.1

.2
.5
.4
.4

.1
.3
.0
.2

3.1
2.9
3.3
3.1

.4
.6
.8
.6

.2
.2
.4
.2

M
M
M
M
M

139.5
144.8
150.7
149.0
143.8

140.3
144.9
150.7
149.4
144.8

141.4
145.1
150.4
149.3
144.8

141.2
144.8
150.7
150.4
144.0

3.1
2.1
2.9
2.0
2.6

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

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

3.8
2.6
3.2
2.6
3.4

1.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7

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

2.3
3.0
2.4
4.3
2.1
3.8

.2
-1.7
.7
.1
.7
.5

_

U.S. city a v e ra g e ......................................................

June
1992

Apr.
1993

Mar.
1993

Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN -W I....................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ....................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD..............
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A .................
Baltimore, M D ..........................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ..........................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH ..................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .....................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL .............................
Washington, D C -M D -VA .........................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .............................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ...........................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A .................................

1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2

141.8
153.8
131.8
137.1
135.5
146.2
_
-

-

_
-

136.3
134.6
131.3
133.6

_
-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

136.5
135.1
132.4
133.7

-

-

2.2
2.5
2.5
3.2

-

.1
.4
.8
.1

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Data not available.
NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI
program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national
index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other
measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility
than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.
Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider
adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




142.1
151.2
132.7
137.2
136.4
147.0

52

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions 1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

West

South

North Central
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
May
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

149.0
232.8

2.8
-

0.2
-

137.3
222.0

2.8
-

0.1
-

139.6
226.1

3.0
-

0.2
-

143.4
230.7

2.8
-

-0.1
-

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables.......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Sugar and sw eets..........................................................
Fats and o ils ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages...............................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................

145.2
144.5
144.2
161.5
141.3
127.7
158.9
137.5
138.7
139.7
125.0
149.1
147.1
152.9

1.9
1.9
2.3
3.9
3.1
1.2
.2
2.2
2.7
-.9
1.9
3.1
1.4
.7

-.4
-.6
-.9
.9
-.4
1.7
-5.4
-.4
.1
1.1
-.7
-.6
.2
.1

138.2
137.3
136.5
156.4
133.6
129.1
148.0
127.3
130.8
126.6
111.0
140.7
139.2
148.3

2.1
2.1
2.0
3.6
4.4
1.5
-.1
.0
-.1
-.9
-2.5
2.1
2.3
1.9

-.4
-.5
-1.0
.1
.2
1.3
-6.2
-.7
-.3
.2
-2.2
.0
.3
.1

137.6
137.3
134.3
149.2
129.4
127.5
151.1
126.7
128.6
124.8
112.4
140.3
144.1
141.3

1.9
1.9
2.2
2.1
3.5
1.4
2.7
.5
-.5
1.2
-.2
1.2
1.6
1.3

-.4
-.4
-.7
-.4
.3
.6
-5.5
.3
.3
.2
1.3
-.3
.1
.1

142.7
141.4
141.4
159.3
137.2
135.7
157.9
130.7
136.1
130.7
111.3
144.6
141.7
154.4

2.6
2.8
3.1
3.6
4.9
2.5
3.7
.9
-2.4
.2
-.7
3.2
2.2
1.5

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.3
.4
2.3
-7.2
-.1
-.9
.8
.2
-.1
.1
.1

H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ...................................................
Maintenance and repair service s...................................
Maintenance and repair com m oditie s...........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l ............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity...................... !.................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Other utilities and public services.....................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Housefurnishings..................................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s......................................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s ......................................................

150.7
172.9
159.6
163.3
220.8
161.3
162.0
141.0
161.4
111.8
116.9
108.4
87.9
87.2
115.3
123.1
136.8
102.2
150.5
119.7
106.6
139.6
142.7

2.6
2.9
2.6
3.0
1.1
3.1
3.1
-1.0
.1
-2.8
2.9
2.7
-.5
.0
-1.6
3.4
3.1
4.4
3.2
.3
-1.6
3.7
1.6

.9
.7
.7
.4
1.8
.7
.7
.8
-.1
1.9
2.8
-1.3
-1.5
-.4
3.9
5.8
.0
.7
.3
.4
.5
.0

132.2
143.3
140.1
144.8
167.5
142.9
143.1
123.7
128.3
116.2
120.2
110.2
87.3
84.7
116.8
115.9
128.1
104.3
145.6
116.3
105.3
136.9
130.8

2.8
2.9
2.6
2.5
3.3
3.1
3.1
1.4
1.2
1.5
4.0
5.0
1.3
-.9
3.5
5.1
-.5
13.2
2.6
.6
-.3
1.9
1.6

.8
.4
.9
.3
3.3
.2
.2
-.4
2.1
-2.7
2.9
5.3
-1.0
-.1
-1.8
5.5
8.8
1.4
-.1
.2
.1
.3
.1

132.7
138.7
133.5
137.1
185.1
131.3
131.0
127.7
128.5
126.7
129.5
119.6
98.2
89.0
126.5
123.1
126.4
111.8
151.0
118.2
111.6
120.1
140.5

3.0
3.1
2.9
2.5
4.9
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
4.2
1.7
1.9
1.5
4.3
3.1
10.0
4.0
.9
1.1
-1.4
2.3

.8
.4
.4
.3
.8
.4
.3
-1.6
-.6
-2.8
2.4
4.2
.0
-.1
.1
4.4
5.4
.2
.5
-.1
.1
-.6
.0

142.0
152.0
144.3
153.0
191.4
148.1
148.1
130.5
125.3
130.6
128.9
125.0
100.3
105.6
116.3
127.8
141.9
112.2
140.6
118.3
108.7
131.3
135.0

2.7
3.1
2.2
2.5
.9
3.7
3.7
3.0
7.6
-.4
2.3
2.2
2.9
3.3
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.4
1.5
1.0
-.2
4.2

.3
.4
.1
.3
-1.0
.5
.5
-.4
.0
-.8
.4
1.1
-.8
-.6
-.9
1.1
.2
3.1
-.3
-.3
-.7
-.6
1.4

Apparel and up ke e p .................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ a p p a re l...........................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Other apparel com m oditie s...............................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .....................................................................

124.8
121.6
119.5
118.6
130.7
124.4
148.3
154.9

.3
.2
-1.2
2.0
-4.4
-2.7
4.1
1.4

-1.1
-1.2
.5
-2.4
2.0
-2.8
2.1
.1

127.5
126.1
125.5
123.7
140.9
132.8
121.2
137.9

.7
.6
1.6
-1.2
-1.7
3.8
2.0
2.7

-3.0
-3.3
-1.4
-6.4
-1.0
.2
1.1
.7

143.3
140.4
135.4
147.9
129.7
125.9
152.5
161.3

2.3
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.9
.3
6.4
2.0

-1.9
-2.1
-2.2
-2.7
-.2
-1.6
-1.2
.2

125.1
121.9
122.1
114.3
111.4
118.5
152.8
148.9

-1.3
-1.5
-1.4
-2.2
-4.8
-.2
-.5
.9

-2.5
-2.7
-2.4
-4.4
.2
-2.9
.3
-.1

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded pre m iu m .......................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ....................................................
Other private transportation...............................................
Other private transportation com m odities.....................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s............................
Public transportation...............................................................

131.2
128.2
130.0
128.0
134.9
97.2
97.1
NA
94.8
99.9
155.5
155.1
102.4
165.5
160.3

2.7
2.2
2.3
1.8
9.0
-3.9
-4.2
-4.8
-3.6
2.6
5.1
-1.4
6.0
7.0

.2
.2
-.2
-.2
2.2
.8
.9
1.0
.7
.0
-.4
-1.3
-.2
-.9

126.9
125.3
131.9
128.4
134.4
99.2
99.1
NA
97.3
103.4
136.7
145.6
100.5
155.6
163.0

1.9
1.4
3.4
2.5
9.9
-3.9
-4.1
-4.2
-3.2
2.9
.3
-2.7
.8
13.7

-.1
.0
.2
-.2
2.1
-1.1
-1.2
-1.0
-1.0
.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
.0

129.0
128.3
135.6
135.6
137.1
98.7
98.6
NA
95.2
102.9
144.0
157.9
104.1
173.4
150.4

2.5
2.2
2.6
2.6
9.3
-2.1
-2.3
-2.7
-1.5
3.0
1.3
-.9
1.8
12.3

.4
.5
-.1
-.1
2.2
.4
.3
.4
.5
.4
.1
-.3
.2
-.8

131.3
129.3
133.0
130.9
132.6
104.1
103.9
NA
101.8
106.0
151.5
151.6
100.1
164.9
168.2

2.3
1.6
1.9
1.6
9.1
-2.6
-2.9
-3.6
-1.6
4.9
.5
-1.9
1.1
12.8

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

See footnotes at end of table.




53

-

-

.3
.9
.4
-.4
-.6
-.4
.3

Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions \ by expenditure category and
commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Index
Group
June
1993

North Central

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

West

South

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Expenditure category
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Medical care com m odities.....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................
Professional medical s e rvice s...........................................

207.5
195.6
210.1
195.2

5.8
5.9
5.7
4.9

0.2
.7
.0
.0

195.3
196.6
195.1
179.1

6.6
3.7
7.3
5.2

0.4
.3
.4
.2

199.2
190.1
201.4
184.9

5.9
2.1
6.8
5.1

0.4
.5
.4
.3

202.7
192.5
205.2
183.5

6.7
3.2
7.6
6.8

0.1
-.5
.3
.4

Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Entertainment com m odities..................................................
Entertainment services...........................................................

150.2
134.3
172.0

2.4
2.1
2.7

.3
.2
.5

141.9
134.1
152.6

2.4
2.0
2.7

.5
.4
.5

139.8
129.2
158.2

3.0
2.8
3.3

.6
.4
.8

143.1
132.6
158.6

1.4
-1.2
4.3

.0
-.2
.2

Other goods and service s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..........................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................
Personal and educational e x p enses...................................

204.0
236.2
150.2
218.2

6.6
9.0
1.4
6.8

.1
.1
.3
.1

189.3
236.0
135.3
194.6

6.3
8.2
2.9
6.1

-.5
-1.3
.1
.2

185.1
226.0
133.8
198.7

5.6
5.9
2.1
6.5

-.2
-1.1
.0
.4

196.6
255.2
148.2
211.0

7.1
8.4
2.8
8.0

.1
-.7
-.3
.6

All ite m s .........................................................................................

149.0

2.8

.2

137.3

2.8

.1

139.6

3.0

.2

143.4

2.8

-.1

Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and be verag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and be verages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
Apparel com m odities.......................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l.........
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Rent of sh e lte r2 ......................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r2 ..........................
Transportation services..........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................
Other se rv ic e s .........................................................................

132.9
145.2
124.3
125.3
121.6
130.6
120.1
168.7
161.3
125.7
162.1
210.1
188.4

1.6
1.9
1.4
1.4
.2
2.0
1.5
3.8
2.9
3.1
5.5
5.7
5.0

-.2
-.4
-.1
-.2
-1.2
.4
.2
.7
.7
2.1
-.3
.0
.2

128.9
138.2
123.7
128.3
126.1
131.8
116.3
148.1
142.3
120.1
152.1
195.1
161.8

1.9
2.1
1.8
1.1
.6
1.3
2.8
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.2
7.3
4.3

-.5
-.4
-.6
-1.4
-3.3
-.6
.5
.7
.4
2.5
-.1
.4
.3

131.4
137.6
127.7
130.8
140.4
129.2
122.7
150.1
131.8
128.1
162.2
201.4
169.5

2.1
1.9
2.2
1.6
2.3
1.1
3.4
3.9
3.0
3.9
3.2
6.8
4.8

-.3
-.4
-.2
-.8
-2.1
-.2
.5
.7
.3
2.1
.2
.4
.4

131.6
142.7
124.8
128.4
121.9
134.4
120.2
156.4
146.5
126.9
162.1
205.2
171.7

1.7
2.6
1.1
-.1
-1.5
.7
2.5
3.9
3.1
2.7
4.0
7.6
5.7

-.5
-.5
-.5
-1.0
-2.7
-.1
.1
.3
.3
.6
-.1
.3
.4

150.0
142.1
137.5
146.6
125.6
126.9
131.9
135.7
151.1
165.5
103.0
155.6
158.8
135.5
95.0
173.5

3.0
2.7
2.8
2.6
1.5
1.4
1.9
1.6
4.6
3.6
.0
3.0
3.3
2.3
-3.1
3.8

.4
.1
.2
.3
.0
-.2
.4
-.4
.7
.7
2.1
.1
.3
-.1
.4
.5

137.1
136.3
130.9
134.6
124.6
129.4
132.6
133.4
140.7
144.1
104.2
142.3
143.6
131.9
98.9
152.4

2.9
2.8
2.7
2.5
1.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
4.2
3.3
.5
3.0
3.2
2.8
-3.6
3.5

.1
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-1.3
-.5
-.9
1.0
.8
2.1
-.1
.0
-.5
-1.1
.3

139.9
140.2
132.8
136.2
128.1
131.1
129.4
134.3
148.0
144.6
107.0
144.4
146.2
136.3
99.0
153.5

3.2
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.2
1.5
1.2
1.7
4.5
3.5
1.1
3.2
3.5
2.9
-1.9
3.9

.3
.1
.2
.2
-.2
-.7
-.1
-.6
1.0
.7
2.4
.0
.1
-.3
.3
.4

143.8
141.0
134.9
140.7
126.2
130.2
135.4
135.9
150.2
152.6
112.2
147.3
148.8
132.8
105.0
158.7

2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
1.1
.2
.8
1.4
4.7
3.5
-.6
3.1
3.1
1.7
-2.5
3.9

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

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less food .......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 2 ..........................................
All items less medical c a re .........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .........................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ..................................................................
All items less food and energy...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............
Energy com m odities...............................................................
Services less energy services..............................................
Regions defined as the four Census regions.

See map in technical

notes.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.




54

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes \ by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

130.3
130.3

2.7
-

0.1
-

141.3
228.2

3.1
-

0.3
-

142.4
228.1

2.9
-

0.0
-

138.9
224.5

3.1
-

0.2
-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Sugar and sw eets..........................................................
Fats and o ils ...................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages...............................................
Other prepared f o o d .....................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................

127.4
126.7
128.3
140.6
125.0
125.2
139.7
120.2
122.1
122.8
108.1
129.7
124.2
134.8

1.9
2.1
2.2
3.5
3.5
1.5
1.4
.6
-.4
-.8
-.7
2.4
1.9
1.1

-.5
-.5
-.9
.7
.0
1.3
-5.7
-.3
-.3
.9
-.6
-.5
.2
.1

140.7
140.2
140.2
156.7
135.8
130.1
160.7
130.9
132.1
127.6
114.3
147.2
141.1
146.6

2.3
2.5
3.0
4.3
3.9
2.4
2.9
1.6
-.8
.0
1.8
2.5
1.5
.9

-.1
-.1
-.4
.1
.2
1.6
-4.1
.2
.1
-.9
1.2
.0
.2
-.1

139.5
138.8
136.1
150.5
131.0
124.3
153.6
131.3
132.6
131.3
115.4
144.6
145.0
148.4

2.2
2.3
2.3
1.9
4.5
1.5
1.5
1.1
.4
1.9
-.9
2.6
2.1
1.8

-.9
-.9
-1.7
-.6
.1
1.8
-9.3
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.1
-.2
.3
.1

136.6
135.9
133.3
156.5
130.2
125.4
144.8
123.2
127.9
124.0
103.4
136.5
141.8
146.0

2.0
1.9
2.1
2.5
4.9
1.5
-.3
.3
1.4
-.6
-1.4
1.3
1.5
3.5

-.2
-.3
-.5
-.7
1.0
1.5
-5.1
.0
-.5
-.1
-.6
.5
.3
.3

H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 3 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 3 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t3 ................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ...................................................
Maintenance and repair service s...................................
Maintenance and repair com m oditie s...........................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 2 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Other utilities and public services.....................................
Household furnishings and op e ra tio n .................................
Housefurnishings.................................................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ......................................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s ......................................................

126.9
131.1
130.0
125.6
157.7
131.8
132.1
120.7
126.1
114.4
124.0
126.6
129.1
131.2
122.7
126.4
133.7
114.8
120.6
112.6
106.0
124.0
124.2

2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
1.8
2.5
2.5
.2
.2
.4
3.4
4.0
.7
1.1
-.4
4.3
1.4
9.6
2.6
.9
.2
2.0
2.2

.7
.3
.4
.2
1.0
.2
.2
-1.0
.1
-2.3
2.6
4.7
-.8
-.9
-.8
5.2
7.2
1.6
.0
.3
.3
-.1
.6

139.0
150.9
152.0
148.8
223.9
145.3
145.5
129.0
NA
121.0
126.3
112.1
89.6
87.7
119.7
119.2
130.4
99.6
158.1
118.5
111.4
123.5
137.7

3.8
4.0
3.1
3.2
3.0
4.5
4.5
1.8

.8
.9
.8
.7
1.3
.9
.8
.5

-

.4
1.5
2.6
-.3
-1.0
.5
2.9
3.6
1.1
.3
-.2
-.4
.4
-.3

133.7
148.2
136.2
140.5
173.5
139.5
139.1
NA
NA
116.6
118.2
104.7
83.1
78.8
117.4
113.3
124.1
94.8
147.8
115.4
104.8
128.5
NA

-

-2.5
5.3
5.3
2.1
.3
4.2
5.7
4.4
9.6
5.3
1.0
1.6
-1.3
1.5

.7
.7
.5
.1
2.5
.8
.7
-.2
1.7
—3.1
1.6
2.6
-1.6
-2.0
-1.2
3.0
4.0
.4
.5
-.3
-.6
-.2
.4

.5
.4
.4
.4
1.1
.4
.4

-

2.9
3.6
2.9
2.8
2.6
3.9
3.9
4.1
2.6
6.4
2.8
2.6
-1.7
-2.3
-.9
3.1
1.2
8.6
3.1
.4
-.9
1.2
4.2

3.4
5.0
4.4
4.4
4.9
5.4
5.4

-

139.7
154.1
136.8
142.1
170.5
146.8
147.2
131.9
139.7
121.9
126.2
114.6
90.0
84.3
117.6
123.2
130.6
112.3
151.4
114.5
103.8
131.4
136.0

-.5
1.9
1.4
.2
-1.7
2.1
1.4
2.4
-1.4
2.4
.2
-.3
-.4
-

-.2
1.3
2.2
-1.5
-2.0
-1.0
2.5
4.1
-2.0
.4
-.2
.0
-.8
-

Apparel and upkeep.................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ a p p a re l...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...........................................
Fo otw ea r...............................................................................
Other apparel com m odities...............................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .....................................................................

121.2
120.6
117.2
118.2
109.6
123.6
143.2
128.4

1.0
1.0
.3
1.4
-5.0
2.5
1.3
1.3

-2.4
-2.7
-1.6
-4.5
.5
-2.0
.6
.1

127.9
124.8
126.5
129.1
123.4
117.5
115.2
153.8

-1.6
-1.9
1.9
-2.6
-1.8
-4.9
-4.3
1.7

-1.3
-1.4
-.6
-2.9
2.9
-.1
-1.7
.3

137.8
136.1
130.0
135.2
145.6
129.1
172.9
155.5

1.2
1.1
-.5
-1.6
2.0
-.2
20.2
2.9

-2.5
-2.7
-1.7
-4.2
-2.9
-2.3
.0
.8

133.3
131.5
125.9
136.2
129.9
130.0
133.8
147.5

2.3
2.3
1.4
5.4
12.1
-2.3
-6.8
3.1

-.8
-.8
-1.6
-1.2
-.5
.0
.8
-.2

Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
New v e h ic le s ........................................................................
New c a r s ............................................................................
Used c a rs ..............................................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded pre m iu m .......................................
Maintenance and re p a irs ...................................................
Other private transportation...............................................
Other private transportation com m odities.....................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ............................
Public transportation...............................................................

129.1
129.0
116.5
115.1
126.5
147.1
147.3
NA
146.4
140.2
130.8
130.0
105.4
135.9
129.5

2.6
2.1
2.4
2.2
10.0
-3.0
-3.2
-3.7
-2.4
2.8
2.5
-1.2
3.3
9.1

.2
.2
-.2
-.2
2.2
.0
.0
.0
.2
.1
-.2
-.4
-.1
-.4

128.9
127.4
132.4
128.3
136.1
98.6
98.6
NA
95.8
102.1
149.1
150.4
99.9
163.1
171.5

2.2
1.8
3.0
2.5
8.8
-2.3
-2.6
-2.9
-2.1
4.2
.2
-3.3
.9
13.2

.5
.4
.2
-.2
2.0
.8
.9
.8
.8
.3
-.4
-1.4
-.2
.5

127.8
126.3
132.3
131.0
134.9
97.9
98.1
NA
95.3
102.4
143.2
154.1
102.7
168.5
176.7

1.8
1.3
2.8
2.2
9.0
-3.9
-3.9
-4.6
-2.7
4.4
-.1
-1.3
.2
16.9

.1
.2
-.1
-.1
2.1
-.5
-.5
-.5
.2
.9
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.7

128.1
125.7
135.6
133.3
133.0
95.2
94.7
NA
91.5
97.6
134.9
147.1
115.2
155.4
194.6

2.5
1.8
2.4
1.7
7.7
-3.4
-3.6
-3.7
-3.6
2.9
2.2
-1.9
3.1
16.5

.2
.2
.0
-.1
1.9
-.4
-.4
-.2
.2
.4
-.2
-.2
-.2
-1.7

See footnotes at end of table.




55

Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes 1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Index
Group
June
1993

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Pericent
cha nge
frorTl—
May
June
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Pericent
cha nge
frorTl—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category

Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Medical care com m odities....................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s...........................................................
Professional medical s ervice s...........................................

160.2
156.4
161.1
148.7

6.2
3.9
6.7
5.2

0.2
.1
.2
.0

199.3
192.3
200.9
181.2

5.8
.6
7.0
5.8

0.5
.4
.5
.7

201.2
188.4
203.9
189.5

7.2
4.8
7.8
5.9

0.2
.1
.2
.3

193.6
191.8
194.1
185.9

5.4
3.8
5.9
5.4

0.6
.7
.6
.4

E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Entertainment com m odities..................................................
Entertainment services..........................................................

128.3
122.8
134.3

2.4
1.3
3.5

.2
.0
.5

139.0
127.3
158.2

3.0
2.9
3.2

.9
.8
1.0

148.3
136.7
167.8

1.8
1.4
2.4

-.1
-.1
-.1

132.6
126.5
142.4

.8
-.9
3.2

.7
.8
.5

Other goods and service s.......................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts..........................................
Personal c a r e .........................................................................
Personal and educational expenses...................................

157.6
188.2
126.6
154.9

6.6
8.3
2.1
7.2

.0
-.2
-.2
.4

192.0
230.3
138.1
207.3

5.6
7.1
1.7
5.9

-.8
-2.5
-.1
.3

188.6
237.2
139.8
193.8

6.4
7.1
3.4
7.0

-.2
-.5
1.3
-.4

189.0
226.5
130.9
203.9

5.8
6.8
3.1
5.8

.3
-1.0
.0
1.3

All ite m s .........................................................................................

130.3

2.7

.1

141.3

3.1

.3

142.4

2.9

.0

138.9

3.1

.2

Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and be verag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
Apparel com m odities.......................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and a p p a re l.........
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r3 ......................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r3 ..........................
Transportation services.........................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................
Other se rv ic e s .........................................................................

126.7
127.4
126.2
135.4
120.6
144.1
114.2
133.7
131.4
123.6
133.4
161.1
142.9

1.9
1.9
1.9
1.3
1.0
1.5
2.8
3.4
2.3
3.3
4.4
6.7
5.2

-.4
-.5
-.4
-1.0
-2.7
-.1
.4
.5
.3
2.4
-.1
.2
.4

129.9
140.7
123.7
125.4
124.8
128.4
119.9
155.5
147.5
127.4
160.2
200.9
173.7

1.8
2.3
1.4
.2
-1.9
1.1
3.1
4.4
4.0
4.9
3.1
7.0
4.4

-.2
-.1
-.2
-.6
-1.4
-.1
.3
.7
.8
1.4
.0
.5
.4

131.5
139.5
126.6
130.0
136.1
130.1
120.6
157.2
144.2
125.4
161.9
203.9
169.4

1.9
2.2
1.6
1.1
1.1
1.2
2.3
4.0
3.6
3.1
2.9
7.8
4.9

-.6
-.9
-.5
-1.0
-2.7
-.2
.2
.6
.7
1.6
.0
.2
-.2

129.8
136.6
125.7
127.5
131.5
127.3
121.1
151.6
138.3
120.5
155.0
194.1
166.0

1.7
2.0
1.5
1.0
2.3
.4
2.5
4.5
5.1
2.0
4.7
5.9
5.1

-.2
-.2
-.1
-.4
-.8
-.3
.4
.6
.4
1.3
-.3
.6
1.0

131.1
130.0
130.0
128.9
126.7
135.3
142.7
131.0
136.2
131.7
135.8
129.9
130.7
124.1
145.6
134.3

2.8
2.8
2.8
2.5
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.6
4.5
3.2
.4
2.9
3.2
2.6
-2.7
3.4

.2
.0
.1
.1
-.4
-.9
-.1
-.7
.8
.6
2.3
-.1
.0
-.4
-.1
.2

141.5
139.1
133.7
138.5
124.5
126.5
129.2
133.1
148.2
151.3
104.2
146.6
148.3
131.9
97.7
159.8

3.2
2.8
2.8
3.0
1.4
.2
1.1
1.3
4.7
4.1
1.6
3.2
3.4
1.9
-2.0
4.3

.4
.1
.1
.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.4
.7
.7
1.8
.1
.3
-.3
.7
.6

143.1
139.3
132.8
139.4
127.3
130.9
130.9
134.8
147.4
152.6
104.8
148.0
150.4
136.1
97.5
161.4

3.1
2.7
2.7
2.7
1.6
1.2
1.2
1.7
4.3
3.5
-.6
3.3
3.5
2.6
-3.7
4.1

.2
-.3
-.2
.0
-.5
-.9
-.2
-.9
.6
.7
1.1
-.1
.1
-.4
-.6
.4

139.4
136.8
130.3
135.6
126.4
128.3
128.3
132.3
142.6
146.6
99.1
144.6
146.9
134.9
94.1
156.4

3.3
2.5
2.7
2.9
1.7
1.1
.8
1.5
4.0
4.3
-1.0
3.5
3.9
2.5
-3.1
4.8

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

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less fo o d .......................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 3 ..........................................
All items less medical c a re ........................................................
Commodities less fo o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .........................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r3 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
E nergy............................................................................................
All items less e n e rg y ..................................................................
All items less food and energy...............................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............
Energy com m odities..............................................................
Services less energy services..............................................

1
See region and area size on table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.




56

Indexes on a December 1984=100
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast

Group

Index

June
1993

Size class C

Size class B

Size class A
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
May
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

148.5
227.0

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing......................................................................................
S h e lte r.....................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and u p keep .................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel...............................................
F o otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

144.8
144.2
144.0
161.7
141.0
128.1
158.3
136.3
146.5
152.9
148.3
167.5
157.8
162.9
217.7
157.3
157.9
116.2
111.6
92.4
91.0
NA
124.3
138.1
105.2
120.8
121.3
117.2
113.8
110.8
125.2
133.7
130.2
97.0
96.9
NA
94.2
99.9
156.4
209.4
150.2
202.2
151.7

0.1

2.6

-

148.4
236.8

-

-

151.2
251.4

-

-

3.4
2.6
4.9
.9
.7
.8
-1.1
1.2
.7
3.1
2.8
-4.0
-4.3
-4.9
-3.7
5.5
5.6
2.2
6.6
-.1

-.6
-.7
-1.1
1.6
-.4
1.7
-6.3
-.9
.1
.1
1.1
.7
1.0
.6
2.7
.5
.4
3.1
4.7
-1.0
-1.0
5.8
8.9
.6
.6
-1.1
-1.2
1.3
-2.6
-3.5
.0
.1
.6
.6
.7
.5
-1.1
.3
.1
.5
.5

148.0
147.5
149.3
157.3
147.1
132.3
165.8
146.7
147.6
156.2
151.5
173.9
177.1
163.1
243.2
163.9
164.6
123.9
109.8
85.2
84.4
114.3
128.5
143.9
99.4
119.7
127.9
125.6
125.3
133.1
NA
128.0
126.6
97.1
96.8
NA
94.3
100.1
162.2
206.3
146.6
199.7
147.2

1.8
2.1
2.6
1.9
4.0
2.2
.5
2.8
1.2
-1.1
3.2
3.5
.6
2.6
-1.9
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.7
-.4
-1.3
2.4
6.1
6.0
6.3
.3
-1.8
-2.1
5.5
2.2
2.1
1.5
—3.8
-4.3
-5.4
-2.7
11.2
5.7
4.0
5.0
4.9

.0
.1
-.2
-.6
.1
1.5
-2.4
.5
.5
-.3
.3
.5
-.2
.1
-.6
.8
.7
-.3
-.4
-1.4
-1.7
-.3
-.1
1.1
-3.5
.3
.9
.9
3.0
.5
.1
.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.2
-.2
.7
-2.0
.3

143.2
142.5
138.9
165.0
137.5
117.3
151.6
131.1
151.0
150.4
158.5
191.6
149.6
161.7
176.2
172.8
173.8
112.6
93.6
79.8
80.3
100.6
109.4
117.8
92.4
112.7
133.8
131.5
142.7
127.4
119.8
124.5
121.7
95.5
95.4
NA
94.0
99.1
199.9
200.0
153.9
211.4
141.0

2.8
2.7
3.3
4.3
4.8
1.6
1.3
3.1
1.7
3.5
1.8
2.7
2.1
2.3
.8
3.0
3.1
2.1
.6
-3.4
-2.9
-4.8
2.4
1.1
6.9
-4.0
-2.4
-3.1
-4.5
-1.4
-6.0
1.8
1.1
-4.3
-4.5
-5.0
-4.1
17.3
7.1
1.0
8.7
10.1

-.5
-.7
-1.1
-.8
-.8
2.6
-6.4
.1
.3
1.3
.8
1.3
.3
-.1
3.6
1.8
1.8
.2
-1.0
-2.0
-2.5
.0
-.5
-.8
.3
-1.6
-3.5
-3.8
-5.7
-4.5
-1.6
.6
.7
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
-.5
.0
.7
-.4
.0

148.5
132.7
144.8
123.7
124.5
119.9
166.5
212.2

2.8
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.7
3.7
5.5

.3
-.3
-.6
.1
-.1
.3
.8
.1

148.4
132.0
148.0
122.0
123.4
118.0
170.9
209.5

2.8
1.4
1.8
1.1
.4
2.2
4.0
5.7

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

151.2
133.8
143.2
127.5
129.9
120.2
175.1
202.2

2.6
1.5
2.8
.6
1.4
-.6
3.4
7.3

.1
-.4
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.4
.6
.0

142.7
146.0
154.4
105.0
124.9
126.2
135.5
150.7
163.1

2.8
2.7
3.1
.2
1.5
1.4
1.6
4.8
3.6

.2
.3
.1
3.0
.0
-.1
-.4
.9
.9

141.6
146.0
155.3
103.8
123.3
125.1
135.8
153.3
167.7

2.5
2.5
2.8
1.2
.9
.2
1.2
4.5
3.8

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

139.5
149.0
159.7
93.1
128.6
131.0
136.4
149.2
172.9

2.5
2.3
2.9
-1.4
.9
1.6
2.2
4.2
3.1

-.4
.2
.1
.1
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.1
.8

2.8
1.6
1.8
2.0
4.3
2.6
.8
.0
1.7
1.5
.4
2.6
2.8
3.1
3.2
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
1.1
1.3
-

0.3

0.1

2.8

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages..............................................................
Commodities less food and be verages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s...........................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a re ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
Energy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurabfes less food ................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of she lter2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

See footnotes at end of table.



57

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
North Central
Size class A
Group

Index

June
1993

Size class B

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class C

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s ..........................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )...............................................

137.6
225.0

2.7
-

0.1
-

135.5
218.3

3.2
-

0.6
-

139.3
219.0

2.7
-

-0.4
-

133.8
216.8

2.5
-

0.2
-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d ...................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and v eg etab le s ......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages.............................................................
H ousin g......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up ke e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l................................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .......................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and s ervice s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

139.4
138.5
138.3
157.0
137.7
131.5
149.0
126.7
139.2
148.8
131.9
142.1
139.8
147.3
160.1
141.7
141.8
121.2
114.2
88.7
87.0
113.1
118.1
132.3
105.3
114.3
127.4
126.6
125.8
120.5
133.9
127.1
125.9
100.7
100.5
NA
98.9
103.0
145.2
196.2
144.8
192.7
132.1

2.0
2.1
1.8
3.3
3.8
1.3
.1
-.2
2.4
1.7
2.2
2.0
1.7
1.7
2.0
2.1
2.1
4.7
5.9
-2.6
-2.2
-2.8
6.2
-1.3
16.7
.0
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.2
6.4
2.3
1.6
-3.4
-3.6

135.9
136.0
136.3
164.3
127.2
131.7
141.9
132.2
135.7
134.9
130.5
146.4
150.9
152.2
192.7
146.3
146.7
110.5
98.9
84.5
86.2
115.9
104.6
121.4
90.3
114.1
126.5
124.1
124.6
130.6
110.7
128.0
126.2
102.9
103.6
NA
100.9
108.6
204.2
193.9
127.5
193.4
148.3

2.3
2.4
2.9
7.0
4.9
2.7
-2.0
1.4
1.6
.4
4.6
5.0
4.9
3.8
6.8
5.1
5.2
4.1
6.2
4.1
1.9
5.3
6.2
1.9
12.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.5
6.2
-8.9
1.6
1.2
.6
-2.7
-2.8

.3
.4
.4
1.1
1.7
1.8
-3.1
-.1
.3
-.1
.9
1.0
2.7
.5
7.1
.3
.3
1.3
3.0
-1.5
-.7
-2.1
3.2
2.2
4.6
.2
-.6
-.6
.2
-2.2
1.9
.9
.8
1.1
1.3

-1.4
-1.6
-2.6
-.9
-.2
2.1
-13.0
-.8
.4
.0
.5
.6
1.1
.0
3.8
.4
.4
.9
1.3
-1.4
-.5
-2.3
1.5
2.3
.3
-.1
-3.7
-4.2
-1.3
-6.8
—3.6
-.5
-.6
-2.4
-2.5

-.2
-.3
-.7
.1
.5
1.6
-5.3
-.9
.4
.6
1.3
.8
1.1
1.1
1.5
.7
.6
3.1
5.2
-.5
1.1
-2.3
5.5
11.6
-2.2
.0
-.1
-.2
-.7
-1.0
.0
.0
.1
-1.1
-1.3

1.3
1.1
-.1
1.0
.9
-.9
.9

-5.7
-4.2
19.2
6.9
3.1
4.4
4.8

-2.6
-3.4
.1
.1
-.3
.7
3.0

134.8
133.9
131.4
154.2
131.3
123.9
142.1
118.9
138.8
148.3
125.7
134.1
126.1
129.0
142.1
131.7
131.7
117.9
99.5
83.9
76.8
130.7
106.9
116.2
98.2
116.9
134.5
134.1
131.3
132.4
155.7
125.8
122.0
92.4
91.3
NA
89.1
92.8
270.0
184.0
132.4
185.6
123.8

1.9
1.7
1.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
1.3
-.9
1.7
4.2
2.5
4.4
4.6
4.2
7.0
4.5
4.4
.2
-2.3
6.3
-.5
15.1
-2.7
-1.6
-4.3
.3
1.3
1.3
3.1
2.6
-5.1
1.5
.7
-6.1
-6.7

-3.1
-1.6
16.0
7.3
-.2
6.6
2.7

138.2
136.9
135.0
151.5
127.8
125.3
152.5
130.8
141.4
154.9
137.9
150.1
142.7
141.3
179.1
150.4
151.1
125.6
114.9
89.1
83.6
118.1
124.6
132.0
116.2
123.0
124.8
121.9
120.9
124.0
125.0
126.5
124.7
96.5
96.4
NA
94.6
97.6
195.0
202.1
150.4
179.7
143.3

2.4
2.4
2.4
2.9
6.1
1.5
-.1
.3
2.5
2.1
3.2
3.8
3.3
3.4
2.8
3.9
4.1
4.0
5.0
3.5
-.5
8.2
5.1
.3
14.3
.7
-2.1
-2.5
-3.0
-3.8
2.5
1.9
1.3
-4.8
-4.7

-3.5
-3.1
11.6
6.5
2.9
6.9
1.8

-.3
-.4
-.7
.3
.1
.7
-4.2
-.8
.3
.1
1.0
.1
.5
.1
2.0
.1
.1
4.1
7.5
-.8
-.1
-1.2
7.9
13.8
1.5
.3
-3.8
-4.0
-2.0
-7.9
1.1
.0
-.1
-1.2
-1.3
-.9
-1.0
.2
.3
.7
-.4
-1.3

-6.5
-8.9
20.5
5.6
1.0
5.9
5.5

-.9
-2.5
-1.2
.3
.1
-2.4
1.0

137.6
129.4
139.4
123.6
129.9
115.0
147.9
195.5

2.7
2.2
2.0
2.4
2.0
3.0
3.3
7.2

.1
-.6
-.3
-.8
-1.7
.6
.7
.3

135.5
126.9
135.9
122.1
125.8
116.2
146.8
192.3

3.2
1.7
2.3
1.2
.0
3.2
4.6
8.8

.6
.4
.3
.4
-.1
1.0
.8
1.3

139.3
128.6
138.2
123.5
125.2
118.9
153.9
205.4

2.7
1.3
2.4
.7
-.5
2.6
4.2
7.5

-.4
-1.2
-1.4
-1.0
-1.6
.1
.4
.1

133.8
129.5
134.8
126.7
129.8
118.5
140.4
182.4

2.5
1.5
1.9
1.4
.7
2.4
3.5
5.4

.2
-.5
-.2
-.5
-1.2
.6
1.0
.2

137.1
135.0
142.3
107.2
124.5
131.0
134.9
142.5
143.9

2.9
2.5
2.9
1.1
2.3
1.9
2.0
4.4
2.9

.0
.1
-.2
3.1
-.8
-1.5
-1.0
1.3
.8

133.6
132.8
141.6
99.2
122.5
126.1
130.8
137.6
142.9

2.6
2.9
3.4
1.6
1.2
.0
1.1
4.2
4.2

.5
.6
.4
2.1
.4
-.1
.1
.7
.7

136.8
136.7
144.8
104.5
124.6
126.8
131.5
141.8
149.8

2.4
2.6
3.1
.3
.8
-.3
1.0
4.5
3.9

-.7
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.9
-1.6
-1.6
.3
.4

134.3
131.1
139.1
95.9
127.4
131.0
132.8
133.9
135.9

2.1
2.3
3.3
-4.2
1.4
.9
1.2
2.8
3.3

A
.3
.1
2.0
-.5
-1.1
-.7
1.1
1.1

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
C om m odities...............................................................................
Food and be verag es.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rvice s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services..........................................


See
footnotes at end of table.


58

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class A
Group

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Size class D

Size class C

Size class B
Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
May
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
May
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .......................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )..............................................

139.6
226.1

2.7
-

0.1
-

139.4
225.9

3.3
-

0.4
-

140.2
227.0

2.9
-

0.1
-

138.9
224.9

3.5
-

0.1
-

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d ........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
Housing......................................................................................
S h e lte r.....................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l ...... ......................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up keep .................................................................
Apparel com modities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ a p p a re l...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
F o otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l................... ..........................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation...............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and s ervice s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

137.7
137.5
134.5
149.3
128.1
133.3
147.9
127.9
143.6
139.3
131.1
137.3
131.6
138.9
164.7
131.2
131.1
120.8
115.5
91.6
87.7
123.6
119.8
122.8
108.6
123.1
148.7
144.6
143.3
155.4
130.3
130.2
129.7
102.0
101.7
NA
98.7
105.1
137.9
201.5
147.6
182.8
136.9

1.7
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.9
1.6
2.7
.4
1.3
1.1
2.3
2.1
2.4
2.1
4.6
1.9
1.8
3.2
3.9
1.2
.9
1.3
4.0
2.5
8.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
3.5
2.4
2.8
2.4
-1.6
-1.9
-2.4
-.8
10.7
5.7
3.7
5.6
4.3

-.4
-.4
-.7
.1
.0
-.1
-4.9
1.0
.0
.1
.8
.4
.4
.4
-.2
.5
.4
2.2
3.8
-.2
-.3
-.2
4.0
4.9
1.1
.2
-2.9
-3.3
-4.1
-3.7
-2.8
.5
.5
.5
.6
.6
.6
1.1
.3
.6
-.1
.0

138.6
138.1
135.0
150.6
129.5
126.1
162.8
123.5
144.0
144.5
134.0
136.1
141.9
136.6
241.0
132.6
132.5
138.6
121.0
103.8
92.5
130.5
122.2
125.1
113.1
123.4
132.9
129.3
132.6
134.7
120.0
129.5
128.8
98.1
97.9
NA
94.5
101.4
158.3
196.1
134.3
193.1
133.4

2.4
2.4
2.9
4.5
3.1
1.4
5.6
.5
1.5
1.8
3.8
3.5
3.7
2.8
7.2
3.4
3.4
6.5
5.7
4.1
3.6
4.5
5.9
4.3
15.4
.5
-.2
-.2
.9
-.9
-2.5
2.9
2.5
-2.1
-2.3
-2.6
-2.3
13.3
5.3
3.1
5.8
-1.2

-.4
-.4
-.7
-.3
-.2
1.0
-4.5
.2
.1
-.1
1.1
.7
.6
.7
.2
.8
.8
2.7
4.6
1.2
.3
1.8
5.0
5.9
-.1
-.2
-1.3
-1.4
-1.2
-2.5
-.7
.5
.5
.5
.4
.5
.3
-.7
.4
.9
-.3
-.6

138.4
138.2
135.3
142.7
129.9
127.2
151.1
133.5
145.6
143.1
132.0
137.9
126.5
131.8
155.9
127.6
127.2
135.7
129.2
112.5
77.1
135.2
131.3
135.1
124.7
109.1
152.5
152.1
130.4
155.9
136.6
128.5
127.5
99.3
100.1
NA
95.7
105.6
164.5
199.3
140.8
182.9
134.5

1.8
1.9
1.9
-.3
3.7
1.3
1.5
1.3
2.0
.5
2.6
3.1
2.4
2.4
2.2
3.5
3.5
2.7
2.6
-2.0
-.3
-2.2
2.8
1.8
7.8
.6
5.6
5.8
2.6
1.3
.7
1.7
1.3
-2.2
-2.2
-2.9
-.9
17.2
6.9
2.3
5.2
.7

-.6
-.6
-1.0
-.4
.5
1.0
-7.4
-.1
.3
-.3
.7
-.1
-.1
-.6
2.6
-.1
-.2
3.0
5.5
-1.4
.0
-1.5
5.8
7.0
.1
.0
-1.2
-1.3
.1
-2.2
-.9
.2
.3
.0
.1
-.1
.3
-3.5
.4
.2
-.6
.7

134.6
134.3
130.7
158.1
130.9
118.5
139.8
118.0
143.8
139.5
135.0
152.3
136.6
139.0
187.2
138.6
137.2
119.2
107.6
87.8
85.8
109.9
112.9
117.7
92.0
111.0
131.8
128.4
125.0
138.7
98.4
126.0
124.7
89.3
88.8
NA
84.4
95.7
165.5
199.8
131.2
179.3
125.7

1.9
1.9
2.1
1.9
6.3
1.0
-1.0
-.8
1.3
2.5
4.1
5.9
4.6
4.6
4.8
6.3
6.4
3.7
5.3
.8
-.3
1.3
5.7
5.4
9.4
-1.0
2.0
1.7
4.3
5.4
-3.1
2.9
2.6
-3.6
-3.3
-3.2
-3.3
8.7
6.1
2.6
5.5
5.6

-.2
-.2
-.5
-1.7
1.7
1.9
-5.5
-.1
.2
1.2
.0
-.1
.2
-.3
2.1
-.1
-.1
.6
1.3
-.9
-1.3
-.7
1.5
2.3
-6.7
-1.2
-1.0
-1.1
-2.5
-.2
-.7
.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.3
-3.2
1.0
.7
1.1
.0

139.6
132.5
137.7
129.3
132.4
124.9
148.5
203.5

2.7
2.2
1.7
2.5
1.8
3.6
3.3
6.3

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

139.4
130.3
138.6
125.8
128.0
121.4
150.4
198.4

3.3
2.1
2.4
1.9
.4
4.2
4.4
7.0

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

140.2
133.1
138.4
129.4
134.6
122.7
150.0
201.8

2.9
2.3
1.8
2.5
2.5
2.7
3.7
7.5

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

138.9
127.6
134.6
123.5
124.3
120.4
154.5
200.8

3.5
1.8
1.9
1.6
1.0
2.5
5.3
6.4

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

140.7
136.4
144.5
107.5
129.5
132.4
135.1
146.7
143.5

2.9
2.6
2.8
.9
2.4
1.8
1.7
4.3
2.9

.1
.1
-.1
2.1
-.5
-1.1

141.0
136.3
143.7
106.5
126.4
128.6
133.4
150.0
145.5

3.2
3.2
3.5
1.8
1.9
.5
1*4
5.1
4.2

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

140.8
136.7
145.0
111.6
129.8
134.9
136.7
149.1
144.0

2.8
2.7
3.3
.4
2.4
2.4
2.2
4.0
3.2

.1
.1
-.1
3.0
-.2
-.6
-.6
1.1
.6

135.9
134.4
145.2
96.2
123.9
124.8
129.5
145.1
147.8

3.0
3.3
3.8
1.1
1.6
1.1
1.5
4.9
5.2

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

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and be verag es..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D urables................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a re .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less f o o d ................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................


See footnotes at end of table.


59

-.8
.9
.7

Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and population
size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class A
Index

Group

Size class C

Percent
change
from—

June
1993

Percent
change
from—

Index

June
1992

May
1993

June
1993

June
1992

May
1993

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (December 1 9 7 7 = 1 0 0 )...............................................

143.7
232.7

2.6
-

-0.1
-

142.1
219.1

3.7
-

0.2
-

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and veg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities 4 ........
Fuel o i l 4 ...........................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and operation .................................
Apparel and up ke e p ..................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ..............................................................................
Entertainm ent............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e .........................................................................

143.7
142.2
141.7
161.3
136.9
137.9
154.6
132.0
143.1
157.2
143.1
151.8
147.6
158.4
191.2
150.2
150.2
132.1
129.9
98.3
89.7
134.4
132.0
146.0
118.6
121.1
125.8
122.1
122.2
112.7
116.9
131.4
129.3
105.6
105.6
NA
103.0
109.2
171.2
202.3
141.1
201.4
155.4

2.5
2.7
3.0
3.7
5.1
2.1
3.7
.5
2.1
1.2
2.2
2.4
1.7
1.9
-.1
2.9
2.9
2.4
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.7
2.7
2.1
4.2
1.2
-.6
-.8
-1.8
-.6
-.3
2.3
1.7
-2.7
-2.9

-.5
-.5
-1.0
.4
.7
2.3
-7.1
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.0
-1.1
.1
.1
.4
1.4
-1.0
-.8
-1.2
1.5
.3
3.9
-.1
-1.9
-2.2
-2.4
-3.4
-3.5
.2
.3
.5
.3

2.5
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.1
2.0
5.6
.1
2.2
1.3
4.5
5.5
4.0
3.7
4.9
6.3
6.3
.8
-2.7
-3.2

-.7
-.9
-1.5
-.4
.7
2.2
-9.6
.3
.1
.0
1.0
1.6
1.2
1.7
-1.3
1.8
1.9
.2
.6
.0

-

-

-3.8
-.9
11.7
6.9
1.5
7.1
3.3

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

140.6
140.0
138.0
151.7
133.2
126.8
164.9
126.6
143.8
147.2
136.9
148.5
133.5
137.7
185.0
147.2
147.7
121.8
108.3
256.1
NA
111.8
107.2
118.2
95.9
112.7
127.6
126.2
129.7
117.9
127.8
130.0
129.1
98.9
98.3
NA
96.1
100.1
148.9
209.0
151.1
193.2
142.5

143.7
131.7
143.7
124.3
129.0
119.0
156.4
205.0

2.6
1.6
2.5
1.1
.0
2.6
3.4
7.7

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

141.7
141.2
147.5
113.3
126.0
131.0
136.7
150.3
153.1

2.7
2.4
2.9
-.4
1.1
.2
1.4
4.7
3.1

-.2
-.2
-.2
.8
-.3
-.8
-.7
.2
.1

_

-4.9
-2.6
-.2
-6.9
4.9
-1.5
-1.6
1.8
-5.2
-2.5
2.0
1.5
-6.2
-6.4
-

-

.0
.6
.2
1.5
-.2
-3.0
-3.1
-1.7
-3.7
-4.4
.7
.5
.8
.9
_

-6.5
-4.8
12.5
9.0
-.8
11.3
.8

1.1
1.8
3.5
.0
-1.0
-.2
.0

142.1
129.7
140.6
123.4
128.4
117.4
157.1
212.3

3.7
2.1
2.5
1.8
.3
3.9
5.2
9.5

.2
-.7
-.7
-.7
-1.3
.2
1.0
.0

140.3
138.4
146.8
102.9
124.4
129.0
134.9
151.2
151.5

3.1
3.2
4.3
-4.7
1.8
.5
1.4
5.0
4.6

-.3
.1
.1
.8
-.6
-1.1
-1.0
.4
1.1

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and be verages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ...........................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a re .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ...............................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Nondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................
1
See region and area size on table 10 for
classifications.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.

3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

information about cross
-

4 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in West size class C.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)

Area

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Indexes, June 1993
U.S. city ave rage........................................................

138.9

156.4

135.3

129.5

153.8

130.2

u rb a n ........................................................
More than 1,200,000.............................
500,000 to 1,200,000............................
50,000 to 500,000 .................................

144.2
144.0
149.3
138.9

161.5
161.7
157.3
165.0

141.3
141.0
147.1
137.5

127.7
128.1
132.3
117.3

158.9
158.3
165.8
151.6

137.5
136.3
146.7
131.1

North Central u rb a n ..................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000............................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

136.5
138.3
136.3
135.0

156.4
157.0
164.3
151.5

133.6
137.7
127.2
127.8

129.1
131.5
131.7
125.3

148.0
149.0
141.9
152.5

127.3
126.7
132.2
130.8

131.4

154.2

131.3

123.9

142.1

118.9

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ................................................................
A - More than 1,200,000.............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ....................................

134.3
134.5
135.0
135.3

149.2
149.3
150.6
142.7

129.4
128.1
129.5
129.9

127.5
133.3
126.1
127.2

151.1
147.9
162.8
151.1

126.7
127.9
123.5
133.5

130.7

158.1

130.9

118.5

139.8

118.0

West urban .................................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................

141.4
141.7
138.0

159.3
161.3
151.7

137.2
136.9
133.2

135.7
137.9
126.8

157.9
154.6
164.9

130.7
132.0
126.6

Size classes
A 2 ............................................................................
B ...............................................................................
C ...............................................................................
D ...............................................................................

128.3
140.2
136.1
133.3

140.6
156.7
150.5
156.5

125.0
135.8
131.0
130.2

125.2
130.1
124.3
125.4

139.7
160.7
153.6
144.8

120.2
130.9
131.3
123.2

140.3
143.4
144.6
134.0
130.2
133.9
132.8
145.0
137.9
146.0
143.9
134.7
133.3
145.9
145.3

164.1
153.1
159.3
151.6
153.8
158.7
146.6
163.1
142.4
166.8
158.8
143.0
144.4
160.1
164.6

130.9
141.9
151.1
135.5
128.7
131.4
123.4
141.4
126.5
142.1
141.9
132.2
120.1
140.4
133.8

136.3
132.4
136.8
129.8
134.5
119.1
129.5
144.7
130.4
128.7
127.0
128.9
137.3
134.7
150.1

146.2
160.7
159.0
146.8
125.8
147.1
132.4
156.6
180.7
162.7
150.4
143.5
146.2
162.1
170.4

137.5
134.8
124.8
116.7
120.6
123.6
140.1
133.4
126.8
136.1
142.3
130.6
134.7
139.3
130.5

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D ............................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ...........................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI .....................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ...............................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml ...............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .......................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J-C T...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-M D...............
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ...................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL ...............................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Washington, DC-MD-VA...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.




61

Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home expenditure categories,
selected areas—Continued

Area

Total
food
at
home

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
fish, and
eggs

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at
home

Percent change, May 1993 to June 1993
U.S. city average........................................................

-0.9

0.2

0.2

1.4

-6.0

-0.2

u rb a n .........................................................
More than 1,200,000.............................
500,000 to 1,200,000............................
50,000 to 500,000 .................................

-.9
-1.1
-.2
-1.1

.9
1.6
-.6
-.8

-.4
-.4
.1
-.8

1.7
1.7
1.5
2.6

-5.4
-6.3
-2.4
-6.4

-.4
-.9
.5
.1

North Central u rb a n ..................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 ............................
Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 .................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 )....................................

-1.0
-.7
.4
-2.6

.1
.3
1.1
-.9

.2
.1
1.7
-.2

1.3
.7
1.8
2.1

-6.2
-4.2
-3.1
-13.0

-.7
-.8
-.1
-.8

-.7

.1

.5

1.6

-5.3

-.9

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

u rb a n ...............................................................
A - More than 1,200,000.............................
B - 450,000 to 1,200,000............................
C - 50,000 to 450,000 .................................
D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 5 0 ,0 0 0 )....................................

-.7
-.7
-.7
-1.0

-.4
.1
-.3
-.4

.3
.0
-.2
.5

.6
-.1
1.0
1.0

-5.5
-4.9
-4.5
-7.4

.3
1.0
.2
-.1

-.5

-1.7

1.7

1.9

-5.5

-.1

West urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,200,000.............................
Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .................................

-1.0
-1.0
-1.5

.3
.4
-.4

.4
.7
.7

2.3
2.3
2.2

-7.2
-7.1
-9.6

-.1
-.3
.3

Size classes
A ................................................................................
B ................................................................................
C ................................................................................
D ................................................................................

-.9
-.4
-1.7
-.5

.7
.1
-.6
-.7

.0
.2
.1
1.0

1.3
1.6
1.8
1.5

-5.7
-4.1
-9.3
-5.1

-.3
.2
-.3
.0

.2
.7
-.8
.2
-1.1
-1.2
-.3
-.6
-1.6
-1.8
-1.2
1.0
-.5
-1.5
-.5

-1.9
.7
.1
-1.2
4.0
-1.2
-1.3
-.1
-1.5
1.1
.3
3.2
.8
.4
1.1

2.2
1.9
.5
2.1
.5
.3
-.2
.7
-.4
-1.1
-.3
2.2
-1.5
.6
-.6

-.1
2.6
1.0
-1.1
.7
.7
-2.0
2.8
-.4
1.3
1.3
5.0
2.7
.7
.2

-4.8
-4.2
-1.5
-2.1
-8.0
-7.8
-6.9
-6.7
-5.7
-7.3
-5.5
-4.6
-4.8
-8.3
-2.7

3.1
2.1
-3.2
1.3
-2.6
.7
5.0
.4
-.2
-1.2
-1.9
.5
1.0
.0
.3

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas
Baltimore, M D .............................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, M A -N H ...........................
Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL -IN -W I.....................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H .....................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, T X ................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, M l ................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X .............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ......................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L .......................................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N Y -N J-C T...........
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD...............
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, P A ...................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, M O -IL...............................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...................
Washington, DC-MD-VA...........................................
1
Regions defined as the four Census regions.
notes.




See map in technical

62

2

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base,

Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group, percent change, May 1993 to June 1993

Group

ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average

Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside, CA

N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT

Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................

0.1

-0.1

-0.2

0.2

0.7

-0.6

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e ......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
Housing......................................................................................
S helte r.....................................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts .....................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ............................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t ..................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ..........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities.............................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E le c tric ity ........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up ke e p .................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap pare l...............................................
Fo otw ea r..............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ..............................................................................
Entertainm ent............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

-.4
-.4
-.9
.2
.2
.1
1.4
-6.0
-.2
.2
.1
.7
.5
.5
.3
1.3
.4
.5
2.1
3.6
-1.0
-1.1
-.6
4.1
5.4
1.0
.0
-2.2
-2.3
-1.4
-4.0
-1.6
.2
.2
.0
.0

-.4
-.5
-.8
.1
.5
.7
1.0
-1.5
-3.2
.1
-.3
.9
-.2
.0
-.7
4.9
-.2
-.2
4.6
8.5
-.3
-.4
.0
8.6
14.6
3.0
1.1
-5.4
-5.7
-.4
-11.4
-1.3
-.3
-.2
-1.4
-1.4

-.3
-.3
-.6
-.1
.7
.6
2.8
-6.7
.4
.2
.1
.0
.1
-.5
.1
-4.2
.5
.5
.1
1.5
-2.8

-1.0
-1.1
-1.8
1.1
-1.1
-1.2
1.3
-7.3
-1.2
.1
.3
1.1
.9
.8
.8
.9
.9
.9
2.7
4.2
-.8
-.8
.0
5.5
8.0
1.0
.6
-1.7
-1.8
2.2
-4.2
-4.4
.0
.2
.2
.2

-.8
-.9
-1.2
.3
-.3
-.4
1.3
-5.5
-1.9
.0
-.2
1.6
.3
1.7
.2
4.4
-.2
-.2
6.6
10.9
-1.0
-.9

-.7
-.8
-1.5
.4
.6
.1
.7
-8.3
.0
.3
.5
-.5
-.7
-.3
-.4
.7
-1.0
-1.1
.6
1.4
-.3
-6.5
.1
1.5
.0
5.2
-.2
-3.9
-4.3
-.5
-7.2
-2.7
.0
.0
-.6
-.6
-.9
-.4
-.1
.8
-.3
-.9
2.1

-

-2.7
1.6
.0
5.0
-.3
-1.3
-1.5
-2.2
-3.5
-4.5
-.2
.0
.2
-.1

-

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

-1.3
-1.6
-1.0
.4
2.0
-1.4
-4.1

-.2
.1
-2.3
-.2
-.4
.3
-1.4

.0
.3
-1.0
.0
-.1
.7
.0

12.7
18.9
-.2
1.9
3.6
3.9
.5
9.7
-1.7
.0
.2
1.0
1.2
1.5
.3
-2.3
.8
-.3
.4
.9

All ite m s .........................................................................................

.1

-.1

-.2

.2

.7

-.6

Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................

-.4
-.4
-.4
-.9
.3

-.8
-.4
-1.0
-2.5
1.1

-.5
-.3
-.6
-.8
-.3

-.6
-1.0
-.2
-.6
.5

.4
-.8
1.3
1.5
1.0

-1.0
-.7
-1.3
-2.0
.2

S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s...........................................................

.6
.3

.6
.2

.1
.1

.8
.0

1.1
.5

-.3
1.1

.0
.1
.0
1.8
-.4
-.8
-.7
.8
.6

-.1
-.1
-.4
3.5
-1.0
-2.2
-1.4
1.3
.7

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

-.1
.2
.0
2.6
-.2
-.5
-.8
.8
.9

1.0
.8
.3
6.9
1.2
1.4
.2
1.7
1.1

-.6
-.6
-.7
.3
-1.1
-1.7
-1.2
.2
-.4

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a re ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r......................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

Data not available.




63

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
ChicagoGaryLake County,
IL-IN-WI

U.S.
city
average
Group
Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

DetroitAnn Arbor,
Ml

DallasFort Worth,
TX

Pertsent
cha nge
fror n—
Apr.
June
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Per<:ent
cha nge
frorn—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 )..................................................................

142.0
423.1

2.8
-

0.3
-

141.2
414.8

3.1
-

0.6
-

136.5
421.0

2.2
-

0.1
-

135.1
397.8

2.5
-

0.4
-

Food and beverages.................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products...................... .............................................
Fruits and veg etab le s.......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages...............................................................
H ousin g.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ....................................................................
Rent, residential ................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ......................................... .................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys' a p p a re l....................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
F o o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
G a s o lin e .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded p re m iu m .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and se rv ic e s .......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

140.8
140.1
138.9
156.4
135.3
136.5
129.5
153.8
130.2
143.1
149.4
138.8
151.5
144.7
150.0
190.7
145.9
146.2
122.8
113.8
90.3
87.8
119.8
121.6
131.7
106.2
117.9
130.7
128.1
125.8
127.0
126.2
129.5
127.6
99.7
99.7
NA
97.2
102.4
160.9
200.7
143.8
193.3
141.3

2.1
2.2
2.4
3.3
3.9
3.3
1.6
1.5
.9
1.9
1.4
2.7
3.1
2.6
2.7
2.4
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.7
.4
.1
1.1
4.0
2.0
8.6
.8
.7
.6
.6
.3
.5
2.4
1.8
-3.1
-3.3

-.1
-.1
-.3
.8
-.1
.4
1.4
-3.6
.2
.4
.1
.8
.5
.3
.5
-.5
.6
.6
2.9
5.2
-2.4
-2.6
-1.8
5.9
7.2
2.8
-.2
-3.3
-3.6
-1.7
-6.8
-.9
.9
.8
1.3
1.5

2.7
2.8
2.7
1.9
5.4
4.8
1.9
2.6
-.1
2.9
2.6
2.2
1.7
1.3
1.6
.2
1.8
1.8
6.3
10.8
1.5
.8
2.6
10.9
-1.0
26.0
-.4
2.4
2.5
6.1
.2
6.6
2.5
1.8
-2.7
-2.8

.5
.6
.7
.3
1.3
1.6
.1
3.0
-1.4
.7
-.7
1.2
.2
.5
-.3
5.7
.2
.2
5.7
10.4
-.9
-.4
-1.8
10.4
12.7
8.1
.1
-4.6
-4.9
-.4
-9.4
-1.3
.8
1.0
.5
.4

-.1
-.4
-.6
5.2
.0
.4
1.7
-3.5
-4.0
-.1
1.6
.5
-1.8
-.2
-.1
-1.1
-2.6
-2.7
8.3
16.4
-1.5

-2.8
-2.9
10.0
7.1
4.7
7.3
4.6

.4
.4
-1.1
.9
1.0
2.4
-.1

2.9
-1.4
-.5
-3.1
1.6
2.4
2.3
-2.6
12.1
-.9
4.4
3.7
-2.1
-2.0
-2.5
-1.0
31.6
4.7
.8
9.2
7.8

-1.4
16.6
26.1
.7
-.7
-8.6
-10.2
-7.7
-13.6
.7
2.0
1.9
3.0
3.4

1.4
1.5
.9
.9
.2
.3
.4

138.4
137.1
130.2
153.8
128.7
130.6
134.5
125.8
120.6
148.9
154.6
123.2
123.4
117.4
123.4
139.8
117.4
117.1
123.0
125.1
98.5
NA
103.2
124.3
126.0
124.3
124.0
142.5
133.1
105.7
152.5
139.3
132.1
132.5
102.6
102.8
NA
99.5
104.9
125.7
200.9
140.7
183.0
148.8

1.5
1.6
2.4
8.9
4.9
4.4
4.6
.2
-4.0
.3
1.6
.0
-.7
2.0
1.9
2.9
-2.1
-2.1
.3
-1.4
2.8

-3.8
-2.4
11.0
6.2
2.3
6.3
2.3

142.8
141.3
144.6
159.3
151.1
154.5
136.8
159.0
124.8
135.2
159.5
135.9
146.4
145.3
156.9
161.0
146.5
145.8
125.1
120.3
90.8
91.9
112.8
124.3
130.9
118.3
116.1
126.9
127.6
122.5
123.0
138.2
124.9
122.9
101.7
101.7
NA
99.5
103.4
144.0
205.3
155.2
207.6
140.1

3.8
2.9
6.4
1.7
.2
2.8
3.0

134.7
134.0
133.9
158.7
131.4
132.9
119.1
147.1
123.6
134.9
142.9
127.7
140.1
135.2
142.2
139.1
148.4
149.0
119.1
108.7
87.3
88.1
104.9
112.0
135.1
95.8
101.8
136.0
136.0
112.1
149.6
137.4
132.7
131.5
97.4
97.1
NA
97.2
99.5
160.5
189.5
138.0
179.2
122.4

1.6
1.6
1.4
7.9
1.9
.9
.2
-3.2
.2
1.9
2.1
1.4
2.3
1.3
1.4
1.3
2.6
2.7
1.2
-.3
-2.5
2.4
-4.1
-.2
-4.0
4.0
-2.8
4.4
4.5
-3.2
8.1
7.9
2.2
.9
-3.4
-4.1
-2.7
-2.7
24.4
5.6
5.1
6.7
1.8

.7
.6
.2
3.3
-.7
-.1
3.6
-4.5
1.5
1.1
1.7
1.4
1.1
.8
1.4
-.4
1.2
1.2
3.6
5.9
-2.2
-.2
-2.9
6.3
4.8
7.6
-.2
-6.9
-7.2
-10.9
-11.6
4.7
.8
.8
1.8
1.9
2.6
1.4
2.4
-.2
1.4
.3
.0

142.0
131.2
140.8
125.2
128.3
119.9
155.5
202.4

2.8
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.1
2.7
3.8
6.9

.3
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.9
.6
.9
.9

141.2
132.5
142.8
126.0
135.1
114.8
151.3
203.3

3.1
2.7
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.0
3.6
8.1

.6
.2
.5
.0
-.6
.9
1.2
1.1

136.5
131.7
138.4
127.2
127.9
127.1
142.2
209.7

2.2
2.9
1.5
3.8
2.0
6.1
1.6
5.8

.1
-.8
-.1
-1.2
-3.2
1.4
1.2
1.6

135.1
124.6
134.7
119.5
127.6
104.8
148.5
194.0

2.5
2.0
1.6
2.4
2.6
1.9
3.0
5.1

.4
-.6
.7
-1.5
-2.5
.8
1.2
-.1

139.7
139.2
147.2
106.0
126.1
129.4
134.8
147.1
151.4

2.8
2.7
3.1
.3
1.6
1.1
1.6
4.5
3.5

.3
.3
.1
3.3
-.3
-.8
-.4
1.2
.9

140.3
138.1
145.9
109.9
127.4
136.6
139.1
146.2
146.7

3.6
2.9
3.0
3.9
2.7
2.9
2.8
5.4
3.1

.9
.7
.3
5.4
.0
-.6
.0
2.0
1.2

141.2
133.1
141.6
112.3
128.0
129.0
133.4
151.3
136.5

3.1
2.1
2.7
-1.7
3.6
1.9
1.8
3.5
1.3

.7
.1
-.6
9.2
-1.1
-2.8
-1.7
3.6
1.2

135.0
132.9
139.7
103.6
120.4
128.5
131.1
142.6
145.0

2.5
2.4
2.9
-1.9
2.4
2.6
2.1
3.4
2.8

.1
.4
.0
3.8
-1.3
-2.1
-.8
1.2
1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
C om m odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es..............................................................
Commodities less food and be verag es..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services..........................................

Digitized forSee
FRASER
footnotes at end of table.


64

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1

Group
Index

June
1993

N.Y.Northern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT

Los AngelesAnaheimRiverside,
CA

HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Percent
change
from—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Expenditure category
All ite m s .........................................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 ).................................................................

132.4
422.7

2.5

0.8

144.8
428.0

2.1

-0.1

150.7
429.1

2.9

0.0

Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d .........................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products...................................................................
Fruits and vegetables......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic beverages..............................................................
H ousing.....................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 ..................... „...................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 ................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s .......................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............
E lec tric ity........................................................................
Utility (piped) q a s ...........................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and up keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities.............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
F o o tw e a r..............................................................................
Transportation............................................................................
Private transportation............................................................
Motor fu e l.............................................................................
Gasoline ............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
Entertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and service s.......................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

130.3
129.4
132.8
146.6
123.4
125.4
129.5
132.4
140.1
123.7
137.0
118.0
123.3
129.4
122.8
206.6
123.3
121.5
111.4
109.3
NA
NA
114.6
109.6
117.7
84.9
112.4
134.1
132.8
168.8
141.2
108.7
129.4
128.9
102.0
102.4
NA
101.1
101.0
165.0
202.9
156.3
179.3
122.5

.2
.4
-.4
2.2
-.4
-1.0
2.3
-5.1
-.1
1.7
-.8
2.9
4.1
4.5
4.2
6.9
4.1
4.1
.6
.6

.9
1.3
2.0
3.5
2.0
3.2
-1.2
1.4
3.2
.2
-2.0
2.5
1.5
1.1
.7
3.5
1.8
1.8
8.1
14.9

3.4
3.5
4.4
5.0
7.2
7.5
3.3
5.3
.8
2.0
2.7
1.2
1.2
-.2
.0
-1.8
2.1
2.1
2.9
4.7
-1.6

.3
.1
.0
.3
1.6
1.3
2.6
-5.8
1.1
.5
1.5
.1
.1
-.5
.3
-6.1
.5
.5
1.6
4.4
-2.8

.0
.6
.9
-.5
1.3
.8
.5
2.9
5.8
-2.3
3.0
2.5
-3.9
-3.9

.0
15.5
19.3
.0
.7
-3.3
-3.6
-7.8
3.9
-13.1
.7
.8
2.0
2.0

-1.6
4.8
1.4
12.4
-.2
-2.0
-2.3
-3.2
-2.8
.4
2.3
1.4
-2.9
-3.2

-2.7
4.6
.1
15.2
-.5
-4.1
-4.6
-3.5
-8.1
-1.6
.0
-.1
-1.2
-1.3

-1.0
-1.0
-1.7
1.0
-2.1
-2.0
.4
-5.5
-.5
.2
-.1
1.1
.8
1.0
1.2
.0
.6
.6
3.6
5.7
-1.8
-1.9
.0
7.7
10.4
3.0
-.2
-5.7
-6.2
.4
-11.7
-1.9
.7
.8
.3
.3

2.1
1.6
-1.2
-.2
.8
-1.2
.0

-4.3
-.9
14.7
7.9
.0
6.2
.3

-1.5
-.8
.8
2.1
-1.5
.3
.3

147.4
147.2
146.0
166.8
142.1
143.4
128.7
162.7
136.1
152.2
150.6
151.6
172.1
158.2
166.0
220.0
163.1
163.8
111.9
111.4
94.4
94.3
109.1
122.6
130.3
110.2
124.9
121.0
117.4
113.9
113.5
131.1
136.7
131.4
96.5
96.8
NA
93.9
100.3
160.3
208.9
148.7
200.6
151.7

1.4
1.5
1.6
4.3
1.5
1.1
.9
.1
1.6
1.3
.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.9
.1
3.1
3.1
3.6
5.9
1.6
1.7
.0
7.0
7.4
6.2
2.0
-.6
-.8
.2
-3.8
.5
4.5
3.9
-4.0
-4.3

-4.3
-3.4
19.7
3.5
6.8
4.4
2.3

145.5
142.8
145.0
163.1
141.4
139.6
144.7
156.6
133.4
139.9
167.7
144.9
151.9
145.4
156.4
184.7
152.2
152.0
141.2
145.7
123.6
NA
123.8
146.1
159.1
137.2
121.8
128.6
124.7
131.1
114.4
110.2
131.7
128.8
107.0
107.1
NA
104.7
110.7
194.4
204.3
134.2
205.8
158.4

-5.0
-4.0
7.4
4.5
1.1
6.0
-1.4

.5
.0
-.4
.4
-.5
.6
-.1

132.4
128.0
130:3
126.8
131.5
119.1
137.9
200.7

2.5
1.4
.2
2.1
1.0
3.9
3.8
3.2

.8
.1
.9
-.5
-1.5
.9
1.8
-.1

144.8
132.0
145.5
123.6
131.6
115.9
158.3
209.0

2.1
1.2
3.4
-.2
-1.1
1.1
2.9
9.3

-.1
-.7
.3
-1.4
-2.2
-.3
.5
3.0

150.7
135.0
147.4
125.1
124.8
122.9
167.9
212.6

2.9
1.4
1.4
1.4
.9
2.5
4.2
4.0

.0
-1.2
-1.0
-1.5
-2.2
.1
1.0
.3

135.4
128.4
137.0
106.5
127.1
131.4
131.1
141.1
130.6

2.0
2.4
3.0
-2.1
1.9
.8
.7
3.5
3.9

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Comm odities...............................................................................
Food and beverages.............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages..............................
Nondurables less food and beverages............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e ........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ...................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................


See footnotes at end of table.


65

-.1
.7
143.1
2.6
143.6
2.8
.9
142.3
1.9
-.1 •
148.3
2.8
-.1
.4
148.2
2.3
156.4
3.0
6.9
118.8
.2
1.1
105.2
1.9
-.6 Commodities
125.9 less fo .1
-1.1
o d ................................................................
126.2
1.4
-1.5
-.7
.8
134.6
-1.7
126.3
-.2
139.0
1.3
-.8
137.3
1.2
2.1
154.3
5.2
1.0
149.0
5.3
2.1
154.9
2.5
.3
164.7
4.1

-.3
.0
-.3
3.6
-1.4
-2.0
-1.5
1.4
1.1

Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 2 1
Phil.WilmingtonTrenton,
PA-NJ-DE-MD

Group
Index

June
1993

PittsburghBeaver Valley,
PA

Pericent
cha nge
frorTl—
June
Apr.
1992
1993

Index

June
1993

San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose, CA

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1993
1992

Index

June
1993

Percent
change
from—
Apr.
June
1992
1993

Expenditure category
All ite m s .....................................................................
All items (1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 ).........................................................
Food and beverages................................................................
F o o d ................................................................................
Food at h o m e .......................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts .........................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ........................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ................................................
Dairy products....................................................................
Fruits and v eg etab le s......................................................
Other food at h o m e .........................................................
Food away from h o m e .......................................................
Alcoholic be verag es..............................................................
H ousing.......................................................................................
S h e lte r......................................................................................
Renters’ costs 2 ...................................................................
Rent, residential ...............................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts .........................................................
Homeowners’ costs 2 .........................................................
Owners’ equivalent re n t2 .................................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ...........................................................
F u e ls ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities...........
Fuel o i l .............................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 ..........................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s)...............
E le c tric ity .........................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s ............................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n .................................
Apparel and u p keep..................................................................
Apparel com m odities..............................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ....................................................
Women’s and girls’ ap p a re l...............................................
Fo o tw e a r...............................................................................
Transportation...........................................................................
Private transportation.............................................................
Motor fu e l..............................................................................
Gasoline .............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded pre m iu m .......................................
Public transportation..............................................................
Medical c a re ...............................................................................
E ntertainm ent.............................................................................
Other goods and s e rvice s........................................................
Personal c a r e ..........................................................................

150.4
436.9
140.8
139.3
143.9
158.8
141.9
143.3
127.0
150.4
142.3
129.1
164.1
154.8
180.4
170.4
163.7
251.0
160.4
161.2
123.6
116.0
91.1
85.5
NA
133.5
158.3
98.8
116.4
103.5
99.0
103.8
83.4
112.6
138.3
136.2
100.0
99.3
NA
96.8
97.6
168.0
208.4
143.9
211.0
170.4

2.0

0.7

-

-

1.4
1.5
1.8
4.3
2.4
2.3
.6
-1.1
1.9
.6
.3
.7
1.5
3.0
1.7
5.3
.9
1.0
-.7
-3.6
1.1
1.8

-.4
-.4
-.9
3.2
.6
.8
-.1
-7.2
-1.8
.6
.4
.7
-.7
.8
-.2
2.7
-1.4
-1.3
6.6
10.7
-2.0
-2.4

_

-

-4.2
-4.7
-2.8
-1.4
.4
.8
-8.5
13.5
-2.3
1.5
1.4
-4.2
-5.0

12.7
18.9
-.2
.1
-3.7
-4.2
-4.1
-4.1
-5.5
.9
1.0
1.1
1.1

133.7
397.7

3.2

0.1
-

-

-

-

-5.6
-3.8
1.9
7.6
1.6
8.8
1.9

1.7
-.4
-.5
1.8
-1.0
4.5
-.4

137.7
135.6
134.7
143.0
132.2
134.2
128.9
143.5
130.6
138.2
159.2
128.3
133.2
143.2
139.3
190.0
137.9
138.2
130.8
122.7
106.0
82.5
140.2
126.5
143.2
112.5
113.1
125.7
122.1
108.4
130.2
116.4
117.1
116.6
95.8
95.7
NA
92.6
98.4
125.5
195.0
148.6
183.5
125.1

150.4
129.0
140.8
120.2
118.4
120.4
176.5
211.2

2.0
1.1
1.4
.8
1.2
.1
2.7
9.1

.7
-.5
-.4
-.7
-1.3
.3
1.6
1.9

133.7
126.2
137.7
118.6
126.8
109.0
143.3
191.6

3.2
2.6
2.8
2.5
2.6
2.2
3.8
8.5

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

142.5
147.9
156.7
107.9
122.0
121.2
130.4
157.4
173.8

2.2
1.7
2.6
-3.8
.8
1.2
1.3
3.8
2.2

1.2
.6
.2
6.8
-.7
-1.1
-.8
3.8
1.6

134.3
131.3
137.4
108.3
120.5
129.1
132.4
135.8
140.0

3.0
3.1
3.8
-1.9
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.7
3.5

-.1
.1
-.1
1.6
-.5
-.7
-.4
.1
.5

2.8
2.7
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.2
5.4
.1
4.1
1.5
3.5
3.0
3.9
4.8
3.5
7.0
3.7
3.8
1.9
-.7
-3.7
-3.6
-3.6
-.6
-.2
-1.1
.4
1.4
1.3
-5.2
6.4
-.9
2.1
1.8
-3.3
-3.3

.0
-.1
-.3
1.1
.8
1.3
3.8
-6.9
.7
.6
.3
.5
.8
3.2
.9
7.5
.1
.2
.7
-.3
-8.6
-4.3
-10.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.8
-7.3
-8.0
-6.0
-11.9
-5.7
.8
.9
4.1
4.2

144.0
438.5

_

_

-4.0
-2.4
6.4
7.7
4.5
6.7
1.2

4.4
3.5
-1.4
1.6
1.8
.7
3.4

145.7
145.4
145.9
160.1
140.4
136.3
134.7
162.1
139.3
144.5
148.8
146.2
155.5
149.8
164.2
184.6
146.8
146.9
142.0
154.4
148.2
94.9
161.2
154.6
181.7
121.4
114.2
121.1
117.2
118.6
96.2
138.4
125.3
123.4
107.8
107.2
NA
104.0
109.2
154.5
198.3
152.0
204.5
156.6

2.6

-0.6
-

2.0
2.7
2.8
2.3
4.8
2.3
1.2
2.9
1.6
2.3
-3.4
2.6
3.2
2.7
3.1
-.4
3.5
3.5
1.4
.3
10.2

-1.0
-1.0
-1.8
-.3
-.4
.1
1.6
-7.7
-.5
.3
-.5
-.3
-.5
-.7
-.5
-1.1
-.3
-.3
2.2
4.9
-4.3
-6.5
-4.2
5.2
.6
17.2
-1.7
-5.9
-6.5
-4.6
-11.2
-1.5
.2
.4
-1.5
-1.7

-

_

11.2
.1
4.3
-8.5
1.0
-.7
-.8
.3
-1.0
-3.5
2.3
1.8
-.8
-1.3
_

_

-2.0
.5
7.7
6.2
2.6
6.3
2.1

-1.9
-1.1
-.3
.8
.8
-.6
-.6

144.0
133.0
145.7
124.9
125.9
121.4
155.5
198.7

2.6
1.8
2.0
1.6
-.1
4.5
3.3
8.0

-.6
-1.5
-1.0
-2.0
-3.3
.4
.1
1.5

140.6
141.9
147.2
124.7
126.0
127.1
136.1
144.2
153.1

2.3
2.5
2.8
-.3
1.1
-.5
1.1
3.4
3.0

-.6
-.6
-.7
1.4
-1.8
-2.9
-1.9
1.0
.1

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .........................................................................................
Com m odities...............................................................................
Food and beverag es..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverag es..............................
Nondurables less food and be verag es............................
D ura bles................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ......................................................................................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ............................................................

Special indexes
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................
All items less medical c a r e .........................................................
All items less e n e rg y ...................................................................
E nergy............................................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
N ondurables..................................................................................
Services less rent of sh e lte r2 ....................................................
Services less medical care services.........................................

1
Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see table 10) will appear next month.
2
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base.
3
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
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24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items

Semiannual
averages
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.
1st
half

1913
1914

9.8
10.0

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
9.8

9.7
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.9
10.0

9.9
10.2

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.1

10.1
10.2

10.0
10.1

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5

10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2

9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4

10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7

10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9

10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9

10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4

10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7

10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8

10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1

10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5

10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9

_

_

1.0

1.0

10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3

2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5

1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6

20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0

-

17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1

3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

-

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4

-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5

-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1

13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9

3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0

2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4

14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6

.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3

.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7

18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8

2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1

2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2

24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9

5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7

1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7

26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7

-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7

_

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3

19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2

19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1

20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0

20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0

20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1

20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0

20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1

19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2

19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2

19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3

-

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1

17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0

17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9

17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3

17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3

17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3

18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3

17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2

_

_

-

-

_

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

_

_

-

-

-

-

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
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8

_

_

-

-

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0

17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8

17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8

17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9

17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8

18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9

18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7

18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8

18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9

18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7

18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8

18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9

23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9

23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8

23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9

23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9

24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9

24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9

24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8

24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8

24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8

25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0

26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9

26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9

26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0

26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1

26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2

26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2

26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3

26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4

26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4




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

67

14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Annual
avg.

9.9
10.0

-

-

-

Percent change
from previous

Dec.

2nd
half

.
-

Annual
avg.

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items—Continued

Semiannual
averages
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.
1st
half

2nd
half

-

-

-

-

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

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

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

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

55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9

78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4

80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6

81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1

81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4

82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7

82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1

83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5

84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0

84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3

85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3

86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3

-

-

-

-

102.9

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1

106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6

106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3

106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1

107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8

107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1

107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4

108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6

108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0

108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6

109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9

109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1

1990
1991
1992
1993

127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6

128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1

128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6

128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0

129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2

129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4

130.4
136.2
140.5
-

131.6
136.6
140.9
-

132.7
137.2
141.3
-

133.5
137.4
141.8
-

133.8
137.8
142.0
-

133.8
137.9
141.9
-

-

Data not available.




68

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous

Dec.

Annual
avg.

29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0

1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7

1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5

38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3

5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0

53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6

6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3

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

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

128.7
135.2
139.2
-

132.6
137.2
141.4
-

130.7
136.2
140.3
-

6.1
3.1
2.9
-

5.4
4.2
3.0
-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

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
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

101.3
101.3
100.2
101.9
100.9
101.5
100.7
103.3
101.3
104.7
104.1
101.4
103.1
103.3

105.3
104.0
104.0
103.9
102.1
102.9
101.9
106.4
106.8
110.3
108.5
107.7
109.1
110.1

109.3
106.6
106.9
106.4
105.8
105.4
105.8
107.1
112.2
117.0
110.8
113.0
116.5
116.2

110.5
104.5
110.9
100.5
95.9
105.8
93.0
107.2
117.2
122.5
110.8
119.5
125.7
122.6

115.4
109.3
114.8
105.7
103.1
111.0
101.5
109.5
122.2
128.5
112.3
124.6
132.7
129.0

120.5
113.5
120.6
109.0
106.9
116.3
104.5
112.2
128.1
134.3
116.2
132.1
141.9
136.2

126.1
118.2
127.2
112.6
112.0
117.1
112.0
113.5
134.6
140.9
119.0
138.6
154.1
145.1

133.8
126.0
133.9
121.1
125.8
123.0
130.1
114.5
142.3
148.4
122.2
150.0
169.3
154.5

137.9
127.5
137.3
121.5
124.5
127.2
126.0
117.2
148.8
154.2
127.8
153.7
182.8
164.1

141.9
130.1
139.5
124.3
127.4
128.7
129.6
120.1
154.2
158.7
131.4
159.2
195.6
172.8

144.4
131.4
141.1
125.3
128.4
129.1
131.0
121.0
157.8
162.0
135.7
161.7
202.6
175.6

101.6
101.5
103.7
101.2
101.9
100.9
100.7
100.5
104.8
101.1
99.6
101.6
101.9
102.7
98.6
101.3

105.6
105.1
107.6
105.1
104.0
102.3
102.1
103.1
110.6
106.5
99.8
106.1
106.7
105.9
96.8
107.0

109.9
108.4
111.3
108.8
106.5
105.9
106.1
106.3
115.4
111.8
101.6
110.3
111.3
108.2
100.1
113.1

110.4
108.6
111.9
109.6
100.9
96.7
94.3
103.5
120.2
116.2
81.6
114.5
115.5
109.7
69.6
119.0

115.5
113.2
116.6
114.3
106.0
103.7
102.1
109.1
124.6
121.0
88.3
119.2
120.4
113.5
82.0
124.4

120.4
118.1
121.6
119.1
109.4
107.5
105.3
113.9
131.1
126.6
88.7
124.8
126.0
118.0
80.1
130.6

125.8
123.5
127.1
124.4
113.0
112.6
112.5
119.8
137.8
132.6
93.2
130.6
131.5
121.2
86.4
137.5

133.7
131.5
135.5
131.8
121.4
125.7
129.0
130.0
146.4
139.7
110.1
137.4
138.3
125.3
117.0
145.8

138.1
135.0
139.3
135.3
122.4
125.5
126.9
131.1
153.9
145.5
101.9
142.8
144.4
130.3
98.2
152.5

142.5
139.1
143.4
138.9
125.3
128.5
130.5
133.6
160.7
150.3
103.9
147.1
149.2
133.6
99.4
158.2

145.1
141.2
145.9
141.1
126.3
129.5
131.9
135.0
164.7
153.6
106.5
149.6
151.8
134.9
98.9
161.5

100.2
100.2
99.4
101.1
100.1
98.5
101.6
99.1
101.5
101.7
101.8
101.6
100.9
98.5
97.3
96.2
96.8
96.3
94.9
95.5
96.8
95.7
98.2
94.1
93.1
92.8
97.1
93.2
98.0
103.0
107.0
103.7
96.1
99.7
97.1
101.2
122.1

104.0
104.0
103.0
105.8
103.9
100.8
107.1
101.2
106.4
104.8
104.6
108.6
107.5
101.0
101.2
100.4
100.5
98.6
101.7
98.6
99.1
100.6
102.1
99.7
99.5
99.2
102.5
98.0
101.3
105.0
102.6
104.4
109.1
103.9
97.8
107.3
96.9

106.9
106.7
105.1
109.6
108.3
104.3
113.8
102.5
110.1
107.5
106.8
112.2
113.1
102.5
102.5
100.6
101.1
97.7
100.6
98.8
100.3
100.8
104.4
99.7
99.5
101.1
102.2
97.3
100.5
108.2
107.9
106.9
110.1
111.4
98.2
118.6
102.7

110.9
110.8
109.0
112.2
110.7
104.4
119.5
101.5
112.7
108.3
109.5
116.3
116.3
109.1
109.4
106.6
101.7
96.4
99.9
96.0
101.1
103.1
107.1
115.2
113.1
116.4
121.3
111.3
107.6
118.8
121.0
121.1
112.3
121.2
99.8
133.0
103.7

114.8
114.7
112.8
116.8
116.1
105.8
126.7
106.3
117.0
113.1
113.2
121.1
120.3
110.3
111.9
110.4
108.5
102.0
105.0
101.8
108.1
112.9
115.1
113.1
108.2
114.3
118.1
111.4
112.1
107.8
107.7
110.8
103.8
133.3
110.0
146.2
85.5

120.6
120.7
119.1
126.6
127.2
113.1
138.8
118.4
126.1
125.5
124.1
128.7
126.3
116.1
117.1
112.7
114.6
104.5
112.4
107.0
111.9
120.8
125.4
109.6
96.9
114.7
115.9
108.5
113.1
127.1
131.0
131.5
113.3
138.9
124.8
148.5
99.6

127.2
127.4
126.5
136.1
136.5
121.2
152.4
120.1
135.6
133.2
132.7
139.0
137.5
123.8
123.0
120.0
122.1
112.2
123.4
113.9
118.8
123.4
133.3
117.2
105.0
123.7
*121.9
115.9
119.5
127.8
130.4
130.2
121.1
143.0
119.4
156.3
134.9

133.9
134.2
133.8
142.4
143.7
124.0
163.5
122.7
141.5
138.3
139.0
147.2
141.8
133.6
133.8
133.6
133.0
120.8
136.1
124.9
130.2
131.5
146.6
136.8
122.9
142.5
144.4
134.9
131.6
129.7
130.6
133.2
123.0
148.5
118.8
164.1
128.7

137.3
136.7
135.5
147.4
148.8
123.5
171.4
126.3
146.4
140.4
143.7
154.2
147.6
131.6
132.0
130.8
131.7
119.1
137.7
124.1
129.9
127.5
145.3
128.5
108.6
136.1
137.3
127.7
132.7
130.2
129.9
134.8
122.8
150.4
118.2
167.0
123.5

139.5
138.7
137.5
153.3
154.4
130.2
178.1
128.9
152.5
146.1
151.2
157.7
154.9
132.1
133.0
131.1
132.8
118.4
139.2
126.5
129.9
129.1
148.6
127.4
104.8
139.5
134.9
125.8
133.0
133.7
135.4
136.9
126.6
152.0
119.9
168.7
117.7

141.1
140.4
139.3
156.7
157.9
132.8
183.5
129.1
155.9
150.9
153.2
160.2
159.2
135.3
136.5
134.9
137.6
120.5
143.0
130.4
135.3
143.4
154.6
132.1
111.2
145.3
135.8
131.4
132.9
136.5
138.3
138.5
132.3
154.8
121.2
172.1
116.4

Commodity and service group
All ite m s .................. ...................................................................................
Com m odities..............................................................................................
Food and be verag es.............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages.............................................
Nondurables less food and beverages...........................................
Apparel com m odities......................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel..........................
D u ra b le s...............................................................................................
S e rv ic e s .....................................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 .....................................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r1..........................................
Transportation service s.........................................................................
Medical care services............................................................................
Other s e rv ic e s ........................................................................................

Special indexes
All items less fo o d .......................................................................................
All items less s h e lte r...................................................................................
All items less homeowners’ costs 1 .........................................................
All items less medical c a r e .......................................................................
Commodities less f o o d ........................ ......................................................
Nondurables less fo o d ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel........ .................................................
N ondurables.................................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r1 ..................................................................
Services less medical care services........................................................
All items less energy...................................................................................
All items less food and e n e rg y ..............................................................
Commodities less food and energy com modities.............................
Energy com m oditie s...........................................................................
Services less energy service s.............................................................

Expenditure category
Food and beverages...................................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts ...........................................................
Cereals and cereal products..........................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ..................................................
C e re a l..............................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c o rn m e a l..........................................................
Bakery products...............................................................................
White b re a d ....................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m u ffin s .........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cu p ca ke s.........................................
Other bakery p ro d u c ts .................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ..................................................................
M e ats...............................................................................................
Beef and v e a l..............................................................................
Ground beef other than c a n n e d .................................. .........
Chuck ro a s t...............................................................................
Round ro a s t.............................................................................
Round s te a k ..............................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ..............................................................................
Other beef and v e a l................................................................
P o r k ..............................................................................................
Bacon .........................................................................................
Chops ........................................................................................
Ham ...........................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage...............................................
Other m e a ts.................................................................................
P o u ltry .............................................................................................
Fresh whole c h ic k e n ..................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts ...............................................
Other po ultry................................................................................
Fish and s ea food...........................................................................
Canned fish and s e a fo o d .........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d .........................................

Eggs ................................


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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Dairy products......................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m ......................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ...........................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ........................................................
Processed dairy products................................................................
Cheese ........................................................................................
Ice cream and related p ro d u c ts .................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r........................................

99.9
99.6
99.7
99.6
100.3
100.3
100.2
100.4

103.3
102.9
103.0
102.8
103.9
102.8
104.2
105.6

102.7
101.4
101.4
101.4
104.5
103.1
106.2
105.6

104.9
103.3
103.4
103.0
106.9
104.5
109.5
109.1

106.7
105.0
104.8
105.3
108.8
107.0
111.0
109.9

111.4
109.9
110.1
109.5
113.3
112.6
114.8
112.1

122.9
122.6
123.0
122.0
123.7
126.9
123.1
113.4

126.7
125.6
126.0
124.9
128.4
132.7
128.5
113.4

127.4
125.3
125.5
124.9
130.2
135.1
130.1
113.7

129.1
128.4
127.8
129.1
130.4
135.4
130.6
113.5

129.8
129.1
128.5
129.8
131.1
136.3
131.8
113.1

Fruits and v eg etab le s........................................................................
Fresh fruits and veg etab le s...........................................................
Fresh fr u its .....................................................................................
A p p le s ..........................................................................................
Bananas .......................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines..................................................
Other fresh fru its .........................................................................
Fresh vegetables...........................................................................
P otatoes.......................................................................................
Lettuce .........................................................................................
To m ato es.....................................................................................
Other fresh veg e ta b le s.............................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables...................................................
Processed fru its .............................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it.......................................................
Canned and dried fr u its .............................................................
Processed vegetables...................................................................
Frozen veg etab le s......................................................................
Other processed veg etab le s....................................................

97.4
95.3
86.9
93.7
88.4
76.0
89.2
103.2
99.4
121.4
86.3
102.5
99.9
98.9
97.6
101.4
100.9
100.5
101.1

103.1
101.2
106.5
103.3
86.6
114.8
108.7
96.1
102.4
90.2
90.2
96.8
105.3
107.1
108.8
103.9
103.6
104.1
103.3

107.8
109.1
107.9
111.2
87.1
104.1
113.7
110.3
81.4
143.0
124.9
108.6
106.4
108.7
109.8
106.7
104.0
106.8
102.9

109.4
113.0
114.3
116.9
91.8
110.4
121.0
111.7
103.9
115.1
126.2
110.7
105.2
106.1
105.1
108.2
104.2
108.2
102.7

123.4
133.2
126.3
103.6
107.4
126.3
140.4
140.2
103.8
272.7
139.3
126.3
110.0
112.3
112.1
111.5
107.3
111.5
105.7

131.0
138.1
143.2
132.4
115.9
144.4
154.8
133.0
128.5
174.3
124.3
129.4
121.9
124.4
126.2
115.9
118.9
116.3
120.7

136.7
145.6
154.8
124.7
122.6
138.5
179.7
136.5
140.0
135.8
140.3
135.6
124.9
125.2
126.3
119.6
124.8
124.6
125.4

146.5
157.6
171.2
151.6
128.3
152.7
195.7
144.0
133.9
152.0
129.5
151.0
131.6
134.6
137.4
122.5
128.1
128.5
128.5

152.9
169.6
188.6
169.9
128.3
186.8
213.1
150.7
129.0
170.1
124.5
162.3
129.7
131.5
131.8
128.5
127.6
129.3
127.3

156.2
173.9
181.8
154.1
124.3
156.7
215.3
166.1
137.2
183.0
193.4
166.4
131.4
134.8
135.3
130.7
127.3
130.2
126.6

154.2
171.5
176.1
168.0
136.4
179.3
189.6
167.1
163.4
142.2
193.2
167.9
130.0
129.7
128.0
133.5
130.9
133.4
130.3

Other food at h o m e ............................................................................
Sugar and sw eets.............................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners....................................................
Sweets, including c a n d y ...............................................................
Fats and o ils .....................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages..................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s .........................................................................
C offe e..............................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d r in k s .......................................................
Other prepared f o o d ........................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p ........................................................
Frozen prepared f o o d ..................................................................
Snacks ............................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s ..........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby f o o d .................

100.6
100.2
102.0
99.5
103.0
100.1
100.8
98.3
99.7
100.6
101.3
101.0
100.0
100.7
100.5

103.8
103.9
101.0
105.1
108.7
102.4
100.8
104.6
105.3
104.0
105.5
105.3
104.7
103.7
102.8

105.8
106.7
101.3
108.9
107.4
103.6
101.8
105.0
108.3
107.5
109.1
110.0
108.8
106.8
105.6

109.0
109.2
100.8
112.6
105.9
108.6
101.7
128.9
109.9
110.4
112.1
112.5
112.2
110.1
107.8

110.0
111.0
102.0
114.7
107.7
104.8
103.3
110.5
112.4
115.0
118.9
119.0
115.7
113.2
112.9

115.3
116.7
110.0
119.4
118.5
107.8
104.6
116.9
115.5
120.7
123.2
124.6
121.2
118.3
119.8

120.1
121.1
114.8
123.6
121.6
111.0
109.8
115.7
120.2
127.6
132.4
131.3
126.2
124.9
127.9

125.2
126.4
118.1
129.8
131.0
113.1
110.8
117.4
126.5
134.2
140.2
135.8
131.1
132.6
135.6

127.1
130.9
118.1
136.0
129.3
112.5
111.9
111.3
129.7
138.2
148.6
138.0
132.8
137.9
140.2

128.3
132.1
119.3
137.3
128.4
112.3
113.7
105.4
132.3
141.2
157.0
138.7
132.5
143.6
142.9

130.3
133.1
121.0
138.0
130.1
114.6
115.5
111.3
130.6
143.3
164.3
137.8
134.4
146.8
144.6

Food away from h o m e ..........................................................................
Lunch ....................................................................................................
D in n e r...................................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s ...................................................................

101.7
101.6
101.6
102.2

106.0
105.6
106.2
106.2

110.0
109.8
110.5
109.5

114.7
114.2
114.7
115.6

118.9
118.6
118.7
119.4

124.1
124.0
123.9
124.6

129.8
130.2
129.1
130.6

135.7
136.1
134.3
137.8

139.6
140.2
137.9
142.0

141.6
142.3
139.9
144.1

143.2
143.9
141.4
145.8

Alcoholic be verages.................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at ho m e ..............................................................
Beer and a le ........................................................................................
W in e ......................................................................................................
Distilled sp irits ......................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ...............................................

101.1
100.9
102.0
98.8
100.5
101.9

103.8
102.9
105.1
98.8
101.6
107.4

109.5
108.0
107.3
100.0
112.6
115.9

111.7
109.5
109.2
102.2
113.4
120.3

115.4
112.0
111.5
106.1
114.8
125.8

119.9
114.6
114.6
107.8
117.0
133.3

125.6
119.5
120.0
111.6
122.1
140.3

130.9
124.0
124.3
114.5
128.1
146.9

143.9
138.4
139.0
130.5
139.9
158.9

148.1
141.3
142.9
132.4
141.8
165.0

149.6
142.2
143.1
134.1
143.1
167.5

Expenditure category

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

100.8
101.1
105.1
102.2
101.5
99.1
106.1
103.6
104.5
104.5
106.1
102.4
103.4
101.0

105.1
106.4
111.3
108.2
106.9
105.3
114.0
106.0
109.8
109.8
108.9
105.2
106.9
102.9

109.6
112.8
118.3
115.1
113.5
112.0
120.8
112.1
116.3
116.3
115.0
107.8
110.0
105.1
104.3
106.4
103.6
101.8
100.8
_
104.1
107.0
100.4
114.5
114.1
125.5
93.3
106.5
115.5
112.5
112.9

111.5
118.0
124.2
120.8
119.2
116.9
128.5
118.2
121.6
121.6
121.6
109.7
111.8
107.0
100.0
104.0
100.4
93.8
71.3
67.2
100.0
100.7
105.4
94.6
118.7
117.2
134.4
84.5
106.8
121.7
116.8
123.5

115.6
123.7
129.1
125.6
124.1
121.5
136.5
122.5
128.0
128.0
126.2
113.3
116.6
109.1
102.2
105.7
102.0
95.1
80.5
79.2
102.6
100.9
107.3
91.9
120.9
115.7
138.9
74.0
103.6
128.0
127.9
136.1

120.2
129.3
134.1
130.1
130.0
127.0
145.5
126.6
134.0
134.1
130.6
115.8
118.4
112.4
104.8
109.5
105.0
97.4
76.8
74.2
102.3
104.1
110.3
95.2
125.5
117.2
145.2
70.9
99.2
135.8
141.4
146.9

124.9
135.6
140.1
135.5
137.2
133.8
156.3
129.7
140.9
141.0
134.0
119.5
122.2
115.8
109.4
111.7
108.4
101.2
88.7
88.7
108.3
107.0
113.4
97.8
128.2
116.9
146.0
70.0
96.6
144.7
146.8
161.1

130.5
142.7
149.5
141.1
157.0
154.9
166.1
131.6
147.5
147.7
136.5
123.8
128.9
116.8
111.7
111.5
112.7
105.6
114.1
115.2
136.4
108.6
115.0
99.6
132.7
116.4
147.5
67.4
94.5
153.7
166.1
176.9

135.0
148.2
155.8
145.2
169.7
168.0
175.8
134.4
153.0
153.2
140.0
128.1
131.4
123.7
116.3
119.7
116.0
106.5
94.7
92.3
123.3
112.4
120.8
99.9
140.2
120.5
155.0
68.3
93.1
165.7
180.4
197.3

138.5
152.5
160.2
148.6
176.7
174.3
188.6
138.3
157.5
157.8
144.3
129.3
135.2
121.3
117.5
114.5
118.7
108.9
91.8
89.2
120.4
115.6
122.9
105.0
143.6
120.1
155.7
67.4
90.9
176.7
187.0
214.0

141.5
155.7
165.2
150.3
191.1
190.7
185.9
140.6
160.1
160.4
146.6
131.2
136.0
124.8
118.3
119.9
122.9
114.1
90.4
87.4
119.8
122.0
132.0
106.5
146.5
120.7
156.0
69.0
90.3
180.3
200.1
218.9

104.5
101.7
105.1
106.8
111.7
103.5
106.5
103.8
92.9
89.1
85.2
92.2

106.1
102.9
107.8
109.2
115.6
111.0
107.0
103.0
92.0
87.1
81.5

107.3
103.3
108.0
111.5
115.8
116.0
109.4
105.5
89.5
83.9
77.9
92.3
98.8
100.4
102.7
97.2
101.8

110.6
105.9
114.3
115.4
121.3
116.9
113.0
109.7
90.1
82.7
76.8
100.0
91.9
102.4
102.0
107.0
101.9
100.0
104.0

111.7
105.5
113.9
113.8
118.8
116.1
112.5
107.9
88.5
82.3
75.8
95.1
94.3
101.0
103.3
105.9
98.5
92.7
105.9

113.7
106.1
116.7
115.1
117.2
116.6
118.7
110.0
86.4
79.3
73.1
86.1
93.3
100.7
102.3
107.2
97.4
90.3
108.0

116.3
107.1
118.9
116.2
122.0
117.3
116.1
109.7
84.9
78.7
72.3
81.4
95.0
98.6
100.6
105.6
94.5
86.6
111.2

118.2
108.7
116.7
121.4
129.5
121.3
120.3
113.9
83.5
77.3
71.4
78.6
93.6
99.1
101.3
106.3
94.7
81.3
113.5

119.1
109.1
120.3
123.4
130.5
122.8
125.4
115.6
83.3
76.6
69.9
78.9
93.2
100.6
104.0
107.3
95.8
79.8
112.5

Expenditure category
H ousin g.........................................................................................................
S h e lte r........................................................................................................
Renters’ costs 1 ......................................................................................
Rent, re s id e n tia l..................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ............................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ..............................................................
Lodging while at s c h o o l1 ...............................................................
Tenants’ insurance..........................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 1 ...........................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t1..................................................................
Household insurance 1 ......................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs .....................................................................
Maintenance and repair service s.....................................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities.............................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs2 ..............
Other maintenance and repair com m odities................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ............................................................................
F u e ls ........................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities.............................
Fuel o i l ...............................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities2 ............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).................................
E le c tric ity ..........................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................................
Other utilities and public services.......................................................
Telephone services............................................................................
Local c h a rg e s ...................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ...........................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ...........................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance..................................................
Cable television 3 ................................................................................
Refuse collection 3 .............................................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n ...................................................
Housefurnishings...................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings....................................................................
Furniture and b e d d in g .......................................................................
Bedroom furniture............................................................................
S o fa s ..................................................................................................
Living room chairs and ta b le s .......................................................
Other furniture..................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent....................................
Video and audio p ro d u c ts ..............................................................
Televisions.....................................................................................
Video products other than televisions 4 .....................................
Audio products..............................................................................
Major household appliances 2 .......................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers................................................
Laundry equipm ent........................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 2 ................
Information processing equipm ent4 .............................................
Other housefurnishings 2 ...................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent............................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s ....................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenw are..........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other ha rdw are...................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances2 ...........................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 5 ...........................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ........................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p .............................
Household paper products and stationery s u p p lie s ......................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s .........................................................................
P ostage.................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir...........................................................
Gardening and other household services 2 ....................................

-

-

101.0
100.3
100.1
96.6
95.6
101.2
98.7
104.4
100.8
99.8
98.3
101.3
102.2
103.7
100.0
100.0

102.2
104.5
102.8
96.9
95.6
_
104.7
104.2
105.3
109.0
109.0
115.2
96.9
105.9
109.4
106.1
106.1

101.0
101.0
100.9
101.4
103.3
101.0
100.3
100.4
100.4
99.4
99.2

102.6
101.5
105.1
103.4
106.8
102.8
101.5
101.5
96.6
94.1
92.6

-

-

-

101.8
101.6
-

-

-

91.4
100.0
99.5
104.0
100.0
100.0

101.5
100.9
100.9
102.1

105.3
103.2
99.6
103.5

105.4
102.8
101.8
104.6

109.3
101.1
104.8
102.9

115.3
102.8
106.2
104.2

114.6
105.9
109.0
103.9

119.8
112.8
111.0
100.7

128.6
112.6
112.4
102.6

126.2
117.8
120.2
102.6

128.8
120.3
121.9
102.7

130.9
119.0
120.7
103.6

-

104.1
104.9
104.3
102.9
103.5
100.0
107.8
"

107.5
109.6
107.4
105.3
107.5
110.2
111.2
~

100.0
109.3
111.7
108.6
107.2
109.4
110.2
114.1
100.0

98.4
112.5
116.8
109.4
110.6
111.4
110.2
117.6
104.9

100.0
117.0
121.7
115.7
113.0
115.9
125.1
120.8
109.2

97.2

96.3
100.0
127.5
132.4
126.7
122.8
122.3
125.1
127.3
117.7

95.9
107.0
129.8
138.0
127.1
123.7
129.4
145.3
132.8
120.2

96.9
113.0
129.5
137.4
127.3
123.0
134.3
145.3
142.0
126.1

96.3
107.3
131.3
137.3
128.5
127.4
135.6
145.3
144.1
127.3

-

-

101.1
101.6
100.6
100.9
101.1
100.0
102.1
“

See footnotes at end of table.




-

95.2
102.7
103.9
-

99.6

71

-

100.7
104.5
-

-

123.6
127.3
122.1
120.9
117.6
125.1
123.1
113.2

Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

December

June

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Apparel and u p k e e p ....................................................................................
Apparel com m odities........................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r...................................................
Men’s and boys’ ..................................................................................
Men’s .................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ........................................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ................................................
S h irts ................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro users..................................................
Boys’ ..................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ .............................................................................
W omen’s ..........................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts ..........................................................................
D resses...........................................................................................
Separates and spo rtsw ear..........................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.....................
S u its .................................................................................................
Girls’ ...................................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ .........................................................................
Other apparel com modities................................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 2 ....................................
Watches and jewelry 2 ....................................................................
Watches 2 .......................................................................................
Jewelry 2 .........................................................................................
F o otw ea r.................................................................................................
Men’s ....................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ....................................................................................
Women’s ..............................................................................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .......................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated........................
Other apparel se rv ic e s ..........................................................................

101.6
101.5
101.7
101.8
101.9
102.4
102.9
101.0
100.7
101.3
102.1
102.0
102.4
103.7
101.0
102.8
97.7
102.2
101.1
100.6

103.6
102.9
103.1
104.0
103.8
103.0
105.6
103.1
104.0
104.7
103.5
103.7
105.3
105.1
102.9
104.5
97.6
102.9
104.4
99.5
-

106.5
105.4
106.0
107.2
107.2
106.3
108.8
109.2
105.4
107.3
106.9
107.4
107.3
106.8
110.0
107.4
103.2
104.0
108.7
100.1
-

-

-

-

100.3
100.4
101.2
99.6
102.2
102.2
102.1

102.0
102.2
103.0
101.1
107.2
107.5
106.5

102.8
105.7
100.8
101.6
112.5
112.3
112.9

107.5
105.8
106.3
107.4
107.3
108.0
109.4
108.4
103.4
107.7
106.3
106.6
99.5
105.8
111.1
107.5
103.5
105.2
111.8
102.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.3
108.6
102.8
99.1
116.8
116.5
117.4

112.7
111.0
111.7
110.7
111.6
111.7
110.1
115.3
109.4
107.2
112.6
113.0
104.0
119.9
116.8
108.0
114.1
110.2
114.5
111.3
102.7
109.7
103.4
111.5
107.2
111.4
110.0
102.4
121.4
122.5
120.4

118.0
116.3
116.8
117.3
118.4
122.0
113.7
122.6
114.6
112.5
116.5
116.3
104.5
123.5
119.3
114.3
120.1
117.3
117.3
119.1
109.2
117.6
107.9
120.3
113.5
119.2
114.7
108.3
126.7
129.1
124.4

119.2
117.1
117.6
118.8
120.6
124.7
117.4
122.9
116.7
111.4
116.4
116.5
108.9
122.5
118.7
116.3
117.4
116.1
115.3
122.8
111.2
121.5
107.7
125.5
114.7
122.0
118.5
107.5
131.3
134.1
128.6

125.3
123.0
123.8
122.3
124.5
128.2
119.8
127.9
121.9
113.0
123.5
124.2
117.2
131.1
126.0
121.3
131.2
120.2
125.6
130.8
118.8
129.4
110.4
134.9
118.4
125.6
122.9
110.9
140.2
141.3
139.5

129.6
127.2
128.2
125.9
128.3
131.3
122.2
133.1
126.1
116.2
128.4
128.0
121.1
128.0
131.2
124.1
144.5
130.8
129.2
135.4
121.2
134.4
114.1
140.2
121.8
129.4
122.7
115.5
144.9
145.5
144.5

131.4
128.7
129.4
127.1
130.0
132.8
123.6
134.6
129.2
115.0
129.1
128.4
126.2
130.7
129.5
125.0
145.8
133.5
130.7
138.9
122.9
138.2
112.7
145.5
125.1
132.9
121.5
120.6
149.7
150.2
149.5

131.9
129.1
129.7
126.5
128.7
135.8
118.8
132.8
126.3
117.3
129.1
129.1
117.4
129.4
132.5
126.1
148.5
129.3
128.1
145.2
120.7
146.3
116.8
154.6
125.6
131.7
123.0
121.6
151.3
152.7
150.0

T ransportation..............................................................................................
P riv a te ........................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s ..........................................................................................
New c a r s ..............................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 2 ..................................................................
Compact new cars 2 .........................................................................
Intermediate new cars 2 ..................................................................
Full-size new cars 2 .........................................................................
Luxury new cars 2 .............................................................................
New trucks 3 .........................................................................................
New motorcycles 2 .............................................................................
Used c a rs ................................................................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................................
Gasoline ...............................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .........................................................
Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................
Body w o r k ............................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re pair........................................
Maintenance and servicin g...............................................................
Power plant re p a ir...............................................................................
Other private transportation..................................................................
Other private transportation com m odities.......................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other pro d u cts.........................................
Automobile parts and eq uipm e nt..................................................
T ire s .................................................................................................
Other parts and equipm e nt.........................................................
Other private transportation se rv ic e s ..............................................
Automobile insurance ......................................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ...........................................................
Automobile fe e s ................................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fe e s ..........
Other automobile-related fe e s .....................................................
Public transportation.................................................................................
Airline fa re s .............................................................................................
Other intercity transportation................................................................
Intracity public tra nspo rtatio n...............................................................

101.9
102.0
101.9
102.0

105.1
104.9
104.4
104.5
103.4
114.6
96.7
96.6
95.7
96.6
98.6
105.2
106.5

107.8
107.4
108.2
108.1
108.2
112.5
99.7
99.5
99.2
99.7
100.5
108.6
110.3

101.4
100.0
114.3
114.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
112.8
100.0
106.8
69.1
69.0
67.6
68.2
73.8
112.6
114.4

107.6
106.5
116.4
116.6
101.9
101.4
100.5
103.2
104.1
114.3
104.1
116.3
82.0
81.8
81.9
80.8
85.3
116.9
120.7

110.8
109.6
119.0
119.1
104.1
102.5
101.9
105.8
109.5
116.8
109.6
120.2
80.3
80.3
80.9
78.8
84.7
121.5
126.3

115.2
113.9
121.9
121.8
105.1
104.7
105.6
109.0
111.7
120.7
114.2
119.7
85.8
85.5
89.2
83.1
89.9
126.9
133.9

127.2
125.1
124.3
123.5
105.5
106.5
107.3
110.6
114.5
125.8
117.4
117.1
117.1
117.0
123.8
115.4
118.7
132.5
138.5

125.3
123.4
128.3
127.6
109.8
109.0
111.2
114.7
117.6
129.6
123.7
120.1
98.4
98.1

129.0
126.7
131.3
130.5
112.8
109.8
113.5
116.6
121.8
132.9
128.7
129.0
100.2
100.1

130.3
127.6
132.2
131.0
113.5
110.7
113.7
116.3
122.5
135.2
131.3
134.3
99.8
99.6

-

-

-

96.1
101.4
138.4
141.9

97.9
103.2
143.2
145.8

97.3
102.5
145.8
147.3

106.8
103.8
105.0
106.9
96.6
102.0
95.8
93.9
100.3
109.0
112.7
100.3
110.0
111.8
107.4
107.7
109.0
112.3
105.8

110.0
106.4
109.6
111.8
96.6
103.3
95.5
93.4
100.5
114.8
126.3
92.0
113.2
114.1
112.0
113.2
115.9
119.4
109.5

114.7
110.6
112.7
118.2
95.8
102.5
94.7
91.9
101.6
122.6
141.2
85.3
120.2
117.9
123.2
120.0
122.0
125.3
117.0

118.3
115.0
116.8
123.8
97.5
100.5
96.7
93.2
104.3
129.2
149.4
90.3
124.4
119.9
129.6
122.1
123.9
127.8
119.8

123.4
118.8
121.4
132.5
100.3
110.1
98.9
96.9
105.1
139.3
162.0
97.8
131.3
127.2
136.2
126.5
128.0
136.9
123.3

129.6
122.5
127.3
139.0
102.3
109.8
101.1
99.1
107.3
146.9
171.5
102.0
138.8
135.4
143.1
131.7
134.8
139.2
125.9

136.7
127.0
133.1
146.7
103.8
117.5
102.0
99.0
109.4
156.3
184.4
102.0
152.6
158.7
147.4
154.4
165.4
148.4
135.6

142.1
133.8
139.5
152.0
105.3
118.4
103.6
101.3
110.2
162.5
199.1
94.8
156.9
165.4
149.5
149.8
155.4
152.0
140.8

148.3
136.6
145.7
155.5
104.7
118.1
103.0
100.8
109.5
167.1
212.2
81.6
166.7
175.6
158.9
158.2
165.7
152.2
147.8

151.1
138.8
149.1
155.8
102.9
116.9
101.1
99.6
106.8
167.9
215.3
78.3
168.2
178.2
159.4
164.5
174.7
151.3
150.7

Expenditure category


See footnotes at end of table.


-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.0
107.1
99.1
99.1
98.8
99.2
99.7
101.9
102.5
103.0
101.1
101.8
101.1
99.8
100.1
99.8
100.1
99.1
101.3
104.5
93.9
102.4
103.0
101.5
101.2
102.4
101.4
99.8

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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Medical c a re .................................................................................................
Medical care com m odities......................................................................
Prescription d ru g s .................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies2 ..................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and sup p lie s .........................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ..............................................................................
Professional medical se rv ic e s.............................................................
Physicians’ service s...........................................................................
Dental service s....................................................................................
Eye care 2 .............................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 ......................................
Hospital and related services..............................................................
Hospital ro o m s ....................................................................................
Other inpatient services 2 ..................................................................
Outpatient services 2 ...........................................................................

103.1
103.1
104.1
102.6
102.2
103.1
102.9
102.8
103.1
_
104.8
104.5
_

109.4
111.0
114.4

116.8
118.0
123.8

-

-

-

-

-

125.8
126.0
134.9
100.0
119.9
116.5
125.7
124.0
125.5
123.2
100.0
100.0
127.0
126.6
100.0
100.0

133.1
134.9
145.7
105.4
127.2
121.1
132.7
131.8
133.4
132.1
105.3
104.5
135.9
135.0
107.2
107.1

142.3
144.2
157.1
110.7
134.0
126.7
141.9
140.8
143.4
140.9
110.3
110.3
150.8
149.1
120.8
117.0

154.4
156.0
172.0
117.1
141.5
134.4
154.1
149.9
153.7
149.9
114.1
116.6
167.9
165.5
134.7
130.7

169.2
169.1
189.0
123.5
150.0
140.4
169.3
160.0
165.1
159.9
119.2
122.5
186.9
183.0
151.0
145.4

182.6
181.7
206.7
127.9
153.7
148.4
182.8
169.8
174.2
173.0
123.5
129.2
203.5
198.3
164.2
159.7

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
216.0
177.7
175.4

201.1
194.7
222.2
136.0
164.1
156.6
202.6
184.8
191.6
188.2
129.9
136.2
230.9
225.4
184.7
183.8

E ntertainm ent...............................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities.....................................................................
Reading m a terials..................................................................................
N ew spapers.........................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s .............................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent...........................................................
Sport vehicles, including b ic y c le s ....................................................
Other sporting g o o d s ..........................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent..............................................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent............................................
Pet supplies and expense.................................................................
Entertainment services............................................................................
Club memberships 2...............................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships2 ............
A dm issions..............................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 2 ................................................ .......
Other entertainment services 2 ....................................................... ....

101.6
100.9
102.8
102.7
102.8
100.2
100.2
100.4
100.2
99.9
99.1
101.5
102.4
102.3
-

105.9
104.2
106.9
106.7
107.1
103.6
104.5
100.8
102.9
101.7
102.8
104.9
108.3
-

109.2
106.6
112.3
111.4
113.3
105.4
107.5
99.0
103.5
101.2
103.3
107.6
113.1

-

-

109.9
-

114.4
-

-

-

-

112.9
108.5
117.1
115.5
118.9
102.6
103.7
99.2
106.5
103.3
109.4
110.1
119.2
100.0
100.0
120.2
100.0
100.0

117.4
112.6
121.4
120.8
122.1
106.3
106.8
103.4
110.6
108.0
116.3
112.5
124.3
101.7
107.0
128.4
105.0
101.7

122.8
117.5
126.5
126.6
126.6
111.0
111.1
108.3
115.6
112.4
123.0
117.7
130.0
109.1
113.2
133.3
109.8
105.1

129.1
121.6
132.4
131.6
133.3
113.3
113.6
110.4
119.5
115.1
127.2
122.9
138.8
113.5
121.9
146.0
119.6
109.6

134.6
125.2
138.5
137.8
139.4
115.3
115.9
112.0
122.3
116.8
129.0
127.4
146.3
119.1
128.6
153.6
125.4
116.2

139.9
129.6
147.3
151.1
144.0
119.6
117.6
118.3
123.9
118.1
130.1
129.6
152.7
123.2
134.9
161.0
132.4
120.6

143.8
131.9
152.8
157.2
149.0
119.7
120.1
116.5
125.2
121.1
132.9
128.3
158.3
126.0
141.5
167.3
139.2
124.3

145.5
133.2
156.3
161.4
151.8
119.9
121.1
116.1
125.6
121.1
135.2
128.4
160.4
128.6
145.2
166.8
141.4
126.6

Other goods and service s.........................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts ..................................... .......................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances......................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents.....................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental p ro d u c ts ........................
Personal care service s ............ .............................................................
Beauty parlor services for fe m a le s..................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s ......................
Personal and educational exp e n s e s.....................................................
School books and s u p p lie s ..................................................................
Personal and educational service s.....................................................
Tuition and other school f e e s ..........................................................
College tu itio n ........................................................................:..........
Elementary and high school tu itio n ...............................................
Day care and nursery s c h o o l5 ........................................... ...........
Personal expenses............. ................................................................
Legal service fe e s 2 ........................................................................
Personal financial services2 ..........................................................
Funeral expenses2 .........................................................................

104.7
106.5
102.3
102.9

111.0
111.8
106.3
105.7

118.0
119.9
110.0
109.2

124.5
127.0
112.8
111.9

132.1
137.0
116.5
115.0

141.3
149.9
122.4
121.6

152.9
171.9
127.1
124.7

164.5
190.5
132.4
129.9

177.6
211.7
135.7
133.4

189.1
228.9
139.6
137.8

193.1
236.2
141.1
139.0

102.4

106.2

109.3

112.3

115.5

121.6

123.9

131.2

135.1

137.0

140.5

103.1
101.8
101.9
101.5
105.6
104.1
105.8
105.8
105.8
106.0
106.0
-

105.5
106.8
106.9
106.6
115.3
112.5
115.7
116.4
116.5
116.1

109.2
110.7
110.5
111.0
124.6
122.9
124.9
126.2
126.5
125.4

111.8
113.6
113.3
114.1
134.6
132.3
135.0
136.1
135.8
136.9

114.8
117.9
117.7
118.6
143.4
142.4
143.6
146.5
145.3
150.3

-

-

-

-

112.8
-

119.7
-

130.4
100.0
100.0
100.0

136.2
105.2
104.1
103.9

121.7
123.1
122.7
124.0
153.0
152.2
153.2
157.6
156.5
163.0
143.1
109.9
111.3
108.2

125.4
129.7
129.7
129.2
164.0
164.0
164.2
170.0
169.1
177.4
151.4
116.8
117.9
113.4

129.1
135.0
135.2
133.7
176.3
174.7
176.6
183.5
183.0
192.8
100.0
162.0
124.8
127.0
120.9

132.3
138.0
137.9
137.6
191.1
184.7
191.8
201.4
205.1
207.3
106.3
172.4
131.9
137.5
128.0

138.6
141.3
140.9
142.4
204.2
193.8
205.3
218.5
225.7
223.7
111.0
179.8
137.2
144.4
133.2

138.0
143.3
142.9
144.4
208.3
196.4
209.4
221.1
228.5
224.5
112.6
186.3
143.3
148.5
137.4

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d .............................................................
Selected beef c u ts ......................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products ................................
Utilities and public transportation.............................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s e rv ic e s ...................................

99.3
96.6
99.1
101.1
101.4

103.1
100.5
96.8
106.4
103.9

105.1
101.0
99.7
108.5
107.8

108.6
101.2
69.7
108.9
109.7

112.7
107.6
82.3
110.1
111.9

119.4
112.0
80.8
113.9
116.2

127.4
119.6
• 86.2
117.1
118.1

135.4
129.5
117.2
122.9
123.0

137.2
128.2
98.7
126.7
129.7

139.6
128.4
100.5
130.7
134.5

141.1
132.8
100.1
135.8
135.8

E xpenditure c ate gory

1
2
3
4

Indexes
Indexes
Indexes
Indexes

on
on
on
on

a
a
a
a




December
December
December
December

1982=100
1986=100
1983=100
1988=100

-

-

109.0
107.4
109.1
109.4
109.0
110.9
-

114.2
111.9
116.5
116.6
116.5
116.8
_
118.5
117.6

-

112.8
112.2

base.
base.
base.
base.

-

5
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

June

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

3.1
1.2
2.5
.3
-1.0
3.4
-3.2
2.4
4.6
3.9
4.6
2.5
8.0
6.2

2.9
2.0
1.6
2.3
2.3
1.2
2.9
2.5
3.6
2.9
2.8
3.6
7.0
5.3

1.8
1.0
1.1
.8
.8
.3
1.1
.7
2.3
2.1
3.3
1.6
3.6
1.6

Commodity and service group
All ite m s ........................................................
C om m odities............................................................
Food and be ve ra g e s.................................................................
Commodities less food and b e v e ra g e s .............................................
Nondurables less food and b e verag es...........................................
Apparel com m oditie s.......................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages<and ap pare l..........................
D u ra b le s ..............................................................................................
S e n /ic e s ........................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r...........................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r............................................
Transportation service s.........................................................................
Medical care services............................................................................
Other s e rv ic e s ............................................................................

3.8
2.9
2.7
3.1
1.3
2.5
1.0
5.9
4.8

3.9
2.7
3.8
2.0
1.2
1.4
1.2
3.0
5.4
5.3
4.2
6.2
5.8
6.6

3.8
2.5
2.8
2.4
3.6
2.4
3.8
.7
5.1
6.1
2.1
4.9
6.8
5.5

1.1
-2.0
3.7
-5.5
-9.4
.4
-12.1
.1
4.5
4.7
.0
5.8
7.9
5.5

4.4
4.6
3.5
5.2
7.5
4.9
9.1
2.1
4.3
4.9
1.4
4.3
5.6
5.2

4.4
3.8
5.1
3.1
3.7
4.8
3.0
2.5
4.8
4.5
3.5
6.0
6.9
5.6

4.6
4.1
5.5
3.3
4.8
.7
7.2
1.2
5.1
4.9
2.4
4.9
6.5

6.1
6.6
5.3
7.5
12.3
5.0
16.2
.9
5.7
5.3
2.7
8.2
9.9
6.5

4.7
-.5
4.5
4.8
5.0
-3.2
4.8

3.9
3.5
3.8
3.9
2.1
1.4
1.4
2.6
5.5
5.3
.2
4.4
4.7
3.1
-1.8
5.6

4.1
3.1
3.4
3.5
2.4
3.5
3.9
3.1
4.3
5.0
1.8
4.0
4.3
2.2
3.4
5.7

.5
.2
.5
.7
-5.3
-8.7
-11.1
-2.6
4.2
3.9
-19.7
3.8
3.8
1.4
-30.5
5.2

4.6
4.2
4.2
4.3
5.1
7.2
8.3
5.4
3.7
4.1
8.2
4.1
4.2
3.5
17.8
4.5

4.2
4.3
4.3
4.2
3.2
3.7
3.1
4.4
5.2
4.6
.5
4.7
4.7
4.0
-2.3
5.0

4.5
4.6
4.5
4.5
3.3
4.7
6.8
5.2
5.1
4.7
5.1
4.6
4.4
2.7
7.9
5.3

6.3
6.5
6.6
5.9
7.4
11.6
14.7
8.5
6.2
5.4
18.1
5.2
5.2
3.4
35.4
6.0

3.3
2.7
2.8
2.7
.8
-.2
-1.6
.8
5.1
4.2
-7.4
3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.1
4.6

3.2
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.8
1.9
4.4
3.3
2.0
3.0
3.3
2.5
1.2
3.7

1.8
1.5
1.7
1.6
.8
.8
1.1
1.0
2.5
2.2
2.5
1.7
1.7
1.0
-.5
2.1

2.7
2.7
1.8
3.7
3.1
.4
5.9
1.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
4.4
4.1
-.9
-2.6
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-5.0
-4.8
-1.4
3.8
1.1
-11.0
-13.0
-9.6
-12.3
-9.9
-3.1
10.2
18.4
11.7
-2.9
1.8
-4.6
5.6
35.7

3.8
3.8
3.6
4.6
3.8
2.3
5.4
2.1
4.8
3.0
2.8
6.9
6.5
2.5
4.0
4.4
3.8
2.4
7.2
3.2
2.4
5.1
4.0
6.0
6.9
6.9
5.6
5.2
3.4
1.9
-4.1
.7
13.5
4.2
.7
6.0
-20.6

2.8
2.6
2.0
3.6
4.2
3.5
6.3
1.3
3.5
2.6
2.1
3.3
5.2
1.5
1.3
.2
.6
-.9
-1.1
.2
1.2
.2
2.3
.0
.0
1.9
-.3
-.7
-.8
3.0
5.2
2.4
.9
7.2
.4
10.5
6.0

3.7
3.8
3.7
2.4
2.2
.1
5.0
-1.0
2.4
.7
2.5
3.7
2.8
6.4
6.7
6.0
.6
-1.3
-.7
-2.8
.8
2.3
2.6
15.5
13.7
15.1
18.7
14.4
7.1
9.8
12.1
13.3
2.0
8.8
1.6
12.1
1.0

3.5
3.5
3.5
4.1
4.9
1.3
6.0
4.7
3.8
4.4
3.4
4.1
3.4
1.1
2.3
3.6
6.7
5.8
5.1
6.0
6.9
9.5
7.5
-1.8
-4.3
-1.8
-2.6
.1
4.2
-9.3
-11.0
-8.5
-7.6
10.0
10.2
9.9
-17.6

5.1
5.2
5.6
8.4
9.6
6.9
9.6
11.4
7.8
11.0
9.6
6.3
5.0
5.3
4.6
2.1
5.6
2.5
7.0
5.1
3.5
7.0
8.9
-3.1
-10.4
.3
-1.9
-2.6
.9
17.9
21.6
18.7
9.2
4.2
13.5
1.6
16.5

5.5
5.6
6.2
7.5
7.3
7.2
9.8
1.4
7.5
6.1
6.9
8.0
8.9
6.6
5.0
6.5
6.5
7.4
9.8
6.4
6.2
2.2
6.3
6.9
8.4
7.8
5.2
6.8
5.7
.6
-.5 "
-1.0
6.9
3.0
-4.3
5.3
35.4

5.3
5.3
5.8
4.6
5.3
2.3
7.3
2.2
4.4
3.8
4.7
5.9
3.1
7.9
8.8
11.3
8.9
7.7
10.3
9.7
9.6
6.6
10.0
16.7
17.0
15.2
18.5
16.4
10.1
1.5
.2
2.3
1.6
3.8
-.5
5.0
-4.6

2.5
1.9
1.3
3.5
3.5
-.4
4.8
2.9
3.5
1.5
3.4
4.8
4.1
-1.5
-1.3
-2.1
-1.0
-1.4
1.2
-.6
-.2
-3.0
-.9
-6.1
-11.6
-4.5
-4.9
-5.3
.8
.4
-.5
1.2
-.2
1.3
-.5
1.8
-4.0

1.6
1.5
1.5
4.0
3.8
5.4
3.9
2.1
4.2
4.1
5.2
2.3
4.9
.4
.8
.2
.8
-.6
1.1
1.9
.0
1.3
2.3
-.9
-3.5
2.5
-1.7
-1.5
.2
2.7
4.2
1.6
3.1
1.1
1.4
1.0
-4.7

1.1
1.2
1.3
2.2
2.3
2.0
3.0
.2
2.2
3.3
1.3
1.6
2.8
2.4
2.6
2.9
3.6
1.8
2.7
3.1
4.2
11.1
4.0
3.7
6.1
4.2
.7
4.5
-.1
2.1
2.1
1.2
4.5
1.8
1.1
2.0
-1.1

-

3.8
6.2
6.4

8.S

Special indexes
All items less fo o d .....................................................................................
All items less s h e lte r..........................................................................
All items less homeowners’ c o s ts ............................................................
All items less medical c a r e .......................................................................
Commodities less fo o d ..............................................................................
Nondurables less fo o d ................................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel.........................................................
N ondurables.................................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r.....................................................................
Services less medical care services........................................................
E nergy...........................................................................................................
All items less energy..................................................................................
All items less food and en e rg y...............................................................
Commodities less food and energy com m odities.............................
Energy com m oditie s...........................................................................
Services less energy service s..............................................................

4.1
3.6
-

3.6
3.1
1.5
1.1
1.9
_

Expenditure category
Food and beverages...................................................................................
F o o d ...........................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .........................................................................................
Cereals and bakery p ro d u c ts ...........................................................
Cereals and cereal products..........................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ..................................................
C e re a l..............................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c o rn m e a l..........................................................
Bakery products................................................................................
White b re a d ....................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m u ffin s .........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cu p ca ke s.........................................
Other bakery p ro d u c ts.................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s ..........................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ..................................................................
M e ats...............................................................................................
Beef and v e a l..............................................................................
Ground beef other than c a n n e d ...........................................
Chuck ro a s t...............................................................................
Round ro a s t..............................................................................
Round ste a k ..............................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ..............................................................................
Other beef and v e a l................................................................
P o r k ..............................................................................................
Bacon .........................................................................................
Chops ........................................................................................
Ham ...........................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage...............................................
Other m e a ts.................................................................................
P o u ltry .............................................................................................
Fresh whole c h ic k e n ..................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts ................................................
Other po ultry................................................................................
Fish and s ea food...........................................................................
Canned fish and s e a fo o d ..........................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and s e a fo o d .........................................
E g g s ...................................................................................................


See
footnotes at end of table.


74

Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December

E xpenditure cate gory
Dairy products......................................................................................
Fresh milk and c re a m .....................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk ...........................................................................
Other fresh milk and c re a m ........................................................
Processed dairy products...............................................................
Cheese ............................................................................................
Ice cream and related p ro d u c ts .................................................
Other dairy products, including b u tte r........................................
Fruits and vegetables........................................................................
Fresh fruits and veg etab le s...........................................................
Fresh fr u its .....................................................................................
A p p le s .........................................................................................
Bananas ......................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines..................................................
Other fresh fru its ........................................................................
Fresh vegetables..........................................................................
P otatoes......................................................................................
L e ttu c e ........................................................................................
To m ato es....................................................................................
Other fresh veg e ta b le s.............................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables...................................................
Processed fru its ............................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fru it.... ...................................................
Canned and dried fr u its ............................................................
Processed vegetables..................................................................
Frozen v eg etab le s................... ..................................................
Other processed ve g e ta b le s....................................................
Other food at h o m e ...........................................................................
Sugar and sw eets............................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners...................................................
Sweets, including c a n d y ..............................................................
Fats and o ils .....................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages.................................................................
Carbonated d rin k s ........................................................................
C o ffe e ..............................................................................................
Other noncarbonated d r in k s .......................................................
Other prepared f o o d .......................................................................
Canned and packaged s o u p .......................................................
Frozen prepared f o o d ..................................................................
Snacks ............................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and s p ic e s ..........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby f o o d .................
Food away from h o m e .........................................................................
Lunch ....................................................................................................
D in n e r...................................................................................................
Other meals and s n a c k s ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at h o m e ..............................................................
Beer and a le .......................................................................................
W in e ......................................................................................................
Distilled sp irits ......................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from h o m e ...............................................

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

0.8
.2
.2
.8
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.9
5.4
8.0
-1.3
10.8
-5.3
-9.4
-1.2
16.9
31.7
11.1
-18.5
24.7
2.6
1.6
.6
3.6
3.5
2.8
3.8
3.0
2.3
4.1
1.6
7.6
2.1
3.1
-.3
2.0
2.8
4.3
4.4
4.1
1.9
1.4
4.1
3.6
4.0
5.3
3.4
3.2
6.1
-1.5
1.3
4.3

3.4
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.6
2.5
4.0
5.2
5.9
6.2
22.6
10.2
-2.0
51.1
21.9
-6.9
3.0
-25.7
4.5
-5.6
5.4
8.3
11.5
2.5
2.7
3.6
2.2
3.2
3.7
-1.0
5.6
5.5
2.3
.0
6.4
5.6
3.4
4.1
4.3
4.7
3.0
2.3
4.2
3.9
4.5
3.9
2.7
2.0
3.0
.0
1.1
5.4

-0.6
-1.5
-1.6
-1.4
.6
.3
1.9
.0
4.6
7.8
1.3
7.6
.6
-9.3
4.6
14.8
-20.5
58.5
38.5
12.2
1.0
1.5
.9
2.7
.4
2.6
-.4
1.9
2.7
.3
3.6
-1.2
1.2
1.0
.4
2.8
3.4
3.4
4.5
3.9
3.0
2.7
3.8
4.0
4.0
3.1
5.5
5.0
2.1
1.2
10.8
7.9

2.1
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.3
1.4
3.1
3.3
1.5
3.6
5.9
5.1
5.4
6.1
6.4
1.3
27.6
-19.5
1.0
1.9
-1.1
-2.4
-4.3
1.4
.2
1.3
-.2
3.0
2.3
-.5
3.4
-1.4
4.8
-.1
22.8
1.5
2.7
2.7
2.3
3.1
3.1
2.1
4.3
4.0
3.8
5.6
2.0
1.4
1.8
2.2
.7
3.8

1.7
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.8
2.4
1.4
.7
12.8
17.9
10.5
-11.4
17.0
14.4
16.0
25.5
-.1

4.4
4.7
5.1
4.0
4.1
5.2
3.4
2.0
6.2
3.7
13.4
27.8
7.9
14.3
10.3
-5.1
23.8
-36.1
-10.8
2.5
10.8
10.8
12.6
3.9
10.8
4.3
14.2
4.8
5.1
7.8
4.1
10.0
2.9
1.3
5.8
2.8
5.0
3.6
4.7
4.8
4.5
6.1
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.4
3.9
2.3
2.8
1.6
1.9
6.0

10.3
11.6
11.7
11.4
9.2
12.7
7.2
1.2
4.4
5.4
8.1
-5.8
5.8
-4.1
16.1
2.6
8.9
-22.1
12.9
4.8
2.5
.6
.1
3.2
5.0
7.1
3.9
4.2
3.8
4.4
3.5
2.6
3.0
5.0
-1.0
4.1
5.7
7.5
5.4
4.1
5.6
6.8
4.6
5.0
4.2
4.8
4.8
4.3
4.7
3.5
4.4
5.3

See footnotes at end of table.




June

December

Group

75

10.4
14.1
4.6
5.8
6.7
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.9
.9
1.6
1.2
1.9
1.7
-3.5
1.6
-14.3
2.3
4.2
6.1
5.8
3.1
2.8
4.7
3.7
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.3
2.1
3.8
1.2
4.6

1990

3.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
3.8
4.6
4.4
.0
7.2
8.2
10.6
21.6
4.6
10.3
8.9
5.5
-4.4
11.9
-7.7
11.4
5.4
7.5
8.8
2.4
2.6
3.1
2.5
4.2
4.4
2.9
5.0
7.7
1.9
.9
1.5
5.2
5.2
5.9
3.4
3.9
6.2
6.0
4.5
4.5
4.0
5.5
4.2
3.8
3.6
2.6
4.9
4.7

1991

0.6
-.2
-.4
.0
1.4
1.8
1.2
.3
4.4
7.6
10.2
12.1
.0
22.3
8.9
4.7
-3.7
11.9
-3.9
7.5
-1.4
-2.3
-4.1
4.9
-.4
.6
-.9
1.5
3.6
.0
4.8
-1.3
-.5
1.0
-5.2
2.5
3.0
6.0
1.6
1.3
4.0
3.4
2.9
3.0
2.7
3.0
9.9
11.6
11.8
14.0
9.2
8.2

1992

1993

1.3
2.5
1.8
3.4
.2
.2
.4
-.2
2.2
2.5
-3.6
-9.3
—3.1
-16.1
1.0
10.2
6.4
7.6
55.3
2.5
1.3
2.5
2.7
1.7
-.2
.7
-.5
.9
.9
1.0
1.0
-.7
-.2
1.6
-5.3
2.0
2.2
5.7
.5
-.2
4.1
1.9
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.9
2.1
2.8
1.5
1.4
3.8

0.5
.5
.5
.5
.5
.7
.9
-.4
-1.3
-1.4
-3.1
9.0
9.7
14.4
-11.9
.6
19.1
-22.3
-.1
.9
-1.1
-3.8
-5-4
2.1
2.8
2.5
2.9
1.6
.8
1.4
.5
1.3
2.0
1.6
5.6
-1.3
1.5
4.6
-.6
1.4
2.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
.6
.1
1.3
.9
1.5

Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group
1983
E xpenditure ca te g o ry
H ousin g.........................................................................................................
S h e lte r.............................................................................
Renters’ c o s ts ........................................................................................
Rent, residential ..................................................................................
Other renters’ c o s ts ............................................................................
Lodging while out of to w n ...............................................................
Lodging while at s c h o o l..................................................................
Tenants’ insurance...........................................................................
Homeowners’ c o s ts ...............................................................................
Owners’ equivalent r e n t .....................................................................
Household insurance..........................................................................
Maintenance and re p a irs .....................................................................
Maintenance and repair services.....................................................
Maintenance and repair com m odities.............................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home re p a irs ................
Other maintenance and repair com m odities................................
Fuel and other u tilitie s ............................................................................
F u e ls ........................................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel com m odities.............................
Fuel o i l ...............................................................................................
Other household fuel com m odities...............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy service s).................................
E le c tric ity ...........................................................................................
Utility (piped) g a s .............................................................................
Other utilities and public services.......................................................
Telephone services.............................................................................
Local c h a rg e s ...................................................................................
Interstate toll c a lls ............................................................................
Intrastate toll c a lls ............................................................................
Water and sewerage m aintenance................ ..................................
Cable te le visio n ...................................................................................
Refuse collection.................................................................................
Household furnishings and o p e ra tio n ...................................................
Housefurnishings....................................................................................
Textile housefurnishings.....................................................................
Furniture and bedding ........................................................................
Bedroom furniture.............................................................................
S o fa s ..................................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables .......................................................
Other furniture..................................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipm ent....................................
Video and audio p ro d u c ts ..............................................................
Televisions.....................................................................................
Video products other than tele visio ns.......................................
Audio products..............................................................................
Major household appliances..........................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers................................................
Laundry equipm ent.......................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners...................
Information processing equipm ent................................................
Other housefurnishings......................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipm ent...... ......................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor ite m s ....................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenw are ..........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardw are...................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances..............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flo w e rs ..............................................
Housekeeping s u p p lie s ........................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including s o a p .............................
Household paper products and stationery su p p lie s ......................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.................................
Housekeeping s e rv ic e s .........................................................................
P ostage.................................................................................................
Appliance and furniture re p a ir...........................................................
Gardening and other household service s.......................................

1984

1985

1986

1987

1.7
4.6
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.4
6.4
5.4
4.6
4.6
5.7
1.8
1.6
1.8
-.3
-5.6
-9.5
-30.0
-33.3
_
-3.3
-1.5
-5.8
3.7
2.7
7.1
-9.4
.3
5.4
3.8
9.4
1.5
1.2
2.6
2.2
3.5
7.2
.5
-.8
-1.0
-2.2
-4.3
-.9
-1.2
-.5
-

3.7
4.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
3.9
6.2
3.6
5.3
5.3
3.8
3.3
4.3
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.6
1.4
12.9
17.9
2.6
.2
1.8
-2.9
1.9
-1.3
3.3
-12.4
-3.0
5.2
9.5
10.2
1.1
.4
.2
2.1
.2
4.5
2.2
2.4
-2.7
-3.7
-4.4
1.0
-1.2
.9
-1.3
-2.8
-

1988

1991

1992

1993

1989

1990

4.0
4.5
3.9
3.6
4.8
4.5
6.6
3.3
4.7
4.8
3.5
2.2
1.5
3.0
2.5
3.6
2.9
2.4
-4.6
-6.3
-.3
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.8
1.3
4.5
-4.2
-4.2
6.1
10.6
7.9
3.1
2.5
5.8
3.5
4.7
.8
3.3
4.0
.7
-1.4
-1.4
-.4
3.6
1.6
4.2
4.8
2.2

3.9
4.9
4.5
4.2
5.5
5.4
7.4
2.4
5.1
5.1
2.6
3.2
3.2
3.0
4.4
2.0
3.2
3.9
15.5
19.5
5.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.2
-.3
.6
-1.3
-2.6
6.6
3.8
9.7
1.0
-.4
-.3
-1.4
-2.1
-.7
-.4
-1.6
-1.8
-.5
-1.3
-4.9
2.6
-1.4
1.3
-1.0
-3.3
-7.3
1.8

4.5
5.2
6.7
4.1
14.4
15.8
6.3
1.5
4.7
4.8
1.9
3.6
5.5
.9
2.1
-.2
4.0
4.3
28.6
29.9
25.9
1.5
1.4
1.8
3.5
-.4
1.0
-3.7
-2.2
6.2
13.1
9.8
1.8
.6
2.5
1.1
-1.3
.4
5.5
1.9
-2.4
-3.6
-3.6
-9.5
-1.1
-.3
-1.0
1.2
-1.1
-2.6
2.0

3.4
3.9
4.2
2.9
8.1
8.5
5.8
2.1
3.7
3.7
2.6
3.5
1.9
5.9
4.1
7.4
2.9
.9
-17.0
-19.9
-9.6
3.5
5.0
.3
5.7
3.5
5.1
1.3
-1.5
7.8
8.6
11.5
2.3
.9
1.9
1.0
4.1
.6
-2.2
-.3
-1.7
-.8
-1.1
-5.5
1.8
-2.1
-1.7
-1.5
-3.0
-4.1
3.0

2.6
2.9
2.8
2.3
4.1
3.8
7.3
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
.9
2.9
-1.9
1.0
-4.3
2.3
2.3
-3.1
-3.4
-2.4
2.8
1.7
5.1
2.4
-.3
.5
-1.3
-2.4
6.6
3.7
8.5
1.6
1.5
-1.9
4.5
6.1
3.4
3.6
3.8
-1.6
-1.8
-1.2
-3.4
-1.5
.5
.7
.7
.2
-6.1
2.1

2.2
2.1
3.1
1.1
8.1
9.4
-1.4
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
.6
2.9
.7
4.7
3.5
4.8
-1.5
-2.0
-.5
5.5
7.4
1.4
2.0
.5
.2
2.4
-.7
2.0
7.0
2.3
.8
.4
3.1
1.6
.8
1.2
4.2
1.5
-.2
-.9
-2.1
.4
-.4
1.5
2.7
.9
1.2
-1.8
-.9

3.5
4.7
5.1
4.8
7.0
6.8
6.1
6.7
4.5
4.5
6.1
5.0
7.9
1.6
1.8
1.8
.7
-9.4
-10.8
_
4.1
3.2
5.2
4.8
3.6
3.1
1.4
7.4
8.5
_
2.0
1.8
3.7
2.7
5.1
1.7
1.7
1.4
-.4
-2.3
-3.5
-1.2
1.3
2.4
-

4.3
5.2
5.9
5.9
5.3
6.3
7.4
2.3
5.1
5.1
2.6
2.7
3.4
1.9
1.2
4.2
2.7
.3
.0
_
3.5
5.6
.9
8.1
9.2
17.2
-4.3
3.6
5.5
6.1
6.1
1.6
.5
4.2
2.0
3.4
1.8
1.2
1.1
-3.8
-5.3
-6.7
-4.4
.9
2.3
-

4.3
6.0
6.3
6.4
6.2
6.4
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.6
2.5
2.9
2.1
2.1
1.8
.8
5.1
5.4
_
-.6
2.7
-4.7
5.0
4.7
8.9
-3.7
.6
5.6
6.0
6.4
1.9
.2
.0
3.3
4.6
.7
4.9
2.3
-3.8
-5.3
-8.0
-3.2
-1.9
.6
-

2.7
2.4
1.6
2.3

3.7
2.3
-1.3
1.4

.1
-.4
2.2
1.1

3.7
-1.7
2.9
-1.6

5.5
1.7
1.3
1.3

-.6
3.0
2.6
-.3

4.5
6.5
1.8
-3.1

7.3
-.2
1.3
1.9

-1.9
4.6
6.9
.0

2.1
2.1
1.4
.1

1.6
-1.1
-1.0
.9

2.1
3.4
1.3
1.4
2.5
.0
4.9
-

3.0
3.2
3.7
2.0
2.4
.0
5.6
-

3.3
4.5
3.0
2.3
3.9
10.2
3.2
-

1.7
1.9
1.1
1.8
1.8
.0
2.6
-

-1.6
2.9
4.6
.7
3.2
1.8
.0
3.1
4.9

1.6
4.0
4.2
5.8
2.2
4.0
13.5
2.7
4.1

-2.8
5.6
4.6
5.5
7.0
1.5
.0
1.9
3.7

-.9
3.2
4.0
3.8
1.6
4.0
.0
3.4
4.0

-.4
7.0
1.8
4.2
.3
.7
5.8
16.1
4.3
2.1

1.0
5.6
-.2
-.4
.2
-.6
3.8
.0
6.9
4.9

-.6
-5.0
1.4
-.1
.9
3.6
1.0
.0
1.5
1.0

-

See footnotes at end of table.




June

December

76

Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1991

1992

1993

1987

1988

1989

1990

4.7
4.8
4.6
6.0
6.1
9.2
3.3
6.3
4.8
4.9
3.5
2.9
.5
3.0
2.1
5.8
5.3
6.4
2.4
7.0
6.3
7.2
4.4
7.9
5.9
7.0
4.3
5.8
4.4
5.4
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.2
2.1
2.2
1.1
1.4
2.5
5.2
2.2
5.3
3.4
-2.1
-1.8
-1.2
-2.5
-.7
3.9
4.6

1.0
.7
.7
1.3
1.9
2.2
3.3
.2
1.8
-1.0
-.1
.2
4.2
-.8
-.5
1.7
-2.2
-1.0
-1.7
3.1
1.8
3.3
-.2
4.3
1.1
2.3
3.3
-.7
3.6
3.9
3.4
4.0
3.9
2.4
2.3
1.0
2.1
3.6
3.0
2.0
3.3
4.2
-.4
6.8
6.5
10.3
5.5
6.1
4.4
6.0

5.1
5.0
5.3
2.9
3.2
2.8
2.0
4.1
4.5
1.4
6.1
6.6
7.6
7.0
6.1
4.3
11.8
3.5
8.9
6.5
6.8
6.5
2.5
7.5
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.2
6.8
5.4
8.5
10.4
9.8
2.0
1.4
.4
1.7
1.6
1.5
2.5
4.2
2.8
-2.2
36.5
36.8
38.8
38.9
32.0
4.4
3.4

3.4
3.4
3.6
2.9
3.1
2.4
2.0
4.1
3.4
2.8
4.0
3.1
3.3
-2.4
4.1
2.3
10.1
8.8
2.9
3.5
2.0
3.9
3.4
3.9
2.9
3.0
-.2
4.1
3.4
3.0
3.6
-1.5
-1.4
3.2
3.3
4.1
2.3
3.6
3.7
2.7
3.0
5.4
2.6
-16.0
-16.2

1.4
1.2
.9
1.0
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.5
-1.0
.5
.3
4.2
2.1
-1.3
.7
.9
2.1
1.2
2.6
1.4
2.8
-1.2
3.8
2.7
2.7
-1.0
4.4
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.7
.7
2.1
1.7
3.6
2.5
4.0
7.4
1.8
2.0

0.4
.3
.2
-.5
-1.0
2.3
-3.9
-1.3
-2.2
2.0
.0
.5
-7.0
-1.0
2.3
.9
1.9
-3.1
-2.0
4.5
-1.8
5.9
3.6
6.3
.4
-.9
1.2
.8
1.1
1.7
.3
1.0
.7
.7
.4
.6
.8
.2
-.3
.6
1.7
2.0
4.1
-.4
-.5

-16.7
-14.6
4.5
2.5

1.9
1.8
3.5
2.7

-.6
-.7
1.8
1.0

4.3
3.3
3.9
7.0
2.9
9.6
2.3
4.0
.8
7.8
8.4
8.3
5.5
6.1
5.1
3.6
3.3
7.1
2.9

5.0
3.1
4.9
4.9
2.0
-.3
2.2
2.3
2.1
5.5
5.9
4.3
5.7
6.4
5.1
4.1
5.3
1.7
2.1

5.5
3.7
4.6
5.5
1.5
7.0
.9
-.1
2.0
6.4
7.5
.0
9.9
17.2
3.0
17.2
22.7
6.6
7.7

4.0
5.4
4.8
3.6
1.4
.8
1.6
2.3
.7
4.0
8.0
-7.1
2.8
4.2
1.4
-3.0
-6.0
2.4
3.8

4.4
2.1
4.4
2.3
-.6
-.3
-.6
-.5
-.6
2.8
6.6
-13.9
6.2
6.2
6.3
5.6
6.6
.1
5.0

1.9
1.6
2.3
.2
-1.7
-1.0
-1.8
-1.2
-2.5
.5
1.5
-4.0
.9
1.5
.3
4.0
5.4
-.6
2.0

Expenditure category
Apparel and up ke e p ....................................................................................
Apparel com m odities................................................................................
Apparel commodities less fo o tw e a r...................................................
Men’s and boys’ ..................................................................................
Men’s .................................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and ja c k e ts ........................................
Furnishings and special c lo th in g ................................................
S h irts ...............................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and tro users..................................................
Boys’ ..................................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ............................................................................
Women’s ............................................................................................
Coats and ja c k e ts .........................................................................
Dresses ...........................................................................................
Separates and spo rtsw ear..........................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.....................
S u its .................................................................................................
Girls’ ...................................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ..........................................................................
Other apparel com m odities...............................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage.......................................
Watches and jew elry.......................................................................
W a tc h e s .........................................................................................
Je w e lry ............................................................................................
F o otw ea r.................................................................................................
Men’s ....................................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ....................................................................................
Women’s ..............................................................................................
Apparel s e rv ic e s .......................................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated........................
Other apparel se rv ic e s.........................................................................
Transportation..............................................................................................
P riv a te ........................................................................................................
New v e h ic le s .........................................................................................
New c a r s .............................................................................................
Subcompact new c a r s ....................................................................
Compact new c a r s ..........................................................................
Intermediate new c a r s ....................................................................
Full-size new c a rs ............................................................................
Luxury new c a r s ..............................................................................
New tru c k s ...........................................................................................
New m otorcycles................................................................................
Used c a r s ................................................................................................
Motor fu e l................................................................................................
Gasoline ..............................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded re g u la r................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded re g u la r............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded prem ium .........................................................
Automobile maintenance and repair...................................................
Body w o r k ............................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical re pair........................................
Maintenance and servicin g...............................................................
Power plant re p a ir...............................................................................
Other private transportation..................... ............................................
Other private transportation com m odities.................... ...................
Motor oil, coolant, and other p ro d u c ts.........................................
Automobile parts and e q uipm e nt..................................................
T ire s .................................................................................................
Other parts and eq uipm e nt.........................................................
Other private transportation s e rv ic e s ..............................................
Automobile in s u ra n c e .....................................................................
Automobile finance c h a rg e s ..........................................................
Automobile fe e s ................................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fe e s ..........
Other automobile-related fe e s ....................................................
Public transportation.................................................................................
Airline fa re s .............................................................................................
Other intercity transportation................................................................
Intracity public tra nspo rtatio n..............................................................

2.9
2.5
2.8
2.3
2.2
3.1
4.5
-.7
.9
2.6
3.3
3.8
2.4
8.2
1.9
4.4
-1.3
.6
3.6
2.7

2.0
1.4
1.4
2.2
1.9
.6
2.6
2.1
3.3
3.4
1.4
1.7
2.8
1.4
1.9
1.7
-.1
.7
3.3
-1.1

2.8
2.4
2.8
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
5.9
1.3
2.5
3.3
3.6
1.9
1.6
6.9
2.8
5.7
1.1
4.1
.6

0.9
.4
.3
.2
.1
1.6
.6
-.7
-1.9
.4
-.6
-.7
-7.3
-.9
1.0
.1
.3
1.2
2.9
2.6

1.0
2.0
3.0
-1.3
5.0
5.1
4.6
3.9
4.0
3.3
3.4

1.7
1.8
1.8
1.5
4.9
5.2
4.3
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.5

.8
3.4
-2.1
.5
4.9
4.5
6.0
2.6
2.4
3.6
3.4

.5
2.7
2.0
-2.5
3.8
3.7
4.0
-5.9
-6.9
5.6
5.9

3.4

4.6

4.3

14.4
-1.7
-1.6
-2.1
-1.5
-.3
3.8
5.0

7.0
-2.4
-2.5
-3.1
-2.6
-1.1
3.2
3.9

-1.8
3.1
3.0
3.7
3.2
1.9
3.2
3.6

-5.1
-30.7
-30.7
-31.9
-31.6
-26.6
3.7
3.7

4.8
4.9
5.1
3.1
4.0
3.4
.6
6.4
5.8
-.5
5.9
6.0
4.5
13.3
5.1
.5
10.2
4.8
2.4
8.4
2.7
9.7
3.4
11.5
3.8
2.6
7.0
3.3
3.9
5.2
2.6
6.1
6.5
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.4
.5
3.2
4.1
1.3
4.1
8.9
18.7
18.6
21.2
18.5
15.6
3.8
5.5

6.1
2.0
3.8
2.8
-2.5
.0
-3.0
-3.8
-.7
3.8
9.1
-7.9
5.9
7.7
3.6
3.8
4.8
7.0
2.1

3.7
2.7
3.1
5.7
-3.2
1.9
-4.0
-6.2
1.2
7.6
7.8
6.8
7.4
8.5
5.8
6.4
6.4
10.7
6.0

3.0
2.5
4.4
4.6
.0
1.3
-.3
-.5
.2
5.3
12.1
-8.3
2.9
2.1
4.3
5.1
6.3
6.3
3.5

4.3
3.9
2.8
5.7
-.8
-.8
-.8
-1.6
1.1
6.8
11.8
-7.3
6.2
3.3
10.0
6.0
5.3
4.9
6.8

3.1
4.0
3.6
4.7
1.8
-2.0
2.1
1.4
2.7
5.4
5.8
5.9
3.5
1.7
5.2
1.8
1.6
2.0
2.4

See footnotes at end of table.




77

Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Expenditure category
Medical c a re ...............................................................................................
Medical care com m odities......................................................................
Prescription d ru g s ..................................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical s u p p lie s ....................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter dru g s .............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and s u p p lie s.........................
Medical care s e rv ic e s ..............................................................................
Professional medical s ervice s.............................................................
Physicians’ s e rvice s...........................................................................
Dental service s....................................................................................
Eye c a r e ...............................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals........................................
Hospital and related services..............................................................
Hospital ro o m s ................................................................................
Other inpatient s e rv ic e s ....................................................................
Outpatient s e rv ic e s ............................................................................
Entertainm ent...............................................................................................
Entertainment com m odities....................................................................
Reading m aterials.................................................................................
N ew spapers.........................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and b o o k s ..................................................
Sporting goods and equipm ent...........................................................
Sport vehicles, including b ic y c le s ....................................................
Other sporting g o o d s .........................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainm ent............................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipm ent..............................................
Photographic supplies and equipm ent............................................
Pet supplies and expense.................................................................
Entertainment services.............................................................................
Club m em berships.................................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club m em berships...............
A dm issions..............................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions .........................................................
Other entertainment se rv ic e s..............................................................
Other goods and service s..........................................................................
Tobacco and smoking p ro d u c ts .............................................................
Personal c a r e ............................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances......................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup im plem ents.....................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental p ro d u c ts ........................
Personal care service s.........................................................................
Beauty parlor services for fem ales..................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for m a le s......................
Personal and educational e x p enses.......... ...........................................
School books and s u p p lie s .................................................................
Personal and educational services.....................................................
Tuition and other school f e e s ..........................................................
College tu itio n ...................................................................................
Elementary and high school tu itio n ...............................................
Day care and nursery s ch o o l.........................................................
Personal expenses.............................................................................
Legal service fe e s ...........................................................................
Personal financial services.............................................................
Funeral expenses.............................................................................

6.4
7.5
9.7
6.8
5.0
6.2
7.6
7.5
8.2
10.3
9.3
4.0
2.9
5.2
4.6
5.8
2.6
3.3
.8
1.4
.8
.4
3.3
5.3
7.2
7.9
10.1
4.5
5.5

6.1
7.7
9.9
6.2
5.1
5.8
6.3
6.0
7.6
7.6
7.4
_
4.2
3.3
4.0
3.9
4.2
3.4
4.3
.4
2.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
5.8
7.4
6.0
5.0
3.9
2.7

6.8
6.3
8.2
4.8
4.2
6.8
6.6
6.9
5.3
5.1
4.8
3.1
2.3
5.1
4.4
5.8
1.7
2.9
-1.8
.6
-.5
.5
2.6
4.4
4.1
_
6.3
7.2
3.5
3.3

7.7
6.8
9.0
5.0
4.1
7.9
6.3
7.7
5.5
7.2
7.7
3.4
1.8
4.3
3.7
4.9
-2.7
-3.5
.2
2.9
2.1
5.9
2.3
5.4
5.1
5.5
5.9
2.5
2.5

5.8
7.1
8.0
5.4
6.1
3.9
5.6
6.3
6.3
7.2
5.3
4.5
7.0
6.6
7.2
7.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
4.6
2.7
3.6
3.0
4.2
3.8
4.5
6.3
2.2
4.3
1.7
7.0
6.8
5.0
1.7
6.1
7.9
3.3
2.8

6.9
6.9
7.8
5.0
5.3
4.6
6.9
6.8
7.5
6.7
4.7
5.6
11.0
10.4
12.7
9.2
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.8
3.7
4.4
4.0
4.7
4.5
4.1
5.8
4.6
4.6
7.3
5.8
3.8
4.6
3.3
7.0
9.4
5.1
5.7

8.5
8.2
9.5
5.8
5.6
6.1
8.6
6.5
7.2
6.4
3.4
5.7
11.3
11.0
11.5
11.7
5.1
3.5
4.7
3.9
5.3
2.1
2.3
1.9
3.4
2.4
3.4
4.4
6.8
4.0
7.7
9.5
8.9
4.3
8.2
14.7
3.8
2.5

9.6
8.4
9.9
5.5
6.0
4.5
9.9
6.7
7.4
6.7
4.5
5.1
11.3
10.6
12.1
11.2
4.3
3.0
4.6
4.7
4.6
1.8
2.0
1.4
2.3
1.5
1.4
3.7
5.4
4.9
5.5
5.2
4.8
6.0
7.6
10.8
4.2
4.2

7.9
7.5
9.4
3.6
2.5
5.7
8.0
6.1
5.5
8.2
3.6
5.5
8.9
8.4
8.7
9.8
3.9
3.5
6.4
9.7
3.3
3.7
1.5
5.6
1.3
1.1
.9
1.7
4.4
3.4
4.9
4.8
5.6
3.8
8.0
11.1
2.5
2.7

6.6
5.2
5.7
3.9
4.4
2.9
7.0
5.7
6.3
5.8
3.7
3.1
8.8
8.9
8.2
9.8
2.8
1.8
3.7
4.0
3.5
.1
2.1
-1.5
1.0
2.5
2.2
-1.0
3.7
2.3
4.9
3.9
5.1
3.1
6.5
8.1
2.9
3.3

3.3
1.9
1.7
2.3
2.2
2.6
3.6
3.0
3.5
2.8
1.4
2.3
4.3
4.4
3.9
4.8
1.2
1.0
2.3
2.7
1.9
.2
.8
-.3
.3
.0
1.7
.1
1.3
2.1
2.6
-.3
1.6
1.9
2.1
3.2
1.1
.9

5.3

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.8

5.3

1.9

5.9

3.0

1.4

2.6

5.7
3.7
3.2
4.3
9.9
9.1
10.0
9.4
9.6
8.9
12.2
-

2.3
4.9
4.9
5.0
9.2
8.1
9.4
10.0
10.1
9.5
6.4
-

3.5
3.7
3.4
4.1
8.1
9.2
8.0
8.4
8.6
8.0
6.1
-

2.4
2.6
2.5
2.8
8.0
7.6
8.1
7.8
7.4
9.2
8.9
-

2.7
3.8
3.9
3.9
6.5
7.6
6.4
7.6
7.0
9.8
-

3.0
5.4
5.7
4.2
7.2
7.8
7.2
7.9
8.1
8.8
5.8
6.3
5.9
4.8

3.0
4.1
4.2
3.5
7.5
6.5
7.6
7.9
8.2
8.7
7.0
6.8
7.7
6.6

2.5
2.2
2.0
2.9
8.4
5.7
8.6
9.8
12.1
7.5
6.3
6.4
5.7
8.3
5.9

4.8
2.4
2.2
3.5
6.9
4.9
7.0
8.5
10.0
7.9

-.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.0
1.3
2.0
1.2
1.2

4.4

5.2
4.1
3.9

6.0
4.4
4.2
4.6
6.7
6.9
6.7
7.6
7.7
8.4
5.1
4.5
6.9
4.1

1.4
3.6
4.4
2.8
3.2

1.8
-1.7
-1.6
4.2
3.2

3.8
4.0
-2.3
5.2
2.5

1.9
.5
3.0
2.0
3.8

3.3
.2
-30.1

3.8
6.3
18.1
1.1
2.0

5.9
4.1
-1.8
3.5
3.8

6.7
6.8
6.7
2.8
1.6

6.3
8.3
36.0
5.0
4.1

1.3
-1.0
-15.8
3.1
5.4

1.7
.2
1.8
3.2
3.7

4.4

4.3
4.0
5.0
4.1

.4

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm f o o d .............................................................
Selected beef c u t s ......................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other p roducts............. ...................
Utilities and public transportation..............................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance s e rv ic e s ...................................

Data not available.




.4
1.8

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

78

1.1
3.4

-.4
3.9
1.0

27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. City Average,
ms

Semiannual
averages
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1913
1914

9.9
10.1

9.8
10.0

9.8
10.0

9.9
9.9

9.8
9.9

9.8
10.0

9.9
10.1

10.0
10.2

10.0
10.3

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

10.1
10.2

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6

10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2

10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5

10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8

10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0

10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0

10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5

10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8

10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9

10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2

10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6

10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4

19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3

19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2

20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1

20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1

21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1

20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2

20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1

20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2

20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3

19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3

19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2

17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2

17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1

17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0

17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1

17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4

17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4

17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4

18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4

18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3

1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3

17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4

17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4

17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4

17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4

16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4

16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4

16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5

16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7

16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6

16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5

16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0

13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9

13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9

13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9

13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9

13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2

13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1

13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5

14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5

14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6

14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6

14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7

14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8

14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8

14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8

14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8

14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2

17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9

17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0

17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0

18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0

18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0

18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8

18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9

18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0

18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9

18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9

18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1

23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1

23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0

23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0

23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1

24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1

24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1

24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1

24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0

24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9

24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0

25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1

26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1

26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2

26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4

26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3

27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4

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




79

1st
half

2nd
half

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

_
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Annual
avg.

Percent change
from previous

Dec.

Annual
avg.

10.0
10.1

_

_

1.0

1.0

10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4

2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5

1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2

20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2

2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0

15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0

17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2

3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6

2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0

16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5

-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3

-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8

13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0

3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7

2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4

14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7

1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3

.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7

18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0

2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7

2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8

24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0

5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4

.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4

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

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)
IW
^
V
V
If
Semiannual
averages
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.
1st
half

1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8
38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9

29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0
38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5

29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3
38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5
38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3

29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6
38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8

29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8
39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3
31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0
39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2
31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2
39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3

29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3
31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3
39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9

29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3
31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5
39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4
31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7
39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8

30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4
32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9
40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

Percent change
from previous

Dec.

2nd
half

-

-

Annual
avg.

Annual
avg.

29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2

1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0

1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3

31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9

1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2

1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4

39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6

5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3

5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0

54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1

6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4

9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4

12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6

13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5

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

55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6

79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8

80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8

81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1

82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5

83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8

83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2

83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2

84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8

85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8

86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7

86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8

102.1

104.4

82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7

105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2

105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8

106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8

106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5

107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8

107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2

107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2

107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6

107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2

108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4

108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6

106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3

107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9

106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6

3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5

3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993

125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3

126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7

127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1

127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6

127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9

128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0

128.7
134.3
138.4
-

129.9
134.6
138.8
-

131.1
135.2
139.1
-

131.9
135.4
139.6
-

132.2
135.8
139.8
-

132.2
135.9
139.8
-

127.1
133.3
137.1
-

131.0
135.2
139.3
-

129.0
134.3
138.2
-

6.1
2.8
2.9
~

5.2
4.1
2.9

-

Data not available.




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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

101.2
101.4
100.2
101.9
100.8
101.4
100.7
102.8
101.0

104.8
103.8
103.8
103.7
102.0
102.9
101.8
105.1
106.3
100.0
100.0
107.5
109.2
109.7

108.6
106.3
106.7
106.1
105.7
105.6
105.7
105.5
111.6
106.1
102.0
112.2
116.7
115.5

109.3
104.0
110.7
99.8
95.2
105.8
92.3
105.3
116.4
111.1
101.8
118.5
125.7
121.6

114.2
108.9
114.5
105.4
102.8
111.1
101.2
108.0
121.3
116.4
103.1
123.6
133.2
127.9

119.2
113.0
120.3
108.6
106.3
116.0
104.1
110.7
127.2
121.5
106.8
131.2
142.7
135.0

124.6
117.8
126.9
112.1
111.6
116.6
111.7
112.0
133.4
127.5
109.3
137.8
154.7
143.8

132.2
125.8
133.6
121.0
126.2
122.3
131.0
112.6
140.7
133.9
112.2
147.9
169.0
152.8

135.9
127.0
136.9
120.9
124.2
126.1
126.2
115.3
147.0
139.1
117.6
152.5
182.4
162.0

139.8
129.8
139.1
124.1
127.3
127.8
129.9
118.7
152.1
143.0
120.8
157.2
195.4
169.9

142.0
131.2
140.8
125.2
128.3
128.1
131.3
119.9
155.5
145.7
124.9
159.0
202.4
172.9

100.8
99.6
101.4
101.8
102.6
98.7
101.0

105.0
105.0
100.0
104.6
103.7
102.2
101.9
103.0
100.0
106.0
99.6
105.5
105.9
105.2
96.8
106.6

109.0
108.2
103.2
108.1
106.2
105.9
106.0
106.2
104.2
111.1
101.5
109.5
110.3
107.4
100.2
112.5

109.0
107.8
103.4
108.4
100.2
96.1
93.6
103.2
108.3
115.4
80.7
113.4
114.1
108.6
69.6
118.2

114.1
112.5
107.8
113.2
105.6
103.3
101.8
108.8
112.2
120.1
87.8
118.0
119.0
112.6
82.1
123.7

118.8
117.4
112.4
117.9
108.9
106.9
104.9
113.5
118.1
125.6
88.1
123.6
124.4
117.0
80.3
129.8

124.0
122.6
117.4
123.1
112.6
112.2
112.2
119.5
123.9
131.4
92.7
129.1
129.7
120.2
86.4
136.4

131.7
130.6
124.9
130.4
121.2
126.0
129.7
130.1
131.1
138.1
110.5
135.5
136.0
124.0
117.1
144.3

135.7
133.7
128.1
133.6
121.8
125.3
127.0
130.8
137.9
143.9
101.6
140.8
142.0
128.9
98.4
151.0

140.0
137.6
131.8
137.2
125.0
128.4
130.7
133.4
143.5
148.4
103.5
144.9
146.6
132.7
99.5
156.3

142.4
139.7
133.9
139.2
126.1
129.4
132.1
134.8
147.1
151.4
106.0
147.2
149.0
134.2
99.2
159.3

100.2
100.2
99.5
101.2
100.1
98.4
101.6
99.2
101.6
101.7
101.9
101.6
101.0
98.4
97.2
96.2
96.7
96.1
94.9
95.3
96.7
95.7
98.4
94.1
92.9
92.9
97.1
93.2
97.9
103.0
106.9
103.5
96.4
99.7
97.1
10 ¡.2
122.2

103.8
103.8
102.9
105.7
103.7
100.7
107.0
101.2
106.4
104.9
104.5
108.5
107.5
100.9
101.1
100.3
100.6
98.5
101.7
98.7
98.9
101.1
102.3
99.5
99.3
99.1
102.5
97.9
101.2
104.8
102.6
104.2
108.9
104.1
97.8
107.7
96.8

106.7
106.6
105.0
109.6
108.1
104.2
113.9
102.5
110.1
107.5
106.8
112.1
113.5
102.4
102.4
100.6
101.3
97.7
100.8
99.0
100.0
101.6
104.7
99.5
99.5
100.9
101.8
97.2
100.5
108.0
107.7
106.9
110.1
111.4
98.3
118.8
102.5

110.7
110.7
108.9
112.2
110.4
104.3
119.6
101.6
112.8
108.4
109.5
116.4
116.7
109.0
109.3
106.7
101.8
96.5
100.4
96.0
101.4
103.3
107.2
115.0
112.7
116.3
121.1
111.2
107.5
118.6
121.2
120.8
111.7
121.5
99.8
133.8
103.4

114.5
114.5
112.5
116.9
115.8
105.5
126.7
106.6
117.2
113.1
113.4
121.3
120.7
110.1
111.7
110.4
108.6
102.2
105.5
101.9
108.5
113.4
115.2
112.9
107.9
114.5
117.5
111.3
111.8
107.4
107.4
110.2
103.6
133.6
110.2
147.0
84.9

120.3
120.4
118.8
126.7
126.8
112.6
138.9
118.7
126.4
125.7
124.3
128.7
126.7
115.8
116.9
112.7
114.6
104.7
112.9
108.1
112.0
121.3
125.7
109.6
96.7
114.7
115.7
108.5
112.7
126.9
131.0
131.1
112.5
139.7
124.8
150.0
99.0

126.9
127.1
126.2
136.0
136.1
120.8
152.4
120.4
135.7
133.3
132.7
138.8
137.8
123.8
123.0
120.1
122.3
112.6
123.9
116.2
118.9
124.6
133.4
117.3
105.0
124.1
121.6
115.8
119.0
127.4
130.0
129.7
120.1
144.8
119.4
159.3
134.3

133.6
133.9
133.5
142.3
143.1
123.5
163.3
122.9
141.6
138.2
139.1
146.7
142.4
133.6
133.9
133.8
133.2
121.2
136.6
128.0
130.3
131.9
147.0
136.8
123.0
142.6
143.7
135.1
131.3
129.2
130.3
132.7
121.8
148.8
119.1
165.2
128.0

136.9
136.3
135.0
147.2
148.2
123.3
171.1
126.4
146.4
140.2
144.1
153.7
147.9
131.5
132.0
130.8
131.7
119.5
138.5
125.9
130.1
128.5
145.4
128.6
108.5
136.4
136.8
127.8
132.3
129.8
129.8
134.3
122.2
151.2
118.4
168.7
122.7

139.1
138.3
137.0
153.0
153.5
129.5
177.7
128.9
152.5
145.9
151.6
157.3
155.5
132.1
133.1
131.2
132.8
118.8
140.1
129.1
129.8
130.4
148.6
127.7
104.8
140.0
134.9
126.0
132.6
133.4
135.4
136.5
125.7
153.8
119.8
172.0
117.0

140.8
140.1
138.9
156.4
157.0
132.1
183.1
129.1
155.8
150.8
153.4
159.6
159.5
135.3
136.5
134.9
137.5
120.7
144.0
134.0
135.2
144.6
154.5
132.4
111.3
145.8
135.6
131.6
132.6
136.3
138.2
138.4
131.3
155.7
121.0
174.2
115.4

Commodity and service group
All ite m s ....................................................................................................
Com m odities.......................................................................................
Food and b e verag es..........................................................................
Commodities less food and b e ve ra g e s..........................................
Nondurables less food and be verag es........................................
Apparel c om m oditie s...................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages,and apparel.......................
D ura bles............................................................................................
S e rv ic e s ..................................................................................................
Rent of s h e lte r1 ..................................................................................
Household services less rent of s h e lte r1.......................................
Transportation service s.....................................................................
Medical care services........................................................................
Other service s.....................................................................................

-

101.2
103.1
103.2

Special indexes
All items less fo o d ....................................................................................
All items less she lter................................................................. ..............
All items less homeowners’ costs 1 ......................................................
All items less medical c a r e ....................................................................
Commodities less f o o d ...........................................................................
Nondurables less fo o d ............................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel......................................................
N ondurables..............................................................................................
Services less rent of s h e lte r1 ...............................................................
Services less medical care services.....................................................
Energy........................................................................................................
All items less energy...............................................................................
All items less food and en e rg y...........................................................
Commodities less food and energy com modities..........................
Energy com m oditie s.......................................................................
Services less energy services..........................................................

101.5
101.4
-

101.1
101.9
100.9
100.7
100.5
-

Expenditure category
Food and beverages...............................................................................
F o o d ........................................................................................................
Food at h o m e .....................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................................
Cereals and cereal products.......................................................
Flour and prepared flour m ix e s ...............................................
C e re a l...........................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and c o rn m e a l.......................................................
Bakery products............................................................................
White b re a d ................................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and m u ffin s ......................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and c up cakes......................................
Other bakery p ro d u c ts ..............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and e g g s .......................................................
Meats, poultry, and f is h ..............................................................
Meats ...........................................................................................
Beef and v e a l...........................................................................
Ground beef other than c a n n e d ........................................
Chuck ro a s t............................................................................
Round ro a s t..........................................................................
Round steak ..........................................................................
Sirloin s te a k ...........................................................................
Other beef and v e a l.............................................................
Pork ...........................................................................................
Bacon .....................................................................................
Chops .....................................................................................
Ham ........................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage............................................
Other m e ats..............................................................................
P o u ltry ..........................................................................................
Fresh whole c h ic k e n ...............................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken p a rts ............................................
Other poultry.............................................................................
Fish and sea food........................................................................
Canned fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and se a fo o d ......................................
E g g s ................................................................................................

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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Dairy products..............................................................................
Fresh milk and cream...............................................................
Fresh whole m ilk....................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream...................................................
Processed dairy products.........................................................
Cheese ....................................................................................
Ice cream and related products............................................
Other dairy products, including butter...................................

99.9
99.6
99.7
99.5
100.3
100.2
100.2
100.3

103.2
102.8
102.9
102.7
103.9
102.8
104.1
105.5

102.6
101.3
101.3
101.3
104.4
103.0
106.1
105.3

104.7
103.2
103.3
103.0
106.8
104.5
109.3
108.7

106.4
104.9
104.7
105.3
108.5
106.7
110.8
109.3

111.2
109.9
110.0
109.7
113.1
112.3
114.9
111.5

122.8
122.5
122.7
122.1
123.5
126.8
123.1
113.0

126.5
125.6
125.8
125.0
128.1
132.7
128.5
112.8

127.2
125.3
125.3
125.1
129.8
134.9
129.9
113.0

128.9
128.2
127.6
129.2
130.1
135.1
130.5
112.8

129.5
129.0
128.3
130.2
130.5
135.7
131.3
112.6

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

97.8
95.8
87.2
93.7
88.2
75.8
89.3
103.4
100.0
122.2
85.8
102.4
100.0
99.0
97.7
101.2
100.9
100.6
101.1

102.7
100.5
106.1
103.6
86.8
114.9
108.2
95.5
101.9
89.4
90.1
96.1
105.2
107.0
108.9
103.6
103.6
104.2
103.3

107.9
109.4
108.3
111.9
86.8
104.8
113.9
110.3
80.6
143.5
124.4
108.7
106.2
108.7
109.9
106.5
103.9
107.1
102.8

109.3
112.8
114.2
117.2
91.5
110.2
120.7
111.5
103.0
116.0
125.0
110.4
105.2
106.3
105.5
107.9
104.2
108.5
102.7

123.0
132.7
126.0
104.3
107.4
126.4
139.9
139.5
102.7
272.4
137.9
126.1
109.9
112.4
112.5
111.0
107.3
111.7
105.8

130.8
137.6
143.1
133.0
115.9
144.2
154.5
132.3
127.7
173.6
123.0
129.2
122.0
124.5
126.6
115.4
119.3
116.6
121.1

135.8
144.0
152.3
124.6
122.7
137.8
176.9
135.9
139.3
135.3
139.2
135.0
125.0
125.2
126.4
119.0
125.1
124.9
125.8

145.7
156.1
169.5
151.9
128.1
151.9
194.4
143.1
133.5
151.3
128.2
150.8
131.7
134.9
137.9
122.0
128.4
128.6
129.0

152.1
168.5
188.1
170.4
127.6
187.0
213.1
149.3
128.2
169.6
123.1
162.4
129.6
131.4
132.0
127.9
127.7
129.6
127.4

155.3
172.8
180.0
154.2
124.0
156.8
214.5
166.0
136.8
180.7
190.9
167.4
131.0
134.3
135.0
130.0
127.6
130.7
126.8

153.8
171.1
175.6
168.5
136.1
178.3
188.7
166.9
163.3
141.3
190.0
168.0
129.8
129.0
127.7
132.6
131.0
133.8
130.3

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

100.6
100.2
102.0
99.4
103.0
100.2
100.9
98.3
99.8
100.6
101.2
100.8
100.0
100.7
100.6

103.7
103.9
101.0
105.1
108.5
102.3
100.8
104.4
105.4
103.9
105.3
105.0
104.8
103.7
102.7

105.7
106.6
101.2
108.9
107.2
103.6
101.9
104.8
108.4
107.4
109.0
109.6
108.8
106.9
105.3

108.8
109.1
100.8
112.7
105.7
108.2
101.9
128.9
110.1
110.3
112.1
112.3
112.1
110.1
107.6

109.8
110.9
102.1
114.6
107.6
104.9
103.6
110.3
112.6
114.8
119.0
118.7
115.6
113.1
112.5

115.1
116.7
110.3
119.2
118.3
107.8
105.2
116.6
115.5
120.5
123.4
124.0
121.4
118.1
119.4

120.1
121.1
115.2
123.5
121.5
111.2
110.4
115.2
120.1
127.4
132.6
130.8
126.1
124.7
127.7

125.1
126.3
118.4
129.6
130.8
113.3
111.3
117.0
126.5
134.0
140.7
135.3
131.1
132.5
135.2

127.0
130.6
118.4
135.8
129.1
112.9
112.3
111.0
129.9
138.1
149.0
137.4
132.6
137.8
140.2

128.2
131.9
119.6
137.2
128.3
112.7
114.0
104.9
132.4
141.0
157.5
138.1
132.1
143.5
142.8

130.2
132.9
121.2
137.8
130.0
115.0
115.9
110.8
130.7
143.2
164.7
137.1
134.2
146.6
144.7

Food away from home...................................................................
Lunch ............................................................................................
Dinner...........................................................................................
Other meals and snacks.............................................................

101.7
101.5
101.7
102.0

105.9
105.5
106.2
106.1

109.9
109.6
110.5
109.4

114.6
114.0
114.7
115.5

118.8
118.3
118.7
119.3

124.0
123.7
123.8
124.4

129.7
129.9
129.1
130.3

135.6
135.7
134.3
137.5

139.4
139.7
137.9
141.6

141.6
141.9
140.0
143.7

143.1
143.5
141.4
145.4

Alcoholic beverages.........................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home........................................................
Beer and a le ................................................................................
Wine.............................................................................................
Distilled spirits..............................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home..........................................

101.3
101.2
102.1
98.8
100.5
101.7

104.1
103.2
105.2
98.7
101.3
107.3

109.5
107.9
107.2
100.1
112.4
115.6

111.7
109.4
109.0
102.1
113.3
120.3

115.1
111.8
111.3
105.6
114.6
125.4

119.5
114.4
114.3
107.5
116.7
132.6

125.2
119.4
119.7
110.8
121.9
139.5

130.5
123.9
124.1
114.0
127.9
146.3

143.5
138.2
138.9
129.3
139.3
158.0

147.7
141.3
142.8
131.3
141.3
164.0

149.4
142.0
143.0
132.5
142.9
167.0

Expenditure category

See footnotes at end of table.




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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

100.7
100.7
_
102.2
101.0
98.9
106.4
103.5
-

104.0
104.3
100.0
108.1
107.2
105.6
114.6
106.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
104.9
105.9
101.9

108.4
110.5
106.3
115.0
113.8
112.3
121.1
112.2
105.9
105.9
105.7
107.4
109.2
103.8

114.1
121.2
115.9
125.3
124.5
121.8
136.9
122.6
116.6
116.6
116.1
112.5
115.9
107.1
101.9
105.4
101.7
94.8
80.2
79.5
102.4
100.7
107.0
91.8
120.9
115.6
138.5
74.0
103.5
127.9
127.9
136.1

118.5
126.5
120.0
129.7
129.2
126.2
144.9
126.0
122.2
122.2
119.6
115.2
117.8
110.6
104.0
109.8
104.8
97.2
76.7
74.4
102.2
103.9
110.2
95.2
125.6
117.1
144.8
70.9
99.2
135.1
141.6
146.7

123.1
132.6
125.4
135.0
137.6
134.4
155.5
128.9
128.3
128.5
122.7
119.0
122.4
113.6
109.4
110.8
108.0
100.7
88.1
89.0
108.3
106.7
113.1
97.7
128.4
116.7
145.5
70.0
96.7
144.1
147.1
161.0

128.3
139.3
132.6
140.6
157.2
155.2
165.0
130.4
134.3
134.5
124.9
123.6
129.8
115.2
112.3
111.1
112.1
104.7
113.4
115.6
136.6
108.2
114.5
99.4
133.2
116.4
147.0
67.4
94.6
152.6
166.9
177.1

132.7
144.6
137.7
144.8
170.2
168.6
175.7
133.6
139.5
139.7
128.4
130.6
135.7
123.1
117.1
121.2
115.7
105.9
94.4
92.5
123.2
111.9
120.4
99.3
140.7
120.4
154.7
68.3
93.2
163.8
181.2
197.6

136.1
148.7
141.4
148.2
176.9
174.5
189.7
137.0
143.5
143.8
132.0
129.8
139.0
118.0
116.3
112.9
118.4
108.4
91.7
89.5
120.3
115.1
122.4
104.7
144.2
120.1
155.3
67.4
91.0
174.3
188.4
214.6

138.8
151.5
144.7
150.0
190.7
190.2
186.4
139.5
145.9
146.2
134.3
131.2
139.5
120.3
115.2
117.7
122.8
113.8
90.3
87.8
119.8
121.6
131.7
106.2
147.2
120.7
155.7
69.1
90.3
177.7
201.0
219.3

106.9
102.9
108.6
111.5
115.5
115.7
109.3
105.5
90.1
83.8
77.3

111.1
104.7
114.7
113.0
118.8
113.5
111.4
107.1
89.2
82.1
74.8
94.9
94.0
101.0
103.6
106.0
97.9
92.7
105.3

113.0
105.2
117.6
114.2
117.1
113.7
117.4
109.8
87.1
79.1
72.2
85.8
93.1
101.0
102.7
107.9
96.9
89.7
107.6

115.4
106.0
119.2
115.5
122.0
113.6
115.6
109.2
85.9
78.6
71.4
80.9
94.9
98.9
101.0
105.8
94.6
86.9
110.0

117.2
107.7
117.6
120.5
128.3
117.7
119.9
114.0
84.8
77.5
70.9
79.2
93.5
99.3
101.7
106.3
94.6
80.6
112.7

117.9
108.0
121.1
121.9
129.0
118.8
122.4
115.9
84.6
76.9
69.4
79.1
93.5
100.7
104.2
107.2
95.7
78.9
111.5

Expenditure category
Housing................................................................................................
Shelter...............................................................................................
Renters’ costs 1..............................................................................
Rent, residential..........................................................................
Other renters’ costs.....................................................................
Lodging while out of town........................................................
Lodging while at school2 .........................................................
Tenants’ insurance....................................................................
Homeowners’ costs 1 .....................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent1............................................................
Household insurance 1 ................................................................
Maintenance and repairs...............................................................
Maintenance and repair services................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities........................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 3 ..........
Other maintenance and repair commodities...........................
Fuel and other utilities......................................................................
Fuels...............................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities.........................
Fuel o il.......................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities 3 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services).............................
Electricity...................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas.......................................................................
Other utilities and public services..................................................
Telephone services......................................................................
Local charges...........................................................................
Interstate toll calls.....................................................................
Intrastate toll calls.....................................................................
Water and sewerage maintenance.............................................
Cable television 4 ........................................................................
Refuse collection 4 ......................................................................
Household furnishings and operation..............................................
Housefurnishings............................................................................
Textile housefurnishings..............................................................
Furniture and bedding .................................................................
Bedroom furniture......................................................................
Sofas..........................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables..................................................
Other furniture...........................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipment...............................
Video and audio products........................................................
Televisions..............................................................................
Video products other than televisions 5................................
Audio products.......................................................................
Major household appliances 3 ..................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers...........................................
Laundry equipment.................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 3 ............
Information processing equipment5 ........................................
Other housefurnishings 3 .............................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment.......................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items...............................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware.......
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware...............
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances3 ......................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers 6 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies..................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap.........................
Household paper products and stationery supplies..................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies.............................
Housekeeping services..................................................................
Postage.........................................................................................
Appliance and furniture repair.....................................................
Gardening and other household services 3 ................................

-

102.3
102.8
101.0
101.1
100.3
100.1
96.6
95.6
101.2
98.6
104.5
100.9
99.8
98.3
101.4
102.4
103.8
100.0
100.0
101.1
101.1
100.7
101.6
103.4
100.9
100.9
100.5
100.6
99.4
99.0
99.6

-

-

102.2
104.4
102.8
96.9
95.6
104.6
104.0
105.3
109.0
109.0
115.1
96.9
106.0
109.4
105.9
106.0

103.4
106.3
103.5
101.8
100.9
104.1
106.8
100.6
114.5
114.1
125.4
93.3
106.3
115.4
112.2
113.0

110.2
115.7
111.6
120.8
119.4
117.0
129.3
118.4
110.8
110.8
111.7
109.2
111.2
105.3
100.0
103.8
100.1
93.7
71.5
67.4
100.0
100.5
105.2
94.5
118.5
116.8
133.7
84.5
106.7
121.6
116.6
123.8

102.5
101.3
105.4
103.6
106.9
102.2
101.4
102.1
97.7
94.0
92.6

104.5
101.6
105.6
106.8
111.2
102.8
106.9
104.1
93.9
89.0
84.9

105.8
102.5
107.6
109.3
115.2
110.2
107.3
102.9
92.6
87.0
81.3

-

-

-

-

95.0
102.8
104.3

91.1
100.0
99.5
104.0
100.0
100.0

91.9
98.8
100.6
102.9
97.1
101.7

110.2
105.4
115.5
115.0
121.6
114.7
112.7
109.1
90.8
82.8
76.4
100.0
91.9
102.2
102.4
106.6
101.5
100.0
103.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

91.9
101.2
104.7
-

101.7
100.8
101.1
101.9

104.3
103.1
99.2
103.3

103.5
103.2
101.8
104.5

107.1
101.1
104.8
102.0

113.7
102.5
106.3
102.9

112.6
105.8
109.5
103.0

117.8
112.2
111.9
100.3

126.6
112.3
113.5
102.1

124.1
116.2
120.6
101.5

128.2
119.0
122.5
102.6

129.1
116.5
121.9
103.3

104.2
104.7
104.3
103.4
103.7
100.0
107.4

107.8
109.5
107.3
105.9
108.1
110.4
110.9

100.0

98.3
112.9
116.9
109.5
111.2
111.6
110.4
117.3
104.7

100.1
117.4
121.8
115.6
113.6
116.5
125.4
120.0
109.0

97.1
123.8
127.3
121.8
121.3
117.8
125.4
122.1
112.1

96.3
100.0
127.8
132.3
126.8
123.1
122.7
125.4
126.9
116.4

95.8
107.3
130.4
137.9
127.2
124.0
131.3
145.7
132.3
119.0

97.1
113.2
130.0
137.3
127.1
123.7
135.9
145.7
140.1
124.9

96.2
107.3
131.7
137.2
128.3
128.2
137.0
145.7
142.0
125.9

-

101.8
101.6

-

101.1
101.7
100.4
100.8
101.2
100.0
102.1

~

See footnotes at end of table.




83

-

109.7
111.8
108.5
108.2
109.9
110.4
114.0
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
Group

Expenditure category
Apparel and upkeep...........................................................
Apparel commodities.........................................................................
Apparel commodities less footwear..............................................
Men’s and boys’ ...........................................................................
Men’s ........................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets...................................
Furnishings and special clothing...........................................
Shirts.......................................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers.............................................
Boys’ ..........................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ ......................................................................
Women’s ....................................................................
Coats and jackets...................................................................
Dresses ..................................................................
Separates and sportswear.....................................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.................
Suits.........................................................................................
Girls’ ...........................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ...................................................................
Other apparel commodities.........................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 3 ................................
Watches and jewelry 3 ..............................................................
Watches 3 ...............................................................................
Jewelry 3 .................................................................................
Footwear.........................................................................................
Men’s ............................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ............................................................................
Women’s ......................................................................................
Apparel services...............................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated....................
Other apparel services...................................................................
Transportation......................................................................................
Private...............................................................................................
New vehicles..................................................................................
New cars......................................................................................
Subcompact new cars 3............................................................
Compact new cars 3 ..................................................................
Intermediate new cars 3............................................................
Full-size new cars 3 ...................................................................
Luxury new cars 3 ......................................................................
New trucks 4 ................................................................................
New motorcycles 3 ......................................................................
Used cars........................................................................................
Motor fuel........................................................................................
Gasoline .......................................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular..........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium...................................................
Automobile maintenance and repair.............................................
Body work....................................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair...................................
Maintenance and servicing.........................................................
Power plant repair........................................................................
Other private transportation...........................................................
Other private transportation commodities..................................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products....................................
Automobile parts and equipment.............................................
Tires.........................................................................................
Other parts and equipment...................................................
Other private transportation services.........................................
Automobile insurance...............................................................
Automobile finance charges....................................................
Automobile fees.........................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees
Other automobile-related fees...............................................
Public transportation..........................................................................
Airline fares.....................................................................................
Other intercity transportation.........................................................
Intracity public transportation.........................................................

Digitized forSee
FRASER
footnotes at end of table.


June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

101.5
101.4
101.5
101.8
101.9
102.7
103.0
101.1
100.7
101.4
101.7
101.8
101.6
103.2
100.9
102.8
98.5
101.3
100.7
100.7

103.5
102.9
103.1
104.3
104.1
103.7
105.5
102.8
104.4
104.8
103.3
103.5
103.6
105.6
103.0
104.4
98.2
102.3
104.4
99.1

103.0
105.8
101.2
101.7
112.4
112.1
112.9

107.4
105.8
106.2
107.1
106.9
107.6
109.0
108.9
103.2
107.9
106.1
106.0
100.1
106.2
110.7
107.2
98.5
106.5
113.5
102.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
108.7
103.0
99.2
116.6
116.3
117.2

112.6
111.1
111.7
110.4
111.5
111.3
110.0
116.1
109.3
107.1
112.6
112.7
105.0
122.5
116.7
107.6
107.2
112.0
116.4
110.6
102.7
109.0
103.6
110.6
108.0
111.9
110.6
102.6
120.9
122.3
120.2

117.6
116.0
116.4
116.5
117.8
121.5
113.4
123.3
113.8
112.4
116.2
115.8
102.7
126.2
119.2
113.7
113.4
117.9
120.3
117.8
109.1
116.2
107.8
118.6
114.0
119.8
114.7
108.3
125.8
128.8
124.0

118.5
116.6
116.9
118.0
120.1
124.6
116.8
123.7
116.3
111.5
115.5
115.1
104.0
123.0
118.3
115.8
110.3
117.4
119.3
121.5
110.8
120.3
107.5
124.0
115.4
122.2
118.6
107.4
130.6
133.8
128.4

124.5
122.3
122.9
121.4
123.9
127.8
119.5
129.0
120.7
113.3
122.6
122.8
115.2
132.7
125.3
120.9
122.0
121.6
127.9
128.8
118.2
127.3
110.7
132.0
119.3
125.6
123.5
111.0
139.6
140.8
139.0

128.4
126.1
126.8
124.9
127.7
131.0
122.1
133.8
124.9
116.3
126.7
125.7
118.4
128.4
129.9
123.7
132.8
131.7
131.8
132.6
120.6
131.3
113.6
136.4
122.5
129.6
123.0
115.8
144.4
145.2
144.1

130.4
127.8
128.3
126.4
129.9
133.6
123.2
135.8
128.2
115.3
127.6
126.1
121.9
132.4
128.6
124.4
131.1
135.1
133.1
137.3
122.1
136.6
111.9
143.6
125.6
132.6
122.7
120.7
149.2
149.9
149.1

130.7
128.1
128.4
125.8
128.3
136.5
119.0
133.5
125.5
117.9
127.0
126.6
113.3
132.3
131.0
124.9
131.8
129.1
129.6
145.6
120.2
146.9
116.5
155.6
126.2
131.7
123.9
122.1
150.8
152.5
149.9

100.6
99.5
114.1
114.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
112.8
100.0
106.8
69.2
69.0
67.7
68.2
73.8
112.9
115.0

107.3
106.4
116.1
116.3
101.8
101.2
100.4
103.1
103.8
114.3
104.0
116.2
82.0
81.9
82.0
80.8
85.3
117.0
121.3

110.4
109.5
118.8
118.9
104.2
102.5
101.9
105.6
109.2
116.9
109.4
120.1
80.4
80.4
81.0
78.8
84.7
121.5
126.5

114.8
113.8
122.0
121.7
105.4
104.9
105.9
109.1
111.6
121.0
114.1
119.5
85.9
85.6
89.4
83.2
90.0
126.9
134.0

126.7
125.3
124.4
123.3
105.6
106.6
107.6
110.5
114.6
125.9
117.4
116.9
117.1
117.0
124.1
115.4
118.7
132.8
139.5

124.5
123.2
128.5
127.2
109.6
109.2
111.3
114.3
117.2
130.3
123.7
120.2
98.5
98.3

128.2
126.6
131.7
130.1
112.6
109.8
113.7
116.0
121.7
133.8
128.9
129.7
99.9
99.9

129.5
127.6
132.8
130.8
113.4
110.6
114.0
115.7
122.9
136.2
131.6
135.0
99.7
99.7

-

-

-

96.2
101.5
138.8
142.9

97.6
103.0
143.9
147.0

97.2
102.4
146.5
148.3

115.0
110.6
112.9
116.7
95.8
102.7
94.7
91.9
101.4
120.7
140.9
85.3
119.4
117.4
122.6
119.4
121.4
125.4
117.6

118.6
114.7
116.8
122.0
97.4
100.6
96.5
93.3
103.9
127.1
148.8
90.4
123.3
119.3
129.3
121.3
122.7
128.0
120.2

123.8
118.3
121.6
130.4
99.9
109.4
98.4
96.8
104.4
137.1
160.9
98.1
130.5
126.6
136.5
125.4
126.5
136.8
123.5

129.9
122.0
127.4
136.8
101.9
109.1
100.6
98.8
106.8
144.7
170.6
102.3
137.9
134.5
143.2
130.1
133.1
140.5
125.9

137.1
126.8
133.3
144.2
103.2
116.7
101.5
98.6
108.6
153.8
183.7
102.5
151.4
156.0
146.2
150.3
163.4
149.3
135.7

143.0
133.7
139.4
149.2
104.8
117.9
103.0
100.8
109.7
159.8
198.6
95.3
156.8
163.4
149.1
147.8
154.0
154.2
140.7

149.3
136.5
145.9
151.9
104.0
117.4
102.2
100.4
108.5
163.5
211.5
81.9
166.4
173.0
158.6
155.5
163.6
155.4
147.6

152.1
138.8
149.3
151.9
102.3
116.2
100.5
99.2
106.1
164.0
214.4
78.3
167.9
175.6
158.7
160.9
172.2
153.2
150.8

-

-

106.6
105.6
106.1
107.2
107.1
106.1
108.3
109.3
105.5
107.6
106.9
107.3
104.8
108.2
110.1
107.2
103.4
105.2
109.3
99.8
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.4
100.5
101.0
100.0
102.2
102.2
102.2

102.1
102.1
103.3
101.0
107.2
107.4
106.8

101.9
102.0
101.7
102.0

105.2
105.0
104.3
104.3

-

-

100.0
107.1
99.1
99.2
98.9
99.2
99.8
101.8
102.6

103.4
114.6
96.7
96.6
95.7
96.6
98.6
105.2
106.5

107.6
107.3
108.1
108.0
108.2
112.5
99.8
99.7
99.3
99.9
100.7
108.9
110.6

102.8
101.0
101.8
100.9
99.9
100.1
99.8
100.2
99.0
101.0
104.5
94.0
102.5
103.2
101.2
100.7
102.3
100.7
99.5

106.8
103.8
105.1
106.7
96.7
102.0
95.8
94.1
100.0
108.6
112.6
100.4
110.1
111.7
107.2
107.4
108.7
112.1
106.1

110.3
106.4
109.9
110.9
96.5
103.3
95.4
93.5
100.2
113.7
126.1
91.9
113.2
113.8
112.2
112.2
115.2
119.5
109.6

-

84

Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Group

June

December
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

103.1
103.1
104.1

109.5
110.7
114.5
109.0
107.5
109.2
109.4
109.1
110.9

116.8
117.5
123.8

133.4
134.1
145.7
105.3
126.9
120.9
133.2
132.0
133.6
132.0
105.3
105.0
135.4
133.7
107.4
107.2

142.8
143.1
156.9
110.4
133.2
126.6
142.7
141.0
143.6
140.8
109.8
110.8
150.0
147.1
121.0
117.1

154.7
154.8
171.8
116.8
140.3
135.7
154.7
150.2
154.0
150.0
113.8
117.2
166.8
162.5
135.0
131.1

168.8
168.0
189.0
123.6
148.9
142.4
169.0
160.3
165.4
159.7
119.0
122.8
184.4
178.3
150.1
145.9

182.0
180.3
206.8
127.7
152.7
150.5
182.4
170.2
174.5
172.9
123.2
129.2
201.2
193.8
163.7
160.4

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
210.9
177.2
176.0

200.7
193.0
221.9
136.1
162.8
160.2
202.4
185.4
192.1
187.9
129.5
137.1
228.2
219.9
184.4
184.2

Expenditure category
Medical care.........................................................................................
Medical care commodities................................................................
Prescription drugs..........................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 3 ..............................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.........................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies.....................
Medical care services.......................................................................
Professional medical services.......................................................
Physicians’ services.....................................................................
Dental services............................................................................
Eye care 3.....................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3.................................
Hospital and related services........................................................
Hospital rooms ............................................................................
Other inpatient services 3 ............................................................
Outpatient services 3....................................................................

-

-

-

104.8
104.6

112.6
112.0

125.7
125.3
134.8
100.0
119.7
117.5
125.7
124.0
125.5
123.1
100.0
100.0
126.5
125.5
100.0
100.0

-

102.6
102.3
103.1
102.9
102.9
103.1
-

-

-

114.0
112.4
116.7
116.6
116.6
116.8
-

-

-

-

-

118.1
117.1
-

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

101.6
101.0
102.9
102.8
102.9
100.8
101.0
100.5
100.2
99.7
99.0
101.6
102.5
102.4
-

105.7
104.2
106.9
106.8
107.0
103.9
105.0
100.8
103.0
101.8
102.9
105.1
108.2
109.8
-

108.7
106.2
112.3
111.6
113.3
105.1
107.4
99.1
103.6
101.3
103.1
107.8
112.8
114.5
-

112.5
108.7
117.0
115.6
118.9
104.2
105.8
99.7
106.9
103.9
109.3
110.2
118.9
100.0
100.0
120.4
100.0
100.0

116.9
112.6
121.4
120.9
122.3
107.8
108.9
103.9
110.5
107.8
116.3
112.6
124.0
102.0
106.9
128.1
105.3
101.6

122.2
117.6
126.7
126.8
127.0
112.5
113.2
109.0
115.6
112.3
123.5
117.7
129.7
110.5
113.2
132.8
110.6
105.2

128.4
121.7
132.5
131.8
133.6
115.9
117.7
110.8
119.2
114.8
127.8
122.8
138.7
115.3
121.9
145.8
119.6
109.9

133.3
124.8
138.6
138.2
139.5
116.5
117.8
112.1
122.1
116.6
129.7
127.3
146.1
120.7
128.6
153.1
126.1
116.3

138.4
129.0
147.8
151.4
144.4
120.5
120.4
118.0
123.8
117.9
131.1
129.5
152.5
125.3
134.2
160.5
133.6
120.8

142.2
131.5
153.4
157.9
149.1
121.6
123.5
116.3
125.4
121.3
134.1
128.5
158.1
128.0
140.6
166.6
140.7
124.4

143.8
132.7
156.9
162.3
151.8
122.1
124.6
115.9
125.8
121.6
136.5
128.3
160.0
129.8
144.4
166.5
142.3
126.5

Other goods and services...................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products......................................................
Personal care....................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances.................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products....................
Personal care services...................................................................
Beauty parlor services for females.............................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males..................
Personal and educational expenses................................................
School books and supplies...........................................................
Personal and educational services................................................
Tuition and other school fees ....................................................
College tuition...........................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition..........................................
Day care and nursery school6 .................................................
Personal expenses.......................................................................
Legal service fees 3 ..................................................................
Personal financial services 3 ....................................................
Funeral expenses 3 ...................................................................

104.7
106.6
102.4
102.9

110.6
111.8
106.2
105.6

117.4
120.0
110.0
109.2

123.6
127.1
112.8
111.9

131.3
137.2
116.4
115.1

140.6
150.2
122.3
121.5

152.7
171.8
126.9
124.7

164.4
190.1
132.2
130.0

177.7
211.5
135.7
133.7

189.0
229.0
139.9
138.6

193.3
235.9
141.3
139.6

102.7

106.2

109.6

112.8

116.1

122.2

124.8

132.0

136.0

138.5

141.6

103.0
101.8
101.9
101.6
105.5
103.9
105.8
105.7
105.6
106.0

105.4
106.8
106.9
106.5
115.3
112.5
115.7
116.6
116.8
116.3

109.0
110.8
110.6
111.2
124.5
122.7
124.8
126.5
127.0
125.5

114.6
117.8
117.5
118.4
143.0
141.9
143.3
146.3
145.4
149.3
136.0
105.2
104.5
104.6

121.3
123.0
122.7
123.8
152.3
151.1
152.7
157.1
156.2
161.9
143.0
109.8
111.7
109.6

124.9
129.4
129.4
128.7
163.1
162.9
163.4
169.6
169.3
176.2
151.0
116.4
117.9
115.1

128.9
134.9
135.2
133.2
174.7
173.9
175.0
182.7
183.6
191.4
100.0
160.1
121.7
127.1
122.6

132.5
137.9
137.9
137.4
188.7
184.4
189.3
199.4
205.0
206.2
106.3
170.5
129.2
136.8
130.1

138.9
141.3
140.8
142.5
200.5
194.9
201.2
214.4
223.8
222.7
110.8
177.6
133.6
143.9
135.1

138.6
143.2
142.8
144.3
204.9
198.0
205.7
217.2
226.5
223.4
112.7
184.6
141.2
147.9
139.3

112.4
107.8
82.3
109.6
113.1

119.1
112.1
80.9
113.4
117.9

127.0
120.0
86.3
116.3
119.4

135.0
129.9
117.1
121.2
124.6

136.7
128.5
98.8
125.6
133.1

139.0
128.8
100.3
129.4
137.6

140.7
133.1
100.0
134.4
138.7

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food......................................................
Selected beef cuts..............................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products............................
Utilities and public transportation.......................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services...............................
Indexes on a December 1984=100
Indexes on a December 1982=100
Indexes on a December 1986=100
Indexes on a December 1983=100




-

-

-

106.1
-

112.8
-

119.4
-

111.5
113.7
113.4
114.2
134.2
131.9
134.6
136.1
135.9
136.4
129.9
100.0
100.0
100.0

99.4
96.6
99.2
101.0
102.2

102.9
100.5
96.8
106.2
105.1

105.0
101.2
99.9
108.1
109.3

108.5
101.3
69.8
108.3
111.2

base.
base.
base.
base.

-

-

5
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

85

Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

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

December

June

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

3.3
3.0
2.6
3.1
1.2
2.4
1.0
4.8
3.6

3.6
2.4
3.6
1.8
1.2
1.5
1.1
2.2
5.2

3.6
2.4
2.8
2.3
3.6
2.6
3.8
.4
5.0

-

_

-

-

-

-

3.5
6.4
6.3

6.2
5.9
6.3

4.4
6.9
5.3

0.6
-2.2
3.7
-5.9
-9.9
.2
-12.7
-.2
4.3
6.1
2.0
5.6
7.7
5.3

4.5
4.7
3.4
5.6
8.0
5.0
9.6
2.6
4.2
4.8
1.3
4.3
6.0
5.2

4.4
3.8
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
2.9
2.5
4.9
4.4
3.6
6.1
7.1
5.6

4.5
4.2
5.5
3.2
5.0
.5
7.3
1.2
4.9
4.9
2.3
5.0
8.4
6.5

6.1
6.8
5.3
7.9
13.1
4.9
17.3
.5
5.5
5.0
2.7
7.3
9.2
6.3

3.5
3.5

3.4
3.6

3.8
3.0

_

_

_

3.1
3.2
1.5
1.1
1.9

3.5
1.8
1.3
1.2
2.5

3.3
2.4
3.6
4.0
3.1

4.7
4.4
4.3
4.4
5.4
7.5
8.8
5.4
3.6
4.1
8.8
4.1
4.3
3.7
18.0
4.7

4.1
4.4
4.3
4.2
3.1
3.5
3.0
4.3
5.3
4.6
.3
4.7
4.5
3.9
-2.2
4.9

4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
3.4
5.0
7.0
5.3
4.9
4.6
5.2
4.4
4.3
2.7
7.6
5.1

3.4
3.4
3.3
4.2
4.9
1.2
5.9
4.9
3.9
4.3
3.6
4.2
3.4
1.0
2.2
3.5
6.7
5.9
5.1
6.1
7.0
9.8
7.5
-1.8
-4.3
-1.5
-3.0
.1
4.0
-9.4
-11.4
-8.8
-7.3
10.0
10.4
9.9
-17.9

5.1
5.2
5.6
8.4
9.5
6.7
9.6
11.4
7.8
11.1
9.6
6.1
5.0
5.2
4.7
2.1
5.5
2.4
7.0
6.1
3.2
7.0
9.1
-2.9
-10.4
.2
-1.5
-2.5
.8
18.2
22.0
19.0
8.6
4.6
13.2
2.0
16.6

5.5
5.6
6.2
7.3
7.3
7.3
9.7
1.4
7.4
6.0
6.8
7.8
8.8
6.9
5.2
6.6
6.7
7.5
9.7
7.5
6.2
2.7
6.1
7.0
8.6
8.2
5.1
6.7
5.6
.4
-.8
-1.1
6.8
3.7
-4.3
6.2
35.7

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

3.4
-.5
3.7
4.1
4.6
-3.0
3.6

5.2
.0
4.0
4.0
2.5
-1.9
5.5

4.8
1.9
3.8
4.2
2.1
3.5
5.5

.0
-.4
3.2
.3
-5.6
-9.3
-11.7
-2.8
4.2
3.9
-20.5
3.6
3.4
1.1
-30.5
5.1

Expenditure category
Food and beverages..............................................................................
Food .....................................................................................................
Food at home....................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products........................................................
Cereals and cereal products.......................................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................................
Cereal.........................................................................................
Rice, pasta, and cornmeal.......................................................
Bakery products...........................................................................
White bread...............................................................................
Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins........................
Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes.......................................
Other bakery products..............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................................................
Meats, poultry, and fish...............................................................
Meats..........................................................................................
Beef and veal.........................................................................
Ground beef other than canned.........................................
Chuck roast..........................................................................
Round roast.........................................................................
Round steak.........................................................................
Sirloin steak.........................................................................
Other beef and veal.............................................................
Pork.........................................................................................
Bacon ....................................................................................
Chops ...................................................................................
Ham ......................................................................................
Other pork, including sausage.............................................
Other meats............................................................................
Poultry................... ....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken..............................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts.............................................
Other poultry............................................................................
Fish and seafood.......................................................................
Canned fish and seafood .......................................................
Fresh and frozen fish and seafood.......................................
Eggs..............................................................................................

2.6
2.6
1.8
3.8
3.1
.4
5.9
1.0
4.1
3.8
3.6
4.4
4.2
-1.1
-2.8
-4.8
-1.6
-4.2
-5.0
-5.0
-1.3
4.5
1.4
-11.0
-13.4
-9.6
-12.2
-9.8
-3.4
10.3
18.1
11.5
-2.5
1.8
-4.5
5.7
35.8

3.6
3.6
3.4
4.4
3.6
2.3
5.3
2.0
4.7
3.1
2.6
6.8
6.4
2.5
4.0
4.3
4.0
2.5
7.2
3.6
2.3
5.6
4.0
5.7
6.9
6.7
5.6
5.0
3.4
1.7
-4.0
.7
13.0
4.4
.7
6.4
-20.8

2.8
2.7
2.0
3.7
4.2
3.5
6.4
1.3
3.5
2.5
2.2
3.3
5.6
1.5
1.3
.3
.7
-.8
-.9
.3
1.1
.5
2.3
.0
.2
1.8
-.7
-.7
-.7
3.1
5.0
2.6
1.1
7.0
.5
10.3
5.9

3.7
3.8
3.7
2.4
2.1
.1
5.0
-.9
2.5
.8
2.5
3.8
2.8
6.4
6.7
6.1
.5
-1.2
-.4
-3.0
1.4
1.7
2.4
15.6
13.3
15.3
19.0
14.4
7.0
9.8
12.5
13.0
1.5
9.1
1.5
12.6
.9

-

-

-

1991

1992

1993

2.8
1.0
2.5
-.1
-1.6
3.1
-3.7
2.4
4.5
3.9
4.8
3.1
7.9
6.0

2.9
2.2
1.6
2.6
2.5
1.3
2.9
2.9
3.5
2.8
2.7
3.1
7.1
4.9

1.6
1.1
1.2
.9
.8
.2
1.1
1.0
2.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
3.6
1.8

6.2
6.5
6.4
5.9
7.6
12.3
15.6
8.9
5.8
5.1
19.2
5.0
4.9
3.2
35.5
5.8

3.0
2.4
2.6
2.5
.5
-.6
-2.1
.5
5.2
4.2
-8.1
3.9
4.4
4.0
-16.0
4.6

3.2
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.0
4.1
3.1
1.9
2.9
3.2
2.9
1.1
3.5

1.7
1.5
1.6
1.5
.9
.8
1.1
1.0
2.5
2.0
2.4
1.6
1.6
1.1
-.3
1.9

5.3
5.4
5.8
4.6
5.1
2.2
7.2
2.1
4.3
3.7
4.8
5.7
3.3
7.9
8.9
11.4
8.9
7.6
10.3
10.2
9.6
5.9
10.2
16.6
17.1
14.9
18.2
16.7
10.3
1.4
.2
2.3
1.4
2.8
-.3
3.7
-4.7

2.5
1.8
1.1
3.4
3.6
-.2
4.8
2.8
3.4
1.4
3.6
4.8
3.9
-1.6
-1.4
-2.2
-1.1
-1.4
1.4
-1.6
-.2
-2.6
-1.1
-6.0
-11.8
-4.3
-4.8
-5.4
.8
.5
-.4
1.2
.3
1.6
-.6
2.1
-4.1

1.6
1.5
1.5
3.9
3.6
5.0
3.9
2.0
4.2
4.1
5.2
2.3
5.1
.5
.8
.3
.8
-.6
1.2
2.5
-.2
1.5
2.2
-.7
-3.4
2.6
-1.4
-1.4
.2
2.8
4.3
1.6
2.9
1.7
1.2
2.0
-4.6

1.2
1.3
1.4
2.2
2.3
2.0
3.0
.2
2.2
3.4
1.2
1.5
2.6
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.5
1.6
2.8
3.8
4.2
10.9
4.0
3.7
6.2
4.1
.5
4.4
.0
2.2
2.1
1.4
4.5
1.2
1.0
1.3
-1 4

See footnotes at end of table.




86

Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity
and service group and detailed expenditure categories—Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December

Expenditure category
Dairy products.................................................................................
Fresh milk and cream..................................................................
Fresh whole m ilk.......................................................................
Other fresh milk and cream.....................................................
Processed dairy products............................................................
Cheese .......................................................................................
Ice cream and related products...............................................
Other dairy products, including butter......................................
Fruits and vegetables.....................................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables........................................................
Fresh fruits................................................................................
Apples.....................................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines................................................
Other fresh fruits.....................................................................
Fresh vegetables......................................................................
Potatoes..................................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................................
Tomatoes................................................................................
Other fresh vegetables..........................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables.................................................
Processed fruits........................................................................
Fruit juices and frozen fruit....................................................
Canned and dried fruits.........................................................
Processed vegetables...............................................................
Frozen vegetables..................................................................
Other processed vegetables..................................................
Other food at home........................................................................
Sugar and sweets........................................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners.................................................
Sweets, including candy...........................................................
Fats and oils................................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages..............................................................
Carbonated drinks.....................................................................
Coffee.........................................................................................
Other noncarbonated drinks....................................................
Other prepared food....................................................................
Canned and packaged soup....................................................
Frozen prepared food...............................................................
Snacks .......................................................................................
Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices.........................
Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food................
Food away from home......................................................................
Lunch ..............................................................................................
Dinner.............................................................................................
Other meals and snacks................................................................
Alcoholic beverages............................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home...........................................................
Beer and a le ...................................................................................
W ine................................................................................................
Distilled spirits.................................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home.............................................

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

0.8
.2
.1
.6
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.8
5.7
8.6
-.6
11.2
-5.9
-9.0
-.7
16.7
32.3
11.6
-19.3
24.4
2.7
1.6
.7
3.3
3.5
2.9
3.8
2.9
2.2
4.1
1.5
7.5
2.2
3.1
-.3
2.1
2.8
4.1
4.0
4.0
1.9
1.4
4.1
3.4
4.1
4.9
3.8
3.8
6.2
-1.4
1.3
4.2

3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.6
2.6
3.9
5.2
5.0
4.9
21.7
10.6
-1.6
51.6
21.2
-7.6
1.9
-26.8
5.0
-6.2
5.2
8.1
11.5
2.4
2.7
3.6
2.2
3.1
3.7
-1.0
5.7
5.3
2.1

-0.6
-1.5
-1.6
-1.4
.5
.2
1.9
-.2
5.1
8.9
2.1
8.0
.0
-8.8
5.3
15.5
-20.9
60.5
38.1
13.1
1.0
1.6
.9
2.8
.3
2.8
-.5
1.9
2.6
.2
3.6
-1.2
1.3
1.1
.4
2.8
3.4
3.5
4.4
3.8
3.1
2.5
3.8
3.9
4.0
3.1
5.2
4.6
1.9
1.4
11.0
7.7

2.0
1.9
2.0
1.7
2.3
1.5
3.0
3.2
1.3
3.1
5.4
4.7
5.4
5.2
6.0
1.1
27.8
-19.2
.5
1.6
-.9
-2.2
-4.0
1.3
.3
1.3
-.1
2.9
2.3
-.4
3.5
-1.4
4.4
.0
23.0
1.6
2.7
2.8
2.5
3.0
3.0
2.2
4.3
4.0
3.8
5.6
2.0
1.4
1.7
2.0
.8
4.1

1.6
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.6
2.1
1.4
.6
12.5
17.6
10.3
-11.0
17.4
14.7
15.9
25.1
-.3

4.5
4.8
5.1
4.2
4.2
5.2
3.7
2.0
6.3
3.7
13.6
27.5
7.9
14.1
10.4
-5.2
24.3
-36.3
-10.8
2.5
11.0
10.8
12.5
4.0
11.2
4.4
14.5
4.8
5.2
8.0
4.0
9.9
2.8
1.5
5.7
2.6
5.0
3.7
4.5
5.0
4.4
6.1
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.3
3.8
2.3
2.7
1.8
1.8
5.7

10.4
11.5
11.5
11.3
9.2
12.9
7.1
1.3
3.8
4.7
6.4
-6.3
5.9
-4.4
14.5
2.7
9.1
-22.1
13.2
4.5
2.5
.6
-.2
3.1
4.9
7.1
3.9
4.3
3.8
4.4
3.6
2.7
3.2
4.9
-1.2
4.0
5.7
7.5
5.5
3.9
5.6
7.0
4.6
5.0
4.3
4.7
4.8
4.4
4.7
3.1
4.5
5.2

3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
3.7
4.7
4.4
-.2
7.3
8.4
11.3
21.9
4.4
10.2
9.9
5.3
-4.2
11.8
-7.9
11.7
5.4
7.7
9.1
2.5
2.6
3.0
2.5
4.2
4.3
2.8
4.9
7.7
1.9
.8
1.6
5.3
5.2
6.1
3.4
4.0
6.3
5.9
4.5
4.5
4.0
5.5
4.2
3.8
3.7
2.9
4.9
4.9

See footnotes at end of table.




June

December

Group

87

-.1

6.2
5.6
3.3
4.1
4.2
4.8
3.0
2.1
4.1
3.9
4.4
4.0
2.8
2.0
3.0
-.1
.8
5.5

10.3
14.2
4.5
5.7
6.6
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.0
.9
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.8
-3.0
1.7
-14.4
2.3
4.1
6.2
5.7
3.1
2.7
4.6
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.2
2.1
3.4
1.1
4.2

1991

0.6
-.2
-.4
.1
1.3
1.7
1.1
.2
4.4
7.9
11.0
12.2
-.4
23.1
9.6
4.3
-4.0
12.1
-4.0
7.7
-1.6
-2.6
-4.3
4.8
-.5
.8
-1.2
1.5
3.4
.0
4.8
-1.3
-.4
.9
-5.1
2.7
3.1
5.9
1.6
1.1
4.0
3.7
2.8
2.9
2.7
3.0
10.0
11.5
11.9
13.4
8.9
8.0

1992

1993

1.3
2.3
1.8
3.3
.2
.1
.5
-.2
2.1
2.6
-4.3
-9.5
-2.8
-16.1
.7
11.2
6.7
6.5
55.1
3.1
1.1
2.2
2.3
1.6
-.1
.8
-.5
.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
-.6
-.2
1.5
-5.5
1.9
2.1
5.7
.5
-.4
4.1
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
2.9
2.2
2.8
1.5
1.4
3.8

0.5
.6
.5
.8
.3
.4
.6
-.2
-1.0
-1.0
-2.4
9.3
9.8
13.7
-12.0
.5
19.4
-21.8
-.5
.4
-.9
-3.9
-5.4
2.0
2.7
2.4
2.8
1.6
.8
1.3
.4
1.3
2.0
1.7
5.6
-1.3
1.6
4.6
-.7
1.6
2.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.2
.5
.1
.9
1.1
1.8

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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

Expenditure category
Housing....................................................................
Shelter...................................................................
Renters’ costs.......................................................................
Rent, residential.............................................................................
Other renters’ costs.....................................................................
Lodging while out of town...........................................................
Lodging while at school...............................................................
Tenants’ insurance.......................................................................
Homeowners’ costs..........................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent.................................................................
Household insurance......................................................................
Maintenance and repairs..................................................................
Maintenance and repair services...................................................
Maintenance and repair commodities...........................................
Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs...............
Other maintenance and repair commodities...............................
Fuel and other utilities........................................................................
Fuels.......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities............................
Fuel o il.......................................................................................
Other household fuel commodities.............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity (energy services)...............................
Electricity......................................................................................
Utility (piped) gas.........................................................................
Other utilities and public services....................................................
Telephone services........................................................................
Local charges..............................................................................
Interstate toll calls.......................................................................
Intrastate toll calls........................................................................
Water and sewerage maintenance................................................
Cable television..............................................................................
Refuse collection............................................................................
Household furnishings and operation.................................................
Housefurnishings...............................................................................
Textile housefurnishings.................................................................
Furniture and bedding ....................................................................
Bedroom furniture.........................................................................
Sofas............................................................................................
Living room chairs and tables.....................................................
Other furniture..............................................................................
Appliances, including electronic equipment..................................
Video and audio products...........................................................
Televisions.................................................................................
Video products other than televisions.....................................
Audio products..........................................................................
Major household appliances.......................................................
Refrigerators and home freezers..............................................
Laundry equipment....................................................................
Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners..................
Information processing equipment..............................................
Other housefurnishings...................................................................
Floor and window coverings, infants’, laundry,
cleaning, and outdoor equipment..........................................
Clocks, lamps, and decor items..................................................
Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware..........
Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware..................
Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen,
and portable heating appliances............................................
Indoor plants and fresh cut flowers............................................
Housekeeping supplies.....................................................................
Laundry and cleaning products, including soap............................
Household paper products and stationery supplies.....................
Other household, lawn, and garden supplies...............................
Housekeeping services.....................................................................
Postage............................................................................................
Appliance and furniture repair.......................................................
Gardening and other household services.....................................
See footnotes at end of table.




June

December
1992

1993

3.4
3.8
3.8
3.0
8.3
8.6
6.5
2.5
3.9
3.9
2.8
5.7
4.5
6.9
4.3
9.1
3.2
1.1
-16.8
-20.0
-9.8
3.4
5.2
-.1
5.6
3.4
5.2
1.3
-1.5
7.3
8.6
11.6
2.1
.8
1.4
1.1
4.2
-.1
-1.5
-.5
-1.4
-.6
-1.1
-5.7
1.9
-2.1
-1.7
-1.9
-2.4
-3.1
2.2

2.6
2.8
2.7
2.3
3.9
3.5
8.0
2.5
2.9
2.9
2.8
-.6
2.4
-4.1
-.7
-6.8
2.3
2.4
-2.9
-3.2
-2.4
2.9
1.7
5.4
2.5
-.2
.4
-1.3
-2.4
6.4
4.0
8.6
1.6
1.6
-1.3
4.3
5.2
3.6
3.7
4.4
-1.3
-1.4
-.7
-2.1
-1.5
.4
.7
.5
.0
-7.2
2.5

2.0
1.9
2.3
1.2
7.8
9.0
-1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.1
.4
1.9
-.9
4.3
3.7
5.0
-1.5
-1.9
-.4
5.6
7.6
1.4
2.1
.5
.3
2.5
-.8
2.0
6.7
2.2
.6
.3
3.0
1.2
.5
.9
2.1
1.7
-.2
-.8
-2.1
-.1
.0
1.4
2.5
.8
1.2
-2.1
-1.1

7.5
.1
1.4
1.8

-2.0
3.5
6.3
-.6

3.3
2.4
1.6
1.1

.7
-2.1
-.5
.7

-.8
3.2
3.9
4.1
1.5
4.2
.0
3.9
3.8

-.5
7.3
2.0
4.2
.3
.7
7.0
16.2
4.3
2.2

1.4
5.5
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.2
3.5
.0
5.9
5.0

-.9
-5.2
1.3
-.1
.9
3.6
.8
.0
1.4
.8

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

2.3
2.5
4.8
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.8
_
_
5.1
6.4
1.9
1.7
1.7
.7
-9.3
-10.8
_
4.1
3.2
5.1
4.9
3.6
3.3
1.5
7.7
8.7
2.1
1.9
3.7
3.1
5.5
1.3
2.6
1.8
.2
-2.3
-3.8
-1.2
1.3
2.5
-

3.3
3.6
_
5.8
6.1
6.8
7.7
2.5
_
_
2.5
3.0
.9
1.1
4.1
2.7
.3
.0
_
3.4
5.5
.8
8.0
9.2
17.1
-4.4
3.5
5.4
5.9
6.0
1.4
.2
4.7
2.0
3.4
1.3
.5
1.6
-2.9
-5.4
-6.5
-4.6
1.0
2.7
-

4.2
5.9
_
6.4
6.2
6.3
5.7
5.7
_
_
2.4
3.1
1.9
1.2
1.8
.7
5.1
5.5
_
-.5
2.7
-4.5
5.0
4.7
8.9
-3.7
.3
5.5
5.9
6.6
2.0
.3
.2
3.1
4.0
.6
5.4
2.0
-3.9
-5.3
-8.3
-3.3
-1.6
.4
-

1.7
4.7
6.3
5.0
4.9
4.2
6.8
5.5
5.9
5.9
5.7
1.7
1.8
1.4
.4
-5.8
-9.5
-29.8
-33.2
_
-3.5
-1.5
-6.1
3.5
2.4
6.6
-9.4
.4
5.4
3.9
9.6
1.2
.9
1.9
2.3
3.6
7.2
.4
-1.2
-1.4
-2.2
-4.2
-.9
-1.7
-.7
-

3.5
4.8
3.9
3.7
4.3
4.1
5.9
3.5
5.2
5.2
3.9
3.0
4.2
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.6
1.2
12.2
18.0
2.4
.2
1.7
-2.9
2.0
-1.0
3.6
-12.4
-3.0
5.2
9.7
9.9
1.0
.4
.9
2.0
.3
5.0
1.9
2.5
-2.7
-3.7
-4.9
.9
-1.2
1.1
-1.1
-2.9
1.7

3.9
4.4
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.6
5.8
2.8
4.8
4.8
3.0
2.4
1.6
3.3
2.1
4.2
3.0
2.5
-4.4
-6.4
-.2
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.9
1.3
4.5
-4.2
-4.2
5.6
10.7
7.8
3.1
2.4
6.4
3.1
5.3
-.9
3.1
3.4
.8
-1.2
-1.2
.0
3.4
1.8
3.6
4.5
2.2

3.9
4.8
4.5
4.1
6.5
6.5
7.3
2.3
5.0
5.2
2.6
3.3
3.9
2.7
5.2
.9
3.1
3.6
14.9
19.6
6.0
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.2
-.3
.5
-1.3
-2.5
6.7
3.9
9.7
.8
-.7
-.7
-1.7
-2.3
-1.0
-1.2
-1.8
-1.8
-.8
-2.1
-5.1
2.3
-1.2
1.2
-.6
-3.5
-7.3
1.3

4.2
5.1
5.7
4.1
14.2
15.5
6.1
1.2
4.7
4.7
1.8
3.9
6.0
1.4
2.7
.3
3.8
4.0
28.7
29.9
26.1
1.4
1.2
1.7
3.7
-.3
1.0
-3.7
-2.2
5.9
13.5
10.0
1.7
.5
2.5
1.1
-1.4
.2
5.4
2.5
-2.4
-3.7
-3.5
-9.6
-1.0
.0
-.9
1.8
-1.0
-3.2
2.2

3.0
2.3
1.7
2.0

2.6
2.3
-1.9
1.4

-.8
.1
2.6
1.2

3.5
-2.0
2.9
-2.4

6.2
1.4
1.4
.9

-1.0
3.2
3.0
.1

4.6
6.0
2.2
-2.6

2.3
3.5
1.1
1.7
2.7
.0
4.8
-

3.1
2.9
3.9
2.6
2.5
.0
5.2
-

3.5
4.6
2.9
2.4
4.2
10.4
3.3
-

1.8
2.1
1.1
2.2
1.7
.0
2.8
-

-1.7
2.9
4.6
.9
2.8
1.5
.0
2.9
4.7

1.8
4.0
4.2
5.6
2.2
4.4
13.6
2.3
4.1

-3.0
5.5
4.5
5.4
6.8
1.1
.0
1.8
2.8

1991

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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

Expenditure category
Apparel and upkeep....................................................................
Apparel commodities................................................................
Apparel commodities less footwear.....................................
Men’s and boys’ ..................................................................
Men’s ................................................................................
Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets...........................
Furnishings and special clothing..................................
Shirts..............................................................................
Dungarees, jeans, and trousers....................................
Boys’ .................................................................................
Women’s and girls’ .............................................................
Women’s ...........................................................................
Coats and jackets..........................................................
Dresses ..........................................................................
Separates and sportswear............................................
Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories.........
Suits................................................................................
Girls’ ..................................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ ..........................................................
Other apparel commodities.................................................
Sewing materials, notions, and luggage..........................
Watches and jewelry........................................................
Watches.........................................................................
Jewelry...........................................................................
Footwear................................................................................
Men’s ...................................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ ....................................................................
Women’s .............................................................................
Apparel services.......................................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated...........
Other apparel services..........................................................
Transportation.............................................................................
Private.......................................................................................
New vehicles.........................................................................
New cars.............................................................................
Subcompact new cars.....................................................
Compact new cars...........................................................
Intermediate new cars.....................................................
Full-size new cars.............................................................
Luxury new cars...............................................................
New trucks..........................................................................
New motorcycles.................................................................
Used cars...............................................................................
Motor fuel...............................................................................
Gasoline ..............................................................................
Gasoline, leaded regular..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular..............................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium...........................................
Automobile maintenance and repair.....................................
Body work...........................................................................
Automobile drive train, brake,
and miscellaneous mechanical repair...........................
Maintenance and servicing.................................................
Power plant repair...............................................................
Other private transportation...................................................
Other private transportation commodities..........................
Motor oil, coolant, and other products............................
Automobile parts and equipment....................................
Tires................................................................................
Other parts and equipment...........................................
Other private transportation services................................
Automobile insurance......................................................
Automobile finance charges............................................
Automobile fees................................................................
Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees
Other automobile-related fee s ......................................
Public transportation.................................................................
Airline fares............................................................................
Other intercity transportation.................................................
Intracity public transportation................................................

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

2.7
2.4
2.6
2.3
2.2
3.3
4.5
-.6
1.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
2.2
8.4
1.6
4.4
.5
-.4
2.9
2.5

2.0
1.5
1.6
2.5
2.2
1.0
2.4
1.7
3.7
3.4
1.6
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.1
1.6
-.3
1.0
3.7
-1.6

3.0
2.6
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.3
2.7
6.3
1.1
2.7
3.5
3.7
1.2
2.5
6.9
2.7
5.3
2.8
4.7
.7

0.8
.2
.1
-.1
-.2
1.4
.6
-.4
-2.2
.3
-.7
-1.2
-4.5
-1.8
.5
.0
-4.7
1.2
3.8
2.7

4.4
4.4
4.2
5.5
5.7
9.2
3.1
6.2
4.1
4.9
3.2
2.8
-2.2
3.0
2.1
5.7
5.8
5.3
3.4
6.5
6.2
6.6
4.1
7.2
5.6
7.1
3.7
5.6
4.1
5.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
2.3
2.2
2.4
1.3
1.5
2.4
5.2
2.3
5.2
3.4
-2.0
-1.8
-1.2
-2.5
-.7
3.8
4.3

0.8
.5
.4
1.3
2.0
2.6
3.0
.3
2.2
-.8
-.6
-.6
1.3
-2.5
-.8
1.8
-2.7
-.4
-.8
3.1
1.6
3.5
-.3
4.6
1.2
2.0
3.4
-.8
3.8
3.9
3.5
4.0
3.9
2.7
2.4
1.2
2.3
3.9
3.3
2.2
3.5
4.3
-.5
6.8
6.5
10.4
5.6
6.3
4.4
5.9

5.1
4.9
5.1
2.9
3.2
2.6
2.3
4.3
3.8
1.6
6.1
6.7
10.8
7.9
5.9
4.4
10.6
3.6
7.2
6.0
6.7
5.8
3.0
6.5
3.4
2.8
4.1
3.4
6.9
5.2
8.3
10.4
10.1
2.0
1.3
.2
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.7
4.0
2.9
36.3
36.7
38.8
38.7
31.9
4.6
4.1

4.4
3.1
4.1
6.9
2.6
8.7
2.0
3.8
.5
7.9
8.1
8.5
5.8
6.1
5.6
3.4
3.1
6.9
2.7

4.9
3.1
4.8
4.9
2.0
-.3
2.2
2.1
2.3
5.5
6.0
4.3
5.7
6.2
4.9
3.7
5.2
2.7
1.9

5.5
3.9
4.6
5.4
1.3
7.0
.9
-.2
1.7
6.3
7.7
.2
9.8
16.0
2.1
15.5
22.8
6.3
7.8

14.4
-1.7
-1.6
-2.1
-1.6
-.3
3.7
5.1

7.0
-2.4
-2.6
-3.2
-2.6
-1.2
3.3
3.8

-1.8
3.2
3.2
3.8
3.4
2.1
3.5
3.8

-5.1
-30.7
-30.8
-31.8
-31.7
-26.7
3.7
4.0

4.8
5.0
5.2
3.1
4.3
3.4
.9
6.6
5.9
-.7
6.1
6.3
4.9
15.3
5.4
.4
8.8
5.2
2.6
7.9
2.7
9.0
3.6
10.6
4.2
2.9
7.4
3.4
3.7
5.2
2.6
6.7
6.9
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.2
.4
3.1
3.8
1.3
4.0
8.8
18.5
18.7
21.1
18.5
15.6
3.6
5.5

5.8
1.9
3.8
2.4
-2.5
.0
-3.0
-3.7
-.9
3.4
9.1
-7.8
6.1
8.1
2.8
3.2
4.6
6.0
1.9

3.9
2.8
3.2
5.7
-3.2
1.9
-4.0
-6.1
1.0
7.5
7.8
6.8
7.4
8.2
5.9
6.7
6.3
11.3
6.6

3.3
2.5
4.6
3.9
-.2
1.3

4.3
3.9
2.7
5.2
-.7
-.6
-.7
-1.7
1.2
6.2
11.7
-7.2
5.5
3.2
9.3
6.4
5.4
4.9
7.3

3.1
3.7
3.5
4.5
1.7
-2.0
1.9
1.5
2.5
5.3
5.6
6.0
3.3
1.6
5.5
1.6
1.1
2.1
2.2

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

1.2
2.2
2.9
-1.0
4.9
5.0
4.6
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.3

1.7
1.6
2.3
1.0
4.9
5.1
4.5
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.3

.9
3.6
-2.0
.7
4.9
4.4
5.7
2.3
2.2
3.6
3.5

_

.6
2.7
1.8
-2.5
3.7
3.7
3.8
-6.5
-7.3
5.6
5.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.4

4.6

4.3

-

-

See footnotes at end of table.



June

December

89

-

-.4
-.6
.2
4.7
12.0
-8.5
2.8
1.9
4.7
4.5
6.0
6.6
3.3

-

-2.2

1991

3.1
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.1
2.5
2.2
3.7
3.5
2.6
3.3
2.4
2.8
-3.2
3.7
2.3
8.9
8.3
3.0
3.0
2.0
3.1
2.6
3.3
2.7
3.2
-.4
4.3
3.4
3.1
3.7
-1.7
-1.7
3.3
3.2
3.8
2.4
3.4
3.4
2.3
3.5
5.4
2.8
-15.9
-16.0
-

1992

1993

1.6
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.7
2.0
.9
1.5
2.6
-.9
.7
.3
3.0
3.1
-1.0
.6
-1.3
2.6
1.0
3.5
1.2
4.0
-1.5
5.3
2.5
2.3
-.2
4.2
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.0
2.8
2.5
2.3
2.7
.5
2.2
1.5
3.8
2.7
4.2
7.9
1.4
1.6

0.2
.2
.1
-.5
-1.2
2.2
-3.4
-1.7
-2.1
2.3
-.5
.4
-7.1
-.1
1.9
.4
.5
-4.4
-2.6
6.0
-1.6
7.5
4.1
8.4
.5
-.7
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.7
.5
1.0
.8
.8
.5
.7
.7
.3
-.3
1.0
1.8
2.1
4.1

-.2
-.2

-

-

-16.6
-14.5
4.5
2.4

1.5
1.5
3.7
2.9

-.4
-.6
1.8
.9

4.3
5.4
4.6
3.5
1.6
1.0
1.5
2.2
1.0
3.9
8.1
-7.0
3.6
4.7
2.0
-1.7
-5.8
3.3
3.7

4.4
2.1
4.7
1.8
-.8

1.9
1.7
2.3
.0
-1.6
-1.0
-1.7
-1.2
-2.2
.3
1.4
-4.4
.9
1.5
.1
3.5
5.3
-1.4
2.2

-.4
-.8

-.4
-1.1
2.3
6.5
-14.1
6.1
5.9
6.4
5.2
6.2
.8
4.9

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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Percent change from previous December
Group

Expenditure category
Medical care.....................................................................
Medical care commodities...................................................................
Prescription drugs...........................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies..................................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs............................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies........................
Medical care services..........................................................................
Professional medical services..........................................................
Physicians’ services........................................................................
Dental services...............................................................................
Eye care..........................................................................................
Services by other medical professionals......................................
Hospital and related services...........................................................
Hospital rooms...............................................................................
Other inpatient services.................................................................
Outpatient services.........................................................................
Entertainment..........................................................................................
Entertainment commodities.................................................................
Reading materials.............................................................................
Newspapers....................................................................................
Magazines, periodicals, and books................................................
Sporting goods and equipment........................................................
Sport vehicles, including bicycles..................................................
Other sporting goods......................................................................
Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment..........................................
Toys, hobbies, and music equipment............................................
Photographic supplies and equipment..........................................
Pet supplies and expense..............................................................
Entertainment services.........................................................................
Club memberships............................................................................
Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships..............
Admissions.........................................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions......................................................
Other entertainment services...........................................................
Other goods and services......................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products...................................... ...................
Personal care.......................................................................................
Toilet goods and personal care appliances....................................
Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations,
manicure and eye makeup implements...................................
Other toilet goods and small personal care
appliances, including hair and dental products.......................
Personal care services......................................................................
Beauty parlor services for females................................................
Haircuts and other barber shop services for males.....................
Personal and educational expenses...................................................
School books and supplies..............................................................
Personal and educational services...................................................
Tuition and other school fe e s .......................................................
College tuition..............................................................................
Elementary and high school tuition.............................................
Day care and nursery school......................................................
Personal expenses.........................................................................
Legal service fees........................................................................
Personal financial services..........................................................
Funeral expenses........................................................................

June

December
1991

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

6.5
7.5
9.7
6.9
5.2
6.4
7.6
7.6
8.3
10.3
9.4
4.0
3.0
5.2
4.6
6.0
3.8
4.9
1.3
1.5
.6
.3
3.5
5.5
7.3
8.0
10.1
4.7
5.5

6.2
7.4
10.0
6.2
5.1
5.9
6.3
6.0
7.6
7.4
7.1
_
4.0
3.2
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.1
4.0
.3
2.8
2.1
3.9
3.4
5.6
7.2
5.6
4.9
3.7
2.6

6.7
6.1
8.1
4.6
4.6
6.9
6.6
6.9
5.3
_
4.9
4.6
_
2.8
1.9
5.1
4.5
5.9
1.2
2.3
-1.7
.6
-.5
.2
2.6
4.3
4.3
6.1
7.3
3.6
3.4

7.6
6.6
8.9
5.0
4.5
7.7
6.3
7.6
5.4
7.1
7.2
_
3.5
2.4
4.2
3.6
4.9
-.9
-1.5
.6
3.2
2.6
6.0
2.2
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.9
2.5
2.5

6.1
7.0
8.1
5.3
6.0
2.9
6.0
6.5
6.5
7.2
5.3
5.0
7.0
6.5
7.4
7.2
3.9
3.6
3.8
4.6
2.9
3.5
2.9
4.2
3.4
3.8
6.4
2.2
4.3
2.0
6.9
6.4
5.3
1.6
6.2
7.9
3.2
2.9

7.0
6.7
7.7
4.8
5.0
4.7
7.1
6.8
7.5
6.7
4.3
5.5
10.8
10.0
12.7
9.2
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.9
3.8
4.4
3.9
4.9
4.6
4.2
6.2
4.5
4.6
8.3
5.9
3.7
5.0
3.5
7.1
9.5
5.1
5.6

8.3
8.2
9.5
5.8
5.3
7.2
8.4
6.5
7.2
6.5
3.6
5.8
11.2
10.5
11.6
12.0
5.1
3.5
4.6
3.9
5.2
3.0
4.0
1.7
3.1
2.2
3.5
4.3
6.9
4.3
7.7
9.8
8.1
4.5
8.6
14.4
3.8
2.6

9.1
8.5
10.0
5.8
6.1
4.9
9.2
6.7
7.4
6.5
4.6
4.8
10.6
9.7
11.2
11.3
3.8
2.5
4.6
4.9
4.4
.5
.1
1.2
2.4
1.6
1.5
3.7
5.3
4.7
5.5
5.0
5.4
5.8
7.7
10.7
4.2
4.3

7.8
7.3
9.4
3.3
2.6
5.7
7.9
6.2
5.5
8.3
3.5
5.2
9.1
8.7
9.1
9.9
3.8
3.4
6.6
9.6
3.5
3.4
2.2
5.3
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.7
4.4
3.8
4.4
4.8
5.9
3.9
8.1
11.3
2.6
2.8

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
8.8
8.2
9.7
2.7
1.9
3.8
4.3
3.3
.9
2.6
-1.4
1.3
2.9
2.3
-.8
3.7
2.2
4.8
3.8
5.3
3.0
6.4
8.3
3.1
3.7

3.3
1.9
1.6
2.3
2.3
2.6
3.6
3.0
3.6
2.8
1.3
2.4
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.7
1.1
.9
2.3
2.8
1.8
.4
.9
-.3
.3
.2
1.8
-.2
1.2
1.4
2.7
-.1
1.1
1.7
2.3
3.0
1.0
.7

5.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

5.3

2.1

5.8

3.0

1.8

2.2

5.4
3.9
3.5
4.4
9.9
9.0
10.1
9.3
9.5
8.9
12.5
-

2.3
4.9
4.9
4.8
9.3
8.3
9.4
10.3
10.6
9.7
6.3
-

3.4
3.7
3.5
4.4
8.0
9.1
7.9
8.5
8.7
7.9
5.9
-

2.3
2.6
2.5
2.7
7.8
7.5
7.9
7.6
7.0
8.7
8.8
-

2.8
3.6
3.6
3.7
6.6
7.6
6.5
7.5
7.0
9.5
4.7
5.2
4.5
4.6

5.8
4.4
4.4
4.6
6.5
6.5
6.6
7.4
7.4
8.4
5.1
4.4
6.9
4.8

3.0
5.2
5.5
4.0
7.1
7.8
7.0
8.0
8.4
8.8
5.6
6.0
5.6
5.0

3.2
4.3
4.5
3.5
7.1
6.8
7.1
7.7
8.4
8.6
6.0
4.6
7.8
6.5

2.8

-.2

2.0
3.2
8.0
6.0
8.2
9.1
11.7
7.7
6.3
6.5
6.2
7.6
6.1

4.8
2.5
2.1
3.7
6.3
5.7
6.3
7.5
9.2
8.0
4.2
4.2
3.4
5.2
3.8

1.7
-1.6
-1.6
4.1
5.0

3.5
4.0
-2.4
5.1
2.8

2.0
.7
3.2
1.8
4.0

3.3

3.6
6.4
17.9
1.2
1.7

6.0
4.0
-1.7
3.5
4.2

6.6
7.0
6.7
2.6
1.3

6.3
8.3
35.7
4.2
4.4

1.3
-1.1
-15.6
3.6
6.8

1.7
.2
1.5
3.0
3.4

2.2

1992

1993

1983

1.3
1.4
1.3
2.2

1.6
2.2
1.3
1.2
.3
1.7
3.9
5.7
2.8
3.1

Special indexes
Domestically produced farm food.........................................................
Selected beef cuts.................................................................................
Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products...............................
Utilities and public transportation..........................................................
Housekeeping and home maintenance services.................................
Data not available.




.1
-30.1
.2
1.7

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

90

1.2
3.3
-.3

3.9
.8

Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected
areas
Electricity

Utility (piped) gas

Area, region and population size class

per 40 therms

per 100 therms

per 500 KWH

Fuel oil #2
per gallon (3.785 liters)

May
1993

June
1993

$48,535

$0,963

$0,950

59.468
62.495
57.532
51.048

60.072
63.370
58.131
50.749

.965
1.020
.868
.910

.949
1.008
.853
.886

58.694
60.045
54.705
61.900

44.045
47.454
44.499
41.068

46.731
51.916
44.067
41.900

.908
.921
.906
.894

.905
.920
.901
.889

49.960

49.573

35.090

39.321

.758

.766

29.288
29.676
31.058
28.853

61.527
60.558
64.311
62.158

61.656
60.987
64.366
62.216

41.920
44.077
44.409
42.417

43.433
45.823
45.230
44.406

.985
1.063
.935
NA

.983
1.059
.938
NA

26.262

25.254

59.344

57.869

35.558

36.905

1.008

.996

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

26.128
26.044
22.090

27.028
27.098
22.441

64.070
65.417
50.745

66.191
68.008
51.478

50.631
51.683
34.534

50.726
51.822
34.578

1.015
1.009
1.026

1.035
1.037
1.031

Size classes
A ....................................................................................
B ....................................................................................
C ....................................................................................
D ....................................................................................

29.983
28.845
27.768
24.682

30.339
29.261
27.895
24.521

64.667
61.721
60.533
53.150

65.570
62.668
60.852
52.781

51.329
47.957
42.241
38.377

53.011
48.314
43.432
40.199

1.014
.888
.915
.883

1.005
.879
.897
.857

Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI..............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..............................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT...................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.......................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...........................

34.697
28.703
40.977
32.336
23.700

35.023
30.091
41.417
31.954
24.933

67.889
72.223
85.756
71.818
66.608

68.419
75.574
86.508
71.338
70.046

58.098
61.172
70.939
59.098
63.563

61.397
61.172
72.838
59.130
63.563

1.082
NA
1.079
.946
NA

1.077
NA
1.069
.936
NA

Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH..................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ...........................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..............................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL......................................
Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................................

28.780
31.020
22.980
41.632
28.521
37.840

29.390
31.020
23.325
41.632
28.630
38.879

59.960
60.615
47.750
94.029
54.294
82.342

61.500
60.615
48.850
94.029
54.428
81.082

48.410
52.588
56.750
45.147
41.098
41.758

53.850
52.392
67.450
45.147
52.234
47.978

1.006
.965
NA
NA
NA
1.093

1.000
.948
NA
NA
NA
1.091

Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml .....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ....................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA..........................................

25.797
23.783
24.695
34.396

26.251
24.573
24.640
34.540

55.213
50.052
46.840
63.485

56.543
54.265
46.840
63.918

43.606
49.548
43.234
53.918

43.304
49.548
43.322
53.918

NA
.976
NA
.882

NA
.968
NA
.849

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

$29,293

$29,598

$63,130

$63,888

$47,190

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

35.269
35.782
34.017
31.873

35.333
35.911
33.128
32.058

73.076
73.715
73.115
69.410

73.271
74.115
70.587
69.567

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

27.959
28.730
25.849
28.682

28.119
28.791
26.816
28.811

57.992
59.446
52.269
61.410

23.410

23.410

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

29.123
29.186
31.007
28.843

U.S. city average.............................................................

May
1993

June
1993

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

Selected local areas

1
NA

Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
Data not adequate for publication.




91

Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city average and
selected areas
Average price per therm
of
utility (piped) gas

Range of therm
consumption for
June 1993

Average price per KWH
of
electricity

Range of KWH
consumption for
June 1993

Area, region and population size class
Low

High

May
1993

June
1993

$0,636

1

2,800

$0,090

.745
.757
.747
.635

.747
.762
.720
.637

1
1
1
14

2,800
697
505
500

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

.543
.543
.530
.586

.549
.550
.555
.588

3
3
20
12

.505

.494

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

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

.688
.673
.729
.717

May
1993

June
1993

$0,628

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

Low

High

$0,094

5

7,512

.113
.119
.111
.092

.117
.126
.112
.091

88
88
173
256

5,672
3,928
5,672
3,680

1,292
1,292
356
623

.079
.089
.070
.074

.087
.102
.072
.076

5
5
164
39

5,035
5,035
4,517
3,626

21

429

.066

.073

100

1,912

.688
.681
.729
.718

3
6
5
3

1,026
442
1,026
589

.079
.086
.082
.076

.084
.091
.087
.082

30
30
112
94

7,512
7,512
5,260
4,074

.610

.569

5

283

.071

.073

32

5,536

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

.644
.654
.498

.666
.680
.505

3
3
24

731
731
420

.104
.105
.074

.104
.105
.074

57
75
82

7,152
7,152
5,432

Size classes
A ....................................................................................
B ....................................................................................
C ....................................................................................
D ....................................................................................

.633
.645
.624
.548

.643
.655
.627
.533

1
1
3
5

1,292
1,026
623
2,800

.100
.086
.077
.076

.106
.090
.081
.079

5
112
39
32

7,512
5,672
5,432
5,536

Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI..............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..............................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT...................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.......................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...........................

.527
.738
.927
.722
.641

.543
.775
.938
.721
.674

3
3
1
20
15

931
427
697
474
293

.108
.122
.138
.107
.132

.123
.121
.147
.128
.132

157
75
88
216
200

3,563
3,125
2,929
3,845
1,746

Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH..................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ...........................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..............................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL......................................
Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................................

.673
.590
.473
1.222
.528
.859

.689
.590
.483
1.222
.530
.846

9
25
46
8
46
6

238
300
406
92
1,292
442

.083
.100
.106
.089
.071
.079

.104
.102
.132
.089
.099
.095

197
140
167
304
172
30

3,510
2,658
2,351
2,961
2,744
3,763

Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml .....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ....................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA..........................................

.711
.491
.493
.616

.723
.521
.493
.615

12
27
30
72

46
824
170
597

.079
.095
.094
.098

.079
.100
.094
.098

275
63
224
210

6,349
3,174
7,512
2,690

U.S. city average.............................................................

Region and area size 1
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

Selected local areas

Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.




92

Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
(Per gallon/3.785 liters)
Gasoline
Leaded regular

Gasoline
All types 1

Gasoline
Unleaded regular

Gasoline
Unleaded premium

Area, region and population size class
May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

$1,193

$1,194

NA

NA

$1,129

$1,130

$1,319

$1,321

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

1.198
1.207
1.202
1.156

1.209
1.216
1.216
1.176

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.113
1.110
1.138
1.088

1.124
1.119
1.149
1.107

1.328
1.344
1.324
1.268

1.339
1.352
1.339
1.289

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

1.166
1.197
1.140
1.149

1.151
1.181
1.153
1.121

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.119
1.145
1.092
1.104

1.109
1.134
1.107
1.076

1.294
1.326
1.299
1.264

1.277
1.313
1.309
1.222

1.087

1.085

NA

NA

1.069

1.065

NA

NA

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

1.169
1.166
1.204
1.153

1.173
1.172
1.210
1.153

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.096
1.083
1.121
1.095

1.100
1.090
1.127
1.094

1.281
1.286
1.298
1.264

1.285
1.292
1.302
1.267

1.135

1.138

NA

NA

1.074

1.077

1.257

1.261

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

1.257
1.302
1.171

1.263
1.305
1.182

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

1.200
1.233
1.131

1.206
1.235
1.145

1.407
1.448
1.286

1.415
1.453
1.308

Size classes
A ....................................................................................
B ....................................................................................
C ....................................................................................
D ....................................................................................

1.222
1.191
1.155
1.140

1.222
1.201
1.152
1.140

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.152
1.121
1.102
1.094

1.153
1.133
1.099
1.094

1.352
1.311
1.267
1.241

1.354
1.319
1.265
1.243

Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI..............................
Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, C A ..............................
N.Y.-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT...................
Phil.-Wilmington-Trenton, PA-NJ-DE-MD.......................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, C A ...........................

1.258
1.336
1.238
1.172
1.307

1.241
1.332
1.240
1.184
1.297

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.193
1.235
1.128
1.049
1.246

1.177
1.230
1.128
1.064
1.234

1.382
1.454
1.361
1.291
1.453

1.360
1.454
1.364
1.296
1.445

Baltimore, M D ..................................................................
Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH ..................................
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, O H ...........................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, F L ..............................................
St. Louis-East St. Louis, MO-IL......................................
Washington, DC-MD-VA..................................................

1.188
1.193
1.228
1.241
1.087
1.205

1.182
1.204
1.237
1.282
1.100
1.208

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.102
1.112
1.191
1.162
1.017
1.128

1.099
1.131
1.198
1.201
1.029
1.131

1.283
1.354
1.332
1.350
1.236
1.314

1.276
1.366
1.347
1.392
1.252
1.318

Dallas-Fort Worth, T X .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ml .....................................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, T X ....................................
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, PA..........................................

1.144
1.150
1.139
1.158

1.158
1.115
1.138
1.181

NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA

1.073
1.102
1.077
1.091

1.085
1.086
1.078
1.112

1.259
1.275
1.281
1.298

1.275
1.255
1.275
1.329

U.S. city average.............................................................

Region and area size 2
Northeast
Size A Size B Size C -

South
Size
Size
Size
Size

Selected local areas

1
Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2
Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.




93

Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1
U.S. average

Northeast

West

South

North Central

Food and unit
June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

$0,238

NA

NA

$0,208

$0,210

$0,257

$0,251

$0,230

$0,230

.518
.809
.752
NA
1.068
2.564
NA

NA
0.802
.842
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
0.800
.837
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
.779
.776
NA
NA
2.719
NA

NA
.764
.793
NA
NA
2.736
NA

.461
.783
.639
NA
.975
NA
1.134

.459
.766
.637
NA
.974
NA
1.198

NA
.846
.821
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
.934
.804
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.975
1.560

1.933
1.562

1.976
NA

1.856
NA

1.920
1.629

1.918
1.624

1.964
1.548

1.952
1.512

NA
1.358

NA
1.444

2.228

2.189

2.328

2.281

2.132

2.066

2.105

2.089

2.340

2.300

2.086

2.160

NA

NA

2.101

2.182

2.053

2.127

NA

NA

2.292

2.271

NA

NA

2.338

2.336

2.383

2.345

2.206

2.225

2.567

2.550

2.910

2.727

2.405

2.516

2.381

2.425

NA

NA

3.074

3.074

3.056

3.156

3.008

3.019

3.140

3.019

3.143

3.141

2.959

2.902

NA

NA

2.890

2.834

3.036

2.959

2.946

2.885

4.902

4.849

5.164

4.907

NA

NA

4.716

4.814

NA

NA

5.945

5.687

NA

NA

5.844

5.573

5.823

5.741

NA

NA

6.431

6.646

NA

NA

6.407

6.559

6.504

6.509

NA

NA

3.467

3.456

3.837

3.797

3.262

3.251

3.336

3.339

3.153

3.223

3.290

3.227

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.257

3.135

3.304

3.256

4.023

4.142

4.171

4.279

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4.007

3.963

NA

NA

3.996

4.046

4.289

4.245

3.920

3.842

4.602

4.608

5.031

5.178

4.318

4.321

4.562

4.517

4.461

4.324

2.737
2.646

2.702
2.562

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
2.579

NA
2.549

2.625
2.671

2.553
2.506

NA
NA

NA
NA

1.910
3.219

1.949
3.255

2.041
3.317

2.200
3.347

1.902
3.061

1.892
3.108

1.781
3.148

1.790
3.195

1.888
3.421

1.848
3.428

1.514

1.509

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.587

1.534

NA

NA

2.604
NA

2.731
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.318
NA

2.380
NA

2.903
NA

3.097
NA

2.623
NA

2.766
NA

1.128
2.156

1.150
2.137

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

NA
NA

.980
2.124

1.058
2.143

NA
NA

NA
NA

2.146
2.437
NA

2.164
2.416
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
2.239
NA

NA
2.202
NA

2.005
2.226
NA

2.116
2.170
NA

NA
2.690
NA

NA
2.672
NA

.888
2.049
1.147
1.007

.891
2.058
1.100
1.027

1.096
2.087
1.243
.975

1.087
2.250
1.053
1.033

.844
2.029
1.039
.941

.844
2.020
1.073
.962

.791
1.973
1.047
1.037

.784
1.945
1.043
1.068

.926
2.145
NA
1.067

.958
1.996
NA
1.031

1.934

1.928

2.256

2.206

1.829

1.862

1.788

1.769

NA

NA

.895
NA

.921
NA

1.135
NA

1.145
NA

.814
NA

.853
NA

.825
NA

.848
NA

NA
1.240

NA
1.199

May
1993
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 g m )............................... $0,239
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked,
per lb. (453.6 gm).......................................................................
.518
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm)...............................
.800
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)..........................................
.752
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 g m )...............................................
NA
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)..............................
1.070
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 g m )...............................
2.496
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm ).................................
NA
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean,
per lb. (453.6 g m ).................................................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, bone-in,
per lb. (453.6 g m ).................................................................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Round roast, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Rib roast, USDA Choice, bone-in,
per lb. (453.6 g m )..............................................................
Steak, T-Bone, USDA Choice, bone-in,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Steak, rib eye, USDA Choice, boneless,
per lb. (453.6 g m )..............................................................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Steak, round, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, bone-in,
per lb. (453.6 g m )..............................................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded,
excluding USDA Prime and Choice,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 g m )..........................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 g m )...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 g m ).....................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm ).........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm)..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef,
per lb. (453.6 g m )..............................................................
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm)......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)......................
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm ).............................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm )................................
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 g m )......................................
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz..............................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz............................................................


See footnotes at end of table.


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Table P4. Average retail food pricesy U.S. city average and four regions '—Continued
U.S. average

Northeast

West

South

North Central

Food and unit

Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified,
per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit).................................................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit).....................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm ).....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm)........................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 g m )..............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular,
per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit).................................................................
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored,
per 8 oz. (226.8 gm )...........................................................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm )...............................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm ).....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 g m )..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm )......................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm )...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm)....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 g m ).....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm )...............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm)...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm)...........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm)...............................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm).....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped,
per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................
Celery, per lb. (453.6 g m ).........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm).........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm).................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 g m ).....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Orange juice, frozen concentrate,
12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 m l)........................................
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)..........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm)..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends,
per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes,
per lb. (453.6 gm)................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk.,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)2 .........................................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................................
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm )............. ...........................
1
2
NA

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

May
1993

June
1993

1.367
NA
1.666
3.151
3.323

1.406
NA
1.645
3.137
3.331

1.299
NA
1.917
NA
NA

1.341
NA
2.037
NA
NA

NA
NA
1.531
NA
3.409

NA
NA
1.540
NA
3.470

NA
NA
NA
3.013
3.456

NA
NA
NA
2.939
3.396

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

2.411

2.528

2.776

2.691

2.271

2.438

2.395

2.519

2.194

2.454

.585

.587

NA

NA

NA

NA

.570

.560

NA

NA

.815
.472
.549
NA
NA
.447
NA
.971
NA
.881
.874
.360
.779
1.553
.484

.835
.446
NA
.536
NA
.475
1.406
1.058
.959
.933
1.066
.379
.531
1.278
.471

.862
.531
.580
NA
NA
.417
NA
1.003
NA
NA
.895
.400
.882
1.664
NA

.886
.494
NA
.636
NA
.465
1.434
1.089
1.063
NA
1.200
.444
.622
1.319
NA

.804
.444
.533
NA
NA
.475
NA
.907
1.828
.895
.893
.292
.716
1.512
.443

.811
.441
NA
.510
NA
.458
1.288
.994
.921
.903
.992
.334
.494
1.309
.457

.804
.418
.558
NA
NA
.429
1.743
1.084
NA
.891
.882
.412
.810
1.443
.432

.827
.403
NA
.489
NA
.464
1.590
1.214
.969
.948
1.007
.408
.581
1.176
.411

.795
.512
.524
NA
NA
.470
NA
.900
1.278
NA
NA
.351
.715
1.644
NA

.822
.460
NA
.531
NA
.512
1.259
.954
.914
NA
NA
.345
.430
1.367
NA

.435
.658
NA
.669
.657
1.754

.437
.583
NA
.526
.529
1.207

.491
NA
NA
.719
NA
NA

.511
NA
NA
.544
NA
NA

.438
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

.437
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

.473
.585
NA
NA
NA
2.101

.470
.564
NA
NA
NA
1.302

.373
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

.368
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

1.572
.848
NA

1.587
.873
NA

1.788
.973
NA

1.800
.975
NA

1.405
.883
NA

1.414
.900
NA

1.488
.817
NA

1.495
.845
NA

1.516
.748
NA

1.560
.791
NA

.408
.381

.403
.375

.498
.414

.489
.415

.359
.344

.351
.333

.391
.379

.392
.380

.410
.395

.402
.373

.812
1.185

.817
1.202

.797
NA

.768
NA

.764
NA

.784
NA

.858
NA

.859
NA

.813
NA

.841
NA

.802

.793

1.002

.999

.793

.786

.697

.683

.¿58

.856

1.826

1.854

1.839

1.895

1.743

1.791

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.514

2.533

2.761

2.744

2.486

2.486

2.511

2.526

2.333

2.407

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2.898

2.827

2.723

2.826

2.566

2.544

3.148

3.039

3.303

2.988

Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
Deposit may be included in price.
Data not adequate for publication.




NA

95

T e c h n ic a l N o te s

Brief Explanation of the CPI

The indexes measure price change from a designated
reference date, 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase
of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change
can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a
base period “market basket” of goods and services in the
CPI has risen from $100 in 1982-84 to $107.
For further details see BLS Handbook of Methods, BLS
Bulletin 2414, September 1992 and The Consumer Price
Index: 1987 Revision, BLS Report 736, January 1987.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket
of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes CPFs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approxi­
mately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI
for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
which covers 32 percent of the total population. The
CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical
workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and
technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers,
the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor
force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and
dentists’ services, drugs, and the other goods that people
buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban
areas across the country from about 57,000 housing units
and approximately 19,000 retail establishments —depart­
ment stores, supermarkets, hospitals, gasoline stations and
other types of stores and services establishments. All taxes
directly associated with the purchase and use of items are
included in the index. Prices of food, fuel, and and a few
other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations.
Prices of most other commodities and services are
collected every month in the five largest geographic areas
and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods
and services are obtained by either personal visits or tele­
phone calls from the Bureau’s trained representatives.
Some data, such as used car prices, are obtained from sec­
ondary sources.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various
items in each location are averaged together with weights
which represent their importance in the spending of the
appropriate population group. Local data are then com­
bined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are
also published by size of city, by region of country, for
cross-classifications of regions and population-size
classes, and for 29 local areas. Area indexes do not
measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they
only measure the average change in prices for each area
since the base period.



Calculating Index Changes

Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points, because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in the
accompanying box illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are
expressed as annual rates and are computed according to
the standard formula for compound growth rates. These
data indicate what the percent change would be if the
current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.

Index Point Change
CPI

112.5

Less previous index

108.5

Equals index point change

4.0

Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change

96

4.0
108.5
0.037
0,.037 x 100
3.7

Energy Prices

Approximate British Termal Unit (BTU) values for
some energy items are as follows, according to the source
indicated:

Price are usually available for the U.S. city average, 28
large urban areas, and 16 areas reflecting the four Census
region cross-classified by four population sizes. However,
not all energy commodities and services are used in every
area of the country. Fuel oil, for exmaple, is not a common
heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average price are available, the desig­
nation NA will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria
have not been met in any given month. For example, if
there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a pub­
lished city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area
will be published.
All prices arer collected monthly by BLS representa­
tives in the urban area priced for the CPI. Prices for
natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas
adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline
prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported
in therms, which are a measure of heating value.
Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For
both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in
table P2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes
priced for the Consumer Price Index. The average prices
per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills
priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills
priced for the CPI are not only for diffferent consumpation amount, but may also be calculated from different
types of residential rate schedules. The average price per
therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally
suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons.
The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas
for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table PI) are
calculated from a special price collection program. They
are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating
and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic
location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be
inferred that these consumption amounts represent those
used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used
merely to track price changes over time for constant
amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with
prices of natural gas and electricity formerly published in
conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index.
Fuel oil. Only # 2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced.
Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater
than one gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon
price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for
quantity and/or quick payment.
Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from
a sample of full service, mini-service, and self-serve gas
stations.



97

1 therm = 100,000 BTU’s (U.S. Department of Energy).
1 kwh = 3,412 BTU’S (Edison Electric Institute).
1 gallon # 2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU’S (U.S. Department
of Energy).

Food Prices
In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are
calculated each month at the national level and for the four
Census geographic regions. As a result of changes in price
collection methodology and sample sizes, average prices
for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is
hoped however, that regional average prices will help
satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that
the average food prices in this report reflect variations in
brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of
average food prices should be aware that these differences
exist.
Because a number of food commoditiates are not
available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not
appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S.
city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not
be available due to temporary disruptions in supplies.
Where no average prices are available, the designation NA
will appear. When a price is not available from an
individual store in any month, as estimated price will be
calculated for the missing item and used in computing the
average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated
prices used to calculate the average is considered too high,
the average price will not be published and NA will appear
for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description
for each item is abbreviated. More detailed specifications
are available from the BLS regional offices or from the
Washington office upon request.

Adjustment of Shelter Indexes
for Aging Effects
Beginning with January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics adjust the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the
change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on
rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced
its intention to begin making such adjustments, assuming
that further research substantiated the need to do so. The
decision to implement the adjustment was based on exten­
sive BLS research, in which alternative adjustment
methods were explored and tested. Evaluation of the
research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the

chosen method is operationally feasible.1The adjustment
affect CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised
by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment
been applied.
The quality of housing unit decreases as the unit ages.
Existing BLS methods are used to correct for relatively
easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an
extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to cor­
rect for deterioration in the condition of housing unit.2
The aging adjustment method was specifically designed
to correct for quality changes associated with this deterio­
ration. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to
estimate the aging effect.
The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and
rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statis­
tical functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes
or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression re­
lates a housing unit’s rent to its size, age, location, etc. By
using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data
from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates
of the relationship betweeen a housing unit’s rent and age
while other housing unit characteristics were held con­
stant. The estimated relationship was then used to con­
struct the aging adjustment. Estimates will be recomputed
annually by using the previous year’s BLS housing survey
data and the most recently available Census data.

purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements
and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes
to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal
variation.
In most cases, seasonal factors used in computing the
seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X -llARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated
seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967
through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced
5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1987 through 1991
were replaced at the end of 1991. The seasonal movement
of all items and 47 other aggregations is derived by combin­
ing the seasonal movement of 60 selected components. Each
year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based
upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 60 components
change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally ad­
justed to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted
data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally ad­
justed indexes will be used before that period.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for
1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced
seasonal adjustment procedure called intervention
analysis in conjunction with X-l 1-ARIMA for some CPI
series. Intervention analysis allows for better estimates of
seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp
movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are
removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal
factors in X-l 1-ARIMA.
Seasonally Adjusted and
For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this proce­
Unadjusted Data
dure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatil­
ity would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally
adjusted data for those series. For some women’s apparel
Because price data are used for different purposes by
indexes and the girls’ apparel index, the procedure was used
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
to offset the effects of changes in pricing methodology; and
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
for new cars, new trucks, and new vehicles, this procedure
month.
was used to offset the effects of changes in marketing strate­
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
gies and the introduction of new models. For the tobacco
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred Since
and smoking products index, this procedure was used to
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
offset the effects of increases in excise taxes and wholesale
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
tobacco prices. For some alcoholic beverage series,
year—such as price movements resulting from changing
intervention was used to offset the effects of excise tax
climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeincreases.
overs, holidays, and sales.
An alternative to the intervention-adjusted X -llThe unadjusted data are of primary interest to
ARIMA procedure is the state space model-based
consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
seasonal adjustment method. This method adjusts simul­
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
taneously for interventions and seasonal effects, rather
1
A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject than sequentially as in the X-l 1-ARIMA methodology,
using structural statistical models with explanatory
is available in William C. Randolph, “Housing Depreciation and Aging
Bias in the Consumer Price Index,” BLS Working Paper No. 166, April
variables. The state space structural model-based method
1987, and Journal o f Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 6, No. 3, July
of seasonal adjustment was introduced in 1992 for the
1988, pp. 359-71 and in William C. Randolph, “Estimation of Housing
adjustment of January 1991-December 1991 indexes for
Depreciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage
Effects, “ BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and Journal o f Urban
three women’s apparel series: Dresses, Separates and
Economics, Vol. 23, March 1988,162-78. These papers are available from
sportswear, and Suits.
the BLS on request.
A description of intervention analysis, as well as a list
2 For detail on existing quality adjustment methods, see B L S Hand­
of events treated as interventions and seasonal factors for
book o f Methods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2414).




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