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CPI Detailed Report March 1988 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ann McLaughlin, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS Kenneth V. Dalton, Associate Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on consumer price movements, including statistical tables and technical notes. The report covers two indexes, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The indexes reflect data for the U.S. city average and selected areas. A subscription may be ordered for 1 or 2 years from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Subscription price per year $16 domestic, and $20 foreign. Single copy domestic, $6; foreign, $7.50. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including address changes) to the Superintendent of Documents. 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ISSN 0095-926X May 1988 CPI Detailed Report Data for March 1988 Contents Price movements 1 Reconciling two measures of consumer price change: Fourth quarter, 1987 CPPs shift to new reference base in 1988 Adjustment of shelter indexes for aging effects 6 Charts 7 Technical notes 110 Index tables CPI-U U.S. city average Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; commodity, service groups Historical Detailed expenditure categories Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories Special detailed categories Selected areas All items indexes Regions Population classes Regions and population classes cross classified Food at home expenditure categories Areas priced monthly: Percent changes over the month City indexes and percent changes Average price tables U.S. city average Energy: Residential prices Residential unit prices and consumption ranges Gasoline Retail food CPI-W Table Page Table Page 1 11 7 35 2 3 4 5 6 14 17 21 27 33 8 38 9 10 41 47 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 53 55 58 61 69 71 73 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 79 81 84 87 95 97 99 Table Page PI P2 P3 P4 105 106 107 108 Scheduled Release Dates Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates: Index month Release date Index month Release date April May 20 July August 23 May June 21 August September 21 June July 22 September October 21 Price Movements March 1988 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPl-u) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in March to a level of 116.5 (1982-84=100). For the 12-month period ended in March, the CPl-u increased 3.9 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPl-w) rose 0.3 percent in March prior to seasonal adjustment. The March 1988 CPI-Wlevel of 115.1 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in March 1987. The March 1988 indexes for the CPl-u and CPl-w on a 1967=100 reference base were 349.0 and 343.0, respectively. on the other hand, rose more rapidly than in 1987. The index for all items excluding food, shelter, and energy increased at an annual rate of 5.1 percent in the first 3 months of 1988 after advancing 3.8 percent in 1987. Within this group, prices for both commodities and services accelerated. The other commodities component, which had slowed annually from 1982 to 1986 before turning up in 1987, exhibited further acceleration in the first quarter. Advances in prices for clothing and tobacco accounted for over half of the 1988 increase. The advance in the other services component was primarily due to larger increases in charges for medical care and personal and educational services. The annual rates for these groups during the last several years and the first quarter of this year are shown below. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent in March. This compares with an increase of 0.2 percent in February and an average monthly increase of 0.3 percent since the first quarter of 1987. Advances in the indexes for apparel and upkeep, food and beverages, and transportation, each of which had declined in February, were responsible for the acceleration between February and March and accounted for about one-half of the increase in the overall March CPI-U. During the first 3 months of 1988, the CPI-U rose at a 4.2-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with a 4.4-percent rise in 1987. The energy component, which has been largely responsible for the volatility in the CPl-u in recent years, declined at an annual rate of 4.9 percent in the first quarter of 1988 after advancing 8.2 percent in 1987. Food costs also contributed to the slightly smaller rate of increase in the first 3 months. Shelter costs, SAAR 3-months ended March Percent changes 12 months ended December 1982 All items 3.8 Energy 1.3 Energy commodities . . . . - 5 . 0 Energy services... 14.1 All items less energy 4.2 Food 3.1 Shelter 2.4 All items less food, shelter and energy . 6.1 Other commodities... 5.5 Other services . . 7.3 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 3.8 -.5 3.9 .2 3.8 1.8 1.1 -19.7 4.4 8.2 4.2 -4.9 -3.2 4.1 4.5 2.7 4.7 -1.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 5.2 3.4 - 3 0 . 5 -0.6 -3.3 4.0 3.8 2.6 3.8 6.0 4.6 17.8 .2 4.1 3.5 4.8 -9.5 -.4 4.8 1.4 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.8 5.1 5.0 4.9 3.1 6.0 2.2 5.4 1.4 5.6 3.5 4.3 4.8 5.1 The index for food and beverages turned up in March, advancing 0.4 percent. Grocery store food prices, which Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPl-u) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1987 September All items Food and b e v e r a g e s . . . . Housing Apparel and u p k e e p . . . . Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services .3 .4 .2 .9 .1 .5 .4 -.6 October .3 .2 .3 1.3 .4 .4 .7 .6 November 1988 December January .3 .3 .4 .1 -.1 .8 .6 1.1 February Compound annual rate 3 months ended March '88 12 months ended March '88 4.2 2.1 4.6 7.3 .7 7.7 5.6 10.7 3.9 3.1 3.7 4.2 3.1 6.4 4.5 6.6 March .5 .4 .3 2.0 .1 .4 .6 .6 Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPl-w) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Changes from preceding month Expenditure category 1988 1987 September All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services. .3 .4 .1 1.1 .1 .5 .4 -.5 October November .4 .3 .3 1.2 .5 .5 .6 .5 declined 0.6 percent in February, also increased 0.4 percent in March. A turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables was primarily responsible for the March advance. An increase in prices for fresh fruits and processed fruits and vegetables more than offset the third consecutive monthly decline in fresh vegetable prices. After advancing 25.5 percent in 1987, fresh vegetable prices have dropped 14.9 percent in the first 3 months of 1988. A turnaround in the other food at home component and a larger increase in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also contributed to the March advance. In the latter group, all components, other than fish, increased in March, with the sharpest advance in egg prices—up 4.6 percent. Among other grocery store foods, prices for dairy products declined for the second consecutive month. The index for cereal and bakery products, which had increased 1.6 percent in the first 2 months, rose 0.2 percent in March. The other two components of the food and beverage index—restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages—rose 0.4 and 0.5 percent, respectively. The transportation component, which had declined in each of the preceding 3 months, rose 0.1 percent in March, largely due to the turnaround in the index for motor fuels. Gasoline prices—up 0.4 percent after seasonal adjustment—registered theirfirstincrease since August 1987. Prices for new vehicles also turned up in March after seasonal adjustment, increasing 0.3 percent. Higher new car prices were largely offset, however, by a 1.4-percent drop in automobile finance charges. Used car prices declined 0.8 percent in March. The index for public transportation, reflecting an increase in airline fares, rose 0.5 percent. The housing index rose 0.3 percent in March, the same as in February. Shelter costs registered their second consecutive increase of 0.5 percent. Within shelter, there was sub- December January .3 .3 .4 .1 -.1 .8 A 1.3 February 2 -.1 .3 -.4 -.2 .5 .2 .8 March .3 .3 .3 1.9 0 .4 .5 .5 Compound annual rate 3 months ended March '88 12 months ended March '88 3.5 2.1 4.6 6.2 -1.1 7.4 4.5 11.1 3.7 3.0 3.6 4.0 3.3 6.6 4.2 6.7 stantial variation. After advancing 0.5 percent in February, renters' costs rose 1.1 percent; homeowners' costs, 0.2 percent; and maintenance and repair costs declined 0.9 percent in March. The large increase in renters' costs resulted from a 4.3-percent rise in lodging while out of town. Residential rents rose 0.2 percent. The index for fuel and other utilities turned back down in March. Household fuels declined 0.2 percent as decreases in charges for electricity and natural gas—down 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively—more than offset a 0.4-percent rise in fuel oil prices. Among other utilities, the index for telephone services dropped 0.3 percent, reflecting declines in both local and long distance charges. The index for household furnishings and operations increased 0.4 percent in March. The March rise of 2.0 percent in the index for apparel and upkeep was its largest monthly advance on record (since 1947). The introduction of substantially higher priced spring and summer merchandise, particularly women's clothing, was largely responsible for the increase. The medical care component rose 0.4 percent in March, following a 0.6-percent increase in February. The index for medical care commodities—prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies—rose 0.2 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.5 percent, with the costs of professional services and hospital and related services up 0.4 and 0.8 percent, respectively. The indexes for entertainment and other goods and services each rose 0.6 percent in March. Within the entertainment group, higher prices for toys, hobbies, and other entertainment commodities and increased fees for admissions and club memberships accounted for over three-fourths of the increase. A 0.8-percent rise in the index for personal and educational expenses accounted for about three-fourths of the other goods and services advance. Reconciling Two Measures of Consumer Price Change: Fourth Quarter 1987 This article continues the analysis of differences between two price measures—the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the Department of Commerce. More information on the technique of reconciliation appears in the September 1981 Monthly Labor Review.l Effective December 1985, BEA rebased the PCE data from a 1972 to a 1982 reference base.2 With the use of a 1982 reference base, the residual housing effect,3 which had contributed a substantial portion of the cumulative difference between the CPI and PCE through 1982, is no longer a con1 Jack E. Triplett, "Reconciling the CPI and PCE Deflator," Monthly Labor Review, September 1981, pp. 3-15. Subsequent reconciliations appeared in the January, May, July, and October 1982 Review, and in the February 1983 Review. 2 The November 1985 CPI Detailed Report contains the final reconciliation (running through the third quarter of 1985) of the CPI and PCE using 1972 weights. 3 "Reconciling Two Measures of Consumer Price Change: Second Quarter 1984," CPI Detailed Report, July 1984, pp.4-6, for an explanation of the residual housing effect. A subsequent reconciliation appeared in the October 1984 Detailed Report. 4 Ibid., July 1984, p.5. tributing factor, because both the CPI and the PCE have used a rental equivalence measure of homeowners' costs since the beginning of 1983. Cumulative differences The CPI remained lower than the PCE through the fourth quarter of 1987 (see table C). The CPI-U has increased 19.4 percent since 1982, while the current-weight PCE has risen 20.7 percent. The net difference of 1.3 percentage point resultsfromtwo partially offsetting factors—weighting differences and an aggregate of *'other" effects. Weighting differences reflect the cumulative effect of using 1982 fixed weights instead of current, or moving, weights. These differences accounted for a fourth quarter 1987 fixed-weight index which was 1.2 percentage point higher than the currentweight PCE. The weighting effect, however, has been more than offset by a 2.5-percentage-point difference in "other" effects as measured by a comparison of thefixed-weightPCE with the CPl-u. Historically, "other" effects have mainly resulted from differences in seasonal adjustment methods, different market baskets, and the use of the Consumer Expenditure Survey data for determining the weight distri- Table C. Comparison of cumulative changes in CPI indexes and Personal Consumption Expenditure price measures, 1982 to dates shown (1982=100) Price measure 1982 base period CPI-U1 PCE: Current weight Difference: Total effect 100.0 PCE: 1982 weight PCE: Current weight Difference: Weighting effect 100.0 CPI-U PCE: 1982 weight Difference: Other effect 100.0 0 100.0 0 100.0 100.0 0 1985 1986 1987 IV 111.5 118.1 -.3 113.6 117.7 118.8 -1.1 114.4 112.3 118.1 .5 115.2 114.3 120.0 118.8 116.4 115.2 .9 1.2 1.2 111.5 112.3 -.8 113.6 117.7 115.2 120.0 -2.3 114.4 116.4 -2.0 114.3 -.7 -1.6 1 Indexes and percent changes for the CPI-U may differ from those previously published due to the BLS annual practice of revising seasonal factors, as well as by the rebasing of the CPI from a 1967=100 reference base to a 1982-84 base which was effective at the beginning of 1988. 1987 1986 115.2 -.8 IV 115.9 116.9 -1.0 117.3 118.3 -1.0 118.0 119.5 116.9 1.1 118.3 1.2 115.9 117.3 119.5 -2.2 118.0 -2.1 118.4 119.5 -1.1 120.7 119.5 119.4 120.7 -1.3 121.9 1.2 120.7 1.2 118.4 120.7 -2.3 119.4 121.9 -2.5 Note: The Bureau of Economic Analysis periodically revises PCE data. For this reason, some of the figures in tables C and D may differ from those previously published. Table D. Comparison of annual or quarterly percent changes in CPI indexes and Personal Consumption Expenditure price measures, 1984-19871 1986 Price measure 1985 1986 1987 1987 IV IV CPI-U2 PCE: Chain weight Difference: Total effect 3.6 3.6 .0 1.9 2.5 -.6 3.6 4.1 -.5 3.0 3.0 .0 5.2 5.5 -.3 5.1 5.2 -.1 3.6 4.0 -.4 3.9 4.0 -.1 PCE: 1982 weight PCE: Chain weight Difference: Weighting effect 3.7 3.6 .1 2.6 2.5 .1 4.2 4.1 .1 3.0 3.0 .0 5.7 5.5 .2 5.2 5.2 .0 4.0 4.0 .0 4.2 4.0 .2 CPI-U PCE: 1982 weight Difference: Other effect 3.6 3.7 -.1 1.9 2.6 -.7 3.6 4.2 -.6 3.0 3.0 .0 5.2 5.7 -.5 5.1 5.2 -.1 3.6 4.0 -.4 3.9 4.2 -.3 1 Indexes and percent changes for the CPI-U may differ from those previously published due to the BLS annual practice of revising seasonal factors, as well as by the rebasing of the CPI from a 1967=100 reference base bution in the CPI as opposed to the GNP composition used by the PCE to determine its weighting structure. The CPI did not introduce weights derived from the 1982-84 Consumer Expenditure Survey until January 1987, whereas the PCE has used 1982-based weights since 1982. This gap in weighting between 1982 and 1987 further contributed to differences reflected in "other" effects during that time period. Period-to-period differences To analyze differences in the annual and quarterly rates of change in the CPI and PCE (see table D), the chain-weight PCE is used in place of the current-weight PCE.4 The CPI-U to a 1982-84 base which was effective at the beginning of 1988. 2 Annual average percent changes for the CPI-U are calculated from indexes on a 1982-84 reference base. rose at an annual rate of 3.9 percent from the third to the fourth quarter of 1987,0.1 percent less than the 4.0 percent rise in the chain-weight PCE. During the third quarter, the CPI-U and the chain-weight PCE had increased at rates of 3.6 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively. The 1982 fixed-weight PCE rose at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the fourth quarter, 0.2 percent faster than the rise in the chain-weight PCE. A comparison of the rates for the CPI-U and the fixedweight PCE, which determines the *'other" effects factor, showed the fixed-weight PCE to be increasing 0.3 percent faster during the fourth quarter. 4 Ibid., July 1984, p.5. Consumer Price Indexes Shift to New Reference Base in 1988 Beginning with the release of data for January 1988 in February 1988, most Consumer Price Indexes have shifted to a new reference base year. All indexes previously expressed on a base of 1967=100, or any other base through December 1981, have been rebased to 1982-84=100. Only indexes with a base later than December 1981 have maintained their bases. This base change was reviewed by the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, Office of Management and Budget, and is in keeping with the Government's longstanding policy to update index bases periodically. Selection of the 1982-84 period was made to coincide with the updated expenditure weights, which are based upon data tabulated from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys for 1982, 1983, and 1984. The last previous rebasing of CPI data occurred in February 1971, when the 1967 base was substituted for the former 1957-59 base. Historical data for each CPI series on the new base are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For the convenience of users, the BLS will continue to publish allitems indexes for the U.S. city average, and for the individual local areas for which CPi's are published, on their former official reference base (1967 = 100 in most cases). Conversion factors and an accompanying fact sheet on rebasing are available from BLS. Dividing by one of these factors will rebase the related index series from its current 1982-84 base to its previous reference base. (Users should note: Because of rounding effects, there may be occasional minor differences between the final rebased index and the result obtained using the conversion factor.) Adjustment of Shelter Indexes for Aging Effects Beginning with the January 1988 CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics adjusted the monthly CPI shelter indexes for the change in quality resulting from the effect of aging on rental housing. In January 1987, the Bureau announced its intention to begin making such adjustments, assuming that further research substantiated the need to do so. The decision to implement the adjustment was based on extensive BLS research, in which alternative adjustment methods were explored and tested. Evaluation of the research indicates that an aging effect exists, and that the chosen method is operationally feasible.1 The adjustment affects CPI shelter indexes, which would have been raised by 0.2 percent for the year 1987 had an aging adjustment been applied. 1 A complete technical presentation of BLS research on this subject is available in William C. Randolph, "Housing Depreciation and Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index," BLS Working Paper No. 166, April 1987, and forthcoming Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, and in William C. Randolph, "Estimation of Housing Depreciation: Short Term Quality Change and Long Term Vintage Effects," BLS Working Paper No. 160, April 1986, and forthcoming, Journal of Urban Economics. These papers are available from the BLS on request. 2 For details on existing quality adjustment methods, see, BLS Handbook ofMethods, chapter 19 (BLS Bulletin 2285), forthcoming. The quality of a housing unit decreases as the unit ages. Existing BLS methods are used to correct for relatively easily measured quality changes such as the addition of an extra bedroom, but such methods are inadequate to correct for deterioration in the condition of housing units.2 The aging adjustment method was specificially designed to correct for quality changes associated with this deterioration. The BLS used hedonic regression methods to estimate the aging effect. The estimates were then used to correct the CPI rent and rental equivalence indexes. Hedonic regressions are statistical functions that relate the price of a good to its attributes or characteristics. For example, a hedonic regression relates a housing unit's rent to its size, age, location, etc. By using BLS housing survey data from 1987 and Census data from 1980, hedonic regression methods provided estimates of the relationship between a housing unit's rent and age while other housing unit characteristics were held constant. The estimated relationship was then used to construct the aging adjustment. Estimates will be recomputed annually by using the previous year's BLS housing survey data and the most recently available Census data. Chart 1: CPI-U: All items, food and beverages, 1977-88 All items Index, 1982-84=100 (Not seasonally adjusted) Mar 116.5 Semilog 160 120 80 - i 40 Percent change * 12-month span 1-month span Mar 3.9 6.4 Fwcent 30 10 -10 Food and beverages Index, 1982-84^100A (Seasonally adjusted) Mar 115.8 -30 Semilog 160 120 80 - I 40 Percent change * 12-month span 1-month span Mar 3.1 5.3 Forctnt 30 10 -10 - i -30 Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiinii 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 2: CPI-U: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1977-88 Housing Index, 1982-84»100 (Seasonally adjusted) Mar 117.2 Semilog 160 120 80 -I Percent change • Mar 3.7 4.2 12—month span 1—month span 40 30 10 -10 -30 Apparel and upkeep ndex, 1982-*-84»100 (Seasonally adjusted) Semilog 160 120 80 Percent change * 12-month span 1—month span 40 30 10 -10 -J-30 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data Percent changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 3: CPI-U: Transportation and medical care, 1977-88 Transportation Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Mar 107.2 Semilog 160 120 80 -J 40 Percent change • 12—month 1-moijth 30 10 -10 Medical care Index, 1982-84=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Mar 136.0 -30 Semilog 160 120 80 - I 40 Percent change • 12—month span 1—month span Mar 6.4 5.4 Percent 30 10 -10 -J-30 IIIIHIIlllllllllllllll iiiniiimliimiiiiin Ulllllllllllllllllllll 1977 1978 1979 1980 iiiiimiiliiimimi 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 iiiiniiiiliiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiini 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12-month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. Chart 4: CPI-U: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1977-88 Entertainment Index, 1982-84-100, (Seasonally adjusted) Mar 119.0 S«mllog 160 120 80 -• Percent change • 12-month span 1-month span Mar 4.5 7.3 40 Percent 30 10 -10 -30 Other goods and services Mar 135.3 hdex, 1982-84-100 v (Seasonally adjusted) Semilog 160 120 80 -1 Percent change * 12—month span 1-month span Mar 6.6 7.4 40 Percent 30 10 -10 -1-30 iiimiimliimiiiiiiliimiiiiiii 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 * Percent changes over 12—month spans are calculated from unadjusted data. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 10 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.1 3.0 2.7 4.9 2.1 1.7 4.8 1.1 1.7 1.2 -1.9 3.3 3.7 4.0 .2 .2 .0 .2 .5 -.1 -1.4 .2 .4 .7 .0 .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .2 1.1 -.2 .7 -.4 .5 -.2 -.3 -.6 .5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .2 .7 -.1 .2 .4 .4 .7 .3 .4 .4 .5 117.0 125.6 132.9 126.4 136.6 129.2 129.2 127.8 113.3 116.4 3.7 5.0 5.1 3.8 9.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 2.3 2.6 .3 .5 1.2 .1 4.8 .2 .2 .6 -.9 -1.3 .4 .6 1.1 .4 3.1 .4 .4 .6 .4 .7 .3 .5 .5 .3 .7 .5 .5 .2 .5 .4 -.9 -1.3 109.5 102.8 109.2 102.7 2.0 1.2 96.0 95.8 .6 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.2 .7 .5 .4 -.3 -.2 -.2 .426 3.902 80.9 101.9 80.5 101.7 3.9 .2 -.5 -.2 -.8 -.3 .6 .5 .8 -.3 3.367 6.968 4.262 1.195 1.511 121.8 107.7 103.7 113.2 111.6 121.7 108.3 104.7 112.9 111.7 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.6 -.1 .4 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.1 .4 .6 .1 .3 .3 .3 .4 .1 6.335 5.772 1.524 2.637 110.2 108.3 109.1 107.8 111.4 105.8 113.1 122.0 114.3 112.7 111.6 115.3 114.0 107.3 113.6 122.2 4.2 4.3 3.3 5.2 -.3 2.7 7.1 3.0 3.7 4.1 2.3 7.0 2.3 1.4 .4 .2 .1 .1 .3 -.2 -.8 .3 1.4 -.2 -.3 -.4 .5 -.8 -1.9 -.3 .2 .3 2.0 2.3 1.2 Feb. 1988 1988 100.000 116.0 347.4 116.5 349.0 3.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 17.607 16.055 9.864 115.8 115.7 113.9 118.7 110.6 107.3 124.7 111.8 112.2 109.5 107.7 116.1 119.7 116.8 116.0 115.9 113.9 118.9 111.2 107.2 123.0 112.0 112.6 110.3 107.7 116.3 120.2 117.4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public 42.479 116.6 125.0 131.3 126.3 130.4 129.0 129.0 127.1 114.3 117.9 .087 7.695 4.328 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel' Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 1.351 3.035 1.229 1.787 2.462 .349 .259 .821 1.033 6.192 1.552 27.816 7.924 6.030 1.894 19.673 19.263 .409 .220 .133 .231 .841 .540 .563 See footnotes at end of table. 11 .6 1.0 -.3 1.1 .7 .2 .3 .3 .3 -.1 -4.0 -.2 .0 .9 -.7 -.3 :3 .9 .3 .5 1.1 .2 4.0 .2 .2 .6 -.3 .1 3.9 2.3 .2 .4 .2 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.1 -1.0 .7 -.1 -.1 -1.5 -1.6 .3 .7 -0.2 -.2 .0 .3 .6 -1.9 -1.7 .4 .2 0.1 .1 .3 .3 -.8 .4 .4 .7 -.1 1.7 .2 .7 -.1 130.3 121.4 5.5 .2 -.2 .5 .7 -.2 .4 -.8 -.2 .5 135.5 136.1 135.3 134.5 136.3 137.0 136.1 135.4 6.4 6.6 6.3 7.0 .6 .7 .6 .7 .8 .6 .8 .8 .6 .3 .7 .7 .4 .2 .5 .4 4.368 2.102 2.266 118.3 112.9 125.7 119.0 113.4 126.5 4.5 3.5 5.3 .6 .4 .6 .6 .3 .9 .2 .0 .2 .6 .4 .6 5.931 1.287 1.218 134.2 142.2 117.8 134.6 142.8 118.1 6.6 8.8 3.7 .3 .4 .3 1.1 2.8 .7 .8 1.0 .4 .6 .4 .3 .651 .567 3.426 .224 3.203 116.4 119.1 144.7 146.3 144.8 116.8 119.2 145.0 146.2 145.1 3.5 3.8 6.8 7.5 6.7 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 1.0 .4 .6 .2 .6 100.000 45.531 17.607 27.924 16.056 5.772 116.0 109.1 115.8 105.0 101.9 108.3 116.5 109.8 116.0 105.9 103.4 112.7 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 4.0 4.3 .4 .6 .2 .9 1.5 10.284 11.868 54.469 27.151 101.0 109.4 123.4 129.8 101.0 109.5 123.8 130.4 9.359 6.646 4.715 6.599 113.1 125.2 135.3 130.2 113.0 125.4 136.1 130.7 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 106.5 1.534 4.411 106.8 105.7 116.0 116.2 116.0 78.3 78.1 117.7 125.0 105.4 115.7 116.0 116.1 77.5 77.3 118.5 124.9 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.6 6.8 1.2 1.2 4.6 4.9 .749 98.1 98.3 3.662 1.451 130.6 120.8 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services... 5.828 1.114 4.715 2.981 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses . School books and supplies Personal and educational services. Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 . Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 17.451 16.000 5.452 4.427 1.313 3.290 -0.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 .1 -1.0 -.1 .0 -.2 .3 .6 1.0 .3 .1 .8 .6 .8 4.1 .3 .2 .3 .2 -1.0 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.4 .5 .5 .4 .7 1.5 2.3 3.8 2.1 4.5 5.1 .0 .1 .3 .5 -.3 .1 .5 .7 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .0 .3 .4 .5 1.3 4.2 6.3 5.7 -.1 .2 .6 .4 .4 .4 .8 .6 .4 .1 .7 .6 -.1 .2 .5 .6 1.0 1.0 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 116.0 113.5 117.1 114.8 105.4 102.7 101.9 109.0 125.8 122.1 87.0 120.0 121.1 113.3 78.8 125.7 116.6 114.0 117.7 115.3 106.3 104.1 101.9 109.8 126.0 122.4 86.5 120.6 121.9 114.6 78.0 126.1 4.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.3 .8 4.1 4.4 3.5 1.4 4.8 $.862 .288 $.858 .287 -3.7 Mar. 1987 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.3 .1 .2 .2 1.1 -1.0 .3 0.4 .3 .3 .3 .1 -.9 -.2 .0 .6 .5 -.7 .5 .5 .4 -1.4 .6 -1.6 .4 0.4 .4 .5 .4 .7 1.4 .0 .7 .2 .3 .0 .5 .6 .7 .5 .5 -.5 -.2 -.2 -.5 Feb. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food ' Nondurables less food and apparel 1 Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 1 1967=$1.00 1 83.945 72.184 80.327 94.172 29.476 17.608 11.835 33.663 27.318 49.754 7.618 92.382 76.327 25.760 3.716 50.567 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 0.5 .4 .5 .4 .9 1.4 .0 .7 .2 .2 -.6 .5 .7 -.1 -1 .0 -.1 .4 .4 -.6 .2 .2 .1 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 13 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 4.3 3.9 3.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 4.9 -9.3 1.1 2.1 1.4 -.4 7.4 3.7 1.9 -15.7 2.6 5.9 10.0 -.7 2.1 4.4 7.1 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.6 7.5 2.5 2.1 1.2 6.2 -3.0 1.5 4.4 1.5 1.8 4.7 -.9 2.8 3.8 4.4 Expenditure category All items . Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 115.2 115.3 113.5 116.8 109.7 106.7 127.2 110.7 111.0 107.7 106.4 115.6 118.9 115.4 115.5 115.6 113.7 118.1 109.5 107.4 126.7 111.2 112.2 108.5 106.6 116.0 119.3 115.8 115.3 115.3 113.0 118.7 109.9 107.3 121.6 111.0 112.2 109.5 105.9 115.7 119.7 116.8 115.8 115.7 113.4 118.9 110.7 107.2 121.9 111.4 112.6 110.3 106.2 116.2 120.2 117.4 5.5 5.8 7.4 4.7 11.1 .4 22.3 .0 1.8 -4.3 -4.7 4.3 3.1 4.0 2.1 2.1 .7 2.5 4.0 3.5 -9.5 1.5 1.4 .0 -.7 3.6 4.2 3.2 29.2 .4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 , Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services ' Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 115.9 123.8 129.5 125.4 127.6 127.9 127.9 126.2 113.3 116.6 109.1 103.3 96.6 116.4 124.5 130.9 125.9 131.6 128.4 128.4 126.9 113.7 117.4 108.7 103.2 96.4 116.8 125.1 131.5 126.3 132.5 129.0 129.0 127.1 114.3 117.9 109.5 103.7 96.8 117.2 125.7 133.0 126.6 137.8 129.3 129.3 127.8 113.3 116.4 109.2 103.5 96.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.0 7.5 4.3 4.3 4.7 1.5 1.1 2.6 2.8 3.8 3.6 4.7 4.1 5.7 -.9 4.9 4.9 6.3 5.9 9.5 .0 1.2 -.8 3.2 5.3 2.2 3.6 -1.9 6.5 6.5 2.2 2.1 1.0 4.9 .0 -.8 78.7 103.4 120.9 107.3 103.5 112.6 111.4 78.1 103.1 121.3 107.6 103.8 113.0 111.5 78.6 103.6 121.8 107.7 103.9 113.0 111.6 79.2 103.3 121.7 108.1 104.5 112.7 111.7 10.3 3.5 .3 1.1 .8 3.3 2.2 5.7 -1.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 .... Apparel services 112.2 110.4 110.0 111.6 114.5 107.0 111.3 121.7 112.3 110.5 110.3 111.4 113.6 107.3 112.9 121.4 112.0 110.1 110.8 110.5 111.4 107.0 113.1 121.8 114.2 112.6 112.1 114.8 114.0 107.2 113.6 122.0 4.5 4.1 4.1 6.0 -13.9 3.5 5.8 3.8 See footnotes at end of table. 14 -2.1 -.4 -1.1 3.5 3.1 1.8 1.9 5.2 .7 1.6 -2.2 -2.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 .8 .0 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.2 4.6 4.6 5.5 3.6 5.2 1.3 2.0 1.5 4.8 1.5 .8 2.2 1.8 -3.0 -.4 .3 -.4 -1.2 1.4 1.4 2.6 -.4 2.7 3.0 3.9 .4 1.1 8.0 1.0 2.5 1.3 .8 2.7 2.0 -.3 -.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 .9 1.3 1.8 2.2 -.4 1.5 7.5 1.5 10.4 2.0 3.3 3.0 1.8 2.2 8.8 5.0 3.7 5.4 7.3 8.2 7.9 12.0 3.1 3.2 1.9 3.7 -3.8 2.5 8.1 2.9 5.3 5.5 4.8 7.0 3.4 2.9 6.1 3.2 4.6 6.3 11.3 3.9 36.0 4.5 4.5 5.2 .0 -.7 .4 -1.7 .7 8.5 1.0 3.9 5.8 6.6 3.7 15.5 5.5 5.5 3.7 1.1 .2 2.6 .4 -.4 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 107.4 107.3 106.4 106.3 107.2 106.2 115.5 115.7 117.3 81.6 81.5 116.9 123.8 115.5 115.5 117.2 80.4 80.2 117.2 107.1 106.1 115.5 115.8 117.9 78.9 78.8 117.7 124.7 97.5 Dec. 1987 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 5.8 -1.0 -11.3 -11.3 5.6 125.0 9.2 3.6 5.5 5.7 2.8 3.4 11.5 12.9 12.9 4.3 3.4 0.8 16.4 16.4 4.6 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 6.0 -7.5 -7.5 4.2 -0.7 -.7 1.0 118.5 124.9 5.1 5.6 3.2 3.9 15.8 9.5 9.5 3.9 4.1 98.2 98.1 98.3 .0 3.8 -.4 3.3 1.9 1.4 129.2 122.1 130.1 121.8 130.6 120.8 130.3 121.4 4.9 -2.9 2.6 6.5 11.3 .0 3.4 -2.3 3.8 1.7 7.3 -1.1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment Services 1 133.5 135.2 133.1 132.4 117.4 112.6 124.3 134.6 136.0 134.1 133.5 118.1 112.9 125.4 135.4 136.4 135.0 134.5 118.3 112.9 125.7 136.0 136.7 135.7 135.1 119.0 113.4 126.5 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 3.6 2.6 4.4 6.0 7.9 5.3 6.7 4.2 1.5 7.1 4.9 7.1 5.0 5.3 4.6 7.0 2.6 7.7 4.5 8.0 8.4 5.6 2.9 7.3 6.5 7.5 6.2 6.9 3.9 2.0 5.7 6.3 5.8 6.5 6.8 5.1 4.9 4.9 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 131.9 137.0 116.5 133.4 140.8 117.3 134.5 142.2 117.8 135.3 142.8 118.1 5.8 3.4 3.6 3.8 11.0 3.9 6.3 3.3 1.7 10.7 18.0 5.6 4.8 7.1 3.7 10.4 3.7 115.0 117.9 142.2 142.8 142.2 116.1 118.4 143.0 143.1 143.1 116.4 119.1 144.4 144.6 144.5 116.8 119.2 145.5 145.4 145.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 7.6 7.5 3.6 3.8 1.2 6.8 .6 1.1 2.4 9.2 7.9 9.2 6.4 4.5 9.6 7.5 9.9 3.2 4.2 4.3 7.2 4.0 3.7 3.4 9.4 7.7 9.6 109.2 115.2 105.5 103.1 110.4 109.4 115.5 105.7 102.1 110.5 109.3 115.3 105.5 101.9 110.1 109.9 115.8 106.2 103.4 112.6 4.3 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.1 4.3 11.6 2.2 3.2 1.5 2.8 1.1 -1.5 3.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 2.7 1.2 8.2 4.1 4.4 3.8 4.5 8.4 3.2 3.7 2.0 2.5 1.9 -.2 5.5 101.5 109.1 122.6 128.5 101.2 109.2 123.2 129.4 101.0 109.5 123.7 129.8 101.0 109.8 124.2 130.4 9.8 2.6 3.8 4.3 8.3 2.2 4.1 5.9 -.4 1.5 4.7 4.2 -2.0 2.6 5.3 6.0 9.0 2.4 3.9 5.1 -1.2 2.0 5.0 5.1 112.3 124.6 133.1 128.8 112.7 125.1 134.1 129.6 113.1 125.2 135.0 130.4 113.0 125.4 135.7 131.2 12.4 3.0 7.1 5.9 2.5 4.0 5.3 3.2 -10.6 7.0 5.0 6.1 2.5 2.6 8.0 7.7 7.3 3.5 6.2 4.6 -4.3 4.8 6.5 6.9 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 , 115.8 116.2 117.0 79.2 79.1 5.9 2.5 2.8 7.2 1.7 .9 1.6 1.7 2.4 -9.4 -9.4 4.9 6.4 8.5 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 . Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 15 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.5 113.3 116.8 114.4 105.9 103.7 102.1 109.1 124.6 121.3 88.9 119.3 120.4 113.4 81.3 124.6 116.0 113.6 117.2 114.7 106.0 102.8 101.9 109.1 125.3 121.9 88.3 119.9 121.0 113.8 80.2 125.3 116.3 113.7 117.4 114.9 105.9 102.7 101.9 109.0 125.8 122.4 87.8 120.1 121.3 113.9 78.9 125.8 116.8 114.2 118.0 115.4 106.6 104.1 101.9 109.8 126.0 122.8 87.8 120.7 122.0 114.7 79.3 126.4 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 . Nondurables 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.3 10.7 7.8 6.1 5.6 4.1 6.0 3.8 3.8 2.9 15.3 4.3 3.2 2.5 2.4 3.2 1.5 -1.1 -.4 .4 -1.0 4.4 -3.9 3.8 4.4 2.5 -7.1 5.0 4.6 3.2 4.2 3.5 2.7 1.6 -.8 2.6 4.6 5.0 -4.9 4.8 5.4 4.7 -9.5 5.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 7.9 8.3 5.5 6.0 3.9 6.3 4.0 3.8 3.3 12.4 4.4 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.4 2.1 .2 -.6 1.5 1.8 4.7 -4.4 4.3 4.9 3.6 -8.3 5.4 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982= 100 base. Data not available. 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 5.3 8.8 5.0 6.4 3.8 6.6 4.2 3.8 3.7 9.5 4.4 16 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Indexes 1982-84=100 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 26.7 26.9 26.7 26.8 27.6 43.1 43.4 43.1 43.3 44.4 26.3 26.3 25.9 25.9 27.1 17.0 17.6 18.0 18.6 19.2 26.9 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.8 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 28.4 28.9 29.4 29.8 30.0 44.8 44.9 45.5 46.2 46.4 28.3 29.4 30.3 29.8 30.4 20.1 21.0 21.8 22.5 23.2 28.6 29.1 29.5 30.0 30.2 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 30.4 30.9 31.2 31.8 32.9 46.7 47.5 47.7 48.3 50.2 31.0 31.3 31.7 32.0 32.7 23.7 24.3 24.8 25.5 27.2 30.6 31.1 31.4 32.0 33.1 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 33.9 35.5 37.7 39.8 41.1 35.3 36.8 39.4 40.3 42.0 31.2 32.9 35.0 37.5 38.7 52.3 55.6 58.5 60.8 62.1 33.8 34.5 36.3 38.9 39.4 26.9 30.7 32.6 35.0 36.6 41.6 44.0 46.2 48.8 50.6 35.9 37.7 39.8 41.9 43.7 34.1 35.7 37.9 40.0 41.3 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 42.5 46.2 51.9 55.5 58.2 43.9 52.0 58.3 61.9 62.4 40.1 42.8 48.6 52.3 55.1 63.7 66.5 72.3 74.0 77.4 40.4 42.2 47.7 52.4 57.0 37.8 39.8 44.8 49.2 54.1 51.9 53.7 59.7 63.2 66.5 45.3 47.5 52.4 55.3 58.6 42.7 46.5 52.2 55.8 58.5 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 62.1 67.7 76.7 86.3 94.0 67.1 74.9 82.4 90.7 94.6 59.2 65.1 75.0 85.3 94.0 80.7 83.2 87.8 93.8 97.1 59.5 64.1 75.8 86.9 96.4 58.9 64.1 70.6 77.6 87.3 69.6 73.6 78.7 86.3 92.5 62.3 66.3 71.5 78.7 86.5 62.5 68.1 77.2 86.9 94.4 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 97.6 101.3 105.3 109.3 110.5 97.6 100.2 104.0 106.9 110.9 97.4 100.8 105.1 109.6 111.5 98.7 101.6 103.6 106.5 107.5 98.1 101.9 105.1 107.8 101.4 96.9 103.1 109.4 116.8 125.8 97.7 101.6 105.9 109.2 112.9 97.0 104.7 111.0 118.0 124.5 98.0 101.2 104.8 108.6 109.3 1987, Dec. 115.4 114.8 115.6 112.7 107.6 133.1 117.4 132.1 114.2 See footnotes at end of table. 17 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Indexes 1982-84=100, seasonally adjusted except All items 1986. 1986, 1986. 1986, 1986, 1986, Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 108.6 108.9 109.5 109.5 109.7 110.2 107.7 108.1 108.3 109.2 110.1 110.4 110.5 110.5 110.9 111.0 111.1 111.5 105.3 105.2 105.1 105.5 106.1 106.7 101.1 101.5 102.3 101.0 100.1 100.5 120.4 121.1 121.8 122.5 123.2 124.0 110.9 111.1 111.5 111.7 111.8 112.1 120.2 120.6 121.0 122.0 122.7 123.0 107.6 107.9 108.4 108.4 108.6 109.1 1986, 1986. 1986, 1987, 1987, 1987, Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 110.3 110.4 110.5 111.2 111.6 112.1 110.7 111.1 111.2 111.9 112.0 112.3 111.6 111.5 111.8 112.2 112.7 113.0 106.5 106.8 107.0 107.3 107.9 109.6 100.5 101.0 101.2 102.8 103.4 104.0 124.7 125.3 126.2 126.8 127.3 127.8 112.6 112.9 112.9 113.3 113.5 113.9 123.6 123.9 124.3 125.5 126.4 126.9 109.1 109.2 109.3 110.0 110.5 111.0 1987, 1987. 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 112.7 113.1 113.5 113.8 114.4 115.0 112.7 113.2 113.8 113.8 113.9 114.4 113.4 113.7 114.0 114.2 114.8 115.0 111.0 111.4 110.8 109.9 110.3 111.3 104.6 104.8 105.3 105.9 106.7 106.8 128.6 129.3 130.0 130.7 131.3 131.9 114.5 114.8 114.9 115.4 115.6 116.1 127.5 128.1 128.7 129.8 130.7 129.9 111.6 111.9 112.4 112.7 113.3 113.8 1987, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1988, 1988, Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 115.3 115.4 115.4 115.7 116.0 116.5 114.6 114.7 115.2 115.5 115.3 115.8 115.3 115.5 115.9 116.4 116.8 117.2 112.7 113.1 112.2 112.3 112.0 114.2 107.2 107.7 107.4 107.3 107.1 107.2 132.4 133.0 133.5 134.6 135.4 136.0 116.9 117.3 117.4 118.1 118.3 119.0 130.7 131.3 131.9 133.4 134.5 135.3 114.1 114.3 114.2 114.5 114.7 115.1 See footnotes at end of table. 18 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertain- Other goods and services All items Percent change from previous December 1952, Dec. ... 1953, Dec 1954, Dec. ... 1955, Dec. ... 1956, Dec. ... 1957, Dec. ... .7 -.7 .4 3.0 -2.9 .7 -.7 .5 2.5 5.6 .0 -1.5 .0 4.6 4.3 3.5 2.3 3.3 3.2 1.1 .4 -.4 .4 3.0 - .9 .2 1.3 1.5 .4 4.4 3.9 3.1 -1.7 2.0 4.7 4.5 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.7 .7 .6 1.7 .4 1.3 3.9 2.0 1.0 1.3 .9 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.8 6.7 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.9 3.4 - 1961, Dec. ... 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 .7 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. ... ... ... ... ... 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.9 3.5 _ - 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. ... ... ... ... ... 3.0 4.7 6.2 5.6 3.3 _ 4.2 7.1 2.3 4.2 5.4 6.4 7.1 3.2 4.2 6.3 5.2 3.9 2.1 3.4 2.1 5.2 7.2 1.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.4 4.6 5.8 5.0 5.6 3.7 5.0 5.6 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 6.2 5.5 3.3 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, Dec Dec Dec. ... Dec Dec. ... 3.4 8.7 12.3 6.9 4.9 4.5 18.5 12.1 6.2 .8 3.6 6.7 13.6 7.6 5.4 2.6 4.4 8.7 2.4 4.6 2.5 4.5 13.0 9.9 8.8 3.3 5.3 12.6 9.8 10.0 2.6 3.5 11.2 5.9 5.2 3.7 4.9 10.3 5.5 6.0 3.4 8.9 12.3 6.9 4.8 1977, Dec. ... 6.7 9.0 13.3 12.5 8.9 7.5 11.6 10.0 10.1 4.3 7.4 10.0 15.2 13.7 10.2 4.3 3.1 5.5 6.8 3.5 4.4 7.7 18.3 14.6 10.9 8.9 8.8 10.1 9.9 12.5 4.7 5.7 6.9 9.7 7.2 6.3 6.4 7.8 10.1 9.9 6.8 13.4 ... ... ... ... ... 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 1.1 3.2 2.7 3.8 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.3 4.3 1.7 1.6 2.9 2.0 2.8 .9 1.8 3.9 3.1 2.6 -5.9 11.0 6.4 6.1 6.8 7.7 5.6 4.0 4.2 3.1 3.4 12.1 7.9 6.0 6.3 5.5 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.6 .6 1987, Dec. ... 4.4 3.5 3.7 4.8 6.1 5.8 4.0 6.1 4.5 1958, Dec. ... 1959, Dec. ... 1960, Dec. ... 1978, Dec. ... 1979, Dec. ... 1980, Dec. ... 1981, Dec. ... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. _ See footnotes at end of table. 19 9.0 12.6 8.6 Table 3. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, major groups—Continued CPI-W CPI-U Year and month All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services All items Seasonally adjusted percent changes from previous month 1986, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1986, 1986, Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep -0.3 .2 .5 .0 .2 .3 0.3 .4 .2 .8 .8 .3 0.3 .0 .4 .1 .1 .4 0.2 -.1 -.1 .4 .6 .6 -2.5 .4 .8 -1.3 -.9 .4 0.7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 0.2 .2 .4 .2 .1 .3 0.3 .3 .3 .8 .6 .2 -0.4 .3 A .0 .1 .4 1986, 1986, 1986, 1987, 1987, 1987, Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar .2 .3 .2 .7 .4 .4 .3 .4 .1 .6 .1 .3 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .4 .3 -.2 .3 .2 .3 .6 1.6 .0 .5 .2 1.6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .7 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .0 .4 .2 .4 .5 .2 .3 1.0 .7 .4 .1 .3 .2 .7 .4 .5 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1987, Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep .4 .4 .3 .3 A .3 .4 .4 .5 .0 .1 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 .5 .2 1.3 .4 -.5 -.8 .4 .9 .6 .2 .5 .6 .8 .1 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 .1 .4 .2 .4 .5 .5 .5 .9 .7 -.6 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 1987, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1988, 1988, Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .5 .2 .1 .4 .3 -.2 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 1.3 .4 -.8 .1 -.3 2.0 .4 .5 -.3 -.1 -.2 .1 A .5 .4 .8 .6 .4 .7 .3 .1 .6 .2 .6 .6 .5 .5 1.1 .8 .6 .4 .3 .1 .3 .2 .3 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 20 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.8 116.0 3.1 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.4 115.7 115.9 3.0 .2 .3 -.3 .3 113.9 113.9 2.7 .0 .2 -.6 .4 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal' Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 118.7 118.1 106.9 128.5 109.5 118.9 114.4 118.9 119.1 107.0 129.6 111.1 118.6 114.6 4.9 6.2 .9 5.8 11.5 4.1 4.7 .2 .8 .1 .9 1.5 -.3 .2 1.1 .5 .0 .6 2.1 1.1 1.2 .5 .5 -1.1 .9 .9 .5 -.1 .2 .6 .5 .9 1.5 -.3 .2 114.7 123.3 122.6 115.5 122.4 121.8 5.2 4.3 3.0 .7 -.7 -.7 1.1 .7 1.3 .2 1.1 .6 .7 -.7 -.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ... Eggs 110.6 112.3 110.2 108.5 101.8 106.8 103.6 109.4 110.1 114.9 112.3 104.7 117.2 116.7 110.0 112.3 108.4 109.5 109.3 107.2 137.0 112.7 150.4 85.5 111.2 112.7 110.9 109.8 103.0 107.4 105.4 109.1 115.4 115.9 112.6 103.3 115.9 118.7 110.9 112.0 109.1 110.3 110.2 107.2 136.0 113.2 148.6 87.9 2.1 2.6 3.9 6.7 4.3 4.9 6.8 8.0 11.5 8.5 .2 -7.0 1.6 4.8 -.2 2.9 -5.0 -4.3 -6.0 -4.3 5.3 12.3 3.4 -6.4 .5 .4 .6 1.2 1.2 .6 1.7 -.3 4.8 .9 .3 -1.3 -1.1 1.7 .8 -.3 .6 .7 .8 .0 -.7 .4 -1.2 2.8 -.2 -.6 -.9 -1.4 -1.7 -1.5 -4.2 -1.9 -.6 .0 -.5 -3.1 -2.6 2.4 1.8 .0 1.0 .2 .5 3.8 -.6 1.7 -1.1 6.4 .4 .6 .8 1.6 .8 2.9 4.6 2.2 -.8 .7 .0 -1.3 4.4 -.5 -3.0 .2 -.5 1.5 -1.8 -.5 .9 .7 .4 -3.8 .7 .5 .7 .6 1.0 .4 2.0 .5 5.6 .3 1.6 .9 -.3 3.7 .8 -.3 .6 .7 .8 .0 -1.0 .4 -1.2 4.6 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.3 105.4 104.9 105.9 109.7 107.9 111.8 110.6 107.2 105.3 104.9 105.8 109.5 107.6 112.3 109.8 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 .6 -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.2 -.3 .4 -.7 .7 .3 .5 .1 1.0 .7 1.9 .6 -.1 -.1 -.4 .5 -.2 .2 -1.1 .0 -.1 .1 .4 -.1 -.2 -.3 .4 -.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 21 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Dec. to Jan. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 24.6 -.2 5.7 5.6 9.5 11.3 3.4 .4 1.0 -.1 -1.4 -2.6 .9 2.6 -.6 2.6 .3 -6.1 2.2 -27.9 -9.3 -.3 .8 1.2 1.3 .6 .3 .1 .3 -0.4 -.9 -1.4 2.9 -6.0 -1.9 -1.8 -3.9 -1.0 1.8 -11.6 -.9 .8 2.6 3.1 .8 -.1 -.3 .1 -4.0 -4.9 -1.9 3.8 4.6 .7 -4.4 -9.5 .1 -25.1 -2.5 -8.9 1.5 1.9 2.5 .7 .4 .3 .4 0.2 -2.2 1.9 .7 -4.6 2.7 3.1 -2.2 2.0 -27.9 -9.3 4.8 .5 1.1 1.2 .6 .3 .1 .3 112.0 112.6 102.9 116.5 110.3 107.7 107.1 113.1 113.5 116.3 118.7 119.8 117.6 1.1 1.7 .8 2.1 1.2 -1.9 -.3 -6.6 1.7 3.3 4.6 4.6 2.3 .2 .4 .2 .4 .7 .0 .3 -.3 -.3 .2 .2 -.3 .0 .5 1.1 1.3 .5 .7 .2 1.0 1.7 -.7 .3 -.6 1.2 1.5 -.2 .0 -.6 .0 .9 -.7 -1.2 .9 .8 -.3 .1 -.2 .2 .4 .4 .2 .3 .7 .3 .8 -.3 -.2 .4 .8 -.3 114.7 114.9 2.3 .6 -.3 113.4 114.2 3.8 119.7 119.3 119.6 120.3 120.2 119.9 120.1 120.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 .4 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .7 .4 .5 .4 .3 116.8 113.1 113.2 106.4 115.4 127.8 117.4 113.7 114.3 106.9 115.3 128.4 4.0 2.4 3.6 1.6 1.2 5.8 .5 .5 1.0 .5 -.1 .5 .3 .0 .1 -.5 .2 1.0 .9 1.0 .7 .8 .3 .6 .5 .5 1.1 .5 -.1 .5 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines... Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables .... Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables' Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 ... 124.7 133.1 132.6 116.4 119.6 121.3 145.7 133.7 106.2 208.0 120.1 132.4 113.4 118.0 118.9 113.2 107.6 111.5 106.2 123.0 129.7 133.8 119.4 118.9 124.4 146.2 125.6 108.5 150.0 108.9 132.0 114.3 119.4 120.4 113.9 107.9 111.6 106.5 4.8 4.3 3.1 -11.9 11.1 9.0 5.6 5.6 -2.4 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 111.8 112.2 102.7 116.0 109.5 107.7 106.8 113.4 113.8 116.1 118.5 120.2 117.6 Food away from home 1 .... Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home ' See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— 22 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 .4 .0 .4 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school1 2 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 , Owners' equivalent rent 2 12 Household insurance Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 , Local charges 1 1 Interstate toll calls Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 4 Refuse collection 1 4 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ... Television and sound equipment1 , Television 1 , 1 Sound equipment Major household appliances 1 3 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 116.6 125.0 131.3 126.3 130.4 128.5 136.8 123.3 129.0 129.0 127.1 114.3 117.9 109.5 117.0 125.6 132.9 126.4 136.6 135.4 136.8 123.6 129.2 129.2 127.8 113.3 116.4 109.2 3.7 5.0 5.1 3.8 9.3 9.7 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 2.3 2.6 2.0 103.3 102.7 105.7 105.6 102.7 95.8 80.5 78.8 103.7 101.7 107.9 92.8 121.7 2.4 1.6 1.2 .6 102.8 96.0 80.9 79.5 103.6 101.9 108.2 92.9 121.8 116.6 141.6 72.2 103.6 129.5 127.4 139.3 107.7 103.7 112.3 109.9 113.0 111.8 107.9 106.6 90.0 84.3 78.0 92.8 99.3 116.2 141.1 72.0 103.2 129.8 127.9 140.2 108.3 104.7 114.3 112.8 117.2 113.5 110.8 108.7 90.5 84.3 78.2 92.9 100.6 Mar. 1987 3.9 4.8 1.7 .2 1.1 -1.6 2.0 -.2 2.7 -6.6 -3.0 5.1 4.8 10.3 1.4 1.1 4.4 3.6 4.0 4.5 3.5 2.5 -2.5 -4.0 -3.5 103.0 100.1 105.0 -1.5 -.6 .2 -.5 99.2 100.3 -1.3 99.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 23 Feb. 1988 0.3 .5 1.2 .1 4.8 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.4 .6 1.1 .4 0.3 .5 .5 .3 .7 .6 .1 .2 .5 .5 .2 .5 .4 .7 0.3 .5 1.1 .2 4.0 4.3 .0 .2 .2 .2 .6 -.9 -1.3 -.3 1.6 .1 .5 .4 .6 .3 1.2 .5 .3 .6 .4 .7 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.2 .8 .4 .1 -.3 -.4 5.4 .0 .2 .2 .2 .6 -.9 -1.3 -.3 3.1 3.2 .1 .5 .4 .4 .6 .4 .7 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.9 .1 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.8 -.6 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.4 .2 .4 .6 .6 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.7 1.5 2.7 2.0 .6 .0 .3 .1 -.1 .3 .1 .7 -2.4 .5 .7 .5 1.5 .3 .3 2.1 -.1 -2.0 -.2 .5 -.2 .9 1.9 .2 -.2 -.4 -.3 1.1 -.3 1.6 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 .0 -.5 .5 .1 .1 .7 .2 -.4 -1.5 -1.9 .9 .3 .7 .5 .9 -.6 -.9 -1.2 -.1 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.4 .2 .4 .6 .4 .6 1.2 1.8 3.7 1.2 2.7 1.7 .6 .0 .3 .1 1.3 .9 1.9 1.1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Other housefurnishings 1 3 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 3 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 1: Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets. Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage 1 3 Watches and jewelry 1 3 Watches ' 3 Jewelry 1 3 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls' 1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.4 0.9 0.0 -0.4 .8 .0 1.7 -.2 .3 .8 .0 -.2 1.9 -.1 -.2 2.3 1.2 -.2 -1.2 1.2 99.4 112.9 115.6 -2.5 1.8 1.0 .2 -.3 -1.0 .7 .4 .3 .1 .0 -.3 .2 -.3 -1.0 110.5 111.9 111.6 110.2 118.3 105.3 110.5 112.2 111.7 110.2 118.6 105.6 1.6 2.8 1.6 .0 3.4 4.1 .0 .3 .1 .0 .3 .3 1.0 .3 .1 .0 .5 .3 .0 1.3 .1 .0 .1 .1 .0 -.7 .1 .0 .3 .3 110.2 108.3 108.8 109.1 110.6 109.0 109.1 115.1 110.1 102.7 107.8 107.9 102.8 109.5 111.1 114.3 112.7 113.7 111.6 113.3 112.0 110.4 119.0 112.7 104.4 115.3 116.1 109.0 119.6 120.3 4.2 4.3 4.6 3.3 3.6 1.9 3.5 4.8 4.9 2.2 5.2 5.5 6.9 5.1 4.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 2.3 2.4 2.8 1.2 3.4 2.4 1.7 7.0 7.6 6.0 9.2 8.3 .1 .1 -.3 -.4 -.4 .5 .6 .8 -.2 .6 1.3 .0 -.8 -1.2 2.0 2.3 2.5 1.2 1.2 .5 1.2 2.2 1.5 1.1 3.9 4.3 2.8 3.5 4.7 107.7 107.4 107.9 111.4 113.1 104.5 111.5 103.5 113.7 105.8 112.8 108.0 99.5 122.0 109.5 123.1 111.4 114.0 113.6 105.8 111.9 104.6 113.9 107.3 113.3 108.0 102.2 122.2 2.7 15.0 3.5 -.3 7.1 6.0 7.4 3.1 8.6 2.7 3.0 4.5 1.8 3.0 14.6 3.2 2.3 .4 1.2 .4 1.1 .2 1.4 .4 .0 2.7 .2 -1.0 1.2 -.2 .9 .0 1.0 -.3 -.3 .4 -.8 -1.4 .3 123.2 120.9 123.6 121.0 4.4 1.6 .3 .1 -.3 .2 .5 .2 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 102.7 102.3 1.3 114.1 104.8 115.0 104.8 6.3 1.9 108.1 107.9 102.8 104.0 99.2 113.2 116.8 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 24 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 1.7 .1 .3 .4 -.1 -.7 .6 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.5 2.7 -1.3 -.3 .0 1.9 .6 -.8 1.4 .9 1.6 -.9 2.2 .3 2.0 2.9 -4.8 -1.0 .8 1.0 -4.1 .2 -1.9 .2 10.3 .9 2.3 .4 1.2 .4 1.1 .2 .2 -.1 .0 .6 .2 .2 .1 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 3 Compact new cars 1 3 Intermediate new cars 1 3 Full-size new cars 1 3 Luxury new cars 1 3 New trucks 1 4 New motorcycles 1 3 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair' Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 .. Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 . Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 ... Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance ' Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 3 Services by other medical professionals 1 3 Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 3 Outpatient services 1 3 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 106.8 105.7 116.0 116.2 101.6 100.7 106.5 99.8 103.2 105.1 113.6 105.0 116.0 78.3 78.1 77.4 100.2 99.6 82.7 117.7 120.5 102.8 105.5 112.7 105.7 116.1 77.5 77.3 76.7 76.1 82.0 118.5 121.8 119.3 116.0 117.4 125.0 98.1 100.1 119.9 116.8 118.1 124.9 98.3 100.4 97.4 97.5 94.0 104.9 130.6 152.3 89.8 124.7 76.9 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.6 3.4 2.9 .3 2.5 5.2 .6 3.9 6.8 1.2 1.2 -0.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.2 -.4 .4 -.8 .7 .1 -1.0 -1.0 .9 .7 2.9 4.6 4.8 -1.0 -.8 .7 1.1 -.9 .5 .7 .6 95.0 104.2 130.3 152.6 88.5 124.6 4.3 4.8 4.3 4.9 1.7 .9 1.7 .8 2.6 5.5 6.0 6.8 2.5 -.1 .2 .3 .1 1.1 -.7 -.2 .2 -1.4 -.1 121.6 128.6 120.8 121.5 128.5 120.4 122.2 127.8 121.4 122.3 128.7 120.4 3.7 1.3 .2 -.9 2.9 2.0 .5 -.6 .5 .7 .2 .0 135.5 136.1 147.8 105.3 136.3 137.0 148.6 106.2 6.4 6.6 7.8 4.4 127.3 128.1 120.6 135.3 134.5 136.6 134.5 106.7 106.1 139.0 138.1 109.7 109.5 122.1 136.1 135.4 137.2 135.5 108.0 106.5 140.0 139.1 110.7 110.0 See footnotes at end of table. 105.4 115.7 116.0 101.5 Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 25 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.1 -.1 .0 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.7 -.1 -.1 .1 -.1 -.1 -1.5 -1.6 -1.7 -1.6 -1.2 .3 -.7 -0.2 -.2 .0 .3 .1 -.4 .0 0.1 .1 1.1 -.7 1.0 .6 -1.9 -1.7 -2.4 -1.9 -1.2 .4 .5 .1 .3 .3 -.1 -.5 -.2 -.4 .4 -.8 .7 -.8 .4 .4 .6 .4 .6 .7 1.1 .1 .3 .5 .7 .6 -.1 .2 .3 .1 1.1 -.7 -.2 .2 -1.4 -.1 -.9 -.2 -.6 .3 .3 .7 .2 -.8 -1.4 .2 .2 .5 -.6 .5 .7 .2 .0 .6 .7 .5 .9 .8 .6 .8 -.2 .6 .3 .4 .1 .4 .2 .3 .9 4.8 .6 .2 -.1 3.6 6.3 7.0 7.1 7.3 5.9 4.9 8.4 7.9 9.1 8.3 1.2 .6 .7 .4 .7 -.7 .8 .8 1.0 1.1 1.2 .4 .7 .7 .9 .5 .2 .7 .7 .8 .7 .4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 .4 .4 .3 .7 .7 .2 .8 1.7 .0 .7 1.5 -.7 -.1 .8 .9 .2 .4 .4 .2 .2 -.1 -.6 -.1 -.8 .6 .4 .5 .9 .5 1.2 1.0 1.2 .5 .4 .3 .7 1.2 .4 .8 .8 .9 .5 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group percent change to Mar. 1988 from— percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.6 .4 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.2 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .6 1.1 0.6 .3 .3 .2 .4 .4 .7 .1 .2 .0 .0 .3 .9 2.3 0.2 .0 .7 .5 .9 -.3 -.5 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.3 -.2 .2 1.2 0.6 .4 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 -.2 .9 .9 .4 1.0 .6 1.1 7.0 8.2 5.2 1.5 .7 .9 .3 .2 .7 .9 .2 .4 .5 .0 .1 -.1 .7 .9 .3 .2 134.6 142.8 118.1 116.8 6.6 8.8 3.7 3.5 .3 .4 .3 .3 1.1 2.8 .7 1.0 .8 1.0 .4 .3 .6 .4 .3 .3 117.8 118.0 4.0 .2 1.4 .6 .2 115.5 119.1 118.9 116.1 119.2 119.0 3.2 3.8 3.9 .5 .1 .1 .6 .4 .3 .0 .6 .8 .5 .1 .1 119.6 144.7 146.3 144.8 147.4 146.4 150.3 137.8 106.1 105.2 105.5 119.7 145.0 146.2 145.1 147.4 146.4 150.3 138.6 106.7 106.2 105.8 3.5 6.8 7.5 6.7 7.9 7.4 9.8 4.8 4.4 5.5 4.4 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .0 .0 .0 .6 .6 1.0 .3 .7 .6 .2 .6 .6 .6 .7 .4 .4 .5 .3 .2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 .7 .8 .5 .6 1.2 .1 .8 .6 .8 .6 .5 .7 .6 .6 1.0 .3 113.5 107.7 113.5 109.2 2.9 6.0 .0 1.4 1.1 -1.0 -.4 1.1 .0 1.4 78.7 110.7 112.2 77.9 110.7 112.2 1.2 .9 1.7 -1.0 .0 .0 -1.6 -.2 .2 -1.7 .2 .1 .4 .0 .0 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 .. Photographic supplies and equipment... Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 3 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 3 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 Other entertainment services 1 3 118.3 112.9 122.6 121.7 123.7 106.4 107.0 103.3 110.6 107.4 117.5 112.6 125.7 105.2 119.0 113.4 122.8 121.8 123.9 106.4 107.2 103.1 111.6 108.4 118.5 113.7 126.5 106.4 4.5 3.5 3.8 4.4 3.2 2.4 1.3 3.3 4.0 4.5 4.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 108.3 129.5 105.3 102.0 109.1 130.7 105.6 102.2 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 . Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 3 Personal financial services 1 3 Funeral expenses 1 3 134.2 142.2 117.8 116.4 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 . 4 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 26 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group 6 months ended—* 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.3 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 115.8 5.5 2.1 2.8 2.1 3.8 2.5 115.3 115.7 5.8 2.1 2.8 1.4 4.0 2.1 113.0 113.4 7.4 .7 2.9 -.4 4.0 1.2 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 118.7 118.2 107.0 128.5 109.5 118.9 114.4 118.9 118.9 107.5 129.6 111.1 118.6 114.6 4.7 6.2 4.2 5.3 7.9 3.2 -1.5 2.5 3.2 1.5 3.6 1.2 2.5 11.1 4.9 9.0 .7 4.9 18.9 5.3 4.0 7.4 6.7 -2.6 9.5 19.3 5.6 5.4 3.6 4.7 2.8 4.5 4.5 2.8 4.6 6.2 7.8 -.9 7.2 19.1 5.4 4.7 114.7 123.3 122.6 115.5 122.4 121.8 7.9 3.1 4.5 .4 .7 -1.0 4.4 9.1 3.7 8.4 4.4 5.1 4.0 1.9 1.7 6.3 6.7 4.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken ' Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... Eggs 109.9 111.7 109.8 108.1 100.8 104.8 102.3 107.2 111.9 115.0 112.0 105.2 118.0 115.8 110.0 112.3 108.4 109.5 109.3 107.2 135.2 112.7 147.3 82.7 110.7 112.3 110.6 108.7 101.8 105.2 104.3 107.7 118.2 115.4 113.8 106.1 117.7 120.1 110.9 112.0 109.1 110.3 110.2 107.2 133.9 113.2 145.6 86.5 11.1 11.8 17.6 25.7 16.5 27.1 21.6 34.7 50.0 30.9 18.0 10.2 47.8 8.3 14.0 .0 -9.4 -11.9 -11.4 -.7 8.8 6.5 10.6 .9 4.0 3.6 2.9 2.2 .8 -3.0 4.8 7.3 -17.5 3.2 -.3 -4.4 -17.2 -1.7 10.5 9.5 1.4 11.2 -1.1 -8.0 9.2 14.0 7.4 15.5 -9.3 -6.2 -6.3 -2.2 .4 -8.4 -6.0 -8.5 6.2 -1.7 -18.2 -18.0 -18.0 -9.3 -19.8 2.9 -15.7 -22.0 -8.9 -19.3 6.2 16.8 4.1 -49.6 3.7 2.2 2.6 3.0 .4 7.1 8.9 3.0 17.6 4.3 4.3 -13.4 6.0 24.5 -1.8 -.4 4.9 10.0 -2.1 13.8 -2.6 12.2 -7.3 31.3 7.5 7.6 10.0 13.4 8.4 11.1 12.9 20.2 11.2 16.2 8.4 2.6 10.6 3.2 12.2 4.6 -4.1 -1.0 -6.4 -4.4 9.0 10.2 9.0 8.0 -3.0 -2.1 -2.0 .4 .4 -.9 1.2 -2.9 11.8 1.2 -7.6 -15.8 -6.8 6.3 -11.2 1.3 -6.0 -7.4 -5.6 -4.2 1.7 14.5 -1.8 -18.6 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese * Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter 1 107.3 105.0 104.5 105.9 109.7 107.9 111.8 110.6 107.2 105.1 104.9 105.8 109.5 107.6 112.3 109.8 .4 1.2 1.2 -.4 .4 .4 .4 -.4 3.5 4.3 4.7 1.9 3.0 1.5 4.8 5.6 1.1 -.4 -.4 1.5 .7 3.4 -1.8 -2.2 1.9 1.1 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.3 4.8 -.4 1.9 2.7 2.9 .8 1.7 .9 2.6 2.6 1.5 .4 .8 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.4 -1.3 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 27 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes o months anrtaH O IIIUIIUI9 WlUtJU— Item and group Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 121.6 130.9 132.9 120.7 117.1 133.6 140.6 124.2 111.4 208.0 120.1 116.6 113.4 117.8 118.6 113.2 107.6 111.5 106.2 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils ' Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 1 Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 , i enoeo—• June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 121.9 128.0 135.4 121.6 111.7 137.2 145.0 121.5 113.6 150.0 108.9 122.2 114.0 119.1 120.0 113.9 107.9 111.6 106.5 22.3 30.7 5.9 8.7 9.0 37.4 1.8 49.7 16.4 -49.9 75.7 85.9 4.1 9.1 9.2 4.8 -.7 -2.5 .4 -9.5 -15.5 -6.2 -45.6 7.2 29.9 -1.4 -9.4 -22.3 291.6 -53.5 -21.9 3.7 2.9 5.9 .7 1.1 3.7 -.4 29.2 48.6 20.7 -23.9 68.6 -25.0 40.5 74.8 -3.8 1241.2 225.6 7.1 2.6 2.5 .7 -.7 -1.1 2.6 -3.3 -15.7 -27.9 -5.7 34.1 -22.9 5.7 -12.2 -47.4 4.3 -90.8 -62.6 -20.0 12.1 24.7 30.8 2.3 .4 3.1 5.2 5.1 -.3 -23.1 8.1 33.6 .1 16.5 -4.9 40.1 -9.7 20.5 3.9 6.0 7.5 2.7 .2 .5 .0 4.4 3.5 6.7 1.0 14.0 -11.0 11.0 -4.1 .2 10.8 10.3 -7.4 7.2 13.1 14.8 4.0 .6 1.4 -.2 111.0 112.2 102.7 116.1 109.5 105.9 104.7 113.4 113.0 115.7 118.8 120.2 117.6 111.4 112.6 102.9 116.5 110.3 106.2 105.5 113.1 112.8 116.2 119.7 119.8 117.6 .0 1.8 3.6 .4 -4.3 -4.7 .0 -20.4 2.9 4.3 7.2 8.7 3.5 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.1 .0 A -1.9 -7.5 .4 3.6 6.0 3.8 1.4 -5.7 2.5 -.4 -1.1 -1.1 -5.9 4.4 3.5 4.5 3.4 -2.0 2.6 5.9 3.6 3.5 10.0 -.7 1.9 9.7 -.4 2.1 1.0 2.7 6.7 .7 1.6 2.8 1.2 -2.2 -2.8 -.9 -14.2 1.6 4.0 6.6 6.2 2.5 1.5 1.8 -1.2 3.0 4.7 -.9 .4 1.6 2.0 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.2 114.3 114.8 .7 2.9 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.8 113.4 114.2 3.7 2.2 4.7 4.7 2.9 4.7 119.7 119.3 119.6 120.3 120.2 119.9 120.1 120.7 3.1 2.4 3.1 4.2 4.2 4.9 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.0 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.2 116.8 113.1 112.9 106.4 115.4 127.8 117.4 113.7 114.1 106.9 115.3 128.4 4.0 1.1 2.2 -.8 1.1 7.1 3.2 2.5 1.8 9.5 1.8 3.6 1.8 .0 2.9 -4.8 .3 3.9 7.1 6.2 7.7 3.1 1.8 8.5 3.6 1.8 2.0 4.2 1.4 5.3 4.4 3.1 5.3 -.9 1.0 6.2 See footnotes at end of table. w lllvlllll 28 -.7 AA 8.9 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 12 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 3 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges ' Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 4 Refuse collection 1 4 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1.... Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances 1 3 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 3 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 116.8 125.1 131.5 126.3 132.5 131.4 136.8 123.3 129.0 129.0 127.1 114.3 117.9 109.5 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 117.2 125.7 133.0 126.6 137.8 137.1 136.8 123.6 129.3 129.3 127.8 113.3 116.4 109.2 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.0 7.5 3.9 .9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.7 1.5 1.1 2.6 3.6 4.7 4.1 5.7 -.9 -.6 23.2 5.4 4.9 4.9 6.3 5.9 9.5 .0 3.2 5.3 2.2 3.6 -1.9 1.6 1.8 2.7 6.5 6.5 2.2 2.1 1.0 4.9 4.6 6.3 11.3 3.9 36.0 37.5 .9 3.6 4.5 4.5 5.2 .0 -.7 .4 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.2 1.6 11.5 4.9 4.6 4.6 5.5 3.6 5.2 1.3 3.9 5.8 6.6 3.7 15.5 18.2 1.3 3.1 5.5 5.5 3.7 1.1 .2 2.6 103.3 105.7 103.7 96.8 78.6 77.0 103.6 103.6 110.9 94.3 121.8 116.6 141.6 72.2 103.6 129.5 127.4 139.3 102.7 105.6 103.5 96.6 79.2 77.3 103.7 103.3 110.5 94.2 121.7 116.2 141.1 72.0 103.2 129.8 127.9 140.2 2.0 3.1 2.8 3.8 10.3 12.5 -3.1 3.5 4.1 2.1 .3 -2.7 .3 -2.1 -13.2 7.3 3.0 4.2 .4 .4 1.2 -.8 5.7 9.8 -.4 -1.5 1.1 -6.5 4.8 3.5 10.3 -14.8 3.2 5.9 4.0 15.1 5.3 3.5 .0 -.8 -3.0 -2.0 6.1 -.4 .7 -3.7 .3 -3.1 -5.6 1.6 .4 1.6 12.5 9.7 2.0 -.4 .8 .0 2.6 .0 4.4 -.4 -1.4 1.7 2.7 1.7 6.5 -10.4 -1.5 5.7 .0 12.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.5 8.0 11.1 -1.8 1.0 2.6 -2.3 2.5 .3 5.2 -8.6 -5.4 6.6 3.5 9.5 3.6 1.5 .4 -.4 -.3 -1.0 5.2 -.4 -.4 -1.1 1.5 -.7 .3 -4.6 -.6 3.6 6.0 11.1 107.7 103.9 111.8 111.0 113.0 112.8 107.9 106.5 90.0 84.3 78.0 92.8 99.3 99.2 103.0 108.1 104.5 113.1 113.0 117.2 114.1 110.8 108.3 90.5 84.3 78.2 92.9 100.6 100.1 105.0 1.1 .8 8.0 1.1 -2.1 6.4 -2.2 3.5 -5.9 -8.8 -7.2 -7.0 -1.2 2.8 -4.8 1.5 .8 4.0 2.6 2.9 2.5 3.0 .8 -2.6 -4.1 -4.0 .9 1.2 -1.2 -.4 -.4 -1.2 -9.7 2.9 10.7 11.6 8.1 -3.3 -5.6 -4.6 -4.0 -2.1 -9.2 .4 -5.3 3.0 3.9 17.2 7.8 4.9 -2.1 5.2 10.2 4.5 1.9 1.5 2.6 7.5 -1.2 9.3 1.3 .8 6.0 1.8 .4 4.4 .4 2.1 -4.3 -6.5 -5.6 -3.2 .0 .8 -2.6 1.3 1.4 2.9 5.3 7.8 4.5 6.6 3.2 -.7 -1.4 -1.3 .2 -1.2 -.4 1.7 99.2 100.3 -1.6 4.8 -18.8 13.4 1.6 -4.1 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 29 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U S . ctty average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Item and group Other housefurnishings 1 3 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances ' 3 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 . Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 13 . 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 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry 1 3 Watches 1 3 Jewelry 1 3 Footwear Men's Boys' and girts'1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 13 . Mar. 1988 102.7 June 1987 Sept 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 102.3 3.2 3.2 -3.1 2.0 3.2 -0.6 114.1 104.8 115.0 104.8 14.0 -5.7 7.7 9.8 5.0 -3.4 -1.6 8.0 10.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 108.1 107.9 -3.3 2.7 -2.6 6.6 -.4 1.9 102.8 104.0 6.4 2.7 .8 -.8 4.6 .0 99.2 113.0 116.8 99.4 112.7 115.6 3.2 3.3 1.1 -3.1 2.2 5.0 -13.4 1.4 2.4 4.1 .4 -4.0 .0 2.7 3.0 -5.0 .9 -.9 110.5 112.7 111.6 110.2 118.3 105.3 110.5 111.9 111.7 110.2 118.6 105.6 4.9 2.2 2.2 .0 5.7 5.6 -1.4 .4 1.8 .0 2.1 5.6 -1.1 5.2 1.4 .0 2.4 2.7 4.1 3.3 1.1 .0 3.4 2.7 1.7 1.3 2.0 .0 3.9 5.6 1.5 4.2 1.3 .0 2.9 2.7 112.0 110.1 110.6 110.8 112.3 112.3 109.1 116.4 111.0 104.4 110.5 110.5 106.4 113.3 114.3 114.2 112.6 113.4 112.1 113.7 112.9 110.4 119.0 112.7 105.5 114.8 115.3 109.4 117.3 119.7 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.8 9.3 3.4 -1.1 3.0 2.0 6.0 7.5 .4 19.2 9.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 -.4 .0 -7.6 10.8 8.0 .0 -.4 1.5 1.1 -6.5 14.8 -10.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.8 .7 1.8 -1.1 -1.7 5.7 4.3 2.2 2.9 -.4 -.3 7.2 7.3 8.2 9.3 7.9 9.3 5.1 1.1 14.7 11.4 3.1 12.0 10.7 39.3 -10.5 14.6 3.1 3.2 3.3 1.9 2.4 .5 7.1 3.4 1.5 .8 3.7 4.3 -3.1 17.0 -.7 5.3 5.5 5.9 4.8 4.9 3.5 .0 6.2 8.5 3.7 7.0 6.7 17.8 -5.6 10.8 108.3 110.6 109.8 111.4 113.1 104.5 111.5 103.5 113.7 107.0 113.4 108.0 101.6 121.8 109.4 122.0 110.8 114.0 113.6 105.8 111.9 104.6 113.9 107.2 113.3 108.0 102.2 122.0 6.2 -14.3 -2.6 -13.9 5.8 .8 6.7 2.4 8.3 3.5 -4.6 8.8 4.9 3.8 -1.5 29.0 8.9 7.5 10.4 2.4 12.6 5.2 14.2 1.5 5.6 1.1 -.8 2.0 -.7 17.6 1.1 8.8 3.7 8.6 2.2 .0 3.3 5.0 2.6 16.8 1.2 5.4 7.7 34.9 6.8 -1.7 8.5 12.6 8.3 4.7 8.9 .7 9.3 -7.1 1.6 1.0 2.3 5.2 3.0 -3.8 8.1 1.6 9.6 3.8 11.2 2.5 .4 4.9 2.0 2.9 3.4 26.0 3.9 3.4 6.1 10.6 5.2 2.3 6.1 2.9 5.9 4.2 1.4 3.2 123.1 120.9 123.4 121.0 5.9 .3 4.1 .3 6.1 3.7 1.6 2.0 5.0 .3 3.8 2.9 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 30 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 3 Compact new cars 1 3 Intermediate new cars 1 3 Full-size new cars 1 3 Luxury new cars 1 3 New trucks 1 4 New motorcycles 1 3 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1.... Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 ... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares ' Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 ° Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 3 Services by other medical professionals 1 3 . . Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 3 Outpatient services 1 3 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 107.1 106.1 115.5 115.8 101.6 100.7 99.8 103.2 105.1 113.6 105.0 117.9 78.9 78.8 78.2 77.6 83.0 117.7 120.5 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 107.2 106.2 115.8 116.2 101.5 100.2 99.6 102.8 105.5 112.7 105.7 117.0 79.2 79.1 78.7 77.9 83.5 118.5 121.8 5.1 5.6 3.2 3.9 6.7 8.5 1.6 .4 3.6 -.4 .4 15.8 9.5 9.5 11.2 9.6 9.7 3.9 1.0 5.8 5.9 2.5 2.8 -.4 .8 -.8 -1.6 -3.5 -3.5 4.8 7.2 16.4 16.4 17.0 15.5 16.4 4.6 5.6 2.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 9.1 7.4 4.1 13.4 16.0 12.8 4.3 6.0 -7.5 -7.5 -8.4 -8.0 -5.0 4.2 9.1 -0.7 -.7 1.0 1.7 -1.6 -4.7 -3.5 -1.5 5.5 -5.5 6.3 -1.0 -11.3 -11.3 -13.1 -11.9 -6.9 5.6 3.7 5.5 5.7 2.8 3.4 3.1 4.6 .4 -.6 .0 -2.0 2.6 11.5 12.9 12.9 14.1 12.5 13.0 4.3 3.3 0.8 .9 1.6 1.7 3.6 1.2 .2 5.7 10.6 3.3 5.3 2.4 -9.4 -9.4 -10.7 -10.0 -5.9 4.9 6.4 119.3 116.0 117.4 125.0 98.1 100.1 97.4 94.0 104.9 130.6 152.3 89.8 124.7 119.9 116.8 118.1 124.9 98.3 100.4 97.5 95.0 104.2 130.3 152.6 88.5 124.6 3.5 5.5 2.5 4.1 .0 -.8 .0 -2.5 3.2 4.9 5.7 5.9 1.7 6.0 1.8 6.8 2.7 3.8 4.5 3.8 2.2 5.2 2.6 5.3 -8.7 6.7 2.1 5.4 3.5 9.2 -.4 .4 -.4 -3.8 2.3 11.3 4.4 45.6 1.0 5.5 6.4 4.5 3.6 3.3 -.4 3.4 8.0 -.4 3.4 8.8 -7.7 .6 4.8 3.6 4.6 3.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 -.2 4.2 3.8 5.5 -1.7 4.2 3.8 5.9 4.0 6.4 1.4 .0 1.5 1.9 1.0 7.3 6.6 15.9 .8 121.6 128.6 120.8 121.5 128.5 120.4 122.2 127.8 121.4 122.3 128.7 120.4 .0 3.2 -2.9 -6.3 3.6 3.4 5.5 8.1 6.5 8.5 7.5 1.4 1.7 .0 .0 .0 -2.2 1.3 7.9 -5.4 -2.3 -5.1 2.8 2.0 2.7 5.6 1.7 .8 5.5 2.4 4.7 -2.8 -1.1 -2.6 .3 1.7 135.4 136.4 147.9 105.3 136.0 136.7 148.3 106.2 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.7 6.0 7.9 9.5 2.3 4.9 7.1 8.3 4.7 7.7 4.5 6.2 3.1 6.5 7.5 8.5 5.0 6.3 127.3 128.1 7.7 2.6 6.2 2.9 5.1 4.5 120.6 135.0 134.5 136.4 134.5 106.7 106.1 138.5 137.4 109.7 109.5 122.1 135.7 135.1 136.8 135.5 108.0 106.5 139.6 138.5 110.7 110.0 7.3 7.1 7.1 8.1 7.8 6.4 2.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 2.8 2.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 3.5 3.2 7.2 6.9 7.6 9.3 1.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.4 3.1 6.0 6.8 6.5 7.4 9.9 3.3 8.0 8.4 8.9 10.7 10.7 7.9 11.7 10.5 13.7 11.3 5.0 6.2 6.9 7.7 7.1 5.0 3.0 7.8 7.5 7.6 6.0 2.2 6.5 6.8 6.6 7.5 6.8 6.9 9.2 8.4 10.5 10.6 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group 31 5.8 7.2 3.9 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 Photographic supplies and equipment Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships 1 3 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 3 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 3 Other entertainment services 1 3 118.3 112.9 122.6 121.7 123.7 106.4 107.0 103.3 110.6 107.4 117.5 112.6 125.7 105.2 119.0 113.4 122.8 121.8 123.9 106.4 107.2 103.1 111.6 108.4 118.0 113.7 126.5 106.4 3.6 2.6 2.0 5.2 -.7 -.8 -2.2 .8 5.3 6.3 6.1 3.3 4.4 2.0 108.3 129.5 105.3 102.0 109.1 130.7 105.6 102.2 4.4 5.7 4.0 4.0 10.5 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 . Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 3 Personal financial services 1 3 Funeral expenses 1 3 134.5 142.2 117.8 116.4 135.3 142.8 118.1 116.8 5.8 3.4 3.6 2.9 3.8 11.0 117.8 118.0 2.8 3.9 115.5 119.1 118.9 116.1 119.2 119.0 3.2 4.6 5.0 3.2 3.8 3.9 119.6 144.4 144.6 144.5 146.9 146.1 149.7 137.8 106.1 105.2 105.5 119.7 145.5 145.4 145.6 147.8 146.8 150.8 138.6 106.7 106.2 105.8 2.4 7.5 7.6 7.5 8.4 8.1 9.0 4.0 4.4 2.0 5.6 4.2 1.2 6.8 .6 2.9 2.9 9.7 4.6 4.3 5.6 3.6 113.5 107.7 113.5 109.2 8.2 18.2 79.3 111.9 112.2 79.6 111.9 112.2 9.5 .4 2.2 June 1987 Sept. 1987 4.2 1.5 3.8 4.5 2.7 3.9 .4 6.6 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 4.6 7.0 4.7 4.4 4.7 6.3 5.8 7.3 9.2 17.2 4.5 4.8 2.6 1.6 5.6 2.9 4.7 3.4 6.0 .4 1.5 -1.2 3.7 1.5 .7 4.3 7.3 19.8 3.9 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.0 1.5 -.9 3.6 1.7 .2 6.1 2.0 5.7 1.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 3.9 5.4 3.3 3.6 3.0 6.4 9.1 2.6 4.5 4.9 10.3 5.0 4.8 8.4 -1.6 8.1 7.4 2.3 2.0 7.4 10.4 5.0 2.8 6.5 6.1 5.3 .2 6.3 3.3 1.7 1.1 10.7 18.0 5.6 6.4 4.8 7.1 3.7 3.2 8.5 10.4 3.7 3.7 8.9 3.4 4.6 1.8 2.4 2.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.2 4.2 4.4 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.8 9.2 7.9 9.2 11.6 3.3 3.1 6.0 1.2 3.8 9.6 7.5 9.9 9.5 9.8 8.7 7.2 5.8 8.3 7.5 3.3 4.3 7.2 4.0 5.6 5.5 9.4 4.3 4.4 3.8 4.6 3.8 9.4 7.7 9.6 10.0 9.3 10.1 5.2 4.5 7.1 4.3 -1.1 -3.3 1.8 4.2 2.9 6.1 3.5 6.9 2.3 5.1 15.8 1.8 2.5 -7.0 1.4 1.1 -11.2 .0 12.6 1.1 2.4 -9.1 .7 1.1 -1.8 -5.6 6.1 .7 7.1 .4 15.2 6.0 1.6 3.9 3.6 10.6 8.8 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 4 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 1.1 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 32 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. 1988 1988 1988 1987 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Other breads Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins Fresh cakes and cupcakes Cookies Crackers, bread, and cracker products Fresh sweetrolls, coffee cake, and donuts Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 112.7 113.9 118.5 122.6 123.0 116.2 113.9 115.6 119.6 123.2 123.2 117.3 114.5 115.0 120.5 124.8 127.5 117.2 115.0 116.8 120.5 123.3 125.7 116.6 -0.4 -.1 .5 .2 .7 1.0 1.1 1.5 .9 .5 .2 .9 0.5 -.5 .8 1.3 3.5 -.1 120.2 122.5 121.7 121.7 .1 1.9 Ham other than canned Pork sausage Other pork Frankfurters Bologna, liverwurst, and salami Other lunchmeats Lamb and organ meats 124.6 111.3 111.5 111.6 112.9 111.1 112.6 126.2 112.6 114.2 111.7 112.7 110.5 113.8 122.0 109.4 110.4 112.1 113.2 110.9 113.3 126.5 110.9 110.9 111.8 112.5 110.6 114.3 -2.4 -.8 -2.1 .4 -.2 -.4 .0 1.3 Butter Other dairy products 104.7 115.5 105.6 115.9 105.4 116.3 104.9 115.0 Frozen fruit and fruit juices Other fruit juices Cut corn, canned beans except lima Other processed vegetables 107.7 113.8 106.4 105.0 112.4 115.7 106.3 105.1 117.0 117.1 106.5 105.9 Candy and chewing gum Other sweets Margarine Other fats, oils, and salad dressing Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter Roasted coffee Instant and freeze-dried coffee Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish Other condiments Miscellaneous prepared foods and baby foods Other canned and packaged prepared foods... 115.5 113.7 106.3 103.7 118.3 106.5 117.8 115.0 111.6 114.7 110.8 116.2 115.3 107.8 105.2 117.8 109.5 117.2 116.2 113.1 115.4 110.8 Whiskey at home Other alcoholic beverages at home 114.0 116.1 114.5 116.1 Dec. 1987 Food and beverages See footnotes at end of table. 33 -1.4 -.5 5.3 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.2 1.7 -.7 .0 3.0 -.2 -.5 1.1 -3.3 -2.8 -3.3 .4 .4 .4 -.4 3.7 1.4 .5 -.3 -.6 -.31 8.9 -.5 .2 3.1 2.0 3.2 4.5 -.3 .6 .9 .3 -.2 .3 -.5 -1.1 .2 1.5 118.7 118.9 106.1 106.5 1.0 .4 .0 -.1 4.4 1.7 -.1 .1 4.1 1.5 1.5 -.4 .6 14.8 6.4 -.6 .2 116.5 115.5 109.2 106.5 118.1 110.7 117.8 116.1 113.2 116.6 110.7 117.2 116.2 110.4 107.6 117.9 110.1 118.1 116.7 112.6 117.7 111.7 .3 -.4 -.3 -.4 -.3 .8 .0 .1 -.2 .1 .5 1.4 1.4 1.4 -.4 2.8 -.5 1.0 1.3 .6 .0 .6 .6 2.4 2.6 1.8 3.4 -1.3 -8.8 -3.5 114.5 116.8 114.3 116.8 .0 -.3 .4 .0 1.2 2.4 .1 1.2 .2 .8 .3 .2 1.3 1.2 .3 1.1 .5 -.1 .1 1.0 -.1 0.4 1.6 .0 -1.2 1.1 1.0 -.2 -.5 .3 .5 -.5 .9 .9 2.9 1.0 5.1 3.0 -.2 .0 .9 1.4 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, unadjusted Indexes for special detailed expenditure categories 1 —Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 1-month percent changes ended— Indexes Item Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 -2.8 1.5 4.4 2.0 7.0 113.6 116.6 114.0 .6 .4 .1 .4 .2 .3 -.3 -1.0 -.5 -.2 -.8 1.0 1.2 111.4 111.4 .3 1.5 -.2 109.3 109.7 109.9 -.1 .2 .4 114.5 103.9 108.9 106.7 110.2 106.9 112.0 101.8 103.4 106.0 105.5 104.8 111.5 102.6 100.9 105.6 105.3 105.4 114.7 104.9 102.7 106.0 107.9 111.0 -3.0 -2.7 -1.9 -1.4 -4.1 -2.3 -2.2 -2.0 -5.1 -.7 -4.3 -2.0 -.4 .8 -2.4 -.4 -.2 .6 118.7 119.8 121.0 121.4 110.6 111.6 111.2 111.1 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 104.6 106.2 110.9 113.1 114.1 117.8 114.4 114.5 118.0 114.8 114.2 116.8 115.2 109.9 111.6 109.1 Dec. 1987 Housing Household linens Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials Soaps and detergents Other laundry and cleaning products Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels, and napkins Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap -1.0 .0 .2 2.1 1.0 Apparel and upkeep Men's suits, sport coats, and jackets Men's coats and jackets Boys' coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts .. Boys' trousers, sport coats, and jackets Girls' coats, jackets, dresses, and suits Girls' separates and sportswear 2.9 2.2 1.8 .4 2.5 5.3 2.0 3.7 1.5 -.8 2.2 5.6 Transportation State automobile registration 1.0 4.4 Other goods and services Products for hair, hair pieces, and wigs 1 These special indexes are based on substantially smaller samples. .9 -.4 -.1 2.5 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 34 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 4.9 2.2 1.5 4.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 -1.5 3.2 3.6 3.9 .2 .2 .0 .1 .5 -.1 -1.5 .2 .3 .7 .1 .2 .3 .6 .3 .2 .2 1.0 -.3 .7 -.1 -.2 -.5 .6 .5 -.1 -3.7 -.2 .0 -3 .4 .9 .3 .3 .4 .1 .7 -.1 .1 .4 .3 .7 .2 .3 .3 .6 115.4 122.9 118.4 126.2 136.9 117.8 117.8 117.2 112.8 116.6 3.6 5.0 4.5 3.7 9.0 5.1 5.1 4.3 2.3 2.7 .3 .4 .9 .1 5.3 .2 .2 .4 -.7 -.9 .4 .7 .8 .4 3.0 .5 .5 .5 .4 1.0 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .0 .5 .4 .3 .5 .9 .2 4.2 .3 .3 .4 -.7 -.9 102.5 107.1 102.3 95.6 95.4 1.8 1.1 .4 -.4 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 -.3 .6 .4 .5 -.4 -.1 -.2 .387 4.032 80.6 101.6 80.2 101.4 3.8 .1 -.5 -.2 -.6 -.3 .6 .5 .9 -.3 3.478 6.539 4.173 1.225 1.141 121.8 107.2 103.1 113.6 111.8 121.7 107.8 104.1 113.4 111.9 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.9 1.4 -.1 .6 .2 .3 .4 .4 .1 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .4 .7 -.1 .1 6.358 5.834 1.520 110.0 108.3 108.7 107.9 113.3 106.4 112.0 121.5 113.9 112.4 111.1 114.9 116.0 107.7 112.8 121.6 4.0 4.2 3.8 5.0 -.2 2.6 6.8 2.7 3.5 3.8 2.2 .1 -.4 -.5 .4 -1.2 -1.6 -.2 -.2 .3 2.1 1.3 3.5 2.4 .0 .7 .1 Feb. Mar. 1988 100.000 114.7 341.6 115.1 343.0 3.7 19.449 115.5 115.4 113.5 118.8 110.5 107.0 124.0 111.7 112.1 109.5 107.9 115.8 119.6 116.6 115.7 115.6 113.5 118.9 111.1 106.9 122.2 111.9 112.4 110.3 108.0 116.0 120.0 117.3 115.0 122.4 117.3 126.1 130.0 117.6 117.6 116.7 113.6 117.6 .097 7.897 4.419 107.5 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items AH items (1967=100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products 1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Fats and oils ' Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 17.792 11.138 1.535 3.546 1.357 1.884 2.816 .391 .295 .952 1.178 6.653 1.657 39.949 25.513 8.124 6.873 1.251 17.182 16.836 .347 .207 .111 2.592 .298 .927 .498 .524 See footnotes at end of table. 35 1.0 -.2 .1 6.5 2.4 1.2 .7 .1 -.9 .5 1.1 .7 .2 .3 .3 .4 .1 .3 -.1 -1.0 .1 1.4 -.4 1.0 —A 1.9 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 .1 -1.0 -1.0 .7 -.1 -0.1 -.2 .0 -.2 -0.2 -.1 -.1 -1.6 -1.7 .3 .7 .1 .3 .7 -1.7 -1.7 .3 .2 0.0 .0 .3 .4 -.8 .4 .4 .7 -.1 1.7 .1 .7 -.1 .1 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 106.4 1.598 5.032 105.6 115.7 116.0 116.0 78.3 78.1 117.8 123.2 106.2 105.3 115.3 115.7 116.1 77.5 77.3 118.6 123.1 3.3 3.4 2.1 2.6 6.8 1.2 1.0 4.3 4.9 .946 98.0 98.1 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 . Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 19.411 18.299 5.292 3.931 2.347 4.030 4.086 1.113 128.5 120.4 128.2 120.8 5.6 .5 -.2 .3 .7 -.1 .4 -.7 -.2 .3 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services. 4.947 .915 4.032 2.524 135.8 135.4 135.8 134.7 136.5 136.1 136.6 135.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.9 .5 .5 .6 .6 .8 .7 .8 .8 .5 .3 .7 .7 .4 .2 .4 .4 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 4.044 2.190 1.854 117.6 112.9 125.2 118.2 113.5 126.0 4.2 3.6 5.2 .5 .5 .6 .4 .2 .7 .2 .1 .2 .5 .5 .6 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 5.840 1.695 1.169 133.6 142.3 117.5 134.0 143.0 117.7 6.7 8.8 3.4 .3 .5 .2 1.3 2.8 .8 .9 .3 .5 .5 .2 .193 2.784 116.2 118.9 144.3 145.3 144.5 116.5 119.0 144.6 145.2 144.8 3.3 3.7 6.7 6.8 6.7 .3 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .8 .4 .7 .0 .8 .2 .5 1.0 .9 1.0 .3 .1 .8 .6 .7 100.000 49.440 19.449 29.991 17.019 5.834 114.7 108.7 115.5 104.5 101.4 108.3 115.1 109.3 115.7 105.3 102.7 112.4 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.8 4.2 .3 .6 .2 .8 .3 .2 .3 .1 1.3 3.8 -1.1 .1 .2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.5 .3 .6 .3 .6 1.3 2.1 11.185 12.972 50.560 24.930 100.5 107.9 122.5 117.5 100.4 108.0 122.8 118.0 3.7 2.5 4.3 4.9 -.1 .1 .2 .4 -.4 .1 .5 .6 -.3 .2 .5 .3 -.1 .1 .2 .4 9.138 6.797 4.032 5.663 103.9 124.4 135.8 129.0 103.8 124.5 136.6 129.5 1.3 4.4 6.6 5.5 -.1 .1 .6 .4 .4 .4 .8 .6 .4 .2 .7 .7 -.1 .1 .4 .5 .502 2.977 .6 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages 1 Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 36 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Relative importance, December 1987 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.4 .2 .3 .4 .0 -.9 -.3 .0 .5 .4 0.2 .1 -.9 .4 .5 .4 -.6 .3 .3 .1 -1.6 .5 0.4 .4 .5 .4 .7 1.2 .0 .6 .2 .4 .1 .4 .5 .6 .5 .4 -.1 -.5 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 114.4 112.8 108.1 113.6 104.9 102.2 101.4 108.7 113.2 121.1 86.3 118.7 119.6 112.4 78.7 124.8 115.0 113.2 108.6 114.0 105.7 103.4 101.4 109.4 113.4 121.4 85.8 119.3 120.3 113.5 77.9 125.2 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.2 .8 4.0 4.3 3.6 1.3 4.7 0.5 .4 .5 .4 .8 1.2 .0 .6 .2 .2 -.6 .5 .6 1.0 -1.0 .3 -1.5 .6 $.872 .293 $.868 .292 -3.7 -.5 -.2 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes AH items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 Nondurables' Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1982-84=$1.00 1 1967=$1.00 1 82.208 74.487 82.818 95.053 31.648 18.676 12.842 36.468 25.631 46.528 8.449 91.551 73.759 27.230 4.418 46.528 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. .1 .1 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 .4 .4 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 37 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 4.8 4.0 2.8 3.5 4.4 3.2 1.8 2.1 .7 2.1 4.0 3.5 -9.2 1.5 1.4 .0 -.7 3.6 4.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 5.3 -9.3 2.1 1.4 .0 7.0 3.7 1.9 -16.8 3.8 Expenditure category All items. 10.4 .0 1.7 4.1 7.9 -2.2 -2.6 3.8 3.7 3.0 2.3 1.9 1.1 6.2 -3.0 1.3 3.6 1.6 1.6 5.1 -.6 2.6 3.6 4.8 -1.9 2.0 .4 2.9 4.8 2.1 3.3 -3.1 6.1 6.1 2.1 1.4 -1.7 5.0 .0 -.8 4.6 6.4 8.5 3.9 34.2 5.3 5.3 3.8 1.1 2.4 .0 1.2 .0 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.5 5.6 3.3 5.2 1.1 1.8 1.5 3.7 5.6 5.3 3.6 14.1 5.7 5.7 3.0 1.3 .3 2.5 .6 -.4 9.8 1.6 .3 1.5 1.2 3.3 1.8 5.2 -.4 4.4 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.5 -3.5 .0 .7 -.7 -2.3 1.4 1.1 3.6 -.4 2.7 2.6 4.3 1.1 1.1 7.5 .6 2.4 1.5 1.2 2.5 1.6 .0 -.2 1.7 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 7.6 -14.6 3.1 5.4 3.1 2.2 2.2 .4 .7 8.1 2.3 10.9 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.9 9.1 5.4 2.9 5.1 6.2 6.7 7.9 3.1 3.2 2.2 4.1 -3.9 2.7 8.1 2.9 4.9 5.2 5.4 6.0 3.7 2.5 5.5 2.5 Food and beverages Food , Food at home 1 Cereals and bakery products . Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .. Dairy products ! Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 , Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 114.9 115.0 113.1 116.9 109.6 106.4 126.9 110.7 110.9 107.6 106.5 115.4 118.8 115.1 115.2 115.2 113.3 118.1 109.3 107.1 125.8 111.2 112.1 108.4 106.7 115.8 119.1 115.6 115.1 115.0 112.7 118.8 109.8 107.0 121.1 111.0 112.1 109.5 106.3 115.5 119.6 116.6 115.5 115.4 113.1 118.9 110.6 106.9 121.2 111.4 112.4 110.3 106.5 115.9 120.0 117.3 5.8 6.2 7.8 5.0 12.0 .0 22.8 .0 2.2 -4.3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance ' 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services ' Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services 1 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 1 114.2 121.0 116.2 125.1 128.4 116.4 116.4 116.1 112.5 115.9 107.1 102.9 96.3 114.7 121.8 117.1 125.6 132.2 117.0 117.0 116.7 113.0 117.1 106.9 102.9 96.0 115.1 122.3 117.6 126.1 132.6 117.6 117.6 116.7 113.6 117.6 107.5 103.3 96.5 115.5 122.9 118.6 126.3 138.2 117.9 117.9 117.2 112.8 116.6 107.1 103.2 96.3 2.9 3.8 3.2 2.3 7.5 4.3 4.3 5.1 2.6 1.4 4.2 1.6 2.5 78.3 103.2 120.9 106.9 102.8 112.9 111.6 77.8 102.9 121.2 107.2 103.2 113.3 111.7 78.3 103.4 121.8 107.2 103.2 113.3 111.8 79.0 103.1 121.7 107.6 103.9 113.2 111.9 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel 1 . Footwear Other apparel commodities 1 Apparel services 112.0 110.4 109.6 111.7 116.4 107.6 110.6 121.3 112.1 110.5 109.9 111.6 115.2 107.7 112.2 120.8 111.6 109.9 110.3 110.3 113.3 107.5 112.0 121.2 113.7 112.2 111.7 114.2 116.0 107.5 112.8 121.3 See footnotes at end of table. 38 -4.4 4.0 3.1 3.6 3.6 4.5 4.6 5.3 .9 4.7 4.7 6.1 4.0 9.1 .8 28.9 .7 -2.1 .0 -1.1 3.5 3.1 1.8 2.6 5.5 9.3 -1.4 -.4 8.2 .0 4.1 4.2 3.6 7.9 1.7 5.6 .7 1.8 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 107.1 106.3 107.0 106.8 106.0 115.2 115.5 106.8 106.0 117.9 78.9 78.7 116.9 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 5.9 6.4 2.9 3.6 15.4 5.8 2.3 2.7 2.5 1.8 6.0 5.9 6.1 2.5 3.2 0.6 .8 1.9 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Maintenance and repairs 1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Other private transportation services 1 Public transportation 1 117.2 106.1 115.1 115.2 117.1 81.6 81.5 80.3 80.1 117.0 122.0 122.9 97.4 115.1 115.4 115.5 5.9 2.1 -7.9 -7.9 3.5 10.1 -1.1 -1.1 1.4 2.1 -1.0 -11.3 -11.7 5.6 3.7 2.9 1.9 2.4 -9.6 -9.8 4.5 6.8 2.9 1.7 1.7 12.5 -.3 3.5 -1.6 3.3 2.0 7.9 -1.0 6.3 7.6 6.0 7.3 3.9 1.5 6.8 5.2 7.1 4.9 5.0 4.6 6.3 2.6 7.4 4.8 8.0 8.1 4.5 3.2 6.6 6.8 7.2 6.7 7.4 3.9 2.4 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.5 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.8 3.4 3.6 4.4 11.0 3.5 5.4 3.6 2.1 11.1 18.0 4.5 5.1 7.1 3.5 8.2 10.6 3.3 116.5 119.0 145.1 144.4 145.2 2.9 4.2 8.2 7.3 8.2 3.6 3.8 1.2 6.6 .9 1.8 2.4 7.7 7.0 7.7 5.0 4.1 3.3 3.3 9.0 6.7 10.3 3.2 4.0 4.6 6.9 4.5 108.8 115.1 105.0 101.4 109.9 109.4 115.5 105.6 102.7 112.2 4.8 5.4 5.8 4.8 6.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 1.8 5.1 11.2 2.2 2.8 1.5 2.5 1.1 -1.2 3.7 3.5 2.2 2.1 1.9 -.4 6.7 4.4 4.6 3.8 4.9 8.7 3.2 3.2 1.9 2.3 1.5 -.8 5.2 100.8 107.8 122.2 117.1 100.5 108.0 122.8 117.5 100.4 108.1 123.1 118.0 10.7 4.6 3.8 3.6 9.2 1.9 4.1 6.1 -1.2 1.9 4.4 4.2 -3.1 1.5 5.0 5.6 9.9 3.2 3.9 4.9 -2.2 1.7 4.7 4.9 103.5 124.1 134.7 128.4 103.9 124.4 135.6 129.3 103.8 124.5 136.2 130.0 13.1 3.4 7.4 6.0 2.3 3.4 6.0 3.2 -11.5 8.2 4.9 5.2 2.7 2.9 8.0 7.7 7.6 3.4 6.7 4.6 -4.6 5.5 6.5 6.4 116.0 10.6 117.8 123.2 79.2 79.0 118.6 123.1 3.8 2.8 7.2 15.8 15.8 4.6 2.0 98.1 98.0 98.1 .4 2.9 .4 127.1 121.3 128.0 121.2 128.5 120.4 128.2 120.8 4.7 -1.7 2.0 5.8 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Entertainment services 1 133.8 134.4 133.6 132.6 116.9 112.6 124.0 134.9 135.3 134.7 133.7 117.4 112.8 124.9 135.6 135.7 135.6 134.6 117.6 112.9 125.2 136.2 136.0 136.2 135.2 118.2 113.5 126.0 7.4 6.7 7.4 7.5 3.9 3.3 4.8 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 131.1 137.2 116.4 132.8 141.0 117.1 133.9 142.3 117.5 134.6 143.0 117.7 115.1 117.8 141.6 142.2 141.7 116.0 118.3 142.6 142.2 142.8 116.2 118.9 144.0 143.5 144.2 108.8 114.9 105.1 102.8 110.4 109.0 115.2 105.2 101.7 110.5 101.2 107.7 121.6 116.4 103.1 123.6 133.6 127.6 117.4 10.6 3.6 10.3 6.3 11.3 13.2 13.2 4.1 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables Services Rent of shelter 1 2 Household services less rent of shelter 1 2 Transportation services 1 Medical care services Other services 1 .. See footnotes at end of table. 39 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and ftrvice group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Group 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 114.0 112.7 108.0 113.2 105.5 103.3 101.8 108.8 112.2 120.4 88.4 118.1 118.9 112.6 81.4 123.7 114.4 112.9 108.3 113.6 105.5 102.4 101.5 108.8 112.8 120.9 87.6 118.6 119.5 113.0 80.2 124.4 114.6 113.0 108.4 113.7 105.4 102.2 101.4 108.7 113.2 121.4 87.1 118.9 119.9 113.1 78.9 125.0 115.1 113.4 108.9 114.2 106.1 103.4 101.4 109.4 113.4 121.9 87.2 119.4 120.5 113.8 79.3 125.5 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs * All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurabtes less food 1 Nondurables less food and apparel 1 ... Nondurabtes 1 Services less rent of shelter 1 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All Kerns less food and energy Commodities less food and energy. Energy commodities Services less energy Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.8 5.7 9.3 5.4 7.1 3.1 6.1 4.6 3.9 4.1 10.6 4.1 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.6 4.7 10.7 8.2 6.1 5.1 4.1 7.0 3.5 4.2 3.3 14.7 4.4 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.9 1.5 -1.2 -.8 .0 -1.1 4.4 -4.0 3.8 3.8 2.9 -7.5 4.7 3.9 2.5 3.4 3.6 2.3 .4 -1.6 2.2 4.3 5.1 -5.3 4.5 5.5 4.3 -9.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.7 8.2 8.8 5.8 6.1 3.6 6.6 4.1 4.0 3.7 12.7 4.2 3.6 2.5 3.0 3.2 1.9 -.4 -1.2 1.1 1.6 4.8 -4.6 4.1 4.6 3.6 -8.7 5.3 Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 40 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.5 115.7 3.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3 115.4 115.6 2.9 .2 .2 -.2 .3 113.5 113.5 2.5 .0 .2 -.5 .4 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and commeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 118.8 117.8 106.5 128.5 109.8 119.0 114.5 118.9 118.8 106.5 129.7 111.4 118.8 114.6 4.9 6.3 .8 .1 1.0 .6 .6 .3 .1 5.9 11.6 4.3 4.6 .9 1.5 -.2 -.1 .6 2.2 -1.0 .9 .8 .5 .0 114.8 123.4 123.0 115.5 122.6 122.1 5.2 4.4 3.0 .6 -.6 -.7 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Ground beef other than canned Chuck roast Round roast Round steak Sirloin steak Other beef and veal Pork Bacon Chops Ham Other pork, including sausage 1 Other meats 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood ... jgs 110.5 112.1 110.3 108.7 101.9 107.3 104.4 110.0 110.6 115.1 112.2 104.3 117.4 116.1 109.9 112.0 108.0 109.2 109.0 106.5 137.8 112.8 151.9 84.9 111.1 112.6 110.9 109.9 103.2 107.8 106.2 109.4 115.9 116.0 112.5 103.0 116.1 118.1 110.9 111.7 108.8 110.0 109.9 107.2 136.7 112.9 150.2 87.5 2.2 2.7 3.8 6.7 4.2 5.0 7.3 8.2 11.4 8.5 .1 -7.0 1.5 4.4 -.3 2.8 -5.1 -4.4 .5 .4 .5 1.1 1.3 .5 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.0 105.3 104.8 106.0 109.4 107.5 111.8 110.0 106.9 105.3 104.8 105.8 109.2 107.3 112.2 109.3 Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 41 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 .8 .0 .1 1.7 -.5 4.8 .8 .3 -1.2 -1.1 1.7 .9 -.3 .7 .7 .8 .7 -.8 Dec. to Jan. 1.0 1.2 .9 .5 1.4 -.3 -.5 -1.0 -1.5 -1.6 -1.3 -4.4 -2.1 -.5 .1 -.6 -3.1 -2.9 2.5 1.9 .0 5.8 12.0 4.0 -6.3 .1 -1.1 3.1 .9 .0 .6 3.6 -.2 1.7 -.7 6.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 .5 -.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.2 .4 -.6 .7 .2 .6 .1 1.1 .7 1.9 .7 -5.9 -3.6 .8 .4 .9 1.5 -.2 .1 .3 1.2 .5 .6 -.6 -.7 .5 .6 .9 1.6 .6 2.5 5.6 .7 .5 .6 .6 3.1 -.9 1.0 .1 -1.3 5.1 -.9 -3.1 .2 -.4 1.7 1.0 .4 1.3 -.6 5.3 .1 1.5 .9 -.5 3.9 .9 -.3 .7 .7 .8 .7 -.5 -1.7 -.7 .6 .6 .3 -4.1 .1 -.9 4.6 -.1 .0 -.5 .6 -.3 .0 -1.0 -.1 -.1 .2 .4 -.2 -.2 -.2 .4 -.6 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits .. Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines. Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables .. Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 . 124.0 132.2 131.7 117.4 119.2 121.1 144.6 132.7 105.3 206.9 118.8 132.5 113.2 118.1 119.2 112.6 107.7 111.9 106.3 122.2 128.7 133.1 120.5 118.8 124.0 145.3 124.4 107.7 150.5 107.8 131.4 114.0 119.5 120.8 113.3 107.8 111.8 106.5 Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 111.7 112.1 102.9 115.9 109.5 107.9 107.2 113.3 113.9 115.8 118.8 119.7 117.6 111.9 112.4 103.1 116.4 110.3 108.0 107.5 113.1 113.6 116.0 118.7 119.3 117.6 1.1 1.7 1.0 2.0 1.4 -1.5 -.1 -6.6 1.8 3.2 4.6 4.5 2.4 114.5 114.7 2.3 113.0 113.8 3.5 119.6 119.1 119.5 120.2 120.0 119.6 120.0 120.5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.4 116.6 113.0 113.0 105.9 115.2 127.4 117.3 113.8 114.2 106.4 115.1 127.9 3.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 1.1 5.4 Food away from home 1 .... Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 See footnotes at end of table. 42 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 4.5 4.1 3.0 -1.5 -2.6 -11.5 11.0 8.5 5.6 5.2 -2.4 24.3 2.6 -.3 2.4 .5 -6.3 2.3 -27.3 -9.3 .1 5.2 5.4 9.5 11.2 3.2 .3 1.1 .0 1.1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.9 -2.5 -1.6 3.5 -5.9 -2.3 -1.9 -4.3 -3.7 -6.8 -1.8 3.5 2.7 0.1 .0 1.6 .6 -3.2 2.0 2.0 -2.4 2.2 -27.3 1.0 -3.4 .8 -9.4 .0 -25.4 -2.5 -8.9 1.6 2.1 2.2 .6 .1 -.1 .2 -.1 -.3 .0 .5 .4 .5 .1 -.1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 .7 .1 .3 -.2 -.3 .2 -.1 -.3 .0 .5 1.1 1.3 .7 .7 .2 .7 1.7 -.5 .3 -.6 -.2 .0 -.5 -.1 1.0 -.4 -1.0 1.0 .7 -.3 .4 .3 .2 .3 .7 .2 .9 -.2 -.3 .3 .6 -.3 -.8 .7 1.2 1.3 .6 -1.2 1.8 -11.7 -.5 .7 2.6 3.4 1.0 1.5 .1 -.2 .3 -.3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .4 .7 1.1 .4 .1 .1 .9 1.0 .5 -.1 .4 -.4 .3 .8 1.0 .7 .3 .8 -9.3 3.8 .4 1.1 1.1 .6 .0 .4 .7 .3 .4 .4 .2 .6 .7 1.0 .5 -.1 .4 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Work average—Continued : Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 1 3 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 ^ Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities ' 4 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services ' Telephone services 1 , Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls ' Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television ' s Refuse collection ' 5 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment1 ... Television and sound equipment1 Television1 Sound equipment1 Major household appliances ! 4 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.4 .7 .8 .4 3.0 21 .1 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 1.0 -.2 0.3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .1 0.3 .5 .9 .2 4.2 4.6 .0 .2 .3 .3 .4 -.7 -.9 -.4 -.1 -.2 .0 -.3 -.6 -.8 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 .2 -.1 -.6 -.2 1.2 1.4 -.2 .4 .5 .6 .3 1.2 .5 .3 .9 .5 .9 1.4 .0 -.5 .3 -1.0 .9 .3 .4 2.3 -.4 -2.2 .3 .5 -.2 .3 -.1 -.1 -.3 1.3 -.5 1.8 .0 .0 .8 .0 -.4 -2.5 -2.1 1.2 .3 .5 .4 .9 -.5 -.7 -1.1 .4 .7 1.3 1.7 3.7 Feb. 1988 1988 115.0 122.4 117.3 126.1 130.0 127.8 137.2 122.9 117.6 117.6 116.7 113.6 117.6 107.5 115.4 122.9 118.4 126.2 136.9 135.6 137.2 123.1 117.8 117.8 117.2 112.8 116.6 107.1 3.6 5.0 4.5 3.7 9.0 9.4 5.5 3.4 5.1 5.1 4.3 2.3 2.7 1.8 0.3 .4 .9 .1 5.3 6.1 .0 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.7 103.2 105.0 102.5 102.6 104.8 102.3 95.6 80.6 79.7 95.4 21 1.0 1.1 .4 3.8 5.0 1.6 .1 1.0 -1.7 2.0 -.2 2.7 -6.5 -3.0 4.9 4.9 -.6 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.8 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 .2 .6 .6 -2.3 .4 .7 .5 9.9 .6 .6 1.0 1.9 2.7 3.7 2.2 2.8 1.5 .3 .0 .3 .1 1.1 1.0 1.3 103.4 101.6 107.9 92.8 121.8 116.5 141.2 72.3 103.4 129.2 127.2 139.0 80.2 79.1 103.5 101.4 107.6 92.7 121.7 116.0 140.7 72.1 103.0 129.5 127.9 139.9 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 107.2 103.1 112.9 109.3 112.5 109.8 107.5 106.6 90.7 84.1 77.5 92.4 107.8 104.1 115.1 112.2 116.7 112.2 110.5 108.2 91.0 84.1 77.7 99.6 99.4 100.7 103.6 104.9 1.2 1.0 5.1 3.3 3.7 4.3 2.4 2.7 -2.8 -4.2 -3.5 -2.0 -.7 .5 -.7 99.5 100.3 -1.6 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 43 92.5 100.4 -.9 -.4 2.3 -.2 .5 .5 .0 .5 .4 .6 -.1 —2 .9 .5 .1 -.3 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.4 .2 .6 .6 1.7 2.8 1.1 .3 .0 .3 .1 1.1 1.0 1.3 .8 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Other housefurnishings ' 4 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 , Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 14 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's Suits, sport coats, coats, and jackets Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts Dungarees, jeans, and trousers Boys' Women's and girls' Women's Coats and jackets Dresses Separates and sportswear Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories Suits Girls' Infants' and toddlers' 1 Other apparel commodities 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry 1 4 Watches 1 4 Jewelry 1 4 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls'1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 14 . Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.5 0.8 0.0 -0.5 6.3 2.1 .4 .0 -1.1 1.9 -.2 .2 .4 .0 108.0 .9 -.2 1.6 102.0 102.8 2.4 .8 .2 -1.1 .8 99.2 113.6 116.7 99.1 113.4 115.9 -2.6 1.9 1.4 -.1 -.2 -.7 .5 .4 .2 .4 .0 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.7 110.3 113.0 111.8 110.4 118.2 105.1 110.3 113.4 111.9 110.4 118.4 105.4 1.5 3.1 1.4 .0 3.4 3.9 .0 .4 .1 .0 .2 .3 .8 .3 .1 .0 .6 .4 -.1 1.0 .1 .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .2 .3 110.0 108.3 108.6 108.7 110.6 108.9 108.8 115.4 110.0 102.6 107.9 107.5 104.1 111.0 111.2 113.9 112.4 113.3 111.1 113.3 112.3 110.1 119.3 112.3 104.2 114.9 115.3 111.8 121.4 119.9 4.0 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.2 2.8 3.8 5.3 4.9 2.5 5.0 5.3 8.2 5.2 4.9 3.5 3.8 4.3 2.2 2.4 3.1 1.2 3.4 2.1 1.6 6.5 7.3 7.4 9.4 7.8 .1 .1 -.4 -.5 -.5 .4 .5 1.3 -.3 .8 1.3 .3 -1.2 -1.5 3.7 -6.1 -.3 1.9 2.1 2.4 1.3 1.5 .8 1.2 2.0 1.2 .8 3.5 4.3 3.2 4.7 3.6 107.3 100.8 109.5 113.3 112.0 104.3 110.4 103.6 112.3 106.4 113.2 108.0 99.4 121.5 109.2 113.2 113.1 116.0 112.8 105.6 111.0 104.8 112.8 107.7 113.6 108.0 102.1 121.6 2.9 13.3 3.7 -.2 6.8 6.1 6.9 2.8 8.1 2.6 2.8 3.8 1.6 2.7 .9 4.7 1.1 2.4 .7 1.2 .5 -1.2 1.1 -.4 .8 -3.5 -.4 -1.6 -.2 .8 -.4 .7 -.7 -.2 .4 -1.2 -1.8 .3 122.9 120.7 123.3 120.7 4.3 1.5 -.4 .2 .4 .2 .2 .0 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 102.5 102.0 1.4 112.3 104.6 112.8 104.6 108.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— 44 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 1.8 12.3 3.3 2.4 .7 1.2 .5 1.2 .4 1.2 .4 .0 2.7 .1 .3 .0 .1 .3 .5 .0 -.8 .0 -.2 .1 -.1 -.4 2.8 -1.6 .0 .2 2.4 1.3 -1.0 1.4 .8 1.7 -.7 2.3 .1 1.7 -.2 1.2 .4 .0 -.1 .0 .9 .1 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.4 .4 -.9 .8 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 -1.2 -.8 .7 1.1 -0.1 -.2 .0 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.7 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 -1.6 -1.7 -2.0 -1.7 -1.1 .3 .1 -0.2 -.1 .1 .3 .1 -.4 .0 .0 1.1 -.7 1.1 .7 -1.7 -1.7 -2.1 -1.8 -1.2 .3 .3 0.0 .0 .3 .4 -.1 -.5 -.1 -.4 .4 -.9 .8 -.8 .4 .4 .6 .4 .5 .7 1.1 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.9 1.7 1.1 1.7 .8 2.4 5.6 5.9 7.0 2.9 .5 .8 .6 -.1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 -.8 -.2 .2 -1.2 .1 .4 .3 .3 .7 .7 .3 .8 1.5 .2 .7 1.3 -.8 .2 .4 .4 .3 .2 -.1 -.6 -.1 -.8 .5 .4 .5 .1 .4 .5 .8 121.7 127.9 120.8 121.1 128.8 120.8 3.8 1.9 .5 -1.1 3.0 1.9 .4 -.5 .3 .7 .2 .0 .9 -.9 -.1 -.5 .3 .3 .7 .2 -.7 -1.5 .1 .2 .4 -.5 .3 .7 .2 .0 135.8 135.4 147.7 105.4 136.5 136.1 148.6 106.0 6.6 6.6 7.9 4.4 .5 .5 .6 .6 .8 .7 .8 .1 .5 .3 .5 .0 .4 .2 .3 .6 127.1 127.8 4.9 .6 .2 -.1 .6 120.8 135.8 134.7 136.7 134.4 106.7 106.3 138.4 136.5 110.0 109.5 121.7 136.6 135.5 137.4 135.4 107.6 106.9 139.3 137.5 110.9 110.0 3.0 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.3 5.5 5.4 8.4 7.7 9.4 8.3 .7 .6 .6 .5 .7 .8 .6 .7 .7 .8 .5 -.3 .8 .8 .8 1.1 .9 .3 .8 .9 1.0 1.1 .2 .7 .7 1.0 .7 .4 .9 .9 .6 1.4 1.0 .7 .4 .4 .2 .7 .8 .6 .9 .7 .8 .5 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 4 Compact new cars 1 4 Intermediate new cars 1 4 Full-size new cars 1 4 Luxury new cars 1 4 New trucks 1 5 New motorcycles 1 4 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 .... Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation 1 106.4 105.6 115.7 116.0 101.6 100.6 99.7 103.1 104.9 113.6 105.0 116.0 78.3 78.1 77.5 76.9 82.7 117.8 121.8 106.2 105.3 115.3 115.7 101.5 100.1 99.6 102.7 105.3 112.6 105.8 116.1 77.5 77.3 76.8 76.0 82.0 118.6 123.1 3.3 3.4 2.1 2.6 3.3 2.8 .5 2.5 5.1 .5 4.3 6.8 1.2 1.0 .9 .5 2.9 4.3 5.0 119.6 115.6 117.5 123.2 98.0 100.3 97.2 93.9 104.6 128.5 151.5 89.8 124.0 120.2 116.5 118.2 123.1 98.1 100.4 97.3 95.0 103.8 128.2 151.8 88.7 124.1 121.2 128.5 120.4 120.3 128.5 120.8 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 4 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional medical services Physicians' services Dental services 1 Eye care 1 4 Services by other medical professionals 1 4 . . . Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 4 Outpatient services 1 4 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— 45 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 .6 -.1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 -.8 -.2 .2 -1.2 .1 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Item and group Unadjusted percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. 0.5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.2 1.0 .9 1.2 .9 .6 1.1 0.4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .5 .1 .2 .2 -.2 .2 .7 3.0 0.2 .1 .7 .4 1.0 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 6.6 7.8 5.7 1,5 .6 .7 .3 ,3 .7 .9 .3 .2 -.1 .2 1.1 .5 .2 .2 -.1 0.5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 -.2 1.0 .9 .9 .9 .6 134.0 143.0 117.7 116.5 6.7 8.8 3.4 3.3 .3 .5 .2 .3 1.3 2.8 .6 .8 .8 .9 .3 .2 118.0 118.2 3.6 1.0 .6 115.3 118.9 118.6 115.7 119.0 118.8 3.2 3.7 3.8 .3 .1 .2 .6 .4 .3 .0 .5 .6 .3 .1 .2 119.3 144.3 145.3 144.5 147.0 146.2 149.3 137.9 106.1 105.5 107.0 119.4 144.6 145.2 144.8 147.1 146.2 149.3 138.6 106.6 106.4 107.3 3.3 6.7 6.8 6.7 7.7 7.2 9.5 5.2 4.4 5.8 5.6 .1 .2 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .0 .5 .5 .9 .3 .6 .7 .0 .8 .8 .6 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 1.1 .7 1.1 .6 .6 2.0 .1 .8 .6 .7 .6 .5 .7 .5 .5 .9 .3 113.1 107.9 113.2 109.4 2.9 6.0 .1 1.4 1.0 -1.0 -.4 1.1 .1 1.4 78.6 110.2 113.5 77.8 110.1 113.5 1.0 -1.0 .9 -.1 .0 -1.6 -.3 .3 -1.6 .5 .1 .4 -.2 .0 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Entertainment ! Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 .. Photographic supplies and equipment... Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Club memberships ' 4 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships ' 4 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 Other entertainment services 1 4 117.6 112.9 122.6 121.7 123.9 107.9 109.2 103.8 110.5 107.5 117.5 112.7 125.2 106.3 118.2 113.5 122.8 121.8 124.2 108.1 109.6 103.6 111.6 108.5 118.9 113.7 126.0 107.5 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.3 3.2 2.8 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.4 4.9 3.2 5.2 6.3 108.1 129.4 105.8 101.7 108.8 130.3 106.1 102.0 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 . Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 4 Personal financial services 1 4 Funeral expenses 1 4 133.6 142.3 117.5 116.2 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 — 4 1.1 .6 .7 .3 .3 .5 .5 .2 .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 . 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 1.5 5 46 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group Food and beverages Food Food at home 1 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.1 6 months ended— June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 115.5 5.8 1.8 2.5 2.1 3.8 2.3 115.0 115.4 6.2 2.1 2.5 1.4 4.1 1.9 112.7 113.1 7.8 .7 2.2 .0 4.2 1.1 5.3 8.3 .7 3.6 4.7 2.7 4.5 4.7 3.2 4.6 6.2 7.8 -1.1 7.3 Cereals and bakery products Cereals and cereal products Flour and prepared flour mixes Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread 1 Fresh other bread, biscuits, rolls, and muffins 1 Cookies, fresh cakes, and cupcakes 1 Other bakery products 1 118.8 117.7 106.7 128.5 109.8 119.0 114.5 118.9 118.7 107.1 129.7 111.4 118.8 114.6 5.0 5.5 3.8 5.7 7.8 3.6 -1.1 2.1 3.9 1.5 3.3 1.6 2.8 10.6 3.6 7.0 7.4 -2.9 9.8 19.3 5.6 5.4 114.8 123.4 123.0 115.5 122.6 122.1 8.3 3.5 4.8 .0 1.4 -1.3 5.1 8.7 3.7 7.6 4.4 4.7 4.0 2.4 1.7 6.3 6.5 4.2 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 1 Poultry 1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood... Eggs 109.8 111.6 109.9 108.2 100.9 105.2 103.5 108.2 112.5 115.4 111.9 104.9 118.5 115.0 109.9 112.0 108.0 109.2 109.0 106.5 135.5 112.8 148.5 82.2 110.6 112.2 110.6 108.8 101.9 105.6 104.8 107.5 118.5 115.5 113.6 105.8 117.9 119.5 110.9 111.7 108.8 110.0 109.9 107.2 134.8 112.9 147.2 86.0 12.0 12.6 4.0 3.6 2.5 1.9 .4 -3.3 -9.3 -6.9 -6.3 -1.8 .0 3.7 2.5 2.2 2.6 .0 6.7 9.3 7.9 -3.0 -2.3 -2.1 .4 .0 -1.1 .8 -2.7 10.8 Dairy products 1 Fresh milk and cream Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products, including butter1 107.0 104.9 104.4 106.0 109.4 107.5 111.8 110.0 106.9 105.1 104.8 105.8 109.2 107.3 112.2 109.3 See footnotes at end of table. 47 18.4 26.7 17.9 28.5 23.5 37.3 46.8 30.9 18.4 9.8 44.9 7.9 14.0 -.4 -9.1 -11.9 -10.5 1.4 8.4 6.9 11.2 .0 .0 1.2 1.6 .0 .0 .8 -.4 -.7 5.1 4.9 -14.2 3.2 -.3 -4.1 -16.2 -1.4 10.1 9.5 1.4 11.2 -1.1 -8.7 10.9 14.4 8.8 17.1 3.5 4.7 3.9 1.9 3.0 .8 5.6 5.3 4.9 18.8 5.3 4.9 16.8 2.5 -50.2 31.6 8.0 10.2 13.6 8.8 11.4 14.0 20.0 12.2 16.2 8.6 2.7 10.2 3.2 12.0 4.5 -4.0 -1.0 -5.9 -3.7 9.6 10.6 10.0 8.2 .8 -1.1 -.4 1.1 .4 3.1 -2.1 -2.5 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.3 5.2 .0 1.7 2.9 2.7 1.0 1.5 .8 2.6 2.2 -8.4 -7.1 -6.4 5.4 -1.7 -18.2 -17.8 -18.0 -9.9 -20.0 2.5 -16.3 -22.6 -10.5 -18.7 1.1 16.3 4.6 4.0 -13.5 6.0 23.8 -1.4 -.4 5.3 10.0 -1.1 14.6 -.6 10.2 -5.0 19.0 5.4 4.5 1.4 -7.8 -15.7 -6.8 5.6 -11.2 1.1 -6.1 -7.7 -5.9 -3.5 2.1 13.4 -1.3 -19.1 1.3 .2 .8 1.5 1.5 2.7 1.4 -1.3 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges, including tangerines Other fresh fruits Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes 1 Other fresh vegetables Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits Fruit juices and frozen fruit Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Other processed vegetables 1 .... Other food at home Sugar and sweets 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Sweets, including candy Fats and oils 1 Nonalcoholic beverages Carbonated drinks Coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks Other prepared food Canned and packaged soup Frozen prepared food 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, condiments, sauces, and spices Miscellaneous prepared food, including baby food 1 1 Food away from home Lunch1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale Wine 1 Distilled spirits 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Mar. 1988 121.1 127.0 132.4 121.7 115.5 133.0 141.3 123.5 110.5 206.9 118.8 117.0 113.2 118.0 119.0 112.6 107.7 111.9 106.3 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 121.2 127.0 134.5 122.4 111.8 135.7 144.1 120.5 112.9 150.5 107.8 121.4 113.7 119.3 120.3 113.3 107.8 111.8 106.5 22.8 31.3 7.9 9.6 10.7 33.6 3.6 48.6 14.6 -49.5 76.9 82.8 3.8 8.7 9.2 4.4 -.7 -2.5 .4 -9.2 -12.5 -5.6 -44.0 7.2 32.5 -2.6 -8.3 -22.8 285.9 -53.1 -20.3 3.3 2.9 5.9 .4 1.1 4.1 -.4 28.9 50.1 18.9 -25.6 68.3 -23.8 41.1 76.2 -1.4 1213.0 223.8 7.1 2.6 2.5 1.4 -.4 -1.1 2.5 -2.6 -16.8 -31.9 -7.1 34.8 -23.6 2.7 -12.8 -48.7 4.0 -90.7 -62.7 -21.8 11.7 25.6 30.3 8.5 1.9 .4 2.7 5.6 7.2 .9 -21.7 8.9 33.1 .4 16.7 -6.0 39.6 -8.9 20.7 3.5 5.8 7.5 2.4 .2 .7 .0 3.6 1.1 5.1 .2 13.4 -11.6 11.0 -5.0 1.3 10.6 10.0 -8.5 7.0 13.5 15.0 4.0 .4 1.4 .0 111.0 112.1 102.9 116.0 109.5 106.3 105.1 113.3 113.2 115.5 118.9 119.7 117.6 111.4 112.4 103.1 116.4 110.3 106.5 106.0 113.1 112.9 115.9 119.6 119.3 117.6 .0 2.2 3.6 .0 -4.3 -4.4 .0 -20.9 2.9 4.0 7.5 8.7 3.2 1.5 1.4 2.4 1.8 .0 -.7 -1.1 -8.1 .7 3.6 6.0 4.2 2.1 .7 -2.1 -5.7 2.1 .0 -1.1 -1.1 -5.3 4.0 3.5 4.5 3.1 -2.4 2.6 5.5 4.0 3.9 10.4 .0 1.9 10.5 -.4 1.7 .3 2.0 7.1 .7 1.8 3.0 .9 -2.2 -2.6 -.6 -14.8 1.8 3.8 6.8 6.4 2.6 1.6 1.6 -1.0 3.0 5.1 -.6 .4 2.3 1.8 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.2 114.2 114.6 .4 2.5 3.2 2.8 1.4 3.0 113.0 113.8 3.3 1.8 4.4 4.7 2.6 4.5 119.6 119.1 119.5 120.2 120.0 119.6 120.0 120.5 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.8 4.2 4.9 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.4 2.4 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.2 116.6 113.0 112.9 105.9 115.2 127.4 117.3 113.8 114.0 106.4 115.1 127.9 3.6 1.1 2.2 -1.5 .7 6.4 2.5 2.2 1.8 9.9 2.1 3.0 1.8 .4 2.5 -5.1 .0 3.9 7.9 7.3 8.5 3.1 1.8 8.2 3.0 1.6 2.0 4.0 1.4 4.7 4.8 3.8 5.5 -1.1 .9 6.0 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 48 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Item and group Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Lodging while out of town Lodging while at school 1 3 Tenants' insurance 1 Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Household insurance 1 2 Maintenance and repairs 1 Maintenance and repair services 1 Maintenance and repair commodities 1 Materials, supplies, and equipment for home repairs 1 4 Other maintenance and repair commodities 1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 1 4 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services 1 Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance 1 Cable television 1 5 Refuse collection 1 5 Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture Appliances, including electronic equipment 1 .... Television and sound equipment 1 Television 1 Sound equipment 1 Major household appliances 1 4 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment 1 Stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and air conditioners 1 4 Mar. 1988 115.1 122.3 117.6 126.1 132.6 131.3 137.2 122.9 117.6 117.6 116.7 113.6 117.6 107.5 103.2 105.0 103.3 96.5 78.3 77.2 103.4 103.4 110.9 94.1 121.8 116.5 141.2 72.3 103.4 129.2 127.2 139.0 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 115.5 122.9 118.6 126.3 138.2 137.4 137.2 123.1 117.9 117.9 117.2 112.8 116.6 107.1 2.9 3.8 3.2 2.3 7.5 4.2 .6 4.1 4.3 4.3 5.1 2.6 1.4 4.2 3.6 4.5 4.6 5.3 .9 2.2 2.9 4.8 2.1 3.3 -3.1 -.3 2.1 2.3 6.1 6.1 2.1 1.4 4.6 6.4 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.2 9.6 4.8 4.5 4.5 5.6 3.3 5.2 1.1 3.7 5.6 5.3 3.6 14.1 102.6 104.8 103.2 4.5 3.5 1.6 2.5 9.8 11.8 -3.1 1.6 3.3 -1.3 .3 -2.4 .3 96.3 79.0 77.6 103.5 103.1 110.5 93.9 121.7 116.0 140.7 72.1 103.0 129.5 127.9 -2.1 -12.2 7.0 3.3 139.9 4.1 107.2 107.6 1.5 103.2 103.9 112.4 110.4 112.5 111.0 113.9 112.3 116.7 112.9 107.5 110.5 106.6 107.8 91.0 84.1 77.7 1.2 7.6 .0 -3.2 5.7 -6.5 3.5 -6.3 90.7 84.1 77.5 92.4 103.6 104.9 -8.4 -5.8 -7.4 -1.6 2.0 -4.8 99.5 100.3 -1.2 99.6 99.4 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Feb. 1988 49 92.5 100.7 100.4 19.4 5.4 4.7 4.7 6.1 4.0 9.1 -1.9 -1.6 -1.9 2.0 .4 5.2 9.8 -.8 -.4 1.5 -3.3 4.4 3.5 10.0 -14.8 2.0 5.9 3.6 13.4 -1.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 .0 -.8 -3.5 -1.5 8.5 3.9 34.2 35.3 .9 1.6 5.3 5.3 3.8 1.1 2.4 .0 2.8 -2.3 1.2 .0 6.1 .0 3.6 .0 4.4 -.4 1.1 -3.8 .7 -1.4 1.7 2.7 -3.1 -5.3 1.4 6.5 -9.9 -1.9 1.6 .8 1.9 13.2 10.6 5.1 .0 11.6 2.6 4.3 19.2 5.5 4.2 3.1 -2.2 -4.6 -4.9 .0 .4 -.7 -2.3 -8.3 4.8 10.3 11.3 10.5 -4.4 -6.4 -5.1 -5.0 -3.0 -8.8 -.8 .8 1.6 -6.0 -2.1 4.5 9.0 4.1 1.4 2.1 2.6 7.9 -.8 8.0 2.0 -18.2 13.8 1.5 1.2 3.3 2.6 4.0 2.6 1.9 1.4 .8 1.8 1.5 7.5 10.8 -2.0 .6 2.4 -2.3 2.4 .5 5.0 -8.6 -5.4 6.4 3.5 8.7 16.1 1.5 2.0 5.7 5.7 3.0 1.3 .3 2.5 4.0 1.2 .6 -.4 .0 -.8 5.2 -.2 -.2 -1.1 1.7 -.9 .4 -4.3 -.6 3.5 6.4 11.1 1.5 .9 1.2 5.4 -2.1 1.0 4.5 5.2 7.2 4.4 7.5 2.1 -1.3 -1.9 -1.5 -.2 -.8 .4 .8 .4 -3.5 1.3 .4 4.1 -2.4 3.3 -4.2 -6.5 -5.4 -3.8 -.6 .6 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Other housefurnishings 1 4 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Sewing, floor cleaning, small kitchen, and portable heating appliances 1 4 Housekeeping supplies Laundry and cleaning products, including soap 1 . Household paper products and stationery supplies 1 Other household, lawn, and garden supplies Housekeeping services f Appliance and furniture repair1 Gardening and other household services 1 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 1 Sewing materials, notions, and luggage Watches and jewelry 1 4 Watches 1 4 Jewelry 1 4 Footwear Men's Boys' and girls'1 Women's Apparel services Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated Other apparel services 1 14 . , Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 102.5 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 102.0 4.0 3.2 -2.7 1.2 3.6 -0.8 112.3 104.6 112.8 104.6 14.7 -5.0 7.5 9.0 7.0 -3.1 -3.1 8.5 11.0 1.8 1.8 2.5 108.2 108.0 -3.7 3.1 -1.9 6.6 -.4 2.3 102.0 102.8 7.8 3.2 -.8 -.4 5.5 -.6 99.2 113.3 116.7 99.1 113.2 115.9 3.6 3.3 1.4 -3.5 1.8 5.0 -12.7 1.4 2.8 3.3 1.1 -3.4 .0 2.5 3.2 -5.0 1.2 -.3 110.3 113.1 111.8 110.4 118.2 105.1 110.3 113.1 111.9 110.4 118.4 105.4 4.5 1.8 1.8 .0 5.7 5.6 -1.8 1.1 1.5 .0 1.7 4.8 .4 4.0 1.1 .0 2.4 2.7 3.0 5.1 1.1 .0 3.8 2.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 .0 3.7 5.2 1.7 4.6 1.1 .0 3.1 2.7 111.6 109.9 110.3 110.3 112.1 112.2 108.8 117.0 110.9 104.7 110.3 109.8 107.8 114.5 115.4 113.7 112.2 113.0 111.7 113.8 113.1 110.1 119.3 112.2 105.5 114.2 114.5 111.3 119.9 119.5 4.1 4.1 4.9 4.2 4.5 9.4 3.1 2.1 4.2 2.7 7.6 9.9 .0 2.2 2.2 1.8 .4 .4 6.2 6.7 8.2 7.9 10.9 8.6 .4 -1.2 .7 -.7 -5.3 15.4 -5.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 1.5 4.1 .4 -1.0 6.8 3.9 2.9 2.5 -.4 6.0 1.7 13.8 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.2 2.4 -.5 7.3 5.5 1.9 .8 4.1 4.5 -2.7 15.1 2.1 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.4 6.1 6.3 .4 5.0 8.1 4.3 6.0 6.0 20.7 -3.7 7.6 108.0 105.2 111.6 113.3 112.0 104.3 110.4 103.6 112.3 107.5 113.7 108.0 101.1 121.2 109.0 110.1 112.8 116.0 112.8 105.6 111.0 104.8 112.8 107.5 113.6 108.0 102.0 121.3 7.0 -13.3 .0 25.6 3.3 9.1 2.9 9.0 1.5 -.4 2.6 5.4 2.6 20.8 .4 5.1 8.1 14.7 7.8 -1.4 8.2 11.8 7.5 4.7 8.2 -.4 8.5 -9.1 .4 .0 1.7 6.9 1.8 -3.9 8.1 2.0 9.5 3.6 11.0 2.7 .2 2.9 2.8 2.9 4.0 20.0 5.5 3.7 5.5 3.1 -3.3 31.8 6.8 8.1 10.9 2.0 12.7 4.8 14.7 2.3 4.5 .8 .4 2.7 122.7 120.7 123.0 120.7 5.9 .0 3.0 .3 7.1 4.1 1.0 1.7 4.5 .2 4.0 2.9 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group 50 14.8 9.8 -2.9 -14.6 5.4 2.0 6.3 2.4 7.5 3.1 -3.9 5.1 5.3 -9.6 11.7 9.1 -.4 11.5 9.4 4.7 9.3 9.6 46.3 -12.6 10.4 4.5 2.1 5.3 2.5 5.5 4.8 .4 2.5 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Transportation Private New vehicles New cars Subcompact new cars 1 4 Compact new cars ' 4 Intermediate new cars ' 4 Full-size new cars 1 4 Luxury new cars 1 4 New trucks '5 New motorcycles 1 4 Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Automobile maintenance and repair1 Body work 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair 1 . Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation 1 Other private transportation commodities 1 Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 .. Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services 1 Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile fees 1 Automobile registration, licensing, and inspection fees ' Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation 1 Airline fares 1 Other intercity transportation 1 Intracity public transportation ' 106.8 106.0 115.2 115.5 101.6 100.6 99.7 103.1 104.9 113.6 105.0 117.9 78.9 78.7 78.2 77.5 83.0 117.8 121.8 106.8 106.0 115.5 116.0 101.5 100.1 99.6 102.7 105.3 112.6 105.8 116.9 79.2 79.0 78.7 77.8 83.4 118.6 123.1 5.9 6.4 2.9 3.6 5.8 8.0 2.0 .8 3.2 -1.4 -.4 15.4 10.6 10.6 11.8 10.2 10.2 3.6 2.1 5.8 5.9 2.1 2.8 -.8 .8 -.8 -2.4 -3.1 -3.5 5.6 7.2 15.8 15.8 16.9 15.5 15.8 4.6 6.6 2.3 2.7 2.5 1.8 9.6 7.0 4.1 13.9 15.2 14.1 119.6 115.6 117.5 123.2 98.0 100.3 97.2 93.9 104.6 128.5 151.5 89.8 124.0 120.2 116.5 118.2 123.1 98.1 100.4 97.3 95.0 103.8 128.2 151.8 88.7 124.1 3.5 4.7 2.5 3.8 .4 2.0 .0 -2.9 2.8 4.7 5.4 5.4 1.3 121.2 128.5 120.4 120.3 128.5 120.8 121.7 127.9 120.8 121.1 128.8 120.8 Medical care , Medical care commodities , Prescription drugs Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services , Professional medical services Physicians' services , Dental services ' 14 Eye care Services by other medical professionals 1 ' Hospital and related services Hospital rooms Other inpatient services 1 4 Outpatient services ' 4 135.6 135.7 147.9 105.4 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 6.0 -7.9 -7.9 -9.2 -8.9 -5.9 3.5 5.5 -1.1 -1.1 1.4 2.1 -1.2 -4.3 -3.1 -1.5 5.9 -5.8 7.1 -1.0 -11.3 -11.7 -13.1 -11.9 -6.9 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.1 2.5 3.2 2.5 4.4 .6 -.8 .0 -2.5 2.6 11.3 13.2 13.2 14.3 12.8 13.0 4.1 4.3 0.6 .8 1.9 1.9 4.1 1.2 .4 5.9 10.4 3.6 6.1 2.4 -9.6 -9.8 -11.2 -10.4 -6.4 4.5 5.8 6.3 1.4 6.4 2.0 '2.9 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.2 2.0 5.0 -9.2 6.8 1.4 5.0 2.4 10.1 .4 .4 .4 -3.4 3.9 12.5 4.7 47.7 1.0 5.5 6.4 4.9 3.7 2.9 -.8 3.4 7.5 -.4 3.5 8.3 -7.3 2.6 4.9 3.1 4.4 2.9 1.7 2.4 1.5 -.2 3.0 3.3 5.2 -2.2 4.0 3.4 5.7 3.7 6.8 1.7 -.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 7.9 6.5 17.0 1.8 .0 3.6 -1.7 -6.7 6.2 3.4 5.2 8.1 5.8 9.3 7.1 1.3 1.7 .6 -.3 -1.0 -3.7 1.0 8.3 -4.3 -1.6 -5.1 2.5 2.0 2.6 5.8 2.0 1.0 6.7 2.4 4.9 -1.9 -1.0 -3.1 -.6 1.5 136.2 136.0 148.3 106.0 7.4 6.7 7.5 8.5 6.3 7.6 9.2 1.2 5.2 7.1 8.7 5.5 7.4 4.8 6.2 2.7 6.8 7.2 8.3 4.8 6.3 6.0 7.4 4.1 127.1 127.8 8.1 1.9 6.9 2.9 5.0 4.9 120.8 135.6 134.6 136.6 134.4 106.7 106.3 137.7 135.9 110.0 109.5 121.7 136.2 135.2 136.9 135.4 107.6 106.9 138.9 136.9 110.9 110.0 9.8 7.4 7.5 8.4 7.5 7.2 3.2 8.4 7.4 8.1 2.8 -.3 6.0 7.3 7.6 6.7 3.5 4.0 7.5 7.3 8.0 9.7 .0 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.4 2.3 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.8 9.9 2.7 8.0 8.1 8.6 10.7 9.0 7.4 10.7 9.3 13.7 10.9 4.6 6.7 7.4 8.0 7.1 5.4 3.6 8.0 7.4 8.0 6.2 1.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 7.5 5.6 7.3 8.9 8.1 10.7 10.4 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group 51 June 1987 Sept. 1987 Dec. 1987 5.2 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Detailed expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ended— 3 months ended— Item and group Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Entertainment1 Entertainment commodities 1 Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment 1 Sport vehicles, including bicycles 1 Other sporting goods 1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment 1 . Toys, hobbies, and music equipment 1 ... Photographic supplies and equipment.... Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services 1 Glub memberships 1 4 Fees for participant sports, excluding club memberships 1 4 Admissions 1 Fees for lessons or instructions 1 4 Other entertainment services 1 4 117.6 112.9 122.6 121.7 123.9 107.9 109.2 103.8 110.5 107.5 117.5 112.7 125.2 106.3 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 .. Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 . Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances, including hair and dental products 1 Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees College tuition Elementary and high school tuition Personal expenses 1 Legal service fees 1 4 Personal financial services 1 4 Funeral expenses 1 4 June 1987 Sept. 1987 118.2 113.5 122.8 121.8 124.2 108.1 109.6 103.6 111.6 108.5 118.6 113.7 126.0 107.5 3.9 3.3 2.0 5.2 -1.0 3.9 1.5 108.1 129.4 105.8 101.7 Dec. 1987 Mar. 1988 Sept. 1987 Mar. 1988 4.5 3.2 4.7 3.0 6.4 1.1 2.6 -1.1 4.0 2.6 2.7 4.0 6.6 23.4 3.9 2.4 2.9 4.9 1.0 2.7 1.9 3.6 2.1 1.2 6.7 2.0 5.8 1.4 4.5 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.5 2.8 2.8 3.0 6.0 7.8 3.3 4.4 4.6 11.5 .8 .4 1.2 5.7 7.1 6.5 3.3 4.8 -1.5 -4.5 1.6 1.2 4.6 6.3 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.6 3.0 7.2 8.0 13.2 3.8 4.8 2.6 .8 108.8 130.3 106.1 102.0 4.0 5.7 4.5 4.0 9.6 14.4 7.3 1.6 5.4 4.2 8.0 -1.2 7.3 7.0 3.1 1.6 6.8 10.0 5.9 2.8 6.4 5.6 5.5 .2 133.9 142.3 117.5 116.2 134.6 143.0 117.7 116.5 5.8 3.4 3.6 2.9 4.4 11.0 3.5 3.6 5.4 3.6 2.1 1.8 11.1 18.0 4.5 5.0 5.1 7.1 3.5 3.2 8.2 10.6 3.3 3.3 118.0 118.2 2.8 3.2 1.0 7.4 3.0 4.2 115.3 118.9 118.6 115.7 119.0 118.8 3.3 4.2 5.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 2.1 2.4 2.1 3.9 4.1 4.5 3.4 4.0 4.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 119.3 144.0 143.5 144.2 146.6 145.9 148.7 137.9 106.1 105.5 107.0 119.4 145.1 144.4 145.2 147.5 146.7 149.8 138.6 106.6 106.4 107.3 2.4 8.2 7.3 8.2 8.4 7.8 8.7 4.6 4.0 2.4 6.9 4.2 1.2 6.6 .9 3.2 3.5 10.4 5.2 6.4 6.9 3.5 3.1 7.7 7.0 7.7 9.4 8.5 10.4 3.0 1.9 6.4 1.5 3.4 10.3 6.3 7.9 5.4 75 10.7 3.3 4.6 6.9 4.5 5.8 5.6 9.6 4.9 5.2 4.6 5.2 3.3 9.0 6.7 9.0 9.4 8.9 9.3 5.4 3.7 6.9 6.0 113.1 107.9 113.2 109.4 8.2 18.6 -.4 -3.3 1.1 3.8 2.9 6.1 3.9 7.1 2.0 4.9 79.3 111.6 113.5 79.6 111.4 113.5 10.0 .7 2.2 15.7 1.5 1.8 -7.9 -10.8 .0 1.4 12.8 1.1 2.0 -9.3 .9 3.8 4.5 3.0 4.6 3.4 6.1 6.8 .7 6.8 10.3 9.5 9.2 8.1 Special indexes Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Motor fuel, motor oil, coolant, and other products Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 4 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 1.8 .7 1.1 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 5 52 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1 U.S. city average Percent change to Feb. 1988 from— Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Indexes Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Feb. 1987 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 115.4 115.7 116.0 116.5 3.9 0.7 0.4 3.9 0.5 0.3 Region and area size 2 Northeast urban Size A > More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 M M M M 118.3 119S.4 115.6 116.2 118.9 120.0 116.2 117.1 119.2 119.9 117.0 117.2 119.6 120.4 117.5 117.2 4.7 4.8 4.5 3.1 .6 .3 1.1 .1 .3 .4 .4 .0 4.9 4.8 5.1 3.8 .8 .4 1.2 .9 .3 -.1 .7 .1 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 M M M M 113.3 113.9 113.0 113.6 113.4 114.1 113.3 113.4 113.7 114.7 113.5 113.4 114.3 115.1 114.2 114.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.1 .8 .9 .8 1.1 .5 .3 .6 1.1 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.0 .4 .7 .4 -.2 .3 .5 .2 .0 M 110.9 110.6 110.5 111.1 2.4 2.4 -.4 -.1 M M M M 114.0 114.9 114.5 112.8 114.1 114.9 114.8 113.3 114.4 115.2 115.1 113.4 114.8 115.5 115.8 114.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.4 2.8 .4 .3 .5 .5 .3 .3 .3 .1 M 112.6 112.8 112.7 112.7 2.9 -.1 3.2 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 S i z e B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 3 . . . . Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M M 116.2 117.2 115.0 116.0 116.7 117.9 115.8 116.0 116.9 118.2 115.6 115.9 117.5 118.9 115.9 116.2 4.0 4.2 3.9 2.9 .7 .8 .1 .2 3.8 4.0 4.1 2.8 Size classes A4 B C D M M M M 104.7 114.5 114.2 112.7 105.0 115.0 114.5 112.9 105.3 115.2 114.6 113.1 105.7 115.8 115.1 113.5 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.5 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 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) See footnotes at end of table. 53 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.4 -.1 .6 .9 .5 -.1 .2 ,3 -.2 -.1 .3 .2 .1 .2 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Index—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Indexes Area Chicago, (^.-Northwestern Ind.... LA-Long Beach. Anaheim, Calif. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Phfladelphia, Pa.-NJ San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Pricing schedule1 M M M M M Miami, Fla. S i Louis, MO.-III Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 2 2 2 2 Baltimore, Md Boston Mass aeveiaW on^'Z".ZZ"IZ Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 115.7 118.5 120.6 118.9 117.4 115.3 118.9 121.3 119.3 118.4 116.6 119.7 121.1 119.3 117.9 116.9 120.6 121.5 119.6 119.1 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 117.7 122.1 115.1 115.1 114.2 119.2 4.8 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.2 4.1 116.1 120.1 113.9 114.5 113.4 118.3 113.9 112.6 107.3 113.0 114.0 113.7 108.0 113.3 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 3 Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 1.4 1.4 .2 .3 .6 Feb. 1988 0.3 .8 .3 .3 1.0 Percent change to Feb. 1988 from— Feb. 1987 Dec. 1987 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.0 0.8 1.0 .4 .3 .4 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 .1 1.0 .7 .3 Jan. 1988 1.1 .7 -.2 .0 -.4 .8 1.7 1.1 .5 .7 .8 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 54 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1962-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Index Group Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 West South North Central Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 106.4 -.2 .1 -.5 -1.1 .4 .0 .0 1.4 3.7 -.8 -1.2 84.1 77.7 2.9 2.6 .1 -.6 -1.1 .1 .9 -1.0 1.1 .5 -.7 2.6 1.5 -.4 .2 -.1 .4 -.5 .1 .1 .1 .2 106.5 103.8 105.6 98.3 122.6 110.0 108.6 111.1 111.5 3.1 1.1 1.5 -1.0 2.8 1.9 2.3 1.1 1.2 7.5 8.0 4.0 4.4 4.7 2.5 7.5 1.3 2.0 1.4 -.1 118.2 116.5 118.1 120.4 107.7 108.1 113.0 125.8 5.1 5.3 6.1 5.3 -2.5 2.3 9.1 3.0 3.6 3.4 2.8 4.8 2.0 3.2 4.9 1.0 2.0 1.2 -2.5 4.0 4.4 5.0 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.1 -.4 -.2 -2.9 -.4 113.9 113.7 112.4 119.3 109.9 106.6 119.0 110.6 109.9 107.7 107.1 114.9 116.5 115.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 5.3 1.8 1.4 3.5 .9 1.7 1.6 -1.9 2.9 3.3 2.9 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity , Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 121.6 136.4 140.0 134.2 138.3 142.2 142.7 122.6 128.4 114.5 94.9 88.3 5.6 8.2 6.1 6.3 5.7 9.0 9.1 7.6 .2 .4 1.2 3.1 4.7 5.0 3.3 11.1 2.7 -.4 -1.3 .1 .0 .7 1.2 .3 -1.1 -1.1 114.4 122.7 128.9 121.9 134.6 124.7 124.6 107.0 111.8 102.8 103.2 96.1 .9 .5 .1 79.9 79.1 4.9 5.5 -.7 -.8 74.5 73.7 104.4 97.4 102.9 2.4 -3.1 -.1 -1.2 -1.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 110.6 108.8 105.5 110.9 114.6 107.0 115.0 122.3 , 103.1 113.6 113.6 .9 .9 .0 2.9 2.1 -1.4 1.4 .2 .2 .7 .5 -.8 -.8 5.3 6.0 2.3 10.0 7.1 3.2 -.7 .2 114.5 113.7 111.0 117.5 123.6 106.3 112.2 116.2 -1.4 2.0 10.6 4.7 -.8 .8 See footnotes at end of table. 55 .3 .3 .4 .5 1.2 .0 -.1 .4 -.1 1.5 .4 .1 .3 .6 2.5 2.8 3.9 1.8 9.6 2.4 2.3 3.9 2.8 5.8 1.9 1.1 118.6 118.4 115.5 119.7 113.8 106.4 125.2 113.4 114.3 114.7 110.2 115.7 124.9 120.8 -1.6 -5.5 2.9 2.8 2.5 4.5 2.0 -.4 112.9 116.4 124.6 117.8 137.6 117.6 117.2 111.6 111.0 112.4 107.6 100.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 89.2 121.3 107.9 115.7 115.5 114.2 119.6 111.3 105.2 126.7 111.2 115.3 110.0 103.7 116.8 117.9 118.3 109.5 110.3 120.9 112.6 112.1 109.3 108.6 117.7 120.8 115.0 3.6 98.1 101.3 109.8 93.7 122.3 106.1 101.6 113.3 109.9 0.5 3.2 3.1 2.9 4.8 2.7 2.0 4.2 1.6 1.9 2.6 -.9 3.4 3.5 3.4 114.3 186.0 -.1 5.2 4.0 115.6 0.3 -1.6 .3 .4 .4 117.5 189.9 3.3 4.7 1.0 -.3 0.3 114.8 186.2 119.6 188.3 8.8 4.7 4.7 .5 .2 12.8 .5 3.7 6.1 1.5 0.5 .1 115.6 -.1 113.2 .3 117.1 -.4 -1.8 .2 .2 -.4 .7 .2 1.9 -.1 6.4 .5 1.1 .0 1.0 -.5 2.0 .6 .3 .3 .1 1.1 1.2 .4 2.9 3.4 4.3 3.9 4.4 5.4 3.4 14.2 4.2 4.1 -4.8 102.3 -3.0 3.1 3.4 -2.8 .8 .2 86.6 88.0 1.9 7.1 -.5 -.5 102.1 -.4 .1 .3 -.1 120.7 109.0 105.3 114.0 111.7 -.2 3.5 4.1 2.0 2.9 2.1 2.6 .4 1.8 1.4 .8 1.7 -1.0 .1 113.9 111.8 111.5 111.7 113.2 107.8 114.6 125.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.6 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.8 1.4 5.6 -.2 -.6 .6 .2 136.1 129.3 137.3 NA 105.3 108.1 .0 104.5 .1 116.8 -.5 90.2 2.9 3.1 2.8 1.5 -1.2 -2.5 .5 .4 1.6 .3 7.0 .0 -.1 -5.3 119.6 126.1 132.6 132.4 -.4 6.7 .5 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 West South North Central Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 108.1 105.7 78.5 77.5 83.0 125.3 123.3 4.1 4.5 1.9 2.0 7.3 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.5 5.9 7.0 99.9 1.3 127.5 121.5 8.1 1.2 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 140.0 135.8 140.9 142.4 5.9 6.3 5.9 7.0 133.7 137.2 133.0 131.9 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.4 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 120.0 112.5 129.4 4.3 3.4 5.2 118.1 114.6 123.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 .6 112.4 1.2 125.7 Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 138.4 141.4 124.3 147.2 7.0 8.6 4.5 7.3 132.3 146.7 113.7 140.4 6.7 11.4 3.5 6.0 119.6 4.7 114.3 110.2 118.6 104.5 102.1 108.8 3.0 3.6 2.6 3.5 .5 101.4 108.7 129.7 141.9 5.6 1.0 6.1 8.2 110.5 125.4 140.9 134.8 -.3 5.6 5.9 6.1 106.4 115.0 115.1 116.6 79.0 79.0 -0.3 -.4 -.4 -.3 .0 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.9 -1.4 1.0 -.2 -.4 -.2 -.1 -0.2 -.3 -.2 .0 .0 -.9 -.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 3.3 6.5 79.8 119.3 132.1 -2.8 -.4 5.1 4.7 -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 .1 -.6 -.5 -.5 -.8 -.5 .8 -.2 96.9 2.1 .9 139.0 121.2 5.3 1.8 -.5 .2 136.0 137.1 135.9 132.0 6.8 6.2 7.0 6.5 .5 .6 .5 .6 4.0 3.5 4.4 119.6 113.8 127.5 4.8 3.6 5.8 1.0 133.9 141.6 117.0 146.6 5.6 7.3 3.2 5.8 133.1 141.2 117.3 147.0 7.0 7.6 3.8 7.9 .4 .6 .0 .5 3.6 114.8 3.3 117.5 4.0 108.8 113.9 105.7 103.4 113.7 3.3 2.7 3.6 5.2 8.0 1.6 4.7 110.5 115.6 107.4 104.5 116.5 3.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 5.3 109.6 115.7 105.7 103.5 111.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.8 .6 .3 .9 1.0 2.8 100.4 108.5 120.7 125.8 3.7 1.5 4.0 4.7 .0 -.1 .5 .7 101.1 111.5 119.8 119.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.7 101.2 108.8 125.2 133.7 2.7 2.6 4.7 4.5 .0 .6 .5 .5 111.9 121.4 133.0 126.0 .6 3.5 6.2 5.3 -.1 113.7 .3 125.5 .5 135.1 2.1 3.0 6.2 4.9 116.7 130.2 135.9 130.9 2.8 4.4 7.0 6.4 .5 .0 .5 .7 113.4 115.8 76.5 76.3 76.3 75.4 83.3 111.2 119.8 2.6 2.6 1.5 1.6 6.5 1.2 1.1 1.3 .9 1.8 1.7 3.7 -0.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 -1.0 96.3 .6 -.2 124.2 126.6 104.5 103.2 113.7 105.1 117.9 118.6 116.4 77.5 77.4 76.2 2.8 3.3 2.9 3.5 7.2 .8 -.9 -1.0 -.9 76.2 -1.0 82.2 .5 118.3 .0 125.6 3.0 5.1 4.2 99.0 2.1 4.4 3.0 132.7 116.5 4.7 -5.1 .6 135.6 6.4 7.5 6.2 7.0 137.7 135.1 135.3 117.9 .2 .8 -.1 .1 -.8 -1.2 -.6 .4 -.2 .0 -.2 .5 108.2 107.3 115.6 117.1 115.8 77.0 76.6 76.0 75.2 -1.4 -1.7 -.9 .9 1.2 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages .., Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter 2 Household services less rent of shelter 2 Transportation services Medical care services Other services .6 -.3 1.3 2.1 6.0 -.8 See footnotes at end of table. 56 130.4 1.1 3.1 -.1 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 West South North Central Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 119.8 114.4 119.0 118.5 105.1 103.1 102.5 110.6 127.7 128.6 84.3 124.5 126.2 114.0 79.2 132.9 4.9 3.2 3.7 4.7 2.7 3.7 5.5 3.6 3.8 6.1 .7 5.1 5.4 2.3 4.8 6.8 0.5 .4 .5 .3 1.3 2.0 .1 .8 -.1 .1 -1.3 .6 .7 1.6 -1.4 .3 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 114.4 112.1 115.1 113.2 106.0 103.9 101.2 108.7 122.4 119.4 86.5 118.5 119.7 114.2 76.6 123.3 3.9 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.5 4.9 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.7 .6 3.9 4.2 3.9 1.2 4.4 0.7 .4 .6 .6 .9 1.5 .0 .8 .3 .5 -.3 .6 .8 1.1 -.9 .5 114.6 114.6 117.5 113.3 107.6 104.9 101.7 110.1 125.5 117.8 87.9 118.6 119.4 115.9 78.2 121.6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.5 3.6 2.9 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.9 .9 3.4 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 57 0.4 .4 .4 .7 1.1 -.3 .4 -.9 117.9 115.0 119.6 116.3 106.2 104.4 102.5 109.8 128.9 124.1 87.3 121.1 122.4 113.9 78.0 126.8 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.9 4.5 1.0 4.1 4.3 3.6 -1.3 4.7 0.5 .6 .7 .5 .9 1.0 .2 .6 .4 .5 -.2 .6 .6 1.0 -.6 .4 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category 115.8 188.1 3.9 116.0 115.9 114.4 120.5 111.3 106.5 124.1 112.9 113.8 110.0 -.4 107.8 118.7 119.2 .6 117.0 .3 1.3 .1 5.6 -.2 -.2 -.7 -.9 -.2 -.3 -.4 4.1 4.9 1.0 -.8 .4 105.7 105.7 4.0 0.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products .. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 104.6 104.5 104.6 105.7 102.3 102.4 112.5 102.7 102.7 104.1 99.5 105.3 104.3 105.7 3.2 3.0 2.5 4.5 2.4 1.9 4.0 1.0 1.5 1.4 -1.4 2.9 3.6 4.7 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .4 .0 -1.4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3 Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities . Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 105.4 107.0 107.6 105.3 116.0 106.7 106.8 103.9 105.4 101.4 101.5 101.2 4.2 5.5 5.5 4.3 9.8 5.4 5.5 3.1 4.6 .6 .6 -.5 114.2 116.8 104.3 100.1 102.0 96.9 101.9 102.5 102.1 104.0 102.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel .... Infants' and toddlers' apparel. Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 107.9 108.2 104.1 111.0 102.5 105.8 113.0 105.0 All items All items (December 1977=100) -3.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.9 4.5 4.6 3.1 5.7 -3.: 4.1 7.8 3.3 See footnotes at end of table. 58 113.5 183.0 3.5 0.4 114.4 114.5 111.7 118.5 108.8 105.7 -1.9 120.4 109.6 111.0 105.8 104.9 113.9 .4 120.6 .3 114.5 2.6 2.7 1.7 4.4 -.3 1.7 4.3 1.2 2.0 1.4 -2.5 3.8 4.6 2.5 -.2 -.1 -.4 .0 -.5 -.6 -.7 -.3 -.3 2.2 .1 -1.2 .3 .7 -1.7 -2.2 -1.1 -.1 -.2 112.6 119.3 124.2 119.9 125.6 122.8 122.3 109.7 112.3 108.2 103.6 96.2 2.8 4.2 3.5 2.7 5.5 4.5 4.4 -2.7 -5.8 4.2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .1 -.2 1.0 .3 .2 -7.3 -9.9 -1.8 -.1 .5 3.6 4.4 -.6 -.8 76.1 73.6 3.3 6.4 .1 -.3 103.7 110.3 117.3 100.0 125.6 106.6 .7 102.4 -.1 113.8 .1 108.9 2.7 3.3 3.7 1.9 3.2 -.2 -1.1 1.4 1.1 -.3 -.1 -.3 100.7 104.7 110.7 96.7 122.2 108.1 105.0 112.1 110.1 -.6 -.1 -.6 1.4 .5 1.5 2.0 .3 .9 .5 .6 .5 .6 -.7 .6 1.2 -.9 .2 115.; 114.4 116.1 117.3 119.3 108.3 110.8 121.1 3.9 3.9 4.7 3.6 6.4 1.4 6.0 4.2 3.6 4.0 2.0 6.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 110.1 109.1 107.8 112.3 112.5 103.3 110.4 116.3 7.0 7.8 4.6 11.4 7.8 4.8 6.0 -.6 4.1 4.5 1.6 7.7 1.9 3.0 2.1 .2 115.1 185.1 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 5.2 2.1 .9 7.0 1.4 1.0 2.6 -1.9 4.0 3.7 3.4 114.9 114.8 112.5 .0 117.6 1.6 108.5 -.5 106.2 -1.1 121.6 112.5 112.0 109.9 108.9 116.4 120.0 116.5 3.0 3.1 2.8 5.6 2.6 1.5 5.6 .7 3.2 -.6 -3.0 3.4 3.6 2.6 116.6 125.0 135.2 126.0 146.3 128.2 128.2 114.3 113.4 115.4 103.0 95.4 3.9 5.5 6.5 4.0 12.5 5.3 5.3 3.3 1.8 4.7 1.2 .5 .6 115.1 .9 120.8 1.2 126.6 120.7 3.2 131.9 124.3 124.4 3.9 107.8 7.4 111.6 .5 103.3 -.1 109.9 -.5 103.3 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.1 5.9 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.8 2.1 3.3 3.3 -.8 -.8 78.6 78.4 3.8 4.8 -.3 -1.0 82.4 78.5 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.5 -.1 .6 1.1 -.5 104.6 101.6 108.5 89.5 122.5 108.2 104.9 112.8 112.2 2.6 .1 .9 -2.0 1.9 1.4 1.1 2.6 1.6 .7 -.6 -.9 3.8 4.2 2.4 7.4 3.0 1.7 .1 112.6 110.5 111.7 113.8 107.6 104.5 105.4 124.4 2.6 2.5 3 3.1 .7 -1.5 6.0 2.5 3.0 3.4 2.8 5.4 1.6 0.5 0.4 .1 .1 -.1 -.3 .6 .8 1.5 .1 5.4 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A 2 Index Group Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Percent change Index from— Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category 105.2 105.9 101.5 101.7 108.5 113.6 113.6 115.6 113.0 112.5 105.6 105.9 3.0 3.6 2.5 2.8 6.5 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.0 3.4 4.9 5.0 -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 .0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -.9 .9 -.3 106.6 105.5 115.4 115.3 116.2 77.7 77.4 76.7 76.3 81.7 119.6 125.6 3.7 3.6 1.9 2.2 6.9 1.7 1.6 1.2 .9 3.7 3.6 6.2 -0.3 -.3 -.4 -.3 .1 -.9 -.9 -.6 -1.0 -.6 .3 .1 105.1 104.1 115.2 116.0 115.9 76.3 76.1 75.4 75.4 81.6 115.3 124.2 2.4 2.5 1.6 2.1 6.8 -.4 -.5 -.9 -.9 1.9 4.0 3.8 -0.2 -.3 -.4 -.3 .1 -1.0 -1.0 -.8 -1.3 -.7 .4 .2 105.0 103.2 115.9 116.4 116.8 74.6 74.4 73.4 73.7 78.4 115.3 118.3 3.2 3.0 2.0 2.6 7.5 .5 .4 .1 .5 -.3 5.5 3.0 -0.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 .0 -.9 -.8 -.8 -.8 -1.0 .8 -.5 101.6 .7 -2 99.1 4.2 1.2 98.1 1.3 .3 103.5 2.7 .1 106.8 99.6 5.8 -1.1 -.3 .6 131.3 127.1 6.5 4.0 -.2 -.2 130.7 122.3 4.4 1.2 .2 -.2 122.0 136.7 3.1 6.4 -.7 1.7 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 .6 .5 .7 .8 133.9 139.5 132.7 131.2 6.0 7.1 5.8 6.1 .5 .7 .5 .5 135.7 135.5 135.8 135.8 6.7 5.7 6.9 7.9 .4 .5 .4 .2 134.1 136.0 133.5 134.5 4.7 6.7 4.1 5.5 .8 1.4 .5 .7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 105.5 104.7 106.1 4.8 3.7 5.6 .8 .6 .8 115.3 109.1 124.6 3.2 2.6 3.8 .3 .3 .3 121.5 115.4 130.4 5.0 3.4 6.8 .4 .4 .4 114.5 114.0 115.4 3.5 4.6 2.1 .3 .0 .6 Other aoods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 108.4 112.2 104.7 108.4 6.9 8.4 3.7 7.5 .4 .4 .3 .3 135.6 142.2 118.5 148.6 6.3 7.5 3.6 6.8 .2 .1 .2 .3 132.4 143.9 115.7 142.8 6.2 9.8 4.2 5.0 .3 .7 .1 .1 129.7 143.5 113.1 137.9 5.5 10.5 2.6 4.5 .2 .3 .3 .2 105.7 4.0 .4 115.8 3.9 .5 115.1 3.3 .4 113.5 3.5 .4 105.4 104.6 106.0 108.7 108.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 4.1 4.6 .7 .2 1.0 1.6 4.2 109.0 116.0 105.0 102.0 110.5 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.3 2.5 .6 .4 .7 1.2 3.4 109.0 114.9 105.6 103.4 114.4 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.6 3.9 .5 .1 .8 1.4 4.0 108.4 114.4 104.8 100.9 109.3 3.6 2.6 4.2 5.2 7.8 .6 -.2 .9 1.5 4.5 109.0 102.4 106.0 107.0 3.8 2.5 4.7 5.5 -.1 .3 .3 .2 100.1 109.2 123.4 130.2 3.7 2.2 4.7 5.5 -.1 .1 .5 .9 100.5 108.8 122.3 125.1 3.5 1.1 3.9 3.4 .1 .0 .5 .9 98.9 110.4 119.8 123.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.1 .1 .2 .3 .2 101.4 104.7 109.0 107.0 .9 3.9 6.8 6.3 -.1 .2 .7 .5 112.3 127.4 132.7 131.5 1.3 5.4 5.8 5.3 .0 -.1 .5 .3 117.5 124.7 135.8 129.4 3.0 3.8 6.9 5.3 .0 .2 .4 .2 114.0 122.9 133.5 122.1 .6 4.2 4.1 3.1 -.1 .1 .5 .4 Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars ... . Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services ... . Professional medical services . . . Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services * Rent of shelter 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 59 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A ' Group Index 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 3 ..... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurabtes less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurabtes Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 106.0 105.2 105.5 105.6 106.0 108.4 108.5 106.5 104.9 105.7 106.3 105.7 106.0 105.0 113.6 106.4 4.3 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.5 .6 4.3 4.7 3.7 2.0 5.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 .0 -.6 .5 .7 1.3 -1.0 .3 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 115.8 113.4 117.0 114.7 105.4 102.7 101.0 108.9 125.2 122.4 85.9 120.1 121.2 113.6 77.8 125.8 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.8 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.9 4.6 .9 4.2 4.4 3.1 1.8 5.1 0.5 1.1 .0 .7 .2 .6 -.7 .7 -.9 115.2 113.9 116.6 113.8 105.9 104.0 101.4 109.1 126.6 120.7 89.7 118.9 120.0 114.3 77.3 123.8 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 4.5 3.6 1.8 3.5 3.5 2.9 .1 4.0 0.6 1.4 .7 .2 .5 -.4 1.0 -1.0 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Data not available. 60 113.2 112.3 115.1 111.9 105.0 101.4 99.7 107.7 123.6 117.8 85.3 117.6 118.5 113.9 74.9 121.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.1 5.0 3.9 3.9 2.5 3.2 .4 3.7 3.9 4.5 .8 3.6 0.4 .4 .3 .3 .8 1.3 .1 .7 .1 .1 .0 .3 .5 1.1 -.8 .2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Size class B Size class A Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Feb. 1988 117.2 194.7 3.1 0.0 -.2 -.2 -.7 -.7 .5 -.7 -2.7 -.9 .6 .2 116.0 116.1 112.5 118.5 108.6 101.7 123.8 112.0 124.4 115.0 2.6 2.7 1.4 5.1 1.1 .6 -.1 5.1 -2.4 5.4 .0 .5 .7 4.4 -.1 119.4 134.1 131.8 2.9 5.0 .5 137.0 100.0 6.0 -15.0 6.4 6.4 .5 Feb. 1988 117.5 189.0 4.5 0.4 118.5 118.5 116.0 121.5 114.0 106.9 123.4 115.8 124.2 121.0 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.6 1.9 3.9 5.7 2.8 4.6 4.0 .2 .4 1.1 .1 4.3 .1 .1 -1.5 -1.1 121.6 138.6 146.3 94.7 86.0 5.2 7.3 6.4 9.0 1.6 7.6 7.7 .7 .6 -.9 -.9 -.3 -1.2 -1.1 .7 77.5 77.4 102.8 98.3 103.7 88.0 108.8 4.4 4.9 2.6 -.7 1.0 -4.8 1.5 6.1 6.8 2.0 11.5 4.2 105.2 103.4 105.8 105.8 96.0 -.3 -.5 -1.5 -1.6 104.9 Feb. 1988 120.4 186.1 4.8 0.4 119.3 119.1 116.2 119.8 115.1 107.1 125.8 113.1 125.6 122.3 3.8 3.7 3.2 5.0 2.3 3.7 4.6 1.8 4.2 6.3 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.1 121.6 135.5 5.7 8.4 139.1 6.7 132.2 5.8 142.4 9.6 9.2 9.4 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 Mar. 1987 Mar. 1987 Percent change from— Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 139.7 140.1 94.1 88.8 81.3 80.7 102.4 96.0 100.4 89.9 108.3 -1.1 -1.6 4.5 5.1 .3 -2.9 -2.0 -4.7 1.3 .3 -.2 -2.2 -.6 -.1 -3.0 -.1 .3 .6 147.5 139.0 144.5 145.4 14.5 -.7 -.7 -1.7 -2.7 143.2 143.7 98.2 89.6 -3.1 -.1 -.2 .0 .1 -.2 -1.1 -.2 .4 -.3 -.3 -.4 .0 -.1 .0 -.6 -.6 -.1 -.1 -4.9 .5 106.3 102.0 109.6 84.5 1.7 103.0 -15.8 -3.5 -.5 -.5 -.4 .1 .0 .1 .1 3.2 3.2 5.8 1.6 -.3 4.1 4.4 6.8 5.6 -1.8 113.4 112.1 116.5 112.5 103.2 .2 -.4 2.3 -4.3 .6 3.2 3.3 1.1 6.5 1.0 3.9 3.5 6.8 6.8 2.6 7.5 7.7 8.3 -.2 -.3 -1.7 -1.7 -2.0 -1.8 -1.2 .8 103.9 80.1 80.1 78.2 79.9 82.5 124.8 106.8 105.0 76.2 76.0 72.7 75.7 81.6 130.9 3.0 2.9 .5 .4 -.7 .3 1.5 3.3 -.4 -.4 -2.2 -2.3 -2.5 -2.2 -2.2 -.2 -1.3 -.9 -.9 -1.2 -3.3 78.2 76.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 -6.8 -4.3 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 110.5 108.2 103.2 109.4 109.1 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109.5 83.1 119.4 4.3 5.1 5.5 5.3 6.1 4.9 5.9 -.1 Medical care Entertainment 141.7 121.4 6.2 4.6 .9 .0 136.2 112.5 4.8 3.0 .5 .2 135.1 122.8 5.5 5.0 .4 .1 Other goods and services Personal care 139.3 126.9 7.2 5.0 .4 1.0 137.9 119.1 7.6 3.1 .1 .3 134.6 114.2 5.4 .8 .5 1.2 107.5 79.1 79.1 79.6 76.9 -1.2 2.2 See footnotes at end of table. 61 -1.5 -1.7 -1.4 -.2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Size class B Size class A Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 117.5 4.5 0.4 117.2 3.1 0.0 .7 -.3 1.5 2.5 .2 .1 .9 107.8 118.5 101.6 97.5 107.4 129.5 135.9 3.3 3.8 2.9 5.5 -.7 5.7 4.2 -.2 1.1 1.8 .2 .2 .6 107.4 116.0 102.4 101.7 103.7 129.3 135.2 1.4 2.6 .7 2.8 -2.4 4.5 5.1 .0 -.1 .1 1.0 -1.0 -.1 .3 .4 .4 .5 -1.3 1.4 2.3 1.0 -.1 .1 111.7 116.5 123.3 83.5 102.2 98.5 107.6 125.2 128.8 3.5 4.6 4.8 3.0 2.9 5.3 4.6 4.1 5.9 .3 .3 .7 -2.2 1.0 1.5 .7 -.3 .2 112.7 116.3 122.2 83.6 102.8 102.2 108.6 128.3 128.7 2.2 2.9 3.6 -2.0 .6 2.6 2.6 3.8 4.4 .2 .0 .1 -.9 .1 .9 .5 .5 -.1 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 120.4 4.8 0.4 111.6 119.3 105.7 103.5 109.9 129.3 143.1 3.1 3.8 2.6 3.1 1.9 6.2 6.3 115.5 119.3 124.9 84.8 106.3 104.6 112.1 128.1 128.1 3.3 4.8 5.1 .8 2.8 3.4 3.5 3.7 6.2 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special Indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 62 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Size class A Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 115.1 190.0 3.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 114.3 114.2 113.3 118.5 111.9 108.8 119.8 110.6 116.0 115.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 4.5 2.6 1.2 2.9 .5 3.0 2.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 115.4 3.1 4.9 4.7 3.9 7.0 4.9 5.0 -.9 -2.3 125.3 131.1 125.3 131.6 127.3 127.2 99.7 92.7 114.2 184.5 3.8 0.6 114.6 182.4 4.1 1.1 111.1 178.2 2.4 0.5 3.6 3.8 3.2 7.9 1.6 .6 5.4 2.6 4.7 1.3 .4 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.3 -.8 .5 1.2 113.5 113.1 111.2 119.4 107.0 103.1 119.0 111.4 117.2 118.0 2.5 2.4 2.0 5.0 .7 .4 5.5 .5 3.0 4.8 .1 .0 -.3 -1.6 -.4 .6 .7 113.0 113.1 111.7 122.4 107.1 103.8 118.3 111.9 115.7 111.3 -.1 .9 -.3 .0 -3.6 1.5 .3 .3 114.1 114.0 111.7 119.8 109.0 107.5 117.5 108.9 118.6 115.7 2.8 2.8 2.0 6.0 .0 5.0 .0 1.6 4.3 3.0 .1 .0 -.4 .0 -1.0 -.6 .0 .1 .5 1.9 3.2 5.4 3.9 4.3 3.3 5.8 6.0 1.3 .4 117.6 123.3 133.0 117.8 160.0 123.9 123.9 112.7 106.0 4.3 5.8 9.3 3.2 21.5 4.7 4.8 3.7 5.2 1.9 3.4 5.1 -.2 15.3 2.8 2.8 .1 .2 106.6 108.9 112.9 108.1 115.9 112.6 112.2 104.4 95.4 .6 1.4 -.1 5.5 -.2 -.2 -.2 .0 114.2 125.7 129.3 126.1 131.0 127.9 128.4 100.5 94.1 -.4 -.1 .7 -.3 3.2 -.4 -.4 -1.0 -.1 4.2 7.5 1.9 .3 3.5 -3.9 -2.0 -.7 -1.6 .0 .6 -.5 2.3 1.1 74.1 72.0 -1.2 -1.9 -.3 .3 63.6 63.5 90.9 115.6 109.7 .7 2.6 -1.4 5.4 6.1 4.0 .5 3.6 4.3 2.7 6.7 .7 107.0 104.9 105.9 103.7 110.2 .0 102.5 101.8 .7 .7 1.6 .7 -.5 -1.8 75.6 75.3 76.0 75.0 0.3 .0 79.5 78.7 99.8 95.4 101.2 90.4 105.4 1.0 3.3 -1.8 -2.5 -1.8 -2.9 1.2 .2 -.1 -.1 74.8 74.8 103.8 100.0 113.5 88.4 103.6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 115.1 114.6 114.2 115.5 105.0 8.3 8.9 5.9 15.0 3.4 4.1 4.4 2.6 7.1 1.4 117.1 116.7 106.1 129.1 99.5 3.4 3.5 -3.2 8.0 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 105.0 -.3 -.5 -1.0 106.8 77.8 76.1 83.7 121.2 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.8 2.5 Medical care Entertainment 134.8 119.0 Other goods and services Personal care 133.9 113.4 103.7 77.6 77.4 -3.9 1.0 85.8 145.3 4.1 4.1 1.8 1.6 3.2 .4 5.0 4.4 6.1 5.2 1.4 132.1 114.7 5.1 3.1 6.9 2.7 -.3 131.8 118.8 7.1 4.9 See footnotes at end of table. -.5 -.9 -.1 63 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 -.8 105.3 77.1 77.0 76.4 75.3 .5 .6 .4 1.5 95.7 129.0 101.0 .8 .7 -.3 3.3 1.0 .8 .1 .6 -1.1 -.5 -.1 .9 103.9 106.0 .6 2.6 -1.1 .6 -2.3 4.2 .0 4.9 4.9 3.2 3.8 7.3 2.4 2.6 .8 3.7 2.2 120.9 121.1 107.0 135.4 110.9 11.9 12.9 3.4 22.8 5.5 9.9 10.7 2.3 2.5 1.2 -.2 -.1 103.2 100.8 73.2 1.7 1.1 -.7 -.8 -.7 -1.0 -2.7 12.2 .3 .0 -1.6 -1.5 -1.6 -1.1 -3.2 6.3 131.2 117.5 4.2 3.9 .7 .1 129.7 110.8 4.9 -2.0 .6 .1 78.2 117.7 1.1 1.5 1.4 -1.0 -2.1 134.2 118.9 9.2 4.7 130.4 113.2 7.1 7.8 -1.7 -1.6 104.1 106.5 72.9 73.2 -1.7 72.3 -2.0 72.5 -.9 153.9 -1.6 1.0 -.4 -1.6 -.2 -.9 .9 -.4 4.6 17.5 5.4 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes, 1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 115.1 3.7 0.3 114.2 3.8 109.6 114.3 106.6 104.9 108.1 121.2 134.3 3.4 2.6 4.0 5.5 1.7 3.9 6.1 .6 .3 .8 1.5 -.4 107.7 113.0 104.8 102.4 108.4 122.1 129.1 2.8 3.6 2.3 3.6 .8 4.5 5.0 112.3 114.0 119.4 85.5 106.9 105.4 109.9 121.6 119.8 3.3 3.6 4.2 -.7 4.0 5.3 4.1 3.1 3.7 111.5 113.1 119.1 85.1 104.9 102.7 107.5 121.3 121.4 3.1 3.7 4.0 .9 2.2 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.8 .6 114.6 4.1 1.1 111.1 2.4 0.5 107.2 113.5 103.8 100.2 108.9 123.3 134.4 2.8 2.5 3.1 4.5 1.2 5.3 10.2 .3 109.4 114.1 106.5 103.9 109.6 113.9 131.3 3.5 2.8 3.9 5.7 2.0 1.4 3.9 1.0 .1 1.6 3.1 .0 .1 .8 112.2 113.5 118.4 91.0 104.2 101.1 106.5 126.3 122.1 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.6 3.4 4.6 4.8 112.2 109.7 114.9 84.6 106.8 104.5 109.4 120.9 111.5 2.9 2.2 2.7 .1 3.9 5.4 4.3 1.9 1.0 .8 .5 .7 -.7 1.6 2.9 1.6 .2 .0 .5 .8 -.1 1.8 1.1 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 64 -.5 1.4 .3 .6 .5 .6 .6 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 -.5 .4 .3 1.8 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Size class A Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category 114.0 184.5 3.2 0.5 112.7 182.9 2.9 0.0 114.9 115.0 112.8 115.7 107.7 112.6 118.6 114.1 120.6 113.9 3.7 3.8 4.3 6.6 4.5 3.6 5.5 2.3 3.0 2.6 .3 113.6 113.8 111.0 118.2 109.8 105.0 118.8 107.2 121.1 110.5 2.4 2.6 1.7 2.3 -1.1 1.5 6.5 2.1 4.5 .6 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.6 -.7 -.3 .4 -.4 111.4 112.6 119.8 113.8 134.6 113.1 112.8 114.8 110.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 1.0 6.9 1.7 1.6 4.5 5.6 1.7 .4 .4 -.2 -.4 112.0 118.8 126.8 120.9 129.6 119.0 117.8 103.6 96.7 2.2 3.7 4.2 2.5 7.7 3.7 3.2 .5 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 .2 .0 -.2 -.3 .2 .5 89.3 75.7 106.7 112.5 114.8 111.5 106.0 3.8 2.9 4.2 5.6 5.0 8.7 .6 .0 .0 -.1 -.4 -.3 -.4 1.2 81.4 72.3 102.0 -1.0 -1.4 -.7 101.2 105.0 88.6 106.3 .1 .6 -3.3 -.2 -.2 -.7 .0 .6 .6 .7 .3 120.9 121.2 120.6 130.4 111.5 4.1 4.3 5.6 4.8 .9 3.6 102.3 3.9 100.4 2.5 108.5 6.7 97.3 .4 88.4 3.8 4.6 7.7 4.4 -2.4 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.5 1.5 103.9 103.2 76.5 -1.2 76.4 75.5 -1.3 75.0 -1.7 -.6 83.6 103.4 101.9 2.6 2.4 -.6 -.6 71.6 -1.2 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 118.2 1.6 1.7 -3.0 -3.2 -3.7 -4.8 2.5 -.5 135.5 119.9 6.1 5.6 132.6 117.0 5.8 4.1 115.8 189.1 3.7 115.7 115.6 113.3 117.5 108.9 108.6 124.6 112.3 120.0 117.0 2.6 2.5 1.9 4.1 1.0 .1 5.1 .6 3.4 3.6 115.2 118.8 132.6 118.3 163.1 120.1 119.8 109.9 103.5 3.9 5.5 8.6 2.1 25.7 4.4 4.4 .0 -.9 84.5 79.5 106.5 104.9 106.9 98.1 111.3 3.6 3.8 3.3 -1.3 -1.0 -2.7 3.0 .6 -1.1 2.0 -.4 .0 115.2 112.7 120.3 113.2 107.9 2.0 2.0 5.6 .9 -.4 3.1 3.5 2.3 5.8 80.7 80.6 79.9 79.1 84.4 108.1 3.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 5.2 -10.9 107.6 106.5 76.9 -1.2 -1.2 76.7 -1.5 76.4 -1.2 75.5 -.9 80.5 3.7 3.7 .3 .3 -.1 -.5 1.8 -.2 -.3 -1.3 127.4 1.4 Medical care... Entertainment. 137.6 123.0 7.4 3.9 133.5 113.4 6.9 1.9 Other goods and services . Personal care 132.4 116.9 5.2 2.2 .1 139.5 -.2 120.3 5.6 2.8 0.3 115.5 186.5 3.3 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products .. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs . Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages , 116.8 116.9 114.5 117.6 111.0 112.7 121.4 114.0 121.7 115.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 4.9 4.2 2.5 2.2 1.9 3.7 4.1 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 112.8 117.0 122.1 118.8 125.4 119.1 118.8 100.4 92.4 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.9 -.2 82.7 80.1 110.9 95.3 94.4 95.0 113.2 4.2 3.8 5.0 -.5 1.1 -4.6 2.5 -.2 -.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel . Footwear 123.1 120.2 118.6 125.4 111.5 7.8 8.1 6.7 9.0 6.1 2.5 2.6 3.5 3.8 .7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular .... Gasoline, unleaded premium , Public transportation 106.5 -.1 -.2 All items All items (December 1977=100). 106.5 See footnotes at end of table. 65 1.6 .1 -.5 .6 .5 .6 -.1 -.3 .1 -.3 2.0 -.5 -.5 -.1 0.6 1.5 .3 -1.3 .7 .2 1.5 .5 .7 -.1 1.8 1.9 .0 -.3 -2.1 -.2 .3 -1.4 -.1 .7 -.1 -.2 .1 .1 .4 -.1 .6 .0 71.3 68.3 70.1 .2 -.8 76.9 -.9 135.9 3.8 -.6 .2 135.1 113.1 4.0 4.6 .6 .5 130.5 113.2 7.1 5.5 .1 .6 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Commodity and service group All Items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 115.5 3.3 111.7 116.8 108.4 105.0 113.9 119.8 137.2 4.3 3.5 4.7 5.3 3.9 2.7 7.4 115.3 114.2 119.9 85.5 108.6 105.4 111.0 126.5 118.0 4.1 3.1 3.5 1.9 4.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 2.2 0.3 115.8 3.7 110.4 115.7 107.2 104.5 110.6 121.7 132.4 2.9 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.6 4.4 6.4 115.1 114.6 119.4 88.0 107.5 105.0 110.3 126.7 120.4 3.0 3.4 4.1 -.3 3.1 2.7 2.7 3.4 4.2 0.6 114.0 3.2 1.0 -.2 .7 .3 110.5 114.9 107.8 106.0 110.5 118.2 135.4 3.1 3.7 2.7 2.9 2.4 3.2 6.2 114.6 112.4 117.3 92.5 108.0 106.2 110.5 124.4 115.8 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.0 2.8 2.9 3.4 4.4 2.8 0.5 112.7 2.9 0.0 107.0 109.7 119.4 134.3 3.0 2.4 3.3 3.9 2.6 2.8 3.1 .1 -.3 .3 .7 -.1 -.1 .4 111.3 110.6 116.9 83.2 103.4 99.0 106.0 123.6 116.7 2.7 2.8 3.3 -.5 3.3 3.8 3.2 2.3 2.7 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 .3 .7 .3 .1 -.2 .3 113.6 .9 103.2 1.5 98.6 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 66 .5 .3 .3 -.3 -.2 .7 -.7 .5 1.0 .7 .2 .8 -.2 1.0 1.4 .9 .0 .2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Size class B ' Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Percent change from— Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.2 180.3 2.9 0.3 1.2 1.2 1.8 -.3 5.3 -.9 1.0 1.1 .2 .8 116.1 115.8 114.6 117.5 113.6 101.4 131.1 111.2 118.2 120.3 3.1 3.2 2.7 3.5 2.6 -.7 7.5 .8 4.2 2.3 -.2 -.4 -.6 .2 .6 .3 -4.3 -.3 .1 1.3 3.6 3.8 4.1 2.5 11.7 3.7 3.7 4.9 5.5 .3 .3 .0 .0 .1 .4 .4 .5 -.2 113.6 118.3 122.8 118.2 114.4 126.3 126.6 107.5 100.8 1.0 .9 -1.4 -.8 -3.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.6 211.5 259.2 -2.9 .0 -.3 .0 -.8 -1.3 .1 .5 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 115.9 188.6 3.9 0.3 .3 3.3 4.9 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 .2 .2 .2 .3 .5 117.0 117.0 117.5 123.8 117.2 104.9 130.6 112.3 116.3 117.2 4.5 4.5 5.4 7.3 5.7 -.4 14.4 .6 3.0 4.1 123.2 130.5 142.4 134.0 142.5 138.2 138.2 108.8 102.4 4.6 5.2 6.7 4.3 17.9 4.6 4.7 3.5 4.0 .7 .5 2.0 .3 9.4 -.2 -.2 1.0 .2 116.7 122.5 129.7 124.7 132.8 127.3 126.9 107.1 102.1 79.3 -.6 -.5 -.6 .2 .5 -.3 110.0 3.7 6.8 1.1 4.0 5.0 1.6 2.0 1.0 81.4 NA 100.4 104.4 116.8 87.1 107.0 .2 5.8 4.8 7.8 1.9 -.6 -.1 -.2 .0 -.3 95.6 100.2 109.6 90.8 106.2 10.5 -4.3 2.2 3.5 .3 .3 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 113.8 111.4 111.2 110.6 106.9 3.5 3.7 3.4 4.2 5.8 2.2 2.6 1.6 5.2 -1.0 109.9 107.0 106.6 107.8 107.9 2.1 2.3 1.4 4.2 -3.2 1.0 1.1 -.3 2.4 .2 116.6 115.9 121.8 114.5 102.9 5.6 5.8 6.8 8.8 -7.3 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 108.1 107.3 75.9 .0 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 .3 106.5 105.5 77.9 77.2 110.1 109.3 80.7 119.0 3.2 3.0 -.1 .1 .5 -1.3 2.8 4.8 -.4 -.5 -1.0 -.8 -.8 73.8 79.8 123.3 2.4 2.5 -3.1 -3.4 -2.5 -4.4 -2.3 1.0 -1.2 .2 .4 78.8 123.1 4.2 4.1 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.0 3.5 5.7 -1.8 -1.8 -1.3 -2.3 -1.1 -.9 Medical care Entertainment 136.2 118.7 7.2 5.1 .7 1.2 133.9 121.0 5.9 5.6 .4 .1 139.2 126.7 6.2 4.1 .1 1.5 Other goods and services Personal care 136.0 120.0 8.0 4.3 .7 .4 130.5 115.6 6.0 5.1 -.5 -1.2 131.6 116.4 6.2 1.5 -.3 -1.3 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 118.9 193.8 4.2 0.6 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 115.5 115.3 113.7 119.3 110.0 107.0 124.7 111.0 118.1 117.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 3.8 1.1 .1 5.4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 75.8 107.0 104.2 117.2 90.9 75.6 75.2 See footnotes at end of table. 67 76.3 75.9 76.7 76.4 75.6 76.0 .1 .0 .3 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.7 6.7 7.1 4.0 13.1 .8 -.6 -.5 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B Size class A Group Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Index Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 118.9 4.2 0.6 109.3 115.5 105.3 103.3 107.9 127.7 136.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 5.2 7.2 115.1 117.9 122.6 85.4 105.9 104.3 109.7 130.4 126.9 3.6 4.1 4.4 .4 2.9 3.1 2.8 5.1 5.0 Mar. 1988 4 Size class C Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.2 2.9 0.3 .4 1.2 -.2 .0 -.4 .2 .3 110.3 116.1 106.8 105.4 109.0 122.2 139.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 5.2 .9 2.7 6.6 .7 -.2 1.4 2.4 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .3 .3 -.7 -.1 .1 .6 .2 .2 116.2 114.6 119.8 87.3 107.3 106.3 111.0 130.5 120.1 3.8 2.7 2.9 2.5 3.2 4.9 4.1 4.7 2.3 .4 .3 .4 -1.2 1.3 2.3 1.1 -.2 -.2 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 115.9 3.9 0.3 .7 .3 .9 1.0 .8 .6 .7 109.4 117.0 104.7 101.6 109.2 122.4 133.3 3.4 4.5 2.7 2.0 3.5 4.4 6.6 .6 .6 .7 -.1 1.0 1.0 .6 .6 .6 114.0 114.7 119.3 88.5 105.2 102.6 109.5 126.4 121.2 4.0 3.8 4.1 2.7 2.7 2.2 3.3 5.2 4.3 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special Indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. NA Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 68 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, March 1988 113.9 118.9 111.2 107.2 123.0 112.0 115.5 116.2 116.0 112.5 119.7 119.8 121.5 118.5 113.8 115.1 114.0 108.6 106.4 107.1 106.9 101.7 125.2 125.8 123.4 123.8 113.4 113.1 115.8 112.0 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 112.4 113.3 111.7 111.2 119.3 118.5 122.4 119.4 109.9 111.9 107.1 107.0 106.6 108.8 103.8 103.1 119.0 119.8 118.3 119.0 110.6 110.6 111.9 111.4 111.7 119.8 109.0 107.5 117.5 108.9 South Size Size Size Size 113.2 114.5 113.3 112.8 117.1 117.6 117.5 115.7 109.5 111.0 108.9 107.7 110.3 112.7 108.6 112.6 120.9 121.4 124.6 118.6 112.6 114.0 112.3 114.1 111.0 118.2 109.8 105.0 118.8 107.2 114.2 113.7 117.5 114.6 119.6 119.3 123.8 117.5 111.3 110.0 117.2 113.6 105.2 107.0 104.9 101.4 126.7 124.7 130.6 131.1 111.2 111.0 112.3 111.2 104.6 114.4 112.5 111.7 105.7 120.5 117.6 118.5 102.3 111.3 108.5 108.8 102.4 106.5 106.2 105.7 112.5 124.1 121.6 120.4 102.7 112.9 112.5 109.6 115.4 114.3 116.8 110.0 116.4 110.4 115.8 115.3 112.6 118.9 112.8 108.7 111.3 116.5 115.4 121.1 116.0 119.2 116.2 121.7 119.8 119.1 121.7 112.0 122.5 117.2 110.8 114.7 120.2 119.9 110.0 116.3 115.6 111.4 115.4 111.4 107.5 111.8 110.1 118.5 110.4 102.7 105.1 113.2 112.8 109.9 111.1 113.6 105.9 111.3 98.2 115.9 109.0 108.1 108.0 104.8 103.5 117.4 105.8 117.0 128.6 116.9 127.3 116.0 119.3 113.8 113.5 126.9 123.3 129.4 119.2 124.2 119.7 129.8 123.2 114.4 110.1 112.1 102.5 115.4 108.0 125.5 111.6 110.9 114.9 113.2 107.4 109.1 113.2 110.5 U.S. city average Region and area size 1 Northeast urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 500,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 500,000 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) West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 2 .... Size classes A3 B C D Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va See footnotes at end of table. 69 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, February 1988 to March 1988 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.1 -1.4 0.2 -.8 -.8 -.7 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.7 .0 -.4 -.6 .5 .1 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.2 -2.9 -3.0 -2.7 -1.1 -.4 -.1 -.9 -.2 -.1 .0 -.2 .3 .8 .0 -.3 -.4 -.3 -1.3 .0 -1.8 .2 -.4 .5 1.5 1 urban More than 1,200,000 .. 500,000 to 1,200,000 . 50,000 to 500,000 SizeC- 50,000 to 360,000 -.1 .3 .3 -.2 .9 Size D • Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) -.4 .0 -1.0 -.6 .0 .0 .9 .5 1.0 .2 .1 .3 .4 -.5 -.5 -1.3 -.1 .4 .6 .7 .7 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 .... SizeB- 360,000 to 1,200,000... -1.6 -.8 -3.6 South urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 .. Size B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 . Size C - 50,000 to 450,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .4 .7 .4 .4 -1.4 1.6 1.5 .7 -.4 -.6 -.7 -.3 .4 -.4 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 2 .... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .4 .4 1.8 -.6 .5 .6 -.3 .2 1.2 .5 5.3 .6 .0 .2 -.9 .3 -.1 .2 1.0 -4.3 .4 .2 1.1 -.3 -.1 .4 -.1 -.4 .4 .0 -.3 .0 .4 1.6 .4 -.5 .0 -.5 .2 -.6 -1.1 -1.9 -.7 .4 -2.1 .2 .3 2.1 .0 .1 .5 .4 -.6 .8 -1.2 .5 -.3 2.5 1.2 1.4 .6 -.2 1.0 -.8 -.8 -2.5 -1.0 -1.9 1.0 -.4 1.9 1.1 -.3 1.4 .3 .6 -.7 A. B. C. D. -1.4 .0 .4 .6 -.3 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 2 .1 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B 1.2 .5 2.9 .6 .3 .5 2.3 -.4 -2.2 .6 .0 2.1 3.0 1.0 .9 -.2 -6.4 -.7 -1.4 2.7 -.1 -.3 .5 .2 .3 .0 1.0 -.4 -1.3 .5 -1.0 -2.2 .3 -3.8 -2.3 -5.5 .1 -1.6 5.3 1.2 cross classification will no longer be published. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 70 .2 -.4 .0 1.0 1.1 -1.4 .9 .5 1.6 -.3 -.6 2.2 -.6 1.3 .1 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change,February 1988 to March 1988 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Expenditure category All items Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 .2 .2 .0 .2 .5 .4 -.1 -1.4 .2 .4 .5 .1 .1 .2 .5 1.2 .8 .5 .4 .5 .6 .5 .3 .5 .3 .5 .4 1.2 -.2 -.2 -.6 .1 -.4 -.5 .3 -2.3 -.3 .3 .6 -.9 -1.0 -1.9 -.3 -2.2 -2.2 .0 -5.5 -.6 .5 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.9 .6 2.1 1.5 -1.3 5.3 1.3 .3 -.5 .6 .3 .6 .5 1.3 .1 .1 .2 .7 1.3 -.2 1.5 6.8 .4 .5 1.4 1.4 .2 -2.1 -1.8 .2 .4 .8 .5 1.4 .1 .2 -1.3 -.4 -1.1 -1.6 -1.6 .2 .3 .0 1.6 -.8 -1.0 -.2 -1.0 -.7 .0 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 2.2 -1.0 Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... .3 .5 1.2 .1 4.8 .2 .2 -.2 -.3 -.1 .6 -2.1 .0 1.5 -.1 2.8 -.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 3.7 4.1 2.3 7.0 1.4 3.2 3.4 4.8 1.6 5.9 -1.6 -.3 -.3 -1.0 -1.0 -.9 -1.0 -.8 .5 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.4 -1.3 -.3 -.2 1.8 .2 .0 .3 .1 .5 .1 -.4 1.5 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 13.7 -1.0 -1.1 .7 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.9 .1 3.9 4.5 1.7 10.1 .6 Medical care .6 Entertainment .6 1.1 .3 Other goods and services Personal care .3 .3 .4 .6 1.1 .2 71 1.7 5.8 -.1 33.2 -.1 -.1 .8 .0 -2.1 .4 -.5 -.6 .0 -.4 -.7 .0 1.0 .5 1.5 .4 .0 .0 .0 .2 4.8 5.4 1.4 9.0 2.3 5.4 5.9 2.8 8.1 11.6 -.1 -.1 .6 -1.3 .5 -.5 -.7 -1.1 -1.1 -.6 -1.3 -1.2 .3 .2 -1.8 -1.9 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 .6 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.4 .4 -2.1 -2.2 .8 -.2 1.0 .3 -1.3 .4 1.5 -.3 -.7 .2 .5 3.9 .0 .0 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change,February 1988 to March 1988 —Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Commodity and service group All items Commodities , Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages .. Durables Services Medical care services 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 .6 .2 .9 1.5 .1 .4 .1 .6 1.5 -.7 1.1 .5 1.6 1.8 1.3 .7 -.2 1.4 2.2 -.1 .4 -.9 1.2 2.0 -.1 .5 1.0 .1 .1 .1 .3 .6 .2 .5 .4 .6 .1 1.0 .2 -.3 1.4 .9 .4 .4 .5 -.6 .9 .4 .3 .2 .4 .6 1.3 .7 .6 .2 1.0 .8 .7 .1 1.6 1.7 1.1 .6 .5 .2 .2 .5 -1.5 .3 .3 .4 -.9 1.2 2.1 1.1 2.0 .5 .2 .2 .6 1.0 1.1 -.1 .1 .1 .5 .6 1.4 Special Indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care 1.4 .7 .2 .2 Data not available. 72 .9 -.6 .1 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity aod service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Boston, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1987 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category 116.5 349.0 3.9 0.7 117.7 352.1 4.8 0.8 122.1 354.9 5.3 1.7 116.9 349.3 4.1 1.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 116.0 115.9 113.9 118.9 111.2 112.7 107.2 123.0 112.0 120.2 117.4 3.1 3.0 2.7 4.9 2.1 2.6 1.7 4.8 1.1 3.7 4.0 .3 .2 -.2 .7 .2 .4 -.2 -2.7 .6 .8 1.4 119.7 120.0 115.4 121.1 110.0 112.1 109.9 128.6 114.4 129.9 114.9 4.0 4.0 2.4 6.6 .2 .5 1.3 1.1 4.2 7.6 3.2 .8 .6 .6 2.5 -.8 120.8 120.3 114.3 116.0 116.3 118.1 111.1 116.9 110.1 130.5 126.6 2.0 1.9 .7 3.1 -.3 .4 3.6 -1.0 -1.1 -2.3 -1.2 -2.8 -2.6 .4 -6.6 -.1 2.7 2.8 3.8 5.3 3.3 3.5 1.5 7.7 2.2 1.0 1.1 .5 .3 .2 2.1 -.1 -.2 -.8 .6 -.9 3.4 3.6 115.0 115.0 116.8 119.2 115.6 117.7 113.6 127.3 112.1 111.9 115.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 117.0 125.6 132.9 126.4 136.6 129.2 129.2 102.7 95.8 3.7 5.0 5.1 3.8 9.3 5.0 5.0 1.2 .6 .7 .8 1.6 .3 5.6 .5 .5 .3 .2 115.1 127.3 130.7 .2 121.0 124.0 .0 142.6 .0 143.5 .9 90.0 1.0 82.8 4.9 6.7 5.0 5.7 2.8 7.5 7.2 .7 .1 1.0 .6 .4 .4 .2 .6 .3 .9 .5 118.0 129.2 137.1 128.0 147.3 130.8 87.2 4.1 6.3 8.7 5.3 21.0 5.5 5.5 -1.1 -4.4 2.0 .7 3.4 -.5 17.9 -.3 -.4 83.0 3.8 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.9 1.3 -7.1 80.5 78.8 3.9 4.8 -.4 -1.0 80.2 81.5 5.1 4.9 .2 77.4 77.4 3.8 3.9 -1.1 -1.1 77.7 78.8 .3 2.6 -1.5 -2.6 103.7 101.7 107.9 92.8 108.3 1.7 .2 100.9 92.1 94.4 87.2 108.2 6.0 -9.4 -6.7 .0 1.1 100.2 97.0 1.1 -1.6 1.4 1.3 .2 .0 .5 .7 -15.1 1.5 .0 106.1 3.9 84.0 .1 111.1 .2 -1.1 -.7 -1.8 1.0 .2 1.1 1.9 -.1 3.3 97.3 89.5 87.2 91.6 108.1 -2.7 -4.5 -8.3 -.9 1.8 .0 5.5 -.3 11.4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 114.3 112.7 111.6 115.3 107.3 4.2 4.3 3.3 5.2 2.7 3.5 3.8 2.4 6.6 1.1 129.2 126.5 121.7 133.7 114.1 7.3 7.3 8.4 3.5 15.1 134.7 133.8 114.6 141.1 122.8 9.9 10.4 -.5 14.3 14.3 19.6 115.8 22.3 116.7 117.6 117.2 101.9 7.2 8.3 6.6 11.8 4.4 4.2 4.3 7.1 5.7 1.6 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 106.5 3.1 3.3 1.2 1.2 .9 .7 2.9 .2 -.6 -.6 109.5 109.3 4.8 105.5 -2.8 -2.8 -3.0 86.0 85.9 87.8 85.2 86.3 12.3 4.9 6.2 9.3 9.1 10.0 9.0 8.8 -5.1 -.6 107.0 -.9 103.8 -2.5 80.6 -2.6 80.3 -2.4 81.1 -3.2 78.9 -1.6 84.7 2.5 132.0 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.8 .2 2.1 1.8 9.4 .0 -.3 -.6 -.4 -1.1 -.5 All items All items (1967 = 100) 105.4 77.5 77.3 76.7 76.1 82.0 121.4 See footnotes at end of table. 73 -2.9 -2.0 -.3 129.4 118.0 132.0 132.6 91.2 6.1 12.3 14.2 12.7 10.4 109.9 -11.9 -.9 -.7 2.0 .9 1.5 136.6 .4 9.5 10.5 4.5 23.3 -1.0 -.5 -.3 -.6 -.6 -1.5 -.4 -.2 -3.9 137.6 136.2 106.1 81.4 81.3 80.1 80.9 85.1 101.8 4.9 42.1 6.7 129.7 96.1 -.6 .5 .7 1.7 10.1 5.4 .4 1.9 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Boston, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category Medical care Entertainment , Other goods and services 133.3 7.1 1.9 149.3 8.4 2.1 135.6 7.7 1.0 4.5 120.0 1.4 -1.4 127.9 8.3 4.1 120.3 4.1 1.2 134.6 118.1 6.6 3.7 136.0 121.9 11.0 10.3 1.2 4.0 144.0 118.5 8.5 1.5 1.2 3.6 135.4 116.9 5.6 4.6 2.1 .9 116.5 109.8 116.0 105.9 103.4 109.5 123.8 136.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 4.0 2.1 4.5 6.3 117.7 112.2 119.7 107.9 108.2 109.0 125.5 132.0 4.8 4.9 4.0 5.4 7.8 2.5 4.7 6.5 122.1 113.5 120.8 108.2 107.7 112.7 132.0 151.1 5.3 3.9 2.0 5.0 8.0 1.2 6.5 8.0 1.7 2.8 -1.0 5.2 8.1 1.3 116.9 111.6 115.0 109.3 108.1 110.3 122.3 133.8 4.1 3.6 2.7 4.3 5.4 2.6 4.5 7.3 1.4 .6 .5 .8 2.0 -1.1 2.1 1.2 114.0 115.3 120.6 86.5 106.3 104.1 109.8 126.0 122.4 3.4 3.8 4.1 .8 3.3 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 115.3 116.9 122.8 84.0 108.2 108.6 113.6 128.5 125.0 4.6 4.7 5.0 1.3 5.4 7.5 5.8 4.4 4.6 118.0 120.7 128.1 81.8 109.0 108.6 114.3 132.7 130.2 4.8 5.2 5.6 3.2 5.0 7.6 5.0 6.5 6.4 2.3 1.7 1.9 -.6 4.9 7.3 3.3 1.7 113.3 115.9 121.4 83.5 109.4 108.3 111.7 121.3 121.2 3.3 3.9 4.7 1.8 4.1 4.9 3.9 2.8 4.3 1.7 1.5 1.3 2.5 .8 2.0 1.2 3.6 2.1 136.3 6.4 119.0 1.4 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 74 .5 .3 .8 1.3 .1 .7 1.5 .6 .6 .8 -1.0 .8 1.3 1.5 2.0 4.2 -.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 4.0 2.4 2.4 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Cleveland, Ohio Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Miami, Fla. Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category 115.1 368.8 3.3 1.1 120.6 356.3 4.4 1.4 115.1 185.5 4.0 0.5 121.5 351.3 4.9 0.2 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 114.8 114.9 110.0 116.2 111.4 113.1 105.9 116.0 102.5 124.9 114.4 3.7 3.9 .5 4.7 -.7 -.2 1.9 1.0 -1.0 9.7 2.6 1.3 115.4 114.6 115.3 121.7 111.8 111.2 109.0 126.9 111.6 114.1 122.4 2.3 1.6 2.0 3.8 1.2 1.1 1.6 3.5 1.0 1.1 8.0 .7 .4 .2 1.5 1.5 1.5 .8 -2.8 .0 .7 3.4 116.9 117.5 112.6 112.0 110.1 111.5 108.1 123.3 110.9 124.6 110.2 4.2 4.2 2.2 3.3 5.0 5.6 .7 -.8 1.0 6.1 3.6 1.8 1.9 2.2 .2 3.8 4.1 .9 1.1 2.7 1.6 1.2 122.5 122.2 118.9 122.5 118.5 120.3 108.0 129.4 114.9 130.2 125.1 4.9 4.6 4.2 5.7 3.0 3.5 4.8 6.9 2.3 5.1 8.0 .0 -.1 -.5 .5 .2 .3 .3 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 116.3 124.6 125.9 120.3 126.2 124.3 124.5 101.3 95.2 2.8 3.8 3.3 2.2 6.7 4.0 4.0 1.0 -1.8 4.8 5.6 5.9 5.2 9.5 5.5 5.4 4.0 4.4 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.4 111.1 109.4 111.4 109.0 121.0 112.5 111.8 113.9 114.1 2.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 .9 4.4 6.6 -.6 -1.0 -.7 -1.0 .4 -1.1 -1.1 .4 -.1 123.0 137.2 139.5 132.5 144.2 142.1 142.6 6.6 9.5 -.2 .1 1.0 1.0 125.2 132.1 140.5 135.2 136.1 139.0 138.9 112.0 104.9 87.5 7.1 5.7 12.4 10.7 10.9 -1.4 -2.2 1.0 -.2 5.3 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -.9 84.2 75.5 -.4 -1.0 -1.4 -1.9 108.2 NA -1.2 114.4 143.0 6.9 42.9 .0 .0 83.6 83.1 4.9 5.5 -.7 -.7 103.9 96.4 97.9 95.4 110.3 .4 -1.7 -2.6 -1.1 1.8 -.9 1.0 .6 1.4 1.6 108.4 104.9 115.6 97.0 110.8 .2 4.5 6.3 .6 2.3 -1.2 2.4 6.6 6.8 .3 7.3 99.6 .0 -.1 92.4 .0 94.3 -1.2 89.2 -.5 108.6 -2.3 -4.2 -3.0 -6.5 2.0 .0 -1.0 -1.2 -.7 2.4 103.2 114.1 114.0 111.5 114.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 111.0 109.9 114.9 109.1 100.1 5.2 5.6 .8 9.1 9.0 4.0 4.3 2.8 10.3 -4.8 118.5 117.1 114.5 121.0 105.7 3.7 3.6 2.0 7.2 2.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 10.7 2.6 121.7 118.4 116.9 117.8 124.7 6.0 6.5 5.9 3.4 15.0 2.3 2.1 7.7 -.6 1.7 105.0 101.8 99.6 103.3 102.4 -4.9 -6.0 2.9 3.1 -.1 5.1 2.4 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 103.7 103.6 77.2 1.8 2.0 -.3 -.4 .3 -1.4 1.6 .7 -1.7 -1.8 -4.5 -4.5 -5.4 -4.7 -3.9 .5 110.8 109.9 74.3 73.8 73.3 2.8 2.7 -6.7 -7.5 -.2 -.2 -1.7 -1.9 -2.3 -2.0 109.0 4.0 5.2 4.0 4.0 6.8 1.9 5.3 -9.7 .2 .2 -2.5 -2.5 -2.3 -2.9 -2.1 .4 110.7 107.8 All items All items (1967=100) 4 76.9 77.0 75.2 82.8 108.2 See footnotes at end of table. 75 1.4 -.3 .5 -1.4 -1.6 .9 -1.8 1.5 4.3 1.6 1.9 .6 .5 1.0 2.2 2.3 71.9 78.7 129.8 -7.1 -8.5 -5.2 3.5 -.9 -1.1 109.2 82.9 82.7 86.4 79.8 84.9 104.6 92.3 79.7 79.7 80.8 77.1 83.3 120.9 -3.8 -10.6 -.8 4.3 4.9 7.3 7.3 9.9 7.1 6.7 1.7 -3.6 .6 .4 1.1 .1 -.5 -.7 -2.9 -2.8 -2.3 -3.3 -2.5 .7 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Cleveland, Ohio Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change fronv— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Miami, Fla. Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 132.9 4.1 0.4 137.3 7.6 1.3 133.3 7.8 1.4 142.7 5.7 2.1 Entertainment 119.5 3.6 2.6 114.3 4.0 1.1 116.8 3.7 1.4 120.4 2.9 -1.3 Other goods and services 129.3 110.6 7.1 1.9 -.1 -2.2 137.6 120.9 10.1 4.6 2.7 1.1 131.8 116.9 4.6 4.0 137.5 129.5 6.9 6.6 .7 2.0 115.1 110.2 114.8 107.1 103.5 109.8 120.7 131.9 3.3 3.1 3.7 2.6 3.6 1.2 3.6 3.5 1.1 .8 1.3 .5 .9 120.6 109.9 115.4 106.3 105.2 107.6 130.2 137.9 4.4 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.7 5.9 7.8 1.4 1.4 .7 1.9 2.8 .7 1.4 1.2 115.1 113.6 116.9 111.4 107.8 117.1 116.2 132.7 4.0 5.3 4.2 6.2 6.1 6.4 2.7 6.9 121.5 112.9 122.5 105.0 102.7 109.4 129.6 144.4 4.9 2.8 4.9 1.3 .7 2.2 6.6 5.7 .2 .4 .0 .7 1.3 -.1 .0 2.3 112.1 114.1 119.2 87.2 107.4 103.9 109.5 119.9 119.4 3.2 3.4 3.7 -1.0 2.7 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 116.5 119.6 124.4 84.7 107.1 106.4 110.6 134.1 129.5 3.7 4.2 4.7 -1.9 2.5 2.9 2.3 6.4 5.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 -.8 2.0 2.8 1.7 1.1 1.5 117.1 113.9 117.3 96.1 111.1 107.3 112.6 126.8 114.5 4.8 3.7 3.8 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.0 4.2 2.2 115.9 120.4 125.8 84.4 105.8 104.0 113.6 127.2 128.4 2.8 4.9 5.3 .8 1.5 1.4 3.0 3.1 6.6 .2 .0 .3 -1.5 .7 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 76 1.2 1.1 1.3 -1.7 .6 .8 1.2 .4 1.2 1.2 1.8 .7 1.0 .3 -.3 -1.1 .7 1.1 1.5 .6 -.3 1.2 .5 -.1 -.2 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Group Index Mar. Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 119.6 345.5 4.9 0.3 114.2 339.1 3.2 0.7 119.1 366.1 4.7 0.6 119.2 351.9 4.1 0.8 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 112.7 112.4 112.8 117.2 110.4 112.0 104.8 119.2 113.2 111.7 117.6 2.0 1.8 1.9 4.4 1.9 2.4 3.3 -.5 1.3 1.6 5.5 -1.3 -1.5 -2.7 -1.6 -4.6 -4.5 -.8 -3.8 114.3 114.3 111.3 114.7 105.1 105.5 117.4 119.7 109.1 119.9 111.2 .5 .3 -1.0 117.8 118.5 116.5 120.2 113.2 113.8 105.8 129.8 113.2 122.1 112.4 4.7 5.1 4.5 6.0 2.7 2.9 -1.5 11.9 2.9 6.1 1.4 .4 .4 .5 1.9 -.2 -.4 116.7 116.5 115.4 119.9 112.8 115.2 117.0 123.2 110.5 119.4 119.0 4.3 4.1 4.2 5.2 2.7 3.3 5.9 6.9 2.4 4.0 6.0 .6 .4 .7 1.8 1.7 -.7 -1.4 -5.0 2.4 3.7 .4 .4 -.4 .3 1.2 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent* Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 120.7 136.0 .2 .9 5.5 89.6 5.0 7.9 7.2 6.3 9.0 8.0 8.3 -1.8 -.7 -1.0 -1.0 -1.6 -.6 113.7 123.3 127.6 124.3 119.8 128.9 129.6 101.1 99.8 3.1 4.1 3.5 2.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 1.0 4.3 .1 125.6 133.6 153.9 137.2 159.2 143.3 143.5 111.4 105.5 5.5 6.2 11.4 4.3 44.6 4.1 4.1 5.4 7.0 1.5 5.8 -.2 33.2 -.1 -.2 1.0 .7 121.2 127.3 139.6 134.6 121.6 127.7 127.8 100.7 89.8 3.9 5.4 7.2 6.7 9.3 4.3 4.3 2.0 -3.8 -.8 .3 .1 -.1 1.2 1.2 78.8 78.7 4.5 4.7 -.1 -.3 78.1 76.9 .4 4.1 -1.6 -3.3 102.5 82.1 4.9 -6.6 52.8 .2 84.7 80.8 4.8 2.5 -1.1 -1.3 106.2 101.3 108.9 91.8 108.2 4.3 -1.4 -1.2 -1.9 .2 92.5 -.5 103.2 -.7 123.2 -.3 84.5 -.1 104.2 -2.3 4.6 4.0 5.5 1.6 -.4 .2 .0 .5 1.1 116.4 105.7 124.9 84.2 111.5 6.2 7.1 9.9 1.7 1.4 60.6 131.9 13.0 .0 95.5 -4.7 1.3 .0 100.1 .0 88.6 -13.5 1.6 119.2 -.2 .0 1.5 2.5 .0 -.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 112.7 111.6 107.2 106.9 125.1 8.1 8.5 5.5 106.2 6.0 102.1 3.7 107.3 10.2 93.6 2.7 102.6 -.4 -.4 4.1 -7.1 1.5 -2.5 -2.8 -1.7 -3.7 -2.7 124.9 121.0 120.0 123.1 111.7 10.5 10.5 7.3 8.2 10.4 13.1 3.0 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 114.5 113.0 80.9 81.2 83.4 -1.11 103.4 102.8 82.5 82.3 2.0 2.6 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7 3.9 -2.1 -1.0 -.7 -.8 -.8 -1.1 -1.0 -.4 106.2 -1.3 -3.6 -3.7 -3.7 -3.8 -2.7 1.5 .8 3.8 146.8 134.8 162.8 139.8 140.1 95.4 79.3 83.0 129.6 1.2 -2.1 21.6 4.3 5.1 5.6 2.8 2.8 3.6 2.6 2.9 -.4 See footnotes at end of table. 77 -.9 .5 1.4 -.1 17.3 3.3 3.4 -2.2 5.3 8.7 1.1 7.5 7.9 11.9 115.1 114.1 114.0 110.1 95.6 10.3 -5.9 .0 104.0 .0 104.3 -3.2 80.2 -3.2 80.1 -3.0 80.2 -3.3 78.3 -2.9 86.1 -.6 108.2 1.9 2.6 6.4 6.4 8.1 6.0 5.1 -8.1 1.3 -.6 -1.6 -1.4 1.5 .5 .8 1.6 .8 1.7 -1.7 1.8 1.9 -2.0 81.3 81.4 83.5 114.8 -2.9 .7 2.4 .3 .2 1.5 -2.9 107.4 86.8 86.9 85.1 85.4 90.7 101.3 7.4 17.3 3.7 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.9 9.1 -18.6 1.2 1.7 2.1 .6 -.1 .1 .1 1.4 .1 -.2 -.6 .2 .1 -.3 -.2 -1.4 -.5 .4 .8 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Group Index Mar. Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 138.4 5.9 0.5 133.4 5.5 0.8 133.7 6.3 0.4 136.4 7.0 1.0 Entertainment 116.4 6.4 1.4 117.8 5.5 1.7 128.9 8.0 1.3 126.5 3.9 .9 Other goods and services 142.3 132.2 6.3 3.5 1.2 .7 135.1 120.3 7.3 4.2 1.0 -.8 137.2 121.8 6.6 2.6 .0 -.2 134.9 116.9 5.9 .4 -.1 -1.8 119.6 108.5 112.7 105.5 103.5 109.4 132.3 140.3 4.9 3.3 2.0 4.2 6.2 1.7 6.1 6.8 .3 -.3 -1.3 .5 .8 -.1 .7 .5 114.2 109.2 114.3 106.0 104.4 107.3 120.3 133.6 3.2 2.6 .5 4.0 6.3 .9 3.6 5.9 .7 .5 .4 .7 1.4 -.4 .8 1.2 119.1 109.8 117.8 104.6 102.2 107.8 127.5 133.5 4.7 3.4 4.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 5.5 6.5 .6 .0 .4 -.4 -1.2 .7 1.0 119.2 113.1 116.7 110.9 105.6 119.8 125.3 135.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.5 6.1 2.6 3.9 7.1 .8 1.4 .6 1.8 2.2 1.4 .2 .8 115.1 118.5 124.3 85.9 105.9 104.3 108.4 133.0 131.4 3.8 4.9 5.2 .6 4.3 6.2 3.9 4.3 6.0 .0 .3 .4 -1.5 .5 .9 -.4 .5 .7 112.0 113.0 117.8 90.4 106.1 104.6 109.8 120.7 118.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 5.2 4.0 6.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 .4 .7 .9 114.6 118.2 122.4 90.7 104.8 102.6 110.2 126.4 127.0 3.8 4.6 4.6 6.5 2.1 2.2 3.7 4.5 5.6 .0 .6 .6 .0 -.3 -1.0 -.3 116.4 118.3 123.3 87.8 111.3 106.4 111.1 128.8 124.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 2.9 4.7 6.1 5.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 .8 .7 .5 1.9 2.2 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 11) will appear next month. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. -1.5 .6 1.3 .8 .2 .8 1.1 -.1 1.0 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 78 1.5 .6 .2 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items Index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Area Pricing schedule 1 Percent change to Feb. 1988 from— Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Indexes Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Feb. 1987 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 M 114.2 114.5 114.7 115.1 3.7 0.5 0.3 3.8 0.4 0.2 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 M M M M 117.4 117.8 114.5 118.8 117.9 118.1 115.1 119.6 118.1 118.0 116.0 119.8 118.4 118.5 116.4 119.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 3.2 .4 .3 1.1 .2 .3 .4 .3 .0 4.8 4.7 5.1 3.9 .6 .2 1.3 .8 .2 -.1 .8 .2 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 S i z e D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) M M M M 111.4 111.4 110.7 112.6 111.5 111.6 110.9 112.4 111.8 112.1 111.1 112.3 112.3 112.5 111.8 113.4 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.9 .7 .8 .8 .9 .4 .4 .6 1.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9 .4 .6 .4 -.3 .3 .4 .2 -.1 110.7 110.4 110.2 110.6 2.4 2.5 -.5 -.2 South Size Size Size Size M M M M 113.5 114.2 112.7 113.3 113.6 114.1 112.9 113.6 113.8 114.4 113.0 113.8 114.2 114.7 113.6 114.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 .5 .5 .6 .6 3.4 3.7 3.2 2.9 .3 .2 .3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .2 113.3 113.5 113.4 113.4 2.9 -.1 3.2 .6 .8 .0 .3 3.7 3.9 4.0 2.9 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 2 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) West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 3 .... Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 M M M M 115.0 114.8 115.2 115.4 115.5 115.3 116.0 115.3 115.6 115.6 115.7 115.3 116.2 116.2 116.0 115.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 2.9 Size classes A4 B C D M M M M 104.7 113.2 114.6 113.1 105.0 113.6 114.8 113.2 105.2 113.8 114.9 113.4 105.6 114.3 115.4 113.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.5 "".""'. See footnotes at end of table. 79 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.5 -.1 .5 .7 .4 -.1 .1 .3 -.3 .0 .2 .2 .1 .2 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items index—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Percent change to Mar. 1988 from— Indexes Area Pricing schedule 1 Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 112.2 115.7 119.1 119.0 116.4 111.9 115.9 119.6 119.3 117.5 112.9 116.6 119.3 119.0 117.0 113.2 117.5 119.7 119.5 117.9 3.9 4.2 4.6 5.0 4.5 1.2 1.4 .1 .2 .3 117.3 121.8 110.2 114.3 113.8 118.5 4.9 5.2 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 .9 1.3 .8 .4 .7 .8 Feb. 1988 Percent change to Feb. 1988 from— Feb. 1987 Dec. 1987 Jan. 1988 Selected local areas Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif M M M M M 116.2 120.2 109.3 113.8 113.0 117.6 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 113.8 109.8 107.4 108.6 113.8 110.9 108.1 108.9 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M • Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 3 Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 0.3 .8 .3 .4 .8 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.1 0.6 .8 .2 .0 .5 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.0 .0 1.0 .7 .3 0.9 .6 -.3 -.3 -.4 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. 80 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 West South North Central Northeast Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 118.4 185.0 4.5 0.3 112.3 181.7 3.6 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118.2 118.1 115.3 119.7 113.7 106.3 124.8 113.3 113.9 114.8 110.4 115.5 124.8 120.0 3.5 3.5 2.9 4.8 2.2 3.1 4.9 1.0 1.8 1.5 -2.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.2 -.2 -.1 -2.8 -.4 113.7 113.5 112.1 119.2 109.6 106.5 118.5 110.7 110.2 108.0 107.1 114.8 116.5 115.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 5.2 1.9 1.4 3.6 1.0 1.7 1.6 -1.7 2.8 3.4 3.0 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 120.5 135.0 124.6 134.0 140.4 125.7 126.0 120.6 127.0 110.4 94.5 88.0 5.2 8.1 6.2 6.3 5.6 8.9 8.9 7.4 10.1 3.6 -.6 -1.6 3.0 4.6 4.6 3.4 8.8 4.8 4.8 .6 -.1 -1.2 -1.0 111.4 117.4 116.8 122.2 134.0 116.3 116.3 108.4 111.5 102.8 103.3 96.2 79.9 79.3 4.9 5.5 -.8 74.9 74.1 98.4 101.3 109.6 93.6 122.4 105.9 101.2 114.5 109.9 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 104.0 2.1 97.2 -3.1 -1.6 -5.7 .8 .4 -1.0 3.0 1.8 102.9 88.8 120.9 107.1 102.1 113.7 114.1 110.0 108.2 104.5 109.4 116.4 108.1 116.8 121.7 .9 -.3 -1.7 1.1 -.1 7.1 1.0 -.2 -1.2 -1.4 -.8 -1.2 1.1 .1 -.4 -.5 -2.3 -2.0 1.4 5.4 5.8 2.7 9.1 7.9 3.0 13.7 4.5 See footnotes at end of table. 81 114.3 113.6 110.1 117.7 127.9 106.6 112.4 115.3 114.2 184.9 3.3 115.3 115.3 112.9 117.2 109.5 110.2 120.2 112.4 112.0 108.9 109.0 117.4 120.7 114.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 4.8 2.7 1.9 3.8 1.8 2.0 2.7 -.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 .1 112.8 116.3 112.1 117.5 138.0 109.9 109.6 112.1 112.0 112.2 107.2 100.4 2.3 2.6 2.7 1.6 9.5 2.4 2.2 5.0 4.6 5.5 1.9 1.1 1.1 3.2 -.7 -1.3 83.7 78.1 3.0 2.9 -.9 .2 1.0 -.2 .2 -.1 .4 106.1 103.2 104.9 98.4 123.0 109.6 107.9 111.4 111.7 2.9 1.0 1.5 -.7 2.8 2.0 2.5 1.2 1.0 117.6 115.9 118.2 120.5 107.9 107.6 109.7 125.9 4.9 5.2 6.9 5.6 -1.7 2.2 7.5 2.9 1.2 .7 .2 -1.0 1.3 .3 -.8 2.8 0.4 -.1 -.4 -1.7 .3 .2 -.3 .6 .5 .7 1.4 .0 6.3 .4 .5 1.1 .1 -.1 -.5 .1 -.1 1.2 7.5 8.0 4.4 13.3 1.1 3.2 6.3 .6 4.1 4.4 2.4 7.5 1.2 1.7 1.4 -.3 0.4 1.0 .2 -.6 2.1 116.2 186.9 115.5 115.3 113.8 119.3 111.2 104.9 126.1 111.1 115.1 109.6 103.6 116.7 118.0 118.5 117.9 123.1 118.8 .1 1.1 129.0 135.8 118.6 118.4 107.1 NA 3.8 0.5 2.9 .3 .3 .4 .4 1.3 2.9 2.4 4.4 2.1 -.6 6.3 .7 1.3 -1.3 -2.4 3.0 3.4 4.9 3.7 4.2 4.6 3.4 13.1 4.1 4.1 -.1 -.2 .4 -.3 1.4 .4 .3 .3 .8 .5 .3 1.0 .3 6.2 -.1 -.1 -6.5 -6.3 .4 105.5 .1 108.1 .0 102.5 -3.6 3.1 3.4 -3.0 .8 .1 .2 -.6 88.0 89.3 2.3 7.3 -.6 -.4 .8 .0 .1 -.5 .2 103.8 104.6 117.0 90.3 120.5 109.0 105.2 114.4 111.7 .3 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.8 2.3 3.0 -.6 .2 .3 -.2 1.4 -.3 2.7 3.0 2.5 5.0 1.1 .6 .6 113.5 111.5 112.1 110.3 112.6 108.9 115.1 125.4 .3 1.4 3.3 3.4 4.1 3.1 2.7 4.2 2.8 2.5 1.1 2.0 -1.2 .1 1.8 2.1 1.4 4.1 .0 -.4 .5 .1 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 South North Central Northeast Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 West Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 107.8 106.3 114.7 114.7 116.3 78.9 78.9 78.4 77.4 82.8 125.2 122.5 4.5 4.7 1.6 1.8 7.0 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.6 5.5 5.6 7.3 99.9 1.6 126.6 121.8 8.2 1.4 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 140.2 134.2 141.5 142.1 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 3.0 3.1 2.5 3.4 6.3 -1.5 -1.8 -.9 -2.8 -.4 5.1 4.8 97.1 2.1 136.7 120.6 5.6 1.0 -.5 .4 6.7 7.2 6.5 6.9 136.3 135.6 136.4 132.7 7.1 6.2 7.2 6.8 .5 .4 .5 116.4 111.9 125.7 3.9 3.5 4.5 118.0 113.3 125.7 4.3 3.5 5.4 1.0 1.0 1.1 132.8 141.4 116.7 145.3 5.6 7.1 2.8 5.7 132.5 141.5 117.1 147.5 6.9 7.8 3.6 8.1 .1 .5 .4 114.2 3.3 .4 116.2 3.8 .6 110.1 115.3 107.0 103.6 115.9 3.5 3.0 3.7 3.6 5.2 .5 .4 .6 .9 3.0 109.1 115.5 105.1 102.8 111.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.4 .6 .3 .7 .8 2.1 100.3 110.4 119.8 110.4 3.0 3.8 3.2 2.4 -.2 .3 .2 100.7 107.8 124.0 118.5 2.7 2.9 4.6 4.3 .1 .6 .3 .3 105.6 125.4 135.9 129.1 1.9 3.6 6.5 4.9 106.4 129.4 136.4 129.6 2.7 4.7 7.2 6.2 .6 -.1 .5 .6 2.8 2.9 1.8 1.8 6.6 1.1 1.1 1.5 .8 1.8 1.8 4.0 -0.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 .1 -1.0 -.9 -.9 -.9 -1.0 .6 -.1 105.7 105.3 117.6 118.3 116.3 77.5 77.3 76.2 76.2 82.1 119.1 124.2 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.4 7.1 .6 .5 -.3 .0 2.8 5.0 4.1 95.5 .1 -.5 98.7 2.5 122.6 123.2 4.8 2.0 .0 -.1 130.9 116.3 4.6 -3.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.8 .4 .6 .6 133.9 136.9 133.3 132.0 6.7 6.4 6.7 7.5 136.2 137.6 135.9 135.6 119.9 113.4 129.3 4.3 3.8 4.6 -.1 .3 -.5 117.9 114.6 122.9 4.6 3.7 5.8 137.5 141.9 123.2 147.7 7.1 8.7 4.0 7.3 132.6 146.5 113.7 139.7 7.3 11.2 3.5 5.9 118.4 4.5 112.3 3.6 110.5 118.2 105.0 101.7 108.2 3.0 3.5 2.4 3.4 -.4 -.3 1.2 1.9 5.8 107.5 113.7 104.0 102.6 113.6 3.4 2.7 3.8 5.2 8.0 101.2 108.8 128.9 125.6 5.5 1.0 5.9 8.1 -.1 -.1 .1 .3 99.7 105.0 119.0 116.4 3.9 1.7 4.0 4.8 100.4 125.3 141.5 134.2 -.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 -.9 .2 .6 -.1 103.1 120.0 133.3 124.7 .7 3.7 6.7 5.1 -.1 -.1 -0.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 .2 -.6 -.7 -.5 -.7 -.4 .8 -.2 107.7 107.1 114.9 117.1 115.7 76.8 76.4 75.9 75.1 79.8 119.4 129.9 104.1 103.3 114.0 113.6 116.0 76.6 76.4 76.5 75.4 83.2 111.6 118.4 -0.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 .1 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.8 -1.3 1.0 .6 .6 1.3 -.1 -0.2 -.2 -.2 .0 .0 -.9 -1.0 -.8 -1.2 -.6 .4 -.2 .1 -.2 .2 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter2 Household services less rent of shelter2 Transportation services Medical care services Other services See footnotes at end of table. 82 .8 1.5 4.4 -.2 -.1 .6 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Regions,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group-—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 West South North Central Northeast Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 2 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 1 2 3 118.4 113.7 109.7 117.4 105.6 102.7 102.3 110.4 113.1 127.8 83.6 123.4 125.0 114.1 79.1 132.3 4.8 3.2 3.5 4.4 2.6 3.4 5.4 3.5 3.7 6.0 1.0 4.8 5.2 2.1 4.8 6.8 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 0.4 .3 1.1 1.7 -.1 .7 -.2 .1 -1.3 .5 .6 1.5 -1.5 112.0 111.5 107.3 111.3 104.3 103.3 100.7 108.3 111.2 117.6 85.8 116.4 117.1 111.8 76.7 121.4 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 5.1 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.7 .6 3.9 4.3 4.1 1.1 4.4 0.5 1.4 -.3 1.0 -1.0 113.8 113.8 108.1 112.7 107.1 104.0 100.9 109.5 113.9 117.8 87.0 118.1 118.9 115.0 78.1 121.9 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.7 3.6 3.0 3.3 3.8 2.8 .9 3.5 3.8 4.2 .8 3.4 Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 83 0.4 .4 .3 .8 -.1 .6 -.5 116.3 114.2 109.6 115.1 105.6 103.7 101.8 109.5 116.5 122.8 86.8 119.7 120.9 113.1 77.8 125.6 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.0 4.8 4.3 .7 4.0 4.3 3.6 -1.4 4.6 0.4 .4 .6 .5 .7 .8 .1 .6 .3 .3 -.2 .5 .6 .8 -.5 .3 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A ' Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 105.6 105.6 3.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages Other prepared food Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 104.5 104.4 104.5 105.6 102.4 102.3 112.0 102.8 102.5 104.2 100.1 105.1 104.2 105.5 3.2 3.0 2.7 4.6 2.7 1.7 3.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 -1.0 2.7 3.5 4.6 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 3 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 3 Owners' equivalent rent 3 Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services 105.0 106.6 106.5 105.1 115.2 106.8 106.8 103.3 105.4 100.8 101.4 100.9 3.9 5.2 4.8 4.1 9.3 5.5 5.5 2.3 4.0 .1 .5 -.6 113.3 116.6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 0.4 114.3 184.6 3.8 115.8 115.7 113.9 120.6 111.2 106.2 123.0 112.8 113.7 109.8 107.9 118.5 119.4 116.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 5.4 1.9 1.0 6.5 1.5 1.0 2.7 -1.6 4.1 3.8 3.4 -1.0 -1.5 -.3 -.2 -.3 114.2 121.2 120.0 125.9 143.9 117.4 117.5 114.7 115.5 113.2 103.1 95.5 3.5 5.3 5.1 3.8 9.4 5.4 5.4 3.5 .5 5.8 1.0 .3 3.8 5.0 -.7 -.8 79.4 78.7 3.8 4.8 103.5 .6 99.9 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.2 102.0 -1.0 .2 -2.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 104.6 101.0 108.3 89.4 122.5 107.1 103.1 113.4 112.0 2.8 -.1 .8 -2.4 1.9 1.0 .5 2.9 1.2 107.6 107.9 103.8 111.0 102.7 105.3 112.1 104.8 4.4 4.5 3.8 5.5 -3.9 3.6 7.3 3.1 112.4 110.5 111.3 113.9 107.1 105.4 106.1 123.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.5 .9 -1.2 6.5 1.7 101.8 97.0 101.9 102.3 101.9 104.1 -1.2 .0 .5 .6 -.3 .5 .9 .1 5.6 -.1 -.2 .6 1.1 -.3 .0 3.9 4.2 2.3 7.2 3.2 1.5 See footnotes at end of table. 84 115.4 184.9 3.3 0.4 113.7 183.7 3.5 0.3 114.6 114.5 112.1 117.7 108.2 105.9 121.2 112.2 111.6 109.7 108.6 116.2 119.8 116.3 3.1 3.1 2.7 5.5 2.3 1.5 5.5 .7 3.4 -.1 -2.9 3.4 3.6 2.6 .1 114.2 114.2 111.5 118.2 109.0 105.7 119.3 109.8 110.9 105.8 105.3 114.1 120.4 114.6 2.7 2.7 1.8 4.2 .1 1.7 3.9 1.6 1.9 1.5 -2.0 4.0 4.6 2.5 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.4 -.6 -1.1 -.3 -.3 2.2 .1 -1.1 .3 .7 2.9 3.5 3.3 2.2 8.6 3.6 3.6 3.2 4.0 1.9 3.3 3.3 .7 114.1 .9 121.8 .8 3.2 6.8 .7 -.2 -.6 117.6 124.4 115.2 121.2 135.8 116.5 116.6 109.4 115.0 102.2 109.7 103.2 -1.0 -.1 -.2 112.9 119.9 124.0 114.1 113.8 110.8 113.3 107.5 103.5 96.1 2.6 3.9 3.0 2.7 5.2 4.5 4.3 -1.4 -3.9 1.9 .5 .1 .2 .2 -.1 -.2 1.0 .4 .3 -5.5 -7.4 -2.9 -.1 .4 -.4 -1.0 81.7 78.4 3.7 4.4 -.6 -.8 74.6 73.7 3.0 6.8 .1 -.3 2.8 3.3 3.8 1.9 3.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 .3 .1 .8 -.1 .1 103.5 110.9 118.0 100.1 125.6 107.1 103.2 113.9 109.6 .9 .5 .3 101.1 104.3 110.2 96.7 122.8 107.6 104.3 111.9 110.8 -.8 -.2 -.7 1.6 .8 1.6 2.4 -.1 .8 .6 .5 .5 .5 -.7 .5 1.1 -1.1 .1 2.7 3.0 2.9 4.7 1.6 .2 1.0 -.7 114.5 113.7 116.2 114.9 120.6 109.1 110.0 120.7 3.4 3.5 4.5 2.7 6.3 2.0 5.7 3.9 3.2 3.4 2.1 6.0 1.0 .9 1.4 .3 110.0 108.9 107.1 111.6 112.9 104.1 111.3 116.9 7.0 7.8 4.7 3.7 4.0 1.6 6.9 1.9 2.9 2.1 .1 0.4 1.6 -.5 -1.3 .4 .1 .1 .6 .3 1.3 4.8 -.7 -1.0 .0 -.7 1.3 .9 .1 -.1 -.3 .4 .2 -2.1 .7 .5 .8 .6 .9 .3 .3 1.2 .1 7.0 8 .8 -.6 -.4 11.4 9.2 4.7 6.1 -1.6 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A s Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category -0.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 .1 105.0 103.9 116.8 117.1 116.8 74.7 74.5 73.4 73.7 78.0 -1.3 -.6 .5 116.6 .2 116.2 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.4 7.5 .7 .5 .1 .5 -.1 5.7 2.8 -0.3 -.4 -.2 -.3 .0 -.8 -.8 -.9 -.8 -.9 1.0 -.5 -0.2 -.3 -.4 -.2 .1 -1.0 121.5 2.5 2.5 1.6 2.2 6.9 -.4 -.5 -.9 -1.0 1.9 4.0 3.6 104.2 .8 -.2 81.9 119.3 125.2 3.9 3.9 1.9 2.1 7.0 1.6 1.7 1.2 .9 3.7 3.3 6.7 -.4 99.1 4.3 1.1 97.4 1.5 .4 103.2 2.8 .1 -.2 .5 131.1 126.4 7.3 4.5 -.2 -.1 127.2 121.1 4.2 .7 -.2 119.3 133.7 2.9 6.3 -.6 1.5 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.9 134.1 138.8 133.2 131.5 6.3 7.1 6.1 6.4 .5 136.3 135.7 136.4 136.2 7.1 5.7 7.3 8.1 134.2 134.8 134.0 135.1 4.9 6.6 4.5 5.7 .7 1.3 .5 .7 105.2 104.5 106.0 4.6 3.7 5.5 113.8 108.9 123.1 3.0 2.5 3.5 121.3 116.1 130.8 5.1 3.8 6.6 114.4 113.5 116.1 3.6 4.4 2.3 .3 -.1 108.5 112.3 104.3 108.3 6.9 8.6 3.4 7.5 135.1 142.4 118.4 148.5 6.6 7.7 3.6 7.1 131.9 144.2 115.6 141.5 6.2 9.9 4.3 4.6 130.6 143.7 112.9 138.7 6.0 10.7 2.0 .2 .4 .2 .1 105.6 3.9 114.3 3.8 115.4 3.3 113.7 3.5 105.4 104.5 106.1 108.7 107.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 4.0 4.5 108.7 115.8 104.6 101.7 110.5 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.6 109.2 114.6 105.9 102.5 113.7 2.7 3.1 2.6 3.4 3.5 1.2 3.4 108.8 114.2 105.5 100.7 108.9 3.7 2.7 4.4 5.0 7.8 .4 -.2 .7 1.2 4.0 109.3 102.7 105.7 106.7 3.9 2.6 4.5 5.3 -.1 107.3 121.8 118.3 3.6 2.5 4.6 5.3 -.2 .1 99.8 109.2 124.2 116.2 3.4 1.7 3.9 3.5 .0 .5 1.0 98.7 110.3 121.1 113.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.8 .0 .1 .2 .2 101.2 105.0 109.3 106.8 .7 4.3 6.9 6.1 -.2 103.7 127.3 133.2 130.3 1.0 6.0 6.1 5.3 -.1 -.1 .5 108.0 122.9 136.4 128.4 3.1 3.7 7.3 5.0 104.2 120.4 134.0 122.5 .7 4.0 4.5 3.2 -.1 .0 .5 .4 3.3 3.6 2.4 2.8 6.4 1.7 1.5 1.8 .9 3.2 4.6 5.0 Transportation Private transportation New vehicles New cars Used cars Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Maintenance and repairs Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Other private transportation services Public transportation 105.7 106.2 101.3 101.6 108.4 113.4 113.4 115.4 112.8 112.3 105.5 105.7 106.7 99.8 6.0 -.7 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional medical services 109.2 108.7 109.3 109.7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services Other goods and services Tobacco and smoking products Personal care Personal and educational expenses 101.5 -0.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 .0 -1.0 -1.0 106.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.0 76.7 76.4 106.2 115.5 115.3 116.5 77.7 77.5 -.9 -.8 -.6 -1.0 -.7 .3 .0 103.6 114.7 115.6 116.0 76.3 76.1 75.4 75.4 81.7 115.6 -1.0 -.8 4.6 .8 Commodity and service group AH items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ... Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel Durables Services Rent of shelter 3 Household services less rent of shelter 3 Transportation services Medical care services Other services 1.4 4.2 .6 See footnotes at end of table. 85 .5 .9 3.0 .2 .2 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Size class A s Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Special indexes All items less food All items less shelter All items less homeowners' costs 3 .... All items less medical care Commodities less food Nondurabtes less food Nondurables less food and apparel.... NonouraDies Services less rent of shelter 3 Services less medical care Energy All items less energy All items less food and energy Commodities less food and energy Energy commodities Services less energy 105.9 105.2 105.3 105.4 106.1 108.4 108.7 106.4 104.7 105.5 106.6 105.5 105.8 105.1 113.4 106.2 4.2 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.5 .5 4.2 4.5 3.8 1.9 5.0 0.5 114.0 112.8 108.2 .4 113.3 .9 105.0 1.3 102.4 .0 100.8 .8 108.8 .2 113.6 .2 120.5 -.6 85.6 .5 118.4 .6 119.2 1.2 112.3 78.0 -1.0 .2 124.2 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about population size classes. 2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.7 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.4 .9 4.0 4.4 3.1 1.8 5.1 0.5 .4 .5 .4 .6 .9 .0 .6 .0 .4 -.7 .6 .7 .8 -.8 .6 115.5 113.0 108.1 114.3 106.2 103.1 100.6 108.5 114.6 122.8 88.5 119.5 120.8 114.5 77.1 125.9 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 4.4 3.5 1.6 3.6 3.6 3.1 .0 4.0 0.5 113.4 .3 111.8 .5 106.7 .5 112.4 .6 105.8 1.1 101.3 99.5 .1 .6 107.6 111.6 119.3 84.7 -.6 117.9 118.8 .9 113.9 -1.0 74.7 123.1 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Data not available. 86 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.8 3.6 3.7 2.6 2.9 .4 3.8 4.0 4.8 .8 3.5 0.4 .3 .3 .3 .7 1.1 .0 .4 .1 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .9 -.8 .1 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Group Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Size class B Size class A Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.4 185.7 4.5 0.3 -.3 -.3 -.8 -.2 -.5 .1 -2.9 -.3 .3 .7 118.4 118.3 115.9 121.5 114.0 106.5 123.5 115.5 124.0 121.3 3.7 3.7 3.1 3.7 1.7 3.9 5.4 2.7 4.6 3.9 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.7 .6 -.7 -2.6 -.9 .6 .2 .1 .3 .8 .1 5.1 .2 .1 -1.4 -1.0 119.2 133.5 131.7 139.1 144.8 127.1 127.5 96.1 87.1 4.7 7.2 6.3 9.0 1.5 7.6 7.7 .6 .3 .4 .9 4.4 -.7 -.9 -.3 -1.0 77.8 77.4 102.8 4.4 5.0 2.6 -.8 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 118.5 181.0 4.7 0.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products .. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs . Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 118.8 118.6 115.8 119.8 114.8 106.9 125.6 112.8 125.1 121.6 3.8 3.7 3.2 5.1 2.6 3.6 4.8 1.5 4.3 5.7 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 118.6 131.3 5.4 8.2 6.3 5.7 9.6 89.8 107.8 -.1 -2.8 -1.8 -4.6 .7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel. Footwear 109.5 107.3 101.8 107.4 110.3 -.8 -1.3 -2.1 -3.2 1.6 6.1 6.7 2.2 10.8 4.1 105.4 103.8 104.9 106.7 98.4 2.9 2.9 5.6 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular ... Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 109.1 107.1 -.4 -.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.5 -1.8 -1.2 .5 105.4 79.0 79.0 79.7 76.7 83.0 120.2 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 4.8 5.9 .3 Medical care... Entertainment. 141.9 121.2 6.2 4.3 Other goods and services . Personal care 138.1 125.3 7.1 4.3 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 119.8 199.2 3.2 0.0 115.6 115.8 112.0 118.7 108.6 101.8 122.3 111.8 124.3 114.5 2.5 2.8 1.2 5.1 1.1 .7 4.4 -2.4 -.1 .0 -.3 5.6 .0 -.1 -1.1 -.3 .3 -.3 127.1 3.2 5.7 4.1 6.0 -11.9 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.1 .1 6.4 6.4 .1 -4.0 -.6 -.6 .0 -.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 -7.2 -4.2 -15.7 -.5 -.5 -.4 .0 .0 .1 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100). 123.3 132.1 143.2 123.5 123.8 93.3 88.1 81.2 80.7 101.8 96.0 100.5 9.2 9.3 -1.3 -1.6 4.5 5.1 See footnotes at end of table. 87 -.1 146.7 122.0 137.0 14.7 -.7 -.7 -1.6 103.2 -2.8 88.3 -.9 77.6 76.0 106.3 129.0 129.2 97.5 -.1 .2 -.8 -1.2 -3.4 -4.9 .5 1.0 101.9 110.4 84.6 102.3 3.4 3.7 6.6 3.8 -2.3 113.5 112.4 116.7 111.2 103.9 -.2 -.3 -1.6 106.1 105.1 82.6 124.1 4.2 3.9 6.8 6.8 2.6 7.5 7.7 8.4 -1.6 -2.0 -1.6 -1.4 -.2 129.6 1.5 2.7 -.4 -.4 -2.2 -2.3 -2.5 -2.2 -2.2 -.1 .6 -.2 135.9 113.6 5.1 3.5 .6 .2 136.6 121.9 5.9 4.9 .4 -.2 .3 .7 138.9 119.2 8.3 3.3 .2 .3 133.9 114.9 5.6 1.1 .5 1.3 -1.2 -1.0 .7 97.9 103.7 88.0 106.9 104.7 80.1 80.1 78.2 79.9 .9 -4.8 .5 .8 .1 76.2 76.0 72.7 75.7 81.6 .1 -.1 -.7 1.3 -3.9 -1.4 2.9 2.9 .5 .4 -.7 .3 2.7 2.8 1.1 6.0 .5 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Northeast Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Size class B Percent change from— Index Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 118.5 4.7 0.4 111.2 118.8 105.4 102.5 109.0 127.6 143.8 3.1 3.8 2.5 2.7 2.0 6.0 6.4 .7 -.3 1.5 2.3 .0 114.6 117.4 123.1 83.9 106.0 103.7 111.3 112.8 126.2 3.2 4.5 4.9 1.1 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.5 6.0 .4 .3 .5 -1.3 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.4 4.5 0.3 119.8 3.2 0.0 108.4 118.4 102.3 98.5 106.0 128.0 135.9 3.2 3.7 2.9 5.0 .1 .4 -.1 1.5 2.5 .8 5.8 4.7 .8 1.1 .2 .2 .6 109.9 115.6 106.0 101.9 109.2 134.4 137.2 2.9 -2.2 4.7 5.7 .0 -.1 .0 .8 -1.0 -.1 .4 111.9 115.6 121.5 3.6 4.5 4.6 2.8 2.9 4.9 4.3 4.5 5.9 .1 .3 .5 -2.3 .7 1.1 .5 -.4 .2 112.1 119.0 125.3 82.2 106.3 102.4 108.6 115.3 134.2 2.2 3.0 3.7 -2.4 .7 2.6 2.6 3.6 4.6 .2 .0 .1 -1.0 .0 .7 .3 .4 -.1 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services .1 .7 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 1.4 2.3 .8 -.3 .0 83.6 102.9 99.7 108.6 112.6 127.2 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Size class A Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category 111.8 180.1 4.0 0.6 113.4 178.2 3.9 1.0 110.6 179.2 2.4 0.4 112.9 113.0 111.5 122.4 107.1 103.8 116.9 112.3 115.9 111.4 3.6 3.8 3.3 7.8 1.6 .6 5.5 2.7 4.6 1.5 .4 .4 -.2 113.2 112.8 110.8 119.4 106.9 103.2 118.1 111.1 117.3 118.5 2.4 2.3 1.8 5.0 .6 .4 .0 .0 -.1 .8 -.3 .0 -3.7 113.9 113.8 111.5 119.6 109.6 107.3 116.3 109.2 118.6 115.6 2.9 2.9 2.3 5.9 .7 4.9 .0 -.1 -.4 -.2 -.8 109.8 117.8 117.4 126.1 130.7 119.0 119.3 100.4 93.9 3.2 5.4 4.1 4.3 3.2 5.8 6.0 1.3 .3 116.2 120.5 122.0 117.8 161.9 118.4 118.5 113.4 106.9 4.1 5.5 8.7 3.2 22.9 4.7 4.8 3.8 5.1 107.2 110.1 105.4 108.1 116.6 106.9 106.8 104.6 95.9 .4 .7 .3 -.3 3.6 .8 .8 .3 .5 3.8 7.5 1.9 .2 3.5 74.6 71.9 -1.1 -2.0 -.3 .3 -.1 64.1 .9 2.6 .8 -.1 -.2 74.7 74.8 103.8 99.8 113.6 88.3 103.7 8.4 9.0 6.6 15.3 2.4 4.3 4.5 2.4 8.0 1.1 -.4 -.4 -1.0 76.1 83.5 118.5 2.7 2.7 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.1 2.0 1.5 Medical care Entertainment 134.8 119.4 6.6 5.2 Other goods and services Personal care 134.0 113.3 7.2 2.7 All items All items (December 1977=100) 112.5 183.9 3.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 114.1 114.0 113.0 118.4 111.4 108.5 119.7 110.6 116.0 116.1 2.5 2.6 2.3 4.5 2.6 1.2 3.1 .5 3.1 2.7 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil ..... Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation 110.9 117.7 117.5 125.4 128.9 3.0 4.8 4.4 3.9 6.2 4.9 5.0 -.8 -2.1 79.1 78.7 99.4 95.5 101.0 90.8 104.9 .5 2.7 -1.7 -2.3 -1.8 -2.7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 115.6 115.2 113.1 118.0 104.9 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 104.2 103.3 77.6 77.4 116.6 116.5 99.7 92.7 77.9 0.4 -.2 -1.5 -.4 .7 -.1 4.8 -.3 -.3 -.2 .1 89 1.1 5.1 .4 3.0 4.8 1.6 .3 .3 1.8 3.2 4.6 -.2 16.7 2.8 2.8 .1 .2 -3.9 -2.1 -.7 -1.6 .0 .7 -.4 2.2 1.0 116.6 128.8 101.0 110.4 .7 2.4 -1.4 5.3 6.1 4.0 .5 117.6 117.5 103.9 131.2 100.5 5.0 5.5 -4.0 11.9 -3.7 3.7 4.4 3.4 6.6 1.5 107.4 105.4 105.2 103.8 110.7 4.9 5.0 2.6 4.0 7.8 2.1 2.2 .9 3.2 2.3 106.9 105.9 77.1 -1.0 77.0 -1.1 76.4 -.9 75.3 -.7 85.8 147.2 4.8 4.9 1.8 1.6 3.2 .3 5.0 4.2 102.3 102.0 75.6 75.3 1.6 76.0 .7 75.0 -.5 78.2 -1.7 116.8 2.3 2.4 1.2 1.1 1.5 -.3 -.2 -1.7 1.4 -1.0 -2.2 1.4 132.2 113.3 5.6 2.9 135.1 119.2 9.7 4.7 1.0 .5 .1 -.4 132.7 119.0 8.1 5.0 130.0 113.3 7.3 7.7 -.4 -.9 See footnotes at end of table. -1.3 -1.0 95.7 .0 .1 .7 .7 1.4 63.6 90.9 104.2 106.5 .9 103.9 .3 105.5 .3 2.0 4.4 2.9 -1.1 .6 -2.3 4.3 -.4 -.6 -.5 .2 .5 1.9 -.5 -.2 .2 -.3 3.1 -.5 -.5 -1.0 -.1 -.5 -1.6 -.1 -.9 .9 -.5 116.2 116.0 107.2 124.6 110.8 10.6 11.4 3.9 20.4 5.3 7.9 8.6 4.6 14.2 4.5 103.4 101.9 73.2 -1.6 72.9 -1.6 73.2 -1.7 72.3 -2.0 72.5 -.9 153.2 1.5 1.1 -.7 -.8 -.7 -1.0 -2.7 12.7 .2 .0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -1.1 -3.2 5.9 131.0 115.6 4.5 3.6 .8 .0 .7 130.6 -.4 110.9 5.8 -2.2 .8 .1 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) North Central Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 112.5 3.7 0.4 111.8 4.0 0.6 113.4 3.9 1.0 110.6 2.4 0.4 107.7 114.1 104.0 103.8 1041 118.6 134.4 3.5 2.5 4.0 5.6 20 3.9 6.6 .5 .3 .7 1.5 -4 .2 .4 106.9 112.9 103.7 102.0 105 2 118.9 129.3 3.2 3.6 3.0 4.5 1 0 4.8 5.5 .9 4 1.3 1.7 7 .3 .9 106.5 1132 102.9 100.0 105 4 123.0 135.3 2.9 2.4 3.2 4.4 1 5 5.0 10.5 .3 .0 .4 .7 -1 1.7 1.0 108.9 113.9 106.1 102.5 107 9 114.0 131.1 3.5 2.9 3.8 5.1 21 1.2 4.2 .7 .0 1.1 111.6 111.4 116.7 84.8 104.4 104.5 109.2 111.0 117.1 3.3 3.5 4.1 -.5 4.0 5.4 4.0 3.1 3.7 .5 .4 .4 -.5 .7 1.5 .8 .3 .2 111.2 110.9 116.5 84.5 103.9 102.4 107.4 112.2 118.0 3.6 3.9 4.4 1.0 2.9 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.8 7 .6 .6 .6 1.2 16 1.0 .3 .3 111.8 112.3 117.0 90.1 103.4 100 9 106.4 113.2 121.9 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.4 3.3 4.5 3.3 4.4 4.6 .4 .9 1.1 -.6 .4 .7 .4 .4 1.8 111.2 109.5 114.2 84.6 106.4 103.3 108.6 108.0 112.0 2.8 2.2 2.7 .1 3.8 5.0 3.9 1.7 .8 .5 .4 .5 -.7 1.2 2.1 1.0 .2 -.1 0 .0 .8 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter2 Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 90 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Size class A Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 114.7 185.8 3.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 116.5 116.7 114.4 117.2 111.4 112.8 120.4 114.4 121.5 114.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.6 4.9 2.1 1.4 2.1 3.2 3.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation ... 111.7 115.8 110.4 117.9 125.2 111.1 110.8 -.1 -.4 .0 -.3 1.9 -.6 -.6 91.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.6 .6 1.2 1.1 1.8 -.5 82.2 79.7 109.4 94.5 93.7 94.5 112.7 4.3 3.9 4.6 -.7 .6 -4.4 2.9 -.1 -.3 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 122.9 120.1 118.8 127.7 109.7 8.2 8.5 8.9 10.6 4.7 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 107.3 107.1 80.8 80.7 80.0 84.5 108.4 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 5.0 -8.3 Medical care Entertainment 138.1 121.8 Other goods and services Personal care 130.4 116.3 99.9 79.3 2.9 0.0 113.2 113.3 110.5 118.4 109.1 105.0 118.5 107.1 120.9 110.8 2.2 2.3 1.5 2.4 -1.2 1.5 5.4 2.3 4.5 .9 -.4 -.4 -.5 -.5 -1.0 -.3 .3 -.5 115.1 124.5 114.1 120.9 129.6 112.2 111.3 103.4 96.7 2.1 3.6 3.3 2.5 7.4 3.7 3.2 .7 .1 -.1 -.2 .1 .2 .0 -.2 -.4 78.8 72.3 105.5 -.9 -1.4 -.7 .2 .6 -3.4 .4 -.1 -.7 .0 .6 .6 .6 .2 3.2 3.5 2.5 6.4 .2 102.2 99.9 105.5 98.3 89.2 3.8 4.8 7.1 5.8 -2.4 1.9 2.1 1.7 2.5 1.4 -.1 103.5 102.5 71.6 2.8 2.7 -1.2 -.6 -.6 71.3 -1.5 68.3 -1.7 -2.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 133.7 -.9 3.9 -.6 .2 3.4 0.5 114.3 185.0 3.2 115.4 115.3 112.8 117.8 108.9 108.4 123.1 112.0 120.2 116.2 2.5 2.4 1.8 .5 .4 .6 .6 1.6 .2 -1.4 .7 .2 .9 114.7 114.7 112.6 115.6 107.8 112.5 118.9 113.7 120.3 114.2 3.7 3.8 4.2 6.5 4.2 3.7 5.7 2.2 3.1 2.5 111.6 113.5 116.8 118.3 161.9 111.2 111.2 109.9 103.3 3.1 4.7 5.5 2.1 24.5 4.4 4.3 .8 1.4 .5 .7 -.1 1.8 1.9 .0 -.3 114.2 116.4 109.1 113.8 134.0 106.8 106.3 114.7 110.5 2.3 1.8 1.9 1.0 6.9 1.7 1.5 4.6 5.6 1.7 .4 .3 -.2 -.4 86.6 79.6 .7 -1.1 2.0 -.4 .0 110.0 3.6 3.8 3.3 -1.3 -.9 -2.8 2.6 -2.2 -.2 90.4 75.7 106.7 112.6 114.8 111.6 106.6 3.9 2.7 4.2 5.6 5.0 8.7 .8 -.1 .0 -.1 -.4 -.4 -.4 1.2 2.7 2.9 3.0 4.6 115.0 112.7 120.4 112.8 108.0 1.8 1.7 5.0 .6 -.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 5.0 .6 119.7 119.9 120.4 127.7 111.6 3.6 3.7 5.6 3.1 2.0 -.2 -.2 -1.3 107.5 107.1 3.8 -.4 -.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 102.7 102.3 76.5 76.4 75.5 75.0 83.5 117.6 1.9 2.0 -3.0 -3.2 -3.7 -4.8 2.3 -.5 1.6 .2 -.5 106.5 104.4 106.8 97.6 4.6 .8 .0 4.7 .7 3.4 3.6 .1 -.9 0.4 -1.5 -.3 -.1 102.0 101.5 105.1 88.6 .2 -.6 .1 .5 -1.3 -1.6 -1.4 76.9 76.7 76.4 75.5 3.9 .3 .3 .0 -.5 -.9 -.2 80.5 123.8 1.8 2.1 -1.7 -.6 .3 7.6 4.2 134.0 110.5 7.1 1.6 .4 .3 136.5 118.5 6.4 5.6 135.3 113.1 4.2 4.6 .5 .4 5.2 1.9 137.3 120.5 5.5 2.7 .2 .0 132.5 117.0 5.8 4.0 130.8 113.1 6.9 5.2 .0 .5 See footnotes at end of table. 113.4 183.5 113.6 184.1 0.3 91 .1 .1 .4 -.1 .5 .4 70.1 76.9 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) South Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Size class D Size class C Size class B Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services 114.7 3.4 111.2 116.5 108.1 105.2 111.8 119.5 138.0 4.2 3.2 4.8 5.4 4.2 2.8 7.5 114.7 113.4 119.2 85.2 108.2 105.5 110.9 113.5 117.6 4.2 3.3 3.7 1.7 4.7 5.2 4.2 4.0 2.3 0.3 -.1 0.5 114.3 3.2 0.4 113.4 2.9 0.0 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.8 4.0 6.8 -.2 .8 .4 110.7 114.7 108.0 104.3 111.8 119.6 136.3 3.1 3.7 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.2 6.7 .6 .3 .9 1.4 .3 .2 107.1 113.2 103.6 97.8 109.5 122.6 134.9 3.0 2.2 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.8 3.5 .0 -.4 .2 .5 -.1 -.1 .4 3.1 3.2 3.7 -.3 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.7 113.7 112.8 .7 118.1 91.1 -.7 .3 108.1 .8 104.7 .6 109.5 .2 114.2 .8 117.4 3.6 2.9 3.3 1.8 2.8 2.5 3.1 4.4 2.8 110.8 111.5 117.9 82.3 103.7 98.2 105.5 112.9 120.2 2.7 2.8 3.2 -.5 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.6 .0 -.1 .0 -.1 .2 .4 .1 .0 -.2 113.6 3.4 109.3 115.4 106.0 103.6 107.7 119.1 133.2 114.2 112.4 117.0 87.4 106.2 104.1 109.6 114.2 117.4 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care .4 .3 .3 -.5 -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 92 -.1 .8 1.4 .8 .2 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B 4 Size class A Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Size class C Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 115.6 178.2 2.9 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.7 -.2 5.4 -.8 .5 1.2 .2 .7 115.9 115.7 114.2 117.1 112.3 101.2 132.3 111.2 118.5 119.7 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.3 1.7 -.8 7.3 1.0 4.3 2.5 -.2 -.4 -.8 .2 .2 .3 .1 .0 .1 .3 .3 .6 -.1 113.6 117.6 109.2 118.6 113.5 114.7 114.8 107.5 101.0 .9 .5 -1.4 107.2 .3 5.7 4.8 7.8 2.1 -.6 -.1 -.2 .0 -.3 217.2 261.4 95.8 100.1 109.6 90.7 105.3 1.6 1.8 1.5 3.7 -.8 108.6 105.7 106.8 106.1 107.3 1.6 1.7 .9 3.7 -3.3 .9 -.3 1.9 .5 115.6 115.2 122.4 112.0 104.7 4.1 4.2 7.7 5.1 -7.5 -.1 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.7 -.4 .6 106.7 106.1 2.9 2.9 -.3 .1 .5 -1.3 2.8 3.9 78.7 121.3 3.8 3.8 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.0 3.6 4.7 -.6 -.6 -1.8 -1.8 -1.3 -2.3 80.8 118.4 -.5 -.5 -1.1 -.6 -.8 -1.2 .2 .3 108.4 107.9 124.0 2.4 2.6 -3.2 -3.6 -2.5 -4.5 -2.3 .1 Medical care Entertainment 136.7 116.1 7.6 4.3 .7 1.1 134.6 119.7 6.2 5.6 .4 .1 138.6 127.7 6.1 4.4 .1 1.8 Other goods and services Personal care 134.4 120.0 7.6 4.3 .7 .5 129.8 114.4 5.7 4.4 -.6 -1.2 131.2 115.9 6.1 1.5 -.3 -1.3 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.0 188.5 3.8 0.3 .0 5.1 .5 3.2 5.7 .3 .3 .4 .6 .6 .1 .3 .2 .3 .7 116.7 116.7 117.0 123.4 117.6 104.9 129.3 111.8 116.5 117.4 4.2 4.2 5.0 7.2 5.9 -.3 13.2 .7 3.0 3.9 118.8 123.7 122.3 133.7 140.8 121.0 120.8 109.0 103.3 4.4 5.0 5.6 4.2 16.6 4.8 4.8 3.4 3.9 .6 .3 1.2 .3 8.4 -.2 -.2 1.0 .2 117.9 123.8 115.5 124.5 132.9 117.1 116.8 107.1 102.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 2.5 12.0 3.8 3.8 4.9 5.5 80.4 75.2 108.4 104.9 117.6 91.3 110.2 3.3 6.4 1.5 4.0 4.8 1.9 2.3 -.6 -.5 -.7 .3 .4 -.3 82.6 .0 100.5 104.2 1.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 113.5 111.2 111.6 109.0 108.4 3.4 3.4 4.0 2.7 7.4 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 107.4 106.7 75.7 75.4 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.2 188.1 3.9 0.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 115.3 115.0 113.3 119.3 109.6 106.6 124.1 111.0 117.9 118.4 2.8 2.4 1.9 3.8 1.2 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation , Expenditure category All items All items (December 1977=100) 75.1 73.6 79.7 See footnotes at end of table. 93 NA 117.0 87.3 77.9 77.4 76.5 76.0 .8 76.7 76.3 75.5 75.9 -1.4 -.8 -4.9 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.3 10.4 -4.1 2.4 3.6 .3 .6 .5 .3 -4.5 -.3 .2 1.2 .0 -.2 .1 .1 .3 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.7 .0 -.3 .0 -.8 -1.3 .1 .7 5.6 6.0 4.0 10.5 .4 -1.3 -.6 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Cross classification of regions and population size classes,1 by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) West Size class B Size class A Group Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Index Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.2 3.9 0.5 108.1 115.3 103.7 102.1 105.9 124.8 137.1 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 5.1 7.6 114.2 115.1 119.9 84.9 104.3 103.1 109.0 117.0 123.7 3.4 3.7 4.3 -.2 2.8 3.0 2.7 4.9 4.8 Mar. 1988 4 Size class C Percent change from— Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 115.6 2.9 0.3 .3 1.1 -.3 -.2 -.4 .2 .3 109.7 115.9 106.0 104.2 107.6 123.0 139.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.6 1.6 2.7 6.7 .6 -.2 1.1 2.2 .2 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .3 -.6 -.2 .0 .6 .2 .2 115.1 114.2 119.1 86.7 106.4 104.7 110.3 117.2 121.1 3.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.1 4.3 3.8 4.6 2.2 .3 .3 .3 -1.3 1.1 1.9 .8 -.2 -.2 Mar. 1987 Feb. 1988 116.0 3.8 0.3 .6 .3 .8 .7 .8 .5 .8 109.8 116.7 105.4 101.2 109.9 122.9 134.0 3.3 4.2 2.6 1.8 3.5 4.4 6.8 .6 .5 .6 -.2 .8 .7 .6 .6 .5 113.5 114.9 119.3 88.4 105.9 102.3 109.4 115.6 121.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 2.4 2.7 2.1 3.2 5.1 4.1 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care 1 See region and area size on table 11 for information about cross classifications. 2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 4 Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. "* Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. 94 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Indexes, March 1988 113.5 118.9 111.1 106.9 122.2 111.9 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 115.3 115.8 115.9 112.0 119.7 119.8 121.5 118.7 113.7 114.8 114.0 108.6 106.3 106.9 106.5 101.8 124.8 125.6 123.5 122.3 113.3 112.8 115.5 111.8 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 112.1 113.0 111.5 110.8 119.2 118.4 122.4 119.4 109.6 111.4 107.1 106.9 106.5 108.5 103.8 103.2 118.5 119.7 116.9 118.1 110.7 110.6 112.3 111.1 111.5 119.6 109.6 107.3 116.3 109.2 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) 112.9 114.4 112.8 112.6 117.2 117.2 117.8 115.6 109.5 111.4 108.9 107.8 110.2 112.8 108.4 112.5 120.2 120.4 123.1 118.9 112.4 114.4 112.0 113.7 110.5 118.4 109.1 105.0 118.5 107.1 West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 113.8 113.3 117.0 114.2 119.3 119.3 123.4 117.1 111.2 109.6 117.6 112.3 104.9 106.6 104.9 101.2 126.1 124.1 129.3 132.3 111.1 111.0 111.8 111.2 104.5 113.9 112.1 111.5 105.6 120.6 117.7 118.2 102.4 111.2 108.2 109.0 102.3 106.2 105.9 105.7 112.0 123.0 121.2 119.3 102.8 112.8 112.2 109.8 115.5 113.9 116.5 109.5 116.2 109.8 115.2 114.7 112.6 118.6 112.9 108.4 111.5 116.1 115.6 120.7 115.5 118.9 115.8 122.1 119.8 118.7 122.0 111.8 122.7 117.0 110.7 114.6 119.9 120.2 110.1 116.2 115.2 110.3 115.1 110.8 106.9 111.2 110.7 118.1 111.0 102.8 105.1 113.2 113.8 110.1 111.0 113.4 105.7 111.7 98.0 116.5 108.4 107.9 107.7 104.8 103.7 117.7 105.6 118.0 126.6 116.5 127.9 115.5 119.0 112.8 111.3 125.7 123.3 128.8 120.4 122.4 119.4 128.9 122.1 115.0 109.2 112.4 102.6 114.7 107.1 125.6 111.7 111.4 114.9 112.8 107.5 110.5 113.4 110.4 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 2 . 3 class A3 B C D Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.... Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va See footnotes at end of table. 95 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food at home expenditure categories, selected areas—Continued Total food at home Area Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Percent change, February 1988 to March 1988 0.0 0.1 0.5 -0.1 -1.5 0.2 urban More than 1,200,000 .. 500,000 to 1,200,000. 50,000 to 500,000 -.7 -.8 -.5 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.7 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.1 .1 -.7 -.1 -2.8 -2.9 -2.6 -1.1 -.4 -.3 -.9 -.3 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) -.1 .0 -.2 .3 .8 -.1 .3 .3 .1 .8 .1 -.3 -.4 -.2 -1.3 .0 -1.7 -1.5 -1.0 -3.7 .3 -.4 .5 1.6 -.4 -.2 -.8 -.6 -.5 .4 .7 .6 .3 .0 .9 1.0 .6 -1.5 1.6 1.6 .8 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.6 -.5 -1.4 -.3 .5 .8 .7 .8 -.5 -.5 -1.0 -.3 .3 -.5 .4 .4 1.7 -.8 .4 .6 -.2 .2 1.3 .6 5.4 .5 -.1 .1 -.8 .3 -.2 .3 .5 -4.5 .4 .2 1.2 -.3 .0 .4 -.1 -.4 .3 .1 .5 1.6 .4 -.4 .0 -.5 .2 -.6 -1.2 -1.3 -2.1 -1.1 .0 .4 .7 -.3 .8 .9 -.9 .6 -.4 2.7 -.8 1.3 .3 3.0 .7 .1 .5 2.4 -.2 -2.0 .0 -.1 2.3 3.0 -.6 -2.4 -1.0 1.0 .9 -.2 -.3 .5 .1 -7.1 .2 -.3 .0 1.1 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A SizeBSize C - South Size Size Size Size 1 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) West urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 2 . Size classes A B C D -.3 -.1 Selected local areas Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 2 .4 -2.0 .3 .2 2.2 -.1 .2 .4 .5 -.5 -1.7 1.3 1.2 .7 .1 .0 -.4 .8 -.4 1.8 1.1 1.3 .3 .6 -.7 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B .1 .4 .0 1.0 -.4 -1.4 -.6 -1.4 3.0 -1.1 -2.3 .3 -3.8 -2.1 -4.8 -.1 -1.1 4.7 1.0 cross classification will no longer be published. 3 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 96 1.1 -1.5 1.3 .6 1.8 -.3 -.8 2.3 -.6 1.3 .2 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, February 1988 to March 1988 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA.— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern NJ. San Philadelphia, Pa.—NJ. FranciscoOakland, Calif. Expenditure category All items 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 .2 .2 .0 .1 .5 .4 -.1 -1.5 .2 .3 .6 .2 .2 .3 .6 1.3 .9 -1.0 -.6 .0 .0 .5 .5 .4 .7 .5 .1 .5 .3 .6 .4 1.5 -.2 -.2 -.5 .0 -.2 -.3 .4 -2.1 -.3 .4 Housing Shelter Renters' costs Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs Owners' equivalent rent Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .... .3 .4 .9 .1 5.3 .2 .2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.4 1.0 .7 .3 .6 .5 1.3 .2 .1 1.4 .2 .2 .6 .8 -.2 -.5 -.8 .1 -.2 -.3 -.1 .6 -1.4 -2.1 .0 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation Medical care -.1 0.4 -1.0 -1.7 -.4 -2.0 -1.9 .0 -4.8 -.8 .6 1.5 0.8 .9 1.2 1.8 .6 2.3 1.6 -1.4 4.7 1.3 .3 -.7 1.0 1.3 3.3 9.3 .6 .6 .2 .4 .8 .5 1.4 .2 .2 -2.0 -1.7 -1.2 -.4 -.1 35.4 -.1 .0 .7 .0 -.1 2.8 -.7 -1.5 .2 .3 .0 2.4 -.7 -.8 .0 -1.9 -2.0 -2.0 .3 -.6 -.6 .0 -.5 -.7 .0 .9 .6 1.6 .4 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.5 3.8 2.2 6.5 1.2 3.8 3.9 4.9 3.2 4.9 2.5 2.8 1.6 6.9 -1.6 5.6 6.1 1.5 10.3 1.7 7.0 7.6 4.0 9.2 10.8 .1 .1 .6 -.8 .6 -.2 -.3 -1.0 -1.0 .1 .0 .3 .3 .7 .1 -.5 -.8 -1.1 -1.1 -.7 -.8 .3 -.2 -.4 -.5 -.4 -1.3 -.3 -.2 1.3 -.5 1.5 -1.1 .4 .5 -1.8 -1.9 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 .2 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.4 .4 .2 .5 .4 .6 -1.0 13.8 -1.0 -1.0 .7 1.4 1.4 -.9 -1.2 -1.5 -1.3 .5 -.3 .8 Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care 1.1 .3 .2 .4 .5 97 3.5 .4 1.1 .3 -1.5 .4 1.0 -.4 -.8 .0 .0 Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change, February 1988 to March 1988 —Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.— Northwestern Ind. LA— Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.— Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.—N.J. San FranciscoOakland, Calif. Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages ... Durables Services Medical care services 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 .6 .2 .8 1.3 .1 .4 .2 .6 1.6 -.8 .9 .5 1.3 1.3 1.3 .8 -.2 1.6 2.2 .0 .6 -.9 1.6 2.4 -.1 .5 .9 .0 .2 -.2 .2 .6 -.1 .4 .0 .7 .2 -.3 1.1 .9 .4 .4 ' .5 -.6 .8 1.2 .6 .2 .2 .4 .2 .2 .4 .6 1.4 .8 .5 -.1 .3 .3 .5 -1.4 1.4 2.1 .9 -.8 -.1 .4 .4 .6 -.9 1.5 2.4 .7 .3 .3 .6 .9 .8 -.2 .0 .1 .6 .6 1.1 Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Services less rent of shelter Services less medical care Data not available. 98 .9 .7 .7 .2 1.4 1.3 .8 .5 .4 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 ' U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestem Ind. Boston, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category 115.1 343.0 3.7 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 115.7 115.6 113.5 118.9 111.1 112.6 106.9 122.2 111.9 120.0 117.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 4.9 2.2 2.7 1.5 4.5 1.1 3.6 3.9 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 115.4 122.9 118.4 126.2 136.9 117.8 117.8 102.3 95.4 3.6 5.0 4.5 3.7 9.0 5.1 5.1 1.1 .4 80.2 79.1 3.8 5.0 -.2 103.5 101.4 107.6 92.7 107.8 1.6 .1 1.0 -1.7 1.2 1.3 100.9 6.0 .2 92.1 -9.4 .0 94.4 -6.7 .7 87.2 -15.1 .7 109.0 1.5 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 113.9 112.4 111.1 114.9 107.7 4.0 4.2 3.8 5.0 2.6 3.3 3.5 2.3 6.2 .8 128.2 125.2 119.8 135.2 114.9 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 106.2 105.3 77.5 77.3 3.3 3.4 1.2 1.0 -.6 -.6 110.5 76.8 76.0 82.0 .9 .5 2.9 .5 All items All items (1967=100) 120.8 0.5 4.9 119.7 120.1 115.5 120.7 110.1 112.5 110.1 126.6 115.0 129.5 114.7 4.3 4.3 2.6 6.5 .0 .6 1.7 1.1 4.6 7.6 3.2 114.8 127.6 118.0 129.4 115.0 119.7 3.7 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 120.3 89.6 .3 80.6 .2 4.9 .6 -.2 -.2 -2.8 1.5 1.3 .4 6.0 -2.8 -2.8 -2.9 -3.1 -2.0 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. 117.3 349.8 99 79.3 81.5 110.5 86.0 85.9 87.8 85.2 86.3 112.1 121.8 352.0 5.2 1.3 113.2 332.3 3.9 1.2 1.9 1.7 .6 3.4 -.3 -1.0 -1.1 115.1 114.9 116.5 118.9 115.2 117.3 113.4 127.9 112.4 111.9 118.1 2.7 2.8 3.7 5.4 3.3 3.4 1.5 7.4 2.4 .9 1.0 .5 .3 .3 2.2 -.1 -.2 -.8 -.5 .6 1.9 120.1 119.5 113.9 115.5 116.2 117.8 111.0 116.5 109.2 130.7 127.3 .3 120.8 3.7 6.0 7.4 5.3 21.2 5.5 5.5 1.6 .3 1.8 -.5 18.1 -.3 -.3 0.9 2.4 -1.0 -1.1 -.5 2.1 .9 .9 137.4 123.7 136.2 -1.2 3.4 3.6 -2.1 -.6 -2.3 -2.0 .4 -7.3 .0 .5 .5 4.7 6.7 5.2 5.7 2.4 7.4 7.1 .4 -.2 .9 .5 .3 .4 .2 .5 .3 1.2 .6 110.9 118.2 120.6 128.0 86.8 -1.1 -4.3 10.0 5.6 .3 3.9 .5 148.2 .6 1.7 -7.9 1.0 122.7 125.8 126.1 89.6 81.8 5.2 4.9 .2 76.9 77.4 3.5 3.9 -1.2 -1.1 78.0 78.8 .8 2.6 -1.8 -2.6 .0 1.1 100.2 97.0 .2 -1.0 -.7 -1.8 .0 .2 1.3 1.9 -.1 3.1 97.3 89.5 87.2 91.6 106.3 -2.7 -4.5 -8.3 .0 5.7 -.3 11.4 -1.2 9.2 12.4 15.9 15.2 17.3 6.5 33.5 7.3 115.0 116.0 114.5 117.8 100.4 6.1 7.0 5.7 10.8 1.3 4.1 4.2 7.4 6.2 6.0 6.7 9.3 9.1 10.2 9.0 8.8 -3.3 -.8 105.1 -1.1 102.7 -2.5 80.6 -2.6 80.3 -2.3 81.1 -3.2 78.9 -1.6 84.7 1.5 128.9 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.8 .2 2.1 1.8 7.6 -.1 -.3 -.6 -.4 6.7 6.6 .0 .0 106.1 3.9 84.0 .1 111.2 13.9 10.5 11.4 3.0 25.5 -.7 139.3 139.6 115.5 157.3 123.9 5.8 6.8 12.3 12.3 14.3 12.7 10.4 -8.7 -.3 -.2 -.6 -.6 -1.5 -.4 -.2 -2.8 106.4 106.8 81.4 81.3 80.2 80.9 85.1 99.9 10.9 3.8 9.6 -2.7 116.8 116.1 95.7 -.9 1.1 -1.1 -.5 .4 1.5 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Boston, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 136.5 6.6 1.4 132.5 6.5 1.5 148.5 8.3 Entertainment 118.2 4.2 .7 120.4 2.9 -.7 125.2 7.2 Other goods and services 134.0 117.7 6.7 3.4 1.0 .5 135.2 121.5 10.5 10.1 1.3 3.9 143.6 119.0 115.1 109.3 115.7 105.3 102.7 108.0 122.8 136.6 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.8 2.5 4.3 6.6 .5 .5 .3 .6 1.0 .1 .7 1.5 117.3 112.4 119.7 108.5 107.1 109.1 126.1 131.2 4.9 5.2 4.3 5.9 7.7 3.1 4.7 6.0 1.7 .8 2.4 4.4 -.5 .2 1.5 113.2 114.0 119.3 85.8 105.7 103.4 109.4 113.4 121.4 3.4 3.6 4.0 .8 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.8 4.2 114.9 116.7 122.8 82.9 108.6 107.5 113.1 114.0 125.6 4.9 4.9 5.3 1.3 5.6 7.5 6.0 4.4 4.6 1.9 135.5 8.0 1.0 3.9 122.4 4.2 1.2 8.0 2.1 1.4 5.0 136.1 116.6 5.9 4.5 1.2 .8 121.8 113.9 120.1 110.2 109.0 112.2 132.4 150.6 5.2 3.6 1.9 4.9 7.6 .6 6.3 7.8 1.3 1.9 -1.0 4.0 5.8 113.2 109.1 115.1 105.2 106.4 104.7 117.9 134.0 3.9 3.4 2.7 3.8 5.0 2.4 4.2 7.7 1.2 .6 .5 .5 1.8 -1.1 1.8 1.3 117.7 120.5 128.1 81.4 110.7 109.5 114.1 118.8 130.7 4.4 5.1 5.3 3.3 4.7 7.1 4.6 6.2 6.3 1.7 1.3 1.5 -.6 3.7 5.2 2.2 1.6 112.2 112.0 117.5 83.0 105.6 106.9 110.9 110.4 116.4 3.1 3.6 4.4 1.5 3.7 4.6 3.7 2.4 3.8 1.5 1.2 1.0 2.3 .6 1.7 1.1 3.5 1.8 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care -1.2 See footnotes at end of table. 100 1.0 .6 .5 .6 1.2 1.0 1.1 .1 2.3 4.3 2.5 2.2 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Cleveland, Ohio Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1987 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Miami, Fla. Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category 4.0 0.4 119.7 340.8 4.6 0.1 3.7 116.5 117.0 112.6 111.8 110.7 112.1 107.9 123.3 111.4 125.6 108.7 3.6 3.6 2.1 3.6 4.6 5.3 .3 -.9 1.4 6.0 3.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 .4 4.1 4.4 .7 1.2 2.7 1.6 1.4 121.9 121.8 118.6 122.7 118.1 119.7 107.7 128.8 114.9 129.7 123.9 4.7 4.6 4.2 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.6 7.1 2.3 5.1 6.8 .0 .0 -.4 .4 .3 .4 .4 -3.4 .5 .5 1.1 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.2 9.7 5.5 5.4 3.9 4.4 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.4 .5 111.4 109.9 107.3 109.0 119.0 108.2 107.5 114.5 114.3 2.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 .9 4.4 6.6 -.7 -1.0 -.8 -1.0 120.4 6.3 9.2 6.5 -.1 86.8 10.9 -1.6 -2.1 -.2 .0 .7 -.2 7.1 -.3 -.3 -1.3 -.8 108.2 NA .1 -1.2 118.7 143.0 4.8 42.9 .0 .0 83.4 83.2 4.8 5.6 -.7 108.4 105.2 115.6 97.0 111.4 .1 4.4 6.3 .6 3.0 -1.2 .7 .0 2.7 103.2 114.2 114.0 111.5 116.2 2.4 6.6 6.8 .3 8.5 .0 98.3 .0 92.3 .0 94.1 -1.2 89.3 -.6 108.1 -2.9 -4.1 -2.8 -6.4 1.6 -1.1 -.7 .2 3.9 116.6 4.1 115.0 2.6 2.4 1.1 5.3 2.4 3.6 4.2 3.6 9.0 2.3 121.8 118.8 120.3 118.5 125.1 6.0 6.5 7.4 4.5 14.1 104.3 101.5 98.3 102.9 103.2 -6.3 -7.2 -3.8 -12.3 -1.1 3.0 3.3 -.9 5.3 1.9 -.2 107.5 -.1 107.6 -1.9 82.9 -1.9 82.7 86.4 -2.1 -2.0 79.8 -1.0 84.9 -1.0 104.6 4.4 5.1 4.0 4.0 6.8 1.9 5.3 -8.4 .1 110.5 .2 107.4 -2.5 79.7 -2.5 79.6 -2.3 80.7 -2.9 77.0 -2.0 83.3 .3 121.9 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 9.8 6.9 6.7 1.8 -.6 -.9 1.4 114.3 117.5 347.1 4.2 115.2 114.4 114.7 122.0 111.2 110.6 108.4 125.7 111.7 114.1 122.8 2.4 1.6 1.9 3.8 1.1 1.0 1.5 3.3 1.0 1.1 9.2 .8 .4 .2 1.6 1.6 1.6 .7 -2.6 -.1 2.2 2.2 1.1 1.0 121.0 125.5 122.9 135.2 135.4 123.8 123.5 112.0 105.3 -.1 -1.0 -1.2 -1.! 111.1 .4 -1.8 -2.6 -1.1 1.9 -.9 1.0 .6 1.4 1.2 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 111.5 110.7 112.2 113.8 98.4 5.3 5.6 .8 8.5 8.1 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 101.9 101.6 77.2 1.7 1.8 -.3 -.4 .3 110.2 344.4 3.3 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 114.3 114.3 109.5 115.8 110.3 111.9 105.7 115.5 102.6 124.1 115.2 3.7 3.8 .6 4.7 -.5 .1 1.9 .8 -.8 9.5 2.9 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities 3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 108.0 111.0 113.9 120.3 122.3 115.5 115.7 101.8 95.4 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.2 5.6 4.0 4.0 1.3 -1.6 83.9 75.5 103.9 96.4 97.9 95.4 All items All items (1967=100) 4 76.9 77.0 75.2 82.8 107.4 0.8 -1.4 1.6 .7 1.3 1.4 -.3 .4 -1.6 -1.7 .8 -1.8 1.6 4.3 .7 1.6 1.8 .8 11.5 -4.6 -1.8 108.8 -1.9 107.9 -4.5 74.2 -4.5 73.8 -5.4 73.3 -4.7 71.9 -3.9 78.6 .3 131.6 See footnotes at end of table. 115.5 116.2 105.8 101 185.6 2.7 2.8 -6.8 -7.5 -7.1 -8.5 -5.3 3.1 -1.0 134.0 123.2 132.4 143.7 126.8 -1.2 127.2 .4 91.2 2.5 2.2 9.0 .2 1.8 5.8 13.0 10.7 .1 -.9 -2.8 -2.9 -2.4 -3.4 -2.3 .4 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 L.A.Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Cleveland, Ohio Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Miami, Fla. Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category Medical care 132.1 4.0 0.4 137.0 7.8 1.4 131.8 7.2 1.1 143.6 6.1 1.8 Entertainment 120.1 4.1 2.6 113.1 3.7 .5 117.4 3.7 1.3 121.3 2.7 -1.4 Other goods and services Personal care 130.6 110.6 7.8 1.5 -.2 -2.6 135.1 121.0 9.1 4.2 2.4 1.2 130.9 116.8 5.1 4.2 135.9 127.0 6.8 5.3 .6 1.4 110.2 106.9 114.3 102.7 103.5 102.0 114.4 131.0 3.3 2.9 3.7 2.5 3.9 .9 3.7 3.5 .8 .6 1.3 .1 .6 -.6 4.2 2.1 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.1 5.9 8.1 1.4 1.1 .8 1.5 2.4 .4 1.4 1.3 114.3 112.6 116.5 109.5 106.2 114.1 116.8 131.9 4.0 5.1 3.6 6.0 5.9 6.1 2.8 6.5 .4 1.1 2.0 .6 1.1 .3 117.5 108.1 115.2 103.5 103.3 104.4 127.3 137.8 119.7 112.4 121.9 104.8 101.7 109.0 128.4 146.0 4.6 2.6 4.7 1.0 .2 2.5 6.4 6.1 .1 .4 .0 .8 1.0 -.1 -.2 1.8 111.5 109.0 113.8 86.8 103.1 104.1 109.3 110.9 112.5 3.2 3.2 3.7 -1.0 2.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 .5 .8 1.1 -1.9 .1 .6 .9 .5 1.2 115.1 116.4 121.3 83.8 104.4 104.7 109.6 120.1 126.3 3.5 3.9 4.6 -2.3 2.5 2.6 2.0 6.3 5.7 1.1 1.3 1.4 -.8 1.6 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.4 116.0 113.2 117.0 94.1 109.4 106.1 112.0 115.0 115.2 4.9 3.7 3.8 5.4 5.9 5.7 4.7 4.5 2.5 .9 .4 .6 -1.2 .6 .9 1.4 .6 -.3 115.1 118.7 124.2 83.8 105.5 103.0 112.8 111.7 127.0 2.8 4.6 4.9 1.3 1.2 .7 2.7 2.9 6.4 Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Durables Services Medical care services .9 .2 -.2 Special Indexes See footnotes at end of table. 102 .0 CVI Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter2 Services less medical care CVI All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy -1.6 .7 1.1 .4 -.4 -.3 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84 = 100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category All items All items (1967=100) 119.5 347.1 5.0 0.2 113.8 334.9 3.3 0.7 117.9 359.1 4.5 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 113.0 112.7 112.9 117.0 111.0 112.6 104.8 120.4 112.8 112.1 118.9 2.3 2.0 2.2 4.5 2.3 2.7 3.4 .4 1.1 1.6 6.4 -1.5 -1.7 -2.7 -1.5 -4.2 -4.1 114.5 114.7 111.5 114.6 105.1 105.4 117.7 119.4 110.5 119.9 108.3 .6 .3 -1.1 .9 1.9 1.7 -.5 -1.2 -5.5 2.3 3.4 .4 .4 -.4 .4 .9 1.0 -.5 -1.3 -1.4 1.4 .4 117.7 118.3 116.1 119.9 113.2 113.7 105.6 128.9 113.4 122.0 113.4 4.5 5.0 4.2 5.9 2.8 2.9 -1.5 11.0 2.9 6.2 1.8 Housing Shelter Renters' costs 2 Rent, residential Other renters' costs Homeowners' costs 2 Owners' equivalent rent 2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil and other household fuel commodities Fuel oil Other household fuel commodities'3 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Household furnishings and operation .. 122.2 139.0 .0 .5 4.6 -.1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -.6 115.3 123.6 115.1 124.3 120.9 118.4 118.7 100.7 99.1 2.9 4.2 3.5 2.7 5.5 4.3 4.3 .9 4.2 .8 1.6 .8 -1.8 1.8 1.8 -2.0 .1 123.1 129.3 126.2 137.2 165.4 120.6 120.6 111.3 106.5 5.0 5.7 8.3 4.3 47.2 4.1 4.2 5.2 7.1 1.2 1.1 3.2 -.2 35.4 -.2 -.1 1.1 89.3 4.9 7.8 7.1 6.3 8.8 8.1 8.3 -1.7 -.7 78.3 78.7 4.4 4.7 -.3 -.3 77.4 76.9 .0 4.1 -1.7 -3.3 108.1 82.2 5.4 -6.6 106.2 101.2 108.9 91.8 107.8 4.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.9 .8 -.6 -.7 -.3 -.5 92.5 102.8 123.2 84.5 106.4 -2.3 4.6 4.0 5.5 .7 -.4 .3 .0 .5 1.3 116.4 106.5 124.9 84.2 111.5 6.2 7.3 9.9 1.7 1.1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 110.3 108.6 105.1 97.6 128.6 9.6 10.1 .4 21.5 2.8 4.0 4.2 .0 5.1 7.9 115.3 114.5 116.6 112.4 94.9 7.6 8.0 14.0 10.5 -7.0 5.2 5.6 2.5 10.3 2.3 108.1 104.5 106.8 95.4 106.4 1.3 1.5 8.6 -7.3 5.6 -2.4 -2.7 -.4 -3.4 -1.8 123.5 119.5 118.5 122.4 109.1 Transportation Private transportation Motor fuel Gasoline Gasoline, leaded regular Gasoline, unleaded regular Gasoline, unleaded premium Public transportation 114.0 5.7 6.3 2.8 2.8 3.6 2.6 2.9 -.2 .2 .3 -3.2 -3.2 -3.0 -3.3 -2.9 -.2 103.9 103.7 80.2 3.2 3.5 6.4 6.4 8.1 6.0 5.1 -7.5 -1.0 -1.1 -3.6 -3.7 -3.7 -3.8 -2.7 1.2 105.4 104.7 82.5 3.0 3.5 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.7 3.9 -2.0 -.7 -.5 -.8 -.8 -1.1 109.0 109.5 -1.0 -.4 -2.6 10.9 9.1 90.7 104.0 -14.0 129.4 134.8 162.8 124.3 124.6 95.6 112.9 80.9 81.2 83.4 79.3 83.0 131.1 -.8 -4.1 -1.1 .6 1.5 16.6 See footnotes at end of table. 103 80.1 80.2 78.3 86.1 107.0 1.7 82.3 81.3 81.4 83.5 118.3 0.3 118.5 354.9 4.3 0.8 .4 116.9 .5 116.8 .6 115.6 120.2 113.8 116.4 118.0 122.1 110.4 119.9 119.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 5.1 2.4 2.9 6.0 6.7 2.5 4.0 5.8 .6 .6 .9 1.2 2.0 2.4 .9 -.5 .2 .2 1.4 3.8 5.6 6.8 6.7 8.9 4.3 4.3 1.5 -4.5 .1 -.3 -.7 .9 120.5 127.0 122.4 134.6 122.5 116.2 116.5 100.8 90.0 55.1 .4 85.7 80.7 5.8 2.4 -1.5 60.6 131.9 13.0 .0 95.1 -5.2 1.3 .0 100.1 .0 88.6 -13.5 1.7 119.0 -.4 .0 1.5 2.5 .0 .4 11.2 11.2 8.5 9.6 6.0 20.8 2.2 10.3 14.4 3.3 2A 4.0 10.4 10.6 .1 .1 -.3 -.2 10.8 -1.4 -.5 .4 1.8 .0 -.3 -3.1 .9 2.4 .3 .0 86.8 86.9 85.1 85.4 -.8 .7 .0 .0 1.1 1.4 Table 24. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Monthly cities and pricing schedule 1 1 San FranciscoOakland, Calif. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Group Index Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Index Jan. 1988 Mar. 1988 Percent change from— Mar. 1987 Jan. 1988 Expenditure category 0.7 Medical care 137.7 5.7 0.3 132.9 5.5 0.8 135.0 6.4 0.4 137.9 7.1 Entertainment 114.7 7.1 1.1 117.3 5.9 1.9 123.4 6.7 1.1 123.1 3.6 Other goods and services 141.1 131.6 6.3 3.5 1.2 .5 133.7 117.8 7.4 4.0 1.2 -1.0 137.0 121.1 6.7 2.4 .0 -.4 130.6 117.0 5.2 .2 -.1 -1.9 119.5 109.4 113.0 106.3 101.8 112.0 133.3 140.3 5.0 3.8 2.3 4.8 6.7 1.5 6.0 6.9 .2 -.4 -1.5 .6 .9 -.2 .5 .4 113.8 109.7 114.5 106.8 103.1 109.9 119.7 133.3 3.3 2.9 .6 4.4 6.4 1.8 3.7 6.0 .7 .5 .4 .8 1.3 -.2 .8 1.2 117.9 109.9 117.7 105.2 101.4 109.5 126.5 135.4 4.5 3.6 4.5 2.7 2.9 2.4 5.4 6.7 .3 .0 .4 -.5 -1.2 .7 .8 1.1 118.5 113.3 116.9 111.2 106.4 116.8 125.0 137.5 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.8 6.8 2.3 4.2 7.4 .8 1.6 .6 2.2 2.8 1.6 .1 .7 114.5 118.5 124.6 84.7 106.8 102.9 108.1 117.0 132.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 .7 4.9 6.7 4.3 4.5 6.1 .0 111.5 112.8 117.8 88.6 106.8 103.2 109.1 111.5 118.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 5.2 4.4 6.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 .5 .7 .9 -1.6 .7 1.3 .8 .1 .9 114.4 117.1 121.5 91.0 105.3 101.6 109.8 114.1 125.7 4.0 4.6 4.5 6.4 2.6 2.8 3.9 4.6 5.4 .1 .4 .4 -.1 -.4 -1.1 -.3 -.1 .7 115.9 117.5 122.5 87.8 111.5 107.0 111.5 111.6 123.8 3.9 4.3 4.4 2.7 4.8 6.7 5.4 2.8 3.9 1.2 .8 .8 .5 2.2 Personal care Commodity and service group All items Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food-and beverages Durables Services Medical care services Special indexes All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent of shelter 2 Services less medical care -1.6 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami. Data not adequate for publication. Data not available. Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see table 11) will appear next month. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. -.4 104 2.6 1.6 .6 .0 Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas Utility (piped) gas Area, region and population size class per 40 therms per 100 therms Electricity Fuel oil #2 per 500 KWH per gallon Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 $24,152 $23,686 $54,391 $54,095 $40,286 $40,200 $0,888 $0,881 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 27.903 27.850 30.105 26.962 27.862 27.770 30.213 26.984 61.381 61.880 63.538 58.394 61.164 61.515 63.822 58.451 48.077 51.517 44.401 44.097 47.494 50.868 43.029 44.105 .897 .930 .848 .840 .891 .922 .840 .835 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 23.386 22.366 25.621 25.166 23.679 22.637 26.052 25.342 49.527 47.600 54.004 53.376 50.416 48.630 55.337 53.914 39.350 40.375 39.591 37.395 39.329 40.466 39.424 37.405 .823 .854 .829 .785 .810 .840 .816 .770 23.344 23.570 48.638 48.627 38.597 38.283 South Size Size Size Size 26.155 25.499 25.538 27.611 25.977 25.246 25.119 27.405 57.657 55.916 55.194 61.030 57.319 55.377 54.078 60.786 38.332 39.335 40.461 39.696 38.441 39.588 40.454 39.559 .942 .859 NA .879 .935 .849 NA 24.148 24.598 54.999 56.072 33.195 33.563 .838 .833 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 2 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 19.840 18.729 22.075 20.550 18.673 17.825 19.229 20.605 53.589 54.839 53.019 47.999 51.161 51.688 49.143 48.061 39.137 38.997 44.099 29.404 38.978 39.011 42.644 29.004 .895 .719 .870 .875 .878 NA .857 Size classes A B C D 23.164 25.711 25.785 23.906 22.546 25.033 25.748 24.179 53.614 55.770 56.703 51.511 53.202 55.177 56.754 51.861 42.015 41.448 38.374 36.282 42.008 40.976 38.263 36.582 .924 .849 .832 .838 .915 .841 .826 .836 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind LA-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 19.068 18.027 29.083 28.346 15.707 19.612 18.027 28.931 28.346 15.630 43.541 57.073 64.646 65.146 44.186 44.837 55.505 63.885 65.146 45.644 42.699 44.718 58.657 51.433 43.858 42.660 44.794 57.561 51.145 44.247 .906 NA .945 .909 NA .883 NA .939 .902 NA Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 24.440 28.590 21.630 29.280 27.119 27.580 25.580 28.590 21.630 28.840 27.810 27.637 50.910 63.240 47.660 63.280 50.848 62.713 53.750 63.240 47.660 62.070 50.848 62.530 37.150 44.128 46.290 47.479 38.702 38.484 37.150 43.036 46.420 47.479 38.705 38.847 .928 .913 .868 NA .797 .985 .926 .903 .865 NA .797 .974 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa 23.950 25.686 22.362 24.701 23.192 26.704 22.900 24.701 51.677 47.331 41.890 54.066 49.675 52.677 44.270 54.066 39.215 44.434 37.520 42.687 38.846 44.434 37.542 42.248 NA .970 NA .753 NA .970 NA .733 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 1 .665 Selected local areas Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. NA Data not adequate for publication. 105 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 Mar. 1988 Average price per KWH of electricity Low High Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 2,800 $0,078 $0,078 Range of KWH consumption for Mar. 1988 Area, region and population size class Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 $0,572 $0,568 urban More than 1,200,000 .. 500,000 to 1,200,000 . 50,000 to 500,000 .648 .660 .664 .598 .646 .656 .667 .602 1 1 1 2 2,800 697 252 515 .095 .096 .094 .098 .094 .095 .089 .098 26 88 26 54 7,246 3,928 7,246 3,680 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) .514 .501 .593 .505 .519 .504 .607 .510 2 4 2 38 1,292 1,292 443 623 .074 .075 .066 .077 .074 .076 .066 .077 5 5 29 39 6,708 6,708 3,287 3,626 .504 .508 16 429 .075 .075 21 3,749 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) .642 .627 .613 .662 .638 .620 .600 .659 1 6 2 3 589 442 361 589 .073 .070 .077 .074 .073 .070 .077 .074 30 30 112 94 7,512 7,512 6,513 4,002 .658 .673 252 .071 .072 32 5,536 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 .. Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 2 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .535 .533 .572 .471 .518 .523 .491 .472 400 400 163 366 .085 .085 .090 .065 .085 .086 .091 .064 4 4 29 82 7,152 7,152 4,991 5,432 Size classes A B C D .561 .608 .578 .563 .557 .593 .579 .571 1,292 443 623 2,800 .080 .078 .077 .076 .080 .078 .076 .077 4 26 39 21 7,512 7,246 5,432 5,536 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. . N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif .441 .538 .781 .644 .408 .453 .538 .772 .645 .470 23 7 1 16 6 635 393 697 630 191 .077 .090 .108 .089 .089 .077 .090 .106 .089 .090 169 75 88 216 108 6,708 3,107 2,929 3,845 2,457 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.. .614 .653 .511 .863 .499 .686 .643 .653 .511 .852 .502 .682 17 10 5 8 46 6 168 132 283 52 1,292 442 .063 .085 .087 .093 .071 .070 .063 .085 .087 .093 .071 .072 197 140 167 304 172 30 3,510 2,658 2,351 2,961 2,744 3,763 Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex.. Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, P a .667 .567 .386 .507 .647 .562 .409 .507 12 21 83 31 46 356 297 426 .054 .086 .066 .082 .054 .086 .066 .081 275 63 224 240 6,349 3,174 7,512 3,257 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - Low High 7,512 1 1 1 1 25 Selected local areas Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. 106 Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas (Per gallon) Gasoline Leaded regular Gasoline All types 1 Gasoline Unleaded regular Gasoline Unleaded premium Area, region and population size class Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 $0,928 $0,920 $0,859 $0,850 $0,913 $0,904 $1,082 $1,074 urban More than 1,200,000 500,000 to 1,200,000 50,000 to 500,000 .983 .980 1.041 .943 .967 .965 1.025 .921 .896 .898 .896 .876 .879 .884 .879 .853 .948 .931 1.043 .915 .931 .915 1.026 .895 1.120 1.122 1.138 1.094 North Central urban Size A - More than 1,200,000 Size B - 360,000 to 1,200,000 Size C - 50,000 to 360,000 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .915 .932 .873 .919 .904 .919 .876 .905 .865 .864 .833 .897 .855 .853 .841 .881 .911 .925 .852 .924 .899 .908 .856 .911 1.058 1.106 1.039 .879 .867 .853 .840 .892 .885 NA NA South Size Size Size Size urban A - More than 1,200,000 B - 450,000 to 1,200,000 C - 50,000 to 450,000 D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) .927 .955 .939 .920 .944 .927 .887 .847 .861 .872 .818 .843 .847 .867 .822 .908 .923 .920 .880 .911 .898 .878 1.074 1.103 1.062 1.061 1.067 1.093 1.055 1.068 .921 .918 .852 .845 .908 .916 1.021 1.007 West urban Size A - More than 1,250,000 Size B - 330,000 to 1,250,000 Size C - 50,000 to 330,000 .901 .884 .977 .933 .901 .887 .969 .917 .852 .839 .907 .884 .845 .833 .880 .873 .894 .868 1.000 .938 .894 .871 .990 .917 1.064 1.057 1.085 1.088 1.059 1.053 1.093 1.075 .931 .950 .907 .910 .923 .940 .900 .907 .857 .874 .851 .857 .847 .866 .846 .851 .908 .941 .903 .921 .926 .893 .923 1.099 1.078 1.048 1.027 1.089 1.071 1.046 1.011 Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastem N.J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 1.013 .860 1.012 .932 1.001 .863 1.001 .915 .990 .959 .813 .912 .893 .910 .938 .821 .906 .877 .876 .837 .951 .892 .971 .974 .839 .938 .876 1.002 1.168 1.051 1.137 1.080 1.106 1.165 1.046 1.125 1.060 1.080 Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Miami, Fla St. Louis, Mo.-lll Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1.000 .997 .918 1.017 .917 1.083 1.000 .982 .926 1.008 .900 1.081 .944 .920 .838 NA .865 .932 .942 .907 .816 NA .847 .925 .962 .967 .894 .956 .896 1.028 .963 .948 .898 .946 .879 1.026 1.132 1.124 1.107 1.083 1.113 1.291 1.133 1.115 1.122 1.075 1.106 1.292 .908 .914 .878 .882 .888 .898 .864 .851 .868 .846 .817 .855 .852 .829 .803 .822 .893 .922 .843 .863 .872 .907 .829 .831 1.029 1.051 1.039 1.041 1.002 1.035 1.026 1.016 U.S. city average Region and area size Northeast Size A Size B Size C - 3 Size classes A B C D .950 1.106 1.109 .123 .071 .054 .106 .033 .942 Selected local ai Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Detroit, Mich Houston, Tex Pittsburgh, Pa Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately. Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Following the release of March indexes on April 20, the West/B cross classification will no longer be published. NA Data not adequate for publication. 107 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1 U.S. average Northeast North Central South West Food and unit Feb. 1988 Cereals and bakery products: Flour, white, all purpose, per Ib Rice, white, long grain, precooked, per Ib.. Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per Ib. .. Spaghetti and macaroni, per Ib Bread, white, pan, per Ib Bread, French, per Ib Bread, whole wheat, pan, per Ib Rolls, hamburger, per Ib Cupcakes, chocolate, per Ib Cookies, chocolate chip, per Ib Crackers, soda, salted, per Ib Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: Meats: Beef and veal: Ground chuck, 100% beef, per Ib Ground beef, 100% beef, per Ib Chuck roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Round roast, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib. . Rib roast, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Steak, round, U.S. Choice, boneless, per Ib.. Steak, sirloin, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. ... Steak, chuck, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib. ... Steak, T-Bone, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib.. Steak, porterhouse, U.S. Choice, bone-in, per Ib Pork: Bacon, sliced, per Ib Chops, center cut, bone-in, per Ib Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked, per Ib Sirloin roast, bone-in, per Ib Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per Ib Sausage, fresh, loose, per Ib Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per Ib Other meats: Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per Ib Bologna, all beef or mixed, per Ib Beef liver, per Ib Poultry: Chicken, fresh, whole, per Ib Chicken breast, bone-in, per Ib Chicken legs, bone-in, per Ib Turkey, frozen, whole, per Ib Fish and seafood: Tuna, light, chunk, per Ib Eggs: Grade A, large, per doz Grade AA, large, per doz Dairy products: Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal..., Milk, fresh, skim, per 1/2 gal Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per Ib American processed cheese, per Ib Cheddar cheese, natural, per Ib Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 1/2 pt. Mar. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 Mar. 1988 $0,199 $0,202 $0,209 $0,212 $0,171 $0,173 $0,215 $0,208 $0,196 $0,206 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .570 .550 .424 .414 NA NA NA NA .462 .468 .830 .789 .798 .791 .769 .753 .708 .749 .759 .783 .572 .568 .549 .554 .566 .722 .554 .729 .586 .587 1.188 1.132 1.061 1.046 NA NA NA 1.073 1.102 NA NA NA .824 .809 NA NA NA .938 .936 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.069 2.110 2.188 2.169 NA 2.072 NA 2.111 NA NA .964 .995 .966 1.010 NA .973 NA 1.001 1.742 1.315 1.736 2.610 1.750 1.342 1.693 2.668 3.593 2.944 3.043 3.659 2.944 1.716 1.484 1.733 1.726 1.726 1.701 1.501 1.689 1.363 1.549 2.539 3.243 3.077 3.039 2.600 3.323 3.077 3.230 1.360 1.668 2.583 NA NA NA NA 2.788 3.042 NA 4.123 3.594 NA 4.257 1.750 1.306 1.775 2.731 3.964 2.980 3.018 2.005 4.336 1.803 1.358 1.821 2.753 4.111 2.987 3.152 1.953 4.425 2.614 3.577 2.785 2.974 1.867 NA NA 1.234 NA 2.765 NA 2.916 2.905 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.210 NA 2.549 4.271 3.125 NA 4.326 NA NA NA NA NA NA 4.465 NA NA NA 1.940 2.716 1.919 2.681 2.105 2.587 2.099 2.599 1.809 2.733 1.787 2.659 1.975 2.634 1.902 2.654 1.917 2.928 1.925 2.822 1.569 NA 1.128 1.970 2.751 1.597 NA 1.143 1.986 2.712 NA NA 1.211 NA 2.867 NA NA NA NA 2.790 NA NA NA 1.994 2.765 NA NA NA 2.012 2.702 1.492 NA 1.068 1.803 2.681 1.503 NA 1.050 1.840 2.735 1.678 NA NA 2.728 NA NA NA 2.230 2.623 2.047 2.227 1.013 2.048 2.228 1.021 2.194 2.566 NA 2.188 2.596 NA 2.096 2.022 1.020 2.035 1.973 1.023 1.840 2.194 1.851 2.199 .963 .965 2.017 2.244 NA 2.092 2.264 NA .687 1.705 1.014 .886 .710 1.763 1.026 .868 .683 1.683 1.024 .697 1.711 1.055 .981 .801 1.828 NA .857 .796 1.858 NA .882 NA .843 2.263 .844 1.676 .995 .929 .753 1.771 1.020 .910 2.149 2.144 NA NA 2.110 2.010 NA NA 2.142 2.214 .718 .866 .740 .896 .826 NA .854 NA .669 NA .691 NA .683 NA .700 NA NA .936 NA .959 1.166 NA 1.103 2.162 2.718 1.157 NA 1.099 2.162 2.724 3.138 1.108 NA 1.098 2.127 2.761 3.070 1.109 NA 1.096 2.105 2.729 1.140 NA NA 2.092 2.811 NA 1.377 NA 3.184 1.378 NA 1.334 2.235 2.56; 3.180 1.092 NA 1.000 2.203 NA 3.178 1.059 NA NA 3.059 1.144 NA NA 2.114 2.81: NA 2.406 .588 2.784 NA 2.827 NA 2.39I NA 2.236 NA 2.229 .61; 2.229 .611 2.574 .549 .745 1.721 3.155 2.475 .59; See footnotes at end of table. Feb. 1988 108 .935 .961 1.754 .943 .887 .977 1.335 2.205 2.57; 2.214 NA 3.174 2.413 .533 Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions 1—Continued U.S. average Northeast West South North Central Food and unit Feb. 1988 Fruits and vegetables: Fresh fruits and vegetables: Apples, Red Delicious, per Ib Bananas, per Ib Oranges, Navel, per Ib Oranges, Valencia, per Ib Cherries, per Ib Grapefruit, per Ib Grapes, Emperor or Tokay, per Ib Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per Ib Lemons, per Ib Peaches, per Ib Pears, Anjou, per Ib Strawberries, dry pint, per 12oz Potatoes, white, per Ib Lettuce, iceberg, per Ib Tomatoes, field grown, per Ib Beans, green, snap, per Ib Cabbage, per Ib Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per Ib Celery, per Ib Corn on the cob, per Ib Cucumbers, per Ib Mushrooms, per Ib Onions, dry yellow, per Ib Onions, green (scallions), per Ib Peppers, sweet, per Ib Radishes, per Ib Processed fruits and vegetables: Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12oz. can, per 16oz Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per Ib Tomatoes, canned, whole, per Ib Other foods at home: Sugar and sweets: Hard candy, solid, per Ib Sugar, white, all sizes, per Ib Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per Ib Fats and oils: Margarine, stick, per Ib Margarine, soft, tubs, per Ib Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per Ib Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per Ib Nonalcoholic beverages: Cola, nondiet, returnable bottles, 6 or 8 pk., per 16 oz. 2 Cola nondiet, cans, 72oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. 2 .. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per Ib. Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can, perlb Coffee, instant, plain, regular, 6.1-14oz, per 16oz Coffee, freeze dried, plain, regular, all sizes, per 16oz Coffee, freeze dried, decaffeinated, all sizes, per 16oz Other prepared foods: Potato chips, per 16oz Pork and beans, canned, per 16oz Alcoholic beverages: Bourbon whiskey, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz. Vodka, domestic, 375ml-1.75 liter, per 25.4 oz. Mar. 1988 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1988 Feb. 1988 0.588 .424 .406 NA .435 NA .831 NA 0.578 .440 .407 NA NA .459 NA 1.229 .683 NA .500 NA .263 .850 .813 .844 .309 .323 .553 NA .463 NA .371 NA .729 NA 0.585 .406 .512 NA NA .478 NA 1.364 .827 1.164 .961 NA NA .397 NA 1.077 .880 NA .589 NA .221 .811 .970 NA .306 .415 .620 NA .635 NA .433 1.859 .833 .984 NA .592 NA .288 .389 .474 .636 .624 NA .430 1.520 .828 .882 NA NA .389 NA 1.210 .841 NA .694 NA .227 .809 .782 .843 .243 .385 .599 .756 .484 NA .422 NA .779 .912 1.715 .633 NA 1.741 .635 NA 1.591 .718 .578 1.573 .690 .557 1.762 NA NA 1.762 NA NA NA .391 .362 NA .339 .324 NA .341 .324 NA .345 .336 NA .346 .338 NA .369 .334 NA .366 .326 .802 1.143 NA 1.783 .730 .947 .812 1.770 .709 .580 .840 .765 1.780 .618 .864 .759 .745 .972 .731 .935 .825 1.726 0.680 .441 .578 NA NA .448 NA NA .573 NA NA .440 NA 1.116 .828 NA .575 NA .243 .835 .856 .852 .299 .373 .604 .662 .527 1.181 .240 .647 .744 .938 .282 .347 .472 .614 .629 NA .409 NA .701 .952 NA .435 NA .710 .862 NA NA .469 NA 1.386 .838 NA .651 NA .258 .875 .944 .890 .382 .392 .673 NA .561 NA .430 NA .617 NA NA NA .445 NA 1.113 .801 NA .658 NA .265 .624 .817 1.026 .346 .361 .520 NA .640 NA .486 NA .630 NA 1.735 .688 .547 1.736 .703 NA 1.903 .831 NA 1.912 .879 NA NA .357 .337 NA .357 .337 NA .390 .360 .695 .705 .966 1.348 .223 .659 .827 .958 .807 1.813 1.795 .772 1.159 NA 1.820 NA .444 2.665 NA .437 2.634 NA NA 2.730 NA NA 2.710 NA .552 2.598 NA NA 2.599 NA .449 2.837 2.833 2.768 2.815 2.746 NA NA 2.848 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 13.494 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.597 NA 2.604 NA 2.453 NA 2.437 NA 2.214 NA 2.192 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA .668 1.205 .230 .700 .680 .901 .226 .358 .560 .606 .562 1.780 NA .4^ NA NA .439 NA 1.108 .771 NA .509 1.038 .244 .614 .723 .941 .315 .298 .412 NA .674 NA .393 NA NA NA .996 .842 .847 1.941 1.956 NA .412 2.527 NA .399 2.471 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.810 2.812 NA 13.540 NA NA 2.892 NA NA 2.822 NA 3.082 NA 3.246 NA NA NA 7.628 NA NA NA NA NA Data not adequate for publication. 109 Feb. 1988 0.591 .400 .522 0.713 .436 .561 .813 Mar. 1988 Mar. 1988 0.731 .377 .550 0.635 .413 .496 1.297 .776 Feb. 1988 0.706 .377 .550 NA NA .463 NA 0.636 .415 .496 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. Deposit may be included in price. Feb. 1988 Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPl's for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPi-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population and (2), a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists* services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 91 urban areas across the country from about 60,000 housing units and approximately 21,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 91 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other items. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross calculations of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. The indexes measure price change from a designated reference date, 1982-84, which equals 100.0. An increase of 7 percent, for example, is shown as 107.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $100 in 1982 to $107.00. Forfartherdetails see BLS Handbook of Methods, Vol. II, "The Consumer Price Index," Bulletin 2134-2, April 1984 and The Consumer Price Index: 1987 Revision, BLS Report 736, January 1987. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous Index Equals index point change 112.5 108.5 . 4.0 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change 110 4.0 108.5 0.037 0.037 x 100 3.7 Homeownership Changes calculated from bills priced within these ranges. It should be noted that bills-priced for the CPI are not only for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas and for 500 kilowatt hours of electricity (table P-l) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI. Since heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred that' these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, to provide data for place-to-place price comparisons, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been changed to incorporate a rental equivalence measure of homeowners9 costs in accordance with plans announced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on October 27, 1981. For the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), this change was effective with release of the index for January 1983 and for the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPi-W), it was effective with the release of the January 1985 index. The rental equivalence approach calculates shelter cosfs of homeowners based on the implicit rent owners wduld have to pay to rent homes that they own. The old method calculated homeownership as home purchase, mortgage interest costs, prdperty taxes, property insurance, and maintenance and repairs. The new homeownership component was introduced into both the CPi-u and the CPI-W in such a manner that in each case the indexes using the old and ncy methodologies were equal in the so-called "link month"—December 1982 for the CPKU and December 1984 for the CPi-w. For more information, see the CPI Detailed Report for January 1983, pp. 7-13. Fuel oil Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than one gallon. These prices are converted to a per gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity and/or quick payment. Energy Prices Prices are usually available for the U.S. city average, 28 large urban areas, and 16 areas reflecting the four Census regions cross-classified by four population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the Sputh and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA will appear, NA will also appear if the data sufficiency criteria|have not been met in any given month. For example, If there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a polished city or region size class, no fuel oil prices for thefarea will be published. All prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Electricity prices are collected monthly on mail questionnaires by the Department of Energy for BLS. Prices for natural gas and electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. Gasoline. Gasoline prices are collected at the pump from a sample of full service, mini-service, and selfserve gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU> values for some energy items are as follows, according to the source indicated: 1 therm = 100,000 BTU'S (U.S. Department of Energy). 1 kwh = 3,412 BTU'S (Edison Electric Institute) 1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTU'S (U.S. Department of Energy). Food Prices In the revised CPI, actual weighted average prices are calculated each month at the national level and for the four Census geographic regions. As a result of changes in price collection methodology arid sample sizes, average prices for individual cities cannot in general be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted, however, that the average food prices in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist. Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P-2 are the upper and lower limits of the bill sizes priced for the Consumer Price Index. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are ill For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every yearsuch as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-11-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g., data from 1983 through 1987 were replaced at the end of 1987. The seasonal movement of the all-items index and 43 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 50 selected components. Each year, the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 50 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, unadjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. not appear in some months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due tp temporary disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA will appear. When a price is not available from an individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. In cases where the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price will not be published and NA will appear for that item in the table. Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. 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