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CPI De ailed Report May 1979 U.S, Department of Laoor Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ray.Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS W. John Layng, Assistant 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. This publication may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Subscription price per year $12 domestic, and $15 foreign. Single copy $1. Send correspondence on circulation and subscription matters (including address changes) to the Superintendent of Documents. Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Controlled circulation postage paid at Wasington, D.C. Library of Congress Catalog number 74-647019 July 1979 Price Movements The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to 214.1 (1967=100). The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 1.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to 214.3 (1967=100). The CPI-U was 10.8 percent higher and the CPI-W was 10.9 percent higher than in May 1978. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)—seasonally adjusted changes On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 1.1 percent in May, the fifth consecutive monthly increase of approxi- mately 1.0 percent. The transportation component advanced sharply for the seventh consecutive month, largely due to continued increases in the prices for gasoline and new cars. Gasoline prices increased 5.0 percent in May, bringing the increase so far this year to an annual rate of 55.1 percent. The index for housing also continued to increase rapidly in May. The indexes for food and beverages continued to increase, but by much less than earlier this year. Prices in the apparel and upkeep component were unchanged in May following large increases in March and April. The entertainment component also showed a smaller increase in May. The indexes for medical care and other goods and services rose about the same as in April. The May index for food and beverages rose 0.7 percent in May, a little less than the 0.9 percent rise in April and considerably less than increases of 1.4 and 1.6 percent, respectively, in January and February. Prices of grocery store foods rose 0.5 percent in May, the smallest increase since last August. Pork prices declined for the second consecutive month, and poultry prices declined after remaining unchanged in April. Beef and veal prices increased sharply in May, but the 3.0 percent rise was considerably less than increases earlier this year. Prices for most other grocery store food items showed larger increases in May than during the previous month. Restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages rose 1.1 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively, in May following increases of 0.8 and 0.4 percent in April. The housing index rose 1.2 percent in May, about the same as in April. Rising shelter costs and household fuel prices accounted for most of the increase. The rent index rose 1.0 percent in May, up sharply from the 0.5 percent increase in April. House prices rose 0.8 percent and mortgage interest costs 2.2 percent. Fuel oil prices rose 5.3 percent, the fourth consecutive large increase. The index for gas and electricity rose 2.6 percent in May, up sharply from the 0.7 percent increase in April. The index for apparel and upkeep was unchanged in May. This compares with increases of 0.5 percent in April and 1.5 percent in March. Declines in the prices for most clothing items offset moderate increases in the footwear index and in apparel services. The transportation index rose 1.8 percent in May. Gasoline prices, which advanced sharply for the eleventh consecutive month, accounted for over two-thirds of the increase in the transportation index. New car prices, which Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted From preceding month Expenditure category All items. Food and beverages Housing Apparel and u p k e e p . . . . Transportation . . Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services 1978 1979 November December 0.6 .6 .5 .1 1.2 1.0 .3 .2 0.6 .9 .5 -.1 1.0 .5 .7 .2 January February 0.9 1.4 .6 .2 1.1 1.1 .8 .7 1.2 1.6 1.3 .3 1.1 .6 .4 .7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.2 .6 .9 .6 April May 1.1 .9 1.1 .5 2.0 .6 .8 .5 1.1 .7 1.2 0 1.8 .6 .5 .5 Compound annual rate 3 months ended May 1979 13.6 11.0 13.8 8.4 21.8 7.2 9.0 6.4 12 months May 1979 10.8 11.2 11.3 3.9 13.4 8.9 6.6 7.5 Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted From preceding month Expenditure category 1978 All items Food and beverages Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services 1979 November December 0.6 .6 .5 -.1 1.2 .8 .5 .2 0.7 .9 .6 .1 1.1 .7 1.1 .2 January February 1.0 1.5 .7 .4 1.3 .8 .6 1.0 rose 1.1 percent in May, have increased at an annual rate of 14.0 percent during the first 5 months of this year. Used car prices, on the other hand, declined 0.5 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the third consecutive decline following large increases in the preceding 10 months. The medical care index rose 0.6 percent in May, the same as in each of the preceding 3 months. The index for entertainment showed a more moderate increase in May than in the 2 previous months. The May index for other goods and services rose the same as in April. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)— seasonally adjusted changes On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W rose 1.0 percent in May, the fifth consecutive monthly increase of about 1.0 percent. The transportation component increased sharply for the seventh consecutive month, largely due to continued increases in the prices for gasoline and new cars. Gasoline prices increased 5.0 percent in May, bringing the increase so far this year to an annual rate of 55.8 percent. The index for housing also continued to increase rapidly, and the entertainment index increased more in May than in April. The food and beverage component showed a notably smaller increase in May as the 0.4 percent rise was the smallest since July of last year. Among other major categories of consumer spending, the index for apparel and upkeep declined slightly in May and indexes for medical care and other goods and services rose about the same as in April. 1.2 1.7 1.3 .2 1.1 .7 .2 .8 March April May 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 .6 .9 .5 1.1 .8 1.1 .4 2.0 .7 .5 .5 1.0 .4 1.3 -.1 1.8 .6 .8 .5 Compound annual rate 3 months ended May 1979 13.5 10.3 14.5 6.8 21.5 7.8 9.3 6.2 12 months ended May 1979 10.9 11.3 11.3 3.8 13.7 8.9 6.5 7.3 The index for food and beverages rose 0.4 percent in May. The increase was less than the 0.8 percent rise in April and considerably less than increases earlier this year. Prices of grocery store foods rose 0.3 percent in May compared with 0.9 percent in April. The smaller increase was primarily due to declines in prices for pork and poultry and a smaller increase in beef prices. Prices for most other grocery store food items, however, showed larger increases in May. The indexes for food away from home and alcoholic beverages rose 0.6 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, in May compared with 1.0 percent and 0.5 percent in April. The index for apparel and upkeep declined 0.1 percent in May compared with increases of 0.4 percent in April and 1.3 percent in March. Declines in the prices for most clothing items offset moderate increases in the footwear index and in apparel services. The transportation index rose 1.8 percent in May. Gasoline prices, which advanced sharply for the eleventh consecutive month, accounted for over two-thirds of the increase. New car prices rose 1.0 percent in May and have increased at an annual rate of 13.8 percent during the first 5 months of this year. Used car prices declined 0.5 percent following seasonal adjustment, the third successive decline following large increases in the preceding 10 months. Indexes for medical care and other goods and services rose 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, about the same as in March and April. The index for entertainment rose 0.8 percent in May compared with 0.5 percent in April. Chart 1. CPI-W: All items, food and beverages, 1968-79 All items MflY 214.3 Index, 1967=100 (Not seasonally adjusted) Semilog 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 - 1 100 Percent change * 10.9 13.2 12-month span 1-month span 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Food and beverages Index, 1967-100 (Seasonally adjusted) Percent change * 12—month span 1-month span Percent 228.1 Semilog 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 ** II II II It II II 100 MftY 11.3 4.9 Percent A it 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. ** August 1972 = 92 percent 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Chart 2. CPI-W: Transportation and medical care, 1968-79 Transportation MflY 208,3 Index, 1967«100 (Seasonally adjusted) _ ^ - — * • ~ " — — — ^ — — — — — • ^ ' - ' Percent change * 12—month span month span 1UU MRY 13*7 23*3 n M if 220 200 180 160 140 120 1 nn t • ft log -j240 ^ ~ Semi— Percent — — 1 40 30 20 10 ^|» • _ Medical care Index, 1967«100 (Seasonally adjusted) . — 236*3 Sftml— «W III log —i 240 — 220 200 180 160 140 — 120 — — — — ^ ^ — - — Percent change • 12—month span — — 1-month span 1UU 8.9 6.8 Percent — ——f iiiiiiini y — i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini Illlllllllllllllillllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini Illlllllllllllllllllllll 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 • Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 0 -10 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Chart 3. CPI-W: Housing, apparel and upkeep, 1968-79 Hous i ng Hftt 222.7 Index. 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) Semilog 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 Percent change • — 12—month span — 1—month span MAY 11.3 16.4 Apparel and upkeep Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) 165.7 Percent 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Semilog 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 -1 100 Percent change * — 12—month span —• 1—month span 3.8 -1.4 Percent * -*£*-££ iimmiil l^jj^llljy^ljy^lj^ll^ll^ljjjjj^lljjj^^ Illllllllllll Illlllltlllll 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12—month percent change. Percent changes over 1—month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data. 40 30 20 10 0 -10 Chart 4. CPI-W: Entertainment, other goods and services, 1968-79 Entertainment HfiY 186,8 Index, 1967«100 (Seasonally adjusted) Semilog — 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 — 100 — — — — — Percent change • —12—month span — 1—month span 6.5 10.2 Other goods and services Index, 1967=100 (Seasonally adjusted) my 194.3 Percent — 40 — 30 — 20 — 10 — 0 Semilog — 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 — 100 — — — — — Percent change * — 12-month span -— 1—month span m 7.3 6.4 '* ^ iminiiiliiiiiiiini iniiiiiiiilimiiHiii Percent — 40 — 30 — 20 — iiiniHiiiliiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiilniniiiiii 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 * Unadjusted data used to calculate 12-month percent change. Percent changes over 1-month spans are annual rates calculated from seasonally adjusted data 10 0 -10 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category 100.000 211.5 246.0 214.1 249.0 10.8 - 1.2 - 1.0 - 1.1 - 1.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 19.242 18.161 226.3 232.3 231.7 214.5 240.0 202.4 226.5 274.2 222.5 347.7 204.7 238.4 170.2 228.2 234.3 233.4 216.2 242.2 203.8 226.8 276.3 225.3 349.3 206.6 241.1 171.5 11.2 11.4 11.3 9.5 19.4 11.1 3.4 7.8 8.4 2.3 10.5 11.7 7.7 .8 .9 .7 .8 .9 .7 .1 .8 1.3 .5 .9 1.1 .8 1.0 1.1 1.0 .5 2.5 1.0 -1.0 .6 .5 -.2 .5 1.1 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 .6 2.4 .6 -1.1 1.2 1.4 .2 .9 .8 .4 .7 .7 .5 1.0 .1 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 44.258 9.686 3.705 2.846 .859 219.8 230.7 172.0 228.3 251.7 215.4 292.1 250.6 271.5 201.8 222.4 233.5 173.8 230.3 254.9 217.6 297.2 252.4 273.2 203.8 11.3 13.0 6.8 12.7 14.6 12.5 18.5 9.9 10.3 8.8 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 1.3 1.0 1.7 .7 .6 1.0 1.0 1.1 .2 .3 1.3 .9 2.0 .5 .7 .0 1.1 1.2 .5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.3 .2 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 1.3 .8 2.0 .6 .5 .9 6.326 4.231 .879 3.352 2.096 8.105 4.457 1.542 2.106 227.5 266.8 349.8 245.3 158.8 188.6 162.4 219.7 244.5 232.2 274.6 364.3 251.6 159.0 189.2 162.6 220.5 246.2 7.7 11.3 23.2 8.2 .8 7.5 5.9 7.8 11.1 2.1 2.9 4.1 2.6 .1 .3 .1 .4 .7 1.1 1.7 4.7 .8 -.1 .5 .4 .6 .5 .9 1.4 3.8 .7 .1 .6 .6 .6 .8 2.2 3.0 4.8 5.486 4.819 1.532 165.4 160.2 159.6 152.5 220.7 174.2 166.8 201.8 166.1 160.8 160.1 153.2 221.2 175.0 166.9 203.1 3.9 3.0 1.5 1.7 2.5 7.1 6.7 10.3 .4 .4 .3 .5 .2 .5 .1 .6 1.5 1.6 .7 2.8 .6 1.1 1.0 1.4 .5 .4 .3 .2 1.8 1.1 .1 .9 .0 -.1 -.2 -.3 .1 .3 .0 .6 All items All items(1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 12.616 1.543 4.363 1.683 1.757 .440 .367 1.418 1.045 5.545 1.080 29.827 5.535 .735 23.557 10.166 1.891 .118 .698 .580 .666 .8 -.2 1.2 1.0 .5 1.4 1.1 .8 2.6 .2 .4 .2 .5 .7 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category 13.4 1.024 202.9 203.2 164.3 200.0 234.7 238.2 194.8 170.2 203.3 192.6 207.7 208.1 165.8 205.4 247.7 240.1 196.4 171.0 205.1 193.3 8.7 11.3 29.1 10.3 7.4 8.1 7.3 3.1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 4.959 .845 4.115 1.982 2.133 235.1 151.6 253.1 222.9 289.6 236.3 152.4 254.4 224.3 290.9 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 3.963 2.330 1.633 186.5 187.4 185.4 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances ' Personal care services * Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 4.287 1.152 1.707 193.2 186.1 192.7 185.8 199.4 208.4 191.6 212.8 Transportation , Private transportation New cars , Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation 17.806 16.782 3.934 3.148 4.183 1.515 4.001 .714 3.288 .762 .945 1.427 .183 1.245 2.4 2.4 .9 2.7 5.5 .8 2.0 2.0 1.4 -.5 6.0 .9 .6 1.1 .5 1.0 1.8 1.9 1.1 -.5 5.0 .9 1.3 .9 1.4 .7 .6 .4 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6 .5 .7 .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 .4 1.2 .9 .9 .9 .8 .6 .8 .5 .0 1.3 .4 .1 .6 .8 .5 .2 .0 .2 .6 .6 .9 1.0 .8 .4 .6 .4 .5 .5 .3 -.2 .8 .5 .5 .5 .5 .2 .6 .8 .5 .6 .6 .6 .8 .5 1.2 1.3 .7 -.3 3.8 1.0 .6 .7 .9 .4 .7 .2 8.9 6.8 9.4 8.6 10.2 .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 187.8 188.1 187.6 6.6 5.7 7.8 193.9 186.3 193.9 187.3 200.4 208.8 191.6 213.2 7.5 7.1 7.5 7.1 8.0 7.7 6.0 7.9 14.0 Commodity and service group 100.000 211.5 214.1 10.8 1.2 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables 59.213 19.242 39.972 16.671 4.819 203.3 226.3 190.1 191.9 160.2 205.8 228.2 192.9 195.7 160.8 10.9 11.2 10.9 12.0 3.0 1.2 .8 1.5 2.0 .4 .9 .7 1.0 1.9 -.1 11.852 23.301 211.7 187.2 217.2 189.2 15.8 10.0 2.6 1.1 2.6 .5 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services 40.787 5.535 20.820 5.828 4.115 4.489 227.0 172.0 256.5 208.2 253.1 196.2 229.5 173.8 260.2 209.8 254.4 197.6 10.3 6.8 12.8 7.3 9.4 8.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.0 .8 .5 .7 1.2 .6 .8 All items See footnotes at end of table. 1.0 1.1 1.6 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 . All items less medical care 81.839 70.173 92.728 95.041 206.3 206.0 206.4 210.1 208.9 208.4 208.7 212.7 10.5 9.7 9.6 10.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 .0 .1 .1 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 Nondurables1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy 1 41.052 17.751 12.932 35.912 35.252 36.672 8.502 188.9 189.6 205.2 209.9 237.1 222.7 250.2 191.6 193.2 210.2 212.8 239.8 225.3 260.8 10.8 11.8 15.1 11.6 10.9 10.4 19.8 1.4 1.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 4.2 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.0 .8 2.6 1.3 1.9 2.6 1.4 1.0 .9 3.7 .1 .8 2.4 .4 .3 1.2 4.2 All items less energy ' All items less food and energy1 Commodities less food and energy... Energy commodities ' Services less energy 91.498 73.337 35.902 5.150 37.435 208.8 202.3 182.1 253.2 225.6 210.7 204.1 183.6 266.4 227.8 9.9 9.5 8.4 27.8 10.5 .9 .9 .8 5.2 1.0 .8 .8 .7 3.6 .9 .9 .9 .7 5.7 1.0 .9 .5 5.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar 1967=$1.00 ' 1957-59=$1.00 1 100.000 $.473 .407 $.467 .402 -9.7 - -1.3 - -1.0 - -1.0 - -1.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 1.2 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Group Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Expenditure category All items 8.5 9.4 11.3 13.6 9.0 12.4 7.6 17.1 11.0 11.3 10.6 8.6 22.0 10.0 -8.9 12.4 12.4 1.7 12.1 13.1 8.1 8.2 8.4 7.7 10.4 10.0 10.0 6.3 14.0 14.3 14.9 8.7 29.7 12.5 2.3 6.6 10.4 5.0 12.1 13.6 13.8 15.1 7.2 8.8 17.3 12.5 25.8 9.0 10.4 4.7 10.6 12.9 7.4 11.5 14.2 12.8 17.0 10.6 10.3 11.8 9.1 10.2 "5.8 18.2 27.2 68.1 17.8 .8 6.4 4.8 7.2 8.2 3.2 4.0 7.5 3.2 1.4 8.2 6.0 7.6 13.9 12.4 19.1 41.3 13.4 .1 6.9 5.8 8.0 8.4 8.4 7.6 3.3 11.4 2.8 2.1 2.2 -1.4 3.5 7.0 8.1 8.0 5.1 4.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 222.3 228.1 227.7 211.4 233.0 199.4 226.3 267.3 219.9 347.8 200.8 233.6 168.0 224.6 230.5 230.0 212.4 238.9 201.3 224.1 268.9 221.0 347.1 201.9 236.2 169.4 226.7 232.7 232.4 213.6 244.6 202.6 221.6 272.0 224.1 347.7 203.7 238.2 170.0 228.2 234.3 233.5 215.8 244.9 204.2 221.1 275.2 226.4 349.3 206.6 240.9 171.3 16.6 2.0 9.2 6.3 11.6 13.7 -1.0 4.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 4.6 18.7 9.9 3.0 6.2 -.4 .2 4.2 8.6 7.7 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 215.6 226.0 170.8 225.7 245.7 211.1 282.9 247.3 267.3 200.7 217.7 228.4 171.1 226.3 248.8 212.9 288.6 248.6 269.1 200.7 220.0 231.2 172.0 229.0 252.4 215.6 293.6 251.2 272.6 201.2 222.7 234.1 173.8 230.5 255.7 217.4 299.6 252.7 274.0 203.0 10.4 11.9 6.5 13.3 13.4 9.9 18.4 9.9 10.4 8.4 10.7 13.8 8.2 9.6 15.0 15.8 15.7 11.3 10.3 15.3 222.6 258.2 320.3 241.0 159.0 186.2 160.5 216.7 241.2 225.1 262.5 335.5 243.0 158.8 187.2 161.2 218.0 242.4 227.2 266.1 348.1 244.8 159.0 188.3 162.1 219.3 244.3 232.1 274.2 364.7 251.1 159.3 189.1 162.4 220.5 246.0 6.5 8.4 2.7 9.8 2.6 8.0 4.5 6.8 16.7 .0 -.2 12.5 -3.0 .3 162.7 157.8 157.8 149.9 215.4 169.7 165.3 197.3 165.2 160.3 158.9 154.1 216.8 171.6 166.9 200.0 166.0 160.9 159.4 154.4 220.7 173.5 167.1 201.8 166.0 160.7 159.1 154.0 221.0 174.1 167.1 203.1 .8 .0 2.3 -4.7 4.8 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.1 11.2 10.5 9.8 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 10 8.0 6.4 13.5 11.4 5.9 3.0 5.7 6.2 8.5 7.4 8.3 11.2 17.3 19.5 8.8 37.9 15.1 14.9 1.1 8.4 8.3 12.2 14.1 10.4 10.0 11.6 5.3 19.2 12.8 12.0 14.3 9.2 10.0 6.9 6.9 11.4 18.8 9.1 -.5 7.4 6.8 8.8 8.6 2.0 .5 -1.5 -1.1 -6.9 3.6 6.3 13.1 10.8 10.8 4.4 12.3 9.6 4.6 8.9 6.4 -.4 8.7 9.2 11.9 13.3 6.3 13.9 15.0 12.2 19.9 .9 5.0 1.6 7.1 5.4 12.7 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Group Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 17.8 18.4 11.9 Expenditure category Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline , Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation 197.5 197.5 161.0 204.7 215.6 233.2 191.5 167.4 199.7 190.9 199.9 200.0 162.1 204.0 223.7 235.6 192.7 168.5 201.0 191.3 203.8 204.0 164.3 203.0 237.1 237.7 193.9 170.4 202.1 193.2 207.5 207.9 166.1 202.0 248.9 239.9 196.4 171.9 204.9 194.5 9.0 9.5 9.5 16.6 7.9 9.9 6.0 7.5 5.6 -.6 9.5 10.2 2.1 15.4 16.2 11.0 7.5 1.0 9.0 1.5 13.8 14.1 10.6 19.9 25.0 8.3 5.8 12.9 4.1 4.3 21.8 22.8 13.3 -5.2 77.6 12.0 10.6 11.2 10.8 7.8 9.3 9.9 5.7 16.0 12.0 10.5 6.8 4.2 7.3 .4 6.7 49.0 10.1 8.2 12.0 7.4 6.0 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 232.3 150.1 250.0 220.7 285.5 233.6 150.7 251.4 221.7 287.3 235.0 151.4 252.9 222.9 289.3 236.4 152.1 254.5 224.3 291.2 8.0 6.3 8.3 7.8 8.9 11.5 7.7 12.2 9.8 14.5 9.3 7.8 10.0 10.0 9.5 7.2 5.4 7.4 6.7 8.2 9.7 7.0 10.2 8.8 11.7 8.3 6.6 8.7 8.3 8.9 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 183.4 184.6 182.2 185.1 186.3 183.9 186.5 187.4 185.4 187.4 187.4 187.8 3.7 2.5 5.6 5.8 4.8 7.2 7.8 9.4 5.9 9.0 6.2 12.9 4.7 3.6 6.4 8.4 7.8 9.3 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 191.4 184.3 190.4 184.2 196.4 207.0 189.7 211.5 192.6 185.4 192.1 186.1 197.9 207.9 190.8 212.3 193.5 186.3 192.7 185.8 199.4 209.0 191.8 213.4 194.4 186.7 193.9 187.3 200.4 210.3 193.0 214.7 9.1 15.8 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.4 8.2 7.4 7.1 -.7 8.3 7.9 8.8 12.4 -3.2 14.8 6.7 8.5 7.9 7.0 8.4 5.0 13.0 3.7 6.4 5.3 7.6 6.9 8.4 6.5 7.1 6.2 8.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.6 9.9 2.3 11.0 6.6 6.9 7.7 7.0 8.4 5.8 10.0 4.9 Commodity and service group - - - 8.5 9.4 11.3 13.6 9.0 12.4 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages .. Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities .... Nondurables less food, beverages, 1 and apparel Durables 199.1 222.3 185.9 184.9 157.8 201.3 224.6 188.0 188.6 160.3 203.8 226.7 190.6 192.3 160.9 205.7 228.2 192.6 195.9 160.7 7.5 7.6 7.3 5.6 .0 9.4 8.9 9.9 6.7 4.2 13.3 17.1 11.5 10.8 .5 13.9 11.0 15.2 26.0 7.6 8.5 8.2 8.6 6.2 2.1 13.6 14.0 13.4 18.2 4.0 201.9 185.1 206.0 186.0 211.7 187.6 217.2 188.6 9.5 9.2 7.7 11.4 14.0 11.6 33.9 7.8 8.6 10.3 23.6 9.7 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services 223.1 170.8 251.0 204.7 250.0 193.4 225.1 171.1 254.1 206.1 251.4 195.0 227.2 172.0 257.2 207.5 252.9 196.4 230.1 173.8 261.2 209.9 254.5 198.0 10.1 6.5 13.8 5.4 8.3 6.5 9.5 8.2 9.3 8.1 12.2 9.8 8.3 5.3 10.9 5.5 10.0 6.9 13.2 7.2 17.3 10.6 7.4 9.9 9.8 7.4 11.5 6.8 10.2 8.1. 10.7 6.3 14.0 8.0 8.7 8.4 All items See footnotes at end of table. 11 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967 = 100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 3 months ending in— Group Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 6 months ending in— May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 .. All items less medical care 202.3 202.1 202.3 206.0 204.3 204.1 204.1 208.1 206.7 206.3 206.4 210.5 209.1 208.4 208.7 212.8 9.0 7.1 8.0 8.8 9.4 7.7 7.8 9.3 10.3 11.2 9.2 11.7 14.1 13.1 13.3 13.9 9.2 7.4 7.9 9.1 12.2 12.1 11.2 12.8 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 Nondurables 1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy1 184.8 182.9 196.2 204.0 232.6 219.0 235.0 186.9 186.4 200.0 206.9 235.0 220.8 241.2 189.4 190.0 205.2 209.9 237.4 222.7 250.2 191.4 193.4 210.2 212.8 240.4 225.3 260.8 7.4 5.9 9.1 8.0 10.7 11.0 11.5 9.7 6.8 7.5 6.5 9.5 10.1 4.0 11.6 10.7 13.7 13.8 8.7 8.7 17.1 15.1 25.0 31.7 18.4 14.1 12.0 51.7 8.5 6.3 8.3 7.3 10.1 10.6 7.7 13.3 17.7 22.4 16.1 11.4 10.3 33.3 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy1 Commodities less food and energy .... Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 205.2 198.8 179.8 231.1 221.7 206.9 200.4 181.0 239.5 223.7 208.8 202.3 182.3 253.2 225.9 210.7 204.1 183.2 266.4 228.5 9.5 9.1 7.5 13.9 10.2 9.1 10.5 8.4 9.2 10.6 9.9 7.4 9.9 21.3 8.1 11.2 11.1 7.8 76.6 12.8 9.3 9.8 8.0 11.5 10.4 10.5 9.2 8.8 46.4 10.5 1 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. 12 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Other index base Group and item Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish1 Meats Beef and veal1 Ground beef other than canned ' Chuck roast1 Round roast1 Round steak1 Sirloin steak1 Other beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops1 Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Apr. 1979 226.3 228.2 11.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 232.3 234.3 11.4 .9 1.1 1.0 .7 231.7 233.4 11.3 .7 1.0 1.0 .5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 214.5 114.0 114.8 114.6 112.5 113.3 188.4 112.6 113.3 112.0 113.1 112.4 112.0 216.2 114.6 116.7 115.1 111.9 114.4 189.0 114.9 114.7 113.3 113.4 113.3 113.7 9.5 7.2 9.5 10.0 1.3 10.3 10.1 10.6 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.2 10.0 .8 .5 1.7 .4 -.5 1.0 .3 2.0 1.2 1.2 .3 .8 1.5 .5 .4 .8 .7 -.2 .6 .6 .6 .2 .6 1.0 .7 .3 .6 .3 -.1 .4 .3 .5 .7 .0 .2 1.4 -.4 .3 1.2 1.0 .5 1.7 .4 -.5 1.0 .3 2.0 1.2 1.2 .3 12/77 114.9 116.6 13.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.5 240.0 245.1 248.3 262.5 273.7 278.5 235.8 247.8 248.4 148.4 225.9 220.8 212.8 103.7 282.0 234.4 127.8 239.4 240.1 132.5 121.8 131.2 189.9 191.5 121.5 123.0 295.6 108.9 114.8 179.3 242.2 247.9 252.1 270.3 280.6 285.7 244.4 256.5 259.0 152.8 222.2 215.8 210.1 101.8 276.1 229.5 127.0 244.0 245.2 134.1 121.8 138.5 188.0 185.9 120.4 125.1 297.2 109.8 115.2 172.9 19.4 19.5 22.3 34.5 40.4 41.4 31.8 31.0 26.9 30.8 5.2 -7.5 6.9 7.0 7.1 5.5 12.9 16.9 20.0 18.4 11.8 20.0 9.9 5.7 10.3 16.0 8.9 6.0 10.8 17.3 .9 1.1 1.5 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.6 3.5 4.3 3.0 -1.6 -2.3 -1.3 -1.8 -2.1 -2.1 -.6 1.9 2.1 1.2 .0 5.6 -1.0 -2.9 -.9 1.7 .5 .8 .3 -3.6 2.5 2.2 2.7 3.6 3.6 4.5 3.2 5.2 3.2 3.2 1.2 .0 -.4 1.1 .4 .0 .8 1.9 3.4 2.1 1.1 .9 2.2 3.3 2.5 .4 .3 .4 .4 11.5 2.4 1.4 2.0 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.4 4.8 6.4 4.7 -1.7 -1.1 -4.8 -4.0 -1.2 -1.0 -3.3 2.4 2.4 2.7 .9 4.6 .0 .0 -.1 .0 .5 .6 .5 .1 .1 1.1 -.1 3.0 2.5 2.6 3.6 3.5 4.3 3.0 -2.4 -5.9 -1.3 -1.8 -1.9 -2.1 -.6 1.9 2.1 1.2 .0 5.6 -1.0 -2.9 -.9 1.7 .5 .8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 1 Canned ham Other pork 1 Other meats1 Frankfurters1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 1 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Apr. to May May 1978 Food at home Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products ' White bread 1 Other bread 1 Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins ' Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 .. Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Mar. to Apr. May 1979 Food Cereal1 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 13 Feb. to Mar. .8 1.5 .3 2.8 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream ' Processed dairy products 1 Butter1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas1 Oranges Other fresh fruits 1 Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce * Tomatoes1 Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits' Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables f Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 .... Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets' Fats and oils Margarine1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola f Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee' Freeze dried and instant coffee ' Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish ' Other condiments f Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods ' Other index base Unadjusted indexes 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 14 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— Apr. 1979 May May 1979 1978 202.4 114.0 186.5 114.1 114.9 196.6 115.5 114.3 111.9 203.8 114.7 188.1 114.3 115.8 199.4 116.3 115.2 112.7 226.5 230.7 237.1 223.1 217.9 267.7 121.9 224.7 197.3 195.7 250.9 132.5 223.9 117.0 114.8 115.2 120.9 108.0 106.9 112.7 106.3 264.0 274.2 116.0 114.8 110.6 222.5 236.7 110.9 115.4 347.7 234.8 114.5 343.6 330.8 113.3 204.7 110.2 115.9 112.6 114.2 112.2 112.8 114.1 Sea sonally adjusted perce ni cnange ir Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.8 11.7 14.3 12.7 10.0 9.3 0.7 .6 .9 .2 .8 1.4 .7 .8 1.0 .3 .5 .4 .7 .6 .6 .6 .7 0.6 .2 0.8 .6 1.4 .2 .8 1.4 .7 .8 .7 226.8 231.0 249.6 229.9 212.6 267.1 135.4 213.6 203.9 194.1 219.7 122.9 224.2 116.8 112.6 115.6 121.8 108.5 107.2 112.2 107.4 3.4 -1.0 12.2 -4.8 2.0 26.5 17.9 -12.3 1.2 -41.2 -6.4 -3.6 8.9 12.2 5.3 11.8 18.8 5.8 4.3 8.8 5.0 .1 .1 5.3 3.0 -2.4 -.2 11.1 -4.9 3.3 -.8 -12.4 -7.2 .1 -.2 -1.9 .3 -1.0 -2.5 1.6 .3 3.3 2.4 5.4 -6.1 2.8 -17.6 -6.3 -.8 .3 .3 .1 .4 .5 .7 -.2 .5 1.0 -1.1 -2.8 1.1 -1.6 11.9 4.6 5.5 -6.5 -3.4 -30.4 37.3 -3.0 .5 .9 .6 1.7 266.0 276.3 117.1 115.3 111.7 225.3 238.8 112.4 117.0 349.3 237.4 115.1 341.2 329.8 113.5 206.6 111.4 118.3 113.1 114.0 113.1 114.5 114.6 6.2 7.8 9.6 4.4 8.0 8.4 5.3 9.7 9.7 2.3 9.5 8.4 -19.6 -10.1 7.8 10.5 9.5 13.3 10.7 9.6 8.4 10.3 10.8 .8 .8 .9 .4 1.0 1.3 .9 1.4 1.4 .5 1.1 .5 -.7 -.3 .2 .9 1.1 2.1 .4 .2 .6 1.3 .2 .1 .6 1.2 .9 .3 1.0 1.4 .7 .7 .5 .3 -.4 1.0 -.2 .8 1.5 .4 .5 .1 .8 -.2 -.2 .1 .4 -2.6 -.7 .4 .5 .4 .6 1.0 1.1 .3 .0 .3 .4 .4 .8 1.1 .8 .8 .8 .5 .1 -.2 1.0 -.1 .5 .6 2.1 .2 .4 .6 -1.3 -.6 .7 .9 .9 1.8 .5 -.5 1.4 .5 1.2 May -.2 -.3 3.6 -2.0 -2.4 -1.4 11.1 -5.0 -3.4 -.8 -12.4 -7.2 .9 -.2 -1.9 .3 .7 .5 .3 -.4 1.0 .9 1.2 .9 .4 1.0 1.0 .9 1.4 1.4 .5 1.1 .5 -.7 -.3 .2 1.4 1.1 2.1 .4 -.2 .8 1.5 .4 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner! Other meals and snacks 1 Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey1 Wine 1 Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 ., Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food ' Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. to May Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 238.4 116.4 115.3 115.0 241.1 117.7 116.8 115.9 11.7 12.4 11.8 10.4 1.1 1.1 1.3 .8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 .8 12/77 12/77 170.2 110.6 167.7 125.4 190.7 105.0 112.8 171.5 111.5 169.2 126.5 192.7 104.7 113.7 7.7 7.4 10.7 3.3 8.5 2.4 8.9 .8 .8 .9 .9 1.0 -.3 .8 .8 .9 1.5 .2 1.1 -.1 .7 .4 .6 1.0 .5 -.1 .6 .4 .8 .8 .9 .9 1.0 -.3 .8 12/77 222.4 264.0 107.9 224.2 271.9 108.4 12.8 34.3 4.4 .8 3.0 .5 1.0 3.5 .2 .8 4.2 .6 .8 3.0 .5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 15 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index base May 1979 226.7 228.2 7.6 8.9 17.1 232.7 234.3 8.0 8.9 232.4 233.5 6.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 213.6 114.0 114.8 114.6 112.5 113.3 188.4 112.6 113.3 112.0 113.1 112.4 112.0 215.8 114.6 116.7 115.1 111.9 114.4 189.0 114.9 114.7 113.3 113.4 113.3 113.7 16.6 13.3 19.3 15.8 5.2 11.2 12.2 10.8 10.4 6.8 7.6 12.9 8.4 12/77 114.9 116.6 244.6 245.1 253.1 262.5 273.7 278.5 235.8 247.8 248.4 148.4 233.4 232.2 212.8 103.7 287.2 234.4 127.8 239.4 240.1 132.5 121.8 131.2 189.9 191.5 121.5 123.0 295.6 108.9 114.8 183.9 244.9 247.9 252.9 270.3 280.6 285.7 244.4 256.5 259.0 152.8 227.9 218.6 210.1 101.8 281.7 229.5 127.0 244.0 245.2 134.1 121.8 138.5 188.0 185.9 120.4 125.1 297.2 109.8 115.2 189.0 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish1 Meats Beef and veal1 Ground beef other than canned 1 Chuck roast1 Round roast1 Round steak1 Sirloin steak1 Other beef and veal f Bacon Chops1 Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham1 Other pork 1 Other meats1 Frankfurters1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood ' Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 16 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 , Flour and prepared flour mixes ' 1 Cereal Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products' White bread' Other bread ' Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins ' Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 .. Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Nov. 1978 May 1979 11.0 8.2 14.0 17.3 11.3 8.4 143 8.9 19.5 10.6 7.7 14.9 4.6 1.1 8.8 9.7 11.3 14.2 2.5 11.9 10.8 8.3 13.8 8.6 5.0 9.8 6.5 -1.8 8.9 7.1 11.2 6.5 10.4 7.0 8.7 7.4 8.4 9.8 2.2 10.3 11.4 11.5 10.5 10.3 .7 7.0 7.2 18.2 16.2 12.1 13.4 3.6 7.4 12.5 10.0 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.7 22.2 5.3 11.0 15.0 13.4 13.0 2.0 14.2 2.3 18.7 37.9 38.7 48.6 72.1 110.2 110.5 71.6 58.0 22.5 49.3 22.0 22.0 31.6 -7.2 35.8 16.4 39.6 19.9 23.6 14.1 20.8 21.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 23.1 11.1 2.3 16.7 1.0 22.0 20.5 19.9 52.1 45.5 47.8 49.8 10.0 10.5 11.9 29.7 29.3 33.5 61.8 74.9 76.4 60.4 63.7 45.3 51.4 4.3 -4.4 .4 -12.5 10.4 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 -1.4 4.1 -.7 9.3 10.6 12.1 9.7 12.8 6.9 22.4 22.8 24.4 25.7 18.6 8.4 1.7 2.3 2.1 -1.2 21.3 25.4 1.3 2.0 43.0 -21.5 -42.4 2.5 6.5 -7.8 .4 18.2 12.8 18.6 24.2 10.7 -1.7 20.3 14.9 17.9 32.2 6.6 4.7 7.9 4.0 1.4 39.1 26.3 60.9 17.3 19.7 12.1 8.0 3.4 9.0 8.1 13.1 -6.7 -13.5 -5.2 2.4 12.4 9.9 13.9 4.2 Feb. 1979 May 1979 69.5 72.2 53.4 -10.9 -25.1 -23.4 8.9 6.7 7.7 11.8 12.8 13.3 8.2 4.9 10.9 13.1 6.0 -10.5 13.8 -17.5 -10.2 -11.5 -12.2 27.5 30.9 4.0 9.6 36.6 10.7 16.3 9.4 5.4 5.9 -.3 5.8 16.4 9.5 7.3 10.9 4.1 27.1 8.3 54.1 4.8 1.3 6.2 8.8 5.9 7.2 5.0 73.0 15.1 10.4 10.3 .4 10.4 8.9 9.7 11.7 12.3 1.5 10.7 23.7 29.9 20.4 14.4 36.6 14.1 12.2 14.9 15.7 8.4 4.7 10.7 32.2 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter1 Cheese ' Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products t Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas1 Oranges Other fresh fruits ' Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce1 Tomatoes1 Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables ' Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 .... Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 . Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup ' Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 Other index base 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change tor- 17 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 10.0 4.3 9.7 3.9 9.5 13.2 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.6 10.3 8.9 10.5 11.9 19.6 12.4 9.2 9.1 12.5 10.9 12.4 11.0 11.4 9.3 13.0 10.9 9.5 14.9 22.2 8.6 10.6 33.1 13.9 1.8 48.8 -24.9 446.1 29.8 145.6 10.0 19.4 13.3 16.8 27.3 5.8 5.0 11.6 3.1 -8.9 -20.2 28.0 -12.5 62.2 24.4 132.9 -51.4 -15.2 -89.5 61.1 -36.5 7.3 4.6 -4.8 10.3 7.2 4.9 -.4 4.4 8.2 4.6 -.7 6.8 -7.9 -29.2 34.3 -9.7 -9.5 28.3 -54.3 -39.4 -25.6 9.1 12.7 6.8 10.1 20.9 6.1 6.3 9.7 4.3 2.3 -1.3 17.9 -1.6 46.9 19.0 54.0 -14.9 -20.2 -24.4 44.6 24.8 8.6 11.7 3.8 13.5 16.8 5.4 2.3 7.9 5.6 8.7 1.1 9.7 13.2 7.3 8.4 5.5 5.7 3.2 8.3 18.3 13.4 -13.4 -11.1 13.9 12.2 15.3 10.9 23.5 10.5 10.4 11.0 11.8 7.6 12.4 13.3 3.5 8.7 12.4 6.3 12.7 14.1 1.7 6.7 6.5 -17.0 -6.1 5.1 12.1 9.9 19.3 8.2 1.4 10.1 8.5 8.1 4.4 8.9 7.8 .7 8.1 6.4 4.8 10.2 . 10.8 -.4 6.8 6.9 -23.8 -11.6 6.2 8.7 6.6 11.6 6.0 13.5 6.6 10.9 11.7 8.1 6.6 11.5 8.3 8.0 10.4 5.9 9.1 8.5 5.0 12.3 9.9 -15.2 -8.6 9.4 12.1 12.6 15.0 15.6 5.9 10.3 9.7 9.9 202.6 114.0 185.9 114.1 114.9 196.6 115.5 114.3 111.9 204.2 114.7 188.5 114.3 115.8 199.4 116.3 115.2 112.7 9.2 5.5 10.0 7.6 6.3 15.3 6.3 3.1 8.0 9.9 15.3 7.8 13.6 17.8 24.0 18.7 15.6 10.3 15.1 18.0 15.2 (8.5 13.4 5.6 17.5 12.6 9.6 221.6 221.0 235.5 226.5 217.9 284.2 121.9 209.8 199.9 195.7 250.9 132.5 222.3 117.0 114.8 115.2 120.9 108.0 106.9 112.7 106.3 221.1 220.4 244.0 221.9 212.6 280.3 135.4 199.4 193.1 194.1 219.7 122.9 224.4 116.8 112.6 115.6 121.8 108.5 107.2 112.2 107.4 6.3 8.1 29.7 63.3 -46.3 76.7 48.8 -13.2 149.1 -89.9 -74.8 -19.7 11.1 7.9 1.1 9.2 12.2 7.6 4.8 15.6 4.8 3.0 -8.9 -12.0 -48.1 -6.8 2.1 -45.2 -5.7 -33.9 107.8 46.0 -31.0 7.2 17.6 12.9 11.0 30.2 4.7 7.9 4.2 3.9 263.5 272.0 116.0 114.8 110.6 224.1 236.7 110.9 115.4 347.7 234.8 114.5 343.6 330.8 113.3 203.7 110.2 115.9 112.6 114.2 112.2 112.8 114.1 266.0 275.2 117.1 115.3 111.7 226.4 238.8 112.4 117.0 349.3 237.4 115.1 341.2 329.8 113.5 206.6 111.4 118.3 113.1 114.0 113.1 114.5 114.6 6.5 11.6 10.9 2.9 13.0 13,7 7.6 14.4 16.7 -1.0 6.8 7.7 -29.7 -13.2 10.2 13.5 6.0 10.3 7.2 14.6 8.3 15.9 16.0 2.2 6.2 4.8 -1.4 3.4 -.4 2.1 6.2 5.1 .2 6.7 6.0 -17.5 -10.0 2.2 4.2 7.2 12.9 4.7 12.4 5.0 6.1 7.7 May 1979 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 Other meals and snacks 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts 1 Imported food and fishery products 1 .... 1 Other index May 1979 238.2 116.4 115.3 115.0 240.9 117.7 116.8 115.9 11.4 12.8 11.6 9.1 8.6 8.4 7.7 6.9 14.1 14.5 14.2 12.3 12/77 12/77 170.0 110.6 167.7 125.4 190.7 105.0 112.8 171.3 111.5 169.2 126.5 192.7 104.7 113.7 3.1 5.9 .7 .5 .0 10.8 7.7 7.5 9.3 4.0 11.5 5.2 6.5 12/77 222.4 264.0 107.9 224.2 271.9 108.4 11.5 22.9 .4 3.2 1.1 2.7 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 ... Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale ' Whiskey1 Wine 1 Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 18 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1979 13.1 14.0 13.7 13.5 10.0 10.6 9.6 8.0 13.6 14.3 14.0 12.9 10.4 9.3 13.2 2.0 13.8 3.9 10.7 8.1 9.9 14.4 6.6 8.8 .8 7.7 6.3 5.3 7.6 2.3 5.8 2.6 8.6 9.2 9.6 13.8 4.2 11.2 2.3 9.2 26.8 72.2 9.9 10.9 52.2 4.9 7.3 11.5 1.5 18.6 61.9 7.4 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes ' Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates .._ Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry ' Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels 1 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefumishings Textile housefumishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables 1 Other furniture 1 Appliances including TV and sound equipment1 Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 219.8 230.7 172.0 228.3 239.7 107.1 251.7 215.4 292.1 112.1 181.1 132.5 160.2 250.6 271.5 201.8 110.5 110.4 106.8 109.5 222.4 233.5 173.8 230.3 242.1 107.2 254.9 217.6 297.2 113.5 181.2 135.4 162.0 252.4 273.2 203.8 110.7 112.6 108.4 110.2 11.3 13.0 6.8 12.7 15.9 6.3 14.6 12.5 18.5 10.0 -6.1 27.0 12.8 9.9 10.3 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 1.0 .1 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.2 .1 2.2 1.1 .7 .6 1.0 .2 2.0 1.5 .6 1.0 1.1 .2 .3 .7 .1 1.3 .9 2.0 .8 .2 1.9 1.6 .5 .7 .0 -.5 .7 .0 .3 1.1 1.2 .5 1.2 1.2 .7 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.2 .0 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 .2 .7 .6 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 .8 .1 1.3 .8 2.0 1.2 .1 2.2 1.7 .6 .5 .9 .2 2.0 1.5 .6 227.5 266.8 349.8 358.5 99.5 245.3 210.4 286.3 158.8 132.1 100.4 98.3 100.7 240.2 232.2 274.6 364.3 375.3 100.1 251.6 214.3 296.8 159.0 132.2 100.6 98.3 100.7 241.4 7.7 11.3 23.2 27.9 -.6 8.2 5.3 13.2 .8 -.4 -.5 -.7 .5 5.0 2.1 2.9 4.1 4.7 .6 2.6 1.9 3.7 .1 .1 .2 .0 .0 .5 1.1 1.7 4.7 5.5 -.2 .8 1.0 .7 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.1 .0 .0 .9 1.4 3.8 4.2 .2 .7 1.2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 2.2 3.0 4.8 5.3 .6 2.6 2.2 3.6 .2 .1 .2 .0 .0 1.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 188.6 162.4 173.1 106.2 109.7 176.5 112.7 106.8 103.1 113.8 135.3 104.2 103.0 106.3 154.5 151.4 108.7 109.4 110.1 189.2 162.6 173.1 106.1 109.7 176.9 112.8 106.2 103.7 114.7 135.6 104.0 102.8 106.1 155.4 152.4 109.8 109.7 110.0 7.5 5.9 7.7 7.3 8.1 6.8 8.9 3.4 2.4 10.2 4.3 2.7 1.5 3.6 5.8 4.8 7.0 5.7 4.9 .3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 .2 .1 -.6 .6 .8 .2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .6 .7 1.0 .3 -.1 .5 .4 .8 2.6 1.0 .5 1.2 1.3 .4 1.7 .2 .1 .1 .1 .4 .3 .5 .5 .2 .6 .6 1.5 .4 .5 .6 2.4 1.6 -.2 1.2 .4 .4 .0 .7 .3 -.2 .5 .6 .7 .4 .2 .5 -.1 .0 .1 .1 -.6 .6 .8 .2 -.2 -.2 -.2 .6 .7 1.0 .3 -.1 12/77 108.6 109.3 6.6 .6 .7 .4 .6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6/78 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 19 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Other household equipment , Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and 1 outdoor equipment Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage ' Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets ' Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts 1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys'1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 1 Girls' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Infants' and toddlers' Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls'1 Women's1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 12/77 109.3 109.3 6.4 0.0 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 109.0 105.6 112.8 107.2 219.7 210.9 109.1 115.9 107.4 111.2 110.0 244.5 257.3 108.5 105.2 113.0 107.9 220.5 209.6 110.1 116.3 107.3 111.6 111.7 246.2 257.3 7.5 3.4 7.7 6.0 -.5 -.4 .2 .7 .4 -.6 .9 .3 112.6 108.0 165.4 160.2 157.9 159.6 100.8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 99.0 94.4 105.4 103.8 99.8 102.5 99.1 106.5 103.6 152.5 101.7 167.2 165.9 100.0 104.6 92.3 100.0 101.5 95.6 105.5 220.7 166.8 101.9 110.4 174.2 110.8 108.9 108.0 201.8 117.6 110.4 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 20 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.6 0.6 0.0 11.1 14.1 -.1 .4 1.5 .7 .0 1.2 1.2 .4 .1 .6 .1 .8 .9 .7 .5 1.1 .5 .0 .4 .3 .4 1.2 .6 .3 .1 .7 .6 .8 1.4 .8 .0 -.1 .4 1.5 .7 .0 113.8 108.5 9.8 6.1 1.1 .5 .7 .6 1.0 .4 1.1 .5 166.1 160.8 158.4 160.1 101.1 98.5 94.8 107.4 103.9 100.0 102.8 3.9 3.0 2.3 1.5 .8 -2.2 -3.0 5.7 2.9 .6 4.5 3.8 5.8 4.3 1.7 1.7 -5.3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 -.5 .4 1.9 .1 .2 .3 .2 .6 .2 .5 .7 -1.7 2.7 -.3 .8 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 .7 1.1 1.3 .4 -.1 1.8 1.5 1.7 4.6 .5 .2 2.8 2.5 5.2 2.2 1.9 .5 .4 .3 .3 .5 1.4 .0 .2 -.2 .3 1.1 2.4 .8 .2 .2 .2 -1.2 .9 .0 .4 .1 1.7 2.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 .1 -.6 .5 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 .0 -.1 -.2 -.2 .3 -.5 .4 1.9 .1 .2 .3 .2 99.3 107.1 103.8 153.2 102.4 164.3 170.4 99.7 105.4 93.5 99.1 98.1 96.3 105.8 221.2 166.9 101.2 110.7 175.0 111.8 109.3 108.3 203.1 118.4 111.2 7.8 6.6 7.7 10.9 5.3 8.2 7.9 6.4 .7 4.6 -3.8 1.3 1.3 -1.5 6.4 2.5 6.7 3.7 7.9 7.1 9.3 7.4 5.4 10.3 12.0 7.2 -.9 -3.3 .7 .3 .2 .1 -.7 .3 .5 .9 .4 .3 .6 .7 .7 .6 6.5 3.9 7.0 2.6 1.6 .6 1.0 1.9 .6 1.1 2.2 .7 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.1 .9 1.0 .5 -.5 T.4 .2 .7 .5 -.6 .9 .3 .6 .2 -.3 .7 -1.7 2.5 -.3 .8 1.3 -.9 -3.3 .7 .3 .1 .0 -.7 .3 .3 .9 .4 .3 .6 .7 .7 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Other index base Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair1 Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair1 Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit1 Taxi fare' Intercity train fare 1 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ' Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 Other professional services 1 Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room 1 Other hospital and medical care services 1 Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 202.9 203.2 164.3 200.0 234.7 238.2 113.3 207.7 208.1 165.8 205.4 247.7 240.1 114.1 13.4 14.0 8.7 11.3 29.1 10.3 10.0 2.4 2.4 .9 2.7 5.5 1.2 1.3 .7 -.3 3.8 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 -.5 6.0 .9 .2 1.8 1.9 1.1 -.5 5.0 113.8 113.5 112.3 194.8 170.2 109.4 110.1 151.2 111.7 203.3 224.7 114.1 105.6 144.0 104.5 112.0 110.9 192.6 192.5 249.2 187.8 215.0 205.0 114.9 114.3 113.1 196.4 171.0 109.9 110.6 151.4 113.0 205.1 226.5 115.5 106.5 144.0 104.5 112.7 113.0 193.3 193.7 250.1 187.9 216.2 205.2 10.1 10.9 9.6 7.4 8.1 7.7 8.1 7.0 10.8 7.3 5.7 13.1 5.1 .8 1.1 2.2 11.4 3.1 1.0 4.5 4.5 7.0 6.0 1.0 .7 .7 .8 .5 .5 .5 .1 1.2 .9 .8 1.2 .9 .0 .0 .6 1.9 .4 .6 .4 .1 .6 .1 .8 .7 1.1 .7 1.0 .7 .7 .6 1.5 .5 .5 .5 .7 .5 .4 .2 -.2 .0 .0 .3 .2 .3 .6 .2 1.1 4.5 1.3 .9 .5 .5 .1 1.0 .4 .5 .5 1.8 1.8 1.9 .7 .6 .4 .1 .6 .1 12/77 12/77 12/77 235.1 151.6 140.0 110.2 112.6 107.5 236.3 152.4 140.6 110.7 113.3 107.9 8.9 6.8 7.6 6.9 9.0 5.6 .5 .5 .4 .5 .6 .4 .4 .6 .5 .4 .7 .5 .6 .5 .0 .7 .5 .4 .5 .6 .4 12/77 12/77 117.3 111.2 117.5 111.8 9.9 7.6 .2 .5 1.0 .5 1.0 .5 .2 .5 12/77 12/77 12/77 108.5 108.8 106.2 168.1 107.6 253.1 222.9 239.1 211.4 109.4 289.6 115.2 362.4 114.5 109.2 109.4 106.7 169.3 108.1 254.4 224.3 240.7 212.4 110.2 290.9 115.6 363.9 114.7 6.4 6.2 5.1 7.2 5.0 .6 .6 .5 .7 .5 .5 .6 .7 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .2 .5 .3 .4 .4 .2 .6 .5 .5 .4 .1 .6 .6 .6 .8 .6 .6 .7 .8 .2 .6 .5 .7 .5 .5 .7 .4 .3 .5 .6 .6 .5 .7 .5 .6 .6 .7 .5 .7 .7 .3 .4 .2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 21 9.4 8.6 9.1 8.4 7.2 10.2 10.4 11.3 9.8 .8 .7 1.4 .9 .6 .7 1.1 1.5 .6 .3 1.4 .5 .6 1.3 .3 -.1 .0 .0 .7 .9 .7 1.2 1.4 .8 1.2 .9 .0 .0 .6 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Entertainment Entertainment commodities : Reading materials 1 1 Newspapers Magazines, periodicals, and books f Sporting goods and equipment' Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Bicycles 1 Other sporting goods and equipment' Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions1 Other entertainment services 1 Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories ' Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females ' 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 1 College tuition f Elementary and high school tuition % Personal expenses' Other index base Unadjusted indexes 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products 1 Insurance and finance ' Utilities and public transportation * Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes were formerly on a December 1977= 100 base. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 f r o m - Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 186.5 187.4 109.5 211.5 111.7 108.6 110.1 105.3 158.0 105.7 107.6 108.6 106.5 106.8 185.4 109.5 112.8 107.6 187.8 188.1 109.4 212.2 111.2 109.2 110.6 105.9 158.7 106.8 108.2 108.9 107.3 107.5 187.6 111.6 113.2 108.1 6.6 5.7 7.1 6.3 8.4 5.2 5.7 3.4 5.2 4.7 5.2 4.5 4.1 7.2 7.8 8.2 8.7 5.9 0.7 .4 -.1 .3 0.9 .9 0.8 .6 .8 .9 .7 0.5 .0 -.1 .3 193.2 186.1 188.6 109.5 192.7 185.8 106.4 110.6 193.9 186.3 188.6 110.3 193.9 187.3 107.1 111.5 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 7.7 .4 .1 .0 .7 .6 .8 .7 .8 107.6 107.5 199.4 201.1 111.1 208.4 191.6 212.8 108.7 108.9 107.5 111.0 109.5 107.1 200.4 202.4 111.4 208.8 191.6 213.2 108.7 108.9 107.5 112.3 8.8 4.4 8.0 7.7 8.5 7.7 6.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 6.9 8.7 232.5 260.5 205.8 265.4 245.1 264.5 208.8 267.1 28.7 15.5 5.0 10.6 -.4 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.0 .6 .3 .8 .7 1.2 1.9 .4 .5 1.4 .7 2.2 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 .5 .7 .8 .6 .6 .9 1.0 .8 .9 .6 .6 .3 .9 .9 1.9 2.9 .2 .4 .8 .5 .5 .2 .8 .8 1.0 .4 .7 -.4 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.0 .6 .3 .8 .7 1.3 1.9 .4 .5 1.0 -1.2 1.5 .5 .5 .1 .6 .3 -.2 .5 .0 .5 .2 .0 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8 1.8 -.4 .5 .6 .3 .2 .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 1.2 2.7 .9 .8 .7 1.0 .4 .6 .4 .1 .1 .0 .6 -.9 -.2 .8 .8 .7 .5 .5 .5 .1 .1 .0 .4 1.8 -.4 5.4 3.5 1.2 .6 .7 6.3 1.3 .3 1.1 5.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 .6 .5 .6 .3 6 .6 .6 .0 .0 .0 1.2 .6 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 22 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Housing Shelter , Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance * Property taxes' Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment1 Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 .. Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels ' 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services -1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls ' Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings . Household linens t • Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 .... Furniture and bedding , Bedroom furniture 1 1 Sofas Living room chairs and tables ' Other furniture 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6/78 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May Nov. 1978 May 1979 8.8 10.6 12.9 7.4 11.5 14.1 5.8 14.2 12.8 17.0 6.7 3.4 26.7 8.0 10.6 10.3 11.8 11.1 9.9 9.4 8.8 11.9 13.3 6.3 13.9 17.7 6.9 15.0 12.2 19.9 13.4 -14.8 27.3 17.9 9.1 10.2 5.8 6.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 1979 220.0 231.2 172.0 229.0 240.2 107.1 252.4 215.6 293.6 112.1 181.1 132.5 161.8 251.2 272.6 201.2 110.5 110.4 106.8 109.5 222.7 234.1 173.8 230.5 242.1 107.2 255.7 217.4 299.6 113.5 181.2 135.4 164.5 252.7 274.0 203.0 110.7 112.6 108.4 110.2 10.4 11.9 6.5 13.3 20.6 3.6 13.4 9.9 18.4 10.9 3.8 30.8 10.0 9.9 10.4 8.4 8.9 8.0 8.3 6.0 10.7 13.8 8.2 9.6 7.9 8.1 15.0 15.8 15.7 2.7 3.1 22.8 6.0 11.3 10.3 15.3 13.3 11.9 10.6 11.7 10.0 11.6 5.3 19.2 24.6 10.4 12.8 12.0 14.3 13.0 -28.0 27.8 17.1 9.2 10.0 6.9 12.1 1.5 5.1 7.4 227.2 266.1 348.1 356.7 99.5 244.8 210.8 284.3 159.0 132.1 100.4 98.3 100.7 239.5 232.1 274.2 364.7 375.7 100.1 251.1 215.4 294.4 159.3 132.2 100.6 98.3 100.7 242.1 6.5 8.4 2.7 3.6 -7.3 9.8 6.8 10.7 2.6 1.5 2.8 .4 .4 9.7 .0 -.2 12.5 16.1 -.4 -3.0 -7.3 8.5 .3 -.6 -1.2 .4 .0 7.3 6.9 11.4 18.8 23.7 3.3 9.1 4.4 14.7 -.5 -2.4 -3.9 -3.2 1.6 -.8 18.2 27.2 68.1 79.5 2.4 17.8 18.8 19.1 .8 .0 .4 -.4 .0 4.2 3.2 4.0 7.5 9.7 -3.9 3.2 -.5 9.6 1.4 .5 .8 .4 .2 8.5 12.4 19.1 41.3 49.0 2.9 13.4 11.4 16.9 .1 -1.2 -1.8 -1.8 .8 1.7 188.3 162.1 172.8 106.2 109.7 175.6 112.7 106.8 103.1 113.8 189.1 162.4 173.6 106.1 109.7 175.8 112.8 106.2 103.7 114.7 8.0 4.5 5.3 -3.6 4.0 2.7 3.5 -4.2 -4.3 1.2 8.5 7.4 7.0 21.6 12.2 14.7 16.6 11.1 12.5 21.9 7.4 6.8 7.2 .8 9.8 5.0 .7 -1.9 -1.2 2.9 6.4 4.8 11.3 12.2 6.4 4.9 15.5 9.6 3.1 16.1 8.2 6.0 6.2 8.3 8.0 8.6 9.9 3.1 3.8 11.0 6.9 5.8 9.2 6.3 8.1 5.0 7.9 3.7 1.0 9.3 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 23 13.8 15.1 7.2 8.8 11.1 3.4 17.3 12.5 25.8 13.8 .9 26.8 18.7 9.0 10.4 4.7 1.5 14.3 10.6 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Other index base Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Household appliances 1 Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment' Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 . Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other household equipment' Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning/and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware ' Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins ' Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products ' Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets ' Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys'1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts ' r^m i ii9i HI i 0 v «#»*»»•«#•»••»•••••»•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets ' Women's and girts* Women's1 , Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits1 Girls'1 : Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 3 months ending in—— Apr. 1979 1979 Aug. Nov. 1978 1978 Feb. 1979 May Nov. May 1979 1978 1979 12/77 12/77 12/77 135.6 104.0 102.8 106.1 155.4 152.4 109.8 109.7 110.0 4.7 2.8 .8 4.8 6.1 6.5 6.8 5.5 5.1 5.0 5.2 3.6 5.9 4.6 5.0 5.5 4.2 7.4 4.3 1.6 2.0 1.5 7.1 4.9 7.8 7.7 3.8 3.3 1.2 -.4 2.3 5.3 2.9 8.0 5.3 3.3 4.8 4.0 2.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 6.1 4.9 6.2 3.8 1.4 .8 1.9 6.2 3.9 7.9 6.5 3.5 12/77 12/77 108.6 109.3 109.3 109.3 6.0 6.0 1.2 6.3 12.8 8.2 6.9 5.3 3.5 6.1 9.8 6.7 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 109.0 105.6 112.8 107.2 219.3 210.9 109.1 115.9 107.4 111.2 110.0 244.3 257.3 108.5 105.2 113.0 107.9 220.5 209.6 110.1 116.3 107.3 111.6 111.7 246.0 257.3 10.3 6.4 5.8 2.0 6.8 7.7 10.1 12.8 4.8 9.2 -5.7 16.7 69.2 7.1 -2.3 8,5 9.3 8.3 13.6 10.3 5.3 2.3 8.2 6.4 11.2 .0 8.2 5.6 12.3 4.7 8.8 6.1 3.0 17.9 9.6 8.4 15.1 8.6 .0 4.5 4.3 4.4 8.2 7.2 -.8 7.6 7.9 4.6 7.1 17.4 8.2 .0 8.7 2.0 7.2 5.6 7.6 10.6 10.2 9.0 3.6 8.7 .2 13.9 30.1 6.4 4.9 8.3 6.4 8.0 2.6 5.3 12.8 7.1 7.8 16.2 8.4 .0 112.6 108.0 113.8 108.5 11.3 4.8 7.3 6.7 9.2 7.0 11.7 5.7 9.3 5.7 10.4 6.4 166.0 160.9 158.7 159.4 100.8 99.0 94.4 105.4 103.8 99.8 102.5 99.1 106.5 103.6 154.4 101.7 167.2 165.6 100.0 104.6 92.3 100.0 101.5 95.6 105.5 166.0 160.7 158.4 159.1 101.1 98.5 94.8 107.4 103.9 100.0 102.8 99.3 107.1 103.8 154.0 102.4 164.3 169.7 99.7 105.4 93.5 99.1 98.1 96.3 105.8 .8 .0 -.3 2.3 -3.2 -9.6 2.5 -.4 -1.2 -1.2 .0 -4.5 .0 2.8 -4.7 -6.2 -10.2 -9.2 -5.1 6.9 -12.2 6.3 24.3 -5.2 4.8 4.2 3.1 2.0 8.3 8.0 5.4 10.6 9.9 7.0 12.3 10.1 20.4 10.8 1.9 15.8 1.9 26.1 15.6 .8 20.1 7.9 -9.4 24.3 11.3 2.0 .5 .0 -1.5 -8.8 -14.3 -20.7 4.7 -3.4 -10.7 -6.2 -17.0 -3.0 1.6 -1.1 -14.0 -19.0 -10.5 -12.0 3.6 -40.3 -23.6 -24.9 -33.6 -.8 8.4 7.6 7.1 3.3 7.9 9.5 3.4 8.2 6.8 8.4 13.0 32.8 7.4 2.3 11.4 14.5 8.5 25.0 6.7 7.1 35.9 20.4 24.9 20.0 14.9 2.8 2.1 1.4 2.2 2.4 -1.2 3.9 5.0 4.2 2.8 6.0 2.5 9.7 6.7 -1.4 4.2 -4.3 7.0 4.7 3.8 2.7 7.1 6.1 8.6 6.1 5.1 4.0 3.5 .9 -.8 -3.2 -9.4 6.4 1.6 -1.6 3.0 5.0 2.1 2.0 5.0 -.8 -6.3 5.8 -3.1 5.3 -9.9 -4.1 -3.2 -10.7 6.8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ending in— May 135.3 104.2 103.0 106.3 154.5 151.4 108.7 109.4 110.1 12/77 12/77 ... Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 24 1.2 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls'1 Women's 1 Apparel services v Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline 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 Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products ' Automobile parts and equipment1 Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees ' Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare 1 Other index base May 1979 12/77 12/77 220.7 167.1 101.9 110.4 173.5 110.8 108.9 108.0 201.8 117.6 110.4 221.0 167.1 101.2 110.7 174.1 111.8 109.3 108.3 203.1 118.4 111.2 5.9 5.7 6.7 7.2 3.0 4.0 2.4 -3.8 6.2 5.0 7.5 1.1 10.5 -2.0 17.1 11.2 13.8 9.3 18.4 9.8 10.9 7.8 12/77 203.8 204.0 164.3 203.0 237.1 237.7 113.3 207.5 207.9 166.1 202.0 248.9 239.9 114.1 9.0 9.5 9.5 16.6 7.9 9.9 10.0 113.8 113.5 112.3 193.9 170.4 109.4 110.1 151.2 111.7 202.1 224.7 114.1 105.6 143.1 104.5 112.0 110.9 193.2 192.5 249.2 187.8 215.0 205.0 114.9 114.3 113.1 196.4 171.9 '109.9 110.6 151.4 113.0 204.9 226.5 115.5 106.5 143.1 104.5 112.7 113.0 194.5 193.7 250.1 187.9 216.2 205.2 9.1 9.6 8.4 6.0 7.5 5.2 8.1 7.3 10.2 5.6 1.3 4.4 2.0 3.4 1.2 -5.0 5.2 -.6 -4.5 4.2 4.1 6.1 20.2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 25 Aug. 1978 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 -6.9 6.3 7.9 2.2 3.6 .4 7.5 -6.3 13.1 18.7 3.8 10.8 4.4 2.4 5.6 10.8 20.1 10.5 15.4 12.3 13.9 9.9 3.5 8.1 2.3 12.0 7.0 8.8 5.8 6.7 8.0 7.9 7.7 1.6 5.4 5.1 3.9 7.1 9.8 9.0 4.0 12.7 16.3 6.8 9.5 10.2 2.1 15.4 16.2 11.0 9.4 13.8 14.1 10.6 19.9 25.0 8.3 13.1 21.8 22.8 13.3 -5.2 77.6 12.0 7.7 9.3 9.9 5.7 16.0 12.0 10.5 9.7 17.8 18.4 11.9 6.7 49.0 10.1 10.4 10.5 11.5 9.8 7.5 1.0 4.7 4.3 2.5 9.1 9.0 11.0 18.2 8.1 5.1 3.1 4.9 17.0 1.5 .8 3.7 9.1 5.6 -17.6 10.2 9.2 10.4 5.8 12.9 6.7 14.0 14.8 10.9 4.1 2.9 17.8 5.1 -3.8 .0 6.7 11.7 4.3 2.8 4.0 1.7 2.1 -.6 10.4 13.2 9.7 10.6 11.2 14.7 6.4 3.8 13.0 10.8 8.0 12.7 5.4 -1.4 .0 2.5 12.2 7.8 5.1 6.1 3.3 14.7 28.3 9.8 10.5 9.1 6.8 4.2 5.0 6.2 4.9 9.6 7.3 6.1 11.1 5.0 4.3 2.1 -.2 10.9 .4 -1.9 4.0 6.6 5.8 -.5 10.3 11.2 10.1 8.2 12.0 10.6 10.1 9.2 11.9 7.4 5.4 15.2 5.3 -2.6 .0 4.6 11.9 6.0 3.9 5.1 2.5 8.2 12.9 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Other index base Group and item May 1979 12/77 12/77 12/77 235.0 151.4 140.0 110.2 112.6 107.5 236.4 152.1 140.6 110.7 113.3 107.9 8.0 6.3 5.6 3.9 4.7 5.6 11.5 7.7 7.4 7.1 15.7 3.5 12/77 12/77 117.3 111.2 117.5 111.8 8.9 3.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 108.5 108.8 106.2 168.1 107.6 252.9 222.9 239.1 211.4 109.4 289.3 115.2 362.4 114.5 109.2 109.4 106.7 169.3 108.1 254.5 224.3 240.7 212.4 110.2 291.2 115.6 363.9 114.7 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Bicycles1 Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment' Photographic supplies and equipment' Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services », Fees for participant sports 1 1 Admissions Other entertainment services 1 186.5 187.4 109.5 211.5 111.7 108.6 110.1 105.3 158.0 105.7 107.6 108.6 106.5 106.8 185.4 109.5 112.8 107.6 187.4 187.4 109.4 212.2 111.2 109.2 110.6 105.9 158.7 106.8 108.2 108.9 107.3 107.5 187.8 111.6 113.2 108.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 ~ 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics ' Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ' Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 Medical care services Professional services ' Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 Other professional services ' Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room ' Other hospital and medical care services ' Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 26 May 1979 Nov 1978 May 1979 9.3 7.8 10.8 10.5 12.3 6.3 7.2 5.4 6.5 6.0 4.0 7.0 9.7 7.0 6.5 5.5 10.1 4.6 8.3 6.6 8.6 8.2 8.0 6.6 7.5 6.2 14.0 14.2 9.4 6.7 8.2 4.9 11.7 10.4 6.8 5.1 4.4 6.5 2.7 8.3 7.8 8.2 8.0 6.4 8.9 11.5 12.8 10.7 5.5 6.7 4.8 6.1 9.2 12.2 9.8 9.2 8.5 17.5 14.5 12.8 15.4 10.5 6.6 7.0 5.1 8.4 4.6 10.0 10.0 11.4 11.2 .4 9.5 11.7 11.8 11.8 6.9 6.1 6.2 7.7 3.4 7.4 6.7 7.7 5.9 5.2 8.2 5.7 5.2 6.2 6.1 •5.9 4.6 6.3 5.9 10.2 8.8 8.7 8.2 11.8 11.7 12.2 14.1 10.6 6.7 6.5 5.7 8.0 4.0 8.7 8.3 9.5 8.5 2.8 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.9 3.7 2.5 6.4 3.2 10.5 -3.8 -7.1 1.6 5.4 -1.2 .8 -3.4 3.5 7.4 5.6 2.7 9.1 8.1 5.8 4.8 2.3 4.0 .4 3.1 2.0 4.8 3.4 7.8 9.4 11.2 10.2 12.7 8.8 12.1 .0 4.0 5.5 8.7 9.5 7.1 8.0 5.9 4.6 15.8 .0 9.0 6.2 8.9 7.7 10.3 13.5 17.6 7.5 8.2 9.5 6.9 6.5 6.2 8.2 12.9 17.0 6.6 9.0 4.7 3.6 4.4 3.6 5.3 -.4 -2.7 3.1 4.4 2.0 2.5 1.2 1.6 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.4 7.4 8.4 7.8 10.0 8.9 11.5 11.1 14.9 3.7 6.1 7.5 7.8 8.0 6.7 8.1 9.3 10.6 11.1 4.4 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 5.2 4.3 5.9 -.4 5.2 7.2 9.2 3.8 6.7 Feb. 1979 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products 1 Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation 1 Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 193.5 186.3 188.6 109.5 192.7 185.8 106.4 110.6 194.4 186.7 188.6 110.3 193.9 187.3 107.1 111.5 9.1 15.8 16.9 7.2 6.4 6.6 11.6 1.9 7.1 -.7 .7 3.5 8.3 7.9 7.6 10.0 107.6 107.5 199.4 201.1 111.1 209.0 191.8 213.4 108.7 108.9 107.5 111.0 109.5 107.1 200.4 202.4 111.4 210.3 193.0 214.7 108.7 108.9 107.5 112.3 9.0 1.2 6.4 4.8 9.7 7.4 8.2 7.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 10.5 232.5 260.5 205.8 265.4 245.1 264.5 208.8 267.1 17.4 17.1 5.1 14.1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes were formerly on a December 1977= 100 base. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 6.7 8.5 9.9 8.2 7.9 7.0 8.6 9.7 6.4 5.3 1.5 9.2 7.6 6.9 -.4 9.5 8.1 7.2 8.5 5.3 7.3 7.2 9.6 5.9 6.6 6.9 5.6 8.7 7.7 7.0 4.0 9.6 8.0 6.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 12.4 -3.2 14.8 30.1 30.5 27.3 7.4 3.5 8.3 8.4 9.2 6.9 5.0 13.0 3.7 .4 .4 .0 8.0 15.2 1.5 8.4 8.5 8.3 6.5 7.1 6.2 .7 .7 .0 9.0 8.5 3.9 7.6 6.6 9.4 9.9 2.3 11.0 15.6 15.8 14.2 8.9 9.2 4.8 8.4 8.8 7.6 5.8 10.0 4.9 .6 .6 .0 8.5 7.5 15.8 -.6 10.5 20.0 11.6 5.5 7.6 81.0 17.6 10.2 10.4 12.3 16.4 2.2 12.3 47.4 14.6 7.8 8.9 Feb. 1979 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 27 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category 100.000 211.8 246.3 214.3 249.3 10.9 - 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages' Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 20.946 226.7 232.7 231.4 215.2 239.4 203.0 224.6 273.6 223.0 347.8 204.5 240.4 170.6 228.2 234.2 232.8 216.8 241.2 204.3 224.9 275.6 225.1 348.4 206.5 242.0 171.9 11.3 11.4 11.1 9.3 19.3 11.3 2.5 7.5 7.8 2.4 10.3 12.2 8.0 .7 .6 .6 .7 .8 .6 .1 .7 .9 .2 1.0 .7 .8 1.2 1.2 1.1 .4 2.4 1.1 -.6 .7 .4 .0 .5 1.5 1.0 .8 .9 .9 .6 .4 .4 .3 .9 .0 .7 -.5 1.0 .6 .2 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities 40.957 26.969 219.7 231.2 171.9 228.0 252.7 215.4 294.0 251.7 273.8 202.6 222.3 234.1 173.7 229.6 255.9 217.6 299.2 253.4 275.5 204.0 11.3 13.4 6.8 12.4 15.0 12.5 19.2 10.8 11.7 8.6 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 6.221 4.215 .875 3.340 2.006 7.767 4.571 1.601 1.596 227.8 266.7 350.3 245.1 158.9 187.3 161.9 218.1 243.1 232.5 274.6 364.8 251.4 159.1 188.1 162.4 219.4 244.9 7.8 11.1 23.4 8.0 .8 7.2 6.1 7.4 10.6 2.1 3.0 4.1 5.524 4.886 1.531 1.927 .131 .735 .562 165.4 160.4 160.1 152.1 222.0 174.2 167.8 201.1 165.7 160.6 160.8 152.0 223.6 175.2 167.3 202.6 3.8 2.9 2.0 .8 3.6 8.1 5.9 10.8 All items All items(1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Infants' and toddlers' apparel Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 19.777 13.899 1.715 4.862 1.856 1.818 .472 .398 1.615 1.164 5.877 1.169 5.238 .504 21.227 8.921 8.987 3.320 2.351 .637 See footnotes at end of table. 28 1.3 1.0 1.8 .7 .6 .7 1.0 1.1 .2 .3 1.4 .9 2.0 1.1 1.3 .4 2.1 .5 -1.6 .9 1.4 .3 .7 1.0 .5 1.1 1.3 .5 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.6 -.1 1.0 1.4 3.8 .7 .1 .4 .5 .6 .7 1.0 1.5 4.8 .7 -.1 .7 .7 .8 .5 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .7 .6 -.3 .7 1.3 1.4 .6 2.3 .9 1.2 .8 1.1 .4 .3 .1 .2 1.2 2.6 .1 .4 .3 -.1 .7 1.8 -.8 1.1 1.5 .6 .7 1.3 1.3 1.0 .5 1.3 .8 2.1 .6 .5 .6 2.2 3.2 4.8 2.7 .2 .6 .4 .8 .7 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.7 .5 .5 -.4 .7 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Expenditure category 20.045 19.121 4.154 4.019 4.769 1.663 4.514 .804 3.710 .924 203.7 203.7 163.9 200.0 235.4 238.7 195.5 171.4 203.8 193.6 208.6 208.8 165.3 205.4 248.5 240.5 196.9 172.1 205.4 194.2 13.7 14.2 8.6 11.3 29.6 10.2 7.7 8.4 7.5 3.6 2.4 2.5 .9 2.7 5.6 .8 .7 .4 .8 .3 1.2 1.2 .7 -.3 3.8 .9 .5 -.4 .8 .2 2.0 2.0 1.3 -.5 6.0 1.0 .7 1.2 .6 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.0 -.5 5.0 .9 1.2 1.0 1.3 .6 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services 1 Other medical care services 4.489 .771 3.717 1.900 1.817 235.2 152.5 252.9 224.2 287.8 236.3 153.3 254.0 225.3 289.0 8.9 7.1 9.2 8.7 9.8 .5 .5 .4 .5 .4 .6 .7 .7 .8 .6 .7 .3 .7 .7 .8 .6 .4 .6 .5 .6 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 3.794 2.396 1.398 185.5 185.7 186.1 187.1 186.8 188.5 6.5 6.0 7.7 .9 .6 1.3 .9 1.0 .7 .5 .4 .9 .8 .5 1.4 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 ..... Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 4.245 1.392 1.762 .838 .924 1.091 .163 .929 193.1 186.1 192.3 186.2 198.5 208.8 194.2 212.8 193.8 186.3 193.7 187.7 199.8 209.3 194.2 213.4 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.9 .4 .1 .7 .8 .7 .5 .4 .6 .6 .5 .5 .7 .4 .5 .5 .4 .2 .6 .5 .6 .5 .5 .3 .7 .8 .7 .6 .6 .7 Transportation Private transportation New cars Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities . Other private transportation services Public transportation .2 .0 .3 Commodity and service group 100.000 211.8 214.3 10.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 1 Durables 62.074 20.946 41.128 17.651 4.886 203.6 226.7 190.2 192.7 160.4 206.1 228.2 193.1 196.6 160.6 11.2 11.3 11.1 12.5 2.9 1.2 .7 1.5 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.0 .1 1.4 1.2 .8 1.3 2.1 .3 .9 .4 1.1 1.9 -.2 12.765 23.477 212.3 186.8 218.1 188.9 16.3 10.0 2.7 1.1 2.1 .5 2.8 .9 2.7 .6 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services 37.926 5.238 18.784 6.299 3.717 3.888 227.1 171.9 257.2 209.0 252.9 196.4 229.7 173.7 261.1 210.5 254.0 198.0 10.5 6.8 13.2 7.6 9.2 8.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 .7 .4 .8 .9 .2 1.3 .7 .7 .7 1.0 .5 1.3 .8 .7 .8 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.1 .6 .9 All items See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Group Relative importance, December 1978 Unadjusted indexes Apr. 1979 May 1979 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— May 1978 Apr. 1979 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May Commodity and service group 80.223 73.031 93.132 95.511 206.3 206.4 206.8 210.4 209.1 208.9 209.1 212.9 10.8 10.0 9.8 10.9 1.4 1.2 1.1 CSI Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 . All items less medical care .2 .0 .1 .0 Services less medical care 1 Energy 1 42.297 18.820 13.934 38.597 32.689 34.209 9.085 189.0 190.2 205.8 210.6 237.3 222.9 251.2 191.8 194.0 211.0 213.2 240.1 225.6 262.2 11.0 12.3 15.6 11.8 11.1 10.6 20.6 1.5 2.0 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 4.4 .1 .9 2.5 .2 .3 .2 4.4 All items less energy ' All items less food and energy1 Commodities less food and energy... Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 90.915 71.138 36.552 5.745 34.586 209.0 202.1 181.8 253.9 225.8 210.8 204.0 183.3 267.3 228.0 10.0 9.5 8.3 28.3 10.7 .9 .9 .8 5.3 1.0 .9 .9 .5 5.3 1.2 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1967=$1.00 f 1957-59=$1.00 1 100.000 $.472 .406 $.467 .401 -9.7 - -1.1 - Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel' Nondurables' 1 -1.1 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. -1.0 30 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes Group 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Feb. 1979 Apr. 1979 Mar. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Expenditure category All items , - - - 8.3 9.4 12.2 13.5 8.9 12.9 14.0 14.4 14.7 8.0 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products .. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugar and sweets Fats and oils Nonalcoholic beverages' Other prepared foods Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 222.6 228.5 227.7 212.1 233.1 199.9 225.0 267.3 220.7 347.0 200.9 234.5 168.0 225.3 231.2 230.1 213.0 238.8 202.1 223.6 269.2 221.6 346.9 202.0 238.1 169.6 227.2 233.3 232.1 214.3 243.8 203.2 220.0 271.7 224.6 347.8 203.5 240.4 170.4 228.1 234.2 232.9 216.2 243.9 204.7 219.0 274.5 226.0 348.4 206.5 241.8 171.6 7.8 8.0 6.4 16.3 3.0 9.9 3.8 11.1 12.4 -.5 12.5 12.0 6.2 8.7 8.7 8.7 5.2 18.2 9.9 1.3 6.2 -.2 -.2 4.9 8.4 7.6 17.9 18.5 20.1 8.1 38.7 15.6 17.1 1.5 9.4 8.7 12.2 15.9 9.3 10.3 10.4 9.5 8.0 19.9 10.0 -10.2 11.2 10.0 1.6 11.6 13.0 8.9 8.2 8.3 7.6 10.6 10.3 9.9 2.5 8.6 5.9 -.4 8.6 10.2 6.9 Housing ". Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities . 215.3 226.3 170.7 225.6 246.3 211.0 284.4 246.9 267.1 201.4 217.5 228.8 171.0 226.3 249.7 212.9 290.1 249.6 270.7 202.3 219.9 231.8 171.9 228.7 253.4 215.6 295.5 252.2 274.9 202.0 222.7 234.7 173.7 229.8 256.8 217.4 301.6 253.6 276.3 203.2 10.0 11.7 6.8 12.5 13.0 9.4 18.4 8.8 9.5 6.8 10.5 14.0 8.0 10.5 15.6 15.8 17.2 10.7 8.8 15.3 10.5 12.4 5.3 19.2 13.7 12.2 14.9 12.4 13.8 9.2 14.5 15.7 7.2 7.7 18.2 12.7 26.5 11.3 14.5 3.6 10.3 12.9 7.4 11.5 14.3 12.6 17.8 9.8 9.2 11.0 222.9 258.3 320.6 241.0 159.1 184.9 159.7 216.1 240.0 225.1 262.2 336.0 242.6 158.9 186.2 160.8 217.9 241.1 227.3 265.8 348.6 244.4 159.1 186.9 161.6 217.7 242.9 232.4 274.2 365.2 250.9 159.4 188.0 162.2 219.4 244.7 6.1 7.8 2.9 9.1 2.3 7.0 4.5 5.0 16.3 .2 .5 12.8 -2.5 .0 8.3 6.9 9.2 11.2 7.3 11.3 18.8 8.9 .0 7.0 6.5 9.2 7.1 18.2 27.0 68.4 17.5 .8 6.9 6.4 6.2 8.1 3.1 4.1 7.7 3.1 1.1 7.7 5.7 7.1 13.7 163.0 158.3 158.7 150.1 217.2 168.5 168.0 196.8 165.2 160.5 159.7 153.5 219.2 170.6 169.4 199.0 165.9 161.0 159.9 153.8 221.8 173.7 168.1 201.1 165.7 160.6 159.8 152.8 222.9 174.5 167.5 202.6 1.0 .5 2.8 -5.2 3.6 4.8 7.5 6.5 4.6 3.6 2.6 .8 .4 10.4 7.9 11.9 3.0 1.8 -.3 .5 -.2 2.7 9.9 12.5 6.8 5.9 2.8 7.4 10.9 15.0 -1.2 12.3 2.8 2.1 2.7 -2.2 2.0 7.6 7.7 9.2 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Other utilities and public services .... Household furnishings and operation . Housefurnishings Housekeeping supplies Housekeeping services Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel .... Infants' and toddlers' apparel. Footwear Other apparel commodities Apparel services 1 See footnotes at end of table. 31 28.9 12.7 2.5 6.3 9.7 5.1 11.9 14.5 9.1 12.5 14.0 6.3 13.3 15.9 12.5 20.5 11.8 14.2 6.4 12.6 18.9 41.4 13.1 .4 6.9 6.5 7.7 7.6 4.9 3.8 1.3 3.9 5.2 8.7 4.2 12.4 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Group Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Expenditure category 198.4 198.2 160.7 204.7 216.0 233.8 192.1 169.9 199.9 191.6 200.7 200.6 161.8 204.0 224.3 235.9 193.1 169.3 201.4 191.9 204.7 204.7 163.9 203.0 237.8 238.2 194.5 171.4 202.6 194.2 208.3 208.4 165.6 202.0 249.7 240.3 196.9 173.1 205.2 195.4 9.0 9.5 9.2 16.6 7.7 9.5 6.3 9.3 5.8 -.2 10.2 10.7 1.8 15.4 17.1 10.8 8.2 5.5 8.7 2.6 15.0 15.0 10.9 19.9 25.4 8.8 5.8 11.1 4.5 4.1 21.5 22.2 12.8 -5.2 78.6 11.6 10.4 7.7 11.0 8.2 9.6 10.1 5.4 16.0 12.3 10.1 7.2 7.4 7.3 1.2 18.2 18.6 11.8 6.7 49.7 10.2 8.1 9.4 7.7 6.1 Medical care Medical care commodities Medical care services Professional services' Other medical care services 231.9 150.7 249.2 220.9 283.6 233.4 151.7 250.9 222.7 285.2 235.0 152.2 252.7 224.2 287.5 236.3 152.8 254.2 225.3 289.3 7.8 6.3 8.0 6.9 9.1 11.1 8.2 11.8 9.8 13.9 8.9 7.8 9.3 10.0 8.0 7.8 5.7 8.3 8.2 8.3 9.4 7.3 9.9 8.4 11.5 8.4 6.7 8.8 9.1 8.1 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Entertainment services 182.7 183.0 183.1 184.3 184.8 184.3 185.3 185.5 185.9 186.8 186.4 188.5 3.2 3.0 3.7 6.0 4.8 7.7 7.8 8.5 7.1 9.3 7.6 12.3 4.6 3.9 5.7 8.5 8.1 9.7 Other goods and services Tobacco products Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Personal care services 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services 191.4 184.7 190.4 184.7 196.3 207.3 192.0 211.5 192.4 185.4 191.5 185.9 197.3 208.3 193.3 212.3 193.3 186.3 192.3 186.2 198.5 209.4 194.4 213.4 194.3 186.9 193.7 187.7 199.8 210.7 195.6 214.9 9.1 15.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 7.8 8.1 7.9 5.5 -.9 7.2 6.7 7.6 11.7 .0 13.9 8.1 9.6 9.1 9.4 8.8 5.4 13.5 3.9 6.2 4.9 7.1 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.6 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.7 9.8 4.0 10.8 7.2 7.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 6.1 10.6 5.2 Transportation Private transportation Used cars Gasoline Maintenance and repair Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities .. Other private transportation services Public transportation Commodity and service group - - - - 8.3 9.4 12.2 13.5 8.9 12.9 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages Nondurables less food and beverages Apparel commodities Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel1 Durables 199.4 222.6 186.0 185.4 158.3 201.7 225.3 188.2 189.2 160.5 204.1 227.2 190.7 193.1 161.0 205.9 228.1 192.8 196.8 160.6 7.5 7.8 7.3 6.1 .5 9.4 8.7 9.9 6.5 3.6 14.2 17.9 12.3 11.8 1.8 13.7 10.3 15.4 27.0 5.9 8.5 8.2 8.6 6.3 2.1 13.9 14.0 13.8 19.1 3.8 202.2 184.7 206.5 185.6 212.3 187.2 218.1 188.3 9.5 9.4 7.7 10.9 14.7 11.4 35.4 8.0 8.6 10.2 24.6 9.7 Services Rent, residential Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services * 223.0 170.7 251.3 205.3 249.2 193.7 225.0 171.0 254.5 206.7 250.9 195.0 227.3 171.9 257.9 208.3 252.7 196.5 230.2 173.7 262.2 210.5 254.2 198.3 9.9 6.8 13.2 5.6 8.0 5.6 9.5 8.0 9.9 8.5 11.8 9.8 8.5 5.3 11.2 5.9 9.3 7.6 13.6 7.2 18.5 10.5 8.3 9.8 9.7 7.4 11.5 7.1 9.9 7.7 11.0 6.3 14.8 8.2 8.8 8.7 All items See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group—Continued (1967=100) Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Seasonally adjusted indexes 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Group Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 Commodity and service group Special indexes: All items less food All items less shelter All items less mortgage interest costs 1 All items less medical care 202.2 202.5 202.5 206.2 204.3 204.6 204.5 208.4 206.7 206.8 206.8 210.8 209.2 208.8 209.1 213.0 8.5 7.4 8.2 8.6 9.7 7.7 7.4 9.3 10.8 12.1 10.1 12.5 14.6 13.0 13.7 13.9 9.1 7.5 7.8 9.0 12.7 12.6 11.9 13.2 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables less food and apparel1 ... Nondurables 1 Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Energy f 184.9 183.4 196.5 204.5 232.6 219.0 235.3 187.0 187.0 200.5 207.6 234.9 220.8 241.7 189.5 190.6 205.8 210.6 237.5 222.9 251.2 191.6 194.2 211.0 213.2 240.7 225.6 262.2 7.4 6.2 9.1 8.4 10.3 10.6 11.3 9.7 6.8 7.9 6.3 9.7 10.1 4.7 12.3 11.7 14.2 14.7 9.1 9.3 17.5 15.3 25.7 32.9 18.1 14.7 12.6 54.2 8.5 6.5 8.5 7.4 10.0 10.4 8.0 13.8 18.5 23.2 16.4 11.8 10.9. 34.6 All items less energy 1 All items less food and energy1 Commodities less food and energy . Energy commodities 1 Services less energy 205.3 198.5 179.6 231.5 221.6 207.1 200.2 180.7 240.0 223.7 209.0 202.1 182.2 253.9 226.0 210.8 204.0 183.1 267.3 228.7 9.3 8.9 7.5 14.3 10.0 8.9 10.3 7.9 9.6 10.6 10.6 7.4 9.9 21.5 8.6 11.2 11.6 8.0 111 13.4 9.1 9.6 7.7 11.9 10.3 10.9 9.4 9.0 47.0 11.0 1 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Not seasonally adjusted. 33 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Unadjusted indexes Other index base Group and item May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 226.7 228.2 11.3 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 232.7 234.2 11.4 .6 1.2 .9 .4 231.4 232.8 11.1 .6 1.1 .9 .3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 215.2 114.1 115.5 114.6 112.2 113.8 188.0 114.2 113.2 113.0 114.5 113.1 1T4.0 216.8 114.7 117.0 115.4 111.7 114.7 189.0 116.2 114.5 113.9 114.9 113.2 115.3 9.3 7.1 9.6 9.8 1.5 10.0 10.3 10.4 8.8 9.7 10.2 9.5 9.7 .7 .5 1.3 .7 -.4 .8 .5 1.8 1.1 .6 .3 .1 1.1 .4 .3 .1 .7 -.1 .6 1.0 .6 -.4 .0 1.0 1.7 .0 .6 .2 .3 .2 .1 .6 .2 .0 .7 2.2 -.1 .5 1.4 .9 .5 1.3 .7 -.4 .8 .5 1.8 1.1 .8 .3 .1 1.1 12/77 112.9 114.1 11.2 1.1 1.2 .5 1.1 239.4 244.4 247.6 263.9 273.2 286.8 237.2 245.1 247.5 149.1 225.6 223.2 214.1 101.5 280.9 234.3 127.3 23&1 238.9 130.9 119.0 131.2 187.2 187.8 121.0 120.6 292.9 107.9 113.9 179.8 241.2 246.9 250.9 271.3 280.0 293.1 244.1 253.2 259.3 153.4 221.6 216.7 211.3 99.6 274.2 229.6 126.5 240.0 242.4 132.2 118.6 140.0 186.2 183.9 120.2 122.9 292.7 108.6 113.2 171.5 19.3 19.4 21.9 34.3 39.3 40.9 30.6 31.2 26.2 31.4 5.3 -7.6 8.1 3.5 8.3 7.1 13.0 16.4 20.7 17.6 10.1 22.5 10.0 6.9 10.3 14.9 8.3 6.0 9.7 17.5 .8 1.0 1.3 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.3 4.8 2.9 -1.8 -2.9 -1.3 -1.9 -2.4 -2.0 -.6 1.7 1.5 1.0 -.3 6.7 -.5 -2.1 -.7 1.9 -.1 .6 -.6 -4.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 3.6 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.5 3.1 3.7 .7 -.5 -1.1 1.1 -.5 .0 .3 2.2 3.6 3.2 .9 1.5 2.1 3.2 2.2 .2 .6 .6 .7 11.9 2.1 1.2 1.6 3.8 3.3 2.7 3.1 4.6 6.2 4.2 -1.2 -.8 -4.5 -5.0 .2 -.6 -2.7 2.1 2.7 2.4 .8 3.6 -.5 .1 -.5 -1.3 .1 .0 .2 .0 .0 1.0 -.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.3 4.8 2.9 -2.6 -6.4 -1.3 -1.9 -2.2 -2.0 -.6 1.7 1.5 1.0 -.3 6.7 -.5 -2.1 -.7 1.9 -.1 .6 -.6 1.8 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish1 Meats Beef and veal1 Ground beef other than canned 1 Chuck roast1 Round roast1 Round steak1 Sirloin steak1 Other beef and veal 1 Pork Bacon Chops1 Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham1 Other pork 1 Other meats1 Frankfurters1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami1 Other lunchmeats 1 Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood 1 Fresh and frozen fish and seafood Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 1 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products 1 Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products 1 White bread ' Other bread ' Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins ' Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies 1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 .., Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 34 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products 1 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Apples Bananas1 Oranges Other fresh fruits ' Fresh vegetables Potatoes Lettuce 1 Tomatoes1 Other fresh vegetables 1 Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Frozen vegetables 1 Cut corn and canned beans except lima 1 ... Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets 1 Fats and oils Margarine1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter' Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola 1 Roasted coffee 1 Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 , Other noncarbonated drinks 1 Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods 1 Snacks1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 Unadjusted indexes Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 35 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 203.0 114.3 187.2 114.1 115.3 199.1 115.4 115.3 112.0 204.3 115.2 188.7 114.9 116.0 201.5 116.1 115.7 112.6 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.0 11.5 15.7 12.5 9.4 8.9 0.6 .8 .8 .7 .6 1.2 .6 .3 .5 1.1 .4 .8 .0 .8 .8 .7 1.0 .9 0.5 .1 .4 .7 .7 1.5 .7 .4 .4 0.7 .8 1.2 .7 .6 1.2 .6 .3 .5 224.6 228.5 234.2 219.8 213.7 259.9 121.8 223.4 197.1 196.9 250.4 131.0 222.1 116.8 114.5 115.3 120.2 107.1 106.8 111.4 105.0 224.9 228.7 245.7 224.2 209.1 259.7 134.7 213.4 203.5 195.1 217.9 123.0 222.5 116.8 113.3 115.7 120.8 107.4 107.2 111.0 105.7 2.5 -2.1 10.5 -5.8 .9 22.7 17.2 -12.5 1.7 -42.9 -7.4 -2.2 8.4 12.1 5.5 11.7 18.3 5.1 4.3 8.2 3.9 .1 .1 4.9 2.0 -2.2 -.1 10.6 -4.5 3.2 -.9 -13.0 -6.1 .2 .0 -1.0 .3 .5 .3 .4 -.4 .7 -.6 -1.7 1.2 -.4 2.2 2.3 5.4 -4.5 1.5 -14.2 -5.7 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .8 .6 -.2 .7 .9 -1.6 -4.0 1.3 -.3 11.1 5.4 5.2 -8.2 -3.8 -32.8 33.4 -4.4 .3 .8 .1 1.7 .3 .1 .3 .4 -.2 -.5 .0 3.1 -3.1 -2.2 -1.1 10.6 -4.8 -3.2 -.9 -13.0 -6.1 1.0 .0 -1.0 .3 .5 .3 .4 -.4 .7 263.7 273.6 115.8 115.1 109.4 223.0 235.9 111.2 115.9 347.8 234.1 112.2 344.3 329.4 112.7 204.5 110.3 115.0 113.0 113.4 113.0 112.7 113.6 265.3 275.6 116.9 115.4 110.4 225.1 236.9 112.1 117.4 348.4 235.6 112.9 340.3 328.6 112.3 206.5 111.6 117.3 113.6 113.6 113.9 114.2 114.2 6.0 7.5 9.6 4.1 7.2 7.8 4.5 8.9 9.2 2.4 9.3 7.6 -19.6 -10.3 7.0 10.3 9.8 12.8 11.2 8.5 8.5 9.9 9.9 .6 .7 .9 .3 .9 .9 .4 .8 1.3 .2 .6 .6 -1.2 -.2 -.4 1.0 1.2 2.0 5 .2 .8 1.3 .5 .3 .7 1.3 .3 .5 .4 -.3 1.1 -.4 .0 1.0 -.3 -2.1 -1.0 -.2 .5 .2 .9 .4 .4 .3 .4 .9 .6 .9 .4 .3 .6 1.4 .6 .8 2.2 .3 .5 .5 -1.6 -.8 1.3 .7 1.1 1.0 .5 -.1 1.7 .3 .8 .8 1.0 .9 .3 .9 .6 .4 .8 1.3 .2 .6 .6 -1.2 -.2 -.4 1.5 1.2 2.0 .5 .2 .8 1.3 .5 Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner' Other meals and snacks ' Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey1 Wine f Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts f Imported food and fishery products 1 1 Unadjusted indexes Other index base Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 240.4 117.6 115.9 116.2 242.0 118.5 116.8 116.6 12.2 13.6 11.7 11.0 0.7 .8 .8 .3 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.6 .8 .8 .3 171.9 112.4 169.2 127.8 195.9 105.0 111.2 8.0 8.1 10.2 4.7 9.3 3.2 7.4 .8 .7 .7 .8 .9 .4 .9 1.0 1.1 1.6 12/77 12/77 170.6 111.6 168.0 126.8 194.1 104.6 110.2 .2 1.7 .2 1.1 .5 .7 .8 .6 -.1 .8 .2 .7 .7 .7 .8 .9 .4 .9 12/77 222.3 265.6 107.5 223.9 273.1 107.7 12.7 34.1 4.3 .7 2.8 .2 1.1 3.5 .3 .6 3.9 .5 .7 2.8 .2 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 36 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index base 1979 227.2 228.1 7.8 8.7 17.9 233.3 234.2 8.0 8.7 232.1 232.9 6.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 214.3 114.1 115.5 114.6 112.2 113.8 188.0 114.2 113.2 113.0 114.5 113.1 114.0 216.2 114.7 117.0 115.4 111.7 114.7 189.0 116.2 114.5 113.9 114.9 113.2 115.3 12/77 112.9 243.8 244.4 252.1 263.9 273.2 286.8 237.2 245.1 247.5 149.1 233.3 234.5 214.1 101.5 286.3 234.3 127.3 236.1 238.9 130.9 119.0 131.2 187.2 187.8 121.0 120.6 292.9 107.9 113.9 184.4 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish1 Meats Beef and veal1 Ground beef other than canned 1 Chuck roast1 Round roast1 Round steak1 Sirloin steak1 Other beef and veal ! Pork Bacon Chops1 Ham other than canned 1 Sausage Canned ham1 Other pork 1 Other meats1 Frankfurters1 Bologna, liverwurst, and salami' Other lunchmeats ' Lamb and organ meats 1 Poultry1 Fresh whole chicken 1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 Other poultry 1 Fish and seafood 1 Canned fish and seafood f Fresh and frozen fish and seafood 1 Eggs 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 Food and beverages Cereals and bakery products Cereal and cereal products ' Flour and prepared flour mixes 1 Cereal 1 Rice, pasta, and cornmeal1 Bakery products1 White bread ' Other bread f Fresh biscuits, rolls, and muffins ' Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 Cookies1 Crackers and bread and cracker products 1 . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecake, and donuts 1 .. Frozen and refrigerated bakery products and fresh pies, tarts, and turnovers 1 Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change t o r - 37 6 months ending in— May Nov. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1979 10.3 8.2 14.0 18.5 10.4 8.3 14.4 8.7 20.1 9.5 7.6 14.7 16.3 14.6 20.1 15.7 8.2 10.4 10.9 14.0 7.4 6.3 7.9 14.2 6.2 5.2 -.7 .0 2.2 -4.9 10.5 13.9 8.3 10.5 12.7 10.1 1.5 8.1 8.1 11.3 12.3 15.4 4.8 10.6 9.1 9.3 11.8 7.6 18.0 12.9 13.9 8.0 3.9 6.8 6.5 -1.8 8.4 7.3 9.9 5.8 12.5 5.0 9.7 10.7 10.6 6.6 9.6 8.7 1.5 10.4 12.4 11.1 8.9 9.5 9.0 7.7 7.2 8.0 7.6 9.5 10.9 1.4 9.5 8.2 9.6 8.7 10.0 11.3 11.3 12.3 114.1 21.4 8.4 4.1 11.6 14.7 7.8 243.9 246.9 251.7 271.3 280.0 293.1 244.1 253.2 259.3 153.4 227.3 219.6 211.3 99.6 280.1 229.6 126.5 240.0 242.4 132.2 118.6 140.0 186.2 183.9 120.2 122.9 292.7 108.6 113.2 187.8 3.0 15.7 3.9 25.3 24.7 24.7 14.7 11.7 25.7 32.1 -20.8 -42.7 5.0 5.1 -5.0 -.2 17.5 15.6 23.1 25.2 10.4 5.4 22.5 19.1 23.0 27.5 5.4 6.8 4.7 5.4 18.2 6.3 21.1 1.3 2.9 3.1 2.7 6.6 -6.6 -.6 41.1 37.4 24.2 52.9 14.9 24.6 12.9 5.3 5.8 4.8 4.8 6.7 -6.8 -14.9 -8.4 9.8 13.2 9.5 15.4 8.4 38.7 38.8 48.4 71.4 104.9 114.0 71.2 53.2 24.9 49.0 24.5 26.8 38.7 -9.6 38.8 17.5 39.0 19.4 20.2 12.2 20.4 26.4 23.3 23.4 26.1 20.3 12.3 2.7 18.5 -.7 19.9 19.0 18.2 49.6 43.3 43.3 44.3 62.4 73.3 52.7 -11.7 -26.8 -24.5 -20.9 -9.1 -10.0 -11.4 26.3 35.4 30.0 5.6 58.4 4.2 4.5 4.1 3.3 2.6 4.9 1.1 68.6 10.3 10.9 12.2 12.7 13.2 13.4 8.5 9.1 8.3 14.5 5.7 -11.3 14.2 26.7 4.5 11.5 15.2 10.3 14.1 14.6 7.6 6.0 6.9 .7 6.1 18.3 9.2 8.2 9.9 6.9 28.9 28.5 32.5 60.1 71.4 75.1 57.2 57.7 47.1 50.8 4.8 -3.6 2.3 -15.4 12.3 2.8 10.9 22.8 27.6 20.8 12.7 41.5 13.3 13.5 14.6 11.5 7.4 3.8 9.5 29.4 Aug. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— indexes Group and item Dairy products Fresh milk and cream 1 Fresh whole milk Other fresh milk and cream 1 Processed dairy products 1 Butter1 Cheese 1 Ice cream and related products 1 Other dairy products ' Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits Annies "f*f* I W W Bananas1 Oranges Other fresh fruits ' Fresh vegetables Lettuce 1 Other fresh vegetables ' Processed fruits and vegetables Processed fruits 1 Frozen fruit and fruit juices 1 Fruit juices other than frozen 1 Canned and dried fruits 1 Processed vegetables 1 Cut com and canned beans except lima 1 Other canned and dried vegetables 1 Other foods at home Sugar and sweets Candy and chewing gum 1 Sugar and artificial sweeteners 1 Other sweets' Fats and oils Margarine1 Nondairy substitutes and peanut butter1 Other fats, oils, and salad dressings 1 Nonalcoholic beverages 1 Cola drinks, excluding diet cola 1 Carbonated drinks, including diet cola ! Roasted coffee' Freeze dried and instant coffee 1 Other noncarbonated drinks ' Other prepared foods Canned and packaged soup 1 Frozen prepared foods ' Snacks 1 Seasonings, olives, pickles, and relish 1 Other condiments 1 Miscellaneous prepared foods 1 Other canned and packaged prepared foods 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77. 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. 38 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 203.2 114.3 186.8 114.1 115.3 199.1 115.4 115.3 112.0 204.7 115.2 189.1 114.9 116.0 201.5 116.1 115.7 112.6 9.9 5.9 11.5 4.7 6.7 17.8 5.1 5.8 5.1 9.9 14.8 7.3 14.9 18.1 22.9 21.0 13.3 13.2 15.6 19.3 16.5 19.3 12.9 7.5 16.2 11.3 10.0 220.0 218.5 232.6 223.8 213.7 274.7 121.8 209.2 199.7 196.9 250.4 131.0 220.6 116.8 114.5 115.3 120.2 107.1 106.8 111.4 105.0 219.0 218.6 239.9 216.8 209.1 271.7 134.7 199.1 193.3 195.1 217.9 123.0 222.7 116.8 113.3 115.7 120.8 107.4 107.2 111.0 105.7 3.8 2.7 27.7 48.7 -41.0 54.2 50.7 -18.6 144.6 -92.1 -74.9 -21.8 11.1 8.3 .7 11.3 12.7 6.4 4.3 15.7 2.8 1.3 -9.9 -16.1 -46.1 -11.2 -4.5 -45.3 -4.2 -31.1 122.3 42.1 -29.5 5.0 16.3 9.6 11.4 28.0 2.7 5.5 1.1 2.8 263.3 271.7 115.8 115.1 109.4 224.6 235.9 111.2 115.9 347.8 234.1 112.2 344.3 329.4 112.7 203.5 110.3 115.0 113.0 113.4 113.0 112.7 113.6 265.3 274.5 116.9 115.4 110.4 226.0 236.9 112.1 117.4 348.4 235.6 112.9 340.3 328.6 112.3 206.5 111.6 117.3 113.6 113.6 113.9 114.2 114.2 6.4 11.1 10.9 3.7 8.4 12.4 6.1 12.6 13.7 -.5 7.8 7.0 -29.7 -13.5 9.5 12.5 7.3 10.0 6.8 9.9 8.2 14.2 12.1 2.2 6.2 6.0 -3.9 5.0 -.2 3.7 4.6 6.3 -.2 6.0 2.3 -17.1 -9.5 2.3 4.9 5.9 15.1 6.7 13.7 2.3 8.4 7.3 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1979 10.0 5.4 10.1 5.8 8.7 15.0 8.3 7.2 7.4 9.9 10.3 9.4 9.7 12.3 20.3 12.8 9.5 9.1 12.7 12.1 13.2 12.4 10.8 11.2 12.2 9.2 8.7 17.1 24.9 10.9 15.1 29.6 19.3 1.5 54.8 -20.2 470.8 43.2 150.7 10.1 19.0 14.1 14.2 27.5 7.5 5.4 13.8 4.7 -10.2 -20.4 25.2 -14.4 52.7 29.3 125.7 -51.5 -20.3 -89.4 43.8 -33.9 7.1 5.3 -1.7 9.9 6.5 3.8 1.9 2.9 5.5 2.5 -3.8 3.5 -10.5 -27.6 21.4 -9.2 -11.7 29.8 -58.1 -40.2 -25.7 8.0 12.3 5.1 11.3 20.1 4.6 4.9 8.2 2.8 2.5 -.3 17.8 -.7 40.7 24.2 51.3 -13.4 -20.3 -22.1 43.5 28.8 9.1 1.5 10.1 14.0 6.9 9.4 5.5 7.3 4.0 8.7 14.7 18.3 -12.8 -10.5 13.6 12.2 16.1 9.8 26.1 8.6 12.0 9.1 11.1 6.9 11.2 11.3 3.2 8.4 10.0 2.9 11.5 13.3 1.6 8.8 3.6 -17.8 -7.8 2.9 11.6 10.3 16.5 6.2 2.1 11.7 8.1 9.3 4.3 8.6 8.4 -.2 6.7 5.9 4.9 8.5 9.9 -.4 6.9 4.6 -23.7 -11.5 5.8 8.6 6.6 12.5 6.8 11.8 5.2 11.3 9.7 8.0 6.3 10.7 8.5 7.7 9.7 4.2 9.4 8.5 5.1 11.7 10.7 -15.4 -9.1 8.1 11.9 13.2 13.1 15.7 5.3 11.8 8.6 10.2 Feb. 1979 May 1979 6.6 11.9 5.9 12.1 16.5 5.6 3.6 8.2 5.1 Table 10. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Other Group and item base Food away from home Lunch 1 Dinner1 * Other meals and snacks i Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages at home 1 Beer and ale 1 Whiskey1 Wine f Other alcoholic beverages 1 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 Special indexes: Domestically produced farm food 1 Selected beef cuts ' Imported food and fishery products 1 1 May 1979 240.4 117.6 115.9 116.2 241.8 118.5 116.8 116.6 12.0 15.0 10.3 11.1 8.4 7.6 8.9 5.3 15.9 16.2 14.2 15.9 12/77 12/77 170.4 111.6 168.0 126.8 194.1 104.6 110.2 171.6 112.4 169.2 127.8 195.9 105.0 111.2 6.2 4.7 5.6 5.3 3.8 .4 8.0 7.6 7.8 10.1 2.9 12.0 3.6 6.2 12/77 222.3 265.6 107.5 223.9 273.1 107.7 11.5 25.0 .8 3.2 .6 2.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Not seasonally adjusted. 39 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Nov. 1978 May 1979 13.0 15.9 13.3 12.2 10.2 11.2 9.6 8.2 14.5 16.1 13.8 14.0 9.3 9.3 11.8 4.2 10.7 3.6 6.5 8.9 10.6 13.3 6.2 10.9 5.5 9.1 6.9 6.2 7.8 4.1 7.8 2.0 7.1 9.1 9.9 12.5 5.2 10.8 4.5 7.8 27.3 72.0 10.4 10.1 49.7 3.8 7.3 12.1 1.6 18.4 60.5 7.0 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair services Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment' Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels 1 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls 1 Water and sewerage maintenance Unadjusted indexes Other index base May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 219.7 231.2 171.9 228.0 238.7 107.1 252.7 215.4 294.0 112.1 182.6 132.6 160.3 251.7 273.8 202.6 111.3 111.3 108.0 107.8 222.3 234.1 173.7 229.6 240.5 107.5 255.9 217.6 299.2 113.4 182.7 135.5 162.2 253.4 275.5 204.0 110.8 113.3 109.5 108.6 11.3 13.4 6.8 12.4 15.5 6.5 15.0 12.5 19.2 9.9 -5.5 27.1 13.0 10.8 11.7 8.6 8.9 8.6 9.2 7.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 .8 .4 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.2 .1 2.2 1.2 .7 .6 .7 -.4 1.8 1.4 .7 1.0 1.1 .2 .3 .7 .0 1.4 .9 2.0 .8 .1 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.3 .4 -.2 1.0 .7 .8 1.1 1.3 .5 1.1 .9 .5 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.1 .1 1.9 1.1 1.0 1.6 -.1 .2 .6 1.2 .8 1.3 1.3 1.0 .5 .8 .4 1.3 .8 2.1 1.2 .1 2.2 1.7 .6 227.8 266.7 350.3 359.1 99.4 245.1 210.7 284.8 158.9 132.1 100.5 98.3 100.6 240.7 232.5 274.6 364.8 375.7 100.2 251.4 214.7 295.4 159.1 132.2 100.6 98.3 100.6 241.5 7.8 11.1 23.4 28.0 -.5 8.0 5.1 12.9 .8 -.4 -.5 -.8 .5 4.9 2.1 3.0 4.1 4.6 .8 2.6 1.9 3.7 .1 .1 .1 .0 .0 .3 1.0 1.5 4.8 5.5 -.4 .7 .9 .4 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.2 .0 .0 1.0 1.4 3.8 4.2 .2 .7 1.2 .2 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 -.1 2.2 3.2 4.8 5.3 .8 2.7 2.1 3.8 .2 .1 .1 .0 .0 .9 188.1 162.4 173.1 105.8 110.3 176.4 110.8 108.4 105.4 112.9 135.8 103.8 102.2 106.3 156.0 156.9 109.9 108.8 109.6 7.2 6.1 7.8 6.4 9.2 7.0 8.6 4.8 4.4 9.1 4.7 2.7 1.1 4.1 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.0 6.2 .4 .3 -.6 -.5 -.7 .3 -.4 1.3 .6 .2 .4 -.1 -.1 .1 .8 1.1 1.3 .4 .1 .7 .7 1.4 2.0 2.6 .6 1.8 1.0 .9 1.4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .5 .6 .8 .3 .2 .4 .5 .8 .8 -1.2 .6 1.4 2.1 .1 1.3 .5 .6 .3 .7 .6 .0 .5 .9 1.0 .6 .4 .0 -.5 -.7 .1 -.4 1.3 .6 .2 .4 -.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 187.3 161.9 174.1 106.3 111.1 175.8 111.2 107.0 104.8 112.7 135.2 103.9 102.3 106.2 154.7 155.2 108.5 108.4 109.5 12/77 107.2 108.0 6.0 .7 .4 .9 .7 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6/78 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 Household furnishings and operation Textile housefurnishings Household linens 1 Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials ' Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture 1 Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables ' Other furniture ' Appliances including TV and sound equipment' Television and sound equipment1 Television1 Sound equipment? Household appliances 1 Refrigerators and home freezers ' Laundry equipment' Other household appliances ' Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 40 .5 .6 -.4 1.8 1.4 .7 -• 1 !i .8 1.1 1.3 .4 .1 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Other household equipment Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment' Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware ' Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products ' Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins ' Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets * Furnishings and special clothing 1 Shirts1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys'1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings1 Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits1 Girls'' Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits J Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Infants' and toddlers' Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's 1 Boys' and girls'1 Women's1 Apparel services 1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated 1 Other apparel services 1 Unadjusted indexes Other index Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 12/77 108.5 109.0 6.7 0.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 103.9 106.6 110.8 109.4 218.1 209.6 108.9 116.2 106.4 109.9 106.8 243.1 257.2 104.6 105.9 111.7 110.1 219.4 208.2 110.0 117.1 106.7 110.4 110.0 244.9 257.2 7.3 4.6 6.2 .7 -.7 .8 8.2 7.4 6.7 .6 .6 -.7 7.9 14.0 1.0 .8 .3 .5 3.0 .7 .0 112.6 107.1 114.1 107.6 9.4 5.6 165.4 165.7 160.6 158.1 160.8 101.8 3.8 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.3 97.2 97.9 -3.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 160.4 158.0 160.1 101.4 96.7 98.1 104.7 105.0 101.9 101.5 97.9 105.5 102.8 152.1 102.1 175.3 160.8 105.5 106.1 105.0 102.1 101.9 98.1 106.1 103.2 152.0 102.2 173.0 162.0 98.7 106.1 95.6 97.4 95.6 96.3 98.7 92.8 103.3 222.0 167.8 95.8 92.2 104.3 98.9 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 41 167.3 96.4 112.8 113.5 175.2 112.2 109.8 107.7 111.1 109.3 107.3 201.1 117.5 110.1 12/77 12/77 223.6 99.0 174.2 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 202.6 118.4 110.9 11.7 3.4 7.0 7.3 10.6 -1.1 4.8 2.7 2.6 4.4 3.5 5.4 4.6 .8 .9 Feb. to Mar. 0.4 Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 0.7 0.5 .7 -.7 .8 1.7 .5 .0 .4 .8 .1 1.7 -.1 .3 -.2 .9 .3 .8 -2.9 .7 .0 .8 -.7 1.0 .8 .3 .5 3.0 .7 .0 1.3 .5 .1 .5 .8 .4 1.3 .5 .2 .1 .1 .4 .4 .5 -.2 1.3 .0 .2 .4 .2 .6 .4 1.3 1.4 1.4 .6 1.0 .8 1.2 .1 1.8 1.3 1.4 4.1 .3 -.1 2.3 2.4 7.3 -.1 2.0 .4 .3 .1 -.1 -.2 -.4 -.1 .4 .5 -.2 -.1 .1 -1.5 1.9 -.3 4.8 -5.3 -1.3 .7 .6 1.3 -2.6 5.0 3.6 5.9 -1.1 -2.9 -.6 1.0 .7 -.3 -2.6 -2.5 9.5 8.1 9.3 8.1 7.2 10.8 12.0 8.8 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— -.2 .6 .0 .6 .6 1.0 .5 .4 .7 .8 .7 .7 -.3 .8 .3 .9 1.0 .7 .7 .7 6.6 2.0 4.7 -.4 2.0 .9 .8 1.2 .7 1.2 2.3 .6 1.5 1.1 1.4 .6 .1 .2 .4 -.9 .5 .6 .2 1.1 3.1 .0 .2 .2 .3 -.1 1.3 .3 .7 -1.9 2.2 3.7 1.5 .8 1.2 -.8 -2.4 .0 1.8 1.7 2.7 2.2 1.1 1.5 .5 .6 1.3 .0 .2 .4 .2 .6 .4 -.7 .1 -1.3 .6 -.2 .6 .0 -1.1 -2.9 -.6 1.0 .5 -.4 -2.6 .6 .5 1.0 .5 .4 .7 .8 .7 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline Automobile maintenance and repair Bodywork 1 Automobile drive train, brake, and miscellaneous mechanical repair' Maintenance and servicing 1 Power plant repair 1 Other private transportation Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment * Tires 1 Other parts and equipment 1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license 1 Automobile inspection ' Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit 1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare y Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs 1 Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses 1 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .,, Medical care services 1 Professional services Physicians' services 1 Dental services 1 Other professional services 1 Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services t Hospital room 1 Other hospital and medical care services 1 Other index base Unadjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May 203.7 203.7 163.9 200.0 235.4 238.7 114.4 208.6 208.8 165.3 205.4 248.5 240.5 115.2 13.7 14.2 8.6 11.3 29.6 10.2 10.6 2.4 2.5 .9 2.7 5.6 .8 .7 1.2 1.2 .7 -.3 3.8 .9 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.3 -.5 6.0 1.0 .4 1.8 1.8 1.0 -.5 5.0 .9 .7 114.8 113.0 112.6 195.5 171.4 107.3 111.3 153.1 112.6 203.8 224.7 113.5 106.4 143.9 104.3 112.8 114.8 193.6 192.1 248.5 187.9 220.7 205.0 115.8 113.8 113.3 196.9 172.1 108.6 111.6 153.8 112.4 205.4 226.4 114.8 106.8 143.9 104.3 113.5 115.8 194.2 193.2 249.2 188.0 221.8 205.2 10.1 10.7 9.4 7.7 8.4 7.3 8.6 8.2 9.6 7.5 5.6 13.1 5.2 .8 1.1 1.6 13.3 3.6 .8 4.2 4.4 8.6 5.9 .9 .7 .6 .7 .4 1.2 .3 .5 -.2 .8 .8 1.1 .4 .0 .0 .6 .9 .3 .6 .3 .1 .5 .1 .9 1.5 .7 .5 -.4 .6 -.2 -.5 .7 .8 .6 .6 .1 -.2 .0 .0 .4 .2 .3 .3 .2 1.1 4.8 .8 1.1 .7 .7 1.2 -.1 .9 1.2 .4 .6 .5 1.3 .8 -.1 .0 .0 1.9 1.2 .4 .5 .7 2.4 1.5 . .9 .7 .6 1.2 1.0 1.2 .3 .5 -.2 1.3 .8 1.1 .4 .0 .0 .6 .9 .6 .6 .3 .1 .5 .1 12/77 12/77 12/77 235.2 152.5 140.8 111.0 .113.1 108.5 236.3 153.3 141.5 111.7 113.7 108.5 8.9 7.1 7.7 7.2 8.7 5.6 .5 .5 .5 .6 .5 .0 .6 .7 .6 .0 .6 1.2 .7 .3 .6 .5 .3 .3 .6 .4 .5 .6 .5 .0 12/77 12/77 117.3 112.0 117.5 112.9 9.5 8.8 .2 .8 .7 .7 1.6 .8 .2 .8 12/77 12/77 12/77 109.6 109.6 106.5 169.4 108.7 252.9 224.2 240.0 213.7 109.1 287.8 114.3 360.2 113.4 110.1 110.3 107.0 170.6 109.3 254.0 225.3 241.4 214.6 109.4 289.0 114.7 361.3 113.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.8 5.0 9.2 8.7 9.1 8.7 7.1 9.8 10.0 11.0 9.1 .5 .6 .5 .7 .6 .4 .5 .6 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .6 .6 .6 .7 .7 .7 .8 .8 .6 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .4 .5 .6 .4 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8 .7 .3 .8 .5 .5 .6 .5 .6 .5 .7 .6 .6 .5 .6 .4 .3 .6 .3 .3 .3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— 42 Table 11. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, U.S. city average —Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group and item Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials 1 Newspapers 1 Magazines, periodicals, and books ' Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Bicycles t Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment' Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense 1 Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1 Other entertainment services 1 Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs 1 Dental and shaving products 1 Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 ... Personal care services * Beauty parlor services for females ' 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 1 College tuition 1 Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 Unadjusted indexes Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products ' Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation ' Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. May Unadjusted percent change to May 1979 from— Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Apr. 1979 1979 May 1978 Apr. 1979 185.5 185.7 109.2 211.1 111.6 105.4 105.7 102.9 157.2 104.1 107.7 108.4 106.2 107.5 186.1 109.4 112.8 108.4 187.1 186.8 109.1 211.7 111.0 106.4 107.0 102.9 158.1 104.7 108.6 109.0 107.1 108.6 188.5 111.6 113.9 108.8 6.5 6.0 7.1 6.2 8.1 6.3 7.6 2.9 5.2 3.7 5.2 4.7 4.1 6.9 7.7 7.0 9.3 6.7 0.9 .6 -.1 .3 -.5 .9 1.2 .0 .6 .6 .8 .6 .8 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.0 .4 0.9 1.0 1.4 .6 2.4 .5 .3 .9 1.0 .0 1.2 1.9 .2 .4 .7 .9 .2 .9 0.5 .4 .8 .9 .6 1.0 1.4 -.2 .4 .3 .4 .6 .4 .2 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 .5 -.1 .3 -.5 .9 1.2 .0 .6 .6 .8 .6 .8 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.0 .4 193.1 186.1 188.8 108.8 192.3 186.2 105.3 109.7 193.8 186.3 188.9 109.4 193.7 187.7 107.0 110.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 6.2 7.2 7.0 7.0 5.5 .4 .1 .1 .6 .7 .8 1.6 .9 .5 .4 .2 .7 .6 .6 -.4 .6 .5 .5 .1 .6 .4 .2 .0 .4 .5 .3 .1 .6 .7 .8 1.6 .9 108.5 109.7 198.5 200.8 110.0 208.8 194.2 212.8 108.6 108.9 107.4 111.1 108.7 110.4 199.8 202.0 110.7 209.3 194.2 213.4 108.6 108.9 107.4 112.3 11 7.0 7.4 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.2 7.9 7.7 7.9 7.0 8.6 .2 .6 .7 .6 .6 .2 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0 1.1 1.3 1.1 .5 .4 .8 .5 .7 .4 .1 .1 .0 .5 .6 -.4 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .5 .1 .1 .0 .5 .2 .6 .7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .0 .0 .0 1.1 233.0 260.5 206.2 266.0 245.8 264.4 209.3 267.8 29.2 15.6 5.1 11.3 5.5 1.5 1.5 .7 3.5 1.3 .6 1.0 6.3 1.3 .4 1.3 5.5 1.5 1.5 .7 Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Apr. to May NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 43 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Other index base Housing Shelter Other rental costs Lodging while out of town Tenants' insurance 1 Homeownership Home purchase Financing, taxes, and insurance Property insurance 1 Property taxes 1 Contracted mortgage interest cost 1 Mortgage interest rates Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair commodities Paint and wallpaper, supplies, tools, and equipment' Lumber, awnings, glass, and masonry 1 Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling supplies 1 .. Miscellaneous supplies and equipment1 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Fuel oil Other fuels ' 2 Gas (piped) and electricity Electricity Utility (piped) gas Other utilities and public services Telephone services 1 Local charges 1 Interstate toll calls 1 Intrastate toll calls " Water and sewerage maintenance Household furnishings and operation Housefurnishings Textile housefurnishings Household linens' Curtains, drapes, slipcovers, and sewing materials 1 .... Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture ' Sofas 1 Living room chairs and tables y Other furniture 1 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6/78 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 219.9 231.8 171.9 228.7 238.9 107.1 253.4 215.6 295.5 112.1 182.6 132.6 161.9 252.2 274.9 202.0 111.3 111.3 108.0 107.8 222.7 234.7 173.7 229.8 240.7 107.5 256.8 217.4 301.6 113.4 182.7 135.5 164.7 253.6 276.3 203.2 110.8 113.3 109.5 108.6 10.0 11.7 6.8 12.5 19.5 4.0 13.0 9.4 18.4 10.9 4.2 29.9 10.6 8.8 9.5 6.8 5.6 6.3 9.1 1.2 10.5 14.0 8.0 10.5 8.5 7.7 15.6 15.8 17.2 2.3 3.5 23.2 5.7 10.7 8.8 15.3 14.3 15.1 10.1 10.6 10.5 12.4 5.3 19.2 24.4 11.2 13.7 12.2 14.9 13.8 -26.7 28.3 17.4 12.4 13.8 9.2 18.8 -.7 3.9 7.9 14.5 15.7 7.2 7.7 10.1 3.4 18.2 12.7 26.5 12.9 .9 27.2 19.0 11.3 14.5 3.6 -1.8 14.6 13.9 9.8 10.3 12.9 7.4 11.5 13.9 5.8 14.3 12.6 17.8 6.5 3.9 26.5 8.1 9.8 9.2 11.0 9.9 10.6 9.6 5.8 12.5 14.0 6.3 13.3 17.0 7.3 15.9 12.5 20.5 13.4 -14.0 27.7 18.2 11.8 14.2 6.4 8.0 6.7 8.8 8.8 227.3 265.8 348.6 357.3 99.4 244.4 211.1 282.5 159.1 132.1 100.5 98.3 100.6 240.0 232.4 274.2 365.2 376.1 100.2 250.9 215.6 293.1 159.4 132.2 100.6 98.3 100.6 242.2 6.1 7.8 2.9 3.6 -7.3 9.1 5.8 10.9 2.3 1.8 3.2 .0 .4 9.7 .2 .5 12.8 16.3 .4 -2.5 -6.9 10.1 .0 -.6 -1.2 .4 -.4 6.4 7.3 11.3 18.8 24.0 2.9 8.9 4.6 12.3 .0 -2.4 -3.9 -2.8 2.0 .3 18.2 27.0 68.4 79.6 2.4 17.5 18.4 18.7 .8 -.3 .0 -.8 .0 3.5 3.1 4.1 7.7 9.8 -3.5 3.1 -.8 10.5 1.1 .6 1.0 8.0 12.6 18.9 41.4 49.2 2.6 13.1 11.3 15.4 .4 -1.3 -2.0 -1.8 1.0 1.9 186.9 161.6 173.6 106.3 111.1 175.1 111.2 107.0 104.8 112.7 188.0 162.2 173.6 105.8 110.3 175.3 110.8 108.4 105.4 112.9 7.0 4.5 4.8 -5.1 3.6 3.7 5.2 -5.3 -3.5 4.7 8.3 6.9 9.4 24.4 15.8 11.3 14.3 11.0 11.2 14.1 7.0 6.5 7.9 -.8 15.2 7.3 3.8 -3.4 3.9 5.7 6.9 6.4 9.0 9.6 3.0 5.7 11.6 18.9 6.3 12.2 7.7 5.7 7.1 8.6 9.5 7.5 9.6 2.5 3.6 9.3 6.9 6.5 8.4 4.3 8.9 6.5 7.6 7.2 5.1 8.9 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 44 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Nov. 1978 .2 .0 May 1979 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Housefurnishings—Continued: Appliances including TV and sound equipment Television and sound equipment1 Television 1 Sound equipment1 Household appliances t Refrigerators and home freezers 1 Laundry equipment1 Other household appliances 1 Stoves, dishwashers, vacuums, and sewing machines 1 . Office machines, small electric appliances, and air conditioners 1 Other household equipment1 Floor and window coverings, infants', laundry, cleaning, and outdoor equipment1 Clocks, lamps, and decor items 1 Tableware, serving pieces, and nonelectric kitchenware 1 .... Lawn equipment, power tools, and other hardware 1 Housekeeping supplies Soaps and detergents 1 Other laundry and cleaning products 1 Cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins 1 Stationery, stationery supplies, and gift wrap 1 Miscellaneous household products 1 Lawn and garden supplies 1 Housekeeping services Postage 1 Moving, storage, freight, household laundry, and drycleaning services 1 Appliance and furniture repair1 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's 1 Suits, sport coats, and jackets 1 Coats and jackets 1 Furnishings and special clothing ' Shirts1 Dungarees, jeans, and trousers 1 Boys' 1 Coats, jackets, sweaters, and shirts 1 Furnishings 1 .. Suits, trousers, sport coats, and jackets 1 Women's and girls' Women's 1 Coats and jackets 1 Dresses Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, and hosiery 1 Suits 1 Girls'1 Coats, jackets, dresses, and suits 1 Separates and sportswear1 Underwear, nightwear, hosiery, and accessories 1 Other index base 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 12/77 12/77 12/77 135.2 103.9 102.3 106.2 154.7 155.2 108.5 108.4 109.5 135.8 103.8 102.2 106.3 156.0 156.9 109.9 108.8 109.6 3.8 .4 -3.1 3.6 6.7 9.0 5.6 6.0 5.9 5.0 4.0 4.5 3.1 6.0 8.0 5.9 4.7 6.3 12/77 12/77 107.2 108.5 108.0 109.0 5.6 5.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 103.9 106.6 110.8 109.4 217.7 209.6 108.9 116.2 106.4 109.9 106.8 242.9 257.2 104.6 105.9 111.7 110.1 219.4 208.2 110.0 117.1 106.7 110.4 110.0 244.7 257.2 112.6 107.1 165.9 161.0 158.8 159.9 101.4 96.7 98.1 104.7 105.0 101.9 101.5 97.9 105.5 102.8 153.8 102.1 175.3 160.5 98.9 105.5 95.6 97.4 98.7 92.8 103.3 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 45 6 months ending in— May 1979 Nov. 1978 4.6 3.2 .8 5.5 5.7 3.7 5.4 7.0 7.3 5.5 3.1 2.4 4.2 7.8 6.9 10.9 6.5 5.3 4.4 2.2 .6 3.4 6.4 8.5 5.7 5.3 6.1 5.0 3.2 1.6 4.9 6.7 5.3 8.1 6.8 6.3 2.7 6.7 7.1 7.8 8.6 6.5 4.2 6.2 7.8 7.2 2.1 11.5 3.9 7.7 5.0 7.2 9.3 13.6 .4 2.0 -9.4 16.3 68.9 12.4 .0 5.0 8.8 9.2 13.1 11.6 7.2 1.6 9.2 7.0 11.2 .0 9.0 3.5 9.2 7.8 9.2 7.2 3.8 15.3 6.7 8.6 28.1 7.1 .0 5.9 3.9 6.7 8.4 6.2 -.4 7.2 10.9 5.0 8.4 6.8 8.1 .0 7.1 5.6 4.4 8.2 7.1 10.1 10.5 10.4 1.0 5.5 -1.6 13.7 30.0 7.5 3.7 8.0 8.1 7.7 3.3 5.5 13.1 5.9 8.5 17.0 7.6 .0 114.1 107.6 8.3 4.4 10.1 6.8 9.9 5.9 9.3 5.4 9.2 5.6 9.6 5.6 165.7 160.6 158.1 159.8 101.8 97.2 97.9 106.1 105.0 102.1 101.9 98.1 106.1 103.2 152.8 102.2 173.0 161.4 98.7 106.1 95.6 96.3 95.8 92.2 104.3 1.0 .5 -.3 2.8 -2.0 -15.0 7.9 .0 -1.9 3.3 .8 -3.7 -.4 4.1 -5.2 -6.5 -11.5 1.8 -6.3 6.5 -31.8 4.6 3.6 2.3 2.6 8.7 9.4 1.6 11.1 11.9 7.0 11.5 9.3 17.3 10.8 .8 12.6 3.8 12.9 10.7 2.4 30.4 14.7 7.2 25.7 10.9 3.0 1.8 1.8 -.3 -7.2 -13.4 -13.1 .8 -7.4 -6.1 -5.8 -18.2 1.9 1.6 .5 -11.9 -18.3 -12.5 -12.2 2.7 -24.0 -26.6 -28.3 -35.7 -5.0 6.8 5.9 4.4 2.8 6.5 7.3 .4 7.9 9.7 6.9 12.2 33.3 3.5 2.0 7.4 11.8 25.3 7.3 8.5 7.9 19.2 13.0 23.4 1.8 16.0 2.8 2.1 1.0 2.7 3.2 -3.5 4.7 5.4 4.8 5.1 6.0 2.5 8.1 7.4 -2.2 2.6 -4.2 7.2 1.8 4.4 -5.7 11.2 9.1 17.2 5.1 4.9 3.8 3.1 1.3 -.6 -3.6 -6.6 4.3 .8 .2 2.8 4.4 2.7 1.8 3.9 -.8 1.2 -3.1 -2.4 5.3 -4.8 -8.9 -6.0 -19.1 5.0 Aug. 1978 7.7 11.0 9.2 -.4 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 May 1979 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— inoexes Group and item Apparel commodities less footwear—Continued Infants and toddlers Other apparel commodities Sewing materials and notions 1 Jewelry and luggage 1 Footwear Men's t Boys' and girls'1 Women's 1 .... Apparel services1 Laundry and dry cleaning other than coin operated ' Other apparel services 1 Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline 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 Other private transportation commodities Motor oil, coolant, and other products 1 Automobile parts and equipment' Tires 1 Other parts and equipment1 Other private transportation services Automobile insurance 1 Automobile finance charges 1 Automobile rental, registration, and other fees 1 State registration Drivers' license * Automobile inspection 1 Other automobile-related fees 1 Public transportation Airline fare 1 Intercity bus fare 1 Intracity mass transit1 Taxi fare 1 Intercity train fare ' Other index base 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 6 months ending in— May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 12/77 12/77 221.8 168.1 99.0 112.8 173.7 111.1 109.3 107.3 201.1 117.6 110.1 222.9 167.5 96.4 113.5 174.5 112.2 109.8 107.7 202.6 118.4 110.9 3.6 7.5 -1.2 12.5 4.8 6.0 3.2 -1.2 6.5 4.6 9.8 0.4 7.9 -1.2 13.8 10.4 7.9 15.3 18.3 11.9 13.8 8.7 -0.2 9.9 8.0 6.3 2.7 1.9 -1.1 -4.1 12.5 14.5 9.3 10.9 -1.2 -14.3 5.5 15.0 22.3 16.0 17.7 12.3 15.5 7.6 2.0 7.7 -1.2 13.1 7.6 6.9 9.1 8.1 9.2 9.1 9.2 5.2 4.2 -3.8 5.9 8.7 11.6 7.1 6.2 12.4 15.0 8.4 12/77 204.7 204.7 163.9 203.0 237.8 238.2 114.4 208.3 208.4 165.6 202.0 249.7 240.3 115.2 9.0 9.5 9.2 16.6 7.7 9.5 10.4 10.2 10.7 1.8 15.4 17.1 10.8 9.3 15.0 15.0 10.9 19.9 25.4 8.8 14.3 21.5 22.2 12.8 -5.2 78.6 11.6 8.4 9.6 10.1 5.4 16.0 12.3 10.1 9.8 18.2 18.6 11.8 6.7 49.7 10.2 11.3 114.8 113.0 112.6 194.5 171.4 107.3 111.3 153.1 112.6 202.6 224.7 113.5 106.4 143.0 104.3 112.8 114.8 194.2 192.1 248.5 187.9 220.7 205.0 115.8 113.8 113.3 196.9 173.1 108.6 111.6 153.8 112.4 205.2 226.4 114.8 106.8 143.0 104.3 113.5 115.8 195.4 193.2 249.2 168.0 221.8 205.2 9.4 8.8 7.5 6.3 9.3 7.7 10.5 11.4 9.3 5.8 1.3 5.2 2.0 3.4 1.2 -5.3 5.2 -.2 -4.9 4.2 3.4 7.2 18.0 9.6 10.7 10.6 8.2 5.5 7.2 8.2 6.7 11.1 8.7 10.4 17.4 8.5 4.5 3.1 4.4 20.8 2.6 .8 4.4 8.9 7.9 -16.7 10.6 9.2 10.8 5.8 11.1 7.4 11.6 10.4 14.5 4.5 3.1 17.1 5.5 -3.8 .0 5.1 14.8 4.1 2.6 3.8 1.7 2.5 -.6 10.7 14.1 8.5 10.4 7.7 6.9 4.0 4.5 3.6 11.0 7.8 13.2 5.0 -1.1 .0 2.5 13.1 8.2 5.1 4.5 3.9 17.1 28.6 9.5 9.8 9.1 7.2 7.4 7.4 9.4 9.1 10.2 7.3 5.8 11.1 5.2 4.0 2.1 -.5 12.7 1.2 -2.1 4.3 6.1 7.6 -.8 10.6 11.6 9.6 8.1 9.4 7.2 7.8 7.4 8.9 7.7 5.4 15.1 5.3 -2.5 .0 3.8 13.9 6.1 3.8 4.1 2.8 9.6 13.0 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 See footnotes at end of table. May 1979 46 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Group and item Medical care Medical care commodities Prescription drugs' Anti-infective drugs 1 Tranquilizers and sedatives 1 Circulatories and diuretics 1 Hormones, diabetic drugs, biologicals, and prescription medical supplies 1 Pain and symptom control drugs 1 Supplements, cough and cold preparations, and respiratory agents 1 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 Eyeglasses t Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ' Medical care services Professional services 1 Physicians' services 1 Dental services ' * Other professional services 1 Other medical care services Hospital and other medical services 1 Hospital room 1 Other hospital and medical care services 1 Entertainment Entertainment commodities Reading materials * Newspapers' Magazines, periodicals, and books 1 Sporting goods and equipment1 Sport vehicles 1 Indoor and warm weather sport equipment1 Bicycles1 Other sporting goods and equipment1 Toys, hobbies, and other entertainment1 Toys, hobbies, and music equipment1 Photographic supplies and equipment1 Pet supplies and expense ' Entertainment services Fees for participant sports 1 Admissions 1 Other entertainment services 1 Other index base May 1979 12/77 12/77 12/77 235.0 152.2 140.8 111.0 113.1 108.5 236.3 152.8 141.5 111.7 113.7 108.5 7.8 6.3 5.3 3.9 3.9 5.6 11.1 8.2 8.0 8.6 12.3 5.1 12/77 12/77 117.3 112.0 117.5 112.9 9.7 5.1 12/77 12/77 12/77 109.6 109.6 106.5 169.4 108.7 252.7 224.2 240.0 213.7 109.1 287.5 114.3 360.2 113.4 110.1 110.3 107.0 170.6 109.3 254.2 225.3 241.4 214.6 109.4 289.3 114.7 361.3 113.7 185.3 185.5 109.2 211.1 111.6 105.4 105.7 102.9 157.2 104.1 107.7 108.4 106.2 107.5 185.9 109.4 112.8 108.4 186.8 186.4 109.1 211.7 111.0 106.4 107.0 102.9 158.1 104.7 108.6 109.0 107.1 108.6 188.5 111.6 113.9 108.8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 6 months ending in— 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— 47 May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 8.9 7.8 10.4 12.1 13.1 5.8 7.8 5.7 7.1 4.4 5.8 6.1 9.4 7.3 6.7 6.2 8.0 5.3 8.4 6.7 8.7 8.2 9.4 6.0 7.1 8.2 11.2 12.1 10.1 9.8 8.4 6.7 10.7 10.9 5.1 5.1 2.4 6.2 3.9 8.0 6.9 7.4 6.0 7.2 9.1 12.4 14.1 10.8 5.8 6.7 6.4 7.2 5.4 11.8 9.8 8.8 11.2 9.2 13.9 12.5 14.7 10.9 7.7 7.3 5.5 9.9 3.4 9.3 10.0 11.0 10.5 5.4 8.0 10.1 10.3 9.8 6.4 7.6 5.8 8.1 7.3 8.3 8.2 9.1 7.2 6.9 8.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.9 4.4 6.7 4.7 9.9 8.4 8.1 8.6 8.2 11.5 12.4 14.4 10.8 7.1 7.5 5.6 9.0 5.3 8.8 9.1 10.1 8.8 6.1 8.1 7.6 7.7 7.4 3.2 3.0 6.0 3.0 10.5 .4 -.4 .8 5.7 -3.5 .4 -5.6 2.7 10.6 3.7 -.8 11.6 -.4 6.0 4.8 2.7 4.2 .0 4.9 5.8 5.7 .0 6.5 3.5 4.4 1.6 4.3 7.7 11.2 4.6 6.0 7.8 8.5 10.8 10.4 11.9 10.2 13.3 2.4 6.7 8.5 7.1 7.9 6.3 6.2 7.1 1.5 12.4 11.7 9.3 7.6 8.9 7.3 10.4 10.0 12.5 2.8 8.5 3.5 10.2 13.1 5.8 6.5 12.3 17.0 8.9 9.7 4.6 3.9 4.4 3.6 5.1 2.6 2.6 3.2 2.8 1.4 1.9 -.8 2.1 7.4 5.7 5.0 8.0 2.8 8.5 8.1 9.8 8.9 11.1 10.1 12.9 2.6 7.6 6.0 8.6 10.5 6.1 6.4 9.7 9.0 10.6 10.7 Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 Feb. 1979 Table 12. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Nonfood expenditure categories, seasonally adjusted, U.S. city average—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted Group and item Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes 1 Other tobacco products and smoking accessories 1 Personal care 1 Toilet goods and personal care appliances 1 Products for the hair, hairpieces, and wigs ' Dental and shaving products ' Cosmetics, bath and nail preparations, manicure and eye makeup implements 1 Other toilet goods and small personal care appliances 1 . Personal care services 1 Beauty parlor services for females 1 Haircuts and other barber shop services for males 1 Personal and educational expenses School books and supplies Personal and educational services Tuition and other school fees ' College tuition ' Elementary and high school tuition 1 Personal expenses 1 Special indexes: Gasoline, motor oil, coolant and other products 1 Insurance and finance 1 Utilities and public transportation 1 Housekeeping and home maintenance services 1 Other index base 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 3 months ending in— Apr. 1979 May 1979 193.3 186.3 188.8 108.8 192.3 186.2 105.3 109.7 194.3 186.9 188.9 109.4 193.7 187.7 107.0 110.7 9.1 15.5 16.6 6.4 5.4 5.1 7.4 -3.0 5.5 -.9 .0 4.7 7.2 6.7 8.1 8.3 108.5 109.7 198.5 200.8 110.0 209.4 194.4 213.4 108.6 108.9 107.4 111.1 108.7 110.4 199.8 202.0 110.7 210.7 195.6 214.9 108.6 108.9 107.4 112.3 7.7 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.0 7.8 8.1 7.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 10.0 233.0 260.5 206.2 266.0 245.8 264.4 209.3 267.8 17.4 16.5 4.9 13.6 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes were formerly on a December 1977=100 base. Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for— Aug. 1978 Nov. 1978 6 months ending in— May 1979 Nov. 1978 May 1979 8.1 9.6 11.1 6.2 9.1 9.4 7.5 6.2 4.9 1.5 7.7 7.1 6.7 5.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 5.5 6.3 5.9 7.7 2.5 7.2 7.2 6.2 6.9 8.1 8.0 6.3 8.7 5.6 5.9 7.6 7.5 7.5 11.7 .0 13.9 29.6 30.5 27.9 8.2 9.1 11.4 8.8 9.1 8.5 5.4 13.5 3.9 .4 .4 .0 7.6 8.5 5.6 7.3 6.4 8.8 6.7 7.7 6.6 .7 .7 .0 6.6 5.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 9.8 4.0 10.8 15.4 15.8 14.4 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.7 8.7 6.1 10.6 5.2 .6 .6 .0 8.1 8.3 15.8 -.4 9.7 20.4 12.6 5.5 9.6 81.7 17.6 10.6 12.2 12.8 16.2 2.2 11.6 47.9 15.1 8.0 10.9 Feb. 1979 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 48 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing sched- Other index base Percent change to Apr. 1979 from— Percent change to May 1979 from— Indexes Apr. 1978 Mar. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 207.1 209.1 211.5 214.1 10.8 2.4 1.2 10.4 2.1 1.1 202.6 208.8 201.9 205.2 204.1 206.6 211.6 203.8 206.4 204.8 208.7 213.2 207.8 208.3 207.7 210.1 213.9 211.0 210.5 210.6 11.2 11.2 10.2 8.2 9.9 1.7 1.1 3.5 2.0 2.8 .7 .3 1.5 1.1 1.4 11.4 12.1 3.0 2.1 2.9 1.5 1.8 1.0 .8 203.5 215.3 209.5 221.5 231.1 112.5 217.1 207.3 220.7 211.1 228.3 212.4 216.0 10.5 8.7 9.9 12.2 16.4 9.4 15.1 9.1 13.0 11.4 16.8 9.8 11.2 1.2 3.0 2.1 2.7 3.6 1.2 4.6 1.9 2.5 1.3 3.1 2.6 1.6 May 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 Feb. 1979 Feb. 1979 Area 2 U.S. city average Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J M M M M M Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Atlanta, Ga Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-StPaul, Minn.-Wis.... Pittsburgh, Pa San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10/67 201.0 209.1 205.1 215.7 223.0 111.2 207.6 203.5 215.4 208.4 221.4 207.0 212.6 11/77 9.6 7.6 8.9 201.8 203.0 210.1 205.8 196.2 224.2 204.6 211.8 209.2 203.9 206.7 206.6 215.1 211.0 200.7 228.1 211.5 215.9 212.0 208.8 13.0 11.5 10.6 12.4 12.0 10.8 11.5 8.3 2.4 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.7 3.4 1.9 1.3 2.4 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.0 112.4 111.7 111.0 111.9 115.0 114.1 113.8 9.2 11.4 10.8 10.4 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.1 111.4 111.9 112.3 111.0 112.5 113.9 114.5 114.5 113.3 9.3 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 9.7 9.3 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C D , See footnotes at end of table. 49 2.0 .9 1.4 Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, all Items Index—Continued (1967=100. unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Percent change to May 1979 from— Indexes Other index Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 Percent change to Apr. 1979 from— Apr. 1978 Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.8 115.7 113.5 113.3 113.1 115.1 114.4 115.2 114.8 114.0 114.9 114.1 112.9 114.1 113.0 112.7 109.1 112.7 111.3 110.1 110.8 112.7 112.0 112.2 112.7 111.8 112.5 112.0 110.3 111.7 110.7 110.9 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 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 3 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 8.3 11.9 10.5 10.0 10.1 11.6 10.9 11.3 11.2 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.7 10.0 9.8 1.6 2.7 2.0 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.6 The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 • More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000.000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family Budgets. 50 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 Indexes, May 1979 Area2 233.4 216.2 242.2 203.8 226.8 266.0 223.6 235.2 233.1 229.8 233.6 236.6 248.9 240.0 225.6 229.3 226.4 241.8 234.6 236.2 232.2 121.2 229.0 234.9 236.3 229.2 235.2 231.9 231.1 234.6 221.9 238.9 222.9 243.5 205.1 225.9 209.6 217.2 211.0 219.8 248.6 224.8 210.3 206.1 227.2 214.5 204.9 221.7 217.0 115.5 217.4 235.8 216.5 206.3 228.6 213.9 214.1 226.5 208.6 219.9 207.1 229.5 244.6 221.7 237.7 240.9 247.1 248.6 246.6 250.6 232.5 236.2 232:3 252.5 249.8 240.0 250.8 133.9 245.2 241.1 234.1 247.9 244.1 242.2 259.7 235.0 242.9 257.4 248.0 238.2 194.0 228.5 197.9 196.4 201.4 204.9 212.2 211.2 204.6 217.9 216.1 218.6 225.8 222.7 189.8 112.8 212.0 227.6 205.2 199.8 196.6 193.2 187.1 214.2 189.7 194.0 188.1 194.2 198.7 243.6 230.6 226.0 219.6 237.6 246.1 219.3 212.3 214.8 203.8 253.5 219.6 227.3 217.5 115.6 212.8 225.2 245.1 217.8 227.7 218.5 213.2 229.1 211.9 225.3 192.4 253.9 252.2 267.5 275.6 262.1 262.2 266.9 291.4 276.1 253.4 268.1 254.5 255.9 247.7 264.4 261.2 115.1 246.3 245.4 278.3 262.4 276.2 273.0 264.1 267.4 246.4 279.3 256.9 296.9 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 119.5 120.5 120.6 121.8 113.3 114.7 114.1 116.5 133.0 136.2 134.5 137.6 113.1 116.6 116.1 115.3 118.7 115.6 118.3 118.4 108.6 109.6 110.8 111.6 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 119.8 121.0 120.0 120.7 121.4 113.2 115.4 114.3 114.7 115.5 133.4 135.1 134.6 136.1 138.0 115.2 115.9 115.0 114.5 115.5 117.3 118.1 118.0 117.7 118.5 109.3 111.4 109.8 109.8 110.1 U.S. city average. Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis .• Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/77 Region 3 Northeast North Central. South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B.... C.... D See footnotes at end of table. 51 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Cereals and bakery products Total food at home Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 118.3 117.3 115.5 118.1 120.5 112.2 118.6 118.8 118.8 116.3 117.2 119.7 119.1 111.9 125.2 117.1 108.6 110.7 112.3 111.2 108.7 107.8 110.4 111.7 108.6 108.1 110.7 112.1 109.4 110.2 109.5 112.6 Indexes. May 1979 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D . 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 112.4 115.5 114.6 115.7 113.1 111.1 115.1 116.6 116.2 112.6 114.4 117.5 117.1 118.0 110.9 119.4 119.1 121.1 120.5 121.7 120.0 117.3 120.3 121.6 120.0 120.1 121.1 121.7 121.0 121.9 120.5 122.8 See footnotes at end of table. 52 132.0 135.1 133.7 138.0 134.9 132.7 134.0 136.7 134.6 137.9 135.6 136.4 137.0 141.4 134.3 140.8 113.1 118.7 117.2 114.7 113.5 115.1 115.4 115.7 112.6 113.8 115.2 116.7 112.9 115.1 117.1 115.2 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at Percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 Area 2 U.S. city average 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.8 Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .3 -.3 -.6 1.2 1.5 1.2 .9 -.1 -.6 .8 .6 .9 .8 .8 1.4 .3 .5 1.8 .6 .9 .8 1.3 1.1 .8 -.4 1.1 .9 1.2 -.7 .1 1.3 -.8 .5 1.7 2.4 .0 -.8 .3 .7 .9 1.0 .8 1.0 .3 .4 2.8 .0 .3 2.0 .5 .1 1.4 .3 1.8 .7 .5 -1.4 -1.5 .0 .7 3.4 1.3 .6 .0 .2 1.7 1.2 2.0 1.3 .3 1.1 -.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.4 .8 1.4 2.4 2.2 -.9 1.9 .9 -1.4 .8 1.2 -.8 1.7 1.9 .8 .4 .4 -1.2 .6 1.0 2.1 .0 -1.4 -.1 .0 -.8 -1.0 1.8 .8 2.7 .0 -1.2 2.2 1.7 1.8 -2.1 .9 -.8 .7 2.6 2.8 1.2 -.1 .9 .6 .4 1.2 .6 .8 .9 1.2 1.2 .7 .5 1.3 .7 .7 .0 1.9 .5 .3 -.6 .3 .8 1.0 .8 .7 .8 .5 .7 .7 .7 1.0 .3 2.0 1.1 .8 1.2 .9 .2 1.2 .7 .9 .1 .3 .6 .4 -.1 -.4 -.2 .6 .7 .6 .8 1.5 Region 1.3 -1.7 5.4 -2.0 .6 3.6 -.5 -3.2 -.6 1.0 -.8 .6 .0 .6 -.3 1.2 .4 1.0 -1.3 .6 1.7 1.8 .5 .9 5.0 -.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 .5 .5 .1 .2 .8 2.4 1.3 1.0 -1.3 -3.9 2.2 -.4 .2 -1.6 -.8 -1.6 -.1 2.8 .9 .2 1.8 3 Northeast North Central South West .6 .5 Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D See footnotes at end of table. 53 Table 14. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Total food Cereals at bakery products tome and Meats. poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 Reoton/populatiofi size trlass Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 0.8 .8 .2 1.1 1.0 .5 .8 .8 .8 -.2 .3 1.8 1.1 .8 .2 1.1 1 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's. and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern NJ. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestem Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 0.3 1.3 .4 1.0 .9 -.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 -.7 .2 .8 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.8 3 1.2 1.0 .3 1.2 2.1 .9 .8 1.1 1.0 .6 .8 1.9 .7 .1 -.4 1.4 0.9 .7 .2 2.6 .3 2.0 .3 0.5 .9 -.3 .6 -.2 .9 0.6 .6 .4 .7 .7 -.3 .1 1.3 .4 -.4 -.3 1.9 .4 .7 -.9 .8 1.0 1.3 -.3 .8 2.1 .3 2.1 1.9 -.6 1.1 -.1 -1.2 -.9 1.7 3.7 -.4 -2.0 -.3 .6 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000.000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000.000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 54 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 U.S. city average Group Chicago, HiNorthwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Expenditure category 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.1 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 foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages .8 .9 .7 .8 .9 1.1 .7 .1 .8 1.1 .8 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.7 1.8 1.0 .7 .1 .7 .7 .6 .0 1.3 1.1 2.1 .5 .4 .6 .7 1.2 1.4 -.8 1.0 .4 .1 .5 .9 .5 .7 .7 .8 2.0 .8 1.0 -2.1 2.2 .8 .5 .3 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 1.2 1.2 1.0 .9 1.3 -.5 -.8 .6 1.0 -1.3 -.2 -1.6 .7 .2 -1.9 1.8 2.1 1.9 -7.8 2.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.4 2.0 3.0 .3 10.4 3.6 2.1 2.9 4.1 2.6 .3 .7 1.0 4.6 .4 -.3 5.3 7.0 3.0 7.6 .8 1.9 3.3 .0 3.3 .8 2.7 3.5 3.2 3.7 .2 1.1 1.4 4.3 -.3 .1 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .7 .7 .7 .9 .2 .4 .3 -1.0 1.4 .2 .3 1.4 .2 -2.0 1.0 1.3 .7 3.0 .1 -.3 -.5 -1.1 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.3 .4 .4 1.4 1.5 -.1 .0 .2 2.6 2.7 1.2 1.4 .2 .7 -.7 -1.7 -.1 All items ..... Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys1 apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care /. 1.7 .6 .6 .9 .5 1.7 .7 .4 .6 3.9 1.0 2.9 55 .9 -.5 1.1 .1 .1 1.1 1.3 1.7 -.3 .1 .3 -.2 .4 -.4 .0 .2 Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from April 1979 to May 1979—Continued U.S. city average Group Chicago. III.Northwestern Ind. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. Commodity and service group 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.1 14 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 1.2 .8 1.5 2.0 1.1 .7 1.1 .5 2.1 -.7 .2 .5 .0 1.4 -.8 1.7 1.1 2.0 2.4 1.8 1.1 .7 1.3 1.8 .9 1.3 .7 1.7 1.4 1.9 Services Medical care services 1.1 .5 .5 2.1 .6 -.7 1.4 1.4 1.0 .2 1.5 .1 1.2 1.2 .9 4.2 1.4 1.9 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 .6 .4 1.2 .3 -.3 5.3 .0 1.3 1.6 1.3 5.8 2.0 2.2 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.1 .7 4.5 1.3 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 1.5 1.2 3.3 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.7 AN items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All Hems less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care , 3.1 .5 2.0 1.5 .6 .4 56 1.3 .9 .5 .7 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. U.S. city average Index Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category 214.1 249.0 2.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 228.2 234.3 233.4 216.2 242.2 247.9 203.8 226.8 266.0 241.1 171.5 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 1.1 211.0 248.2 3.5 210.5 250.5 2.0 '210.6 246.0 2.8 224.0 227.1 226.4 227.2 232.3 234.5 216.1 203.8 254.5 238.1 203.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.4 2.5 -.2 -.1 1.2 1.2 224.2 231.4 232.2 217.0 250.8 256.3 189.8 217.5 261.2 231.2 168.1 2.6 2.7 3.3 1.5 4.3 4.8 4.6 1.5 2.9 1.6 .7 223.9 231.5 236.3 216.6 234.1 237.3 205.2 245.1 278.3 219.9 164.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 .5 1.5 1.8 2.2 1.6 .7 1.5 1.9 230.7 239.0 235.2 228.6 244.1 250.5 196.6 227.7 276.2 256.1 167.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.6 -2.2 3.4 1.0 1.7 .9 220.4 231.7 174.3 202.2 243.2 -.2 -1.9 1.9 .6 -2.4 219.6 236.8 186.0 198.4 253.1 3.7 4.6 3.0 -11.0 5.4 212.7 212.2 187.5 255.6 226.8 2.2 2.0 1.1 2.2 2.4 211.5 221.2 181.0 252.9 231.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 10.6 7.2 247.9 291.3 379.8 279.5 174.2 6.1 8.3 7.2 8.4 1.1 186.3 236.6 98.7 237.1 180.9 2.2 3.8 .5 3.8 254.3 317.1 388.0 284.4 193.3 3.9 5.2 5.5 5.0 1.6 223.5 264.2 373.6 220.8 189.4 1.5 2.0 6.8 -.7 .5 148.3 140.7 151.7 127.6 153.1 .0 -1.2 -.2 1.2 152.9 149.7 142.8 143.1 160.5 1.7 1.4 2.1 .2 3.1 160.6 152.8 141.9 146.5 169.0 154.2 147.6 146.8 131.1 174.8 -.1 -.4 1.0 -3.0 .5 3.9 4.0 1.7 213.9 217.3 153.0 6.4 6.6 221.4 214.7 240.2 212.5 214.6 195.3 4.7 4.9 2.0 241.0 1.6 245.8 250.2 .7 188.7 3.3 192.6 188.0 .1 .7 210.1 238.7 1.7 213.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 2.2 2.6 1.1 .4 1.4 2.2 1.4 230.6 236.8 236.6 219.8 248.6 255.3 204.9 237.6 266.9 240.0 167.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.6 2.0 3.4 .9 1.7 1.3 222.4 233.5 173.8 230.3 254.9 2.2 2.4 1.5 1.8 2.7 210.8 223.5 157.8 225.7 252.9 232.2 274.6 364.3 251.6 189.2 2.8 4.0 7.3 3.1 1.0 203.1 246.0 362.9 223.0 179.8 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 166.1 160.8 160.1 153.2 175.0 1.1 1.0 149.0 141.7 127.0 136.0 166.7 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 207.7 208.1 193.3 4.8 5.0 Medical care All items All items (1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 1 ... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation 2.0 245.8 1.1 .9 1.4 -.5 -.8 9.4 -2.2 -.1 -.3 .4 -2.2 1.0 4.0 4.3 .9 208.4 210.1 187.0 205.5 205.7 200.6 236.3 1.0 239.8 2.4 269.8 Entertainment 187.8 1.6 197.2 3.6 184.2 3.6 167.0 190.8 Other goods and services Personal care 193.9 193.9 193.9 185.6 -.2 -.4 193.9 190.9 .1 .1 185.7 177.2 198.3 192.6 See footnotes at end of table. 57 1.1 1.0 1.6 4.0 4.8 .5 Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) U.S. city Group average Index Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia. Pa.-NJ. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 214.1 2.4 210.1 1.7 213.9 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages .. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 205.8 228.2 192.9 195.7 189.2 2.6 1.7 3.2 4.2 2.3 204.3 230.6 187.8 186.3 186.9 2.0 1.8 2.1 3.1 1.4 196.9 224.0 182.2 186.0 177.5 Services Medical care services 229.5 254.4 2.0 220.7 1.0 264.6 1.1 2.7 237.1 284.4 208.4 212.7 210.7 260.8 191.6 193.2 212.8 239.8 225.3 2.3 2.5 1.8 8.1 3.1 4.0 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 5.0 2.1 3.0 2.4 1.3 1.0 208.0 209.4 114.9 114.1 183.2 187.3 206.0 243.9 225.8 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy2 Energy3 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 204.5 208.0 116.2 117.9 186.9 184.5 209.9 235.2 213.7 1 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. 58 1.1 211.0 3.5 210.5 2.0 210.6 2.8 1.0 201.1 224.2 189.4 190.4 189.1 4.1 2.6 4.8 6.1 4.0 201.1 223.9 184.5 191.6 173.1 2.2 1.4 2.8 3.1 2.4 204.0 230.7 186.5 189.4 184.1 3.0 1.3 4.1 3.4 4.7 1.2 228.8 256.0 2.8 1.5 227.8 264.6 1.7 .9 225.4 273.6 2.5 .1 2.4 1.1 .3 8.6 .8 2.9 2.1 1.2 1.3 202.3 209.0 113.2 126.7 188.2 187.9 208.2 236.6 224.3 3.0 3.7 2.8 13.4 4.7 5.6 4.2 2.7 2.9 210.3 206.3 110.5 117.1 182.7 188.0 209.3 239.3 222.7 2.0 2.0 1.5 7.9 2.8 3.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 208.9 208.0 111.7 118.4 185.1 186.9 212.3 230.8 216.7 1.9 3.0 2.5 6.6 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.8 1.3 .8 3.1 3 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base. Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska 2 Index Baltimore, Md. DenverBoulder, Colo. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Boston, Mass. Miami, Fla.3 Milwaukee, Wis. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Expenditure category 203.5 222.3 1.2 215.3 249.9 3.0 209.5 251.0 2.1 221.5 251.4 2.7 231.1 246.1 3.6 112.5 1.2 217.1 245.1 4.6 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 241.6 223.5 223.6 205.1 244.6 248.1 194.0 198.7 252.2 228.5 187.7 .0 .0 .1 .0 -.5 -.4 2.9 -2.5 1.3 .8 223.9 230.6 229.8 217.2 240.9 245.9 196.4 226.0 262.1 236.0 166.7 3.4 3.6 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.8 4.7 2.1 5.9 239.5 245.6 248.9 248.6 246.6 250.2 212.2 246.1 291.4 232.8 194.6 2.6 2.5 1.8 4.2 2.4 2.8 -.5 2.2 1.1 4.3 2.6 224.4 231.6 229.3 206.1 236.2 240.0 217.9 214.8 268.1 241.3 181.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.8 -1.2 1.1 -.3 229.1 234.5 233.1 209.8 237.7 242.9 197.9 230.6 275.6 240.4 184.1 4.6 120.3 120.8 121.2 115.5 133.9 135.1 112.8 115.6 115.1 120.1 110.8 1.8 1.8 .7 -.1 2.4 3.0 .2 -3.6 1.9 3.7 2.5 225.9 235.4 229.0 217.4 245.2 249.9 212.0 212.8 246.3 256.4 160.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.0 2.4 -.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 .9 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 202.4 186.9 161.9 200.2 192.1 1.3 1.4 .2 -2.6 1.7 229.5 247.9 162.1 213.6 284.0 4.5 6.2 1.1 3.3 7.5 208.4 208.1 180.4 213.7 220.5 -.4 .9 .2 -.9 227.9 245.0 153.0 225.0 285.7 2.2 3.0 3.0 4.2 3.0 263.7 306.8 166.8 229.6 349.0 4.7 6.0 2.1 6.4 6.7 109.5 110.4 108.6 112.6 110.8 -.1 -.5 1.7 3.4 -1.3 223.9 235.4 165.2 211.7 262.4 7.1 9.8 .4 .7 12.9 178.7 202.6 263.9 139.9 249.0 1.0 1.7 6.3 .6 225.6 269.3 375.7 228.9 195.2 1.2 7.0 -2.1 1.7 243.6 277.0 379.8 200.1 183.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.4 -.1 252.8 294.0 120.3 275.2 176.3 1.3 1.8 7.1 .8 .5 208.7 272.3 100.1 274.1 184.1 2.5 3.9 104.4 107.6 101.4 107.7 110.2 2.8 .7 1.1 238.9 280.7 403.7 250.5 184.3 4.9 6.2 9.6 5.1 .2 182.0 178.1 157.4 184.6 181.7 .1 -.7 -2.6 -.3 1.8 184.9 180.9 179.4 179.8 190.8 6.6 7.8 11.4 11.3 1.4 172.2 153.2 179.9 162.7 165.6 .1 -.2 1.3 -2.5 3.8 107.4 105.5 108.0 100.0 109.5 .7 .6 .3 -.4 1.7 175.8 174.6 178.5 166.1 194.4 -1.1 -1.4 1.0 -1.6 -.4 221.9 229.8 168.3 5.0 5.3 .6 194.1 201.2 126.5 4.7 4.9 1.4 207.5 209.5 177.7 5.6 5.9 113.9 113.9 113.7 4.1 4.3 1.2 210.1 209.5 197.5 5.5 5.8 -.2 269.1 -.4 221.4 2.5 116.6 235.6 .9 109.1 198.8 3.0 187.6 196.8 .8 1.5 All items All items (1957-59=100) Fuel and other utilities Fuels 4 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 5 ... Gas (piped) and electricity 4 Household furnishings and operation 1.9 1.1 1.3 -.4 -1.4 -.5 2.3 1.1 .8 2.7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 158.3 146.4 146.8 146.4 153.9 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 190.4 198.6 136.4 3.0 3.3 195.4 197.5 171.3 Medical care 250.3 2.7 237.4 226.5 Entertainment 189.3 -.6 185.0 188.7 2.8 178.2 1.3 196.6 Other goods and services Personal care 192.1 203.2 1.1 1.7 193.8 196.8 194.1 184.6 .9 2.8 191.8 182.0 1.2 191.3 189.0 -.1 1.3 .6 -1.8 177.2 168.6 179.3 152.0 199.8 -1.2 4.1 4.3 .2 -.1 See footnotes at end of table. 59 4.1 1.0 109.7 110.4 2.0 2.6 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Anchorage, Alaska * Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. DenverBoulder, Colo. Milwaukee, Wis. Miami, Fla.3 Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Commodity and service group 203.5 1.2 215.3 3.0 209.5 2.1 221.5 2.7 231.1 3.6 112.5 1.2 217.1 4.6 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages .. Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 196.8 241.6 172.4 176.4 163.8 1.3 .0 1.8 2.9 1.3 213.8 229.1 203.7 201.7 207.6 3.2 .8 4.4 3.8 4.8 206.3 223.9 193.7 212.4 166.8 2.5 3.4 2.1 3.8 .1 216.8 239.5 199.5 205.6 192.1 3.4 2.6 3.9 6.3 2.3 217.0 224.4 212.8 191.6 231.5 2.9 1.3 3.6 3.8 3.5 112.8 120.3 109.1 113.9 105.7 1.2 1.8 .8 3.6 -1.1 210.5 225.9 201.2 205.0 188.1 4.6 1.8 6.1 3.2 8.2 Services Medical care services 225.8 272.6 1.2 2.8 218.3 256.7 2.5 .5 217.2 245.9 1.5 .5 231.4 284.0 1.5 -.7 256.5 241.0 4.5 2.7 112.2 118.1 1.2 .2 229.9 253.5 4.5 .8 213.6 205.5 113.5 112.2 174.1 178.2 210.3 239.2 219.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 6.0 1.7 2.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 208.3 213.9 109.5 106.1 202.7 200.2 216.2 227.8 213.2 1.7 3.0 2.7 5.2 4.2 3.6 2.3 2.8 2.7 209.9 208.6 110.7 125.3 191.8 207.4 218.8 224.5 214.0 3.0 2.3 1.4 9.3 2.0 3.5 3.6 1.7 1.7 213.6 218.6 115.3 116.3 199.6 204.5 225.6 248.1 221.6 2.6 2.9 2.3 6.4 3.9 6.0 4.3 1.3 1.9 206.2 231.3 119.5 124.4 210.5 189.8 208.6 271.5 257.3 2.2 3.6 3.2 8.6 3.6 3.8 2.5 4.9 4.7 113.4 112.3 112.0 118.2 109.1 113.7 117.3 112.9 111.5 1.9 1.3 .7 6.5 .8 3.6 2.5 1.1 1.3 210.3 215.8 119.3 122.3 198.5 199.1 216.1 242.2 226.1 2.6 4.7 4.2 7.8 5.9 3.0 2.4 5.4 4.9 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy8 Energy7 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care See footnotes at end of table. 60 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category 220.7 260.9 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.9 3.5 4.1 1.9 -2.7 1.2 1.7 .5 226.9 233.4 231.1 214.1 259.7 264.8 187.1 213.2 264.1 240.5 169.4 214.7 233.7 205.8 232.5 241.8 1.0 .0 2.1 .6 -.5 292.7 298.5 376.7 173.9 165.0 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 156.9 155.9 172.7 132.0 170.6 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 203.7 212.2 132.9 Medical care 3.1 212.4 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.8 2.4 2.8 -.2 -1.5 .8 5.6 1.2 228.0 236.6 221.9 208.6 242.9 247.3 189.7 211.9 246.4 273.5 159.1 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.1 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.0 1.7 3.7 -.3 212.6 222.6 144.1 218.3 245.3 -.2 259.2 305.8 203.0 231.5 343.3 2.3 3.3 9.6 -.7 -.2 214.0 254.8 328.5 237.4 189.4 -1.9 -2.7 5.7 -.8 -.8 -.9 -3.5 4.4 162.9 158.5 153.1 156.3 170.6 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.3 .6 1.8 1.9 .2 2.1 1.1 2.8 1.4 231.7 235.7 234.6 226.5 235.0 240.0 214.2 229.1 267.4 239.8 190.4 235.1 264.0 186.7 205.0 291.9 2.6 3.0 2.0 -1.2 3.3 3.2 4.2 6.2 2.2 1.1 245.2 253.3 384.7 186.9 180.2 .5 .1 -1.2 1.0 1.2 168.3 167.7 159.3 168.9 184.9 1.9 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 9 ... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home * Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 219.4 227.5 229.2 206.3 247.9 251.4 199.8 217.8 262.4 218.0 152.0 Housing Shelter Rent, residential « Other rental costs Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas " . . Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation 228.3 239.9 211.1 246.6 207.3 244.6 All items All items (1957-59=100) e 2.6 216.0 251.6 1.6 219.7 227.2 222.9 207.1 248.0 257.3 188.1 192.4 256.9 238.5 169.0 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.7 4.2 5.1 .0 -.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 242.9 246.5 243.5 229.5 238.2 243.0 194.2 253.9 296.9 256.2 202.9 2.1 2.0 1.3 .3 1.8 2.2 .9 -.6 2.4 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.7 2.6 1.0 3.9 225.5 247.6 186.6 231.7 265.5 2.3 2.6 1.1 -1.7 3.0 218.0 226.3 179.3 232.8 252.0 .8 .9 1.4 1.6 .7 -3.9 .2 173.6 196.2 110.2 205.7 175.8 .1 .1 5.2 .0 206.0 252.6 342.7 187.6 186.3 4.0 6.7 9.5 4.5 220.3 272.9 376.6 253.0 193.8 .8 1.1 8.4 -.7 .7 -2.2 -2.5 -1.7 -2.9 -.1 165.4 162.2 164.6 155.8 164.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.0 167.7 162.6 169.5 147.3 179.3 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.6 2.0 171.2 161.9 161.7 148.9 183.5 2.1 2.3 1.7 2.3 4.7 5.4 5.8 .0 205.4 205.4 198.1 3.8 4.1 1.7 1.2 1.5 .0 249.5 5.8 .0 212.0 162.8 5.1 204.0 5.2 211.4 3.0 107.0 4.5 206.6 4.6 210.0 .2 148.5 5.7 5.9 1.0 197.1 200.4 169.7 233.2 .3 232.7 213.9 1.6 227.8 1.1 228.0 Entertainment 180.6 -.2 187.9 1.2 192.3 177.8 1.4 181.0 3.5 178.3 .2 Other goods and services Personal care 192.8 203.4 197.6 200.0 189.8 209.6 -.2 -.7 196.2 184.2 .5 1.0 5.6 202.9 See footnotes at end of table. 61 .2 191.0 194.4 1.2 1.4 191.2 191.0 248.4 Table 17. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979, and percent changes, March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 207.3 1.9 220.7 2.5 211.1 1.3 228.3 3.1 212.4 2.6 216.0 1.6 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 205.2 219.4 196.4 201.2 187.6 2.7 1.7 3.2 3.8 2.6 211.2 226.9 203.2 203.2 200.8 2.8 1.8 3.1 4.4 2.5 209.9 194.6 193.6 193.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 3.1 1.6 217.6 228.0 211.3 199.8 219.2 3.3 2.4 3.6 5.5 2.8 202.9 219.7 193.6 197.4 189.9 3.1 1.6 3.7 4.6 3.2 208.4 242.9 188.7 195.9 177.5 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.9 .7 Services Medical care services 212.5 253.2 238.1 253.1 2.1 1.0 214.1 227.6 -.2 1.6 247.2 243.7 2.9 230.7 244.1 1.9 .2 228.4 267.2 1.0 .1 206.5 219.4 116.9 120.7 201.4 199.8 215.2 247.5 234.2 2.1 2.6 2.0 8.5 3.1 4.1 3.0 2.0 2.1 207.6 210.6 114.4 113.6 194.7 193.6 214.8 223.5 210.4 1.7 1.3 1.1 4.1 2.2 3.0 2.6 -.3 -.4 201.1 228.0 122.1 118.8 208.6 195.5 214.3 255.6 246.4 2.6 3.2 2.7 10.2 3.5 5.1 3.8 2.9 3.1 202.1 211.2 115.7 121.0 192.0 194.0 209.2 237.7 228.1 2.6 2.7 2.0 10.0 3.7 4.4 3.0 2.1 2.1 212.2 213.8 114.8 113.6 189.5 196.6 220:0 241.8 222.6 1.9 1.7 1.1 5.7 2.0 3.8 2.9 .9 1.0 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy6 Energy7 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 201.9 205.7 112.7 117.3 193.6 196.0 210.7 213.4 205.4 2.3 1.9 1.2 7.5 3.1 3.6 2.6 1 Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 13) will appear next month. 2 Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 4 Index on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Fla.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 5 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla.; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6 below. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 6 Indexes are on the bases listed below: Anchorage, Alaska January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md March 1978=100. Boston, Mass January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla November 1977=100. 62 231.7J Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va November 1977=100. 7 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6 above. 8 The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. 9 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 10 Index on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items Index (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Other index base Percent change to Apr. 1979 from— Percent change to May 1979 from— Indexes Apr. 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 207.1 209.3 211.8 214.3 10.9 2.4 1.2 10.7 2.3 1.2 202.4 208.8 202.3 204.7 205.8 206.2 211.6 204.4 206.3 206.8 208.1 213.3 208.8 208.1 209.1 209.6 214.1 212.4 210.3 211.4 11.4 11.5 11.1 8.6 9.8 1.6 1.2 3.9 1.9 2.2 .7 .4 1.7 1.1 1.1 11.5 12.4 10.5 7.9 9.2 2.8 2.2 3.2 1.7 1.6 .9 .8 202.5 216.0 208.7 223.1 233.2 113.8 219.5 209.6 221.9 210.3 226.1 210.9 217.8 10.1 8.9 9.7 12.9 16.9 10.2 15.8 9.9 13.2 11.9 15.7 9.6 11.1 1.0 2.7 2.2 3.0 3.6 1.2 4.8 1.5 2.8 1.6 3.4 2.5 2.1 May 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 Feb. 1979 Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Area 2 U.S. city average M M Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Detroit, Mich L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J M M M Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Denver-Boulder, Colo Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Northeast Pennsylvania Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Atlanta, Ga Buffalo, N.Y Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans Minneapolis-StPaul, Minn.-Wis Pittsburgh, Pa San Francisco-Oakland, Calif 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 , 200.5 210.4 204.3 216.7 225.0 112.4 209.5 206.6 215.8 207.0 218.6 205.8 213.4 10/67 11/77 202.7 203.1 211.0 206.3 196.0 223.1 204.2 212.5 208.6 204.2 208.3 207.2 216.1 211.4 200.0 227.7 211.0 216.0 212.3 209.3 10.3 9.5 13.3 11.4 10.3 12.2 11.9 10.8 11.7 8.8 2.8 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.1 3.3 1.6 1.8 2.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.1 112.4 111.7 111.0 112.0 115.1 114.2 114.1 9.4 11.6 10.8 10.9 1.7 2.4 2.2 2.8 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 110.2 111.4 112.0 112.3 111.3 112.6 114.1 114.7 114.6 113.7 9.7 11.0 11.1 11.2 10.6 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.2 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class 3 A-1 A-2 B C D See footnotes at end of table. 63 2.2 .9 1.1 Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, all Items Index—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, and population size class Pricing schedule1 Other index base Percent change to May 1979 from— Indexes Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 May 1979 May 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. 1979 Percent change to Apr. 1979 from— Apr. 1978 Feb. 1979 Mar. 1979 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D .... ..... 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 Mill Mill 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 109.1 112.7 111.6 109.9 111.0 113.1 111.7 112.4 113.1 111.5 112.3 112.6 110.7 112.1 110.8 111.3 110.9 115.6 114.1 113.3 113.2 115.7 114.3 115.5 115.2 113.7 114.9 114.7 113.3 114.6 113.1 113.3 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 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, III.Northwestem Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 3 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. 8.6 12.0 10.8 10.3 10.1 11.7 10.9 11.7 11.6 10.5 11.3 11.4 10.5 11.3 9.9 10.5 1.6 2.6 2.2 3.1 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.8 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8 The population size classes are. aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in Family Budgets. 64 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 Indexes, May 1979 Area 2 232.8 216.8 241.2 204.3 224.9 265.3 224.4 233.4 231.2 228.7 234.8 234.2 249.4 241.0 227.5 228.8 228.7 242.0 233.9 232.8 230.7 122.1 234.3 234.2 235.2 228.2 235.6 233.7 233.0 234.9 223.0 233.9 223.0 242.0 200.7 224.5 213.3 218.9 209.3 221.8 252.6 229.9 211.0 209.1 227.0 211.2 207.4 217.7 219.8 115.5 231.3 236.7 214.5 200.0 229.9 218.7 210.4 233.5 207.9 219.5 207.6 230.7 248.4 221.7 236.4 239.1 245.6 244.4 247.7 252.3 234.6 231.4 234.8 258.3 249.3 241.4 246.0 134.8 250.8 234.8 237.3 240.2 239.5 241.8 261.8 235.4 245.4 253.2 249.6 232.2 191.2 223.7 197.7 194.2 199.1 200.9 209.9 212.1 209.2 217.9 218.2 219.8 218.9 222.6 193.1 113.5 215.2 232.6 205.7 199.4 198.2 196.3 188.7 208.9 198.1 192.0 187.8 195.1 207.8 234.8 225.2 224.0 230.3 239.3 247.2 220.8 219.1 221.6 207.2 242.6 219.9 213.3 210.6 117.2 214.8 226.8 234.8 233.1 233.6 225.1 207.7 233.7 201.9 217.7 190.8 261.5 247.6 268.1 270.3 261.7 264.3 263.7 290.0 271.9 250.3 266.7 254.1 256.5 246.6 258.4 264.0 113.1 247.6 245.0 274.7 263.7 279.2 271.6 271.7 264.9 250.1 273.5 259.1 294.5 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 119.0 120.7 120.2 121.3 113.4 116.1 113.7 116.8 132.8 135.8 133.4 137.0 113.5 116.7 116.4 115.9 116.3 116.2 118.7 116.1 108.3 109.4 110.6 111.7 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 119.3 120.7 120.4 120.3 120.8 113.2 116.3 115.1 114.3 116.0 133.1 134.5 135.0 135.4 135.4 115.6 115.7 115.4 114.8 116.4 114.8 117.7 118.5 117.4 116.9 108.8 110.6 109.8 109.5 111.0 U.S. city average Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.. Miami, Fla Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va 10/67 11/77 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-1 A-2 B cIZZ D See footnotes at end of table. 65 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area, region, population size class Other index base Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 1 Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home1 115.6 117.6 116.2 114.2 119.2 115.7 120.3 117.2 114.2 116.8 118.3 121.3 120.1 110.8 121.3 114.8 108.1 109.6 111.2 111.6 108.4 109.1 110.2 111.2 108.7 107.7 110.6 111.6 109.7 111.5 110.2 113.8 Indexes, May 1979 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 12/77 118.7 120.9 120.3 120.8 119.5 120.5 120.1 121.7 118.9 120.2 120.4 122.3 121.4 120.9 119.9 121.8 See footnotes at end of table. 66 112.2 116.8 114.4 116.6 114.2 116.4 114.2 116.5 116.2 112.3 114.2 115.0 118.1 118.0 111.0 121.4 132.4 134.5 133.3 136.2 133.8 136.3 133.3 137.8 132.6 137.8 134.0 138.4 135.6 137.3 133.1 136.8 113.3 118.4 116.7 115.6 113.1 117.0 115.6 115.9 114.3 112.9 116.0 117.2 115.1 116.0 118.2 114.7 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Total food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 Area 2 U.S. city average 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Ga Baltimore, Md Boston, Mass Buffalo, N.Y Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind Cleveland, Ohio Dallas-Fort Worth, Tex Denver-Boulder, Colo Detroit, Mich Honolulu, Hawaii 1.3 -.4 -.4 .9 1.0 1.0 1.3 .2 -.6 .0 .6 .8 .4 .3 1.2 .7 1.3 1.9 .8 .4 .3 .6 1.5 1.1 .0 .5 .9 .8 -1.2 .1 1.7 -.7 -.9 1.2 .9 1.2 -.4 1.3 .8 .1 .6 -.4 1.9 .9 .7 3.0 .0 .1 1.1 1.4 -1.8 1.1 .2 1.7 1.6 1.2 2.7 -1.0 .0 .6 2.1 1.6 2.1 -1.1 -.4 .3 .9 2.2 1.1 1.3 .8 1.7 -.6 1.0 2.1 .9 -.3 3.2 .4 -.2 -.3 -.4 -.5 1.2 3.4 .1 .1 1.9 1.2 1.7 -.6 .6 .7 .5 3.7 1.9 .8 -.4 1.1 -.3 -1.0 2.1 -2.5 1.6 3.3 .0 -3.1 -1.4 .4 -1.2 -1.4 -3.0 -.4 1.3 1.9 7.1 .7 -2.5 .9 1.4 .5 .2 -2.5 -1.2 2.0 2.1 .8 .5 .3 .9 .6 .3 1.0 1.6 1.1 .8 .0 .8 .4 -.3 2.2 .4 .9 -.6 -.6 .6 .2 .8 .8 .6 .8 .3 .2 .7 .9 .9 .5 1.0 .9 .4 1.4 .7 -.4 1.2 .9 .7 -.2 .6 .6 .3 .0 -.3 -.6 .6 .7 .5 .6 1.0 Houston, Tex Kansas City, Mo.-Kans L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Miami, Fla Milwaukee. Wis Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis... N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern N J Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg.-Wash St. Louis, Mo.-lll San Diego, Calif San Francisco-Oakland, Calif Seattle-Everett, Wash Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .9 .2 1.8 .2 1.0 1.2 .2 -.1 2.2 1.2 -.6 .3 1.0 .2 0.6 .9 -1.4 1.7 1.8 .0 .4 .1 -.2 -.1 .6 .5 .9 .2 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.5 .7 .5 .2 .8 2.7 1.6 .1 .4 .1 1.2 Region 3 Northeast North Central South West Population size class A-1 A-2 B C D See footnotes at end of table. 67 Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Selected areas, food at home expenditure categories—Continued Area, region, population size class Total Cereals food at home and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 Region/population size class cross classification 3 Northeast/A North Central/A South/A West/A Northeast/B North Central/B South/B West/B Northeast/C North Central/C South/C West/C Northeast/D North Central/D South/D West/D 0.7 .9 .1 1.0 1.0 .8 .6 .7 .8 -.2 .2 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 .4 1 Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 2 Area is generally the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), exclusive of farms. L.A.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif, is a combination of two SMSA's, and N.Y., N.Y.Northeastern N.J. and Chicago, Ill.-Northwestern Ind. are the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions are those established by the Office of Management and Budget in 1973, except for Denver-Boulder, Colo, which does not include Douglas County. Definitions do not include revisions made since 1973. 0.2 1.0 .7 1.7 1.1 -.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 -1.1 1.1 .9 1.8 -.3 .9 2.6 3 0.8 1.1 .1 .7 2.1 2.1 .5 1.2 1.3 .4 .1 1.5 1.1 -.8 -.9 .0 0.9 .9 -.3 2.8 .5 .3 .3 1.5 .3 -.4 -.9 1.8 .9 .5 .3 1.5 0.7 1.4 -.4 -.5 -.6 2.8 .0 -2.1 -.3 -.7 -.9 2.3 1.8 -.6 -1.5 -2.2 0.7 .5 .4 .7 .5 -.7 .6 1.0 .5 -.4 .9 1.4 .0 1.1 1.5 .4 Regions are defined as the four Census regions. The population size classes are aggregations of areas which have urban population as defined below: A-1 More than 4,000,000. A-2 - 1,250,000 to 4,000,000. B - 385,000 to 1,250,000. C 75,000 to 385,000. D Less than 75,000. Population size class A is the aggregation of population size classes A-1 and A-2. 68 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from April 1979 to May 1979 Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestern tnd. Detroit, Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern NJ. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Expenditure category 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.7 1.1 1.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages .7 .6 .6 .7 .8 1.0 .6 .1 .6 .7 .8 .9 .5 .4 .6 .4 .4 .8 .0 1.0 .3 .2 .3 1.1 .2 .6 1.6 .0 .5 1.0 .8 .8 1.2 1.9 .9 1.2 3.4 -.4 1.0 .2 -.1 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 1.2 1.3 1.0 .7 1.3 -.3 -.8 .6 1.0 -1.2 -.2 -1.6 .7 2.1 3.0 4.1 2.6 .4 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear Transportation Private transportation Public transportation All items Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation Medical care Entertainment Other goods and services Personal care .9 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.6 .9 .8 .9 1.1 -.3 .4 1.2 .1 -.6 .9 .2 .0 .7 .1 -1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9. -9.1 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.9 .3 9.7 3.4 .8 1.1 4.8 .4 .4 5.2 7.0 2.8 7.6 .8 1.8 3.1 .0 3.1 1.0 2.7 3.5 3.1 3.7 .5 1.1 1.5 4.3 -.3 -1.2 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .6 .1 .1 2.8 2.7 -.7 -.2 -.4 -1.5 -.1 1.1 .0 -.2 -.7 -1.1 .0 -.7 -.8 1.2 .7 .9 1.3 .6 .4 -1.6 .0 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.3 1.5 1.5 -.1 2.7 2.8 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.3 .3 .3 .0 .2 .9 1.3 .2 .4 2.4 .4 .7 .1 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .7 .5 1.0 .9 5.0 .4 .7 .1 .5 69 .6 .1 1.0 .3 1.0 .1 -.2 1.2 .7 .7 -.6 Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group, percent change from April 1970 to May 1070—Continued Group U.S. city average Chicago, III.Northwestem Ind. Detroit. Mich. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia. Pa.-NJ. Commodity arid service group 1.2 0.7 0.4 1.7 1.1 1.1 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 1.2 .7 1.5 2.0 1.1 .8 .8 2.2 -.3 .3 .5 .1 1.5 -.7 1.9 .8 2.4 2.8 2.1 1.0 .4 1.4 1.8 .9 1.0 .3 1.5 1.9 1.1 Services , Medical care services 1.1 .4 .6 1.3 .6 .2 1.4 1.3 1.2 .3 1.2 .1 Special indexes: All items less shelter All Kerns less medical care All items less energy Energy Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 1.2 1.2 .9 4.4 1.5 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 .7 .4 3.5 .8 2.1 1.4 .6 .5 1.2 .4 -.1 5.3 .2 1.4 .9 .7 .7 1.5 1.7 1.3 6.0 2.3 2.6 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 .7 4.5 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 6 1.1 .7 4.0 1.5 1.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 All Hems .9 70 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to May 1979 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. dty average Index Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit. Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastem N.J. Philadelphia. Pa.-NJ. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change Expenditure category 214.3 249.3 2.4 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 228.2 234.2 232.8 216.8 241.2 246.9 204.3 224.9 265.3 242.0 171.9 Housing Shelter Rent, residential 214.1 246.0 212.4 249.8 3.9 210.3 1.4 223.2 230.6 230.7 219.8 246.0 251.5 193.1 210.6 264.0 231.4 165.4 1.0 1.4 220.2 230.9 174.3 200.6 241.9 .0 -1.9 1.9 .3 -2.4 -.4 -.5 10.0 -2.3 -.6 248.1 291.7 384.5 279.6 175.4 -.6 209.6 238.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.2 1.0 -.2 1.2 1.7 1.4 229.1 234.9 234.2 221.8 244.4 252.6 200.9 239.3 263.7 239.0 170.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.7 1.2 3.2 .4 1.5 -1.0 225.9 229.1 228.7 227.0 234.8 237.6 218.2 207.2 254.1 239.8 204.0 222.3 234.1 173.7 229.6 255.9 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.5 2.7 209.0 223.3 157.8 231.0 253.2 .6 1.1 232.5 274.6 364.8 251.4 188.1 2.9 4.1 7.3 3.2 1.0 203.8 246.7 367.1 222.8 174.8 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 165.7 160.6 160.8 152.0 175.2 .9 .8 .9 .5 2.8 151.4 143.5 138.5 140.1 156.9 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 208.6 208.8 194.2 5.0 5.2 1.1 210.1 211.6 186.2 Medical care ... 236.3 1.1 242.3 Entertainment 187.1 1.7 195.5 Other goods and services Personal care 193.8 193.7 1.1 194.9 188.0 All items All items (1957-59=100) Homeownership Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas '... Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation See footnotes at end of table. 71 -1.0 2.2 .9 -.7 4.4 4.6 211.4 246.9 2.2 250.2 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.7 2.9 3.5 4.4 .2 2.5 1.7 -.2 223.8 231.4 235.2 214.5 237.3 240.5 205.7 234.8 274.7 221.8 164.3 .9 236.2 245.2 235.6 .4 229.9 1.5 239.5 1.7 245.2 1.1 198.2 -.6 233.6 1.0 279.2 .5 279.1 2.2 164.7 .9 .9 .9 2.2 1.2 2.0 -.7 .0 1.3 .7 1.0 221.8 240.2 186.0 198.4 257.6 4.3 5.4 3.0 -13.4 6.2 211.0 210.8 187.5 253.1 225.6 2.3 2.1 1.1 1.6 2.7 210.3 221.8 181.0 249.6 232.1 3.2 5.6 1.0 9.9 6.8 6.0 8.2 6.7 8.4 2.2 185.8 235.5 98.7 236.4 179.6 2.1 3.6 .5 3.6 255.0 317.8 387.9 284.3 188.6 4.0 5.2 5.5 5.0 1.5 223.3 264.5 374.2 220.8 183.4 1.5 2.1 6.8 -.7 -1.3 152.1 145.3 147.7 140.0 161.6 -.2 -.7 -.9 -2.1 4.9 155.8 152.7 136.1 141.7 174.6 161.9 155.5 143.0 150.2 173.3 1.4 1.4 .4 1.1 2.8 138.8 131.1 145.7 95.1 171.0 204.4 204.4 204.4 3.8 3.8 2.3 215.9 219.0 154.8 6.8 7.0 222.7 215.7 241.6 4.2 5.0 215.6 217.8 196.0 4.4 4.7 1.5 274.5 2.7 237.7 1.5 243.3 1.0 254.9 .5 182.9 3.4 162.5 2.7 188.5 195.1 1.0 192.1 186.7 -.2 -1.0 187.0 180.4 .9 1.6 198.3 195.0 189.9 184.4 .2 1.0 .3 1.5 5.0 -.2 -.2 1.2 1.0 2.9 1.5 1.6 -.8 -1.1 -1.3 7.9 1.9 -.9 -1.7 .1 -4.8 -1.6 Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Group U.S. city average Index Chicago, III.Northwestern Ind. Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Calif. Detroit, Mich. New York, N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia, Pa.-NJ. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 214.3 2.4 209.6 1.6 214.1 1.2 212.4 3.9 210.3 1.9 211.4 2.2 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 206.1 228.2 193.1 196.6 188.9 2.6 1.4 3.3 4.4 2.4 203.5 229.1 187.3 187.8 185.0 2.0 1.4 2.3 3.1 1.7 198.1 225.9 183.2 188.3 177.7 1.1 .9 1.1 3.2 -.1 201.0 223.2 189.6 192.6 188.0 4.3 2.0 5.3 6.8 4.4 201.4 223.8 184.9 193.6 171.8 2.0 .9 2.8 3.3 2.3 204.0 236.2 183.5 184.1 183.1 2.3 .9 3.3 3.7 2.8 Services Medical care services 229.7 254.0 2.0 1.1 220.7 265.3 1.1 1.6 235.8 290.4 1.5 3.0 232.2 251.9 3.4 1.4 226.2 261.1 1.8 1.2 227.2 279.7 2.1 .1 208.9 212.9 210.8 262.2 191.8 194.0 213.2 240.1 225.6 2.4 2.5 1.8 8.5 3.2 4.1 2.7 2.2 2.2 204.8 207.4 115.7 119.3 186.4 186.1 209.9 235.1 213.5 1.8 1.7 1.1 6.0 2.2 2.8 2.1 1.2 1.1 208.9 209.4 115.0 115.5 184.2 189.6 208.1 242.4 223.8 2.5 1.2 .4 8.8 1.1 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.4 202.7 210.5 113.7 128.0 188.3 189.7 208.8 240.8 228.2 3.2 4.0 3.0 14.2 5.1 6.2 4.2 3.4 3.5 210.3 208.1 110.3 118.2 183.1 189.8 210.2 237.2 221.1 1.9 2.0 1.4 8.3 2.9 3.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 209.6 208.5 111.9 120.0 182.1 181.8 212.3 232.9 218.1 1.4 2.3 1.6 7.6 3.2 3.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy2 Energy3 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in LA.-Long Beach, Anaheim, Calif.; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1977=100 base, except U.S. city average. 3 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on a December 1977=100 base. U.S. city average on a 1967=100 base. 72 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to May 1979 (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Anchorage, Alaska2 Group Index Baltimore, Md. DenverBoulder, Colo. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. Boston, Mass. Milwaukee, Wis. Miami, Fla.3 Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Expenditure category 202.5 221.2 All items All items (1957-59=100) Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Alcoholic beverages Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership J.. /.. 248.3 230.3 224.4 200.7 248.4 253.8 191.2 207.8 247.6 247.7 189.0 199.1 183.1 161.9 200.6 189.7 1.0 .8 .7 -.3 1.6 1.8 2.5 -2.3 .8 1.1 -.1 -2.9 216.0 250.7 2.7 208.7 250.0 2.2 223.1 253.2 3.0 233.2 248.4 3.6 113.8 1.2 219.5 247.8 4.8 227.4 232.8 231.2 213.3 236.4 241.6 197.7 225.2 270.3 239.0 181.8 .3 .3 -.3 1.8 .5 .8 -.5 -2.8 -.9 2.0 -.5 221.4 227.4 228.7 218.9 239.1 244.2 194.2 224.0 261.7 227.7 169.8 2.7 2.9 2.0 2.8 2.0 2.2 .6 3.2 1.7 4.9 242.9 249.5 249.4 252.6 247.7 251.9 209.9 247.2 290.0 244.0 193.2 3.3 3.4 1.6 3.3 2.1 2.2 -.1 3.3 .5 7.6 1.8 223.4 230.8 228.8 209.1 231.4 236.0 217.9 221.6 266.7 239.4 178.7 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.5 3.1 2.6 .5 .0 .0 1.6 124.2 124.7 122.1 115.5 134.8 135.4 113.5 117.2 113.1 130.9 113.9 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.4 2.6 .1 .0 2.3 1.0 1.3 231.1 240.4 234.3 231.3 250.8 255.5 215.2 214.8 247.6 260.7 166.0 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.1 .6 3.4 .3 6.8 232.6 253.8 162.1 213.1 292.7 3.9 6.1 1.1 3.1 7.5 209.2 208.1 180.4 213.6 219.8 -.9 .9 .2 -1.6 229.6 246.7 153.0 225.4 285.6 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 3.0 266.5 309.2 166.8 227.3 353.2 5.0 6.2 2.1 6.0 7.1 109.4 110.6 108.6 113.7 111.3 -.1 -.4 1.7 3.7 -1.2 228.4 243.6 165.2 211.4 269.6 8.2 11.5 .4 .6 14.4 177.8 201.4 258.6 140.0 250.6 .7 1.3 5.6 .6 1.0 226.9 271.4 376.2 228.7 194.2 1.1 1.5 7.1 -2.2 -.1 243.7 277.0 379.8 200.3 187.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 1.6 253.5 295.1 120.0 277.0 177.4 1.3 1.8 7.0 .8 .5 208.5 271.6 100.3 274.2 188.1 2.5 3.9 -.5 4.1 -.2 104.4 107.4 101.4 107.6 109.3 .4 .8 2.8 .7 .0 238.6 280.5 400.4 250.4 180.2 4.7 6.1 9.3 5.1 -.6 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 157.1 143.5 145.9 138.4 152.0 -.1 -.6 1.0 -1.1 -3.1 176.1 168.1 178.4 152.1 186.0 2.0 2.4 4.3 1.9 1.9 175.1 170.4 162.1 169.3 171.0 1.6 1.2 2.1 -1.0 3.0 188.2 184.6 185.4 186.5 182.4 7.3 8.5 13.8 11.0 2.4 186.7 166.9 185.1 182.0 169.4 1.1 1.0 2.0 -2.7 .8 106.5 104.4 105.3 99.3 106.5 -.1 .0 .5 -2.0 .5 175.9 173.8 178.3 163.9 190.8 -1.2 -1.6 -3.1 -.8 1.8 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 192.0 199.7 136.4 3.2 3.4 .0 194.5 196.1 172.7 4.3 4.4 .9 223.9 231.8 169.1 4.9 5.3 193.9 200.6 127.0 4.9 4.9 1.1 208.1 210.0 175.7 6.1 6.4 115.3 115.2 118.0 4.4 4.5 207.9 207.0 197.2 4.4 4.6 -.2 Medical care 253.4 234.7 -.5 223.2 1.3 274.2 1.9 219.2 234.0 .2 Entertainment 179.4 184.2 1.2 174.1 .9 189.6 Other goods and services Personal care 188.9 197.0 193.5 182.5 .5 1.5 192.6 185.1 -1.3 -3.8 193.9 186.6 Fuel and other utilities Fuels4 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas 5 Gas (piped) and electricity 4 Household furnishings and operation -.6 184.7 188.4 187.4 -.2 -.8 See footnotes at end of table. 73 .1 .1 -.4 113.2 111.4 1.0 200.4 4.1 109.2 107.3 1.8 2.8 190.0 200.6 -.1 -.2 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (< 967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Anchorage, Alaska2 Group Index Baltimore, Md. Boston, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. DenverBoulder, Colo. Milwaukee, Wis. Miami, Fla.3 Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change change Commodity and service group , 202.5 1.0 216.0 2.7 208.7 2.2 223.1 3.0 233.2 3.6 113.8 1.2 219.5 4.8 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 196.8 248.3 170.2 176.6 161.0 1.4 .7 1.8 2.6 1.3 213.2 227.4 203.5 201.7 207.2 2.8 .3 4.0 3.9 4.2 205.6 221.4 193.9 210.3 169.1 2.6 2.7 2.5 3.9 1.0 217.9 242.9 199.5 206.8 191.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 6.3 2.1 218.6 223.4 215.4 195.1 233.8 3.0 1.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 115.5 124.2 110.7 115.2 107.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.1 -.7 212.7 231.1 202.0 207.2 188.0 4.6 2.1 6.0 3.7 7.8 Services 223.0 274.2 220.9 252.8 2.4 -.6 215.2 240.4 1.4 1.3 234.1 292.2 1.9 1.9 259.9 236.8 4.6 .0 111.3 113.5 1.0 232.5 251.8 5.0 .2 207.4 214.8 109.7 107.9 202.4 200.0 215.3 231.0 216.3 1.5 2.8 2.2 6.0 3.8 3.5 2.0 2.6 2.7 208.8 207.9 110.1 125.7 192.2 205.8 216.4 222.0 212.4 3.0 2.2 1.3 9.3 2.5 3.7 3.3 1.5 1.4 215.3 220.0 116.1 117.4 199.6 205.4 227.9 250.8 223.6 3.0 3.0 2.6 7.1 3.7 5.9 4.6 1.8 1.9 207.6 233.4 120.8 123.9 212.9 192.8 210.0 276.2 260.3 2.0 3.8 3.2 8.5 3.8 3.8 2.3 5.1 5.0 114.9 113.9 113.1 119.6 110.8 115.1 120.1 111.9 111.0 1.8 1.3 .6 7.2 1.5 3.9 2.6 .9 1.1 211.1 218.3 120.7 123.0 199.6 201.6 219.9 244.4 229.0 2.3 4.9 4.4 8.5 6.1 3.9 2.7 5.7 5.4 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energye Enerov7 . ** I I W 'W , •••••••• Nondurables less food ! Z Z Z ! Z Z Z Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 215.3 204.4 112.8 113.1 172.1 178.5 213.8 237.1 216.7 1.2 1.0 .6 6.2 1.7 2.2 1.5 .4 .4 See footnotes at end of table. 74 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to May 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. San Diego, Calif. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Expenditure category 209.6 247.4 1.5 221.9 262.2 2.8 210.3 245.7 1.6 226.1 237.6 3.4 210.9 247.8 2.5 217.8 253.7 2.1 Food and beverages Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 9 ... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 9 Food away from home Alcoholic beverages 216.9 224.6 228.2 200.0 240.2 242.9 199.4 233.1 263.7 209.4 156.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 -.7 3.3 3.6 1.2 -.3 1.2 1.3 .5 232.2 238.1 233.0 210.4 261.8 267.5 188.7 207.7 271.7 251.8 180.1 2.7 2.8 1.7 -.8 3.2 3.3 1.2 -.8 2.4 5.1 230.1 233.7 234.9 233.5 235.4 239.8 208.9 233.7 264.9 232.7 194.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.0 -.6 -1.9 .8 2.1 -.4 229.5 237.4 223.0 207.9 245.4 250.4 198.1 201.9 250.1 273.8 166.7 2.4 2.4 2.0 .7 2.5 2.8 3.8 -1.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 218.7 226.0 223.0 207.6 249.6 258.9 187.8 190.8 259.1 234.8 169.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.1 3.2 4.0 .1 -2.2 .4 1.6 .9 241.0 244.5 242.0 230.7 232.2 236.1 195.1 261.5 294.5 251.7 201.0 2.6 2.6 1.5 2.1 .9 1.2 1.5 .8 2.2 5.1 2.7 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Other rental costs Homeownership 219.2 244.0 205.8 232.3 254.6 1.1 235.7 266.0 186.7 202.9 295.9 2.6 3.0 2.0 -1.8 3.2 214.2 223.9 144.1 219.4 246.6 .2 .7 1.2 1.5 .6 256.0 303.6 203.0 232.4 341.4 3.1 3.9 2.6 1.1 4.1 225.0 246.4 186.6 233.1 264.0 2.2 2.2 1.1 -1.8 2.6 220.6 230.9 179.3 230.9 265.6 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.1 All items All items (1957-59=100) 8 2.1 .5 291.5 296.7 372.3 173.9 164.5 3.0 3.9 5.8 2.2 .6 244.6 252.6 382.2 188.2 181.2 2.2 3.2 9.3 -.4 .8 214.4 255.4 330.3 237.8 191.3 -1.7 -2.6 6.2 -3.8 .3 173.7 196.4 114.4 205.7 176.3 .1 .1 6.9 .0 .2 204.8 250.6 343.4 188.6 190.2 3.7 6.3 9.6 4.3 1.7 219.5 271.0 372.1 253.0 196.6 .5 .8 8.1 -.6 .7 Apparel and upkeep Apparel commodities Men's and boys' apparel Women's and girls' apparel Footwear 167.0 167.2 172.7 151.7 187.2 -2.9 -3.5 -2.1 -8.2 1.6 166.4 166.1 162.5 168.7 167.5 .7 .8 -1.9 -.2 10.9 158.5 154.5 145.4 151.0 176.5 -.8 -1.0 -1.4 -.3 155.6 150.7 160.1 136.5 150.6 4.4 4.9 6.4 5.2 -1.5 165.8 161.9 172.2 138.4 189.1 2.3 2.1 1.9 .8 8.1 163.1 153.3 165.1 132.3 178.4 1.5 1.4 -.2 3.5 2.9 Transportation Private transportation Public transportation 202.7 211.0 132.7 4.8 4.9 204.8 213.9 167.0 4.5 4.5 2.7 198.9 206.0 106.2 5.2 5.3 207.9 210.9 148.4 5.7 5.8 192.6 195.3 172.2 5.3 5.6 204.7 204.3 197.3 4.0 4.1 1.2 Medical care 232.5 231.4 1.8 216.3 262.8 1.2 Entertainment 192.1 184.7 3.3 187.7 202.8 2.5 Other goods and services Personal care 196.7 211.3 191.5 188.5 -.1 -.3 193.4 198.7 201.5 202.7 .2 .3 Fuel and other utilities Fuels Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas " . . Gas (piped) and electricity Household furnishings and operation -1.0 See footnotes at end of table. 75 .2 .7 3.1 1.2 1.8 234.0 180.0 189.1 185.9 .5 3.8 2.7 -.1 -.2 229.8 180.0 187.3 203.4 .0 1.2 1.5 -.6 -1.4 Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Areas priced bimonthly, by expenditure category and commodity and service group. Indexes, May 1979 and percent changes March 1979 to Mpy 1979—Continued (1967=100, unless otherwise noted) Area pricing schedule 1 1 Group Northeast Pennsylvania Index Portland, Oreg.-Wash. San Diego, Calif. St. Louis, Mo.-lll. SeattleEverett, Wash. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va. Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Index Index Index Index Index change change change change change change Commodity and service group 209.6 1.5 221.9 2.8 210.3 1.6 226.1 3.4 210.9 2.5 217.8 2.1 Commodities Food and beverages Commodities less food and beverages . Nondurables less food and beverages Durables 206.0 216.9 199.0 206.1 187.9 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.4 1.5 213.0 232.2 203.6 202.3 202.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 4.4 3.2 208.1 230.1 192.7 194.9 189.6 2.3 1.3 2.7 4.1 1.9 215.1 229.5 207.4 195.7 216.2 3.5 2.4 4.0 6.5 2.8 202.2 218.7 193.1 198.1 188.7 3.0 1.2 3.8 5.3 2.9 207.5 241.0 187.9 197.0 175.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 3.6 1.6 Services Medical care services 217.4 252.4 .9 .1 238.2 250.3 2.0 2.0 214.8 229.5 .4 .5 245.5 251.2 3.2 3.9 227.9 245.0 1.6 1.0 234.4 283.7 1.3 1.0 202.7 208.1 114.2 117.2 196.1 200.7 211.8 218.9 210.9 1.7 1.5 .9 7.3 1.9 2.3 1.8 .7 1.0 206.7 220.6 117.6 120.3 202.1 199.9 217.5 248.1 234.6 2.8 2.8 2.3 8.3 3.5 4.1 3.4 2.0 2.0 206.1 209.5 113.6 115.6 193.0 195.0 214.6 224.3 210.9 1.9 1.6 1.2 4.9 2.7 3.8 2.6 .3 201.8 225.4 120.7 119.1 205.1 192.4 213.2 253.6 243.8 3.1 3.4 2.9 10.4 4.0 6.3 4.2 3.3 3.2 200.8 209.7 114.7 122.4 191.5 194.6 209.1 234.4 225.0 2.6 2.6 1.8 10.7 3.7 5.0 3.2 1.8 1.7 213.8 215;1 115.9 113.7 188.7 197.5 219.8 250.6 227.6 2.3 2.1 1.7 6.0 2.5 3.6 3.0 1.3 1.4 All items Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care All items less energy * Energy7 Commodities less food Nondurables less food Nondurables Services less rent Services less medical care 1 Areas priced on pricing schedule 2 (See table 18) will appear next month. 2 Indexes on an October 1967=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 3 Indexes on a November 1977=100 base unless otherwise indicated. 4 Index on a June 1978=100 base in Miami, Ha.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 5 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base in Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd. and Miami, Fla.; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6 below. Index on a January 1978=100 base in Denver-Boulder, Col. 6 Indexes are on the bases listed below: Anchorage, Alaska January 1978=100. Baltimore, Md March 1978=100. Boston, Mass January 1978=100. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-lnd March 1978=100. Denver-Boulder, Colo January 1978=100. Miami, Fla November 1977=100. Milwaukee, Wis November 1977=100. Northeastern Pennsylvania-November 1977=100. Portland, Oreg.-Wash January 1978=100. St. Louis, Mo.-lll March 1978=100. San Diego, Calif November 1977=100. Seattle-Everett, Wash November 1977=100. Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va November 1977=100. 7 Indexes on a June 1978=100 base; formerly on the bases listed in footnote 6 above. 8 The 1957-59=100 base is not available for San Diego, Calif.; index is on a February 1965=100 base. • Index is on an April 1967=100 base in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Portland, Oreg.-Wash. 10 Index on a June 1978=100 base in San Diego, Calif.; formerly on a November 1977=100 base. 76 Technical Notes reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase of 22 percent, tor example, is shown as 122.0. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1967 to $12.20. For further details see the following: The Consumer Price Index: Concepts and Content Over the Years, Report 517, revised edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1978); The Revision of the Consumer Price Index, by W. John Layng, reprinted from the Statistical Reporter, February 1978, No. 78-5 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), and Revisions in the Medical Care Service Component of the Consumer Price Index, by Daniel H. Ginsburg, Monthly Labor Review, August 1978. 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. Effective with the January 1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPI's for two population groups: (1) a new CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total noninstitutional civilian population; and (2) a revised CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which represents about half the population covered by the CPI-U. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups which historically have been excluded from CPI coverage, such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, shortterm 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 doctors9 and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 85 urban areas across the country from over 18,000 tenants, 18,000 housing units for property taxes, and about 24,000 establishments-grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 85 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain public utility rates, some fuel prices, and certain other items. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published for 28 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 index measures price changes from a designated A Note About 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: 189.8 189.2 0.6 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals: Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change: 77 0.6 189.2 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 sumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also 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-l 1 Variant of the Census Method II Seasonal Adjustment Program. The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977. Subsequent annual updates will replace 5 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1974 through 1978 will be replaced at the end of 1978. The seasonal movement of all items and 35 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 45 selected components. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 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